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Korda finishes birdie-eagle, leads Evian during 2nd round
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Nelly Korda hit an approach to 3 feet and made the eagle putt at the last hole to take the clubhouse lead on 11-under par midway through the second round of the Evian Championship. The American says she barely slept ahead of a morning start to her second round that opened with what she described as 10 “stress-free” pars. The finish was better after she birdied Nos. 14 and 17 before the eagle at the par-5 No. 18 following a high fade off her second shot. The No. 3-ranked Korda shot 67 and was three strokes ahead of Hyo Joo Kim (66) after the morning wave. | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/22/korda-finishes-birdie-eagle-leads-evian-during-2nd-round/ | 2022-07-22T13:47:03Z | https://kion546.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/07/22/korda-finishes-birdie-eagle-leads-evian-during-2nd-round/ | false |
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) today announced that Mike Madsen, president and chief executive officer of Honeywell Aerospace, will present at the Jefferies Industrials Conference in New York City on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. EDT.
A real-time audio webcast of the presentation can be accessed at http://www.honeywell.com/investor, where related materials will be posted prior to the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 technology company that delivers industry-specific solutions that include aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings and industry; and performance materials globally. Our technologies help aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
Honeywell uses our Investor Relations website, www.honeywell.com/investor, as a means of disclosing information which may be of interest or material to our investors and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our Investor Relations website, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls, webcasts, and social media.
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Which cat nail clippers are best?
Bringing a sharp or potentially harmful gadget close to any animal is sure to make it run for the woods. Sometimes, you can’t even say the word “v-e-t” out loud before your cat scurries away to a safe place. But if you need to clip your cat’s nails and want clippers that are simple to use, the JW Pet Gripsoft Deluxe Cat Nail Trimmer is an excellent choice.
What to know before you buy cat nail clippers
It will be a struggle
You should trim your cat’s nails from when they are young, to get them used to the actions and the feeling. If it’s something new that you are trying with an adult cat, you might end up with more scratches and hisses than clippings.
The most important aspect is to show your cat that it isn’t in any danger and that what you’re doing won’t hurt — unless you do it wrong. Positive reinforcement can also work wonders, offering a treat for each nail successfully clipped.
There are different kinds
To many people, any clippers are simply clippers. But there are three kinds of clippers for cat claws, and you might have to go through each to find the type that works for you and your cat.
- Scissors cut is exactly what it sounds like. It resembles garden scissors and you place the nail in between the blades and press down, just like you would with regular paper scissors. These are the best for long nails that are starting to curl back into the toe pads.
- Guillotine-type sounds extreme, but it’s easier to handle if you know the correct technique. On the business end, there is a metal ring through which the nail goes. As you squeeze down on the handle, a sharp blade slides over the ring to clip the nail.
- If neither of those work, there are always human nail clippers. You hold and use them just like on your own nails, and surprisingly, human nail clippers are often the easiest to operate, with the Guillotine-type a close second.
Work on your technique
Consider your cat’s personality, and work on a technique as stress-free as possible for both involved. However, a few things will make the experience manageable and (almost) pleasant.
- Squeeze it: Cat claws retract, so you’ll have to gently squeeze the paw to expose them.
- Top-down: The correct way is to trim the nail from the top downward. The blade should come from above the nail, go straight down and leave a neat cut. If you trim from side to side, the nails can splinter and cause discomfort.
- File it: While most cats might not tolerate it, you can also smooth out any roughness or snags with a human nail file.
What to look for in quality cat nail clippers
Anti-slip handle
The mere thought of trimming your own nails and the clipper jolting sideways is nightmare-inducing. Imagine, then, how your cat will experience it. For that reason, good-quality cat clippers have a handle with anti-slip grips. These can either be non-slip plastic or ridges in the handle to prevent slippage.
Blades that stay sharp
It will cause more trauma to your relationship with your cat than actual harm, but blunt blades on clippers are never good. Instead of cutting through the hard nail cleanly, blunt blades essentially crush through the nail with force. Good-quality cat clippers have blades that can either be sharpened, replaced or made from a material that remains sharp even after many clips.
How much you can expect to spend on cat nail clippers
They’re relatively inexpensive, with a simple scissor-type retailing for $5-$10. Larger clippers suitable for both cats and dogs sell for $10-$15, while pet nail grinders cost $20-$30.
Cat nail clippers FAQ
Should you trim your cat’s nails?
A. There is heavy debate over whether you should trim a cat’s nails, but when it becomes an obvious problem, you have to step in. It is more an issue with indoor cats who don’t have the natural environment to shed old claws so that healthier ones can grow. However, trimming the nails can speed up the shedding process, letting stronger nails come through.
How often should you trim the nails?
A. While it varies depending on the cat’s age and activity, you should aim to trim every three to four weeks. Keep an eye on the nail growth and trim when necessary, instead of sticking to a rigid schedule.
What are the best cat nail clippers to buy?
Top cat nail clippers
JW Pet Gripsoft Deluxe Cat Nail Trimmer
What you need to know: These guillotine-type clippers are easy to use and made from sturdy materials.
What you’ll love: The spring for the blade is hidden in the top handle, so there is no worry about catching loose hair or fibers. The blade is made of stainless steel and cuts through nails quickly and easily.
What you should consider: While the handles are plastic, they don’t have an anti-slip coating or textured grip.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
Top cat nail clippers for the money
Pet Republique Cat Nail Clipper
What you need to know: Made of stainless steel with an easy-to-use scissor action, these clippers trim nails effortlessly.
What you’ll love: The plastic handles are textured on the inside for improved grip and the blade stays sharp for a long time.
What you should consider: The finger holes in the handles are relatively small, so people with larger hands might struggle.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
Worth checking out
Resco Original Cat Nail Clippers
What you need to know: These heavy-duty cat nail clippers are made of solid steel and chrome plating.
What you’ll love: The guillotine-type clippers are easy to handle and the cutting action is smooth. The blade is replaceable when it becomes blunt.
What you should consider: You must grip the handles tightly in your palm, as there are no textured ridges or anti-slip covers.
Where to buy: Sold by Chewy
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, according to a statement.
All are local riverine dwellers, and their motive was that Pereira asked Phillips to photograph them when they passed by in a boat, the statement said. The area is a hotspot for illegal fishing and poaching.
Phillips and Pereira had met with Indigenous people near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia, and were traveling along the Itaquai River back to the city of Atalaia do Norte when they were attacked. Their disappearance generated intense international outcry and pressure for action and, with the help of local Indigenous people, authorities located their bodies hidden in the forest.
Prosecutors presented their charges Thursday, outlining that two of the men — Amarildo da Costa Oliveira and Jefferson da Silva Lima — have confessed to the crime, while witness testimony indicates Oseney da Costa de Oliveira also participated, according to the statement.
Pereira had previous confrontations with fishermen when seizing their catch and had received multiple threats. He carried a gun with him, and had left the federal Indigenous affairs agency in order to teach local Indigenous people how to patrol their land and gather geo-tagged photographic evidence of criminality.
On the day they were murdered, Pereira was transporting such evidence to authorities in Atalaia do Norte, and he was shot three times. Phillips, who was conducting research for a book entitled “How to Save the Amazon,” was killed because “only because of being with Bruno, in order to ensure impunity for the prior crime,” the prosecutors' statement said.
There has been speculation in the Brazilian press that their murder may have been ordered by the ringleader of an illegal fishing network. Police earlier this month arrested a fourth man when he presented false documents, believing he may have some involvement, but no charges have yet been filed. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Brazil-prosecutors-charge-suspects-in-murder-of-17322109.php | 2022-07-22T13:52:22Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Brazil-prosecutors-charge-suspects-in-murder-of-17322109.php | true |
Most significant headroom expected in emerging economies
SINGAPORE, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global derivatives exchange - Bitget, is pleased to release a joint report with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Foresight Ventures. Bitget's first in-depth industrial report 'What Does the Future Hold for Crypto Exchanges', dives into the competitive landscape of crypto exchanges, unveils substantial development trends in crypto trading markets, its role on enabling the Web3 economy and shares insights on how to navigate the crypto space during a bear market.
This report offers an intensive study on the developing environment for crypto exchanges from different lenses, such as a thriving derivative market, momentum of rapid trading volume growth, regulation impacts and innovative applications. The report also brings a forward-looking view on the end-state competitive landscape, as well as perspectives on growth avenues for crypto exchanges.
Commenting on the report, Managing Director of Bitget, Gracy Chen said, "This report shines light on the recent developments of the crypto market, with keen insights revolving around crypto exchanges and the future paths of winning operations. We continue to witness tremendous enthusiasm from investors despite such market conditions. According to the findings of the report, crypto trading volume still has large headroom to grow, while LATAM and APAC remain the two most attractive regions for global players to expand into, due to higher market potential and progressive crypto regulations. This is the same view echoing our developing strategy, as these two regions are among those of our primary focus. Meanwhile, we will continue to enhance our products with creativity and innovation, boost adoption of crypto trading and social trading, with the vision to increase financial independence for the rest of the world."
Managing Director and Senior Partner of BCG, Tjun Tang said, "Despite the recent market disruption, we believe the market has opportunities for growth ahead. Crypto exchanges play a key role in the Web3 ecosystem by providing access, liquidity, and infrastructure. With competition intensifying, crypto exchanges must adapt to the dynamic market situation and transform their strategy to beat the competition. In this report, we offer perspectives on the future of Web3 adoption, emerging high potential markets, and the crypto exchange competitive landscape and future end-state. We highlight unique growth opportunities that crypto exchanges can explore: strengthening and scaling core offerings; expanding into adjacent products and offerings; developing innovative business models; and leading the way in bringing Web3 solutions to traditional industries."
For more information on the report, please refer to the executive summary below or view the full report here. (https://bit.ly/3RSBDDC).
About Bitget
Established in 2018, Bitget is one of the world's leading cryptocurrency exchanges with a core focus on social trading. Currently serving over two million users in more than 50 countries around the world, Bitget accelerated its mission to promote decentralised finance with a 600-strong workforce representing over 38 nationalities.
About Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we help clients with total transformation—inspiring complex change, enabling organisations to grow, building competitive advantage, and driving bottom-line impact.
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Noah Lyles knew he had run the best race of his life — and maybe the best 200 meters any American had ever run. He finished so far ahead of the other runners in Thursday night's final at the World Athletics Championships that after crossing the finish line, he turned to stare down his only true opponent: the clock.
But for agonizing moments, the on-field clock stubbornly showed Lyles' unofficial time as 19.32. The mark would elate any other runner in the world, but it was also the same time Michael Johnson set in the 200 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Since then, it has seemed unassailable. Until now.
Lyles, 25, stood with his hands on his hips, staring. He walked over to the clock, talking to it.
🚨 AMERICAN SWEEP 🚨 🚨 AMERICAN RECORD 🚨
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 22, 2022
🥇 @LylesNoah - 19.31
🥈 @KennyBednarek - 19.77
🥉 @ErriyonK - 19.80 #WorldAthleticsChamps x #WCHOregon22 pic.twitter.com/LRsBqoJ7Y8
"I was telling it to give me some slack, you know?" he later said, laughing with reporters. "How's it going to show the same time, 19.32? Come on, change that."
He crouched toward it, wondering if his hard work would pay off. Lyles targeted the record one summer after winning a disappointing (for him) bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It all came together in Oregon, where Lyles used a fantastic start to take command of a highly anticipated race.
Standing on the track afterward, it seemed like Lyles was having a personal argument with the clock. When he finally turned away, two things happened. The clock's screen sliced one hundredth of a second off his time: 19.31. Above, it blared the magic word: "Official."
As screens around the stadium updated with the official time, the celebration of a world title erupted into euphoria over Lyles being crowned the fastest American ever in the 200 meters. His moment came with a large family contingent cheering him on. Lyles later reeled off the roster: "Mom, stepdad, sister, brother, dad, stepmom, uncle, grandma."
POV: you're standing in front of @LylesNoah's 🇺🇸 family#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/nQni2fnG2G
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 22, 2022
The new record put an exclamation mark on a U.S. sweep in the men's 200 meters, with 18-year-old Erriyon Knighton claiming bronze and Kenneth Bednarek winning silver.
For Lyles, it was a deliverance long in coming. He has made it a point to speak openly about the challenges he's overcome to train and race, including asthma. He says therapy has helped him cope with depression, and he works to help young kids pursue track even if they lack the means to do so.
But Lyles outran the world on Thursday night, when he set a new gold standard for U.S. track. He's now cemented as one of the fastest men the world has ever seen. His 19.31 time has only been bested by two others: Jamaican runners Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
Johnson was present to watch his record fall, working as a commentator for BBC Sport. He congratulated Lyles in person.
"To be honest, I didn't expect him to come down," Lyles said with a big smile.
But Johnson did. And so did his record — finally.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia , July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero), a state-owned limited liability company established in Indonesia (the "Company"), announces the final results of its previously announced three concurrent, but separate, offers to purchase for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated 15 July 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase") and notice of guaranteed delivery (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery" and, together with the Offer to Purchase, the "Offer Documents"), and subject to the offer restrictions described in the Offer to Purchase, any and all of (i) the outstanding U.S.$1,250,000,000 5.710% notes due 2023 issued by the Company (the "2023 Notes"); (ii) the outstanding U.S.$1,000,000,000 6.530% notes due 2028 issued by the Company (the "2028 Notes"); and (iii) the outstanding U.S.$750,000,000 6.757% notes due 2048 issued by the Company (the "2048 Notes"), in each case from each registered holder of notes (each, a "Holder" and, collectively, the "Holders").
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meanings given in the Offer to Purchase.
The Company's obligation to complete an Offer with respect to a particular series of Notes was conditioned on the aggregate Purchase Price Consideration for the Offers (excluding the applicable Accrued Interest), after taking into account Notes of each series accepted for purchase with a higher Acceptance Priority Level, not exceeding U.S.$1.0 billion (the "Cash Cap"), subject to the provisions set forth in the Offer to Purchase (the "Maximum Purchase Price Condition"). The offers to purchase with respect to each series of Notes are referred to herein as the "Offers" and each, an "Offer."
The Company hereby waives the Maximum Purchase Price Condition in order to accept the aggregate principal amount of the Notes tendered in the Offers as set out below.
** RESULTS **
The Offers expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 21 July 2022 (the "Expiration Time"). Because the Maximum Purchase Price Condition has been waived with respect to each Offer, all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offers have been accepted for purchase, and will be paid for, by the Company. Acceptance of the Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures, remains subject to the valid delivery at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on 25 July 2022 (the "Guaranteed Delivery Date") of such Notes pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase.
According to information provided by Morrow Sodali Limited, the Information and Tender Agent for the Offers, the aggregate principal amounts of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time and not validly withdrawn, are as follows:
Series of Notes / ISINs (RegS;144A) / Previously outstanding principal amount (as of 15 July 2022) / Principal amount tendered (1) / Outstanding principal amount (2) / Acceptance Priority Level / Purchase Price Consideration (3)
U.S.$750m 2048 Notes / USY7140WAD03; US74445PAD42 / U.S.$750,000,000 / U.S.$393,968,000 / U.S.$356,032,000 / 1st priority / U.S.$941
U.S.$1,000m 2028 Notes / USY7140WAC20; US74445PAC68 / U.S.$1,000,000,000 / U.S.$401,540,000 / U.S.$598,460,000 / 2nd priority / U.S.$1,032
U.S.$1,250m 2023 Notes / USY7140WAB47; US74445PAB85 / U.S.$674,233,000 / U.S.$363,294,000 / U.S.$310,939,000 / 3rd priority / U.S.$1,023
(1) The principal amounts of Notes listed in the table above include the following aggregate principal amounts of Notes that were validly tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures, the acceptance of which remains subject to the valid delivery at or prior the Guaranteed Delivery Date of such Notes, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase: (i) U.S.$200,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2048 Notes, (ii) U.S.$933,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes and (iii) none of the 2023 Notes.
(2) The principal amounts of Notes remaining outstanding following settlement on the Settlement Date listed in the table above assumes that the Notes tendered pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures will be validly tendered at or prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers.
(3) Per U.S.$1,000 in principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time or the Guaranteed Delivery Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures, not validly withdrawn and accepted for purchase.
** SETTLEMENT **
All Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase by the Company will be settled at the Settlement Date, which is expected to be on or about 26 July 2022, unless otherwise extended by the Company. On or about the Settlement Date, Holders of Notes which have been validly tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time or by the Guaranteed Delivery Date, as appropriate, and accepted for purchase will be paid the applicable (x) Purchase Price Consideration plus (y) Accrued Interest. For the avoidance of doubt, interest will cease to accrue on the Settlement Date for all Notes accepted in the Offers.
It is therefore confirmed that all Notes tendered and accepted will be settled on the Settlement Date (and with the relevant Accrued Interest being paid up to (but excluding) the Settlement Date), provided that the conditions to the Offers have been satisfied or waived and subject to the Company's right, in its sole discretion, to extend, re-open, amend, waive in whole or in part any condition to the Offers and/or to withdraw or terminate the Offers, subject to applicable law.
The Company will arrange for cancellation of all Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase following purchase by the Company, and any Notes not validly tendered will remain outstanding and accrue interest in accordance with their respective terms.
** DEALER MANAGERS **
BNP Paribas (liability.management@bnpparibas.com; dl.asia.syndicate@asia.bnpparibas.com / +852 2108 5228)
J.P. Morgan (Head_of_EMEA_DCMG@jpmorgan.com mailto:liability_management_hk@jpmorgan.com / +852 2800 8019)
Mandiri Securities (msliabilitymgmt@mandirisek.co.id / +65 6589 3880)
** THE INFORMATION AND TENDER AGENT **
Morrow Sodali Limited (Email: mindid@investor.morrowsodali.com / Tender Offers Website: https://projects.morrowsodali.com/mindid / Telephone: + 852 2319 4130 in Hong Kong / +44 20 4513 6933 in London / +1 203 609 4910 in Stamford)
** DISCLAIMER **
This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer Documents. No offer or invitation to acquire or exchange any Notes is being made pursuant to this announcement. This announcement and the Offer Documents contain important information which must be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offers. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it should seek its own legal, tax and financial advice, including as to any tax consequences, from its legal, accounting, financial and other advisers. None of the Company, the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agent (or their respective directors, employees or affiliates) makes any representation or recommendation whatsoever regarding the Offer Documents or the Offers, and none of the Company, the Dealer Managers or the Information and Tender Agent (or their respective directors, employees or affiliates) makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender Notes in the Offers. The Information and Tender Agent is the agent of the Company and owes no duty to any Holder.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security. No offer, solicitation, or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful. The Offers are only being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. Holders of the Notes are urged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase before making any decision with respect to the Offers.
The distribution of announcement in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement comes are required by each of the Company, the Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
The Offers do not constitute a public offering or private placement in Indonesia under Law No. 8 of 1995 on Capital Market ("Indonesian Capital Markets Law") and its implementing regulations and the Financial Services Authority (Otoritas Jasa Keuangan) Regulation No. 30/POJK.04/2019 on Private Placement of Debt Securities and/or Sukuk Issuance ("OJK Regulation No. 30"). This announcement and the Offer to Purchase may not be distributed in Indonesia, to Indonesian citizens, wherever they are domiciled, or to entities, or to Indonesian residents, in a manner which constitutes a public offering or private placement under the Indonesian Capital Markets Law and OJK Regulation No. 30.
NEITHER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT NOR THE OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR ANY RELATED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, NOR HAS ANY SUCH DOCUMENT BEEN FILED WITH OR REVIEWED BY ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY COUNTRY. NO AUTHORITY HAS PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE TENDER OFFER OR ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS, AND IT MAY BE UNLAWFUL AND A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY.
Tenders of Notes in the Offers will not be accepted from Holders in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities or other laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, any actions in connection with the Offers shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel any notion of a crisis.
“The president does what every other person in America does every day, which is he takes reasonable precautions against COVID but does his job,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC late in the afternoon on Thursday.
It was a day that began with Biden's COVID-19 results and included repeated assurances over the coming hours that the president was hard at work while isolating in the residential areas of the White House with “very mild symptoms” including a runny nose, dry cough and fatigue.
Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: “I’m doing well, getting a lot of work done. And, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. And keep the faith. It’s going to be OK.”
“Keeping busy!” he also tweeted.
On Friday, Biden was scheduled to meet virtually with his economic team and senior advisors to discuss congressional priorities.
It was all part of an administration effort to shift the narrative from a health scare to a display of Biden as the personification of the idea that most Americans can get COVID and recover without too much suffering and disruption if they’ve gotten their shots and taken other important steps to protect themselves.
The message was crafted to alleviate voters’ concerns about Biden’s health — at 79, he’s the oldest person ever to be president. And it was aimed at demonstrating to the country that the pandemic is far less of a threat than it was before Biden took office, thanks to widespread vaccines and new therapeutic drugs.
Conveying that sentiment on Day 1 of Biden’s coronavirus experience virus wasn’t always easy, though.
In a lengthy briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said repeatedly that the White House had been as transparent as possible about the president’s health. But she parried with reporters over specifics. And when pressed about where Biden might have contracted the virus, she responded, “I don’t think that that matters, right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment.”
Jean-Pierre and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha didn’t fully answer questions about whether Biden began isolating as soon as he started experiencing symptoms on Wednesday night, as federal guidelines suggest, or did so following his positive test the next day. Jha declined to speculate on some aspects of the president’s prognosis, characterizing the questions as hypotheticals.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said it’s important for Americans to know they must remain careful about the virus, which continues to kill hundreds of people daily.
“That’s the balance that we have to strike,” Osterholm said. “The president of the United States will do very well. But that may not be true for everyone.”
Biden’s first-day symptoms were mild in large part because he’s fully vaccinated and boosted, according to a statement issued by his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor. The president also is taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.
Jha said Biden’s case was being prioritized, meaning it will likely take less than a week for sequencing to determine which variant of the virus Biden contracted. Omicron’s highly contagious BA.5 sub-strain now makes up more than 65% of U.S. cases.
Jean-Pierre said first lady Jill Biden was in close contact with the president, but she declined to discuss others who also might have been exposed, citing privacy reasons. Biden had traveled to Massachusetts a day earlier to promote efforts to combat climate change and flew on Air Force One with several Democratic leaders, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
A White House official confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris was also in close contact with Biden, and Klain said he was too.
Klain, who called the president’s testing positive a “teachable moment” for the country, said the White House wasn’t aware of any positive COVID results that were linked to the president’s case.
During her briefing, Jean-Pierre bristled at suggestions the Biden administration wasn’t being much more forthcoming with information about the president’s illness than that of his predecessor, Donald Trump. The former president contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, before vaccines were available, and was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three nights.
“I wholeheartedly disagree,” Jean-Pierre said of comparison. “We are doing this very differently — very differently — than the last administration.”
Asked about the possibility Biden might need to be hospitalized, Jha stressed that the president was “doing well” and added that there were “obviously a lot of resources available here at the White House to take care of him.”
“Walter Reed is always on standby for presidents. That’s always an option,” he added. “That’s true whether the president had COVID or not.”
Dr. Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University, said it was good for the White House to send the message that Biden can keep working even after testing positive.
“That shows that it’s business as usual,” Wen said.
Jean-Pierre’s predecessor, Jen Psaki, noted that White House officials have “been preparing for this probably for several months now, given the percentage of people in the country who have tested positive.”
“What they need to do over the next couple of days is show him working and show him still active and serving as president and I’m certain they’ll likely do that,” Psaki, who left her post as White House press secretary in May, said on MSNBC, where she’s becoming a commentator.
Biden plans to continue to isolate until he tests negative, the White House said.
Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute, said that could mean he’s “out of commission from interacting with people for at least eight to 10 days.”
“This could go on easily for a couple of weeks, but the good thing is they are going to monitor him very carefully,” Topol said. “That is what we should be doing for everyone so that we don’t keep playing into the virus’ hands, causing more spread when it’s already hyper-spreadable.” | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/coronavirus/white-house-tries-to-make-bidens-covid-a-teachable-moment | 2022-07-22T14:01:55Z | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/national/coronavirus/white-house-tries-to-make-bidens-covid-a-teachable-moment | false |
NEW YORK, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Separatec, a tech-driven men's underwear expert, has introduced its summer collection of sports underwear that features superior quick-dry fabrics, as well as its proprietary Dual Pouch™ technology that offers great separation and support. Built for all-day comfort and enabling the wearer to feel constantly fresh while being active, the product is integrated with a new design that allows for enhanced breathability and stretchability, combined with a selection of new colorways and prints that meet the diverse needs of customers.
"Separatec has raised the bar for underwear innovation by developing the patented Dual Pouch™ tech that gives men's underwear extra space with cooling benefits that keep men's private area dry and hygienic around-the-clock. But our efforts don't stop here, and for this summer, we introduce to our customers the latest offering that features soft and highly stretchable, moisture-wicking material, coupled with our signature technology that allows the wearer to power through high-energy athletic activities with ultimate comfort," said Jimmy Xu, Design Director of Separatec.
Constructed with stretchy polyamide and spandex, the collection is designed to prioritize quality and comfort, delivering unparalleled sweat-wicking and fast-drying performance, making it an ideal choice for long days of physical exertion, whether it is at work or play. With its feather-lightness and durability, the super soft material prevents chafing and discomfort, with outstanding temperature-regulating and humidity-absorbing functionality that ensures the intermate part can enjoy the day-and-night freshness.
A game-changing feature engineered to perfectly fit men's anatomy, the unique dual-pouch design provides maximum freedom of movement and adequate ventilation for the body's most sensitive area. The roomy space offered by the two-pouch structure keeps everything in place and allows for a cool and refreshing environment, delivering great separation that effectively reduces skin-on-skin heat build-up and eliminates friction and chafing during workouts and physical activities. Designed with fashion in mind, the collection also comes in a wide variety of stylish patterns with contrasting colors that add spice to your sunny season.
Since its inception in 2015, Separatec is driven by its vision of creating some of the best underwear with ergonomic features that reshape the role and function of men's basic layers. The first product that comes with the Dual Pouch™ design was a huge commercial success and quickly became a favorite of customers around the globe. The brand builds on its previous milestones to craft a series of premium products integrated with luxurious fabrics and innovative technologies that match the ever-evolving lifestyle of its users.
With the anti-bromic tech that enables silver ions to stick to the surface of the fabric surfaces and improve the antibacterial ability of the wear, Separatec's summer collection also creates an effective layer of protection while keeping the wear clean and dry throughout the day.
"We are committed to improving men's health and well-being with our products, and we believe the only way to achieve this goal is through first-class craftsmanship and a rigorous choice of material. So we often go the extra mile for the improvement of our product development, from fabric selecting, to designing and manufacturing, before they are delivered to the hands of our customers," said Victor Yan, CEO of Separatec.
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(NEXSTAR) – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed the cost of living – including gas, food, rent and everything else – has gone way up. There is a sliver of hope for residents of certain U.S. cities, where wages are also going up.
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the country’s 75 largest metro areas to determine where wages are going up and where they’re going down.
According to data shared with Nexstar, wages grew fastest over the past year in cities across the South. Florida has three cities among the top 10.
Wages grew slower in coastal cities – where pay tends to be highest. San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and San Diego all saw growth between 2% and 5% in 2022.
The 20 cities with the fastest-growing hourly wages, according to MoneyGeek’s analysis, are:
The bad news is that even as wages rise across some U.S. cities, most aren’t rising fast enough to keep up with inflation. Year-over-year inflation was at 9.1% in June, and only a handful of cities saw salaries grow equal to or faster than that.
Despite rising costs, five cities actually saw hourly wages drop in 2022.
The national average wage went up 5.11% to $32.08 per hour. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-us-cities-where-wages-are-growing-fastest-and-where-theyre-shrinking/ | 2022-07-22T14:10:40Z | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-us-cities-where-wages-are-growing-fastest-and-where-theyre-shrinking/ | false |
Should you switch from felt tip pens to flair pens?
Felt tip pens are a staple of the stationery world. They’re small, easily portable and reliable. The quick-drying ink is delivered from a soft nib that’s easy and satisfying to write with. While this writing utensil is tried and true, is there a better way to take notes?
If you’re a pen aficionado, you may be eyeing Paper Mate’s flair felt tip pen. Flair pens have been around since the ‘60s. While it’s one of the most iconic felt tip pens, its unique qualities are often overlooked.
Flair pens have a firmer and wider tip that’s smooth and consistent. It’s great not only for writing but for drawing as well, which is why many students love it. Flair pens, like their felt counterparts, come in a multitude of colors and point sizes.
Felt tip pen details
Felt tip pens are dependable writing utensils (as long as you keep the cap on). They’re bright, bold and easily visible. The consistent ink delivery keeps your writing smooth and even, and it dries almost instantly on the page. The felt nib is covered by a firmly secured cap to keep it from drying out.
While you don’t get the convenience of clicking it open like with some other pens, the comfort of the writing and reliability make up for it.
Felt tip pens are inexpensive as well. A pack of 12 will typically cost you between $10-$25.
What you’ll love about felt tip pens
- Felt tip pens are light and easily maneuverable, which makes them comfortable to use and easy to keep on hand.
- They come in all sorts of bright, fun shades. They’re great for organizing notes by color and creating bold visual cues.
- The reliable flow of ink makes them convenient and dependable.
- The soft felt tip creates smooth, accurate lines.
What you should consider about felt tip pens
- They dry out quickly if the cap is left off or loose.
- They aren’t refillable. Once the ink runs out, the pen is unusable.
- There’s little to no line variation, so you don’t get a lot of versatility out of a single type.
Top felt tip pens
These high-quality pens won’t bleed through paper and the ink will never fade. They have a fine point and are designed for detail. The quick-drying pigment is water-resistant and non-toxic.
These pens feature durable tips that will last as long as the ink does. The medium point is perfect for both writing and drawing, which makes it more versatile than the average felt tip. The ink is bright, smear-proof and odorless.
