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Gadget Daddy: The modest bathroom scale has gone upscale
Those old-fashioned, spring-driven dial scales never seemed to be trustworthy. Step on them one time, get one reading. Step on it again a half-minute later, get another reading. Didn't like that one? Try again.
They were single-taskers, too: Body weight was all they gave out. They didn't remember from one day to the next what a previous weigh-in might have been.
Digital scales, which mainly use electronics to measure bending metal as it is put under pressure, tend to be more accurate and consistent. The results are displayed on a digital screen, and can include not only weight, but body-mass index, water percentage, and other measurements. Small wonder that digital scales outstripped the sales of analog scales years ago.
"In general, digital bathroom scales are more accurate than mechanical ones," said an article from a 2018 Wirecutter article. That has become even more so in the past four years since that article appeared.
Not so obvious was the information contained in the sentence after that one: "But for the most accurate reading, any bathroom scale must be set up correctly and used consistently."
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One of the advantages of digital scales is that they can wirelessly connect to a smartphone, storing the information from one day to the next and charting progress in graphic form.
One such is the Greater Goods' Bluetooth Connected Bathroom Smart Scale, about $65 from Amazon.com. The scale operates off three AAA batteries, and records weight, body-mass, lean mass, water weight, and bone mass. Weight history is shown in graphic form, and other measurements can be laid over that chart.
The scale can track information for up to eight users. The scale has been rated nearly 9,000 times on Amazon and has an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars.
The scale had a problem connecting with the smartphone when I first started using it. A call to customer support (based at company headquarters in St. Louis, I was told), provided a workaround and the promise that an updated app for the scale would correct that problem when it came out in the next few weeks. It has since been updated; the problem has been fixed.
The Wirecutter article said that even a digital scale needs to be in the proper place to provide accurate readings. “First and foremost, you have to make sure you are weighing yourself on a hard, flat surface,” Tom Dorsey, e-commerce manager at Lifetime Brands, told the online review site. It also should be said that the scale should remain in the same place.
Several dietitians advised that scales should be calibrated each time they are used. Scales with an auto-calibrate feature takes care of that chore.
Summing up: Greater Goods' Bluetooth scale provides easy connection with a smartphone (both Android and Apple). Customer support is knowledgeable and U.S. based. Its graphing capabilities provide encouragement for weight loss. Plus it supports up to eight users.
It's an upscale scale.
For more information, visit the Greater Goods website at www.greatergoods.com.
Lonnie Brown can be reached at LedgerDatabase@aol.com. | https://www.theledger.com/story/business/columns/2022/07/16/gadget-daddy-greater-goods-bluetooth-connected-bathroom-smart-scale-review/10067179002/ | 2022-07-16T16:16:41Z | https://www.theledger.com/story/business/columns/2022/07/16/gadget-daddy-greater-goods-bluetooth-connected-bathroom-smart-scale-review/10067179002/ | true |
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Blue Jays acquire LHP Griffin from Royals; DFA Romo
The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired LHP Foster Griffin from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHP Jonatan Bernal.
The Canadian Press
MLB: Royals 1, Blue Jays 8
TORONTO — Left-handed pitcher Foster Griffin was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays in a trade with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.
The Blue Jays sent right-handed pitcher Jonatan Bernal to Kansas City in return.
Toronto optioned Griffin to its triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y.
Right-handed pitcher Sergio Romo was designated for assignment and right-handed pitcher Jeremy Beasley was recalled from Buffalo.
Beasley was active for Saturday's matinee against the Royals at Rogers Centre.
The 26-year-old Griffin has a 12.46 earned-run average this season over 4 1/3 innings pitched for the Royals.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 16, 2022. | https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-blue-jays-acquire-foster-griffin-kansas-city-royals-1.1826320 | 2022-07-16T16:18:16Z | https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-blue-jays-acquire-foster-griffin-kansas-city-royals-1.1826320 | false |
HOUSTON (AP) — Thirty women who had accused the Houston Texans of turning a blind eye to allegations that their former star quarterback Deshaun Watson was sexually assaulting and harassing women during massage sessions have settled their legal claims against the team, their attorney said Friday.
The terms of the settlements between each of the women and the Texans are confidential, said attorney Tony Buzbee.
While only one of the women had filed a lawsuit against the team, the others intended to make legal claims against the Texans before the settlements were reached, Buzbee said.
In separate lawsuits, 24 women accused Watson of exposing himself, touching them with his penis or kissing them against their will during massage appointments while he played for the Texans. One woman alleged Watson forced her to perform oral sex. Last month, Buzbee announced 20 of those 24 lawsuits have been settled.
In a statement, Texans owners Janice McNair and Hannah and Cal McNair said while the team did not have any knowledge of Watson’s alleged misconduct, they were “shocked and deeply saddened” when they first learned about the accusations and chose to resolve the claims against the team “amicably.”
“This is not an admission of any wrongdoing, but instead a clear stand against any form of sexual assault and misconduct. We hope that today’s resolution will provide some form of closure to the parties involved, our fans and the Houston community at large. As an organization, we will now turn our focus to the future and doing what we can to ensure respect for all,” the McNairs said in their statement.
In the lawsuit filed last month against the Texans, a woman accused the team and some of its employees of having been told or being aware of Watson’s troubling behavior and “known tendency to push boundaries during massage sessions.” The lawsuit alleged the Texans provided Watson with various resources, including rooms at a Houston hotel, massage tables and a nondisclosure agreement the women were told to sign, that allowed the quarterback “to further his misconduct with women.”
Buzbee said while he would have no additional comment on the allegations against the Texans, in a statement he added “there is a marked contrast in the way in which the Texans addressed these allegations, and the way in which Watson’s team has done so.”
Watson, who agreed to be traded to the Cleveland Browns in March after four seasons with Houston, has claimed his innocence and that any sex with the therapists was consensual. The 26-year-old is facing possible discipline from the NFL over the allegations.
Watson, who signed a five-year, $230 million contract with the Browns, is waiting to see if he’ll be eligible to play this season. NFL disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson will decide whether the three-time Pro Bowler violated the league’s personal conduct policy with his off-field behavior.
A former federal judge in Delaware, Robinson held a hearing last month during which the league and the NFL Players Association presented arguments. The league has insisted on an indefinite suspension for Watson while the union says there are no grounds for a lengthy ban since he did not commit any crimes.
Two separate grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on any criminal complaints.
This is the first case for Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and union to handle discipline. She has been reviewing post-hearing briefs from both sides.
The Browns, who traded three first-round picks to Houston and six total for Watson, are eager to know how long they could be without their starting quarterback. The team opens training camp July 25.
Buzbee said he hopes to take to trial the four remaining lawsuits against Watson sometime next spring.
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AP Sports Writer Kristie Rieken in Houston and AP Sports Writer Tom Withers in Cleveland contributed to this report.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-6-5, FIREBALL: 8
(five, six, five; FIREBALL: eight)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-6-5, FIREBALL: 8
(five, six, five; FIREBALL: eight) | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Morning-game-17309462.php | 2022-07-16T16:31:24Z | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Morning-game-17309462.php | true |
Updated July 15, 2022 at 7:22 PM ET
LONDON — The search is on for a new leader of government in the United Kingdom, and the governing Conservative Party has been narrowing down the field of candidates.
After Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned as party leader earlier this month, hundreds of his fellow Conservatives in Parliament have been voting on a possible successor, who would also replace him as prime minister. This series of votes concludes next week.
Once only two contenders remain, grassroots members of the Conservative Party across the country will have the opportunity to vote. There is no general election. The winner of the party vote is set to be announced Sept. 5 and will become the U.K.'s new prime minister.
After several knock-out rounds this past week, here are the remaining five candidates for the Conservative leadership:
Rishi Sunak
Starting in 2020, Sunak served as chancellor of the Exchequer, Britain's second most senior political office, overseeing the treasury. His decision to resign from that role earlier this month prompted a cascade of subsequent resignations from government, which eventually forced Johnson to announce he would step down as leader of the Conservative Party. A former investment banker, he was first elected as a lawmaker in 2015. His popularity with the British public as a top Cabinet member soared during the coronavirus pandemic, as his treasury department announced a series of policies that provided many citizens with financial support. He soon became a favorite to replace Johnson, but a controversy over his wealthy wife's tax affairs and a criminal fine for breaching lockdown rules dented his reputation as a competent operator.
Liz Truss
Statistically, Truss has spent more time as a member of the British Cabinet than any of her opponents in this leadership race. She has held a series of high-profile posts that have culminated in her current role as foreign minister — only the second woman to have the job in history. She grew up in England and Scotland, and studied at Oxford University, majoring in the most traditional of subjects for Britain's political elite: politics, philosophy and economics. Prior to her career in Parliament, she worked as an accountant, and was elected to her constituency several hours northeast of London back in 2010. She initially opposed Brexit, but has in recent years taken an increasingly hard-line approach to British relations with the European Union, and has regularly threatened to breach the current trade agreement between the U.K. and the EU. She is considered by many colleagues to be a Johnson loyalist, and has promised to cut taxes if she is selected as the next prime minister.
Penny Mordaunt
A surprise success in this leadership contest so far, Mordaunt finished second to Sunak in the recent round of voting by Conservative lawmakers, though polls well among grassroots members of the Conservative Party that will likely decide their next party leader over the course of the summer. She has participated in a reality TV show, and held various roles in government over the course of the past decade, including the defense and Brexit portfolios. She is currently one of several ministers responsible for trade policy, and was among the Conservative Party's most ardent campaigners in favor of Brexit prior to the 2016 referendum on Britain's EU membership. She once oversaw the party's youth wing, and during her recent campaigning, she has advocated for lower taxes, a smaller state and greater personal responsibility.
Kemi Badenoch
One of the least experienced of the candidates, Badenoch is currently fourth favorite after two rounds of votes by her fellow party legislators. She has focused her platform on reducing the role of the state in people's lives but has promised not to participate in what she calls a "bidding war" with the other candidates to reduce taxes. The former equalities minister, she is considered to be one of the more culturally conservative participants in this leadership contest. She was born in London to parents originally from Nigeria, but spent her childhood back in Nigeria as well as the United States, before returning to Britain for her final two years of high school, at which point she worked at McDonald's alongside studying.
Tom Tugendhat
A military veteran without previous experience as a government minister, Tugendhat has advocated increased defense spending and is currently the chair of the British Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. He has developed a profile as a frequent critic of Johnson and his government's policies, and in particular over what he has described as Britain's disastrous military withdrawal from Afghanistan last year. He has studied Arabic in Yemen, worked in Lebanon and attended Cambridge University as a graduate student focused on Islam. Both his mother and wife are French, so he holds dual British and French nationality, and speaks a smattering of other languages with various degrees of proficiency. He was instrumental in the campaign to persuade the British government to ban Huawei, the Chinese company from having any involvement in the country's 5G mobile networks, and was sanctioned by China.
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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Separatist insurgents in Pakistan's restive southwestern Baluchistan province have killed a hostage from the family of an officer who was abducted and killed earlier this week, officials said Saturday.
Baluchistan has long been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the outlawed Baluchistan Liberation Army, or BLA, and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad. Although the government says it has quelled the insurgency, violence in the province has persisted.
The BLA, which was designated a terrorist group by the United States in 2019, had claimed responsibility earlier this week for abducting an officer and his relatives on Tuesday while they were traveling on a remote highway near the town of Ziarat, 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Quetta, the provincial capital.
The family was headed to a tourist resort in the area. The attackers later that night freed all the hostages except Col. Laeeq Mirza and his cousin. The colonel's body was found on Thursday during a search operation by security forces.
The body of the cousin, Umar Javed, was found on Saturday, dumped in a drain in the area, according to two Pakistani intelligence officials speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
Baluchistan provincial home minister Mir Zia Lango condemned Javed's killing and expressed the authorities' determination to “eliminate terrorism" from the province.
The military said in an earlier statement that efforts were underway to find and rescue Javed. During the search operations, security forces killed nine insurgents, the statement added.
Jaend Baluch, a purported spokesman for BLA, denied any casualties by the separatists. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Pakistani-officials-Body-found-of-second-17309516.php | 2022-07-16T16:43:22Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Pakistani-officials-Body-found-of-second-17309516.php | false |
(NEXSTAR) – Officials in Missouri have recently recorded the state’s first confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri — or “brain-eating amoeba” — in a resident since 1987.
The patient was battling the infection in the intensive-care unit of a Missouri hospital since last week. On Friday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the patient’s death.
Infections of N. fowleri are said to be “rare,” as noted by the state’s department of health, but experts warn that these parasites — which are primarily found in warm freshwater and soil — cause devastating and fatal infections in nearly all cases.
Infection of N. fowleri usually occurs after the organism enters the nasal cavity and crosses the epithelial lining into the brain, where it begins destroying the tissue of the frontal lobe, Dr. Dennis Kyle, a professor of infectious diseases and cellular biology at the University of Georgia and the scholar chair of antiparasitic drug discovery with the Georgia Research Alliance, had previously told Nexstar.
This brain infection, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), can lead to symptoms including fever, headaches, stiff neck, seizures and hallucinations, among others. These symptoms usually start within five to nine days of exposure. Death usually occurs within another five days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Unfortunately, most cases of N. fowleri infection are observed in children. But it’s likely for no other reason than children are more prone to be active in the water, Kyle explained.
“It’s very commonly found in nature, in soil or warm freshwater around the world … Or in places where the water is warm for other reasons, like a thermal hot spring, or pool water that isn’t chlorinated properly,” Kyle told Nexstar in August 2021, following the death of two children from N. fowleri infection.
“This time of year is when we typically hear about these cases,” he said of the warmer summer months. “When people are out doing summer activities in the water, or on the lakes.”
The Missouri Department of Health did not disclose the age of the deceased patient.
The CDC currently classifies N. fowleri infections as rare, with only 31 reported cases in the U.S. between 2012 and 2021. Of those, the vast majority (28) were infected during recreational water activities, while others were infected using contaminated tap water for nasal irrigation, or, in one case, on a “backyard slip-n-slide.”
But despite the relatively low case numbers, Kyle says researchers — and especially the families of those who died of a brain-eating amoeba infection — generally dislike the term “rare.”
“This is something that is in every warm water lake around the South, so it’s there,” said Kyle, who told Nexstar that researchers can’t quite explain why more people aren’t getting infected. In fact, any body of warm freshwater can harbor the amoebae, he said, citing two cases of N. fowleri in Minnesota in 2010 and 2012. One case in 2021 was contracted in Northern California, too.
“The warming climate, you would think, could potentially have an effect on the infections,” he added. “Warmer water means more people get infected.”
N. fowleri infection might not even be that “rare,” either, as doctors believe it’s underreported or misdiagnosed in many parts of the world. In Pakistan, for instance, Kyle says there were no reported cases for many years until a doctor returning from studies in the U.K. was able to diagnose “dozens” of cases that, if not for increased awareness, would have been misdiagnosed.
“Sometimes it’s thought to be viral or bacterial meningitis,” Kyle explained. “It’s not until physicians are working through it before they realize. In many of the cases, the diagnosis came back very late. Sometimes post-mortally.”
Kyle also believes that early diagnoses may make a difference in the outcome of the infections, citing a Florida doctor who was able to identify the early stages of infection in a young boy and place him in a medically induced coma to prevent brain swelling during treatment.
Even still, chances of survival are slim with current treatments. Kyle, also the director of the University of Georgia’s renowned Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases, knows of only four documented cases of survival in the U.S., and “maybe” seven globally.
The CDC also pegs the fatality rate at over 97%.
Current treatments usually include a combination of drugs, usually involving antifungals and antibiotics including amphotericin b, miltefosine, fluconazole and azithromycin. But “none work very well by themselves,” according to Kyle, whose well-documented work with drug discovery includes studies and screenings of treatments in the hopes of finding something that could kill the amoeba faster.
“I think we need better drugs than we have, to really make a difference,” he said last year.
In the absence of such treatments, taking proper precautions is the best defense against N. fowleri infection. The CDC suggests limiting the amount of water going up the nose, and Kyle said it’s best to avoid bodies of warm freshwater — “warm” meaning they produce surface temperature readings of 75 degrees F or higher for extended periods of time — and to especially avoid jumping or diving into such waters.
It’s also important to use nose plugs, keep your head above the surface, and properly clean and chlorinate wading pools, swimming pools and spas.
Kyle added that amoeba awareness, while not something people often think about on hot summer days, is also one of the best tools for keeping people safe.
“If we had more awareness, better support, more people working on this, then we could possibly come up with better diagnostics and better treatments in a reasonable amount of time, and avoid these devastating things that are happening,” Kyle said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/brain-eating-amoeba-how-do-infections-occur-and-where-are-they-most-common/ | 2022-07-16T16:43:53Z | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/brain-eating-amoeba-how-do-infections-occur-and-where-are-they-most-common/ | true |
Police: Assailant wanted after elderly man beaten, robbed inside home
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - Authorities in Oklahoma are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a recent robbery.
The Tulsa Police Department reports the incident occurred on July 7 when an elderly resident was approached by a man pushing a bike.
Police said the man with the bike told the resident he was looking for him and said that he knew his sons and used to play ball with them.
According to the department, the man later asked if he could have $50 from the older man and became irritated when the victim would not give him the money.
Tulsa police said the man followed the victim inside his house, pushed him down on the couch and punched him in the head.
Police said the homeowner told them that the man also kicked him several times, took his money out of his wallet and threw his phone down the hallway.
Tulsa police shared a video of the incident where the two men were outside of the house along with the man in question leaving the scene.
Authorities urged anyone with further information to contact the Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS regarding case 2022-032509.
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Walt Disney’s Thor: Love and Thunder is the top movie at the domestic box office yet again, earning $13.8 million on Friday. However, that’s a brutal 80% drop for the Chris Hemsworth/Natalie Portman sequel from its $69.5 million. In terms of MCU movies, that’s behind only the 82% drop for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness after a $91 million Friday. It’s on par with Black Widow (-79%) last July and Eternals (-75%) this past November. Alas, we’re likely looking at a $45 million weekend and a $233 million ten-day total, still solid by most rational standards but a record (for Marvel) 68% second-weekend plunge. With any luck, it’ll barely avoid the $100 million losers club (after a $144 million opening weekend). It should be over/under $500 million worldwide by tomorrow.
How bad is this? Well, Marvel mid-July openers tend to crash in their second weekends. Ant-Man and the Wasp, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Black Widow all took drops between 61% and 67% in their second Fri-Sun frames, but the first two recovered and earned around 1.6x their respective ten-day totals. Black Widow did not recover and only made 1.4x its ten-day total, as did the much disliked Eternals last November. However, and this is a big “however,” even 1.35 x $233 million gets Thor: Love and Thunder to $315 million, essentially tying with Thor: Ragnarok in 2017. Almost nothing beyond Warner Bros.’ animated DC League of Super-Pets on July 29 qualifies as multi-quadrant family fun between now and WB’s Black Adam on October 21. 1.55 x $233 million still equals $360 million.
Even amid mixed reviews and word-of-mouth, we’ll have to wait another week to see if Thor: Love and Thunder is playing like a standard midsummer MCU title. Thor 4 could be Taiki Waititi’s Batman & Robin, in terms of “saving” the franchise with a lighter, more comic entry, only to go way too far even with general moviegoers with the follow-up. Or, it could be a relatively “It’s fine, whatever” well-received MCU sequel that will only do marginally better than Thor 3 because they can’t all be Spider-Man: No Way Home. As for the Disney+ factor, I’m very concerned that it’ll impact the next month’s worth of theatrical legs, but that’s a self-inflicted problem and didn’t seem to hurt Doctor Strange 2 (which earned $34 million after the Disney+ release date was announced). | https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/16/box-office-thor-love-and-thunder-plunges-80-but-tops-200-million/ | 2022-07-16T16:48:13Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2022/07/16/box-office-thor-love-and-thunder-plunges-80-but-tops-200-million/ | true |
Police: Assailant wanted after elderly man beaten, robbed inside home
TULSA, Okla. (Gray News) - Authorities in Oklahoma are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a man involved in a recent robbery.
The Tulsa Police Department reports the incident occurred on July 7 when an elderly resident was approached by a man pushing a bike.
Police said the man with the bike told the resident he was looking for him and said that he knew his sons and used to play ball with them.
According to the department, the man later asked if he could have $50 from the older man and became irritated when the victim would not give him the money.
Tulsa police said the man followed the victim inside his house, pushed him down on the couch and punched him in the head.
Police said the homeowner told them that the man also kicked him several times, took his money out of his wallet and threw his phone down the hallway.
Tulsa police shared a video of the incident where the two men were outside of the house along with the man in question leaving the scene.
Authorities urged anyone with further information to contact the Tulsa Crime Stoppers at 918-596-COPS regarding case 2022-032509.
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Back-to-back NCAA champion Randolph Ross was booted from the world track and field championships on the eve of his 400 meter preliminary race, about a month after officials could not locate him to take an antidoping test.
The Athletics Integrity Unit announced Saturday it was provisionally suspending the North Carolina A&T sprinter for tampering with the antidoping process after an unsuccessful testing attempt on June 18. The investigation concluded, the AIU said, after officials interviewed him Thursday.
Also ousted from the meet was Kenyan marathoner Lawrence Cherono, who tested positive for a banned substance used to treat chest pain resulting from lack of blood supply and oxygen to the heart.
Both athletes had been scheduled to compete Sunday.
The AIU said there were delays in the processing of Cherono's test sample, which was taken May 23, that made it impossible for another Kenyan to take his spot.
Ross won his second straight title in the 400 meters at NCAA championships earlier this year,
His father, Duane, won a bronze medal in the 110 hurdles at the 1999 worlds. He later served a two-year suspension related to the case involving coach Trevor Graham and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (BALCO) case. Ross coached his son at North Carolina A&T and earlier this year was hired as director of track and field at Tennessee.
Athletes are required to give antidoping authorities detailed lists of where they'll be so testers can reach them with no notice to collect samples when the athletes are not competing. In some cases, three missed tries can result in an antidoping violation. AIU did not release the specifics of Ross' case, other than to say “the allegation arises out of the athlete’s conduct during the course of an investigation into a potential whereabouts violation.” | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/NCAA-champ-Ross-booted-from-worlds-for-missed-17309521.php | 2022-07-16T16:52:15Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/NCAA-champ-Ross-booted-from-worlds-for-missed-17309521.php | false |
WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 16, 2022
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1216 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022
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The Flood Advisory has expired for a portion of southeastern New
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The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.
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Metallica's Master Of Puppets sees a massive resurgence in popularity after being used in Stranger Things' newest season: 'It's an incredible honor'
Metallica's 1986 song Master Of Puppets has seen a massive resurgence in popularity due to its usage in the most recent season of Stranger Things.
The song, which was released on the album of the same name, was featured in a pivotal scene in the season four finale finale, in which Joseph Quinn's character Eddie Munson distracts demobats by rocking out to the song on guitar.
According to Deadline, the single's boost in popularity has resulted in it receiving 17 million streams on Spotify in recent weeks, and it is poised to return to the charts in the UK.
Doing well: Metallica's 1986 track Master Of Puppets has seen a massive resurgence in popularity due to its usage in the most recent season of Stranger Things; they are seen in February
The outlet also pointed out that Metallica's guitarist Kirk Hammett, bassist Robert Trujillo and his son Tye all 'recorded additional guitar tracks for the version of the song that appears in the show.'
Master of Puppets was met with critical acclaim upon its initial release, and it peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song was previously used in movies such as Old School and Zombieland: Double Tap.
The second part of Stranger Things' fourth season was previously released earlier this month, and following its debut, the band issued a statement on Instagram in which they expressed their feelings about their track's usage.
Appreciative: The second part of Stranger Things' fourth season was previously released earlier this month, and following its debut, the band issued a statement on Instagram where they expressed their feelings about their track's usage
'The way The Duffer Brothers have incorporated music into Stranger Things has always been next level, so we were beyond psyched for them to not only include Master of Puppets in the show, but to have such a pivotal scene built around it.'
The band made a point of noting: 'We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away.'
The heavy metal mainstays then expressed that several of their fans had figured out that the song was in the show before the second part of the season was released.
They wrote: 'It's so extremely well done, so much so, that some folks were able to guess the song just by seeing a few seconds of Joseph Quinn's hands in the trailer!! How crazy cool is that?'
Impressed: The band made a point of noting: 'We were all stoked to see the final result and when we did we were totally blown away'
They concluded by writing: 'It's an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie's journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show.'
Master of Puppets has also made its way onto the charts again, and it currently stands at the number 40 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The band also showed their support for the show's release with a video that was shared to their TikTok account, in which they all wore Hellfire Club shirts while playing the song.
They also made a reference to one of Munson's lines in the show with a message that was shared in their post's caption that read: 'Eddie, this is for you!'
Enthusiastic: The band also showed their support for the show's release with a video that was shared to their TikTok account, in which they all wore Hellfire Club shirts while playing the song
Master Of Puppets is not the only song used in Stranger Things' newest season that has received a recent boost in popularity, as Kate Bush's 1985 track Running Up That Hill was prominently featured in the run of episodes.
The hit track was utilized to bring Sadie Sink's character Max out of the Upside Down in a scene that occurred in the season's fourth episode.
The critically acclaimed song was subsequently utilized heavily throughout several other episodes.
Running Up That Hill saw an immense boost in popularity following the new season's release, and it currently sits in the third-highest spot on the Hot 100 chart.
Another one: Master Of Puppets is not the only song used in Stranger Things' newest season that has received a recent boost in popularity, as Kate Bush's 1985 track Running Up That Hill was prominently featured in the run of episodes | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020399/Metallicas-Master-Puppets-sees-resurgence-popularity-used-Stranger-Things.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-16T16:56:58Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020399/Metallicas-Master-Puppets-sees-resurgence-popularity-used-Stranger-Things.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
Apopka firefighter Austin Duran dies weeks after being hurt on the job
APOPKA, Fla. - An Apopka firefighter who was injured weeks ago while on the job has passed away.
Austin Duran, 25, who worked for the Apopka Fire Department, passed away on Friday.
