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WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months, days after the Federal Reserve jacked up its main borrowing rate in an aggressive effort to get inflation under control.
The 30-year rate tumbled to 4.99% from 5.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. A year ago, the rate was 2.77%.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, fell to 4.26% to from 4.58% last week.
“Mortgage rates remained volatile due to the tug of war between inflationary pressures and a clear slowdown in economic growth,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The high uncertainty surrounding inflation and other factors will likely cause rates to remain variable, especially as the Federal Reserve attempts to navigate the current economic environment.”
Last week, the Fed ratcheted up its main borrowing rate by three-quarters of a point, the second such increase in less than two months. The central bank also raised its benchmark rate by a half-point in May, beginning its aggressive pivot to try to stifle four-decade high inflation.
Consumer prices have soared 9.1% over the past year, the biggest yearly increase since 1981. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose by 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier.
Rapidly hiking rates risks pushing the U.S. economy into a recession, but it’s the Fed’s most powerful tool to get price increases back to its 2% annual target.
The government reported last week that U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
The decline that the Commerce Department reported in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.
Higher borrowing rates have discouraged house hunters and cooled a housing market that’s been hot for years. The National Association of Realtors reported last month that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June.
Home prices have kept climbing — albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year —- even as sales slowed. The national median home price jumped 13.4% in June from a year earlier to $416,000. That’s an all-time high according to data going back to 1999, NAR said.
Layoffs in the housing and lending sectors have already begun. Among those reporting job cuts in recent months are the online mortgage company loanDepot, online real estate broker Redfin, and Compass.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — South Korea joined the stampede to the moon Thursday with the launch of a lunar orbiter that will scout out future landing spots.
The satellite launched by SpaceX is taking a long, roundabout path to conserve fuel and will arrive in December.
If successful, it will join spacecraft from the U.S. and India already operating around the moon, and a Chinese rover exploring the moon’s far side.
India, Russia and Japan have new moon missions launching later this year or next, as do a slew of private companies in the U.S. and elsewhere. And NASA is next up with the debut of its mega moon rocket in late August.
South Korea’s $180 million mission — the country’s first step in lunar exploration — features a boxy, solar-powered satellite designed to skim just 62 miles (100 kilometers) above the lunar surface. Scientists expect to collect geologic and other data for at least a year from this low polar orbit.
It is South Korea’s second shot at space in six weeks.
In June, South Korea successfully launched a package of satellites into orbit around Earth for the first time using its own rocket. The first try last fall fizzled, with the test satellite failing to reach orbit.
And in May, South Korea joined a NASA-led coalition to explore the moon with astronauts in the coming years and decades. NASA is targeting the end of this month for the first launch in its Artemis program. The goal is to send an empty crew capsule around the moon and back to test the systems before a crew climbs aboard in two years.
Danuri — Korean for “enjoy the moon” — is carrying six science instruments, including a camera for NASA. It’s designed to peer into the permanently shadowed, ice-filled craters at the lunar poles. NASA favors the lunar south pole for future astronaut outposts because of evidence of frozen water.
South Korea plans to land its own spacecraft on the moon — a robotic probe — by 2030 or so.
“Danuri is just the beginning,” Sang-Ryool Lee, president of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said in the SpaceX launch webcast.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying Danuri took off from Cape Canaveral close to sunset. The first-stage booster — making its sixth flight — landed on an ocean platform several minutes later for further recycling.
It was the third spaceshot of the day from the U.S.
United Launch Alliance kicked things off at sunrise in Florida, launching an Atlas V rocket with an infrared missile-detection satellite for the U.S. Space Force. Then Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company sent six passengers on a quick ride to space from West Texas.
Across the world, the company Rocket Lab launched a small classified satellite from New Zealand for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
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HOUSTON (AP) — A lawyer representing two dozen women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual assault or harassment said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has a chance to “do the right thing” now that the league has appealed a six-game suspension for the Cleveland Browns quarterback.
“Every victim of sexual assault is watching Roger Goodell and the NFL right now. … Mr. Goodell, what will you do? It’s never too late to do the right thing,” attorney Tony Buzbee, who represents the women who sued Watson over their allegations, said Thursday. “That’s what these women and those watching are expecting.”