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This pack of pens offers a wide variety of eye-catching colors. The ink is smooth, bold and resistant to both smudging and fading. The fine point is made for accurate and detailed use.
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Flair pen details
One of the most popular types of felt tip pens is Paper Mate’s flair pens. The flair pen is a classic that brought the felt tip pen to life. While there have been many iterations of the felt tip pen since then, the flair pen has stayed original. Not only is it incredibly smooth, but it also has a much firmer tip that lasts significantly longer. It comes in a huge array of bold colors that are hard to find anywhere else in the pen world.
Packs of flair pens usually cost $15-$30.
What you’ll love about flair pens
- The durable nib lengthens the longevity of the pen.
- They’re great for drawing as well as writing, which makes them more versatile than a typical felt tip pen.
- The secure cap prevents drying and is easy to remove.
- They’re light and comfortable to use. The metal clip fits onto notebooks, aprons and purses.
- The ink is bright, smooth and consistent.
What you should consider about flair pens
- The tip is known to wear out before the ink is used up, but it still lasts longer than most pens.
- Some flair pens will bleed through thinner paper.
- Some customers experience dry or leaky pens upon opening.
- They’re slightly more expensive than other felt tip pens.
Best flair pens
Paper Mate No-Bleed Black Flair Pens
These pens are reliable and fun to write with. The no-bleed feature and quick-drying ink reduce smudging and pigment transfer. They even have a point guard to keep the tip from fraying and wearing out.
Paper Mate Bold Tip Assorted Colors
These pens are perfect for drawing and journaling as well as writing and note-taking. The tip is thick and durable for long-lasting and bold use. The bright ink is bleed and smear-free.
Paper Mate Retro Accents Flair Pens
This set features all of the benefits of flair pens with unique shades rarely found in stationery. The colors are bold yet don’t transfer or bleed through paper. The non-fraying tip keeps your lines clean and accurate, no matter how many times you use them.
Should you get felt tip pens or flair pens?
If you like the feeling of writing with a felt tip pen, you’ll love flair pens. They’re smooth and satisfying to use. You get a consistent delivery of bold ink that’s hard to smear and harder to miss. Flair pens even tend to last longer than normal felt tip pens because of Paper Mate’s no-fray features.
While there are a few more cons to consider with this pen type, it offers all of the benefits of the basic felt tip and more. The versatility, brightness and comfort of flair tip pens can’t be beaten.
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SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the victim of a serial killer now imprisoned for life in California, sheriff’s officials said.
Hernando County Sheriff’s investigators, with an assist from the University of North Texas and Virginia-based DNA technology company Parabon Nano Labs, identified Theresa Caroline Fillingim as the third of four bodies uncovered in April 1981 from...
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SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the victim of a serial killer now imprisoned for life in California, sheriff’s officials said.
Hernando County Sheriff’s investigators, with an assist from the University of North Texas and Virginia-based DNA technology company Parabon Nano Labs, identified Theresa Caroline Fillingim as the third of four bodies uncovered in April 1981 from what neighbors referred to as a “house of horrors.”
Sheriff’s officials made the announcement on Wednesday.
It took weeks for excavators and deputies to find the four bodies in a sprawling junkyard on the property of Billy Mansfield Jr. in Spring Hill, sheriff’s officials said. Only two of the female victims were quickly identified.
Fillingim had been reported missing by her sister in Tampa nearly a year before that, on May 16, 1980. She was a week from her 17th birthday.
The teen’s remains were sent to numerous labs over the years, but investigators didn’t develop a DNA profile until 2020, sheriff’s officials said. The sample was sent to the University of North Texas seeking a match in a national database, without results.
They tried again this year, using Parabon’s “Snapshot DNA Phenotyping” service, which creates a description of the victim rather than searching for a genetic match, officials said.
“Using DNA evidence from this investigation, Snapshot produced trait predictions for the associated victim. Individual predictions were made for the victim’s ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin color, freckling, and face shape,” a news release said.
The profile gave investigators an opportunity to generate their own leads, and a DNA sample from Fillingim’s sister confirmed the identity, “finally bringing peace to the victim’s family,” the sheriff’s release said.
Mansfield had already been charged with crimes including battery, kidnapping and sexual assault when he met 30-year-old Rene Sailing at a California tavern on Dec. 6, 1980, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Her body was found the next morning in a drainage ditch, officials said. Mansfield was arrested days later and charged with first-degree murder. He was eventually convicted after a mistrial and an attempted prison escape, the Times reported.
Publicity from that case led an an anonymous tipster to ask Hernando County officials to search Mansfield’s home for Sandra Graham, a 21-year-old who went missing from Tampa on April 17, 1980.
On March 17, 1981, officials unearthed the first victim — a woman in her 20s who remains unidentified. A week later they uncovered the remains of 15-year-old Elaine Zeigler, a tourist from Ohio who disappeared from a nearby campground on New Year’s Eve in 1975. The bodies of Fillingim and Graham were then uncovered.
Mansfield, now 66, pleaded guilty to killing all four women and to the attempted sexual battery of another. He’s been denied parole multiple times, according to California prison records.
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By WVUA-23 Sports Reporter Alex Boothe
College Football’s “The Players’ Lounge” project is taking the next step.
Earlier this summer, “The Players’ Lounge”, a NIL-inspired project created by four former University of Georgia football players, announced the addition of nine new schools and over sixty new athletes. This includes the addition of the University of Alabama with athletes such as Dallas Turner, Brian Branch and many others.
“The Players’ Lounge” works to build genuine relationships between the fans and athletes by hosting events for both sides to participate in. Former Georgia Bulldogs players Aaron Murray and Keith Marshall are the Co-CEO’s of the project.
Murray says the experiences that the fans and players get from The Players’ Lounge is the main priority of the company.
“It’s just a great opportunity for these fans to connect with our players, for our players to show who they are,” Murray said. “The one great thing about NIL is these players can really partner with certain brands to let the fans know that hey man I love video games, I love fishing, I love golf, I love whatever it is your hobby is outside of your said sport that way the fans can connect with you a little bit more on a deeper level.”
The possibility of future expansion into the HBCU and JUCO ranks is on the table for The Player’s Lounge. All that Murray could confirm is that the company is only getting started, and it’s going to get bigger from here.
“What we really just want is fan engagement. Helping them get to know these guys behind the facemask.” | https://www.wvua23.com/college-footballs-the-players-lounge-returns-bigger-better/ | 2022-07-22T14:17:58Z | https://www.wvua23.com/college-footballs-the-players-lounge-returns-bigger-better/ | false |
SHANGHAI, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Infinix officially launched its revolutionary 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber (3D VCC) Liquid Cooling Technology. Using innovative design on the dimensionality of VC shape for the first time designers have achieved an increase in the chamber volume which significantly improves heat dissipation resulting in better performance. This creative solution fixes some issues caused by high temperatures for high-integration and high-power smartphones, such as CPU frequency reduction, frame rate drops, and frozen screens. This new technology has been certified by the China National Intellectual Property Administration.
"Regular smartphone gamers players care about performance, while advanced players emphasize heat dissipation due to its direct impact on performance. As the 5G era poses new challenges to the heat dissipation technique, technology development drives innovations from traditional heat pipes to VC, a leap from line to surface basis, and now further upgrades from a flat surface to a three-dimension basis to form Infinix 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber Liquid Cooling. This technology not only exhibits Infinix's technical foundation and innovative spirit but also represents a huge step towards technological progress. " said Manfred Hong, Senior Product Director of Infinix.
Infinix's Self-Developed 3D VCC Technology
When heat enters the VC, water in the evaporator is vaporized into steam, which removes excess heat. Hot steam then flows into the condenser becoming a liquid, which flows back to the evaporator through the internal wick structure that forms a hot and cold circulation system with the coexistence of water and steam.
When compared with traditional VC design, the 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber Liquid Cooling Technology come a long way forward. Bumps were added to one side of the evaporator, increasing chamber volume and water storage capacity along with thermal flux. Water injection volume and Q max values increased by 20% when compared with conventional VC[1] resulting in massive improvements overall.
Reducing the thermal resistance media of the heating source is realized by adjusting the structure of the front housing to form a bump, which enables the 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber to almost directly contact the SoC chip. This significantly reduces thermal resistance from shield to Vapor Chamber increasing thermal conductivity rate, performance, and heat dissipation. In comparison to traditional 2D designs, the new 3D VCC reduces the temperature by about three degrees[2], and the total heat dissipation performance is increased by about 12.5%[3].
The Challenges of Creating Perfection
For Infinix to master heat dissipation in the new 3D VCC design, structural strength needed to be vastly improved upon previous designs. After numerous tests and improvements, Infinix's R&D team designed the 3D internal structure into a matrix support column, balancing flatness and internal chamber volume.
The second major challenge was to maintain the integrity of the wick structure within the 3D structure. Traditional VC wick structures are flat and folds can easily occur within the 3D Cloud transition area, causing a potential chamber blockage. Utilizing a complicated capillary structure density analysis and advanced welding technology, Infinix's R&D team was able to ensure the integrity of the wick structure, greatly improving performance.
Front housing adaptation was also taken into account. In order to reduce the thermal resistance medium, Infinix's R&D team repeatedly evaluated the position of the front housing opening and the strength of its alloy material, resulting in front housing adaptation. Together, these key components make up Infinix's self developed 3D Vapor Cloud Chamber Liquid Cooling Technology.
With this technology embedded into Infinix smartphones, users can enjoy the benefit of superior performance when their device is under heavy load, allowing them to play games harder and faster, live-stream for longer and reap the rewards of a cooler, smoother running high performance smartphone.
Following its motto of "The Future is Now", Infinix will continue to develop its smartphone heat dissipation technology. Infinix will develop thinner VCs with more bumps, with more creative material processes, and even merge the smartphone middle frame and 3D VCC into one, or miniaturize the entire computer cooling module into the smartphone. Driven by a global vision, Infinix will continue to deliver amazing products to consumers with its strong innovation capabilities giving them the best possible smartphone within their price ranges.
About Infinix:
Infinix Mobility is a rapidly emerging technology brand that designs, manufactures and markets an expanding portfolio of smart devices worldwide under the Infinix brand, which was founded in 2013.
Targeting today's youth with first in class technology, Infinix creates trendy, powerful and attainably priced smart devices that bring the latest technology on the market to users around the world at a time when they need it at a price that they want it.
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One of the top offensive lineman in the 2023 class opted to head to the SEC.
Four-star lineman Olaus Alinen, a Finland native, committed to Alabama over the Hurricanes and several other schools on Friday. He announced his decision on CBS Sports.
“Alabama’s program is the most proven one out there,” Alinen said on the broadcast. “It was my dream school when I started following college football. What coach [Nick] Saban has done with developing players, the way they want you to be successful as a human being, in football, academically and for your career —maybe football, maybe something else — they’ll support you. It’s a place that has everything you need, really, and you get to play for the best program of all time.”
Alinen said his decision came down to the last few days.
“I made my decision two days ago,” Alinen said. “It was really close for a long time and the race was really tight. But after just talking with coach Saban the last time before I committed, I realized it’s the place I want to go to.”
Alinen has a football background. His father, Klaus, played football in NFL Europe. The younger Alinen moved from Finland to the United States before his junior year, and he quickly became one of the top prospects in the 2023 class. He plays for The Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut.
Alinen is listed as the No. 15 offensive tackle and No. 122 player in his class.
The Hurricanes currently have three offensive linemen committed: five-star Francis Mauigoa, three-star Antonio Tripp and three-star Frankie Tinilau. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-sp-um-alinen-commitment-20220722-625ql7t4travjlbffb7mv4boqe-story.html | 2022-07-22T14:22:23Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/miami-hurricanes/fl-sp-um-alinen-commitment-20220722-625ql7t4travjlbffb7mv4boqe-story.html | false |
(NewsNation) — Last week, there was a flurry of police activity along New Hampshire’s Route 112. Dozens of police cars and a mobile command unit were parked along the route and officers searched the area where 21-year-old Maura Murray was last seen in 2004.
Murray was a nursing student at UMass Amherst when she disappeared minutes after crashing her car on a rural road in New Hampshire.
“Out of the blue, New Hampshire conducted a massive search for my sister Maura, not far from where she disappeared in 2004,” sister Julie Murray said. “My family’s encouraged. I’m in constant communication with law enforcement, and I will update when I can. But this is big.”
Coming just days after the launch of Facebook, the case has been labeled as the “first crime mystery of the social media age.”
Erinn Lakin hosts the “107 Degrees” podcast about the case. She and Maura Murray were on the UMass track team when Murray suddenly left campus.
“It’s sort of two mysteries. It’s, why was she going to New Hampshire and what happened to her? Combined with the fact that there’s really not a lot of clues,” Larkin said.
“She told her professors that there was a family emergency, or death in the family, and she was going to be away for a few days,” Larkin said, later adding: “Then she got in her car and drove to an ATM off campus and withdrew $290 and then stopped at a liquor store and bought about $40 worth of alcohol.”
But there was no death in the family. Her parents did not know anything about her plans.
As she headed north on a country road around 7:30 on a Monday night, she lost control on a sharp turn. The car went off the road and crashed into a tree.
911 transcripts show a call from a man driving by minutes later. He said she was shaken up and the airbags had deployed with heavy damage, but Murray refused help.
By the time an officer arrived, the car was locked and there was no sign of Murray.
“I think the most likely thing is that she was picked up by a local who offered her help, perhaps at first, but then … something bad happened, and that person is most likely responsible for her disappearance,” Larkin said.
After 18 years of searches and candlelight vigils, there are still no solid leads or answers.
Bones discovered last summer turned out not to be Murray’s. Now, with Murray’s profile finally entered into the FBI database, there’s hope that something will turn up. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/first-crime-mystery-of-the-social-media-age-still-unsolved/ | 2022-07-22T14:22:35Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/first-crime-mystery-of-the-social-media-age-still-unsolved/ | false |
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PHOENIX (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, will hold rival campaign events in Arizona on Friday, turning the governor's race into a broader referendum on the Republican Party's future.
In the Aug. 2 primary, Trump is backing Kari Lake, a former television anchor who has embraced his lies about the 2020 election along with his combative approach to his political enemies and the media. Trump was scheduled to hold an evening rally in Prescott Valley on behalf of Lake and other candidates he has endorsed.
Earlier in the day, Pence planned to appear at two events with Karrin Taylor Robson, a lawyer and housing developer who is locking up support from mainstream GOP figures growing increasingly comfortable with breaking from Trump. Her supporters also include former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and term-limited Gov. Doug Ducey, who famously silenced a call from Trump while certifying Democrat Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victory in Arizona.
Trump and Pence have occasionally taken different sides in primaries this year, but this is the first time that they will have appeared in the same state on the same day to rally for their preferred candidates. The split-screen moment marks a more confrontational phase in their relationship as they both consider running for president in 2024.
It also comes just a day after the House Jan. 6 committee revealed new details about the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that fractured the relationship between the two men. The committee recounted how Trump refused to call off the mob attacking the Capitol as Pence, just feet away from rioters, was whisked to safety.
The committee played audio from an unidentified White House security official who said Pence’s Secret Service agents “started to fear for their own lives” at the Capitol and left messages for their loved ones in case they didn't survive. Shortly afterward, at 2:24 p.m. on Jan, 6, 2021, Trump tweeted that Pence didn’t have the “courage” to block or delay the election results as Congress was certifying Biden’s victory.
“Mike Pence let me down,” an unidentified White House employee testified Trump telling him at the end of the day on Jan. 6.
Trump and Pence will again cross paths next week as the former president returns to the nation’s capital for the first time since leaving the White House.
The Arizona primary is among Trump’s last opportunities to settle scores and install allies to lead states that may prove decisive if he decides to run again in 2024. Trump and Pence were also at odds in the primary for Georgia governor, where the Pence-backed incumbent Brian Kemp easily defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who had Trump’s support.
Arizona, a longtime Republican stronghold whose move toward the center accelerated during Trump's presidency, was central Trump's push to remain in power despite his loss. Trump pressed state officials to block the certification of Biden's victory and, when he failed, his allies in Congress objected to counting the state's 11 electoral votes.
Since the election, Trump supporters have recounted ballots and analyzed vote-counting machines in an attempt to prove something was amiss.
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was tainted. Trump's allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges Trump appointed.
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(The Hill) – The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection held its final hearing — only its second in prime-time — before a summer break on Thursday.
The latest event stretched over almost three hours and featured two key live witnesses, Matthew Pottinger and Sarah Matthews, both of whom resigned from Trump’s administration on the day of the riot, as well as a plethora of new details.
Here are five key takeaways:
Raw Trump footage reveals a lot
Former President Trump was caught on candid camera — and the results were damning.
The panel obtained raw footage of two crucial Trump addresses to the nation.
One was on Jan. 6 itself, when, after hours of violence at the Capitol, he recorded a video in the White House Rose Garden saying the rioters should go home; the other was an address delivered the following day.
The latter was the more startling because it showed Trump repeatedly objecting to the script that had been loaded into his teleprompter.
His irritation bubbled up at the idea that he should declare the election “over.”
“I just want to say Congress has certified the results, without saying the election’s over,” Trump insisted. “OK?”
The previous day, the then-president had bridled at the idea of following a script at all.
Instead, his off-the-cuff speech included his “love” for the protesters, whom he called “very special.” He also repeated the fiction that 2020 was a “fraudulent” election.
Matthews, a former deputy press secretary, said at the hearing she found the Rose Garden video “disturbing.”
The footage from Jan. 7 displayed something even more powerful, however.
It showed the then-president refusing to back down from his false claims of election fraud, even after one of the darkest days in American history.
As a result, it helped make the committee’s central case: that Trump incited a mob, loosed them on the Capitol and, even after the results were grimly apparent, just didn’t care.
New details emerge of Pence — and his protectors — in peril
The single most vivid section of Thursday’s hearing underlined the dangers that faced then-Vice President Pence and those around him.
Pence, who had journeyed to the Capitol to certify the election results, had to be hustled to safety by his security detail, with insurrectionists sometimes only feet away.
An anonymous former White House security official, apparently testifying with his voice distorted to conceal his identity, said that Pence’s Secret Service detail were in fear of their lives.
This person said that there were “a lot of very personal calls over the radio, so it was disturbing. I don’t like talking about it, but there were calls to say goodbye to family members.”
The hearing also played excerpts from radio conversations among the agents, expressing near panic about Pence’s plight, and their own.
“If we lose any more time, we may … lose the ability to leave,” one agent was heard to say. “So if we’re going to leave, we need to do it now.”
The visceral force of the radio transmissions cuts hard against continuing efforts by Trump loyalists and their media allies to minimize what happened on Jan. 6.
Liz Cheney, facing primary defeat, pulls no punches
The House select committee’s chair is Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), but its star is Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.).
The conservative congresswoman is the most effective Trump critic among Republicans on Capitol Hill, and she has made some of the most forceful speeches lambasting his actions.
Her opposition to Trump has been disastrous for Cheney’s political fortunes, however. She was long ago ousted as a member of the Republican House leadership. Now, she looks likely to lose a House primary to a pro-Trump candidate, Harriet Hageman.
A poll for Cheney’s home state Casper Star-Tribune last week put her down by 22 points. The primary is set for Aug. 16.
By the time the hearings resume in September, Cheney might be officially on her way to becoming an ex-congresswoman.
But if Thursday was a swan song of sorts, Cheney at least tried to make it count.
At the hearing’s opening, she asserted that, in the immediate wake of the insurrection, “almost no-one of any political party would defend President Trump’s conduct — and no-one should do so today.”
At its close, she accused the former president of engaging in a macabre con. She said Trump had been “preying on” the patriotism of his supporters. He had, she added, “turned their love of country into a weapon against our Capitol and our Constitution.”
No-one who had acted as Trump had done, she argued, should “ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again.”
New testimony bolsters Cassidy Hutchinson
One of the panel’s most dramatic public hearings so far came last month, with the appearance of Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump’s final White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows.
Hutchinson appeared on June 28, revealing explosive details about conversations she said had taken place inside the White House.
But one part of Hutchinson’s testimony became a particular point of contention.
She said she had been told about an altercation in Trump’s vehicle after his Jan. 6 speech at a rally at the Ellipse. Hutchinson said she had been told that Trump had lunged for the steering wheel and physically tangled with a Secret Service agent.
Almost immediately, media reports emerged that three people, including the agent and the vehicle’s driver, were willing to testify that this had not happened in the way Hutchinson relayed.
But Thursday’s hearing brought some support for Hutchinson.
Video testimony was played from a retired Washington police officer, Mark Robinson, who was part of the presidential motorcade that day. Robinson said he was told that “the president was upset, and was adamant about going to the Capitol, and there was a heated discussion about that.”
An unidentified former White House employee also recalled a story, similar to the one recounted by Hutchinson, in which Trump was “irate” at not getting to go to the Capitol.
There are, of course, fine points that remain disputed, including whether Trump lunged for the steering wheel. These disputes are also taking place against a backdrop of the apparent deletion of Secret Service text messages — something that is now under investigation.
But the bottom line is that Thursday’s hearing buttressed Hutchinson’s earlier testimony.
There will be more hearings
The committee has often left its precise plans unclear until the last minute — the June 28 Hutchinson hearing, for example, was announced just 24 hours in advance.
There had been some speculation that Thursday’s hearing would be the final one of its kind.
Instead, the panel will return in September.
Thompson said in his opening remarks — delivered virtually, after he tested positive for COVID-19 — that the panel would “reconvene” then.
Cheney put things more colorfully.
“Doors have opened, new subpoenas have been issued and the dam has begun to break,” she asserted.
Of course, the closer the hearings get to November’s midterm elections, the sharper the criticism will become that they are nothing more than political theater.
But that doesn’t seem to worry Cheney.
“We have much work yet to do,” she said at the close of Thursday’s proceedings, “and we shall see you all in September.” | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/five-takeaways-from-thursdays-jan-6-hearing/ | 2022-07-22T14:22:41Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/five-takeaways-from-thursdays-jan-6-hearing/ | false |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A female lion was fatally injured while being introduced to a newly acquired male companion at the Birmingham Zoo in Alabama, officials said Tuesday.
Akili, who was born in 2005 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and had been at the Birmingham Zoo since 2007, couldn’t be saved after being injured by a lion named Josh, who had been at the zoo since April.
The slow process of introducing the two lions to each other had begun previously, the zoo said in a statement, and Akili was badly injured within minutes of a meeting on Monday.
“Animal introductions are always risky because wild animals can be unpredictable and we cannot control their interactions,” said Hollie Colahan, the zoo’s deputy director, in a statement.
The introduction was done on a day the zoo was closed so no visitors were present, said Jennifer Ogilvie, a spokeswoman.
“Josh is fine and will continue to receive the excellent care he always receives,” she said.
Josh was brought to the zoo as a replacement for another male lion that died in 2021, the statement said. Dozens of people expressed sorrow over Akili’s death in response to an announcement by the zoo on social media.
“How devastating. She was a beauty!” one person wrote. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/female-lion-killed-by-new-male-companion-at-birmingham-zoo | 2022-07-22T14:23:31Z | https://www.kxxv.com/news/female-lion-killed-by-new-male-companion-at-birmingham-zoo | true |
NEW DELHI (AP) — A woman who hails from a minority ethnic community was chosen Thursday as India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position.
Droupadi Murmu, a leader from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, making her the first president from one of the country’s tribes and the second-ever woman to hold the position.
She will be formally sworn in as the president on Monday.
Murmu, 64, who hails from the eastern state of Odisha and was governor of Jharkhand state from 2015-2021, is a member of the Santal ethnic minority, one of India’s largest tribal groups. She started out as a school teacher before entering politics and has been a two-time lawmaker from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party.
Murmu’s father and her grandfather were village headmen in Baidaposi in Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.
Modi congratulated Murmu by visiting her at her residence in New Delhi, and in a tweet wrote he was “certain she will be an outstanding President who will lead from the front and strengthen India’s development journey.”
“Her record victory augurs well for our democracy,” Modi tweeted.
Murmu’s supporters and Modi’s BJP party see her win as a triumph of tribal people and a breakthrough moment for her community, which generally lacks health care and education facilities in remote villages. Opposition parties, however, are doubtful whether she would be able to help empower and bring any change to the marginalized community.
The president’s role in India is largely ceremonial, but the position can be important during times of political uncertainty such as a hung parliament, when the office assumes greater power. She is bound by the advice of the Cabinet led by the prime minister, who is the chief executive.
She will replace Ram Nath Kovind, a Hindu nationalist leader from the Dalit community, which is at the lowest end of Hinduism’s complex caste hierarchy. Kovind has been president since 2017.
Murmu won against her opponent, Yashwant Sinha, a former BJP rebel who quit the party following differences with Modi on economic issues in 2018. Since then, Sinha has been a vocal critic of Modi and his government.
Indian lawmakers will vote for the country’s new vice president in August. | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ethnic-minority-woman-wins-indias-presidential-election/ | 2022-07-22T14:25:42Z | https://cw33.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ethnic-minority-woman-wins-indias-presidential-election/ | false |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third-party auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including efforts by the administration of the previous governor to downplay the number of deaths of nursing home residents.
The state plans to select an auditor, who would have until late 2023 to deliver a final report, under a timeline released Tuesday by the office of current Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat. Initial findings are expected in May.
The report will include a planning guide for future emergencies and will explore issues from the transfer of nursing home patients to the reopening of schools and businesses to efforts to purchase needed medical supplies.
The governor, who is running for her first full term in November and won the recent June Democratic gubernatorial primary, promised in mid-March to eventually launch a review of the state’s COVID-19 response.
Critics, including Republicans and Democratic Assemblymember Ron Kim, have said the Hochul administration has waited far too long to launch an investigation.
Hochul’s spokesperson, Hazel Crampton-Hays, said the timing of the investigation is not connected to politics.
“New Yorkers who have lived through being at the epicenter of a global pandemic, lost loved ones, and experienced economic hardship deserve a thoughtful, meaningful, and independent after action review, and we won’t rush through this important work for the political calendar,” Crampton-Hays said in a statement.
Several state bodies have already probed the response to the pandemic in New York — including an ongoing investigation into nursing homes led by state Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat.
It’s unclear what new information this probe could uncover. The auditor will lack subpoena power, for example. That’s in contrast to an investigation, overseen by James, into sexual harassment allegations against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat.
The auditor will also report directly to Hochul’s office.
“In this regard, the flow of information is controlled by the governor’s office, not an independent commission,” elder abuse attorney John Dalli said.
The Democratic-led Legislature has failed to approve a bill to launch a bipartisan commission with subpoena power to probe New York’s COVID-19 response in nursing homes.
Kim said the auditors must probe the handling of COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, including the impact of the Cuomo administration’s efforts to obscure the death toll by excluding out-of-facility deaths.
That toll excluded the deaths of over 4,000 New Yorkers, according to numbers released by the state in January 2021 in the wake of a damning attorney general report. James’ report also found a lack of infection controls at nursing homes put residents at increased risk of harm.
What “was the intent behind hiding the accurate death toll numbers, which precluded the legislators from intervening sooner on behalf of their panicked constituents?” Kim, a Queens lawmaker who has said his uncle died of suspected COVID-19 in a New York nursing home, said in a statement.
Cuomo and his administration used that incomplete data to erroneously claim that New York’s share of COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents was among the nation’s lowest. A March report by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli called that claim “misleading” and said Cuomo officials should have known its data wasn’t comparable to other states that included out-of-facility deaths.
Kim also wants scrutiny of a March 2020 directive that barred nursing homes from rejecting recovering coronavirus patients being discharged from hospitals.
James’ report found that directive “may have contributed to increased risk of nursing home resident infection and subsequent fatalities.”
But James said the state needs additional data and analysis to conclusively prove such a link.
Kim said auditors should investigate a state law that provided nursing homes and hospitals one of the broadest legal protections in the nation from both lawsuits and criminal prosecutions.
Meanwhile, DiNapoli found “persistent underinvestment in public health” may have hampered New York’s pandemic response, as local and state health agencies struggled with inadequate staffing.
Hospitals fearing supply shortages in spring 2020 instituted policies in some cases requiring use of a single surgical mask for a week.
In early 2020, as concern over COVID-19 mounted, Zucker repeatedly assured the public that New York had enough stockpiles of medical supplies.
But AP’s review of state expenditure reports found Zucker’s agency only began spending far above average on medical supplies by March 19, when spending jumped from $1.6 million to $9 million. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/independent-review-planned-for-new-yorks-covid-19-response/ | 2022-07-22T14:25:46Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/independent-review-planned-for-new-yorks-covid-19-response/ | false |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, according to a statement.
All are local riverine dwellers, and their motive was that Pereira asked Phillips to photograph them when they passed by in a boat, the statement said. The area is a hotspot for illegal fishing and poaching.
Phillips and Pereira had met with Indigenous people near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia, and were traveling along the Itaquai River back to the city of Atalaia do Norte when they were attacked. Their disappearance generated intense international outcry and pressure for action and, with the help of local Indigenous people, authorities located their bodies hidden in the forest.
Prosecutors presented their charges Thursday, outlining that two of the men — Amarildo da Costa Oliveira and Jefferson da Silva Lima — have confessed to the crime, while witness testimony indicates Oseney da Costa de Oliveira also participated, according to the statement.
Pereira had previous confrontations with fishermen when seizing their catch and had received multiple threats. He carried a gun with him, and had left the federal Indigenous affairs agency in order to teach local Indigenous people how to patrol their land and gather geo-tagged photographic evidence of criminality.
On the day they were murdered, Pereira was transporting such evidence to authorities in Atalaia do Norte, and he was shot three times. Phillips, who was conducting research for a book entitled “How to Save the Amazon,” was killed because “only because of being with Bruno, in order to ensure impunity for the prior crime,” the prosecutors’ statement said.
