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ATLANTA — April is Earth Month and to celebrate Amazon is letting Alexa users plant a tree with just the sound of their voice.
Customers in the U.S. with an Alexa-enabled device can now say “Alexa, grow a tree” to donate $1 to plant one tree through environmental charity, One Tree Planted.
Amazon teamed up with the non-profit to support their effort in reforestation around the world.
Those who donate can also keep track and see how many trees they helped plant through their Amazon Pay Account.
Amazon is also doing its part and donating $1 million to One Tree Planted to help them plant 1 million trees, starting in April and will run through December 2022.
To learn more about the Amazon Earth day initiative click here.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said Wednesday.
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.
A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.
The CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is its “continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health.”
It remained unclear whether the Biden administration would ask the appeals court to grant an emergency stay to immediately reimpose the mask mandate on public transit. An emergency stay of the lower court’s ruling would be a whiplash moment for travelers and transit workers. Most airlines and airports, many public transit systems and even ride-sharing company Uber lifted their mask-wearing requirements in the hours following Monday’s ruling.
A federal judge in Florida had struck down the national mask mandate for mass transit on Monday, leading airlines and airports to swiftly repeal their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement.
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases. But the court ruling Monday had put that decision on hold.
The CDC said it will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine if a mandate would remain necessary. It said it believes the mandate is “a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health.”
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Wednesday night that the department was filing the appeal “in light of today’s assessment by the CDC that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health."
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that prompted record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months, leading most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate.
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Justice Department to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said Wednesday.
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.
A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.
RELATED: Federal mask mandate appeal depends on CDC, Biden administration says
The CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is its "continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health."
A federal judge in Florida had struck down the national mask mandate for mass transit on Monday, leading airlines and airports to swiftly repeal their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement.
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases. But the court ruling Monday had put that decision on hold.
Fliers, subway riders shed masks after transit mandate lifted: 'Feel free to burn them'
The CDC said it will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine if a mandate would remain necessary. It said it believes the mandate is "a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health."
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Wednesday night that the department was filing the appeal "in light of today’s assessment by the CDC that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health."
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that prompted record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months, leading most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — US Capitol Police order evacuation of Capitol complex, citing 'aircraft that poses probable threat.'
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ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) – A community in Kentucky is making Black history more accessible to its residents. The African American community in Ashland is bringing the first Black history museum to the city.
Darrell Smith and his Aunt Bernice Henry are very passionate when it comes to Black history.
“We need the education here. Children here need it. We hope that it will go through the whole Tri-State area and have schools coming,” Darrell Smith, Vice President of the Museum said.
Their dream museum will be housed in the old C.B. Nuckolls Community Center. Nuckolls was the only black principal in Ashland.
Since the building was vacant for so long, they were shocked to find out the only thing it needs is a little bit of paint and a new roof.
“We have a three-year lease, a dollar a year. And, included in that dollar a year is all of our utilities are paid. We don’t have to worry about that,” Bernice Henry, President of the Museum said.
The only thing they have to worry about is paying for the things inside the museum. Along with exhibits, it’ll have Black history classes, books, and a computer lab.
“When you think about how it is 2022 and we’re still debating on issues about whether Black history is important or not, and you don’t have a full history unless you have a total history,” Henry said.
Smith also has a Black history fakebook page that has hundreds of members and thousands of articles and pictures. He says it’ll be good for people to see something of this stuff in person.
“I started it because the Black history is disappearing in Ashland. It’s slowly disappearing. People are passing away and those pictures are getting thrown away,” Smith said. “I want this to be a legacy for us when I’m gone. I want it to keep growing.”
The museum is set to open in March or February 2023.
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HUNTINGTON, WV (WOWK) — Due to similarities in the cases, investigators believe two vehicles that were found around midnight are a part of the multiple stolen vehicles found along Guyan Avenue in Huntington.
Huntington police say a car that was reported stolen was found being driven on 28th Street going north. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but they eventually lost sight of the vehicle.
It was then found abandoned by another officer in the area of 26th Street and 10th Avenue. They say three suspects were seen running away from the vehicle.
In the same lot, another stolen vehicle was found.
Huntington Police were already investigating six cars that were reported stolen and were all located in the same area Tuesday.
Deputy Chief Phil Watkins tells 13 News that those six cars were located along Guyan Avenue. Right now investigators are trying to figure out who put them there and why.
The case began when a resident in the area noticed several vandalized vehicles that were “not familiar” with the neighborhood and called 911, according to police.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and trains and in travel hubs, officials said Wednesday.
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.
A notice of appeal was filed in federal court in Tampa.
The CDC said in a statement Wednesday that it is its “continuing assessment that at this time an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health.”
It remained unclear whether the Biden administration would ask the appeals court to grant an emergency stay to immediately reimpose the mask mandate on public transit. An emergency stay of the lower court’s ruling would be a whiplash moment for travelers and transit workers. Most airlines and airports, many public transit systems and even ride-sharing company Uber lifted their mask-wearing requirements in the hours following Monday’s ruling.
A federal judge in Florida had struck down the national mask mandate for mass transit on Monday, leading airlines and airports to swiftly repeal their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that it would it will no longer enforce the mask requirement.
The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the BA.2 omicron subvariant, which is now responsible for the vast majority of U.S. cases. But the court ruling Monday had put that decision on hold.
The CDC said it will continue to monitor public health conditions to determine if a mandate would remain necessary. It said it believes the mandate is “a lawful order, well within CDC’s legal authority to protect public health.”
Justice Department spokesman Anthony Coley said Wednesday night that the department was filing the appeal “in light of today’s assessment by the CDC that an order requiring masking in the transportation corridor remains necessary to protect the public health."
After a winter surge fueled by the omicron variant that prompted record hospitalizations, the U.S. has seen a significant drop in virus spread in recent months, leading most states and cities to drop mask mandates.
But several Northeast cities have seen a rise in hospitalizations in recent weeks, leading Philadelphia to bring back its mask mandate.
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Odessa Police are investigating a drive by shooting that happened on Easter Sunday. Around 1 in the morning, OPD says it responded to a call about shots being fired at 4900 Winchester Avenue.
One man caught the sound of the gun shots on camera. He said he’s still in shock.
Andrew Enriquez checked his cameras immediately after hearing the shots fired.
“We were just there in the bedroom and getting ready to go to bed and then we heard some gunshots, we both looked at each other and they just kept going and going and going and they finally stopped and I called 9-1-1 and said we heard gunshots right here close by. They sounded like they were right outside our window but they were about a block away and then I got on my camera just to check, make sure there was no one outside my house, but that’s when it detected the audio, loud audio. I’m glad nobody was hurt, but it’s still the fact, I mean there was 20 gunshots that went off at a house close by and one of those bullets could’ve went through my house,” said a worrisome Enriquez.
Police said when they arrived to the scene, they found a home littered with bullet shells. Enriquez said his home camera caught the sounds of several of those fire shots.
He said this is already the second instance recently that left him and his family feeling unsafe in the area.
“Just a couple nights ago there was, the cops had the street blocked off at 3 in the morning and they were chasing after somebody, there was somebody running around. They finally caught him in someone’s yard, but that was just a couple nights prior to this, so it’s like were having to go to bed looking over our shoulder now,” mentioned Enriquez.
Police said that several bullet holes were found in the home and that two vehicles had several bullet holes and broken glass in and around them.
Enriquez said he and his family were worried about getting caught in the cross fire.
He emphasized, “I was kind of scared there was going to be a bullet coming through, cause I’ve got my son here in the house, and that’s what i was worried about. I was worried about bullets, you know, stray bullets coming in hitting us, hitting one of us, more so my four year old little boy.”
As of right now, OPD said no one was injured during the shooting, but that doesn’t change how Enriquez feels about the safety of his neighborhood.
“I’d love to say that I do feel better that no one, feel safer that no one was hurt but there’s nothing safe about a gun going off this close to my home like this,” shrugged Enriquez.
Enriquez also said that Odessa has changed since he moved in and it makes him think twice about where he wants to live.
“I grew up here in Odessa and just seeing it, it’s just more and more now and it’s scary, especially now that I have a family. It just makes you think twice about wanting to live here,” said Enriquez.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will update this case as soon as more information comes to light.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature voted in favor of a bill to increase oversight of the state's two major electric utilities on Wednesday, a day after a disagreement in the House put the proposal into limbo.
The bill would establish new performance measures and add financial penalties for failure to meet the benchmarks. In extreme circumstances, the utilities could face a forced sale for repeated violations.
House Democrats resolved their differences Wednesday to vote for a modified bill. The Senate also approved it. Further votes are necessary.
The proposal comes amid widespread discontent with the state's privately owned electric utilities. Critics tried unsuccessfully to put a proposal on the ballot this year to replace them with a consumer-owned electric utility.
“It’s clear Maine people are at a breaking point, and that many of our constituents have lost faith in their utilities,” said Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, who serves on the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee. She said the state's residents "are demanding more accountability from their electric utilities, and they’re demanding it now.”
The bill was put forward by the governor as a compromise, and was sponsored by Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, who said Wednesday that Mainers deserve reliable electricity.
“This bill will ensure our utility companies put the needs of their customers first, that we’re planning a power grid that is reliable and ready for Maine’s independent energy future, and will help protect ratepayers,” Brenner said.
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Maine resident dies following rare virus spread by infected tick bite, officials confirm
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that a resident from Waldo County has died after being infected by a rare virus spread by infected ticks.
Officials say the adult-aged person developed neurological symptoms and died while in the hospital. They believe the person became infected with the Powassan virus while in Maine.
Powassan virus is a rare illness spread by an infected woodchuck or deer tick bite.
Officials consider the virus rare, with only about 25 cases reported each year since 2015. In Maine, there have been 14 cases reported since 2010.
“Ticks are active and looking for a host to bite right now,” said Nirav D. Shah, director of the Maine CDC. “I urge Maine people and visitors to take steps that prevent tick bites.”
Video below: Steps you can take to lower your chance of getting tick-borne illness
Symptoms of the virus usually start one week to one month after the tick bite. Symptoms may include fever, headache, vomiting, weakness, confusion, seizures or memory loss.
Some people may experience serious neurologic problems, such as brain or spinal cord inflammation which could result in death.
However, Maine's CDC says many people who are infected do not get sick. No specific treatment is available for the virus, but you are asked to contact your health provider if you develop symptoms.
For more information about tick-borne diseases, click here.
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WASHINGTON — Customers of multiple cell phone companies reported outages across the country Wednesday afternoon, an issue that appeared to be centered on problems with Verizon's network.
On DownDetector.com -- a website where people can self-report service disruptions -- reports of outages began to increase starting around 3:15 p.m. ET. Outage spikes were reported by customers of multiple carriers.
Often times, this can be a case of somebody with one carrier not able to reach a phone number for someone with a different carrier. But they may report it as a problem with their own provider.
"A fiber issue in the core of the network caused some of our customers to experience intermittent call failures today," Verizon said in a statement. "The issue was identified and resolved by Verizon engineers and the majority of impacted customers should be seeing service as usual. If any customer is still experiencing lingering issues, please restart your device. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
T-Mobile said in a statement it confirmed customers were able to place calls, though some calls to Verizon numbers might not go through. AT&T also confirmed that its service was operating normally.
On Twitter, one user using Verizon said they were able to send text messages but couldn't receive or make phone calls. When calling they would receive a message saying the number "is non-working or unavailable," the user wrote.
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Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. PINAFORE is Coming to Theatre Royal Winchester
The eye-popping, burly sailors invite you to join them below deck on board a World War II battleship in this inventive reimagining.
Don't miss all the nautical fun at the Theatre Royal Winchester from tomorrow night...
Following their run in London, Sasha Regan's award-nominated All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore crew dock at the Theatre Royal Winchester from Thursday 21st - Wednesday 27th April.
The eye-popping, burly sailors invite you to join them below deck on board a World War II battleship in this inventive reimagining of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's fourth collaboration and first international blockbuster H.M.S. Pinafore, or "The Lass That Loved a Sailor". The run follows hot on the heels of a hugely successful month-long run at Wilton's Music Hall where cast and crew received 2 Off-West End award nominations for Best Opera Production and Best Performance in an Opera Production (for the entire ensemble).
With infectious tunes and a beautifully constructed libretto, this charming comic operetta deals with the age-old conundrum of love between social classes. The Captain's daughter, Josephine, is caught between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea when she falls for lower class sailor Ralph Rackstraw, but the Captain wishes for her to marry the upstanding Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Will Josephine follow her heart or honour her father's wish? Find out from March. Anything is possible in this epic seagoing love story.
Expect plenty of mischief and surprises on the high seas from the brawny Popeyes and their gorgeous lasses.
The run in Winchester follows their widely acclaimed award-nominated All-Male The Pirates of Penzance runs at Wilton's (2019) and at the Palace Theatre, West End (December 2020) and their award-winning UK and Australian tours.
Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore docks at the Theatre Royal Winchester from 21st April - 27th April 2022.
Tickets: https://www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk/whats-on/hms-pinafore
Box Office: 01962 840 440
Address: Theatre Royal Winchester, 21-23 Jewry Street, Winchester SO23 8SB
Cast and Creatives
Cast: Danny Becker (Ralph Rackstraw); Sam Kipling (Josephine); Juan Jackson (Captain Corcoran); Jazz Evans (Dick Deadeye); Scott Armstrong (Miss Cripps "Little Buttercup"); David McKechnie (Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B.); Richard Russell Edwards (Cousin Hebe); Matthew McDonald (Boatswain).
Ensemble: Tom Duern; Gareth Evans; Patrick Cook; Joshua Clayton; Oliver Ramsdale; Matthew Facchino; Trevor Lin (Swing); Zac Adlam (Swing).
Creatives:
Director - Sasha Regan
Libretto - W.S. Gilbert
Composer - Arthur Sullivan
Musical Director - Ashley Jacobs
Choreographer - Lizzi Gee
Design - Ryan Dawson Laight
Lighting - Ben Bull
Casting Director - Adam Braham Casting
Producers - Regan De Wynter Williams Ltd
PR - Fiona Lockley, Lockley Gladwyn
Graphic Design - Spiff
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This Earth Day the city of Sacramento is encouraging people to do their part in keeping the planet clean with the “Great Sacramento Clean-Up” initiative.
The citywide event will feature nine locations where members of the Sacramento community can volunteer to pick up trash in areas like public parks and waterways.
People of all ages are invited to come participate April 23 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at one of the following locations:
The following day the city will have its annual Earth Day celebration at Southside Park from 11 a.m. to 4p.m.
Sacramento Regional Transit will also be offering free rides on all public transport the day of the event.
Volunteers are advised to wear sunscreen as well as appropriate clothing for cleaning outside.
Food and water will not be provided and are encouraged to be brought as well.
City staff will be in attendance at each location of the event to answer questions and provide activities and you can visit the city website for more information on how to get involved.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. rolled out new sanctions on Wednesday against more than 40 individuals and entities accused of evading the ongoing wave of penalties imposed on Russia as punishment for invading Ukraine.
The sanctions include the first set of penalties against a cryptocurrency mining firm in relation to the war.
The Treasury Department’s sanctions arm designated the commercial bank Transkapitalbank, which has operations in China and the Middle East.
Transkapitalbank is a Russian privately owned commercial bank which the U.S. says has helped sanctioned clients process dollar payments, by providing an alternative communication channel to SWIFT — the dominant system for global financial transactions.
Treasury also targeted people and companies led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev — the founder of a Russian Orthodox news channel, Tsargrad TV.
Malofeyev was also designated for sanctions in December 2014. Treasury said he was one of the main sources of financing for Russians promoting separatism in Crimea.
In a first, the U.S. government issued penalties against a cryptocurrency mining firm in relation to the war.
Digital currency firm Bitriver AG and 10 of its subsidiaries were included in Wednesday’s package of sanctions from Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“The United States is committed to ensuring that no asset, no matter how complex, becomes a mechanism for the Putin regime to offset the impact of sanctions,” Treasury said in a statement.
Lawmakers and administration officials have voiced concerns that Russia may be using cryptocurrency to avoid pain from the avalanche of sanctions imposed on banks, oligarchs and the energy industry in recent months due to the invasion.
Experts say an increased reliance on cryptocurrency would be an inevitable avenue for Russia to try to prop up its financial transactions, but Treasury officials have rejected the claim that cryptocurrency could be a major driver of sanctions evasion.
Adam Zarazinski, CEO of Inca Digital, a crypto data company that does work for several federal agencies, says he predicts more penalties against cryptocurrency miners and firms could be forthcoming, as oligarchs and sanctioned individuals find ways to offload their money to avoid sanctions impacts.
He added that the sanctions may not have as grave an impact on Bitriver as the U.S. hopes, because even though Bitriver was sanctioned by the U.S. government, “it doesn’t actually stop Bitriver from doing business — it can no longer interact with the U.S. financial system,” he said.
In a statement that was released shortly after the sanctions became public, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said “Russia’s invasion is an assault on fundamental international rules and norms and threatens the core of the international order.”
“The United States stands resolutely with the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people.”
The statement was released in connection with the joint International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee meeting related to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings.
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By WILLIAM J. KOLE
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Haunted by the horrors of the war in Ukraine, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is sounding a decidedly somber note as it prepares for its 2022-23 season.
The orchestra usually gravitates toward traditional classical music with a big focus on young and current composers of our time and a wide-ranging scope of artists. But the renowned symphony said Wednesday it’s orchestrating a season in which art will imitate life, using classical music to address the tragedies of armed conflict.
The orchestra’s next series of concerts also will include a three-week festival in March dubbed “Voices of Loss, Reckoning and Hope” — a musical exploration of racial injustice, civil rights and gender inequity.
“We look forward to welcoming audiences to a season that reflects music’s profound ability to bear witness to the social and cultural issues of our time,” said Gail Samuel, the BSO’s president and CEO.
Notably, the orchestra under the direction of Andris Nelsons will perform works by prominent Soviet-era Russian composers as it explores the themes of war, including Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 13 — a five-movement denunciation of Stalinism based on poems by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. The first movement condemns Soviet revisionist history and antisemitism, invoking a Nazi massacre of Ukrainian Jews.
Omer Meir Wellber will direct the BSO in the American premiere of Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff’s “The Eternal Stranger,” which captures the hostility and rejection experienced by refugees and others who frequently find themselves on the fringes of society.
Other concerts will feature Polish composer Henryk Górecki’s “Symphony of Sorrowful Songs” with soprano Aleksandra Kurzak in the role of a mother who lost her child to war; and Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov’s “Falling Out of Time,” inspired by David Grossman’s experimental novel about the wartime death of a son — an agonizing loss Grossman himself experienced and wrote “now permeates every minute of my life.”
Nelsons, who grew up in Latvia near the end of the Cold War, said he hopes the season opening Sept. 22 will harness “music’s power to touch our hearts and reveal the many stories and emotions that bring us together as a human family.”
Featured in the March festival will be works by three important American composers, including Julia Wolfe’s “Her Story,” which broadly speaks to the continuing struggle for women’s rights.
Also highlighted: Anthony Davis’ clarinet concerto, “You Have the Right to Remain Silent,” with soloist Anthony McGill, about the emotional consequences of encounters with law enforcement; and Uri Caine’s “The Passion of Octavius Catto,” a reflection of the life of the titular 19th-century Philadelphia civil rights activist.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is set to execute its first inmate Thursday since the start of the pandemic, planning a lethal injection procedure that has become less common in the state than the electric chair in recent years.
Oscar Smith, 72, is scheduled to die for the 1989 killings of his estranged wife and her teenage sons. The execution using the state’s preferred method puts Tennessee on a divergent path from South Carolina, which has been preparing for a rare U.S. firing squad execution. However, South Carolina’s Supreme Court put the planned April 29 execution on hold Wednesday, at least temporarily, saying a more detailed order would follow.
In Tennessee, secrecy laws prevent the public from determining just how the drugs for Smith’s execution were obtained.
Meanwhile, South Carolina lawmakers have failed to pass a similar law to keep its drug suppliers confidential, despite the urging of corrections officials. Now the state has fallen back on the much older, and less often used execution method. The last U.S. firing squad execution was in 2010.
South Carolina has cited its struggles to obtain lethal injection drugs in recent years, an issue in many states because pharmacies and manufacturers have refused to supply their medications for executions.
Smith has argued he should also be executed by firing squad, reasoning that it is less painful than Tennessee’s two options, but his lawsuit was denied.
His execution would be the first of five planned by Tennessee for 2022, resuming its quick, pre-pandemic pace of putting inmates to death. The five pending death warrants tie Tennessee with Texas for the most nationally this year, according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
Smith had been scheduled for a June 2020 execution, one of several dates delayed because of the pandemic.
Smith was convicted of fatally stabbing and shooting Judith Smith and her sons Jason and Chad Burnett, 13 and 16, at their Nashville home on Oct. 1, 1989.
Smith has maintained he is innocent. In a clemency filing, rejectedTuesday by Republican Gov. Bill Lee, Smith’s legal team claimed problems with the jury in his 1990 trial.
“There is one thing I know for a fact,” Smith told The Associated Press in a phone interview Monday. “I know where I’m going from here. With my faith and belief, I’ll be with my savior and my family that’s deceased.”
His attorneys weredenied requests to reopen his case after a new type of DNA analysis found the DNA of an unknown person on one of the murder weapons.
The state has not conducted any executions since February 2020, when Nicholas Sutton died in the electric chair for the killing of a fellow inmate in an east Tennessee prison. Of the seven inmates Tennessee has put to death since 2018 — when Tennessee ended an execution pause stretching back to 2009 — only two died by lethal injection.
Smith declined to choose between the chair and lethal injection, so lethal injection became the default method.
Tennessee uses a three-drug series to put inmates to death: midazolam, a sedative to render the inmate unconscious; vecuronium bromide, to paralyze the inmate; and potassium chloride, to stop the heart.
Officials have said midazolam renders an inmate unconscious and unable to feel pain. Expert witnesses for inmates, however, say the drugs would cause sensations of drowning, suffocation and chemical burning while leaving inmates unable to move or call out.
In Oklahoma last October, an inmate put to death using the same three-drug lethal injection convulsed and vomitedafter receiving midazolam. Oklahoma has carried out three lethal injections since, without similar reactions reported.
In Tennessee, Smith’s attorneys argued unsuccessfully for the firing squad, pointing to South Carolina giving the greenlightto firing squad executions last month — one of four states to allow that execution method, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Exactly how some states have execution drugs on hand, while others struggle to secure them, is often obscured by state public records exemptions.
A Tennessee Department of Correction spokesperson declined to identify the source of its execution drugs, which can be manufactured or compounded. Documents about the drugs obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request were heavily redacted, removing references to the state’s supplier.
Meanwhile in South Carolina, a corrections official said in a recent affidavit that manufacturers and compounding pharmacies contacted by the state refused to provide the drugs.
Though South Carolina has failed to pass additional secrecy for lethal injection suppliers, Idaho recently took that step.
Republican Gov. Brad Little signed legislation banning officials from revealing — even under court order — where they obtained execution drugs.
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Michelle Liu in Columbia, South Carolina contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is removing the acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives from his position and replacing him with the U.S. attorney in Arizona, three people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The shakeup comes a little more than a week after President Joe Biden announced he was nominating Steve Dettlebach, who served as a U.S. attorney in Ohio from 2009 to 2016, to run the agency.
In the interim, the administration will put Gary Restaino, the U.S. attorney in Arizona, in charge while Dettlebach’s nomination wades its way through the Senate, the people said.
The current acting director, Marvin Richardson, is being demoted to deputy director and will remain at ATF for now to advise Restaino, the people said. The people could not discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Biden was making the move under a federal law known as the Vacancies Reform Act, which sets the terms for temporarily filling jobs requiring Senate confirmation.
“We of course, are strongly advocating for and pushing for his eminently qualified nominee to be confirmed,” Psaki said.
Biden had to withdraw the nomination of his first ATF nominee, gun-control advocate David Chipman, after it stalled for months because of opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in the Senate. The nominee will need a simple majority to be confirmed.
Both Republican and Democratic administrations have failed to get nominees for the ATF position through the politically fraught process since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006. Since then, only one nominee, former U.S. Attorney B. Todd Jones, has been confirmed. Jones made it through the Senate in 2013 but only after a six-month struggle. Jones was acting director when President Barack Obama nominated him in January 2013.
The move was first reported by The Reload, which reports on firearms policy and politics.
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KYIV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian military officer has urged world leaders to help evacuate hundreds of soldiers and civilians from a steel mill in Mariupol, the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in the city.
The officer identified himself as Serhiy Volynskyy of the 36th Marine Brigade defending the giant Azovstal steel mill. He posted a video plea on Facebook Wednesday saying “we have more than 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of civilians with us, including women and children.”
“We ask you to provide us safety on the territory of a third state,” Volynskyy said in the video message, which couldn’t be independently verified.
“This may be our last appeal. We may have only a few days or hours left,” he added.
Ukrainian officers have said Russian forces have been dropping heavy bunker-busting bombs on the steel mill, where people have taken shelter in underground tunnels and chambers.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— Russia hits Ukrainian cities, pours more troops into war
— More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine, the UN says
— Japan formally revokes Russia’s ‘most favored nation’ status
— Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
— China looks to learn from Russian failures in Ukraine
Follow all AP stories on Russia’s war on Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres wants to meet with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine in Moscow and Kviv to press for peace.
Guterres asked by letter Tuesday for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him in their respective capitals, aiming “to discuss whatever urgent steps can be taken to stop the fighting,” spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
As of Wednesday, Dujarric said the U.N. has gotten no response.
Guterres called Tuesday for a four-day “humanitarian pause” in hostilities from Thursday through Sunday, the Orthodox Easter holiday to allow for evacuating civilians and providing aid.
The U.N. leader has faced questions about whether he would get involved personally. His spokesman said Guterres “has been doing what he thinks is most practical and the best way forward.”
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MOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry reported the first launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. President Vladimir Putin said this weapon is unique and will make those who threaten Russia “think twice.”
The ministry said the missile was launched Wednesday from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its practice warheads hit designated targets at the Kura firing range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
The Sarmat is a heavy missile, intended to replace the Soviet-made Voyevoda missile which was code-named Satan by the West. Putin said it can penetrate any prospective missile defense.
Putin called this “a big, significant event” for Russia’s defense industry. He said the Sarmat will ensure Russia’s security from external threats and “make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country, think twice.”
Russia relies on land-based ICBMs as the core of its nuclear deterrent, and is counting on the Sarmat for decades to come. The U.S. has its own nuclear-capable ICBMs, but recently called off a test to avoid escalating tensions.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the state Roscosmos agency that oversees the missile factory building the Sarmat, described Wednesday’s test as a “present to NATO” in a comment on his messaging app channel.
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MOSCOW — The Russian Defense Ministry reported the first launch of its new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile. President Vladimir Putin said this weapon is unique and will make those who threaten Russia “think twice.”
The ministry said the missile was launched Wednesday from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its practice warheads hit designated targets at the Kura firing range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
The Sarmat is a heavy missile, intended to replace the Soviet-made Voyevoda missile which was code-named Satan by the West. Putin said it can penetrate any prospective missile defense.
Putin called this “a big, significant event” for Russia’s defense industry. He said the Sarmat will ensure Russia’s security from external threats and “make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country, think twice.”
Russia relies on land-based ICBMs as the core of its nuclear deterrent, and is counting on the Sarmat for decades to come. The U.S. has its own nuclear-capable ICBMs, but recently called off a test to avoid escalating tensions.
Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the state Roscosmos agency that oversees the missile factory building the Sarmat, described Wednesday’s test as a “present to NATO” in a comment on his messaging app channel.
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LONDON — Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to play at Wimbledon this year because of the war in Ukraine, the All England Club announced Wednesday.
Prominent players affected by the ban include reigning U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, who recently reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings and is currently No. 2; men’s No. 8 Andrey Rublev; Aryna Sabalenka, who was a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2021 and is No. 4 in the WTA rankings; Victoria Azarenka, former women’s No. 1 who has won the Australian Open twice; and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the French Open runner-up last year.
Wimbledon begins on June 27.
