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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill designed to encourage more semiconductor companies to build chip plants in the United States passed the Senate on Wednesday as lawmakers raced to finish work on a key priority of the Biden administration.
The $280 billion measure, which awaits a House vote, includes federal grants and tax breaks for companies that construct their chip facilities in the U.S. The legislation also directs Congress to significantly increase spending on high-tech research programs that lawmakers say will help the country stay economically competitive in the decades ahead.
Senate passage came by a 64-33 vote. The House vote is expected later this week as lawmakers try to wrap up business before returning to their home states and districts in August.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has said she is confident there is enough GOP support to overcome potential defections from Democrats who view the subsidy effort to boost semiconductor companies as a misplaced priority.
Seventeen Republicans voted for the measure. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., broke ranks with Democrats in voting against the bill.
Proponents of the legislation say other countries are spending billons of dollars to lure chipmakers. Backers say the U.S. must do the same or risk losing a secure supply of the semiconductors that power automobiles, computers, appliances and some of the military’s most advanced weapons systems.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said the bill represented one of the nation’s largest investments in science and manufacturing in decades and that with the Senate’s approval, “we say that America’s best years are yet to come.”
Opponents have been critical of the bill’s price tag. It is projected to increase federal deficits by about $79 billion over 10 years.
President Joe Biden said the bill would create jobs and lower costs on a wide range of products from cars to dishwashers.
“For decades, some ‘experts’ said we needed to give up on manufacturing in America. I never believed that. Manufacturing jobs are back,” Biden said. “Thanks to this bill, we are going to have even more of them. The House should promptly pass it and send this bill to my desk.”
The bill has been in the works for years, starting with efforts by Schumer and Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., to increase the government’s investment in high tech research and development. While the bill has taken several twists and turns, one constant theme that lawmakers repeatedly emphasized during Wednesday’s debate was the need to keep up with China’s massive investments in cutting-edge technology.
China’s government is planning on “winning the (artificial intelligence) race, winning future wars and winning the future,” Young said. “And the truth is, if we’re being honest with ourselves, Beijing is well on its way to accomplishing these goals.”
Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said: “Regrettably, we are not in the driver’s seat on a range of important technologies. China is.” Congress, he said, now has “a chance to move us back in the right direction and put America back into a place to win the game.”
The bill provides more than $52 billion in grants and other incentives for the semiconductor industry as well as a 25% tax credit for those companies that invest in chip plants in the U.S. It calls for increased spending on various research programs that would total about $200 billion over 10 years, though Congress will have to follow through by approving that money in future spending bills.
Despite years of work, the bill’s future did not look so promising about a month ago. That’s when Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell tweeted that there would be no chips legislation as long as Democrats pursued a party-line package of energy and economic initiatives. GOP support is critical in the Senate to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
But when Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia quashed the idea of imposing higher taxes on the rich and corporations, key Republicans said that was an opening to go forward on semiconductors. Meanwhile, the Biden administration pushed to get a bill passed before the August recess, even if meant considerably narrowing the focus to just the $52 billion in semiconductor incentives.
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told lawmakers behind the scenes and publicly that semiconductor companies were making plans on how to meet the increased demand for chips. She said the growth in the industry would move forward with or without the United States and if lawmakers didn’t act quite soon, those companies would simply choose to build in other countries offering significant financial incentives.
Schumer said that after McConnell’s statement, he called the CEOs of chipmakers and companies such as General Motors and Ford and reached out to “unlikely allies” like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable. He urged them to reach out to Republican senators about the importance of the bill.
“And they changed things,” Schumer told The Associated Press. “They really, for the first time, industry really helped a good government program.”
The House could take up the bill as soon as Thursday. While most Republicans are expected to oppose it, some of the ranking Republicans on committees dealing with national security — Reps. Michael McCaul of Texas, Michael Turner of Ohio and John Katko of New York — support the measure. So do many of the Republicans on a bipartisan group called the Problem Solvers Caucus, which is made up of moderates from both parties. | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/senate-passes-bill-to-boost-computer-chip-production-in-us/ | 2022-07-28T07:56:26Z | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/senate-passes-bill-to-boost-computer-chip-production-in-us/ | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed, Carine Kanimba discovered her own phone had been hacked using private spyware.
Kanimba is the youngest daughter of Paul Rusesabagina, who is credited with saving more than 1,200 lives during the 1994 Rwandan genocide in a story that inspired the movie “Hotel Rwanda.” An opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Rusesabagina is now serving a 25-year prison sentence on charges that he has dismissed as politically motivated.
Researchers have alleged Pegasus was used to spy on Kanimba and her cousin as Rusesabagina’s family was advocating for his release from Rwanda, which received $160 million in foreign aid from the United States in the last budget year.
“Unless there are consequences for countries and their enablers which abuse this technology, none of us are safe,” she told the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Kanimba and technology experts urged Congress to oppose the use of commercial spyware in the U.S. and discourage investment in spyware that has been used to hack the phones of dissidents, journalists, and even U.S. diplomats.
Pegasus infiltrates phones to control their camera and microphone and siphon off data without requiring the user to click on a malicious link. It is part of a burgeoning international market for states to acquire cyber tools that were once available only to the most technically advanced governments. Researchers at Google have identified at least 30 vendors selling “zero click” exploits or other spyware.
NSO Group says its software can’t be activated against phone numbers with a U.S. country code unless used by an American agency. But there are several documented reports of American officials and citizens having their data captured by Pegasus.
One committee member, Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., suggested that off-the-shelf spyware felt “like a very serious threat to our democracy and to democracies around the world.” Himes questioned whether spyware could be deployed from another country against American officials and he criticized companies that invest in it.
Among the investors in a private equity firm that held majority ownership of NSO Group were the Oregon state employee pension fund and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
U.S. officials and many lawmakers in both parties are concerned about foreign interference in future elections and the prospect of Americans trying to overturn a lawful vote by force.
“Nobody, not Mike Pence, not Nancy Pelosi, not Kevin McCarthy … are immune from having their most private deliberations watched,” Himes said. “And that may be just enough to interfere in our elections, just enough to end our democracy.”
U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies have long been in the market themselves for ways to hack into phones.
The Biden administration last year imposed export limits on NSO Group and three other firms. But the FBI has acknowledged buying a license for Pegasus for what it said was “product testing and evaluation only.” While spyware companies make huge profits in the Middle East and Europe, it is American business and investment that “legitimizes what they’re doing,” said John Scott-Railton, senior researcher at Citizen Lab, which has long studied how the programs work.
“Doing business with the U.S. government, getting acquired by a U.S. company or even doing business with an American police department is the golden price for many in the spyware industry,” he said. “As long as that remains as a possibility for problematic actors, they’re going to get support from investors.”
The committee is pushing U.S. spy agencies to “decisively act against counterintelligence threats posed by foreign commercial spyware,” according to the public version of its latest bill authorizing intelligence activities. The bill, which has not yet been voted on by the full House, proposes that the director of national intelligence “may prohibit” individual U.S. agencies from acquiring or using foreign commercial spyware.
But the bill would also allow any intelligence agency chief to seek a waiver from the director if the waiver “is in the national security interest of the United States.”
In a statement, NSO Group noted that the discussion over spyware “at times lacks balance (by) intentionally omitting their lifesaving benefits.”
“NSO reiterates that it thoroughly investigates any claim for illegal use of its technology by customers, and terminates contracts when illegal use is found,” the company said. “Nonetheless, it is critical to consider the benefits and alternatives to these critical technologies.”
Kanimba testified that she was alerted last year by a collective of journalists working with Citizen Lab and Amnesty International that there was reason to believe that she had been spied on. A subsequent forensic analysis of her phone revealed that she had been targeted by Pegasus spyware, she said.
She said the surveillance was triggered as she walked with her mother into a meeting with Belgium’s minister of foreign affairs – Rusesabagina holds Belgian citizenship and U.S. residency – and was active during calls with the State Department and with the office of the U.S. government’s special presidential envoy for hostage affairs.
Her family lives in San Antonio. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro, a committee member who represents that city, noted that his office’s communications may have been captured by Rwanda because he was advocating for Rusesabagina’s release.
The Rwandan Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment.
Rusesabagina was sentenced for terrorism offenses related to his alleged links to the armed wing of his opposition political platform. Rusesabagina has denied supporting violence and called the verdict a “sham.”
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Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report. | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/victim-of-private-spyware-warns-it-can-be-used-against-us/ | 2022-07-28T07:56:47Z | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/victim-of-private-spyware-warns-it-can-be-used-against-us/ | false |
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has had a successful appendectomy, but there is no timetable for his return to the field, coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday.
Taylor said he didn’t expect the star quarterback to fall behind in practice. Burrow had surgery Tuesday and Taylor expected Burrow to be released from the hospital Wednesday, which happened to be the first official day of workouts for the Bengals.
“The good news is he has two years in (the system),” Taylor said. “He knows it. He still has his iPad. He won’t be behind the eight ball.”
Backups Brandon Allen and Jake Browning will take the snaps until Burrow’s return, likely in a couple of weeks.
The Bengals are coming off their first AFC championship and Super Bowl appearance in 33 seasons. Burrow completed 70.4% of his passes last season for 4,611 yards and 34 touchdowns.
On Monday, Bengals owner Mike Brown acknowledged the team was already restructuring finances so they can meet Burrow’s salary demands in the next contract. He is eligible to negotiate after this season.
NOTES: Taylor said G Alex Cappa and HB Samaje Perine were removed from the physically unable to perform list and will be eased back into action.
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Common hero touches hearts of millions
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A video of a 66-year-old man called Erjiu has gone viral on Chinese social media after his nephew Tang Hao shared the man's condensed but heartstring-tugging life story on short-video platform Bilibili on Monday.
Using the name "Yigecaixiang", Tang uses witty storytelling in the 11-minute video to convey the experiences of Erjiu, which translates as second-oldest maternal uncle. The man, who uses a cane due to a longtime disability, is portrayed as a common hero who never bows to life's difficulties, but strives instead to lead a full and meaningful village life.
In the video, Erjiu is shown as a "young genius" who always performed well academically at school during childhood. However, while he was a teenager, a high fever was misdiagnosed and he was given the wrong medicine, which resulted in Erjiu losing the use of his left leg.
Erjiu, who lay in bed in low spirits for one year afterward, then learned carpentry by watching a carpenter going about woodworking tasks for three days, and he later did woodworking in the village and the town. Around the time of reform and opening-up, which began in the late 1970s, Erjiu came to Beijing and did some woodworking for soldiers.
When Erjiu's two young sisters got married, he made them furniture, which was a luxurious gift for young women living in the countryside in the 1980s.
Erjiu didn't get married, but adopted a little girl and named her Ningning. He drained his savings — over 100,000 yuan ($14,800) — to buy Ningning a house when she got married 10 years ago, and was happy to do so.
"He couldn't give Ningning a good or decent education, but now she is the most filial one in the village," Tang says in the video.
According to Tang, it would be inaccurate to merely define Erjiu as a carpenter, since he demonstrated his broader skills by fixing an electrical socket patch panel, a gas stove and a toy car during the three days the video was shot in the village. He also makes erhu— a traditional Chinese musical instrument — with wood, using fishing line for strings and snakeskin as covering.
Erjiu, who said that he never felt sorry for himself despite his difficulties, now takes care of his 88-year-old mother. At the end of the video, Tang shares a sentence that Erjiu found in a book decades ago: "Be determined and not afraid of sacrifice to overcome all difficulties and win the final success."
Erjiu's self-reliance and tenacity not only moved Tang, but also have touched the hearts of millions of online viewers. As of Wednesday, the video had been viewed more than 23.8 million times, and was given around 3.65 million likes on Bilibili.
"He has constantly faced difficulties and mishaps in his life but always tackled them with his wisdom and positive attitude," Chen Pei, 28, who is from Beijing, told China Daily. "He never complained about the injustice of fate. ... Thinking about us young people, we have a better material life, but deficient spiritual guidance. In fact, the video encourages me and gives me quite strong power to strive for a better life, since I have a sound body and I'm still young."
Geng Xiangshun, founder of the Sichuan Zhixin Youth Social Innovation Organization and an online celebrity at Sina Weibo, commented after watching the video that "we should praise people who bravely face life and fight with fate after suffering mishaps, like Erjiu".
Geng said Erjiu's story epitomizes the lives of millions of average people, and the story of his experiences resonates with the public and inspires people to admire his strong spirit, which also inspires people to move forward.
Tang, the video's creator, posted on his Bilibili account on Wednesday morning that so much attention from the public made him a bit nervous, and that Erjiu's adopted daughter, Ningning, has taken Erjiu and his mother somewhere else so they won't be disturbed.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent roughly 30 years as a salaried maintenance technician for Delphi Corp., a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and expected to retire with a comfortable income by the time he hit 62.
But when GM plunged into the biggest industrial bankruptcy proceeding in history in 2009, and the federal government negotiated its restructuring, Muffley’s expected retirement package was slashed, and his life’s trajectory would spiral.
The Russiaville resident, now 68, lost 30% of his retirement savings, his promised health care coverage and his faith in government.
Muffley is one of an estimated 20,000 Delphi workers hurt by the GM bankruptcy, and many have spent the past 13 years fighting to get back what they lost. After taking the issue all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear their case this year, the retirees were cut off from their last legal remedy.
Now, they’re looking to Congress to do for them what the courts would not. Legislation to restore the pension savings of the workers has gained support from both the left and the right in Congress. It passed the House on Wednesday and supporters are hopeful the Senate will follow suit.
It’s named the Susan Muffley Act, after Dave’s wife, who became sick and died while they were grappling with the hit to his retirement fund.
The retirees allege that they were discriminated against as salaried employees, compared with union-covered workers whose pensions were preserved through the bankruptcy. The salaried workers are the engineers, technicians and mid-level swath of employees who stood between the well-paid executives and the union-covered workers at the company.
After taking a buyout from Delphi at age 55 to avoid a potential layoff, Muffley says, he took one job after another to tide him over until he could retire at 62. It was in that time that his wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died within three years.
“Things fell apart, and things fell apart in a big way,” Muffley says. He estimated he’s lost at least $130,000 in savings due to the pension cuts over the years, and he’s not alone.
Despite the bipartisan support, there is some resistance in Congress to spending tax dollars to bail out pension funds.
For the retirees, the struggle to get the legislation into law is the latest and perhaps last battle in an ordeal that started when the workers got swept up in macroeconomic crosscurrents of the recession.
Muffley and others in 2009 established the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association — something of a support group for workers at the auto parts company who had to get through not only job losses, but retirement cuts and the loss of health plans.
Retirees tell stories of loss, severe depression, divorce and altered courses of their lives. Some retirees’ children put off going to college, other workers faced health difficulties from the stress of the cuts.
The salaried retirees have gotten support from every corner of local government, state legislatures, attorneys general and even sympathetic words from this president and the last.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden in September 2020 said he would work with senators to help restore Delphi workers’ retirement savings. The next month, President Donald Trump issued a memo calling on the Treasury Department and other agencies to act on the issue.
But those words didn’t translate into action. Nothing came of Trump’s memo. Nor did anything happen in the first 18 months of the Biden administration.
A number of legislative proposals to help the Delphi workers have come and gone over the years without becoming law. The latest bill, which cleared the House on a 254-175 vote, would restore the workers’ benefits and retroactively make up for what they’ve lost since 2009.
Members of Congress from both parties, mostly from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, have sponsored the legislation. Reps. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Republican, are among those backing it.
Co-sponsors span the spectrum, from Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, a founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, to Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan, a member of the progressive caucus.
The White House on Friday issued its own a statement in support of the bill, saying the administration “supports a secure retirement for affected workers.”
Muffley points to other legislative saves for pension plans, like the bipartisan Butch Lewis Act that was included in the American Rescue Plan. That provision stalled the insolvency of roughly 200 multi-employer pension plans for 30 years, saving the benefits of roughly 3 million workers. Biden spotlighted the measure in a recent visit to Ohio.
But there are skeptics. During House debate on Wednesday, Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., called the measure another “Democrat bailout bill by the sponsors of the nanny state.”
“Why should the constituents of my Virginia 5th District pay for someone else’s retirement plan?” he said.
HOW IT GOT HERE
When GM went through bankruptcy in June 2009 due to massive losses during the Great Recession, the company said it would not assume pension liabilities for the Delphi unit’s salaried workers — largely because it didn’t have an agreement with them, as it had negotiated with unions for hourly workers.
The government’s Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. then assumed responsibility for the 20,000 salaried workers’ pension plan, and cut workers’ and retirees’ monthly benefits if they were larger than the statutory maximum benefit that the agency was guaranteed to pay. As a result, some retirees’ pensions were cut by as much as 70%. But GM did step in to cover pension losses for union workers.
Those who lost benefits were 4,044 workers in Indiana, 5,181 in Ohio, 5,859 in Michigan and thousands of others around the country.
While cutbacks in bankruptcies aren’t uncommon, the Delphi workers argued it was unfair that union workers’ pensions were protected by GM while salaried workers were left with permanent cuts to their retirement fund as well as permanent cuts to their health benefits.
The arrangement played out in conjunction with a deal negotiated by then-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and then-National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, who led a task force that sank millions of dollars into saving GM.
Part of the rationale at the time was the need to keep union workers from striking, while salaried workers were seen as more expendable.
A 2013 inspector general’s report said that while the union workers had leverage “to prolong Delphi’s bankruptcy or strike, which GM believed would significantly impact its ability to survive, Delphi’s salaried retirees had no leverage, other than what they hoped would be political leverage.”
The report estimated the salaried retirees had lost $440 million in pension benefits. In today’s dollars, the retirees would need $900 million to be made whole.
In a 2011 op-ed in The Washington Post, Geithner said the bankruptcy “meant sacrifices across the board — from managers, unions, stockholders, creditors and dealers.” But the intent was “to stop the American automobile industry from unraveling” and causing a deeper recession that could have cost tens of thousands of additional jobs.
Geithner declined to comment for this story. Summers did not respond to a request for comment.
In January, the Supreme Court denied Delphi retirees’ efforts to review their case. The court effectively upheld a federal court’s ruling that the law allows for distressed pension plans to be closed without court approval.
Kildee, one of the bill’s sponsors, told The Associated Press the case was “particularly egregious because it was the federal government that engineered the bankruptcy.”
Turner said during the House debate that legislation was necessary because “no one else has had the White House pick winners and losers and take away their pensions. It is our responsibility as members of Congress to address this injustice.”
WHAT THE WORKERS SAY
“The reality is that salaried workers were singled out and it’s the government that caused this,” said Bruce Gump, who lost 40% of his pension and serves as chairman of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association.
“I was 57 when this happened to me and it was a tough time, for this to happen at the bottom of the recession,” he said. “The fact that we’re finally getting the attention of the secretary of treasury and Congress creates some hope in us.”
Julie Naylor, a 68-year-old former nurse who lives in a suburb of Greenville, South Carolina, says restoring her husband’s pension and health care would mean she could afford basic necessities for her family. Her husband, Bruce Naylor, suffered a stroke after a routine outpatient surgery, caused by an undiscovered brain tumor. With her husband now paralyzed on his right side and with limited speech abilities, Julie Naylor says without the health care promised to him, the medical bills have piled up.
Bruce Naylor is 6 feet, 6 inches and too tall for his wheelchair. Julie Naylor says if her family had the money owed to them through his pension, “I wouldn’t have to wait for Medicare” to be approved for a chair that fits. “We could’ve just bought it with what is owed us,” she said.
“We live a very austere life and a very uncertain life,” she said. “I never thought he could lose half of his pension and half of his life savings.”
WHAT’S NEXT
The legislation would require the government to “top up” the pensions of the salaried Delphi workers, as GM did for the unionized workers.
Bill Kadereit, president of the National Retiree Legislative Network, said the Delphi workers’ fight highlights the archaic nature of corporate bankruptcy law, and how it can harm workers.
“In many ways the federal government basically threw them under the bus and made the sacrifice of these people to make a deal,” he said.
To Muffley, that’s what made the deal so painful.
“I can’t believe our government would do something like this,” he said in advance of the House vote.
And Muffley has a warning for others who may think their own promised benefits are secure: “If the government could do this to us, what else could they do to you?”
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Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/rejected-by-courts-retirees-take-last-shot-to-save-pensions/ | 2022-07-28T08:02:16Z | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/rejected-by-courts-retirees-take-last-shot-to-save-pensions/ | false |
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven’t been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country’s south.
Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that a settlement in the Vyshgorod district of the region was targeted early on Thursday morning; an “infrastructure object” was hit. It wasn't immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Chernihiv governor Vyacheslav Chaus at the same time reported that multiple missiles were fired from the territory of Belarus at the Honcharivska community.
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Russian troops withdrew from the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions months ago, failing to capture either. The renewed strikes on the areas come a day after the leader of pro-Kremlin separatists in the east, Denis Pushilin, publicly called on the Russian forces to “liberate Russian cities founded by the Russian people — Kyiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk.”
Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, also came under a barrage of shelling overnight, its mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The southern city of Mykolaiv was fired at as well, with one person sustaining injuries.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military continued to counterattack in the occupied southern region of Kherson, striking a key bridge over the Dnieper River on Wednesday.
Ukrainian media on Thursday quoted Ukraine's presidential adviser, Oleksiy Arestovich, as saying that the operation to liberate Kherson “has already begun.” Arestovich said Kyiv's forces were planning to isolate Russian troops there and leave them with three options — to "retreat, if possible, surrender or be destroyed."
Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, in televised remarks on Wednesday said he was “cautious” in assessing the timeline of the possible counteroffensive. “I would really like it to be much faster,” he said, adding that “the enemy is now concentrating the maximum number (of forces) precisely in the Kherson direction.”
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“A very large-scale movement of their troops has begun, they are gathering additional forces,” Danilov warned.
The British military estimated Thursday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson is “gathering momentum”.
“Their forces have highly likely established a bridgehead south of the Ingulets River, which forms the northern boundary of Russian-occupied Kherson," the British Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
It added that Ukraine has used its new long-range artillery to damage at least three of the bridges across the Dnieper River, “which Russia relies upon to supply the areas under its control.” The 1,000-meter-long Antonivsky bridge, which Ukrainian forces struck on Wednesday, is likely to be “unusable,” the British Defense Ministry concluded. | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/28/world/russia-steps-up-strikes-ukraine-amid-counterattacks/ | 2022-07-28T08:11:06Z | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/07/28/world/russia-steps-up-strikes-ukraine-amid-counterattacks/ | false |
June 2022 Quarterly Activities Report
MELBOURNE, Australia, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dubber Corporation Limited (ASX:DUB) ('Dubber' or 'the Company'), the leading unified call recording and voice intelligence platform to telecommunication service providers globally, today reports its 4Q FY22 Appendix 4C and Quarterly Activities to 30 June 2022.
- Annualised Recurring Revenue (ARR) increased by $5m QoQ to $59m (+51% pcp)
- Operating Revenue increased to $10.3m[1], up 12% QoQ (+41% pcp)
- Total annual revenue increased to $36m[1], up 75% on the previous financial year
- Cash receipts for the year were $29.9m, up 48% on the previous financial year
- Gross Margin on current revenues exceeded 70%
- Dubber subscribers exceed 580,000 (+38% pcp)
- Cash on hand at 30 June 2022 was $84.3m
- Dubber is fully funded and continues to invest in contracted and future growth with a focus on winning new service providers and expanding organic growth of users via the Dubber platform
- Appointments: Sarah Diamond (to be appointed) as Independent Non-Executive Director; Michael Abenhaim, SVP, Americas
The fourth quarter of FY22 saw the Company continue to scale up its business operations in line with global opportunities for its services as the telecommunications sector continues to be disrupted with major service providers seeking value added services and differentiation.
"In a period of macroeconomic uncertainty, we are proving the durability of both our revenue and value proposition for service providers and their customers. We continue to experience strong demand signals globally and are conservatively deploying our capital to ensure we execute against the opportunities before us," said Steve McGovern, CEO & Managing Director, Dubber.
Strategy Driving Compelling Outcomes
Revenue increased $1.1m QoQ to $10.3m[1], from sales executed in the previous quarter and reflecting service provider demand and continuing growth in subscribers. Annual revenue was $36m[1], up 75% on the previous financial year, with a reduction of costs when non-recurring costs are removed.
Annualised Recurring Revenue (ARR) increased by $5m to $59m. On a constant currency basis, ARR was $60m.
The Company continues to experience growth in contracted revenue and the increase in ARR includes adjustments for contracted deployments which have been delayed beyond the quarter as service providers productise Dubber's services into their operations support (OSS) and business support (BSS) systems. The Company still retains the contracted revenues from these partnerships on a forward basis.
To date, revenues have been largely driven by call recording service agreements. However, Dubber is currently engaged predominantly with tier one service providers regarding long term strategies for monetising the content from their calling networks. The adjusted growth in the quarter reflects the timing of Dubber's availability in major service provider networks and enterprise deployments. Revenue can be impacted by implementation from contract signing to deployment. The company remains extremely positive on the ARR outlook for FY23.
Cash receipts in the quarter were $6.7m, down $1.8m on the prior quarter due to outstanding payments. Outstanding payments are anticipated in the September quarter with a portion received in July. In addition, the Company advises it has invoiced for new deals delivered late in the quarter which are expected to be received on an ongoing basis.
The global acceleration by service providers to unlock the power of communication data within their networks has stimulated investment activity by Dubber in the quarter. The Company pursued its strategy to enable existing global service providers and connect new ones with the purpose of delivering an expanding suite of services that is applicable for the entirety of the end users on their networks.
Recurring call recording revenue is to date, the predominant income stream for the Company and has a 'cloud scale' business model with associated margins. Currently, the Company's recording revenue is supported by direct expenditure which results in a gross margin which is in excess of 70% for the first time.
The Company has a global platform at scale which can support significant increases in subscribers and, for the foreseeable future, gross margins will continue to improve as more customers are added to the Dubber platform.
The Company has recruited a world-class product and engineering team in FY2022 and is focussed on delivering a 'manufacturing line' of scalable and repeatable products for which there is existing demand. Since the capital raise in July 2021 and the subsequent acquisition of Notiv in September 2021, the Company is able to invest in line with its global strategy.
During the quarter, the company invested based on demand by:
- Extending engineering capabilities to develop the next generation of features and functions on the platform and in Dubber products, such as AI driven products born out of Notes by Dubber, that specifically drive user and revenue growth via service providers
- Expanding Dubber's regional footprint in sales in the Americas. The Americas team increased in size by 15 employees since the beginning of the calendar year, across the United States, Canada and Central America, adding significant experience of telecommunications and service provider knowledge from companies such as Cisco, Broadsoft and RingCentral. Michael Abenhaim joined Dubber in April, as Senior Vice President of Americas. Mr Abenheim brings more than 25 years of experience in selling and managing sales teams to telecommunications service providers with Cisco Broadsoft and, most recently, with RingCentral.
These initiatives remain pivotal to servicing major partnerships ahead of deployment in networks and to subscribers and supporting demand globally.
Business Performance Update
The Dubber platform is the only platform globally that can capture conversational data across multiple communication platforms as a native feature of service provider networks. Dubber enables both service providers and their enterprise, government, and business customers to extract value from every conversation.
More than voice recording and transcription, Dubber's AI conversational intelligence platform improves customer experience and remote workforce collaboration, easily and intuitively supporting compliance requirements and enabling training and dispute resolution without the requirement for hardware or capital expenditure.
A key element of Dubber's strategy is to extend its footprint with major service providers as Foundation Partners, where a Dubber service is embedded as a standard feature of every subscription on the service provider network as part of the telecommunications plan. Momentum with Foundation Partners continued late in the quarter and into the new financial year.
- USA-based NUWAVE is one of the fastest-growing providers of Microsoft voice services in North America and a key player in the Microsoft Operator Connect calling program. NUWAVE will deploy Dubber as a standard feature, at zero cost to the customer, when supplying Microsoft Teams on the NUWAVE iPILOT 2.0 Platform. The initial offering will enable an upgrade path for NUWAVE's end users to subscribe to Dubber's Unified Recording and Unified Recording+AI services which are integrated into iPILOT for automatic provision and available to NUWAVE clients from 1 August 2022. Other Dubber services are expected to be available to NUWAVE clients subsequently
- USA Unified Communications provider Ziro will launch Dubber Moments, an AI driven productivity widget which has been born out of Notes by Dubber (previously acquired from Notiv), which is automatically embedded within the Microsoft Teams application for every Ziro user. This provides speed to revenue for Dubber, and a seamless upgrade path for users to take advantage of the full Notes by Dubber experience, driving increased ARPU for Ziro and Dubber
- Dubber is in active negotiations with major service providers to implement Notes by Dubber in other major service provider networks and positive demand for both subscriptions and expansion to new networks such as mobile and unified communication platforms also continued with Dubber's major partners, including BT, Verizon, Cisco Webex and VM02 (Virgin Media & O2).
New deployments of Dubber with service providers increased during the June quarter to 175, up 9% on pcp. Churn with major service providers has not occurred since inception. Demand and aligned objectives with service providers are reflected in the highly sticky nature of Dubber services once embedded in a network.
Board appointment
In July, the company announced it will appoint Sarah Diamond to Dubber's Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Based in New York, Ms Diamond is a seasoned executive, most recently as Global Managing Director, Financial Services at IBM and will bring a wealth of international experience in business and technology to the company.
As announced, Ms Diamond's appointment will take effect upon her international application for a Directors Identification Number being ratified.
Dubber CEO & Managing Director, Steve McGovern
"The telecommunications sector is evolving quickly with service providers seeking to increase revenue streams with new products and services. The Dubber platform enables communications across networks to be converted into usable data and content - which has endless applications and opportunities for monetisation of products, with an addressable market which comprises the entire customer base of a network across all demographics from Enterprise and Government to Consumers.
Dubber is currently engaged with multiple tier one service providers to deliver these services at scale creating the reality of Conversational Data.
While compliance needs in regulated industries drove the first wave of demand for call recording and conversational data, a second wave is well underway for unified conversational recording and data to address a broad range of needs. These include improving remote work employee collaboration, driving productivity and revenue, actioning customer intelligence with real-time customer satisfaction reporting, and training and supporting dispute resolution.
Our opportunity is to increase exposure to the Dubber platform with users that continue to switch between mobile, unified and traditional communications services, effectively multiplying Dubber and our service providers' revenue opportunities as we address more endpoints and services than ever before.
Dubber's unique Foundation Partner model, which enhances our relationship with service providers and embeds a default Dubber solution, continues to be highly attractive to major service providers as evidenced by the addition of new Foundation Partners in the June quarter. Dubber recognizes revenue once services go live in the network and has direct access to customers to increase its ability to assist and drive increasing revenue together, in partnership with service providers, over the near-term.
We are market leaders in conversational recording, data, and AI globally. Increasing and maturing our engineering and product development capability will strengthen this leadership and ensure we continue to unlock the value in every conversation through innovative new services and products. The ability to drive world-class automation, analytics and insights through R&D make the Dubber platform an even more compelling proposition for services providers.
We are very excited about the future. Our revenue today largely reflects enterprise, business and government customers leveraging call recording from unified communication platforms. However, our focus on integration within mobile networks and unified communication platforms provides the ability to turn all conversations into content, and we believe that is valuable to every sector and demographic.
Our focus moving into the 2023 financial year, remains on delivering sustainable growth for our stakeholders by increasing the number of service provider networks and mobile integrations connected to the Dubber platform and expansion of services and margin with these providers.
We are thankful for the continued support of our team, shareholders, partners, and customers globally. We are currently planning an Investor & Technology Day, to be held in September, which will provide deeper insight into our business strategy and investment against the opportunity in which we hold absolute conviction."
Notes to the Appendix 4C
Cash outflows for the quarter shown in line 1.2(b) were subject to non-recurring and one-off items in the order of $1.5m which included:
- Consultant and legal fees in relation to potential acquisition targets;
- Staff recruitment fees;
- International Value Added Tax obligations;
- Cloud hosting; and
- Travel and accommodation.
The amounts shown at line 6.1 of the Appendix 4C relate to director fees and salaries. The expenditure incurred on the activities described in this report are materially salaries and operating costs set out in the Appendix 4C.
4Q FY22 Investor Webinar
Managing Director & CEO, Steve McGovern and Co-Founder & COO, James Slaney will present the June Quarter update at 9:15am AEST, on Friday 29 July 2022.
To register for the session and for more information on the conference, please click here:
Investors can submit questions prior to the webinar to simon.hinsley@dubber.net or do so via the Q&A functions on Zoom.
This ASX release has been approved by the Board.
About Dubber
Dubber enables service providers to unlock the potential of the network - turning every conversation into an exponential source of value for differentiated innovation, retention and revenue. Listed on the ASX, Dubber is the clear market leader in conversational intelligence and unified conversational recording - embedded at the heart of over 175 service provider networks and services and used daily by over 580,000 subscribers worldwide.
For more Information, please visit Dubber at dubber.net
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By Colin Kellaher
AbbVie Inc. on Wednesday said it has filed for expanded U.S. and European approval of its blockbuster immunology drug Rinvoq for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.
The North Chicago, Ill., biopharmaceutical company said it submitted applications for the new indication in the chronic inflammatory bowel disease to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.
