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FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges has reported to federal prison after a judge rejected his latest request for a delay.
The federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed that former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia entered the Federal Correctional Institution in Berlin, New Hampshire, on Friday as required in order to begin a six-year sentence.
The medium security prison, located in the state's northern region that includes the White Mountains, houses nearly 800 male inmates.
Correia’s date of imprisonment had been put off several times before a federal appellate court refused his request for a delay on Wednesday.
The former mayor was convicted last year of 21 counts for defrauding investors in a smartphone app and for extorting money from marijuana companies. A judge ultimately dismissed 10 charges, leaving 11 convictions to stand.
Correia is appealing the verdict, and his lawyers argue he should be allowed to stay out of prison pending his appeal.
They've been able to stave off his prison term for some 20 weeks after his initial report date, to the frustration of some in the former manufacturing center south of Boston, where he was seen as a rising political star when first elected mayor in 2015 at age 23.
“Hopefully, this is the end of a long saga for the city and we can move on from that and let people move on to make Fall River a better place to live,” Mayor Paul Coogan, who defeated Correia in an election in 2019, told the Fall River Herald earlier this week. “This has been going on for a long time.”
Correia, who has maintained his innocence, was initially granted a reprieve to help out in his in-laws’ restaurant over the Christmas holiday. He was granted subsequent delays because of an outbreak of COVID-19 at FCI Berlin and for his attorneys to file his appeal.
Correia's attorneys didn't respond to an email seeking comment Friday.
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Police get custody of main accused for 5 days
Even as the Hubballi police have continued questioning several more in connection with the Old Hubballi violence, a local court has granted five-day police custody of the main accused Waseem Pathan and his associate Tuffail Mulla.
Both the accused were arrested and brought to Hubballi on Thursday. The Old Hubballi police, who are investigating the case, had sought custody of both for further interrogation and the Fourth Civil and JMFC Court granted five-day custody.
Hearing an application by Mohammed Sadiq Kanchagar, a student who is also accused in the case, the court permitted him to appear for PU examination and asked the police to make necessary arrangements.
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She's the first woman in the Air Force to lead a B-52 squadron and she's at Barksdale
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Vanessa Wilcox became commander of the 96th Bomb Squadron, of the 2d Operations Group, during a change-of-command ceremony on April 21, marking her as the first female B-52 squadron commander.
Change-of-command ceremonies serve as the official transferring of command duties and responsibilities between the incoming and outgoing commander.
Wilcox is a B-52H Weapon Systems Officer with more than 1500 hours including multiple deployments to the Pacific. She most recently served as the Deputy Group Commander for the 2d Mission Support Group on the installation. Before that, she served as the Director of Operations for the 20th Bomb Squadron.
“I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to lead this historic squadron,” said Lt. Col Willcox. “I’m proud to serve alongside the men and women of the 96th BS to build upon a legacy left by so many great Airmen over its 105-year tenure. – First to bomb!”
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Nicole Kidman and Rob Eggers talk about new film, ‘The Northman’; Elon Musk claims he has funding to buy Twitter; Mask confusion mounts as COVID-19 cases rise
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Is a Beat Likely for Amgen (AMGN) This Earnings Season?
We expect Amgen, Inc. AMGN to beat expectations when it reports first-quarter 2022 results on Apr 27, after-market hours. In the last reported quarter, the company delivered an earnings surprise of 5.3%.
The large biotech’s performance has been mixed with earnings beating estimates in three of the trailing four quarters while missing in one. The company delivered a four-quarter earnings surprise of 3.63%, on average.
Amgen Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Amgen’s stock has risen 14.5% this year so far against a decrease of 14.5% for the industry.
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Factors to Consider
In the first quarter, volume growth from Amgen key drugs like Prolia, Xgeva, Repatha, Blincyto, Evenity, and Amgen’s biosimilars portfolio is expected to have driven top-line growth
However, increasing branded and generic competition for its legacy products like Enbrel, Aranesp, Epogen, Neupogen, Neulasta and Sensipar is likely to have hurt the top line. Negative volume and net price trends are likely to have hurt Enbrel’s sales in the first quarter.
Lower selling prices due to increased discounting and rebates to maintain formulary access in increasingly competitive categories are expected to have hurt sales of almost all drugs in the quarter. Also, increased competitive pressure is likely to have hurt sales of some drugs.
The respective Zacks Consensus Estimate for Prolia, Xgeva, Blincyto, Repatha, Kyprolis and Evenity sales is pegged at $820 million, $501 million, $128 million, $300 million, $300 million and $157 million.
Sales of products like Otezla and Enbrel are expected to have been lower in the first quarter relative to subsequent quarters of 2022 due to the historical pattern due to the impact of benefit plan changes, insurance re-verification and increased co-pay expenses as U.S. patients work through deductibles. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Enbrel and Otezla is pegged at $922 million and $574 million, respectively.
First-quarter sales of Amgen’s newly approved KRAS inhibitor, Lumakras, are likely to have been higher than $45 million recorded in the fourth quarter of 2021. The launch of Lumakras, a first-in-class lung cancer treatment, is off to an excellent start while its label expansion studies, which have the potential to significantly expand the currently addressable patient population, have been progressing rapidly
For biosimilars, volume growth is likely to have been offset by lower pricing due to increased competition and average sales price erosion.
Earnings Whispers
Our proven model predicts an earnings beat for Amgen in the to-be-reported quarter. A stock needs to have both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) for a likely positive surprise. This is the case here, as elaborated below.
Earnings ESP: Amgen’s Earnings ESP is +0.03%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Zacks Rank: Amgen has a Zacks Rank #3
Other Stocks to Consider
Here are some large drug stocks that also have the right combination of elements to beat on earnings this time around:
Merck MRK with an Earnings ESP of +3.76% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Merck’s stock has risen 13.5% this year so far. Merck topped earnings estimates in two of the last four quarters while missing in two. Merk has a four-quarter earnings surprise of 5.33%, on average. MRK is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2022 results on Apr 28.
AstraZeneca AZN has an Earnings ESP of +2.56% and a Zacks Rank #3.
AstraZeneca’s stock has rallied 17.6% this year so far. AstraZeneca beat earnings estimates in two of the last four quarters while missing in one and delivering in-line results in another. AstraZeneca has a four-quarter positive earnings surprise of 2.22%, on average. AZN is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2022 results on Apr 27.
Sanofi SNY has an Earnings ESP of +0.89% and a Zacks Rank #3.
Sanofi’s stock has risen 10.3% in the past year. Sanofi topped earnings estimates in each of the last four quarters. Sanofi has a four-quarter earnings surprise of 8.8%, on average. SNY is scheduled to release its first-quarter 2022 results on Apr 28.
Stay on top of upcoming earnings announcements with the Zacks Earnings Calendar.
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Some 1,500 single men could live in the facility at the village’s disused RAF base while their asylum claims are processed according to Home Office plans.
A meeting in the village on Thursday night heard that police and fire services had not been consulted about the plans before they were unveiled.
Conservative MP Kevin Hollinrake has called on the Government to rescind plans to open the centre, and will meet with Home Office officials on Saturday.
A statement from Linton Parish Council read: “We represent a community that has demonstrated compassion for the less fortunate in many ways in the past, and will continue to do so.
“While from a human rights perspective we know this is absolutely right, we also know that this number of adult males together in one place will be overwhelming for a small village, no matter what their circumstances or where they are from.”
Mr Hollinrake, MP for Thirsk and Malton, said: “The meeting compounded the issue.
“It was good of Home Office officials to be there, but I don’t think anyone will be reassured - quite the opposite.
“Police haven’t been consulted and the money will have to be found to police it, including things like CCTV which haven’t been budgeted.”
A Home Office spokesperson said the centre will have its own healthcare and faith services which will “minimise impact on the local community.”
They continued: “Anyone accommodated at Linton will have undergone a robust screening process, and the Home Office is committed to working closely with the local community to ensure the site operates safely and securely.”
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After being postponed due to the coronavirus, the 59th edition of the world-famous contemporary art exhibition features national pavilions that focus on plant and animal and human and non-human relationships.
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LATEST April 22, 10:16 a.m. The California Highway Patrol lifted its chain control over Donner Pass at 10 a.m. on Friday in the aftermath of a strong spring storm that had caused major havoc on roads in the Tahoe region.
But while the lifting of chain controls means roads are safer for travelers, perils remain this morning as exemplified by two truck tractor & trailers blocking the road near Emerald Bay.
April, 22, 7:54 a.m.The recent storm dumped snow in the Sierra overnight with totals usually reserved for mid-winter months, not the closing weeks of April. And this has given those Tahoe area ski resorts that have chosen to remain open a reason to cheer.
Early Friday morning, the South Lake Tahoe Snow Report listed Kirkwood Meadows as having gotten 24 inches in the last day to bring its snow depth to between 48 and 72 inches. It also reports Heavenly Valley as having gotten 10 inches in the same time frame to bring its total to between 18 and 66 inches. Both resorts remain open.
Palisades at Tahoe reports some eye-popping snowfall totals as well with 6 inches falling overnight and 28 inches in the last 24 hours and 58 inches in the past week. The resort says it's the "the heaviest snowfall we’ve seen since December." At the same time, the stormy weather has caused some electrical outages and other issues which the resort reported on in its Palisades blog.
During the storm, the California Highway Patrol has been busy calling for extreme caution on the roads. On Thursday, chain controls were put into effect for vehicles on major Sierra highways and an 80-mile (128-kilometer) stretch of Interstate 80 was closed to trucks due to slippery conditions from the California-Nevada line west of Reno to Applegate, California.
But, as of 6:30 AM on Friday, CHP Truckee tweeted that “the storm has wound down and clean up is in full effect.”
This is a developing story. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Four people were arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs in police crackdown on Thursday (April 21) and early on Friday (April 22).
A man from the South Shields area will also appear in court charged with possession of class B drugs after his vehicle was stopped at a service station.
Between 7am on Thursday, April 21, and 4am on Friday, April 22, roads policing officers made a number of stops of vehicles and recovered suspected class A and B drugs.
Police stopped one driver after a report of a man allegedly seen smoking drugs at the wheel of a car on the A19 heading towards Wynyard at around 2:45pm on Thursday.
Cleveland Police have said that the vehicle was located and stopped and suspected class A and B drugs were recovered from the black Audi A4.
A 26-year-old man from the Wingate area was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of drugs and was later released while investigations continue.
A 26-year-old man from the Horden area who was travelling within the vehicle was arrested and charged with possession of class A and B drugs. He is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on May 10.
Cleveland Police added: “Further vehicle stops during the day and night resulted in the arrest of a 34-year-old man in Stockton driving a pick-up truck, a 25-year-old woman riding a scooter in Thornaby and a 37-year-old man driving a transit van in Billingham; all arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of drugs. The transit van was also seized after it was found not to have insurance.
"A 26-year-old man from the South Shields area was charged with possession of class B drugs after the Volkswagen Golf that he was driving was stopped at a service station on the A19 and suspected drugs were recovered. The man is due to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court, May 10.
“If you suspect that a driver is using the roads whilst under the influence of drugs, please call police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
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Which Innisfree product is best?
Innisfree is one of the biggest and most accessible K-beauty brands in the world, thanks to its affordable pricing and eco-friendly formulas. Innisfree products have earned a global following since the brand launched in 2002. If you’re looking for an everyday moisturizer with botanical benefits, Innisfree Dewy Glow Jelly Cream with Jeju Cherry Blossom is the top choice. Here’s how to shop for the best Innisfree products for your skin care regimen.
What to know before you buy an Innisfree product
Traditional Korean skin care
Korean skin care fuses traditional ingredients with science to preserve skin’s youthful resiliency and clarity. Innisfree uses carefully sourced botanicals that are extracted using cutting-edge methods that preserve their benefits.
The brand offers a product for just about every step of the Korean skin care regimen, including cleansers, moisturizers, masks, serums and lip treatments. The brand’s formulas are gentle yet effective, so it is a great place to start exploring the world of K-beauty.
Know your skin type
Do you have specific skin care concerns you want to address? Knowing whether your skin is dry, oily, combination, mature or sensitive will help you narrow down the best Innisfree products for your skin type.
Scented products
One important detail to know when shopping Innisfree’s line is that many of the brand’s products contain fragrance. Usually, the scent is related to the key ingredients in the product’s formula — for example, green tea or green apple. However, if you have sensitive skin, or if you prefer fragrance-free skin care, consider your Innisfree purchase carefully.
What to look for in a quality Innisfree product
Sustainably sourced ingredients
Innisfree sources many of its botanical ingredients from Jeju Island, a volcanic island off South Korea’s southwestern coast. The fertile soil gives Innisfree the opportunity to organically grow or source nutrient-rich ingredients. Many products include blueberry, aloe, green tea, seaweed and orchid, among others. Jeju Island is also a source of pore-clearing volcanic ash and sea salt rich in minerals.
Users should note that the actual amount of these ingredients present in Innisfree products can vary. In some cases, these key active ingredients are actually at the bottom of the list. While Innisfree does use beneficial botanical ingredients, their concentrations may not deliver the desired effect to all users.
Formulas tailored to skin concerns
Innisfree products feature different active ingredients targeted at different skin concerns. For example, green tea extract combats dryness, while orchid helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles. Innisfree also makes a range of masks featuring Jeju volcanic ash, which can help deep clean pores.
Whether you’re looking for something to clarify skin, improve skin texture or strengthen the skin barrier, Innisfree products can help.
Fill in the gaps in your skin care regimen
K-beauty has become famous for its multistep skin care routines that can incorporate 10 or more products. Innisfree’s regimen is less complex than some Korean brands, making it easier to fit into busy lifestyles. However, Innisfree offers more than just cleansers, toners and moisturizers. They also have facial mists, essences and eye treatments to help you round out your skin care routine.
How much you can expect to spend on Innisfree products
Expect to spend around $10 for cleansers, $20 for toners and $25 for moisturizers. Wash-off, peel-off and sleeping masks cost $15-26.
Innisfree product FAQ
Is Innisfree good for sensitive skin?
A. While many Innisfree products feature gentle formulas and natural ingredients, they do contain added fragrance, both natural and synthetic. Since added fragrances can irritate sensitive skin, Innisfree offers a line of products formulated with a pared-down ingredients list. These Gentle Care products are noncomedogenic and omit fragrance, so they’re gentler on sensitive skin. The Innisfree Gentle Care line includes a cleanser, serum, moisturizer and sunscreen.
What does Innisfree’s name mean?
A. The brand is named after the Irish island of Innisfree, which was idealized in W.B. Yeats’ poem “The Lake Isle of Innisfree.” The poem’s themes of living in harmony with nature align with Innisfree’s company philosophy of sustainable, natural beauty.
Is Innisfree cruelty-free?
A. Since both Innisfree and its parent company Amore Pacific sell their products in countries that require animal testing, Innisfree is not cruelty-free.
What’s the best Innisfree product to buy?
Top Innisfree product
Innisfree Dewy Glow Jelly Cream with Jeju Cherry Blossom
What you need to know: This water-gel moisturizer absorbs quickly to hydrate skin and leave it with a radiant finish.
What you’ll love: It’s formulated with niacinamide, which brightens skin, helps retain moisture and combats inflammation and hyperpigmentation. Cherry blossom extract soothes skin. The revamped formula now includes less added fragrance, but the cherry blossom scent is still present.
What you should consider: Even with the reduced amount of fragrance, the scent may still be too strong for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Top Innisfree product for the money
Innisfree Pore Clearing Clay Mask with Super Volcanic Clusters
What you need to know: Formulated with finely ground hardened lava from Jeju Island and two kinds of clays, this wash-off mask helps clear pores and absorbs excess oil.
What you’ll love: Along with mineral-packed volcanic ash, the formula includes bentonite and kaolin clay to detoxify skin and deep clean pores. It also contains a small amount of exfoliating AHA in the form of lactic acid.
What you should consider: Some users were underwhelmed by the mask’s performance.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
Worth checking out
Innisfree Balancing Toner with Green Tea
What you need to know: This lightweight toner absorbs quickly and hydrates skin with Jeju green tea.
What you’ll love: The water-gel formula is best for oily and combination skin. It helps balance oil levels and hydrates without causing breakouts.
What you should consider: It contains a surprisingly small amount of its key ingredient, which is green tea extract. The fragrance may be too strong for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora and Amazon
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Patrick Baldwin Jr. has announced he is entering the NBA draft. The move comes several weeks after his father was fired as University of Milwaukee coach. Baldwin announced his decision in a social media post. The 6-foot-9 Baldwin is a former top-10 recruit who chose Milwaukee for the opportunity to play for his father, Pat Baldwin. Baldwin struggled with injuries throughout his freshman season. He played in just 11 of Milwaukee’s 32 games as the Panthers went 10-22. Milwaukee fired Pat Baldwin as coach after the season.
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Which brand of mini fridge is better, Galanz or Magic Chef?
A mini fridge is a great addition to a dorm room, game room, garage or anywhere that needs a little extra cold storage. Unlike with full-size refrigerators, most major appliance manufacturers don’t make mini fridges. Magic Chef and Galanz specialize in affordable home appliances and have good lineups of compact refrigerators.
Both companies make quality mini fridges, and there’s nothing big that’s wrong with either. Galanz offers a wider selection of mini fridges at generally better prices than Magic Chef. On the other hand, Magic Chef has a slightly better reputation and some of its fridges have category-leading temperature consistency.
Galanz mini fridges
Based in the Guangdong Province in China, Galanz has made a variety of affordable kitchen appliances for decades. It’s tough to track down any definitive information on the company’s history, but it says it has brought to market some of China’s most accessible and dependable microwaves, among other appliances.
Galanz mini fridge pros
- Wide range of sizes: Whatever you plan to put in it, you can find a Galanz fridge that’s the right size.
- Reasonable prices: If you don’t want to make a big investment, it’s hard to pass up some of Galanz’s compact models.
- Consistent build quality: Galanz sells a large number of mini fridges and most owner reviews paint a good picture of their long-term reliability.
Galanz mini fridge cons
- Middling cooling power: Galanz’s mini fridges take a little longer to cool down than Magic Chef’s.
- Less-than-ideal efficiency: Galanz fridges don’t quite match the low energy consumption of some more premium brands.
- Questionable warranty practices: Some owners have been surprised by shifting warranty terms. For example, more than one buyer has experienced issues after a few months, only for Galanz customer service to refuse repair or replacement, despite having offered a one-year warranty.
Best Galanz mini fridges
Galanz 4.6-Cubic-Foot Retro Mini Fridge
In terms of capacity for the money, this one’s just about on top if you’re looking for separate refrigerator and freezer compartments.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Galanz 3.5-Cubic-Foot Retro Fridge Only
If you’re not concerned about frozen food, this is a great way to save space and money while also adding a touch of style to your space.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Galanz 4.3-Cubic-Foot Compact Single-Door Refrigerator
It delivers a surprising amount of storage space if you don’t need a freezer, but it’s not nearly as attractive as the retro models.
Sold by Amazon
Galanz 2.7-Cubic-Foot Stainless Steel Look Fridge
It’s as small, efficient and affordable as a Galanz mini fridge gets, but its capacity is quite limited.
Sold by Amazon
Magic Chef mini fridges
Magic Chef’s roots go all the way back to the 19th century and the American Stove Company. It’s gone by the name Magic Chef for nearly 100 years. Multiple large corporations including Maytag have owned the brand at one point or another. It’s difficult to determine where each Magic Chef fridge is made, but it’s likely most are made in China — just like those from Galanz.
Magic Chef mini fridge pros
- Impressive temperature consistency: Real-world testing done by independent third-party reviewers shows that Magic Chef mini fridges are as consistent as anything on the market.
- Powerful cooling systems: You won’t have to worry about them getting too warm right after you fill them with groceries.
- A decent number of capacities to choose from: While its stable isn’t as large as Galanz’s, you’ll still likely be able to find the right size for you.
Magic Chef mini fridge cons
- Somewhat higher prices: You’ll have to shell out a little more money upfront on a Magic Chef than a Galanz. However, you might make that back in a few months due to their superior efficiency.
- Few stylish options: There is a retro-themed option as well as one with a glass door, but most Magic Chef fridges are relatively spartan in design.
Best Magic Chef mini fridges
Magic Chef Retro Mini Refrigerator
In real-world testing, this fridge came out on top of the competition. There are few other options as efficient or powerful.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Magic Chef 7.4-Cubic-Foot Two-Door Mini Fridge
This model is surprisingly well priced for its capacity and performance.
Sold by Home Depot
It’s perfect for offices, game rooms and other public spaces or hangouts, because you can easily see what’s inside. However, it’s not ideal for keeping fresh food and doesn’t have a freezer.
Sold by Home Depot
Should you get a Galanz or Magic Chef mini fridge?
If you plan on using it frequently (that is, filling it with fresh veggies and meat every few days, or opening the door a lot during the day), it’s worth considering a Magic Chef because of their more powerful cooling. This is even more true if you opt for the largest of the mini fridges. If you want to save money up front or have a specific size in mind, Galanz has the one you need.
In terms of pure performance and consistency, though, Magic Chef is the winner.
Mini fridge FAQ
Are mini fridges more efficient than full-size fridges?
A. Mini fridges use considerably less energy than overall full-size refrigerators. If you consider the capacity of each type, however, mini fridges are much less efficient. In fact, running two mini fridges will generally cost more than running a single refrigerator four times the size.
Do mini-fridge freezers work well?
A. Compact models with separate refrigerator and freezer spaces are relatively effective. They’re fine for keeping prepared frozen food in for a few days. They’re not on the level of a full-size fridge, though, and you shouldn’t use them for long-term storage because they don’t get cold enough.
Compact fridges that don’t have separate compartments usually have a small area on top that serves as a tiny freezer. That area is usually too small to hold anything but a few ice trays or a couple of packages of pre-made meals.
How do I get the best performance from a mini fridge?
A. For starters, don’t overload it. Make sure there’s room for air to circulate. From time to time, you’ll have to manually defrost a mini-fridge freezer. It’s also worth keeping a thermometer on hand to periodically check that the unit is maintaining consistent temperatures. Finally, keep your mini fridge indoors, as they aren’t designed to operate in low temperatures.
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(Our Auto Expert) — BMW is throwing a year-long birthday party for the “M” BMW call it the most powerful letter in the alphabet. That’s because it’s their Motorsports Heritage. It all started with a car called the M1. This is the first BMW M car, the M1, and they built it in conjunction with Lamborghini.
The trouble was, that during the building of this car, Lamborghini went bankrupt, and BMW had to complete the construction of the M1. So, Legend has it that BMW had to break into the Lamborghini offices. They had to retrieve their plans to finish the car. We asked the head of BMW of the Americas, Sebastian Mackenson if the story was true but couldn’t confirm or deny it.
One of the questions we are always asked is what are the colors from the BMW logo? The blue is for the flag of Bavaria. The red was originally for Texaco because BMW racing had a deal with the company. Over the years, BMW separated from Texaco and had to buy them out and the purple. Well, that’s a combination of blue and red. The original M1 has two BMW logos, one on each side of the back, and that’s because BMW didn’t want you to forget who made the M1.
I got to drive a selection of the most famous M cars from the last 50 years, from the BMW Factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, to Florida. Every car has a story, and even the M cars, just ten years old, can increase in value by as much as twenty thousand dollars or more. For example, BMW has this classic 2012 Lime Rock Park Edition M3. Sold initially was for 77 thousand dollars, but recently a vehicle like this sold for around 97 thousand dollars on an auction website, which happens to be the same price as a brand new 2022 M4 in the same color.
The BMW Factory in Spartanburg is well on its way to producing the sixth millionth vehicle. The new XM will be made there. The Z4M is a celebration car for BMW. It was the one-millionth car built out of their US Spartanburg plant. So, what is to come? We again asked the head of BMW North America, Sebastian Mackenson.
“We will see great additions to the M family. We will see. A special version of an M4, a lightweight version of that Vehicle. We will see later in the year, the XM, we talked about it, but we also will see the new M2.”
That is what is next, so what happens now? The next chapter of the BMW M history is now evolving with electrification. The iX-M60 is the very first part of the electrification story of M, and coming soon, the XM will be built in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
That will be the first M vehicle as part of the electrification story built in the United States. And that Vehicle should be rolling off the line somewhere in the fall of 2022.
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- BMO Capital Markets' Trees from Trades day will see a portion of Earth Day trading fees donated to plant thousands of trees
TORONTO, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BMO Financial Group (TSX:BMO) (NYSE:BMO) is celebrating Earth Day with the second annual Capital Markets "Trees from Trades" day. Trees from Trades day is an innovative approach to fundraising, similar to BMO's annual Equity through Education day, which raises funds through a percentage of institutional equity commissions on one day each autumn. Today, BMO Capital Markets will donate a portion of Global Markets revenue from trades to fund the planting of thousands of trees for Earth Day.
"As part of our Purpose to Boldly Grow the Good in business and life, we are committed to a more sustainable future," said Levent Kahraman, Co-Head Global Markets, BMO Capital Markets. "The Trees from Trades program, now in its second year, rallies BMO Capital Markets around a common goal -- funding a greener world through tree planting."
"Planting trees shows how we can use nature-based solutions to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas emissions, through afforestation and preserving local ecosystems," said Michael Torrance, Chief Sustainability Officer, BMO Financial Group. "The trees we plant as a result of Trees from Trades, and preservation of global biodiversity more broadly, will help to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions – which will be essential for achieving the transition to a net zero world."
Tree planting will be carried out in partnership with organizations like the Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition, Veritree and Tree Canada. In 2020, BMO was the first Canadian bank to join the Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition which is committed to planting 100 million trees in five years. Veritree is a platform that provides on-the-ground transparency to global reforestation efforts. Tree Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to planting and nurturing trees in rural and urban environments, in every province across the country.
BMO is a recognized sustainability leader
Carbon neutral in its own operations since 2010, BMO announced its Climate Ambition in March 2021 with a commitment to deploy $300 billion in sustainable lending and underwriting to companies pursuing sustainable outcomes by 2025. BMO is focused on being its clients' lead partner in their transition to a net zero world and, since December 2019, has completed green and sustainability-linked loans for companies in a range of sectors, with targets including decarbonization, diversity & inclusion, and health and safety. To support clients' pursuit of opportunities driven by the increasing momentum of the global economy's shift in production and consumption of energy, in 2021 BMO established a dedicated Energy Transition Group and the BMO Climate Institute.
BMO's leadership on sustainability has been recognized on a number of rankings, including the Wall Street Journal's 100 Most Sustainably Managed Companies in the World, Corporate Knights' Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices World Index, and Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies.
For more information on BMO's commitment to a sustainable future, please visit the bank's latest Sustainability Report. To learn more about sustainable finance at BMO click here. For BMO's climate ambition, visit its Climate page.
About BMO Financial Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by assets, in North America. With total assets of $1.02 trillion as of January 31, 2022, and a team of diverse and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital Markets.