In an update on his GoFundMe, the sister of Duran shared the heartbreaking news.
"Austin fought this fight like a warrior, like a hero. My heart is broken and will never fully heal. We love you so much Austin and we will miss you for the rest of our lives."
Duran was injured on June 30 after a 4,500-pound sand trailer fell and pinned him down, landing on his legs and abdomen. His fellow firefighters jumped into action to help.
"There was no time to react, it just dropped like a hammer. He had no time to get out of the way," said Alex Klepper with the Apopka Professional Firefighters Association.
According to the GoFundMe, Duran suffered traumatic injuries to his spine, a punctured lung and broken ribs. His sister said that he would briefly open his eyes and talk to them using an iPad.
Porkie’s Original Barbeque in Apopka held a fundraiser for Apopka firefighter Austin Duran, injured last week in an accident at the station.
Duran had to undergo several surgeries and had been in the ICU since the accident.
The Apopka Fire Department released the following statement on Saturday:
"With a heavy heart and deep sadness the Apopka Fire Department announces the Line of Duty death of firefighter Austin Duran related to injuries sustained on June 30th, 2022.
Austin joined our fire department family as a Fire Explorer during high school and started working with the Apopka Fire Department in July 2020. There are truly no words for the magnitude of this particular loss. We lost our brother, our friend, and a member of our family.
Our hearts are broken for our department, for Austin’s family, and for our community. It is in these moments of sheer tragedy where our brother/sisterhood is reminded of the brevity of life, and the importance of standing together as a family."
Funeral plans have not been announced yet. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/apopka-firefighter-austin-duran-dies-after-being-hurt-on-the-job | 2022-07-16T16:57:25Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/apopka-firefighter-austin-duran-dies-after-being-hurt-on-the-job | true |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 16, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
1108 AM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperature values up to
110 expected.
* WHERE...Palo Duro Canyon State Park.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat events.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...High temperatures up to 107 expected.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Texas County. In Texas, Dallam, Hansford,
Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Roberts and Sherman
Counties.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses.
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Mikel Arteta insists EVERYONE in his 33-man pre-season squad will be given a chance to fight for their Arsenal future... with Gunners boss laying down challenge to fringe stars like Nicolas Pepe to seize opportunity
- Every player in Arsenal's pre-season squad has a 'clean slate', says Mikel Arteta
- The Gunners boss is ready to give every player a chance to prove their worth
- Arteta has taken an oversized squad of 33 for the pre-season trip to Baltimore
Mikel Arteta insists everyone in his bloated Arsenal squad can have a future at the club.
The Arsenal boss ended last season with a hollowed-out group of around 17 after selling fringe players and shifting senior figures such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Several players – such as Hector Bellerin and Lucas Torreira – looked destined for the exit door having returned from loan spells this summer, while the likes of Bernd Leno are Nicolas Pepe are expected to leave.
Mikel Arteta is not willing to rule any player out as he casts an eye over his side this summer
But Arteta included them in his oversized, 33-man touring party for this pre-season trip to the United States and the manager said everyone will be given the chance to prove their worth.
'The message is: this is a different season and everybody has a clean start,' he said.
'Show us what you can do on the pitch, how you're going to behave with your team-mates, are you going to make the car faster - yes or no?
Nicolas Pepe looks set to leave but he will be one of 33 in the US making their case to play
'If you do you have a chance to be here… for me to send a different message to the group was to be very, very inconsistent with what we demand.
'So they're in the group, or they're not.
'They're part of us, they're contracted to the club, we want the best out of them and at the moment they're with us so we're going to treat them like this.'
That is despite Arteta's insistence that Arsenal still want to add new faces this summer.
Hector Bellerin has returned from a loan away and he will have a chance to prove his value
His squad already includes summer signings such as Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira, while Oleksandr Zinchenko is expected to join from Manchester City.
Having so many players on tour could pose a problem for the manager as he prepares for the upcoming Premier League season.
But Arteta insisted: 'We have made it practical so far and at the same time we have really, really good people - they have given everything when they play, when they don't play, and when we are not using them.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11020491/Mikel-Arteta-insists-Arsenal-squad-clean-slate-summer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-16T17:11:02Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11020491/Mikel-Arteta-insists-Arsenal-squad-clean-slate-summer.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
As a true freshman, Mike Keene found himself thrust into the role of UCF’s starting quarterback four games into last season when Dillon Gabriel went down with a season-ending injury.
Keene led the Knights to wins in seven of their remaining 10 games, capped with a victory over Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl. It was the perfect springboard for the Arizona product, who spent much of spring camp with eyes on returning as the starter after Gabriel’s departure through the transfer portal.
The addition of Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee has added a competitive element, pushing Keene throughout spring and into fall camp.
“I’m working on being in the weight room, getting some extra film work in and working on the timing with the wideouts,” Keene told the Orlando Sentinel. “I’ve been focusing on my diet and, of course, I’m in summer school as well. Everything has been pretty honed in and I’ve been focused.
“We’ll get home for a week and then get back to it and get camp going and before we know it, the season is going to be here.”
Keene recently helped out former UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton, who hosted a quarterbacks camp in Orlando last weekend. Milton’s presence in the football program has been appreciated by many, including the current Knights signal-caller.
“It’s been great for the quarterbacks and especially for me,” Keene said. “To pick his brain whenever he’s around and look to him as a mentor, it’s been huge for me just knowing what he’s done at this university.
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“I remember the first game that I watched was UCF-Auburn in the Peach Bowl game and seeing him and doing things that he was doing and then now I’m at the university. So it’s super cool to see how things come full circle.”
While he’s only been in Orlando for a season, Keene saw firsthand the admiration of the camp’s young participants, many of whom were UCF fans.
“Being from Arizona, I never really got to experience the culture and the vibe of being the hometown team,” said Keene. “For Orlando, that’s UCF, and that’s all here. It’s cool to see how it affects the community, how the community rallies behind us, and how the younger generation looks up to us. I remember that I was in their shoes once and I looked up to college players like they look up to us now.”
Milton’s participation in the camps was through a deal with Vantage Sports, a company that works with various college athletes to set up and host similar camps. It’s all part of the growing marketplace of name, image and likeness (NIL), which Keene has yet to utilize fully.
“The whole NIL deal has been a little bit new to everyone and getting our stuff going with these camps has been a little bit of a struggle,” he said. “Sometimes it’s been a lack of experience to these new things. McKenzie having a camp like this and me being able to get out here and communicate with the kids and be a positive influence has been great.
“I feel the most important part of NIL is just becoming your own salesman, having people help you, branding yourself and becoming a businessman as well because building these relationships through name, image and likeness are going to go a long way. The most important part about NIL is helping collegiate athletes and yes, of course, getting paid as well but getting experiences before the real world comes, it’s been huge for us.”
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Matt Murschel at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @osmattmurschel. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-knights-football-mikey-keene-offseason-mckenzie-milton-20220716-ftyfra6fgzdobdjn4mb5geyeoe-story.html | 2022-07-16T17:18:13Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/ucf-knights/os-sp-ucf-knights-football-mikey-keene-offseason-mckenzie-milton-20220716-ftyfra6fgzdobdjn4mb5geyeoe-story.html | false |
'Finally booked our holiday!' Martine McCutcheon showcases her slimmed down figure in a sexy black bikini as she gears up for sunny getaway
Martine McCutcheon looked sensational on Friday as she showcased her trimmed down, toned figure in a black bikini on Instagram.
The ex EastEnders favourite, 46, who has been revealing the results of her recent weight loss on social media, looked happy and confident in the sexy two-piece as she strutted in front of the camera.
Martine was clearly looking forward to hitting the beach soon as she shared her excitement after she had 'finally booked' a holiday.
Stunner: Martine McCutcheon looked sensational on Friday as she showcased her trimmed down, toned figure in a black bikini on Instagram
Martine's plunging bikini featured a halterneck top and flattering high-waisted bottoms, which showcased her toned pins.
The actress carried a straw hat and black flip-flops in her hand and finished off her beach look with a pair of stylish red sunglasses.
Her raven tresses were swept into a half up, half down style, with Martine rounding things off with subtle make-up.
Captioning her snap, she penned: 'Finally booked our holiday! I can’t wait to see the ocean! Time to get the bikini, sunglasses, flip flops and sun hats packed, whoop!'
Looking good: Martine also showed off her slimmed down figure in a snap shared on Wednesday as she enjoyed a trip to the theatre (left)
Holiday awaits: Captioning her snap, she penned: 'Finally booked our holiday! I can’t wait to see the ocean! Time to get the bikini, sunglasses, flip flops and sun hats packed, whoop!'
In February, Martine revealed it has taken her 'such a long time to do what works for (her)' as she opened up about her health and staying in shape.
In an interview with OK! magazine, the Love Actually star noted that she didn't like to discuss her weight but told how she stays in shape by following the 80/20 rule diet.
Discussing her frame, Martine told how it hasn't always been straightforward in finding the right healthy eating lifestyle that works for her, with the star stating how important it is to just be the 'best version' of herself.
Slim Jim: In February, Martine revealed it has taken her 'such a long time to do what works for (her)' as she opened up about her health and staying in shape
She said: 'I think it takes a long time to work out what your own recipe is. It's taken me such a long time to look through all the stuff that's out there, and do just what works for me. So it's not as simple as just going on a crazy diet. I just feel it's really important to encourage women to just be the best version of themselves.'
Detailing her diet, she added: 'The 80/20 rule is what works for me. For 80% of my week, I will have mainly just healthy proteins, vegetables and fruit, organic and veggie juices, and Flora ProActiv spread. And then I'll have treats 20% of the time.'
She detailed how she indulges in pizza, chocolate or a G&T for special occasions, noting that she doesn't feel guilty because she's doing 'good bits for my heart' for most of the week.
The mum-of-one also shared that she keeps in shape by walking her dogs everyday after the school run, with the outings good for both 'my head and my health'.
Candid: Martine, who made her children's TV debut as a teenager, has spoken previously about how growing up in the public eye made her aware of her weight from a young age
Martine's pre-holiday snap comes after she recently admitted she felt as if she was 'losing her mind' as she went through the menopause.
The TV star took to her Instagram page last month to share a clip of herself talking about experiencing the perimenopause and going on to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help with her symptoms, which she describes as a 'game changer'.
Former EastEnders star Martine praised television presenter Davina McCall for talking publicly about her experience of going through the menopause and thanked her doctor Naomi Potter.
Difficult time: Martine's pre-holiday snap comes after she recently admitted she felt as if she was 'losing her mind' as she went through the menopause
Speaking out: The actress took to her Instagram page last month to share a clip of herself talking about experiencing the perimenopause and going on to hormone replacement therapy
On her HRT, she said: 'It's been quite a game changer for me, there's still some adjustments and tweaks to make.
'I've been really so lucky to be guided by the force of nature that is Davina and Naomi Potter is a godsend to women going through this time.
'When we are all losing our minds this lady is calm, collected and so wise about the whole situation.'
Offering hope: Martine praised Davina McCall, 54, for speaking out about her severe menopause symptoms and how they made her fear she had a brain tumour or dementia | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020475/Martine-McCutcheon-showcases-slimmed-figure-sexy-black-bikini.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-16T17:18:17Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020475/Martine-McCutcheon-showcases-slimmed-figure-sexy-black-bikini.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): State Cabinet, on Friday, approved setting up of a Security Operations Centre for security of applications/data under the State Data Centre in Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation.
Madhya Pradesh State Data Centre (MPSDC) is based in Bhopal.
For cyber security of software applications operated/maintained by various departments and sensitive and other data related to them in State Data Centre, Security Operations Centre would be operated on Managed Security Service Provider (MSS Provider) model, officials said.
Security Operations Centre (SOC) would provide direct support to State Computer Security Incident Response Operation Centre (CSIRT) in MP State Data Centre (MPSDC) under Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (MPSEDC) under Department of Science and Technology. A Security Operations Centre (SOC), similar to a Network Operations Centre (NOC), is a unit of IT Operations team that operates in collaboration with a Network Operations Centre (NOC).
The members of the Security Operations Centre perform functions of various Information Technology security and infrastructure and its operation. Network Operation Centre (NOC) with SOC (SOC) would also fulfill the various goals of IT Security by following the orders of the infra team on a day-to-day basis.
The Security Operations Centre (SOC) would assist in avoiding critical risks related to applications and applicationsí host in the State Data Centre in the state.
MP Minor Mineral Rules amended
Cabinet on Friday has approved amendment in the Madhya Pradesh Minor Mineral Rules, 1996, according to state government officials. At present, the procedure for grant of mining lease through e-tendering is prescribed in the rules. Now the rules have been amended to allot mining lease and consolidated license separately from e-tendering, officials added. In the present rule in private land, there is a provision to allot mining lease of Schedule-V to the land owner or his consent holder. In the present provision, it has also been made mandatory for the land owner to do the work of prospecting license before granting the mining lease.
The current prescribed procedure is a consolidated license, so in place of the word of grant of mining lease on private land in the rules, the word of consolidated license has been included. In the current rules, no royalty and transport permission will be required for personal use of mud, silt and soil from the government ponds and other structures with the permission of the government department and the ponds and other structures constructed with the permission of the village panchayat.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s opposition leader, who is seeking the presidency next week, vowed Friday to “listen to the people” who are struggling through the island nation’s worst economic crisis and to hold accountable the president who fled under pressure from protesters.
In an interview with The Associated Press from his office in the capital, Sajith Premadasa said that if he wins the election in Parliament, he would ensure that “an elective dictatorship never, ever occurs” in Sri Lanka.
“That’s what we should do. That is our function — catching those who looted Sri Lanka. That should be done through proper constitutional, legal, democratic procedures,” Premadasa said.
The former president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, slipped away aboard a military plane Wednesday before arriving in Singapore the following day. His resignation was officially announced Friday.
His departure followed months of protests that turned a dramatic corner when demonstrators seized government buildings before retreating days later. Protesters accuse Rajapaksa and his powerful political family of siphoning money from government coffers and of hastening the country’s collapse by mismanaging the economy.
The family has denied the corruption allegations, but Rajapaksa acknowledged that some of his policies contributed to Sri Lanka’s meltdown.
For now, the presidential role has been filled by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sworn in as the acting leader. Protesters have pressed for Wickremesinghe to leave as well, and for a unity government to address the economic calamity that has triggered widespread shortages of food, fuel and other necessities.
“We have to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position in the anti-corruption index. We have to strengthen Sri Lanka’s position in the good governance index. We have to make sure that we establish structures which promote transparent, accountable and responsible government,” Premadasa said.
He said his Samagi Jana Balawegaya party and their alliance unanimously supported him as the presidential nominee for the election on July 20, when all 225 members of the Parliament will vote to elect a new president.
But he acknowledged that he faces a tough task in securing the support needed to succeed, since the majority in Parliament is still held by Rajapaksa’s governing party.
In 2019, Rajapaksa collected nearly 6.9 million votes to defeat Premadasa, his main rival at the time, who got close to 5.6 million votes. The victory was followed by parliamentary elections the next year in which Rajapaksa’s party established a clear dominance that opposition parties have struggled to break.
Premadasa said the current Parliament is at odds with how Sri Lankans feel now.
“The major problem that we face is the government that brought this country to near abyss … So it’s a very difficult situation of trying to come to a temporary political marriage or an arrangement with those whose actions resulted … in bringing an economic, social and political disaster for the people of Sri Lanka,” he said.
Whoever leads the country next will be faced with a daunting mandate. Premadasa said Sri Lanka is “essentially bankrupt” and the government has been negotiating for months with the International Monetary Fund on a bailout package, while muddling through with help from neighbors such as India.
Rolling fuel shortages sent the country looking to Russia for crude oil recently as it scrambled to meet demand at gas stations where lines of vehicles stretched for miles.
Many critics have blamed policy blunders by Rajapaksa and his family, like deep tax cuts in 2019 that slashed state revenue and heavy borrowing from creditors such as China on splashy infrastructure projects that failed to generate revenue.
Premadasa described those decisions as “imprudent, impractical” and “foolish” and said they “resulted in millions and millions of people suffering.”
When asked how he planned to resuscitate the economy, he said the country must go through debt restructuring. Sri Lanka, he added, has “no choice” but to work with international financial institutions and to engage with as many countries as possible.
“We have to work with everyone,” he added.
His economic plan includes reviving tourism, boosting exports and ushering in direct foreign investment. The political turmoil has deepened concerns that solutions to the economic woes, like IMF assistance, will be delayed.
Premadasa said it’s critical for leaders not to interpret their mandate as “some sort of an assurance of permanent domination.”
“The mandate is a temporary mandate. Never try to think that you are the freehold owners of the country. Think of yourself as being a guardian, being a trustee of the wishes of the people.”
He said he would “listen to the people” and serve as “a sounding board” for their “reflections, impressions, ideas.”
Most important, he said, “one has to be humble and humanistic. All these characteristics that I expressed, they were lacking in this present administration.”
While millions voted this government in, millions of others voted against it, Premadasa said, adding that he felt sorry for everyone in the country.
“I feel helpless … because the people did not empower us, at least with more numbers in the opposition, so we could have put up a bigger fight and at least try to end this misery, which is on the doorstep of every household,” he said.
But he is still “quietly confident that as this process evolves itself, sanity will prevail. And through a fresh mandate, we will be able to fulfill the aspirations of the people of our country.”
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Find more of AP’s Sri Lanka coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/sri-lanka | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-interview-sri-lankan-candidate-to-listen-to-the-people/ | 2022-07-16T17:31:12Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-interview-sri-lankan-candidate-to-listen-to-the-people/ | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot has subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021, as the panel probes Donald Trump’s actions at the time of the deadly siege.
The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said the committee understands the messages had been “erased.” Thompson outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.
“The USSS erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, as part of a ‘device-replacement program,’” Thompson said in a statement late Friday.
He said the panel “seeks the relevant text messages, as well as any after action reports that have been issued in any and all divisions of the USSS pertaining or relating in any way to the events of January 6, 2021.”
The Secret Service said the committee “has had our full and unwavering cooperation” since beginning its work and “that does not change,” according to a statement from agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. He added: ”We plan to continue that cooperation by responding swiftly to the Committee’s subpoena.”
The subpoenas come hours after the nine-member panel received a closed briefing from the watchdog for Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service. Lawmakers were briefed about his finding that the Secret Service deleted texts from around Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with the matter.
That finding raised the startling prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on then-President Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about his confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
It was a rare step for the committee to issue a subpoena to an executive branch department.
The private briefing with the inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, came two days after his office sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees stating that Secret Service agents erased messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 “as part of a device-replacement program.” The deletion came after the watchdog office requested records from the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, the letter said.
The committee had originally sought the electronic records in mid-January and made an official request in March for all communications received or sent from DHS employees between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, 2021.
Thompson told The Associated Press on Friday that the committee is taking a deeper look at whether records may have been lost. “There have been some conflicting positions on the matter,” he said.
The briefing was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss it.
The Secret Service insists proper procedures were followed. Guglielmi said “the insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false.”
He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 “as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration.” In that process, some data was lost.
The inspector general has first requested the electronic communications on Feb. 26, “after the migration was well under way,” Guglielmi said.
The Secret Service said it has provided a substantial number of emails and chat messages that included conversations and details related to Jan. 6 to the inspector general. It also said text messages from the Capitol Police requesting assistance on Jan. 6 were preserved and provided to the inspector general’s office.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service, is also expecting a briefing from the inspector general about the letter, according to a person familiar with the committee’s discussions who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, the top Republican on the committee, said in a statement that he was “deeply concerned” by the inspector general’s recent letter and that it was “essential that the Department be transparent with its inspector general, Congress, and the American public.”
The Jan. 6 committee has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who recalled what she heard about 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.
Some details of that account were 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.
With evidence still emerging, the Jan. 6 committee has scheduled its next hearing to take place Thursday in prime time. The eighth in a series of hearings that began in early June will take a deeper look into the three-hour-plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.
It will be the first hearing in prime time since June 9, the first on the committee’s findings. That earlier hearing was viewed by 20 million people.
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Associated Press writer Gary Fields contributed to this report.
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For full coverage of the Jan. 6 hearings, go to https://www.apnews.com/capitol-siege. | https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/watchdog-briefs-jan-6-panel-on-erased-secret-service-texts/ | 2022-07-16T17:37:23Z | https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/watchdog-briefs-jan-6-panel-on-erased-secret-service-texts/ | false |
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Anthrax has been confirmed in dozens of cattle found dead in a nature park southeast of the Croatian capital of Zagreb, authorities said Saturday.
Authorities conducted tests on the animal carcasses after reports that the cattle had developed neurological symptoms, the Ministry of Agriculture said. It said all measures were being taken to contain the outbreak in Lonjsko Polje, a flood plain by the Sava River known for its unique environment.
The state HRT television reported that four people also have been hospitalized with light, skin-related symptoms. The report said 107 cattle have died in the past two weeks.
“We can say that the case is under complete control and there is no room for panic,” said local public health official Inoslav Brkić,
Anthrax is caused by bacterial spores that can lie dormant in the ground until they are activated by heavy rain, flooding or drought. It can cause the rapid loss of a large number of animals in a short time. Infected livestock often are found dead with no illness detected.
Anthrax rarely spreads to humans and almost never is transmitted from person to person. About 95% of all human cases of anthrax result from skin contact with infected animals. It can be treated with antibiotics but can be fatal in humans if left untreated. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/croatia-anthrax-found-in-dead-cattle-in-nature-park/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-07-16T17:41:17Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/croatia-anthrax-found-in-dead-cattle-in-nature-park/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
(The Hill) – The ex-chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that it would set a “very risky precedent” for Pence to testify in front of the House Jan. 6 committee.
“I think that for the committee there should be a reflection and an appreciation that there are real separation, and basically balance of power, here, but there’s also I think a precedent that’s of great concern,” Marc Short said during an interview with CBS.
The Jan. 6 committee has held a series of public hearings this summer in an effort to publicize its findings that aim to connect former President Trump to the Capitol insurrection.
Pence became a focus of attention for Capitol rioters on the day when the mob breached the building’s security and chants of “hang Mike Pence” were heard during the chaos.
Testimony shared with the public during the select committee’s hearings alleged that Trump privately pressured Pence to overturn the election results during the certification process on Jan. 6, 2021.
The former president also made calls publicly on Twitter for Pence to overturn his electoral loss. However, Pence resisted these calls.
During his interview with CBS, Short said that testimony from Pence would set a precedent for other vice presidents, like President Biden, to testify in front of Congress.
“Do you want a precedent where all the sudden you’re allowed to bring former vice presidents to talk about what they were doing when they were vice president, in the Congress to talk about their conversations with the president of the United States?” Short asked.
He added: “I think it’s a very risky precedent.”
Short said that his main concern on Jan. 6 was ensuring that Pence still planned to “complete the business of the American people that night” by counting the votes of electors in the 2020 presidential election.
The former chief of staff added that he called Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows to discuss the issue.
“Our focus was making sure that the capitol was safe, making sure that democracy was continuing forward,” Short said of his conversation with Meadows. | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/former-chief-of-staff-says-it-sets-a-very-risky-precedent-for-pence-to-testify-in-front-of-jan-6-committee/ | 2022-07-16T17:44:43Z | https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/former-chief-of-staff-says-it-sets-a-very-risky-precedent-for-pence-to-testify-in-front-of-jan-6-committee/ | true |
(KRON) — A deadly crash occurred early Sunday morning around 2:45 a.m. on Highway 101.
The crash involved multiple cars and occurred near the Matilda Avenue off-ramp. At least one person has died.
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Northbound and southbound lanes were both shut down. All lanes are now back open.
This crash is just one of two fatal collisions that occurred on Bay Area freeways late Friday into early Saturday morning. A separate traffic fatality involving a vehicle and a pedestrian occurred Friday night around 11 p.m. on eastbound Highway 24 in Orinda. The fatal crash caused all four lanes to shut down. All lanes were back open at 3:59 a.m., according to CHP. | https://www.kron4.com/news/deadly-hwy-101-crash-causes-nb-sb-lanes-to-shut-down/ | 2022-07-16T17:45:19Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/deadly-hwy-101-crash-causes-nb-sb-lanes-to-shut-down/ | true |
ARLINGTON, Texas — A big change is happening across North Texas. Gas station signs are beginning to swap the '4' at the beginning of prices for '3s.'
According to gas price tracker GasBuddy.com, prices in Texas have dropped 63 cents in the past month.
“It’s Texas,” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy said. “You have refineries and oil production in your backyard. You have capacity.”
He says the drop is due to concerns demand would drop in an economic slowdown.
“The other part of the equation is gasoline supply is improved a small amount; small enough that it might move the needle,” he said. “Gasoline inventories in the US are up three out of the last four weeks.”
“Yeah, we’ve noticed it,” Gerald Mason, who was filling up in Arlington, said. “We keep an eye on it every day because we get gas a lot so we’re always checking.”
As of Friday evening, half of the top ten cheapest gas stations in the metroplex were all around South Cooper Street near Green Oaks Boulevard in Arlington with prices as low as $3.63 per gallon of regular while the Dallas average is $4.07. De Haan says it’s mostly random why one area would have significantly cheaper prices and is mostly due to stations competing.
“This is a treat. This is a treat,” said Sheba Carter, who was filling up at a Murphy station with $3.64 gas. “We’re happy! We need this relief. It’s the summertime. I do more running in the summer with my children than I do in the school year.”
According to GasBuddy, Fort Worth is behind only Sherman for the largest change in prices with a drop of 82 cents a gallon in a month. De Haan says there could still be another 25-40 cents to go.
“That would be great. That would be absolutely wonderful,” Melody Clark said. “I paid as much as $5.01. I stayed home a lot then.”
Americans are spending $175 million less on gasoline every day than a month ago and 20,000 stations across the country are under $4.00/gallon according to GasBuddy. Still, a bad hurricane season or improving economic data on the economy and Americans could again go back to paying a premium even for regular.