Rinvoq, which is approved for several inflammatory diseases and is also in a raft of Phase 3 studies, is expected to be a key driver for AbbVie, with U.S. patents on Humira, the world's biggest-selling non-Covid drug, set to expire next year.
AbbVie has forecast 2025 risk-adjusted sales topping $7.5 billion apiece for Rinvoq and Skyrizi, its blockbuster psoriasis drug. The FDA in June approved the expanded use of Skyrizi in adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease.
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Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
AMD,
+5.36%
advanced 5.36% to $89.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+2.62%
rising 2.62% to 4,023.61 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+1.37%
rising 1.37% to 32,197.59. The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. closed $74.64 short of its 52-week high ($164.46), which the company reached on November 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as NVIDIA Corp.
NVDA,
+7.60%
rose 7.60% to $177.90, Intel Corp.
INTC,
+3.13%
rose 3.13% to $40.18, and Texas Instruments Inc.
TXN,
+6.65%
rose 6.65% to $171.54. Trading volume (77.9 M) remained 22.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 100.7 M.
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Divya Agarwal, a JEE Main aspirant said that Maths was difficult in shift one, while Physics and Chemistry were quite easy. "The calculation portion in Maths was quite lengthy, with emphasis given on Co-ordinate Geometry and Algebra. The Physics and Chemistry sections were easy," the aspirant said.
According to Ramesh Batlish, Head-FIITJEE Noida, the Mathematics was moderate while Chemistry was easy amongst the three subjects. "Overall, this paper was of Easy to Moderate level as per students," the expert said. JEE Main Paper Analysis | Day One | Day Two | Day Three
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Mathematics – Moderate level. Questions were asked from all chapters with emphasis on Co-ordinate Geometry and Algebra. Straight Line, Circle, Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola had questions with mixed concepts. Some good questions were asked from Definite Integral, Differential Equations, Matrices, Sequence & Series, Binomial Theorem, Quadratic Equations, Vectors & Probability . Few students reported that Numerical Based questions involved some lengthy questions and were tricky.
Physics – Easy to Moderate level. Questions asked from Work, Power and Energy, Rotational Motion, Fluids, Simple Harmonic Motion, Electrostatics, EM Waves, Current Electricity, Optics and Modern Physics. Students felt more weightage was given to chapters of Class 11. Few Numerical based questions had lengthy calculations and were tricky. Four questions from Current Electricity were asked.
Chemistry – Easy level. Physical and Organic Chemistry were given more weightage compared to Inorganic Chemistry. Questions were asked from Coordination Compounds and Environmental Chemistry. Organic Chemistry had questions from Alcohols, Phenols, Amines and Polymers. Numerical Based questions from Physical Chemistry were easy. Physical Chemistry had questions from Chemical Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Equilibrium, Solutions and Mole Concept. Inorganic Chemistry had questions mostly from NCERT.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dave Muffley thought he had it made when it came to a solid retirement. The Indiana man spent roughly 30 years as a salaried maintenance technician for Delphi Corp., a subsidiary of General Motors Corp., and expected to retire with a comfortable income by the time he hit 62.
But when GM plunged into the biggest industrial bankruptcy proceeding in history in 2009, and the federal government negotiated its restructuring, Muffley’s expected retirement package was slashed, and his life’s trajectory would spiral.
The Russiaville resident, now 68, lost 30% of his retirement savings, his promised health care coverage and his faith in government.
Muffley is one of an estimated 20,000 Delphi workers hurt by the GM bankruptcy, and many have spent the past 13 years fighting to get back what they lost. After taking the issue all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to hear their case this year, the retirees were cut off from their last legal remedy.
Now, they’re looking to Congress to do for them what the courts would not. Legislation to restore the pension savings of the workers has gained support from both the left and the right in Congress. It passed the House on Wednesday and supporters are hopeful the Senate will follow suit.
It's named the Susan Muffley Act, after Dave's wife, who became sick and died while they were grappling with the hit to his retirement fund.
The retirees allege that they were discriminated against as salaried employees, compared with union-covered workers whose pensions were preserved through the bankruptcy. The salaried workers are the engineers, technicians and mid-level swath of employees who stood between the well-paid executives and the union-covered workers at the company.
After taking a buyout from Delphi at age 55 to avoid a potential layoff, Muffley says, he took one job after another to tide him over until he could retire at 62. It was in that time that his wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died within three years.
“Things fell apart, and things fell apart in a big way,” Muffley says. He estimated he’s lost at least $130,000 in savings due to the pension cuts over the years, and he’s not alone.
Despite the bipartisan support, there is some resistance in Congress to spending tax dollars to bail out pension funds.
For the retirees, the struggle to get the legislation into law is the latest and perhaps last battle in an ordeal that started when the workers got swept up in macroeconomic crosscurrents of the recession.
Muffley and others in 2009 established the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association — something of a support group for workers at the auto parts company who had to get through not only job losses, but retirement cuts and the loss of health plans.
Retirees tell stories of loss, severe depression, divorce and altered courses of their lives. Some retirees' children put off going to college, other workers faced health difficulties from the stress of the cuts.
The salaried retirees have gotten support from every corner of local government, state legislatures, attorneys general and even sympathetic words from this president and the last.
Presidential candidate Joe Biden in September 2020 said he would work with senators to help restore Delphi workers’ retirement savings. The next month, President Donald Trump issued a memo calling on the Treasury Department and other agencies to act on the issue.
But those words didn't translate into action. Nothing came of Trump's memo. Nor did anything happen in the first 18 months of the Biden administration.
A number of legislative proposals to help the Delphi workers have come and gone over the years without becoming law. The latest bill, which cleared the House on a 254-175 vote, would restore the workers' benefits and retroactively make up for what they've lost since 2009.
Members of Congress from both parties, mostly from Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, have sponsored the legislation. Reps. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Ohio Sens. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, and Rob Portman, a Republican, are among those backing it.
Co-sponsors span the spectrum, from Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama, a founder of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, to Rep. Andy Levin of Michigan, a member of the progressive caucus.
The White House on Friday issued its own a statement in support of the bill, saying the administration “supports a secure retirement for affected workers.”
Muffley points to other legislative saves for pension plans, like the bipartisan Butch Lewis Act that was included in the American Rescue Plan. That provision stalled the insolvency of roughly 200 multi-employer pension plans for 30 years, saving the benefits of roughly 3 million workers. Biden spotlighted the measure in a recent visit to Ohio.
But there are skeptics. During House debate on Wednesday, Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., called the measure another “Democrat bailout bill by the sponsors of the nanny state.”
“Why should the constituents of my Virginia 5th District pay for someone else’s retirement plan?" he said.
HOW IT GOT HERE
When GM went through bankruptcy in June 2009 due to massive losses during the Great Recession, the company said it would not assume pension liabilities for the Delphi unit's salaried workers — largely because it didn't have an agreement with them, as it had negotiated with unions for hourly workers.
The government's Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. then assumed responsibility for the 20,000 salaried workers’ pension plan, and cut workers' and retirees’ monthly benefits if they were larger than the statutory maximum benefit that the agency was guaranteed to pay. As a result, some retirees' pensions were cut by as much as 70%. But GM did step in to cover pension losses for union workers.
Those who lost benefits were 4,044 workers in Indiana, 5,181 in Ohio, 5,859 in Michigan and thousands of others around the country.
While cutbacks in bankruptcies aren't uncommon, the Delphi workers argued it was unfair that union workers' pensions were protected by GM while salaried workers were left with permanent cuts to their retirement fund as well as permanent cuts to their health benefits.
The arrangement played out in conjunction with a deal negotiated by then-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and then-National Economic Council Director Larry Summers, who led a task force that sank millions of dollars into saving GM.
Part of the rationale at the time was the need to keep union workers from striking, while salaried workers were seen as more expendable.
A 2013 inspector general's report said that while the union workers had leverage “to prolong Delphi’s bankruptcy or strike, which GM believed would significantly impact its ability to survive, Delphi’s salaried retirees had no leverage, other than what they hoped would be political leverage.”
The report estimated the salaried retirees had lost $440 million in pension benefits. In today's dollars, the retirees would need $900 million to be made whole.
In a 2011 op-ed in The Washington Post, Geithner said the bankruptcy “meant sacrifices across the board — from managers, unions, stockholders, creditors and dealers.” But the intent was “to stop the American automobile industry from unraveling” and causing a deeper recession that could have cost tens of thousands of additional jobs.
Geithner declined to comment for this story. Summers did not respond to a request for comment.
In January, the Supreme Court denied Delphi retirees' efforts to review their case. The court effectively upheld a federal court's ruling that the law allows for distressed pension plans to be closed without court approval.
Kildee, one of the bill's sponsors, told The Associated Press the case was "particularly egregious because it was the federal government that engineered the bankruptcy.”
Turner said during the House debate that legislation was necessary because “no one else has had the White House pick winners and losers and take away their pensions. It is our responsibility as members of Congress to address this injustice."
WHAT THE WORKERS SAY
“The reality is that salaried workers were singled out and it’s the government that caused this,” said Bruce Gump, who lost 40% of his pension and serves as chairman of the Delphi Salaried Retirees Association.
“I was 57 when this happened to me and it was a tough time, for this to happen at the bottom of the recession," he said. “The fact that we’re finally getting the attention of the secretary of treasury and Congress creates some hope in us."
Julie Naylor, a 68-year-old former nurse who lives in a suburb of Greenville, South Carolina, says restoring her husband’s pension and health care would mean she could afford basic necessities for her family. Her husband, Bruce Naylor, suffered a stroke after a routine outpatient surgery, caused by an undiscovered brain tumor. With her husband now paralyzed on his right side and with limited speech abilities, Julie Naylor says without the health care promised to him, the medical bills have piled up.
Bruce Naylor is 6 feet, 6 inches and too tall for his wheelchair. Julie Naylor says if her family had the money owed to them through his pension, “I wouldn’t have to wait for Medicare” to be approved for a chair that fits. “We could’ve just bought it with what is owed us,” she said.
“We live a very austere life and a very uncertain life," she said. “I never thought he could lose half of his pension and half of his life savings.”
WHAT'S NEXT
The legislation would require the government to “top up” the pensions of the salaried Delphi workers, as GM did for the unionized workers.
Bill Kadereit, president of the National Retiree Legislative Network, said the Delphi workers’ fight highlights the archaic nature of corporate bankruptcy law, and how it can harm workers.
“In many ways the federal government basically threw them under the bus and made the sacrifice of these people to make a deal,” he said.
To Muffley, that's what made the deal so painful.
“I can't believe our government would do something like this," he said in advance of the House vote.
And Muffley has a warning for others who may think their own promised benefits are secure: “If the government could do this to us, what else could they do to you?”
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Associated Press writer Kevin Freking contributed to this report. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Rejected-by-courts-retirees-take-last-shot-to-17334080.php | 2022-07-28T08:26:20Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Rejected-by-courts-retirees-take-last-shot-to-17334080.php | true |
SHANGHAI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – FinVolution Group ("FinVolution," or the "Company") (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced it has released its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, the Company's fourth consecutive annual ESG report. It highlights FinVolution's ESG policies and accomplishments in 2021 as well as ongoing endeavors, underscoring its commitment to achieving sustainability and ESG goals.
"At FinVolution, upholding long-term commitments and responsibilities to our industry, environment and society are at the heart of our core values embedded across our business operations. We continue to make strides in improving our ESG management practices and advancing our ESG initiatives," said Mr. Feng Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of FinVolution. "We were awarded a "low-risk" rating by Sustainalytics, a leading independent global provider in ESG research, ratings and data. In addition, we have become a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in June, a testament to our relentless efforts as a responsible corporate citizen on a global scale."
"Committed as always, we strive to make financial services better and more transparent. The 2021 ESG report is a snapshot of our efforts and initiatives, demonstrating our commitment to driving sustainability and enhancing value creation for our stakeholders. We will continue to reinforce our ESG engagement and responsibilities, leveraging FinVolution's innovative technology and differentiators in ways that improve and sustain communities for generations to come," concluded Mr. Zhang.
Key highlights from FinVolution's 2021 ESG report include the Company's initiatives with respect to:
- ESG management;
- Comprehensive risk management;
- Information security & privacy protection;
- Responsible operations;
- Access to finance;
- Employee care and training & development mechanisms; and
- Contribution to industry development.
These disclosures highlight the Company's strategy to grow and innovate in a responsible and sustainable manner. The ESG report has been prepared in compliance with the core option of the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) and in accordance with MSCI ESG Rating Methodology. For more information regarding GRI Standard and MSCI ESG Rating Methodology, please visit:
https://www.globalreporting.org
https://www.msci.com
To download FinVolution ESG reports, please visit:
http://ir.finvgroup.com
About FinVolution Group
FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform in China, connecting underserved borrowers with financial institutions. Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China's online consumer finance industry and has developed strong innovative technologies and has accumulated in-depth experience in the core areas of credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company's platform, empowered by proprietary, cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had over 145.3 million cumulative registered users.
For more information, please visit http://ir.finvgroup.com
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TX Lubbock TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Zone Forecasts for the South Plains Area
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
TXZ035-282115-
Lubbock-
Including the cities of Lubbock, Wolfforth, and Slaton
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ026-282115-
Childress-
Including the cities of Childress and Kirkland
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 103.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall
possible in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ021-282115-
Parmer-
Including the cities of Friona, Bovina, and Farwell
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in
the mid 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ022-282115-
Castro-
Including the cities of Dimmitt and Hart
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in
the mid 60s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ023-282115-
Swisher-
Including the cities of Tulia and Happy
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in
the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 70. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ024-282115-
Briscoe-
Including the cities of Silverton and Quitaque
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
upper 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows around 70. East winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southeast
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall
possible in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ025-282115-
Hall-
Including the cities of Turkey and Memphis
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 102.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast 15 to 20 mph
this afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 15 to
20 mph, becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
east 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall
possible in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then mostly sunny with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ027-282115-
Bailey-
Including the city of Muleshoe
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny this morning, then partly sunny with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the
mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall
possible in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ028-282115-
Lamb-
Including the cities of Littlefield, Amherst, and Olton
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Locally heavy
rainfall possible in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ029-282115-
Hale-
Including the cities of Plainview and Hale Center
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ030-282115-
Floyd-
Including the cities of Floydada and Lockney
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around
70. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. North winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in
the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ031-282115-
Motley-
Including the cities of Matador and Roaring Springs
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
lower 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 5 to
10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
southeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ032-282115-
Cottle-
Including the cities of Paducah and Cee Vee
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs around 103.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming east
10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Locally heavy rainfall possible in
the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs 100 to 105.
$$
TXZ033-282115-
Cochran-
Including the cities of Morton and Whiteface
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ034-282115-
Hockley-
Including the cities of Levelland and Sundown
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ036-282115-
Crosby-
Including the cities of Ralls and Crosbyton
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ037-282115-
Dickens-
Including the cities of Spur and Dickens
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south
5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ038-282115-
King-
Including the cities of Dumont and Guthrie
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ039-282115-
Yoakum-
Including the cities of Denver City and Plains
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ040-282115-
Terry-
Including the cities of Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ041-282115-
Lynn-
Including the cities of Tahoka, New Home, and ODonnell
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southeast this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ042-282115-
Garza-
Including the cities of Post and Lake Alan Henry
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ043-282115-
Kent-
Including the city of Jayton
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 101. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ044-282115-
Stonewall-
Including the cities of Aspermont and Old Glory
241 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 102. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
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TX Shreveport LA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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ZFPSHV
Zone Forecast Product
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
TXZ096-282115-
Red River-
Including the cities of Clarksville and Bogata
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 107 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with
highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ108-282115-
Franklin-
Including the city of Mount Vernon
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 107 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ109-282115-
Titus-
Including the city of Mount Pleasant
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 107 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs around 100. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ111-282115-
Morris-
Including the cities of Daingerfield, Lone Star, Naples,
and Omaha
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ110-282115-
Camp-
Including the city of Pittsburg
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 106 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ112-282115-
Cass-
Including the cities of Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs,
and Queen City
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ126-282115-
Marion-
Including the city of Jefferson
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ125-282115-
Upshur-
Including the cities of Gilmer and Big Sandy
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 106 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ124-282115-
Wood-
Including the cities of Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, and Hawkins
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 106 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ136-282115-
Smith-
Including the city of Tyler
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this morning. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ137-282115-
Gregg-
Including the city of Longview
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106 this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ138-282115-
Harrison-
Including the city of Marshall
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ151-282115-
Panola-
Including the city of Carthage
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ150-282115-
Rusk-
Including the city of Henderson
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ149-282115-
Cherokee-
Including the cities of Jacksonville and Rusk
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ165-282115-
Angelina-
Including the city of Lufkin
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs in the upper
90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Hot. Highs in the upper
90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Highs in the
upper 90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ152-282115-
Nacogdoches-
Including the city of Nacogdoches
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ153-282115-
Shelby-
Including the city of Center
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ166-282115-
San Augustine-
Including the city of San Augustine
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 108.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 104.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Highs in the upper
90s. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ167-282115-
Sabine-
Including the cities of Hemphill and Pineland
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 107.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot. Lows in the mid
70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
LAZ001-002-282115-
Caddo-Bossier-
Including the cities of Shreveport and Bossier City
204 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the mid 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
upper 70s. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values up to 105.
$$
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Ministry of Defence makes award to Viasat under Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
CARLSBAD, Calif. and FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat UK Ltd., a subsidiary of global communications company Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), today announced that it has affirmed its commitment to supporting UK military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families by signing the UK Armed Forces Covenant. The Armed Forces Covenant is a commitment made by organisations of all types to provide support for members of the armed forces community through employment, education, financial assistance or access to critical services.
The commitment further deepens Viasat's longstanding relationship with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD). In 2021, the Company opened a new state-of-the-art facility featuring a Network Operations Centre (NOC) and Cyber Security Operations Centre (CSOC) in Aldershot, Hampshire. The centres will support sovereign operations and capabilities for the UK government and MoD, as well as defend against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks from a growing number of adversaries. The facility is part of a larger investment in the UK prosperity and sovereignty agenda, which includes a planned £300m investment to support the launch and operation of the ViaSat-3 global satellite constellation over Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The MoD also recognised Viasat with a Bronze Award under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). The Defence ERS encourages employers to pledge support for defence and inspire other organizations to do the same. It recognises organisations' commitments to the armed forces community and alignment of company values with the Armed Forces Covenant.
Viasat's Vice Chairman Rick Baldridge attended the in-person signing of the Covenant at the company's Aldershot offices.
"We are very proud to sign the Armed Forces Covenant which is in keeping with the core culture of our company," said Baldridge. "With hundreds of veterans and military family members working in our offices around the world, the armed forces community is an indispensable part of our workforce. We are looking forward to supporting UK service members and their families with new employment opportunities and other support programs."
Leo Docherty, Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldershot, joined in applauding Viasat's signing of the Covenant and broader commitments in the UK.
"I'm delighted that Viasat UK is showing its support for our service personnel by raising the flag and signing the Armed Forces Covenant. As someone with a military background, I am delighted to see Viasat UK extend its commitment to our Armed Forces, veterans and Reserves - and their families - right across the UK," said Mr. Docherty. "Offering meaningful employment options and support for those who are transitioning from the military to civilian life means their talents are maximised in their positive contribution to the business community."
Viasat has a long history of supporting military veterans. The Armed Forces Covenant and Bronze Award are further examples of this continued commitment to veterans and military families everywhere through employment opportunities, career development and transition workshops. Last year, the U.S. Department of Labor gave Viasat a 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award, which recognises investment in recruiting and retaining veterans, as well as offering veteran-specific skills development and leadership programs. Viasat was also named a top employer of veterans by Military Times' 2021 Best for Vets: Employers List.
Mr. Docherty continued, "The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise by the nation to ensure the fair treatment of those who are serving, as well as veterans and their families. I'm delighted to see even more organisations - including Viasat UK, headquartered in my constituency of Aldershot - sign up to this pledge."
The signing of the Armed Forces Covenant follows Viasat and Inmarsat's recently announced agreement with the UK Government's Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) as part of the proposed combination of the two companies. This agreement includes binding commitments to expand numbers of highly-skilled jobs in key areas and research & development investment that will support the UK's National Space Strategy.
About Viasat
Viasat is a global communications company that believes everyone and everything in the world can be connected. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the world communicate. Today, the Company is developing the ultimate global communications network to power high-quality, secure, affordable, fast connections to impact people's lives anywhere they are—on the ground, in the air or at sea. To learn more about Viasat, visit: www.viasat.com, go to Viasat's Corporate Blog, or follow the Company on social media at: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter or YouTube.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements include statements that refer to Viasat employment support and investment in UK military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families; Viasat's support for sovereign operations and capabilities for the UK government and MoD; the agreed upon package of legally-binding undertakings with the UK Government's Department for BEIS as part of the proposed combination of Viasat and Inmarsat; Viasat's plan to invest £300 million in the UK; and our ability to expand the numbers of highly-skilled jobs in key areas. Readers are cautioned that actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include: risks associated with the construction, launch and operation of the ViaSat-3 class satellites and Viasat's other satellites, including the effect of any anomaly, operational failure or degradation in satellite performance; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the ViaSat-3 satellite platforms; unexpected expenses or delays related to the satellite system; the ability to successfully implement Viasat's business plan for broadband satellite services on Viasat's anticipated timeline or at all, including with respect to the ViaSat-3 satellite platforms; contractual problems, product defects, manufacturing issues or delays; regulatory issues; technologies not being developed according to anticipated schedules, or that do not perform according to expectations; and increased competition and other factors affecting the connectivity sector, generally. In addition, please refer to the risk factors contained in Viasat's SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including Viasat's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. Viasat undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Copyright © 2022 Viasat, Inc. All rights reserved. Viasat, the Viasat logo and the Viasat signal are registered trademarks of Viasat, Inc. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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SHANGHAI, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – FinVolution Group ("FinVolution," or the "Company") (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced it has released its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, the Company's fourth consecutive annual ESG report. It highlights FinVolution's ESG policies and accomplishments in 2021 as well as ongoing endeavors, underscoring its commitment to achieving sustainability and ESG goals.
"At FinVolution, upholding long-term commitments and responsibilities to our industry, environment and society are at the heart of our core values embedded across our business operations. We continue to make strides in improving our ESG management practices and advancing our ESG initiatives," said Mr. Feng Zhang, Chief Executive Officer of FinVolution. "We were awarded a "low-risk" rating by Sustainalytics, a leading independent global provider in ESG research, ratings and data. In addition, we have become a member of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in June, a testament to our relentless efforts as a responsible corporate citizen on a global scale."
"Committed as always, we strive to make financial services better and more transparent. The 2021 ESG report is a snapshot of our efforts and initiatives, demonstrating our commitment to driving sustainability and enhancing value creation for our stakeholders. We will continue to reinforce our ESG engagement and responsibilities, leveraging FinVolution's innovative technology and differentiators in ways that improve and sustain communities for generations to come," concluded Mr. Zhang.
Key highlights from FinVolution's 2021 ESG report include the Company's initiatives with respect to:
- ESG management;
- Comprehensive risk management;
- Information security & privacy protection;
- Responsible operations;
- Access to finance;
- Employee care and training & development mechanisms; and
- Contribution to industry development.
These disclosures highlight the Company's strategy to grow and innovate in a responsible and sustainable manner. The ESG report has been prepared in compliance with the core option of the Global Reporting Initiative's Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) and in accordance with MSCI ESG Rating Methodology. For more information regarding GRI Standard and MSCI ESG Rating Methodology, please visit:
https://www.globalreporting.org
https://www.msci.com
To download FinVolution ESG reports, please visit:
http://ir.finvgroup.com
About FinVolution Group
FinVolution Group is a leading fintech platform in China, connecting underserved borrowers with financial institutions. Established in 2007, the Company is a pioneer in China's online consumer finance industry and has developed strong innovative technologies and has accumulated in-depth experience in the core areas of credit risk assessment, fraud detection, big data and artificial intelligence. The Company's platform, empowered by proprietary, cutting-edge technologies, features a highly automated loan transaction process, which enables a superior user experience. As of March 31, 2022, the Company had over 145.3 million cumulative registered users.
For more information, please visit http://ir.finvgroup.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "target," "confident" and similar statements. Such statements are based upon management's current expectations and current market and operating conditions and relate to events that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the Company's control. Forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any such statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainties as to the Company's ability to attract and retain borrowers and investors on its marketplace, its ability to increase the volume of loans facilitated through the Company's marketplace, its ability to introduce new loan products and platform enhancements, its ability to compete effectively, laws, regulations and governmental policies relating to the online consumer finance industry in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company's ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain the listing of its ADSs on the NYSE, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE's continued listing criteria. Further information regarding these and other risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and FinVolution does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
FinVolution Group
Head of Investor Relations
Jimmy Tan
Tel: +86 (21) 8030 3200- Ext 8601
E-mail: ir@xinye.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86 (10) 6508-0677
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com
In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050
E-mail: finv@tpg-ir.com
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QINGDAO, China, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The St. Regis Qingdao will hold a series of celebrations on the occasion of its first glorious anniversary. One year ago, the inauguration of The St. Regis Qingdao marked a new era in the rapidly evolving luxury hospitality sector of this panoramic city. For the past year, the St. Regis Qingdao has become a famous social place highly esteemed by luminaries from all walks of life in the city. It has also become a new landmark of Qingdao tourism and has been awfully attractive to visitors from all over the country. By virtue of its century-old brand and impeccable services like the professional St. Regis Butler Service, exquisite space design, exceptional dining options, and thoughtful SPA service, The St. Regis Qingdao has created a unique moment for each and every guest.
Like the dazzling jade polished from rough stone, The St. Regis Qingdao radiates delicacy and exquisite. The first anniversary is its highlight moment and the beginning of a new journey. The St. Regis Qingdao sincerely invites luminaries from all walks of life to witness the splendid moment of its first anniversary.
Violet Hour
Inspired by the violet hour first appeared in The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto by Bernard DeVoto, an American essayist, The St. Regis Bar notably created the iconic ritual to witness the romantic transition from day to night, inviting all guests to raise their glasses and welcome the infinite possibilities of the night. The St. Regis Bar Qingdao is among the first St. Regis bars to present the "Violet Hour" ritual in the Asia-Pacific region.
Our friends from the media have strongly supported our first-anniversary celebrations. . We hereby sincerely invite all friends from the media to gather at The St. Regis Bar on the 60th floor of The St. Regis Qingdao. Let's gather above the clouds and enjoy the romantic "Violet Hour". All friends from the media are invited to witness the glamour of The St. Regis Qingdao with the chief bartender on the coast of the city at sunset.
Yan Ting Wine Dinner * LongDai Winery
Located on the 5th floor of Yan Ting is a Chinese Restaurant presenting immersive grand banquets for luminaries. At the beginning of its design, the Restaurant integrated many Chinese traditional elements and local characteristics of Qingdao, aiming to offer an extraordinary dining experience with an elegant "new Chinese style" atmosphere.
On its first anniversary, The St. Regis Qingdao specially invited Leo Cao (Chinese Culinary Director Greater China, Marriott International) and Alex (the executive chef from Nanjing) to provide a tailored and unparalleled dinner for all guests jointly. Leo, a native of Guangzhou, has over 30 years of cuisine experience. He will present authentic Cantonese-style dishes to all diners with his superb skills and sticking to the original aspiration of food culture.
All the guests will gather at the Astor Ballroom atop mountains and beyond the sea and enjoy the delicacies. On that evening, reserved wines from local wineries and Domaine de Longdai will be presented. The vintage wines, delicacies, and dazzling lights will always linger in our memories for years to come.
The Carvery Champagne Dinner * Perrier Jouet
The Carvery, as a tribute to the New York Steakhouse, is located on the 60th floor and decorated in a classic style. Thanks to the open kitchen, guests can appreciate the culinary craftsmanship at close quarters. The Carvery intends to offer guests an unforgettable experience above the clouds and leave them a beautiful memory with keen attention to detail. Over the past year, The Carvery has cherished long-awaited reunions, exciting encounters, and sincere communication. Be it the joy of reunions or the romance of encounters, The Carvery is the perfect backdrop to your wonderful story.
On the prelude night of its first anniversary, The St. Regis Qingdao will invite guests to savor the authentic steak at The Carvery. Tim, the Executive Chef of The Carvery, will work with Chef Davide, who has traveled worldwide and worked in several Michelin restaurants, to make exquisite delicacies. With excellent cuisine by the masters and bubbles of the Perrier Jouet together, diners will appreciate the delicate flavors and enjoy them extraordinarily.
A Tipsy Night of Cocktails
When the day draws to a close and the evening lights are lit, all guests can go to The St. Regis Bar to feel its sophisticated resplendence reminiscent of the Gilded Age. The burgundy red matches the champagne gold to show a calm and solemn style, which blends perfectly with the city's charming and romantic night scene. A variety of rare vintage wines, handcrafted cocktails, and Qingdao local speciality beers will be served here. Besides, Bloody Mary, a classic cocktail of The St. Regis Qingdao, will also be presented innovatively.
As part of the celebrations of the first anniversary of The St. Regis Qingdao, The St. Regis Bar will join hands with Hope & Sesame, one of the "Top 50 Bars in Asia", inputting infinite imagination into beverages. Kevin (an experienced and award-winning bartender) and Tural (the "Mixologist of the Year" of Marriott Luxury's Bar) will devote all their enthusiasm to making a tipsy night at The St. Regis Qingdao to liven up the first anniversary. The two masters will make a special cocktail full of enthusiasm and blessings, and the cocktail will be presented for a limited time at the first anniversary of The St. Regis Qingdao.
Immersed here, guests will feel the legend of The St. Regis Bar and experience the classic masterpieces of bartenders while overlooking the city's brightly lit night view. All of these complement each other and make everything perfect. The pleasure of drinking has thus become "an inspirational journey about a tipsy feeling".
Afternoon Tea with Piano Duet
For the past year since The St. Regis Qingdao's opening, the afternoon tea at The St. Regis Qingdao has offered an exquisite and luxurious atmosphere with products of outstanding and consistent quality, and countless luminaries spent a splendid afternoon here above the clouds.
A hundred years ago in the Gilded Age of New York, Ms. Caroline Astor, mother of the founder of St. Regis, made the elegant afternoon tea an essential ritual for entertaining socialites, and it became a signature ritual of St. Regis ever after. Located in the sky lobby of The St. Regis Qingdao, the Drawing Room dwells amidst mountains and seas and lies off the historic sites and scenic spots in the city. The Drawing Room doubles as a rare social space high in the clouds and an ideal venue for a magnificent view and afternoon tea. The St. Regis Qingdao invites all guests to enjoy the classic Caroline afternoon tea above the clouds, appreciate the tradition of St. Regis, and spend a joyful afternoon.
On its first anniversary, The St. Regis Qingdao will invite Pol, a patisserie master, and Calvin, the executive chef of The St. Regis Qingdao Bakery, to present an ingenious afternoon tea set. Mr. Pol comes from Barcelona and has been under the guidance of a world-class Michelin dessert master. He has served in many Michelin star-level restaurants, famous dessert shops, and luxury hotel bakeries in France and Spain. Besides, Chef Calvin is familiar to guests and has won various international awards. Leaning against the window and overlooking the scenery, guests can get together happily and spend romantic afternoon tea time created jointly by the two dessert masters.
Birthday Dinner * Black Time Event - by Invitation
For its anniversary celebration, a selection of luminaries and distinguished guests will be invited to gather in the Caroline Meeting Room. They will surely spend a memorable night, sharing the delicious food and enjoying the moment's joy above the clouds.
The St. Regis Qingdao hopes to express thanks to all guests, friends of the media, and luminaries from all walks of life for your support of the first-anniversary celebrations. The first anniversary radiates with eternity. We sincerely invite you to join us to testify to the one-year growth of The St. Regis Qingdao and witness the commencement of a bright future together.
Brunch at The St. Regis Qingdao
The grand Astor Ballroom covering an area of more than 900 square meters, is the best option in the city to hold all kinds of celebrations and business meetings. With its long history, a series of iconic rituals, and unique design, the Astor Ballroom is full of an exquisite atmosphere of celebration.
In the morning in the city, you might as well start hard-won slow urban life with a brunch. At The St. Regis Qingdao, brunch is turned into an unparalleled "global food theater". During the anniversary activities, all the guests and chefs will gather to show their creativity. Besides, Turkish restaurant Istanbul, Italian restaurant Ciao, and Japanese Restaurant Kurogi, all of which are popular in Qingdao, are invited by The St. Regis Qingdao, and their chefs will also join the blast with their signature delicacies and collection of wines.
On the occasion of its first anniversary, The St. Regis Qingdao invites guests to let their imaginations about taste buds run wild at the hotel.
Refill Yoga * Mindful Valley
The nearly 270-square-meter presidential suite has always been one of the masterpieces of The St. Regis Qingdao guest rooms. As an iconic decorative element of The St. Regis brand, the crystal lamp romantically echoes the blue sky outside the window, making the big and exquisitely-designed guestroom above the clouds even more elegant. For the first anniversary activities, The St. Regis Qingdao turns the presidential suite into a "yoga space above the clouds".
The St. Regis Qingdao joins hands with Mindful Valley to offer a full range of deep physical and spiritual healing services in the refined atmosphere, letting our guests explore new inspirations with Himalayan singing bowls. The two-hour healing yoga activity will guide our guests to rejuvenate their body and soul in a graceful mood by the sea of clouds through various programs like kundalini practice, guided meditation in both Chinese and English, deep healing with the crystal singing bowl, etc.