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NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Being an entrepreneur isn't always easy, especially for women, but the rewards that come from achieving self made success are more than worth persevering through challenges and adversity. Your mindset doesn't simply influence the way you think, it also impacts the way you act, show up in the world, and can build or break confidence. Your thoughts become words, words become behaviors, then words become habits, Suzanne explains. If you're able to change your narrative and tell yourself that you're sure you can achieve success, you're far more likely to make success a reality instead of questioning yourself and your abilities to achieve your goals. Dr. Yu truly believes that having an education is very important for the next generation, her own success in life is proof that having a high education is very important. She is creating a Foundation that will provide underprivileged Children a scholarship for college. Suzanne is a Doctor, Philanthropist, Movie Producer, Actress, Business Woman, and is going to be launching her own High Fashion Brand and Skincare line for anti aging. Both lines are inspired by her personal taste and style. Dr. Yu has a busy career and spends most of her time with patiences. Suzanne knows how important it is to take care of herself with healthy habits most important how you present yourself to others through clothing and beauty. Her new brands will come from her heart and soul.
Suzanne was born in ShenYang, China but immigrated to the US for better opportunities and freedom. She is an Executive Movie Producer for "The Comeback Trail," starring three Oscar-winning actors, Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, and Morgan Freeman. She is also a medical doctor, with a PhD, and is currently an anesthesiologist in New York City. Readers will be fascinated to learn her unique path and ascension to becoming a true industry insider working alongside the biggest names in show business and the most dedicated doctors who save lives. It all began with a painful childhood. Suzanne recalls dark memories from her childhood in China that became the trigger for her desire for change. "During a horrific turbulent time in China's history, my father's political views did not agree with the Government at the time. He was wrongfully accused. He was forced to step down from his position as a result of his opposition, then was punished for his anti-cultural revolution view. A traumatic, yet hardening scene in my life was when my father was humiliated and tortured, in front of us. After these events, my whole family was exiled to a remote farm far away from the big city, to get re-educated by peasants," Suzanne recalled.
Suzanne started to feel singled out as a child and treated differently by others, even being labeled as a "bad child." "Even though I studied well and was always at the head of my class, I was never granted an award when the other students were receiving theirs," she recalled.
What kept her happy and inspired was her passion for the arts. "My passion for the arts was immense, and even at a young age I was very competitive by nature and my dream was to be an artist," she said.
Suzanne recalled telling her mother about her dream. "She held my hand and said that it would be too risky to be an artist in China, that I was a brilliant child and should not waste your education or potential. She wanted me to be a doctor, like herself, so that I could always take care of myself and others in need. I looked into my mother's eyes and I realized this would be my mother's decision for me for the rest of my life." At the age of 16, Suzanne was accepted into the China Medical University and later graduated with a medical degree. Nonetheless, Yu never forgot her dream. She was drawn to America and the desire for freedom. "Freedom has always been a strong desire that drove me, especially during and after a turbulent 10 years of my life, surviving the Cultural Revolution in China," she said. After she graduated from China Medical University, she was accepted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1988, she moved to America. Even though she initially struggled with her English, within three and a half years, she received her PhD degree. "I challenged myself once again by studying hard and within 2 years I was able to pass the licensing exams, and move to New York City to start my residency. I began my studies at the NYU Medical Center, and this experience consisted of the first time I felt discriminated against because of my race and gender," she recalls. "I was expected to be well behaved and quiet, totally submissive, and to never speak or ask questions about anything. Once again, I felt a feeling similar to my childhood and had a flashback back to the farm and being punished like I was in China." Despite those negative feelings, Suzanne didn't get discouraged. She kept going. "I always knew I was a survivor. To this day, that year of training has taught me so much in my life and it truly helped me to grow into the professional person I am today," she said. "I am thankful for the hardships that I went through, as they made me strong, and enabled me to persevere. Ultimately, I grew into an influential individual and a great anesthesiologist. Suzanne explains getting involved in movies gives her so much pleasure"The Comeback Trail" which will hit theaters this summer after a long set back due to covid. More to come on her new brands!
We asked Suzanne for 5 beauty Tips.
- Mental stability is very important, says Dr. Yu, beauty is not skin deep you need to smile and love!
- Get plenty of sleep, up to 7 or 8 hours a night at least.
- Intermittent fasting, eat more fruits and green vegetables, proteins and fats are important and less carbohydrates.
- Exercise often, dancing, yoga, and singing are my favorites to get my body moving! I do traditional Chinese Dancing with a dance group 3 to 5 times a week.
- I do an Anti aging Skincare regime: must apply retinol cream at night, Vitamin C and E serum daily and wear sunscreen everyday, a minimum of 30 SPF.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riverside, the leading remote recording platform, today announced a new collaboration with Spotify's podcast platform Anchor to make professional video podcast creation accessible to all podcasters on the platform. The partnership is aligned with Spotify's video podcast release, allowing all podcast creators to publish a video component alongside recorded audio. This new partnership will directly connect creators from Anchor to Riverside, so they can easily record video for podcasts.
Recording and editing video podcasts in high quality are simplified with Riverside. Launched only two years ago, the platform is now used by individual creators and enterprise customers, including Guy Raz, Marques Brownlee, The New York Times, Fox Sports, Marvel, and TechCrunch. With the new collaboration, Riverside users can upload their video podcasts to Spotify through Anchor in just a few clicks, introducing the opportunity to reach Spotify's 406 million monthly active users. In addition, creators will gain access to Anchor's analytics tools and various monetization options.
This collaboration is a natural move for both parties, as Spotify is expanding its investment in the podcasting space and already hosts over 4 million podcasts on its platform. With the new release, Spotify gives its creators an excellent way to create high-quality video podcasts and seamlessly distribute them.
"Riverside enables high-quality audio and video podcast creation possible for anyone, anywhere from experienced creators to new beginners," said Nadav Keyson, CEO of Riverside. "This partnership will push the limits of content creation and distribution by creating a seamless process through the entire flow."
For more information on Riverside, visit https://riverside.fm/.
Launch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g43wb9KdbIY
About Riverside
Riverside is the leading remote recording platform that makes professional video creation achievable by anyone, anywhere on desktop or mobile.
The company, founded by brothers Gideon (CTO) and Nadav (CEO) in 2020, helps creators and companies - including Guy Raz, Verizon Media, Marvel, and The New York Times - to record studio-quality interviews from anywhere, with no loss in recording quality.
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Digital health data company releases the results of its 2021 American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry Report at ASCRS 2022
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Verana Health®—a digital health data company elevating quality in real-world data—today announced the release of its American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) Industry Report for 2021 at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Annual Meeting being held April 22-26 in Washington, D.C. The report provides 8 years of detailed ophthalmic insights generated through analysis of the data contained in the IRIS Registry, powered by Verana Health's VeraQ™ population health data engine.
The IRIS Registry is the nation's first and the world's largest electronic health record-based registry on comprehensive eye disease and conditions. It incorporates data on nearly 72 million patients and more than 434 million billable visits. These data have been contributed by nearly 3,000 participating ophthalmology practices across the U.S.
The IRIS Registry Report shows a more than 80% increase in glaucoma surgeries over an 8-year period from 2013-2021*. More than 1 million glaucoma procedures were performed during this time, showing a steady climb in overall volume, but shifts were observed in the breakdown of procedure type. For example, trabeculectomies peaked in 2015 with 14,600 procedures annually, then declined to just 9,300 per year by 2021. Over this same period, there was an increase in implantation of trabecular meshwork bypass stents.
The report also outlines Verana Health's curation of research-ready cohorts to better understand disease and treatment impacts for ocular surface health. For example, it has been challenging to gather treatment data on dry eye/ocular surface disease due to the lack of ICD codes to distinguish mild, moderate, and severe forms of the condition. However, much of this qualifying information is contained in the unstructured clinical notes in longitudinal electronic health record (EHR) data.
Using natural language processing (NLP) combined with clinician oversight, VeraQ is starting to extract and characterize relevant free-form text from millions of EHR records on different categories of dry eye. This process is helping to assemble meaningful, structured data variables, such as condition severity, which can be used to generate novel insights on dry eye.
The report also summarizes 15 peer-reviewed research studies in 2021 that were powered by IRIS Registry data. Much of the research provides a deeper understanding of rare conditions such as chemical burns, endophthalmitis, pediatric choroidal neovascularization, and inherited retinal dystrophies that are otherwise difficult to study.
"By de-identifying, harmonizing, and tokenizing IRIS Registry data within our VeraQ platform across dozens of EHR systems—and often linking it with claims data—we broaden the view of the ophthalmic patient journey," said Michael Mbagwu, M.D., Adjunct Clinical Instructor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine and Medical Director at Verana Health. "Verana Health also curates this structured and unstructured data at scale to produce high-quality data modules, Ophthalmology Qdata™, which help power valuable clinical and therapeutic insights. The expanding number of studies utilizing IRIS Registry data demonstrates how this endeavor is driving medical innovations."
IRIS Registry findings tied to the dexamethasone ophthalmic insert (DEXTENZA, Ocular Therapeutix) will also be shared during two paper sessions at ASCRS 2022 during the Medications (Preoperative, Postoperative, Intraoperative) session from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 24th.
- Robert Chang, M.D., Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, will present findings from a research paper titled: "Real-World Safety Analysis of an Intracanalicular Dexamethasone Insert Using the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight)" from 1:30 to 1:35 p.m.
- Dr. Mbagwu will present "Real-World Characteristics of Patients Treated with Intracanalicular Dexamethasone Insert: An IRIS® Registry Analysis 2019-2021 from 1:43 to 1:48 p.m.
To receive a copy of the report, or to arrange an interview, contact Verana Health here.
*Procedures may occur in the same patient or patient eye.
About Verana Health
Verana Health® is a digital health company elevating quality in real-world data. Verana Health operates an exclusive real-world data network of more than 20,000 healthcare providers (HCPs) and about 90 million de-identified patients, stemming from its strategic data partnerships with the American Academy of Ophthalmology®, American Academy of Neurology®, and American Urological Association. Using its clinician-informed and artificial intelligence-enhanced VeraQ™ population health data engine, Verana Health transforms structured and unstructured healthcare data into curated, disease-specific data modules, Qdata™. Verana Health's Qdata helps power analytics solutions and software-as-a-service products for real-world evidence generation, clinical trials enablement, HCP quality reporting, and medical registry data management. Verana Health's quality data and insights help drive progress in medicine to enhance the quality of care and quality of life for patients. For more information, visit www.veranahealth.com.
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Providence's telehealth impact: 3M visits since 2020
Renton, Wash.-based Providence has conducted more than 3 million telehealth visits since March 2020 and is working to expand that service, according to its telehealth annual report. Providence's telehealth enterprise team operates eight services...
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As the U.S. continues with efforts to help the people of Ukraine and stop the Russian invasion, the word, "sanction" has come up a lot.
The White House announced a new round of sanctions aimed at a key commercial bank and the Russian oligarch who leads it.
Most sanctions have been on Russians with financial power.
But as the U.S. and other countries impose sanctions, you may be wondering what they've actually done as Russia isn't pulling out of Ukraine.
“The overall lack of accountability that leaders in Russia have toward their own people, is likely to make the sanctions less than effective at least, certainly not as effective as we wish they would be,” said Pierre Asselin, a foreign relations history professor at San Diego State University.
He says, in a way, sanctions up until now are more symbolic than anything else.
Essentially, just sending a message to Russia that the world isn’t happy with what’s happening.
Over time, Asselin says sanctions could start to add up and put more pressure on Russia. But with the war dragging on, getting to that point would make the global impacts even worse.
Meanwhile, European countries are struggling to come up with a plan for a meaningful sanction to stop buying oil and gas from Russia.
Experts estimate the EU pays Russia $850 million a day for energy.
“They would have to be willing to hurt themselves and their own people, as much as they would hurt Russia and it's and its people. And I don't think that the situation is considered to be serious enough again from the perspective of these European states,” Asselin said.
He says the EU does have a plan to become more independent for energy production, but that has a timeline of 2030.
In the meantime, Assalin predicts the U.S. will keep ordering similar sanctions on Russia.
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The NFL draft is next week and in true keeping with recent years, it has a deep wide receiver draft class. One intriguing prospect in this year's receiver class is Ohio State's Garrett Wilson.
Voch Lombardi discussed Wilson and the receiver draft class on the volume podcast. Here's what he said:
" Flat out, straight up and down, high floor guy... If you can run routes and create separation on your own. That's... that's magical. That's magical in the National Football League. And that's why a lot of these guys are on this list, it's because they create separation by themselves or they have a skill that puts somebody over somebody else. When I look at Jameson Williams, he gets separation in a different kind of way than Garrett does. He's not the route runner that Garrett is. But Jameson has this explosive element, this explosive element and then he sort of a pretty good run. But that explosion aids in his route right?"
Garrett Wilson is one of two Ohio State wide receivers that can be taken in the first-round of the draft
Unlike this year's quarterback draft class, the wide receiver class is very deep. There is no consensus on the number one receiver. Some of the other top prospects are Ohio State's Chris Olave, Alabama's Jameson Williams, USC's Drake London and Treylon Burks of Arkansas.
In most mock drafts, people have both of the two Ohio State receivers going in the first-round.
Wilson's numbers have improved every season in his three years at Ohio State. As a freshman, he recorded 30 receptions for 432 yards and 5 touchdowns. In his sophomore year, he had 43 receptions for 723 yards and 6 touchdowns. This past season, he had a stellar year recording 70 receptions for 1,058 yards and 12 touchdowns.
For Olave, he's had steady numbers in his college career. In his four seasons at Ohio State, Olave has recorded 176 receptions for 2,711 yards, and 36 touchdowns.
Next Thursday night we could see these two Ohio State stars drafted in the first-round.
Q. Will Garrett Wilson be drafted in the first round?
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Novak Djokovic made a young fan's dream come true by practicing with him on the sidelines of the Serbia Open.
Kojiro Owaki, a six-year-old tennis player and huge Djokovic fan, flew to Serbia at the invitation of his idol and got the chance to share the court with him.
In a video posted on the young Japanese's Twitter and Instagram accounts. Djokovic could be seen exchanging volleys at the net with Kojiro.
The World No. 1 also heaped praise on the net skills of Kojiro, commenting "very good" and "bravo." He even shared a valuable tip, reminding his young fan to do a split step before each volley.
"Thank you for fulfilling Kojiro's dream of 'I want to go to Serbia, where my favorite Djokovic was born,'" a post on the Japanese's Twitter account read.
In February, Kojiro shared a screenshot of a message he received from Djokovic inviting him to the Serbia Open.
"At the invitation of @djokernole, I will be going to Serbia in April. Kojirou is very excited. Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
Earlier this month, Kojiro shared another video with Djokovic in which the Serb could be seen dropping his bag to hug the young Japanese.
Kojiro and his brother have a huge following on social media. They have interacted with the cream of the tennis world, including Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Patrick Mouratoglou and Sascha Bajin.
Novak Djokovic will face Karen Khachanov in the semifinal of the Serbia Open
Novak Djokovic will continue his bid for a third title in the Serbia Open when he squares off against World No. 26 Karen Khachanov in the semifinals on Saturday.
After back-to-back three-set victories against fellow Serbs Laslo Djere and Miomir Kecmanovic, Djokovic sounded confident about his form, saying that he has never felt better, fresher, or stronger."
Djokovic leads the head-to-head with Khachanov 5-1, with the Serb winning their last four meetings. The World No. 1 won their lone match on clay at Roland Garros two years ago.
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Colts may use draft on offense after beefing up defense
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Coach Frank Reich welcomed a whole new cast to the Indianapolis Colts headquarters Monday.
Defensive coordinator Gus Bradley continued the installation of his new scheme. Cornerback Stephon Gilmore, the 2019 NFL Defensive Player of the Year and five-time Pro Bowler, told reporters why he signed with Indy. And Reich began the annual ritual of meeting with a new quarterback, this time 2016 league MVP Matt Ryan.
But it's only the start - of the season and the changes that will be coming.
Reich knows more new faces will arrive after next weekend's draft and because general manager Chris Ballard already has invested so heavily on defense, most of the additions will likely be on offense.
"I think it´s a really good draft and I think we´re going to get better when the draft is over," Reich said. "I think we´ll be better. It´s an exciting time of year and I look forward to how it´s going to work out."
What exactly the Colts plan to do depends largely on what happens while they wait for Day 2 to begin.
FILE - Carolina Panthers cornerback Stephon Gilmore walks off the field after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. The Indianapolis Colts have solidified their secondary by signing five-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore to a two-year contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday, April 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman, File)
Ballard traded Indy's first-round pick to Philadelphia in last year's deal for Carson Wentz and isn't scheduled to make a Day 1 selection for the third time in four years. The first of Indy's seven selections comes at No. 42 overall.
The good news is this rookie class appears especially deep for offensive linemen and receivers, two positions the Colts need.
Indy has been searching for a long-term answer at left tackle since longtime starter Anthony Castonzo retired after the 2020 season. Last year's starter, Eric Fisher, battled injuries and the 31-year-old, two-time Pro Bowler produced inconsistent results. He's still unsigned.
Still, Ballard has repeatedly insisted he won´t reach for lesser value just to fill a need - which is why he didn´t draft a left tackle last April and it's unclear who would be the favorite to start opening day.
"That's the age-old question, do you draft for need or for value?" Ballard said Friday. "You just have to make sure you´re not passing on a great player. If it´s even then we´ll take the need. But I think you've always got to have enough faith and confidence when you lay your head on the pillow that we´re going to find answers between now and the start of the season."
Indy appears better suited to fill the hole left by right guard Mark Glowinski, who signed with the New York Giants in free agency. Veterans Danny Pinter and Matt Pryor will likely battle for that job.
Whatever happens, though, Reich will have a plan to get the rookies acclimated to the new expectations, new environment and new teammates.
"I think we´ve got a solid core of guys with myself, Quenton (Nelson) and Braden (Smith) who know what the standard is we set for ourselves," starting center Ryan Kelly said. "I know Danny´s excited to get in there."
OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING
If Ballard doesn't find the right offensive lineman, he could be looking for receivers.
Michael Pittman Jr. has been solid through his first two seasons, topping the 1,000-yard mark for the first time last year. But T.Y. Hilton remains unsigned, Zach Paschal left in free agency and injuries still haven't allowed Parris Campbell to play a full season.
Another option could be tight end, where the Colts need to replace two-time Pro Bowler Jack Doyle who retired.
DEFENSIVE SHIFT
The offseason moves have created a different look for Indy's defense.
By adding Yannick Ngakoue, getting back injured defensive tackle Tyquan Lewis and the emergence of last year's top two draft picks, Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyinbgo, Indy could have its best pass-rushing rotation in years. Gilmore and safety Rodney McLeod should provide an upgrade in the secondary.
But don't be surprised if Ballard adds another defender - if there's a game-changing cornerback or playmaking linebacker still on the board.
TRADING PLACES
Ballard had a propensity for wheeling and dealing even before making this year's two big moves. He sent a first-round pick to San Francisco for two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle DeForest Buckner in 2020. But Ballard's draft weekend deals have been an annual tradition.
Expect Ballard to be working the phones to acquire more bodies or more picks or both.
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FILE - Indianapolis Colts tackle Eric Fisher (79) drops into pass protection during an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 14, 2021, in Indianapolis. Indy has been searching for a long-term answer at left tackle since longtime starter Anthony Castonzo retired after the 2020 season. Last year's starter, Eric Fisher, battled injuries last season and the 31-year-old, two-time Pro Bowler produced inconsistent results. He's still unsigned. (AP Photo/Zach Bolinger, File)
FILE - Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich began offseason workouts this week with another new quarterback and a beefed up defense. Now, general manager Chris Ballard may use the draft to revamp Matt Ryan's supporting cast. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
FILE - Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard stands on the sideline during the second half of the team's NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers in Indianapolis, Aug. 15, 2021. Ballard may use the draft to revamp Matt Ryan's supporting cast. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)
FILE - Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Gus Bradley speaks during a news conference Feb. 9, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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PARIS (AP) — France’s presidential contenders Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded final blows on the last day of campaigning Friday to drive home why their particular political brand — and not the other’s — is the right choice for voters in one of the world’s wealthiest large democracies.
Macron, the center-right incumbent, laid into the nationalist rival he is set to face in a Sunday runoff, accusing the far-right leader of trying to divide France over Islam.
“The far right lives off fear and anger creating resentment. It says that excluding parts of society is the answer,” Macron told France Inter radio. “(But) I want to try to answer it… (and) make us live as a united nation.”
Lagging behind Macron in the latest opinion polls, Le Pen campaigned in her stronghold of northern France in a last-ditch effort to try to close the gap. In a a gritty mood, Le Pen lashed out at Macron’s planned pensions reform, which she described as an effort to make the French work forever.
“The French, with Emmanuel Macron, will end up with life,” Le Pen said. “This reform of Emmanuel Macron is a deep social injustice.”
In a bid to seduce working-class voters and electors who cast some 7.7 million votes for leftist candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the first round, Macron has watered down a campaign pledge to raise the retirement age in France to 65 by 2030. He now says he will consult with unions before deciding on the new legal retirement age.
Macron acknowledged that Le Pen had alacrity and resonance among some voters, adding that “she has managed to draw on some of what we did not manage to do, on some of the things I did not manage to do to pacify some of the anger, respond quickly to what voters want.”
The two candidates must make their final pitches to the French electorate before campaigning for the presidential runoff is legally required to end at midnight.
Macron was later set to travel to Figeac, a town deep in France’s southern heartland where Mélenchon came in second place in the first round of voting, and was due to speak there during the afternoon.
Le Pen was in Etaples, at a marketplace near Le Touquet — a pointed choice on the final day of campaigning given that it is the constituency in which Macron himself votes.
The National Rally leader displayed a combative spirit following a bitter televised debate with Macron this week that buoyed some of her poll numbers.
Speaking on C-News, Le Pen called on the French to read her manifesto and wake up to the failures of Macron’s five-year term. She responded to criticism that her policies did not hold up under scrutiny.
“I call on the French to check for themselves and form an opinion by reading what I propose to do to respond to the rampage that was Emmanuel Macron,” she said.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mark Meadows — a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump who was removed from North Carolina voter rolls earlier this month — is still a registered voter in two other states, according to officials.
Chris Whitmire, a spokesperson for the South Carolina Elections Commission, told The Associated Press the former Republican congressman and his wife registered as voters in the state in March 2022.
“That’s when he became active,” Whitmire said, noting that neither Meadows had yet cast a vote in the state. “From our perspective, it just looks like any new South Carolina voter.”
The South Carolina registration was first reported by The Washington Post, which noted that Meadows had been a registered voter simultaneously in three states — the Carolinas and Virginia — until North Carolina removed him from its rolls earlier this month. Meadows remains a registered Virginia voter, the paper reported.
Mark and Debra Meadows bought a home on picturesque Lake Keowee for $1.6 million in July, according to records for the property, which was listed on their South Carolina voter registration records.
The former North Carolina congressman appeared in South Carolina earlier this week with members of the state Legislature’s newly-formed Freedom Caucus, an offshoot of a similar conservative group Meadows helped found on the federal level while serving in the U.S. House.
A representative for Meadows declined comment Friday on the South Carolina voter registration.
Last month, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein’s office asked the State Bureau of Investigation to look into Meadows’ voter registration in that state, which listed a home he never owned — and may never have visited — as his legal residence.
Public records indicated Meadows had been registered to vote in Virginia and North Carolina, where he listed a Scaly Mountain mobile home he did not own as his legal residence weeks before casting an absentee 2020 presidential election ballot in the state. Trump, for whom Meadows was serving as chief of staff in Washington at the time, won the battleground state by just over 1 percentage point.
Public records indicate Meadows registered to vote in Alexandria, Virginia, about a year after he registered in Scaly Mountain, and just weeks before Virginia’s high-profile governor’s election last fall.
Meadows frequently raised the prospect of voter fraud before the 2020 presidential election — as polls showed Trump trailing now-President Joe Biden — and in the months after Trump’s loss, to suggest Biden was not the legitimate winner.
Judges, election officials in both parties and Trump’s own attorney general have concluded there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election. Experts point to isolated incidents of intentional or unintentional violations of voter laws in every election.
Through the Electronic Registration Information Center, a consortium through which states exchange data about voter registration, Whitmire also said officials periodically pull voter lists and remove those who have more recently registered in a new state.
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Fed seen going big and then bigger on rate hikes ahead
April 22 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is poised to follow a half-of-a-percentage point interest rate hike in May with two even bigger rate hikes at subsequent meetings, traders bet on Friday, one day after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled he would be open to "front-end loading" the U.S. central bank's retreat from super-easy monetary policy.
Futures contracts tied to the Fed's policy rate now reflect overwhelming expectations for a rise in short-term borrowing costs to the 0.75%-1% range at the Fed's May 3-4 meeting, and to a 2%-2.25% range by the close of its July 26-27 meeting.
Some economists are also newly penciling in stepped-up policy tightening.
Jefferies chief economist Aneta Markowska on Friday said she expects the Fed to use a string of half-point hikes to get rates to a 2.25%-2.5% level by September, a more aggressive path than she had previously anticipated.
And Nomura Research analysts, who now see the Fed delivering increases of 0.75 percentage points at each of the Fed's June and July meetings, said Friday that market bets could help cement that actual outcome.
"Stronger (market) pricing for such a move would likely ease the path for the FOMC and participants could likely forge a consensus on such action quickly," they wrote in a note published early Friday.
The Fed lifted its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point last month in its first increase after what had been two years of a near-zero policy rate, though "many, many" Fed policymakers felt bigger rates hikes would be appropriate, Powell noted Thursday.
"50 basis points will be on the table for the May meeting," Powell said. "I also think there's something in the idea of front-end loading" the removal of accommodation, he added.
The Fed raised its target range for the fed funds rate to 0.25%-0.5% in March, from the 0%-0.25% range it had been for the prior two years.
Adding to the sense of urgency, even dovish Fed policymakers like San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Chicago Fed chief Charles Evans this week embraced the idea of a half-point hike in May and of getting interest rates to a "neutral" level by the end of the year.
Most at the U.S. central bank say that level is likely between 2.25%-2.5% in the long run.
But with inflation as high as it is -- consumer prices rose 8.5% last month, well above the Fed's goal of 2% -- some observers say interest rates will need to rise even further for the "real" cost of borrowing to be high enough to start biting into economic activity.
Daly told reporters earlier this week that she believes 2.25%-2.5% is still a "reasonable" estimate for neutral, but noted that policymakers won't really know until rates get closer to that level and they can observe what happens in the economy.
(Reporting by Ann Saphir; editing by Diane Craft)
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than two years after he started work on it, Gov. Tom Wolf is set to enact the centerpiece of his plan to fight climate change, making Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon pricing policy — but it might be a short-lived victory.
One lawsuit is already challenging Wolf’s regulation and more are expected. And the term-limited Democratic governor has eight months left in office and may be replaced by a successor who is hostile to it.
On Saturday, a legislative agency is set to publish Wolf’s carbon-pricing rule in the official record of state agency actions, authorizing Pennsylvania to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multistate consortium that sets a price and declining limits on planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
It comes after a long regulatory vetting process and fights with a hostile Legislature controlled by Republicans who are historically protective of Pennsylvania’s coal and natural gas industries.
