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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An enclave of slave descendants on the Georgia coast have settled a federal lawsuit that claimed a lack of government services was eroding their island community, one of the few remaining Gullah-Geechee settlements on the Southeast U.S. coast.
The agreement states residents of the tiny Hogg Hummock community on Sapelo Island will receive improved emergency services and road maintenance from McIntosh County while some residents' property tax assessments will be frozen through 2025.
Island residents and land owners battled the county in U.S. District Court for nearly seven years before a deal was reached. A judge closed the civil case July 20, a few days before it was scheduled to go to trial.
The island's Black residents argued their community of about 50 people was shrinking rapidly as landowners paid high property taxes while receiving few basic services, creating pressure for them to sell their land.
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“We’ve stood up," Reginald Hall, one of the Sapelo Island landowners who sued, said Monday. "And because we’ve been winning, we now have an opportunity for hope.”
Descendants of enslaved people known as Gullah, or Geechee in Georgia, live in small island communities scattered over 425 miles (684 kilometers) of the Southern Atlantic U.S. coast, from North Carolina to Florida, where their ancestors worked on plantations until freed by the Civil War. Hogg Hummock, also known as Hog Hammock, on Sapelo Island is one of the last such communities.
Reachable only by boat from the mainland, the largely undeveloped barrier island about 60 miles (97 kilometers) south of Savannah has no schools, police, fire department or trash collection — though island property owners pay taxes used to fund those services elsewhere in the county.
The legal settlement requires McIntosh County to build a helicopter landing pad on the island for emergency rescues and evacuations, provide a truck equipped for emergency medical services and ensure the island's lone fire truck is in good working condition. The county will also pay for residents to receive firefighter and emergency responder training.
County officials also agreed to ensure the island's trash compactor is emptied once a month, while cutting garbage collection fees to Hogg Hummock residents by 30%, and to provide quarterly maintenance of the community's dirt roads and ditches. And the county will pay $2 million in cash to cover damages and attorney fees.
As has always been the case all residents of Sapelo receive the same services regardless of race. Any differences in services between the mainland and Sapelo are due to geography as it takes a 25-30 minute boat ride to get to Sapelo.
The settlement document said the deal was in no way “an admission or acknowledgment of liability” by county officials. Richard Strickland, the county's lead attorney in the lawsuit, denied the county had discriminated against Hogg Hummock residents because they were Black.
“As has always been the case, all residents of Sapelo receive the same services regardless of race,” Strickland said in an emailed statement Monday. “Any differences in services between the mainland and Sapelo are due to geography, as it takes a 25-30 minute boat ride to get to Sapelo.”
In addition to the claims against the county, the lawsuit also accused the state of Georgia of operating ferry boats and docks that failed to meet federal accessibility standards for people with disabilities.
State officials settled with the island residents in October 2020, agreeing to demolish and replace outdated docks while upgrading ferry boats to accommodate people in wheelchairs and those with impaired hearing. The state also paid a cash settlement of $750,000.
More than 40 island residents, landowners and their family members were listed as plaintiffs on the original lawsuit file in December 2015. Several of them died while the case was still pending, and a judge dismissed claims by 19 others because they couldn't prove they owned property on the island. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/island-slave-descendants-settle-georgia-discrimination-suit/article_aac106e7-d86d-5142-adb7-4177b9361ee2.html | 2022-08-01T18:37:28Z | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/island-slave-descendants-settle-georgia-discrimination-suit/article_aac106e7-d86d-5142-adb7-4177b9361ee2.html | true |
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SCRANTON — A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Lackawanna County sold a winning Mega Millions® with Megaplier® ticket worth $2 million for the Friday, July 29, drawing.
The ticket matched all five white balls drawn — 13-36-45-57-67 — but not the yellow Mega Ball 14 to win $2 million, less applicable withholding. Without the $1 Megaplier® option, the ticket would have been worth $1 million.
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A jackpot-winning Mega Millions® ticket for the July 29 drawing was sold in Illinois. The jackpot-winning ticket is worth an estimated annuity value of $1.337 billion, or $780.5 million cash — the second-largest jackpot in the game’s history.
The jackpot had been rolling since April 15, 2022, when the last jackpot worth $20 million was won in Tennessee.
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MOSCOW (AP) — Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow’s outskirts to the highest level of Russia-US diplomacy.
The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is to return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which she could face 10 years in prison if convicted. As the trial has progressed, the Biden Administration has faced rising calls for action to win her release.
In an extraordinary move, Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week spoke to Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia on an espionage conviction would go free.
Although details of the offer remain shrouded, Blinken’s public announcement of a proposal was at odds with the convention of keeping prisoner-release negotiations tightly under wraps. When American Trevor Reed, serving time for assaulting a police officer, was freed in April in exchange for a Russian drug trafficker, no clues of an imminent swap had emerged.
The Lavrov-Blinken call also was the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago. The direct outreach risks undermining a core message to US allies that isolating Russia could force the eventual withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.
It also underlines the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released, which has brought some backlash. Former president Donald Trump strongly criticized the proposal that people familiar with it have said envisions trading Griner and Whelan for notorious arms trader Viktor Bout.
“He’s absolutely one of the worst in the world, and he’s going to be given his freedom because a potentially spoiled person goes into Russia loaded up with drugs,” Trump said.
Griner, speaking from the defendant’s cage in a courtroom that barely holds a dozen people, has acknowledged that there were vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage when she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February. But she says she had no criminal intent and that the canisters ended up in her luggage because she was packing hastily. Griner played for a Russian women’s basketball team in the WNBA off-season.
To bolster her case, her defense lawyers have called character witnesses from her Russian team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and presented testimony from doctors that she was prescribed cannabis as a treatment for pain. Medical marijuana treatment is not legal in Russia.
Her lawyers say they hope such testimony will bring lenience from the judge, who they say under Russian law has leeway to consider mitigating factors.
Acquittals are rare in Russian criminal prosecutions — less than 1% of cases. Sentences can be suspended.
If conviction is a foregone conclusion, it would also potentially be a step forward. Russian officials have said no release of Griner could occur until the judicial process is completed.
However, a Washington attorney who formerly was resident legal adviser at the US Embassy in Moscow, said there is no formal requirement for a conviction before an exchange.
“It seems that she is in fact being used as a political bargaining chip — and the administration has already designated her as wrongfully detained presumably because they think she is being used as a political pawn,” Tom Firestone told The Associated Press.
“Given the administration’s very strong public commitment to getting Whelan and Griner out, (Russia) may want to let this play out a little bit longer and try to get more extract more concessions from the administration.” he said. “They may impose a very significant sanctions as a way to maximize their leverage in negotiations going forward.”
Russian officials have given no public hint of whether Blinken made headway in his call with Lavrov. It only issued a statement urging the Americans to pursue the matter though “quiet diplomacy without releases of speculative information.”
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ODESA, Ukraine – A cargo ship loaded with 26,000 tons of Ukrainian corn left the country's largest port Monday for the first time since Russia's invasion on Feb. 24.
The milestone comes after the United Nations and Turkey signed agreements with Russia and Ukraine on July 22 to re-open Ukraine's Black Sea ports and resume exports of grain, cooking oil and fertilizer. The U.N. had pushed for a deal to address a growing global food shortage.
Ukraine's Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov filmed the ship, the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni, as it departed and declared the U.N. deal "a great success for providing global food security." He wrote on Facebook that Ukrainian ports would be working at full capacity in a few weeks.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also noted the ship's departure, calling it "very positive." Russia signed a separate agreement with Turkey so it could export its grain and fertilizer, which remain grounded because of Western sanctions on banking and transportation.
The Ukrainians need this deal to work to keep their economy from falling apart.
"Ukraine used to earn 45 percent of its general income from the agriculture sector," Alla Stoyanova, the Odesa region's agriculture chief, told NPR. "Since the Russian invasion, practically every other sector has crumbled. So agricultural exports are now our money, our economy, our life."
Keeping up the pace of exports is crucial. Farmers continue to work during the war, sometimes donning helmets and bulletproof vests while working in their fields. They are running out of space to store crops. They can't afford to plant next year's crop.
Viacheslav Nevmerzhytskiy, who farms wheat and sunflowers near the port of Pivdennyi, not far from Odesa, says he worries that the Russians might even bomb the ships carrying Ukrainian products — and then try to pin it on Ukraine.
"I don't see this shipping corridor lasting into the new year unless there are big security guarantees," he says, like NATO guarding the ports.
Russia has repeatedly shelled the Odesa port and region since the grain export deals were signed. The Ukrainian military, meanwhile, is using specialists to remove undersea mines near the ship corridors.
Security is already tight at Ukrainian ports, which are now run by the military.
Dmytro Barinov, deputy head of Ukraine's Seaport Authority, says at least 68 vessels have been stuck in the country's Black Sea ports since the Russian invasion. About half are loaded with grain.
"Some of them continue to load," he says. "They're waiting (for) these corridors to work, and they can go out, perhaps in a kind of caravan on the sea."
Hanna Palamarenko and Pavel Zilinskiy contributed reporting from Odesa.
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Communities join the fight against suicide by coming together to save lives and support those impacted by suicide
CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, communities across Illinois will join the fight against suicide in local Out of the Darkness Community Walks, sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). The walks provide an opportunity for people impacted by suicide to come together to connect and support one another, as well as raise awareness and funds for AFSP.
Walks are held in LaSalle County, Rockford, Springfield, DeKalb, the Quad Cities and other cities and towns throughout Illinois in September and October:
- DeKalb – 11:00 a.m., October 8, Hopkins Park, DeKalb, IL
- LaSalle County – 1:00 p.m., October 15, Washington Park, Ottawa, IL
- Rockford – 10:00 a.m., September 24, Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
- Springfield – 2:00 p.m., October 15, University of Illinois-Springfield, Springfield, IL
- Quad Cities – 1:00 p.m., September 18, Wharton Field House, Moline, IL
- Find other local community walks: www.afsp.org/ILTogether
In 2020, 54% of Americans had been affected by suicide in some way. AFSP works to prevent suicide through education, advocacy and support for those impacted by suicide. The Out of the Darkness Community Walks raise awareness of these efforts and funds, which are split between Illinois and national efforts. Community walks in Illinois raise more than $400,000 annually. This is in addition to the annual Out of the Darkness Chicagoland Walk, being held on Sept. 17, 2022 this year, which is the largest of the AFSP community walks in the country.
"The Illinois Out of the Darkness Walks create immeasurable opportunities for love, compassion, outreach, and healing, which can be difficult to find in today's world climate," said Alexis Ferracuti, LaSalle County Walk Chair. "Personally, the Illinois chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has helped by providing sustainable resources and opportunities for mental health trainings to allow my rural community to have access to resources it desperately needs. You're never alone and the Out of the Darkness walks truly show that to everyone who attends."
Since the first walk was held in 2004, these walks have provided a platform to create awareness about mental health issues. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to individuals affected by suicide. The organization creates a culture that is smart regarding mental health through educational programs, advocation for suicide prevention and providing support for those affected by suicide. All donations go towards these efforts with the goal to greatly reduce the national suicide rate.
"I'm forever grateful for the opportunity to have volunteered for the last ten years and to have gained the knowledge and community programming that I have had access to only because of the efforts of our organization," said Ferracuti.
There is no fee to register for an Out of the Darkness Walk. Individuals wishing to participate can find the registration page for their local walk at www.afsp.org/ILTogether. Register today and be part of the movement coming #TogetherToFightSuicide.
For more Information about the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention go to https://afsp.org/.
To find out more about the nearest local community walk, check www.afsp.org/ILTogether.
About the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to individuals affected by suicide. The organization creates a culture that is smart regarding mental health through educational programs, advocation for suicide prevention, and providing support for those affected by suicide. All donations go towards these efforts with the goal to greatly reduce the national suicide rate.
About Out of the Darkness Community Walks:
The mission of The American Foundation of Suicide Prevention's Community Walks is to allow a platform for individuals to come together in support of suicide prevention. Held in hundreds of cities across the country, these events give people the courage to open up about their own connections to suicide, and also provide an easier venue for mental health discussion across diverse backgrounds.
If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide, please call or text 988 for the Suicide Crisis Lifeline.
Or call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741 or go to https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to keep a boat cover taut so rainwater rolls off the sides," said an inventor, from Stafford, Va., "so I invented the CANVAS SUPPORT STAND. My design would prevent the boat tarp from sagging, collecting water and causing unwanted damage."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to drain water from a recreational boat covering. In doing so, it ensures that the tarp remains taut. As a result, it increases convenience and it prevents rainwater from collecting and puddling upon the boat tarp. The invention features a simple design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the owners of recreational boats. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Richmond sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-RKH-310, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2022, the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on consumer habits. Packaged Facts' May 2022 National Online Consumer Survey indicated that 30% of consumers were still eating more fresh produce than they did pre-pandemic.
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, increasing concerns about health, animal welfare, and the environment have led more consumers to turn to plant-forward diets
The pandemic has expanded interest in healthy eating and lifestyles, and in turn led to growing awareness of plant-based eating. Additionally, inflation and supply issues causing high meat and dairy prices make flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diets more appealing. According to Packaged Facts' new report Vegan, Vegetarian, and Flexitarian Consumers, some consumers are abstaining from animal products by going vegan or vegetarian, but many more are simply reducing consumption of animal products with a flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diet.
This Packaged Facts report analyzes the dynamics of the current landscape of plant-based and plant-forward diets and eating philosophies. Demographics, preferences, and psychographics of vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and flexitarians are examined alongside those of omnivores. Trends including consumer usage of plant-based alternative products, reasons for diet and lifestyle choices, retail and restaurant trends, and the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on consumers are also investigated.
The reasons for, and implications of, shifts in consumer perception and behavior are analyzed in the context of present and future market opportunities.
This report also features outlooks for foods relevant to plant-based eating. This includes:
- the size of the plant-based food market (plant-based meals and alternatives to meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, and eggs) in 2021
- historical numbers and forecasts for consumption and production of fresh produce in dollars and pounds
- discussion of per capita meat consumption
- historical numbers and forecasts for dairy, meat, poultry, and seafood shipments in dollars and inflation-adjusted dollars
Additionally, the report has dozens of tables showcasing numerical survey data on consumer demographics and psychographics and numerous marketing photographs. This report goes in-depth on COVID-19 trends affecting the food and beverage market.
For more information see the Vegan, Vegetarian, and Flexitarian Consumers report page.
Particular attention is dedicated to the market impact of e-commerce and the coronavirus pandemic.
Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes market intelligence on a wide range of consumer market topics, including consumer demographics and shopper insights, the food and beverage market, consumer financial products and services, consumer goods and retailing, and pet products and services. Packaged Facts also offers a full range of custom research services. Reports can be purchased at our company website and are also available through MarketResearch.com.
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Tuck-in acquisitions complement and add scale to service offerings in key regional markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced two strategic portable restroom provider acquisitions for its LRS Portables line of business: Stillwater, Minn.-based AirFresh Industries and Warsaw, Ind.-based JL Hurt, adding complementary services to existing operations in high-growth Minneapolis-St. Paul and northern Indiana markets; financial terms were not disclosed and the acquisitions are effective immediately.
Founded in 1987, AirFresh Industries President Kelly Thommes and her husband, Vice President of Operations Tim Thommes, built AirFresh into a thriving regional provider of portable restroom services. The company serves the entire Twin Cities metro area, surrounding counties, and locations in western Wisconsin. AirFresh has built an outstanding reputation for customer service that outperforms industry standards and is strategically positioned to add scale to LRS Minnesota operations.
AirFresh complements existing LRS Minnesota operations, consolidating the 2021 acquisitions of North Branch, Minn. portables provider Jimmys Johnnys, and Minneapolis-based Atomic Recycling, the largest provider of construction and demolition (C&D) recycling and roll-off container services in the Twin Cities. The addition of AirFresh positions LRS as the one-stop-shop for all waste and portable restroom needs in the Twin Cities.
Warsaw, Ind.-based portables provider JL Hurt was acquired simultaneously to AirFresh, spotlighting the LRS commitment to growth across all core waste services in the Midwest. With a rich service history in northern Indiana, Justin Hurt started his company with only two portable restroom units and a pick-up truck, ultimately building dense market share through a loyal customer following across 10 northern Indiana counties. The acquisition of JL Hurt adds scale to three prior regional LRS acquisitions: South Bend, Ind.-based roll-off and transfer station provider Junoll Services; Kingsbury-based portables provider Johnson Johns; and Niles, Mich.-based Joys Johns, setting the stage for continued growth across the greater Midwest.
"I am thrilled to welcome both AirFresh and JL Hurt employees, customers, and legacy founders to the LRS family. Both companies have built their success by sharing in our core values of safety and service excellence, a relentless focus on the customer experience, and raw entrepreneurial spirit, making these acquisitions a seamless transition for all parties," said LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley. "We are especially excited to announce all founders – Kelly Thommes, Tim Thommes, and Justin Hurt have joined LRS in senior operations positions, helping catapult LRS Portables toward continued market leadership."
AirFresh and JL Hurt are LRS' seventh and eighth announced acquisitions to-date in 2022. Other announcements include Grayslake, Ill.-based Lakes Disposal; Portage, Wisc.-based The Country Plumber; Topeka, Kan.-based Ditch & Associates; Rochester, Minn.-based Sunshine Sanitation; Chicago-based Auburn Disposal; and South Bend, Ind.-based Junoll Services. In 2021, the company amassed 22 acquisitions to complement its organic revenue growth across the nation's midsection.
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across nine states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 65 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,100 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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FAIRFAX, Va., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a strong 2021, when pro AV revenue growth exceeded initial expectations and hit 11%, 2022 is set up to hit a new high-water mark for pro AV, reaching $263 billion globally, according to AVIXA's 2022 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). Growth moderates in the coming years to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9% from 2022 to 2027. While this is due in part to the slow-down in economic expansion across the globe, pro AV is still set to grow faster than most countries' GDPs during the same period.
AVIXA's 2022 Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) presents data and analysis about the size of the pro AV industry with a global perspective – plus regional and vertical breakouts. The research covers product trends, solution categories, and vertical markets.
"As COVID-19 restrictions decline and people regain comfort with gathering in person, the economy is transforming and pro AV feels a surge in demand," said Sean Wargo, Senior Director of Market Intelligence, AVIXA. "Up to this point, the strongest solution areas were those offering adaptation to new behavior, such as conferencing and learning. This has shifted to events and performance as we return to in-person."
After being upended during the pandemic, the venues and events market is demonstrating its resiliency through a high ranking among market opportunities. The market is forecast to grow from $30.7 billion in 2022 to $47.2 billion (9% CAGR) in 2027 globally.
As consumers shift their spending back out of the home and inflationary pressures take their toll, residential spending on pro AV is set to decline. This enables transportation to shift upwards, consistent with a shift in spending towards travel again. The transportation market is forecast to grow from $11.8 billion to $18.3 billion (6.8% CAGR) globally from 2022 to 2027
The fastest growing markets for pro AV include many that are recession resistant. While pandemic recovery drives high growth in venues, media, and hospitality, others are benefitting from more stable investment. This includes government, energy, and transportation.
Despite some lingering challenges associated with the pandemic, APAC is resuming the economic expansion that began in prior periods, driven by rising corporate activity and a growing middle class looking to spend. The region remains a mainstay for digital signage as retail growth pushes it to the top solution spot. Digital signage in APAC is forecast to grow from $14.3 billion to $20.1 billion (7% CAGR) from 2022 to 2027.
While growth in collaboration solutions slows in the Americas, the experiential solution areas like venues and events are rebounding and driving growth. Revenue for venues in Americas is forecast to reach $10.7 billion in 2022, rising to $16.1 billion by 2027, CAGR of 8.5%. In addition, the Americas is the one region where services capture the most revenues ($2.1 billion in 2022). Control systems are where the growth is, as content must be managed and distributed in a venue.
EMEA faces the greatest headwinds due to the wide-reaching impacts of the conflict in Ukraine, though growth is still relatively strong. While in-person brings a welcome surge to the venues market, energy, with 7.8% growth over the next five years, is also a key contributor thanks to sustainability efforts.
While the pro AV industry is experiencing strong growth, there are still headwinds in the current environment. Supply chain challenges are reaching a peak, now that demand is at all-time highs making it difficult for suppliers to keep up, particularly after having been battered by shortages and logistics issues over the past two years. Rising interest rates as governments seek to mitigate inflation are spurring fears of a recession as spending retreats in response. Hiring has also become increasingly challenging in a competitive employment landscape, resulting in labor shortages. Despite it all, the data from IOTA shows tailwinds prevailing and pro AV continuing to grow, even if growth is somewhat muted below what might be possible.
To learn more about the 2022 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA), visit www.avixa.org/IOTA.
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AVIXA is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, producer of InfoComm trade shows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. Established in 1939, AVIXA has more than 20,000 enterprise and individual members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, consultants, programmers, live events companies, technology managers, content producers, and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. AVIXA members create integrated AV experiences that deliver outcomes for end users. AVIXA is a hub for professional collaboration, information, and community, and is the leading resource for AV standards, certification, training, market intelligence, and thought leadership. Visit avixa.org.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — A former Tonawanda dentist has been sentenced to jail time for attempted forcible touching of female patient.
Tiberiu Sfintescu, 75, of Williamsville was sentenced to 45 days in jail.
Sfintescu pleaded guilty to one count of attempted forcible touching (class “B” misdemeanor) in May. As part of the plea, Sfintescu sold his practice and surrendered his license to practice dentistry in New York State.
The incident occurred on May 27, 2020 around 11:30 a.m. where Sfintescu allegedly, "attempted to forcibly touch the intimate parts of a female patient during an appointment at his dental office on Greenhaven Terrace in the Town of Tonawanda."
Sfintescu is required to report to the Erie County Holding Center on Monday, Aug. 8. | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/tonawanda-dentist-sentenced-for-attempted-forcible-touching-of-female-patient-tiberiu-sfintescu/71-badb81f6-142b-4dc1-a921-7f3c2f2851d0 | 2022-08-01T18:43:33Z | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/crime/tonawanda-dentist-sentenced-for-attempted-forcible-touching-of-female-patient-tiberiu-sfintescu/71-badb81f6-142b-4dc1-a921-7f3c2f2851d0 | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Molecular Partners AG ("Molecular Partners" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MOLN) and certain of its officers and directors. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-05925, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Molecular Partners American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents (defined below) issued in connection with the Company's initial public offering conducted on or about June 16, 2021 (the "IPO"); and/or (b) Molecular Partners securities between June 16, 2021 and April 26, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"). Plaintiff pursues claims against the Defendants under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Molecular Partners ADSs pursuant and/or traceable to the Offering Documents (defined below) issued in connection with the Company's IPO, and/or Molecular Partners securities during the Class Period, you have until September 12, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Molecular Partners operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutic proteins. Leading up to and following the IPO, the Company repeatedly touted the clinical and commercial prospects of certain of its product candidates under development in collaboration with other companies.
Among other product candidates, Molecular Partners is developing ensovibep as a treatment for COVID-19 in collaboration with Novartis AG ("Novartis"). One of the Company's most important development strategies for ensovibep includes securing Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") for ensovibep from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA").
In addition, Molecular Partners is developing MP0310 (AMG 506) for the treatment of certain types of cancer in collaboration with Amgen Inc. ("Amgen"). The Company granted Amgen, among other licenses, the right to progress MP0310's development program into later stage development, including into combination trials, following Phase 1 data.
On April 22, 2021, Molecular Partners filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in connection with the IPO, which, after several amendments, was declared effective by the SEC on June 15, 2021 (the "Registration Statement").
On June 16, 2021, Molecular Partners filed a prospectus on Form 424B4 with the SEC in connection with the IPO, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement (collectively, the "Offering Documents").
Pursuant to the Offering Documents, Molecular Partners conducted the IPO, issuing 3 million of its ADSs to the public at the IPO price $21.25 per ADS, for proceeds to the Company of over $59 million, after underwriting discounts and commissions, and before expenses.
The complaint alleges that the Offering Documents were negligently prepared and, as a result, contained untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state other facts necessary to make the statements made not misleading and were not prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations governing their preparation. Additionally, the complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the Offering Documents and Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) ensovibep was less effective at treating COVID-19 than Defendants had led investors to believe; (ii) accordingly, the FDA was reasonably likely to require an additional Phase 3 study of ensovibep before granting the drug EUA; (iii) waning global rates of COVID-19 significantly reduced the Company's chances of securing EUA for ensovibep; (iv) as a product candidate, MP0310 was less attractive to Amgen than Defendants had led investors to believe; (v) accordingly, there was a significant likelihood that Amgen would return global rights of MP0310 to Molecular Partners; (vi) as a result of all the foregoing, the clinical and commercial prospects of ensovibep and MP0310 were overstated; and (vii) as a result, the Offering Documents and Defendants' public statements throughout the Class Period were materially false and/or misleading and failed to state information required to be stated therein.
On November 16, 2021, Molecular Partners disclosed that "a planned futility analysis of ensovibep in [an] ongoing [Phase 3] clinical study . . . has not met the thresholds required to continue enrollment of adults with COVID-19 in the hospitalized setting."
On this news, Molecular Partners' ADS price fell $4.64 per ADS, or 31.37%, to close at $10.15 per ADS on November 16, 2021.
On April 26, 2022, months after applying for EUA from the FDA for ensovibep, Novartis' Chief Executive Officer, Vas Narasimhan, disclosed that "given the latest feedback . . . in our discussions with the [FDA], we would expect the agency to require a Phase 3 study before granting an EUA approval or a general approval" for ensovibep, and that "we need to make a kind of sober evaluation as to is it a doable study in light of the waning rates of COVID around the world[.]"
On this news, Molecular Partners' ADS price fell $2.68 per ADS, or 16.17%, to close at $13.89 per ADS on April 26, 2022.
Then, also on April 26, 2022, during after-market hours, Molecular Partners "announced that Amgen . . . has informed the Company of their decision to return global rights of MP0310 to Molecular Partners following a strategic pipeline review."
On this news, Molecular Partners' ADS price fell $5.19 per ADS, or 37.37%, to close at $8.70 per ADS on April 27, 2022—a total decline of $7.87 per ADS, or 47.5%, over two consecutive trading days, and 59.06% below the $21.25 per ADS IPO price.
As of the time the complaint was filed, the price of Molecular Partners' ADSs continued to trade below the $21.25 per ADS IPO price, damaging investors.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, today announced that it will release results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022, after the market close on August 4, 2022. Natera will host a conference call and webcast at 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET) to discuss its financial results, business activities and financial outlook.
To access the call, please register using the link below. You will then receive dial-in details and a unique PIN needed to join the call.
A webcast replay will be available at investor.natera.com.
About Natera
Natera™ is a global leader in cell-free DNA testing, dedicated to oncology, women's health, and organ health. We aim to make personalized genetic testing and diagnostics part of the standard of care to protect health and enable earlier, more targeted interventions that help lead to longer, healthier lives. Natera's tests are validated by more than 100 peer-reviewed publications that demonstrate high accuracy. Natera operates ISO 13485-certified and CAP-accredited laboratories certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in Austin, Texas and San Carlos, California. For more information, visit www.natera.com.
