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Nagoya, in Aichi prefecture, is an amazing city where you can feel the dynamic of developing modern districts, ever-growing technology, and the latest trends. On the other hand, you might also feel a strong desire to escape from the busy streets, and the need to immerse yourself in a totally different environment. Nagoya’s great location enables you to travel to beautiful, less-crowded neighborhoods for a perfect day trip getaway! Here is our list of 10 of the best day trip destinations from Nagoya!
1. Inuyama
Inuyama is a lovely city that is about a 30-minute train ride from Nagoya station. It is widely famous for Inuyama Castle, the symbolic landmark of the city officially designated as a National Treasure with over 450 years of history. Enjoy the breathtaking views of the surrounding area and Kiso river from the observation deck on the top floor of the castle which is known as Japan’s oldest wooden castle tower. Inuyama Castle Town is a great shopping spot where you can explore a wide variety of shops ranging from traditional gift shops to modern cafes.
If you have children, it could be fun to head to The Little World Museum of Man or Meiji Mura which are both popular theme parks perfect for a family weekend trip. Inuyama Jakkoin is a sacred Buddhist temple which attracts visitors especially with its beautiful autumn colors!
How to get to Inuyama from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the Meitetsu Inuyama Line and get off at Inuyama station. (approximately 30min)
*Inuyama Castle is within walking distance from the station
2. Tokoname
Tokoname is widely recognized as a town of pottery which once flourished as one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. As you walk around the beautiful town, you will find yourself surrounded by pottery walls and paths which create a traditional townscape that you won’t see anywhere else in Japan. If you want to visit more modern spots, head to Chubu Centrair International Airport where you can both fly internationally and check out a wide range of shopping and dining options. Mentai Park Tokoname is a short drive from the airport where you can try fresh Mentaiko (spicy cod roe, a local specialty in Hakata in Fukuoka). AEON Mall Tokoname is a giant shopping mall which features a great number of tax-free shops and a refreshing hot spring!
How to get to Tokoname from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the Meitetsu Limited Express Train and get off at Tokoname station. (approximately 30min)
3. Gamagori
Gamagori is a pleasant hot spring resort nestled in the eastern part of Aichi prefecture. It may seem a bit far from Nagoya on a map, but it is actually easily accessible by train or car. This beautiful port town is home to various traditional Japanese ryokan which offer an unforgettable experience.
For a family trip, take your children to LAGUNA TEN BOSCH, a popular theme park featuring a variety of exciting rides, huge swimming pools, a giant shopping complex and lively small shops selling fresh seafood brought directly from the Mikawa bay. Takeshima Aquarium is a small, but friendly aquarium which has approximately 500 species of wonderful marine creatures.
After a long day full of adventure and excitement, spend a peaceful time in Takeshima, a scenic island which is directly connected to the main island with Takeshima Bridge. It is a perfect spot to experience nature while enjoying the beautiful scenery as the sun sets!
How to get to Gamagori from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the JR Tokaido Line and get off at Gamagori station. (approximately 40min)
4. Sakushima
Located off the coast of Mikawa bay, Sakushima welcomes people for a perfect weekend escape from the hustle and bustle of the city. For the past few years, it has attracted an increasing number of tourists as an island of art which offers exceptional art on the peaceful island rich in nature.
It showcases a number of outdoor exhibits, including modern installations and attractive artwork scattered across the small island. (Click here for details about artwork in Sakushima)
You can take good pictures while exploring the scenic island surrounded by beautiful emerald-green water. Another reason to visit Sakushima is the fresh seafood which is locally sourced and cooked in various ways. There are also newly opened cozy cafes that are popular particularly among young people!
How to get to Sakushima from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Line to Nishio station. Transfer to the Meitetsu Bus and get off at Isshiki Sakana Hiroba. Ferry service is available from Sakushima Ferry Boarding (approximately 1.5-2 hours).
5. Himakajima
Himakajima is another popular getaway located in Mikawa bay, approximately 10 kilometers off the coast of Chita peninsula. It is widely famous for it’s fresh seafood, especially octopus and blowfish. At the entrance of the island, an iconic statue of a giant octopus welcomes you!
There are many restaurants and shops which serve a wide variety of octopus dishes including sashimi, tempura and karaage (deep-fried octopus) which you can enjoy all year round. Blowfish is typically in season during winter from October through March.
Anrakuji is a small, but sacred temple housing a historic buddhist statue which is believed to bring fortune in the form of a big catch by local fishermen. Sunset Beach is a perfect spot to take a relaxing stroll, or interact with adorable dolphins which are brought in only during the summer holiday season.
Don’t forget to take pictures sitting at Heidi’s Swing, which is one of the most popular attractions in Himakajima!
How to get to Himakajima from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Line to Kowa station. Transfer to the Meitetsu Kaijo Ferry bound for Shinojima and get off at Himakajima (approximately 1.5-2 hours).
6. Ise
From Nagoya, you can easily access other popular destinations in neighboring prefectures too.
Ise is a beautiful city located on the Shima peninsula in Mie Prefecture. You can take trains from Nagoya station and you’ll be arrived in Ise in 1.5 hours.
It is well-known for seafood, scenic natural beauty, and most of all, Ise Grand Shrine which is one of the most important and sacred shinto shrines in Japan. It is nice to walk around the vast shrine ground which is home to peaceful forests and numerous historic buildings with about 2,000 years of history.
For lunch, head to Okage-yokocho Street which boasts an endless array of lively stalls and shops selling local specialties as well as memorable gifts to take back home. Meoto Iwa is a symbolic natural attraction which consists of a pair of sacred rocks located off the shores of Futami. Meoto means married couple and Iwa means rocks in Japanese. The two rocks represent a married couple and are tightly tied with a sacred rope made of rice straw!
How to get to Ise from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the Kintetsu Limited Express train and get off at Ise-shi station. It is about a 5-minute walk to Ise Jingu Geku (see here for details)
7. Omihachiman
If you are looking for somewhere less-known and away from the crowds, Omihachiman is probably a perfect day trip destination for you! This lovely city lies to the east side of Lake Biwa which is widely known as Japan’s largest lake in Shiga prefecture.
Hachimanbori Moat area offers a well-preserved old townscape along with the symbolic canal running through the beautiful city. Their luxury boat cruise is a popular activity which allows you to explore the scenic canal that attracts visitors with breathtaking cherry blossoms in spring. If you are interested in Japanese history, visit Azuchi Castle Ruins and Himure-hachimangu Shrine before hopping on Hachimanyama Ropeway. It takes you up to the summit of Mt. Hachiman, a 271.9-meter peak offering panoramic views of the entire city!
How to get to Omihachiman from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen to Maibara station. Transfer to the JR Biwako Line and get off at Omihachiman station. (approximately 1 hour).
8. Takayama
Takayama is a pleasant mountainous city in Gifu prefecture which attracts numerous visitors from all over the world. It offers an impressive townscape created by traditional Japanese buildings which have been perfectly preserved since the Edo period (1603-1868). Sanmachi Street is the most visited and popular attraction in Takayama area which is home to countless numbers of small shops, cozy cafes and restaurants to explore. Try Hida Beef, an authentic Wagyu beef brand which is incredibly tender and melts in your mouth with a flavorful aftertaste. Head to Takayama Shrine which once served as an official government headquarters of the area back in the Edo period. Hida no Sato (Hida Folk Village) is another popular tourist attraction which displays well-preserved thatched roof houses that you can find around the beautiful village full of seasonal plants and nature!
How to get to Takayama from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the limited express “Wide View Hida” and get off at Takayama station. (approximately 2-2.5 hours)
9. Gero Onsen
Another must-visit spot in Gifu prefecture is Gero Onsen, a peaceful hot spring resort nestled in a tranquil mountainous area. It has a history of over 1,000 years and is widely recognized as one of the three great hot springs along with Kusatsu Onsen in Gunma prefecture and Arima Onsen in Hyogo prefecture. Bring your swimsuit and soak in the free open-air bath located along the iconic Hida river. The footbath is another great option if you want a casual hot spring experience. (You can find free footbaths easily throughout the city!). Enjoy a refreshing stroll at Gero Onsen Gassho-mura which is a recreation of a lovely village featuring traditional thatched roof houses. If you have time to spare, we also recommend visiting the Hida-Osaka area where you can discover the stunning 200 waterfalls scattered through a scenic gorge!
How to get to Gero Onsen from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the limited express “Wide View Hida” and get off at Gero station. (approximately 1.5 hours)
*You can enjoy akayama and Gero area within a day!
10. Hamamatsu
Our final destination is Hamamatsu city, which is located in the western part of Shizuoka prefecture. From Nagoya, it is conveniently accessible by JR Tokaido Shinkansen (It depends on the type of Shinkansen you take, but it generally takes less than 50 minutes). It is well-known for gourmet specialties such as Unagi dishes (eel dishes) which are made with fresh eel caught from Lake Hamana. Gyoza is another local specialty which is relatively affordable and can be found at casual restaurants. Hamamatsu Castle is a symbolic structure of the city which was a residence once used by Tokugawa Ieyasu, who established the feudal military government of Japan known as the Tokugawa Shogunate in the early 17th century. Kanzanji Onsen is a small, but pleasant hot spring resort which is also close to a family-friendly amusement park, Hamanako Palpal!
How to get to Hamamatsu from Nagoya
From JR Nagoya station, take the JR Tokaido Shinkansen and get off at Hamamatsu station. (approximately 30-50 minutes)
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From world-famous historic spots to scenic peaceful islands and local specialties, each destination listed above will surely give you unforgettable experiences. Inuyama and Tokoname are recommended if you want to start with shorter trips, as they are conveniently accessible by direct train services from Nagoya station. It is also important to check the timetables for local transport such as buses and ferries to avoid wasting your time waiting for them. (Be sure to check the availability of the ferry services especially when you plan a trip to remote islands such as Sakushima and Himakajima!)
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Miho Shimizu is a Japanese freelance writer settled in Shizuoka with her husband and two rabbits. Fascinated with travelling at the age of 18, she has spent most of her long holidays exploring incredible spots around Japan. Also love to listen to music, draw, and read novels over a cup of green tea.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Claire Fox beamed as a swing at Rotary Park sent her toward the blue sky overhead.
The 7-year-old was surrounded by love. Her mother Jessica, still in scrubs from her nursing job, was there. So was Claire’s caretaker and even her speech language pathologist.
Claire may have wanted to use more than a smile to tell them all how she was feeling. She may have needed to express something more mundane without a cry or a facial expression.
The tools are there to help the first-grader do that (a genetic condition limits her speech), but Jessica Fox and a growing chorus of parents, advocates and lawmakers say Tennessee’s program designed to help kids like Claire is off to a very rocky start. That has included a months-long inability to procure a recommended speech-generating device for Claire due to a series of denials and delays.
“As parents it’s hard when you see your kid suffering,” Jessica Fox said. “We have major problems. We need a fix on this and it’s really not acceptable is the bottom line. We need some accountability. We need answers.”
Fox said Claire would be expressing herself better by now but for what she describes as an incompetent and frustrating rollout of Tennessee’s Katie Beckett waiver. When Tennessee became the 50th and final state to implement the waiver about two years ago, working families like the Foxes with incomes too high to qualify for TennCare were elated.
“We feel like we wouldn’t even have this program if it weren’t for us sharing our stories about our kids and the lack of care,” Fox said of her work helping get the enabling legislation passed. “It didn’t even exist for kids like ours.”
The waiver provides coverage and services at two different levels for children with disabilities, including some whose disabilities are severe enough that they could qualify to live away from family in an institution. The aim is to meet those needs without families having to choose either that option or give up jobs so their incomes qualify them for TennCare.
That initial elation has withered, replaced by stress and frustration, said Fox and Mallorie Hatcher, another Johnson Citian whose son Nolan, 8, is covered by the program. They cite denials of medically needed devices and medications along with bureaucratic hurdles beyond what is reasonable — including in Fox’s case months spent fighting for approval to get Claire in the “Part A” program that provides the highest level of services and reimbursement.
Frustrations mount quickly after program begins
Fox served on a state advisory committee as the program was honed prior to implementation. When it came time to get Claire all her services, though, she said the program’s issues quickly became apparent.
“I helped formulate the policy and I felt from the get-go that I was being encouraged not to apply for Part A,” Fox said. She had served on an advisory committee after Gov. Bill Lee signed the waiver law in 2019.
“I had to say, ‘yes, I want my daughter to have everything she is eligible to receive and I know she meets the requirements for Type A,'” Fox said.
Despite her speech therapist’s recommendation of a speech-generating device TennCare had denied approval of the tool that both her family and the Washington County Schools say she needs.
“With a communication device it would help her a lot to not only talk about what she wants or what she likes but also comment on every little day-to-day things and situations,” said Hannah Brown, a speech language pathologist at Talkback Pediatric Therapy who works with Claire.
Brown said she’s seen TennCare approve similar devices for several children over the past couple years following trial use, letters of medical necessity and the typical hoops one must jump through. As Claire played in the background, Brown choked up talking about the denials for a little girl she called “full of love and life and energy.
“We have these kids come in and we see them every week and they’re working with the device and they’re doing great with it and then they go home and they don’t have it, so that’s hard.”
Everyone from Brown and a pediatrician to specialists at the Washington County School System and people from the Tennessee Department of Education has advocated for Claire Fox’s speech device. Jessica Fox said they ordered the device and TennCare then denied it.
Fox said she’s also got evidence of state workers claiming in records that she had been contacted by them over issues, while she said they haven’t. She only learned Claire had been approved for Part A when her Part B caseworker called her and let her know she’d no longer be working with Claire.
Fox and Mallorie Hatcher said there have been positives. Claire has a caretaker for after school and times like last week’s spring break, and some services have been covered.
But Nolan Hatcher has been without a crucial medication recently. Even when he was on the less expansive Part B initially, Hatcher said she ran into frustrations with reimbursement requests.
“This would be stuff like his feeding supplies and medicine and things like that,” she said. “They would want like an extra physician note written for stuff that was pretty straightforward. It was a little more work than it should have been for pretty self-explanatory stuff.”
Hatcher said she’s still seeking reimbursement on some expenses from Nolan’s time on Part B of the waiver, which ended in September 2021. Now she’s fighting to get coverage for the medication, without which Nolan has experienced some setbacks.
“I try to be very thankful about everything that we do get, but it shouldn’t be this hard and so much stress on families to get the things they need for their kids,” Hatcher said. “And it’s not just us. There’s a bunch of other families that are experiencing the same issues across the board.”
Carol Westlake said she can attest to that. The Executive Director of the Tennessee Disability Coalition (TDC) helped families advocate as Tennessee became the last state to enable the waiver program named after a girl from Iowa.
One example of what Westlake called “a lot of red tape” is that families have to apply for TennCare, knowing they’ll be denied, and then follow up and apply for the waiver program. She said some bureaucracy is necessary in a federal program and that families were very understanding early on.
“Now that we’re a year and a half in and families have been enrolled in the program but haven’t seen any services yet, or families have been enrolled in the program and they’re paying premiums and they haven’t seen any services yet,” Westlake said.
Instead of TDC focusing on other issues, the “rocky rollout” has the advocacy group back working with those families to push for improvements. She said the issues aren’t universal, but of the 1,300 families enrolled, those with children needing the Type A services have probably seen the most frustration.
“I think that the state is failing many parents in operationalizing this program,” she said. “I think it’s a good program. I think it can do good things. I think that the powers that be in the state haven’t always listened to families and really sought ways to make it more workable.”
Back to being a squeaky wheel
Jessica Fox said Claire’s inability to get the speech device five months after the process to access it began is what pushed her over the edge and back into going public about her frustration.
“I have been accepting that this is a new program, that there are things that have to be worked out,” Fox said. “I’ve tried to remain positive and look at all the good things that it’s brought to my family.”
The continued difficulty navigating the program and the recent experience with Claire’s speech device makes keeping a positive attitude difficult, she said.
“It’s supposed to make our lives better, and it has been making it a lot more difficult lately. It has not been family-friendly and I really feel like it’s not what the legislators had in mind for our families when they formed the waiver. They got to meet our kids and know our day-to-day lives are hard.”
State Rep. David Hawk (R-Greeneville) is one of those legislators and he said the post-waiver frustration isn’t new. Parents and advocates approached him a year ago and said, “look, we’re having problems navigating the new Katie Beckett waiver.”
Hawk said he and other legislators didn’t just sit on that information but asked people at TennCare and DIDD to work at simplifying the system.
“I had hoped that we were at a place where that simplification had occurred, but unfortunately after hearing from you and others I don’t think it is fixed.”
Hawk said the continued lack of progress means the legislature has to “get the attention” of the two departments once again and let them know what Fox, Hatcher and the TDC have been saying for months: parents continue to have difficulty navigating the system and getting approval for needed and eligible services.
Roughly two years in, Hawk said TennCare is serving far fewer than the 3,000 families the legislature approved funding for. “We’re just in the hundreds in terms of families that are actually receiving care, so we definitely need to do a better job, and families like the Fox family their issues need to be addressed, and I’m going to work on this,” he said.
That said, bringing legislative pressure to bear on a program whose staff report to the governor is a challenge. With the legislature in session for another month or so, Hawk said he plans to get the attention of people within the administration and share the concerns that have been brought to him and others by numerous families.
He said he hopes legislators can get enough attention over the next four weeks to see some quick improvements. The fact that a program with templates Tennessee can follow from 49 states continues struggling to operate as intended isn’t where Hawk wanted things to be.
“This was discussed a year ago and we sit here now still talking about the same problem, so that is very frustrating as a legislator. I’m sure it’s very frustrating to those families.”
When families don’t get into the program or services are limited, the state is actually leaving federal money on the table, Hawk said. As a Tenncare (Medicaid) program, Katie Beckett gets two federal dollars for every state dollar.
“It’s giving these families the ability to be able to work as opposed to being full-time caregivers. It’s allowing the children to get into an educational setting and being with their peers and having a fulfilling lifestyle that is the same as everyone.
“The families were so excited about these opportunities, and to deal with these frustrations week after week after week is unfair to them.”
In a statement to WJHL sister station WATE in Knoxville, TennCare said it wished “every family’s experience with the program met every one of their expectations and we strive to make that happen.”
The agency said it and DIDD have worked closely together to expedite the process for families in the program. It said it had only had six medical appeals for a total of five children since the program’s launch.
“We remain committed to continuing to listen to our stakeholders and make additional adjustments that will improve the member experience,” the statement read.
On her way home from Rotary Park Friday afternoon Jessica Fox contacted News Channel 11. A rep for one of TennCare’s managed care companies had called her after the interview and told her Claire’s speech device had been approved.
Fox said she was happy for Claire and her own family but remains committed to holding the state accountable until what she sees as the program’s major issues are resolved.
“I’m not the only parent to receive denial letters. I hear stories daily of parents kind of at their wits’ end that are just really begging for help.”
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HOUSTON (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 33 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves built a huge lead and held on for a 139-132 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
It’s the second straight victory for Minnesota, which is in seventh place in the Western Conference with three games remaining.
The Timberwolves led by as many as 25 in the fourth and were up by 16 with about five minutes to go before Houston scored the next eight points, with five from Josh Christopher to get within 132-124 a couple of minutes later.
D’Angelo Russell made a layup for Minnesota before Towns added a basket to make it 136-126 with about a minute to go.
Houston coach Stephen Silas became irate at the officials for foul calls after that and went onto the court screaming at the referees and had to be restrained. He was issued two technical fouls and ejected from the game.
Alperen Sengun had received offensive fouls on consecutive possessions before Silas erupted. Towns lifted his arms above his head and yelled in the direction of the booing crowd as Silas was being led away.
Minnesota had a 25-point lead after a basket by Taurean Prince with about 9 minutes to go. Houston then went on a 17-6 run to get within 130-116 midway through the quarter. Christopher had 10 points, with two 3-pointers, to lead the Rockets in that stretch.
Jalen Green had 31 points for Houston and Christopher scored a career-high 30 off the bench as the Rockets dropped their fourth straight. Christopher was the main reason Houston made it close late as he scored 19 points in the fourth quarter.
Minnesota was up by 13 in the third quarter before using a 10-3 run to make it 98-78 with about 7 ½ minutes left in the quarter. Towns got things going by scoring the first five points in that stretch and Russell capped the run with a 3-pointer.
Jae’Sean Tate got a layup for Houston after that before the Timberwolves scored the next eight points to extend the lead to 106-80 with five minutes remaining in the third.
Minnesota led 116-92 entering the fourth quarter.
TIP-INS
Timberwolves: Patrick Beverley sat out with a sore ankle. ... Jaden McDaniels missed the game with a sprained left ankle. ... Russell added 22 points with nine assists.
Rockets: Sengun had 14 points and 15 rebounds in his return after sitting out two games with a bruised left leg. ... Eric Gordon was out for the fifth consecutive game with right groin soreness. ... Dennis Schroder missed a fourth game in a row with a sore left shoulder. ... Christian Wood missed his fourth straight game with tightness in his left hamstring.
UP NEXT
Timberwolves: Host Washington Tuesday night.
Rockets: Visit Brooklyn Tuesday night.
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DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
The war’s damage to the auto industry has emerged first in Europe. But U.S. production will likely suffer eventually, too, if Russian exports of metals — from palladium for catalytic converters to nickel for electric vehicle batteries — are cut off.
“You only need to miss one part not to be able to make a car,” said Mark Wakefield, co-leader of consulting firm Alix Partners’ global automotive unit. “Any bump in the road becomes either a disruption of production or a vastly unplanned-for cost increase.”
Supply problems have bedeviled automakers since the pandemic erupted two years ago, at times shuttering factories and causing vehicle shortages. The robust recovery that followed the recession caused demand for autos to vastly outstrip supply — a mismatch that sent prices for new and used vehicles skyrocketing well beyond overall high inflation.
In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
Before the war, S&P Global Mobility had predicted that global automakers would build 84 million vehicles this year and 91 million next year. (By comparison, they built 94 million in 2018.) Now it’s forecasting fewer than 82 million in 2022 and 88 million next year.
Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can’t be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
“Long term,” Massaro told analysts, “we’ll have to assess if and when it makes sense to go back to Ukraine.”
BMW is trying to coordinate with its Ukrainian suppliers and is casting a wider net for parts. So are Mercedes and Volkswagen.
Yet finding alternative supplies may be next to impossible. Most parts plants are operating close to capacity, so new work space would have to be built. Companies would need months to hire more people and add work shifts.
“The training process to bring up to speed a new workforce — it’s not an overnight thing,” Fulthorpe said.
Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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Chan reported from London.
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GREENSBORO — The four people vying to lead the city talked about crime, affordable housing, race relations and economic development Sunday afternoon in a debate at UNCG’s School of Education.
Mayoral candidates Mark Cummings, Justin Outling, Eric Robert and Nancy Vaughan participated in the debate sponsored by local TV station WFMY.
About 100 people attended the event, which was moderated by WFMY anchor/reporter Benjamin Briscoe and Greensboro attorney Margaret A. Dudley.
When asked about how to make the city safer from crime, Robert (pronounced Row-bear) said the city has gone too far in militarizing the police.
“You don’t need to deploy and besiege the entire community,” Robert said. “What you need to do is actually pinpoint where the crime is and go and address it right then and there.”
Robert, who redeveloped and owns The Daily Bread flour mill on South Elm Street, also said “when crime is removed, it doesn’t get displaced. It is very much associated with that environment.”
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Vaughan, who has served as mayor since 2013, said she knows the city needs to do better.
“Our crime is high,” she said. “but we’ve also had a 14% reduction from last year.”
She took credit for getting take-home vehicles for police officers. “I was told by our police chief that it was something that really benefited the officers, the communities and how quickly they could respond.”
She also highlighted the city’s move toward pairing mental health workers with police officers to respond “when an issue that isn't necessarily about crime. It's just people who are having difficulty coping that particular day.”
Mark Cummings, a private attorney and former Guilford County judge who resigned in 2019 after a state investigation into misconduct, criticized Outling and Vaughan as long-time city leaders on the issue of crime.
“(Outling) has been on the City Council for eight years, Mayor Vaughan has been on the City Council since 1997 and we still have those same problems,” Cummings said.
He suggested the city take condemned buildings slated to be demolished, renovate them and make them “community-resource zones where those community activists can work with the community and police to make sure that their neighborhoods are safe.”
He added that the city hasn’t developed relationships with activists, whom he said can help facilitate change.
On the issue of race relations, Outling said the city has often given lip service.
“If you're not being a leader, and you're simply looking to appease them, you're never going to disband that gulf that exists between members of our community,” said Outling, an attorney and partner at Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard.
Cummings criticized the city for not addressing racial disparity.
“This city has done three disparity studies at $300,000 a pop, and every time those private consulting firms … did those studies and gave recommendations, the council has refused to adopt the recommendations,” he said.
Vaughan, a real estate broker, said the city’s upcoming bond package includes things that can address racial inequity and affordable housing — another topic candidates were asked about.
“We did a 10-year housing plan,” she said. “It talks about how to get people at all different price ranges into affordable housing, but we need to pass the bonds that will be on the July ballot in order for us to implement it.”
On economic development, the candidates pointed to the need for transportation to ensure city residents can get to promised jobs that are coming to the area, such as Boom Supersonic, the Publix distribution center and the Toyota battery factory.
“If you're not doing the important work decades ahead and making sure that people from the city of Greensboro can make it … to those regional jobs,” Outling said, “you're creating a situation where you have a doughnut-hole prospect, where the city of Greensboro … is higher poverty with a ring of economic opportunity around it.”
Incentivizing businesses to locate within the city, especially the east side of Greensboro, is the solution, he said.
Contact Kenwyn Caranna at 336-373-7082 and follow @kcaranna on Twitter.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — South Carolina shuts down UConn 64-49 to win 2nd national championship, ending Huskies' undefeated streak in title games.
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Who wore it better? Lenny Kravitz, 57, and Jared Leto, 50, battle it out for hottest quinquagenarian at Grammy Awards in sheer plunging tops
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Lenny Kravitz and Jared Leto battled it out for the title of hottest quinquagenarian at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
The hunks both wore plunging sheer tops and fitted trousers as they arrived to the show, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.
Lenny, 57, put his defined arms on display in a silver chainmail style tank top whereas Jared, 50, sported a see-through floral print top that showcased his toned chest.
Who wore it better? Lenny Kravitz and Jared Leto battled it out for the title of hottest quinquagenarian at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Lenny's shirt left little of his gym-honed body to the imagination as it cascaded down his chest in layers and hung low on the sides.
The star embraced his rock star status as he arrived to the show with layers of chain necklaces strewn around his neck.
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The Again hit-maker strode down the red carpet in black knee-high boots with heels and shielded his eyes with large, circular sunglasses.
Also turning up temperatures was Jared, who showed off his toned chest in a very flashy outfit.
Silver sensation! Kravitz showcased his defined body wearing a sheer, chainmail style tank top
Peace and love! The hit-maker flashed a peace sign for the cameras
Hot stuff! Jared sported a plunging top which showed off his defined chest
The 30 Seconds To Mars singer arrived rocking a black textured coat with furry accents on the sleeves.
Like Lenny, Jared wore a pair of stylish shades on the red carpet.
The musician-actor wore his glossy brunette hair down in waves and a pair of white heeled boots.
The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Fur goodness sake! The 30 Seconds To Mars singer arrived rocking a black textured coat with furry accents on the sleeves
Comedian Trevor Noah is hosting the event, which is being televised and streamed live from the Sin City venue.
Music's biggest night recognizes the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.
This year, composer and musical artist Jon Batiste surpassed all nominees with an impressive 11 nominations, while Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. have eight each and Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo tied with seven.
Walk this way! The actor wore white ankle boots with a gold buckle across the top
A-listers! The star was spotted seated beside Carrie Underwood
Former enemies Taylor Swift and Kanye West are up against each other in one of the biggest categories for Album of the Year, with their respective records Evermore and Donda.
Reunited Swedish pop group ABBA have their first-ever Grammy nomination in their 48-year history for 'I Still Have Faith In You' in the Record of the Year category.
American musician Jon Batiste is the most nominated artist for his album We Are.
Batiste, 35, is a veteran jazz keyboardist and also the musical director of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
Both Lil Nas X and Brandi Carlile have an impressive five nominations each, while Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak's group Silk Sonic received four.
The Recording Academy has eliminated nominations review committees this year meaning winners will now be determined by a majority vote from Recording Academy voting members.
Good vibes! Leto showed off his manicure as he flashed a peace sign
GRAMMY AWARDS 2022: WINNERS in full
GENERAL
Record Of The Year
"I Still Have Faith In You" — ABBA
"Freedom" — Jon Batiste
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Peaches" — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile
"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat feat. SZA
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish
"Montero" (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X
"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo
"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic
Album Of The Year
We Are — Jon Batiste
Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.
MONTERO — Lil Nas X
SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo
evermore — Taylor Swift
Donda — Kanye West
Song Of The Year
"Bad Habits" — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
"A Beautiful Noise" — Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys And Brandi Carlile)
"drivers license" — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
"Fight For You" — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
"Kiss Me More" — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat feat. SZA)
"Leave The Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) - WINNER
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
"Peaches" — Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha "Fury" King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
Saweetie
POP
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Anyone" — Justin Bieber
"Right On Time" — Brandi Carlile
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish
"Positions" — Ariana Grande
"drivers license" — Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
"Lonely" — Justin Bieber & benny blanco
"Butter" — BTS
"Higher Power" — Coldplay
"Kiss Me More" — Doja Cat feat. SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - WINNER
'Til We Meet Again (Live) — Norah Jones
A Tori Kelly Christmas — Tori Kelly
Ledisi Sings Nina — Ledisi
That's Life — Willie Nelson
A Holly Dolly Christmas — Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish
Positions — Ariana Grande
SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo - WINNER
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
"Hero" — Afrojack & David Guetta
"Loom" — Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
"Before" — James Blake
"Heartbreak" — Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
"You Can Do It" — Caribou
"Alive" — Rüfüs Du Sol - WINNER
"The Business" — Tiësto
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subconsciously — Black Coffee - WINNER
Fallen Embers — Illenium
Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) — Major Lazer
Shockwave — Marshmello
Free Love — Sylvan Esso
Judgement — Ten City
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Double Dealin' — Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
The Garden — Rachel Eckroth
Tree Falls — Taylor Eigsti - WINNER
At Blue Note Tokyo — Steve Gadd Band
Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 —Mark Lettieri
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
"Shot In The Dark" — AC/DC
"Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)" — Black Pumas
"Nothing Compares 2 U" — Chris Cornell
"Ohms" — Deftones
"Making A Fire" — Foo Fighters - WINNER
Best Metal Performance
"Genesis" — Deftones
"The Alien" — Dream Theater - WINNER
"Amazonia" — Gojira
"Pushing The Tides" — Mastodon
"The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)" — Rob Zombie
Best Rock Song
"All My Favorite Songs" — Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
"The Bandit" — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
"Distance" — Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
"Find My Way" — Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)
"Waiting On A War" — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters) - WINNER
Best Rock Album
Power Up — AC/DC
Capitol Cuts - Live From Studio A — Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 — Chris Cornell
Medicine At Midnight — Foo Fighters - WINNER
McCartney III — Paul McCartney
ALTERNATIVE
Best Alternative Music Album
Shore — Fleet Foxes
If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power — Halsey
Jubilee — Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed In Sunbeams — Arlo Parks
Daddy's Home — St. Vincent - WINNER
R&B
Best R&B Performance (tie)
"Lost You" — Snoh Aalegra
"Peaches" — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
"Damage" — H.E.R.
"Leave The Door Open" — Silk Sonic (tie) - WINNER
"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Jazmine Sullivan (tie) - WINNER
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"I Need You" — Jon Batiste
"Bring It On Home To Me" — BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon feat. Charlie Bereal
"Born Again" — Leon Bridges feat. Robert Glasper
"Fight For You" — H.E.R. - WINNER
"How Much Can A Heart Take" Lucky Daye feat. Yebba
Best R&B Song
"Damage" — Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Good Days" — Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
"Heartbreak Anniversary" — Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)
"Leave The Door Open" — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) - WINNER
"Pick Up Your Feelings" — Denisia "Blue June" Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany "Chi" Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
Best Progressive R&B Album
New Light — Eric Bellinger
Something To Say — Cory Henry
Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote
Table For Two — Lucky Daye - WINNER
Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego
Best R&B Album
Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies — Snoh Aalegra
We Are — Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound — Leon Bridges
Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.
Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan - WINNER
RAP
Best Rap Performance
"Family Ties" — Baby Keem Feat. Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
"Up" — Cardi B
"My Life" — J. Cole Feat. 21 Savage & Morray
"Way 2 Sexy" — Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug
"Thot S***" — Megan Thee Stallion
Best Melodic Rap Performance
"Pride Is The Devil" — J. Cole feat. Lil Baby
"Need To Know" — Doja Cat
"INDUSTRY BABY" — Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow
"WUSYANAME" — Tyler, The Creator feat. Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $Ign
"Hurricane" — Kanye West feat. The Weeknd & Lil Baby - WINNER
Best Rap Song
"Bath Salts" — Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, Songwriters (Dmx Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
"Best Friend" — Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, Songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
"Family Ties" — Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, Songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
"Jail" — Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, Songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z) - WINNER
"M Y . L I F E" — Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, Songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Best Rap Album
The Off-Season – J Cole
Certified Lover Boy – Drake
King's Disease II – Nas
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator - WINNER
Donda – Kanye West
COUNTRY
Best Country Solo Performance
"Forever After All" — Luke Combs
"Remember Her Name" — Mickey Guyton
"All I Do Is Drive" — Jason Isbell
"camera roll" — Kacey Musgraves
"You Should Probably Leave" — Chris Stapleton - WINNER
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"If I Didn't Love You" — Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
"Younger Me" — Brothers Osborne - WINNER
"Glad You Exist" — Dan + Shay
"Chasing After You" — Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
"Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" — Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
"Better Than We Found It" — Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"camera roll" — Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
"Cold" — Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) - WINNER
"Country Again" — Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
"Fancy Like" — Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
"Remember Her Name" Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)
Best Country Album
Skeletons — Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name — Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram
The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita — Sturgill Simpson
Starting Over — Chris Stapleton - WINNER
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
Brothers — Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
Divine Tides — Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej - WINNER
Pangaea — Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
Night + Day — Opium Moon
Pieces Of Forever — Laura Sullivan
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
"Sackodougou" — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist
"Kick Those Feet" — Kenny Barron, soloist
"Bigger Than Us" — Jon Batiste, soloist
"Absence" — Terence Blanchard, soloist
"Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)" — Chick Corea, soloist - WINNER
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Generations — The Baylor Project
SuperBlue — Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter
Time Traveler — Nnenna Freelon
Flor — Gretchen Parlato
Songwrights Apothecary Lab — Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul — Jon Batiste
Absence — Terence Blanchard feat. The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet
Skyline — Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba - WINNER
Akoustic Band LIVE — Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl
Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) — Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Live At Birdland! — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart
Dear Love — Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver — Christian McBride Big Band - WINNER
Swirling — Sun Ra Arkestra
Jackets XL — Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
Mirror Mirror —Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés - WINNER
The South Bronx Story — Carlos Henriquez
Virtual Birdland — Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Transparency — Dafnis Prieto Sextet
El Arte Del Bolero — Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song
"Voice Of God" — Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore
"Joyful" — Dante Bowe
"Help" — Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
"Never Lost" — CeCe Winans - WINNER
"Wait On You" — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"We Win" — Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters
"Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)" — H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters
"Man Of Your Word" — Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters
"Believe For It"— CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters - WINNER
"Jireh" — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
Changing Your Story — Jekalyn Carr
Royalty: Live At The Ryman — Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Maverick City Music
Jonny X Mali: Live In LA — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
Believe For It — CeCe Winans - WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
No Stranger —Natalie Grant
Feels Like Home Vol. 2 — Israel & New Breed
The Blessing (Live) — Kari Jobe
Citizen Of Heaven (Live) — Tauren Wells
Old Church Basement — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music - WINNER
Best Roots Gospel Album
Alone With My Faith —Harry Connick, Jr.
That's Gospel, Brother — Gaither Vocal Band
Keeping On — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Songs For The Times — The Isaacs
My Savior — Carrie Underwood - WINNER
LATIN
Best Latin Pop Album
Vértigo — Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores — Paula Arenas
Hecho A La Antigua — Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos — Camilo
Mendó — Alex Cuba - WINNER
Revelación — Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
Afrodisíaco — Rauw Alejandro
El Último Tour Del Mundo — Bad Bunny - WINNER
Jose — J Balvin
KG0516 — KAROL G
Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) 8 — Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Deja — Bomba Estéreo
Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) — Diamante Eléctrico
Origen — Juanes - WINNER
Calambre — Nathy Peluso
El Madrileño — C. Tangana
Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia — Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 — Aida Cuevas
A Mis 80's — Vicente Fernández - WINNER
Seis — Mon Laferte
Un Canto Por México, Vol. II — Natalia Lafourcade
Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) — Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
Salswing! — Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta - WINNER
En Cuarentena — El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso — Aymée Nuviola
Colegas — Gilberto Santa Rosa
Live In Peru — Tony Succar
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Performance
"Cry" — Jon Batiste - WINNER
"Love And Regret" — Billy Strings
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" — The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck
"Same Devil" — Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile
"Nightflyer" — Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
"Avalon" — Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)
"Call Me A Fool" — Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)
"Cry" — Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) - WINNER
"Diamond Studded Shoes" — Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)
"Nightflyer" — Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)
Best Americana Album
Downhill From Everywhere — Jackson Browne
Leftover Feelings — John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band
Native Sons — Los Lobos - WINNER
Outside Child — Allison Russell
Stand For Myself — Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
Renewal — Billy Strings
My Bluegrass Heart — Béla Fleck - WINNER
A Tribute To Bill Monroe — The Infamous Stringdusters
Cuttin' Grass - Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) — Sturgill Simpson
Music Is What I See — Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
100 Years Of Blues — Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
Traveler's Blues — Blues Traveler
I Be Trying — Cedric Burnside - WINNER
Be Ready When I Call You — Guy Davis
Take Me Back — Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Delta Kream — The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown
Royal Tea — Joe Bonamassa
Uncivil War — Shemekia Copeland
Fire It Up — Steve Cropper
662 — Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - WINNER
Best Folk Album
One Night Lonely [Live] — Mary Chapin Carpenter
Long Violent History — Tyler Childers
Wednesday (Extended Edition) — Madison Cunningham
They're Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi - WINNER
Blue Heron Suite — Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Live In New Orleans! — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
Bloodstains & Teardrops — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
My People — Cha Wa
Corey Ledet Zydeco — Corey Ledet Zydeco
Kau Ka Pe'a — Kalani Pe'a - WINNER
REGGAE
Best Reggae Album
Pamoja — Etana
Positive Vibration — Gramps Morgan
Live N Livin — Sean Paul
Royal — Jesse Royal
Beauty In The Silence — Soja - WINNER
10 — Spice
GLOBAL MUSIC
Best Global Music Performance
"Mohabbat" — Arooj Aftab - WINNER
"Do Yourself" — Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy
"Pà Pá Pà" — Femi Kuti
"Blewu" — Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo
"Essence" — WizKid Featuring Tems
Best Global Music Album
Voice Of Bunbon, Vol. 1 — Rocky Dawuni
East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live In Concert — Daniel Ho & Friends
Mother Nature — Angelique Kidjo - WINNER
Legacy + — Femi Kuti And Made Kuti
Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition — WizKid
CHILDREN'S
Best Children's Music Album
Actívate — 123 Andrés
All One Tribe — 1 Tribe Collective
Black To The Future — Pierce Freelon
A Colorful World — Falu - WINNER
Crayon Kids — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
SPOKEN WORD
Best Spoken Word Album
Aftermath — LeVar Burton
Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis — Don Cheadle - WINNER
Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago — J. Ivy
8:46 — Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman
A Promised Land — Barack Obama
COMEDY
Best Comedy Album
The Comedy Vaccine — Lavell Crawford
Evolution — Chelsea Handler
Sincerely Louis CK — Louis C.K. - WINNER
Thanks For Risking Your Life — Lewis Black
The Greatest Average American — Nate Bargatze
Zero F***s Given — Kevin Hart
MUSICAL THEATER
Best Musical Theater Album
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella — Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)
Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater's Some Lovers — Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)
Girl From The North Country — Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) — Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)
Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots — Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)
The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical — Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear) - WINNER
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Cruella — (Various Artists)
Dear Evan Hansen — (Various Artists)
In The Heights — (Various Artists)
One Night In Miami... — (Various Artists)
Respect — Jennifer Hudson
Schmigadoon! Episode 1 — (Various Artists)
The United States Vs. Billie Holiday — Andra Day - WINNER
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (TIE)
Bridgerton — Kris Bowers, composer
Dune — Hans Zimmer, composer
The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) — Ludwig Göransson, composer
The Queen's Gambit — Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer (tie) - WINNER
Soul — Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers (tie) - WINNER
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"Agatha All Along" [From WandaVision: Episode 7] — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)
"All Eyes On Me" [From Inside] — Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) - WINNER
"All I Know So Far" [From P!NK: All I Know So Far] — Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)
"Fight For You" [From Judas And The Black Messiah] — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
"Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)" [From Respect] — Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)
"Speak Now" [From One Night In Miami...] — Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
"Beautiful Is Black" — Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)
"Cat And Mouse" — Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)
"Concerto For Orchestra: Finale" — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)
Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions — Arturo O'Farrill, composer (Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)
Eberhard — Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays) - WINNER
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Chopsticks" — Bill O'Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)
"For The Love Of A Princess (From "Braveheart")" — Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)
"Infinite Love" — Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)
"Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Superstar")" — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher) - WINNER
"The Struggle Within" — Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"The Bottom Line" — Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)
"A Change Is Gonna Come" — Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"Eleanor Rigby" — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)
"To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)" — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock) - WINNER
PACKAGE, NOTES, AND HISTORICAL
Best Recording Package
American Jackpot / American Girls — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
Carnage — Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)
Pakelang — Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band) - WINNER
Serpentine Prison — Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)
Zeta — Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul Of Ears)
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition — Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison) - WINNER
Color Theory — Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)
The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set) — Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)
77-81 — Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)
Swimming In Circles — Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)
Best Album Notes
Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas — Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)
The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) - WINNER
Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology — Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)
The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland — Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Best Historical Album
Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)
Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History Of The World's Music — April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) - WINNER
Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe Edition) — Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)
PRODUCTION
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
CINEMA — Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, Engineers; Joe Laporta, Mastering Engineer (The Marias)
Dawn — Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton "L10mixedit" Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, Engineers; Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer (Yebba)
Hey What — Bj Burton, Engineer; Bj Burton, Mastering Engineer (Low)
Love For Sale — Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, Engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga) - WINNER
Notes With Attachments — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, Engineers; Greg Koller, Mastering Engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff - WINNER
Rogét Chahayed
Mike Elizondo
Hit-Boy
Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording
"Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)" — Booker T, Remixer (Soul Ii Soul)
"Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix)" — Spencer Bastin, Remixer (Papa Roach)
"Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)" — Tracy Young, Remixer (K.D. Lang)
"Inside Out (3scape Drm Remix)" — 3scape Drm, Remixer (Zedd & Griff)
"Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)" — Dave Audé, Remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)
"Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)" — Mike Shinoda, Remixer (Deftones) - WINNER
"Talks (Mura Masa Remix)" — Alexander Crossan, Remixer (Pva)
Best Immersive Audio Album
ALICIA — George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, Immersive Mix Engineers; Michael Romanowski, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Ann Mincieli, Immersive Producer (Alicia Keys) - WINNER
Clique — Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Jim Anderson, Immersive Producer (Patricia Barber)
Fine Line — Greg Penny, Immersive Mix Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Producer (Harry Styles)
The Future Bites — Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Immersive Producer (Steven Wilson)
Stille Grender — Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Archetypes — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears — Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Chanticleer Sings Christmas — Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer) - WINNER
Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand' — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Steven Epstein
David Frost
Elaine Martone
Judith Sherman - WINNER
CLASSICAL
Best Orchestral Performance
"Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre" — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
"Beethoven: Symphony No. 9" — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
"Muhly: Throughline" — Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
"Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) - WINNER
"Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy" — Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
"Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle" — Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Glass: Akhnaten" — Karen Kamensek, conductor; J'Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) - WINNER
"Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen" — Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices)
"Little: Soldier Songs" — Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites" — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Best Choral Performance
"It's A Long Way" — Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
"Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand'" — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus & Pacific Chorale) - WINNER
"Rising w/The Crossing" — Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)
"Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons" — Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)
"Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom" — Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)
"The Singing Guitar" — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
"Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking" — JACK Quartet
"Akiho: Seven Pillars" — Sandbox Percussion
"Archetypes" —Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion
"Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears" — Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax - WINNER
"Bruits" — Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
"Alone Together" — Jennifer Koh - WINNER
"An American Mosaic" —Simone Dinnerstein
"Bach: Sonatas & Partitas" — Augustin Hadelich
"Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos" — Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
"Mak Bach" — Mak Grgić
"Of Power" — Curtis Stewart
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Confessions — Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
Dreams Of A New Day - Songs By Black Composers — Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
Mythologies — Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D'Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler) - WINNER
Schubert: Winterreise — Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
Unexpected Shadows — Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
American Originals - A New World, A New Canon — AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer
Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Cerrone: The Arching Path — Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer
Plays — Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers
Women Warriors - The Voices Of Change — Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers - WINNER
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Akiho: Seven Pillars" — Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
"Andriessen: The Only One" — Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes" — Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)
"Batiste: Movement 11'" — Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
"Shaw: Narrow Sea" — Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion) - WINNER
MUSIC VIDEO/FILM
Best Music Video
"Shot In The Dark" — AC/DC; David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer
"Freedom" — Jon Batiste; Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer - WINNER
"I Get A Kick Out Of You" — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga; Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers
"Peaches," Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon; Collin Tilley, video director
"Happier Than Ever" — Billie Eilish; Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers
"Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" — Lil Nas X; Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers
"Good 4 U" — Olivia Rodrigo; Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers
Best Music Film
Inside, Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer (Bo Burnham)
David Byrne's American Utopia, Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers (David Byrne)
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles, Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors (Billie Eilish)
Music, Money, Madness...Jimi Hendrix In Maui, John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers (Jimi Hendrix)
Summer Of Soul, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers (Various Artists) - WINNER
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(STACKER) — Virginia was a very different place 150 years ago than it is now. In 1872, the 13th amendment abolishing slavery in America had only been in place for seven years and the patent for Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone was still four years away.
The majority of jobs back then were agricultural in nature, with the country in the very early stages of the industrial revolution at the time. Labor laws were also not nearly as comprehensive as they are now, meaning people often worked 7-day weeks for 12 hours a day and children made up a large part of the workforce.
It’s easy to tell how different life was in 1872 compared to now by looking at the most common jobs of the day as well as the images in this list:
#1. Agricultural laborers
– Virginia employment: 162,604
– National employment: 2,885,996
— #2 most common job in the U.S.
#2. Farmers and planters
– Virginia employment: 80,739
– National employment: 2,977,711
— #1 most common job in the U.S.
#3. Domestic servants
– Virginia employment: 54,008
– National employment: 975,734
— #4 most common job in the U.S.
#4. Laborers (not specified)
– Virginia employment: 27,730
– National employment: 1,031,666
— #3 most common job in the U.S.
#5. Carpenters and joiners
– Virginia employment: 6,912
– National employment: 344,596
— #5 most common job in the U.S.
#6. Tobacco-factory operatives
– Virginia employment: 6,073
– National employment: 11,985
— #80 most common job in the U.S.
#7. Blacksmiths
– Virginia employment: 4,077
– National employment: 141,774
— #11 most common job in the U.S.
#8. Clerks in stores
– Virginia employment: 3,680
– National employment: 222,504
— #6 most common job in the U.S.
#9. Launderers and laundresses
– Virginia employment: 3,623
– National employment: 60,906
— #21 most common job in the U.S.
#10. Fishermen and oystermen
– Virginia employment: 3,580
– National employment: 27,106
— #48 most common job in the U.S.
#11. Tailors, tailoresses, and seamstresses
– Virginia employment: 3,130
– National employment: 161,820
— #8 most common job in the U.S.
#12. Boot and shoe makers
– Virginia employment: 2,986
– National employment: 171,127
— #7 most common job in the U.S.
#13. Employees of railroad companies (not clerks)
– Virginia employment: 2,944
– National employment: 154,027
— #9 most common job in the U.S.
#14. Teachers (not specified)
– Virginia employment: 2,521
– National employment: 126,822
— #12 most common job in the U.S.
#15. Traders and dealers (not specified)
– Virginia employment: 2,355
– National employment: 100,406
— #15 most common job in the U.S.
In an effort to capture a snapshot of the U.S. job market’s history, Stacker compiled a list of the most common jobs in Virginia from 150 years ago using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. By transcribing the previously untranscribed Table XXVII from the 1870 decennial census, a state-level glimpse into the historic job market can be seen. Nationally, farmers and planters were the most common occupation 150 years ago, just one of the many agricultural jobs that made up more than 47% of all employed persons over ten years old.
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Russia's war migrants find mixed reception in Georgia
By Umberto Bacchi and Angelina Davydova
TBILISI/ISTANBUL, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Dimitry, an IT worker from St. Petersburg, was confronted with a stark choice: move to Tbilisi or lose his job.
With Western nations imposing sanctions on Russia, the multinational he worked for told staff it would be closing its Russian operations and moving to the Georgian capital.
"They told us that they would support us with relocation, or we could quit," said the 23-year-old, who asked not to be identified by his real name.
Within a week, Dimitry was on a plane to Tbilisi, joining other Russians who have packed their bags for various reasons - from dodging the impact of sanctions https://news.trust.org/item/20220303091625-zfn3c to anger over the war and fear of a crackdown on opposition supporters.
An estimated 300,000 Russians have left since Moscow launched what it calls a "special operation" to demilitarise Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to OK Russians, a nonprofit helping Russians who oppose the invasion to flee abroad.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation was unable to independently verify the group's estimate.
An online poll conducted by the group in mid-March found a majority of those leaving were young, skilled professionals, with IT specialists accounting for about a third of the total.
Russia has passed a series of measures to support IT companies and ruled out possible restrictions on international travel for IT workers, Russian news agency Interfax has reported.
Many of the Russians leaving home have headed for Georgia, Turkey and Armenia, drawn by visa-free regimes and pre-existing Russian communities, but not all have been welcomed with open arms.
In Georgia, a former Soviet republic that lost a brief war with Russia in 2008 and currently has no control over about a fifth of its territory, with Russian troops garrisoned there, some people view the influx with suspicion.
Some Russian motorists arriving in the country have covered the red, white and blue flag on their car licence plates - sometimes with stickers bearing the blue and yellow colours of Ukraine.
SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE
Georgia has not imposed sanctions on Russia over the invasion, but an overwhelming majority of Georgians voice support for Ukraine, according to opinion polls.
Nodar Rukhadze, a civil rights activist with the Tbilisi-based Shame Movement, an anti-Kremlin group, said he was concerned that supporters of Russian President Vladimir Putin might be arriving along with people escaping repression at home.
Their presence posed potential security issues, he said, adding that his movement was calling for the introduction of a visa regime and background checks on new arrivals.
"Sadly, we cannot differentiate between who is pro-Putin's regime and who isn't," said Rukhadze, who was detained at a Tbilisi pro-Ukraine rally in March.
Early last month, one of Georgia's main banks started asking Russians opening accounts to sign a statement condemning "Russia's aggression in Georgia and Ukraine", though the requirement was later scrapped.
On the streets of Tbilisi, activists put up posters bearing a QR code that purported to offer tips on restaurants and other activities. Instead, readers were directed to web pages showing the effects of Russian shelling in Ukraine.
And while rents in the city have almost doubled over the past month due to a spike in demand from the newcomers, many landlords are refusing to let to Russians, said Nutsa Nemsadze of real estate agency DazHomes. "I don't understand why they do that," she said. "(Russians) are not Putin."
RUSSIAN COMPANIES
Olga Kustova, a 35-year-old engineer and supporter of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, said that while she understood the ambivalence towards Russians, she also found it slightly "insulting".
"On one hand it's quite clear. We are Russians and Russians are the aggressors," she said, speaking from the Tbilisi flat she rented in late February upon fleeing St. Petersburg with her husband, mother and two children.
"But personally, of course, it's a little bit unfair for us because we have been trying to fight this regime for a long time."
For its part, the Georgian government has been trying to lock in a long-term advantage from the outflow of talent and companies from Russia, while also trying to avoid irking Moscow.
Besides ruling out sanctions, it has tried to prevent some volunteers from going to fight in Ukraine, and has threatened to take the country's president to court for embarking on a pro-Ukraine diplomatic tour without government approval.
"Intensive efforts are being made to persuade many international companies that operated in Ukraine or Russia ... to relocate their operations to Georgia," Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili was quoted as saying last week.
Russian nationals have registered more than 1,000 companies in Georgia over the past month, according to data from news outlet Ifact, and co-working spaces in Tbilisi are packed.
Requests for desks increased three-fold from February to March, said Ruska Chakvetadze, the area manager for office space provider IWG, in the city.
UNCERTAIN FUTURE
Yet, many Russians face uncertain prospects abroad.
More than a month since landing in Tbilisi, Kustova said she had not been able to find a school that would take in her son.
In Istanbul, where many Russians have also fled, some reported difficulties opening bank accounts without a proper residence permit - the visa-free entry allows a stay of up to 90 days.
Some have struggled to find accommodation because their credit cards had stopped working, despite the fact that Turkey https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/turkey-faces-risks-acting-sanctions-safe-haven-russians-2022-03-28 has said it opposes the sanctions against Russia and is not enforcing them.
New arrivals are finding help through online anti-war support groups, such as OK Russians and The Ark, which provide housing, tips and funds to those in need.
Others are looking to move on.
"I will probably stay here for another two weeks and then I will go to a country in the EU," said Maxim Polyakov, a 37-year-old journalist for Russian regional online outlet 7x7.
"Our team decided to relocate some people (to Europe) for three or four months. We cannot plan ... as we did before because nobody knows what is going to happen."
Irina, a 38-year-old opposition-leaning teacher from St. Petersburg, fled Russia for Istanbul in fear for her safety in early March, leaving behind her husband and three children. The family hope to reunite and find work in a third country.
"We believed that even if not everything was perfect in our country, we could still change a lot ... by engaging in politics, civil society, civic education," said Irina, who asked to use only her first name.
"Now, life demonstrates that we were wrong. Uncertainty and difficult challenges lie ahead." (Reporting by Umberto Bacchi @UmbertoBacchi in Tbilisi and Angelina Davydova in Istanbul. Editing by Helen Popper. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Visit http://news.trust.org)
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Japan's Nikkei falls as chip shares track U.S. peers lower
TOKYO, April 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged down on Monday in range-bound trading, dragged lower by chip-related stocks that tracked their U.S. peers, though overall Wall Street gains on upbeat jobs data limited losses.
The Nikkei share average fell 0.14% to 27,626.77 by the midday break, while the broader Topix inched up 0.06% to 1,945.51.
"The Japanese market was supported by gains on the U.S. market over the weekend, while U.S. futures kept its momentum," said Yutaka Miura, senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities.
"But investors were cautious making bets as they wanted to confirm the direction of the U.S. market later today."
On Friday, Wall Street rose modestly as the monthly jobs report indicated a strong labor market and is likely to keep the Federal Reserve on track to maintain its hawkish policy stance.
Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron dragged the Nikkei the most, falling 2.45%, tracking a decline on the Philadelphia Semiconductor index. Peers Advantest and Kyocera dropped 2.11% and 0.73%, respectively.
Railways and airlines were among the weakest sectors, falling 1.16% and 0.96%, respectively, as the number of new Covid-19 infections has turned to an upward trend.
On the bright side, drugmakers gained 1.87%. Astella Pharma and Shionogi & Co were the top gainers on the Nikkei, advancing 3.94% and 3.83%, respectively.
Zojirushi jumped 4.99% after the cooking appliance maker boosted its quarterly profits.
From Monday, the market was restructured into three new markets - prime, standard and growth - as the exchange adopted tougher listing criteria to attract more foreign investors. (Reporting by Junko Fujita; Editing by Rashmi Aich)
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May 2022 UK elections: How to vote
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Elections for 200 councils in England, Scotland and Wales - as well as Northern Ireland's government - take place on 5 May.
How can you make sure you are registered to vote?
Can I vote?
The rules for who can vote vary slightly depending on where you live.
You will need to be registered to vote and:
- Aged 18 or older in England or Northern Ireland
- Aged 16 or older in Scotland or Wales
As well as British citizens, people from EU or Commonwealth countries who are resident in the UK can vote in England and Northern Ireland.
In Scotland and Wales, any foreign citizen living legally in the country can vote.
Most prisoners - except those on remand - aren't allowed to vote. There are limited exceptions for people released on licence and, in Scotland, some some prisoners on short sentences.
How do I register to vote?
If you're not already registered, you have until midnight on 14 April in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. In Scotland, the deadline to register is midnight on 18 April.
You just need to visit the government website and fill in the online form.
You can apply by post if you prefer.
If you're not sure whether you're registered, you can get in touch with your local council's election team.
What am I voting for?
It depends where you live. In England, 146 councils are holding elections, including Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and all 32 London boroughs. South Yorkshire will also be voting for a regional mayor and 1,000 parish councils will be holding elections.
All of Scotland's 32 councils, and all 22 councils in Wales, are holding elections. In Northern Ireland, voters will be choosing 90 members of the Northern Ireland Assembly, where laws are scrutinised and passed.
How do I vote in person?
Polling stations will be open from 07:00 to 22:00 on 5 May and if you're still in a queue to vote when polls close at 22:00 you are guaranteed entry.
Beforehand, you should receive a polling card in the post telling you where your local polling station is. You don't have to take it with you. However, in Northern Ireland you will need to bring photo ID.
Polling stations are usually in public buildings such as schools, leisure centres or churches. If you're not sure where yours is, contact your local authority's election office.
When you enter you will be given a ballot paper. This will have a list of the candidates standing in the election you are able to vote in.
Make sure you read the instructions on the ballot paper - in some elections you can choose more than one candidate or rank them in order of preference.
You then take it to a booth and mark your vote in private. You will be asked to fold the ballot paper and put it in the ballot box.
You are not allowed to discuss your vote in the polling station.
You're also advised not to take selfies because you could accidentally give away how someone else voted (the person in the booth next to you, for example), which is illegal.
Can I vote by post?
You can vote by post, but you need to apply in advance. This means printing and posting an application form to your local council or the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland. Some councils will allow you to send online applications but you should check with your local authority.
The deadline to apply to vote by post in England, Scotland and Wales is 17:00 on 19 April, and in Northern Ireland it is 17:00 on 12 April.
You will receive your ballot in the post, with instructions on how to cast your vote and return it correctly.
What is a proxy vote?
Nominating someone to vote on your behalf is known as a proxy vote. However, you need to have a reason why you cannot vote in person, for example a disability.
The deadline for applying for a proxy is 17:00 on 26 April in England, Scotland and Wales, and 17:00 on 12 April in Northern Ireland.
What if I have Covid on election day?
In England, Scotland and Wales, in some circumstances - including having Covid - you can apply for an emergency proxy vote until 17:00 on polling day. If you have already signed up to vote by proxy and the person you've nominated has Covid, you have until the same deadline to nominate somebody else.
Emergency proxy votes are not available in Northern Ireland.
When will I know the results?
The timing of the results depends on when the count begins. In England, just over half of the councils are expected to count overnight on Thursday after polls close, with the rest beginning on Friday morning.
Counts in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all expected to begin on Friday 6 May - so most results should be known by Friday evening.
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Which All-Clad stainless steel cookware is best?
Founded in 1971 in Pennsylvania, All-Clad is an industry leader in quality and high-performing cookware. By creating pots and pans with alternating layers of stainless steel bonded to aluminum, All-Clad’s cookware soars above competitors by providing quick and even heating, durable construction and sleek design. These alternating layers of metal act as stronger conductors for heat than traditional stainless steel pots and pans, making heat cook more quickly and evenly.
Types of All-Clad stainless steel
All-Clad has various collections, but the two stainless steel options that All-Clad delivers are the D3 and D5 stainless steel lines. Understanding the difference between the two will help you decide which product is best for you.
D3 stainless steel
All-Clad’s D3 stainless steel line is one of the cheaper options in their extensive line of cookware. D3 refers to the three bonded layers bonded together to create their pots and pans. The layers are a stainless steel surface, aluminum center and a magnetic steel exterior. These pots and pans are stronger heat conductors and are incredibly versatile for creating quick bites to epic meals. Additionally, D3 stainless steel is much more responsive to temporary changes in temperature, giving it more precision with temperature control.
D5 stainless steel
All-Clad’s D5 stainless steel line is the D3 with two additional layers, allowing for a more even heat distribution. These pots and pans are often more forgiving than D3 products in their performance and are more durable. Additionally, D5 stainless steel products are heavier due to their added layers of metal built-in and are more expensive than D3 stainless steel products.
9 best All-Clad stainless steel cookware
D3 stainless steel
All-Clad D3 Stainless Cookware
Our take: Every kitchen needs at least one excellent stainless steel pan, and the All-Clad’s tri-ply stainless steel fry pan can meet the needs of any kitchen from amateur to professional.
What we like: All-Clad’s sleek and elegant steel design looks great in any kitchen while being compatible with all kinds of cooktops.
What we dislike: Pan tends to cause sauces to pool around the edges of the pan.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe Sauce Pan
Our take: This durable saucepan is great for cooking all kinds of sauces while providing even rapid heat distribution.
What we like: The top of the pan has lined straight sides to assist with stirring and a smaller surface area to limit evaporation.
What we dislike: Some users described the handle as being uncomfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe Stockpot
Our take: Great for soups and stews, this stockpot is oven and broiler safe up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
What we like: Providing excellent durability while still being lightweight. Available in 6 and 8-quart options.
What we dislike: Some users describe the pot’s edges as sharp and that you should clean it with caution.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad Stainless Steel Tri-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe PFOA-free Non-Stick Fry Pan
Our take: Has All-Clad’s classic tri-ply design with an additional three layers of PFOA-free nonstick coating to ensure effortless cleanup.
What we like: Available in 8, 10, 12 and 14-inch designs.
We dislike: Some users reported the pan’s lining after a few years of constant use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
D5 stainless steel
All-Clad D5 Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel 5-Ply Bonded Fry Pan Saute Pan Cookware
Our take: All the benefits of the tri-ply, nonstick design with two added layers for upgraded performance and even more even heat distribution.
What we like: Heat-resistant handles make carrying this pan easy, even for the most complex meals.
What we dislike: Nonstick layers tend to degrade over time and might peel after a few years of extended use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad D5 Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel 5-Ply Bonded Dishwasher Safe Sauce Pan
Our take: As a part of the D5 brushed collection, this saucepan combines its elegant brushed finish with its impeccable performance
What we like: Available in for distinct sizes: 1.5, 2, 3 and 4-quarts.
What we dislike: There were rare reports of defective lids and it should be noted that the lids are not covered under the warranty.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad D5 Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel 5-Ply Bonded Stockpot Cookware
Our take: This 8-quart stockpot can handle any soup or stew with the utmost care. Its 5-ply bonded construction, making it incredibly durable.
What we like: Thanks to its resilient design, this pot is built to last for years.
What we dislike: Some users reported the lid is somewhat sharp.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-CladD5 Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel 5-Ply Bonded Dutch Oven
Our take: The All-Clad dutch oven has a round bottom and high walls, making it perfect for cooking everything from stews to pot roasts to even pasta.
What we like: It has a simple yet elegant design that can act as both the pot to cook in and the serving dish.
What we dislike: Due to a thicker lid and thicker design, this pot is relatively heavy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
All-Clad D5 Brushed 18/10 Stainless Steel 5-Ply Bonded Fry Pan Saute Pan Cookware
Our take: Flared rims around the edges of the pan make pouring a breeze, and a superior stick resistance allows for easy clean-up in the dishwasher.