Heavily populated and fossil fuel-rich Pennsylvania has long been one of the nation’s biggest polluters and power producers, and the jury is out on whether the carbon-pricing program on power plants will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Mark Szybist, a senior attorney for the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council, said joining the consortium — nicknamed RGGI — is the farthest-reaching step being taken in Pennsylvania to fight climate change, and policymakers there should be asking themselves what else they can do.
“RGGI will do more than any other policy on the books in Pennsylvania right now to drive down emissions,” Szybist said.
Wolf’s administration estimates that joining RGGI will reduce Pennsylvania’s carbon dioxide emissions by 97 million tons to 225 million tons through 2030. That compares to its estimate that Pennsylvania emitted 269 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2018.
Under the cap-and-trade program, owners of fossil-fuel power plants with a capacity of 25 megawatts or more must buy a credit for every ton of carbon dioxide they emit.
As a result, roughly four dozen power plants fueled by coal, oil and natural gas in Pennsylvania must buy hundreds of millions of dollars in credits annually that the state could then spend on clean-energy or energy-efficiency programs.
That gives fossil fuel plants an incentive to lower their emissions, and makes non-emitting plants — such as nuclear plants, wind turbines and solar installations — more cost competitive in power markets.
Pennsylvania would be, by far, the biggest emissions state in the consortium.
Wolf administration officials say the consortium’s quarterly auction in September should be the first in which Pennsylvania’s power plant owners participate, and money could start rolling in to the state’s coffers shortly after that.
Still, whether Pennsylvania’s membership in the consortium will survive for even that long is anybody’s guess.
One lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania’s participation in the consortium is already in the courts. In that suit, a court briefly barred the publication of the regulation before lifting the order. And more lawsuits are expected.
In this year’s gubernatorial campaign, energy is a constant theme for candidates vying for the Republican nomination to succeed Wolf.
“We have a governor that wants to put us in a Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative that will literally eliminate gas in Pennsylvania,” Republican candidate Lou Barletta told a forum in Erie last month. “So the first thing I’m going to do for energy is withdraw Pennsylvania from RGGI.”
Barletta’s claim that it will eliminate gas is baseless: even some operators of higher-efficiency gas plants support the move.
Still, Barletta’s sentiment — that he would end Pennsylvania’s participation in the consortium — is echoed by other Republicans.
It is also opposed by coal- and natural gas-related interests that fear higher input costs, industrial and business groups that fear higher electricity bills and labor unions that fear its workers will lose jobs maintaining power plants, building gas pipelines and mining coal.
Critics and even independent analysts say it will drive at least some business — and carbon dioxide emissions — to gas- and coal-fired power plants in neighboring Ohio and West Virginia, where input costs are lower and there are no emissions caps.
Pennsylvania may not stay in the consortium even if Wolf’s successor is Democrat Josh Shapiro, the party’s presumed nominee who is endorsed by Wolf.
Last October, Shapiro broke with Wolf, with his campaign telling The Associated Press that it’s not clear that the cap-and-trade program meets Shapiro’s test to “address climate change, protect and create energy jobs and ensure Pennsylvania has reliable, affordable and clean power for the long term.”
Gene Barr, the president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, which opposes the regulation, said the big questions are how the state’s Supreme Court will rule — it has a Democratic majority — and what Shapiro will do, if elected.
“It is hard to guess,” Barr said. “But regardless of what happens this year, there’s both legal and implementation challenges to RGGI.”
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COCOA, Fla. (AP) — A woman has been arrested months after threatening to blow up her son’s high school unless cafeteria workers started giving him more food, officials said.
The threat was left Feb. 3 in a voicemail to Cocoa High School on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, according to police and court records. The 41-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday and charged with making a false bomb threat and disruption of a school.
She did not leave her name on the voicemail, but the school’s caller ID recorded the number, an arrest report said.
Staff members at the school listened to the message the next morning and contacted Cocoa police.
The school was evacuated, but no weapons or explosive devices were found.
Investigators located the woman’s phone number in school records and a resource officer confirmed that her child had gotten into an argument Feb. 3 with a cafeteria worker because he wanted more food.
The state attorney’s office filed paperwork ordering the woman’s arrest on April 7. Officials arrested her Wednesday.
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SEATTLE (AP) — President Joe Biden is taking steps to restore national forests that have been devastated by wildfires, drought and blight, using an Earth Day visit to Seattle to sign an executive order protecting some of the nation’s largest and oldest trees.
Old-growth trees are key buffers against climate change and provide crucial carbon sinks that absorb significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Biden’s order directs federal land managers to define and inventory mature and old-growth forests nationwide within a year. The order requires the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service to identify threats to older trees, such as wildfire and climate change, and develop policies to safeguard them.
The order does not ban logging of mature or old-growth trees, the White House said.
By signing the order on Friday, Biden can publicly reassert his environmentalist credentials at a time when his administration has been preoccupied by high oil and gasoline prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Gas costs have been a drag on Biden’s popularity and created short-term political pressures going into this year’s midterm elections, yet the Democratic president has been focused on wildfires that are intensifying because of climate change.
The measure is intended to safeguard national forests that been severely damaged by wildfires, drought and blight, including recent fires that killed thousands of giant sequoias in California. Redwood forests are among the world’s most efficient at removing and storing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and provide critical habitat for native wildlife and watersheds that supply farms and communities in the West.
Blazes so intense to kill trees once considered virtually fire-proof have alarmed land managers, environmentalists and tree lovers the world over — and demonstrated the grave impacts of climate change. A warming planet that has created longer and hotter droughts, combined with a century of fire suppression that choked forests with thick undergrowth, has fueled flames that extinguished trees dating to ancient civilizations.
A senior administration official noted that forests absorb more than 10% of U.S. annual greenhouse gases, while also providing flood control, clean water, clear air and a home to wildlife. The official insisted on anonymity to discuss details of Biden’s order before it was made public.
Biden’s ambitious climate agenda has been marred by setbacks, a year after he took office amid a flurry of climate-related promises. The president hosted a virtual summit on global warming at the White House last Earth Day. He used the moment to nearly double the United States’ goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, vaulting the country to the front lines in the fight against climate change.
A year later, his most sweeping proposals remain stalled on Capitol Hill despite renewed warnings from scientists that the world is hurtling toward a dangerous future marked by extreme heat, drought and weather.
In addition, Russia’s war in Ukraine has reshuffled the politics of climate change, leading Biden to release oil from the nation’s strategic reserve and encourage more domestic drilling in hopes of lowering sky-high gas prices that are emptying American wallets.
While Biden is raising fuel economy standards for vehicles and included green policies in last year’s bipartisan infrastructure law, the lack of greater progress casts a shadow over his second Earth Day as president.
Timber industry representative Nick Smith said before the order was made public that loggers are worried it will add more bureaucracy to a forest management framework already unable to keep up with growing wildfires due to climate change.
That would undercut the Biden administration’s goal of doubling the amount of logging and controlled burns over the next decade to thin forests in the tinder-dry West, said Smith, a spokesman for the American Forest Resource Council, an Oregon-based industry group.
“The federal government has an urgent need to reduce massive greenhouse gas emissions from severe wildfires, which can only be accomplished by actively managing our unhealthy and overstocked federal forests,” he said.
But former U.S. Forest Service Deputy Chief Jim Furnish said wildfire risks and climate change would be better addressed by removing smaller trees that can fuel uncontrolled blazes, while leaving mature trees in place.
For many years the Forest Service allowed older trees that are worth more to be logged, to bring in money for removal of smaller trees, Furnish said. But that’s no longer necessary after Congress approved more than $5 billion to reduce wildfire risks in last year’s infrastructure bill, he said. The law includes money to hire 1,500 firefighters and ensure they earn at least $15 an hour.
Timber sales from federal forests nationwide more than doubled over the past 20 years, as Republicans and Democrats have pushed more aggressive thinning of stands to reduce small trees and vegetation that fuel wildfires.
Critics, including many forest scientists, say officials are allowing removal of too many older trees that can withstand fire.
A letter signed by 135 scientists called on Biden to protect mature and old-growth forests as a critical climate solution.
“Older forests provide the most above-ground carbon storage potential on Earth, with mature forests and larger trees driving most accumulation of forest carbon in the critical next few decades. Left vulnerable to logging, though, they cannot fulfill these vital functions,” the scientists wrote Thursday. Former Forest Service Chief Mike Dombeck and Norman Christensen, founding dean and professor emeritus at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment, were among those signing the letter.
Protecting mature forests also “would set an important, highly visible example for other major forest-holding nations to follow as they address climate change threats,” the scientists wrote.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Brown in Billings, Montana, contributed to this story.
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US congresswoman: I did not call for violent capitol insurrection
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US Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has denied calling for an "insurrection" at a trial to determine whether she can run for re-election.
The Georgia lawmaker is being tried under a Civil War era law that bars officials from holding office if they violate their oath to protect the US.
Ms Greene is a close ally of Donald Trump and one of the Republican party's most right-wing members in Congress.
Democrats charge that she played a key role in the 6 January US Capitol riot.
On Friday, Ms Greene became the first sitting lawmaker to testify under oath about her role in the attack, which happened in 2021 as Congress was meeting to certify Joe Biden's election victory over Mr Trump.
She testified to the Georgia courtroom that she "had no knowledge of any attempt" to illegally interfere with vote counting in Congress that day.
She also repeated false claims that Mr Trump actually won the election despite "a tremendous amount of voter fraud".
The case centres around a provision of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution - the "Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause" - which prohibits US officeholders from running again if they "engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof".
Observers say that Democrats may seek to use the same argument to bar Mr Trump from running if he attempts to throw his hat into the 2024 presidential election.
In a filing ahead of the trial, lawyers for Ms Greene said that she "vigorously denies that she aided and engaged in insurrection to obstruct the peaceful transfer of presidential power".
In court, Ms Greene told lawyers "I don't support violence of any kind," and denied having ever called for violence.
Her lawyers have described her support for the 6 January rally in Washington as protected speech under the US Constitution's First Amendment, which covers right to free expression.
The effort to ban Ms Greene from running is being led by Free Speech for People, a group that advocates for campaign finance reform. A similar suit against North Carolina Republican Madison Cawthorn was dismissed by a federal judge last month.
If the prosecution is successful, Ms Greene will be barred from running in her heavily-Republican leaning district in November's Mid-term elections, when Republicans are widely expected to re-take the House of Representatives.
The case comes as lawmakers continue to investigate the Capitol riot, and the FBI conducts a separate criminal investigation into the deadly violence that unfolded that day.
In a separate development on Friday, leaked audio from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy found that he told Republicans days after the riot that Trump bears some responsibility for the attack, and should consider resigning.
After initially criticising Mr Trump publicly, the California Republican later walked back on his criticism and refused to work with Democrats in Congress to investigate the attack.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican House speaker on Thursday was named one of five recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award for his refusal to consider overturning the 2020 election results despite massive pressure from former President Donald Trump and his supporters.
Speaker Rusty Bowers rebuffed repeated direct efforts by Trump, his attorney Rudy Giuliani and others to overturn results that saw President Joe Biden narrowly defeat Trump in Arizona. Trump and Giuliani urged Bowers in a phone call to retroactively change Arizona law to allow the Legislature to chose a different slate of presidential electors than those picked by the voters.
“I am very grateful for this honor yet cannot help but feel undeserving of it,” Bowers said in a statement. “Honoring my oath and the people’s choices at the ballot box are not heroic acts — they are the least that Arizonans should expect from the people elected to serve them.”
The award created by Kennedy’s family in 1989 is designed “to recognize and celebrate the quality of political courage that he admired most,” and is given each year to one or more political figures. This year’s award honors those who showed “courage to protect and defend democracy in the United States and abroad.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be honore d for his effort to rally his nation and the world against the Russian invasion. Besides Bowers, the other American honorees are Republican Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, Democratic Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Fulton County, Georgia, elections department employee Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.
All but Zelenskyy were honored for standing up to pressure from Trump and his supporters who alleged without evidence that he lost to Democratic President Joe Biden because of election fraud. Benson and Moss were targets of vicious attacks for their work on the election.
The awards will be presented at a May 22 ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.
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- Exro Technologies was named a Gold award winner for the 2022 Edison Best New Product Awards™ in manufacturing, logistics and transportation.
- Coil Driver was recognized by 3,000 world-leading business executives, academics and innovation professionals for its ability to deliver more power, speed and torque from a single electric motor.
- CEO Sue Ozdemir accepted the award on behalf of Exro at an event in Fort Myers, Florida.
CALGARY, AB, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Exro Technologies Inc. (TSX: EXRO) (OTCQB: EXROF) (the "Company" or "Exro"), a leading clean technology company that has developed a new class of power electronics for electric motors and batteries, announced today that its Coil Driver™ technology received a Gold Edison Award for Best New Product in manufacturing, logistics and transportation at the 2022 Edison Awards Gala in Fort Myers, Florida. Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir attended the ceremony and accepted the award on behalf of the Company.
Recognition by the Edison Awards is one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of innovation and business. The awards are named for Thomas Alva Edison, whose inventions, new product development methods and innovative achievements literally changed the world, garnered him more than 1,000 U.S. patents and made him a global household name. In this spirit, Exro's patented Coil Driver™ technology was awarded Gold for its ability to enable intelligent electronic gear switching in real time to expand electric vehicle (EV) performance and increase range.
"We are incredibly proud of the impact the Edison Awards winners continue to make in the global marketplace. It shows that no matter what the circumstances, great minds are always striving to create new innovations to better the world. The 2022 Edison Awards winners are the best of the best. Congratulations to the innovation teams behind all these amazing products and services," said Frank Bonafilia, executive director of the Edison Awards.
Coil Driver™ is a dynamic smart controller that eliminates the need for multiple motors across all EVs, and customizes and scales to meet customers' unique powertrain requirements. This leads to major cost efficiencies for electric transportation modes, including passenger vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, buses, e-bikes, motorcycles and more. Exro's patented Coil Driver accelerates the transportation industry's transition away from combustion engines by solving automakers' performance-cost trade-offs.
"On behalf of our shareholders and the entire team at Exro, it is an honor to join such an established list of innovative companies named as Edison Award winners," said Exro CEO Sue Ozdemir. "At Exro, everyone brings something unique to the table to foster a culture of continuous innovation, but we're all motivated by a shared vision for an electrified world where power is consumed intelligently, equitably and with minimal resources or waste. We're glad our peers recognize the value of Coil Driver to help get us there."
Nominees for the Edison Awards were judged by a panel of more than 3,000 leading business executives, including past award winners, academics and leaders in the fields of product development, design, engineering, science and medicine.
Exro is a clean technology company pioneering intelligent control solutions in power electronics to help solve the most challenging problems in electrification. Exro has developed a new class of control technology that expands the capabilities of electric motors, generators, and batteries. Exro enables the application to achieve more with less energy consumed.
Exro's advanced motor control technology, the Coil DriverTM, expands the capabilities of electric powertrains by enabling intelligent optimization for efficient energy consumption. Exro is working with many partners from all over the world to bring their technology to the electric mobility
For more information visit our website at www.exro.com.
To view our Corporate Presentation visit us at www.exro.com/investors.
Visit us on social media @exrotech.
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This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factor disclosure contained in filings made by the Company with the Canadian securities regulators, including the Company's annual information form for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, and financial statements and related MD&A for the financial year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedar.com. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although the Company has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors which could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. The Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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All-in-one drone application, SkyGrid Flight Control, receives honors for flight technologies
innovation for second consecutive year.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, received a 2022 Edison Award in the Aerospace and Robotics: Flight Technologies category for its SkyGrid Flight Control™ application – an end-to-end airspace management system built on AI and blockchain. This is the second year in a row SkyGrid's solutions have been recognized on the Edison Awards list.
"As a two-time winner of the Edison Award, we are especially proud and grateful of Edison's continued recognition of our technology," said Amir Husain, Founder and CEO of SkyGrid. "At SkyGrid, we believe having an intelligent airspace management system is an essential component for unmanned aircraft in the global airspace. This award is a great milestone as we continue to innovate and scale the SkyGrid Flight Control application."
SkyGrid Flight Control enables drone operators to explore airspace, and automate airspace authorization, mission planning, and flight execution in one unified solution. The application is available for free on the Apple App Store for iPhone and iPad users across the world.
Out of 350 nominations this year, SkyGrid Flight Control was chosen as the 2022 Bronze Edison Award winner by a panel of judges comprised of more than 3,000 senior business executives, academics, and innovation professionals. The Edison Awards have recognized and honored some of the most innovative new products, services, and business leaders in the world since 1987.
"It's amazing to see SkyGrid continuing Thomas Edison's legacy of challenging conventional thinking and developing 'game-changing' new products and services," said Frank Bonafilia, Edison Awards' executive director.
For more information about SkyGrid Flight Control, visit skygrid.com. To learn more about the Edison Awards, visit edisonawards.com.
About SkyGrid
SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition company, is powering the next generation of autonomous aviation. As the only airspace management system built on AI and blockchain technologies, SkyGrid solves the industry's biggest challenges integrating unmanned aircraft into complex, rapidly changing airspace. SkyGrid's intelligent system monitors, predicts, and adapts to changes in environment conditions, aircraft performance, and regulatory dynamics to safely enable a wide variety of commercial drone operations, from package deliveries to aerial taxis. SkyGrid is also an FAA-approved LAANC service supplier, providing flight authorizations to thousands of drone operators in the US.
About Edison Awards
Over the last 34 years, being recognized with an Edison Award has become one of the highest accolades a product can receive in the name of innovation success. The awards are named after Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), whose inventions, new product development methods, and innovative achievements changed the world. The Edison Awards are operated by Edison Universe, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of recognizing, honoring, and fostering innovations and innovators, and are hosted in Fort Myers, Florida.
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(The Hill) — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday said he still holds regrets for failing to see the rampant spread of disinformation within the U.S. while he was president, particularly around the 2016 election.
In a speech at Stanford University on the dangers of disinformation, Obama touched on the 2016 election, which U.S. intelligence has long confirmed Russia meddled in.
The former president said no one in his administration was surprised Russia had spread disinformation across social media platforms in an effort to sway the U.S. election, but he regretted not fully understanding how vulnerable America had become to such content.
“What does still nag at me though was my failure to fully appreciate at the time just how susceptible we had become to lies and conspiracy theories, despite having spent years being a target of disinformation myself,” Obama said, seeming to reference the racist and unfounded conspiracy theory that he was not born in the United States.
In the speech, Obama expressed his fears about disinformation in the digital age and the new information ecosystem, warning it was imperiling democracy.
He took a dig at Russian President Vladimir Putin and Steve Bannon, who served as a strategist for former President Donald Trump, for amplifying disinformation, saying people like them “understand it’s not necessary for people to believe this information in order to weaken democratic institutions.”
“You just have to flood a country’s public square with enough raw sewage. You just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt, plant enough conspiracy theorizing, that citizens no longer know what to believe,” Obama said.
In the lead-up to the 2016 election, Russian actors used social media platforms such as Facebook to spread false or misleading information online, among other efforts to interfere.
Obama also pointed out that disinformation was developing in other advanced and insidious ways, citing fake information in the COVID-19 pandemic and in the 2020 election, which Trump and his supporters falsely claim was stolen, as examples.
Obama said the seeds for the spread of disinformation existed before Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
“Putin didn’t do that. He didn’t have to,” Obama said. “We did it to ourselves.”
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A former Alabama Department of Corrections officer has been indicted on federal charges in the assault of three inmates.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday announced the four-count indictment -issued by a federal grand jury in Montgomery - against Sgt. Lorenzo Mills. He is charged with civil rights violations in connection with the assaults and falsification of records for submitting a false statement in connection with the incident.
The indictment states that Oct. 25, 2020, Mills, while acting in his official capacity as a correctional sergeant at Draper Correctional Facilty, subjected three compliant inmates to “cruel and unusual punishment” by striking them with a wooden baton. That assault caused bodily injury and involved the use of a dangerous weapon, according to the indictment.
Additionally, authorities said, Mills falsely wrote in his statement that he had not used any force against the three inmates.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Sandra J. Stewart for the Middle District of Alabama made the announcement.
This case is being investigated by the FBI’s Mobile Division and ADOC’s Law Enforcement Services Division. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric Counts of the Middle District of Alabama, and Trial
Mills faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each of the civil rights charges and 20 years in prison for the obstruction of justice offense.
He was scheduled to make his initial appearance in federal court this afternoon.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the state’s voters do not have the right to reject a massive income tax cut approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Doug Ducey last year.
The decision means a tax cut is in effect that will hit nearly $2 billion when it is fully in place and mainly benefits the wealthy.
The high court overturned a lower court judge who ruled in favor of education advocates who collected enough signatures under the state’s referendum law to block them from taking effect until voters could weigh in in November.
Lawyers for the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, a conservative pro-business group that pushes for lower taxes and regulations, argued the state constitution does not allow referrals for measures that provide for the “support and maintenance” of state government and that the tax cut bill falls into that category.
The Supreme Court agreed in a brief order issued just two days after it heard arguments in the case. The order signed by Chief Justice Robert Brutineldoes not explain the court’s reasoning, saying a full opinion will be released later.
The lower court judge had said that the constitutional provision only blocked referendums on bills that appropriate money, and since the tax cut bill does not do that, it is subject to voter review.
Ducey, a Republican who pushed for an expansion of the court in 2016 that has allowed him to appoint six of the seven justices, hailed the decision.
“This ruling is another big win for our state’s taxpayers and it couldn’t have come at a better time,” he said in a statement. “With inflation hitting Arizonans hard, this decision ultimately means more of their hard-earned dollars can stay in their wallets.”
Most residents won’t see much help, because the vast majority of the tax cuts go to the wealthy.
The Legislature’s budget analysts said the average Arizonan earning between $75,000 and $100,000 will save $231 a year in state income taxes. Meanwhile, the average taxpayer earning between $500,000 and $1 million a year will save more than $12,000, according to the Legislature’s budget analysts.
The coalition of progressive groups that backed the referendum slammed the Supreme Court for “stripping the rights of everyday Arizonans, in an attempt to protect the rich.”
“The ballot was Arizona’s last line of defense from the Ducey-packed Supreme Court – today that defense has fallen,” said the statement from two groups backing Invest in Arizona. “Despite the explicit and strong language of the Arizona Constitution granting the people a co-equal right to legislate, they have been shut out.”
The Arizona Center for Economic Progress and the Children’s Action Alliance said voters have repeatedly backed measures that boosted school funding, child care and other progressive causes, only to have them blocked by the high court or erased by the Legislature. Earlier this year, a Supreme Court decision led to the demise of a tax on the wealthy designed to fund schools that voters approved in 2020.
That came after lawmakers passed a law during last year’s session that would have cut the expected $900 million in funding by more than half.
Free Enterprise Club President Scot Mussi called the Supreme Court ruling a “big win for taxpayers.”
“Invest in Arizona and out-of-state special interest groups need to accept this reality and stop making a farce of the referendum process,” Mussi said in a series of tweets.
Arizona’s constitution lets voters block newly enacted laws by collecting signatures from 5% of qualified voters. If they do, the law is put on hold until the next general election.
Lawmakers at the Capitol were split along party lines, just as they were last year when majority Republicans who hold bare majorities in the House and Senate enacted the tax cuts with no Democratic support.
House Majority Leader Rep. Ben Toma said the decision provides clarity and certainty, and means tax historic relief is not in effect. Sen. Rebecca Rios, who leads minority Democrats in her chamber, said she was “disappointed to say the least.”
“A true Democracy should have no problem allowing this to go before the voters of Arizona,” Rios said in a statement. “Republicans continue to attack our schools, teachers and students, despite a majority of Arizonans making it clear time and time again that they want meaningful investments in our public schools.”
Republicans were planning on getting around the referendum by repealing the tax cuts and enacting larger ones, but that will no longer be necessary.
Under the new law, rates for most taxpayers would drop to a flat 2.5%, and revenue would be cut by $1.9 billion once the tax cuts are fully in place. That’s down from a range of 2.59% to 4.5%. Arizona’s state budget this year. Arizona’s current budget is $12.8 billion.
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Feel we are being watched 24*7, say locals at Jahangirpuri’s Jama Masjid
NEW DELHI April 22, 2022 23:59 ISTFriday prayers were offered at the local mosque for the first time since clashes broke out here
Friday prayers were held at Jahangirpuri’s Jama Masjid amid heavy police presence, with several policemen deployed in the bylanes leading up to the mosque.
The mosque was at the center of a controversy after its gates and boundary walls were bulldozed on Wednesday, four days after communal clashes broke out here, by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation as part of its anti-encroachment drive.
Speaking to The Hindu, most of the people who attended the Friday prayers said the “police surveillance” in the area was taking a mental toll on them. Some said they had become paranoid over being watched 24*7 over the past almost one week.
“This is nothing short of a crackdown on our movement. They [police] might say that the heavy deployment is for our protection. But we feel suffocated when we see policemen in every nook and cranny of our neighbourhood,” said Shahid* (name changed).
He added that some policemen and CRPF personnel had also offered the Friday prayers at the mosque on Friday. But the presence of the security force personnel made the locals feel they were “being watched”.
“Some also broke their fasts in the mosque. We do not question their intent. But so much has happened within the last one week, that one can’t help but feel that the security force personnel were sent inside to keep an eye on us,” Mr. Shahid added.
However, some locals, who wanted calm to be restored in the area at the earliest, said they were not bothered by the presence of policemen and CRPF personnel inside the mosque.
“We want to move freely and pray at ease and go back to living our normal lives. We are not scared of them [police] because we have done no wrong,” said Jaseemuddin, a native of Kolkata who has been living in Jahangirpuri for more than a decade.
After the Friday prayers, people were asked to disperse and not to not crowd in front of the mosque. “We do not want to attract any attention, and it is understandable given the tense situation in the area,” said Mr. Shahid.
However, a group of Muslim women were seen expressing their unhappiness at witnessing a small gathering of people near the area’s local cinema while shouting provocative slogans.
“Three to four people were shouting those slogans here, knowing fully well that we will be offering Friday prayers at this time. Why are they trying to provoke and divide people from two different communities? We want to live together, in peace,” said Saira Bano, a resident of Jahangirpuri.
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Boston urged people to start wearing masks Thursday and the Biden administration weighed its next legal step in what is shaping up to be a high-stakes court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit.
The Boston Public Health Commission noted a rise in hospitalizations, as well as a 65% increase in cases and an even larger spike in COVID-19 levels in local wastewater samples. It also stressed that the guidance was merely a recommendation, not an order.
The country is wrestling with how to deal with the next phase of the pandemic and find the right balance in enacting health measures at a time when many Americans are ready to move on after two exhausting years.
A federal judge in Florida this week threw out a national mask mandate on mass transportation, and airlines and airports responded swiftly Monday by repealing their requirements that passengers wear face coverings. That put the Biden administration in the position of trying to navigate an appeal that could have sweeping ramifications over the power that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has in regulating future health emergencies.
Los Angeles County bucked national trends and said Thursday it will still require masks on public transit including trains, subways, buses, taxis and rideshares. Cases have risen in the past week and hospitalizations have plateaued after falling the previous two months.
Philadelphia last week became the first big city to bring back a mask mandate, responding to a rise and infections and hospitalizations there, but the city abruptly reversed course Thursday night and ended the mandate.Other cities in the Northeast have been closely watching the trend lines and a new color-coded map from the CDC to decide next steps.