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Investor Relations: Mike Brophy, CFO, Natera, Inc., 510-826-2350
Media: Paul Greenland, VP of Corporate Marketing, Natera, Inc., pr@natera.com
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From Wednesday through Aug. 31 there will be road closures at these Allen County railroad crossings, the county highway department said today:
- Doyle Road between Dawkins and Edgerton roads;
- Bandelier Road between Dawkins Road and dead end;
- Edgerton Road between Bandelier and Ryan roads;
- Ryan Road between Edgerton and Harper roads;
- Harper Road between Ryan and Berthaud roads;
- Berthaud Road between Harper and Gar Creek roads;
- Gar Creek Road between Berthaud and Webster roads;
- Webster Road between Gar Creek and Bremer roads;
- Bremer Road between Webster and Roussey roads;
- Roussey Road between Bremer and Slusher roads;
- Slusher Road between Roussey and Sampson roads. | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-announces-rail-crossing-closures/article_ac0df6ce-11c1-11ed-b5e7-37b37d04496a.html | 2022-08-01T18:50:22Z | https://www.journalgazette.net/local/county-announces-rail-crossing-closures/article_ac0df6ce-11c1-11ed-b5e7-37b37d04496a.html | false |
Cool moms unite!
Hilary Duff, Meghan Trainor and Ashley Tisdale reunited for an epic kid-free weekend getaway at the Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
"Just a couple of moms on a good night sleep," Hilary captioned a carousel of July 31 Instagram photos of the group, which also included makeup artist Kelsey Deenihan, entrepreneur Samii Ryan and food blogger Gaby Dalkin. "love you girls thanks for the unwind/recharge."
The How I Met Your Father star added that the group was missing Mandy Moore, who regularly attends their mommy meet-ups.
In the post, the moms posed at the resort in their matching cream hoodies and sweatpants, which featured the word "Mother" on the pant leg. They also drank glasses of red wine together, listened to music and enjoyed time at the pool.
Last July, Hilary—who shares son Luca, 10, with ex-husband Mike Comrie, and daughters Banks, 3, and Mae, 16 months, with husband Matthew Koma—hosted a Mommy and Me class for the ladies and their little ones.
Mandy brought Gus, 17 months, her son with husband Taylor Goldsmith, while Ashley attended the fun-filled event with her and Christopher French's daughter, Jupiter, 16 months. Meghan was also present with her and husband Daryl Sabara's daughter, Riley, 17 months.
Ashley shared snaps from their playdate, which she said served as her daughter's first music class. The High School Musical star jokingly wrote in one of her captions that her baby was already attempting to hit some high notes.
Hilary also posted a picture of all the children laying side by side on a blanket, captioning the image, "all da babies." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1340228/meghan-trainor-hilary-duff-and-ashley-tisdale-enjoy-a-star-studded-mom-s-trip?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-08-01T18:52:17Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1340228/meghan-trainor-hilary-duff-and-ashley-tisdale-enjoy-a-star-studded-mom-s-trip?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | true |
A lot has changed in the last 70 years, but Oklahoma’s Johnnie Bell’s profession has not.
According to KOCO-TV, Bell celebrated 70 years of service to the United States Postal Service last week. The outlet reported he was 23 when he started working for USPS.
“Thanks so much for this recognition. This is just something I do because I enjoy doing it,” he told KOCO.
He is believed to be the longest-serving mailman in the US.
“For a guy that’s been here 70 years, he knows this job inside out. It’s clockwork for him,” Willie Taffe told KOCO.
The size of USPS has grown during his tenure. In 1952, 355,143 worked for the post office. In 2021, that number was over 516,000.
When he started, the price of a stamp was 3 cents. Now, it’s 60 cents.
Last week’s celebration was not the first time he has been honored. In 2015, at the age of 86, he earned the Joseph M. Kaplan Safe Driver Award from the National Safety Council. | https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/mailman-celebrates-70-years-of-service-to-usps | 2022-08-01T18:55:25Z | https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/mailman-celebrates-70-years-of-service-to-usps | true |
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has rejected a bid by environmentalists and a Nevada tribe to halt construction of a geothermal power plant that opponents say would harm an endangered toad and destroy sacred hot springs.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused on Monday to reinstate a preliminary injunction that temporarily suspended work on Ormat Nevada’s project 100 miles (161 kilometers) east of Reno that would generate carbon-free power by pumping hot water from beneath the earth.
A three-judge panel that heard oral arguments on the appeal last month concluded further delay of the project would make it “all but certain” Ormat would be unable to meet a contract deadline to complete construction by the end of this year.
Ormat said failure to meet the deadline would cost the company $30 million over 20 years and could jeopardize the entire project.
“Beyond the economic losses to Ormat,” the appellate court said, “the district court properly considered the public interest in a ‘source of carbon-free baseload electricity,’ royalty returns to the federal government, and state and local taxes which would be collected as a result of the project.”
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the Dixie Valley toad endangered on a temporary emergency basis in April, warning the operation of the geothermal plant near the toad's habitat could lead to its extinction. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/US-appeals-court-denies-bid-to-block-Nevada-17343379.php | 2022-08-01T18:57:38Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/US-appeals-court-denies-bid-to-block-Nevada-17343379.php | false |
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If the news that the Choco Taco has been discontinued has put a damper on your summer fun, don’t worry — making your own version of the tasty ice cream treat is actually quite easy!
If you’re not familiar with the frozen dessert, the Choco Taco stuffs vanilla ice cream with fudge swirls into a waffle-cone “taco” that is then coated in chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts.
While it’s been popular on ice cream trucks since the 1980s, has been available at grocery stores nationwide and was even on Taco Bell’s menu a few times, Klondike says they had to discontinue the beloved treat so they can keep up with demand for their other products.
“The Klondike Choco Taco has unfortunately been discontinued in both 1ct and 4ct pack sizes,” Klondike writes on their website. “Over the past 2 years, we have experienced an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio and have had to make very tough decisions to ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide. A necessary but unfortunate part of this process is that we sometimes must discontinue products, even a beloved item like Choco Taco. We know this may be very disappointing.”
If you can’t live without it and are up for the task, you can make your own version of a Choco Taco with just a few ingredients and a mini waffle maker, like this one from Dash for just $13.
If you want everything in your homemade Choco Tacos to be made from scratch, this recipe from A Cozy Kitchen calls for making the fudge, ice cream and waffle cone shell.
But it’s not necessary to do make everything yourself if you’d rather keep it simple.
The only thing you’ll be making from scratch with this recipe from SpoonForkBacon is the waffle cone batter, as you’ll use store-bought ice cream and milk chocolate chips. The waffle cone batter does call for a few ingredients, but once you have it made, the tacos come together pretty quickly.
For a version that’s also a bit different, you can follow this recipe for mini churro tacos from Ortega, which calls for just seven ingredients, most of which you likely already have on hand, like butter, sugar and cinnamon. You’ll also need mini taco shells, dark chocolate chips, ice cream and peanuts, but you do not need the waffle maker.
Thanks to the addition of cinnamon, Ortega’s recipe blends the classic Choco Taco’s ice cream flavors with that cinnamon-sugar combo that makes churros so delicious.
If you don’t want to make it yourself, the brand Enlightened is working on their own ice cream taco. While not available yet, you can sign up on their website to be notified when it’s released.
Of course, you can also grab some Drumstick ice cream cones, which, while not exactly the same, are made with similar ingredients, like vanilla ice cream, chocolate and a waffle cone.
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Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Market Future Trends, CAGR Status, Growth and Forecast to 2030
Increased approval of AI-based devices for cancer therapy by FDA is a key factor driving AI in cancer diagnosis & therapy market revenue growth
VANCOUER, BC, CANADA, August 1, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The global Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cancer diagnosis & therapy market size was USD 367.9 Million in 2021 and is expected to register a revenue CAGR of 34.4% during the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. Increasing prevalence of cancer in global population and rising mortality rate from cancer are expected to drive revenue growth of the global AI in cancer diagnosis & therapy market. In addition, significant developments in AI-based approaches to detect genetic changes and aberrant protein interactions at an early stage are driving market revenue growth.
The research report on the Global Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Market is formulated with insightful data that will help the established companies and new entrants to analyze the business trends and capitalize on investment strategies. The Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Market is analyzed with an aim to provide assistance to the readers to gain maximum returns on the investment and to enable an informed decision-making process.
AI is able to recognize pre-existing tumors and identify those at high risk of developing the disease before it emerges. This enables doctors to keep a close eye on these patients and intervene quickly if necessary. Aside from cancer diagnosis, AI can predict how tumors progress and evolve, which might aid physicians in generating effective drugs for specific patients and influence future treatment procedures. In addition, early intervention increases patient's probability of survival, since cancer is eradicated before it can build immune resistance.
𝐓𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 @ https://www.emergenresearch.com/request-sample/1106
Cancer is a disease with several genetic and epigenetic variations. Additionally, contemporary biomedical research focuses on bringing AI technology to clinics in a safe and ethical manner. AI-assisted pathologists and clinicians represent a significant advancement in predicting disease risk, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. AI has permeated many aspects of human life including health. Moreover, cancer diagnosis is perhaps the most complicated and ethically challenging medical use of AI.
𝐓𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 -Download Report Summary
The market intelligence report on the Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Market industry encompasses an in-depth evaluation of different products, applications, end-users and their sales across different regions. A closer look at the important industry terms and definition, technology advancements and forces influencing the product and production capability further makes the report a valuable reference material.
Additionally, the report covers the analysis of the key players in the industry with a special focus on their global position, financial status, and their recent developments. The following #top world's manufacturers, according to the research,
List of Top Key Companies Profiled in the Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Market Pfizer Inc., Therapixel, SOPHiA Genetics, Janssen Global Services, LLC., PathAI, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, OncoHealth, and Oncora Medical.
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 :
The immunotherapy segment accounted for a significant revenue share in 2021. Immunotherapy is an important breakthrough in cancer treatment. In addition, incorporation of AI increases possibility of effective cancer immunotherapy by predicting therapeutic impact based on building of immunotherapy prediction scores such as immunoscore and immunophenoscore.
These two grading systems were developed to predict how patients will respond to Immune Checkpoint Blockade (ICB) drugs. Combining AI-based diagnostic algorithms with clinical interpretations may increase diagnostic accuracy for cancer subtypes that are indistinguishable. AI technology delivers around 91.66% accuracy in differentiating Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) patterns associated with immunotherapy response. Importantly, AI may be used to standardize tests across institutions, rather than depending on often subjective interpretation of physicians.
The prostate cancer segment accounted for a moderate revenue share in 2021. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in men and second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. In addition, it is anticipated that one in six American males would be affected by this condition in their lifetime. AI and ML in healthcare are two emerging fields of research that have recently attracted considerable attention.
𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐠𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞, 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞, 𝐞𝐧𝐝-𝐮𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧:
𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 (𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎)
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Precision Therapy
Phototherapy
Gene Therapy
Sonodynamic Therapy
𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 (𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎)
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Melanoma Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Others
𝐄𝐧𝐝-𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 (𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞, 𝐔𝐒𝐃 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧; 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎)
Hospitals
Cancer Research Center
Diagnostic Labs
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐎𝐂 @ https://www.emergenresearch.com/industry-report/artificial-intelligence-in-cancer-diagnosis-and-therapy-market
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭:
North America
Europe
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Middle East & Africa
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭:
What is Healthcare Analytics?
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What are the challenges of Healthcare Analytics in Market?
What are the most popular Healthcare Analytics Market trends?
What are the different types of Healthcare Analytics Market?
How can I use Healthcare Analytics in my business?
How is the Healthcare Analytics Market different from other markets?
What is the current size of Healthcare Analytics market?
Who are the major players operating in the Healthcare Analytics market?
𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 @ https://www.emergenresearch.com/select-license/1106
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡:
temperature monitoring systems market
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streaming analytics market
https://www.emergenresearch.com/industry-report/streaming-analytics-market
mobile marketing market
https://www.emergenresearch.com/industry-report/mobile-marketing-market
residential energy storage market
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, August 1, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1256 PM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Kenedy
and north central Willacy Counties through 145 PM CDT...
At 1255 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles east of Rudolph, or 13 miles northwest of Port Mansfield,
moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Kenedy County Wind Farms, Norias, U S 77 Border Patrol Station,
Rudolph and Armstrong Ranch Airport.
This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 726 and 728, and
between mile markers 742 and 752.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2708 9745 2693 9746 2700 9751 2700 9756
2693 9755 2695 9750 2692 9751 2692 9746
2691 9752 2689 9747 2688 9747 2689 9749
2686 9747 2660 9748 2660 9753 2657 9753
2656 9776 2706 9780 2708 9748 2706 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 178DEG 26KT 2666 9760
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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13 more cases booked in connection with communally sensitive social media posts
These cases are registered following thorough monitoring of social media sites by the police
In continuation of action against communally sensitive social media posts, the city police registered 13 more cases on July 31 and August 1.
While 12 cases have been registered at the Cyber Crime Economic and Narcotic Crime police station, one case has been registered at the Urwa police station. These cases have been registered following compliants by personnel from city police’s social media monitoring cell, which has been monitoring communally sensitive and offensive posts on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media sites.
Of the 12 cases includes one registered about a WhatsApp message on July 31 in the name of Bajarang Dal stating about attack on two Jihadis. Another case was registered on the post on July 30 threatening to behead a religious leader, who had recently made statement asking youth to murder people from another community in retaliation to murder of Praveen Nettaru.
A case is also registered on the post stating that Jihadis will fear to touch if two Jihadis are murdered for every murder of a Hindu. A case had been registered on the post on July 29 stating that there will be another murder within 48 hours (of murder of murder of Mohammed Fazil on July 28). A person who has posted about murdering five persons for murder of Praveen Nettaru has also been booked. Another case was booked for post asking Hindus to awaken and take revenge for Praveen’s murder. Police have also registered a case on the post threatening of life of persons speaking to Hindu girls and those involved in cattle transport.
The Urwa police registered a case on the post stating about muslims from Chokkabettu in Surathkal have thrown stones on policemen on duty.
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Norfolk Southern is still hiring conductors and this time they’re upping the ante even more.
Earlier this year, the transportation company announced that new conductor trainees in priority locations would have the opportunity to earn up to $5,000 in starting bonuses. And one of those priority locations happens to be Harrisburg.
And recently it added some more incentives. The company announced that it has increased conductor trainee pay to $25 per hour, with a minimum of $200 in earnings per shift. Additionally, conductor trainees are eligible for an on-the-job training incentive of $300 per bi-weekly pay period, provided they make themselves available to work.
“We are committed to ensuring our newest team members are well-compensated while they work toward qualifying as conductors,” Brad Dodd, director of talent acquisition at Norfolk Southern, said in a news release. “Norfolk Southern is a great fit for those who want responsibility, autonomy, and take pride in the work they do.
Norfolk Southern conductors are guaranteed minimum annual pay of $52,000, which increases over the first four years of service to a minimum of approximately $63,500.
However, Norfolk Southern says that conductors earn an average of $67,000 in their first year, and have the potential to earn more each year as they increase in levels of seniority. Conductors also participate in the Railroad Retirement System and have a 401(k) savings option and healthcare coverage.
“One of the clear benefits of our industry is the opportunity for future advancement and the potential for increased earnings,” Dodd said. “Through their seniority, conductors will be promoted to a locomotive engineer position that has guaranteed minimum annual pay of approximately $94,000, along with benefits. Many of our engineers earn more than $100,000 with the work opportunities at their locations.”
Potential applicants must be at least 18 years old and successfully complete a standard background check and meet physical requirements. No prior railroad experience is required.
Norfolk Southern conductors are responsible for the safe and efficient movement of freight trains. A conductor’s job can include coupling railcars to build trains, delivering railcars to local customers, and transporting trains hundreds of miles.
Conductor trainees should expect to complete a training program of approximately 16 weeks before promoting to a conductor position. The first three weeks of training occur at the Norfolk Southern Training Center in McDonough, Georgia. The remaining weeks of training take place at or near their hiring location.
Applicants can apply online at Jobs.NSCorp.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Apyx Medical Corporation ("Apyx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APYX). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Apyx and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 14, 2022, Apyx disclosed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") would be posting a Medical Device Safety Communication ("MDSC") related to the Company's Advanced Energy Products. The Company further disclosed that "[b]ased on our initial interactions with the FDA, we believe the Agency's MDSC will pertain to the use of our Advanced Energy products outside of their FDA-cleared indication for general use in cutting, coagulation, and ablation of soft tissue during open and laparoscopic surgical procedures."
On this news, Apyx's stock price fell $4.02 per share, or 40.6%, to close at $5.88 per share on March 14, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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By JESSICA DAMIANO
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a butterfly. My money says the fluttering insect you’re envisioning has black-veined, reddish-orange wings outlined with white specks — the iconic attributes of our beloved American monarch butterfly.
Unfortunately, the species, which populates many childhood memories, is in trouble.
The migrating monarch butterfly was added last week to the “red list” of threatened species and categorized as “endangered” for the first time by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. That’s two steps from extinct in the wild.
Scientists blamed the monarchs’ plummeting numbers on habitat loss, climate change, and pesticide and herbicide use.
What can home gardeners do to support the monarch?
If everyone reading this planted one milkweed plant, the benefit would be palpable. Milkweed (Asclepias spp.) is the only plant monarch caterpillars eat, and it’s where the adult butterflies lay their eggs. Without it, the species simply could not exist.
“But not all milkweed is the same,” says Dawn Rodney, chief innovation and growth officer at the National Wildlife Federation in Reston, Virginia. For instance, “there is an invasive species called tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) that we’re seeing more and more, and people are not understanding that it does more harm than good.”
The non-native plant is problematic because it blooms for longer and, in temperate regions, does not die back. That can prevent butterflies from recognizing when it’s time to migrate, and it can spread deadly parasites to the next year’s generation of caterpillars.
To choose the right milkweed, use the National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder.
Adult monarchs need other plants too, specifically ones with nectar-bearing flowers. The National Wildlife Federation also has a Monarch Nectar Plant List tool here, developed with Monarch Joint Venture and Xerces Society, to find plants appropriate for your location.
Choose plants native to your region for the highest-quality food source. Be sure to include late-season bloomers to provide monarchs with fuel for their annual fall migration.
Knowing the source of the plants you buy is important, too.
“There are a lot of growers that use different types of chemicals that are harmful to wildlife,” Rodney said, referring to pesticides and herbicides intended to keep plants attractive on retail shelves. When you bring treated plants home, and butterflies lay eggs on them, the caterpillars that follow will die when they munch the leaves.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are especially harmful to the species, Rodney said, as they can kill bees and adult butterflies that ingest the toxic pollen and nectar of treated plants.
Since treated plants aren’t labeled as such, Rodney advises asking garden center staff about their pest-management practices. Buying only from trusted, organic sources or growing your own plants from seed are other good options.
This brings me to pesticide use in the home garden. When we use chemicals on our plants, we accept beneficial insects, including monarchs, as collateral damage. We also endanger birds that eat those poisoned insects.
Even natural and organic pesticides can harm butterflies and other pollinators. But if you must use such a product, stick with insecticidal soaps, horticultural oils or Neem oil, and apply them only after dusk, when pollinators aren’t active. Unlike many synthetic chemicals, these products lose their effectiveness when dry, so the butterflies will be safer by morning.
Finally, consider going the extra mile by setting up a butterfly puddling station: Create a mud puddle (or add water to sand) in a sunny spot of the yard and set a flat stone within it. Butterflies will sun themselves on the stone to raise their temperatures, and will sip water from the puddle to supplement their nectar diets with the salts, vitamins and minerals they need. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/08/monarch-butterflies-are-in-trouble-heres-how-you-can-help.html | 2022-08-01T19:05:11Z | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2022/08/monarch-butterflies-are-in-trouble-heres-how-you-can-help.html | false |
Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word.
“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday.
The song “Heated,” which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake among several others, uses the word “spaz,” which is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy.
Lizzo also removed the word from one of her songs, “Grrrls,” in June after disability advocates complained about the lyrics. Lizzo said in a statement she never wanted to promote derogatory language.
Disability advocate Hannah Diviney, who pointed out Lizzo’s lyrics that lead to the change, wrote on Twitter that hearing the word again used by Beyoncé “felt like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community & the progress we tried to make with Lizzo.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/beyonce-to-remove-offensive-word-from-new-song/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-01T19:05:36Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/beyonce-to-remove-offensive-word-from-new-song/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
ORINDA, Calif. — They waved signs that read “Defeat the mandates” and “No vaccines.” They chanted “Protect our kids” and “Our kids, our choice.”
Almost everyone in the crowd of more than three dozen was a parent. As they protested on a recent Friday in the San Francisco Bay Area suburb of Orinda, California, they had the same refrain: They were there for their children.
Most had never been to a political rally before, but after seeing their children isolated and despondent early in the coronavirus pandemic, they despaired, they said. On Facebook, they found other worried parents who sympathized. They shared notes and online articles — many of them misleading — about the reopening of schools and the efficacy of vaccines and masks. Soon, those issues crowded out other concerns.
“I wish I’d woken up to this cause sooner,” said Lisa Longnecker, 54, a protester who has a 17-year-old son. “But I can’t think of a single more important issue. It’s going to decide how I vote.”
Longnecker and her fellow objectors are part of a potentially destabilizing new movement: parents who joined the anti-vaccine and anti-mask cause during the pandemic, narrowing their political beliefs to a single-minded obsession over those issues. Their thinking hardened even as COVID-19 restrictions and mandates were eased, cementing in some cases into skepticism of all vaccines.
Nearly half of Americans oppose masking and a similar share is against vaccine mandates for schoolchildren, polls show, but what is obscured in those numbers is the intensity with which some parents embraced these views. While they once described themselves as Republicans or Democrats, they now identify as independents who plan to vote based solely on vaccine policies.
Their transformation injects an unpredictable element into November’s midterm elections. Fueled by a sense of righteousness after COVID vaccine and mask mandates ended, many of these parents have become increasingly dogmatic, convinced that unless they act, new mandates will be passed after the midterms.
To back up their beliefs, some organized rallies and disrupted local school board meetings. Others are raising money for anti-mask and anti-vaccine candidates like J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for Senate in Ohio; Reinette Senum, an independent running for governor in California; and Rob Astorino, a New York Republican gubernatorial candidate.
In interviews, 27 parents who called themselves anti-vaccine and anti-mask voters described strikingly similar paths to their new views. They said they had experienced alarm about their children during pandemic quarantines and pushed to reopen schools and craved normalcy. They became angry, blaming lawmakers for the disruption to their children’s lives.
Many congregated in Facebook groups that initially focused on advocating in-person schooling, and those groups soon latched onto other issues, such as anti-mask and anti-vaccine messaging. While some parents left the online groups when schools reopened, others took more extreme positions over time, burrowing into private anti-vaccine channels on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
Eventually, some began questioning vaccines for measles and other diseases, where inoculations have long been proved effective. Activists who oppose all vaccines further enticed them by joining online parent groups and posting inaccurate medical studies and falsehoods.
“So many people, but especially young parents, have come to this cause in the last year,” said Janine Pera, 65, a longtime activist against all vaccines who attended the Orinda protest. “It’s been a huge gift to the movement.”
The extent of activity is evident on Facebook. Since 2020, more than 200 Facebook groups aimed at reopening schools or opposing closings have been created in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio, with more than 300,000 members, according to a review by The New York Times. Another 100 anti-mask Facebook groups dedicated to ending masking in schools have also sprung up in states including New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, some with tens of thousands of members.
Renée DiResta, a research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory who studied anti-vaccine activism, said the movement had indoctrinated parents into feeling “like they are part of their community, and that community supports specific candidates or policies.”
Their emergence has confounded Republican and Democratic strategists, who worried they were losing voters to candidates willing to take absolute positions on vaccines and masks.
“A lot of Democrats might think these voters are now unreachable, even if they voted for the party recently,” said Dan Pfeiffer, a Democratic political adviser to former President Barack Obama.
Nathan Leamer, who worked at the Federal Communications Commission during the Trump administration and is now vice president of public affairs at the firm Targeted Victory, said Republican candidates — some of whom have publicly been against COVID vaccine mandates — were better positioned to attract these voters. He pointed to last year’s surprise win in Virginia of Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, after he gained the support of young parents by invoking their frustration over COVID-driven school closures.
Even so, Leamer said, these parents were a wild card in November.
“The truth is that we don’t really know what these voters will do,” he said.
‘I Found My People’
Natalya Murakhver, 50, once considered herself a Democrat who prioritized environmental and food sustainability issues. Sam James, 41, said he was a Democrat who worried about climate change. Sarah Levy, 37, was an independent who believed in social justice causes.
That was before the pandemic. In 2020, when the coronavirus swept in and led to lockdowns, Murakhver’s two daughters — Violet, 5, and Clementine, 9 — climbed the walls of the family’s New York City apartment, complaining of boredom and crying that they missed their friends.
In Chicago, James’ two toddlers developed social anxiety after their preschool shuttered, he said. Levy said her autistic 7-year-old son watched TV for hours and stopped speaking in full sentences.
“We were seeing real trauma happening because programs for children were shut down,” said Levy, a stay-at-home mother in Miami.
When they posted about their fears for their children on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, they were told to stop complaining, they said. Other parents called them “selfish” and “whiny.” Alienated, they sought other like-minded parents online.
Many found a community on Facebook. New groups, mostly started by parents, were rapidly appearing on the social network with people pushing for schools to reopen. In California, 62 Facebook groups dedicated to reopening or keeping elementary schools open popped up late last year, according to a review by the Times. There were 21 such groups in Ohio and 37 in New York. Most ranged in size from under 100 members to more than 150,000.
Facebook, which is owned by Meta, declined to comment. The company has removed groups that spread misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Murakhver joined some Facebook groups and became particularly active in one called “Keep NYC Schools Open,” which petitioned the city to open schools and keep them open through COVID surges. Last year, she became a group administrator, helping to admit new members and moderating discussions. The group swelled to 2,500 members.
“We had the same cause to rally behind,” Murakhver said. “We couldn’t stand by and watch our children suffer without their friends and teachers.”
In Chicago, James joined two Facebook groups pushing Chicago schools to reopen. In Miami, Levy jumped into national Facebook groups and discussed how to force the federal government to mandate that schools everywhere reopen.
“I found my people,” Levy said. While she had been an independent, she said she found common ground with Republicans “who understood that for us, worse than the virus, was having our kid trapped at home and out of school.”
Into the Online Rabbit Hole
The Facebook groups were just the beginning of an online journey that took some parents from more mainstream views of reopening schools toward a single-issue position.
In Chico, California, Kim Snyder, 36, who has a 7-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son, said she was a longtime Republican. After her children had to stay home in the pandemic, she helped create a Facebook group in 2020 for Chico parents committed to reopening schools full-time.
At the time, her local schools had partially reopened and children were learning both online and in-person, Snyder said. But frustration over hybrid learning was mounting, and schools were repeatedly shut down when COVID surged.
By mid-2021, Snyder’s Facebook group had splintered. Some parents were satisfied with the safety measures and hybrid learning and stopped participating in online discussions, she said. Others were angry they had not returned to a pre-pandemic way of living.
Snyder counted herself in the latter category. She channeled her discontent by attending in-person protests against mask requirements at public schools. At the rallies, she met activists who opposed all types of vaccines. She invited some to join her Facebook group, she said, “because we were all fighting for the same thing. We wanted a return to normalcy.”
