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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
0-0-6-0
(zero, zero, six, zero)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
0-0-6-0
(zero, zero, six, zero) | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17340373.php | 2022-07-30T19:15:59Z | https://www.registercitizen.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17340373.php | false |
Addis Ababa July 30/2022/ENA/ Ethiopia’s Green Legacy, the campaign of planting billions of tree seedlings initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, will undoubtedly benefit the region and the entire continent, South Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia said.
In an exclusive interview with ENA, South Sudan Ambassador to Ethiopia, James Pitia Morgan said that the eastern Africa region must take up Ethiopia’s commendable initiative of planting trees.
As part of the Green Legacy campaign, Ethiopia has provided close to one million tree seedling to South Sudan and “we are very grateful to participate with our Ethiopian brothers,” he added.
“We always feel comfortable participating with our Ethiopian brothers and sisters. Whenever there is a call for planting trees, we always participate. And it is very important that the whole region must take this initiative very seriously,” Ambassador Morgan emphasized.
According to him, it is crucial for the region to put all efforts on the Green Legacy, the initiative of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in order to mitigate desertification and the impacts of sever climate change.
When we plant trees we are not only addressing the current climate change, but also ensuring safe environment for the next generation, he added.
Furthermore, the Ambassador pointed out that the region can boost its drought resilience by planting trees and the significance of the Green Legacy in this regard is paramount.
“African Union should support the initiative [Green Legacy] because it is Africa that we are concerned and it is the prosperity of this continent that we all are after.
AU should support the initiative that PM Abiy came up with. AU should support the initiative so that the other African member states should also make sure that what has been initiated in the Horn of African can be applied in other parts of Africa,” Ambassador Morgan stated.
The Green Legacy Initiative has been initiated in 2019 by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to address various environmental challenges by promoting a green culture.
The plan was to plant 20 billion trees across the country over four years.
Ethiopia has already planted 18 billion trees with the participation of 20 million citizens over the last three years.
The nation has now been conducting the fourth edition of tree planting during this Ethiopian rainy season. So far more than 5 billion seedlings have been planted across the country in this rainy season. | https://www.ena.et/en/?p=37520 | 2022-07-30T19:16:01Z | https://www.ena.et/en/?p=37520 | true |
What was my point though, is exactly the issue i would bring over to RPG MK2 (should it stay at LTJ and grow like my planed expansion) which is to avoid ⑦⚅⏑ for each area(as in no repeating enemy set of all 5). If an actual Myth Ragnarok did use LT in its setting, as some fanart shows they could'ent exactly change MK'ed foor 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 11:50 A.M.
Firefighters responded to a Semi trailer fire at mile marker 153 on I-75 south involving a chlorine tank. The fire has been extinguished, however I-75 southbound is still temporarily closed at this location.
SB I75 at mile marker 155 in Charlotte County will be closed for 1-2 hours due to a semi trailer fire / leaking chlorine. Traffic is being diverted at the Tuckers Grade Exit. Please travel safey! pic.twitter.com/RZwMYlufcj
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1050 AM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms producing excessive
rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast California, including the following
areas, Morongo Basin and Western Mojave Desert.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. If you come across a flooded
roadway, turn around, don't drown.
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — In a decision that critics have labeled as dangerous, Brazil’s government granted a preliminary environmental permit for paving a dirt highway that cuts through one of the Amazon rainforest’s most preserved areas.
The road known as BR-319, runs about 900 kilometers (560 miles) and is the only highway connecting Manaus, home to 2.2 million people, with the nation’s larger urban centers further south. Half the length of BR-319 is still unpaved, and that stretch usually becomes impassable during the rainy season, which can last up to three months. This difficulty keeps forest clear cutters away.
Researchers and environmentalists argue that the paving will lead to mass clearing of pristine rainforest, given that most Amazon deforestation occurs alongside roads where access is easier and land value is higher. In fact that is already happening before the paving even starts.
“Law enforcement actions are insufficient to curb the illegal occupation, invasions, deforestation, land speculation and pressures that have been increasing exponentially in recent years,” Fernanda Meirelles, executive secretary of BR-319 Observatory, a watchdog group, told The Associated Press.
The preliminary license is a crucial part of the project’s ultimate approval, because it means it has passed both economic and environmental screens. The asphalt work can’t begin yet though. Brazil’s environmental agency, Ibama, also laid down several conditions, including creation of a conservation area as a buffer for an Indigenous group, the monitoring of water quality nearby and an archeology program.
But the agency is ignoring “the main problem, the explosion of deforestation in the region,” Suely Araújo, Ibama’s former president, told the AP.
The conditions established in the license are not enough to assure there won’t be a surge in deforestation, so it shouldn’t have been granted, said Araújo, now a senior public policy specialist at the Climate Observatory, a network of environmental groups.
President Jair Bolsonaro, who is campaigning for reelection, celebrated the permit on his Twitter account as another example of an infrastructure project moving ahead under his watch and said the paving will help keep traffic flowing in the nation’s interior.
“Brazilians have gotten used to cars and trucks getting bogged down on the BR-319 highway,” he wrote, along with a video showing deep mud on the road. “This time, fortunately, it is coming to an end.”
After Bolsonaro repeatedly promised to pave BR-319, the area around it this year for the first time became the Brazilian Amazon’s main deforestation hotspot, according to official data.
The BR-319 Observatory, a network of non-profits including WWF Brazil, Greenpeace Brazil and the Coordination of Indigenous Organizations, says local communities haven’t been consulted about the project, as the law requires.
“These peoples’ rights have been violated,” Meirelles said. ___
Associated Press climate and environmental coverage receives support from several private foundations. See more about AP’s climate initiative here. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/brazil-moves-toward-paving-road-key-to-deforestation/ | 2022-07-30T19:21:53Z | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/brazil-moves-toward-paving-road-key-to-deforestation/ | false |
HOUSTON (AP) — Before the Houston Texans started camp this week, they received a special message from a member of the team that couldn’t be there.
Rookie receiver John Metchie III, who announced earlier that he’d likely miss the season after being diagnosed with leukemia, addressed the Texans in a video before they started preparations for the season.
Coach Lovie Smith, who was promoted from defensive coordinator this offseason after David Culley was fired, said Friday that he normally opens camp with a speech to the team. But this year he thought it was more important for the guys to hear from Metchie first.
“We had a lot of questions about what’s going on with his health,” Smith said. “So, I let him talk to the football team to let them know what he has in store for this year and how it will affect our football team.”
Metchie said Sunday that he was recently diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia. The second-round pick from Alabama said he was taking time off from football to focus on his health and recovery.
Smith didn’t provide specifics about what the 22-year-old Metchie shared with the team but said that teammates and coaches alike were moved by his words.
“All I can say about that is that we have a family member who is fighting something serious,” Smith said. “We’re going to be there every step along the way with him. Eventually he will be back with our football team. We can’t wait for that.”
Veteran receiver Brandin Cooks had already developed a relationship with Metchie since the draft, with the rookie expected to compete for playing time at the receiver spot opposite Cooks.
He said seeing how upbeat he was on the video made everyone feel better about his diagnosis.
“His spirit is so amazing, his positivity going through all this,” Cooks said. “I’m like, man a lot of respect to you. He’s just built different. No doubt in our mind that he’s going to get through this and we’re going to be with him every step of the way.”
General manager Nick Caserio said there’s no timetable for Metchie’s return. He added that Metchie has been in contact with members of the coaching staff and that they’re trying to keep him engaged with the team during this difficult time.
“But the most important thing is his health and well-being,” Caserio said. “This isn’t about football … it’s just about him recovering and being able to lead a good life. And then we’ll see where we end up.”
The Texans discussed Metchie’s comments on Friday, the first day of camp that was open to the media. Also Friday, Smith said rookie cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. would be limited early in camp as he continues his recovery from September surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left foot.
But he added that the third overall pick in the draft would be ready for Houston’s season opener Sept. 11 against the Colts.
“Whenever a player is coming off of a major injury, there’s ramp up here, that’s what (camp’s) for,” Smith said. “Ease him into it. You see him, healthy, running around doing a few plays. He’s on schedule. But that’s how we will treat all of our players coming off major injuries.”
Stingley was a consensus All-America selection as a freshman in 2019 but was hampered by injury the last two seasons, including being limited to just three games last year at LSU because of the foot injury. Despite the setbacks, the Texans are confident that he’ll be able to step in early and help turn around a secondary that was among the league’s worst last season.
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://apnews.com/hub/pro-32 and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | https://www.fox16.com/sports/metchie-addresses-texans-in-wake-of-leukemia-diagnosis/ | 2022-07-30T19:26:18Z | https://www.fox16.com/sports/metchie-addresses-texans-in-wake-of-leukemia-diagnosis/ | true |
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Darwin Nunez shaded Erling Haaland in their first matchup by scoring Liverpool’s final goal as it beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield on Saturday.
City, last season’s English Premier League champion, and Liverpool, the FA and League Cup winner, paraded their big summer signings at King Power Stadium in Leicester but it was the Uruguay international who upstaged City’s Haaland.
Nunez came off the bench in the 59th minute with the score at 1-1 and his aerial presence won the late penalty from which Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in front for a second time.
But the former Benfica striker, having earlier been denied a goal by City goalkeeper Ederson, was not finished there and stooped to head home his first for the Reds in domestic competition in added time.
One new City signing did make his mark — former River Plate forward Julian Alvarez coming off the bench to cancel out Trent Alexander-Arnold’s opener — but the focus was really on the big men up top.
The traditional season curtainraiser played out as expected with England’s top best sides going at it once again, but it was the nuance of what the new signings might bring which attracted the intrigue.
Haaland scored 86 goals in 89 matches for Borussia Dortmund before his summer move and he is likely to add many more for City once he and they have adjusted to each other.
The Norway international had the fewest touches of any player in the first half — eight — and the service he received throughout was scant. But he was always a threat, and his last chance in stoppage time was his worst shot when he blasted against the crossbar when faced with an open goal six yards out.
Nunez, however, justified manager Jurgen Klopp’s decision to continue his integration from the bench. He scored four second-half goals in a preseason friendly against Leipzig but that was not enough to persuade Klopp to start him.
But when he was introduced he was a bundle of energy and, unlike City with Haaland, Liverpool seemed to be better equipped to supplement his talents.
With virtually his first touch he was brought down by Ederson, who was spared by an offside flag, and then the City goalkeeper raced out to block Nunez’s shot with his chest after Jordan Henderson played him through.
Nunez is more a traditional No. 9 and less the multifunctional player Klopp usually prefers but that can work to his advantage and when he climbed highest to head down, the ball struck the arm of Ruben Dias.
Referee Craig Pawson waved away handball claims but having been advised to consult the pitchside monitor he awarded a penalty and Salah swept past Ederson.
But Nunez was not finished there, and his poacher’s instinct saw him stoop to head home Robertson’s knockdown in added time.
It was a pulsating finish to a game which ebbed and flowed, with Alexander-Arnold putting Liverpool ahead in the 21st minute from a pass rolled invitingly by Salah.
City improved in the second half and Alvarez, introduced at the same time as Nunez, equalised in the 70th after third-choice goalkeeper Adrian saved Phil Foden’s initial effort but fumbled the rebound. Alvarez followed in the exalted footsteps of Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez as only the third Argentine to score in the Community Shield.
He will, however, still play second fiddle to Haaland while Nunez has begun the process of establishing himself as Liverpool’s long-term option up front and ensuring the summer sale of Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich quickly becomes an afterthought.
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
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Man arrested in west Phoenix hotel double homicide
Police have made an arrest in a Thursday morning double homicide at a west Phoenix hotel.
Sgt. Melissa Soliz with the Phoenix Police Department confirmed on Saturday morning that an arrest had been made in the fatal shootings of two unidentified men at a hotel near 48th Avenue and McDowell Road.
Phoenix police officers had found both victims with gunshot wounds at the hotel after receiving reports at 9:15 a.m. about gunfire, according to previous information from the department.
Police previously said both shooting victims died from their injuries. It was unclear whether the men died on scene or were taken to the hospital.
The unidentified suspect, whose image from a surveillance video was shared by police following the shooting, reportedly left the scene in a 2004 blue Dodge Ram truck.
No other details were immediately available on the case. As of Saturday morning, Maricopa County Jail did not list any recent arrests for homicide.
Reach breaking news reporter Jose R. Gonzalez at jose.gonzalez@gannett.com or on Twitter @jrgzztx.
Support local journalism. Subscribe to azcentral.com today. | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/30/police-arrest-man-wanted-mens-fatal-shooting-phoenix-hotel/10191723002/ | 2022-07-30T19:33:40Z | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix-breaking/2022/07/30/police-arrest-man-wanted-mens-fatal-shooting-phoenix-hotel/10191723002/ | true |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-8-2
(one, eight, two)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-8-2
(one, eight, two) | https://www.middletownpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17340372.php | 2022-07-30T19:34:02Z | https://www.middletownpress.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17340372.php | false |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evacuations ordered for over 100 homes after wildfires in California, Montana explode in size.
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LOWER CHANCEFORD, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say the deaths of a woman and three children in a tractor and utility trailer crash in southern Pennsylvania have been ruled accidental.
State police in York County said the farm tractor was pulling a utility trailer with more a dozen other people, mostly children, when it went over an embankment shortly after 11 a.m. Friday in Lower Chanceford and both the tractor and the trailer overturned.
The York County coroner's office said 36-year-old Katie Ann Stoltzfus, her 14-year-old daughter Mary Etta Stoltzfus and her 7-year-old daughter Naomi Rose Stoltzfus were pronounced dead at the scene, as was 9-year-old Caleb Emmanuel Fisher. All died of multiple blunt force trauma.
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The Reeves series will reportedly focus on Ross Brawn’s purchase of the Honda F1 team at the start of 2009 and subsequent turnaround that season which saw the team, rebranded as Brawn GP, take home both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ titles. The Drivers’ title was awarded to Jenson Button.
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Reeves has been spotted at various F1 races in recent years, and according to Variety, he’s already been conducting interviews for the series. Names mentioned include former Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, former F1 driver Rubens Barrichello (who also drove for Brawn GP), and both Button and Brawn.
The series is expected to run in 2023.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
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130 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
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through 200 PM CDT...
At 130 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bonham State Park, or near Bonham, 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...
Bonham, Leonard, Honey Grove, Whitewright, Savoy, Ector, Dodd City,
Bailey, Bonham State Park, Trenton, Ladonia, Pecan Gap and Windom.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3371 9586 3341 9586 3334 9639 3363 9638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 254DEG 11KT 3353 9616
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters on July 25 that data "suggests that between 5 and 8 percent of people have rebound" after Paxlovid treatment.
"Acknowledging the potential for so-called ‘rebound’ COVID positivity observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid, the President increased his tested cadence, to protect people around him and to assure early detection of any return of viral replication," O’Connor wrote in his letter.
O’Connor cited negative tests for Biden from Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday morning, before Saturday morning’s positive result by antigen testing. "This in fact represents ‘rebound’ positivity," he wrote.
Both the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer point out that 1% to 2% of people in Pfizer’s original study on Paxlovid saw their virus levels rebound after 10 days. The rate was about the same among people taking the drug or dummy pills, "so it is unclear at this point that this is related to drug treatment," according to the FDA.
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While Biden was testing negative, he returned to holding in-person indoor events and meetings with staff at the White House and was wearing a mask, in accordance with CDC guidelines. But the president removed his mask indoors when delivering remarks on Thursday and during a meeting with CEOs on the White House complex.
Asked why Biden appeared to be breaching CDC protocols, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, "They were socially distanced. They were far enough apart. So we made it safe for them to be together, to be on that stage."
Regulators are still studying the prevalence and virulence of rebound cases, but the CDC in May warned doctors that it has been reported to occur within two days to eight days after initially testing negative for the virus.
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: U.S. President Joe Biden takes his face mask off during a meeting on the U.S. Economy with CEOs and members of his Cabinet in the South Court Auditorium of the White House on July 28, 2022 in Washington, DC. During the meeti
"Limited information currently available from case reports suggests that persons treated with Paxlovid who experience COVID-19 rebound have had mild illness; there are no reports of severe disease," the agency said at the time.
When Biden was initially released from isolation on Wednesday, O’Connor said the president would "increase his testing cadence" to catch any potential rebound of the virus.
Paxlovid has been proven to significantly reduce severe disease and death among those most vulnerable to COVID-19. U.S. health officials have encouraged those who test positive to consult their doctors or pharmacists to see if they should be prescribed the treatment, despite the rebound risk.
Biden is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office, a first booster shot in September and an additional dose March 30.
While patients who have recovered from earlier variants of COVID-19 have tended to have high levels of immunity to future reinfection for 90 days, Jha said that the BA.5 subvariant that infected Biden has proven to be more "immune-evasive."
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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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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In one of this year’s most competitive U.S. Senate races, the biggest moments aren’t playing out on the campaign trail. They’re unfolding on social media.
For one stunt, Democrat John Fetterman of Pennsylvania rolled out an online petition to get his Republican rival, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, enshrined in New Jersey’s Hall of Fame — a nod to Oz moving from his longtime home in New Jersey to run in neighboring Pennsylvania.
For another, Fetterman paid $2,000 for an airplane to haul a banner over weekend beachgoers on the Jersey Shore welcoming Oz back home to the Garden State. And in particularly viral posts, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, star of the infamous MTV show “Jersey Shore,” and “Little” Steven Van Zandt of “The Sopranos” and Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band recorded videos telling Oz to come home.
“Nobody wants to see you get embarrassed,” Van Zandt says. “So come on back to Jersey where you belong.”
For a campaign that could ultimately cost more than $100 million, the stunts are cheap ways for Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, to generate attention. The millions of views are helpful for a candidate who has largely been sidelined from personal appearances after suffering a stroke in May.
And it’s about more than getting laughs: The social media strategy could prove potent in defining Oz as a carpetbagger disconnected from the state’s residents and culture.
“The reason it stands out is he seems to be doing the best job of anyone this election cycle at contrasting his personality versus that of his opponent,” said Dante Atkins, a Democratic campaign strategist based in Washington, who has not done any work for Fetterman.
Republicans acknowledge that Fetterman’s social media game is top-notch. But they question the value. Even at a time when most Americans use social media, many Pennsylvania voters on social media don’t see Fetterman’s material and, anyway, elections aren’t about who’s got the best troll game, they say.
Republicans also argue that Fetterman’s greatest hits are missing the issues that voters are most likely to consider when making up their minds: inflation, gas prices and the economy, for instance.
“People don’t really care where I’m from,” Oz said in an interview. “They care what I stand for.”
A lot of the material comes from Fetterman himself, said campaign spokesperson Joe Calvello. He does a lot of the posting on Twitter and if Fetterman himself doesn’t post it, he helps originate ideas.
He’ll shoot texts to campaign staff saying, “‘Hey what about this,’ or ‘did you see this,’” Calvello said. “He’s still very involved.”
Other material comes from campaign staff who develop ideas that stay on-brand for Fetterman and on turf that the candidate has staked out, Calvello said. That includes accusing oil companies of jacking up gas prices.
The concept of trolling Oz, and a lot of the memes, also came from Fetterman, Calvello said. The idea for the video by Snooki emerged from a brainstorm by a couple members of the staff, Calvello said.
Campaign staff wrote the script and Snooki — who was paid less than $400 through the video-sharing Cameo website — ad-libbed some of it, but was not in on the joke until afterward.
With 3.2 million views, it scored the most engagement on Twitter ever on Fetterman’s account, “and that’s a high bar,” Calvello said.
Van Zandt did his video for free and ad-libbed his script after the campaign contacted him directly to see if he’d cooperate, Calvello said.
It is difficult to know how much this will help Fetterman in a year when Democrats face stiff political headwinds, including high inflation and a traditional mid-term backlash against the party of the president.
Political scientists have had a hard time isolating the forces that affect how voters make up their minds, said Christopher Borick, an assistant professor of political science at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
In addition, voters tend to be older than the average social media user, Borick said.
Still, Pew Research Center last year estimated that seven in 10 Americans use social media, and it is unquestionable that the medium is becoming more important to reaching voters.
“The proof in the pudding is that campaigns have increasingly turned to it, and so they’re going on the belief that it is a necessary and key component,” Borick said.
Maggie McDonald, a post-doctoral fellow who studies social media in congressional campaigns at New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics, said Fetterman’s social media game is among the best, if not the best, she’s seen.
“I imagine in future years people will try to emulate this,” McDonald said.
In addition to making people laugh, she said she thinks Fetterman’s stunts could motivate appreciative viewers to contribute money to his campaign and push apathetic Democrats to get off the sidelines to vote for him.
Oz has tried to harness the power of social media for his campaign, and tried to respond to Fetterman online. He has drawn particular focus to Fetterman’s absence from traditional retail campaigning in the aftermath of his stroke, including using a meme from the TV series “Lost.”
In response to a Fetterman tweet about high gas prices, Oz retorted, “Curious as to why you have to fill up your tank so often when you’re not out on the campaign trail meeting with Pennsylvanians.”
Fetterman responded, “Dude, you’re literally from Jersey,” before he referred to a New Jersey state law that requires gas station attendants to pump gas for motorists. “I bet you don’t even know how to pump your own gas.”
Fetterman’s campaign argues that its trolling of Oz is on point with issues that matter to voters. Some elements of it — such as a “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” parody video — try to ask whether a man who is worth nine figures can advocate for regular people who are pinched by high gas prices.
Besides contrasting himself with Oz, Fetterman is well versed in internet culture.
“He’s extremely online, he knows his memes, he knows his internet subcultures, his campaign knows how to make things go viral and obliterate his opponent with online owns,” Atkins said.
Don’t expect the posts to stop anytime soon.
Fetterman now says he’ll put up a billboard on the Betsy Ross Bridge connecting the states over the Delaware River that reminds motorists that they are leaving New Jersey for Pennsylvania “just like Dr. Oz.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks — ensuring he ends his Andretti Autosport career on a high note.
Rossi won Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where his 2016 victory in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 jumpstarted his American motorsports career. Rossi's last victory was at Road America in the 10th race of the 2019 season.
“It's a relief," Rossi sighed on the victory podium. “There’s been support for me for so long. Shoutout to Andretti Autosport in their continued belief. We’ve still got some more to go, but this was a really great track for us to do it at – back at home in Indianapolis. That was really amazing.”
The long slump led him to seek a fresh start and the California native will leave Andretti at the end of his seventh season to drive next year for Arrow McLaren SP. It was Michael Andretti who gave Rossi a shot in IndyCar when he'd washed out of Formula One and returned to the United States seeking to continue his career.
Rossi's surprise victory as a rookie in the celebrated 100th running of the Indy 500 made him a star and earned him loyal sponsorship that has weathered his long drought. Some of his issues the last three seasons have been team inflicted — errors, mechanical failures and a full Andretti team meltdown earlier this month at Mid-Ohio — and Saturday was hardly a perfect day for the organization.
Colton Herta controlled the early part of the race but slowed from the lead right before the halfway mark.
“Nothing I can do,” he radioed as he tried to cruise his underpowered Honda back to pit lane.
He later walked alone down pit lane back to the paddock as the race continued without him.