In the past year, The St. Regis brand, with its one-hundred-year history, was vividly interpreted in the Astor Ballroom in the city. It also inherited its splendid traditional rituals with luminaries from all fields. Now, after a year of polishing, The St. Regis Qingdao has set sail and headed for the depths of the sea and is embracing an unlimited future. Above the clouds, The St. Regis Qingdao is speeding across the waves. Luxurious and comfortable, the Astor Ballroom in the city will forever radiate with eternality. The first anniversary radiates with eternity.
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Pontypridd student's kidney appeal sparks huge response
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A student who appealed for a new kidney on social media has said she has been overwhelmed by the positive response.
Paige Pates, 23, collapsed at the gym in August. Blood tests confirmed she had the disease glomerulonephritis.
Paige, from Pontypridd, said: "The generosity and kindness of people, I can't seem to thank everybody enough."
The condition means as her kidneys fail she needs dialysis to keep her alive and will need a transplant in the long-term.
"They told me back in February but I think I was still battling with the idea of needing one," she told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on Thursday.
"I was battling with the idea of being unwell so it's taken until now and now I feel silly for not asking publicly but it's still everyday when I think of somebody else be giving me their organ and giving me life.
"It's a really, really strange feeling to grasp."
Paige, who is studying for a Master's degree at the University of Gloucestershire, added that it took her a long time to come to terms with her diagnosis and need for a transplant.
She added she "reached an end point" which spurred her on to make the appeal.
"I felt so tired. I'd only gone out to run errands and I felt so tired and so ill, I felt awful, and thought 'why am I waiting?'
"Even if one person says 'I'd do it', that's one extra person I didn't have."
She said her clinic told her there had been a "huge volume" of people willing to be tested to see if they were a suitable match.
The details of those who have volunteered as donors are being handled by a specialist transplant clinic in Oxford.
"Eight of the 10 people who have messaged me have said 'I will give you my kidney'.
"They're complete strangers, they could be people who I knew from school, people from the local area where I grew up in Pontypridd, from uni in Gloucestershire, but there have been people from throughout the UK."
"What's really great is that you can live a perfectly normal life on just one kidney. It is daunting... but the person who donates would live a full, healthy, normal life.
"The most exciting thing is that both of us would walk with something great. They've helped me live and I get to live."
The NHS England Blood and Transplant department said: "Ideally, most patients, if suitable, would want a transplant in preference to dialysis and the best way to plan a pre-emptive transplant is from a planned living donor, as it is more difficult to predict when a deceased donor offer may become available.
"If someone does not have a relative or friend who can donate, they may be tempted to appeal through media or social media for a suitable donor, although the chances of finding one are low,
"In general, we would consider exploring options for a transplant when a person is approaching about 20% of kidney function."
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335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Steuben-
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335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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then a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
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Schuyler-
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335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
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5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
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Lows in the mid 60s.
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Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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10 mph.
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mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
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thunderstorms this morning, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 80. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
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.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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10 mph.
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15 mph.
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.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NYZ037-282000-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NYZ044-282000-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in
the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NYZ045-282000-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows around 60. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NYZ046-282000-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows around 60. West winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper
70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
NYZ055-282000-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower
80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NYZ056-282000-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers likely
with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this afternoon. Highs in
the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs around 80.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
NYZ057-282000-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms this morning, then mostly cloudy with showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. Some
thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall this
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty
winds and heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
NYZ062-282000-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall this afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy
rainfall in the evening. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
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MADRID (AP) _ Banco Santander SA (SAN) on Thursday reported net income of $2.5 billion in its second quarter.
The bank, based in Madrid, said it had earnings of 14 cents per share.
The financial holding company posted revenue of $13.65 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $13.65 billion, which topped Street forecasts.
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The rapidly growing cannabis business is attracting considerable interest from investors, business developers, scientists, and entrepreneurs. The ‘Green Rush’ presents many opportunities for analytical testing labs in the following areas: Heavy Metal Screening, Residual Solvents, Pesticides & Herbicides, Potency Analysis, Cannabinoid Characterization, Quality Control, and other areas.
For those planning to enter the business, the best intentions for success will fall short without a sound strategy and a reliable partner for instrumentation and other resources.
“GenTech Scientific is the cannabis industries top refurbished analytical equipment supplier. I have saved thousands from buying certified refurbished equipment instead of buying brand new from the manufacturers. GenTech knows the cannabis industry well and understands a cannabis lab’s needs. They are very helpful in sourcing equipment that is best suited for a lab’s needs and getting it professionally shipped out fast. The equipment is always professionally packed for shipping and comes in perfect shape. I have even purchased equipment shipped to Hawaii with no issues which is rare! GenTech’s customer service is great and they are always willing to help fix a problem. I would recommend them to anyone starting a lab!” ~ A Gentech Customer
Having the right people with the proper expertise to guide you will increase the odds considerably in your favor. Take a moment - step back - and ask yourself a few important questions regarding your plans for a cannabis testing business.
Why do you want to get into the cannabis testing business?
Perhaps you see a need for a high-quality cannabis testing lab in your area. Maybe you want to apply your skills in business management or expertise in cannabis production. Or perhaps you want to ensure that a safe, high-quality product is available for patients relying on medicinal cannabis. Regardless of your motivation, the driving forces behind your actions are crucial.
GenTech’s CEO identified the need for high-quality refurbished analytical instruments for labs over 22 years ago. Since 1996, Clair has built his company to have highly skilled and knowledgeable chemists and technicians. They are able to provide the resources start-up and low budget labs need. Start-up labs in particular have limited budgets and often need a resource provider of instruments, service, and expertise, as they build their laboratory -- keeping their customers their first priority. GenTech has grown to service start-up labs, fortune 50 diagnostic labs, government and academic research labs – over 10,000 satisfied and recurring customers.
The GenTech story is a successful one and has many similarities to the cannabis testing industry. We understand starting and running a successful company requires a “burning desire” for success. It requires 100-hour work weeks and a never-ending determination to not fail. Value of your idea and introspection of your motivation to succeed are essential before starting a lab.”
Mr. Clair Bragg, CEO, GenTech Scientific, Inc.
What do you know about the cannabis testing business?
You may be approaching the business from a cannabis or agricultural grower perspective. Or perhaps from an experienced diagnostic testing lab angle. In either situation, starting a successful testing lab takes more than technical knowledge or a plan laid out by business professionals.
It is imperative to learn everything you can before starting the business. You need to consider training, support, budgets, milestones, objectives. Above all you need to know your weaknesses and how to address these. I have and continue to rely on others to help guide my efforts, to consult with regarding ideas, and to work hard alongside me.”
Mr. Clair Bragg, CEO, GenTech Scientific, Inc.
What is the purpose of your cannabis testing lab and are you fully aware of the logistics and costs?
Cannabinoid potency testing can make use of stand-alone HPLC systems with methods and standard operating procedures customized for a given lab. Depending on the product and sample type, a dedicated LC/MS system may be more appropriate to unmask and decipher analytes in complex matrices. Volatile cannabis compounds will often require a GC or GC/MS system for accurate analysis. In terpene or residual solvent testing, a headspace unit paired with GC/MS is often required to account for increased sample volatility.
Whether focusing on testing for cannabis potency, contaminants, or quality control of processing and sample management, the quality of the instrument and the associated facilities is paramount. A business plan may account for financial projections, banking details, and legal cost implications when starting a lab in a given location. A large portion of the start-up costs, however, entails sourcing and purchasing/leasing the instrument and outfitting the facilities needed to operate the instrument.
Beyond the type of lab, the specifications of the tests come down to rules and regulations of the state and municipality in which you plan to operate. This applies to safety, quality control, facilities requirements, and other logistics as well. What are the appropriate testing specs and acceptance criteria? What are the parameters for instrument validation? What steps are necessary in order to stay in compliance? How should instrument methods adapt as state and federal regulations change? Working in step with a trusted equipment resource is vital to understanding and handling these technical concerns.
Cannabis testing solutions
Start-up labs will see outstanding value in purchasing or leasing quality refurbished instruments because these devices can be acquired at half the price of new. Perhaps more important, is the value of an instrument dealer who stands behind the certification and quality assurance of the analytical instruments. As lab operations grow, so do the chances that instruments will need repair or replacement. An instrument supplier with trained chemists on staff and outstanding customer service is invaluable in this respect. Training and method development are important cost considerations as well. Without validated instrument methods and trained staff in place prior to opening your testing doors, operating costs can skyrocket and the business can suffer severely.
The cannabis testing business is challenging, and costs can quickly add up without expertise and reliable instrumentation to get the lab operational from day one. Educate yourself and learn from the experts to help you forge your path. Give yourself and your investors the best chances at success.
I am passionate to make our customers successful, that’s a fact. Without customer service, follow through, quality products, honesty, and never-ending commitment, our customers would not buy from us repeatedly. My goal is not to sell you one instrument this year. My goal is to sell you instruments or service next year, and in essence create a customer for life. It’s a simple effective philosophy.”
Mr. Clair Bragg, CEO, GenTech Scientific, Inc.
This article was written by LabX in conjunction with GenTech Scientific.
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In a recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers found significant seroreversion of total anti-nucleocapsid immunoglobulin.
Background
It is difficult to estimate the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections (frequently asymptomatic) using passive surveillance. Antibodies could help identify past infection, and population-level serologic studies have often been used to measure antibody levels for different pathogens.
Such studies provide critical inputs about the spread and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2. Nevertheless, false negatives might result due to antibody contraction and seroreversion, that is, the loss of antibodies.
About the study
In the current study, researchers quantified antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the United States (US). Nucleocapsid antibodies act as markers for prior SARS-CoV-2 infection even in the vaccinated population. Over 2300 Brigham and Women’s Hospital employees were included in a longitudinal cohort study between April 28 and September 30, 2020.
The team obtained sociodemographic characteristics by electronic questionaries and collected blood samples at baseline, monthly for three months, and subsequently once every three months until February 2022. Serum samples were tested for antibodies against nucleocapsid using a double-antigen sandwich electro-chemiluminescence immunoassay (Elecsys SARS-CoV-2 N immunoassay). Dates and results of SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were retrieved from the Brigham Health electronic medical record.
A generalized additive mixed-effects model (GAMM) was used to study antibody kinetics and a linear mixed-effects model (LMM) for estimating half-life. In the GAMM approach, the natural logarithm of antibody levels was modeled as a function of time since the index PCR-positive result; a constant exponential decline after the peak level was assumed in the LMM method.
Results
125 (5.3%) participants were positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid between April 2020 and January 2021, when the wild-type virus was predominantly circulating. Of these, 110 (88%) subjects, who had one or more samples after the first seropositive sample, were included in the study. Most participants were females (86%) and White (88%); the median age was 33, with a median body mass index of 24 kg/mm2.
Seventy-four participants were PCR-positive before the index seropositive sample. Most participants (96%) showed symptoms, and one individual was hospitalized. Among the PCR-positive individuals, the mean peak for nucleocapsid antibodies was 37, which occurred 72 days post-index PCR-positive result. The half-life of these antibodies was estimated as 128 days, with a mean time for seroreversion at 737 days, per the LMM method.
The GAMM model showed a more rapid antibody contraction up to one year after infection, followed by slower antibody contraction and seroreversion. Besides, the authors observed a non-significant step-wise trend of a slower relative decay in the concentration of antibodies among people of older age groups.
Conclusions
The two models, LMM and GAMM, suggested a significant seroreversion by 18 months post-SARS-CoV-2 infection; the LMM estimates suggested about 50% seroreversion two years post-infection. A 1.4% per month seroreversion during 4 – 12 months post-infection was estimated using the GAMM model.
The authors revealed that seroreversion would be 19% after two years and 35% after four years, assuming a relatively constant antibody contraction after a rapid initial decay, as supported by prior studies on human coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2. They suggested that seroreversion would affect the serologic investigations conducted a year after the widespread transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Notably, the adult-only enrolment and overrepresentation of White participants and females in the cohort might limit the generalizability of these findings. Above all, accounting for seroreversion and global vaccine rollout would be helpful for the planning and interpretation of SARS-CoV-2 seroepidemiologic analyses. | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220728/The-kinetics-of-SARS-CoV-2-nucleocapsid-antibodies-up-to-21-months-after-infection.aspx | 2022-07-28T09:25:34Z | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220728/The-kinetics-of-SARS-CoV-2-nucleocapsid-antibodies-up-to-21-months-after-infection.aspx | false |
TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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024 FPUS54 KHGX 280758
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Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
TXZ211-282100-
Austin-
Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ237-282100-
Inland Brazoria-
Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ196-282100-
Brazos-
Including the cities of College Station and Bryan
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to
105 early in the evening.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ195-282100-
Burleson-
Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 101. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ214-282100-
Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
107.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ210-282100-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 99.
$$
TXZ227-282100-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph,
diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ238-282100-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values
up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ198-282100-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ213-282100-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ163-282100-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ235-282100-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds around
5 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Heat
index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ200-282100-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 107.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ176-282100-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ236-282100-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds around
5 mph, increasing to south 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index
values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ199-282100-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ179-282100-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 107.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ178-282100-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 107.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 108.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 99. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ164-282100-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index
values up to 105 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ177-282100-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ212-282100-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Lows in the mid 70s. Heat index values up to 105 early in the
evening.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. Heat index
values up to 105.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100. Heat index values
up to 105.
$$
TXZ197-282100-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot
with highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs around 100.
$$
TXZ226-282100-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with
highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, diminishing to around
5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph
after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ300-282100-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the lower 90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
107.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
around 5 mph, increasing to around 10 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ313-282100-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
108.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Heat
index values up to 105.
$$
TXZ338-282100-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 107.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 80.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index
values up to 105.
$$
TXZ337-282100-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ336-282100-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 80.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ335-282100-
Coastal Jackson-
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values
up to 105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 80.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index values up to
105.
$$
TXZ436-282100-
Matagorda Islands-
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the mid 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Humid. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Near steady temperature in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Near steady temperature in the mid
80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ437-282100-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid.
Near steady temperature in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid. Near steady temperature in
the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ438-282100-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows in the mid 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 108 early.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 80s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 108 early.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up to
105.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Heat index values up
to 105.
$$
TXZ439-282100-
Bolivar Peninsula-
258 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid
with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 80s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
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Inflation in Germany is likely to start dropping again over the rest of the year, according to a prestigious economic think tank. But researchers warn food prices may still rise.
Prices for consumer products in Germany are likely to sink again in the second half of 2022 after months of inflation, a leading economic research institute said on Thursday.
The number of companies intending to raise their prices over the next quarter has sunk for the third month running, said the ifo Institute, citing its latest survey.
"Prices may continue rising, but the tempo will slow. That means inflation has reached its highest point and will go down in the course of the second half of the year," said IFO's head of business cycle analysis and forecasts, Timo Wollmershäuser.
Wollmershäuser said that the price expectations of businesses tend to take a few months to be reflected in consumer prices.
The construction sector and industry had seen the clearest reduction in these expectations, he said.
However, prices in sectors that more directly affect consumers, such as hospitality, leisure, culture and entertainment, were also likely to climb more slowly, according to IFO.
The one big exception is the food retail sector, where there was no end to inflation in sight, the institute said, with all companies in the survey wanting to raise their prices.
Inflation in Germany reached 7.6% in July.
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Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients' bills
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she picked up the phone before Christmas two years ago and learned a nursing home was suing her.
"I thought this was crazy," recalled Brooks, 74, a retiree who lives with her husband in a modest home in the Rochester suburbs. Brooks' brother had been a resident of the nursing home. But she had no control over his money or authority to make decisions for him. She wondered how she could be on the hook for his nearly $8,000 bill.
Brooks would learn she wasn't alone. Pursuing unpaid bills, nursing homes across this industrial city have been routinely suing not only residents but their friends and family, a KHN review of court records reveals. The practice has ensnared scores of children, grandchildren, neighbors, and others, many with nearly no financial ties to residents or legal responsibility for their debts.
The lawsuits illuminate a dark corner of America's larger medical debt crisis, which a KHN-NPR investigation found has touched more than half of all U.S. adults in the past five years.
Litigation is a frequent byproduct. About 1 in 7 adults who have had health care debt say they've been threatened with a lawsuit or arrest, according to a nationwide KFF poll conducted for this project. Five percent say they've been sued.
The nursing home industry has quietly developed what consumer attorneys and patient advocates say is a pernicious strategy of pursuing family and friends of patients despite federal law that was enacted to protect them from debt collection. "The level of aggression that nursing homes are using to collect unpaid debt is severely increasing," said Lisa Neeley, a Massachusetts elder law attorney.
In Monroe County, where Rochester is located, 24 federally licensed nursing homes filed 238 debt collection cases from 2018 to 2021 seeking almost $7.6 million, KHN found. Several nursing homes did not file any lawsuits in that period.
Nearly two-thirds of the cases targeted a friend or relative. Many were accused — often without documentation — of hiding residents' assets, essentially stealing. The remaining cases targeted residents themselves or their spouses.
Nursing homes have gone after some families for tens of thousands of dollars. In a few cases, debts surpassed $100,000.
In Monroe County alone, one nursing home sued the daughter and granddaughter of a former resident. The daughter pleaded with the court to release the granddaughter, promising she would pay the $5,942 debt. Another home sued a woman twice, for her husband's and her mother's debts. Yet another claimed a woman owed $82,000 for her mother's care. The resident was, in fact, a cousin, according to court papers.
"I get calls all the time from people who are served with these lawsuits who had no idea that this was even a remote possibility, who call me crying and frantic," said Anna Anderson, an attorney at the nonprofit Legal Assistance of Western New York who has represented defendants in such suits, including Brooks. "They believe not only that they're going to lose their own income and their own houses and assets, but also they're concerned that their loved ones who are still in the nursing home may be potentially kicked out."
The legal strategy is often rooted in admissions agreements, the piles of paperwork that family or friends sometimes sign, not realizing the financial risks. "The world of nursing facilities is a black hole for most people," said Eric Carlson, a longtime consumer attorney at the nonprofit Justice in Aging. "This happens in the shadows."
In most cases reviewed by KHN, the people sued didn't have an attorney, which can be expensive. In nearly a third, the nursing homes won default judgments because the defendants never responded, a common phenomenon in debt cases. In many cases, lawsuits sought interest rates as high as 18% on top of the debt.
Long-term care officials and attorneys say they must use the courts when bills go unpaid. "It would be a disservice to the hospital's residents, and to Monroe County's taxpayers, to allow residents who have assets not to pay what is owed," said Gary Walker, a spokesperson for Monroe County, which operates Rochester's largest nursing home, Monroe Community Hospital.
From 2018 to 2021, the county filed 60 debt collection cases, including the lawsuit against Brooks, KHN found.
Nationally, Beth Martino, a spokesperson for the American Health Care Association, the largest nursing home industry group, said lawsuits against families are "not a common occurrence."
But consumer attorneys in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio said they regularly see lawsuits against family and friends.
In 2020, Washington, D.C., secured an agreement with two nursing homes to stop what authorities called "deceptive billing practices." The homes had sued at least 15 family members, the attorney general found.
Ahmad Keshavarz, an attorney who documented debt lawsuits around New York City, said nursing homes see adult children as more appealing targets than older residents. "Sons or daughters are more likely to have assets," he said. "They have wages that can be garnished."
In Ohio, Robyn King, a former teaching assistant from Cleveland, was sued for more than $70,000 by a nursing home where her mother had been a resident. "The lawsuit made no sense to me since I told them I would not be personally responsible for my mom's medical expenses," King told a U.S. Senate committee in March. "The stress was unbearable. I thought, 'I will not be able to afford my mortgage.'"
Trapped by Paperwork
In upstate New York, Brooks faced a smaller yet shocking bill: $7,967.05.
"People like us live on a fixed income," Brooks said. "We don't have money to throw around, especially when you don't see it coming." She was so worried she didn't tell her husband at first.
Brooks initially thought there had been a mistake. She and her brother, James Lawson, were part of a big family that moved north from Mississippi to escape segregation in the 1960s. Lawson, who was a gifted athlete despite losing an arm as a child, spent his career at the Rochester Parks and Recreation Department. Brooks worked in insurance. They lived on opposite sides of the city. "My husband is somewhat disabled, and that keeps me pretty busy," said Brooks, who is also active in her church. "My brother always took care of his own business."
In summer 2019, Lawson was hospitalized after experiencing complications from a diabetes medication. The hospital released him to the county-run nursing home, and Brooks only found out a few days later. She visited her brother several times. No one talked to her about billing, she said. And she was never asked to sign anything.
After two months, Brooks' brother went home. A year later came the lawsuit.
The county alleged that Brooks should have used her brother's assets to pay his bills and that she was therefore personally responsible for his debt. Attached to the suit was an admissions agreement with what looked like Brooks' signature.
Such agreements, which can run multiple pages, have long been standard in the long-term care industry. They often designate whoever signs as a "responsible party" who will help the nursing home collect payments or enroll the resident in Medicaid, the government safety-net program.
Many lawyers say making a family member financially liable is unfair. "If you bring your child to a doctor, you should pay for the child's medical care. But if your adult child brings you to a nursing home and you're 80, the law doesn't bind you to pay those bills," said Paul Aloi, a Rochester attorney who has represented all sides — patients, hospitals, and nursing homes — in debt collection cases.
Federal laws and regulations prohibit homes from requiring a resident's relatives or friends to financially guarantee the resident's bills. Facilities cannot even request such guarantees.
But consumer advocates say nursing homes slip the admissions agreements into papers that family members sign when an older parent or sick friend is admitted. Sometimes people are told they must sign, a violation of federal law. Sometimes there is barely any discussion. "They are given a stack of forms and told, 'Sign here, sign there. Click here, click there,'" said Miriam Sheline, managing attorney at Pro Seniors, a nonprofit law firm in Cincinnati.
When Chris Ferris helped admit his mother to Kirkhaven nursing home in Rochester in 2019, he said, he asked the staff whether any papers he had signed made him financially liable for her care. "They said 'no,'" he said.
Ferris, who was estranged from his mother, had no legal control over her finances. She had been managing her own affairs. Nevertheless, the nursing home sued Ferris two years later for nearly $11,000. "It's not right," said Ferris, who is no longer speaking with his mother.
In more than a third of the cases that nursing homes filed in Monroe County against friends and relatives, the people sued had no power of attorney, limiting their access to residents' money to pay bills.
Accused of Stealing
Court records show Rochester-area nursing homes also frequently accuse family and friends of hiding residents' money and property to avoid paying the debts. The allegation is known in debt law as "fraudulent conveyance." But it is commonly interpreted by those being sued as an accusation of theft, which can be very frightening, consumer attorneys say.
The practice can intimidate people with means into paying debts they may not even owe, said Anderson, the legal assistance attorney. "People see that on a lawsuit and they think they're being accused of stealing," she said. "It's chilling."
Families do sometimes prey on older relatives, taking their bank cards or selling their property, advocates for seniors say. But nursing home lawsuits in Rochester contain almost no documentation to support these claims.
Monroe County provided supporting records in only three of the 29 lawsuits it filed that included a fraudulent conveyance claim against a friend or relative of a resident. And Underberg & Kessler, a Rochester law firm that has represented the county and other nursing homes, attached documentation in only five of the 70 actions it filed with such claims. The firm has filed the most nursing home debt cases in Monroe County.
Anna Lynch, a partner, said the firm always has "factual and legal grounds" to file. "The fact that the complaint does not make reference to the specific evidence does not mean there is not evidence," she said. "When we do institute legal action on behalf of a nursing home, the firm reviews the agreements between the parties and the facts to make sure there are grounds for claims against the persons who are legally responsible for payment."
Barbara Robinson, an 81-year-old widow who lives alone outside Rochester, said that wasn't her experience. She was sued by Monroe County three years ago for $21,000.
Robinson, who lives on a fixed income, signed papers for an older friend who was admitted to the county home, and she said she helped staff gather information to enroll her friend in Medicaid.
"As far as I knew, that was that," Robinson recalled. After the friend died, however, the county accused Robinson of taking her friend's assets. The county provided no documentation.
Robinson said there was no money to take, noting that her friend "had spent every single dime." A court ultimately dismissed the case, first reported by WHEC-TV in Rochester. Judge Debra Martin admonished the county for the lack of evidence. "Plaintiff must allege some facts to support its claims," she wrote, noting that the county's case "does not meet the bare minimum requirements."
Ferris, who was sued over his estranged mother's debts, had his case dropped by the nursing home. Valerie King Hoak, a spokesperson for the Kirkhaven nursing home, said the facility "cannot discuss private resident information or potential litigation with third parties."
Brooks is now in the clear, too, after the county dropped its case against her. She said she thinks the signature on the admissions agreement was forged from the nursing home's visitor log, the only thing she signed.
The experience left her shaken. She now tells anyone with a friend or relative in a nursing home not to sign anything. "It's ridiculous," she said. "But why would you ever think they would be coming after you?"
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Meghan Markle caused Prince Harry's rift with Prince William over alleged bullying claims, says author
It is said that the Duchess of Sussex convinced her husband that the Duke of Cambridge's "staff were smearing her."
Prince Harry will reportedly never reconcile with his brother Prince William as long as Meghan Markle is in the picture. According to author Tom Bower, she is to blame for the brothers' alleged rift because she controls the narrative.
The author of "Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors" said that the Duchess of Sussex "had convinced Harry that William's staff were smearing her." She allegedly blamed them for spreading fake stories about her to the press to create negative publicity.
Bower told OK! magazine, "Whispers about a tiara, that Kate had cried, her own demand for aerosol in St George's chapel and now the staff's outrageous complaints about her behaviour were, she said, invented to undermine her."
In 2021, reports surfaced that the former "Suits" star bullied palace aides out of Kensington Palace. Their former communications secretary Jason Knauff, who also served as Chief Executive Officer to Prince William and Kate Middleton, compiled complaints from aides who allegedly said that Meghan Markle made them cry and publicly humiliated them.
The mum-of-two has since denied the allegations and her lawyer labelled the claims as a "calculated smear campaign" against her. Queen Elizabeth II ultimately privately funded an investigation into the bullying claims. But the findings will never be made public, although they have led to changes to the royal family's H.R. policies and procedures.
The bullying allegations came out just days before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex sat down for an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey. There they accused a senior royal of being racist and the duchess said Kate Middleton made her cry.
The interview reportedly only fuelled the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William. Bower extends his sympathies for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge because he thinks that they have "been outrageously wounded by Meghan's assault and Harry's behaviour."
Despite the ceaseless criticism against them, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle continue to do their charity work in the U.S.A. They recently attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York on July 18, where the duke gave a speech about world hunger and climate change to celebrate the International Nelson Mandela Day. | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meghan-markle-caused-prince-harrys-rift-prince-william-over-alleged-bullying-claims-says-author-1702792 | 2022-07-28T09:31:19Z | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/meghan-markle-caused-prince-harrys-rift-prince-william-over-alleged-bullying-claims-says-author-1702792 | true |
Shell profit rockets on high oil prices
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London (AFP) – British energy giant Shell said Thursday that its net profit soared more than five-fold to $18 billion in the second quarter, fuelled by resurgent oil and gas prices, and rewarded shareholders with another bumper buyback.
The surge in profits in the three months to June was partially attributable to a reversal of $4.3 billion in impairments after the company raised its forecasts for the gas and oil market.
"We delivered strong financial results," said chief executive Ben van Beurden alongside the results statement.
The London-listed energy major announced a $6-billion share buyback programme, having already returned $8.5 billion to shareholders.
Van Beurden warned also that "with volatile energy markets, economic turbulence and the ongoing need for action to tackle climate change, 2022 continues to present challenges to consumers, to government, and to companies".
Shell had rebounded into a $3.4-billion profit in second quarter of 2021 from a $18.1-billion loss in the same period of 2020 when it took a massive impairment charge on the Covid-ravaged oil market.
However, oil and gas prices have soared this year owing to the Ukraine war and after countries lifted pandemic lockdowns.
Gas prices, which sky-rocketed in March after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, are soaring once more this week after Moscow curbed crucial deliveries to Europe in recent days.
The world's energy majors are reaping the benefits of this year's surge in global oil and gas prices as a result of the war in Ukraine.
France's TotalEnergies said Thursday that net profit more than doubled in the second quarter to 5.7 billion euros ($5.8 billion) from a year earlier.
"The energy sector continues to ride high on the supply and demand imbalance caused by the crisis in Ukraine," said Laura Hoy, equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
The Ukraine war has meanwhile sparked an exodus of Western energy companies from Russia.
Earlier this year, Shell logged a first-quarter profit of $7.1 billion, despite taking a $3.9-billion charge on its withdrawal from Russian activities.
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A fully upgraded successor to help users achieve power independence
LAS VEGAS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July 2021, BLUETTI firstly revealed the modular solar power station – AC300 and LFP battery module-B300, which soon became popular throughout the portable solar storage industry. Only one year later, an even more powerful successor-AC500+B300S combo is going to be released on the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. Scroll down for specific information.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner Thursday, marking another step in the Saudi leader's diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi.
Macron's office described the meeting on Thursday evening as "a working dinner." It will cap a long day for the French leader: He was in Guinea-Bissau, wrapping up a three-day visit to Africa, on Thursday morning.
The Saudi prince is making his first official visit to the European Union — he stopped in Greece before France — since the 2018 killing of Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The U.S.-based journalist's body was dismembered with a bone saw, according to Turkish officials.
France and other European nations are seeking to secure sources of energy to lessen their dependence on oil and gas supplies from Russia. France is also a major weapons and defense supplier to Gulf nations.
The prince has been steadily attracting big-name investors back to the kingdom since Khashoggi’s killing. He has also reset Saudi relations with Turkey, a key step toward rehabilitating his international standing.
Western intelligence determined that Prince Mohammed was complicit in the killing. The prince lost appalled supporters in the West who had previously been cheering his social reforms inside the kingdom. He maintains he had no knowledge of the operation that was carried out by people who directly reported to him.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.8 million) in penalties for misleading advertising over how water-resistant some models of smartphones are.
Federal Court Justice Brendan Murphy gave Samsung Electronics Australia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co., 30 days to pay the fines.
Samsung must also pay AU$200,000 ($140,000) toward the costs of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the consumer watchdog that initiated an investigation of the phones four years ago.
Samsung admitted to making false and misleading claims in nine advertisements between 2016 and 2018 about the water resistance of seven models of Galaxy smartphones. They are the S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8.
Samsung and the commission also agreed to the penalties imposed.
The misleading ads promoted the phones’ water resistance and suitability for use in swimming pools and seawater. But the charging ports could be damaged and stop working if the phones were recharged while the ports were still wet.
Samsung said the charging port issue only effected the seven models identified in the case that were launched between 2016 and 2017.
“The issue does not arise for Samsung’s current phones,” a Samsung statement said.
Samsung sold 3.1 million of the vulnerable phones in Australia, but the court could not determine how many customers found faults in their charging ports.
An unknown number of customers had their ports replaced by authorized Samsung repairers. Some repairers did the job for free while others charged between AU$180 ($126) and AU$245 ($171), the court heard.
Murphy said customers were entitled to assume that a large company such as Samsung would not advertise that its Galaxy phones could safely be submerged in water if they could not.
“A great many consumers are likely to have seen the offending advertisements and a significant number of those who did so are likely to have purchased one of the Galaxy phones,” Murphy said in his judgment.
Commission Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said her investigation had received hundreds of complaints from phone owners.
“They experienced issues with their Galaxy phones after it was exposed to water and, in may cases, they reported their Galaxy phones stopped working entirely,” Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement.
The judge said the penalty exceeded Samsung’s profit during the course of the misleading advertising campaign.
Samsung’s lawyers had initially denied the ads were misleading and that the phones could be damaged by immersion in water, the judge said.
“I do not consider Samsung Australia should be given much credit for its cooperation,” Murphy said.
Samsung said it had cooperated with the commission's investigations, which originally included more than 600 ads and 15 Galaxy phone models.
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As climate change warms the planet, drives up sea levels and energizes hurricanes, the arsenal of dangerous impacts delivered by the fierce storms is expected to get supercharged.
Among the most worrisome: powerful flooding from storm surge.
Rising seas and stronger winds mean the punishing waves pushed ashore by tropical storms and hurricanes will make their way farther and farther inland. That inland march would expose a larger swath of the U.S. coast to the kind of flooding unleashed during Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and put more people at risk of drowning, the leading cause of death in hurricanes.
An NPR analysis based on modeling from the National Hurricane Center for three critical regions — New York City, Washington, D.C., and Miami-Dade County — found future sea rise alone could expose about 720,000 more people to flooding in the decades to come.
The analysis used three landmark hurricanes — Sandy, Isabel, and Irma — as benchmarks to understand how the impacts of storm surge could grow.
In all three regions, flooding from storm surge that once lingered along the coast travels miles farther inland and grows deeper. By 2080, when sea rise could reach more than three feet, flooding would engulf even more critical infrastructure, including hospitals and schools that often provide shelter.
"Every bit of sea level that we add to this just makes this kind of scenario worse," said Brian Haus, a hurricane researcher at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, who studies the damaging power of storm surge.
Unlike flood waters from rainfall or overflowing canals or rivers, storm surge also carries the power of wind, he said. When a hurricane makes landfall, winds powerful enough to rip a roof off a house push a wall of water onto shore.