The focus of her Facebook group soon morphed from reopening schools to standing against masks in schools. By late last year, more content decrying every vaccine had also started appearing in the Facebook group.
“I started to read more about how masks and vaccines were causing all this damage to our kids,” Snyder said.
Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have said the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccine shots are considered safe for young children. Snyder said she became convinced they were wrong. She browsed other Facebook groups too, to meet more parents with similar beliefs.
Activists posted statistics about COVID vaccines in those Facebook groups. Often that information came from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, a database maintained by the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration, which allows anyone to submit data. The CDC has warned that the database “cannot prove that a vaccine caused a problem.”
Yet in a September 2021 post in Snyder’s Facebook group, parents pointed to VAERS figures that they said showed thousands of vaccine-induced deaths.
“This is absolutely dangerous!” one parent wrote. “This hasn’t been really tested and is NOT NECESSARY …. OMG!”
Another post titled “If you want to really know what is going on, read this” linked to an article that falsely claimed vaccines could leave children sterile. The article was originally posted to a Facebook group named Children’s Health Defense, which supports an organization founded and chaired by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
That tipped some parents into repudiating every vaccine, from chickenpox to hepatitis, and against vaccine mandates of any kind. A right to self-determination so that parents could decide what vaccines their children took was paramount.
“For the first time, I began to look at the statistics and questioned whether all the vaccines I had previously given my kids made sense,” Snyder said.
Soon she joined explicitly anti-vaccine Facebook groups that activists linked to, including ones supporting Children’s Health Defense. In those forums, parents seethed at the authorities, arguing they had no right to tell them what to do with their children’s bodies. Activists posted other links to Twitter and Telegram and urged parents to join them there, warning that Facebook often removed their content for misinformation.
One link led to a Telegram channel run by Denise Aguilar, an anti-vaccine activist in Stockton, California. Aguilar, who speaks about her experiences as a mother on social media and on conservative podcasts, also runs a survivalist organization called Mamalitia, a self-described mom militia. She has more than 100,000 followers across her TikTok and Telegram channels.
Early in the pandemic, Aguilar posted conspiracy theories about the coronavirus’ origins, and questioned the effectiveness of masking. Now her messaging has changed to focus on political activism for the midterms.
In June, Aguilar encouraged her Telegram followers to vote for Carlos Villapudua, a Democrat running for California state Assembly who voted against a bill that would let children ages 12 and older get vaccinated without parental consent.
“Patriots unite!” wrote Aguilar, who didn’t respond to a request for comment. “We need to support freedom loving Americans.”
From Talk to Action
By late last year, the talk among parent groups on Facebook, Telegram and Instagram had shifted from vaccine dangers to taking action in the midterms.
Snyder said her involvement against vaccines would “100% determine” whom she voted for in November. She said she was disappointed in Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a Democrat who encouraged masking and promoted the coronavirus vaccines.
In New York, Murakhver, who previously supported candidates who favored strong environmental protection laws, said she would vote based solely on a candidate’s position on mandates on all children’s vaccines.
The Facebook group she helped operate, Keep NYC Schools Open, has shut down. But Murakhver remains close with activists she met through the group, chatting with them on Signal and WhatsApp. While her children were vaccinated against measles and other diseases when they were babies, she now opposes any mandate that would force other parents to inoculate their children.
“I’m a single-issue voter now, and I can’t see myself supporting Democratic Party candidates unless they show they fought to keep our kids in school and let parents make decisions about masks and vaccines,” she said, adding that she prefers Astorino for New York governor over the Democratic incumbent, Kathy Hochul.
While states including California have deferred bills requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students attending public schools, many parents said they worried the mandates would be passed after the midterms.
“If we don’t show up and vote, these bills could come back in the future,” Snyder said. At the Orinda demonstration in April, more than 50 people gathered outside the office of Steve Glazer, a Democratic state senator, to oppose coronavirus vaccine mandates.
One was Jessica Barsotti, 56, who has two teenagers and was at her first rally. Previously a Democrat, Barsotti said elected officials had let her family down during the pandemic. She planned to cast her ballot in November for candidates who were against vaccine mandates.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set out Monday from the port of Odesa under an internationally brokered deal to unblock the embattled country’s agricultural exports and ease the growing global food crisis.
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni sounded its horn as it slowly departed with over 26,000 tons of corn destined for Lebanon.
“The first grain ship since Russian aggression has left port,” Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov declared on Twitter.
Russia and Ukraine signed agreements in Istanbul with Turkey and the U.N. on July 22, clearing the way for Ukraine to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural products that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than five months ago. The deals also allow Russia to export grain and fertilizer.
As part of the agreements, safe corridors through the mined waters outside Ukraine’s ports were established.
Ukraine and Russia are major global suppliers of wheat, barley, corn and sunflower oil, with the fertile Black Sea region long known as the breadbasket of Europe. The holdup of food shipments because of the war has worsened rising food prices worldwide and threatened hunger and political instability in developing nations.
“Today Ukraine, together with partners, takes another step to prevent world hunger,” Kubrakov said.
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov hailed the ship’s departure as “very positive,” saying it would help test the “efficiency of the mechanisms that were agreed to during the talks in Istanbul.”
Under the agreements, ships going in and out of Ukrainian ports will be subject to inspection to make sure that incoming vessels are not carrying weapons and that outgoing ones are bearing only grain, fertilizer or related food items, not any other commodities.
The Razoni was expected to dock early Wednesday in Istanbul, where teams of Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and U.N. officials were set to board it for inspection.
More ships are expected to leave from Ukraine’s ports through the safe corridors. At Odesa, 16 more vessels, all blocked since Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, were waiting their turn, with others to follow, Ukrainian authorities said.
But some shipping companies are not yet rushing to export food across the Black Sea as they assess the danger of mines and the risk of Russian rockets hitting grain warehouses and ports.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who proposed the grain deal in April, said the Razoni was “loaded with two commodities in short supply: corn and hope.”
“Hope for millions of people around the world who depend on the smooth running of Ukraine’s ports to feed their families,” he said.
In an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar warned that the global food crisis threatens to trigger “a serious wave of migration from Africa to Europe and to Turkey.”
Lebanon, the corn’s destination, is in the grip of a severe financial crisis. A 2020 explosion at its main port in Beirut shattered its capital city and destroyed grain silos. Lebanon mostly imports wheat from Ukraine but also buys its corn to make cooking oil and produce animal feed.
Kubrakov said the shipments will also help Ukraine’s war-shattered economy.
“Unlocking ports will provide at least $1 billion in foreign exchange revenue to the economy and an opportunity for the agricultural sector to plan for next year,” he said.
Hearing the ship sound its horn as it left port delighted Olena Vitalievna, an Odesa resident.
“Finally, life begins to move forward and there are some changes in a positive direction,” she said. “In general, the port should live its own life because Odesa is a port city. We live here. We want everything to work for us, everything to bustle.”
Yet the resumption of the grain shipments came as fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine, with Russia pressing its offensive in the east while Ukraine tries to retake territory in the Russian-occupied south.
Ukraine’s presidential office said at least three civilians were killed and 16 wounded by Russian shelling in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours.
Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko repeated a call for all residents to evacuate, emphasizing the need to remove about 52,000 children still in the region.
In Kharkiv, two people were wounded by a Russian strike in the morning. One was struck while waiting for a bus, the other when a Russian shell exploded near an apartment building.
The southern city of Mykolaiv also faced shelling that ruined a building at a hospital and damaged ambulances, according to regional Gov. Vitaliy Kim. Three civilians were wounded elsewhere in the city, he said.
Soon after the grain shipment deal was signed, a Russian missile targeted Odesa. Analysts warned that the continuing fighting could still upend the grain deal.
“The departure of the first vessel doesn’t solve the food crisis; it’s just the first step that could also be the last if Russia decides to continue attacks in the south,” said Volodymyr Sidenko, an expert with the Kyiv-based Razumkov Center think tank.
In other developments, Russia announced sanctions against dozens of British public figures, accusing them of supporting the “demonization” and international isolation of Moscow.
The 39 politicians, businesspeople and journalists barred from entering Russia include former Prime Minister David Cameron, senior government ministers, and columnists for newspapers including The Times and The Guardian.
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Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey. Jon Gambrell in Dubai contributed. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/international/turkey-says-first-grain-ship-set-to-depart-ukrainian-port/ | 2022-08-01T19:06:36Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/international/turkey-says-first-grain-ship-set-to-depart-ukrainian-port/ | false |
Paying a visit to the world’s tallest tree could get you fined
Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 12:37 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) – Taking a look at an incredible tree in California’s Redwood National Park could get visitors into trouble.
Hyperion is certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s tallest living tree.
If you go in for a closer look in person, however, you could receive a fine.
The massive tree has faced serious environmental issues, including erosion and trash around the tree, since thrill-seekers started visiting it in 2006.
Now, anyone who gets caught near the tree can face up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.
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If the news that the Choco Taco has been discontinued has put a damper on your summer fun, don’t worry — making your own version of the tasty ice cream treat is actually quite easy!
If you’re not familiar with the frozen dessert, the Choco Taco stuffs vanilla ice cream with fudge swirls into a waffle-cone “taco” that is then coated in chocolate and sprinkled with peanuts.
While it’s been popular on ice cream trucks since the 1980s, has been available at grocery stores nationwide and was even on Taco Bell’s menu a few times, Klondike says they had to discontinue the beloved treat so they can keep up with demand for their other products.
“The Klondike Choco Taco has unfortunately been discontinued in both 1ct and 4ct pack sizes,” Klondike writes on their website. “Over the past 2 years, we have experienced an unprecedented spike in demand across our portfolio and have had to make very tough decisions to ensure availability of our full portfolio nationwide. A necessary but unfortunate part of this process is that we sometimes must discontinue products, even a beloved item like Choco Taco. We know this may be very disappointing.”
If you can’t live without it and are up for the task, you can make your own version of a Choco Taco with just a few ingredients and a mini waffle maker, like this one from Dash for just $13.
If you want everything in your homemade Choco Tacos to be made from scratch, this recipe from A Cozy Kitchen calls for making the fudge, ice cream and waffle cone shell.
But it’s not necessary to do make everything yourself if you’d rather keep it simple.
The only thing you’ll be making from scratch with this recipe from SpoonForkBacon is the waffle cone batter, as you’ll use store-bought ice cream and milk chocolate chips. The waffle cone batter does call for a few ingredients, but once you have it made, the tacos come together pretty quickly.
For a version that’s also a bit different, you can follow this recipe for mini churro tacos from Ortega, which calls for just seven ingredients, most of which you likely already have on hand, like butter, sugar and cinnamon. You’ll also need mini taco shells, dark chocolate chips, ice cream and peanuts, but you do not need the waffle maker.
Thanks to the addition of cinnamon, Ortega’s recipe blends the classic Choco Taco’s ice cream flavors with that cinnamon-sugar combo that makes churros so delicious.
If you don’t want to make it yourself, the brand Enlightened is working on their own ice cream taco. While not available yet, you can sign up on their website to be notified when it’s released.
Of course, you can also grab some Drumstick ice cream cones, which, while not exactly the same, are made with similar ingredients, like vanilla ice cream, chocolate and a waffle cone.
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Ready to vote in Arizona's primary election on Aug. 2, 2022?
FULL ELECTION COVERAGE: Your Voice, Your Vote
According to Maricopa County officials, the county will offer "vote anywhere" voting sites, so you can vote at any open location, not just your single assigned location.
Voting centers will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug 2.
The county says all vote centers have early ballot drop boxes, but there are also secure drop-box-only sites.
To see a full list of locations, click here.
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MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A wrong-way crash killed a mother, her four children and two others Sunday on an interstate in northern Illinois.
The woman’s husband was seriously injured.
The crash occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday on I-90 in McHenry County, roughly 50 miles from Chicago.
Illinois State Police say 32-year-old Thomas Dobosz and his 31-year-old wife, Lauren Dobosz, both from Rolling Meadows, were driving westbound on I-90 near Hampshire in a full-size Chevrolet van carrying five children.
According to police, 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez, of Carpentersville, was driving in the wrong direction on the highway “for unknown reasons” and collided head-on with the van. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames.
Thomas Dobosz was the sole survivor of the crash and suffered serious injuries. Lauren Dobosz and the children — ages 5 to 13 — were killed.
A neighbor who lives across the street from the couple said they had four children. He believes the fifth child involved in the crash was a friend of their oldest child.
Fernandez also died, police said.
Authorities temporarily closed the interstate’s westbound lanes near the crash but reopened the highway later on Sunday morning.
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Beyoncé to remove offensive word from new song
(AP) - Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance,” just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word.
“The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced,” a spokeswoman for Beyoncé wrote in a statement to The Associated Press on Monday.
The song “Heated,” which was co-written with Canadian rapper Drake among several others, uses the word “spaz,” which is considered a derogatory reference to the medical term spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy.
Lizzo also removed the word from one of her songs, “Grrrls,” in June after disability advocates complained about the lyrics. Lizzo said in a statement she never wanted to promote derogatory language.
Disability advocate Hannah Diviney, who pointed out Lizzo’s lyrics that lead to the change, wrote on Twitter that hearing the word again used by Beyoncé “felt like a slap in the face to me, the disabled community & the progress we tried to make with Lizzo.”
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Michigan court: County prosecutors can enforce abortion ban
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Abortion could become illegal in parts of Michigan after a state Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday that a state judge’s injunction blocking the enforcement of a pre-Roe ban does not apply to county prosecutors.
The 91-year-old abortion ban, which had been blocked in May from taking immediate effect, makes it a crime for physicians to perform abortions unless the life of the mother is in danger.
The new ruling will have the largest impact on the 13 prosecutors in the state that have abortion clinics in their county. Seven of those prosecutors — all Democrats — have previously said they will not enforce the 1931 law.
Republican prosecutors in Kent and Jackson counties, however, plan to enforce the 1931 abortion ban, meaning that abortion providers could get charged with a felony.
“If a report is presented to this office, we will review it like we do any other report of possible criminal behavior,” Kent County Prosecutor Christopher Becker said in a statement Monday. “We will make the decision to charge, or not to charge, based on the facts presented in the report and the applicable Michigan law.”
Becker, who had previously said in June he would ignore the injunction and enforce the 1931 law, said no reports have been brought to his office to this point. Kent County includes Grand Rapids, the state’s second largest city.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jerard Jarzynka didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The three-judge panel’s ruling came after Becker, Jarzynka and several anti-abortion groups requested the Court of Appeals overturn a lower courts injunction on the 1931 ban. The court’s ruling Monday said that Becker and Jarzynka don’t have standing because the injunction “does not apply to county prosecutors.”
Total or near total abortion bans are already in effect in the nearby states of Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin, with bans expected in roughly half the states.
Michigan’s Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel, who has previously said she will not defend the 1931 law, said in a statement Monday that the “legal battle continues on multiple fronts,” and that the ruling is not the “final say on this issue in Michigan.”
Planned Parenthood of Michigan said in a statement following the ruling that it will continue providing abortions and is evaluating legal options.
Earlier this month, abortion rights activists submitted signatures to bring a constitutional amendment before Michigan voters in November that would affirm the right to make pregnancy-related decisions without interference, including about abortion and reproductive services such as birth control. If the amendment passes, it would supersede the 1931 law.
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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.
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Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a complex form of post-traumatic stress disorder and a constant fear that followers of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will kill them, a psychiatrist testified Monday at Jones’ defamation trial.
Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, have sued Jones and his media company Free Speech Systems over the harassment and threats they and other parents say they’ve endured for years while Jones and his Infowars website claimed the 2012 attack that killed 20 first graders and six school staffers was a hoax or faked.
“The overwhelming cause of their pain is what Jones is doing,” said Roy Lubit, a forensic psychiatrist hired by the plaintiffs to review the trauma faced by the parents.
The post-traumatic stress disorder the parents suffer is not based on a single event, but by constant trauma, and is similar to that endured by soldiers in war zones or child abuse victims, Lubit said.
Heslin and Scarlett Lewis are consumed not just with the memory of their son’s horrific death, but the denials and attacks on them and their son’s legacy they’ve endured for years. He noted the security the parents hired to protect them at the two-week trial.
Lubit said Heslin has had guns fired at his home and has been accosted on the street. Scarlett Lewis told Lubit that she installed sophisticated surveillance equipment at her home and sleeps with a gun, a knife and pepper spray at her bedside
“They are very, very frightened (that) someone, some follower of Jones is trying to kill them,” Lubit said.
Jones’ attorney Andino Reynal tried to attack the credibility of Lubit’s testimony and whether he is biased in favor of the parents, who are seeking at least $150 million in the case. He noted that Lubit briefly ran for Congress in Connecticut as a Democrat in 2018.
“You don’t like Alex Jones, do you?” Reynal asked.
“I don’t like what he does,” Lubit answered.
Monday’s testimony also included videotaped depositions from an InfoWars reporter who said that at the website, there was no fact-checking, source-vetting, verifying information through second sources or training about journalistic standards.
Jones, who has attended only some of the trial, was not in the courtroom for Monday morning’s testimony. Heslin, Lewis and their older son J.T. Lewis, who was in middle school when his younger brother Jesse was killed, might testify in the afternoon.
The trial is in Texas because Jones lives in Austin and his media company, Free Speech Systems, is based there. The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection, though defense attorneys say that should not disrupt the trial, which is in its second week.
Free Speech Systems, which operates InfoWars, listed $14.3 million in assets. That includes almost $1.16 million in cash and almost $1.6 million in property and equipment, as of May 31.
It also listed $79 million in liabilities, with a $54 million debt owed to PQPR Holdings.
Sandy Hook families have separately sued Jones over the $54 million debt listing, arguing that PQBR is a Nevada-registered company owned by Jones and his family through shell entities. That lawsuit in state court is still pending.
Courts in Texas and Connecticut have already found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax involving actors aimed at increasing gun control. In both states, judges issued default judgements against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents.
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EXCLUSIVE-Siemens Gamesa weighs around 2,500 job cuts - sources
By Isla Binnie and Christoph Steitz
MADRID/FRANKFURT, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa SGREN.MC is considering cutting around 2,500 jobs, or about 9% of its total, to recover from losses that have prompted its main shareholder to launch a takeover, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
The cuts would reduce a workforce of some 27,000 people, based on figures on the company's website. It was not immediately clear which divisions or regions would be affected.
No final decision has been made and the final tally could change, the people said.
Siemens Gamesa, which is scheduled to report third-quarter results on Aug. 2, declined to comment.
News of the deliberations is the most concrete sign so far that CEO Jochen Eickholt, who joined Siemens Gamesa from parent Siemens Energy ENR1n.DE in March following three profit warnings, is making progress with the turbine maker's overhaul.
Asked whether layoffs and plant closures were on the cards, Eickholt in June said he could not rule out anything.
Producing masts and blades for the wind turbines many governments are banking on to wean themselves off fossil fuels has proved a tough business in recent years, amid fierce competition, COVID-19 disruptions and runaway metals prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
Siemens Gamesa has struggled in particular, partly due to delays in developing and delivering a new range of onshore turbines, prompting majority shareholder Siemens Energy to launch a 4.05 billion euro ($4.2 billion) bid to buy the one third stake it does not already own.
Siemens Gamesa's market value has fallen 14.6% this year, compared with a 7.7 % drop for market leader Vestas VWS.CO. The market is highly concentrated outside China: Siemens Gamesa, Vestas and U.S.-based GE Renewable Energy GE.N together make up 70% of the market in the rest of the world.
A spokesperson for Siemens Energy said Siemens Gamesa's management was responsible for all operating matters.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) on Monday reported second-quarter profit of $1.93 billion.
On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of $2.93. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.59 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.38 per share.
The oil and gas exploration company posted revenue of $5.63 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.8 billion.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be a way to keep a boat cover taut so rainwater rolls off the sides," said an inventor, from Stafford, Va., "so I invented the CANVAS SUPPORT STAND. My design would prevent the boat tarp from sagging, collecting water and causing unwanted damage."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to drain water from a recreational boat covering. In doing so, it ensures that the tarp remains taut. As a result, it increases convenience and it prevents rainwater from collecting and puddling upon the boat tarp. The invention features a simple design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the owners of recreational boats. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE: WFC) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and docketed under 22-cv-03811, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock during the Class Period, you have until August 29, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Wells Fargo is a diversified financial services company that provides banking, investment, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance products and services in the U.S. and internationally.
In 2020, Wells Fargo expanded its so-called "Diverse Search Requirement", also referred to as a diverse slate hiring policy, requiring that at least 50% of interview candidates must represent a historically underrepresented group with respect to at least one diversity dimension (including race/ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ, veterans, and people with disabilities) for most posted roles in the U.S. with total direct compensation greater than $100,000 per year. In addition, at least one interviewer on the hiring panel must represent a historically underrepresented group with respect to at least one diversity dimension.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On May 19, 2022, the New York Times published an article entitled "At Wells Fargo, a Quest to Increase Diversity Leads to Fake Job Interviews". Citing discussions with "seven current and former Wells Fargo employees", including Joe Bruno, a former executive in the Company's wealth management division, the article reported, in relevant part, that "[f]or many open positions, employees would interview a 'diverse' candidate", but that "often, the so-called diverse candidate would be interviewed for a job that had already been promised to someone else." The article further reported that Mr. Bruno was fired after "complain[ing] to his bosses" about the practice.
On this news, Wells Fargo's common stock price fell $0.44 per share, or 1.04%, over two trading sessions, closing at $41.67 per share on May 20, 2022.
On June 6, 2022, Reuters published an article entitled "Wells Fargo pauses diverse slate hiring policy after reports of fake job interviews." The article reported that "Wells Fargo . . . is pausing a hiring policy that requires recruiters to interview a diverse pool of candidates, after the New York Times reported such interviews were often fake and conducted even though the job had already been promised to someone else." The same article also reported that "[t]he bank also plans to conduct a review of its diverse slate guidelines, Chief Executive Officer Charles Scharf told staff on Monday, according to a memo seen by Reuters."
Then, on June 9, 2022, the New York Times published an article entitled "Federal Prosecutors Open Criminal Inquiry of Wells Fargo's Hiring Practices." The article reported that federal prosecutors are investigating whether Wells Fargo violated federal laws by conducting fake job interviews in order to meet the Company's Diverse Search Requirement. The article also revealed that, since the New York Times' May 19, 2022 article focusing on the bank's wealth management business, "another 10 current and former employees have shared stories about how they were subject to fake interviews, or conducted them, or saw paperwork documenting the practice", and that "sham interviews occurred across multiple business lines, including its mortgage servicing, home lending and retail banking operations."
That same day, Wells Fargo issued a press release entitled "Wells Fargo response to New York Times article", which confirmed that "[e]arlier this week, the [C]ompany temporarily paused the use of its diverse slate guidelines", and that, "[d]uring this pause, the [C]ompany is conducting a review so that hiring managers, senior leaders and recruiters fully understand how the guidelines should be implemented – and so we can have confidence that our guidelines live up to their promise."
Following these disclosures, Wells Fargo's common stock price fell $3.68 per share, or 8.62%, over the following two trading sessions, closing at $38.99 per share on June 13, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Texas de Brazil will match up to $25,000 in guest donations
DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guests dining at Texas de Brazil from August 1st to September 30th can join the Brazilian-American steakhouse brand as it launches its annual campaign to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.® Since beginning the partnership in 2013, Texas de Brazil and its patrons have raised nearly $1,000,000 for St. Jude.
Guests dining at domestic locations can help support patients and families at St. Jude by adding contributions of any dollar amount to their check totals at the end of their dining experience. To reward the guest for their donation, Texas de Brazil is providing a $5 dining certificate for every $5 donated. Gift certificates have a maximum potential of $50 and must be redeemed during a future visit. Texas de Brazil will be matching donations up to $25,000.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, approximately 16,000 children and teens in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is about people and organizations coming together to raise funds and awareness needed to cure childhood cancer. Supporters can join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as it rallies the nation to make a significant impact and save more kids.
"Year after year, our guests continue to support our partnership with St. Jude and because of them, we are able to help St. Jude end childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases," says Salim Asrawi, president of Texas de Brazil. "We value our guests and their contributions, as well as our employees who eagerly promote the campaign and ensure its success," he adds.
Because of generous supporters, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food so they can focus on helping their child live. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped increase the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened in 1962. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
Call Texas de Brazil restaurants for more information or visit texasdebrazil.com and view the 'Specials' page.
Texas de Brazil is an authentic Brazilian-American steakhouse featuring a continuous dining experience that blends the unique culture of Brazil with the generous hospitality of Texas. The menu features a vast selection of grilled meats, a 50-item salad area, an award-winning wine list and a la carte dessert selections. Founded as a family-owned business in 1998, Texas de Brazil now has locations in 20 states along with 12 international locations. For more information, visit www.texasdebrazil.com.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since the hospital opened in 1962. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Generac Holdings Inc. ("Generac" or the "Company") (NYSE: GNRC). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Generac and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
Generac has asserted that its recent acquisitions (including its 80% interest in Pramac and acquisition of Off Grid Energy) support the Company's "Powering A Smarter World" strategic plan and has touted the role played by Generac's much-hyped strategic distribution partnership with Sunnova. On June 22, 2022, Spruce Point Capital Management ("Spruce Point") published an investment report alleging that Generac is struggling "to suppress core business challenges, while pivoting towards a highly speculative and unproven acquisition spree in clean energy products and services." Among other things, the Spruce Point report: (1) accused Generac of engaging in a pattern of misreporting acquisition revenue contribution between 2019 and 2021; (2) questioned Pramac's ballooning receivables, calling it "a hallmark of channel stuffing"; (3) observed that Generac's press release announcing the Off Grid Energy acquisition obscured the fact that its 80% Pramac business was the end acquiror and found "evidence to suggest a sham revenue transaction at Off Grid Energy"; and (4) opined that Generac's distribution partnership with Sunnova may have been structured to enable Generac to round-trip cash flows.
On this news, Generac's stock price fell $7.41 per share, or 3.37%, to close at $212.57 per share on June 22, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Ultra-processed foods linked with cognitive decline, study says
(CNN) – If you want to protect your brain from dementia, it might be time to rethink those quick and convenient meals.
A new study has linked ultra-processed food to cognitive decline.
The study was presented Monday at the 2022 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in San Diego.
Researchers followed over 10,000 Brazilians for up to 10 years. Their average age was 51 years old.
The study found that men and women who ate the most ultra-processed foods had a 28% faster rate of global cognitive decline.
They also had a 25% faster rate of executive function decline compared to people who ate the least amount of overly-processed food.
The study defined ultra-processed foods as “industrial formulations of oils, fats, sugars, starch, and protein isolates that contain little or no whole foods, and they typically include flavorings, colorings, emulsifiers, and other cosmetic additives.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals acquired left-hander Anthony Misiewicz from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations Monday.
The 27-year-old Misiewicz, who will be added to the Royals' 40-man roster and optioned to Triple-A Omaha, appeared in 17 games for Seattle this season with a 4.61 ERA. He was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on June 10, where he had a 3.65 ERA in 13 appearances.
Misiewicz made his big league debut in 2020 and led Seattle in appearances in each of his first two seasons, including a career-best 66 last season, when his 19 holds ranked eighth in the American League.
Misiewicz was teammates in Seattle with Wyatt Mills, whom the Royals acquired from the Mariners on June 27.