“Man that is sad,” Herta tweeted. “We showed what we can do, we'll keep going til we win again.”
Rossi sympathized with his teammate.
“I do feel for Colton, I do. But I’m thankful something finally came our way,” Rossi said. "I think Colton was definitely strong, and we had pretty much the same race car, and that (battle) would’ve been interesting. But it was the 27’s turn. And that’s awesome.”
Meanwhile, Andretti rookie Devlin DeFrancesco drew the ire of Conor Daly as tempers flared when DeFrancesco ran Daly off the track.
“Devlin needs to be kicked out of this racing series! He's an idiot!” Daly screamed over his radio.
There's been speculation that Michael Andretti is reconsidering bringing DeFrancesco back for a sophomore season.
Christian Lundgaard, a rookie from Denmark who made his IndyCar debut in this race a year ago, finished second to give Rahal Letterman Lanigan its first podium of the season. It also gave Honda-powered drivers a 1-2 finish.
Will Power finished third for Team Penske and the Chevrolet driver cycled back to the top of the IndyCar standings for the third time this season. He now holds a nine-point lead over Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who started last and finished 11th.
Scott McLaughlin finished fourth and was followed by Josef Newgarden as the Penske drivers worked together to cross the finish line in a row. Newgarden was only cleared to race on Saturday by IndyCar's medical staff after collapsing and hitting his head last Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
The race started with six drivers separated by 44 points with five races remaining in the IndyCar season. The six drivers are now separated by 52 points, with a 10th-place finish by reigning series champion Alex Palou costing him ground.
UP NEXT: IndyCar returns next Sunday to the downtown streets of Nashville for a second consecutive season. Ericsson is the defending race winner.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Breanna Stewart made four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 18 points, Tina Charles scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Seattle used a big second-half run to beat the Washington Mystics 82-77 Saturday and clinch a berth in the WNBA playoffs.
Seattle (19-11), which had lost three of its previous four games, took sole possession of fourth in the league standings — a game ahead of the fifth-place Mystics and 1 1/2 games behind No. 3 Connecticut with about two weeks before the postseason begins. The Storm have won the first two games of their three-game regular season series with Washington, which wraps up when the teams meet again Sunday.
Epiphanny Prince took two steals coast-to-coast for layups 18 seconds apart as the Storm score the first 13 points of the fourth quarter to cap a 16-0 spurt that made it 70-55 when Stefanie Talbot made a 3-pointer with 6:28 to play. Washington scored 14 of the next 18 points to trim its deficit to five points with 2 minutes left after Ariel Atkins hit a 3 and Alysha Clark made another 3-pointer to pull within a point with 26.3 seconds remaining. After an inadvertent whistle by an official, Seattle called timeout and Talbot threw away the ensuing inbounds pass but Ezi Magbegor forced Washington's Elena Delle Donne into a tough shot with 14.9 seconds to go.
Stewart grabbed the offensive rebound and the Storm held on.
Washington (18-12) had won three games in a row and five of its last 6.
Delle Donne led the Mystics with 22 points and Atkins scored 13. Shakira Austin added 10 points and 10 rebounds and Natasha Cloud had 10 points and 11 assists.
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BOISE — Idaho officials are looking to expand the number of participants in auctions for state lands and potentially bring in more money by allowing remote bidding.
The announcement by the Idaho Department of Lands on Wednesday comes ahead of an Aug. 13 auction in Coeur d’Alene for 10 cottage sites at Priest Lake in northern Idaho and an auction this fall for a 14-acre “high-end” island in Payette Lake near the vacation and second-home town of McCall in west-central Idaho.
“The former live auction process limited participation to those who could attend in person,” Jim Elbin, the department’s division administrator for Trust Land Management, said in a statement. “Remote bidding may increase competition at endowment auctions, helping us better meet our constitutional mandate to maximize the return for our endowment beneficiaries.”
The Priest Lake lots can be viewed online at Corbett Bottles Real Estate Auctions and Proxibid and the Idaho Department of Lands.
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The department is overseen by the Idaho Land Board comprised of the governor and four other statewide elected officials. The state constitution requires the Land Board to maximize financial return over the long term, benefitting mainly public schools.
Statewide, the Land Board directs the Idaho Department of Lands in managing about 3,900 square miles of state-owned land. The big revenue producer on those lands is timber.
The decision to use remote auctions comes at a time when the Land Board is facing increasing pressure to sell lands that have skyrocketed in value, outpacing the value of keeping the land as an ongoing asset. But state land, especially in the McCall area, is also prized as public land accessible to outdoor recreationists.
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HAZARD, Ky. (KT) – Tim Reynolds, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Hazard, said the flood waters barely lapped up onto his parking lot.
“It didn’t get in here,” he said. “I can’t explain that our town didn’t get hit like Whitesburg and some of the other areas. We have some slides and slips in the road but in Hazard it is nothing like Hindman or Whitesburg.”
For much of the affected parts of east Kentucky though, the recovery from one of the worst floods in state history will be felt for a long time. Lives have been lost, homes destroyed and dreams have vanished.
“It’s one horror story after another. People going to sleep in their mobile homes and waking up a mile down the road; kids being swept from their mommy’s arms. It’s beyond tragic.”
Reynolds was on a mission trip in Maryland when they received word about the flooding. “We had to cut that short one day and back here,” he said. “One of the guys with us has a church in Knott County with three feet of water in the basement.
Reynolds said the church would be available as organizations come to help with water rescues and recovery. “This is not a two-week event, more like six months,” he said.
Reynolds said a couple of swift water teams from Oklahoma have already been scheduled.
Paul Badgett, the East Region consultant for the Kentucky Baptist Convention and the interim pastor at Allen Baptist Church in Prestonsburg, said he would be traveling to preach on Sunday. He said some parts of Floyd County were affected.
“Letcher, Knott and Perry (counties) probably got the worst of it,” he said. “With churches in east Kentucky, we were just getting over COVID. This is not what we needed it all. It’s devastating.”
Whitesburg pastor worries about future
Tony Brown, the pastor of FBC Whitesburg, was hauling everything that was damaged on the first floor of the church Friday morning. Furniture, carpet and Bibles were soaked. It was heartbreaking work, he said.
But it’s the future of the area that worries Brown the most.
“The biggest problem we’re facing is we’re already economically depressed,” he said. “Because of this we may have a mass exodus of people. We were already on the verge of being a ghost town.”
Brown said a few of the church members were able to come and help but so many have their own cleanups to do because of the flooding. Brown said he lives on one of the upper neighborhoods on the hill but most of the neighbors below him were covered with water up to the roof.
“They lost everything,” he said. “The neighbor next door to the church felt the water in the bed. They fled with their dog and nothing else. He said he’s never coming back.”
He said they hadn’t seen this kind of flooding in Whitesburg. Most of the time it barely came onto the parking lot but this time three vans were completely covered, one of them turned in a different direction.
The North Fork of the Kentucky River went up 18 feet overnight. “When it flooded,” he said, “it took everybody.”
Brown said he has spoken with Ron Crow, the KYDR director, for them to set up an operation in Whitesburg at the church. Samaratin’s Purse has also been in contact, he said. Only two grocery stories are open with the rest being flooded.
“From what I hear, Jackson is the worst of all,” he said.
Brown said he will be having a church service on Sunday although Sunday School will be put on hold until everything is cleaned up. “We are having church, whoever can come. There will be a lot of prayer, praying for people and sharing the good news that groups are coming in to help.”
School may have to be delayed in Whitesburg with the elementary and middle schools being severely flooded, he said.
FBC Whitesburg has a long and proud heritage. It was the church were the late Bill Mackey, the former executive director-treasurer of the KBC, pastored for 10 years.
‘We’re doing the best we can’
Mike Caudill, the pastor of FBC Hindman for the past 36 years, said his church wasn’t damaged by the flood but much of the town was destroyed.
“We’re doing the best we can,” he said. “All kinds of stuff is just waiting in limbo. A lot of our church members were devastated.”
He said they were delivering food boxes that could be microwaved to those who had power restored. “But we’ll be short on food before we know it,” he said.
Caudill is thankful for the resources that will come through Disaster Relief. He is a former DR worker with his last assignment coming in 2017. He welcomes them setting up operations at the church.
For now, the church has set up two 20x20 tents at the church that will have cleaning supplies and water for those who need it in Hindman. He was expecting a pallet of Clorox to come Friday afternoon.
“It’s going to be a couple of years to recover,” Caudill said. “I went with one of the attorneys in town to his office because there were some papers he had to get. He said, ‘Bro. Mike, I’m done. I’m going to set up in another place.’ I asked him to please not leave and to pray about it.”
He said they are “ready for DR to come with boots on the ground.”
‘We are resilient people’
Fitzpatrick Baptist Pastor Tommy Reed said the northern part of Floyd County was affected by flooding with people in Maytown and Wayland “losing everything.”
He said the judge-executive in Wayland said there was 10 feet of water there.
“When flash floods hit the mountains, it will usually be one area,” he said. “This one affected five or six counties. The sheer scope of it is unbelievable. Now we have to get food, cleaning supplies and teams of help. We need to pray and give to organizations that are going to be here.”
Fitzpatrick is fixing 500 meals that will be delivered to the Garrett and Wayland areas on Saturday, Reed said. He has been traveling to communities and reaching out to pastors and business people.
“We are resilient people,” he said. “A lot of people poke fun at us, calling us hillbillies and a lot of that other stereotypical ignorance. But what you;ll see is the grittiest humility of people standing in the gap with each other. It’s an area reach in coal, rich in history, sports and bluegrass music. The people is that beautiful thread.”
Reed promised that his church will do what it can to help the people in the mountains.
“We’ll do whatever we can to utilize our church and our people,” he said. “All I know is this: God is still good. We need to be Jesus with skin on. We need the power of human voice and human touch. It’s so important right now.”
Reed said the area was still reeling from the senseless killing of three law enforcement officers on June 30.
“It’s been a devastating time in the area,” he said.
11 of 16 deaths have come from Knott County
Jamie Reynolds, the associational mission strategist for the Three Forks Association, said the expansiveness of the flooding made it a disaster unlike any east Kentuckians have ever witnessed.
“This type of flood is not unusual,” he said. “We have flash-flooding on a regular basis but it’s usually one or two hollers and two or three creeks. The dimensions of this are way out of line.”
Of the four counties in the Three Forks Association – Leslie, Knott, Letcher and Perry - all were flooded with the least damage in Leslie, he said. Of the 16 who have died so far, 11 have come from Knott County, according to Gov. Andy Beshear.
“We live in Knott County, our (association) office is in Perry and I pastor a church in Letcher County,” he said. “Three counties I’m personally involved in this.”
Because of that, he has stayed busy answering and returning phone calls. Reynolds said he had two legal pages of people he either needed to call or text.
As for the recovery, it’s going to take time, he said. “Where do you start? That’s where DR comes in. They take that first step in the process.”
Reynolds encouraged people to get trained for Kentucky Baptist Disaster Relief work and to give to KYDR.
“The only way to serve with Kentucky Disaster Relief is to be trained and be ready when the call does go out,” he said.
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Republicans in Congress this month blocked a bill protecting the ability to cross state lines for an abortion, despite strong public support for such a measure.
And some of the party’s most vocal members traffic in extreme and inflammatory rhetoric — from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) claiming that heterosexual people will disappear while denouncing “trans terrorist” educators, to Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) calling abortion rights protesters ugly: “Nobody wants to impregnate you if you look like a thumb.”
Uncompromising positions and loaded rhetoric on key social issues are escalating concerns within GOP circles that the party is moving too far out of sync with popular opinion, projecting new hostility to gay people and potentially alienating women voters in high-stakes races. The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending a nationwide right to abortion last month has spawned strict new bans and stirred fears that gay rights and access to contraception could be next — shifting the focus from other culture-war battles where Republicans felt they had a winning message.
“I feel we’re on this sort of seesaw where one party sort of gets the upper hand on social-cultural issues, then they overplay that hand,” said Christine Matthews, a moderate Virginia Republican and longtime strategist for GOP candidates. “Republicans have taken things too far.”
She warned of fueling Democratic arguments that Republicans “want to take our country back to the 1950s” and said she swore out loud after reading one antiabortion advocate’s comments that a 10-year-old rape victim, under model legislation, would have to give birth.
But other Republicans call Democrats extreme for opposing restrictions on abortion later in pregnancy, as a fetus nears viability. They also say their opponents are stoking unfounded fears that the Supreme Court’s ruling could pave the way for rollbacks of other rights — a bid to distract from the economic concerns likely to dominate the election.
“It’s not a winning issue for us,” California-based GOP strategist John Thomas said of abortion. “But on the other hand, our job is to meet the electorate where they’re at. And right now they care about inflation, they care about gas prices, the economy.”
Even in tight swing-state races, some candidates have embraced sweeping abortion restrictions. The leading GOP candidate for Senate in Arizona, Blake Masters, has called for a federal “personhood” law banning abortion nationwide. Asked about Georgia’s ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker said this spring that he generally opposes exceptions.
In Wisconsin, Democrats have hammered Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) for his statements on abortion, including his comment that the end of Roe "might be a little messy for some people.” He recently put out a lengthy statement saying he supports exceptions for rape and incest and free contraception for those cannot afford it; this month he also said he has “no reason to oppose” a federal bill protecting same-sex marriage rights now under consideration in the Senate.
“The vast majority of America … are not where the extreme sides are,” said Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who has the endorsement of major antiabortion groups and criticizes the stance of both Republicans and Democrats. “They want guardrails, and they want to be reasonable about it and particularly compassionate to women who’ve been wronged.”
Mace was among a handful of Republicans to vote for a federal bill guaranteeing access to birth control and walked around the U.S. Capitol last week with a message taped to the back of her blazer: “My state is banning exceptions — PROTECT CONTRACEPTION.” She has been advocating for exceptions in cases of rape and incest and says she dropped out of high school after being sexually assaulted.
“I went to a couple events this weekend and every 60 seconds, every one to two minutes, somebody was coming up to me, mostly women, and all they said was thank you,” Mace said in an interview this week.
Republicans have cited a range of reasons for opposing the contraceptives bill, which was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday, saying it would make religious groups violate their beliefs and also allow the use of abortion-inducing drugs.
A federal bill to prevent states from banning travel for abortion also met Republican opposition in the Senate this month, underscoring a contrast with public opinion. About 8 in 10 Americans — including 64 percent of Republicans and 85 percent of independents — say states that ban abortion should not be allowed to outlaw travel for the procedure, according to a Washington Post-Schar School poll conducted a month after the Supreme Court struck down Roe.
Even among GOP strategists who warn about alienating women, there is uncertainty whether the issue can break through as Republicans blame Democratic leaders for inflation, crime and fears of a recession.
“Talking to, you know, these college educated suburban women — I would say that the issue with abortion is that the economy still looms very large,” said Sarah Longwell, a moderate D.C.-based Republican strategist who has been running focus groups of voters across parties.
Still, she said the end of Roe and the elevation of extreme candidates in many GOP primaries “has given Democrats the opportunity to go on offense” and press a broader case that their opponents hold views outside the mainstream. Three-quarters of politically independent women say they see the end of Roe as a major rollback of women’s rights, the Post-Schar poll shows.
“This isn’t just anti-women rhetoric,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn). “This is an anti-women agenda that is actually becoming law in a very scary and quick way.”
Some conservatives wish that sexism in the abortion debate would draw more forceful denunciations. In Minnesota, a candidate for lieutenant governor claimed that “our culture loudly but also stealthily, promotes abortion, telling women they should look a certain way, have careers.”
Gaetz, at a Turning Point USA Student Action Summit in Tampa, referred to female abortion rights advocates as “disgusting” and “odious on the inside and out,” portraying them as overweight and too unattractive to get pregnant. He later stood by his remarks and told detractors, “Be offended.”
In interviews, many Republican strategists thought such comments were unlikely make a difference to voters already desensitized by right-wing celebrities’ embrace of offensive and personal attacks. Former president Donald Trump paved the way, some noted: When one woman accused him of sexual assault in 2016, Trump said, “Believe me, she would not be my first choice.”
“Every village has an idiot, and we have several villages,” said one prominent GOP strategist, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to be more candid. The strategist added, “I don’t think there’s probably anything said before Oct. 15 that’s going to stick around till Election Day. And it’s got to be said by a high-enough profile [figure].”
Others saw the demeaning words as part of a long-running problem for a party that has lost crucial support from moderate women in past elections. “Comments like that do a tremendous amount of damage to the Republican brand,” said GOP consultant Lauren Zelt, who worked on Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign in 2012.
Jennifer Lim, the executive director of Republican Women for Progress — which has criticized the GOP’s transformation under Trump — agreed. She said LGBTQ rights are another social issue where Republicans are “moving in the wrong direction” without a cohesive response from the party.
The offices of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did not respond to requests for comment. A spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, Danielle Alvarez, said in a statement that “Democrats are out-of-touch on every single issue from the economy to abortion and voters will be sure to remind them in November.”
Some Republicans have warned for months that backlash against discussions of LGBTQ issues in schools could brand the party as anti-gay, as right-wing stars embrace unsubstantiated accusations that teachers who broach sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom are “grooming” children and making them vulnerable to abuse. The concerns intensified in June as the Texas GOP added language to their party platform calling homosexuality “an abnormal lifestyle choice.”
“I hope that conservatives and Republicans don’t get into reactionary mode and really listen to where the public is and respond responsibly to legitimate concerns instead of just simply playing to an audience,” said Marco Roberts, a gay Republican who worked to remove condemnations of homosexuality from the platform in 2018.
Charles Moran — the president of the Log Cabin Republicans, a national group for gay conservatives — pointed to significant GOP support for the federal same-sex marriage bill as evidence of progress. Forty-seven House Republicans joined Democrats to pass the measure, and supporters in the Senate have been working to get 10 GOP votes.
Approval in the Senate, Moran said, would be “a huge benefit for us as conservatives … because when we go to gay and lesbian voters in November, the Democrats are not going to be able to say, well, the Republicans are going to try to take away your gay marriage.”
Moran also said he found nothing problematic in a recent social media post from Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s son, which ranked politicians by their likelihood of getting monkeypox, a disease that in the U.S. is spreading mostly between men who have sex with men. On one end was Donald Trump; on the other was Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic transportation secretary, who is gay. In the middle was Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), whose criticism of Trump has drawn the right’s ire.
The Trump Organization, which Trump Jr. helps lead, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did a longtime representative for Trump Jr. Moran noted that Trump Jr., who has a huge online following, has publicly criticized the Texas GOP’s decision to exclude the Log Cabin Republicans at their convention.
“I hate to repeat a Matt Gaetzism, but if you’re offended by this, be offended,” Moran said. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/30/republicans-roe-abortion-lgbt/ | 2022-07-30T20:10:47Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/30/republicans-roe-abortion-lgbt/ | false |
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Biden will reenter isolation for at least five days. He will isolate at the White House until he tests negative. The agency says most rebound cases remain mild and that severe disease during that period has not been reported.
Word of Biden’s positive test came — he had been negative Friday morning — just two hours after the White House announced a presidential visit to Michigan this coming Tuesday to highlight the passage of a bill to promote domestic high-tech manufacturing. Biden had also been scheduled to visit his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday morning, where first lady Jill Biden has been staying while the president was positive. Both trips have been canceled as Biden has returned to isolation.
Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid after he first tested positive on July 21. He tested negative for the virus on this past Tuesday and Wednesday. He was then cleared to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors. His positive tests puts him among the minority of those prescribed the drug to experience a rebound case of the virus.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters on Monday that data “suggests that between 5 and 8 percent of people have rebound” after Paxlovid treatment.
“Acknowledging the potential for so-called ‘rebound’ COVID positivity observed in a small percentage of patients treated with Paxlovid, the President increased his tested cadence, to protect people around him and to assure early detection of any return of viral replication,” O’Connor wrote in his letter.
O’Connor cited negative tests for Biden from Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday morning, before Saturday morning’s positive result by antigen testing. “This in fact represents ‘rebound’ positivity,” he wrote.
According to the CDC, those with rebound COVID should isolate for at least five days, ending that if a fever has resolved itself for 24 hours without medication and symptoms have improved. The patient “should wear a mask for a total of 10 days after rebound symptoms started. Some people continue to test positive after day 10 but are considerably less likely to shed infectious virus.”
Both the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer point out that 1% to 2% of people in Pfizer’s original study on Paxlovid saw their virus levels rebound after 10 days. The rate was about the same among people taking the drug or dummy pills, “so it is unclear at this point that this is related to drug treatment,” according to the FDA.
While Biden was testing negative, he returned to holding in-person indoor events and meetings with staff at the White House and was wearing a mask, in accordance with CDC guidelines. But the president removed his mask indoors when delivering remarks on Thursday and during a meeting with CEOs on the White House complex.
Asked why Biden appeared to be breaching CDC protocols, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “They were socially distanced. They were far enough apart. So we made it safe for them to be together, to be on that stage.”
Regulators are still studying the prevalence and virulence of rebound cases, but the CDC in May warned doctors that it has been reported to occur within two days to eight days after initially testing negative for the virus.
“Limited information currently available from case reports suggests that persons treated with Paxlovid who experience COVID-19 rebound have had mild illness; there are no reports of severe disease,” the agency said at the time.
When Biden was initially released from isolation on Wednesday, O’Connor said the president would “increase his testing cadence” to catch any potential rebound of the virus.
Paxlovid has been proven to significantly reduce severe disease and death among those most vulnerable to COVID-19. U.S. health officials have encouraged those who test positive to consult their doctors or pharmacists to see if they should be prescribed the treatment, despite the rebound risk.
Biden is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office, a first booster shot in September and an additional dose March 30.
While patients who have recovered from earlier variants of COVID-19 have tended to have high levels of immunity to future reinfection for 90 days, Jha said that the BA.5 subvariant that infected Biden has proven to be more “immune-evasive.”
“We have seen lots of people get reinfected within 90 days,” he said, adding that officials don’t yet have data on how long those who have recovered from the BA.5 strain have protection from reinfection. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19-returns-to-isolation/2022/07/30/95894438-1038-11ed-88e8-c58dc3dbaee2_story.html | 2022-07-30T20:10:53Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19-returns-to-isolation/2022/07/30/95894438-1038-11ed-88e8-c58dc3dbaee2_story.html | true |
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Sean Crocker's chip-in eagle on the par-5 18th hole gave him a two-stroke lead headed into the final round at the Hero Open.
The American, bidding for his first European tour title, finished at 3-under 69 on Saturday to keep Jens Dantorp of Sweden two shots behind after three rounds at Fairmont St. Andrews.
Crocker, who started the day with a one-shot lead, moved to 18 under for the tournament as he goes for a wire-to-wire win.
“That was a nice little bonus on 18. I was trying to get it up and down for (birdie) but to see that ball drop was pretty cool,” said Crocker, who was born in Zimbabwe and raised in California.
He ran into trouble on the par-4 13th when he was in the thick rough after two shots and near a wall. He took a drop and settled for a double bogey.
He thought about playing it, though.
“Every time I got near that ball I just could see bad things happening,” he said. “We made the right decision there by taking the drop.”
Dantorp is alone in second after a bogey-free 69.
Adrian Otaegui (64) and David Law (65) are both three shots off the lead.