There has been speculation in the Brazilian press that their murder may have been ordered by the ringleader of an illegal fishing network. Police earlier this month arrested a fourth man when he presented false documents, believing he may have some involvement, but no charges have yet been filed. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/brazil-prosecutors-charge-suspects-in-murder-of-amazon-pair/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-22T14:25:52Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/brazil-prosecutors-charge-suspects-in-murder-of-amazon-pair/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | true |
(The Hill) – Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled long-awaited legislation to end the federal prohibition of marijuana, but opposition from Republicans and some Democrats is expected to pose a challenge to passing the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the bill, dubbed the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, in floor remarks on early Thursday, lauding the legislation’s introduction as “historic.”
“I am proud to be the first Majority Leader ever to say that it is time to end the federal prohibition on cannabis, and this bill provides the best framework for updating our cannabis laws and reversing decades of harm inflicted by the war on drugs,” Schumer said.
Schumer worked alongside Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to craft the legislation after the three released a draft plan last year for public feedback. Schumer said the senators have received more than 1,800 public comments and worked with “numerous Senate committees to improve the bill.”
Schumer said the bill would legalize cannabis by removing the drug from the Controlled Substances Act and “empowering states to create their own cannabis laws instead.”
“It will establish a robust regulatory system to protect public health and ensure that cannabis is as safe as possible. It includes rules to prevent impaired driving, prevent youth access, and prevent illegal diversion. We also robustly fund a variety of research programs to make up for lost time when it comes to cannabis research,” he said.
Schumer said the bill also includes measures aimed at expunging federal criminal records of those “with convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses,” allows “those in federal prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses to appeal their sentences,” and sets up a fund “to reinvest in communities that have been devastated by the war on drugs.”
“It is a tragedy that far too many Americans — particularly Black and Hispanic Americans — have permanent blots on their records making it nearly impossible to move forward with their lives, just because they were arrested with a little marijuana in their pocket. How unfair and what a waste of human resources,” he said.
Schumer cautioned the recent introduction marks only the “beginning of the legislative process,” but said senators will work to build momentum for the bill, which comes months after the House passed its own marijuana legalization legislation.
“I look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans to get something done this year,” he said.
But the newly introduced bill faces tough opposition from many Republicans in the evenly split Senate, as well as resistance from some Democrats, threatening its chances of passage in the upper chamber. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/senate-democrats-roll-out-long-awaited-bill-to-legalize-marijuana/ | 2022-07-22T14:26:30Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/senate-democrats-roll-out-long-awaited-bill-to-legalize-marijuana/ | true |
BERNALILLO, N.M. (AP) — Triple digit temperatures and a fickle monsoon season have combined with decades of persistent drought to put one of North America’s longest rivers in its most precarious situation yet.
Islands of sand and gravel and patches of cracked mud are taking over where the Rio Grande once flowed. It’s a scene not unlike other hot, dry spots around the western U.S. where rivers and reservoirs have been shrinking due to climate change and continued demand.
Local and federal water managers on Thursday warned that more stretches of the beleaguered Rio Grande will be drying up in the coming days in the Albuquerque area, leaving endangered silvery minnows stranded in whatever puddles remain.
The threat of having the river dry this far north has been present the last few summers due to ongoing drought, officials with the Bureau of Reclamation and one of the largest irrigation districts on the river said. But, this could be the year that residents in New Mexico’s most populated region get to witness the effects of climate change on a grander scale.
It’s not uncommon to have parts of the Rio Grande go dry in its more southern reaches, but not in Albuquerque.
Like a monument, the river courses through the city, flanked by a forest of cottonwood and willow trees. It’s one of the few ribbons of green to cut through the arid state, providing water for crops and communities.
“This is almost the sole source of water in the central part of New Mexico and we’re not trying to save it just for the fish,” said Andy Dean, a federal biologist. “It’s our job as the Fish and Wildlife Service to prevent the extinction of this animal, but this water is also for everybody in the valley. We’re trying to save it for everybody and if the fish is that piece that helps us do that, then that’s what we have to use.”
The Bureau of Reclamation will be releasing what little supplemental water it has left in upstream reservoirs along the Rio Grande. Over the last 20 years, the agency has leased about 700,000 acre-feet — or 228 billion gallons — of water to supplement flows through the middle Rio Grande for endangered and threatened species.
Biologists aren’t sure this latest release will be enough to make a difference for the endangered minnow.
Crews already have been rescuing stranded minnows in the San Acacia and Isleta areas and will continue as the river dries. So far, they’ve been lucky to net about 50 fish a day, but Dean said those numbers are just a fraction of what has been rescued in past years.
“It doesn’t look like there’s a lot of minnows out there currently. Our population monitoring is reflecting that as well,” he said.
Dean said scooping up minnows in Albuquerque will be new territory for the crew as they have never had to do such work that far north.
With a series of dams and interstate water-sharing agreements governing the Rio Grande’s flows, local, state and federal officials have been successful in previous years reaching resolutions that allow for extra water to be leased and released so that flows could be boosted in times of need.
This year is different. New Mexico has been unable to store any extra runoff in upstream reservoirs because it owes Texas water as part of an interstate compact. With the outstanding debt and no water in the bank, New Mexico has nothing other than the hope of rain to recharge the system during the monsoon season.
Jason Casuga, the chief engineer for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, which serves farmers throughout the Middle Rio Grande Valley, said it should serve as a wake- up call for the public and water management agencies.
“There’s a lot of infrastructure on this river that was built for a purpose and that was during a period of time when water was plentiful,” he said. “I’m hoping that’s the silver lining that comes out of this, that people start re-envisioning the way we can use that existing infrastructure.”
Congressional legislation would be needed in some cases. In others, it would require agreements with federal water and wildlife agencies that would allow for more flexibility.
“The longer this drought stays around, I think people are going to recognize we’ve got to find balance,” Casuga said.
The irrigation district and state officials have been pushing more farmers to participate in voluntary fallowing programs. Farmers would leave their fields unplanted for a season in order to save water and increase what flows across the border to Texas as a way to chip away at the debt. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/reduced-to-a-trickle-river-managers-brace-for-more-drying/ | 2022-07-22T14:26:42Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/reduced-to-a-trickle-river-managers-brace-for-more-drying/ | false |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea plans to lift its decadeslong ban on public access to North Korean television, newspapers and other media as part of its efforts to promote mutual understanding between the rivals, officials said Friday, despite animosities over the North’s recent missile tests.
Divided along the world’s most heavily fortified border since 1948, the two Koreas prohibit their citizens from visiting each other’s territory and exchanging phone calls, emails and letters, and they block access to each other’s websites and TV stations.
In a policy report to new President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said it will gradually open the door for North Korean broadcasts, media and publications to try to boost mutual understanding, restore the Korean national identity and prepare for a future unification.
Ministry officials said South Korea will start by allowing access to North Korean broadcasts to try to encourage North Korea to take similar steps. The ministry refused to provide further details, saying the plans are still being discussed with relevant authorities in South Korea.
Jeon Young-sun, a research professor at Seoul’s Konkuk University, said North Korea is unlikely to reciprocate because the flow of South Korean cultural and media content would pose “a really huge threat to” its authoritarian leadership.
Ruled by three generations of the Kim family since its 1948 foundation, North Korea strictly restricts its citizens’ access to outside information, though many defectors have said they watched smuggled South Korean TV programs while living in the North. In 2014, North Korean troops opened fire when South Korean activists launched balloons carrying USB sticks containing information about the outside world and leaflets critical of the Kim family toward North Korean territory.
Relations between the two Koreas remain strained over North Korea’s torrid run of missile tests this year. Yoon, a conservative, has said he would take a tougher stance on North Korean provocations, though he said he has “an audacious plan” to improve the North’s economy if it abandons its nuclear weapons.
Despite the North’s likely reluctance to reciprocate, Jeon said South Korea needs to ease its ban on North Korean media because the restrictions have led to dependence on foreigners and other governments to gather North Korea-related information. Jeon said that has increased the danger of acquiring distorted information on North Korea.
It wasn’t clear how anti-North Korea activists in the South would react to the government’s move. Jeon said there was little chance the move would promote pro-North Korean sentiments.
South Korea, the world’s 10th-largest economy, is a global cultural powerhouse. Its nominal gross domestic product in 2019 was 54 times bigger than that of North Korea, according to South Korean estimates.
Some observers say the ban must be lifted in a step-by-step process with discussions on what North Korean contents would be allowed first and how the access should be given to the South Korean public.
While it’s officially illegal to watch or read North Korean media in South Korea, authorities rarely crack down on experts, journalists and others using virtual private networks or proxy servers to access North Korean websites. A large number of North Korean movies, songs and other contents are also available on YouTube, which is accessible in South Korea. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/skorea-to-lift-ban-on-nkorea-tv-newspapers-despite-tensions/ | 2022-07-22T14:30:25Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/skorea-to-lift-ban-on-nkorea-tv-newspapers-despite-tensions/ | true |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the United Nations’ highest court on Friday dismissed preliminary objections by Myanmar to a case alleging the Southeast Asian nation is responsible for genocide against the Rohingya ethnic minority.
The decision establishing the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction cleared the way for the highly charged case, brought in 2019 by Gambia, to go ahead.
That sets the stage for court hearings airing evidence of atrocities against the Rohingya that human rights groups and a U.N. probe say breach the 1948 Genocide Convention. In March, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the violent repression of the Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide.
Gambia filed the case amid international outrage at the treatment of the Rohingya. The African nation argued that both Gambia and Myanmar are parties to the convention and that all signatories have a duty to ensure it is enforced.
Judges at the court agreed.
Reading a summary of the decision, the court’s president, U.S. Judge Joan E. Donoghue, said: “Any state party to the Genocide Convention may invoke the responsibility of another state party including through the institution of proceedings before the court.”
A small group of pro-Rohingya protesters gathered outside the court’s headquarters, the Peace Palace, ahead of the decision with a banner reading: “”Speed up delivering justice to Rohingya. The genocide survivors can’t wait for generations.”
One protester stamped on a large photograph of Myanmar’s military government leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing.
The court rejected arguments raised at hearings in February by lawyers representing Myanmar that the case should be tossed out because the world court only hears cases between states and the Rohingya complaint was brought by Gambia on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
The judges also dismissed Myanmar’s claim that Gambia could not bring the case to court as it was not directly linked to the events in Myanmar and that a legal dispute did not exist between the two countries before the case was filed.
Gambia’s Attorney General and Justice Minister Dawda Jallow insisted in February that the case should go ahead and that it was brought by his country, not the OIC.
“We are no one’s proxy,” Jallow told the court.
The Netherlands and Canada are backing Gambia, saying in 2020 that the country “took a laudable step towards ending impunity for those committing atrocities in Myanmar and upholding this pledge. Canada and the Netherlands consider it our obligation to support these efforts which are of concern to all of humanity.”
However, the court ruled Friday that it “would not be appropriate” to send the two countries copies of documents and legal arguments filed in the case.
Myanmar’s military launched what it called a clearance campaign in Rakhine state in 2017 in the aftermath of an attack by a Rohingya insurgent group. More than 700,000 Rohingya fled into neighboring Bangladesh and Myanmar security forces have been accused of mass rapes, killings and torching thousands of Rohingya homes.
In 2019, lawyers representing Gambia at the ICJ outlined their allegations of genocide by showing judges maps, satellite images and graphic photos of the military campaign. That led the court to order Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya. The interim ruling was intended to protect the minority while the case is decided in The Hague, a process likely to take years.
The ICJ case was complicated by last year’s military coup in Myanmar. The decision to allow the Southeast Asian nation’s military-installed government to represent the country at the February hearings drew sharp criticism. A shadow administration known as the National Unity Government made up of representatives including elected lawmakers who were prevented from taking their seats by the 2021 military coup had argued that it should be representing Myanmar in court.
The International Court of Justice rules on disputes between states. It is not linked to the International Criminal Court, also based in The Hague, which holds individuals accountable for atrocities. Prosecutors at the ICC are investigating crimes committed against the Rohingya who were forced to flee to Bangladesh. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/un-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-in-rohingya-genocide-case/ | 2022-07-22T14:30:39Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/un-court-to-rule-on-jurisdiction-in-rohingya-genocide-case/ | true |
(NEXSTAR) – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed the cost of living – including gas, food, rent and everything else – has gone way up. There is a sliver of hope for residents of certain U.S. cities, where wages are also going up.
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the country’s 75 largest metro areas to determine where wages are going up and where they’re going down.
According to data shared with Nexstar, wages grew fastest over the past year in cities across the South. Florida has three cities among the top 10.
Wages grew slower in coastal cities – where pay tends to be highest. San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and San Diego all saw growth between 2% and 5% in 2022.
The 20 cities with the fastest-growing hourly wages, according to MoneyGeek’s analysis, are:
The bad news is that even as wages rise across some U.S. cities, most aren’t rising fast enough to keep up with inflation. Year-over-year inflation was at 9.1% in June, and only a handful of cities saw salaries grow equal to or faster than that.
Despite rising costs, five cities actually saw hourly wages drop in 2022.
The national average wage went up 5.11% to $32.08 per hour. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/the-us-cities-where-wages-are-growing-fastest-and-where-theyre-shrinking/ | 2022-07-22T14:33:31Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/the-us-cities-where-wages-are-growing-fastest-and-where-theyre-shrinking/ | false |
(The Hill) – Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled long-awaited legislation to end the federal prohibition of marijuana, but opposition from Republicans and some Democrats is expected to pose a challenge to passing the measure.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the bill, dubbed the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, in floor remarks on early Thursday, lauding the legislation’s introduction as “historic.”
“I am proud to be the first Majority Leader ever to say that it is time to end the federal prohibition on cannabis, and this bill provides the best framework for updating our cannabis laws and reversing decades of harm inflicted by the war on drugs,” Schumer said.
Schumer worked alongside Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to craft the legislation after the three released a draft plan last year for public feedback. Schumer said the senators have received more than 1,800 public comments and worked with “numerous Senate committees to improve the bill.”
Schumer said the bill would legalize cannabis by removing the drug from the Controlled Substances Act and “empowering states to create their own cannabis laws instead.”
“It will establish a robust regulatory system to protect public health and ensure that cannabis is as safe as possible. It includes rules to prevent impaired driving, prevent youth access, and prevent illegal diversion. We also robustly fund a variety of research programs to make up for lost time when it comes to cannabis research,” he said.
Schumer said the bill also includes measures aimed at expunging federal criminal records of those “with convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses,” allows “those in federal prison for nonviolent cannabis offenses to appeal their sentences,” and sets up a fund “to reinvest in communities that have been devastated by the war on drugs.”
“It is a tragedy that far too many Americans — particularly Black and Hispanic Americans — have permanent blots on their records making it nearly impossible to move forward with their lives, just because they were arrested with a little marijuana in their pocket. How unfair and what a waste of human resources,” he said.
Schumer cautioned the recent introduction marks only the “beginning of the legislative process,” but said senators will work to build momentum for the bill, which comes months after the House passed its own marijuana legalization legislation.
“I look forward to working with Democrats and Republicans to get something done this year,” he said.
But the newly introduced bill faces tough opposition from many Republicans in the evenly split Senate, as well as resistance from some Democrats, threatening its chances of passage in the upper chamber. | https://cw33.com/news/national/senate-democrats-roll-out-long-awaited-bill-to-legalize-marijuana/ | 2022-07-22T14:33:45Z | https://cw33.com/news/national/senate-democrats-roll-out-long-awaited-bill-to-legalize-marijuana/ | true |
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) announced today that it has executed its seventh and eighth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer™ (CIRT™) transactions of 2022. As part of Fannie Mae's ongoing effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market, CIRT 2022-7 and CIRT 2022-8 transferred $1 billion of mortgage credit risk to private insurers and reinsurers. Since inception to date, Fannie Mae has acquired approximately $21 billion of insurance coverage on $709 billion of single-family loans through the CIRT program, measured at the time of issuance for both post-acquisition (bulk) and front-end transactions.
"We appreciate our continued partnership with the 24 insurers and reinsurers that have committed to write coverage for these deals," said Rob Schaefer, Fannie Mae Vice President for Capital Markets.
The covered loan pool for CIRT 2022-7 consists of approximately 64,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $19.8 billion. The covered pool includes collateral with loan-to-value (LTV) ratios of 60.01 percent to 80.00 percent acquired in September 2021. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.
With CIRT 2022-7, which became effective June 1, 2022, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 55 basis points of loss on the $19.8 billion covered loan pool. If the $109 million retention layer is exhausted, 24 insurers and reinsurers will cover the next 335 basis points of loss on the pool, up to a maximum coverage of $664 million.
The covered loan pool for CIRT 2022-8 consists of approximately 43,000 single-family mortgage loans with an outstanding unpaid principal balance of approximately $12.9 billion. The covered pool includes collateral with LTV ratios of 80.01 percent to 97.00 percent acquired between August 2021 and September 2021. The loans included in this transaction are fixed-rate, generally 30-year term, fully amortizing mortgages and were underwritten using rigorous credit standards and enhanced risk controls.
With CIRT 2022-8, which became effective June 1, 2022, Fannie Mae will retain risk for the first 65 basis points of loss on the $12.9 billion covered loan pool. If the $84 million retention layer is exhausted, 19 insurers and reinsurers will cover the next 275 basis points of loss on the pool, up to a maximum coverage of $354 million.
Coverage for these deals is provided based upon actual losses for a term of 12.5 years. Depending on the paydown of the insured pools and the principal amount of insured loans that become seriously delinquent, the aggregate coverage amounts may be reduced at the one-year anniversary and each month thereafter. The coverage on these deals may be canceled by Fannie Mae at any time on or after the five-year anniversary of the effective date by paying a cancellation fee.
As of March 31, 2022, approximately $906 billion in outstanding UPB of loans in our single-family conventional guaranty book of business were included in a reference pool for a credit risk transfer transaction.
To promote transparency and to help insurers and reinsurers evaluate the CIRT program, Fannie Mae provides ongoing, robust disclosure data, as well as access to news, resources, and analytics through its credit risk transfer webpages. This includes Fannie Mae's innovative Data Dynamics® tool that enables market participants to interact with and analyze both CIRT deals that are currently outstanding in the market and Fannie Mae's historical loan dataset. For more information on individual CIRT transactions, including pricing, please visit our Credit Insurance Risk Transfer webpage.
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — With the Big Apple officially in a heat wave, it’s not just two-legged New Yorkers who are experiencing the dog days.
Dr. Mark Verdino of North Shore Animal League America joined PIX11 Morning News on Friday to share some tips for keeping pets safe during the summer swelter.
“When the heat is this high, I think most people know to take precautions for themselves,” said Verdino. “But for our four-legged friends, it could be just as dangerous, if not more.”
Watch the full interview in the video player above. | https://pix11.com/news/morning/nyc-heat-wave-tips-for-protecting-your-pets-from-the-swelter/ | 2022-07-22T14:34:33Z | https://pix11.com/news/morning/nyc-heat-wave-tips-for-protecting-your-pets-from-the-swelter/ | true |
WORLD LEADERS IN SCIENCE, HEALTHCARE, ACADEMIA, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT DISCUSS ISSUES AND RAMIFICATIONS OF LONG COVID
BALTIMORE, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of world leading medical virology research centers, yesterday concluded a two-day gathering on the 'Science of Long COVID.' The first-of-its-kind conference reviewed the wealth of cohort data on long COVID, constructed a framework to characterize and define the conditions, and identified the most critical and urgent areas of research needed to better understand, diagnose, and treat this developing public health crisis.
"There is no doubt that long COVID has proven to be as nightmarish as we feared, but what we heard over the past two days reassured us that our colleagues from the global scientific community are ready to come together to rise to the challenge. To do that effectively, the scientists of the GVN and those who participated in the conference call upon governments, foundations, and other institutions worldwide to commit the billions of research dollars required to address the catastrophe of long COVID," said Prof. Christian Bréchot, M.D., Ph.D., GVN President and Associate Vice President for International Partnerships and Innovation at the University of South Florida.
Across the globe, nearly half of COVID-19 survivors struggle with persistent symptoms four months or more after diagnosis and are colloquially referred to as long COVID or long haulers. Conference speakers from around the world focused on the vast public health implications of this highly prevalent condition. During the proceedings, they outlined approaches to and research of this complex phenomenon that has already cost Americans alone an estimated $50 billion annually in lost income, a data point that could translate to $200 billion or more of lost income around the globe.
"The prevalence of long COVID is staggering," said Robert Gallo, M.D., Co-founder and Scientific Chair of the GVN and Director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "Two years into the pandemic, we have concrete and irrefutable proof from cohort studies following individuals as they experience a litany of symptoms—memory problems, relentless fatigue, difficulty breathing, cardiac concerns, insomnia and more. What we lacked, and what this conference achieved, is a data-driven and scientific baseline that helps scientific, policymaking and healthcare stakeholders to understand and approach the underlying aspects of long COVID and consequently arrive at a global research framework."
As part of the process to establish a global research framework, the conference presented key scientific and clinical evidence on long COVID's far-ranging global impact:
- 243 million long COVID cases worldwide with a disproportionate burden affecting females (49% versus 37% for men); continental differences (Asia 51% of COVID cases becoming long COVID, Europe 44%, U.S. 31%); and lasting elevated risk levels among long COVID survivors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
- Striking clinical parallels exist between "COVID-fog" and "chemo-fog," with the whole-body inflammation in both causing changes to brain circuitry and cognitive impairment. Different cytokines—immune hormones that affect immune and other cells—may be promising biomarkers, and even therapeutic targets, to measure long COVID's effects in the body and ameliorate long COVID disease.
- 30-50% of long haulers report breathlessness and 10-20% report cough. More severe lingering effects of long COVID on the respiratory system include damage and scarring of lung tissue. These changes are not necessarily predicted by the severity of the disease or whether a patient was hospitalized. Vaccination has reduced the numbers of individuals with long COVID respiratory disease, while new COVID variants show milder effects.
- Risk factors for long COVID include Type 2 Diabetes, SARS-CoV-2 RNAemia, Epstein-Barr virus viremia, microclots, protein misfolding, and both pre-existing and disease-specific autoimmunity. These associations are most detectable at the time of diagnosis, emphasizing the need for early disease measurements to advance understanding.
"Despite the fact that enormous numbers of people are suffering from persistent symptoms after recovering from Covid, it's been very difficult to define a syndrome to even start to consider how to make a difference. The conference was a great chance to bring together scientists and clinicians to brainstorm about the best future approaches, "said Eric Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Editor in Chief, New England Journal of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
The GVN is committed to fostering true collaboration among virologists, medical specialists, governments, and non-governmental organizations alike to combat long COVID's critical threat to international health. The conference wrapped up with a call to action for governments and funding agencies to allocate resources to strengthen scientific training and response mechanisms across these priority focus areas:
- Conduct large scale data analysis on existing cohort studies. Bring the scientific community together to share insights and use artificial intelligence to advance understanding.
- Acknowledge the effect of time. Research cannot be relegated to studying the effects of ancestral strains of the virus prior to the availability of vaccines. We need diverse samples from patients infected by all subvariants, segmented by whether or not they were vaccinated and whether or not they had prior infection.
- Transition to interventional clinical trials. A substantial amount of observational data exists on long COVID, documenting an effect on different organ systems in varying degrees of severity for a range of times. We now must move to understand the risks and benefits of treatment within those ranges of time and the best biomarkers to track them. We will need innovative trial designs to move swiftly from early phase studies to large scale clinical trials.
- Linkage of people living with Long COVID to research activities. We recognize the desperation and frustration of people living with Long COVID and echo their calls for urgent investment in scientific and clinical research so that we can inform the design of much-needed clinical services, identify better diagnostic tests as well as optimal models of care, and discover treatment options for Long COVID.
The GVN and the leads of its long COVID Task Force agree that long COVID is an opportunity to create a cohesive, global public health response unlike any other historical effort. To better arm policymakers and decision-makers in prioritizing funding for research and interventions, we've mapped out in a clinical framework assessing how the virus preys on pre-existing conditions and interacts with our biological mechanisms, resulting in clinical manifestations. More than 243 million people worldwide have or had long COVID. The scientific pursuit of solutions will require adequate funding and a continued commitment to information sharing, which is why the GVN commits to convening regular global conferences to continue this urgent discussion.
The Global Virus Network (GVN) is essential and critical in the preparedness, defense and first research response to emerging, existing and unidentified viruses that pose a clear and present threat to public health, working in close coordination with established national and international institutions. It is a coalition comprised of eminent human and animal virologists from 69 Centers of Excellence and 11 Affiliates in 37 countries worldwide, working collaboratively to train the next generation, advance knowledge about how to identify and diagnose pandemic viruses, mitigate and control how such viruses spread and make us sick, as well as develop drugs, vaccines, and treatments to combat them.
No single institution in the world has expertise in all viral areas other than the GVN, which brings together the finest medical virologists to leverage their individual expertise and coalesce global teams of specialists on the scientific challenges, issues and problems posed by pandemic viruses. The GVN is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, please visit www.gvn.org. Follow us on Twitter @GlobalVirusNews
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DNA Sparks: Microsoft set to take on Meta with its Facebook-like app inside Teams
Microsoft is partnering with Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, to integrate Microsoft Teams into Zuckerberg’s Workplace platform. Facebook Workplace, or Workplace by Meta as it’s now been rebranded, will soon integrate Microsoft Teams to livestream video into Workplace groups. | https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/video-dna-sparks-microsoft-set-to-take-on-meta-with-its-facebook-like-app-inside-teams-2970710 | 2022-07-22T14:37:53Z | https://www.dnaindia.com/technology/video-dna-sparks-microsoft-set-to-take-on-meta-with-its-facebook-like-app-inside-teams-2970710 | true |
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear regulator on Friday approved details of a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea next year.
The approval by the Nuclear Regulation Authority will enable Tokyo Electric Power Co. to start building necessary facilities ahead of the discharge. It came two months after a preliminary greenlight and a subsequent public review process.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings submitted the plan in December based on a government decision last year to release the wastewater as a necessary step for the plant’s ongoing decommissioning.
A massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s cooling systems, causing triple meltdowns and the release of large amounts of radiation. Water that was used to cool the three damaged reactor cores, which remain highly radioactive, has since leaked into basements of the reactor buildings but was collected and stored in tanks.
Local fishing communities and neighboring countries have raised concerns about potential health hazards from the radioactive wastewater, which TEPCO and government officials say will be treated to levels far below releasable standards. They maintain that the environmental and health impacts will be negligible.
Japan nuclear authority chairman Toyoshi Fuketa told reporters Friday that the release plan had no major technical or safety issues. He said the regulators will ensure approved procedures are strictly followed with transparency.
The government and TEPCO say that of more than 60 isotopes selected for treatment, all but one, tritium, will be reduced to meet safety standards. Scientists say impacts of long-term, low-dose exposure to tritium for the environment and humans are still unknown. Tritium affects humans more when it is consumed in fish, they say.
The contaminated water is being stored in about 1,000 tanks at the damaged plant. Officials say they must be removed so that facilities can be built for its decommissioning. The tanks are expected to reach their capacity of 1.37 million tons next year.
TEPCO said it plans to transport treated and releasable water through a pipeline from the tanks to a coastal facility, where it will be diluted with seawater and then sent through an undersea tunnel with an outlet about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) away to minimize the impact on local fishing and the environment.
The government and TEPCO still need to gain local consent for building the tunnel and other related facilities. They plan to begin gradually releasing the treated water in spring 2023.
China on Friday renewed its protest over the planned wastewater release and urged Japan to carry out the disposal in “a scientific, open, transparent and safe manner.”
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin demanded Japan “stop pushing the discharge plan before reaching a consensus with all stakeholders and relevant international agencies.”
Japan has sought help from the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure the water release meets international safety standards and reassure local fishing and other communities and neighboring countries that have opposed the plan.
Experts from the IAEA visited the plant earlier this year and said Japan was taking appropriate steps for the planned discharge.
In a statement Friday, TEPCO pledged to sincerely respond to the IAEA reviews, ensure safety, provide data to the public and strengthen its radiation monitoring. The company also vowed to do its utmost to explain the water discharge plans and gain the public’s understanding about the decommissioning.
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AP video producer Liu Zheng in Beijing contributed to this report. | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/japan-oks-preparation-step-for-fukushima-plant-water-release/ | 2022-07-22T14:41:10Z | https://www.fox16.com/news/world-news/ap-international/japan-oks-preparation-step-for-fukushima-plant-water-release/ | false |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
924 AM CDT Fri Jul 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Knox
and western Baylor Counties through 1000 AM CDT...
At 923 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Red Springs, moving southwest at 15 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...
Seymour, Goree, Red Springs, Vera, Bomarton and southwestern Lake
Kemp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3362 9964 3376 9930 3358 9921 3340 9946
3340 9949
TIME...MOT...LOC 1423Z 060DEG 13KT 3360 9936
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Bannon’s trial set for closing arguments, jury deliberations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Closing arguments were expected Friday in Steve Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial, with the jury likely to get the case against the onetime Donald Trump ally.
Bannon is charged with two counts of criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the Capitol and the events leading up to the deadly riot. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and up to a year.
Bannon declined to testify Thursday and his lawyers did not call any witnesses, instead arguing the judge should dismiss the charges as unproven. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols didn’t immediately rule on the request.
Bannon was serving in an unofficial capacity to Trump at the time of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. The committee, which held a prime time hearing Thursday that included Bannon comments of Trump’s post-election strategy, wanted to speak with Bannon because it had information that he was actively involved in planning, logistics and fundraising for Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory.
The panel’s subpoena demanded any documents or communications relating to Trump and others in his orbit, including lawyer Rudy Giuliani and extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
Evan Corcoran, Bannon’s lawyer, argued that the charges against him were politically motivated and that Bannon had been engaged in good-faith negotiations with the congressional committee over his concerns about testifying. “No one ignored the subpoena,” Corcoran told the jury.
Corcoran has tried to establish that the deadline for Bannon to appear before the House committee was flexible, as long as the two sides were negotiating over the timing. He said testimony from the House panel’s chief lawyer, Kristin Amerling, made it clear “that the dates were in flux.”
Corcoran said that “no reasonable juror could conclude that Mr. Bannon refused to comply.”