“This may not be the end of the line,” De Haan said. “We could see prices go back up. We’re not in the clear just yet.” | https://www.newswest9.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/gas-prices-plummet-texas-down-63-centsgallon-month/287-e82a26ac-d518-4f6a-855c-21364377bc5c | 2022-07-16T17:50:00Z | https://www.newswest9.com/article/traffic/gas-prices/gas-prices-plummet-texas-down-63-centsgallon-month/287-e82a26ac-d518-4f6a-855c-21364377bc5c | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
5-3-7, FIREBALL: 6
(five, three, seven; FIREBALL: six)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Day" game were:
5-3-7, FIREBALL: 6
(five, three, seven; FIREBALL: six) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Day-game-17309601.php | 2022-07-16T17:51:47Z | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Day-game-17309601.php | true |
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for the state of Georgia urged a federal appeals court to allow the state's 2019 abortion law to take effect now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled there is no constitutional right to an abortion.
Ruling in a case out of Mississippi, the Supreme Court on June 24 overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which had protected the right to an abortion. Because the groups challenging Georgia's law relied on that precedent, they “now have no case,” lawyers for the state wrote in a brief submitted Friday to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Attorneys for groups challenging the law acknowledged that the ruling allows the state's ban on many abortions to take effect. But they argued in their brief that a provision that grants “personhood” to a fetus should remain blocked.
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The Georgia law bans most abortions once a “detectable human heartbeat” is present. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many women realize they’re pregnant.
The Georgia law includes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as a police report is filed. It also provides for later abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or a serious medical condition renders a fetus unviable.
The personhood provision gives a fetus the same legal rights as people have after birth.
A federal judge in 2020 f ound Georgia’s law unconstitutional based on the precedent that had endured for nearly 50 years. The state appealed that ruling. A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit in September said it would wait to rule on the Georgia appeal until the Supreme Court ruled in the Mississippi case.
Hours after the Supreme Court ruled in that case, lawyers for the state asked the 11th Circuit to allow Georgia's law to take effect. The 11th Circuit gave the lawyers on each side three weeks to submit briefs explaining how the Supreme Court ruling affects the Georgia appeal. That deadline was Friday.
Lawyers for the state wrote in their brief that the appeals court should reverse the lower court's decision and lift the injunction that had kept the law from taking effect.
Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights who had filed the lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of Georgia abortion providers and an advocacy group acknowledged in their brief that the Supreme Court ruling allows the limits on abortions provided for in the 2019 law. But they argued that the personhood provision is unconstitutionally vague and should remain blocked.
Lawyers for the state argue that the personhood provision would support families before a child is born. They note that it would expand child support obligations to include medical and pregnancy-related expenses and would allow parents to claim a fetus as a dependent for state income tax purposes. They reject arguments that it is unconstitutionally vague.
But the lawyers challenging the law argue that the vagueness of the personhood provision creates uncertainty for doctors who might be hesitant to provide critical medical care for pregnant patients out of fear of being prosecuted. And that could lead to delayed diagnostic and treatment services for patients, the brief says.
They cited a ruling by a federal judge in Arizona earlier this month that blocked a personhood law there, saying it appears to be unconstitutionally vague. The judge wrote that if the law were to take effect, it would be “anyone's guess” what criminal laws abortion providers may be breaking if they perform otherwise-legal abortions. | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/georgia-abortion-law-challenge-now-focused-on-personhood/article_ebd8d3a3-7650-528b-aabc-ee4f2c36720f.html | 2022-07-16T17:54:01Z | https://wcfcourier.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/georgia-abortion-law-challenge-now-focused-on-personhood/article_ebd8d3a3-7650-528b-aabc-ee4f2c36720f.html | false |
BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as a Long Island teenager, authorities announced Friday.
Charges have been filed against the man they believe killed Dawn Olanick, 17, of West Babylon, New York, the Warren County, New Jersey, prosecutor’s office announced. The suspect, Arthur Kinlaw, 68, is currently serving 20 years to life in Sullivan County, New York, on two first-degree murder convictions.
Kinlaw tried to lure Olanick into prostitution and killed her after she refused, authorities said, according to Lehigh Valley Live. Her remains were found July 25, 1982, in Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, in northwestern New Jersey near the Pennsylvania border. Authorities have said she was beaten beyond recognition.
Residents of the area gave her a burial, and she became known as Princess Doe, a name given to her by investigators who sought to identify her. Her burial site contains a gravestone that reads: “Princess Doe. Missing from home. Dead among strangers. Remembered by all.”
Information about a lawyer who could speak on Kinlaw’s behalf about the new charges wasn’t immediately available.
Olanick’s identity was finally confirmed April 29, authorities said.
“For 40 years, law enforcement has not given up on Princess Doe,” Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said Friday during a news conference with New Jersey State Police and other law enforcement and assisting agencies.
Kinlaw confessed to the Princess Doe slaying in written statements dating to 2005, authorities revealed Friday. But the prosecutor said that determining the victim’s identity was crucial to assembling a solid case. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/princess-doe-identified-40-years-after-remains-were-found/ | 2022-07-16T17:55:08Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national/princess-doe-identified-40-years-after-remains-were-found/ | false |
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Southern Vipers and Northern Diamonds maintain 100% records
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Southern Vipers maintained their unbeaten start to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy as they racked up 294-6 to beat Lightning by 66 runs at Derby.
Georgia Adams, who made 82, and Ella McCaughan (72) shared an opening stand of 153 before Emily Windsor then struck an unbeaten 47 from 49 balls.
It proved too many, despite 55 from Josie Groves and 49 from Sarah Bryce, as Lightning were bowled out for 228.
Elsewhere, Northern Diamonds, South East Stars and Western Storm all won.
Diamonds, like Vipers, made it three wins from three with a comfortable five-wicket win at New Road over Central Sparks.
Skipper Eve Jones made 91 as Sparks set 214-6 but the target proved very light.
Diamonds captain Holly Armitage made an unbeaten 60 from 63 balls and, with Lauren Winfield-Hill's 50, the visitors cruised home with 10 overs to spare as Sparks fell to a second defeat of the competition.
At Chelmsford, captain Sophie Luff made an unbeaten century to bring Storm home by three wickets to beat Sunrisers, who remain without a win.
Chasing the hosts' 254-6, based around an opening stand of 148 between Cordelia Griffith (74) and Grace Scrivens (69), Storm were cruising with Luff and Katie George, who scored 74.
Luff brought up a 142-ball century and struck the winning boundary with an over remaining.
And at Southport, Lauren Smith's 73 not out proved to be the winning knock as Stars won for the second time in three games to go third in the table with a 52-run victory over Thunder.
Only Chloe Brewer, with 49, also made more than 12 as Stars were bowled out for 198, with Alex Hartley taking 6-24.
But it proved enough with Georgie Boyce's 68 the only score over 15 as Thunder were bowled out for just 146 to keep them winless. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/62192400 | 2022-07-16T18:03:25Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/62192400 | true |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — I think it's gonna be a long, long time until we see another songwriter and performer like Elton John.
Wrapping up a 50-plus year career with a farewell tour, the British pianist and vocalist has created some of the most memorable and enduring music in the history of pop-rock, songs burned into the collective DNA of humanity.
They may be quite simple, like the basic four-chord glory of “Crocodile Rock,” or dazzlingly complex like the 11-minute magnum opus “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding.”
But now that it's almost done, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful it has been to have Elton John on our radios and in our ears since the late 1960s.
The artist born 75 years ago as Reginald Kenneth Dwight kicked off the final leg of his North American farewell tour Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, home of baseball's Philadelphia Phillies. And yes, he felt the love that night.
“America made me famous and I can't thank this country enough,” he told the audience. “Thank you for the loyalty, the love, the kindness you showed me.”
He has sold over 300 million records worldwide, has played over 4,000 shows in 80 countries, and recorded one of the best-selling singles of all-time, his 1997 reworking of “Candle In The Wind” to eulogize Princess Diana, which sold 33 million copies.
Sir Elton (he was knighted in 1998) has scored over 70 top 40 hits, including nine No. 1s, and released seven No. 1 albums in the 3 1/2-year period from 1972 to 1975, a pace second only to that of the Beatles.
He has five Grammy awards, as well as a Tony award for “Aida.” His crooning of “Can You Feel The Love Tonight” in “The Lion King” motion picture has serenaded millions of children, and will entertain future generations of little ones.
The outrageous costumes and oversized glasses he was known for in his early ‘70s heyday are gone now (he dressed as Donald Duck, Pac-Man, the Statue of Liberty, Minnie Mouse, and a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player, among others). And while the man has not met a sequin or a feather he doesn’t adore, his wardrobe is (by Elton standards) somewhat tamer these days.
He took the stage in a white tuxedo with black lapels, and purple sparkly glasses, walking somewhat tentatively to his shiny black piano to pound out the instantly recognizable opening chord to “Bennie And The Jets.”
Next up was “Philadelphia Freedom,” which he dedicated to the hometown crowd as “one of the greatest cities I've ever played in.” It was his 52nd concert in the City of Brotherly Love.
Throughout the night, John rolled out a dazzling array of smash hits spanning musical styles and genres. The gospel phrasings and cadences that so influenced his early work were evident on “Border Song” and “Take Me To The Pilot,” and even the straightforward radio staple “Levon” got a come-to-meeting revved-up ending.
He showed off the prototypical power ballad, “Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me,” with its close cousin “Someone Saved My Life Tonight.”
And when longtime guitar sidekick Davey Johnstone donned an inverted Flying-V guitar, it was time for the power chord arena rockers, including Elton's hardest-rocking song ever, “Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting,” and the brash, boastful and Elton-to-the-bone anthem “The Bitch Is Back.”
Elton largely eschewed his famous falsetto; he still has 100 shows to go on the worldwide farewell tour that runs through next year, and he's learned over the years how to conserve his voice without sacrificing his style and authenticity.
No matter: the crowd happily supplied the falsetto parts for him, including a mass sing-along of the “la-la-la” chorus on “Crocodile Rock.”
He reached back for only one deep track, “Have Mercy On The Criminal,” featuring Johnstone's bluesy guitar licks, tucking it amid the dozens of smash hits.
And he avoided tear-jerkers like “Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” and the gut-wrenching “The Last Song” about a farewell between a father and his son who's dying of AIDS, in favor of an upbeat, celebratory mood.
“All The Girls Love Alice,” one of the earliest mainstream rock songs to focus on lesbian relationships in the early '70s, is an enduring concert staple, as is the straight-from-the-heart “Your Song.”
Before the closing number, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” Elton peered toward the finish line of his final tour.
“I'm really looking forward to spending the rest of my life with my children and my husband,” he said. “Be kind to yourself. Love each other.”
The consummate showman to the very end, Elton finished the song, and was elevated into the sky on a hydraulic lift as a hole opened in a brick wall atop the stage, engulfed him, and closed again.
So while Elton John will soon be gone from the stage, thank God his music's still alive.
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Government showcasing Tamils’ heritage, culture to world: Law Minister Reghupathy
Archaeological Society meet gets under way in Pudukottai
The State government was making all efforts to showcase the rich heritage and culture of Tamils to the world, S. Reghupathy, Minister for Law, said here on Saturday.
Inaugurating the two-day 30th annual conference of the Archaeological Society here on Saturday, Mr. Reghupathy pointed to the push given to archaeological excavations in the State and observed that a scientific approach was being adopted towards archaeology under the guidance of Chief Minister M.K.Stalin.
The Minister also highlighted the historical significance of the archaeological excavations taken up in the State and the various sites of heritage and archaeological importance in Pudukottai. He released Aavanam, a research journal, and the conference souvenir on the occasion.
V. Muthuraja, MLA, Kavitha Ramu, Collector, Sarubala R. Tondaiman, former Tiruchi Mayor, S. Rasavelu, secretary, Archaeological Society, Chennai, Karu Rajendran, J. Raja Mohamed and A. Manikandan and other office-bearers of the society spoke.
Sessions on various topics were held during the day. An archaeological exhibition was also held as part of the event.
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THE FUTURE IS NOW
All-Star Game festivities start in earnest with the Futures Game, where some of the best prospects in Major League Baseball will play a seven-inning matchup at Dodger Stadium.
Among the minor leaguers set to play are: 20-year-old Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez, the No. 2-rated prospect in the majors; Texas pitcher Jack Leiter, son of former big league pitcher Al Leiter; and Washington second baseman Darren Baker, son of Houston manager Dusty Baker.
Former All-Star catcher and longtime manager Mike Scioscia will guide the NL squad, back in the ballpark where his Los Angeles Dodgers won two World Series championships. Three-time All-Star shortstop Jimmy Rollins will manage the AL side.
SMOOTH SAILING
Electrifying rookie Julio Rodriguez and the Seattle Mariners go for their 13th straight victory when they take on the Rangers in Texas again.
Seattle extended its winning streak to an even dozen as Rodriguez launched his first career grand slam and Robbie Ray struck out 12 in an 8-3 victory over the Rangers on Friday night. The only time the Mariners had a longer winning streak was their team-record 15 in a row in 2001, their last playoff season. They have won 20 of their last 23 games overall.
Atlanta has the only longer streak in the big leagues this year with 14 consecutive wins last month.
Logan Gilbert (10-3, 2.80 ERA) pitches for Seattle against Spencer Howard (1-1, 8.04). Gilbert allowed one earned run over 12 2/3 innings in his previous two starts against the Rangers this season. Howard is 1-3 with a 9.95 ERA in seven career games (six starts) at Globe Life Field.
V FOR VERLANDER
Justin Verlander wraps up a dominant first half in his return from Tommy John surgery when he starts at home for Houston against the A’s.
Verlander (11-3, 2.00 ERA) tries to become the first pitcher in the majors with 12 wins. He’s won three straight starts, allowing just two earned runs in 21 innings.
This is the ninth time Verlander has been chosen as an All-Star. With the Midsummer Classic on Tuesday, it’s uncertain whether the 39-year-old right-hander will be able to pitch an inning in the game on only two days’ rest.
SEE YOU SOON?
Several big hitters will face each other, ahead of possibly squaring off in the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night in Los Angeles.
At Nationals Park, Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Braves will take on Juan Soto and Washington. In Texas, Mariners rookie Julio Rodriguez plays against Corey Seager and the Rangers.
CENTRALIZATION
Dylan Bundy and the Minnesota Twins aim to extend their AL Central lead when they host the White Sox at Target Field.
Bundy (5-4, 4.68 ERA) is trying to regain his form after winning his first three starts of the season. He’s won just two of his last 13 outings.
Lance Lynn (1-2, 6.97) was tagged by Cleveland for a season-high eight runs in four innings in his last start.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.
The Supreme Court last month limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. Then late Thursday, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he wants to delay sweeping environmental legislation that Democrats have pushed as central to achieving Biden’s ambitious climate goals.
Biden, who has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, compared with 2005 levels, said Friday that “action on climate change and clean energy remains more urgent than ever.”
If the Senate will not act to address climate change and boost clean energy, “I will take strong executive action to meet this moment,” Biden said in a statement from Saudi Arabia, where he met Friday with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Biden did not specify what actions he will take on climate, but said they will create jobs, improve energy security, bolster domestic manufacturing and protect consumers from oil and gas price increases. “I will not back down,” he promised.
Some advocates urged Biden to use the moment to declare a national climate emergency and reinstate a ban on crude oil exports, among other steps. Declaring a climate emergency would allow Biden to redirect spending to accelerate renewable energy such as wind and solar and speed the nation’s transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.
Climate advocates, including some of Manchin’s Democratic colleagues in the Senate, slammed his opposition — noting that it was the second time he has torpedoed climate change legislation.
“It’s infuriating and nothing short of tragic that Sen. Manchin is walking away, again, from taking essential action on climate and clean energy,” said Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn. “The world is literally burning up while he joins every single Republican to stop strong action to cut emissions and speed the transition to clean energy.”
Other Democrats said Manchin’s announcement that he cannot back the climate provisions in the Senate bill — at least for now — frees Biden of the obligation to cater to a powerful, coal-state senator eager to protect his energy-producing home state. Manchin’s vote is decisive in the evenly divided Senate, where Republicans unanimously oppose climate action.
“Free at last. Let’s roll. Do it all and start it now,” tweeted Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I. who has long pushed stronger action on climate. “With legislative climate options now closed, it’s now time for executive Beast Mode,” Whitehouse wrote.
Whitehouse suggested a series of actions Biden could take, including “a robust social cost of carbon rule″ that would force energy producers to account for greenhouse gas emissions as a cost of doing business. The senator also urged Biden to require major polluters to use technology to capture carbon dioxide emissions and impose stronger pollution controls on cars, light trucks and heavy-duty vehicles.
Advocates also urged Biden to reject all onshore and offshore drilling on federal lands and in federal waters — a step he promised during the 2020 campaign but has not enacted — and restrict approval of natural gas pipelines and other fossil fuel projects.
“For too long, we’ve been waiting on a single legislative package to save us and a single legislator to determine our fate,” said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. “Now that it’s clear legislation to address our climate crisis is dead, President Biden needs to put us on an emergency footing to address this disaster.”
Citing Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands and waters, Merkley said, “Now is the time to show the American people he’s serious by saying ‘no’ to expanding our addiction to fossil fuels.”
Even before Manchin’s apparent rejection of the climate measures, Democrats had slimmed their down their plan from about $555 billion in climate spending to just over $300 billion in a bid to secure his support. Proposed tax credits for wind, solar and nuclear energy, along with still-unproven carbon-capture technology, could reduce emissions by up to 40% by 2030, advocates said.
Manchin had already forced Democrats to drop two tax provisions he opposes: direct payments of clean energy credits and tax credits for drivers who purchase electric vehicles. Manchin forced other concessions last year, including killing a proposal that would have paid utilities that increase clean energy while penalizing those that do not.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he still hopes to salvage the clean energy tax provisions and said failure “really is not an option here.”
Manchin’s request to postpone action on the climate measure follows a June 30 ruling by the Supreme Court, which said in a 6-3 vote that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
The ruling by the court’s conservative majority likely complicates the Biden administration’s plan to manage power plant pollution, but does not eliminate its authority to regulate greenhouse gases. EPA Administrator Michael Regan has said the agency is moving forward with proposed rules for power plants in the coming months.
Ann Clancy, associate climate policy director for Indivisible, a progressive advocacy group, said it was time for Biden to “stop waiting for corporate-backed Democrats and their bad faith negotiations and deliver real wins for the American people on climate.”
“We don’t have any more time to waste,” Clancy said.
Manchin, in a radio interview Friday, said climate activists want an immediate end to U.S. use of oil, coal and gas. “That’s crazy,” he told West Virginia talk show host Hoppy Kercheval. “I’m not throwing caution to the wind. I think we need an energy policy that works for our country.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/business/biden-vowing-strong-climate-action-despite-dual-setbacks/ | 2022-07-16T18:14:51Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/business/biden-vowing-strong-climate-action-despite-dual-setbacks/ | false |
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — The children flicker like ghosts on the empty playgrounds in weedy courtyards deep in a city whose residents have been told to get out now.
Six-year-old Tania has no more playmates left on her street in the eastern Ukraine city of Kramatorsk. She sits on a bench only steps away from the city’s train station that was attacked by Russia in April, killing more than 50 people who had gathered there to evacuate. The remnants of a rocket from that attack bore the inscription in Russian: “For the children.”
Tania and her parents aren’t afraid to stay. In the shade near the now-closed station, they enjoy whatever quiet remains between the booms of outgoing artillery trying to keep out Russian forces.
“The bombs land all over the country. It’s doesn’t make sense to escape,” said Tania’s father, Oleksandr Rokytianskyi.
Chatting to herself while settling in with a lavish box of colored markers, Tania added, “Bang, bang!”
It’s not unusual for older residents of eastern Ukraine to refuse to heed calls to evacuate to safer places elsewhere in the country. What’s jarring, however, is to see children — even a baby stroller — near the front line. It is unknown how many remain as the Russians press their offensive in the region.
Children cannot escape the war, even in cities considered safe. Tania’s parents spoke on the day a Russian missile struck Vinnytsia, far from the front in central Ukraine, killing 23 people including three children — a 4-year-old girl named Liza Dmytrieva and two boys aged 7 and 8.
Children who remain close to the fighting have their fates tied to that of their parents, and the dangers can be unexpected.
Outside a hospital, 18-year-old Sasha sits smoking with a 15-year-old friend. Sasha’s right arm is bandaged, and he peers at the world from blackened eyes. He has scrapes all over after being struck while crossing the street by one of the military vehicles rumbling through the region.
The Ukrainian soldiers helped find him an ambulance, he said, his speech impaired by his injuries.
Sasha doesn’t know why he’s still living here. His mother decided the family wouldn’t leave. Like some in eastern Ukraine, he didn’t share his last name out of concern for his security.
“I’d rather stay because I have friends here,” he said, but if he had small children, he would take them out.
In the four-bed hospital room that Sasha shares with other patients, an older man named Volodymyr has his right hand thickly bandaged. He said he was in his garden in a village near Bakhmut when cluster bombs exploded.
His family, including his 15-year-old child, plans to stay.
But “the small ones need to be evacuated,” Volodymyr said. “The small ones, they haven’t seen much in life.”
Maksym, a wounded soldier recuperating from a concussion suffered during shelling, agreed.
For the first time since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, he has left the forest trenches and is able to speak by phone with his teenage daughter, who is safe in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, several hours’ drive away.
This is also Maksym’s first chance to see what passes for normal life in Ukraine in almost six months, and he is surprised to see children still so close to the fighting.
“They’re kids,” he said, with the same gruffness he uses to call the entire war “nonsense.”
Dr. Vitalii Malanchuk said a “quite high” number of children are patients at the hospital. He finds it uncomfortable that some people who should be evacuating see his presence as a reassuring reason to stay.
As the latest air raid siren wails at a Kramatorsk playground and artillery booms, a girl in pigtails squeals and runs from the determined chase of a little boy. A small merry-go-round spins.
Dmytro and Karyna Ponomarenko wait for their daughter, nearly 5-year-old Anhelina, along with her pink bike with training wheels.
There are no safe places, they said, and Kramatorsk is home. They feel it’s hard to leave and expensive to start anew elsewhere. Some residents who left are now returning, they said, preferring to take their chances.
They will stay as long as they can, even as the Russians inch closer.
“She is used to the sirens, but the explosions still bother her,” Dmtryo said of Anhelina. They tell her it’s thunder, but somehow she has learned to fear the planes, even Ukrainian ones.
There are fewer children to play with day by day, but Anhelina entertains herself, her father said.
“Hyperactive,” he added with a weary fondness.
With evening coming, the family leaves, walking by the statue of a tank that’s now outnumbered by real ones on the streets.
Shadows edge across the cracked concrete square. The air raid siren is still going.
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What's happening
Picture settings on your new TV might not be ideal right out of the box.
Why it matters
Getting the best image possible out of your TV will make all your shows and movies pop.
What's next
We break down all the settings you'll need to adjust to get the best picture quality.
Believe it or not, your TV doesn't always come looking its best right out of the box. It may be surprising, but the default settings that your TV uses before you make any changes don't always deliver optimal performance. If you want the best out of your TV, you'll likely need to make a few adjustments to your picture settings.
That's exactly what we do here at CNET as part of our TV review process. We immediately dig into the menus to adjust the picture settings to make sure the televisions we're testing have optimal picture quality.
Fortunately, you don't have to be an expert to get your TV looking great. Every TV has numerous adjustment options, including different picture modes and controls for brightness, backlight, sharpness, smoothing and more, that you can change to improve the TV shows, movies and video games you watch every day.
We've broken down all the settings you might need to tweak to get the best picture out of your TV. Just keep in mind that picture setting names can vary from one manufacturer to another. A setting that one TV company calls "brightness," for example, could control something totally different on another television. We tackle a lot of the variations below, but we can't account for every TV maker, especially when it comes to older models.
Start with the right picture mode
Your TV's picture mode has the largest effect on overall picture quality. This one setting controls multiple other settings to change the overall "look" of your TV. If you've never changed this setting it's probably still the default mode, typically labeled Standard, Vivid, Dynamic, Bright or something similar. The TV is usually at its least accurate in this mode, with typically blown-out colors and image "enhancing" features that might catch the eye on a shelf in a store, but at home might make the TV look worse than it could.
A place to start is switching to the mode called Cinema, Movie, Calibrated or Filmmaker. These will dial back some of the picture's more garish aspects. At first, the TV might even look soft or too warm ("reddish"). We'll discuss below why that is, but for now trust that you're actually seeing more fine detail, and the image is more lifelike.
Read more: What's the Best Picture Mode?
Let's move on to some specific controls.
Backlight or OLED light
- Controls the light intensity of the entire display
- Too high and it can cause headaches or eye strain, waste energy and, in some cases, cause premature wear on the TV
- Too low and the image is too dim and difficult to see
Nearly all TVs will have some control that adjusts the overall light output of the TV. It's usually labeled as the backlight control, or OLED light, or something similar. On newer Sony TVs this setting is labeled Brightness, and on Roku TVs there are five settings (Brightest to Darkest) in addition to a backlight control. Whatever the label, this setting is the actual brightness, which is generally separate from the control labeled "Brightness" (see below).
You should adjust this setting based on room lighting and personal preference. Brighter rooms and daylight viewing will call for a higher setting, while home theater or nighttime viewing often looks better at a lower setting. On an LCD TV, a bright backlight can wash out the image somewhat and reduce contrast and pop, especially on models that lack full array local dimming.
The brighter the TV is, the more energy it will consume, if you're concerned about how much electricity you use. Higher brightness also makes OLED TVs somewhat more susceptible to image retention and burn-in -- although that's unlikely with typical viewing habits, even at maximum brightness.
Read more: OLED Screen Burn-In: What You Need to Know in 2022
Contrast
- Controls the white or bright parts of an image
- Too high will erase detail from clouds, snow and other bright objects
- Too low will look dim and flat
The contrast control adjusts how bright the bright parts of the image are. There is an upper limit, however. If you set the control too high, it "clips" the whites, making near-white details totally white. This effectively erases any detail in bright objects like clouds without making the image actually brighter.
To set contrast by eye, you'll need something with a lot of bright areas of the image. Baseball works pretty well for this -- a fly ball, pop fly, home runs, something with shots of the sky -- or skiing (depending on season, clearly) or something with clouds. What you're looking for is a bright image, but still with highlight detail. In other words, the bright areas of the image still have detail, and aren't just awash in white.