“It’s nice to have a little bit of room but I also know those gaps can be closed very quickly,” Crocker said. “It's been a long time since I've held something shiny. It would be a nice little present.”
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PHOENIX (AP) — A law enforcement official overseeing police reform in Baltimore has been tapped to lead the Phoenix Police Department, which has been the subject of a wide-ranging civil rights investigation.
Michael Sullivan, the deputy commissioner of compliance in Baltimore, will join the Phoenix agency in September as interim chief. He's expected to serve up to two years while the city — the fifth largest in the U.S. — searches for a permanent chief.
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into whether officers in Phoenix have used excessive force, abused people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness, engaged in discriminatory policing practices and retaliated against people exercising free speech, which is protected under the First Amendment. The investigation began last August.
Current Phoenix police Chief Jeri Williams announced in May that she’s retiring after a 33-year career in law enforcement, including six as chief. She’s expected to help Sullivan transition into the job.
Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton announced Sullivan's hire Thursday, noting his work in police reform.
“His experience working in collaboration with communities, the DOJ, federal court and more gives me confidence he has the experience necessary to step into the interim Phoenix Police Chief role during this important time,” Barton said in a statement.
Barton said input from the community, officers, elected officials and labor groups will be part of the process in choosing a permanent police chief.
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association President Darrell Kriplean said while the group wasn't included in the selection of Sullivan, it looks forward to meeting Sullivan and working on pressing issues facing the department.
Sullivan started in law enforcement at the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky nearly 30 years ago. He joined the Baltimore police agency in 2019 as deputy commissioner and has overseen compliance with a federal consent decree that requires Baltimore to overhaul its practices since June 2021. A recent progress report noted substantial progress but said considerable work remains.
Baltimore has been under federal oversight since 2017 after the Justice Department released a scathing report detailing longstanding patterns of racial profiling and excessive force. The federal review was prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man whose neck was broken in the back of a transport wagon, and whose death roiled the city. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/New-interim-Phoenix-police-chief-oversaw-reform-17340394.php | 2022-07-30T20:11:25Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/New-interim-Phoenix-police-chief-oversaw-reform-17340394.php | false |
The Azeri defence ministry said it had returned fire after Armenia used artillery to attack troops in the Lachin and Kalbajar regions to the west of the enclave.
Separately, Armenia's defence ministry denied the charge, Interfax news agency said.
The dispute over the region, a mountainous territory inside Azerbaijan controlled since the 1990s by ethnic Armenians, flared in 2020 into a six-week war in which Azeri troops regained swathes of territory.
The two sides agreed to work on a peace plan after Russia brokered a ceasefire but periodically accuse each other of firing shells across the border.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke separately with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Monday to try to nudge the former Soviet republics toward peace.
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(NEXSTAR) — Pres. Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again, just over three days after he was cleared to exit isolation, the White House announced Saturday. The positive test represents a “rebound” case after treatment with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid, WH physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter.
O’Connor said Biden, who initially tested positive on July 21, “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms and continues to feel quite well.”
The antiviral pill developed by Pfizer is the first pill approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treatment of COVID-19. It was granted emergency use authorization in December. Though it has been approved, data from Pfizer shows some users can experience a rebound after completion of a round of treatment. Users will test negative and then suddenly begin testing positive again.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, took Paxlovid after testing positive for COVID. He also said he had a recurrence of symptoms after completing a full round of treatment.
Dr. Bud Lawrence, medical director at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital’s ER department, told Nexstar affiliate KTLA in Los Angeles Paxlovid rebound is “definitely a real thing.”
“It is something that is occurring with some patients,” Lawrence told KTLA. “They take the Paxlovid and anywhere from 10 to 14 days from the initial onset of symptoms, they get another bump in symptoms.”
So how common is ‘Paxlovid rebound’?
Data from Pfizer now shows the rebound is happening in about 10% of patients, which is relatively small.
O’Connor said there is no need for the president to begin another round of treatment; rather, he will return to strict isolation while he waits to again test negative for the virus.
Biden said on Twitter that he was feeling fine, did not have any symptoms and was continuing to work, albeit with quarantine precautions.
“Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again,” the president wrote on Twitter. “This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work, and will be back on the road soon.”
Paxlovid isn’t approved to prevent a person from getting COVID, or in place of getting a vaccine. And despite concerns about the Paxlovid rebound, the medication is still in high demand. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/what-is-paxlovid-rebound-and-how-common-is-it/ | 2022-07-30T20:26:49Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/what-is-paxlovid-rebound-and-how-common-is-it/ | true |
WASHINGTON — It’s been more than a year in the making and has seen plenty of ups and downs. Now, a Democratic economic package focused on climate and health care faces hurdles but seems headed toward party-line passage by Congress next month.
Approval would let President Joe Biden and his party claim a triumph on top priorities as November’s elections approach. They have not forgotten that they came close to approving a far grander version of the bill last year, only to see Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., one of their most conservative and contrarian members, torpedo it at the eleventh hour.
This time, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has crafted a compromise package with Manchin, to the surprise of everyone, transforming the West Virginian from pariah to partner. The measure is more modest than earlier versions but still checks boxes on issues that make Democrats giddy.
Here's what they face:
WHAT'S IN IT?
The measure would raise $739 billion in revenue over 10 years and spend $433 billion. More than $300 billion would be left for trimming federal deficits.
Those are meaningful cuts in red ink. But they’re tiny compared with the $16 trillion in new debt the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates will accumulate over the next decade.
The package would save consumers and the government money by curbing prescription drug prices, and it would subsidize private health insurance for millions of people. It would bolster the IRS budget so the tax agency can collect more unpaid taxes.
The plan would foster clean energy and offshore energy drilling, a balance demanded by Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels. It also would collect new taxes from the largest corporations and wealthy hedge fund owners.
It's a fraction of the $3.5 trillion package that Biden proposed early in his presidency, which also envisioned sums for initiatives such as paid family leave and universal preschool. It's also smaller than the roughly $2 trillion alternative the House passed last November after Manchin demanded cuts then derailed the deal anyway, citing inflation fears.
IT'S NOW CALLED THE “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT,” BUT...
... will it do that? It certainly could, but there are dissenters.
First, some context.
By one inflation measure the Federal Reserve studies closely, prices jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades. That followed government figures showing the economy shrank anew last quarter, fueling recession worries.
“Improved tax collection, drug savings, and deficit reduction would put downward pressure on inflation,” the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said Friday. In what passes for a rave review, the bipartisan fiscal watchdog group called the legislation “exactly the kind of package lawmakers should put in place to help the economy in a number of ways.”
“Deficit reduction is almost always inflation-reducing," Jason Furman, a Harvard University economics professor who was a top economic adviser to President Barack Obama, wrote Friday in The Wall Street Journal. He said the measure would also “reduce inflation by slowing the growth of prescription-drug prices."
A more sobering assessment came from the University of Pennsylvania's Penn Wharton Budget Model, which analyzes economic issues.
“The act would very slightly increase inflation until 2024 and decrease inflation thereafter," the group wrote Friday. “These point estimates are statistically indistinguishable from zero, thereby indicating low confidence that the legislation will have any impact on inflation."
A chorus of Republicans say Democrats' bill would be widely damaging. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., calls it “a giant package of huge new job-killing tax hikes, Green New Deal craziness that will kill American energy, and prescription drug socialism that will leave us with fewer new life-saving medicines."
CHANGES AHEAD
The 725-page measure will probably still change somewhat.
Schumer said this past week that Democrats planned to add language aimed at reducing patients' costs of insulin, the diabetes drug that can cost hundreds of dollars monthly.
Insulin price curbs were a highlight of Democrats' bigger package last year, including a $35 monthly cap for patients who get the drug through Medicare or private insurers. But that fell out this year as the measure was trimmed.
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have produced a bill capping insulin's price. That measure's prospects diminished after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated it would cost about $23 billion and actually increase the price of insulin. The two lawmakers also haven't produced the 10 Republicans who would be needed to succeed in the 50-50 Senate, where most bills need 60 votes.
It's unclear what the Democrats' new insulin language would do. Prior language that required private insurers to set a $35 monthly insulin cap may violate the chamber's rules, which only allow provisions primarily affecting the federal budget.
In addition, under the process Democrats are using to move the measure through the chamber by a simple majority, with Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote, it would face multiple amendments in a voting session that can run through the night, and there is no telling whether some will pass.
PROSPECTS
Every Republican seems poised to vote “no.”
Democrats will need all 50 of their own votes in the Senate, where unpredictable Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., has yet to state her view.
Democrats can lose no more than four House votes to succeed there. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Friday that when the Senate approves the package, “We’ll pass it.”
Schumer wants Senate passage next week. He acknowledged that timeline is “going to be hard" because it will take time for the chamber's parliamentarian to make sure the bill conforms to Senate rules.
This will also take luck. All 50 Democrats, including both independents who support them, will have to be healthy enough to show up and vote.
That's not guaranteed. The latest, extremely contagious COVID-19 variant is spreading around the country. And the chamber has 33 senators who are 70 years old or more, including 19 Democrats.
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., 77, was the latest senator to announce he'd contracted the disease. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., 82, has been out after hip surgery. Both are expected back next week. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/dems-seem-headed-for-climate-health-win/507-dd174d69-f5aa-4c25-9179-d5930d47cefc | 2022-07-30T20:26:55Z | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/dems-seem-headed-for-climate-health-win/507-dd174d69-f5aa-4c25-9179-d5930d47cefc | true |
Conservation work of Assembly museum building nears end
Second phase work on structure began a year ago
Conservation of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Golden Jubilee Museum, a protected monument under the Archaeology Department, is nearing completion.
The museum, on the Legislative Assembly campus at Palayam, is located in a beautiful red building in western style that dates back to 1868. It was the headquarters of the Thiruvithamkoor Nair Pattalam or the Nair Brigade of erstwhile Travancore.
The stately building then became a military hospital, headquarters of the Mounted Police, and later the office of the City Police Commissioner. It housed some offices after the new Assembly building came up, say Archaeology Department officials. The building was then converted into the Assembly museum that was inaugurated by former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in 2006.
The 41 cents of land on which the museum stands is bordered by the official home of the Speaker of the Assembly, and the residence of the Deputy Speaker and the Legislative Secretary.
Though declared a protected monument in 1997, the building was maintained by the Public Works Department in association with the Assembly Secretariat. Then, during the previous Left Democratic Front government’s tenure, Assembly Secretary V.K. Babu Prakash suggested that the bulding’s comprehensive conservation be taken up, since structural repairs were straying from conservation principles and ethics.
Conservation work was taken up in two phases. In the first phase, conservation of the entrance to the building and the bell tower was completed in 2019. A chamber that was said to house explosives and had been sealed was also restored, and a spiral staircase and a platform added to provide access to the room that contained the opening to the chamber.
Some portions of the main building that housed the extension rooms had asbestos roof after the roof tiles broke. These were replaced with roof tiles as part of the conservation work. A boundary wall at the building’s rear too was built.
In the second phase that began post-COVID, focus was on the roof of the main structure that houses the museum as rain water tended to percolate down, damaging the ceiling. As the roof tiles were of different patterns and styles (some were fish-scale tiles, while others were Mangalore pattern tiles), these were removed and put back again in order.
Some of the reapers and rafters were damaged. Of these, some were repaired and treated with cashewnut shell oil and put back, while others were replaced. The terracota floor was polished, and given a fresh coating.
Regular maintenance of the building that had been carried out earlier made the work of the Archaeology Department easier, say officials.
A garden too will come up at the rear where visitors to the museum can relax after their visit.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 again Saturday, slightly more than three days after he was cleared to exit coronavirus isolation, the White House said, in a rare case of “rebound” following treatment with an anti-viral drug.
White House physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a letter that Biden “has experienced no reemergence of symptoms, and continues to feel quite well.”
In accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, Biden will reenter isolation for least five days. The agency says most rebound cases remain mild and that severe disease during that period has not been reported.
Word of Biden’s positive test came just two hours after the White House announced a presidential visit to Michigan this coming Tuesday to highlight the passage of a bill to promote domestic high-tech manufacturing. Biden had also been scheduled to visit his home in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday morning, where first lady Jill Biden has been staying while the president was positive. Both trips have been canceled as Biden has returned to isolation.
Biden, 79, was treated with the anti-viral drug Paxlovid, and tested negative for the virus on Tuesday and Wednesday. He was then cleared to leave isolation while wearing a mask indoors. His positive tests puts him among the minority of those prescribed the drug to experience a rebound case of the virus.
While Biden was testing negative, he returned to holding in-person indoor events and meetings with staff at the White House and was wearing a mask, in accordance with CDC guidelines. But the president removed his mask indoors when delivering remarks on Thursday and during a meeting with CEOs on the White House complex.
Asked why Biden appeared to be breaching CDC protocols, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, “They were socially distanced. They were far enough apart. So we made it safe for them to be together, to be on that stage.”
Regulators are still studying the prevalence and virulence of rebound cases, but the CDC in May warned doctors that it has been reported to occur within two days to eight days after initially testing negative for the virus.
“Limited information currently available from case reports suggests that persons treated with Paxlovid who experience COVID-19 rebound have had mild illness; there are no reports of severe disease,” the agency said at the time.
When Biden was initially released from isolation on Wednesday, O’Connor said the president would “increase his testing cadence” to catch any potential rebound of the virus.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters on Monday that “the clinical data suggests that between 5 and 8 percent of people have rebound” after Paxlovid treatment.
Paxlovid has been proven to significantly reduce severe disease and death among those most vulnerable to COVID-19. U.S. health officials have encouraged those who test positive to consult their doctors or pharmacists to see if they should be prescribed the treatment, despite the rebound risk.
Biden is fully vaccinated, after getting two doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine shortly before taking office, a first booster shot in September and an additional dose March 30.
While patients who have recovered from earlier variants of COVID-19 have tended to have high levels of immunity to future reinfection for 90 days, Jha said that the BA.5 subvariant that infected Biden has proven to be more “immune-evasive.”
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ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was "a bit of a test" that showed he needs to slow down and one day possibly retire.
Speaking to reporters while traveling home from northern Nunavut, the 85-year-old Francis stressed that he hadn't thought about resigning but said "the door is open" and there was nothing wrong with a pope stepping down.
"It's not strange. It's not a catastrophe. You can change the pope," he said while sitting in an airplane wheelchair during a 45-minute news conference.
Francis said that while he hadn't considered resigning until now, he realizes he has to at least slow down.
"I think at my age and with these limitations, I have to save (my energy) to be able to serve the church, or on the contrary, think about the possibility of stepping aside," he said.
Francis was peppered with questions about the future of his pontificate following the first trip in which he used a wheelchair, walker and cane to get around, sharply limiting his program and ability to mingle with crowds.
He strained his right knee ligaments earlier this year, and continuing laser and magnetic therapy forced him to cancel a trip to Africa that was scheduled for the first week of July.
The Canada trip was difficult, and featured several moments when Francis was clearly in pain as he maneuvered getting up and down from chairs.
At the end of his six-day tour, he appeared in good spirits and energetic, despite a long day traveling to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to again apologize to Indigenous peoples for the injustices they suffered in Canada's church-run residential schools.
Francis ruled out having surgery on his knee, saying it would not necessarily help and noting "there are still traces" from the effects of having undergone more than six hours of anesthesia in July 2021 to remove 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his large intestine.
"I'll try to continue to do the trips and be close to people because I think it's a way of servicing, being close. But more than this, I can't say," he said Saturday.
In other comments aboard the papal plane, Francis:
— Agreed that the attempt to eliminate Indigenous culture in Canada through a church-run residential school system amounted to a cultural "genocide." Francis said he didn't use the term during his Canada trip because it didn't come to mind. Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission determined in 2015 that the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes and placement in church-run residential schools to assimilate them into Christian, Canadian constituted a "cultural genocide."
"It's true I didn't use the word because it didn't come to mind, but I described genocide, no?" Francis said. "I apologized, I asked forgiveness for this work, which was genocide."
— Suggested he was not opposed to a development of Catholic doctrine on the use of contraception. Church teaching prohibits artificial contraception. Francis noted that a Vatican think tank recently published the acts of a congress where a modification to the church's absolute "no" was discussed. He stressed that doctrine can develop over time and that it was the job of theologians to pursue such developments, with the pope ultimately deciding.
Francis noted that church teaching on atomic weapons was modified during his pontificate to consider not only the use but the mere possession of atomic weapons as immoral and to consider the death penalty immoral in all cases.
— Confirmed he hoped to travel to Kazakhstan in mid-September for an interfaith conference where he might meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has justified the war in Ukraine. Francis also said he wants to go to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, though no trip has yet been confirmed. He said he hoped to reschedule the trip to South Sudan he canceled because of his knee problems. He said the Congo leg of that trip would probably have to be put off until next year because of the rainy season.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A single ticket bought in a Chicago suburb beat the odds and won a $1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot.
According to megamillions.com, there was one jackpot-winning ticket in the draw Friday night, and it was bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines.
The winning numbers were: 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14.
“We are thrilled to have witnessed one of the biggest jackpot wins in Mega Millions history,” Ohio Lottery Director Pat McDonald, the current Lead Director for the Mega Millions Consortium, said in a statement on the lottery’s website. “We’re eager to find out who won and look forward to congratulating the winner soon!”
The jackpot was the nation’s third-largest lottery prize. It grew so large because no one had matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner.
Lottery officials had estimated the winning take at $1.28 billion, but revised the number up to $1.337 billion on Saturday.
The total prize is for winners who choose the annuity option, paid annually over 29 years. Most winners opt for the cash option, which for Friday night’s drawing was an estimated $780.5 million.
The odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302.5 million.
According to the Illinois Lottery, the store that sold the ticket is a pretty big winner, too; it will receive half a million dollars just for selling the ticket. A clerk at the Speedway store who answered the phone but declined to give his name said the store has not been officially notified officially that it sold the winning ticket and that he learned about it from reporters calling for comment.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.
Illinois is among the states where winners of more than $250,000 can choose to not reveal their names and Illinois Lottery spokeswoman Emilia Mazur said the vast majority of those winners do just that.
Even lottery officials may not know for a while who won because winners don’t have to come forward straight away. And the winning ticket may have been bought by a group of people.
“We won’t know whether it’s an individual or it’s a lottery pool until the winner comes forward to claim their prize,” National Mega Millions spokeswoman Danielle Frizzi-Babb said.
As of Saturday afternoon, no winner had come forward, according to Mazur.
Emily Irwin, managing director, Advice & Planning, at Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management, said Friday that the winner should consider keeping a low profile and resist going on an eyebrow-raising spending spree that everyone knows the winner cannot afford.
“This is not the time to start calling everybody you know, saying, ‘Hey, I have a big secret. Can you keep it?’” Irwin said.
This is necessary to avoid being inundated with requests for money.
“There are scammers and others who follow big winners,” she said, admitting that sudden wealth can put a lottery winner in physical danger.
“Privacy equals safety,” she said.
One thing the winner must do immediately is sign the ticket. That’s because if the ticket hasn’t been signed then it really isn’t yours. If the winner loses an unsigned ticket and another person finds it and signs it, the ticket now belongs to them.
Irwin suggests a step further to survive a legal battle over ownership.
“Take a Polaroid of you holding it and (put) it in a safe deposit box or somewhere else safe,” she said.
Pratik Patel, the head of Family Wealth Strategies at BMO Family Office in Chicago, said the winner should work with a financial planner to map out their future.
“I would run a Monte Carlo market simulation,” Patel said, explaining that this is an analysis of what a winner’s annual income might be and what the proceeds from various investments might be. “What you’re doing is using analytics to inform your spending.”
Frizzi-Babb agrees that talking to a financial planner is a good idea.
“I would suggest that you do that before you even set foot in a lottery office,” she said.
One expert who has worked with past lottery winners, says the winners should avoid going to the lottery office altogether, instead sending an attorney or financial adviser to preserve their anonymity — if lottery officials allow.
“There are going to be people doing everything they can to figure out who the winner is,” said Kim Kamin, who was a trusts and estates attorney for 17 years and now teaches estate planning at Northwestern University’s law school. “There are going to be many eyes watching.”
There is also a question nobody wants to answer at that particular time: What happens to the money when you die?
Irwin said don’t leave this unanswered; you must take action to ensure the bulk of your estate goes to your beneficiaries rather than the government.
“You need a manager who specializes in this and understands this world,” said Patel. “Someone making $60,000 a year might need a certain type of professional manager and they may want to switch to someone who does ultra wealth.”
Whatever the winner does, it is important to do it slowly.
“You can absolutely indulge but let’s be smart about it,” Patel said. “It’s a lot of money but until you figure out what you can afford, there are still limitations.”
For example, he said, consider chartering a private jet before diving in and buying one.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
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A DAY TO REMEMBER
Ron Guidry, Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez highlight the Yankees alumni set to appear at Old-Timers’ Day in the Bronx prior to a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
There won’t be a playful reunion game this season, with New York calling off the exhibition because too many of the retired players in attendance are recovering from various operations. But there will still be a pregame ceremony on the field at Yankee Stadium, which will also include David Cone, Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone, along with Yankees spouses Joan Ford (wife of Whitey), Jill Martin (wife of Billy), Diana Munson (wife of Thurman) and Kay Murcer (wife of Bobby).
After that, Aaron Judge aims for the fences again after becoming the first big leaguer this season to reach 40 home runs Friday night. He wasn’t done, either. The star slugger launched a grand slam for No. 41 and even robbed a home run in right field as the Yankees rallied for an 11-5 victory over the Royals. He finished with six RBIs, giving him a major league-leading 89.
A free agent at the end of the season, Judge has eight homers and 19 RBIs in nine games since the All-Star break. He is on pace for 66 home runs, which would top Roger Maris’ club record of 61 in 1961.
HELLO, SAILOR
All-Star pitcher Luis Castillo is headed from Cincinnati to Seattle after the Mariners acquired perhaps the top starter on the trade market Friday night for four minor league prospects.
Seattle, which holds the second of three AL wild cards, has not been to the playoffs since 2001 — the longest postseason drought in the four major North American professional sports.
“He’s one of the best pitchers in the game. He’s really established himself as a dominant starter,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “We’ve got a chance to do something really big here this year. You have to step out and take a chance once in a while if you ultimately want to get the reward.”
Castillo last pitched Wednesday and figures to make his Mariners debut next week at Yankee Stadium, where Seattle plays a three-game series starting Monday.
KERSHAW AT COORS
Clayton Kershaw pitches in Colorado, his second outing since starting the All-Star Game for the National League on his home mound at Dodger Stadium.
The 34-year-old lefty, who is 8-5 with a 2.49 ERA, allowed four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings Sunday at home against rival San Francisco. A three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw is 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in his last four starts.
He is 11-7 with a 4.81 ERA at Coors Field, his highest ERA at any ballpark where he has made more than one start.
Los Angeles is 20-4 this month and 67-32 overall, both the best marks in the majors.
Kyle Freeland (5-7, 4.64) starts for the Rockies. He has a 3.57 ERA on the road but a 5.66 ERA at hitter-friendly Coors, where he has allowed eight of the 12 home runs he’s yielded.
