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GO2 Foundation will recognize Dr. Rafael Rosell at the 23rd International Lung Cancer Congress for his global contributions to oncology, particularly in the field of non-small-cell lung cancer
SAN CARLOS, Calif. and WASHINGTON, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer announced today that it will present Dr. Rafael Rosell with the 2022 Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award for his global contributions to translational medical oncology, with emphasis on non-small-cell lung cancer with EGFR mutations. GO2 Foundation will honor Dr. Rosell with the award at the 23rd International Lung Cancer Conference (ILCC) held July 28 - 30, 2022 at Hyatt Regency in Huntington Beach, California.
"Lung cancer is a global disease and requires a global effort. Dr. Rosell's groundbreaking work represents that effort and is getting us ever closer to a cure," said Bonnie J. Addario, co-founder and board chair of GO2 Foundation. "Dr. Rosell's work aligns perfectly with one of GO2's key objectives - increasing the rate of biomarker testing to ensure patients can receive the most effective, targeted treatments possible."
Based in Barcelona, Spain, Dr. Rafael Rosell is the past Director of the Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine Program at the Catalan Institute of Oncology, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol; Chief Scientific Officer, Chairman and Founder of Pangaea Oncology SL; Chief Medical Officer and President of the Dr. Rosell Oncology Institute (IOR), Quirón Dexeus; General de Catalunya & Sagrat Cor Univ. Hospitals, and Founder and President of the Molecular Oncology Research Foundation. He is also Founder and Director of International Relations and Projects, Spanish Lung Cancer Group (SLCG), member of the Foundation Council and Steering Committee of the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) and on the Foundation Board of the ETOP- International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG). He is also a panel member of the ASCO Clinical Practice Living Guidelines- Systemic Therapy for Stage IV NSCLC.
Dr. Rosell is fully dedicated to the improvement of lung cancer therapy. His current research programs include continued investigation in translational/preclinical research, liquid biopsy, and novel technologies with NGS. In 2018, he was selected to participate in The European Liquid Biopsy Academy (ELBA). In 2013, Rosell was recognized by The Lancet as the highest authority in lung cancer. Dr. Rosell has authored over 600 articles in scientific journals.
"After decades battling against lung cancer, amazing scientific advances and discoveries permit us to be closer to lung cancer curability in different sub-groups of patients," said Dr. Rosell. "I'm honored that GO2 Foundation, a leader in pursuing biomarker testing and targeted treatment, has recognized my work in this field."
Past Bonnie J. Addario Lectureship Award recipients:
- 2021 – Dr. Heather Wakelee, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Oncology at Stanford University and Deputy Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute.
- 2020 – Charles Swanton, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP, FMedSci, FRS senior group leader at the Francis Crick Institute
- 2019 – Solange Peters, M.D., Head of Medical Oncology and Chair of Thoracic Oncology at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) in Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2018 – Vassiliki A. Papadimitrakopoulou, M.D., Chief of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2017 – Frances A. Shepherd, M.D., FRCPC, Senior Staff Physician, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre; Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
- 2016 – Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti, M.D., Professor of Oncology, University of Torino; Head of the Department of Oncology and Chief of the Division of Medical Oncology, San Luigi Hospital, Torino, Italy
- 2015 – Fred R. Hirsch, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- 2014 – Roy S. Herbst, M.D., Ph.D., Ensign Professor of Medicine and Chief of Medical Oncology, Yale Cancer Center
- 2013 – Tony Mok, M.D., Professor in the Department of Clinical Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong in Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong
- 2012 – D. Ross Camidge, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Thoracic Oncology Clinical Program and Associate Director for Clinical Research, Colorado University Cancer Center
- 2011 – William Pao , M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research; Director, Personalized Cancer Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
- 2010 – David R. Gandara , M.D., Associate Director, Clinical Research, UC Davis Cancer Center
- 2009 – Harvey Pass , M.D., B.A., Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery and Chief of Thoracic Surgery, New York University Medical Center
- 2008 – Paul A. Bunn, Jr. M.D., Principal Investigator and Director, University of Colorado Cancer Center
Founded by patients and survivors, GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer transforms survivorship as the world's leading organization dedicated to saving, extending and improving the lives of those vulnerable, at risk and diagnosed with lung cancer. We work to change the reality of living with lung cancer by ending stigma, increasing public and private research funding, and ensuring access to care.
For 22 years, Physicians' Education Resource® (PER®) International Lung Cancer Congress® has brought together medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists to foster awareness of state-of-the-art treatments for patients with lung cancer. This year's two-day virtual webcast features cutting-edge lectures, panel discussions, multidisciplinary tumor boards, and interactive question-and-answer sessions from leading international and national experts. Faculty share their perspectives and personal experiences on the clinical challenges and ongoing controversies in lung cancer management.
Since 1995, PER® has been dedicated to advancing cancer care through professional education and now advances patient care and treatment strategies on a wide variety of chronic illnesses and diseases. In 2016, PER® initiated continuing medical education (CME) programming in the cardiovascular and endocrinology areas. While expanding into topics outside of oncology, PER® stands as the leading provider of live, online, and print CME activities related to oncology and hematology. The high-quality, evidence-based activities feature leading distinguished experts who focus on the application of practice-changing advances. PER® is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education and the California Board of Registered Nursing. PER® is a brand of MJH Life Sciences™, the largest privately held, independent, full-service medical media company in North America dedicated to delivering trusted health care news across multiple channels. Find PER on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. #gotoILCC
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is the only global network dedicated to the study and eradication of lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Since its founding in 1974, the association's membership has grown to more than 8,000 lung and thoracic cancer specialists from all disciplines and more than 100 countries. By hosting global conferences, funding cutting-edge research, and educating the health care community and the public about thoracic cancers, the IASLC works to alleviate the burden lung cancer places on patients, families, and communities.
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ATLANTA, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced a regular quarterly dividend of $1.24 per share on its common stock.
The company has paid a dividend on its common stock for 160 consecutive quarters since its formation in 1982. The dividend is payable August 20, 2022 to shareholders of record on August 8, 2022.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 6.7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA welcomes Joseph Pelfrey as deputy director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center – and shares his inspirational story:
For Joseph Pelfrey, growing up in Cheraw, South Carolina, was idyllic. Most of his family lived in or near the town of less than 6,000, so large gatherings were common. He also enjoyed outdoor activities and spending time with friends.
"In a community where most everyone knows you, it was easy to have lots of people in your corner," said Pelfrey, who in April was named deputy director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "As I grew older, I found I wanted more than my small town could offer, which led to the next steps in my journey."
One of those people in Pelfrey's corner was a high school math teacher, Gladys Sweeney. She ensured that Pelfrey was accountable for his educational development and recognized that he was capable of more. She and his parents helped him apply to the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Math in Hartsville, a two-year residential high school focused on advanced science, technology, engineering, and math education for the top 1% of students in the state.
"I left home at 16 and finished my high school years forming a great foundation that would take me to Auburn University to major in aerospace engineering," Pelfrey said. "The governor's school was also the place I met my future wife, Nicole."
Pelfrey joined Marshall as a civil servant in 2004, following several roles in industry and he went on to hold multiple leadership positions in engineering and project offices. Those roles helped prepare him for the challenge of being Marshall's deputy director, a job in which he assists in leading the center's nearly 7,000 civil service and contractor employees while overseeing an annual budget of approximately $4 billion.
"Our team is incredible," Pelfrey said. "In all my roles, I've been surrounded with great teammates who demonstrate a level of innovation and commitment beyond expectations. NASA's mission affords us an opportunity to do some incredibly challenging things and it's been fun to watch our teams, both government and industry, advance our exploration goals.
"I've also had the opportunity to grow, developing my own leadership style and continuously looking for ways to improve. Through these opportunities, I have developed a leadership philosophy rooted in five attributes: shared accountability, challenge the status quo, stay curious, practice transparency, and be mission focused."
Pelfrey also helps guide Marshall's portfolio of human spaceflight, science, and technology development efforts. He had the opportunity to contribute to all three areas in his previous role as manager of Marshall's Human Exploration Development & Operations Office. The office oversees Marshall's work in human exploration and transportation projects; habitation systems; payload and mission operations and integration; and International Space Station payload, facility, and environmental control and life support systems.
"NASA's work in low-earth orbit has spurred a growing space enterprise and a desire to explore even further," Pelfrey said. "There are still many frontiers to pursue and it's exciting to think of all the incredible things waiting to be discovered."
When it comes time to "unplug" and step away from work, Pelfrey makes family time a priority. That includes camping, swimming, Auburn football weekends, and cruises. He also serves in his church and enjoys helping others. His personal time is usually spent on projects around the house, hunting, or working on his project car – a 1958 Austin Healey Sprite.
Obstacles are part of the territory when it comes to science and space exploration. Pelfrey acknowledges that hurdles lie ahead, but he remains undaunted in his quest to help Marshall and NASA achieve their missions throughout the cosmos.
"Marshall is adapting and will need to continue adapting to new operating models to solve challenges of the future," he said. "We will need to focus our pursuits to capture new ideas, missions, and partnership opportunities."
"We have many great things to look forward to, delivering on current commitments and formulating new opportunities to expand our portfolio. Marshall will meet its strategic goals while serving a key role in meeting those of the agency."
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Blinken urges Russian foreign minister to accept US offer to release two detained Americans
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine, with Blinken urging Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
Russian officials gave no public hint whether Blinken had made any headway, only issuing a chiding statement afterward urging the U.S. to pursue the Americans' freedom through "quiet diplomacy, without releases of speculative information."
U.S. officials have in recent days publicized their efforts to get back Griner, a WNBA star, and Whelan, a corporate security executive, whose cases have drawn widespread national attention.
Blinken did not provide details of Lavrov's response to what he had previously called a "substantial proposal" for Russia to release Whelan and Griner. Blinken had publicly requested the call and revealed the existence of the offer to Russia. People familiar with the offer say the U.S. wants to swap Whelan and Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Blinken described the call as "a frank and direct conversation" centered primarily on the detained Americans.
"I urged Foreign Minister Lavrov to move forward with that proposal," he said. "I can’t give you an assessment of whether that is any more or less likely."
Blinken also said he had pressed Lavrov on the importance of Russia following through on an agreement to allow Ukrainian grain shipments to leave the Black Sea and warned him of consequences should Moscow move ahead with suspected plans to annex portions of eastern and southern Ukraine.
Blinken said he told Lavrov that the world will "never recognize" any annexation of Ukrainian territory, which he said would "result in significant additional costs for Russia."
He declined to comment on how Lavrov replied to his messages. "I don't want to characterize any of Foreign Minister Lavrov’s responses."
In its statement afterward, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Lavrov "strongly suggested" to Blinken "returning to a professional dialogue in the mode of quiet diplomacy" on any efforts at American detainees' release.
Lavrov also repeated Russia's vows to keep fighting until it has achieved its aims in Ukraine, renewed complaints that U.S. and NATO support to Ukraine was prolonging the conflict, and accused the U.S. of not yet keeping up its end of agreements on the grain shipments from Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said.
Blinken's comments earlier this week marked the first time the U.S. government publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure Griner's release. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February when inspectors found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
Griner's arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Griner's five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States.
Her trial on drug charges started in a court outside Moscow this month, and she testified Wednesday that she didn't know how the cartridges ended up in her bag but that she had a doctor's recommendation to use cannabis to treat career-related pain.
The 31-year-old has pleaded guilty but said she had no criminal intent in bringing the cartridges to Russia and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA’s offseason. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
The Biden administration has faced political pressure to free Griner and other Americans whom the U.S. has declared to be "wrongfully detained" — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges in 2020. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the "Merchant of Death." He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
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Vladimir Isachenkov in Moscow and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report. | https://www.wisn.com/article/blinken-urges-russia-to-accept-offer-to-release-detained-americans/40756221 | 2022-07-29T20:01:42Z | https://www.wisn.com/article/blinken-urges-russia-to-accept-offer-to-release-detained-americans/40756221 | true |
White House: No need for tensions if Pelosi visits Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no reason for China and the U.S. “to come to blows” should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during an Asia trip she is expected to make soon, the White House said Friday, underscoring the international tensions surrounding her travel plans.
The remarks by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby came as Pelosi, D-Calif., offered a rationale for a visit to Asia that she had yet to publicly acknowledge. Kirby was asked Friday if the U.S. has noticed any Chinese military preparations due to her travel plans.
“There’s no reason for it to come to that, to come to blows, to come to increased physical tension,” Kirby said at the White House. “There’s no reason for that because there’s been no change in American policy with respect to One China.”
Seeming to stop just short of saying she would travel there, Pelosi said, “I’m very excited that should we go to the countries, that you’ll be hearing about along the way about the conversations” she would have there.
She noted President Joe Biden’s focus on Asia and referenced his recent trip to South Korea and Japan, telling reporters, “He has visited there, his vice president has visited, the secretary of commerce and others. And we want the Congress of the United States to be part of that initiative.”
Pelosi and her aides have not confirmed her travel plans or named the countries she might visit, citing security concerns. China considers Taiwan its own territory and has said it might reclaim the island democracy by force.
For more than four decades, the U.S. has followed a “one China” policy in which it recognizes Beijing as the government of China yet maintains informal relations and defense ties with Taiwan.
China has objected strenuously to any Taiwan visit by Pelosi, warning of “resolute and strong measures” if she does.
Biden said earlier this month that the Pentagon thinks a Pelosi trip to Taiwan is “not a good idea right now.” Senior defense officials who briefed reporters on Friday declined to discuss any potential preparations for a trip.
Biden has designed his foreign policy in part around countering China’s growing economic and military might. Pelosi’s itinerary has also become a domestic political issue, with some Republicans urging her to visit Taiwan as a show of standing up to Beijing.
Kirby said Friday that Pelosi “does not need nor do we offer approval or disapproval” for travel. And he said, “The speaker is entitled to travel aboard a military aircraft.”
The military routinely supplies aircraft for travel by lawmakers, which presidents have rarely used authority to deny. In a highly unusual move, then-President Donald Trump blocked Pelosi and other lawmakers from using a military plane to visit Afghanistan during a 2019 battle over a government shutdown and after she told him to delay his State of the Union address.
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Heat duration records could fall in Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Extreme heat is forecast to stretch through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest and authorities are investigating whether triple-digit temperatures were to blame for the deaths of at least four people.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office said at least three people have died from suspected hyperthermia during the heat wave in Multnomah County, which is home to Portland. A fourth death was suspected due to heat in Umatilla County in the eastern part of the state.
The deaths occurred on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The state medical examiner’s office said the heat-related death designation is preliminary and could change.
Oregon and Washington have seen scorching temperatures since July 25 and there will be no relief, forecasters say, until Monday when cool air from the Pacific Ocean blows in.
Portland and Seattle could be on track to break records for the duration of the hot spell.
Temperatures in Oregon’s largest city are forecast to soar to 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius) again on Friday. On Tuesday, Portland set daily record 102 F (38.9 C).
Seattle on Tuesday also reported a new record daily high of 94 F (34.4 C).
If temperatures rise above 90F (32.2 C) through Sunday in Seattle, that would be six straight days of the mercury topping 90 - something forecasters say has never happened before in the city.
The National Weather Service has extended the excessive heat warnings from Thursday through Saturday evening.
Courtney Lewis and Rylee Griffin were visiting Seattle this week during the hot snap.
“I mean it is nice, like to help get a tan. But it’s just hot. Very hot,” Griffin said.
Climate change is fueling longer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, a region where weeklong heat spells were historically rare, according to climate experts.
Residents and officials in the Northwest have been trying to adjust to the likely reality of longer, hotter heat waves following last summer’s deadly “heat dome” weather phenomenon that prompted record temperatures and deaths.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia during that heat wave, which hit in late June and early July. The temperature at the time soared to an all-time high of 116 F (46.7 C) in Portland and smashed heat records in cities and towns across the region. Many of those who died were older and lived alone.
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Associated Press videographer Manuel Valdes contributed from Seattle
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Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff will look to extend his run of success when the visiting Brewers open up a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
Since returning from the injured list in late June, Woodruff (8-3, 3.73 ERA) has gone 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA across five starts. He lasted six innings in three of those outings and allowed more than two runs just once.
“The injury probably set us back a little bit, but I think in the end the injury’s going to help Brandon be really effective the rest of the year,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “He’s relatively fresh, throwing the ball really, really well.”
“Very happy to hand him the ball every five days.”
Woodruff will be presented with a golden opportunity to keep rolling, as he goes head-to-head with a rookie who has yet to find his footing in the major leagues, Boston right-hander Brayan Bello.
Bello (0-2, 10.50 ERA) has pitched exactly four innings while allowing at least four runs in each of his three starts with the Red Sox after spending most of the season at Triple-A Worcester.
In his most recent outing, the 23-year-old allowed five runs on nine hits and took a loss against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.
And things might not get easier for Bello on Friday with a red-hot Brewers lineup coming to town.
Both starting pitchers will be facing the opponent for the first time.
Milwaukee is coming off a six-game homestand in which it went 5-1 and scored an average of seven runs per game. The Brewers did a good portion of their damage with the long ball, mashing 12 home runs, three of which came in a 10-4 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
Third baseman Luis Urias has been one of the most consistent offensive contributors during that stretch.
He is riding a six-game winning streak in which he is 8-for-21 (.381) with two homers and seven RBIs. Christian Yelich has also found a nice groove, as he takes a seven-game hitting streak with him to Boston.
The Red Sox’s offense has been trending in the opposite direction, but Boston salvaged a split of its four-game series with the Cleveland Guardians thanks to a 4-2 win on Thursday.
Prior to the victory, Boston had lost five of six since the All-Star break and 11 of 13 overall.
With the recent lack of success, Boston could become sellers at the Tuesday trade deadline.
“We’ve been through a lot this year. We’ve been through a lot in the beginning, we’ve been going through a lot now,” shortstop Xander Bogaerts said. “Everyone wants to stay together, no one wants to separate. Those decisions aren’t up to us, but the only way we can help that a little bit (is) if we continue to win games.”
With their loss to Cleveland on Wednesday, the Red Sox fell under .500 for the first time since June 4. However, they responded with a win less than 24 hours later and will now attempt to reclaim a winning record.
Posting back-to-back victories has been no easy task for the Red Sox of late, though, as they have not done so since July 9-10, when they took two in a row against the New York Yankees.
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CICPE - Asia-Pacific's Biggest Consumer Products Expo - Kicks Off in China's Hainan Free Trade Port
HAIKOU, China, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo (Hainan Expo) opened its doors on July 26 in Haikou City, the capital of southern China'sHainan Province. Drawing in over 2,800 brands representing over 60 countries, this year's Hainan Expo aims to be an expo of firsts, with many exhibitors making their first showing and a number of products debuting over the coming days. Over 100 thousand visitors have attended the expo over the past two days.
Since opening, visitors have jostled to get a look at the high-end consumer goods and one-off designs on display from both Chinese domestic and international companies. Dell launched new offerings for each of their laptop ranges. The environmentally conscious Chinese jeweler GAONAS displayed a unique piece "The Miner's Tear" which reflects the Expo themes of environmental protection and sustainable development.
France, this year's guest-of-honor country, brought close to fifty enterprises and 250 brands －ranging from skincare, beauty and fashion to fine French wines and gourmet offerings － to the Expo, making it the country with the largest number of exhibitors after China.
On opening day, L'Oreal launched Hainan tourist retail operations with two of its major brands, Prada Fragrance and Takami. Together with its partners, it also published the "Action Guide for Household Chemicals Industry to Promote Sustainable Consumption", the first guide of its kind in China. Haikou Global Boutique Duty-Free City and fashion label Karl Lagerfeld signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
A total of 74 events were held on opening day, most notably the 2nd Global Consumer Innovation and Duty-Free and Tourism Retail Conference and 25 separate events by the Global Consumer Forum. Over 20 consumer reports from various professional research and consulting firms on various industries were released. Meanwhile, the 2nd Hainan Expo Fashion Week opened and 48 product launches took place.
The China International Consumer Products Expo is China's only such exposition, and is also the largest in the Asia-Pacific region. Since the first Expo held over a year ago, Hainan has stepped up the pace in syncing its duty-free market with international standards in terms of product variety, brands and price. Hainan's offshore duty-free market saw rapid growth over 2021, with sales exceeding RMB60 billion (USD8.9 billion).
Hainan Expo has become an important window for companies outside China to learn more about the Hainan Free Trade Port, the world's largest free trade port, which has attracted an increasing number of international firms to set up operations within its borders. The last Expo saw Richemont, Taikoo and Pernod Ricard announce their plans to establish bases in Hainan. This year, France'sLVMH and US business analytics heavyweight Dun & Bradstreet declared their intentions to follow suit, with LVMH due to set up a regional tourism retail supply center.
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Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard looked Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in some of the poorest places in America. Kentucky’s governor said 16 people have died, a toll he expected to grow.
Gov. Andy Beshear told The Associated Press that children were among the victims, and that the death toll could more than double as rescue teams search the disaster area.
“The tough news is 16 confirmed fatalities now, and folks that’s going to get a lot higher,” the governor said later at a briefing. He said the deaths were in four eastern Kentucky counties.
Powerful floodwaters swallowed towns that hug creeks and streams in Appalachian valleys and hollows, swamping homes and businesses, trashing vehicles in useless piles and crunching runaway equipment and debris against bridges. Mudslides marooned people on steep slopes and at least 33,000 customers were without power. Numerous state roads were blocked by high water or mud, and crews were "unable to even get to some of these roadways it is so bad,” Beshear said.
“We’ve still got a lot of searching to do,” said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in Kentucky’s hard-hit Perry County. “We still have missing people.”
Emergency crews made dozens of air rescues and hundreds of water rescues, and more people still needed help, Beshear said: "This is not only an ongoing disaster but an ongoing search and rescue. The water is not going to crest in some areas until tomorrow.”
Rachel Patton said floodwaters filled her Floyd County home so quickly that her mother, who is on oxygen, had to be evacuated on a door that was floated across the high water. Patton’s voice faltered as she described their harrowing escape.
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“We had to swim out and it was cold. It was over my head so it was, it was scary,” she told WCHS TV.
The water was so swift that some people trapped in their homes couldn’t be reached on Thursday, said Floyd County Judge-Executive Robbie Williams.
Just to the west in Perry County, some people remained unaccounted for and almost everyone in the area had suffered some sort of damage, firefighter Glenn Caudil said.
“Probably 95% of the people in this area lost everything — houses, cars, animals. It’s heartbreaking,” Caudil told WCHS.
Determining the number of people unaccounted for is tough with cell service and electricity out across the disaster area, Beshear said: “This is so widespread, it’s a challenge on even local officials to put that number together.”
More than 330 people have sought shelter, Beshear said. He deployed National Guard soldiers to the hardest-hit areas. With property damage so extensive, the governor opened an online portal for donations to the victims. President Joe Biden called to express his support for what will be a lengthy recovery effort, Beshear said, predicting it will take more than a year to fully rebuild.
Biden also declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to more than a dozen Kentucky counties, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency appointed an officer to coordinate the recovery. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joined Beshear at a briefing.
"We’re committed to bringing whatever resources are necessary to support the life-saving efforts as well as the ongoing recovery efforts,” Criswell said.
Even the governor had problems reaching the devastation. His plans to tour the disaster area on Friday were initially postponed because conditions at an airport where they planned to land were unsafe, his office said. The governor scheduled a flyover for later in the day.
Days of torrential rainfall in the region sent water gushing from hillsides and surging out of streambeds, inundating roads and forcing rescue crews to use helicopters and boats to reach trapped people. Flooding also damaged parts of western Virginia and southern West Virginia, across a region where poverty is endemic.
“There are hundreds of families that have lost everything,” Beshear said. “And many of these families didn’t have much to begin with. And so it hurts even more. But we’re going to be there for them.”
Poweroutage.us reported more than 33,000 customers remained without electricity Friday in eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, with the bulk of the outages in Kentucky.
Rescue crews also worked in Virginia and West Virginia to reach people in places where roads weren’t passable. Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six counties in West Virginia where the flooding downed trees, power outages and blocked roads. Gov. Glenn Youngkin also made an emergency declaration, enabling Virginia to mobilize resources across flooded areas of southwest Virginia.
“With more rainfall forecasted over the next few days, we want to lean forward in providing as many resources possible to assist those affected,” Youngkin said in a statement.
The National Weather Service said another storm front adding misery to flood victims in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday could bring more thunderstorms to the Appalachians, where flash flooding remained possible through Friday evening in places across the region.
Brandon Bonds, a weather service meteorologist in Jackson, said some places could see more rain Friday afternoon and begin to dry out on Saturday “before things pick back up Sunday and into next week.”
The hardest hit areas of eastern Kentucky received between 8 and 10 1/2 inches (20-27 centimeters) over a 48-hour period ending Thursday, Bonds said. Some areas got more rain overnight, including Martin County, which was pounded with another 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) or so leading to the new flood warning.
The North Fork of the Kentucky River rose to broke records in at least two places. A river gauge recorded 20.9 feet (6.4 meters) in Whitesburg, more than 6 feet (1.8 meters) over the previous record, and the river crested at a record 43.47 feet (13.25 meters) in Jackson, Bonds said.
In Whitesburg, Kentucky, floodwaters seeped into Appalshop, an arts and education center renowned for promoting and preserving the region's history and culture.
“We’re not sure exactly the full damage because we haven’t been able to safely go into the building or really get too close to it," said Meredith Scalos, its communications director. “We do know that some of our archival materials have flooded out of the building into Whitesburg streets.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito mocked foreign leaders’ criticism of the Supreme Court decision he authored overturning a constitutional right to abortion, in his first public comments since last month’s ruling. The justice’s remarks drew more criticism as well as some support.
Speaking in Rome at a religious liberty summit, Alito, 72, spent only a couple of minutes on the subject of abortion, and then only to discuss his foreign critics — an unusual step for a high court justice.
Dressed in a tuxedo and sporting a beard he sometimes grows when the court is out of session, Alito quipped that the ruling he authored had been “lambasted by a whole string of foreign leaders,” then joked that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson had “paid the price” for his comments. Johnson called the decision “a big step backwards” shortly before stepping down amid unrelated ethics investigations.
The decision by the court’s conservative majority led roughly a dozen states to shut down or severely restrict abortions within days. Eventually half of U.S. states are expected to ban or seriously restrict the procedure.
Alito also drew laughs from the audience at the conference, sponsored by the University of Notre Dame law school, when he said that “what really wounded me” were remarks made” by Britain’s Prince Harry. Speaking to the United Nations last week, Harry talked about the “rolling back of constitutional rights here in the United States” as one of a series of converging crises that also included the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also drew Alito’s attention in the talk he gave in Rome on July 21 at the invitation-only event. The law school posted the video this week. Alito was not identified in advance as a speaker at the conference.
Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trudeau’s press secretary Cecely Roy said he would “always will stand up for women’s constitutional rights — including the right to choose and access to abortion.”
While justices routinely engage in pointed exchanges with their colleagues in dueling opinions, they rarely respond to outside critics. That’s especially true when talking about foreign leaders in an appearance outside the U.S., said Neil Siegel, professor of law and political science at Duke Law School.
“His tone can be quite dismissive and scathing. It’s as if he simply doesn’t care that there are tens of millions of people in this country and abroad who disagree with him profoundly,” he said. “I think the most important thing is that this is not how our justices are supposed to behave.”
Yet there is no prohibition on justices discussing cases publicly once they are decided, said Akhil Reed Amar, professor of constitutional law at Yale Law School. Alito’s comments weren’t about the underlying issue of abortion, but rather about foreign dignitaries weighing in on American law without necessarily being well versed in the subject, he said. Johnson, for example, may have been seeking to draw attention away from his own domestic issues, Amar said.
