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No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge, FBI says
Related file footage above: FBI looks in New Jersey for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains
The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
The Pulaski Skyway now becomes another dead end in the decades-long mystery that has stretched from a Michigan horse farm to the East Coast: Where are the remains of one of America's most powerful labor leaders?
The 47-year riddle turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the bridge in Jersey City. The FBI conducted a search there in early June.
“Nothing of evidentiary value was discovered during that search,” said Mara Schneider, an FBI spokeswoman in Detroit.
“While we do not currently anticipate any additional activity at the site, the FBI will continue to pursue any viable lead in our efforts to locate Mr. Hoffa,” she said.
Schneider declined to comment further when asked for details about the excavation.
Authorities believe Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit in 1975 while meeting with reputed mobsters.
Dan Moldea, a journalist who has written extensively about the Hoffa saga, said he was personally briefed by the FBI in a video conference call Thursday.
He said the FBI and its contractors did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended.
“I'm not thrilled with the result. ... My impression today was them breaking the bad news to me: Thanks for the tip but this is over. That’s my interpretation," Moldea told The Associated Press.
“They dug holes very, very deep,” he said.
The FBI reached out to Moldea last year after he published a detailed account from Frank Cappola, who was a teenager in the 1970s when he worked at the old PJP Landfill near the bridge.
Cappola said his father, Paul Cappola, who also worked at the landfill, explained how Hoffa’s body was delivered there in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried with other barrels, bricks and dirt.
Paul Cappola, worried that police might be watching, dug a hole on New Jersey state property, about 100 yards from the landfill, and subsequently moved the unmarked barrel there, according to Moldea.
Frank Cappola spoke to Fox Nation and Moldea before he died in 2020 and signed a document attesting to his late father’s story.
Moldea said the FBI told him it did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended because radar showed nothing suspicious below ground.
“I do think they missed this one spot,” he said. “I think the body’s there. We just can't find it.”
Hoffa was president of the 2.1 million-member Teamsters union from 1957-71, even keeping the title while in prison for trying to bribe jurors during a previous trial. He was released from prison in 1971 when President Richard Nixon shortened his sentence.
It has been long speculated that Hoffa, who was 62, was killed by enemies because he was planning a Teamsters comeback. He was declared legally dead in 1982. | https://www.koat.com/article/no-sign-of-jimmy-hoffa-under-new-jersey-bridge-fbi-says/40682019 | 2022-07-22T00:32:40Z | https://www.koat.com/article/no-sign-of-jimmy-hoffa-under-new-jersey-bridge-fbi-says/40682019 | false |
Mr. and Mrs. Affleck go to Paris! Jennifer Lopez looks red hot on honeymoon with her new husband Ben Affleck as they jet to France after eloping in Vegas
- Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted this week honeymooning in Paris, the city of love, after they eloped to Las Vegas this past weekend
- Their sightings in the French capital come after their wedding minister declared he has no doubt about the couple's love for each other
- 'I've done probably 10,000 weddings now, and by this point in my life I get a feel of couples - I can really tell it was real,' Ryan Wolfe, who performed the Las Vegas wedding ceremony on Saturday, told People
- The Selena actress confirmed she and Ben tied the knot in Vegas in her newsletter Sunday - and signed off using the name 'Jennifer Lynn Affleck'
- Ben is Jennifer's fourth husband - she was previously married to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd and Marc Anthony
- Marc is the father of Jennifer's 14-year-old twins Max and Emme, whom the exes amicably coparent
- Meanwhile Ben shares his children Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, with his first wife Jennifer Garner
- The couple famously dated, got engaged and then broke up for the first time in the early aughts
- In May 2021 news broke that they were giving their romance one more try nearly two decades after their first go-around
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted this week honeymooning in Paris, the city of love, after they eloped to Las Vegas this past weekend.
The 52-year-old pop star, who is said to be taking her new husband's last name, was red hot in a sizzling floor-length scarlet gown as the couple stepped out to dinner.
She held hands with her dashing movie star husband, 49, who was classically handsome in an elegant midnight blue suit and a sleek gold tie.
Look of love: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were spotted this week honeymooning in Paris, the city of love, after they eloped to Las Vegas this past weekend
Jennifer opted for a flowing scarlet wrap dress that plunged far enough to betray just a trace of her amply endowed cleavage as she arrived at the restaurant.
Sweeping her luxurious locks up into a fashionably high bun, she accentuated her unmistakable screen siren features with makeup for her night on the town.
She lent her glamorous ensemble an added splash of dazzle with a tiny pair of hoop earrings, clasping on a glittering heart-shaped pendant to heighten the romance of the look.
J-Lo, as she is affectionately known to her fans, amped up the glitz factor with a bracelet and threw in a pop of contrast with a bit of white nail polish.
Aglow: The 52-year-old pop star, who is said to be taking her new husband's last name, was red hot in a sizzling floor-length scarlet gown as the couple stepped out to dinner
The look: Jennifer had opted for a flowing scarlet wrap dress that plunged far enough to betray just a trace of her amply endowed cleavage as she arrived at the restaurant
Looking fab: Jennifer opted for a flowing scarlet wrap dress that plunged far enough to betray just a trace of her amply endowed cleavage as she arrived at the restaurant
Radiant: J-Lo, as she is affectionately known to her fans, amped up the glitz factor with a bracelet and threw in a pop of contrast with a bit of white nail polish
Hello, gorgeous: Jennifer could be glimpsed at one point gazing out the window of what may have been her honeymoon accommodations before heading out to dinner
Meanwhile her smoldering husband kept his look simple and restrained, teaming his dark suit with a white dress shirt that clung to his toned torso.
Jennifer could be glimpsed at one point gazing out the window of what may have been her honeymoon accommodations before heading out to dinner.
Ben could also be seen sticking his head out the window and indulging in a cigarette as he peered over the rail at the picturesque views on offer.
The Argo director could be spotted catching a breath of fresh air as he grabbed onto the elegantly designed railing and surveying the delights of the City Of Light.
Meanwhile: Ben could also be seen sticking his head out the window and indulging in a cigarette as he peered over the rail at the picturesque views on offer
'Bennifer' were spotted in a much more casual aspect when they were seen earlier in the day emerging from a gleaming black SUV during their excursion to France.
Ben wore an attractively rumpled sky blue shirt untucked over a pair of navy trousers as he clambered out of the vehicle and hoofed it across the street.
Jennifer meanwhile wore the quintessential vacation look , throwing on a light white crop top over a pair of jeans and accessorizing her look with a wide-brimmed tan hat shadowing a pair of aviators.
Slinging a black backpack over one shoulder, Ben took the lead and held hands with his new life, leading her towards the curb after they stepped out of the car.
Movers and shakers: 'Bennifer' were spotted in a much more casual aspect when they were seen earlier in the day emerging from a gleaming black SUV during their excursion to France
Smoldering: Ben wore an attractively rumpled sky blue shirt untucked over a pair of navy trousers as he clambered out of the vehicle and hoofed it across the street
Off she goes: Jennifer meanwhile wore the quintessential vacation look , throwing on a light white crop top over a pair of jeans and accessorizing her look with a wide-brimmed tan hat shadowing a pair of aviators
Legging it: Slinging a black backpack over one shoulder, Ben took the lead and held hands with his new life, leading her towards the curb after they stepped out of the car
Their sightings in the French capital come after their wedding minister declared he has no doubt about the couple's love for each other.
'I've done probably 10,000 weddings now, and by this point in my life I get a feel of couples — I can really tell it was real,' Ryan Wolfe, who performed the Las Vegas wedding ceremony on Saturday, told People.
Wolfe also predicted that the dynamic duo are in it for the long haul: 'After seeing them and the love they have for each other, I 100 percent believe they will last.'
Details: Ben and Jennifer are both parents via their previous marriages - Ben for example shares Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, with his first wife Jennifer Garner
'They will make it. I believe they found their soulmates. I really do believe they're meant for each other,' he continued.
'You can see the love they had for each other. They definitely truly care and love each other,' he added.
Wolfe further described the nuptials, which took place at A Little White Wedding Chapel: 'It was emotional; it was an emotional moment they shared with one another. It was real and evident for sure.'
Incidentally: Meanwhile Jennifer Lopez amicably raises her 14-year-old twins Max and Emme with their father Marc Anthony, who was the pop diva's third husband
It comes after a witness who observed Lopez and Affleck exchange vows gave a similar account.
Kenosha Portis, who was working as a witness at the Little White Wedding Chapel on Saturday, said Bennifer arrived just before they closed up shop to get married.
Speaking with Good Morning America, Portis recalled the power couple's nuptials: 'It was so exciting. I mean, we were getting ready to close and we had a special guest arrive as a walk-in. I started shaking a little bit, you know, "Oh my God this is Jennifer Lopez we are getting ready to marry!"'
Ryan Wolfe was the minister for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's Las Vegas nuptials - and says he's convinced the couple's love for each other is real
'As they were reading each other’s vows, they were very sweet, they both were emotional. They cried to each other. The kids were right there behind them.'
People reports that Jennifer walked down the aisle to Here Comes The Bride, which was played over the chapel's Bluetooth speaker.
And very few people attended the A-list nuptials. Among them was Jennifer's 14-year-old Emme and one of Ben's three children, according to the publication.
Chris Appleton, who did JLo's hair for the occasion, was also one of the witnesses.
No doubt! Jennifer Lopez, 52, and Ben Affleck's, 49, wedding minister, Ryan Wolfe, has no doubt about the couple's love for each other saying it was 'real and evident'
'They wanted it to be very simple,' a chapel source told the publication. 'They were very excited.'
A music insider also dished on their decision to elope: 'Jen and Ben are so gaga in love that they wanted to get married. They are busy and wanted to make it easy and intimate in a fun setting to symbolize their happiness after so long,' the source said.
The couple also won't be going on their honeymoon right away due to their busy workloads - but J.Lo isn't letting this bring her down.
Forever may it last: Wolfe also predicted that the dynamic duo are in it for the long haul, saying, 'After seeing them and the love they have for each other, I 100 percent believe they will last'
'Jennifer says that every day with Ben is a honeymoon,' a source told People. 'Ever since they started dating again, Jennifer has truly believed that this is it.'
They will, however, be throwing a large reception down the line, an insider says. 'They plan on having a bigger party so they can celebrate with family and friends.'
The Selena actress confirmed they tied the knot in Vegas in her newsletter Sunday. The chart-topping star also signed the letter using the name 'Jennifer Lynn Affleck.'
Ben and Jennifer are both parents via their previous marriages - Ben for example shares Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10, with his first wife Jennifer Garner.
Emotional: It comes after Kenosha Portis, who was working as a witness at the chapel, shared similar sentiments, revealing that the couple were 'emotional' and 'cried' during their wedding
Meanwhile Jennifer Lopez amicably raises her 14-year-old twins Max and Emme with their father Marc Anthony, who was the pop diva's third husband.
'Bennifer' got engaged for the second time this spring after Ben proposed to Jennifer while she was in the bath, according to a gushing post in her newsletter.
The couple famously dated, got engaged and then broke up for the first time in the early aughts - but in May 2021 news broke that they were giving their romance one more try nearly two decades after their first go-around.
J-Lo and Ben's first engagement ended 18 years ago in 2004, since when they have both married other people, had children and gotten divorced.
Blushing bride! The pair tied the knot in Las Vegas late Saturday night at the A Little White Wedding Chapel, with JLo wearing a quaint white dress in video posted to her newsletter
Here comes the bride! JLo did several twirls as she showcased her white dress
'And this was my wedding changing area!' Ben, wearing a white suit, declared as he held the camera up to a scratched-up mirror
VIP! Jennifer's 14-year-old Emme looked thrilled to be attending the nuptials
Bennifer, who starred in the flop 2003 film Gigli, had first become a couple in 2002 in the wake of her split from her second husband Cris Judd.
Although J-Lo and Ben initially planned to get married in 2003 they postponed the wedding and then ultimately in 2004 they broke the engagement entirely.
'I think Jen and I made a mistake in that we fell in love, we were excited and maybe too accessible,' Ben reflected in 2008.
'I don’t think either of us anticipated the degree to which it would take on a world of its own,' he explained on British television.
Mr and Mrs: J.Lo shared details of their special day and signed the statement from 'Mrs. Jennifer Lynn Affleck' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11037639/Jennifer-Lopez-looks-red-hot-Paris-honeymoon-new-husband-Ben-Affleck.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-22T00:33:29Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11037639/Jennifer-Lopez-looks-red-hot-Paris-honeymoon-new-husband-Ben-Affleck.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Thor: Love and Thunder was hotly anticipated but unfortunately reactions to have been mixed (CNET's Sean Keane called it "disappointingly shallow"), but it's still a good time at the movies. So how does the ending tie up the action-packed flick, and how does it set up future adventures for the god of thunder?
Hemsworth stars as Thor in a battle with Christian Bale's Gorr the God-Butcher. When Gorr kidnaps a bunch of Asgardian children, Thor joins forces with his warrior Valkyrie, gentle-hearted rock dude Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to save the day. Here's how that turns out (spoilers!).
Gorr's kidnapping of the children turns out to be bait, as his ultimate goal is to use the Asgardian mode of transport known as the Bifrost to reach the very center of the universe, where a cosmic being called Eternity will grant his wish. Created by Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko in 1965, Eternity appears in Marvel comics when characters like Doctor Strange take on particularly cosmic adventures.
Both Gorr and Jane are mortally wounded in the final battle, but Gorr gets his hands on Thor's ax Stormbreaker and manages to reach Eternity, followed closely by Thor and Jane.
Knowing he's defeated, Thor appeals to Gorr's better nature. No longer under the corrupting influence of the god-killing Necrosword, the repentant God-butcher chooses to use his dying wish to resurrect his young daughter who died in the film's opening scenes, on condition Thor promises to look after her. The girl comes back to life, and Thor keeps his promise.
Farewell, Mighty Thor
Jane's transformation into Thor is part of Marvel's recent wave of characters who show that anyone can be a superhero, not just lantern-jawed white guys we've seen in comics and films for decades. Whether it's Falcon taking on the mantle of Captain America, Kamala Khan being inspired by Captain Marvel to become Ms. Marvel, or Miles Morales as Spider-Man in the comics and Spider-Verse films, iconic characters are telling a story that includes everyone. Even the kidnapped Asgardian children (and their teddy bears) get in on the action as Thor shares a touch of lighting power to fight off Gorr's shadow creatures (known in the comics as Black Berzerkers).
Sadly, Jane isn't around to be part of Thor's new family. In her human form she's dying of cancer, and although Thor's hammer Mjolnir imbued her with the powers of an Asgardian god, this power proved to be too much for her human body. It seems weird to make a big fuss about showing that a woman can be as powerful as Thor (in the finale, Jane angrily rejects being called "Lady Thor") and then undercut that by showing she can't handle it.
The lingering question, meanwhile, is what was the catchphrase she whispered to Thor before she died?
In the closing scenes, King Valkyrie and the now one-armed Asgardian warrior Sif teach the kids to fight, including Axl, son of the late Asgardian Heimdall. Played by Idris Elba, Heimdall was the guardian of the Bifrost and could magically see anything happening anywhere, but was killed by Thanos in the earlier film Avengers: Infinity War. The post-credits scene reveals, however, that having died in battle, both he and Jane make it to the Norse version of heaven, Valhalla.
The post-credits scenes also reveal that Russell Crowe's comically accented Greek god Zeus survived his apparent death too. Honestly, does no one stay dead in this film? This is a big part of why the film feels shallow, as character's deaths mean nothing and emotional moments are undermined by relentless gags (your mileage will definitely vary for the screaming goats, for example).
Even Korg, the comedy sidekick smited (smote?) by Zeus' thunderbolt is able to cheat death. Happily, a Kronan's mouth is all that's required to grow a new rocking' bod -- and he even finds love, holding hands across a pool of lava with a guy called Dwayne. Good for them.
Sad god to dad god
The reason for the film's title is revealed in the final moments. Thor serves up a nutritious breakfast of panflaps for Gorr's daughter, providing her the nutrients needed to fight the good fight for those who can't fight good. Korg's voiceover describes the pair as "Love and Thunder."
This is an example of an action hero growing as a person and softening to becoming a surrogate father. It's happened to everyone from James Bond to Wolverine (in Logan), while perhaps the defining example is Leon: The Professional (which also starred Natalie Portman, as it happens). Appropriately, the young kid Love is played by Hemsworth's own daughter.
Together the God of Thunder and his rambunctious adoptive daughter are set for more classic Thor adventures, which seems like a fitting send-off for Hemsworth as one of the last surviving heroes from the MCU original lineup. There isn't an obvious upcoming MCU movie or series that would involve Thor, but there's always a possibility he'll show up again.
As the credits roll, check out our look at how Thor: Love and Thunder's post-credits scenes set up future MCU action. | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/thor-love-and-thunder-ending-explained-lingering-questions-answered/ | 2022-07-22T00:34:36Z | https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/thor-love-and-thunder-ending-explained-lingering-questions-answered/ | false |
MILWAUKEE, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating Hanger (NYSE: HNGR) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with Patient Square Capital.
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Ademi LLP alleges Hanger's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet Hanger holders will receive only $18.75 in cash per share, with a total enterprise value for Hanger of approximately $1.25 billion. Upon completion of the transaction, Hanger will become a privately held company, and its common stock will no longer be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for Hanger by imposing a significant penalty if Hanger accepts a superior bid. Hanger insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of Hanger's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for Hanger.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
606 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN YOUNG AND NORTHEASTERN STEPHENS COUNTIES...
At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest of
Possum Kingdom State Park, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Newcastle.
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'Elvis' actress Shonka Dukureh found dead in Nashville home
July 21 (Reuters) - A singer and actress who appeared this year as blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the film "Elvis" was found dead in her Nashville apartment on Thursday, police said.
The body of Shonka Dukureh, 44, was found after one of her two young children found the actress unresponsive and ran to get a neighbor, who called 9-1-1, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a written statement.
Police said no foul play was suspected and that an autopsy had been scheduled to determine her cause of death.
Nashville Mayor John Cooper tweeted his condolences to Dukureh's family, saying that she had graduated from Fisk University in the city that she had called home for many years.
Dukureh starred alongside Austin Butler as Elvis Presley and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker in the 2022 film.
Variety reported that "Elvis" marked the first major film role for Dukureh, who was born in North Carolina.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Stephen Coates) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11037759/Elvis-actress-Shonka-Dukureh-dead-Nashville-home.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-22T00:42:23Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11037759/Elvis-actress-Shonka-Dukureh-dead-Nashville-home.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
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>> HERE IT IS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MORE LIKE ENORMOUS FROM UP CLOSE, RECOGNIZABLE SYMBOLS OF HEINZ FIELD. ONE OF THE KETCHUP BOTTLES FROM THE JUMBOTRON IS DOWN AND WHEN FANS HEARD THIS WAS HAPPENING, THEY RUSHED TO SEE IT ONE FINAL TIME. >> I THOUGHT THAT WAS KIND OF HISTORIC. I EXITED OF THE PARKWAY, CAME DOWN TO TAKE A LOOK AND THERE IT IS, LAYING ON THE GROUND. THE GIANT KETCHUP BOTTLE. CRIES ONE OF THE SYMBOLS STEELERS FANS WERE HOLDING ONTO, HOPING THE PARTNERSHIP STEELERS SAID THEY WERE KEEPING WITH HEINZ WOULD KEEP THE KETCHUP BOTTLES TWO. >> IT IS A PART OF HISTORY. THE KETCHUP BOTTLES. IT IS KIND OF SAD IT IS COMING DOWN. I AM GLAD WE GOT A PICTURE OF IT. WE CAME FROM NEW MEXICO JUST TO COME HERE BUT IT IS SAD. IT IS KIND OF OUT OF OUR HANDS. WE ARE STILL STEELERS FANS TO MATTER WHAT. HELLO EVERYBODY AND STEELER COUNTRY. >> THE ENTHUSIASM FOR THE TEAM HAS NOT WAVERED DESPITE THE LACK OF LOVE OR THE NEW NAME. >> I HOPE THIS WILL BE JUST AS GREAT A PLACE. AS LONG AS THE PRIDE IS STLL HERE AND AS LONG AS WE ARE STILL KICKING BUT AND BLEEDING BLACK AND GOLD, I THINK IT WILL BE ALL RIGHT. BUT IT IS DEFINITELY CHANGE AND I THINK WE ARE -- WE ARE OBVIOUSLY KIND OF SALTY ABOUT IT. >> EACH AND EVERY SIGN AND SYMBOL OF HEINZ FIELD IS COMING DOWN TO BE REPLACED BY ACCRA
Steelers, Kraft Heinz reach deal for continued sponsorship at stadium
It's Acrisure Stadium now, but the "Heinz Red Zone" will continue at Steelers games.
Updated: 6:54 PM EDT Jul 21, 2022
The Steelers have reached a verbal agreement with Kraft Heinz for continued sponsorship at the newly renamed Acrisure Stadium, the team confirmed Thursday.The deal comes as the last of the old Heinz Field signage is being removed from the stadium on Pittsburgh's North Shore.Kraft Heinz told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the deal includes the "Heinz Red Zone," which is declared by announcers when the Steelers offense reaches the 20-yard line, as well as one of the two giant ketchup bottles that have been taken down from their perch atop the scoreboard."Heinz will continue to be a major part of the stadium and Steelers experience," Kraft Heinz spokesperson Lynsey Elve said in an email. "I can confirm there is an agreement and, not only is the Heinz Red Zone staying, but one of the iconic ketchup bottles will be featured at the stadium in a prominent location where visitors can get a photo. There are other important elements of the deal that will give fans the opportunity to experience our brands such as concessions, tunnel covers and more."As far as the other ketchup bottle and additional Heinz memorabilia – we are planning to share and repurpose these items with the community in ways that will benefit Pittsburgh. We plan to unveil more details about this soon."
PITTSBURGH — The Steelers have reached a verbal agreement with Kraft Heinz for continued sponsorship at the newly renamed Acrisure Stadium, the team confirmed Thursday.
The deal comes as the last of the old Heinz Field signage is being removed from the stadium on Pittsburgh's North Shore.
Kraft Heinz told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that the deal includes the "Heinz Red Zone," which is declared by announcers when the Steelers offense reaches the 20-yard line, as well as one of the two giant ketchup bottles that have been taken down from their perch atop the scoreboard.
"Heinz will continue to be a major part of the stadium and Steelers experience," Kraft Heinz spokesperson Lynsey Elve said in an email. "I can confirm there is an agreement and, not only is the Heinz Red Zone staying, but one of the iconic ketchup bottles will be featured at the stadium in a prominent location where visitors can get a photo. There are other important elements of the deal that will give fans the opportunity to experience our brands such as concessions, tunnel covers and more.
"As far as the other ketchup bottle and additional Heinz memorabilia – we are planning to share and repurpose these items with the community in ways that will benefit Pittsburgh. We plan to unveil more details about this soon." | https://www.wtae.com/article/heinz-ketchup-bottles-steelers-acrisure-stadium/40682545 | 2022-07-22T00:44:20Z | https://www.wtae.com/article/heinz-ketchup-bottles-steelers-acrisure-stadium/40682545 | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
613 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Young, northeastern
Stephens and northwestern Palo Pinto Counties through 700 PM CDT...
At 612 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of Graham, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Graham, Olney, Possum Kingdom State Park and Newcastle.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Possum Kingdom Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. Do not be caught on the water
in a thunderstorm.