What we like: Available in 8, 10 and 12-inch sizes, as well as an option to buy along with cleaner and polish.
What we dislike: Like many of All-Clad’s products, the 5-ply stainless steel line will be more expensive than your typical fry pan.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which inflatable water slide for kids is best?
Playing in the water is the perfect activity for kids on a hot summer day. But for many families, owning a pool is unattainable. An inflatable water slide can be the perfect solution to keep your kids entertained all summer long without dishing out the money on a permanent pool. With so many inflatable water slides on the market, each with various features, you can find the best model for your children and your budget.
Inflatable water slides for kids considerations
Most inflatable slides have a weight limit. This means you should consider the number of children playing on it and how long you want to keep it. If your child is only 50 pounds now, but you want them to be able to play on it as they grow, opt for a slide with a larger weight limit than you may need at present.
Best inflatable water slides for kids
Best overall
BOUNTECH Inflatable Long Slide Bouncer Park
What you need to know: With a shorter side and longer slide to provide variety for children and suit different ages, this water slide is a favorite for families with more than one child.
What you’ll love: It includes two water squirters, a basketball hoop, climbing wall, a swimming area and double slides for the kids. It also comes with a repair kit, a huge bonus.
What you should consider: For the price, some users wished the product came with an air blower.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best bang for your buck
Action Air Inflatable Water Slide Shark Bounce House
What you need to know: A cost-effective and thematic slide that can be used wet or dry
What you’ll love: It has a colorful design, climbing area, mini pool and water cannon, and comes with a blower and inflates quickly.
What you should consider: This option can be difficult to store due to the shark head.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for young kids
BOUNTECH Inflatable Kids Castle Water Slide with Climbing Wall
What you need to know: This is a smaller model for younger kids with various exciting features that can be used wet or dry.
What you’ll love: This option includes a wide water slide, bounce house with safety netting, sprinkler head and more.
What you should consider: This is ideal for younger kids, so the weight limit is lower than some other models.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for sturdiness
Bestway Hurricane Tunnel Blast Inflatable Water Park Play Center
What you need to know: Built for safety and durability, this play center is packed with fun features for enjoyment and security.
What you’ll love: It has a long, wrap-around slide with sprayers, a small pool at the bottom of the slide for a soft landing and safety netting at the top peak.
What you should consider: Sturdiness comes with weight, and parents have complained about this slide being too heavy for easy storage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Easiest to maintain
BOUNTECH Inflatable Bounce House
What you need to know: This water slide combo comes with a repair kit to ensure that it stays in top shape all year long.
What you’ll love: It has a water slide, spray gun and a climbing wall with just enough room to lounge and splash around.
What you should consider: This option is simpler than some models, so it may not be ideal for kids who are bored easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for big families
BOUNTECH Inflatable Water Park
What you need to know: Massive, 9.5-foot inflatable with two slides and fun for the whole family.
What you’ll love: It has two water slides, a rock wall, two spray guns and a small pool that will keep your whole family entertained all summer long.
What you should consider: This is a higher-priced option compared to other models on this list.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best for parties
Costzon 7-in-1 Inflatable Crocodile Water Park
What you need to know: This large inflatable is equipped with various features designed to accommodate and entertain multiple children with a fun crocodile theme.
What you’ll love: Two slides, a climbing wall, a tunnel, a water cannon, a wading pool and a basketball hoop will keep the whole party engaged.
What you should consider: With so many elements, inflating and deflating this water park can be a challenge.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Other top picks
Intex Rainbow Ring Inflatable Play Center
What you need to know: This small toddler play area is ideal for parents who want a summer toy for their young one without breaking the bank.
What you’ll love: Low price, small slide, wading pool and ring toss game will keep your little one occupied without taking up your whole yard or your entire budget.
What you should consider: It doesn’t come with a blower, so you will need to purchase one separately if you don’t own one already.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
BOUNTECH Inflatable Double Slide Bounce House, Kids Splash Pool Water Slide
What you need to know: With durable materials and an easy setup, this multi-featured water slide should entertain your kids year after year.
What you’ll love: Bounce house, slide, sprayer, splash area and a kit that provides a blower, repair kit and storage case ensures you have everything you need.
What you should consider: The slides are pretty steep, so this may not be the safest slide for very young children.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Today in History
Today is Monday, April 4, the 94th day of 2022. There are 271 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; his slaying was followed by a wave of rioting (Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago were among cities particularly hard hit). James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to assassinating King, then spent the rest of his life claiming he’d been the victim of a setup.
On this date:
In 1841, President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inaugural, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to die in office.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, visited the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, where he was greeted by a crowd that included former slaves.
In 1917, the U.S. Senate voted 82-6 in favor of declaring war against Germany (the House followed suit two days later by a vote of 373-50).
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Ohrdruf in Germany. Hungary was liberated as Soviet forces cleared out remaining German troops.
In 1949, 12 nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
In 1973, the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center were officially dedicated. (The towers were destroyed in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.)
In 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth’s home-run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.
In 1975, more than 130 people, most of them children, were killed when a U.S. Air Force transport plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Saigon. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. (It was destroyed in the disaster of January 1986.)
In 1991, Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., and six other people, including two children, were killed when a helicopter collided with Heinz’s plane over a schoolyard in Merion, Pennsylvania.
In 2011, yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up on trying avowed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian federal courts and said it would prosecute them instead before military commissions.
In 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black motorist, was shot to death while running away from a traffic stop; Officer Michael Thomas Slager, seen in a cellphone video opening fire at Scott, was charged with murder. (The charge, which lingered after a first state trial ended in a mistrial, was dropped as part of a deal under which Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.)
Ten years ago: A federal judge sentenced five former New Orleans police officers to prison for the deadly Danziger Bridge shootings in the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina. (The verdicts in the case were later set aside by the judge, who cited prosecutorial misconduct; the officers pleaded guilty in 2016 to reduced charges.)
Five years ago: A chemical attack on an opposition-held town in northern Syria left about 100 people dead; a joint investigation team made up of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and U.N. experts concluded that the Syrian government was responsible. A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protected LGBT employees from workplace discrimination; the case involved an Indiana teacher who charged that she wasn’t hired full-time because she was a lesbian.
One year ago: On a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic restrictions, Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful far apart in pews, and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings. Pope Francis, in his traditional Easter Sunday address, denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continued to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic triggered severe social and economic suffering and swelled the ranks of the poor. Stanford beat Arizona 54-53 to become NCAA women’s basketball champions.
Today’s Birthdays: Recording executive Clive Davis is 90. Author Kitty Kelley is 80. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 78. Actor Walter Charles is 77. Actor Christine Lahti is 72. Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 71. Actor Mary-Margaret Humes is 68. Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 66. Actor Constance Shulman is 64. Actor Phil Morris is 63. Actor Lorraine Toussaint is 62. Actor Hugo Weaving is 62. Rock musician Craig Adams (The Cult) is 60. Talk show host/comic Graham Norton is 59. Actor David Cross is 58. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 57. Actor Nancy McKeon is 56. Actor Barry Pepper is 52. Country singer Clay Davidson is 51. Rock singer Josh Todd (Buckcherry) is 51. Singer Jill Scott is 50. Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) is 50. Magician David Blaine is 49. Singer Kelly Price is 49. R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 48. Country musician Josh McSwain (Parmalee) is 47. Actor James Roday is 46. Actor Natasha Lyonne is 43. Actor Eric Andre is 39. Actor Amanda Righetti is 39. Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears is 31. Actor Daniela Bobadilla is 29. Pop singer Austin Mahone (muh-HOHN’) is 26. Actor Aliyah Royale is 22.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are launching a whirlwind of votes and Senate floor action Monday with the goal of confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court by the end of the week.
The Senate Judiciary Committee kicks off Monday morning with a vote on whether to move Jackson’s nomination to the Senate floor. Democrats will then wind the nomination through the 50-50 Senate, with a final vote in sight for President Joe Biden's pick to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
After more than 30 hours of hearings and interrogation from Republicans over her record, Jackson is on the brink of making history as the third Black justice and only the sixth woman in the court's more than 200-year history. Democrats — and at least one Republican — tout her deep experience in her nine years on the federal bench and the chance to for her to become the first former public defender on the court.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin said Thursday that the high regard for Jackson after a combative four days of hearings is "evidence of the strength that she brings to this nomination and the value that she will bring to the Supreme Court.”
The Judiciary panel could deadlock on Monday's vote, 11-11, meaning Democrats will have to spend additional hours on the Senate floor to “discharge” her nomination from committee. While it won’t delay the process for long, it’s another blow for Democrats who had hoped to confirm Jackson with bipartisan support.
A deadlocked vote would be “a truly unfortunate signal of the continued descent into dysfunction of our confirmation process,” said Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat on the Judiciary panel.
The committee hasn’t deadlocked on a nomination since 1991, when a motion to send Justice Clarence Thomas’ nomination to the floor with a “favorable” recommendation failed on a 7-7 vote. The committee then voted to send the nomination to the floor without a recommendation, meaning it could still be brought up for a vote.
Either way, Democrats are ready to spend time on the discharge Monday afternoon, if necessary. The Senate would then move to a series of procedural steps before a final confirmation vote later in the week.
While none of the Republicans on the Judiciary panel is expected to support Jackson, Democrats will have at least one GOP vote in favor on the floor — Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who announced last week that she will support the nominee. Collins said that even though she may not always agree with her, Jackson “possesses the experience, qualifications and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.”
It’s unclear so far whether any other Republicans will join her. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell set the tone for the party last week when he said he “cannot and will not” support her, citing GOP concerns raised in the hearing about her sentencing record and her support from liberal advocacy groups.
Collins and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were the only three to vote for Jackson when the Senate confirmed her as an appeals court judge last year. Graham said Thursday he won’t support her this time around; Murkowski says she’s still deciding.
Collins’ support likely saves Democrats from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick, and Biden called Collins on Wednesday to thank her after her announcement, according to the senator’s office. The president had called her at least three times before the hearings, part of a larger push to win a bipartisan vote for his historic nominee.
It is expected that all 50 Democrats will support Jackson, though one notable moderate Democrat, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, hasn’t yet said how she will vote.
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Grammys 2022: Ukraine's president addresses stars at ceremony - as Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and Jon Batiste win major awards
Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a speech via video-link at the 2022 Grammys ceremony, which also featured Ukrainian musicians performing alongside John Legend. Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and Jon Batiste were the big winners on a night that also commemorated Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
Monday 4 April 2022 05:25, UK
The Ukrainian president has urged musicians to "tell our story", addressing the Grammy Awards in a video speech on a night that also saw Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins commemorated, and Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste and Olivia Rodrigo take home major awards.
Introducing a special musical tribute to his people, Volodymyr Zelenskyy referenced the sounds of war as he told the Grammys audience and millions watching at home: "What's more opposite to music? The silence of ruined cities and killed people.
"Our loved ones don't know if we will be together again. The war doesn't let us choose who survives and who stays in eternal silence.
"Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded. In hospitals. Even to those who can't hear them but the music will break through anyway.
"We defend our freedom to live, to love, to sound. On our land we are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today. To tell our story."
Ukrainian musicians join John Legend on stage and Foo Fighters drummer is remembered
Mr Zelenskyy ended by saying: "Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV. Support us in any way you can any, but not silence. And then peace will come to all our cities."
The president's speech was followed with a performance by John Legend of new song Free, alongside Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk, as images from the war were projected on screens behind them and viewers were urged to support fundraising efforts.
Following three wins for the Foo Fighters earlier in the night - best rock performance, best rock song and best rock album - a montage of Hawkins was played in tribute, soundtracked by the band's 1998 song, My Hero. The band had been due to play at the ceremony but called off their performance, as well as tour dates, following the drummer's sudden death at the age of 50 at the end of March.
The clips of Hawkins, which headlined the event's In Memoriam section, featured frontman Dave Grohl describing his friend and bandmate of 25 years as "the best drummer in the world, we love him so much". Billie Eilish also remembered the musician, performing her song Happier Than Ever wearing a T-shirt featuring his picture.
The big winners of the night were Rodrigo, who was named best new artist, Batiste, who picked up album of the year, and Silk Sonic - the duo featuring Bruno Mars and singer Anderson Paak - who won the gongs for song and record of the year for Leave The Door Open.
Slapgate jokes aren't going anywhere yet
Elsewhere at the ceremony, one week on from Will Smith's slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscars, the incident was still being referenced.
"We're going to be listening to some music, we're going to be dancing, we're going to be singing, we're going to be keeping people's names out of our mouths," Grammys host Trevor Noah joked, referencing Smith's shouting at Rock to keep his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's name "out of your f****** mouth".
Read more: Beanies, big shoes, bling... and a dinosaur - Grammys red carpet fashion
The incident at the Oscars occurred just before Rock announced the winner of best documentary feature, which was awarded to Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his production team for Summer Of Soul.
The documentary also won the Grammy for best music film, and Questlove also presented the award for best song at the ceremony.
"I will present this award and I trust you will stay 500 feet away from me," he joked ahead of the announcement that Rodrigo had won, for drivers license.
Who won what?
There are a lot of awards at the Grammys - around 70, which is so many, in fact, that lots are awarded before the ceremony is broadcast.
The big four awards are best new artist, album of the year, song of the year and record of the year, which were scooped by Rodrigo, Batiste and Silk Sonic.
Rodrigo also took home the prize for best pop vocal album for her debut Sour, while best pop duo/group performance went to Kiss Me More by Doja Cat and SZA.
Batiste, the evening's most nominated artist with 11 nods, gave an explosive performance of his song Freedom wearing a shining silver suit and flanked by colourfully dressed dancers.
Moments later, Justin Bieber performed a soulful rendition of his track Peaches.
Lady Gaga was also among the performers, and received a standing ovation after delivering a tribute to her collaborator Tony Bennett.
The 95-year-old, who has Alzheimer's disease, introduced the star via a pre-recorded video, but was unable to attend the event in person due to his health.
Gaga dedicated her performance to Bennett, saying after the song: "We love you Tony, we miss you."
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Today in History
Today is Monday, April 4, the 94th day of 2022. There are 271 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee; his slaying was followed by a wave of rioting (Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago were among cities particularly hard hit). James Earl Ray later pleaded guilty to assassinating King, then spent the rest of his life claiming he’d been the victim of a setup.
On this date:
In 1841, President William Henry Harrison succumbed to pneumonia one month after his inaugural, becoming the first U.S. chief executive to die in office.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by his son Tad, visited the vanquished Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, where he was greeted by a crowd that included former slaves.
In 1917, the U.S. Senate voted 82-6 in favor of declaring war against Germany (the House followed suit two days later by a vote of 373-50).
In 1945, during World War II, U.S. forces liberated the Nazi concentration camp Ohrdruf in Germany. Hungary was liberated as Soviet forces cleared out remaining German troops.
In 1949, 12 nations, including the United States, signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
In 1973, the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center were officially dedicated. (The towers were destroyed in the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001.)
In 1974, Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves tied Babe Ruth’s home-run record by hitting his 714th round-tripper in Cincinnati.
In 1975, more than 130 people, most of them children, were killed when a U.S. Air Force transport plane evacuating Vietnamese orphans crash-landed shortly after takeoff from Saigon. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger roared into orbit on its maiden voyage. (It was destroyed in the disaster of January 1986.)
In 1991, Sen. John Heinz, R-Pa., and six other people, including two children, were killed when a helicopter collided with Heinz’s plane over a schoolyard in Merion, Pennsylvania.
In 2011, yielding to political opposition, the Obama administration gave up on trying avowed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators in civilian federal courts and said it would prosecute them instead before military commissions.
In 2015, in North Charleston, South Carolina, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black motorist, was shot to death while running away from a traffic stop; Officer Michael Thomas Slager, seen in a cellphone video opening fire at Scott, was charged with murder. (The charge, which lingered after a first state trial ended in a mistrial, was dropped as part of a deal under which Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.)
Ten years ago: A federal judge sentenced five former New Orleans police officers to prison for the deadly Danziger Bridge shootings in the chaotic days following Hurricane Katrina. (The verdicts in the case were later set aside by the judge, who cited prosecutorial misconduct; the officers pleaded guilty in 2016 to reduced charges.)
Five years ago: A chemical attack on an opposition-held town in northern Syria left about 100 people dead; a joint investigation team made up of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and U.N. experts concluded that the Syrian government was responsible. A federal appeals court ruled for the first time that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protected LGBT employees from workplace discrimination; the case involved an Indiana teacher who charged that she wasn’t hired full-time because she was a lesbian.
One year ago: On a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic restrictions, Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful far apart in pews, and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings. Pope Francis, in his traditional Easter Sunday address, denounced as “scandalous” how armed conflicts continued to rage even as the coronavirus pandemic triggered severe social and economic suffering and swelled the ranks of the poor. Stanford beat Arizona 54-53 to become NCAA women’s basketball champions.
Today’s Birthdays: Recording executive Clive Davis is 90. Author Kitty Kelley is 80. Actor Craig T. Nelson is 78. Actor Walter Charles is 77. Actor Christine Lahti is 72. Country singer Steve Gatlin (The Gatlin Brothers) is 71. Actor Mary-Margaret Humes is 68. Writer-producer David E. Kelley is 66. Actor Constance Shulman is 64. Actor Phil Morris is 63. Actor Lorraine Toussaint is 62. Actor Hugo Weaving is 62. Rock musician Craig Adams (The Cult) is 60. Talk show host/comic Graham Norton is 59. Actor David Cross is 58. Actor Robert Downey Jr. is 57. Actor Nancy McKeon is 56. Actor Barry Pepper is 52. Country singer Clay Davidson is 51. Rock singer Josh Todd (Buckcherry) is 51. Singer Jill Scott is 50. Rock musician Magnus Sveningsson (The Cardigans) is 50. Magician David Blaine is 49. Singer Kelly Price is 49. R&B singer Andre Dalyrimple (Soul For Real) is 48. Country musician Josh McSwain (Parmalee) is 47. Actor James Roday is 46. Actor Natasha Lyonne is 43. Actor Eric Andre is 39. Actor Amanda Righetti is 39. Actor-singer Jamie Lynn Spears is 31. Actor Daniela Bobadilla is 29. Pop singer Austin Mahone (muh-HOHN’) is 26. Actor Aliyah Royale is 22.
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Airlines have canceled more than 3,500 U.S. flights this weekend and delayed thousands more, citing weather in Florida and other issues.
FlightAware, a website that tracks flights, noted major disruptions at several Florida airports, including in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando, as well as Baltimore, New York and other airports around the country. JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines were most affected, according to FlightAware, with JetBlue and Spirit canceling one-third of Sunday’s scheduled flights. Local news reported storms in Florida on Saturday. Several airlines said Sunday that operations are returning to normal.
The spate of cancellations arrived as air travel is rebounding from the pandemic, with strong demand for spring-break flights. People on social media complained about waiting on hold or in lines for hours to get their canceled flights rescheduled and being stranded for days.
“Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry,” a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email. “Today’s cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back in to position.”
Southwest Airlines also cited “weather and airspace congestion” Saturday in Florida, as well as a “technology issue.” It canceled about 1,000 flights over the weekend but said that as of 1 p.m. Eastern, it had no more cancellations on Sunday.
American said Florida weather Saturday affected its operations, and it was recovering today.
Alaska Airlines seemed to be dealing with a separate issue. The airline said Sunday that weekend flight cancellations that began Friday have affected more than 37,000 customers and, further cancellations were possible. The airline declined to say why it canceled flights, but referred in its statement to contract negotiations with its pilots. Off-duty pilots picketed in several U.S. cities Friday over stalled negotiations. They have been without a new contract for three years.
“Alaska Airlines failed to properly plan for increased travel demand and take the steps necessary to ensure it attracted and retained pilots,” the pilots union said in a Friday press release
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
01-21-25-28-34
(one, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty-four)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Sunday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
01-21-25-28-34
(one, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty-eight, thirty-four)
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Big plans: Designs to transform Somerset's ANZAC Park. Picture: Supplied
When are [the Waratah-Wynyard Council] going to start on the plans for the "improvement" of Anzac Park? The under-12 and the over-12 playgrounds, plus access to the BBQ area.
When are [the Waratah-Wynyard Council] going to start on the plans for the "improvement" of Anzac Park? The under-12 and the over-12 playgrounds, plus access to the BBQ area.
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SELECTED: West Devonport's Madison Clark will represent the state this week. Picture: Brodie Weeding
The North-West Coast will send a large contingent of its best emerging hockey players to Cairns and Newcastle this week for the Hockey Australian under 18 and under 15 national championships.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A former finance minister who surprised many by making it into Costa Rica’s presidential runoff vote has easily won that ballot and is to become the Central American country’s new leader next month, while still fending off accusations of sexual harassment when he worked at the World Bank.
With nearly all polling stations reporting late Sunday, conservative economist Rodrigo Chaves had 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for former President José Figueres Ferrer, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal said.
More than 42% of eligible voters did not participate in Sunday’s election, however, reflecting the lack of enthusiasm Costa Ricans had for the candidates.
In his victory speech, Chaves said he received the result with humility and called for unity to address problems like unemployment and a soaring budget deficit.
“For me this is not a medal nor a trophy, but rather an enormous responsibility, heaped with challenges and difficulties that we will all resolve,” he said.
“Costa Rica, the best is to come!” Chaves said before celebrating supporters. His inauguration is scheduled for May 8.
Figueres conceded defeat less than an hour after results began to come in. He had led the first round of voting Feb. 6, with Chaves in second that day. Neither had come close to the 40% of the vote needed to avoid a runoff.
“Costa Rica has voted and the people have spoken,” Figueres said. “As the democrats we are we will always be respectful of that decision.”
He congratulated Chaves and wished him the best, adding that continues to believe that Costa Rica is in a “deep crisis” and he is willing to help it recover.
Figueres, who was Costa Rica’s president from 1994 to 1998, represents the National Liberation Party like his father, three-time president José Figueres Ferrer. Chaves served briefly in the administration of outgoing President Carlos Alvarado and represents the Social Democratic Progress Party.
Both men waged a bruising campaign that highlighted past controversies.
Chaves’ campaign is under investigation by electoral authorities for allegedly running an illegal parallel financing structure. He also has been dogged by a sexual harassment scandal that drove him out of the World Bank.
While working at the World Bank he was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, was eventually demoted and then resigned. He has denied the accusations.
The World Bank’s administrative Tribunal last year criticized the way the case was initially handled internally.
The tribunal noted that an internal investigation had found that from 2008 to 2013 Chaves leered at, made unwelcome comments about physical appearance, repeated sexual innuendo and unwelcome sexual advances toward multiple bank employees. Those details were repeated by the bank’s human resources department in a letter to Chaves, but it decided to sanction him for misconduct rather than sexual harassment.
“The facts of the present case indicate that (Chaves’) conduct was sexual in nature and that he knew or should have known that his conduct was unwelcome,” the tribunal wrote. The tribunal also noted that in the proceedings, the banks current vice president for human resources said in testimony “that the undisputed facts legally amount to sexual harassment.”
More than 3.5 million Costa Ricans were eligible to vote, but with many voters underwhelmed by the options, turnout was even lower than the 60% in February.
Lines formed before voting started at some polling places in San Jose, the capital, while others appeared nearly empty.
Political analyst Francisco Barahona said Costa Ricans’ lack of enthusiasm was the result of the multitude of personal attacks that characterized the campaign.
“In the debates they only heated things up in personal confrontations, mistreatment of each other,” he said. “They didn’t add depth to their proposals to resolve the country’s problems. The debates didn’t help to motivate the electorate.”
“For a lot of people it’s embarrassing to say they voted for one or the other, and many prefer to say they won’t vote for either of the candidates or simply won’t go to vote,” Barahona added.
Figueres has been questioned over a $900,000 consulting fee he received after his presidency from the telecommunication company Alcatel while it competed for a contract with the national electricity company. He was never charged with any crime and denied any wrongdoing.
While Costa Rica has enjoyed relative democratic stability compared with other countries in the region, the public has grown frustrated with public corruption scandals and high unemployment.
In the February vote, Alvarado’s party was practically erased from the political landscape, receiving no seats in the new congress. At the time of that first vote, the country was riding a new wave of COVID-19 infections, but infections and hospitalizations have fallen considerably since.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion billPresident Joe Biden signed recently. The official tally shows amounts modest by past standards yet spread widely around the country — and that understate what lawmakers are claiming credit for.
The bipartisan measure, financing federal agencies this year, contains 4,975 such projects worth $9.7 billion, according to an Associated Press examination of items attributed to specific lawmakers in documents accompanying the bill. The listed projects, long called earmarks, ranged from $4,000 for evidence detection equipment for Huntington, West Virginia, to $350 million to help restore Florida’s vast but imperiled Everglades.
The projects’ reemergence after an 11-year hiatus, with transparency requirements and other curbs, marks a revival of expenditures that let lawmakers tout achievements to voters and help party leaders build support for legislation. While still vilified by some, especially conservatives, as emblems of influence peddling and wasteful spending, they’ve been embraced by lawmakers from both parties, who cite Congress’ constitutional power of the purse and say they know their local needs.
Retiring Sen. Richard Shelby attained $126 million for two campuses of the University of Alabama, his alma mater, including for an endowment for its flagship Tuscaloosa campus to hire science and engineering faculty. There was also hundreds of millions to improve the city of Mobile’s seaport and airport, part of an eye-popping $648 million he amassed for his state, according to the legislation’s explanatory documents.
The price tag of Shelby’s projects was the highest in Congress, according to Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonpartisan group that favors fiscal restraint and conducted its own preliminary analysis. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was next at $361 million.
“I’m very proud of them,” said Shelby, top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which writes spending bills. He rebuffed complaints that it was unfair for senior lawmakers to use clout to garner federal spending.
“I think you earn your way,” Shelby, in Congress since 1979, said in a brief interview. “And that’s what people do in any legislative body. And people vote on them. That’s what it’s all about.”
In press releases issued as Congress approved the legislation last month, Shelby took credit for winning “billions” for Alabama, well beyond the amount in the public list. His statements cited $1.3 billion for flight training at Fort Rucker, an Army base, $570 million for construction on an FBI technical center at the Army’s Redstone Arsenal and other items not on the legislation’s official roster of projects.
Claims they’d brought even more money back home than the tables showed were common among lawmakers. That’s because Congress narrowly defines home-district projects as lawmaker-driven expenditures for specific locations or recipients that existing laws or agency procedures wouldn’t have automatically triggered.
That leaves room, for example, for legislators to take credit for bolstering broad national programs they know benefit their states without having the items listed publicly as home district projects, a characterization that can still attract disdain.
“Those lawmakers know where that money is going,” said Steve Ellis, the Taxpayers group president.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had 203 projects for New York, ranging from $27 million to upgrade Fort Drum’s water systems to $44,000 for neighborhood improvements in the city of Geneva, the AP found. Facing what should be easy reelection this fall, Schumer totaled $314 million, including at least $23 million for hospitals, violence prevention and other programs in his home borough of Brooklyn.
Schumer had more home district projects than anyone else in Congress, the Taxpayers organization’s figures showed. Next came Oregon Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, who each had fewer than 150. The House limited lawmakers to a maximum of 10.
Schumer sponsored many projects along with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and some of the state’s House members. In press releases, he took credit for even more — such as $293 million he and Gillibrand said they’d secured for the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., following “their fierce advocacy.”
Fewer than 150 lawmakers received no listed projects, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. Yet in a seven-page press release, he cited over three dozen items he said he’d “secured” that would benefit his state.
These included $321 million for an environmental cleanup at an old uranium enrichment plant in Paducah, $73 million to refurbish barracks at Fort Campbell and money for nationwide substance abuse, water project and other programs that help the state.
“I was proud to help craft this legislation with a special focus on Kentucky,” he wrote.
Long distributed with little transparency, Congress stopped providing earmarks in 2011 after high-profile abuses soured voters on them.
Leaders resuscitated the practice for this year with restrictions forbidding financial interest in the projects by lawmakers, requiring public disclosure of requests, barring for-profit recipients and curbing spending amounts. In a rebranding, they’re now called community project funding by the House, congressionally directed spending by the Senate.
Whatever their name, the projects retain a stigma to some, especially Republicans.
All but a handful of the 222 House Democrats requested projects for this year’s bill, compared with around half the 210 Republicans. In the 50-50 Senate, the items were sought by 46 Democrats and their two allied independents, but just 16 Republicans.
Only three states received no projects after their congressional delegations declined to request any: Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming. Eight of the nine lawmakers representing those conservative states are Republicans.
Even so, much of the largesse in the 2,741-page legislation was bipartisan.
The measure provided $5.1 billion for Democrats, $3.4 billion for Republicans and $600 million for projects sponsored by members of both parties, according to the Taxpayers group. Nearly all who requested projects got some.
The AP’s figures include spending that the documents showed was also requested by Biden, which enhanced its chances. The entire $350 million Everglades restoration project, requested by Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., was sought by Biden, and at least $99 million that Shelby procured was also proposed by the president.
The magnitude of this year’s projects was small compared with 2010, the last time Congress used earmarks. Lawmakers disclosed 11,320 of them worth $32 billion that year, according to the Congressional Research Service, Congress’ nonpartisan research agency. Though the numbers aren’t exactly comparable due to differing methodologies, earmarks that year consumed nearly 2.5% of federal agency budgets, while this year’s are about half of 1% of the total.
Even so, there was plenty of room to spread this year’s money around.
Around 3 in 4 House members and 64 of the 100 senators got projects, according to the Taxpayers organization. So did the non-voting House members from the District of Columbia and four of the five represented U.S. territories.
California’s $757 million was the highest total for any state, the Taxpayers group found. Largely due to Shelby, Alabama was next at $542 million — though its population is roughly one-eighth of California’s 39 million people.
There was even room to reward lawmakers who opposed the overall legislation.
Of the 106 House Republicans with projects in the bill, 70 voted against either or both sections of the legislation yet still collected spending worth $946 million, according to Taxpayers. That included 14 who opposed both parts of the measure yet still got $187 million. In an unusual procedure, the House divided the bill into distinct security and non-security segments and approved both separately.
Rep. Garret Graves, R-La., voted against both portions of the legislation yet won projects worth $45 million, among the House’s highest figures. He said he didn’t like the overall bill’s size and its lack of money for his state to recover from recent hurricanes.
“I’m supposed to say I didn’t vote for the bill, so I’m not going to go work projects for our district?” said Graves, who won funds for water projects and sugar cane research. “No, that’s not what our job is.”
Five GOP senators who opposed the bill received projects worth $386 million, the Taxpayers group’s figures show: John Boozman of Arkansas, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Mike Rounds of South Dakota.
And 6 of 15 House Democrats who voted against the security part of the legislation had projects in that section, though they totaled just $9 million. No House Democrats opposed the non-security provisions.
Favorable treatment for such lawmakers is befuddling to old-school lawmakers.
If someone was opposing legislation bearing a project they’d requested, “I’d explain to them that by and large, if they ever wanted an earmark again they’d vote for the bill,” former Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., said in a recent interview. He chaired the House Appropriations Committee in the 1990s.
Even Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., perhaps Congress’ most notorious recent mutineer, did well. He backed the $1.5 trillion bill last month, but in December famously opposed Biden’s earlier social and environment legislation, sinking it.
Rather than being punished by Democratic leaders for upending what was the party’s top legislative goal, the spending bill Biden signed had 86 West Virginia projects Manchin requested worth $164 million. That included $22 million he and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., won for water treatment for the city of Weirton.
Capitol Hill veterans suggested Manchin was treated well because Democrats will need him this year in the evenly divided Senate, including in efforts to revive Biden’s prized domestic bill.
“Anybody focused on the past and not the future is not much of a legislator,” said Scott Lilly, a former top House Democratic aide.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., also was not listed as having projects. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., got a handful worth $11 million, largely for low-income housing and other social initiatives in her hometown of San Francisco.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., notched $167 million for his state. House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., garnered projects worth a relatively modest $14 million, but none were listed for Rep. Kay Granger of Texas, top Republican on that House panel.