Russian athletes have been banned from competing in many sports following their country’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus has aided Russia in the war.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria — Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba asked Bulgaria to align with international efforts to support his country with military aid.
“The Bulgarian government and Parliament know very well what the Ukrainian requests are … When you fight a war, you need everything — from bullets to fighter jets. We gave the same list to all NATO member states,” Kuleba said Wednesday after meetings with Bulgarian officials.
“I hope the Bulgarian government will consider all kinds of aid opportunities for Ukraine,” he added.
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has warned against supplying weapons to Ukraine, citing the dangers of involving his country more directly in the war.
The ruling coalition in Sofia is blocked by the Socialist party which opposes any military aid to Ukraine, leaving Bulgaria as the only EU member, besides Hungary, that has so far been reluctant to send weapons to Kyiv.
“I have to have in mind the political situation in your country and leave the matter to the government of Bulgaria,” Kuleba said. He warned, however, that those who choose not to help Ukraine “in fact support the Russian aggression and the murder of our citizens.”
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HELSINKI — Estonia says it is prohibiting public meetings where people display Russian flags military symbols during the Victory Day celebrations on May 9, which is traditionally celebrated by the Baltic country’s sizable ethnic-Russian population to mark the end of World War II.
“The Estonian state has so far been tolerant of the events of May 9, but Russia’s current activities in Ukraine preclude public meetings in Estonia expressing support for the aggressor state and displaying war symbols,” Police and Border Guard chief Elmar Vaher said Wednesday.
Police said Wednesday that commemorating those killed in World War II wasn’t forbidden in the country but “it’s not to be used to incite violence and hatred between people.”
Among the banned symbols are the flags of the Soviet Union and Russia, USSR military uniforms and the black-orange Ribbon of Saint George worn in Russia to mark the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
The ban is valid until May 10 and applies to the capital, Tallinn, and its surrounding areas.
Ethnic Russians make up about 25% of Estonia’s 1.3 million population and they traditionally gather to lay flowers on May 9 at Tallinn’s Bronze Soldier statue commemorating the fallen Red Army troops in WWII battles in Estonia.
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MOSCOW — Russia will “act consistently” to make sure that life in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland “normalizes,” President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday.
Speaking at a meeting with members of a state-funded non-profit group, Putin pledged that “we will act consistently and make sure (that) life in Donbas normalizes.”
Putin said that hostilities in eastern Ukraine, where Russia-backed rebels have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014, prompted Russia to launch a military operation.
“All these eight years, bombing, artillery strikes and hostilities continued there. And of course, it was very, very hard for people,” Putin said. “The goal of the operation is to help our people living in Donbas.”
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MOSCOW — The Kremlin’s spokesman says Russia has presented Ukraine with a draft document outlining its demands as part of peace talks and is now awaiting a response from Kyiv.
A Ukrainian presidential adviser said Kyiv was reviewing the proposals.
Dmitry Peskov told a conference call with reporters Wednesday that Russia has passed on a draft document containing “absolutely clear, elaborate wording” to Ukraine and now “the ball is in their court, we’re waiting for a response.”
Peskov didn’t give further details. He blamed Ukraine for the slow progress, claiming Kyiv constantly deviates from confirmed agreements. “The Ukrainians do not show a great inclination to intensify the negotiation process,” he said.
Ukraine presented Russia with its own draft last month in Istanbul. Moscow has long demanded, among other things, that Ukraine drop any bid to join NATO. Ukraine has said it would agree to that in return for security guarantees from a number of other countries.
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BERLIN — The German government and military are rejecting an assertion by Ukraine’s ambassador that the country could spare armored fighting vehicles and deliver them to Kyiv.
Ambassador Andriy Melnyk, who has frequently criticized perceived German slowness on weapons deliveries and other issues, argued that Germany’s Bundeswehr uses about 100 Marder vehicles for training and they could be handed over to Ukraine immediately.
But Defense Ministry spokesman Arne Collatz said Wednesday that Germany needs the vehicles for deployments on NATO’s eastern flank and for training. He said that “a delivery from Bundeswehr stock of ‘heavy material’ … is not foreseen.”
He spoke after the German military’s deputy chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, told ZDF television that the military has “wide commitments” and needs the weapons systems it has.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday that Germany is reaching the limits of possible weapons deliveries from its own stocks and will finance Ukrainian purchases of equipment from a list drawn up by the German defense industry. That didn’t satisfy critics who have called for direct German deliveries of heavy weapons such as tanks.
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BERLIN — The United Nations’ refugee agency says that more than 5 million people have now fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on Feb. 24.
The Geneva-based U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Wednesday put the total number of refugees at 5.01 million.
More than half of the total, over 2.8 million, fled at least at first to Poland. Although many have stayed there, an unknown number have traveled onward. There are few border checks within the European Union.
UNHCR said on March 30 that 4 million people had fled Ukraine. The exodus was somewhat slower in recent weeks than at the beginning of the war.
In addition to the refugees, the U.N. says that more than 7 million people have been displaced within Ukraine.
Ukraine had a pre-war population of 44 million.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Mariupol mayor Vadym Boychenko is urging residents to leave the city.
Boychenko appealed Wednesday to people who had already left Mariupol to contact relatives still in the city and urge them to evacuate. He said 200,000 people had already left the city, which had a pre-war population of more than 400,000.
“Do not be frightened and evacuate to Zaporizhzhia, where you can receive all the help you need — food, medicine, essentials — and the main thing is that you will be in safety,” he wrote in a statement issued by the city council.
Boychenko said buses would be used for the evacuation and there will be three pickup points, one of them near the Azovstal steel mill which has become Ukrainian forces’ last stronghold in the city. Many previous evacuation efforts relied on civilians being able to leave in private cars after efforts to bring buses from Ukraine-held territory into the city failed.
Mariupol, Ukraine’s tenth-largest city, came under attack from Russian forces almost immediately after the invasion began in late February. The port city has strategic value as a link between territories in the south and east of Ukraine which are held by Russian forces or Russia-backed separatists.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway is donating about 100 air defense systems to Ukraine with the Scandinavian country’s defense minister saying that “the country is depending on international support to resist Russian aggression.”
Bjørn Arild Gram said Norway had donated French-made Mistral short-range missile systems which currently are being phased out by the Norwegian Armed Forces, “but it is still a modern and effective weapon that will be of great benefit to Ukraine,” Arild Gram said.
The weapons have already left Norway which previously has donated 4,000 anti-tank missiles, protective equipment and other military equipment to Ukraine, he added.
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LONDON — Britain’s defense ministry says the Russian military is expanding its presence on Ukraine’s eastern border as fighting in the Donbas region intensifies.
In an intelligence update released Wednesday morning, the ministry says Russian attacks on cities across Ukraine are an attempt to disrupt the movement of Ukrainian reinforcements and weapons to the east.
While Russian air operations in northern Ukraine are likely to remain at a low level following the withdrawal of forces from the Kyiv region, there is still a risk of “precision strikes against priority targets throughout Ukraine,” the ministry says.
In a briefing released late Tuesday, the ministry said Ukrainian forces had repelled “numerous attempted advances” by Russian troops as shelling and attacks increased along the line of control that has separated Ukrainian and Russian-backed forces in the Donbas region for the past eight years.
“Russia’s ability to progress continues to be impacted by the environmental, logistical and technical challenges that have beset them so far, combined with the resilience of the highly motivated Ukrainian armed forces,” the ministry said.
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BERLIN — Ukraine’s ambassador to Germany is criticizing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s reluctance to commit to direct deliveries of heavy weapons such as tanks.
Scholz faces pressure from parts of his own coalition and Germany’s main opposition party to deliver such weapons. But he avoided a direct response Tuesday, pledging further weapons deliveries but not specifying any system and saying one possibility is for eastern NATO allies to supply Soviet-era equipment that could be delivered and used quickly.
Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk told German news agency dpa in comments published Wednesday that Scholz’s comments were greeted in Kyiv “with great disappointment and bitterness.”
Scholz said Germany is reaching the limits of its ability to supply Ukraine from its own stock and will finance Ukrainian purchases of equipment from a list drawn up by the German defense industry.
Melnyk, a frequent critic of German politicians in recent weeks, welcomed that readiness but said many questions remained and questioned the assertion that Germany’s military can’t deliver more.
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine says its evacuation efforts to bring some civilians out of the war-torn port city of Mariupol will resume Wednesday.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said Wednesday there is a “preliminary” agreement to operate a so-called humanitarian corridor route westward to the Ukraine-controlled city of Zaporizhzhia. It will apply to women, children and older people from Wednesday afternoon local time, she said in a statement on the messaging app Telegram.
She added that Mariupol was the focus of Ukrainian efforts to help civilians because of the “catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the city, which has seen intense fighting for weeks as Russian troops have pushed Ukrainian forces back and now have them encircled in a steel mill complex.
Vereshchuk previously said there would not be an agreed evacuation route out of Mariupol on each of the past three days, saying at the time that an agreement had not been reached with Russia. There was no immediate confirmation from the Russian side. Ukraine and Russia have frequently blamed each other for obstructing evacuations from Mariupol or firing along the agreed route, which has typically only been open to people traveling using private vehicles.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian General Staff said Wednesday in a statement on Facebook that Russia is continuing to mount offensives at various locations in the east as its forces probe for weak points in the Ukrainian lines. The General Staff adds that defeating the last resistance in the Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol remains Russia’s top priority.
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UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for a four-day halt in fighting in Ukraine, starting Thursday to coincide with Orthodox Christians’ Holy Week observances.
Noting that Orthodox Easter is coming amid an intensifying Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, the U.N. chief said Tuesday that the need for a “humanitarian pause” is all the more urgent.
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya called on Russia to heed Guterres’ call. But Russian deputy Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said Tuesday he was “a bit skeptical” about the idea.
Guterres said the goal is to allow for evacuating civilians from “current or expected areas of confrontation” and getting more humanitarian aid into desperately needy places such as Mariupol, Donetsk, Luhansk and Kherson. More than four million people in those areas need assistance, Guterres said.
The proposal comes after the U.N. recently helped to foster a two-month truce in Yemen’s civil war, halting fighting as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce a new security assistance package in the coming days that will include additional artillery and ammunition, according to a U.S. official.
The official, who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said details of the latest package are being finalized.
Last week, in anticipation of Russia’s offensive in eastern Ukraine, Biden approved an $800 million package including additional helicopters and the first provision of American artillery. The U.S. has sent about $2.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded.
Asked by reporters whether he’d be sending more artillery, Biden said, “Yes.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said “providing more ammunition and security assistance to Ukraine” was discussed by Biden and other allied leaders during a video call on Tuesday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Italy Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson took part in the more than 80-minute call.
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OTTAWA, Ontario — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will send heavy artillery to Ukraine.
Trudeau says he’s been in close contact with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada is very responsive to what Ukraine needs. He says there will be more details on the pledge in the days to come, and that Ukrainians have “fought like heroes.”
Canada’s government has also hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters.
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By ANDREW SELSKY
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Treasury has at least $5.3 billion invested in fossil fuel companies, a coalition of environmental groups said in a report Wednesday that blamed the state for adding to global warming and urged divestment.
Oregon is considered a “green” state, through its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by state agencies and being the first state to commit to stop using coal-fired power. Yet the state treasury is working at cross-purposes with over $1 billion invested in the coal industry alone, Divest Oregon said in its report.
“The state exposes Oregonians to climate and health risks, economic costs, and financial losses” through the investments, the group said.
The amount that Oregon has invested in oil, gas and coal companies — whose products are a leading cause of global warming — is probably far higher than $5.3 billion. That’s because the numbers that Divest Oregon obtained from the state treasury through a public records request do not include private equity investments, which are not subject to public disclosure.
The state treasury did not immediately reply to a request for comment. The agency’s spokesperson was tied up in a meeting Wednesday of the Oregon Investment Council, which makes investment decisions.
Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read, who is a council member, is running for the Democratic nomination for governor in the November elections. One of his platforms is combating climate change.
“As governor, I will lead the effort to decarbonize our economy and avert the worst of this crisis,” he said in a recent campaign statement. “I will bring a renewed sense of urgency to building a clean energy economy and the critical infrastructure needed to meet the challenges we face.”
Yet Tobias’ agency, which manages $130 billion of the state’s investment portfolio, including the state employees pension fund, is too deep in investing in fossil fuels and instead should dispose of those investments and put more behind green energy, Divest Oregon said.
Fossil fuels investments also perform worse than fossil-fuel-free alternatives, the report said.
The report’s findings of fossil fuel sector investments are far higher than the $1.8 billion that a previous study released in December said was invested in the industry. That report, by the Climate Safe Pensions Network, said its findings were based only on partial data released by the treasury “due to delays in disclosure by the pension fund” and that the actual amount was likely much higher.
A bill that would have increased transparency in the state treasury’s investments passed the Oregon House of Representatives in March. But it died in the Senate before receiving a floor vote there when the short legislative session ended.
Sen. Jeff Golden, one of the sponsors of that measure, said if he wins re-election this year, he will make another effort in the 2023 session.
“If I’m back in Salem next session, I’ll work to advance the divestment discussion,” Golden said. “Full public disclosure of investments made possible with public dollars seems like the very least we should all expect.”
The burning of fossil fuels like coal and gas emits gases that are a leading cause of global warming and climate change. Oregon has been suffering the effects of climate change, with a record-breaking heat wave last summer that killed more than 100 people, a severe drought affecting much of the state and worsening wildfires.
“Oregon has a green economy, grounded in renewable energy, agriculture, and a historical commitment to protecting our natural spaces,” the environmental groups said in the new report. “Building on this legacy and leading the country forward requires bold leadership from every governmental agency including, critically, divestment by the Oregon State Treasury.”
Meanwhile, more states are taking steps toward divesting.
On Feb. 9, New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced that the State Common Retirement Fund will restrict investments in 21 shale oil and gas-producing companies that have failed to demonstrate they are prepared for the transition to a low-carbon economy.
“As market forces and new policies drive the energy transition, we must align our investments with a profitable and dynamic future,” DiNapoli said. “The shale oil and gas industry faces numerous obstacles going forward that pose risks to its financial performance. To protect the state pension fund, we are restricting investments in companies that we believe are unprepared to adapt to a low-carbon future.”
The oil and gas industry, including shale oil and gas companies, “may be most affected by climate change and the transition to the emerging net zero economy,” DiNapoli’s office said.
Maryland lawmakers passed a bill this session that requires a fiduciary of the State Retirement and Pension System to consider the potential systemic risks of the impact of climate change on the system’s assets.
In an April 8 letter to top state lawmakers, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that while he decided not to veto the bill, he still has “serious concerns about politicians interfering with the fiduciary duties of of the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System.” He wrote that while the legislation is “well intended,” it “creates a slippery slope; instead of micromanaging our state retirement system, elected officials should allow our investment experts and professionals to do what they do best.”
Divest Oregon is a statewide grassroots coalition of individuals and organizations representing unions, racial and climate justice groups, youth leaders and faith communities.
The report was produced in partnership with Stand.Earth, 350.org, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, Environment Oregon, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility.
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Associated Press writer Brian Witte in Annapolis, Maryland, contributed to this report.
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Arizona death-row prisoner won´t be executed in gas chamber
PHOENIX (AP) - A prisoner scheduled to be executed in three weeks in what would be Arizona´s first use of the death penalty in nearly eight years will die by lethal injection and not in the gas chamber - a method that hasn´t been used in the United States in more than two decades.
Clarence Dixon declined to pick a method of execution when officials asked him if he wanted to die by lethal injection or the gas chamber, leaving him to be put to death by lethal injection - the default method for condemned prisoners who don´t make a decision, Dixon's defense team said Wednesday.
Dixon is scheduled to be executed on May 11 with an injection of pentobarbital for his conviction in the 1977 murder of Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin. Prosecutors believe the execution will likely be delayed if a judge goes forward with a hearing to determine whether Dixon is mentally fit to be put to death.
The last lethal gas execution in the United States was carried out in 1999 in Arizona. The horrific nature of gas-chamber deaths and the advent of lethal-injection executions turned the United States against lethal gas
Arizona refurbished its gas chamber at the prison in Florence, southeast of Phoenix, in late 2020.
Arizona, California, Missouri and Wyoming are the only states with decades-old lethal-gas execution laws still on the books. Arizona is the only one that still has a working gas chamber.
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Arizona Department of Corrections shows Clarence Dixon, who was sentenced to death in the 1977 killing of Deana Bowdoin, a 21-year-old Arizona State University student, in Maricopa County, Ariz. On Monday, April 18, 2022, a judge in Phoenix rejected a bid by Dixon's lawyer to call off his upcoming clemency hearing. Dixon's execution is scheduled for May 11, 2022. (Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry via AP, File)
In recent years, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama have passed laws allowing executions with nitrogen gas, at least in some circumstances, though experts say it´s never been done and no state has established a protocol that would allow it, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Corrections officials in Arizona have declined to say why they were restarting the gas chamber.
The move came as states find it increasingly difficult to secure lethal injection drugs as manufacturers refuse to supply them. Arizona had struggled to find drug suppliers but revealed last year that it had obtained a shipment of pentobarbital.
The last prisoner to be executed in a U.S. gas chamber was Walter LaGrand, the second of two German brothers sentenced to death for killing a bank manager in 1982 in southern Arizona. It took LaGrand 18 minutes to die in 1999.
Both brothers chose the gas chamber in hopes that courts would find the method unconstitutional. While Karl LaGrand accepted the state´s last-minute offer of lethal injection, Walter LaGrand rejected it, saying he would prefer a more painful execution to protest the death penalty.
The case drew widespread criticism in Germany, which has no death penalty, and prompted repeated diplomatic protests.
Arizona´s gas chamber refurbishment was condemned internationally, including coverage in Israel and Germany drawing parallels to Holocaust atrocities.
Earlier this month, a judge denied a request by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix to bar the state from using cyanide gas to carry out executions in Arizona.
Authorities have said the 21-year-old Bowdoin, who was found dead in her apartment, had been raped, stabbed and strangled. Dixon had been charged with raping Bowdoin, but the charge was later dropped on statute-of-limitation grounds. He was convicted, though, in her death.
The last time Arizona used the death penalty was in July 2014, when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over two hours in an execution that his lawyers said was botched. Arizona has 112 prisoners on death row.
On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued a temporary stay blocking the state from carrying out what was set to be its first-ever firing squad execution.
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Padres complete 3-game sweep of Reds with 6-0 blanking
MacKenzie Gore picked up his first major league win with five scoreless innings and Jurickson Profar and Ha-Seong Kim homered Wednesday afternoon as the San Diego Padres completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Cincinnati Reds with a 6-0 shutout.
The win was the Padres' fourth straight. The Reds have lost nine in a row and have gone 81 innings since they last held a lead after a complete inning.
Left-hander Gore (1-0), the Padres first-round pick (third overall) in the 2017 draft, allowed four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts. Steven Wilson, Pierce Johnson, Luis Garcia and Dinelson Lamet each followed with a scoreless inning to give the Padres their second shutout of the season.
Reds' right-handed starter Vladimir Gutierrez (0-3) gave up three runs on just two hits, four walks and two hit batters with two strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings. Both Padres batters he plunked came around to score.
Profar gave the Padres a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer after throwing out Joey Votto at the plate in the top of the inning. Manny Machado was hit in the back by a Gutierrez pitch leading off the fourth and scored on Profar's fourth home run of the season -- a drive into the right field seats.
Jorge Alfaro was hit on the hand by a Gutierrez leading off the fifth. The catcher stole second and scored on Trent Grisham's double into the right field corner.
Kim homered to left off Reds reliever Buck Farmer with one out in the seventh. The Padres added two more in the eighth off Hunter Strickland on a sacrifice fly by Alfaro and a double by C.J. Abrams.
The Reds almost took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Votto singled with one out and moved to second when Nick Senzel drew a walk from Gore. Colin Moran then lined a single to left, but Profar fired a strike to Alfaro, who easily tagged out Votto at the plate.
The Padres outscored Cincinnati 16-3 in the series. The Reds, who had five hits with 13 strikeouts Wednesday, went 16-for-96 in the series with 31 strikeouts.
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ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic battles for win at Belgrade
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic was pushed to the limit before winning a 2-6, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4) slugfest over fellow Serbian Laslo Djere on Wednesday in the second round of the Serbia Open at Belgrade.
Djokovic was three points from losing in a second-set tiebreaker before remaining alive. He again trailed 4-3 in the third-set tiebreaker before rolling off four straight points to avoid the upset in three hours and 22 minutes.
Djokovic will next face seventh-seeded Serb Miomir Kecmanovic, who defeated Australian John Millman 6-4, 7-6 (5). Qualifier Thiago Monteiro of Brazil posted a 6-4, 6-1 upset of eighth-seeded Filip Krajinovic of Serbia.
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Fifth-seeded Carlos Alcaraz won in his homeland, needing just 93 minutes to slay South Korea's Soonwoo Kwon 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 in the second round in Spain.
The 18-year-old Alcaraz will next face countrymate Jaume Munar, who rolled to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over ninth-seeded Nikoloz Basilashvili. Meanwhile, No. 3 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada advanced with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 triumph over Spanish wild card Carlos Taberner.
American Francis Tiafoe, seeded 13th, advanced with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win over qualifier Hugo Dellien of Bolivia. No. 8 seed Pablo Carreno Busta and No. 10 Alex de Minaur of Australia also won matches.
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Pebble Beach named third U.S. Open anchor site
Pebble Beach Golf Links in Monterey, Calif., will continue to play host to some of the top moments in golf after it was named Wednesday as a third "anchor site" for future U.S. Open tournaments.
In addition to receiving four U.S. Open dates through 2044, the legendary course along the Pacific Ocean will play host to four U.S. Women's Opens through 2048.
Players to win the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach include Jack Nicklaus (1972), Tom Watson (1982), Tom Kite (1992), Tiger Woods (2000), England's Graeme McDowell (2010) and Gary Woodland (2019).
The course will now hold the U.S. Open in 2027, 2032, 2037 and 2044. The venue's first U.S. Women's Open will be contested in 2023, with the event set to return in 2035, 2040 and 2048.
Already named as an anchor site for multiple future U.S. Opens were Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina and Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. Pinehurst will host the U.S. Open in 2024, 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047. Oakmont will have it in 2025, 2033, 2042 and 2049.
There are only 10 open years for the U.S. Open until 2051, with a fourth anchor site possible.
This year's U.S. Open will take place at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass., June 16-19. Spain's Jon Rahm won the 2021 U.S. Open on the Torrey Pines South Course at San Diego.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The American Legion Auxiliary presented an American Flag to WFRV Local 5 to use at our location.
Cathy Landry, a Vietnam War veteran, presented the flag to Local 5’s Chelly Boutott and Chad Roethlisberger on Wednesday.
Landry told Local 5 that people donate flags all the time, but she wants to make sure that when she gives them away they go to places where they are appreciated.
Landry is an Air Force veteran who joined the service in 1965 where she met her husband Fred who eventually would pass away due to complications of Agent Orange. The former hometown hero then made a promise to raise awareness about the seriousness of the chemical and how it affects the body.
“Vietnam Veterans are more susceptible because of their underlying illnesses whether they recognize it or not,” said Landry in a 2020 interview with Local 5.
Health issues associated with Agent Orange have resulted in respiratory cancers and other diseases that affect the immune system. Age-wise most Vietnam veterans are in the high-risk category.
Landry asked Local 5 to fly the flag with honor, and Boutott responded “We will and we most definitely will fly it. We really appreciate it.”
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Ukrainian priest, family narrowly escape house fire after arson attack
Victoria police say they are investigating whether the crime was hate motivated
Victoria police say they are investigating a confirmed arson attack as a possible hate crime after the family of a Ukrainian priest narrowly escaped their burning home early Wednesday morning in the Fernwood neighbourhood of the city.
Three girls had to be lowered by their mother out of the second floor window to the father and two bystanders waiting below, according to Dan Atkinson, acting chief of the Victoria Fire Department. The mother then had to be rescued by firefighters with the help of a ladder.
"On arrival, we were met with very heavy fire conditions coming from the front of the building and we were also met with a lone occupant that was perched just outside the second floor window who required rescue with a with a ground ladder," said Atkinson.
"It's our determination that the fire was deliberately set by persons unknown. And so now the police will handle the ongoing investigation with respect to arson," he said.
Victoria police confirmed the father of the family is the parish priest at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Nicholas, located next door to the home, and said they are investigating whether the crime was hate motivated.
"There is nothing to indicate motive other than the fact that it was an arson," said Const. Cam MacIntyre, Victoria P.D. media spokesperson. "The family is very fortunate to have gotten out of there relatively safely ... the consequences could have been much worse."
One member of the family suffered potentially life threatening injuries but is now in stable condition in hospital, according to MacIntyre. All five were treated for smoke inhalation.
The fire in the 1100-block of Caledonia Avenue was reported to 911 at 1 a.m. P.T. Atkinson said the parents deserve credit for their quick thinking.
"It's really an incredible story and a testament to both the parents of the children to ensure their safety by closing doors behind them to help prevent rapid fire spread into into the areas where they were ... It certainly could have been much worse."
A cat found inside the home was revived with oxygen and is now recovering at an animal hospital.
MacIntyre said police are hoping people come forward with information and tips.
Clarifications
- This story has been updated to describe the father as the parish priest, not pastor, of the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Nicholas.Apr 20, 2022 5:41 PM PT
With files from CHEK News, Meera Bains
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APPLETON, Wis. (WFRV) – Financial Advisor Sarah Paulson said if student loan forgiveness would be extended to her clients it could change their financial future.
“A lot of them are still tackling this debt and it’s as much as a car payment for some of them so it really holds them back from living for today but also saving for their future which can be a huge problem 20, 30 years down the road,” said Paulson, the owner of Valkyrie Financial.
Some current college students agree – something needs to be done to help now and something needs to happen to stop more students from facing the student debt crisis.
Taylor Brzezinski, a UWO sophomore said, “We need to have better funding to make these places more accessible for students that can’t afford this because then you’re sitting in loans for 30 years.”
“There needs to be some kind of a middle ground of what are we forgiving vs what has been taken out as well as we need to fix the problem to begin with,” said Paulson.
Other financial advisors said keeping the cost down from the beginning is important.
Mark Vanderlinden, the President of Professional Financial Management said, “Maybe attending a local community college, one of the UW two-year campuses for the first two years of education to keep those much more affordable.”
He also warned there could be a downside to mass student loan forgiveness.
“I think we’re going to see another round of inflation. More people can afford to buy cars or appliances or remodel or build homes,” said Vanderlinden. “So there’s a dark side of something as proactive or feel-good of paying off students’ debt.”
These experts both said a key to this problem is educating students about the consequences of taking out large loans.
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On Capitol Hill, the House Committee investigating January 6th is weighing whether Congress needs to change the federal Insurrection Act to prevent a future rogue president from using the military to stoke a coup. Joyce Vance explains.April 21, 2022
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From the highs of hit records and sell out tours to the lows of legal battles and personal tragedy, The Drifters Girl charts the trailblazing efforts of the world's first African American, female music manager and how she refused to ever give up on the group she loved. Thirty years, and hundreds of hit songs later, there is no doubt that Faye Treadwell was and always will be, The Drifters Girl.
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Children's tsar backs ban on smacking as she urges England to follow Scotland and Wales in outlawing violence against young people
- Dame Rachel de Souza said she ‘absolutely abhors’ violence against children
- She has backed a ban on smacking in England, and said children are vulnerable
- Parents in England and Northern Ireland have a legal defence for smacking if the action constitutes ‘reasonable punishment’ — it is banned in Scotland and Wales
The children’s commissioner yesterday backed a ban on smacking in England.
Dame Rachel de Souza said she ‘absolutely abhors’ violence and ‘admires’ that a law banning the punishment exists in Scotland and Wales.
‘I’m against violence of any kind against children,’ she told Times Radio. ‘Because children are more vulnerable than adults, I think we do need to ensure that their rights are supported.’
Parents in England and Northern Ireland have a legal defence for smacking if the action constitutes ‘reasonable punishment’.