LAT...LON 3339 9842 3282 9843 3282 9870 3340 9891
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 158DEG 7KT 3305 9874
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
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Queensland Omicron wave cases could be 'three to five times higher' than reported, expert warns
By Lucy StoneQueensland's current COVID-19 cases could be between 3 to 5 times higher than the official tally, a leading infectious diseases expert says, as the healthcare system struggles to cope with record hospitalisations.
Key points:
- Queensland's daily COVID case load could be three to five times higher than yesterday's 11,000 cases
- Infectious disease specialist Dr Paul Griffin says the current wave shows no signs of slowing down
- People are being urged to wear masks, socially distance and update their booster shots
Yesterday the state reported 11,687 new cases of COVID-19 as highly infectious Omicron variants wreak winter havoc across the state, 2,000 cases more than Wednesday.
The rapidly rising case numbers come as hospitalisation rates in Queensland tipped 1,000 for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Twenty-one people are in intensive care and 1,034 people in hospital for the virus.
Ten deaths were reported on Thursday.
Mater Hospital director of infectious diseases Dr Paul Griffin said there was no indication Queensland had reached the peak of the latest COVID-19 wave, and the hospitalisation figure was an indication of the true case load.
"To get to that number of hospitalisations, it's very likely the real number of cases is many times higher than what we're hearing about right now," he told ABC Radio Brisbane.
"If people need to have something to motivate them to change what they're doing … it's really that hospitalisation figure that shows we're at breaking point in the healthcare system at the moment.
"We need some help to reduce how much transmission is going on out there."
Griffith University virologist Nigel McMillan said he "nearly fell off his chair" when he saw the spike in case numbers on Thursday, with his own modelling expecting a steadier increase to just under 10,000 cases, not 11,687.
"This is a much bigger increase than we would have expected, so something certainly has happened," he said.
"Timing-wise we know infection takes 5–7 days to come through. We had State of Origin on Wednesday, we had a rugby test match on Saturday and a soccer game on Sunday, all large events, but probably it’s a bit too soon ... what I would predict is we’re going to get many more cases based on those events as well, in the next few days."
Need for awareness campaign
Dr Griffin said he didn't believe a mask mandate would be the most helpful option, but masks should be supplied in high-risk settings such as sporting events, and there should be a campaign encouraging mask use, social distancing, and reminding people to get up-to-date with vaccinations.
"I think part of it, too, is a lot of people have the perception this is done, it's over with, there's no point even testing at the moment," he said.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Health Minister Yvette D'Ath this week said modelling had failed to predict the severity of the current Omicron wave, and could not predict its peak.
Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid today also warned doctors expected the situation in hospitals to worsen.
Dr Griffin said there was no indication Queensland was near the peak of the current wave, and it was up to the community to contribute to stopping the spread.
"How much longer it continues to climb and how high it gets is still very much up to what we do," he said.
"If we see a great response, the kind of response we're all calling for — people line up to get their vaccines, start wearing masks, staying at home if they're unwell — if we see all that then hopefully the peak isn't too far away and won't be much higher. | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/queensland-omicron-wave-numbers-much-higher-than-reported-expert/101260124 | 2022-07-22T00:48:17Z | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-22/queensland-omicron-wave-numbers-much-higher-than-reported-expert/101260124 | false |
USC transfer receiver Bru McCoy not eligible yet for Tennessee football, Josh Heupel says
ATLANTA — Southern Cal transfer wide receiver Bru McCoy is not yet eligible to play for Tennessee this season, Vols coach Josh Heupel said at SEC Media Days on Thursday.
"There's another hurdle that we've still got to clear for him to be completely eligible," Heupel said. "Our administration and department are working on that. And we'll find out when we find out."
The NCAA allows players to transfer once without sitting out a season. In January 2019, McCoy enrolled at USC, transferred to Texas several weeks later for spring practice and then transferred back to USC that summer before playing a college game.
Tennessee starts preseason practice Aug. 1 and plays Ball State Sept. 1.
McCoy, a 6-foot-3, 220-pounder, would compete to start at outside receiver. The Vols return 1,000-yard receiver Cedric Tillman, but they must replace Velus Jones Jr. and JaVonta Payton.
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McCoy was a five-star prospect and the No. 1 athlete in the 2019 recruiting class. He took a redshirt in 2019, played six games (three starts) in 2020 and did not play in 2021. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining, according to Tennessee’s official website.
How Tennessee vetted Bru McCoy before transfer
McCoy was arrested on July 24, 2021, on suspicion of felony intimate partner violence following an alleged incident with his ex-girlfriend and suspended by USC. But the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to file charges due to insufficient evidence in what it referred to as a “he said, she said domestic violence” case.
USC’s Title IX investigation was dropped in February because McCoy’s ex-girlfriend told USC she would not cooperate in a hearing or grant the school access to her medical records, the Los Angeles Times reported. Her restraining order against McCoy was upheld.
McCoy entered the transfer portal in January, announced his commitment to Tennessee in May and enrolled in June.
Heupel said Tennessee vetted McCoy before accepting his transfer.
"Those things always go through our administration, our compliance department, all the entities on campus," Heupel said. "We feel really good about who he is and how he's approached getting to Knoxville and becoming an integrated part of our football team and our campus life."
Quarterback Hendon Hooker said he's been impressed by McCoy's work ethic in offseason training. If eligible, he could be a main target in the Vols' passing attack.
"Bru's always down to work. I can call him at 3 a.m., and he'd be ready to go catch some balls," Hooker said. "It's a special thing in that receiver room for sure. I pride myself in working and trying to be the first one in and the last one out and I always see those receivers out there.
"Bru is a special guy. Big, fast, explosive, can catch the ball with a huge catch radius. So I'm excited to see him in action."
Reach Adam Sparks at adam.sparks@knoxnews.com and on Twitter @AdamSparks. | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/2022/07/21/bru-mccoy-not-eligible-tennessee-football-usc-transfer/10071675002/ | 2022-07-22T00:49:49Z | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/2022/07/21/bru-mccoy-not-eligible-tennessee-football-usc-transfer/10071675002/ | false |
Zach Logue, called up from Triple-A as the 27th man for the Oakland Athletics’ doubleheader with Detroit on Thursday, turned in a passable performance but was outdone by the Tigers’ Tarik Skubal.
Logue, carrying a 5.16 ERA to begin the day, only allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk in six innings of work. He threw 65 strikes in 92 pitches.
“I think (Logue) threw 11 fastballs in a row today at one point without without the ball being put in play — or maybe it was, but without a hit,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “So I think he's been gaining more confidence in what he needs to do to be successful here.”
But Skubal — born in Hayward — was even stingier. He didn’t allow a hit through four innings, racked up nine strikeouts and escaped after six innings without an earned run. The A’s lost 7-2 and Logue’s record dropped to 3-5.
“He's a really good lefty,” Kotsay said. “He hides the ball well. There was one comment in the dugout I overheard that it looked like it was coming in like a BB today.”
Logue started strong, striking out leadoff man Riley Greene and then No. 3 hitter Robbie Grossman to end the first inning. But Grossman got the best of the matchup the next time around, hitting a two-out, two-run double in the third.
“The first double that he hit, I thought it was a decent pitch,” Logue said. “We were trying to go up and in. It was up, it probably could have been in a little bit more and he just got to it.”
Thursday was Logue’s fifth stint with the A’s. His previous big-league start was July 9 in a win over Houston when he only allowed two runs and a walk.
His 5.16 ERA is the product of two rough starts during his third call-up from May 20-28. In 4 ⅔ innings he coughed up seven runs against Seattle on May 23. In his next start, Texas squeezed four runs out of Logue in 2 ⅓ innings. In his previous outings with the A’s (April 15-19 and May 6-17) Logue boasted a 2.04 ERA across four games.
“I think I was just kind of feeling a little uncomfortable mechanically early on in the year,” Logue said. “I've settled into the season and into a routine a little bit more, just feeling a little more comfortable out there.”
Logue’s outing Thursday could have been better had he received more assistance from a less-than-crisp defense.
With two outs in the fifth inning, Riley Greene singled. He moved around to third when Sheldon Neuse charged a Javier Baez grounder but missed the pickup. Grossman sent Greene home — an unearned run — and made it 3-0 with another double.
Grossman’s first double could have been fielded by left fielder Chad Pinder, but he was a step too late and the ball went just over his head.
Seth Brown was the only A’s batter to record an extra base hit or cross home plate.
After flying out to left in the second, Brown doubled and advanced to third on a wild pitch in the fifth. Stephen Piscotty brought him in with a sacrifice fly. In the seventh, Brown hit his team-leading 11th home run of the season.
Kikue Higuchi (she/her) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: kikue.higuchi@sfchronicle.com; Twitter: @kychiguchi | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/Frequent-call-up-Zach-Logue-performs-well-but-17321073.php | 2022-07-22T00:50:00Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/athletics/article/Frequent-call-up-Zach-Logue-performs-well-but-17321073.php | false |
Why you should check your toaster tray NOW: Shocking photo reveals the hidden amount of crumbs lurking in your appliance: 'This is a fire hazard'
- A photo has prompted many online to clean their kitchen toaster
- A woman was lost for words after removing the trays in a second hand toaster
- The crumbs from pieces of fruit toast were stuck on the metal trays
- While cleaning was attempted, the woman decided to throw the appliance away
- Some online deemed the used toaster to be 'a fire hazard' as it wasn't cleaned
A woman has shared a shocking photo to remind others how important it is to clean toaster trays regularly and remove the crumbs.
Posting to a popular Australian Facebook group, the woman was lost for words after cleaning a second hand toaster given to her from relatives.
'My partner and I were given this toaster by his aunt and uncle when we moved in together, I didn't have a chance to clean it when we got it with all the moving stress but I've just taken out the crumb trays and found this,' she wrote online.
The crumbs and pieces of fruit from sweet toast were stuck on the two trays making it difficult to remove.
A woman posted a photo of the shocking amount of crumbs on two toaster trays (pictured). The crumbs and pieces of fruit from sweet toast were stuck on the two trays making it difficult to remove
The woman attempted cleaning the trays by soaking them in hot soapy water, but nothing seemed to work.
'I guess they liked fruit toast because all the crumbs are glued to the trays and the bottom of the toaster with fruit!' she said.
Desperately wanting suggestions, she asked: 'How should I clean the inside of the toaster? Or should I just give up and throw it out? It works perfectly fine but I'm not sure I can get over how disgusting it is.'
In the comments some suggested using small unused toothbrushes or paintbrushes to clean the inside of the toaster.
One woman wrote: 'Clean but be every careful of elements on sides. The tray is meant to collect crumbs and cleaned regularly.'
Another warned that if the toaster isn't cleaned properly it could be 'a fire hazard'.
Others suggested disposing of the appliance and getting a new one
'Not worth the effort for $10 or so for a cheap new one,' one person wrote.
'Sounds like it needs to go to your local E-Waste drop off (not landfill),' another added.
After reading the suggestions, the woman decided to throw out the used toaster.
'Tried most suggestions with no luck - everything really is glued to the toaster with melted fruit particles and impossible to get off unfortunately,' she said.
'Even the trays that now don't have any crumbs on them, are still sticky to the touch and likely to stay that way. Concerned about it being a hazard so new toaster for us I think!'
To clean a toaster safely, first unplug it from the power then remove the trays found on the side.
Then shake the toaster upside down over the sink to remove any more crumbs inside.
Next, gently clean the interior using an old toothbrush then clean the exterior with a microfibre cloth. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/cleaning/article-11037479/How-clean-toaster-safely-Photo-reveals-crumbs-appliance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-22T00:54:10Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/cleaning/article-11037479/How-clean-toaster-safely-Photo-reveals-crumbs-appliance.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
ATLANTA — An Atlanta film producer has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges after prosecutors said he promoted cryptocurrency investment schemes that cost investors thousands.
The man is accused of promoting an initial coin offering (ICO) for a new entertainment streaming platform FLiK, which he claimed would surpass Netflix in 2017. Prosecutors explained ICOs are fundraising events where issuers of a cryptocurrency set a fundraising amount, offer it to the public in a crowd sale, and receive cryptocurrency from investors in exchange.
To pump the price of FLiK coins, the 48-year-old falsely represented to investors that a prominent Atlanta rapper and actor was a co-owner of the currency, and said the United States military has also agreed to distribute the streaming platform, court records read, adding FLiK was finalizing licensing deals with major studios. Prosecutors said each of these claims was a lie.
Instead of using investor funds to develop FLiK, the film producer diverted around $2.4 million to his personal account, prosecutors allege. He used the payout to buy a Ferrari, a $1.5-million home, diamond jewelry, among other vehicles.
"The defendant used 21st-century technology to perpetrate an age-old fraud: lying to investors to steal their money and fund his own lavish lifestyle,” U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said in a news release.
The man conducted a similar scheme in 2018, this time for a cryptocurrency trading exchange CoinSpark. When investors demanded a refund, the man never returned their money. He raised $200,000 in the heist, lawyers said, adding a significant portion of those funds were diverted to his personal account.
Twelve counts have been filed against the man. He's facing charges of wire fraud, money laundering, and securities fraud, which were added on the fourth day of his jury trial, records show. His sentencing hearing has not been scheduled.
“(His) conviction should serve as a warning to anyone who seeks to capitalize on emerging technology to victimize others," Buchanan said.
The FBI is also investigating. | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlanta-film-producer-pleads-guilty-multi-million-cryptocurrency-scheme/85-87ff2e86-30e4-4689-9d3b-f47fa9812f91 | 2022-07-22T00:54:18Z | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/atlanta-film-producer-pleads-guilty-multi-million-cryptocurrency-scheme/85-87ff2e86-30e4-4689-9d3b-f47fa9812f91 | false |
Farmers ready for help as drought monitor hits extreme level
SHARP COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - Farmers are ready for help as a new drought monitor shows portions of Northeast Arkansas to be included in a D3 category.
A D3 category is a level on the National Drought Monitor, which levels the severity of drought across the United States.
The D3 category is when government assistance programs are activated to help farmers financially.
While farmers do not know what they will be receiving the assistance, they should begin to hear more information in the coming days.
As farmers wait, the pressure is still on.
Due to the dry conditions, farmers have less hay, leading to some selling their cattle to survive.
Chance Battles of Sharp County said he’s ready for what assistance might come.
“I think anything you can receive like that would sure be a blessing at this point,” he said. “We would certainly be grateful for anything that we had the opportunity to get assistance from. Will it take the place of a good rain? Probably not.”
Battles said though he doesn’t know what the future holds, he trusts his community will stick together.
“Everybody is in it together though. That’s what you’ve got to keep in mind. All your neighbors are going through the same thing you are,” he explained. “I think one thing we’ve got in this community is people care about each other and we depend on each other.”
Copyright 2022 KAIT. All rights reserved. | https://www.kait8.com/2022/07/22/farmers-ready-help-drought-monitor-hits-extreme-level/ | 2022-07-22T00:55:39Z | https://www.kait8.com/2022/07/22/farmers-ready-help-drought-monitor-hits-extreme-level/ | true |
FBI: No sign of Jimmy Hoffa under New Jersey bridge
Detroit — The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
The Pulaski Skyway now becomes another dead end in the decades-long mystery that has stretched from a Michigan horse farm to the East Coast: Where are the remains of one of America's most powerful labor leaders?
The 47-year riddle turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the bridge in Jersey City. The FBI conducted a search there in early June.
“Nothing of evidentiary value was discovered during that search,” said Mara Schneider, an FBI spokeswoman in Detroit.
“While we do not currently anticipate any additional activity at the site, the FBI will continue to pursue any viable lead in our efforts to locate Mr. Hoffa,” she said.
Schneider declined to comment further when asked for details about the excavation.
Authorities believe Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit in 1975 while meeting with reputed mobsters.
Dan Moldea, a journalist who has written extensively about the Hoffa saga, said he was personally briefed by the FBI in a video conference call Thursday.
He said the FBI and its contractors did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended.
“I'm not thrilled with the result. ... My impression today was them breaking the bad news to me: Thanks for the tip but this is over. That’s my interpretation," Moldea told The Associated Press.
“They dug holes very, very deep,” he said.
The FBI reached out to Moldea last year after he published a detailed account from Frank Cappola, who was a teenager in the 1970s when he worked at the old PJP Landfill near the bridge.
Cappola said his father, Paul Cappola, who also worked at the landfill, explained how Hoffa’s body was delivered there in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried with other barrels, bricks and dirt.
Paul Cappola, worried that police might be watching, dug a hole on New Jersey state property, about 100 yards from the landfill, and subsequently moved the unmarked barrel there, according to Moldea.
Frank Cappola spoke to Fox Nation and Moldea before he died in 2020 and signed a document attesting to his late father’s story.
Moldea said the FBI told him it did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended because radar showed nothing suspicious below ground.
“I do think they missed this one spot,” he said. “I think the body’s there. We just can't find it.”
Hoffa was president of the 2.1 million-member Teamsters union from 1957-71, even keeping the title while in prison for trying to bribe jurors during a previous trial. He was released from prison in 1971 when President Richard Nixon shortened his sentence.
It has been long speculated that Hoffa, who was 62, was killed by enemies because he was planning a Teamsters comeback. He was declared legally dead in 1982. | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/fbi-no-sign-jimmy-hoffa-under-new-jersey-bridge/10123484002/ | 2022-07-22T00:56:27Z | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/07/21/fbi-no-sign-jimmy-hoffa-under-new-jersey-bridge/10123484002/ | false |
Stamp Is Latest in Music Icons Stamp Series
NEWPORT, R.I., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Famed folk singer Pete Seeger was honored today as he was inducted into the Postal Service's Music Icons Forever stamp series at the Jane Pickens Theater.
Share the news of the stamp with the hashtag #PeteSeegerStamp.
"The Postal Service is pleased to present our new Music Icons stamp honoring Pete Seeger, a man who inspired countless musicians and millions of fans around the world," said Tom Foti, the Postal Service's product solutions vice president, who served as the stamp ceremony's dedicating official. "He was not only a champion of traditional American music, he was also celebrated as a unifying power by promoting a variety of causes, such as, civil rights, workers' rights, social justice, the peace movement and protecting the environment."
The other participants at the stamp ceremony were members of Seeger's family; Chris Funk, music director of the Newport Folk Festival Presents For Pete's Sake; and Béla Fleck, who performed the national anthem.
The Pete Seeger Forever stamps are being sold in panes of 16.
The stamp art features a color-tinted, black-and-white photograph taken in the early 1960s by Dan Seeger, the performer's son. Pete Seeger is shown in left profile, singing and playing his iconic banjo.
The square stamp pane resembles a vintage 45 rpm record sleeve. One side of the pane includes the stamps and the image of a sliver of a record seeming to peek out the top of the sleeve. A larger version of the stamp-art photograph appears on the reverse side with the words "Pete Seeger FOLK SINGER."
Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp and pane. Dan Seeger's photograph was color-tinted by Kristen Monthei.
The Forging of a Folk Hero
Pete Seeger (1919-2014) revived and championed traditional American music. A resolute voice of conscience and defender of American liberties, he adapted and popularized the song "We Shall Overcome," which rose to become the predominant anthem of the civil rights movement. His own compositions galvanized populist uprisings: "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" has given musical voice to peace movements since the Vietnam War, and "If I Had a Hammer" has been embraced by an array of activists.
"It is an honor to see a photo of my father I'd taken some 60 years ago become this wonderful Forever stamp," said Dan Seeger. "My dad did most of his correspondence by hand — written letters — and I can imagine him smiling and of course appreciating this great honor because he relied on the U.S. Mail with its simplicity and honesty, knowing that thoughts and ideas can go from the sender over a tremendous expanse to a single receiver and get delivered."
Responding to Seeger's enormous charisma as a performer, audiences turned his concerts into sing-alongs, led by his clear tenor and ringing five-string banjo, its head inscribed: "This machine surrounds hate and forces it to surrender." In the eyes of generations of admirers, Seeger's ideals and ordeals elevated him from folk singer to folk hero.
He was raised in New York and Connecticut by musician parents. Young Peter Seeger intuitively took to any musical instrument put within his reach. While he was still a toddler, his family made a pilgrimage to the South — homemade trailer in tow — to introduce classical music to the people of Appalachia. Following a recital by Seeger's parents, the teacher-student balance quickly reversed; audience members gave an impromptu concert of regional folk tunes. A return to the South during his teenage years further enticed Seeger. Rural Southern folk music — and the five-string banjo that characterized it — would influence his long, extraordinary career.
Seeger dropped out of college after two years at Harvard University, where he had prioritized populist causes and music over academics. In the late 1930s, he moved to New York City and also worked in Washington, DC, where he archived folk songs and recordings for the Library of Congress. He also hitchhiked and hopped boxcars to see America and hear its music. During these youthful wanderings, he met influential folk musicians, including Huddie Ledbetter, best known as Lead Belly, and Woody Guthrie, who penned "This Land is Your Land" at around the same time. Guthrie and Lead Belly became two of Seeger's mentors.
Seeger and Guthrie roamed the country and organized the Almanac Singers, a loose coalition of musicians who tunefully promoted labor unionization wherever they went. Staunchly anti-fascist, the Almanacs wrote patriotic songs as Hitler menaced Europe and America entered World War II. Drafted in 1942, Seeger served three years in the Army, entertaining troops stateside and in the South Pacific until the Allied victory.
After the war, Seeger formed the Weavers, a quartet of like-minded musicians. They did not anticipate huge mainstream success, but it arrived quickly: "Goodnight, Irene," a Lead Belly composition that was the flip side of their first release, became the number one song of 1950. This surprise hit was followed by other catchy releases. Some, such as "Wimoweh," and in later years, "Guantanamera," were imported gems that Seeger plucked from obscurity. "Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and "On Top of Old Smokey" were among the songs from Americana that he repopularized. Still others, such as "The Hammer Song (If I Had a Hammer)," were written or co-written by Seeger, with the catchiness and thematic qualities of folk anthems.
The Weavers' success was meteoric and their downfall just about as swift. The group's left-wing politics did not sit well with Congressional anti-Communist crusaders during the early Cold War era. Disc jockeys stopped playing Weavers records, their bookings dried up, and they disbanded in 1952. They would regroup a few years later, but they would never regain the same widespread popularity.
Subpoenaed to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1955, Seeger was asked whether he had sung for Communist groups. Defiantly, he called such questions improper, and asserted his patriotism and his right to sing to anyone who wanted to hear him. His lack of contrition brought him 10 counts of contempt of Congress, each carrying a one-year prison term, a sentence not overturned until 1962. Although not imprisoned as the legal process played out, he was effectively blacklisted. Media executives were intimidated by the consequences of association with those branded subversive, and Seeger would not appear on network television again until 1967.
He was sidelined but couldn't be silenced. Seeger recorded prolifically, embarked on a musical world tour with his family, sang with civil rights groups in the Deep South, and virtually invented the college campus concert circuit.
During Seeger's exile from radio and TV, the seeds he had sown for a folk revival bore ample fruit for other artists. The Kingston Trio had a hit record with "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" as did Peter, Paul and Mary, who also charted with "If I Had a Hammer." The Byrds electrified "Turn! Turn! Turn!," a beautifully simple song that Seeger had adapted from a favorite biblical passage. That record topped the charts in 1965. Seeger also fostered the careers of a new generation of folkies, including Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, partly through his early stewardship of the Newport Folk Festival.