Even so, a Granger press release said she’d “secured major funding” for her area with money to build jet fighters, combat drug abuse and battle feral hogs.
“I’m going to choose my words very carefully here. Let’s just say that as a rule, senior members do rather well in the appropriations process,” said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a veteran member of the House Appropriations Committee.
Of five senators facing tough reelection races this fall, three Democrats received at least $81 million each in projects: Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada and Raphael Warnock of Georgia. Two others, Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., requested and received none.
While McCarthy wasn’t listed as getting projects, his top two lieutenants were. No. 2 leader Steve Scalise, R-La., got $31 million, including $5 million for Louisiana State University aerospace research. No. 3 GOP leader Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., won $35 million, including sharing credit with Schumer and Gillibrand for improving Fort Drum’s $27 million water project.
No. 2 Senate Democrat Richard Durbin of Illinois had $182 million while No. 2 House Democrat Steny Hoyer of Maryland landed $13 million.
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Kessler is an Associated Press data reporter.
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist right-wing party appeared headed to victory in Sunday’s national election, extending a decade-long authoritarian rule in the Balkan country, according to early pollsters’ projections.
The IPSOS and CESID pollsters, which have proven reliable in previous Serbian ballots, predicted Vucic would end up with nearly 60% of the votes. If confirmed in the official tally, Vucic would win outright a second five-year term as president and a runoff vote would not be needed.
Vucic later declared victory in both the presidential and parliamentary vote, saying he was proud to win the second outright mandate without going into a runoff.
“I huge thank you to the citizens of Serbia,” he said, quoting similar results. “I’m endlessly proud and endlessly happy.”
The pollsters projected that Vucic’s Serbian Progressive Party would win the most votes in the parliamentary ballot, with around 43%, followed by the United for Victory of Serbia opposition group with around 13%.
Serbia’s state election authorities said they would not make any official announcements on the vote count before Monday. The unprecedented move by the commission was branded as scandalous by opposition officials who said that it allowed Vucic to take over the state institution by giving him priority in announcing the official results.
Opposition claims of widespread irregularities marked the election Sunday. The governing populists have denied vote manipulation and pressure on voters.
Some 6.5 million voters were eligible to choose the president and a new parliament, and elections were being held as well for local authorities in the capital, Belgrade, and in over a dozen other towns and municipalities. Turnout was reported about 55% an hour before polls closed, higher than in most Serbian elections.
Opposition groups still stood a chance of winning in Belgrade, analysts said, which would deal a serious blow to Vucic’s autocratic rule. The governing party is less popular in the capital due partly to a number of corruption-plagued construction projects that have devastated Belgrade’s urban core.
“These elections are the beginning of the end of Aleksandar Vucic,” said Zdravko Ponos of the United for Victory of Serbia coalition who was running second in the presidential vote. “These elections triggered hope and we cannot betray that hope.”
Ponos, a Western-educated former army chief of staff, had hoped to push Vucic into a second round in the presidential ballot.
Opposition groups said multiple irregularities were spotted during the voting. Opposition election controllers reported widespread ghost voting — voting under the names of people who are dead or don’t exist — as well ruling party activists offering money in exchange for votes.
One opposition leader was attacked outside Vucic’s party offices in a Belgrade suburb, suffering facial injuries. A ruling party official was reportedly attacked in the central town of Nis.
Vucic, a former ultranationalist who has boasted of his close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, has sought to portray himself as a guarantor of stability amid the turmoil raging in Europe due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
In a country that went through a series of wars in the 1990s and a NATO bombing in 1999, fears of a conflict spilling over have played into Vucic’s hands. Although Serbia is formally seeking entry into the 27-nation European Union, Vucic has fostered close ties with Russia and China, counting on the Serbs’ resentment of the West over the 1999 NATO air war.
Serbia has supported a U.N. resolution that condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but Belgrade has not joined Western sanctions against Moscow, a historic Slavic ally.
Vucic said the Ukrainian crisis influenced hugely the election in Serbia, shifting the already predominantly right-leaning nation further to the right. He said that after the election “Serbia will have to determine what it will do in the future.”
Beleaguered opposition groups mostly refrained from publicly advocating a tougher line on Moscow. Russia has supported Serbia’s claim to Kosovo, a former province that declared Western-backed independence in 2008.
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Over the past 50 years, investors had not experienced as much uncertainty as they do today when political and economic turmoil prevails. The most significant risk small investors face is panic attacks, leading them to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.
The attack on the Twin Towers in the US in 2001 and financial crisis of 2008 were the more recent shocks that spooked financial markets. However, markets soon recovered. Those who held their nerves for long enough were spared the agony of seeing their wealth melt in the first few months of these crises.
Investors have different risk appetites and, perhaps more importantly, different risk tolerance. Many will watch their pension pot statements to see how their future income may be affected by the present market turmoil. One advice that small investors should follow is to discuss with their adviser how to manage the current uncertainty to avoid the worst possible outcome.
No one knows what the outcome of the Ukraine war will be, much less how financial markets will react. Some analysts are forecasting that normality will return soon, as happened in previous market turmoil. Others are more cautious and believe that the combined consequences of COVID and the Ukraine war will affect global economies more profoundly and for much longer.
During times of turmoil, there will always be analysts who will argue that “it’s different this time”. This could be partially true. The combination of high political risk and weaknesses in economic fundamentals may indeed be a unique blend not experienced before. Still, markets will remain driven by buyers, holders and sellers.
Some investors with an aggressive risk appetite will undoubtedly see opportunities to buy stocks that look exceptionally cheap. In the last several months, these investors may have been waiting for a market correction, defined as a fall of 20 per cent in stock prices. For too long the rapid appreciation of stock prices was beginning to become worrying.
Adventurous investors may now want to take a risk and buy shares or bonds that may look attractively priced. An important consideration for such investors is that if markets turn against them, they will still afford to lose some of their wealth without affecting their lifestyle.
Some investors with an aggressive risk appetite will undoubtedly see opportunities to buy stocks that look exceptionally cheap
All of us are older than we were the last time financial markets were in turmoil. Our financial objectives may have changed. For instance, retired persons who depend on their investment income to support their lifestyle may give more importance to liquidity than long-term growth prospects. Some analysts would advise such investors to hold on to their investments while ensuring that they do not need to liquidate part of their capital for the next five years.
The most difficult options are those available to investors who need to sell to meet urgent expenses. Those with a diversified portfolio could dispose of the short-term exposures to meet their financial needs while leaving the longer-term accounts to stay fully invested.
In all cases, small investors must never lose sight of their long-term goals. Emotional decisions made during times of turmoil can pull you away from your long-term goals and derail your plans of financial freedom, wealth creation and peace of mind.
Sometimes, the best advice that any small investor could follow is to do nothing and not react to the news cycles daily. If your past investment strategy was to have a well-structured portfolio, it should be able to withstand whatever comes your way. One thing is sure: managing uncertainty in the present circumstances is a marathon, not a sprint.
We come out of a two-year global pandemic. The silver lining of this event is that there is pent-up consumer demand that may boost economic growth. Of course, the effects of the Ukraine war and the persisting bottlenecks in the supply chain of many commodities are unlikely to see economies growing again at a fast rate.
One certainty that comes out of the present market turmoil is that political risk will be a much more crucial consideration when investors decide how to manage their wealth. Moreover, the risk of high inflation and economic stagnation is today much higher than it was just a few years ago, when many were worrying about deflation.
Investors who fret about the structure of their investments because they did not adopt sound investment strategies in the past will do well to seek advice from financial advisers they trust. Getting a second opinion on all critical decisions is always a good idea.
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The Hague - Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal says he has prostate cancer and has been receiving treatment, but still plans to lead his team at the World Cup in Qatar in seven months' time.
The 70-year-old told RTL television on Sunday that the players "don't know it", adding he has undergone 25 bouts of radiotherapy, including during training camps with the Dutch team.
The players "think I'm in good health, but I'm not", said the former Barcelona, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Ajax coach, who began treatment last year after his diagnosis in 2020.
"It's part of my life," he added in an interview marking the upcoming release of a film about his life, entitled LOUIS.
"I've been through so much in my life, sickness and death, I've probably become richer as a person because of all those experiences."
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Last week, it was announced that Van Gaal had tested positive for Covid. In 2021, he broke his hip when he fell off his bike.
Everybody at Manchester United is fully behind our former manager, Louis van Gaal, in his battle against cancer.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 3, 2022
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Van Gaal, in his third term as head coach of the Dutch national side, sparked controversy last month when he described the decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar "ridiculous", accusing FIFA of being motivated by "money and commercial interests".
The Netherlands were placed in Group A with hosts Qatar, Ecuador and Senegal in Friday's draw.
United, where he was in charge in 2014-2016, were among those wishing the Dutchman a speedy recovery.
"Everybody at Manchester United is fully behind our former manager, Louis van Gaal, in his battle against cancer. Sending you strength and courage, Louis," the English giants tweeted.
Sending best wishes and hopes for a full recovery to Louis Van Gaal, who announced on Dutch television tonight that he’s battling prostate cancer. 🙌![CDATA[]]>🏻
— Gary Lineker 💙![CDATA[]]>💛 (@GaryLineker) April 3, 2022
Barcelona, where he was twice manager and twice won the Spanish league, tweeted: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to former Barca manager Louis van Gaal... Stay strong, Louis, and get well soon."
Former England striker Gary Lineker also tweeted a message of support.
"Sending best wishes and hopes for a full recovery to Louis Van Gaal," he wrote.
Surprise return to Dutch job
Van Gaal returned to the Dutch national team after the resignation of Frank de Boer in the aftermath of the country's dismal last-16 exit from Euro 2020.
The no-nonsense Van Gaal managed the Oranje between 2000-2002 and 2012-2014, when they finished third at the World Cup in Brazil.
"Dutch football has always been close to my heart and national coaching is in my view a key position for the further advancement of our football. Moreover, I consider it an honour to coach the Dutch national team," Van Gaal said at the time of his return.
During Van Gaal's first spell as manager the Dutch failed to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
He then went on to take up a coaching job with Manchester United, but was unceremoniously axed by the club two days after winning the FA Cup in 2016.
Van Gaal at the time said winning the FA Cup with the Red Devils "was the greatest achievement of my career".
The often brash and straight-talking Van Gaal announced his "retirement" in January 2017.
At Barcelona, from 1997-2000, he won two La Liga titles. He returned to the Spanish giants in 2002 but an unsuccessful stay saw him quit early the following year.
He was also in charge at Bayern Munich from 2009-2011.
"We do not die of prostate cancer, in most cases. Most often, these are underlying diseases that can be fatal in this form of cancer," said Van Gaal.
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Diplomatic immunity could be on the cards for Dylan Levitt by Dundee United fans even if the Welshman admits he’s desperate to end Scotland’s World Cup dream.
After helping the Tannadice side all but confirm a top-six spot with a point at Hibs, the on-loan Manchester United midfielder laid out his plan for his country to be at Qatar 2022 in November.
A Dundee derby awaits this weekend for the 21-year-old where a point would be enough to guarantee their place. But he delivered a masterclass when picking his way through the politics of a possible play-off against Steve Clarke ’s side.
When asked if he would prefer the dark blues to Ukraine, Levitt picked his words carefully.
He said: “It would be a good game. An interesting game! Two good sets of fans and two really good nations fighting to get to a major tournament.
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“I saw the draw and thought there’s a big massive chance for us to go through and to see your country at a World Cup would be a great feeling.
“My aim is to get into that squad come November. I’m still focused here and playing and keeping fit.
“I had a few words with the manager Robert Page and he was saying to keep doing what I’m doing. He said they’re noticing me every week and watching clips and stuff.”
A sickness bug kept the 10- times capped Levitt out of Wales’ draw with the Czech Republic in midweek but words of encouragement from his national boss and a quick recovery allowed Levitt to make a telling impact at Easter Road.
Levitt said: “The Welsh manager told me to get back to work here and make sure I’m ready to go back and not to worry about the illness. The first few days of the week I was ill. I came back up to Dundee on Thursday and trained lightly with the squad.
“On Friday I trained fully and felt alright then played today. It’s just good to be back playing, it was just a little fever.
“It wasn’t a great time to get it with the friendly game too as I was hoping to be involved in that. But it’s about getting right and looking after your own body.”
Levitt was an unused substitute in his nation’s win over Austria that lined up a possible collision course with Scotland and he fired out a warning about Real Madrid superstar and Wales skipper Gareth Bale after getting a bird’s eye view of his two goals in their play-off semi-final.
He said: “It was amazing. I was right behind it when I was warming up on the side.
“When we got that goal it kind of deflated them a bit and we knew the night was ours.
“The whole group is a close group and everyone speaks with everyone. As soon as I went there you could see the quality and on and off the pitch you can tell they’re down to earth human beings.
“Bale is a role model for me, watching Wales when I was growing up and being in the same squad it’s amazing.
“Even though he’s not playing in Madrid and the tough times there, you can see his quality is still there.
“He’s working day in day out to come and fight for his nation and it’s what he did that night.
“It was amazing for myself and my family and the whole country. We’re halfway there and the whole nation is behind us. I’m really looking forward to it.
“I’m getting a few comments here and there about the chance it could be Scotland next but it’s all jokes so I take it well and so do they.”
Levitt’s assessment of what’s required against Dundee on Saturday was clear but he also believes the draw at Hibs was more than merited.
He added: “It was a well-earned point. We played well but in the last minute of the first half we conceded which deflated us a little bit.
"We’ve still got a game next weekend so we focus on that and getting the three points but we’re confident going into that game.”
United opened the scoring in the 10th minute and it was a defensive calamity as Hibs twice lost headers inside their own box and were punished.
Tony Watt floated a cross into the area that was nodded on by Ryan Edwards for Ross Graham to glance past the outstretched hands of Kevin Dabrowski after climbing above Paul Hanlon. Another superbly executed finish for the Scotland U21 who bagged his first goal for his country midweek in a 2-2 draw in Kazakhstan.
Harry Clarke’s powerful effort was touched brilliantly over the top by Benjamin Siegrist.
But the on-loan Arsenal kid got the better of the United keeper on the stroke of half-time as he gathered a Nicky Cadden cross and spun inside the box to bury a low shot into the far corner.
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Iconic Kolkata tram begins its trundle towards sunset
At a time when fuel prices are skyrocketing, doesn’t it make sense to restore tram services, one would wonder.
Filmmaker Mahadeb Shi, who grew up in Serampore — not very far from Kolkata and connected to the city with the suburban train — still hasn’t forgotten the sight that would greet him at the Howrah station on winter mornings.
“The row of tramcars waiting at the Howrah station depot would be barely visible because of the fog. Inside the tramcars, however, the scenario would be quite different. The second-class coaches would already be packed with morning traders while the first-class compartments with the so-called babus,” reminisces Mr. Shi, an acclaimed documentary-maker who has also made several films on the iconic Kolkata tram, including Kather Baxo, or wooden box.
“I would often board a first-class coach of route no. 29 (Howrah-BBD Bag-Esplanade) or route no. 20 (Howrah-Park Circus) and occupy a window seat to admire the Howrah bridge or the old buildings on Strand Road through the wide-open windows. For this luxury, I would spend only 10 or 15 paisa from my tiffin money,” recalls the filmmaker who, during his student days, would come to Kolkata — then Calcutta — to learn spoken English.
That was the 1970s, the heyday of the Calcutta tram, when the city boasted of as many as 52 routes. At present, starting April 1, only two routes remain functional, with 50 being gobbled up by almost as many years. And since history shows that a route once shut has never been resumed, even when the closure was meant to be temporary, it can be said that the iconic Kolkata tram is now trundling towards sunset. As a mode of transport, it might soon be the end of the road for this easy-going vehicle that neither consumes fuel nor emits smoke.
After an experimental run in the early 1870s, the tram was formally introduced in Calcutta in 1880 with the setting up of the Calcutta Tramways Company. From crossing the half-century mark in the 1960s, the number of routes drastically dropped to a single digit by 2019: just six. Then came the pandemic and Cyclone Amphan, when the entire city was shut down. Once normal life resumed, three of those six routes were discontinued — including the scenic route no. 36 that connected Esplanade with Kidderpore via Maidan.
And earlier this week came the announcement that the historic route no. 5, connecting Esplanade and Shyambazar, was being suspended because of metro work on Nirmal Chunder Street. That leaves only two routes — Esplanade-Gariahat and Tollygunge-Ballygunge — functional at the moment. Officially, there is no assurance about the resumption of suspended routes or, for that matter, about the future of the tram. In fact, no one at the helm is willing to speak on record about the future of this non-polluting mode of transport.
“At a time when fuel prices are skyrocketing and when tramcars are rotting away in depots, doesn’t it make sense to restore tram services across the city? But not many want the tram to stay, it is more than clear, or else at least route no. 36 would have resumed by now,” said a source connected to senior people in the transport department.
Urban policy advisor Arghyadip Hatua, who, like Mahadeb Shi, is a member of the 2016-founded Calcutta Tram Users’ Association, said: “Trams make cities nicer places to be. They improve local air quality, they are very quiet and safe, they improve the image of a city and contribute to economic regeneration. A new tram is a visible, permanent way of showing that an area is being invested in for the future. It attracts business and tourists. But now, yet another tram route is being ‘suspended’ for a metro project. In which other country would you find an efficient existing mode of pollution-free mass transport being so systematically dismantled?”
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U.S. East Coast jet fuel costs soar on shortage fears
By Laura Sanicola
April 4 (Reuters) - Jet fuel prices are soaring on the U.S. East Coast, home to some of the world's busiest airports, with buyers anticipating a growing shortage as supply dwindles amid sanctions on Russian energy exports.
Following Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the United States and allies slapped heavy sanctions on Russian industry, leading to a tightening in worldwide energy markets. Russia is the world's largest exporter of crude and petroleum products, and the supply crunch is filtering through to global markets.
Costs in the United States for jet fuel have surged, particularly on the East Coast, which largely relies on shipments on the Texas-to-New Jersey Colonial Pipeline for refined products, as well as imports from Europe. However, Europe is dealing with its own supply issues, so distillate exports to the U.S. East Coast - also known as PADD 1 - are down nearly 60% on a year-on-year basis, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
East Coast jet fuel costs have reached record highs in recent days. Jet fuel traded in the spot market in New York Harbor traded above $6.60 per gallon on Friday, more than double the seasonal average, according to data from oil traders citing OPIS and S&P Global Commodity Insights.
"It is ridiculous what's going on in PADD I with jet, and it's not sustainable," said Patrick DeHaan, lead petroleum analyst at GasBuddy.
HIGH MARGINS
Refiners spent most of 2020 blending excess jet fuel into their diesel pool or refining it further into gasoline as the coronavirus pandemic put a severe dent into air travel. Demand for jet fuel is now about 5% below 2019 levels, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
But U.S. distillate inventories are currently about 20% below the pre-pandemic five-year average for the 2015-2019 period, compared with deficits of 11% in crude and 1% in gasoline.
Western European refiners are unable to make up the gap in supply due to their own constraints - Russia is a major exporter of middle distillates like jet fuel to Europe.
Some of the U.S. East Coast deficit results from issues in California, where in recent weeks a Chevron refinery and a PBF plant experienced malfunctions with fuel-producing units, according to people familiar with the matter.
U.S. trading partners in Asia and the Middle East are incentivized to send barrels to the West Coast instead of the East Coast, according to Zachary Rogers, director of refining and biofuels at Rapidan Energy Group.
The spread between heating oil and U.S. crude futures <HOc1-CLc1> is $43.55, compared with $15.50 a year ago, according to Reuters data. Jet fuel is heavily aligned with heating oil as they are both middle distillates.
"Margins are higher than I've ever seen them, so high prices are great for any refinery that's not malfunctioning," said one West Coast refinery worker.
Relief could arrive in the coming weeks as West Coast refining capacity rebounds and the Biden administration approves waivers to the Jones Act - which requires shipments from one U.S. port to another to be via U.S.-flagged vessels - for barrels to move to the West Coast, Rogers said.
"That could be a real game changer to bring down prices, making this a more temporary event," Rogers said. (Reporting by Laura Sanicola; Additional reporting by Shariq Khan; Editing by Paul Simao)
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Former NFL player Channing Crowder has caused quite a stir regarding the comments he made about Russell Wilson's wife after his latest appearance on "The Pivot" podcast with Ryan Clark. Crowder stated that Ciara is only with her husband for money and NFL clout.
As one can imagine, this caused quite a response on social media, with one fan posting, in response to Crowder's comments, that Ciara wanted a man with brains.
"Nah, she wanted a man with brains. You all should try getting some."
The comments from Crowder seemed to suggest that Ciara is only with her husband because of his money and the attention that comes with being married to an NFL superstar.
Crowder said:
“Russell and Ciara, if Russ don’t have the bread, Ciara not gonna be with him. She has a good situation, but you gonna leave Future and get with Russell Wilson, you don’t leave Future and get Russell Wilson."
“Everybody got a type, you gonna leave future and get with Russell Wilson. He’s so god damn square and I love him on the field, he’s a square.”
Fans responded to Crowder's comments with one saying that men can't believe that women want nice men.
Another fan posted a side-by-side picture of the new Broncos quarterback and Crowder with their accomplishments, saying, "here are the facts."
One fan posted that Ciara dumped Future over a decade ago and people still can't get over it.
Another fan posted that being "square is far less problematic" for women.
Another account posted saying that Crowder is assuming that "Future is cool" and that he doesn't know what he was like "behind closed doors."
One user posted that Crowder doesn't "want women to choose good men."
Another user stated that both Wilson and Ciara "are very similar" and that is why they work so well together.
One fan posted saying that Ciara doesn't need her husband's money and that her own career "takes care of her just fine."
Another user posted that the now Denver quarterback has "been taking these kinds of shots" for years.
One user stated that he suspects women are looking for everything that the 33-year-old is.
Russell Wilson and his wife Ciara now call Denver home
Out of all the signings made during the free agency and trade period, Russell Wilson being traded to Denver is perhaps the biggest of all. Having been with the Seattle Seahawks for his entire career, the 33-year-old will, for the first time in his NFL career, play for a different team.
Denver is ready to win now. The roster is stacked, and with the addition of the 33-year-old, the Broncos now have the perfect conductor to bring it all together. The pieces on offense are what will encourage the now-former Seahawk.
A decent running game with Jerry Jeudy and Tim Patrick out wide, along with Courtland Sutton, and suddenly, the Broncos have enough firepower to trouble most teams.
In such a tough division, the Broncos are now well-equipped to deal with the Chiefs, Raiders and Chargers, though it will be tough to win the division. Either way, Denver is in the Super Bowl contender conversion with the sole addition of the Super Bowl-winning quarterback.
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Martin Lewis has urged Sky customers to act on his latest advice that has saved one person £492 a year.
The Money Saving Expert issued a valuable suggestion that anyone who pays for a Sky contract can take advantage of. During the Cost of Living special, the financial journalist outlined the top tip while co-presenting with Susanna Reid.
While speaking with viewers, Martin Lewis received a message from a man to say he’d saved £41 a month on his Sky package thanks to Martin Lewis’ expertise. He told Britons to look at their Sky packages and make savings where they can, the Express reports.
READ MORE:60 Martin Lewis money tips that could help with cost of living crisis
Mr Lewis advised people to phone Sky and ask to be put through to cancellations. According to him, this department will be keen to keep customers rather than lose them.
He added that many Britons could benefit from cancelling their Sky package, choosing a cheaper broadband-only deal and seeing if they can fulfil their TV needs elsewhere. During the show, newsreader Charlotte Hawkins said messages were already coming in from viewers thanking him for his valuable tips.
As the cost of living crisis continues and more families come under pressure to make ends meet, the TV money man has revealed some tips to make your pounds go further. These include earning money from playing video games to getting Amazon vouchers for doing surveys.
He also issued tips on how to make your money work harder and how to make money from unused items around your home.
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DeFi Expands Exchange-Traded Crypto Push With Three New Vehicles
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,(Bloomberg) -- The universe of cryptocurrency vehicles trading on Europe’s exchanges is poised to get a little bigger.
Valour Inc., a Swiss asset-management company owned by DeFi Technologies Inc., said it is launching three such products tracking the Cardano, Polkadot, and Solana digital currencies. They are set to start trading on the Euronext exchanges in Paris and Amsterdam on April 6.
The launches will add to an increasingly competitive effort to seize on investors’ interest in products that track cyptocurrences, with dozens of such vehicles already traded on European exchanges. There is about $7.3 billion invested in exchange-traded crypto products in Europe, according to CoinShares International Ltd Chief Revenue Officer Frank Spiteri, who expects that to more than double by 2025.
Valour already has several crypto products listed across European exchanges, including those focused on Bitcoin and Ethereum. The new ones will charge a management fee of 1.9%.
“More large institutions will enter and we expect even greater competition on pricing,” said DeFi Chief Executive Officer Russell Starr. “What will differentiate the winners and losers is expertise in product innovation and a hyper focus on providing added value to investors.”
In Europe, XBT Provider and 21Shares lead the market in terms assets in crypto exchange-traded products, with WisdomTree also a major presence. Fidelity listed its first Bitcoin ETP on the Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange this year with a total expense ratio of 0.75%.
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Pak SC ruling will come near election day: Sheikh Rashid
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Islamabad, April 4 After the drama in the Pakistan National Assembly, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid claimed that ...
Islamabad, April 4 After the drama in the Pakistan National Assembly, former Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid claimed that when the Supreme Court decision would be announced, the election days would be near, adding that the Speaker's ruling cant be challenged in a court of law, The News reported.
Rashid said the decision to hold the new election was taken after due deliberations.
Separately, in a statement, the former security czar of the country said that the general elections in the country would not be held via electronic voting machines (EVMs).
He added that the opposition should be happy that the technology is not being used in the next general elections.
Rashid said the opposition cannot compete with Prime Minister Imran Khan's support of 220 million people with 22 dissident members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He said that the opposition cannot compete with Khan's popularity.
He warned the dissident members that when they will visit their constituencies, they will see the reaction of their voters who are the supporters of the PTI and Khan.
The Awami Muslim League chief further added that Imran Khan has become popular because of the opposition's "stupidity and incompetence."
"They (opposition) will arrest Imran Khan if he comes out and if they do so, a new wave of protests will rise in the whole country."
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A serving Metropolitan Police (pictured: Library image of Scotland Yard) officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty
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DETROIT (AP) — BMW has halted production at two German factories. Mercedes is slowing work at its assembly plants. Volkswagen, warning of production stoppages, is looking for alternative sources for parts.
For more than a year, the global auto industry has struggled with a disastrous shortage of computer chips and other vital parts that has shrunk production, slowed deliveries and sent prices for new and used cars soaring beyond reach for millions of consumers.
Now, a new factor — Russia’s war against Ukraine — has thrown up yet another obstacle. Critically important electrical wiring, made in Ukraine, is suddenly out of reach. With buyer demand high, materials scarce and the war causing new disruptions, vehicle prices are expected to head even higher well into next year.
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In the United States, the average price of a new vehicle is up 13% in the past year, to $45,596, according to Edmunds.com. Average used prices have surged far more: They’re up 29% to $29,646 as of February.
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Mark Fulthorpe, an executive director for S&P, is among analysts who think the availability of new vehicles in North America and Europe will remain severely tight — and prices high — well into 2023. Compounding the problem, buyers who are priced out of the new-vehicle market will intensify demand for used autos and keep those prices elevated, too — prohibitively so for many households.
Eventually, high inflation across the economy — for food, gasoline, rent and other necessities — will likely leave a vast number of ordinary buyers unable to afford a new or used vehicle. Demand would then wane. And so, eventually, would prices.
“Until inflationary pressures start to really erode consumer and business capabilities,” Fulthorpe said, “it’s probably going to mean that those who have the inclination to buy a new vehicle, they’ll be prepared to pay top dollar.”
One factor behind the dimming outlook for production is the shuttering of auto plants in Russia. Last week, French automaker Renault, one of the last automakers that have continued to build in Russia, said it would suspend production in Moscow.
The transformation of Ukraine into an embattled war zone has hurt, too. Wells Fargo estimates that 10% to 15% of crucial wiring harnesses that supply vehicle production in the vast European Union were made in Ukraine. In the past decade, automakers and parts companies invested in Ukrainian factories to limit costs and gain proximity to European plants.
The wiring shortage has slowed factories in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and elsewhere, leading S&P to slash its forecast for worldwide auto production by 2.6 million vehicles for both this year and next. The shortages could reduce exports of German vehicles to the United States and elsewhere.
Wiring harnesses are bundles of wires and connectors that are unique to each model; they can’t be easily re-sourced to another parts maker. Despite the war, harness makers like Aptiv and Leoni have managed to reopen factories sporadically in Western Ukraine. Still Joseph Massaro, Aptiv’s chief financial officer, acknowledged that Ukraine “is not open for any type of normal commercial activity.”
Aptiv, based in Dublin, is trying to shift production to Poland, Romania, Serbia and possibly Morocco. But the process will take up to six weeks, leaving some automakers short of parts during that time.
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Fulthorpe said he foresees a further tightening supply of materials from both Ukraine and Russia. Ukraine is the world’s largest exporter of neon, a gas used in lasers that etch circuits onto computer chips. Most chip makers have a six-month supply; late in the year, they could run short. That would worsen the chip shortage, which before the war had been delaying production even more than automakers expected.
Likewise, Russia is a key supplier of such raw materials as platinum and palladium, used in pollution-reducing catalytic converters. Russia also produces 10% of the world’s nickel, an essential ingredient in EV batteries.
Mineral supplies from Russia haven’t been shut off yet. Recycling might help ease the shortage. Other countries may increase production. And some manufacturers have stockpiled the metals.
But Russia also is a big aluminum producer, and a source of pig iron, used to make steel. Nearly 70% of U.S. pig iron imports come from Russia and Ukraine, Alix Partners says, so steelmakers will need to switch to production from Brazil or use alternative materials. In the meantime, steel prices have rocketed up from $900 a ton a few weeks ago to $1,500 now.
So far, negotiations toward a cease-fire in Ukraine have gone nowhere, and the fighting has raged on. A new virus surge in China could cut into parts supplies, too. Industry analysts say they have no clear idea when parts, raw materials and auto production will flow normally.
Even if a deal is negotiated to suspend fighting, sanctions against Russian exports would remain intact until after a final agreement had been reached. Even then, supplies wouldn’t start flowing normally. Fulthorpe said there would be “further hangovers because of disruption that will take place in the widespread supply chains.”
Wakefield noted, too, that because of intense pent-up demand for vehicles across the world, even if automakers restore full production, the process of building enough vehicles will be a protracted one.
When might the world produce an ample enough supply of cars and trucks to meet demand and keep prices down?
Wakefield doesn’t profess to know.
“We’re in a raising-price environment, a (production)-constrained environment,” he said. “That’s a weird thing for the auto industry.”
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National Weather Service Norman OK
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
TXZ086-050900-
Wichita-
Including the cities of Sheppard AFB and Wichita Falls
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms
likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe this afternoon and
evening. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows around 50. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming north 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs around 70. North
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
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Hardeman-
Including the city of Quanah
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming
north 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 80.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
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Including the city of Crowell
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Much warmer with highs around 90. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming north 20 to 25 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy and much cooler with highs around 70.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 70. Lows in the
upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
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Including the cities of Munday and Knox City
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Much warmer with highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming
north 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy and much cooler with highs around 70.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
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Including the city of Vernon
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe this afternoon
and evening. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, becoming
north 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. North
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs around 80.
Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the mid 80s.
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Baylor-
Including the city of Seymour
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Some thunderstorms may be severe this afternoon and evening.
Highs around 70. Lows around 50. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Much warmer with highs around 90. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy with lows in the upper 40s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming north 20 to 30 mph after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs
around 70. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 20 to 25 mph with
gusts up to 40 mph.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 70. Lows in the
upper 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
80s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
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Archer-
Including the cities of Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City,
and Scotland
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms
likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe this afternoon and
evening. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Not as cool with highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows around 50. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming north 20 to
25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs around 70.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
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Clay-
Including the city of Henrietta
141 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms
likely. Some thunderstorms may be severe this afternoon and
evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows around 50. South winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming north 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 40 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs around 70.