Dame Rachel de Souza said she ‘absolutely abhors’ violence and ‘admires’ that a law banning the punishment exists in Scotland and Wales
Scotland banned the physical punishment in 2020 and the Welsh parliament introduced a ban last month.
Dame Rachel said: ‘I certainly admire Scotland and Wales moving on this. It’s certainly something that I think we should consider.’
However a government source indicated there were no plans to change the law.
‘Most people would say a light smack on the arm from a parent to a child isn’t child abuse,’ the source said.
‘Most people would say a light smack on the arm from a parent to a child isn’t child abuse,’ the government source said. File image
‘We trust parents to discipline their children, when necessary, in the way they think is right.
‘We’ve purposely not interfered in that too much. Child abuse is an entirely separate matter.’
Tory critics have argued a proposed ban on smacking would criminalise parents and be an overreach by the ‘nanny state’.
But Dame Rachel added: ‘I think we’ve got a great opportunity to look, watch it, as it’s embedded [in Wales], and I would be supportive - certainly, from what I’ve seen so far - I would be supportive if our government decided to do the same.’
More than 60 nations have legislated against the physical punishment of children, outlawing smacking, slapping and shaking.
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Bernard Allotey Jacobs, a former NDC Central Regional Chairman, has advised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to strengthen their communication machinery to counter what he calls propaganda by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government.
Speaking on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'' in relation to a survey conducted by British think tank, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Allotey Jacobs believes the NPP communicators are not doing their job effectively.
The EIU has predicted a win for the NDC in the 2024 elections on condition that it elects a new Presidential candidate, not their obvious choice - John Dramani Mahama.
The EIU says there is a low probability the NDC will win the elections should they select former President John Mahama as their flagbearer.
The research think tank emphasized, in their report, that “the next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in 2024. Under constitutionally mandated term limits, the incumbent President Akufo-Addo, cannot run for a third term .The former president, John Mahama, is reportedly considering running again, but we expect the opposition NDC to try to revitalize its prospects with a fresh candidate.
“Our [EIU] baseline forecast is that ongoing public dissatisfaction with the slow pace of improvements in governance—such as infrastructure development, job creation and easing of corruption—will trigger anti-incumbency factors and push the electorate to seek a change.”
To Allotey Jacobs, the report is a test for the two major political parties.
"Looking at this presentation, I'd say it's too early but then they are drawing the attention of the two political parties to do their homework very, very well," he stated.
However, to him, the NPP is not doing a good job with letting Ghanaians know the good works of Akufo-Addo government, hence put paid to the NDC propaganda.
"The problem currently with the NPP is about their communication . . The communication space, it looks like the NPP are not playing the role that they should play because if they are able to counter the NDC propaganda, it would have gone well for them," he said, adding "NDC looks like winning the propaganda space. They've been allowed to be saying so many things".
Allotey Jacobs charged the NPP to up their game by empowering their communicators, particularly using their serial callers to peddle the truth about the government to Ghanaians, believing this will boost the party's fortunes.
Watch his submissions below:
- EIU report on NDC's 2024 chances not definite – Yaw Boateng Gyan
- Why I 'rejected' Duffour to support Bawumia - Allotey Jacobs
- ‘I will not sleep as far as lobbying for roads is concerned’ - Kofi Adams
- Fufulso-Sawla road a glimpse of Mahama’s handiwork in the North - NDC Activist
- 2024 elections: NDC won't risk replacing candidate Mahama – Aide
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Police: NJ woman groped by unidentified, naked man in her shower
HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Somerset County, New Jersey officials announce an investigation into a sexual offense in which an unidentified man stepped into a woman’s shower and, authorities say, groped her.
The incident reportedly took place April 14, about 10:15 p.m. The woman told Hillsborough Township Police she was taking a shower in her home when a naked, unidentified man got into the shower and grabbed her from behind.
The woman told police she fought the man off, at which point, he fled the residence.
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Officials said the woman was not physically harmed during the altercation.
The woman provided details regarding the man’s appearance to the New Jersey State Police Forensic Imaging Unit. He is described as being between 18 to 24-years-old, with a thin build, short, dark hair and no facial or body hair.
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Hillsborough Police and Somerset County authorities ask anyone with information regarding the man or the incident to contact them by calling the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or Hillsborough Township Police at 908-369-4323 or by using the STOPit app. Additionally, tips can be called into the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS.
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Milwaukee man abandons child on the freeway after police chase, crash
A criminal complaint says Ladarius Davis-Hughes was behind the wheel
A criminal complaint says Ladarius Davis-Hughes was behind the wheel
A criminal complaint says Ladarius Davis-Hughes was behind the wheel
Prosecutors say a Milwaukee man abandoned a child on the freeway after a police chase and crash.
The Department of Transportation released video Wednesday from April 12.
In it, the car can be seen crashing on northbound Interstate 43 near Holt Avenue.
A criminal complaint says Ladarius Davis-Hughes was behind the wheel.
The video shows police helping a man and a 4-year-old child out of the wreckage.
Moments later, the man jumped over a median and ran across the freeway to get away.
Police said he not only left the injured child behind but also an AK-47 rifle.
They arrested Davis-Hughes a short time later.
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Senator Elizabeth Warren wants the US Department of Justice to “take a hard look” at whether laws were violated when Jared Kushner, the presidential son-in-law who was widely seen as the Saudi Arabian royal family’s fixer inside Donald Trump’s White House, collected $2 billion from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The Massachusetts Democrat signaled that she thinks Congress could also open up an inquiry into the kickback, er, “investment,” which watchdogs say stinks of corruption.
Kushner, the famously incompetent real estate developer whose name has become synonymous with nepotism, was frequently accused of doing the bidding of the Saudi royal family while he “served” as senior adviser in an administration headed by his wife’s father. Kushner ardently defended the prince, known as MBS, in the face of an international outcry over the grisly murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which US intelligence agencies determined had been approved by the monarch. Kushner dismissed concerns about the horrific assault on Yemen by the Saudi military. He arranged to expand US military support for the dictatorship. And he pushed to dramatically increase US weapons sales to the Saudis, promoting a $110 billion deal even as outrage over the Khashoggi murder mounted.
Despite his close ties to Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich elites, Kushner’s scheming to secure a massive investment in the private equity fund he launched after leaving the White House in January 2021 ran into some initial challenges. There were whispers that Trump had finally figured out that everything his son-in-law touched fell apart. And a panel of financial experts employed by the Saudi royals to review requests for their money warned the overseers of Saudi Arabia’s $620 billion Public Investment Fund that Kushner lacked experience running an investment fund of the sort he proposed, was having trouble attracting investors in the United States, and was pitching a “proposal” for his Affinity Fund that was “unsatisfactory in all aspects.”
The warnings were dismissed and the Saudi fund—which is chaired by MBS—sent a couple billion Kushner’s way. How important was that “investment”? As of March 31, according to public filings, the Saudi money accounts for four-fifths of all the money Kushner’s fund is managing.
Revelations about the sordid deal made headlines last week in The New York Times and other major news outlets around the world, and this week the media and top Democrats are calling for investigations.
“If people actually cared about corruption by the president’s family members, Saudi Arabia giving Jared Kushner $2 billion would be the biggest story in America right now,” declared the watchdog group Citizens for Ethics & Responsibility in Washington on Monday. Former US secretary of labor Robert Reich noted how Kushner “cashes in” on his connection with Trump. Journalist and MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said the $2 billion “investment” by the Saudi’s in Kushner’s latest scheme represents “a huge story of both corruption and human rights abuses.”
But Warren’s intervention is the most consequential. Asked about the story during an interview on the podcast Pod Save America, the senator said, “I think there’s a question that the Department of Justice should take a really hard look to see if [the arrangement may] violate any of our criminal laws.”
The senator did not stop there. “I think this is a moment when Congress needs to do a lot more about corruption,” added Warren.
The Saudi deal is not the only potential crime involving Kushner that the DOJ and Congress should investigate. There is also the matter of his oversight of the Trump administration’s scandal-plagued “Project Airbridge” scheme, which I write about at length in my book Coronavirus Criminals and Pandemic Profiteers.
Kushner and his cronies arranged to use taxpayer money to fly medical equipment from overseas manufacturers to the United States at the height of the pandemic, but then let private corporations sell the supplies at a hefty profit. “Project Air Bridge—like the broader Trump Administration response to coronavirus—has been marked by delays, incompetence, confusion, and secrecy involving multiple Federal agencies and actors,” Senators Warren, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote in a 2020 letter to the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. That letter raised concerns about Project Airbridge’s misspending of tens of millions of taxpayer dollars and called for an inquiry.
There’s no question that Kushner’s Trump administration machinations merit a congressional inquiry. Nor should there be any question that Kushner’s post-Trump administration hustling of the Saudis merits a criminal investigation by the Department of Justice.
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WASHINGTON D.C. -- The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat" - but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration.
The alert from the U.S. Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the Capitol and legislative building around 6:30 p.m.
The incident suggested a stunning communications failure between the military and the Capitol Police, all the more remarkable because of Washington's focus on improving security since the January 6, 2021, attack on the building by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blamed the Federal Aviation Administration in a statement Wednesday night, saying its "apparent failure to notify Capitol Police of the pre-planned flyover Nationals Stadium is outrageous and inexcusable." The FAA did not respond to a request for comment.
Many who work on Capitol Hill have remained on edge more than a year after hundreds of pro-Trump rioters pushed their way past overwhelmed police officers, broke through windows and doors and ransacked the Capitol as Congress was voting to certify Joe Biden's electoral win.
In Wednesday's incident, the aircraft, a twin-engine plane, took off from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and had been circling inside heavily restricted airspace close to the Capitol when the alert was sent. Radar tracking data shows the plane, a De Havilland Twin Otter, remained clear of the prohibited airspace over the Capitol Building and other government complexes at all times. Air traffic control recordings capture the army plane coordinating its flight with the control tower at nearby Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Investigators were still working to determine why the event wasn't properly coordinated with law enforcement officials in Washington, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Multiple federal agencies began scrambling officials as the plane circled overhead.
The capital region is defended by several surface-to-air missile sites, as well as military aircrews on round-the-clock alert. It did not appear that any of those systems were scrambled.
Officials believe, based on a preliminary review, the pilot may have not properly reported taking off or had appropriate clearance, the people said. They were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
Pelosi said, "Congress looks forward to reviewing the results of a thorough after-action review that determines what precisely went wrong today and who at the Federal Aviation Administration will be held accountable for this outrageous and frightening mistake."
The plane landed back at Andrews around 6:50 p.m. after the parachutists descended into the middle of the field at Nationals Park. The stadium, home of the Washington Nationals baseball team, is a little more than a mile away from the U.S. Capitol.
One witness to the chaos at the Capitol was Eireann Dolan, the wife of Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle. "I was walking the dogs past the Dirksen Senate Office Building," Dolan tweeted. "People started streaming out all at once. They told me to turn around and get away as fast as possible. Some people were calm but many were genuinely panicked. I know I was."
Buildings on the Capitol complex were reopened a little after 8 p.m.
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Associated Press writers Mary Clare Jalonick and Alan Fram contributed to this report.
Parachute demo at Nationals Park causes brief U.S. Capitol evacuation
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South Carolina court halts first firing-squad execution in U.S. since 2010
By Jonathan Allen
April 20 (Reuters) - South Carolina's Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily halted the execution of a condemned man planned for next week that would have been the first firing-squad execution in the United States in more than a decade.
Richard Moore, 57, was convicted in 2001 of murdering a store clerk in a 1999 robbery. The jury voted to recommend he be sentenced to death.
South Carolina's highest court agreed to Moore's request to stay his execution date, set earlier this month for April 29, because of his ongoing legal challenges to his sentence and to the Southern state's execution methods.
The court's order, which was signed by all five justices, did not state the grounds for the stay, but said "a more detailed order" would soon follow. A spokesperson for the state's Department of Corrections said the department was awaiting the fuller order before commenting.
Several state governments and the federal government have struggled in recent years to obtain lethal-injection drugs, in part because pharmaceutical companies generally forbid the sale of their medicines for use in executions.
As a result, execution officials have had to substitute those specific drugs with more easily obtained ones or revive older execution methods, such as gas asphyxiation or the electric chair. The new or revised execution protocols have drawn an array of legal challenges from people on death rows across the country, bolstered by a number of ghastly "botched" executions by lethal injection.
Moore and other death row inmates who are suing the South Carolina Department of Corrections in a lower-level state court say the execution methods available to them violate the South Carolina constitution, which forbids cruel or unusual punishments. Unlike the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment, the state's constitution explicitly forbids corporal punishment.
South Carolina last carried out an execution in 2011, using lethal injection. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, a Republican, signed a law in 2021 making electrocution the state's main method of execution, and added a firing squad as an option.
Earlier this month, the Department of Corrections asked Moore to choose either to be killed by electric chair or by a firing squad after telling him that execution officials were unable to secure lethal-injection drugs.
Last week, Moore chose a firing squad, a method that has been used only three times in the United States since 1950, and is viewed by some as a quicker, more painless and less easily botched death, if harder for witnesses to watch.
Those three firing squad executions were all carried out by the state of Utah--in 1977, 1996 and 2010 -- according to the Washington-based nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.
"I do not believe or concede that either the firing squad or electrocution is legal or constitutional," Moore said in a statement informing the Department of Corrections of his choice. He said that if he refused to make a choice, the department had said it would default to the electric chair.
Lindsey Vann, a lawyer for Moore, said she was glad the state Supreme Court was "allowing for more time" for Moore's cases to be reviewed.
Moore also sought the stay to allow him to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to find the death penalty excessive in his case. His lawyers have argued that because he entered the store unarmed and used the clerk's own gun after grabbing it in a scuffle, that the murder was not premeditated.
(Reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Additional reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Jonathan Oatis and Leslie Adler)
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The Union Leader publishes results received from New Hampshire coaches and correspondents. To include your school's results, email us schoolsports@unionleader.com.
Wednesday
GIRLS TENNIS
Hanover 5, Pinkerton 4
Eleanor Van Aalst (H) def Maddie Frank 8-0; Amelia Coyle (P) def Rachel Rockmore 8-3; Mackenzie Liu (H) def Madeline Donahue 8-5; Noura St. Hillaire(H) def Sydney Pelletier 8-1; Mia Rivard (P) def Sophia Costa 8-6; Natalie Feyrer (H) def Calli Matarozzo 8-3.
Frank/Coyle (P) def Van Aalst/R. Rockmore 8-3; Liu/Feyrer(H) def Donahue/ Calli Matarozzo 8-5; Pelletier/Rivard (P) def Costa/Shayna Rockmore 8-4.
Team records: Hanover, 5-0; Pinkerton, 3-3.
BOYS TENNIS
Hanover 9, Pinkerton 0
Alex Rockmore (H) def. Royce Andrews 8-1; Kevin Pillsbury (H) def. Ethan Flaherty 8-2; Ian Holmes (H) def. Joshua Roux 8-4; Sam Ames (H) def. Jack McGarrahan 8-3; Alex Orsino (H) def. Jeremy Burke 8-3; Pablo Martin-Asensio (H) vs. Noah Antonellis 9-7.
Evan Yang/Alex Rockmore (H) def. Joshua Roux/Jack McGarrahan, 8-1; Charlie Birkmeyer/Zach Pearson (H) def. Jeremy Burke/Tony LeBlanc 8-0; Ryder Wilson/Ming Liu (H) def. Jonathan Uber/Jacob Overton 8-1.
Team record: Hanover, 5-0.
BASEBALL
Bedford 7, Dover 3
Bedford: Patrick Foulis, 6IP, 7H, 2R, 9K. Dom Tagliaferro, 2-run HR; JJ Crespo, triple, single.
Spaulding 7, Trinity 1
Spaulding: Conor Bryant, 7IP, 5H; Abi Gomez, 3 RBIs.
Trinity: Tyson Whittaker, Jack Service, Tyler Nolan, double each.
Windham 9, Memorial 6
Windham: Sullo, double, 3 singles; Armstrong, double, single; Constantine, 2 singles; Haga, double, 2 singles; Koza, double, single.
Memorial: Wall, double, singles; Wolgamott, 2 singles.
BG 13, Alvirne 1
BG: Evan Kaplo, 6 IP, 1R, 0ER, 3H, 10K: Luke Anderson (3-4, 2R, RBI), Dominic Monico (2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI) and Jake Boudreau (1-1, 2B, 2 RBI).
Alvirne: Jake Dufour, 2 hits.
John Stark 8, Merrimack Valley 1
John Stark (3-0): Anthony Paolicelli, 5IP, 0ER, 2H, 6K; Jason Crean, 4-for-4, 4 RBIs, 3 SBs; Anthony Detone, 2IP, 0R, 1H, 2K; Noah Brent, 2-for-4.
Exeter 3, Goffstown 1
Goffstown: Cam Hujsak, 6IP, 6K, 0 ER; Ryan Strand, RBI double; Jake Webber, double, single.
SOFTBALL
Alvirne 7, Bishop Guertin 3
BG: Kennedy FitzSimons, 3-for-3; Sophie Bilodeau, Maddy Bowen, 2 hits each.
Pinkerton 6, Central 0
Pinkerton: Alexander, 2 RBIs; Paige Murray (WP) 7IP, 1H, 2BB, 7K.
Central: Provencher, 4IP, 7H, 6R, 2K; Barton, 2IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2Ks.
Windham 19, Keene 4
Mitrou, double, 2 singles; Senenig, 3 singles; DeCotis, 3 homers, singles; Tower, 2 singles; Nolan, homer; Wright, 5 IP, 7H, 4R, 3 ER, 0BB, 5K.
Salem 32, Nashua North 1
Salem: McNamara, triple, 4 singles; Poulin, 5 singles; Lucier, double, single; Solt, 4.2IP, 3H, 1R, 1 ER, 0BB, 7K.
North: Carbonneau, home run.
Exeter 13, Goffstown 4
Exeter (3-1): Annie Christiana, 4-for-4, 4R, 1 RBI; Chloe Brunelle, 2-run homer, single; Sydney Cole, 2 homers, 3 R, 4 RBIs; Emma Plourde, 2 H, 2R, 2 RBIs; Kristen Bickford, hit, 2 RBIs.
Goffstown: Simmons, triple, 2-run homer; LeClair, 2 hits.
BOYS LACROSSE
Trinity 15, Inter-Lakes 2 (Tuesday)
Trinity: Jack Socha, 4G,2A; Tyler Manning, 3G,2A; Andrew Overy, 4G,2A; Austin Pepin, 1G,2a; Lucas Frazier, 2G,1A; Sam Baker, 1G,1A; Finn McDonough, 2A; Nick Guerra, 5 saves.
Trinity 10, Kearsarge 9 (Wednesday)
Trinity (4-0): Socha, 3G,2a; Manning, 2G, including GWG with :22 left, 1A; Overy, 3G,2A; Pepin, 1G,2A; Frazier, 1G; Chase Hunt, 14 saves.
Pelham 15, Milford 8
Milford (0-3): Chuck Urda, 3G; Logan Barnhill, Cade Bouchard, 2G each; Jack Seals, 1G; Harris Jones, 1A; James Brew, 8 saves.
Pinkerton 14, Salem 1
Pinkerton (2-2): Ryan Lynch, 4G; Michael Uber, 4G; Joey Gallo, 3G,4A; Liam Prescott, 2G; Adam Scala, 1G; Tyler Leblanc, 7 saves; Cole Frank, 14-for-14 on faceoffs.
Salem: Ferreira, 1G.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Souhegan 14, Exeter 8
Souhegan: Natalie Heimarck, 3G,3GB; Allison Jordan, 3 GB; Emma Kennedy, 1G, 2GB; Riley Devin, 1G, 2GB; Karina Kruchynska, 1G, 1GB; MacKenzie Cretsinger, 2G,2GB; Ella Stevenson, 2G,2A; Sierra Kimball, 3 GB; Lyla Kimball, 3G,4GB,1A; Maddie Lim, 1A.
Hopkinton 17, Gilford 10
Gilford: Watson, 2G,2A; McLean, 2G,1A; Shute, Keenan, Harris, Davignon, 1G each; Normandin, 2G.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Londonderry 3, BG 0 (Tues.)
BG Trent Rider, 5 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks; Sam Dufoe, 8 assists, 2 aces.
BG 3, John Stark 1 (Wed.)
25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24
BG (1-4): Trent Rider, 14 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs; Sam Kouchalakos, 10 kills, 4 aces, 9 digs.
TUESDAY
GIRLS TENNIS
Windham 9, Manchester West 0
Emma Turner (W) def Helena Jackson 8-2; Olivia Chik (W) def Ella Hanson 8-3; Katerina Alexandrou (W) def Kailia Thomas 8-2; Michaella Niceford (W) def Nevaeh Spears 8-3; Avery Dyer (W) def Alex Mejia Vega 8-1; Cara Begley (W) def Emelie Mejia 8-0.
Turner/Chik (W) def Jackson/Hanson 8-2; Alexandrou/Niceford (W) def Thomas/Spears 9-8 (7-5); Dyer/Begley (W) def Mejia Vega/Mohamed 8-0
Season records: Windham 5-1, Manchester West 0-4
Timberlane 7, West 2
Catherine Hammond (T) def Helena Jackson 8-1; Ella Hanson (W) def Chase Bishop 8-4; Brisa Martinez (T) def Kailia Thomas 9-8 (7-3); Ashlynn Lally (T) def Kyleigh Pierce 8-0; Nevaeh Spears (W) def Chase Bishop 8-6; Brianna Aloi def Alex Mejia Vega 8-1.
Hammond/Brandi Garand (T) def Jackson/Hanson 8-2; Lally/Morgan McNeil (T) def Thomas/Pierce 8-2; Aloi/Margaruite Rice (T) def Spears/Mejia Vega 8-2.
Littleton 9, Inter-Lakes 0
Lauren McKee (L) def Laura Cove 8-0; Kaitlyn Ilacqua (L) def Marissa Anastasio 8-0; Bre Lemay (L) def Jen Madigan 8-0; Lauryn Corrigan (L) def Addison Harper 8-0; Ellasyn Howard (L) def Chrissy Kangas 8-0; IL defaulted at No. 6
McKee/Ilacqua (L) def Cove/Anastasio 8-0; Lemay/ Howard (L) def Madigan/Harper 8-0; IL defaulted at No. 3
Salem 7, Memorial 2
McNelly (M) def. Salamanca 8-3; Debrocke (S) def. Norton 8-1; Norcross (S) def. Spampinato 8-2; Coyle (S) def. Duvvuri 8-3; Smeltzer (S) def. Ducret 8-0; Rastello (S) def. Reyes 8-2.
McNelly/Norton (M) def. Debrocke/Norcross 8-3; Salamanca/Rastello def. Spampinato/Duvvuri 8-1; Coyle/Smeltzer (S) def. Ducret, Hodgkins 8-2
Salem record: 3-3.
Pinkerton 9, Spaulding 0
Maddie Frank def Haleigh Reilly 8-0; Skyelar Levesque (P) def Hannah Faucher 8-0; Amelia Coyle (P) def Haley Faucher 8 -0; Madeline Donahue (P) def Hannah Stewart 8-0; Sydney Pelletier (P) def Ella Leslie 8-1; Mia Rivard (P) def Annabelle Prochilo 8-0.
Frank/Levesque (P) def Reilly/H. Faucher 8-0; Donahue/ Calli Matarozzo (P) def Stewart/Leslie 8-0; Pelletier/Bridget Gorrie (P) def Maddy Bergeron/Prochilo 8-1.
Team records: Pinkerton, 3-2; Spaulding, 0-4.
BOYS TENNIS
Goffstown 8, Kingswood 1
Harrison Neff (G) Def Tim Lucia 8-5; Reid Guillemette (G) def Aiden Kelly 8-4; Gunner Burnham (G) def Aiden Thompson 8-3; Chris Umstead (G) def Jackson Hall 8-1; Gavan Murdoch (G) def Charlie Stipola 8-0; Chase Wooding (G) def Spenser Kelly 8-3.
Neff/Guillemette (G) def Lucia/Hall 8-1; Kelly/Thompson (K) def Burnham/Umstead 8-6; Murdoch/Wooding (G)def Kelly/J Boudman 8-1.
Team records: Goffstown. 1-3; Kingswood, 0-5
Memorial 8, Salem 1
Tiago Mendes, M, def. Hyatt Belter 8-0; Sean McCaffrey, M, def. Oscar Lagrille 8-2; Cam Brown, M, def. Nathan Galen 8-3; Tyler Telge, M, def. Jack Maietta 8-5, Luc Goodnow, S, def. Daniel Betancur 8-5; David Ruge, M, def. Max Condon 8-4.
Mendes/Brown def. Belter/Lagrille 8-0; McCaffrey/T. Telge def. Maietta/Gavin Chase 8-3; Zach Telge/Ruge, M, def. Goodnow/Condon 8-5.
Bedford 9, Bishop Guertin 0
Lucas Mack def. Dean Liakos 8-4; Logan Mack def. Gavin Bombara 8-2; Nate Gordon def. Ryan Wallat 8-4; Richard Black def. Aditya Prasad 8-1; Abhinav Govindaraju def. Sean Cairns 8-3; Connor Ward def. Will Moynihan 8-3.
Lucas Mack/Nate Gordon def. Liakos/Bombara 8-2; Logan Mack/Black def. Wallat/Prasad 8-3; Ware/Ward def. Moynihan/Cairns 8-4.
Nashua South 6, Derryfield 3
Abhinav Avvara (NS) def. Jack Schroeder 8-5; Davey Schroeder (DS) def. Santiago Somvrosto 8-6; Jack Krasnof (DS) def. Atul Phudke 8-4; Akhil Kammilla (NS) def. Billy Gardner 8-2; Logan Goldberg (DS) def. Kaushik Tadipathri 8-6; Mihiv Bhalla (NS) def. Tucker Rozen 8-6.
Avvara/Somvrosto (NS) def. Schroeder/Schroeder 8-6; Phudke/Kammilla (NS) def. Krasnof/Gardner 8-4; Tadipathri/Bhalla (NS) def. Goldberg/Brar 8-6
Lebanon 9, ConVal 0
M. Arado def. Viles 8-0; M/ Arado def. Maggs 8-0; Sheffenbecker def. Burbank 8-3; Katz def. Burgess 8-6; Halwawala def. Daniels 9-8; Ericson def. Bernier 8-0.
M. Arado/N. Arado def. Viles/Burbank 8-0; Sheffenbecker/Katz def. Maggs/Burgess 8-4; Hines/Carl def. Bernier/Page 8-0.
Souhegan 9, Sanborn 0
Souhegan winners (contested matches): Goddard 8-4; Zeolie 8-0; Fernandez 8-0; Firnin 8-1; Bartle 8-1.
Zeolie/Fernandez 8-1; Goddard /Marinelli 8-2
BASEBALL
Exeter 1, Londonderry 0
Exeter: Zach Ferris, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 10 K; Nathan Leighton, 2-for-3; Ryan Morgado, sac fly in 4th.
Londonderry: Connor Fennell, 6 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 BB; 9Ks; Owen Carey, 2-for-3.
Bedford 4, Bishop Guertin 0
Bedford: Ryan Juliano, 7IP, 3 H, 8 Ks; Ethan Larochelle, double, single; JJ Crespo, RBI double.
Bow 14, Stevens 0
Bow (1-2): Ethan Clark, 4IP, 0 RR, 4H, 3Ks, 0 BB; Zach Cross, 2IP, 0R, 2H, 2Ks, 1BB; Cam Evans, double, single, 2 RBIs, 2R; Cal Smith, 3 singles, 3 RBIs, 2R.
John Stark 3, Kingswood 1
Stark (2-0): Nathan Innerfield, 7IP, 1R, 4H, 2BB, 10K; Hayden Nunley, 2-for-3, 2R; Anthony Paolicelli, 2-for-2, RBI, SB; Brandon Firman, 1-for-3, 2 SBs.
Salem 10, Memorial 5
Salem (1-2): Gomez, 6IP, 5H, 5R, 5 ER, 4BB, 8K; Roeger, Major, 2 singles each; Pacy, triple.