In 1963, Seeger garnered some radio airplay with his biggest solo hit, "Little Boxes," a song satirizing the conformity in "ticky-tacky" housing developments proliferating across the post-war American landscape. Although the song's popularity ended his long radio silence, Seeger remained motivated not by hit records but by the unity and harmony of voices lifted in purposeful song.
Classrooms were among his favorite venues. In time, the school kids he had sung with in the 1940s and '50s grew into the politically empowered college students of the 1960s. As the civil rights and anti-war movements gathered steam, Seeger was often present on campuses to offer his talents and support.
Having taken a stand in so many of the 20th century's pressing societal issues, Seeger found his next cause in his own backyard. Sailing near the log cabin he built with Toshi, his longtime wife and partner, he became alarmed by sewage, garbage and chemical runoff in the Hudson River. To call attention to the river's plight, he spearheaded efforts to build a sloop like the tall-masted wooden cargo boats that had sailed the Hudson in centuries past.
Called Clearwater, the vessel was launched in 1969 and ever since has brought attention to the river through onboard concerts, education programs and riverside festivals. Now a National Historic Site, the sloop Clearwater and the organization supporting it have inspired generations of river stewards, and other environmental groups have emulated its organizational model.
Seeger was widely honored during the later years of his life, winning both the National Medal of the Arts and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1994. In 1996, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. His album "Pete" won the 1997 Grammy Award for best traditional folk album, an award he also won in 2009 for "At 89." New audiences were introduced to Seeger's music when Bruce Springsteen devoted an entire 2006 album to Seeger songs.
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at a concert marking the 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, Seeger, along with Springsteen and a crowd of some 400,000 people, sang "This Land is Your Land."
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Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) closed at $31.78 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.96% move from the prior day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.99% gain on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.51%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.38%.
Heading into today, shares of the poultry producer had gained 4.39% over the past month, lagging the Consumer Staples sector's gain of 4.45% and the S&P 500's gain of 7.91% in that time.
Wall Street will be looking for positivity from Pilgrim's Pride as it approaches its next earnings report date. This is expected to be July 27, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.12, up 77.78% from the prior-year quarter.
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New warrant issued for election-denying Colorado clerk
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A new arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Colorado’s election-denying clerk, less than a week after the embattled official convinced a judge not to send her back to jail for improperly traveling out of state while awaiting trial on felony charges.
The warrant was issued for Tina Peters’ arrest after authorities say she violated another term of her $25,000 bail — a prohibition on contacting workers at the Mesa County elections office, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.
Peters is under indictment in a break-in of the county’s election system to search for evidence of former President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories. A judge barred Peters from overseeing last year’s local elections or this year’s.
Peters lost her bid for the Republican Party nomination for Colorado Secretary of State last month. After the Secretary of State’s office told her she was not entitled to a hand recount under the law, Peters contacted dozens of county election offices asking them to do their own. One of those, authorities said, was Mesa County’s in violation of her release.
Last week, Peters’ attorneys convinced a judge not to send her back to jail for traveling to Nevada to speak to a conference of conservative sheriffs — a violation of the terms of her release, which prohibited her from leaving the state without approval. But her attorneys said they were to blame for the trip because they didn’t tell her not to travel.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno's city council president addressed the attempted extortion charges against him for the first time publicly Thursday.
Nelson Esparza said he's not going anywhere and he's not guilty.
The case against Esparza looms large at City Hall, but at least for now, it won't change anything about how the city does its business.
"The people's business will continue here at City Hall uninterrupted," Esparza said
He presided over Thursday's city council meeting - the same as he has every other meeting since taking over as council president in January.
But this time, he did it with a felony charge hanging over his head.
RELATED: Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza charged with attempted extortion
Prosecutors filed an attempted extortion case against Esparza on Monday, accusing him of threatening to fire then-city attorney Doug Sloan unless Sloan worked exclusively for Esparza and the council majority.
Esparza said he committed no crime.
"Time and process will demonstrate that there has been no wrongdoing in the building," he said.
An arrest warrant declaration shows Sloan talked about the Esparza conversation with a couple of the attorneys in his office, and city manager Georgeanne White.
Councilmember Garry Bredefeld found out about it and after Sloan told Bredefeld he thought the conversation amounted to extortion, Bredefeld took the accusations public.
RELATED: Councilmember Garry Bredefeld accusing Nelson Esparza of extortion
That's when Sloan also emailed an Action News reporter about the conversation.
He said Esparza told him, "I'm just going to cut to the chase. I'm standing between you and you losing your job. From now on you are to work only for the council majority."
But public speakers at the city council meeting were skeptical.
"I know you're not doing anything, Nelson," said Fernando Elizondo, Sr. "I see they're trying to eliminate you, OK?"
"Nelson, I know you didn't do anything wrong," said Lisa Flores. "Hang tough. Stay tough. You have my support."
Councilmember Bredefeld didn't have anything to say publicly Thursday, but he scheduled a closed session discussion about the possibility of Esparza filing a lawsuit against the city.
The council returned from that back room meeting, said nothing about it, and moved on with their meeting with Esparza running it.
"And with that, I'd like to say 'Let's get back to work,'" Esparza said.
He said he's staying in his council president position and he intends to serve his entire term on council, which would last into 2027.
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One-Hour Crossover Special Featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, Paramount+ Original series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show Animated Series Slated to Bow in November on Nickelodeon
First-Look Clip and Art of Comedy Satire Revealed During Panel that Brought Together SpongeBob Universe Veteran Voice Talent and Executive Producers at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022
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BURBANK, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon will take viewers on a multidimensional adventure deep below the ocean's surface throughout Bikini Bottom with the first-ever SpongeBob Universe crossover special, "The Tidal Zone." The one-hour special encompasses all three animated series within the SpongeBob Universe, SpongeBob SquarePants, the Paramount+ original series Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years and The Patrick Star Show, and follows GrandPat (The Patrick Star Show) as he makes his way through each dimension. The special is slated to premiere in November on Nickelodeon.
The crossover special was revealed today during an exclusive panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2022 where SpongeBob fans packed the room for a look at these iconic shows. Moderated by Patrick Gomez (Editor-in-Chief, Entertainment Weekly), the panel brought together legendary voice talent from all three series--Tom Kenny (SpongeBob), Bill Fagerbakke (Patrick), Jill Talley (Karen, Squidina), Kate Higgins (Narlene), and Carlos Alazraqui (Nobby) —and executive producers Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller.
"The Tidal Zone," is journey into an hour of television where two dimensions can become three, and French divers can wear black ties. Observe a tale of both comedy and caution, of satire and stupidity. Minds may switch, bodies may shrink, and robots may rise in…"The Tidal Zone."
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The news comes on the heels of the recently announced pickup for a 14th season of SpongeBob SquarePants (26 episodes), which will continue to follow incurable optimist SpongeBob SquarePants, Patrick, Sandy, Mr. Krabs, Plankton and Squidward, along with all of the denizens of Bikini Bottom. The world will continue to expand with more new episodes of Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years coming to Paramount+ on Sept. 30 and The Patrick Star Show continuing to rollout on Nickelodeon, along with three character-driven movies launching exclusively on Paramount+, and a fourth theatrical release from Nickelodeon Animation currently in development.
Since its launch July 17, 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has reigned as the most-watched animated series for nearly 20 consecutive years, while generating a universe of beloved characters, pop culture catchphrases and memes, theatrical releases, consumer products, a Tony award-winning Broadway musical and a global fan base. SpongeBob SquarePants is one of the most widely distributed properties in Paramount International history, seen in more than 170 countries, translated in 29+ languages, and averaging more than 100 million total viewers every quarter. SpongeBob SquarePants was created by Stephen Hillenburg and produced by Nickelodeon in Burbank, Calif. The character-driven cartoon chronicles the nautical and sometimes nonsensical adventures of SpongeBob, an incurable optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends.
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Last Friday, the country’s main theatrical venue, Astana Opera, completed its 9th season. Admiring its impressive results could take a long time: 10 tours around Kazakhstan, the artists’ awards, festival nominations, and the creative team delighted the audience with three high-profile premieres. In the new season, which will open on September 9, the opera house will hold a brilliant celebration of the 10th anniversary of its foundation, Astana Opera informs on its website.
The outgoing season was eventful for all artists. The repertoire performances and concerts at the Astana Opera’s Grand Hall and the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall were presented in an unprecedented variety: every month the viewers were offered to choose from 25 different performances in the playbill.
The premieres have won the audience’s particular attention. These are Tibor Kocsak’s ballet Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in Gyula Harangozo’s choreography, Yerkegali Rakhmadiyev’s heroic opera Alpamys, which was presented for the first time in 30 years at the capital’s opera house in a completely new interpretation, and the audience also fell in love with the premiere of Jiri Kylian’s comedy ballet Sechs Tanze.
Touring Life:
The 9th season was marked by a series of tours of Kazakh theatres and foreign artists at Astana Opera – the team of the Abai Kazakh National Opera and Ballet Theatre shone on its stage, the capital’s audience also applauded the artists of the Shymkent Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Qaraghandy Academic Musical Comedy Theatre. The pianist Giuseppe Gullotta, the bandoneonist Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, the principal first violin of the Teatro alla Scala Laura Marzadori (Italy) performed on tour at the opera house.
As for the Astana Opera team itself, it began to actively tour by the middle of the season, when the situation with restrictive measures improved. Twice the ballet company performed in Almaty, later the dancers presented their art to the audiences of Turkestan and Shymkent. The opera company and the symphony orchestra toured Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Qaraghandy, Rudnyi, Aqtobe and Petropavl. Thanks to this, Kazakhstanis were able to get to know the work of the capital’s opera house more closely, and the audience discovered classical art in a new way.
Well-Deserved Awards:
In addition to intense touring, the artists worked hard on their own native stage, creating magic and enchantment for their beloved viewers, giving them the joy of coming into contact with high art. Often their work does not go unnoticed, and the awards find their recipients. Musical consultant, pianist Raushan Beskembirova and leading accompanist Dolores Umbetaliyeva received the title of Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan. Astana Opera’s conductor Ruslan Baimurzin became a Cavalier of the Order of Qurmet. In addition, many opera house employees were awarded the badge Madeniyet Salasynyn Uzdigi. Principal dancer Aigerim Beketayeva and soloist Zhamilya Jarkimbayeva became the winners of the first prize of the TeatrALL International Festival in the nominations Best Ballet Dancer for the title role in the production of Adolphe Adam’s ballet Giselle and in the nomination Best Soloist for the performance of Zhibek’s aria in Yevgeny Brusilovsky’s opera Kyz Zhibek, respectively. The opera soloist Shyngys Rassylkhan received the award in the nomination New Name – Umit. Sofya Tasmagambetova and Pavel Dragunov’s set design for Astana Opera’s production of the opera Kyz Zhibek was recognized as the Best Set Design at this festival.
Special Projects: the ninth theatrical season was also rich in unique ballet, opera and symphony projects. The artistic director of the ballet company Altynai Asylmuratova created around 20 gala evenings. Each of them was unlike the previous ones. Thanks to these concerts, the audience discovered new names, because they featured young talented dancers, who had recently joined the company, but had already confidently made their presence known. The opera house’s principal conductor Alan Buribayev brought to the viewers’ attention a number of new projects that resonated with the audience. It is worth noting that the grand performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 under his baton still ‘lives on’, as the recording of this concert featuring over a thousand and two hundred musicians was broadcast for three months on the French television channel Mezzo TV with 40 million people viewership.
A significant event was the opening of the Astana Opera Friends Club, which now absolutely everyone can join and become closer to art. In addition, the opera house carried out a rebranding: updated the logo, the website and created a version of the website for visually impaired people. Another important project of the opera house is the Astana Opera International Opera Academy. This year, the academy completed its first academic year. The academy attendees achieved considerable success: they held a number of concerts and the premiere of Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni. Future opera singers improved their skills by studying with highly qualified specialists such as Francesco Medda, Anatoli Goussev and other famous maestros. There is every reason to believe that the academy will soon strengthen Astana Opera’s position as a world-class cultural center.
Astana Opera in Numbers: Overall, work on the formation of the opera house’s image in the world cultural space is ongoing. One of the areas is the artists’ participation in international competitions. Thus, from September last year to June this year, Astana Opera’s soloists took part in international competitions and festivals and brought glory to the opera house in many countries of the world. Among them are Japan, Italy, Australia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and other countries. Yerenbaq Toikenov won second place in the International Competition for Young Opera Directors "Nano-Opera", which was broadcast live on the Rossiya-K TV channel.
Astana Opera held more than 207 events, and 61,127 people attended the opera house’s performances and concerts. About 45 exhibitions dedicated to legendary art figures, the opera house’s artists, as well as stage directors and designers, were held in the opera house’s foyer. Over the past period, about 7 thousand articles were published in the leading Kazakhstani mass media.
Important Dates: Other numbers were reflected in anniversary dates, as the theatrical season was rich in them. The Astana Opera Grand Hall and the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall featured wonderful concerts – Zhubanovtar Alemi for the 95th anniversary of Gaziza Zhubanova, Assyl Arman for the 100th anniversary of Roza Baglanova, Akhmet Zhubanov and Latyf Khamidi’s opera Abai for the 125th anniversary of Mukhtar Auezov, as well as the concert Kazakhtyn Bulbuly for the 110th anniversary of Kulyash Baiseitova, and Ulylargha Taghzym for the anniversaries of famous composers, performers and writers.
The Year of Children: Many of the composers, whose anniversaries the opera house has celebrated, dedicated their works to children. It is known that the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared 2022 the Year of Children. In this regard, Astana Opera has implemented and is still preparing for actualization many wonderful projects. Thus, the opening of the Theatrical Crafts division of the Children’s Studio took place in January. In addition, Choir and Ballet departments of the Astana Opera Children’s Studio continue their active work. Along with the accomplished artists, the children participate in opera performances at the Grand Hall and in concerts at the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall. The billboard for March featured the first festival Week of Classical Music for Children. It is important to note that the Theatrical Lesson project, created jointly with the Nur-Sultan Akimat, has become very popular. Now not only city schoolchildren, but also children from regional and rural schools strive to take part in it.
Good Deeds: The capital’s children also had an opportunity to attend exhibitions on a charitable basis, which were held, among others, for autistic children. Overall, 760 people attended charity projects. In addition, Astana Opera, together with the capital’s Akimat, implemented the Madeni El charity project. Engrossing programs ABAQUS-DARYN, Magical Bow, a concert from the Classics for Children series – Camille Saint-Saens’ Le Carnaval des Animaux, a creative evening of the composer Pierre Thilloy as part of the Astana Keshteri festival, and an away charity concert Viva Mozart! did not leave the audience indifferent.
To raise the cultural level, cultivate aesthetic perception and for educational purposes, the opera house invited the National Guard servicemen, as well as members of their families, to performances and concerts.
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, the elderly, and low-income families were not left out. For them, Astana Opera’s volunteers prepared food baskets and holiday gifts.
More to Come
Undoubtedly, good deeds, engrossing projects, and touring will continue in the new season. International mass media have already announced the opening of the 10th anniversary season.
It will be marked by exciting events – Astana Opera will hold the Zhibek Zholy International Festival. Kazakhstani and foreign opera and ballet stars will perform at the festival and world theatre critics will attend. The opera house opens the anniversary season itself with a concert featuring world opera star, Grammy Award winner soprano Sumi Jo (Korea). It is worth emphasizing that Sumi Jo is a designated UNESCO Artist for Peace. Among other things, the creative team is preparing for the upcoming premieres – contemporary ballet Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev staged by Raimondo Rebeck, as well as Balnur Kydyrbek’s opera-ballet Kalkaman – Mamyr directed by Yuri Alexandrov and Zholan Dastenov’s children’s opera (!) Kanbak Shal directed by Yerenbak Toikenov," Galym Akhmedyarov, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, Astana Opera’s general director, said.
During the off-season, the opera house will not say goodbye to the audience. Tour performances of the theatres of Qaraghandy and Turkestan, as well as exciting concerts Musical Holidays at Astana Opera at the Kulyash Baiseitova Chamber Hall await the viewers at Astana Opera. | https://www.kt.kz/eng/society/culture_higher_education_of_kazakhstan_presented_in_1377937049.html | 2022-07-22T01:14:36Z | https://www.kt.kz/eng/society/culture_higher_education_of_kazakhstan_presented_in_1377937049.html | false |
Thomas Lane: Ex-policeman jailed for role in George Floyd killing
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An ex-policeman has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for violating the civil rights of George Floyd, whose 2020 Minneapolis death led to protests.
Thomas Lane, one of the officers who tried to arrest Mr Floyd, was sentenced following a conviction in February.
Lane, a white man, was found guilty of showing "deliberate indifference" to the medical needs of Mr Floyd, a 46-year-old black man.
Federal prosecutors had called for Lane to face more than five years in prison.
But his lawyers had asked for just over two years on the grounds that Lane had suggested pushing Mr Floyd onto his side and had attempted to resuscitate him.
"It's terrible," one of George Floyd's brothers, Philonise Floyd, told reporters after the sentencing.
"This whole criminal system needs to be torn down and rebuilt."
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was filmed kneeling on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, is currently serving a 22-and-a-half-year sentence.
He was found guilty of Mr Floyd's murder last year. He also pleaded guilty in December to his own federal civil rights charges as part of a plea agreement.
Lane, 39, Tou Thao, 36, and J Alexander Kueng, 28, were present during the murder, but were charged with showing "deliberate indifference to [Mr Floyd's] serious medical needs".
Chauvin was a field training officer to both Lane and Kueng.
Thao and Kueng were also convicted of failing to intervene to stop the use of "unreasonable force" against Mr Floyd by Chauvin. Lane did not face that second charge.
In May, Lane pleaded guilty to state aiding and abetting manslaughter charges and agreed to a sentence of three years in jail. He will serve the two sentences concurrently.
A state trial is scheduled to be begin in January for the other two officers.
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MANASSAS, Va., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-66 Express Mobility Partners is holding an open house job fair at 7450 Century Park Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20109. Wednesday July 27th 10am to 3pm. Bring your resumes for review and an opportunity to interview on-the-spot with hiring managers. For more information visit 66expresspartners.com to view a list of job openings.
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(NEXSTAR) – The United States has its first case of polio in nearly a decade after health officials in New York confirmed Thursday that an unvaccinated young adult had contracted the disease.
The patient, a resident of Rockland County, had not traveled outside of the U.S. and developed paralysis, one of the more serious but less common side effects of polio.
It appears the patient had a vaccine-derived strain of the virus, perhaps from someone who got live vaccine — available in other countries, but not the U.S. — and spread it, officials said.
The person is no longer deemed contagious, but investigators are trying to figure out how the infection occurred and whether other people were exposed to the virus.
An infamous disease
While there now exists a vaccine that protects 99 out of 100 children who receive it, Americans once lived in fear of the disease, which was responsible for thousands of cases of paralysis each year. Most of those outbreak-driven cases were in children.
Polio can be transmitted through contaminated water, contact with the feces of an infected person or, less commonly, droplets from a sneeze or cough of someone who has polio.
In the vast majority of patients there are either no symptoms or mild effects, but for a smaller proportion of patients – less than 1 in 100 – The disease can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis and possibly permanent disability and death. Children who fully recover may still develop muscle pain, weakness or paralysis as adults, dozens of years later as adults.
The National Museum of American History’s Behring Center called polio “the most notorious disease of the 20th Century until AIDS appeared.”
Before vaccines became available in 1955, isolation was prescribed after confirmed cases in children. Since polio can be transmitted without symptoms, communities struggled to understand how or why people, most often children, got it.
“The enforced separation of families during the early, acute phase of the disease contributed to the intense dread and fear that polio aroused,” according to the center’s website. “Children and parents were not allowed any contact for ten to fourteen days and then only limited visiting for weeks afterward.”
A national vaccination campaign cut the annual number of U.S. cases to less than 100 in the 1960s and fewer than 10 in the 1970s, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the U.S., meaning there was no longer routine spread.
An effective vaccine
There are two types of polio vaccines. The U.S. and many other countries use shots made with an inactivated version of the virus. But some countries where polio has been more of a recent threat use a weakened live virus that is given to children as drops in the mouth. In rare instances, the weakened virus can mutate into a form capable of sparking new outbreaks.
U.S. children are still routinely vaccinated against polio with the inactivated vaccine. Federal officials recommend four doses: to be given at 2 months of age; 4 months; at 6 to 18 months; and at age 4 through 6 years. Some states require only three doses.
According to the CDC’s most recent childhood vaccination data, about 93% of 2-year-olds had received at least three doses of polio vaccine.
Thursday’s announcement is now causing concern in the medical community. Jennifer Nuzzo, a Brown University pandemic researcher, says it should act as a wake-up call for people who are unvaccinated.
“This isn’t normal. We don’t want to see this,” Nuzzo said. “If you’re vaccinated, it’s not something you need to worry about. But if you haven’t gotten your kids vaccinated, it’s really important that you make sure they’re up to date.”
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FLINT, MI- A four-hour, free to the public summit and business expo event will take place this Friday in downtown Flint.
The Black Business Expo Financial Empowerment Summit presented by Chennelle Dismond will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 22, at the Flint Farmers’ Market, 300 E. 1st St.
This event will be showcasing a variety of local vendors and organizations. The showcase will include healthcare & wellness organizations, nonprofit agencies, restaurant owners & food truck operators, catering & unique food prep services, business resource distributors, clothing designers, merchant service providers, authors/publishers, IT/Digital/ Media Support Experts, advisors/consultants, business educators & coaches, and more.
Dismond, who has a background in the financial realm, put together the event. She found inspiration, revamped and inherited the whole concept of the Black Business Expo from the late Superintendent Quintin Marshall Senior.
After he passed away in 2018, Dismond said she was in the mindset where she wanted to revise the whole concept, so she stayed in contact with his wife and brought it back with a focus on finance.
“I understand the dynamics behind the perceived lack of resources really being a matter of lack of knowledge of the resources that one needs, and how to identify and access,” she said. “This is a resource rich community and I’ve been here as a financial professional and in community for over 25 years. So, I know what everybody doesn’t know.”
The summit aims to inform the community about the awareness of minority-owned businesses through different financial education topics such as “How Do I Get Started,” “How to Pivot in a Pandemic,” “Show Me the Money in My Backyard,” and “Taking My Business to The NEXT LEVEL.”
There will also be a youth entrepreneur corner where youth entrepreneurs 17 and under can showcase their products and services for free.
“I want to showcase that you’re never too young to get started and you’re never too old,” said Dismond. “I want to be able to showcase opposite ends of the spectrum and see what that looks like when you follow your dreams.”
The day’s events will include speakers, presentations, and vendors.
“I’m looking for every person that walks in that door that they walk away with something, even if they don’t find that the information was most beneficial to them,” said Dismond. “This is what it says. It’s a financial empowerment summit, an opportunity for you to come into contact with those entities in your community that will help you to grow and develop that business that may have already come to fruition, or that you’re just thinking about.
“This is where you find the money in your backyard when you think that there’s no resources. This is about education. At the heart of this, education is where I hang my head.”
For more information on this event, contact BlackBusinessExpo.Flint@gmail.com.
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MANASSAS, Va., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-66 Express Mobility Partners is holding an open house job fair at 7450 Century Park Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20109. Wednesday July 27th 10am to 3pm. Bring your resumes for review and an opportunity to interview on-the-spot with hiring managers. For more information visit 66expresspartners.com to view a list of job openings.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's abortion law changed so abruptly Wednesday afternoon that some patients who were in an office waiting for abortions were told that what had been legal that morning was no longer legal in the state and sent home.