"Each time a wave hits, it's just a big spike," Haus said. "That kind of repetitive shock loading is the kind of thing that causes a lot of structural failure."
The National Hurricane Center began testing surge forecasts in 2014 and issued the first official forecasts in 2017, the year Hurricane Irma slammed Florida and triggered the largest evacuation in the state's history.
"Storm surge was killing people more than any other hazard. So they went on this campaign to figure out how can we do something in a way that people understand," said Cody Fritz, who leads the hurricane center's storm surge unit and conducted the modeling for NPR.
Over the years, the center improved its surge model, adding sophisticated layers that provide a more detailed projection of how that water travels over land.
"Realistically, you can zoom down to where the water might be," Fritz said. "We're not that good that we can [locate your] mailbox, but you have a pretty good idea of what risk you might have to deal with."
MIAMI
A building boom in the path of storm surge
Five years ago, Hurricane Irma aimed its mighty force at Miami, putting the nation's seventh-most populated county in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful storms on record.
"It was clear that basically everything east of U.S.1 would be under nine feet of water, which includes my house," said Brian Haus, the University of Miami researcher who studies the damaging impacts from storm surge. "This would have been the complete worst-case scenario for everything in South Dade [County]."
Instead, the storm swerved left and crossed the Lower Keys, sparing the crowded coast from the worst of its flooding.
But what if Irma had stayed its course? As seas rise, storm surge projections modeled by the National Hurricane Center suggest the scenario Haus feared could become dramatically worse. It's a particularly urgent threat for the low-lying southern end of the county, where fast-growing suburbs are squeezed between two national parks and a shrinking farming community.
Using an array of data including wind speeds and other atmospheric conditions during Irma, as well as topography and other features onshore, the National Hurricane Center modeled the depth and extent of flooding Irma would have produced had the center of the storm made landfall in Miami-Dade County.
Fritz, the center's storm surge chief, then added the latest sea level rise projections for the coming years from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to depict worsening storm surge.
Flooding already at lethal levels under today's conditions would top nine feet farther and farther inland as waters rise. An NPR analysis using 2020 Census data found the number of people at risk could nearly double by 2080, based on NOAA's likely sea level rise projection of just over 2.5 feet.
After Hurricane Andrew swept through in 1992 and decimated the area, South Florida has continued to see repeated strikes or near-misses by tropical storms or hurricanes. Yet construction in the county has boomed almost non-stop.
Developments like Crystal Cay, Silver Palms and Pine Vista replaced tomato fields and marshes. According to data from the University of Florida, 52 percent of developed lots in the area of southern Miami-Dade County pictured in the map below have been built since Andrew. That's more than 44,000 out of about 85,000 parcels with structures.
Of that post-Andrew construction, just over a third is already vulnerable to flooding from a storm like Irma. By 2080, nearly two-thirds (28,000) of those recently developed lots will be at risk.
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When a powerful storm comes, "Nothing to do but sit there, and pray and wait."
A U.S. Air Force base and nuclear power plant would be among the critical facilities hit by the surge. The plant's reactors are elevated about 20 feet above sea level, but roads needed to carry diesel fuel and other supplies to a shuttered plant would be under more than nine feet of water.
Black residents in South Florida would be three times more likely to be flooded, a higher rate than the rest of the population, according to an analysis by Tampa Bay Times data editor Langston Taylor.
The tiny village of Cutler Bay would be one of the many places to bear the full brunt of the surge. Just this past June, flooding from what would become the first named storm of this year's hurricane season submerged parts of the town, including Craig Emmanuel's street.
"You went to sleep on dry land and you woke up and the streets were flooded," said Emmanuel, who nearly missed his son's fifth grade graduation. "I don't think anyone was prepared for it to be as high as it was."
In nearby Richmond Heights, where Emmanuel grew up and his parents rebuilt their house after Andrew, flooding could be between six feet and nine feet deep in just four decades. The historic black community, built after World War II for returning vets, sits more than five miles from the coast.
And that kind of inland flooding can complicate evacuation plans. State emergency managers say it would take about a day to evacuate coastal neighborhoods. When flooding reaches inland communities, evacuation times more than triple.
Tim Meerbott, Cutler Bay's mayor and a lifelong resident, helped found the village in 2005 partly to help recover from Andrew, a storm he rode out hiding in his garage with his family.
"We didn't have near as many residents back then. We didn't have near as much concrete back then," he said. "Andrew had 165 mile an hour sustained winds and you're up to your shoulders in water. What do you do? Nothing to do but sit there, and pray and wait."
NEW YORK CITY
A tale of two river walks
Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest storm of the 2012 hurricane season. Over 48 hours, it damaged or destroyed nearly 800 buildings across New York City, including 70,000 housing units and left about 2 million people without electricity. Forty-three people in the city died as a result and damage was estimated at $19 billion. The preparation and response was one of the largest mobilizations of public services in history, according to the city.
The consequences of a similar storm in the future could be even worse.
With rising sea levels, the National Hurricane Center's model predicts that the extent and depth of storm surge will grow dramatically across the five boroughs. NPR's analysis found that the number of New Yorkers directly threatened by flooding could more than double from about 207,000 in 2020 to 468,000 in 2080.
Superstorm Sandy slammed 35 public housing developments managed by the New York City Housing Administration (NYCHA), leaving tens of thousands of low-income New Yorkers without power. Other types of affordable housing were hit hard, too: about 24,000 apartments were in the path of the storm surge, according to data from New York University's Furman Center.
Claudia Perez lives in the Washington Houses in East Harlem and is president of the residents' association. She recalled watching the floodwaters surge around the local hospital.
"Sandy was really scary," she said. "When you see a hospital going underwater, you're like, 'Oh my God, what's going on here?' "
Future storms, coupled with sea level rise from climate change, will flood even more low-income New Yorkers' apartments, exacerbating an ongoing affordable housing crisis. An NPR analysis of data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) predicts that a Sandy-like storm could flood more than 50 NYCHA developments by 2080.
Nationally, one study projects three times as many low-income homes at risk of frequent flooding by 2050.
"People in affordable housing are more exposed to flooding, and they have the least resources to deal with it," said Bernice Rosenzweig, a professor of environmental studies at Sarah Lawrence College.
Disasters often leave a legacy that involves a struggle to adapt with the resources left behind. In East Harlem, for example, Sandy's floodwaters damaged parts of Metro North Plaza and the East River Houses, two NYCHA developments. Both received funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for repairs and upgrades, which are still in progress.
The nearby Washington Houses were outside Sandy's main inundation zone, so it wasn't eligible for the same FEMA-funded resiliency upgrades. But the NHC data predicts that, as early as 2050, a comparable storm could bring floodwaters to the development's door, putting residents and infrastructure at risk.
Million dollars homes built in storm surge zones
Across the East River in Brooklyn, upscale neighborhoods also are at risk. The blue door for the El Pinguino oyster bar sits on Greenpoint Avenue, a few steps from the luxury tower-studded skyline of the waterfront.
Owner Nicholas Padilla has come to dread the rain. At any given time in his dirt basement, Padilla can dig about six inches deep and hit water.
Padilla's first restaurant in the area, Alameda, was flooded with six feet of water and raw sewage by Sandy, costing him tens of thousands of dollars in damages, shortly after he had signed the lease. But he won't leave until the flood waters chase him permanently from his business and his home, located less than a block away. He doesn't know where else to live.
"It's New York City. It's so hard to find somewhere to go. It just feels like people will just live here until it's in the river," Padilla said.
Several parts of New York City's waterfront, including the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, are booming with development. The local community board estimates that 40,000 residents were added to both waterfront areas in the past decade — many in new high-rise towers right along the East River. Despite sea level rise, this property ranks among the most valuable in the city — with median sales around $1.2 million last year.
Over the next 30 years, tide and storm surges will bring damaging flooding here at a frequency that will be more than 10 times as often as it does today, according to other data from NOAA.
Advocates and environmental experts are urging the city, state and federal government to prepare its housing stock for coming storms. Some are calling for building upgrades, so New Yorkers aren't trapped in powerless, hazardous apartments and houses the next time the storms arrive. Others say the time to depart is now.
"We can't control the ocean, not even with sea walls," said Dr. Klaus Jacob, a geophysicist and climate expert at Columbia University's Climate School. "We need to start moving people to higher ground now, and using the coastal areas as a barrier."
WASHINGTON D.C.
Waterfront parks create accidental resilience
With Hurricane Isabel still churning off the coast of North Carolina, on Sept. 18, 2003, Washington, D.C., and federal officials decided to shut down the nation's capital. Metro trains and buses stopped running more than 12 hours before the storm hit the city, and 350,000 federal workers were told to stay home.
The storm blew into the District in the middle of the night, with winds of up to 65 miles per hour, pushing a bulge of water up the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers from the Chesapeake Bay.
The Potomac crested at 11.3 ft. above normal – beating the previous storm surge record from 1933. Flooding and downed trees caused an estimated $125 million in damages in D.C., according to the National Weather Service, with millions more in the surrounding suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.
But unlike the other examples in this story, most of the flooding occurred on waterfront parks, including parts of the National Mall, the grassy expanse near the White House dotted with monuments.
In coming decades, as the Potomac and Anacostia rivers rise because of climate change, more areas will be inundated by storm surge flooding. But even in 2080, with sea level three feet higher or more, waterfront parks would absorb the brunt of flooding from storm surges, leaving most homes and businesses dry.
According to the National Hurricane Center's storm surge models and NPR's analysis of 2020 Census data, just 2,100 Washingtonians are likely to be threatened by an Isabel-like storm in 2080, up from 600 people in 2020, due to sea level rise. That's a relatively small number of people in a city of nearly 700,000.
A 150-year-old federal park building frenzy
"D.C. got lucky," says David Ramos, who teaches graphic design at American University and has studied and mapped Washington's historic waterways.
Without intending to, early D.C. planners built in a degree of resilience to the waterfront. It started in the late 1870s, when the Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the silted-up Potomac, where Ramos says "a giant, smelly mudflat" had formed near the White House – a consequence of deforestation upstream and a lack of sanitation in the city.
The Army Corps built new land with the dredged up muck, creating miles of new shoreline. This reclaimed land is now the most at-risk for flooding in the city.
Ramos says the river dredging project happened to coincide with a federal park-building frenzy – the results of which can be seen in the expansive green spaces of today's National Mall.
"Most of the American cities that had big amounts of landfill decided to build housing or businesses on it," Ramos says. In D.C., the vast majority of new riverfront land became parks, nowadays managed by the National Park Service.
"There was no thought at the time about resiliency, withstanding flood damage and things of that sort," says historian John Wennersten, who has authored several books about D.C. waterways. "It was creating more land space for the development of what they called 'monumental Washington,' between 1890 and 1920. Inadvertently, it offered a modicum of protection against storms and tidal surges."
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In addition to this "inadvertent" protection, the federal government also constructed a levee system to protect agency headquarters located in low-lying areas downtown.
D.C. also lucked out in terms of geography: the city is farther inland than many East Coast cities, and it is located on the fall line – the place where the coastal plain transitions to higher, hillier land. Much of the city is built on the uphill side of the fall line.
Increasing pressure to build in areas that will flood
In today's Washington, the few riverfront areas that aren't parks are among the fastest growing neighborhoods in the city, as developers turn old industrial areas into luxury apartments and condos.
"The city is not going to stop building," says Meredith Upchurch, with the D.C. Department of Energy and Environment. "We still need to be using a lot of those areas for residential housing, for commerce. People want to be near the river – it's a very desirable place."
The city is updating floodplain regulations to account for rising sea levels, which Upchurch says will more than double the number of buildings considered flood prone and subject to flood-proofing requirements.
And while D.C. "got lucky" in terms of storm surge flooding, compared to other East Coast cities, it's still at high risk from other types of flooding that are being made worse by climate change.
The worst floods in recent years, says Upchurch, have been caused by interior flooding, when a storm dumps more rain on the city than storm drains can handle. Unlike storm surges, there is little to no warning for these events, and flooding can happen miles from a river.
"The storms are just more frequent, more intense and more unpredictable," Upchurch says, noting severe interior flooding has occurred in D.C. in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
According to climate modeling conducted by the city, this type of flooding will only get worse. What is now considered a 100-year storm (with a 1-in-100 chance of occurring in any given year) is projected to be a 15-year storm by 2080 – more than six times as likely to occur.
In a worst-case scenario, interior flooding could coincide with a storm surge, and even with flood waters coming from upstream in the Potomac watershed. In fact, that's what officials were preparing for in 2003 – why the entire city shut down ahead of the storm. Forecasters warned of up to 12 inches of rain; after Isabel passed through, less than an inch had fallen on the city.
"If it looks scary, it is"
Looking to the future, climate and hurricane experts say the nation needs to seriously rethink how it inhabits such vulnerable areas. Early planners unwittingly spared the nation's capital. But in bustling regions like New York and South Florida, catastrophic hurricanes have done little to slow growth in areas where risk becomes more dangerous and more costly. In South Florida alone, future sea rise could nearly double the number of structures in the path of flooding.
"The hardest part with disaster planning is that it's just so difficult to imagine," said Katherine Hagemann, Miami-Dade County's adaptation manager. "I think a lot about this worst case scenario. But that's not the way that most people live."
And that's where the hurricane center thinks it can help. The agency ultimately hopes to replicate the modeling along the entire U.S. coast, said Cody Fritz, the hurricane center storm surge chief.
"When you raise the sea level, it will change the game in terms of the hazard of storm surge," Fritz said. "If it looks scary, it is."
Methodology
The projections of storm surge used in this story were produced by the Storm Surge Unit at the National Hurricane Center. The researchers provided models of possible storm surge under three different sea level rise scenarios — Intermediate-Low, Intermediate, and Intermediate-High — which are possible depending on how climate change unfolds. For the analysis and maps in this story, NPR used the storm surge models based on the Intermediate sea level rise scenario. The storm surge models have intrinsic uncertainty, and NPR excluded storm surge flooding of less than 1 foot from the maps and analysis because it falls within the likely margin of error. For more information on the sea level rise scenarios, see the National Ocean Service's 2022 Sea Level Rise Technical Report.
The hypothetical track for Irma is based on a forecasted track from the actual storm in 2019.
To project how many people could be directly threatened by storm surge, NPR used 2020 Census data to analyze how many people live within the projected inundation zone for each time step. The analysis only considered the potential impacts of the flooding within Miami-Dade County, New York City, and the District of Columbia, respectively, and the analysis does not take into account population growth, migration, or mitigation efforts.
To determine the percentage of lots developed in southern Miami-Dade County since Hurricane Andrew, NPR used parcel data hosted by the Florida Geographic Data Library and created by the University of Florida GeoPlan Center. To visualize the rapid development, the parcel data was joined to building footprints data created by Microsoft.
The NYCHA developments data was downloaded from NYC Open Data.
The base maps for the other regions also include the building footprints data from Microsoft, as well as road and water data from OpenStreetMap.
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Unsolved: Winter Haven police to canvas neighborhood where shooting at Fourth of July party killed father of 2
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Demetrick Brown was attending a pop-up block party celebrating Independence Day when a shooting occurred. Three people were shot, and the father of two children was fatally wounded. His murder remains unsolved.
Thursday, Winter Haven police and Brown's loved ones will speak to the public, making a plea for anyone with information that can track down the shooting suspect. After, officers will canvas the neighborhood where the party occurred – Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd between 2nd Street NE and 5th Street NE – and hand out fliers. They will also post yard signs that mention the $10,000 reward.
The gathering on July 4 included more than 200 people, creating the potential for multiple witnesses.
"With the large crowd in attendance, somebody knows something," said Chief David Brannan. "I implore anyone who knows any information to contact Heartland Crime Stoppers."
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Two other men were also injured that night suffering non-life threatening injuries. Police believe the shooting was an isolated case.
"He wasn't a street guy. He wasn't somebody that caused trouble that makes it worse, he got killed in a situation like this and we don’t know what happened," said longtime friend Antonio Banks.
Demetrick Brown kissing his child on the cheek (Provided by family)
Initially, a $5,000 reward was offered following the shooting, but that figure grew to $10,000 last week.
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- Revising 2022 GAAP basis earnings guidance from $2.50 to $2.65 to $2.60 to $2.75 per diluted share; initiating non-GAAP basis adjusted full-year 2022 earnings guidance of $2.74 to $2.89 which reflects the exclusion of previously disclosed deferral reductions related to 2020
- Continued strong energy delivery and customer growth, coupled with favorable power cost conditions
- Filed for amortization of 2021 Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, 2020 Labor Day Wildfire and February 2021 Ice Storm deferrals
PORTLAND, Ore., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) today reported net income based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $64 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022. This compares with GAAP net income of $32 million, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021.
"The region's growth, driven by the semiconductor and digital technology sectors, relies upon safe, reliable, clean, affordable energy," said Maria Pope, PGE president and CEO. "Our progress this quarter demonstrates our ongoing commitment to advancing Oregon's clean energy goals and mitigating risk across our system to keep our customers safe, particularly during wildfire season and high heat. With the operational and financial progress we are making, PGE is positioned for long-term growth."
Total revenues were driven by higher retail energy deliveries, due to continued growth in industrial demand, including high-tech and digital customers, offset by a reduction in the average price of deliveries due to a varying customer mix. Purchased power and fuel expense decreased due to strong hydro and power market conditions in 2022, and quarter over quarter tailwinds due to challenging market conditions in the second quarter of 2021. Operating and administrative expenses increased, driven by wildfire mitigation, grid resiliency and maintenance, enhancements to customer digital technology and higher professional services and insurance costs. Other income decreased due to declines in the value of the non-qualified benefit plan trust assets.
In July, PGE submitted amortization request filings to the OPUC for the 2021 Power Cost Adjustment Mechanism, 2020 Labor Day Wildfire, and February 2021 Ice Storm, representing $132 million of outstanding major deferrals. PGE anticipates resolution of these filings by the end of 2022 and plans to file an amortization request for the COVID-19 deferral, which has a $34 million balance as of June 30, 2022, in late 2022 or early 2023.
The OPUC acknowledged PGE's submitted shortlist of bids in the pending Renewable Request for Proposals (RFP) on July 15, 2022. The RFP is intended to procure at least 375 to 500 MW of qualifying renewable energy resources, approximately 375 MW of non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources, and up to 100 MW of renewable energy resources in support of the Green Future Impact program's PGE supply option. PGE has since commenced negotiations with shortlist bidders and plans to finalize negotiations prior to the end of 2022 to allow sufficient time to capture expiring federal production tax credits for the benefit of customers.
The proposals for renewable energy resources provide various combinations of wind, solar, and battery storage options that include power purchase agreements (PPA) along with Company-owned resources. The proposals for non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources provide battery storage options and a pumped storage option that include PPAs along with Company-owned resources. The ultimate outcome of the RFP process may involve the selection of multiple projects for both renewable energy and non-emitting dispatchable capacity resources.
In late April, the OPUC approved PGE's 2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, the foundational document that implements the Company's Wildfire Mitigation Program for assessing and addressing wildfire risks in PGE's region. Core components of the plan include PGE's risk assessment and modeling processes, system inspection, design and construction work, wildfire-related capital and technology investment plans, vegetation management plans and practices and proactive efforts employed during high-risk events. Customer and community safety is PGE's highest priority, and this plan specifies efforts to address wildfire risks and remain in compliance with all relevant wildfire-related requirements.
As previously announced, on July 22, 2022, the board of directors of Portland General Electric Company approved a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.4525 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on or before October 17, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 26, 2022.
PGE is revising its estimate for full-year 2022 GAAP earnings guidance from $2.50 to $2.65 to $2.60 to $2.75 per diluted share; initiating non-GAAP basis adjusted full-year 2022 earnings guidance of $2.74 to $2.89 which reflects the exclusion of previously disclosed $17 million deferral reductions related to the year ended 2020. These are based on the following assumptions:
- An increase in energy deliveries between 2% and 2.5%, weather adjusted;
- Normal temperatures in its utility service territory;
- Average hydro conditions;
- Wind generation based on five years of historical levels or forecast studies when historical data is not available;
- Normal thermal plant operations;
- Operating and maintenance expense from between $620 million to $640 million, which includes the $17 million impact of released deferrals related to 2020;
- Depreciation and amortization expense between $420 million and $440 million;
- Effective tax rate of 15% to 20%;
- Cash from operations of $600 million to $650 million;
- Capital expenditures of $755 million; and
- Average construction work in progress balance of $270 million.
PGE will host a conference call with financial analysts and investors on Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 11 a.m. ET. The conference call will be webcast live on the PGE website at investors.portlandgeneral.com. A webcast replay will also be available on PGE's investor website "Events & Presentations" page beginning at 2 p.m. ET on July 28, 2022.
Maria Pope, President and CEO; Jim Ajello, Senior Vice President of Finance, CFO, Treasurer and CCO; and Jardon Jaramillo, Senior Director, Finance, Investor Relations, and Risk Management, will participate in the call. Management will respond to questions following formal comments.
The attached unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, as well as the supplemental operating statistics, are an integral part of this earnings release.
This press release contains certain non-GAAP measures, such as adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS and adjusted earnings guidance. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities, are infrequent in nature, or both. PGE believes that excluding the effects of these items provides a meaningful representation of the Company's comparative earnings per share and enables investors to evaluate the Company's ongoing operating financial performance. Management utilizes non-GAAP measures to assess the Company's current and forecasted performance, and for communications with shareholders, analysts and investors. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Items in the periods presented, which PGE believes impact the comparability of comparative earnings and do not represent ongoing operating financial performance, include the following:
- Non-cash Wildfire and COVID deferral reversal charge associated with the year ended 2020, resulting from the OPUC's 2022 GRC Final Order earnings test.
PGE's reconciliation of non-GAAP earnings guidance is below.
Portland General Electric (NYSE: POR) is a fully integrated energy company based in Portland, Oregon. The company serves approximately 900,000 customers with a service area population of 2 million Oregonians in 51 cities. PGE owns 16 generation plants across Oregon and other Northwestern states and maintains and operates 14 public parks and recreation areas. For more than 130 years, PGE has powered the advancement of society, delivering safe, affordable, and reliable energy to Oregonians. PGE and its approximately 3,000 employees are working with customers to build a clean energy future. Together with its customers, PGE has the No. 1 voluntary renewable energy program in the U.S. PGE is committed to achieving at least an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from power served to customers by 2030 and 100% reduction by 2040. In 2021, PGE became the first U.S. utility to join The Climate Pledge. For the eighth year in a row PGE achieved a perfect score on the 2021 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality. In 2021, PGE, employees, retirees, and the PGE Foundation donated $4.8 million and volunteered 15,760 hours with more than 300 nonprofits across Oregon. For more information visit www.PortlandGeneral.com/news.
Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions as of the date of this report. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the Company's full-year earnings guidance (including expectations regarding annual retail deliveries, average hydro conditions, wind generation, normal thermal plant operations, operating and maintenance expense and depreciation and amortization expense) as well as other statements containing words such as "anticipates," "based on," "believes," "conditioned upon," "considers," "estimates," "expects," "forecast," "goals," "intends," "needs," "plans," "promises," "seeks," "should," "subject to," "targets," and similar expressions.
Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: the outcome of various legal and regulatory actions; demand for electricity; the sale of excess energy during periods of low demand or low wholesale market prices; operational risks relating to the Company's generation and battery storage facilities, including hydro conditions, wind conditions, disruption of transmission and distribution, disruption of fuel supply, and unscheduled plant outages, which may result in unanticipated operating, maintenance and repair costs, as well as replacement power costs; delays in the supply chain and increased supply costs (including application of tariffs impacting solar module imports), failure to complete capital projects on schedule or within budget, failure of counterparties to perform under agreement, or the abandonment of capital projects, which could result in the Company's inability to recover project costs, or impact our competitive position, market share, revenues and project margins in materials ways; default or nonperformance of counterparties from whom PGE purchases capacity or energy, which require the purchase of replacement power and renewable attributes at increased costs; complications arising from PGE's jointly-owned plant, including ownership changes, regulatory outcomes or operational failures; the costs of compliance with environmental laws and regulations, including those that govern emissions from thermal power plants; changes in weather, hydroelectric and energy market conditions, which could affect the availability and cost of purchased power and fuel; the development of alternative technologies; changes in capital and credit market conditions, including volatility of equity markets, reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper or interest rates, which could affect the access to and availability or cost of capital and result in delay or cancellation of capital projects or execution of the Company's strategic plan as currently envisioned; general economic and financial market conditions, including inflation; severe weather conditions, wildfires, and other natural phenomena and natural disasters that could result in operational disruptions, unanticipated restoration costs, or third party liability; cyber security breaches of the Company's customer information system or operating systems, data security breaches, or acts of terrorism, which could disrupt operations, require significant expenditures, or result in claims against the Company; employee workforce factors, including potential strikes, work stoppages, transitions in senior management, and the ability to recruit and retain key employees and other talent and turnover due to macroeconomic trends; PGE business activities are concentrated in one region and future performance may be affected by events and factors unique to Oregon; and widespread health emergencies or outbreaks of infectious diseases such as COVID-19, which may affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
Risks and uncertainties to which the Company are subject are further discussed in the reports that the Company has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov and on the Company's website, investors.portlandgeneral.com. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.
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Source: Portland General Company
The following table indicates the number of heating degree-days for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, along with 15-year averages based on weather data provided by the National Weather Service, as measured at Portland International Airport:
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Husband finds 70-year-old wife killed by family dog
ALBERTSON, N.Y. (WCBS) - A 70-year-old New York woman was mauled to death by the family dog in a scene police described as “horrific.”
Warning: This article contains disturbing details that may be upsetting to readers.
The victim’s husband told police when he returned home from work Wednesday, he found the pit bull dragging his wife through the backyard. Responding officers described the victim as having been mutilated.
Police say the 7-year-old dog turned on them before an officer shot and killed it.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The dog was reportedly the couple’s son’s pet dog, but he died just a couple weeks ago in a motorcycle crash.
Police say they have no reports of any previous incidents regarding the dog.
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As a little girl, Caitlyn Cornwell knew she could outrun the boys. She felt so keenly she had the strength and speed to fly past every one of the kids she played with on the St. Jane Frances de Chantal School soccer team.
That passion didn’t fade as Cornwell adopted new sports. She began softball as a gift to appease her baseball-loving dad and it transformed into her college future. She picked up basketball during an eighth grade intermural camp.
The Northeast multisport standout and University of Maryland softball commit has elevated herself to a plane of athleticism that few others in the county can physically reach. Hardly anyone could catch her on the base paths, the court or the soccer field. In her junior soccer season, Cornwell recorded the county’s second-most goals behind Player of the Year Eva Mowery with 18 (and five assists) to make All-County first team. At the leadoff position in softball, Cornwell stole 39 bases while batting in 37% of all Northeast runs to secure another All-County first-team pick. In basketball, Cornwell averaged three steals a game and collected 50 rebounds.
All of which earned the rising senior the honor of 2022 Capital Gazette girls Athlete of the Year.
“She’s like a clone of every perfect thing you’d want in a person,” girls soccer coach Scott Langlois said. “I’ve had really good players who weren’t good teammates or leaders, and good leaders and teammates who weren’t very good on the field. But she’s all of it.”
Cornwell imprinted her reputation as a speedy runner long before her junior season. Langlois is well aware that his Eagles haven’t stood atop the Anne Arundel County standings in recent years, but also that other teams make the mistake of treating Northeast soccer lightly.
When opposing players brush with Cornwell, Langlois watches entire formations readjusting around her.
“She’s absolutely the fastest player in the county,” Langlois said. “When she starts off with three, four goals in the game all of a sudden — and ends with 15 — coaches will literally alter their defense.”
Cornwell isn’t built like a tank. She’s slight, average height, and yet as teams throw extra marksmen on her, she breaks past them with ease.
“She’s a fighter and she will go after the ball,” Langlois said. “If her shirt’s getting tugged or people are taking angled shots at her, she just fights through it and gets it done.”
That same spirit flows through Cornwell when she steps up to bat. Her friends from club teams tell her that they get automatically walked often. Cornwell doesn’t experience this. No pitcher wants her zipping around the bases.
But she does.
Cornwell finished six swipes away from the school’s stolen base record. It agonizes her, but she’s determined to accomplish that this year. For that, she can thank her origins.
“The running of [soccer] just strengths everything,” softball coach Joe Hart said. “With her soccer skills, I bet you she could play college with her abilities. She’s a great all-around athlete with determination — I don’t care what it is — she’s a kid who wants to win at everything she does.”
Cornwell’s abilities passing from one sport to another extend past physical abilities. Cornwell adapts the same mindset from one sport to another.
“Just staying determined,” she said. “With soccer, if you’re down one, you’re moving quickly to close the gap. It’s the same with softball. It might be slower, but the mental aspect is the same.”
Langlois pointed out one aspect where Cornwell falls short of superhuman: yoga. She’s not the best at yoga, the coach said. But of everyone reconfiguring their bodies into poses during their yoga sessions, the coach said no one tries harder than Cornwell.
Varsity Highlights
Basketball coach Mike Parker experienced this with Cornwell playing admittedly her least impressive sport of the three. But she doesn’t give less effort; whatever sport Cornwell plays, Parker said, she “gives 110%.”
“The girl has so much heart and always wants to learn. She’s not scared to ask questions,” he said. “She asks the right questions that will help her go the right direction.”
And because of that, Parker said, her teammates follow her lead.
Girls soccer assistant coach Jesse Reiger sees the way classmates and teammates gravitate around Cornwell without it inflating her ego in the slightest. The member of the school’s captains club, athletic leadership council and straight-A student is also the first to make it to practice. She’s the one taking initiative in practices and camps to teach others while also traveling around the country to better herself.
“If somebody’s having a hard time finishing a mile, she’ll go out there and help them finish with them,” Langlois said. “It’s always this thing that’s in her head that she’s not out for fame and glory; it’s really just to be a positive person.”
Cornwell knows everything she’s built over the last two seasons with Northeast position her to help lift the Eagles above their competitors — especially in softball. Both teams in the county and in Class 2A lose their impact seniors, while Northeast gained talented newcomers. And at the center will be Cornwell and her near-.600 batting average.
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Darpan’s tryst with reality on stage
Love for Urdu and theatre define Hyderabad-based Darpan Theatre’s decade-long journey
As a tribute to dramatist Badal Sircar, (July is his birth anniversary), Hyderabad-based Darpan Theatre is set to stage the Hindi play Pagla Ghoda which deals with gender roles and other social constructs. In the play, as four men in a crematorium discuss a young woman’s death, skeletons tumble out from their past. The villain of Pagla Ghoda is ‘patriarchy’ and the men are as much ‘the perpetrators as victims of the wretched system.’
“The play shows how patriarchy affects both genders in different ways and damages society. Every construct, be it of religion or philosophy, unless questioned, stagnates. If we do not critique the negative aspects of social norms, we cannot build a better society,” says Darpan’s co-founder Danish Ahmed who along with Ali Ahmed and Rahul Kamelakar, launched Darpan in 2012.
A decade in theatre
This year marks a decade for Darpan Theatre which curently has 25 artistes from various fields, including its founders. Ali, who scripts, directs and acts, is an MBA-turned-designer running Emma Designer Studio in Banjara Hills. While Danish acts and takes care of the production, Rahul, the actor, works in Star Hospital. Bound by their passion for acting, childhood friends Ali and Rahul had been part of Koshish, a theatre group of the Confederation Of Voluntary Organisations (COVA) during their college days and participated in street plays. While scouting for a place to rehearse, the duo met Danish at Vision Rainbow, a creative learning centre launched by Danish’s wife, Nausheen Ahmed.
Darpan means ‘Reflection’ and was coined as the group’s name by Ali, as they aimed at mirroring society. Their plays highlight issues faced by people. With 11 Urdu and 12 Hindi productions in 10 years under their belt, reality is never far away when Darpan is on stage. “When presented in a comic/contemporary way, any theme can be thought-provoking,” believes Ali, who played khala (aunt) in the comic play Khatarnak Khala (2016). Exuding the Dakhni flavour, the play that has been staged 15 times so far highlights how elders who feel lonely and neglected express anger in myriad ways. Ali says, “We see such women often, a matriarch who tries to dominate everyone. She seems fearless with a strong voice but is actually in anguish.” Danish adds, “Our focus is to show how seniors neglected by children try to appear strong but their constant agony turns into anger.”
Jashn-e-Darpan, a two-day theatre festival featuring plays of prominent writers held in March 2018 and 2019, marks their anniversary celebrations. The event, which was not held for the past two years due to COVID restrictions, is being planned for September this year. From adapting Saadat Hasan Manto ( Sadak ke kinaare, Khol do, Thanda Gosht, Upar Neeche Aur Darmiyaan) to Ismat Chugtai ‘s stories ( Lihaf), Darpan has done plays in different genres including physical theatre and musical plays.
With plans to continue doing meaningful productions, Danish says, “The love for Urdu and its fragrance is slowly fading. The language has no connection with religion and has its own beauty, value and essence. Our efforts are to preserve Urdu and show its khasiyat (speciality).”
Pagla Ghoda will be staged at Lamakaan on July 30;at 8pm;Ticket: ₹ 200 on bookmyshow.com
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GENEVA (AP) _ STMicroelectronics NV (STM) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $867 million.
The Geneva-based company said it had net income of 92 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 81 cents per share.
The chip company posted revenue of $3.84 billion in the period.