Memorial: McNelly, 4IP (relief), 3H, 3R, 3ER, 3BB, 4K; Jutras, triple.
Portsmouth 9, Alvirne 2
Portsmouth: Lalime, HR, double; Miles, HR, single; Hindle, double, single; Blumenthal, 2 singles.
Alvirne: Simard, 2 singles.
Malden (Mass.) Catholic 3, Windham 2
Malden Catholic: Jared Sinatra, 7IP, 4H, 2R, 0ER, 2BB, 6K; Ross Dyer, walkoff RBI single.
Windham: Paul Armstrong, 2 singles; Keegan Parke, 6.2 IP, 5H, 3R, 2ER, 4BB, 8Ks
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Windham 3, Hollis/Brookline 0
28-26, 25-19, 25-14
Hollis/Brookline (3-1): Jake Laborde, 11 kills, 2 blocks; Aidan Norris, 8 kills; Bradley Noble, 5 kills, 3 blocks; Ethan Norris, 29 assists, 3 blocks.
SOFTBALL
ConVal 14, Souhegan 5
Souhegan: Olivia Harnish, 3-for-4.
Londonderry 8, Exeter 7
Exeter: Kristen Beebe (LP): 16Ks, 9H, 1BB, 5 ER; Chloe Brunelle, 3-for-3, 2 R; Annie Christiana, 3 hits, 2 RBIs; MacKenzie Ducharme, 2 hits, 2R; Emma Plourde, 2 hits.
Londonderry: Cutuli, 3-run HR in 7th; Cutuli, 1IP, save; Chau, 2 hits, 3 R; Minton, 2 hits; Gaspie (WP).
GIRLS LACROSSE
Campbell 18, Belmont 1
Campbell: Elayna Montenero, 5G,4A; Baily Bourque, 4G,4A; Phoebe Drouin, Rania Chaudhry.
Nashua South 9, Londonderry 7
Londonderry: Tara Wright, Caroline Leone, 2G each; Ava Naar, Lilah Melia, Lauren Allen, 1G each.
BOYS LACROSSE
Derryfield 19, Bow 5
Derryfield: RJ Proulx, 5G; Chili Cabot, 1G,4A; Alex Murray, 2G,5A; Tate Flint, 3G,4A; Quinn Silvio, 3G,1A; Calvin Reilly, 11 saves.
Bow: Brodie O’Neil, 4G.
Londonderry 6, Nashua South 5
Londonderry (2-2): Josh Defranzo, 4G; Noah Malcom, Brandon Sauge, 1G each; Dane Duarte, 5 saves; Colby Walden, 6 saves.
South (2-1): Rhett Medling, 2G,1A; Griffin Johnson, Nate Campbell, Connor Rowsell, 1G each; Ethan Johnson, 12 saves.
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HAMPTON — The formula has been the same for the Winnacunnet High School baseball team in each of its three games this season: Fall behind early. Fight back to take the lead. Hold on for a victory.
That’s how things unfolded Wednesday, when the Warriors overcame an early two-run deficit and improved to 3-0 by beating Concord, 9-4, in a battle between programs that met in last year’s Division I championship game.
Winnacunnet starting pitcher Joe Allen, a University of Michigan commit who could be selected early in this year’s MLB Draft, allowed two runs and five hits in the first two innings, and no runs and two hits in the four innings he pitched after that.
“The first three games it’s taken us a little to settle in, but I felt good on the mound the first two innings,” Allen said. ‘I was hitting my spots and they put great swings on my fastballs.
“In the first two innings I was missing my slider down and away and they could just sit fastball and if they saw any spin they’d just take it. When I throw that slider for a strike I’m much tougher.”
Winnacunnet took control in the fifth inning, when it scored four runs to push its lead to 9-2. Shortstop Hunter Chase had two hits for the Warriors, who were limited to five hits, but took advantage of seven walks and three hit batters. Six of Winnacunnet’s nine runs were scored by players who reached base via a walk or were hit by a pitch.
“We didn’t return any pitching and we’ve been inconsistent on the mound,” Concord coach Scott Owen said. “All three of our guys pitched well at times (against Winnacunnet). They just didn’t do it consistently. They got some hits when they needed them, but we gave away some free bases. We have to throw more strikes. If we can get better on the mound, I think we’ll be alright.”
Third baseman Jake Fredericks scored twice for Winnacunnet, which tied the game by scoring two runs in the bottom of the second and took the lead with a two-run third. Center fielder Ethan Nowak and designated hitter Frank Brown each had a single and an RBI for the Warriors, who added a run in the fourth before their four-run fifth.
Concord, last year’s Division I champion, suffered its first loss and fell to 4-1. The Crimson Tide received two hits and three RBIs from center fielder Nate Wachter, and a hit and an RBI from second baseman Dylan Miles. Shortstop Brooks Craigue singled and scored twice.
Allen struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. Cam Hurrell pitched the seventh.
“Today Concord hit really well in those first couple innings — they were on Joe,” Winnacunnet coach Aaron Abood said. “We have the mindset that we’re gonna hit at some point. That’s what we’ve done. I’m happy with the fight, the resiliency.”
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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The men's and women's golf teams from Montana State Billings finished competition at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships Tuesday at the Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course.
MSUB's men were led by Dawson Strobel, who took sixth place individually with a three-round score of 218 (71-73-74). Tying for 12th place were Riley Kaercher and Riley Lawrence, who shot identical three-round scores of 223.
Two strokes behind was teammate Caleb Trost. Also competing for the Yellowjackets was Blake Finn, who took 25th with a three-round score of 245.
As a team, the Yellowjackets placed fourth with a cumulative score of 888 (302-283-303).
Western Washington's Aidan Thain broke the GNAC record for three-round score with a 199 (67-64-68) on his way to the title. The Vikings also claimed the team crown.
MSUB's women were led by Tierney Messmer, who took seventh with a two-round total of 156 (79-77). In 12th place was Kinsey Irvin, who shot a score of 162.
Jalen Wagner finished in 20th with a total of 172. Meilyn Armstrong finished in a tie for 22nd place with a 175 and Brennan Larson placed 24th with a 180.
As a team, the Jackets shot a two-round score of 663 (326-337) and took fourth place.
Elise Sumner of Western Washington won the tournament with a two-round score of 149 (76-73). The Vikings also claimed the team title.
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Photos: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE
How I Learned to Drive is running on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
Just last night, Manhattan Theatre Club celebrated opening night of the Broadway premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning How I Learned to Drive, at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre.
This Broadway premiere of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece How I Learned to Drive reunites the two original stars with their award-winning director in a new production. Tony Award winner Mary-Louise Parker (Proof) and Tony nominee David Morse (The Iceman Cometh) head the cast of this remarkably timely and moving memory play about a woman coming to terms with a charismatic uncle who impacts her past, present and future life. Also returning is original cast member and Tony Award nominee Johanna Day, who is joined by Alyssa May Gold and Chris Myers. Directing is Mark Brokaw (Heisenberg).
BroadwayWorld was on hang for the big night and you can check out photos from the star-studded red carpet arrivals below!
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Caroline Aberash Parker, Kathy Najimy, William Atticus Parker and Bryan Cranston
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Saycon Sengbloh and Charles Browning
Director Mark Brokaw and Playwright Paula Vogel
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Camryn Manheim and Deidre Lovejoy
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Barry Grove, Daryl Roth, Paula Vogel and Lynne Meadow
Barry Grove, Paula Vogel and Lynne Meadow
David Burtka, Jessica Vosk and Jordan Roth
Joe Benincasa and Nancy Benincasa
Sarah Ruhl, Paula Vogel and Nilo Cruz
Ben Shenkman and Lauren Greilsheimer Shenkman
Victoria Clark and Thomas Reidy
Josh Hamiton
Lily Thorne and Josh Hamiton
David Burtka, Daryl Roth and Jessica Vosk
Suzy Jane Hunt, Emily Young and Charles Browning
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Paula Vogel and Anne Sterling
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Daryl Roth, Paula Vogel and Nilo Cruz
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STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — The man who allegedly fatally stabbed a 15-year-old girl at a California high school drove into the school's parking lot and tried to grab two girls before stabbing one of them, a school official said.
Anthony Gray, 52, pulled into a parking lot at a Stockton high school Monday and tried to grab the two students before fatally stabbing Alycia Reynaga, Stockton Unified spokesperson Melinda Meza told the Stockton Record.
Gray was arraigned Wednesday on murder and other charges and denied bail. It was not known whether he had an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar told reporters after Gray's arraignment that he faced the possibility of life without parole.
“As a mother, this seemingly random act of violence is devastating,” she said and sent her condolences to the family.
Reynaga was stabbed several times at about 11 a.m. Monday Stagg High School and was taken to a hospital, where she died, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. said.
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A Stockton Unified School District officer detained Gray, police said.
Officials have not determined a motive for the killing. Meza said there is no known connection between Gray and the girl, a freshman who played softball for the high school.
“I’ll always have that empty space in my heart,” Lia Medrazo, Stagg High School softball coach told KOVR-TV. “The girls are going to miss her, and I hope her sister comes back and wants to play for her.”
Stockton is a Central Valley city about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of San Francisco.
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‘If I win $1M, we are splitting it’: Friends share winning lottery ticket after good deed
METHUEN, Mass. (Gray News) - A lucky lottery winner is sharing his newfound wealth with a friend who had recently helped him and his family.
According to the Massachusetts State Lottery, Eric Cochrane won the $1 million prize in the lottery’s $10 million Winter Riches instant ticket game on April 15.
Cochrane told lottery officials that he planned on splitting his winnings with his friend John Galvin after Galvin helped him fix his son’s guitar at no charge.
Galvin said he did not charge Cochrane for the repair as Cochrane’s son had a health issue that week.
Cochrane insisted that Galvin accept at least $40. When Galvin refused, Cochrane said he decided to purchase two $20 instant tickets and told Galvin he would split the money if he won $1 million.
Later that day, the two friends were on their way to the lottery headquarters.
Cochrane selected the cash option in receiving a one-time payment of $650,000, according to lottery officials.
The winning ticket was purchased at a convenience store in the Methuen area. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for the sale.
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(2nd LD) S. Korea may log another trade deficit in April amid high oil prices
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By Kim Soo-yeon
SEOUL, April 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's imports grew at a faster pace than exports in the first 20 days of April amid high oil prices, data showed Thursday, raising the possibility that the country may post another trade deficit for April.
Exports rose 16.9 percent on-year to US$36.3 billion in the April 1-20 period, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service.
Imports increased 25.5 percent on-year to $41.5 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of $5.2 billion in the cited period, the data showed.
If the trend continues, the country may post a trade deficit for the second straight month in April due to surging energy costs caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
South Korea's exports remained robust on the back of demand for chips and petroleum products. In March, exports rose 18.2 percent on-year to hit an all-time monthly high of $63.48 billion and extended their gains for the 17th straight month, according to the trade ministry.
But soaring fuel prices pushed up the country's imports to a record high of $63.62 billion in March. This led the country to post a trade deficit of $140 million.
Dubai crude, South Korea's benchmark, came to $105.56 per barrel Wednesday, sharply up from $77.12 at the end of last year. It hit a yearly high of $127.86 per barrel on March 9.
South Korea heavily relies on imports for most of its energy needs.
The customs data showed outbound shipments of memory chips, a key export item, rose 22.9 percent on-year in the first 20 days of April. Semiconductors account for about 20 percent of South Korea's exports.
Exports of petroleum products jumped 82 percent on-year due to high oil prices.
Meanwhile, exports of autos fell 1 percent on-year amid a global shortage of auto chips. Autos accounted for some 7 percent of South Korea's exports. Shipments of telecommunication devices also slid 10.7 percent.
By country, exports to China rose 1.8 percent and those to the United States jumped 29.1 percent.
Imports of crude oil soared 82.6 percent and those of petroleum products jumped 46.6 percent amid high oil prices as the Ukraine-Russia war tightened supply of such goods.
Asia's fourth-largest economy has been on a recovery path on the back of robust exports. But it faces growing economic uncertainty amid the fast spread of the omicron variant and the Ukraine crisis.
The International Monetary Fund lowered its 2022 growth outlook for the South Korean economy to 2.5 percent, while raising its inflation projection to 4 percent this year as the Ukraine conflict has jacked up oil prices.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) _ Tesla Inc. (TSLA) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $3.32 billion.
The Palo Alto, California-based company said it had net income of $2.86 per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were $3.22 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.
The electric car maker posted revenue of $18.76 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $17.28 billion.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
754 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM CDT
THURSDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN AND
SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS PANHANDLE...
* Affected Area...In Texas...Potter...Carson...Randall...
Armstrong and Palo Duro Canyon.
* 20 Foot Winds...Thursday: Southerly at 20 to 25 mph.
* Relative Humidity...Thursday: 7 to 8 percent.
* Red Flag Threat Index...Thursday: 4-5.
* Timing...Afternoon to early evening.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures will
create favorable weather for rapid fire growth and spread. Avoid
activities that promote open flames and sparks.
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR THE WESTERN OK AND TX PANHANDLES...
* Affected Area...In Texas...Oldham and Deaf Smith.
* 20 Foot Winds...Thursday: Southerly at 20 to 25 mph. Friday:
Southerly 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
* Relative Humidity...Thursday: 6 to 7 percent. Friday: 12 to 20
percent.
* Red Flag Threat Index...Thursday: 4-5. Friday: 4-6.
* Timing...Afternoon to early evening each day.
A Fire Weather Watch means that the potential for critical fire
weather conditions exists. Listen for later forecasts and
possible red flag warnings.
WESTERN OK PANHANDLE AND THE WEST AND CENTRAL TX PANHANDLE...
* Affected Area...In Oklahoma...Cimarron. In Texas...Dallam and
Hartley.
Southerly 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 with isolated 70
mph.
* Relative Humidity...Thursday: 8 to 15 percent. Friday: 9 to 20
* Red Flag Threat Index...Thursday: 3-5. Friday: 4-6.
* Affected Area...In Texas...Sherman...Hansford...Moore...
Hutchinson...Gray and Donley.
* 20 Foot Winds...South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 7 percent.
* Red Flag Threat Index...4-5.
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NAPERVILLE, Ill. — A unique class at North Central College in Naperville has helped patients recover from a stroke while giving students hands-on experience.
Stroke Survivors Empowering Each Other (SSEEO) and North Central College have worked in tandem as part of a new program that provides free therapy for patients. Meeting for the last time Wednesday, the program has been very successful and emotional for both students and patients.
“They thought I might not live,” said an emotional Kathy Walter, recalling the events of June 23, 2018. “My face started to droop, and I said, ‘I’m having a stroke.’”
At 58, a stroke left her starting from scratch.
“I’m learning how to walk again now,” Walter said. “I’m still working on it.”
Walter has been at North Central College for weeks, taking part in the program with occupational therapy students like Bailey Milet.
“You’re working with people on what matters to them,” Milet said
One of the things that matter to Kathy Walter is music.
“That’s one of my goals, to play again,” Walter said.
Doug Nichols was on holiday back in 2015 when a cup slipped out of his hand and his wife realized that something was wrong.
“She said you’re having a stroke and I said, ‘no, I’m not, I’m on vacation,'” Nichols said.
Seven years on, learning to grip again has been Nichols’ focus for weeks at North Central College.
Assistant professor Kelly Frystak says she has overseen all patients’ maturation.
The North Central College-nonprofit partnership helps students see patients see people rather than a case in a textbook or on paper, says Frystak.
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“They really took them through the entire therapy process all the way from evaluation to discharge,” Frystak said.
Click here if you know a stroke survivor who would benefit from SSEEO
SSEEO volunteer Jenny Kray was an occupational therapy master’s student when she suffered a brain bleed at 23. At one point, Kray was in palliative care but surgery saved her life. She says the mutually beneficial program is invaluable.
“I started volunteering at SSEEO because there was a need for this on both ends,” she said.
According to Kray, perspective is vital.
“Having a disability does not mean your life is over,” Kray said. “It is a gift. I truly mean that. This is one step to making the rehab world even better than it already is.”
The program will return next year.
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Israeli war planes strike Gaza after rocket attack
GAZA, April 21 (Reuters) - Israel carried out air strikes in central Gaza before dawn on Thursday after a rocket launched from the Palestinian territory landed in Israel, Hamas officials and Israeli military sources said.
Two training camps used by Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the blockaded enclave, and no casualties were reported, witnesses said.
Israeli war planes struck a security post and part of an underground site used to produce rocket engines, the Israeli military said in a statement.
Earlier, a rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel, causing slight damage to a house but no injuries, police said. No faction claimed responsibility for what is the second such attack in days.
An upsurge of violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has raised fears of a slide back to wider conflict. Since March, Israeli forces have killed at least 29 Palestinians in West Bank raids, and a series of deadly Arab street attacks have killed 14 people in Israel.
In a statement, Hamas said Israel's bombing will only encourage Palestinians to "resist the occupation and step up their support for Jerusalem and its people".
Confrontations in Jerusalem's Old City - particularly at Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as Temple Mount - pose the risk of a relapse into a broader conflagration like last year's 11-day Israel-Gaza war, in which more than 250 Palestinians in Gaza and 13 people in Israel were killed.
Tensions this year have been heightened in part by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan coinciding with the Jewish celebration of Passover. By allowing more Jewish worshippers into the sacred compound, Palestinians say Israel is violating a centuries-old policy according to which non-Muslims may visit but not pray. Israeli leaders have said they are ensuring freedom of worship for all religions in Jerusalem.
Al-Aqsa is the third holiest site in Islam and also revered by Jews as the location of two ancient temples.
Palestinians want East Jerusalem, including its Muslim, Christian and Jewish holy sites, as the capital of a future state. Israel, which annexed East Jerusalem in a move not internationally recognised after capturing the area in a 1967 war, regards all of Jerusalem as its eternal capital. (Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Writing by Henriette Chacar; Editing by Grant McCool)
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The medical illustration field is on a quest to switch out an old default ideology for something new — more inclusivity.
Twenty-six-year-old Adonia, who did not share her last name with Newsy, says she tried searching online to self-diagnose a lump on her breast but her search results came up with only pale, light and fair-complected women
"There's a lack of people who look like us," she said. "I went to my physician, and he just said it was fluid passing by — but because there was nothing that looked like me — because there was no example of what I found on my breast. I honestly thought I had breast cancer."
Doctors say breast lumps can look different on different skin tones.
Adonia's experience happens to many darker-skinned Americans who see a lack of themselves in situations like these.
One 2018 study looked at the major U.S. medical textbooks and inspected over 4,000 images in them. They found that less than 5% of images showed dark skin.
Medical illustrator Ni-ka Ford is a member of the nation's largest association of medical illustrators — AMI. She heads their diversity division.
"Even before you get to the treatment state, it leads to misdiagnoses in the first place because people are not — you're not realizing how this skin condition or condition can present on brown skin," Ford said. "So if you're not learning that in school when you're becoming a medical professional, how would you know to recognize it when you're actually dealing with a patient in the clinic? And then, how do you know how to treat it?"
Research shows lighter skin, and European features have been the medical illustration industry's standard since its conception in the 1950s.
"The textbooks and publications that were being used then — and still used now — derived from the Greek and Roman aesthetic historically. And that that kind of aesthetic always favored like cis, white male," Ford continued.
Ford says there hasn't been much research around populations of color in this field.
Many people in different African nations say they too learn from Euro-centric medical textbooks.
"It's been embedded in our training because of those textbooks being used as like the standard," Ford said.
As a teacher, illustrator and AMI President Nicholas Woolridge says he's seen opportunities over the last 30 years to help guide change. Over a decade ago, he worked on a project dealing with breast cancer.
"Of course, by default, I made a white woman. And as I was doing it, I realized, 'This isn't quite right,'" he said. "So I ended up making three versions of the external anatomy. In other words, just the skin layer. And I made a Black woman, an Asian woman and a white woman."
Another major project was the recoloring of the hugely popular Grant's Atlas of Anatomy from the 1940s.
"I was in charge of supervising the illustrators who did a recoloring of this. Because these illustrations were in black and white, the atlas needed to be in color to compete in the market," Woolridge said. "So in that atlas, there are many situations where specimens that were originally of white individuals, we were able — at that point — to diversify that representation."
In December, what looked like a simple social media post made many with darker skin sit up and lean in.
The illustration showed a dark-skinned pregnant woman with her dark-skinned baby inside her belly. The AMI says these are the types of images that they're trying to make mainstream. But they admit more needs to be done.
"I wouldn't ever claim like the two examples that I gave don't indicate that 'Oh, everything's OK now.' Not at all. You know, things are not OK,: Woolridge said.
The Association of Medical Illustrators says they now advise clients about different options, not only darker skin tones, but also thinking about the disabled and the LGBTQ community.
As for Adonia, her doctor was able to correctly diagnose her.
"I think that representation just makes you feel safe, makes you understand that there's a place for you," she said.
The medical illustrations field is now finding ways to evolve beneath the skin's surface.
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(The Hill) — Former “Good Morning Britain” host Piers Morgan described a meltdown former President Trump had at Mar-a-Lago after he was handed a list of nasty things the British reporter had said about him just before an interview in an op-ed for The New York Post.
In the op-ed, Morgan says a producer for his new show “Piers Morgan Uncensored” told him the list was “a collection of quotes you’ve apparently said about President Trump in the past two years. Someone sent it to him in the last hour, and the quotes are not good. In fact, they’re really bad.”
The quotes included Morgan, who was Trump’s first “Celebrity Apprentice” winner, saying Trump was responsible for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, was wrong for his election fraud claims and should be barred from office.
In the op-ed, Morgan alleges the document was sent by British politician Nigel Farage, who works at Morgan’s rival UK network GB News and met with Trump three days before the interview. Trump did not reveal the identity to Morgan but said the document was sent from someone in London.
Morgan went to Trump’s office to try to remedy the situation, as this is the first interview to kick off his show on April 25.
”What the f— is this?” Trump supposedly said when Morgan was in his office.
”I thought we were friends?” Trump reportedly continued. “This is so disloyal! After all I’ve done for you? Why would you say all this about me?”
“I’ve always been critical of you when I’ve felt you deserved it,” Piers says he told Trump in his office, “but as you know, I’ve also written and said many supportive things about you too. This is a one-sided hatchet job designed to stop you doing our interview.”
Morgan was able to redirect the conversation to golf and Trump eventually agreed to still do the initially agreed upon 20-minute interview.
However, the interview went on for 75 minutes, with Piers saying they talked about many subjects and even exchanged laughs.
However, the interview also took an intense turn once Morgan brought up Trump’s false election fraud claims.
Morgan said Trump called him a fool six times after he said he didn’t believe the election was stolen.
“He was back to the furious Trump he’d been in his office and branded me a fool six more times, in between calling Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell ‘stupid’, and his former vice-president Mike Pence ‘foolish and weak,’” Morgan wrote. “Our collective crime was that none of us agree he had the election stolen.”
Trump reportedly said “that’s it” and got up to leave the interview until Morgan reminded him they didn’t talk about his golf game. Trump briefly sat back down and talked for a few moments before getting up again, yelling “turn the cameras off” and leaving.
Morgan said he wrote Trump an email thanking him for his time and saying he didn’t want to be dishonest with him just to keep him happy. He said Trump hasn’t responded in 10 days.
“Perhaps we’ll never speak again, and our friendship is over?” Morgan wrote.
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TOLEDO — The St. Paul Saints finally won at a ballpark that hasn’t been very good to them over the past year.
The Saints held on for a 4-3 victory over the Toledo Mud Hens on Wednesday night at Fifth Third Field, improving their record to 3-10 in Toledo since moving from independent ball to Triple-A baseball in 2021.
Jose Miranda finished the night 2-for-5 with two doubles for St. Paul (9-4). Teammate Royce Lewis went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Toledo (4-9) won Game 1 in the series 11-0 on Tuesday.
The Saints scored all four of their runs in the third inning with a little help from the Mud Hens defense.
Elliot Soto led off the inning for the Saints with a walk, then Miranda doubled him to third. A wild pitch scored Soto and sent Miranda to third as the Saints tied the score 1-1. Lewis hammered an RBI single into center putting the Saints up 2-1.
Jake Cave then hit a grounder to short that got the lead runner, Lewis, at second, but the throw to first went into the dugout allowing Cave to take second. A walk to Curtis Terry and a balk allowed the runners to move up to second and third. With two outs, Daniel Robertson laced a single into left scoring Cave and the ensuing fielding error by the left fielder Jamie Westbrook scored Terry to increase the Saints’ lead to 4-1.
Game 3 in the six-game series is at 5:35 p.m. Thursday night. The Saints send left-handed pitcher Devin Smeltzer (1-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound against Mud Hens lefty Joey Wentz (0-0, 8.53).
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CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves.
Thousands of tanks and troops rumbled into the forested Chernobyl exclusion zone in the earliest hours of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, churning up highly contaminated soil from the site of the 1986 accident that was the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
For more than a month, some Russian soldiers bunked in the earth within sight of the massive structure built to contain radiation from the damaged Chernobyl nuclear reactor. A close inspection of their trenches was impossible because even walking on the dirt is discouraged.
As the 36th anniversary of the April 26, 1986, disaster approaches and Russia’s invasion continues, it’s clear that Chernobyl — a relic of the Cold War — was never prepared for this.
With scientists and others watching in disbelief from afar, Russian forces flew over the long-closed plant, ignoring the restricted airspace around it. They held personnel still working at the plant at gunpoint during a marathon shift of more than a month, with employees sleeping on tabletops and eating just twice a day.
Even now, weeks after the Russians left, “I need to calm down,” the plant’s main security engineer, Valerii Semenov, told The Associated Press. He worked 35 days straight, sleeping only three hours a night, rationing cigarettes and staying on even after the Russians allowed a shift change.
“I was afraid they would install something and damage the system,” he said in an interview.
Workers kept the Russians from the most dangerous areas, but in what Semenov called the worst situation he has seen in his 30 years at Chernobyl, the plant was without electricity, relying on diesel generators to support the critical work of circulating water for cooling the spent fuel rods.
“It was very dangerous to act in this way,” said Maksym Shevchuck, the deputy head of the state agency managing the exclusion zone. He was scared by it all.
Russia’s invasion marks the first time that occupying a nuclear plant was part of a nation’s war strategy, said Rebecca Harms, former president of the Greens group in the European Parliament, who has visited Chernobyl several times. She called it a “nightmare” scenario in which “every nuclear plant can be used like a pre-installed nuclear bomb.”
A visit to the exclusion zone, more desolate than usual, found that the invasion risked a catastrophe worse than the original explosion and fire at Chernobyl that sent radioactive material into the atmosphere and became a symbol of the Soviet Union’s stumbling final years. Billions of dollars were spent by the international community, including Russia, to stabilize and secure the area.
Now authorities are working with Ukraine’s defense ministry on ways to protect Chernobyl’s most critical places. At the top of the list are anti-drone systems and anti-tank barriers, along with a system to protect against warplanes and helicopters.
None of it will matter much if Russian President Vladimir Putin resorts to nuclear weapons, which Shevchuck says he can’t rule out anymore.
“I understand they can use any kind of weapon and they can do any awful thing,” he said.
Chernobyl needs special international protection with a robust U.N. mandate, Harms said. As with the original disaster, the risks are not only to Ukraine but to nearby Belarus and beyond.
“It depends from where the wind blows,” she said.
After watching thousands of Soviet soldiers work to contain the effects of the 1986 accident, sometimes with no protection, Harms and others were shocked at the Russian soldiers’ disregard for safety, or their ignorance, in the recent invasion.
Some soldiers even stole highly radioactive materials as souvenirs or possibly to sell.
“I think from movies they have the imagination that all dangerous small things are very valuable,” Shevchuck said.
He believes hundreds or thousands of soldiers damaged their health, likely with little idea of the consequences, despite plant workers’ warnings to their commanders.
“Most of the soldiers were around 20 years old,” he said. “All these actions proves that their management, and in Russia in general, human life equals like zero.”
The full extent of Russia’s activities in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is still unknown, especially because the troops scattered mines that the Ukrainian military is still searching for. Some have detonated, further disturbing the radioactive ground. The Russians also set several forest fires, which have been put out.