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning in 2020 and continuing through 2022, the coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on consumer habits. Packaged Facts' May 2022 National Online Consumer Survey indicated that 30% of consumers were still eating more fresh produce than they did pre-pandemic.
Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, increasing concerns about health, animal welfare, and the environment have led more consumers to turn to plant-forward diets
The pandemic has expanded interest in healthy eating and lifestyles, and in turn led to growing awareness of plant-based eating. Additionally, inflation and supply issues causing high meat and dairy prices make flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diets more appealing. According to Packaged Facts' new report Vegan, Vegetarian, and Flexitarian Consumers, some consumers are abstaining from animal products by going vegan or vegetarian, but many more are simply reducing consumption of animal products with a flexitarian or semi-vegetarian diet.
This Packaged Facts report analyzes the dynamics of the current landscape of plant-based and plant-forward diets and eating philosophies. Demographics, preferences, and psychographics of vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and flexitarians are examined alongside those of omnivores. Trends including consumer usage of plant-based alternative products, reasons for diet and lifestyle choices, retail and restaurant trends, and the COVID-19 pandemic's effects on consumers are also investigated.
The reasons for, and implications of, shifts in consumer perception and behavior are analyzed in the context of present and future market opportunities.
This report also features outlooks for foods relevant to plant-based eating. This includes:
- the size of the plant-based food market (plant-based meals and alternatives to meat, poultry, seafood, dairy, and eggs) in 2021
- historical numbers and forecasts for consumption and production of fresh produce in dollars and pounds
- discussion of per capita meat consumption
- historical numbers and forecasts for dairy, meat, poultry, and seafood shipments in dollars and inflation-adjusted dollars
Additionally, the report has dozens of tables showcasing numerical survey data on consumer demographics and psychographics and numerous marketing photographs. This report goes in-depth on COVID-19 trends affecting the food and beverage market.
For more information see the Vegan, Vegetarian, and Flexitarian Consumers report page.
Particular attention is dedicated to the market impact of e-commerce and the coronavirus pandemic.
Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com, publishes market intelligence on a wide range of consumer market topics, including consumer demographics and shopper insights, the food and beverage market, consumer financial products and services, consumer goods and retailing, and pet products and services. Packaged Facts also offers a full range of custom research services. Reports can be purchased at our company website and are also available through MarketResearch.com.
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2 bodies found in burned vehicle in California wildfire zone
Video above: California's largest fire of 2022 out of control
Two bodies were found inside a charred vehicle in a driveway in the wildfire zone of a raging California blaze that was among several menacing thousands of homes Monday in the western U.S., officials said. Hot and gusty weather and lightning storms threatened to boost the danger that the fires will keep growing,
The McKinney Fire in Northern California near the state line with Oregon exploded in size to nearly 87 square miles after erupting Friday in the Klamath National Forest, firefighting officials said. It is California's largest wildfire of the year so far, and officials have not determined the cause.
The vehicle and the bodies were found Sunday morning in the driveway of a residence near the remote community of Klamath River, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Nearly 5,000 Northern California homes and other structures were threatened, and an unknown number of buildings have burned, said Adrienne Freeman, a spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service.
The smoky blaze cast an eerie, orange-brown hue in one neighborhood where a brick chimney stood surrounded by rubble and scorched vehicles on Sunday. Flames torched trees along State Route 96 and raced through hillsides in sight of homes.
Valerie Linfoot's son, a fire dispatcher, called to tell her their family home of three decades in Klamath River had burned. Linfoot said her husband worked as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter for years and the family did everything they could to prepare their house for a wildfire — including installing a metal roof and trimming trees and tall grasses around the property.
Video above: Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions
"It was as safe as we could make it, and it was just so dry and so hot and the fire was going so fast," Linfoot told the Bay Area News Group. She said her neighbors have also lost homes.
"It's a beautiful place. And from what I've seen, it's just decimated. It's absolutely destroyed," she told the news group.
Firefighting crews on the ground were trying to prevent the blaze from moving closer to the town of Yreka, with a population of about 7,500. The blaze was about four miles away as of Monday.
A second, smaller fire in the region that was sparked by dry lightning Saturday threatened the tiny California community of Seiad.
Freeman said "there has been significant damage and loss along the Highway 96 corridor" that runs parallel to the Klamath River and is one of the few roads in and out of the region
She added: "But just how much damage is still being assessed."
Erratic storms were expected to move through Northern California again on Monday with lightning that threatened to spark new fires in bone dry vegetation, forecasters said. A day earlier, thunderstorms caused Southern California flash flooding that damaged roads in Death Valley National Park.
In northwestern Montana, a fire on the Flathead Indian Reservation that started in grasslands near the town of Elmo on Friday and moved into forested areas had grown to 20 square miles by Monday, fire officials said. Residents of about 20 homes were told to be prepared to evacuate.
In Idaho, the Moose Fire in the Salmon-Challis National Forest has burned on more than 75 square miles in forested land near the town of Salmon and was 21% contained by Sunday.
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday, allowing him more flexibility to make emergency response and recovery effort decisions and to tap federal aid.
Scientists have said climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.
The U.S. Forest Service shut down a 110-mile section of the famed Pacific Crest Trail in Northern California and southern Oregon, and dozens of hikers in that area were urged to abandon their treks and head to the nearest towns.
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Tuck-in acquisitions complement and add scale to service offerings in key regional markets.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced two strategic portable restroom provider acquisitions for its LRS Portables line of business: Stillwater, Minn.-based AirFresh Industries and Warsaw, Ind.-based JL Hurt, adding complementary services to existing operations in high-growth Minneapolis-St. Paul and northern Indiana markets; financial terms were not disclosed and the acquisitions are effective immediately.
Founded in 1987, AirFresh Industries President Kelly Thommes and her husband, Vice President of Operations Tim Thommes, built AirFresh into a thriving regional provider of portable restroom services. The company serves the entire Twin Cities metro area, surrounding counties, and locations in western Wisconsin. AirFresh has built an outstanding reputation for customer service that outperforms industry standards and is strategically positioned to add scale to LRS Minnesota operations.
AirFresh complements existing LRS Minnesota operations, consolidating the 2021 acquisitions of North Branch, Minn. portables provider Jimmys Johnnys, and Minneapolis-based Atomic Recycling, the largest provider of construction and demolition (C&D) recycling and roll-off container services in the Twin Cities. The addition of AirFresh positions LRS as the one-stop-shop for all waste and portable restroom needs in the Twin Cities.
Warsaw, Ind.-based portables provider JL Hurt was acquired simultaneously to AirFresh, spotlighting the LRS commitment to growth across all core waste services in the Midwest. With a rich service history in northern Indiana, Justin Hurt started his company with only two portable restroom units and a pick-up truck, ultimately building dense market share through a loyal customer following across 10 northern Indiana counties. The acquisition of JL Hurt adds scale to three prior regional LRS acquisitions: South Bend, Ind.-based roll-off and transfer station provider Junoll Services; Kingsbury-based portables provider Johnson Johns; and Niles, Mich.-based Joys Johns, setting the stage for continued growth across the greater Midwest.
"I am thrilled to welcome both AirFresh and JL Hurt employees, customers, and legacy founders to the LRS family. Both companies have built their success by sharing in our core values of safety and service excellence, a relentless focus on the customer experience, and raw entrepreneurial spirit, making these acquisitions a seamless transition for all parties," said LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley. "We are especially excited to announce all founders – Kelly Thommes, Tim Thommes, and Justin Hurt have joined LRS in senior operations positions, helping catapult LRS Portables toward continued market leadership."
AirFresh and JL Hurt are LRS' seventh and eighth announced acquisitions to-date in 2022. Other announcements include Grayslake, Ill.-based Lakes Disposal; Portage, Wisc.-based The Country Plumber; Topeka, Kan.-based Ditch & Associates; Rochester, Minn.-based Sunshine Sanitation; Chicago-based Auburn Disposal; and South Bend, Ind.-based Junoll Services. In 2021, the company amassed 22 acquisitions to complement its organic revenue growth across the nation's midsection.
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across nine states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 65 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,100 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling.
The Federal Reserve’s move Wednesday to further tighten credit raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable 0.75 percentage point for a second straight time. The Fed’s latest hike, its fourth since March, will further magnify borrowing costs for homes, cars and credit cards, though many borrowers may not feel the impact immediately.
The central bank is aggressively raising borrowing costs to try to slow spending, cool the economy and defeat the worst outbreak of inflation in two generations.
The Fed’s actions have ended, for now, an era of ultra-low rates that arose from the 2008-2009 Great Recession to help rescue the economy — and then re-emerged during the brutal pandemic recession, when the Fed slashed its benchmark rate back to near zero.
Chair Jerome Powell hopes that by making borrowing more expensive, the Fed will succeed in slowing demand for homes, cars and other goods and services. Reduced spending could then help bring inflation, most recently measured at a four-decade high of 9.1%, back to the Fed’s 2% target.
Yet the risks are high. A series of higher rates could tip the U.S. economy into recession. That would mean higher unemployment, rising layoffs and further downward pressure on stock prices.
How will it all affect your finances? Here are some of the most common questions being asked about the impact of the rate hike:
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I’M CONSIDERING BUYING A HOUSE. WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH MORTGAGE RATES?
Higher interest rates have torpedoed the housing market. Rates on home loans have nearly doubled from a year ago to 5.5%, though they’ve leveled off in recent weeks even as the Fed has signaled that more credit tightening is likely.
That’s because mortgage rates don’t necessarily move in tandem with the Fed’s increases. Sometimes, they even move in the opposite direction. Long-term mortgages tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which, in turn, is influenced by a variety of factors. These factors include investors’ expectations for future inflation and global demand for U.S. Treasurys.
Investors expect a recession to hit the U.S. economy later this year or early next year. This would force the Fed to eventually cut its benchmark rate in response. The expectation that the Fed will have to reverse some of its hikes next year has helped reduce the 10-year yield, from 3.5% in mid-June to roughly 2.8%.
WILL IT BE EASIER TO FIND A HOUSE?
Sales of existing homes have dropped for five straight months, while new home sales plunged in June. If you’re financially able to go ahead with a home purchase, you’re likely to have more choices than you did a few months ago.
In many cities, the options are few. But the number of available houses nationwide has started to rise after falling to rock-bottom levels at the end of last year. There are now 1.26 million homes for sale, according to the National Association of Realtors, up 2.4% from a year ago.
I NEED A NEW CAR. SHOULD I BUY ONE NOW?
The Fed’s rate hikes typically make auto loans more expensive. But other factors also affect these rates, including competition among car makers, which can sometimes lower borrowing costs.
Wednesday’s rate hike won’t likely affect new-vehicle sales much because those buyers are mainly affluent customers who won’t be squeezed by a relatively small uptick in monthly payments, said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist for Cox Automotive. By contrast, he said, used-car buyers with weaker credit who pay higher loan rates could be hurt.
“Many used-vehicle buyers are already acutely feeling the impacts of higher prices for energy, food and rent,” Smoke said.
Used vehicle prices have begun to fall, he noted, and vehicle availability is beginning to return to normal levels.
The full amount of a Fed rate hike doesn’t always pass through to auto loans, according to Bankrate.com. New 60-month loans for new vehicles have risen about a percentage point this year to an average of 4.86%, Bankrate.com says, while a 48-month used-vehicle rate rose just under 1 point to 5.38%.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CREDIT CARD?
For users of credit cards, home equity lines of credit and other variable-interest debt, rates would rise by roughly the same amount as the Fed hike, usually within one or two billing cycles. That’s because those rates are based in part on banks’ prime rate, which moves in tandem with the Fed.
Those who don’t qualify for low-rate credit cards might be stuck paying higher interest on their balances. The rates on their cards would rise as the prime rate does.
The Fed’s rate increases have already sent credit card borrowing rates above 20% for the first time in at least four years, according to LendingTree, which has tracked the data since 2018.
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT MY SAVINGS?
You can now earn more on bonds, CDs, and other fixed income investments. And it depends on where your savings, if you have any, are parked.
Savings, certificates of deposit and money market accounts don’t typically track the Fed’s changes. Instead, banks tend to capitalize on a higher-rate environment to try to boost their profits. They do so by imposing higher rates on borrowers, without necessarily offering any juicer rates to savers.
But online banks and others with high-yield savings accounts are often an exception. These accounts are known for aggressively competing for depositors. The only catch is that they typically require significant deposits.
HOW HAVE THE RATE HIKES INFLUENCED CRYPTO?
Like many highly valued technology stocks, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have sunk in value since the Fed began raising rates. Bitcoin has plunged from a peak at about $68,000 to $21,000.
Higher rates mean that safe assets like bonds and Treasuries become more attractive to investors because their yields are now higher. That, in turn, makes risky assets like technology stocks and cryptocurrencies less attractive.
All that said, bitcoin is suffering from its own problems that are separate from economic policy. Two major crypto firms have failed. The shaken confidence of crypto investors is not being helped by the fact that the safest place you can park money now — bonds — seems like a safer move.
WILL MY STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT GO UP?
Right now, payments on federal student loans are suspended until Aug. 31 as part of an emergency measure that was put in place early in the pandemic. Inflation means that loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments. Still, a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall.
Depending on the state of the economy, the government may choose at the end of summer to extend the emergency measure that’s deferring the loan payments. President Joe Biden is also considering some form of loan forgiveness. Borrowers who take out new private student loans should prepare to pay more. Rates vary by lender but are expected to increase.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. ("Greenidge" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GREE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.
The investigation concerns whether Greenidge and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On February 2, 2022, Greenidge announced selected preliminary operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Among other results, the Company reported that it "[e]xpects GAAP Net Loss of $(51) to $(41) million, including a noncash goodwill impairment charge related to the Support.com business of $42 to $47 million[.]"
On this news, Greenidge's stock price fell $1.51 per share, or 11.93%, to close at $11.15 per share on February 2, 2022.
Then, on June 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC") issued a statement "announc[ing] its denial of the Title V air permit renewal for the Greenidge Generation, LLC, facility located in the town of Torrey, Yates County." DEC stated that it had "determined the permit renewal application does not demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Based on DEC's review of the specific facts and circumstances presented, this natural gas-fired facility's continued operations would be inconsistent with the statewide greenhouse gas emission limits established in the Climate Act." DEC specified that "[a]mong the factors considered was the dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the facility since the passage of the Climate Act, driven by the change in the primary purpose of its operations. Rather than solely providing energy to the state's electricity grid, the power plant now primarily provides energy behind-the-meter to support the demands of Greenidge's energy-intensive proof of work cryptocurrency mining operations."
On this news, Greenidge's stock price fell $0.20 per share, or 7.3%, to close at $2.54 per share on June 30, 2022.
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ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions remain near the bottom of annual rankings measuring how much each pro sports franchise is worth. Detroit ranks 31st of 32 NFL teams, with Sportico valuing the franchise at $2.86 billion.
There are 16 NFL franchises worth more than $4 billion. The average team is worth $4.1 billion, an 18% increase from last year. According to the available information, the Lions have slotted 31st of 32 teams every year since 2016. While not much has changed when compared to the rest of the league. At least that number continues moving in the right direction.
Sportico reports it made these valuations based on interviews with more than 30 bankers, lawyers, team executives, owners and consultants, not to mention available public disclosures.
The Dallas Cowboys top the list, not just for NFL teams but all pro franchises, at $7.64 billion. That’s $630 million more than the second-place New York Yankees and nearly $2 billion more than the Los Angeles Rams.
“The NFL outperformed revenue expectations in 2021, on both the local and national side,” Sportico reports. “Fans returned to stadiums in force, following a season of almost no spectators because of COVID-19 protocols, while sponsors flooded into the sport, with league partnership revenue up 23%, per IEG. The 32 teams generated $17.4 billion in cumulative revenue, including 64% from equally shared national streams, up from $12.4 billion in 2020. The 2021 revenue tally is nearly twice that of its closest competitor, the NBA.”
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Sheila Hamp has run the Lions for two seasons, replacing her mother, Martha Firestone Ford, before the 2020 campaign. Firestone Ford took over following the death of William Clay Ford in 2014.
Hamp officially took over as principal owner in 2020, then fired general manager Bob Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia a few months later. She then hired Brad Holmes as general manager and Dan Campbell as head coach, not to mention rolling out a more collaborative organizational structure.
“Now, from Sheila’s perspective, who is really who I deal with on a constant basis -- to have your owner in the building and to be here and to know -- she knows who we are,” Campbell said back in June. “She knows the issues that we have as it pertains to -- it could be anything from players to concepts to -- it doesn’t matter- -- man, it could be what’s going on in the weight room because she’s around and she’s hearing all of it. So, she knows from our own perspective, Brad and myself, as to how we feel about certain things, where we feel like we need to go, where we feel like we’re deficient, where we feel like we can really -- and I just think when that’s the case -- man, I think that’s a recipe for good things to happen, and so having her around is big.
“I’ll ask for her input too. The last thing she wants to do is ever feel like she’s butting in and sometimes I wish she would butt in and so she’s been great, she really has. We’re a year later and I couldn’t ask for anything better than her for an owner. I trust her and she’s one of the people that I want to win for.”
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MOSCOW (AP) — Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate expanded from a tiny and cramped courtroom on Moscow’s outskirts to the highest level of Russia-US diplomacy.
The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist is to return to court on Tuesday, a month after the beginning of the trial in which she could face 10 years in prison if convicted. As the trial has progressed, the Biden Administration has faced rising calls for action to win her release.
In an extraordinary move, Secretary of State Antony Blinken last week spoke to Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia on an espionage conviction would go free.
Although details of the offer remain shrouded, Blinken’s public announcement of a proposal was at odds with the convention of keeping prisoner-release negotiations tightly under wraps. When American Trevor Reed, serving time for assaulting a police officer, was freed in April in exchange for a Russian drug trafficker, no clues of an imminent swap had emerged.
The Lavrov-Blinken call also was the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago. The direct outreach risks undermining a core message to US allies that isolating Russia could force the eventual withdrawal of troops from Ukraine.
It also underlines the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released, which has brought some backlash. Former president Donald Trump strongly criticized the proposal that people familiar with it have said envisions trading Griner and Whelan for notorious arms trader Viktor Bout.
“He’s absolutely one of the worst in the world, and he’s going to be given his freedom because a potentially spoiled person goes into Russia loaded up with drugs,” Trump said.
Griner, speaking from the defendant’s cage in a courtroom that barely holds a dozen people, has acknowledged that there were vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage when she was arrested at a Moscow airport in February. But she says she had no criminal intent and that the canisters ended up in her luggage because she was packing hastily. Griner played for a Russian women’s basketball team in the WNBA off-season.
To bolster her case, her defense lawyers have called character witnesses from her Russian team, UMMC Ekaterinburg, and presented testimony from doctors that she was prescribed cannabis as a treatment for pain. Medical marijuana treatment is not legal in Russia.
Her lawyers say they hope such testimony will bring lenience from the judge, who they say under Russian law has leeway to consider mitigating factors.
Acquittals are rare in Russian criminal prosecutions — less than 1% of cases. Sentences can be suspended.
If conviction is a foregone conclusion, it would also potentially be a step forward. Russian officials have said no release of Griner could occur until the judicial process is completed.
However, a Washington attorney who formerly was resident legal adviser at the US Embassy in Moscow, said there is no formal requirement for a conviction before an exchange.
“It seems that she is in fact being used as a political bargaining chip — and the administration has already designated her as wrongfully detained presumably because they think she is being used as a political pawn,” Tom Firestone told The Associated Press.
“Given the administration’s very strong public commitment to getting Whelan and Griner out, (Russia) may want to let this play out a little bit longer and try to get more extract more concessions from the administration.” he said. “They may impose a very significant sanctions as a way to maximize their leverage in negotiations going forward.”
Russian officials have given no public hint of whether Blinken made headway in his call with Lavrov. It only issued a statement urging the Americans to pursue the matter though “quiet diplomacy without releases of speculative information.”
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Blast from the past: Boks wallop Wallabies at Ellis Park
Today in SA sports history: August 2
01 August 2022 - 20:44
1969 — Wing Syd Nomis scores two tries as the Springboks beat Australia 30-11 in the first Test at Ellis Park. Flanks Jan Ellis and Piet Greyling and centre Mannetjies Roux also dotted down. ..
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed a second lawsuit seeking to force members of Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates to hold an unscheduled election this year.
U.S. District Judge David Novak found that federal courts lack the authority to grant the “extreme remedy” of ordering new elections for all 100 members of the state House of Delegates using newly drawn legislative maps.
The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by Jeff Thomas, an author who has written extensively about Virginia politics and government. Thomas and two other plaintiffs — the current and former president of the Loudoun County chapter of the NAACP — alleged that their voting strength and political representation were unconstitutionally diluted or weakened by the state's failure to complete redistricting before the 2021 elections.
The 2021 elections were supposed to be the first held under constitutionally required redistricting based on the 2020 census. But because census results were delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the state held elections under the old legislative boundaries. The new maps were not finalized until December, a month after the elections were held.
U.S. District Judge David Novak said in his ruling that federal courts lack the authority to order new elections for all 100 members of the House of Delegates.
Novak said such an order would “effectively overturn the results of a proper election and dissolve the current House of Delegates,” shortening the terms of the delegates from two years to one.
“Such a commutation by an unelected judiciary would disregard the will of the voters, who elected the Delegates to two-year terms,” Novak wrote.
“Plaintiffs seek a mandatory injunction that would represent a stark interference not only with Virginia's upcoming electoral process, but also with its already completed election,” Novak added. He said the Supreme Court has consistently warned against such interference by the federal courts.
“Plaintiffs seek such an extreme remedy that it renders it unavailable,” Novak wrote.
Thomas told The Associated Press he does not plan to appeal the ruling.
“Taking away people's rights seems to be what federal courts are doing these days, consistent with today's radical reinterpretation of the long-settled right to one-person one-vote. It's straight politics,” Thomas said in a statement.
In June, a three-judge U.S. District Court panel dismissed a similar lawsuit brought by Democratic Party activist Paul Goldman, finding that Goldman did not have legal standing to sue, either as a voter or a potential candidate.
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The Miami Dolphins defense came into training camp with an advantage over the offense based on continuity and familiarity.
The Dolphins kept virtually the entire defense intact, including coordinator Josh Boyer, while the offense has a number of new players, new schemes and a new coach running it.
Boyer, however, has come away impressed with how difficult new coach Mike McDaniel’s offense is to defend through five training camp practices. It’s something the two have openly discussed with one another.
“All the way back to the spring,” said Boyer ahead of Monday’s drills, “we’ve been talking philosophy, scheme, things that we view defensively that may hurt their scheme or things that they view offensively that may hurt our scheme. And then, ultimately, it comes down to execution. It’s been good to have the back and forth and have those conversations.”
Boyer broke down the challenges of facing the outside-zone blocking scheme that McDaniel, offensive coordinator Frank Smith and offensive line coach Matt Applebaum are installing.
“First of all, they’re going to test our edges,” said Boyer. “You got to do a good job of setting your edges, and once you do that, if they can get you moving laterally, that puts creases in the defense. And then, obviously, they do a great job of marrying the play action with the run.
“You’re trying to stay square. You’re not trying to run lateral. Then, all of a sudden, it’s a pass, you got to get back to your drops. It puts a lot of stress on a lot of players in different positions.”
They emphasis on blocking at wide receiver has been felt.
“Everyone talks about Tyreek [Hill] and Jaylen [Waddle], their speed, them getting down the field, but those guys are doing an outstanding job blocking,” Boyer said. “They’re making it really hard for us defensively to tell whether it is run or pass. All those things. They try to put you in a run-pass conflict, which good offenses are going to do.”
Dolphins defensive line coach Austin Clark sees this year’s offensive line, albeit with pads yet to come on in camp, as an improvement from having his group face that unit.
“What Mike and Frank and Coach Applebaum is doing with the offensive line is phenomenal,” Clark said. “They make you check every gap. You have to play with great eyes. You have to play with great hands. They’re firing off the ball. it’s been great for us.”
Boyer appreciates having his defense remain largely intact from the strong finish to 2021.
“There’s continuity on this staff, so that puts us at a starting point where we feel like we can get the installation where we want,” he said. “The players, there’s a familiarity there, so we can kind of increase that installation. The additions and the tweaks to things we’re doing that we think will help us, they happen at a much more rapid pace. For new guys or guys that are coming in, that learning curve is a little bit steeper. That gives us a good opportunity as coaches.”
Practice in pads
The Dolphins got through their fifth practice of training camp on Monday, meaning Tuesday will be their first set of drills in full pads.
“We’ve been in the locker room talking about it,” said nose tackle Raekwon Davis after Monday’s practice. “We’re itching for it. [Tuesday] is that day. It’s here.”
After offensive playmakers have been allowed to find space and finish runs where they would have probably already been down if defenders were tackling to the ground, the physicality of practice will begin to see an uptick.
“We’re excited. It’ll be nice to get out here and really kind of start going and see what everyone’s made of,” said defensive tackle Zach Sieler. “We’re in the trenches every day. It’s why you play football.”
It will mark the next step in McDaniel’s offense, new to Miami, facing an established defense that has experience playing together.
“Just looking for both sides of the ball making plays,” Davis said. “I know they’re going to get a couple good plays. I know I’m going to get a couple good plays. Just making each other better.”
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MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A wrong-way crash killed a mother, her four children and two others Sunday on an interstate in northern Illinois.
The woman’s husband was seriously injured.
The crash occurred around 2 a.m. Sunday on I-90 in McHenry County, roughly 50 miles from Chicago.
Illinois State Police say 32-year-old Thomas Dobosz and his 31-year-old wife, Lauren Dobosz, both from Rolling Meadows, were driving westbound on I-90 near Hampshire in a full-size Chevrolet van carrying five children.
According to police, 22-year-old Jennifer Fernandez, of Carpentersville, was driving in the wrong direction on the highway “for unknown reasons” and collided head-on with the van. Both vehicles became engulfed in flames.
Thomas Dobosz was the sole survivor of the crash and suffered serious injuries. Lauren Dobosz and the children — ages 5 to 13 — were killed.
A neighbor who lives across the street from the couple said they had four children. He believes the fifth child involved in the crash was a friend of their oldest child.
Fernandez also died, police said.
Authorities temporarily closed the interstate’s westbound lanes near the crash but reopened the highway later on Sunday morning.
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has sanctioned a United Arab Emirates-based firm and several Asian companies for facilitating the illicit sale of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian oil for shipment to East Asia.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Monday imposed the sanctions on UAE-based Blue Cactus Heavy Equipment and Machinery Spare Parts Trading for providing support to the Iranian petroleum trade.
Hong Kong-based Farwell Canyon HK Limited, Shekufei International Trading Co., Limited, and PZNFR Trading Limited were also hit with Treasury sanctions.
The latest round of sanctions targeting Iranian oil sales come as the U.S. attempts to reenter the Iran nuclear agreement that President Donald Trump exited in May 2018.
President Joe Biden’s administration has been working to renew the agreement, which placed curbs on Iran’s nuclear program in exchange for billions of dollars in sanctions relief, which Iran insists it has never received.
“The United States continues to pursue the path of diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” also known as the Iran nuclear deal, Brian Nelson, the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.
“Until such time as Iran is ready to return to full implementation of its commitments, we will continue to enforce sanctions on the illicit sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals.”