The NFL has sought to keep Watson off the field in 2022 and appealed an independent disciplinary officer’s decision that fell short of the league’s recommended penalty.
The appeal gives Goodell or someone he designates the authority to increase Watson’s penalty. On Thursday, Goodell named former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey as his designee to hear the appeal. Buzbee spoke before the league made the announcement.
Afterward, he told CBS: “I’ve said and will say: Bravo to the NFL. It’s never too late to do the right thing.”
The NFL is seeking an indefinite suspension of at least one year plus a significant fine in appealing the suspension, a person familiar with the filing told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because the matter isn’t public knowledge, also said Watson would be required to undergo evaluation and treatment as determined by medical experts before he could be reinstated.
Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson issued her ruling Monday. She concluded Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused by the women of sexual misconduct during massage treatments while he played for Houston.
Watson, who was with the Texans for four seasons before sitting out last season and then being traded to Cleveland in March, recently settled 23 of 24 lawsuits filed by the women. Two grand juries in Texas declined to indict Watson on criminal complaints brought by 10 of the women.
Watson has denied any wrongdoing. He has continued to practice with the Browns while awaiting resolution of his case.
Ashley Solis, the first woman to file a lawsuit against Watson, sat next to Buzbee as he discussed the case before taking the podium to share her thoughts on the suspension.
Solis inhaled deeply and took several seconds to compose herself before recounting the abuse she said she has received since coming forward, including death threats and online harassment that led her into a deep depression.
“What do the actions of the NFL say to little girls who have suffered at the hands of someone perceived to have power?” she said. “That it’s not a big deal. That they don’t care.”
Per the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFL Players Association, Watson’s disciplinary case had to go before a jointly appointed disciplinary officer. This was Robinson’s first case since the new CBA was signed in 2020.
Buzbee said he reached out to many of the other women following news of the suspension and he shared some of their reactions Thursday.
“I’m disgusted and heartbroken,” he said one of the women told him. “It’s like we don’t even matter. I feel like we’re invisible.”
Buzbee criticized the NFL’s handling of the investigation and said he questioned why one of the first questions asked to his 10 clients who were interviewed by the NFL was: “What were you wearing?”
“We never expected much from the NFL’s investigation. We never expected much from their flawed process,” Buzbee said. “Even when you know you’re going to be slapped in the face, that slap still hurts and it still stings.”
The person familiar with the filing told the AP that the league attempted to interview all of the women but Buzbee stopped returning messages from the NFL’s investigators.
The league’s investigation, which resulted in a 215-page report, was conducted by two former prosecutors with decades of experience investigating sexual assault cases. The investigators interviewed 49 people, including 12 of 24 plaintiffs, Watson, and third-party witnesses, including witnesses identified by Watson’s attorneys. Investigators also reviewed documentary evidence, including documents provided by Watson’s counsel from civil litigation.
Robinson said in her decision: “My credibility determinations are based largely on the credibility of the NFL investigators.”
Solis said she doesn’t regret speaking out. She said she has been helped by letters and emails from strangers expressing support for her and that she’ll continue to tell her story to make sure young women know they have a voice.
“If anyone has ever tried to abuse their status and overpower you, remind them that they picked the wrong one to try that with,” she said. “That’s exactly what I am — the wrong one. And I’ll keep showing my face and keep speaking up for as long as I can.”
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this story.
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SYDNEY, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce the presentation of promising new data from an ongoing phase I clinical trial of paxalisib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of brain metastases, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.
Interim data from the first stage of the study reports that all 9 evaluable patients experienced complete or partial response, representing an overall response rate (ORR) of 100%. For comparison, a typical ORR associated with whole brain radiotherapy alone can commonly range from 20-45% in published studies, of which some representative examples are indicated below.
The data has been accepted for an oral presentation at the upcoming 2022 Annual Conference on CNS Clinical Trials and Brain Metastases, jointly organised by the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and held in Toronto, Canada from 12-13 August 2022.
Key Points
- Approximately 200,000 cancer patients develop brain metastases in the United States each year. Brain metastases are typically very challenging to treat and are associated with poor prognosis. Radiotherapy remains a mainstay of clinical management.