The map that the CDC switched to in late Februaryis less focused on positive test results and more on what’s happening at hospitals to give community leaders clearer guidelines on when to urge masking. Nearly 95% of U.S. counties still have low transmission based on the map, but more places have shifted to medium and high transmission in recent weeks, including many places in upstate New York.
Hospitalizations nationally have ticked up in recent weeks but are nowhere near the peak reached at the height of the omicron surge.
“COVID-19 cases have increased rapidly citywide, so we need people to be vigilant and take precautions that can help us avoid another potential surge,” said Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, the Boston commission’s executive director. “Living with COVID-19 is about collective responsibility and working together.”
She said people in Boston should mask indoors, stay up to date with their vaccinations and test for suspected infections.
The Boston recommendation came two days after the city’s transit system lifted mask requirements in response to the national transportation ruling, reflecting the mishmash of reactions following the court decision by an appointee of former President Donald Trump.
As the Biden administration figures out an appeal, Lawrence Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University, said a “monumental battle” was shaping up, with the future of the CDC at stake. The agency continues to recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public transportation settings.
“The question the courts are going to have to decide, and the public will have to decide, is when the next health crisis hits — and it will — will we have a strong public health agency to protect the population?” he said. “Or will the CDC simply have its hands tied behind its back? I think it’s a very really possibility we’re going to see the CDC handcuffed.”
While the Supreme Court did strike down the agency’s eviction moratorium for housing, that was more at the edge of the agency’s authority. Setting rules for mask wearing on public transit is a basic, core tenant of the CDC’s power, Gostin said.
“If someone gets on a flight from New York to LA, there’s no state stopping them. The only thing preventing that transmission is the CDC,” Gostin said.
Temple University Law Professor Scott Burris echoed that sentiment, saying that the U.S. government’s legal authority to respond sensibly to epidemics and other kinds of emergencies is at stake in the case.
Burris said the ability to manage future health emergencies “must have weighed heavily” in the reasoning of the Justice Department to appeal the ruling, “but let’s not forget we’re going into another surge” and there is the potential for new variants.
An appeal would go to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considered a right-leaning court, and conservative justices have a majority on the U.S. Supreme Court. A ruling could take away the CDC’s power to issue mask orders and cast any future orders under a “legal cloud,” he said.
Temple Law’s Craig Green said the federal government’s strategy is “really almost brilliant” because it could win in two ways with its appeal. If COVID-19 cases numbers continue to fall, Justice Department attorneys could argue that the issue is moot and ask to have the case thrown out.
“No one will have reason to cite it ever in the future as a precedent,” he said.
But he said that if cases rise, the federal government would be better positioned to reimpose a mask mandate.
“I think the arguments about what a government can do, what the federal level can do under conditions of emergency were very difficult and problematic,” he said. “I can understand why the Department of Justice and the United States government really did not want to see that kind of limit on their authority in the future, even if COVID ends up being more controlled in the future.
Amid the court battle, American, United and Delta have all indicated that they will lift the bans they imposed on passengers who refused to wear masks now that masks are optional on flights.
“We have talked to them individually,” United CEO Scott Kirby told NBC on Thursday. “Many of them assure us that now that the mask mandate is off, everything is going to be fine, and I trust that the vast majority of them will.”
Many passengers were shrugging off the changes. When Jon Schaudies flies from Chicago to San Antonio next week, he’ll wear a mask, but won’t worry if the passenger next to him doesn’t do the same.
Schaudies, who travels frequently as vice president of a small manufacturing company, feels that he has enough protection from the COVID-19 vaccine and booster to avoid becoming seriously ill if he does contract it.
“I feel like people are at such extremes, but I’m sort of right down the middle,” said Schaudies, 51, who plans to get a second booster shot.
He understands the worries of parents traveling with children who are too young to be vaccinated, but says “they have decision to make” about whether to fly. “But for business travelers, we can’t stop.”
“The world has to go on at some point.”
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Hollingsworth reported from Mission, Kansas, and Whitehurst from Salt Lake City. Associated Press writer Carla K. Johnson contributed from Seattle.
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Which Crest Whitestrips are best?
Teeth-whitening strips are a booming business, thanks to their surprisingly low costs and high rates of effectiveness. It’s no surprise that Crest, one of the best-known dental health brands, has some of the best whitening strips available.
Crest offers many packages to meet the needs of anyone’s teeth, but its best teeth-whitening product is the Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects. It can boost the whiteness of your teeth by up to 18 levels in just 20 days, and it isn’t even Crest’s most expensive offering.
What to know before you buy Crest Whitestrips
Number of treatments
Each version of Crest Whitestrips requires a specific number of applications to complete its whitening regimen. They only include exactly the amount of strips necessary to complete the full regimen, so make sure not to lose any or remove a strip early.
Any given version may require two to 20 treatments, though most require seven to 10.
Application length
Application length refers to how long Crest Whitestrips need to be left attached to your teeth to complete one round of treatment. It can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as 1 hour. Most require either 30 or 60 minutes.
Combo packs
Crest Whitestrips occasionally come in packages that include more than just teeth-whitening strips. They usually include special kinds of toothpaste designed to help whiten your teeth even further, though one combo pack includes a high-powered toothbrush.
What to look for in quality Crest Whitestrips
Effect noticeability and length
The best Crest Whitestrips have quickly noticeable effects that last for months or years.
- Noticeability: Most Crest Whitestrips packages need you to apply most of its strips to provide a noticeable improvement. However, many minimally improve the whiteness of your teeth after roughly half the treatments. Some of the most powerful Whitestrips provide improvement after only one treatment, but these are also designed to just be applied once or twice.
- Length: Once a full regimen has been completed, most whitenings last for one year. That said, some of the most powerful options can last as long as three years. However long they are designed to last is also how long you should wait before starting another regimen to avoid damaging your teeth.
Adhesive
The best teeth-whitening strips have adhesive strengths strong enough to stay put but weak enough to peel off with ease. Crest Whitestrips are typically known for walking this line. If you’re concerned, you can check the user reviews concerning this issue.
How much you can expect to spend on Crest Whitestrips
There are two costs to concern yourself with regarding Crest Whitestrips: the cost per box and the cost per strip.
- Box: Most boxes cost $30-$80. Some cost $100-plus, though these are always combined with other Crest products, such as toothpaste and toothbrushes.
- Strip: Most strips cost $1-$4 with each box containing enough strips to complete one treatment regimen. Just remember, you need two strips for each round of treatment.
Crest Whitestrips FAQ
How do Crest Whitestrips work?
A. Like all teeth-whitening strips, Crest Whitestrips work by using chemicals — namely peroxides like carbamide or hydrogen — to eat away at the stains on your tooth enamel. Stains like those caused by coffee, tea, wine and smoking are the most commonly removed, but stains caused by aging can also be treated. However, they can’t remove all stains — those caused by enamel damage or some medications are essentially permanent.
What’s the difference between Crest Whitestrips and professional dental whitening?
A. Home whitening strips, such as Crest’s, use low concentrations of chemicals. This greatly lowers the risk of damage to your gums and teeth should the strips be applied incorrectly or for too long. Dentists use high concentrations of chemicals. This is because dentists can carefully apply and closely monitor their strips and gels to ensure they don’t damage your gums. Aside from the difference in chemical concentration, they are essentially the same process.
What are the best Crest Whitestrips to buy?
Top Crest Whitestrips
Crest 3D Whitestrips Professional Effects
What you need to know: These will greatly boost your teeth’s whiteness without draining your bank account.
What you’ll love: You will be able to increase your teeth’s whiteness by up to 18 levels after 20 days of applications, all without any damage to your tooth enamel. The effects can last for up to a year with repeat applications being encouraged once a year.
What you should consider: Several consumers reported increased teeth sensitivity and some pain after a few applications. Others felt the strips didn’t whiten enough, especially if your teeth are already fairly white.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Top Crest Whitestrips for the money
Crest 3D Whitestrips Vivid Plus
What you need to know: These are a great introduction to teeth whitening strips.
What you’ll love: This kit includes two kinds of Crest whitening strips — 20 standard vivid strips and four one-hour express strips. The standard strips only need to be applied for 30 minutes each day for 10 days to see results, while the express strips show results after only one application.
What you should consider: People with sensitive teeth and gums reported high levels of discomfort throughout the process. If your teeth and gums are sensitive, it’s recommended to choose a different whitening strip.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Crest 3D Whitestrips with Light
What you need to know: This kit combines strips and light to massively boost teeth whiteness.
What you’ll love: The combination of the strips and special light can lead to deeper, more pronounced whitening of your teeth that can last for as long as three years. You only need to apply the combination for 10 days to see full results.
What you should consider: Like most whitening strips, these can cause increased sensitivity and even pain if used too often and for too long. Some purchasers received defective lights.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Bubba Wallace still has the voice message Michael Jordan left him after Wallace’s first Cup Series victory. His winning Toyota is currently housed at the NASCAR Hall of Fame but will eventually be his to display.
Wallace’s rain-shortened win at Talladega Superspeedway last October was a career breakthrough and now Wallace wants more. He returns to Talladega for Sunday’s race as a legitimate threat, but the task facing 23XI Racing is contending at every track on the NASCAR schedule.
“The opportunity is so high to go out and win any race. There’s a lot more races than just Talladega and Daytona that we can look forward to,” Wallace said in an interview with The Associated Press. “We have races that we look forward to throughout the year, and that’s different than years past. … Just showing up and knowing you have an opportunity automatically makes your mind shift tenfold.”
It’s been the kick in the firesuit that Wallace has needed in his fifth full season at NASCAR’s premier level. In three seasons driving for Richard Petty Motorsports, Wallace accumulated a meager three top-five finishes and 34 laps led over 108 races.
But his life changed in 2020 when Wallace, the only Black driver in the Cup Series, took a public stance on social and racial justice. His position was amplified as NASCAR was one of the only major sports competing in the early months of the pandemic and companies took notice: Wallace pulled in a variety of new-to-NASCAR sponsors in DoorDash, Columbia Sportswear and Dr. Pepper, and the funding helped three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin start a race team built around the driver.
Hamlin got Jordan to come aboard as co-owner, and 23XI Racing, despite expected growing pains in its first season, helped Wallace improve his statistics across the board. He equaled his career top-five finishes with three last season, led a career-high 62 laps and finished a career-best 21st in the standings.
23XI has since expanded to two cars and added former Cup champion Kurt Busch to its lineup, and, in the new Next Gen racecar, Wallace has been racy. He opened the season with a runner-up finish to Austin Cindric in the Daytona 500 and was in contention to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway until a late crash dropped him to 13th.
Wallace said his crash at Atlanta was the hardest hit of his life. It re-triggered soreness in the shoulder he had surgically repaired during the offseason, and it took about four days of rehabilitation until his entire body felt ready to race again.
But when he got back in his No. 23 Toyota, Wallace was ready to go.
It’s part of an intentional shift in attitude Wallace has made this year and applied every time he shows up at the track. Be it a tire test earlier this week at Charlotte Motor Speedway, or a track where he’s typically struggled, Wallace’s intent is to be fully engaged with his race team.
“Since 2015, that’s when my career path shifted,” Wallace said of his move from two seasons driving winning trucks for Kyle Busch Motorsports to slugging along in the Xfinity Series for Jack Roush’s slumping team.
“It was just showing up and the work that you put in was good enough for 15th,” he added. “So it was like ‘Well, what’s the point of trying any harder?’ I feel like I’ve now broken that mold and now I’m like ‘Hey man, if you put in that extra work, it’s definitely going to pay off.’ I’ve seen it and I’ve lived it now and that’s the confidence-booster you need.”
His journey has been aided by his fiancé, Amanda, who by nature takes a more positive approach than Wallace generally does to the speedbumps in his path. She’s with him at nearly every race, was part of sponsor McDonald’s launch of a new line of racing-related streetwear alongside Wallace, and has been busy planning their New Year’s Eve wedding.
“I just sign the checks,” Wallace said, “but she’s still looking for a photographer.”
As calming as she’s been for Wallace as he’s taken the biggest step of his NASCAR career, the 28-year-old can’t bring himself to give Amanda all the credit.
“She should get a lot of it, but we’re competitive so I won’t give her 100% because, maybe she’s at 99% but she’s still got to work for that last little bit,” he laughed. “Sometimes she really (makes me mad) because I will be ranting about something ‘Can you believe this happened?’ and her response will be ‘Well, let’s look at why it happened this way.’
“She’s always seeing things in a different light and it makes you appreciate that you can see things differently from someone else’s perspective, you know? We’re definitely polar opposites but it balances out really well. Life’s good with her.”
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The Florida Legislature has sent Gov. Ron DeSantis a bill stripping Disney World of its status as an "independent special district," fulfilling the governor's request to punish the Disney company for its stances on social and education issues.
The bill would undercut Disney's autonomy, but it could impose a steep cost on Orange and Osceola counties, where the theme park is located. The two counties would inherit the Disney district's debts, which officials say would result in higher taxes.
Here's a quick rundown of the situation:
Does Disney really have its own government in Florida?
Disney gained near-total control over its theme parks and other attractions in 1967, when the state designated the area as the Reedy Creek Improvement District. The land measures 25,000 acres — nearly 40 square miles — in Central Florida.
Disney operates like a county government, building and maintaining municipal services like electricity, water and roads, and providing police and fire protection. It even taxes itself. The setup was intended to give Disney autonomy while also relieving the counties of paying for new services and infrastructure in what was once a remote and rural area.
But Reedy Creek's status is poised to change if DeSantis signs Senate Bill 4-C, which targets it and five other independent special districts that were created before 1968. The governor has a May 6 deadline to act on the bill, which he's expected to sign.
Why will Disney's debt transfer?
The Florida Senate's own financial impact analysis of the bill states that in most cases when a county takes over a special district, it "shall also assume all indebtedness of the preexisting special district." In Disney's case, that could put local governments on the hook for about $1 billion in bond debt.
The state Senate's analysis concluded that the bill would have an "indeterminate fiscal impact" on residents and businesses in special districts, as well as on local governments that will assume debts and assets.
The change promises to shake up the local tax picture, according to Scott Randolph, a Democrat who is the Orange County tax collector.
"If Reedy Creek goes away, the $105 million it collects to operate services goes away," Randolph said via Twitter. "That doesn't just transfer to Orange County because it's an independent taxing district. However, Orange County then inherits all debt and obligations with no extra funds."
Disney also taxes itself around $53 million each year to service its debt obligations, Randolph said.
The situation quickly prompted warnings that county property taxes will sharply rise. Citing an interview with Randolph, Danielle Prieur of member station WMFE in Orlando reports, "homeowners here could see property taxes jump by 20% to make up the difference. And even then, it probably wouldn't be enough to cover all the money that would be lost."
Why is Florida acting now?
The Florida Legislature needed just three days to introduce and approve the bill, which DeSantis requested on Tuesday as part of a special session that was initially called to deal with the state's redistricting effort.
Disney wields great influence in Florida, and it donated to DeSantis during the 2020 election cycle. But the company didn't agree with his policies on COVID-19 vaccine requirements, or face coverings. The growing rift deepened this spring, as DeSantis accused the entertainment giant of embracing "woke" viewpoints.
"In recent weeks, the tensions heightened when Disney CEO Bob Chapek said he'd support the repeal of Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, a measure critics call 'Don't Say Gay,' " as NPR's Greg Allen reported. "At the time, DeSantis said he believed Disney had 'crossed the line.' "
What will the bill mean for Disney and the Florida counties?
The new bill would formally take effect on July 1. But its sweeping changes wouldn't come into force until next summer, on June 1, 2023. That's when the six special districts targeted by lawmakers are slated to be dissolved, giving Orange and Osceola counties new responsibilities.
"Disney was in charge of ambulance services and fire services," reports WMFE's Prieur. "So if someone has a heart attack or a car accident, now it's up to the county to figure out how to handle that — and how to foot the bill.
"Also, Disney now will need approval before it expands on all of its wonderful theme parks, hotels, restaurants, new rides. There's a lot of red tape now involved."
Questions remain about how the new bill will work and how it will affect the local governments. It's also possible Disney's and other affected independent districts will be able to work out a new arrangement before the formal changeover: The legislation expressly states that the districts can be "reestablished on or after June 1, 2023" — the date that they would be dissolved — as long as they comply with state laws.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — As Dewon Holt toured a Utah ballot counting center, she listened intently and questioned election officials about concerns circulating since the 2020 election — about voting machines, people mailed multiple ballots and dead voters.
Holt came away confident in the integrity of the vote count after the tour in one of the state’s Republican strongholds and even suggested election officials do more to publicize the tours.
“Because we had this national fraud thing going on, everybody thinks there’s fraud here,” the 76-year-old Republican said in Provo. “I feel like Utah County is good. But I don’t know if we have problems in the rest of the counties in the state.”
Distrust in elections continues to reverberate around the U.S. and subject election officials to new levels of scrutiny, even in Utah where universal mail-in voting has been widely embraced since the GOP-controlled Statehouse allowed counties to adopt the policy a decade ago.
Pushed by constituents like Holt swept up in fears of widespread fraud, lawmakers made election security a central focus in the Statehouse this year, with 35 proposals considered. They ultimately passed laws tightening voter ID, requiring 24-hour surveillance at ballot drop boxes and making it easier for people to opt out of mail voting, but rejected more drastic proposals, including one to end universal vote by mail altogether.
Despite a newfound focus on outreach and education from election officials, doubters remain. Opposition to the state’s vote-by-mail policy has grown.
“It’s completely upended the work that election officials do,” said Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, Utah’s top election official said of election misinformation. “What gets really problematic is when the fervor from a loud few in the in the populace gets to elected officials. And then the elected officials start saying ‘Well, I got to address the concerns.’”
Utah, where then-President Donald Trump won the last election by 20 percentage points, is the only Republican-led state to mail all active voters ballots each election.
A decade before Trump called it “the greatest scam in the history of politics,” lawmakers championed the practice as a way to boost turnout and make voting more convenient in rural areas. Before 2020, the top concern voiced by election officials was parents of those serving missions for the Utah-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filling out their children’s ballots.
By 2019, every county in the state had opted into the state’s policy allowing counties to mail all active voters ballots making Utah the fourth state to conduct “all-mail” elections. On Election Day, a limited number of polling places remain open.
The practice was so popular that in Utah County — where Holt toured the ballot center — there was an outcry from residents after officials in 2018 decided against mailing ballots to all active voters, one year after implementing the policy for the first time.
“This is just blatantly wrong. It isn’t the American way,” a city official complained about the decision at the time. “Don’t we want high turnout?”
The county later reversed the decision.
Fast forward several years: Mail-in ballots remain the overwhelmingly popular method for voting, with 92% using them in the 2020 general election. But disproven claims that they open the door for widespread fraud are transforming the policy discussion, provoking rancorous opposition and newfound skepticism.
Opponents crowded five overflow rooms to listen to a legislative hearing on a proposal to abolish universal voting by mail earlier this year.
Fresh off a failed effort to gather signatures and qualify a measure for the 2022 ballot that would end voting by mail in Utah, members of the anti-mail ballot crowd referring to themselves as “We, the People,” said they had heard of ballots mailed to voters who had died and urged lawmakers to require post-election independent audits.
The proposal’s sponsor, GOP Rep. Phil Lyman, claimed without evidence that certain precincts had recorded 300% voter turnout in recent elections.
“We’re blanketing communities with ballots and assuming that the people that we’re sending them to are legitimate on the voter rolls whether they requested it or not. And what we’re finding in Utah and other places is that that’s not always the case,” he said.
Opposition to mail-in ballots has also emerged in other Republican-led states that expanded their use before the 2020 election.In Nebraska, counties with fewer than 10,000 people may conduct all-mail elections. In Georgia, the secretary of state mailed absentee ballot request forms to every voter ahead of the 2020 election.
In many of these places, a schism has emerged between veteran Republican lawmakers who considered election-related bills for years before they became politicized and ones who ascended to office during the Trump era.
In Georgia, Republicans since 2005 have gradually expanded practices such as early voting and no-excuse absentee ballots. Ed Lindsey, a former state lawmaker who now serves on the Georgia’s election board, said he observed such a generational divide.
Last year, veteran lawmakers, Lindsay said, were prepared to tweak rules to make ballots more secure, but fought efforts to end no-excuse absentee voting entirely. “They certainly weren’t prepared to throw the baby out with the bathwater because they’d seen that this was something their constituents liked,” he said.
Georgia lawmakers ultimately kept no-excuse absentee voting but added provisionsmaking it more difficult to request mail ballots.
Election officials there and in Utah are unsure whether trends will continue showing more people choosing to vote by mail, or whether opposition will lead people to return to polling places and potentially long lines.
In Utah County, the rancor contributed to the sitting county clerk’s decision not to seek reelection.
Unlike what he and others in the election office had grown accustomed to before 2020, officials are “facing a constant barrage of scrutiny,” Clerk Josh Daniels said.
“It’s like playing a game of whack-a-mole, trying to respond to questions and concerns, records requests and things like that — some of which are very interesting and bizarre,” he added.
Daniels’ likely replacement, Republican Aaron Davidson, is a universal vote-by-mail opponent who told an applauding audience in a March debate he planned to petition the Legislature to end the practice.
Davidson plans to follow state laws, which currently require he mail all active voters ballots. “But I’m going to do everything I possibly can to make sure if we’re doing vote by mail, it’s going to be as clean as possible,” he said in an interview.
Rep. Steve Eliason, a Republican who sponsored the 2012 legislation allowing counties to implement all-mail elections, said its opponents were vocal, but still very much a minority. Regardless of the growing number of calls he may field about elections, after seeing all counties gradually switch to universal vote by mail over the past decade, he’s confident it’ll survive challenges, even in deep-red Utah.
“We got ahead of the curve when it wasn’t politicized,” he said. “It’s largely been institutionalized. They’re what people are used to. It’s convenient.”
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A new support service is being launched to help seasonal farm workers from Ukraine.
The new Worker Support Centre, backed by the Scottish Government and run by charity JustRight Scotland, is designed to offer advice and urgent practical support to Ukrainian fruit and vegetable farm workers following Russian’s invasion of their home country.
The centre, which will be staffed by former horticultural workers who speak both Ukrainian and Russian, will also provide immigration advice to allow workers to stay and work in Scotland while it is unsafe for them to return to Ukraine.
“The new Worker Support Centre, supported by £41,000 from the Scottish Government, will provide guidance, information and, we hope, some peace of mind to those people from Ukraine working in Scotland whose lives are severely impacted by the war at home,” said Minister for Refugees from Ukraine, Neil Gray.
“Agricultural workers from Ukraine play a valued and important role in the production of soft fruit and vegetables in Scotland.
“We know that as a result of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine there are a wide range of pressing and often complex issues, which are likely to be of great concern, and it is essential that they receive support to navigate these.”
JustRight Scotland’s project adviser, Caroline Robinson, said the centre followed models used around the world to offer temporary migrant workers advice and support in times of crisis.
She said: “In countries from Canada to Germany, temporary migrant workers are offered a similar service – this support can prevent workers ending up in situations of human trafficking and is an important step forward for Scotland.”
Scottish Government statistics show the majority of seasonal agricultural workers come from Ukraine – of those granted a Seasonal Worker visa in the UK in the year ending June 2021, 74% were Ukrainian nationals.
Last year rural charity RSABI updated its helpline service to make it more accessible to seasonal migrant workers.
The charity, which provides support to people working in the Scottish agricultural industry, added a translation service to its helpline.
Any seasonal migrant workers can request a call back by completing an online form at rsabi.org.uk/Help-for-Seasonal-Workers or call the free and confidential helpline direct on 0300 111 4160.
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School bus involved in Macon traffic accident Friday morning
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A traffic accident left several children and adults disgruntled on Friday in Macon.
According to the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office, the incident took place Friday morning in Macon, involving a school bus and another vehicle. The BCSO says that several children and adults were treated for minor injuries after the wreck.
BCSO also reports that there were no arrests or citations during the incident.
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Stoke will again be without midfielder Nick Powell for the Sky Bet Championship match against QPR.
Powell is closing in on a return from a quad problem which has sidelined him since early March but will not be ready to be involved this weekend.
Defender Ben Wilmot, forward Josh Maja and midfielder Romaine Sawyers all came into the side for the 1-0 win at Blackburn on Easter Monday, so should feature again.
Midfielder Jordan Thompson, defenders Liam Moore and Harry Souttar have all been sidelined for the remainder of the campaign.
QPR have been dealt another injury blow with full-back Moses Odubajo set to miss the remainder of the season with a calf problem.
Odubajo was forced off during the second half of the win over Derby on Monday night, with tests confirming the defender, out of contract in the summer, will need around three months of recovery.
Midfielder Jeff Hendrick (hamstring) and defender Yoann Barbet (knee) both face late fitness tests, but left-back Lee Wallace (hamstring) remains unavailable.
First-choice goalkeeper Seny Dieng is closing in on a return after being sidelined since February because of a thigh problem.
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Web extra: A pro-gun community in Louisiana leads the charge on disarming domestic abusers18:31
PlayThis is a bonus podcast episode following up on our recent show about a gap in America’s federal gun laws.
Featuring
Lt. Valerie Martinez-Jordan of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department in Louisiana. (@LafourcheSO)
Sheriff Craig Webre of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Department in Louisiana.
MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI: There’s an amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968 that says people convicted of abusing an intimate partner cannot own or buy a firearm. The amendment defines intimate partner in various ways — a current or former spouse, someone living or having lived with the victim or, or has a child with them. But it leaves out an entire group: convicted abusers who dated, but never lived, with their victim.
It’s known as the “boyfriend loophole.”
Various efforts over the years to close that loophole in federal law have all failed.
But the loophole is not the only problem with the law. Many, if not most of the people the law applies to, never actually get their guns taken away, because it’s a law that’s rarely enforced.
And I should note that each year more than 600 women are shot and killed by an intimate partner – about half of them had dated — but not married — their assailant.
So some states and local law enforcement agencies have taken it upon themselves to develop their own firearm hand-in laws that they can effectively enforce.
That’s happened in California, Washington state, Colorado and … In Lafourche Parish, Louisiana.
And what happened in Louisiana is what we’re going to hear about in this special On Point podcast with our producer, Paige Sutherland.
PAIGE SUTHERLAND: Central to our story is Valerie Martinez-Jordan. She’s a lieutenant in the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Department. But her story begins 1,000 miles away in Lamar, Colorado, where she grew up.
VALERIE MARTINEZ-JORDAN: All I knew in that home was violence. Physical abuse, sexual abuse, drugs at the hand of my biological father.
It was a childhood that would have reverberations throughout her life. When she was a teenager in high school, Martinez-Jordan met someone who, she thought at the time, had saved her. Telling her things she had never heard before.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: And so to have somebody of that age tell you they love you and want to protect you and keep you safe. It was mind boggling to me. The day I graduated high school, I moved out, went to the house, got my belongings, a little bit of stuff I had and I never, never went back to the house.