Once you've found something you think will work, turn the contrast control up until you start losing detail. Clouds will cease being clouds, snow will just be glare. Now turn the control back down till you see detail again. Somewhere in this range will be ideal. Since all content is a little different you might need to tweak it a bit as you watch other shows/movies.
Don't want to mess with all that? Just leave it at the default for the Movie or Cinema setting.
Brightness or black level
- Controls the black or dark parts of an image
- Too high will look flat and washed out
- Too low will erase detail in shadows and dark areas of the image
On most TVs, the brightness control doesn't actually control the TV's "brightness." Instead, it adjusts how dark the darkest parts of the image are. Like with contrast, there's a fine line between too high and too low. In this case, too high and the image will appear washed out. Too low and all shadows will disappear into black. (On newer Sony TVs, this control is labeled Black Level.)
To set brightness, you're looking for the opposite type of content from contrast. Dark movies, like Aliens or The Dark Knight, are perfect for this. Some famously dark TV episodes might be too dark to use for this.
Turn the Brightness control down until everything disappears into blackness (or something close). From there, turn it back up so you can see detail in everything, but the image doesn't look washed out. Another test for this is a darker scene with someone with long hair. The underside of their hair (I don't know what people with hair call it) away from the light can be a good place to spot shadow detail -- also dark coats at night. Again, you might need to try a few different shows or movies to get it right.
Sharpness
- Controls artificial edge enhancement, not image sharpness
- Too high erases image detail, adds a halo to fine lines
- Depending on the TV, set to 0 there's no effect, or a slight softening
Believe it or not, the sharpness control doesn't really improve sharpness. In a way it improves apparent sharpness, but at the expense of actual fine detail and usually with additional noise. On nearly all TVs the sharpness control adds "edge enhancement," artificially accentuating any edges the TV finds in the image. The problem is, doing this hides the actual detail in the image, so the result looks more artificial with less actual detail.
So it may seem counterintuitive, but you should turn the sharpness control down, way down. Some TVs look best with the control at 0. Others look best within the first 10% or so of this control's range. If you're used to how your TV looks with the sharpness control way up, as it typically is in the Dynamic or Vivid modes, it might appear soft at first when you turn it down. Find some high-quality 4K content and you might be surprised how detailed it now looks. You should be able to find the sweet spot on your TV looking closely for textures in clothing, wrinkles in faces, hair and beards, that kind of thing.
Read more: Why You Need to Turn Down Your TV's Sharpness Control
Color and tint
- Controls color saturation and red-green shift
- A holdover from the analog TV days
- Generally will be correct, or close enough, out of the box
Generally, the color and tint controls will be reasonably close to correct out of the box, especially in Cinema or Movie mode. You can experiment with their effects, but it's rare they're off by more than one or two steps in either direction.
Color temperature or white balance
- Controls how warm or cool the image looks
- Too high and the image will be too blue
- Too low and the image will be too red
Color temperature is a difficult one. Your brain gets used to the color temp of your TV, so if you change it, it's going to seem "wrong." In fact, this is probably the first thing you'll notice if you switch to the Cinema or Movie mode. It's going to look too warm or "reddish." On most TVs, this is actually the most accurate and lifelike. Your TV has been lying to you for years!
Switch to your TV's warm color temperature mode and watch it for a few days. If it still seems off to you, try the standard mode. I promise the cool mode will look far too blue once you get used to warm.
Check out my article on color temp and why it matters for more info.
Motion interpolation or smoothing (the soap opera effect)
- Controls how "smooth" motion is by artificially creating new frames of video
- Too high, or even enabled at all, it can be annoying to some
- Too low and the TV might appear soft with motion, such as sports
As TV settings go, motion interpolation is a rather controversial topic. Many people, including film purists and pretty much everyone who works in Hollywood, hate it. It makes movies look like a cheap soap opera or a video you'd shoot on your phone. If you've ever looked at a new TV and just felt something was off, or the image just didn't look real, it's probably this. Some people like it, but a lot of people don't. Your new TV almost certainly has this feature turned on in non-Cinema or Movie modes. Turning it off might change how you feel about your purchase.
Read more: Tom Cruise Wants You to Turn Off Soap Opera Effect. Here's How
Game mode
- Reduces input lag, or how long it takes for your input to register onscreen
- Usually disables features that might make the image better
- Useful for any game that requires timing or aiming, especially online multiplayer
Input lag is how long it takes for you to press a button on a game controller and then to have an onscreen effect in the game. For many people this delay, measured in milliseconds, isn't noticeable. For others, especially with certain types of games, it can make a massive difference. From jumping puzzles to pixel-perfect aim in a first-person shooter, getting the timing right in many games is crucial.
Minimizing input lag, usually via a feature called game mode, can make a significant difference. If you've bought a new TV and suddenly your scores and rankings have dropped, this might be why. It's not something you want to leave enabled all the time, since it usually disables processing features that can improve the TV's picture quality.
Some TVs and consoles now support switching to this mode automatically.
Further steps
As mentioned above, the next step to fine-tuning your TV to perfection is getting a setup disc. The Spears & Munsil disc is a great option because it gets you right to the patterns without any extraneous fluff. If you just want someone else to do it, ideally with specialized test equipment, see if there are any TV calibrators in your area.
Lastly, make sure any sources you have, like a streaming stick or a cable or satellite box, are set to your TV's resolution (4K for 4K TVs, etc). Generally speaking they should do this automatically, but it's worth digging into the settings to be sure. Your 4K TV won't look its best without 4K content. You might need to pay for a higher tier to get that, depending on the service.
Lastly, HDMI. Chances are whatever HDMI cables you have are fine. If you try to send 4K from a media streamer and it doesn't work, it's possible your HDMI cables can't handle the additional resolution. But new HDMI cables are cheap. If your TV is getting the resolution you want from your sources, new HDMI cables won't make the image look or sound better, so you can save your money.
For more, check out CNET's lists of the best 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch TVs you can buy. You can also take a look at the best 4K TVs available.
As well as covering TV and other display tech, Geoff does photo tours of cool museums and locations around the world, including nuclear submarines, massive aircraft carriers, medieval castles, airplane graveyards and more.
You can follow his exploits on Instagram and YouTube, and on his travel blog, BaldNomad. He also wrote a bestselling sci-fi novel about city-size submarines, along with a sequel. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/your-tv-could-look-even-better-9-setting-adjustments-to-give-you-the-best-picture/ | 2022-07-16T18:16:59Z | https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/your-tv-could-look-even-better-9-setting-adjustments-to-give-you-the-best-picture/ | true |
WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 17, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Reno NV
1024 AM PDT Sat Jul 16 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA...
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low humidity, which is in effect from
noon to 8 PM PDT Sunday.
* Affected Area...Fire Zone 270 Surprise Valley California, Fire
Zone 278 Eastern Lassen County, Fire Zone 420 Northern Sierra
Front including Carson City, Douglas, Storey, Southern Washoe,
Western Lyon, and Far Southern Lassen Counties and Fire Zone
458 Northern Washoe County.
* Winds...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph.
* Humidity...10-15% during the afternoon with poor overnight
recoveries.
* Duration...3-8 hours.
* Impacts...The combination of gusty winds and low humidity can
cause fire to rapidly grow in size and intensity before first
responders can contain them.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Avoid outdoor activities that can cause a spark near dry
vegetation, such as yard work, target shooting, or campfires.
Follow local fire restrictions. Check weather.gov/reno for
updates and livingwithfire.info for preparedness tips.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
3-2-9-2
(three, two, nine, two)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
3-2-9-2
(three, two, nine, two) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17309623.php | 2022-07-16T18:21:19Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17309623.php | true |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
6-8-4-5, Fireball: 5
(six, eight, four, five; Fireball: five)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the "Pick Four-Midday" game were:
6-8-4-5, Fireball: 5
(six, eight, four, five; Fireball: five) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17309627.php | 2022-07-16T18:21:31Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Four-Midday-game-17309627.php | true |
WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — A woman sitting in the outdoor eating area of a restaurant died after she was struck by a vehicle, police in Warwick, Rhode Island said.
The driver was traveling through the parking lot of Tommy's Clam Shack on Friday afternoon and inadvertently hit the accelerator, striking a couple who were sitting at a table, police said.
The woman, identified as Susan Hjerpe, 66, suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, where she later died, police said. Her husband, Carl Hjerpe, also was hospitalized and is in stable condition.
Police are still investigating the crash. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Restaurant-patron-sitting-outside-struck-by-17309588.php | 2022-07-16T18:23:04Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Restaurant-patron-sitting-outside-struck-by-17309588.php | true |
Troubled woman is dubbed the 'Goldilocks of the Hamptons' after sneaking into at least seven mansions in ritzy enclave to SLEEP
- Over the past few months, Peace Ofoego, 32, has been found sleeping in Westhampton homeowner' backyards, pool houses and rooms
- She has been arrested three times for trespassing since the end of May but has entered a total of even properties within the village
- Ofoego was first spotted wearing a black trench coat and sandals at Westhampton Beach over Memorial Day weekend
- She has said she is fleeing from an abusive husband in Florida, and her aunt has claimed she is looking for a place to regain custody of her children
A troubled homeless woman has been caught breaking into multiple Hamptons mansions to try and take a nap.
Peace Ofoego, 32, has been dubbed 'Goldilocks of the Hamptons' over her antics in Westhampton, and has been arrested three times since the end of May.
One resident, Peter Nesvold, even snapped images of Ofoego as she tried entering his home while his wife was inside. Police were called, and Ofoego was arrested and led away shortly afterwards.
Another, John Mallon, collared Ofoego inside his $35,000-a-month rental. He called police and asked them to record the incident, but declined to press chagrges.
Ofoego is originally from Nigeria and claims to have fled an abusive marriage. She has also said she is hoping to regain custody of her children.
The troubled woman has caught entering seven properties in the ritzy town, but only charged over three of the incidents.
Westhampton resident Peter Nesvold shared these images of Peace Ofoego trying to break into his home while his wife was inside. Ofoego was subsequently arrested
Ofoego was caught staying in this $35,000-a-month home in Westhampton. Owner John Mallon called the cops to ask them to record the incident, but declined to press charges
Ofoego was first spotted in Westhampton Beach on Memorial Day weekend, when a resident reported to police a 'black female wearing a black trench coat and sandals' was wandering through the backyard construction site of his four-bedroom rental property - just about a mile from the village's train station.
When police arrived on May 29, she told them he had no identification or credit cards because she had been robbed while living in Washington DC.
She also said she traveled to New York City a few days earlier, from where she boarded a rail road to Westhampton Beach, where she said she was looking for a hotel room near the ocean.
Police then helped Ofoego find a local homeless shelter, the Post reports, where she said she wanted to charge her computer 'and transfer funds to an account.'
But just a few days later, on June 2, she was seen wandering through the wealthy neighborhood again - and it would not be the last time.
Over the past few months, Peace Ofoego, 32 (pictured) has been found sleeping in Westhampton homeowners' backyards, pool houses and second-story bedrooms
She has been arrested 0three times for trespassing since the end of May, but has entered a total of seven properties within the village
Authorities say that Ofoego passed through an unlocked gate that leads from the beach to a $275,000-a-month eight-bedroom rental on exclusive Dune Road.
She then allegedly entered the house through an unlocked back deck, where she lounged until police showed up - and charged her with criminal trespass.
'Subject stated she was staying at a house down the road and entered the stated residence to ask somebody about a restaurant to eat at,' a police report obtained by the Post says.
Then just two days later, on June 4, Ofoego was again spotted 'staying' in the pool house of a property that rents at $35,000 a month.
When police showed up that time and were attempting to find another homeless shelter for Ofoego, 'Peace began walking away,' an officer wrote in his report, addingthat he warned her that if she kept wandering into village homes she would again be arrested for trespassing.
'She left the area on foot.'
Ofoego's last encounter with the Westhampton police came on June 24 at a 'quintessential beachfront estate' that features seven bedrooms and was listed for rent at a whopping $280,000 in July and August.
According to the police report, she walked into the second-story bedroom, startling the homeowner.
Police were then called to the scene and arrested her.
But when they were processing her paperwork at the police department, Ofoego is said to have told the cops they were mistaken and she just 'went inside to look at the rental.
'You just want to arrest me,' she allegedly accused them. 'All I did was look for a rental.'
Ofoego now spends her days walking through the village and along the beach, residents have reported on Facebook.
Some have said they saw her on back roads, on Main Street, at a gazebo where bands play during the summer months and at a local marina.
Sometimes she is seen wearing the same black trench coat and black knit beanie she was reported in back in May - despite hot temperatures.
Janet Feldman, for example, commented on the Westhampton Beach Area Community Forum, said she saw Ofoego walking on the beach and down Dune Road while walking her dog in the morning.
'She seems mentally unwell for sure,' Feldman wrote.
Marie Costelli also commented: 'A few weeks ago, she approached me in Lidl asking for help. She needed money to pay for her groceries.
'As I was handing her some cash, which she took, a man who may have been the store manager asked her to leave,' Costelli said. 'I felt sorry for her, I hope she gets the help she needs.'
Ofoego now says she intends to defend herself in court, refusing a court-ordered public defender at hearings on July 6 and July 13.
At one of those hearings, Liam Anthony DeFronzo wrote, Ofoego was arguing with the judge.
And days earlier, the Post reports, when officers were trying to serve her with a subpoena to appear in court, she told them they were harassing her and threatened to sue them.
'It seemed to me she is angry with where she is in life and with the system,' DeFronzo posited. 'Ultimately, it seems she's looking for a place to sleep, but of course you never know what she might do, and it's not acceptable to break into homes.
'Does she truly want help in finding some sort of shelter and is doing this as a cry for help? I don't know, but I felt compelled to help her the other day in the court room,' he said.
Ofoego is due back in court on July 27.
Residents on Facebook have reported seeing her walking throughout town
Ofoego now claims she was fleeing her abusive husband and is trying to find a place where she can raise her children.
She told the Post she was born in Nigeria, but has lived in the United States for the past 13 years - coming o the country when she was 19-years-old and settling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she began studying medical science at Southern University.
She also said her father is a journalist in Nigeria, and she was educated in boarding schools before coming to the United States.
Ofoego wound up in Westhampton, she claims, after she fled her abusive husband in Florida. She then made her way to DC then to New York City, where she claims she was violently pushed down subway stairs in May.
She then made her way to Westhampton, where she said did not know the beaches were restricted to local resident.
'All I want is just some simple kindness from strangers,' she told the Post. 'But no one cares about me.'
Ofoego also says her parents in Nigeria are aware she is homeless but cannot do anything about it.
She has previously told cops that she has an aunt back in Louisiana, and when they called Ugoo Onyenekwu, she said Ofoego was 'moving around looking for a location where she could regain custody of her children who are currently in California.'
It is unclear how many children Ofoego has, but a November 4, 2020 police report from Florida shows she was stopped for 'failure to register a motor vehicle.' She had 'seven juvenile passengers' in the car at the time.
Police reported that she produced 'a foreign passport' as identification, and failed to show up at her arraignment.
She was stopped by officers again in Lake County, Florida in 2017 for driving without a license - to which she allegedly claimed she never had one.
Ofoego has since lived in several locations in Florida over the past few years, the Post reports, and worked with her husband Marquis Duvuall Hudson for a company called Meticulous Cleaning Services in Boca Raton.
Court documents seem to back her claims that her husband, Marquis Duvuall Hudson, 40, was abusive. He was charged with 'domestic battery to a pregnant female' in 2018 but the charges were dropped when Ofoego did not show up to court
Court documents seem to back her claim he was abusive.
Hudson, now 40, was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting an officer in 2017. He was then sentenced to 11 months in prison.
After he got out, police records show he allegedly struck Ofoego while she was pregnant.
She had called cops the day after Christmas in 2018, saying that five days earlier they had a fight while putting cleaning supplies in a storage locker.
A police report claims Hudson 'was accusing her of trying to leave the country, and the two got into an argument' during which 'Marquis grabbed her throat and began choking her.'
Ofoego told cops she was having trouble breathing and nearly passed out.
'I asked Peace if Marquis is capable of killing her or her children, [to] which she stated "yes,"' Officer Tobias Andrews wrote.
'Marquis at the time of the battery was aware Peace is pregnant.'
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Oxford University students run for their lives as terrifying wildfire surrounds their Algarve villa
- The group rushed to escape their villa in the early hours of Thursday morning
- Wildfires had been raging near them in Quinto Verde so they set alarms to check
- Ex-student said: 'We screamed to wake everyone up and grabbed our passports'
- The area was blackened and the ground smouldering as they could not breathe
Seven terrified university friends had no choice but to run for their lives after a wildfire surrounded their Algarve villa.
Ash fell into the pool while the group rushed to safety, frantically cramming themselves into a car to escape the furious flames closing in on them.
The group of friends had jetted off for a week in the Portuguese sunshine to celebrate their time at the University of Oxford coming to an end.
But things took a dramatic turn in the early hours of July 14.
The group had jetted off for a week in Portugal to celebrate the end of their time at the University of Oxford
Wildfires had been raging about 1-2km from their Airbnb villa, near Quinto Verde, for most of the day.
One of the group, Millie Farley, 22 from Wombourne, told BirminghamLive they were worried about sleeping through the night so had set an alarm for 3am to keep a lookout.
This alarm may have potentially saved their lives.
When the alarm went off, they checked outside and could see a 'very small, seemingly insignificant bonfire-like fire' about 100m away.
Ms Farley said: 'We decided to stay up and keep an eye on it to make sure that it was nothing to be concerned about.
At 3am they checked outside and could see a 'very small, seemingly insignificant bonfire-like fire' about 100m away from their villa near Quinto Verde
When they returned the villa to collect their belongings the ground was still smouldering
'After about 20 minutes of anxious waiting, we stood up to head back outside. The image that greeted me when I pulled back the curtains to open our patio door is something that will haunt me for a long time - flames were literally less than 2m from my window, ash was falling into the pool and the sky was lit up in a fiery orange glow.'
She continued: 'It was genuinely terrifying.
'We screamed to wake everyone up and grabbed our passports as we ran out of the front door to the car.
'Without hesitating we drove at rapid speeds down the lane, seven of us crammed into a little Fiat Panda.'
The former modern languages student felt genuinely terrified by the sudden fires and left the villa immediately
As they sped off to safety, Ms Farley said they were so worried that the fire would block the path, their one and only exit to the main road.
'Luckily we sped out just in time,' she said. 'The fire spread rapidly behind us, burning down trees and bushes in its path.'
About two hours later, the friends were told it was safe to return to the villa and collect their things.
One of the group decided to fly home shortly after the morning's dramatic events, but the six remaining friends arranged to stay in Faro before flying home on Friday.
Ms Farley, a former modern languages student, said: 'There was no water or electricity as the wires were burnt through, but we could pack our cases and leave. The surroundings of the villa were completely blackened and the ground was still smouldering - we could barely breathe through the smoke.
Ms Farley could see flames less than 2m from the window, ash falling into the pool and the sky lit up with a fiery orange glow
'To be honest, we could have probably stayed in the same villa because it wasn't physically damaged from the fire and the groundskeeper was going to fix the wires. For us it was more the traumatic experience that prevented us from returning, the area is dry and barren - it's a disaster waiting to happen.'
Many celebrities have also been caught up in the dangerous wildfires.
Former Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne tweeted to say he had been forced to flee his mansion during a 'terrible day in the Algarve'.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was almost hidden from the street as she stood behind a nondescript building in Queens that a local nonprofit is buying with federal money. But people spotted her anyway, slowly trickling up the sidewalk and forming a small line to get a picture with her.
The New York congresswoman wrapped up her visit, did a quick interview with a Bengali-language TV crew and posed for pictures with the people who were hovering nearby.
For most members of Congress, such swings through the district are routine, an opportunity to connect with voters back home and remind them of the tangible impact of their work on Capitol Hill, such as the $2 million Ocasio-Cortez helped the Queens nonprofit secure as part of a $1.5 trillion government-wide spending bill. But for Ocasio-Cortez, one of the most prominent progressive voices in U.S. politics, such visits carry added significance.
Four years ago, Ocasio-Cortez became famous when she toppled one of the most powerful Democrats in Congress with a message that he was more focused on his political ambitions in Washington than the working-class voters he represented in New York. As she seeks a third term this year and navigates the implications of being a celebrity in her own right, she’s determined to avoid any suggestion that she is losing touch with her constituents.
“It’s always a concern that that’s a perception,” Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview.
“I’ve never had any control over the fact that that kind of phenomenon started the moment I was elected,” she continued. “If anything, that’s why it’s really important for me to continue to be here in the community.”
The intensity of interest in Ocasio-Cortez — and the sometimes misplaced belief that she can solve any problem — is on display during her visits to the district.
A March town hall in the Bronx attracted people like Daron Jones, a 21-year-old who was among those lining up to get a photo with Ocasio-Cortez. He doesn’t live in the district — or even in New York. He drove about an hour from Hoboken, New Jersey, to see Ocasio-Cortez after having watched “Knock Down The House,” a Netflix documentary chronicling her 2018 campaign against then-Rep. Joe Crowley.
“I knew she was big,” he said. “It inspires me how she just is a regular person. She’s just here trying to help the community.”
As she ticked through a slideshow of local U.S. government projects and tax credits newly available under last year’s pandemic-relief laws, it was hard to miss the young people in the audience raising their phones to take pictures of her or the security guards stationed near her at the front of the room.
Nancy Johnson, who lived in the neighborhood, attended the event hoping Ocasio-Cortez could intervene in a dispute with her condominium board over elevator outages and other complaints. The congresswoman expressed sympathy for the challenge and said she was aware of the issue. But, noting that the condominium board was a private entity, she said her office could only counsel her and fellow residents on their options.
“I was very impressed with her and what she’s doing,” Johnson said, but “just a little disappointed that she couldn’t help us or even respond.”
Such high expectations of the 32-year-old Ocasio-Cortez were a reminder of how fame is both an asset and a liability for the congresswoman.
With 13 million followers on Twitter alone, a single social media post by Ocasio-Cortez can draw the type of attention that many veteran politicians can only dream of.
She has raised massive sums of campaign cash from mostly small-dollar donors that she distributes to candidates who share her progressive worldview. Her leadership political action committee has given at least $207,500 to other campaign committees since the start of 2021, according to federal election data.
But her attempts to use her platform to bring attention to candidates or causes she cares about sometimes land with mixed results. Her picks in several high-profile congressional primaries this year from Cleveland to south Texas were defeated by more moderate candidates backed by the Democratic establishment.
Even in her hometown of New York City, the Ocasio-Cortez-backed candidate for mayor was defeated by the more moderate Eric Adams in a crowded Democratic primary last year. The two have developed a fraught relationship, sparring over everything from the city budget and policing to his choice of words when describing some workers as “low skill.”
Perhaps most memorably, she drew scrutiny in September for wearing a dress to the celebrity-packed Met Gala with the words “Tax the Rich” scrawled across the back. While she earned praise from some for the bold message, she was also criticized by some who considered it hypocritical to attend the ultra-exclusive event full of the wealthy and connected.
Ocasio-Cortez is now at something of a crossroads moment.
With Democrats facing steep headwinds to maintain control of the House after this year’s midterms, she is poised to be in the minority for the first time. She is often mentioned as a potential Senate — or even presidential — contender. But she has opted against opportunities to seek higher office, including this year when there was speculation that she might challenge Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and Senate majority leader, in a primary.
With the need to appeal to both liberals in New York City and moderate voters upstate, Democrats who win statewide are often centrists, which would make it hard for Ocasio-Cortez to survive a primary if she sought higher office.
“Outside of the very online far-left, she’s not popular,” said Jon Reinish, a Democratic political strategist in New York. “She is considerably to the left of the vast majority of New York voters.”
Ocasio-Cortez said she doesn’t have a clear plan for what comes next for her.
“It’s a common question that I get and it’s not even an intention to be cagey or dismissive. It’s just — I really don’t know,” she said. “I really do try to assess the landscape and see how I can best serve.”
“Personally — this is — I’m already like way beyond anything that I ever thought was possible for my life,” she added. “And so, I do not have this internal craving.”
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Which vegan jerky is best?
For a snack or hike, few things deliver a quick protein punch better than jerky. The trouble is, jerky can be loaded with preservatives, sodium and artery-clogging fats. And if you are avoiding animal products, finding the best vegan jerky can be a serious challenge. But there are some solid options out there to satisfy your jerky cravings.
Why buy vegan jerky?
There are many reasons why people might choose vegan jerky.
- For the planet: Some people are concerned about greenhouse gas emissions tied to cattle production.
- For their health: Although vegan jerky can also contain too much sodium, additives and sugar, some people choose to limit their consumption of animal protein as a preventative measure against heart disease.
- For ethical reasons: Some vegans change their diet for ethical reasons. They refuse to eat any kind of animal products, including animal by-products such as honey.
Vegan jerky ingredients
So, what makes it jerky? The main ingredients that replace the animal products are prepared to mimic that satisfying chewy bite of traditional meat jerky. When it comes to vegan varieties, you have quite a few options for the star ingredient.
- Soy: Soy curls and soy are generally tasty choices for high-protein jerky.
- Mushrooms: Mushrooms are one of the first substitutions for meat in jerky and bacon products. Portobello, shiitake and oyster are most common.
- Wheat: Seitan is made of vital wheat gluten. Its tough chew makes it very similar to traditional jerky.
- Jackfruit: Jackfruit is a good substitute if you are avoiding soy or gluten.
- Kelp: For a taste of the sea, choose kelp-based vegan jerky.
- Coconut: Coconut jerky is not only soy-, wheat- and gluten-free; it’s also approved for paleo diets.
Clean ingredients matter
Many people believe that vegan snacks are healthy because they are missing animal products, but this isn’t always true. A plant-based diet won’t do much for you if you’re shoveling down tons of artificial flavorings, colorings and preservatives. The best vegan jerky has clean ingredients you can recognize — and not much else.