“This was slightly impertinent on their part,” Amar said, who also praised Alito for responding “with a little bit of wit and style.”
The justice’s speech drew criticism Friday from U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who wrote in a tweet the remarks were politicized and said they “should be alarming to anyone.”
It’s “ironic” that Alito scoffed at international opinions even though he cited English jurists from the 17th and 18th centuries in the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, said Michele Goodwin, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, and the founding director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy. “He himself invested in an ideology from abroad that was quite arcane in order to do what he did in this decision,” he said.
The speech comes amid a sharp increase in the portion of Americans who say their confidence in the Supreme Court is eroding. A poll from The Associated Press -NORC Center for Public Affairs Research this week found 43% of Americans have “hardly any confidence” in the court, up from just 27% percent three months ago.
The abortion ruling was one of several seismic decisions this summer, but overturning Roe v. Wade and ending a nearly half-century guarantee of abortion rights had the most widespread impact.
It’s also sparked profound changes in other medical care, with some doctors declining immediate treatment for serious health problems related to reproductive care for fear of running afoul of strict abortion bans.
Alito’s speech was dedicated primarily to praising religious liberty, another area in which conservatives prevailed at the Supreme Court in cases involving tax dollars for religious schools in Maine and a football coach’s right to pray at the 50-yard line.
He has been a justice since 2006, appointed by President George W. Bush.
Four years later, attending President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech, Alito was caught on camera mouthing the words “not true” in response to Obama’s criticism — also unusual — of another major, conservative-driven court decision, the Citizens United case that opened the floodgates to corporate and union spending in federal election campaigns.
Alito has never addressed that controversy in public, but it seems clear from the questions he posed when the court heard arguments that he objected to Obama saying the ruling reversed a century of law.
Alito has never again attended the State of the Union address.
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'Lucky to be alive': Arthur the corgi survives after being shot in the head, Pennsylvania SPCA says
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Arthur the corgi is one lucky pup, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA.
The agency says the corgi was "shot between the eyes and seemingly left for dead."
After being shot, the dog managed to climb under a fence to a family farm in Lancaster County two weeks ago and the PSPCA was called.
The family assumed the injury was from the fence and the PSPCA's affiliate location, Mainline Animal Rescue, took him in, but they knew something wasn't right.
Veterinarians noticed that the wound on Arthur's head was large and covered in dirt. The PSPCA says Arthur was in too much pain to let anyone touch him until medication and antibiotics were administered.
After being sedated, a Mainline Animal Rescue veterinarian cleaned the injury, took x-rays and identified it as a gunshot wound.
The agency shared graphic images of Arthur's injury on Instagram Friday.
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"Arthur had been shot at an angle that miraculously missed his brain," PSPCA said. "The bullet left a hole in Arthur's head & caused damage to his airway passages and mouth. He was covered in fleas, had ear infections and was anemic. But, he was alive."
Since being in PSPCA care, Arthur has been spending his days in the hospital being treated with antibiotics and medications.
The agency hopes he will make a full recovery, but there are bullet fragments still in his wound that require specialty care.
PSPCA staff described him as "the most gentle and friendliest boy" who everyone loves.
The PSPCA's Humane Law Enforcement team is investigating the incident.
"We cannot imagine why anyone would shoot such a wonderful dog," the PSPCA said. "But, our officers will do everything they can to find out. And while they do, we'll spend our days spoiling Arthur & telling him what a good boy he is."
The agency is also accepting donations to help pay for his recovery expenses. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/lucky-to-be-alive-arthur-corgi-survives-shot-head-pspca | 2022-07-29T20:23:04Z | https://www.fox13news.com/news/lucky-to-be-alive-arthur-corgi-survives-shot-head-pspca | true |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials say a southwestern Idaho resident has contracted monkeypox, marking the state's third reported case.
Southwest District Health made the announcement in a press release on Friday, saying the resident was from Canyon County.
Local and state officials are working to identify any close contacts of the patient so they can be notified of the exposure risk, the regional health department said.
Monkeypox usually causes a mild illness, but antiviral treatment is available for people who might have severe disease or who develop complications. The illness can be spread through close contact, including skin-to-skin contact or by touching objects or fabrics like towels that have been used by someone with monkeypox. The illness typically lasts two to four weeks.
Health officials recommend that anyone experiencing an unexplained skin rash, with or without a fever, to contact a healthcare provider and avoid contact with others. People with monkeypox are considered infectious until their lesions have fully healed, with new skin where the lesions used to be. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Monkeypox-case-reported-in-southwestern-Idaho-17338919.php | 2022-07-29T20:28:28Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Monkeypox-case-reported-in-southwestern-Idaho-17338919.php | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators said Friday they are no longer considering authorizing a second COVID-19 booster shot for all adults under 50 this summer, focusing instead on revamped vaccines for the fall that will target the newest viral subvariants.
Pfizer and Moderna expect to have updated versions of their shots available as early as September, the Food and Drug Administration said in a statement. That would set the stage for a fall booster campaign to strengthen protection against the latest versions of omicron.
The announcement means the U.S. won’t pursue a summer round of boosters using the current vaccines for adults under 50, as some Biden administration officials and outside experts previously suggested. They had argued that another round of shots now could help head off rising cases and hospitalizations caused by the highly transmissible omicron strains.
Currently, all Americans age 5 and over are eligible for a booster shot five months after their initial primary series. Fourth doses of the Pfizer or Moderna shots — a second booster — are recommended for Americans 50 and older and for younger people with serious health issues that make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.
The FDA urged eligible adults who haven’t been boosted to get their extra shot now: “You can still benefit from existing booster options and leave time to receive an updated booster in the fall,” the agency said in a statement.
The White House has also emphasized that getting a fourth dose now won’t impact anyone’s ability to get omicron-targeted shots once they’re made available — although how long its been since their last dose will play a role in how soon they’re eligible.
Two omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5, are even more contagious than their predecessors and have pushed new daily cases above 125,000 and hospitalizations to 6,300. Those are the highest levels since February, though deaths have remained low at about 360 per day, thanks to widespread immunity and improved treatments against the virus.
The subvariants are offshoots of the strain responsible for nearly all of the virus spread in the U.S. this year.
All the COVID-19 vaccines given in the U.S. until now have been based on the original version of the virus that began spreading across the country in early 2020.
In June, the FDA told the vaccine makers that any boosters for the fall would have to combine protection against omicron BA.4 and BA.5 and the original coronavirus strain. Both manufacturers have been speeding their production and data gathering to have those so-called bivalent vaccines ready for the fall.
The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would have to sign off on revamped shots before their launch.
The U.S. has a contract to buy 105 million doses of the Pfizer combination shots once they’re ready, and 66 million of Moderna’s version. But how soon large amounts would become available isn’t clear. The government contracts include options to purchase 300 million doses each, but reaching that total will require more funding from Congress, the Biden administration said.
As for timing, getting a booster too soon after the previous dose means missing out on its full benefit — something policymakers will have to take into consideration when rolling out revamped shots.
The White House has at times been frustrated by the pace of decision-making at the FDA and CDC, most notably last summer, when the regulators took weeks to decide whether to authorize the first booster dose for U.S. adults. Privately, West Wing officials believe the delay cost lives, preventing optimum protection amid the delta and omicron surges, but also fed into doubts about vaccine and booster effectiveness that impacted their uptake.
In recent weeks, some of those frustrations have bubbled up again, as regulators considered whether to recommend a fourth shot for all adults, not just those at highest risk from the virus. Some in the White House believe that the additional dose would have helped somewhat with the rapidly spreading BA.5 subvariant, and also lift the confidence of anyone worried that their protection had waned.
Still, officials across the government have acknowledged the risks of vaccine fatigue among Americans, including tens of millions who still haven’t received their first booster. Government figures show less than half of those eligible for a booster have gotten that third shot.
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Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this story from Washington.
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MADRID (AP) — Spain on Friday reported the death of a person from monkeypox, which Spanish media said was a first for the European Union nation.
In its latest report on the virus, Spain’s Health Ministry said 120 people had been admitted to the hospital so far with monkeypox and one had died. Spain’s state news agency Efe and other media outlets said it was the country’s first monkeypox death.
The ministry gave no further details regarding the death. It said Spain had 4,298 people infected with the virus. Of that, some 3,500 cases were of men who had had sex with other men. Of the total, only 64 were women.
Experts suspect that monkeypox outbreaks in Europe and North America were ignited by sex at two raves in Belgium and Spain. The current outbreak is by far the biggest involving the virus, and it’s been designated by the World Health Organization as a global health emergency. | https://www.ksn.com/news/health/ap-health/spanish-media-spain-registers-first-death-from-monkeypox/ | 2022-07-29T20:29:36Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/health/ap-health/spanish-media-spain-registers-first-death-from-monkeypox/ | false |
What are the best cold brew coffee makers?
For many, starting the day without a boost from a cup of coffee is unthinkable. If you want more flavor and smoothness from your morning coffee, you can’t beat a cold brew.
Cold brew coffee isn’t difficult to make either, but you have to have the right tools on hand. Using a dedicated coffee brew coffee maker is the best way to ensure you can make a delicious cold brew without any mistakes. A cold brew coffee maker also allows you to make larger quantities of cold brew concentrate than you can with items you have around the house.
Want to enjoy a cold brew at home? We’ve put together a list of the best cold brew coffee makers, so you can enjoy deliciously smooth coffee with rich flavor any time you want.
What is cold brew coffee?
Cold brew coffee is often confused with iced coffee, but you actually make each with different methods. Iced coffee is brewed with hot water but then chilled with plenty of ice. On the other hand, cold brew is made by steeping coarsely ground coffee in room temperature water for 12-24 hours. The grounds are then filtered out, so you’re left with a concentrated coffee you mix with water or milk for your morning cup of joe.
Its unique brewing process means cold brew is more flavorful and lacks the bitterness that hot brewed coffee often has. It’s also lower in acidity, making it an ideal option for anyone who has a sensitive stomach. You can enjoy cold brew hot or cold, too. Just mix with cold water and ice for a chilled version or boiling water for more traditional hot coffee.
You can use a mason jar or French press to make cold brew at home, but a cold brew coffee maker allows you to make greater portions of the concentrate. It also takes care of the filtering for you, so you don’t have to do the straining yourself.
Top 15 cold brew coffee makers
KitchenAid Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This top-of-the-line cold brew coffee maker can make up to 19 servings at a time, but it still doesn’t take up much space on your countertop or inside your fridge. It has a reusable stainless steel steeper labeled with fill level indicators to make the brewing process even easier. It features a convenient always-on tap at the front for easy dispensing, too.
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Used by many commercial coffee shops for cold brewing, this system is just as easy to use at home. It includes a brewing container, glass decanter and reusable filters, so you can start brewing right away. All the pieces are BPA-free, too, and can also be used to brew tea.
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GrowlerWerks uKeg Nitro Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This unique cold brew coffee maker uses a patented Nitro system to steep and brew your coffee. It also features double-walled vacuum insulation to keep the concentrate cold all day and a double filtration system to provide deliciously smooth coffee. The nitro tap also makes it super easy to pour the concentrate.
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Cuisinart Automatic Cold Brew Coffeemaker
Take all the hassle out of preparing cold brew with this automatic cold brew maker, making a batch in just 25-45 minutes. It allows you to choose your strength and make as many as seven cups of cold brew at a time. The glass carafe can be refrigerated and is dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning.
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Takeya Deluxe Cold Brew Coffee Maker
With a durable BPA-free Tritan pitcher and non-slip silicone handle, this cold brew coffee maker is built for years of user-friendly operation. It can make up to four servings of cold brew at a time and features a reusable fine-mesh filter to make steeping as easy as possible. It also fits well in most refrigerator doors.
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Ninja Hot and Cold Brew System
If you love both hot and cold brew, this coffee maker is the ideal option. It features a traditional hot brew setting for days when you want hot coffee, but it also has a cold brew option when you want a smoother cup. It can brew tea and features a separate tea basket to keep the coffee and tea flavors separate.
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Osaka Glass Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This glass cold brew coffee maker features an airtight design that keeps your coffee concentrate fresh for more than a week. It also allows you to brew both hot and cold beverages — including tea — and has a handle and spout designed for easy pouring. The stainless steel filter also allows essential oils to pass through for the best-tasting coffee.
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Country Line Kitchen Cold Brew Mason Jar Coffee Maker
If you’re new to cold brewing, this easy-to-use coffee maker is an excellent starter option. Its stainless steel filter has a high-quality mesh that keeps the grounds out of the jar and is durable enough to last for years. The flip cap lid lets you pour the concentrate without worrying about spills, too.
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Gourmia Digital Cold Brew Coffee Maker
For anyone who doesn’t want to wait 12 hours for cold brew, this digital coffee maker can make a cup in under 10 minutes. It has a clear, user-friendly digital display and removable parts for easy cleaning. It also allows you to choose from several brewing strengths to get the perfect cup of coffee.
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Primula Burke Deluxe Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker
This easy-to-use cold brew maker is dishwasher-safe so that you can make your coffee without any hassle, even when it’s time to clean up. It makes up to 52 ounces of concentrate at a time, so you have enough to get through a week or two. The pitcher can fit easily on most fridge doors or shelves, too.
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OXO Good Grips Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This cold brew maker has a unique perforated design that slowly releases the water to ensure the best flavor. It also has a brew-release switch that instantly starts the filtration process with a single touch. The maker comes apart easily when it’s time to clean and has a silicone-sealed stopper to keep the coffee concentrate fresh in your refrigerator.
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Ovalware Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker and Tea Infuser
With an 18/8 rust-free super-fine laser cut filter, this coffee maker delivers truly flavorful coffee. It has an easy-to-grip handle for mess-free pouring and a rubber-cushioned bottom to keep it from slipping on the counter. It works well for brewing tea, too.
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Presto Dorothy Rapid Cold Brew Coffeemaker
This convenient cold brew maker whips up a cold brew in as little as 15 minutes because it spins the grounds through surging water to extract the flavor quickly. It makes up to five cups at a time and features an anti-slip base to keep it in place on your counter. All the detachable parts are dishwasher-safe, and the cord also detaches for easy storage.
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Bean Envy Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This cold brew coffee maker is perfect for both someone new to cold brewing and those who’ve been doing it for years. It features a precise stainless steel filter to extract the most flavor from the coffee and can make up to four cups of cold brew at a time. It fits easily on most fridge doors, too.
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Willow & Everett Cold Brew Coffee Maker
This large-capacity cold brew coffee maker can make up to 16 cups of cold brew while still fitting easily in your refrigerator. The airtight lid keeps your coffee fresh for up to two weeks, too. The adjustable stainless steel spout provides easy access to your cold brew and controls how quickly it flows. It also disassembles for cleaning.
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KEYSTONE, Colo. (AP) —
The U.S. Forest Service has stopped construction of a ski resort expansion in Keystone after contractors mistakenly demolished protected alpine tundra for a temporary road.
Officials raised their concern after seeing crews carving the new path into the protected land, beyond the area that the Forest Service and resort had initially agreed upon, The Colorado Sun reported Friday.
“We were surprised and disappointed to see this for sure,” said Scott Fitzwilliams, the supervisor of the White River National Forest for the U.S. Forest Service, adding that the mistake “is not a catastrophic ecological event.”
The federal agency issued a cease and desist letter earlier this month, suspending development of Keystone resort’s 555-acre expansion until the environmental impacts of the unauthorized road are measured. That could delay the opening of the the resort's 16-trail expansion this winter, one of the largest capital investment plans in the resort industry.
“We deeply regret the impact this unauthorized construction activity has had on the environment that our team works carefully to protect every day,” Keystone manager Chris Sorensen wrote in a statement posted online July 27. “We take environmental protection and compliance extremely seriously and are committed to making this right.”
The company has since hired a restoration firm to help mitigate and repair the damage.
The set back in Keystone, owned by Vail Resorts, wasn't the companies only knock in the past months. In Utah's Park City, the planning commission shut down plans to expand lift capacity at Park City Mountain Resort after locals argued there weren't plans for additional parking. In Vail, the company had go-ahead to build affordable housing but plans were squashed when the town council condemned the property because it was critical for bighorn sheep population. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Colorado-ski-resort-mistakenly-builds-in-17338896.php | 2022-07-29T20:29:59Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Colorado-ski-resort-mistakenly-builds-in-17338896.php | false |
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Spain's prime minister on Friday kicked off a tour of the Western Balkans with a visit to Serbia, offering his country's support for the integration of the volatile region into the European Union.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held talks with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade ahead of his visits to Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania in the coming days.
The Balkan nations are all in different stages of the EU accession process. EU officials have recently sought to encourage governments in the region to move on with reforms amid concerns over Russia's efforts to boost its influence in the Balkans.
Serbia remains a rare European country that has kept friendly ties with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine and refused to join Western sanctions against Russia.
Sanchez said the war in Ukraine has prompted the EU to rethink its enlargement policies and open its doors to countries in Eastern Europe — Ukraine and Moldova recently formally became membership candidates — and the Western Balkans.
Sanchez said his tour seeks to send a message that Serbia and the rest of the Western Balkans “belonged in Europe.”
“You have an ally in Spain who will support you in your effort to join the European Union,” Sanchez said at a joint press conference with Vucic. He described relations with Serbia as “excellent.”
Vucic said “Serbia sees Spain as a true friend, one of its biggest friends in the world."
Spain is among a handful of EU nations who have not recognized the independence of Serbia's former province of Kosovo, which has won the backing of the United States and most EU countries.
Kosovo declared independence in 2008, a decade after its ethnic Albanian majority launched a rebellion against Serbia's rule, triggering a brutal crackdown by Belgrade. The conflict claimed more than 10,000 lives before NATO bombed Serbia to force it to cede control over the territory.
With Spain facing own separatist movements, Sanchez said his government believes in the respect of territorial integrity. He called for a resolution of the Kosovo dispute through an ongoing EU-mediated dialogue.
The two leaders also announced plans for Serbia and Spain to hold a business forum in October. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Spanish-PM-Sanchez-opens-Balkan-tour-with-visit-17338835.php | 2022-07-29T20:30:55Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Spanish-PM-Sanchez-opens-Balkan-tour-with-visit-17338835.php | false |
Can 'honourable' LS members get away with such behaviour?
From President of India to legislators, the word ‘Honourable’ is used as a prefix out of courtesy since they hold constitutional posts.
From President of India to legislators, the word 'Honourable' is used as a prefix out of courtesy since they hold constitutional posts.
In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, as in other traditionally lower houses of Parliament and other legislatures, members must be referred to each other as the Honourable Member or my Honourable Friend. That is the minimum courtesy.
In the Falkland Islands, the prefix, 'honourable' is given to any serving or former members of the Legislative Assembly or Legislative Council. In the Isle of Man, the word honourable is used to refer to a minister while holding office. It means that they deserve respect or high regard because of the high position they are holding.
I have serious doubt if any of our honourable members know or realise why they are called honourable? Till about three decades back, this decorum was seriously and sincerely followed in Parliament and legislatures.
But now somewhere some aberration has taken place and the forums where honourable members are supposed to discuss and debate are turning into platforms to settle political scores without bothering about the parliamentary norms and practices.
Create controversy, level allegations, rush to the well of the house stall proceedings, come out and accuse the ruling party if in opposition and vice versa has become the order of the day. It is high time all political parties should take a serious view of this and ensure that the decency and dignity of the Parliament and legislatures was maintained or shall I say restored.
Using derogatory language and then saying it was a slip of tongue is a ridiculous explanation. being honourable members, they are supposed to measure their words, not resort to loose tongue or slip of tongue. Its high time they developed the habit of dwelling on the debates of Parliament in which stalwarts of all parties starting from Pt Nehru to Vajpayee to P V Narasimha Rao had participated and spoken. Hardly anyone can match their oratory skills in Parliament today. They too used to get angry but never did their tongue slip. They used to give very strong replies, but never did they make derogatory remarks.
But now creating controversies and often putting foot in mouth has become a regular practice. We have seen the kind of language some honourable leaders of opposition use against the Prime Minister on the floor of the Parliament as well as outside.
And now in the latest episode one saw how the leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury of Congress had made derogatory remarks against the President of India and had the cheek to say, "Galti ho gayi. By default, I used that word. Hang me for it, I am ready." Now such attitude smacks of arrogance not humbleness which is expected from a honourable member. This is not the first time that he created such a controversy. He is known for making unsavoury comments in the past as well. This time he did not even spare the first citizen of the country and supreme commander of the armed forces, the President of India Droupadi Murmu. It was but natural for the Parliament to witness the kind of reaction that came from the ruling party members.
What really shocked one was the reaction of Sonia Gandhi. Being a senior parliamentarian and the president of Congress party and being present in the house she remained silent when her member used the word 'Rashtrapatni,' for the President of India.
It would have been a great gesture if she had stood up, offered apologies on behalf of Congress party and pulled up her member. That would have not only enhanced the respect people have towards her but the image of the Congress party would have gone up. But instead, she was upset that the BJP members particularly the Union Minister Smriti Irani took her name.
One can understand the anger of Sonia Gandhi and Congress party since she and Rahul Gandhi have been subjected to questioning by ED in the National Herald case. Whether it was right on the part of Government or was it a vindictive act is something that needs to be dealt politically, but refusing to pull up her member when a derogatory remark was made against the President of India was not a correct decision.
Honourable Sonia ji was angry just because her name was taken by Smriti Irani. What should the President feel when a member said, "Yes, we will go to the Rashtrapati. India's Rashtrapati, no no Rashtrapatni." Sonia should have thought about it.
It doesn't make any sense if you slap someone hard and say it was a mistake. What the Congress, Adhir and Sonia should understand is that making such a remark was a grave mistake and hence defending the undefendable is not correct.
If you look at the kind of remarks which the politicians have been making it really pains to see how insensitive one could be. When iron lady of modern India Indira Gandhi was assassinated and riots that followed led to killing of over 2000 people in Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi said, "Jab bhi koi bada ped girta hai, toh dharti thodi hilti hai (Whenever a big tree falls, the earth shakes)." While the assassination of Indira Gandhi cannot be justified, the killing of 2,000 people as a reaction also cannot be justified.
Coming to the recent comments, we have seen Adhir kicked up a storm by asking the government how Jammu and Kashmir could be internal matter if they were being monitored by the UN since 1948. He made this comment when BJP had moved the bill in Parliament to abrogate Article 370.
Sonia Gandhi appeared to be visibly uncomfortable and was seen gesturing towards Rahul Gandhi, questioning Chowdhury's statement. Whether he was taken to task by her for such a comment or not later is something the party has to answer.
Adhir Ranjan seems to have a penchant for making all kinds of remarks in Parliament. He once called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister as illegal migrants. This happened when a heated discussion and war of words was on in Parliament when the issue of National Registrar of Citizens was being discussed.
He said, "Hindustan is for everyone, for Hindus and Muslims. Your home is Gujarat, you came over to Delhi. You are yourselves migrants," he said without realising that the same analogy applies to him also. He is from West Bengal and he also came to Delhi.
Those who would like to defend him may say that Adhir is known for speaking out his heart and when it comes to criticism, he does not spare anyone and that he is known for criticising his own party men.
They may even quote the example when he remarked "Kapil Sibal kahan ke neta hain mujhe pata nahi. He enjoyed many positions because of the Congress. Things were good when he was a minister in the UPA government now when UPA is not in power he is feeling bad." Adhir made this remark when some Congress leaders like Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kapil Sibal and others who are now known as G-23 questioned the decisions of Sonia Gandhi.
But then how will Congress explain his remark "Ganga (Indira Gandhi and Gandi Naali (PM Modi) cannot be compared". Did the Congress leaders advise the honourable member to be more responsible? Certainly not. The fact that he continues to make such remarks and say it was slip of tongue would not have continued.
When the European Parliament members visited J&K to review the situation after abrogation of Article 370 he called them "Kiraye ke tattu." Were they not honourable members Adhir Saab?
If committed once or twice it is called mistake. But if it is repeated it cannot be called a mistake. Hence it is hard to believe that Adarniya Adhir Saab had committed yet another mistake. If Congress still supports him then one can only say, God save the party. This is not how a party which is over 100-years-old should behave.
Anyone occupying a constitutional office irrespective of their gender, caste and community deserve highest respect. The President of India is the first citizen of the country and is "equally honourable." One can only say and pray, "Sub ko Sanmati de Bhagwan." (Bestow Wisdom on All). | https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/bold-talk/can-honourable-ls-members-get-away-with-such-behaviour-755640 | 2022-07-29T20:34:33Z | https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/opinion/bold-talk/can-honourable-ls-members-get-away-with-such-behaviour-755640 | true |
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia’s space agency said Friday that the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station program, noting that it would only do that after it puts its own space station in orbit.
Yuri Borisov, who was appointed this month to lead the Roscosmos state space corporation, told President Vladimir Putin this week that a decision was made for Russia to leave the station after 2024 and to focus on building its own orbiting station.
NASA and its partners hope to continue operating the 24-year-old International Space Station until 2030, and the Russian announcement threw that plan into doubt.
Speaking Friday in televised remarks, Borisov said Russia will start the process of leaving the station after 2024 but the exact timing would “depend on the International Space Station’s condition.”
He said Russia won’t pull out of the International Space Station until it puts its own space outpost into operation.
“The termination of work on the International Space Station and the start of work on the Russian station undoubtedly should be synchronized,” Borisov said, adding that the Russian pullout could take up to two years.
Russia has started design work on the new station, and space officials haven’t said when it could be launched.
The International Space Station, which has served as a symbol of post-Cold War international cooperation, is now one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the West amid the tensions over Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.
The Russian announcement fueled speculation it was part of Moscow’s maneuvering to win relief from Western sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine.
Borisov’s predecessor as Roscosmos chief, Dmitry Rogozin, said last month that Moscow could take part in negotiations about a possible extension of the station’s operations only if the U.S. lifted its sanctions against Russian space industries.
Borisov insisted his agency’s decision wasn’t related to politics. “There are no political aspects here, and I believe there shouldn’t be any,” he said.
“The International Space Station has enriched science with knowledge about the Earth and about the universe and brought us all together,” Borisov said. “Such projects should stay away from politics. I’m sorry that our joint space projects that are important for the entire humankind are getting a political tinge. It’s wrong.”
NASA officials said they had yet to hear directly from their Russian counterparts on the matter. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson issued a statement saying the agency was “committed to the safe operation” of the space station through 2030 and continues “to build future capabilities to assure our major presence in low-Earth orbit.” | https://www.ksn.com/science/ap-science/russian-space-chief-no-date-yet-for-space-station-pullout/ | 2022-07-29T20:37:29Z | https://www.ksn.com/science/ap-science/russian-space-chief-no-date-yet-for-space-station-pullout/ | false |
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 29, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
255 PM CDT Fri Jul 29 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Cooke County through
330 PM CDT...
At 254 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Thackerville, or near Gainesville, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Gainesville, Muenster, Lindsay, Callisburg, Lake Kiowa and Valley
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This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 487 and 503.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 261DEG 13KT 3373 9717
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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Manchester United have once again hired Sir Alex Ferguson as the legendary manager is now officially back working at the club.
Despite leaving United in 2013, Ferguson continues to remain close to the club and is regularly seen attending matches as a fan. But according to the Daily Mail, Ferguson has now taken on a formal role, alongside club legend Bryan Robson.
With CEO Richard Arnold desperate to get United back to their best, he's assembled an experienced team involving Robson and Ferguson to help push the club in the right direction. Ferguson was seen driving into Carrington on Tuesday, and it's thought that it was to carry out the first of many meetings.