Ukrainian authorities can’t monitor radiation levels across the zone because Russian soldiers stole the main server for the system, severing the connection on March 2. The International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday it still wasn’t receiving remote data from its monitoring systems. The Russians even took Chernobyl staffers’ personal radiation monitors.
In the communications center, one of the buildings in the zone not overgrown by nature, the Russians looted and left a carpet of shattered glass. The building felt deeply of the 1980s, with a map on a wall still showing the Soviet Union. Someone at some point had taken a pink marker and traced Ukraine’s border.
In normal times, about 6,000 people work in the zone, about half of them at the nuclear plant. When the Russians invaded, most workers were told to evacuate immediately. Now about 100 are left at the nuclear plant and 100 are elsewhere.
Semenov, the security engineer, recalled the Russians checking the remaining workers for what they called radicals.
“We said, ‘Look at our documents, 90% of us are originally from Russia,’” he said. “But we’re patriots of our country,” meaning Ukraine.
When the Russians hurriedly departed March 31 as part of a withdrawal from the region that left behind scorched tanks and traumatized communities, they took more than 150 Ukrainian national guard members into Belarus. Shevchuck fears they’re now in Russia.
In their rush, the Russians gave nuclear plant managers a choice: Sign a document saying the soldiers had protected the site and there were no complaints, or be taken into Belarus. The managers signed.
One protective measure the Russians did appear to take was leaving open a line routing communications from the nuclear plant through the workers’ town of Slavutych and on to authorities in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. It was used several times, Shevchuck said.
“I think they understood it should be for their safety,” he said. The IAEA said Tuesday the plant is now able to contact Ukraine’s nuclear regulator directly.
Another Ukrainian nuclear plant, at Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine, remains under Russian control. It is the largest in Europe.
Shevchuck, like other Ukrainians, has had it with Putin.
“We’re inviting him inside the new safe confinement shelter,” he said. “Then we will close it.”
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‘Justice for Kartik’ campaign gains momentum
The 21-year-old was shot eight times on April 8 outside a subway station in Canada
‘Justice for Kartik’ campaign has garnered support from 20,000 people from across the country so far.
Kartik Vasudev, a 21-year-old studying in Toronto, was shot eight times on April 8 outside the Sherbourne subway station. He had got off the train to go to the restaurant where he was working to help his father pay for the loan he had taken to send him to study global management.
Despite reassurances from the local police and authorities in Canada, the Vasudevs got Kartik’s body after nine days. After completing the last rites on April 18, his father Jitesh started #JusticeForKartik campaign on change.org . He is urging the Indian government to investigate the matter so that no other family has to go through the same ordeal.
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has come out in support of the family. Mr. Sood signed the petition on Wednesday.
“The murderer [Richard Edwin] has been arrested, but I need to know why my son was killed,” Mr. Vasudev told The Hindu . “Police are calling it a ‘random act of violence’, but I need a thorough investigation into what really happened and why my son was shot.
“So far, only the External Affairs Minister has tweeted about it. I want support from the Indian government and local authorities to help expedite the trial in a foreign country. I have lost everything. I want moral and financial support from the government.”
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New strains of the omicron variant are still evolving
Video above: How serious is BA.2 COVID-19 variant? A doctor weighs in
Arguably the most successful version of the 0micron coronavirus variant to date has been BA.2 — but it hasn't been resting on its laurels.
BA.2 has been picking up mutations, sometimes shifting into sleeker and, incredibly, even faster versions of itself.
Global variant trackers have found 21 viral offspring associated with BA.2. Most of these look like underachievers, with mutations of little consequence. But two of these offshoots — BA.2.12.1 and BA.2.12 — have been fueling a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in central New York state. And one of them, BA.2.12.1, is outpacing BA.2 in other regions, too.
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that BA.2.12.1 caused 19% of new COVID-19 infections in the U.S. last week, up from an estimated 11% of cases the week before and 7% the week before that.
The speed at which BA.2.12.1 is outpacing BA.2 is roughly as fast as BA.2 outcompeted its cousin BA.1, according to Trevor Bedford, an epidemiologist and genomic scientist at the University of Washington's School of Public Health.
Though BA.2 is still very much around, it's lost some ground. Last week, it caused an estimated 74% of COVID-19 cases, according to the CDC data, down from nearly 76% percent the week before.
Together, BA.2 and BA.2.12.1 accounted for an estimated 93% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. last week.
"BA.2.12.1 has increased rapidly in proportion in the U.S. compared to other BA.2 sublineages," especially in the region that includes New York and New Jersey, CDC spokesperson Kristen Nordlund said in an email.
New sublineages emerge
Last week, the New York State Department of Health alerted residents to the new sublineages, warning that they were spreading about 25% faster than BA.2 and were causing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to increase, particularly in the central part of the state. It urged New Yorkers to "act swiftly" to consider wearing masks, to get booster vaccine doses, to get tested if they had symptoms and to seek treatment if infected.
Officials are concerned about BA.2 offshoots because they have swapped pieces of their spike proteins at key locations called L452Q and S704L.
Virologists have seen mutations at those positions before. The delta variant had a switch at 452, and this helped the virus bind more tightly to ACE2 receptors on our cells.
"And those mutations are allowing the virus to enter cells faster and also contributing to evading antibody responses that are generated from vaccination or infection," said Andy Pekosz of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
"What we really just don't know right now is how much those mutations are going to be contributing to increased spread or increased disease severity," he said. "That's something that's going to take some time for us to figure out."
Pekosz says he and others are working on that right now.
That cases are rising in New York is a bit worrisome, too. It means these viruses are good at getting past our immune defenses.
"The vast majority of people in New York have either been vaccinated or infected or both. And so what we're seeing is reinfections. We're seeing this immune evasiveness," said Dr. Daniel Griffin, a physician and researcher at Columbia University Medical Center.
Two other omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, have begun to circulate at low levels in other parts of the world, including South Africa, Botswana, Germany and Denmark. They also have mutations at 452, among others.
"I think it's interesting that we were moving into a different kind of regime for SARS-CoV-2 evolution, in that the virus is able to pick up mutations that are more transmissible, at least we've seen three times now with omicron. So I think from a scientific point of view, that's interesting," said Shishi Luo, associate director of bioinformatics and infectious disease at Helix, a company that's been tracking variants of the coronavirus.
Will new sublineages affect public health?
What that might mean for public health is still very much an open question. Luo says it's too early to know how well the current COVID-19 vaccines defend against the subvariants, but she's hopeful that because they are related to BA.2, protection against severe outcomes like hospitalization and death will hold up.
She notes that experts haven't seen new subvariants drive up COVID-19 hospitalizations in countries like South Africa. So she's hopeful that even if cases start to rise here, hospitalizations will continue to stay low.
If you were vaccinated or previously infected — if your immune system has seen and recognized some of the virus before — and you catch COVID-19 again, your chances of going to the hospital are reduced by about 90%, Griffin says. If you test positive quickly enough and get treatment, like monoclonal antibodies or Paxlovid, that's another 90% reduction in the likelihood you'll wind up in the hospital.
"If we do everything right from here on out, we should not see a lot of people end up in the hospital," Griffin said.
He points out that getting COVID-19 is still not risk-free. He does occasionally see people who wound up with long COVID after being vaccinated and boosted.
"It's just a gamble. As long as people are getting infected, you keep having a chance of that despite vaccines," Griffin said.
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(NEXSTAR) — World Variety Produce, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of its Organic Marketside Zucchini product due to possible salmonella contamination.
In an announcement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company explained the recall is for case lot no. 38706503 bearing the UPC code 6-81131-22105-4. The package affected is 2 count/6 ounces.
World Variety says the Organic Marketside Zucchini was sold at some Walmart stores in Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Consumers who have purchased or believe they may have purchased the item are advised to throw it away immediately.
While no illnesses have been reported, the company notes salmonella organisms can cause serious and even fatal illnesses in young children, the elderly or immunocompromised people. The company says the recall was triggered after a single lot of imported zucchini tested positive for salmonella.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact World Variety Produce at (800) 588-0151.
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Addis Ababa, April 20/2022 /ENA/ The Government of Ethiopia has welcomed the statement issued by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Addis Ababa refuting the unfounded reports of recruitment for the Russian Armed Forces.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy in Addis Ababa has clarified that it has not been accepting any applications for recruitment and that it abides by the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
In this regard, it added “while reiterating our gratitude to all concerned citizens of Ethiopia, we would like to inform that the Embassy does not accept any applications for recruitment in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.”
The Government of Ethiopia agrees with the Embassy that any such recruitment would have violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations as it would have been contrary to the functions of a diplomatic mission, according to a statement of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The act would have also violated this Convention with respect to the obligation of diplomatic missions to respect the laws and regulations of the host state, as any such recruitment by any embassy or enlistment of any Ethiopian would have violated Ethiopian law, the ministry added.
The Government of Ethiopia reiterates its appreciation to the embassy for its prompt action, it underscored.
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What are this spring’s fitness trends?
If you’re thinking of changing up your spring workout routine, you’re probably looking for new exercises — and equipment — to help you reach your fitness goals.
BestReviews’ fitness expert Judd NeSmith, NASM-CPT, PES, founder of Serious Fitness, shares some of this season’s top fitness trends taking over parks, gyms and even living rooms. From outdoor exercise to dynamic home gyms, NeSmith explains that there’s something new for everyone this spring — no matter their age or fitness level.
Most popular spring 2022 fitness trends
Health and fitness tracking
Tracking health and fitness through wearable technology has been on the rise in recent years, and this spring, it’s emerging as one of the most popular investments. In particular, many people are upgrading to new fitness trackers and smartwatches. NeSmith says the Apple Watch is best for people interested in sleep tracking and Fitbits are ideal for step counts.
They’re not the only devices worth buying, though.
“I’d recommend wearing a heart rate monitor, “says NeSmith. “It’ll tell you your maximum heart rate and the effective heart rate zones that you should be in so you can track your exertion.
Cardio training
Cardio equipment sales have skyrocketed in the past couple of months. And with the rise of cutting-edge consoles on these machines, NeSmith says that people are willing to pay premium prices for more stimulation during at-home workouts.
“Having an interactive computer screen in front of you that offers a simulation of running a central park, or riding a bike in San Francisco on a certain trail — it makes the workouts that much more enjoyable,” says NeSmith.
NeSmith says that it’s not just Pelotons garnering major attention, either. High-end ellipticals, treadmills and stationary bikes from other big brands have become hot commodities this spring. Several popular models are currently on backorder, as well.
Outdoor exercise
While there has been a steady return to indoor exercise recently, NeSmith explains that commercial gyms have pivoted to accommodate a growing number of members drawn to outdoor workouts.
“People prefer being outside,” says NeSmith. “It’s a little more peaceful and calming, whether you’re doing an exercise class or following an exercise program of your own.”
Certain gyms and studios have launched outdoor boot camps and clinics this spring, while others bring spin bikes outside for pop-up cycle classes. And with warmer spring weather on the horizon, more fitness centers have begun offering outdoor yoga and mat Pilates classes.
Bodyweight exercises
Strength training has become more accessible than ever before with the availability and affordability of online tutorials and personal training apps. Not only are people learning how to exercise effectively, says NeSmith, but they’re reaping the benefits of exercising efficiently with the basics: a handful of bodyweight movements.
- Squats: According to NeSmith, squats “recruit your quadriceps, hamstrings and glutes. It’s a really great way to strengthen the lower body.”
- Push-up alternatives: These engage the chest muscles, triceps, deltoids and front part of the shoulder, while the prone cobra position targets the middle-upper back.
- Prone cobra: When you lay facedown on the floor and press up with your chin tucked, you target the middle-upper back.
Nesmith says just three days a week is enough to see and feel a difference in your body. And between strength training days, light cardio and rest days are recommended.
Other spring fitness trends
NeSmith says that more and more people are “starting to discover how inexpensive it can be to outfit your gym with some really good equipment.” Some of the most commonly-purchased equipment this season includes dumbbell sets, squat racks, medicine balls and benches.
Other people are gravitating toward the convenience of online personal training. According to NeSmith, the fitness industry is “seeing that explode right now.” NeSmith is witnessing the trend firsthand, considering he’s based in Boulder, Colorado and provides one-on-one training to clients around the county.
Another spring fitness trend worth trying, according to NeSmith, is high-intensity interval training. Also referred to as HIIT, it’s becoming one of the most popular workout classes at commercial gyms, and NeSmith says, “I endorse it 100%.”
Trending spring fitness products
NordicTrack Commercial 1750 Treadmill
This studio-quality NordicTrack has a 14-inch touchscreen that streams live and on-demand workouts with iFit.
Sold by NordicTrack
One of Fitbit’s latest and best-selling designs, the Luxe has a sleek design and comes with a six-month subscription to Fitbit Premium.
Sold by Amazon, Kohl’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Gaiam Essentials Premium Yoga Mat
Not only is this yoga mat ideal for floor-based strength training, it’s also made with non-toxic materials and comes with a carrier sling.
Sold by Amazon
If you’re thinking of building a home gym, this squat rack is a great starter option that is easily customized with dip bars, J hooks and other attachments.
Sold by Amazon
BalanceForm Foam Plyometric Box
A top choice for jump training, this three-in-one plyometric box offers stable, safe landings with its nonslip surface.
Sold by Amazon
Marcy Adjustable Utility Bench
The six-position bench, designed for dynamic, full-body workouts, accommodates flat, incline, decline and military exercises.
Sold by Amazon
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The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has not only resulted in global public health crises but has also created havoc in the day-to-day lives of people across. Treatments targeting the causative novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory disease coronavirus 2 – SARS-CoV-2) infection are mainly supportive and provide symptomatic relief.
Development of newer therapies targeting the pathogenesis of the viral infection through gaining a deeper understanding of the SARS-CoV-2-to-host interaction is warranted.
Alternative splicing (AS) – a mechanism that regulates proteome diversity through single RNA-splicing, generates alternative mRNAs that encode distinct protein isoforms. This pathway can be hijacked by numerous viruses for enabling their replication and host-immune evasion. In the SARS-CoV-2, Ddx58 protein attaches to the cellular spliceosome complex to inhibit splicing.
Contrastingly, it induces numerous AS in the host RNAs, rendering alternative proteins, thus hampering the cell cycle, DNA synthesis, and immune responses.
However, whether AS is instrumental in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 remains obscure. This can be uncovered by characterizing the splicing landscape in host cells after SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Study: Abnormal global alternative RNA splicing in COVID-19 patients. Image Credit: NIAID
The study
This study entailed the integration of multiple-omics datasets to examine the dysregulation in the host splicing mechanism and alteration in protein isoforms among COVID-19 patients.
The goal of this study published in the journal PLOS Genetics was to explore the impact of an altered AS landscape on clinical outcomes and identify potential transformations in the drug-binding sites for proteins in COVID-19 patients.
Histological samples from the lungs of nine COVID-19 fatalities in the early outbreak from two hospitals in Wuhan, China, were selected. Healthy lung tissue samples of lung cancer patients served as matched controls
Findings
Of the nine selected COVID-19 lung samples, five were from male patients; the mean age of the patients was 68 years. The average symptomatic period of these patients was ~26 days before death.
A standard approach for treating COVID-19 did not exist during the initial outbreak—the phase of occurrence of these fatalities. Therefore, these patients were given different antimicrobials and immunomodulatory agents.
It was observed that all infected samples had inflammatory infiltrates in varying degrees – predominantly myeloid cells and lower proportions of T and B cells. Eight infected samples exhibited lower amounts of epithelial cells. A single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) group showed an identical distribution of inflammatory cell types.
The proportion of 9 cell subpopulations in 9 COVID-19 and 10 control samples. The colors indicate cell type information. L1-L9, COVID-19 patients. F1-F10, control samples.
Proteomic analysis on the SARS-CoV-2 infected lung samples revealed 4,689 proteins. Among these, 235 upregulated whereas 402 downregulated proteins in COVID-19 patients. In addition, gene ontology (GO) enrichment analysis detected dysregulation of the neutrophil process in infected patients with severe disease. These processes included – coagulation and hemostasis.
Investigation of the virus-host protein-protein interaction (PPI) network suggested profound dysregulation in the host splicing machinery in the infected samples – which is likely to alter the AS of the genes and thus, may impact the host immune response.
Bulk RNA sequencing identified 1,383 genes; the major transcript showed changes in the differential transcript usage (DTU) in COVID-19 patients. In fact, multiple DTU genes were instrumental in RNA splicing – ten genes escalated major transcript usage while 18 others decreased it in the infected patients.
Meanwhile, the lung parenchyma displayed only a few cytokine genes with varying major transcript usage. Of note, the crucial role of interleukin (IL)2 in T-cell proliferation and effector and memory T-cell generation was recognized. The results indicated that the IL2 transcript switch might affect T-cell activation in patients with severe disease.
Overall, 3,937 differential transcript expression (DTE) were observed. In patients who died, 1,890 DTEs were upregulated while 2,047 were down-regulated. A majority of the genes with upregulated transcripts were associated with oxidative stress response – signified by intense breathing difficulties in severe COVID-19 disease.
The findings indicated that SARS-CoV-2 recontours the central cellular pathways such as translation and carbon metabolism. Additionally, patients who died were speculated to harbor a dysregulation of bidirectional interactions of the lung and brain.
Exon skipping (ES) denoted the most common local splicing change, followed by complex event; intron retention; alternative 3’ splice site; and alternative 5’ splice site. The functional consequences on protein isoforms were predictable at numerous AS events.
A great divergent co-splicing connections network was detected amongst the case and control groups. It was noted that the DDX3X – the neutrophil activation network hub, encodes a DEAD-box RNA helicase while the 18th module exhibits a greater capacity for macrophage activation in COVID-19 patients.
There existed a continuous dysregulation of the differential expression transcripts amongst moderate to ICU stages of the infected patients. In addition, the disease groups and healthy donors expressed pervasive DTU and DTE. The results suggested that SARS-CoV-2 triggers comprehensive dysregulation in transcriptions of the host immune cells.
It was also observed that the elevated DTE numbers correlated to worse clinical outcomes – hence, COVID-19 patients can be deemed a different transcriptomic phenotype compared to non-infected individuals. Furthermore, alternative transcript usage rendered marked phase specificity of the disease.
The findings hinted toward the pivotal role of coagulation signature disruptions in COVID-19 exacerbations. It was also emphasized that the host immunity puts up an efficient antiviral response during the early phases of the infection, especially In patients with severe symptoms – evident through the upregulated neutrophil signature in severe and ICU cases.
Widespread AS events were detected in samples of COVID-19 patients irrespective of the disease severity—most were ES events. AS of LRRFIP1 was found to be a prevalent signature in patients with severe disease. Hence, a strong correlation was found between the COVID-19 severity and the transcript isoform changes in PBMC samples of the infected patients.
A markedly higher usage of isoform 017—which is crucial for PPARG stimulation by drugs—was detected. The isoform 002 showed a more robust interaction compared to isoform 017 with telmisartan molecules. These alterations led to the inadequate immunomodulatory therapy response in patients with severe disease. It was stated that the canonical isoform 002 shows increased usage in normal tissues and could aid in mitigating the cytokine storm induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The results underscored that during widespread AS regulation after SARS-CoV-2 infection, targets for altered splicing are specially chosen for facilitating pathogen survival. Moreover, exon-specific AS detection could be a reliable biomarker and serve as a novel approach in the diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 progression.
The findings provided additional insights into the complexity of RNA splicing upon SARS-CoV-2 infection—which could enable COVID-19 diagnosis and therapy.
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Adani's joint venture company with Israeli firm Elbit as well as
IdeaForge Technology are among the 14 drone companies that have been selected as beneficiaries of the production-linked incentive (
PLI) scheme to boost
drone manufacturing in India, the aviation ministry said on Wednesday.
The value addition is calculated as the annual sales revenue from drones and drone components (net of GST) minus the purchase cost (net of GST) of drone and drone components.
On Wednesday, the ministry released the names of 14 drone companies selected as beneficiaries of the PLI scheme.
Dhaksha Unmanned Systems, IdeaForge Technology, IoTechWorld Aviation, Omnipresent Robot Technologies and Raphe Mphibr are five drone manufacturers selected as beneficiaries, it mentioned.
Absolute Composites, Adani-Elbit Advanced Systems India, Adroitec Information Systems, Alpha Design Technologies, Inventgrid India, Paras Aerospace, SASMOS HET Technologies, ZMotion Autonomous Systems and Zuppa Geo Navigation Technologies are nine drone component manufacturers selected for the PLI scheme, it noted.
The
Ministry of Civil Aviation had on March 10 invited applications from the drone industry for the PLI scheme.
The ministry had on September 16, 2021, announced a PLI scheme for drones and drone components with an allocation of Rs 120 crore spread over three financial years.
The ministry said on Wednesday: “The list of beneficiaries is likely to be expanded further since some more manufacturers are likely to exceed the eligibility criteria for the full financial year 2021-22."
"The final list of PLI beneficiaries is expected to be released by June 30 after detailed scrutiny of their financial results and other specified documents," it mentioned.
The ministry said the eligibility criteria for the PLI scheme includes an annual sales turnover of Rs 2 crore for drone companies and Rs 50 lakh for drone components manufacturers; and value addition of over 40 per cent of sales turnover.
The PLI scheme came in September 2021 as a follow-through of the liberalised
Drone Rules, 2021, released by the ministry on August 25, 2021.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had on September 16, 2021 said that the Indian drone industry will have a total turnover of up to Rs 15,000 crore by 2026 as the government has given a major boost to the sector with the PLI scheme.
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Taiwan Losing Faith in U.S. Rescue After watching Ukraine, only 35% believe US would give military support, down from 65% just 6 months ago. Perhaps show them more armchair analysis spam? 🤡
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
919 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 11% OR LESS,
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ADJACENT AREAS OF WEST TEXAS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 9 PM
CDT /8 PM MDT/ THURSDAY FOR FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 11% OR LESS,
20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER...
* AFFECTED AREA...Gaines, Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe
Mountains, Chaves Plains, Eddy Plains, Lea, Guadalupe
Mountains Above 7000 Feet, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains,
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor and Eastern Culberson County.
* TIMING...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
Thursday.
* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent.
* RFTI...5 or critical.
* IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that
may generate sparks. Accidental ignitions will have the
potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong
winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase
potential for fire growth.
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR
LESS, 20-FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15% OR
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has cancelled the
Red Flag Warning. The Fire Weather Watch has been cancelled.
Critical fire weather conditions are no longer expected.
Red Flag Warning.
Fire Weather Watch.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1001 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Starr
County through 1030 PM CDT...
At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Roma High School, or near Escobares, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Rio Grande City, Roma, Escobares, La Rosita, El Sauz, Starr County
Memorial Hospital, Ringgold Middle School, Los Alvarez, Fort Ringgold
County Park and Garceno.
This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 808 and 822.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2663 9879 2633 9878 2633 9879 2637 9880
2637 9882 2636 9884 2637 9886 2635 9890
2637 9890 2638 9892 2639 9893 2637 9894
2638 9895 2639 9895 2640 9896 2639 9901
2654 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 261DEG 12KT 2649 9897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Angelina River Near Lufkin.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 161.0 feet, Expect minor flooding with the gravel
parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel
road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a
foot of overflow across the left bank of the Angelina River
looking downstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 161.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 161.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 159.8 feet
Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 161.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1001 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Starr
County through 1030 PM CDT...
At 1001 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Roma High School, or near Escobares, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Rio Grande City, Roma, Escobares, La Rosita, El Sauz, Starr County
Memorial Hospital, Ringgold Middle School, Los Alvarez, Fort Ringgold
County Park and Garceno.
This includes US Highway 83 between mile markers 808 and 822.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2663 9879 2633 9878 2633 9879 2637 9880
2637 9882 2636 9884 2637 9886 2635 9890
2637 9890 2638 9892 2639 9893 2637 9894
2638 9895 2639 9895 2640 9896 2639 9901
2654 9905
TIME...MOT...LOC 0301Z 261DEG 12KT 2649 9897
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Angelina River Near Lufkin.
* WHEN...Until early Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 161.0 feet, Expect minor flooding with the gravel
parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel
road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a
foot of overflow across the left bank of the Angelina River
looking downstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 161.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:30 PM CDT Wednesday was 161.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Friday afternoon and continue falling to 159.8 feet
Monday evening.
- Flood stage is 161.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
05-06-20-21-25
(five, six, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
05-06-20-21-25
(five, six, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
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CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines reported Wednesday that it lost $1.38 billion in the first quarter of 2022 but said it expects to return to profitability in the current three-month period as post-pandemic travel ramps back up.
The Chicago-based airline posted revenue of $7.67 billion in the quarter that ended March 31. That was down 21% from the first quarter of 2019.
The airline is still running fewer flights than before the pandemic. But it said it had reopened all of its lounges, resumed 19 international routes and restarted services to six cities that haven’t been served since the pandemic began.
Shares in United Airlines Holdings Inc. jumped almost 8% in after-hours trading following the earnings report.
The number of miles flown by paying passengers fell 27% from a year earlier. However United is flying with roughly 73% of its available seats full. While not as high as the 81% of all seats before the pandemic, it is much better than it was in 2021 first quarter, when roughly half of all seats were filled with paying passengers.
The first quarter started off troubled for the airline industry, dominated in the early weeks by omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. The virus abated, and caseloads across the U.S. have been low for some time. A federal judge this week put an injunction on the government’s mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs but the Justice Department said Wednesday it is filing an appeal seeking to overturn the order .
“We continue to believe we will see a strong spring and lead in to summer as restrictions disappear and more people travel,” said analysts at Cowen & Co. “We believe if the U.S. testing mandate were to be eliminated, we would see strong pent-up demand for the summer on transatlantic routes.”
The airline appeared optimistic that its pandemic-related losses were behind it. United said it expects to post a profit for the second quarter and for the full year 2022. This is despite United facing higher fuel costs this quarter, paying on average $2.88 for fuel, up 40% from a year earlier. The airline forecasted an operating gross margin of 10%, which was above analysts’ expectations.
“The demand environment is the strongest it’s been in my 30 years in the industry … we’re now seeing clear evidence that the second quarter will be an historic inflection point for our business,” United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said in a statement.
United’s quarterly loss amounted to $4.24 a share and compared to a loss of $1.36 billion, or $4.29 a share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts had been expecting a loss of $4.22 a share in the latest quarter, according to FactSet.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 ― A total of 532,317 children aged between five and 11 years, or 15 per cent of their population, have completed the vaccination under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) as of yesterday.
Based on the CovidNow website, a total of 1,435,586 children in the same group, or 40.4 per cent, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
For adolescents aged between 12 and 17, a total of 2,879,410 individuals or 92.5 per cent of their population in the country have completed the vaccination, while 2,980,286 individuals or 95.7 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
For adult population, a total of 15,991,811 individuals or 68 per cent have received the booster dose, while 22,962,624 or 97.6 per cent have completed the second dose and 23,239,599 individuals or 98.8 per cent have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
Yesterday, a total of 60,923 doses of the vaccine were dispensed, involving 11,308 as first dose, second dose (44,100) and booster dose (5,515), bringing the cumulative number of vaccine doses administered under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) to 69,808,665.
Meanwhile, according to the Health Ministry’s GitHub portal, a total of 16 deaths due to Covid-19 were reported yesterday, with four cases reported in Penang, followed by three deaths each in Kedah and Perak, while Johor and Selangor with two cases each and one death each was reported in Sabah and Kuala Lumpur. ― Bernama
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Updated April 19, 2022 at 6:51 AM ET
In the days before Russia invaded Ukraine, a leading climate scientist, Svitlana Krakovska, was in Kyiv, racing to finish a landmark U.N. climate report. Then, Russian missiles and bombs started landing in her city. Colleagues offered to help her escape, but she stayed, trying to continue her climate research.
Krakovska argues that these two issues are connected – that climate-warming fossil fuels have enabled Russia's invasion.