The sanctions also come ahead of OPEC+ meetings that begin this week, where the U.S. and European nations have pressed cartel members, namely Saudi Arabia and the UAE, to pump more oil in hopes of reducing gas prices for American consumers. In late June, OPEC and allied producing nations decided not to boost production of crude in a meaningful way for consumers.
The Treasury Department did not respond to a request for comment on whether the latest financial penalties could impact U.S. hopes to get increased oil production from the UAE.
The administration uses an August 2018 executive order signed by Trump as its authority to impose the sanctions.
Also on Monday, the State Department imposed penalties on two firms, Pioneer Ship management PTE LTD from Singapore and Golden Warrior Shipping Co. Ltd. out of Hong Kong, that it says have engaged in the acquisition, sale or transport of Iranian petroleum products.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that “until Iran is ready to return to full implementation” of the Iran nuclear agreement, “we will continue to use our sanctions authorities to target exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products from Iran.”
In July, several Iranian companies and UAE-based Iranian nationals were hit with sanctions, including Iran-based Jam Petrochemical Co., which has exported hundreds of millions of dollars worth of products to countries throughout Asia, including China.
Iran is nursing a battered economy, with its currency hitting its lowest value ever after the U.S. withdrew from the nuclear deal.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- H&M USA is proud to continue its ongoing support of the LGBTQ+ community and announce its second year of partnership with The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI). The retailer and non-profit are coming together to support and celebrate LGBTQ+ students and the beauty inherent within varied gender identities with two "Fresh and Fabulous for Fall," shopping sprees.
Held at H&M locations in Columbus, Ohio and Dallas, Texas on August 1 and 4, approximately 20 students at each event will receive hair, makeup, styling, and a photo shoot in addition to the shopping sprees. The events are aimed to uplift students, with a focus on supporting Black trans and non-binary youth and instil confidence in advance of the start of school or other paths in the following weeks.
"I'm thrilled to support MPJI and H&M for this very important and needed event, as well as meet the youth of our community," says Dominique Jackson. "Now more than ever we need to show LGBTQ+ youth that they are seen, loved and most of all supported."
The retailer advocates for full equality for transgender and non-binary people and the partnership continues H&M USA's year-round commitment to the community through support of The Trevor Project, the ACLU, the UN Free & Equal Campaign, and as a signatory on the Human Rights Campaign Business Statement Opposing Anti-LGBTQ State Legislation. As part of the second year of partnership, H&M USA has donated to MPJI to support its mission of protecting and defending the human rights of BLACK transgender people.
"As a member of the LGBTQ+ Community, this partnership, as well as all the work being done by various groups that H&M helps to amplify, means so very much to me, our colleagues, and customers," says Carlos Duarte, President of H&M Americas. "Supporting the LGBTQ+ Community and our rights is at the core of our values at H&M and we are proud to lend our support, now and in the future."
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Five weeks ago, senior Biden administration aides gathered for their regular Thursday morning meeting about passing a bill to revive the U.S. computer chip sector, worried that it could be in peril.
After 18 months, the bipartisan effort to provide $52 billion for semiconductors was getting close to the finish line. But they knew Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell might block it.
This was not just another would-be-nice bill. Many in the meeting had sat through multiple briefings about frightening scenarios if the deal stalled. They were convinced the very trajectory of the economy and national security was at stake.
The billions for computer chips and scientific research, they argued, could help to cut inflation, create jobs, defend the U.S. and allies and preserve an edge over China.
More than 90% of advanced chips come from Taiwan. Should Taiwan be invaded or shipping channels closed, much of the world would face a cascading economic crisis and become unable to maintain chips-dependent weapons systems.
The Biden team resolved to ignore any McConnell threats and keep working with Republican senators who had backed the bill.
Brian Deese, director of the White House National Economic Council, recalled the sentiment coming out of the meeting: “There’s been too much progress, too much trust and there’s too much at stake” to see failure now.
Just hours later, McConnell vowed that the semiconductor bill would be dead if Democratic senators tried to push through a separate spending package on a party-line vote. His gambit would ultimately fail.
President Joe Biden will soon sign into law the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act. This account of how the bill came together draws from interviews with 11 Biden administration and congressional officials, most speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
The back story reveals the complexities of bipartisanship even when all sides agree on the goal.
McConnell threatened to block the bill even though he supported the idea, hoping to head off separate Democratic legislation. Biden’s team took the unusual step of enlisting Trump administration veterans to help find Republican votes.
For much of the time, the technical nature of the subject meant the talks could occur beyond the din of partisan squabbling. Both sides knew government-funded research eventually led to the internet, MRIs, coronavirus vaccines and other innovations that shape today’s world. It was only toward the end that the politics flared.
Administration officials say the bill cleared Congress last week because of a deep coalition and persistence. But many Republicans believe they provided key support, only to be double-crossed.
McConnell’s two-week blockade ended after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said on July 14 that he largely opposed his fellow Democrats’ spending and tax plans. Assuming Biden’s broader agenda was on ice, Senate Republicans could confidently vote for the computer chips bill.
But four hours after the bill passed the Senate on July 27, Manchin announced a deal with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to support the kind of broad package McConnell had wanted to stop. The package commits hundreds of billions to fight climate change, lower prescription drug prices and would raise some corporate taxes.
That endangered the chip bill in the House. But 24 Republicans joined Democrats in passing it there.
It had all begun in an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers a month into Biden’s presidency. Existing law approved investing in semiconductor development, but Congress still had to appropriate the money.
The issue stayed largely in the background as the president pushed a coronavirus relief package through Congress in March 2021, then turned his attention to infrastructure and an expansive domestic agenda.
But the risks from computer chip shortages became clearer as inflation kept rising last year. A federal survey from September showed that manufacturers were down on average to just a five-day supply of chips, compared with 40 days pre-pandemic.
On June 8, 2021, the Senate passed its version of the semiconductor bill and the House followed suit eight months later. But key differences in the bills would have to be reconciled, and that’s where things often get sticky.
Biden used his State of the Union address in March to highlight an announcement by Intel to invest in what could be eight semiconductor plants in Ohio — a commitment that was contingent on final passage of the bill.
Deese and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo intensified their outreach after the speech and more top aides got involved. Internal White House records show 85 meetings and events involving companies and stakeholders since the start of this year.
Biden’s team also enlisted help from Trump administration veterans, among them two former national security advisers. The commerce secretary cold-called Mike Pompeo, Trump’s former secretary of state, who had been critical of Biden in a February speech.
“I’m always happy to help a fellow Italian,” Raimondo recalled Pompeo saying after she asked for his assistance.
By Raimondo’s count, she had 250 meetings with businesses and outside groups and roughly 300 meetings or calls with lawmakers on the bill.
Meanwhile, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had driven up energy and fuel costs, a reminder of the havoc that would occur if access to semiconductors were further disrupted.
In June, Intel announced it would postpone its first Ohio plant because the bill had not passed. Then McConnell decided to halt negotiations. Days later, France announced a new semiconductor plant made possible by the European Union’s own investment.
Raimondo felt a pit in her stomach after learning of McConnell’s decision but kept calling Republicans. “Just constant engagement,” she recalled.
The Senate ultimately passed the bill when it appeared the separate Democratic agenda package was going nowhere. But after Manchin revived it with his Schumer deal, House Republicans mounted a last-minute push to stop the chips bill. Still, it passed as a bipartisan win.
Some Republicans felt betrayed. Texas Sen. Cornyn had been a driving force behind the chips bill, yet said Manchin had undermined the ability to negotiate in good faith. “That trust was eviscerated,” he said.
Raimondo sized up the achievement this way: “It takes a little bit longer than it should, a lot more drama than you would like, but it happens.” | https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-computer-chips-ap-20220801-ptjcpta2fbcdjlzedjp5dmafme-story.html | 2022-08-01T19:46:44Z | https://www.mcall.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-biden-computer-chips-ap-20220801-ptjcpta2fbcdjlzedjp5dmafme-story.html | true |
The 21-year-old former Manchester City youth scored with two stunning strikes to rescue a point for Wednesday in what was a remarkable opening day clash.
And that effort notched up the Owls’ first ‘team of the week’ gong of the campaign in a side that is decided purely on statistics offered by data-crunching website whoscored.
The afternoon tripled Dele-Bashiru’s senior goals tally and makes good on a push between himself anf the club’s caching staff to become more of a threat in the opposition half.
He said: “Throughout pre-season I’ve been working on my shooting and I’ve had a couple of efforts from long range and not really caught them sweet but in training I have done.
“It’s definitely given me more confidence going into the rest of the season. I just have to stay confident, keep taking shots and hopefully I can carry on getting goals.”
Discussing conversations around the midfielder’s future amid interest from the Championship, Owls boss Darren Moore said: “They’re ongoing.
“The good thing for Fiz is that he’s continuing to train and play games as he is. He’s not affected by it all, he’s such a wonderful and placid man and he goes about his work effortlessly.
“I really feel that the contractual position that he’s in will take care of itself and should we reach that mutual decision we’ll all be too pleased to see him put pen to paper and carry on from here.” | https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-man-and-norwich-city-target-gets-league-wide-praise-for-eye-catching-performance-against-portsmouth-3788800 | 2022-08-01T19:46:53Z | https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-wednesday/sheffield-wednesday-man-and-norwich-city-target-gets-league-wide-praise-for-eye-catching-performance-against-portsmouth-3788800 | false |
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Police Department says there is a barricaded person inside a northwest-side building.
The person is inside a car dealership in the 4800 block of NW Loop 410.
The dealership and nearby buildings have been evacuated, but the scene is still active as of 1:15 p.m. on Monday.
Police provided more details about the incident, saying that the man, who is 34-years-old, ran into the building with a gun. They said it started as a traffic stop for "some sort of violation" around 11:45 a.m. The attempted traffic stop was made near Loop 410. When the car stopped, the man, who was a passenger in the vehicle, ran off.
Officers chased the man who went into the service bay of the dealership. He then went into an empty room and barricaded himself.
Hostage negotiators are still on the scene, as well as SWAT and mental health units in an attempt to deescalate the situation.
No shots have been fired, according to police. The reasoning behind the initial traffic stop is unclear at this time.
SAPD said a woman who is related to the man passed out, but no injuries have been reported. Authorities said family and friends were called for "support of the person....family members are very key," police said.
Authorities aren't sure why the woman passed out, but said it could be due to shock, or heat. She was treated by Emergency Medical Services.
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Child, 2, dies in hot car in Kansas, sheriff says
Published: Aug. 1, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago
SCRANTON, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) – A 2-year-old child was found unresponsive in a car in Kansas on Sunday afternoon, according to the Osage County Sheriff’s Office.
Emergency responders rushed the toddler to the hospital where the child was pronounced dead, WIBW reported.
Circumstances surrounding the child’s death have not been released, but Sheriff Chris Wells said evidence suggests the death may have been heat-related.
Wells said authorities do not believe the child was left in the car.
The child’s official cause of death will be determined by an autopsy.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Intuit, Inc. ("Intuit" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: INTU). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Intuit and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Intuit, claiming that the Company has deceived millions of Americans into paying for tax service preparation software that should be free. Then, on May 4, 2022, Intuit agreed to pay $141 million to settle similar allegations regarding its TurboTax software.
On this news, Intuit's stock price fell $22.14 per share, or 5.1%, to close at $409.86 per share on May 5, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Report: Rays acquire LHP Garrett Cleavinger from Dodgers
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in exchange for minor league outfielder German Tapia, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Cleavinger, 28, has appeared mostly in Triple-A this season, going 0-2 with a 2.79 ERA in 22 appearances at Oklahoma City.
The former third-round draft pick by the Baltimore Orioles is 0-1 with a 10.38 ERA in four appearances with the Dodgers this season, including a brief call-up last week when he gave up six runs (four) earned in 1 2/3 innings Tuesday against the Washington Nationals.
In 27 career appearances (one start) over parts of the last three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and Dodgers, Cleavinger is 2-5 with a 4.70 ERA over 23 innings.
Tapia, 18, is batting .329 with a .952 OPS in 26 games with the Rays' Dominican Summer League team this season. He has two home runs and 11 RBIs.
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Rapper Mystikal arrested again in Louisiana and faces charges of rape, robbery, battery
Grammy-nominated rapper Mystikal has been arrested again in Louisiana and charged with first-degree rape, among several other violent charges.
The “Shake Ya Ass” and “Danger (Been So Long)” rapper was arrested over the weekend after local law enforcement officials responded to an area hospital where a victim who sustained minor injuries identified the rapper as a suspect, the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a media release. A mug shot of the hip-hop star was also posted on the sheriff’s Facebook page.
Mystikal, 51, real name Michael Tyler, was then arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail and charged with first-degree rape, simple robbery, domestic abuse battery–strangulation, false imprisonment and simple criminal damage to property. He’s awaiting arraignment at the jail, NBC News reported.
Representatives for the rapper did not immediately respond Monday to The Times’ request for comment.
The “Stutter” rapper was convicted almost two decades ago of sexual battery after pleading guilty to charges in 2003, hoping to lessen the potential life sentence that a rape charge can carry in Louisiana. He served six years in prison and was released in 2010.
Pop Music* The top-selling rapper joins a growing list of musicians accused of crimes, including his Jive Records labelmate R. Kelly.
More recently, he was cleared of 2016 allegations of rape and kidnapping. The New Orleans-born artist had been indicted in 2017 on separate rape and kidnapping charges and spent 18 months in jail before being released in 2019 on a $3 million bond, the Associated Press reported. The Caddo Parish District Attorney in Louisiana dropped the charges against him after a second grand jury declined to bring an indictment.
In a 2021 interview with AP, the rapper appeared remorseful and acknowledged that his past put him in a “horrible fraternity.”
“When I look back and listen to the music, man — I was a nasty lil’ rapper!” he said. “A lot of my music now, I imagine myself rapping it to God and if I can rap it, I’m proud.”
With his raspy vocal intensity and scream-like musical delivery, Mystikal catapulted to stardom with Master P’s No Limit Records in the late 1990s. Before that, he was an established artist with the regional smash hit “Here I Go.” His self-titled debut and 1995’s “The Mind of Mystikal” crowned him a prince of Southern hip-hop, and a million fans purchased his first No Limit album, 1997’s “Unpredictable.” He followed it up with 1997’s “Ghetto Fabulous,” a studio album that featured Snoop Dogg, Master P and Busta Rhymes.
His “Let’s Get Ready” album featured 2000’s “Shake Ya Ass” (radio title “Shake It Fast”), produced by the Neptunes and with vocals by Pharrell Williams. The song earned Mystikal a 2001 Grammy nomination. He earned two more nominations for his 2001 track “Bouncin’ Back (Bumpin’ Me Against the Wall)” and that song’s album, “Tarantula.”
In 2004 amid his legal woes, his original label, Jive Records, released two compilations of the rapper’s music, “Prince of the South ... The Hits” and “Chopped & Screwed.”
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Apollo-led investment group in talks to buy Atlas Air - sources
By Chibuike Oguh
NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - An investment group led by Apollo Global Management Inc is in advanced talks to buy air-freight company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.
No deal has been reached and details of the transaction, including the purchase price and the composition of the investment group, could not be learned.
Atlas Air is a holding company that provides air-freight and charter passenger travel for individuals, businesses and government agencies. Based in Purchase, New York, it has a market capitalization of more than $2 billion.
Atlas Air boasts of the world's largest fleet of Boeing 747 freight aircraft, according to its website. Apollo Global is a buyout behemoth with about $500 billion in assets under management. The Wall Street Journal reported the talks between Apollo and Atlas Air earlier on Monday. Atlas Air shares rose 13%.
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Still more rain hits Kentucky mountain communities after deadly flooding
Another round of rainstorms hit flooded Kentucky mountain communities Monday as more bodies emerged from the sodden landscape, and the governor warned that high winds could bring another threat — falling trees and utility poles.
Gov. Andy Beshear said the death toll rose to 35, and hundreds of other people remain unaccounted for five days after up to a foot of rain swamped one of the nation's poorest regions.
Radar indicated that up to 4 more inches of rain fell Sunday, and the National Weather Service warned that slow-moving showers and thunderstorms could provoke more flash flooding through Tuesday morning.
"If things weren't hard enough on the people of this region, they're getting rain right now," Beshear said Monday at the Capitol in Frankfort. "Just as concerning is high winds — think about how saturated the ground has been — it could knock over poles, it could knock over trees. So people need to be careful."
An approaching heat wave means "it's even going to get tougher when the rain stops," the governor said. "It's going to get really hot, and we need to make sure people are ultimately stable by that point."
More than 12,000 customers remained without power, many because their homes and businesses have been destroyed or are unfit for habitation. At least 300 people were staying in shelters.
The floods were unleashed last week when 8 to 10 1/2 inches of rain fell in just 48 hours in parts of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and western Virginia.
The floodwaters also swept away some of the region's irreplaceable history. Appalshop, a cultural center known for chronicling Appalachian life, was assessing extensive damage at its repository, where historical documents and artifacts were flushed out of the building.
While touring the disaster area Sunday, Beshear said he saw how people have been helping their neighbors.
"These are amazing folks. They're hurting, but they're strong. And it's amazing to see them helping each other, even when they've got nothing left," he said.
About 400 people have been rescued by helicopter, according to Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the U.S. National Guard Bureau.
"In light of the devastation, the response is going pretty well," he said Sunday.
The governor canceled a trip to Israel that was scheduled for later this week, saying he could not travel overseas "while the people of eastern Kentucky are suffering."
Meanwhile, nighttime curfews were declared in response to reports of looting in two of the devastated communities — Breathitt County and the nearby city of Hindman in Knott County.
Breathitt County declared a countywide curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., County Attorney Brendon Miller said Sunday evening in a Facebook post. The only exceptions were for emergency vehicles, first responders, and people traveling for work.
"I hate to have to impose a curfew, but looting will absolutely not be tolerated. Our friends and neighbors have lost so much. We cannot stand by and allow them to lose what they have left," the post said.
Breathitt County Sheriff John Hollan said the curfew decision came after 18 reports of looting.
He said people were stealing from private property where homes were damaged. No arrests have been made.
Hindman Mayor Tracy Neice also announced a sunset-to-sunrise curfew because of looting, television station WYMT reported. Both curfews will remain in place until further notice, officials said.
Last week's flooding extended to West Virginia, where Gov. Jim Justice declared a state of emergency for six southern counties, and to Virginia, where Gov. Glenn Youngkin made a similar declaration that enabled officials to mobilize resources across the flooded southwest portion of the state.
President Joe Biden declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to flooded counties, and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials were helping with the recovery efforts.
Another relief effort came from the University of Kentucky's men basketball team, which planned an open practice Tuesday at Rupp Arena and a charity telethon.
Coach John Calipari said players approached him about the idea.
"The team and I are looking forward to doing what we can," Calipari said.
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Associated Press reporters Dylan Lovan in Louisville, Mike Pesoli airborne with the National Guard, Gary B. Graves in Lexington and Julie Walker in New York City contributed to this report. | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/kentucky-more-rain-after-deadly-flooding-august-2022/40773757 | 2022-08-01T19:55:09Z | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/kentucky-more-rain-after-deadly-flooding-august-2022/40773757 | false |
DURANGO, Colo., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- National Cannabis Risk Prevention Services (NCRPS) has agreement with MG Payment LLC to acquire the wholesale/re-sale rights its e-wallet, mobile banking, and point of sale cannabis payment processing platform.
The acquisition will enable NCRPS to offer a custom-designed banking product to serve the needs of banks in states where cannabis is legalized. Cannabis sales remain illegal on the federal level, forcing industry businesses to resort to state-regulated banks for financial needs. The industry has also been limited by the absence of compliant payment processing solutions. NCRPS will address this through its acquisition of MG Payment's products, enabling banking partners to offer the solutions.
"We are honored and excited to bring this total banking and finance risk management solution to the US cannabis industry as a big step in overcoming one of the market's biggest risks," said Rocco Petrilli, president, and CEO of NCRPS. "The addition of this capability completes the NCRPS full menu of risk solution processes that will work in unison to drive true cannabis market sustainability through precise risk scoring and follow-up education and execution."
This first to market cannabis risk scoring system measures both the severity of risk and its subsequent improvement. It will enable banks and credit unions to accurately identify and reduce or eliminate risk while enjoying the revenue that a compliant e-wallet, mobile banking, and point of sale transactional system provide, Petrilli said.
"A robust, end-to-end, transparent, and scalable solution to identify and mitigate compliance and overall portfolio risk is exactly what is missing from the equation," Petrilli said. "The NCRPS solution empowers interested depository financial institutions to make the choice to serve this essential industry."
NCRPS uses its trademarked Cannabis Risk Prevention Platform, or CRP2™ to generate assessments on the financial wherewithal and risk exposures of cannabis business. Petrilli said this risk score will become the go to "credit score" for many cannabis banking, lending, financing, and insurance decisions.
NCRPS will retain Thomas Lorenz of MG Payments as its chief risk management officer-banking and finance. Lorenz is a CAMS Certified AML specialist, CAMS Certified Advanced Audit, CAMS Certified Advanced Financial Crimes Investigation, an ABA Certified AML BSA Compliance, a Member of the ACFE and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Lorenz has 30 years of banking, finance, and AML risk management expertise.
"The payment processing product is based on combination of Kineto™ and 2D™ technology which is protected by multiple international and domestic patents and patents applied for solution," Lorenz said. Kineto and 2D are companies that provide the platforms that enable the payment processing functions. "These platforms currently operate on several continents leveraging technology to serve under and unbanked industries and individuals."
"I am excited for the opportunity that the NCRPS/MGPayments transactions brings to the entire legal cannabis market," Lorenz said. "The combination brings NCRPS one step closer to the first fully integrated banking risk identification and mitigation tool designed specifically for this important industry."
Lorenz's expertise will also support the National Cannabis Risk Management Academy, Petrilli said.
"Risk assessment and identification is an empty shell without the continued commitment to education and consultation provided by our high performing NCRPS professionals, NCRM Academy™ curriculum, and its expert service partners," said Petrilli. "Full and effective risk mitigation comes from assessment, scoring, custom education, and execution. NCRPS remains committed to offering the best risk management solution to the cannabis market."
ABOUT NCRPS: NCRPS offers the cannabis industry an enterprise-wide business risk framework assessment and improvement process. Outputs of the assessment provide the client with a series of categorized risk scores (which are analogous to credit scores) measured against established best in class risk practices in a report that effectively provides a gap analysis and customized corrective action syllabus which directs the client to prioritize based on their criticality to business operations, cost control/reduction and continuous improvement objectives.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — In a story published July 30, 2022, The Associated Press reported the names of donors for a camp for children from Ukraine. The story should have added that Mosaic United was among the donors.
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Patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases require intensive treatment and their lung function needs to be monitored on a continuous basis. As part of the Pneumo.Vest project, Fraunhofer researchers have developed a technology whereby noises in the lungs are recorded using a textile vest with integrated acoustic sensors. The signals are then converted and displayed visually using software. In this way, patients outside of intensive care units can still be monitored continuously. The technology increases the options for diagnosis and improves the patient's quality of life.
For over 200 years, the stethoscope has been a standard tool for doctors and, as such, is a symbol of the medical profession. In television hospital dramas, doctors are seen rushing through the halls with a stethoscope around their neck. Experienced doctors do indeed use them to listen very accurately to heartbeats and the lungs and, as a result, to diagnose illnesses.
Now, the stethoscope is getting some help. As part of the Pneumo.Vest project, researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS at the Berlin office have developed a textile vest with integrated acoustic sensors, presenting a high-performance addition to the traditional stethoscope. Piezoceramic acoustic sensors have been incorporated into the front and back of the vest to register any noise produced by the lungs in the thorax, no matter how small. A software program records the signals and electronically amplifies them, while the lungs are depicted visually on a display. As the software knows the position of each individual sensor, it can attribute the data to its precise location. This produces a detailed acoustic and optical picture of the ventilation situation of all parts of the lungs. Here is what makes it so special: As the system collects and stores the data permanently, examinations can take place at any given time and in the absence of hospital staff. Pneumo.Vest also indicates the status of the lungs over a period of time, for example over the previous 24 hours. Needless to say, traditional auscultation can also be carried out directly on the patients. However, instead of carrying out auscultation manually at different points with a stethoscope, a number of sensors are used simultaneously.
Pneumo.Vest is not looking to make the stethoscope redundant and does not replace the skills of experienced pneumologists. However, auscultation or even CT scans of the lungs only ever present a snapshot at the time of the examination. Our technology provides added value because it allows for the lungs to be monitored continuously in the same way as a long-term ECG, even if the patient is not attached to machines in the ICU but has instead been admitted to the general ward."
Ralf Schallert, project manager at Fraunhofer IKTS
Machine learning algorithms aid with diagnosis
Alongside the acoustic sensors, the software is at the core of the vest. It is responsible for storing, depicting and analyzing the data. It can be used by the doctor to view the acoustic events in specific individual areas of the lungs on the display. The use of algorithms in digital signal processing enables a targeted evaluation of acoustic signals. This means it is possible, for example, to filter out heartbeats or to amplify characteristic frequency ranges, making lung sounds, such as rustling or wheezing, much easier to hear.
On top of this, the researchers at Fraunhofer IKTS are developing machine learning algorithms. In the future, these will be able to structure and classify complex ambient noises in the thorax. Then, the pneumologist will carry out the final assessment and diagnosis.
Discharge from the ICU
Patients can also benefit from the digital sensor alternative. When wearing the vest, they can recover without requiring constant observation from medical staff. They can transfer to the general ward and possibly even be sent home and move about more or less freely. Despite this, the lungs are monitored continuously, and any sudden deterioration can be reported to medical personnel straight away.
The first tests with staff at the University Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Therapy at the University of Magdeburg have shown that the concept is successful in practice. "The feedback from doctors was overwhelmingly positive. The combination of acoustic sensors, visualization and machine learning algorithms will be able to reliably distinguish a range of different lung sounds," explains Schallert. Dr. Alexander Uhrig from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is also pleased with the technology. The specialist in infectiology and pneumology at the renowned Charité hospital was one of those who initiated the idea: "Pneumo.Vest addresses exactly what we need. It serves as an instrument that expands our diagnostic options, relieves the burden on our hospital staff and makes hospital stays more pleasant for patients."
The technology was initially designed for respiratory patients, but it also works well for people in care facilities and for use in sleep laboratories. It can also be used to train young doctors in auscultation.
Increased need for clinical-grade wearables
With Pneumo.Vest, the researchers at Fraunhofer IKTS have developed a product that is cut out for the increasingly strained situation at hospitals. In Germany, 385,000 patients with respiratory or lung diseases require inpatient treatment every year. Over 60 percent are connected to a ventilator for more than 24 hours. This figure does not account for the current increase in respiratory patients due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of increasing life expectancy, the medical industry also expects the number of older patients with breathing problems to increase. With the help of technology from Fraunhofer IKTS, the burden on hospitals and, in particular, costly ICUs can be relieved as their beds will no longer be occupied for quite as long.
It should be added that the market for such clinical-grade wearables is growing rapidly. These are compact medical devices that can be worn directly on the body to measure vital signs such as heartbeat, blood oxygen saturation, respiratory rate or skin temperature. As a medical device that can be used flexibly, Pneumo.Vest fits in perfectly with this development. But do not worry: Doctors will still be using the beloved stethoscope in the future.