For the current quarter ending in October, STMicroelectronics said it expects revenue in the range of $4.24 billion.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Digital Turbine, Inc. ("Digital Turbine" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APPS) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Digital Turbine investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between August 9, 2021 and May 17, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
APPS investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company's recent acquisitions, AdColony and Fyber, act as agents in certain of their respective product lines; (2) as a result, revenues for those product lines must be reported net of license fees and revenue share, rather than on a gross basis; (3) the Company's internal control over financial reporting as to revenue recognition was deficient; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's net revenues was overstated throughout fiscal 2022; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Digital Turbine during the relevant time frame, you have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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The Nation's Weather for Thursday, July 28, 2022
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Blues boss 'delighted' after sealing latest summer signing
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Lowestoft Town FC have completed a nap hand - sealing their fifth summer signing ahead of the start of the new Pitching In Isthmian League One North season.
With The Trawlerboys set to kick off the new campaign away at Great Wakering Rovers on August 13, The Trawlerboys have swooped on the The Seasiders to sign experienced defender Sam Nunn from Felixstowe & Walton United FC for an undisclosed fee.
What had been a "priority position" signing for Blues boss Jamie Godbold in pre-season, the return of Nunn to Crown Meadow comes after he had first signed for Lowestoft in the 2015/2016 season.
Back then, the dominant defender joined from Needham Market but only made around 10 league appearances that season before returning to The Marketmen.
The 33-year-old has also played for Bury Town and Stowmarket Town prior to playing for Felixstowe.
The strong centre half becomes the fifth summer signing for The Trawlerboys - following on from the captures of talented attacking midfielder Kyle Haylock, the return of fans favourite Rob Eagle and the signing of "leader" David Hinton last month prior to the capture of talented right back Charlie Norman at the weekend.
Of Nunn's return to Lowestoft, Blues boss Jamie Godbold said: "It is a big coup.
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"Sam obviously played for the club before, he lives locally and we are really pleased to get the deal done.
"He was still under contract at Felixstowe but was keen to come here and play in a position we needed filling.
"We've been short of centre backs with the retirement of Tanny and Harry Knights leaving, but Dylan Ruffles has played there in pre season and he has performed really well.
"So now we have three players there - and that is fantastic.
"Sam is brilliant aerially in both boxes, having scored nine goals from defence last year which is a great return for a centre half.
"He is an experienced player at this level having played at this level and higher for a number of years.
"We suffered a lot of injuries at centre back last year, and we've been searching for the right player.
"We've had to be patient, but we've finally found one with really good quality and experience - so we're delighted." | https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/sport/lowestoft-town-fc-fifth-signing-9174040 | 2022-07-28T10:12:49Z | https://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/sport/lowestoft-town-fc-fifth-signing-9174040 | true |
The average UK household could see their energy bill rise to £500 in January alone, experts have warned.
BFY Group, a utilities consultancy, said it expects the price cap on bills to hit £3,850 between January and April next year, which is hundreds of pounds more than previous predictions.
The latest forecast comes after the Kremlin further strangled the flow of gas to Europe. The UK gets very little of its gas directly from Russia, but the price paid here is determined by what happens across the Continent.
Dr Gemma Berwick, a senior consultant at BFY Group, said: “Following further rises in wholesale prices as flows of gas from Russia to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline drop to 20% of capacity, we now forecast the Ofgem price cap to rise to £3,420 in the fourth quarter of 2022 and £3,850 in the first quarter of 2023.
“This will make the average household bill over £500 for January alone.”
If the predictions are correct it will add further pressure to already squeezed households and would be a near-doubling of today’s record price cap, which is currently set at £1,971.
Cornwall Insight, another consultancy, had predicted a £3,364 January price cap just three weeks ago but circumstances have changed significantly since then.
BFY now believes Ofgem will have to set the earlier October price cap change at £3,420 - a considerably higher sum than the £2,800 originally predicted by Ofgem in May - with another increase expected when the cap is reviewed in January.
The cap used to be updated twice a year, but recent changes mean a new price cap will be set every three months. The cap is based on the average cost of energy in the previous months.
Analysts say the picture could change by January, but they already have most of the data needed to accurately predict October's rise.
The worsening forecasts, and fears that the market is still rising, will put further pressure on the government to support the most vulnerable households through the energy crisis.
Ministers were forced to act in May by announcing a major package of support for households, but at that point the prediction for October’s price cap was just £2,800 – more than £600 lower than the latest forecast.
Electricity supply could be ‘tight’ this winter
The gloomy price cap forecast comes amid warnings the UK’s electricity supply might be tight during the winter.
The Electricity System Operator (ESO), the body tasked with balancing the grid, said margins might narrow significantly towards the end of the year, but it believes it should be able to keep the lights on.
In a report, it said: “Our operational modelling indicates that there could be some tight periods this winter, which are most likely to occur in the first half of December.”
The grid needs to make sure it has enough electricity generators ready to go when demand for electricity peaks, meaning it needs to maintain a margin above the forecasted demand to deal with any short spikes.
If the margin falls below certain levels the ESO will send out a so-called Electricity Margin Notice (EMN) which lets generators know that more electricity is needed.
The ESO said it might need to use the EMNs this winter to ensure supply is stable.
In the report it notes that Britain is not as reliant on Russian gas as other countries in Europe, but “it is clear that the cessation of flows of gas into Europe could have knock-on impacts, including very high prices”.
The ESO has worked with the government to ensure that four coal power stations are still ready to use if they need to be called on this winter, and they are working on a fifth.
It is also “exploring options” to incentivise energy users to reduce their use during peak times.
The ESO said that Britain should be able to keep the lights on during the winter, but it is likely to be a troublesome period.
Currently the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that brings Russian gas to Europe is only running at 20% of its maximum capacity, sparking concerns about whether there will be enough gas to go around this winter. Much of the UK’s electricity comes from gas, so any serious hit to gas supplies could impact the availability of electricity.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “As this report shows, the UK’s secure and diverse energy supplies will ensure households, businesses and industry can be confident they can get the electricity and gas they need.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MF) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Missfresh investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MF investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Missfresh during the relevant time frame, you have until September 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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Special offer of 10 Chicken Rings for just $2.99 coincides with milestone
Starting this summer, customers in non-restaurant and restaurant markets alike can pick up their beloved Chicken Rings in freezer aisles of grocery and retail stores across the U.S.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- White Castle might be renowned for The Original Slider, but the 101-year-old family-owned business has also been satisfying cravings for a certain chicken side for nearly three decades — to the tune of 3 billion Chicken Rings sold since 1995. When placed end-to-end, the total Chicken Rings sold would stretch nearly 95,000 miles, or 3.8 times the circumference of Earth.
White Castle Chicken Rings, the fun, uniquely shaped, crispy all-white meat chicken, lightly breaded to perfection, are beloved both on their own and with one of three favorite dipping sauces — honey mustard, BBQ and ranch.
"This crave satisfaction milestone vividly illustrates something we've known for nearly three decades — Chicken Rings run circles around any nugget out there," said Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle. "To reach the 3-billion-sold milestone is an accomplishment the White Castle team takes significant pride in."
With the 3-billion-Chicken-Ring milestone in hand, White Castle now has its sights set on serving up its 4-billionth Chicken Ring. For a limited time only, it is offering the 10-piece Chicken Rings for $2.99 ($3.99 in Arizona, not available in New York or New Jersey). And for those who crave White Castle's signature bun, the new Bacon Ranch Chicken Ring Slider is made with two all-white meat chicken rings, crispy bacon, and zesty and creamy Hidden Valley® Original Ranch®. Customers can purchase two of these delicious sliders for only $3 at participating White Castles.
In a collaboration with Bellisio Foods, Inc., White Castle Chicken Rings are heading to freezer aisles. Packaged in a stand-up, resealable pouch, they're ready to satisfy every crave any time in the comforts of Cravers' homes.
About White Castle®
White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders as a family-owned business for 101 years. Based in Columbus, Ohio, White Castle started serving The Original Slider® in 1921. Today, White Castle owns and operates more than 350 restaurants dedicated to satisfying customers' cravings morning, noon and night, and sells its famous fare in retail stores nationwide. The Original Slider, named in 2014 as Time magazine's "Most Influential Burger of All Time," is served alongside a menu of creatively crafted Sliders and other mouthwatering food options, including White Castle's Impossible™ Slider, named by Thrillist in 2019 as the "Best Plant-Based Fast-Food Burger." White Castle's commitment to maintaining the highest quality products extends to the company owning and operating its own meat processing plants, bakeries and frozen-food processing plants. In 2021, 100 years after the first Slider was sold, Fast Company named the fast-food pioneer one of the "10 Most Innovative Dining Companies." White Castle is known for the legendary loyalty of its team members, more than 1 in 4 of whom have worked for White Castle for at least 10 years, and also for its faithful fans ("Cravers"), many of whom compete each year for entry into the Cravers Hall of Fame. The official White Castle app, available at iTunes App Store or Google Play, makes it easy for Cravers to access sweet deals and place pickup orders at any time. They can also have their orders delivered using one of White Castle's delivery partners. For more information on White Castle, visit whitecastle.com.
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LEUVEN, Belgium (AP) _ Anheuser Busch Inbev SA (BUD) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $1.6 billion.
The Leuven, Belgium-based company said it had profit of 79 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 75 cents per share.
The brewer posted revenue of $14.79 billion in the period.
Anheuser-Busch Inbev shares have declined slightly more than 7% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 18% in the last 12 months.
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For the last two years, Arizona has been a hive of election denialism.
State Senate Republicans spearheaded a deeply flawed review of the 2020 vote in Arizona's largest county, keeping Maricopa County in the spotlight for months.
Former President Donald Trump was in the state just last week to stump for a slate of election-denying Republican candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake and state Rep. Mark Finchem, who's running for secretary of state.
Despite the discredited review and false claims about the 2020 election, this year's primary, coming up on Tuesday, isn't all that different in Maricopa County.
"For all the noise that has been made regarding election administration, from the user's perspective it's going to look very similar to the 2020 experience," said Stephen Richer, a Republican who is the Maricopa County recorder.
Richer is quick to point out that the election review, for all its flaws, found nothing off with Maricopa County elections, as the county thoroughly debunked claims of wrongdoing. The review also confirmed Trump lost the state in 2020.
"I think that we've had more scrutiny over the Maricopa County elections process than any jurisdiction in the United States," Richer said. "And, you know, that process has been found to not be fundamentally flawed."
There are a few new wrinkles to the 2022 primary in Maricopa County. For instance: Most ballot drop boxes are gone. Instead, the county expanded its number of voting centers, where all voters can drop off or cast an early ballot.
But that's discretionary — small changes counties can make at the local level. Most of the election is dictated by state law, like how early ballots were mailed to most Maricopa County voters at the beginning of July, same as always.
While there was legislation to get rid of the state's popular ballot-by-mail system, there were enough Republicans, like Richer and Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, lobbying to stop them from becoming law. (One new law, that enacts sweeping changes to the state's early voting list, is not yet in effect.)
"We are up against so many forces, so many leaders within the Republican Party here in Arizona, and nationally, who continue to spread this misinformation," Gates said. "But again, fortunately, we also have people who have stood up and supported our elections workers."
Gates specifically credited GOP House Speaker Rusty Bowers, who drew Trump's ire by rebuffing attempts to overturn the 2020 election — and who gained national prominence for his testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Bowers single-handedly torpedoed some far-reaching election bills.
"I think that that demonstrates a recognition that our system works, that all of this talk about problems in the system [was] political talk, but not reality," Gates said.
That reality is a testament to the work of officials like Rey Valenzuela and Scott Jarrett, the co-election directors in Maricopa County.
Jarrett, hired in 2019, described the last two years as a trial by fire. After all that, he said he is feeling "energized" by upcoming elections. "I am looking forward to getting back to the nuts and bolts of administering elections," he said.
Valenzuela says the duo now spends more time proactively spreading good information to fight back against the bad.
"On a personal level, it's difficult, because we want the voter to have accurate, the most, the best information possible to make their — not only their choice and participate in the process, but to know that, again, elections are safe, secure, and they have integrity," he said.
Both believe that — though lies about the 2020 vote still resonate with much of the state's Republican base — with a successful 2022 election in hand, the county may be able to turn a corner heading into 2024.
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Alabama is set to execute a man Thursday evening who was convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend nearly three decades ago, despite a request from the victim’s family to spare his life.
Joe Nathan James Jr. is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at 6 p.m. CDT at a south Alabama prison. James was convicted and sentenced to death in the 1994 shooting death of Faith Hall, 26, in Birmingham. Hall's daughters have said they would rather James serve life in prison. But Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Wednesday she planned to let the execution proceed.
Prosecutors said James briefly dated Hall and that he became obsessed after she rejected him, stalking and harassing her for months before killing her. On Aug. 15, 1994, after Hall had been out shopping with a friend, James forced his way inside the friend's apartment, pulled a gun from his waistband and shot Hall three times, according to court documents.
A Jefferson County jury first convicted James of capital murder in 1996 and voted to recommend the death penalty, which a judge imposed. The conviction was overturned when a state appeals court ruled a judge had wrongly admitted some police reports into evidence. James was retried and again sentenced to death in 1999, when jurors rejected defense claims that he was under emotional duress at the time of the shooting.
Hall’s two daughters, who were 3 and 6 when their mother was killed, had said recently they would rather James serve life in prison.
“I just feel like we can’t play God. We can’t take a life. And it’s not going to bring my mom back,” one of the daughters, Terryln Hall, told The Associated Press in a recent telephone interview.
“We thought about it and prayed about it, and we found it in ourselves to forgive him for what he did. We really wish there was something that we could do to stop it,” Hall had said, adding the road to forgiveness was long.
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“I did hate him. I did. And I know hate is such a strong feeling word, but I really did have hate in my heart. As I got older and realized, you can’t walk around with hate in your heart. You still got to live. And once I had kids of my own, you know, I can’t pass it down to my kids and have them walk around with hate in their hearts,” she said.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall had urged Ivey to let the execution go forward, writing that “it is our obligation to ensure that justice is done for the people of Alabama.”
“The jury in James’s case unanimously decided that his brutal murder of Faith Hall warranted a sentence of death,” Marshall said.
In response to a reporter's question, Ivey said Wednesday she would not intervene.
“My staff and I have researched all the records and all the facts and there’s no reason to change the procedure or modify the outcome. The execution will go forward," she said.
James has acted as his own attorney in his bid to stop his execution, mailing handwritten lawsuits and appeal notices to the courts from death row. A lawyer on Wednesday filed the latest appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court on his behalf.
James asked justices for a stay, noting the opposition of Hall's family and arguing that Alabama did not give inmates adequate notice of their right to select an alternate execution method.
He argued that Alabama officials, after lawmakers approved nitrogen hypoxia as a new execution method, gave inmates only a brief window of time to select the new method and inmates did not know what was at stake when they were handed a selection form without any explanation. Alabama is not scheduling executions for inmates who selected nitrogen. The state has not developed a system for using nitrogen to carry out death sentences. | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/ala-execution-set-despite-request-from-victims-kin-to-stop-it/3318219/ | 2022-07-28T10:20:27Z | https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/ala-execution-set-despite-request-from-victims-kin-to-stop-it/3318219/ | false |
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo has signed a $236.7 million (242 million-euro) agreement with a United States government agency to support its energy sector, promote women's participation and boost development.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani’s office on Thursday said the deal with the Millennium Challenge Corporation, or MCC, was signed a day earlier at the American Congress in Washington.
“Today, the USA through the MCC, reaffirmed its steadfast support for our new republic and its willingness to help us advance further in terms of sustainable economic development,” Osmani said.
She added that it was the "biggest energy investment in our country for decades” and will help Kosovo create flexibility and stability in the electricity grid by enabling greater integration of renewable resources.
It will also develop skills and strengthen the engagement of women in the energy sector and the labor market.
Kosovo, whose energy production mainly is based on coal, is confronted with a deep crisis due to the global energy price hike, although it has so far only slightly increased the power price for consumers.
“This signing represents … our commitment to work together to build modern, sustainable energy solutions which will benefit nearly 2 million Kosovars,” said MCC head Alice Albright.
Two years ago the MCC implemented another $49 million program to support Kosovo.
Kosovo was part of Serbia until an armed uprising in 1998-1999 by the ethnic Albanian majority population triggered a bloody Serb crackdown. A NATO bombing campaign to force Serbia’s troops out of Kosovo ended the war.
Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo’s 2008 declaration of independence despite more than 11 years of efforts in mediation from the European Union. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/US-s-MCC-to-invest-237-million-in-Kosovo-s-17334307.php | 2022-07-28T10:21:27Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/US-s-MCC-to-invest-237-million-in-Kosovo-s-17334307.php | false |
ZURICH, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neoss Group is happy to welcome Dr. Sebastian Bauer to our growing team as our Director Product Management as of July 1st, 2022. Sebastian will lead the global product management team and the product strategy and product portfolio management.
As Director Product Management, Sebastian will have responsibility for the product portfolio's success as well as manage all key stakeholders related to the product line to achieve the vision and goals for the product portfolio in the future.
"Sebastian will be a very important part of the future of our organization, and I am happy to welcome him to Neoss as our Director Product Management. With his experience from his previous roles and working closely with dental experts around the world, Sebastian will be a key contributor to the success of the company and our growth."
Dr. Robert Gottlander, CEO and President of Neoss Group.
Sebastian brings over 15 years of experience within the medical device industry and international project management. Most recently he has worked as a consultant for medical device enterprises facing challenges with market introduction, development, or manufacturing. Before this, Sebastian worked in various senior positions in research, development, and product management at Nobel Biocare and Dentsply Sirona.
""I am very excited to start this new position. Neoss offers all the treatment solutions a dental practitioner requires. I look forward to working with the Neoss family and supporting the business and brand expansion.""
Dr. Sebastian Bauer, Director Product Management Neoss
Sebastian holds a Doctorate Materials Science and Surface Engineering from University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany; a Master's Degree in Materials Science and Glass & Ceramics from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany. He was a visiting researcher, Laboratoire des Matériaux Catalytiques et Catalyse en Chimie Organique, Institut Gerhardt (ENSCM), Montpellier, France. Sebastian has also been published in 35+ peer-reviewed journals with a focus on implant innovations for improved osseointegration and soft tissue management. He will be based out of our Zürich office at The Circle Zürich Airport.
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Neoss offers intelligent solutions that are intuitively easy to use. Our products allow dental professionals to provide reliable and cost-effective treatments to their patients with predictable long-term results. Leading the market with ingenuity and integrity, we strive to set new standards. In developing smart treatment solutions and working closely with each practice, Neoss makes the complex less complicated. We call that Intelligent Simplicity. Headquartered in Harrogate, UK, with research and development based in Gothenburg, Sweden, the company has established a global footprint with a long-standing presence in key markets. To find out more visit https://www.neoss.com
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GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday advised men at risk of catching monkeypox to consider reducing their sexual partners “for the moment” following the U.N. health agency declaring the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 98% of the monkeypox cases detected since the outbreaks emerged in May have been among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. He called for those at risk to take steps to protect themselves.
“That means making safe choices for yourself and others, for men who have sex with men,” Tedros said. “This includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners.”
Infectious individuals should isolate and avoid gatherings involving close, physical contact, while people should get contact details for any new sexual partners in case they need to follow up later, the WHO chief said.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not suggested that men who have sex with men reduce their sexual partners, only that they avoid skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that could be monkeypox.
WHO officials emphasized that monkeypox can infect anyone in close contact with a patient or their contaminated clothing or bedsheets. The U.N. health agency has warned that the disease could be more severe in vulnerable populations like children or pregnant women.
To date, more than 19,000 cases have been reported in more than 75 countries; deaths have only been reported in Africa.
“We know very clearly that one of the main modes of exposure for this particular illness is through direct contact, close contact, skin to skin contact, possibly even face to face contact, exposure to droplets or virus that may be in the mouth,” Dr. Rosamund Lewis, WHO’s technical lead for monkeypox, said.
Andy Seale, a WHO adviser on HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, said experts have determined the current monkeypox outbreak is “clearly transmitted during sex,” but he said they have not yet concluded whether it’s a sexually transmitted infection.
Dr. Hugh Adler, who treats monkeypox patients in the U.K., said monkeypox was being transmitted during sex and that sexual networks and anonymous sex with untraceable partners were facilitating its spread.
“It’s just as likely that monkeypox was always capable of transmitting and presenting like this, but it hadn’t been formally reported or so widespread before,” he said.
Last week, British authorities issued new guidance advising doctors that people with just one or two lesions might be infectious with monkeypox, potentially complicating efforts to stop transmission.
The European Union’s health commissioner urged the bloc’s 27 member nations Wednesday to step up their efforts to tackle outbreaks in the EU, which she called “the epicenter of detected cases.”
In a letter to European health ministers obtained by The Associated Press, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides called for a “reinforced, concerted and coordinated action.”
“There is no time for complacency and we need to continue working together to control the outbreak,” she wrote. | https://www.wane.com/health-2/ap-health/who-chief-advises-reducing-sex-partners-to-avoid-monkeypox/ | 2022-07-28T10:23:51Z | https://www.wane.com/health-2/ap-health/who-chief-advises-reducing-sex-partners-to-avoid-monkeypox/ | true |
Leaders and representatives of five Oklahoma-based tribes on Wednesday told a U.S. Senate committee that they have followed treaties and court rulings regarding the citizenship of Freedmen and that the federal government should respect their sovereignty.
Freedmen were the freed Black people enslaved by the Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Chickasaw nations. They were guaranteed the rights of citizens of the tribes under separate 1866 treaties with the United States.
That happened in the territory that became Oklahoma and not the rest of the slaveholding South because the U.S. government enforced stricter terms on Native American nations with slave-owners, and fully or partially joined with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
“History does not bode well in terms of efforts by the United States to impose its values,” on Native American tribes, Muscogee (Creek) Nation Ambassador Jonodev Chaudhuri told members of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. The testimony comes amid an ongoing reckoning over a history of racism in the U.S.
California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat, told the committee that Freedman have been denied services intended for tribal citizens, including housing assistance, COVID-19 vaccinations and federal stimulus funding, because some tribes do not include them as members.
“We must stand by the rights promised to Freedmen in the treaties that guaranteed those rights over a century ago,” Waters said.
Choctaw Nation attorney Michael Burrage said the nation does not recognize Freedmen as citizens, citing the Choctaw constitution that was adopted under a federal court order in 1983.
“We think the Choctaw Nation as a sovereign entity should be able to determine its memberships,” Burrage said. “Tribal membership is based on blood,” referring to the Certificate Degree of Indian Blood, or CDIB.
But Seminole Nation Assistant Chief Brian Thomas Palmer said the nation has recognized the right of Freedmen to become citizens since 1866.
“This short testimony to discuss select provisions (of the treaty) is a disservice to the Seminole and warrants a deeper conversation,” Palmer said.
In prepared comments to the committee, Palmer and Seminole Nation Chief Lewis Johnson said the tribe does not offer healthcare, life insurance, or the COVID-19 vaccine to tribal members because of a lack of funding. They said federal funding eligibility is determined by the funding agency, such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
BIA Assistant Secretary Bryan Newland told the committee that the bureau relies on the tribes to determine tribal citizenship.
Among the tribes, only the Cherokee Nation has met its obligations regarding Freedmen citizenship, which came following a federal court ruling in 2017, Newland said.
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. said the tribe chose not to appeal the ruling because of its own actions regarding the Freedmen, including denying them the right to vote in tribal elections.
“The enslavement of other human beings and the subsequent denial to them and their descendants of their basic rights is a stain on the Cherokee Nation, and it’s a stain that must be lifted,” Hoskin said.
“Mr. Chairman, I offer an apology on behalf of the Cherokee Nation for these actions,” Hoskin told committee Chair Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat, of Hawaii.
Marilynn Vann, a Freedmen descendant and president of The Descendants of Freedmen of the Fives Tribes Association, called for congressional action to provide the descendants with funds from future appropriations to tribes, require the Interior Department register Freedmen descendants and to hold committee field hearings in Oklahoma to allow other descendants to attend.
Schatz said the goal of the committee is to “start a respectful dialogue … and to educate the committee and the public” about the removal of Native Americans from their native lands in the southeastern U.S. and enslavement of Black people in the U.S. He did not describe the next steps. | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/oklahoma-based-tribes-say-followed-rules-on-freedmen-rights/ | 2022-07-28T10:27:46Z | https://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ap-us-news/oklahoma-based-tribes-say-followed-rules-on-freedmen-rights/ | false |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Thursday ordered Samsung to pay 14 million Australian dollars ($9.8 million) in penalties for misleading advertising over how water-resistant some models of smartphones are.
Federal Court Justice Brendan Murphy gave Samsung Electronics Australia, a subsidiary of South Korea-based Samsung Electronics Co., 30 days to pay the fines.
Samsung must also pay AU$200,000 ($140,000) toward the costs of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the consumer watchdog that initiated an investigation of the phones four years ago.
Samsung admitted to making false and misleading claims in nine advertisements between 2016 and 2018 about the water resistance of seven models of Galaxy smartphones. They are the S7, S7 Edge, A5 (2017), A7 (2017), S8, S8 Plus and Note 8.
Samsung and the commission also agreed to the penalties imposed.
The misleading ads promoted the phones’ water resistance and suitability for use in swimming pools and seawater. But the charging ports could be damaged and stop working if the phones were recharged while the ports were still wet.
Samsung said the charging port issue only effected the seven models identified in the case that were launched between 2016 and 2017.
“The issue does not arise for Samsung’s current phones,” a Samsung statement said.
Samsung sold 3.1 million of the vulnerable phones in Australia, but the court could not determine how many customers found faults in their charging ports.
An unknown number of customers had their ports replaced by authorized Samsung repairers. Some repairers did the job for free while others charged between AU$180 ($126) and AU$245 ($171), the court heard.
Murphy said customers were entitled to assume that a large company such as Samsung would not advertise that its Galaxy phones could safely be submerged in water if they could not.
“A great many consumers are likely to have seen the offending advertisements and a significant number of those who did so are likely to have purchased one of the Galaxy phones,” Murphy said in his judgment.
Commission Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb said her investigation had received hundreds of complaints from phone owners.
“They experienced issues with their Galaxy phones after it was exposed to water and, in may cases, they reported their Galaxy phones stopped working entirely,” Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement.
The judge said the penalty exceeded Samsung’s profit during the course of the misleading advertising campaign.
Samsung’s lawyers had initially denied the ads were misleading and that the phones could be damaged by immersion in water, the judge said.
“I do not consider Samsung Australia should be given much credit for its cooperation,” Murphy said.
Samsung said it had cooperated with the commission’s investigations, which originally included more than 600 ads and 15 Galaxy phone models.
“Samsung endeavours to deliver the best possible experience to all our customers and we regret that a small number of our Galaxy users experienced an issue with their device pertaining to this matter,” Samsung said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/samsung-fined-9-8m-for-misleading-australian-phone-ads/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-07-28T10:29:03Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/samsung-fined-9-8m-for-misleading-australian-phone-ads/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | false |
Spectrum ordered to pay murder victim’s family more than $7B
DALLAS - The company known as Spectrum Cable in Texas was ordered by a Dallas County jury to pay the family of a woman more than $7 billion after an employee killed her in her home.
The jury found Spectrum Cable or Charter Communications liable in the stabbing death of 83-year-old Betty Thomas.
In December 2019, Roy Holden Jr. was working for the cable company as an installer. He did some work at Thomas’ home in Irving and then returned the next day to kill her while off duty.
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Holden stole the elderly woman’s credit card and went on a spending spree.
He is in prison for life after pleading guilty to the murder.
Lawyers for Thomas’ family said the cable company failed to properly screen Holden and had been warned about his troubling behavior before the murder.
Jurors awarded the family $375 million in compensatory damages, which are damages awarded to plaintiffs as justice for wrongdoing. The cable company is responsible for 90% of that amount.
Jurors also found the cable company grossly negligent and ordered it to pay $7 billion as punishment for that negligence. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/spectrum-ordered-to-pay-more-than-7b-after-cable-guy-murders-elderly-woman | 2022-07-28T10:30:40Z | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/spectrum-ordered-to-pay-more-than-7b-after-cable-guy-murders-elderly-woman | false |
US economy likely grew modestly, if at all, last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — After going backward from January through March, the U.S. economy probably didn’t do much better in the spring.
On Thursday morning, the government will reveal just how weak economic growth was in the April-June quarter — and perhaps offer clues about whether the United States may be approaching a recession.
The report comes at a critical time: On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its push to conquer the worst inflation outbreak in four decades. The Fed is aiming for a notoriously difficult “soft landing”: an economic slowdown that manages to rein in rocketing prices without triggering a recession.
Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet have estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — eked out a tepid annual gain of 0.8% last quarter. Modest as it would be, that would amount to a sharp improvement over the economy’s 1.6% contraction in the January-March quarter.
Still, quarterly growth that sluggish would represent a drastic weakening from the 5.7% growth the economy achieved last year. That was the fastest calendar-year expansion since 1984, reflecting how vigorously the economy roared back from the brief but brutal pandemic recession of 2020.
Some economists fear that GDP actually shrank again from April through June, delivering the back-to-back negative quarters that constitute an informal definition of recession. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s running estimate of GDP growth, based on available economic data, is signaling a 1.2% second quarter decline.
Most economists, though, point, in particular, to a still-robust labor market, with 11 million job openings and an uncommonly low 3.6% unemployment rate, to suggest that a recession, if one does occur, is still a ways off.
For one thing, the first-quarter economic contraction wasn’t as alarming as it looked. It was caused mainly by factors that don’t reflect the economy’s underlying health: A wider trade deficit, a consequence of Americans’ keen appetite for foreign-made goods, slashed 3.2 percentage points from first-quarter growth. And a post-holiday-season drop in company inventories lopped off an additional 0.4 percentage point.
The strength of America’s job market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference Wednesday, “makes you question the GDP data.’’
The economy posted some encouraging news Wednesday: June reports on the trade deficit (narrower), inventories (higher) and orders for high-priced factory goods (better than expected) suggested that second quarter GDP might turn out to be stronger than previously feared. Economists at JP Morgan have doubled their forecast for April-June growth to an annual pace of 1.4%.
Even so, recession risks are growing as the Fed’s policymakers pursue an aggressive course of rate hikes that, while they may ease in the months ahead, will likely extend into 2023. The Fed’s hikes have already led to a doubling of the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the past year, to 5.5%. Home sales, which are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, have tumbled.
Some economists have echoed an observation Powell made at his news conference Wednesday, that the economy, looked at as a whole, does not appear to be in the grip of recession.
“We do not think the economy is in recession at present,’’ Tim Quinlan and Shannon Seery, economists at Wells Fargo, wrote this week.
Quinlan and Seery estimated that GDP expanded at a glacial 0.2% annual pace in the April-June quarter — “a harbinger of worse to come as we are forecasting the economy to enter a mild recession early next year.”
Even if the economy does record a second straight quarter of negative GDP, most economists would not regard it as signaling a recession. The definition of recession that is most widely accepted is the one determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a group of economists whose Business Cycle Dating Committee defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The committee assesses a range of factors before publicly declaring the death of an economic expansion and the birth of a recession — and it often does so well after the fact.
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British Gas owner Centrica’s half-year profit has soared five-fold to £1.3 billion after being boosted by rocketing energy prices that are battering households.
The company also revealed that it would start paying dividends to shareholders for the first time since 2020 – as its oil and gas arm turned a massive profit.
While British Gas struggled to deal with higher energy prices, Centrica benefitted from its investment elsewhere.
The energy giant said its upstream business, which includes its North Sea operations, saw adjusted operating profit reach £906 million in the first six months of the year – an increase of more than 1,100%.
And the business has brought back its dividend to investors, paying 1p per share, which will give the average Centrica shareholder around £100.
Asked if he should use some of this cash to help customers who are facing bills of more than £3,800 from January, chief executive Chris O’Shea said that by running British Gas prudently he is saving customers more money.
Without buying its energy in advance, Centrica would have seen a hit of around £4.4 billion, he added.
“I know it’s difficult to see the word profits, or dividends, or similar words when people are having a tough time. I’m very conscious of this,” Mr O’Shea said.
“Bear in mind, over the next couple of years we are expecting to pay a windfall tax of probably well over £600 million on our UK gas business off the back of the profits that we’re seeing, so a lot of this is going back into society.”
The profit hike comes from the company’s nuclear and oil and gas business, not British Gas.
The supply business performed much worse – its profits hit just £98 million, down 43% compared with the same period a year ago, before the energy crisis had properly bitten.
More than 200,000 customers joined British Gas as some of its rivals went out of business over the period.
The business gained 158,000 new accounts when it took over the responsibility to sell gas and electricity to Together Energy’s customers.
Together was one of around 30 suppliers that have collapsed in the last year.
Regulator Ofgem assigned its customers to British Gas.
But the business said it had also managed to attract 46,000 customers during the period, who switched to its services voluntarily.
It came despite the price cap being the cheapest deal on the market, which gives customers little reason to switch.
British Gas reported an adjusted operating profit of £98 million, down 43% compared with the same period a year ago, before the energy crisis had properly bitten.
It has been a busy year for energy suppliers such as British Gas.
Gas prices started rising last summer and have not let up since, hitting record highs several times.