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Ferguson's first meeting was held along with crunch talks between the club and Cristiano Ronaldo, with the star still yet to return to action. However, the 37-year-old has since commented "Sunday, the king plays" as United prepare to take on Rayo Vallecano in a friendly.
United produced their worst ever Premier League finish last season, in a shocking campaign that saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked, and interim boss Ralf Rangnick even rejected a consultancy role at the end of his temporary stint. Ferguson and former CEO David Gill have remained on United’s football board as non-executive directors since leaving their jobs in 2013, but will now take on official roles.
Although it's important to move on, and United have certainly done that in many ways this summer, Arnold feels as though it's important to keep iconic figures around the club. But change has been plentiful as Erik ten Hag has been eager to move things on.
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Not only has the majority of the coaching staff been refreshed, a total of 11 first team players were released this summer, with Ten Hag now working with a tight group of players. Jesse Lingard, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic were amongst the biggest names to leave Old Trafford.
Ten Hag has brought in Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez so far this summer, with the chase for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong still on. But away from the field, Ferguson and Robson will focus on improving other areas, as they try not to disrupt the work of others elsewhere.
It’s understood they will advise Arnold on issues which include the redevelopment of Old Trafford and Carrington, and also the club’s relationship with its fans. The bond has become fractured following a host of poor seasons, with the owners also very unpopular around Old Trafford.
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CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap
By Natasha Bertrand and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN
Russian government officials requested that a former colonel from the country’s domestic spy agency who was convicted of murder in Germany last year be added to the US’ proposed swap of a notorious arms dealer for Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, multiple sources familiar with the discussions told CNN.
The Russians communicated the request to the US earlier this month through an informal backchannel used by the spy agency, known as the FSB, that they wanted Vadim Krasikov released in addition to Viktor Bout, the sources said. Krasikov was convicted in December of murdering a former Chechen fighter, Zelimkhan “Tornike” Khangoshvili, in Berlin’s Kleiner Tiergarten in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison.
The request was seen as problematic for several reasons, the sources told CNN, among them that Krasikov remains in German custody. As such, and because the request was not communicated formally but rather through the FSB backchannel, the US government did not view it as a legitimate counter to the US’ offer which was first revealed by CNN on Wednesday.
But underscoring how determined the Biden administration has been to get Griner and Whelan back to the US, US officials did make quiet inquiries to the Germans about whether they might be willing to include Krasikov in the trade, a senior German government source told CNN. A US official characterized the outreach as a status check on Krasikov.
The conversations were never elevated to the top levels of the German government and including Krasikov in a potential trade has not been seriously considered, the German source said. But the previously unreported discussions reveal that Russian officials have at least somewhat engaged with the US’ proposal.
While the request was not made through formal channels, the FSB has an expansive remit and is a core part of the Russian security apparatus. Russian President Vladimir Putin famously worked for its powerful predecessor, the KGB.
Asked for comment, a State Department official told CNN that “In order to preserve the best opportunity for a successful outcome, we’re not going to comment publicly on any speculation.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the US had put “a substantial proposal on the table weeks ago” to facilitate Griner and Whelan’s release. He added that “our governments have communicated repeatedly and directly on that proposal.”
Blinken spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday about the proposed swap. They had a “frank and direct conversation” Blinken said.
“I pressed the Kremlin to accept the substantial proposal that we put forth on the release of Paul Whelan and Brittney Griner,” Blinken added.
Multiple sources told CNN that even if it is not Krasikov, the Russians will likely demand two prisoners be released in exchange for Griner and Whelan. Russian government officials have indicated publicly in recent weeks that they want to see the release of Bout and Roman Seleznev, a convicted hacker currently serving a 27-year sentence in the US.
“I’m not sure that any additional activity, especially in the public sphere, will help a correct, balanced compromise and find a basis to alleviate the fate of a lot of our compatriots such as Viktor Bout, who has health problems, [or] such as Seleznev, and many others,” Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told reporters earlier this month.
But US officials believe Russia is just trying to buy time by making unserious offers until Griner’s trial is over.
Griner is on trial for allegedly entering Russia in February with cannabis oil in her luggage, something she said she uses for pain relief and that she packed in her bags unintentionally. Whelan was convicted on espionage charges in 2020 and sentenced to 16 years in prison. The State Department has declared both of them wrongfully detained.
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BLOOMINGTON — While no cases have been reported locally, McLean County public health leaders are preparing for the state's monkeypox outbreak to reach the area.
"We are prepared and really at this point we're just letting people know what to look for," said Marianne Manko, public information officer at the McLean County Health Department. "We will always have contact tracing and we are prepared to respond in any case."
The monkeypox virus is part of the same family as the variola virus, otherwise known as smallpox, according to the CDC. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to smallpox, but milder, and the disease is rarely fatal. The disease does not spread easily between people without close contact and the outbreak has primarily affected men who have sex with men, health officials say.
But anyone can spread the disease through contact with bodily fluids, sores, shared items such as clothing and bedding that have been contaminated with fluid or sores, or through respiratory droplets in close settings.
"If you know somebody who you suspect does have monkeypox and especially if you live with that person or have close contact with them, you do want to avoid skin-to-skin contact," Manko said. "You don't want them touching the rash or scabs because then they touch surfaces, and like with any virus, you have to be concerned about that."
While monkeypox has been known to affect people for decades, the current outbreak is the largest. Earlier this month, it was designated a global emergency by the World Health Organization, and a shortage of vaccines for the once-rare disease has caused public health leaders to scramble.
In Illinois, the state's department of public health announced that the state is prioritizing giving the first dose of the vaccine, known as the Jynneos vaccine, to as many high-risk people as possible, rather than giving fewer people more protection with a second dose 28 days after the first.
The state agency said studies have shown the first dose can offer protection for several months.
The state has received 7,371 doses of the vaccine, designating 4,631 of those for Chicago. Additionally, Chicago has received 18,707 doses, according to IDPH.
Currently, the state is only issuing the vaccines to areas and counties with cases reported, officials said.
More than 16,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in 74 countries since about May, according to the CDC. To date, monkeypox deaths have only been reported in Africa, where a more dangerous version of the virus is spreading.
“The bottom line is we’ve seen a shift in the epidemiology of monkeypox where there’s now widespread, unexpected transmission,” said Dr. Albert Ko, a professor of public health and epidemiology at Yale University. “There are some genetic mutations in the virus that suggest why that may be happening, but we do need a globally-coordinated response to get it under control.”
Symptoms can range from a fever, headache, chills, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, sore throat, nasal congestion, cough, and a rash that can look similar to pimples or blisters.
The rash can appear on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body like the hands, feet, chest, genitals or anus. It will go through different stages before healing completely.
Anyone experiencing symptoms should cover up any rashes, wear a mask and notify a healthcare provider as soon as possible. Cases should be reported to the health department.
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White House: No need for tensions if Pelosi visits Taiwan
By ALAN FRAM
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no reason for China and the U.S. “to come to blows” should House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan during an Asia trip she is expected to make soon, the White House said Friday, underscoring the international tensions surrounding her travel plans.
The remarks by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby came as Pelosi, D-Calif., offered a rationale for a visit to Asia that she had yet to publicly acknowledge. Kirby was asked Friday if the U.S. has noticed any Chinese military preparations due to her travel plans.
“There’s no reason for it to come to that, to come to blows, to come to increased physical tension,” Kirby said at the White House. “There’s no reason for that because there’s been no change in American policy with respect to One China.”
Seeming to stop just short of saying she would travel there, Pelosi said, “I’m very excited that should we go to the countries, that you’ll be hearing about along the way about the conversations” she would have there.
She noted President Joe Biden’s focus on Asia and referenced his recent trip to South Korea and Japan, telling reporters, “He has visited there, his vice president has visited, the secretary of commerce and others. And we want the Congress of the United States to be part of that initiative.”
Pelosi and her aides have not confirmed her travel plans or named the countries she might visit, citing security concerns. China considers Taiwan its own territory and has said it might reclaim the island democracy by force.
For more than four decades, the U.S. has followed a “one China” policy in which it recognizes Beijing as the government of China yet maintains informal relations and defense ties with Taiwan.
China has objected strenuously to any Taiwan visit by Pelosi, warning of “resolute and strong measures” if she does.
Biden said earlier this month that the Pentagon thinks a Pelosi trip to Taiwan is “not a good idea right now.” Senior defense officials who briefed reporters on Friday declined to discuss any potential preparations for a trip.
Biden has designed his foreign policy in part around countering China’s growing economic and military might. Pelosi’s itinerary has also become a domestic political issue, with some Republicans urging her to visit Taiwan as a show of standing up to Beijing.
Kirby said Friday that Pelosi “does not need nor nor do we offer approval or disapproval” for travel. And he said, “The speaker is entitled to travel aboard a military aircraft.”
The military routinely supplies aircraft for travel by lawmakers, which presidents have the rarely used authority to deny. In a highly unusual move, then-President Donald Trump blocked Pelosi and other lawmakers from using a military plane to visit Afghanistan during a 2019 battle over a government shutdown and after she told him to delay his State of the Union address. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/07/29/white-house-no-need-for-tensions-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan/ | 2022-07-29T20:44:11Z | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2022/07/29/white-house-no-need-for-tensions-if-pelosi-visits-taiwan/ | false |
Coleen Rooney’s said to be “thrilled” after winning the Wagatha Christie trial.
Rebekah Vardy, 40, launched legal action after Coleen, 36, who had claimed that her fellow WAG's Instagram account was linked to stories about her leaking to the press.
The seven day-long trial took place back in May and after a wait of over eight weeks, Mrs Justice Karen Steyn delivered her verdict – announcing that Rebekah lost.
In light of this, Coleen’s said to be “thrilled”.
A source told OK!: “Coleen is absolutely thrilled. This is the best verdict she could have asked for. She knew from the start that she would win, she's always known in her gut to not trust Rebekah and her gut instinct was right."
They went on: "All of her detective work has paid off and she's glad she stuck by it. Her entire family is entirely relieved.
“She's going to be celebrating with close family and friends, it's a huge weight off their shoulders and they can get on with their lives. Coleen and Wayne have been to hell and back but this will only make them stronger. This is a clean start for Coleen, a new beginning, she is so glad that it's over.”
Speaking of Rebekah, the source continued: “Rebekah is being unapologetic. She was never going to back down and even though she's been proved wrong, she still won't say sorry. It will be hard for this to not put a strain on any marriage, it was totally unnecessary.”
In light of her loss, the 40 year old broke her silence and said she was “devastated” with the verdict.
"I am extremely sad and disappointed at the decision that the judge has reached,” Rebekah said in a statement.
“It is not the result that I had expected, nor believe was just. I brought this action to vindicate my reputation and am devastated by the judge’s finding.”
She continued: "The judge accepted that publication of Coleen’s post was not in the ‘public interest’ and she also rejected her claim that I was the ‘Secret Wag’.
“But as for the rest of her judgement, she got it wrong and this is something I cannot accept.”
The star also pleaded with vile trolls who have subjected her to abuse in the years since Coleen's initial post.
She said: “As I explained in my evidence I, my family and even my unborn baby, were subjected to disgusting messages and vile abuse following Coleen’s Post and these have continued even during the course of the trial.
“Please can the people who have been abusing me and my family now stop. The case is over. I want to thank everyone who has supported me.”
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Stocks are finishing higher on Wall Street Friday as investors closed out the best month for the S&P 500 since November 2020. New data showed inflation jumped by the most in four decades last month, but sentiment was buoyed by positive earnings news out of technology giants Apple and Amazon, as well as oil giants Exxon and Chevron. The technology-heavy Nasdaq ended July with the biggest gains since April 2020. Stocks have gained momentum this month, fueled by better-than-expected corporate earnings and falling bond yields, which have pulled back after soaring much of this year on expectations of higher interest rates.
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Stocks are adding to their recent gains in afternoon trading Friday, as Wall Street weighs a mix of company earnings reports and new data showing inflation jumped by the most in four decades last month.
The S&P 500 was up 1.3% as of 2:18 p.m. Eastern, while the Nasdaq was up 1.6%. Both indexes are on pace to end July with the biggest gains since November 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.8%.
Positive earnings news from Apple and Amazon, as well as oil giants Exxon and Chevron, helped put traders in a buying mood.
Stock gains the month have been fueled by better-than-expected corporate earnings reports and falling bond yields, which have pulled back after soaring much of this year on expectations of higher interest rates.
Weak economic data, including a report Thursday showing that the U.S. economy contracted last quarter and could be in a recession, have also spurred stocks higher by giving some investors confidence that the Federal Reserve will be able to dial back its aggressive pace of rate hikes sooner than expected.
The central bank raised its key short-term interest rate by 0.75 percentage points on Wednesday, lifting it to the highest level since 2018. The Fed is raising rates in a bid to slow the U.S. economy and quell the highest inflation in 40 years.
An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, leaving Americans with no relief from surging prices. On a month-to-month basis, inflation accelerated to 1% in June from May's 0.6% monthly increase, the Commerce Department said Friday.
The figures underscored the persistence of the inflation that is eroding Americans' purchasing power, dimming their confidence in the economy and threatening Democrats in Congress in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
Some market watchers advised against placing too much emphasis on the June data, however.
"This inflation metric is for June and we know much has changed since then, especially gas prices, so investors should put this inflation report into historical context," said Jeffrey Roach, chief economist for LPL Financial. "Looking ahead, July inflation rates will ease a bit from the previous month as food and energy costs should wane in July."
Still, inflation hit one company in its earnings on Friday: consumer staples giant Proctor & Gamble. Shares in the maker of Tide laundry detergent fell 5.3% after the company said consumers were cutting back, but the company's recent price increases were keeping profits up.
Other company earnings reports were more encouraging.
Exxon and Chevron posted record quarterly profits last quarter amid high oil and gas prices. The two companies made $46 billion last quarter and roughly four times the amount of money those two companies made in the same period a year earlier. Chevron shares jumped 8.5% to a six-week high, while Exxon rose 4.4%.
Amazon surged 12.1% after the company posted a quarterly loss, but its revenue jumped sharply in the quarter.
Apple was up 3.4% after its quarterly earnings came in better than Wall Street expected. The iPhone maker saw its profit for the April-June period decline by 10% while revenue edged up 2% as it grappled with manufacturing headaches and inflation pressures.
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CAUGHT RED-HANDED: 2 juveniles caught stealing political signs from church
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - With primary elections less than a week away, the Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office has reminded residents and warned children that the theft of political signs is a crime.
The Sheriff’s Office says around 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, deputies on patrol caught two juveniles red-handed attempting to steal a large “Vote Yes” political sign from the Topeka Reformed Presbyterian Church.
Deputies noted that 10 political signs were taken from the juveniles’ vehicle.
The Sheriff’s Office indicated that criminal charges for the minors will be forwarded to the Shawnee Co. District Attorney’s Office.
The Sheriff’s Office also told 13 NEWS that there have been various reports of sign thefts and vandalism throughout the county.
Sheriff Hill said he wanted to remind residents that stealing or damaging signs is a crime. He said officials continue to receive information about ongoing theft and damage reports for political signs.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaskela Law LLC announces a stockholder investigation on behalf of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. ("WWE" or the "Company") (NYSE: WWE) investors.
On June 15, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that WWE's Board of Directors was investigating "a secret $3 million settlement that longtime chief executive Vince McMahon agreed to pay to a departing employee with whom he allegedly had an affair." On July 8, 2022, The Wall Street Journal further reported that McMahon had "agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity, an amount far larger than previously known."
Subsequently, on July 22, 2022, WWE disclosed that McMahon had "retired" as the Company's Chairman and CEO. Then, on July 25, 2022, WWE disclosed that it would restate its financial statements to account for $14.6 million in "unrecorded expenses" for payments that Mr. McMahon agreed to make between 2006 – 2022.
The stockholder investigation seeks to determine whether WWE and/or the company's officers and directors violated the securities laws or breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the above alleged misconduct.
WWE investors are encouraged to contact Kaskela Law LLC (D. Seamus Kaskela, Esq. or Adrienne Bell, Esq.) at (484) 229 – 0750, or by email (abell@kaskelalaw.com) or online at https://kaskelalaw.com/cases/wwe/ , for additional information about this investigation and their legal rights and options.
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VIENNA, Va., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Solutions By Design II, LLC (SBD), a leader in cybersecurity, management consulting, technology services, and application engineering and maintenance support announced that it has been awarded the interim Task Order contract to provide Security Operations (SecOps) Support Services for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Information Security Division (ISD). SBD's SecOps support will assist ISD to meet its mission, goals, and objectives that will improve USCIS's ability to identify, protect, respond, and recover from increased cybersecurity threats. Specific task areas include support operations, incident response operations, intelligence operations, and advance threat operations.
SBD support will focus on the assessment, enhancement and expansion of USCIS's cyber security program, consistent with best practices outlined in the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, to improve the agency's cyber defenses and cyber intelligence capabilities to defend against these increased threats.
ABOUT SBD: SBD brings over 30 years of experience working with government customers driving innovation to improve their cybersecurity posture. We are a well-versed with providing 24/7 support to monitor, detect, analyze, mitigate, and respond to cyber threats and adversarial activity across the government. SBD brings extensive experience and expertise in Cybersecurity and IT modernization, leveraging cloud-based and open-source technologies to reduce operating costs and increase mission performance. SBD has been providing Security Operations using Agile methodologies at USCIS since 2013, helping USCIS achieve the CISO's vision of Security Operation Center (SOC) 2.0.
SBD was awarded the Cybersecurity Insiders "2021 Cybersecurity Service Provider of the Year", the "2021 Defense Cybersecurity Operations Service Provider of the Year", the "2021 Cybersecurity Continuous Improvement and Optimization Service Provider of the Year", and the "2021 Cybersecurity Program Management Provider of the Year". These awards recognize SBD's demonstrated excellence, innovation, and leadership in cybersecurity.
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ELKHART, Ind., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vala Marketing, the area's leading provider of digital advertising, design, and other online marketing services, has made the move to acquire Web Centre - a web design and digital marketing agency headquartered in Lapeer, MI. The acquisition comes on the heels of Vala Marketing's 6th anniversary of being in business in the Michiana area.
The move to acquire Web Centre began when Grant Mielke, Founder of Vala Marketing, reached out to Robert Norcross, Owner of Web Centre, to discuss the sale in June of 2022. The companies operate similarly which made the transition a quick one. The deal was signed on July 1, 2022.
"Robert and I hit it off right away," Grant Mielke said. "He's done impressive work, and we think similarly in terms of organization and workflows, but most importantly, we value treating people right and providing excellent service above all."
The acquisition of Web Centre fits into Vala Marketing's strategy to provide full-service, turnkey marketing solutions to the Michiana area and beyond by bringing over 100 new clients to Vala Marketing's lineup, as well as a new Account Executive to the team.
"The best part is, they are keeping our incredible staff - and my right-hand person for all of these years - Bailey RaCosta." Robert Norcross said. "I'm so happy for that. So, not only will our clients be even better taken care of than before, but they will have more support to help their businesses grow, which has always been Web Centre's ultimate mission as a business."
"Vala Marketing has been growing and establishing a firm presence in Michigan, so this has felt like a natural next step for the team," Mielke said. "Several of our employees and clients are already on the 'Mich' side of 'Michiana's Premier Marketing Agency', and now we're excited to add Bailey to the team, as well as so many clients in the Central Michigan region."
Norcross has spent the last 13 years growing Web Centre in from its headquarters in Lapeer through Central Michigan, and every single year the company has grown in size, which is what led to his decision to get more help.
"It's been an amazing, meteoric rise," Norcross said. "On a personal level, all of this growth means I've been working non-stop. Early mornings and late nights. And before it catches up to me, and our clients stop getting amazing service, I wanted to get in front of it and make everyone happy. I'm very thankful to all of our clients - and the Lapeer Area - for all of their business over the years. Growing this company has been one of my life's greatest accomplishments."
"Vala's biggest goal with this transition, by a long shot, is taking the best possible care of the Web Centre clients - every bit of strategizing involved with this, all of the decisions we have made, and the steps we have taken to make this all work smoothly have centered around that singular goal as our north star," said Mielke, echoing Norcross's comments. "We are beyond excited to prove ourselves to all of our new clientele and use our expanded service offerings to take Web Centre's clients to new heights."
Vala Marketing is a full-service marketing agency operating out of the Midwest specializing in Social Media Management, Branding, Website Design, and Videography. All media inquiries can be directed to Madison Gridley at Madison@ValaMarketing.com.
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Multifaceted operations executive to lead company with an ongoing commitment to excellence
KANKAKEE, Ill., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Illinois, a subsidiary of Essential Utilities, Inc., proudly welcomes leader David Carter as state president. In this role, Carter will lead the Illinois team as they continue to provide high-quality, reliable water and wastewater services to 273,000 customers.
Carter joins the organization with over 15 years of water and wastewater industry experience, and over 15 years of experience in engineering, consulting and development. He brings a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning, multi-location plant operations, safety and compliance.
"Aqua Illinois has worked hard to become an industry frontrunner, and I am eager to support the company's mission with its pursuit of excellence top of mind," said Carter. "I look forward to partnering with this talented team and our partners to bring our customer-focused services to communities across the state."
Carter succeeds Bob Ervin, who continues his Aqua leadership journey as president of Aqua Indiana.
Prior to joining Aqua, Carter oversaw Suez Environment's Midwest Division as senior director of operations/general manager. There, he helped a staff of over 125 employees achieve strategic objectives while leading environmental and safety performance. Carter has also served as vice president of operations at Veolia Water North America and Utilities, Inc., where he managed business and technical activities while pursuing organic growth.
A champion for innovation and compliance, Carter has led initiatives related to water, wastewater, biosolids processing, waste to energy conversion and organic waste processing. Most recently, he managed residential improvement projects for his own construction management business, David Carter Group.
"David Carter brings vast experience and a multidimensional perspective that sets him apart as a strong leader in the utility management industry. He is the kind of hands-on visionary you want at the helm to solve Illinois' most pressing water and wastewater challenges," said Colleen Arnold, president, Aqua. "We are so pleased to welcome him to Aqua Illinois, and eager to see how his expertise shapes our growth and service standards."
Carter holds a Master of Science in engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University.
Aqua Illinois is a subsidiary of Essential Utilities, Inc. Founded in 1886, Aqua Illinois currently provides water and wastewater services to approximately 273,000 people in 70 communities and 13 counties. To learn more, please visit aquaamerica.com/our-states/illinois.aspx.
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SANDUSKY, Ohio, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Civista Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: CIVB) ("Civista") announced today that the Board of Directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per common share to shareholders of record August 9, 2022, payable August 23, 2022.
This dividend represents a payout of approximately $2.2 million. Based on the Civista's closing stock price of common shares of $22.42 on July 27, 2022, the quarterly dividend produces an annualized yield of 2.50%.
About Civista Bancshares, Inc.:
Prior to the merger with Comunibanc Corp., Civista Bancshares, Inc. was a $3.0 billion financial holding company headquartered in Sandusky, Ohio. Civista's banking subsidiary, Civista Bank, operated 36 locations in Northern, Central and Southwestern Ohio, Southeastern Indiana and Northern Kentucky. Upon completion of the merger, Civista will be an approximately $3.3 billion financial holding company, and Civista Bank will operate an additional seven locations in Northwestern Ohio. Civista Bancshares, Inc. may be accessed at www.civb.com. The Company's common shares are traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "CIVB". This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the financial performance, business prospects, growth and operating strategies of Civista. For these statements, Civista claims the protections of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements in this press release should be considered in conjunction with the other information available about Civista, including the information in the filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Extreme heat is forecast to stretch through the weekend in the Pacific Northwest and authorities are investigating whether triple-digit temperatures were to blame for the deaths of at least four people.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office said at least three people have died from suspected hyperthermia during the heat wave in Multnomah County, which is home to Portland. A fourth death was suspected due to heat in Umatilla County in the eastern part of the state.
The deaths occurred on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. The state medical examiner’s office said the heat-related death designation is preliminary and could change.
Oregon and Washington have seen scorching temperatures since July 25 and their will be no relief, forecasters say, until Monday when cool air from the Pacific Ocean blows in.
Portland and Seattle could be on track to break records for the duration of the hot spell.
Temperatures in Oregon’s largest city are forecast to soar to 101 degrees Fahrenheit (38.3 Celsius) again on Friday. On Tuesday, Portland set daily record 102 F (38.9 C). Portland, too, could be on track to break a record for the duration of the hot spell
Seattle on Tuesday also reported a new record daily high of 94 F (34.4 C).
If temperatures rise above 90F (32.2 C) through Sunday in Seattle, that would be six straight days of the mercury topping 90 – something forecasters say has never happened before in the city. Portland, too, could break heat wave duration marks.
The National Weather Service has extended the excessive heat warnings from Thursday through Saturday evening.
Courtney Lewis and Rylee Griffin were visiting Seattle this week during the hot snap.
“I mean it is nice, like to help get a tan. But it’s just hot. Very hot,” Griffin said.
Climate change is fueling longer heat waves in the Pacific Northwest, a region where weeklong heat spells were historically rare, according to climate experts.
Residents and officials in the Northwest have been trying to adjust to the likely reality of longer, hotter heat waves following last summer’s deadly “heat dome” weather phenomenon that prompted record temperatures and deaths.
About 800 people died in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia during that heat wave, which hit in late June and early July. The temperature at the time soared to an all-time high of 116 F (46.7 C) in Portland and smashed heat records in cities and towns across the region. Many of those who died were older and lived alone.
Record heat was also forecast again Friday across northern Nevada, where Reno reached a record-high of 103 F (39.4 C) on Thursday, breaking the old mark of 102 F (38.9C) set in 1971 and 2016, and South Lake Tahoe, California, where 92 F (33.3 C) on Thursday erased the previous record of 90 F (32.2c) set in 2016.
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Associated Press videographer Manuel Valdes contributed from Seattle
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LAKEWOOD, N.J., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Commerce Bank (the "Bank") (OTC: CMRB) today reported net income of $2.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $4.4 million and $8.7 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Basic earnings per common share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, were $0.12 and $0.30 respectively, compared to $0.19 and $0.38 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
The changes in net income for the 2022 periods compared to the 2021 periods primarily reflect greater allowance expense related to growth in the loan portfolio and increases in salary and benefits expense reflecting both increases in employee benefit expense and the impact of a new bonus plan designed to attract and retain employees in a very competitive market.
Regarding the performance of the Bank, President & CEO Donald Mindiak stated, "The Bank has engaged in a concerted effort to deploy the excess liquidity that was on our balance sheet at December 31, 2021 into higher yielding interest earning assets in the form of both loans and investment securities. This initiative has proven successful as we have realized growth in the loan and investment portfolios of $78.3 million and $40.4 million, respectively, year-to-date. As a result of the strong loan growth exhibited during this six-month period, an increase in the allowance for loan losses of approximately $512,000 was recorded. The Bank continues to produce competitive operating results, evidenced by our strong net interest margin, return on equity and efficiency ratios, and remains on track to grow our asset and core deposit base consistent with capital levels and as opportunities present themselves".
Financial Highlights
- Net interest margin increased by fifteen basis points to 4.06% for the second quarter of 2022 as compared to 3.91% for the second quarter of 2021 and increased by thirteen basis points to 4.05% year-to-date for 2022 as compared to 3.92% year-to-date for 2021.
- Total yield on interest earning assets increased by four basis points to 4.24% for the second quarter of 2022 as compared to 4.20% for the second quarter of 2021 and decreased by one basis point to 4.24% year-to-date for 2022 as compared to 4.25% year-to-date for 2021.