"With our demand to put this embargo on Russian fossil fuels, it's directly connected because fossil fuels and money, they go directly to the Putin regime, to Russia, and it funds, actually, the war against Ukraine," said Krakovska, who is head of the Applied Climatology Laboratory at Ukraine's Hydrometeorological Institute.
"I hope that for people it will be clear that if we cut this oil and gas to Russia, they will make a very good choice, actually, to stop this aggression and stop to impact the climate system. So, 2 in 1, in fact."
President Biden and the U.S. instituted an import ban on Russian oil, liquified natural gas and coal in early March after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began. According to a White House statement, the U.S. imported nearly 700,000 barrels a day of crude oil and refined petroleum products from Russia last year.
"This step will deprive Russia of billions of dollars in revenues from U.S. drivers and consumers annually," the statement said.
But at the same time, President Biden has acknowledged the rising price at the pump for Americans, and the U.S. has leaned on other oil-producing nations like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela and encouraged them to produce more energy to make up for the shortfall from Russia.
Krakovska said that it's not as simple as shutting off one supply entirely, even though it would be better for the planet if that were the case.
"I understand our human civilization actually depends on energy sources," she said while citing a U.N. climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that said changes in human behavior could majorly impact the trajectory of the Earth's temperature.
"I should say that if we go to this IPCC report it states very clearly that half of this emission, they can be cut just from the demand side," Krakovska said. "So maybe they just don't need so much fossil fuel, and we can make this transformation much more quickly."
Even before the war began, Krakovska said she could see the impacts of climate change in Ukraine, but now it was harder to focus on her work.
"In 2020, we even didn't have winter, which was really very unusual," she said. "But now we are in this war situation, and it's just very, very difficult to think about climate change and to speak on it in my country, in fact. That's why I started to speak to the international community, just to push for them to help us and to help the planet."
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PERRY TOWNSHIP — Those who knew Kyson Beatty remember he brought joy to so many.
It has been a little more than four months since the 11-year-old died after being hit by a tow truck — and Kyson's school, Perry Meridian Sixth Grade Academy — is still carrying on his legacy.
The school has created a memorial for the boy in its library called "Kyson's FriEND Zone." and an online book drive in his honor. The drive will help the school buy emotional support books and provide self-confidence-building resources — something Kyson was big on.
Kyson was killed Dec. 11 last year by a hit-and-run driver near the intersection of South Tibbs Avenue and Wicker Road.
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"When this tragedy happened it was very evident the impact he had. All of the kids in the building literally and metaphorically looked up to him for a lot of different reasons. He was a leader in the building," said Assistant Principal Andrew Repay.
The school says it's going to continue his legacy of protecting his peers from bullies, and to stand up for the underdogs.
"Kyson was such a big guy on not only making friends, but also sticking up for any kids he felt like was in a bad situation," said Repay.
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Kyson always made it a point to make others smile, those who knew him said.
"Goofy, very goofy, very funny. He would make a joke or make people laugh in any situation. That was just kind of the kid that he was," said Amanda Tarter, Kyson's mom.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, April 20, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1027 PM CDT Wed Apr 20 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Jim Hogg
and northwestern Starr Counties through 1045 PM CDT...
At 1027 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Guerra to near Viboras. Movement was east
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Viboras.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 2698 9857 2662 9877 2664 9903 2695 9882
TIME...MOT...LOC 0327Z 277DEG 13KT 2687 9881 2670 9892
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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LAS VEGAS, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allegiant Travel Company (NASDAQ: ALGT) today reported preliminary passenger traffic results for March 2022 as well as first quarter 2022.
"We finished the quarter with total revenue in excess of $500 million, a 10.7 percent increase from 2019," stated Drew Wells, senior vice president, revenue. "Demand began picking up in earnest mid-February resulting in load factors for the month of March above levels observed in 2019. TRASM during the month of March exceeded March of 2019 on capacity growth of over 14 percent. Demand strength has continued into the second quarter with booking growth exceeding planned forward capacity growth for the quarter. We expect second quarter load factors to exceed 2019 levels, with a more than ten percent increase in TRASM on double-digit anticipated capacity growth."
"'Our average fuel cost per gallon was $3.07, which was further pressured as we closed out the quarter by paying $3.46 during the month of March," stated Gregory Anderson, executive vice president, chief financial officer. "The sudden spike in fuel resulted in $22 million more in fuel expense than expected during the quarter and was the primary driver of our loss per share of $0.44 cents. Additionally, this loss includes the impact of 'profit sharing', consistent with 2019 amounts. Excluding this 'profit share' component, the loss per share was roughly $0.12 cents. These results generally would not trigger profit sharing. However, given the challenging environment and the continued efforts of our team members, we are pleased to award a 2022 recognition bonus.
"Our unit cost, excluding fuel and 'profit sharing' was up 4.2 percent year over three-year, in line with our initial guide despite lower-than-expected capacity growth. As we head into the second quarter, we have optimized our planned capacity growth to prioritize operational integrity, better align with a high-fuel environment, and enhance profitability."
Scheduled Service – Year Over Three-Year Comparison
March 2022
March 2019
Change
Passengers
1,666,336
1,484,326
12.3%
Revenue passenger miles (000)
1,594,614
1,386,501
15.0%
Available seat miles (000)
1,843,102
1,610,575
14.4%
Load factor
86.5%
86.1%
0.4pts
Departures
11,258
10,297
9.3%
Average stage length (miles)
927
914
1.4%
1st Quarter 2022
1st Quarter 2019
3,709,104
3,421,538
8.4%
3,558,045
3,191,045
11.5%
4,512,315
3,802,132
18.7%
78.9%
83.9%
(5.0pts)
27,637
24,344
13.5%
926
908
2.0%
Total System* - Year Over Three-Year Comparison
1,679,945
1,499,688
12.0%
1,893,962
1,655,330
11,700
10,660
9.8%
918
1.1%
3,734,262
3,450,278
8.2%
4,620,144
3,910,239
18.2%
28,494
25,200
13.1%
920
904
1.8%
Scheduled Service – Year Over Year Comparison
March 2021
1,095,572
52.1%
1,022,480
56.0%
1,832,250
0.6%
55.8%
30.7pts
11,710
(3.9%)
899
3.1%
1st Quarter 2021
2,323,302
59.6%
2,166,417
64.2%
3,921,090
15.1%
55.3%
23.6pts
24,947
10.8%
902
2.7%
Total System* - Year Over Year Comparison
1,102,869
52.3%
1,884,130
0.5%
12,144
(3.7%)
892
2.9%
2,334,503
60.0%
4,013,989
25,684
10.9%
898
2.4%
*Total system includes scheduled service and fixed fee contract. System revenue passenger miles and system load factor are not useful statistics as system available seat miles include both ASMs flown by fixed fee flying as well as non-revenue producing repositioning flights used for operational needs. Fixed fee flying is better measured through dollar contribution versus operational statistics.
Preliminary Financial Results
$ per gallon
March 2022 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system
$3.46
1st quarter 2022 estimated average fuel cost per gallon – system
$3.07
Allegiant Travel Company
Las Vegas-based Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) is an integrated travel company with an airline at its heart, focused on connecting customers with the people, places and experiences that matter most. Since 1999, Allegiant Air has linked travelers in small-to-medium cities to world-class vacation destinations with all-nonstop flights and industry-low average fares. Today, Allegiant's fleet serves communities across the nation, with base airfares less than half the cost of the average domestic roundtrip ticket. For more information, visit us at Allegiant.com. Media information, including photos, is available at http://gofly.us/iiFa303wrtF
ALGT/G
Note: This news release was accurate at the date of issuance. However, information contained in the release November have changed. If you plan to use the information contained herein for any purpose, verification of its continued accuracy is your responsibility.
For further information please visit the company's investor website: http://ir.allegiantair.com
Reference to the Company's website above does not constitute incorporation of any of the information thereon into this news release.
Allegiant Media Contact:
Investor Inquiries:
Sonya Padgett
Sherry Wilson
email: mediarelations@allegiantair.com
email: ir@allegiantair.com
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Fire managers across the Southwest are reckoning with strong winds that forecasters say could lead to explosive growth in wildfires this week. Hundreds of people were evacuated in numerous blazes that have scorched structures and signaled an early start to the fire season.
A wildfire on the outskirts of Flagstaff continued its run Wednesday though dry grass and scattered Ponderosa pines around homes into volcanic cinder fields, where roots underground can combust and send small rocks flying into the air, fire officials said. Aircraft was grounded for a second day due to high winds, and a major northern Arizona highway remained closed as smoke shrouded the air.
Winds are expected to ramp up Thursday after easing up a bit Wednesday. Friday has a chance of precipitation but even stronger winds followed by a dry forecast into next week, said Brian Klimowski of the National Weather Service.
“Folks, we have entered our fire season,” he said. “It’s going to be a long one this year.”
Resources are tight around the Southwest as multiple wildfires burn. Four of the 16 top-level national fire management teams are dedicated to blazes in Arizona and New Mexico — something fire information officer Dick Fleishman said is rare this early in the season.
At a community meeting in Flagstaff, residents questioned how a small blaze reported northeast of the city Sunday afternoon ballooned to more than 30 square miles (77 square kilometers) by Wednesday afternoon. Matt McGrath, a district ranger on the Coconino National Forest, said firefighters had corralled the wildfire Sunday and didn’t see any smoke or active flames when they checked on it again Monday.
By Tuesday, the wind was firmly in control. Flames emerged and jumped the containment line, leaving firefighters and McGrath to ask themselves if they could have done something differently, he said.
“I can’t tell you for sure, but I don’t think so,” McGrath said. “And I know that’s not a satisfying answer with everything you’re going through right now.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation. Firefighters have yet to corral any part of it.
Hundreds of people have been evacuated in Arizona and New Mexico because of wildfires.
“This is a heads-up for everywhere else in the state,” said Fleishman. “If you have dry grass up next to your house, it’s time to get that cleaned up.”
In New Mexico, the Mora County Sheriff’s Office expanded evacuation orders as winds fueled a 14 square-mile (36 square-kilometer) blaze. A new fire emerged Wednesday in a wooded area along the Rio Grande south of Albuquerque.
In Colorado, new wildfires prompted evacuations in Monte Vista, a city of about 4,150 people in the southern part of the state, and near Longmont. An undetermined number of structures burned but no one was injured, authorities said.
“We struggled at times to stay in front of this fire and stay out of the way of it because the winds and stuff were so strong,” said Monte Vista Police Chief George Dingfelder.
The number of acres burned in the U.S. so far this year is about 30% above the 10-year average — a figure that has gone up from 20% just earlier this month as the fire danger shifted from the southern U.S. to the Southwest. Above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation have combined with spring winds to elevate the risk of catastrophic fires.
On the outskirts of Flagstaff where tourists and locals revel in hiking and horseback riding trails, camping spots, and the vast expanse of cinder fields for off-road vehicle use, flames soared as high as 100 feet (30 meters) at times. Popular national monuments including Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki were closed because of the wildfire.
“It’s just a unique community and we’re fortunate to live here,” said Jon Stoner, who evacuated his home Tuesday. “We feel very lucky with the views we have and the surrounding forest.”
About 200 residents attended the community meeting Wednesday in Flagstaff at a middle school that’s also being used as a shelter. Some lost their homes — part of the estimated 25 structures that have been lost — and were worried about finding temporary housing in a city where rental prices have exploded in recent years. One woman who was evacuated from the forest where she was camping wondered when she might be able to retrieve her things.
Coconino County officials pointed residents to a system set up to offer assistance. Sheriff Jim Driscoll couldn’t say when residents might be allowed back home. Some 765 homes were evacuated.
“There’s still active firefighting going on in those areas, and we need to have it safe for you to go in,” he said.
U.S. 89, the main route between Flagstaff and far northern Arizona, and communities on the Navajo Nation, remained closed.
Other residents asked when the U.S. Forest Service would begin restricting campfires or closing the forest to all visitors. McGrath said banning campfires isn’t a silver bullet but ensured the audience that the U.S. Forest Service and other agencies already are talking about when to enact restrictions.
Lisa Wells is among the residents whose home was burned. She said she saw a puff of smoke outside her window Tuesday. Before long, the smoke blackened, the wind gained strength and entire trees were being consumed by flames.
In what felt like seconds, her family moved from being ready to go to fleeing. Wells grabbed medication, and the family got themselves, their alpacas, horses and dogs to safety, but left some animals behind.
“It was a miracle that people got out because we had so little time,” Wells said.
Birds, goats and chickens they left behind didn’t survive the fire. The family now is staying at a hotel where their dogs also are welcome.
Elsewhere in Arizona, a wildfire burned 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers) of brush and timber in the forest about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of Prescott. Several small communities that included summer homes and hunting cabins were evacuated.
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Associated Press writer Paul Davenport in Phoenix, Susan Montoya Bryan in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Scott Sonner in Reno, Nevada, contributed to this report.
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MAE ANDERSON
AP Business Writers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An unexpected drop in subscribers sent Netflix shares into freefall Wednesday, forcing the company to consider experimenting with ads and — hold onto your remote — cracking down on millions of freeloaders who use passwords shared by friends or family.
The surprising net loss of 200,000 subscribers rattled investors, who had been told by the company to expect a gain of 2.5 million subscribers. Netflix shares sank 35% on the news, falling to their lowest level since early 2018.
Netflix estimates that about 100 million households worldwide — or roughly one out of every three households using its service — are streaming for free. “We’ve just got to get paid at some degree for them,” co-CEO Reed Hastings said during a shareholder call Tuesday.
Netflix has already been experimenting in Latin America with programs that use a soft touch to convince the unsubscribed to sign up. In Costa Rica, for instance, Netflix plan prices range from $9 to $15 a month, but subscribers can create sub-accounts for two other individuals outside their household for $3 a month. On Tuesday, Hastings suggested that the company may adopt something similar in other markets.
Just how Netflix will erect barriers remains unclear, and Hastings indicated that the company probably will spend the next year assessing different approaches. In one test last year, Netflix prompted viewers to verify their accounts via email or text.
Some current subscribers say even a gentle nudge to reduce password sharing might push them to sign off.
Alexander Klein, who lives near Albany, N.Y., has subscribed to Netflix since 2013 and shares his account with his mother-in-law. While he likes the service, a string of price increases and the loss of licensed shows has annoyed him — and any password-sharing crackdown might be the last straw.
“If they start cracking down on password sharing and I’m stuck paying the full $15 (a month) just for one person watching at a time, that’s frustrating,” he said. “If they decided to do that I’d likely cancel.”
Netflix is bracing for more subscriber losses even before it attempts to weed out freeloaders. The company predicted its customer base will shrink by another 2 million subscribers by the end of June. That would still leave Netflix with 220 million worldwide subscribers, more than any other video streaming service.
Despite some fears that a Netflix crackdown on password-sharing could encourage other streaming services to follow suit, experts say that’s not likely.
“I think we would see competitors take different strategies here,” said Raj Venkatesan, a professor of business administration at the University of Virginia. “Some will follow the lead of Netflix and crack down on password sharing. Others will use this as a differentiator and promise simplicity by saying you can have one password for the family.”
For years, amid rapid global growth, Netflix has looked the other way at the not-so-secret practice of subscribers sharing passwords beyond their households. And Hastings has spoken passionately in the past about keeping Netflix ad-free.
But competitive pressure is on the rise. Deep-pocketed rivals such as Apple, Walt Disney and HBO have begun to chip away at Netflix’s dominance with their own streaming services. The easing of the pandemic is giving consumers entertainment options beyond binge-watching their favorite shows, and rising inflation is making families think twice about how many different streaming services they’re willing to pay for.
All of this has given investors major jitters for months. The Wednesday selloff came on top of earlier trouble for the stock, which has lost 62 percent of its market value since the end of 2021, erasing $167 billion in shareholder wealth.
Netflix has no choice but to try new ways to boost its profits to appease shareholders, said J. Christopher Hamilton, a Syracuse University professor who studies streaming services.
“It feels like this is Netflix’s ‘come-to-Jesus’ moment,” said Hamilton, a former lawyer for movie studios. “They were able to be headstrong and play the role as a disruptor for a long time. But now the honeymoon is over and they have to face the reality of business.”
Hamilton believes offering a lower priced version of Netflix’s service that includes ads will be warmly received by consumers looking to save money, as long as subscribers willing to pay more can still binge watch without commercial interruption.
Ad revenue in streaming services during the next five years is likely to grow more rapidly than subscription revenue, according to a recent study by the consulting group Accenture. By 2027, Accenture expects advertising sales in video services total $21 billion annually, up from just $1 billion in 2017.
Netflix is counting on bringing some advertising into the mix to help bolster its profits, which totaled $1.6 billion during the January-March period, a 6% decline from the same time last year.
The crackdown on password sharing could be more problematic, though.
“I think we may be at the point of no return for password sharing,,” said Ben Treanor, a digital marketing strategist for Time2Play, a gaming site that recently studied the “streaming swindlers” phenomenon. “I think there’s a chance if you throw someone off their family’s account, they may not pick up their own account.”
Netflix has survived customer backlash before. Back in 2011, it unveiled plans to begin charging for its then-nascent streaming service, which had been bundled for free with its traditional DVD-by-mail service. In the months after that change, Netflix lost 800,000 subscribers, prompting an apology from Hastings for botching the execution of the spin-off. But the company bounced back.
Ads, meanwhile, have never been a favorite of Hastings, who has long viewed them as a distraction from the entertainment Netflix provides.
Ravin Ramjit, a 41-year-old living in London, will have none of them.
“I specifically signed up for Netflix back in the day because there were no ads,” he said. “Ads are too intrusive and they break your concentration and the continuity of the shows. You might be in a nice, intense scene — you’re really into it — and all of a sudden they cut to commercial.”
Stalwarts like David Lewis in Norwalk, Connecticut, say the changes don’t seem like a big deal. Lewis shares a premium plan with his three adult children and some of their friends and says they will keep it, even if they have to cut off the friends and each pay for their own accounts.
“We would keep Netflix and pay for the four in our family, even if it was more,” he said. “We love the service and what it offers.”
Netflix began heading in a new direction last year when its service added video games at no additional charge in an attempt to give people another reason to subscribe.
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Anderson reported from New York. AP technology writer Matt O’Brien in Providence, R.I., also contributed to this report.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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(one, three, fifteen, twenty-one, twenty-six)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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(one, three, fifteen, twenty-one, twenty-six)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California workplace regulators are poised to extend mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through September.
The decision expected Thursday again pits management against labor as the seven-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board renews revised workplace safety rules that would otherwise expire in early May.
“The proposal is a necessary recognition that the pandemic is ongoing, the future is unclear, and workplaces must remain protected and prepared,” said Stephen Knight, executive director of Worksafe Inc., an Oakland-based worker advocacy group. “Including sick pay and job protections for workers infected on the job and sent home is vital.”
But Rob Moutrie, a policy advocate with the California Chamber of Commerce, said business groups “remain concerned about the cost and confusion of maintaining uncapped exclusion pay as part of the regulation, particularly in light of the Legislature’s recent passage of COVID-19 sick leave legislation.”
Small businesses have particularly struggled with the obligation, Moutrie said. The Cal/OSHA rule applies in almost every workplace in the state, covering workers in offices, factories and retail businesses, while the state sick leave law applies only to companies with 26 or more employees.
The debate comes as the highly transmissible omicron variant BA.2 becomes dominant in California and across the U.S., threatening a new wave of infections.
The state's case rate is up by one third and test positivity has doubled since late March. Hospitalizations and intensive care patients remain at or near their lows for the pandemic. But the state's models predict hospitalizations will increase from fewer than 1,000 now to 1,500 in another month, while ICU admissions are expected to continue declining before beginning a slow increase by late May.
The pending regulation requires employers to keep paying workers' wages and maintain their seniority and other benefits for as long as they can't work because of a coronavirus exposure or infection, unless they receive disability payments or the employer can prove the close contact wasn't work related.
"It is important that employees who are COVID-19 cases do not come to work," Cal/OSHA said. “Maintaining employees’ earnings and benefits as usual, when they are excluded from the workplace, is important to ensure that employees will notify their employers if they test positive for COVID-19 or have a close contact.”
The state's sick leave law differs in that it provides employees with up to one week of paid time off if they get the coronavirus or are caring for a sick family member. They qualify for a second week off only if they or their family members test positive.
There's a troubling provision in the revised Cal/OSHA paid leave rules that isn't in current regulations, said Mitch Steiger, a legislative advocate for the California Labor Federation.
Currently, an employee who has had close contact with an infected worker is also sent home, with pay. But the revised rules can keep them on the job until they test positive.
“The employer could force that person to stay at work and interact with co-workers, members of the public and immunocompromised people and whomever until that person tests positive,” Steiger said.
“The more that we walk that back, the more space we give the virus to spread,” he said.
Nearly two-dozen agribusiness organizations said in a letter to the standards board that the new pending rule creates another problem: “It actually rewards people for not getting tested,” said Michael Miiller, California Association of Winegrape Growers’ government relations director, who wrote the letter.
Employers would have two choices when dealing with an outbreak of three or more coronavirus cases if an employee comes in close contact, they said: The employee must either test negative, or be given a week off with pay if they decline to be tested. They also noted that employees who were infected in the past 90 days could show false positive test results.
Despite their concerns, employee advocates want the board to approve the revised rules, while business groups are again urging the board to end specific regulations they say can't keep up with a rapidly evolving virus and public health rules.
California has recently eased many masking and quarantine rules. Cal/OSHA says most of the revised regulations are consistent with recommendations and orders from the California Department of Public Health that employers are already following.
Knight, the Worksafe executive director, is concerned that Cal/OSHA is now relying too heavily on recommendations for the general public instead of those designed specifically for workplaces.
There's a difference, he said, “between families choosing to go out to dinner, and a family member having no choice but to clock in and stand shoulder-to-shoulder washing dishes.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One year ago, Joe Biden marked his first Earth Day as president by convening world leaders for a virtual summit on global warming that even Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping attended. Biden used the moment to nearly double the United States' goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, vaulting the country to the front lines in the fight against climate change.
But the months since then have been marred by setbacks. Biden's most sweeping proposals remain stalled on Capitol Hill despite renewed warnings from scientists that the world is hurtling toward a dangerous future marked by extreme heat, drought and weather.
In addition, the war in Ukraine has reshuffled the politics of climate change, leading Biden to release oil from the nation's strategic reserve and encourage more drilling in hopes of lowering sky-high gas prices that are emptying American wallets.
It's a far cry from the sprint toward clean energy that Biden — and his supporters — envisioned when he took office. Although Biden is raising fuel economy standards for vehicles and included green policies in last year's bipartisan infrastructure legislation, the lack of greater progress casts a shadow over his second Earth Day as president.
Biden will mark the moment in Seattle on Friday, where he'll be joined by Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat with a national reputation for climate action. Biden also is scheduled to visit Portland on Thursday as part of a swing through the Pacific Northwest, a region that has often been on the forefront of environmental efforts.
Administration officials defend Biden's record on global warming while saying that more work is needed.
“Two things can be true at the same time," said Ali Zaidi, the president's deputy national climate adviser. "We can have accomplished a lot, and have a long way to go.”
Zaidi acknowledged that “we have headwinds, we have challenges,” but also said the president has “a mandate to drive action forward on this.”
Kyle Tisdel, climate and energy program director with the Western Environmental Law Center, said Biden has not lived up to the promise of last year's Earth Day summit.
“Climate action was a pillar of President Biden’s campaign, and his promises on this existential issue were a major reason the public elected him,″ Tisdel said. ”Achieving results on climate is not a matter of domestic politics, it’s life and death.”
Biden had hoped to pass a $1.75 trillion plan for expanding education programs, social services and environmental policies. But Republicans opposed the legislation, known as Build Back Better, and it failed to get the unanimous support necessary from Democrats holding a slim majority in the Senate.
The final blow came from Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who owes his personal fortune to coal and represents a state that defines itself in large part through mining that fossil fuel. Democrats hope to revive the bill in some form, but it's unclear exactly what Manchin would support, putting any possible deal in jeopardy.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said this week that negotiations were ongoing even though Biden wasn’t publicizing them. “Just because he’s not talking about it doesn’t mean those conversations are not happening behind the scenes,” she said.
Administration officials are expected to speak Saturday at a rally outside the White House as climate, labor and social justice groups urge Congress to pass climate legislation before Memorial Day. Similar events are planned in dozens of cities as activists stress the need for major investments to boost clean energy and create jobs.
The White House wants to win approval for more than $300 billion in tax credits for clean energy that advocates describe as crucial for meeting Biden's goal of reducing emissions by up to 52% from 2005 levels by 2030.
Without the tax credits, “I don't see a pathway,” said Nat Keohane, a former Obama energy adviser who is now president of the independent Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Reaching the midterm elections in November without them “would amount to a failure on the promise of the first year,'' he said.
Asked if Biden's goal of reducing emissions is still achievable, Psaki said, "We are continuing to pursue it, and we are going to continue to do everything we can to reach it.”
Psaki noted that the $1 trillion infrastructure law includes an array of climate policies, including funding for the construction of 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations. However, an analysis by the consultancy McKinsey estimates that nearly 30 million chargers are needed by 2030.
The Ukraine war has worsened the political challenges at home by sending shockwaves through global energy markets and increasing gas prices.
It's also caused Biden to change his tune on oil drilling. Last week, Biden moved forward with the first onshore sales of oil and gas drilling leases on public land, a move that environmental groups blasted even though the administration said it was only doing so under a court order.
Although the legal battle is ongoing, in the meantime Biden is encouraging new domestic production.
"The bottom line is if we want lower gas prices we need to have more oil supply right now,” Biden said in March.
The leasing plan "is an ugly betrayal of Joe Biden’s campaign promises and his administration’s rhetoric on environmental justice and climate action,″ said Collin Rees, U.S. political director at Oil Change International.
“Biden is choosing to stand with polluters over people at the expense of frontline communities and the future of the planet," he added.
The war in Ukraine has also frustrated diplomatic efforts to address climate change.
John Kerry, Biden's international climate envoy, has focused much of his efforts on prodding China, the world's top consumer of coal, to transition to clean energy more quickly. But that work “is harder now” amid China's defense of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kerry said Wednesday.
“Some of the differences in opinion between our countries have sharpened and hardened, and that makes diplomacy more difficult,” he said during an online discussion on climate finance with the Center for Global Development.
Kerry's aides have downplayed talk he might leave the administration now that he's served more than a year, and he remains a loyal defender of Biden's climate efforts. But his tone has become more pessimistic recently, especially as Biden's climate proposals remain stalled in Congress.
The administration was also rattled by recent reports that Biden's domestic climate adviser, Gina McCarthy, plans to step down. McCarthy called the reports “simply inaccurate” and said she is “excited about the opportunities ahead.”
Another one of Biden's climate-related efforts could divide the environmental community. His administration plans to offer $6 billion in funding to prevent financially distressed nuclear power plants from closing. Although the facilities produce carbon-free electricity, they’re viewed warily by some activists because of concerns about how to dispose of nuclear waste and the potential for devastating accidents.
“We’re using every tool available to get this country powered by clean energy by 2035," Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said in a statement.
Abigail Dillen, president of the environmental group Earthjustice, said that “spirits have dimmed” after the failures of the past year. Although she praised some of the policies that Biden has achieved so far, she said that “it’s not at the scale of climate action we need — full-stop."
Now Republicans are poised to retake control of at least one chamber in Congress in November's midterm elections, meaning there's a limited window for making progress. Dillen and some other activists have suggested that Biden declare a climate emergency and use the Defense Production Act to boost renewable energy.
"It’s time to pull out all the stops,″ she said.
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Associated Press writers Josh Boak and Ellen Knickmeyer contributed to this report.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
15-22-23-26-31
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Three people with COVID die in SA as the state records 4,079 new cases
South Australia has recorded a drop in new cases and hospitalisations for COVID-19, despite an increase in testing.
Key points:
- SA has recorded 4,079 new COVID cases
- Three people, aged from their 60s to their 90s, have died
- The state has its lowest number of active cases since March 25
However, three people with COVID have died — a man in his 60s, and a man and woman in their 90s.
The 4,079 new cases recorded today is 177 fewer than yesterday and 1,319 fewer than recorded last Thursday.