It has put the squeeze on suppliers, especially as almost all of them are banned from passing costs on to customers immediately.
The energy price cap, which limits what suppliers can charge households, takes into account the price of gas on international markets.
But as the price cap was only changed once every six months there was a lag between the gas price that suppliers paid and what they could charge their customers.
Partly as a result of this, many of the energy suppliers that were serving the market a year ago are now out of business.
In response to the crisis, Ofgem will now update the price cap – which puts an upper limit on a supplier’s default tariff – every three months.
“The rise in wholesale commodity prices meant that default tariffs remained cheaper than nearly all new fixed-price tariffs,” Centrica said.
“This resulted in more customers on default tariffs than we had hedged for, requiring us to purchase more commodity from the market at prices above those allowed with the price caps.
“Price cap allowances have been introduced to compensate for these costs, however this recovery will mostly occur in future periods.”
On a call with reporters, Mr O’Shea revealed that the company has already started to do engineering works on the Rough gas storage site in the North Sea.
It is still in talks with the Government to potentially open the site, which could be storing 10 liquid natural gas ships worth of gas by this winter, if all goes to plan. It could then expand further next year. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/3538054/british-gas-adds-customers-despite-price-competition-being-wiped-out/ | 2022-07-28T10:31:22Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/business-environment/business/3538054/british-gas-adds-customers-despite-price-competition-being-wiped-out/ | false |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden decided to grow his beard and shear his annual salary in Philadelphia.
Harden signed a deal worth slightly over $68 million, paying him about $33 million this season with a $35 million player option for the 2023-24 season. Harden, though, will make about $14.5 million less this coming season than he could have earned under his previous deal. Harden had a $47.4 million option for this coming season that he declined last month, saying he wanted to give the 76ers flexibility to improve their roster and compete for a championship.
“This is where I want to be. This is where I want to win, and I think we have the pieces to accomplish that goal,” Harden said Wednesday. “From my first day with the 76ers organization, the team and the fans have helped me feel at home here in Philadelphia. I’m excited to build off of last season and I can’t wait to get out on the court with the guys and start this journey.”
Daryl Morey, team president of basketball operations, posted a photo on Instagram of him posing alongside Harden as the 10-time All-Star guard known as “The Beard” signed his contract.
“Now this looks like a job for we, ” Morey wrote.
Harden’s plans have been clear since Philadelphia’s season ended: He was committed to staying with the 76ers and committed to help them get better.
“Taking less money this year to sign as many players as we needed to help us contend and be the last team standing was very, very important to me,” Harden said in an interview this month with The Associated Press. “I wanted to show the organization, the Sixers fans and everybody else who supports what we’re trying to accomplish, what I’m trying to accomplish individually, that this is what I’m about.”
Harden vowed to return to for after battling a lingering hamstring injury that cut his production with the Brooklyn Nets, and later the Sixers, after he was acquired in a trade-deadline deal.
“Over the last two years we have taken major steps toward our ultimate goal of becoming champions,” said coach Doc Rivers. “James shares our drive to win a title, and he believes being a 76er gives him the best opportunity to do that. Together, we will work tirelessly to achieve our goal.”
A member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, Harden averaged 22 points this season for Brooklyn and Philadelphia, his lowest since he became a starter in the 2012-13 season. He turns 33 in August.
Harden, a three-time scoring champion, told the AP he was nonplussed about taking “less” money to return and chase a championship in Philly.
“For any other players, that’s a max contract,” he said of his lower numbers, “but it’s like, for me, I was not the same James Harden.
The 76ers lost to top-seeded Miami in the second round of the playoffs. Harden had four turnovers, four baskets and did not score in the second half in the decisive Game 6 loss. They haven’t advanced past the second round since 2001. Their last NBA championship came in 1983.
“Coming back and being the aggressor, the scorer first and then the playmaker, is something that I need for myself,” he said.
Harden has appeared in 942 games (728 starts) with Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Houston and Oklahoma City and holds averages of 24.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.5 steals.
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In 1968, Charles M. Schulz introduced the first Black character to his famous comic strip; Franklin joined Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang.
Over the years, the low-key, friendly character was an inspiration to generations of Peanuts fans. Now, more than half a century later, Peanuts Worldwide has created The Armstrong Project in his honor to support up-and-coming Black writers, animators and cartoonists.
The new initiative was introduced at a pop-up exhibition at Comic-Con in San Diego. It was a rare meet-up of Black cartoonists, animators and fans. Among them was animator Bruce W. Smith.
"Seeing Franklin was sort of like a revelation, 'cause here's a character that represents you," recalled Smith, creator of Disney's The Proud Family series. "The first time I saw him on a special, he's dancing. That meant something to a lot of us, and certainly inspired my path as an artist."
According to the Census and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, fewer than 4% of animators are African American. "When I came into the industry I was one of only four African-Americans in the business," said cartoonist Robb Armstrong, who teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to try to improve those numbers.
California school teacher Harriet Glickman came up with the idea of integrating the Peanuts comics. In 1968, shortly after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Glickman wrote a letter to Schulz.
"I've been asking myself what I can do to help change those conditions in our society which led to the assassination and which contribute to the vast sea of misunderstanding fear, hate and violence," she wrote. "It occurred to me today that the introduction of Negro children into the group of Schulz characters ... would help in shaping the unconscious attitudes of our kids."
A few months later, Schulz introduced Franklin in a Peanuts comic strip in which he plays on a beach with Charlie Brown. It was a symbolic gesture at a time of racial turmoil for the country. Franklin's debut was also a milestone for Robb Armstrong, who was a six-year-old in West Philadelphia at the time. The same day Franklin appeared, Armstrong's 13-year-old brother was killed in a subway accident. Armstrong said it was a sign that he should pursue his dream of becoming a cartoonist.
By 1990, Armstrong's comic strip JumpStart was syndicated, and he became friends with his childhood idol, Charles "Sparky" Schulz. A few years later, Schulz called to ask him about Franklin.
"He says, 'He has no last name. It's not good. It's not respectful to him as a character. Can I use your last name?' I said, 'Sparky yes, of course.'"
Now, Armstrong wants to pay it forward. With the Armstrong Project, he'll provide internships and guidance to students. He said he'll remind them that cartooning "is not the same as doodling in math class."
The Armstrong Project also has a $200,000 endowment to give scholarships for students at historically Black colleges.
"Mr. Armstrong says to start with dynamic characters. So I just want to start there and see where it takes me," said Promise Robinson, a 21-year-old student at Hampton University and one of the first Armstrong Project recipients. "I'm definitely looking to be very inclusive in my stories."
If Franklin had never been introduced to the Peanuts series, I can't fathom how different my life would be.
"If Franklin had never been introduced to the Peanuts series, I can't fathom how different my life would be," said Hailey Cartwright, a 19-year-old student at Howard University, the other Armstrong Project recipient. "If he wasn't there, in the direction I want to take my career, in animation, would I even have a chance? I just wonder."
At the event during Comic-Con, Bruce W. Smith gave Cartwright and Robinson some advice. "Everyone's looking for more diverse projects, more diverse characters to lead their storytelling," he said. "That's why it's the perfect time for you guys to have your voice included in this."
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England face Germany in the final of Euro 2022 at Wembley on Sunday.
Germany eased past France 2-1 on Wednesday night to seal their place in the showpiece after hosts England thrashed Sweden 4-0 in their semi-final the previous evening.
Here, the PA news agency takes a closer look at the head coaches of the two remaining nations.
Sarina Wiegman (England)
Age: 52
Place of birth: The Hague, Netherlands
Teams managed: Ter Leede, ADO Den Haag, Netherlands, England
Experience
Wiegman is England’s first permanent female head coach since Hope Powell and has outstanding international pedigree. She guided the Netherlands to Euro 2017 glory and reached the 2019 World Cup final. Her managerial career began in club football in her homeland, before she was appointed Netherlands manager on a full-time basis in 2017 following spells as assistant coach and interim boss.
England record
She became England’s first permanent non-British coach when she succeeded Phil Neville last September. She remains undefeated in the role, having won 16 of 18 fixtures. Draws against Canada and Spain en route to lifting the inaugural Arnold Clark Cup early this year are the only winless fixtures of her reign.
Management style
With a direct approach to communication and a serious demeanour, Wiegman has instilled greater belief and resilience in the Lionesses. She is tactically astute, consistent in her team selections and has been likened to men’s boss Gareth Southgate due to her impressive people skills.
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg (Germany)
Age: 54
Place of birth: Duisburg, Germany
Teams managed: FCR 2001 Duisburg, FF USV Jena, Switzerland, Germany
Experience
Voss-Tecklenburg won the Champions League – then known as the UEFA Women’s Cup – in 2009 with defunct hometown club Duisburg, in addition to twice lifting the German cup. She gained further Bundesliga experience during a short stint in Jena before making history by leading Switzerland to their first World Cup in 2015.
Germany record
The 54-year-old was a four-time European Championship winner and World Cup finalist as a player. She was hired to rebuild the national team after Germany’s run of six consecutive Euros triumphs was halted in 2017. She conceded the 2019 World Cup, which ended in a quarter-final loss, had come too soon but has since transformed her side into serious contenders.
Management style
Voss-Tecklenburg has imbued confidence in Germany’s players and ensures the basics are performed precisely. Potent striker Alexandra Popp, whom Voss-Tecklenburg managed at Duisburg, is the focal point of a clinical attack and, following injury issues earlier in her international career, is in contention for the golden boot. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3538201/sarina-wiegman-v-martina-voss-tecklenburg-assessing-euro-2022-final-coaches/ | 2022-07-28T10:41:05Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3538201/sarina-wiegman-v-martina-voss-tecklenburg-assessing-euro-2022-final-coaches/ | true |
Subsequent Merger of Operations is Expected to Make Liberty Mutual the Largest Auto Insurer in Malaysia
BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed its acquisition of Malaysian insurer AmGeneral Insurance Berhad (AmGeneral) following the receipt of regulatory approval in Malaysia and signing a purchase and sale agreement with AmBank Group (AmBank).
AmGeneral was previously 51%-owned by AmBank and 49%-owned by Insurance Australia Group. Liberty Insurance Berhad acquired 100% of the shares of AmGeneral, and AmBank continues to hold a 30% interest in the business through the consideration shares they received as part of the deal.
As part of the transaction, the prospective merged entity will enter into an exclusive 20-year bancassurance partnership with AmBank to distribute general insurance products. The AmGeneral and Liberty Insurance Berhad operations will, at a subsequent date, be formally merged, at which time it is expected that the combined entity will become the largest auto insurer and a leading general insurer in Malaysia.
"The acquisition of and subsequent merger with AmGeneral is instrumental in our aspiration to become a leading global property and casualty insurance company," said Liberty Mutual President, Global Retail Markets, Jim MacPhee. "Together, we will help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow so that individuals and businesses in Malaysia grow and win together. Combining Liberty's global capabilities with the strong team driving a well-respected and valued AmGeneral franchise will create a best-in-class insurance operation."
AmGeneral serves the Malaysian insurance market through approximately 1,400 employees at 33 branch locations. A top-three motor insurer with a growing business in additional product lines, the company distributes its personal and commercial insurance products under the AmAssurance and Kurnia brands through more than 6,000 agents, brokers, car dealers, franchises and affinity partners, and its fast-growing digital and direct capabilities.
At Liberty Mutual, we believe progress happens when people feel secure. By providing protection for the unexpected and delivering it with care, we help people embrace today and confidently pursue tomorrow.
In business since 1912, and headquartered in Boston, today we are the sixth largest global property and casualty insurer based on 2020 gross written premium. We also rank 78 on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2021 revenue. As of December 31, 2021, we had $48.2 billion in annual consolidated revenue.
We employ over 45,000 people in 29 countries and economies around the world. We offer a wide range of insurance products and services, including personal automobile, homeowners, specialty lines, reinsurance, commercial multiple-peril, workers compensation, commercial automobile, general liability, surety, and commercial property.
For more information, visit www.libertymutualinsurance.com.
Based in Kuala Lumpur, Liberty Insurance Berhad has approximately 450 employees at six regional offices and 24 branches across Malaysia. The company distributes its personal, commercial and other product lines through multiple channels, including a 2,000-agent force.
Contact: mediarelations@libertymutual.com
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Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney are due to find out who has won their High Court libel battle in the “Wagatha Christie” case.
In a viral social media post in October 2019, Mrs Rooney, 36, said she had carried out a “sting operation” and accused Mrs Vardy, 40, of leaking “false stories” about her private life to the press.
The wife of former England star Wayne Rooney publicly claimed Mrs Vardy’s account was the source behind three fake stories she had posted on her private Instagram account.
Mrs Vardy, who is married to Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, denied leaking the stories and sued her fellow footballer’s wife for libel, while Mrs Rooney defended the claim on the basis her post was “substantially true”.
After a highly-publicised libel trial in May, judge Mrs Justice Steyn is now due to publish her ruling on Friday.
Over seven days in courtroom number 13 at the Royal Courts of Justice, the two footballers’ wives each gave evidence as revelations from the case made daily headlines across the British press.
During the trial, Mrs Rooney’s barrister David Sherborne argued that Mrs Vardy had a “habitual and established practice” of leaking information about those she knew – through her friend and former agent Caroline Watt – to The Sun newspaper.
Discussing Mrs Rooney’s viral “reveal” post, her barrister added: “It is what she believed at the time… and it is what she believes even more so now that we have got to the end of the case.”
However, Hugh Tomlinson QC, for Mrs Vardy, said Mrs Rooney had “failed to produce any evidence” that Mrs Vardy had “regularly and frequently abused her status as a trusted follower” of her private Instagram account by passing on information from it to The Sun.
Mr Tomlinson said the libel battle was a “very simple case” when “one clears away the conspiracy theories”.
He added: “Mrs Vardy’s case is and always has been that she did not leak the information nor did she authorise anyone else to leak.
“She does not know to this day what happened,” Mr Tomlinson said, adding: “She does not know where this information came from.”
The barrister added that Mrs Vardy suffered “very serious harm to her reputation” as a result of Mrs Rooney’s post.
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(The Hill) – New economic data is due Thursday, and it may show negative gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the second consecutive quarter.
Two such quarters are usually seen as indicating a recession. But President Biden and other senior figures, including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, are arguing that the current situation is different for several reasons, prime among them the strong job market.
Biden has every reason to avoid having the word “recession” pinned on a first term that has already been marred by elevated gas prices and the highest inflation in decades.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve sought to combat inflation by raising its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point.
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that he did not think the United States is “currently in a recession.”
Biden will be desperately hoping he’s right.
Here are five presidents who tried to navigate stormy economic seas — with very different results.
The Losers
President Hoover: The Great Depression
Almost a century on, President Hoover remains the textbook example of what not to do in dreadful economic times.
The factors leading to the Great Depression had been building before the 1929 Wall Street crash, which took place less than eight months after Hoover’s inauguration. But the stock market’s collapse — the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost one-quarter of its value in two days — ignited a terrifying financial blaze.
Hoover, a Republican, held fast to his belief that the government shouldn’t meddle much in the economy — a belief that history has come to judge as one of the worst political mistakes of the 20th century.
By early 1932, the year when Hoover would seek reelection, unemployment had soared to more than 20 percent.
Come Election Day, Hoover got thrashed by Democrat Franklin Roosevelt, whose promise of a “New Deal” propelled him to an 18-point victory in the popular vote.
Roosevelt would serve as president until his death in 1945, fundamentally reordering American politics.
Hoover’s reputation has never recovered.
President Carter: Inflation and malaise
President Carter’s example is one that has stalked Democratic presidents ever since.
Carter intended to restore decency and humility to the White House after the Watergate scandal. In the end, he came to be seen as timorous and ineffective.
The 1979 energy crisis blew the first big hole in Carter’s reelection hopes. Inflation climbed into the double digits even as economic growth fell away.
Inflation was running above 13 percent in 1979. That same year, Carter delivered what has come to be known as the “malaise” speech. The president never actually used that word, but he did diagnose the United States as suffering from a crisis of confidence “that strikes at the very heart and soul of our national will.”
That wasn’t what American voters, used to expressions of undying optimism, wanted to hear.
Historical debate still rages as to whether Carter’s downfall was chiefly due to bad luck or bad policy.
Whichever is the case, he was ousted from office after just one term by Ronald Reagan.
President George H.W. Bush: Iraq, recession and a lost reelection
Foreign affairs triumphs can be fleeting — especially if they clash with a downturn at home.
That’s at least one of the key lessons from the elder President Bush’s single term in office.
Bush, who had won the Oval Office in 1988 after eight years as vice president in the Reagan administration, seemed politically invincible at the conclusion of the first Gulf War in 1991.
American troops speedily drove Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces out of Kuwait in that conflict. And Bush was rewarded with sky-high approval numbers. He registered an 89 percent approval rating in a March 1991 Gallup poll.
It couldn’t get much better. And it didn’t.
While Bush was astride the world stage, economic growth was sputtering badly.
Unemployment duly edged up as well, from roughly 5 percent when Bush took office to more than 7 percent in 1992.
Bush’s defenders emphasize that the nation had come out of recession by 1992, and the economy was in fact growing at a fairly robust rate by the time Election Day rolled around.
But public perception — of tough economic times and an unresponsive president — had crystallized.
Bush lost his reelection fight to Bill Clinton.
The Winners
President Reagan: The dark hours before ‘Morning in America’
President Reagan is revered, especially by Republicans, as the president who restored American pride after the malaise of the Carter years.
But early in his first term, that looked far from a sure bet.
The nation was struggling when Reagan took office. Over at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Paul Volcker had decided that inflation had to be crushed, no matter the pain involved.
Interest rates moved above 16 percent in 1981.
Those moves contributed to a steep recession, with the national unemployment rate moving above 10 percent in late 1982. Democrats grew their sizable House majority by another 26 seats in that year’s midterm elections.
Yet over time, the harsh medicine began to work. The U.S. economy was booming by late 1983 and early 1984, posting huge GDP gains of between 7 and 8 percent on an annualized basis.
A famous Reagan ad in his 1984 reelection campaign heralded “Morning in America.” He won a second term in an enormous landslide, his Democratic opponent Walter Mondale carrying only his native Minnesota and the District of Columbia.
President Obama: Taming the Great Recession
The nation’s first Black president took office with the nation’s economy on the brink of catastrophe.
In January 2009, the month of President Obama’s inauguration, the United States lost almost 600,000 jobs. Unemployment continued to climb for most of the rest of the year, eventually peaking at 10 percent in October 2009.
Progress, at least on the jobs question, proved painfully slow. The unemployment rate would not fall below 9 percent for another two years — by which point Democrats had lost control of the House in 2010’s midterm elections.
Crucially — both for the country and for his own political fortunes — Obama reintroduced some stability into the economy.
An $800 billion economic stimulus bill passed at his behest in February 2009. The Dodd-Frank Act, bringing significant reforms to the financial system, came the following year.
Obama also supported and administered the bailout of the auto industry that had been initiated by his predecessor, President George W. Bush. The bailout, controversial at the time, came to be viewed as a big success.
After a daring mission to kill al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden was successful in 2011, then-Vice President Joe Biden coined a phrase — “Bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive” — that became one of the most potent soundbites advocating for Obama’s reelection.
In November 2012, Obama beat GOP nominee Mitt Romney by 4 percentage points in the popular vote.
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US economy likely grew modestly, if at all, last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — After going backward from January through March, the U.S. economy probably didn’t do much better in the spring.
On Thursday morning, the government will reveal just how weak economic growth was in the April-June quarter — and perhaps offer clues about whether the United States may be approaching a recession.
The report comes at a critical time: On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its push to conquer the worst inflation outbreak in four decades. The Fed is aiming for a notoriously difficult “soft landing”: an economic slowdown that manages to rein in rocketing prices without triggering a recession.
Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet have estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — eked out a tepid annual gain of 0.8% last quarter. Modest as it would be, that would amount to a sharp improvement over the economy’s 1.6% contraction in the January-March quarter.
Still, quarterly growth that sluggish would represent a drastic weakening from the 5.7% growth the economy achieved last year. That was the fastest calendar-year expansion since 1984, reflecting how vigorously the economy roared back from the brief but brutal pandemic recession of 2020.
Some economists fear that GDP actually shrank again from April through June, delivering the back-to-back negative quarters that constitute an informal definition of recession. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s running estimate of GDP growth, based on available economic data, is signaling a 1.2% second quarter decline.
Most economists, though, point, in particular, to a still-robust labor market, with 11 million job openings and an uncommonly low 3.6% unemployment rate, to suggest that a recession, if one does occur, is still a ways off.
For one thing, the first-quarter economic contraction wasn’t as alarming as it looked. It was caused mainly by factors that don’t reflect the economy’s underlying health: A wider trade deficit, a consequence of Americans’ keen appetite for foreign-made goods, slashed 3.2 percentage points from first-quarter growth. And a post-holiday-season drop in company inventories lopped off an additional 0.4 percentage point.
The strength of America’s job market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference Wednesday, “makes you question the GDP data.’’
The economy posted some encouraging news Wednesday: June reports on the trade deficit (narrower), inventories (higher) and orders for high-priced factory goods (better than expected) suggested that second quarter GDP might turn out to be stronger than previously feared. Economists at JP Morgan have doubled their forecast for April-June growth to an annual pace of 1.4%.
Even so, recession risks are growing as the Fed’s policymakers pursue an aggressive course of rate hikes that, while they may ease in the months ahead, will likely extend into 2023. The Fed’s hikes have already led to a doubling of the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the past year, to 5.5%. Home sales, which are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, have tumbled.
Some economists have echoed an observation Powell made at his news conference Wednesday, that the economy, looked at as a whole, does not appear to be in the grip of recession.
“We do not think the economy is in recession at present,’’ Tim Quinlan and Shannon Seery, economists at Wells Fargo, wrote this week.
Quinlan and Seery estimated that GDP expanded at a glacial 0.2% annual pace in the April-June quarter — “a harbinger of worse to come as we are forecasting the economy to enter a mild recession early next year.”
Even if the economy does record a second straight quarter of negative GDP, most economists would not regard it as signaling a recession. The definition of recession that is most widely accepted is the one determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a group of economists whose Business Cycle Dating Committee defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The committee assesses a range of factors before publicly declaring the death of an economic expansion and the birth of a recession — and it often does so well after the fact.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMZN) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Amazon investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AMZN investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Amazon during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
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WATERLOO — Testimony has started in the lawsuit brought by a mother whose child was hospitalized with high levels of lead in his bloodstream.
Victoria Fuhrman took her landlord, Chase Keller, and his companies Ham Sandwich LLC and Level Property Management LLC to court alleging he failed to disclose the presence of lead paint when she rented an apartment at 303 Logan Ave. in December 2018.
Fuhrman said her child now needs an individualized learning plan at school and suffers from behavioral problems. He breaks things and tries to hurt others and himself, banging his head on the floor when he doesn’t get his way, she said. She said she can’t take him out in public because of his disruptive behavior.
“I still love my child, but I can never have that same child I had before,” Fuhrman said Tuesday while taking the stand.
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The two moved into the Logan Avenue apartment when her son was 2 years old, and lead was found in the boy’s system during a doctor’s visit in February 2019.
The levels didn’t subside and he was hospitalized at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital for eight days. X-rays showed lead in his digestive system.
Fuhrman said her son’s lead level was 46 micrograms of lead per deciliter. Experts say no level of lead is safe and the Centers for Disease Control indicate a level of 3.5 micrograms is above normal.
Her attorney, Bradley Kaspar, told jurors the house, which was built in 1895 and later divided into apartments, was tested by the Black Hawk County Health Department.
“There was lead paint everywhere, and readings indicated it was a hazardous condition,” Kaspar said.
Ingesting lead, which usually happens when children eat flaking paint, can have ill effects on a developing brain.
Kaspar said doctors who treated the son said his lead levels were among the highest they had seen in a patient. He said the child’s behavior issues were consistent with lead exposure.
Defense attorney Brian Marty argued that Keller had provided Fuhrman with an EPA-approved brochure entitled Protecting Your Family from Lead in You Home – as required by law – when she began renting. He also repaints apartments between every change in tenants.
He said the first time the landlord knew about lead paint in the Logan Avenue apartment was when the health department tested.
The defense said the child had also stayed with his grandmother at a Kern Street address, which hasn’t been tested by the Health Department, suggesting there may have been other sources for the lead. And the child was also found with an elevated lead level and lead in his digestive tract eight months after they had moved out of the Logan Avenue apartment, Marty said.
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Michael Schumacher's family have 'big plans' for the star in Mallorca and could be set to turn Spanish villa into new winter home
- Corinna Schumacher bought a £27million mansion in Andratx in 2018
- Now the family has bought another £2.35million plot of land nearby on the island
- German media speculates they plan to turn Mallorca into their winter home
Michael Schumacher's family have 'big plans' for the Formula 1 star in Mallorca and could turn the Spanish island into their new winter home, according to a German celebrity magazine.
The racing legend has been cloaked in secrecy from the public scene since his 2013 skiing accident, being cared for by his wife Corinna mainly at their Lake Geneva home after he was placed in a medically induced coma.
In 2018, she bought a £27million mansion near Andratx from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, featuring swimming pools, a large garden, a helipad, a guest villa and unrivalled sea views.
Now the family is investing more on the Spanish island, buying a 54,315 square-metre plot of land near their current villa for £2.35million, German magazine Bunte reported.
On the site are dilapidated buildings which can be demolished, and the agent praised it as 'an absolute rarity in the region of south-west Mallorca'.
Michael Schumacher's family have 'big plans' for the Formula 1 star in Mallorca and have purchased a plot of land which could into their new winter home
In 2018, she bought a £27million mansion (pictured) near Andratx from Real Madrid president Florentino Perez
The previous owners of the site which is planted with hundreds of almond trees were originally demanding £3million for the property.
The Schumachers intend to have a horse ranch at the new property, based on similar ones at their estates in Switzerland and Texas.
Last week, Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted an award on behalf of the seven-time world champion in Germany.
She received the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia alongside friends and family, which acknowledges Schumacher's generosity and commitment to his native state, Germany.
It is the highest civilian honour available to those born within the region and can be awarded to anyone who has made an outstanding contribution to the world.
Those who attended the ceremony gave a standing ovation to the star, which overwhelmed Mrs Schumacher, breaking out in tears.
Corinna Schumacher (left) and daughter Gina Schumacher (centre) with former Ferrari boss Jean Todt at the awarding of the North Rhine-Westphalia State Prize to Michael Schumacher
Ex-FIA president Jean Todt, a close friend of Schumacher, was also in attendance and said afterwards: 'An emotional ceremony in Cologne to honour Michael Schumacher's outstanding career and charitable streak with Corinna, Gina and Prime Minister Hendrik Wuest.
'I met Michael 30 years ago, with Ferrari, living his passion and bringing joy to millions of us! Keep fighting.'
Todt also revealed that Schumacher still has a vested interest in F1 and watches the sport at his home.
The pair enjoyed a successful relationship at Ferrari - where Schumacher won an unprecedented five consecutive world titles between 2000 and 2004.
And providing a rare update about Schumacher - who hasn't been seen in the public eye since his accident - Todt said he visits him and watches F1 races together.
Jean Todt (right) has revealed he still visits Michael Schumacher's home and watches F1 races with him (the pair pictured together celebrating victory for Ferrari at the 2002 French GP)
'I don't miss Michael, I see him,' the 76-year-old told German TV channel RTL. 'Yes, it's true, I watch races with Michael.
'But sure, I guess what I miss is what we used to do together.'
Todt, who revealed in May 2021 that he visits his former racer twice a month, declared his unwavering support for 'strong' Schumacher.
'I don't leave him alone. Him, Corinna, the family, we've had so many experiences together. The beauty of what we have experienced is part of us and it goes on.
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Covid-19 lateral flow testing extended into August
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Those with Covid-19 symptoms will still be able to get free Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) into August.
This follows an earlier decision by the Department of Health to only make tests available until the end of July.
However, he said hospitals continued to see severe pressures.
"After careful consideration therefore I have decided to extend the current availability of lateral flow testing, including for those with symptoms, for a further short period," he added.
The tests are currently available to those with Covid-19 symptoms.
Health and social care staff, those visiting health and care settings and those providing care to someone at high risk if they contract the virus can receive the tests without having symptoms.
'Limited public health rationale'
Meanwhile, in the Republic of Ireland, HSE (Health Service Executive) Covid 19 testing centres could be closed from the autumn.
The proposal to close centres follows a recommendation from interim chief medical officer Breda Smyth.
The Department of Health in Dublin said that from autumn, testing would only occur based on a clinical decision at GP-care level or if deemed necessary for public health in order to manage an outbreak.
The department said the continuation of the testing programme had very limited public health rationale now.
This was due to a deterioration in disease indicators and the fact that there was no emergence of a variant of concern which could pose a risk to public health.
The department said the HSE had been in the process of developing proposals in order to transition the testing programme towards a longer term, sustainable model so the disease could be managed without the mass testing which has been in effect since the beginning of the pandemic | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62332364 | 2022-07-28T10:45:42Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-62332364 | true |
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Unity investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
U investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Unity during the relevant time frame, you have until September 6, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
CONTACT:
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
Joseph E. Levi, Esq.
Ed Korsinsky, Esq.
55 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10006
jlevi@levikorsinsky.com
Tel: (212) 363-7500
Fax: (212) 363-7171
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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627 FPUS56 KMTR 281001
ZFPMTR
San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
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CAZ505-290100-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle.
Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Lows in
the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph...
becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 51 64 53 66 / 20 20 20 20
$$
CAZ503-290100-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the lower
80s. Lows in the mid 50s.
$$
CAZ502-290100-
Marin Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid to upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
CAZ506-290100-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the 50s to
lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s.
South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s
to lower 60s. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 52 87 53 87 / 10 0 0 0
San Rafael 55 84 57 82 / 10 10 10 0
Napa 54 79 56 79 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ504-290100-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 90s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph...becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s to
lower 90s. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper
50s to mid 60s. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 62 94 67 94 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ006-290100-
San Francisco-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle. Lows in
the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s. West
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s. Highs in the 50s to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 54 64 56 65 / 10 10 10 10
Ocean Beach 53 61 55 61 / 20 20 20 20
$$
CAZ509-290100-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle.
Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the lower to mid 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 50s.
$$
CAZ508-290100-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 60s to upper 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 60s to lower 80s. West winds around 5 mph increasing
to northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 56 68 58 69 / 10 10 10 10
Oakland 56 69 58 71 / 10 10 10 10
Fremont 57 74 58 76 / 10 10 10 10
Redwood City 57 79 59 80 / 10 10 10 0
Mountain View 57 72 59 73 / 10 10 10 0
$$
CAZ510-290100-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs near 90. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs near 90. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming
5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 57 87 59 88 / 0 0 0 0
Livermore 57 87 59 88 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ513-290100-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph...becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west in the
afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows around 60. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming
southeast 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around
60. Highs in the 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 59 80 60 81 / 10 10 10 0
Morgan Hill 56 90 57 88 / 10 10 10 0
$$
CAZ512-290100-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s to mid 80s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
mid 50s to upper 60s. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
$$
CAZ515-290100-
East Bay Hills-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 15 to
20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds around
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs in the mid 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
CAZ514-290100-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s to mid 70s.
West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around
5 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s
to lower 70s. Highs in the mid 80s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
80s. Lows in the 60s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
CAZ529-290100-
Northern Monterey Bay-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. A slight chance of
drizzle. Lows in the mid 50s. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Areas of fog in the morning. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the lower to mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening. Areas of fog after
midnight. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Lows in the
mid 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Areas
of fog in the morning. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph...becoming
southwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 53 76 55 74 / 20 20 20 20
$$
CAZ530-290100-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle.
Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the
morning. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle after midnight. Lows in
the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. A slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Highs in the
upper 60s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 56 68 58 68 / 20 20 20 20
Big Sur 52 78 58 76 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ528-290100-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s. West winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 60s to lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...
becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s
to lower 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 54 68 55 68 / 10 10 10 0
Carmel Valley 53 82 56 81 / 10 10 10 0
Hollister 54 82 56 81 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ516-290100-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs upper 80s to 102. Northwest winds around
5 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to upper 90s. North winds up to
5 mph increasing to west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Highs in
the upper 80s to mid 90s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s
to lower 90s. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 80s to mid 90s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 50 89 54 89 / 10 0 0 0
$$
CAZ517-290100-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower
70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to 90s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower
70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s to lower 70s. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s to
lower 90s. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
$$
CAZ518-290100-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
301 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower
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City of Hazard battling major flooding
According to the Hazard Fire Department, the agency is working on 20 to 30 water rescues
HAZARD, Ky. (WTVQ) – The City of Hazard is undergoing severe flooding.
According to the Hazard Fire Department says as of 4:15 A.M. Thursday, the agency is working on 20 to 30 rescues, dealing with four to five feet of water in most areas.
The agency reports that many roads are completely washed away, warning drivers not to leave their houses if at all possible.
People in the community have taken to Facebook to post photos and videos of the flooding.
Perry County resident Megan Eversole posted this to her account:
We will continue to monitor this situation. Stick with ABC 36 for updates. | https://www.wtvq.com/city-of-hazard-battling-major-flooding-in-hazard-ky/ | 2022-07-28T10:47:57Z | https://www.wtvq.com/city-of-hazard-battling-major-flooding-in-hazard-ky/ | true |
Woman, 3 children found dead at Conn. home
DANBURY, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - Police responding to a well-being check found three children and a woman dead at a home in Connecticut.