- The cost of interest-bearing liabilities decreased by nine basis points to 0.32% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 0.41% for the second quarter of 2021 and decreased by fourteen basis points to 0.31% year-to-date for 2022 as compared to 0.45% year-to-date for 2021.
- The efficiency ratio was 56.37% year-to-date for 2022 as compared to 47.24% year-to-date for 2021.
- Loans receivable, net increased by $78.3 million or 8.6% to $987.4 million at June 30, 2022, as compared to $909.1 million at December 31, 2021.
- The net loans to deposits ratio increased to 101.34% at June 30, 2022, from 96.87% at June 30, 2021.
- Return on equity was 1.23% at June 30, 2022 compared to 1.60% at June 30, 2021.
Balance Sheet Review
Total assets increased by $42.3 million or 3.7% to $1.18 billion at June 30, 2022 from $1.13 billion at December 31, 2021. The increase in total assets was mainly related to increases in investment securities and loans receivable, net, partially offset by a decrease in total cash and cash equivalents.
Total cash and cash equivalents decreased by $76.2 million or 67.2% to $37.1 million at June 30, 2022 from $113.3 million at December 31, 2021. This decrease was primarily due to the investment of excess liquidity into investment securities and loans receivable, net, previously discussed.
Loans receivable, net, increased by $78.3 million or 8.6% to $987.4 million at June 30, 2022 from $909.1 million at December 31, 2021. Total loan increases for the six months ended June 30, 2022 occurred primarily as a result of a $79.8 million increase in commercial mortgages and a $22.2 million increase in construction loans, partially offset by a $13.1 million decrease in SBA loans and a $7.2 million decrease in commercial loans. The allowance for loan losses increased by $512,000 to $18.2 million or 1.81% of gross loans at June 30, 2022 as compared to $17.7 million or 1.91% of gross loans at December 31, 2021.
Total investment securities increased by $40.4 million or 87.3% to $86.6 million at June 30, 2022 from $46.2 million at December 31, 2021. The increase in investment securities resulted primarily from investment security purchases totaling $51.1 million, partially offset by $9.2 million in mortgage-backed security amortization and $1.5 million in municipal bond maturities.
Deposit liabilities increased by $32.4 million or 3.4% to $974.3 million at June 30, 2022 from $941.9 million at December 31, 2021. The increase in total deposits occurred primarily as a result of a $12.2 million increase in non-interest-bearing deposits, an $8.8 million increase in money market deposits, a $6.0 million increase in time deposits, a $4.8 million increase savings deposits and a $1.6 million increase in NOW deposits, partially offset by a $983,000 decrease in interest checking deposits.
Stockholders' equity increased by $7.9 million or 4.6% to $180.2 million at June 30, 2022 from $172.3 million at December 31, 2021. The increase in stockholders' equity was primarily attributable to net income of $7.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and increases of $714,000 and $728,000 in common stock and additional paid in capital, respectively as a result of the exercise of certain stock options, partially offset by a decrease of $706,000 in other comprehensive income.
Three Months of Operations
Net interest income increased by $809,000 or 7.7% to $11.27 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $10.46 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest income increased by $634,000 or 5.6% to $12.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $11.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from an increase in the average balance of loans receivable, net of $62.6 million or 6.9% to $964.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $902.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and an increase in the average balance of investment securities of $23.2 million or 42.5% to $77.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $54.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, partially offset by a $267,000 or 53.6% decrease in fees from loans to $231,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $498,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in loan fees is primarily related to the reduction in fees received from the Paycheck Protection Program - (PPP) as the bulk of the Bank's PPP loans were forgiven, and fees earned, in 2021.
Interest expense decreased by $175,000 or 18.6% to $768,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $943,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in interest expense occurred primarily as a result of a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities of nine basis points to 0.32% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 0.41% for the three months ended June 30, 2021, partially offset by an increase in average balance of deposit liabilities of $49.9 million or 5.4% to $974.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $924.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from the persistent lower interest rate environment and the active management of liability pricing.
Net interest margin increased by fifteen basis points to 4.06% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 3.91% for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily attributable an increase in the average balance of interest earning assets of $47.5 million or 4.4% to $1.124 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $1.077 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and an increase of four basis points on the yield of average interest earning assets to 4.24% for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from 4.20% for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-interest income increased by $225,000 or 224.1% to $326,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $101,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in total non-interest income resulted primarily from BOLI income of $165,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from no such income for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The Bank made a $25.0 million BOLI purchase during the fourth quarter of 2021 which accounts for the lack of BOLI income for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This was partially offset by a decrease in service charges and fees of $48,000 or 23.5% to $156,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $204,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-interest expense increased by $1.1 million or 20.6% to $6.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $737,000 or 23.4% to $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $3.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in salaries and employee benefits resulted primarily from a 27% year-over-year increase in employee benefits costs as well as increased salary expense. In an effort to both retain and attract qualified personnel, the Bank instituted an industry competitive bonus plan which was not in place in 2021. Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $66,000 or 8.8% to $815,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $749,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense occurred primarily as a result of the renewal and increase in several service contracts. Other non-interest expense increased by $294,000 or 20.8% to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Other non-interest expense consists primarily of marketing, professional fees, data processing, FDIC assessments and other expenses. The increase in other non-interest expense occurred primarily as a result of an increase in other expenses of $347,000 or 55.7% to $970,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $623,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021, partially offset by a decrease in professional fees of $149,000 or 29.1% to $361,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $510,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in other expenses resulted primarily from an increase in unfunded loan commitments.
The income tax provision decreased by $407,000 or 28.6% to $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $1.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in the income tax provision resulted primarily from a decrease in earnings before income taxes of $1.9 million or 32.2% to $4.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 from $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Six Months of Operations
Net interest income increased by $1.7 million or 8.2% to $22.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $20.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest income increased by $1.1 million or 5.0% to $23.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $22.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in interest income resulted primarily from an increase in the average balance of loans receivable of $60.4 million or 6.8% to $947.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $887.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and an increase in the average balance of investment securities of $7.6 million or 13.4% to $64.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $56.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and a $150,000 or 14.2% increase in fees from loans to $1.20 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $1.06 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Interest expense decreased by $554,000 or 27.2% to $1.48 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $2.03 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in interest expense occurred primarily as a result of a decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities of fourteen basis points to 0.31% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 0.45% for the six months ended June 30, 2021, partially offset by an increase in average balance of deposit liabilities of $59.3 million or 6.5% to $965.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $905.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in the average cost of interest-bearing liabilities resulted primarily from the persistent lower interest rate environment and the active management of liability pricing.
Net interest margin increased by thirteen basis points to 4.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 3.92% for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in the net interest margin is primarily attributable an increase in the average balance of interest earning assets of $55.0 million or 5.2% to $1.11 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $1.06 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2022 partially offset by a decrease of one basis point on the yield of average interest earning assets to 4.24% for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from 4.25% for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-interest income increased by $386,000 or 127.2% to $689,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $303,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in total non-interest income resulted primarily from BOLI income of $326,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from no such income for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The Bank made a $25.0 million BOLI purchase during the fourth quarter of 2021 which accounts for the lack of BOLI income for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This was partially offset by a decrease in service charges and fees of $59,000 or 15.0% to $332,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $391,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Non-interest expense increased by $3.07 million or 31.2% to $12.93 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $9.86 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Salaries and employee benefits increased by $2.0 million or 33.3% to $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $6.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in salaries and employee benefits resulted primarily from a 27% year-over-year increase in employee benefits costs as well increased salary expense. In an effort to both retain and attract qualified personnel, the Bank instituted an industry competitive bonus plan which was not in place in 2021. Occupancy and equipment expense increased by $90,000 or 5.4% to $1.77 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $1.68 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in occupancy and equipment expense occurred primarily as a result of the renewal and increase in several service contracts. Other non-interest expense increased by $972,000 or 45.4% to $3.11 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $2.14 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Other non-interest expense consists primarily of marketing, professional fees, data processing, FDIC assessments and other expenses. The increase in other non-interest expense occurred primarily as a result of an increase in miscellaneous loan expense of $535,000 related to an increase in unfunded loan commitments due to the growth in the loan portfolio during 2022 from a credit of $146,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. FDIC Assessment increased by $201,000 or 152.7%. Marketing expense increased by $27,000 or 40.3% to $94,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $67,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The increase in marketing expense occurred primarily as a result of a reconstitution of marketing efforts subsequent to a COVID related marketing hiatus.
The income tax provision decreased by $523,000 or 17.7% to $2.44 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $2.96 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease in the income tax provision resulted primarily from a decrease in earnings before income taxes of $2.0 million or 17.6% to $9.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 from $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Asset Quality
The allowance for loan losses increased by $512,000 or 2.9% and $1.2 million or 7.2% from December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, respectively to $18.2 million at June 30, 2022 from $17.7 million at December 31, 2021 and $17.0 million at June 30, 2021. The increase in the allowance for loan losses is primarily attributable to an increase in loans receivable, net of $78.3 million or 8.6% to $987.4 million at June 30, 2022 from $909.1 million at December 31, 2021 and $102.8 million or 11.6% from $884.6 million at June 30, 2021. The Bank had non-accrual loans totaling $13.6 million or 1.35% of gross loans at June 30, 2022 as compared to $8.8 million or 0.94% of gross loans at December 31, 2021 and $8.96 million or 0.99% of gross loans at June 30, 2021.
The allowance for loan losses was $18.2 million or 1.81% of gross loans at June 30, 2022 as compared to $17.7 million or 1.91% of gross loans at December 31, 2021 and $17.7 million or 1.96% of gross loans at June 30, 2021. The allowance for loan losses was 134.2% of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2022, 202.5% of non-accrual loans at December 31, 2021 and 197.1% of non-accrual loans at June 30, 2021.
About First Commerce Bank
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Lakewood, New Jersey, the Bank has offices in Allentown, Bordentown, Closter, Englewood, Fairfield, Freehold, Lakewood, Montvale, Robbinsville and Teaneck, New Jersey. The Bank provides businesses and individuals a wide range of loans, deposit products and retail and commercial banking services. For more information, please go to www.firstcommercebank.com.
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This release, like many written and oral communications presented by First Commerce Bank, and our authorized officers, may contain certain forward-looking statements regarding our prospective performance and strategies within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are including this statement for purposes of said safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe future plans, strategies, and expectations of the Bank, are generally identified by use of the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "seek," "strive," "try," or future or conditional verbs such as "could," "may," "should," "will," "would," or similar expressions. Our ability to predict results or the actual effects of our plans or strategies is inherently uncertain. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from anticipated results.
In addition to the factors previously disclosed in prior Bank communications and those identified elsewhere, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Bank, its operations and its customers, changes in asset quality and credit risk; the inability to sustain revenue and earnings growth; changes in interest rates and capital markets; inflation; customer acceptance of the Bank's products and services; customer borrowing, repayment, investment and deposit practices; customer disintermediation; the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives; competitive conditions; the inability to realize cost savings or revenues or to implement integration plans and other consequences associated with certain corporate initiatives; economic conditions; and the impact, extent and timing of technological changes, capital management activities, and actions of governmental agencies and legislative and regulatory actions and reforms.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Friday acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby.
Greene County Circuit Court Judge Calvin Holden found Rebecca Ruud not guilty of first- and second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and felony abuse or neglect of a child but found her guilty on the remaining charge, illegally abandoning a corpse. The charges stemmed from the July 2017 death of 16-year-old Savannah Leckie, whose remains were found in a burn pit on Ruud’s remote property near the Arkansas-Missouri border.
Ruud is scheduled to be sentenced on the last charge Sept. 15 by Holden, who heard the case instead of a jury in Springfield after a change of venue from Ozark County to the southwest. Ruud could get up to four years in prison.
Prosecutors described Savannah as the victim of severe abuse after she left her adoptive family in Minnesota and moved to Missouri to be with her biological mother. Ruud said the girl disappeared after running away because she blamed herself for starting a fire on the family’s property.
Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office declined to comment about the judge’s decision. A public defender representing Ruud did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment.
Ruud lived outside Theodosia, a village about 250 people roughly 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Branson, a popular vacation destination. According to a probable cause statement filed along with the charges against Ruud in 2017, the girl’s adoptive mother asked Ruud to take her because Savannah did not get along with her adoptive mother’s fiancé.
Authorities said that after the girl moved to Missouri, she was home-schooled and had “almost no social contacts.”
Ruud reported Savannah missing two days after the fire on the family’s remote property, authorities said. Several searches turned up human teeth, a meat grinder, a knife and 26 bottles of lye, which can be used to accelerate the breakdown of bodily tissue, according to court documents. Human bone fragments were found in a field about 400 yards (365 meters) from Ruud’s home, about two weeks after Savannah’s reported disappearance.
An ex-boyfriend of Ruud’s told investigators that he had seen her discipline Savannah by forcing the teen to crawl through a hog pen and making her bathe in a pond, authorities said. Ruud acknowledged that this was true and told investigators that when Savannah cut her arm “in a suicidal gesture,” she forced the girl to scrub the wound daily with alcohol and salt as punishment. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/missouri-woman-acquitted-of-murder-in-teen-daughters-death/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-07-29T21:00:31Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/missouri-woman-acquitted-of-murder-in-teen-daughters-death/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | true |
Dear Smiley: My parents were from Avoyelles Parish but raised our family in Alexandria.
In the 1960s, my sister was dating an Air Force officer from New York, (later her husband), stationed at nearby England Air Force Base.
One afternoon he came by the house with a several big steaks, and told my mother that he would be back later for dinner. He said he wanted the family to enjoy the steaks.
When dinner was served, he found that my mother, who had never known the luxury of a grilled steak, had made a roux with a thick, brown gravy, cut the steaks up, and cooked them in the gravy. She served the dish over rice!
He had to confess that the steak was quite good — even though he had never eaten a steak cooked in gravy.
VIC COUVILLION
Hammond
Missing the boat
Dear Smiley: Your discussion about steaks brought back a not-so-fond memory.
Years ago, we went out to eat at a nice restaurant, and I ordered my favorite prime rib.
Orders were brought to the table as I reached for the gravy boat and poured lots of au jus on my beef. Just as I was about to take my first bite, the waitress returned with a second boat, full of gravy.
With a puzzled look, I took my first bite. I had saturated that beautiful slab of meat with Italian dressing. It tasted nothing at all like prime rib, nor did it taste like salad.
REGGIE BRAUD
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Dear Reggie: I've used bottled Italian dressing as a marinade for shish kebab beef. Of course, it wasn't nearly the quality of prime rib, so I feel your pain.
Thanks, Pistol Pete
Dear Smiley: Reading about the unveiling of the statue of Pistol Pete Maravich brought back memories.
When I interviewed for a coaching position at the Catholic school in Thibodaux, the brother who interviewed me asked if I could coach basketball.
I told him I had been cut three years in a row at my high school's basketball tryouts.
He was placing my folder on the rejection pile when I continued, "But I did go to LSU with Pistol Pete Maravich!"
"I think we can work with that," he said as he reopened my file.
So I owe my first job to Pistol Pete, and a willingness to learn to call bingo!
EDDIE COLE
Blairsville, Georgia
Traveling chest
Dear Smiley: In the late ’50s, when Floyd and I were falling in love, he gave me a cedar "hope chest" for things we might need for housekeeping (napkins, tablecloths, etc.). The chest went upstairs in my house.
When we broke up, it came downstairs and went to Floyd's house. Several months later it went back upstairs to my house. We broke up, and the chest was on the move downstairs again.
When we got married, the chest went upstairs to our apartment. We stayed there five months, then it went into our first house, where we lived 35 years. The next move was to Lafitte, where it remained for 46 years, surviving Hurricane Ida's flooding.
We hope someone will give it a good home, like it had for 61 years. Floyd and I celebrated our 61st anniversary July 2 with family and friends.
BEATRICE ROBIN
Lafitte
Accidental seafood
Dear Smiley: When I was stationed in Germany, my wife and I and our two daughters went camping along the coast of Spain.
We were in a restaurant, and noticed everyone was eating onion rings, so we were going to be smart and order fried onion rings in Spanish.
Well, the waiter brought out a sizzling platter of smothered onions and watched to see what we would do with it.
Swallowing my pride, I said no and pointed to the fried rings. He replied “Oh, calamari!"
STEVE BUTAUD
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A Louisiana appeals court has ruled the state’s strict ban on abortion must be reinstated as the ongoing legal challenge to the ban plays out, delivering a blow to abortion advocates after they won a favorable ruling in district court.
A three-judge panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal ruled Friday that the district court must grant Attorney General Jeff Landry’s request for a “suspensive appeal,” which means the lower court’s order blocking the law must be suspended while Landry appeals. Judge Don Johnson of the 19th Judicial District granted abortion providers a preliminary injunction against the “trigger ban” on abortion earlier this month.
The plaintiffs could still ask the state Supreme Court to step in and overrule the 1st Circuit. Judges J. Michael McDonald, Mitchell R. Theriot and Wayne Ray Chutz, all Republicans, signed the order Friday, saying Johnson is “ordered to grant” the suspensive appeal.
It wasn’t immediately clear when the ban would go back into effect. The 1st Circuit ordered Johnson to grant the motion that would reinstate the ban, but he hadn’t done so as of Friday afternoon. Plaintiffs attorneys say the ban isn't in effect until that happens.
Here’s a timeline of the state’s ban.
The decision is expected to shut down clinics for the third time since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade a little over a month ago. The legal challenge has led to a halting landscape for abortion access, with clinics opening and shutting down multiple times amid the competing rulings.
Landry said on Twitter, "Louisiana’s pro-life trigger laws can be enforced," and linked to the ruling.
Joanna Wright, an attorney for the New York-based Boies Schiller Flexner, who is representing the plaintiffs, said it was "disappointing" that the 1st Circuit ruled without first allowing plaintiffs an opportunity to file opposition to the motion. She said the court "essentially eliminated critical health care services in the state."
She also noted the preliminary injunction hasn't been heard by an appeals court yet.
"This decision involves a technical reading of a statute involving when a preliminary injunction should be stayed," Wright said. "Judge Johnson’s recent ruling that plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of their case regarding the unconstitutional vagueness of the trigger bans has not even been considered yet by a court of appeal.”
Abortion providers have argued that Louisiana's trigger bans are unconstitutionally vague and will roil health care in the state. One New Orleans doctor filed an affidavit saying she was advised by a hospital attorney not to perform an abortion-type procedure on a woman whose water broke at 16 weeks. Instead, she was forced to go through a "painful" and lengthy labor and hemorrhaged, losing a liter of blood.
Anti-abortion advocates have long hoped that access to legal abortions would end when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
But abortion providers have clung to the temporary blocks of the state’s trigger ban on the procedure. Since the June 24 Supreme Court decision, 249 abortions have been reported to the agency, according to data released Friday by the Louisiana Department of Health.
Still, that represents a drop from the roughly 620 abortions reported on average each month last year, an indication that the Supreme Court case and hard-to-follow legal battle over Louisiana’s laws have curtailed – if not eradicated – abortion access.
Louisiana’s trigger ban on the procedure, passed in 2006 and updated earlier this year, shut down clinics when the Supreme Court overturned a half-century of precedent guaranteeing a right to an abortion. Days later, the law was blocked, then reinstated, then blocked again. Each time, abortion clinics shut down and reopened depending on whether the ban was in effect.
The bulk of the abortions appear to be happening at the Shreveport clinic, Hope Medical Group for Women, which is at the center of the legal challenge. A clinic in Baton Rouge and New Orleans have also been operating periodically, a spokesperson has said, but have been working around one doctor’s schedule because another is on medical leave.
Kathaleen Pittman, the administrator of the Shreveport clinic, said it hasn’t been easy for patients to reschedule on short notice given the abrupt legal rulings in the court case.
“While there remains confusion over the legality of abortion in Louisiana, I believe the reduction in numbers is more attributable to the many factors in play when attempting to obtain abortion care,” Pittman said in an email. “Transportation, childcare, and leave from work or school cannot all be arranged without planning.”
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- Renewables represent third round of proposed solar agreements related to company's Smart Energy Future Plan
- CenterPoint Energy selects Pike County for 130-megawatt solar array development
EVANSVILLE, Ind., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy (NYSE: CNP) today announced its Indiana-based electric and natural gas business, CenterPoint Energy Indiana South, is seeking approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to acquire a 130-megawatt (MW) solar array as part of the company's long-term electric generation transition plan.
CenterPoint Energy has entered into an agreement with Invenergy, who will construct the 130-MW utility-owned project in Pike County, Ind., to acquire the project upon its completion. This project represents the third round of solar agreements introduced as part of the utility's plan to meet stakeholder sustainability goals and implement a more cost-effective and diversified energy generation portfolio. The agreement is subject to IURC approval. The company was previously granted approval to build a solar array in Posey County now sized at 200 MW, as well as enter into power purchase agreements totaling more than 400 MWs in Warrick, Vermillion and Knox Counties in Indiana.
"By seeking to add another universal solar project to our renewable energy portfolio, we continue to move forward with our long-term generation transition plan and remain committed to our economic and environmental goals for the region," said Steve Greenley, Senior Vice President of Generation Development. "If approved, with the addition of this project, CenterPoint Energy will be adding nearly 800 MWs of solar generation to power our southwestern Indiana customers."
Michael Kaplan, Senior Vice President of Renewable Development at Invenergy, said, "Invenergy is pleased to be working with CenterPoint Energy to support the utility's generation transition goals and to provide its customers in Indiana with clean energy. Our team looks forward to the completion of this project and growing our project portfolio within the state."
Construction of the Pike County solar project is expected to begin upon obtaining a decision from the IURC which is expected in early 2023. The project will support approximately 130 construction jobs during the construction period and is expected to be placed into service in 2025.
"We are committed to delivering reliable energy generation in the most cost-effective manner for our customers, while contributing to Indiana's clean energy infrastructure," added Greenley. "CenterPoint Energy would like to recognize officials in Pike County for their support of this project and efforts to bring cleaner energy solutions to our communities."
For more information on CenterPoint Energy's long-term electric generation transition plan, visit www.centerpointenergy.com/smartenergyfuture.
CenterPoint Energy delivers electricity to approximately 150,000 customers in southwest Indiana in all or portions of Gibson, Dubois, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick counties. Programs and services are operated under the brand CenterPoint Energy by Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company d/b/a CenterPoint Energy Indiana South.
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About CenterPoint Energy
As the only investor-owned electric and gas utility based in Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas. As of March 31, 2022, the company owned approximately $35 billion in assets. With approximately 8,900 employees, CenterPoint Energy and its predecessor companies have been in business for more than 150 years. For more information, visit CenterPointEnergy.com.
About Invenergy
Invenergy drives innovation in energy. Invenergy and its affiliated companies develop, own, and operate large-scale renewable and other clean energy generation and storage facilities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Invenergy's home office is located in Chicago, and it has regional development offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Japan, Poland, and Scotland.
Invenergy and its affiliated companies have successfully developed more than 30,000 megawatts of projects that are in operation, construction, or contracted, including wind, solar, transmission infrastructure and natural gas power generation and advanced energy storage projects. Learn about Invenergy at Invenergy.com.
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I-64 on ramp to close for construction
CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) – We have a traffic alert to pass along to drivers who access Interstate 64 East in the Catlettsburg area.
According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 9, the eastbound on ramp from U.S. 23 will be closed from Tuesday, Aug. 2 to Saturday, Aug. 6 during a paving and widening project. That is at Exit 191.
KTC officials say the closure is needed to extend the ramp to allow drivers more distance to safely merge into I-64 traffic. They say the ramp could open sooner than expected due to factors such as weather.
Highway officials recommend the following detour during the work:
- U.S. 60 through Catlettsburg and Kenova, W.Va., or use westbound I-64 to the Cannonsburg exit (Exit 184) to turn around, or seek alternate routes.
KTC officials say to expect delays.
They say electronic message boards on U.S. 23 will alert the public of the planned closure and provide schedule updates if weather becomes a factor.
They also say the ramp project is part of an overall $9.5 million project to improve I-64 in Boyd County, including blacktopping travel lanes. Contractors have until Nov. 30 to finish the project.
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WASHINGTON, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in response to border security legislative recommendations unveiled by House Republicans this morning:
"Over the past 18 months, we have all witnessed the devastating harm wrought by a rogue administration that is asserting near dictatorial powers in a relentless effort to keep our borders open. The American people are appalled by what is going on and want to see it ended.
"When the 118th Congress opens with a new House majority, it will be in large part because Americans rejected the Biden administration's purposeful dismantling of our nation's borders, as well as Speaker Pelosi's amnesty-first legislative agenda. House Republicans will have a mandate to immediately act decisively to restore control of our borders and this framework from the American Security Task Force is a great first step.
"FAIR has been proud to stand with the strongest-ever assembled coalition of public interest groups and former immigration officials in calling for legislation right out the gate to end a border crisis deliberately instigated by the Biden administration. We thank Republican leaders for listening to our expertise and insight, and stand ready to work with them on turning this into legislative text."
Contact: Ron Kovach, 202-328-7004 or rkovach@fairus.org
ABOUT FAIR
Founded in 1979, FAIR is the country's largest immigration reform group. With over 3 million members and supporters nationwide, FAIR fights for immigration policies that serve national interests, not special interests. FAIR believes that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.
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Multifaceted operations executive to lead company with an ongoing commitment to excellence
KANKAKEE, Ill., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqua Illinois, a subsidiary of Essential Utilities, Inc., proudly welcomes leader David Carter as state president. In this role, Carter will lead the Illinois team as they continue to provide high-quality, reliable water and wastewater services to 273,000 customers.
Carter joins the organization with over 15 years of water and wastewater industry experience, and over 15 years of experience in engineering, consulting and development. He brings a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning, multi-location plant operations, safety and compliance.
"Aqua Illinois has worked hard to become an industry frontrunner, and I am eager to support the company's mission with its pursuit of excellence top of mind," said Carter. "I look forward to partnering with this talented team and our partners to bring our customer-focused services to communities across the state."
Carter succeeds Bob Ervin, who continues his Aqua leadership journey as president of Aqua Indiana.
Prior to joining Aqua, Carter oversaw Suez Environment's Midwest Division as senior director of operations/general manager. There, he helped a staff of over 125 employees achieve strategic objectives while leading environmental and safety performance. Carter has also served as vice president of operations at Veolia Water North America and Utilities, Inc., where he managed business and technical activities while pursuing organic growth.
A champion for innovation and compliance, Carter has led initiatives related to water, wastewater, biosolids processing, waste to energy conversion and organic waste processing. Most recently, he managed residential improvement projects for his own construction management business, David Carter Group.
"David Carter brings vast experience and a multidimensional perspective that sets him apart as a strong leader in the utility management industry. He is the kind of hands-on visionary you want at the helm to solve Illinois' most pressing water and wastewater challenges," said Colleen Arnold, president, Aqua. "We are so pleased to welcome him to Aqua Illinois, and eager to see how his expertise shapes our growth and service standards."
Carter holds a Master of Science in engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University.
Aqua Illinois is a subsidiary of Essential Utilities, Inc. Founded in 1886, Aqua Illinois currently provides water and wastewater services to approximately 273,000 people in 70 communities and 13 counties. To learn more, please visit aquaamerica.com/our-states/illinois.aspx.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Apyx Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: APYX) between May 12, 2021 and March 11, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important August 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Apyx securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Apyx class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6835 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than August 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) a significant number of Apyx's Advanced Energy products were used for off-label indications; (2) such off-label uses led to an increase in the number of medical device reports filed by Apyx reporting serious adverse events; (3) as a result, Apyx was reasonably likely to incur regulatory scrutiny; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Apyx's financial results would be adversely impacted; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Apyx's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Apyx class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6835 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NML) (the "Fund") has announced an increase in its monthly distribution rate to $0.02266 per share of common stock from the prior monthly distribution rate of $0.0206 per share, representing an increase of approximately 10%. The Fund has also declared its next monthly distribution at the new rate, which is payable on August 31, 2022, has a record date of August 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of August 12, 2022.