Lows in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 40 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
70s. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the lower 80s.
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151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
TXZ012-017-041200-
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Including the cities of Amarillo, Bushland, Buffalo Lake, Canyon,
and Umbarger
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 20 to 25 mph, becoming north 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 70. Lows in the
mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
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Including the city of Palo Duro Canyon State Park
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs around 90. West winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Breezy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in
the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ002-041200-
Sherman-
Including the city of Stratford
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, cooler. Highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ007-041200-
Moore-
Including the cities of Dumas, Four Way, and Masterson
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ003-041200-
Hansford-
Including the cities of Spearman and Gruver
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, cooler. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ008-041200-
Hutchinson-
Including the city of Borger
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ004-041200-
Ochiltree-
Including the cities of Farnsworth, Perryton, Wolf Creek Park,
and Waka
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy, cooler. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ009-041200-
Roberts-
Including the cities of Codman, Lora, and Miami
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Breezy. Lows in the mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ005-041200-
Lipscomb-
Including the cities of Booker, Higgins, and Follett
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming
west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ010-041200-
Hemphill-
Including the cities of Canadian, Glazier, and Lake Marvin
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ011-041200-
Oldham-
Including the cities of Vega, Wildorado, and Boys Ranch
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northeast
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Breezy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ016-041200-
Deaf Smith-
Including the cities of Dawn, Hereford, and Bootleg
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northeast
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ013-041200-
Carson-
Including the cities of Panhandle, Pantex, White Deer,
and Skellytown
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ018-041200-
Armstrong-
Including the cities of Claude, Washburn, Wayside, and Goodnight
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. East winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ014-041200-
Gray-
Including the cities of Kingsmill and Pampa
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. Highs around 60. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows around 40. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Breezy. Lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ019-041200-
Donley-
Including the city of Clarendon
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows around 40. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs around 90. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows around 40. North winds 15 to
25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around
50. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ015-041200-
Wheeler-
Including the cities of Briscoe, Wheeler, Lela, Shamrock,
and Twitty
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 60. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows around 40. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around 40. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Breezy. Lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows around
50. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ020-041200-
Collingsworth-
Including the cities of Lutie, Wellington, Dozier, and Samnorwood
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Northeast winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows around 40. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Decreasing clouds. Warmer. Highs in the lower 90s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs around 70. Lows
in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
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Droom to invest Rs 500 to 600 crore for inorganic opportunities, eyes 5-6 acquisitions in 2 years
ET learns the company is looking for acquisitions in the entire chain - from auto insurance to auto lending. Droom is also in the hunt for an IT service company to attract a talent pool, and is also keen on buying an organized service station chain, such as the likes of Pitstop and GoMechanic.
Droom Technology, a provider of the technology platform for pre-owned vehicles, is scouting for five to six acquisitions in the next two years to attain an internal target of $18 billion of Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) in the next five years.
Gurugram-based Droom sells vehicles through cloud dealers where sourcing and refurbishment is done by physical dealers. Certification, selling and delivery are done by the company.
ET learns the company is looking for acquisitions in the entire chain - from auto insurance to auto lending. Droom is also in the hunt for an IT service company to attract a talent pool, and is also keen on buying an organized service station chain, such as the likes of Pitstop and GoMechanic.
The company plans to spend around Rs 500-600 crore on acquisitions in the next two year. The funds for acquisition will be a mix of internal accrual and proceeds from initial public offering, said people in the know.
Lightbox-Venture backed Droom Technology plans to raise Rs 3,000 crore from an initial share sale. The company had filed its draft red herring prospectus with the market regulator Sebi in November 2021.
The company is eying a valuation north of $2 billion for its IPO. The last fund raising of the company took place about 15 months before, at a valuation of $1.2 billion.
According to the filing, the company plans to spend around Rs 400 crore on inorganic growth initiatives and Rs 1150 crore on organic growth from funds raised from fresh issue of shares in the IPO.
“The process for choosing acquisition targets has already started and it has recently appointed a consultant to look for inorganic opportunities in the insurance space and recently it turned down a deal to acquire the auto portfolio of a South-based company as it endeavors to be in loan aggregation rather than becoming a NBFC company,” said a senior executive of the company.
An email sent to the company did not elicit any response till the presstime.
With all services available under one umbrella, it will only improve GMV for used vehicles from more vehicles sold, but also buttress revenue from services business accrued from insurance, loan, certification, and service station.
The company currently derives the bulk of its transactional revenue from sale of vehicles, which are around 3% of the sales value of vehicles.
Globally, used vehicle marketplace companies earn half their revenue in vehicle transactions, and the remaining half comes from the service income associated with the sale of pre-owned vehicles.
Droom’s transactional volume picked up significantly during the Covid period. The GMV of the company reached around $2 billion in the current fiscal year. It was $1 billion in FY20, according to the company's DRHP filing.
The company sold around 13,000-14000 vehicles on average per month last fiscal.
The initial public offering (IPO) comprises fresh issuance of equity shares worth Rs 2,000 crore and an offer for sale to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore by promoter Droom Pte Ltd, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP).
Fourth incident of fire in an electric scooter since the weekend adds to the debate on safety credentials of EVs in the Indian context. Pure EV has taken the damaged scooter in its custody and will investigate the root cause of the fire while reiterating its safety credentials.
The company launched its maiden scooter Simple One back in August 2021 and will begin deliveries only by June but is prepared for 1 lakh bookings by then to be serviced by the end of 2022. Given Bhavish Aggarwal's struggles at Ola Electric with ramp up and deliveries to customers, Simple's Suhas Rajkumar is going slow and steady opting for caution knowing that for a three year old startup, he cannot afford to have his scooters stutter on the roads.
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EXCLUSIVE: Furious footy fans blast Cowboys for leaving hundreds of young players in TEARS by refusing to meet them after loss to Roosters - as one kid resorts to signing his own ball
- Over 60 junior teams went to Townsville for the Laurie Spina Shield last week
- Many of those players went to the Cowboys v Roosters NRL match
- The Cowboys were belted by the Roosters and then went straight to the sheds
- Furious parents have blasted the players for not doing a lap to meet young fans
Furious North Queensland Cowboys supporters have put the club on blast after players went straight to the sheds after their heavy loss to the Roosters instead of meeting young fans.
The Laurie Spina Shield was played in Townsville on the Friday and Saturday before the game. It is one of the country's biggest junior rugby league carnivals and well over 1,000 under-11 players went to the Cowboys Roosters game afterwards.
Many junior players, like the boy pictured, were very upset that the Cowboys did not come out to greet them after the heavy loss to the Roosters
Unfortunately for the young fans, the Cowboys were hammered 28-4 by the rampaging Roosters. But it got worse, with the players quickly retreating into the changerooms after the final siren.
They failed to come back out again to meet the legion of young fans, which left the children in tears.
After big wins over Canberra and Brisbane, the Cowboys came back to earth with a thud in their heavy home loss to the Roosters
'Absolutely p*** poor form North Queensland Cowboys,' mother Chelsea Baker said in a post that has been shared more than 650 times.
'Just because you lost doesn't really excuse just walking off the field when you literally have THOUSANDS of kids who just participated in the Laurie Spina Carnival lined up around your field eagerly waiting to see you and you just take your sorry a***s straight to the sheds.
'What a f***ing joke, there is so many young boys and girls along this fence in tears.'
Another parent posted a sad video of his son signing his own football, after the Cowboys players did not come around to sign it for him.
'How sad, my son was waiting to get an autograph from the Cowboys and they didn't even come over,' he said.
'So he is drawing on his own ball. Poor effort boys, poor effort.
'Laurie Spina Cup for the kids, all about the kids and you couldn't come around. How sad.'
The posts have been shared numerous times and outrage has been flooding in from North Queensland supporters.
'Win, lose or draw the club and its current players must always recognise and acknowledge its members, supporters and many children that play and or absolutely love their home team regardless of the result,' one fan posted.
While the Cowboys didn't meet with their waiting fans, Roosters players did. Joey Manu is pictured meeting with the same boy who was forced to sign his own ball
'The example they are setting for their future stars. What a joke. Wonder if they realise it’s these aspiring players that are keeping their ratings going. They’d be nothing without the people supporting them. Disgusting behaviour,' posted another.
'Wow. Pretty disappointed in my team right now. Hope the kids didn't take it too hard, but I expect much better from a family/community friendly club,' lamented yet another Cowboys supporter.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted the Cowboys for comment.
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Six people were killed and 12 others injured, some critically, in a shooting early Sunday morning in California's state capital of Sacramento.
The city's police chief, Kathy Lester, told reporters that around 2:00 am, officers on patrol heard gunshots in the downtown area.
"We had a large crowd in the area. We don't know if it was part of a club or an event," she said.
The Sacramento Police Department said in a press release that despite measures by responding officers, "six victims were pronounced deceased at the scene."
"Twelve victims are being treated at area hospitals," the department said in a tweet.
At a press conference Sunday morning, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg described some of the hospitalized as "seriously and critically injured."
He also called on anyone with information to contact authorities or submit evidence via a scannable QR code.
A video posted online Sunday appeared to show people scuffling in the street, then starting to run as gunfire can be heard. AFP could not verify the footage, and it was not known if there was a direct relation, but local police said they were aware of the video.
"It was just horrific," said community activist Berry Accius, who arrived minutes after the shooting.
"Just as soon as I walked up you saw a chaotic scene, police all over the place, victims with blood all over their bodies, folks screaming, folks crying, people going, 'Where is my brother?' Mothers crying and trying to identify who their child was," he told local broadcaster KXTV.
The shooting happened in the downtown area, just blocks from the state capitol and close to the venue where the NBA's Sacramento Kings play.
The Sacramento Bee newspaper reported broken glass and police investigation markers were strewn over two blocks.
The San Francisco Chronicle quoted a woman at the scene as saying she had been told that her husband of 12 years was among the dead.
The woman, whom the paper did not name, said a stranger had answered her husband's telephone when their daughter called, but that she had been unable to find out what had happened, despite being on police lines for several hours.
"It sounds like a lot of innocent people lost their lives tonight," the Chronicle quoted the woman saying.
"We haven't gotten an answer."
Mayor Steinberg said it was difficult to find the right words to describe the tragedy.
"The numbers of dead and wounded are difficult to comprehend," he said, adding that he was waiting for more information about the incident.
"Rising gun violence is the scourge of our city, state and nation, and I support all actions to reduce it," he said.
The mass casualty shooting is the latest in the United States, where firearms are involved in approximately 40,000 deaths a year, including suicides, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.
California Governor Gavin Newsom, in a post on Twitter, said "We cannot continue to let gun violence be the new normal," and described gun violence as a "crisis" for the United States.
Lax gun laws and a constitutionally guaranteed right to bear arms have repeatedly stymied attempts to clamp down on the number of weapons in circulation, despite greater controls being favored by the majority of Americans.
Three-quarters of all homicides in the US are committed with guns, and the number of pistols, revolvers and other firearms sold continues to rise.
More than 23 million guns were sold in 2020 -- a record -- on top of 20 million in 2021, according to data compiled by website Small Arms Analytics.
That number does not include "ghost" guns, which are sold disassembled, lack serial numbers, and are highly prized in criminal circles.
In June 2021, 30 percent of American adults said they owned at least one gun, according to a Pew survey.
© Copyright AFP 2022. All rights reserved.
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TX Amarillo TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 3, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for The Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
TXZ012-017-041200-
Potter-Randall-
Including the cities of Amarillo, Bushland, Buffalo Lake, Canyon,
and Umbarger
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 20 to 25 mph, becoming north 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs around 70. Lows in the
mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ317-041200-
Palo Duro Canyon-
Including the city of Palo Duro Canyon State Park
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs around 90. West winds
10 to 20 mph, becoming 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Breezy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in
the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ002-041200-
Sherman-
Including the city of Stratford
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, cooler. Highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
mid 40s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ007-041200-
Moore-
Including the cities of Dumas, Four Way, and Masterson
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ003-041200-
Hansford-
Including the cities of Spearman and Gruver
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, cooler. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ008-041200-
Hutchinson-
Including the city of Borger
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ004-041200-
Ochiltree-
Including the cities of Farnsworth, Perryton, Wolf Creek Park,
and Waka
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the mid 80s. West winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy, cooler. Highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ009-041200-
Roberts-
Including the cities of Codman, Lora, and Miami
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Increasing clouds. Breezy. Lows in the mid
30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ005-041200-
Lipscomb-
Including the cities of Booker, Higgins, and Follett
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming
west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy, warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ010-041200-
Hemphill-
Including the cities of Canadian, Glazier, and Lake Marvin
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the
upper 40s. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ011-041200-
Oldham-
Including the cities of Vega, Wildorado, and Boys Ranch
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming 20 to
30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming northeast
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Breezy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Patchy blowing dust in the evening. Clear,
breezy. Lows around 30.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Lows in
the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ016-041200-
Deaf Smith-
Including the cities of Dawn, Hereford, and Bootleg
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Windy, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s.
West winds 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, becoming northeast
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon.
Breezy. Highs in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear, breezy. Lows in the upper
20s. Highs in the upper 60s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Highs in the
lower 80s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ013-041200-
Carson-
Including the cities of Panhandle, Pantex, White Deer,
and Skellytown
151 AM CDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.OVERNIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Breezy, warmer. Highs in the upper 80s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming west 20 to 25 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows in the upper 30s.
North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, cooler. Highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
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Greenpeace has slammed the Government over news that the crown minerals regulator has allowed Greymouth Petroleum to piggyback off an existing mining permit to commence seismic blasting in an adjacent area of more than 260 square kilometers.
"Allowing new oil exploration now makes a mockery of Jacinda Ardern’s climate emergency declaration," said Greenpeace Aotearoa programme director Niamh O’Flynn. "Which part of ‘Climate Crisis’ does this Government not understand?"
"We’re seeing more oil exploration, more free passes for the dairy industry, and the climate minister denying New Zealand needs fewer cows - as the world burns and Jacinda Ardern’s nuclear free moment looks ever more like an empty promise," said O’Flynn.
"Later tonight, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is likely to advise a rapid shift from fossil fuels over the next eight years, so to hear that New Zealand is allowing more oil and gas exploration is disturbing indeed.
"The world applauded New Zealand’s ban on new oil and gas exploration permits, but now, as the people of TairÄwhiti are still drying out after being inundated by climate floods for a second time in a matter of months, this government seems intent on setting fire to its reputation as a climate leader," said O'Flynn.
Greenpeace campaigned for nearly a decade to end offshore oil and gas exploration because of the risk to the climate from finding new oil and gas to burn, and to ocean life from the possibility of catastrophic oil spills.
The announcement by Jacinda Ardern in 2018 that the new Labour Government would ban oil and gas exploration was marked as a huge moment for people power, for the iwi, hapū, environmental groups, and hundreds of thousands of people who for a decade maintained one of the most relentless campaigns of the modern era to put an end to deep sea oil exploration in New Zealand.
Seismic blasting involves sending shockwaves into the Earth’s crust below the seabed every ten seconds, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week for weeks on end. The use of seismic waves can have a devastating impact on the health of marine life including whales, seals and dolphins in the area.
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Government appointments come under fire
The Morrison government has come under fire for appointing former Liberal MPs and coalition staffers to high-paying roles on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, just days out from the election being called.
Former NSW family and community services minister Pru Goward and former WA state MP Michael Mischin were among two of the 19 appointments to the tribunal made by Attorney-General Michaelia Cash on Monday.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's former chief of staff Ann Duffield has also been given a role, as has Cheryl Cartwright, who is a senior advisor to Foreign Minister Marise Payne.
Another former WA Liberal, Peter Katsambanis, was also among the appointees to the body.
The appointments have attracted criticism from the opposition for politicising the tribunal and giving high-paying roles to party faithful.
Mr Mischin, who has been given the role of the tribunal's deputy president, will receive a salary of almost $500,000 a year as part of the new position.
Shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said the appointments were all about political favouritism.
"Rather than calling the election, the Morrison government is hanging on to power so they can hand out as many lucrative, taxpayer funded jobs to themselves and their mates," he said.
"While Australian families struggle with the cost of living and stagnant pay packets, Scott Morrison is throwing around cushy $400,000 a year jobs to former Liberal MPs and staffers."
Senator Cash said all of the appointments made to the tribunal were highly qualified.
"The government is committed to ensuring the tribunal is well-placed to deal with its increasing caseload," she said.
"These appointments will provide the tribunal with more resources to conduct high quality merits review with minimum delay."
The coalition has made a rush of appointments to government bodies, just days out from the federal election being called.
Monday also saw announcements of appointments to the Australian Competition Tribunal, and Australia Council board, as well as the Federal Circuit and Family Court.
The prime minister is expected to call the federal election some time in the coming week.
The election is slated to take place on either May 14 or May 21.
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BTS knows how to bring a party to the stage!
The K-pop megastars showed up to the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards to perform their nominated song, "Butter" -- and they may have just shut down the awards ceremony with a smooth performance of their No. 1 hit. RM, Jin, Jimin, Suga, V, Jungkook and J-Hope dressed to impress in classic black tuxes and showed off their best dance moves as they gave a show-stopping performance for the star-studded GRAMMYs crowd.
The performance opened with Jin, rocking a black hand cast after injuring his left index finger last month, working the controls, while Jungkook made a memorable entrance as he swept in from the rooftop like a slick spy. The other members, J-Hope, Jimin, RM and V, hung out at various tables in the audience as they awaited their cues.
But V, being the group's social butterfly and flirt, chatted up Olivia Rodrigo and whispered something into her ear that shocked the "Drivers License" singer. Moments later, he flung a piece of paper to the stage, with Jungkook catching it and inserting it to begin the signature opening notes to "Butter."
The members, dressed in all black, then made their way to the stage to perform their GRAMMY-nominated hit, with Jin lounging like a boss behind the controls. The six members, minus Jin (who likely could not participate in the choreography due to his hand injury), then went into their iconic "Butter" moves -- leaving an open space for their fellow member.
But the GRAMMYs meant the group had to go all out for their first in-person solo performance at the prestigious awards show and they made it count with an epic James Bond-inspired transition that led into an energetic and impressive dance break, showcasing the group's flawless dance skills -- including a seamless, jaw-dropping move involving their tuxedo jackets.
And they topped it off with an outfit change, with Jin joining for the final chorus as they all rocked glittering gold jackets with a slew of sunglasses, suits-wearing backup dancers.
The GRAMMY audience, of course, gave them a deserved standing ovation following their legendary performance.
Ahead of their GRAMMY performance, RM teased to ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner that it was "never-before-seen." "We actually created a new performance, never-before-seen. We're so ready," he hinted before the big show.
The group is nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Butter," competing against the likes of Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco, Coldplay and Doja Cat featuring SZA, as they look to take home their first-ever GRAMMY.
Fans were initially worried that Jungkook and fellow group member, J-Hope, would miss the GRAMMYs after both tested positive for COVID-19 in March. Jungkook was the last member of BTS to test positive for COVID-19, with the news coming a week after J-Hope's positive COVID diagnosis. Luckily, both have since recovered and were prepping for their GRAMMY duties on Saturday.
Jungkook and J-Hope were also seen alongside V at the Silk Sonic concert on Saturday, with Anderson .Paak sharing a photo with the trio.
"TO BE CONTINUED!!! 😭😭😭," he captioned the snapshot. RM, Suga and Jimin also attended the Silk Sonic concert on Friday.
After the GRAMMYs, BTS will perform four sold-out shows at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas as part of their Permission to Dance World Tour.
The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards are broadcasting live on CBS and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+. Follow along at ETonline.com for everything you need for music's biggest night, including performers, GRAMMY winners and more.
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Cybercrimes: Consensus emerging on balance between people’s right to privacy and need for regulation: Union Minister
NEW DELHI April 04, 2022 13:05 IST‘The change has to be substantial, significant, fundamental and structural,’ he says at the second national conference on ‘Cyber Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics’.
Stressing the need for an overhaul of the legal structure to tackle the threat of cybercrimes, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said a consensus on striking a balance between the people's right to privacy and the need for regulation to protect their right to live in a peaceful manner was now emerging in the country.
The Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology was speaking at the second national conference on "Cyber Crime Investigation & Digital Forensics" organised by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Stating that the legal structure should be overhauled in a big way, he said: "I don't think any incremental change will help, the change has to be substantial, significant, fundamental and structural."
He said that was the area where there was a conflict between the two demands of the right to freedom of expression and right to privacy; and regulation, control, and ways to prevent fraudulent activities committed in the garb of right to privacy and right to freedom of expression. "That is the balance society has to strike," said the Minister.
Mr. Vaishnaw said that fortunately, the post-COVID world had changed so much fundamentally that the balance was now coming in the thought process of societies. In South Korea, Australia, every State of the U.S., and the European Union, a large number of legal and societal interventions were today happening in a bid to bring about a balance between the right to privacy and the need for regulation.
"We in India are also trying to create that societal consensus, it is happening. Recently, in Parliament, a multiple number of times, the Opposition, which used to be very vocal about the government trying to 'intrude" in people's lives...that used to be their basic accusation, is today asking that we need more regulation, more control, we need a legal structure in which people's privacy, as well as their right to live in a peaceful manner, is protected," he said.
The Minister said a consensus on the issue was emerging and that would propel the country towards a new legal structure, which had to be dynamic, in tune with the times, which addressed the aspirations of the coming generations, kept people safe, social media accountable, and the fraudsters away. All those things were part of the big regulatory structure which needed to be overhauled.
‘Malignant intrusion’
Earlier, Mr. Vaishnaw said the use of technology had enhanced productivity, efficiency, and convenience. However, simultaneously, the possibility of someone "intruding into our lives has increased manifold. That intrusion can be sometimes benign, but mostly it is a malignant intrusion", with the aim of gaining information or most of the times, to commit fraudulent activities.
The Minister said the issue had to be tackled on five fronts: legal structure, technology, organisational measures, capacity building and mutual cooperation among the countries and agencies.
On the technology front, the Minister said crimes perpetrated by technology would have to be countered primarily by technology. Young college students, engineers and scientists would have to come up with solutions, whether by using blockchain technology, encryption, extremely good firewalls or by way of isolating infrastructures from possible cyberthreats.
Ransomware attack
Recounting a recent ransomware attack on a large pipeline system in North America, the Minister said the railway systems, power systems, the energy sector and vital installations were the possible targets, which had to be thwarted legally and technologically.
Mr. Vaishnaw said at the organisational level, may it be a family, small business, large corporation or government department, the stakeholders should be aware of the ways to protect the cyberspace. This required continuous training.
There was also a need for capacity development in terms of cybercrime investigations, digital forensics, law, technology, and security as an overall umbrella. This process had to be continuous. Institutions like the National Forensic Sciences University played a major role in this regard.
In order to effectively investigate cybercrimes, the Minister said mutual cooperation between the countries and various organisation was required.
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CLEVELAND — Joel Embiid did plenty of damage on his own. The Cavaliers, though, felt the big man got some unwarranted help.
Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff was highly critical of the officiating after Embiid scored 44 points — and made 20 trips to the free throw line — in Philadelphia's 112-108 win over the Cavs on Sunday night (Monday, Manila time).
"That game was taken from us," Bickerstaff said. "We deserved to win it."
Embiid added 17 rebounds and James Harden had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his second triple-double with Philadelphia as the 76ers locked up a playoff spot.
Embiid was questionable coming into the game with a sore ankle. But not only did the 7-footer play, Embiid dominated down the stretch, scoring 12 points in a key sequence of the fourth quarter.
He also made 17 free throws, added five blocks, made three 3-pointers and had three assists in 38 minutes of another MVP resume builder.
Embiid won't allow himself to get caught up in the debate.
"If it happens, great," he said of winning his first MVP. "If it doesn't, I don't know what I have to do. I'll feel like they hate me. I feel like the standard for guys in Philly or for me is different than everyone else."
Bickerstaff wasn't taking anything away from Embiid or Harden, but he was upset with what he thought was a major discrepancy in fouls. Cleveland was called for 28 to Philadelphia's 19 in a physical game with playoff-level intensity.
"The one thing you can't defend is the free throw line and that's absurd," Bickerstaff said, referring to the Sixers' 42 attempted foul shots. "Our guys deserved way better than they got tonight.
"They're great players and they understand how to play through the rules," he said of Philly's All-Stars. "They know how to manipulate the rules. This is no knock or disrespect to those guys. But the game has to be consistent on both ends of the floor. We were searching for that consistency and we never found it."
Darius Garland and the Cavs are running seventh in the Eastern Conference.
Darius Garland scored 23 and Caris LeVert and Lamar Stevens had 18 apiece for the Cavs, who played without injured 7-footers Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen but battled one of the East's top teams to the finish.
Cleveland, which is trying to hang onto the No. 7 play-in spot, was within 107-106 when Bickerstaff felt Garland drew contact from Embiid while missing an off-balance layup with 15.2 seconds left.
"Darius was fouled," Bickerstaff said. "He did his job and got to a spot and got fouled. No whistle."
The Cavs were only down 109-106 after Harden made two free throws with 11.2 seconds left.
But Kevin Love made a careless inbounds pass that was stolen by Matisse Thybulle, who then made a pass from a sitting position to a streaking Tobais Harris for a game-sealing dunk with 7.2 seconds left.
Nothing came easy on offense for the Sixers, who made 21 3-pointers and scored a season-high 144 in a win over Charlotte on Saturday.
"Yesterday we couldn't miss," coach Doc Rivers said. "Today, we couldn't make."
But Embiid bailed his teammates out with the kind of performance that has come to be expected of him, the kind made by an MVP.
"I get to witness his greatness every night," Harden said. "Obviously, his offensive numbers tonight are self-explanatory. Defensively, he was very active blocking shots, changing shots and clogging the paint up was key."
TIP-INS
76ers: Finished 35 of 42 at the line. ... F Paul Millsap, a 15-year veteran, has only played eight minutes in the last five games. Millsap has only appeared in four games since DeAndre Jordan was signed on March 3. … Philadelphia plays three of its final four regular-season games on the road. ... Rivers had high praise for Cavs guard Rajon Rondo, who played for him in Boston. "The brightest player I've ever been around," Rivers said. "He kept us (coaches) on our toes."
Cavaliers: Rondo (ankle) played for the first time since March 12. ... Allen missed his 15th straight game and Mobley sat his fourth in a row. Bickerstaff did not say when — or if — either will be back before the regular season ends in a week.
EM(BIID)-VP TALK
Rivers has been campaigning for Embiid to win MVP honors this season among a group of worthy candidates. For the Sixers coach, Embiid's passing, defense and leadership are overlooked parts of his well-rounded game.
"I know he's my guy, obviously," Rivers said pregame. "He has just has done so many things."
Rivers credits Embiid for pulling the Sixers through "the Ben Simmons saga."
"He was our second-best player at the time and was out, and at the All-Star break when we made the trade, we were a game out of first place in the East," Rivers said. "There's a lot to be said about that."
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76ers: Play at Indiana on Tuesday.
Cavaliers: Visit Orlando on Tuesday.
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TIM Cone and Barangay Ginebra have had to deal with workhorse import Allen Durham in the three previous times it met Meralco in the finals of the PBA Governors Cup.
Now they face a different beast in the form of Tony Bishop, who Cone described as a ‘silent assassin.’
As with Durham before, the reigning champion Kings will have their hands full trying to contain the 32-year-old Bishop in their best-of-seven title series starting on Wednesday.
For someone who’s already very familiar with what Durham can exactly do, Cone sees a lot of difference from Bishop, who plays for the Panama national team being an American-Panamanian.
“This guy is really smart. Not saying Durham is not. But this guy just plays off the ball, really has good instincts, very unselfish,” said the Ginebra coach.
“He moves a little awkwardly, but he moves efficiently. He doesn’t waste any moves.”
Durham, the three-time Best Import winner, propelled Meralco to the Governors’ Cup finals in 2016, 2017, and 2019, but he and the Bolts always ran into Justin Brownlee and the Kings and lost in all three championship series.
Justin Brownlee and the Gin Kings face off with the Bolts for the title for the fourth time.
The closest the Bolts came to winning a maiden PBA title came five years ago when they played the Kings in a memorable Game 7 played before the biggest crowd of 54,086 to witness a Philippine sports event held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
Now, Meralco is putting its fate on the hands of Bishop, who averaged 25.5 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists for the entire conference.
In the two teams’ lone meeting in the conference, Meralco prevailed, 101-95, last Feb. 13 in which Bishop finished with a near triple-double of 30 points, 13 rebounds, and seven assists, including shooting 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.
“He’s a more off the ball kind of guy. Durham had to have the ball in his hands and then we’d have to play him hard,” Cone added about the disparity between the two Meralco imports.
“He’s a stud and he fits his team extremely well.”
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis said Sunday he was still working on arranging a meeting with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, despite that leader’s seeming justification for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and said he wouldn’t rule out travelling to the region if it would help.
Speaking to reporters en route home from Malta, Francis said he and Patriarch Kirill were thinking of a possible location in the Middle East. But he provided no details other than to recall that they spoke by video on March 16.
Kirill has called for peace and for civilians to be spared but has seemingly justified Russia’s invasion by casting it as a “metaphysical” battle with the West and its “gay parades.” His insistence that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” is echoed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Francis was asked what he would say to Putin if they were to speak by phone, and recalled what he had told Maltese leaders upon his arrival on Saturday. In the speech, Francis blasted the “potentate” for his “infantile and destructive aggression” that he had justified under the guise of “anachronistic claims of nationalist interests.” Still, he did not name Putin in the speech.
Francis stressed that he had no immediate plans for a visit to Kyiv but that a proposal was “on the table.”
“I said the availability is always there. There is not a ‘No,’” he said. But he stressed that any such trip would have to be evaluated to see if it would help or not, or could even be done. And he said if it was determined that it could help, “I must do it.”
He paid tribute to the reporters who have died covering the conflict, saying they were providing a courageous service for the common good.
“I want to offer condolences for your colleagues who have fallen, no matter what side, I don’t care,” he said. “Your work is a work for the common good. They died in service of the common good: information. We wont forget them. They were courageous. I pray for them, and may the Lord reward their work.”
Francis was also asked about his health, given his clear struggles walking during the two-day trip to Malta. He used an elevator to board and descend from the plane, and at times he needed assistance getting up from his chair.
“My health is a bit capricious,” he said. “I have this problem with my knee which makes problems of mobility and walking. It’s a bit painful. But it’s getting better. At least I can move.”
He revealed that a few weeks ago, he couldn’t walk — an apparent reference to the rest ordered up by his doctors that forced the cancellation of a trip to Florence and Francis’ participation in an Ash Wednesday procession.
“We’ll see if I go back (to that),” he said. “There’s some doubt because at this age, you don’t know how it’ll end up. We’ll hope it turns out OK.”
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Man to appear in court after remains of ‘missing’ dog discovered in Dundee park By Lindsey Hamilton April 3 2022, 7.43pm Updated: April 4 2022, 6.06am Buddy's remains were found in a Dundee park [[intro]] [[title]] [[text]] [[button_text]] [[outro]]
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The boss of Octopus Energy has said the company will help people struggling to pay their bills as he warned that energy prices could get even higher.
Chief executive Greg Jackson said there is “no hiding” the fact that energy costs have risen “dramatically”, as he acknowledged the cost-of-living crisis is “very real”.
He said the “sad reality” is that many people lost their jobs during the pandemic and went from being able to pay their bills to finding them unaffordable.
He told LBC: “Where people do their very best, companies like ours will work with them to get payment plans in place, to provide some assistance, to work with them on their whole income and expenditure.”
Mr Jackson said there are also people who can pay but choose not to, adding that a different approach has to be taken in that scenario.
Warning that energy prices could rise even further in the winter, he said: “Global energy prices is one of the most volatile markets and so it’s a fool who will make a strong prediction.
“But what we do know is that the next energy price cap period is being set by the prices we’re seeing now, because there’s a sort of lag in the system.