MONEY TALKS
All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove (8-3, 2.63 ERA) is winless in five starts going into his outing for San Diego against Minnesota. He is 0-3 with a 5.34 ERA since winning at the Chicago Cubs on June 16.
Musgrove and his hometown Padres are nearing agreement on a $100 million, five-year contract that would start next year. The deal is still a few days from being finalized.
The right-hander has an $8,625,000 salary and was on track to be eligible for free agency after the World Series.
Sonny Gray (5-3, 3.52) starts for the Twins. He will be facing San Diego for the second time, the first since a win at Cincinnati on Aug. 20, 2019, when he allowed one run and four hits in six innings.
GLORY DAYS
Rays right-hander Corey Kluber (6-6, 3.91 ERA) makes his second career start against Cleveland — the team he pitched for when he won AL Cy Young Awards in 2014 and 2017. He tossed six scoreless innings for the New York Yankees against Cleveland last Sept. 17, earning a win.
Zach Plesac (2-8, 4.09) goes for the Guardians, who are one game back of first-place Minnesota in the AL Central and 1 1/2 behind Tampa Bay for the final AL wild card.
ARM ALARM
The surging Toronto Blue Jays hope for more good news on top pitcher Alek Manoah, who left Friday night’s start against Detroit in the sixth inning after getting hit on the right elbow by Jonathan Schoop’s comebacker.
The team said Manoah had a bruise, and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Manoah said afterward he felt good.
“It kind of got me clean on the arm,” he said. “But after that, once I realized it really wasn’t that painful or anything, I tried to fight to stay in. But I think with the pitch count and where the game was at, it was a good call to take me out.”
A first-time All-Star this season, Manoah is 11-5 with a 2.43 ERA.
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The fifth-largest largest commercial bank in the US was fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for illegally accessing consumer credit reports and opening accounts without their permission.
U.S. Bank, which is based in Minneapolis and has over $559 billion in assets, pressured its employees to meet sales goals as part of their job requirements, offering them incentives for selling bank products, the regulator said. In order to meet those goals, the bank's employees illegally accessed customer credit reports and personal data to open accounts without permission, the investigation found.
The CFBP announced Thursday that it fined U.S. Bank $37.5 million, after a five-year investigation.
"For over a decade, U.S. Bank knew its employees were taking advantage of its customers by misappropriating consumer data to create fictitious accounts," said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in a press release.
In a statement to CNN Business, U.S. Bank said it has "made process and oversight improvements" since 2016 regarding sales practice concerns. Employees now receive incentives only for accounts where the customer uses the service.
The settlement is "related to legacy sales practices involving a small percentage of accounts dating back to 2010," U.S. Bank said in a statement Saturday. "We are pleased to put this matter behind us."
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The CFBP said its investigation found evidence that the bank was aware that its employees were opening accounts without customers' authorization, and did not have measures in place to prevent and detect them. The bank's sales campaigns and compensation programs rewarded employees for selling bank products, the agency added
Regulators found that the employees opened deposit accounts, credit cards and lines of credit that carried high interest rates and expensive fees that were passed on to the customer.
"U.S. Bank's conduct harmed its customers in the form of unwanted accounts, negative effects on their credit profiles, and the loss of control over personally identifiable information," the CFBP said in its release, saying customers were forced to close the unauthorized accounts in their names and seek refunds themselves.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
313 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Young
and northeastern Stephens Counties through 400 PM CDT...
At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Crystal Falls, or 13 miles northeast of Breckenridge,
moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Graham, Breckenridge and Crystal Falls.
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.
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 3271 9858 3272 9889 3311 9889 3311 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 187DEG 11KT 3289 9873
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Jacksboro and Bryson.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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LAT...LON 3301 9843 3302 9842 3335 9842 3335 9792
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A look at what’s happening around the majors today:
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A DAY TO REMEMBER
Ron Guidry, Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez highlight the Yankees alumni set to appear at Old-Timers’ Day in the Bronx prior to a matchup with the Kansas City Royals.
There won’t be a playful reunion game this season, with New York calling off the exhibition because too many of the retired players in attendance are recovering from various operations. But there will still be a pregame ceremony on the field at Yankee Stadium, which will also include David Cone, Bucky Dent and Aaron Boone, along with Yankees spouses Joan Ford (wife of Whitey), Jill Martin (wife of Billy), Diana Munson (wife of Thurman) and Kay Murcer (wife of Bobby).
After that, Aaron Judge aims for the fences again after becoming the first big leaguer this season to reach 40 home runs Friday night. He wasn’t done, either. The star slugger launched a grand slam for No. 41 and even robbed a home run in right field as the Yankees rallied for an 11-5 victory over the Royals. He finished with six RBIs, giving him a major league-leading 89.
A free agent at the end of the season, Judge has eight homers and 19 RBIs in nine games since the All-Star break. He is on pace for 66 home runs, which would top Roger Maris’ club record of 61 in 1961.
HELLO, SAILOR
All-Star pitcher Luis Castillo is headed from Cincinnati to Seattle after the Mariners acquired perhaps the top starter on the trade market Friday night for four minor league prospects.
Seattle, which holds the second of three AL wild cards, has not been to the playoffs since 2001 — the longest postseason drought in the four major North American professional sports.
“He’s one of the best pitchers in the game. He’s really established himself as a dominant starter,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “We’ve got a chance to do something really big here this year. You have to step out and take a chance once in a while if you ultimately want to get the reward.”
Castillo last pitched Wednesday and figures to make his Mariners debut next week at Yankee Stadium, where Seattle plays a three-game series starting Monday.
KERSHAW AT COORS
Clayton Kershaw pitches in Colorado, his second outing since starting the All-Star Game for the National League on his home mound at Dodger Stadium.
The 34-year-old lefty, who is 8-5 with a 2.49 ERA, allowed four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings Sunday at home against rival San Francisco. A three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, Kershaw is 2-0 with a 1.67 ERA in his last four starts.
He is 11-7 with a 4.81 ERA at Coors Field, his highest ERA at any ballpark where he has made more than one start.
Los Angeles is 20-4 this month and 67-32 overall, both the best marks in the majors.
Kyle Freeland (5-7, 4.64) starts for the Rockies. He has a 3.57 ERA on the road but a 5.66 ERA at hitter-friendly Coors, where he has allowed eight of the 12 home runs he’s yielded.
MONEY TALKS
All-Star pitcher Joe Musgrove (8-3, 2.63 ERA) is winless in five starts going into his outing for San Diego against Minnesota. He is 0-3 with a 5.34 ERA since winning at the Chicago Cubs on June 16.
Musgrove and his hometown Padres are nearing agreement on a $100 million, five-year contract that would start next year. The deal is still a few days from being finalized.
The right-hander has an $8,625,000 salary and was on track to be eligible for free agency after the World Series.
Sonny Gray (5-3, 3.52) starts for the Twins. He will be facing San Diego for the second time, the first since a win at Cincinnati on Aug. 20, 2019, when he allowed one run and four hits in six innings.
GLORY DAYS
Rays right-hander Corey Kluber (6-6, 3.91 ERA) makes his second career start against Cleveland — the team he pitched for when he won AL Cy Young Awards in 2014 and 2017. He tossed six scoreless innings for the New York Yankees against Cleveland last Sept. 17, earning a win.
Zach Plesac (2-8, 4.09) goes for the Guardians, who are one game back of first-place Minnesota in the AL Central and 1 1/2 behind Tampa Bay for the final AL wild card.
ARM ALARM
The surging Toronto Blue Jays hope for more good news on top pitcher Alek Manoah, who left Friday night’s start against Detroit in the sixth inning after getting hit on the right elbow by Jonathan Schoop’s comebacker.
The team said Manoah had a bruise, and X-rays did not reveal a fracture. Manoah said afterward he felt good.
“It kind of got me clean on the arm,” he said. “But after that, once I realized it really wasn’t that painful or anything, I tried to fight to stay in. But I think with the pitch count and where the game was at, it was a good call to take me out.”
A first-time All-Star this season, Manoah is 11-5 with a 2.43 ERA.
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WASHINGTON — Days after ending his COVID-19 isolation, President Joe Biden has tested positive for the virus again, his physician said Saturday.
Biden's treatment included a five-day course of Paxlovid, an antiviral drug used to treat COVID-19 that has helped prevent more severe illness. His physician said Biden is one of a small percentage of Paxlovid patients who "rebound" and test positive again.
"After testing negative on Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday morning, the President tested positive late Saturday morning, by antigen testing," wrote Dr. Kevin O'Connor in a letter. "This in fact represents 'rebound' positivity."
O'Connor said Biden is not experiencing symptoms and feels "quite well," so his health care team is not restarting treatment.
"Folks, today I tested positive for COVID again," Biden said on Twitter. "This happens with a small minority of folks. I’ve got no symptoms but I am going to isolate for the safety of everyone around me. I’m still at work, and will be back on the road soon."
Regulators are still studying rebound cases, but the CDC in May warned doctors that it has been reported to occur within two days to eight days after initially testing negative for the virus.
“Limited information currently available from case reports suggests that persons treated with Paxlovid who experience COVID-19 rebound have had mild illness; there are no reports of severe disease,” the agency said at the time.
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha told reporters on Monday that “the clinical data suggests that between 5 and 8 percent of people have rebound” after Paxlovid treatment.
U.S. health officials have encouraged those who test positive to consult their doctors or pharmacists to see if they should be prescribed the treatment, despite the rebound risk.
Biden is fully vaccinated and has received two booster doses. He was diagnosed with the highly transmissible BA.5 variant of COVID, but had a mild bout with the virus. O'Connor consistently wrote in his updates that Biden's vital signs remained strong, and his temperature only became briefly elevated. He suffered from a runny nose, cough, sore throat and some body aches.
However, the infection was disruptive. Biden cancelled a trip to Pennsylvania, where he was going to detail his crime prevention plans and speak at at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser, and skipped a long weekend at his family home in Delaware.
First lady Jill Biden went without him, and Biden isolated in the White House residence. With voters already concerned about Biden’s age — he turns 80 in November — his aides emphasized that he was working despite his illness.
Biden's positive test Saturday is also disrupting his itinerary. He was scheduled for a trip to Michigan Tuesday to highlight the passage of a bill to promote domestic high-tech manufacturing. He was also set to visit Jill Biden in Delaware Sunday. | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-positive-covid-test-paxlovid-rebound/507-4977ebee-0147-4ab4-8caf-820728ddc680 | 2022-07-30T21:29:01Z | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/nation-world/biden-positive-covid-test-paxlovid-rebound/507-4977ebee-0147-4ab4-8caf-820728ddc680 | false |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
313 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Young
and northeastern Stephens Counties through 400 PM CDT...
At 313 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Crystal Falls, or 13 miles northeast of Breckenridge,
moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Graham, Breckenridge and Crystal Falls.
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.
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 3271 9858 3272 9889 3311 9889 3311 9857
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 187DEG 11KT 3289 9873
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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PHOENIX (AP) — The FBI on Friday arrested a Massachusetts man for threatening to blow up Arizona’s top election official following the 2020 election that saw former President Donald Trump lose in the state.
James W. Clark, 38, of Falmouth made an initial court appearance in Boston to answer to a three-count indictment that charges him with threatening to explode a bomb in Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs’ “personal space” if she did not resign.
Court records do not show a lawyer for Clark, or show if he remains in custody.
The threat was sent on Feb. 21, 2021, through an online form maintained by the Secretary of State’s election department, according to the indictment.
It was one of countless threats made against Hobbs for her role in certifying the 2020 election, which Trump contends without evidence was flawed by fraud. He lost to President Joe Biden in Arizona by more than 10,000 votes.
Hobbs spokeswoman Murphy Hebert said it was the only bomb threat Hobbs received among the thousands of threats the office received via telephone, email and online. She said the threats and harassment came in spurts, with hundreds on some days and then none for a while before another flurry of activity.
“Hanging is something we hear a lot, that you should be hanged,” Herbert said. “That seems to be a favorite.”
Clark faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of making the bomb threat and five years on each of the other charges, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division said threats of violence put election officials and workers at risk “and undermine the bedrock of our democracy: free and fair elections.”
Election officials across the nation, especially in battleground states that Trump lost like Arizona, have been subjected to threats in the wake of Trump’s defeat and the failed attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the election results on Jan. 6, 2021.
Attorney General Merrick Garland formed an Election Threats Task Force in June 2021 to focus on threats of violence against elected election officials, workers and and volunteers to ensure they are able to oversee elections free of harassment. The case against Clark is part of that effort.
Hobbs said in a statement that election officials across the country are being regularly threatened for doing their jobs and thanked the FBI for pursuing the investigation.
“It’s unconscionable and undermines our democracy,” Hobbs said. “This harassment won’t be tolerated and can’t be normalized.” | https://fox59.com/news/politics/ap-politics/fbi-massachusetts-man-threatened-arizona-election-official/ | 2022-07-30T21:30:30Z | https://fox59.com/news/politics/ap-politics/fbi-massachusetts-man-threatened-arizona-election-official/ | true |
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STOCKS TO WATCH: With deadlines approaching and competing offers battling it out, you have to feel for puzzled M&C Saatchi shareholders
You have to feel for M&C Saatchi shareholders.
They have two takeover offers to choose between – or stick with the advertising group and its buoyant performance.
Expansion plans are going perfectly well without the need for another party to get involved, a trading update seemed to imply last week.
Decision time: M&C Saatchi shareholders have two takeover offers to choose between
The bids come from UK 'Tech Queen' Vin Murria, a serial entrepreneur whom M&C has rejected from the start, and Next Fifteen Communications.
The trouble is both offers include shares and cash. So, whether one deal is better than the other has swung back and forth with the share price.
Next Fifteen may now have pulled ahead, as its offer has risen to more than 200p a share.
This could be enough to swing some shareholders.
An insider told Stocks To Watch a few weeks ago a 200p bid would be the threshold.
With deadlines approaching in the coming weeks, and competing offers battling it out, many investors will still be scratching their heads.
Serica Energy rejects latest Kistos bid
North Sea oil group Serica Energy has rejected a new proposal from upstart Kistos, saying its £1.15billion bid was still too low.
Kistos began its push in May, but last week's improved offer has helped lifted Serica's value to more than £1billion.
This means retail investor power couple David and Debbie Hardy have seen their stake soar by £25million in two months to more than £100million.
That should help them through the cost-of-living crisis.
Nanoco set for David-and-Goliath fight
Heatwave or not, Nanoco's lawyers have been spending the summer preparing for the next round of the Manchester minnow's David-and-Goliath fight against Samsung.
A trial is due soon in Nanoco's battle over whether Samsung knowingly used the firm's tech in its bestselling QLED TVs – vigorously denied by the South Korean electronics manufacturer.
Nanoco has been optimistic since it won a US Patent Trial and Appeal Board case in May.
But it may all have been too much for Richard Griffiths, founder of former broker Evolution Securities, who has been a long-time investor.
He sold a chunk of his holding last week, taking it to less than 3 per cent – below the threshold for public declaration.
Insiders say it's unlikely he's exited entirely.
Hargreaves Lansdown scepticism
There's scepticism in the City over Hargreaves Lansdown ahead of its full-year results next Friday.
The trading hub for individual investors has attracted a record amount of shorts from hedge funds which will make money if its share price falls.
Six groups have built up the 3.84 per cent position, including the UK's biggest short-selling fund, Marshall Wace.
Hargreaves has suffered the same fate as most so-called 'pandemic winners', whose huge growth during Covid has since fizzled.
Analysts expect profits to fall to £275million from £366million last year.
The outlook will be key.
Will ordinary Britons be less likely to dabble this autumn as higher bills hit households and pots of spare cash shrink?
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Red Bull Leipzig 3-5 Bayern Munich: Ex-Liverpool star Sadio Mane scores on his competitive debut as the German champions hold off a late second-half comeback from Leipzig
- Bayern Munich narrowly edged out Red Bull Leipzig 4-3 in the DFL-Supercup
- Jamal Musiala, Sadio Mane and Benjamin Pavard put Bayern 3-0 up at the break
- Marcel Halstenberg, Charles Nkunku and Dani Olmo sparked the comeback
- Leroy Sane's goal deep into added time sealed an entertaining 5-3 win for Bayern
German champions Bayern Munich survived a late comeback from RB Leipzig to claim a 5-3 victory in the German Supercup on Saturday with an impressive first half attacking display and new signing Sadio Mane scoring on his debut.
Bayern, aiming for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title this season, were eager to prove they remained a serious attacking threat despite the departure of top striker Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, and they did not have to wait long.
Jamal Musiala rifled in the opener in the 14th minute before Serge Gnabry cut through the Leipzig defence and delivered a perfect assist for Senegal international Mane, who has joined from Liverpool, to tap in the second goal in the 31st.
Sadio Mane was on the scoresheet as Bayern Munich beat Red Bull Leipzig 5-3 in the Supercup
Leipzig’s collapse looked complete in first half stoppage time when Musiala weaved his way into the box and set up Benjamin Pavard to drill the ball home.
Bayern’s backline was equally as effective in the first half with Leipzig having only one shot on goal in the 45 minutes.
That all changed after the break with the hosts hitting the woodwork in the 56th with substitute Andre Silva’s powerful header before Marcel Halstenberg went one better with his own header three minutes later to cut the deficit.
Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer lifted the German Supercup after edging out the win
Serge Gnabry briefly restored Bayern’s three-goal cushion when he fired into the top of the net on the rebound after Thomas Muller’s shot was palmed away by keeper Peter Gulacsi.
A 77th minute penalty by Christopher Nkunku made it 4-2 before Leipzig team mate Dani Olmo scored with a powerful shot to set up a nervous finale to an entertaining encounter.
However, late substitute Leroy Sane made sure of the first title of the season for Bayern, scoring on the break with the last kick of the game.
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New interim Phoenix police chief oversaw reform in Baltimore
PHOENIX (AP) — A law enforcement official overseeing police reform in Baltimore has been tapped to lead the Phoenix Police Department, which has been the subject of a wide-ranging civil rights investigation.
Michael Sullivan, the deputy commissioner of compliance in Baltimore, will join the Phoenix agency in September as interim chief. He’s expected to serve up to two years while the city — the fifth largest in the U.S. — searches for a permanent chief.
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into whether officers in Phoenix have used excessive force, abused people with disabilities and people experiencing homelessness, engaged in discriminatory policing practices and retaliated against people exercising free speech, which is protected under the First Amendment. The investigation began last August.
Current Phoenix police Chief Jeri Williams announced in May that she’s retiring after a 33-year career in law enforcement, including six as chief. She’s expected to help Sullivan transition into the job.
Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton announced Sullivan’s hire Thursday, noting his work in police reform.
“His experience working in collaboration with communities, the DOJ, federal court and more gives me confidence he has the experience necessary to step into the interim Phoenix Police Chief role during this important time,” Barton said in a statement.
Barton said input from the community, officers, elected officials and labor groups will be part of the process in choosing a permanent police chief.
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association President Darrell Kriplean said while the group wasn’t included in the selection of Sullivan, it looks forward to meeting Sullivan and working on pressing issues facing the department.
Sullivan started in law enforcement at the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky nearly 30 years ago. He joined the Baltimore police agency in 2019 as deputy commissioner and has overseen compliance with a federal consent decree that requires Baltimore to overhaul its practices since June 2021. A recent progress report noted substantial progress but said considerable work remains.
Baltimore has been under federal oversight since 2017 after the Justice Department released a scathing report detailing longstanding patterns of racial profiling and excessive force. The federal review was prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man whose neck was broken in the back of a transport wagon, and whose death roiled the city. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/07/30/new-interim-phoenix-police-chief-oversaw-reform-in-baltimore/ | 2022-07-30T21:43:44Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-arizona/2022/07/30/new-interim-phoenix-police-chief-oversaw-reform-in-baltimore/ | false |
COMSTOCK TWP, MI-- On Friday, July 29th, at approximately 11:50 p.m., Deputies from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5800 block of Sandalwood Drive after reports of shots fired nearby.
On arrival, deputies determined a home invasion had taken place, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
According to the release, evidence at the scene suggested occupants of the apartment had shot at a suspect or suspects as they were being attacked. When police arrived at the scene, no one was there.
A short time later two occupants from the apartment arrived at Borgess Hospital with blunt force trauma injuries police said are related to this home invasion.
Subsequently, a gunshot victim arrived at the hospital with an injury to his leg, police said.
Investigators are working to piece together the incident and the relationship between the occupants of the apartment and the attacker/attackers.
It’s believed the incident was a targeted attack and the occupants of the apartment and the suspect/suspects knew each other.
Police are continuing to investigate and do not believe there is a current threat to the public.
Anyone with more information on the matter is asked to call the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office and/or the Kalamazoo Silent Observer at 269-343-2100.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian and Russian officials blamed each other Saturday for the deaths of dozens of Ukrainian prisoners of war in an attack on a prison in a separatist-controlled area. The International Red Cross asked to visit the prison to make sure the scores of wounded POWs had proper treatment, but said its request had not been granted so far.
Meanwhile, Russia kept launching attacks on several Ukrainian cities, hitting a school and a bus station.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the ICRC and the United Nations have a duty to react to the shelling of the prison complex in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, and he called again for Russia to be declared a terrorist state.
“Condemnation at the level of political rhetoric is not enough for this mass murder,” he said.
Separatist authorities and Russian officials said the attack Friday killed 53 Ukrainian POWs and wounded another 75. Russia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday issued a list naming 48 Ukrainian fighters, aged 20 to 62, who died in the attack; it was not clear if the ministry had revised its fatality count.
Satellite photos taken before and after the attack show that a small, squarish building in the middle of the Olenivka prison complex was demolished, its roof in splinters.
Both Ukraine and Russia alleged the attack on the prison was premeditated and intended to silence the Ukrainian prisoners and destroy evidence.
The ICRC, which has organized civilian evacuations and worked to monitor the treatment of POWs held by Russia and Ukraine, said it requested access to the prison “to determine the health and condition of all the people present on-site at the time of the attack.”
“Our priority right now is making sure that the wounded receive lifesaving treatment and that the bodies of those who lost their lives are dealt with in a dignified manner,” the Red Cross said.
But the organization said late Saturday that its request to access the prison had not been granted yet.
“Granting ICRC access to POWs is an obligation of parties to conflict under the Geneva Conventions,” the ICRC said on Twitter.
Russia claimed Ukraine’s military used U.S.-supplied precision rocket launchers to target the prison in Olenivka, a settlement controlled by the Moscow-backed Donetsk People’s Republic.
The Ukrainian military accused the Russians of shelling the prison to cover up the alleged torture and execution of Ukrainians there.
The Institute for the Study of War, a think tank based in Washington, said the competing claims and limited information prevented assigning full responsibility for the attack but the “available visual evidence appears to support the Ukrainian claim more than the Russian.”
Moscow has opened a probe into the attack and the U.N. said it also was prepared to send investigators. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said “we stand ready to send a group of experts able to conduct an investigation, requiring the consent of the parties, and we fully support the initiatives” of the Red Cross.
Elsewhere in eastern Ukraine, Russian rockets hit a school in Kharkiv and a bus station in Sloviansk, among other strikes. In southern Ukraine, one person was reported killed and six injured in shelling in a residential area in Mykolaiv, local officials said.