Bannon’s team told the judge that Bannon saw no point in testifying at his trial since Nichols’ previous rulings had gutted his avenues of defense. Among other things, Bannon’s team was barred from calling as witnesses House Speaker Nancy Pelosi or members of the House panel.
Another Bannon lawyer, David Schoen, said Bannon “understands that he would be barred from telling the true facts.”
Much of the trial testimony has been built around Amerling, who explained the extent to which the committee tried to engage Bannon and the timeline leading up to the missed deadline.
During cross examination Corcoran asked Amerling whether it was common for witnesses to appear before a congressional committee several weeks after the deadline date on a subpoena. Amerling answered “yes,” but added only “when witnesses are cooperating with the committee.”
Amerling said Bannon was uncooperative from the start, so there was no such leeway.
The committee heard nothing from Bannon until after the first deadline had passed, at which point his lawyer sent a letter to the committee stating that Bannon was protected by Trump’s claim of executive privilege and would not be providing documents or appearing. The committee responded in writing that Trump’s claim was invalid — Trump was no longer president, and Bannon was not employed at the White House at the time of the riot.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda Vaughn told jurors that the subpoena issued to Bannon “wasn’t optional. It wasn’t a request, and it wasn’t an invitation. It was mandatory.” She added: “The defendant’s failure to comply was deliberate. It wasn’t an accident, it wasn’t a mistake. It was a choice.”
Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, one month after the Justice Department received the House panel’s referral.
Follow AP’s coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings at https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege.
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Noah Lyles knew he had run the best race of his life — and maybe the best 200 meters any American had ever run. He finished so far ahead of the other runners in Thursday night's final at the World Athletics Championships that after crossing the finish line, he turned to stare down his only true opponent: the clock.
But for agonizing moments, the on-field clock stubbornly showed Lyles' unofficial time as 19.32. The mark would elate any other runner in the world, but it was also the same time Michael Johnson set in the 200 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Since then, it has seemed unassailable. Until now.
Lyles, 25, stood with his hands on his hips, staring. He walked over to the clock at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., talking to it.
🚨 AMERICAN SWEEP 🚨 🚨 AMERICAN RECORD 🚨
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 22, 2022
🥇 @LylesNoah - 19.31
🥈 @KennyBednarek - 19.77
🥉 @ErriyonK - 19.80 #WorldAthleticsChamps x #WCHOregon22 pic.twitter.com/LRsBqoJ7Y8
"I was telling it to give me some slack, you know?" he later said, laughing with reporters. "How's it going to show the same time, 19.32? Come on, change that."
He crouched toward it, wondering if his hard work would pay off. Lyles targeted the record one summer after winning a disappointing (for him) bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It all came together in Oregon, where Lyles used a fantastic start to take command of a highly anticipated race.
Standing on the track afterward, it seemed like Lyles was having a personal argument with the clock. When he finally turned away, two things happened. The clock's screen sliced one hundredth of a second off his time: 19.31. Above, it blared the magic word: "Official."
As screens around the stadium updated with the official time, the celebration of a world title erupted into euphoria over Lyles being crowned the fastest American ever in the 200 meters. His moment came with a large family contingent cheering him on. Lyles later reeled off the roster: "Mom, stepdad, sister, brother, dad, stepmom, uncle, grandma."
POV: you're standing in front of @LylesNoah's 🇺🇸 family#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/nQni2fnG2G
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 22, 2022
The new record put an exclamation mark on a U.S. sweep in the men's 200 meters, with 18-year-old Erriyon Knighton claiming bronze and Kenneth Bednarek winning silver.
For Lyles, it was a deliverance long in coming. He has made it a point to speak openly about the challenges he's overcome to train and race, including asthma. He says therapy has helped him cope with depression, and he works to help young kids pursue track even if they lack the means to do so.
But Lyles outran the world on Thursday night, when he set a new gold standard for U.S. track. He's now cemented as one of the fastest men the world has ever seen. His 19.31 time has only been bested by two others: Jamaican runners Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
I’m framing this One!
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) July 22, 2022
2 fastest Americans ever! pic.twitter.com/sK8dNTz3ov
Johnson was present to watch his record fall, working as a commentator for BBC Sport. He congratulated Lyles in person.
"To be honest, I didn't expect him to come down," Lyles said with a big smile.
But Johnson did. And so did his record — finally.
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Warm and dry conditions will continue Friday and through the weekend throughout Idaho. The Treasure Valley will see high temperatures in the upper-90s. Wind will be slightly stronger Friday afternoon. This is mainly a concern from Mountain Home to the Magic Valley, as this is where wind gusts are expected to be between 20 and 30 mph.
Because of the wind, hot temperatures with low relative humidity and dry conditions, there is a red flag warning in place for parts of the Magic and Treasure Valleys as well as other regions of Idaho Friday afternoon and evening. | https://www.kivitv.com/weather/slightly-cooler-temperatures-in-store-this-weekend-before-another-stretch-of-triple-digit-highs-next-week | 2022-07-22T14:46:15Z | https://www.kivitv.com/weather/slightly-cooler-temperatures-in-store-this-weekend-before-another-stretch-of-triple-digit-highs-next-week | true |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
822 AM CDT Fri Jul 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Wilbarger County through 845 AM CDT...
At 821 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Grayback, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Grayback.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3387 9929 3399 9925 3401 9899 3383 9899
3383 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 085DEG 9KT 3393 9909
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Gov. Beshear announces $1.9 million for water projects in Floyd County
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced $30 million in funding to support 29 projects across the commonwealth, that will provide clean drinking water and improve water systems for 1,245 households.
“Having clean, reliable water service is a basic human right,” Beshear said. “That is 1,245 families that have never been able to turn on the tap and have access to consistent, reliable, clean drinking water that are going to get it.”
Floyd County is receiving $1,909,717 for the Southern Water & Sewer District to construct a 200,000-gallon water storage tank, booster pumping station, pressure reducer vault, solenoid vault and 19,000 linear feet of waterline.
“With so much heartache that has gone on in that community we are excited that we can deliver a little bit of good news,” the governor said.
These projects are funded by the American Rescue Plan Act and administered by the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (KIA). An initial $250 million was appropriated through a bipartisan agreement at the close of the 2021 General Assembly for clean drinking water and wastewater grants to fund projects across Kentucky.
“This will provide water to the new station being built for the Left Beaver Rescue Squad, the highway garage, Floyd Central and economic development along (Route) 680,” said Floyd County Judge Executive Robbie Williams. “We would like to thank Governor Beshear and our local legislators for helping secure funding and helping out Floyd County.”
Beshear also announced an additional $250 million in funding for his Cleaner Water Program and asked local utilities to submit projects for the second round of funding.
“Just like internet, when we announced the largest public investment ever with more to come, more opportunity right now to get clean drinking water to folks than ever before,” Beshear said.
The application process will be ongoing throughout 2022 until all funding is committed. KIA will begin reviewing projects this summer and make awards continuously throughout the year.
All grant awardees must use the funds by Dec. 31, 2024.
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Noah Lyles knew he had run the best race of his life — and maybe the best 200 meters any American had ever run. He finished so far ahead of the other runners in Thursday night's final at the World Athletics Championships that after crossing the finish line, he turned to stare down his only true opponent: the clock.
But for agonizing moments, the on-field clock stubbornly showed Lyles' unofficial time as 19.32. The mark would elate any other runner in the world, but it was also the same time Michael Johnson set in the 200 meters at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Since then, it has seemed unassailable. Until now.
Lyles, 25, stood with his hands on his hips, staring. He walked over to the clock at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., talking to it.
🚨 AMERICAN SWEEP 🚨 🚨 AMERICAN RECORD 🚨
— Team USA (@TeamUSA) July 22, 2022
🥇 @LylesNoah - 19.31
🥈 @KennyBednarek - 19.77
🥉 @ErriyonK - 19.80 #WorldAthleticsChamps x #WCHOregon22 pic.twitter.com/LRsBqoJ7Y8
"I was telling it to give me some slack, you know?" he later said, laughing with reporters. "How's it going to show the same time, 19.32? Come on, change that."
He crouched toward it, wondering if his hard work would pay off. Lyles targeted the record one summer after winning a disappointing (for him) bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. It all came together in Oregon, where Lyles used a fantastic start to take command of a highly anticipated race.
Standing on the track afterward, it seemed like Lyles was having a personal argument with the clock. When he finally turned away, two things happened. The clock's screen sliced one hundredth of a second off his time: 19.31. Above, it blared the magic word: "Official."
As screens around the stadium updated with the official time, the celebration of a world title erupted into euphoria over Lyles being crowned the fastest American ever in the 200 meters. His moment came with a large family contingent cheering him on. Lyles later reeled off the roster: "Mom, stepdad, sister, brother, dad, stepmom, uncle, grandma."
POV: you're standing in front of @LylesNoah's 🇺🇸 family#WorldAthleticsChamps pic.twitter.com/nQni2fnG2G
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 22, 2022
The new record put an exclamation mark on a U.S. sweep in the men's 200 meters, with 18-year-old Erriyon Knighton claiming bronze and Kenneth Bednarek winning silver.
For Lyles, it was a deliverance long in coming. He has made it a point to speak openly about the challenges he's overcome to train and race, including asthma. He says therapy has helped him cope with depression, and he works to help young kids pursue track even if they lack the means to do so.
But Lyles outran the world on Thursday night, when he set a new gold standard for U.S. track. He's now cemented as one of the fastest men the world has ever seen. His 19.31 time has only been bested by two others: Jamaican runners Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake.
I’m framing this One!
— Noah Lyles, OLY (@LylesNoah) July 22, 2022
2 fastest Americans ever! pic.twitter.com/sK8dNTz3ov
Johnson was present to watch his record fall, working as a commentator for BBC Sport. He congratulated Lyles in person.
"To be honest, I didn't expect him to come down," Lyles said with a big smile.
But Johnson did. And so did his record — finally.
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This story is adapted from the latest episode of Rough Translation. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or NPR One.
Jess Graham had a plan. And she was ready to put it in motion.
So she got behind the wheel of her new 18-wheeler and drove to the house she once shared with her ex-partner. It was 2010. In her wallet she had the tens and twenties in cash she'd squirreled away for years and a freshly issued commercial trucking license.
And in the cab of her truck, there was a vacant bunk reserved for someone special: her ten-year-old daughter Halima.
"I came in, packed her up, went to the school, told her that she is no longer enrolled, and we hit the road," Graham says.
For the better part of a year, Graham and Halima lived in the truck.
Graham had never considered trucking as a profession before, but she knew she had to put miles between herself and her daughter's father, who Graham says was verbally and financially abusive to her throughout the course of their romantic relationship.
Graham says she tried to make life on the road exciting for her daughter, enriching even.
"[There were] certain things we did in survival mode that I turned into a game," Graham remembers. Halima would roller skate around the truck stop parking lots where they took their breaks, and charm truckers in the driver's lounge into handing over the TV remote so she could watch the Disney Channel.
The daily responsibilities of a long-haul trucker became learning opportunities. Halima studied geography whenever the pair crossed state lines, or made pit stops at historical sites and practiced math by budgeting for their meals each day. In the absence of a chalkboard, Graham taught Halima long division using an unlikely scratch pad.
"We've had dry erase markers, where she's just writing down the windshield a math problem that she's struggling with. And so we're walking through it together... as I'm driving down the road," Graham says.
Jess Graham's situation – home and school and work within the confines of an eight-square-foot truck cab – might have seemed extreme a decade ago.
But these days, many of us have become accustomed to our work selves, family selves and social selves coming together in a single space, like mother and daughter crammed into the tractor of an 18-wheeler. Or we've become familiar with spending entire days working from home, alone.
That's especially true for women, whether in trucking or in many other male-dominated work environments, who often don't enjoy the camaraderie of their counterparts and feel cut off from their family networks. "I think I was ahead of the curve on it," Graham remarks with a laugh.
As part of the series @Work, the NPR podcast Rough Translation spoke with truck drivers about what it's been like for them to experience life on the go in the small spaces they call home.
Their stories of loneliness and liberation, isolation and belonging, all playing out in the cab of a truck, tell us something about remote work in all our lives: how we can use alone time to figure out who we really are and what we really want.
Trucker Tip 1: Embrace the solitude
Truck drivers spend a lot of time alone – just like a lot of us lately – and they've learned how to utilize every second of it to solve problems big and small.
Brandie Diamond describes herself now as a "transgender truck driver/chef/Jill-of-all-trades." But her career in trucking began in the mid-1980s, and she hadn't come out as trans back then.
Diamond remembers the macho heroics portrayed in classic trucker films like "Smokey and the Bandit" or "High-ballin," and country music crooners like Dave Dudley and C.W. McCall singing about shiny Kenworth trucks and diesel and C.B. radios. "Truck drivers were like bandits of the road!" Diamond exclaims. "I just felt bigger and badder than anyone else because I could drive a truck."
Diamond was drawn by the masculinity she saw in the industry, but as time dragged on, she found herself becoming a person she didn't recognize. "You become a super truck driver. You tell dirtier jokes to people. You don't really mean them, but after you tell them, you're like, why did I say that? You're trying to do your best so that people don't see who you really are."
Diamond faced a choice: keep pretending to be as "big and bad" as other drivers, or interrogate that persona from the quiet of her cab. She chose the second option, and that decision would change her life.
Truck drivers have a term of art to describe this ability to be alone and think: windshield time.
"That's how much time that you're sitting behind the wheel, looking out that windshield and seeing what's out there in the world," Diamond says. "Just giving you time to think and settle down."
Diamond says she's used her windshield time to cast herself in her favorite movies, figure out how she'd play a song on guitar and dream up new recipes to cook. And Diamond used windshield time for introspection: to explore her identity as a transgender woman.
So she made a plan in the cab of her truck: that one weekend, she'd dress in women's clothing and venture out to a convenience store for the first time. That decision led to coming out as trans and changing her name and pronouns in 2015.
The idea of windshield time doesn't require an actual windshield. The solitude of remote work will do. Earlier this year, The New York Times interviewed 30 sources who said that working remotely allowed many trans people the flexibility and privacy to prioritize their transitions. And NPR recently chronicled other big changes remote workers have made since the beginning of the pandemic – from reinventing themselves to demanding a better work-life balance.
Trucker Tip 2: Find your people
For Jess Graham, windshield time gave her the courage to expand her world, and turn isolation into community.
Her daughter Halima stopped the ride-alongs when she entered middle school. By then, Graham had saved up enough money to buy them a house in Washington state, and hire a friend as Halima's live-in nanny while Halima went to public school.
Graham hit the road again, this time alone. But she found that the industry was a much less hospitable place as a single woman without her daughter in tow. "You get that attitude from a lot of men: Why are you out here? You should be home with your kids," Graham says.
She says she began to avoid other people. "When we see another woman out here, we tend to stick to ourselves. It's easier to just keep our head down than it is to interact or make waves."
Graham says she couldn't even go to grocery stores or family parties without feeling overwhelmed. She stopped telling friends when she'd be in town. This went on for almost a decade. "I've kind of lost all of those normal daily routines that most people do."
Graham knew she had to make a change. "I was really feeling alone, but I was looking for my group, that core friend base that almost everybody has to encourage them and help them through. And that's when I found them."
She discovered Real Women In Trucking, an organization that advocates for sexual assault awareness training for new drivers in trucking schools and on the road.
"A lot of the people there had the same experiences I had, and instead of letting it chew them up and spit them out, they banded together to make change," Graham says.
Today, Graham is a board member of Real Women In Trucking, and last year she won the Trucking Industry Trailblazer award at the group's annual Queen of the Road ceremony.
Apart from her volunteer work, Graham has become a kind of isolation consultant during the pandemic, frequently calling up her mom, who lives alone, and her dispatcher, who began working from home for the first time, to keep them company.
"I think I'm able to talk to people now about what we're all experiencing, the uncomfortable silences, because I've been able to really embrace them. And instead of letting them eat me alive, I've used them to discover who I am and what I want and how I want to be."
Trucker Tip 3: Adapt your passion
Doing what you love can be hard when you're feeling trapped by circumstance. Brandie Diamond, the transgender truck driver who came out in 2015, had wanted to be a chef for years. Her trap? Culinary school was in a fixed location, but she was always on the move.
She actually figured trucking might prepare her to be a chef since cooking and trucking are actually pretty similar: you have to follow a route or a recipe, keep a clock in your head, and get to where you're going – or the dish out of the oven – on time. She imagined a future as a successful chef in a demanding kitchen. So she enrolled in culinary school, back in 2010.
It didn't work out. Between the long commute to campus and the cost of tuition, Diamond had to withdraw.
But she didn't give up. During the pandemic, when virtually everything went virtual, Diamond discovered an online culinary school and enrolled.
Today, Diamond is learning to be a chef from the cab of her truck, which is tricked out with a mini fridge, stove top and convection oven.
She's making online culinary school work for her. On evening rest stops, she'll park at a Walmart, purchase ingredients inside the store, and come back to the truck to complete her assignments – taking step-by-step photos of the intricate meals she's making and describing them for her instructors. And the next day, she'll clock in to her trucking job and roll out once more.
Diamond says she doesn't plan to quit trucking after she graduates culinary school this year. "Hey, I might end up in a food truck. I don't know. I haven't made those decisions yet, but I have that tool in my toolbox."
For now, Diamond says it's the pride of graduating, finishing what she started more than a decade ago, that drives her, not what comes after. "Cooking is my passion." And her kitchen has wheels.
Gregory Warner contributed to this story.
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JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:
Western Europe is in the grips of a brutal heat wave that is breaking records and spreading further north than ever before. Britain registered its highest ever temperature at over 104 degrees in London. And wildfires have broken out across Portugal, Spain and France, killing hundreds. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris.
ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: I've just come out of my own apartment into the street. And I've lived here a pretty long time, and I think I've never felt such hot air. It's 8 o'clock at night. The sun is still baking, and there's a hot wind. It does not feel like Paris.
FRANCOIS JOBARD: I am Francois Jobard. I'm a weather forecaster in Meteo France in Paris.
BEARDSLEY: Jobard agrees it doesn't feel like Paris, where the average summer temperature is around 80. He switches to French to get more technical.
JOBARD: (Through interpreter) This afternoon was 105 degrees, the second hottest day registered in Paris in 150 years since the first weather station was put in the Central Park in 1873. From then until 2019, there was only one day where it got that hot, and that was in 1947.
BEARDSLEY: Jobard says the heatwaves will become more frequent and intense because greenhouse gases have undeniably caused global warming. He says the current heat dome is due to air from North Africa and the Sahara Desert that's stagnating over Europe. Sebastian Mernild is a professor of climate change and glaciology at the Climate Institute of the University of Southern Denmark. I reached him on the phone in Italy, where he's on vacation.
SEBASTIAN MERNILD: That's right. So I'm just walking on the street with my family here.
BEARDSLEY: Mernild says warm air from Africa is going farther north because the jet stream is weakening and becoming more unstable. And that's happening because arctic temperatures are rising faster than everywhere else.
MERNILD: The Arctic actually heats up, roughly speaking, on average, three times faster compared to the global mean temperature change.
BEARDSLEY: The Arctic is heating up three times faster than everywhere else. Mernild says it will all get worse until we reduce our greenhouse emissions. In Paris, most apartments don't have air conditioning. I wanted to see how Parisians are coping.
ADNAN ABADI: (Speaking French).
BEARDSLEY: I lower the shades to keep the sun out and close the windows all day. And when I get up in the morning very early, I open them and try to get some fresh air in. And I have the fans going, says Adnan Abadi.
(Speaking French).
Another woman tells me she has no time to talk because she's got a bag of ice that's melting. And her little son, who's holding her hand, is not well from the heat and sun. Many people say they haven't felt heat like this since the summer of 2003, when more than 30,000 mostly elderly people died across Europe with 14,000 deaths in France alone. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 22, 2022
_____
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Norman OK
822 AM CDT Fri Jul 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Wilbarger County through 845 AM CDT...
At 821 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Grayback, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Grayback.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 3387 9929 3399 9925 3401 9899 3383 9899
3383 9901
TIME...MOT...LOC 1321Z 085DEG 9KT 3393 9909
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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The moment Ukraine grain deal is signed
Turkey has helped broker a deal with Russia to unblock exports of grain from Ukraine through the Black Sea.
The agreement was signed in Istanbul on Friday by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN secretary general.
The world shortage of Ukrainian grain since Russia's invasion has left millions at risk of hunger.
Follow the latest on this story here: Grain prices fall as Ukraine and Russia sign food crisis deal | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-62270700 | 2022-07-22T14:58:11Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-62270700 | true |
Widow sues crime-scene clean-up company after it posted gruesome footage of her husband's suicide scene on TikTok and their CHILDREN saw them
- U.S. Army Maj Thomas Syers killed himself in July 2020 at the family home
- His wife Michelle Syers says a clean up company posted footage of his death online
- She has launched a lawsuit against Spaulding Decon, claiming her children had to receive 'medical treatment' after watching the video
- The crime scene clean-up company claim that they always get permission from families before posting any content on social media
- Michelle is seeking at least $30,000 in damages from the company over their 'outrageous' behavior
A heartbroken widow is suing a crime-scene clean up company after it allegedly posted videos of her husband’s suicide scene on social media – which were then seen by their horrified children.
U.S. Army Maj Thomas Syers killed himself in the home he shared with his wife Michelle Lynn Syers and two children.
She claims that her family only became aware of the footage after her traumatized children watched it on the Spaulding Decon’s TikTok.
Syers has lodged the lawsuit in Florida seeking at least $30,000 in damages from the company, who she hired in 2020 after her husbands death, according to the DailyBeast.
In court documents she claims that Spalding Decon posted videos of the suicide scene to social media websites, including TikTok, but didn’t ask for permission to record them.
Spaulding Decon, based in Tampa, say it specializes in ‘quick, efficient, and affordable decontamination services,’ with the company operating in 18 states.
The company frequently posts gruesome videos of their work to TikTok and YouTube and has more than 830,000 followers.
U.S. Army Maj Thomas Syers took his own life in the home he shared with his wife Michelle Lynn Syers and two children. He leaves behind four step-children and a grandchild
Cleaning company Spaulding Decon operate in 18 states, and claim in videos posted to their TikTok that they have to get consent from the families to post any footage or images
In an online obituary Thomas was described as a ‘true patriot’ who was awarded the Bronze Star twice, working in Colombia, Iraq and Afghanistan
In a video posted online the company claims that they have to get consent from the families to post any footage or images.
Spalding Decon has hundreds of videos posted across their social media accounts with millions of views, showing that they specialise in crime scene, drug lab and hoarding clean-ups.
Syers lawsuit states: ‘This conduct by Defendant was so outrageous in character and so extreme in degree that it is considered atrocious, and utterly intolerable in a civilized community.’
Court documents do not detail the exact contents of the footage, but they state that both the inside and the outside of the Syers home was clearly identifiable.
It also states that Syers children had never seen what happened to their father before, and after witnessing the footage they required medical treatment for their ‘mental and emotional distress’.
A spokeswoman for Spaulding Deacon told DailyMail.com that they were unable to comment due to the ongoing legal proceedings.
Syers has lodged the lawsuit in Florida seeking at least $30,000 in damages from the company, who she hired in 2020 after her husbands death
In an online obituary Thomas was described as a ‘true patriot’ who was awarded the Bronze Star twice.
He was deployed on a number of occasions, working in Columbia, Iraq and Afghanistan before marrying his wife in 2006.
Tommy leaves behind his wife of 16 years, twin son and daughter, four step-children and one grandchild.
Posting a tribute to the military man online, one of his step-children wrote: 'To the best bonus dad there was. You will be missed greatly.
'I will forever cherish your stories, your lame dad jokes and your advice. You were such a huge part of my life.
'When I lost my dad you filled a hole in my heart that I didn’t think could be filled and I will forever be thankful for that.
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This week, a first-of-its kind land reparation is happening in southern California.
A Black family robbed of their money-making land in the 1920s now stands to make millions off the land they should have owned all along.
"Today we are celebrating the final step in the return of Bruce's Beach to the legal heirs of two visionary entrepreneurs," Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell said.
Charles and Willa Bruce bought the beachfront plot in Los Angeles' Manhattan Beach in the early 1900s for a little over $1,200. They turned it into a little paradise — a bathhouse, a dance hall, a cafe — as the first west coast resort for Black people.
It was a new target for the KKK in the 1920s, when Manhattan Beach took the land from the couple under eminent domain — ostensibly to build a park.
But they didn't do that.
Now, Charles and Willa Bruce's great and great-great-grandsons – blocked from the wealth that should have been theirs — own a plot estimated to be worth tens of millions.
"It's almost like being transported to the other side of the known universe," Anthony Bruce, great-great-grandson of Charles and Willa Bruce, said. "It's like going from [being] a middle-class American to, you know, a wealthy class American."
The family is now leasing the land to the county that owned it for the last 20-plus years for $400,000 a year. The county has the option to buy it from them for some $20 million.
"This is one win, but we deserve more wins," Kavon Ward, organizer of Justice for Bruce's Beach, said. "And I'm going to help all the Black families that I can try to reclaim the land that was stolen from them."
It's the beginning of a new chapter in the country’s racist history, returning wealth to families robbed of it.
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LWL's Launch Program expands making $200,000 in grants to businesses as part of six-month mentorship and education initiative
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ladies Who Launch (LWL), a nonprofit organization with a mission to empower women and non-binary business owners, is thrilled to announce the recipients of our 2022 Launch Grant Program. The Launch Program is a six-month cohort-based initiative dedicated to helping entrepreneurs grow and sustain the businesses of their dreams in a supportive, close-knit community.
Initially founded to provide immediate relief in the wake of COVID-19, now in its third year, the Program continues to support women and non-binary business owners to overcome barriers to scaling and sustainability. Today, 85% of small businesses report being concerned with inflation, with 1 in 3 listing it as their biggest challenge. High inflation leads to higher costs, which results in tighter profit margins. To effectively manage, founders must consider a variety of solutions from raising prices to reducing overhead.1
To expand and deepen support, LWL has doubled the size of its participant cohort. This year's 20 selected grant recipients make up Ladies Who Launch's largest, most diverse cohort to date. These individuals will benefit from the following:
- $200,000 in total cash grants ($10,000 per recipient)
- High-quality, tailored educational resources
- Advisory services with category specialists
- Mentorship support from the Ladies Who Launch team
- Program-facilitated peer mentorship with current and former grantees
- Access and support to apply for WBENC certification
- Inclusion and amplification across LWL programming and partnerships
To learn more about the 20 recipients and their businesses, as well as our Alumni, please visit [www.ladieswholaunch.org]
"In three years, Ladies Who Launch has provided nearly $500,000 in small business grants to women and non-binary business owners and entrepreneurs, and we are just getting started," said Sarah Friar, Co-Founder, Ladies Who Launch. "We know that funding and financing continue to be the single biggest barrier to women and non-binary entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses. Through thoughtfully curated education, support, and funding, we're able to provide practical pathways to capital, uplift our community, and help these business owners realize they are not on this entrepreneurial journey alone." said Kelly McGonigle, Ladies Who Launch Co-Founder.
The continued growth of LWL's Launch Grant Program is possible thanks to the generous support of our partners, including Ann Taylor, The Home Depot, Pure Leaf, United Airlines, Le Grand Courtage, and Athletic Brewing.
Ladies Who Launch (LWL) celebrates, elevates, and empowers women and non-binary small business owners and entrepreneurs across small towns and big cities globally. We focus on four pillars: Inspiration, Education, Funding, and Community to help give entrepreneurs the motivation, resources, and connections to scale and sustain the businesses of their dreams. For more information, visit www.ladieswholaunch.org, and follow LWL on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.
1 Forbes. The Impact of Inflation on Small Businesses and How to Manage It, May 25, 2022. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2022/05/25/the-impact-of-inflation-on-small-businesses-and-how-to-manage-it/?sh=2f479c78ae41
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Joining from Fieldpoint Private, team manages $230 million in client assets and expands Sanctuary presence in NY Metro region
INDIANAPOLIS, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite advisors, further expands its footprint in the New York City metropolitan area with the addition of Crescent Pine Family Office Group in Rye, NY. Led by Founder and Managing Partner Ronan O'Byrne, the team will soon include Sam J. Berger and Dani Oliveira as Business Development Analysts and Firm Operations Specialists. Ronan O'Byrne was previously affiliated with Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC and has approximately $230 million in assets under management (AUM).
"The New York metro market is an important one for Sanctuary Wealth's continued growth. We couldn't be happier that Ronan O'Byrne chose to launch his independent firm Crescent Pine Family Office Group on the Sanctuary platform," said Jim Dickson, CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth. "They are an exceptional team whose ultra-high-net-worth clients have unique needs that Sanctuary Wealth has the resources to service in the best way possible."
"I wanted to start an independent firm, but I didn't want to do it alone. Sanctuary is the perfect fit, offering the support and capabilities of a boutique private bank in an independent environment," said Ronan O'Byrne, Founder & Managing Partner, Crescent Pine Family Office Group. "As a Sanctuary Wealth partner, I can serve my clients in the way that's best for them. It is true open architecture, plus we have access to all of the solutions that Sanctuary has curated on behalf of their partner firms. This includes Fieldpoint Private banking solutions, which was extremely important to me."
At Fieldpoint Private, which he joined in 2014 following a successful 20-year capital markets career, Ronan O'Byrne ran a private multi-family office practice working selectively with ultra-high-net-worth families, wealthy entrepreneurs, and business owner-operators to help identify their aspirations and mitigate generational risk concerns. At Crescent Pine Family Office Group, he will continue delivering highly customized asset allocation and asset location strategies, while thoughtfully taking into consideration all aspects of wealth creation and preservation.
"Ronan O'Byrne has built a highly-successful practice in a very short period of time by solving for the complexities that often come with substantial wealth," said Vince Fertitta, President of Sanctuary Wealth. "We're highly gratified that he chose partnered independence with Sanctuary Wealth and are firmly committed to helping Crescent Pine Family Office Group reach its full potential by offering the solutions their clients deserve and the support the business needs."