“So, unless there’s a very rapid fall in the global prices, energy costs for people in the UK will stay high over the winter. They could even be higher. We just don’t know.
“But of course we’re now in a situation where there are two factors that really make a difference.
“(The) First one is whether there are any more strategic moves related to Russia, whether the gas taps get turned down or not. And the second is what the weather does.
“Essentially what matters now is, is Europe going to be filling its gas storage because we’ve got mild weather? Or is it going to be emptying it because we’ve got bad weather?
“So, depending on the weather between now and the winter, there could be a very big difference in energy prices in the next few months.”
Mr Jackson was asked if he can promise that his company will not send the “heavies” round if people cannot pay and instead be “generous”.
Mr Jackson told LBC the challenge is that all those who do not pay add to the costs for everyone else.
But he added: “We don’t send the heavies. We work with people to try and get them through times like this – listening, helping where we can.
“Our company has never sent the heavies round and we’re not going to.”
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“I spent my life on the streets. My parents don’t stay together. I moved places and even left home after 10th because I was pressured to work and leave my education. I had little to lose and everything to gain.” Siddharth Ganai’s words pinch hard, as he describes the road to his dream journey. The 23-year-old Botany final year student walked from Maharashtra to Annapurna Everest Camp in 75 days. Unbelievable? He feels so too, even a few months after this incredible feat.
Unlike most travel enthusiasts, the desire to see the world was not something Ganai chose; this life chose him, unexpectedly. “I was born in Bhiwandi but was moving from the home of one relative to another, while I tried to complete my education. I was in Karnataka for 5 years before moving back to Maharashtra. I had no comfort zone; I was almost a vagabond and eventually learnt to enjoy this life too,” says the young walker, who cherished a dream to climb Everest since 2017 but found it beyond his financial reach. “I had no sponsorship, no family money. I was a mere student, staying in a small basti (locality), teaching street kids. I knew it was impossible to really summit Mt Everest. But I wanted to do something, so I decided to set out on foot, to reach its base,” he adds.
The Journey
Ganai left Maharashtra on foot in the middle of July, 2021, charting his route as he went along. He had no fixed itinerary; Ganai chose to travel from Raigad to the base camp traversing different villages, relying on the kindness of strangers he met on the way.
“It was the pandemic, so I carried a tent in case I needed to sleep somewhere, but in most places people were generous. My health never suffered because locals would offer food that suited the area’s climate. I was offered respite from the heat and exhaustion at dhabas and petrol pumps. What surprised people was that I was travelling on food with a small backpack. People in the villages aren’t used to seeing youngsters just walk on foot. But I got to meet people from around the country, and that is what I had set out to experience,” he says, adding that the journey helped him unlearn preconceived notions. He had been warned about Uttar Pradesh, but it was only in this state that Ganai did not have to pitch his tent on the roadside. He was always welcomed with open arms by villagers, and even a group of Naga sadhus!
His Mission
Siddharth did not want this to be just another walking expedition. He was a man with a mission - One Plant For Humanity. “I have been associated with Vidyarthi Bharti, a group that aims to put forth the message of conservation of environment. Wherever I travelled, I planted trees at 10 different locations. It is only the environment that can ensure our survival and we need to work towards saving it for the next generation. I also tried to educate people about the environment, wherever I went.
Education On The Road
Ganai’s online classes were still in force when he undertook this expedition. On being asked how he managed to study and walk at the same time, he has a simple answer - headphones! “I would wake up at 6am, and had classes from 7 to 12pm, which I attended while travelling. At least in this matter, the pandemic was a boon for me,” he laughs.
Annapurna, At Last
It took Ganai 75 days to reach the Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal. Exasperation, Exhilaration, Excitement - the 23-year-old falls short of words to explain what he felt in that moment. “It felt as if my entire life had been built up to lead to this moment. I was on my knees, crying. I felt as if I had conquered Mt Everest; the achievement felt so surreal. It was at that moment that I knew I could achieve anything that I set out to do,” he says.
Back home now, Siddharth hopes to now explore Maharashtra on foot. “I want to set an example for the poor kids in my locality. I don’t think that money can get you everything in life. Sometimes, you need to dream bigger than your reality, and work towards that goal. That is all I hope to do.”
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Failing grade!
INDECOM raps law enforcers for snail-paced disciplinary action against rogue cops
Monday, April 04, 2022COMMISSIONER of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Hugh Faulkner has given law enforcement bodies tasked with concluding disciplinary actions against rogue cops a failing grade.
Faulkner, speaking at launch of rights watchdog Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) Annual State of Justice Report at amaica Pegasus hotel in St Andrew on Wednesday, questioned the treatment of the 2017 recommendations for the disciplining of rogue cops made by INDECOM in its report that year, after revealing that of the 1,096 recommendations, only one is near completion.
“I am saying, that of police reports, 1,098 complaints, 300 plus have to do with assaults, approximately 1,096 recommendations for discipline, and up to 2022 none of those disciplinary processes have come to a conclusion. One of the matters was part heard but none have come to a conclusion. I am saying the law enforcement bodies have to take, for example, 300 plus complaints of assault seriously,” the INDECOM commissioner declared.
According to Faulkner, law enforcement bodies should live up to expectations as much as authority figures in other spheres.
“When you are a law enforcement body, just as a class prefect has a moral obligation to behave at a higher standard than students, a pastor is expected to function at a higher standard of moral behaviour than the congregation, likewise there is a duty on law enforcement to function in a manner which goes beyond those who enforce the law,” he argued.
“If the police force, or any law enforcement body, takes assault seriously then eventually the persons will appreciate the value of life itself,” he said further.
On Wednesday former commissioner of police and former army chief Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, in commenting, said citizens have “abrogated” their responsibility to hold the police and elected officials “accountable”.
“Our citizens have got to understand their responsibilities and the responsibility of every citizen starts with getting enumerated and vote when the time comes and after you vote that's not the end of it, you have a continuing responsibility to be aware and beware of everything that is being done in our name. We really need a new covenant. We need a covenant between the masters and the servants as to how we are going to go forward,” Lewin stated.
According to the former army man, Jamaicans in every sphere have become hardened about acts of violence perpetrated against their fellow citizens.
“There is no question about it, when people in the inner city are murdering each other, the people in some parts of Kingston didn't give a damn; neither did the people in Mount Salem, Montego Bay, because they weren't affected, nor the people in Portland because 'a di dutty criminal dem'. And in fact, from some levels of officialdom the attitude is, 'good ting, meck dem kill one annodda”. But little did we know it was going to migrate,” Lewin said in his usual forthright manner.
“And here we are because we were not our brother's keeper. We did not care what was happening to our fellow citizens and the only time we get worked up is when it affects someone close to us. It is wrong,” he added.
Meanwhile, Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte commenting said, “There is little or no outrage when our citizens kill each other, especially when it is alleged that they are part of the gangs.” According to Malahoo Forte, alleged police killings stir more indignation.
“There is a feeling in a wide segment of society that it is okay, it's the criminals and themselves fighting it out and the outrage comes more when the State through police action intervenes and something unfortunate happens in that intervention. I see more outrage in those circumstances. But I agree with him that when it hits closer home that is when we get some outrage. So, there is an unevenness in the society in its response and consequently in the signals that are sent. I don't think it can be said often enough,” she noted.
JFJ in its report said the use of excessive force by the police continues to be a problem pointing to data from INDECOM which revealed that for 2021, 127 people were fatally shot by the security forces. Another 68 people were injured during that period, it said. The 2021 figures represent a 10 per cent increase over the 115 killed in 2020.
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CLEVELAND (AP)After striking out in free agency, the Cleveland Guardians locked up one of their own, agreeing to terms with closer Emmanuel Clase on a $20 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday.
Clase’s deal is pending him passing a physical, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the agreement.
The deal includes club options for 2027 and 2028 worth $10 million each. It could be a few days before the deal is completed, the person said.
Clase missed all of 2020 after being suspended for performance-enhancing drugs. However, he thrived in his first year as Cleveland’s closer, recording 24 saves with a 1.29 ERA in 71 appearances as a rookie in 2021. Clase had 74 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings.
The 24-year-old began last season sharing the closer’s job with James Karinchak before becoming one of the AL’s rising young pitching stars. Clase gives manager Terry Francona a dependable weapon at the back end of a bullpen that will need to have a big year to keep Cleveland competitive.
The Guardians have been criticized for their lack of spending during the offseason. They pursued some free agents but came up short and further alienated fans wanting them to do more after an 80-82 season.
The team has had talks this spring with All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez about a possible long-term contract. He’s under team control through the 2023 season and is Cleveland’s highest paid player, making $12 million this season.
The Guardians acquired Clase from Texas in 2019 as part of a trade that sent former AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber to the Rangers.
NOTES: OF/1B Josh Naylor will start the season on the 10-day injured list as he continues his comeback after breaking his leg last season. Naylor only recently began playing in major league exhibitions. Also, rookie outfielder Steven Kwan, catcher Bryan Lavastida and left-handed reliever Konnor Pilkington were told they’re on the opening day roster. Kwan has had an impressive camp and could start.
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Front porch decor for fall
It’s the season for cozy sweaters and festive outdoor areas with high curb appeal. As the air turns crisp and the leaves turn orange, you can embody the season in your front porch decor to perfectly accentuate nights spent bundled up and perhaps sipping hot beverages outdoors with guests.
It’s easy to achieve the fall porch of your dreams with some clever and easy fall porch decor ideas. From natural elements like pumpkins and rustic planters full of mums to artificial elements like synthetic garland and festive lights, there are numerous ways to bring fall vibes to your porch. Pro decorating tip: opt for fall colors like red, orange and yellow, and classic, timeless decorations.
The best fall front porch decor in 2021
Rustic front porch decor
Plaid looks great in its many applications, and fall porch decor is no exception. Try a farmhouse-style buffalo check plaid theme for a welcoming and timeless look.
This style pairs nicely with other design elements like potted evergreens and wooden signs. If you’re feeling crafty, you could even try painting a black-and-white plaid pattern on a pumpkin.
Black and White Buffalo Plaid Doormat
A checkered doormat for outdoor or indoor use. Durable and comes with an anti-slip pad. Try stacking it with another doormat for an extra cozy look.
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This artificial boxwood wreath with a black-and-white plaid bow looks great indoors and outdoors. Versatile enough to use in the spring, too.
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Modern farmhouse front porch decor
Love fall decor, but don’t love tons of color? You can create your own highly modern, understated and neutral look by sticking to all-white decor. Try natural elements like white fall mums in white planters to complete the look.
Precious hand-painted pumpkins that look great in a decidedly neutral space or alongside more colorful design elements. These pumpkins have an antique, rustic vibe.
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Bright White Pip Berry Garland
This 50-inch garland looks great both in the home or outdoors. Try stringing it around your front door or twisting it around a post.
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Comfortable front porch decor
Are you dreaming of the perfect fall entertaining area?
Create a cozy and warm front porch by setting up a simple bench near your front door, ideally in a corner of your porch against a railing. Add pillows and weather-resistant throw blankets. Layer it with a thick rug for added warmth and surround it with planets and festive lights for the perfect dreamy space.
The most essential part of a fall-themed outdoor entertainment area is a sturdy, rustic bench. This roomy bench from Christopher Knight Home is the perfect place to sit and read or have a cup of something hot while watching the leaves change. Durable enough for four-season outdoor use.
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Pumpkin Harvest Throw Pillow Cases
This set of classic fall front-porch pillowcases ideal for indoor or outdoor use features fun, vintage-inspired designs. Be sure to purchase pillow inserts as well.
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Classic fall front porch decor
If you picture the fall porch of your dreams, do you see classic elements like wreaths, gourds, mums and pumpkins stacked on staggered rustic crates?
These traditional and nostalgic elements embody harvest energy. You can get this vintage look by selecting decor items with natural attributes in colors like red, orange and dark green.
These LED lights are warm and glowing and cast vibrant orange light all over your porch. They are battery-operated and indicated to last approximately 40 hours without charging. Made from flexible and thin silver-plated copper wire. Good for indoor or outdoor use.
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This pack of two strands of artificial maple garland totals just under 12 feet in length. Wrap these around your porch’s railing for a realistic fallen leaves effect, or drape them above your door frame to welcome visitors and accentuate your doorway. Festive, warm fall colors with a flexible wire frame for easy shaping.
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Halloween front porch decor
Once October hits, it’s socially acceptable to deck out your porch with spooky outdoor Halloween decorations. This is the perfect time to get creative with fun decor finds and DIY crafts. With plenty of budget-friendly options available, you can go all out without spending much cash.
A classic and easy-to-use scary Halloween decoration. Stretch it up to 16 feet to cover your entire porch railing, front door or shrubs in spider webs. Pair with other spider decorations to complete the theme.
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These striking fabric signs exude the season’s spirit and attract attention, so you can be sure you’ll get lots of visitors on Halloween. Pair with jack o’lanterns and other decor to stand out and create a fall wonderland on your porch. Made up of 100% fabric.
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Trail Blazers and Jazz to Tipoff at 6:30 P.M. on April 10
PORTLAND, Ore. (April 3, 2022) – The Trail Blazers final regular season game on Sunday, April 10 will start at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time, the NBA announced today.
The game will be televised on ROOT SPORTS and ROOT SPORTS Plus, and aired on flagship station Rip City Radio AM-620 and the Deschutes Brewery Trail Blazers Radio Network. The television pregame show will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Sunday’s game at Moda Center will be the Trail Blazers annual Fan Appreciation Night. For information on tickets, visit trailblazers.com/tickets.
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Pakistan´s supreme court to rule on PM´s dissolution of parliament
Pakistan’s supreme court will convene on Monday to hear arguments and later rule on whether prime minister Imran Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections.
The opposition is challenging the latest moves by Mr Khan, a former cricket star turned conservative Islamist leader who came to power in 2018, as a ploy to stay on as prime minister. It has also accused him of economic mismanagement.
On Sunday, Mr Khan’s ally and Pakistan’s deputy parliament speaker, Qasim Suri, dissolved the assembly to sidestep a no-confidence vote that Mr Khan appeared certain to lose.
The opposition claims the deputy speaker had no constitutional authority to throw out the no-confidence vote.
The developments marked the latest in an escalating dispute between Mr Khan and the opposition, which has been backed by defectors from the prime minister’s own party, Tehreek-e-Insaf or Justice Party, and a former coalition partner, the Muttahida Quami Movement, which had joined opposition ranks.
The opposition claims it had the numbers to oust Mr Khan in parliament.
The current political conundrum is in many ways uncharted territory, even for Pakistan, where successive governments have been overthrown by a powerful military and others prematurely ousted before their term ended.
The most significant decision before the supreme court is whether Mr Suri, the deputy speaker, had the constitutional authority to throw out the no-confidence vote, according to constitutional lawyer Ali Zafar.
Mr Zafar told The Associated Press that the court also has to decide whether it even has the authority to rule on this matter. Mr Khan’s party insists actions of a parliament speaker are privileged and cannot be challenged in court.
If the court rules the deputy speaker was out of line, the parliament will reconvene and hold the no-confidence vote on Mr Khan, legal experts say. If the court upholds the latest actions, Pakistan is heading into early elections.
The opposition says it has the 172 votes in the 342-seat assembly to oust Mr Khan.
After Mr Suri on Sunday threw out the no-confidence motion, information minister and another Khan ally, Fawad Chaudhry, accused the opposition of plotting “regime change” with the backing of the United States.
Pakistan’s powerful military, which has directly ruled the country for more than half of its 75-year history, has remained silent through much of the political infighting.
However army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday distanced the military from allegations of a US-backed conspiracy, saying Pakistan wants good relations with both China and the US, Pakistan’s largest trading partner.
Khan, an outspoken critic of Washington’s war on terror and Pakistan’s partnership in that war, claims the US wants him gone because of his foreign policy choices and for refusing to distance Pakistan from China and Russia.
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Early official tally confirms election win for Serbia´s populist leader
An early official count of Serbia’s national election on Monday confirmed the landslide victory of president Aleksandar Vucic and his populist party, important allies of Russia in the volatile Balkans and in Europe.
Mr Vucic scored an outright victory in Sunday’s presidential vote with the backing of some 60% of the voters, while his Serbian Progressive Party gained 43% of ballots, according to a near-complete tally of the state election authorities.
The results mean that no runoff vote is needed in the presidential election and that Mr Vucic’s party will be able to form the next Serbian government in a coalition with junior partners in the 250-member assembly.
The main opposition group, United for Serbia’s Victory, trailed the populists in the parliamentary election with some 13% of the votes. The group’s presidential candidate Zdravko Ponos gained 17%, the official results showed.
Despite being so far behind nationally, the opposition groups appeared to be in a tight race with the populists in the capital, Belgrade, where ballots are still being counted.
Both the opposition groups and independent observers have listed a series of irregularities and incidents, including violent ones. Ruling populists have denied vote manipulation or pressuring voters.
Since the party came to power in 2012, Mr Vucic has gradually clamped down on mainstream media and institutions, assuming complete control over the years. A former ultranationalist, he has served as defence minister, prime minister and president.
Portraying himself as a guarantor of peace and stability amid the war in Ukraine, Mr Vucic has refused to join Western sanctions against Russia despite formally seeking membership in the European Union for Serbia.
After declaring victory on Sunday, he said the new government will face tough decisions but will seek to maintain friendly relations with historically close Slavic ally Russia.
Most of the parties running in the election were right-leaning, reflecting the predominantly conservative sentiments among Serbia’s 6.5 million voters.
For the first time, however, a green-left coalition made it into the parliament, reflecting rising public interest in neglected environmental problems in the Balkan country.
Turnout was nearly 60%, which is higher than recent votes.
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Miami - Carlos Alcaraz believes watching boyhood idol Rafael Nadal helped him become the the youngest ever Miami Open champion on Sunday.
Alcaraz, who turns 19 next month, showed why many believe he is currently the hottest young prospect in men's tennis with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Norway's world number eight Casper Ruud to land a first ATP Masters crown.
Only two men have won titles at this level at a younger age — Michael Chang, who was 18 years and five months old when he won in Toronto in 1990, and Rafael Nadal, 18 years and 10 months when he was victorious in Monte Carlo in 2005.
Alcaraz dropped just one set on the way to his Miami triumph and now will head off to compete on his preferred surface of clay buoyed by the biggest win of his career.
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There's a long way to go before even getting close to replicating the legendary career of 21 Grand Slam-winning compatriot Nadal but Alcaraz says he plans to have fun trying.
"I have always looked up to Rafa, I always watched his big moments and matches and learned a lot from that," Alcaraz, who received a congratulatory call from Spain's King Felipe VI, after a famous win which saw him collapse to the floor upon winning the final point, told AFP.
"When I fell to the floor, all the times I have dreamed of this came to me," added Alcaraz, beaten by Nadal in the semi-finals at Indian Wells last month.
Nadal was among the first to congratulate Alcaraz upon his win on Sunday, hailing a "historical" triumph.
"The first of many to come I'm sure," Nadal wrote on Twitter.
Much is expected of Alcaraz whose passionate, all-energy displays in the latter stages of the Miami Open energised the Florida crowd.
He insisted afterwards that his target now is to win a Grand Slam - and this was certainly a good start.
The rise of Carlos Alcaraz 📈
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) April 3, 2022
April 2020: World No. 318
April 2021: World No. 120
April 2022: World No. 11 (from Monday)
What's next for @alcarazcarlos03? pic.twitter.com/xC53jvqknB
It was the more understated Norwegian, 23, however, who looked more comfortable in the early stages of what was his 10th ATP final by breaking early and keeping the pressure firmly on his precocious opponent.
Despite the majority of the crowd backing the Spanish player, he was unable to take a break opportunity at 3-1 with Ruud proving he possesses the kind of mental strength to thrive in such high pressure situations.
- 'Huge' victory: Ferrero -
Yet when another chance came to pierce the world number eight's service game, Alcaraz, who reached the last four in Indian Wells last month, grabbed it before holding his own serve to put a lively first set firmly back in the balance at 4-4.
A blistering forehand set up two more break points and although Ruud saved the first, he then hit wide to put Alacaraz in the driving seat to land the opening set.
Two breaks at the start of the second set further cemented Alcaraz's dominance, the teenager racing into a 3-0 lead which was too tall a mountain for the combative yet ultimately outclassed Ruud.
"I didn't expect to reach the final so I can't be too upset," said the Norwegian.
"Carlos is very aggressive and a great mover. You think you've hit a winner but he is there to return it."
It was an emotion-charged afternoon for Alcaraz and his camp who were boosted before the match when coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, the former world number one, who has been absent from the tournament following the death of his father, turned up to surprise his protege.
TEENAGE DREAM 🚀![CDATA[]]>🙌@alcarazcarlos03 wins his FIRST EVER Masters 1000 title after defeating Ruud 7-5, 6-4 at the #MiamiOpen @MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/Lf5YdmLxa3
— ATP Tour (@atptour) April 3, 2022
"I planned to come here two days ago and after the semi-final win I wanted to surprise and give him even more support," said Ferrero.
"It's an unbelievably important victory, he's growing up as a player and a person. He has to remain focused, calm and surround himself with the right people.
"This will be huge for his confidence."
Alcaraz, who reached the last eight at the US Open last year, is already being tipped to help fill the superstar void when the likes of Roger Federer, Nadal and Novak Djokovic finally depart the stage.
"New blood is welcome," added Ferrero. "I have known about his potential for the last three years so I am not surprised.
"But it has all happened very fast."
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TX El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM Zone Forecast for Sunday, April 3, 2022
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Western El Paso County-
Including the cities of Downtown El Paso, West El Paso,
and Upper Valley
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Breezy
with highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Eastern/Central El Paso County-
Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro,
and Fort Bliss
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Breezy
with highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Including the cities of Hueco Tanks and Loma Linda
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph, increasing to west 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Breezy
with highs in the lower 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to
40 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs around 80.
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Including the cities of Fabens, Fort Hancock, and Tornillo
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the afternoon. Breezy
with highs in the mid 80s. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up
to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming west 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 80s. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, windy with lows around 50. West winds
20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, diminishing to 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the lower 80s.
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Southern Hudspeth Highlands-
Including the city of Sierra Blanca
251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 70s. West winds
20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the lower 50s. West
winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear, cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 70.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 70s.
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251 AM MDT Mon Apr 4 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming west 15 to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 80s. West winds
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy with lows in the mid 50s. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, diminishing to 10 to
15 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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Highly prestigious award endowed with €500,000 to uphold the United Nations 2030 Agenda
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BERLIN, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The nomination phase of the newly established Virchow Prize for Global Health has begun. This major international award honours outstanding achievements towards addressing today's complex health challenges. The Prize is awarded annually in Berlin, with the inaugural ceremony held 15 October 2022, on the eve of the World Health Summit.
The Virchow Prize for Global Health aims to incentivize and spur great minds in their commitment to global health. Laureates will be awarded an endowment of €500,000 for their longstanding contributions towards improving health and well-being for all.
Eligible are individuals, organisations, or institutions who have made significant contributions towards strengthening health worldwide – whether through long-standing scientific, academic, political, humanitarian, social, research or economic engagement, in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals.
Each year, the official announcement of the Virchow Prize for Global Health laureates is released on 13 October, the birthday of Rudolf Virchow. Virchow united in one person the interdisciplinary and humanistic concept of well-being, while serving as a role model in overcoming complexity and bridging challenges to improve health at a global scale.
By establishing and granting the Virchow Prize for Global Health, the Virchow Foundation for Global Health strives to raise awareness of current global health issues and to award achievements which significantly improve the impact on the broad health challenges we face today. The Foundation was established with support of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, alongside civil society and leading experts within global health.
Details on nomination process: https://virchowprize.org/nominations/
Contact:
Virchow Foundation for Global Health
c/o Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
Jägerstr. 22/23 , DE-10117 Berlin, Germany
press@virchow.foundation
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Pickright Technologies help you save, plan, invest and manage with a single click: Archana Elapavuluri, Founder
Pickright Technologies is a smart and intelligent advisory platform working towards monitoring, analyzing, and managing users' portfolios that continue to provide the best returns.
Archana Elapavuluri, Founder of Pickright Technologies, in an interview with The Hans India, says we call ourselves a unified platform for all types of investments. Pickright is effortless, easy, and efficient in managing money and helping people invest smart and wise with AI/ML-based algorithms in curated portfolios.
Pickright is a digital platform that manages, automates, and invests in autopilot mode across different direct and alternate instruments irrespective of the size of the investment via its application and website.
Please introduce Pickright Technologies to our readers.
Pickright Technologies is a Wealth Tech Startup and SEBI Registered Investment Advisor which uses deeptech, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine language (ML) module to create smart portfolios using user Personalization by learning about users based on past parameters and future behaviour patterns and enabling and advising the user to choose the right eligible investment instruments. In addition, it manages, automates, and invests in autopilot mode across different direct and alternate instruments irrespective of the size of the investment via its application and website.
Pickright Technologies is your financial assistant in the pocket to help you save, plan, invest and manage with a single click.
Pickright says it is a fintech marketplace platform for stock market investors and stock market advisors. Please explain this.
We all need a platform that is effortless, easy, and efficient in managing money and helping people to invest smart and wise with the use of AI/ML-based algorithms in curated portfolios. We call ourselves your financial assistant in your pocket. Enabling you to Save, Plan and Invest by leveraging technology.
Like every other working professional and being a woman, I also wanted to invest my money right from the day I started earning; there were hardly any platforms that provided, and it was always challenging to choose the right type of investment. Even today, the scenario is the same for most of the population on which asset class they should invest in based on their risk profiling. The only way available is to check with friends and family, which never results in good returns. Getting advice from professionals is intimidating as the investable amount is small, but now the financial assistance is just in your pockets.
When there are some easy investment avenues, why should people invest through Pickright? How is it different from other smart investment platforms?
Our focus is to get young people to start investing and learn how to create additional income from investments by providing all types of investment irrespective of investment size, under one roof.
Its services include:
● Complete diversified ready-made portfolios called Investpacks consisting of different asset classes like MF, Equities, ETFs, and Gold, and we are introducing an array of investment products very shortly.
● Rebalancing, managing, and monitoring at periodic intervals.
● Customized hyper-personalized portfolios for everyone
● Ready-made portfolios for Women for their investment journey
● Ready-made Portfolios for Students for their investment journey
● Smart advisory to execution across asset classes
How innovative platforms like Pickright provide investors with greater flexibility when compared with mutual funds. What is the return one can expect from Pickright?
One unified platform for all types of investments is direct or alternate investments. Understand that investing is a long-term game, and diversification is its core. New age wealth management startups help individuals beat market volatility and still fetch them good returns by smartly diversifying based on users' financial health, goals, and investment capacity. For a user, Pickright is the window for his/her first step towards wealth growing journey and subsequent as well. One platform for wealth management. Pickright is a smart and intelligent advisory platform working towards monitoring, analyzing, and managing users' portfolios that continue to provide the best returns.
It was established in 2019 and is new in the industry; what challenges did you face during the Pandemic?
Ours being a digital platform, Pandemic did well; we got a good user base during this period. Trading accounts multiplied during this period as well. A few challenges we faced for the launch were adjusting to a remote working environment and getting the tech. Also, meeting potential advisors and investors. We got adjusted now, and it's business as usual.
Have you observed growth in the number of youngsters aged between 20 - and 30/35 using the platform?
Our target user age group is between 23 - 40 years old, and we focus on and encourage them to start their investing journey. We have especially seen growth in this segment and what makes us happy is we have seen a significant number of participants from women. This makes us extremely happy and proud that we have started our first step towards bringing financial awareness to women as well. What we suggest for this age group is
● Find the right platform where youth can get their risk analysis done
● New age platforms offer personalized portfolios and suggestions and complete financial planning on how to build a corpus, what type of insurance should be taken, and how should one build their investment journey
● Always start small. Every journey starts with the first step. Irrespective of the investment size, start investing.
● Talk to a financial advisor and Plan your financial journey based on goals.
How many users have invested through Pickright till now?
We have more than 50K users on the platform. In addition, we have around 10000 users invested via Pickright and currently enjoying returns with their investment capital protected.
Any advice to the people trying their hand first time in the stock market?
Investing is easy; Investing right is not. Caution is needed when young or inexperienced users start investing. Understand that investing is a long-term game, and diversification is its core. New age wealth management startups actually help individuals to beat market volatility and still fetch them good returns by smartly diversifying. Knowing where you are investing and why you are investing is very important. Follow rebalancing, tracking, and monitoring of your portfolio. Trading is very different from investing. Never invest in speculations, rumours, and tips. Always invest in companies where there are strong fundamentals. Never panic. For the last 30 years, the Sensex has moved in only the north direction. And all great companies gave fabulous returns.
Either do your own research or come to Pickright, where our system creates a personalized portfolio and helps you diversify your investments and create a better financial future.
Can Pickright help a layman or a new stock trader to trade well?
As said before, trading is a different game altogether; it's a full-time job. Every trader needs to be knowledgeable in fundamentals and research patterns. Never ever trade on speculation. What Pickright can help invest in fundamentally strong products, be it Equities, MF, ETFs, and other asset classes.
The innovative Trading advisory platform we are building will be launched later this year which will help new stock traders or laymen to know the fundamentals of trading and how to handle their trading portfolio.
What is the Pickright mission? Where do you see it after 10 years?
Leverage technology and bring financial planning and investing for the masses. Pickright should be your own Financial assistant in your pocket, enabling you to save, plan, invest and manage your finances for a better future.
Share Pickright Technologies' journey and challenges with us?
Naman and I boot-strapped to create the first MVP of the product with a trading advisory. We learned on the way that traders and investors are different. So we needed to focus on one sector, and we choose to create a self-directed smart investment platform to help the masses to create a financial journey for themselves. From raising our first cheque to getting our paid customers, every step was difficult and came with learnings. Now, we do have a lot of learning in this domain and pivot whenever needed, but we do it with a lot of energy and excitement as what we are building will differentiate people's lives.
Can users also use this platform to buy Bonds and Insurance?
We will be expanding to these verticals in the next quarter. We want Pickright to be a unified platform for all investments for all of us, irrespective of the size of the investment. One platform for financial wealth management.
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The following is part of a series that explores international galleries that have opened in Seoul, a new art hub in Asia. --Ed.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul opened in October 2021 at the heart of Hannam-dong as Korea and the world were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move may have seemed foolhardy, but Thaddaeus Ropac, the Austrian gallerist who has run the gallery for almost 40 years, did not hesitate to expand its presence in Asian market.
“Though the pandemic was unprecedented in my lifetime, it is not the first time that we have faced challenges in the business due to the circumstances of the times we are living in,” Ropac said in an email interview with The Korea Herald.
“For instance, when we had just opened a new gallery in London there was a vote for Brexit. Despite this, I never doubted the decision to have a gallery in London and the strength of its extraordinary art scene, and we made it work,” he said.
Thaddaeus Ropac Gallery, which also operates in Salzburg, Paris and London, chose to open its first Asian venue in Seoul over other Asian cities, such as Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo for a number of reasons.
“We have a personal history with Seoul, having represented Lee Bul -- one of the leading Korean artists of her generation -- for many years. I got to know the city even better when in 2007 Georg Baselitz had his first exhibition in Korea at the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Korea, Gwacheon,” he said.
“The historic art academies and incredible institutions makes this an exceptionally exciting place and even in the past couple of years I’ve witnessed so much change and growth. I am very happy to have found a space that now feels like home. The choice to open a gallery here felt natural,” he added.
Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul occupies the first floor of an architectural landmark, the Fort Hill building which won the Korean National Architecture Award 2011 and the Seoul Architecture Award 2011. It was designed by SAI architects, led by architect Park Ju-hwan.
“Convergence,” an exhibition of a new series of works on aluminum by London and Portugal-based artist Jason Martin is currently running at the gallery through April 16. The works are based on repeating inward movements with a brush that converge at a central point. The drawing also parallels the Korean tradition of bojagi wrapping, according to the artist.