Russian and separatist forces are trying to take full control of the Donetsk region, one of two eastern provinces that Russia has recognized as sovereign states.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk warned Saturday that Ukrainian-controlled parts of Donetsk will face severe heating problems this winter because of the destruction of gas mains. She called for a mandatory evacuation of residents before the cold weather sets in.
The prison attack reportedly killed Ukrainian soldiers captured in May after the fall of Mariupol, a Black Sea port city where troops and the Azov Regiment of the national guard famously held out against a months-long Russian siege.
On Saturday, an association of Azov fighters’ relatives dressed in black demonstrated outside Kyiv’s St. Sophia Cathedral and called for Russia to be designated a terrorist state for violating the Geneva Convention’s rules for the treatment of war prisoners.
A woman wearing dark glasses who gave only her first name, Iryna, was waiting for news of her 23-year-old son.
“I don`t know how is he, where is he, if he is alive or no. I don`t know. It`s a horror, only horror,” she said.
On the energy front, Russia’s state-owned natural gas corporation said Saturday it has halted shipments to Latvia because of contract violations. Gas giant Gazprom said the shipments were stopped because Latvia broke “terms for extraction of gas.”
The statement likely referred to a refusal to meet Russia’s demand for gas payments in rubles rather than other currencies. Gazprom has previously suspended gas shipments to other EU countries, including the Netherlands, Poland and Bulgaria, because they would not pay in rubles.
EU nations have been scrambling to secure other energy sources, fearing that Russia will cut off more gas supplies as winter approaches.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The president of Michigan’s Hillsdale College was riding high earlier this year when he announced plans to launch 50 charter schools in Tennessee after Gov. Bill Lee originally asked for 100.
Six months later, that relationship has cooled after Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn made disparaging comments about educators, telling an audience including Lee that teachers “are trained in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges.”
The comments inspired outrage among lawmakers, teachers and other public school advocates already skeptical of the plans. Now the Republican governor — long known as a charter school and voucher advocate — has distanced himself from Arnn, leaving the fate of charters connected to the small, conservative college in doubt.
Since Arnn’s comments, three Hillsdale-affiliated charter school applications in Tennessee have been rejected by school boards in Jackson-Madison, Clarksville-Montgomery and Rutherford counties. A spokesperson for Hillsdale College declined to comment on the rejected applications and did not respond to a request to interview Arnn.
It’s unknown when or if the additional 47 charter schools promised will ever materialize. No new legislation has been filed or formal steps taken by the GOP-controlled legislature to oust Hillsdale, but the next legislative session doesn’t start until January.
Things could hardly be more different from when Lee touted Hillsdale-affiliated charters in a speech to the legislature early this year — an unusual shoutout for the private college. Hillsdale, Lee said in announcing a civics education partnership with the school, “has been the standard bearer in quality curriculum and the responsibility of preserving American liberty.”
Arnn had recently spearheaded the “1776 Curriculum,” which was inspired by former President Donald Trump’s short-lived “1776 Commission,” as a direct response to The New York Times’ “1619 Project” focusing on America’s history of slavery. The curriculum’s materials glorify the nation’s founders, downplay America’s role in slavery and condemn the rise of progressive politics.
Although Hillsdale has long been well-known inside GOP circles — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz have given commencement speeches there — its prominence has strengthened among conservatives amid the national debate over the role schools should play in teaching race and sexuality.
Starting in 2010, Hillsdale began setting up charter schools — publicly funded but privately run — across the country. Hillsdale says it does not operate or manage schools, but instead offers two types of support by licensing their curriculum for free and providing training and other resources to so-called member schools. The program had more than 20 member schools by the end of 2021 and more than 30 schools using its curriculum, with major presences in Florida, Colorado and Michigan.
Nationally, charter schools frequently stir political tensions. During her tenure as education secretary, Betsy DeVos championed the concept as an alternative to low-performing schools. Critics, often on the left, argue they unfairly drain funding from traditional public schools.
Republicans have tapped into parents’ frustration with remote learning at traditional schools during the pandemic, giving them a path to rally behind charter schools and other school choice initiatives. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Virginia won election last year after drawing on those themes, and the GOP plans to make it a core part of their strategy in this year’s midterms.
It wasn’t until Lee endorsed bringing as many Hillsdale-affiliated charter schools as possible to Tennessee in January that public doubts began to take hold. That has since morphed into anger at Lee among educators for not refuting Arnn’s claims.
“I’m even more saddened and disappointed in our governor who sat there and did not defend our teachers,” Sullivan County school board member Mary Rouse, who was elected to the seat in a heavily Republican region, said at a meeting earlier this month. “Shame on you, Gov. Lee. Shame on you.”
Republican Rep. Mark White, chairman of the state’s powerful House Education Commission, was equally blunt. He posted on social media that “any hope that Hillsdale will operate in Tennessee has been shattered” after Arnn’s remarks.
Before the June event where Arnn made the comments, his executive assistant emailed Lee’s staff 11 questions he planned to ask the governor. They looked straightforward enough: Who were his most important teachers, books and subjects at school? How would he describe what he and Arnn were planning in Tennessee? None of them casts doubt on teachers or their training, according to the email The Associated Press obtained in a records request.
Asked last week if he still maintained a “whole-hearted embrace” of Hillsdale, Lee demurred. He said he’d only talked to Arnn “maybe five times” in the past two years.
Arnn also weighed in last week with an editorial defending his commitment to teaching, saying he’s made similar remarks throughout his career.
“Dumb can mean ‘unintelligent,’ which I did not mean. Dumb also means ‘ill-conceived’ or ‘misdirected,’ which is, sadly, a fitting description for many education schools today,” Arnn wrote.
Whether he helped himself was unclear. The governor, hardly rallying to Arnn’s side, declined to comment on whether he would support the state’s Public Charter School Commission overturning the local boards’ rejections of Hillsdale’s charter school applications. The commission was created in 2019 and Lee has hand-selected all nine members.
A spokesperson for the commission says just one of the three Hillsdale-affiliates has filed to appeal its rejection.
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Cheesecake anyone? It’s National Cheesecake Day!
–Have a sweet tooth? Here is an excuse to enjoy one of America’s favorites. It’s National Cheesecake Day!
Today marks a special day for those who love the sweet, creamy dessert comprised of cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and often adorned with fruit toppings!
According to nationaldaycalendar.com, July 30 is National Cheesecake Day, and the dessert has been around since the times of ancient Greece.
Cheesecake was the subject of a book written by Greek physician Aegimus, who wrote of the art of making cheesecakes.
The first cheesecakes evolved in America around the 1820’s but they were not widely known until after the creation of pasteurization.
Information from nationaldaycalendar.com claims that William A. Lawrence first purchased a Neufchatel factory and began mass production of cream cheese in 1873.
The cheesecake often has a wide array of crust types, some made of a variety of cookies or the most notable, a classic graham cracker crust.
Cheesecakes come in a variety of styles including, New York-style, Country-style, Chicago-style, Philadelphia-style, and even savory varieties.
So, what is the best way to observe this tasty day? …By enjoying a big ole slice!
Whether you pick one up at the store, nearest bakery, or make one at home, there is no better day to enjoy the wonderful treat than on National Cheesecake Day! | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/07/30/cheesecake-anyone-its-national-cheesecake-day/ | 2022-07-30T21:59:37Z | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/07/30/cheesecake-anyone-its-national-cheesecake-day/ | true |
'Breaking Bad' statues unveiled in Albuquerque amid state's drug crisis
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Bronze statues of mythical methamphetamine cookers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed at a convention center in Albuquerque on Friday to celebrate the "Breaking Bad" TV series and its entertainment legacy, winning applause in a city that played its own gritty supporting role.
Local politicians including Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller mixed with "Breaking Bad" stars Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul and director Vince Gilligan to help unveil the artwork, donated by Gilligan and Sony Pictures.
The 2008-2013 show and its ongoing prequel "Better Call Saul" helped fuel a renaissance in filmmaking across New Mexico, while also cutting close to Albuquerque’s real-life struggles with drug addiction and crime.
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Gilligan said he recognized that the statues of "two fictional, infamous meth dealers" won’t be universally cherished in New Mexico.
"In all seriousness, no doubt some folks are going to say, ‘Wow, just what our city needed.’ And I get that," Gillian said. "I see two of the finest actors America has ever produced. I see them, in character, as two larger-than-life tragic figures, cautionary tales."
Still a fixture on Netflix, AMC’s "Breaking Bad" follows the fictional underworld trajectory of a high-school science teacher, played by Cranston, and a former student, played by Paul, as they team up to produce and distribute meth amid violent, cliffhanger plot twists.
The show and its iconic lead characters already are lionized on T-shirts and airport merchandise, while tour guides in Albuquerque shepherd fans to former film locations in a replica of the RV from the show that doubled as a meth lab.
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New Mexico has long struggled against the toll of addiction, with more than 43,000 deaths linked to alcohol and drug overdoses in the last three decades. Albuquerque also currently contends with a record-setting spate of homicides.
Surging overdose deaths from meth and fentanyl surpassed heroin and prescription opioids as the leading causes of drug overdose deaths across the state in 2020.
Keller heralded the positive economic impact of "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul" on Albuquerque, acknowledging the dollars and delight it brings to a city he jokingly called "Tamale-wood."
"While the stories might be fictional ... jobs are real every single day," Keller said. "The city is also a character. ... We see ourselves in so many ways, good and bad."
Republican state Rep. Rod Montoya of Farmington said he admires Cranston as an actor but that the statues bring the wrong kind of attention.
"I’m glad New Mexico got the business, but really?" Montoya said. "We’re going down the road of literally glorifying meth makers?"
He also questioned the logic of the tribute after Albuquerque in June 2020 removed a statue of Spanish conqueror Juan de Oñate.
Demonstrators tried to topple that bronze artwork in denunciation of Oñate’s brutal treatment of Native Americans roughly 500 years ago. A fight that broke out at the protest resulted in gunfire that injured one man.
New Mexico politicians, including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, have pinned their hopes on the film industry to boost economic opportunity in a state with the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
New Mexico’s film and TV industry recently hit a new production peak, with record-setting in-state spending of $855 million for the fiscal year ending in June. Recent video projects drawn to the state include the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
New Mexico offers a rebate of between 25% and 35% of in-state spending for video production that helps filmmakers large and small underwrite their work. Incentive payments crested at $148 million in 2019. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/breaking-bad-statues-unveiled-in-albuquerque-amid-states-drug-crime-crisis | 2022-07-30T21:59:38Z | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/breaking-bad-statues-unveiled-in-albuquerque-amid-states-drug-crime-crisis | false |
Counties with the worst commutes in Arizona
Published: Jul. 30, 2022 at 1:52 PM MST|Updated: 1 hour ago
PHOENIX (Stacker) - Commuting easily ranks as one of the least enjoyable parts of a person’s day. Commuters encounter more physical health problems, and low-income commuters are less likely to gain financial stability—among a host of other negative impacts.
And yet, America’s commutes keep getting longer as people move farther away from the office, according to census data. Stacker compiled a list of counties with the worst commutes in Arizona using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by longest average commute time according to 2020 5-year estimates.
#15. La Paz County
- Average Commute Time: 14.4 minutes--11.4 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 2.0%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 15.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 2.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (81.0%), carpooled (11.0%), walked to work (3.1%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (2.4%)
#14. Greenlee County
- Average Commute Time: 17.9 minutes -- 7.9 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 3.0%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 51.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 2.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (84.4%), carpooled (12.3%), walked to work (1.6%), public transportation (0.0%), worked from home (1.1%)
#13. Coconino County
- Average Commute Time: 18.6 minutes -- 7.2 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 5.0%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 13.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (69.9%), carpooled (10.6%), walked to work (8.4%), public transportation (1.6%), worked from home (6.9%)
#12. Gila County
- Average Commute Time: 20 minutes --5.8 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.7%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 23.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.7%), carpooled (13.3%), walked to work (1.6%), public transportation (0.1%), worked from home (6.6%)
#11. Yuma County
- Average Commute Time: 20.7 minutes -- 5.1 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.9%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 26.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 1.2%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.9%), carpooled (12.3%), walked to work (2.0%), public transportation (1.8%), worked from home (3.5%)
#10. Cochise County
- Average Commute Time: 21.2 minutes -- 4.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 6.4%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 21.0%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.6%), carpooled (9.1%), walked to work (3.0%), public transportation (0.5%), worked from home (6.0%)
#9. Mohave County
- Average Commute Time: 21.8 minutes -- 4.0 minutes shorter than state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.9%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 19.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 1.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.3%), carpooled (11.7%), walked to work (1.1%), public transportation (0.9%), worked from home (5.2%)
#8. Navajo County
- Average Commute Time: 22.1 minutes -- 3.7 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 8.6%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 17.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 8.7%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (75.1%), carpooled (10.0%), walked to work (4.8%), public transportation (1.2%), worked from home (6.8%)
#7. Santa Cruz County
- Average Commute Time: 22.8 minutes -- 3.0 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 10.3%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 18.5%
- Worked outside county of residence: 15.1%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (80.2%), carpooled (10.2%), walked to work (1.2%), public transportation (1.1%), worked from home (4.4%)
#6. Graham County
- Average Commute Time: 22.9 minutes -- 2.9 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 12.2%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 31.1%
- Worked outside county of residence: 17.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (78.3%), carpooled (14.8%), walked to work (1.4%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (4.2%)
#5. Yavapai County
- Average Commute Time: 23.2 minutes -- 2.6 minutes shorter than state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.1%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 16.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 6.5%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (76.1%), carpooled (10.3%), walked to work (3.5%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (8.0%)
#4. Pima County
- Average Commute Time: 24.7 minutes -- 1.1 minutes shorter than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 4.4%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 16.2%
- Worked outside county of residence: 2.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (75.2%), carpooled (9.9%), walked to work (2.1%), public transportation (2.0%), worked from home (7.8%)
#3. Maricopa County
- Average Commute Time: 26.5 minutes -- 0.7 minutes longer than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 7.2%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 19.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 1.0%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (73.7%), carpooled (10.7%), walked to work (1.5%), public transportation (1.8%), worked from home (9.8%)
#2. Apache County
- Average Commute Time: 27.3 minutes -- 1.5 minutes longer than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 13.6%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 18.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 11.8%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.2%), carpooled (7.2%), walked to work (3.9%), public transportation (1.4%), worked from home (8.3%)
#1. Pinal County
- Average Commute Time: 31.5 minutes -- 5.7 minutes longer than the state average
- Workers with 60+ minute commute: 13.4%
- Left for work from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. 28.6%
- Worked outside county of residence: 46.4%
- Means of transportation: drove alone (77.0%), carpooled (11.6%), walked to work (1.4%), public transportation (0.2%), worked from home (8.0%)
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With water reservoir levels falling, cities look to ground water as new water source
With the skies not sharing and the river not giving, some Valley cities are starting to look underground for more water.
Groundwater treatment is limited in the Valley. But it is being done already by two utilities: Brownsville Public Utilities Board and North Alamo Water Supply Corporation. The latter covers a wide area, much of it rural, spanning 1000 square miles, including the surroundings of Edinburg, Donna and the Delta area.
The groundwater is naturally salty, which requires treatment and filtration. North Alamo Water Supply Corporation uses reverse osmosis, is a more expensive, both in terms of cash and electricity.”
"It takes more energy… I would say about 30 to 40% more energy,” Alamo Water Supply Corporation General Manager Steve Sanchez said. “Expensive water is better than no water at all. The hydrogeologists are saying that there's a lot of brackish groundwater here that that last us for the next 100 years or more."
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According to the National Gardening Association, the number of households growing their own vegetables, fruit and other foods has tripled since 2008.
(Coincidentally, the number of households stocking up on earplugs to keep from hearing neighbors brag about growing their own vegetables, fruit and other foods also has tripled since 2008. But I digress.)
Since last year alone, multifamily community gardens have increased by 22%. Such gardens would spread even faster if organizers could weed out the “participants” who try to abuse the division of labor.
For instance, the “researcher” who helps out by lying all day on his sofa, analyzing the 1978 film “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.” (“Hey, Mike — I’m going to need another bucket of that locally produced popcorn, with locally produced hot butter. Chop chop.”)
In times of high inflation, a home garden can be a lifesaver. Financially strapped consumers can save money while also eating a more nutrient-rich diet. Consequently, they will have the funds and energy to go out campaigning for the politicians who got them into times of high inflation to start with. Some people’s gourds have been out in the sun too long, if you catch my drift.
Today’s gardeners love communing with Mother Nature — assuming Mother Nature recognizes them through all the insect repellent and SPF bazillion sunscreen.
Neophyte gardeners revel in the convenience of walking right out and plucking an edible from the vine — after first scheduling an emergency visit with the chiropractor. (“I’m tired, doc, but it’s a good … golly, are those x-rays even human?”)
Gardeners take pride in doing their small share to reduce their carbon footprint. Or is it that they take pride in doing their small share to use soil stolen from indigenous peoples to cut migratory farm laborers, truck drivers and grocers out of a job? I always get those confused.
Today’s gardens hearken back to the patriotic Victory Gardens of World War II.
But our modern culture can reduce their status to more of a “Waving the White Flag” garden. (“OK, Junior, but you have to promise to help shell these nutritious peas after I drive you around the corner and buy you a 64-ounce Medium Gulp. And no, there’s not an app for shelling peas.”)
Sometimes gardeners get a little too emotionally involved in their horticultural hobby. They aren’t satisfied to let professionals 2,000 miles away tend to pesticides. No, they insist on going the “This time it’s personal” route when dispatching aphids, worms and beetles. If these people load me down with a two-year supply of rutabagas, I thank them profusely and walk backwards all the way to the car.
Believe me, I understand about dissatisfaction with cardboard-adjacent vegetables that are engineered for transportation and storage. On the other hand, gardeners sometimes get on their high horse and twist everyday words into strong pejoratives. (“Yes, my husband is a vegetable since his accident, but at least he’s not a store-bought vegetable.”)
It will be interesting to see how many gardeners are in it for the long haul (pardon my French, logistics-phobes) and how many are just dabbling with a new pastime in the post-pandemic era.
Overheard at a dinner party: “I am serious. This is not a fad. I don’t do fads. Now pass the brussels sprouts and help yourself to more of the Tide Pods souffle and Beanie Babies casserole.”
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Starmer: Labour will `hand power to working people´ once in government
Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour must move from being a “party of protest” to one that can win an election, in order to help working people.
The Labour leader said he supports people’s right to strike, pointing to his pro-bono work as a lawyer representing striking miners.
“Not just sentiment and a photo opp. I backed up my words with action,” he wrote in the Sunday Mirror.
It comes as Sir Keir seeks to contain a row with unions and the left wing of his party over his decision to sack Sam Tarry from the front bench after he gave broadcast interviews from a picket line.
Sir Keir, who previously banned frontbenchers from joining strikers on picket lines, said he fired Mr Tarry as a shadow transport minister after he booked himself on to media programmes without permission and made up policy “on the hoof” in defiance of the party’s “collective responsibility”.
But the move was met with fury by Labour’s left wing and trade unions, with Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, saying she is “aghast” at Sir Keir’s approach to striking workers.
In his article, Sir Keir emphasised his immediate focus of getting his party into power, with a Labour government then able to deliver change for unions and working people.
He wrote: “I completely understand why people are going on strike to secure better pay and better conditions. I support their right to do so.
“When I was a lawyer, I represented striking miners for free. Not just sentiment and a photo opp. I backed up my words with action.
“I am now leading a Labour Party that wants to change lives and give Britain the fresh start it needs.
“That means turning from a party of protest into a party that can win power – then hand that power to working people. I make no apologies for that”.
The Labour leader also lambasted the Conservatives’ record in government.
“Everywhere you look in Britain, you see the toll of 12 years of Tory government,” he said.
“People are working harder but getting less in return”.
He attacked the candidates vying to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister, saying: “Those responsible should hang their heads in shame.
“And as Boris Johnson stooges, that includes Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss. Simply continuity candidates. Unable to offer the change needed.”
Sir Keir said Labour is on the side of people left “angry and scared” by the prospect of skyrocketing energy bills.
“Only in power can Labour deliver the changes that trade unions and working people want to see,” he wrote.
“This isn’t just our agenda, or the trade unions’ agenda. It’s an agenda for the whole country.”
Ms Graham told the Mirror on Saturday: “If I was speaking to Keir right now I would say to him: which side are you on? Because the reality is, if I closed my eyes, sometimes I wouldn’t know whether it was the Labour party or the Tories who were speaking.
“This is one of the biggest crises that workers are facing – we are trying to defend them with every fibre of our being and the party who is supposed to be echoing that in Parliament is doing the exact opposite.
“I’m very disappointed – aghast, quite frankly – and I think it’s something Labour is going to have to think seriously about.”
Mr Tarry said he “absolutely” still thinks Sir Keir is the best person to become prime minister.
Joining another picket line at Paddington station in London on Saturday, he called for a “fundamental recalibration” of the Labour Party’s relationship with the trade union movement and said it needed to demonstrate it was on their side. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11065261/Starmer-Labour-hand-power-working-people-government.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-30T22:19:04Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-11065261/Starmer-Labour-hand-power-working-people-government.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 31, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
245 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s and low
temperatures in the low to mid 60s. This will pose a moderate
to high risk of heat-related illness.
* WHERE...Lower Chehalis Valley Area, Western Whatcom County,
Hood Canal Area, Southwest Interior and Western Skagit County.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Heat will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses
for those who are sensitive to heat, especially those without
effective cooling or adequate hydration.
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.
For sheltering information and other human services in your area,
dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.
temperatures in the low to mid 60s.. This will pose a moderate
* WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes, West
Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North
Cascades and Passes.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s
and lows in the mid 60s. This will pose a high risk of heat-
related illness.
* WHERE...Tacoma Area, Bellevue and Vicinity, Everett and
Vicinity, Seattle and Vicinity and Bremerton and Vicinity.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of
heat-related illnesses for much of the population, especially
those who are heat sensitive and those without effective cooling
or adequate hydration.
* WHERE...East Puget Sound Lowlands.
or adequate hydration. Ozone can trigger a variety of health
problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation and
congestion. It can also worsen bronchitis, emphysema, and
asthma.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ozone concentrations are expected to be
the highest in the afternoon and evening. We expect the ground-
level ozone pollution levels to come back down to healthy levels
as temperatures decline.
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eureka CA
240 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central
Trinity County through 315 PM PDT...
At 239 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of Saddle Camp, or 15 miles south of Yolla Bolly District
Rs, moving north at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central
Trinity County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4005 12309 4026 12316 4026 12302 4025 12298
4021 12298 4019 12297 4017 12298 4014 12299
4014 12297 4013 12297 4009 12296 4008 12297
4006 12295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 178DEG 4KT 4013 12298
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Soccer-Nunez has instant impact as Liverpool beat City in Community Shield
LEICESTER, England, July 30 (Reuters) - Liverpool's new striker Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as they drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City after a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
The Uruguayan, bought from Benfica for an initial fee of 75 million euros ($76.64 million), made himself an instant fan favourite after capping a lively appearance off the bench with a stoppage time goal to secure the first trophy of the season.