To learn more about Crescent Pine Family Office Group, please visit www.crescentpine.com.
About Sanctuary Wealth
Sanctuary Wealth (sanctuarywealth.com/) is the advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve. Sanctuary Wealth's ecosystem of partnered independence provides a complete technology and operations platform, as well as support from a community of like-minded advisors and the resources of invaluable affiliated businesses. Currently, the Sanctuary Wealth network includes partner firms in 26 states across the country with approximately $25 billion in assets under advisement. Sanctuary Wealth includes the fully owned subsidiaries; Sanctuary Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, Sanctuary Securities, Inc. a FINRA member broker-dealer as well as Sanctuary Alternative Holdings, Sanctuary Asset Management, Sanctuary Insurance Solutions, Sanctuary Global, and Sanctuary Global Family Office.
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Telangana: Branch post office opened at Maisigandi village
It will serve the needs of four villages, says official
Chief Postmaster General Telangana Circle, K. Prakash, inaugurated a branch post office at Maisigandi village in Rangareddy district on Friday.
Mr. Prakash handed over savings bank (SB), recurring deposit (RD) and Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana passbooks to the account holders and urged them to utilise the 307 services being offered through post offices in the State.
“The branch will serve the postal needs of 6,000 people in four villages of Kadthal mandal,” said P.V.S. Reddy, Postmaster General, Hyderabad Region.
Mr. Reddy said that the new post office would help 450 Asara pensioners and 468 MGNREGS wage-seekers to withdraw their money at the village instead of going to Kadthal. Mr. Reddy further stated that the benefit of Aadhaar-enabled Payment System (AEPS) will be available at this office to facilitate withdrawal of input subsidies by Rythu Bandhu and Prime Minister Kisan beneficiaries in the village instead of going to banks four km away.
Arrangements will also be made for supply of ATM cards to those who open savings bank accounts at an interest rate of 4%. Aadhaar-related services and CSC services will be made operational in due course, he said.
On the day of inauguration, villagers opened 40 RD accounts (5.80% interest), 20 savings bank accounts (4% interest), 15 Sukanya Samriddhi accounts (7.6% interest) and 10 Rural Postal Life Insurance policies (bonus rate of ₹4,800 per lakh sum insured).
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(The Hill) – Thursday’s hearing by the House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol focused on the day of the riot itself, zeroing in on former President Trump’s inaction as a mob of his supporters descended on the Capitol and put lawmakers and law enforcement in danger.
The hearing, which is expected to be the committee’s last until September, featured new footage and audio clips that shed further light on Trump’s reaction to the violence and on what was happening inside the Capitol as the riots escalated.
Here are seven of the most notable moments from Thursday’s hearing.
Trump speaks off the cuff to rioters
Raw footage presented Thursday showed former President Trump ignored a script that called for him to tell protesters to “leave the Capitol Hill region now and go home in a peaceful way.”
Instead, he spoke off the cuff, delivering a meandering message to his supporters from the Rose Garden. The footage showed Trump starting a message before stopping and trying again.
Trump expressed empathy with the rioters, saying he believed the 2020 election was “stolen from us” and “fraudulent.”
“But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order; we have to respect our great people in law and order,” Trump said in the video, recorded at 4:03 p.m. on Jan. 6.
“There’s never been a time like this where such a thing happened. This was a fraudulent election. But we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So go home. We love you, and you’re very special.”
Hawley flees the mob
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was captured in a now infamous photo on the morning of Jan. 6 raising a fist toward a group of protesters outside the Capitol. But the committee showed new footage on Thursday depicting how the tables had turned on Hawley hours later.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) quoted a Capitol Police officer who told the committee Hawley’s gesture “riled up the crowd” gathered near the complex the morning of the 6th.
“Later that day, Sen. Hawley fled after those protesters he helped to rile up stormed the Capitol,” Luria said.
The committee then played footage of Hawley visibly running through the halls of the Capitol and then jogging down the stairs as lawmakers and staff sought safety from the mob.
The video was widely shared on social media. Video from the hearing showed those in the room audibly laughing as it played.
Secret Service feared for their lives
One of the most dramatic moments came when the committee played previously unheard audio of Secret Service weighing whether they had time to move former Vice President Pence to a secure location in the Capitol without encountering the mob.
“If we lose any more time, we may … lose the ability to leave. So, if we’re going to leave, we need to do it now,” one Secret Service agent said in a radio transmission.
The committee interviewed an anonymous White House security official, who told the panel that the National Security Council was listening to the audio in real time and could hear some officers audibly fearing for their lives.
“There was a lot of yelling. A lot of very personal calls over the radio, so it was disturbing. I don’t like talking about it, but there were calls to say goodbye to family members, so on, so forth,” the anonymous official said in audio played Thursday.
At the same time the security council was remarking on the panic among the Secret Service, Trump sent a tweet complaining that Pence “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done.”
Kushner says McCarthy sounded ‘scared’
Former White House senior adviser Jared Kushner recalled to the committee in testimony played Thursday that he was in the shower on Jan. 6 when he heard his phone ringing.
“Saw it was Leader [Kevin] McCarthy, who I had a good relationship with,” Kushner said. “He told me it was getting really ugly over at the Capitol and said, ‘Please anything you could do to help, I would appreciate it.’”
“I got the sense that they were scared… He was scared, yes,” Kushner added.
Multiple other former White House officials told the committee about McCarthy’s many attempts to reach Trump as the violence was unfolding.
In an audio clip, Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) described McCarthy talking about calling the White House and getting through to Trump.
“He said, ‘You have got to get on TV. You’ve got to get on Twitter. You’ve got to call these people off,’” Herrera Beutler said. “You know what the president said to him? This is as it’s happening. He said, ‘Well, Kevin, these aren’t my people. These are, these are antifa.’”
The committee later showed footage of McCarthy condemning the violence and saying Trump bore some responsibility for the events of Jan. 6. But weeks later, McCarthy traveled to Florida to make amends with the former president.
Video shows lawmakers talking with Pentagon officials mid-riot
The committee shared new video footage of senators inside the Capitol directly calling Pentagon officials for assistance as they hid from rioters who had stormed the building.
“We’re not gonna let these people keep us from finishing our business. So, we need you to get the building cleared, give us the OK, so we can go back in session and finish up the people’s business as soon as possible,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told then-acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller over the phone.
“Amen, sir,” Miller responded.
The video also shows Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) asking Miller how long he expected it would take for authorities to clear the building so Congress could “safely resume” certifying the election results. Miller indicated he believed it would take at least four or five hours.
The video footage juxtaposed how lawmakers who were under siege at the Capitol were directly contacting Defense officials about how to clear the facility, while Trump isolated himself in the White House and refused to condemn the violence until hours after it had started.
DC officer corroborates Hutchinson testimony
Testimony presented by the committee on Thursday corroborated former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s claim that Trump got into an interaction with Secret Service personnel in his presidential limo on Jan. 6 after they informed him that he would not be joining his supporters at the Capitol following his speech at the Ellipse.
During a hearing last month, Hutchinson said she was told that Trump was “irate” in the presidential vehicle, telling the Secret Service something along the lines of “I’m the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now.”
Sgt. Mark Robinson (Ret.) of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department — who was in the lead vehicle with the Secret Service agent overseeing the presidential motorcade, known as the TS agent — informed the committee that he was told Trump got in a “heated discussion” about going to the Capitol with his supporters on Jan. 6.
“The only description I received was that the president was upset and that he was adamant about going to the Capitol and that there was a heated discussion about that,” Robinson testified in a clip presented Thursday.
“Meaning that the president was upset and he was saying there was a heated argument or discussion about going to the Capitol,” he later added, noting that the TS agent described the situation as “heated.”
The committee also showed testimony from a former Trump White House employee who spoke with then-White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato and Robert Engel, the head of Trump’s security detail who was in the vehicle, after the incident.
The employee said Ornato “expressed to me that the president was irate” when he was informed that he could not go to the Capitol with his supporters.
Trump outtakes from Jan. 7 video
The committee showed never-before-seen outtakes of Trump recording a video message on Jan. 7, one day after the riot.
The video gave a window into Trump’s ongoing refusal to accept the election results, as well as the behind the scenes tinkering that took place to produce a three-minute video.
In one outtake, Trump cuts himself off to say that he does not want to say “the election’s over” while reading a script from a teleprompter.
“’But this election is now over. Congress has certified the results’ — I don’t want to say the election’s over, I just want to say Congress has certified the results without saying the election’s over, OK?” Trump said.
In another outtake, which is likely to draw the ire of the former president, Trump is seen saying he can’t say the word “yesterday” in the context of the script.
Additionally, the committee showed two outtakes of Trump becoming frustrated after reading the line, “My only goal was to ensure the integrity of the vote.”
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(NEXSTAR) – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed the cost of living – including gas, food, rent and everything else – has gone way up. There is a sliver of hope for residents of certain U.S. cities, where wages are also going up.
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the country’s 75 largest metro areas to determine where wages are going up and where they’re going down.
According to data shared with Nexstar, wages grew fastest over the past year in cities across the South. Florida has three cities among the top 10.
Wages grew slower in coastal cities – where pay tends to be highest. San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and San Diego all saw growth between 2% and 5% in 2022.
The 20 cities with the fastest-growing hourly wages, according to MoneyGeek’s analysis, are:
The bad news is that even as wages rise across some U.S. cities, most aren’t rising fast enough to keep up with inflation. Year-over-year inflation was at 9.1% in June, and only a handful of cities saw salaries grow equal to or faster than that.
Despite rising costs, five cities actually saw hourly wages drop in 2022.
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Dallas Keuchel DFA’d by Diamondbacks after 4 ineffective outings
PHOENIX - Former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks after four ineffective outings.
The 34-year-old Keuchel hoped to resurrect his career with the D-backs after signing on June 7 but struggled with an 0-2 record and 9.64 ERA, giving up 20 earned runs over 18 2/3 innings.
The left-hander was released by the Chicago White Sox in May after going 2-5 with a 7.88 ERA during the first two months of the year.
Keuchel was the 2015 AL Cy Young winner while with the Houston Astros after going 20-8 with a 2.43 ERA. He’s also a two-time All-Star and four-time Gold Glove winner.
The D-backs added right-hander Ian Kennedy to take Keuchel’s place on the roster. Kennedy had been on the 15-day injured list with right calf inflammation.
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Mercury insurance protects policyholders and keeps rates low by being one step ahead of fraudsters
LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraudulent crimes against insurance companies may seem victimless, as the ones being scammed are large organizations with seemingly a lot of money behind them. However, it really is the public that is being taken advantage of in these situations.
"People might think that unless their personal information has been stolen and used for illegal activity, someone trying to scam an insurance company doesn't directly affect them," said Pete Galassi, Mercury Insurance Special Investigations Unit (SIU) Manager. "That couldn't be further from the truth. Fraudulent insurance claims cost policyholders $700 more each year. Mercury's SIU team is always on the lookout for criminals trying to scam their way into our wallets by filing phony claims. Being one step ahead of criminals is what helps Mercury keep policyholder premiums some of the lowest in the industry."
The following are examples in which Mercury has thwarted fraudsters looking for a big payday:
Claim #1: Repeat Offender
A loss was reported when an insured's vehicle made a left turn and struck the claimant's vehicle which caused it to collide into another vehicle. The claimant was to have been in that second vehicle and sought representation with an attorney in pursuit of a bodily injury claim.
A Mercury branch supervisor noted the time and date stamp on the x-ray films submitted on behalf of the claimant were taken prior to the time of loss. There was a match in the system reflecting a prior motorcycle collision and the same attorney as the present claim represented the claimant in a prior matter. By obtaining the claimant's in-person recorded interview and visiting the medical clinic from which the records were to have been generated, the investigator confirmed that the x-ray reports were forged. The investigator met with the insured's attorney who, without being presented with full evidence, elected to withdraw from the case.
The Los Angeles District attorney's office requested an accounting of the costs of the claim including the fees paid to the forensic expert and a listing of the time spent on the investigation. A letter was sent to the handling prosecutor identifying expenses totaling several thousand dollars.
"Fraudster stopped in his tracks and innocent policyholders were protected," Galassi said.
Claim #2: Department of Injustice
A claim was filed for $2,200 worth of personal property being stolen from their vehicle. When processing the claim, multiple red flags popped up. An investigation revealed that the claimant had two previous National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) referrals for a burned vehicle and a theft of personal property claim with different insurance companies, as well as a third investigation for another burned vehicle.
During the SIU investigation, nine receipts and invoices submitted from an online retailer had been falsified and manipulated. The invoice numbers submitted were correct, but the items purchased on those invoices had been fabricated. Upon closer review the tax amounts and font on the invoices were also different. The claimant, an employee with the Department of Justice for the State of California, used their government email to send fabricated invoices to their personal account, which was ultimately forwarded to the claims adjuster. The claimant was interviewed by SIU and when presented with the evidence discovered during the investigation, the claimant admitted that the invoices were falsified to gain policy benefits.
SIU reported the fraudulent claim to the Department of Insurance which led to another investigation. The combined investigations of both Mercury and the Department of Insurance led to a conviction for presenting a fraudulent insurance claim.
If you suspect you may have been a victim of insurance fraud, contact the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
About Mercury Insurance
Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) is a multiple-line insurance carrier predominantly offering personal auto, homeowners, renters and commercial insurance through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Illinois, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, as well as auto insurance in Florida. Mercury writes other lines of insurance in various states, including business owners and business auto, landlord, home-sharing, ride-hailing and mechanical protection insurance.
Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance dollar by pairing ultracompetitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned "A" ratings from A.M. Best and Fitch, as well as ranking highest in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Insurance Digital Experience StudySM and four consecutive "Best Auto Insurance Company" awards from Insure.com. For more information visit MercuryInsurance.com or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
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This comic, illustrated by Anuj Shrestha, is inspired by an interview with NASA engineer Nagin Cox from TED Radio Hour's episode It Takes Time.
About Nagin Cox
Nagin Cox is a spacecraft operations engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For her current mission, Cox serves as the deputy team chief of the engineering operations team for the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. She has also held leadership and system engineering roles on robotic missions including the Galileo Mission to Jupiter, the Mars Spirit and Opportunity rovers, the Kepler Exoplanet Hunter, the InSight Mission to Mars, and the Mars Curiosity rover.
Prior to joining NASA in 1993, she served six years in the U.S. Air Force, including duty as a space operations officer at NORAD/U.S. Space Command.
Cox received her master's in space operations systems engineering from Air Force Institute of Technology and two bachelor's in engineering and psychology from Cornell University.
This segment of TED Radio Hour was produced by Matthew Cloutier and edited by Sanaz Meshkinpour. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
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(NEXSTAR) – Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve noticed the cost of living – including gas, food, rent and everything else – has gone way up. There is a sliver of hope for residents of certain U.S. cities, where wages are also going up.
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the country’s 75 largest metro areas to determine where wages are going up and where they’re going down.
According to data shared with Nexstar, wages grew fastest over the past year in cities across the South. Florida has three cities among the top 10.
Wages grew slower in coastal cities – where pay tends to be highest. San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and San Diego all saw growth between 2% and 5% in 2022.
The 20 cities with the fastest-growing hourly wages, according to MoneyGeek’s analysis, are:
The bad news is that even as wages rise across some U.S. cities, most aren’t rising fast enough to keep up with inflation. Year-over-year inflation was at 9.1% in June, and only a handful of cities saw salaries grow equal to or faster than that.
Despite rising costs, five cities actually saw hourly wages drop in 2022.
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WisCaregiver Careers launches program expansion to support nursing homes
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Thursday the launch of the WisCaregiver Careers program expansion.
The expanded program will help train more certified nursing aides to help support Wisconsin’s nursing homes.
Wisconsinites who are looking to start or advance a health care career as a CNA are encouraged to register through the program.
More than 240 employers have registered to participate in the on-the-job training program.
“Wisconsin’s health care and nursing workforce is an essential part of ensuring the health and wellness of our entire state,” Gov. Evers said. “With an aging population and a nursing workforce shortage that has existed for the better part of the last decade, we’re investing in and expanding this successful program to ensure every Wisconsinite has the quality care they need and deserve, while bringing free, on-the-job training to Wisconsinites statewide.”
The WisCaregiver program was launched to address the shortage of CNAs in Wisconsin nursing homes. The program has trained more than 3,500 CNAs since its launch in 2018.
“This expansion of WisCaregiver Careers will make rewarding careers in health care possible for even more Wisconsinites, adding staff who will offer critical support to residents in long term care settings and to our existing health care workforce that continues to be on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19,” DHS Secretary-designee Karen Timberlake said.
In addition to program expansion, the new funding will also help to increase recruitment efforts to interested Wisconsinites. The campaign has a new website, radio and TV ads, social media outreach and print ads in local papers.
“We’d like to thank Gov. Evers and his administration for this critical investment in the future stability of the long-term care sector,” Rick Abrams, CEO of the Wisconsin Health Care Association, said. “In doing so, the governor has removed a significant financial obstacle that has long impeded access to quality CNA training across the state. This critical program not only benefits prospective caregivers, but most importantly the residents and families they serve.”
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Hakizimana Muvunye, a refugee from Congo who lives in Cleveland, is a man doing his best. He’s the owner of Asante Landscaping but has only five clients so he also drives for Uber.
“I need to take care of my family,” he said. Muvunye and his wife, Irene Twizere, have five children.
Muvunye came to Cleveland in February 2016 from Uganda after fleeing armed conflict and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now he’s striving to build his business. He’s counting on US Together, a nonprofit that provides services to refugees and immigrants, and especially its Microenterprise Development program to help him achieve this goal.
The program, which helps eligible refugees and immigrants develop, finance, and expand small businesses, was vital to starting Asante Landscaping. The staff helped Muvunye register the company with the Ohio Secretary of State and apply for loans that he needed.
Funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement for the past five years, the program has helped more than 30 entrepreneurs gain access to nearly $50,000 in startup capital and credit-building loans. In total, 89 participants have registered to start a business. Three local participants have opened brick-and-mortar stores, with a fourth on the way.
The partnership between US Together and the federal resettlement office is an example of how nonprofits and government agencies are working together here and in other regions, such as Buffalo, N.Y., to help as the number of refugees coming to the United States, especially from Afghanistan and Ukraine, is increasing. Welcoming new refugees and immigrants matters to the Midwest and other regions because they may help shift declining populations and boost local economies with new businesses.
US Together wants to expand what it does and who it serves, but right now it is working to find new sources of funding because the five-year federal grant that provided the program’s $70,000 annual budget expires in September. The nonprofit has applied to have the grant renewed.
“We have a little bridge funding available that might sustain us a few months past September,” said Evan Chwalek, economic integration coordinator at US Together.
Also, the nonprofit is in the early stages of seeking other government and foundation grants to stabilize the program. Money from a new refugee-assistance program planned in Cuyahoga County could be tapped for help. And US Together hopes to partner with Global Cleveland, a nonprofit working to increase the number of international newcomers to the region, to eventually develop a business incubator program.
Joe Cimperman. president of Global Cleveland, says programs to help newcomers need support from all sectors.
“Programs like this should absolutely be supported and roundly invested in, and not just by the public sector,” Cimperman said. “We need to wake up to this. People tend to look at immigrants and refugees as charity cases. Let’s make it easier for them to make money and hire people.”
Cleveland, like many other Midwestern cities, has seen a decline in population over the years. According to the U.S. census, Cleveland’s population decreased by 6 percent over the past 10 years. Northeast Ohio lost 1.6 percent of its population from 2007 to 2017, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
However, the number of immigrants and refugees coming to the region is increasing because of people fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine, said Maria Teverovsky, director of development at US Together. “We’ve had an unprecedented wave of migration in Northeast Ohio, coupled with an unprecedented migration crisis internationally,” she said.
Ohio ranked sixth in the number of refugees resettled in 2019, just behind states with larger populations like California, New York, and Texas. About 1,500 refugees resettled in Ohio in 2019, with about 500 coming yearly to Cleveland.
And as they arrive, many of them bring an entrepreneurial spirit. Studies show that refugees and immigrants are more likely than people born in the United States to start businesses. While migrants are 15 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 25 percent of entrepreneurs. Community Refugee and Immigration Services, a nonprofit in Columbus, says refugee businesses generate $605.7 million per year in economic impact in the Columbus region alone.
But other regions are competing with Northeast Ohio to attract new international residents and the potential for new businesses. According to a 2021 study by Cleveland State University, Cleveland ranks in the bottom third among other midsize U.S. cities in the number of foreign-born individuals. To increase the number of businesses owned by people of color, refugees, and immigrants, Northeast Ohio has to invest in efforts that support them, the study said.
“The only way we’re going to thrive is by welcoming international newcomers,” Cimperman said. “Yet it’s something we take for granted. Our economy depends on new bodies, new blood, new innovation.”
Baiju Shah, CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership, the region’s chamber of commerce, says welcoming refugees and immigrants is “a huge priority.”
“When people come over here from another country, how do we make sure we retain them?” he said. “Historically, we’re a region welcoming people from around the world and around the country. It has to be part of our strategy.”
Victor Harerimana, co-owner of Equity Languages and Employment Services, is also a Congolese refugee. He used the Microenterprise Development program to launch his business. He chose to start an interpretation business after working as an interpreter at Catholic Charities in Cleveland. US Together’s program helped Harerimana apply for a $1,200 loan for his business.
“We were able to operate in Ohio and New York and make money to help us continue,” he said.
In Buffalo, the Office of Refugee Resettlement also provided money to a nonprofit to help refugees start businesses. In 2018, Journey’s End Refugee Services created the Buffalo Refugee Child Care Microenterprise Project to assist refugees from Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Nepal, Rwanda, and Somalia. They started child-care businesses using a $562,500 grant from the resettlement office.
Carolynn Welch, executive director of the Westminster Economic Development Initiative, said in a Buffalo News interview, the immigrant and refugee population has revitalized some neighborhoods there.
In the Cleveland area, Cuyahoga County leaders recently issued a request for proposals to help fund organizations that provide social services, employment services, and legal services to refugees and immigrants. The county expects to award a total of $1 million over three years.
Meanwhile, US Together wants to expand its development program to serve new populations, especially legal immigrants who don’t yet have refugee status, Teverovsky said. In addition to applying for grants, officials at the nonprofit are working with Global Cleveland to explore creating an incubator to offer help and resources to new businesses.
They are looking for long-term funding options and a strategy that helps them serve more potential business owners beyond who they can help now due to state and federal regulations.
“Due to regulatory limits within the state of Ohio, we’re unable to lend more than $5,000 to our clients, : said Evan Chwalek of US Together. “Increasing that ceiling would be really helpful to us as we’re hearing from lots of potential entrepreneurs, particularly in the transportation sector, who require more capital to get their businesses started.”
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The report, published last year, found that foster care agencies in at least 49 states and Washington, D.C., have been applying for Social Security on behalf of foster youth in their care who are eligible for death, disability or veterans' benefits. The agencies often keep the money, often without notifying the children, their family members or lawyers.
Stolz-Silvis followed a step-by-step guide to contacting the Social Security Administration included with the investigation, which was developed with information provided by the agency. This is where she hit a roadblock.
"Out of curiosity, I called them to find out what happened to my benefits when I was in foster care," Stolz-Silvis said. "The person on the other end of the line told me they were not allowed to give me that information."
In recent months, The Marshall Project and NPR have heard from dozens of former foster youth who described similar failed efforts to learn whether a state or local agency had applied to become their "representative payee," allowing the agency to receive their federal benefits, a process permitted by federal regulations.
Many said they tried to contact Social Security but have not been given answers. And those who learned that their benefits were taken said there seemed no clear course for getting that money back.
In an email, Darren Lutz, a spokesperson for the Social Security Administration, said that for those inquiring about past benefits: "We maintain records on the benefits we have paid and can answer their questions." The agency has "provided guidance and training to our employees on our rules and requirements for selecting representative payees, notifying the proper parties, and monitoring the performance of foster care agencies that serve as the representative payee for a child in foster care."
For current foster youth, Administration for Children and Families spokesperson Pat Fisher confirmed that both the agency and the Social Security Administration are developing joint guidance to state agencies about how to handle these cases, though there is no timeline for releasing it.
Jermaine Wilson, who was in foster care in Washington State, said he was supposed to receive disability benefits after he was hit by a car at age 15. He said he has attempted at least 10 times to get information about those benefits, but keeps getting "a big runaround" from Social Security.
Melody Masi said she was meant to receive Social Security benefits and Veterans Affairs death benefits after her father died while she was in foster care in Virginia. When she called Social Security, she said she was told by a representative that "she hears this stuff a lot" but that "unfortunately, there's nothing they can do about it."
Jayden Kiley was 17 and in foster care when her mother died, and she became eligible for death benefits from Social Security. But for eight months, between October 2019 and July 2020, she said, nobody told her about the benefits — or that her mother had even died. She found that out from a sibling.
"I didn't know any of this," Kiley said.
For two years, Kiley tried to get information from Social Security about her benefits, but she said that a representative told her that every time she called she was put at the bottom of a waitlist, so she stopped calling for a while. Eventually she found out the amount due to her is about $8,500, but said she hasn't received any of it.
Advocates could only point to isolated cases in the past where judges have restored a particular youth's benefits.
Amy Harfeld, national policy director for Children's Advocacy Institute, a nonprofit organization that works on behalf of foster youth, expressed frustration with the agencies' failure to take action. "It is unacceptable to ignore the youth who have been at the forefront of the requests," she said.
In the original Marshall Project/NPR report, most child services agencies pointed out that it is legal for them to apply to Social Security to become the financial representative for foster children's benefits — though federal regulations state that a parent, foster parent, relative or family friend is preferred. Almost all agencies said they take kids' money as reimbursement for the cost of foster care.
In a landmark class action lawsuit in Alaska, a district court ruled that the state should notify foster youth before applying to receive their federal benefits. Appeals in the case are ongoing.
Meanwhile, lawmakers on the local, state and federal level have begun tackling the issue.
Last year, federal legislation that would prohibit state agencies from using foster youths' Social Security benefits in their budgets failed to advance in Congress. As the bill's lead sponsor, Democratic Rep. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, put it: "Yes indeed, we are still here after a year."
This summer, Davis said he plans to reintroduce the legislation that would make sure benefits go to youth while also maintaining federal support for child welfare systems. The bill would require agencies to interview foster children to identify any relatives who could be appointed as representative payees and who could set aside the money for the children once they are old enough to leave foster care.
"Aging out is a difficult period for many young people, it is most desirable that as much of the resources get into the hands of the foster children," Davis said.
Several states have taken action on this issue since the investigation was published, including Nebraska, Illinois, Connecticut, California and Minnesota. There are also plans for a bill next year in Hawaii.
On the local level, city leaders have passed or introduced legislation addressing the issue in New York City, Los Angeles County, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
But these state and local measures only apply to youth currently in the foster system. Kiley and Wilson and other former foster youth who have continuously called their Social Security offices about their benefits must wait for future guidance from federal agencies. Many others still may not even know their benefits were taken.
"The very nature of this practice and the reason it has been allowed to persist for so long, is that it all happens behind the backs of foster youth and their attorneys," Harfeld said. "It's very rare to find young people who know this happened to them."
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Company on the cusp of helping more than 1 million people prosper from clean energy
OAKLAND, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mosaic, a leading financing platform for U.S. residential solar and energy-efficient home improvements, today announced it has surpassed $8 billion in loans funded through the company's platform. This accomplishment marks yet another success for the mission-driven business, which has funded approximately $1 billion in loans per quarter this year and also achieved its highest monthly loan volume to date in June.
"This is a moment in time when it has to be all hands on deck to help more families make the switch to clean energy solutions," said Billy Parish, founder and CEO of Mosaic. "Together with our partners, we make sustainable home improvements more accessible and affordable for homeowners — which is even more important with the impact of inflation and rising utility costs sweeping the country. We have no plans of slowing down and will not stop until we reach our vision of 100% clean energy for all."
The company passed the $8 billion mark in late June, less than two months after announcing $7 billion in loans funded. The impact of this growth puts Mosaic on the cusp of passing another major milestone — helping more than 1 million people prosper from clean energy. This includes homeowners, contractors and their crews, Mosaic employees as well as other equipment suppliers and partners.
"When we started Mosaic in 2010, our mission was to empower millions of people to prosper from clean energy," said Parish. "I am incredibly proud of what we've done to help people and the planet thrive, and eternally grateful to everyone who has made this possible. It will take all of us working together to help the next million people prosper."
To support this substantial growth, the company has also hired top business development talent, including: Jamie Kline, Vice President of Business Growth; Eric Torykian, HVAC Business Development Executive; and Patrick Brokaw, Roofing Business Development Executive.
"Jamie, Eric and Pat are proven industry professionals, and they joined our team at a pivotal moment in the company's growth," said Parish. "With extensive experience in renewable energy and home renovation, they are already making significant contributions for Mosaic and our partners."
About Mosaic
Mosaic makes financing solar, solar plus energy storage systems, and other sustainable home improvements accessible and affordable for homeowners by providing a fast and easy way to apply for financing options. Customers learn about Mosaic through approved solar installers and home improvement contractors, as well as other ecosystem partners, and can get a credit decision in minutes for no money down loans with fixed interest rates and multiple term options. Financing applied for and processed through the Mosaic platform is originated by Solar Mosaic LLC or one of its lending/financing partners. For our network of thousands of solar installers and home improvement contractors, Mosaic provides a streamlined financing platform to drive sales growth. Since 2012, Mosaic has helped more than 250,000 households switch to sustainable home improvements with its financing products.
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ATLANTA, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Captain Planet Foundation (CPF), through its Planeteer Alliance Program, is hosting the Blue Climate Action Summit Series July 29-31. This training event will gather young climate heroes to restore and protect oceans, lakes and rivers across the globe and expands on work CPF has done for the last six years in training 3,000+ young changemakers from 90+ countries. The BCAS Series includes nine youth-led, in-person summits and a global virtual summit hosted from Atlanta; Youth ages 10-25 are invited to join for free.