SUTHERLAND: Martinez-Jordan moved in with her high school sweetheart and they eventually got married and had two kids together. She began a career in-law enforcement. It seemed she had everything going for her … except her husband was becoming increasingly possessive – and acting out.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: He busted out some large, expensive windows at a restaurant because he said I was looking at somebody else who was my cousin.
SUTHERLAND: His paranoia only increased. One day Martinez-Jordan came home from her job at the sheriff’s department and her husband had destroyed their house. Broken glass was everywhere. She ran inside to grab her two kids, then aged three and seven. But he wouldn’t let her go.
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MARTINEZ-JORDAN: And I turn around, I have my little one in my arm, and he picked up that large eagle head figurine and he raised it above my head and he said he was going to ... kill me. And at that time, I wasn't thinking about me. My daughter was bleeding. So I told him, I said, ‘You don't have to. You already did.’
SUTHERLAND: After that incident, she knew she had to leave.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: He got arrested. He was convicted. He was forced to take classes and there was a protective order.
SUTHERLAND: Even after all that, her husband wouldn’t stay away. So she filed for divorce, and when that came through, in 2001, she packed up her car, and her two girls and sought somewhere very different to continue her law enforcement career.
And that’s how Valerie ended up in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It’s a community of about 100,000 people on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, just 50 miles south of New Orleans. And it lies entirely within the Mississippi River Delta. So there are lots of marshes, and lots of guns.
CRAIG WEBRE: Well, south Louisiana and Louisiana in general is a very pro-gun state. Lafourche Parish, very welcoming parish. People love their families. They love getting together. And probably every family owns at least a dozen firearms. Maybe not that many, but it's pretty predominant.
SUTHERLAND: That’s Martinez-Jordan’s boss, Sheriff Craig Webre. He’s been the sheriff in Lafourche for thirty years.
When he hired Martinez-Jordan to be a patrol officer in 2001, she recalls responding to a lot of domestic violence calls. And quickly being struck by how little she could do as a police officer.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: I was shocked. We had progressive laws in Colorado. ... Even if you didn't hit me but you committed an act of violent behavior in my presence and ... you threw the dishes against the wall, you didn't hit me, but it was in my presence. Those laws existed.
So when I came here and I was responding to calls like that, and Louisiana ... didn't even have a domestic violence statute. I’m like, What do you mean? What do you charge? But what about protection? So we started having those in-depth conversations of how deficient we were.
SUTHERLAND: Officer Martinez-Jordan was sure what she was seeing on the job were not isolated cases.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: We realized maybe there's more we can do, more social, more social change and not be able to be proactive instead of reactive as an agency. So we started looking at the numbers. Louisiana was ranked at the top of the top, I think at that time we were ranked third in domestic homicide and the mechanism most commonly used was a handgun. So it's like, OK, we have to do something we have to do, something is broken.
SUTHERLAND: In 2003, state lawmakers created a domestic abuse battery charge. But Martinez-Jordan knew that would not fix the problem.
The new law said nothing about keeping guns out of the hands of abusers in their state. There was a federal prohibition for those convicted of misdemeanor domestic abuse – with the boyfriend loophole – but no state law existed to prohibit abusers from possessing firearms.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: I could only enforce laws in the Parish of Lafourche. Federal law, I do not have that authority to enforce. So you have to have a federally commissioned individual who can enforce those federal laws.
SUTHERLAND: And right there Martinez-Jordan is pointing to another really big problem. Not just in Louisiana, but nationwide. Federal authorities rarely enforce this prohibition. Frankly, Sheriff Webre notes, because they don’t have the resources.
WEBRE: Well, I've spoken to in meetings with federal authorities, and I tell them, if you're trying to take the guns out of people's hands that potentially pose a threat, you could probably create a new federal agency simply to comply with 922(g).
Because there's literally tens of thousands of people in every state and every county and every city, town that are either being prohibited because of a qualifying domestic protective order or because of a conviction that emanated from a domestic violence charge. And literally, it would take a massive amount of manpower on a federal level.
SUTHERLAND: So Martinez-Jordan built a program unique at the time in Louisiana. The sheriff’s office would send letters advising certain domestic abuse offenders that they were prohibited under federal law from owning a firearm. And then they would follow up with them with a phone call or visit explaining how they could turn them in.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: So we started doing is education and then we started helping them to educate them. And a lot of them like, well, thank you. I didn't know. Because we approached it as an education, not as punitive.
SUTHERLAND: So they had some success. But again, the sheriff’s department had no authority to enforce this prohibition.
Meanwhile, year after year, Louisiana had among the highest rates of female homicides by men in the nation. Sheriff Webre says that Martinez-Jordan’s efforts finally began to get lawmaker’s attention.
WEBRE: I think those statistics were very eye opening and important in the legislature recognizing the need to pass its own its own laws not just rely on the federal laws in the area of gun divestiture.
SUTHERLAND: But statistics only go so far. As it so often does, there was a local case that caught the media’s attention that made all the difference.
On December 26, 2013, Ben Freeman killed his wife and then drove over to his former mother-in-law's house with a shotgun. He then shot and killed her, and shot her husband and their daughter, who both survived. His ex-wife wasn’t home at the time.
He then went over to his former boss's house and shot and killed him.
Charmaine Caccioppi, a friend of one of the victims killed, decided she had to do something. So, she assembled a team of advocates and worked tirelessly to change the state law so that anyone – yes, anyone – convicted of a misdemeanor domestic crime could not have a gun.
The first hurdle? Getting it through the Republican-led House. The vote was 99 Yays and O Nays.
Now, the bill had to clear the Republican controlled Senate.
Here’s former state senator JP Morrell on the Senate floor: "This literally is your opportunity in the law to save people’s lives."
Shortly after, they voted.
38 Yays and 0 Nays. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers.
It then went to the governor’s desk. And then-governor Republican Bobby Jindal quickly signed it.
WEBRE: We were thinking, we're going to be facing a mountain of opposition. We're going to have all sorts of grandstanding testimonial speeches that is going to rip us up on why this a terrible thing? And it just really took the lifespan of its own. It sailed through and boom it got passed and signed into law.
SUTHERLAND: So now officers like Martinez-Jordan have the authority to arrest anyone in her parish who has a gun, who has been convicted of a misdemeanor domestic crime, or has a qualifying protection order against them.
In 2018, the state legislature went one step further, passing a law requiring courts to order that offenders surrender their firearms to local enforcement. The letters Lafourche Parish had been sending out finally had the backing of state law. Now Martinez-Jordan could finally do something.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: So that changed everything. ... What that means is the judge will check off on the box of the protective order and it will say you are prohibited from possessing firearms because of this statute, because sexual assault, domestic violence stalking.
So he'll check the appropriate one. And they'll say, OK, you are now hereby prohibited. Here is an affidavit you have to disclose in open court. Do you possess firearms? Do you have access to firearms? Yes, I do. No, I don't. Either way, yes, I do.
And so they’ll fill it out and then the judge will electronically submit it to us, but our judges are great here. They will actually physically make the defendant with the order, come to our office with the paper and say the judge just gave me this and I have to come talk to you.
SUTHERLAND: Offenders have 48 hours to surrender their firearms and then ten days to submit to the court proof that they did so.
WEBRE: You don't lose ownership. And that's something you have to clarify because people think that you're taking their guns, they don't own it. You still own them. If you have a valuable relic and a collection, you don't, you don't lose the ownership. The state law does not take away the ownership right. It just takes your possession right away.
SUTHERLAND: There are three options on how to surrender your guns. Either have the sheriff’s department store them for free, sell them lawfully or transfer them to a qualifying third party.
WEBRE: The most common and most widely used and really been pretty successfully is what we refer to as third party transfer. So third party transfer means a different person, someone else outside of a household will take possession and maintain possession of those firearms until such time that you are legally able to repossess them. If that time ever comes.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: If these firearms end up back in his hands, there is a statute that you provided firearms to a prohibited possessor, you will be arrested and you will go to jail.
SUTHERLAND: Over the years, Martinez-Jordan has traveled around the state advising other jurisdictions how they can set up their own gun relinquishment programs modeled on the one in Lafourche Parish. And she’s met with a lot of skepticism from fellow police officers, mostly about the challenge of storing a potentially large number of firearms, orderly and securely.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: My sheriff says something pretty profound. And I talk about it at every training I go to. Whenever he had to go testify and they talked about well storage, I'll have to have this, I'll have to climate-controlled it. Here's my question to you: ‘Where are you going to put that gun after he kills her with it? The same place you don't want to put it now. So why are you willing to take it after he kills her with it?’
SUTHERLAND: And Martinez-Jordan thinks any law enforcement agency regardless of size can do it.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: It is absolutely achievable in the fact that it is done with myself, another officer and one civil deputy. We're not a small agency. We're not a large agency. We're kind of perfect in the fact that, what we do mimics the vast majority or sizes of law enforcement agencies across the country. So if Lafourche with a small budget and a small staff could do this, then it would be more achievable as by other agencies.
SUTHERLAND: And she says there is one big reason to implement this kind of program: It works.
MARTINEZ-JORDAN: We haven't had a domestic homicide by a prohibited possessor since this program started, but you're never going to hear of the lives you saved because you're not going to know. But you're going to know about the ones you didn't. And we haven't heard - they don't exist.
So something in that equation is telling me that it's working. What we're doing is effective. This is not a cookie cutter program. It cannot be one stop shopping. One program fits every parish, every law enforcement agency. No, but the foundation of what we've created, can.
SUTHERLAND: That was Lieutenant Valerie Martinez-Jordan of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. We also heard from Sheriff Craig Webre. In the last three years, nearly 500 firearms have been taken out of the hands of convicted domestic abusers, just in Lafourche Parish alone.
And the very program that Lieutenant Martinez-Jordan started from the ground up at the sheriff’s department will more or less be mirrored by every parish statewide. For On Point, I’m Paige Sutherland.
This segment aired on April 22, 2022.
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Mwai Kibaki: Former Kenyan president leaves mixed legacy
What you need to know:
- Kibaki grew up in a simple farming family in the Nyeri highland district and excelled at school.
- He later studied economics and political science at Uganda's prestigious Makerere University and then the London School of Economics (LSE).
- Closer ties to China also boosted Kenya's economic role, even if critics say Kibaki's drive for growth came at a potential longer term cost for the nation with large-scale borrowing.
Kenya's third president Mwai Kibaki, who has died at the age of 90, led East Africa's economic powerhouse for over a decade, overseeing some of its bloodiest and most corrupt years but also ushering in a new constitution.
President from 2002-2013, Kibaki was a sharp-witted, wily and veteran leader involved in politics from the very birth of independent Kenya.
"President Kibaki will be forever remembered as the gentleman of Kenyan politics, a brilliant debater whose eloquence, wit, and charm won the day time-and-time again," his successor President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a statement on Friday in announcing his death.
But for a leader who was popularly swept into power in 2002 on an anti-corruption platform, Kibaki's tenure saw graft scandals where hundreds of millions of dollars were siphoned from public coffers.
On taking power in 2002 from the authoritarian rule of Daniel Arap Moi, Kibaki was welcomed for his promises of change and economic growth, but soon showed he was better suited to treading established paths.
"The initial response to corruption was very solid... but it became clear after a while that these scams reached all the way to the president himself," Kenya's former anti-corruption chief John Githongo said in British journalist Michela Wrong's book "It's Our Turn to Eat."
Most notorious of a raft of graft scandals was the multi-million-dollar Anglo Leasing case, which emerged in 2004 and involved public cash being paid to a complicated web of foreign companies for a range of services -- including naval ships and passports -- that never materialised.
'Political survivor'
Yet Kibaki also boosted education and health sectors that were reeling from mismanagement under previous regimes, and launched ambitious infrastructure projects including large-scale road building. His government introduced free basic education for children and revamped hospitals.
"He was a political survivor," said Munene Macharia, a history professor at Nairobi's United States International University Africa.
Closer ties to China also boosted Kenya's economic role, even if critics say Kibaki's drive for growth came at a potential longer term cost for the nation with large-scale borrowing.
Golf-loving Kibaki, who retired with a golden sendoff of $180,000 plus $75,000 a year, also led Kenya during the most violent election in its history, when more than 1,100 people died in ethnic battles after disputed polls in 2007.
After a contentious win that the opposition decried as rigged, Kibaki was hurriedly sworn-in for a second term, prompting further violence that was resolved only after former UN chief Kofi Annan helped broker a deal.
The crisis rocked what had until then been Kibaki's most popular achievement -- a stable economy -- with hundreds of thousands forced from their homes, and Kenya's lucrative tourist industry left in tatters.
"One of his weaknesses was that he paid less attention to the destructive politics... by the time he acted the country was almost at war," said Peter Kagwanja, a former Kibaki adviser and academic.
Lawmaker for five decades
Kibaki grew up in a simple farming family in the Nyeri highland district and excelled at school.
He later studied economics and political science at Uganda's prestigious Makerere University and then the London School of Economics (LSE).
He was a lawmaker for five decades -- first elected in 1963 -- and he swiftly rose to be trade minister three years later.
He was also part of the team that drafted the constitution when Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963.
In the chaotic aftermath of the 2007-8 unrest, Kibaki would find himself in the unusual position of presiding over a referendum that overwhelmingly endorsed a new constitution aimed at averting a repeat of the violence.
The 2010 constitution maintained a presidential system, but introduced substantial checks with a devolved system of government.
"His greatest moment was the promulgation of the new constitution... It was a very deep and emotional moment for him," Kibaki's son Jimmy said in a documentary aired when he retired.
But he also left a complicated legacy for his successor Kenyatta who in 2007 had put his own presidential ambitions on hold in favour of Kibaki.
Kibaki kept a low profile since leaving office, making few public appearances. His health had fluctuated since a serious car accident in 2002 and he had been in and out of hospital in recent years.
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One of only two surviving versions of "Washington Crossing the Delaware," among the most recognizable paintings in American history, could sell for as much as $20 million when it goes to auction next month after hanging in the White House from the Nixon through Obama eras.
Key Facts
German-American painter Emanuel Leutze’s 1851 depiction of George Washington and the Continental Army crossing the Delaware River during the American Revolution has appeared in millions of students’ history textbooks, on stamps and even on the New Jersey state quarter.
It will go to auction at Christie’s next month in New York, where it’s expected to sell for between $15 and $20 million.
The painting previously hung in the White House for about 35 years while on loan from Detroit millionaire industrialist Richard Manoogian, spanning from President Richard Nixon’s administration through Barack Obama’s two terms in office, when it was often displayed in the West Wing lobby.
The longtime State Department curator Clement Conger called “Washington Crossing the Delaware” one of “the most important American paintings ever to hang in the White House.”
In 2015, billionaire Robert Kierlin and his wife Mary Burrichter announced they purchased the painting for an undisclosed sum, and loaned it to the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, Minnesota, which the couple founded.
The 40-by-68 inch painting is a smaller version of the roughly 12-by-21 foot painting that hangs in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of New York, where it is one of the collection’s most popular paintings.
Key Background
Leutze and his studio did three versions of the painting. Along with the surviving Met and White House versions, a third belonged to a German museum collection and was destroyed in bombing during World War II. The version up for auction next month was commissioned by the art dealers Goupil, Vibert & Company, which also originally purchased the version that hangs in the Met. They wanted a smaller version of the scene that could be easily reproduced through engraving, which is one of the reasons "Washington Crossing the Delaware" has been so widely seen.
Tangent
Leutze was an abolitionist and purposefully represented a Black soldier in “Washington Crossing the Delaware.” Some historians have identified the man in the front of the boat as Prince Whipple, who was enslaved by one of Washington’s aides, fought in the American Revolution and was emancipated after the war.
Further Reading
Andy Warhol’s Portrait Of Marilyn Monroe Could Fetch Record $200 Million (Forbes)
Long-Lost Trophy Oars From First Harvard-Yale Regatta Could Bring $5 Million At Auction Debut (Forbes)
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
9-6-9
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
9-6-9
(nine, six, nine)
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PHOENIX (AP) — A judge in Phoenix has dismissed lawsuits seeking to disqualify three Republican lawmakers from this year's ballot because they participated in or helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington that led to an unprecedented attack on Congress.
The decision from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury made public Friday means Reps. Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs and state Rep. Mark Finchem remain on the primary ballot barring a reversal by the state Supreme Court. Gosar and Biggs are seeking reelection and Finchem is running for Secretary of State, Arizona's chief election officer.
The lawsuits filed on behalf of a handful of Arizona voters alleged that Gosar, Biggs and Finchem can't hold office because they participated in an insurrection. They cited a section of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. constitution enacted after the Civil War.
None of the lawmakers are accused of participating in the actual attack on Congress that was intended to stop certification of President Joe Biden's win.
Coury agreed with the lawmakers' attorneys who said Congress created no enforcement mechanism for the 14th Amendment, barring a criminal conviction. He noted that Congress proposed such a law in the wake of the attack on Congress but it is not been enacted.
“Therefore, given the current state of the law and in accordance with the United States Constitution, plaintiffs have no private right of action to assert claims under the disqualification clause,” Coury wrote.
He also rejected arguments that state law created an enforcement mechanism that allows people to sue to enforce the 14th Amendment's provision. And he said, at least for Biggs and Gosar, qualifications for member of Congress are purely a federal affair.
“The text of the Constitution is mandatory," Coury wrote. “It sets forth the single arbiter of the qualifications of members of Congress; that single arbiter is Congress.”
The attorney representing the voters who challenged the lawmakers, Jim Barton, urged Coury on Wednesday to hold a planned three-day trial even if he dismissed the case. But Coury declined to do so, noting that election challenge cases are by definition rushed and not the proper place for such legal wrangling.
"Arizona’s election challenge framework is ill-suited for the detailed analysis of the complex constitutional, legal and factual issues presented in this case," he wrote.
Coury noted that Gosar’s lawyer, Alexander Kolodin, raised free speech issues. And Kolodin stressed that after Friday's ruling became public.
“If the radical left wants our courts to punish dissenting speech, they came to the wrong state,” Kolodin said.
Free Speech For People, the group representing the Arizona voters, vowed an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court, saying Coury's ruling “is contrary to the law.”
“Arizona is not exempted from the mandate of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution,” the group said in a statement. “A candidate who has taken an oath of office and then engaged in insurrection has no place on a future Arizona ballot.”
The rally where former President Donald Trump spoke and urged attendees to march on the Capitol led to deadly clashes. Protestors forced their way into Congress while lawmakers were certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 victory.
The Arizona lawsuits are mirrored in complaints now being pursued by Free Speech for People attorneys against sitting members of Congress from Georgia and North Carolina.
Voters in Georgia are trying to get firebrand Republican and Trump supporter Marjorie Taylor Greene thrown off the ballot for similar reasons. She was in court Friday.
And voters in western North Carolina want Republican U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, who spoke at the rally that preceded the riot, tossed from the ballot.
Cawthorn sued and a federal judge last month blocked the challenge filed with the state’s election board from moving forward, writing that laws approved by Congress in 1872 and 1898 mean the 14th Amendment section can’t apply to current House members.
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Pregnant Rihanna makes a roadside snack stop in Barbados before ASAP Rocky's shock arrest... as it's revealed distraught singer has 'cancelled baby shower'
- Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were pictured in Barbados having a snack on Tuesday
- Pictures were taken one day before his shock arrest upon arriving back to LAX
- A new report claims Rihanna was 'forced to cancel her baby shower' as a result
- The pregnant star, 34, is expecting her first child with the rapper, 33
Rihanna has once again been pictured on her Barbados vacation, days before her boyfriend A$AP Rocky's impending arrest when they arrived back in Los Angeles.
The 34-year-old heavily pregnant star can be seen making a roadside pit-stop, showing off her huge pregnancy bump in a skimpy bikini top and skirt while embracing her rapper beau, real name Rakim Athelaston Mayers.
The pair could be seen at a local coconut stand in Barbados, as Rihanna enjoyed the fruit snack on Tuesday, just one day before the arrest.
It comes amid a new report that the Rude Boy singer was left distraught and was 'forced to cancel her baby shower' after A$AP, 33, was arrested in connection with a November 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
Pictured: Pregnant Rihanna makes roadside snack stop in Barbados before ASAP Rocky's shock arrest as it's revealed distraught singer has 'cancelled baby shower'
'Rihanna was there when Rocky was arrested and has been crying non-stop,' a source claimed to The Sun.
'She's heavily pregnant and these are very serious accusations, it's a nightmare scenario for her.'
'It was meant to be Rihanna’s baby shower in LA on Wednesday night but they had to cancel.
Blissfully unaware: Rihanna and boyfriend A$AP Rocky were seen at a local coconut stand in Barbados, as she enjoyed the fruit snack on Tuesday, just one day before the arrest
Before the arrest: The 34-year-old heavily pregnant star can be seen making a roadside stop for a snack, showing off her huge pregnancy bump in a skimpy bikini top
Loved up: Rihanna and A$AP looked to be in a blissful state of happiness while on their trip
The source continued: 'Rihanna was very, very upset and stressed by Rocky's arrest It's not the best time for her to be on such an emotional rollercoaster.'
On Wednesday, the rapper posted his $550,000 bail and was photographed being released from a Los Angeles jail - just hours after he was arrested at LAX for allegedly shooting an acquaintance after an argument in Hollywood last year.
Police arrested the performer at Los Angeles International Airport Wednesday morning on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Documented: The couple were seen posing for pictures at the local coconut stand
Embrace: The couple were seen holding each other close while the made a pit stop
Team: The stars were flanked by members of their entourage for the trip
Officers were also seen outside of his LA home, smashing into the gate with a battering ram, before apparently raiding the property. Detectives seized multiple boxes of evidence from the house.
Mayers was taken to LAPD headquarters for questioning and was later booked. He is said to have requested the presence of his lawyers.
The soon-to-be father posted $550,000 bail and was spotted leaving jail on Wednesday evening wearing a black and white outfit and sneakers.
Tucking in: The We Found Love singer was seen enjoying a fruit snack on the roadside
Before the storm: Just a day later, the rapper would find himself arrested at LAX
Spotted: Passers by noticed the global superstar and her man in Barbados
Fun on vacation: The couple had been enjoying an idyllic break together
The LAPD issued a statement saying officers 'worked diligently' to investigate the November 2021 shooting, which left the victim with minor injuries, and 'identify the suspect(s) involved.'
If convicted, Mayers could face up to one year jail time, a $1,000 fine and misdemeanor probation, per California Penal Code. If he received a felony assault with a deadly weapon conviction, Mayers could spend up to four years in state prison, be fined up to $10,000 and have mandatory probation.
The rapper was arrested shortly after he arrived at LAX on a private plane, NBC News first reported. He was returning home from a vacation in Barbados with his pregnant girlfriend, Rihanna. The couple recently denied rumors of a split and cheating.
The couple's travels came amid allegations that they had split after Mayers cheated on the pregnant singer. They have denied the cheating allegations. Mayers and Rihanna are pictured together in February 2022
Los Angeles police were investigating Mayers after a man claimed the rapper shot him in the area of Selma and Argyle Avenues following an argument.
Mayers is accused of approaching an acquaintance on the street around 10.15pm on November 6 and firing a handgun at him three or four times.
One of the bullets reportedly grazed the victim's left hand and he later sought medical treatment.
After the shooting Mayers and two other men, who had reportedly been walking with, fled the scene.
Authorities collaborated with the victim and were ultimately abler to name Mayers as a suspect in the shooting.
Police arrested the rapper with the help of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The case will soon be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office for filing consideration.
Sources allege the couple is planning to wed in Barbados sometime in the near future. Mayers and Rihanna are pictured together in February
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green.
Penske Entertainment, the parent company of the series, announced Friday it will start implementing more eco-friendly plans starting with next month's Indianapolis 500. The race is scheduled for May 29.
All tires delivered to the speedway also will be relayed by electric vehicles and all electricity consumed at the speedway this May will be purchased through 100% renewable energy credits. Race organizers say fans also can offset their carbon footprint by donating to the GreenTrees reforestation project, something the speedway will support financially.
Other initiatives to be adopted this May include expanded recycling and food recovery programs and a retail store inside an electric truck where every item sold will be reusable or designed from recycled plastic.
The Firestone Firehawk guayule race tire will be used during Carb Day’s pit stop challenge and will be the alternate in August at the race in Nashville. The tire contains natural rubber derived from the guayule shrub, which organizers say requires less re-harvesting than traditional sources of rubber.
Long-term plans by IndyCar announced on Earth Day include expanded use of the guayule rubber tire and using transporters that use renewable fuel.
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Which brand of mini fridge is better, Galanz or Magic Chef?
A mini fridge is a great addition to a dorm room, game room, garage or anywhere that needs a little extra cold storage. Unlike with full-size refrigerators, most major appliance manufacturers don’t make mini fridges. Magic Chef and Galanz specialize in affordable home appliances and have good lineups of compact refrigerators.
Both companies make quality mini fridges, and there’s nothing big that’s wrong with either. Galanz offers a wider selection of mini fridges at generally better prices than Magic Chef. On the other hand, Magic Chef has a slightly better reputation and some of its fridges have category-leading temperature consistency.
Galanz mini fridges
Based in the Guangdong Province in China, Galanz has made a variety of affordable kitchen appliances for decades. It’s tough to track down any definitive information on the company’s history, but it says it has brought to market some of China’s most accessible and dependable microwaves, among other appliances.
Galanz mini fridge pros
- Wide range of sizes: Whatever you plan to put in it, you can find a Galanz fridge that’s the right size.
- Reasonable prices: If you don’t want to make a big investment, it’s hard to pass up some of Galanz’s compact models.
- Consistent build quality: Galanz sells a large number of mini fridges and most owner reviews paint a good picture of their long-term reliability.
Galanz mini fridge cons
- Middling cooling power: Galanz’s mini fridges take a little longer to cool down than Magic Chef’s.
- Less-than-ideal efficiency: Galanz fridges don’t quite match the low energy consumption of some more premium brands.
- Questionable warranty practices: Some owners have been surprised by shifting warranty terms. For example, more than one buyer has experienced issues after a few months, only for Galanz customer service to refuse repair or replacement, despite having offered a one-year warranty.
Best Galanz mini fridges
Galanz 4.6-Cubic-Foot Retro Mini Fridge
In terms of capacity for the money, this one’s just about on top if you’re looking for separate refrigerator and freezer compartments.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Galanz 3.5-Cubic-Foot Retro Fridge Only
If you’re not concerned about frozen food, this is a great way to save space and money while also adding a touch of style to your space.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Galanz 4.3-Cubic-Foot Compact Single-Door Refrigerator
It delivers a surprising amount of storage space if you don’t need a freezer, but it’s not nearly as attractive as the retro models.
Sold by Amazon
Galanz 2.7-Cubic-Foot Stainless Steel Look Fridge
It’s as small, efficient and affordable as a Galanz mini fridge gets, but its capacity is quite limited.
Sold by Amazon
Magic Chef mini fridges
Magic Chef’s roots go all the way back to the 19th century and the American Stove Company. It’s gone by the name Magic Chef for nearly 100 years. Multiple large corporations including Maytag have owned the brand at one point or another. It’s difficult to determine where each Magic Chef fridge is made, but it’s likely most are made in China — just like those from Galanz.
Magic Chef mini fridge pros
- Impressive temperature consistency: Real-world testing done by independent third-party reviewers shows that Magic Chef mini fridges are as consistent as anything on the market.