English champions City started their big close-season signing, Norway's Erling Haaland but, in contrast to Nunez, he had a disappointing debut, missing several chances and struggling to combine with his new team mates.
However, another new City face -- Argentine forward Julian Alvarez - found the target after coming on in the second half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold had opened the scoring, firing Juergen Klopp's Liverpool side ahead in the 21st minute of the 100th edition of the annual clash between the league champions and FA Cup winners.
Thiago Alcantara floated the ball to Mohamed Salah on the right and the Egyptian laid it back to Alexander-Arnold whose first time shot curled into the far corner.
Haaland, brought in from Borussia Dortmund, missed two first half chances to mark his City debut with a goal but Pep Guardiola's side were missing their usual fluency.
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It was another new striking addition who brought City level in the 70th minute when Phil Foden's shot was parried by Adrian and with the ball spilling loose, former River Plate forward Alvarez pounced to net his first goal for the club.
The effort was initially ruled out for offside but a VAR review overturned the decision although the technology was soon to work against Guardiola's side.
Referee Craig Pawson went to the monitor before ruling that City defender Ruben Dias had handled at close range from a Nunez header and Mohamed Salah drilled home the penalty to restore Liverpool's lead in the 83rd minute.
Nunez then capped an eventful appearance from the bench, scoring with an angled header after Andy Robertson had nodded the ball into his path.
Haaland's testing debut ended with him missing a sitter when Phil Foden's shot was pushed out by Adrian and the blond forward blasted his shot against the bar and over.
"Our season started today and it was important for us to get off on the right foot," said Alexander-Arnold, who was full of praise for 23-year-old Nunez's impact.
"He won the penalty, scored a goal and looked very lively. He's been bought in to score goals and he's proved he can do that today," he said.
"He's a top player, a young player who is willing to learn. He's bonded well with the lads. He came on with a point to prove".
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
439 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Cimarron and northern Dallam Counties through 545 PM CDT...
At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Seneca, or 15 miles northeast of Clayton, moving east
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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...
Boise City, Felt and Wheeless.
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.
LAT...LON 3650 10300 3671 10300 3677 10242 3638 10226
3640 10304 3650 10304
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 286DEG 13KT 3660 10298
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
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(NewsNation) — Chris Cuomo’s new podcast is among Apple iTune’s “Top Shows,” climbing the rankings in both “news” and “all categories” over the weekend.
Cuomo, a former CNN anchor who is getting a new show on NewsNation, launched the podcast, called “The Chris Cuomo Project,” last week. It aims to present Cuomo’s take on current events, and explore how these stories are covered by “all sides of the media.”
As of late Saturday morning, “The Chris Cuomo Project” was No. 2 in Apple’s Top Show’s “news” category, just behind The New York Times podcast “The Daily.” Cuomo’s podcast was eighth overall in “all categories.”
“Thank you Thank you Thank you,” Cuomo said on Twitter.
“We will keep expanding the discussion to struggles beyond politics…that we all deal with…we can help each other…we have to,” he said in a later tweet.
Cuomo’s latest episode of the podcast featured an interview with Sen. Joe Manchin, where the Virginia Democrat declined to officially endorse President Joe Biden in the 2024 election, despite both of them being in the same party.
Cuomo pressed Manchin on the podcast, saying “I don’t think I have ever heard a sitting senator that is a member of a party not automatically say: ‘Oh yeah, the sitting president is in my party, I’m for them.’”
In response, Manchin said he’s always “for the right person when they’re running,” but he doesn’t believe people in West Virginia will support a national democratic figure right now.
Cuomo’s NewsNation show is set to start this fall.
He announced it during an exclusive interview with NewsNation’s Dan Abrams Live. In the interview, Cuomo talked about being fired from his role at CNN.
Cuomo is the brother of former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was accused last year by multiple women of sexual assault.
He was let go from CNN after text messages released by the New York attorney general last year showed he communicated with his brother’s advisers and relayed what he heard from sources regarding their coverage of the former governor.
During the interview with Abrams, Cuomo also addressed sexual misconduct allegations made against himself as well, where an ABC employee said he badgered her for sex then assaulted her.
“I denied the allegation at the time,” Cuomo said. “Nothing has changed.”
Despite being from a family of Democratic leaders (his father, Mario, was also governor of New York from 1983 to 1994), Cuomo said he can be unbiased in his new show. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/chris-cuomos-new-podcast-among-apples-top-shows/ | 2022-07-30T22:28:29Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/chris-cuomos-new-podcast-among-apples-top-shows/ | false |
With temperatures pushing 90 degrees this weekend, it might be hard for most Granite Staters to think about fall. But Election Day, Nov. 8, is now 100 days away.
Campaigns and political parties are marking the milestone this weekend with a surge of phone-banking and door-knocking, and events around the state.
Both major political parties held concerted “weekends of action” to get more volunteers engaged at the end of the summer.
Campaigns of Republicans vying for their party’s nomination for U.S Senate fanned out across New Hampshire this weekend.
State Sen. Chuck Morse’s campaign opened a campaign office in Salem and held several phone banks and door-knocking events around the state this weekend. The Morse campaign said it has tallied 100,000 voter contacts in the race so far. Former Londonderry Town Manager Kevin Smith shook hands and posed for photos at a church fair in Hebron on Saturday, and Vikram Mansharamani, the Lincoln-based consultant and lecturer, announced his first television ad of the primary.
The Republican National Committee also held several phone-banking events over the weekend. Party messaging has focused on the announcement Friday that the United States’ gross domestic product — the measurement of a country’s economic activity that totals consumption, investment, government spending and net exports — had shrunk for the first six months of 2022.
On the Democratic side, abortion rights remain the biggest issue drawing people to this weekend’s volunteer events.
Though abortion is still legal up to 24 weeks of pregnancy in New Hampshire, abortion-rights supporters have turned out in droves to volunteer for the Democratic Party’s coordinated campaign, OrganizeNH.
A spokeswoman said OrganizeNH has seen a tenfold increase in the number of volunteer shifts since the Dobbs decision, and said the increase in volunteers means knocking on far more doors.
But local issues are emerging too.
Democratic State Sen. Tom Sherman, campaigning for governor, announced plans to campaign in Gilford on Sunday in support of state representative candidates in the area, in an effort to tap into the widening chaos around the management of the Gunstock Mountain Resort. | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/100-days-out-campaigns-are-in-the-field/article_9c1cb7dd-03bd-53f4-8ced-f6dd3b41c655.html | 2022-07-30T22:31:47Z | https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/100-days-out-campaigns-are-in-the-field/article_9c1cb7dd-03bd-53f4-8ced-f6dd3b41c655.html | true |
ROCHESTER, Minn. (AP) — A Rochester police officer fatally shot a robbery suspect who was armed with an ax, authorities said Saturday.
Police say the man stole cash from a Rochester business about 11 p.m. on Friday and fled in a van. Officers located the van about two hours later, at which time the suspect got out of the vehicle and charged at an officer who fired his weapon.
Attempts to revive the man failed and he later died from his injuries, police said.
The officer involved in the shooting has been with the department for more than a year but has previous law enforcement experience, authorities said. He has been placed on administrative leave.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Rochester-police-fatally-shoot-ax-wielding-17340547.php | 2022-07-30T22:38:29Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Rochester-police-fatally-shoot-ax-wielding-17340547.php | false |
Sydney teens charged with stabbing murder
Three teenage boys have been charged with murder after the stabbing of another 16-year-old boy at a party at a western Sydney home last month.
Emergency services were called to a home on Australis Drive at Ropes Crossing, near Blacktown, about 2.50am on June 4, where they found the teenage boy suffering a stab wound.
Officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived, however the teenager died at the home.
Detective Chief Inspector Paul Tickner said on the day of the event he believed the alleged offender to be the boyfriend of a mutual friend, who had been invited to the party by a teenage girl at the gathering.
"Young boys, probably with some hormones running through their system, and somebody thought they had to defend the rights of their girlfriend at the scene," he said.
"Unfortunately it's led to a young boy being killed. They shouldn't have been carrying knives in the first place."
The mutual friend's boyfriend brought two other males with him, police said at the time.
Strike Force BOBR was established to investigate the incident, with detectives and members of the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad assisting the investigation.
Police launched public appeals for information and executed two search warrants on Thursday, at homes on Pages Rd, St Marys and Jill St, Marayong where they seized a number of items for forensic examination.
Two boys, both aged 17, were arrested at the homes, and a third teenager, aged 16, was arrested in Tregear a short time later.
The trio were taken to Mt Druitt Police Station where they were charged with murder, affray and wield knife in public place.
They were refused bail and will appear at a children's court on Friday.
Inquiries under Strike Force BOBR continue. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11059829/Sydney-teens-charged-stabbing-murder.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-07-30T22:41:29Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11059829/Sydney-teens-charged-stabbing-murder.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
FDA: Select laxatives sold at major retailers recalled due to contamination concerns
(Gray News) - A long list of laxative products sold nationwide are part of a voluntary recall due to possible contamination.
According to the Food and Drug and Administration, all flavors of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution are affected by the recall over concerns about bacterial contamination.
The recall states the products were sold at several major retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, under various generic brand names, usually in 10-ounce packages.
Officials said the recall was initiated after testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens, which could cause severe adverse reactions in immunocompromised patients.
According to the recall, Tennessee-based Vi-Jon LLC, the manufacturer, is currently aware of three reports of severe adverse reactions potentially related to the product.
The FDA reports consumers who have the recalled products should stop using and return any remaining product to the place of purchase.
Consumers were urged to contact their physician or healthcare provider if they experienced any problems after taking or using the recalled product.
The entire list of products connected with this recall can be viewed here.
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Mother, daughter both pilot Southwest flight: 'It's been a dream come true'
DENVER - Flying the friendly skies could not have been more touching for Southwest Airlines passengers en route from Denver, Colorado, to St. Louis, Missouri, last Saturday.
Their pilots were Captain Holly Petitt and her daughter First Officer Keely Petitt, a mother-daughter duo in what the company calls a first for its flights.
According to Southwest, Holly started dreaming of being a pilot after riding in the jumpseat as a flight attendant for another carrier. She took flying lessons while she and her husband supported their three children.
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Keely grew up and took after her mother. At 14 years old, she wanted to follow her mother's footsteps and also become a pilot. She earned her pilot's license and interned with Southwest Airlines in fall 2017 to pursue a career in aviation.
RELATED: Southwest employees send lost Buzz Lightyear toy on epic adventure before returning him to family
"Southwest was always the end goal for me," Keely said in a news release. "There was really never any other option."
Keely came back to the airline as a pilot and was recently paired with her mother on Flight #3658 on July 23.
"It's been a dream come true," Holly added. "First, I found this career and fell in love with it, and then that one of my kids fell into this and in love with this career too. It's surreal."
"Not only are Holly and Keely making Southwest history, but also they're breaking barriers and empowering women of all ages to pursue their dreams in aviation, and pun intended, reach for the skies," the company said in a statement.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/mother-daughter-both-pilot-southwest-flight-its-been-a-dream-come-true | 2022-07-30T22:46:09Z | https://www.fox13news.com/news/mother-daughter-both-pilot-southwest-flight-its-been-a-dream-come-true | true |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Luis Amarilla scored two goals, including the equalizer, for Minnesota United in a 4-4 tie with the Portland Timbers on Saturday.
Amarilla’s tying goal came in the 69th minute for United (10-8-5). Amarilla added one more goal in the game.
United also got one goal each from Franco Fragapane and Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
Sebastian Blanco scored two goals and Jaroslaw Niezgoda added another for the Timbers (7-6-10).
The Timbers outshot United 17-13, with seven shots on goal compared to six by Minnesota.
Dayne St. Clair stopped four shots for United and Aljaz Ivacic had two saves for the Timbers.
United plays on the road on Saturday against the Colorado Rapids, while the Timbers will host Nashville on Wednesday.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
528 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern
Montgomery, northeastern Waller and northwestern Harris Counties
through 600 PM CDT...
At 527 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hockley, or 8 miles southwest of Pinehurst, moving north at 5 to 10
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Pinehurst, Hockley, Waller and Stagecoach.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in League City.
LAT...LON 3004 9566 2996 9588 3016 9595 3018 9569
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 161DEG 7KT 3009 9579
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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FDA: Select laxatives sold at major retailers recalled due to contamination concerns
(Gray News) - A long list of laxative products sold nationwide are part of a voluntary recall due to possible contamination.
According to the Food and Drug and Administration, all flavors of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution are affected by the recall over concerns about bacterial contamination.
The recall states the products were sold at several major retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, under various generic brand names, usually in 10-ounce packages.
Officials said the recall was initiated after testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens, which could cause severe adverse reactions in immunocompromised patients.
According to the recall, Tennessee-based Vi-Jon LLC, the manufacturer, is currently aware of three reports of severe adverse reactions potentially related to the product.
The FDA reports consumers who have the recalled products should stop using and return any remaining product to the place of purchase.
Consumers were urged to contact their physician or healthcare provider if they experienced any problems after taking or using the recalled product.
The entire list of products connected with this recall can be viewed here.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.kalb.com/2022/07/30/fda-select-laxatives-sold-major-retailers-recalled-due-contamination-concerns/ | 2022-07-30T23:02:04Z | https://www.kalb.com/2022/07/30/fda-select-laxatives-sold-major-retailers-recalled-due-contamination-concerns/ | true |
WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
308 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...Abundant Lightning On Dry Fuels Expected This Weekend and, Likely
into Monday...
.Heat, instability, and increasing moisture along with multiple low
pressure impulses moving through today through Monday are expected
to bring scattered thunderstorms and abundant lightning on dry fuels
to the area. Today, thunderstorms are expected to develop mid to
late afternoon across portions of Siskiyou County, across the
Siskiyous, and over portions of the Southern Oregon Cascades. These
thunderstorms are then likely to propagate across portions of
Jackson and Josephine counties. Sunday into Monday, an approaching
low pressure system will bring more abundant lightning to areas from
the Marble Mountains and Siskiyous northeastward.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...
617 AND 623...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
280...617 AND 623...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning...which is in effect from 2 PM to 11 PM PDT Sunday. A Fire
Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch is in
effect from Monday morning through Monday evening. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* Impacts: Lightning and high fire danger will likely result in new
fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm winds could contribute to fire
spread. Despite rainfall, initial attack resources could be
overwhelmed and holdover fires are possible.
* Affected area:
In Northern CA Fire Zone....280.
In Southwest OR Fire Zones...617...623.
* Wind: Gusty outflow winds of 30 to as high as 50 mph will be
possible with stronger thunderstorm cells today and again Sunday
into Monday.
* Thunderstorms: Today, thunderstorms are expected to develop mid-
late afternoon across portions of Siskiyou County, across the
Siskiyous, and over portions of the Southern Oregon Cascades.
These thunderstorms are then likely to propagate across portions
of Jackson and Josephine counties.
* Rainfall: Thunderstorms today will begin dry and then transition
to a mix of wet and dry. Monday the thunderstorms are more likely
to produce wetting rainfall where they occur. Locally significant
wetting rainfall will be possible with some of the
thunderstorms, especially the slower moving ones.
* View the hazard area in detail at:
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Avoid tossing burning cigarettes on the ground, parking hot
vehicles on dry vegetation, and using equipment that can cause
sparks. Follow all fire restrictions. Find links to restrictions
at weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less
wildfire.
Gather your fire evacuation kit now. Collect essentials you don't
want to lose and prioritize your checklist. Visit ready.gov/kit
for more information.
Familiarize yourself with your evacuation plan. Where will you go?
How will you get there? Who will you call to let others know your
are safe? Visit ready.gov/wildfires for more information.
A Red Flag Warning does not mean there is a fire. It means that
critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will
shortly. These conditions promote rapid spread of fire which may
become life threatening. Evacuate if ordered to, or if a fire
threatens.
If you have not packed your evacuation kit yet, now is the time to
do so. This includes items like important documents and essentials
you cannot live without. Fill your vehicle's fuel tank. Visit
ready.gov/kit for more information.
Plan now to avoid using equipment that could cause sparks during
the period when critical weather conditions are possible. Visit
weather.gov/medford/wildfire for links to fire restrictions in
your area.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could
promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-
threatening. Check weather.gov/medford for forecast updates and a
possible upgrade of the this watch to a Red Flag Warning.
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 281 AND
624...
281 AND 624...
- In Northern CA Fire Zone....281.
- In South Central OR Fire Zone....624.
* Thunderstorms: Sunday into Monday, an approaching low pressure
system will bring a couple of rounds of scattered thunderstorms.
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284...
EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
284...
effect from Monday morning through Monday evening.
In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zone 284.
285...
The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch...which is in effect from Monday morning through Monday
evening.
In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zone 285.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast California, including the following
county, Imperial.
* WHEN...Until 615 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Rises in small streams and normally dry arroyos.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 310 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Up to 1 inch of rain has
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
mainly rural areas of South Central Imperial County
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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When it comes to her thoughts on the word "lesbian," Jojo Siwa would like to hold the drama, please.
The Dancing With the Stars alum, 19, found herself receiving backlash online after she said in a July 25 Yahoo Life interview that she doesn't like "the word itself." Now, Jojo, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community last year, is clarifying her remarks.
"I've been going through my comments and I just want to make something super clear: I never said that lesbian was a dirty word and I never, ever would say it was a dirty word because it is not," she said in a July 29 TikTok. "It is not a bad word. It is not a slur and it is especially not a word that I am ashamed of saying or ashamed of identifying as by any means."
The Dance Moms star, who is currently in a relationship with Kylie Prew, explained that she didn't have a problem with the word or its connotation, but rather the sound of it.
"I don't hate the word 'lesbian,' I just—whenever someone talks to me about my sexuality, I just say that I'm gay," she said. "It's not the word that flows off the tongue for me if that makes sense."
Alongside the video, which was set to the tune of Lady Gaga's 2011 hit "Born This Way," Jojo also included the caption, "[Neither] my sexuality nor ANYONES is a dirty word."
In the video's comment section, Jojo's fans quickly rallied behind her and how she chooses to express herself. One wrote, "I feel like people blew this way out of proportion."
While a second fan added, "Some people need to understand the difference between not preferring a word versus not respecting the word."
In the Yahoo Life interview, Jojo said the word "lesbian" was "just like, a lot" but that "at the end of the day, that's what I am."
She added, "It's like the word moist. It's just like...ugh!" | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1340154/jojo-siwa-clarifies-how-she-really-feels-about-the-word-lesbian?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-07-30T23:07:58Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1340154/jojo-siwa-clarifies-how-she-really-feels-about-the-word-lesbian?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | false |
EMMITSBURG, Md. (AP) — A 26-foot statue of the Virgin Mary is back in place at a Catholic university in Maryland.
The Frederick News-Post reports that the statue has been put back in place atop a 78-foot pedestal at the National Shrine Grotto on the campus of Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg after a year of restoration work.
That work continues even as the statue is back in place, surrounded by scaffolding. Workers are now in the process of layering gold leaf to statue's exterior.
The university has raised $400,000 to support the restoration; about $450,000 more is needed.
The statue is expected to be completed next month, with a formal ceremony planned for October.
The grotto draws about 300,000 visitors a year; it is a replica of the grotto in Lourdes, France, that draws pilgrims to a site where believers say the Virgin Mary appeared in the 19th century. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Virgin-Mary-statue-returns-to-Mount-St-Mary-s-in-17340584.php | 2022-07-30T23:12:29Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Virgin-Mary-statue-returns-to-Mount-St-Mary-s-in-17340584.php | true |
(KTLA) – As drought-plagued Western states enter peak wildfire season, you may be wondering if all those COVID-19 masks you have laying around will also protect you from fire smoke.
The short answer: It depends.
What are some of the harmful effects of wildfire smoke?
The contaminants in wildfire smoke, especially the smaller PM 2.5 particles that penetrate deeply into the lungs, may impair the body’s natural defense and clearance mechanisms. For this reason, people exposed to the wildfire smoke may be more likely to get infections after exposure and might even become more ill after infection, according to Dr. Richard Castriotta, a pulmonologist with Keck Medicine of USC.
Those with asthma may develop worsening bronchoconstriction and need more medications.
“Every wildfire is somewhat similar in terms of burning of plants and trees and so forth,” said Ed Avol, professor of clinical preventive medicine at the USC Keck School of Medicine. “Obviously, each specific fire can be quite different, depending on what is consumed. For example, buildings, or particular commodities such as cars or fuel or solvents and products that you might have in the garage, or plastics and so forth.”
So there are some specialty aspects, but in general, wildfire smoke is usually thought of as containing a number of high-concentration, different-sized particles and a wide range of different kinds of gases, he added.
“Generally, breathing smoke is not healthy for any of us,” Avol said. “But there are susceptible subgroups in our population at especially high risk.”
Those include young children, pregnant mothers, patients with heart disease, asthma and with pre-existing respiratory disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or pulmonary fibrosis.
So do COVID masks protect you from fire smoke?
Yes, N95 respirator masks are best and they do protect from wildfire contaminants, Castriotta said.
Avol, who studies air pollution and respiratory health and lung health development, echoed the sentiment.
“The so-called N95 masks, which are certified masks that have been measured and are produced in a fairly careful way and tested — assuming they fit your face properly — do a good job of protecting you from the particles in the air,” Avol said.
A regular cloth mask doesn’t do a very good job, he added, depending on what kind of cloth it’s made of and how it’s manufactured.
And as for the surgical masks (which are generally those loose-fitting, blue disposable ones), they “may do something to protect you against COVID, but it doesn’t work very well against wildfire smoke,” Avol said.
What’s the best way to protect yourself from wildfire smoke?
The best way to protect yourself from wildfire smoke is to minimize exposure to the extent that you can, which might mean staying indoors with the windows and doors shut.
Additional measures to take include:
- Stay inside with a good air conditioning system.
- Use a HEPA filter or air purifier with the air conditioner for added protection.
- Place wet rags on the floor and at the window interface so that the air doesn’t come through underneath.
- When going outside, wear an N95 mask for optimal protection
- If you’re in a car, keep the windows rolled up and have a car ventilation system operate and recirculate.
- Restrict physical activity so that you don’t increase your breathing rate and take in more air.
“Generally speaking, exercise is great for you but under these conditions where it might be smoky … we have to be a little more thoughtful about where and how and when we exercise,” Avol explained.
Checking the air quality index is helpful before going outside to do any exercise or work, he added. It can help make more informed decisions about whether to wear a mask or take “some sort of careful avoidance procedures to take care of our health because there are both short term and long term effects that we want to try to avoid.”
How can you tell the difference between symptoms from smoke exposure and COVID-19?
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, July 31, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
245 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s and low
temperatures in the low to mid 60s. This will pose a moderate
to high risk of heat-related illness.
* WHERE...Lower Chehalis Valley Area, Western Whatcom County,
Hood Canal Area, Southwest Interior and Western Skagit County.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Heat will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses
for those who are sensitive to heat, especially those without
effective cooling or adequate hydration.
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.
For sheltering information and other human services in your area,
dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.
temperatures in the low to mid 60s.. This will pose a moderate
* WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes, West
Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North
Cascades and Passes.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures in the 90s
and lows in the mid 60s. This will pose a high risk of heat-
related illness.