The in-person, youth-led summits will be hosted in Lake Tahoe, California; Discovery Bay, Jamaica; Nairobi, Kenya; Kisumu, Kenya; NSW, Australia; Lagos, Nigeria; Lima, Peru; Merida, Mexico; and New Delhi, India. The global virtual summit will be available twice across the weekend to accommodate global time zones.
The Blue Climate Action Summit Series is a collaborative effort of CPF's Planeteer Alliance and the organizers of the Kenya-based Nam Lolwe Youth Summit (NALYS), founded in 2021 by three Planeteers, with the goal of reconnecting youth to their natural spaces and empowering them to take action to preserve 'blue' resources.
"It's incredibly mind-blowing to see the NALYS model replicated across the globe with the help of the Planeteer Alliance," said Michelle Muchilwa, 17, co-founder of NALYS. "We're happy to create a summit model that emphasizes a connection to place and empowers young people to create change within their communities no matter where they live."
For more information about the Blue Climate Action Summits, visit https://bit.ly/blueclimate.
Based on the critically-acclaimed animated series Captain Planet and the Planeteers, CPF was co-founded in 1991 by media mogul Ted Turner and executive producer Barbara Pyle. Now in its 31st year, this US-based NGO works collaboratively to engage and empower young people to be problem solvers for the planet. More than 1.6 million children have directly participated in CPF's programs, which have funded 3,250+ projects, impacting 10.5 million youth. CPF's operating programs include: Project Learning Garden, offering 550+ U.S. schools with onsite, edible, learning laboratories; Project Hero, a web-based learning platform for K-12 students to save locally threatened and endangered species & ecosystems; and Planeteer Alliance, a global network of young people who are putting their passion and impatience for change into ACTION for the planet.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tony Elliott waited years before he felt it was the right moment to leave the Clemson staff and become a head coach. The timing gave him plenty of company as he takes over at Virginia.
He’s one of four new coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference, joining Duke’s Mike Elko, Miami’s Mario Cristobal and Virginia Tech’s Brent Pry. Additionally, Elliott, Elko and Pry have never been head coaches before.
“I don’t know if it makes it any easier,” Elliott said Thursday during the ACC Kickoff preseason media days. “But it is comforting to know that I’m not by myself.”
This is the fourth time the conference has traded out as many as four coaches since expanding to 12 teams in 2005 on the way to 14 football-playing members. But this is the first time that all four are in one seven-team division, adding another variable into a Coastal Division race long known for its unpredictability.
“As much as the Coastal has been fluctuating and up and down, I think pretty much everyone has either turned over their quarterback or turned over their coach — one of the two,” Elko said. “When you do those two things, you’re creating a lot of variety in terms of how the season can play out.”
The rest of the league coaches will have to guess what schemes those coaches might keep and what new tricks they’ve picked up.
“The first year, it’s very unpredictable so we can’t sit and do gameplans,” said North Carolina coach Mack Brown, whose team faces Virginia Tech, Miami and Duke in consecutive midseason weeks. “And with the transfer portal, it’s hard to even tell depth charts until we watch a couple of games.”
Of the quartet, Cristobal and Pry are returning to previous stops in hopes of restoring former glory.
Cristobal won two national championships with the Hurricanes as an offensive lineman, and later returned to Miami to work under both Butch Davis and Larry Coker.
Cristobal spent the past five seasons as head coach at Oregon, as well as a stint leading Florida International. He replaces the fired Manny Diaz as the latest coach seeking to restore the Hurricanes to the elite status of the 1980s and again at the start of the 2000s.
“The brand is a real one,” Cristobal said. “But to be a real, real one, there has to be substance. And substance meaning legitimate high-level play.”
That would be a step for a program with one 10-win season in 18 years. Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke pointed to an emphasis on discipline among Cristobal’s changes to get there.
“We had a good team aspect and all that,” Van Dyke said. “But I don’t think we really had that mentality and discipline — people missing class, not doing the right things on and off the field. Now Coach Cristobal really emphasizes that because how you do anything is how you do everything.”
Pry spent three seasons as a graduate assistant under Frank Beamer in the late 1990s. The former Penn State defensive coordinator is trying to recharge a program that has gone from regular 10-win seasons under Beamer to league also-ran under Justin Fuente.
“You can go out and be a great ambassador and talk about all the things you want for your program,” said Pry, whose suit included old-school Hokies logos printed all over the jacket liner. “But the work has to be put in. We’re still trying to evaluate exactly where we’re at as a team.”
Elko and Elliott have their own ACC ties, though at other schools. Elko previously worked as a defensive coordinator at Wake Forest under current coach Dave Clawson before stops at Notre Dame and Texas A&M, while Elliott coached under current Clemson coach Dabo Swinney the past 11 seasons — including two national-title runs.
Their challenges differ. Elliott — who considered taking the Duke job before opting to replace Bronco Mendenhall after his surprise resignation — is leading a program that has four straight seasons of .500 records or better. But Elko faces a full rebuild with the Blue Devils after David Cutcliffe’s 14-year run fizzled in the past two seasons.
That’s a lot of change for one league, let alone a division that had recently had seven different winners in as many seasons. Fittingly, it comes as the league plays a final season with its two-division format before eliminating it in 2023.
That means this quartet could help deliver one last bit of so-called “Coastal Chaos.”
“For sure that,” Elko said, “and we might go out with a bang this year.”
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Charleston, S.C. -- Tucked away on the edge of a city park, miles from historic homes and carriage tours, a bronze statue of Denmark Vesey stands tall among lush palms and live oaks. A flyer for a celebration pokes out from a potted peace lily placed at Vesey's feet.
The man who planned the most sophisticated rebellion by enslaved people in our nation's history was remembered this weekend in Charleston on the 200th anniversary of his failed uprising and public hanging.
"I heard whispers about Denmark Vesey when I was probably 11- or 12 years-old," says Lee Bennett Jr., the historian for Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston. The church was once ministered by Vesey and is where nine Black congregants were murdered by a white supremacist seven years ago.
Bennett, who grew up in Charleston, recalls Vesey being vilified as a Black man intent on killing and raping white people. As a child, he never heard Vesey was a freedom fighter, and he certainly could not have imagined hosting a celebration in his honor.
Bennett joined fellow historians, artists and community members at the Charleston Gaillard Center, a performing arts center, for a three-day event. It featured a panel discussion entitled "Truth be Told" and performances by musician Anthony Hamilton and comedian D.L. Hughley. The Gaillard organized the event, which included Mother Emanuel and the city's new International African American Museum, set to open in January.
Denmark Vesey's story was long left out of schoolbooks in South Carolina by those who argued the Civil War was over state's rights, not slavery. And today, Vesey's name is still not commonly heard unless it's part of Mother Emanuel history or his statue is vandalized, as it was last year.
"The truth of the matter is that what a failed uprising really meant is that those who stopped the uprising would get to tell the story," says the museum's CEO and president, Dr. Tonya Matthews.
Vesey's narrative was initially controlled by slaveholders fearful of another planned revolt.
So who was Denmark Vesey, now being celebrated in a nation that continues to fight over civil rights and education?
Born in St. Thomas, Vesey was enslaved before being brought to Charleston. He was allowed to keep money from various jobs and won a lottery, purchasing his freedom for $600. Vesey worked as a carpenter but could not free his wife and children owned by another slaveholder.
He began plotting a revolt at an African church now known as Mother Emanuel. It would go down on the anniversary of the French Revolution, July 14, 1822, and involve thousands killing slaveholders, freeing people and fleeing to Haiti. But Vesey's plan was leaked, and he and dozens of others were paraded atop their coffins before being executed.
"I think there is just a way in which if you are a Black person advocating for liberation that you will often be called a villain even if we decide later that you're a hero," says television host W. Kamau Bell, who took part in the panel talk.
Bell points to civil rights leaders like Malcolm X whose harsh rhetoric was often criticized, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who may be known for his "I have a dream" speech, but described a riot as "the language of the unheard." Like Vesey, both men lost their lives fighting for freedom.
But Dr. Tamara Bell, the executive director of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, says looking at Vesey and the stories of others through the lens of love, not fear, provides understanding. Vesey, she believes, loved his family and friends still enslaved and cared about the freedom of all people. It's a perspective Tamara Bell says is needed today.
"It's to improve our relationship to one another and really function out of love," says Tamara Bell. "I don't think we're there yet with all the legislation going on."
Dozens of states have introduced legislation or passed laws that prohibit schools from teaching about race or racism. Many have restricted the rights of LGBTQ people. And, last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Rove v. Wade has prompted some state bans on abortions.
The story of a free Black man who risked everything for the liberty of others also raises questions for those who are privileged who see others living with less and facing discrimination.
"I think all of us have a responsibility whatever station we are in, in life, to bear witness," says comedian D.L. Hughley. "You have to say what you see."
Dr. Bernard Powers, the lead historian for the International African American Museum, suggests Vesey's story offers a dire warning.
"He shows you what will happen if peaceful change is not an option for people because the spirit of freedom and the spirit of liberty is unquenchable," he says.
For 20 years, Powers and others fought for the statue of Vesey now standing outside the tourist district. They'd wanted it closer, but they were pleased eventually when it did go up in 2014.
He remembers when even a painting of Vesey was on display in a public place was so controversial that it was stolen from the Gaillard. That same painting, returned unscathed after a reward was offered, was displayed again at the performing arts center for the weekend's celebration.
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Bosch to hire record number of engineers this year to meet growing demand for new technologies
Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW), a fully-owned engineering subsidiary of Bosch, is set to hire 5,500 engineers, the highest in a year, to tap the growing demand for software technologies and also to ride the megatrends like electrification and autonomous driving.
The recently-unveiled Hyundai Tucson is the latest to offer the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) technology of Level 2 of autonomous driving. ADAS is the new differentiating factor for a growing number of models in the domestic passenger vehicle market. Bosch wants to ride this trend and the overall software technology wave in the mobility industry better with a stronger army of engineers.
Robert Bosch Engineering India (RBEI), which got renamed as Bosch Global Software Technologies (BGSW) in January this year, plans to hire 5,500 engineers to develop advanced technologies. The figure, the highest ever annual recruitment plan for the global engineering entity, is equivalent to 22% of BGSW’s current team strength of 25,000 engineers.
“A major part of the course out of this recruitment will happen in India, but the other locations also will proportionately grow,” RK Shenoy, Executive Leadership Team Member, and Senior VP, Mobility Engineering, BGSW told ETAuto.
BGSW, headquartered in India, is the largest software and technology centre for Bosch outside Germany. It has branches in Vietnam, Mexico, Poland, Japan, North America, and China. Bosch doesn’t publish BGSW’s independent revenue, but it is estimated to be around USD1 billion.
Bosch had earlier announced a plan to invest INR 2,000 crore over the next 5 years. Half of that figure is earmarked for localising advanced automotive technologies.
Though BGSW develops solutions for multiple industries, mobility is its biggest business segment with a close to 80% share. One of the key drivers for the aggressive hiring plan is the growing level of software technologies across segments. An added factor is the growing capabilities of the Indian engineers . “There are some complete programmes where we handled part of it until now but these are being transferred now completely to India looking at the success we were able to manage,” Shenoy said.
The ‘Adrenox’ connected vehicle platform in the Mahindra XUV700 is an example. The connected vehicle technology platform was engineered in India with software and system competencies for on-board and off-board.
“The hardware (for the XUV700 Connected Vehicle suite) may be coming from various suppliers but we (BGSW) orchestrate the software solutioning which brings the UI or the UX for the end user.” Shenoy said.
In some cases, Bosch may provide the hardware while the VCU (Vehicle Control Unit) software may come from another supplier. “There is a separation that is slowly happening between hardware and software,” he added.
Along with Connected Vehicles, Autonomous Driving is another megatrend that’s fuelling the growing importance of BGSW in Bosch’s overall plans. India will see adoption of higher levels of ADAS technology but not as a plug-and-play model. The BGSW team discovered that during the integration of advanced technologies in a few vehicle projects.
“And while we did it, we realised that some of the standard features for Europe or North America simply will not work on Indian roads. We had to fine tune the algorithm in these systems to be able to operate very well under Indian conditions,” Shenoy said.
MG Astor, which offers L2 autonomous driving in a variant, is one of the models where BGSW developed the system. Level of automation in the vehicle will go up in India but not dramatically because , as Shenoy said, “technologically we the industry players are still innovating in this space”.
New entity for external business
As digitalisation and software penetration grow across sectors, Bosch has created an entity called Software and Digital Solutions (SDS) within BGSW. Unlike BGSW, SDS can develop solutions for end- customers directly. Formed last year, SDS has a team of around 2,500 people. Its target is to clock $100 million this year. “Our target is to grow exponentially in the next four to five years,” Shenoy said.
New business models, engineering network expansion
For BGSW, which will continue to be a captive engineering organisation, the operational model is witnessing some changes for sustainable growth. It is having strategic alliances with many of its engineering service providers and partners to co-innovate new products and solutions. The mode of operation there is expected to change “in the next couple of years”.
Within the organisation, BGSW is expanding its presence according to the availability of talent. From having engineering bases in Bengaluru and Coimbatore, it has expanded to Hyderabad and Pune this year. More could be on the cards. “In the coming years probably it will expand even further but that we'll evaluate based on how the growth is and how the talent availability in other locations in the North or East of India is,” Shenoy said.
This year is also the 100th year of Bosch’s operations in India. While the German major has established itself well in multiple sectors, primarily in the automotive space, it will have to keep devising smart strategies to keep pace with the changing times, and a new crop of competitors. Also Read:
According to the company, the aim of the reorganization of Bosch Mobility Solutions is to be able to serve the existing and new customer needs with customized technologies and solutions from a single source.
The R&D and engineering hub of the home-grown OEM already has around 2,400 engineers engineering products for both the automotive and the farm sectors. The expansion of the team and facilities are critical for the OEM’s second innings in the now more mature EV industry.
After facing a tough stance on its India entry and hanging on the edge for over two years, Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors (GWM) has finally called it quits by firing 11 Indian employees from its organisation. The company had initially proposed an investment of USD 1 billion (INR7000 crore) and had plans to start manufacturing in 2021. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/bosch-to-hire-record-number-of-engineers-this-year-to-meet-growing-demand-for-new-technologies/93056771 | 2022-07-22T15:35:39Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-technology/bosch-to-hire-record-number-of-engineers-this-year-to-meet-growing-demand-for-new-technologies/93056771 | false |
I used to ask progressive Democrats a simple question which routinely flummoxed even the savviest among them.
“As someone who supports equal rights for gays and lesbians, why don’t you support the right to same-sex marriage.’’
Rep. Barney Frank yelled at me. Gov. Howard Dean slammed the phone down on me. Rep. Richard Gephardt repeatedly ignored me as if he were deaf.
I’m not talking about the 1960s, when many states prohibited sodomy and a police raid on Manhattan’s Stonewall Inn prompted coverage in the New York Daily News headlined: “Homo Nest Raided, Queen Bees are Stinging Mad.’’ This was the 21st century, less than two decades ago.
Their annoyed reaction, I suspect, stemmed from their recognition that their answer was indefensible. Either they truly didn’t believe gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry, which would put them at odds with their progressive base. Or they supported the idea but were afraid that saying so would be political suicide.
Which makes it all the more remarkable that the House voted 267 to 157 this past week to codify same-sex marriage as the law of the land, overturning a 1996 measure that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman.
All 220 House Democrats voted in favor of the Respect for Marriage Act, joined by 47 Republicans. The issue has been moot since 2015 when the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional right to such unions. But the court’s reversal on the right to an abortion last month has prompted concern that same-sex marriage could be next.
“If gay couples want to be as happily — or miserably — married as straight couples, more power to them,’’ said Rep. Nancy Mace, a conservative South Carolina Republican, who has been outspoken against abortion, critical race theory and President Biden, yet voted in favor of same-sex marriage.
So did Rep. Scott Perry, chair of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, who made headlines recently for his role pushing President Trump to challenge the 2020 election and for allegedly seeking a pardon for his role in the Jan. 6 insurrection (which he has denied).
Rep. Liz Cheney, who famously denounced same-sex marriage during her first run for Congress just eight years ago, despite her sister’s marriage to another woman, also voted to keep such unions legal.
Americans are rightfully concerned about their democracy. Republicans have won the popular vote only once in the last eight presidential elections yet held the White House for three terms. Democratic senators represent 40 million more constituents than their Republican counterparts, yet each party has the same number of seats. Voting access has been restricted. And the last president rejected election results showing he lost and encouraged a mob to storm the Capitol to disrupt, for the first time in history, the peaceful transfer of power.
And yet the public’s will — at least on some issues — still prevails.
When Congress passed the restrictive Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, a Gallup Poll found just 27% of Americans supported same-sex marriage. Such attitudes emboldened many members of Congress to make disparaging and distasteful comments about fellow Americans asking to be wed.
“We have lost our way,’’ decried Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, insisting that permitting gays and lesbians the right to join in matrimony “reflects a demand for political correctness that has gone berserk.’’
It took only a generation for modernity to catch up. Public opinion on guns and abortion have yet to change the political landscape. For same-sex marriage, it’s a different story. The latest Gallup Poll found 71% of Americans — including a majority of Republicans — support same-sex marriage.
The fight is not over. This week the Senate will take up the matter, fittingly authored by Senator Dianne Feinstein, who as mayor three decades ago vetoed a measure that would have made San Francisco the first city in the nation to recognize “domestic partners,’’ but has since become a strong advocate for same-sex marriage, even officiating a wedding between a top female aide and another woman.
“Americans should be free to marry the person they love, regardless of their sexual orientation or race, without fear of discrimination or fear that their marriages will be invalidated,’’ Feinstein said on the Senate floor as she introduced the measure.
While the threat of a filibuster puts the measure’s outcome in doubt, if the head of the House’s Freedom Caucus has no trouble embracing a progressive measure that made even Democrats tremble less than a generation ago, it has a fighting chance. | https://www.sfexaminer.com/our_sections/why-the-respect-for-marriage-act-may-pass/article_58f1b470-0952-11ed-8b45-d7c2bb606251.html | 2022-07-22T15:36:44Z | https://www.sfexaminer.com/our_sections/why-the-respect-for-marriage-act-may-pass/article_58f1b470-0952-11ed-8b45-d7c2bb606251.html | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — The Democratic mayors of New York and Washington are asking the Biden administration to help with what they say is a surge in their cities of asylum-seeking migrants from border states, eliciting gleeful reactions from Republicans who say the pleas are evidence the U.S. is in an immigration crisis.
Muriel Bowser of Washington and Eric Adams of New York have plunged deep into the national debate about how to deal with migrants appearing at the U.S. border with Mexico, seizing on bus trips paid for by the states of Texas and Arizona to send migrants to the nation’s capital after their release by federal immigration authorities at the border.
Adams had incorrectly claimed migrants have also been bused to New York. He downplayed those misstatements Thursday, but stood firm in his criticism of the tactic touted by Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas and Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona, both Republicans.
“The mere fact that they sent people out of their states, people who were seeking refuge in our country, then sent them away — did they deny that?” Adams said. “They ended up here because they didn’t get the support there.”
Abbott and Ducey have trumpeted the bus trips, a months-old practice that has been long on political theater but short on practical impact. They’ve sought to put President Joe Biden on notice about the consequences of border enforcement.
About 5,200 migrants have been bused from Texas since April and more than 1,100 from Arizona since May. The governors call the practice a voluntary free ride that gets migrants closer to family or support networks.
But Bowser said the asylum-seekers are being “tricked,” as many don’t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House.
“This is a very significant issue,” she said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”
Under pressure to provide financial support, Bowser says she wants the federal government to help. The City Council told the mayor last week that volunteer groups are “burned out and overwhelmed.”
“Now that the border has come to D.C., it is our responsibility to meet the moment,” the council members wrote, while also castigating Abbott and Ducey for showing “no regard for people who are exercising their human right to seek asylum.”
Republicans who have been sharply critical of the White House have barely contained their glee.
“Looks like Mayor Bowser is starting to feel a glimpse of what it’s like to be a border community under the #BidenBorderCrisis,” Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee wrote. “Doesn’t feel great, does it?”
Ducey seized on Adams’ incorrect statement that Arizona was busing migrants to New York, noting it was sending them only to Washington.
“Mayor Adams needs to get his facts straight and pay closer attention to what’s really occurring because our nation’s security depends on it,” he wrote on Twitter.
On Thursday, Adams placed further emphasis on the scale of New York’s migrant influx and the city’s legal and moral obligation to provide shelter, while condemning Texas and Arizona.
“We do need help from the federal government, through FEMA, to assist us. This city was already dealing with a shelter population, and we’re going to need help to deal with this unprecedented surge,” Adams said.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said earlier this week that the administration was looking into the mayors’ concerns. She said it was “shameful that some governors are using migrants as a political tool, as a political play.”
In Texas, Abbott has cast himself as a counterweight to Biden on immigration, insisting that “every American community is a border community.”
Abbott’s busing is just one element of an increasingly aggressive expansion of his immigration enforcement powers into the traditional domain of U.S. government. Abbott authorized state forces this month to apprehend migrants and return them to the U.S.-Mexico border, where Texas has spent more than $3 billion in state funds on a massive security apparatus, without stemming the flow of migrants.
Arizona said it has bused 1,151 migrants to Washington since May. About one of every four of them named New York as their destination, about one in five said New Jersey, and many of the rest were headed to Georgia or planned on staying in Washington, Ducey spokesperson C.J. Karamargin said.
The Border Patrol stopped migrants nearly 193,000 times in June, the first decline after four straight monthly increases. Those numbers, hovering near the highest levels in two decades, show how little impact the bus rides have on overall migration flows.
The U.S. has been the world’s top destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, according to the United Nations’ human rights agency, a daunting challenge that has dogged Biden and his immediate predecessors, Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
A pandemic-related rule denies a chance at asylum to many migrants on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19, but Title 42, as it is known, has been applied unevenly. Tens of thousands of people are released each month on humanitarian parole or with notices to appear in immigration court.
Adams said New York has experienced a “sharp increase” in asylum-seekers — he estimated about 2,800 people in recent weeks, but acknowledged that the city has no specific data on migration status because they don’t ask.
He has called for a probe into whether other states are directing asylum seekers to New York.
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This story has been corrected to show that Texas has bused at least 5,200 migrants to Washington, not 6,000.
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Lee reported from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Elliot Spagat in San Diego, Paul Weber in Austin, Texas, and Bobby Caina Calvan in New York. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/governors-immigrant-busing-strategy-hits-home-for-mayors/ | 2022-07-22T15:41:42Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/governors-immigrant-busing-strategy-hits-home-for-mayors/ | true |
Scorching heat with clear skies and a heat advisory are on tap today in Boulder before temperatures gradually cool over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s forecast calls for sunny skies with a high of 99 and an overnight low of 68 with a 10% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11 a.m. The heat advisory starts at 10 a.m. and lasts until 8 p.m.
Saturday’s forecast calls for increasing clouds with a high of 97 and an overnight low of 64 with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.
Sunday’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies a high of 87 and an overnight low of 62 with showers and thunderstorms likely after noon.
Monday’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies with a high near 89 and an overnight low of 64. There is a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon.
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(The Hill) – Users on Twitter and other social media platforms were urging their followers to #BoycottWalgreens after multiple would-be Walgreens customers claimed they were denied birth control or condoms by pharmacists who morally objected to their use.
Abigail Martin, a TikTok creator with almost 900,000 followers, said in a video uploaded on her page earlier this month that a pharmacist told her they would not refill her birth control prescription, telling her she needed to call her medical provider.
She said her doctor’s office told her that she had four refills left, and did not know why the pharmacy would not refill the prescription.
Martin said she then received two texts from Walgreens about her prescription — the first saying that it was delayed and another saying that it was out of stock.
But by this point, Martin had run out of pills, she said.
Martin again called Walgreens, and this time another pharmacist told her she could refill her prescription. This pharmacist added that this particular location had been having issues with women being refused birth control in the past two weeks.
“First they want us to stop getting pregnant and having abortions, and then they don’t want to help us prevent that pregnancy,” Martin said.
Her video has more than 3.8 million views as of Thursday.
Walgreens had previously said in a 2018 tweet that the company allows pharmacists to “step away” from filing a prescription if they morally object to it, but that those same pharmacists are required to refer the prescription to another pharmacist or manager to meet a patient’s needs in a “timely manner.”
Fraser Engerman, the senior director of external relations for Walgreens, also shared a statement with The Hill, claiming that that these types of incidents are uncommon and the company works to meet the needs of its customers while respecting staff members’ beliefs.
“Instances like this are very rare and our policies are designed to ensure we meet the needs of our patients and customers while respecting the religious and moral beliefs of our team members,” Engerman said. “We require the employee to refer the transaction to another employee or manager on duty who will complete the customer’s transaction.”
Still, other Twitter users came forward with similar claims. One said on Sunday that her coworker relies on birth control pills for health issues, but Walgreens declined her refill. (In addition to preventing unwanted pregnancy, the pill can also have positive effects for health conditions like iron deficiency, infections and some endometrial and ovarian cancers, according to Planned Parenthood.)
Another Twitter user named Nate Pentz said a cashier at Walgreens told his wife, Jess, that he would not sell her condoms because of his faith. The cashier offered to bring a manager over.
Jess filed a complaint with Walgreens, saying the cashier embarrassed her in front of other customers for her personal choice.
The backlash against Walgreens, meanwhile, comes in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion. More than a dozen states have moved to ban or severely restrict abortion access following the high court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
Some activists and lawmakers have also expressed concerns that the overturning of Roe could open the floodgates for other landmark cases to be overturned, like Griswold v. Connecticut, which protects access to birth control. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/customers-claim-walgreens-pharmacists-are-denying-them-birth-control-pills-condoms/ | 2022-07-22T15:44:19Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/customers-claim-walgreens-pharmacists-are-denying-them-birth-control-pills-condoms/ | true |
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra is bringing the sounds of some of Hollywood’s biggest and most beloved films to Conner Prairie this weekend as part of its “Symphony on the Prairie” concert series.
The ISO will perform selections from legendary film music composer John Williams during “John Williams Blockbusters” on Friday and Saturday nights.
Over the course of his seven-decade career, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable scores in movie history. His work includes music for the “Star Wars” saga, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” and the “Indiana Jones” series.
Williams also composed two of the best-known TV themes of all time: “Olympic Fanfare and Theme,” the music that has accompanied every Olympics broadcast since the 1984 Summer Games, and the theme for “NBC Sunday Night Football.”
Conrad Jones, who plays principal trumpet with ISO, says John Williams “writes a lot of cool trumpet solos,” but also has a way of writing music that resonates with audiences.
“Williams, maybe more than maybe any other composer, has a way of writing music that’s in the sweet spot of the orchestra where everybody’s instrument…sits in the most balanced and beautiful way,” Jones said. “When everybody comes together with parts like that, it’s got that sort of…magical kind of sound, which I think makes all of his movie scores so attractive to us as audience members and also musicians.”
Tickets for both performances are still available on the ISO website. | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-symphony-orchestra-bringing-music-of-john-williams-to-conner-prairie/ | 2022-07-22T15:48:52Z | https://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/indianapolis-symphony-orchestra-bringing-music-of-john-williams-to-conner-prairie/ | false |
LONDON (AP) — The ATP is teaming up with You Can Play, a group working to increase LGBTQ inclusion in sports, after 75% of players who participated in a survey by the men’s tennis tour said they had heard other players use homophobic slurs.
The tour announced Friday that it is launching a multiyear education partnership with You Can Play, which has worked with the NHL, MLS and NASCAR.
The ATP’s anonymous, online survey was distributed to hundreds of players last year; 65 responded. Some also agreed to be interviewed.
The ATP said its findings “indicated a strong fear of rejection, isolation from others on tour, and loneliness as being likely barriers to LGBTQ+ players publicly disclosing their sexuality to others.”
There are no openly gay athletes in men’s tennis currently.
The tour said a majority of participants “were supportive of ATP taking action to combat homophobia.”
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New California gun control law mimics Texas abortion measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California punched back Friday against two recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions as Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
His action comes one month after conservative justices overturned women’s constitutional right to abortions and undermined gun control laws in states including California.
Newsom stitched the two hot-button topics together in approving a law allowing people to sue anyone who distributes illegal assault weapons, parts that can be used to build weapons, guns without serial numbers or .50 caliber rifles. They would be awarded at least $10,000 in civil damages for each weapon, plus attorneys fees.
“While the Supreme Court rolls back reasonable gun safety measures, California continues adding new ways to protect the lives of our kids,” Newsom said in a statement released before he signed the bill. “California will use every tool at its disposal to save lives, especially in the face of an increasingly extreme Supreme Court.”
Lawmakers patterned the bill, at Newsom’s request, after a Texas law allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides or assists in providing an abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court gave preliminary approval to the Texas law, but California’s law will automatically be invalidated if the Texas law is eventually ruled unconstitutional.
“It’s a crappy decision, but the reality is that as long as it is the law let’s make benefit of it by virtue of saving lives, trying to save lives, in California,” the bill’s author, Democratic state Sen. Robert Hertzberg, said in an interview. “It’s all about these two big issues that are facing us. And you can’t have a double standard. You can’t have one standard for guns and another standard for women’s reproductive health. It’s not right.”
Opponents, including an unusual combination of gun owners’ advocates and the American Civil Liberties Union, have criticized creating what they said amounts to a bounty system to encourage such lawsuits. The ACLU called California’s law “an attack on the constitution” for deliberately trying to sidestep judicial review by empowering enforcement by citizens and not governments, and for undermining due process rights.
But the gun control advocacy organizations Moms Demand Action and affiliated Students Demand Action backed the bill’s potential to combat untraceable “ghost guns.”
Newsom planned to sign the bill while visiting a memorial at Santa Monica College to five victims killed in 2013 by a gunman using such a gun — a homemade assault-style rifle without a serial number.