The 8 best vegan jerkies
It has 15 grams of protein and just 4 grams of fat per bag. The Carolina barbecue flavor is both sweet and tangy. The ingredients are locally-sourced in Kentucky, and the list is clean and short. The protein is soy-based, and this jerky is gluten-free.
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This is a sampler pack of 24 1-ounce, individually-wrapped servings of jerky. Flavors included are Thai peanut, mesquite lime, teriyaki, hot and spicy, hickory smoked and Texas BBQ. Some varieties use mushrooms as a base, but some may use soy, so check labels if you are avoiding that ingredient.
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Savory Wild Vegan Portabello Mushroom Jerky
Portobello mushrooms carry the savory, spicy flavors of sesame, ginger and chili. This jerky is gluten-free and made from non-GMO ingredients. There are no preservatives and no hydrogenated oils. One serving has 10 grams of protein.
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This 10-pack includes two flavors: original and teriyaki. The original is smoky and savory, but the teriyaki has a slightly caramelized sweetness. There is no soy or gluten in either flavor. It uses peas and mung beans to provide jerky-like chew.
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This is sweet, salty and spicy all at once. Each large 7-ounce bag contains 20 servings and 40 grams of protein. It’s low carb for keto diets. There is no added gluten, but it is processed on shared equipment. It’s also available in four other flavors or a variety pack.
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Pleather Black Pepper Vegan Jerky
This serious vegan jerky comes with a playful name. It is made of seitan, which means it’s not suitable for gluten-free diets. Crafted by hand, it has a black and cayenne pepper kick and a smoke finish. Each 90-calorie serving packs a whopping 16 grams of protein. Other flavors include red pepper bourbon BBQ and ginger sesame.
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Noble Jerky Chipotle Vegan Jerky
The spicy, smoky kick of chipotle meets soy protein in this plant-based jerky. All of the ingredients are vegan and natural, and the jerky is nitrate-free. Every bag has 14 grams of protein with an exceptionally long shelf life.
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The Bunny James Store Vegan Jerky Sampler Gift Box
This is a great vegan jerky sampler for trying out different types of meat substitutes. It features eight different varieties of jerky made from jackfruit, soy, seitan and fruit. Samples brands are Primal Jerky, Noble Jerky, Perky Jerky, Wild Joy Jerky and Solely Organic Fruit Jerky. Protein levels vary, as do ingredients, so check to make sure they work for you.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas shot a 6-under 64 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a four-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
Kupcho and Salas had a 17-under 193 total with a better-ball round left at Midland Country Club in the LPGA Tour’s lone team event. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners birdied three of the last five holes in a bogey-free round.
“We were just out there playing,” Kupcho said. “I feel like that’s what we’re best at, is having fun together. I feel like we definitely did that today, and that’s how we were so calm in shooting that.”
Kupcho has broken through this year with her first two LPGA Tour titles, taking the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan.
“She’s such a great putter and she made a bunch of clutch putts,” Salas said. “I did my job on the back side when we got into some trouble. We kind of both exchanged sorries and came out with par.”
Salas won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship for her lone tour title.
“We’ll just go out there and play our game.” Kupcho said. “I mean, there’s definitely going to be low scores, so not really dwelling on what everyone else is doing. Just go play our game and keep moving.”
Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 67.
“I think we generally played well together,” Tan said. “We didn’t put ourselves in tough position where you have to make those pressure putts, and really just had a lot of birdie chance coming in. It was a fun day.”
Second-round leaders Pauline Roussin and Dewi Weber had a 73 to drop into a tie for third at 11 under with Tiffany Chan and Haeji Kang. Chan and Kang shot 69.
Karrie Webb and Marina Alex had a 69 to join Lim Kim-Yealimi Noh and Cheyenne Knight-Elizabeth Szokol at 10 under.
Annika Sorenstam and Madelene Sagstrom, tied for the first-round lead, were tied for 18th at 7 under after a 72.
The 51-year-old 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. | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/jennifer-kupcho-lizette-salas-lead-lpga-tour-team-event/ | 2022-07-16T18:29:11Z | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/jennifer-kupcho-lizette-salas-lead-lpga-tour-team-event/ | true |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday blocked a freight railroad strike for at least 60 days by naming a board of arbitrators to intervene in the contract dispute, averting action that could have disrupted all kinds of shipments.
The widely expected move will keep 115,000 rail workers on the job while the arbitrators develop a set of contract recommendations for both sides to consider. Biden had to act before Monday to prevent a possible strike. A new round of negotiations is likely after those recommendations are issued.
The president wrote in an executive order naming the arbitrators that he’d “been notified by the National Mediation Board that in its judgment these disputes threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree that would deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service.”
If the railroads and their 12 unions can’t agree on a contract within the next 60 days, Congress would likely step in to prevent a strike by voting to impose terms or taking other action.
The United Rail Unions coalition said the labor unions are preparing to make their case to the board of arbitrators, and believe that current economic data shows the raises they are asking for “are more than warranted when compared to our memberships’ contribution to the record profits of the rail carriers.”
The National Carriers Conference Committee, which represents the nation’s freight railroads in national collective bargaining, cheered Biden’s move, noting that it “remains in the best interest of all parties — and the public — for the railroads and rail labor organizations to promptly settle the bargaining round on reasonable terms that provide employees with prompt and well-deserved pay increases and prevent rail service disruptions.”
“Throughout the bargaining round, the railroads have worked to thoughtfully address issues raised by both sides and have offered pay increases that are consistent with labor market benchmarks and reward rail employees for their essential work,” the committee said in a statement.
Any prolonged rail strike could cripple the supply chain that has been slowly recovering from the backlogs and delays that became common during the pandemic because of worker shortages at the ports, trucking companies and railroads as demand for imports surged.
“It’s really in everybody’s best interests to avoid a strike,” Edward Jones analyst Jeff Windau said.
The group that represents Union Pacific, BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Kansas City Southern and other railroads and the unions have expressed optimism that this new presidential board will be able to help them resolve the dispute that began more than two years ago.
Business groups had urged Biden to take this step to ensure the railroads would continue operating. They worry about what a strike or lockout would mean for the fragile supply chain because railroads deliver all kinds of raw materials, finished products and imported goods that businesses rely on. A railroad strike could jeopardize the health of the economy.
The board of arbitrators will hold hearings with both sides to learn more about their positions before issuing their recommendations about a month from now. The the unions and the railroads will have 30 days to negotiate a new deal before a strike could be permitted under the federal law that governs railroad contract negotiations.
So far, the two sides have remained far apart because workers want raises that will offset inflation and cover increased health insurance costs while reflecting the current nationwide worker shortages. Railroads maintain that the double-digit raises they are offering over the five year contract that would date back to 2020 are fair based on the kind of raises other companies gave their workers at the time.
The unions are expecting significant raises because the railroads have been reporting record profits in recent years since they eliminated nearly one-third of their employees over the past six years as they overhauled their operations.
The unions also want the railroads to back off their proposals to cut train crews from two people down to one and ease some of the strict workplace rules they have adopted in recent years that workers say make it hard to take any time off.
Agreeing to a new deal would likely help the railroads hire more workers, which they are currently struggling to do. The major railroads have said they each need to hire hundreds more workers to handle the increased demand as the economy recovers and deal with the chronic delays and missed deliveries that have plagued their service this year. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/biden-intervenes-in-railroad-contract-fight-to-block-strike/ | 2022-07-16T18:29:20Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/political-news/ap-politics/biden-intervenes-in-railroad-contract-fight-to-block-strike/ | true |
Two people were killed in flash flooding in Larimer County, Colorado, on Friday, according to the sheriff's office.
The office received calls around 5 p.m. MT on Friday about flash flooding and crews found moderate flooding in the Glen Haven area and significant flooding in the Crystal Mountain/Buckhorn area, with culverts, private bridges and portions of roads washed out, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a press release.
The sheriff's office received reports that a camping trailer occupied by an adult woman and a juvenile female had washed away. The search effort turned into a recovery effort. At 7:30 p.m., their bodies were found, according to the release.
At least one home was destroyed in the flooding. No other injuries were reported and there were no reports of anyone else missing, according to the sheriff's office.
"Avoid area subject to flooding including dips, low spots, ditches, etc. and do not attempt to cross flowing streams or creeks," said an emergency message from the sheriff's office released on Friday. "If driving, be aware that the road may not be intact under flood waters. Never drive through flooded roadways - turn around and go another way. If your vehicle stalls, leave it immediately and seek higher ground."
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BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — Five people were injured after a police pursuit in a Minneapolis suburb Friday afternoon ended in a crash between a suspect with an outstanding warrant and a passing vehicle, authorities said.
The incident began after Brooklyn Center police was notified about the whereabouts of a man who had an active arrest warrant in connection with a murder. A tire deflating device failed and the suspect kept driving.
Police said officers chased the suspect until the car collided with another vehicle, which flipped on its top. Four people who were in the car, along with the suspect, are hospitalized in stable condition. There was at least one “significant injury,” police said.
Some neighbors near the scene of the crash said it was reckless for officers to pursue the suspect at high speeds.
“It’s a lot of frustration,” said Rosalind Tate said. “Why chase him through a neighborhood where you know families and kids are going to be out playing? It’s summer.”
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 16, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service New York NY
129 PM EDT Sat Jul 16 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast New York, including the following
county, Richmond (Staten Island).
* WHEN...Until 300 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 129 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the
advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are expected over
the area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Todt Hill and Port Richmond.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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For just one day this summer — and if you’re planning a vacation, it’s Thursday, Aug. 4 — entrance fees are waived at the 110 national parks that normally charge admission. These include top tourist favorites such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion National Park, each of which collects $35 per vehicle or $20 per pedestrian.
With so many Americans eager for post-pandemic travel, but with gasoline prices damnably high, wouldn’t this be a great time to give citizens free access to the parks that they do, after all, own? And not just on one weekday in August, but all summer long?
To be clear, the nation’s national parks need all the money they can get. Most locations have what the Parks Service calls an “extensive maintenance backlog,” with repairs and upgrades deferred year after year. The annual budget for all 423 park properties is a modest $3.5 billion — and the contribution from entrance fees is a pittance, totaling less than $250 million a year.
Visits to national parks fell slightly during the pandemic, but are expected to surge this summer. While $35 per car doesn’t seem like a lot, it’s a regressive fee whose greatest impact is on those least able to afford it. Waiving admission these fees — at least during this period of economic, medical and emotional stress — would boost Americans’ spirits while also stimulating business.
New government figures indicate that in 2021 park visitors spent $20.5 billion in communities within 60 miles of the venues. The lodging sector gained $7 billion while restaurant operators took in $4.2 billion. It’s estimated that these expenditures directly supported a total of 190,700 full and part-time jobs.
Not surprisingly, half of all visits to national parks occur at the 25 most popular locations, and that’s where the highest admission prices are charged — with one notable exception.
The most popular national park, according to 2021 statistics, is Great Smoky Mountains National Park, stretching through portions of Tennessee and North Carolina, with just over 14 million admissions last year. Yet, this spectacular park charges no entry fee — not because the Parks Service doesn’t want to, but because a tangle of local and federal laws prohibits it. The facility manages just fine, contributing $1.3 billion to the local economy.
This would seem to confirm the eagerness of Americans to visit a major park if no fee is required. When fees are charged, attendance drops dramatically. The next most popular location is Zion National Park in southwest Utah, which had roughly 5 million admissions last year.
Admission to all national parks is free for active U.S. military and their dependents as well as for veterans. Fees are also waived for the disabled. Seniors over age 62 can purchase a $20 annual pass or an $80 lifetime pass and, in an interesting educational program, all fourth-grade students may enter for free. For the rest of us, the best deal is an $80 annual pass.
There are only five fully free days each year. In 2022 the dates are Jan. 17 (MLK Day); April 16 (the start of National Park Week); Aug. 4 (anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act); Sept. 24 (National Public Lands Day), and Nov. 11 (Veterans Day).
I find visiting National Parks not only breathtaking but also inspirational. If we really want people to love and appreciate our country, making it easier for them to visit its vast natural treasures seems like a no-brainer.
The tab for annual free admissions would be under $250 million. By way of comparison: This year the federal government is spending $250 million on something called The Restoring Brand USA Act. Its goal is to attract international visitors and support local tourism businesses. Sounds like a nifty program.
But I can’t think of a better way to spend that $250 million than by throwing open the gates at our national parks and saying, “Come on in. This land is your land.”
Peter Funt’s new memoir, “Self-Amused,” is now available at CandidCamera.com. | https://www.times-standard.com/2022/07/16/peter-funt-make-national-parks-free-for-all/ | 2022-07-16T18:44:17Z | https://www.times-standard.com/2022/07/16/peter-funt-make-national-parks-free-for-all/ | false |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-1-4
(five, one, four)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
5-1-4
(five, one, four) | https://www.middletownpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309622.php | 2022-07-16T18:48:24Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309622.php | true |
Ricky Martin is firing back following an allegation of incest, weeks after being accused of domestic abuse.
On July 15, the pop star's lawyer Marty Singer said in a statement to E! News, "Ricky Martin has, of course, never been—and would never be—involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew. The idea is not only untrue, it is disgusting."
Singer continued, "We all hope that this man gets the help he so urgently needs. But, most of all, we look forward to this awful case being dismissed as soon as a judge gets to look at the facts."
Martin, 50, has not been arrested or charged with a crime. In Puerto Rico, where he lives, a person proven guilty of incest could be sentenced to up to 50 years in prison, according to multiple reports.
Earlier this month, a temporary domestic abuse restraining order was filed against Martin in Puerto Rico. Local newspaper El Vocero quoted the restraining order as stating that the singer and the petitioner, whose name was not disclosed by law, allegedly dated for seven months before breaking up.
Martin, real name Enrique José Martin Morales, then proceeded to call the petitioner frequently and was also seen loitering near his residence at least three times, the newspaper quoted the document as saying. The petitioner "fears for his safety," the document alleges, per El Vocero.
A hearing has been scheduled for July 21.
After the restraining order was filed, Martin's lawyer said in a statement, "The allegations against Ricky Martin that lead to a protection order are completely false and fabricated. We are very confident that when the true facts come out in this matter our client Ricky Martin will be fully vindicated."
In addition, Martin himself posted on social media at the time, "The protection order entered against me is based on completely false allegations, so I will respond through the judicial process with the facts and the dignity that characterize me. Because it is an ongoing legal matter, I cannot make detailed statements at this time. I am grateful for the countless messages of solidarity, and I receive them with all my heart." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338268/ricky-martin-denies-sexual-or-romantic-relationship-with-nephew-amid-incest-allegation | 2022-07-16T18:50:53Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1338268/ricky-martin-denies-sexual-or-romantic-relationship-with-nephew-amid-incest-allegation | false |
Emily Ratajkowski stuns in a tight red dress while walking her dog Colombo in New York City... as she has allegedly been 'planning to divorce' her husband
Emily Ratajkowski was spotted while taking her dog Colombo for a walk in New York City on Saturday morning.
The 31-year-old supermodel appeared reserved while rocking a figure-hugging red dress as she took her precious pooch out for a bit of exercise while making the most of the summertime weather.
The fashion industry personality's outing occurred after it was reported that she was getting ready to divorce her husband of four years, Sebastian Bear-McClard, after he allegedly cheated on her.
On the town: Emily Ratajkowski was spotted while taking her dog Colombo for a walk in New York City on Saturday morning
Ratajkowski wore a form-hugging red dress that conformed tightly to her sculpted form while walking her dog.
The model added a bit of extra brightness to her look for the day with a pair of white slip-on sneakers.
The influencer accessorized with a pair of dark sunglasses and kept a small brown purse slung over her right arm.
Her voluminous brunette hair fell onto her shoulders and contrasted perfectly with the bright tone of her outfit.
Woman in red: Ratajkowski wore a form-hugging red dress that conformed tightly to her sculpted form while walking her dog
Taking it easy: The model added a bit of extra brightness to her look for the day with a pair of white slip-on sneakers
A source told Page Six on Friday that the film producer, 41, is a 'serial cheater.'
The insider stated: 'Yeah, he cheated. He’s a serial cheater. It’s gross. He’s a dog.'
Though there is no paperwork filed in the court system, the model - who shares one-year-old son, Sylvester Apollo Bear with Sebastian - has recently been spotted without her wedding ring.
Cheating? A source told Page Six on Friday that her film producer husband Sebastian Bear-McClard, 41, is a 'serial cheater'; seen Friday in NYC
The star was spotted taking the couple's adopted Husky-German Shepherd mix, Colombo, out for a walk in New York City on Friday.
She sported a white crop top that showed off her toned tummy, along with a pair of blue denim jeans and shades covering her eyes.
Ratajkowski sparked breakup rumors on Thursday, when she was seen going for a stroll in New York with the couple's son, and once again did not wear her wedding ring.
Sad news: Though there is no paperwork filed in the court system yet, the model — who shares one-year-old son Sylvester with Sebastian — has recently been seen without her wedding ring
Speaking their mind: The insider stated: 'Yeah, he cheated. He’s a serial cheater. It’s gross. He’s a dog'
The Inamorata founder and Sebastian were married during a civil ceremony in New York City on February 23, 2018, with just a few friends as witnesses.
Two and half years later the couple announced they were expecting a baby. They welcomed their son into the world on March 8, 2021.
Bear-McClard is best known for producing several films directed by the brothers Benny and Josh Safdie, including Heaven Knows What, the Robert Pattinson–starring crime film Good Time and Adam Sandler's critically acclaimed thriller Uncut Gems.
Gone quiet: The star, who marked their fourth wedding anniversary on Instagram in February, did not post any public Father's Day wishes to her husband last month
The fashionista has appeared without her wedding ring a number of times as of late, including in her latest TikTok video, where she's seen dancing around in a white crochet top and denim shorts.
The brunette beauty also recently shared a nude selfie that showed both her hands and no wedding ring.
The star did not post any public Father's Day wishes to her husband of four years last month, though she did mark their fourth wedding anniversary on Instagram in February, with various throwback photos.
Trouble? The fashionista has appeared without her wedding ring a number of times, including in her latest TikTok video
No ring: The brunette beauty also recently shared a nude selfie that showed both her hands and no wedding ring
Meanwhile Bear-McClard was seen still wearing his gold band on his finger while he was spotted sitting on a bench outside of celebrity hotspot, Cafe Cluny, in New York City on Wednesday.
Emily's big diamond sparkler was still visible on her hand in photos she shared to her Instagram in early June.
Ratajkowski first flaunted her massive engagement ring — which she wore next to a gold wedding band — in July of 2018, posting various snaps of it to her Instagram.
Parents: The couple welcomed their son Sylvester Apollo Bear into the world on March 8, 2021
At the time the Blurred Lines video star also told fans that she helped Sebastian design the ring, which features a gigantic square princess-cut and pear-shape diamonds on a gold band.
She also shared with Vogue that same month that the couple went through some '50 sketches' in the process of creating the ideal ring, and were helped by friend Alison Chemla, the jewelry designer behind Alison Lou.
Emily and Sebastian were last spotted together mid-June while on vacation in Italy, and appeared in good spirits as they relaxed on Porto Ercole beach together.
The couple was also among the many celebrity guests at Ari Emanuel’s wedding to Sarah Staudinger in Saint-Tropez in late May.
All seemed well with the pair on Monday, May 23, when they were spotted touching down in Nice ahead of the Cannes Film Festival. Ratajkowski even lovingly adjusted Sebastian's sunglasses while at the airport.
Neither Emily nor her husband have made any public comments in regards to the status of their marriage as of yet.
Stylish pair: Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard were married during a civil ceremony in New York City on February 23, 2018, with just a few friends as witnesses; Pictured 2019 in Toronto | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020611/Emily-Ratajkowski-stuns-red-dress-taking-dog-Colombo-walk-New-York-City.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-16T18:52:13Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020611/Emily-Ratajkowski-stuns-red-dress-taking-dog-Colombo-walk-New-York-City.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Cyndi Lauper's son Declyn arrested after allegedly being caught behind the wheel in a stolen car in New York
Cyndi Lauper's son has been arrested on stolen car charges in New York.
TMZ reported that 24-year-old Declyn Lauper was taken into custody early Thursday morning after police officers reported finding him behind the wheel of an illegally double-parked Mercedes.
The police apparently ran the license plates on the car and said records showed they belonged to a different car.
Arrested: Cyndi Lauper's son Declyn Lauper, 24, has been arrested on stolen car charges in New York, TMZ reported on Saturday; seen in September 2021
When the VIN number was checked, the luxury vehicle came up as having been stolen two years ago.
Declyn was booked on felony unauthorized use of a vehicle and released with a desk appearance ticket to return to court at a later date.
Declyn is the only child of the Grammy winner, 69, and her husband, actor David Thornton, 69.
Family ties: The rapper, who goes by the name Dex Lauper, is the only child of the Grammy winner, 69, and her husband, actor David Thornton, 69
He goes professionally by the name Dex Lauper and is a rapper with two million Instagram followers.
He was a featured artist in the G-Eazy music video for K I D S.
As an actor, he has preformed as Declyn Thornton. His credits include providing a voice for a character in an episode of Bob's Burgers.
Charges: Police officers said they took the Wavy rapper into custody after running the tags and VIN number on the Mercedes he was in. The car was reported stolen two years ago; seen in 2016 in NYC
Released: The artist was charged with felony unauthorized use of a vehicle and released with a desk appearance ticket to return to court at a later date; pictured in 2016 in NYC
TMZ reported the Wavy rapper posted some choppy video from his arrest on Instagram, but it has since been taken down.
On Saturday, the Fast Lane artist posted a message to TMZ in his Instagram stories which read 'I just ate at Cipriani left at $2k tip Somebody tell TMZ to get the f*** off my d***.'
Neither Declyn nor his family have made any formal comment about the arrest.
Statement: The family have not released a formal statement, Declyn left a message referencing the original report on his Instagram account | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020637/Cyndi-Laupers-son-Declyn-arrested-allegedly-caught-stolen-car-New-York.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-16T18:52:20Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11020637/Cyndi-Laupers-son-Declyn-arrested-allegedly-caught-stolen-car-New-York.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
HAVANA (AP) — Dany Pérez had spent four days in a line of vehicles waiting to fill his truck with diesel he needs for the 900-kilometers (560-mile) trip from Havana to his home in eastern Cuba.
Taxi driver Jhojan Rodríguez had been waiting at another station even longer — it was nearing two weeks — but he was finally near the head of the line of hundreds of vehicles in the Playa district of the capital.
Such lines have become increasingly common in Cuba, where officials apparently have been sending scarce diesel fuel to power generation plants rather than fuel stations for vehicles.
It’s not the first time the island has suffered fuel shortages, but it’s one of worst.
“I have seen pretty bad situations, but not like now,” said the 46-year-old Pérez, who was eating and sleeping in his 1950s-era Chevrolet truck, which he had outfitted to haul some 40 passengers.
Drivers in the lines have tried to organize themselves by creating lists of those waiting and updating them daily as they wait for tanker trucks to arrive with fuel. Because of the lists, those who live nearby can go home for spells — keeping track of any progress via a WhatsApp group.
“I’m a professional taxi driver. … I pay taxes, social security. I’m legally established,” said Rodríguez, the 37-year-old owner of a gold-and-white 1954 Oldsmobile whose worn-out gasoline engine at some point had been replaced with a diesel. “My home, my family depend on this diesel.”
The car had run out of fuel and Rodríguez had to push it into the line. That was 12 days earlier. Authorities say drivers can only fill their tanks, but not other containers. For Rodríguez, that’s 60 liters (16 gallons), which he said will last him three days.
The recent fuel shortage largely affects diesel — used by heavy vehicles and classic cars whose original engines were long ago swapped out, often with Eastern European truck engines — rather than the gasoline used by most cars.
Rodriguez expressed frustration at the lack of clear explanations from officials.
“Nobody has said ‘this is what is happening’ with the fuel,'” Rodríguez said. “If at some point there was information that, ´Look, there is no fuel because the situation of the country requires it to give electricity to people,’ I would understand.”
Experts — agreeing with scuttlebutt in the streets — say the country can’t afford to buy all the diesel it needs and what it has is being directed to generate power.
“What we are seeing is what we call the domino effect,” said Jorge Piñon, director of the Latin America and Caribbean Energy Program at the University of Texas in Austin.
“The collapse of the thermoelectric plants has caused an increased demand for diesel generation groups. Venezuela has not been sending Cuba the quantity of diesel it needs, so Cuba has had to take part of the supply that was dedicated to the transport sector for the diesel electric generation groups,” he said.
Half of Cuba’s electricity comes from 13 thermoelectric plants, eight of which are more than 30 years old. They usually depend on the island’s own heavy crude oil, but their operation has been erratic. So the island turns to diesel units to try to cover the shortfall.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Cuba used about 137.000 barrels a day of fuel — gasoline, diesel, natural gas and derivatives — to keep the economy moving. About half of that came from political ally Venezuela, which itself has sunk into economic crisis and, under mismanagement and U.S. embargoes, has found it increasingly difficult to produce and ship fuel .
A series of recent power blackouts caused public grumbling and led Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to try to explain the situation on national television and tour thermoelectric plants.
International news media and tanker tracking sites reported that a Russian tanker carrying 700.000 barrels of oil reached Cuba in recent days, though authorities did not comment.
“We think it’s a shipment from Russia in place of Venezuela — that it is a triangulation where Russia is substituting for Venezuela with this shipment, later to be paid by Venezuela and not by Cuba,” Piñon said.
Meanwhile, Cubans are adapting as they can — whether at home or by heading abroad.
“I am going to keep struggling because I can’t stop working,” Pérez said at the station in Guanabacoa, east of central Havana. “but if there’s no (fuel), we will have to park it.”
At the station in Playa, the taxi driver Rodríguez said he was thinking of other options.
“My Plan B is to sell the car and leave the country with my family. I don’t know what I am going to do.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/diesel-lacking-for-cuba-drivers-as-fuel-used-for-electricity/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-07-16T19:03:56Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/diesel-lacking-for-cuba-drivers-as-fuel-used-for-electricity/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | true |
(WXIN) – Three-time United States Auto Club (USAC) national champion and former NASCAR driver Bobby East died Wednesday in California after a stabbing at a gas station, according to police and media outlets familiar with the situation.