Fraunhofer "M³ Infekt" cluster project
Pneumo.Vest is just one part of the extensive M³ Infekt cluster project. Its objective is to develop monitoring systems for the decentralized monitoring of patients.
The current basis of the project is the treatment of COVID-19 patients. With the SARS-CoV2 virus, it is common for even mild cases to suddenly deteriorate significantly. By continuously monitoring vital signs, any deterioration in condition can be quickly identified and prompt measures for treatment can be taken.
M3 Infekt can also be used for a number of other symptoms and scenarios. The systems have been designed to be modular and multimodal so that biosignals such as heart rate, ECG, oxygen saturation, or respiratory rate and volume can be measured, depending on the patient and illness.
A total of ten Fraunhofer institutes are working on the cluster project under the leadership of the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Dresden. Klinikum Magdeburg, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the University Hospitals of Erlangen and Dresden are involved as clinical partners. | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220801/Textile-vest-with-integrated-acoustic-sensors-records-noises-in-the-lungs.aspx | 2022-08-01T20:01:53Z | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220801/Textile-vest-with-integrated-acoustic-sensors-records-noises-in-the-lungs.aspx | true |
Collection of Elvis Presley's jewelry that he gave to his manager - including gold rings encrusted with jewels, cufflinks, watches and chains - will go up for auction with backing of Priscilla Presley
- Two hundred items that belonged to 'The King' are listed by GWS Auctions
- One of them is Elvis' 1968 comeback special Hagstrom V-2 guitar for $750,000
- Elvis' 9.81-carat-to-weight Diamond 'First' TCB ring is also listed for a minimal bid of $500,000
- His 18-karat lion ring, which he wore in his documentary 'Elvis: That's The Way It it Is' is for a minimal bid of $25,000
- Other accessories, including watches, rings and necklaces are mostly listed between $1,000 to $10,000
- The event will be held in Los Angeles, Calif., at the Sunset Marquis Hotel on August 27
A collection of jewelry that Elvis Presley gave to his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, is going up for auction on August 27 with the backing of his ex-wife, Priscilla.
Two hundred items, including gold rings encrusted with jewels, cufflinks, watches and chains, have been brought together by GWS Auctions. Also included is the V-2 guitar played by Presley during his famous 'comeback' TV special of 1968, listed at $750,000. 'TCB' stood for 'taking care of business,' a favorite expression of Presley's.
Presley's 9.81 carat-to-weight Diamond 'First' TCB ring is also listed for a minimal bid of $500,000. His 18 karat lion ring, which he wore in his documentary 'Elvis: That's The Way It it Is' is for sale too for a minimal of $25,000. Other accessories, including watches, rings and necklaces are mostly listed between $1,000 to $10,000.
The King's 'Heartbreak Hotel' original lyrics board is also for sale for a minimal bid of $50,000.
Other items in the auction: 'The King's' 'Speedway' Racing Jumpsuit, listed for a minimal amount of $20,000; his 1976 Harley Davidson FLH 1200 Electra Glide for $100,000; his 1973 Lincoln Continental 'Last' Limo for an amount of $50,000; and his personally owned Jetstar Jet purchased for his father, listed at $100,000.
A view of a guitar and a collection of personal jewelry once belonging to Elvis Presley will be sold at auction on August 27 at the Sunset Marquis Hotel
Among the collections are numerous golden rings encrusted with jewels, cufflinks, watches and chains that belonged to Elvis prior to his death in 1977
The items were part of a lost collection and don't belong to Priscilla Presley, Elvis' ex and only wife
Rock and roll singer and actor Elvis Presley gifted pendants, tie bars, necklaces and other prestigious accession to his longtime manager, Colonel Tom Parker. Pictured: Parker (left) and Presley conferring on the set of one of his films in 1963
Priscilla Presley was married to Elvis from 1967 until 1973 and joked that she and her ex-husband wouldn't know what to gift to Parker as he already had everything he needed
Many of the jewelry pieces were provided by Presley's former wife, Priscilla Presley, although she doesn't own them.
The lost collection's total estimation, as well as its owner's identity remain unknown. DailyMail.com has contacted GWS Auctions for comment. It is also unclear how the items were found.
'Well, it brings back memories for sure,' she told Reuters, adding that it was a running joke between she and her former husband that he constantly bought or commissioned jewelry for Parker, which included golden pendants, tie bars and bracelets, because the manager already had everything he needed and the Presleys didn't know what else to buy him.
Priscilla Presley said she felt protective of the items because she designed some of them, including artifacts with the logo for TCB Band, the musicians who formed the core rhythm section of Presley's backing band in his later years.
She also said she supported the auction in part because she was weary of seeing so many fake Elvis artifacts for sale.
Colonel Parker's 11 karat gold elephant ring with diamond eyes is on auction for a minimal bid of $1,000 on GWS Auctions' website
Elvis Presley's American Eagle Indian Head five dollar coin ring surrounded by diamonds set in 14kt gold is displayed at the Gotta Have It! Rock & Roll Pop Art Auction Press Preview at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Annex
Priscilla Presley said she felt protective of the items because she designed some of them, including artifacts with the logo for TCB Band, which stood for 'taking care of business,' a favorite expression of Presley's
Sonny West's Sahara Tahoe Supervisor Badge from Elvis (left) is listed on auction for $1,000, while The King's custom diamond and 18 karat music note ring (first item, top row) is for sale for a minimal bid of $15,000. Elvis Presley's 'Elvis: That's The Way it Is' 18 karat lion ring (last item, top row) is also listed for sale starting at a $25,000 minimal bid
'There is so much product out there that is not authentic at all and that worries me,' she told Reuters.
'I want to know for sure that that is going to go to someone who is going to care for it, love it.'
It remains unclear whether the auction is privately held or open for the public. The event will be held in Los Angeles, California, at the Sunset Marquis Hotel starting at 10 p.m. Pacific Time (PT).
Priscilla was married to Elvis from 1967 until 1973, when the ex-couple filed for divorce.
The pair had met in West Germany while Elvis was serving in the U.S. Army in 1959. Her stepfather, US Air force officer Paul Beaulieu, was also stationed there.
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Facility in Hopkinsville, Kentucky will produce enough sustainable lithium-ion cathode active material for up to 250,000 electric vehicles per year.
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend Elements today announced plans to invest $310 million in Phase 1 — and up to $1 billion over several possible phases — to build a sustainable lithium-ion battery materials facility in Hopkinsville, Ky., with groundbreaking expected in Q4 2022. The first-of-its-kind manufacturing facility, known as "Apex 1", will be home to the company's innovative Hydro-to-Cathode™ direct precursor synthesis process technology — taking in black mass from recycled electric vehicle batteries and producing enough lithium-ion battery precursor and sustainable cathode active material to equip up to 250,000 electric vehicles per year. This closed-loop manufacturing system generates minimal waste and carbon emissions compared to traditional cathode manufacturing. Apex 1 will feature onsite chemical recycling capabilities and a wastewater treatment plant.
"I am incredibly proud of how we in Kentucky have taken the initiative to ensure our state will be a leader in the automotive industry of the future," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said. "The addition of Ascend Elements to Hopkinsville is a tremendous step toward building that foundation even further. This is a company focused on growing in a sustainable way and one that will benefit so many other businesses in our state and throughout North America. I want to welcome Ascend Elements to Kentucky and thank its leaders for their commitment to our talented workforce."
Located on over 140 acres in the Commerce Industrial Park II in Hopkinsville, the 500,000-square-foot Apex 1 facility will begin operations in late 2023. With the potential expansion phases, the facility would employ up to 400 people in a variety of roles – from engineers and chemists to warehouse associates and manufacturing operators. The project is expected to potentially generate $4.4 billion in economic impact to Kentucky over the construction period and first 10 years of operation.
"I'd like to thank Gov. Beshear and his staff for their support as well as everyone in Christian County and the City of Hopkinsville. Clean energy and climate technology industries are bringing good jobs to communities across the country, and we couldn't be happier with our decision to locate Apex 1 in southwest Kentucky," said Michael O'Kronley, CEO of Ascend Elements. "We're building something in Kentucky that doesn't exist anywhere in the United States – a domestic source of sustainable lithium-ion cathode material for EV batteries."
O'Kronley said the company looked at more than 50 locations for this facility and the Hopkinsville site was the only one that met all requirements. The site offers easy access to transportation, clean renewable power, and a diverse workforce. Proximity to electric vehicle manufacturers and lithium-ion battery factories in the southeast United States was another key requirement. Additionally, the Ascend Elements Base 1 battery recycling facility in Covington, Ga. is a key source of recycled battery feedstock (black mass) for the Apex 1 facility.
"We're in the middle of a global energy transformation and it's critical that we produce lithium-ion battery material in the United States. Our future energy independence and national security depend on it," O'Kronley said. "This new facility in Hopkinsville will produce sustainable, active battery material for approximately 250,000 EVs per year. That will go a long way toward making electric vehicle batteries cleaner."
Based in Westborough, Mass., Ascend Elements is revolutionizing the production of lithium-ion battery materials by establishing a clean and sustainable supply chain using recycled feedstock. Its Hydro-to-Cathode™ technology directly synthesizes new cathode active materials from spent lithium-ion cells more efficiently than traditional methods, resulting in reduced cost, improved performance, and lowered GHG emissions. With fewer batteries going to landfill and a cleaner manufacturing process, Ascend Elements is taking the lithium-ion battery industry to a higher level with a sustainable, closed-loop battery economy.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres acquired All-Star closer Josh Hader from the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday in exchange for recently benched closer Taylor Rogers and three other players in a blockbuster deal between NL playoff contenders.
The NL Central-leading Brewers shipped one of the game’s top relievers to the Padres for Rogers, right-hander Dinelson Lamet, outfielder Esteury Ruiz and pitching prospect Robert Gasser.
The trade features the two big league saves leaders. Hader has 29 saves while Rogers has 28, though the Padres recently removed Rogers from the closer role after he blew consecutive opportunities in a series at Detroit. The Padres obtained Rogers from Minnesota on opening day.
“The players we are receiving in this trade help ensure that the future of the Milwaukee Brewers remains bright while not compromising our desire and expectation to win today,” Brewers President of Baseball Operations David Stearns said in a statement. “This mix of present major league talent and high-level prospects furthers our aim to get as many bites of the apple as possible and, ultimately, to bring a World Series to Milwaukee."
San Diego also finalized a $100 million, five-year contract with right-hander Joe Musgrove that starts next year. The 29-year-old Musgrove is 8-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 18 starts this year.
Hader, the NL reliever of the year three times in the last four seasons, has a career-high 4.24 ERA after enduring one of his worst slumps just before the All-Star break.
The left-hander allowed five homers and 12 runs over 4 1/3 innings in a stretch of six appearances in early July, increasing his ERA from 1.05 to 4.50. Hader otherwise has allowed just four runs in 29 2/3 innings.
And hitters continue to have all kind of trouble making contact against him. Hader has struck out 59 batters in 34 innings. He has blown only two of his 31 save opportunities.
Hader, 28, is making $11 million this year and is eligible for arbitration again in the offseason. He could become a free agent after 2023. His gradually increasing salary had raised speculation with each trade deadline that the budget-conscious Brewers might deal him.
This time, they made the move.
“Trading good players on good teams is difficult, and that certainly is the case with Josh,” Stearns said. "We also recognize that to give our organization the best chance for sustained competitiveness, to avoid the extended down periods that so many organizations experience, we must make decisions that are not easy.”
They might have been convinced by the emergence of All-Star reliever and 2020 NL Rookie of the Year Devin Williams, who has 30 consecutive scoreless appearances. The Brewers now have the option of making Rogers the new closer or moving Williams into that role.
Rogers is 1-5 with a 4.35 ERA and seven blown saves. After a strong start to the season, Rogers posted a 5.59 ERA in June and a 9.31 ERA in July. He can become a free agent after the season.
Lamet has struggled this season with an 0-1 record and 9.49 ERA in 13 appearances, well above his career ERA of 4.08.
The 23-year-old Ruiz has hit well above .300 at both the Double-A and Triple-A levels this season and was hitting .222 in 14 games with San Diego. Gasser, a second-round draft pick last year, has gone 4-9 with a 4.18 ERA at the high Single-A level this year.
The Brewers will assign Ruiz to Triple-A Nashville and Gasser to Double-A Biloxi.
Milwaukee has a three-game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central, and the Padres have a 1 1/2-game lead over Philadelphia for the second NL wild card.
Musgrove has an $8,625,000 salary and was on track to be eligible for free agency after the World Series.
He gets $20 million annually from 2023-27 and in the final year of the deal gets a limited no-trade provision allowing him to block a trade to 13 teams. However, that provision would have significance only if Musgrove has been traded before then — if he remains with the Padres, he would have the right to veto trades starting midway through the 2026 season as a 10-year veteran who has been with his team for at least five seasons.
In addition, Musgrove gets a hotel suite on road trips.
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AP Sports Writer Steve Megargee in Milwaukee and AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report.
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NBA legend Bill Russell, the former Boston Celtic who won 11 championships, died on July 31 at the age of 88. As word of Russell’s death spread via social media, countless friends, fans and fellow athletes paid tribute to the man who not only was a towering presence on the basketball court but also in our nation’s civil rights movement.
One of the basketball legends who followed in Russell’s footsteps, Hall of Famer Michael Jordan (now the owner of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets), released a statement on Twitter through his team’s account.
“Bill Russell was a pioneer—as a player, as a champion, as the NBA’s first Black head coach, and as an activist,” Jordan said in the post, which included a photo of the pair. “He paved the way and set an example for every Black player who came into the league after him, including me. The world has lost a legend. My condolences to his family and may he rest in peace.”
A statement from Hornets Chairman Michael Jordan on the passing of NBA legend Bill Russell. pic.twitter.com/RdYcnuCrmb
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) July 31, 2022
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared his early reaction to the news of Russell’s death, calling him “my friend, my mentor, my role model.”
My thoughts about Bill Russell passing away…. I am working on an deeper thought provoking article tonight as I process what just happened. pic.twitter.com/M69pXNkaC0
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (@kaj33) August 1, 2022
Russell began making his mark on history with his outstanding skill on the basketball court. The 6 feet, 10 inches tall center was a five-time Most Valuable Player, a 12-time NBA All-Star, a two-time college national champion, and an Olympic Gold Medal winner.
The Boston Celtics paid tribute to their former player and coach on social media, recognizing his status as “the greatest champion in your sport,” a revolutionary in the game, and a “societal leader.”
“Bill Russell’s DNA is woven through every element of the Celtics organization,” the team continued in the 4-tweet thread conversation.
To be the greatest champion in your sport, to revolutionize the way the game is played, and to be a societal leader all at once seems unthinkable, but that is who Bill Russell was. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/K0Ue0hKiLs
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 31, 2022
But, it was Russell’s efforts beyond his playing days that made him a pioneering force for the Black community in a time when the civil rights movement was taking the national stage.
In 1961, when two Black teammates on the Celtics were refused service at a Kentucky restaurant before a pre-season game, Russell relayed the details to the team’s coach and the team decided to boycott the game, according to a report by NPR.
He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington and was in attendance for the “I have a dream” speech. He joined a coalition of Black athletes who supported Muhammed Ali when the boxer refused to fight in the Vietnam War, and Russell opened an integrated basketball camp in Jackson, Mississippi, following the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, according to The New York Times.
Starting in 1966, Russell won two of his NBA championships as the nation’s first Black head coach in an American sports league, all while still keeping his place on the court as the center.
In 2011, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Upon news of Russell’s death, the former president shared his condolences and reflected on the champion’s life.
“For decades, Bill endured insults and vandalism, but never let it stop him from speaking up for what’s right,” he shared on his Twitter account. “I learned so much from the way he played, the way he coached, and the way he lived his life.”
Today, we lost a giant.
As tall as Bill Russell stood, his legacy rises far higher—both as a player and as a person.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 31, 2022
The Russell family thanked fans and friends via Twitter for their support of the NBA legend over the years and said arrangements for a memorial service “will be announced soon.”
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Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
(THE CONVERSATION) On May 1, 1968, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to another NBA championship, triumphing over the rival Los Angeles Lakers.
But this time Russell was not just the star center, the defensive stalwart, the linchpin of pro basketball’s most extraordinary dynasty.
He was also the coach.
During the locker room celebration, reporters marveled at Russell’s legacy of achievement. What else he could possibly achieve?
He deflected the question.
“To tell you the truth, it’s been a long time since I tried to prove anything to anybody,” he said.
He got quiet for a second.
“I know who I am.”
Undisputed champion
Russell, who died on July 31, 2022, had a winning record in basketball that is unmatched.
From 1954 to 1956, he steered the University of San Francisco as a player to two consecutive NCAA championships and a record 55-game winning streak.
At the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, he dominated the court and drove the United States to a gold medal. And during his 13-year professional career with the Boston Celtics, Russell won an astonishing 11 NBA titles – the last two, in 1968 and 1969, as the player-coach.
In my biography of Russell, “King of the Court,” I argued that he spearheaded a “basketball revolution.”
During his athletic reign, the sport transformed from a white man’s game with a small-time, “bush league” reputation into a dynamic, modern, nationally televised sport associated with Black culture.
Russell was also the NBA’s essential barrier-breaker: its first Black superstar, its first Black champion, its first Black coach.
Most fascinating, though, was Russell himself.
As suggested by his proud comment after the 1968 title, he undertook an intellectual and personal journey during his career. He sought to find worth in basketball amid the racial tumult of the civil rights movement.
He emerged from that crucible not only as a stronger man, but also as one of the most potent figures at the intersection of sports and politics.
A reluctant sports hero
As fans crowded him for autographs at Madison Square Garden in December 1962, Russell raised a poignant question.
“What does all this mean?” he asked. “This is without depth. This is a very shallow thing.”
A few weeks later he confessed, “I feel that playing basketball is just marking time. I don’t feel that this can be it for a man. I haven’t accomplished anything, really. What contribution have I made of which I can be really proud?”
At that point, Russell had won three MVP awards and five NBA titles. He had emerged as a hero in the media-driven rivalry with the taller and stronger scoring machine, Wilt Chamberlain.
The Celtics won plaudits for their spirit of cooperation, serving as sports’ greatest example of racial integration in action.
Yet Russell chafed at every reminder that he was still a second-class citizen.
He refused to accept segregated accommodations on road trips. During a 1961 preseason tour, when a hotel coffee shop in Lexington, Kentucky, refused service to two teammates, Russell boycotted the exhibition game, and the Black players on both teams followed suit.
After the 1962 season, while driving back to his native Louisiana, he and his two young sons had to sleep one night in their car because no hotels would accommodate Black people.
If this happened to the best basketball player in the world, how much could basketball matter?
Militant activism
In response, Russell crafted a persona that one teammate called “a kingly arrogance.”
Most Black athletes gained wider public acceptance by acting humble and gracious.
In stark contrast, Russell started refusing to sign autographs. The ritual made him feel like a commodity, rather than a man with a real personality and his own ideas. He resolved to express his political opinions with fearless honesty.
During the 1963-64 season, in profiles in Sports Illustrated and the Saturday Evening Post, Russell questioned the philosophy of nonviolence espoused by Martin Luther King Jr., and he defended the ideas of Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam.
“We have got to make the white population uncomfortable and keep it uncomfortable,” he insisted, “because that is the only way to get their attention.”
In his 1966 memoir, “Go Up for Glory,” Russell extolled the ideals of American democracy, but he kept describing its shortcomings in practice.
He recalled such indignities as police brutality during his teenage years in Oakland, the racist fans who called him slurs such as “baboon” and the bigotry of the Boston press who praised white stars like Bob Cousy at Russell’s expense.
He urged the Black freedom movement to grow more aggressive, to express Black unity and anger.
“It’s a thing you want to scream,” he wrote. “I MUST HAVE MY MANHOOD.”
Such militant pronouncements stoked a backlash from not only conservatives who resented him, but also from liberals who felt betrayed.
Russell stood firm.
He had weathered his period of personal crisis, and he had sharpened the tools to express his authentic humanity, whatever the consequences.
Bigger than sports
In the late 1960s, Russell’s career entered its most extraordinary and underappreciated phase.
When he replaced Red Auerbach as coach, the aging Boston squad no longer dominated the NBA, and the Celtics lost in the 1967 playoffs, spurring doubts about Russell’s viability as player-coach.
Then, improbably, he led the Celtics to two more titles.
By the time he retired in 1969, the Boston press could no longer doubt his significance.
“The Celtics story,” wrote Jerry Nason of the Boston Globe, “is bigger than the sports page.”
At the same time, he stood like a lighthouse for his fellow Black athletes. When Muhammad Ali was exiled from professional boxing for refusing to serve in the Vietnam War, Russell described him as a man of principle.
When Black athletes threatened to boycott the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Russell supported their cause.
For a generation, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics had showcased the glorious possibilities of racial integration. But Russell had demanded that the public see the Black athlete as something more than a symbol.
“We see each other as men,” he said after the Celtics’ final triumph in 1969. “We judge a guy by his character.”
As he defined his place in the world, Russell had demanded the same of the public.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("Toronto-Dominion" or the "Company") (NYSE: TD). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Toronto-Dominion and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
In May 2022, shareholders of First Horizon Corporation ("First Horizon"), the bank holding company for First Horizon Bank, voted to approve First Horizon's acquisition by Toronto-Dominion. Then, on June 15, 2022, CNBC reported that "Lawmakers led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked a key regulator to block Toronto-Dominion Bank's $13.4 billion acquisition of [First Horizon] because of allegations of customer abuse. In a letter sent Tuesday to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency obtained exclusively by CNBC, Warren cited a May 4 report by Capitol Forum, a Washington-based investigative news outfit, that alleged that TD used tactics similar to those in the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal." On this news, Toronto-Dominion's stock price fell sharply, damaging investors.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Authorities investigating the apparent drowning death of a senator in Paraguay say signs point to an accidental trip-and-fall followed by drowning, but emphasize the investigation remains open as they await the results of a toxicology report.
Paraguayan authorities found the body of Sen. Zulma Ramona Gómez Cáceres, 61, in the Acaray Lake Sunday morning next to her country house located in Ciudad del Este, in the Alto Paraná department.
“All signs point to an accidental event,” prosecutor Cinthia Leiva, who oversees the investigation into the senator’s death, said in an interview with a local radio station Monday morning.
Pablo Lemir, the coroner who examined the senator’s body, said that there were “no signs of either a fight, nor defense, nor anything of the sort,” and there was no evidence of any “blows to the face.”
The injuries located in Gómez’s bodies “are compatible with a fall,” Lemir said.
The water around the dock where Gómez apparently drowned has a depth of some seven to eight meters (23 to 26 feet), Leiva said.
For now, “the cause of death has all the characteristic of an asphyxiation,” Lemir said, adding that the results of the toxicology report would likely be available within the next three weeks.
The senator from the Authentic Liberal Radical Party (PLRA) had taken a mattress to the dock of the country home on Saturday night and told family members she wanted to be alone.
“She was in the habit of going to sleep there in the dock,” Leiva said. “She told her granddaughter she wanted to reflect, she wanted to think.”
At around 2:30 a.m., family members were not able to locate the senator and alerted authorities.
Danel Rojas López will be sworn-in to take over Gómez’s seat in the Senate on Thursday.
“We would like to be guided by what the investigation that has already been carried out says. Anyone can have an accident, right?” Sen. Fernando Lugo, the vice president of the Senate, told journalists on Monday. “It’s profoundly painful for the Senate, for the PLRA and surely also for her family.” | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/paraguay-senator-drowning-appears-accidental-officials-say/ | 2022-08-01T20:04:51Z | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/paraguay-senator-drowning-appears-accidental-officials-say/ | true |
NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. ("Greenidge" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GREE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at rswilloughby@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 9980.
The investigation concerns whether Greenidge and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On February 2, 2022, Greenidge announced selected preliminary operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Among other results, the Company reported that it "[e]xpects GAAP Net Loss of $(51) to $(41) million, including a noncash goodwill impairment charge related to the Support.com business of $42 to $47 million[.]"
On this news, Greenidge's stock price fell $1.51 per share, or 11.93%, to close at $11.15 per share on February 2, 2022.
Then, on June 30, 2022, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC") issued a statement "announc[ing] its denial of the Title V air permit renewal for the Greenidge Generation, LLC, facility located in the town of Torrey, Yates County." DEC stated that it had "determined the permit renewal application does not demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Based on DEC's review of the specific facts and circumstances presented, this natural gas-fired facility's continued operations would be inconsistent with the statewide greenhouse gas emission limits established in the Climate Act." DEC specified that "[a]mong the factors considered was the dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions from the facility since the passage of the Climate Act, driven by the change in the primary purpose of its operations. Rather than solely providing energy to the state's electricity grid, the power plant now primarily provides energy behind-the-meter to support the demands of Greenidge's energy-intensive proof of work cryptocurrency mining operations."
On this news, Greenidge's stock price fell $0.20 per share, or 7.3%, to close at $2.54 per share on June 30, 2022.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona lawmaker endorsed by former President Donald Trump who attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally that preceded the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol and another lawmaker who also believes the 2020 presidential election results should be overturned are among four Republicans vying for the top elections post in the presidential battleground.
It’s a trend seen in several Republican primaries this year that has led to mixed results for those who peddle conspiracy theories and promote the falsehood that widespread fraud led to Trump’s defeat. Tuesday’s primary elections feature similar candidates in Kansas and Washington state.
In Kansas, voters will choose between a challenger who questions the 2020 presidential results and the incumbent Republican who believes the election was secure in his state. Washington state’s open primary also has a candidate who backs Trump’s unsupported claims, although that’s not the toughest challenge the Democratic incumbent faces.
So far this year, Republican primary voters have split on whether to put election skeptics on the November ballot.
In June, Nevada voters selected former state lawmaker Jim Marchant, who has been repeating the false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump, to face the Democrat in an open race for secretary of state. But in Colorado, GOP voters rejected a local election clerk who has been appearing with Trump allies promoting conspiracies about voting machines and instead chose a Republican who vowed to keep politics out of elections.
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rejected Trump’s plea to “find” enough votes for him to win the state, easily survived a primary challenge to advance in that state’s May primary.
Arizona’s secretary of state race is the most eye-catching and consequential of Tuesday’s primary battles, in part because of Republican state Rep. Mark Finchem.
The retired Michigan police officer and current Arizona House member was at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and contends Trump lost Arizona because of rampant fraud. He backed a controversial and much-criticized state Senate “audit” of the 2020 election results in the state’s most populous county and this year tried to get the Republican-controlled Legislature to notify Congress that Arizona wanted to decertify Joe Biden’s election win.
Finchem also is suing in federal court with a leading GOP contender for Arizona governor to block the use of vote-counting machines in Arizona. The lawsuit contends they are potentially prone to hacking that can change votes. A judge is considering whether to throw out the case.
Finchem’s claims come despite the lack of valid evidence of any widespread fraud that would have changed the result in Arizona, where Biden beat Trump by just over 10,000 votes. He maintains that “fictitious ballots” marred the results.
“So for you to say that there’s no evidence, I think the media is willfully disregarding the evidence that’s out there,” Finchem said.