There are 241 people in hospital, 11 less than yesterday.
There are 11 people in intensive care and three on a ventilator.
Active case numbers have also dropped slightly to 28,276 – the lowest number of active cases in almost a month.
Nearly 13,000 people received a PCR test yesterday, which is an 8.2 per cent increase on the previous 24 hours.
SA Health has expanded the Bedford Park COVID-19 testing site in Adelaide's south, to allow double the amount of drive-through access.
The expansion was timed with the closure of the nearby Repat site, which will cease to operate from tomorrow due to infrastructure works.
South Australia's Emergency Coordinator, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens, said isolation rules for close contacts of positive COVID cases will be scrapped "sooner rather than later".
Victoria and New South Wales have scrapped isolation requirements for close contacts — provided they felt well and tested negative on rapid antigen tests.
Mr Stevens told ABC Radio Adelaide this morning that close contact rules were "already under review" and the cabinet sub-committee meeting scheduled for next Tuesday could be fast-tracked if needed.
"I've advised the Premier that the nature of a global pandemic is quite dynamic and whilst I certainly support the Emergency Management Council meeting format as a cabinet sub-committee, there needs to be the ability to be agile at the same time so if there's a need for a meeting, then we need to be able to enable that meeting to occur," he said.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Relentless Russian attacks pounded the last Ukrainian stronghold in the besieged city of Mariupol as a fighter apparently on the inside issued a video plea for help, saying defenders holed up in a giant steel plant "may have only a few days or hours left.”
Another attempt to evacuate civilians trapped in the pulverized port city failed Wednesday because of continued fighting, and the number of people fleeing the country topped 5 million.
Meanwhile, the Kremlin said it submitted a draft of its demands for ending the war, and the West raced to supply Ukraine with heavier weapons to counter the Russians' new drive to seize the industrial east.
With global tensions running high, Russia reported the first successful test launch of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sarmat. President Vladimir Putin boasted that it can overcome any missile defense system and make those who threaten Russia “think twice." The head of the Russian state aerospace agency called the launch out of northern Russia “a present to NATO.”
The Pentagon described the test as “routine” and said it wasn't considered a threat.
On the battlefield, Ukraine said Moscow continued to mount assaults across the east, probing for weak points in Ukrainian defensive lines. Russia said it launched hundreds of missile and air attacks on targets that included concentrations of troops and vehicles.
The Kremlin's stated goal is the capture of the Donbas, the mostly Russian-speaking eastern region that is home to coal mines, metal plants and heavy-equipment factories. Detaching it would give Putin a badly needed victory two months into the war, after the botched attempt to storm the capital, Kyiv.
In a nationwide video address, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Russians were not “abandoning their attempts to score at least some victory by launching a new, large-scale offensive.”
The Luhansk governor said Russian forces now control 80% of his region, which is one of two that make up the Donbas. Before Russia invaded on Feb. 24, the Kyiv government controlled 60% of the Luhansk region.
Gov. Serhiy Haidai said the Russians, after seizing the small city of Kreminna, are now threatening the cities of Rubizhne and Popasna. He urged all residents to evacuate immediately.
“The occupiers control only parts of these cities, unable to break through to the centers,” Haidai said on the messaging app Telegram.
Analysts have said the offensive in the east could become a war of attrition as Russia faces Ukraine's most experienced, battle-hardened troops, who have fought pro-Moscow separatists in the Donbas for eight years.
Russia said it presented Ukraine with a draft document outlining its demands for ending the conflict — days after Putin said the talks were at a “dead end.”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “the ball is in their court, we’re waiting for a response.” He gave no details on the draft, and it was not clear when it was sent or whether it offered anything new to the Ukrainians, who presented their own demands last month.
Zelenskyy said he had not seen or heard of the proposal, though one of his top advisers said the Ukrainian side was reviewing it.
Moscow has long demanded Ukraine drop any bid to join NATO. Ukraine has said it would agree to that in return for security guarantees from other countries. Other sources of tension include the status of both the Crimean Peninsula, seized by Moscow in 2014, and eastern Ukraine, where the separatists have declared independent republics recognized by Russia.
In devastated Mariupol, Ukraine said the Russians dropped heavy bombs to flatten what was left of the sprawling Azovstal steel plant, believed to be the city's last pocket of resistance.
A few thousand Ukrainian troops, by the Russians’ estimate, remained in the plant and its labyrinth of tunnels and bunkers spread out across about 11 square kilometers (4 square miles). Zelenskyy said about 1,000 civilians were also trapped.
A Ukrainian apparently in the plant posted a Facebook video urging world leaders to help evacuate people from the plant, saying, "We have more than 500 wounded soldiers and hundreds of civilians with us, including women and children.”
The officer identified himself as Serhiy Volynskyy of the 36th Marine Brigade and warned: “This may be our last appeal. We may have only a few days or hours left." The authenticity of the video could not be independently verified.
The Russian side issued a new ultimatum to the defenders to surrender, but the Ukrainians have ignored all previous demands.
More than 100,000 people overall were believed trapped in Mariupol with little if any food, water, medicine or heat. The city's pre-war population was 400,000.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said the latest effort to open a safe corridor for women, children and the elderly to escape failed because the Russians did not observe a cease-fire. Many previous such agreements have fallen apart because of continued fighting.
A Zelenskyy adviser, Mykhailo Podolyak, said on Twitter that he and other Ukrainian negotiators were ready to hold talks without conditions to save the lives of trapped Mariupol defenders and civilians. There was no immediate response from Russia.
Mariupol holds strategic and symbolic value for both sides. The scale of suffering there has made it a worldwide focal point of the war. Mariupol’s fall would deprive Ukraine of a vital port, complete a land bridge between Russia and the Crimean Peninsula, and free up Russian troops to move elsewhere in the Donbas.
Elsewhere, some residents of the eastern city of Kharkiv have lived in basements for weeks, trying to stay safe from Russian shelling. With no running water, gas or electricity, they collect rainwater and cook on open fires, burning debris from destroyed wooden buildings.
In one neighborhood, they sought safety in a school basement — using desks, tables and chairs to fashion beds. More than 300 people slept there during the first days of the war, but most have left for safer places, and only a few dozen remain.
Stirring a large pot of a thin vegetable soup, a woman said volunteers brought cabbage, beets and canned beans. “We mixed everything together and made borscht,” said Natasha, who gave only her first name.
As Russia continued to funnel troops and equipment into the Donbas, Western nations rushed to boost the flow of military supplies to Kyiv for this new phase of the war — likely to involve trench warfare, long-range artillery attacks and tank battles across relatively open terrain.
U.S. President Joe Biden was set to announce plans Thursday to send more military aid to Ukraine, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s Western allies have “come to understand our needs better,” adding that Ukraine is receiving new shipments of Western weapons “now, when Russia is trying to step up its attacks, not in weeks or in a month.”
Putin, meanwhile, boasted that the Sarmat missile has “no equivalents in the world.” The Sarmat is intended at eventually replacing the Soviet-built missile code-named Satan by NATO as a major component of Russia's nuclear arsenal.
It will ”make those who, in the heat of frantic, aggressive rhetoric, try to threaten our country think twice,” Putin said.
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Associated Press journalists Mstyslav Chernov and Felipe Dana in Kharkiv, Ukraine; Yesica Fisch in Kramatorsk, Ukraine; and Robert Burns and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed to this report, as did other AP staff members around the world.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine
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STOCKPORT, England, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIRKAY, the social commerce platform used by creators and brands to deliver content and experiences to their followers and fans, today announced in conjunction with Virgin Records the release of The Amazons Digital Box Set NFT. It marks the first release of the CIRKAY Fan Pass, a unique type of Utility NFT programmed to grant access to content which is stored directly on the Blockchain. The NFTs will be sold on the CIRKAY Marketplace powered by Eluvio's eco-friendly blockchain technology.
As of Thursday 21st April 2022 at 4PM BST, 100 Digital Box Set NFTs are available to buy at CIRKAY.com with a pre-order copy of the Vinyl LP of The Amazons' upcoming third album 'How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?'. Those who purchase the pre-order bundle will receive a link to mint their NFT immediately after purchase and will receive the album vinyl and a physical certificate of NFT ownership when the album is released on 2nd September 2022. The package is the first ever OCC UK chart certified compliant release to include an NFT.
The Digital Box Set NFT grants the owner access to exclusive content from The Amazons including unseen animated photos from the band's archives, demo clips of upcoming singles, handwritten lyric artwork and an exclusive track by track analysis from the band which will all be accessible by simply clicking media channels that are embedded within their NFT. The content drops will be spread over the months leading up to the album release, with the first drop of content available immediately once the owner mints their NFT.
As the first ever CIRKAY Fan Pass, the Digital Box Set showcases the capabilities of this unique type of Utility NFT. Eluvio's technology is eco-friendly and highly energy efficient both in the ways it manages media and uses blockchain technology. By storing the content on the Eluvio blockchain it is kept securely protected, and through a novel compositional and just-in-time protocol, the Eluvio Content Fabric does not make digital file copies and dramatically reduces the network storage and usage requirements of today's traditional streaming and distribution systems. The Eluvio Content Fabric's blockchain also uses an eco-friendly "proof-of-authority" consensus, which avoids the high energy consumption used in computational "proof-of-work" blockchains.
ABOUT CIRKAY
Created by Push Entertainment, CIRKAY brings two decades' experience of eCommerce and innovation for leading global brands and creators. Co-founder of Push Entertainment, Simon Scott has worked at the forefront of music technology dating back to Daft Punk's ground breaking Daft Club. Bringing digital fan clubs into the Web3.0 era, CIRKAY allows creators complete creative control over the content they share with their fans and followers under the state of the art protection provided by the Blockchain. A low-cost and energy efficient solution empowers creators to reward their true fans and monetise their creative artefacts in a scalable way. CIRKAY Fan Pass technology is currently only available to select creators, visit https://cirkay.com for more information and to register your interest.
ABOUT ELUVIO
Eluvio (https://live.eluv.io) is the content blockchain for the creator economy. The Eluvio Content Fabric is a utility blockchain network for owner-controlled storage, distribution, and monetization of digital content at scale. It provides live and file-based content publishing, transcoding, packaging, sequencing, and dynamic and static distribution, and minting of derivative NFTs for all ranges of content experiences. Customers of Eluvio include FOX, MGM Studios, SONY Pictures, and others. Eluvio LIVE, powered by the Eluvio Content Fabric, provides ticketed streaming events and media marketplaces from global artists including the Black Eyed Peas, Dolly Parton, Rita Ora, and others. Eluvio is led by Emmy Award-winning technologists, Michelle Munson and Serban Simu, founders and inventors of Aspera, a pioneer in digital video transport technology that was acquired by IBM, and a core team of innovators. Based in Berkeley, California, Eluvio has received numerous industry awards including the prestigious Engineering Excellence Award by the Hollywood Professional Association. More at: https://live.eluv.io.
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Which navy blue comforter is best?
Navy blue is a classic color, perfect for interior design. It’s prized for its warmth, depth and vigor. If you’re looking to transform your bedroom with this gorgeous color, start with the largest visual element: your comforter.
Choosing the right bedding for your home depends on your climate, body temperature and taste. For a navy-blue comforter that will look good with any decor and keep you warm year-round, opt for the Royal LuxeLightweight Microfiber Color Down Alternative Full/Queen Comforter.
What to know before you buy a navy blue comforter
Benefits of navy blue
Navy is a deeper and darker shade of blue, which instills a sense of security and confidence. And blue is one of the more calming colors on the color wheel, making it an ideal option for the bedroom. These aspects make navy a great choice for creating a contemplative and peaceful space.
Colors that go with navy blue
Navy blue pairs well with various palettes, but it can unintentionally dominate a space. You should use it strategically as the darkest color in your decor. It goes nicely with other warm hues, such as yellows, reds, oranges and greens.
Another classic and contemporary pairing is blue and white. This combination is chic, crisp and clean, especially in a minimalistic style. You can also use it as a nautical aesthetic in beach or lake homes.
Styling navy blue
Navy provides a luscious backdrop for eye-catching accents. Metal accessories or highlights bring out the warmth of this hue, such as gold, brass and copper.
If you want to play up the mature aspect of navy, decorate with angular forms and classically inspired furniture. Opt for decadent fabrics like velvet and embroidered linen if you want something more luxurious.
Pattern vs. solid color
Patterns offer an opportunity to introduce decorative motifs into your decor and tone down the impact of this bold color. It’s best to pair it with neutral backgrounds and complementary colors. An embroidered comforter, for example, is a great way to add a little navy blue without darkening your room.
What to look for in a quality navy blue comforter
Down filling vs. down alternative
You’ll want to find the right filling for your climate and body temperature. Down is excellent at trapping heat and wicking moisture. While it makes for a solid all-season comforter, down is best for cold-climate bedding and cooler sleepers. Due to its quality, down is more expensive than its alternatives.
Down alternatives are hypoallergenic substitutes that mimic down’s properties using synthetic or natural fibers. Common synthetic fibers are polyester and lyocell. These are typically a more lightweight, all-season option for hot sleepers on a budget.
Fill power and weight
Fill power describes how fluffy your comforter feels. A high fill power means your comforter will be plush and fluffy, which is better for insulation and warmth. Fill weight describes the total weight of all of the stuffing combined. A high fill weight with low fill power will feel quite dense and heavy. A happy medium is a modest weight combined with a high fill power.
Stitching
There are two kinds of stitching found in comforters: sewn-though and baffle-box.
- Sewn-through stitch: This method simply sews the two layers of fabric into a grid to create pockets for the filling. The pockets tend to taper at the edges, causing the filling to bunch in the center and create cold, flat spots. These comforters are breathable and perfect for warmer climates. However, they can leave you shivering in cold winters.
- Baffle-box stitch: A baffle-box stitch comforter inserts fabric between each quilt square vertically to form a cube. This distributes the stuffing more evenly for maximum loft. These kinds of comforters are best for cold climates. Look for a light fill type if you want an all-season baffle-box stitch that won’t suffocate you in the warmer months.
How much you can expect to spend on a navy blue comforter
A lightweight, synthetic comforter can cost between $25-$60. With premium fabrics and fills, expect to pay around $70-$220.
Navy blue comforter FAQ
What’s the difference between a duvet and a comforter?
A. Duvets and comforters are two different kinds of bedding. While they are both stuffed, a comforter is a single piece of bedding without a cover. Duvets have two pieces, the stuffed insert and the cover. These are easier to clean but more expensive than comforters.
How do you clean a comforter?
A. Comforters can usually go in the washing machine. However, make sure to check the care instructions before throwing them in. And always use multiple rinse cycles to help wash out any suds trapped in the fill.
What’s the best navy blue comforter to buy?
Top navy blue comforter
Royal LuxeLightweight Microfiber Color Down Alternative Full/Queen Comforter
What you need to know: This plush comforter is lightweight yet still keeps you warm.
What you’ll love: The sewn-through construction and polyester fill make this down-alternative comforter perfect for year-round usage. It comes in a solid, soft navy tone that goes well with white or gray palettes.
What you should consider: Some users noticed quality-control issues with the stitching.
Where to buy: Sold by Macy’s
Top navy blue comforter for the money
CozyLux Full/Queen Bed in a Bag Seven-Piece Comforter Set
What you need to know: This is a good all-season comforter for those on a budget in moderate climates.
What you’ll love: It has a brushed-microfiber fill and a box stitch, making it a good option if you live somewhere with mild winters. The solid-color fabric is a deep dark blue, and it comes with a matching set of shams, pillowcases and sheets.
What you should consider: The sheets in this set run large.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Chic Home Carlton Six-Piece Comforter Set
What you need to know: This patterned comforter mixes navy blue with a neutral almond color for a classy, contemporary look.
What you’ll love: The polyester fill of this comforter mimics the properties of cotton, making it a good piece of bedding for both the summer and the winter. The set comes with matching bed skirts, decorative pillows and large shams.
What you should consider: The geometric pattern is modern and might clash with classical decoration.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Air Sial to commence scheduled services to Saudi Arabia and the UAE soon
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Does ventilation or masks make public transit safer from the spread of COVID-19? Experts weigh in
Although a federal judge struck down the Biden administration's mask mandate for public transportation Monday, some experts say you don't want to throw out your mask just yet. No matter the form of public transportation — planes, trains, trams, subways, buses or even rideshares — good ventilation can help reduce the spread of COVID-19, but masks work best.
"You can't engineer your way out of a problem like this," said Krystal Pollitt, an assistant professor of epidemiology and assistant professor in chemical and environmental engineering at the Yale Institute for Global Health.
Someone infected with COVID-19 releases aerosols that contain the coronavirus when they talk, laugh or simply exhale. If the person isn't wearing a mask to block those aerosols, they can hang in the air and be inhaled by other people nearby.
Outdoors, viral particles may disperse with even a light wind. But indoors, where there is no wind, particles tend to concentrate and hang around. Good ventilation can help break up the concentration of viral particles, but it can't do everything.
"Ventilation is great, but we know if we are outside, the risks are lower. Being able to re-create the same amount of airflow that you would have with just your natural wind patterns in a confined indoor space that's heavily occupied is incredibly hard to do," Pollitt said. "Outside of putting yourself into, say, a wind tunnel, which obviously wouldn't be comfortable for many reasons or energy-wise, we have to think about what's realistic."
How ventilation works on public transit
On public transportation of any kind, a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system sucks in air from outside, treats it and pushes it into the cabin or car. It's a closed-loop system that can pull a little bit of fresh air.
A bus or subway car can have 10 to 18 air exchanges per hour on the low side, according to Jim Alosi, a former Massachusetts secretary of transportation who is now a lecturer on transportation policy planning at MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning; on the high side, it might have 40 to 50.
"Everything depends on the age of the equipment," Alosi said. Older systems are not as efficient as newer ones.
Ventilated air that is well-mixed has good circulation and is relatively safe, said Varghese Mathai, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst who has done studies on how the coronavirus spreads in an environment.
But when ventilation is not as good, the air is not so well-mixed, and there can be zones inside a room with a higher concentration of particles.
"One can't really predict where these zones are not well-mixed in a room. Really, it's a multidimensional problem, and it's not easy to predict in a not-so-well-mixed room how safe it is to stay for an extended duration of time," Mathai said.
And if the transportation system wants maximum efficiency to cool or heat the air in a cabin, it can shut off the air intake and use what's already inside, explained Aly Tawfik, director of the Fresno State Transportation Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering at California State University, Fresno.
"Buses have filters, just like the ones inside our vehicles," Tawfik said. "But they are not designed for viruses like the coronavirus or the flu virus."
In May 2020, Tawfik and his team did an experiment to see how a virus could spread through buses with a typical ventilation system.
Using nontoxic colored candles and steam, they simulated how air flowed in a variety of buses. They found that HVAC systems are extremely efficient and hold cool or the warm air inside a bus a lot longer than some may expect.
When the team introduced smoke, they saw that it spread in seconds and filled the whole cabin. Even when they opened the doors and introduced fresh air into the HVAC systems, the smoke lingered for minutes. The researchers think the virus behaves like the smoke did and could linger even after an infected person has left a bus.
"These were unpleasant findings, because it means that opening the doors and windows doesn't help much," Tawfik said. "The systems were designed to treat air fast and keep it inside the cabin for a long period of time."
With another experiment, the team tried to see if they could treat the air to make it safer. They tested the buses with three viruses that were similar to the coronavirus.
Cooling the air mitigated an average of about 80% of the viruses, and heating was at about 90%.
"That does not necessarily mean that it's safe, because this 10% is still millions of viruses," Tawfik said. For one thing, it's not clear how much of the virus it takes to infect someone.
HEPA filters mitigated about 94% of the viruses. Ionizers were a little less efficient, but photocatalytic oxidation and UV lights were better. UV lights in the HVAC system removed about 99% of the viruses.
Northern California's BART system and New York's Metro system are among those that have introduced some of these technologies during the pandemic.
The friendlier skies
People can catch COVID-19 on planes, especially when an infected person isn't wearing a mask, studies have shown, but a plane's air system is much stronger than one on a bus or train.
Airplanes use HEPA filters that can capture about 99% of particles in the air. They also have better air circulation when flying. Air is typically fed in through the top of the cabin, extracted by floor vents, fed through those filters and eventually sent back into the cabin.
Planes bring in air in a top-to-bottom direction about 20 to 30 times per hour, creating a 50-50 mix of outside and recirculated air and reducing the potential spread of the virus. So the risk of getting sick is low, the experts say.
However, people are usually on planes a lot longer than they may be on a subway or on a bus, and more time in a crowded plane can increase someone's exposure.
When a plane is parked, it does not have that superior circulation.
"Airplane systems are a little similar to bus systems when they are on the ground," Tawfik said. That's why you'll notice the temperature isn't as well-regulated then, and it's also when there isn't the same amount of fresh air circulating. It's then dealing with the same challenges."
A rideshare situation
Uber and Lyft have dropped their mask mandates, and many taxi companies have stopped requiring masks.
Infection in a car is certainly possible, studies show.
You can always wear a mask, and some experts suggest opening car windows and keeping talk to a minimum. Keep in mind that shorter rides are also better than longer ones.
What else can be done to make public transportation safer?
Alosi said there are things that transportation systems could do to mitigate some of the risk. Trains and buses could run more often so there aren't as many people on board, for instance.
He says it could help to require people to show proof of vaccination if they want to get on a train or plane. That probably wouldn't work with subways or buses, though, nor would it fly politically.
Alosi thinks public transportation has been unfairly stigmatized. "If you're not up in arms about people being unmasked in the grocery store, you should chill out about public transit," he said.
Even before masks were mandatory on public transportation, studies have found, mass transit systems don't seem to be major drivers of viral spread.
And although it's not mandatory, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still recommends that people wear masks in indoor public transportation settings.
"When you spend significant duration indoors, you obviously inhale, and if you have co-occupants who are potentially infected, you can inhale these tiny droplets that can get you sick," Mathai said.
Ventilation absolutely helps, he said, but protecting yourself can take multiple tools of mitigation. "Masks really reduce the momentum of these released aerosol droplets."
A mask can even protect you when others aren't wearing them.
"Just wearing a mask is a such a simple solution to increasing the level of safety," Pollitt said. "Putting one on, it's an easy thing to do."
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It's Thursday morning, and we're here with your daily traffic news as it happens, while as people get set to drive for work or pleasure. As holiday traffic starts to ramp up, things are getting busier than they were a month ago.
No major incidents have been reported this morning as of 6am, and we will update this live blog when there are. There are some continued road closures and updates to be aware of.
Temporary and new traffic lights are in action on the following roads:
- A38 Bodmin at Barnpark Lane
- A388 Kensey Valley Meadow, Launceston
- A39 Market Place, Camelford
- A3078 Upper Castle Road, St Mawes
- B3274 Bodmin Road, St Austell
- Alverton Road, Penzance
- Drump Road, Redruth
- Fore Street, Callington
- Grovehill Crescent, Falmouth
- Kernick Road, Kernick
- Middleway, St Blazey
- Stracey Road, Falmouth
- The Ropewalk, Penzance
- Tregurra Lane, Truro
- Trevarrian Hill, Trevarrian
- Trevarthian Road, St Austell
And there are roadworks on these roads:
- Pennycomequick Lane, Zelah ( A30 dualling)
Tywardreath Hill, Par (Road closure)
Keep up-to-date with the latest traffic and travel news here on our live blog. Updates to come.
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US rolls out more sanctions against Russia, targeting cryptocurrency
The U.S. rolled out new sanctions on Wednesday against more than 40 individuals and entities accused of evading the ongoing wave of penalties imposed on Russia as punishment for invading Ukraine.
The sanctions include the first set of penalties against a cryptocurrency mining firm in relation to the war.
The Treasury Department's sanctions arm designated the commercial bank Transkapitalbank, which has operations in China and the Middle East.
Transkapitalbank is a Russian privately owned commercial bank that the U.S. says has helped sanctioned clients process dollar payments, by providing an alternative communication channel to SWIFT — the dominant system for global financial transactions.
Treasury also targeted people and companies led by U.S.-designated Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev — the founder of a Russian Orthodox news channel, Tsargrad TV.
Malofeyev was also designated for sanctions in December 2014. Treasury said he was one of the main sources of financing for Russians promoting separatism in Crimea.
In a first, the U.S. government issued penalties against a cryptocurrency mining firm in relation to the war.
Digital currency firm Bitriver AG and 10 of its subsidiaries were included in Wednesday's package of sanctions from Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
"The United States is committed to ensuring that no asset, no matter how complex, becomes a mechanism for the Putin regime to offset the impact of sanctions," Treasury said in a statement.
Lawmakers and administration officials have voiced concerns that Russia may be using cryptocurrency to avoid pain from the avalanche of sanctions imposed on banks, oligarchs and the energy industry in recent months due to the invasion.
Experts say an increased reliance on cryptocurrency would be an inevitable avenue for Russia to try to prop up its financial transactions, but Treasury officials have rejected the claim that cryptocurrency could be a major driver of sanctions evasion.
Adam Zarazinski, CEO of Inca Digital, a crypto data company that does work for several federal agencies, says he predicts more penalties against cryptocurrency miners and firms could be forthcoming, as oligarchs and sanctioned individuals find ways to offload their money to avoid sanctions impacts.
He added that the sanctions may not have as grave an impact on Bitriver as the U.S. hopes, because even though Bitriver was sanctioned by the U.S. government, "it doesn't actually stop Bitriver from doing business — it can no longer interact with the U.S. financial system," he said.
In a statement that was released shortly after the sanctions became public, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said "Russia's invasion is an assault on fundamental international rules and norms and threatens the core of the international order."
"The United States stands resolutely with the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people."
The statement was released in connection with the joint International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee meeting related to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank spring meetings.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Lotto Plus" game were:
07-20-28-29-31-34
(seven, twenty, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-four)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Lotto Plus" game were:
07-20-28-29-31-34
(seven, twenty, twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty-one, thirty-four)
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Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani arrested by Assam police
According to his supporters, the independent MLA has been arrested over a controversial tweet.
Jignesh Mevani, Independent MLA and a leading Dalit activist, has been arrested by Assam police late on Wednesday night from Palanpur in Gujarat.
According to his supporters, he has been arrested over a controversial tweet. They alleged that when the police apprehended him, they did not have an FIR copy with them.
According to sources, he is being taken to Assam to be produced before the court as he has been arrested in a non-bailable offence.
‘Not shown any papers’
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Congress has on its Twitter handle posted a video in which Mr. Mevani while being escorted by the police talks to media at Palanpur. “I have not been informed about the case, where it’s been filed. I have not been shown any papers related to the case.”
He said his arrest was in violation of the established norms.
Mr. Mevani said some senior ASP-level official had come from Assam to take him. He told the media that his tweet was meant to promote communal harmony and brotherhood. He said he would fight.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan made sure the Chicago Bulls altered their painful recent history against the Milwaukee Bucks and gave this first-round series a fresh new start.
Now it’s the defending champion Bucks who are suddenly hurting as the teams head to Chicago all tied up.
DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Bulls outlasted the Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Zach LaVine had 20 points as the sixth-seeded Bulls beat the third-seeded Bucks for just the second time in their last 19 meetings.
“No matter what you did in the regular season, this is a brand new start and new mindset," DeRozan said. "You could see it in all the guys. It doesn't matter if we'd lost 20 times to those guys. This is an opportunity for us to compete. We've got to take advantage of it.”
The big question now is what shape the Bucks will be in when this series resumes Friday.
Bobby Portis left the game with a right eye abrasion after the first quarter and Khris Middleton exited with 6:49 left after his left leg gave out while he tried to plant on a spin move.
Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said after the game that Middleton has a sprained medial collateral ligament and will undergo an MRI on Thursday.
“He’s always been positive and he knows the type of team that we are and how resilient we are,” Bucks guard Jrue Holiday said. “We just want him to get back as quickly as possible and be healthy so he can come out here and help us win games.”
Budenholzer said that Portis “should be fine with some time.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, putting him one assist from his second career playoff triple-double. Antetokounmpo increased his career postseason point total to 1,715 to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,692) for the most in Bucks history.