Police in Westminster, California, said they responded to a report of a stabbing that came in just after 5:51 p.m. PST Wednesday. When officers arrived, they located the victim on the ground suffering from a serious stab wound.
“Officers attempted life saving measures until [Orange County Fire Authority] paramedics arrived and transported the victim to a local trauma center, where the victim succumbed to his injury,” reads a statement from the Westminster Police Department.
Police have identified the suspect as Trent William Millsap. He is described as a white male, 6 feet 5 inches tall, bald, tattoos on his head, face, neck, chest, arms, and hands.
Police said earlier this week that Millsap, who was still at large at the time, was believed to be armed and dangerous.
TMZ reported Saturday that Millsap was shot and killed during a raid on his Anaheim apartment on Friday, citing law enforcement sources familiar with the situation.
East, who was 37 years old, had raced in 42 NASCAR national touring races between 2005 and 2008.
The USAC confirmed East’s death in a report published Friday, calling him one of the most prolific drivers of his era. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/former-nascar-driver-bobby-east-dead-after-stabbing-at-california-gas-station-reports/ | 2022-07-16T19:18:36Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/former-nascar-driver-bobby-east-dead-after-stabbing-at-california-gas-station-reports/ | false |
(The Hill) – The ex-chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that it would set a “very risky precedent” for Pence to testify in front of the House Jan. 6 committee.
“I think that for the committee there should be a reflection and an appreciation that there are real separation, and basically balance of power, here, but there’s also I think a precedent that’s of great concern,” Marc Short said during an interview with CBS.
The Jan. 6 committee has held a series of public hearings this summer in an effort to publicize its findings that aim to connect former President Trump to the Capitol insurrection.
Pence became a focus of attention for Capitol rioters on the day when the mob breached the building’s security and chants of “hang Mike Pence” were heard during the chaos.
Testimony shared with the public during the select committee’s hearings alleged that Trump privately pressured Pence to overturn the election results during the certification process on Jan. 6, 2021.
The former president also made calls publicly on Twitter for Pence to overturn his electoral loss. However, Pence resisted these calls.
During his interview with CBS, Short said that testimony from Pence would set a precedent for other vice presidents, like President Biden, to testify in front of Congress.
“Do you want a precedent where all the sudden you’re allowed to bring former vice presidents to talk about what they were doing when they were vice president, in the Congress to talk about their conversations with the president of the United States?” Short asked.
He added: “I think it’s a very risky precedent.”
Short said that his main concern on Jan. 6 was ensuring that Pence still planned to “complete the business of the American people that night” by counting the votes of electors in the 2020 presidential election.
The former chief of staff added that he called Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows to discuss the issue.
“Our focus was making sure that the capitol was safe, making sure that democracy was continuing forward,” Short said of his conversation with Meadows. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/former-chief-of-staff-says-it-sets-a-very-risky-precedent-for-pence-to-testify-in-front-of-jan-6-committee/ | 2022-07-16T19:18:38Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/national-news/former-chief-of-staff-says-it-sets-a-very-risky-precedent-for-pence-to-testify-in-front-of-jan-6-committee/ | false |
Ohio (WJW) – A new emergency number is launching for anyone facing a mental health or addiction crisis.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline can now be reached with just three digits: 988. Callers can get help more immediately, and experts have high hopes that the new number that will function much like 911, except it will provide compassionate lifesaving care to those with mental health-related distresses.
Tonja Myles needed help when she was suicidal.
“The first law enforcement person treated me like I was in crisis,” she said. “The next one treated me like I was a criminal. This is going to be a game changer.”
The number, which launched Saturday, will immediately connect callers with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and licensed, trained counselors.
“Let’s say they’re feeling suicidal, or they’re in a really bad state with mental illness, or that they’re suffering from addiction and need to reach out to someone right away,” said Scott Osiecki, CEO of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County in Ohio. “It is a big problem right now. People are experiencing sadness. They’re experiencing anxiety with everything that’s going on in the world.”
In 2020 alone, the U.S. had one death by suicide every 11 minutes, making it the leading cause of death for people 10 to 34 years of age. Over 100,000 died from drug overdoses.
“So 988 is the right response for the need right now that we’re seeing with behavioral health,” said Osiecki. “We want people to have easy access to treatment to a referral or just to talk to somebody.”
The line is operational 24/7, free and confidential. Police and EMTs will be called when needed, potentially saving countless lives.
“There’s nothing to be ashamed about,” said Osiecki, “if you’re suffering with mental illness or an addiction as well. They are biologically-based brain diseases. We also want people to know that treatment works, and people do recover.” | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/988-suicide-hotline-launches-for-those-facing-mental-health-addiction-crises/ | 2022-07-16T19:19:31Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/988-suicide-hotline-launches-for-those-facing-mental-health-addiction-crises/ | false |
(The Hill) — Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow donated $10 million to the reelection campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, according to the Friends of Ron DeSantis committee.
Bigelow, the founder of Budget Suites of America, has also invested in other projects including Bigelow Aerospace and National Institute for Discovery Science.
The entrepreneur garnered attention after telling a “60 Minutes” host that he was “absolutely convinced” after she asked if he believed in aliens. Bigelow told the show that he believes aliens are “right under people’s noses” on Earth.
Bigelow is a conservative Republican who previously offered words of support for former President Trump, according to The New York Times. He had also previously pledged to award large prizes to anyone who could provide evidence of an afterlife.
Bigelow sent the DeSantis campaign its largest contribution thus far on July 7, NBC News first reported.
DeSantis is expected to run in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and is considered a front-runner alongside former President Trump, who said that he had made his decision about another run for the White House in 2024.
DeSantis’s war chest for reelection totals $118 million in donations this year from both small and large donors. | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/desantis-snags-10m-donation-from-entrepreneur-who-said-aliens-were-on-earth/ | 2022-07-16T19:19:37Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/national-news/desantis-snags-10m-donation-from-entrepreneur-who-said-aliens-were-on-earth/ | true |
Rory McIlroy shares the lead in the 150th Open Championship with one round to go, as he and Ryder Cup teammate Viktor Hovland took over at the top of the leaderboard.
The two Europeans put on a sublime show in round three, first Hovland making his move before McIlroy joined him at the top of the leaderboard with a thrilling hole-out eagle at the 10th hole.
McIlroy took the lead on his own with a birdie at the 14th before finally making his first mistake of the day at the Road Hole, where a bogey saw him fall back into a tie for the lead with his Norwegian playing partner.
As overnight leader Cameron Smith ran out of luck on the greens before a careless double-bogey at the 13th hole, it was the penultimate pairing who set up what promises to be an engrossing Sunday showdown, exchanging birdies at the last to keep daylight between themselves and the chasing pack.
Cameron Young tried his best to keep with the leaders but ran up a double-bogey of his own at the 16th and is four behind in a tie for third place with Smith, roles reversed from a Saturday which saw McIlroy and Hovland relish taking aim at the leaders.
Now, it's the two Europeans who have targets on their backs but perhaps for McIlroy one has always been there. Favourite at the start of the week and after round one, he's back at the head of the betting and in search of a first major in eight years.
While for McIlroy it's been a long time between drinks, for Hovland this is a completely new experience – before Saturday, never had his name featured at the top of a major leaderboard, and on Sunday he'll tee off in the final group for the very first time at this level.
Only one of them can win. It will be a surprise to everyone in the old town if neither of them does.
Reaction to follow | https://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/rory-mcilroy-and-viktor-hovland-poised-for-open-championship-duel-at-the-old-course/202260 | 2022-07-16T19:24:37Z | https://www.sportinglife.com/golf/news/rory-mcilroy-and-viktor-hovland-poised-for-open-championship-duel-at-the-old-course/202260 | false |
ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — A woman found dead in a Florida pond was the apparent victim of an alligator attack.
Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies said a woman's body was found in a pond Friday night at the Boca Royale Golf & Country Club in Englewood.
Deputies said the woman was seen falling into the water near her home.
"While in the water, two alligators were observed near the victim and ultimately grabbed her while in the water," a news release said.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, officers were called to remove the gators. FWC officials said one was 8-foot-10-inches tall, while the other was 7-foot-7.
The woman's age and identity haven't been released.
A medical examiner will determine her exact cause of death. | https://www.wptv.com/news/state/woman-found-dead-in-florida-pond-after-apparent-alligator-attack | 2022-07-16T19:25:00Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/state/woman-found-dead-in-florida-pond-after-apparent-alligator-attack | false |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-0-9
(one, zero, nine)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-0-9
(one, zero, nine) | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309625.php | 2022-07-16T19:27:09Z | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309625.php | true |
Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections
It was no shock that state Rep. Ron Hanks and Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters handily lost their recent Republican primaries in Colorado for U.S. Senate and secretary of state.
Hanks was outspent 14-to-1 by his rival. Peters, who was vying to become Colorado’s top elections official, had been indicted on seven felony charges alleging she helped orchestrate a breach of her voting system’s hard drive.
But this past week, both candidates formally requested recounts of their primary elections from June 28, suggesting widespread irregularities seen by no one other than their own campaigns and allies.
“I have reasons to believe extensive malfeasance occurred in the June 2022 primary,” Peters wrote in her recount request, “and that the apparent outcome of this election does not reflect the will of Colorado voters not only for myself but also for many other America First statewide and local primary candidates.”
America First is a coalition of conservative candidates and officeholders who, among other things, promote the falsehood that Democrat Joe Biden did not win the 2020 presidential election.
This idea has seeped deeply into this year’s Republican primaries, which have revealed a new political strategy among numerous candidates: running on a platform that denies President Donald Trump’s defeat two years ago. As some of those candidates lose their own races, they are reaching new frontiers in election denial by insisting that those primaries, too, were rigged.
“There’s a clear reason they’re doing it, and it’s a much broader, coordinated attack on the freedom to vote across the country,” said Joanna Lydgate of States United Action. Her group supports election officials who recognize the validity of the 2020 election.
Noting that she coaches youth basketball, Lydgate added another reason: “Really, what this is is people who are sore losers, people who don’t want to accept defeat.”
The primary losers have an obvious role model: Trump himself.
After his first election loss during his 2016 run for the White House, in the Iowa caucuses, Trump baselessly claimed fraud and demanded an investigation. When he was elected president later that year, he claimed that fraud was the reason Democrat Hillary Clinton won more votes than he did. Trump set up a commission to try to prove that. That commission was disbanded when it failed to produce any evidence.
After his 2020 defeat, Trump and his supporters lost 63 of 64 legal challenges to the election. Trump continued to blame fraud, without evidence, even after his own attorney general and election reviews in the states failed to turn up any widespread wrongdoing that would have any impact on the outcome.
This year’s post-primary election denial may be a preview for November, when Republicans face Democrats in thousands of races across the country. The GOP is expected to do well — an expectation that could set the stage for more false claims of fraud when some of those candidates lose.
Still, some Republicans aren’t waiting for Democratic voters to weigh in before making unsubstantiated fraud claims.
Some recent candidates who have done that are relatively marginal ones.
In Georgia, Trump’s two recruits to challenge the state’s governor and secretary of state — former Sen. David Perdue and Rep. Jody Hice — admitted defeat after they lost the May primaries. But Kandiss Taylor, a fringe candidate who won only 3% of the primary vote for governor, refused to concede, claiming there was widespread cheating.
In South Carolina, Republican Harrison Musselwhite — who goes by Trucker Bob — lost his primary against Gov. Henry McMaster by 66 percentage points. Still, he complained of problems with the election to the state party, as did another losing GOP contender, Lauren Martel, who ran for for attorney general. The party rejected their claims.
Others who have cried fraud are more prominent.
Joey Gilbert, who came in second in the Nevada Republican primary for governor, posted a Facebook video days after the June tally showing him 26,000 votes short. “These elections, the way they’ve been run, it’s like Swiss cheese,” he said. “There’s too many holes.”
Gilbert, who attended Trump’s rally near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, demanded a recount. The results appear unlikely to substantially change the final tally. He did not return messages seeking comment.
In Arizona, former newscaster Kari Lake won Trump’s endorsement in her quest for the party’s nomination for governor, insisting that he won the presidency in 2020. This past week, she told supporters that her top opponent in the primary “might be trying to set the stage for another steal” in next month’s primary.
That earned her a rebuke from Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican who has endorsed Lake’s chief rival, Karin Taylor Robson.
“The 2022 elections haven’t even been held yet, and already we’re seeing speculation doubting the results – especially if certain candidates lose,” Ducey tweeted. “It’s one of the most irresponsible things I can imagine.”
Lake’s campaign did not return messages seeking comment.
In Colorado, county clerk Peters immediately questioned the primary results once the tally showed her losing badly in the secretary of state’s race. Claiming fraud as she trailed former county clerk Pam Anderson, a regular debunker of Trump’s election lies, Peters said: “Looking at the results, it’s just so obvious it should be flipped.”
She and Senate candidate Hanks repeated Trump’s election lies, a position that had won them strong support last spring at the 3,000-strong GOP state assembly, a convention attended by the party’s strongest activists. Both candidates, in letters to the secretary of state’s office this past week demanding a recount, cited that support in explaining why they could not have lost their primaries.
Hanks referred a reporter to an email address for media for the two candidates, though no one responded to questions sent to that address.
The activists who attend the GOP gathering are just a small fraction of the 600,000 who voted in the June primary. According to preliminary results, Peters lost by 88,000 votes and Hanks by 56,000 votes.
Their recount letters gave reasons why the candidates believed those vote tallies were “being artificially controlled.”
The Colorado Secretary of State’s office said a recount will cost $236,000 for each candidate. As of Friday night, the deadline set by the office to receive the money, neither candidate had paid, according to spokeswoman Annie Orloff. | https://whyy.org/articles/trump-gop-primary-losers-cast-doubt-on-elections/ | 2022-07-16T19:28:47Z | https://whyy.org/articles/trump-gop-primary-losers-cast-doubt-on-elections/ | true |
At Alamo Drafthouse Family Parties, theaters become your family’s place to celebrate movies in fun, immersive ways. Before showtime, kids and parents can engage with themed games, hands-on crafts, and more. Tickets include the activities and the movie.
Taking the whole family to the movies is fun, especially at the Alamo Drafthouse, where you can order tasty food and drinks while catching the latest flick. But have you ever taken your kids to a Family Party event at the Drafthouse?
Well, they’re back! These are the kind of special events the Drafthouse is known for. They kick up the excitement meter and put some of the best material in your memory bank.
At a Family Party, like one that happened recently for Minions: Rise of Gru at the Alamo Drafthouse in Lake Highlands, your family can enjoy themed games, hands-on crafts and wacky souvenirs before showtime. So, by the time you settle into your seat and order some grub, you’ve had about 30-45 minutes to get hyped up with your kids for the movie!
The Alamo Drafthouse has all kinds of events happening in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. So, be sure to stay up to date with their calendar to see when the next Family Party or other cool happenings are taking place. You won’t soon forget it!
Family Party tickets are about $14 and include the activities and the movie. Click the photo gallery below and watch this Instagram Reel for video highlights to see what else you can expect at your next Family Party!
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At the 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Family Party, the Alamo Drafthouse supply ticket holders with movie-themed souvenirs and activities to enjoy before showtime.
Why should grown-ups get to have all the fun at Alamo Drafthouse? Families enjoy some arts and crafts time before a special family screening of 'Minions: The Rise of Gru.'
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At the 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Family Party, the Alamo Drafthouse supply ticket holders with movie-themed souvenirs and activities to enjoy before showtime.
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Why should grown-ups get to have all the fun at Alamo Drafthouse? Families enjoy some arts and crafts time before a special family screening of 'Minions: The Rise of Gru.'
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At an Alamo Drafthouse Family Party, guests receive movie-themed souvenirs while they watch a pre-show highlight reel. | https://dentonrc.com/entertainment/movie-themed-games-crafts-and-gifts-family-parties-return-to-alamo-drafthouse/article_35133244-0516-11ed-a5d1-572367753e05.html | 2022-07-16T19:29:02Z | https://dentonrc.com/entertainment/movie-themed-games-crafts-and-gifts-family-parties-return-to-alamo-drafthouse/article_35133244-0516-11ed-a5d1-572367753e05.html | true |
WASHINGTON — University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas was nominated for the 2022 NCAA's Woman of the Year Award.
The award recognizes female student athletes who have distinguished themselves in their communities, athletics and academics, according to the NCAA's website.
"As 2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA Woman of the Year program is an important opportunity to honor and reflect on the impact of women on intercollegiate sports," the NCAA wrote in a press release.
Earlier this year, Thomas became the first transgender woman to win an NCAA Division I title after finishing first in the women's 500-yard freestyle. She has also been at the center of debates about transgender athletes in sports.
Her win drew widespread attention, including from Republican politicians like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who issued an official proclamation declaring the runner-up the “real winner.”
Thomas said in May on ABC’s “Good Morning America" that she was aiming to become an Olympic swimmer. She also disputed those who say she has an unfair biological edge that ruins the integrity of women’s athletics, saying “trans women are not a threat to women’s sports.”
There is a total of 577 nominations representing 23 different sports. Ten students are chosen from each division, naming them the Top 30 honorees. From the 30 selected, there will three finalists from each division.
The Woman of the Year award will be named at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas.
The Associated Press contributed to this report | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/lia-thomas-nominated-for-ncaa-2022-woman-of-the-year-award/507-065b3c3d-9a21-4b99-9cba-e632ba6f74d9 | 2022-07-16T19:30:22Z | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/lia-thomas-nominated-for-ncaa-2022-woman-of-the-year-award/507-065b3c3d-9a21-4b99-9cba-e632ba6f74d9 | false |
LEBANON, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Lebanon Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person or people responsible for vandalizing headstones in Lebanon.
According to Lebanon police, over 150 headstone markers were vandalized overnight in the Cedar Grove and Wilson County Memorial cemeteries.
Officials say the headstone markers were overturned and damaged during the act. At this time, the damage is estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Lebanon police are offering a $1,000 reward for any information regarding the vandalism. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jeremy Johnson at 615-453-4337. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/more-than-150-headstones-vandalized-at-middle-tn-cemeteries/ | 2022-07-16T19:30:24Z | https://www.wjhl.com/news/more-than-150-headstones-vandalized-at-middle-tn-cemeteries/ | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-6-1
(four, six, one)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-6-1
(four, six, one) | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309685.php | 2022-07-16T19:31:33Z | https://www.thehour.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309685.php | false |
Updated July 16, 2022 at 2:48 PM ET
Two children are among the six people who died in a Montana pileup after a Friday evening dust storm caused blackout conditions on Interstate 90, a major route in both Montana and the Western U.S.
Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson said investigators so far have found no other factors that contributed to the pileup that also sent eight other injured people to hospitals.
"Everything is indicative of an isolated extreme weather event," Nelson said of the investigation, calling the crash among the worst he'd seen in 24 years with the state. "What could people do? It really was just panic."
The pileup was just west of Hardin, with additional ambulances called in from Billings to help. The identities of the dead and conditions of the survivors are not yet being released.
The crash was reported around 4:30 p.m., as 21 vehicles, including six commercial semi-trucks, lost control in the dust storm that was fueled by gusts topping 60 mph (97 kph), authorities said.
Nelson said there was zero visibility for a mile-long stretch during a peak summer traffic hour for those commuting home from work or traveling for outdoor recreation.
It took more than six hours to fully reopen the road.
"We had a lot of debris and complete chaos," Nelson said.
Gov. Greg Gianforte said on Twitter: "I'm deeply saddened by the news of a mass casualty crash near Hardin. Please join me in prayer to lift up the victims and their loved ones. We're grateful to our first responders for their service."
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, who oversees the highway patrol, said in a statement that the Montana Highway Patrol, which he oversees, was investigating. "We will release more information as it becomes available and is appropriate out of respect of the lives lost and their loved ones.
A video from The Billings Gazette showed hundreds of tractor-trailers, campers and cars backed up for miles along the two eastbound lanes of the interstate.
Before the pileup, storms popped up in central southern Montana between 1 and 2 p.m. and slowly began moving east, said Nick Vertz, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Billings.
Those storms prompted a severe thunderstorm watch that covered Hardin and other parts of Montana from mid-afternoon until 9 p.m. Friday. Meteorologists forecasted the potential for isolated hail the size of a quarter, scattered gusts up to 75 mph (121 kph) and frequent lightning.
A so-called outflow — or a surge of wind that's produced by storms — flew about 30 miles (48 kilometers) ahead of the storms, Vertz said.
Winds picked up quickly around the time of the crash, according to readings at nearby Big Horn County Airport. A 40 mph gust (64 kph) was recorded about 15 minutes before the crash was reported and in less than an hour another burst of wind hit 64 (103 kph).
The wind easily picked up dust — a product of recent temperatures into the 90s and triple digits over the last week — and reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile (0.4 kilometers).
"If they looked up in the sky while they're in Hardin, they probably didn't see much of what you'd think of for a thunderstorm cloud, maybe not even much at all," Vertz said. "It was just a surge of wind that kind of appeared out of nowhere."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-07-16/2-children-were-among-6-people-killed-in-a-montana-highway-pileup-during-a-dust-storm | 2022-07-16T19:37:41Z | https://www.ctpublic.org/2022-07-16/2-children-were-among-6-people-killed-in-a-montana-highway-pileup-during-a-dust-storm | true |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville has announced the tragic death of their 4-week-old lion cub.
According to a press release, the cub was fatally injured following a medical procedure for her mother, Amara, Thursday afternoon. Amara has had several sedations to be treated for acute renal deficiency since the cub was born. When coming out of anesthesia after the most recent procedure, Amara injured her cub.
Zoo Knoxville said that while there was immediate intervention from the veterinary team, the cub died due to her injuries.
Amara is being closely monitored for signs of distress or grief in addition to being treated for her ongoing kidney issues, Zoo Knoxville said. Depending on if her health remains stable, she will be reunited with her male companion, Upepo.
"This is a devastating and heartbreaking loss. It was the request of her keepers that she be named ‘Zuri’, which is Swahili for ‘beautiful’, and that is how we will remember her. Life can be fragile and fleeting, and while this is a reality of our profession, it doesn’t make us immune from the pain of losing an animal," said Lisa New, Zoo Knoxville's President and CEO. | https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/places/zoo-knoxville-death-lion-cub/51-a367b4ae-f79c-431b-9d74-b2ee2d800b1b | 2022-07-16T19:40:11Z | https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/places/zoo-knoxville-death-lion-cub/51-a367b4ae-f79c-431b-9d74-b2ee2d800b1b | false |
Man injured during scuffle at Sultanpuri; 4 held
Police warned the persons to not communalise the issue by sharing videos on social media
Four persons were arrested after a scuffle broke out between persons of two communities over who would cross the road first, following which a man sustained injuries after he was thrashed in outer Delhi’s Peer Baba Mazar on Wednesday.
The police warned the persons to not communalise the issue by sharing videos on social media websites.
A complaint was received at the Sultanpuri police station on Wednesday regarding a quarrel between two communities. Upon enquiry, it was revealed that the complainant, Prem Singh, 48, who operates a roadside amusement ride near Jama Masjid was returning home along with his worker. When he reached near I-Block in AB Extension in Peer Baba Mazar, he encountered a mini-truck carrying fish crossing from the opposite side of a narrow street.
An argument broke out between the driver Tahir Hussein and Mr. Singh over who would cross the road first, which soon became a scuffle, and four persons — Sadhir, Muzaffar, Junaid and Rais — joined Hussein, while Mr. Singh called his brother for help, DCP (Outer) Sameer Sharma said.
Mr. Singh sustained head injuries and was taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital for treatment. All the accused were immediately detained under Section 107 and 151 of the CrPC.
After Mr. Singh’s recovery, based on his statement, an FIR under Sections 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (punishment for wrongful restraint), 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code was registered and all accused were arrested on Wednesday.
The DCP said the complainant party recorded the incident’s video and shared it on social media, claiming that the incident occurred due to communal enmity.
The complainant party met Mr. Sharma and was warned not to incite communal hatred over the “petty issue”.
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A judge in Tennessee has temporarily barred two federal agencies from enforcing directives issued by President Joe Biden's administration that extended protections for LGBTQ people in schools and workplaces.
U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley Jr. in an order on Friday ruled for the 20 state attorneys general who sued last August claiming the Biden administration directives infringe on states' right to enact laws that, for example, prevent students from participating in sports based on their gender identity or requiring schools and businesses to provide bathrooms and showers to accommodate transgender people.
Atchley, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2020, agreed with the attorneys generals’ argument and issued a temporary injunction that prevents the agencies from applying that guidance on LGBTQ discrimination until the matter can be resolved by courts.
“As demonstrated above, the harm alleged by Plaintiff States is already occurring — their sovereign power to enforce their own legal code is hampered by the issuance of Defendants’ guidance and they face substantial pressure to change their state laws as a result,” Atchley wrote.
The attorneys general are from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.
The directives regarding discrimination based on sexual orientation was issued by the U.S. Department of Education and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in June following a landmark civil rights decision by U.S. Supreme Court in 2020 that, under a provision called Title VII, protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in the workplace.
The Department of Education guidance from June 2021 said discrimination based on a student's sexual orientation or gender identity would be treated as a violation of Title IX, the 1972 federal law that protects sex discrimination in education.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released guidance that month about what could constitute discrimination against LGBTQ people and advised the public about how to file a complaint.
With its guidance, the Biden administration in part took a stand against laws and proposals in a growing number of states that aim to forbid transgender girls from participating on female sports teams. The state attorneys general contend that the authority over such policies “properly belongs to Congress, the States, and the people.”
The education policy carried the possibility of federal sanctions against schools and colleges that fail to protect gay and transgender students.
The attorneys general argued that a delaying a legal review of the directives would “cause them significant hardship, as Defendants would be allowed to use the ‘fear of future sanctions’ to force ‘immediate compliance’ with the challenged guidance,” Atchley wrote.
“The Court finds that Plaintiffs have shown a credible threat of enforcement,” Atchley wrote. “Plaintiffs highlight that private litigants are relying on Defendants’ guidance to challenge Plaintiffs’ state laws.”