His primary competitors include another state House member, Shawnna Bolick, a Trump supporter who contends the 2020 election was deeply flawed. She said in a televised debate that she would not have certified the election had she been secretary of state, despite it being a requirement to do so absent a court order.
“And I would have been breaking the law at that point and that would have been fine,” she said on the debate carried on Arizona PBS.
The other two Republican candidates are state Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, who acknowledges Biden’s victory and has made election reform a key focus during her 12 years in the Legislature, and Beau Lane, a businessman and political newcomer who has earned the endorsement of Republican Gov. Doug Ducey.
Ugenti-Rita said none of the other candidates has her understanding of election law and that she believes she has broad support across the state.
“They immediately recognize my record and experience, and they feel assured that I can get the job done and that’s the message,” Ugenti-Rita said about voters. “That’s what people want. They’re done with platitudes — it gets policy nowhere.”
Lane said his executive experience makes him the best choice for the job. He noted his long engagement in Republican politics, back to when as a young man he was a page at the 1980 Republican convention in which Ronald Reagan was nominated for president.
“Above all, we need somebody who can be a fair dealer and help restore faith in elections,” he said.
Lane said other than a few hiccups and isolated cases of voter fraud, the 2020 election was well run, although he joined the other Republicans in criticizing Democratic Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, who is seeking her party’s nomination for governor.
“Was there organized, rigged fraud that that changed the outcome of the election?” he asked. “I have seen no evidence of that.”
Two Democrats are seeking their party’s nomination — former Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes, who lost his seat in the 2020 election, and Arizona House Minority Leader Reginald Bolding. Both criticize Finchem and other Republicans who question the 2020 election results and say a Finchem victory would be dangerous for democracy.
In Kansas, Secretary of State Scott Schwab also is facing a challenge from his right in the state’s GOP primary.
Schwab is a former Kansas House member who has defended the use of ballot drop boxes, which Trump and other Republicans say are prone to misuse, even though there is no widespread evidence of that. He has dismissed baseless theories about fraud, at least as a possibility in Kansas elections.
“There were concerns that people had in other states, and some folks want to have that concern in Kansas, but they’re just rumors — ‘I heard this in Georgia. I heard this in Arizona, I heard this in Nevada, therefore Kansas,’” Schwab said during a recent interview. “And you can’t copy and paste situations from one state to the next simply because our statutes are so different.”
Schwab’s primary opponent is Mike Brown, a construction contractor and former county commissioner in Johnson County, the state’s most populous and home to Kansas City-area suburbs.
Brown has made doubts about the security of Kansas elections central to his campaign. He’s promised to ban ballot drop boxes and said he will use the secretary of state’s office to pursue election fraud cases, rather than taking Schwab’s approach of working through prosecutors.
Brown said that when Schwab says Kansas elections ran smoothly with no significant problems, the question is, “Because he said so, or because he can prove it?”
“His answer is, ‘There’s nothing to see here, keep moving,’” he added. “You should start looking and you should stop moving.”
Washington state’s “top two” primary features Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, who was appointed by Gov. Jay Inslee last November and hopes to retain his seat for the remaining two years of former Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s four-year term. He’s the first Democrat to hold the office since 1965, taking Wyman’s seat after she left for an election security job in the Biden administration.
Hobbs faces several Republican and unaffiliated challengers, including Tamborine Borrelli, an “America First” candidate who was fined by the state Supreme Court in June for making legally meritless claims alleging widespread voter fraud.
Hobbs has raised the most among the candidates for the race so far, followed by Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, who is running as a nonpartisan and said she is the most experienced in running elections.
Among the Republicans in the race, former Sen. Mark Miloscia — he is now head of the conservative Family Policy Institute — has raised the most money. Republican Sen. Keith Wagoner trails Miloscia in money but has been endorsed by former Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed.
Hobbs has pointed to his experience as a Washington National Guard lieutenant and his months running the office to say why he’s best positioned to address issues ranging from cybersecurity concerns to election misinformation.
Anderson said she’s running as a nonpartisan because of the hyperpolarization across the country, saying that “we don’t need political parties in the secretary of state’s office calling balls and strikes at home plate.”
Under Washington’s primary system, the top two vote-getters advance to the general election in November, regardless of party. Results will likely take days to tally because it’s an all-mail election.
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Associated Press writers John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, and Rachel La Corte in Olympia, Washington, contributed to this report.
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This story has been corrected to show that the Washington Supreme Court fined Tamborine Borrelli in June, not last month.
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Public voted that the New River location features a friendly atmosphere and top-quality products that are unmatched by any other dispensary in the foothills.
PHOENIX, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JARS Cannabis, Arizona's leading retailer of affordable and high-quality cannabis products announced its New River location was named "Best Dispensary" by the Foothills Focus.
The winner was determined by a public vote.
According to the publication, "JARS Cannabis has quickly become one of the largest chains of medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries in Arizona, and for good reason. Its New River location showcases what makes JARS stand out – affordable products, wide variety, and personalized, compassionate customer service."
The award was announced in the recent "Best of Foothills Focus 2022" issue.
"JARS' mission is to work with its patients through their pain management journey and ensure their needs are always being met," the publication reported. "Their friendly atmosphere and top-quality cannabis products are unmatched by any other dispensary in the foothills."
Ronnie Kassab, President of JARS Arizona, said he is proud of this award and attributes the success of the New River location to the dedication of the company's employees.
"A lot of businesses talk about customer service, but we really focus on it like a laser," Kassab said. "Our team is by far and away, the best in the business. They not only have unsurpassed product knowledge, but they also are kind, compassionate, and truly care about their customers," he added. "I have no doubt that this award reflects our team's commitment to service and excellence."
JARS Cannabis has four locations in Arizona. In addition to the location in New River at 46639 N Black Canyon Hwy, the company also has dispensaries in Phoenix at 2424 S 24th Street and in the Metrocenter at 10040 N Metro Pkwy West, and in Payson at 200 N Tonto Street.
For more information on JARS Cannabis, visit: www.jarscannabis.com.
JARS Cannabis is a multi-state cannabis brand and retailer operating in Arizona and Michigan. Established in 2020, JARS Cannabis has grown to 17 storefronts. The company is community-focused and committed to providing the highest quality products, with the widest variety of options at prices people can afford, to ensure that the integration of cannabis into any lifestyle is always easy and accessible. The company is also dedicated to serving the special needs of our Veterans.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Discover Financial Services ("Discover" or the "Company") (NYSE: DFS). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Discover Financial and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On July 20, 2022, Discover Financial issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Among other items, Discover Financial disclosed that "the company is suspending until further notice its existing share repurchase program because of an internal investigation relating to its student loan servicing practices and related compliance matters. The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by a board-appointed independent special committee." On this news, Discover Financial's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on July 21, 2022.
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Local 89 Members Secure Excellent Five-Year Contract After Three Months on Picket Line
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After 12 weeks on the picket line, Teamsters Local 89 members at FireKing in New Albany, Ind., have voted unanimously to ratify a new five-year agreement, successfully ending their strike with a resounding victory. FireKing workers will return to work August 2 after a brief plant shut down to prepare the factory to return to full production for the first time in three months.
Workers voted unanimously to ratify the agreement on July 30. The new contract includes a 22 percent increase in wages over five years, with the first 10 percent immediate upon ratification. Other highlights include lower deductible health insurance that will provide significant savings to members, faster vacation accrual, bonuses for perfect attendance, enhanced seniority and bidding language, and Juneteenth as a paid holiday.
"FireKing Teamsters stood up and fought back for workers' rights. Throughout the strike, we all stuck together like glue. We are a tight-knit group, and this strike made us even closer and stronger," said Dale Beanblossom, a 36-year mixer-operator at FireKing and Local 89 member who served as strike captain for the 70-worker unit.
FireKing Teamsters went on strike on May 9, following a unanimous strike authorization vote and rejection of the company's "last, best and final" offer.
On May 17, Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien and General Secretary-Treasurer Fred Zuckerman both visited the strike line to stand with members and show their support.
"Let this be a lesson to other employers that the Teamsters will not back down in our members' fight against corporate greed. We will not stop fighting and we will not break," O'Brien said. "The International stands behind its members. When workers decide to strike, they will have the full backing of 1.2 million members behind them."
"Local 89 members knew they had the support of the entire Teamsters Union," said Zuckerman, who served as President of Local 89 for more than 20 years. "I've known this unit for years. They are a strong and dedicated group, and we wanted to let them know that they had every tool and resource at their disposal."
Teamsters International Vice President and Local 89 President Avral Thompson noted that the company struggled with the loss of their experienced and skilled workforce after workers went on strike and immediately brought in scab labor.
"The company released numerous press statements insisting all was well, but the plant was running far below 50 percent production. Management was constantly dealing with a revolving door of scab temporary employees who quit almost as quickly as they were brought in," Thompson said. "In the end, our members showed this company their true value and worth. These folks stood together, said 'enough is enough' and showed their employer what real union power looks like. This victory is a testament to our members that they were able to endure all of this and still come out as winners."
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.2 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
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ALIQUIPPA, Pa., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PGT Trucking Inc., a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services, announces the addition of Robert Hoelke to the Executive Leadership Team as Senior Vice President, Commercial.
"In this role, Bob will be responsible for developing new client relationships, expanding our business opportunities throughout North America and continuing to build upon PGT's quality customer service model," stated Gregg Troian, PGT Trucking President.
Hoelke brings over two decades of experience in sales leadership and business development within the steel industry, with a strong commitment to building relationships, driving revenue and developing top-performing teams through innovative strategies and a focus on customer service and satisfaction. In addition, Hoelke concentrated on growing sales efforts in various end markets and developing cost-effective transit solutions for customers.
"I am fortunate to have this opportunity to be part of PGT Trucking, a company that is revolutionizing the way businesses ship freight," said Hoelke. "I am excited to help the company expand into new markets while continuing to deliver the highest level of customer service and personal relationships."
Hoelke holds his bachelor's degree in logistics from The Pennsylvania State University and his Strategic Metals Management Certificate from Washington University in St. Louis. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, he currently resides in Franklin Park, PA, with his wife and children.
"PGT Trucking is leading the transportation industry in progressive freight solutions," added Troian. "With Bob's direction, we are excited to bring new, forward-thinking initiatives and dynamic strategies to our business development platform, continuing to drive the Future of Flatbed."
PGT Trucking, Inc., is a multi-service transportation firm offering flatbed, dedicated, international and specialized services. PGT is the leader in progressive freight transportation and fleet evolution, exceeding customer expectations with a strong focus on the Future of FlatbedSM. At PGT Trucking, "Safety is Everyone's Job – All the Time." Visit www.pgttrucking.com.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced to prison in connection to a deadly crash on Bailey Avenue in July 2020.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 24-year-old Cameryon C. Nelson was sentenced in Erie County Court to an indeterminate sentence of five to 15 years in prison.
The district attorney's office said on July 8, 2020 Nelson was recklessly driving at a high rate of speed when he caused a head-on crash on Bailey Avenue near East Lovejoy Street. The driver of the vehicle Nelson crashed into, 24-year-old Dorian Monique Baines, died at the scene. Nelson and his passenger suffered minor injuries and were transported to ECMC for treatment.
According to the district attorney's office, Nelson was driving without a license and admitted to smoking cannabis before the crash. He was also interacting with the driver of another vehicle and attempting to maneuver around that vehicle at the time of the crash.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elm at River Park, a 293-unit multifamily community in desirable southwest Fort Worth, has been sold by Embrey.
The purchase was made by TA Realty. Nationally recognized Embrey Management Services will continue to manage the community.
"It has been a pleasure to develop and build this beautiful community," said John Kirk, Managing Director and Executive Vice President for Embrey. "The Elm at River Park's excellent location and upscale amenities will make this a highly desirable place to live for many years to come."
Amenities include a game lounge, a resort-style pool with cabanas, a dog park and pet spa, a fitness center with on-demand programs, and a business center with micro-offices and a conference room.
Residential units include inviting kitchens with granite countertops, and stainless steel appliances, plus wine and dry bars in select units.
San Antonio-based Embrey is a diversified real estate investment company that owns, develops, builds, acquires and manages multifamily and commercial assets in targeted markets across the United States. Since 1974, Embrey has developed more than 44,000 apartments and over 6 million square feet of commercial property. Embrey is a leading developer in the multifamily sector, with more than 6,000 units under construction or in development. www.embreydc.com
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Somers: Deshaun Watson deserves more than the weak punishment dispensed by an arbiter
In her first notable freelance work for the NFL and the NFL Players Association, arbiter Sue L. Robinson broke new ground Monday by re-defining “egregious.”
The retired judge, hired to determine if Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson should be punished for alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with female massage therapists, issued her ruling Monday.
She called Watson’s behavior “egregious” and suspended him for the first six games of this season with no fine. Under her ruling, the only money Watson would forfeit is $365,000 of salary under a contract designed to make a suspension this year less costly for Watson.
His salary from 2023 to 2026?
$46 million per year. All guaranteed.
To Robinson, egregious apparently means less than it does to most of us. No wonder the NFLPA released a statement on Sunday, the day before the ruling, saying it would not appeal whatever decision Robinson would make. It had to know that Watson was about to get his hands tapped.
This is the first major case since the NFL’s personal conduct policy was revised in 2020. Under the previous policy, Commissioner Roger Goodell had complete control: from the initial ruling through the appeal. The revision allowed for an arbiter to make the first ruling, in this case Robinson, who was a federal judge for more than 20 years. But the final call is still Goodell's.
The NFL, believed to be pushing for a year’s suspension, can appeal basically to itself. Goodell’s decision cannot be appealed.
Goodell has three days to make the decision to appeal, but that’s about three days longer than he should require. What’s egregious would be anything less than a 10-game suspension for Watson and a substantial fine.
As the policy’s final voice, Goodell over the years has been weak and inconsistent. He botched the Ray Rice case in 2014, suspending the Ravens running back for only two games at first, then increasing it after video emerged of Rice hitting his future wife.
Goodell goes notoriously light in punishing NFL owners, his bosses, even though the conduct policy states they are held to a higher standard.
That's been a point of contention for the NFLPA, but it doesn’t mean Goodell should go along with suspending Watson for only six games.
Watson has not been found guilty by the legal system. Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict him. But the conduct policy doesn’t hold players to that standard. They don’t need to be convicted to be punished, and Watson deserves more punishment than six games and $365,000.
Twenty-five civil lawsuits have been filed against him since March of 2021. One was dropped and settlements have been reached in all but one of the remaining 24. The Texans, Watson’s former team, reached settlements with 30 women last month.
Robinson considered only five of those cases, but those should have been enough to warrant a stronger punishment.
Watson has maintained his innocence, but it’s hard to fathom.
He met at least 66 women for massages over a 17-month period, according to The New York Times.
In the civil cases, woman after woman – Watson apparently didn’t employ male massage therapists – told basically the same story. Watson would contact them, hire them, then harass and/or assault them during the massage.
The details are disgusting and Watson’s profession of innocence is unbelievable. Professional athletes I have known find massage therapists they like and stick with them. They hate working with an unfamiliar therapist.
Watson apparently relished it, for a very sick reason.
For that, he’s suspended only six games? He forfeits only $365,000 of a $230 million contract? All of which is guaranteed?
For Watson to miss the same number of games as Cardinals receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who is suspended due to a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance, is unfair and an embarrassment to the NFL.
Related: Cardinals' Hopkins says failed drug test was 'contamination' that he still cannot explain
Those who think Watson’s punishment is sufficient note that Watson missed all of the 2021 season because of the allegations.
True. But he wasn’t suspended. The Texans paid him not to play, and Watson, maintaining his innocence, agreed to the arrangement.
The NFL’s history involving cases involving the behavior of players, owners and others toward women is full of weak and inconsistent responses.
Goodell should recognize that and come down hard on Watson. By doing so, he would begin to show the league values women in ways beyond wearing pink cleats in October.
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BISMARCK, N.D., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the summer sun begins to dip below the horizon earlier each day, fields of sunny yellow sunflowers will start to blanket the North Dakota landscape. Throughout August the golden flowers bloom ubiquitously throughout the state, and North Dakota Tourism invites visitors to experience these awe-inspiring fields.
For visitors planning a picture-perfect trip, North Dakota Tourism has launched the state's 2022 Sunflower Blooms Guide detailing the location of 20 stunning sunflower fields. Weekly bloom updates will highlight the progress of vibrant yellows as they sweep across the state. In addition, Field of Sunflowers, one of North Dakota's Legendary Road Trips, is the perfect way to make the most of your remaining summer days and to check out the seas of brilliant yellow hues.
"As one of the nation's largest producers of sunflowers, North Dakota has a Legendary reputation as the best place in the United States to experience the vast sunflower blooms," said North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman. "Our golden fields attract visitors from all over who are captivated by the bright flowers and warm hospitality found across North Dakota each summer."
North Dakota came to be a leader in growing the fan favorite flowers after Ukrainian immigrants settled in the state via the Homestead Act of 1867. Sunflowers have long been a significant part of Ukraine's economy - the country produces upwards 70 to 80 percent of the global sunflower oil exports - and proudly recognize it as the nation's official flower. When Ukrainians settled in North Dakota, they brought their sunflower crops with them and cultivated the land into sweeping fields of brilliant yellow flowers.
Sunflower fans chasing photo opportunities should keep in mind the following tips for capturing the iconic blooms:
- In general, landowners and farmers don't mind visitors stopping to look at the fields as long as you are respectful and don't enter or drive into the fields.
- Looking for that perfect golden hour shot? Arrive early so you can scout your location for the optimal setting to capture your just-after sunrise or just-before sunset pic. It's a race against time, so you'll want to be set up and ready to go when the light turns that perfect hue. Phone apps such as Sun Seeker or Sun Surveyor can help visitors gauge the timing in any location.
- Happen to visit on a cloudy day? You're in luck, as those are often the best days to capture vivid close-up shots.
- Share your love for the sunny bloom and tag your photos and videos on social media using #BeNDLegendary.
As one of the top two sunflower producing states annually, North Dakota raises an impressive 40 percent of the nation's sunflowers. The state is also the top producer of the edible or "confection" sunflower seeds in the U.S. Visitors with a taste for sunflowers should scoop up a bag (or two!) of Wahpeton, North Dakota's Giants Snacks sunflower seeds in original or a variety of flavors, and try the deliciously creamy SunButter made from roasted sunflower seeds in Fargo.
North Dakota Tourism is also bringing the scrumptious seeds to the fields with packets of sunflower seeds in mailboxes for an on-the-road snack. More sunflower recipes, videos and little-known facts are available at Brighten Your Day with the Amazing Sunflower.
For more about the sunflower bloom in North Dakota and planning a trip, visit NDtourism.com.
Follow North Dakota Tourism on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TravelND, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northdakotalegendary/ on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@travelnorthdakota or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NorthDakota and get tips on what to see and do all year long.
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An inquiry is underway in the United Kingdom into the wrongful accusation of hundreds of British postal workers of theft, in what has been described in the media as Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice in its history.
In 1999, the British Post Office introduced a new accounting system, Horizon, to tally transactions. Staff running local branches, known as subpostmasters and mistresses, soon noticed that the computer software did not match the amount of money they had manually recorded at the end of a working day.
Why We Wrote This
When the British Post Office trusted computer accounting over the word of its employees, it ended up ruining hundreds of lives on faulty data. Now those harmed are seeking justice.
When the Post Office higher-ups became aware of the discrepancies, they began taking local staff straight to court, accusing them of theft, false accounting, and fraud. An average of 30 subpostmasters were jailed annually between 2000 and 2014. A total of 736 subpostmasters were prosecuted.
“Lives were ruined, families were torn apart, families were made homeless and destitute. People who were important, respected, and [an] integral part of the local communities that they served were in some cases shunned,” said Jason Beer QC, counsel to the public inquiry.
However, years later it came to light that the problem was not wrongdoing, but Horizon. The software contained faults that made it appear money was missing from Post Office branches, when all was in fact accounted for.
Britain is no stranger to public inquiries. From the phone hacking by British newspapers in 2011 to the ongoing inquiry into the death of 72 people in the fire at Grenfell Tower in London, successive British governments have regularly turned to such inquiries to examine particularly troubling injustices.
Now, an inquiry is underway into the wrongful accusation of hundreds of British postal workers of theft, in what has been described in the media as Britain’s biggest miscarriage of justice in its history.
What is the postmaster scandal?
Why We Wrote This
When the British Post Office trusted computer accounting over the word of its employees, it ended up ruining hundreds of lives on faulty data. Now those harmed are seeking justice.
In 1999, the British Post Office introduced a new accounting system, Horizon, to tally transactions. Staff running local branches, known as subpostmasters and mistresses, soon noticed that the computer software did not match the amount of money they had manually recorded at the end of a working day.
When the Post Office higher-ups became aware of the discrepancies, they began taking local staff straight to court, accusing them of theft, false accounting, and fraud. Many were sent to prison, with an average of 30 subpostmasters jailed every year between 2000 and 2014. A total of 736 subpostmasters were prosecuted.
However, years later it came to light that the problem was not wrongdoing, but Horizon. The software contained faults that made it appear money was missing from Post Office branches, when all was in fact accounted for.
Why did the faulty software go unrevealed for so long?
A complex web of staff loyalty to the company, unreciprocated trust by subpostmasters toward management, and a culture of blame all fed the situation.
Many subpostmasters had served as Post Office employees for much of their careers, or had opened up postal branches with family members, particularly among many migrants of Ugandan-Indian origin who had relocated to Britain in the 1970s. Postmasters say they felt a deep loyalty toward the community-centric role played by the Post Office – so much so, that some topped up company accounts with their own money to shore up discrepancies on the computer system.
Such loyalty was not reciprocated by senior management, who focused on closing branches in sweeping cost-cutting measures influenced by what was widely seen as the Post Office’s profit-driven culture, which was introduced at the same time as Horizon.
In addition, the Post Office held all the information and, crucially, was the entity that investigated and then brought the prosecutions against employees, rather than the police. Testimonies from the inquiry have shown big problems with the way Post Office investigators treated postmasters.
Tony Edwards, one of Britain’s most senior criminal lawyers, says the Post Office should have followed police best practices.
Post Office “investigators either didn’t know or chose not to observe the rules about making it clear that people were not obliged to do anything [when questioned]. They were free to go,” he says.
Those prosecuted say they were bullied into believing that they were the only ones complaining of a corrupt computer system. “There must have been a point, very early on, when Post Office investigators knew it was not true,” adds Mr. Edwards.
What has been the human impact of the scandal?
It has been devastating. Former postal worker Baljit Sethi said on the first day of the inquiry he considered taking his own life after Horizon showed a £17,000 ($20,900) shortfall in a branch he operated, but stopped short because of his family. One woman, jailed while pregnant for “stealing” £57,000, said she resisted suicide for her unborn child. Others said they faced bankruptcy, addiction, chronic illness, and depression.
“Lives were ruined, families were torn apart, families were made homeless and destitute. People who were important, respected, and integral part of the local communities that they served were in some cases shunned,” said Jason Beer QC, counsel to the public inquiry.
Victim testimonies recount the toll taken on personal relationships and health, with divorces, miscarriage of births, and social isolation also commonplace.
Some had died before the state publicly recognized that they were wrongly convicted. Eighty-one people have so far had their convictions quashed by the government. | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0801/How-a-computer-glitch-sent-hundreds-of-British-postmasters-to-jail?icid=rss | 2022-08-01T20:22:42Z | https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2022/0801/How-a-computer-glitch-sent-hundreds-of-British-postmasters-to-jail?icid=rss | true |
DECATUR — Police said a Decatur man needed six stitches to close a steak knife wound to the hand after he was attacked by his live-in girlfriend.
A sworn affidavit said the conflict started when the man received a call on his phone from another woman. As the argument escalated, the man said his 26-year-old girlfriend of two years became more enraged after he punched her television to show his displeasure with her.
Decatur Police Officer Nicholas Stankiewicz, who signed the affidavit, said the dispute then shifted outside where the girlfriend used the knife to slash and wound him before trying to puncture the tires on the 30-year-old man’s car.
Stankiewicz said the man described her attacking him again inside their home in the 1100 block of South Silas Street, climbing on top of him while on the couch and scratching his face. The man is quoted as telling police his 3-year-old daughter was also on the couch at the time and he grabbed her and his two other children and fled the home.
Police found him on the evening of the attack, July 10, in the emergency room of HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital. “DPD officers observed several cuts and open wounds on both of (his) hands,” said Stankiewicz.
“One half-inch cut on his right hand required six stitches. He also had three to four cuts on his left cheek that appeared to be from scratch marks. His injuries appeared consistent with his statement.”
The woman was booked on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. Macon County Jail records show she had been found and arrested July 12 and freed the same day after posting a $1,500 bond on bail set at $15,000.
All preliminary charges are subject to review by the office of the state’s attorney.
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A coroner’s jury on Wednesday accepted Decatur police evidence that Norma Crutchfield was killed and dismembered, with her final resting place somewhere in the Macon County landfill. | https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/decatur-man-needed-stitches-after-girlfriend-attacks-with-knife-police-report/article_a922c374-11b5-11ed-a90c-97c66f88515f.html | 2022-08-01T20:24:20Z | https://herald-review.com/news/local/public_safety/decatur-man-needed-stitches-after-girlfriend-attacks-with-knife-police-report/article_a922c374-11b5-11ed-a90c-97c66f88515f.html | true |
Jan. 10, 1943 - July 30, 2022
DECATUR — Walter Lee Scott, 79, of Decatur, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, IL.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 5, at Copper Creek Church, Champaign, with a graveside service at 1:00 p.m., Friday at Sunset Memorial Park, Danville. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Memorials in Walt's honor may be given to Decatur Public Schools Foundation, 101 W. Cerro Gordo, Decatur, IL 62523, www.dps61.org/foundation.
Walt was born January 10, 1943, in East St. Louis, IL, son of Clovis and Flora Mae (Gates) Scott. He married Carolyn J. Manfredi June 4, 1966; she preceded him in death June 8, 2021.
Walt was a teacher and coach at McHenry High School, Lakeview High School, MacArthur High School, and Stephen Decatur High School. He was dean of students and later principal at Eisenhower High School until his retirement. Walt was passionate about helping students and his life's work was to pour himself into high school students and young adults for over 50 years. He enjoyed fishing, golf, gardening and traveling with Carolyn. Walt attended Copper Creek Church in Champaign.
Walt is survived by his sons: Walter and wife Tara Snyder of Tampa, FL, and Jeff and wife Pam of Mahomet; grandchildren: Gage, Montana, Evan, and Ella; siblings: Toby Scott and Ruth Brucker.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Carolyn, and sister Kim Barnes.
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TAMPA, Fla. — With a week or so before the start of the school year, Tampa Bay area school districts face shortages of teachers, bus drivers, and now crossing guards.
“It’s an issue across the board,” Normal Runkles said. “We are all dealing with it.”
Runkles is the crossing guard supervisor for the Clearwater Police Department. Tampa Bay area law enforcement are responsible for staffing and supplying crossing guards for the schools within their jurisdiction.
School leaders told ABC Action News that they’re aware of the shortage and feel comfortable with each agency's ability to make sure students are safe getting to and from school.
“This is a result of the transportation shortages we are all having,” said Wayne Bertsch with Pasco County Schools.