- Dr. Jonathan Yang, Director, Metastatic Disease, Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the Principal Investigator of this clinical trial that is examining the combination of paxalisib with whole brain radiotherapy for patients with brain metastases (NCT04192981). The trial is designed in two stages: an initial exploratory stage and a confirmatory expansion stage.
- 9 of 12 patients in the initial stage were evaluable for efficacy. All 9 patients exhibited complete or partial response, according to RANO-BM criteria, representing an ORR of 100%.
- The patients comprised a range of primary tumours, with breast cancer the most common, representing one third of patients.
- The safety profile of paxalisib in combination was broadly consistent with monotherapy experience in other clinical trials, and a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 45mg daily in combination with radiotherapy was confirmed.
- Recruitment to the expansion stage has already commenced, with the objective of recruiting an additional 12 patients.
Kazia CEO, Dr. James Garner, commented, "We are encouraged by this data and by the potential benefit it may indicate to this substantial and high-need group of patients. Radiotherapy is a ubiquitous component of the treatment paradigm for brain metastases, but resistance is common. Dr. Yang's study has shown a very promising signal that paxalisib may help to potentiate the effect of radiotherapy. We also learned recently that the ongoing Alliance study in brain metastases had graduated to an expansion stage in the breast cancer cohort, so this now represents the second positive signal for paxalisib in brain metastases, which we increasingly believe represents a very promising opportunity for the product candidate."
Brain Metastases
It is estimated that as many as 20% of all patients with cancer will develop brain metastases (secondary tumours in the central nervous system). The most common primary tumours that spread to the brain include lung, breast, colorectal, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Median overall survival for patients diagnosed with brain metastases ranges from 2.3 to 7.7 months.[1] It is estimated that approximately 200,000 patients are diagnosed with brain metastases each year in the United States alone.[2]
Radiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for brain metastases, and generally consists in either stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or some combination thereof. The efficacy of WBRT differs according to the type of tumour and the number and volume of brain metastases, but several recent publications cite overall response rates of 20-45%.
Clinical Study Rationale and Design
Research by Dr. Yang and others has shown that activation of the PI3K pathway is common in brain metastases, even in some cases where it is not present in the primary tumour. Moreover, PI3K pathway activation appears to be induced by radiotherapy, and to confer upon the tumour resistance to radiotherapy. These observations provide a strong rationale for testing the combination of a brain-penetrant PI3K inhibitor with radiotherapy.
This phase I study is a single-arm prospective trial comprising patients with brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases from any primary tumour. The primary objective is safety and tolerability. All patients have PI3K pathway mutations at baseline. The first stage of the study is intended to establish the MTD of paxalisib in combination with WBRT and to characterise safety and tolerability. The second stage is intended to elicit confirmatory signals of efficacy, with the intent to recruit a further 12 patients.
Next Steps
Enrolment to the second stage of the study is already underway and we currently estimate preliminary data from the second part of the phase I clinical trial in CY2023.
Kazia expects to discuss emerging data from this study, along with other research in brain metastases, with its scientific advisors and regulatory consultants in due course, with potential FDA consultation at a future date.
Summary of Abstract
Session 2: Multimodality Approaches to Primary and Secondary Brain Tumors - Invited
Speakers and Oral Abstracts
Friday, 12 August 2022
11am – 1pm
Abstract MMAP-05 - Phase I study of concurrent paxalisib and radiation therapy in patients with solid tumor brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases harboring PI3K pathway mutations: results from the dose-escalation cohort (NCT04192981)
Lead Author: T Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA) is an oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia.
Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib commenced recruitment to GBM AGILE, a pivotal study in glioblastoma, in January 2021. Seven additional studies are active in various forms of brain cancer. Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in August 2020. In addition, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Designation by the US FDA for DIPG in August 2020, and for AT/RT in June 2022.
Kazia is also developing EVT801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Preclinical data has shown EVT801 to be active against a broad range of tumour types and has provided compelling evidence of synergy with immuno-oncology agents. A phase I study commenced recruitment in November 2021.