Atchley noted that the U.S. Department of Education has filed a statement of interest in a West Virginia lawsuit taking a position that Title IX prohibits the state from excluding transgender girls from participating in single-sex sports restricted to girls. | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/us-agencies-temporarily-barred-from-enforcing-lgbtq-guidance/3777497/ | 2022-07-16T19:45:04Z | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/politics/us-agencies-temporarily-barred-from-enforcing-lgbtq-guidance/3777497/ | true |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-6-1
(four, six, one)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
4-6-1
(four, six, one) | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309685.php | 2022-07-16T19:45:40Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17309685.php | true |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer on Friday emailed the Indiana state’s attorney general asking him to stop spreading false or misleading information about an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion in June on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Attorney Kathleen DeLaney sent the “cease and desist” letter to Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita on behalf of obstetrician-gynecologist Caitlin Bernard, who performed a medical abortion on the girl.
The letter says Rokita’s statements Wednesday on Fox News “cast Dr. Bernard in a false light and allege misconduct in her profession.” DeLaney said the doctor could file a defamation claim against Rokita if he does not comply.
Rokita told Fox that his office was investigating whether Bernard violated medical privacy laws by talking about the victim to the Indianapolis Star, and he said she failed to notify authorities about suspected child abuse. He offered no specific allegations of wrongdoing.
Records obtained by The Associated Press and other local media show Bernard submitted the report July 2, which is within the state’s required three-day reporting period for an abortion performed on a girl younger than 16.
“We are especially concerned that, given the controversial political context of the statements, such inflammatory accusations have the potential to incite harassment or violence from the public which could prevent Dr. Bernard, an Indiana licensed physician, from providing care to her patents safely,” the letter states.
A 27-year-old man has been charged in the girl’s rape, confirming the case that was scrutinized by Republican politicians and some media outlets. Those reactions grew in intensity after Democratic President Joe Biden expressed sympathy for the girl when signing an executive order protecting some abortion access last week.
“Like any correspondence, it will be reviewed if and when it arrives. Regardless, no false or misleading statements have been made,” Kelly Stevenson, a spokesperson in Rokita’s office, said via email.
Bernard tweeted Friday that she hopes “to be able to share my story soon.”
“It has been a difficult week, but my colleagues and I will continue to provide healthcare ethically, lovingly, and bravely each and every day,” she wrote.
Dr. Diana Contreras, chief health care officer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, issued a statement saying, “No medical provider should be harassed, intimidated, or criminalized for doing their job. It is unconscionable and unacceptable, and we condemn it in the strongest possible terms.”
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The company that makes some of the world’s most iconic board games including Scrabble, Monopoly, and Clue is developing a new one based on Wordle, the obsessively popular digital word-guessing game.
Hasbro Inc. and The New York Times — which purchased Wordle earlier this year — announced Thursday that Wordle: The Party Game will be available for purchase in North America in October, with preorders already being accepted.
“Since Wordle burst onto the scene, it’s undoubtedly been a staple in social and pop culture vocabulary,” Adam Biehl, Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based Hasbro’s general manager of gaming said in a statement. “We’re beyond thrilled to work with New York Times Games to bring our gaming worlds together and extend Wordle in new ways.”
In the free online version, players get six tries to guess a five-letter word with only the previous guess providing clues.
The appeal is its ease of play. Start by typing in a five-letter word. If a square turns green, it’s the right letter in the right place. If it turns yellow, the letter is in the word but in the incorrect spot. Gray squares mean the letters are not in that day’s word.
The drawback is that it can only be played once per day.
The board game will give players the opportunity to play against others, and play as much as they want.
One player picks a random five-letter word, and the others try to guess it.
There will also be multiple play options, including classic, fast, timed, or teams, Hasbro and New York Times Games said.
Wordle was created by Josh Wardle, a Brooklyn software engineer. He originally made it for his partner, but released it to the public in October. On Nov. 1, only 90 people had played it. Within two months, that number had grown to 300,000 as the addictive phenomenon spread rapidly on social media.
New York Times Games announced in January that it had purchased the game for an undisclosed price it described as the “low-seven figures,” and it now has millions of players per day.
“Wordle truly brought us all together and that’s what makes it so special,” said Jonathan Knight, head of Games for The New York Times. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ap-top-headlines/5-letter-word-for-fun-hasbro-nyt-create-wordle-board-game/ | 2022-07-16T19:50:36Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ap-top-headlines/5-letter-word-for-fun-hasbro-nyt-create-wordle-board-game/ | false |
Which Cotopaxi backpack is best?
A Cotopaxi backpack is a fantastic choice if you enjoy going on outdoor adventures and love helping others. The company is renowned for its high-quality outdoor gear, commitment to sustainability and passion for giving back to various humanitarian efforts.
The best Cotopaxi backpack is durable, can carry your essentials with room to spare, and has ample pockets for easy access to commonly used items. The Cotopaxi Cada Dia Moda 20-Liter Backpack is a top choice because it has all that, plus a protective sleeve for your laptop.
What to know before you buy a Cotopaxi backpack
Cotopaxi’s mission
Cotopaxi’s founder, Davis Smith, was already a highly successful serial entrepreneur when he launched the company in 2014. The outdoor gear company was Smith’s passion project; he wanted to build a business that serves his love for adventuring and giving back.
The quality of Cotopaxi’s gear is readily apparent in its durable material, innovative designs, solid hardware and wide sturdy straps. And through the Cotopaxi Foundation, 1% of the company’s annual revenue is regularly distributed to address humanitarian issues such as healthcare, poverty and education.
Cotopaxi’s sustainability
Cotopaxi is Carbon Neutral Certified, which means the company carefully measures its emissions and acquires vetted, verified carbon offsets to become carbon neutral. The brand also manufactures its products with alternative and non-virgin materials. Some 94% of Cotopaxi’s products contain repurposed, recycled and responsible materials. It calls these three core features the Three Rs, and by 2025, it aims to increase its Three Rs to 100%.
Backpack vs. travel pack
Both Cotopaxi backpacks and travel packs have two shoulder straps. While no universal standard sets backpacks apart from travel packs, the brand typically distinguishes them by size. Cotopaxi backpacks generally have a capacity between 16-26 liters, while its bags with a capacity of 28-35 liters are labeled travel packs.
What to look for in a quality Cotopaxi backpack
The right size
To make your adventuring spectacular, you need a bag that fits your essentials. Determine which Cotopaxi backpack is right for you by considering what you plan to do with it most of the time.
For example, if you are an avid hiker, you need features such as side pockets for your water bottle, a small padded sleeve to protect your phone and wide padded straps for added comfort. However, if you do a lot of traveling, look for a smooth outer shell, ergonomic design for lower back support and ample interior pockets for your valuables.
Durable nylon
Cotopaxi typically uses nylon for its backpacks because it is long-lasting, lightweight, and rip-resistant. While nylon is known to absorb fluid, many Cotopaxi bags come with a thermoplastic polyurethane coating that lets them resist water and dirt.
Pockets
Consider the items you wish to carry in your Cotopaxi backpack before selecting a model. For example, if you haul your laptop around regularly, ensure that your bag has a sleeve to protect it. You might also want to look for water-bottle side pockets, a convenient front pocket for quick access to valuables and a lined inner pocket for your phone.
How much you can expect to spend on a Cotopaxi backpack
They’re priced by size, material and product line, but typically cost between $60-$115.
Cotopaxi backpack FAQ
Which Cotopaxi line uses entirely repurposed material?
A. Everything in the Del Dia collection is sustainably made through repurposing. Cotopaxi buys excess fabric from other businesses and gives each employee the freedom to select the color combinations of the material used to construct your bag, making each a unique creation.
What can you do if your Cotopaxi bag doesn’t have a water bottle pocket?
A. Many Cotopaxi bags have loops and handles to which you can attach a clip-on water bottle.
What’s the best Cotopaxi backpack to buy?
Top Cotopaxi backpack
Cotopaxi Cada Dia Moda 20-Liter Backpack
What you need to know: This spacious bag is top-loading, durable and has plenty of pockets.
What you’ll love: It has an ergonomic design to support your lower back. It’s made from durable, water-resistant nylon and cinches at the top to keep your valuables safe. It also has an interior hanging pocket, quick-access front pocket, two water-bottle pockets and a secure laptop sleeve.
What you should consider: It might be a little big if you need a backpack for daily use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
Top Cotopaxi backpack for the money
Cotopaxi Batac Del Dia 16-Liter Backpack
What you need to know: This smaller, lightweight backpack is ideal for day trips.
What you’ll love: This is from the Del Dia collection, which means it is sustainably designed, one-of-a-kind and made from rip-stop nylon. It has two mesh pockets on its sides for water bottles, a zippered main compartment and a front pocket with a sleeve for your phone or camera.
What you should consider: It might be a little small if you plan to take it on adventures that last longer than a day.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
Worth checking out
Cotopaxi Vaya 18-Liter Backpack
What you need to know: This ergonomically designed pack is versatile enough for work or play.
What you’ll love: This is an excellent bag for daily use as it is made from durable nylon with a mesh back and wide padded straps for comfort. It also has a laptop sleeve inside its main zippered compartment and a large front pocket with an inner fleece-lined accessory pocket.
What you should consider: It does not have side pockets for your water bottle, which might be a deal-breaker for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Backcountry
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi along with community leaders and Partnership for the Presidio representatives celebrated the opening of Presidio Tunnel Tops. This highly anticipated new park destination marks the culmination of a 20-year transformation of the Presidio's waterfront. Presidio Tunnel Tops adds 14 acres to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is built on top of highway tunnels connecting San Francisco to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, bringing national park experiences closer to people across the Bay Area and visitors from around the world.
"Today is a day of celebration for San Franciscans as our city opens a majestic new public space," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Presidio Tunnel Tops will serve as a beautiful beacon of recreation, education, and community. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Presidio Trust, National Park Service, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the immense generosity of many supporters and volunteers, visitors in the Bay Area and beyond will benefit from this magnificent new park – now and for generations to come."
Presidio Tunnel Tops features scenic overlooks with stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay and the city, paths and gardens, a welcome plaza with food and visitor services, a campfire circle, picnic grounds and more. Kids and adults alike can learn about nature, explore and have fun at the two-acre "Outpost" nature playscape and Field Station. Presidio Tunnel Tops opens to the public July 17 kicking off with an inaugural season of free family-friendly events and activities through October.
Additional photos and videos, including from the opening event, are available HERE. For more information, visit www.presidiotunneltops.org.
About Presidio Tunnel Tops
In 1993, Bay Area leaders, urban planners and citizens were faced with the need to replace the seismically unsafe Doyle Drive, which cut the Presidio in two as it led to the Golden Gate Bridge. A vision to construct the highway into tunnels and reconnect the park by creating new land over their tops was put forth and the Presidio Tunnel Tops project was born. Hundreds of hours of community engagement with more than 10,000 participants shaped the final design of the site. James Corner Field Operations, the firm behind New York's High Line, was selected as the design partner. This new site allows the Partnership for the Presidio to provide more national park experiences to people across the Bay Area and serves as a gateway to the greater Golden Gate National Recreation Area and broader National Park System. Led by the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, the Presidio Tunnel Tops campaign raised over $98 million of the $118 million project. It was built by Swinerton Builders.
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Ron Shelton remembers his movie 'Bull Durham' in new memoir 'The Church of Baseball'
Ron Shelton remembers his movie 'Bull Durham' in new memoir 'The Church of Baseball'
Scott Simon speaks with Ron Shelton, who wrote and directed "Bull Durham." Shelton's new memoir about the movie is called "The Church of Baseball."
SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Anytime anybody asks, what's the greatest baseball movie of all time, chances are you'll hear "Bull Durham."
(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "BULL DURHAM")
KEVIN COSTNER: (As Crash Davis) I was in the show for 21 days once - the 21 greatest days of my life. You know, you never handled your luggage in the show. Somebody else carries your bags. It was great. You hit white balls for batting practice. The ballparks are like cathedrals. The hotels all have room service. The women all have long legs and brains.
SIMON: Ron Shelton's 1988 rom-com, coming-of-age and nearing-middle-age film focused on a minor league baseball team - Kevin Costner, the aging catcher Crash Davis, brought in to tutor Nuke LaLoosh, played by Tim Robbins, the young phenom with a million-dollar arm and a five-cent head. They become two points of a triangle with Susan Sarandon's Annie Savoy, the poetry-spouting fan who tutors a new rookie each season. Ron Shelton, a former minor leaguer himself, of course, wrote and directed the film I won't diminish by calling it a classic. And he now has a memoir about its making, "The Church Of Baseball." Ron Shelton joins us now. Thanks so much for being with us.
RON SHELTON: Scott, I'm just happy to be here. Hope I can help the ballclub.
SIMON: (Laughter) One of the great cliches that Crash Davis tutored young Nuke LaLoosh in how to say that. Help us appreciate how hard to sell "Bull Durham" was because producers often don't hear, oh, a baseball movie - great. That'll make zillions.
SHELTON: Baseball movies are very difficult to get off the ground because there's no foreign sales for them. In the marketplace of movie-making, you need to sell foreign tickets. And people say, well, Japan, but Japan only buys a movie after it's a hit. Venezuela is not much of a market. There really - it's got to work in the States, or it won't work at all.
SIMON: Why did you set the story among minor leaguers? Was that strategic?
SHELTON: Write what you know, you know?
SIMON: Yeah.
SHELTON: I mean, that was my life. And I think it's a lot more interesting to get - to follow people trying to get into the spotlight than most of them are once they get into the spotlight. There's just more drama, more heartache, more pathos in Class A ball than in the major leagues, staying at five-star hotels.
SIMON: Yeah. One of the drawbacks of making a convincing baseball film - and you write about this in "The Church Of Baseball" - is that some of the best actors don't look like they're convincing when they actually have to do something on the field.
SHELTON: No, I didn't like sports movies my whole life for two reasons. One is it was clear the actor couldn't play. And two, somebody would also always hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, usually with the bases loaded, to win the World Series, and that just never happened.
SIMON: Well, it happened once - 1960, Bill Mazeroski. But go ahead. Yeah.
SHELTON: Yes, it's almost unheard of. Games end with ground balls to short, like life - you know, a pop-up to second, game over. So it was very important to me to make a movie about what life is really like in the minors, which is more like what life is like anywhere doing anything.
SIMON: Tell us about the audition process. Kevin Costner kept a mitt in his car.
SHELTON: Well, Kevin was about to become a star. He hadn't quite made it yet. But I heard he was a great athlete. And I met with him, and he liked the script, and he said he wanted to do it. And I said, you've got it. The part is yours. And he says, but first I have to try out for you. And I said, you've already got the part. And he insisted that we go out to Sepulveda Boulevard in LA, where there's a batting cage for a quarter and miniature golf courses and video arcades. And we went out there, and we played catch in the parking lot. And then we started putting quarters in the machine. And he hit line drives right-handed, and then he hit line drives left-handed. And I went to a payphone - 'cause this was before there were alternatives - and called the studio and said, hire this guy. He's unbelievable.
SIMON: Yeah. There is a Crash Davis - or was a Crash Davis out there in the world.
SHELTON: Yeah, I talk about this in the book. I actually find solace from reading old record books for some reason. And before I ever wrote the script, I was looking at the Carolina League record book, which goes back 100 years, more than 100 years now. And I saw that in 1947 or something, a guy named Crash Davis hit 50 doubles for the Durham Bulls. And I thought, Crash Davis is the coolest name ever. I wish that was my name. And I hit a lot of doubles. That was the kind of ballplayer I was. I wasn't a power hitter. And so I - he became the name of my character before I'd written him. And then on the first day of shooting, a guy named Crash Davis, the real Crash Davis, shows up. So not only was he not long gone, he was still living in Durham. He was beautifully dressed.
SIMON: Yeah, he was a real corporate executive, wasn't he?
SHELTON: And he'd been a Duke graduate who played for Connie Mack in the majors, and then he'd served in the war. I mean, this guy was a hero. And then because he was in his 30s, he wanted to play a little bit more, so he played two or three more years for the Durham Bulls just 'cause he loved it in Durham. And that's where I found his name. And we became good friends. And he went on a speaking circuit thereafter called I'm the Real Crash Davis.
SIMON: Crash Davis gives a famous speech in the film. And you write in this book about when you're writing a script, the importance of a good speech to attract a name actor. Could you tell us the thinking that goes on?
SHELTON: Well, it's - that's fairly mercenary and Machiavellian, but yeah, I mean, stars need good speeches, and they need words to say that they can identify with and know that they can hit out of the park. And I thought, I better give this guy a great speech early on. And I wrote the I believe in speech. And I wrote it about as fast as I can type. I won't quote it here because this is a family show, but...
SIMON: Well, I'm going to do it. I'm going to do the speech.
SHELTON: You can do it. And Kevin liked it. And I always thought it was a bit overdone, overwritten, self-conscious. But we did it in one take, and he did it so casually that it didn't underline itself. It didn't point at itself.
SIMON: I would like to audition for you, Mr. Shelton.
SHELTON: Go ahead. You want to go to the batting cage, or what do we do here?
SIMON: No, no, I'm going to do Crash Davis's speech.
SHELTON: OK.
SIMON: I believe in the soul, the - something I can't say on the radio, the another thing I can't say on the radio, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curveball, high fiber, good scotch, that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing AstroTurf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve. And I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days. Good night.
SHELTON: Hire this guy - fabulous. We'll go on the senior circuit and do it.
SIMON: (Laughter) That's not exactly the answer I was looking for, but all right. Thank you. Is "Bull Durham" ultimately a baseball movie?
SHELTON: I think baseball's the background. It's really about a reckoning, people's coming - a part of their lives where they have to make hard choices. Crash - as I say in the book, it's about a guy who loves something more than it loves him back. And I think that's universal and resonates with people outside of baseball.
SIMON: Yeah.
SHELTON: I think that's why the movie may still work for people.
SIMON: Ron Shelton - his memoir, "The Church Of Baseball: The Making of 'Bull Durham': Home Runs, Bad Calls, Crazy Fights, Big Swings, And A Hit" - thank you so much for being with us.
SHELTON: Thank you, Scott. My pleasure. And I'm sorry about the Cubs. I don't know what else to say.
SIMON: Well, I've been hearing that for most of my life, with the exception of 2016. But it's a way of life. What can I tell you?
SHELTON: Yes. I will keep bringing.
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Kiowa Tribe swears in new leadership
CARNEGIE, Okla. (KSWO) - The Kiowa Tribe welcomed new leadership on Friday, with a swearing-in ceremony for the new chairman, vice chairman and legislators.
Chief Justice Kirke Kickingbird presided over the ceremony in which Lawrence Spottedbird and Jacob Tsotigh took an oath as the new chairman and vice chairmain, respectively. About 500 people showed up to watch.
Spottedbird has a 10-year vision to build and establish the tribe’s economy through the creation of Kiowa Incorporated. He also has plans for a program that would support human development through the Kiowa tribal empowerment center to nurture tribal members through career and business development.
“I will be speaking for the Kiowa Tribe at every opportunity,” Spottedbird said. “Taking care of our people. That’s our priority and mission.”
Timothy Satepauhoodle, Medicine Bluff representative and Alana Quetone, representing Jimmy Creek were also sworn in as District 3 and 4 Legislators.
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LONDON, JULY 16: New Zealand survived a record-breaking Ireland charge led by centuries from Paul Stirling and Harry Tector for a dramatic one-run victory in Friday's third one-day international in Dublin.
"It was an amazing game," said Andy Balbirnie the Ireland captain. "A bitter pill to swallow, but it was great."
The Black Caps looked on course for a convincing win after Martin Guptill's century laid the foundations for a total of 360 for six from 50 overs.
Stirling and Tector made the tourists sweat with some superb stroke-play in a tense finish.
Ireland's lower order managed to bring the chase down to 10 off the last over.
They scored five off Blair Tickner's first three balls, then Craig Young was run out trying for a second run.
Graham Hume needed three off the last ball, but his huge swing missed. Ireland got only a leg bye and, despite their highest ever ODI score of 359 for nine, suffered their third narrow loss of the series.
New Zealand won the first match by one wicket with one ball to spare and the second by three wickets to set up the sweep.
Guptill hit a faultless 115, his 18th ODI century for New Zealand, and Henry Nicholls smashed three sixes in his 54-ball innings of 79.
When Ireland batted, Stirling reached three figures with a boundary down to third man but was furious when he was out for 120, one of Matt Henry's four victims. -AFP | https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=374880 | 2022-07-16T20:06:26Z | https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=374880 | true |
(The Hill) – The ex-chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that it would set a “very risky precedent” for Pence to testify in front of the House Jan. 6 committee.
“I think that for the committee there should be a reflection and an appreciation that there are real separation, and basically balance of power, here, but there’s also I think a precedent that’s of great concern,” Marc Short said during an interview with CBS.
The Jan. 6 committee has held a series of public hearings this summer in an effort to publicize its findings that aim to connect former President Trump to the Capitol insurrection.
Pence became a focus of attention for Capitol rioters on the day when the mob breached the building’s security and chants of “hang Mike Pence” were heard during the chaos.
Testimony shared with the public during the select committee’s hearings alleged that Trump privately pressured Pence to overturn the election results during the certification process on Jan. 6, 2021.
The former president also made calls publicly on Twitter for Pence to overturn his electoral loss. However, Pence resisted these calls.
During his interview with CBS, Short said that testimony from Pence would set a precedent for other vice presidents, like President Biden, to testify in front of Congress.
“Do you want a precedent where all the sudden you’re allowed to bring former vice presidents to talk about what they were doing when they were vice president, in the Congress to talk about their conversations with the president of the United States?” Short asked.
He added: “I think it’s a very risky precedent.”
Short said that his main concern on Jan. 6 was ensuring that Pence still planned to “complete the business of the American people that night” by counting the votes of electors in the 2020 presidential election.
The former chief of staff added that he called Trump’s then-chief of staff Mark Meadows to discuss the issue.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 18, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
253 PM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 108
degrees and heat index values up to 110 expected.
* WHERE...Along and north of a line from Comanche to Waxahachie
to Canton.
* WHEN...From noon Sunday to 9 PM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 104 degrees and Heat index values up
to 106 expected.
* WHERE...Henderson, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro,
Lampasas, Coryell and McLennan counties.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity will increase the
risk for heat-related illnesses to occur, particularly for
those working or participating in outdoor activities.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory Sunday, heat index values up to 108
expected. For the Excessive Heat Warning Monday, dangerously hot
conditions with heat index values up to 112 expected.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Tillman and Cotton Counties. In Texas,
Hardeman, Foard, Wilbarger, Wichita, Knox, Baylor, Archer and
Clay Counties.
* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Sunday. For
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WEST TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN) — Sixty calves died in a fire at a family farm Friday in West Township, according to Sandy Creek Joint Fire District Chief Aaron Stoller.
Stoller said 20 to 25 calves were also rescued.
The Whiteleather family farm on Essick Road had three barns burned in the fire. The main barn was over 140 years old.
The barns damaged were a cattle barn, a calf barn and a straw shed. The family also lost farm equipment and over 1,000 bales of hay.
The milking parlor and a new barn were saved.
Crews responded at about 5:15 p.m. and were there until 10:30 p.m. The responding fire departments had to bring in water on tanker trucks.
Family members said it was devastating, but those in the neighborhood sprang to action. Many farmers came with trailers and trucks and herded the cows that were saved to neighboring farms.
“It was a very sad day to see such a loss, but we’re grateful that the cattle got out, and we’re really grateful for all of the community response, so we’re thankful for that,” said Shirley Whiteleather Fox.
The farm has been in operation for over 100 years. Whiteleather Fox said she hopes they come back from this so the farm will continue for future generations.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 18, 2022
_____
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
253 PM CDT Sat Jul 16 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures up to 108
degrees and heat index values up to 110 expected.
* WHERE...Along and north of a line from Comanche to Waxahachie
to Canton.
* WHEN...From noon Sunday to 9 PM CDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures up to 104 degrees and Heat index values up
to 106 expected.
* WHERE...Henderson, Mills, Hamilton, Bosque, Hill, Navarro,
Lampasas, Coryell and McLennan counties.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity will increase the
risk for heat-related illnesses to occur, particularly for
those working or participating in outdoor activities.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT
* WHAT...For the Heat Advisory Sunday, heat index values up to 108
expected. For the Excessive Heat Warning Monday, dangerously hot
conditions with heat index values up to 112 expected.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Tillman and Cotton Counties. In Texas,
Hardeman, Foard, Wilbarger, Wichita, Knox, Baylor, Archer and
Clay Counties.
* WHEN...For the Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT Sunday. For
the Excessive Heat Warning, from 1 PM to 9 PM CDT Monday.
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(The Hill) — Space entrepreneur Robert Bigelow donated $10 million to the reelection campaign of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, according to the Friends of Ron DeSantis committee.
Bigelow, the founder of Budget Suites of America, has also invested in other projects including Bigelow Aerospace and National Institute for Discovery Science.
The entrepreneur garnered attention after telling a “60 Minutes” host that he was “absolutely convinced” after she asked if he believed in aliens. Bigelow told the show that he believes aliens are “right under people’s noses” on Earth.
Bigelow is a conservative Republican who previously offered words of support for former President Trump, according to The New York Times. He had also previously pledged to award large prizes to anyone who could provide evidence of an afterlife.
Bigelow sent the DeSantis campaign its largest contribution thus far on July 7, NBC News first reported.
DeSantis is expected to run in the 2024 Republican presidential primary and is considered a front-runner alongside former President Trump, who said that he had made his decision about another run for the White House in 2024.
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MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Lizette Salas shot a 6-under 64 in alternate-shot play Friday to take a four-stroke lead in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational.
Kupcho and Salas had a 17-under 193 total with a better-ball round left at Midland Country Club in the LPGA Tour’s lone team event. The U.S. Solheim Cup partners birdied three of the last five holes in a bogey-free round.
“We were just out there playing,” Kupcho said. “I feel like that’s what we’re best at, is having fun together. I feel like we definitely did that today, and that’s how we were so calm in shooting that.”