The new law “will make it easier for victims of ghost gun violence, like me, to help enforce our gun laws,” said Mia Tretta, who was shot in Santa Clarita during a 2019 attack at Saugus High School and is now a volunteer with Students Demand Action.
Aside from the merits of the bill, opponents say it is written to discourage any legal challenges to California’s myriad gun regulations by requiring plaintiffs or lawyers to pay attorneys’ fees if they lose the lawsuit.
That portion of the law “is intended to make it impossible to file a Second Amendment challenge to an unconstitutional gun control law. That is itself unconstitutional,” said Chuck Michel, president of the California Rifle and Pistol Association.
Newsom acted a day after he signed eight other gun laws among numerous measures adding to California’s already strict regulations.
They include measures requiring schools to periodically inform parents about the safe storage of firearms and barring anyone from making more than three guns a year or making any guns with a 3D printer without obtaining a state-issued license.
Others bar gun sales on state property, boost inspections of gun dealers, limit dealer fees, and add child and elder abuse to the list of crimes that block gun ownership.
The governor recently signed another bill patterned after a New York law that empowers anyone who suffered harm to sue gun makers or dealers who fail to follow precautions under a “firearm industry standard of conduct.”
Newsom, a Democrat, has become increasingly combative as he seeks reelection to a final four-year term.
“To members of the United States Supreme Court, to right-wing Republicans all across this country: do you have no common decency?” he asked in a video message after he signed two earlier gun bills into law, one also addressing ghost guns and the other barring marketing firearms to minors.
Yet California finds itself among states fighting rear-guard actions against the Supreme Court’s conservative wing.
Voters in November will be asked to guarantee the right to an abortion in the California state constitution, while lawmakers in New York and Vermont advanced similar steps.
California and New York also are scrambling to update their laws regulating the concealed carrying of firearms after the nation’s high court ruled that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called lawmakers there back into a special session to approve changes that take effect Sept. 1, including requiring gun owners to allow an examination of their social media accounts. California legislators expect to act in August on concealed carry restrictions.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Hakizimana Muvunye, a refugee from Congo who lives in Cleveland, is a man doing his best. He’s the owner of Asante Landscaping but has only five clients so he also drives for Uber.
“I need to take care of my family,” he said. Muvunye and his wife, Irene Twizere, have five children.
Muvunye came to Cleveland in February 2016 from Uganda after fleeing armed conflict and insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Now he’s striving to build his business. He’s counting on US Together, a nonprofit that provides services to refugees and immigrants, and especially its Microenterprise Development program to help him achieve this goal.
The program, which helps eligible refugees and immigrants develop, finance, and expand small businesses, was vital to starting Asante Landscaping. The staff helped Muvunye register the company with the Ohio Secretary of State and apply for loans that he needed.
Funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement for the past five years, the program has helped more than 30 entrepreneurs gain access to nearly $50,000 in startup capital and credit-building loans. In total, 89 participants have registered to start a business. Three local participants have opened brick-and-mortar stores, with a fourth on the way.
The partnership between US Together and the federal resettlement office is an example of how nonprofits and government agencies are working together here and in other regions, such as Buffalo, N.Y., to help as the number of refugees coming to the United States, especially from Afghanistan and Ukraine, is increasing. Welcoming new refugees and immigrants matters to the Midwest and other regions because they may help shift declining populations and boost local economies with new businesses.
US Together wants to expand what it does and who it serves, but right now it is working to find new sources of funding because the five-year federal grant that provided the program’s $70,000 annual budget expires in September. The nonprofit has applied to have the grant renewed.
“We have a little bridge funding available that might sustain us a few months past September,” said Evan Chwalek, economic integration coordinator at US Together.
Also, the nonprofit is in the early stages of seeking other government and foundation grants to stabilize the program. Money from a new refugee-assistance program planned in Cuyahoga County could be tapped for help. And US Together hopes to partner with Global Cleveland, a nonprofit working to increase the number of international newcomers to the region, to eventually develop a business incubator program.
Joe Cimperman. president of Global Cleveland, says programs to help newcomers need support from all sectors.
“Programs like this should absolutely be supported and roundly invested in, and not just by the public sector,” Cimperman said. “We need to wake up to this. People tend to look at immigrants and refugees as charity cases. Let’s make it easier for them to make money and hire people.”
Cleveland, like many other Midwestern cities, has seen a decline in population over the years. According to the U.S. census, Cleveland’s population decreased by 6 percent over the past 10 years. Northeast Ohio lost 1.6 percent of its population from 2007 to 2017, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
However, the number of immigrants and refugees coming to the region is increasing because of people fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine, said Maria Teverovsky, director of development at US Together. “We’ve had an unprecedented wave of migration in Northeast Ohio, coupled with an unprecedented migration crisis internationally,” she said.
Ohio ranked sixth in the number of refugees resettled in 2019, just behind states with larger populations like California, New York, and Texas. About 1,500 refugees resettled in Ohio in 2019, with about 500 coming yearly to Cleveland.
And as they arrive, many of them bring an entrepreneurial spirit. Studies show that refugees and immigrants are more likely than people born in the United States to start businesses. While migrants are 15 percent of the U.S. population, they represent 25 percent of entrepreneurs. Community Refugee and Immigration Services, a nonprofit in Columbus, says refugee businesses generate $605.7 million per year in economic impact in the Columbus region alone.
But other regions are competing with Northeast Ohio to attract new international residents and the potential for new businesses. According to a 2021 study by Cleveland State University, Cleveland ranks in the bottom third among other midsize U.S. cities in the number of foreign-born individuals. To increase the number of businesses owned by people of color, refugees, and immigrants, Northeast Ohio has to invest in efforts that support them, the study said.
“The only way we’re going to thrive is by welcoming international newcomers,” Cimperman said. “Yet it’s something we take for granted. Our economy depends on new bodies, new blood, new innovation.”
Baiju Shah, CEO of Greater Cleveland Partnership, the region’s chamber of commerce, says welcoming refugees and immigrants is “a huge priority.”
“When people come over here from another country, how do we make sure we retain them?” he said. “Historically, we’re a region welcoming people from around the world and around the country. It has to be part of our strategy.”
Victor Harerimana, co-owner of Equity Languages and Employment Services, is also a Congolese refugee. He used the Microenterprise Development program to launch his business. He chose to start an interpretation business after working as an interpreter at Catholic Charities in Cleveland. US Together’s program helped Harerimana apply for a $1,200 loan for his business.
“We were able to operate in Ohio and New York and make money to help us continue,” he said.
In Buffalo, the Office of Refugee Resettlement also provided money to a nonprofit to help refugees start businesses. In 2018, Journey’s End Refugee Services created the Buffalo Refugee Child Care Microenterprise Project to assist refugees from Burma, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Nepal, Rwanda, and Somalia. They started child-care businesses using a $562,500 grant from the resettlement office.
Carolynn Welch, executive director of the Westminster Economic Development Initiative, said in a Buffalo News interview, the immigrant and refugee population has revitalized some neighborhoods there.
In the Cleveland area, Cuyahoga County leaders recently issued a request for proposals to help fund organizations that provide social services, employment services, and legal services to refugees and immigrants. The county expects to award a total of $1 million over three years.
Meanwhile, US Together wants to expand its development program to serve new populations, especially legal immigrants who don’t yet have refugee status, Teverovsky said. In addition to applying for grants, officials at the nonprofit are working with Global Cleveland to explore creating an incubator to offer help and resources to new businesses.
They are looking for long-term funding options and a strategy that helps them serve more potential business owners beyond who they can help now due to state and federal regulations.
“Due to regulatory limits within the state of Ohio, we’re unable to lend more than $5,000 to our clients, : said Evan Chwalek of US Together. “Increasing that ceiling would be really helpful to us as we’re hearing from lots of potential entrepreneurs, particularly in the transportation sector, who require more capital to get their businesses started.”
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Sunrise's fill-in weather presenter Katie Brown stuns the studio with her bizarre party trick
Sunrise's fill-in weather presenter Katie Brown pulled out an old party trick to show off on TV on Friday so she wouldn't be upstaged by animal guest Okka the cockatoo.
The bird performed a manner of tricks, including barking like a dog, whistling like a kettle and shaking hands.
Not to be outdone, the rugby league correspondent, 30, who was broadcasting from Australia Zoo in Queensland, turned her head and repeatedly pushed her throat in and out like a frog.
Sunrise's fill-in weather presenter Katie Brown (left) pulled out an old party trick to show off on TV on Friday so she wouldn't be upstaged by animal guest Okka the cockatoo
The bizarre trick had hosts Kylie Gillies and David Koch in stitches, as well as news presenter Sally Bowrey and sports reporter Mark Beretta.
'I think I was a frog in my previous life,' Katie said before performing the trick.
Usually a sports presenter, the South Sydney Rabbitohs player was filling in for weather presenter Sam Mac for three days, and she wasn't the only one.
The bird performed a manner of tricks, including barking like a dog, whistling like a kettle and shaking hands, prompting the rugby league correspondent to turn her head and repeatedly pushed her throat in and out like a frog. (Pictured: Mark Beretta reacting to the trick)
Sam, 40, learned the hard way this week that whenever a TV host takes time off work, they do so at their own peril.
He ranted on TikTok about Channel Seven billing Robert Irwin as the show's 'new weather presenter' even though he was just filling in for a few days.
He was furious over the fact Robert - an 'animal guy' - was able to effortlessly read the weather during live crosses from Australia Zoo in Queensland.
Usually a sports presenter, the South Sydney Rabbitohs player was filling in for weather presenter Sam Mac (pictured) for three days, and she wasn't the only one
Sam also didn't appreciate how the 18-year-old zookeeper joked about taking his job and got along so well with hosts David Koch and Natalie Barr.
But what really pushed him over the edge was getting a text from his mother Loretta, who gushed over how 'amazing' and 'handsome' Robert was.
The 2019 Gold Logie Nominee then watched back footage of one of Robert's live weather crosses and was crestfallen to discover he did a pretty good job.
Sam is expected to be back in the studio next week.
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PARIS, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WALLIX, (Euronext: ALLIX) a European cybersecurity software publisher and expert in access and identity solutions, today announced that WALLIX has been positioned by Gartner® as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company's overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.
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To achieve this vision, WALLIX has introduced PAM4ALL, a unified solution combining all WALLIX technologies that goes beyond securing privileged accounts. PAM4ALL secures all exposed users and endpoints according to the principle of least privilege.
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As per Gartner®, "PAM Leaders deliver a comprehensive toolset for administration of privileged access. These vendors have successfully built a significant installed customer base and revenue stream and have high viability ratings and robust revenue growth. Leaders also show evidence of superior vision and execution for anticipated requirements related to technology, methodology or means of delivery. Leaders typically demonstrate customer satisfaction with PAM capabilities and/or related service and support."
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DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — A heroic act by several strangers helped revive a man on Interstate 40 West earlier this week after a heroin overdose.
Bruce Hill said Tuesday afternoon he was heading toward Memphis on I-40 when a driver in front of him hit the median and spun around.
“We are in rush hour traffic, I’m watching a car out of control,” Hill said.
According to a Metro police crash report, the driver admitted he did heroin before he ended up close to between Old Hickory Boulevard and Memphis to Bristol Highway.
“When I approached the side of the vehicle, I knew what was happening. I’m telling everyone around me he’s overdosing, so one guy had his head, I grabbed him by the belt, another had his arm. We pulled him out on the freeway. We decided in that moment we started doing chest compressions,” Hill said.
Hill told News 2 that his own story prepared him for this moment.
“I’ve been fighting addiction 40 years off and on, 20 years as a heroin addict,” Hill said.
Hill is now three years sober and started his own organization called “Recovery Warriors” to help others battling addiction.
Meanwhile in Davidson County, Andrea Hancock is a regional overdose specialist for Davidson County. She says they have handed out over 300,000 units of the overdose reversal drug naloxone within the county.
“I believe everyone should carry it to jump into action because you never know when your lives will cross paths again,” Hancock said.
As for Hill, he said he didn’t have Narcan on him at the time, but he said says he saw the warning signs and jumped into action the best way he could with the help from strangers.
“If had not been for this small collection of people, there is no doubt the man would have been dead today,” Hill said. | https://www.cbs42.com/regional/good-samaritans-help-save-driver-who-overdosed-on-i-40-in-tennessee/ | 2022-07-22T15:52:42Z | https://www.cbs42.com/regional/good-samaritans-help-save-driver-who-overdosed-on-i-40-in-tennessee/ | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former sports superstar Bo Jackson helped pay for the funerals of the 19 children and two teachers killed in the Uvalde school massacre in May, revealing himself as one of the previously anonymous donors who covered costs for families after one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.
Jackson, whose rare success in both the NFL and Major League Baseball made him one of the greatest and most marketable athletes of the 1980s and 1990s, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he felt compelled to support the victims’ families after the loss of so many children.
“I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting old,” said Jackson, a father of three and a grandfather as he nears 60. “It’s just not right for parents to bury their kids. It’s just not right.
“I know every family there probably works their butts off just to do what they do. … The last thing they needed was to shell out thousands of dollars for something that never should have happened.”
Jackson said he felt a personal connection to the city he’s driven through many times. Uvalde has been a regular stop for a bite to eat or groceries before a long drive farther west to visit a friend’s ranch on hunting trips.
It was his familiarity with the feel of Uvalde’s Main Street, leafy town square and the people he’d met on those stops that touched his heart when the news broke on May 24th of the shooting at Robb Elementary. Law enforcement has been heavily criticized for taking more than an hour to enter the classroom where the 18-year-old gunman carried out the attack, and a Texas House investigative report laid blame on the school district, saying a lax safety culture, spotty alert system and unlocked doors also contributed.
Three days later, Jackson and a close friend flew to Uvalde, briefly met with Gov. Greg Abbott and presented a check for $170,000 with an offer to pay for all funeral expenses.
Abbott announced it as an anonymous donation during a May 27 news conference about aid the state was giving victims.
“We didn’t want media,” he said. “No one knew we were there.”
And though Jackson suggested he hasn’t kept it a secret, he hadn’t spoken publicly about what moved him to make the trip to Uvalde and the donation until this week.
“Uvalde is a town that sticks in your mind. Just the name,” Jackson said. “I don’t know a soul there. It just touched me.”
Jackson declined to name the friend who went with him and also contributed to the donation.
Other fundraising efforts have since raised millions to assist families, and local funeral homes said they wouldn’t charge families for services. But Jackson’s donation was an early point of light for the grieving families.
Abbott’s office said Jackson’s money was “quickly directed to cover funeral costs” through OneStar, a nonprofit created to further volunteerism and community service in Texas, including Uvalde relief efforts.
“The true spirit of our nation is Americans lifting up one another in times of need and hardship,” Abbott said. “In a truly selfless act, Bo covered all funeral expenses for the victims’ families so they would have one less thing to worry about as they grieved.”
Jackson said he followed news coverage of the funerals, but he declined to say if he has been in direct contact with any of the families.
The day of the shooting, Jackson tweeted, “America … let’s please stop all the nonsense. Please pray for all victims. If you hear something, say something. We aren’t supposed to bury our children. I’m praying for all of the families around the country who have lost loved ones to senseless shootings. This cannot continue.”
When asked to elaborate on the “This cannot continue,” though, Jackson declined, saying only that he wrote what he meant.
“I don’t want to turn this into anything (but) what it is. I was just trying (with the donation) to put a little sunshine in someone’s cloud, a very dark cloud,” Jackson said.
But he also noted the regularity of mass shootings in the country.
“The last thing you want to hear is there’s an active shooter in your child’s school,” he said. “It’s happening everywhere now.”
Uvalde wasn’t Jackson’s first large-scale act of philanthropy. He hosts an annual bike ride in his home state of Alabama to raise money for disaster relief funds, an effort started after tornadoes killed nearly 250 people. The Uvalde donation was his first in response to a mass shooting.
“It’s the children. … It’s the children. … It’s the children,” Jackson said, pausing before each repetition to gather himself. “If it doesn’t bother you, something’s wrong with you.”
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Which women’s hiking shoes are best?
If your idea of a good time is hitting a wooded trail and getting in touch with nature, chances are good you need hiking shoes.
Looking for a good all-around hiking shoe that’s comfortable both for short walks and long treks? The Merrell Women’s Moab 2 Vent Hiking Shoes, which are made of durable materials and provide ample protection for your feet, are a great choice.
What to know before you buy women’s hiking shoes
Type of terrain
When selecting the best women’s hiking shoes, it’s important to consider the terrain where you’ll be hiking. If you tend to move toward rugged trails with lots of hills and loose rocks, you’ll need a shoe with more traction and protection. However, protective features are less important if your idea of hiking is a long walk on a paved path.
Weight
The weight of hiking shoes has a lot to do with how comfortable they are on the trail. Lightweight shoes allow for faster movement and less fatigue, but they may not provide the protection you need on a long hike. Heavier shoes are generally more durable and protective, but even the difference of a few ounces can mean tired legs and feet.
Materials
The material of women’s hiking shoes influences your comfort.
- Uppers: Uppers are the top and sides of the shoe and can be made from leather, suede, mesh or synthetic fabrics. Generally, leather uppers prevent injury on the trail, but they are much heavier and hotter than other materials. If you want to keep your feet safe and supported but stay cool, look for a combination of leather and mesh uppers.
- Soles: The sole of hiking shoes varies in thickness and level of traction. Thick rubber lug soles provide the most grip on slippery terrain, but thinner rubber lets you better feel the trail and move more quickly. Trail runners opt for thinner soles, while hikers choose to put thicker soles between their feet and the ground.
What to look for in quality women’s hiking shoes
Waterproof
Even the brightest, sunniest days can change to a sloppy mess when rain turns the ground to mud. Keep your feet dry and comfortable with waterproof hiking shoes.
Arch support
Arch support in the form of inserts or built-in features is critical, especially for hikers with high or flat arches. Look for hiking shoes that let you customize the fit to your foot.
Protective features
Protective features such as toe caps and leather, suede or rubber that wraps around the inside of the shoe keep feet safe from the errant sharp stick or flying rock. Even some lightweight shoes are starting to offer these options.
Fun colors
Women’s hiking shoes tend to come in a wider variety of colors than men’s. This is a fun option if you like to coordinate with your other gear.
How much you can expect to spend on women’s hiking shoes
Expect to spend $45-$100 on hiking shoes. The price is affected by the material, the design and the brand you select.
Women’s hiking shoes FAQ
How do you know if your hiking shoes fit?
A. Proper fit of your hiking shoes is the difference between a long, happy jaunt and a night spent soaking blister-covered feet. Poorly fitting hiking shoes can also result in lost toenails.
Although getting your feet professionally measured can help you find the perfect fit, there are a few basic guidelines for when you try on shoes.
- You should be able to wiggle your toes.
- The heel should move very little, but you should be able to insert a finger between the back of your foot and heel.
- The body of the shoe should feel snug without pressing the top of your foot.
Still not sure? Remove the insoles and stand on them in the socks you plan to wear for hiking. Make sure your heel is positioned at the back of the insole. If your foot fits comfortably inside the insole, with a half an inch at the toe and no part of your foot is spilling over the sides, the fit is good.
Remember that although shoes may stretch a little over the years, most hikers recommend sizing up at least half a size from your normal shoe.
Do hiking shoes require special care?
A. Not too much. Remove mud and debris after the hike by either brushing it off when it dries or rinsing it with clean water. You can also stuff wet shoes with newspaper to encourage drying and help them keep their shape.
Make sure your insoles are dry after each hike and replace them as needed for comfort and support.
If you find your hiking shoes are no longer waterproof, use a waterproofing spray to restore this feature.
What are the best women’s hiking shoes to buy?
Top women’s hiking shoes
Merrell Women’s Moab 2 Vent Hiking Shoe
What you need to know: These combine the best aspects of leather and mesh for comfort and support even when hiking long distances.
What you’ll love: Air-cushioned inserts are comfortable and give arch support on uneven terrain. Rubber soles provide good traction, and a rubber toe cap protects feet from hazards on the trail. They are available in 17 different colors.
What you should consider: People with exceptionally high or flat arches may need extra support.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top women’s hiking shoes for the money
Joomra Women’s Minimalist Trail Running Barefoot Shoes
What you need to know: Trail runners will love these lightweight, pared-down shoes.
What you’ll love: The mesh body is light for better agility, but the rubber sides still provide some protection. They come with removable inserts to better tailor the fit to your foot.
What you should consider: These are unsuitable for long days hiking on rough terrain. Pack these when you know you’ll be jogging on a well-established trail.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: These are tough enough for rugged hiking and off-trail adventures.
What you’ll love: The aggressive pattern of the sole provides excellent traction even in wet conditions. The suede upper prevents injury by sticks and rocks, but mesh inserts allow airflow. Lace them up quickly with just one pull. They come in six different colors and are also available in an ankle-supporting boot style.
What you should consider: These tend to run large, and the high padded collar at the back of the shoe may rub the back of the ankle.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is "tolerating treatment well" and his COVID-19 symptoms "have improved," according to a memo issued Friday morning by his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor.
The president's doctor noted Biden did have a temperature of 99.4 degrees Fahrenheit Thursday night, which went back to normal after he took some Tylenol. The president also finished his first full day of taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.
Biden, 79, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday during routine testing. There were repeated assurances over the hours that followed that the president was hard at work while isolating in the residential areas of the White House with “very mild symptoms."
In his update Friday morning, O'Connor said the president's symptoms include a runny nose, fatigue and a now occasional "loose" cough. Biden's doctor also said the president's voice is also deeper than it was on Thursday.
"As I stated previously, the President is fully vaccinated and twice-boosted, so I anticipate that he will respond favorably, as most maximally protected patients do. There has been nothing in the course of his illness thus far which gives me cause to alter that initial expectation," O'Connor wrote.
In a lengthy briefing with reporters on Thursday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said repeatedly that the White House had been as transparent as possible about the president’s health. But she parried with reporters over specifics. And when pressed about where Biden might have contracted the virus, she responded, “I don’t think that that matters, right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment.”
Jean-Pierre and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha didn’t fully answer questions about whether Biden began isolating as soon as he started experiencing symptoms on Wednesday night, as federal guidelines suggest, or did so following his positive test the next day. Jha declined to speculate on some aspects of the president’s prognosis, characterizing the questions as hypotheticals.
There is scheduled to be another press briefing at 3 p.m. Eastern on Friday.
For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel any notion of a crisis.
“The president does what every other person in America does every day, which is he takes reasonable precautions against COVID but does his job,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC late in the afternoon on Thursday.
Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: “I’m doing well, getting a lot of work done. And, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. And keep the faith. It’s going to be OK.”
“Keeping busy!” he also tweeted.
On Friday, Biden was scheduled to meet virtually with his economic team and senior advisors to discuss congressional priorities.
It was all part of an administration effort to shift the narrative from a health scare to a display of Biden as the personification of the idea that most Americans can get COVID and recover without too much suffering and disruption if they’ve gotten their shots and taken other important steps to protect themselves.
The message was crafted to alleviate voters’ concerns about Biden’s health — at 79, he’s the oldest person ever to be president. And it was aimed at demonstrating to the country that the pandemic is far less of a threat than it was before Biden took office, thanks to widespread vaccines and new therapeutic drugs. | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-covid-friday-white-house-doctor-update/507-cb6ddb60-ca5c-443b-8fc0-6fbace67e0e7 | 2022-07-22T16:02:01Z | https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-covid-friday-white-house-doctor-update/507-cb6ddb60-ca5c-443b-8fc0-6fbace67e0e7 | true |
On this day in history, FDR's effort to pack the Supreme Court failed badly
On July 22, 1937, FDR's plan to expand SCOTUS was flatly rejected by fellow Democrats
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s effort to pack the Supreme Court with as many as six new justices was rejected by the Democrat-controlled Senate on this day in American history 85 years ago — July 22, 1937.
FDR was buoyed by a huge victory over Republican challenger and Kansas Gov. Alf Landon in the 1936 presidential election.
He captured 46 of 48 states and 60.8% of the popular vote to earn a second term in office.
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Roosevelt hoped to use the mandate from the American people to expand the Supreme Court with justices favorable to his reforms after the judicial branch struck down as unconstitutional several of his New Deal initiatives.
He lobbied for the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 in a March speech to the nation, one of his famous "fireside chats."
The then-president alleged that the Supreme Court was overwhelmed — and that it declined to hear 87 percent of the cases brought before it by private litigants.
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FDR's plan ran into a stone wall of bipartisan opposition.
Chief Justice Charles Evan Hughes flatly refuted the president’s claims that the court was overwhelmed.
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And Sen. Henry F. Ashurst, D-Ariz., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delayed hearings on the bill.
The Senate in 1937 was comprised of 76 Democrats and just 16 Republicans.
Yet it flatly rejected Roosevelt's plan, shooting down the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill by a 70-20 vote on July 22.
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clark Construction team delivering 1515 North Capitol reached a significant milestone with the completion of structural concrete on the affordable housing development in Washington, DC.
Once complete, the 139-unit high-rise will provide affordable housing for individuals committed to reestablishing themselves through programming offered by the building owner and Clark's long-time community partner, So Others Might Eat (SOME).
Built for adults who have been experiencing poverty or homelessness, the 14-story residential building will include a classroom, library, intake areas, fitness amenities, and efficiency-style units that will be fully furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, sink, and oven. The new development is located a block from SOME's headquarters on O Street NW, making it easy for tenants to access additional services and programming.
Affordable housing plays a central role in SOME's mission to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness in Washington, DC. The high-rise at 1515 North Capitol is the latest and largest of more than 20 properties where SOME provides a place for adults and families to find stability.
"SOME is deeply committed to expanding affordable housing throughout DC and we are thrilled to have partnered with our friends at Clark Construction on this exciting project," said Ralph Boyd, president and chief executive officer at SOME. "The topping out event marks an important milestone for our city and brings us all one step closer to addressing the persistent affordable housing crisis in our region."
"Through dollar and deed, Clark has been working alongside SOME to further its mission to end homelessness and poverty in the DC region for nearly 25 years," said Andrew Fischer, the senior superintendent for Clark Construction overseeing construction on the project. "We're humbled by the opportunity to work on such a significant project for SOME and the community."
The project broke ground in October 2021. Since February 2022 the team has poured over 4,500 cubic yards of concrete to shape the affordable housing development. With structural concrete complete, the team is focused on the facade activities and interior finishes.
"Through dollar and deed, Clark has been working alongside SOME to further its mission to end homelessness and poverty in the DC region for nearly 25 years," said Fischer. "We're humbled by the opportunity to work on such a significant project for SOME and the community."
The project is slated for completion in October 2023.
For more than a century, Clark Construction Group has been transforming the ideas and visions of its clients into world-class projects that make the United States a stronger, safer place. As one of the nation's largest asset creators, Clark has offices strategically located across the country to serve the needs of its clients. For more information, visit www.clarkconstruction.com.
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Sterling posts biggest weekly gain against dollar in two-months
By Lucy Raitano
LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) - The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since May 20 this week and rose on Friday versus the dollar as the impact of weak UK economic data on the British currency was tempered by worse numbers coming out of the U.S. and Europe.
Fresh data showed Britain's businesses grew at their slowest pace in 17 months in July and inflation pressures eased, according to an industry survey on Friday that might ease pressure on the Bank of England to deliver a big interest rate hike next month.
UK retail sales volumes meanwhile fell by 0.1% from May, official data showed, although this was better than the 0.3% monthly fall expected by economists polled by Reuters .
"This afternoon we´ve had weak US data and falling US interest rates," said Mizuho senior economist Colin Asher.
"The US economy may be softening more rapidly than expected, which is why euro and sterling are both up against the dollar."
Sterling reversed earlier losses against the dollar and by 1448 GMT was 0.3% up at $1.2035, moving away from a 28-month low hit last week. And it was set to end the week 1.6% higher - its biggest weekly rise since late May
Meanwhile the pound was up 0.3% to 85.035 pence per euro at 1447 GMT, recovering from just over two-week lows touched on Thursday after a larger-than-expected rate hike from the European Central Bank boosted the euro.
Data out of the U.S. on Friday afternoon showed business activity contracting for the first time in nearly two years in July.
Euro zone business activity also unexpectedly contracted, data showed.
Despite better data readings this week, along with the its U.S. and European counterparts the Bank of England is tasked with the tricky objective of taming surging prices while avoiding a harsh economic downturn.
The BoE has raised interest rates five times since December. The next meeting is scheduled for August with market expectations for a larger 50 bps hike.
The race to replace Boris Johnson as British prime minister, which has narrowed to two candidates, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, also remained in focus.
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Storm C Mercedes Russell (head) out for season
Seattle Storm center Mercedes Russell will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing a procedure to treat recurring headaches.
The team announced the news on Thursday.
Russell appeared in only five games this season and averaged 10.8 minutes, 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds. She has been out of the lineup since June 12.
Russell, who turns 27 next week, has averaged 5.2 points and 4.4 boards in 115 career games (60 starts) with the New York Liberty and Storm.
The Liberty drafted her in the second round in 2018 but released her after two games.
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RICHMOND, Va. — Amber Heard notified a Virginia court Thursday that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp during a high-profile defamation trial that exposed the inner workings of their troubled marriage.
Heard's lawyers filed a notice of appeal in Fairfax County Circuit Court, where a six-week trial featured riveting testimony from both Heard and Depp. The document notifies the Virginia Court of Appeals that Heard intends to appeal the judgment, as well as rulings the judge made after the verdict, including rejecting Heard's request to set aside the verdict and dismiss the lawsuit or order a new trial.
“We believe the court made errors that prevented a just and fair verdict consistent with the First Amendment. We are therefore appealing the verdict,” a spokesperson for Heard said in a statement. “While we realize today’s filing will ignite the Twitter bonfires, there are steps we need to take to ensure both fairness and justice.”
Depp sued Heard for libel over a December 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.” Depp’s lawyers alleged he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned him by name. Heard filed counterclaims, alleging that Depp's former lawyer defamed her by publicly characterizing her abuse allegations as a hoax.