Officers responded to a well-being call at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Danbury, Connecticut. The male caller was distraught and crying.
Upon arrival at the single-family home, officers went inside and discovered three dead children, who ranged between the ages of 5 and 12, WFSB reports.
While conducting a further check of the premises, officers found a dead woman in a shed in the backyard.
It’s believed the children and the woman are related, but officials are not sure about that.
“We believe that’s the case, but we don’t want to confirm until we do a thorough investigation,” said Danbury Chief of Police Patrick Ridenhour.
Police have not released the victims’ names.
Details are limited, but police said this is an isolated incident and there is no danger to the public.
No one is in custody, and they are not looking for any suspects.
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BAGHDAD-- Hundreds of Iraqi protesters breached Baghdad's parliament Wednesday chanting anti-Iran curses in a demonstration against a nominee for prime minister by Iran-backed parties.
The majority of the protesters were followers of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The demonstrators, all of them men, were seen walking on tables of the parliament floor, leafing through folders, sitting in the chairs of lawmakers and waving Iraqi flags. The incident raised the stakes in the political struggle for Iraq nearly ten months after federal elections.
No lawmakers were present. Only security forces were inside the building and they appeared to allow the protesters in with relative ease.
The demonstrators were protesting the recent selection of Mohammed al-Sudani as the official nominee of the Coordination Framework bloc, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties and their allies.
It was the largest protest since federal elections were held in October, and the second time al-Sadr has used his ability to mobilize masses to send a message to his political rivals this month. Earlier in July, thousands heeded his call for a mass prayer, an event many feared would devolve into destabilizing protests.
Hours after his followers occupied parliament, al-Sadr issued a statement on Twitter telling them their message had been received, and "to return safely to your homes," signaling there would be no further escalation to the sit-in. Shortly after, protesters began making their way out of the parliament building with security forces supervising.
The incident, and al-Sadr's subsequent show of control over his followers, carried an implicit warning to the Framework alliance of a potential escalation to come if the government forms with al-Sudani at the helm.
Al-Sadr's ability to mobilize and control his large grassroots following gives him powerful leverage over his rivals. In a similar fashion, his followers stormed the Green Zone in 2016 and entered the country's parliament building to demand political reform.
Earlier in the day, demonstrators breached Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the parliament and other government buildings, as well as foreign embassies.
Protesters chanted curses against Iran and said, "Sudani, out!"
Riot police had attempted to repel the protesters using water cannons, but demonstrators scaled the cement barrier walls and pulled down slabs using ropes to enter the Green Zone.
The demonstrators walked down the zone's main thoroughfare with little resistance from security forces. One security personnel was seen handing a protester a water bottle.
Caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi called for calm and restraint, and for protesters to "immediately withdraw" from the area.
Al-Sadr recently stepped down from the political process despite having won the most seats in the October federal election. Protesters carried portraits of the cleric.
Al-Sudani was selected by State of Law leader and former premier Nouri al-Maliki. Before al-Sudani can face parliament to be seated officially as premier-designate, parties must first select a president.
The Framework, in a statement, said they had known of "calls urging chaos, stirring up strife," within the last 24 hours since nominating al-Sudani.
The United Nations said Iraqis had the right to protest but that it was "essential that demonstrations remain peaceful and comply with the law," in a statement.
Al-Sadr exited government formation talks after he was not able to corral enough lawmakers to get the majority required to elect Iraq's next president.
By replacing his lawmakers, the Framework leader pushed ahead to form next government. Many fear doing so also opens the doors to street protests organized by al-Sadr's large grassroots following and instability. | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/28/protesters-storm-iraqi-parliament/ | 2022-07-28T10:55:29Z | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/28/protesters-storm-iraqi-parliament/ | false |
HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. defense contractor and his wife, who lived for decades under the identities of two dead Texas children, have been charged with identity theft and conspiring against the government, according to federal court records unsealed in Honolulu.
Walter Glenn Primrose and Gwynn Darle Morrison, both in their 60s, allegedly lived for decades under the names Bobby Edward Fort and Julie Lyn Montague, respectively. They were arrested Friday in Kapolei on the island of Oahu.
Prosecutors are seeking to have the couple held without bail, which could indicate the case is about more than fraudulently obtaining drivers’ licenses, passports and Defense Department credentials.
Those documents helped Primrose get secret security clearance with the U.S. Coast Guard and as a defense contractor, and old photos show the couple wearing uniforms of the KGB, the former Russian spy agency, Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Muehleck said in court papers. Faded Polaroids of each in uniform were included in the motion to have them held.
A “close associate” said Morrison lived in Romania while it was a Soviet bloc country, Muehleck said.
Morrison’s attorney said her client never lived in Romania and that she and Primrose tried the same jacket on as a joke and posed for photos in it. Even if the couple used new identities, attorney Megan Kau told The Associated Press, they have lived law-abiding lives for three decades.
“She wants everyone to know she’s not a spy,” Kau said. “This has all been blown way out of proportion. It’s government overreaching.”
Prosecutors said there is a high risk the couple would flee if freed. They also suggested that Primrose, who was an avionics electrical technician in the Coast Guard, was highly skilled to communicate secretly if released.
The couple is also believed to have other aliases, Muehleck said.
A lawyer for Primrose declined comment. A bail hearing was scheduled for Thursday in U.S. District Court.
The secret clearance Primrose had provides access to information that is “enormously valuable to our enemies,” said Kevin O’Grady, a Honolulu defense attorney not involved in the case.
The Coast Guard works closely with the Army and Navy, helps with counterintelligence and serves as the country’s maritime border patrol, said O’Grady, an Army reservist and lieutenant colonel judge advocate.
“The Coast Guard has a unique perspective on our vulnerabilities,” he said, including how to infiltrate the country through water ports. Hawaii, a major military center, “is a prime target for a lot of espionage and such,” he said.
For one family whose deceased child’s name was stolen, the news Wednesday came as a shock.
John Montague, who lost his daughter Julie in 1968 at 3 weeks of age, was stunned to learn someone had been living under her name for so long.
“I still can’t believe it happened,” Montague, 91, told the AP. “The odds are like one-in-a-trillion that they found her and used her name. People stoop to do anything nowadays. Let kids rest in peace.”
Primrose and Morrison were born in 1955 and they attended high school together in Port Lavaca, Texas, and then went to Stephen F. Austin University, according to court records. They married in 1980.
There is no indication in court papers why the couple in 1987 assumed the identities of deceased children who would have been more than a decade younger than them. But an affidavit filed by Special Agent Dennis Thomas of the State Department’s Diplomatic Security Service noted that the couple lost their home in Nacogdoches, Texas, to foreclosure that year.
They remarried under their assumed names in 1988, Thomas said.
Court records don’t provide any information about what happened from the time they assumed their new identities until 1994, when Primrose, then about 39, enlisted in the Coast Guard as Fort, who would have been about 27.
If there was an obvious age discrepancy between what Primrose looked like and the birth certificate he presented, “that’s an abject failure,” O’Grady said.
“That’s something if they can figure it out now, they should have caught it then,” he said.
Montague said that “somebody’s not doing their jobs.”
Primrose and Morrison applied for and received multiple passports under their assumed names, according to court records. But in 1999, Primrose also applied for and was issued a passport under his legal name while also holding a passport in Fort’s name.
Primrose was in the service until 2016, when he began work for an unnamed defense contractor at the U.S. Coast Guard Air station at Barbers Point.
“While he held that secret clearance with the U.S. Coast Guard, defendant Primrose was required to report any foreign travel,” prosecutors wrote. “Investigation has revealed that defendant Primrose did not report several trips to Canada while he did report other foreign travel.”
The couple lived in a Honolulu suburb in a modest two-bedroom bungalow beneath palm trees. They owned a neighboring house they rented to military personnel, said Mai Ly Schara, who lived next door.
She knew them as Bob and Lynn, with Morrison apparently Julie Lyn Montague’s middle name.
Primrose did yard work for Schara for $50 a month, she said. Morrison took in, fed and spayed and neutered cats. She also had several rabbits and dedicated a room to the pets.
“They kept to themselves, but they were friendly,” Schara said. “They just kind of were, like, a little nerdy.”
Schara wasn’t sure what Primrose did for a living, but thought it was military related. Morrison once worked as a parking attendant at a Waikiki hotel but had been tutoring neighborhood children.
The FBI created a scene in the quiet neighborhood when they searched the house and took photos.
“It was just shocking, like, oh my gosh,” Schara said. “It was pretty crazy.”
The State Department declined to comment on the arrests.
The couple is charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S., false statement in passport application and aggravated identity theft.
Fort, who lived fewer than three months, died in October 1967 at the same hospital where Julie Montague passed away about three months later in January 1968. They are buried 14 miles (23 kilometers) apart.
When Tonda Ferguson learned from her father that Morrison had used her late sister’s birth certificate to create an alias, she thought of her mother, who died in 2003, and how many years had gone by.
“For all the mothers who are living and have to know this happened to their babies, I can’t even begin to imagine,” Ferguson said. “I’m glad my mama’s with the Lord. This would be so traumatic for her.”
Ferguson was in eighth grade when her sister died. She never got to see her little sister or hold her. She was buried in Burnet, Texas, the small town where they lived at the time outside of Austin.
“She came from a place of love, deep love,” Ferguson said. “For someone to turn around to steal her identity for evil, it’s tough. It’s hurtful. … I hope they rot.” | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/hawaii-couple-charged-with-stealing-ids-of-dead-texas-kids-conspiring-against-the-government-2/ | 2022-07-28T11:08:29Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/hawaii-couple-charged-with-stealing-ids-of-dead-texas-kids-conspiring-against-the-government-2/ | false |
LONDON (AP) — A British judge jailed a man who killed his grandfather for life Thursday in the first crown court sentencing to be televised in Britain.
Judge Sarah Munro’s remarks were the first to be broadcast live on news channels after a change in law to allow cameras in British crown courts, which deal with serious criminal cases.
The legal change was made in 2020, but it was only implemented Thursday because of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Munro sentenced Ben Oliver, 25, to life in prison with a minimum term of 10 years and eight months for the manslaughter of his 74-year-old grandfather.
The case was heard at the Central Criminal Court in London, which routinely hears the country’s most high-profile cases including murders and terrorism trials.
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab said the move will help the public better understand the decisions judges make in complex criminal cases.
“Opening up the courtroom to cameras to film the sentencing of some of the country’s most serious offenders will improve transparency and reinforce confidence in the justice system,” Raab said in a statement.
Under the change in the law, crown court judges can be filmed delivering their sentencing remarks. Only the judge will be on camera to protect the privacy of victims, witnesses and jurors.
Previously court proceedings were only broadcast from certain Court of Appeal cases.
Broadcasters hailed the change as a “landmark moment for open justice.”
“Court reporting is vital to democracy and the rule of law and this long overdue change is welcomed,” said John Battle, chair of the Media Lawyers Association. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/uk-crown-court-judges-sentencing-broadcast-for-first-time/ | 2022-07-28T11:09:42Z | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/uk-crown-court-judges-sentencing-broadcast-for-first-time/ | true |
Prison guard is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from some of country's most hardened prisoners
- Jail staffer allegedly caught stealing more than $100,000 from prisoners
- The prisoners' money is locked away in a safe at a secure office at the facility
- Adelaide Remand Centre staffer was arrested and did not apply for bail
- In 2020 a prisoner escaped the remand centre by making a makeshift rope
A prison staffer has been caught allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from prisoners, who had their money secured onsite in a safe.
Police launched an investigation on Wednesday when the pile of cash was discovered missing, along with the Adelaide Remand Centre corrections officer who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The worker, employed by private operator Serco, was detained a short time later in North Adelaide by detectives who allege they also found a large amount of cash.
A prison staffer has been caught allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from prisoners, who had their money secured onsite in a safe
Police launched an investigation on Wednesday when the pile of cash was found to be missing, along with the Adelaide Remand Centre (pictured) corrections officer who cannot be named for legal reason
Adelaide Advertiser reports the money allegedly belongs to inmates being held in remand at the facility.
Under normal circumstances, if they are convicted the money is banked on their behalf or given to relatives.
If acquitted by the court, the cash is returned to them upon release.
Jason Burdon, 33, escaped from the Adelaide Remand Centre using a makeshift rope
On Thursday, the worker faced Adelaide's Magistrates Court where he made no application for bail and was taken into custody.
Magistrate Stefan Metanomski suppressed the correction officers identity until next Wednesday, when the order is set to be reconsidered.
A home detention report was also ordered to be prepared prior to his next hearing date.
The remand centre was last in the headlines in 2020 when Jason Burdon, 33, escaped from the facility using items of clothing as a rope to escape the building.
The escape resulted in almost $2million spent on improving security after an internal inquiry found Burdon squeezed through air vents before using the makeshift rope to drop to the ground near Hindley St.
The internal investigation found security weaknesses exploited by Burdon had been identified by authorities back in the 1990s but no action was taken to resolve them. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11057189/Adelaide-Remand-Centre-staffer-charged-stealing-100-000-prisoners-safe.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-28T11:10:36Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11057189/Adelaide-Remand-Centre-staffer-charged-stealing-100-000-prisoners-safe.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Russia steps up strikes on Ukraine amid counterattacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces on Thursday launched massive missile strikes on Ukraine’s Kyiv and Chernihiv regions, areas that haven’t been targeted in weeks, while Ukrainian officials announced an operation to liberate an occupied region in the country’s south.
Kyiv regional governor Oleksiy Kuleba said on Telegram that a settlement in the Vyshgorod district of the region was targeted early on Thursday morning; an “infrastructure object” was hit. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were any casualties.
Vyshhgorod is located 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) north of downtown Kyiv. Kuleba linked the strikes with the Day of Statehood, which Ukraine was marking for the first time on Thursday.
“Russia, with the help of missiles, is mounting revenge for the widespread popular resistance, which the Ukrainians were able to organize precisely because of their statehood,” Kuleba told Ukrainian television. “Ukraine has already broken Russia’s plans and will continue to defend itself.”
Chernihiv governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported that multiple missiles were fired from the territory of Belarus at the village of Honcharivska.
Russian troops withdrew from the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions months ago after failing to capture either. The renewed strikes on the areas come a day after the leader of pro-Kremlin separatists in the east, Denis Pushilin, publicly called on the Russian forces to “liberate Russian cities founded by the Russian people — Kyiv, Chernihiv, Poltava, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lutsk.”
Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, also came under a barrage of shelling overnight, its mayor Ihor Terekhov said. The southern city of Mykolaiv was fired at as well, with one person sustaining injuries.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military continued to counterattack in the occupied southern region of Kherson, striking a key bridge over the Dnieper River on Wednesday.
Ukrainian media on Thursday quoted Ukraine’s presidential adviser, Oleksiy Arestovich, as saying that the operation to liberate Kherson “has already begun.” Arestovich said Kyiv’s forces were planning to isolate Russian troops there and leave them with three options — to “retreat, if possible, surrender or be destroyed.”
Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, in televised remarks on Wednesday said he was “cautious” in assessing the timeline of the possible counteroffensive. “I would really like it to be much faster,” he said, adding that “the enemy is now concentrating the maximum number (of forces) precisely in the Kherson direction.”
“A very large-scale movement of their troops has begun, they are gathering additional forces,” Danilov warned.
The British military estimated Thursday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson is “gathering momentum”.
“Their forces have highly likely established a bridgehead south of the Ingulets River, which forms the northern boundary of Russian-occupied Kherson,” the British Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
It added that Ukraine has used its new long-range artillery to damage at least three of the bridges across the Dnieper River, “which Russia relies upon to supply the areas under its control.” The 1,000-meter-long Antonivsky bridge, which Ukrainian forces struck on Wednesday, is likely to be “unusable,” the British Defense Ministry concluded.
Ukraine’s presidential office said Thursday morning that Russian shelling of cities and villages over the past 24 hours killed at least five civilians, all of them in the eastern Donetsk region, and wounded nine more.
Fighting in recent weeks has focused on the Donetsk region. It has intensified in recent days as Russian forces appeared to emerge from a reported “operational pause” after capturing the neighboring Luhansk region.
A missile struck a residential building in Toretsk early Thursday morning, destroying two floors. “Missile terror again. We will not give up... We will not be intimidated,” Donetsk regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram.
Analysts with the Institute for the Study of War believe that Russian forces are focusing their efforts on capturing the cities of Bakhmut and Siversk in Donetsk province.
“Russian forces have committed enough resources to conduct near-daily ground assaults and to seize territory on these two axes but have been unable to sustain a similar offensive operational tempo or to make similar territorial gains elsewhere in Ukraine,” the Institute said.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MF) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Missfresh investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MF investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Missfresh during the relevant time frame, you have until September 12, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern learning can be transformed through the value of microlearning. Brevity is the key feature with microlearning, allowing learners to engage and retain information in a more positive way. Research has shown most learners prefer education when content is delivered in short bursts, with repetition to aid retention. Microlearning has also proven to increase focus and encourage long-term retention by 80%.
58% of learners say they would spend more time learning if the content were presented in shorter, bite sized chunks.
Microlearning presentation at ACCSES conference in Washington, D.C., July 19, 2022
65% of learners are overwhelmed by the amount of information presented in a traditional training course.
Additionally, with close to 80% of learners with IDD being underserved, microlearning can fill those gaps when support staff, family, and instructors are unavailable. Given individuals desire and demand to lead more independent lives, microlearning can simply be that "coach in your pocket" when support is needed.
Amy Fox, Co-Founder and CEO of LearningQ, spoke on the topic of Microlearning at the ACCSES conference in Washington, D.C., July 19, 2022, specific to the audience for Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled (IDD) learners.
Fox adds, "It's time for all of us delivering education to stretch more creatively in our thinking. We have so much expertise to translate in a variety of new ways, and so many individuals desiring to learn more."
Microlearning has historically and successfully been used in the corporate setting for upskilling and onboarding employees.
Fox believes it has other unique options for new audiences. "If we reflect on what Covid has unveiled for many individuals, it is a better understanding of the need to deliver learning in new and creative ways. Microlearning addresses that pain point with its brevity and anytime, anyplace ability."
About LearningQ:
LearningQ is based in Chicago, IL and launched in January of 2022. They help people build and retain life skills by making training more engaging, accessible, and relevant. LearningQ is an online learning platform for a variety of audiences within workforce readiness, health and wellness, and independent living.
Contact: Charlie Egan, me@learningq.org, 847-264-4654
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SMArtX has been named finalists in four categories for the 2022 Wealth Management "Wealthies" Industry Awards and two categories for ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES Awards.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SMArtX Advisory Solutions ("SMArtX"), a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology and architect of the SMArtX turnkey asset management platform ('TAMP'), has been named a finalist for four categories in 2022 Wealth Management "Wealthies" Industry Awards and two categories in ThinkAdvisor's LUMINARIES Awards. This is the highest number of SMArtX Advisory Solutions' nominations in a single year.
"We're honored to receive this industry recognition. Our team works tirelessly to create the best possible technology, and it's inspiring to see that hard work recognized," said Evan Rapoport, Chief Executive Officer of SMArtX Advisory Solutions. "Over the last 12 months SMArtX has surpassed many performance benchmarks across our business, thanks in part to the dedication of our team and integration partners."
The "Wealthies," WealthManagement.com's annual awards programs honoring the individuals, organizations and companies that help financial advisors build better businesses and create better outcomes for their clients. Winners will be announced on September 8, 2022, in New York City.
ThinkAdvisor LUMINARIES celebrate top advisors, industry executives, teams, RIAs, broker-dealers, asset/investment/portfolio managers and other firms by showcasing their achievements in four key areas:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Thought Leadership
Executive Leadership
Community Impact
Winners will be announced on November 17, 2022, in New York City.
SMArtX Advisory Solutions have been named as finalists by Wealth Management Industry Awards in the following four categories:
TAMPS: Model Marketplaces: Model Marketplace Diversified Model Marketplace with OCIO Overlay
TAMPS: TAMPS: New Operational Efficiency Applications
Technology Providers: Chief Executive Officer of the Year: Evan Rapoport
Technology Providers: Chief Marketing Officer of the Year: Alex Smith-Ryland
SMArtX Advisory Solutions have been named as finalists by ThinkAdvisor in the following two categories:
Executive Leadership, Evan Rapoport, CEO of SMArtX Advisory Solutions
Thought Leadership & Education: SMArtX Advisory Solutions
SMArtX's continued growth is driven by two main applications of its technology: the off-the-shelf TAMP offering, which is built using SMArtX Advisory Solutions' proprietary UMA technology, and the ability to further deploy that tailored UMA technology through APIs to meet the mandates of large enterprises, RIA platforms, and hybrid broker-dealers.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russian, French and American leaders are crisscrossing Africa to win support for their positions on the war in Ukraine, waging what some say is the most intense competition for influence on the continent since the Cold War.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emmanuel Macron are each visiting several African countries this week. Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, went to Kenya and Somalia last week. The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, will go to Ghana and Uganda next week.
“It’s like a new Cold War is playing out in Africa, where the rival sides are trying to gain influence,” said William Gumede, director of Democracy Works, a foundation promoting good governance.
Lavrov, in his travels across the drought- and hunger-stricken continent, has sought to portray the West as the villain, blaming it for rising food prices, while the Western leaders have accused the Kremlin of cynically using food as a weapon and waging an imperial-style war of conquest — words calculated to appeal to listeners in post-colonial Africa.
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia has been working to win support in Africa for several years, reinvigorating friendships that date back a half-century, when the Soviet Union backed many African movements fighting to end colonial rule.
“Now that campaign has gone into high gear,” Gumede said.
Moscow’s influence in Africa was on display in March during the U.N. vote to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While 28 African nations voted in favor of the resolution, a significant minority of countries on the continent — 25 — either voted to abstain or did not vote at all.
Russia’s top diplomat this week visited Egypt, Congo, Uganda and Ethiopia, pledging friendship and charging the U.S. and European countries with driving up food prices by pursuing “reckless” environmental policies. He also accused them of hoarding food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The situation in Ukraine did additionally negatively affect food markets, but not due to the Russian special operation, rather due to the absolutely inadequate reaction of the West, which announced sanctions,” Lavrov said in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital.
Lavrov was warmly received in Uganda by President Yoweri Museveni, who for years has been a U.S. ally but has refused to criticize Russia over the invasion. Museveni even suggested at the outbreak of the war that Putin’s actions might be understandable because Ukraine is in Russia’s sphere of influence.
Lavrov voiced support for reform of the U.N. Security Council to give African countries permanent seats and greater influence.
Appearing with Lavrov, the Ugandan leader spoke fondly of old ties with Russia, asking how he could spurn Moscow when he has good relations with countries that participated in slavery.
Museveni, an opinion leader on the continent who has held power for three decades, is an obvious choice for Russia as someone to strengthen ties with, said Ugandan political analyst Asuman Bisiika.
“Uganda is the center of gravity in East Africa,” Bisiika said.
Museveni, 77, has been strictly wearing a mask in public since the COVID-19 outbreak. But he did not have one on when greeting Lavrov in front of photographers, apparently wanting to show warmth to the Russian. Museveni had a mask back on in his next public appearance a day later.
Russia is also courting African public opinion through its state television network, RT, formerly known as Russia Today. RT has announced that it will open a new bureau in Johannesburg.
RT was abruptly removed from Africa’s biggest pay-TV platform in Africa, Johannesburg-based Multichoice, in March after the European Union and Britain imposed sanctions against Russia. It is not clear whether establishing the new bureau will enable RT to resume broadcasts to Africa through Multichoice, which claims nearly 22 million subscribers on the continent.
“For Russia, it is the battle to be heard in Africa. It is not important for the actual war effort but for their long-term political influence,” Anton Harber, professor of journalism at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. “They see it as fertile ground to cultivate their influence, and, of course, votes in the U.N. are important.”
On his tour of Africa, France’s Macron accused the Kremlin of using TV channels like RT to spread propaganda in support of the war. And he charged the Kremlin with blackmailing the world by thwarting the export of grain from Ukraine.
“They are blackmailing because they are the ones who blocked cereals in Ukraine. They are the ones who regulate their cereals,” he said in Benin. His itinerary also included Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau.
Macron appealed to Africans to side against Russia.
“I’m telling you here in Africa, a continent that has suffered from colonial imperialism: Russia is one of the last colonial, imperial powers. She decides to invade a neighboring country to defend her interests,” he said. “That’s the reality.”
Power, the top U.S. AID official, was in East Africa to pledge aid to help the region’s fight against hunger amid a devastating multi-year drought. She did not hold back in criticizing Russia.
“By blockading Ukraine’s grain exports and restricting the trade of Russia’s own fertilizer, Putin’s actions have had the consequence of inflicting pain on the people of Kenya and on other countries throughout the world,” Power said in Nairobi. “He is hurting the people of Kenya in order to benefit his own situation.”
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AP journalist Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda, contributed. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/new-cold-war-russia-and-west-vie-for-influence-in-africa/ | 2022-07-28T11:18:30Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/new-cold-war-russia-and-west-vie-for-influence-in-africa/ | false |
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'Liverpool are due a flop!' Darwin Nunez slammed by fans AGAIN after clip of the £85million signing 'making easy things look impossible' in the Reds' pre-season friendly defeat to Salzburg goes viral
- Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been ridiculed on social media by rival fans
- A compilation of the 23-year-old's worst bits in the pre-season friendly went viral
- The striker was hooked at half-time during the Reds' clash with Red Bull Salzburg
- Nunez is Liverpool's club-record signing after an £85million switch from Benfica
Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has been mocked on social media following his frustrating display in a 1-0 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday.
The Reds' £85million record signing has become a major talking point among Premier League fans since his arrival from Benfica.
The Uruguay international failed to score in his first two appearances for Jurgen Klopp's side against Manchester United and Crystal Palace.
A compilation video of Darwin Nunez's bad bits against Red Bull Salzburg went viral on Twitter
The video shows the striker spurning opportunities and struggling with his link-up play
However, the 23-year-old set tongues wagging as he came off the bench to score a stunning four goals against RB Leipzig last week.
But rival fans have been quick to pile in on the striker after a compilation of Nunez's worst bits during the first half against Salzburg went viral.
Titled 'Darwin Nunez making easy things look impossible', the video has already amassed 1.7million views on Twitter, while it has also received a number of replies and quote tweets.
Rival fans have reacted to the video of Nunez's errors in the Salzburg game on social media
The Reds have been shrewd operators in the transfer market and one rival fan believes that it was about time a new signing failed to hit the ground running at Anfield.
'Liverpool are due a flop, they’re recruitment has been almost perfect for many years. Nunez could be a very expensive one, exacerbated by the loss of Sadio Mane. They could be vulnerable this season,' they claimed.
One fan took to Twitter to question the Uruguayan's tactical fit into Klopp's side. 'I’m a Liverpool fan but bruh in all honesty this guy is not good, even his body language is not it, his not tactical and don’t have that killer monster we were looking for in him,' they said.
Other fans were quick to compare the striker to Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku, as one supported claimed 'They bought Lukaku’s twin for 100m'. While another simply replied 'Romelu Nunez' to the video.
It was another striker that earned widespread praise after his performance in the pre-season clash with Red Bull Salzburg.
Benjamin Sesko has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and netted the only of the game at the Red Bull Arena - prompting plenty of excitement among Red Devils supporters.
The Premier League is notoriously difficult for foreign exports to acclimatise, with numerous high-profile arrivals struggling to find their feet.
The striker scored four goals in the Reds' pre-season clash with RB Leipzig last week
And fans fear that Nunez mights suffer a similar fate, with one remarking: 'There’s probably a good player in there, I mean it has to be… they paid 100m for him. But my goodness he looks panicked, he rushes everything. He has the potential to be a meme machine in the premier league… and I am here for it!'
Another supporter stated that he would be shocked if Nunez 'registered 10 plus league goals' next season.
The striker enjoyed a prolific campaign at Benfica last term, netting 26 goals in just 28 Primeira Liga appearances. Nunez also scored six goals in the Champions League last season, including against his new side Liverpool at Anfield in the quarter-finals.
With Reds fans more than aware of the capabilities that the Uruguayan possesses, they are hoping that their record signing will be a roaring success on these shores.
And Nunez will have the opportunity to put paid to any doubts over his ability this coming weekend when Liverpool face Manchester City in the Community Shield at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11057243/Darwin-Nunez-slammed-fans-clip-85million-signing-goes-viral.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-28T11:19:21Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11057243/Darwin-Nunez-slammed-fans-clip-85million-signing-goes-viral.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Dentsply" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: XRAY) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Dentsply investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased Dentsply's common stock between June 9, 2021, and May 9, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
XRAY investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email
at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: According to the filed complaint, defendants orchestrated a scheme to inflate Dentsply's revenue and earnings by manipulating the Company's accounting for a distributor rebate program so that senior executives would be eligible for significant cash and stock-based incentive compensation. In order to facilitate this scheme, Dentsply and its executives made numerous false and misleading statements to investors during the class period. As a result of defendants' misrepresentations, Dentsply's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Dentsply during the relevant time frame, you have until August 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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New 911 feature allows you to upload life-saving information to your phone
There's a new life-saving measure you can use on your phone right now.
In 2019, a system called Rapid SOS was added to 90% of dispatch centers across the United States.
It enhances dispatchers' ability to track where 911 calls are coming from. As of May of 2022, people can now upload personal health information to their phones. So when they call 911, dispatchers see the information you've uploaded.
"Your profile will be shared with dispatchers so they can have a better idea of your treatment plan," said Tracey Bearden, a 911 coordinator in Des Moines, Iowa.
The technology also allows dispatch to more accurately track a caller's location, which can be helpful in the direst situations.
"Let's say you call 911 and you were stuffed in the trunk of a vehicle, they're going to see you as you move. So as long as you stay connected to 911, then they can see you moving along," Bearden said.
Another life-saving feature, people can add the word 'domestic' or 'restraining order' to their profile. It allows you to add the name of the abuser, or person you have the restraining order against.
That lets dispatchers know somebody could be posing a threat without the caller ever saying a word.
"Let's say you're in that situation and somebody approaches you, you have a no-contact order, you call 911, that information is going to pop up on the dispatcher's screen. They see 'domestic' and if there's nothing on the line, they're going to send people to assist you," Bearden said.
People can upload their health information on their Apple iPhone through the health app by clicking on the medical I.D. feature.
Those without Apple phones are encouraged to use emergencyprofile.org | https://www.4029tv.com/article/des-moines-iowa-new-911-feature-allows-you-to-upload-life-saving-information-to-your-phone/40739441 | 2022-07-28T11:23:23Z | https://www.4029tv.com/article/des-moines-iowa-new-911-feature-allows-you-to-upload-life-saving-information-to-your-phone/40739441 | true |
LAKE FOREST, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), the global leader in dental lasers, today announced that it will release second quarter 2022 financial and operating results on Thursday, August 11, 2022 after the close of the U.S. financial markets and will host a conference call and webcast that day at 4:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 p.m. PT to discuss the results and corporate developments.
To access the live call, dial 877-545-0320 (U.S.) or +1 973-528-0002 (International) and provide the following earnings code: 838343.
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible on the BIOLASE Investor Relations Page. In addition, a phone replay will be available approximately two hours following the end of the call, and it will remain available for one week. To access the call replay dial 877-481-4010 or +1 919-882-2331 (International) and enter replay passcode: 46222.
BIOLASE is a medical device company that develops, manufactures, markets, and sells laser systems in dentistry and medicine. BIOLASE's products advance the practice of dentistry and medicine for patients and healthcare professionals. BIOLASE's proprietary laser products incorporate approximately 302 patented and 31 patent-pending technologies designed to provide biologically and clinically superior performance with less pain and faster recovery times. BIOLASE's innovative products provide cutting-edge technology at competitive prices to deliver superior results for dentists and patients. BIOLASE's principal products are revolutionary dental laser systems that perform a broad range of dental procedures, including cosmetic and complex surgical applications. BIOLASE has sold over 43,300 laser systems to date in over 80 countries around the world. Laser products under development address BIOLASE's core dental market and other adjacent medical and consumer applications.
For updates and information on Waterlase iPlus®, Waterlase Express™, and laser dentistry, find BIOLASE online at www.biolase.com, Facebook at www.facebook.com/biolase, Twitter at www.twitter.com/biolaseinc, Instagram at www.instagram.com/waterlase_laserdentistry, and LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/biolase.
BIOLASE®, Waterlase® and Waterlase iPlus® are registered trademarks of BIOLASE, Inc.
Contacts:
EVC Group, Inc.
Michael Polyviou/Todd Kehrli
(732) 232-6914
mpolyviou@evcgroup.com; tkehrli@evcgroup.com
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DUBLIN, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Theravance Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) will report its second quarter 2022 financial results and provide a business update after market close on Thursday, August 4, 2022. An accompanying conference call and simultaneous webcast will be hosted at 5:00 pm ET (2:00 pm PT/10:00 pm IST) that day.
Conference Call Information
To participate in the live call by telephone, please dial (800) 225-9448 from the US or (203) 518-9708 for international callers, using the conference code TBPHQ222. Those interested in listening to the conference call live via the internet may do so by visiting Theravance Biopharma's website at www.theravance.com, under the Investors section, Presentations and Events.