The new monthly distribution rate of $0.02266 per share represents an annualized distribution per share of $0.27192 versus the prior annualized amount of $0.2472 and results in a distribution rate of approximately 3.26% and 3.98%, of the Fund's net asset value and market price, respectively, as of July 28, 2022. Furthermore, the increase in distribution rate announced today represents the sixth increase in the Fund's distribution rate since June 2020 and an overall increase of approximately 94% in the Fund's monthly distribution rate over that time period.
Management and the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") have closely monitored the master limited partnership ("MLP") and energy markets, as well as the expected impact of market conditions on the Fund's earnings. In recommending and approving, respectively, the increase in the Fund's monthly distribution rate, Management and the Board considered, among other factors, the amount of distributable cash flow expected to be received from the Fund's investments, including recently announced increases in distribution rates by certain of the Fund's investments, the amount of leverage the Fund is currently employing, the expected cost of leverage and the level of other Fund expenses. Management and the Board will continue to closely monitor market conditions and the Fund's ability to generate distributable cash flow.
The Fund remains committed to its investment strategy based on analysis of high quality MLPs and energy companies, with an emphasis on the midstream natural resources sector. The Fund currently intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common stock at a fixed rate per share, to be determined based on the projected net rate of return of the Fund's investments as well as other factors, subject to ongoing review and adjustment from time to time. The Fund currently intends to pay its regular monthly distributions out of its distributable cash flow, which generally consists of (1) cash and paid-in-kind distributions from MLPs or their affiliates, dividends from common stocks, interest from debt instruments and income from other investments held by the Fund less (2) current or accrued operating expenses, including leverage costs, if any, and taxes on its taxable income.
The Fund expects that a portion of its distributions to stockholders will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. A "return of capital" is a distribution by the Fund which represents a return of a common stockholder's original investment, and should not be confused with a dividend. To the extent the Fund pays a return of capital, a common stockholder's basis in Fund shares will be reduced, which will increase a capital gain or reduce a capital loss upon sale of those shares. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay distributions of a particular size, or that a distribution will consist solely of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits.
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
The Fund is subject to federal income tax on its taxable income, unlike most investment companies. Any taxes paid by the Fund will reduce the amount available to pay distributions to stockholders, and therefore investors in the Fund will likely receive lower distributions than if they invested directly in MLPs.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.59 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on September 15, 2022, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022. As the Company previously announced in April, this reflects a 2 percent increase to the quarterly dividend. The ex-dividend date is August 31, 2022. This is the 391st dividend that Kellogg Company has paid to owners of common stock since 1925.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods, and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's® Better Days ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
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The role provides new opportunities for Dr. Quammen to advocate for veterinarians and encourage industry-wide progress
AUSTIN, Texas, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) today announced the election of Jennifer Quammen, DVM, MPH, as the organization's Vice President. The two-year volunteer position will focus on solidifying AVMA's relationship with higher education faculty and staff responsible for educating veterinary students.
Dr. Quammen also serves as Chief Veterinary Officer at TeleVet, where she helps ensure the company's offerings meet the needs of veterinarians. Both roles provide opportunities to advocate for veterinarians and encourage industry-wide progress.
"A few themes drive every facet of what I do: How do we move this profession forward? How do we encourage wellness? How do we deliver better veterinary care? How do we help more patients?" Dr. Quammen said. "That's true in my position at TeleVet, my volunteer work with AVMA, and everything else I do."
In addition to her work with TeleVet and AVMA, Dr. Quammen continues to practice as a relief veterinarian and is a co-founder of a veterinary coaching organization. Her experience in these roles has empowered her to provide valuable industry insights as TeleVet develops software solutions aimed at simplifying client communication and workflow management in veterinary clinics.
"Dr. Quammen's expertise has been invaluable in helping us develop solutions that reduce complexity, save time on routine tasks, and improve communications for vet clinics and pet parents," said Zeynep Young, CEO of TeleVet.
Flow — TeleVet's flagship solution — streamlines appointment scheduling, pre- and post-appointment instructions, patient check-in, digital form collection, billing, and more, so veterinary teams can focus on improving patient outcomes and growing revenue.
TeleVet is a leading provider of technology solutions that increase team productivity, reduce staff burnout, improve the client experience, and ultimately allow veterinary teams to focus on what they are most passionate about – providing great care. Flow, the company's flagship product, automates routine tasks and simplifies communications, scheduling, and payments. TeleVet, founded in 2017, currently automates over one million tasks per year for thousands of veterinary teams nationwide.
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Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen was the best film actor I have ever seen, as a lifetime cinema devotee. When he was on screen in any of his 50 movies from Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) to The Hunter (1980), it was almost impossible to take your eyes off him.
Other actors, including some co-stars, were keenly aware of his dynamic screen presence. One was Frank Sinatra in 1959’s Never So Few. Another was Yul Brynner who, reportedly, openly vied with him for attention in the memorable opening scene of The Magnificent Seven (1960).
To me, the only actor remotely approaching his cinematic magnetism was the late Rutger Hauer, who honored his work in a 1987 movie version of McQueen’s pre-Hollywood years in the TV series, “Wanted: Dead or Alive.”
When McQueen died in 1980 at age 50, my sense of loss was shared by millions who would never again feel the power of his presence on the silver screen. While his death was not a surprise—his illness, induced by heavy smoking, had been well-publicized—it was a shock to those of us who grooved on his gritty performances.
In 1990 while with the New York Daily News, I got a tearful telephone call from Teri McQueen, Steve’s daughter, following my column on the 10th anniversary of his death. Thanking me for renewing interest in her father, she said, “My dad, truly, was one of a kind.”
Indiana-born, Missouri-raised and New York-trained as an actor, McQueen appealed to both men and women. Men liked him because of his rugged, straightforward manner, street-level humor and genuine toughness. Although not that big, he didn’t look, or act, like a guy you’d want to mess with in a bar.
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On the other hand, female friends and acquaintances tell me they liked McQueen’s honesty and soft-spoken demeanor. By no means a pretty boy, he had the kind of rugged good looks a lot of men envied.
Channeling Bogart
But what McQueen’s millions of fans loved most was his realism. I feel there never has been anyone who could hold a candle to him on that score—not even Humphrey Bogart, as Roy “Mad Dog” Earle in 1941’s towering High Sierra. In The Getaway (1972), McQueen clearly channeled Bogart’s memorable early scene in the Raoul Walsh-John Huston classic.
I quickly took note of McQueen as Paul Newman’s pal in 1956’s Somebody Up There Likes Me. Newman scored as boxer Rocky Graziano, but I remember thinking that this other young guy “has something.”
A few years later, following appearances in three or four other films—including the original version, of The Blob (1958) as Steven McQueen—I was to learn more about that particular “something.”
In 1959, in the Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, my wife and I and two small children, lived near the Quantico Marine base, and occasionally went to a drive-in movie. It was there, one hot summer night, we saw a low-budget, black-and-white film called The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery, with McQueen in the lead role.
Almost every time he opened his mouth or made a herky-jerky gesture, the rapt auto audience of Marines, their wives and kids—with car windows open—audibly reacted with ooohs, aaahs and “hotdamns!”
Simply Electric
Indeed, McQueen, on screen, was simply electric. About that time, America at large was discovering him in the TV series “Wanted: Dead or Alive.” His trademark, as bounty hunter Josh Randall, was an icy stare and lever-action rifle cut-down to handgun size he lugged in an oversize holster. He enhanced that tough-guy image as Frank Sinatra’s sidekick in 1959’s Never So Few.
The 1960s saw McQueen catapult to fame and popularity in many fine films, including The Magnificent Seven (1960); The Great Escape, Soldier in the Rain and Love with the Proper Stranger (all 1963); The Cincinnati Kid and Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965); The Sand Pebbles—a shattering performance that earned him an Oscar nomination—and Nevada Smith (both 1966); The Thomas Crown Affair and his car chase classic Bullitt (both 1968); The Rievers (1969); Junior Bonner (1972), and Papillon (1973).
Scalding Anti-Hero
While I loved them all, my personal favorites were his scalding, anti-hero work in 1962’s Hell is For Heroes and The War Lover, and 1972’s big-budget smash hit The Getaway. Each took full advantage of McQueen’s smoldering volatility, which seemed to promise action in the next millisecond.
In 1974, McQueen again co-starred with Newman in The Towering Inferno, a blockbuster in which the mega-stars battled for on-screen top billing, which they finally ended up sharing.
During his career, Steve reportedly turned down several high-profile lead roles, including 1961’s The Hustler that went to Newman and, owing to ill health, Apocalypse Now (1979). The latter went to Mattin Sheen, who replaced Harvey Keitel.
Near the end of his life, Steve’s salty performance as the legendary frontier scout and tracker, Tom Horn in the scenic 1980 film of the same name closely paralleled his own maverick ways.
In an early scene, set in1901, McQueen’s weathered Horn was exchanging pleasantries in a Western saloon with touring heavyweight boxing hope, Gentleman Jim Corbett, his manager and some reporters touting the young fighter’s greatness.
Gazing at a photo of ferocious Apache chief Geronimo, on a wall behind the bar, McQueen said: “Geronimo is so great, that Corbett there, would have to stand on his mother’s shoulders just to kiss his ass.”
Finally, reflecting on his career longevity in his last film—as the real-life Ralph “Papa” Thorson in 1980’s The Hunter—McQueen, with a stone-face, opined: “New things are no good.”
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HOMESTEAD, Fla., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the family of former assistant principal of Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center Kathiria Deleon Diaz announced that she will be posthumously honored with a street re-naming ceremony on Saturday, July 30.
It marks the first person in 50+ years to receive a street name in the City of Homestead. Her name will adorn the street in front Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center, where she graciously served the community, school and thousands of beloved students until her passing on Sept. 24, 2020 from Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer.
Homestead mayor Steven D. Losner, the commissioner and several council members will be on-hand to honor Diaz's legacy and contributions, especially as one of the founding teachers at Gateway Environmental K-8 Learning Center. The petition for the street renaming generated over 40,000 views, 1,900 signatures of support and letters of support from the Mayor of Miami, the CEO of Roc Nation and several other CEOs of major corporations, among many others.
Diaz, who graduated with a master's in teaching at Florida International University, dedicated her life to serving students at the school. She started as a teacher – and was recognized as "Teacher of the Year" – and went on to spearhead the intervention program and Saturday school. Over the years, she would take on different roles, serving as Grade Level Chair, Educational Excellence School Advisory Council Chair and Reading Coach before she eventually became Assistant Principal.
During her career, Diaz would go above and beyond the responsibilities of an educator or executive, making her office a haven for children who were often bullied or had behavioral issues. She would stay late waiting with students as their parents picked them up. In some cases, students would be neglected by their parents and Diaz would drive them back home instead of leaving them with police. She cared for students with drug and alcohol addiction problems and served as an intermediary with social services to ensure children had a place of refuge.
When she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer, Diaz continued to juggle her chemotherapy sessions with her school commitments. Despite being at high-risk amid the global pandemic, she would still give out lunches and laptops to students to ensure they had access to resources to complete the school year. Additionally, Diaz led faculty meetings virtually during her chemotherapy sessions and even oversaw a meeting two days before she passed and while in hospice care.
Throughout her career, Diaz was the first and last one in the building – she would open the school and leave after midnight. She leaves behind an 11-year-old son named Jeremy Elliott Diaz and thousands of former students and colleagues across the Homestead community that want to honor her memory.
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SUN VALLEY, Calif., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mission Valley Bancorp (OTCQX: MVLY, "Mission Valley", or the "Company") announced today net income of $0.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $ 1.6 million, or $0.48 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2021. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1.9 million, or $0.59 per diluted share, compared to $2.4 million, or $0.73 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2021.
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Net Income of $0.7 million or $0.20 per diluted share.
- Net Interest Income was $4.6 million for the second quarter of 2022, an increase of $0.6 million or 13.63%, compared to the second of 2021.
- Non-Interest Income was $2.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of $0.3 million or 14.34%, compared to the second quarter of 2021
- $14.2 million in Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans were sold in the second quarter of 2022 resulting in gain on sale of $0.8 million.
- Provision for Loan Losses of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2022 due to loan growth compared to no provision in the second quarter of 2021.
- Loan Production of $75.5 million in the second quarter of 2022 with a majority of the loan production funding late in the quarter.
- Gross Loans, excluding SBA Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans, were $372.7 million as of June 30, 2022, an increase of $104.4 million or 38.93% compared to June 30, 2021, and an increase of $58.8 million or 18.72%, compared to December 31, 2021. PPP loans outstanding were $0.1 million, $0.2 million, and $18.7 million as of June 30, 2022, December 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, respectively.
- Total Deposits were $415.6 million as of June 30, 2022, an increase of $49.6 million or 13.55%, compared to June 30, 2021.
- $18 thousand in net recoveries from previously charged-off loans in the second quarter of 2022.
- No Non-Accrual Loans as of June 30, 2022 compared to $0.2 million as of June 30, 2021.
- Classified Loans were $0.1 million as of June 30, 2022, a decrease of $4.5 million or -98.29%, compared to June 30, 2021, and a decrease of $0.6 million or -88.37%, compared to December 31, 2021.
- Strong capital position, which is reflected by Total Leverage Ratio of 10.13%, Common Equity Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 11.90%, Tier 1 Capital Ratio of 13.41%, and Total Risk Based Capital of 14.66% as of June 30, 2022.
President and Chief Executive Officer Tamara Gurney commented, "Our continued focus on developing a solid franchise through the building of diversified organic production sources is reflected in the record loan fundings during the second quarter, which necessitated a provision for loan losses, and our investment in loan origination and back-office infrastructure to support current loan growth and build additional capacity."
Gurney continued, "The balance sheet remains strong with capital in excess of regulatory defined well capitalized levels, no non-accrual loans, and a solid deposit base. We also continue to build the SBA loan portfolio from our strong production and decision to scale back loan sales due to the changing market conditions during the second quarter, which affords Mission Valley the opportunity to strategically identify SBA guaranteed loans for potential sale in the future, as market conditions warrant."
About Mission Valley Bancorp
Mission Valley Bancorp is a bank holding company headquartered in Sun Valley, California with two wholly owned subsidiaries Mission Valley Bank (the "Bank") and Mission SBA Loan Servicing LLC ("Mission SBA"). The Bank was founded in 2001 and is a full-service, independent, commercial bank specializing in the banking needs of small to medium businesses with full-service branches in the San Fernando & Santa Clarita Valleys. Mission SBA is a de novo SBA lender service provider ("LSP") established in March 2021 that provides SBA lending services to other financial institutions.
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Certain matters discussed in this news release constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based upon current management expectations and, therefore, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from those expressed, suggested, or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are effective only as of the date that they are made, and the Company assumes no obligation to update this information.www.MissionValleyBank.com.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NRO) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.0312 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on August 31, 2022, has a record date of August 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of August 12, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.0312 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount, or that a distribution will consist of only net investment income. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, availability of capital gains, the amount of leverage employed by the Fund, the cost of leverage and the level of other Fund fees and expenses.
The distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — After her success at the World Aquatic Championships in June, Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh triumphed again with a stunning swim at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday.
The 15-year-old McIntosh, who became the first Canadian to win two gold medals at a single championship in Budapest, easily beat her opposition in the 400-meter individual medley.
On a night when several Commonwealth Games records were set, McIntosh established a new event mark and personal best of 4:29.01 in her dominant win.
Australian Kiah Melverton finished some 7.77 seconds behind McIntosh for the silver medal.
McIntosh is the third fastest performer in the event’s history and is closing the gap on the world record of 4:26.36 set by Hungarian Katinka Hosszu at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
“I was excited to re-do my time from (the) worlds and see what I can do to get better,” McIntosh said. “I've been working on a lot of stuff in training so I can execute my 400m IM better than I did at (the) worlds, because I had so much room for improvement, and I still do.”
The Canadian’s triumph split Australian hat tricks, with Ariarne Titmus’s decision to sit out the World Championships paying dividends in the 200 freestyle.
Compatriot Mollie O’Callaghan raced at the shoulder of the double Olympic gold medalist throughout but fell short of an upset by less than a second, with Titmus recording a time of 1:53.89. Madison Wilson completed a sweep of medals for Australia when finishing third.
It was a similar case in the men’s 400 freestyle to open the night.
Winner Elijah Winnington started the pool party for Australia, with compatriots Sam Short and Mack Horton also finishing on the podium.
Success in the pool, combined with dominance in London in track cycling events, pushed Australia to the top of the medal count on the opening day.
The Lee Valley velodrome was the scene of several new Commonwealth Games records on the first day of track cycling.
The Australian women and New Zealand men obliterated existing records in the respective 4000-meter team pursuits in finals on Friday afternoon.
WILDE FINISH
After showing sportsmanship during the men’s triathlon, New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde has protested his second-place finish behind England’s Alex Yee.
The silver medalist slowed shortly before the finish when handed a 10-second penalty for an infraction at the end of the cycling leg.
Competitors are not allowed to unstrap their helmets before their bike is racked.
Rather than challenge for the finish line, Wilde slowed so Yee could cross first and celebrate his victory in the first completed event of the Birmingham games.
Yee, who described winning on home soil as “wicked,” believes his competitor and friend has a case in his quest to share the gold medal.
“I said when I caught him, ‘I’m sorry you got the penalty. It is rubbish’,” Yee said.
The protest was heard on Friday but it could take up to 30 days for a result.
Bermuda’s Flora Duffy later defended the gold medal she claimed on Australia’s Gold Coast four years ago, defeating England’s Georgia-Taylor Brown and Scotland’s Beth Potter.
Also, Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy became the first player to claim 100 dismissals in the Twenty20 format of cricket as her country defeated India in the first women’s match held in the Commonwealth Games.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A day after undrafted rookie Andrew Mevis badly missed three field-goal attempts during training camp practice, the Jacksonville Jaguars waived him and signed free agent Elliott Fry on Friday.
It was enough to prompt Jaguars general manager Trent Baalke and coach Doug Pederson to move in another direction less than a week before the team’s preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders in the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio.
Fry will now compete with Ryan Santoso for Jacksonville’s kicking job. Santoso was better than Mevis during the first four practices but far from perfect.
Fry has appeared in three NFL games with Atlanta (2020), Kansas City (2021) and Cincinnati (2021) and made five of six field goals and five of seven extra points.
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LOS ANGELES — Under Armour has agreed to pay UCLA $67.49 million to resolve a lawsuit filed two years ago.
Under Armour announced two years ago that it was ending its deal with UCLA. The two sides were four years into a 15-year deal worth $280 million, which was the highest in college athletics.
The company cited force majeure due to the coronavirus pandemic as one of the reasons it was terminating the deal. Another was UCLA’s struggles in its flagship sports.
UCLA eventually agreed to a new apparel contract with Nike, which began last July. That deal is for six years and is worth $46.45 million.
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.59 per share on the common stock of the Company, payable on September 15, 2022, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022. As the Company previously announced in April, this reflects a 2 percent increase to the quarterly dividend. The ex-dividend date is August 31, 2022. This is the 391st dividend that Kellogg Company has paid to owners of common stock since 1925.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods, and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's® Better Days ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman MLP and Energy Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NML) (the "Fund") has announced an increase in its monthly distribution rate to $0.02266 per share of common stock from the prior monthly distribution rate of $0.0206 per share, representing an increase of approximately 10%. The Fund has also declared its next monthly distribution at the new rate, which is payable on August 31, 2022, has a record date of August 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of August 12, 2022.
The new monthly distribution rate of $0.02266 per share represents an annualized distribution per share of $0.27192 versus the prior annualized amount of $0.2472 and results in a distribution rate of approximately 3.26% and 3.98%, of the Fund's net asset value and market price, respectively, as of July 28, 2022. Furthermore, the increase in distribution rate announced today represents the sixth increase in the Fund's distribution rate since June 2020 and an overall increase of approximately 94% in the Fund's monthly distribution rate over that time period.
Management and the Fund's Board of Directors (the "Board") have closely monitored the master limited partnership ("MLP") and energy markets, as well as the expected impact of market conditions on the Fund's earnings. In recommending and approving, respectively, the increase in the Fund's monthly distribution rate, Management and the Board considered, among other factors, the amount of distributable cash flow expected to be received from the Fund's investments, including recently announced increases in distribution rates by certain of the Fund's investments, the amount of leverage the Fund is currently employing, the expected cost of leverage and the level of other Fund expenses. Management and the Board will continue to closely monitor market conditions and the Fund's ability to generate distributable cash flow.
The Fund remains committed to its investment strategy based on analysis of high quality MLPs and energy companies, with an emphasis on the midstream natural resources sector. The Fund currently intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to holders of its common stock at a fixed rate per share, to be determined based on the projected net rate of return of the Fund's investments as well as other factors, subject to ongoing review and adjustment from time to time. The Fund currently intends to pay its regular monthly distributions out of its distributable cash flow, which generally consists of (1) cash and paid-in-kind distributions from MLPs or their affiliates, dividends from common stocks, interest from debt instruments and income from other investments held by the Fund less (2) current or accrued operating expenses, including leverage costs, if any, and taxes on its taxable income.
The Fund expects that a portion of its distributions to stockholders will constitute a non-taxable return of capital. A "return of capital" is a distribution by the Fund which represents a return of a common stockholder's original investment, and should not be confused with a dividend. To the extent the Fund pays a return of capital, a common stockholder's basis in Fund shares will be reduced, which will increase a capital gain or reduce a capital loss upon sale of those shares. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay distributions of a particular size, or that a distribution will consist solely of the Fund's current and accumulated earnings and profits.
In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
The Fund is subject to federal income tax on its taxable income, unlike most investment companies. Any taxes paid by the Fund will reduce the amount available to pay distributions to stockholders, and therefore investors in the Fund will likely receive lower distributions than if they invested directly in MLPs.
About Neuberger Berman
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
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Investor Information
(877) 461-1899
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation surged in June and workers’ average wages accelerated in the spring — signs that Americans won’t likely feel any relief from rising prices anytime soon and that the Federal Reserve will feel compelled to further raise borrowing costs.
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Much of the increase was driven by energy and food.
On a month-to-month basis, too, prices surged 1% in June, the biggest such rise since 2005. Even excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices climbed 0.6% from May to June.
Employees’ wages, excluding government workers, jumped 1.6% in the April-June quarter, matching a record high reached last fall. Higher wages tend to fuel inflation if companies pass their higher labor costs on to their customers, as they often do.
Friday’s figures underscored the persistence of the inflation that is eroding Americans’ purchasing power, dimming their confidence in the economy and threatening Democrats in Congress in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
Some signs indicate that certain categories of inflation may moderate in the coming months, though not by very much: Gas prices have fallen since mid-June from an average national peak of $5 to $4.26, according to AAA. Likewise, other commodity prices, for items such as wheat and copper, have plunged.
But more persistent drivers of inflation show little, if any, evidence of slowing. The wage data released Friday — a measure known as the employment cost index — indicated that paychecks were still growing at a robust pace. That’s good for workers, but it could raise concerns at the Fed about its effect on prices. Chair Jerome Powell specifically cited this measure during a news conference Wednesday as a source of concern for the the central bank’s policymakers.
“This is a (report) that’s going to keep Fed officials up at night,” said Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights.
The government also reported Friday that consumer spending managed to just outpace inflation last month, rising 0.1% from May to June. Spending actually jumped, but most of the gain was wiped out by higher prices.
Rising consumer demand for services, such as airline tickets, hotel rooms and restaurant meals, is still helping fuel inflation. Many retail and consumer goods chains, though, say inflation is squeezing shoppers and limiting how far their money goes — a sign that consumer spending could further weaken.
This week, Walmart said its profits would fall because its customers are spending more on pricier food and gas, leaving them less able to buy clothes and other discretionary items. Likewise, Best Buy downgraded its sales and profit forecasts because surging inflation has forced consumers to reduce their purchases of electronics appliances.
Inflation has been rising so fast that despite the pay raises many workers have received, most consumers are falling behind the rising cost-of-living.
High inflation and interest rates are also hampering the U.S. economy, which shrank in the April-June quarter for a second straight quarter, intensifying fears that a recession is looming. Two quarters of declining growth meet an informal rule of thumb for when a recession begins, although robust hiring suggests that the economy still maintains pockets of strength and isn’t yet in a downturn.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in more than three decades to tame high inflation. Powell signaled that the Fed’ could raise rates by smaller increments in the coming months.
Still, he also stressed that the Fed’s policymakers regard the fight against inflation to be their top priority. He gave no hint that a weakening economy would cause the Fed to slow or reverse its rate hikes this year or early next year if inflation remained high.
By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it costlier to take out a mortgage or an auto or business loan. The goal is for consumers and businesses to borrow, spend and hire less, thereby cooling the economy and slowing inflation.
Globally, inflation is weighing heavily on other economies, too. This month, prices jumped 8.9% in the 19 European countries that use the euro currency from a year earlier. Europe’s economy has been hit particularly hard by higher natural gas and oil prices stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though it managed to grow slightly in the second quarter.
The Fed monitors Friday’s inflation gauge, called the personal consumption expenditures price index, even more closely it does the government’s better-known consumer price index. Earlier this month, the CPI reported an acceleration in inflation, to 9.1% in June from a year earlie r, the highest in nearly 41 years.
The PCE index tends to show a lower inflation level than CPI. Rents, which are rising at their fastest pace in 35 years, are given less weight in the PCE than in the CPI.
The PCE price index also seeks to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. As a result, it can capture, for example, when consumers switch from pricey national brands to cheaper store brands. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/a-key-us-inflation-gauge-reaches-6-8-as-prices-keep-surging/ | 2022-07-29T21:28:32Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/business/a-key-us-inflation-gauge-reaches-6-8-as-prices-keep-surging/ | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation surged in June and workers’ average wages accelerated in the spring — signs that Americans won’t likely feel any relief from rising prices anytime soon and that the Federal Reserve will feel compelled to further raise borrowing costs.
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades. Much of the increase was driven by energy and food.
On a month-to-month basis, too, prices surged 1% in June, the biggest such rise since 2005. Even excluding the volatile food and energy categories, prices climbed 0.6% from May to June.
Employees’ wages, excluding government workers, jumped 1.6% in the April-June quarter, matching a record high reached last fall. Higher wages tend to fuel inflation if companies pass their higher labor costs on to their customers, as they often do.
Friday’s figures underscored the persistence of the inflation that is eroding Americans’ purchasing power, dimming their confidence in the economy and threatening Democrats in Congress in the run-up to the November midterm elections.
Some signs indicate that certain categories of inflation may moderate in the coming months, though not by very much: Gas prices have fallen since mid-June from an average national peak of $5 to $4.26, according to AAA. Likewise, other commodity prices, for items such as wheat and copper, have plunged.
But more persistent drivers of inflation show little, if any, evidence of slowing. The wage data released Friday — a measure known as the employment cost index — indicated that paychecks were still growing at a robust pace. That’s good for workers, but it could raise concerns at the Fed about its effect on prices. Chair Jerome Powell specifically cited this measure during a news conference Wednesday as a source of concern for the the central bank’s policymakers.
“This is a (report) that’s going to keep Fed officials up at night,” said Omair Sharif, president of Inflation Insights.
The government also reported Friday that consumer spending managed to just outpace inflation last month, rising 0.1% from May to June. Spending actually jumped, but most of the gain was wiped out by higher prices.