For more information, please visit www.kaziatherapeutics.com or follow us on Twitter @KaziaTx.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, which can generally be identified as such by the use of words such as "may," "intend," "potential," "prospective," or other similar words, and may include statements regarding the therapeutic potential of Kazia's product candidates and anticipated results from clinical trials. Kazia's product candidates may include paxalisib, EVT801, or other molecules, administered alone or in combination with other therapies for any disease. Any statement describing Kazia's future plans, strategies, intentions, expectations, objectives, goals or prospects, and other statements that are not historical facts, are also forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on Kazia's expectations and projections about future events and future trends affecting our business and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties associated with clinical trials and product development and the impact of global economic conditions. These and other risks and uncertainties, are described more fully in Kazia's Annual Report, filed on form 20-F with the SEC, and in subsequent filings to SEC. Kazia undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required under applicable law. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this announcement. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this announcement.
This document was authorized for release to the ASX by James Garner, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBIs, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 Thursday night.
Verlander (15-3), making his comeback from Tommy John surgery, extended his winning streak to seven starts and moved into a tie with Herb Pennock for 55th place all-time with 241 victories. He gave up two hits, both singles, and struck out five.
“It’s fun to be behind the plate for him,” Maldonado said. “Watching his preparation between games and his execution on the mound, that’s what future Hall of Famers do. I think he was born that way.”
In addition to leading the majors in wins, Verlander is first with a 1.73 ERA. The right-hander is 11-16 in his career at Progressive Field, where his 5.17 ERA is the highest of any ballpark that he has pitched in more than twice.
“Is it still over 5.00? Well, then I’ve still got some demons to exorcize here,” Verlander quipped. “These guys tormented me for a while. I’m not going to say that was something I focused on, but it was definitely on my mind.”
Verlander also triggered his $25 million player option for 2023 by reaching 130 innings. The 39-year-old will earn the same amount this season under the new contract that he signed last winter.
“I wanted a player option and I thought that was more than a fair ask because they’re going out on a limb paying an old guy,” Verlander said. “Because if I didn’t throw 130, then I didn’t earn what I made this year anyway.
“Crossing that threshold puts me in a good spot, but that isn’t something I’m thinking about now at all.”
Will Smith, Ryne Stanek and Phil Maton completed the three-hitter, helping Houston move within 1 1/2 games of the idle Yankees for the best record in the AL.
McCormick gave the Astros a 2-0 lead with run-scoring singles in the third and fifth off Cleveland starter Zach Plesac (2-10). Maldonado added a two-run double in the fifth against Nick Sandlin to make it 4-0.
McCormick and Maldonado struck again in the seventh with solo homers, the 11th of the season for both, off Kirk McCarty. McCormick equaled his career high with three hits on an evening when Houston left eight runners on base over the first three innings.
“I didn’t see them square up a ton of balls, but there was a ton of traffic right from the get-go,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “And Verlander was as advertised.”
Cleveland entered the day one game behind AL Central leader Minnesota and one game out of the final wild-card spot. Steven Kwan, Josh Naylor and Austin Hedges accounted for its hits in the loss.
Kwan matched Boston’s J.D. Martinez for the longest hitting streak in the AL this year at 18 games. It also is the longest run by a rookie since Pittsburgh’s Ke’Bryan Hayes had a 19-gamer in 2020-2021.
Plesac remained winless since June 5 in Baltimore, allowing four runs, seven hits and five walks in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander is 0-6 in his last 10 starts and has dropped all five of his decisions in night games.
“I’m being tested right now, it’s just a weird time,” Plesac said. “I’m never going to back down from it and will get out of this funk of unluckiness or whatever it is. It seems like I can’t catch a break.”
SIGH OF RELIEF
The Astros picked up three significant veterans in 1B Trey Mancini, C Christian Vázquez and LHP Will Smith before the MLB trade deadline earlier this week, allowing manager Dusty Baker to take a deep breath.
“It feels fun, actually, to be done with that,” Baker said. “We’re in the dog days of the season, but this year, it seems like the dog showed up a little early.”
Vázquez ranks third in the AL with 74 starts behind the plate, the first 73 with Boston.
“Going to a new team is a difficult adjustment for catchers, which is where Vázquez is now,” Baker said. “You have to learn the philosophy of the pitching coach, how to talk to pitchers, and when to call timeout to calm a guy down. It’s not easy.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: OF Aledmys Diaz (left ring finger) was hurt in the eighth inning when he collided with center fielder Jake Meyers on a fly ball to left-center by Cleveland’s Austin Hedges. Diaz was undergoing medical tests following the game.