Ropac said the gallery recently began representing some younger artists which is representative of how the identity of the gallery is evolving and how it is open to working with new artists, including Korean artists, whether they are emerging artists or they have not received international recognition despite their extraordinary artistic achievements.
“With our new gallery in Seoul, I am looking forward to being in Korea more often and to meeting Korean artists and visiting artists’ studios,” he said.
“Something I feel we take very seriously is that we always put our artists first,” he said, elaborating that the relationships that the gallery has developed with its artists and the collectors and the trust that has been built are the gallery’s greatest strength.
Ropac believes that the upcoming Frieze Seoul due to kick off Sept. 2 at Coex in southern Seoul will highlight the city’s evolving art market. In September, Thaddaeus Ropac Seoul will showcase works by German artist Anselm Kiefer.
The gallerist considers the tradition of collecting art in Korea to have been firmly established over many generations. The collectors – who span across the country not only in Seoul but Busan and Daegu -- are exceptionally knowledgeable, with a very sophisticated appreciation of art, according to Ropac.
With the ongoing war in Ukraine, the gallery has launched a fundraiser to support humanitarian efforts in the country. It is selling a selection of paintings and sculptures that have been created for or selected as contributions to the fundraiser. The works are on show across the gallery’s five venues -- London, Paris Marais, Paris Pantin, Salzburg and Seoul -- and can also be seen in an online exhibition.
“It is thanks to many of our artists generously donating works that this has been possible, and we have been selling them via our website, with new works added each week and all proceeds from the sales going directly to a selection of charities we have been donating to from the start,” he added.
By Park Yuna (yunapark@heraldcorp.com)
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This Morning’s Dermot O’Leary was forced to correct Alison Hammond on Monday morning as the pair hosted the show during Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s Easter break.
Dermot and Alison kicked off the show with a chat over the day’s headlines alongside guests Gyles Brandreth and Beverley Turner.
Alison, 47, turned the conversation to Helen MacNamara, a former Whitehall ethics chief, who has reportedly been fined by the Metropolitan Police in connection with a party held during lockdown.
The ex-deputy cabinet secretary was handed a £50 fine after police investigators found she had breached Covid laws by attending a lockdown karaoke party where she provided a karaoke machine, reports claim.
Alison noted that she “just can’t believe” that the karaoke machine was hers, before co-host Dermot had to interject quickly to qualify that it was “reportedly” hers.
He added: “We don’t know for sure,” after which Alison stopped, saying: “Oh, is it reportedly?” and glanced down at her notes.
She continued: “Well, it’s a karaoke machine. She’s been fined £50, but if you remember rightly a lot of people were fined £10,000 at the time.”
Elsewhere at the beginning of the show, Alison was left presenting This Morning alone as Dermot was missing - but he soon emerged in a tiny car as he drove into the studio.
As Lorraine host Ranvir Singh was ready to hand over to the pair, she was shocked to see an empty chair next to Alison.
The presenter explained that Dermot was running late and that he would hopefully be on the show soon.
Welcoming viewers to the show later, Alison was still alone as she said: "Hello, it's supposed to be me and Dermot, this is really embarrassing."
But soon afterwards, it emerged that Dermot was late because he was driving the world's smallest car into the studio.
As he rode the tiny blue car onto the set, Alison said: "I can't believe this, you're so extra... you know what the weird thing is? This looks like your normal car."
Waving hello to viewers as he managed to clamber out, he said: "Morning everyone, hope you're well... we thought we'd show the world's smallest and economic car!"
And viewers were divided over the skit, with one tweeting: "Cringe start of the show time.”
Alison and Dermot are covering for Holly and Phil over the Easter holidays, as Kate Garraway stood in for Susanna Reid.
This Morning airs weekdays at 10am on ITV and ITV Hub.
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Late frost ices over French vineyards, threatens fruit crops
By THIBAULT CAMUS
Associated Press
CHABLIS, France (AP) — French vintners are lighting candles to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a mild winter. The temperature swing is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries in western Europe. Ice coated vines as towns like Chablis in Burgundy woke Monday to temperatures of -5 C (23 F). Vintners and other fruit growers are particularly worried because the vines had already started budding amid a late winter warm spell. That could disrupt the whole growing season. A similar phenomenon happened last year, and scientists later found that the damaging 2021 frost was made more likely by climate change.
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Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities in Ukraine
Russia faced a fresh wave of condemnation on Monday after evidence emerged of what appeared to be deliberate killings of civilians in Ukraine.
Some western leaders called for further sanctions in response to the alleged atrocities, even as Moscow continued to press its offensive in the country’s east.
Germany’s defence minister suggested the European Union should discuss a ban on Russian gas imports, though more senior officials indicated an immediate boycott was not possible — a sign that leaders could struggle in the short term to ramp up already severe sanctions on Russia.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around the capital, Kyiv, recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies. One group of nine, all in civilian clothes, were scattered around a site which residents said Russian troops used as a base. They appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs.
The images of battered bodies lying in the streets or hastily dug graves unleashed a wave of outrage that could signal a turning point in the nearly six-week-old war. But sanctions have thus far failed to halt the offensive, and rising energy prices along with the tight controls on Russian currency market have blunted their impact, with the rouble rebounding strongly after initially crashing.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened a probe to investigate the conflict. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation even further, with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky and some western leaders going so far as accusing Russia of genocide.
Russia’s defence ministry rejected the accusations. It said photos and videos of dead bodies “have been stage managed by the Kyiv regime for the western media”. The ministry said “not a single civilian” in Bucha faced any violent military action.
In a video shown during the Grammy Awards in Las Vegas for musicians and other artists, Mr Zelensky implored them to support his nation and “fill the silence with your music”.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha.
“What just happened in Bucha calls for a new round of sanctions and very clear measures,” he said on France-Inter radio. “I’m in favour of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and petrol. We need to act.”
European Council president Charles Michel earlier tweeted that the EU is assisting Ukrainians and rights groups in gathering evidence to be used in international courts, adding that “further EU sanctions & support are on their way”.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez also called for those responsible for the slayings in Bucha to be punished, saying they should “answer these alleged cases of crimes against humanity, war crimes and, why not say it, of genocide, too”.
Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki described Russia as a “totalitarian-fascist state”, saying “the bloody massacres perpetrated by Russian soldiers deserve to be called by name: this is genocide”.
The crime of genocide is difficult to prove because prosecutors would have to show the killers or their commanders had a “specific intent” to partially or wholly destroy a group of people.
In the meantime, the US and its allies have sought to punish the Kremlin for the war by imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. As a major oil and gas exporter, Russia stands to benefit from any rise in already high global energy prices.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia. Governments have been scrambling to find ways to reduce that reliance. Estimates of the impact of a gas boycott on European countries vary but most involve a substantial loss of economic output.
German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, who is also the economy minister and responsible for energy, said Europe can go “significantly further” in imposing sanctions against Russia. But he said Germany is right to take a longer-term approach to abandoning Russian energy imports.
Germany has faced criticism for opposing an immediate halt to Russian energy deliveries. The country says it hopes to end Russian coal imports this summer and oil imports by the end of the year, but halting gas will take longer.
“We are working every day on creating the conditions for and steps toward an embargo,” Mr Habeck said. “We are on the right track.”
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht had earlier said on public broadcaster ARD that the reports of atrocities were severe enough that European officials “would have to talk about halting gas supplies from Russia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 24 invasion has killed thousands of people and forced more than four million Ukrainians to flee their country. Mr Putin has said the attack is aimed at eliminating a security threat and demanded that Ukraine drop its bid to join the Nato military alliance of western countries. Ukraine insists it never posed any threat but has offered to officially declare itself neutral.
The head of Ukraine’s delegation in talks with Russia has said Moscow’s negotiators informally agreed to most of a draft proposal discussed during talks in Istanbul, but no written confirmation has been provided.
While western officials initially said they believed Mr Putin’s goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance on their road to the capital and have now retreated from some areas around it. Now, Moscow says it is focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s defence ministry said on Monday that Russia is continuing to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are also still trying to take strategic port city of Mariupol, which lies in the region and has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“The city continues to be subject to intense, indiscriminate strikes, but Ukrainian Forces maintain a staunch resistance, retaining control in central areas,” the ministry said. “Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion as it will secure a land corridor from Russia to the occupied territory of Crimea” in the south, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered. The road between Chernihiv and Kyiv was to reopen to some traffic, according to the news agency RBK Ukraina.
The mayor of Chernihiv, which has been cut off from food and other supplies for weeks, said Russian shelling has destroyed 70% of the northern city.
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GRAPHIC-Spectre of inflation threatens Macron's economic gains as election looms
By Leigh Thomas
PARIS, April 4 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron risks seeing high inflation eroding economic gains achieved during his presidency as he seeks a second term.
Macron was elected in 2017 on promises to reboot the euro zone's second-biggest economy with a shock of pro-business reforms by cutting taxes, easing labour laws and aggressively promoting France to foreign investors.
His early reforms prompted violent anti-government "Yellow Vest" protests in late 2018, but Macron can point to a series of indicators as evidence his reform drive is paying dividends.
Opinion polls show Macron is likely to win the first round of the election on Sunday. But far-right leader Marine Le Pen is staging a comeback in the polls and the race is tightening between the two frontrunners for the April 24 run-off.
ECONOMIC OUTPUT
During his presidency, France's economy outperformed other big European countries as well as the broader euro zone, bouncing back from the worst of the COVID crisis with the strongest growth in more than five decades.
UNEMPLOYMENT
Strong growth along with labour reforms to make hiring and firing easier have helped push France's stubbornly high unemployment to the lowest level since the start of the 2008 global financial crisis.
More remarkably, youth unemployment - a bane of Macron's predecessors for decades - has come down even faster as his government ramped up apprenticeship programmes and incentives to hire young people.
INFLATION
Record high inflation across the euro zone has left Macron's government increasingly at pains to convince voters that its cocktail of growth, tax cuts and targeted payouts to people on low incomes is translating into real purchasing power gains.
To keep those gains from evaporating, France put together a more than 25 billion euro ($27.6 billion) package of measures to soften the blow of an energy price-fuelled inflation spike.
While costly caps on gas and power price increases have kept French inflation lower than in most other euro zone countries, Macron's rivals are capitalising on voters' frustration with dwindling purchasing power.
COMPANY REGISTRATIONS
The inflation surge is tarnishing an economic record that otherwise suggests France has become more open to business during Macron's presidency.
Foreign direct investment has poured in and employers are shedding their fear of coveted long-term labour contracts, knowing they can more easily get rid of workers if necessary.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs are setting up new companies faster than ever in France, although a large share is of self-employed delivery workers setting up to ride the online shopping boom.
NATIONAL DEBT
The public finances represent a blemish on Macron's economic record.
Promising to stabilise the economy at the start of the pandemic "whatever it costs", Macron ran a record budget deficits in 2020 of 8.9% of economic output, leaving the country saddled with debts the central bank says will take a decade to bring back to pre-COVID levels.
COMPETITION
Macron's progress in making France more business friendly has so far not translated into gains in competitiveness if the trade balance is anything to go by.
The trade deficit has swelled to record levels partly due to more expensive energy imports but also because French firms are still struggling to win foreign market share.
($1 = 0.9045 euros)
(Reporting by Leigh Thomas; Editing by Richard Lough and Nick Macfie)
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Prince Andrew's appearance at Prince Philip's memorial may be his last public engagement according to a royal expert.
The Duke of York raised eyebrows when he escorted Queen Elizabeth II to the thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey. The televised event saw him walk his mother to her seat inside the abbey. He was even seen in the car ride with her from Windsor to London.
His prominent role at the memorial left people baffled especially since it came after he settled his sexual abuse case out of court with his accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Some claimed it was a slap in the face for victims of sexual abuse and others thought it was the queen's way of showing her support for her son.
But it reportedly dismayed Prince William and Prince Charles and if they were to have their way, they would not want Andrew to be seen in public again. According to royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams, they would probably not want him at the queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
"In terms of royal events, I don't expect we will see Prince Andrew appear in the near future - if ever again," he told the Mirror.
"He won't play any kind of a role in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, of that I think we can be quite sure. Prince Charles and William will be totally opposed to it, it's a non-starter," he added.
Fitzwilliams believes that what the people saw at Prince Philip's memorial "was the Queen allowing him to physically supporting (sic) her after she supported him." He said it was understandable and expected of him to be at the service because it was for his father.
"It was an event he was always going to attend - let's not forget, he has lost his father," he explained.
It is believed that Prince Andrew took Prince Philip's memorial as a "springboard" to be given the green light to attend Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee celebrations. He considered it a stepping stone to his return to public life. The 62-year old kept a low profile since 2019 because of his association with Jeffrey Epstein. He eventually lost his royal patronages and military titles when Giuffre accused him of "rape in the first degree" in a New York court.
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WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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GALE WARNING
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
353 AM PDT Mon Apr 4 2022
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 19 to 24 ft at 13
seconds.
* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
out to 60 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt.
* WHERE...Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands.
* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 kt becoming west Monday
morning.
* WHERE...East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHEN...Until 2 PM PDT Tuesday.
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the
Small Craft Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet.
* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 5 AM PDT Monday. For the
Small Craft Advisory, from 5 AM Monday to 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 18 to 23 ft at 13
* WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 kt becoming west Monday
* WHERE...Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 feet, building to 14 to 16 feet
early Monday then building to 20 feet Monday night. Bar
conditions rough, becoming severe early Monday with breakers
covering the bar. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 715
AM and 730 PM Monday.
* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.
* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft
especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.
A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions
are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor
entrances.
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Covid: Nine new symptoms added to official list
By James Gallagher
Health and science correspondent
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The official list of Covid symptoms has been expanded to include another nine signs of a coronavirus infection.
The UK Health Security Agency's updated guidance now lists symptoms including a sore throat, muscle pains and diarrhoea.
The move comes more than two years into the pandemic, and just days after free testing ended in England.
However, the NHS cautions that many of the new symptoms "are very similar" to those for colds and flu.
The original signs of a Covid infection that were recognised in the UK were:
- fever
- new continuous cough
- loss of sense of smell or taste
It was known from the early days of the pandemic that this trio was just the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organization and other countries, including the US, have used a longer list of symptoms for some time.
However, there has been debate in the UK about precisely which symptoms should be recognised and qualify somebody for a Covid test.
A headache is a known symptom of Covid, but you might not want to test everybody with one, as there are so many other causes.
Fever, cough or loss of sense of smell or taste were settled on, because they were either present in most Covid cases or almost exclusively caused by the virus.
But now the list of symptoms includes a further nine:
- shortness of breath
- feeling tired or exhausted
- aching body
- headache
- sore throat
- blocked or runny nose
- loss of appetite
- diarrhoea
- feeling sick or being sick
Covid infections are at a record level in the UK, with 4.9 million people (about one in 13 of us) testing positive for the virus. Free testing for most people in England ended last week.
The NHS says people should stay at home and avoid others only if you have Covid symptoms and a high temperature, or if your symptoms are so bad that you are not well enough to work.
Prof Tim Spector, from King's College London, has been campaigning for an expanded list of symptoms because of data from people tracking their symptoms in the Zoe Covid-19 app.
He said: "Main symptoms of coronavirus have finally changed after two years of lobbying... hurrah."
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Baby seal rescued after it was found wandering the streets of Long Island
Police were called to assist a wayward traveler in Southampton, New York, Sunday after a baby seal was spotted scooting through a traffic circle.
"Some of our officers responded and found a baby harbor seal in the roadway," a Facebook post from the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Residents called police after the seal was seen wandering through a Long Island parking lot, police Sergeant Jim Cavanagh told CNN. The seal made its way toward the entrance of a nearby hotel before it was contained in the traffic circle, Cavanagh said.
"What we believe happened is that the seal swam up the Potomac River, probably behind a big school of alewife fish," Cavanagh explained. "The seal probably climbed up out of the river ending up in a park. There, it probably just got turned around and then traveled somewhere between 500 and 700 feet into the traffic circle."
The New York Marine Resource Center sent a team to help retrieve the baby seal and it was brought to a rehabilitation center in Riverhead, rescue center Program Director Maxine Montello told CNN.
"The animal is in good condition," Montello said. "We just think he wandered a little too far from the beach. Hopefully we'll be able to get him back to the beach as soon as possible."
Montello said cases like this are uncommon but not unprecedented. A seal was recently found underneath someone's car and another was found in a Staten Island backyard several years ago, she said.
Harbor seals are usually seen resting on rocks and beaches along the coast and spend their time foraging for fish, shellfish and crustaceans, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Related video: Orphaned endangered baby seal returns home in February
Montello noted we are entering "seal season," when seals and humans are using Long Island beaches at the same time, and calls to the rescue hotline increase.
Seals are federally protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, and experts say people should keep a minimum distance of 150 feet from the animals.
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CHICAGO — A young girl is among four people wounded in a house fire in Austin early Monday morning, according to officials.
The flames broke out early Monday morning at a multi-unit home in the 500 block of North Central Avenue.
- A girl approximately 3 to 5 years old was taken to Stroger Hospital for burns and is in critical condition.
- An 83-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in serious condition.
- A 57-year-old woman was taken to Loyola Hospital for burns and is in serious condition.
- A 53-year-old man was taken to West Suburban Hospital for smoke inhalation and is in fair condition.
The fire led the building to be evacuated, with some taking shelter inside a warming bus. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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Taiwan Climate Partnership joins hands with ICT supply chain to initiate a new era for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Based on the international trend of carbon reduction, the needs of the overall environment, and the various impacts of climate change on the earth, the "Taiwan Climate Partnership" called on nearly 100 companies in Taiwan's electronic and ICT companies to come to today's press conference and international forum, hoping to promote and accelerate the decarbonization of the global ICT industrial supply chain through the joint efforts of the companies present and call on Taiwanese companies and all walks of life to pay attention to the issue of climate change with practical actions.
Taiwan Climate Partnership Commits to working with Supply Chain to Create Greener Opportunities
Chairman of Delta Electronics, Mr. Yancey Hai, who is also the chairman of the Taiwan Climate Partnership, said in his opening speech that the latest scientific research report released by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) under the United Nations, pointed out that the risk of climate change is imminent. In addition to affecting the survival of species, it is also critical for the survival and transformation of enterprises. Through the influence of the 8 technology companies in the Taiwan Climate Partnership on the supply chain, Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to lead Taiwan's supply chain internationalization and update the global climate data for Taiwan, helping the industry to create greener opportunities in the trend of net-zero, and to divorce carbon emissions from revenue growth.
The Taiwan Climate Partnership has obtained the official approval from the Ministry of the Interior in February 2022 for setting up a nonprofit organization, and its inaugural assembly will be held in July. The Taiwan Climate Partnership hopes to cooperate with each other to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Taiwan respond together, improve energy efficiency, and implement low-carbon manufacturing. At present, more than 10 companies have contacted the secretariat to express their willingness to participate, and we hope organizations from all walks of life who are interested in sustainable business will join Taiwan Climate Partnership together.
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Taiwan Climate Partnership
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Tammy Abraham admits working with the 'world's best manager Jose Mourinho' convinced him to sign for Roma... despite feeling he still had 'something to prove in the Premier League' after failing to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea side
- Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in 2021
- The 24-year-old joined former Blues boss Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico
- He said that he couldn't turn down the opportunity to play under Mourinho again
- Abraham even referred to the current Roma boss as 'best manager in the world'
- He said Mourinho pushes him to be better, while also increasing his confidence
Tammy Abraham said working under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side in August 2021.
Abraham joined Roma on a five-year deal worth £34million after struggling to cement his place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI at Chelsea.
The 24-year-old winger said he couldn't turn down the opportunity to work with the 'best manager in the world' and credited Mourinho for pushing him to 'be better'.
Tammy Abraham completed his £34million move to Roma from Chelsea in August 2021
The ace made the move after failing to cement a regular place in Thomas Tuchel's starting XI
When asked whether Mourinho's role as the Roma manager encouraged him to sign for the club, Abraham told TalkSPORT: 'It [Mourinho] was a factor involved, yes.
'As a young English lad I wanted to stay in England. Rome came along and Atalanta and many different teams around the world, I was telling myself I wanted to stay in the Premier League and that I had something to prove.
'But my dad, parents and agent sat me down and said you scored goals at Chelsea, Swansea and Bristol City, go and test the waters, go and experience life abroad.
He said playing under Jose Mourinho at Roma was a major draw to signing for the Serie A side
Abraham (right) said that Mourinho pushes him to be the best that he can be on the pitch
'When they were speaking it kind of dawned on me that not many players can say they've gone out in Italy, to Serie A and a team like Rome.
'I never back down from a challenge so when this challenge came along I thought as I'm still young this is the best time for me to go and do it.'
Mourinho challenged Abraham to be 'better' for Roma despite the fact he scored a match-winning brace in their derby against Lazio on Sunday.
'Great performance,' Mourinho told DAZN after Roma's 3-0 win. 'Today was really special because it seemed that everything we had planned was put on the field.
'Lazio in the second half tried to play with pride but we never lost control. No doubt, the boys deserved the victory.
Mourinho recently challenged the former Chelsea winger (left) to be 'even better' for Roma
'When you say Abraham is fantastic, I disagree, he can do even more. I demand a lot of him because I know his potential, I'm not talking about goals but he must play every game with this attitude.'
Some players would have felt dejected following Mourinho's comments, but Abraham is using his remarks as motivation.
When asked about Mourinho's statement following Roma's victory, Abraham said: 'You know Mourinho's a character that we all know.
'There's a reason why I call him the best manager in the world. He knows how to drive you, he knows how to get under your skin and he knows how to make you feel like a very special player at times.
Abraham netted after just 56 seconds in their Serie A clash with Lazio at the Olimpico stadium
Abraham (middle) added a second and is up to 23 goals across all competitions this season
'He'll never tell you but I always want to do my best for him. He pushes me to do my best. When I feel like I've done enough he tells me I have to do more.
'I experienced him when I was at Chelsea as a kid, I went to train with the first-team and he was always hard on me, he was always pushing me to better myself – I felt like when I did something right he'd tell me to do it better.
'That's exactly what I needed, that push and that drive, especially after the difficult season I had at Chelsea where I wasn't playing and getting much game time.
'To come here and have a manager like Mourinho to coach you, to believe in you only gives you more confidence.'
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(The Hill) – Former President Trump endorsed former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) just days after the ex-vice presidential candidate announced her run for Congress.
“Sarah Palin is tough and smart and will never back down, and I am proud to give her my Complete and Total Endorsement, and encourage all Republicans to unite behind this wonderful person and her campaign to put America First,” Trump said in a statement on Sunday.
“Sarah shocked many when she endorsed me very early in 2016, and we won big,” the former president added. “Now, it’s my turn!”
Palin announced her candidacy to replace the late Alaska Rep. Don Young (R) on Friday, just 45 minutes before the filing deadline for the race.
“I realize that I have very big shoes to fill, and I plan to honor Rep. Young’s legacy by offering myself up in the name of service to the state he loved and fought for,” Palin said in a statement Friday.Thousands of flights canceled amid severe Florida weatherObama to make White House return to tout ACA successes
Trump also referenced Palin’s campaign on the presidential ticket with late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), saying she “lifted the McCain presidential campaign out of the dumps despite the fact that she had to endure some very evil, stupid, and jealous people within the campaign herself.”
Trump referred to Palin as a “wonderful patriot” and said her congressional bid “means that there will be a true America First fighter on the ballot.”
The special election to replace Young is set to take place this summer, with primaries on June 11 and the general election on Aug. 16.
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Cuban plays himself as Connor's friend during a high-stakes poker game that Tom and Sarah decide to crash.
"This season we got to do more and better," said Topher Grace, "Tom." "I'm such a huge fan of 'Shark Tank,' I think I've seen every episode of that show, and to be able to then sit next to him for a couple of days and ask him any question I wanted about 'Shark Tank,' or his life, or whatever, it was such a thrill."
He went on to say that they got along great during filming.
"He was the guy that you want him to be," he said. "He's exactly who you want him to be."
"Home Economics" has now seemingly hit its stride well into its second season. Grace says the cast has gelled together and they really feel like siblings sometimes.
"We're spending so much time together, probably more time together than we do with our real families during the season and they're such a pleasure," Grace said, "Actually, I don't know if they are fanning out on me, but I am fanning out on them all the time!"
He said the chemistry among the cast can't be faked and it reminds him of a feeling he had in the past.
"I've been on a dream team before, and I know how rare that is," Grace said referencing his "That '70s Show" days. "There's just such a feeling of family. You are supposed to lie as an actor, but over this many episodes you can't lie, you actually have to love the people to portray that kind of thing."
Don't miss the next episode of "Home Economics" on Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Style clash as Guardiola, Simeone meet in Champions League
Diego Simeone was working in Argentina in the early years of his coaching career when he requested to attend some training sessions at Barcelona, led at the time by Pep Guardiola.
Barcelona was the pre-eminent club in world soccer, revolutionising the game between 2008-12 with its "tiki-taka" passing style favored by Guardiola and mastered by the likes of Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández.
It wasn´t for Simeone, though.
"We talked," Guardiola has recounted, "and he told me, `I don´t like this. I don´t feel it.´"
Simeone, a combative and hard-working midfielder as a player, saw the beauty of soccer in a different way and, for many, would come to represent the antithesis of Guardiola and his beautiful approach.
A clash of styles soon took hold in Spain, when Simeone moved to Europe to become coach of Atlético Madrid in 2011 - a few months after Barcelona won the Champions League for the second time and in mesmeric fashion at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola sits on the bench before the Premier League soccer match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor, in Burnley, England, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
More than a decade later, the two coaches remain at the top of the game, with Simeone still the embodiment of a rugged and uncompromising Atlético team and Guardiola now attempting to turn soccer into an art form at Manchester City.
City and Atlético go head-to-head in the Champions League quarterfinals on Tuesday - a first competitive meeting between the teams, if not the men leading them.
Yet given Guardiola and Simeone are two of the sport´s most storied current coaches, the fact that they have only come up against each other three times is as surprising as it is refreshing.
The most recent was in the Champions League in 2016, when Atlético eliminated Guardiola´s highly fancied Bayern Munich team on away goals after a pair of tightly contested legs in the semifinals. It´s one of Guardiola´s many painful exits in the Champions League since his last title, in 2011.
The only other time Guardiola and Simeone faced each other was in February 2012, a few months before Guardiola quit Barcelona. The Catalan team won 2-1 in the Spanish league.
One goal was the difference in all three games. Expect more of the same over the next week, even if City starts out as the favorite.
"They are going to be very aggressive," City midfielder Bernardo Silva said Monday. "They won't give us much space and it's going to be very tight. Definitely not an open game - that's Atlético's quality."
Indeed, Guardiola has used Atlético´s elimination of Manchester United in the last 16 as a guide for what team should expect.
"The first 15-20 minutes against United, United couldn´t breathe," Guardiola said.
And it´s that ability to frustrate that sets Atlético apart. Even if it is achieved by using what's often perceived as unsportsmanlike tactics that have infuriated opposition coaches and players over the years.
"It is frustrating at times," Liverpool defender Andrew Robertson said of Atlético in 2020 when his team was eliminated by the Spanish club, "but it is not going to change."
There was a period, particularly in the 2020-21 season, when Simeone tried to turn Atlético into more of an attack-minded team, using the qualities of forwards like Luis Suárez and João Félix.
When it comes to the crunch, Simeone typically returns to his more destructive and pragmatic game plan and that is likely to be on show at City's Etihad Stadium for the first leg on Tuesday.
As for Guardiola, who is wedded to his possession-based philosophy, he said he wasn't ready to "judge" coaches like Simeone who have a different approach to the game. In fact, he thinks there might be a misconception about Atlético's style.
"They are more offensive than people believe," Guardiola said. "He (Simeone) doesn't want to take a risk in the build-up but, after, they have quality and they play really well in the final third.
"It depends on the position of the ball, the moment of the game. They know exactly how to play in each exact moment. Winning, losing, last minutes, early minutes."
So what about Atlético's perceived use of the dark arts - the time-wasting, the haranguing of referees, the rolling around? Was there a problem, Guardiola was asked, with "winning ugly?"
"What is ugly? What is playing ugly?" he replied. "It's being smart."
Guardiola has been accused of overthinking his tactics in the big games and he accepted that when it was put to him on Monday.
Not that it will stop him from doing so again when Simeone and Atlético come to Manchester.
"You have to adapt and adjust," he said before finishing with a smile. "That's why I love to overthink and create stupid tactics so that after, when I don't win, I'm punished."
Yet another layer to the upcoming double-header between the current English and Spanish champions that should be fascinating.
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Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone gestures during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Cadiz at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Friday, March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Russian ex-journalist calls treason charge 'travesty' as trial set to start
April 4 (Reuters) - Russian former military reporter Ivan Safronov on Monday dismissed treason charges against him as a "travesty" as his trial was set to begin behind closed doors in Moscow.
Safronov was a prominent journalist and part of the pool of officially accredited Kremlin reporters until shortly before his arrest in July 2020, when his detention sent a chill through Russia's already tightly controlled media landscape.
"Just put yourself in my place - they are telling you that you have committed a crime, but they are not telling you what crime exactly," he said in a statement published by the English-language Moscow Times.
"How will you defend yourself against this absurdity? ... This is a complete travesty of justice and common sense!"
Ivan Pavlov, formerly one of Safronov's lawyers, said after the arrest that investigators had accused Safronov of disclosing secrets about Russian arms deliveries to the Middle East and Africa in 2017, while he was working for the Kommersant newspaper. He cited investigators as saying the secrets had later been shared with the United States.
Pavlov himself came under criminal investigation after being accused of disclosing classified information while defending Safronov and fled Russia last September, saying he had been placed on a wanted list.
Safronov could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
"For a year and nine months I have been forced to say that I am guilty of high treason," he added in his statement. "But I repeat and will repeat - I am not guilty."
Russia has for years been clamping down on media that report critically on the government, yet after Safronov was arrested reporters from the Kremlin pool itself posted a video in which they spoke out in his defense.
Since sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, Moscow has outlawed reporting on the conflict that departs from the official line, and forced the closure of the few significant independent media outlets still operating from Russian soil.
Two months before he was arrested, Safronov quit journalism and became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos.
(Writing by Kevin Liffey; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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Rishi's popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget... while Ben Wallace stays top
- Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots
- Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers
- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response
Rishi Sunak's popularity with Tory grassroots appears to have taken an alarming dive in the wake of his mini-Budget.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom.
As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, his score on the monthly survey of readers was just 7.9, compared to 38.8 previously.
At one point he was top of the regular chart - a position now held by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who has earned plaudits for the Ukraine response.
Although the poll is not scientific it is closely watched by ministers and MPs, and will set alarm bells ringing in No11.
Priti Patel is the only senior figure in negative territory, with a rating of minus 13.6 after anger at the Channel migrant situation and slow progress on Ukraine refugee visas.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate.
The latest ratings for the ConservativeHome website show the Chancellor slumping from eleventh to third from bottom
Ben Wallace (right) was top of the regular ConHome chart, while Priti Patel (left) was bottom
Mr Sunak has been scrambling to defuse a furious backlash for failing to do enough to help struggling families.
He was accused of being an 'illusionist' after hailing his 'tax-cutting' Spring Statement, despite the burden being on course to reach the highest level since the 1940s.
The government's own watchdog has predicted that this year will see the biggest fall in disposable incomes since records began in the 1950s.
There are claims Mr Sunak is already having to draw up a new support package, as he struggles to keep a lid on the UK's £2.3trillion debt mountain and rising interest payments.
He was also ridiculed for photo-ops after the mini-Budget, including posing putting fuel into a Kia Rio owned by a Sainsbury's staff member.
Boris Johnson has seen his position improve slightly, rising to a score of 33 despite anxiously waiting to hear whether he has been fined over Partygate
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Public relations can be a difficult aspect of running a business to master. Even seasoned executives and the biggest names in business need help from marketing firms and specialists to set up a winning PR strategy.