Brook Lopez had 25 points for the Bucks. Middleton scored 18 and Holiday 15.
DeRozan scored eight points during a 13-0 run that began late in the third quarter and gave the Bulls a 96-80 lead with 9:47 remaining. The Bulls still led by 15 before Milwaukee rallied in the final 7 ½ minutes.
Lopez converted a three-point play to cut Chicago’s lead to 112-109 with 56 seconds left.
“We expected those guys to make a run,” Vucevic said. “They’re a championship team for a reason. They’ve been there before, so we expected them to make a run.”
But after Alex Caruso and Vucevic got offensive rebounds on the Bulls’ ensuing possession, DeRozan’s driving layup made it 114-109 with 18.2 seconds remaining.
Chicago bounced back from a 93-86 Game 1 loss and continued to show the grit that had been missing late in the regular season, particularly when the Bulls were facing top teams.
The Bulls lost 15 of their final 22 regular-season games. During the regular season, the Bulls went just 2-21 against the top four seeds in each conference.
“I do think that playing some of these higher-level teams at the end of the year has maybe kind of hardened us, helped us grow,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said. “It's helped us get better. It's helped us be able to have that kind of mentality that we've got to move on to the next play. I think at times this year when we played against good teams, when it started to go a little bit the other direction, we didn't have enough in us to get it back going in our direction.”
Chicago closed the second quarter on a 15-4 run to grab a 65-4 halftime advantage.
The Bulls extended the lead to 18 early in the third quarter, before the Bucks rallied with a small lineup featuring Antetokounmpo, Middleton and reserve guards Grayson Allen, Pat Connaughton and Jevon Carter.
Milwaukee went on a 15-2 spurt to cut the Bulls’ lead to three late in the third period. But the Bulls responded with 13 straight points and stayed in front the reset of the way.
“We made a good run, but the last minute of the third quarter I thought we could have been better, and then coming out of the fourth quarter, another big swing,” Budenholzer said. “We dug ourselves some big holes.”
TIP-INS
Bulls: After shooting a season-low 32.3% and going 7 of 37 from 3-point range in a 93-86 Game 1 loss, the Bulls shot 49.4% and went 12 of 25 from beyond the arc Wednesday. DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic shot a combined 21 of 71 overall and 4 of 22 from 3-point range in Game 1. They were a combined 33 of 62 overall and 7 of 14 on 3-point attempts in Game 2. ... Caruso had 10 assists to go along with nine points. ... Patrick Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Bucks: George Hill missed a third straight game with an abdominal strain. Budenholzer said before Game 2 that Hill isn’t expected back I the short term and that the team will monitor how the 35-year-old Hill guard progresses over the next “handful of days or more,” ... The Bucks had 15 turnovers to increase their series total to 36.
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PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has a right hamstring strain, clouding his status for the remainder of the team's first-round playoff series against the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Suns said Booker's MRI on Wednesday (Thursday, Manila time) confirmed a "mild" hamstring strain. Booker was hurt in Tuesday's Game Two loss during the third quarter when he tried to defend a New Orleans shot on a fast break. The 25-year-old was sprinting downcourt, jumped and then grabbed at his right hamstring after he landed.
The Pelicans won the game 125-114 to even the series at 1.
Game Three is on Friday in New Orleans.
The top-seeded Suns could be without leading scorer Devin Booker for a while.
The top-seeded Suns are trying to make it back to the NBA Finals after losing to the Milwaukee Bucks in six games last season. They faced adversity during that run as well: All-Star guard Chris Paul missed time with a shoulder injury and COVID-19 during the playoffs.
Booker is the team's leading scorer, averaging nearly 27 points per game during the regular season. He had 31 points — all in the first half — when he left Tuesday's game against the Pelicans with the hamstring injury.
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Tuesday, April 19 Results
Tennis
Canyon Ridge 12, Mountain Home 0
Singles: No. 1 - Jack Jensen, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Aaron Bennett Agner, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Diosh Uraun, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Waylon Monasterio, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Carter Powell, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Kent Clark, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Tayla Stevens, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Abigail Pederson, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Matti-Skye Macallister, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Korra Simler, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Afton Bates, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Ashley Zakrzewski, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-2 , 6-1 , -;
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Doubles: No. 1 - Jackson Greene, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Tanner Stevens, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Darius Brantley, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - Gareth Brantley, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 7-5 , 6-3 , -;
No. 2 - Braden Martin, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Swayam Lotake, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Griffin Stiegelmeier, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - Michael Agger, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 7-6 , 6-3 , -;
No. 1 - Asher Alexander, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Megan Peacock, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Aiden Shepard, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - Omaya Simler, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 1 - Frances Roberts, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Madeleine Roberts, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. Madison Spencer, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - Illeana Buckholz, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Hunter Barlow, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Phoebe Bates, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. default default, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - default default, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 2-0 , 2-0 , -;
No. 2 - Camryn Humble, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL - Grace Williams, CANYON RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL def. default default, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL - default default, MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL, 2-0 , 2-0 , -;
Wednesday, April 20 Results
Baseball
Wendell 21, Glenns Ferry 11
Softball
Game 1 Filer 16, Kimberly 13
Game 2 Filer 8, Kimberly 4
Greenleaf Friends 11, Glenns Ferry 10
Wendell JV 22, Lighthouse 16
Thursday, April 21 Schedule
Baseball
Buhl @Kimberly DH 4/6 p.m.
Canyon Ridge @Burley 3 p.m.
Filer @Gooding DH 4/6 p.m.
Jerome @Minico 4 p.m.
Mountain Home @Wood River DH 3/5 p.m.
Wendell @Declo DH 3/5 p.m.
Softball
Filer @Gooding DH 4/5:45 p.m.
Kimberly @Buhl DH 4/5:30 p.m.
Mountain Home @Wood River DH 3/5 p.m.
Declo @Wendell DH 4/5:30 p.m.
Golf
Jerome@Jackpot
Tennis
Burley @Wood River 4 p.m.
Minico @Twin Falls 4 p.m.
Jerome @Mountain Home 1 p.m.
Pocatello @Canyon Ridge 4 p.m.
Track
Wendell/Filer/Kimberly/Wood River/Buhl @Brad Matthews, Declo 2 p.m.
Shoshone/Richfield/Raft River/Murtaugh/Lighthouse Christian/Hansen/Hagerman/Sun Valley Community School/Castleford/Camas County/Glenns Ferry/Dietrich @Barry Espil Meet, at Murtaugh 2 p.m.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Chicago Bulls outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks 114-110 on Wednesday night in Game 2 to tie their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Zach LaVine had 20 points as the Bulls beat the Bucks for just the second time in their last 19 meetings. The series now heads to Chicago for Game 3 on Friday.
The question facing the defending champion Bucks is whether they’ll be close to full strength when the series resumes. Bobby Portis left Wednesday’s game with a right eye abrasion after the first quarter and Khris Middleton exited with a sore left knee after slipping midway through the fourth quarter.
Bucks head coach Mike Budenholzer announced after the game that Middleton suffered an MCL sprain and will undergo an MRI Thursday to further explore the injury. Portis should be “good to go.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists, putting him one assist from his second career playoff triple-double. Antetokounmpo increased his career postseason point total to 1,715 to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,692) for the most in Bucks history.
Brook Lopez had 25 points for the Bucks. Middleton scored 18 and Jrue Holiday 15.
DeRozan scored eight points during a 13-0 run that began late in the third quarter and gave the Bulls a 96-80 lead with 9:47 remaining. The Bulls still led by 15 before Milwaukee rallied in the final 7 ½ minutes.
Lopez converted a three-point play to cut Chicago’s lead to 112-109 with 56 seconds left. But after Alex Caruso and Vucevic got offensive rebounds on the Bulls’ ensuing possession, DeRozan’s driving layup made it 114-109 with 18.2 seconds remaining.
After facing an early 16-point deficit in Game 1, the Bulls started much faster this time.
The Bucks committed three turnovers in the game’s first 49 seconds and four in the first two minutes as the Bulls built an early 9-0 lead. The Bulls were ahead 29-28 at the end of a first quarter that featured six lead changes.
Chicago maintained a narrow lead before closing the second quarter on a 15-4 run to extend the margin to 65-49.
The Bulls extended the lead to 18 early in the third quarter, before the Bucks rallied with a small lineup featuring Antetokounmpo, Middleton and reserve guards Grayson Allen, Pat Connaughton and Jevon Carter.
Antetokounmpo led the way as the Bucks went on a 15-2 run to cut the Bulls’ lead to three late in the third period. But the Bulls responded with 13 straight points and stayed in front the reset of the way.
TIP-INS
Bulls: After shooting a season-low 32.3% and going 7 of 37 from 3-point range in a 93-86 Game 1 loss, the Bulls shot 49.4% and went 12 of 25 from beyond the arc Wednesday. DeRozan, LaVine and Vucevic shot a combined 21 of 71 overall and 4 of 22 from 3-point range in Game 1. They were a combined 33 of 62 overall and 7 of 14 on 3-point attempts in Game 2. … Caruso had 10 assists to go along with nine points. … Patrick Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds.
Bucks: George Hill missed a third straight game with an abdominal strain. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said before Game 2 that Hill isn’t expected back I the short term and that the team will monitor how the 35-year-old Hill guard progresses over the next “handful of days or more,” … The Bucks had 15 turnovers to increase their series total to 36.
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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Board of Directors unveiled schematic design plans today to fully renovate its National headquarters to be a model of sustainability, equity, and collaboration.
"AIA's headquarters should serve as an expression of the value architects provide and align with the values we uphold as a profession," said AIA 2022 President Dan Hart, FAIA. "We have a responsibility to redesign this iconic building to the highest standards in sustainability, resilience, and equity. By demonstrating the powerful role design can play in improving our communities, we can show how to take the action that is needed to move the needle on climate action and to make the built environment healthier and safer for future generations. In order to effectively advocate for these changes, we must start by taking action ourselves."
AIA has owned its headquarters—located at 1735 New York Avenue, NW, in Washington, D.C.—since 1973. The Brutalist style building has undergone limited changes since it was first occupied by the organization. Most of its equipment is original, including two gas-fired boilers; its exterior walls have virtually no insulation; and the windows are single pane. The current design also presents challenges in convening members and staff, hinders collaboration, and inhibits AIA's current business practices.
"Given the current state of our headquarters, we can't afford not to make this critical investment in the future of our organization and the profession," said AIA EVP/Chief Executive Officer Lakisha Ann Woods. "By transforming our office, we will significantly reduce our carbon footprint and operational costs while also ensuring we have the physical space capabilities to meet our future needs. I look forward to welcoming our members, staff, and community to our renewed space once the renovation is complete."
Following AIA's Framework for Design Excellence, which represents the defining principles of elevated design in the 21st century, the headquarters redesign—led by San Francisco-based architecture firm EHDD—will update inefficient systems, reduce energy consumption, and incorporate energy saving measures. Further, the design will fully decarbonize the building operationally through new building materials and energy efficiency measures; elimination of all fossil fuels; and the use of renewable energy.
Overall, it is expected to save 58 percent in energy use—based on pre-pandemic usage—through the addition of a high-performance exterior—or envelope—with window shading and electricity generation; double-pane bird-safe windows; and an R-40 roof. Both gas-fired boilers will be replaced by seven air source electric heat pumps on the roof. Additionally, high-efficiency lighting will be added as well as solar panels on the roof. Through the various system updates, the building is targeting LEED Platinum and WELL Platinum status and will meet the energy use targets set by AIA's 2030 Commitment.
Interiors of the building will model design solutions that create an equitable, inspiring, and innovative workplace and gathering place for AIA members, volunteers, staff and the community. Overall, the design eliminates hierarchical spaces, including making executive areas more accessible and creating spaces where the Board of Directors can convene in a visible, transparent, and democratic way to advocate for the profession.
"We're transforming the AIA's home to better reflect the AIA of today and as it evolves into the future," said EHDD partner Rebecca Sharkey, AIA. "We engaged with a wide range of stakeholder groups, including future architects for their insights, to explore a diversity of priorities and experiences. The new design imagines a holistic new vision that will be welcoming, inspiring, and engaging; a bold new symbol of the AIA's values."
Sharkey added, "It will be one of the first fully decarbonized major renovations in the U.S. Both embodied and operational carbon from the renovation will be fully addressed and will demonstrate a cost-effective path for achieving the AIA 2030 Commitment target of carbon."
AIA engaged six students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in a unique internship program as part of the design process. The students helped inform the design and envisioning a post-COVID workplace of the future.
More details of AIA's building renovation can be found on AIA's website.
Media Contact: Matt Tinder, mtinder@aia.org
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Caleres details its progress in its second ‘Caleres Cares …Feet First’ report, in which CEO and chairman Diane Sullivan says the company’s 2025 ESG targets are a fundamental part of how it delivers value and differentiates itself in the market.
“Since we debuted our 2025 ESG Targets last year, they have guided how we approach our work across the company and our associates have embraced the responsibility we have to make a difference. We are pleased to share the progress Caleres has made against these commitments, many of which are on track to be reached ahead of schedule.”
Notable achievements shared in the 2021 ESG report include:
- 100% of the shoeboxes for Caleres’ owned brands now use environmentally preferred materials, reaching a 2025 target well ahead of schedule.
- More than 96% of Caleres’ strategic factories now comply with its heightened labour standards, well ahead of pace to reach 100% by 2025.
- 52% of Caleres’ products now use environmentally preferred materials, on pace to reach 100% by 2025.
- Caleres reduced its energy use by more than 14% in its distribution centres and owned retail stores, well on pace to achieve a 25% reduction by 2025.
- Caleres reclaimed, recycled, or refurbished 90,000 pairs of shoes in 2021, meeting its annual goal.
- The polyester used in Caleres-owned brands is currently composed of 37% environmentally preferred materials, which is nearly two-and-a-half times the fashion industry’s average for recycled polyester.
- Caleres led efforts with the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) to advance the use of environmentally preferred materials and reduce shoe waste.
Caleres says it also advanced its diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts in 2021 by introducing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I)-related goal-setting, implementing new training and education for associates, elevating the company’s focus on recruiting diverse candidates, and establishing DE&I-focused associate community resource groups.
In addition to company-wide initiatives, the report also highlights efforts by individual brands in the Caleres portfolio and their unique contributions to ESG goals and local communities.
Caleres outlined its 2025 ESG goals in its inaugural ‘Caleres Cares …Feet First’ report last year.
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SAN DIEGO, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, SkylineDx presents new data showing that their Merlin Test was able to prospectively reduce >37% of surgeries in a non-interventional study for newly diagnosed melanoma patients2. The Merlin Test identifies melanoma patients that have a low risk for nodal metastasis and therefore can safely forgo a sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) surgery. This is an invasive surgical procedure used to determine metastatic spread of the cancer for staging purposes. In approximately 80% of the surgeries, the biopsy comes back negative for metastasis and does not further impact the patient pathway. The Merlin Test provides a more personalized insight on the metastatic propensity of the tumor, patients with a low-risk tumor could avoid the surgery3.
Four melanoma medical centers from the Netherlands led this prospective multicenter innovative study which is currently still ongoing. The study was initiated during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic to allow for surgical triage on SLNB and to evaluate the implementation of Merlin Test in clinical practice. Results of this prospective trial confirm the performance of previously published European and US retrospective validation studies, in real world practice2. The abstract publication is a designated oral presentation during the 18th Congres of the European Association of Dermato-oncology (EADO) in Sevilla, Spain (April 21st-23rd 2022).
"EADO 2022 will be the first European conference that we attend together with our collaboration partner Biocartis," comments Dharminder Chahal, CEO SkylineDx. "It is exciting that in our first collective outreach we are able to show new prospective data that further strengthens the scientific solidity and clinical relevance of our Merlin Test."
About Merlin Test
The Merlin Test uses the CP-GEP model, a powerful algorithm that calculates the risk of metastasis in a patient's sentinel lymph nodes3. The model is able to calculate risk on an individual basis through a combination analysis of 8 genes from the patient's primary tumor, the tumor thickness and the patient's age; and has been independently validated in several cohorts. Further clinical research and validation studies on the predictive use of the CP-GEP model is the main focus of the Merlin Study Initiative, developed under the wings of the Falcon R&D Program. More information (including references) on www.falconprogram.com.
About SkylineDx
SkylineDx is a biotechnology company, focused on research & development of molecular diagnostics in oncology and inflammatory diseases. The company is headquartered in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and complemented with a field medical and scientific affairs team in the USA and a CAP/CLIA certified laboratory in San Diego (California). SkylineDx uses its expertise to bridge the gap between academically discovered gene expression signatures and commercially available diagnostic products with high clinical utility, assisting healthcare professionals in accurately determining the type or status of disease or predict a patient's response to treatment. Based on test results, healthcare professionals can tailor the treatment approach to the individual patient. To learn more about SkylineDx, please visit www.skylinedx.com.
Footnotes
1 Link to this press release on website SkylineDx (click here).
2 Stassen et al., Use of CP-GEP to identify primary cutaneous melanoma patients with a low risk for SN metastasis in a prospective multicenter Dutch study during COVID-19. Oral presentation at EADO 2022, on April 23rd 9.30AM CEST in room 4 during Free Communication 3: Basic research, genetics and epidemiology of skin cancer (link to abstract).
3 Bellomo et al., Model combining tumor molecular and clinicopathologic risk factors predicts sentinel lymph node metastasis in primary cutaneous melanoma. JCO Precision Oncology (2020). https://doi.org/10.1200/PO.19.00206
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WASHINGTON (AP)For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a minor matter: An American citizen detained at an airport for allegedly possessing a cannabis derivative legal in much of the world.
But the circumstances for Brittney Griner couldn’t have been worse.
Griner, a WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia, where the offense can mean years in prison, and at a moment when tensions with the U.S. were rising to their highest point in decades. She is a prominent gay, Black woman facing trial in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LGBTQ community and the country’s nationalist zeal has raised concerns about how she will be treated.
”There are many countries around the world where you do not want to get in trouble, and Russia is one of them,” said Clarence Lusane, a Howard University political science professor who specializes in criminal justice and drug policy.
As extraordinary as her circumstances are, the details surrounding Griner’s case remain a mystery as a crucial court date approaches next month. Russian prosecutors have offered little clarity and the U.S. government has made only measured statements. Griner’s legal team has declined to speak out about the case as it works behind the scenes.
Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government, but in many ways, her case isn’t unusual. Americans are frequently arrested overseas on drug and other charges and U.S. authorities are limited about what they can say or the help they can offer. The State Department generally can’t do much to help beyond consular visits and helping the American get an attorney. It also can’t say much unless the person arrested waives privacy rights, which Griner hasn’t fully done.
In some cases, U.S. officials do speak out loudly when they’re convinced an American has been wrongly detained. But Griner’s case is barely two months old and officials have yet to make that determination. A State Department office that works to free American hostages and unjust detainees is not known to be involved.
The Phoenix Mercury star was detained at a Moscow airport in mid-February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis – accusations that could carry up to 10 years in prison, though some experts predict she’d get much less if convicted. She was returning to the country after the Russian League, in which she also plays, was taking a break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament.
U.S. officials have said they are tracking the case but have not spoken extensively about it, in part because Griner has not signed a full Privacy Act Waiver. The statements so far have been careful and restrained, focused on ensuring she has access to U.S. consular affairs officials -she had a meeting last month – rather than explicitly demanding her immediate release.
There’s little the U.S. government can do diplomatically to end a criminal prosecution in another country, particularly in the early days of a case. Any deal that would require concessions by the U.S. would seem a nonstarter, especially with Russia at war with Ukraine and the U.S. coordinating actions involving Russia with Western allies.
”It’s a trial lawyer’s nightmare since you have to conduct a trial when the larger political environment is negative,” said William Butler, a Russian law expert and professor at Penn State Dickinson Law.
The State Department has been ”doing everything we can to support Brittney Griner to support her family, and to work with them to do everything we can, to see that she is treated appropriately and to seek her release,” spokesman Ned Price said last month. Last week, he said the U.S. was in frequent contact with her legal team and ”broader network.”
That’s a more restrained posture than the Biden administration has taken with two other Americans jailed in Russia – Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges his family says are bogus, and Trevor Reed, aMarine veteran sentenced to nine years on chargesthat he assaulted a police officer in Moscow as he was being driven to a police station after a night of heavy drinking.
The State Department has pressed Russia for their release. In contrast to Griner’s case, it has described both as unjustly detained.
Race and gender issues are front and center in the Griner case.
Lusane, the Howard University professor, said under Putin ”there’s been a hyper nationalism in Russia, so basically anyone who’s not considered Slavic is considered an outsider and a potential threat.”
He added, ”She fits into that category.”
On the other hand, he said, there could also be an opening for Putin to build ”an inroad into the African American community” by ordering her released as a humanitarian gesture.
Some Griner supporters, including Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, have maintained that her case would be getting more attention if she weren’t a Black woman.
The president of the WNBA players’ association, Nneka Ogwumike, said in a ”Good Morning America” interview that Griner was in Russia because WNBA players don’t earn enough in the U.S.
”She’s over there because of a gender issue, pay inequity,” Ogwumike said.
Many of Griner’s fellow WNBA players have remained circumspect for fear of antagonizing the situation, though her coach and some of her teammates have made clear in interviews that the 6-foot-9 center is on their minds.
”I spent 10 years there, so I know the way things work,” Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi said of Russia. ”It’s delicate.”
Griner recently had her detention extended to May 19. More information about her case may emerge then. But regardless of the factual allegations against her in court, it’s impossible to divorce the legal case from the broader political implications.
”Russians are great chess players,” said Peter Maggs, a research professor and expert in Russian law at the University of Illinois College of Law. ”The more pawns you have, the greater your chance of eventual victory. And since things are not going their way, obviously, in Ukraine, any pawns they have they want to hold on to.”
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report.
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Which essential oil for nausea is best?
Nausea can be debilitating. Whether it’s caused by pregnancy, motion sickness, chemotherapy or medications, getting fast relief is crucial. If you’d like to avoid the side effects of prescription anti-nausea medications, an essential oil can help. This natural, plant-based remedy has been applied to a variety of ailments for thousands of years and can ease nausea, regardless of the cause.
For quick nausea relief, the UpNature Store Peppermint Essential Oil Roll-On is a handy solution that can go with you wherever your day takes you.
What to know before you buy an essential oil for nausea
Form
Essential oils come in a variety of forms.
- Rollerball: Rollerballs are convenient to slip into a pocket or purse. They can be added to the wrists, the temples or under the jawline for quick relief.
- Liquid: Liquid essential oils can be inhaled, used in a diffuser or added to beverages for oral consumption (food-grade only).
- Creams and salves: Creams and salves are less common as the therapeutic amount of essential oil is negligible. Still, these are a good option in combination with other forms (e.g., diffusing lavender and using a lavender cream or salve on the hands).
Pure distillation vs. diluted with a carrier oil
The pure distillation of a plant is a powerful vehicle for treating nausea. Just a small amount can be added to a diffuser or a beverage for fast relief. This pure distillation should not be used directly on the skin, as it can cause irritation. To use topically, you will need to mix it first with a carrier oil (e.g., almond oil or MCT oil).
The distillation diluted with a carrier oil is safe in all forms and can be applied directly to the skin without irritation. It is less potent than the pure essence but can still be very effective.
What to look for in a quality essential oil for nausea
Specific to nausea
Essential oils are used to treat a variety of ailments, but it’s important to select the one that treats nausea specifically. Look for single oils or blends that include:
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
- Ginger
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Chamomile
- Fennel
Whether you apply these directly to the skin, diffuse them or mix them into a beverage, each of these oils are recommended for treating nausea from all causes.
High-quality oil
A high-quality oil is not synthetic or artificially produced. Essential oils are therapeutic and are not perfumes that are made in a lab. Look for the scientific name of the plant on the ingredients list.
Reputable brand
Reputable brands are members of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA). This organization verifies a member’s ethical farming or sourcing practices as well as the quality of their oils.
No additives
High-quality essential oils should not have any additional ingredients. Some additives may actually cause nausea to worsen. Look for a list that includes the carrier oil and the plant essence only.
Steam-distilled
Steam-distilled essential oils use heated water to extract plant essence (as opposed to alcohol or other harsh solvents). This method is far superior in preserving the therapeutic components of a plant.
Non-GMO
If the plants that produce the essential oil are not foraged, check to make sure they are grown with non-GMO plants. This also ensures that the growing methods are environmentally friendly.
Third-party testing
Because essential oils are not regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it’s important that the one you select is verified pure by third-party testing. A GC/MS testing lab can verify that what’s on the label is what’s in the bottle.
How much you can expect to spend on essential oil for nausea
The price depends on the container size and the form of oil you choose. Expect to spend $9-$15.
Essential oil for nausea FAQ
How long does essential oil last after it’s opened?
A. Essential oil lasts longer if the container it is in is kept in a cool, dark place. Make sure that the top is tightly closed to prevent evaporation, and the essential oil is not exposed to sunlight, which can degrade the carrier oil.
In general, with proper storage, a high-quality oil should last at least one year and sometimes as long as a decade.
Some signs that your essential oil has gone bad include:
- Cloudy or discolored oil
- A change in the oil’s consistency (thicker or thinner)
- A change in the oil’s smell
If you have had your essential oil for longer than a year and you’re not sure, toss it to be safe.
How long do the effects of essential oils last?
A. This depends on the beginning strength of the essential oil itself, plus your body’s natural chemistry. In general, the effects should last three to 24 hours.
What’s the best essential oil for nausea to buy?
Top essential oil for nausea
UpNature Peppermint Essential Oil Roll On
What you need to know: This is perfect for on-the-go relief of everything from motion sickness to pregnancy-related nausea.
What you’ll love: It’s pure, therapeutic-grade peppermint that is steam-distilled and combined with MCT carrier oil. It’s non-GMO and cruelty-free.
What you should consider: Some users reported a sticky rollerball that leaks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top essential oil for nausea for the money
Urban ReLeaf Chemo Relief Nausea And Side Effects Aromatherapy
What you need to know: This blend is specifically formulated to relieve nausea and other side effects that occur during chemotherapy.
What you’ll love: It’s a convenient roll-on for fast relief in your pocket. The blend includes ginger, peppermint, lemon, lavender, chamomile and fennel. It’s manufactured in small batches in the U.S.
What you should consider: It can be tough to open the package.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Nature’s Fusions Vertigo Ginger Oil Nausea Relief Blend
What you need to know: This blend uses a wide variety of nausea relieving oils for total relief.
What you’ll love: This contains peppermint, ginger, coriander, spearmint and lemon. It’s verified safe by third-party testing and backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. It’s food-safe and can be used both topically and orally. The fast-acting formulation starts to work in five minutes or less.
What you should consider: The scent was too strong for some users.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Mary Josephine Earnhardt Peeler
June 22, 1938 - October 7, 2021
Mary Josephine Earnhardt Peeler, 83, of Vale, formerly of Salisbury, was at home when she went to be with the Lord Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, where she resided with her daughter and son-in-law.
Born June 22, 1938, in Rowan County, NC, she was the daughter of the late John M. Earnhardt and Myrtle Morgan Earnhardt. She went to Rockwell School. Josephine was amazing in her shop. Jo-AA Grooming was located at her home on Newsome Rd. She loved her people.
Josephine is now in Heaven dancing with her special angels husband, Hoy Peeler; son, Perry Peeler; and grandson, Ronnie Smith.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Daniels and husband, Wayne of Vale, with whom she lived with; granddaughter, Diane Lane Kincaid and husband, Cody of Hudson; great-grandchildren, Mason and Allison Wilfong and Kenna Kincaid all of Hudson; sister, Kathy West; brothers, David (Teresa), Randy, John Ray (Donna) Earnhardt; and a son, Tony Peeler.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 12, at Brookhill Memorial Gardens in Rockwell.
Memorials may be made by mail to Hospice and Palliative Care Lincoln County, 900 Donita Dr., Lincolnton, NC 28092,
www.hpccr.org/giving. If you wish to send flowers, please consider a house plant but memorials are encouraged.
Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell
www.powlesfuneralhome.comPublished by Hickory Daily Record on Oct. 9, 2021.
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