* WHERE...Tacoma Area, Bellevue and Vicinity, Everett and
Vicinity, Seattle and Vicinity and Bremerton and Vicinity.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of
heat-related illnesses for much of the population, especially
those who are heat sensitive and those without effective cooling
or adequate hydration.
* WHERE...East Puget Sound Lowlands.
or adequate hydration. Ozone can trigger a variety of health
problems including chest pain, coughing, throat irritation and
congestion. It can also worsen bronchitis, emphysema, and
asthma.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ozone concentrations are expected to be
the highest in the afternoon and evening. We expect the ground-
level ozone pollution levels to come back down to healthy levels
as temperatures decline.
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Highest paid kickers in the NFL for the 2022-23 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
They may not be the most exciting position in the NFL, but they’re one of the most important: kickers.
When a game is on the line and it comes down to a field goal, it’s always good to have a trusted leg stepping up to the task.
But how much do kickers get paid for their services? Here’s a breakdown of NFL kickers’ salaries ahead of the 2022-23 season, with all data via Spotrac:
Who is the highest-paid kicker in the NFL?
Currently, the highest-paid kicker based on annual average value (AAV) in the NFL is Justin Tucker of the Baltimore Ravens. Tucker signed a four-year, $20 million contract with the Ravens in 2019, good for an average of $5 million a year.
Atlanta Falcons’ Younghoe Koo isn’t far off Tucker for the second-highest spot. Koo signed a five-year extension worth $24.25 million this past March, good for an average of $4.85 million a year.
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Who is the lowest-paid kicker in the NFL?
Out of 44 kickers in the books across 32 teams, the Detroit Lions have both of the lowest-paid kickers. Riley Patterson is the lowest-paid with a one-year deal worth $660,000.
Next is Austin Seibert, who has played for three different teams in four years. He signed a four-year, $2,780,456 contract with the Cleveland Browns after being drafted in the fifth round in 2019. However, despite being waived by the Browns after one year and the Cincinnati Bengals the next, he’s been claimed off waivers every time, so his contract has stayed the same. His average is $695,114.
What do NFL kickers make on average in 2022?
In total, the 44 kickers on the books in the NFL for the 2022-23 season make a combined $108,133,710. That puts the average kicker salary at $2,457,584.
Who are the highest-paid kickers in the NFL?
As aforementioned, Tucker and Koo lead the highest-paid kickers list. Along with them, these are the 10 kickers with the biggest average salaries ahead of the 2022-23 campaign:
1. Justin Tucker, Baltimore Ravens: $5,000,000
2. Younghoe Koo, Atlanta Falcons: $4,850,000
3. Graham Gano, New York Giants: $4,666,667
4. Daniel Carlson, Las Vegas Raiders: $4,600,000
5. Ka’imi Fairbairn, Houston Texans: $4,412,500
6. Jason Sanders, Miami Dolphins: $4,400,000
T-7. Mason Crosby, Green Bay Packers: $4,300,000
T-7. Brandon McManus, Denver Broncos: $4,300,000
9. Chris Boswell, Pittsburgh Steelers: $4,201,500
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The president of Michigan’s Hillsdale College was riding high earlier this year when he announced plans to launch 50 charter schools in Tennessee after Gov. Bill Lee originally asked for 100.
Six months later, that relationship has cooled after Hillsdale’s Larry Arnn made disparaging comments about educators, telling an audience including Lee that teachers “are trained in the dumbest parts of the dumbest colleges.”
The comments inspired outrage among lawmakers, teachers and other public school advocates already skeptical of the plans. Now the Republican governor — long known as a charter school and voucher advocate — has distanced himself from Arnn, leaving the fate of charters connected to the small, conservative college in doubt.
Since Arnn’s comments, three Hillsdale-affiliated charter school applications in Tennessee have been rejected by school boards in Jackson-Madison, Clarksville-Montgomery and Rutherford counties. A spokesperson for Hillsdale College declined to comment on the rejected applications and did not respond to a request to interview Arnn.
It’s unknown when or if the additional 47 charter schools promised will ever materialize. No new legislation has been filed or formal steps taken by the GOP-controlled legislature to oust Hillsdale, but the next legislative session doesn’t start until January.
Things could hardly be more different from when Lee touted Hillsdale-affiliated charters in a speech to the legislature early this year — an unusual shoutout for the private college. Hillsdale, Lee said in announcing a civics education partnership with the school, “has been the standard bearer in quality curriculum and the responsibility of preserving American liberty.”
Arnn had recently spearheaded the “1776 Curriculum,” which was inspired by former President Donald Trump’s short-lived “1776 Commission,” as a direct response to The New York Times’ “1619 Project” focusing on America’s history of slavery. The curriculum’s materials glorify the nation’s founders, downplay America’s role in slavery and condemn the rise of progressive politics.
Although Hillsdale has long been well-known inside GOP circles — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz have given commencement speeches there — its prominence has strengthened among conservatives amid the national debate over the role schools should play in teaching race and sexuality.
Starting in 2010, Hillsdale began setting up charter schools — publicly funded but privately run — across the country. Hillsdale says it does not operate or manage schools, but instead offers two types of support by licensing their curriculum for free and providing training and other resources to so-called member schools. The program had more than 20 member schools by the end of 2021 and more than 30 schools using its curriculum, with major presences in Florida, Colorado and Michigan.
Nationally, charter schools frequently stir political tensions. During her tenure as education secretary, Betsy DeVos championed the concept as an alternative to low-performing schools. Critics, often on the left, argue they unfairly drain funding from traditional public schools.
Republicans have tapped into parents’ frustration with remote learning at traditional schools during the pandemic, giving them a path to rally behind charter schools and other school choice initiatives. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Virginia won election last year after drawing on those themes, and the GOP plans to make it a core part of their strategy in this year’s midterms.
It wasn’t until Lee endorsed bringing as many Hillsdale-affiliated charter schools as possible to Tennessee in January that public doubts began to take hold. That has since morphed into anger at Lee among educators for not refuting Arnn’s claims.
“I’m even more saddened and disappointed in our governor who sat there and did not defend our teachers,” Sullivan County school board member Mary Rouse, who was elected to the seat in a heavily Republican region, said at a meeting earlier this month. “Shame on you, Gov. Lee. Shame on you.”
Republican Rep. Mark White, chairman of the state’s powerful House Education Commission, was equally blunt. He posted on social media that “any hope that Hillsdale will operate in Tennessee has been shattered” after Arnn’s remarks.
Before the June event where Arnn made the comments, his executive assistant emailed Lee’s staff 11 questions he planned to ask the governor. They looked straightforward enough: Who were his most important teachers, books and subjects at school? How would he describe what he and Arnn were planning in Tennessee? None of them casts doubt on teachers or their training, according to the email The Associated Press obtained in a records request.
Asked last week if he still maintained a “whole-hearted embrace” of Hillsdale, Lee demurred. He said he’d only talked to Arnn “maybe five times” in the past two years.
Arnn also weighed in last week with an editorial defending his commitment to teaching, saying he’s made similar remarks throughout his career.
“Dumb can mean ‘unintelligent,’ which I did not mean. Dumb also means ‘ill-conceived’ or ‘misdirected,’ which is, sadly, a fitting description for many education schools today,” Arnn wrote.
Whether he helped himself was unclear. The governor, hardly rallying to Arnn’s side, declined to comment on whether he would support the state’s Public Charter School Commission overturning the local boards’ rejections of Hillsdale’s charter school applications. The commission was created in 2019 and Lee has hand-selected all nine members.
A spokesperson for the commission says all three Hillsdale affiliates have filed to appeal their rejections.
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FDA: Select laxatives sold at major retailers recalled due to contamination concerns
(Gray News) - A long list of laxative products sold nationwide are part of a voluntary recall due to possible contamination.
According to the Food and Drug and Administration, all flavors of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution are affected by the recall over concerns about bacterial contamination.
The recall states the products were sold at several major retailers, including CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, under various generic brand names, usually in 10-ounce packages.
Officials said the recall was initiated after testing identified the presence of Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens, which could cause severe adverse reactions in immunocompromised patients.
According to the recall, Tennessee-based Vi-Jon LLC, the manufacturer, is currently aware of three reports of severe adverse reactions potentially related to the product.
The FDA reports consumers who have the recalled products should stop using and return any remaining product to the place of purchase.
Consumers were urged to contact their physician or healthcare provider if they experienced any problems after taking or using the recalled product.
The entire list of products connected with this recall can be viewed here.
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She takes a trip down memory lane with LEX 18’s Austin Pollack.
PERRYVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Gayle Best is retiring after nearly five decades of teaching at Perryville Elementary School.
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eureka CA
318 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Trinity
County through 345 PM PDT...
At 318 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hayfork. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Hayfork.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4053 12312 4051 12336 4069 12345 4072 12309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 173DEG 2KT 4059 12326
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California...
* Until 400 PM PDT.
* At 319 PM PDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 18
miles east of Westmorland to near Brawley to 6 miles north of
Imperial to near El Centro, moving west at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess
of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* This includes the following highways...
CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 20 and 45.
CA Route 78 between mile markers 1 and 28.
CA Route 111 between mile markers 1 and 38.
El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, Plaster City, Salton City,
Westmorland, El Centro Naval Airfield, Ocotillo Wells, Fish Creek
Wash, Calipatria, Alamorio, Seeley, Wiest and Heber.
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
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WFO EUREKA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Eureka CA
318 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of west central Trinity
County through 345 PM PDT...
At 318 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hayfork. This storm was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Hayfork.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4053 12312 4051 12336 4069 12345 4072 12309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2218Z 173DEG 2KT 4059 12326
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Dust Advisory for...
Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California...
* Until 400 PM PDT.
* At 319 PM PDT, a wall of dust was along a line extending from 18
miles east of Westmorland to near Brawley to 6 miles north of
Imperial to near El Centro, moving west at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong wind in excess
of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Hazardous travel.
* This includes the following highways...
CA Interstate 8 between mile markers 20 and 45.
CA Route 78 between mile markers 1 and 28.
CA Route 111 between mile markers 1 and 38.
El Centro, Calexico, Brawley, Imperial, Plaster City, Salton City,
Westmorland, El Centro Naval Airfield, Ocotillo Wells, Fish Creek
Wash, Calipatria, Alamorio, Seeley, Wiest and Heber.
Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving
conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in
dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep
your foot off the brake.
Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. PULL ASIDE
STAY ALIVE!
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Pope Francis says he'll slow down or retire: 'You can change a pope'
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was "a bit of a test" that showed he needs to slow down and one day possibly retire.
Speaking to reporters while traveling home from northern Nunavut, the 85-year-old Francis stressed that he hadn’t thought about resigning but said "the door is open" and there was nothing wrong with a pope stepping down.
"It’s not strange. It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the pope," he said while sitting in an airplane wheelchair during a 45-minute news conference.
Francis said that while he hadn't considered resigning until now, he realizes he has to at least slow down.
"I think at my age and with these limitations, I have to save (my energy) to be able to serve the church, or on the contrary, think about the possibility of stepping aside," he said.
RELATED: Pope apologizes for ‘devastating’ school abuses in Canada
Francis was peppered with questions about the future of his pontificate following the first trip in which he used a wheelchair, walker and cane to get around, sharply limiting his program and ability to mingle with crowds.
He strained his right knee ligaments earlier this year, and continuing laser and magnetic therapy forced him to cancel a trip to Africa that was scheduled for the first week of July.
The Canada trip was difficult, and featured several moments when Francis was clearly in pain as he maneuvered getting up and down from chairs.
At the end of his six-day tour, he appeared in good spirits and energetic, despite a long day traveling to the edge of the Arctic on Friday to again apologize to Indigenous peoples for the injustices they suffered in Canada’s church-run residential schools.
Francis ruled out having surgery on his knee, saying it would not necessarily help and noting "there are still traces" from the effects of having undergone more than six hours of anesthesia in July 2021 to remove 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his large intestine.
"I’ll try to continue to do the trips and be close to people because I think it’s a way of servicing, being close. But more than this, I can’t say," he said Saturday.
In other comments aboard the papal plane, Francis:
— Agreed that the attempt to eliminate Indigenous culture in Canada through a church-run residential school system amounted to a cultural "genocide." Francis said he didn't use the term during his Canada trip because it didn't come to mind. Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission determined in 2015 that the forced removal of Indigenous children from their homes and placement in church-run residential schools to assimilate them into Christian, Canadian constituted a "cultural genocide."
"It’s true I didn’t use the word because it didn’t come to mind, but I described genocide, no?" Francis said. "I apologized, I asked forgiveness for this work, which was genocide."
— Suggested he was not opposed to a development of Catholic doctrine on the use of contraception. Church teaching prohibits artificial contraception. Francis noted that a Vatican think tank recently published the acts of a congress where a modification to the church’s absolute "no" was discussed. He stressed that doctrine can develop over time and that it was the job of theologians to pursue such developments, with the pope ultimately deciding.
Francis noted that church teaching on atomic weapons was modified during his pontificate to consider not only the use but the mere possession of atomic weapons as immoral and to consider the death penalty immoral in all cases.
— Confirmed he hoped to travel to Kazakhstan in mid-September for an interfaith conference where he might meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, who has justified the war in Ukraine. Francis also said he wants to go to Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, though no trip has yet been confirmed. He said he hoped to reschedule the trip to South Sudan he canceled because of his knee problems. He said the Congo leg of that trip would probably have to be put off until next year because of the rainy season.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Major League Baseball suspended Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson for three games and fined the All-Star an undisclosed amount Saturday for making contact with plate umpire Nick Mahrley during an argument.
Anderson was in the White Sox lineup hitting leadoff Saturday against Oakland after he appealed the suspension, and he'll remain active until his appeal is heard. It's the third time he's been disciplined by MLB in the past year, including a one-game ban overturned on appeal earlier this season.
Anderson and manager Tony La Russa were ejected Friday in a 7-3 loss to the Athletics after a heated exchanged over a called strike from reliever Domingo Acevedo that appeared to be high. The tip of Anderson’s helmet appeared to make contact with Mahrley.
Before Saturday’s game, La Russa said he watched video from the incident and said, “I think there’s an argument to be made in Tim’s favor, so we’ll see.
“Did you see how the interaction happened?” La Russa added. “The way we see it, there’s an argument to be made that the umpire didn’t move back, he was moving forward as well.”
Anderson missed the first two games of 2022 as punishment for making contact with an umpire during a bench-clearing incident last September. He was also suspended a game in April after directing an obscene gesture toward fans, but that ban was overturned on appeal.
Anderson is batting .310 with six homers and 25 RBIs.
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AMSTERDAM, July 31 — PSV Eindhoven defeated Ajax 5-3 to lift the Dutch Super Cup at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam on Saturday with both giants of the Dutch Eredivisie under new management.
Ruud van Nistelrooy took over PSV in May, while Dutch champions Ajax are now coached by Alfred Schreuder, who succeeded Erik ten Hag, the new manager of van Nistelrooy’s former club Manchester United.
A hat-trick from Guus Til with contributions from Cody Gakpo and the new teenaged recruit from Paris Saint-Germain Xavi Simons secured PSV their 13th Super Cup.
Ajax’s Steven Bergwijn, signed from Tottenham Hotspur for a Dutch record 31 million euros this summer, opened the scoring after quarter of an hour, with Til handing PSV a 2-1 lead at half-time.
Ajax were back level on 54 minutes courtesy of their Brazilian winger Antony before being caught out by goals from Gakpo and Til’s third after the hour mark.
This meeting of the Dutch league’s greatest rivals lived up to all its hype as Ajax set up a tense ending thanks to a sublime half-volley by Mohammed Kudus.
But Ajax, reduced to 10-men after the sending off of Calvin Ughelumba with 11 minutes left on the clock, were unable to pull off their fight back as Simons completed PSV’s victory with their fifth goal seconds from the end.
Van Nistelrooy’s first match in charge augured well for next week’s Champions League third qualifying round tie at Monaco. — AFP | https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2022/07/31/psv-down-ajax-to-lift-dutch-super-cup/20190 | 2022-07-31T00:14:51Z | https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2022/07/31/psv-down-ajax-to-lift-dutch-super-cup/20190 | false |
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday endorsed Tudor Dixon in Michigan’s crowded Republican primary for governor, just days before voters choose an opponent to face Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
“She’s pro-God, pro-Gun, and pro-Freedom, and she won’t be stopped!” Trump said in a statement announcing his backing.
Trump’s endorsement came shortly after his former education secretary, Betsy DeVos, urged him to join her in backing Dixon — and despite Dixon’s opponents highlighting that DeVos quit Trump’s Cabinet shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Dixon, a conservative commentator, also has the backing of Michigan’s Right to Life, former Gov. John Engler and some of the state’s top legislative leaders. She also has financial support from a pair of super PACs with ties to DeVos, who is from Michigan.
Dixon has said she will fight to keep drag queens out of schools, and she opposes abortion, except to save the life of the mother. Dixon held a fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida earlier this year, where the former president called her “special.”
Dixon’s opponents include businessman Kevin Rinke, chiropractor Garrett Soldano and real estate broker Ryan Kelley, who was charged with misdemeanors for his actions during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump’s endorsement has sometimes been a difference-maker, and he’s frequently trumped the power of his backing. But he’s also suffered some high-profile setbacks with some of his choices.
Trump lost Michigan by about 154,000 votes in 2020, and multiple audits and courts — as well as an investigation by the Republican-led state Senate — have upheld that outcome. But all of the GOP governor candidates say there was fraud, and all but Rinke have said they believe the election was stolen from Trump.
Rinke and the Democratic Governors Association have both spent large sums of money running TV ads attacking Dixon in the lead-up to the primary.
Rinke’s TV ad claims Dixon is backed by the “RINO establishment’s leading never-Trumpers,” using the derisive acronym for “Republican in name only.”
The Democratic Governors Association’s $2 million ad buy pushes claims that Dixon’s budget plan would force widespread police officer layoffs; she has said that’s false.
“Obviously, they’re desperate to get me out of this. They don’t want me running against Gretchen,” Dixon told The Associated Press after the final GOP gubernatorial debate on Wednesday.
DeVos, in her letter Friday to Trump, said they should work together to elect Dixon, calling her “the only one that who can stand toe to toe with `that woman from Michigan,’” a term Trump used for Whitmer rather than calling her by name in 2020.
Whoever emerges from the Aug. 2 primary will face a tough battle against Whitmer, who has nearly $15 million set aside, more than all five Republicans combined.
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Joey Cappelletti is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/trump-endorses-dixon-ahead-of-michigan-gop-governor-primary/ | 2022-07-31T00:17:08Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/politics/ap-politics/trump-endorses-dixon-ahead-of-michigan-gop-governor-primary/ | true |
When it comes to her thoughts on the word "lesbian," Jojo Siwa would like to hold the drama, please.
The Dancing With the Stars alum, 19, found herself receiving backlash online after she said in a July 25 Yahoo Life interview that she doesn't like "the word itself." Now, Jojo, who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community last year, is clarifying her remarks.
"I've been going through my comments and I just want to make something super clear: I never said that lesbian was a dirty word and I never, ever would say it was a dirty word because it is not," she said in a July 29 TikTok. "It is not a bad word. It is not a slur and it is especially not a word that I am ashamed of saying or ashamed of identifying as by any means."
The Dance Moms star, who is currently in a relationship with Kylie Prew, explained that she didn't have a problem with the word or its connotation, but rather the sound of it.
"I don't hate the word 'lesbian,' I just—whenever someone talks to me about my sexuality, I just say that I'm gay," she said. "It's not the word that flows off the tongue for me if that makes sense."
Alongside the video, which was set to the tune of Lady Gaga's 2011 hit "Born This Way," Jojo also included the caption, "[Neither] my sexuality nor ANYONES is a dirty word."
In the video's comment section, Jojo's fans quickly rallied behind her and how she chooses to express herself. One wrote, "I feel like people blew this way out of proportion."
While a second fan added, "Some people need to understand the difference between not preferring a word versus not respecting the word."
In the Yahoo Life interview, Jojo said the word "lesbian" was "just like, a lot" but that "at the end of the day, that's what I am."
She added, "It's like the word moist. It's just like...ugh!" | https://www.eonline.com/news/1340153/jojo-siwa-clarifies-how-she-really-feels-about-the-word-lesbian | 2022-07-31T00:17:44Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1340153/jojo-siwa-clarifies-how-she-really-feels-about-the-word-lesbian | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge became the first player in the majors with 40 home runs this season with a two-run drive for the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
The 6-foot-7 Judge robbed a home run from MJ Melendez to begin the game, then hit an estimated 449-foot homer in the third inning for a 3-0 lead. It was his second homer in three at-bats after he hit a game-ending drive in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win against Kansas City on Thursday night.
The four-time All-Star is on pace for 64 home runs in his final season under New York’s control. The club record is 61, set by Roger Maris in 1961. Judge, Maris and Babe Ruth in 1928 are the only Yankees with at least 40 homers by the end of July, per MLB.com.
Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber came into the night second in the majors with 32 homers. Judge hit a career-high 52 homers while winning AL Rookie of the Year in 2017.
In the first inning Friday, the 6-foot-7 Judge jumped and reached over the roughly 8-foot right-field wall to deny Melendez, who put a charge into Gerrit Cole’s fourth pitch. Judge fell on the warning track after making the grab, and it took him a moment to lift his glove and confirm he’d made the catch. Yankee Stadium erupted when he did.
The leaping snag also extended the Royals’ scoreless streak into a fourth game. They came into Friday with three straight shutouts and hadn’t scored since the eighth inning of a 7-0 win against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.
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(WFLA) — Edgewell Personal Care Company issued a recall Friday for three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp sunscreen sprays after an internal review of product samples found traces of benzene.
Benzene is a human carcinogen that can lead to leukemia, blood cancer in bone marrow, and other blood disorders. People typically are exposed to the chemical in their environment through skin contact, inhalation, or ingestion.
The chemical is not an ingredient in the sunscreen spray, but the FDA said that “unexpected levels of benzene” came out of the spray bottles’ propellant.
As of this report, Edgewater said it has not learned of any illnesses related to the presence of benzene in their products nor does the FDA believe exposure to the benzene in the sprays could be particularly dangerous.
“Daily exposure to benzene in the recalled products would not be expected to cause adverse health consequences according to an independent health assessment using established exposure modeling guidelines,” the FDA advisory said.
However, the FDA said that if you have the affected product, stop using it and throw it out.
The benzene is only linked to the three batches mentioned in the advisory. The FDA provided the following information on the batches affected by the recall:
The FDA said Edgewater has told retailers to remove any of the remaining products with the lot codes above from their shelves. If you own a Banana Boat sunscreen spray, you can find the lot code on the bottom of the can.
Those who purchased the affected products can be eligible for reimbursement from Banana Boat, according to the advisory.
If you have had an adverse reaction to the spray, you can report your situation to the FDA MedWatch.
If you have questions related to the recall, you can call Edgewell Personal Care at (888) 686-3988 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT or visit www.bananaboat.com. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national-news/3-batches-of-banana-boat-sunscreen-sprays-recalled-due-to-traces-of-cancer-causing-chemical/ | 2022-07-31T00:31:54Z | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/national-news/3-batches-of-banana-boat-sunscreen-sprays-recalled-due-to-traces-of-cancer-causing-chemical/ | true |
NEW YORK (AP)There’s no sorcery to Aaron Judge’s recent success, although it looks that way, even close up.