Melissa Grant, chief operating officer of Carafem, a Washington, D.C.-based group that operates a reproductive health clinic in Atlanta, called the process of sending home four patients terrible.
“It was difficult every time the staff had to bring it up, whether it was someone on the phone for tomorrow or somebody in the office today,” Grant said. “They would have to resteel themselves in order to try to be empathetic and understanding in the face of someone who was either going to fall apart, cry, get angry or try to bargain — ‘Isn’t there some way you can still see me?’"
The law, which had been barred from taking effect, bans most abortions once a “ detectable human heartbeat ” is present. Cardiac activity can be detected by ultrasound in cells within an embryo that will eventually become the heart as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many pregnancies are detected.
Now, with abortion illegal or heavily restricted in Deep South states except disputed Louisiana, Georgia patients more than six weeks pregnant are likely to be referred to clinics in Florida, North Carolina or even farther away.
The Georgia law includes exceptions for rape and incest, as long as a police report is filed. It also allows for later abortions when the mother’s life is at risk or a serious medical condition renders a fetus unviable and includes provisions that change the definition of “natural person,” giving a fetus the same legal rights as people have once they’re born.
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a Mississippi case that overturned Roe v. Wade allows the law to take effect. Normally, the Georgia ruling wouldn’t take effect for weeks, but the court issued a second order Wednesday allowing the law to take effect immediately.
In Louisiana, a state judge ruled Thursday that the state's three abortion clinics can continue operating while a lawsuit challenging the state’s near total ban on abortions is resolved. For weeks, access to abortion has been flickering in the state, where the ban has twice taken effect twice and twice been blocked since the Supreme Court ruling in June.
Clinics in Baton Rouge and New Orleans that had ceased operations pending the ruling said they were open again Thursday.
The preliminary injunction in Louisiana is the latest development amid a flurry of court challenges to state “trigger” laws that were crafted in anticipation of Roe being overturned.
Georgia is one of the biggest states to see sweeping restrictions on abortion. The National Abortion Federation listed 10 clinics providing surgical abortions before Wednesday, although an 11th clinic in Savannah had already closed after the Supreme Court acted.
One of those clinics, the Feminist Women's Health Center in Brookhaven, had been performing 150 to 200 abortions per week, Executive Director Kwajalein Jackson said. That number rose when new limits went into place in other southeastern states in recent weeks, Jackson said. Grant said Carafem has canceled more than 75 appointments for women beyond six weeks.
State records show about 35,000 abortions were performed in Georgia in 2021.
Abortion rights supporters said that they try to refer women to the right location for them, and somewhere farther away might be better if a woman has family or friends in a distant location.
"It really is about what is going to be the best plan for the person at the end of the day,” said Monica Simpson, executive director of Atlanta-based SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, which advocates for abortion rights. Simpson and abortion providers said they work closely with abortion funds that can provide financial assistance.
In Savannah, closure of the city's only provider of surgical abortion left a Planned Parenthood clinic that offers medication abortions only.
“Yesterday at 9 a.m. you were able to go to your local clinic and access medication-based abortion up to 11 weeks” of pregnancy, said Coco Papy, a former Planned Parenthood Southeast board member. ”And as of 3 p.m. yesterday you could no longer access that.”
Groups that oppose abortion are also stepping up their responses, said Suzanne Guy, a longtime activist. “My phone has been blowing up since Roe has been overturned,” she said.
Guy said she hopes religious groups will support women not just while pregnant and during birth, but “for the long haul.”
In suburban Atlanta, Keri Ninness anticipates an increase in pregnant women seeking services at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marietta. Ninness said the group called Walking With Moms in Need has helped 15 pregnant women in the past 15 months.
“In a very practical sense, I see the need for diapers and food going through the roof," Ninness said. "I’ve had five requests for infant car seats in the last week.”
She said she also expects more mothers needing cribs, help from lactation consultants and even shelter.
“We’ve always said we were pro-life, and now we get to put that into practice,” Ninness said.
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Associated Press writers Kevin McGill contributed from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Russ Bynum from Savannah, Georgia.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gripped by gun violence that’s affecting cities across the nation, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday issued a new emergency declaration with the goal of reducing gun killings by at least 10% over the next two years.
The initiative directs $2.4 million to community groups and prevention efforts.
“Emergency declarations can get results the status quo cannot,” Wheeler said during a briefing at City Hall. “We will not stop until the gun violence stops.”
The number of shootings in Oregon’s biggest city soared above 670 in the first half of 2022 - ahead of the pace for the same period last year.
Guns have been fueling a surge of deadly violence in Portland in a trend that’s been playing out across the U.S. Firearm homicide rates nationwide jumped 35% between 2019 and 2020, the highest rate in more than 25 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the face of growing violence, many cities are now trying to navigate how to maintain public safety while also addressing the calls to reform and “defund” the police sparked by George Floyd’s murder, as racial justice activists seek to have police budgets reallocated to other social services.
Portland, which was roiled by near-nightly Black Lives Matter protests for months in 2020, cut the city’s police budget by $15 million that year. But in November it reversed course, funneling $5.2 million back to the police department as homicides skyrocketed.
At the briefing, Portland Police Chief Chuck Lovell announced that 16 new police officers were sworn in on Thursday in what he described as the “largest new hire event we've had in a very, very long time." The officers are part of the 300 additional police bureau staff the city aims to hire over the next three years.
But despite the recent recruits and funding bumps, Lovell said personnel shortages are hampering his department's ability to fight crime.
“It’s one of our high priorities to bring the staffing level at the bureau back up,” said Lovell. “We are working as hard as we can to solve these cases.”
Signaling a shift away from the city's recent cuts to its police budget in 2020, Wheeler said he plans on increasing the department's funds. “As long as this crisis exists, there will be funding," Wheeler said.
The initiative aims to enhance and centralize cooperation between law enforcement and community groups with the goal of increasing outreach to individuals at risk of being involved in gun violence.
Wheeler’s emergency declaration came in response to a report released by the Portland Police Bureau and the California Partnership for Safe Communities, a nonprofit that advises cities on reducing gun violence. The report found that last year Portland had a homicide rate of 13.5 per 100,000 people, roughly double the nationwide rate.
The number of homicides in Portland surpassed more populous cities like San Francisco and Boston. The Oregon city had twice as many slayings compared to its larger Pacific Northwest neighbor Seattle.
Portland reported a record 89 homicides last year, a 65% increase compared to 2020, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The vast majority of those homicides involved a firearm.
Shootings in Portland disproportionately affect communities of color. Black people make up just 6% of the city’s population, but account for nearly 39% of homicide victims.
Communities across the U.S. are grappling with the spike in shootings, with many still reeling from a string of killings that targeted a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, Black shoppers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and children at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Congress last month to pass its most significant gun violence bill in 30 years. The legislation will enhance background checks for gun buyers under 21 years of age, toughen laws preventing domestic violence offenders from obtaining firearms, and provide billions in funding for mental health and crisis intervention programs in communities and schools.
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Claire Rush is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow her on Twitter.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Applied Molecular Transport Inc. ("Applied Molecular" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMTI). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Applied Molecular and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On July 6, 2022, Applied Molecular issued a press release "announc[ing] top-line Phase 2 results from the MARKET combination trial for AMT-101 in biologic-naïve patients with moderate-to-severe UC [ulcerative colitis]." The press release stated in part, that "the data from the MARKET trial did not demonstrate added clinical benefit in the combination arm compared to the adalimumab alone arm at week 8." On this news, Applied Molecular's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on July 6, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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WFO LAKE CHARLES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
654 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
Heat index values are decreasing early this evening, and have
fallen below advisory levels. With increased cloud cover and
shower chances on Friday, daytime temperatures are not expected to
be quite as hot, and therefore heat index readings are expected
to remain below advisory levels.
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Luca Bish's sister has returned to social media after announcing she would be taking a break from running her brother’s account after being left feeling "broken" by nasty trolls.
The Love Island star, 23, has found himself in hot water during the last week over his behaviour towards Gemma Owen and Tasha Ghouri.
During the Mad Movies challenge, Luca lashed out at Gemma after watching another boy in Casa Amor flirting with her.
More recently, he was accused of "bullying" fellow Islander Tasha alongside Dami after his brutal remarks during the Snog, Marry, Pie challenge.
His family later apologised for his "insensitive" behaviour" and said that when he watches it back he will be "deeply embarrassed".
Meanwhile, on the show both boys took Tasha to one side to apologise for making her cry after the challenge became too “personal”.
However, earlier this week, Luca’s sister, who is handling his social media accounts while he’s in the Love Island villa, has now returned to Instagram after saying she would take a break in the wake of receiving numerous death threats.
Posting a photo of Luca and Gemma in the villa pool together, she captioned the post: “It really is FINtastic watching their ROEmance blossom everyday.”
Luca’s sister made the issue of hateful comments to the Instagram account apparent when she responded to a question on her Instagram Stories earlier this week asking how she and the family were doing.
She replied: "First of all, thank you for the tons of people that asked this. Is I'm being honest, not remotely okay. It's really hard.
"How would you feel having people constantly praying for death over the people you love more than anything in the world? We feel broken.
"I'm not stupid, I understand that people will always have their opinions and nobody can take that away from them, but if you saw HALF of the messages we have received then I'm sure anyone would feel disgusted.
"I really wanted to do a fun Q&A today but I'm going to have to take a little breather from it all as I'm not coping very well with seeing stuff like this.
"Thank you for the continued support for the ones showing love, you are all angels, but understandably I'll be logging off from managing the account for a little bit."
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Pick 10" game were:
09-11-16-20-21-23-26-27-30-33-40-45-50-73-75-76-77-78-79-80
(nine, eleven, sixteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-three, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty, thirty-three, forty, forty-five, fifty, seventy-three, seventy-five, seventy-six, seventy-seven, seventy-eight, seventy-nine, eighty) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-10-game-17321305.php | 2022-07-22T01:25:24Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-10-game-17321305.php | true |
Drought worsens in Wichita County
The lingering drought across North Texas has worsened as temperatures have soared and rain has been scarce.
A new map issued Thursday by the U.S. Drought Monitor showed the southwestern portion of Wichita County slipped back into the Extreme Drought category while the rest of the county was classified in a slightly better Severe Drought category. Generally, the drought gets worse to the west of Wichita County.
The National Weather Service had a small chance of rain in the forecast for Wichita Falls through Friday along with a slight decrease in expected high temperatures. The forecast high Thursday was just at 100 degrees following weeks of highs above 100. Highs of 100-plus degrees are forecast to return beginning Friday.
By midday Thursday, Wichita Falls had received 9.9 inches of rain during 2022, which is about six inches below average.
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(Yonhap Interview) Fintech startup 8percent seeks to expand in niche lending
By Woo Jae-yeon
SEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- Borrowing money online from total strangers was an unfamiliar concept in South Korea in 2014, when Lee Hyo-jin founded 8percent, a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending service targeting people with low-to-mid credit ratings.
A former banker of 8 years, Lee was confident there was huge demand in the loan market that both the country's traditional banks and second or third tier financing companies failed to cater to.
"I got to learn that one of my friends couldn't get a loan from a bank and instead borrowed money at nearly 20 percent from a financing company, even though he had a stable job and ability to repay his debt," Lee said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday.
The company's name, she said, symbolizes her goal to help people take out a loan at mid-range interest rates of 5-15 percent that were almost non-existent at that time. People borrowed money at either lower or much higher rates.
8percent connects borrowers directly to lenders who want to profit off personal loans on its P2P lending platform, while cutting out banks and other financial firms as the middlemen. It takes a service fee of around 4 percent per transaction.
There is an estimated 13 million South Koreans with less-than-stellar credit scores, who might be looking for lower interest rates, according to company data. Household borrowings from financial companies other than banks stood at 228 trillion won (US$174 billion), it said.
As the country's first P2P lending platform, 8percent struggled in early years. In February 2015, when the company was still providing a beta service, its website was forced to shut down by the financial authorities over alleged illegalities.
Around that time, however, consensus had been gradually formed on the need to deregulate the country's rigid financial market and promote innovative fintech companies, said Lee, a math major at Pohang University of Science and Technology.
The forced shutdown, which was widely reported in local media, proved to be a blessing in disguise, she later found out. When the site reopened after a month, it temporarily crashed due to a surge in traffic.
"I just knew right at that moment that people needed a service like this. It became so obvious to me that I had to keep doing this," she said.
In August 2020, the Online Investment-linked Finance Act finally went into effect to supervise the fledgling industry and bolster investor protection. 8percent became one of the first three companies, alongside Lendit and Peoplefund, to register under the law in June last year.
By October, it had successfully raised 45.3 billion won in funding from multiple investment firms, including BRV Capital Management, a subsidiary of the California-based BlueRun Ventures, which was one of the first investors in PayPal.
"As 8percent has vast experience in this field with a highly automated platform, now is the time for us to expand our business more aggressively," Lee said.
The cumulative amount of loans had stood at 501.7 billion won as of Friday.
"I would say great investment opportunities have opened up for international venture capitalists, with regulatory obstacles and uncertainties removed a lot in South Korea," she added.
Earlier this week, Lee joined two other female fintech entrepreneurs of South Korea to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over lunch in Seoul.
Yellen gave her a lot inspiration as a female professional who worked hard to break the glass ceiling and move upward in the workplace, Lee said.
"I was under the impression that Yellen felt a sense of responsibility to encourage female professionals to fulfill their potentials and showed interest in how we strike a balance between work and family," she said.
8percent aims to create a virtuous cycle where it helps borrowers become financially sound enough to return to the platform as investors.
Until that happens, "I would rather live a challenging life full of uncertainty than live a safe, riskless one," she said.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A 35-year-old Wichita Falls woman has entered a confession to a charge of scalding her infant in 2017 as part of her plea bargain.
Jessica Brashear agreed to a plea deal for the second degree felony of reckless injury to a child with serious bodily injury.
Her sentencing is being split, which usually means she may serve some time then be released on supervision. If defendants violate any conditions, they may then have to serve a longer period.
Attorneys on both sides asked for the second half of the sentencing procedure to be set for next month.
The sentencing range for this charge is 2-20 years prison.
In June of 2017, police were called to the emergency room about an infant that was brought in by ambulance.
The baby girl was flown to the Parkland Burn Unit in Dallas for treatment of 2nd-degree burns to 17% of her body.
Doctors said she suffered suspicious burns, blisters and peeled skin to the backs of her legs, buttocks, feet and ankles.
Police said Brashear told them the baby had soiled her diaper, so she took her to the bathroom and turned on the hot and cold faucets and filled the baby tub and put the baby in it without ever checking the temperature.
She said after a few seconds the baby began making noises, and she realized the water was too hot and took her out.
Police said she told doctors the baby was in the water 1 to 2 minutes.
Officers said Brashear called the baby’s father at work and told him she was on her way to the emergency room and that it was an accident.
Police said both Brashear and the father told them the water in the bathroom had always been extremely hot and got instantly hot as soon as it was turned on.
Police said the thermostat on the water heater was set at the maximum 150 degree temperature.
Prosecutors had filed notice that they would introduce extraneous offenses and bad acts from Brashear’s past if the case went to trial.
The list they submitted dates back to 2005 and includes alleged offenses or failure to protect previous children. The motion list 5 previous children Brashear gave birth to from 2005 to 2014.
It alleges in 2005 she remained in a relationship with a man after he smeared feces on her infant’s face, and the baby was removed from her custody.
It states a baby born in 2007 was removed from her custody when she remained in a relationship with a man who was dealing meth. Prosecutors noted that during investigation of the scalding incident, Brashear did not know the whereabouts of that baby or if it was alive or dead.
They said parental rights to a third baby born in 2010 were also terminated when that baby began losing weight and its future health was in question. While in custody of the baby, they said Brashear was in a troubled relationship and was convicted for forgery.
In 2012 they said she lost custody of a fourth baby when she failed to show up in court.
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It's a grueling and grinding job.
Sir Mark Lowcock has spent nearly 40 years getting critical help to those suffering through a variety of crises: civil wars, famine, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Along the way, he says he confronted "an enormous, horrifying catalog of human misery and human brutality toward other human beings."
How does he find the strength to keep on going?
"I've been blessed with a sunny gene," he says. "Unless you are able to see a brighter future, you don't hang around for decades in this work."
That positive outlook has supported him through his role as the world's most senior humanitarian official: the "relief chief" of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, a position he held from 2017 to 2021. His job was to encourage aid groups like the Red Cross and U.N. agencies like the World Food Programme and UNICEF to work together — and raise funds for them to assist those in need.
He's now published a memoir reflecting on his time at the U.N., titled "Relief Chief: A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times" — and proposing solutions to how to support people faster and more effectively.
NPR talks to Lowcock, now a fellow at the Center for Global Development, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, about worsening global crises, the problem with donor aid — and what inspires him to keep doing this work. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Why is the head of UNOCHA called the "relief chief"?
The formal title of the job is "Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator." And that is obviously an impossibly long sentence to tell anybody!
How would you describe your job to family and friends? Let's say a young niece said: "Uncle Mark, what do you do for work?" What would you tell her?
Every morning you wake up and you look on your phone to see what new problem there is. There could be an earthquake somewhere. A typhoon. A famine leading people to lose their income and their ability to put food on their table. And you work out whether these people need help and then it's your job to get them the help.
What kinds of global emergencies did you deal with while you were at the U.N.?
The war in Syria. The war in Yemen. There was a drought with a threat to famine in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia and Somalia. Then there were new problems, like the Rohingya refugee crisis, which happened in late 2017 as soon as I started.
People in these situations may need a lot of different things: food, water, shelter, medicine, education or cash. How do you make sure that the U.N. and aid groups get enough funds?
You invite anybody you know who wants to tackle these problems to contribute.
That seems pretty simple — but also very hard.
One of the challenges of this system is that the people providing the money decide what crises they want to support. I have to describe all the [humanitarian] needs to the donors — the U.S. government, the British government, European countries, Middle Eastern countries, also foundations and individuals around the world who care about these problems — and hope they will provide enough help.
I imagine that some crises — like the Syrian war — garner more attention than others. How do you fund emergencies that aren't top of mind in the public arena?
I had a relatively small amount of money, about $2 billion, that donor countries would give me at the beginning of the year to deal with problems that weren't being prioritized by the donors. And typically those crises were in places that either hadn't been in the news much, like countries in the Sahel [that were dealing with food insecurity due to conflict and climate change] or were in a place where there was a really new problem, and it was going to take a while to convey the gravity of it to people and persuade them to contribute. For example, when Rohingya populations [were first] fleeing Myanmar in 2017.
That's not a lot of money when you compare it to how much you raised from donors in say, 2021: $20 billion. It must be very frustrating to always have to convince donors to pay attention to underreported crises.
It is frustrating. In my book, I set out some proposals for different ways to respond to these problems.
First, lots of these crises are predictable. We know that when there's a drought in the Horn of Africa, months later there'll be a famine unless there's a [humanitarian] response. So why don't we deal with the problem as soon as we know it's going to happen rather than waiting for the face of the starving child to appear on our screen?
The second thing we can do is to put more money into the shared funds like the Central Emergency Response Fund that the U.N. runs, and make it a requirement for every country in the world to contribute to it as part of their membership of the United Nations. That [can ensure] there will be more money available to be allocated straight away when there's a new problem or a problem that's not being attended to.
In your book, you argue that the world is moving backward in terms of human development.
There was a huge progress in development across 100 countries in the 50 years after 1960. People were living longer. They were better fed. Children were less likely to die in infancy and more likely to go to school.
But over the last ten years, things have gone into reverse. We're in a bleaker, more foreboding and more worrying decade than in the previous four or five decades. For example, in 2015, there were something like 600 million people on the verge of starvation. Now that number is 850 million.
Why is this reversal happening?
There's been an upsurge of conflict, especially in parts of Africa and the Middle East. That's partly a reflection of geopolitics. But it's also the reflection of resource pressures. Climate change leads to more competition over resources, particularly land and water, and that can create grievances which can spill over into conflict.
On top of that, we have the pandemic, which has dragged down many poorer countries. Rich countries were able to protect their own economies, but poor countries weren't able to do so — so the number of extremely poor people grew.
What needs to change?
The U.N., the World Bank, donor organizations and donor countries provided a lot of help to those 100 countries [that have made progress since 1960]. But they haven't provided as much effective help to the 30 or 40 countries that are left behind and going backward, such as Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. So we need to focus much more on those vulnerable countries by giving them more money and higher priority in financing decisions — and hiring more staff who are used to working in very poor countries.
This is a very bleak field. Your "sunny gene" must help a lot.
I've been doing this kind of work for nearly 40 years, and I've seen that you can make a big difference in saving lives.
My first job was [to provide relief during] the famine in Ethiopia in the mid-1980s. And I used to go back every few years. And over the years I met people there who had barely survived the famine — but had gone on to have good, decent lives and whose children were having much better lives than their parents had.
And so in the direst of situations, I've always been able to hold on to the thought that not only can we save these people, maybe we can help them recover and get a better life.
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SINGAPORE, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com, the global travel service provider, has been named the 10th most downloaded OTA app globally in the first half of 2022 by leading app analysis firm Apptopia. The announcement comes as Trip.com continues to expand worldwide with its all-in-one app-first offering.
The success seen in download numbers is guided by Trip.com's app-first strategy. By applying a balanced mix of approaches learned through experimentation and best practices, Trip.com app installs from marketing channels grew steadily to a total of 6.2 million downloads. In H1 2022, Trip.com app downloads saw double-digit growth compared to H2 2021, reflecting the success of this strategy and increased consumer desire for travel.
Through full utilisation of the trustworthy products and attractive deals presented on Trip.com, new downloads were gained across a variety of app marketing channels. In tandem, a web-to-app strategy also showed great potential in constantly attracting new app users.
Feng Han, Marketing Director at Trip.com, said: "This year, we have experienced an energized, organic recovery of the travel industry. Leveraging this trend, our teams have adopted a targeted and data-oriented approach in each market to encourage users to download the Trip.com app. We are delighted to see our young brand reach the top 10 most downloaded OTA apps globally for the first time ever. We will continue to work to share the convenience and top-class services available on Trip.com with an ever-growing audience."
On top of the platform's extensive range of products, the Trip.com app gives users a more unique and comprehensive browsing and booking experience. Currently available in 24 languages in 39 countries and regions worldwide, the app gives users easier booking management capabilities, direct access to reliable customer support and exclusive app-only deals.
Trip.com's breakthrough in Apptopia's global app download rankings correlates to increased traveller demand as the industry continues to recover following the outbreak of covid. This year, Trip.com's European sites saw an average monthly growth in traffic of around 10% between April and July. In Asia, countries and regions that have relaxed their travel restrictions have seen an impressive market performance, particularly those in Southeast Asia. Overall in the APAC region, bookings on Trip.com increased by 21% in May and by a further 7.8% in June.
As demand increases, users turn to platforms with a comprehensive scope of services that goes beyond a solely product offering. In turn, Trip.com has looked to grow the engaging travel content hosted on the platform. In the first quarter of this year, daily average content traffic on Trip.com increased by 80% YoY, whilst the content engagement rate on Trip.com grew by 115% YoY.