Kupcho has broken through this year with her first two LPGA Tour titles, taking the major Chevron Championship in early April in the California desert and the Meijer LPGA Classic last month in Belmont, Michigan.
“She’s such a great putter and she made a bunch of clutch putts,” Salas said. “I did my job on the back side when we got into some trouble. We kind of both exchanged sorries and came out with par.”
Salas won the 2014 Kingsmill Championship for her lone tour title.
“We’ll just go out there and play our game.” Kupcho said. “I mean, there’s definitely going to be low scores, so not really dwelling on what everyone else is doing. Just go play our game and keep moving.”
Matilda Castren and Kelly Tan were second after a 67.
“I think we generally played well together,” Tan said. “We didn’t put ourselves in tough position where you have to make those pressure putts, and really just had a lot of birdie chance coming in. It was a fun day.”
Second-round leaders Pauline Roussin and Dewi Weber had a 73 to drop into a tie for third at 11 under with Tiffany Chan and Haeji Kang. Chan and Kang shot 69.
Karrie Webb and Marina Alex had a 69 to join Lim Kim-Yealimi Noh and Cheyenne Knight-Elizabeth Szokol at 10 under.
Annika Sorenstam and Madelene Sagstrom, tied for the first-round lead, were tied for 18th at 7 under after a 72.
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Skittles contain known toxin, unfit for human consumption, lawsuit claims
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 1:23 PM MST|Updated: 6 minutes ago
(CNN) - A new lawsuit claims that Skittles are unsafe to eat.
A consumer in California has filed a lawsuit in federal court against candy maker Mars that alleges that Skittles are made with a known toxin, titanium dioxide, that’s unfit for human consumption.
In 2016, Mars said it planned to eliminate the chemical compound from its products. However, the lawsuit claims it is still being used in products, including Skittles.
A Mars spokesperson released the following statement regarding the lawsuit:
“While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA regulations.”
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McIlroy, Hovland avoid blunders to share British Open lead
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) - Rory McIlroy moved into the void left by the departure of Tiger Woods at the British Open, holing a bunker shot for eagle and revving up the gallery at St. Andrews at every turn Saturday as he moved closer to ending eight years without a major.
Still to come is one more round on a stage he shares with Norwegian star Viktor Hovland. They each posted a 6-under 66, building a four-shot cushion by avoiding the blunders that sent so many contenders in the wrong direction.
Cameron Smith, who started with a two-shot lead, took double bogey on the 13th hole when he tried a bold play with his feet in a pot bunker. Cameron Young went over the 16th green and then back down the other side for a double bogey on the 16th hole.
Dustin Johnson putted across the green and into a bunker and fell six shots behind.
McIlroy and Hovland, who were at 16-under 200, had no such trouble Saturday.
Hovland holed a pair of 40-foot putts on his way to four straight birdies on the front nine to seize the lead. McIlroy finally caught him by holing out from a pot bunker some 80 feet away for eagle on the 10th hole, setting off a roar that could be heard all the way back at the Royal & Ancient clubhouse.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland lines up a putt on the 11th hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
McIlroy only a day earlier tipped his cap to Woods as he started his second round and Woods was on his way to missing the cut, crossing the Swilcan Bridge for what might have been last time. The R&A set the tee times that way so they would pass each other.
Woods stands alone in driving the sport, though McIlroy is the most popular worldwide, and it sounded like that - on the first tee when McIlroy was introduced, for every birdie, and when he took the lead for the first time with a birdie on the 14th.
"I love that I've got so much support," McIlroy said. "But at the same time, I need o keep in my own little world and try to play a good round of golf. Hopefully, that's enough."
His lone mistake was coming out of the left rough and over the 17th green, across the road and near the stone wall. He played a safe pitch onto the green and two-putted for bogey.
Hovland, bogey-free for the round, showed off some magic of his own on the 17th by putting off the dirt path just short of the road, up the hill to about 5 feet for a par.
At age 24, Hovland already has six wins around the world after a stellar amateur career at Oklahoma State, including a U.S. Amateur title at Pebble Beach.
This is his first big moment in a major, and he sounded up to the task. Hovland also saw - and heard - what the will be up against Sunday.
"I get a couple in there," he said of the cheers so heavily slanted toward McIlroy. "I'm probably an underdog, but I don't mind that at all. Hopefully, we can push ourselves tomorrow."
Smith missed a short birdie chance on the 18th and had a 73. His biggest mistake was not getting the ball back in play on the 13th, instead trying to advance the ball and getting into tough spots. He also three-putted from 30 feet to start his round and made just two birdies.
Young, the PGA Tour rookie who finished one shot out of a playoff at the PGA Championship two months ago, had a 71.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was lurking after a 69. He missed a 10-foot birdie chance on the 16th and then three-putted the 17th for a bogey. Scheffler, who finished one shot behind in the U.S. Open, had a 69 and was five back along with Si Woo Kim (67).
Johnson also within three shots until a bogey on the 13th and another on the par-5 14th, where his long eagle putt raced up a hill, across the green and into a pot bunker. Instead of birdie, he had to scramble for bogey. He dropped two more shots coming in for a 71 and was six behind.
McIlroy last won a major in 2014 at the PGA Championship at Valhalla. He would love nothing more than to win at the home of golf, on the Old Course where Jack Nicklaus once said a player's career would not be complete without winning a claret jug at St. Andrews.
"Every part of my game has felt good this week," McIlroy said. "I just need to keep it going for one more day."
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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland jumps to check the line on the 12th hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland reacts after holing out of the bunker on the 10th hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Viktor Hovland, of Norway, plays from the 7th tee during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Viktor Hovland, of Norway, plays from the 12th tee during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Viktor Hovland, of Norway, reacts after missing a long putt on the 11th green during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cameron Smith, of Australia, looks at his ball after putting on the 15th hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cameron Smith, of Australia, plays out of the rough during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cameron Smith, of Australia, runs up a hill to see his ball land on the 4th fairway during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Cameron Young of the US lines up a putt on the 6th green during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dustin Johnson of the US looks out of a bunker to watch his shot on the 17th hole during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Scottie Scheffler of the US after playing a shot on the 14th fairway during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Scottie Scheffler of the US after missing a putt on the 16th green during the third round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday July 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Skittles contain known toxin, unfit for human consumption, lawsuit claims
Published: Jul. 16, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
(CNN) - A new lawsuit claims that Skittles are unsafe to eat.
A consumer in California has filed a lawsuit in federal court against candy maker Mars that alleges that Skittles are made with a known toxin, titanium dioxide, that’s unfit for human consumption.
In 2016, Mars said it planned to eliminate the chemical compound from its products. However, the lawsuit claims it is still being used in products, including Skittles.
A Mars spokesperson released the following statement regarding the lawsuit:
“While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA regulations.”
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Florida man arrested after missing woman’s body found inside state forest
SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. - The search for a missing Kentucky woman is over after deputies located her remains inside a Florida state forest and charged a man she was believed to be in a relationship with for her murder.
Deputies say the remains of 37-year-old Tara Deaton were discovered this week inside Point Washington State Forest. Deaton had been reported missing in June, two weeks after her vehicle, a gray Lexus coupe, was involved in a hit-and-run crash in South Walton County, which is about 45 minutes west of Panama City.
On May 24, one day after the hit-and-run crash, Deaton’s car was found in a wooded area about two miles from the crash site, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office. The car was impounded and deputies executing a search warrant say they discovered blood in the trunk.
Investigators interviewed Deaton’s friends and family and were eventually led to Dagan Blake Boring, 24, of Santa Rosa Beach. Detectives say Boring is believed to have been in a relationship with Deaton at the time of her disappearance.
Deputies say they tracked Boring down to a convenience store in Fort Walton Beach on July 14, and he later led them to Deaton’s body inside the forest.
"This is not the ending we hoped for," said Sheriff Michael Adkinson. "But, with a successful prosecution, we hope to bring some closure to Tara’s loved ones."
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By Erik Gunn | Wisconsin Examiner
With abortion now unavailable in Wisconsin, Wisconsin’s second largest county announced Thursday plans to expand its reproductive health clinic and step up contraceptive services, including providing long-acting contraception.
Meanwhile, the Wisconsin and Illinois affiliates of Planned Parenthood are teaming up to expand abortion availability in Illinois where the procedure’s legality remains secure — and deploying Wisconsin-based doctors and nurses to help do that work.
At Planned Parenthood of Illinois’ clinic in Waukegan, 10 miles south of the Wisconsin state line, “We’ve seen a tenfold increase in patients from Wisconsin,” said Jennifer Welch, president and CEO Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, during a Thursday morning Zoom call.
Elsewhere in Wisconsin, local health departments and private agencies that offer reproductive health care have also seen increased demand for contraceptive services since the U.S. Supreme Court canceled a nationwide right to abortion.
The high court’s 6-3 ruling in late June that overturned the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade legalizing abortion effectively criminalized the procedure in Wisconsin under an 1849 law. While Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has gone to court to challenge the pre-Civil War statute, abortion providers have stopped working in the state.
Long-acting contraception
In light of the ruling, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said Thursday he is asking the Dane County Board to allocate money to expand staffing and hours for the county’s reproductive health services program.
“The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has created a health care emergency for every woman and person who gives birth in Dane County,” Parisi said at a news conference. “Public health already provides many reproductive health care services, including education, birth control and contraception, but the need to expand those services has never been more urgent.”
Parisi said he will seek $360,000 from the county’s general fund so that Public Health Madison & Dane County can increase personnel and add hours for its sexual health program. With the additional funding, the health department will offer long-acting reversible contraception in the form of intrauterine devices (IUDs) or other long-term birth control measures.
The health department is a partnership of the city and the county. In 2023, Parisi said, the two governments plan to budget an additional $1 million to continue the added services.
The additional resources will allow the health department to extend the hours at its Madison East Side clinic from the current 16 hours a week to 24 hours, said Janel Heinrich, the health department director. The clinic offers testing for sexually transmitted infections and provides low- or no-cost birth control and emergency contraception.
“This expanded capacity will help us reach hundreds more people each year,” Heinrich said. “We will also be able to dedicate more time and focus on reproductive health care, outreach, education and services.”
In an interview, Heinrich said that the Madison-Dane County department has focused more on caring for pregnant mothers and managing sexually transmitted infections and less on providing contraception. But while Madison has a “robust” array of reproductive and sexual health services, she said, “we also know that it’s insufficient, because capacity doesn’t always make things accessible.”
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said that expanding the availability of long-acting contraception has been shown to improve health outcomes elsewhere. In Colorado, after their use among 15- to 24-year-olds increased from 5% to 20%, “teen birth rates declined more rapidly than in any other state” — by 40%, she said.
Rhodes-Conway said the expanded contraceptive services alone was not enough.
“We need access to a full range of equitable and evidence-based reproductive health care, including safe and legal abortion, to have healthy and thriving women, people that may become pregnant, children, families, and indeed our entire community,” she said.
Crossing state lines
The Illinois-Wisconsin Planned Parenthood partnership that the organizations’ leaders unveiled Thursday has long been in the works.
Planned Parenthood of Illinois opened its Waukegan facility in 2020. Discussions began the next year with the Wisconsin affiliate about how they might work together if Roe was rolled back, said Kristen Schultz, chief strategy officer of the Illinois organization.
Welch, the Illinois Planned Parenthood executive, said the Wisconsin staffers began training in Illinois earlier this year, and clinicians and medical staff were licensed to practice in Illinois.
When the rollback became clear after a draft of the court decision leaked in early May and attempts to repeal Wisconsin’s 1849 ban failed, the two groups moved ahead with their plans.
A majority of Wisconsin staff involved in abortion procedures, from doctors and nurses to clerical workers and other assistants, agreed to come to Illinois to work, said Schultz. “Because of this partnership, we have been able to double our abortion provision at the Waukegan Health Center,” she added.
As an example of how the affiliates work together, Schultz cited the case of a Wisconsin patient who had a medical visit, ultrasound exam and lab work in Wisconsin, then traveled to Waukegan for her abortion. Navigators for the Illinois agency worked with the Wisconsin agency to help with transportation and funding.
Even before the end of Roe, abortion in Wisconsin “was already extremely limited and heavily restricted,” said Tanya Atkinson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.
Until the ruling, the organization offered abortions at four centers in Milwaukee, Madison and Sheboygan. “So 96% of Wisconsin counties had no abortion provider, and 63% of Wisconsin women live in those counties,” Atkinson said.
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin provided 5,000 abortions in 2021. Since the court ruling, “our call volume has doubled, and we’re referring all of our abortion patients out of state for care,” Atkinson said, with the majority going to Illinois.
Contraceptive demand rising
Reproductive health providers elsewhere in Wisconsin have also seen the effects of the court’s ruling.
HealthFirst Network, based in Wausau, is a nonprofit provider of reproductive health services in nine north-central Wisconsin counties. It provides contraception of various kinds, diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted infections and other forms of sexual health care, including providing long-acting reversible contraception. In addition to IUDs, the other form of long-acting contraceptive is a plastic implant that slowly releases hormones to prevent conception.
In June, the network’s clinics placed twice as many long-acting reversible contraceptives in patients as it did in May, according to Jessica Scharfenberg, the network’s CEO. “There was an instant uptick as soon as the leak [of the draft opinion] came out, and then that just compounded once the actual decision was made,” she said.
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Scharfenberg is also president of the Wisconsin Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association. The organization represents independent nonprofit private clinics as well as local and county health departments with family planning and reproductive health programs. Planned Parenthood is also a member.
She said she has heard reports from providers throughout the association of increased demand for long-term contraception.
Some reproductive health clinics serve people covered by a special Medicaid program that provides family planning coverage for families with incomes of up to 300% of the poverty level. But increased demand for those funds led to smaller grants for the clinics that applied, Scharfenberg said, “so clinics are working hard to do more with less.”
Building ‘something better’
Prof. Tiffany Green, a health economist at the University of Wisconsin who studies health equity, particularly in the area of obstetric and reproductive care, calls expanding access to reproductive health services “crucial and important in helping people to exercise their right to reproductive autonomy.”
At the same time, “it is not a substitute for abortion care access,” she said, adding that she believes that Madison and Dane County officials understand that as well.
Green said it will be important as agencies expand their services that they do so in ways that reach out to the communities they serve and take time to understand and respect their needs and preferences. That will include being careful about scheduling times when they provide their services. It will also include being culturally responsive and respectful to people of color and to other marginalized groups, including transgender and gender-non-conforming people, she added.
It will also include heeding and respecting the contraceptive choices that their patients want to make, rather than “pushing a kind of contraception on them they do not want,” Green said. “There is a history of doing that with Black people.”
As the state enters a new and more difficult era for reproductive health, there’s an opportunity to avoid repeating past wrongs, she said.
Even before Roe fell, “we didn’t have a society where Wisconsinites could fully exercise their reproductive autonomy,” said Green. While that is even worse now, “perhaps we can build something better — not reproducing the same mistakes as we all try to get through this.”
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts
WASHINGTON - The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack subpoenaed the Secret Service on Friday night for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021, as the panel probes Donald Trump’s actions at the time of the deadly siege.
Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said in a statement that the committee understands the messages had been "erased." Thompson outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.
"The USSS erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, as part of a ‘device-replacement program,’" Thompson said late Friday.
He said the panel "seeks the relevant text messages, as well as any after action reports that have been issued in any and all divisions of the USSS pertaining or relating in any way to the events of January 6, 2021."
The Secret Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The subpoenas come hours after the nine-member panel received a closed briefing from the watchdog for Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Secret Service. The watchdog briefed the lawmakers about his finding that the Secret Service deleted texts from around Jan. 6, according to two people familiar with the matter.
For the Jan. 6 panel, the watchdog’s finding raised the startling prospect of lost evidence that could shed further light on Trump’s actions during the insurrection, particularly after earlier testimony about the president’s confrontation with security as he tried to join supporters at the Capitol.
It was a rare action for the panel to issue a subpoena to an executive branch department. The committee’s letter was to USSS Director James Murray, who is set to retire at the end of the month.
While lawmakers were tight-lipped about what they heard, the closed-door briefing with the inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, came two days after his office sent a letter to leaders of the House and Senate Homeland Security committees stating that Secret Service agents erased messages between Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 "as part of a device-replacement program." The deletion came after the watchdog office requested records from the agents as part of its probe into events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack, the letter said.
The committee had originally sought the electronic records in mid-January and made an official request in March for all communications received or sent from DHS employees between Jan. 5 and Jan. 7, 2021.
RELATED: Watchdog says Secret Service deleted Jan. 6 text messages
Thompson, the Democratic chairman of the House Jan. 6 panel, told the Associated Press on Friday that the committee is taking a deeper look at whether records may have been lost. "There have been some conflicting positions on the matter," the Mississippi lawmaker said.
The private briefing was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss it.
The Secret Service insists proper procedures were followed. Agency spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said, "The insinuation that the Secret Service maliciously deleted text messages following a request is false. In fact, the Secret Service has been fully cooperating with the OIG in every respect — whether it be interviews, documents, emails, or texts."
He said the Secret Service had started to reset its mobile devices to factory settings in January 2021 "as part of a pre-planned, three-month system migration." In that process, some data was lost.
The inspector general has first requested the electronic communications on Feb. 26, "after the migration was well under way," Guglielmi said.
The Secret Service said it has provided a substantial number of emails and chat messages that included conversations and details related to Jan. 6 to the inspector general. It also said text messages from the Capitol Police requesting assistance on Jan. 6 were preserved and provided to the inspector general’s office.
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which has jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security and the Secret Service, is also expecting a briefing from the inspector general about the letter, according to a person familiar with the committee’s discussions who was not authorized to discuss them publicly.
Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman said in a statement that he was "deeply concerned" by the OIG’s recent letter. Portman, the ranking member on the Homeland Security committee, added "It is essential that the Department be transparent with its inspector general, Congress, and the American public."
The Jan. 6 committee has taken a renewed interest in the Secret Service following the dramatic testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, who recalled what she heard about 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.
Some details of that account were 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.
With evidence still emerging, the House Jan. 6 committee on Friday officials scheduled its next hearing to take place Thursday in primetime. The 8 p.m. hearing, which is the eighth in a series that began in early June, will take a deeper look into the three-hour-plus stretch when Trump failed to act as a mob of supporters stormed the Capitol.
It will be the first hearing in prime time since June 9, the first on the committee’s findings. That earlier hearing was viewed by 20 million people.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Showers and thunderstorms are hitting Indiana this weekend. This is much needed rainfall coming up amid drought conditions across the state.
Saturday at a glance
Timing out Saturday chances for showers and a few storms
Rain kicks off in the overnight hours late Friday night into early Saturday morning. Storms are possible north of I-70 by 3 a.m. After 7 a.m. a cluster of showers and a few thunderstorms push towards northeastern Indiana. By the afternoon time, light isolated rain will be left over, before we eventually dry out by Saturday evening.
Sunday rain chances
Storms Sunday night into Monday morning
Moderate drought for nearly half of Indiana
This rain should help, but won’t be enough to bust us out of drought conditions.
79% of Hoosier territory is abnormally dry. That’s at least a 15% decrease from last week’s drought report. However, even more of the state is now under a moderate drought at 44%, which is a 5% increase from last week.
The heat and humidity picks back up next week
The long range pattern shows a dome of hot air setting up to areas southwest of Indiana, but the warm air mass will extend 90-degree highs back into the Hoosier state.
Monthly rainfall deficit across the state
In locations where a moderate drought is in place, monthly departure from normal precipitation amounts are in excess of an inch of rain. Lafayette is included in this, where the city is -1.65″ below normal for rain. Indianapolis currently stands at a -1.10″ deficit. Bloomington, while not technically in a moderate drought, is still over an inch behind in rainfall this month. | https://cbs4indy.com/weather/stormy-weekend-in-indiana-before-a-hot-week-ahead/ | 2022-07-16T20:58:24Z | https://cbs4indy.com/weather/stormy-weekend-in-indiana-before-a-hot-week-ahead/ | false |
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PARK HILL, Staten Island (PIX11) – A man was killed and another injured in a shooting on Staten Island Friday night, police said.
The shooting happened in front of 55 Bowen Street in the Park Hill area around 10:20 p.m., according to the NYPD.
A 44-year-old man was shot in the left armpit and died from his injuries, police said. A 28-year-old man was shot in the right leg and hospitalized in stable condition.
No arrests have been made at this time. The identities of the victims haven’t been released.
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Paul Ryder, bass player and founding member of the Happy Mondays, has died aged 58.
A statement from the band said the Salford-raised musician died on Friday morning.
Alongside his frontman brother Shaun, Paul founded the Happy Mondays in 1980 and was credited with giving the band their signature rolling groove, present on hits such as Step On and Kinky Afro.
The group said on their official Facebook page said: “The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning.
“A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed.
“We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time. Long live his funk.”
The band was scheduled to perform at Kubix festival in Herrington Country Park, Sunderland on Friday but cancelled following the death of Ryder.
In a statement on Facebook, festival organisers said: “Following the tragic news of Paul Ryder passing away this morning, The Happy Mondays will no longer be playing tonight’s show and our thoughts remain with the band and Paul’s family at this difficult time.”
The original line-up also included drummer Gary Whelan and guitarist Mark Day, and they were later joined by maraca-wielding dancer Bez.
The band later achieved a successful crossover into the musical mainstream with hits from albums such as Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches and also earned a reputation as hellraisers.
Synonymous with the “Madchester” music scene, their blend of psychedelia and alternative rock continues to influence other acts.
Ryder remained an active member as the Happy Mondays broke up and reformed multiple times across the last 40 years.
Outside of the band, he also acted in several films including The Ghosts Of Oxford Street and Losing It, and also made a cameo as a gangster in the film 24 Hour Party People, about the Madchester music scene.
He also formed the band Big Arm and released a 2008 album titled Radiator, and played DJ sets around the world.
In January 2012, it was announced that the Happy Mondays were reforming with all of the original members, including Paul.
Oasis and Ride guitarist Andy Bell was among those paying tribute, tweeting: “Really sad news about Paul Ryder, RIP.”
The Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown added: “Rest in peace Ryder. A great friend, a great musician, a great fella, big love to Amelia, Jacob, Sonny, Chico and the family and band. Love ya longtime Pabs.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/3499228/happy-mondays-star-paul-ryder-dies-aged-58/ | 2022-07-16T21:15:25Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/lifestyle/3499228/happy-mondays-star-paul-ryder-dies-aged-58/ | true |
Find the flow
July 16, 2022 13:53 ISTCreate daily rituals that help you rejuvenate and refresh
My last article on finding rituals and cuing-in to its immersive state to refresh, led to a curious exchange of ideas and conversation with some of you. It occurs to me that there’s more room to talk about this by way of individual experiences. The book The Psychology of Optimal Experiences, by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, describes flow as “the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people will do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it”. We have often been told that it’s our mind (thoughts) that creates and amplifies stress and negative emotion.
The question then is — what happens to the mind in a state of flow? Inside ‘flow’, the mind is “in order”; it is sharp, alert, immersed and present. It is in its most essential state, primed to conceive and create.
I have an annual ritual. Every year, I sign up to hike in the remote mountains. I sign up for untried terrains and throw myself in, to experience the unexplored. I have come to see this as my period of creative incubation. It is also a period when I’m no one in particular, not a mom, daughter or wife, nor a writer or coach to someone. If anything, I am student-like, seeking the softening that surrender brings, free to wonder at things that elude me in daily life where I am conditioned to know and predict. I travel mostly with unknown people, never in-charge of choosing my travelling tribe, I fumble and flourish among strangers, I note my reaction to surprises that emerge at the core of these expeditions and I revel in them in entirety. At a physical level, these adventures come with testing terrains and hardships that I can have no prior experience of, certainly never enough training to preempt Nature’s true nature, retiring exhausted to an unknown bed each night, for days. It is exhilarating and brings me into an uncommon state of immersion and rejuvenation.
Moments of flow
Flow (Joy) and freedom are sensations that we do not ordinarily experience in our daily, often regimented, lives. With the numerous roles we serve and the multitude of tasks, turns and bends of a day, we are, at best, able to achieve a satisfactory or a fulfilling day. How do I recognise these pure moments? My predisposition makes me want to find periods of flow beyond my big annual ritual. What can I do to create a few hours of bliss daily or frequently? What kind of a ritual can I develop that can generate an hour of timeless Joy, frequently? For me, there has been goodness lurking in the folds of these questions. I recognised that, even in an ordinary day, there are flashes of that ‘realm of experience’ that occur. They are the moments that evoke silent smiles and sighs, once I settle down to retire at the end of a day. I tend to think that this is true for many of us.
These are fleeting, ephemeral moments that pass us by as we go about our daily life. We don’t expect timelessness in the middle of our time-starved days; hence, they go unnoticed. Yet as they occur, they soften the impact of a day for us. The expression of being-in-the-zone, periods of connection, fleeting joy, are all moments in flow.
Joseph Campbell, one of 20th century’s most influential thinkers, alludes to a ‘sacred place’ — a space for uninterrupted reflection and unrushed creative work that each of us can ritualise to make space for joy. He talks of a ‘bliss station: a room, or a certain hour or so in a day’ into which we ought to root ourselves inviting the experience of bliss.
My ritual in the mountains is annual. I also have simpler daily rituals, somewhat non-negotiable periods of self-connection. I retreat to my desk, certainly once a day, to connect and nurture the ideas bubbling at the surface of my consciousness. I write, make notes, build on thoughts or just read or listen to topics that interest me. These moments are crystal sharp, at the exclusion of everything else, vitally connected to my life and experiences. Every morning I retreat into an hour of fitness activity, be it yoga on the mat, or run a few miles, or an outdoor walk. My rituals give shape to my daily life, make the days uniquely gratifying, and are distinct tools to get into ‘flow’ and rejuvenate. How do you get into flow, frequently?
Nivedita is an executive and life coach, mentor and writer. nivedita@lifealigncoaching.com | https://www.thehindu.com/education/find-the-flow/article65631181.ece/amp/ | 2022-07-16T21:15:30Z | https://www.thehindu.com/education/find-the-flow/article65631181.ece/amp/ | true |
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