A replay of the conference call will be available on Theravance Biopharma's website for 30 days through September 3, 2022. An audio replay will also be available through 11:59 pm ET on August 11, 2022 by dialing (888) 219-1261 from the US, or (402) 220-4941 for international callers.
About Theravance Biopharma
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.'s overarching purpose and goal as a biopharmaceutical company is focused on delivering Medicines that Make a Difference® in people's lives. In pursuit of its purpose, Theravance Biopharma leverages decades of expertise, which has led to the development of FDA-approved YUPELRI® (revefenacin) inhalation solution indicated for the maintenance treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its pipeline of internally discovered programs is targeted to address significant unmet patient needs. For more information, please visit www.theravance.com.
THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA®, THERAVANCE®, and the Cross/Star logo are registered trademarks of the Theravance Biopharma group of companies (in the U.S. and certain other countries).
YUPELRI® is a registered trademark of Mylan Specialty L.P., a Viatris Company. Trademarks, trade names or service marks of other companies appearing on this press release are the property of their respective owners.
Contact: Gail B. Cohen
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR) announced today it has been named to Forbes' list of "America's Best Employers for Women 2022." The final list ranks 400 American companies that are admired by employees for their dedication to their female workforce and diverse representation across the organization.
"We are honored to have been recognized by Forbes for our efforts to support female employees and provide an environment for them to bring their talent and thrive," said Carey Martin, chief human resources officer for Whirlpool Corp. "For over 110 years, we have been committed to cultivating a diverse workforce, including more women in leadership roles, in order to help drive innovation at the company to improve the life at home for our consumers."
Whirlpool Corp. has taken meaningful actions to cultivate a strong, inclusive and diverse culture and support its female employees around the world. In 2018, CEO Marc Bitzer became a Catalyst CEO Champion for Change signatory with the pledge to increase the company's female representation in executive and senior level positions and ensure accelerated inclusion of women, including women of color, in senior roles. The company has also continued to action several initiatives to celebrate the diversity of its workforce, and has eleven employee resource groups (ERGs) worldwide, including the Whirlpool Women's Network (WWN), which empowers and engages women at all levels across the organization through networking events, career development programs, and advanced leadership opportunities.
Whirlpool Corp.'s commitment to its female employees is part of the company's core value of Inclusion and Diversity. In recognition of these efforts, Whirlpool Corp. is regularly recognized as a leading company in employee engagement and support. In 2022, the company was named to the 2022 Seramount Top Companies for Executive Women list as well as included on the 2022 Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion for the sixth straight year.
America's Best Employers for Women 2022 were identified through a joint survey from Forbes and Statista of approximately 50,000 Americans working for companies with more than 1,000 employees in the United States. The survey evaluation was based on four different categorical criteria including:
- General work topics—women's evaluations of their employer's atmosphere and development, image, working conditions, salary and wage, workplace, and diversity and inclusion
- Topics related to women—women's evaluations of their employer's parental leave, family support, flexibility, discrimination, representation and career, and pay equity.
- Indirect recommendation—women's evaluations of other employers in their respective industries that stand out either positively or negatively in regard to diversity
- Diversity among top executives / board—an index was built based on the share of women in executive management or board positions.
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About Whirlpool Corporation
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is committed to being the best global kitchen and laundry company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home. In an increasingly digital world, the company is driving purposeful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and Yummly. In 2021, the company reported approximately $22 billion in annual sales, 69,000 employees and 54 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at WhirlpoolCorp.com
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ST LOUIS (AP) _ Arch Resources, Inc. (ARCH) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $407.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the St. Louis-based company said it had profit of $19.30.
The coal producer posted revenue of $1.13 billion in the period.
Arch Resources shares have risen 58% since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.
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MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) _ Donegal Group Inc. (DGICB) on Thursday reported a second-quarter loss of $8.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Marietta, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for investment costs, came to 5 cents per share.
The insurance company posted revenue of $204.3 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $212.7 million.
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Actor Bernard Cribbins dies at 93
LONDON (AP) — Bernard Cribbins, a beloved British entertainer whose seven-decade career ranged from the bawdy “Carry On” comedies to children’s television and “Doctor Who,” has died. He was 93.
Agent Gavin Barker Associates announced Cribbins’ death on Thursday.
“Bernard’s contribution to British entertainment is without question,” it said. “He was unique, typifying the best of his generation, and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing and working with him.”
A warm, avuncular character actor, Cribbins was a childhood presence for several generations of Britons. He played station porter Albert Perks in the 1970 movie classic “The Railway Children” and voiced all the characters in “The Wombles,” a 1970s animated series about a family of burrowing creatures living under London’s Wimbledon Common.
Cribbins also was the voice of road-safety squirrel Tufty Fluffytail in a series of public information films, and held the record for the most appearances — more than 100 — on children’s storytelling TV series “Jackanory.”
Born into a poor family in Oldham, northwest England, in 1928, Cribbins left school in his early teens and got his start as a stage manager and bit player in regional repertory theater.
He moved on to West End productions before appearing in a dizzying range of British films, including 1960 comedy “Two-Way Stretch” alongside Peter Sellers; 1966 “Doctor Who” spinoff “Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 AD”; the 1967 James Bond spoof “Casino Royale”; and one of Alfred Hitchcock’s final thrillers, “Frenzy” in 1972.
He appeared in several movies in the “Carry On” series, was a memorable guest star on classic sitcom “Fawlty Towers” and had top 10 hits with comedy songs “Hole in the Ground” and “Right Said Fred.”
A younger generation knew Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, a companion to David Tennant’s titular Doctor, when “Doctor Who” was revived in the early 21st century. He appeared in another BBC children’s series, “Old Jack’s Boat,” between 2013 and 2015, and filmed scenes earlier this year for an upcoming “Doctor Who” 60th-anniversary special.
“Doctor Who” showrunner Russell T. Davies remembered Cribbins as “a wonderful actor.”
“I’m so lucky to have known him ‚” Davies said. “Thanks for everything, my old soldier. A legend has left the world.”
Cribbins’ wife of 66 years, Gill, died last year.
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YOKNEAM, Israel (AP) _ InMode Ltd. (INMD) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $44 million.
On a per-share basis, the Yokneam, Israel-based company said it had net income of 52 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense, were 59 cents per share.
The maker of cosmetic surgery devices posted revenue of $113.5 million in the period.
InMode expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.11 to $2.16 per share, with revenue in the range of $425 million to $435 million.
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CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urgent healthcare problems were addressed at the 2022 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) meeting of lab professionals and IVD vendors in Chicago. Kidney disease, drugs of abuse, hematology and liver disease were among areas of new product development and studies.
Medical market research firm Kalorama Information (www.kaloramainformation.com) notes there were 331 contract manufacturers, 42 lab IT solution companies, 326 reagent distributors, and 252 lab service companies at the AACC meeting, in addition to well-known suppliers such as Roche, Abbott, QuidelOrtho, Beckman, and Hologic. Kalorama Information analysts attended sessions and observed trends at the AACC meeting, noting that very little focus was related to the recent pandemic.
"One thing that you didn't hear much of at the meeting was COVID-19," said Bruce Carlson, Vice President of Kalorama Information, part of Science and Medicine Group. "That's not to say it wasn't present, certainly aftermaths and impacts were discussed. But you saw laboratorians discuss genomics, pediatrics and cancer in this 'comeback' in-person meeting."
Perhaps a vestige of the COVID-19 pandemic was a focus on better and faster workflows, automation and other products. Siemens Healthineers unveiled the Atellica CI 1900 Analyzer, a clinical chemistry and immunoassay testing system and lower volume version of its on-the-market Atellica clinical chemistry and immunoassay testing solution. The system, with the capacity to conduct more than 250,000 clinical chemistry tests per year is in development. Thermo Fisher Scientific displayed its new interface with the Inpeco S.A.'s FlexLab Total Laboratory Automation system (TLA), which enables primary tubes on the Inpeco LAS to be transported directly to the Thermo Scientific Cascadion SM Clinical Analyzer for automated loading, pre-treatment and analysis.
Other developments included:
- AI and the pitfalls of using it in without verification of models in lab medicine were noted at the meeting. "Understanding how implementing artificial intelligence models in laboratory medicine is not easy," said Dr. Lucila Ohno-Machado, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, at the University of California San Diego AI in Personalized Medicine. "But trusting models one does not understand is problematic."
- One area where AI can help is improving kidney stone diagnostics. A recent study found that FTIR spectroscopy makes mistakes in interpretation. Researchers led by Patrick Day of the Mayo Clinic reviewed analysis of 81,517 kidney stones, and determined that incorrect technologist interpretations before use of AI occurred at a rate nearly 8 times higher than after AI use.
- Hope for NAFLD Detections. Liver disease from excess fat cells in the liver not related to alcohol intake is a problem that impacts 25% of the global population. Until recently, only invasive methods were available. Siemens Healthineers announced the launch of a new non-invasive ELF test. ELF measurements have proven valuable for identifying patients with NASH with advanced fibrosis (F3 or F4) at risk of progressing to cirrhosis and/or LREs.
- AACC Rallies Against VALID Act. AACC's member booth made the organization's view clear on pending legislation to regulate laboratory-developed tests. AACC has long argued that VALID would burden clinical laboratories with a new, duplicative layer of onerous costs and regulation and limit patient access to laboratory developed tests (LDTs).
- Smartphone tests can predict blood clot risk: people who take warfarin need frequent testing either in clinical labs or using expensive at home tests. A team led by Kelly Michaelson, MD, at the University of Washington developed a test that quickly and inexpensively determines PT/INR using a vibration motor and smartphone camera to track movement of a copper particle in a drop of blood. The team tested 140 anonymous patients, and the tests produced results on par with standard PT/INR tests.
- Delta-9-THC Cannabinoid Testing Confirmed: A team of researchers led by Uttam Garg, PhD, of Children's Mercy, Kansas City and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, conducted research to see if tests that detect delta-9-THC can also detect delta-8-THC. Garg's team found that the cannabinoid immunoassay yielded positive results for all samples with delta-8-THC concentrations of 30 ng/mL and higher. The GC-MS method also identified delta-8-THC.
- Sweden-based CellaVision introduced their DIFF-Line, a result of the company's acquisition of RAL Diagnostics in 2019. The three-unit workflow incudes the company's Smear Box, which makes a blood smear from a vial. Then CellaVision's Stain box ensures smears are stained consistently and in accordance with guidelines. And finally there's the DC-1 single-slide automated smear analyzer, which has a high quality camera, microscope, and AI functionality.
- Theranos Whistleblowers speak: It's been six years since AACC played a role in debunking Theranos' fraudulent claims. At this year's session, Erika Cheung and Tyler Shultz spoke about their role in the scandal and the ethics of laboratorians. Cheung and Shultz worked with fellow whistleblowers to reveal—both to federal regulators and the press—that the Theranos laboratory actively put patients at risk of misdiagnosis and harm by offering them unreliable tests. AACC President Dr. Stephen R. Master, who himself served as an expert witness in Elizabeth Holmes' trial, moderated the discussion.
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- Revenue in Second Quarter 2022 of $2.25 Billion; an Increase of 4% Year-Over-Year
- Second Quarter 2022 Net Income of $292 Million; Diluted EPS of $0.07
- Adjusted EBITDA of $679 Million
- Year-to-Date Capital Returns to Stockholders of $1.6 Billion
- SiriusXM Reiterates Full-Year Financial Guidance; Expects Positive Full-Year Self Pay Net Subscriber Additions
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced second quarter 2022 operating and financial results, including revenue of $2.25 billion, an increase of 4% year over year. The company recorded net income of $292 million in the second quarter 2022 compared to $433 million in the prior year period. The prior year period benefited from $140 million of satellite insurance recoveries. Net income per diluted common share was $0.07 in the second quarter 2022 compared to $0.10 in the prior year period, or $0.08 excluding the satellite insurance recoveries recorded in the second quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA was $679 million in the second quarter of 2022, down 3% from the second quarter of 2021.
"We are pleased with our results in the second quarter, and while we continue to navigate an uncertain economic environment, we delivered strong financial performance and continued to make strategic investments in our business that will set us up for an exciting new era at SiriusXM," said Jennifer Witz, Chief Executive Officer of SiriusXM. "We remain committed to creating compelling experiences for our listeners by investing in innovative technologies to deliver best-in-class, curated, comprehensive audio entertainment. We remain equally committed to delivering consumers the best and widest choice in premium audio content. From launching pop-up channels celebrating Black Music Appreciation Month to acquiring Conan O'Brien's Team Coco to produce new content for our listeners, and most recently, expanding our relationship with the NFL to deliver the most extensive sports lineup in audio entertainment, we will continue to enhance our platform to ensure broad appeal."
"SiriusXM's churn was steady at approximately 1.5% in the quarter, underscoring the strength of our business, our products, and loyalty of our customers. In the second quarter, we delivered focused expansion in key streaming offerings and maintained a strong balance sheet," said Sean Sullivan, Executive Vice President, and Chief Financial Officer. "This quarter we returned over $300 million in capital to stockholders, comprising $217 million in common stock repurchases and $86 million in dividends, and ended the quarter with net debt to adjusted EBITDA of 3.6 times."
Sirius XM Holdings operates two complementary audio entertainment businesses — one of which we refer to as "SiriusXM" and the second of which we refer to as "Pandora and Off-Platform." Further information regarding these two segments will be contained in the company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. The financial and operating highlights below exclude the impact of share-based payment expense.
Self-Pay Subscribers Remain at 32.0 Million
During the second quarter of 2022, SiriusXM self-pay subscribers increased by 23,000 and paid promotional subscribers increased by 54,000. Total subscribers were 34.0 million on June 30, 2022. The SiriusXM trial funnel stood at approximately 7.3 million at the end of the quarter, up from 6.9 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022. Self-pay monthly churn remained at approximately 1.5%.
SiriusXM Revenue Increased 5% to $1.7 Billion
Second quarter 2022 revenue grew 5% to $1.7 billion compared to the second quarter of 2021. This growth was driven by a $1.05 increase in average revenue per user (ARPU), up 7% year over year, resulting in a total ARPU of $15.62. Second quarter 2022 revenue also benefited from a 2% increase in SiriusXM self-pay subscribers, partially offset by the effects of a lower base of paid promotional subscribers.
Gross Profit Increased 6% to $1.1 Billion and Gross Margin Remained Stable
Total cost of services at SiriusXM increased by 3% to $668 million for the quarter compared to the corresponding quarter in 2021. Gross profit at SiriusXM totaled $1.1 billion, an increase of 6% compared to the 2021 period, producing a gross margin of 61%, consistent with the prior year period.
Expanded Content Offering
During the quarter, SiriusXM continued its efforts creating special programming recognizing Black artists with the launch of two exclusive channels during Black Music Appreciation Month in June, Whitney Houston and The Notorious B.I.G., and welcomed back The 2PAC Channel and The Prince Channel. The quarter also saw a continued focus on opportunities that leverage SiriusXM's full audio ecosystem, including the acquisition of Team Coco, which included the critically-acclaimed hit podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, and the Conan O'Brien-led podcast network and digital media business. As part of the deal, Conan will collaborate with SiriusXM to create and executive produce a new fulltime, original Team Coco comedy channel for SiriusXM subscribers expected to launch this fall. SiriusXM also reached a new agreement with the NFL, making the platform the exclusive third-party audio provider of every NFL game, along with expanded rights to bring subscribers team-focused content from NFL clubs.
Product Enhancements
In the second quarter, SiriusXM made improvements to the commerce experience on its existing SXM Apps on connected devices, including Amazon Fire, Android TV, LG, and Roku, and launched the SXM App on Comcast X1, Flex, and XClass TV platforms.
BMW vehicles equipped with SiriusXM 360L received a key feature update. BMW vehicles with 360L now include Pandora Stations, an in-car feature from SiriusXM that employs Pandora's listener personalization technology and gives BMW owners the ability to customize their own ad-free music channels in the car with more of what they want to hear.
Advertising Revenue Increased 5% to $403 Million
Second quarter 2022 ad revenue in the Pandora and Off-Platform segment increased by 5% year over year to $403 million. Off-platform advertising, including the company's podcast business, climbed 50% year over year to nearly $119 million in the second quarter of 2022. Ad revenue maintained monetization of approximately $100 per thousand hours at Pandora, remaining roughly flat compared to the second quarter of 2021.
Total Advertising-Supported Listener Hours of 2.84 Billion
Monthly Active Users (MAUs) at Pandora were 50.5 million in the second quarter of 2022, down from 55.1 million in the prior year period. Total ad-supported listener hours were 2.84 billion in the second quarter of 2022, down from 3.03 billion in the 2021 period. Average monthly hours per ad-supported user climbed 3% to 21.1 in the second quarter of 2022 compared to 20.4 in the second quarter of 2021.
Self-Pay Subscribers Decreased Modestly
Self-pay subscribers to the Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium services decreased modestly in the second quarter of 2022 to end the period at 6.3 million.
Gross Profit Falls
Subscriber revenue decreased by 2%, advertising revenue increased by 5% and total cost of services increased by 14% during the second quarter of 2022 driven by investments in new podcast content. This resulted in gross profit in the Pandora and Off-platform segment of $167 million, a decrease of 13% compared to the corresponding 2021 period, and produced a gross margin for the quarter of 31%, down 6 percentage points from the prior year period.
Content Engagement
Pandora saw increases in time spent listening by active users, driven by a continued focus on improving personalization and expanding its rich content offering. The quarter saw launches of several new Pandora stations, including Country Grit, one of Pandora's most-listened genres (country music); Pan-Asian United, a new channel showcasing a range of genres from Asian-American and Pacific Islander artists; and Prom Night, the platform's largest suite of stations to date, all in celebration of the 2022 prom season. Additionally, in honor of Black Music Appreciation Month in June, Pandora's Black Music Forever Radio launched five new modes representing five decades of the evolution of dance influenced by black culture.
Podcast Growth and Expanded Ad Representation
SXM Media, the company's combined advertising sales organization, continues to be a dominant force in podcast ad sales, ranking as the #1 podcast advertising network in weekly U.S. listener reach, according to Edison Research. SXM Media currently represents four of the top 15 podcasts in the country, including "Crime Junkies," "Office Ladies," "Dateline NBC," and "Pod Save America."
As part of the previously mentioned acquisition of Team Coco, SiriusXM expanded its exclusive global ad representation beyond Team Coco's acclaimed podcasts to also include digital video, social media, and live events associated with Team Coco's properties. During the quarter, the company also signed new agreements with multi-platform internet star Lyle Forever, which includes his hit podcast Therapy Gecko and Critical Role, the D&D role-playing collective with millions of fans. These agreements secured the global advertising sales rights for SXM Media and continued to expand the company's off-platform business, and solidified SXM Media as a leader in the sales of audio advertising for podcasts.
Subscriber acquisition costs increased by 2% to $91 million in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year period, driven by higher equipment installations by automakers. Sales and marketing costs increased by 20% to $272 million in 2022 compared to the prior year, boosted by increased performance marketing efforts and the continuation of a multi-media national ad campaign promoting SiriusXM, which launched late 2021. Engineering, design and development costs rose 7% to $63 million, and general and administrative expenses decreased by 1% to $113 million in 2022.
Free cash flow was $435 million, down approximately 21% from the prior year period, as cash taxes rose by $97 million year over year and the second quarter of 2021 benefited from $17 million in satellite insurance receipts.
The Company continues to anticipate positive full-year 2022 self-pay net subscriber additions and reiterates 2022 guidance for revenue, adjusted EBITDA, and free cash flow as follows:
- Total revenue of approximately $9.0 billion,
- Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $2.8 billion, and
- Free cash flow of approximately $1.55 billion.
Unaudited Results
Set forth below are our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 compared with the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Legal settlements and reserves and share-based payment expense have been excluded from cost of services line items and presented as their own line items in the table below, as this is consistent with how the segments are evaluated on a regular basis.
Key Financial and Operating Metrics
A full glossary defining our key financial and operating metrics can be found in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Subscribers and subscription related revenues and expenses associated with our connected vehicle services and Sirius XM Canada are not included in Sirius XM's subscriber count or subscriber-based operating metrics.
Set forth below are our subscriber balances as of June 30, 2022 compared to June 30, 2021:
The following table contains our Non-GAAP financial and operating performance measures which are based on our adjusted results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021:
Reconciliation from GAAP Net income to Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA:
Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow:
Reconciliation of SAC, per installation:
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. SiriusXM offers the most extensive lineup of professional and college sports in audio. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales arm, SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization, and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: we have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by supply chain issues as a result of the global semiconductor supply shortage; we face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time; if our efforts to attract and retain subscribers and listeners, or convert listeners into subscribers, are not successful, our business will be adversely affected; we engage in extensive marketing efforts and the continued effectiveness of those efforts is an important part of our business; we rely on third parties for the operation of our business, and the failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business; we may not realize the benefits of acquisitions and other strategic investments and initiatives; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant uncertainty to our business; a substantial number of our Sirius XM service subscribers periodically cancel their subscriptions and we cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers; our ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers to our Sirius XM service as our marketing efforts reach more price-sensitive consumers is uncertain; our business depends in part on the auto industry; failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business; our Sirius XM service may experience harmful interference from wireless operations; our Pandora ad-supported business has suffered a substantial and consistent loss of monthly active users, which may adversely affect our Pandora business; our failure to convince advertisers of the benefits of our Pandora ad-supported service could harm our business; if we are unable to maintain revenue growth from our advertising products our results of operations will be adversely affected; changes in mobile operating systems and browsers may hinder our ability to sell advertising and market our services; if we fail to accurately predict and play music, comedy or other content that our Pandora listeners enjoy, we may fail to retain existing and attract new listeners; privacy and data security laws and regulations may hinder our ability to market our services, sell advertising and impose legal liabilities; consumer protection laws and our failure to comply with them could damage our business; failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business; if we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer; interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business; the market for music rights is changing and is subject to significant uncertainties; our Pandora services depend upon maintaining complex licenses with copyright owners, and these licenses contain onerous terms; the rates we must pay for "mechanical rights" to use musical works on our Pandora service have increased substantially and these new rates may adversely affect our business; failure to protect our intellectual property or actions by third parties to enforce their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results; some of our services and technologies may use "open source" software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code subject to those licenses; rapid technological and industry changes and new entrants could adversely impact our services; we have a significant amount of indebtedness, and our debt contains certain covenants that restrict our operations; we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements; while we currently pay a quarterly cash dividend to holders of our common stock, we may change our dividend policy at any time; our principal stockholder has significant influence, including over actions requiring stockholder approval, and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of our common stock; if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be harmed; our facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition; we may be exposed to liabilities that other entertainment service providers would not customarily be subject to; and our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brands. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, July 28, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
451 AM CDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 106.
* WHERE...Portions of north central and northeast Texas.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity will increase the
risk for heat-related illnesses to occur, particularly for
those working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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Published: Jul. 28, 2022 at 6:30 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Strong first half results; Raises full-year earnings outlook
Toshiba Carrier Corporation acquisition expected to close in early August 2022
Net sales down 4% versus 2021 driven by the Chubb divestiture; organic sales up 7%
Operating margin up 130 basis points; price/cost positive in the quarter
GAAP EPS of $0.67 and adjusted EPS of $0.69
Net cash flows from operating activities of $32 million; free cash flow usage of $34 million
Raising full-year 2022 adjusted EPS* guidance range to $2.25 to $2.35 from $2.20 to $2.30
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2022 and increased its full-year earnings outlook.
"Our strong results in the second quarter and first half of 2022 underscore the strength of Carrier's balanced business model, and I want to thank the Carrier team for another solid quarter despite the challenging supply chain environment," said Carrier Chairman & CEO David Gitlin. "We continue to gain traction on digitally-enabled life-cycle solutions as we delivered double-digit aftermarket growth in the quarter and further expanded customer adoption of our Abound and Lynx digital platforms. We now expect to be price/cost positive for the full year and will continue to invest in differentiated technology to address key secular trends such as sustainability and healthy indoor environments. We are also excited for the opportunities that our combined Carrier and Toshiba Carrier Corporation portfolio and enhanced market position present in the fast-growing Variable Refrigerant Flow, international light commercial and heat pump markets."
Second Quarter 2022 Results
Carrier's second quarter sales of $5.2 billion were down 4% compared to the prior year driven by the Chubb divestiture, but organic sales grew 7% over the same period. Sales strength continued in the HVAC segment, with North America residential and light commercial up double-digits in the quarter. Commercial HVAC strength also continued, with orders up double digits for the sixth consecutive quarter. Refrigeration sales were up 9% organically, with both transport and commercial refrigeration up high single-digits. Sales for the Fire & Security segment were up 3% organically. Excluding Chubb sales from the second quarter of 2021, Fire & Security segment sales were up 4%.
GAAP operating profit in the quarter of $819 million was up 5% from last year and adjusted operating profit of $857 million was up 4% despite lower reported sales. Strong price realization helped mitigate continued supply chain challenges. Price/cost was positive in the second quarter.
Net income was $573 million and adjusted net income was $599 million. GAAP EPS was $0.67 and adjusted EPS was $0.69. Net cash flows from operating activities were $32 million and capital expenditures were $66 million, resulting in a free cash outflow of $34 million. The outflow was the result of tax payments related to the gain on the Chubb sale, an increase in receivables driven by strong sales at the end of the quarter, and supply chain challenges continuing to impact inventory levels. During the second quarter, Carrier repurchased $273 million of its common stock.
Updated Full-Year 2022 Outlook**
Carrier is announcing the following updated outlook for 2022. In addition to improvement in the base business, the revised 2022 outlook includes approximately $800 million of incremental sales from the consolidation of Toshiba Carrier Corporation. The Company anticipates closing the acquisition in early August.
Following the close of the Toshiba Carrier Corporation acquisition, Carrier intends to exclude the impact of amortization of acquired intangibles from its non-GAAP financial measures including adjusted operating profit, adjusted net income and adjusted EPS. Amortization of acquired intangibles, a non-cash expense, is unrelated to our core operating performance and amounts can vary significantly depending on the number, timing and size of acquisitions, among other factors. We believe this adjustment provides investors meaningful information to better evaluate our operating performance between periods.
Conference Call
Carrier will host a webcast of its earnings conference call today, Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. ET. To access the webcast, visit the Events & Presentations section of the Carrier Investor Relations site at ir.carrier.com/news-and-events/events-and-presentations or to listen to the earnings call by phone, participants must pre-register at Carrier Earnings Call Registration. All registrants will receive dial-in information and a PIN allowing access to the live call.
Cautionary Statement This communication contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for Carrier's future operating and financial performance, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "confident," "scenario" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance or the separation from United Technologies Corporation (the "Separation"), since renamed Raytheon Technologies Corporation. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, share repurchases, tax rates and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans, strategies or transactions of Carrier, the estimated costs associated with the Separation, Carrier's plans with respect to its indebtedness and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see Carrier's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Carrier assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA, NON-GAAP MEASURES AND DEFINITIONS
Following are tables that present selected financial data of Carrier Global Corporation ("Carrier"). Also included are reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to their most comparable GAAP measures.
Use and Definitions of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Carrier Global Corporation ("Carrier") reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"). We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under GAAP with certain non-GAAP financial information. The non-GAAP information presented provides investors with additional useful information, but should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for the related GAAP measures. Moreover, other companies may define non-GAAP measures differently, which limits the usefulness of these measures for comparisons with such other companies. We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures to the corresponding amounts prepared in accordance with GAAP appears in the tables in this Appendix. The tables provide additional information as to the items and amounts that have been excluded from the adjusted measures.
Organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, incremental margins / earnings conversion, earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income, adjusted earnings per share ("EPS"), adjusted interest expense, net, adjusted effective tax rate and net debt are non-GAAP financial measures.
Organic sales represents consolidated net sales (a GAAP measure), excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, acquisitions and divestitures completed in the preceding twelve months and other significant items of a nonoperational nature (hereinafter referred to as "other significant items"). Adjusted operating profit represents operating profit (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs and other significant items. Adjusted operating margin represents adjusted operating profit as a percentage of net sales (a GAAP measure). Incremental margins / earnings conversion represents the year-over-year change in adjusted operating profit divided by the year-over-year change in net sales. EBITDA represents net income attributable to common shareholders (a GAAP measure), adjusted for interest income and expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA, as calculated above, excluding non-service pension benefit, non-controlling interest in subsidiaries' earnings from operations, restructuring costs and other significant items. Adjusted net income represents net income attributable to common shareowners (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs and other significant items. Adjusted EPS represents diluted earnings per share (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs and other significant items. Adjusted interest expense, net represents interest expense (a GAAP measure) and interest income (a GAAP measure), net excluding other significant items. The adjusted effective tax rate represents the effective tax rate (a GAAP measure), excluding restructuring costs and other significant items. Net debt represents long-term debt (a GAAP measure) less cash and cash equivalents. For the business segments, when applicable, adjustments of operating profit and operating margins represent operating profit, excluding restructuring and other significant items.
Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that represents net cash flows provided by operating activities (a GAAP measure) less capital expenditures. Management believes free cash flow is a useful measure of liquidity and an additional basis for assessing Carrier's ability to fund its activities, including the financing of acquisitions, debt service, repurchases of Carrier's common stock and distribution of earnings to shareowners.
Orders are contractual commitments with customers to provide specified goods or services for an agreed upon price and may not be subject to penalty if cancelled.
When we provide our expectations for organic sales, adjusted operating profit, adjusted operating margin, adjusted interest expense, net, adjusted effective tax rate, incremental margins/earnings conversion, adjusted EPS and free cash flow on a forward-looking basis, a reconciliation of the differences between the non-GAAP expectations and the corresponding GAAP measures (expected net sales, operating profit, operating margin, interest expense, effective tax rate, incremental operating margin, diluted EPS and net cash flows provided by operating activities) generally is not available without unreasonable effort due to potentially high variability, complexity and low visibility as to the items that would be excluded from the GAAP measure in the relevant future period, such as unusual gains and losses, the ultimate outcome of pending litigation, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, the impact and timing of potential acquisitions and divestitures, future restructuring costs, and other structural changes or their probable significance. The variability of the excluded items may have a significant, and potentially unpredictable, impact on our future GAAP results.
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US economy likely grew modestly, if at all, last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) — After going backward from January through March, the U.S. economy probably didn’t do much better in the spring.
On Thursday morning, the government will reveal just how weak economic growth was in the April-June quarter — and perhaps offer clues about whether the United States may be approaching a recession.
The report comes at a critical time: On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its push to conquer the worst inflation outbreak in four decades. The Fed is aiming for a notoriously difficult “soft landing”: an economic slowdown that manages to rein in rocketing prices without triggering a recession.
Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet have estimated that the nation’s gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — eked out a tepid annual gain of 0.8% last quarter. Modest as it would be, that would amount to a sharp improvement over the economy’s 1.6% contraction in the January-March quarter.
Still, quarterly growth that sluggish would represent a drastic weakening from the 5.7% growth the economy achieved last year. That was the fastest calendar-year expansion since 1984, reflecting how vigorously the economy roared back from the brief but brutal pandemic recession of 2020.
Some economists fear that GDP actually shrank again from April through June, delivering the back-to-back negative quarters that constitute an informal definition of recession. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s running estimate of GDP growth, based on available economic data, is signaling a 1.2% second quarter decline.
Most economists, though, point, in particular, to a still-robust labor market, with 11 million job openings and an uncommonly low 3.6% unemployment rate, to suggest that a recession, if one does occur, is still a ways off.
For one thing, the first-quarter economic contraction wasn’t as alarming as it looked. It was caused mainly by factors that don’t reflect the economy’s underlying health: A wider trade deficit, a consequence of Americans’ keen appetite for foreign-made goods, slashed 3.2 percentage points from first-quarter growth. And a post-holiday-season drop in company inventories lopped off an additional 0.4 percentage point.
The strength of America’s job market, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference Wednesday, “makes you question the GDP data.’’
The economy posted some encouraging news Wednesday: June reports on the trade deficit (narrower), inventories (higher) and orders for high-priced factory goods (better than expected) suggested that second quarter GDP might turn out to be stronger than previously feared. Economists at JP Morgan have doubled their forecast for April-June growth to an annual pace of 1.4%.
Even so, recession risks are growing as the Fed’s policymakers pursue an aggressive course of rate hikes that, while they may ease in the months ahead, will likely extend into 2023. The Fed’s hikes have already led to a doubling of the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the past year, to 5.5%. Home sales, which are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, have tumbled.
Some economists have echoed an observation Powell made at his news conference Wednesday, that the economy, looked at as a whole, does not appear to be in the grip of recession.
“We do not think the economy is in recession at present,’’ Tim Quinlan and Shannon Seery, economists at Wells Fargo, wrote this week.
Quinlan and Seery estimated that GDP expanded at a glacial 0.2% annual pace in the April-June quarter — “a harbinger of worse to come as we are forecasting the economy to enter a mild recession early next year.”
Even if the economy does record a second straight quarter of negative GDP, most economists would not regard it as signaling a recession. The definition of recession that is most widely accepted is the one determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a group of economists whose Business Cycle Dating Committee defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The committee assesses a range of factors before publicly declaring the death of an economic expansion and the birth of a recession — and it often does so well after the fact.
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