Adding to safety concerns for parents, Pasco County schools had to cut bus routes due to the bus driver shortage. That means thousands of middle and high school students will be walking to school this fall. Students living within a two-mile radius of their middle or high school will have to walk.
“The schools have changed their bell schedules also. For families and students, something we recommend is sitting down with your students and talk to them about riding their bikes or walking this year,” said Britney Morris, Pasco Co. Sheriff’s office.
Morris continued, “Maybe take a day or two before school starts and practice that walk that way; they get that routine built up."
ABC Action News reached out to all law enforcement agencies across the area and all have between five to 12 vacant crossing guard positions they are looking to fill. Clearwater PD has 42 crossing guards in training. Runkles said he’d like to hire 10 more to be fully staffed.
“This is new for us,” he said. “We haven’t struggled with getting people to do this job.”
All of the local agencies said they do have other options like getting officers or deputies to help out, teachers, and or school staff.
“We will make sure students are safe,” said Runkles.
CROSSING GUARD APPLICATION LINKS:
- CLEARWATER: https://www.myclearwater.com/Home/ShowDocument?id=728
- PINELLAS CO: https://pcsoweb.com/school-crossing-guards
- HILLSBOROUGH CO: https://teamhcso.com/JobDescription/Detail/e64b54cf-f258-4127-a418-60f48c12c7ff/Crossing-Guard
- PASCO CO: https://www.pascosheriff.com/
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Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams temporarily transfers power to police Commissioner Thomas Carter
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams temporarily transfers power to police Commissioner Thomas Carter
JEREMY: WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF HARRISBURG, WHERE MAYOR WANDA WILLIAMS HAS TEMPORARILY TRANSFERRED POWER TO POLICE COMMISSIONER TOM CARTER. IT STARTED AROUND 11:45 LAST NIGHT I HAD OF MAYOR WILLIAMS PROCEDURE THIS MORNING AND IT WILL END AT MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 16. SHE SAYS QUOTE I WANT TO REASSURE THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF HARRISBURG THAT I AM DOING WELL AND QUOTE I HAVE THE UTMOST FAITH IN COMMISSIONER CARTER AND L
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Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams temporarily transfers power to police Commissioner Thomas Carter
Harrisburg mayor Wanda Williams has temporarily transferred power to police Commissioner Thomas Carter.The transfer happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday and will end at midnight Aug. 16.A spokesperson said Williams underwent an outpatient procedure and is recovering at home. "I want to reassure the residents of the City of Harrisburg that I am doing well," Williams said in a news release. "I had a minor procedure done Monday morning. It is a personal matter to me. I have the utmost faith in Commissioner Carter and look forward to being back to work in a short time."
HARRISBURG, Pa. —
Harrisburg mayor Wanda Williams has temporarily transferred power to police Commissioner Thomas Carter.
The transfer happened around 11:45 p.m. Sunday and will end at midnight Aug. 16.
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A spokesperson said Williams underwent an outpatient procedure and is recovering at home.
"I want to reassure the residents of the City of Harrisburg that I am doing well," Williams said in a news release. "I had a minor procedure done Monday morning. It is a personal matter to me. I have the utmost faith in Commissioner Carter and look forward to being back to work in a short time." | https://www.wgal.com/article/harrisburg-mayor-temporarily-transfers-power-to-police-commissioner/40774137 | 2022-08-01T20:28:57Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/harrisburg-mayor-temporarily-transfers-power-to-police-commissioner/40774137 | false |
7 in 10 Americans are embarrassed about their Internet browsing histories
From TikTok binges and YouTube rabbit holes to Instagram stalking and WebMD deep dives — we do so many things online that we probably wouldn’t want to admit some of them to most people.
In fact, we just conducted a survey among 1,000 Americans and found that just over 7 in 10 (71%) would be embarrassed if someone they knew had access to their lifetime internet browsing history. We dug in to see what exactly Americans have to hide.
Key Findings
- Over half of Americans would rather give up their smartphone for a year than have their browsing history published online.
- About a third of Americans (32%) would be embarrassed if people saw how much time they spent on social media.
- Of those who clear their browsing histories, 30% do so to hide them from their spouses.
- Over the past year, 2 in 3 Americans have become more uncomfortable sharing opinions online.
The Most Embarrassing Things Americans Do on the Internet
Many Americans are self-conscious about what they do online. Of the Americans we surveyed, 40% would be embarrassed if other people saw how much time they spend reading about certain things online, and about a third (32%) would be embarrassed if people saw how much time they spent on social media.
Nearly half (45%) of Americans say the most embarrassing things they do online are look up people they know to get details about their lives and watch embarrassing content. The internet can also be a treasure trove of intimate information: Over a third of Americans said they search for relationship, health and other personal advice online (38%) as well as research their medical symptoms (36%).
When Americans look up people they know, they’re most curious to find out what they look like (56%) and what their lifestyles are like (54%).
The top five websites Americans are most embarrassed to spend time on are:
- PornHub
- WebMD
- TMZ
- Buzzfeed
We found that men tend to be more embarrassed about their porn habits: 51% of those we surveyed said they were most embarrassed to spend time on PornHub, compared to 27% of women. On the other hand, women might be more ashamed of their health-related queries. Of the women we surveyed, 16% reported they were most embarrassed to spend time on WebMD, versus 7% of men.
Americans Want to Hide Their Online Activity, Especially from Family and Friends
Though Americans admitted what they’re embarrassed about to us, they really don’t want to disclose their habits to anyone else. A majority (54%) of Americans would rather give up their smartphone use for a year than have their lifetime internet browsing history published online.
Now, imagine your family members seeing what you’ve been searching for. Of those surveyed, 43% would be most embarrassed if their parents saw their browsing history. Accordingly, we found 2 in 3 Americans clear their browsing histories, and a third do so at least weekly. In addition, just over 7 in 10 Americans (71%) use incognito or private searches — and more than half (57%) use them at least weekly.
Americans clear their browser histories and use incognito searches for slightly different reasons. A majority (79%) use these search modes to prevent data tracking from third parties — not to hide from their families or friends.
But when it comes to clearing browser histories, hiding from family is definitely a priority. Of Americans who clear their histories, 30% do so to hide it from their partners; 23% clear their histories to hide them from their kids; and 22% from their parents. By contrast, bosses and coworkers aren’t a big concern.
Younger Americans Aren’t Proud of All the Time They Spend Online
We know Gen Z and Millennial Americans use the internet much differently — and often more extensively — than Gen Xers or Baby Boomers. With those differences come markedly different attitudes about their habits. More than 2 in 5 (45%) young adults are embarrassed about the time they spend reading about certain things online, compared to 26% of older Americans. Plus, nearly 2 in 3 (65%) young adults would be embarrassed if people knew who they looked up online or saw the kinds of content they watch.
Young adults are about twice as likely as older Americans to spend time looking for people, content, and advice online. They’re also big online shoppers: Over a third (35%) take advantage of ecommerce options to shop for products that they wouldn’t buy in person, compared to just 17% of older Americans.
Part of growing up with social media is looking back on a relatively long history of posts — and content doesn’t always age well. Nearly half (47%) of young adults have deleted a social media post because they’re embarrassed about who might see it, versus 29% of older Americans.
Young adults aren’t just worried about what their parents might find on their computers or cell phones. Nearly 1 in 3 (32%) young adults clear their browsing histories to hide them from their partners, and nearly a third (28%) do so to hide their habits from their friends.
Women Play the Comparison Game, While Men Worry About Their Partners Seeing What They’re up To
Women and men check out people they know on social media about the same amount, but women (38%) are more embarrassed about the time they spend on social media than men (26%) are. It’s no surprise, then, that women are more likely to hide the content they’ve shared. Over half (52%) have hidden posts on social media, compared to 43% of men.
Compared to men, women are more interested in what people they know are up to, and use the internet to track down information. Of women, 62% look up people they know to see what their lifestyles are like; 40% look at their jobs; and 34% check out whether or not they have kids.
While women are making comparisons, men are fretting about their partners finding out what they’re up to. When it comes to browsing history, 3 in 4 men are embarrassed about theirs, and 1 in 4 said they’d be most embarrassed if their partners saw their browsing histories (versus 18% of women). Men are more likely to clear their browsing histories for privacy than for maintenance purposes. A third clear their histories to hide them from their partners specifically.
Nearly a third (29%) of men would be embarrassed if their partners saw what they look at on social media, compared to 20% of women. Men are also a bit more likely to hide social media posts from partners than women (27% vs. 21%) and even use anonymous social media accounts more than women (49% vs. 43%).
It’s Getting Scarier for Americans to Share Their Opinions Online
All in all, Americans are scared to share their opinions online, and 67% have become more uncomfortable sharing in the past year, while 38% worry someone might use these opinions they share against them. Interestingly, this concern doesn’t vary significantly by party or gender.
However, men and people with conservative viewpoints feel they face more discrimination. Men are more likely than women to say they’ve been penalized or banned for violating terms of conduct on social media (15% vs. 7%). Republicans are more likely than Democrats to report penalization or banning (17% vs. 8%).
Perhaps it’s no surprise that anonymous social media use is growing more popular. Nearly half (47%) of Americans report using social apps anonymously, especially Reddit, Twitter, and Instagram. Americans said anonymous accounts allow them to maintain their privacy (78%) and talk more freely (43%).
Conclusion
Americans admit to doing a lot of embarrassing stuff online. For many of them, clearing browsing histories and using incognito searches is all about maintaining privacy — not from hackers, but from friends and family. If you’re wondering about more ways you can protect your privacy or even just streamline your computer’s functionality, check out our computer tips.
Methodology: We conducted a survey among 1,001 Americans on June 21, 2022. The gender breakdown was 49% Men, 48% Women, and 3% Nonbinary. The age breakdown was 10% Baby Boomers, 20% Gen X, 45% Millennials, and 24% Gen Z. The political party affiliation was 48% Democrat, 33% Independent, 17% Republican, and 2% Other. | https://www.online-tech-tips.com/fun-stuff/internet-habits-americans-hide/ | 2022-08-01T20:34:12Z | https://www.online-tech-tips.com/fun-stuff/internet-habits-americans-hide/ | true |
The Twins selected the contract of right-hander Aaron Sanchez, a major-league pitcher for parts of eight seasons, and will start him Monday night against the Detroit Tigers at Target Field.
The Twins also reinstated third baseman Gio Urshela from the paternity list.
Sanchez, 30, made eight starts for Class AAA St. Paul, going 3-1 with a 4.26 earned-run average. He fanned 26 and walked 11 in 38 innings; opponents hit .259 against him.
Sanchez was an all-star for Toronto in 2016 and started this season in Washington. He is 38-37 with a 4.14 ERA in 166 major league appearances with the Nationals, Toronto, Houston and San Francisco. | https://www.twincities.com/2022/08/01/twins-call-up-longtime-major-leaguer-aaron-sanchez-to-start-monday/ | 2022-08-01T20:36:56Z | https://www.twincities.com/2022/08/01/twins-call-up-longtime-major-leaguer-aaron-sanchez-to-start-monday/ | true |
Acquisition of Michigan-based IONTOX brings unique in vitro screening platforms to expand LifeNet Health LifeSciences' all-human cell and tissue solutions
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeNet Health LifeSciences, a leader in all-human biomedical research solutions, is launching a new Cell-Based Assay Service following the acquisition of biotechnology firm IONTOX. These new in vitro screening options offer alternatives to animal testing that support safer, more effective novel compound discovery – providing a new level of human relevance and predictability, while furthering LifeNet Health's commitment to improve lives through the gift of donation.
The new services from LifeNet Health LifeSciences include:
- Cytotoxicity screening using high-quality, cell-based models with strong human relevance to identify potential adverse effects from drugs or chemicals. This includes options for rapidly testing hundreds of compounds at multiple concentrations.
- Biocompatibility assays for medical devices.
- A next-generation multi-organ platform that mimics the functionality of interconnected systems in the human body — offering advantages beyond traditional microphysiological systems (MPS). This novel, integrated organ system can be used to understand drug-organ and organ-organ interactions, as well as ADME properties.
To support this expansion, LifeNet Health LifeSciences welcomes IONTOX and its team of scientists – including founder and industry leader James McKim, PhD – to the LifeNet Health LifeSciences division. The IONTOX team brings 60-plus years of expertise with in vitro testing platforms. They have also developed unique technologies that complement LifeNet Health's all-human cells and biospecimens for research. Both organizations share a commitment to changing the future of human health by honoring the gifts of those who selflessly donate their organs and tissues for use in research to advance medicine.
"These innovative services provide a new way to support our partners — with the human-relevant data they need to make decisions faster and with greater accuracy," said LifeNet Health President and CEO Rony Thomas. "This can make a difference for millions of people around the world who can benefit from safer, more effective drug therapies."
The development of alternatives to animal testing has become increasingly important to researchers worldwide for toxicology, DMPK, and disease modeling applications. "New technologies are increasingly focused on in vitro cell-based predictive modeling," Dr. McKim said. "In vitro testing, where we have unique capabilities, is reaching a global pinnacle as a source of crucial safety data and an alternative to traditional screening methods like animal testing."
LifeNet Health LifeSciences has grown into a leading provider of all-human cells and biospecimens for research. In vitro assay services will now become its third area of focus. "Adding these important services is a direct extension of our mission," said John Herre, MD, Chairman of the LifeNet Health Board of Directors. "We are honoring donors' commitment to help others by supporting groundbreaking discoveries that can change the face of medical research globally."
For more information, visit LNHLifeSciences.org.
LifeNet Health LifeSciences is an innovative leader, trusted collaborator, and reliable solutions provider – with a commitment to providing game-changing innovations in human in vitro biology. Discover more at LNHLifeSciences.org.
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Wealth DNA Code is the manifestation program to help you attract money by activating your 'Wealth DNA' gene.
Do you want to know more about Wealth DNA Code? Read this Wealth DNA Code review to find out how this program works? What are its benefits? Is it worth the time and money? And more.
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Everyone in this world wants to make money, but only a few people get successful. Many individuals work day and night to earn money, but they still fail and get frustrated in their life, which affects their family life. A 9-5 job may not make you wealthy as it just helps to pay your home expense or daily expense and save some money for retirement.
Even people with high-paying jobs have to face financial problems, which have been seen during Covid-19. In addition, many people are afraid of getting fired. To become wealthy, you must have to think outside the box.
Many people are seen asking wealthy people about money-making tips they don't share with them. Same with the businessman who never shares his marketing strategy with others. You can discover all their secrets in The Wealth DNA Code Program.
Have you ever heard about the manifestation for attracting money? The Wealth DNA Code helps you discover what manifestation is and how you can use it to attract money.
What Is Wealth DNA Code?
Wealth DNA Code is a unique program created to help people attract money to solve their financial problems, become rich, and spend their remaining life happily.
This program mainly forced on "activating wealth DNA" for manifesting abundance. This wealth DNA is inside the human body and needs to be activated to make a wealthy mindset.
Several studies suggest that activating this 'Wealth DNA' help the brain to grab money-making opportunities. For this reason, Wealth DNA Code audio tracks contain sound waves to activate your wealth DNA and spiritual DNA to achieve your ultimate money goal.
You have to put on headphones and start listening to soundtracks to get more money-making ideas in your mind.
These audio tracks contain a specific frequency to activate your wealth gene. After activating this gene, you can become financially independent and make more money quickly, easily, and become wealthy.
By activating your wealth DNA, you never get worried about making money. The money will start flowing in your life, and you don't need to do hard work.
Will Wealth DNA Code Work For You?
Listening to Wealth DNA Code audio files will help you manifest abundance in life. All you have to do is listen to it carefully for 7 minutes in the morning as your mind is fresh and take things positively.
There are two types of DNA in the human body, biological and spiritual. The Spiritual DNA is known as chakra, which attracts money. NASA also conducted many studies on spiritual DNA and confirmed that it activates wealth DNA to attract more wealth in your life.
These audio files include sound frequencies from which you can activate your dormant DNA.
This Wealth DNA Code is different from other manifestation programs because it focuses on activating DNA in the human body, whereas other manifestation programs teach breathing exercises, meditation, visualization, and yoga to make you relax your mind but don't focus on helping you to make money. People get bored and frustrated when they don't see results with these programs and, as a result, think that the manifestation process is all fake.
These 7-minute audio tracks help you eliminate negative energy and attract wealth.
You can hear these audio files anywhere and anytime, and it is not recommended to hear them in the morning. These sound frequencies calm the mind, promoting peacefulness and satisfaction.
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About The Authors
The creator of the Wealth DNA Code is Alex Maxwell. Alex is the father of 2 children and was doing 2 jobs. He worked day and night only to pay his bills and other basic needs. He was very depressed with his life and mostly go to bars for drinks.
One day a man named Jim met in the bar, and they started talking casually. Jim got upset when he heard Alex's story. He told Alex about how manifestation can help him. Jim also told him about the NASA theory about activating dormant wealth DNA in the body known as chakra from which he can attract more wealth which he cannot imagine.
Alex used this wealth DNA technique and saw positive results. He bought his dream car, which he had been thinking about buying for years.
Alex and Jim decide to launch a product to help people to overcome their financial problems like debts, mortgages, car loans, personal loans, etc. They both started researching many theories, sound waves, and experiments on wealth DNA and chakra.
They discovered that human only uses 85 of their DNA while the other 92% of DNA is not properly used. For this, they make a unique vibrational frequency to use maximum DNA to convey more wealth in life.
They also revealed that they are seven chakras in the body that help in manifestation. The most important chakra is the first one, the root chakra, which connects spiritual energy with the universal power to convey messages.
Wealth DNA Code Benefits:
Users can get the following benefits when listening to the Wealth DNA Code audio files, which contain sound frequencies to make you wealthy.
This program is simple and easy to understand. People who don't know about the law of attraction and manifestation can also benefit from it.
It helps you activate your spiritual DNA, the root chakra.
This book helps your spiritual DNA communicate with the universe's superpower.
It supports users to eliminate all the negativity from their minds.
It makes the mind relaxed and peaceful to make a wealthy mindset.
This program also gives you three free bonuses to motivate spiritual DNA.
These bonuses are real-life experiences of wealthy people to make money faster.
The price of this program is affordable, which can help you get your financial freedom.
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Advantages And Disadvantages
Advantages
This guide is simple and easy to follow.
These audio files contain sound vibration, which helps you to activate your wealth DNA.
You only need to hear these sound frequencies for 7 minutes every day.
With this program, you will get 3 free bonus books.
The company offers you a 365-day full money-back guarantee.
Disadvantages
The Wealth DNA Code is only available on its official website.
The result may vary from individual to individual as everyone is different in lifestyle, thinking ability, and energy levels.
This program is not for children under 18 because they will not understand chakras and how they help you become financially independent.
Price
You can only find Wealth DNA Code on their official website, which costs $39. Don't be afraid your payment is 100% safe and secure.
Hurry Up, buy it before the price increases as it is becoming much more popular in the US, and many people buy it, which can change their life within a few days. You can read user reviews on social media and their official website.
The Wealth DNA Code Program offers customers a 365-day money-back guarantee that no other program gives. Suppose you don't like the program; you can contact their support center and apply for a refund. After a few days, you will get the full money back in your bank account.
Remember, many replicas of this program are available over the internet; you will not get a refund if you buy this program from anywhere else except the official product page.
Free Bonuses
Users can get three free bonus books with Wealth DNA Code Program:
1st Bonus: Wealth Activator Code 30-day Planner
When you begin listening to the audio tracks, your life undergoes many challenges and dramatic changes. Alex provided a 30-day planner to record your daily events to make it easy. We know that it is hard to record daily events, but you can record your first 30 days with this program.
2nd Bonus: Millionaires Seed Money
This book is interesting because it includes the experience of many millionaires on how they make a large sum of money within a short period. They invest their money in big companies, and other profitable businesses shared in this book. By reading it, you can motivate your wealth DNA towards it and start making money as they do.
3rd Bonus: 17 Traits of Wealth Titans
The third bonus of the Wealth DNA Code is the 17 traits of wealth titans report based on the true life experience of wealthy people. Alex started interviewing wealthy people from different industries. These wealthy people shared the common 17 characteristics to become rich, which you can find in this book. Apply these 17 traits to activate wealth DNA and become immensely prosperous as they are.
The cost of these three books is $300, but Alex is giving you free with the Wealth DNA Code program.
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Conclusion:
Many people in this world are working day and night to help their families by paying monthly bills, school fees, monthly expenses, and utility bills and saving some money for their retirement. Because of limited salaries, these people cannot think about luxury items like cars, houses, and more.
They don't know that working hard will never solve their problem of getting wealthy as they need to think outside the box to attract money towards them.
Therefore, this book can help people to activate their spiritual DNA so that their energies can communicate with the supernatural power of the universe and convey their message to them.
After listening to the audio tracks, they feel some dramatic changes in their life, and money-making ideas will start coming into their mind. They have to grab these opportunities at the right time.
With Wealth DNA Code Program, you will get three free bonuses, which will further help you activate your wealth DNA and get whatever you want.
The Wealth DNA Code is the best manifesting program that uses the chakra method to activate wealth DNA inside the human body to attract money towards them.
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FAQs:
What Is The Monthly Subscription Charges?
This program is a one-time payment and has no other hidden fees or subscription fees.
How Long Does It Take To See Results?
As per Alex Maxwell, the creator of Wealth DNA Code, users can start seeing results in a few days of using these audio tracks. But everyone is different, so they must use it for at least 3 to 6 months to get full benefits. Some customers are using this sound track with Click Wealth System to make money on the internet.
What Is The Refund Policy?
Alex Marshall provides 365 days refund policy in which you have 365 days to refund it. He will not ask even one question and pay you all your money back within 2-3 days.
Will Wealth DNA Code work?
Yes! Of course, it works for everyone. You can read Wealth DNA Code Reviews on the official website and social media. All these reviews are positive, and no negative comments have been reported till now.
Alex Marshall is offering you a 365-day guarantee.
How Much Discount Can We Get?
In starting, the price of this program was $173, but at the time of writing this Wealth DNA Code, Alex reduced the prices. The current price of Wealth DNA Code is $39. Hurry up, purchase it before the price increases. | https://www.dailyuw.com/ask_the_experts/wealth-dna-code-review-can-it-help-you-attract-money/article_b693fb14-11c3-11ed-860a-9bc78dee45fc.html | 2022-08-01T20:40:00Z | https://www.dailyuw.com/ask_the_experts/wealth-dna-code-review-can-it-help-you-attract-money/article_b693fb14-11c3-11ed-860a-9bc78dee45fc.html | true |
When two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict Deshaun Watson on criminal complaints stemming from allegations of sexual assault or harassment by 24 women, it didn’t clear the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback from facing consequences from the NFL.
Watson and the Cleveland Browns found out the severity of his punishment on Monday, when he was suspended six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. He won’t be paid while suspended, though he won’t lose as much as he would have if the NFL had its way.
Disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson made the decision after the NFL pushed for an indefinite suspension of at least one year and Watson’s legal team argued for no punishment during a three-day hearing that concluded June 30.
A look at the issue:
WHY WAS WATSON DISCIPLINED IF HE NEVER FACED LEGAL CHARGES?
A player does not have to be convicted or even charged with a crime to be disciplined for conduct detrimental to the league, per the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players’ Association. Ezekiel Elliott, Ben Roethlisberger, Jameis Winston and Kareem Hunt are among the many players who have received suspensions for various infractions despite not being charged criminally.
Some legal experts are critical of the process.
“Normally arbitration is reserved for civil matters in workplaces, which is what makes the NFL’s investigation of criminal allegations wholly unique and, in my opinion, potentially unfair,” said attorney Amy Dash, founder of League of Justice, a website that reports on sports and the law. “The determinations create a presumption of guilt by many people in the public forum. But so far courts have not wanted to disturb the outcomes because the whole process was negotiated and agreed upon in the CBA by the players’ union reps and the league.”
Dash also noted that sometimes players are being investigated for criminal allegations in the arbitration process and they “don’t have the same protections a defendant in the criminal courts would have such as presumption of innocence, a burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the same rules of evidence and discovery, etc.”
But the league negotiated its disciplinary process with the union so it has the power, as an employer, to impose punishment.
WHAT WAS DIFFERENT ABOUT WATSON’S CASE?
The major difference in Watson’s case was the discipline came from an independent arbiter. The league and union agreed in the 2020 CBA that a disciplinary officer would determine whether a player violated the personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline. Previously, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had the authority to do it.
This was the first case for Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the union.
However, Goodell still has the right to overturn her decision if either side appeals. Per the CBA, an appeal would be heard by Goodell or a person he designates and the written decision would be final.
After learning the ruling was imminent, the NFLPA issued a joint statement with Watson on Sunday night saying they would not appeal Robinson’s ruling and urged the league to follow suit.
Goodell wasn’t directly involved in Robinson’s decision, but the league made it clear it wanted an unprecedented punishment. The NFL is well aware of public perception. Fallout from its decision in the Ray Rice case in 2014 — when the league increased its suspension only after video of the former Ravens running back hitting his fiancee emerged — led the NFL to vow it would levy harsher penalties in cases involving violence and sexual assault against women.
WHAT IS THIS COSTING WATSON?
Watson settled 23 of the civil lawsuits from 24 women alleging sexual harassment and assault during private massage therapy sessions when he played for the Houston Texans.
Watson, who signed a fully guaranteed $230 million, five-year contract, will lose only $345,000 if the suspension is unchanged because his base salary this season is $1.035 million. His $45 million signing bonus is not affected by the suspension.
After one of the grand juries declined to indict Watson in March, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said: “We respect our justice process. I love the law. It’s designed to get to the truth. That’s really what people want. I don’t think as a culture we can live with injustice. Remember, a grand jury no bill is not an exoneration. People, even when they clear the criminal justice system, often face accountability and repercussions in other parts of our legal system. And so I think to determine whether justice was done in this case you’re going to have to wait and see how it all comes out on the civil side of things and then through the NFL on the administrative side of things. And then people will determine whether that’s justice.”
The administrative part has now been decided.
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Judge awards $163,000 in fees in GOP election probe
A judge has awarded about $163,000 in fees to attorneys for the liberal watchdog group American Oversight in an open records lawsuit it brought against the investigator hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the 2020 election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge Monday awarded about $163,000 in fees to attorneys for the liberal watchdog group American Oversight in an open records lawsuit it brought against the investigator hired by Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos to investigate the 2020 election.
The fees will be paid by Wisconsin taxpayers and add to the total cost of the investigation that is now over $1 million, all paid by taxpayers.
Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington's order was the second against Vos and the investigator he hired, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, in a week. Another judge last week awarded just over $98,000 to American Oversight in another open records case.
There are four open records cases against Vos and Gableman related to the investigation into President Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump in 2020. Remington on Aug. 16 was to determine whether to vacate a contempt order he issued against Gableman for failing to comply with the open records law.
Gableman has appealed the contempt order against him. Vos's attorney Ron Stadler said he expected to appeal the other ruling from Dane County Circuit Judge Bailey-Rihn.
Gableman testified that he routinely deleted records that he thought were not a part of the investigation. A lawsuit on that issue is pending. | https://www.kttc.com/2022/08/01/judge-awards-163000-fees-gop-election-probe/ | 2022-08-01T20:40:38Z | https://www.kttc.com/2022/08/01/judge-awards-163000-fees-gop-election-probe/ | false |
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