- Powerful cooling systems: You won’t have to worry about them getting too warm right after you fill them with groceries.
- A decent number of capacities to choose from: While its stable isn’t as large as Galanz’s, you’ll still likely be able to find the right size for you.
Magic Chef mini fridge cons
- Somewhat higher prices: You’ll have to shell out a little more money upfront on a Magic Chef than a Galanz. However, you might make that back in a few months due to their superior efficiency.
- Few stylish options: There is a retro-themed option as well as one with a glass door, but most Magic Chef fridges are relatively spartan in design.
Best Magic Chef mini fridges
Magic Chef Retro Mini Refrigerator
In real-world testing, this fridge came out on top of the competition. There are few other options as efficient or powerful.
Sold by Home Depot and Amazon
Magic Chef 7.4-Cubic-Foot Two-Door Mini Fridge
This model is surprisingly well priced for its capacity and performance.
Sold by Home Depot
It’s perfect for offices, game rooms and other public spaces or hangouts, because you can easily see what’s inside. However, it’s not ideal for keeping fresh food and doesn’t have a freezer.
Sold by Home Depot
Should you get a Galanz or Magic Chef mini fridge?
If you plan on using it frequently (that is, filling it with fresh veggies and meat every few days, or opening the door a lot during the day), it’s worth considering a Magic Chef because of their more powerful cooling. This is even more true if you opt for the largest of the mini fridges. If you want to save money up front or have a specific size in mind, Galanz has the one you need.
In terms of pure performance and consistency, though, Magic Chef is the winner.
Mini fridge FAQ
Are mini fridges more efficient than full-size fridges?
A. Mini fridges use considerably less energy than overall full-size refrigerators. If you consider the capacity of each type, however, mini fridges are much less efficient. In fact, running two mini fridges will generally cost more than running a single refrigerator four times the size.
Do mini-fridge freezers work well?
A. Compact models with separate refrigerator and freezer spaces are relatively effective. They’re fine for keeping prepared frozen food in for a few days. They’re not on the level of a full-size fridge, though, and you shouldn’t use them for long-term storage because they don’t get cold enough.
Compact fridges that don’t have separate compartments usually have a small area on top that serves as a tiny freezer. That area is usually too small to hold anything but a few ice trays or a couple of packages of pre-made meals.
How do I get the best performance from a mini fridge?
A. For starters, don’t overload it. Make sure there’s room for air to circulate. From time to time, you’ll have to manually defrost a mini-fridge freezer. It’s also worth keeping a thermometer on hand to periodically check that the unit is maintaining consistent temperatures. Finally, keep your mini fridge indoors, as they aren’t designed to operate in low temperatures.
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Which blue Care Bear toy is best?
Care Bears were a staple of children’s entertainment in the 1980s and 1990s, and they remain a crowd favorite today, thanks to their diverse roster of characters. Each bear has a personality trait and color that makes them unique.
If the blue Care Bears were always your favorite, there are some great toys you can consider. The Personalized 14-inch Care Bear Plush Grumpy Bear is a top choice because you can customize it with a name.
What to know before you buy a blue Care Bear toy
Type
Care Bears are cute and cuddly, making for excellent plush toys, but some toys are made with more rigid materials, such as plastic. Plastic Care Bear toys usually have more features and somewhat resemble action figures.
A plush toy is your best bet if you want something cuddly. However, if you’re looking for something more suitable for playing with or displaying, consider getting a plastic Care Bear toy.
Size
Care Bear toys come in various shapes and sizes, especially plush ones. You can find plush toys as small as 4 inches tall and others as tall as 24 inches. If you plan on giving a Care Bear toy to a child under the age of 3, it’s best to stick to large toys because young children are more prone to choking on small objects.
Blue Care Bears
Three of the 10 original Care Bears sport a distinct shade of blue fur, and all three have a unique personality trait and facial expression.
- Bedtime Bear is aqua blue and has a curved moon on his stomach. He is always sleepy and often has a yawning or tired facial expression.
- Grumpy Bear is indigo blue and features a rain cloud. He’s always in a fussy mood, but he’s kind at heart like the rest of the Care Bears.
- Wish Bear is turquoise with a shooting star and yellow rainbow on her stomach. She’s skilled at making wishes come true, and although she doesn’t always succeed, she always tries her best.
What to look for in a quality blue Care Bear toy
Customizable
If you’re getting someone special a gift and want to show them that you put some thought into it, you can add a personal touch to some Care Bear toys. Some Care Bear plush toys can be personalized with a name of your choosing across the stomach area. These toys are usually inexpensive but make for excellent gifts.
Interactive features
Most Care Bear toys are simple and don’t usually have additional features. However, some toys come with interactive features, such as touch-activated voice recordings. Some Care Bear toys can emit several pre-recorded phrases and perform actions, such as laughing and singing.
Collectible toys
Blue Care Bear toys are excellent, but if you’re into collecting toys, you can go for a special edition or collector set featuring several other Care Bears. Collector sets can be more expensive than other toy packs, but you’ll usually get more toys, making them a solid bargain.
How much you can expect to spend on a blue Care Bear toy
Many Care Bear toys are inexpensive and can be found for 10$-$30. However, for larger plushes, collectibles or toys with premium features, you can expect to pay anywhere between $40-$100.
Blue Care Bear toy FAQ
How long have Care Bears been around?
A. The Care Bears have been around since the 1980s. Although there were initially just 10, there have been many additions to the character roster and several revamped designs throughout the years.
Are plush toys safe for young children?
A. Yes. Plush toys are the safest kind of toy for children under the age of 3 since they pose a minimal risk of choking and don’t usually have any small parts or accessories.
What’s the best blue Care Bear toy to buy?
Top blue Care Bear toy
Personalized 14-inch Care Bear Plush Grumpy Bear
What you need to know: If you want a Care Bear that you can customize, this Grumpy Bear plush is the best option.
What you’ll love: It’s one of the best gift ideas for Care Bear fans, as you can get any name placed right across Grumpy Bear’s stomach with high-quality stitching. For an additional cost, you can customize two or three words instead of one and choose the font.
What you should consider: The toy’s shade of blue is slightly different from what appears in advertisement photos.
Where to buy: Sold by Etsy
Top blue Care Bear toy for the money
Care Bears Grumpy Bear Interactive Collectible Figure
What you need to know: It’s an interactive collectible figure that offers a fun way for children to play with Grumpy Bear.
What you’ll love: Children can activate over 50 unique reactions, including singing, joke-telling, sharing feelings, funny phrases, movements and lighting up by touching their paws, nose or belly. It can also interact with other Care Bear Interactive Figures to do things like tell each other jokes and sing together.
What you should consider: Many customers found it smaller than they initially thought it was before purchasing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Care Bears 21-inch Jumbo Plush Grumpy Bear
What you need to know: This jumbo-size Grumpy Bear is perfect for diehard fans who want a cozy nap-time companion.
What you’ll love: This large plush toy stands at 21 inches tall and features the Care Bear’s signature glittery eyes, vibrant colors and meticulous detail. It’s soft and lightweight, weighing just 1.15 pounds, and suitable for children ages 2 and up.
What you should consider: It’s expensive for a plush toy, and some customers feel that it could be softer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nearly 100 students who attended a high school prom in California have tested positive for COVID-19, the latest outbreak as schools navigate a return to normal amid the ongoing pandemic.
Masks were strongly recommended at the San Mateo High School prom on April 9 but many students chose not to wear them, said Laura Chalkley, a spokeswoman for the San Mateo Union High School District, which includes seven schools south of San Francisco.
At least 90 of the 600 students who attended the prom at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum have tested positive for the virus, she said. All cases reported to the district were mild or asymptomatic.
“This has been a really hard year for kids and we need to keep having as many activities as we can,” Kevin Skelly, the district superintendent, told KGO-TV.
He said upcoming proms at the district's other high schools will have stricter safety protocols.
“We’re going to be more careful about activities. We’re going to test more students beforehand to make sure they are not going into the dance COVID positive," he said.
Students at the nearby Hillsdale High School have been informed that students and staff will be required to wear a mask while indoors and proof of a negative test will be required to attend the prom Saturday.
“There are currently 500+ students signed up to attend this event, and I can’t wait to see you at our first indoor dance since 2019!” school principal Jeff Gilbert said in a note to students informing them of the new safety protocols.
The school has also teamed up with the California Department of Public Health to pilot a COVID Doggie Detection Program, he said, which enlists two medical detection dogs to sniff for COVID-19. Parents were told if they do not want their children to be screened by a dog to send them to the school's regular testing prior to the prom.
The outbreak came after more than 50 students tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month after returning from a spring break trip to Washington, D.C. The students were among 112 eighth graders from two schools in Marin County, north of San Francisco, who took the annual excursion that was put on hold for the previous two years due to the pandemic, the Marin Independent Journal reported.
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Charlotte Hornets fire coach James Borrego after 4 seasons
Kupchak said the team will begin its search for a new head coach immediately
The Charlotte Hornets have fired coach James Borrego after blowout losses in back-to-back seasons in the play-in tournament.
Hornets president of basketball operations and general manager Mitch Kupchak made the announcement on Friday.
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"I want to thank JB for his hard work and commitment during these past four seasons," Kupchak said in a release by the team. "Beyond his work as a coach, he is a tremendous person. I wish him and his family the best in the future. These decisions are always difficult."
Kupchak said the team will begin its search for a new head coach immediately.
The 44-year-old Borrego was 138-163 in four seasons with the Hornets and had received a multi-year contract extension last August. Charlotte finished 43-39 this season, but was embarrassed in the play-in game for the second straight year.
The Hornets have not make the playoffs since the 2015-16 season and have not won a playoff series since the 2001-02 season.
Charlotte has improved its win total by 10 in each of the past two seasons under Borrego and the coach expressed his optimism about the team moving forward after exit interviews.
In previous seasons, Charlotte's 43 wins might have gotten the team into the playoffs as an eight seed or higher, but because the East was so competitive the Hornets finished 10th. The Hornets lost 132-103 at Atlanta in the play-in game, one year after losing to Indiana by 27 points as the 10 seed.
Whoever gets the job can build around a roster that includes All-Star LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, as well as Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward.
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"We have a talented, young core of players which has me very excited about the future of the Hornets," Kuphcak said.
Charlotte posted its highest offensive rating in franchise history and finished eighth overall in the NBA, but the defense continued to lag behind. Charlotte ranked 22nd in defense among the league’s 30 teams. and the Hornets struggled to defend Trae Young and the Hawks in the play-in game.
Several Hornets players had said prior to the season if the team didn't make the playoffs it would be considered a disappointment.
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Government has written to food delivery apps, others to stop use of single-use plastic: Supriya Sahu
Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests on Friday said the State government has written to food delivery, e-commerce, hotels and industries to stop using single-use plastic.
“We have written to Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon, Flipkart, supermarkets, hotels and industries to stop using single-use plastic in their packaging in Tamil Nadu,” she tweeted with the hashtags Earthday2022 and ‘Manjappai’ (yellow cloth bag).
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Capital Humane Society receives $16K donation from DuTeau Subaru
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Capital Humane Society received a $16,018 donation from DuTeau Subaru and Subaru of America for their Share the Love Event.
“We are so grateful for this community and their support and want to thank DuTeau Subaru and Subaru of America for helping us care for the thousands of homeless animals that come through our doors each year,” said a Capital Humane Society spokesperson.
During the event, for each new Subaru purchase or lease between Nov. 18, 2021 Jan. 3, 2022, the purchaser could choose to donate $250 to four National Charities and/or their participating retailer’s local Hometown Charity, Capital Humane Society. The $250 donation could be spread across one or multiple charities at the purchaser’s discretion. The donations are a joint effort between Subaru of America and DuTeau Subaru.
There were 797 hometown charities participating in this year’s event, as well as four national charities; ASPCA, Make-A-Wish, Meals On Wheels and National Park Foundation.
This was Subaru’s 14th year celebrating the Share the Love Event.
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How ‘Captain Planet’ inspired an environmental movement
"By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet!"
So goes the tagline for one of the most unique superheroes in recent history.
Captain Planet was the central character in the popular animated series "Captain Planet and the Planeteers," but the show made an impact far beyond the reaches of the television screen.
It sparked a decades-long movement that inspired generations of young people to engage in their communities and become changemakers for the environment.
A hero's origin story
Captain Planet, an "eco-superhero". (Captain Planet Foundation)
"I think a big part of why ‘Captain Planet and the Planeteers’ had such a lasting impact is because the things that were relevant at the time of the show's initial airing are still relevant to this day," said Robin Okunowo, the program coordinator at Captain Planet Foundation, a nonprofit based on the animated series "Captain Planet and the Planeteers."
The idea for Captain Planet began to take shape around the late 1980s, according to Okunowo.
At the time, media entrepreneur Ted Turner was championing possible ways to protect the environment— and one of which involved creating a cartoon hero for the environment.
FILE - Philanthropist Ted Turner and Captain Planet Foundation Founder Barbara Pyle attend the Captain Planet Foundation Annual benefit gala at the Georgia Aquarium on Dec. 9, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Ben Rose/WireImage)
"He looked over to his producer, Barbara Pyles, and said, ‘Make me this eco superhero.’ So, Barbara Pyles went ahead and created ‘Captain Planet and the Planeteers’," Okunowo said.
"The show was a good comment on some of the anxieties that were existing at the time. People were starting to have more open conversations about the environmental issues that were impacting us."
The original series
Captain Planet, after the five Planeteers summoned him. (Captain Planet Foundation)
In 1990, the show premiered with a central character sporting glass-blue skin and a bright teal mullet.
"Captain Planet is definitely a very unique superhero," Okunowo said.
He represents five main elements — earth, fire, wind, water and heart — and he’s summoned by five young people called Planeteers, who each represent one of the five elements.
"Each one of the Planeteers came from a different continent," said Okunowo. "This showed how diverse groups of people can work together, bring their different passions together in someone like Captain Planet to really become a champion for the environment."
While each of the Planeteers and their five elements plays a critical role in saving the environment, one stands out for Okunowo.
"Something unique about Captain Planet and the Planeteers was the additional element of heart," she said. "That's what makes this special aspect about Planeteers, in particular, because there's that extra step not only (to) understanding the natural elements of the world, but also the empathetic ones."
Captain Planet Foundation
Young people learn how to be problem-solvers for the planet at a Captain Planet Foundation event. (Captain Planet Foundation)
The original series ran from 1990-1991, kicking off a sequel titled "The New Adventures of Captain Planet" and helping inspire change in many communities.
According to Okunowo, the show creators found that viewers were excited about Captain Planet's work and that he energized the younger generation to participate in environmental activism.
To help capture and channel this energy, Turner and Pyle co-founded a nonprofit based on the animated series in 1991. Called Captain Planet Foundation (CPF), the organization works with young people to drive change for the environment.
CPF operates a number of programs. Their newest, the Planeteer Alliance, launched in February 2022.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers. (Captain Planet Foundation)
"The Planeteer Alliance is unique from other youth training programs because it provides that community aspect," Okunowo said. "The Planeteer Alliance is just that — an alliance of young changemakers who are coming together and saying, ‘We all care about addressing climate change at this moment, and this is how I'm doing it in my community.'"
According to CPF, over the past 30 years, more than 1.6 million children have directly participated in their programs, which have funded 3,300+ projects, impacting 10.5 million young people.
Go, Planet!
The unique superhero left a lasting impact. (Captain Planet Foundation)
"I think Captain Planet, the superhero of itself, is a metaphor for ‘by our powers combined’ in understanding that the power is yours," Okunowo said.
"And when you work within a community of people who are summoning their power, it's the superhero movement, and you feel like a superhero because you have the ability to make so much change."
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Tucson police: 1 dead after shooting near University of Arizona campus
Adam Terro
Arizona Republic
One person died following a shooting Friday morning near Park Avenue and East University Boulevard in Tucson, Tucson police said.
At around 2 a.m., Tucson police received multiple calls about a shooting near the University of Arizona campus.
When officers arrived, they found a man dead at the scene and began a search of the area, according to police.
Police said an altercation occurred between two groups and an argument escalated, leading to the shooting.
An investigation by Tucson police was ongoing. No further information was available.
Reach breaking news reporter Adam Terro at adam.terro@arizonarepublic.com.
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The Meggetland-based outfit currently occupy second in SWPL 2 with just two games to spare, a point better off than Glasgow Girls, who have played a game fewer. The two clubs do, however, meet on the final day of the season next month in what could be a winner-takes-all clash.
Shepherd's side host undefeated champions Dundee United at Meggetland on Sunday (2pm) and are hoping to join the Terrors as one of the two clubs promoted to a new 12-team top tier from next season. The women's top league will also come under the governance of the SPFL in an ambitious move to make the elite game more professional.
The former Spartans boss says promotion wasn't even discussed before a ball was kicked in September.
"To be honest we certainly did not expect to be in the position we are," Shepherd explained. "If you look at the table just before Christmas, I think we were ten or 12 points adrift, but we've just hit a good bit of form and other teams in and around us have slipped up. So, we find ourselves sitting in second, albeit Glasgow Girls do have a game in hand. It could very well go to the last day of the season, but we're trying not to get too carried away. We've got two very tough games starting on Sunday.
"This is only our second season in SWPL 2 and last season was cut short so we have to be realistic. Even to finish third would be some achievement and that's huge credit to the players and the coaches in and around the first team.
"We've had injuries and Covid issues over the last few weeks so we've had to call upon the under-19s. There's a real excitement about the club in what we have a chance to achieve over the next few weeks."
Shepherd added: "Dundee United may have already won the league but they are unbeaten this season so I am sure they will be determined to maintain that record. We are well aware that it is going to be an extremely hard, physical game."
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(NEXSTAR) – The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970 — and a lot has changed since then. We’ve elected 10 presidents, survived a few recessions and invented the internet. The planet has also warmed by several degrees.
On average, the United States is about 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was in 1970, according to Climate Central, a group of scientists and journalists who research climate change and its impacts. But not all cities are warming at the same rate.
Climate Central analyzed data from 246 U.S. cities and found 99% of them — all but two — have gotten warmer in the past 52 years. Nearly 70% of the cities analyzed warmed by at least 2 degrees Fahrenheit.
The fastest-warming cities, based on average annual temperature since 1970, are:
- Reno, Nevada (+7.7 degrees)
- Las Vegas (+5.9 degrees)
- El Paso, Texas (+5.1 degrees)
- Erie, Pennsylvania (+4.7 degrees)
- Tucson, Arizona (+4.6 degrees)
- Chattanooga, Tennessee (+4.6 degrees)
- Burlington, Vermont (+4.5 degrees)
- Phoenix (+4.3 degrees)
- McAllen, Texas (+4.1 degrees)
- Helena, Montana (+4.1 degrees)
The only two cities of the 246 analyzed that didn’t warm since 1970 were Monterey, California, and Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Climate Central also analyzed data from 49 states (all but Hawaii) and ranked the fastest-warming:
- Alaska
- Delaware
- New Mexico
- New Jersey
- Arizona
- Rhode Island
- Massachusetts
- Connecticut
- Utah
- Vermont
Alaska is especially vulnerable to climate warming, the report found, because of its high latitude. The poles have been found to warm faster than the rest of the planet, according to NASA. “Melting glaciers and permafrost are contributing to sea level rise and greenhouse gas release” in Alaska, writes Climate Central.
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ATLANTIC CITY — A city man is facing weapons and drug charges after police allege the found a loaded gun and suspected heroin and cocaine during a surveillance operation around Florida Avenue.
Louis Roe, 25, was seen loitering in the first block of South Florida Avenue Thursday while detectives performed a surveillance operation, police said. Police said Roe was observed taking part in suspected illegal drug exchanges, and information also indicated he was carrying a firearm.
Detectives approached Roe, who attempted to flee. Police said he began resisting arrest.
Roe was allegedly carrying large quantities of illegal drugs and a fully loaded Glock handgun, which fell out of his pants while officers fought to restrain him, police said.
The firearm was stocked with hollow-point rounds and a high-capacity magazine, police said.
Roe is charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession with intent to distribute, unlawful possession of a weapon, possessing a weapon during a CDS distribution offense, possession of hollow-point ammunition, possession of a high-capacity magazine, aggravated assaulted on police, resisting arrest and obstruction. He was taken to the Atlantic County jail, police said.
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About 500 individual wax folds of suspected heroin and 14 grams of crack cocaine were recovered from Roe, police said. Additionally, officers found just over $2,000 believed to be illegal drug-sale profits, police said.
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Here’s an update of the COVID-19 numbers in the state:
New positive cases: 2,321
New deaths: 8
Total number of positive cases: 1,932,039
Total number of deaths: 30,353
Total vaccine doses administered: 13,920,535
Rate of transmission: 1.16
CASES BY COUNTY
Atlantic: 55,083 cases, 922 deaths, 375,983 doses administered
Cape May: 10,808 cases, 253 deaths, 132,828 doses administered
Cumberland: 32,922 cases, 561 deaths, 183,628 doses administered
Ocean: 136,863 cases, 2,758 deaths, 697,035 doses administered
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Figures are as of 1 p.m. April 22
Source: N.J. Department of Health
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By STEVE REED
AP Sports Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Charlotte Hornets have fired coach James Borrego, said a person familiar with the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press Friday on condition of anonymity because the team has not publicly announced the move.
The 44-year-old Borrego was 138-163 in four seasons with the Hornets. Charlotte finished 43-39 this season, but was blown out in the play-in game for the second straight year. The Hornets have not make the playoffs since the 2015-16 season and have not won a playoff series since the 2001-02 season.
ESPN was first to report the firing.
Charlotte has improved its win total by 10 in each of the past two seasons and the coach expressed his optimism about the team moving forward after exit interviews.
The decision comes after the Hornets had given Borrego a multi-year contract extension in August.
In most seasons Charlotte’s 43 wins might have gotten the team into the playoffs as an eight, seven or six seed, but because the East was so competitive, the Hornets finished 10th. They lost 132-103 at Atlanta in the play-in game, one year after losing to Indiana by 27 points as the 10 seed.
It’s unclear at this point who’ll replace Borrego.
The Hornets have a young talent pool to build around, including All-Star LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges, as well as Terry Rozier and Gordon Hayward.
Charlotte posted its highest offensive rating in franchise history and finished eighth overall in the NBA, but the defense continued to lag behind. Charlotte ranked 22nd in defense among the league’s 30 teams. and the Hornets struggled to defend Trae Young and the Hawks in the play-in game.
Several Hornets players had said prior to the season if the team didn’t make the playoffs it would be considered a disappointment.
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WAHIAWA, Hawaii (AP) — The only skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in central Oahu expects to close this summer.
Wahiawa General Hospital said it plans to close its long-term nursing center on July 22, citing insufficient insurance reimbursements and continued financial challenges, Hawaii News Now reported.
It's also been struggling to hire and retain staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wahiawa General, a small independent hospital, had received millions in taxpayers dollars to keep it afloat in the past, but it is still losing over a million dollars a year.
It also doesn’t have the money to improve existing facilities, such as the long-term nursing center, which was built in 1966.
Hospital administrators said many of the patients in Wahiawa are covered by the Supplemental Security Income program or Medicaid, which have low reimbursement rates.
The long-term care center has 115 beds, according to its website. It currently has 60 patients.
John McDermott, the state’s long-term care ombudsman, said Hawaii can't afford to lose nursing homes, especially when the state's senior population is increasing so rapidly. The nearest alternatives for skilled nursing and rehabilitation are in Kaneohe and Pearl City.
Wahiawa General is giving 90 days notice and helping to relocate patients.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The trial of a self-published romance writer accused of fatally shooting her chef husband has been paused temporarily because of a positive COVID-19 test.
Nancy Crampton Brophy was arrested in September 2018, facing a murder charge in the death of Daniel Brophy, 63.
KOIN-TV reported Friday that her trial, which began April 5, would be on hold until Monday, May 2. The prosecution rested its case Thursday.
Multnomah Circuit Court Public Information Analyst Rachel McCarthy said the court was notified that someone involved in the trial, who was in the courtroom, had tested positive for the disease.
Daniel Brophy was killed as he prepped for work at the Oregon Culinary Institute in Southwest Portland on June 2, 2018.
Nancy Crampton Brophy is a self-published romance writer who years before her husband’s death penned an essay titled “How to Murder Your Husband.” Brophy’s death remained a mystery until his wife’s arrest, and authorities have never publicly disclosed another suspect.
Multnomah County Senior Deputy District Attorney Shawn Overstreet has told jurors Crampton Brophy was motivated by greed and a $1.4 million insurance policy.
Lead defense attorney Lisa Maxfield has said Crampton Brophy and her finances both deteriorated after Brophy’s death, far from the prosecution’s claim that she profited from ill-gotten gains.
She previously entered not guilty plea to the charge.
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Barcelona smash own women's attendance world record in Wolfsburg win
Barcelona have made women's football history once more after the Blaugrana broke the world attendance record for the second time this year - taking their own spot at the top of the history books in the process - with their Champions League rout of Wolfsburg.
A rampant performance from the Blaugrana saw them emerge 5-1 victors over their visitors at Camp Nou, mere weeks after the team broke a two-decade-plus record to deliver the highest crowd figure for a women's football fixture this century, with 91,553 in attendance.
That game - a Clasico with local rivals Real Madrid - looked likely to stand the test of time for the near future, but mere weeks later, the club have topped themselves with another eye-watering gate figure.
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What is the new attendance record?
Barcelona announced a new world record attendance of 91, 648 for their match aaginst Wolfsburg on Friday, with just shy of a hundred additional supporters more than the number posted against Madrid.
It, by default, also takes the records for the most-attended club football game in women's football, as well as fixture in Europe.
It also trumps the figures set by Barcelona's men's team this season, in both their own Clasico with Madrid (86,422) and their best European attendance of the campaign, against Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month (79,468).
What has been said on the attendance?
Wolfsburg forward Tabea Wassmuth paid tribute to the vast crowd crammed into Camp Nou, but admitted her side needed to better themselves after a frustrating result.
"It was incredible to experience this atmosphere tonight, but it can’t be seen as an excuse," she told DAZN.
"Everyone has to accept that and has to make sure we’re better than what we showed tonight."
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Letters to the Editor — April 23, 2022
At Jahangirpuri
The bulldozer, once a lifeless object, has metamorphosed itself into a living giant, thanks to the key party in power. The current state of the dwellers of Delhi’s Jahangirpuri is testimony to the panic it causes. Under the pretext of carrying out an eviction drive, the bolstered bulldozer now flattens livelihoods. There is hope that the Supreme Court’s intervention will make the authorities not carry out inhumane and politically motivated acts. The Court’s observation, “Do you need bulldozers to clear stalls, chairs, tables and boxes?” should sting those responsible for such drives.
Satyanarayana Padhee,
Bargarh, Odisha
Everybody, including those who initiated the demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, knows that the demolition has nothing to do with ‘encroachment’. If encroachment is the real issue, Jahangirpuri cannot be the ideal place to start the demolition. Bulldozing the helpless is not a new phenomenon in Delhi. In the same month, in April 1976, citizens of Turkman Gate faced bulldozers.