Rising consumer demand for services, such as airline tickets, hotel rooms and restaurant meals, is still helping fuel inflation. Many retail and consumer goods chains, though, say inflation is squeezing shoppers and limiting how far their money goes — a sign that consumer spending could further weaken.
This week, Walmart said its profits would fall because its customers are spending more on pricier food and gas, leaving them less able to buy clothes and other discretionary items. Likewise, Best Buy downgraded its sales and profit forecasts because surging inflation has forced consumers to reduce their purchases of electronics appliances.
Inflation has been rising so fast that despite the pay raises many workers have received, most consumers are falling behind the rising cost-of-living.
High inflation and interest rates are also hampering the U.S. economy, which shrank in the April-June quarter for a second straight quarter, intensifying fears that a recession is looming. Two quarters of declining growth meet an informal rule of thumb for when a recession begins, although robust hiring suggests that the economy still maintains pockets of strength and isn’t yet in a downturn.
On Wednesday, the Fed raised its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in more than three decades to tame high inflation. Powell signaled that the Fed’ could raise rates by smaller increments in the coming months.
Still, he also stressed that the Fed’s policymakers regard the fight against inflation to be their top priority. He gave no hint that a weakening economy would cause the Fed to slow or reverse its rate hikes this year or early next year if inflation remained high.
By raising borrowing rates, the Fed makes it costlier to take out a mortgage or an auto or business loan. The goal is for consumers and businesses to borrow, spend and hire less, thereby cooling the economy and slowing inflation.
Globally, inflation is weighing heavily on other economies, too. This month, prices jumped 8.9% in the 19 European countries that use the euro currency from a year earlier. Europe’s economy has been hit particularly hard by higher natural gas and oil prices stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, though it managed to grow slightly in the second quarter.
The Fed monitors Friday’s inflation gauge, called the personal consumption expenditures price index, even more closely it does the government’s better-known consumer price index. Earlier this month, the CPI reported an acceleration in inflation, to 9.1% in June from a year earlie r, the highest in nearly 41 years.
The PCE index tends to show a lower inflation level than CPI. Rents, which are rising at their fastest pace in 35 years, are given less weight in the PCE than in the CPI.
The PCE price index also seeks to account for changes in how people shop when inflation jumps. As a result, it can capture, for example, when consumers switch from pricey national brands to cheaper store brands. | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/a-key-us-inflation-gauge-reaches-6-8-as-prices-keep-surging/ | 2022-07-29T21:28:48Z | https://fox59.com/business/ap-business/a-key-us-inflation-gauge-reaches-6-8-as-prices-keep-surging/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Benintendi wouldn’t say whether he will get vaccinated for COVID-19 now that he’s with the first-place New York Yankees rather than the last-place Kansas City Royals.
A day after New York acquired the 28-year-old All-Star from the Royals for three minor league pitchers, Benintendi went 0 for 4 with a strikeout in hs Yankees debut, a 1-0 win over his former team on Thursday night. Benintendi hit leadoff and played left field, receiving a roll call from the fans in the right field bleachers.
“Felt the love from everybody,” Benintendi said. “It was just a very cool experience.”
He was among 10 Royals who missed a four-game series at Toronto from July 14-17 because he was not vaccinated and could not enter Canada. He lost $186,813 of the $8.5 million salary.
The Yankees have a three-game series at Toronto from Sept. 26-28.
“Right now, you know, I’m still positioned in the same spot. I’m open-minded about it,” Benintendi said. “I’m not against it, but time will tell as we get closer, but for now I’m just focused on getting here, getting comfortable, getting to know the guys and winning baseball games.”
Benintendi had not yet discussed the issue with his new team.
“We’ll cross that bridge if and when we have to but I have not had that conversation,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.
Benintendi had arrived with the Royals in New York and was in his hotel room when Royals manager Mike Matheny told him of the trade at about 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
“It’s a weird situation,” Benintendi said. “Obviously lacing it up with them yesterday and now I’m going against them today.”
Matheny was aware the trade was possible before the flight but kept the possibility to himself.
“We couldn’t do anything and tried to honor the rules that the league puts in place and letting the medicals go through,” Matheny said. “We landed and still couldn’t say anything, so I kind of hunkered down outside his door and kind of made sure he didn’t escape.”
Matheny got general manager J. J. Picollo and team president Dayton Moore on speakerphone when he told Benintendi.
“Fortunate and grateful to the Yankees for holding that down as long as they could so we could have that conversation in person,” Matheny said. “He deserved to have that conversation in person.”
As word spread amongst the Royals, many who found out from Twitter and other social media, several players gathered in Benintendi’s room to wish him well. Some even stuck around to play cards with their old mate. One well-wisher was Bobby Witt Jr., whose locker was positioned directly next to Benintendi’s at Kauffman Stadium.
“I got to talk to him a lot about baseball,” Witt said of their time as teammates. “He’s a great person both on and off the field so just really anxious to see him continue his success.”
Benintendi had to switch from No. 16 to No. 18 with the Yankees — 16 is retired for Whitey Ford.
Hititng .320 with three homers, 39 RBIs and a .788 OPS coming into Thursday, Benintendi should fit in nicely with an offense that has scored the most runs in the majors.
“Been a guy that’s got a championship, battle-tested. Obviously played a key part in the Red Sox run in ’18, was a key figure for them,” Boone said. “He’s had an All-Star caliber season, a guy that gets on base, great bat-to-ball skills, good defender in left field. I’m real excited to have him.”
Tim Locastro was optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to open a roster spot.
Boone plans to slot his new addition in left field for the most part, a position where he won a Gold Glove last year. Aaron Judge could see more time in right field rather than center, and Aaron Hicks could see time in center rather than left.
“I think he makes us more versatile, gives us some more balance,” Boone said of Benintendi.
For now, Benintendi was remaining in the Royals hotel.
“I don’t know what’s going to go on there,” he said prior to the game. “Still getting a lot of information right now so just trying to process everything.”
The newest member of the Yankees was asked after the game if he was planning on sleeping there Thursday night, and what it might be like walking into the same place his former teammates are staying.
“I am. I am,” a laughing Benintendi confirmed. “Yeah, but I’ll go straight to my room. I’ll go straight to bed.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Asia and Africa, the State Department said Friday, as the U.S. and rivals China and Russia intensify their battle for global influence amid deepening divisions over Taiwan and Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Blinken will begin a five-nation tour of the two continents next week, starting in Cambodia where he will attend a Southeast Asian regional security forum at which both the Chinese and Russian foreign ministers are also expected to attend. Blinken will then visit the Philippines, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
There was no immediate indication that Blinken would meet separately in Phnom Penh with either Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov or Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. However, B linken on Wednesday said he had requested a phone call with Lavrov to discuss the release of American detainees in Russia and Ukraine-related issues.
Such a conversation would end months of diplomatic estrangement between the men who last spoke in February before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Lavrov said Friday he was open to talking with Blinken but that it had not yet been arranged.
Blinken last met with Wang earlier this month at a meeting of foreign ministers from the the G-20 group of wealthy and large developing nations in Bali, Indonesia. But their presence together at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Cambodia will be their first opportunity to see each other since President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping had a more than two-hour phone call on Thursday.
The regional forum will be the last major gathering of international foreign ministers before a slew of leaders’ meetings that are scheduled for this fall, beginning with the annual UN General Assembly in late September and then three summits in Asia in early November: the G-20 in Indonesia, the East Asia Summit in Cambodia and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Thailand.
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DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — A central Ohio family says their parents were robbed of their final wishes when they were buried in the wrong plots at a Delaware County cemetery. The family said they were later told they had to pay to move their parents to the correct spots.
Annetta and Bee Slone were together for over 50 years, said their daughter, Reba Tomblin.
“They were best friends. They loved each other so much,” she said.
Tomblin said her parents always worked hard to make sure to take care of their two daughters and two sons.
“Dad was the type of person that whenever I would look for a job, he would say, ‘You have to have a job that has a 401(k), Reba. You have to take care. You have to take care of the future,'” Tomblin said. “That was how he was, and they planned for the future.”
In 1970, the Slones purchased their own burial plots at Fairview Memorial Park. The plots were between each of their parents and next to each other.
The Slones later purchased two more plots, roughly six sections from theirs, for their two sons.
The family’s plans unraveled when Annetta Slone died in June 2020.
“The day of Mom’s funeral, we found out that the plots that they had both selected, that they wanted, in between their parents and their family, it was no longer available,” Tomblin said.
Bee Slone watched as his wife was laid to rest about 50 yards away from her father and sisters in a plot intended for her son.
“He was devastated,” Tomblin said.
Bee died six months later. Tomblin and her family made what she called a difficult choice to bury her father next to her mother, so they would not be apart.
The family later learned that the plots Annetta and Bee had bought for themselves were available, but the family would have to pay for the entire process of relocating their parents to the correct plots.
“I want them together, and I want them to be where they chose, where they want to be,” Tomblin said. “It’s very frustrating, and it’s very heartbreaking.”
“I understand completely where [Tomblin] is at,” said Tim Foor, who runs the cemetery, which is run by Berlin Township.
The township took control of Fairview Memorial Park in 2020, three years after previous owners Theodore and Arminda Martin were convicted on theft charges for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from families that paid for services they never received.
“We’re trying as hard as we can to make things right over there,” Foor said. “It’s just there’s a lot of wrongdoing that needs to be corrected.”
Foor showed WCMH the cemetery’s records, which included a disorganized box of cards with burial information on them and complaints from families handwritten on the back of some of the cards. Foor said that’s how he received the records, which he is in the process of entering into a computer program.
Because the records were so disorganized and, in some cases, inaccurate, the township spent more than $25,000 on a ground-penetrating radar survey last summer.
The survey unearthed a long list of problems: people were buried beneath walkways, doubled up in plots, overlapping plots, and buried in areas that were never even meant to be plots. Some graves were dug diagonally, and in one instance, a husband and wife were buried on opposite sides of a headstone instead of side by side.
Foor said he spoke with Tomblin about her family’s situation, and he wants to help.
“I’m dealing with possibly —how many families we don’t know — that are buried in situations like this,” Foor said. “If we extend the courtesy to Mrs. Tomblin and move her family at the township’s expense, then suddenly, I have all these people coming down and [they’ll say] ‘Oh, you moved her family. Move ours, too.’ And the township just can’t handle that load.”
For estimates correcting burial issues in just one section of Fairview Memorial Park would cost roughly $250,000.
It’s why he’s been applying for grants from the state and working with Ohio lawmakers on legislation, like Senate Bill 224, which includes measures to help make sure peoples’ preneed funeral contracts are honored.
“It’s not a problem that you can isolate and make go away,” Foor said. “You’ve got to address it on a scale that it’s going to grow to if it continues to go the way that it’s going.”
Foor said Berlin Township is not selling plots at Fairview Memorial Park until all of the existing issues are sorted out.
“I don’t think we’ll ever get it all resolved,” he said.
Meanwhile, a headstone for Annetta and Bee Slone sits in a warehouse, waiting to be placed in the right plot.
“We are still suffering. We are still here, and we want it done right,” Tomblin said.
Last year the township got a $13,000 grant from the state, which was used to repair things above ground.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is the home of the Kansas City Chiefs.
After an offseason of speculation about the possibility of moving the team to another location, and even another state, Chief’s President and CEO Clark Hunt said the organization’s first choice is to stay put.
“Yes, that would be our number one priority. We’re gonna evaluate all options, obviously. We’ve gotta figure out what’s best for the franchise and what’s best for the fanbase, but it starts with evaluating Arrowhead, and that’s where we are right now,” Hunt said Friday at Chiefs Training Camp.
A massive evaluation of the stadium is underway. It will assess what Arrowhead currently has and a facility the Chiefs will need decades from now.
“What I’ve learned through the process is it’s not a very simple answer when you’re trying to make a decision on whether a building can go another 25 or 30 years starting in 8 years from now,” Hunt said.
Earlier this spring, Kevin Clark of the Ringer reported Chiefs President Mark Donovan said the team had considered options in the state of Kansas and had been pitched by Kansas developers as it debated what to do about its future home.
Kansas lawmakers even set aside millions in a fund to build a new stadium for a professional sports team.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said the state would compete with anyone who tried to convince the Chiefs to relocate.
Friday morning at training camp, Hunt did not mention previous chatter about the organization considering a jump to Kansas or moving anywhere else.
“We’re very hopeful that we will be able to renovate Arrowhead when the time comes. But we’re still probably a year plus away from being able to make that determination,” Hunt said.
Hunt and the rest of the organization is instead focused on the upcoming NFL season.
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Which sun protection shirt for women is best?
Summertime is for hiking, beach days, weekends at the lake, backyard pool parties and countless other activities spent in the sun. You are outdoors more often than any other time of the year, and more sun exposure means your skin is more at risk for sun damage. Sticking to the recommended 2-hour sunscreen reapply schedule can be difficult, and not all clothing material will protect your skin from ultraviolet rays. No matter the time of the year, sun shirts are a convenient and reliable way to protect your skin from sun damage.
What are sun shirts?
Sun-protective shirts absorb or block UV radiation from reaching your skin, making sun shirts a simple and effective way to shield your skin. The Skin Cancer Foundation measures sun-protective shirts by the Ultraviolet Protection Factor, which indicates how much ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B radiation a fabric allows to reach your skin. To be recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation a shirt must contain a UPF rate of 30, but a sun shirt with a UPF rate of 50 or more is considered the most effective form of sun protection.
What makes clothing sun safe?
Not all clothes will protect your skin from the sun. However, dark and bright colors made with tight-knit material will block and absorb UV rays before they can cause harm to your skin. In addition, looking for shirts with UPF labels will give you a variety of good options for summertime temperatures that are guaranteed to keep covered skin safe all year round.
Wearing a sun-safe shirt means less skin exposure to the sun, less sunscreen, less of a mess and more time for fun in the sun. Expanding your closet to include sun shirts will protect your upper body from UVA and UVB light, whereas SPF will only protect you from UVB. For extra protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays, pair a sun-protective top with a fully lined crown hat to protect your face and scalp. For more information on the best qualities women’s sun shirts should feature, check out BestReviews buying guide.
10 best sun shirts for women
Best of the best sun shirt
Vapor Apparel Women’s UPF 50+ Long Sleeve Shirt
This shirt’s dry-fit material is lightweight, made to last and will protect your skin while keeping you cool all day long. It has a slim-fit design that tends to run small, but it comes in a wide range of sizes with multiple color choices.
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ilishop Women’s UV Sun Protection Long Sleeve Rash Guard Wetsuit Swimsuit Top
Be swim-ready with this quarter-zip style sun shirt that has a UPF rate of 50+ and is made with a stretchy fabric. You get two styles for the price of one with the adjustable length feature that easily transforms the top from a shirt to a dress. Washing this shirt with laundry detergent will ruin the sun-protective layer, so remember to hand-wash only.
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Most comfortable sun shirt
Coolibar UPF 50+ Women’s Morada Everyday Long Sleeve T-Shirt
Coolibar’s sun-protective shirt is made with a lightweight cotton blend fabric that doesn’t cling to your skin. This quick-drying sun shirt comes in 19 different colors and has a relaxed fit. Users recommend that this sun shirt not be worn on extremely hot and humid days due to its thicker material.
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Best sun shirt with a hood
Backcountry Tahoe 2 Sun Hoodie
Featuring a lightweight hood for extra protection and shade, this sun shirt is made of a stretchy material that is soft and moisture-wicking. The UPF 50+ sun-protective fabric is easy to move in and has built-in thumbholes. This sun shirt comes in six different colors, and users said it runs true to size.
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Best sleeveless sun shirt
Sofibella Women’s UV Colors Tank Top
For those sweltering summer days, try this women’s UPF rated 50+ tank. This breathable material is great for working out in the sun while still providing coverage for the shoulders and chest.
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Best button-down sun shirt
Women’s PFG Tamiami™ II Long Sleeve Shirt
With its easily adjusted sleeves and convenient pockets, this women’s sun shirt is perfect for a long hike in the sun any time of the year. The UPF polyester fabric allows for easy airflow to keep you cool and dry.
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Best sun shirt with fun patterns
Women’s Super Tidal Tee™ Omni-Shade™ T-Shirt
Avoiding UV rays does not have to be boring. This sun shirt provides full coverage against the sun’s harmful UV rays and comes in three colorful patterns that will add some fun to your pool day outfit.
Best full zipper sun shirt
Essentials Long Sleeve Zip-Up UPF 50 Rashguard
This sun shirt has a comfortable fit and a convenient full-length zipper, making it functional for any occasion. From the beach to the lake, this sun shirt will protect your upper body from harmful UV Rays.
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Best hiking shirts with neck gaiters
BALEAF Women’s Hiking Long Sleeve Shirts with Face Cover Neck Gaiter
The breathable face cover design of this loong sleeve shir for your outdoor activities provides wind and UPF50+ protection for your face and neck. It’s 100 percent polyester, while the face mask is a blend of 60 percent polyester and 40 percent polypropylene.
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Best pants to go with your sun shirt
Columbia Women’s Saturday Trail Stretch Pant
If you are going on an outdoor adventure, pairing sun-protective pants with your sun shirt will help you reach full-body coverage. These UPF 50+ straight-leg pants are water-repellent and will keep you cool even on the hottest of days. They come in multiple colors, so you are sure to find one to match your other sun-protective garments.
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PHILADELPHIA, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaskela Law LLC announces a stockholder investigation on behalf of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. ("WWE" or the "Company") (NYSE: WWE) investors.
On June 15, 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that WWE's Board of Directors was investigating "a secret $3 million settlement that longtime chief executive Vince McMahon agreed to pay to a departing employee with whom he allegedly had an affair." On July 8, 2022, The Wall Street Journal further reported that McMahon had "agreed to pay more than $12 million over the past 16 years to suppress allegations of sexual misconduct and infidelity, an amount far larger than previously known."
Subsequently, on July 22, 2022, WWE disclosed that McMahon had "retired" as the Company's Chairman and CEO. Then, on July 25, 2022, WWE disclosed that it would restate its financial statements to account for $14.6 million in "unrecorded expenses" for payments that Mr. McMahon agreed to make between 2006 – 2022.
The stockholder investigation seeks to determine whether WWE and/or the company's officers and directors violated the securities laws or breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the above alleged misconduct.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NHS) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.0905 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on August 31, 2022, has a record date of August 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of August 12, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.0905 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, the cost of leverage and the level of other Fund fees and expenses. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount or that a distribution will consist only of net investment income.
Due to an effort to maintain a stable distribution amount, the distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
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We also welcome you all in the new building. I was at an education day held inside there a month after opening night - what a marble bath to immergrin with - there'll always, no always will always BE education days where teachers will find a wealth ot great teachers who share a genuint desire, who teach from deep passion or some personal experience. This group of folks share a concern about student literacy of ALL the children! Keep our students growing; you do matter TAMPA, Fla. — Davis Celestine and Steven Lewis both suffered spinal cord injuries while serving in the Navy and Army, respectively. But adversity hasn't slowed their competitive spirit. Both veterans started training and competing in adaptive sports. They're not only winning, they're excelling. The pair combined for five medals (four gold, one bronze) at the National Veterans Wheelchair Games held July 7 through 12 in Tempe, Ariz.
The list of events for this duo included weightlifting, bocce, bowling, table tennis, shot put, discus, javelin, softball, a slalom obstacle course, and rugby.
"We accommodate and we overcome," Celestine said with a grin. "We have a lot of over achievers in the Wheelchair Games. We make it happen."
Lewis, 54, said he had to make a choice when he chose how to adjust to life in a wheelchair. He chose a path that literally led to gold.
"I can be disabled and mad, or I can be disabled and happy," Lewis said. "So I might as well go the happy route. As soon as I did that, as a soon as that happened, well, what’s next?"
What's next was training and competing with and against athletes who know what it's like to fight through obstacles. Wheelchair rugby is one adaptive sport that's gaining popularity. Lewis said it's just another way for competitors to test themselves, especially for those who are new to the sport.
"It’s a perfect environment. They help you, and they cheer you on," he added. "Sometimes they hit you hard, but you get used to it. I don’t think you’re nervous. It’s a physical game, because you’ve watched it before on the sideline. When you’re an athlete, when you’re a competitor... getting hurt? I don’t even think that crosses your mind."
Celestine pointed out that despite the fact that these athletes are playing to win, they also want to empower their fellow veterans.
"You just try to be that individual that lends that listening ear, and just give them that support that they need," Celestine said.
"You only see them once a year. So it’s fun to see them," Lewis added. "You get to catch up when you get there. Then it’s down to business after that."
Celestine, 47, won the Spirit of the Games Award, given to the athlete who shows exceptional drive and commitment. But like a true MVP, he said it's all about the team effort.
"The whole ideal [of the Spirit of the Games Award] is someone who actually gives of themselves relentless- to others, without thinking about themselves first," Celestine said about the honor. "You just want to make sure that your partners understand that we’re making you stronger. We’re building you up so you can become a better person in life."
Lewis' smile lit up the room when talking about how all of the positive energy around these competitions makes him eager to go on to the next one.
"That makes you feel like, wait 'til next year. I’m getting better. I’m drinking my milk. That’s alright." | https://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/two-local-athletes-shine-at-national-veterans-wheelchair-games | 2022-07-29T21:41:18Z | https://www.abcactionnews.com/sports/two-local-athletes-shine-at-national-veterans-wheelchair-games | true |
Millions of working Americans are seeing their work productivity compromised by long COVID. Now, both workers and doctors are speaking out about what COVID long-haulers need to stay in the workforce.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
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Will Smith has posted a video apology to Chris Rock for striking him during the Oscars, calling his own behavior unacceptable. He acknowledged that Rock told him he wasn't ready to talk about it yet.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – Sean Crocker retained his one-stroke lead at the Hero Open after shooting 6-under 66 in the second round of the DP World Tour event on Friday.
The star of Day 2, however, was Ewen Ferguson after the Scot made 11 birdies — including seven in eight holes on the back nine — in a bogey-free 61 at Fairmont St. Andrews.
Full-field scores from the Hero Open
Crocker backed up his opening-round 63 and was 15 under for the tournament as he goes for a wire-to-wire win.
Scott Jamieson, playing in his native Scotland, was a stroke behind and alone in second place after shooting 64.
There was a five-way tie for third place another stroke back between English pair Jonathan Thomson (65) and Ross Fisher (66), Scotland’s David Law (66), Spain’s Adrian Otaegui (67) and Sweden’s Jens Dantorp (67).
Ferguson was on 10 under, five shots off the lead at tied for 15th. | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/sean-crocker-leads-hero-open-ewen-ferguson-fires-61-fairmont-st-andrews | 2022-07-29T21:47:23Z | https://www.golfchannel.com/news/sean-crocker-leads-hero-open-ewen-ferguson-fires-61-fairmont-st-andrews | true |
UVALDE, Texas — The lawyer for the principal of an elementary school in Texas where 21 people were killed in a mass shooting says she has returned to her job after being placed on administrative leave earlier this week.
On Monday, Robb Elementary School principal Mandy Gutierrez's attorney told CNN that his client was on paid leave.
On Thursday, her attorney told ABC News, CNN, and Reuters that she was reinstated.
A reason for her being placed on paid leave was not given, the news outlets reported.
CNN reported that her reinstatement comes a day after she defended herself against a Texas House committee investigation report of the deadly school shooting.
In the report, the news outlets reported that Gutierrez was criticized for failing to fix a lock on the school door the gunman used to enter the school on May 24.
On Wednesday, she called the accusations "unfair and inaccurate," the Texas Tribune reported.
Gutierrez became principal of the elementary school last year. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/lawyer-for-uvalde-principal-says-shes-been-reinstated-after-brief-leave | 2022-07-29T21:48:26Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/lawyer-for-uvalde-principal-says-shes-been-reinstated-after-brief-leave | true |
Twenty-eight women at an Indiana jail have filed federal lawsuits alleging they were assaulted, and at least two of them raped, in 2021 when incarcerated men paid an officer for access to their cells.
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Twenty-eight women at an Indiana jail have filed federal lawsuits alleging they were assaulted, and at least two of them raped, in 2021 when incarcerated men paid an officer for access to their cells.
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In the Michigan GOP primary for governor, five candidates were disqualified for allegedly collecting fraudulent signatures. Another was arrested on Jan 6. charges. Now, the race is all about abortion.
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In the Michigan GOP primary for governor, five candidates were disqualified for allegedly collecting fraudulent signatures. Another was arrested on Jan 6. charges. Now, the race is all about abortion.
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CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — Emergency crews are working to control a fire at Best Western Motel in Clarksville.
The fire happened in the afternoon of Friday, July 29.
The Clarksville Police Department asks everyone to stay clear of South Rogers Street.
The Johnson County Sheriff says deputies kicked in many doors at the motel to make sure no one was inside. The housekeeping staff quickly let them know which rooms were occupied so they could get people out.
The sheriff says there weren't many people at the motel since it was a time of day when most were checked out.
No injuries have been reported at this time, just exhausted firefighters.
The sheriff says a back wall has fallen into the pool, which will be a busy scene for many hours.
The cause of the fire is not known at this time.
Fire at Best Western in Clarksville
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Which car trash can is best?
Few things beat driving in a clean car, but life happens — and so does garbage. Car trash cans keep the mess to a minimum so you can drive in a clean, stress-free vehicle.
Car trash cans are small receptacles that hold a fair amount of garbage, including full-size bottles, food wrappers and everything in between. Many of them have odor-trapping or leak-proof designs, while others have built-in storage to hold spare trash bags. If you’re looking for a heavy-duty car trash can, the Carbage Can Premium Car Trash Can is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a car trash can
What can I put inside a car trash can?
Car trash cans are ideal for disposing of bottles, food wrappers, tissues and even diapers. However, most of these items take on odors when they’re left inside of cars for prolonged periods of time. As a result, it’s a good idea to empty car trash cans often, if not daily, so neither odors nor bacteria fester inside them.
Where to put a car trash can
Most car trash cans are designed for specific locations inside vehicles. More often than not, they’re installed somewhere close to the driver’s seat so they’re easily reachable but still out of the way. Behind-the-seat car trash cans are among the most popular designs, followed by those that fit next to center consoles.
Other uses for car trash cans
Some individuals invest in car trash cans and don’t use them for garbage at all. Instead, their unique designs are ideal for holding toys, auto accessories, documents and snacks. Generally speaking, they’re practical car storage options that are sometimes more affordable and useful than backseat car organizers.
What to look for in a quality car trash can
Closure style
Many car trash cans have some form of closure, whether it’s a lid, magnetic edges or rubber opening. These closures seal off contents and in turn, may prevent spills and control odors. As expected, it’s a favorite feature among buyers, including those who are embarking on longer drives and may not be able to empty their car trash can as often as they’d like.
Attachment style
To prevent contents from spilling, most car trash cans attach to seats, center consoles or floor mats. These attachments are usually elastic, Velcro or drawstring, which means they offer an adjustable fit that accommodates several types of vehicles.
However, some buyers caution that just because a car trash can is advertised as universally compatible won’t necessarily mean that is it. In fact, some of these trash cans may not fit newer vehicles with updated designs.
Leak-proof designs
It’s no secret that most people drink in their cars, which is why bottles and coffee cups are among the most common types of car trash. To keep spills and leaks to a minimum, many car trash cans have waterproof linings that catch stray liquids. Additionally, when spills do occur, these linings can be wiped or hosed down for easy cleaning.
Bag compatibility
Many car trash cans are designed to be used with plastic bags, which makes for quick and easy emptying. Some of these have clips or bands that secure plastic bags as well. As far as bag compatibility is concerned, most car trash cans fit standard-size grocery store plastic bags.