A key benefit to using the Trip.com app is the ease in which users can access Trip.com's best-in-class customer support. Trip.com global customer support is available in 19 languages delivered by a dedicated international customer support team. In the first half of 2022, over 95% of calls made to Trip.com Group customer service were picked up within 20 seconds, 99% of chats were responded to within 20 seconds and 92% of incidents were dealt with in a timely manner. In addition to this, of all incoming enquires, 88% of incidents were resolved on the first attempt. App users can book and travel reassured in the knowledge that Trip.com customer support is only a click on their phone away.
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New warrant issued for election-denying Colorado clerk
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A new arrest warrant was issued Thursday for Colorado’s election-denying clerk, less than a week after the embattled official convinced a judge not to send her back to jail for improperly traveling out of state while awaiting trial on felony charges.
The warrant was issued for Tina Peters’ arrest after authorities say she violated another term of her $25,000 bail — a prohibition on contacting workers at the Mesa County elections office, the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported.
Peters is under indictment in a break-in of the county’s election system to search for evidence of former President Donald Trump’s election conspiracy theories. A judge barred Peters from overseeing last year’s local elections or this year’s.
Peters lost her bid for the Republican Party nomination for Colorado Secretary of State last month. After the Secretary of State’s office told her she was not entitled to a hand recount under the law, Peters contacted dozens of county election offices asking them to do their own. One of those, authorities said, was Mesa County’s in violation of her release.
Last week, Peters’ attorneys convinced a judge not to send her back to jail for traveling to Nevada to speak to a conference of conservative sheriffs — a violation of the terms of her release, which prohibited her from leaving the state without approval. But her attorneys said they were to blame for the trip because they didn’t tell her not to travel.
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A young Cobblers XI took on AFC Rushden & Diamonds in a behind closed doors practice match at the club’s Moulton College training ground on Thursday evening.
The hastily re-arranged game replaced the scheduled fixture at Hayden Road on Tuesday which was postponed due to the extreme heat.
Included in a youthful looking Cobblers XI were Harvey Lintott, Max Dyche, Peter Abimbola, Liam Cross, Miguel Ngwa and Jack Connor, alongside a number of youth team players. Jonny Maxted in goal was the most experienced player to feature.
A ball in to the area from Ngwa created the first chance on ten minutes but the Cobblers couldn’t quite find the finish, before Liam Cross sent the ball across the face of goal moments later.
The former academy player was twice close again as the first half wore on, but it was the Diamonds who took the lead six minutes before the break courtesy of a fine far post volley.
Liam Cross was denied by the feet of Diamonds keeper Snedker early in the second-half before sending a curling free-kick just over the bar.
Miguel Ngwa curled wide with 15 to play, but the equaliser came via under-18s player Kia O’Keeffe with a low finish beyond Snedker with a minute to play.
O’Keeffe came close to finding a winner with the last kick of the game, but his lob was a fraction too high and the game ended all square.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of cattle are covered in blisters from highly infectious foot-and-mouth disease in Indonesia, sounding the alarm for the country, its Southeast Asian neighbors and Australia. The virus found in two provinces in May has now infected several hundred-thousand animals across multiple provinces, including the popular tourist destination of Bali.
Indonesia is now taking measures to curb the spread of the disease. Australia has offered assistance in hopes of preventing the disease and its economic and environmental consequences from crossing its borders.
Here’s a look at the disease and what’s happening in Indonesia.
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WHAT IS FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE?
Foot-and-mouth disease is caused by a virus that infects cattle, sheep, goats, swine and other cloven-hoofed animals. While death rates are typically low, the disease can make animals ill with fever, decreased appetite, excessive drooling, blisters and other symptoms.
The disease was once found worldwide but has since been erased from some regions, including western Europe and North America. Parts of Southeast Asia, such as Malaysia and Thailand, have had regular outbreaks, but Indonesia until now had been free from the disease since 1986.
The ongoing outbreak is concentrated in dairy and beef cattle, but the spread to other susceptible animals can’t be ruled out.
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HOW DOES IT SPREAD?
The virus spreads easily through contact and airborne transmission and can quickly infect entire herds. People can spread the disease though things like farming equipment, shoes, clothing, vehicle tires and more that have come in contact with the virus. Though it’s considered rare, humans can also carry the virus in their nose for short periods of time, infecting animals, said Michael Ward, chair of the Veterinary Public Health & Food Safety at the University of Sydney.
Livestock feed and animal products such as meat and hides can also carry and spread the virus.
More than 300,000 livestock in Indonesia had foot-and-mouth disease by the first week of July. In the same month, the Eid al-Adha festival — a Muslim holiday marked with ritual animal sacrifice — resulted in large movement of animals around the country, which is considered to have accelerated the spread of the disease.
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WHY ARE OFFICIALS WORRIED?
Because it is so easily spread, the virus can be incredibly difficult to get rid of once there is an outbreak. In poorer countries, sick animals affect people’s access to food. In middle-income and richer countries, the disease affects the livestock trade and related industries. One paper estimated that foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks can cost billions of dollars, highlighting the damage to governments and farmers.
Australia, which is currently free of foot-and-mouth disease, has expressed particular worry about the spread from Indonesia. The resort island of Bali is a popular tourist destination for Australians and has confirmed cases of the disease.
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WHAT IS BEING DONE TO COMBAT THE OUTBREAK?
Indonesia is using animal testing, vaccination, treatment, and conditional slaughter to try to curb the outbreak. The Ministry of Agriculture launched a vaccination program for livestock in mid-June, prioritizing doses for healthy animals at high risk of infection, such as those at crowded places such as livestock breeding centers, community-owned dairy farms, dairy cooperatives, and beef cattle farms.
The Australian government has offered financial and vaccine assistance for Indonesia’s response to the recent outbreak. The vaccination program is likely to focus on support for the small-holder farm sector, which accounts for 90% of Indonesia’s cattle industry.
In Australia, the government announced it would install disinfectant mats at airports that are intended to capture potentially contaminated dirt from the shoes of those returning from overseas. Government officials also promised more stringent biosecurity checks, such as sniffing detector dogs, for those returning from overseas.
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CAN PEOPLE GET FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE?
No. Foot-and-mouth disease is often confused with hand, foot and mouth disease, which is caused by a different virus and mostly infects young children. People do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The right to use contraceptives would be enshrined in law under a measure that Democrats pushed through the House on Thursday, their latest campaign-season response to concerns a conservative Supreme Court that already erased federal abortion rights could go further.
The House’s 228-195 roll call was largely along party lines and sent the measure to the Senate, where it seemed doomed. The bill is the latest example of Democrats latching onto their own version of culture war battles to appeal to female, progressive and minority voters by casting the court and Republicans as extremists intent on obliterating rights taken for granted for years.
Democrats said that with the high court recently overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade decision from 1973, the justices and GOP lawmakers are on track to go even further than banning abortions.
“This extremism is about one thing: control of women. We will not let this happen,” said Rep. Kathy Manning, D-N.C., who sponsored the legislation. All of the bill’s nearly 150 co-sponsors are Democrats. Addressing fellow lawmakers, she added, “Women and girls across this country are watching you, and they want to know: Are you willing to stand up for them?”
In his opinion overturning Roe last month, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the court should now review other precedents. He mentioned rulings that affirmed the rights of same-sex marriage in 2015, same-sex intimate relationships in 2003 and married couples’ use of contraceptives in 1965.
Thomas did not specify a 1972 decision that legalized the use of contraceptives by unmarried people as well, but Democrats say they consider that at risk as well.
Republicans said the bill went too far. They said it would lead to more abortions, which supporters deny, allow the use of drugs not yet fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration and force health care providers to offer contraceptives, even if that contradicted their religious beliefs.
“Women deserve the truth, not more fear and misinformation that forces an extreme agenda on the American people,” said Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.
Every Democrat supported the legislation, while Republicans overwhelmingly opposed it by 195-8. The House Democrats’ campaign committee quickly jumped on that disparity, with spokesperson Helen Kalla saying her party will “fight to protect women’s freedoms from the GOP’s sinister agenda.”
The measure seemed destined to become a campaign issue and not law. Minutes after House passage, Republicans blocked quick Senate approval of a similar bill. Support by at least 10 GOP senators would be needed to reach 60 votes, the threshold required for most legislation to pass in that chamber, which is divided 50-50.
The contraception bill explicitly allows the use of contraceptives and gives the medical community the right to provide them, covering “any device or medication used to prevent pregnancy.” Listed examples include oral contraceptives, injections, implants like intrauterine devices and emergency contraceptives, which prevent pregnancy several days after unprotected sex.
The bill lets the federal and state government, patients and health care providers bring civil suits against states or state officials that violate its provisions.
House Democrats have begun forcing votes on several issues related to privacy rights, hoping for long-shot victories or to at least energize sympathetic voters and donors and force Republicans from competitive districts into difficult spots.
The House voted last week to revive a nationwide right to abortion, with every Republican voting no, and voted largely along party lines to bar prosecuting women traveling to states where abortion remains legal. Neither is expected to survive in the Senate.
Yet the House voted Tuesday to keep same-sex marriage legal, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats in backing the measure. Though 157 Republicans voted no, that tally raised expectations that the bill could win enough support for GOP senators to pass, sending it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Nearly all adults, 92%, called birth control “morally acceptable” in a Gallup poll in May. A PRRI poll in June showed about 8 in 10 said they opposed laws that restrict what types of birth control can be used to prevent pregnancy.
Even so, anti-abortion groups and Republican leaders oppose the contraception legislation, and there was no immediate sign that significant numbers of GOP senators would be willing to defy them. In contrast, same-sex marriage has such firm public acceptance and is such a clear-cut issue that growing numbers of Republicans have been willing to vote for it.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America said the contraception legislation “seeks to bail out the abortion industry, trample conscience rights, and require uninhibited access to dangerous chemical abortion drugs.” The National Right to Life Committee said it “goes far beyond the scope of contraception” and would cover abortion pills like RU486, which supporters said was incorrect.
The measure drew a mixed reaction Wednesday from two of the Senate’s more moderate Republicans.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she was “most likely” to support the measure. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, demurred, saying she was working on bipartisan legislation that she said would codify the rights to abortion and perhaps for contraception.
There are few state restrictions on contraceptive use, said Elizabeth Nash, who studies state reproductive health policies for the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
Nash said she was concerned that there will be efforts to curb emergency contraceptives and intrauterine devices and to help providers and institutions refuse to provide contraceptive services.
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Guaranteed to put pep in your step! PATRICK MARMION reviews Crazy For You
Crazy For You (Festival Theatre, Chichester)
Verdict: Crazy for this!
Much Ado About Nothing (Lyttelton, National Theatre, London)
Verdict: Not much about ado
Closer (Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith)
Verdict: Soulless
When shows are as good as this staging of Crazy For You, they’re little short of miraculous. Written by Ken Ludwig in 1992, based on show tunes by George and Ira Gershwin, the musical has been given a stunning revival by U.S. director Susan Stroman — who choreographed the original. Thirty years later, lightning has struck for her again.
With an exuberant company led by two fine young singers and dancers — Charlie Stemp and Carly Anderson — the story is about New York rich kid, Bobby, sent to close down a loss-making theatre in the American mid-West . . . only to fall head over heels for Polly, the straight-talking country girl who runs the tumbledown venue.
Yes, the show is blessed with fabulous songs including Someone To Watch Over Me, I Got Rhythm and Nice Work If You Can Get It.
But it’s Stroman’s choreography that blows the roof off and wins standing ovations at the end of each half.
When shows are as good as this staging of Crazy For You (pictured), they’re little short of miraculous
Her dance routines are extravaganzas that escalate into multiple climaxes: leggy chorus girls revolving like spinning tops, cued by farmhands who play everything from the banjo to saw and washboards.
The idea of turning the girls into cellos fitted with ropes for strings plucked by the cowboys — or pendulums, with the girls standing on the boys’ pickaxes — was divine inspiration.
With more taps than Thames Water, it’s the clatter of the company’s hooves that hits you in the chest. This is showbiz razzmatazz firmly grounded in boy-girl stereotypes that suspend all distinction between fantasy and reality. Anderson’s Polly probably has the best tunes and she secures them with a voice full of summer fruits — while being flung about the stage by Stemp in a whole range of moves from ballroom blitz to barn-side swing. Stemp (who played Bert the Chimney Sweep in Mary Poppins pre-Covid) leaps into shoulder high splits and can hold a tune, too.
This is showbiz razzmatazz firmly grounded in boy-girl stereotypes that suspend all distinction between fantasy and reality
But here he’ll be remembered best for combining the physical comedy of Norman Wisdom and the dancefloor artistry of Fred Astaire. Some of the funniest routines come courtesy of physical comedy past-master Tom Edden, who, as the show’s zany impresario, Bela Zangler, joins Bobby in a Marx Brothers mirroring routine.
With a kaleidoscopic turnover of stunning frocks, the backstage dressers alone deserve a gong. And Beowulf Boritt’s set is cunningly fitted with revolving flats to flip easily between New York and Nevada.
Honestly, it doesn’t get any better than this, and if this show doesn’t get a West End transfer, it will be a crime against theatre.
I wasn't so crazy for the Lyttelton’s Much Ado About Nothing, which sees Shakespeare’s comedy translated to the Hotel Messina in 1930s Sicily, in a show starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan as warring lovebirds Beatrice and Benedick.
There seemed little love lost between the actors in Simon Godwin’s lightweight production, which doesn’t really engage with the play’s dark side.
Anna Fleischle’s Art Deco setting of the hotel is easy on the eye, in shades of pastel pinks and matching costumes.
I wasn't so crazy for the Lyttelton’s Much Ado About Nothing, which sees Shakespeare’s comedy translated to the Hotel Messina in 1930s Sicily, in a show starring Katherine Parkinson and John Heffernan as warring lovebirds Beatrice and Benedick
Anna Fleischle’s Art Deco setting of the hotel is easy on the eye, in shades of pastel pinks and matching costumes.
But it would be better suited to Hercule Poirot, who might have asked why Benedick’s friend Claudio (Eben Figueiredo) is played with the anachronistic accent of a 21st-century urban roadman normally seen on a skateboard.
More seriously, the whole show on Press night this week was marred by noises off, the sight of cast or technicians moving around backstage and the hotel lobby doors jamming.
All part of the fun in church hall am-dram, perhaps — but not at the National Theatre.
Time has not been kind to Patrick Marber’s 1997 drama about the predatory sex lives of four thirtysomething metropolitans. We’ve got sexually obsessive doctor Larry; monosyllabic obituary writer Dan, inscrutable portrait photographer Anna, and dippy young stripper Alice.
Their paths cross when Alice is taken to A&E by Anna’s boyfriend Dan, where she meets Larry and, following this long, contrived set-up, they swap each other as sexual partners, much as the rest of us change our underwear.
And yet, for all the talk of love and intimacy, the play is an increasingly soulless experience, with the characters showing little sign of love or affection for themselves, or one another.
Ella Hunt delivers a magnetic performance as the dreamy stripper, but Nina Toussaint-White can do little with her role as the emotionally sterile photographer — and we learn next to nothing about either woman
Constantly pestering the women for sex, doctor Larry claims men see women as ‘territory’ and so reveals the play as a more than faintly misogynistic tract. Nor is that helped by the psychologically damaged stripper Alice performing provocative lap dance routines to bear out Marber’s conjectures about all men being sexual troglodytes.
Ella Hunt delivers a magnetic performance as the dreamy stripper, but Nina Toussaint-White can do little with her role as the emotionally sterile photographer — and we learn next to nothing about either woman.
At least Sam Troughton has some unreconstructed fun as the caveman physician; but Jack Farthing’s writer is an improbably monosyllabic lothario who, in the end, turns violent.
Clare Lizzimore’s production does at least look slick, presenting the play on Soutra Gilmour’s dark, minimalist set as a kind of smoky jazz quartet. Artfully lit musicians at the back of the stage play selections from Portishead and Bjork between scenes, and there’s a particularly haunting clarinet solo late on performed by Arun Ghosh. But making the show look hip and cool doesn’t get us emotionally involved. It just feels like a loveless relic of Nineties laddism. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11037873/Guaranteed-pep-step-PATRICK-MARMION-reviews-Crazy-You.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-22T02:05:11Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11037873/Guaranteed-pep-step-PATRICK-MARMION-reviews-Crazy-You.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
829 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Randall,
southeastern Oldham, northeastern Deaf Smith and southwestern Potter
Counties through 900 PM CDT...
At 829 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 4 miles northeast of Bushland to 4 miles east
of Vega. Movement was south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Vega, Wildorado and Bushland.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3498 10197 3498 10246 3533 10245 3531 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 359DEG 16KT 3523 10201 3524 10234
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
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758 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
Heat indices will continue to decrease this evening into the
overnight, so the heat advisory will be allowed to expire. Hot
conditions continue Friday into the weekend, but temperatures
along with the heat index values are forecast to lower just
enough to trend a little shy of heat advisory criteria.
Nonetheless, continue to practice heat safety.
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Job growth in Washington picked up only slightly in June and remains far behind levels earlier this year as employers, including tech firms like Microsoft, appear to be weighing the impacts of inflation and a global slowdown.
Washington added just 2,500 jobs in June, the state Employment Security Department reported Wednesday. That’s better than May’s 1,200-job loss, but was still the smallest monthly gain since May 2021 and well below the average monthly growth of 15,000 jobs the state has seen since June 2021. Unemployment in June was unchanged at 3.9%.
“Labor market conditions remain strong for now, but hiring is showing signs of slowing,” Paul Turek, ESD’s state economist, said in a statement. “Efforts underway to curb high inflation — such as raising interest rates — will likely continue to dampen job growth and hiring as the year progresses.”
That dampening apparently extends to parts of our state’s tech sector, which had come through the pandemic relatively unscathed.
Although tech employers added 2,400 jobs — the most of any sector, according to ESD data — some employers seem to be ratcheting back recruitment efforts.
On Wednesday, Microsoft said it was eliminating many open positions, including in its cloud-computing business and its security software unit, although it expected overall headcount to continue to grow.
“As Microsoft gets ready for the new fiscal year, it is making sure the right resources are aligned to the right opportunity,” the Redmond-based tech giant told Bloomberg in an emailed statement about the hiring cuts.
It’s a similar story in other parts of the Seattle-area tech sector, where hiring remains strong but the market is no longer quite so tilted in job-seekers’ favor, said Alicia Evans, market director at the Seattle office of recruiting firm Robert Half, who focuses on the Seattle-area tech sector.
“The market has shifted from candidates being able to ask for everything they wanted, plus the moon and the stars,” Evans said, adding that the shift is affecting what candidates can expect for salary and for pandemic-related perks such as being able to work fully remotely.
Despite that recent change, the tech sector continues to need lots of workers, Evans said. She likened the change to what’s happening in the housing market: “Did it slow down? Or is it just actually getting back to normal?”
Other Washington industries that saw job growth in June were manufacturing, which added 2,100 jobs, and construction, with 2,000.
But those gains were partly outweighed by losses in other sectors. Leisure and hospitality employers saw hiring fall by 500 in June, ESD data showed. Government employers lost 1,200 jobs and professional and business services lost 2,300 jobs.
And, as has been true for much of the pandemic, the sluggishness in hiring wasn’t spread equally across Washington.
June hiring in King and Snohomish counties jumped by a relatively healthy 8,000 while unemployment was just 2.6%, said Jacob Vigdor, an economist with the University of Washington Evans School of Public Policy who follows state and local job markets.
In Washington’s 37 other counties, by contrast, employment fell and unemployment stood at 4.8%, Vigdor said. “That puts the 37 counties about a year behind King and Snohomish in terms of pandemic recovery,” he said.
“We have a ‘tale of two regions’ going on.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/in-washingtons-sluggish-job-market-even-high-flying-tech-sector-feeling-inflation-recession-fears/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2022-07-22T02:13:25Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/in-washingtons-sluggish-job-market-even-high-flying-tech-sector-feeling-inflation-recession-fears/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | true |
Former President Donald Trump was "adamant" about going to the U.S. Capitol building where votes were being certified with tens of thousands of supporters but his Secret Service detail was equally as determined to stop him, Rep. Elaine Luria said during Thursday's Jan. 6 committee hearing.
"That led to a huge argument with the detail that delayed departure of the motorcade to the White House," Luria said, adding that the committee would present evidence about the "angry exchange" between the president and his security detail.
Luria said one of the witnesses who shed light on the incident is a former White House staffer with national security responsibiilities. The former employee said he went to see Anthony Ornato, Trump's deputy chief of staff at the time, in his office and that Ornato was there with Trump's lead Secret Service agent, Bobby Engel.
"Mr. Ornato … expressed to me that the president was irate," the witness was quoted by Luria as saying.
A second witness testimony Luria presented was from Mark Robinson, who has since retired from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Robinson sat in the lead vehicle with the Secret Service agent in charge of the motorcade on Jan. 6, 2021.
"The only description I received was that the president was upset and was adamant about going to the Capitol and there was a heated discussion about that," Robinson said.
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"The president was upset and there was a heated argument or discussion about going to the Capitol," Robinson said, quoting the lead agent - who Ronbison said was part of Trump's motorcade over 100 times. Robinson said he'd never witnessed any other heated discussion or arguments between Trump or Secret Service agents.
Ronbison also said he and other security detail members were aware that some of Trump's supporters in the crowd were armed and that Trump's motorcade was placed on "stand-by" for nearly an hour while the Secret Service determined whether or not Trump would be taken to the Capitol.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Pottinger was a journalist in China, concerned about the country’s drift toward authoritarianism, when he decided — at age 31 — to enlist in the U.S. Marines after the invasion of Iraq.
“Our form of government is not inevitable,” Pottinger recalled thinking during an interview two years ago with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. “And it shouldn’t be taken for granted. But it’s a form of government very much worth fighting for.”
Pottinger had no way of knowing when he put on his military uniform for the first time how close to home that battle for democracy would get. He became deputy national security adviser to President Donald Trump, and he resigned after the Jan. 6 attack that tried to stop the peaceful transfer of power to President Joe Biden.
On Thursday, he’ll be one of the key witnesses at a prime-time hearing of the select House committee investigating the attack. The other is Sarah Matthews, who resigned from her position as a deputy press secretary the same day.
Pottinger and Matthews will join Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to Mark Meadows, Trump’s final chief of staff, in the exclusive club of Trump White House insiders who have appeared publicly. Their appearances stand in blunt contrast to the cadre of Trump loyalists who have tried to defy the committee’s subpoenas, remained silent or continued to dismiss the investigation’s findings.
Any details on what Pottinger and Matthews will share on Thursday have been kept under wraps, but the hearing is expected to focus on what Trump did — and didn’t do — as his supporters swarmed the U.S. Capitol and interrupted the ceremonial certification of the election.
Roughly three hours elapsed between Trump’s speech at a rally near the White House and his release of a video calling the rioters “very special” but asking them to “go home now.”
Pottinger, 49, and Matthews, 27, may be able to illuminate what was happening behind the scenes as Trump resisted pleas from family, aides and Republicans to condemn the riot and urge people to leave the building.
As a member of the press office, Matthews was privy to debates over what the White House and Trump should say publicly during the riot and what other aides advised. And although Pottinger was focused on foreign policy, his position placed him at the crossroads of national security matters.
Whatever they saw that day, they decided to quit, helping to begin an exodus that included other White House staff and various Cabinet officials.
“These are people who believed in the work they were doing, but didn’t believe in the stolen election,” said Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., a member of the select committee.
Luria added, “It’s just a key piece of telling the story about that day, because we’ll be hearing from people who were in the White House, what they observed, what their reactions were.”