John Dayal and Ajoy Bose write in their book, For Reasons of State: Delhi Under the Emergency: “The 16 bulldozers kept on moving. They did not stop that night, nor the next day or night. In fact the bulldozers worked round the clock till April 22, till they had decimated all signs of life as well as death in Turkman Gate....”
As Arundhati Roy says in the Sissy Farenthold lecture she delivered at the University of Texas at Austin on April 19, “While India exhibits all the trappings of an electoral democracy — a constitution that calls us a secular, socialist republic, free and fair elections, a parliament run by a democratically elected ruling party and opposition, an independent judiciary and a free media — in truth this state machinery... is being, if not outright taken over....”
Sukumaran C.V.,
Palakkad, Kerala
As students we have been taught that the judiciary is most powerful, but Delhi’s Jahangirpuri incident is shocking. It is one of the most unfortunate instances in the history of the Indian judiciary where the top court had to intervene twice to maintain the status quo. One hopes that the Supreme Court of India effects severe punishment for the violation of its orders.
Pushpender Yadav,
Shahjanpur, Uttar Pradesh
At a time when our elected representatives, who are supposed to provide succour to the people, end up giving their tacit approval to ‘evict’ and demolish houses and shops in the name of ending so-called unauthorised constructions, the top court has sent out a clear signal that it is present and performing its constitutional duty. Hail the verdict of the Supreme Court of India.
Prabhu Raj R.,
Bengaluru
The officials who had persisted with the anti-encroachment drive by defying the orders of the highest court of the land must be taken to task and punished. That said, one cannot overlook the dangers associated with “brutish bulldozer” politics being resorted to with impunity and damaging the fragile communal fabric of the country. That ‘illegal encroachment’ has now become a pretext to act against some does not augur well for communal amity. Due process must be followed in all such cases.
M. Jeyaram,
Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu
A PM’s suggestion
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s strong suggestion, that “it is important for India to adopt a strategic economic self-interest doctrine within the larger paradigm of its non-aligned foreign policy”, will be shared by all right-thinking people (Editorial page, April 22). However, several conflicts within the country point the needle in the opposite direction. The current leader seems oblivious to the ground realities.
E.P. Menon,
Bengaluru
Finisher Dhoni
Over the years, M.S. Dhoni has devised an infallible yet simple formula of disparaging his critics, viz. “focus and perform”. By finishing a nail biter and a high pressure contest against the Mumbai Indians, the former CSK captain has shown why he is among the top picks of the franchise even in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (‘Sport’ page, April 22). The newly appointed skipper needs to carry on this legacy.
Tushar Anand,
Patna, Bihar
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When federal judge Damon R. Leichty agreed with the ACLU and Allen County Jail inmates that the county’s overcrowded facility and lack of staff led to inhumane conditions, he seemed to find one aspect particularly disturbing.
Prisoners sleeping next to cell toilets
“Prisoners who are forced to sleep on cell floors because of overcrowding will have to be stepped over when cellmates use the toilet and may have their heads close to the toilet,” Leichty wrote in his March 31 opinion. “It is disgusting to sleep with one’s head next to a toilet being used by other persons.”
In cells as small as 9.73 square feet, roughly 10 by 10 feet, where three inmates are forced to sleep in two-person cells, one inmate sleeps on the floor next to the toilet. The cramped conditions are brought on because of the inmate classifications that overcrowd some blocks, Sheriff David Gladieux says.
That wasn’t all Leichty told the defendants – Gladieux, the Allen County Commissioners and Allen County Council – needed to be changed, some of it in 45 days.
The injunction put the county criminal justice system in a near panic to reduce the population from the now 732 inmates and make provisions to lower it to 593 – if the current jail is kept standing. The jail population has hovered around 800 inmates for several years, often nearing 900 during the summer.
What to expect at Sunday’s meeting
Sunday at the “Jail Injustices II – A Candid Conversation,” primary candidates running for sheriff, county council and county commissioner have been invited to speak starting at 3 p.m at Calvary United Methodist Church, 6301 Winchester Rd. Hosting the panel is JAVA, or Justice Accountability Victim Advocacy, a grassroots activist group focusing on families dealing with homicide and criminal injustice.
Topics to be discussed include jail cleanliness, addiction, mental health treatment, medication, food and commissary, illegal drugs and treatments of inmates. Of particular interest to the hosts is the contract with Quality Correctional Care, Inc., a for-profit, Carmel-based medical provider currently overseeing all medical treatment for 68 counties in the state and a few in Michigan, according to its website.
“We have a large concern about the conditions, the new expensive jail that’s being proposed, the treatment of the inmates, the $2.5 million contract with (Quality Correctional Care), the medical provider, this doctor that we’re paying $435,000 a year for. I just want to make sure we have opportunity to ask questions and find out, are we being shortchanged or getting what we’re paying for,” said Amy Miller-Davis, a JAVA founder who organized the event.
At the first panel in March, families of inmates spoke of a lack of medical treatment or medical treatment delayed to the point it caused more severe health problems. WANE reached out to Quality Correctional Care through its website and has yet to be contacted for a comment.
Few invited have agreed to appear at panel
As of Friday, few candidates had agreed to appear.
Two primary candidates for sheriff, Republican Mitch McKinney and Democrat Kevin Hunter, will appear, but not Republican candidate Troy Hershberger. Deputy Chief McKinney and Capt. Hunter both serve with the Fort Wayne Police Department. Hershberger is Chief Deputy directly under Gladieux.
Others appearing are Democrat Jorge Fernandez running for commissioner, Curtis Nash, a Democrat, and Cameron Kelley, Republican, for county council, and Sheila Curry-Campbell, a county councilwoman who is not running for re-election.
The county commissioners declined to appear in a letter to JAVA, saying that the commissioners had no ability “to create and implement programs for medical or mental health treatment, substance abuse or other social justice concerns,” and “that it is the sheriff with the authority and obligation to take care of the jail and the prisoners there.”
The commissioners establish and maintain a jail and it’s up to the state court system and the county sheriff regarding inmate treatment, the commissioners maintain. None of the seven county council members, except Curry Campbell, responded to the invitation, JAVA member Stacey Davis said.
Despite objections, judge holds commissioners accountable
Leichty made it clear he held the commissioners and county council accountable to the conditions at the jail. Overcrowding “exacerbates all other problems in the jail environment, including causing delays in food delivery,” and food is “that is supposed to be served hot is served cold,” he said. He is demanding that recreation time increase for inmates to at least three times a week for one hour.
“The existing physical structure of the Allen County Jail prevents the Allen County Sheriff from discharging his duty to care properly for the prisoners housed there,” is another Leichty statement.
Because of the lack of staff, “possession of unlawful drug by prisoners in the jail is widespread and pervasive,” Leichty wrote.
Last fall, Gladieux was given the money by the county council to increase confinement staff from 135 to 145, but Leichty said two different reports called for a staff increase to at least 171 and the other, 227. For years, local sheriffs have asked for the funds to increase staff, Gladieux said.
Each commissioner told WANE Thursday at the County Council meeting that it was up to the sheriff to change the inhumane conditions Leichty spelled out and that it wasn’t really their purview. But Leichty said the commissioners were aware of the jail’s limitation, commissioned the Elevatus study “and still they have not requested appropriate funding to enable this project.”
Richard Beck, Allen County Commissioner, said Thursday that the county will have a plan by mid-May when the 45-day period is up. Therese Brown said the county will produce short-term and long-term plans. They recently moved to hire a construction manager for a proposed $350 million jail complex and passed a resolution allowing themselves to pay for certain expenses relating to a new jail project.
Event will be livestreamed on Facebook
The panel will be livestreamed on Facebook under #JAVA, starting at 3 p.m.
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MONTVILLE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Frightening video from multiple cameras shows a tractor-trailer narrowly miss crashing into a bus full of elementary school children in Montville Township, Ohio.
The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday on State Route 57 near State Route 162 as a school bus driver was transporting kids to Ralph E. Waite Elementary School in the Medina School District.
A dash camera on the tractor-trailer and several bus-mounted cameras captured the semi swerving around the bus, which had stopped in the northbound lane with its red lights flashing and its stop sign arm out.
On video provided by Montville Township Police, you can hear the truck driver breathing deeply and saying, "Stop, Stop, Stop, Stop. No," as he neared the back of the bus. He also sounded his horn several times.
Onboard the bus, an experienced driver who was training a new driver heard the truck rumbling closer and said, "Oh God, he ain't gonna make it."
A vehicle just behind the bus pulled off the road as the tractor-trailer veered into the southbound lane. The driver of a pickup truck, stopped in the southbound lane, avoided the oncoming semi by backing up and hitting an SUV behind it.
The tractor-trailer driver managed to weave around the bus and other vehicles without hitting any of them, but the close call sent shivers down the spines of school district employees, parents and police.
Police Chief Matt Neil said the driver managed to stop the tractor-trailer about 1/4 of a mile down the road before he continued back to a truck yard.
Contacted by officers later that morning, the driver was very shaken and said his brakes went out as he was traveling 40 to 45 mph in the 80,000-pound vehicle, according to the chief.
Neil said this could have been a major disaster potentially resulting in many injuries or fatalities.
"I'm just glad that crisis was averted. This could have been devastating to our community, to the whole county, the whole area," Neil said. "He handled everything in a very professional manner. In 15 seconds, he had to make a decision: Where am I putting this 80,000-pound truck?"
Still, police have many questions, including why did the driver continue to operate the truck after a suspected equipment failure? And what led to the possible failure of the brakes?
Police may consult with prosecutors about possible charges.
A motor carrier inspector is also part of the ongoing investigation.
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Jos Buttler smashes ANOTHER hundred for Rajasthan Royals to leave himself in sight of Virat Kohli's Indian Premier League record of 973 runs in a single season... with the England star already more than halfway there after just SEVEN games
- Jos Buttler struck 118 for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals on Friday night
- The England star has now recorded four of the last six individual IPL hundreds
- It was Buttler's fifth three-figure score in 20-over cricket in the past 12 months
- Luke Wright is the only Englishman with more Twenty20 career hundreds
- Buttler is also eyeing Virat Kohli's IPL record of 973 runs in a single campaign
- After just seven games, he has already produced a return of 491 for the Royals
Jos Buttler crunched yet another hundred on Friday to take his incredible year in Twenty20 cricket to another level.
The England star struck 118 for Rajasthan Royals, meaning he has now recorded four of the last six individual hundreds at the Indian Premier League.
The 31-year-old’s 65-ball innings against Delhi in Mumbai - his second of the week - was studded with nine six and nine other boundaries.
It was his fifth three-figure score in 20-over cricket in the past 12 months. Prior to this annus mirabilis, he did not have a single 100-plus score to his name.
Jos Buttler struck 118 for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals in IPL on Friday night
Amongst Englishmen, only Luke Wright, with seven, has more Twenty20 career hundreds and his extraordinary consistency has put him on course to break Virat Kohli’s record of 973 runs in an IPL season six years ago - he is more than halfway there, on 491 after just seven games.
Here, England captain in waiting Ben Stokes stepped up his rehabilitation from a knee injury by bowling in the nets at the Emirates Riverside as Durham entertained Nottinghamshire.
Stokes, 30, opted out of IPL contention to focus on Test cricket and fears that a knee injury would jeopardise his participation in the home series with New Zealand from June 2 were allayed when scans came back all clear earlier this month.
And he appeared to get through a lengthy spell at Durham team-mate Graham Clark without experiencing discomfort.
Another run feat that could topple in the next few weeks is being pursued by Derbyshire’s Pakistan batter Shan Masood.
The England star has now recorded four of the last six individual hundreds in the IPL
He is also more than halfway towards Virat Kohli's record of 973 runs in a single IPL campaign
Not since Graeme Hick in 1988 has a player made it to 1,000 first-class runs before the end of May but Masood’s second double hundred in as many innings - against Leicestershire at Grace Road - has seen him surge beyond 600.
The 32-year-old has the remainder of this match plus fixtures against Glamorgan, Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire to place himself in some illustrious company. The four-figure dash has not been completed for 34 years, and among the eight who have managed it are WG Grace, Wally Hammond, Sir Donald Bradman and Bill Edrich.
Test hopeful Josh Bohannon struck the fourth hundred of his career for Lancashire versus Gloucestershire at a blustery Emirates Old Trafford.
At the Kia Oval, Somerset captain Tom Abell overturned a chronic lack of form to hit an unbeaten 150 off Surrey’s attack.
Abell had averaged just 5.7 across his previous 13 first-class innings, with a top score of 14.
Meanwhile, Yorkshire were awaiting news of recently-capped England seamer Matt Fisher’s back scan. Steven Patterson’s team dominated proceedings against Northamptonshire without the 24-year-old, opening up a 92-run lead on first innings at Wantage Road.
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BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A former Maine gubernatorial candidate charged with possessing child pornography has asked a judge to allow him to get back online.
The attorney for Eliot Cutler asked a judge this week to amend the bail conditions so Cutler can access the internet.
His attorney, Walter McKee, said it’s difficult for someone in this day and age to have a device that’s not connected to the internet, and the attorney suggested allowing Cutler to have access with monitoring, the Bangor Daily News reported. A hearing is set for May 3, when Cutler is expected to make his first court appearance.
Cutler, 75, was released on bail after his arrest on March 25 at his waterfront home in Brooklin on four counts of possession of sexually explicit material of a child under 12. He posted bail the following day.
He ran for governor twice as an independent and used his personal wealth to bankroll both campaigns.
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'White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch' is directed by Alison Klayman and premiered on Netflix on April 19
The clothing chain at the center of the documentary was established by David T. Abercrombie in New York City in 1892 — and it looked quite different from what it would become, selling outdoor sporting equipment like fishing and hunting gear.
In 1904, lawyer Ezra Fitch bought into the company, officially giving it the name Abercrombie & Fitch.
The flagship expanded to a 12-story department store on Madison Avenue, where it sold clothing and sporting goods. It even had a shooting range and golf school, according to Business Insider, and did an impressive $6.3 million in sales in 1929.
Like all retailers, it struggled during the Great Depression but was doing well again after World War II. The brand attracted famous customers, including Ernest Hemingway, Charles Lindbergh, and Presidents John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Business went up and down through the decades, and after filing for bankruptcy, A&F was acquired by Limited Brands in 1988 — where it would soon get new life.
Four years later, in 1992, Mike Jeffries was named CEO, and the brand began its shift toward attracting teen customers.
To that end, it soon started producing its famously sexy ads, featuring partially-clothed models, often in intimate poses. A magazine and catalog, A&F Quarterly, was launched in 1997 for $6 per issue.
In 1992, Mike Jeffries was named CEO, and the brand began its shift toward attracting teen customers
The image shift worked, and the company steadily grew, expanding from 26 stores with $50 million in sales in 1992 to 125 stores and $335 in sales in 1996, when it went public, according to Bloomberg.
It continued to expand into the new millennium, with a clothing line for younger kids in 1998 and another brand, Hollister, in 2000.
By then, A&F was massively popular for teens, and its sexy ads were iconic.
Over the years, several stars modeled for the brand, with many posing for campaigns before making it big. Celebrity A&F models included Jennifer Lawrence, Karlie Kloss, Lindsay Lohan, Sienna Miller, Penn Badgley, Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Dornan, Taylor Swift, Channing Tatum, January Jones, and Olivia Wilde
Jennifer Lawrence remembered her 2006 shoot in an interview with Graham Norton.
'They wanted natural pictures, so they made us play football on the beach,' she said. 'The other models played football in a pretty way, but not me. My face was bright red, and I was sweaty with flaring nostrils.'
But while the brand was a massive success — particularly among middle- and upper-middle-class white suburbanites — it was not without controversy.
Over the years, several stars modeled for the brand, with many posing for campaigns before making it big. Celebrity A&F models included January Jones (pictured)
Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss modeled for Abercrombie early on in their careers
Some conservative groups founds its campaigns too racy, and in 2003, a holiday catalog was recalled in response to protests over content that included mentions of oral sex and masturbation.
Meanwhile, the company was coming under fire for racism from several minority groups, and in 2002, it was blasted for a line of T-shirts with Asian stereotypes and caricatures.
One of the offending shirts featured the slogan 'Wong Brothers Laundry Service — Two Wongs Can Make It White' with two caricatures of Chinese men.
Some conservative groups founds its campaigns too racy, and in 2003, a holiday catalog was recalled in response to protests over content that included mentions of oral sex and masturbation (pictured: Olivia Wilde)
'We personally thought Asians would love this T-shirt,' a spokesperson said at the time, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. 'We never single out any one group to poke fun at. We poke fun at everybody, from women to flight attendants to baggage handlers, to football coaches, to Irish Americans to snow skiers. There's really no group we haven't teased.'
Years later, Jeffries would say that the company had a 'morals committee for T-shirts' but 'sometimes they're on vacation.'
'Listen, do we go too far sometimes? Absolutely. But we push the envelope, and we try to be funny, and we try to stay authentic and relevant to our target customer. I really don't care what anyone other than our target customer thinks,' he said.
The shirts were pulled from stores within days.
But poorly-thought-out T-shirts were hardly the only charge of racism the company was facing.
As A&F relied on sex appeal to sell clothes, sales associates at the stores were considered 'models,' and retail locations denied applicants who did not fit a certain 'look' — which allegedly often included minorities.
The company was coming under fire for racism from several minority groups, and in 2002, it was blasted for a line of T-shirts with Asian stereotypes and caricatures
The shirts were pulled from stores within days. Years later, Jeffries would say that the company had a 'morals committee for T-shirts' but 'sometimes they're on vacation'
In 2003, nine people of color filed a class-action suit against the brand for alleged discrimination against African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans.
Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores alleged that Abercrombie 'refused to hire qualified minority applicants as Brand Representatives working on the sales floor while discouraging applications from minority candidates,' according to the LDF.
In 2003, nine people of color filed a class-action suit against the brand for alleged discrimination against African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans
Legal papers said that store managers would often approach attractive white customers who had the Abercrombie 'look' and encourage them to apply for sales jobs.
Minorities weren't hired often, the suit alleged, and when they were they were given 'undesirable positions' which kept them 'out of the public eye' — and sometimes, when corporate officials visited, minority staff would be fired soon after.
According to the New York Times, former employee Jennifer Lu said that she and four other Asian sales clerks were fired from a store in Costa Mesa, California, after a corporate official visited and said there were 'too many Asian sales clerks.'
Juancarlos Gomez-Montejano had a similar story from his Santa Monica, California, store, from which he says he and four other minority sales clerks were fired after a corporate official visited. The official and allegedly said the staff was too large, but a few weeks later, five white UCLA frat brothers were hired.
The suit was settled in 2004. Though Abercrombie did not admit wrongdoing, it did pay out $40 million and agree to change its hiring guidelines.
Yet the accusations and subsequent settlement appeared to have no impact on the company's success, and by 2012 it had 1,000 locations and $4.5 billion in sales. It would also launch two more brands, Ruehl 248 (in 2004) and Gilly Hicks (in 2008).
Minorities weren't hired often, the suit alleged, and when they were they were given 'undesirable positions' which kept them 'out of the public eye'
But in 2012, Abercrombie was sued once again, this time by Michael Bustin, a former pilot who alleged age discrimination and claimed that at age 68 he was fired and replaced by a 32-year-old man.
That suit was settled in 2012, with the company not admitting wrongdoing. While the terms of the settlement were not released, the suit did include information about an airplane manual with rules for flight crew that were considered shocking — including that CEO Jeffries required male crew to wear Abercrombie underwear.
According to Bloomberg, flight crew were required to wear a uniform that included Abercrombie & Fitch jeans, polo shirts, flip-flops, sweatshirts, and a winter coat that must be donned, with the collar flipped, when the temperature fell to 50 degrees or lower. Male crew members were also required to wear a belt, hat, gloves, boxer briefs, and cologne by the brand.
In 2006, then-CEO Jeffries (pictured right with fashion publicist Paul Wilmot) said: Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. Those companies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody: young, old, fat, skinny. But then you become totally vanilla'
The 'look' of those associated with Abercrombie remained incredibly important under Jeffries, and he unabashedly explained his preferences in a 2006 interview with Salon, in which he said that sexual attraction was 'almost everything.'
'That’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to cool, good-looking people. We don’t market to anyone other than that,' he said.
'In every school there are the cool and popular kids, and then there are the not-so-cool kids. Candidly, we go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends.
'A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely. Those companies that are in trouble are trying to target everybody: young, old, fat, skinny. But then you become totally vanilla. You don’t alienate anybody, but you don’t excite anybody, either.'
A&F was certainly exclusionary of people who wear bigger sizes, and for most of its history did not sell women's clothing above size 10 or large.
For years, it did well enough with slimmer customers, but sales began falling in 2008 and 2009. Though A&F fared better in 2010 and 2011, sales were dropping again in 2012 and 2013 — and the company was forced to start closing several locations and shutter spinoffs Ruehl 248 in 2009 and Gilly Hicks in 2013.
The decline in sales was attributed to the rise of fast-fashion brands like H&M, Zara, and Forever 21.
Abercrombie tired to adapt in several ways, removing its logo from products and launching its first collection with black clothing, which had been banned by Jeffries for being too 'formal.'
A&F expanded over the years, including with spinoff Hollister - but after years of rising sales, in 2008, the chain started seeing sales decline
The brand also finally began carrying sizes XL and XXL and above size 10 in 2013.
That year, Jeffries' comments about being exclusionary resurfaced on social media, this timing earning the CEO quite a bit of backlash. He ultimately issued a half-apology on Facebook.
'While I believe this 7 year old, resurrected quote has been taken out of context, I sincerely regret that my choice of words was interpreted in a manner that has caused offense,' he wrote.
'A&F is an aspirational brand that, like most specialty apparel brands, targets its marketing at a particular segment of customers. However, we care about the broader communities in which we operate and are strongly committed to diversity and inclusion.
'We are completely opposed to any discrimination, bullying, derogatory characterizations or other anti-social behavior based on race, gender, body type or other individual characteristics.'
But employees continued to insist that discrimination was rampant, and despite announcements about changes in hiring policy, Abercrombie still faced allegations of racism and discrimination.
In 2015, a female staffer wrote a scathing essay for xoJane, in which she recounted instances of blatant racism just before visits from Jeffries.
In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled against A&F after Samantha Elauf alleged that they refused to hire her because of her hijab
'When he did visit, managers went out of their way to ensure that the models on the floor were the cream of the crop,' she wrote. 'Unfortunately, this usually meant the thinnest, tallest, and whitest models.'
'On one particularly horrifying instance, most of the black models were sent home an hour early before their shifts ended and before Jeffries was scheduled to visit,' she recalled.
In December 2014, amid a continuing decline in sales, Jeffries, then 70, announced his retirement, both as CEO and from the retailer's board of directors.
'I believe now is the right time for new leadership to take the company forward in the next phase of its development,' he said in a statement at the time.
Following his departures, sales continued to fall by 14% in early 2015, and between 2010 and 2018, 450 stores were closed.
Abercrombie was also embroiled in another years-long lawsuit, which in 2015 made it to the Supreme Court.
Plaintiff Samantha Elauf claimed that Abercrombie would not hire her as a sales associate in 2008 because, they said, her hijab violated their 'look policy,' which banned headgear.
But her suit argued that companies legally have to provide 'reasonable accommodation without undue hardship' for an an employee's religious practices.
Though Abercrombie argued that Elauf didn't ask for accommodation, the Court found in favor of Elauf, with a majority opinion issued by Justice Antonin Scalia. Scalia wrote that 'an applicant need only show that his need for an accommodation was a motivating factor in the employer’s decision' to show discrimination, according to Politico.
Abercrombie has since changed its 'look policy' to allow headgear, including hijabs.
The lawsuits kept coming, and in 2015, two more former employees, Alexander Brown and Arik Silva, alleged that they and other employees were 'forced' to buy the Abercrombie's clothing 'each time a new sales guide came out' as part of a 'uniform,' according to the Fashion Law.
However, California, Florida, New York, and Massachusetts labor law require employees to reimburse employees for work uniform costs — which Abercrombie did not.
Theirs turned into another class-action suit, joined by 250,000 other then-current and former employees, who settled with Abercrombie for $25 million in 2018.
The company has continued to try to adapt, shedding elements that formerly made it successful — including the shirtless male greeters who had long stood outside stores, enticing customers.
Fran Horowitz became CEO in 2017, and other changes to clothing and store layouts led to better sales in 2018 and 2019.
The brand also began introducing more inclusive ads, including a 2020 campaign that included women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe, Paralympian Scout Bassett, Los Angeles Lakers star Kyle Kuzma, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, and transgender model Leyna Bloom.
In addition to photoshoots, the campaign included opportunities for these stars to share their experiences of body positivity, self-empowerment, determination, LGBTQ+ equality, gender equality, and overcoming obstacles.
'We’re moving towards a world of belonging, rather than fitting in,' Joanna Ewing, Abercrombie & Fitch’s head of creative, told the New York Post at the time.
In a company press release this month, Horowitz touted net sales of $3.7 billion in the fiscal year ending January 29, 2022, saying: '2021 is a testament to the fundamental changes we have made to strengthen our foundation and improve our profitability.'
Earlier this month, WWD reported that A&F is working to build up its store presence once again, and for the firs time since 2008, will open more stores (50) than it closes (30) this year.
'This company is transformed. It’s at a much healthier place than it used to be. It’s a different company,' Horowitz said.
Gilly Hicks, which had shuttered freestanding stores in 2013, is now opening again as well, with a location in Ohio last year and two in London and Germany this year.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 23, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
302 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Islands of Calhoun, Aransas, Kleberg and Nueces
Counties.
* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 PM CDT
Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday
evening.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only
isolated road closures expected. Rip currents can sweep even
the most experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper
water. These rip currents can become life-threatening to
anyone entering the surf.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be
closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of
unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone
property.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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Fewest Americans collecting jobless aid since 1970
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for unemployment benefits inched down last week as the total number of Americans collecting aid fell to its lowest level in more than 50 years.
Jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 184,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which levels out week-to-week volatility, rose by 4,500 to 177,250.
About 1.42 million Americans were collecting traditional unemployment benefits in the week of April 9, the fewest since February 21, 1970.
Two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a brief but devastating recession, American workers are enjoying extraordinary job security. Weekly applications for unemployment aid, which broadly track with layoffs, have remained consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000.
Last year, employers added a record 6.7 million jobs, and they’ve added an average of 560,000 more each month so far in 2022. The unemployment rate, which soared to 14.7% in April 2020 in the depths of the COVID-19 recession, is now just 3.6%, barely above the lowest point in 50 years. And there is a record proportion of 1.7 job openings for every unemployed American.
The U.S. job market and overall economy has shown remarkable resiliency despite ongoing supply chain breakdowns, the economic consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the highest consumer inflation in 40 years.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Zooey Deschanel gushes about Jonathan Scott in a sweet Earth Day post: 'Feeling lucky to have found a guy who values protecting our planet'
Zooey Deschanel spent time with her partner, Jonathan Scott, in a photo that was shared to her Instagram account on Friday.
In the photo, the 42-year-old actress and her boyfriend, 43, posed in front of a majestic open landscape, as they lovingly held each other during the impromptu photoshoot.