How much you can expect to spend on a car trash can
Smaller car trash cans start at $8, whereas more spacious options that hold a few bottles cost closer to $15. The most expensive car trash cans, including many larger styles, cost between $18-$30.
Car trash can FAQ
Why do some people use two car trash cans?
A. Some people opt for two car trash cans so they can separate specific types of garbage, such as trash and recyclables or paper and plastic. Others have a second car trash can to dispose of specific types of trash, such as diaper-changing products or baby food containers.
How do I clean my car trash can?
A. It depends on the materials. Car trash cans made from waterproof materials are wipe to clean, and some are even machine washable. Plastic trash cans can be hosed down or soaked. Most car trash cans can be sanitized with antibacterial sprays as well.
What are the best car trash cans to buy?
Top car trash can
Carbage Can Premium Car Trash Can
What you need to know: An open-top trash can that’s larger than most, making it a popular investment for carpooling and road trips.
What you’ll love: This trash can comes with a band that secures bags to prevent spills and other mishaps. It’s equipped with floor mat clips so it won’t tilt over during high speeds or sharp turns. For even more convenience, the trash can has onboard bag storage.
What you should consider: Because there is no lid, it’s easy for odors to permeate the cabin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top car trash can for the money
What you need to know: Besides being affordable and practical, this car trash can has a few storage compartments.
What you’ll love: This popular design features a rubber lid that controls spills and odors. It’s lined with waterproof materials and has a rugged Oxford polyester shell. At nearly 11 inches deep, it’s tall enough to hold full-size bottles and cans.
What you should consider: Some buyers said the trash can was not compatible with their vehicle’s console.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: A compact option, this car trash can has a foldable design that fits neatly behind front seats.
What you’ll love: With a slender design, the trash can is ideal for smaller back seats. It has secure magnetic closures that prevent contents and odors from escaping. The trash can is compatible with most grocery store plastic bags.
What you should consider: The trash can becomes bulky and cuts into leg room when it’s filled.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PETERSBURG, Va. -- Pastor Belinda Baugh doesn't mince words when it comes to violence and supporting the families left behind.
"There are people dying. There are children dying and we need to bring attention to it," Baugh said. "They're still grieving behind the fact that they lost their children or lost someone through violence."
On Saturday, the fourth annual Regional Stop the Violence community festival will take place. This year's event is aimed at those families who have experienced loss.
"Families have funerals but after the funeral, nobody remembers the story, nobody remembers what the family is still going through, especially if cases haven't been closed," Baugh said.
Part of the festival is a parade featuring cars that are decorated with pictures of loved ones who were killed by violence.
Last year, more than 300 people attended.
"These families that are going to be there are also families that still the cases have not been closed," Baugh said.
Those same families plan to attend Saturday's event.
"These families need closure," Baugh said.
"We need to see that. Because they are gone, they're not forgotten," Pamela Walker, who saw her son shot to death, said. "People can see that we still out here, looking for help. We're looking for people that come out and say what they saw. My son was murdered at 3 o'clock in the daytime. Somebody saw something."
"It's very healing," Petra Williams Omoleye, whose nephew was fatally shot, said. "By remembering your loved one, you don't have to keep a lot of the emotions that does a lot of damage bottled up."
If you are a family member of a loved one who was killed in an act of violence, you can come to Farmer's Street in Petersburg around 3 p.m. on Saturday. The event will host several organizations that can help families in need. | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/petersburg-stop-the-violence-event-july-29-2022 | 2022-07-29T21:58:39Z | https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/petersburg-stop-the-violence-event-july-29-2022 | false |
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PEVELY, Mo. (AP) — As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support.
Twenty-one Republicans are on the ballot Tuesday, with former Gov. Eric Greitens, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler believed to be the leading contenders. Eleven Democrats are competing.
The Missouri candidates are among conservative Senate hopefuls who have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump, who has attacked McConnell and advocated for new Senate leadership if Republicans win back the chamber in November. Trump remains popular in Missouri but has not endorsed anyone in the primary.
Greitens, who resigned amid scandal in 2018, has said throughout the campaign that he wants McConnell ousted.
Schmitt, speaking Wednesday in Columbia, said McConnell hasn't endorsed him, “and I don’t endorse him for leadership," KOMU-TV reported.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler was more effusive.
“I'm not going to support him,” Hartzler told The Associated Press during a campaign stop Thursday in Pevely. “We need true conservatives who are going to fight for our values and stop this train wreck, stop President Biden, stop (Senate Majority Leader Chuck) Schumer, stop (Speaker of the House Nancy) Pelosi and save our country."
One possible replacement she mentioned: Josh Hawley, who raised a fist to salute protesters ahead of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and was the first Republican senator to announce he would object to certification of the 2020 election. Hawley has endorsed Hartzler, who was among 147 House Republicans who voted against certification.
The candidates are spending the final days making their closing arguments in a race in which many voters are still undecided. Among them is Dione Parrish, 53, who plans to vote in the GOP primary and attended Schmitt's rally in Columbia.
“In the past, especially with Republicans, we’ve been betrayed many times,” Parrish said. “They say the right things and know the language, and then they betray us. So I’m really looking, trying to look deeper and harder so that doesn’t happen.”
Schmitt painted himself as a fighter for the people, nodding to his penchant for lawsuits, including over mask mandates. President Joe Biden’s administration has been a frequent target.
“My job as your attorney general is pretty simple: I get up in the morning, I go to work, I sue Joe Biden and I go home,” Schmitt said to applause. “I wake up the next day, and I do it all over again.”
Hartzler is focusing on social issues, including her opposition to abortion.
Greitens, the usually brash former Navy SEAL officer who drew condemnation in June for a campaign video showing him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only, is taking a softer approach down the stretch.
One campaign email focused on his accomplishments during his year-and-a-half as governor, citing job growth, reduced taxes and tougher laws for those who attack police. The campaign also released a video montage featuring black-and-white photos with the message, "This movement in Missouri is fueled by love, not hate.”
On the Democratic side, the campaign's final days included an eyebrow-raising comment from one of the top contenders.
Trudy Busch Valentine, a retired nurse and heiress to the Busch beer family fortune, was asked about transgender youths during a meeting with local Democrats in St. Louis.
“I only would say, wait until 18, when a person is an adult, to do everything that wouldn’t allow going back to being, maybe, the sex that you were,” Valentine responded, according to video posted on Twitter. “But otherwise I totally, totally support transgenders without a doubt.”
Her leading opponent, Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, called Valentine’s comments “callous and dangerous.”
“These are Republican talking points,” Kunce told The Associated Press. “This is going after the most vulnerable people in our society, the ones who need protection the most.”
Valentine said in a statement to the AP that she believes “transgender children should be able to access gender-affirming care in line with the recommendations of medical experts like the American Academy of Pediatrics.” The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association support allowing kids to seek transgender medical treatment, but they don’t offer age-specific guidance.
Kunce is spending the waning days of the campaign reminding voters of his roots in a working-class family.
“If you want someone who wants to fundamentally change who has power in this country, I’m your guy,” he said. "I think it’s time Missourians have someone who knows what it’s like to grow up like they do and live like they do.”
Valentine's campaign said she is hearing from people about their financial hardships and their concerns about abortion access. The campaign said Valentine is offering “commonsense solutions to these issues and running a campaign that’s rooted in her values of honesty, integrity, and compassion.”
Missouri was long considered a swing state but has moved decidedly to the right over the past decade. The Republican winner will be favored in November, though GOP leaders worry that a Greitens win in the primary could open the door for a Democratic upset.
Greitens' first term was derailed by a sex scandal and two criminal charges — one for allegedly taking a compromising photo of the woman, and one alleging a campaign finance law violation. Both charges were dropped, but under the risk of the charges being refiled, and facing possible impeachment, he resigned in June 2018. He and his wife divorced in 2020.
In a March affidavit in a child custody dispute, Sheena Greitens accused her ex-husband of abuse and wrote that he demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” as his political career appeared to be collapsing in 2018 that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms.
Greitens denies the allegations.
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AP reporter Summer Ballentine in Columbia, Mo., contributed to this report. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Missouri-GOP-contenders-distance-themselves-from-17338985.php | 2022-07-29T21:58:45Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Missouri-GOP-contenders-distance-themselves-from-17338985.php | true |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden was cleared Thursday to practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway following his collapse after crashing at Iowa.
Newgarden will be re-evaluated Friday after practice to determine if he can compete Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis.
Newgarden was leading and headed to a sweep of the Iowa doubleheader Sunday when the suspension on his Team Penske car broke and he smashed hard into the wall. The driver from Nashville was evaluated in the Iowa medical center and cleared, but was required to undergo a second check Thursday by IndyCar officials at the speedway.
But not long after leaving the care center, Newgarden lost consciousness and collapsed in the motorhome lot. He hit his head on the pavement, opening a wound, and was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital and held overnight.
Team Penske stated all tests on Newgarden had been negative and he was held overnight as a precaution. The 31-year-old returned to Nashville on Monday and visited a specialist this week ahead of traveling to Indianapolis.
Team Penske had Santino Ferrucci on standby in case IndyCar said Newgarden can not race Saturday on the road course.
He arrived late afternoon at the speedway for another round of tests and was cleared Thursday evening to race.
Newgarden, who won Saturday’s race, dominated and led 148 of the 300 laps while trying to sweep the doubleheader weekend. He was shown as the points leader ahead of the hard collision — IndyCar confirmed his hit into the wall registered more than 80 G’s of force — and he was visibly rattled by the crash that he said “definitely rocked me. I got a little bit shaken from it, but I’m OK.”
The crash dropped Newgarden to a tie with Scott Dixon for third in the standings with five races remaining.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine accused each other Friday of shelling a prison in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine, an attack that reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war captured after the fall of Mariupol, the city where troops famously held out against a monthslong Russian siege.
Both sides said the assault was premeditated with the aim of covering up atrocities.
Russia claimed that Ukraine’s military used U.S.-supplied rocket launchers to strike the prison in Olenivka, a settlement controlled by the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic. Separatist authorities and Russian officials said the attack killed 53 Ukrainian POWs and wounded another 75.
Moscow opened a probe into the attack, sending a team to the site from Russia’s Investigative Committee, the country’s main criminal investigation agency. The state RIA Novosti agency reported that fragments of U.S.-supplied precision High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rockets were found at the site.
The Ukrainian military denied making any rocket or artillery strikes in Olenivka, and it accused the Russians of shelling the prison to cover up the alleged torture and execution of Ukrainians there. An adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the shelling as “a deliberate, cynical, calculated mass murder of Ukrainian prisoners.”
Neither claim could be independently verified.
Video shot by The Associated Press showed charred, twisted bed frames in the wrecked barracks, as well as burned bodies and metal sheets hanging from the destroyed roof. The footage also included bodies lined up on the ground next to a barbed-wire fence and an array of what was claimed to be metal rocket fragments on a wooden bench.
Denis Pushilin, the leader of the internationally unrecognized Donetsk republic, said the prison held 193 inmates. He did not specify how many were Ukrainian POWs.
The deputy commander of the Donetsk separatist forces, Eduard Basurin, suggested that Ukraine decided to strike the prison to prevent captives from revealing key military information.
Ukraine “knew exactly where they were being held and in what place,” he said. “After the Ukrainian prisoners of war began to talk about the crimes they committed, and orders they received from Kyiv, a decision was made by the political leadership of Ukraine: carry out a strike here.”
Ukrainian presidential adviser Mykhailo Podolyak called for a “strict investigation” into the attack and urged the United Nations and other international organizations to condemn it. He said the Russians had transferred some Ukrainian prisoners to the barracks just a few days before the strike, suggesting that it was planned.
“The purpose — to discredit Ukraine in front of our partners and disrupt weapons supply,” he tweeted.
Ukrainian officials alleged that Russia’s Wagner Group, mercenaries Russia has used in other armed conflicts and reportedly elsewhere in Ukraine, carried out the assault.
Ukraine’s security agencies issued a statement citing evidence that Russia was responsible, including the transfer of prisoners, analysis of injuries and the blast wave, intercepted phone conversations and the absence of shelling at the site.
“All this leaves no doubt: The explosion in Olenivka was a Russian terrorist act and a gross violation of international agreements,” the statement said.
A Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson, Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, described the strike as a “bloody provocation” aimed at discouraging Ukrainian soldiers from surrendering. He too claimed that U.S.-supplied HIMARS rockets were used, and said eight guards were among the wounded.
Ukrainian forces are fighting to hold on to the remaining territory under their control in Donetsk. Together with the neighboring Luhansk province, they make up Ukraine’s mostly Russian-speaking industrial Donbas region.
For several months, Moscow has focused on trying to seize parts of the Donbas not already held by the separatists.
Holding POWs in an area with active fighting appeared to defy the Geneva Convention, which requires that prisoners be evacuated as soon as possible after capture to camps away from combat zones.
The Ukrainian POWS at the Donetsk prison included troops captured during the fall of Mariupol. They spent months holed up with civilians at a giant steel mill in the southern port city. Their resistance during a relentless Russian bombardment became a symbol of Ukrainian defiance against Russia’s aggression.
More than 2,400 soldiers from the Azov Regiment of the Ukrainian national guard and other military units gave up their fight and surrendered under orders from Ukraine’s military in May.
Scores of Ukrainian soldiers have been taken to prisons in Russian-controlled areas. Some have returned to Ukraine as part of prisoner exchanges with Russia, but the families of other POWs have no idea whether their loved ones are still alive, or if they will ever come home.
In other developments Friday:
— U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the highest-level known contact between the two sides since Russia invaded Ukraine. Blinken urged Russia to accept a deal to win the release of American detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan.
— Ukraine’s president visited one of the country’s main Black Sea ports a week after a deal was struck to create safe corridors for grain shipments that have been trapped in the country since the war began. Workers were seen preparing terminals for grain exports, which are relied on by millions of impoverished people worldwide. Zelenskyy said the shipments would begin with the departure of several vessels that were already loaded but could not leave when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24.
— The Ukrainian presidential office said at least 13 civilians were killed and another 36 wounded in Russian shelling over the last 24 hours. In the southern city of Mykolaiv, at least four people were killed and seven others wounded when Russian shelling hit a bus stop. The Russian barrage also hit a facility that distributed humanitarian aid where three people were wounded, officials said. Ukrainian officials also said at least four civilians were killed and five hurt in the eastern town of Bakhmut in the Donetsk region.
— An appeals court in Kyiv on Friday reduced to 15 years the life sentence of a Russian soldier convicted in the first war crimes trial since Russia invaded Ukraine. Critics had said the sentencing of Vadim Shishimarin, 21, was unduly harsh given that he confessed to the crime and expressed remorse. He pleaded guilty to killing a civilian and was convicted in May. His defense lawyer argued that Shishimarin shot a Ukrainian man on the orders of his superiors.
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Which reflective safety vests are best?
Working outside on construction sites or out on the open road can be dangerous enough, but add being in the dark and not visible to the drivers of passing cars to the mix, and it can be a deadly combination.
Crossing guards, police officers, first responders, security guards, TSA employees and more can benefit from wearing a safety vest on the job. It’s also a good idea to purchase a vest if you’re outside exercising or walking after the sun goes down. It doesn’t hurt to keep a reflective vest in the trunk of your car in case you ever have to change a tire in the middle of the night.
Overall, reflective vests are relatively inexpensive, and our top pick is the JKSafety Class 2 High Visibility Safety Vest, because it’s convenient and ideal for everyday use.
What to know before you buy reflective safety vests
Fluorescent colors
It’s the fluorescent colors that make the vest easier to see because the shades are brighter and can’t help but be noticed by the human eye. However, even fluorescent colors aren’t visible in the dark. They need light reflected either from the sun or another source of ultraviolet light.
Yellow and orange are the most common fluorescent colors found on vests, but some models are also available in pink and blue, though these might not comply with some worksite regulations.
Reflective tape
Reflective tape is different in that it’s also not visible in the dark, but it can reflect a light source back, such as the headlights of an approaching car.
When it comes to reflective tape, there are typically two types: glass bead and micro prismatic. Glass bead tape is silver and has actual glass beads on the surface. It’s common and easy to produce. Micro prismatic tape is more durable, effective, and costly because it’s made up of prisms.
What to look for when buying reflective safety vests
Size
Keep in mind that a reflective vest is meant to be worn over your clothes. If you’ll be wearing your vest outside in the winter, that means it will have to fit over a jacket, so it’s a good idea to opt for a larger size.
Durability
These vests are often worn outside and on job sites, so they will undergo a certain amount of wear and tear. Thinner mesh material might not last as long as stronger polyester material, so take that into consideration when selecting a model.
Pockets
What tends to set some of the higher quality vests apart from the rest are pockets that allow you easily hold and access a variety of items. This is ideal for those who will be wearing their vest while on the job or even on a late-night walk around the neighborhood.
If you’re looking for something that serves the same function, but is a little more comfortable and casual than a reflective vest, try a reflective shirt and refer to the buying guide for best reflective shirts at Best Reviews.
How much you can expect to spend on reflective safety vests
An inexpensive reflective safety vest can cost under $10. These vests are usually made from a thin mesh material, so they aren’t as durable. A higher-quality vest made for more rugged outdoor work will run you about $15. These tend to have additional benefits such as zippers and pockets.
Reflective safety vest FAQ
How do I clean my reflective safety vest?
A. A reflective safety vest should be cleaned often, as the dirt can reduce the efficiency of the fluorescent and reflective parts. The vest should never be dry cleaned. It should be washed on the cold setting or in the cold water and either hung to dry or dried on low heat. Never iron a reflective vest.
Should I wear a reflective safety vest during the day?
A. Yes. A vest with reflective colors and reflective tape can make you more noticeable and visible during the day. However, those fluorescent colors and reflective tape are only visible in the dark when light is directly shined on them.
What are the best reflective safety vests to buy?
Top reflective safety vest
JKSafety Class 2 High Visibility Safety Vest
What you need to know: An ideal vest for all types of workers.
What you’ll love: This vest is compliant with industry standards, making it perfect for workers. It also has nine different pockets, perfect for storing your phone and other work equipment while on the job. Made from polyester and machine-washable, this vest is both durable and easy to clean. It also makes you visible in even low light.
What you should consider: It’s the best, which is why it’s one of the more expensive models on the market.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top reflective safety vest for money
Neiko High Visibility Safety Vest
What you need to know: An inexpensive vest that’s of great quality for the price and highly reflective.
What you’ll love: This safety vest features two horizontal and vertical reflective strips on both the front and back. It’s extremely lightweight and breathable and is available in multiple sizes, all the way up to XXXL.
What you should consider: It’s durable, but the material can get uncomfortable, especially when outside in the sun or when the weather is warm.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
GripGlo Reflective Safety Vest
What you need to know: A high-visibility neon lime safety vest that’s comfortable and easy to take on and off.
What you’ll love: Fully compliant with worksite regulations, this vest has double vertical and horizontal reflective stripes on the front and back that are outlined in neon orange. It’s machine-washable, light enough for daily wear, and meets industry standards.
What you should consider: This is one of the heavier vests on the market, so it might not be ideal for everyone.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Financial Statements for Q2 2022
DALLAS, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elah Holdings, Inc. (OTC:ELLH) has released its interim unaudited financial statements and disclosure report for the second quarter of 2022. This report and additional company information can be found at www.elahholdings.com under the Financial Releases section of the website.
Elah Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Real Industry, Inc.) is a reorganized holding company led by experienced business leaders that is seeking to acquire profitable businesses in the commercial and industrial markets to generate sustainable profitability and cash flows, unlock the value of our considerable tax assets, and use creative deal structures that reduce risk and ultimately create long-term value for our shareholders. For more information, visit www.elahholdings.com. Elah Holdings' stock trades on the OTC Pink Market, which is operated by OTC Markets Group, a centralized electronic quotation service for over-the-counter securities under the symbol "ELLH."
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Monkeypox continues to spread in the U.K., with confirmed cases reaching 2,469 on Thursday — an increase of about 100 since Monday.
A futher 77 'highly probable' infections have been reported in the country.
U.K. cases have more than doubled over the last month, with 1,076 confirmed as of the end of June.
Most have been found in England, with the vast majority of those detected in London — the epicenter of the country's outbreak.
The U.K.'s Health Security Agency says monkeypox is predominantly spreading in interconnected sexual networks, with most cases so far found in men who have sex with men.
But anyone can catch the virus, which can be passed on through via close contact with an infected person or contaminated items like bedsheets.
Officials have advised members of the public to check themselves carefully for symptoms including rashes and blisters before having sex or attending events.
The World Health Organization also recommends continued use of condoms for 12 weeks after infection to prevent transmission.
The U.K. has ordered around 130,000 doses of a vaccine that can protect against monkeypox. As they arrive, they're being offered to those most at risk of catching the virus.
UKHSA National Incident Director Dr Sophia Makki says: "Vaccination will further strengthen our monkeypox response and so we urge all those who are eligible for the vaccine to take it up when offered. It will help protect yourself and others you have had close contact with.
"While the infection is mild for many, it can cause severe symptoms and hospitalisation in some. Please remember that the vaccine may not provide complete protection against monkeypox, so it is still important to be alert for the symptoms."
As well as characteristic lesions, monkeypox can cause symptoms including a high temperature, swollen glands and aches.
Symptoms tend to appear between 5 and 21 days after infection, according to England's National Health Service.
They are usually mild and tend to resolve within a few weeks, with most infected people able to recover at home. But the disease can cause severe illness and even death, with children, the elderly, those with certain long-term conditions most likely to need hospital treatment.
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 31, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
201 PM PDT Fri Jul 29 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures
approaching 110 to 115. Very warm overnight lows in the upper
60s to lower 70s.
* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast
Washington and central, north central and northeast Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, 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.
SATURDAY...
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot
conditions with temperatures as high as 100 to 105. For the
Heat Advisory on Sunday, temperatures 95 to 98 expected.
* WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 11 PM PDT
Saturday. For the Heat Advisory, from 11 PM Saturday to 11 PM
PDT Sunday.
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures 95 to 105. Warm overnight lows as high as
the upper 50s to mid 60s.
* WHERE...In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. In Oregon,
Ochoco-John Day Highlands, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon,
Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon, Grande Ronde Valley, East
Slopes of the Oregon Cascades and Wallowa County.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
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What does a card shuffler do?
While many people love to play cards, not everyone is adept at pulling off a thorough manual shuffle. A card shuffler is designed to help people who might struggle with this feat. It’s an affordable, portable device that enhances gameplay.
However, there are a few things you’ll need to know before purchasing the best card shuffler for you. For instance, it’s important to know how many decks a card shuffler can handle. Our top choice, Brybelly 6-Deck Automatic Card Shuffler, can handle up to six decks in a matter of seconds. To learn more about card shufflers, keep reading.
What to know before you buy a card shuffler
Who is a card shuffler for?
An automatic card shuffler intersperses two separate piles of cards to create one objectively shuffled deck. It’s ideal for anyone who doesn’t possess the ability to easily manipulate one or several decks of cards.
What are the benefits of using a card shuffler?
While not all card shufflers operate more quickly than manual shuffling, in general, a card shuffler speeds up gameplay. Additionally, using a card shuffler guarantees the decks will be shuffled both fairly and thoroughly so no player has an advantage. Lastly, whether you’re an adult or a child, it’s just fun to watch a card shuffler do its thing.
What to look for in a quality card shuffler
Automatic vs. continuous shuffling machine
There are two types of card shuffling machines: automatic and continuous. Each shuffles cards using a slightly different method.
Automatic shuffling machine: An automatic shuffler takes two piles of cards and intermixes them into a single pile. This operation is performed prior to gameplay.
Continuous shuffling machine: With a continuous card shuffler, as the discard pile begins to grow, those cards are reshuffled into the remaining draw cards. While this speeds up gameplay, it also greatly diminishes the effectiveness of any card counting strategies.
Manual vs. electric shuffler
One of the inherent problems with card shufflers is that most require batteries. Not only is this less kind to the earth, it’s also a hidden expense. On the plus side, it’s much more convenient (just press a button to shuffle), and the batteries tend to have a long life because the machine is only operating for a few seconds at a time. However, if you’d like to use a manual machine, these operate with a crank, are quieter than their electronic counterparts and will never run out of power.
Types of cards a card shuffler can handle
Most card shufflers are designed to accommodate standard-sized playing cards (2.5 x 3.5 inches). Some may also be suitable for slimmer, Bridge-size playing cards (2.25 x 3.5 inches). If you play with other types of cards, such as “Uno” cards or “Magic: The Gathering” cards, make sure the machine you’re considering will handle different-sized cards, thicker cards or cards in sleeves without jamming the machine.
Number of decks a card shuffler can handle
While this may seem like a non-issue on the surface, it may actually be a make-or-break feature. If you’re playing Blackjack with six decks and your card shuffler can only shuffle two decks at a time, you’re not going to be happy. Conversely, some models may feature a recommended lower limit for optimal performance. If you purchase a model that works best with four to six decks and you’re only shuffling a single deck, you may not be satisfied with the unit’s performance.
How much you can expect to spend on a card shuffler
The best price range to look for a home-use card shuffler is $15-$30. If you desire a professional-quality card shuffler, however, you’ll likely spend over $100.
Card shuffler FAQ
Do card shufflers come with batteries?
A. Card shufflers do not typically include batteries. Even if you find a model that comes with batteries, they’re likely not the highest quality, so it won’t add much value to your purchase.
Do card shufflers come with cards?
A. There are a few companies that include one or more decks of cards with your purchase. If you’re just starting out and you need both cards and a shuffler, this is an excellent option.
What is a cut card?
A. A cut card is a solid-color plastic card that’s inserted into a deck after shuffling. To reduce the likelihood of cheating, when gameplay reaches this card, the dealer must reshuffle after the current hand has been completed.
What’s the best card shuffler to buy?
Top card shuffler
Brybelly 6-Deck Automatic Card Shuffler
What you need to know: This six-deck shuffler is ideal for any card-based game, whether it’s Blackjack or “Magic: The Gathering.”
What you’ll love: You’re able to shuffle up to six standard-size card decks in seconds. The model is powered by four C batteries, and it’s easy to operate.
What you should consider: Rarely, a card might resist being pulled into the chute, but it’s often an easy fix.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top card shuffler for the money
CHH 2-Deck Hand-Cranked Card Shuffler
What you need to know: A shuffler for the individual who needs help shuffling but doesn’t want to use a battery-powered machine.
What you’ll love: This model is quieter than a powered shuffler. It makes shuffling fun and easy and it can be used by the whole family.
What you should consider: When cranking, take your time or the handle may come loose.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Trademark Poker 6-Deck Card Shuffler
What you need to know: This budget-friendly card shuffler is designed for the person who has difficulty manually shuffling cards.
What you’ll love: The two-sided loader accepts up to six decks of standard poker-size cards or narrow Bridge-style cards. The machine is designed to reduce wear on cards and is manufactured to be portable.
What you should consider: Like other battery-powered card shufflers, this model can be loud.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Best Buy
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PEVELY, Mo. (AP) — As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support.
Twenty-one Republicans are on the ballot Tuesday, with former Gov. Eric Greitens, Attorney General Eric Schmitt and U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler believed to be the leading contenders. Eleven Democrats are competing.
The Missouri candidates are among conservative Senate hopefuls who have fallen in line behind former President Donald Trump, who has attacked McConnell and advocated for new Senate leadership if Republicans win back the chamber in November. Trump remains popular in Missouri but has not endorsed anyone in the primary.
Greitens, who resigned amid scandal in 2018, has said throughout the campaign that he wants McConnell ousted.