The jury ordered Heard to pay Depp $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The punitive damages were reduced to $350,000 under a state cap. The jury awarded Heard $2 million on her counterclaim.
Much of the testimony during the six-week trial focused on Heard’s claims that she had been physically and sexually abused by Depp at least a dozen times. Depp insisted that he never hit Heard and that she was the abuser.
“The jury listened to the extensive evidence presented during the six-week trial and came to a clear and unanimous verdict that the defendant herself defamed Mr. Depp in multiple instances," a spokesperson for Depp said in a statement. "We remain confident in our case and that this verdict will stand." | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/johnny-depp-amber-heard-update-heard-files-appeal/65-3d55de87-76ca-4c3d-8964-d5748c15b4d3 | 2022-07-22T16:08:28Z | https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/johnny-depp-amber-heard-update-heard-files-appeal/65-3d55de87-76ca-4c3d-8964-d5748c15b4d3 | true |
LONDON — Twitter reported a quarterly loss Friday and declining revenue caught Wall Street off guard with the number of people using the platform on the rise.
The latest quarterly earnings figures offered a glimpse into how the social media platform has performed during a months-long negotiation with billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he said that he would buy the company, and then changed his mind.
It was worse than industry analysts had anticipated.
The company lost $270 million in the April-June period, or 8 cents per share. Wall Street was expecting a per-share profit of 14 cents, according to a poll by FactSet.
Inflation has crimped advertising spending and that was a huge drag on Twitter’s quarterly revenue, which slid 1% to $1.18 billion. The company also cited “uncertainty” over the acquisition by Musk.
Twitter is holding no calls with analysts and will not publish a letter to shareholders, as is the norm, because of the pending acquisition.
The underlying numbers at Twitter, however, were good. The number of daily active users rose 16.6% to 237.8 million compared with the same period a year before.
Those numbers are particularly impressive in the wake of a quarterly earnings report late Thursday from the social media company Snap.
Snap also saw advertising tumble in the high-inflationary environment and shares plunged more than 30% Friday before the opening bell.
“When compared to the nightmare quarter of SNAP last night, it shows digital ad spending is not falling off a cliff like feared which is a positive for others in the space such as Facebook, Pinterest, and Google,” wrote Dan Ives, who covers technology for Wedbush.
Shares of Twitter Inc. rose 1% at the opening bell Friday as the clash with Musk overshadowing almost everything. Twitter is attempting to force Musk to make good on his April promise to buy the company for $44 billion. Twitter last week sued Musk to complete the deal and both sides are bracing for an October courtroom trial to resolve the dispute.
The April-June fiscal quarter encompassed a tumultuous three months for Twitter, starting with the April 4 disclosure that Musk had acquired a huge stake in the company, paving the way for his takeover bid later that month. It didn’t take long for the relationship to fray as Musk publicly tweeted his concerns about Twitter and its employees and signaled he was having second thoughts.
Twitter argued in court that Musk’s actions and his “repeated disparagement of Twitter and its personnel” created uncertainty that harmed Twitter’s business operations, employees and stock price.
It called for an expedited trial so the company could carry on with important business decisions, while Musk sought to wait until next year because of the complexity of the case and his demands for more of Twitter’s internal data about how it counts fake and automated “spam bot” accounts — which he’s cited as a chief reason for trying to terminate the deal.
A judge this week set the trial for October, siding with Twitter’s concerns that too much delay could cause the company irreparable harm. It will be held in Delaware’s Court of Chancery, which handles many high-profile business disputes, unless Musk and Twitter settle the case before then. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/ct-biz-twitter-earns-ap-20220722-oudcw2xm4fagnm5qba35s57psi-story.html | 2022-07-22T16:10:32Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/ct-biz-twitter-earns-ap-20220722-oudcw2xm4fagnm5qba35s57psi-story.html | true |
Welsh female rugby captain, 18, says she was acting in self-defence and denies assaulting teammate in brawl that erupted after game when she refused to take the knee 'because I believe all lives matter'
- Bryonie King is accused of punching her friend Jasmine Rampton in March 2021
- The 18-year-old is alleged to have called the rugby player the N-word in the row
- The row took place after she refused to take the knee before a rugby match
- Giving evidence, Ms King said she refused to kneel because 'all lives matter'
- She denies one charge of racially aggravated assault against Ms Rampton
A Welsh female rugby star accused of racially abusing and hitting her friend after they fell out when she did not take the knee in support of Black Lives Matter before a match, says she refused because 'all lives matter'.
Bryonie King denies one count of racially aggravated assault after an incident with fellow rugby player Jasmine Rampton when they were students at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire in March, last year.
A jury at Gloucester Crown Court heard yesterday that Ms King left her friend in a 'crumpled heap' on the floor after hitting her multiple times, before calling her the N-word.
But giving evidence today, the Welsh Women's Rugby League captain said she had not intentionally hit Ms Rampton and said while she may have swore at her, she did not racially abuse her.
Ms King, who is part of the Wales Sevens Women's Rugby team and was called into the Welsh Rugby Union squad at the age of 15, claimed she was acting in self-defence after Ms Rampton pushed her from behind.
Bryonie King, pictured here arriving at Gloucester Crown Court today, denies racially abusing and hitting her friend
It is alleged Ms King left her friend Jasmine Rampton (pictured left with friends) in a 'crumpled heap' on the floor after assaulting her
The Welsh rugby star (pictured left carrying the ball during a match) claims she acted in self-defence
The incident, which happened on March 13, last year, took place when the pair fell out over 'taking the knee', a symbolic gesture done before sporting events to express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Mandla Ndlovu, prosecuting, told a jury of ten men and two women at the opening of the trial on Wednesday that whatever their views about the Black Lives Matter movement, they should put them aside and reach a verdict based on the evidence in front of them.
Giving evidence yesterday, Ms Rampton said she was confused when finding out her friend had not taken the knee before the match, as she had done so before.
She said:'I messaged her on social media after the game and asked her why? I tried to have a discussion with her but it didn't get anywhere,' she said. 'It was a pointless exercise.
'Two days later on the Monday I went to Ms King's room and said I wanted to talk to her face to face about it. Ms King was on the phone at the time and said she would see me shortly.
'When she arrived, I asked her directly if there was a reason why she didn't take the knee. Ms King stated that the Black Lives Matter movement was a thing of the past. The conversation was awkward and hostile.
Bryonie King, pictured here arriving at court, is accused of attacking Jasmine Rampton while they were students at Hartpury College in Gloucestershire
Giving evidence yesterday Jasmine Rampton (pictured here in rugby gear) said Ms King called her the N-word after hitting her
'I was trying to make her understand my point of view, but this was not going anywhere. As the conversation continued it became more and more heated and Ms King left my room.
'It made me feel very emotional. I decided I wanted to get some fresh air and was on my way out through the communal hall when Ms King stood in the door way, preventing me from exiting.
'She told me to go and cry a river. I went to move her arm so I could grab the door handle. I used just enough force to move her wrist. She then punched me in the face and she told me that if I touched her again she would do more than hit me.
'I fell to the floor and she continued punching me in the face, I believe seven or eight times. I pulled my arms into my face to protect myself. She called me all sorts of racial names including the N-word.'
The jury was told that Ms King stopped the assault when another rugby-playing student, Abileigh Priestnall, intervened and Ms Rampton was taken to hospital for treatment to swelling and a cut to her right eye.
Giving evidence in her defence today, Ms King denied this version of events and claimed she refused to take the knee because 'I believe 'all lives matter' and that we shouldn't single out a particular life, no matter who or what they are'.
She said the last thing she wanted to do was upset 'one of my best friends', with the pair becoming close in the two years since meeting each other at school.
'Over the weekend in March 2021 we exchanged numerous messages on social media about the 'knee' situation,' she said.
'On the Monday morning, March 15, 2021, three of us, including Ms Rampton, went for breakfast at a local supermarket and nothing was said in relation to me not taking the knee.
'But when we got back Ms Rampton spoke to me and asked me to come to her room. And when I turned up she had another two students in the room with her.
'I was asked why I hadn't taken the knee and I reiterated that all lives matter. She told me I should educate myself.
The row is alleged to have started when Ms King (pictured) refused to kneel at the start of a rugby match
Ms King (pictured here holding a Welsh Rugby shirt) says she refused to take the knee because she believes 'all lives matter'
'I felt as if I didn't have the right to have my own opinion. She began to raise her voice and became angry with me.
'I told her about a footballer who had taken a similar stance and no longer takes the knee. I feel that taking the knee has gone on for too long but people were still doing it for their own reasons.'
She said Ms Rampton 'swore at me to leave her room' at which point things escalated.
'I then began making my own way back to my room and as I reached the door I got pushed from behind by Ms Rampton,' she said.
'It was a hard shove which made me lose my balance. I stumbled and in the process I threw out my arm and at the time I wasn't aware that I had struck Ms Rampton in the face.
A jury at the trial, which is being heard at Gloucester Crown Court (pictured), was told by prosecutors they should put aside their thoughts about Black Lives Matter movement and decide based on the evidence
'But having seen the photographic evidence I realise that I must have made physical contact with her. I lashed out as a method of defence.
'Ms Rampton fell to the ground and I shouted at her telling her that does she think it okay to push me from behind. I may have sworn at her but I definitely didn't use any derogatory words towards her.
'When Abileigh Preistnall, another rugby-playing student, arrived on the scene, she and I went into my room, Ms Rampton went back to her room before going outside. We haven't really spoken since.'
Ms King has pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated assault by beating of Ms Rampton on March 15, 2021, by demonstrating hostility towards her because she is part of the black community.
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A man from Queens, New York, was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting a child multiple times in Bergen County, authorities said Friday.
Nikolaos Chlios, 44, was arrested following an investigation that began May 17 when detectives with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office received information that a child under age 15 had allegedly been sexually assaulted multiple times in Old Tappan.
Chlios was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
He was held in the Bergen County Jail Friday awaiting a court date, officials said.
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Year built 1981
Square feet 7,700
Bedrooms 4
Bathrooms 3 full, 1 half
Water/Sewer Private
Taxes $35,663 (2020)
Head over the river and through the woods to arrive at this 143-acre property in south-central New Hampshire. In a home with no shortage of windows and sliders, the occupants can relax with an unobstructed, tranquil view of woodlands and rolling hills.
The front door opens into a foyer with options to explore in every direction. Floating staircases curl in a half dome-shape on the left and right, flanked by a coat closet. The staircase to the left leads to a carpeted loft used as an office, with a skylight on either side of the vaulted ceiling and a railing that overlooks the living room. The other staircase twists down to the bedroom level.
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The main living area is directly ahead off the foyer. The foyer’s ceramic tile flooring, the color of terra-cotta, transitions to beige carpet. A massive fireplace with a coral stone chimney sits on the left side of the 560-square-foot room, flanked by white built-in bookcases. Two sets of sliders line the adjacent wall. Four trapezoidal windows are perched above them and cast a natural light spotlight on the vaulted ceiling, where dark oak beams contrast sharply with the white walls, bookcases, and chimney. The lighting in this room is recessed.
The dining room sits to the right of the living room, with pocket doors that allow for some separation. Sliders line two of the walls, leading out to a deck that spans the width of the house and wraps around one side. A pendant light hangs low at the center of the room.
A door to the right leads to the kitchen, which includes a butler’s pantry with white beadboard cabinets, a built-in wine cabinet, a granite countertop, and a gray tile backsplash with accent squares depicting plants and fungi.
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The kitchen also contains a brick, wood-burning fireplace, white beadboard cabinets with metal knobs, granite countertops, a tile backsplash, recessed lighting, and stainless steel appliances. An island with an electric cooktop offers seating for four and a built-in wine fridge, and a breakfast nook with seating for six sits nestled between two more slider sets. A chandelier hangs above the table. The gray walls complement the tiles and the countertops, and the flooring in this room is a light-gray hexagonal ceramic tile.
A door beside the refrigerator leads to a laundry room with a sink, counter space, and wooden cabinets, and then a mudroom with a refrigerator.
A long hallway off the kitchen with a ceramic tile floor files past the foyer and toward the owner’s suite. A safe room is strategically placed along the way.
The owner’s suite begins with a 420-square-foot sitting room that features a wood-burning fireplace with a slate hearth, a wooden mantel, and brass details. Built-in bookcases flank the fireplace. Birch cabinets were built across the room in a wall with two sets of sliders to the deck.
Two columns flank the entrance to the 366-square-foot bedroom area. The ceiling in this room is vaulted, with three skylights, a ceiling fan, and recessed lighting, and sliders to the deck. A door opens to a private porch. The suit also has two closets: one with mirrored sliding doors; the second is a walk-in.
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In the en-suite bath, the walls and floor are clad in ceramic tile, with smaller squares that are terra cotta colored arranged in the center of the room. A rust-colored jetted tub sits to the right, with three windows that overlook the private porch. There is a separate shower with a glass door, ceramic tile on the walls and floor, and a bench. The sinks on the double vanity have ball faucets and granite counters, and oak upper and lower cabinets provide plenty of storage.
The remaining three bedrooms are on the lower level, accessed via the second curved staircase in the foyer. They are nearly identical, with recessed lighting, double-door closets, and carpeting. One bedroom offers a second closet, while the other has built-in bookcases.
They share a bathroom with the final bedroom down the hall. The bath has hexagonal ceramic tile on the floor and square ones on the walls and in the shower. The room, which is trisected by glass bricks, also comes with a jetted tub and a single vanity topped with Corian.
The final bedroom, located farther down the hall, has carpeting, recessed lighting, and a slider to the backyard.
The door adjacent to the last bedroom leads to a wood-paneled library, complete with a brick wood-burning fireplace, built-in bookcases, and two sets of sliders. An alcove to the left can serve as an office. It has sliders, too. Straight ahead, a carpeted staircase leads down to a family room that imitates the living room with its vaulted ceiling, coral fireplace, skylights, and sliders. Built-in cabinets provide even more storage, while a wet bar with built-in wine cabinets and seating for four provides the perfect setup for hosting. A carpeted floating staircase leads up to a loft area overlooking the family room that can be used as a gym.
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Back in the hall is the home’s final bath, which has a hexagonal tile floor, jetted tub, and a single vanity with a Corian counter.
Across from the bathroom is a living area with pine floors, built-in cabinetry, a brick wood-burning fireplace, and sliders the backyard. Another wet bar features wood upper and lower cabinets, as well as more wine storage and a mini-fridge. One last sitting room waits at the end of the hallway. It has three windows and a door to the mechanical room.
Among the amenities for the new owners to explore are a swimming pool and tennis court. The home also has a three-car attached garage.
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Amanda Plecinoga at Keller Williams Realty-Metropolitan in Bedford has the listing.
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Delivering heat: UPS workers plan rallies after a series of heat-related incidents
The summer weather means thousands of delivery drivers will face extreme temperatures, but a union is also turning up the heat on the world’s largest package delivery company, saying more needs to be done to keep their drivers safe.
The recent outcry comes amidst a series of high-profile videos from across the country where drivers shed light on the lack of air conditioning in many of the big box trucks.
During the sweltering weather, a driver was caught on video briefly collapsing on the porch of a home in Arizona, and in California, the family of a 24-year-old driver said their loved one passed away from heat stroke while on a route.
"We are seeing it all across the country. We had a member in Arizona pass out on a Ring camera. And then we had a member who passed away out in California. If these members had air conditioning not only in the cars but in the warehouses, then you wouldn’t hear about losing a life or passing out because of the heat," said Richard Hooker Jr., secretary-treasurer and principal officer of Teamsters Local 623, a Philadelphia-based union.
FILE- United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) delivery driver places packages on a dolly to be delivered in Chicago, Illinois. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Hooker said he worked in similar conditions for more than two decades and believes the heat isn’t a new problem but what’s happening is more people are paying attention.
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In the online era and with the availability of cameras, the data backs him up.
TikToker and UPS driver Aiden Mann recently created a video alerting the world to the lack of air conditioning in his truck, and the 15-second clip has already had nearly 5 million views.
Some posters have a call to action, like the Change.org petition started by Theresa Klenk, a nurse who said her husband was a UPS delivery driver and suffered a heat-related illness.
The online petition says it is demanding UPS add air conditioning to trucks, and it has garnered more than 1.3 million signatures over the last four years.
A UPS public relations member told FOX Weather that the company’s first priority is the safety of their employees, and they have numerous ways to help workers stay cool and safe in the heat.
A statement read in part: "We believe that preparation, rest, hydration and maintaining good health practices are key to working outdoors. For example, our "Cool Solutions" program was developed with both Federal and State OSHA personnel and focuses on educating employees about hydration, along with nutrition and proper sleep before working in hotter temperatures. We have morning meetings with drivers all year round, reminding them of forecast temperatures and encouraging them to be aware of their own health conditions. In the summer, in addition to providing water and ice for employees, we provide regular heat illness and injury prevention training to all operations managers and drivers. We never want our employees to continue working to the point that they risk their health or work in an unsafe manner."
In regard to adding air conditioning to trucks, a UPS public relations spokesperson said, "Our package delivery vehicles make frequent stops where the engine is turned off and the doors are opened and closed, about 130 times a day on average. We have studied heat mitigation with our vehicles and installed forced air systems with venting to create air flow on the driver, changed the roof of vehicles to minimize heat in the cargo area, insulated the roof of the cab, and we offer fans to drivers upon request."
Teamsters have a different viewpoint on the actions taken by UPS and said they aren’t buying into the studies related to the ineffectiveness of air conditioning.
"The Teamsters will not stand by and allow a multi billion-dollar employer to force our members into extreme heat without the protection they need to avoid heat-related illness and death," General President Sean M. O’Brien said in a statement. "The Teamsters demand UPS take these actions right now to protect workers. By refusing to implement these safety measures, the company is literally sending drivers out to die in the heat. UPS is on notice. The Teamsters will confront the company aggressively on this issue as the heat rages now, and as we head into bargaining for the 2023 contract."
Large rallies are planned in both Philadelphia and New York over the coming weeks that Teamsters say is an effort try to gain attention to the safety issues.
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FILE-A United States Postal Service (USPS) worker prepares to deliver mail. (Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
UPS is not the only delivery organization facing pressure to adjust operations, a Southern California congressman recently reintroduced a bill that would require the United States Postal Service to install air conditioning in all of its vehicles.
An investigation conducted by the Center for Public Integrity found that as of 2017, 70 percent of the postal service’s fleet did not have air conditioning.
Congressman Tony Cárdenas’ office said a victim of not having cool air was mail carrier Peggy Frank, who passed away from heat exhaustion on a 117-degree day in the San Fernando Valley during the summer of 2018.
"Her death could have been prevented if her truck simply had air-conditioning and the resources to keep her safe. We can’t bring her back, but we can do everything we can to protect the men and women who keep us connected by delivering letters, packages, prescriptions and so much more. It’s time to bring their vehicles to the 21st century by including climate controls that will protect them from extreme temperatures. We owe it to Peggy, her family and all postal workers to make sure civil servants stay healthy and safe. It’s the bare minimum," Cárdenas said in a statement.
If passed, H.R. 8376 would require all vehicles owned or leased by the UPS to have climate control units within three years.
These are the three types of heat alerts issued by the National Weather Service. (FOX Weather) | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/workers-fight-for-ac | 2022-07-22T16:18:51Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/workers-fight-for-ac | false |
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NEW YORK (AP) — Among the many insults he received on Jan. 6, 2021, as he defended the Capitol in Washington, Capitol Police Sergeant Aquilino Gonell remembers hearing cries that he was not an American, that he was an immigrant, that he was a traitor.
A year and a half after the assault by thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump, Gonell, who was born in the Dominican Republic, says he regrets that an immigrant like him denounces what happened while politicians and others born in the United States remain silent.
“It is sad that I, as an immigrant, take things more seriously than the same people who swore to defend the country and the Constitution and that those people who were born here have not had the courage to take a step forward, say what they know and say who was involved (in the assault) without having been forced into it by a subpoena,” Gonell, 43 said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.
Trump supporters who violently stormed the Capitol did so in an attempt to stop the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
Many Republicans — even those who condemned Trump and the violence at the time — have opposed efforts to investigate. They say Democrats, through the House Jan. 6 committee, are trying to politicize the issue, gain supporters and push electoral reforms that they consider “radical.”
As the House Jan. 6 committee unveils more evidence, Gonell has become one of the most recognizable figures from the attack, often seated front row at the hearings. He had denounced the assault in interviews with the media, on Twitter and testified to Congress last year about the brutal “medieval” fighting he endured while defending the Capitol.
He has been awarded the Congressional Gold Medal and has been honored as a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation, but still deals with pain from the blows he received that day, both physical and psychological.
“Sometimes I get to work (at the Capitol) and I spend several minutes in my car, thinking about whether I go in or not,” he said. “To enter, I take the long way. I avoid the entrance where everything happened.”
Trump to this day continues to say that the election result should be overturned, repeating baseless and false claims — debunked by his own attorney general, the courts and state and local officials — that the results were fraudulent. His claim of a stolen election was the motivating force for the mob that stormed the Capitol.
More than 840 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot. Over 330 of them have pleaded guilty, mostly to misdemeanors. Of the more than 200 defendants to be sentenced, approximately 100 received prison terms.
Gonell has testified in some of the court cases and is collaborating with authorities on the investigations.
The Dominican immigrant was born in Guayubin, in the province of Monte Cristi. His father was the first to go to New York in search of a better life, followed by his mother and older brother. Gonell moved to New York in 1992, when he was 12.
In 1999 he joined the Army and in 2004 was sent to Iraq. He joined the Capitol Police Department in 2006.
On Jan. 6, 2021, on the west side of the Capitol, he spent hours trying to stop the wave of assailants from entering the building. He was hit with an American flag pole and a bat, and at one point fell to the ground and was dragged by a group that beat and insulted him. He told House investigators last year he could feel himself losing oxygen as he was crushed by rioters. He recalled in testimony thinking, “This is how I’m going to die, defending this entrance.”
Since the attack, he's undergone surgery on his right foot and his left shoulder, which he still can't rotate, he said.
More than 100 other officers were injured in the attack, and two police officers died by suicide in the days that immediately followed. A third officer collapsed and died after engaging with the protesters. A medical examiner later determined he died of natural causes.
Gonell passed an exam to be a lieutenant but doctors have recommended that he leave the Capitol Police force because of his injuries.
“Instead of planning a promotion, I’m planning my retirement,” said Gonell, who has U.S. citizenship and said he is updating his resume to find another job.
He is also looking for a publishing house for a book he is writing about his life and what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.
“Not many people appreciate the effort we made that day,” he said. Many Republicans who see him at the Capitol avoid him, do not greet him and do not thank him for this service, he said.
“I would like justice,” Gonell said. “The people who attacked me, and who attacked the other police officer, who coordinated or supported the assailants, they should take responsibility and be held accountable.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Immigrant-Capitol-Police-Officer-still-deals-with-17322417.php | 2022-07-22T16:30:10Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Immigrant-Capitol-Police-Officer-still-deals-with-17322417.php | true |
(The Hill) – The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Robocall Response Team announced on Thursday that the agency’s Enforcement Bureau has ordered phone companies to block scam robocalls promoting auto warranties.
“We are not going to tolerate robocall scammers or those that help make their scams possible,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement. “Consumers are out of patience and I’m right there with them.”
The robocalls are originating from Roy Cox Jr., Aaron Michael Jones, their Sumco Panama companies and other international associates, the FCC’s Robocall Response Team said in a press release.
All U.S. voice services providers must “take all necessary steps to avoid carrying this robocall traffic” or regularly report ways they are mitigating the traffic to the FCC, the release said.
“Now that U.S. voice service providers know the individuals and entities associated with this scheme, the Enforcement Bureau will closely monitor voice service providers’ compliance with this order and take appropriate enforcement action as necessary,” said Acting FCC Enforcement Bureau Chief Loyaan Egal in a statement.
The robocall scam campaign is being investigated by the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau and is the subject of a lawsuit by the Ohio attorney general, according to the release. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-auto-warranty-robocalls/ | 2022-07-22T16:30:36Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/fcc-orders-phone-companies-to-block-auto-warranty-robocalls/ | true |
Postal worker dies after suspect in police chase crashes into his vehicle
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – A postal worker in Mississippi died from injuries after his mail truck was hit by a car involved in a police chase.
Officers with the Pearl Police Department said they tried to pull over Brandon Andrews, 20, for speeding on the interstate, but he failed to stop and officers chased him into Jackson, Mississippi.
According to WLBT, the chase ended when Andrews crashed his car into a mail truck driven by Brad Pennington, 32.
Pennington was seriously injured when he tried to escape the vehicle as it tipped over. A witness said the mail carrier tried to jump out of the truck and hit his head on the concrete.
Pennington was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for treatment, where he succumbed to his injuries, police said.
Debra Fetterly, a spokeswoman for the Alabama-Mississippi District of the U.S. Postal Service, said Pennington had delivered mail for USPS since 2015.
“Earlier today, a postal family member lost his life in a vehicular accident, which currently is under investigation. the U.S. Postal Service is deeply saddened at the loss of our employee,” she said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and co-workers at this time.”
“Police chases are so dangerous and those that flee jeopardize the lives and safety of so many innocent lives, leaving decisions and discretion solely upon the officers based on policy,” Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said in a statement on Twitter.
Andrews is facing multiple charges.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Four people were stabbed on a Chicago Transit Authority train early Friday after several robbery suspects followed a man onto the train and attacked him before he pulled a knife and fought back, police said.
Chicago police said a 42-year-old man switched from one Red Line CTA train to another about 2 a.m. CDT at the North/Clybourn station when six suspects followed him onto the train, demanded his belongings and attacked him with a knife and a broken glass bottle.
The man, who pulled out his own knife and fought back, suffered several stab wounds and was hospitalized in serious condition, police said.
Three of the six robbers were hospitalized after also being wounded. Police said a 52-year-old man was in serious condition with a stab wound to the neck, a 36-year-old man was in fair condition with cuts to his arm, and a 24-year-old man was stabilized after suffering a stab wound to the back.
The three other attackers were taken into custody, in addition to the three who were hospitalized, police said.
Chicago fire officials said a fifth person, a CTA employee, was taken to a hospital for observation for “anxiety" followed in incident.
CTA was assisting the Chicago Police Department in its investigation, including sharing video from security cameras. CTA said in a statement that, “This kind of violence is absolutely unacceptable, and we applaud the Chicago Police Department for its quick actions to arrest the suspects." | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-4-including-robbery-victim-stabbed-on-17322284.php | 2022-07-22T16:31:44Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Police-4-including-robbery-victim-stabbed-on-17322284.php | true |
WASHINGTON, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clark Construction team delivering 1515 North Capitol reached a significant milestone with the completion of structural concrete on the affordable housing development in Washington, DC.
Once complete, the 139-unit high-rise will provide affordable housing for individuals committed to reestablishing themselves through programming offered by the building owner and Clark's long-time community partner, So Others Might Eat (SOME).
Built for adults who have been experiencing poverty or homelessness, the 14-story residential building will include a classroom, library, intake areas, fitness amenities, and efficiency-style units that will be fully furnished with a refrigerator, microwave, sink, and oven. The new development is located a block from SOME's headquarters on O Street NW, making it easy for tenants to access additional services and programming.
Affordable housing plays a central role in SOME's mission to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness in Washington, DC. The high-rise at 1515 North Capitol is the latest and largest of more than 20 properties where SOME provides a place for adults and families to find stability.
"SOME is deeply committed to expanding affordable housing throughout DC and we are thrilled to have partnered with our friends at Clark Construction on this exciting project," said Ralph Boyd, president and chief executive officer at SOME. "The topping out event marks an important milestone for our city and brings us all one step closer to addressing the persistent affordable housing crisis in our region."
"Through dollar and deed, Clark has been working alongside SOME to further its mission to end homelessness and poverty in the DC region for nearly 25 years," said Andrew Fischer, the senior superintendent for Clark Construction overseeing construction on the project. "We're humbled by the opportunity to work on such a significant project for SOME and the community."
The project broke ground in October 2021. Since February 2022 the team has poured over 4,500 cubic yards of concrete to shape the affordable housing development. With structural concrete complete, the team is focused on the facade activities and interior finishes.
"Through dollar and deed, Clark has been working alongside SOME to further its mission to end homelessness and poverty in the DC region for nearly 25 years," said Fischer. "We're humbled by the opportunity to work on such a significant project for SOME and the community."
The project is slated for completion in October 2023.
For more than a century, Clark Construction Group has been transforming the ideas and visions of its clients into world-class projects that make the United States a stronger, safer place. As one of the nation's largest asset creators, Clark has offices strategically located across the country to serve the needs of its clients. For more information, visit www.clarkconstruction.com.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, July 20, 2022, Pittco Management, LLC (Pittco) partnered with 1819 Partners, LLC, a private investment firm based in Memphis, TN, to establish Crockett Partners Fund I, LP (Crockett Partners). Crockett Partners was formed to own, rent, and resell construction and industrial equipment. Through an agreement with EquipmentShare.com Inc (EquipmentShare), of Columbia, MO, Crockett Partners will place its equipment on EquipmentShare's third-party equipment ownership platform to be rented to EquipmentShare's end customers.
"The construction and industrial equipment rental market offers attractive return potential with low correlation to equity markets," said Henry Guy, Pittco's Chief Investment Officer, adding, "we are very pleased to enter this market through an agreement with EquipmentShare, a leading integrated equipment service company and one of the largest purchasers of heavy equipment in the United States. We're also excited to establish this partnership with 1819 Partners, an investment firm we hold in very high regard."
"We have known the Pittco team for some time and could not have asked for a better partner as we look to grow this equipment strategy together over the coming years," said Drew Hursey, Managing Director at 1819 Partners. "Knowing the strength of EquipmentShare's operations and culture, we are confident that this will be a fruitful and lasting collaboration."
Pittco is a single-family office for the family of Pitt Hyde, founder of AutoZone, and his wife, Barbara. Pittco was established over 30 years ago, and provides investment, accounting, tax, and financial services from its headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee.
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