Unlike big businesses, though, startups don’t typically have the budget to hire outside help for public relations. Here, 10 members of Forbes Coaches Council share their best tips for startup leaders trying to improve their public relations efforts and explain how effective their advice was when they used it themselves.
1. Make A Sustainable Social Impact
Connecting our organizational mission and values to making a sustainable social impact in our surrounding communities is a wonderful way to generate positive PR for our firm while strengthening employee engagement, commitment and buy-in. These efforts go beyond mere PR rhetoric. Stakeholders will be able to see the authenticity of your efforts. - Jonathan H. Westover, Utah Valley University & Human Capital Innovations, LLC
2. Join The Success Of A Customer
Marketing is ten times more effective when you can articulate how your product or service has improved the life and/or business of a customer. When I did this, I learned more about where our solution “fit” in the hierarchy of customer needs vis-à-vis other alternatives they had used in the past. - Ben Levitan, Cedalion Partners
3. Tell Your Story To Present Your Brand To The World
Talk about who you are, where you came from and why what you do is important. Most startup leaders are caught up in the product and do not speak about their story of origin. Storytelling was effective when I started, as clients felt that they knew me, and I could build trust. - Devika Das, CORE Executive Presence
4. Catch Stakeholders’ Attention
Any startup working to improve public relations needs first to understand what the stakeholders are looking for. The idea is to start with a broad enough topic to catch their attention, then offer a perspective that is unique to the startup, which provides a twist to approaching that topic. This requires masterful narrative building and clarity on the value proposition to the stakeholder. - Thomas Lim, Singapore Public Service, SportSG
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5. Know Your Voice And Your Audience
Know your voice. Know your audience. Don’t trust your own answers. Get the answers of those around you. Forget you. Think brand value to your consumers. Be honest. Your audience is smarter than you think. Recognize, acknowledge, accept and focus on who you’re talking with. Don’t assume you know. - Jay Steven Levin, WinThinking
6. Gain Feedback From Stakeholders
Gain feedback from clients and other stakeholders from the get-go. Ensure it is aligned to your company purpose, strategy and values, and if it isn’t, immediately work on ways to make it so. Truly listening to stakeholders, internal and external, is a key way to be “on brand” with PR. Share this feedback, including stories of ways that you turned it around! - Clare Beckett-McInroy, Qatar Foundation
7. Demonstrate How Your Solution Helps People
PR is not an end in itself; it needs to be aligned with your overall strategy and corporate vision. Ultimately, every business is about helping people. The bigger the problem you solve for them, the more valuable your solution is. In your PR efforts, tell the story about your vision—why it’s important and how you’ve found your solution to help people. Most importantly, demonstrate how you have helped them already. - Michael Thiemann, Strategy-Lab™
8. Be Preemptive And Post Consistently
It is always great to be preemptive when it comes to PR. Putting yourself out there as your own type of expert through videos and podcasts can really help in these efforts. It is always best to be consistent and post either every day or multiple times per week. This way, when you’re getting PR, everyone can see how relevant you are in real time. - Jon Dwoskin, The Jon Dwoskin Experience
9. Always Post Anything You Publish Or Present
Promoting how great you are or how great your company/product is turns people off. But whenever you present, speak or pitch to a group, or when an article you’ve written is published somewhere (anywhere), there’s nothing wrong with posting it on your social media, using photos to show proud and honored you are to have been given the opportunity to share your expertise, ideas, product and experience. - Gregg Ward, The Center for Respectful Leadership
10. Match Your Needs With A PR Pro
Use a professional who matches what you need from your PR. If you don’t know what your desired outcome from PR is, it may become a futile and costly activity. I had the good fortune to work with a PR agent who offered me this advice: Always articulate well what you would like to achieve from undertaking PR—otherwise, it can have unintended consequences. If the foray is precise, you will get results. - Arthi Rabikrisson, Prerna Advisory
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Gone are the days of a workplace that doesn’t reflect reality. We expect work to evolve in line with society and social norms and we expect to be treated the same at work and outside of work. In addition, the convergence of three global trends confirms that, more than ever, work is becoming more integrated into our lives. Awareness of these trends will help businesses better understand their employees in an effort to refine workplace strategies.
Flexibility
From an employment perspective we have already seen the lack of flexibility play out as the great resignation. Employers need to be more flexible supporting staff to step outside their normal job role and engage in dynamic teams supported by the concept of personalisation through the ‘whole self-model’, where companies make it possible for employees to share more than just skills and competencies – but also individual work styles, aspirations, motivations and learning preferences.
Another example is customised benefit packages like SAP’s global “Pledge to Flex” program. According to Debbie Rigger, Head of Human Resources at SAP ANZ, SAP has always provided workplace flexibility.
“What we needed to do was package this up into a program that our people could relate to and one where everyone can run at their personal best,” said Rigger.” Our Pledge to Flex program has provided a trust-based environment empowering our people to choose how, when and where they work based on individual choices.”
Purpose
Brands are recognising the importance and role they can play in uplifting people during times of uncertainty. In this context employees are also re-evaluating their lives and work, and many now expect their jobs to be a significant source of purpose in their lives.
A recent McKinsey report indicates that people who live their purpose at work are more productive than people who don’t; they are also healthier, more resilient, and more likely to stay at the company and when employees feel that their purpose is aligned with the organization’s purpose.
The benefits expand to include stronger employee engagement, heightened loyalty, and a greater willingness to recommend the company to others. contribution. Processes that allow employees to document and track their contribution linked to compensation processes should be a habit at your company.
McKinsey identified a ‘purpose hierarchy gap’ with executives nearly eight times more likely to say their purpose is fulfilled by work and nearly three times more likely to say they rely on work for purpose than others.
In exploring this gap further, McKinsey found that frontline managers and employees are ten times less likely than management-level colleagues to say that they’d had opportunities to reflect on their purpose, and nine times less likely to say that they’d had a manager foster opportunities for them to work on purposeful projects.
Highlighting the importance of providing all staff the time to reflect on their own sense of purpose, and how it connects to the company’s purpose, concluding that when this is provided employees are nearly three times more likely to feel their purpose is fulfilled at work.
Sustainability
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is no longer a question of ‘if’ but ‘when’ and ‘to what extent’. Australian regulators including APRA are looking at Enterprise Sustainability Goals credentials and released CPG 229 affecting banks, insurers and superannuation trustees and is undertaking a Climate Vulnerability Assessment (CVA) of Australian banks, with results to be released this year.
ASIC has noted greenwashing and commenced a review of ESG-focused financial products and will consider action ranging from engagement to enforcement. ASIC is also continuing to monitor net zero statements in both fundraising documents and in the market generally and will take regulatory action where warranted.
Employers must be ready to be held accountable and be prepared to produce key performance metrics related to the organisations’ purpose statement including ethical efforts through Sustainability reporting and ESG goals, diversity, equity and inclusion and the employee review process.
Deloitte insight research found that high-growth brands put a premium on accountability, with 93% indicating that they have established key performance metrics related to their purpose statement (versus 72% of negative-growth organizations) such metrics include those pertaining to product portfolio measurements (50%); diversity, equity, and inclusion (47%); and the employee review process (44%).
As we are encouraged to bring our ‘whole selves’ to work, understanding of these key global trends and their applicability to the workplace provides employers insights to assist in refining their people strategies. Is your company ready?
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STEPPING UP: Lachie Cowan has been named as a co-captain of the Tasmania Devils for this NAB League season. Picture: Rodney Braithwaite
Two North-West Coast young guns have been handed leadership responsibilities with the Tasmanian Devils for the NAB League season.
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As the addiction and overdose crisis that has gripped the U.S. for two decades turns even deadlier, state governments are scrambling for ways to stem the destruction wrought by fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
In statehouses across the country, lawmakers have been considering and adopting laws on two fronts: reducing the risk to users and increasing the penalties for dealing fentanyl or mixing it with other drugs. Meanwhile, Republican state attorneys general are calling for more federal action, while some GOP governors are deploying National Guard units with a mission that includes stopping the flow of fentanyl from Mexico.
“It’s a fine line to help people and try to get people clean, and at the same time incarcerate and get the drug dealers off the streets,” said Nathan Manning, a Republican state senator in Ohio who is sponsoring legislation to make it clear that materials used to test drugs for fentanyl are legal.
The urgency is heightened because of the deepening impact of the drugs. Last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the nation had hit a grim milestone. For the first time, more than 100,000 Americans had died of drug overdoses over a 12-month period. About two-thirds of the deaths were linked to fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, which can be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, heroin or prescription opioids.
The recent case of five West Point cadets who overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine during spring break in Florida put the dangers and pervasiveness of the fentanyl crisis back in the spotlight.
The chemical precursors to the drugs are being shipped largely from China to Mexico, where much of the illicit fentanyl supply is produced in labs before being smuggled into the U.S.
While users sometimes seek out fentanyl specifically, it and other synthetics with similar properties are often mixed with other drugs or formed into counterfeit pills so users often don’t know they’re taking it.
Advocates say test strips can help prevent accidental overdoses of drugs laced with fentanyl. The strips are given out at needle exchanges and sometimes at concerts or other events where drugs are expected to be sold or used.
Thomas Stuber, chief legislative officer at The LCADA Way, a drug treatment organization in Ohio that serves Lorain County and nearby areas, has been pushing for the test strip legislation. It also would ease access to naloxone, a drug that can be used to revive people when they’re having opioid overdoses.
“This is a harm-reduction approach that has received a lot of acceptance,” he said. “We cannot treat somebody if they’re dead.”
Since last year, at least a half-dozen states have enacted similar laws and at least a dozen others have considered them, according to research by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
In West Virginia, the state hardest hit by opioids per capita, lawmakers passed a bill this month to legalize the testing strips. It now heads to the governor.
The measure was sponsored by Republican lawmakers. But state Delegate Mike Pushkin, a Democrat whose district includes central Charleston, has also been pushing for more access to fentanyl strips. He said the situation got worse last year when a state law tightened regulations on needle exchanges, causing some of them to close.
Pushkin, who also is in long-term addiction recovery, is pleased with passage of the testing strip bill but upset with another measure passed this month that would increase the penalties for trafficking fentanyl. That bill also would create a new crime of adding fentanyl to another drug.
“Their initial reaction is, ‘We have to do something,’” he said. “It’s not just about doing something, it’s about doing the right thing that actually has results.”
But for many lawmakers, making sure that tough criminal penalties apply to fentanyl is a priority.
California Assemblywoman Janet Nguyen, a Republican, introduced a measure that would make penalties for dealing fentanyl just as harsh as those for selling cocaine or heroin. The Republican represents Orange County, where there were more than 600 reported fentanyl-related deaths last year.
“This is sending messages to those who aren’t afraid of selling these drugs that there’s a longer, bigger penalty than you might think,” said Nguyen, whose bill failed to advance from her chamber's public safety committee in a 5-2 vote last week. She said after the bill failed that she was considering trying again.
She said committee members stressed compassion for drug users, something she said she agrees with.
“The less available these pills are out there, the better it is,” Nguyen said. “And that is going after the drug dealer.”
The same day her measure failed to advance, a Democratic lawmaker in California announced a different bill to increase fentanyl-dealing penalties.
The National Conference of State Legislatures found 12 states with fentanyl-specific drug trafficking or possession laws as of last year. Similar measures have been introduced or considered since the start of 2021 in at least 19 states, the Associated Press found in an analysis of bills compiled by LegiScan. That does not include measures to add more synthetic opioids to controlled substance lists to mirror federal law; those have been adopted in many states, with bipartisan support.
Fentanyl has been in the spotlight in Colorado since February, when five people were found dead in a suburban Denver apartment from overdoses of fentanyl mixed with cocaine.
Under state law, possession with intent to distribute less than 14 grams of fentanyl is an offense normally punishable by two to four years in prison. But fentanyl is so potent that 14 grams can represent up to 700 lethal doses, under a calculation used by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency.
“It’s making it impossible to hold the dealer accountable for the deadliness of the drugs they’re peddling,” Colorado House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Democrat, said in an interview.
He and a bipartisan group of lawmakers last week unveiled a bill also backed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis that would increase penalties for dealers with smaller amounts of fentanyl and in cases where the drug leads to a death. The legislation also would increase the accessibility of naloxone and test strips while steering people who possess fentanyl into education and treatment programs.
Maritza Perez, director of national affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance, a group that advocates for harm-reduction measures, is skeptical of the legislation that would increase criminal penalties.
“We have the largest incarceration rate in the entire world and we’re also setting records in terms of overdose deaths," she said.
Democratic governors are focusing primarily on harm reduction methods. Among them is Illinois Gov. Jay Pritzker, who released a broad overdose action plan last month.
Several Republican governors and attorneys general have responded to the rising death toll with administrative enforcement efforts and by pushing for more federal intervention.
Last year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey called for states to help secure the border with Mexico. Along with trying to keep people from entering the U.S., stopping the flow of fentanyl was cited as a reason. Several other Republican governors have sent contingents of state troopers or National Guard units.
The Texas Military Department said that from March 2021 through earlier this month, its troops near the border confiscated more than 1,200 pounds of fentanyl. By comparison, federal authorities reported confiscating about 11,000 pounds in 2021 — still a fraction of what entered the country.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice filed about 2,700 cases involving crimes related to the distribution of fentanyl and similar synthetic drugs, up nearly tenfold from 2017. Even so, Republican state officials are critical of federal efforts to stop fentanyl from entering the country.
In January, 16 GOP state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling on him to exert more pressure on China and Mexico to stop the flow of fentanyl. Those are steps that Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of National Drug Control Policy, said are already being taken.
In March, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for more enforcement on fentanyl trafficking and harsher penalties.
"Fentanyl is killing Americans of all walks of life in unprecedented numbers," Morrisey said in a statement emailed to the AP, "and the federal government must respond with full force, across the board, using every tool available to stem the tide of death.”
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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn’t meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action to reduce fossil-fuel use, which generates pollutants that cause respiratory and blood-flow problems and lead to millions of preventable deaths each year.
The World Health Organization, about six months after tightening its guidelines on air quality, on Monday issued an update to its database on air quality that draws on information from a growing number of cities, towns, and villages across the globe — now totaling over 6,000 municipalities.
WHO said 99 percent of the global population breathes air that exceeds its air-quality limits and is often rife with particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the veins and arteries, and cause disease. Air quality is poorest in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, followed by Africa, it said.
“After surviving a pandemic, it is unacceptable to still have 7 million preventable deaths and countless preventable lost years of good health due to air pollution,” said Dr. Maria Neira, head of WHO’s department of environment, climate change and health. “Yet too many investments are still being sunk into a polluted environment rather than in clean, healthy air.”
The database, which has traditionally considered two types of particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10, for the first time has included ground measurements of nitrogen dioxide. The last version of the database was issued in 2018.
Nitrogen dioxide originates mainly from human-generated burning of fuel, such as through automobile traffic, and is most common in urban areas. Exposure can bring respiratory disease like asthma and symptoms like coughing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, and more hospital and emergency-room admissions, WHO said. The highest concentrations were found in the eastern Mediterranean region.
Particulate matter has many sources, such as transportation, power plants, agriculture, the burning of waste and industry – as well as from natural sources like desert dust. The developing world is particularly hard hit: India had high levels of PM10, while China showed high levels of PM2.5, the database showed.
“Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts,” WHO said. “There is emerging evidence that particulate matter impacts other organs and causes other diseases as well.”
The findings highlight the sheer scale of the changes needed to combat air pollution, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at Center for Science and Environment, a research and advocacy organization in New Delhi.
India and the world need to brace for major changes to try to curb air pollution: electric vehicles; a shift away from fossil fuels; a massive scaling-up of green energy; and households separating their types of waste, she said.
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water, a New Delhi-based think tank, found in a study that more than 60% of India’s PM2.5 loads are from households and industries.
Tanushree Ganguly, who heads the council’s program on air quality, called for action toward reducing emissions from industries, automobiles, biomass burning and domestic energy.
“We need to prioritize clean energy access for households that need it the most, and take active measures to clean up our industrial sector,” she said.
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On a summer's day in 2019, two sons and their father sat at the Ferryboat Inn in Helford Passage and watched a local gig rowing team celebrate a race. The spirit of teamwork, friendship, and celebration inspired them to bottle the moment by creating their own Cornish spirits brand.
Mainbrace is a family-run business that strives to create drinks that are traditionally crafted with a modern twist. As a family of varied tastes, they wanted to create something that could be enjoyed in many different ways, fitting perfectly into a refreshing long drink, a sophisticated cocktail, or even as a drink that could be savoured neat.
As a smooth drink, with no additional sweeteners or colourings, Mainbrace Rum has received many rave reviews and multiple global awards since its launch at RumFest in 2019.
Now, the popular Cornish drinks company has launched an extension to its spirits range in the form of a craft gin to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin is handcrafted in Cornwall as a modern take on a classic London Dry gin.
It's all in the name
Mainbrace is the spirit of the sea. It is the essence of the sea, the ethos of maritime life, and as a drink most associated with the sea, it also embodies courage, teamwork and friendship. Here’s why:
The word 'mainbrace' might not be something you've come across before, but it's rooted in an interesting naval phrase: “splice the mainbrace.” The mainbrace rope was the longest line in the running rigging and steadied the main mast of the ship. Its importance meant that it was often targeted by enemy fire in the heat of battle. When this happened, a brave team of sailors had to risk their lives to mend the rope by splicing it back together during the battle.
It was an extremely difficult and dangerous task and the courage, teamwork, and friendship displayed during the event did not go unnoticed by the captain, who would order the ship’s purser to issue a double tot of rum to the team as a reward and a toast to victory.
Today, the phrase "splice the mainbrace" has inevitably become a naval euphemism for a celebration and is always accompanied by a toast: "The Queen – God bless her”.
The naval connections don't stop there for this Cornish drinks brand. Up until Black Tot Day on July 31, 1970, Royal Navy would gather on deck between 11am and noon to receive their daily ration of "Up Spirits", with sailors most commonly choosing rum and officers opting for gin. This tradition came to an end due to the introduction of heavy machinery on vessels meaning it was too dangerous for sailors to operate under the influence of alcohol.
Black Tot Day marked the abolition of this tradition, but this did not stop Mainbrace from taking inspiration from the daily tot and commemorating the occasion by launching Mainbrace Navy Strength Rum, with an ABV consistent with the Royal Navy Standard of 54.5%. As the barrels of rum and gunpowder were kept next to each other, this was the lowest alcohol proof that would still allow gunpowder to light if it was accidentally soaked in the navy rum.
Celebrate with a Mainbrace gin
In February 2022, Mainbrace announced an exciting extension to its spirits range in the form of Mainbrace Cornish Dry Gin. The gin was launched to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, where the brand raised a toast to "the Queen – God bless her” in celebration of the occasion.
Cornish Dry Gin: Handcrafted in Penzance, Cornwall, this gin is made by distilling natural botanicals and using a traditional copper pot still in the London Dry style. To capture the spirit of the sea, the gin is made with Cornish water and local botanicals, namely lemon verbena harvested from St. Michaels Mount, and three different types of seaweed – kelp, dulse, and sea spaghetti – sourced from the Cornish Seaweed Company.
Treat yourself to a tot
Mainbrace Rum is produced using locally sourced sugar cane and uses traditional pot and column still distillation – the same methods that were used to make rum for the British Navy as far back as 1732. There are no sweeteners, colourings, or other additives included in the blend. Mainbrace offers a blend of two different styles of rum from Guyana and Martinique, which have never been bottled together before and produce a unique flavour.
Guyana: This blend originates from the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana, with a blend of three rums aged between two and five years from three different stills.
Martinique: This blend is made in La Favourite Distillerie in Martinique, which was established in 1842, rising to prominence for punchy agricoles even at low ABVs. The distillery is powered on a closed-loop system that uses the excess fibres of sugarcane to fuel its furnaces. This creates steam, which is then used to distill the rums – a sustainable method of distillation that is exclusively adopted by La Favourite.
For inspiration and cocktail recipes, head to the Mainbrace website, here.
Mainbrace's collection of rum and gin make for the perfect gifts for your loved ones, or even just a treat to yourself. You can buy the drinks online from a selection of sellers such as: Shop Cornish, Secret Bottle Shop, Naturally Cornish, The Rum Company, Amazon, The Whisky Exchange, plus many more. You can also find Mainbrace in local shops around Cornwall and Devon, such as:
The Liquor Cellar, St Ives and Truro
The Juniper Club, Falmouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
North Coast Wines, Bude
Moth and Moon, Falmouth
Constantine Stores, Constantine
Barbican Botanics, Plymouth
Scarlet Wines, Hayle
Plus, locations in London, Surrey, Southampton and Herefordshire
See the full list of places to purchase Mainbrace, here.
Please note this product is only available to people aged 18+. Mainbrace follows the 'challenge 25 policy' so you may be asked for ID when purchasing. Please drink responsibly. Do not drink if you are pregnant.
To find out more about the company's story and the products available, head to the Mainbrace website. You can follow Mainbrace on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn: @mainbracerum.
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(KTLA) – Where can you find the best burritos in America? The answer is highly personal, but Yelp has given us a place to start.
The popular review website identified businesses in every state that serve burritos, then ranked those spots based on the number and quality of reviews between January 2019 and February 2022.
Joliza’s Tacos in Long Beach earned the top spot in California, a state with an especially crowded and competitive burrito market.
“We think our customers like our burritos, because every component within it … is [so] meticulously prepared individually that when combined, makes it a wonderfully delicious burrito,” Joliza’s Tacos told Nexstar’s KTLA in an email.
La Victoria in Dallas ranked as No. 1 in Texas. The restaurant is famous for its “Zack Attack” breakfast burrito that’s so big, one reviewer said it was the length of her forearm.
The burrito size at Javi’s Tacos in Omaha, Nebraska, was also impressive, wrote Chad B. in his Yelp Review. “I don’t know how anyone can finish the meal,” he wrote. “The creamy habanero salsa is very spicy, but tastes so good. I recommend adding a little to your burrito if you want a kick.”
If those descriptions have you craving a burrito, here’s where Yelp says you can find the best one in your state:
- Alaska (Anchorage): Oscar’s Taco Grande
- Alabama (Hoover): Taqueria Juarez
- Arkansas (Little Rock): The Fold: Botanas & Bar
- Arizona (Phoenix): Testal
- California (Long Beach): Joliza’s Tacos
- Colorado (Denver): Santos Cafe & Mexican Grill
- Connecticut (Stratford): Ay Güey Comida Mexicana
- Delaware (Wilmington): El Diablo Burritos
- Florida (Panama City Beach): Diego’s Burrito Factory
- Georgia (Flowery Branch): Big Burritos Mexican Grill
- Hawaii (Haleiwa): Surf N Salsa
- Iowa (Sioux City): La Juanita Restaurant
- Idaho (Coeur d’Alene): El Paisa Mexican Food
- Illinois (Chicago): Mixteco Mexican Grill
- Indiana (Fishers): Burritos & Beer
- Kansas (Overland Park): La Fuente Mexican Street Food
- Kentucky (Louisville): New Wave Burritos
- Louisiana (New Orleans): Juan’s Flying Burrito
- Massachusetts (Franklin): Santa Fe Burrito Grill
- Maryland (Bethesda): Fish Taco
- Maine (Yarmouth): Bruce’s Burritos
- Michigan (Troy): Oaxaca Mexican Food
- Minnesota (Minneapolis): Brito’s Burrito
- Missouri (Kansas City): Burrito Bros
- Mississippi (Horn Lake): West Coast Burrito
- Montana (West Glacier): La Casita
- North Carolina (Charlotte): Mal Pan
- North Dakota (Minot): El Azteca
- Nebraska (Omaha): Javi’s Tacos
- New Hampshire (Nashua): California Burritos
- New Jersey (Hackensack): Bro-Ritos
- New Mexico (Albuquerque): El Paisa
- Nevada (Las Vegas): Raging Tacos
- New York (New York): Summer Salt
- Ohio (Cincinnati) : Jorge’s Taco Food Truck
- Oklahoma (Tulsa): Calaca Fresh Mex
- Oregon (Portland): Saint Burrito
- Pennsylvania (Philadelphia): El Purepecha
- Rhode Island (Newport): Tijuana Burrito Grill
- South Carolina (Hilton Head Island): Java Burrito Company
- South Dakota (Sioux Falls): Tortilleria Hernandez
- Tennessee (Knoxville): Victor’s Taco Shop
- Texas (Dallas): La Victoria
- Utah (Green River): Tacos La Pasadita
- Virginia (Richmond): Pepe’s Mexican Restaurant
- Vermont (Burlington): New World Tortilla
- Washington (Seattle): Gordito’s
- Washington, D.C.: The Well Dressed Burrito
- Wisconsin (Madison): El Rancho Mexican Grill
- West Virginia (Lansing): The Burrito Bar at Breeze Hill
- Wyoming (Casper): Pancho’s
See photos of the burritos and links to restaurant reviews from Yelp.
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Freddie Fontete-Jones: Man pleads not guilty to murder
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A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Freddie Fontete-Jones.
Mr Fontente-Jones, 23, was fatally injured during an assault in New Canal in the centre of Salisbury at about 03:00 GMT on 20 February.
Connor Pool, 24, of Salt Lane, Winterbourne Gunner, Wiltshire appeared at Winchester Crown Court earlier and denied murder.
Judge Susan Evans QC has set a trial date for 31 October.
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Police appeal after woman allegedly assaulted in Torquay
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Police have released a CCTV image of a man and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with an alleged assault.
A woman reported being assaulted and verbally abused with a homophobic slur on 24 January at about 23:00 GMT at the Green Ginger Wetherspoon in Torquay.
Police said they would like to identify the people pictured as they believe they may be able to assist them.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact police.
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Up Late with Ben Harvey: Just what would the Queen think of WA’s incoming governor Chris Dawson?
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Numis Corporation - Diversification mitigates lower activity
04.04.22 12:02
Edison Investment Research
The combination of rising macroeconomic concerns and the outbreak of a war in Europe has had a chilling impact on equity capital markets activity, emphasising the potential volatility in these revenues. We have reduced our estimates for Numis accordingly. As a test of Numis’s work to diversify its business by developing M&A advisory and private markets strands, H122 has been a success, with these revenues proving resilient. On a longer view, the strength of the overall franchise remains a key attraction for investors.
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The Government has announced which areas of England will receive funding to boost bus services.
Here is a list of the 31 successful applicants and how much they have been awarded under the latest round of the Bus Service Improvement Plan scheme:
Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire: £34.2 million
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £8.9 million
Brighton and Hove: £27.9 million
Central Bedfordshire: £3.7 million
City of York: £17.4 million
Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly): £13.3 million
Derby City: £7 million
Derbyshire: £47 million
Devon: £14.1 million
East Sussex: £41.4 million
Greater Manchester: £94.8 million
Hertfordshire: £29.7 million
Kent: £35.1 million
Liverpool City Region: £12.3 million
Luton: £19.1 million
Norfolk: £49.6 million
North East and North of Tyne: £163.5 million
North East Lincolnshire: £4.7 million
Nottingham City: £11.4 million
Nottinghamshire: £18.7 million
Oxfordshire: £12.7 million
Portsmouth: £48.3 million
Reading: £26.3 million
Somerset: £11.9 million
Stoke-on-Trent: £31.7 million
Warrington: £16.2 million
West Berkshire: £2.6 million
West Midlands: £87.9 million
West of England and North Somerset: £105.5 million
West Sussex: £17.4 million
West Yorkshire: £70 million
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Since taking office, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been gradually and quietly transforming the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, which is responsible for deciding whether to release some of the state’s most violent criminals from prison early, to fit his “weak on crime” agenda. That is, until now. Senate Democrats who covered for him for over a year finally had enough of his dangerous gamesmanship.
Until last month, the governor had been appointing some controversial members to the board, hiding them from public scrutiny and preventing them from participating in the constitutionally required Senate confirmation process. Some of those appointees had served for years without ever being confirmed, all while taking a taxpayer-funded $90,000 salary and, in some instances, casting votes to release convicted murderers.
The Illinois Constitution requires that appointees be vetted and confirmed by the Illinois Senate within 60 session days of their appointments. Pritzker, however, has repeatedly circumvented that process, using such tactics as withdrawing appointments before the 60-day deadline and then almost immediately reappointing them to start the clock over.
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The issue came to a head in late March when Democrats finally allowed the unconfirmed appointees to come before the Senate Executive Appointments Committee and began to bring them to the full Senate for a vote. The governor withdrew one of his nominees, a convicted double murderer who had previously voted to release a cop killer he served prison time with. Then the first appointee the Democratic-controlled Senate took up was denied confirmation. Last week, the Senate was scheduled to take up two more. One of these appointees resigned before the vote once it was clear there weren’t enough votes for confirmation, and the other was resoundingly rejected by the Senate that evening.
Why are lawmakers from both parties so concerned about the Prisoner Review Board? While I can speak only for myself, I think it’s safe to say that there is a lot of well-deserved concern when a state board is releasing convicted murderers back to the street at a high rate during a statewide spike in violent crime.
The statistics published on the board’s website offer a glimpse into what is happening at the Prisoner Review Board under Pritzker, especially when we compare it with the record under other recent governors. Based on the annual reports dating to 2004, Pritzker’s board leads the pack in the percentage of adult final discharges granted, releases granted to those imprisoned before 1978 (known as C-number inmates) and clemency petitions that were either granted, expunged or commuted. Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board released C-number inmates at a rate nearly three times as high as the board under Gov. Bruce Rauner, nearly eight times higher than Gov. Pat Quinn’s board and more than four times as high as Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s board.
Also, according to the published data, Pritzker has granted 93% of clemency petitions. For perspective, the next highest was Quinn at 25%.
Now the Prisoner Review Board’s membership is dwindling, and the governor has become unhinged. We’ve seen all too often Pritzker’s penchant for blaming the failures of his administration on someone else, but he’s now taking it to a new level, making wild claims that Republicans are trying to dismantle government. At recent news conferences, when pressed about the situation with the review board, he has resorted to name-calling and talk of “Facebook fakery,” whatever that means.
The reality is that the governor has repeatedly appointed individuals to serve on the Prisoner Review Board who are so controversial that he can’t get the members of his party to confirm them. So what does the governor expect the members of the Senate to do? Should we not take our “advise and consent” responsibility nor our confirmation responsibility seriously? Does he think we should just blindly accept any appointee he puts forward, regardless of potential concern?
This isn’t a political issue. This is a public safety issue, a justice issue and a commonsense issue.
Pritzker is failing all parties involved in this commonsense issue.
Illinois state Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Vandalia, is the minority spokesperson for the Senate Executive Appointments Committee.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — After more two years, Baltimore's City Hall is reopening.
The building has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but news outlets report that starting Monday, people will be able to attend meetings there again, including hearings and meetings of the Board of Estimates and City Council. Testifying in some public meetings will be limited to in-person access only. City Council and Board of Estimates meetings will still be broadcast live on CharmTV and streamed online.
The city council tweeted that its first in-person council meeting is Monday at 5 p.m.
The city’s indoor mask mandate has been lifted, but masks will be required during public meetings at City Hall. Visitors must undergo a health screening.
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https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Shuttered-for-2-years-Baltimore-s-City-Hall-17055771.php
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Scots will no longer have to wear a face covering in places of worship or while attending a marriage ceremony, a civil partnership registration, a funeral service or commemorative event.
The new measures come into place from Monday.
They are part of a “phased” relaxation of the remaining Covid rules, which still include a legal requirement to wear face masks on public transport.
The wider legal requirement for wearing face masks – which applies to shops, public transport and some other indoor settings – will be converted to guidance on April 18.
Ms Sturgeon stressed the Government will “continue to encourage the wearing of face coverings in certain indoor places, especially where significant numbers of people are present”.
Before the weekend, coronavirus hospital cases in Scotland were still at more than 2,000.
On Thursday, there were 2,383 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, a record high.
That same day, 41 coronavirus-linked deaths and 6,935 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded.
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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/3166478/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/
| 2022-04-04T13:33:46Z
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https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/scotland/3166478/face-masks-no-longer-legally-required-at-funerals-and-weddings-in-scotland/
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