Alyssa Farah Griffin, the former White House director of strategic communications, said Pottinger and Matthews could make potent witnesses, particularly because of their very different backgrounds.
Pottinger, Griffin said, is someone with “enormous credibility,” who is “highly respected in the national security space” and not seen as overtly political. Matthews, in contrast, is “a tried and true Republican” who worked for Trump’s reelection campaign and was hand-picked to join the White House.
“I think their testimony will be incredibly compelling and carry a lot of weight,” said Griffin, who has been supportive of the committee’s work and has discussed Matthews’ testimony with her.
Matthews began working for Republicans on Capitol Hill as an intern while she was still a student at Kent State University in Ohio. She was so eager to begin a career in Washington that she moved to the city for her first job a month before her graduation, missing her last weeks of college and finishing her final classes online, she told her alma mater in an interview two years ago.
Matthews was hired as a deputy press secretary for Trump’s reelection campaign and was brought over to the White House by press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. She worked in the area of the West Wing known as “upper press,” placing her in closer proximity to the Oval Office than others in her office.
Sometimes she joined Trump for media interviews, but mostly she fielded questions from reporters and helped prepare for White House briefings.
When Matthews resigned on Jan. 6, she issued a statement saying she was “deeply disturbed by what I saw today.” On the anniversary of the attack, she called it “one of the darkest days in American history.”
“Make no mistake, the events on the 6th were a coup attempt, a term we’d use had they happened in any other country, and former President Trump failed to meet the moment,” she tweeted.
Pottinger did not issue a statement when he resigned on Jan. 6, but he discussed the decision during previous, closed-door testimony to the committee.
While the riot was underway, Pottinger said, a staff member brought him a printout of a Trump tweet accusing Vice President Mike Pence of not having “the courage to do what should have been done” to overturn the election.
“I read that tweet and made a decision at that moment to resign,” Pottinger said. “That’s where I knew that I was leaving that day once I read that tweet.”
Pottinger took a much more roundabout path to the White House than Matthews.
His father, John Stanley Pottinger, served as an assistant attorney general under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Matt Pottinger studied China in college, then moved to the country to work as a reporter for Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.
But in 2005, he joined the Marines. Explaining his unusual decision, Pottinger wrote an essay saying that “living in China also shows you what a nondemocratic country can do to its citizens.”
Qualifying at age 31 wasn’t easy. He wrote that he got winded after running for five minutes, and he could only do half a pullup. But by the time he took his physical fitness test, he could do 13 pullups and run 3 miles in less than 21 minutes.
Pottinger deployed to Iraq as an intelligence officer, and he later worked in Afghanistan with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. At the time, Flynn was a respected military leader, not the promoter of conspiracy theories that he’s become today.
They ended up writing a report criticizing military intelligence efforts in Afghanistan. Years later, after Trump was elected, Flynn invited Pottinger to join him in the National Security Council. Flynn didn’t last long — he was forced out after a little more than three weeks because of his obfuscations about his conversations with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. — but Pottinger stuck around.
He was promoted to deputy national security adviser in 2019. Pottinger was focused on Asia during his time in the Trump administration, and helped outline a more aggressive stance toward China, one that was rooted in his own experiences as a reporter in the country.
He is now a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and the chair of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
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Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.
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YouTube to start removing misinformation related to abortion
YouTube on Thursday said it will no longer allow misinformation related to abortion on its platform, including false claims about the safety of the procedure and potentially unsafe instructions about how to self-induce an abortion.
Related video above: Amazon Blocked Abortion-Related Advertising on its Platform Days After Roe v. Wade was Overturned
The video-sharing service added abortion-related content to its medical misinformation policies, which also prohibit false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines. The policy change takes effect Thursday.
"We believe it's important to connect people to content from authoritative sources regarding health topics, and we continuously review our policies and products as real world events unfold," YouTube spokesperson Elena Hernandez said in a statement.
The policy update comes amid widespread attention to abortion, and the accessibility of the procedure, after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v. Wade. Medical experts have warned that bad actors may try to capitalize on the confusion and emotional upset caused by various states limiting access to abortion in order to spread false claims about the procedure. Toxicologists have also raised concerns about dangerous "DIY" abortion methods that have been shared on social media.
TikTok recently began removing abortion-related videos that violate its policy against medical misinformation, including those that share potentially dangerous advice about how to self-induce an abortion.
Google, which owns YouTube, has come under a unique amount of scrutiny from lawmakers and privacy advocates for the wide range of data it collects on users, which could be used by law enforcement to enforce anti-abortion laws. Earlier this month, the company said it would delete location data when users visit abortion clinics. Lawmakers have also urged Google to prevent searches for abortion clinics from returning misleading results and ads that direct users to facilities that oppose the procedure.
Under the new, global misinformation policy, YouTube will remove content that promotes or provides instructions for "unsafe or alternative" abortion methods that are not supported by health authorities. It will also remove misinformation related to the safety of abortion, such as the false claim that abortions have a high risk of causing infertility.
YouTube will also start attaching an information panel to all abortion-related content and search results to point users to credible information from health authorities, such as the US National Library of Medicine.
As with many social media policies, however, the challenge isn't introducing it but enforcing it. YouTube said its enforcement systems around the new abortion misinformation policy will ramp up in the coming weeks and months. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/youtube-start-removing-misinformation-related-abortion/40679067 | 2022-07-22T02:21:15Z | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/youtube-start-removing-misinformation-related-abortion/40679067 | false |
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Former President Donald Trump was "adamant" about going to the U.S. Capitol building where votes were being certified with tens of thousands of supporters but his Secret Service detail was equally as determined to stop him, Rep. Elaine Luria said during Thursday's Jan. 6 committee hearing.
"That led to a huge argument with the detail that delayed departure of the motorcade to the White House," Luria said, adding that the committee would present evidence about the "angry exchange" between the president and his security detail.
Luria said one of the witnesses who shed light on the incident is a former White House staffer with national security responsibiilities. The former employee said he went to see Anthony Ornato, Trump's deputy chief of staff at the time, in his office and that Ornato was there with Trump's lead Secret Service agent, Bobby Engel.
"Mr. Ornato … expressed to me that the president was irate," the witness was quoted by Luria as saying.
A second witness testimony Luria presented was from Mark Robinson, who has since retired from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. Robinson sat in the lead vehicle with the Secret Service agent in charge of the motorcade on Jan. 6, 2021.
"The only description I received was that the president was upset and was adamant about going to the Capitol and there was a heated discussion about that," Robinson said.
"The president was upset and there was a heated argument or discussion about going to the Capitol," Robinson said, quoting the lead agent - who Ronbison said was part of Trump's motorcade over 100 times. Robinson said he'd never witnessed any other heated discussion or arguments between Trump or Secret Service agents.
Ronbison also said he and other security detail members were aware that some of Trump's supporters in the crowd were armed and that Trump's motorcade was placed on "stand-by" for nearly an hour while the Secret Service determined whether or not Trump would be taken to the Capitol.
Jan. 6 Hearings Coverage:
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The linebacker corps for the Cincinnati Bengals last year ended up depleted by injuries, but Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt stepped up in big moments and played a key role in the team’s Super Bowl run.
Pratt had a game-sealing interception at the Cincinnati 2-yard line to secure a 26-19 win over the Raiders in the playoff opener. Wilson intercepted a pass with 28 seconds left against the Titans in the second round of the playoffs to set up a game-winning field goal for Evan McPherson.
Neither is a particularly flashy player, but they provide a solid enough base in the middle of the Bengals’ defense and will continue to hold down the fort in 2022 – ideally with more depth around them. This is a big year for Pratt going into the final season of his rookie contract, and Wilson is coming back from offseason shoulder surgery but looking to build on somewhat of a breakout 2021 season for himself.
Let’s take a look at the past performances of the Bengals’ current linebackers, and how they are expected to stack up in 2022 with help from some analysis and data from Pro Football Focus.
LINEBACKERS ON THE ROSTER
Projected starters: Logan Wilson, Germaine Pratt
Reserves: Akeem Davis-Gaither, Markus Bailey, Clay Johnston
Others in the mix: Joe Bachie, Keandre Jones, Carson Wells, Clarence Hicks
WILSON BY THE NUMBERS
2021 stats: 100 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 4 passes defended, 1 forced fumble, 1 sack in 13 games.
PFF grades for 2021: Wilson ranked 31st of 87 linebackers in defense grade (61.5). He was 36th of 86 linebackers in run defense grade (56.6) and posted a pass rush grade of 58.3 and coverage grade of 63.4, the latter of which ranked him 25th of 80 linebackers.
PFF ranking for 2022: Wilson was ranked among the “Tier 6: Young Ascending” linebackers and at No. 21 out of 32 players ranked.
PRATT BY THE NUMBERS
2021 stats: 91 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 2 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries in 15 games
PFF grades for 2021: Pratt ranked 47th of 87 linebackers in defense grade (54.0). He was 45th of 86 linebackers in run defense grade (53.1) and posted a pass rush grade of 47.1 and coverage grade of 56.2, the latter of which ranked him 42nd of 80 linebackers.
PFF ranking for 2022: Pratt was not among the 32 linebackers ranked by PFF.
FURTHER ANALYSIS
The Bengals built up their defensive line and secondary through free agency the past few years, but relied on the draft to develop their linebackers. That made the unit somewhat suspect in the past and yet, they haven’t been the handicap they once appeared to be.
With Wilson and Pratt serving as the two starters, Cincinnati managed to win the AFC North while sweeping rival Pittsburgh and Baltimore, and the linebackers played a big role in stopping some talented runners within the division. That used to be a big weak spot in the defense that opposing teams would attack.
“Wilson showed in the playoffs that he could finally have answered a real problem area for the Cincinnati Bengals, showing up with multiple excellent PFF game grades and making plays in coverage,” PFF analyst Sam Monson wrote about Wilson in his individual rankings.
PFF considers the Bengals linebacker corps among the top half in the league, ranking them the 13th best unit, one spot behind the Browns and one above the Bills. San Francisco’s linebacking corps tops the list.
“Like the Chiefs, the Bengals also went into last season with a lot of unknowns surrounding the linebacker position but found a really good pair in Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt,” PFF analyst Seth Galina wrote. “Both players posted the highest grades of their career, helping the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance.”
This is the sixth in a series of pieces breaking down each position group for the Bengals. Next up: Defensive backs.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Randall County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Southeastern Oldham County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Eastern Deaf Smith County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 1000 PM CDT.
* At 845 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest
of Wildorado, or 9 miles southeast of Vega, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Hail damage to vehicles
is expected.
* Locations impacted include...
Hereford, Umbarger, Wildorado, Buffalo Lake and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET)— For our July 21 KX Conversation, Brooke Williams and Nicholas Quallich spoke with Chris Bader with the North Dakota Department of Water Resources. Bader discussed what an aquifer is, how it’s used, the current status of North Dakota’s aquifers and more.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
921 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES...
At 921 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Dawn, or 11 miles northeast of Hereford, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hereford, Umbarger, Buffalo Lake and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Evacuations underway after large grass fire reported in Linn-San Manuel
Linn-San Manuel residents are being evacuated as multiple fire departments battle a large grass fire near Highway 281 and Laguna Seca Road.
The Linn-San Manuel Volunteer Fire Department announced the evacuations on social media Thursday afternoon, adding that the fire is traveling westbound.
Those living west of the Rubio's area and Laguna Seca Road are being evacuated.
Channel 5 news has a crew at the scene. We’ll keep you posted once new information comes in. | https://www.krgv.com/news/evacuations-underway-after-large-grass-fire-reported-in-linn-san-manuel | 2022-07-22T02:46:44Z | https://www.krgv.com/news/evacuations-underway-after-large-grass-fire-reported-in-linn-san-manuel | false |
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 13th 2022, CALB was invited to the Battery Expert Forum (BEF) hosted by BMZ group in Frankfurt, Germany. CALB showcased future products and developments in lithium-ion technology. Additionally, CALB and BMZ Group announced a strategic cooperative agreement that will enable CALB's growth and exposure to global markets.
The conference consisted of presentations from a panel of experts ranging from battery manufactures, OEM's, and battery management systems. More than 150 enterprises and 5000 attendees participated in the exhibition. Participants included BMZ Innovation Group, Panasonic and Honda.
A highlighted talk from the panel was called 'One-Stop' hosted by Sebastian Wider- VP of CALB. One-Stop is a more efficient manufacturing process which simplifies the battery cell to pack (CTP) lifecycle. The crux of One-Stop is that it combines the cell and packing legs of battery production to One-Stop- allowing a manufacturer to deliver batteries to customers directly.
Finally, CALB and BMZ executed a strategic agreement to expand upon their relationship in developing technology in the worldwide battery market. Future joint projects include developing batteries designed for commercial vehicles and other types of vehicles.
About BMZ:
BMZ group is a world's leading supplier of intelligent power and energy storage systems based on lithium-ion technology. The dynamic growth established Gliwice facility as the Center of Excellent for eMobility business.
With over 20 years' experience, more than 2000 customers and roughly 250 new projects a year, BMZ plays a leading role in Europe, whenever professional design and construction of intelligent battery systems are required.
BMZ Group currently employs about 3000 employees, working in Germany, Poland, USA, China, France and United Kingdom. Thanks to the use of latest, innovative technologies, it cooperates with global brands well established as leaders in their markets segments.
About CALB:
As a global leader in new energy technology, CALB is committed to being an energy value creator. Based on its continuous leading technology innovation capability and large-scale intelligent manufacturing strength, we provide the most valuable power and energy storage battery product solutions and high-quality new energy lifecycle services for global outstanding automotive companies, energy storage, and special application markets.
CALB have built industrial clusters in the Yangtze River Delta, the Greater Bay Area, Southwest, and Central China, with a planned production capacity of over 500 GWh by 2025, which makes us the most trustworthy partner of global outstanding enterprises.
With the mission of "Beyond Industry, Empower Mankind" and the vision of "For Mutual, For Greatness", and the strategic considerations of innovative genes, technology leadership, and future orientation, CALB is creating a harmonious coexistence and green sustainable development of energy ecology and contributing to a better future for mankind.
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That's what you call a proper summer holiday - Crumpled AA maps, Thermos flasks in laybys, tuppeny machines in the arcade and the wonder of fish and chips
- Poet Ian McMillan decided to write a book about the British coast and explore towns and villages he had never been to before
- But lockdown trapped the 66-year-old at home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 59.33 miles from the nearest beach at Hornsea
- So he decided to rummage through his treasure chest of seaside memories
MEMOIR
MY SAND LIFE, MY PEBBLE LIFE: A MEMOIR OF A CHILDHOOD AND THE SEA
by Ian McMillan (Adlard Coles £10.99, 176pp)
Before the pandemic, poet Ian McMillan decided to write a book about the British coast.
He planned to explore villages and towns he’d never seen before. He hoped to take a photographer with him to snap pictures ‘of a windswept me gazing out at the eternal water, perhaps with an ironic ice cream in my hand’.
Then came lockdown, trapping the 66-year-old at home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, 59.33 miles from the nearest beach at Hornsea.
Great British holiday: Riding donkeys on the beach in 1958. Poet Ian McMillan has rummaged through his treasure chest of British holiday memories
So, in the absence of fresh coast to explore, McMillan began rummaging through his treasure chest of seaside memories. The resulting book combines poignant snatches of personal history with a delightfully nostalgic celebration of the British seaside holiday.
Although he suffers from seasickness, a love of the sea runs in McMillan’s blood. His father served in the Royal Navy from 1937-1958, when they offered him a desk job which he refused on the grounds that ‘you can’t sail a desk’.
He imagines the scene at Plymouth at which his father disembarks, for the final time, from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal: ‘A piece of metal as big as the shout of the gulls in my little ears.’
From there, McMillan gently ushers readers through his boyhood holidays. He takes us to the Isle of Skye and Llandudno, and then back to Northumberland, where a helicopter blows away a family picnic.
Bank holiday at Blackpool. He tells of his teenage adventures with friends, walking barefoot through Blackpool in the dark to watch the sun rise over the sea
He recalls his father’s careful studying of AA roadmaps in preparation for the long, hot journeys down labyrinthine B roads in his blue Ford Zephyr. He recalls his mother wrapping him in towels as he ran slippery from the waves and his frantic father chasing a libidinous donkey along the shore.
He whisks us back to the caravan parks of the 1960s, reminding us of ‘kitchenettes’ that were more ‘kitchenettettes’ and beds crushed up into the ceiling like cobwebs. He conjures guesthouse breakfasts, served on mismatched floral china by girls in black and white uniforms. Suitcases full of sand.
Looking back on the holidays he’s spent with his own children and grandchildren, McMillan evokes shells, selected and collected, rattling in buckets, held to the ear, and playing the tuppenny machines in the arcades. There are multiple rhapsodies on the wonders of fish and chips. He’s great on the inevitable loss of possessions: glasses buried in the sand, wristwatches left ticking uselessly on clifftop paths.
He celebrates the beach in all weathers, entertaining us with familiar descriptions of those downpour-dashes back to uphill car parks.
Two young women riding donkeys in Margate. He celebrates the beach in all weathers, entertaining us with familiar descriptions of those downpour-dashes back to uphill car parks
As an occasional presenter of the TV series Coast, he also has good anecdotes about scrambling around inside the Scottish cave inhabited by 15th-century cannibal Sawney Bean, and rowing vintage lifeboats.
His quirky snapshots will ping the sentiment sonar of readers who recall being warmed by Thermos flasks opened in lay-bys and two-bar electric heaters in the back rooms of B&Bs. I loved his descriptions of teenage adventures with friends, walking barefoot through Blackpool in the dark to watch the sun rise over the sea.
He whisks us back to the caravan parks of the 1960s, reminding us of ‘kitchenettes’ that were more ‘kitchenettettes’ and beds crushed up into the ceiling like cobwebs
‘We felt the balm of sand beneath our mucky adolescent toes. We gazed at the sky. We thought there was something wrong with the sun; it was refusing to rise even though the sky was clear and it was getting quite light.’ They had forgotten that the sun rises in the East and Blackpool is in the West.
In this age of savage argument, it’s a delight to engage in the dawdling minor debates of seaside etiquette. Should you put your swimwear on under your clothes before you leave the B&B, or wriggle into it under a towel by the sea? Should you buy edible or durable souvenirs in the gift shops?
Although he was once described as ‘relentlessly jolly’, McMillan admits that frisbees make him feel grumpy.
He accepts some people embrace them as ‘harmless mid-Atlantic fun’, but he rankles at the ‘performative and showy-off’ nature of the plastic disc wielded by pec-flexing musclemen. He recalls one zooming towards him across the flat sands of North Norfolk, comparing its approach to that of ‘a spaceship containing intelligent multi-cellular and vortexbrained beings, come to explore Hunstanton with a view to setting up coastal fish farms’ before it clocks him on the bonce.
Most movingly, he describes his 92-year-old mother-in-law’s post-lockdown return to her beloved caravan in Cleethorpes.
She has been holidaying in that same spot in Lincolnshire since the 1950s. McMillan jokes that, at Cleethorpes, the tide is always out. ‘Like a reluctant teenager it doesn’t want to come in.’
But returning to the caravan with its familiar ornaments, putting the kettle on and digging out the biscuit box after the pandemic fills his whole family with joy.
I’m left with the image of the nonagenarian ‘defiantly walking, slowly and with a stick, but defiantly walking by distant sea’. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-11036893/Crumpled-AA-maps-Thermos-flasks-laybys-tuppeny-machines-wonder-fish-chips.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-22T02:48:03Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-11036893/Crumpled-AA-maps-Thermos-flasks-laybys-tuppeny-machines-wonder-fish-chips.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
The Mega Millions grand prize jackpot was bumped to $660 million by lottery officials on Thursday making it the ninth largest jackpot in the United States.
There has not been a winner in three months for the game, growing the grand prize more and more as the days go on. A winner would have to match all 6 numbers in the game, and there have been 27 consecutive drawings without a winner so far. The game's prize started at $20 million back in April.
As the Associated Press reported, the odds of winning have remained the same as the prize money grows, maintaining the chance of winning at a shocking one in 302.5 million. USA Today reported the chances of winning at around one in 292 million.
Still, people have won money. As CNN reported, four winners on Tuesday matched the first five numbers in the game, winning $1 million each. 52 other winners matched the first four numbers along with the Mega Ball number, according to lottery officials. according | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-660m-becoming-9th-largest-prize-in-us | 2022-07-22T02:48:16Z | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-660m-becoming-9th-largest-prize-in-us | false |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
901 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
Forecast rainfall and cloud cover will result in temperatures and
heat index values below Heat Advisory criteria. Highs over the
next few days will be in the upper 90s to lower 100s with heat
index values within a few degrees of the actual temperature.
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The local share market has again had a quiet morning but remains on track for its best week since mid March.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was basically flat at 6,794.8 at noon on Friday, up 0.5 points or 0.01 per cent. The broader All Ordinaries was down 2.4 points at 7,016.
With four hours left in the trading week, the ASX200 was up 2.9 per cent for the week, putting it on track for its best weekly performance in 19 weeks.
The energy sector was the worst performer for a second day, falling 1.6 per cent as the WTI benchmark again fell under $US100 a barrel.
Woodside was down 1.5 per cent to $30.67 and Santos had fallen 2.9 per cent to $7.04.
Travel companies were under pressure after two US airlines, United and American, overnight reported poorer-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
Qantas was down 2.2 per cent, Flight Centre had fallen 3.1 per cent and Corporate Travel Limited was down 4.4 per cent.
Three of the four big banks were higher, even as NAB raised its expectations on rate hikes.
Economists Tony Kelly and Gareth Spence are now predicting rates to reach 2.85 per cent from year end; they had previously expected a cash rate of 2.35 per cent.
Westpac was up 1.1 per cent to $21.07, ANZ added 2.3 per cent to $22.43 and NAB advanced 1.0 per cent to $29.95. CBA was basically flat at $97.585.
IAG was down 1.6 per cent to $4.205 after the insurance company said it had been hit by claims inflation in its home and motor portfolio, and was significantly increasing its natural perils allowance as they become increasingly frequent and severe.
In the heavyweight mining sector, BHP was up 0.2 per cent to $36.87 and Rio Tinto had added 1.0 per cent to $96.805.
Footwear and clothing retailer Accent Group was down 9.2 per cent to $1.375 after reporting sales across May and June continued to be subdued compared to expectations. The company has 500 stores across 19 brands, including Platypus and Foot Locker.
Meanwhile, the Aussie dollar was buying 69.17 US cents, from 68.96 US cents at Thursday's close. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/markets/asx-quiet-at-noon-but-up-29pct-this-week-c-7607390 | 2022-07-22T02:51:06Z | https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/markets/asx-quiet-at-noon-but-up-29pct-this-week-c-7607390 | true |
Man accused of secretly recording women, underage girl in bathroom, authorities say
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) - A man in North Carolina is facing 16 felony charges after deputies say he took pictures of women with a hidden camera.
WITN reports Eric Zobre is facing charges that include secret peeping, possession of images from secret peeping, sexual exploitation of a minor and violating a domestic violence protective order.
According to the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office, the case against Zobre started in December 2021 when deputies became aware of a domestic violence protective order violation.
Authorities said Zobre was taken into custody for that violation and then a person informed them that he was also showing various nude photos of women to other people.
According to the sheriff’s office, this person said Zobre was telling others how he got the images along with stealing items from his employer, Grady White Boats.
After a search warrant, deputies said they seized a camera and other electronic devices and the suspected stolen items from Zobre’s employer. They found photos of women in various stages of undressing on the devices.