Schmitt, speaking Wednesday in Columbia, said McConnell hasn't endorsed him, “and I don’t endorse him for leadership," KOMU-TV reported.
Rep. Vicky Hartzler was more effusive.
“I'm not going to support him,” Hartzler told The Associated Press during a campaign stop Thursday in Pevely. “We need true conservatives who are going to fight for our values and stop this train wreck, stop President Biden, stop (Senate Majority Leader Chuck) Schumer, stop (Speaker of the House Nancy) Pelosi and save our country."
One possible replacement she mentioned: Josh Hawley, who raised a fist to salute protesters ahead of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and was the first Republican senator to announce he would object to certification of the 2020 election. Hawley has endorsed Hartzler, who was among 147 House Republicans who voted against certification.
The candidates are spending the final days making their closing arguments in a race in which many voters are still undecided. Among them is Dione Parrish, 53, who plans to vote in the GOP primary and attended Schmitt's rally in Columbia.
“In the past, especially with Republicans, we’ve been betrayed many times,” Parrish said. “They say the right things and know the language, and then they betray us. So I’m really looking, trying to look deeper and harder so that doesn’t happen.”
Schmitt painted himself as a fighter for the people, nodding to his penchant for lawsuits, including over mask mandates. President Joe Biden’s administration has been a frequent target.
“My job as your attorney general is pretty simple: I get up in the morning, I go to work, I sue Joe Biden and I go home,” Schmitt said to applause. “I wake up the next day, and I do it all over again.”
Hartzler is focusing on social issues, including her opposition to abortion.
Greitens, the usually brash former Navy SEAL officer who drew condemnation in June for a campaign video showing him brandishing a shotgun and declaring that he’s hunting RINOs, or Republicans In Name Only, is taking a softer approach down the stretch.
One campaign email focused on his accomplishments during his year-and-a-half as governor, citing job growth, reduced taxes and tougher laws for those who attack police. The campaign also released a video montage featuring black-and-white photos with the message, "This movement in Missouri is fueled by love, not hate.”
On the Democratic side, the campaign's final days included an eyebrow-raising comment from one of the top contenders.
Trudy Busch Valentine, a retired nurse and heiress to the Busch beer family fortune, was asked about transgender youths during a meeting with local Democrats in St. Louis.
“I only would say, wait until 18, when a person is an adult, to do everything that wouldn’t allow going back to being, maybe, the sex that you were,” Valentine responded, according to video posted on Twitter. “But otherwise I totally, totally support transgenders without a doubt.”
Her leading opponent, Marine veteran Lucas Kunce, called Valentine’s comments “callous and dangerous.”
“These are Republican talking points,” Kunce told The Associated Press. “This is going after the most vulnerable people in our society, the ones who need protection the most.”
Valentine said in a statement to the AP that she believes “transgender children should be able to access gender-affirming care in line with the recommendations of medical experts like the American Academy of Pediatrics.” The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association support allowing kids to seek transgender medical treatment, but they don’t offer age-specific guidance.
Kunce is spending the waning days of the campaign reminding voters of his roots in a working-class family.
“If you want someone who wants to fundamentally change who has power in this country, I’m your guy,” he said. "I think it’s time Missourians have someone who knows what it’s like to grow up like they do and live like they do.”
Valentine's campaign said she is hearing from people about their financial hardships and their concerns about abortion access. The campaign said Valentine is offering “commonsense solutions to these issues and running a campaign that’s rooted in her values of honesty, integrity, and compassion.”
Missouri was long considered a swing state but has moved decidedly to the right over the past decade. The Republican winner will be favored in November, though GOP leaders worry that a Greitens win in the primary could open the door for a Democratic upset.
Greitens' first term was derailed by a sex scandal and two criminal charges — one for allegedly taking a compromising photo of the woman, and one alleging a campaign finance law violation. Both charges were dropped, but under the risk of the charges being refiled, and facing possible impeachment, he resigned in June 2018. He and his wife divorced in 2020.
In a March affidavit in a child custody dispute, Sheena Greitens accused her ex-husband of abuse and wrote that he demonstrated such “unstable and coercive behavior” as his political career appeared to be collapsing in 2018 that steps were taken to limit his access to firearms.
Greitens denies the allegations.
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If China's threats to Pelosi lead to actual harm, it's a declaration of war, Republican says
Political differences must be put aside to support Pelosi as a top U.S. official, GOP lawmaker says.
President Biden needs to make clear to China that any harm to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during her trip to Taiwan would be "tantamount to a declaration of war," Republican Florida lawmaker and retired Green Beret commander Michael Waltz told Fox News Friday.
China's government has warned it will take "forceful measures" if Pelosi visits Taiwan after the Financial Times reported she would travel to the Chinese-claimed island nation next month. Hu Xijin, former chief editor of the Global Times, called Pelosi's planned visit an "invasion," and suggested shooting down the speaker's plane if U.S. fighter jets escort it to Taiwan.
A U.S. government official said, "This is unnecessary rhetoric, and the U.S. policy toward Taiwan remains unchanged."
On "The Story" Friday, Waltz said the Biden administration needs to take a much stronger stance with China and unequivocally show its support for Pelosi.
BIDEN'S UNCLEAR TAIWAN POSITION EXACERBATES XI THREATENING PELOSI TRIP: RIVERA
"This is an unacceptable threat. Speaker Pelosi, regardless of what you think of our politics, is the number three in line for the presidency of the United States," Waltz said, arguing the White House is again diplomatically dithering at a key moment.
"Once again, we see the Biden White House failing to be clear on what the United States finds acceptable and unacceptable – and in this case, need to make it clear that should any harm come to Speaker Pelosi and her trip to Taiwan, it's tantamount to a declaration of war," he said. "That's the kind of clarity we need from the commander-in-chief right now. And we're just not getting it."
Waltz added no matter what conservatives think of the left-wing Democratic Party leader's politics, when an official of the United States government is threatened by an adversarial power, all sides must be united.
President Xi Jinping, facing a historic likely third term in power at an upcoming Communist Party Congress, conversely believes he cannot be embarrassed by the United States, as China claims ownership of Taiwan a.k.a. the Republic of China, Waltz said.
CHIP ROY TO DC'S BOWSER: CRY ME A FRICKIN RIVER
When pressed by FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to go into specifics on the matter earlier Friday.
DESANTIS ANNOUNCES PLAN TO COMBAT ESG
Waltz told "The Story" that Pelosi backing down or the White House convincing her to stay home would amount to a propaganda victory fo Xi – and a silent but obvious diplomatic overture to Indo-Pacific U.S. allies like the Republic of Korea, Australia and Japan that the U.S. may not have their back if they too are threatened by Xi.
"What I wanted to see from Biden was a clearer statement, a policy shift. He slipped in this regard when he was in Japan, where he said absolutely will defend Taiwan. Then his staff walked it back," he said.
Waltz added the incident shows why the 1972 "One China" policy the U.S. agreed to with the post-Mao government is outdated, even from the time the last speaker to visit Taiwan, Newt Gingrich in 1997, did so.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 29, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
349 PM CDT Fri Jul 29 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Montague and southwestern Cooke Counties through 430 PM CDT...
At 348 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Forestburg, or 17 miles east of Bowie, moving north at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Muenster, St. Jo and Forestburg.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3343 9736 3343 9765 3375 9771 3375 9725
TIME...MOT...LOC 2048Z 177DEG 16KT 3353 9754
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
Copyright 2022 NPR
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Shadi Hamid, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about Tunisia's new constitutional referendum that gives President Kais Saied near total power.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Respect for Marriage Act, now pending in the Senate, would ensure that same-sex marriages are still legally recognized nationwide if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for gay couples to wed.
The House-passed legislation has some Republican support and is expected to come up for a vote in September. It is part of an effort by Democrats to protect various rights after Supreme Court decision last month to overturn Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in all states.
While the Senate is not expected to approve separate House bills to legalize abortion or protect contraception rights, the same-sex marriage legislation has a real shot at passage after a handful of Republican senators indicated they would vote for it. Democrats need 10 GOP votes to overcome a filibuster and get the legislation through the 50-50 Senate.
A look at the bill:
PROTECTS, BUT DOESN’T CODIFY
The bill is designed to protect same-sex marriages after Justice Clarence Thomas suggested in a concurring opinion that the Obergefell decision upholding gay marriage should also be reconsidered.
The legislation wouldn’t codify, or enshrine into law, Obergefell, which now requires states to issue same-sex marriage licenses. If the bill were passed and Obergefell were later overturned, some states could stop issuing those licenses, but all states would still have to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other states.
The practical effect of that would be that some people couldn’t get married in their own states, but all same-sex marriages would continue to be recognized and eligible for the legal benefits of marriage.
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin, the lead Democrat pushing the bill in the Senate, says the legislation was written that way because marriage is currently regulated by the states, not the federal government. Any legislation requiring federal regulation of marriages would be unlikely to garner enough support to pass.
REPEAL THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
If Obergefell were overturned today, federal law would partially revert to a 1996 statute called the Defense of Marriage Act. That legislation allowed states not to recognize same-sex marriages and legally defined the word “marriage” as a union between one man and one woman.
The bill would fully repeal that law, replacing it with the new language requiring that states and the federal government consider an individual married if they have been legally married in any state.
A separate 2013 Supreme Court case, United States v. Windsor, repealed part of the Defense of Marriage Act that kept legally married same-sex couples from receiving federal tax, health and pension benefits that were otherwise available to married couples. The bill includes provisions to ensure those benefits remain for same-sex couples, as well.
INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE
In addition to same-sex marriages, the bill would protect interracial marriages that were affirmed by the 1960s-era Supreme Court decision Loving v. Virginia. That decision invalidated state laws that banned marriages between individuals of different races.
The bill prohibits states “from denying full faith and credit to an out-of-state marriage based on the sex, race, ethnicity or national origin of the individuals in the marriage.”
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3 different meteor showers will be happening simultaneously on Saturday night
3 different meteor showers will be happening simultaneously on Saturday night
Three meteor showers will converge this weekend, peaking on Saturday. Look up! You don't need any fancy equipment to see this show, but you'll need to get as far away from human lights as possible. | https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114613159/3-different-meteor-showers-will-be-happening-simultaneously-on-saturday-night?ft=nprml&f= | 2022-07-29T22:14:25Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/07/29/1114613159/3-different-meteor-showers-will-be-happening-simultaneously-on-saturday-night?ft=nprml&f= | false |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, July 29, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
413 PM CDT Fri Jul 29 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of western Denton
County through 445 PM CDT...
At 413 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Krum, or 12 miles west of Denton, moving east at 5
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Denton, Flower Mound, Sanger, Krum, Argyle, Justin, Northlake,
Bartonville, New Fairview, Corral City and Ponder.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 468 and 481.
Interstate 35W between mile markers 76 and 85.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for gas, food and rent are soaring. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to the highest level since 2018. The U.S. economy has shrunk for two straight quarters.
Economists are divided over whether a recession is looming. What’s clear is that economic uncertainty isn’t going away anytime soon. But there are steps you can take now to be ready for whatever is ahead.
Yiming Ma, an assistant professor at Columbia University, says it’s not a question of if but when a recession will happen. People should prepare but not panic, she said.
“Historically the economy has always been going up and down,” said Ma. “It’s something that just happens, it’s a bit like catching a cold.”
But, she notes, some people’s immune systems are better able to recover than others. It’s the same with finances. If you think a recession could destabilize yours, here are some things you can do to prepare.
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KNOW YOUR EXPENSES AND MAKE A BUDGET
Knowing how much you spend every month is key. Ma recommends sitting down and writing how much you spend day-to-day. This will help you see what’s coming in, what’s going out, and which unnecessary expenses you might be able to cut.
“By understanding what money you are getting and what you are spending, you may be able to make changes to help you through tough times,” advises the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Money Smart, a financial education program.
Budgets often reveal expenses that can be eliminated entirely or impulsive spending that can be avoided with planning.
For guidance creating a budget, free courses such as “ Creating a budget (and sticking to it) ” by CT Dollars and Sense, a partnership of Connecticut state agencies, and Nerd Wallet’s Budget Calculator can be good places to start.
SAVE AS YOU CAN
The more non-essential expenses you can cut, the more you can save.
It’s not possible for everyone, but Gene Natali, cofounder of Troutwood, an app that helps people create financial plans, says it’s ideal to budget to save enough to cover basic necessities for three to six months.
Programs such as America Saves, a non-profit campaign by the Consumer Federation of America, can help create a roadmap.
And if you do have a savings account, it’s important to check whether your bank gives you a good interest rate and shop around if it doesn’t, Ma said.
Her advice is to keep an eye on the monthly fees or service charges that might eat into your savings. But don’t limit your options. Online banks sometimes offer better rates than traditional ones.
CONSOLIDATE YOUR LOANS, AND DON’T TAKE ANY MORE
As interest rates rise, experts recommend that you consolidate your loans to have just one fixed-rate loan and, if you can, pay down as much of your debt as possible.
“Job security tends to be worse when a recession comes, it’s not a great time to accumulate debt,” said Ma.
But paying off your existing debt is easier said than done. The Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Advice guide for Getting Out of Debt can help you make a plan.
With interest rates high, it’s also not a great time to take out new loans for big expenses like cars, though experts do recommend that if you need durable goods such as vacuum cleaners, stoves or dishwashers, you buy them as soon as possible to avoid future price increases.
VISIT SECOND-HAND STORES AND YARD SALES
Allen Galeon, an in-home caregiver in California, has been affected for months by the rising prices of household staples like groceries, paper towels, and gas for his commute.
His son’s favorite Hi-C orange juice, which was $1.99 for a six-pack, is now $2.50.
Since the start of the pandemic, when Galeon cut down from caring for multiple families to a single client to reduce his health risks, his household has dealt with financial instability.
One choice he’s made is to buy items like clothes or electronics second-hand whenever possible, whether from Goodwill, pawn shops, or Craigslist. And Craigslist allows you to search by area, to cut down on driving – which means less gas and inconvenience.
NEGOTIATE YOUR MONTHLY BILLS
Since the pandemic, many companies have updated their relief policies and have become more flexible with users, according to Kia McCallister-Young, director of America Saves.
Calling providers of monthly services to negotiate bills — whether it’s utilities, phone service, cable, internet, or auto insurance — can lead to meaningful savings, said McCallister-Young. Individuals can ask for the best rate, any available discounts, rebates, or coupons that can lead to a lowered monthly fee. If a provider is competitive with other companies, there’s an even better chance of getting a discount, she added.
“If you tell them, ‘I’m thinking of changing’ or that you’re shopping around, that helps — if they know you’re considering leaving, they’ll give you the best rate, and the goal right now is to find as much cashflow as possible,” she said.
Check out federal programs such as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps cover bills, and Lifeline, which can assist with phone bills. If you are unsure if you qualify for any federal or state program, you can call 211, which will connect you with a local specialist who can assist you.
SWITCH UP YOUR GROCERIES
Grocery shopping with a meal plan, buying generic rather than brand-name or purchasing in bulk are some of the recommendations from the Consumer Federation of America.
“A lot of stores have price matching, so if you show them that a competitor is selling the same product at a lower rate, they’ll match that,” said McCallister-Young. “You also want to be looking at the stores that are closest to you, so you’re not spending the extra money you’d save on gas.”
An alternative way to save money on groceries is to check out food sharing apps such as Olio, which connects people around their community to share extra grocery items, and Too Good to Go, where customers can buy businesses’ surplus food at a discount.
LOOK AT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Even with these saving and spending practices, a month’s wages aren’t always enough to cover important expenses. If this is your situation, programs around the country are available to assist you.
“Sometimes there just isn’t enough ‘end of the month’ at the end of the month,” said Michael Best, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center who works on financial services issues.
To make use of these resources, check if you qualify for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Farmers Market Nutrition Program, or the Homeowner Assistance Fund. All of these are federal programs coordinated by state governments. Some states offer additional local programs for their residents.
LOOK FOR COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
If you are experiencing food or housing insecurity, look for non-profit or community organizations around you. From housing support and food banks to utility assistance, non-profit organizations around the country can help. National organizations such as Feeding America host food banks in all 50 states.
“We’re already seeing the community reaching out to us in overwhelming numbers because of what’s happening in the country in terms of economic stability,” said Kavita Mehra of Sakhi for South Asian Women, an organization that helps domestic violence survivors in New York City.
Her organization provides housing, food, and cash emergency assistance for people in the community. She said that between January and June, her group distributed over $150,000 in emergency cash assistance to survivors who were having a harder time keeping the lights on and putting food on the table. That’s more than all of last year.
Food assistance organizations such as Ample Harvest, Hunger Free America and Food Rescue US offer maps that allow users to search a nearby food bank by typing their zip code.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Between worrying about the bills and not knowing what your financial future might look like, your stress levels can go through the roof.
“It’s a hectic existence,” Galeon said. “You have to do a lot of managing, and you have to keep a cool head, for the sake of your mental health.”
Debra Kissen, a clinical director of Light On Anxiety CBT Treatment Center, recommends first recognizing when your body is stressed. Then she advises mindfulness exercises such as breathing, touching a wall to calm yourself, and completing the “five senses for anxiety relief” exercise.
Most health insurance covers some type of mental health assistance. If you don’t have health insurance, you can look for sliding-scale therapists around the country, including through FindTreatment.gov and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America directory.
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has approved parts of the Boy Scouts of America’s reorganization plan but has rejected other provisions, saying in a ruling Friday that the organization has “decisions to make” regarding the plan.
Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein issued her 281-page ruling, months after concluding a trial in the case. She indicated that she is willing to hold a status conference upon a request by attorneys for the Boy Scouts.
The BSA’s plan proposed the creation of a $2.6 billion fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as children involved in Scouting, while maintaining the organization’s financial ability to continue operating.
The ruling is the just latest example of uncertainty in a case that has seen myriad twists and turns since the Boy Scouts sought bankruptcy protection more than two years ago to stave off a flood of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by Scout leaders and volunteers.
In the meantime, the cash-strapped BSA has spent more than $327 million in fees and expenses in the bankruptcy and continues to bleed money, with no end in sight. It also remains unclear when any of the 82,000 sexual abuse claimants in the bankruptcy might receive any compensation for their abuse.
The plan called for the Irving, Texas-based BSA and its local councils, along with settling insurance companies and troop sponsoring organizations, to contribute some $2.6 billion in cash and property to a fund for abuse claimants. In return for those contributions, those entities would be shielded from future lawsuits over Scout-related abuse.
When it filed for bankruptcy, the BSA faced about 275 filed lawsuits and was aware of roughly another 1,400 potential cases, but more than 82,200 abuse claims were filed in the bankruptcy. Attorneys for BSA insurers argued early on that the sheer volume of claims was an indication of fraud and the result of aggressive client solicitation by attorneys and for-profit claims aggregators.
While some of those insurers later negotiated settlements for a fraction of the billions of dollars in liability exposure they potentially faced, other insurers continued to oppose the plan. They argued that the procedures for distributing funds from the compensation trust would violate their contractual rights to contest claims, set a dangerous precedent for mass tort litigation, and result in grossly inflated payments of abuse claims, including tens of thousands that would otherwise be barred by the passage of time.
Under the reorganization plan, the BSA and its 250 local councils, along with settling insurance companies and troop sponsoring organizations, would contribute some $2.6 billion in cash and property to a fund for victims of child sexual abuse. In return for those contributions, those entities would be released from further liability, meaning they could not be sued for Scout-related abuse claims. The plan also would allow abuse claimants to sue insurance companies and local troop sponsoring organizations that do not enter into their own settlements within one year.
In addition to the arguments by opposing insurers, the case presented Silverstein with one of the most contentious issues for bankruptcy judges — whether third parties that are not bankruptcy debtors themselves can escape future liability in the tort system by contributing to a Chapter 11 debtor’s reorganization plan.
Such third-party releases, spawned by asbestos and product-liability cases, have been criticized as an unconstitutional form of “bankruptcy grifting,” where non-debtor entities obtain benefits by joining with a debtor to resolve mass-tort litigation in bankruptcy.
Federal courts in some jurisdictions, including Delaware, have allowed third-party releases in certain circumstances, while courts in other jurisdictions have rejected them.
Under the plan proposed by the Boy Scouts, insurance companies, local BSA councils and troop sponsoring organizations would receive broad liability releases protecting them from future sex abuse lawsuits in exchange for contributing to the victims compensation fund — or even for just not objecting to the plan.
Some abuse survivors argued that releasing their claims against non-debtor third parties without their consent would violate their due process rights. The U.S. bankruptcy trustee, the government’s “watchdog” in Chapter 11 bankruptcies, argued that such releases are not allowed under the bankruptcy code, and that the scope of the proposed releases in the BSA plan, potentially extending to tens of thousands of entities, was unprecedented.
The plan called for the BSA itself to contribute less than 10% of the proposed settlement fund, consisting of property valued at about $80 million, an $80 million promissory note, and roughly $20 million cash.
The local BSA councils, which run day-to-day operations for troops, offered to contribute at least $515 million in cash and property, and an interest-bearing note of at least $100 million. That contribution was conditioned on certain protections for local troop sponsoring organizations, known as “chartered organizations.” Those organizations, numbering in the tens of thousands, include religious entities, civic associations and community groups.
The bulk of the compensation fund would come from the BSA’s two largest insurers, Century Indemnity and The Hartford, which reached settlements calling for them to contribute $800 million and $787 million, respectively. Other insurers agreed to contribute about $69 million. The BSA’s former largest troop sponsor, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, would contribute $250 million for abuse claims involving the Mormon church, while congregations affiliated with the United Methodist Church would contribute $30 million. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ruling-leaves-questions-about-boy-scouts-bankruptcy-plan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-07-29T22:19:09Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/ruling-leaves-questions-about-boy-scouts-bankruptcy-plan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
Welcome to your August horoscopes from Angie Banicki.
A modern mystic and explorer of the soul, Angie has become Hollywood's go-to tarot card reader, providing divine guidance and unique life-mapping skills for the celebrity set. Along the way, she's opened the minds of even the biggest skeptics with her refreshing, down-to-earth perspective on energy and spirituality.
Taroscopes address the mind, body and spirit. Angie's method (incorporating tarot cards, astrology, channeling and music) goes beyond traditional horoscopes to offer heightened awareness and guidance—both cosmic and practical— for each sign.
So, crank up the songs in your tailored playlist and you'll hear the message you need and wisdom you didn't even realize you were waiting for.
Angie's insight is intended to help inform your thoughts and actions as much as you see fit, so feel free to put aside whatever doesn't call to you. Take notice of what you connect with. Take what inspires you and let it help guide you along the way. And definitely don't forget to have fun.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Influence: Justice
Music: "Distraction" by Polo G, "My Life" by Billy Joel
Where is your sacred space, Aquarius, and can you be there as much as possible this month? There is a big healing happening for you now. This doesn't mean go need a retreat or ever healing modality that shows up. Rather, this month is yours. I want you to welcome the healing into your space. This is for you, about you. You've been readying for this healing and you can trust your gut now.
Did you hear that? I really want you to listen in to what you are feeling! You aren't wrong. There is something very karmic happening here and trust that you are protected and taken care of as you go through it. Also, your creative juices are explosive now. Get in there and draw, write, make, channel. Do your thing and watch the magic that comes through you!
Final Thought: "An invisible thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but it will never break. —Ancient Chinese Proverb | https://www.eonline.com/news/1339743/your-august-horoscopes-are-here-aquarius | 2022-07-29T22:19:43Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1339743/your-august-horoscopes-are-here-aquarius | false |
The Brick section of Normandy beach at 8th Avenue remains closed Friday due to intense erosion, Mayor John G. Ducey told NJ Advance Media.
Signs have been posted by the Brick Township Police Department warding off visitors after a resident reported the issue Wednesday, Ducey said.
The mayor noted that the erosion appears to have been caused by rip currents and sustained south winds. It is the first time Ducey has seen erosion close down the beach without a storm passing through, he said.
“There’s still rip currents in the water so even if we were allowed to replace sand (the township engineer) recommends against it because the sand would just go out to sea,” Ducey said.
In addition, without a state or federal emergency declaration the township cannot do any work on the sand, the mayor added.
As of Friday, township engineer Elissa Commins has not determined that the erosion is worsening either north or south of the impacted area, Ducey said. Township officials said they will wait until the rip currents subside before determining next steps.
According to ScienceDaily, coastal erosion is defined as the loss of subaerial landmass into a sea or lake due to natural processes like waves, tides and winds. Earlier this year, erosion caused by a fierce coastal storm closed down the Ortley Beach section of Toms River, North Wildwood and Stone Harbor. Before the summer, Jersey Shore towns commonly address erosion by replenishing beaches with sand.
“Our vision typically is big storm, lots of erosion ... What causes these conditions to exist when it’s not a storm?” William Heyniger, a professor at Kean University’s School of Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, said Friday. “Is it connected to an extra high or full moon? Is it related to wind? ... What happened was for some reason there was higher than normal wave activity. It basically grabbed the sand and the result is that cliff escarpment.”
“But don’t be fooled, the next high tide could alter that and change the appearance of the area,” Heyniger said.
Further analysis will be needed to determine the specific cause of the erosion, he said.
The Brick Township Police Department posted online Wednesday that residents heading to Normandy Beach should “use alternate access points.” A police spokesman did not immediately provide comment Friday.
Meg DuPont and her mother Julie own The Dancing Crab gift shop near 6th Avenue at Normandy Beach — a few blocks from where the erosion closed down the beach.
DuPont, who has noticed fewer customers coming in since the beach closed, said locals are “disappointed.”
“I’ve seen a definite slowdown in business as a result of it. This is our season. (Residents and visitors) are scared as to what’s going to happen to the beach,” said DuPont, who has owned the gift shop for about 18 years.
DuPont said she’s concerned that severe erosion — which happens every few years — has already taken place before any major storms have hit the township.
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JERICHO, N.Y., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward Thinking Systems is proud to announce the addition of two new features to its browser-based fleet management portal, IntelliHub. These features, which include an advanced weather module and new specialty icons, were specifically requested by and are geared towards government operations customers.
Live weather conditions, like precipitation and temperature, provide valuable information for making informed fleet decisions such as coordinating appropriate plowing and salting equipment for storm maintenance, properly securing equipment in high-wind conditions, selecting the right boat for marine work, and more.
Weather overlays have become one of the most requested features for telematics solutions in the government space. Civilian fleets can benefit from live weather data as well by ensuring their drivers are properly equipped for expected conditions. From a safety perspective, this also gives managers increased visibility for reminding drivers to maintain safe speeds and follow distances during inclement weather. Furthermore, managers can more easily alert customers of expected weather delays. Additionally, users can right-click to view the current weather and temperature in a given location.
Map overlays include:
- Wind Speed
- Temperature
- Precipitation
- Cloud Cover
- Sea Level Pressure
The addition of boat and motorcycle icons is part of our continued push to make the IntelliHub platform the fastest and easiest-to-use platform in the industry. Proper icons allow users to quickly identify and locate personnel and resources on the map. During an emergency or even day-to-day situations, quickly distinguishing assets helps fleet managers to stay ahead of the curb on allocating resources and assignments.
Forward Thinking Systems was established in 2005 and is dedicated to building fleet management solutions that give our customers an edge. Our software helps our customers reduce risk and increase safety, allowing them to run a more cost-efficient operation. We provide the insight you need to manage your vehicles, assets, and team from your phone or office. Fleet customer feedback is a crucial part of making the best solution for commercial fleets. That is why we offer all of our customers 24/7 support. Learn more at ftsgps.com
Tyler Linn
Forward Thinking Systems
tyler.linn@ftsgps.com
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