The New Girl star left an Earth Day-related message in her post's caption that partially read: 'Feeling lucky to have found a guy who values protecting our planet as much as I do.'
Cute couple: Zooey Deschanel spent time with her partner, Jonathan Scott, in a photo that was shared to her Instagram account on Friday
Scott left a comment on the photo that read: 'I just wanna keep the earth healthy so I can stick with you even longer.'
The HGTV personality made a point of adding a heart-eyed emoji to the end of his post.
Deschanel kept it casual in the photo, as she rocked a navy blue T-shirt while spending time with her boyfriend.
The contractor also stayed comfortable in a yellow T-shirt and a black cap as he enjoyed the great outdoors.
Devoted partner: Scott left a comment on the photo that read: 'I just wanna keep the earth healthy so I can stick with you even longer'
The actress and her partner first met while working on an episode of Carpool Karaoke in 2019.
Deschanel was previously married to Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard, although their marriage only lasted from 2009 until 2012.
She eventually moved on with Jacob Pechenik, and they welcomed daughter Elsie Otter, aged six, and Charlie Wolf, aged four, into their lives in 2015 and 2017, respectively.
However, the former couple eventually separated and finalized their divorce in 2020.
Starting off strong: The actress and her partner first met while working on an episode of Carpool Karaoke in 2019; they are seen in 2021
Scott was previously married to Kelsy Ully, and their marriage lasted from 2007 until 2013.
The reality television personality and the actress eventually began a relationship, and they became Instagram official in October of 2019.
The happy couple went on to purchase a house together in May of 2020, although they did not reveal the news until the following December.
The pair previously spoke about their new abode in an issue of Drew + Jonathan Reveal, and Scott noted that the residence would be 'where we'll see the kids grow up.'
Moving in: The happy couple went on to purchase a house together in May of 2020, although they did not reveal the news until the following December
Deschanel spoke about how she and her partner make their romance work during an interview with HollywoodLife, and she pointed out that they were 'very supportive' of each other's endeavors.
'I always feel that he's really there for me and it just makes me want to always reciprocate that and I'm very appreciative,' she said.
The actress also gushed about Scott's personality, stating: 'He's just so nice and so kind...he's a wonderful person.'
The right match: Deschanel spoke about how she and her partner make their romance work during an interview with HollywoodLife, and she pointed out that they were 'very supportive' of each other's endeavors; they are seen in 2021
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Who was voted Herald-Tribune Athlete of the Week?
Sarasota High baseball player Bernard Barnes collected 51.2% of the vote to win H-T Athlete of the Week honors for April 11-16.
The votes are in and Sarasota High baseball player Bernard Barnes has been selected the Herald-Tribune Athlete of the Week for April 11-16.
He pitched six shutout innings while allowing six hits and striking out five in the Sailors' win over Lakewood Ranch. The Herald-Tribune audience gave Guthrie 51.2% of the vote which enabled him to beat out another baseball player, Hunter Wingate, of Palmetto High, who received 31.1% of the 2,431 votes cast.
Other nominees were: baseball player Jack Hobson, of Out-of-Door Academy, boys weightlifters Zachary Anderson, of Charlotte High and Caleb Corridino and Landon Spanninger, of Lemon Bay High; boys lacrosse player Patrik McGrath, of Cardinal Mooney Catholic School; girls lacrosse player Susan Lowther, of Riverview High; and softball players Alex Call, of Parrish Community High, Lakewood Ranch High's Grace Hoge and Cassidy McLellan; and Venice High's Layne Preece.
Nominees are selected based on results and information reported nightly by area coaches to htincoming@gmail.com and by nominations made by coaches and athletic directors. The next Athlete of the Week poll will be released at 10 a.m. Monday and voting will close at noon Friday.
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Rookie mistakes that every dynasty fantasy football player has made. Rich Dotson of DynastyNerds.com and Alan Seslowsky (RotoWire) discuss the common errors dynasty players make. They also identify their favorite rookie sleeper picks.
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302 PM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
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* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.
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* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 7 PM CDT
Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, through Saturday
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* IMPACTS...Flooding of lots, parks, and roads with only
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After the Florida Department of Education rejected dozens of math textbooks last week, the big question was, Why?
The department said some of the books “contained prohibited topics” from social-emotional learning or critical race theory — but it has released only four specific textbook pages showing content to which it objects.
Using online sample materials provided by publishers to Florida school districts, The New York Times was able to review 21 of the rejected books and see what may have led the state to reject them. Because Florida has released so few details about its textbook review process, it is unknown whether these examples led to the rejections. But they do illustrate the way in which these concepts appear — and don’t appear — in curriculum materials.
In most of the books, there was little that touched on race, never mind an academic framework like critical race theory.
But many of the textbooks included social-emotional learning content, a practice with roots in psychological research that tries to help students develop mindsets that can support academic success.
One example from marketing materials provided by the company Big Ideas Learning — whose elementary textbooks Florida rejected — features one common way teachers are trained to think about social-emotional learning.
A circular diagram names the five core skills students should develop: self-awareness, self-management, responsible decision-making, social awareness and relationship building. This framework was developed by CASEL, an education nonprofit.
Until recently, the idea of building social-emotional skills was a fairly uncontroversial one in American education. Research suggests that students with these skills earn higher test scores.
But right-wing activists like Chris Rufo, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, have sought to tie social-emotional learning to the broader debate over the teaching of race, gender and sexuality in classrooms.
In a March interview conducted over email, Rufo stated that while social-emotional learning sounds “positive and uncontroversial” in theory, “in practice, SEL serves as a delivery mechanism for radical pedagogies such as critical race theory and gender deconstructionism.”
“The intention of SEL,” he continued, “is to soften children at an emotional level, reinterpret their normative behavior as an expression of ‘repression,’ ‘whiteness,’ or ‘internalized racism,’ and then rewire their behavior according to the dictates of left-wing ideology.”
Rufo also raised concerns that social-emotional learning requires teachers “to serve as psychologists, which they are not equipped to do.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has spoken more generally about social-emotional learning as a distraction, in his view, from math itself.
“Math is about getting the right answer,” he said at a Monday news conference, adding, “It’s not about how you feel about the problem.”
Stephanie M. Jones, a developmental psychologist and expert on social-emotional learning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, disagreed.
“Feelings arise all the time — they arise when we’re doing work at our offices, and when kids are learning things,” she said. “It makes sense to try and engage those feelings or grapple with them in order to be more effective at the thing we’re doing.”
Many of the rejected textbooks do prompt students to consider their emotions. In a McGraw Hill fifth-grade book, students are encouraged at the beginning of the school year to write a “math biography” reflecting on their feelings about the subject and how they expect math skills could help them enjoy hobbies or achieve goals.
“A math biography is a way of helping kids,” Jones said. “There is a fair amount of evidence that indicates that if you can surface your uncertainty and anxiety about something, it’s easier to grapple with it and manage it.”
Teachers could read the biographies to learn which students need extra support, she added.
Some McGraw Hill pages include social-emotional prompts that have little to do with the math problems, such as one example from a fifth-grade book. Beneath an ordinary math problem, students are asked, “How can you understand your feelings?”
Some of the theories linked to social-emotional learning have permeated deep into popular culture and the business world. Among the most popular are the concept of a “growth mindset,” developed by Carol Dweck of Stanford, and the closely related idea of “grit,” developed by Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania.
These theories have at times attracted more critique from the left than from the right. Some educators worried that the field of social-emotional learning celebrated behaviors associated with white, upper-middle-class culture, and paid too little attention to the kind of grit it takes to grow up in poverty, for example, or to overcome barriers of race, language and class that can make it more difficult for many students to persevere academically.
Conservative education experts, on the other hand, often lauded efforts to teach “character,” a concept that overlaps significantly with social-emotional learning.
The textbooks that Florida rejected are filled with references to character traits like perseverance and cooperation. A first-grade textbook from the publisher Savvas Learning Co., formerly known as Pearson K12 Learning, repeatedly refers to the importance of “effortful learning,” “learning together” and having a “growth mindset.” Throughout the book, cartoon children pop up at the sides of pages to remind students of these ideas:
High school books, too, draw from these concepts. A rejected geometry textbook from the publisher Study Edge prompts students to rate, from 1 to 4, how willing they are “to try new things” in math or “persevere when something is challenging.”
Over the past year, as Republican Party activists increasingly focused on what they call the excesses of progressive education, social-emotional learning came under fire.
In June 2021, the Florida Department of Education sent a memo to the publishers of math textbooks, advising them not to include “social-emotional learning and culturally responsive teaching” in their materials.
Timothy Dohrer, director of teacher leadership at Northwestern University, called that “shortsighted” and said research showed that incorporating social-emotional learning into texts helped students learn social skills.
“If you asked 100 CEOs what skills they want in a new hire, the top five skills are going to be about social-emotional learning — not algebra,” he said.
“Are you a nice person to talk to? Are you going to be a good co-worker?” Dohrer added. “We know that the best way to teach that is to combine it with math, social studies, whatever.”
Dohrer said that, despite its importance, social-emotional learning has become wrapped up in a debate about critical race theory, which is generally not taught in K-12 schools but has become an object of alarm among those attacking efforts to teach a more critical history of race in America.
“SEL has no connection to critical race theory,” he said, “and yet it is being connected at local school board levels and local communities as well as in the national dialogue.”
There are few references to race throughout these math textbooks, though publishers often took care to include word problems with ethnically diverse names and foods like empanadas. But one rejected McGraw Hill prealgebra textbook did include minibiographies of mathematicians through history, almost all of whom were women or people of color.
In a statement, Savvas said it would “work with the Florida DOE to resolve any perceived issues” and said that it was common for publishers to revise materials to meet state standards. Other companies said they did not want to comment until they had time to review why their books were rejected. The publishers have 21 days to appeal the decisions under Florida state law.
Vincent T. Forese, president of Tampa-based publisher Link-Systems International, which submitted curriculums for three high school math subjects that were turned down for reasons unrelated to social-emotional learning or critical race theory, questioned why the state made a splashy announcement that books had been rejected.
“I’m not sure what the value proposition of making an announcement like that is other than there’s political value in it,” he said.
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The Doe Fund will host its Ready, Willing & Able Graduation Ceremony at the Apollo Theater at 10 a.m. Saturday.
For over 30 years, the New York City-based nonprofit reentry program has advanced a transformational “three-legged stool” approach, providing paid work, transitional housing and support services to individuals who exited incarceration only to enter homelessness.
Ready, Willing & Able costs 40% less per bed than a New York City homeless shelter, while graduates are 62% less likely to reenter the criminal justice system compared to demographically-identical individuals.
Ready, Willing & Able is best known for the Men in Blue, who clean over 115 miles of New York City streets. This past year, the Men in Blue expanded to 18 new neighborhoods as a result of The Doe Fund’s partnership with the City Cleanup Corps — an example of the organization serving as a resource for and partner to the city as it recovers. After this first phase of the program, participants advance to career training, including skilled trades such as welding.
This year, The Doe Fund will celebrate over 200 men who earned professional certifications and who graduated from the program in 2021 by achieving employment, permanent housing and lasting sobriety. In addition, the ceremony will honor hundreds more graduates from 2019 and 2020 who did not have a chance to celebrate in-person due to the pandemic.
This year’s Graduation theme is Better Together, reflecting the diverse stakeholders who help graduates achieve success — from employers to housing providers to donors to political leaders. Supporters can help raise awareness of the event and send messages congratulating graduates through the Better Together campaign.
Speakers include Adrienne Adams, Speaker of the New York City Council, whose District has been served by the Men in Blue through the City Cleanup Corps; former City Council Member and current Doe Fund Executive Vice President Robert Cornegy Jr.; Harriet Karr-McDonald, President of The Doe Fund; the Rev. Alfonso Wyatt, a 2021 Ready, Willing & Able graduate; State Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs via video; and a secret celebrity guest via video.
“Providing essential opportunities for recovery and stability to New Yorkers experiencing homelessness or returning from incarceration is key to advancing the well-being of our city,” Adams said. “The Doe Fund has been an exceptional partner in these efforts, and their programs are vital to helping New Yorkers get back on their feet and access opportunities to thrive. I extend my congratulations to the graduates of the Ready, Willing & Able reentry program and applaud everyone who supported their success.”
“I know firsthand how hard one must work to turn their life around after facing incarceration or other difficult circumstances,” said Gibbs, who will be in attendance. “I am excited to join the graduates of the Ready, Willing & Able program, who I know will go on to do great things in service of their communities. I would like to thank The Doe Fund for their continued dedication to assisting individuals in overcoming obstacles by providing opportunities for jobs, housing, and other important services.”
“There is no Doe Fund event that speaks more clearly to the transformative power of opportunity, the potential within the men it serves, and the efficacy of our three-legged stool model than Graduation,” said Harriet Karr-McDonald. “After so much time apart, we can’t think of a better place to gather together in celebration than a landmark like the Apollo.”
“I returned home after playing ball abroad to find my friends and neighbors struggling with addiction, coming back from incarceration with no support system, and trapped in cycles of poverty. I see them — just like I see myself — in the men who The Doe Fund serves,” Cornegy said. “And their success, in the face of justice involvement and homelessness and systemic racism, gives us all hope for the future. Together, we’re showing New York that there’s a way forward.”
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Tom Brady and Bill Belichick did not appear to part ways on the best of terms. Brady left the New England Patriots after building the greatest dynasty the NFL has ever known, over a twenty-year stretch. They won six championships together and seventeen AFC East titles, but as time progressed, Brady wanted to be a more significant part of the process.
Analyst John Middlekauf brought this up on his podcast, "3 and Out with John Middlekauf." He discussed the flurry of off-season moves and pointed out that Andy Reid included Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in the discussions about Tyreek Hill before making the trade. He believes that Brady resented Bill Belichick for not affording him those same considerations.
"one of Tom Brady's big areas of animosity with Bill is he was never included in anything." - John Middlekauf.
He went on to insinuate that Brady likely didn't need the organization to take his advice on every decision, but he at least wanted to be included.
This seems to be a luxury he has enjoyed during his time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Perhaps Belichick could have benefitted from the type of relationship the legendary quarterback appears to have with his current general manager, Jason Licht.
Brady rumored to have been discussed as an owner/player
Though Brady may not be "banging down the door" in Tampa Bay, that hasn't stopped rumors from spreading about his ambitions. Ultimately, it appears he wants to have his hands on the interior workings of an NFL franchise. Prior to his "un-retirement" and return to the Buccaneers, he was rumored to have been discussed as a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins.
The Boston Globe reported that he was set to join the Dolphins' front office until the legal situation with former head coach Brian Flores came into play.
ProFootballTalk also reported on the situation.
Brady has stated that he wants to continue to play as long as he feels he can do so at the highest level. When he finally does retire, it might not be too long before we see him in the front office.
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LAREDO, Texas, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Franchise today announced the upcoming June 2022 opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Laredo is located in a newly renovated space at 4601 San Dario Ave, previously occupied by Stein Mart.
Prospective members can now visit https://www.crunch.com/locations/laredo or call 956-937-2800 to reserve memberships at discounted rates beginning at $9.99 per month. Founding members will receive pre-opening rates with only $1 enrollment, in addition to a Crunch swag bag, discounts on small group and personal training, and more.
Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Laredo will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, the HIITZone™, a functional training area with indoor turf, group fitness and cycling studios, a personal training studio, 3D-body scanners, HydroMassage® chairs, tanning beds, and more.
Crunch Laredo is owned by seasoned fitness veterans Brian Hibbard and John Armatas, who own 20 additional Crunch locations nationwide for Fitness Ventures.
"We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Laredo," said co-owner Brian Hibbard. "Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete. We can't wait to help as many people as possible reach their fitness goals and ultimately change their lives for the better!"
Crunch is known for its innovative group fitness programming and will offer a wide range of classes every week, including BodyWeb with TRX®, Zumba®, Cardio Tai Box, Yoga Body Sculpt and Fat Burning Pilates. Members looking for additional guidance or motivation can utilize the HIITZone™, a proprietary high-intensity interval group training program.
Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways, working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 1.9 million members with over 400 gyms worldwide in 34 states and the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Portugal, Puerto Rico, and Spain. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.
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Sharks are apparently capable of learning when not to bother pursuing prey because it's unlikely to lead to a meal.
The Port Jackson, a bullhead species endemic to southern Australia, has an astute ability to realise when the smell of its quarry doesn't represent feeding time, researchers say.
A study conducted at Flinders and Macquarie universities shows the shark's response to the smell of food declines if it is not sufficiently rewarded by the promise of eating.
The result suggests it can purposely avoid wasting time and energy.
The behaviours of three groups of captive Port Jackson sharks were observed in relation to different reward frequencies.
The first was automatically granted food upon reaching a target, the second was fed every other day and the third wasn't rewarded at all.
The group of sharks always rewarded quickly learned the task and became better and faster at reaching the target.
However the opposite was true for the unrewarded sharks, who exhibited less response to the smell and stimulus of potential food and declined to leave their starting position.
"Our study revealed that ... the learnt response diminishes when reward frequency is decreased and even disappears when no reward is provided," said lead author PhD student Dennis Heinrich.
"The observed decline in response to a repeated stimulus, or habituation, may act as a driver of optimal foraging strategies, enabling sharks to quickly abandon low-yielding patches for more productive sites."
It's hoped the finding will hasten understanding of sharks' evolutionary ability but also assess their response to tourism activities that use food or smell to attract them to the proximity of visitors.
Senior author and marine ecologist Charlie Huveneers says there's still a lot which is unknown.
"The knowledge gained from this study can help account for learnt behaviours and habituation when managing wildlife tourism moving forward," Professor Huveneers said.
"A balance needs to be found between attracting sharks for tourism and minimising behavioural response and possible learnt behaviours."
The next step will be to similarly observe other shark species like great whites.
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East Bay city leaders are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to set aside $3 billion over three years for flexible homeless funding in the state budget.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf, Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín and Assembly Member Buffy Wicks, D-Oakland, gathered Friday outside of Clifton Hall, a college dormitory transformed into homeless housing, and called on the governor to maintain the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention funds to combat homelessness.
The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention, or HHAP, program launched in 2020 and allowed cities and counties to apply for money that they could use for homelessness interventions. The first round of the program dispersed $650 million in grants. The second round dispersed $300 million and $1 billion in the third round.
The need for the funding is dire, Schaaf said. In 2019, the most recent official count available, the city tallied more than 4,000 homeless people. And city leaders say that number has likely skyrocketed due to the pandemic.
“We have children that are living on our streets,” Schaaf said. “We have elders that are aging on our sidewalks. This is the moral shame of our times.”
Oakland received $42 million in HHAP funds and used it to increase its shelter bed capacity by 628 beds — nearly doubling the number of shelter beds in the city.
The funds have also been used to launch and operate more RV safe parking sites, which Oakland was the first to open in 2019, and cabin communities, or tiny homes. The city also used part of its funding to launch a tiny home village for 26 young people from Oakland and Berkeley.
Jenn Oakley, a former resident of the cabin community at Lake Merritt, said she was living in tents and RVs for nearly 10 years before moving into the shelter. The cabin community gave her a “safe space to sleep,” allowing her the “time and energy” to get training in construction.
Within nine months, she moved into her own home. And in May, she starts a construction job.
Many of the city’s homeless interventions that launched before HHAP funding was available now use those funds to maintain their operations. Oakland used $9.6 million from the state’s Project Homekey program to purchase Clifton Hall, which houses formerly homeless seniors permanently and homeless families temporarily. Oakland has spent about $7 million to continue the wraparound services at Clifton Hall.
Overall, Oakland has used the funds to house 1,350 formerly homeless individuals, Schaaf said.
In neighboring Berkeley, Arreguín said on any given night, there are about 2,000 people sleeping outside. Berkeley has used HHAP funds to boost its street outreach, increase its shelter beds and open a navigation center.
“Homelessness is the issue of our time,” Arreguín said. “The people of the Bay Area are fed up. They want to see action and they want to see action now. If this money goes away, it’s a huge setback.”
Schaaf warned that if the state funding disappears, Oakland will lose 741 shelter beds and the city will likely see more than 1,000 people back on the streets.
“This is a problem we must all prioritize,” she said.
Sarah Ravani (she/her) is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: sravani@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @SarRavani
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S&P affirms UK's sovereign credit rating at 'AA/A-1+'
April 22 (Reuters) - Ratings agency S&P Global affirmed the United Kingdom's sovereign credit rating at "AA/A-1+" on Friday, saying high income levels and its large, diversified economy and financial sector support growth.
"The ratings could come under pressure if economic growth is significantly weaker than we anticipate, challenging fiscal consolidation", S&P said in its statement, citing the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a possible risk.
The agency maintained its outlook on the country's sovereign debt at "stable".
(Reporting by Mehr Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila)
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Five teenagers charged with fatally shooting a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounding two teenage girls outside a downtown Des Moines high school last month pleaded not guilty in court filings.
They have all been charged as adults with murder and attempted murder. A judge set their trial dates for June 27.
They are among 10 teenagers who were arrested after Jose Lopez was killed March 7 in what prosecutors call a hail of gunfire from the occupants of three cars. His sister and her female friend were seriously injured.
Arraignment hearings for three others charged as adults — Kevin Isidro Martinez, 16; Braulio Hernandez-Salas, 17 and Gumaro Marquez-Jacobo, 18 — were delayed at the request of prosecutors, court filings show. A judge set new arraignment dates for May 13.
The status of cases for two others similarly charged but who remain in juvenile court is not known since those proceedings are not posted publicly.
Police investigators concluded that the shooting was the result of a dispute between rival gang members, court document indicated. Police have video evidence of the teens getting into three vehicles and driving by the school spraying 42 bullets from six guns. Only three of the guns have been recovered, court documents indicated.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An 18-year-old Phoenix man who was driving a SUV involved in a head-on Arizona freeway collision that killed three people and reportedly involved human smuggling activity has been arrested, authorities said.
Kevin Avila was booked into the Pinal County jail on Friday on suspicion of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and endangerment in connection with the crash Thursday on Interstate 10, the state Department of Public Safety said.
Court records didn't list an attorney for Avila who could comment on his behalf.
According to the DPS, the crash occurred on Interstate 10 near Picacho when a state trooper attempted to stop the SUV for erratic driving and the SUV then crossed the freeway's median and collided with a tractor-trailer rig.
The DPS said three of the SUVs nine occupants were killed and that others injured in the crash remained hospitalized Friday.
“”We are working to confirm the identification of the deceased victims. This is an ongoing process with the Pinal County Medical Examiner and the Mexican Consul’s Office," DPS spokesman Bart Graves said.
Graves said federal Homeland Security Investigations will will conduct a parallel investigation of the incident, which the federal agency on Thursday said in a statement involved “attempted human smuggling activity."
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BALTIMORE — Parents expressed their concern to WMAR-2 a day after their son was stabbed during a fight in the cafeteria at Mervo High School in East Baltimore.
WMAR-2 reported that two students were stabbed during lunch break on Thursday at the school.
One student was stabbed multiple times. Another student was stabbed once during the attack.
A parent, who didn’t want to be identified, said their son tried to mediate a confrontation, but instead, the communication led to a fight that ended with him and his friend getting stabbed.
WMAR-2 News received blurred video footage of the fight that led to the altercation where two 11th graders were injured in the stabbing. Both are expected to be OK.
“The boy stabbed our son. The school's done turned into the streets," the parent said.
A still picture of the knife that was used left many parents frustrated.
They described that scary moment after learning their son had been stabbed.
“My emotions were running, ramped, like I was upset. I started crying," the parent said. "I didn’t know how bad the injuries was. Our son is a very good kid. He has a very bright future and this is not something that he usually gets involved in."
Both students are out of the hospital and are recovering from their injuries.
Parents claim this incident all started when their son approached the boy who had a knife, just wanting to talk to him and calm him down.
That conversation led to a fight and the student ended up stabbing their son and another student who tried to help.
“His friend got stabbed four times and our son got stabbed once," the parent said. "It’s just an unfortunate situation that a weapon had to be used in school.”
Police arrested that student who did the stabbing. And, on the same day, police arrested another student who was caught with a loaded handgun.
“A lot of students here don’t feel safe," the parent said. "Kids shouldn’t have to come to school worrying whether they’re going to be safe or not. They should just be worrying about their grades and their future. Right now, my son doesn’t want to come back to the school because he’s a little afraid that something else might happen to him and his friend as well.”
School leaders said, so far, this year they’ve confiscated 14 guns from students at Baltimore City Schools.
They also said they’re working harder to prevent other incident like this in the future.
Parents said this is why they want to see security measures increased inside city schools.
“Me and my husband, as well as other parents, were trying to get more cameras and more security up at the school, so that way stuff like this don’t happen," the parent said. "It could’ve been worse. You know, at this point, you just got stabbed, but it could’ve been much, much worse.”
Police are still investigating.
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Frank Lampard insists he will remain “competitive” on the touchline at Anfield, despite his bust-up with Jurgen Klopp the last time he was there.
But the Everton boss admits he can hardly ask his players to stay “on the right side of the line” as they fight for their Premier League lives, and then step over it himself.
The Blues manager has made clear that while he wants his team to show passion, fight and desire in the desperate search for points against Liverpool, he has told them that doing it with 10 men is “virtually impossible.”
And after having a well-publicised fall-out with Klopp when manager of Chelsea - saying to the Reds chief could “ You can f*** off as well” - Lampard admitted he was misguided in being so direct.
“It was well meaning at the time, a bit misguided from my point of view,” he said of an exchange where Klopp publicly chastised him afterwards for continuing the argument after the final whistle.
“But I can’t preach to my players (about) staying on the right side of the line and then say it is fine for me to get it wrong. I have seen Jurgen since then and everything is fine. We all get things wrong but move on because we understand the passion of the game.”
Everton are desperate for any sort of result at Anfield in their ferocious relegation scrap after taking just six points on their travels all season, with Lampard responding, when asked if he would take a point: “What do you think?!”
He will ask his players to be intensely competitive, saying: “We can’t go into a game like this without passion, fight and desire.” But he swiftly added: “We have to understand it’s difficult enough for us, to go there with 10 men it is nigh-on impossible. ”
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He also made clear that he has spoken with Klopp since their fall out, and made peace, despite their spat continuing in the media for several days afterwards, and he joked: “I wanted to say to him 'you've done it before!' It's a really genuine thing. I was watching Steven [Gerrard] talking to Gary Neville on TV earlier, and he was talking about similar things.
“You try to keep a hold on your emotions as a young manager, because you have the fire in your belly so much that sometimes that comes out as you might not want it.
"So it was just a little moment for me that hopefully every manager understands. We all have our moments in different ways, and Jurgen was fine. I have absolutely no problem with him - I'll be competitive on the line on Sunday and I'm sure he will be the same. That is just the world we live in.”
Lampard couldn’t resist one little dig at Liverpool ahead of the derby though, referencing a bad foul from Naby Keita on Manchester United ’s Jesse Lingard this week, which many thought should have been a red card.
“We expect players to be physical, but on the right side of the law,” added Lampard. “I hope the referee sees that. At Goodison we've had yellow cards become red cards. Maybe at Anfield it doesn't always work that way... we saw in the last game where a red card situation became a yellow card.”
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