Pitt County detectives and those from Atlantic Beach police said they identified multiple victims in the photos, including an underage girl, with images of the women in restrooms.
Deputies said they also found numerous photos of Zobre’s previous partners, reportedly used to humiliate them.
Zobre’s employer, Grady White Boats, confirmed the items police found appeared to be stolen property from the company.
Authorities said Zobre was booked into jail on a $1.375 million bond.
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The Mega Millions grand prize jackpot was bumped to $660 million by lottery officials on Thursday making it the ninth largest jackpot in the United States.
There has not been a winner in three months for the game, growing the grand prize more and more as the days go on. A winner would have to match all 6 numbers in the game, and there have been 27 consecutive drawings without a winner so far. The game's prize started at $20 million back in April.
As the Associated Press reported, the odds of winning have remained the same as the prize money grows, maintaining the chance of winning at a shocking one in 302.5 million. USA Today reported the chances of winning at around one in 292 million.
Still, people have won money. As CNN reported, four winners on Tuesday matched the first five numbers in the game, winning $1 million each. 52 other winners matched the first four numbers along with the Mega Ball number, according to lottery officials. according | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-660m-becoming-9th-largest-prize-in-us | 2022-07-22T02:56:03Z | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/mega-millions-jackpot-reaches-660m-becoming-9th-largest-prize-in-us | true |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
921 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES...
At 921 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Dawn, or 11 miles northeast of Hereford, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hereford, Umbarger, Buffalo Lake and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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They say any publicity is good publicity, and that certainly seems to be the mantra of drinks manufacturer Rich Energy – even if it's usually in a negative light.
Founded in 2015, the energy drink brand rose to fame in 2019 by way of a bizarre spat with Formula 1 team Haas.
Rich Energy CEO William Storey cited poor performance, politics, and attitudes towards the company for the shock mid-season departure.
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A day later, company executives reined Storey in, distancing themselves from those comments they alleged had come from a "rogue individual."
Eventually, Haas terminated its contract with Rich Energy citing a "corporate restructuring process" at the energy drinks brand.
Now, it seems history is repeating itself.
On Monday, Rich Energy tweeted that it had split with front-running British Superbikes Championship team OMG Racing.
"Rich Energy would like to thank OMG Racing UK for their work in the last two years but the whole agreement is now at an end," read the tweet.
"Rich Energy is expanding its portfolio in many spheres including sport."
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A story by Superbike.co.uk in the wake of that tweet quoted Storey, who said the Superbike team had been slandering Rich Energy and misrepresenting the brand.
Storey said that Rich Energy's own due diligence had thrown up "rather worrying facts" about the racing team after supposed renegotiations late last year.
"I won't speculate as to why they dragged their heels although many people have contacted me with suggestions," Storey reportedly said.
"It would be unfair to definitively conclude at this stage but they have repeatedly acted in bad faith and as such the position untenable.
"Clearly their conduct warranted the outcome and that is a high bar. We have given them every opportunity."
However, OMG Racing UK says it still has a deal with Rich Energy that's tied to the distribution rights holder.
"Following certain social media posts, press interviews, and publications over the last few days, the Rich Energy OMG Racing team would like to make a statement of facts regarding the sponsorship of the team in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship (BSB)," a statement from the team read.
"Rich Energy OMG Racing is not, and has never been, sponsored by William Storey. Rich Energy OMG Racing is not, and has never been, sponsored by the Rich Energy brand owners.
"Rich Energy OMG Racing is sponsored by RichOMG Limited, the global sales and distribution rights holder for the drinks, Rich Energy (classic) and Rich Energy Sugar-Free.
"This sponsorship agreement was established in March 2020 ahead of the 2020 BSB season and remains firmly in place at this time. The sponsorship also extended to support the team when contesting the Northwest 200 and the Isle of Man TT Races in 2022.
"Following discussions with RichOMG Limited earlier this week, the Rich Energy OMG Racing team has been assured that all other existing sponsorships that have been undertaken by RichOMG Limited also remain firmly intact and paid for.
"These include the British Mini Bikes (BMB) Championship, True Heroes Racing, Tim Reeves, Billy McConnell, Dom Herbertson, as well as Chasin' the Racin' and Off Track Podcasts."
It's a curious sponsorship situation, although not entirely out of the ordinary. In Australia, Supercars team PremiAir Racing is sponsored by Coca-Cola by way of the local distributor, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia.
Storey said he is chasing opportunities in MotoGP and an unnamed top-level single-seater series. There have been numerous rumours linking Rich Energy to other Formula 1 teams since parting company with Haas, although none have materialised.
Rich Energy isn't unfamiliar with controversy. The company was taken to court and found guilty of infringing the copyright of the Whyte Bikes logo.
Red Bull even threatened to take Rich Energy to court for using its own slogans against the Austrian drinks manufacturer.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 4" game were:
1-8-0-8
(one, eight, zero, eight)
¶ Ticket-holders with all four winning numbers in the order given win the top prize. Lesser amounts are also awarded to ticket-holders with other varying combinations of the winning numbers. | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17321361.php | 2022-07-22T02:56:42Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-game-17321361.php | false |
The damaged lime-green vehicle sits in the intersection while first responders work to clear the scene of a crash at Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Jillian Craig
The city bus sits with the pole and street sign resting on top following a collision at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Jillian Craig
A Kenosha city bus sits with a light pole resting on its roof following a crash at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Jillian Craig
A Kenosha city bus sits on the side of the road at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street while first responders assess the scene Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Authorities were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash involving a Kenosha city bus and a lime-green car at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday.
Following the crash, the bus then struck a stoplight at the intersection, according to Kenosha Fire Department Battalion Chief Ryan McNeely.
There were no passengers on the bus in the 1:15 p.m. collision, McNeely said. Paramedics transported one person with minor injuries to a local hospital following the crash. A Kenosha Police investigation into the collision is ongoing.
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The damaged lime-green vehicle sits in the intersection while first responders work to clear the scene of a crash at Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
The city bus sits with the pole and street sign resting on top following a collision at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
A Kenosha city bus sits with a light pole resting on its roof following a crash at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street Thursday, July 21, 2022.
A Kenosha city bus sits on the side of the road at the intersection of Pershing Boulevard and 52nd Street while first responders assess the scene Thursday, July 21, 2022. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/city-bus-car-crash-causes-stop-light-to-be-removed-from-intersection/article_f1792570-092f-11ed-b7b0-fb4fa020d2a7.html | 2022-07-22T02:56:58Z | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/local/accident-and-incident/city-bus-car-crash-causes-stop-light-to-be-removed-from-intersection/article_f1792570-092f-11ed-b7b0-fb4fa020d2a7.html | false |
SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S.
The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had protected the legality of abortion in the country for nearly 50 years.
YouTube said its crackdown will expunge content promoting unsafe at-home abortions, as well as misinformation about the safety of undergoing the procedure in clinics located in states where it remains legal.
The purge of misleading abortion videos will ramp up over the next few weeks, according to YouTube.
The Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade has increased pressure on technology companies to take steps so that their devices and digital services can’t be used to shadow women seeking abortions or steer them in directions that could threaten their health.
Earlier this month, Google announced it will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems in light of the Supreme Court’s court’s ruling.
But some members of Congress have been pushing Google to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in the results of its influential search engine — a step that 17 Republican attorneys general on Thursday warned would expose the company to potential legal repercussions. | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/youtube-to-remove-videos-spreading-abortion-falsehoods/ | 2022-07-22T03:05:16Z | https://cbs4indy.com/business/ap-business/youtube-to-remove-videos-spreading-abortion-falsehoods/ | false |
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest began in Key West Thursday, marking the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth.
This year’s competition attracted 135 portly, bearded men, who are endeavoring to prove their likeness to the famed American author. The contest is a highlight of Key West’s annual Hemingway Days festivities, staged to celebrate the creative talent and colorful lifestyle of the man who lived and wrote on the island for most of the 1930s.
Thursday night’s entrants paraded across the stage at Sloppy Joe’s Bar, where Hemingway and his cohorts often met for drinks, before a judging panel of former contest winners.
Most had full beards and wore sportsman’s attire, seemingly emulating the “Papa” persona adopted by Hemingway in his later years.
On Thursday morning, a group of look-alikes helped release a 185-pound (83-kilogram) rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle, coincidentally dubbed “Papa” when it was rescued after being entangled in fishing line, off the Florida Keys’ Sombrero Beach in Marathon.
The look-alike contest’s second preliminary round is set for Friday, and the 2022 winner is set to be chosen Saturday night.
Late Wednesday, Nick Henke of St. Louis, Missouri, was named the winner of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. His entry, “A Lot of Carrefours,” triumphed over 775 other American and international submissions, judged by Ernest Hemingway’s author granddaughter.
Hemingway Days continues through Sunday with events including an offbeat “Running of the Bulls” spoof and the Key West Marlin Tournament.
While living in Key West during most of the 1930s, Hemingway wrote classics including “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “To Have and Have Not.” | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/annual-hemingway-look-alike-contest-begins-in-florida-keys/ | 2022-07-22T03:05:23Z | https://cbs4indy.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/annual-hemingway-look-alike-contest-begins-in-florida-keys/ | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to propose a steep funding increase for police, hoping to show that Democrats are serious about combating violent crime, despite the move potentially causing backlash from top members of his party’s left flank.
But a scheduled trip to Pennsylvania to ask Congress to spend roughly $37 billion for fighting and preventing crime was canceled Thursday when Biden tested positive for COVID-19.
His proposal is set to include $13 billion to help communities hire and train 100,000 police officers over five years. Biden was going to outline it during a visit to Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania until White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced he was experiencing “very mild symptoms” after the positive result.
Instead, the president spoke by phone with Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., as well as Wilkes-Barre Mayor George Brown and Paige Cognetti, mayor of nearby Scranton, the White House said. Biden discussed his crime plan and expressed “his disappointment that he was unable to travel to Scranton and Wilkes-Barre this afternoon.”
Casey tweeted after his call with Biden that the president “sounded great and is in good spirits” and said he was “looking forward to welcoming him back” to Pennsylvania soon.
The White House also canceled Biden’s scheduled Philadelphia trip for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser on Thursday night and plans for him to spend the weekend at his home in Delaware.
Biden, 79, is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office, a first booster shot in September and an additional dose in March.
Biden contracting the coronavirus means he won’t, at least for now, travel to publicly request additional funding for crime fighting initiatives. He had planned to seek the money as part of his latest budget proposal, according to senior administration officials who previewed the plan.
Republicans are trying to gain leverage in November’s midterm elections by portraying Democrats as unwilling to confront crime rates that have risen in some parts of the country.
Some top moderate Democrats facing tough reelection fights have called for additional funding to fight crime. But the White House-led effort could also spark a political fight with progressives, who have pushed for major policing reforms but seen those, and other of its top priorities on combating climate change and dramatically increasing social spending, fail to clear Congress.
As part of Biden’s plans, $3 billion would be geared toward clearing court backlogs and resolving cases involving murders and guns. The president also wants to use $15 billion to create a grant program that would fund ideas for preventing violent crime or creating a public health response to nonviolence incidents, aimed at reducing the burden on law enforcement.
Another $5 billion would support programs intended to stop violence before it occurs. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-seeking-37b-for-fighting-crime-hiring-more-police/ | 2022-07-22T03:13:23Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-seeking-37b-for-fighting-crime-hiring-more-police/ | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
901 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
Forecast rainfall and cloud cover will result in temperatures and
heat index values below Heat Advisory criteria. Highs over the
next few days will be in the upper 90s to lower 100s with heat
index values within a few degrees of the actual temperature.
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Texas woman facing capital murder charges in 2005 double homicide
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas woman was arrested and now faces murder charges following a double homicide in 2005.
Texas Rangers said Shelley Thompson-Lemoine, 41, of Freeport, faces capital murder charges for the deaths of Antonio and Luz Rodriguez in 2005.
On April 14, 2005, Antonio and Luz Rodriguez were found dead by their daughter in the home they shared on West Waco Street in Cleveland, Texas. Cleveland PD and the Texas Rangers investigated the crime scene and continued the investigation until it went cold.
Antonio and Luz Rodriguez
As the result of a qualifying conviction, Thompson-Lemoine’s DNA was collected upon entry into a Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) facility. It was submitted to the DPS crime laboratory and later entered into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
In early March 2021, Cleveland PD detectives were notified of a hit from CODIS, and they requested the assistance of the Texas Ranger Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program. In 2022, the DPS lab confirmed the DNA match.
Earlier this month, investigators conferred with the Liberty County District Attorney, and with sufficient evidence, an arrest warrant was issued for Thompson-Lemoine for capital murder.
Shelley Thompson-Lemoine
While an arrest has been made, this is still an active investigation.
Thompson-Lemoine's bond is set at $1 million.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Texas Rangers or the Cleveland PD. | https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-rangers-make-arrest-in-2005-double-homicide | 2022-07-22T03:14:37Z | https://www.fox4news.com/news/texas-rangers-make-arrest-in-2005-double-homicide | false |
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The drama is over and the decision is in: Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals have made a long-term commitment to each other with a new contract that would keep the quarterback in the desert through the 2028 season.
The two-time Pro Bowl selection was taken with the No. 1 overall pick out of Oklahoma after he won the Heisman Trophy and has largely delivered in his quest to make the Cardinals a better franchise.
The team announced the new contract on Thursday. ESPN reported that the contract could be worth $230.5 million, with $160 million guaranteed.
Murray’s agent, Erik Burkhardt, didn’t immediately return a message seeking comment.
Murray’s new contract puts him on par with other young star quarterbacks throughout the league like Buffalo’s Josh Allen, who signed a deal worth more than $250 million last season. Murray will make an average of more than $46 million per season, which is similar to other elite quarterbacks such as Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Allen.
Listed at just 5-foot-10, some around the NFL worried the 24-year-old Murray was too short to be a dominant pro quarterback, but his stats through three seasons prove otherwise.
He’s completed nearly 67% of his passes through 46 career games for 11,480 yards and 70 touchdowns while rushing for 1,786 yards and 20 TDs. Murray is particularly good at extending plays with his feet, using his scrambling ability for spectacular gains.
Arizona had a 5-10-1 record during his rookie season in 2019 but the Cardinals improved to 11-6 last season before losing to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Wild Card round during the playoffs.
The deal brings an end to a strange, passive-aggressive offseason contract squabble. At one point, Murray wiped his social media accounts of all references to the Cardinals and it wasn’t clear whether the franchise was ready to make a long-term investment.
The two sides appeared to be on a path toward reconciliation over the past few months. GM Steve Keim said that there was “zero chance” Murray would be traded and the quarterback put on social media that he wanted to win Super Bowls with the Cardinals and called Arizona “home.”
The Cardinals had already picked up Murray’s fifth-year option for the 2023 season, further easing tensions, but Thursday’s news puts an end to any lingering questions.
Now Murray can take the field for training camp next week knowing his football future is secure. The Cardinals face plenty of challenges in 2022, including navigating the first six games without star receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who was suspended for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.
Murray and fourth-year coach Kliff Kingsbury are under significant pressure to produce this fall after last year’s late-season collapse. The Cardinals looked like one of the NFL’s best teams in 2021 after starting with a 10-2 record, but lost four of their last five regular-season games before getting beat 34-11 by the Rams in the wild card round.
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HM1L02-Care Standrd 0,3\n2) Fatty για 6-0 (22K.116) =44+K6(R0R\nCare Standdr ROANOKE, Va. – Another day into this week’s heat wave and temperatures are expected to reach near record high numbers.
While making sure you and your family are well hydrated and staying cool, you don’t want to forget about your pets during the extreme heat.
Dayna Reynolds, the Director of Community Engagement at Angels of Assisi shared some tips on how to keep your pets cool.
“Walks, limit them to be a lot shorter than they normally would,” Reynolds said. “If you do have to take your pets out during the day to go to the bathroom, try and keep them on the grass and off that hot pavement. Make sure they have plenty of water.”
Reynolds said their clinic sees quite a few dogs with burnt paws from the hot pavement and that there is a simple way to test if the concrete will be too hot for your furry friends’ paws.
“You can kind of do the 10-second rule and put the back of your hand down on the pavement. If it’s too hot for you, it’s going to be too hot for them,” Reynolds said.
Just like their owners, pets can experience heat stroke, which can be deadly.
“Their body temperature skyrockets,” Reynolds said. “And it can cause neurological issues if it’s too far gone, excessive panting.”
Another thing to watch out for during the warmer months: insects.
Some insects can carry illnesses like heartworms and Lyme disease, which can be harmful to your pets.
“Keeping your pets on prevention is super important all times of year but especially during the Summer. Those mosquitos are out, the ticks are out,” Reynolds said.
If you suspect your pet is experiencing a heat stroke, contact an emergency vet as soon as possible. | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/how-to-keep-your-pets-safe-during-this-dog-gone-heat-wave/ | 2022-07-22T03:26:34Z | https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2022/07/22/how-to-keep-your-pets-safe-during-this-dog-gone-heat-wave/ | false |
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
25-26-27-31-38
(twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-one, thirty-eight)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Hit 5" game were:
25-26-27-31-38
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia defended its veto of a U.N. resolution that would have extended humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million Syrians in the rebel-held northwest from Turkey for a year, insisting that its demand for only a six-month extension was essential and accusing Western nations of using “sly” tactics and trying “to govern the world.”
Russia’s deputy ambassador Dmitry Polyansky had to defend Moscow’s veto on July 8 of a resolution before the General Assembly for only the second time since the 193-member world body adopted a resolution on April 26 requiring any Security Council member that casts a veto to explain its reasoning during an assembly debate on the issue.
Polyansky insisted that a resolution should be limited to six months, with a new resolution needed for another six months, in order to assess progress on Russia’s demands. He said these include stepped up aid deliveries across conflict lines within Syria, more early recovery programs in the country, greater transparency in aid operations, and stopping “international terrorists” from receiving aid deliveries.
He accused Western supporters of a year-long extension of failing to make progress on cross-line aid deliveries and early recovery projects. These demands were included in last year’s resolution extending aid deliveries from Turkey for a year, he said.
U.S. deputy ambassador Richard Mills shot back, accusing Russia of abusing its veto power for the 17th time on a Syria resolution, this time on a measure aimed at facilitating humanitarian help for millions of people suffering from 11 years of war.
To avert a shutdown of aid deliveries through the Bab al-Hawa crossing point in Turkey, the Security Council approved a six-month extension on July 11 but Mills stressed the consequences: A second resolution will be needed in January when humanitarian needs, which are now greater than they have ever been, “will be greatest.”
“That timeline risks leaving Syrians without blankets, without heating fuel, depriving them of a steady supply of basic food items during the coldest of months if the resolution confirming the second sixth-month extension is not adopted,” he warned.
Mills urged the international community to come together “and firewall any further politicization of what is a purely humanitarian issue.”
Northwest Idlib is the last rebel-held bastion in Syria and a region where an al-Qaida-linked militant group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is the strongest. The U.N. said recently that the first 10 years of the Syrian conflict, which started in 2011, killed more than 300,000 civilians, the highest official estimate of civilian casualties.
Polyansky accused Western countries of “supporting international terrorists who they trained and equipped to oust the legitimate Syrian authorities.”
By exercising its veto, he said, “the Russian Federation once again protected the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.”
He asked ambassadors representing their countries in the assembly chamber: “Who will protect you if you allow yourselves to be dragged into other games? Who will shield you from transforming into yet another Ukraine, which became a mere pawn in the West’s geopolitical chess game against the Russian Federation, and claimed the lives of its citizens for the advancement of the interests of the U.S. and their NATO allies.”
European Union counselor Thibault Camelli, stressed that humanitarian actions in Syria “must not be disrupted, targeted or politicized,” pointing out to the assembly that the EU and its member states are the biggest aid donor to the country.
“”Humanitarian needs in Syria have increased and will likely continue to increase, especially in light of the food crisis due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,” he said. “Today, over 12 million Syrians are food insecure, relying on external food assistance for their survival.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/russia-defends-veto-of-aid-to-northwest-syria-for-one-year/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-22T03:44:23Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/russia-defends-veto-of-aid-to-northwest-syria-for-one-year/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | true |
WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
921 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDALL AND SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTIES...
At 921 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of
Dawn, or 11 miles northeast of Hereford, moving south at 25 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect some tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Hereford, Umbarger, Buffalo Lake and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Coach Foster, captain Cane retained after All Blacks losses
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Ian Foster has been retained as head coach but says changes, likely among only his assistants, will be made in response to the All Blacks' recent losing streak which culminated in a home series loss to Ireland.
The board of New Zealand Rugby decided on Friday that Foster should continue as head coach through the Rugby Championship which begins for the All Blacks with two matches against the world champion Springboks in South Africa next month.
Foster is contracted through the 2023 World Cup and removing him ahead of that time likely would be expensive.
The changes Foster alluded to in speaking to media on Friday are expected to involve only his current assistants John Plumtree, Brad Mooar, Greg Feek and Scott McLeod, some of whom may be removed or reassigned. Plumtree has responsibility for the forwards, Feek for the scrum, Mooar for attack and McLeod for defense.
Foster said New Zealand-born former Ireland coach Joe Schmidt, who joined the All Blacks recently as a selector and technical adviser, will not be taking a larger role within the team.
Sam Cane was expected to be replaced as captain for the Rugby Championship but also has been retained and Foster expressed confidence in his leadership. Cane has captained New Zealand in 13 of his 80 tests, all under Foster.
The scoreboard showing the final score following the third rugby international between the All Blacks and Ireland in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)
"I have faith in Sam Cane," Foster said. "We all know we have a high accountability when you wear an All Blacks jersey and we need to do that better. I just want to stress that no All Black enjoys being a part of a team that´s losing. There´s a lot of hurt and the next few days will be important for us."
Foster conceded he remains under heavy pressure from All Blacks fans after the series loss to Ireland.
"As a head coach there´s been a lot of questions about the last couple weeks," Foster said. "I´m strong, I´m resilient. I believe I have a good feel with the players, I´m strategic and I´m also accountable."
The All Blacks have lost four of their last five test matches, three to Ireland and one to France. Foster´s record of 16 wins from 23 tests, or 69%, is well below that of his predecessor Steve Hansen, who won 93 of 107 or 86% of his tests in charge.
"The past fortnight has been a challenging time for us and of course our fans," New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson said. "There have been some thorough conversations this week as there always are around our performance environments and these will continue."
The problems facing the All Blacks have been exacerbated by inaction or poor communication from New Zealand Rugby. Foster refused to discuss his future at a news conference immediately after the third Ireland test and media who pressed him on the issue were told by an NZR staffer to stop.
The same staffer canceled a regularly-scheduled new conference with Foster on Sunday, later saying the coach needed breathing space from the pressure he was under after the All Blacks´ latest defeat.
Foster said Friday that was the wrong decision.
"I as a head coach will never ever not communicate with my fan base when there´s an expectation to," he said. "I know that I have to communicate with the fans."
The squad named by Foster for the Rugby Championship contains almost all the players who took part in the Ireland series, unless injured. Again, no one so far has been held responsible for the All Blacks´ poor performances.
"We didn´t achieve what we wanted to in the (Ireland) series. We´ve had robust conversations since," Foster said.