”Just takes the magic wand and does his thing,” Yankees ace Gerrit Cole said.
No doubt, this is Judge’s show. He added a new trick Friday night, too – making someone else’s homer disappear.
Judge became the first big leaguer with 40 homers this season, smashed a grand slam for No. 41 and robbed a home run in right field as New York rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 11-5 Friday night.
”He’s amazing,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. ”He’s just doing some really special things.”
Isiah Kiner-Falefa lined a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning as New York completed its major league-leading 29th comeback victory.
It only seems as though Judge has had a hand in all of them.
”It’s like a steady dose of amazingness,” Cole said.
A free agent at the end of the season, Judge is on pace for 66 home runs, which would top Roger Maris’ club record of 61 in 1961. Judge, Maris and Babe Ruth in 1928 are the only Yankees with at least 40 homers by the end of July, per MLB.com.
Judge was lavished with ”MVP!” chants throughout the night, none louder than after his slam in the eighth cemented yet another Yankees rally. He also had a single and finished with six RBIs, giving him a major league-leading 89.
He has eight homers and 19 RBIs in nine games since the All-Star break, but claims he feels no different at the plate.
”Just like any other time,” he said.
Judge and Anthony Rizzo homered early on a rainy night in the Bronx, but Kansas City came back against Cole, with Whit Merrifield’s two-run single in the fifth ending a scoreless drought of 31 2/3 innings for the Royals.
Salvador Perez followed Merrifield with a go-ahead, three-run homer in his return from the injured list for a 5-3 lead.
New York erased it by batting around during a messy eighth inning that followed a 23-minute rain delay.
Rizzo and Gleyber Torres hit one-out singles, then shortstop Maikel Garcia booted Josh Donaldson’s grounder off the slick infield.
Andrew Benintendi’s bases-loaded grounder was gloved by diving first baseman Nick Pratto, but pitcher Scott Barlow (4-4) failed to cover first, giving Benintendi an RBI single – his first hit with the Yankees after a trade from the Royals on Wednesday.
Barlow’s next pitch skipped near Aaron Hicks’ feet, and plate umpire Chris Guccione called an RBI hit by pitch. That ruling was reversed via video replay, but Hicks walked a few pitches later on a full count to make it 5-5.
Kiner-Falefa then ripped a single to left, and Jose Trevino followed with an RBI groundout for a 7-5 edge. DJ LeMahieu walked before Judge clubbed his fourth career slam off Jackson Kowar.
Albert Abreu (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth against a Kansas City team that waived him June 21.
The 6-foot-7 Judge began the game by reaching over the right-field fence to rob MJ Melendez of a homer, then hit a 449-foot, two-run shot in the third inning. It was his second homer in three at-bats after he hit a game-ending drive in the ninth inning of a 1-0 win against Kansas City on Thursday night.
”Hitting a homer is still above robbing one for me right now, but it’s still fun,” Judge said.
Cole was overpowering – except for the fifth inning. He was pulled after six with nine strikeouts and no walks. Five of the seven hits he allowed came in the fifth, and all five runs charged against him came in the inning.
SAVLY’S BACK
Perez, last year’s major league home run champion, batted third as the designated hitter barely a month after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb.
The seven-time All-Star flied out to left field and struck out in his first two at-bats, then launched a no-doubter to left-center off Cole. Perez admired his high fly ball from the batter’s box and pumped his fist after rounding second.
”Salvy being Salvy, just reminding us how special he is,” manager Mike Matheny said.
Kansas City initially estimated the 32-year-old Perez would need eight weeks to recover after surgery June 24, but doctors assured the club he was ready for big league action.
PROMISING START
Garcia got his first career hit with an infield single in the third, Kansas City’s first hit of the game. He reached after shortstop Kiner-Falefa had trouble getting the ball out of his glove. Garcia also hit a clean single in the fifth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: SS Bobby Witt Jr. was out of the lineup for a fifth straight game with right hamstring soreness, but Matheny is optimistic Witt will play before the end of the weekend. … 3B Emmanuel Rivera was optioned to Triple-A to make space for Perez.
Yankees: RHP Luis Severino (strained right lat) could resume throwing Monday if he progresses as hoped this weekend.
UP NEXT
Yankees LHP Nestor Cortes (8-3, 2.48 ERA) makes his second start Saturday since pitching in the All-Star Game. He’ll face Royals veteran RHP Zack Greinke (3-6, 4.35), who could be traded before Tuesday’s deadline. New York will celebrate its annual Old-Timers’ Day prior to the game, although the usual exhibition game of retired Yankees was called off because too many former players are recovering from surgeries.
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WFO SACRAMENTO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
The Dixie burn scar in...
Southwestern Lassen County in northern California...
Northwestern Plumas County in northern California...
* Until 1030 PM PDT.
* At 432 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain over the Dixie Burn Scar near Greenville. Radar
estimates between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen along the
ridges west and south of Greenville. Flooding is most likely along
Round Valley Road and near Round Valley Reservior The expected
rainfall rate is 1 inch in 30 minutes. Additional rainfall amounts
up to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Excessive rainfall over the warning area will cause mud slides near
steep terrain. The mud slide can consist of rock, mud, vegetation
and other loose materials.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding in and around the Dixie Burn
Scar.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of areas in and around
the Dixie Burn Scar.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Chester, Almanor, Prattville, Lake Almanor West, Lake Almanor
Country Club, Canyondam, East Shore, Caribou, Seneca, Belden,
Twain, Paxton, Indian Falls, Bald Eagle Mountain, Tobin, Crescent
Mills, Storrie, Keddie and Greenville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
This is a life threatening situation. Heavy rainfall will cause
extensive and severe flash flooding of creeks...streams...and
ditches in the Dixie Burn Scar. Severe debris flows can also be
anticipated across roads. Roads and driveways may be washed away in
places. If you encounter flood waters...climb to safety.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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The Boston Red Sox will look to break out of their late-July funk as their three-game interleague series against the Milwaukee Brewers continues on Saturday afternoon.
With a 4-1 loss to Milwaukee on Friday in the series opener, Boston slipped to 2-6 during its homestand that began after the All-Star break. The Red Sox are 7-18 in July overall.
The Red Sox have allowed four or fewer runs in three of their past five games, but they averaged only 3.4 runs in those five contests. They went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position on Friday.
“(The Brewers’) stuff is really good, but we just have to find a way (to score runs),” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “We haven’t done a good job with runners in scoring position for like a month and a half.”
Another contributing factor to Boston’s cold spell is that its starting pitchers haven’t recorded a single win in July. Nick Pivetta will look to change that on Saturday.
Pivetta (8-7, 4.35 ERA) put together his best start in nearly a month on Monday, holding the Cleveland Guardians scoreless until the fifth inning and totaling six strikeouts while yielding one run in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander didn’t factor into the decision in an eventual 3-1 Red Sox win.
Pivetta, who will be making his team-leading 21st start of the season, allowed 20 runs in a three-start span prior to his most recent outing.
“He was better,” Cora said after the Monday game. “Velocity was up, I think the curveball was good today, his slider was OK, but a lot better, better rhythm. I think the fastball, when he used it, was obviously at 94-95 (mph), but he went through some good spots and gave us a chance to win.”
Pivetta has only started against Milwaukee once in his career, when he allowed nine runs on seven hits in five innings in a July 2017 outing as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Milwaukee left-hander Eric Lauer (6-3, 3.84) will face the Red Sox for the first time on Saturday while making his 100th appearance and 93rd start of his career. Most recently, Lauer allowed four runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings during a no-decision against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.
The Brewers are 11-7 in Lauer’s starts, eight of which have been quality starts. However, Lauer has not won since June 17 in Cincinnati.
Milwaukee will look to build upon a strong late-innings performance on Friday. Christian Yelich had the game-winning RBI in the seventh inning, while Willy Adames went 3-for-5, breaking out of a 4-for-25 (.160) slump in the previous six games.
“I feel like that’s the best baseball we play, in the late innings,” Adames told Bally Sports Wisconsin on Friday. “I guess we get more focused in the late innings. It’s been amazing that we play like that late in games because I feel like that’s how you win, especially a (tight) game like tonight.”
Yelich is 11-for-31 (.355) during his current eight-game hitting streak.
“I think Christian has been swinging the bat really well, getting on base a ton and being a really effective leadoff hitter,” manager Craig Counsell said.
–Field Level Media | https://www.kark.com/mlb/red-sox-task-nick-pivetta-with-snapping-slump-vs-brewers/ | 2022-07-31T00:37:33Z | https://www.kark.com/mlb/red-sox-task-nick-pivetta-with-snapping-slump-vs-brewers/ | true |
After a tense ending to the series opener on Friday, the visiting Baltimore Orioles and Cincinnati Reds continue their interleague set on Saturday.
Cincinnati reliever Dauri Moreta hit Anthony Santander with a pitch in the ninth inning after Santander hit a game-tying homer three innings earlier. Both benches cleared but nothing further developed. The Orioles prevailed 6-2 thanks to a four-run ninth, highlighted by a go-ahead, two-run single from Cedric Mullins.
Shortly after the game ended, Cincinnati traded ace Luis Castillo to the Seattle Mariners for four minor-leaguers.
The Reds began dealing late Thursday night, sending starting right fielder Tyler Naquin and lefty pitcher Phillip Diehl to the New York Mets for two minor-leaguers.
Reds general manager Nick Krall confirmed that his trade conversations have accelerated since just before the All-Star break and have picked up as the Tuesday deadline approaches.
“Over the last week, it’s just everybody’s trying to improve their club from either short term or long term,” Krall said. “For us, it’s trying to make sure that we’re making the best deals possible with anybody we move. So it’s just trying to make sure that we have conversations with every club, making sure that we’re running everything down and leaving no stone unturned.”
The Orioles will send Dean Kremer (3-2, 3.06 ERA) to the mound in the middle game of the series. The right-hander will make his 10th start of the year and his first career appearance against Cincinnati.
In his latest outing, on Sunday against the New York Yankees, Kremer took his first loss since June 5, as he allowed four runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings. He surrendered one home run while walking one, hitting a batter and striking out six.
Kremer has been very effective on the road this season in four starts, posting a 2-0 mark with a 1.66 ERA while holding batters to a .277 average. Kremer will be making his first career interleague start.
Meanwhile, for the third time in the past four outings, the Reds will send a pitcher to the mound who could be trade fodder in coming days.
Right-hander Tyler Mahle (4-7, 4.88 ERA) is set for his 19th start of the season. He has never faced the Orioles.
Mahle will make his second appearance since a three-week stint on the injured list due to a right shoulder strain.
He came off the IL to pitch Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, and he allowed three runs on just two hits, a two-run homer by Paul Goldschmidt in the fourth inning and a solo homer by Goldschmidt in the sixth. Mahle struck out five and walked three over six innings, earning the win as Cincinnati prevailed 6-3.
In his past 11 starts beginning May 13, Mahle has eight quality starts to go with a 3.59 ERA and a .220 opponents’ batting average.
The Orioles are also dealing with swirling trade rumors, particularly when it comes to designated hitter Trey Mancini, who hit an inside-the-park home run vs. the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday in what might have been his final home game in Baltimore.
“I hope I get to stick around and then still be a part of this team,” said Mancini, who contributed an RBI single to the Orioles’ decisive ninth-inning rally on Friday. “But I understand how the business works and I don’t really have a say in it. I’m just gonna go out there every day and keep playing for this team and the name across my chest, because I love this city and the team, and I love these guys in here. It’s just been such a fun year.”
–Field Level Media | https://www.kark.com/mlb/reds-orioles-go-at-it-again-after-feisty-finish/ | 2022-07-31T00:37:40Z | https://www.kark.com/mlb/reds-orioles-go-at-it-again-after-feisty-finish/ | false |
MONDAY-FRIDAY
LOUISIANA BIRDING TRAIL PUBLIC MEETINGS: Monday, 1, 2 p.m., Capitol Park Museum, 660 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge; Tuesday, 10 a.m., Clifton Chenier Center Town Hall Auditorium, 220 West Willow Street, Lafayette; Wednesday, 10 a.m., Events Center, 750 2nd Street, Natchitoches; Thursday, 10 a.m., Convention & Tourist Bureau, 629 North Spring Street, Shreveport; Friday, 10 a.m., Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans. Website: labirdingtrails.com
TUESDAY
LOUISIANA CRAB TASK FORCE MEETING: 1 p.m., Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
WEDNESDAY
LOUISIANA SHRIMP TASK FORCE MEETING: 10 a.m., Terrebonne Parish Main Library, 151 Library Drive, Houma.
THURSDAY
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES COMMISSION MEETING: 9:30 a.m., Double Tree Hotel, 300 Canal Street, New Orleans.
FLORIDA PARISHES FRIENDS OF THE NRA BANQUET: 6 p.m., Carter Plantation, 23475 Carter Trace, Springfield. Tickets $70 singles, $100 couples. Call Marcel Parker (985) 507-6992. Email: la29friendsfp@gmail.com
FRIDAY
FRIDAY NIGHT COOKIE JAR BASS SERIES: 7 p.m.-midnight, LA Express landing, Jarreau. Fee $40/boat, max 2 anglers. Weekly event through Sept. 9. Call Storm Randall (225) 937-0489.
FRIDAY-SUNDAY
68TH TERREBONNE SPORTSMAN’S LEAGUE FISHING RODEO: Daily weigh-in East Park Recreation Center, Houma. 12 rod-n-reel, tag/release tarpon & SCUBA categories. Cash awards. Tickets $25. Call Larry Jordan (985) 804-4366 or Troy Bonvillain (985) 804-7504.
SATURDAY
NRA BASIC PISTOL/CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT COURSE: 9 a.m., High Point Shooting Grounds, Belle Chasse. Provided by The Carlton Group. Fee $110 (with $20 registration deposit applied to fee). Call John Carlton (504) 329-8667. Email: jcarlton.tcg@gmail.com.
ONGOING
STATEWIDE TOURNAMENT & ANGLERS’ RODEO: CCA summer-long fishing contest through Sept. 5. Website: ccalouisiana.com
AROUND THE CORNER
AUG. 8—RED STICK FLY FISHERS MEETING: 7 p.m., Room 204, Adult Education Building, Broadmoor Methodist, 10230 Mollylea, Baton Rouge. Website: rsff.org.
AUG. 11—JUNIOR SOUTHWEST BASSMASTERS MEETING: 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church gym, Denham Springs. Call Jim Breaux (225) 772-3026.
AUG. 11-13—BASSMASTER HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP: Lake Hartwell, Anderson, South Carolina. Website: bassmaster.com
AUG. 13—ASCENSION AREA ANGLERS OPEN TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT: Safe daylight, Doiron's Landing (Atchafalaya & Lake Verret basins), Stephensville. Fundraiser for state anglers qualified for BASS Nation Championship & Fishing for Tucker/Anything Outdoors charities. $100 entry/team. Raffles, prizes, food. No fishing south of U.S. 90. Call David Cavell (225) 937-0046 or Ryan Lavigne (225) 921-9332.
AUG. 13—CENLA CHAPTER/FRIENDS OF NRA BANQUET: 5 p.m., Randolph Riverfront Center, 707 Second Street, Alexandria. Tickets $60-$100. Call Rickey Parish (318) 308-1419. Website: friendsofnra.org/la/events
LOTTERY
Aug. 11 deadline for Atchafalaya Delta WMA houseboat mooring sites at Log Island & Campground passes. Call (337) 735-8667. LDWF website: wlf.louisiana.gov/page/atchafalaya-delta.
FISHING/SHRIMPING
OPEN RECREATIONAL SEASONS: Red snapper (Fridays-Sundays only), lane, blackfin, queen and silk snappers & wenchmen among other snapper species & all groupers, including gag, red grouper, except closed for goliath & Nassau groupers in state/federal waters.
CLOSED SEASONS: Greater amberjack (through Aug. 31) & gray triggerfish.
SHRIMP: All inshore waters closed except “double-rig line” in Breton/Chandeleur sounds.
LDWF UPDATES
- Lake Concordia public boat ramp closed for repairs.
- Elmer’s Island Wildlife Refuge open.
- Closed: Atchafalaya Delta WMA Wax Lake Outlet campground; Pointe-aux-Chenes WMA fishing piers & boat launch next to Island Road water control structure & at northeast corner Wonder Lake (three other Island Road piers & boat launch remain open); and, Deer Park oxbow launch (Concordia Parish).
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
614 PM CDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Grimes
County through 645 PM CDT...
At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Anderson, or 10 miles east of Navasota, moving north at around 15
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Anderson and Richards.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 3035 9582 3031 9602 3053 9612 3061 9584
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 168DEG 18KT 3043 9592
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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For wet and wild family fun, Channel hop to Jersey... where the national costume is a wetsuit
- Jo Kessel takes her son on a trip to Jersey and discovers the island is a 'mecca for outdoor pursuits'
- They go on a two-hour kayak excursion from St Brelade’s Bay and visit the 13th Century Mont Orgueil Castle
- Yet, the biggest thrill is a speedboat sea safari that passes German forts and uninhabited islands
Not many countries consider a wetsuit their national costume and pier-jumping their national sport, but so it is in Jersey.
At least that’s what activity instructor Derek says as he hands my son and me wetsuits and kayaks.
Minutes later his point is proven when we paddle towards the bay’s headland and a towering rock stack. Wetsuited youngsters are clambering all over it and, once they reach the top, off they leap.
Jo Kessel and her son explore the great outdoors of Jersey. She writes: 'Landlubbers will delight in miles of unblemished beaches, while for daredevils there’s surfing, paddleboarding, pier-jumping… you name it' (stock image)
It’s a popular misconception that this largest of the Channel Islands is a sedate sort of place – a wealthy tax haven which attracts those of a certain vintage. The reality is that it’s a mecca for outdoor pursuits, ideal for families and teens, which is exactly what Gabriel and I have come to experience.
While Jersey is part of the British Isles, it is closer to France – 14 miles from Saint-Malo in Brittany, to be precise. And because it was under Normandy rule until the 13th Century, it has a French legacy. Street names are in both English and French, and the capital, St Helier, has a boules court to match those in Paris or Saint-Tropez.
What’s particularly striking about the landscape here is the intensity of the colours, from its powder-white beaches to its striking blue waters to its labyrinthine seascape of jagged granite rock stacks tinged every shade of red imaginable. ‘When people see photos of Jersey’s coastline, they presume they’ve been photoshopped,’ says Derek.’ But they haven’t. This is how Jersey looks.’
Jo bases herself at Merton Hotel in St Helier, the capital of Jersey (pictured). The hotel is 'family-friendly with large rooms' and a ten-minute walk from the beach
Above: Jo and her son Gabriel (above) go on a two-hour kayak excursion from St Brelade’s Bay
Take a two-hour kayak excursion from St Brelade’s Bay and you’ll navigate this rocky seascape, occasionally squeezing through gaps barely wider than your boat. Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world – twice a day at low tide the island swells to double its size – which means the vista on your return can look completely different.
Whatever the tide, however, the water’s so clear that a tangle of sea spaghetti can always be seen swaying from the seabed. Derek pulls up a clump to taste. It’s salty, crunchy and would go nicely with fish.
Our base is St Helier’s Merton Hotel, a ten-minute walk from the beach. It’s family-friendly with large rooms, a tennis court and such huge indoor and outdoor pools that there’s really no need to leave. But at just nine miles by five, this island is so easy to get around that it’s a shame not to explore, with nothing too far or too crowded.
Along the south coast, a former railway line has been converted into a cycle path and walking trail which is best experienced by hiring an electric bike from opposite the capital’s bus station. You’ll pedal past sandy beaches, quaint fishing villages and vegetation so tropical (spot the palms and birds of paradise) that you’d be forgiven for thinking you’re in the Caribbean.
The Crab Shack in St Brelade’s Bay makes a great pit stop, serving tacos irresistibly packed with crab, avocado, garlicky yogurt and a chilli kick.
The island’s north is more rugged and windswept and best sampled from one of the many clifftop hiking trails that climb and dip as waves crash into the rocks way below.
Veer inland and you’ll find field upon field of Jersey Royal potatoes. And wherever you are, there are signs advertising ‘Real Jersey Ice-Cream’. To spot the famous cows whose creamy milk is used to make it, however, is another matter.
The island has a (human) population of 100,000, but nobody seems to know where the cows are, until we visit the 13th Century hilltop Mont Orgueil Castle. The lady at the kiosk knows exactly where to find a cow – she fishes a £1 note out of her pocket (Jersey has its own currency) and points to its watermark. You can guess its design!
This castle is steeped in history, and were it not for Sir Walter Raleigh it would not be standing today. In 1600, Elizabeth I sent him to destroy it, but he refused, declaring it too impressive. Centuries later it was a favourite of Queen Victoria and from its battlements, on a clear day, it’s possible to see across to France.
Historic: Above is the 13th Century Mont Orgueil Castle that looms over the port of Gorey. Jo discovers from its battlements, on a clear day, it’s possible to see across to France
The island’s biggest attraction is its diversity. Landlubbers will delight in miles of unblemished beaches, while for daredevils there’s surfing, paddleboarding, pier-jumping… you name it.
Foodies are also in for a treat, with restaurants using the freshest of local ingredients. Particularly memorable for melt-in-the-mouth meat is the 12-hour slow-cooked beef brisket at BJ’s Brewhouse.
And a visit to the War Tunnels is a must. Jersey was occupied during the Second World War and the tunnels, built by the Germans as their HQ, are now a museum, showing how islanders survived and died during the occupation.
Jo ventures to Devil’s Hole, an eerie blowhole that has been eroded into Jersey’s coastline over the millennia (pictured). She describes the sight as 'ethereal'
We save the biggest thrill till last – a RIB speedboat sea safari. The boat kicks up spray as it races through the water and passengers whoop with glee whenever it banks sharply. The safari passes German forts and uninhabited islands called Les Ecrehous, but the highlight is entering a cave that looks out on to an eerie blowhole called Devil’s Hole. It has been eroded into Jersey’s coastline over the millennia and, despite its ominous-sounding moniker, it looks ethereal.
‘That was brilliant,’ says Gabriel as we disembark.
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, July 30, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley CA
523 PM PDT Sat Jul 30 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Tulare
and eastern Fresno Counties through 600 PM PDT...
At 522 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19
miles northeast of Three Rivers, or 29 miles west of Independence,
moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Dorst Creek Campground.
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.
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 3674 11865 3665 11863 3657 11883 3670 11890
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 067DEG 10KT 3668 11871
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM PDT
FOR SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY...
At 523 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hwy 18 Between
Running Springs And Skyforest, or over Lake Arrowhead, moving
southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
San Bernardino, Lake Arrowhead, Highland, Running Springs, Skyforest,
Hwy 18 Between Running Springs And Skyforest, Hiwy 330 Between San
Bernardino And Running Springs, Hwy 18 Between Running Springs And
Big Bear, Rimforest and Hwy 173 Between Lake Arrowhead And Hesperia.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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