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New Zealand Rugby Championship squad: Forwards, Dane Coles, Codie Taylor, Samisoni Taukei´aho, George Bower, Ethan de Groot, Aidan Ross, Nepo Laulala, Angus Ta´avao, Ofa Tuungafasi, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Tupou Vaa´i, Sam Cane, Shannon Frizell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papalii, Ardie Savea, Hoskins Sotutu. Backs: Finlay Christie, Folau Fakatava, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Richie Mo´unga, Stephen Perofeta, Jack Goodhue, David Havili, Rieko Ioane, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Quinn Tupaea, Jordie Barrett, Caleb Clarke, Leicester Fainga´anuku, Will Jordan, Sevu Reece.
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New Zealand's captain Sam Cane, right, and coach Ian Foster answer questions at a press conference following the third rugby international between the All Blacks and Ireland in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Elias Rodriguez/Photosport via AP)
Ireland players celebrate after their first ever series win over New Zealand following the third rugby international between the All Blacks and Ireland in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 16, 2022.(Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)
New Zealand's Richie Mo'unga reacts as he stands with teammates following the third rugby international between the All Blacks and Ireland in Wellington, New Zealand, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Andrew Cornaga/Photosport via AP)
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CHICAGO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIANGEN, a leading brand in the field of nucleic acid purification in China, has announced its participation in the 2022 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo from July 26 to 28 in Chicago where it will be officially launching its brand in the US market.
TIANGEN will primarily be showcasing the TGuide S16 Nucleic Acid Extractor series with a special display board and a prototype at Booth 957. The smart nucleic acid extractor can automatically purify nucleic acid from various animal tissues, plants, soil, stool and gel or PCR product. Such feature makes it very suitable for scientific researchers that do small and medium throughput and various sample types. It requires little installation or training to use and comes with pre-packaged reagents, giving it great ease of operation. Furthermore, it occupies a surface area smaller than an A4-sized paper.
Nucleic acid extraction and detection have been the focus of TIANGEN for nearly 20 years. It provides high quality reagents, instruments, and overall solutions for corporate customers in scientific research and in vitro diagnostics. It has also provided original design manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers with customized products and services for over 10 years. TIANGEN has a rich history of cooperation and a sound service system, serving customers all over Asia, America, Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Since 2020, the company's virus extraction and detection products have supported COVID-19 testing in more than 30 countries, providing 25 million virus extraction kits and 300 million reactions of raw materials to over 300 testing institutions.
Some of the other products on display will include the TGear Mini Centrifuge suitable for short spin, the TGrade Lite Dry Bath Incubator designed for precise temperature control, the TGreen Transilluminator which allows safe and sensitive stained gel observation, as well as the TGrinder Y50 Handheld Homogenizer to prepare samples quick and clean.
"This participation in the AACC conference marks TIANGEN's first official appearance at a local exhibition in the United States," said Kefei Sun, CEO of TIANGEN. "As a leading brand in nucleic acid purification market in China, we have set up our local sales team to effectively enhance the launch of more of our products for the American market and improve the response efficiency when serving our customers. We look forward to establishing more business cooperation with global partners to build a better future for everyone," added Sun.
About TIANGEN
TIANGEN BIOTECH (BEIJING) CO., LTD. is a high-tech biological enterprise integrating R&D, production, sales, and customer service. It has been committed to providing customers with a total solution from sample storage to nucleic acid extraction and detection. Currently, it is a recognized leader in nucleic acid purification in the Chinese market.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 21, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
948 PM CDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN RANDALL COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DEAF SMITH COUNTY...
At 948 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hereford,
moving south at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to roofs, siding, and trees is possible. Hail
damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Hereford and Dawn.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Amarillo.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Bailey
and west central Lamb Counties through 1015 PM CDT...
At 949 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 4 miles southwest
of Muleshoe, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 55 mph.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Muleshoe, Sudan and Needmore.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain are occurring with
this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm.
Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3415 10294 3428 10281 3412 10247 3391 10268
TIME...MOT...LOC 0249Z 309DEG 19KT 3419 10279
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
1-1-2, WB: 5
(one, one, two; WB: five)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Night" game were:
1-1-2, WB: 5
(one, one, two; WB: five) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17321465.php | 2022-07-22T04:11:05Z | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Night-game-17321465.php | false |
TAMPA, Fla — Ahead of the new school year, and for those who are in need of screening, Walmart is offering a free invitation to the community to get healthy with Walmart Wellness Day.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 23, Walmart customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings. They can also look forward to affordable immunizations like tetanus, hepatitis, HPV, COVID-19 and more at pharmacies nationwide.
Walmart's goal is to encourage families to stay on a healthy track, keep up with their numbers and continue improving their healthy lifestyle.
"Knowing your numbers is just a start but additional, helpful information allows you to make decisions and track your health improvement," the company said in a news release.
The Tampa area is part of more than 4,600 Walmart pharmacies that will host Walmart Wellness Day. Select stores, including the North Dale Mabry location, will feature vision screenings.
Here's a look at what's available:
- Free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, body mass index and vision screenings at select locations.
- Affordable immunizations, including pneumonia, tetanus, HPV, measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), varicella (chickenpox/shingles), whooping cough (TDAP), Hepatitis A & B and more.
- No cost to patient COVID-19 vaccines.
- Wellness resources and the opportunity to talk with local pharmacists.
"An exciting time of the year is approaching fast, and we look forward to offering these health and wellness resources for families as they gear up for school," Walmart’s senior vice president of pharmacy Kevin Host said in a statement.
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How the crazy rental market could KILL a critically-ill 18 month-old infant after his desperate mother is turned down for more than FIFTY homes
- Kirsty Biggers has been trying to find a home for her critically-ill son, Oakly
- The 18-month old toddler has multiple heart conditions with a shortened lifespan
- She's missed out on 50-plus homes around Perth because of crazy rental market
- Family moved 800km to be near hospital but has lived in one room for 6 months
A shattered mother of five desperately trying to rent a home near a hospital with her critically-ill son has been rejected more than 50 times.
Little Oakly Biggers has multiple serious heart conditions and the battling 18-month old tot needs to be within an hour of his cardio team at Perth Children's Hospital.
But mum Kirsty, 38, and her family live 800km away in Esperance, WA, and cannot find a rental home in Perth after repeatedly losing out in the competitive market.
The single mother, Oakly, and three of his siblings have spent six months crammed into one tiny room in crisis accommodation in Perth, which she fears could kill her son.
'I just need a home for myself and my children - Oakly’s life isn’t forever,' the exhausted mum told Daily Mail Australia. 'Every day counts.'
'Every day with Oakly is precious - but I'm spending every spare moment driving around to find us somewhere to live when we could be playing or making memories.'
Shattered mother of five Kirsty Biggers has been rejected more than 50 times as she desperately tries to rent a home for her critically-ill son Oakly to be near his hospital
She added: 'If he gets the cold or flu, it could kill him - people come and go from our share home all the time and we have no control over it or if they are infected.
'He's had open heart surgery and has been hospitalised twice in the past month because he got the adenovirus and the flu and both of them were critical to his life.
'He's such a little fighter though, he's pulled through and doing better than expected - but we know we only have limited time with him and I just want to make it better.'
Little Oakly Biggers has multiple serious heart conditions and the battling 18-month old tot needs to be within an hour of his cardio team at Perth Children's Hospital
Oakley was born with complex congenital heart disease, transposition of the great arteries, ventricular septal defect, double outlet right ventricle, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, interrupted and leaking valves and polysplenia, which means he is seriously immunocompromised on top of his heart condition.
The toddler is living on borrowed time and spent the first 11 months in hospital with his mother living alongside him while her parents looked after her other children, aged 19, 15, 14 and 8.
Now most of the family has reunited in Perth while their eldest daughter remains working in Esperance, but they are still unable to find a rental home after a six-month search.
'He could need urgent medical attention at any time, so we made the decision to move 800km to be near the hospital,' said Ms Biggers, 38, who worked as a wool handler and horse trainer before Oakly's birth.
'I thought it would be easy considering I've owned my own house and I've had a very stable rental for seven years after that.
'But no-one wants to take a chance on a single mum with four kids. Most homes are snapped up before I even view them and I've just been rejected for the rest.
'I've just had no luck. I didn't think it would be too hard, but it's been very tiring and very draining. We may not have long with Oakly but this is how we are living.
'While we've still got Oakly, I just want him to know what it's like to have a real home.'
Mum Kirsty moved her family 800km from their home in Esperance, WA, but cannot find a rental home in Perth after repeatedly losing out in the ultra-competitive market
The family used to live in a three-bedroom home on a six-acre block in Esperance and owned horses but now they all sleep in one room and share two bunk beds.
Ms Biggers is looking for another three bedroom home for about $400 a week but she said landlords are choosing cashed-up FIFO workers or dual income couples.
Her friends and relatives have now set up a GoFundMe to help with the expense of looking after Oakly and finding the family a home.
'I just want something within 70km or an hour's drive of the hospital in Perth - that would be amazing,' she admitted.
'I've got a little warrior baby. I'm queen warrior. I do whatever it takes. We all do. We're team warriors. But it's definitely starting to get pretty hard.
'It would be a miracle if we could find a place. I just cry thinking about it. It would be a blessing which would change our life.'
The Biggers family used to live in a family home on a six-acre block in Esperance and owned horses but now they all sleep in one room sharing two bunk beds | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11037917/Perth-rental-market-KILL-critically-ill-18-month-old-infant-Esperance-Western-Australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-22T04:14:46Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11037917/Perth-rental-market-KILL-critically-ill-18-month-old-infant-Esperance-Western-Australia.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
5-3-6-0
(five, three, six, zero)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
5-3-6-0
(five, three, six, zero) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-game-17321516.php | 2022-07-22T04:16:11Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-game-17321516.php | false |
Pine martens could return to the wild this year after they were almost driven to extinction by trappers hunting for fur
- Pine Martens were common in Britain but trapping led them being endangered
- They could be reintroduced to South West England after 140-years by 2024
- The National Trust want to release the otter relatives in Exmoor and Dartmoor
- Native red squirrels may be saved as Pine Martens hunt invasive grey squirrels
They were once one of Britain's most common mammals.
But pine martens became critically endangered after being trapped for their fur and shot for sport.
Now they could be reintroduced to the South West of England after a 140-year absence.
Conservation groups including the National Trust hope the nocturnal animals could be released as early as autumn 2024.
Pine martens became critically endangered after being trapped for their fur and shot for sport but could now be reintroduced to the South West of England after a 140-year absence
Conservation groups including the National Trust hope the nocturnal animals could be released as early as autumn 2024
They are working with Exmoor and Dartmoor park authorities to identify two sites. Pine martens, which are related to otters and ferrets, were limited to the Scottish Highlands and small pockets of the North and Wales by the beginning of the 20th century.
But a study last year found that the South West was ripe for a reintroduction programme.
Sarah Bryan, of Exmoor National Park Authority, welcomed the prospect of the 'charismatic creatures' returning.
'We're pleased to be looking at the possibility of making these charismatic creatures part of Exmoor's rich natural heritage once again,' the chief executive said.
'The next step will be to talk with local people and those with direct experience of pine martens to determine if reintroduction is right for Exmoor and, if so, how we can work together to design a successful reintroduction programme.'
The Two Moors Pine Marten Project is now in discussions with residents, farmers, landowners and other land users to assess the impact of the plans on the environment and surrounding businesses.
The study published last year found that the south-west of England was ripe for a reintroduction programme, despite not having the same large blocks of forest as Scotland and Wales.
It found that the region's low density of major roads coupled with a network of woodlands and wooded valleys, often connected by river catchment areas, would provide enough habitat for pine martens to thrive.
Pine martens are omnivores, feeding on whatever is available at the time of year including voles, rabbits, fungi, berries and small birds - helping to keep the woodland ecosystem in balance.
Recent research has also found that they may boost efforts to save the native red squirrel by hunting their more abundant grey rivals.
'We're pleased to be looking at the possibility of making these charismatic creatures part of Exmoor's rich natural heritage once again,' Sarah Bryan, of Exmoor National Park Authority said. Pictured: An Exmoor pony at Wimbleball Lake in Exmoor National Park
Pine martens are omnivores, feeding on whatever is available at the time of year including voles, rabbits, fungi, berries and small birds - helping to keep the woodland ecosystem in balance
Ed Parr Ferris, conservation manager with the Devon Wildlife Trust, said: 'As communities rightly seek to plant more woodlands to address carbon and climate, it is vital we also bring back the wildlife and wild processes that make those woodlands alive and functioning properly.
'This can bring challenges and sometimes requires changes to how we live alongside nature, and so we want to work with all those affected over the next 18 months to understand how to do that sustainably - for pine martens, other wildlife and people.'
Last week, a report by the Environment Agency set out the near catastrophic pressures faced by UK wildlife in the face of habitat loss and global warming.
Britain is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, with 41 per cent of native fauna and flora species decreasing in abundance since 1970, with 15 per cent facing extinction. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11037777/Pine-martens-return-UK-wild-year-driven-extinction-trappers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-07-22T04:19:58Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-11037777/Pine-martens-return-UK-wild-year-driven-extinction-trappers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
5-3-6-0
(five, three, six, zero)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 4" game were:
5-3-6-0
(five, three, six, zero) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-game-17321516.php | 2022-07-22T04:20:16Z | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-game-17321516.php | true |
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Noah Lyles crouched down, put his hands on his knees and glared at the clock. Not seeing what he’d hoped for, he waved his hand dismissively and walked back toward the track to celebrate what was still a long-awaited win Thursday in the 200 meters at the world championships.
Oh, but this night would just keep getting better.
The clock that, for a moment, read “19.32,” would adjust down a tick to “19.31.” That meant he broke Michael Johnson’s hallowed, 26-year-old American record — a mark that, for decades, seemed unreachable.
And then, the scoreboard that, at first, only had Lyles' name on it, popped up with the names of the two finishers behind him. Kenny Bednarek and Erriyon Knighton of the U.S. The Americans swept the 200, just as they had the 100 four nights earlier.
Lyles pounded his hand on the track four times, stood up straight and ripped off his jersey. He grabbed his medal from the presenter, then went over and hugged his family and grabbed an American flag — one of many that have been needed at these championships on home turf. The sweep gave the U.S. 22 medals through seven days.
Lyles' 19.31 was the third-fastest time in history, behind only Usain Bolt’s 19.19 in 2009 and a 19.26 run two years later by another Jamaican. Yohan Blake, while he was briefly pushing Bolt for supremacy.
But Michael Johnson and those gold shoes he wore to run his 19.32 at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 have a pretty big place in track history, too.
“I saw the time pop up and saw I tied Michael Johnson’s record," Lyles said. "I was like ‘Really, you’re going to do me like that?’ Then, that number changed from two to a one and my whole world changed.”
His victory came moments after Shericka Jackson gave the Jamaican women another gold in the sprints. She ran 21.45, the second-fastest time in history, to beat 100-meter champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
Only defending champion Dina Asher-Smith of Britain, who won bronze, prevented a back-to-back Jamaican sweep.
Jackson's time is shy only of the 21.34 run by Florence Griffith-Joyner at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
While the Jamaican medalists were the same as four nights ago — Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah, who won bronze in the 100 finished seventh in this one — the Americans put a completely different trio on the stand.
Fred Kerley, Marvin Bracy and Trayvon Bromell dominated the 100. This time, it was Lyles, Bednarek, the Olympic silver medalist, and Knighton, who is now the youngest individual sprint medalist in worlds track history.
Knighton's 19.49 earlier this year made him a slight favorite in this race and set up what was being touted as a rivalry of sorts with Lyles. It was the 25-year-old Lyles who beat Knighton to the line last month at nationals and waved his finger as he crossed — a not-so-subtle message that he wasn't giving in to his younger rival.
But Lyles would be the first to concede that his biggest competition has been himself over the past few years. Once, he was seen as track's solution to its Bolt problem — namely, what to do without an outsized personality to capture eyeballs.
But the pandemic hit. Lyles, who considers himself an entertainer at heart, suffered at traveling alone and competing in front of empty seats. He was unflinching about his mental-health struggles and how difficult it was to not be able to compete alongside his brother, Josephus, who is on the U.S. relay pool this week.
But this week, the crowds were back and the trip to Oregon was easy. Lyles said he felt more “me” than he had in a while.
Then, he came out and ran like it.
Though the time says it best, the race Lyles ran was a beauty. Arms pumping machine-like, he hugged the inside line of Lane 6 as he rounded the curve. When he hit the straightaway, two body lengths separated him and Bednarek in Lane 5. Lyles won the race by three full footsteps.
As part of his postrace celebration, he dropped to both knees and put his hands together as if to pray. A moment later, the scoreboard started doing his thing. The red and blue jersey was shredded, and soon Lyles had his medal — gold, which matched the color of his hair. | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jamaica-s-Jackson-wins-200-worlds-with-17321444.php | 2022-07-22T04:22:15Z | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Jamaica-s-Jackson-wins-200-worlds-with-17321444.php | true |
We saw John Travolta in a whole new light when Hairspray made the jump from Broadway to the big screen for a high energy adaptation 15 years ago - now we have a chance to see Australia’s Got Talent judge Shane Jacobson shine in a whole new way.
The hit stage musical is returning to Australia, and this time Jacobson is donning the heels, wig and a subtle lip for the role of Edna Turnblad.
Watch: Shane Jacobson talks about taking on the iconic role in Hairspray
Watch The Morning Show on Channel 7 and stream it for free on 7plus >>
“It’s fantastic,” Jacobson told The Morning Show’s Kylie Gillies and Sally Bowrey.
“Dancing in heels though, can I make an announcement to you and every other female on the planet, I am so sorry.
“I didn’t know how hard it was to move in heels, let alone dance in them.”
The role of Edna Turnblad has traditionally been a drag role, with Harvey Fierstein and Drew Carey joining John Travolta in taking on the part in the past.
It requires plenty of prep time for the actor taking it on.
“It’s about 30 minutes for me to get (ready), but that is a whole team of people working on me,” Jacobson said.
“We do eight shows a week, but that is a team of people that do it ... they’re panel beaters,” he joked.
Joining Jacobson for the Australian production are musical theatre stars Todd McKenney as Wilbur Turnblad, Rhonda Burchmore as Velma Von Tussle and Rob Mills as Corny Collins.
Jacobson has also just wrapped filming the new season of Australia’s Got Talent, which will air on Channel 7 and 7plus later this year.
“It’s been three years since we (last) did the show, so there’s people have been sitting at home bursting at the seams to do what they are great at or what their passion is, or to try and ignite a career.”
For tickets for the Melbourne season and to join the waitlist for the Adelaide and Sydney seasons, visit www.hairspraymusical.com.au
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BANGALORE, India, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Crystal Hall by Thomas Abraham has received the World Architecture Community Award for the Interior Realized Category. Thomas Abraham was selected by the votes of all the Honorable Members and winners of the earlier cycles.
Located at the outskirts of Bangalore, The Crystal Hall, is an essay on light, history, glass and nature; and its interiors were designed to complement the building's architectural philosophy. The design integrates sustainability, reused materials, and everything is handmade by the poorest indigenous people of color, preserving the skill sets of neighboring artisans. It has the world's first windmill towers in residential design and its inside microclimate is sustained by its envelope of two layers of clear high-performance heat reflecting, recycled glass with a rainforest of non-invasive vegetation species within which prevents over 66.2% of the exterior heat entering the interiors.
Crystal Hall is cast in the theme of: Wind - The Windmills, Earth - The Green Arena, Fire – The Fire Bowl, Water – The Stepped Water Cone and Ether – The Stele of the Soul (prayer tower).
Simultaneously classical & modern, the style Paleomodern, (paleo meaning 'ancient') recalls the eternal principles of architecture: symmetry, balance, scale, unity, rhythm, the Golden Mean (1:1.618) & the square (1:1) proportions.
Winner of several national and international awards, Crystal Hall is currently accepting shoots for advertisements and other projects. For more details on shoots at Crystal Hall, write us an email at darshanafordesignerta@gmail.com
This is design with a heart: "modern in outlook, and yet timeless in essence." Finally, this is a building about sense, sensuality, spirituality, and sustainability.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
5-7-2
(five, seven, two)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Daily Game" game were:
5-7-2
(five, seven, two) | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Game-game-17321492.php | 2022-07-22T04:44:21Z | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Game-game-17321492.php | true |
Just how good is Alex Johnston, really?
It’s the question Damien Cook wants answered.
Cook reckons his South Sydney teammate has “the greatest job in the world – he catches the ball and puts it down over the line”.
“Honestly, you could put my mum out there and she’d score the tries he does,” Cook said with a grin. “See, the perfect example – we put Richie [Kennar] there last week and he scored a hat-trick, too. How good is Alex Johnston, really? We don’t know.”
Good enough to be knocking on the door of Australian rugby league’s leading try-scorers of all time and, at this rate, he might be good enough to top them all.
Johnston has scored 155 tries in 182 NRL games to move to 11th on the all-time list topped by North Sydney legend and ARL Team of the Century winger Ken Irvine with 212. On the other flank in that merit team was Brian Bevan, but you can put a line through anyone’s hopes of toppling his mark of 796 tries in 696 English club games.
Three hat-tricks in his past five appearances have brought Johnston’s strike rate to a try every 1.17 games. Irvine amassed 212 tries in 236 appearances for Norths and Manly at a strike rate of one try every 1.11 games.
Johnston is on track to break a record that will have stood for more than 50 years by the time his contract expires at the end of the 2025 season. Injured Canberra centre Jarrod Croker (133) and Roosters winger Daniel Tupou (125) are the active players closest to Johnston.
So, a few seasons after Johnston was almost forced out of South Sydney, has the prospect of claiming a piece of rugby league history crossed his mind?
“Only recently, because everyone keeps bringing it up,” he said. “I try not to think about it; obviously go a game at a time. If I keep ticking tries over, these accomplishments will come in the end.
“I had a pretty good run last year. I’m pretty lucky to have Cody [Walker] and Latrell [Mitchell] passing me some ball and getting some easy tries.”
Easy doesn’t do Johnston justice. He has speed to burn and boasts an uncanny knack of being in the right place at the right time. Three tries shy of joining Josh Morris in 10th all time, his next chance comes against the Melbourne Storm at Accor Stadium on Saturday night.
The Storm are desperate to avoid losing four consecutive games for the first time since 2015, with the Rabbitohs on high alert for a Cameron Munster masterclass in the race for the top four.
“Even though I’m on the wing, you don’t know if he’s going to put a kick in or throw a long ball or something like that,” Johnston said of the Storm No.6. “I feel for the guys in the middle when he is stepping around, palming and doing random stuff. I’m sure he’s very hard to handle.
“Both their halves are very good, Harry Grant out of nine as well. We’ve just got to slow them down as best as we can. If we can defend the way we know we can, hopefully we will get the job done.”
Leading NRL try-scorers of all time
1 - Ken Irvine (212)
2 - Billy Slater (190)
3 - Steve Menzies (180)
4 - Brett Morris (176)
5 - Andrew Ettinghausen (168)
6 - Terry Lamb (164)
7 - Brett Stewart (163)
=8 - Matt Sing (159)
=8 - Hazem El Masri (159)
10 - Josh Morris (158)
11 - Alex Johnston (155)
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
06-08-11-28-35
(six, eight, eleven, twenty-eight, thirty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $150,000
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the New Mexico Lottery's "Roadrunner Cash" game were:
06-08-11-28-35
(six, eight, eleven, twenty-eight, thirty-five)
Estimated jackpot: $150,000 | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17321529.php | 2022-07-22T04:45:48Z | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Roadrunner-Cash-game-17321529.php | false |
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