Guardians: RHP Aaron Civale (right wrist sprain), who has been on the 15-day injured list since July 14, will make a rehab start Friday for Triple-A Columbus against Rochester. Francona said the goal for Civale is to pitch four innings.
UP NEXT
Astros: LHP Framber Valdez (9-4, 2.80 ERA) has earned the win in all three of his career appearances against Cleveland, posting a 2.81 ERA over two starts and one relief outing.
Guardians: RHP Hunter Gaddis will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus for his major league debut. Gaddis is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA since his promotion from Double-A Akron.
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Ex-BBC DJ Alex Belfield found guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other broadcasters
Friday 5 August 2022 14:04, UK
Former BBC DJ Alex Belfield has been found guilty of stalking other broadcasters, including Jeremy Vine.
The ex-radio host, who presented on BBC Radio Leeds, was convicted of four stalking charges at Nottingham Crown Court.
Jurors convicted the YouTube host on four counts after deliberating for 14 hours and 27 minutes.
The 42-year-old was found guilty of stalking BBC Radio Northampton presenter Bernie Keith and videographer Ben Hewis.
He was also convicted of "simple" stalking in relation to Jeremy Vine and theatre blogger Philip Dehany - meaning stalking without alarm or distress.
He was found not guilty of stalking charges in relation to the BBC's former head of North, Rozina Breen, former BBC Radio Leeds presenters Liz Green and Stephanie Hirst, and former BBC worker Helen Thomas. | https://news.sky.com/story/ex-bbc-dj-alex-belfield-found-guilty-of-stalking-jeremy-vine-and-other-broadcasters-12666171 | 2022-08-05T13:21:33Z | https://news.sky.com/story/ex-bbc-dj-alex-belfield-found-guilty-of-stalking-jeremy-vine-and-other-broadcasters-12666171 | true |
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (WPIX) — A McDonald’s worker allegedly shot by a man whose mother complained about receiving cold French fries has died of his injuries, according to authorities.
The New York Police Department confirmed the death of Matthew Webb, 23, of Queens, on Friday morning.
Webb was shot in the neck Monday evening outside the fast-food restaurant where he worked, allegedly by a man whose mother had argued with Webb about the quality of her fries, officials have said.
Michael Morgan, 20, rushed to the McDonald’s after hearing the argument on a FaceTime call with his mother, according to authorities.
Morgan and Webb got into a physical altercation outside the restaurant, police have said. During that fight, Morgan allegedly reached for a gun and shot Webb in the neck, according to officials.
Prior to Webb’s death, Morgan had been charged with attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. His girlfriend, Camellia Dunlap, 18, has also been charged with criminal possession of a weapon for allegedly handing Morgan the gun and running away with it after the shooting, according to officials.
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Republicans are to announce Friday whether the 2024 national convention, where the party’s presidential nominee will be officially named, will be held in Milwaukee or Nashville.
Milwaukee, in swing state Wisconsin, is the odds-on favorite to get the event given Nashville’s refusal to adopt an agreement for hosting the convention. There has been broad bipartisan support for holding the event in Milwaukee, which was selected to host the 2020 Democratic convention that had to be moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Milwaukee used its preparations for that convention to argue to Republicans that it had a “turnkey” operation ready to host for real in 2024. Milwaukee was the pick of the RNC’s site selection committee in July.
The Republican National Committee is to announce its decision on the final day of its summer meeting in Chicago.
Nashville’s bid hit a roadblock after Mayor John Cooper and others expressed concerns about security, the economic trade-off of having to mostly shut down the bustling downtown except for convention activity as well as the implications of tying up city resources for the event.
The Nashville common council on Tuesday rejected a draft agreement for hosting the convention, seemingly ending that city’s chances.
It was a different story in Milwaukee, where leaders in the Democratic stronghold joined together with Republican power brokers, including former RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, to make the pitch for hosting the convention. Priebus, a former White House chief of staff under former President Donald Trump and Wisconsin state GOP chairman, leads the local committee for the convention.
Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016, but lost to President Joe Biden by a nearly identical margin in 2020.
Wisconsin could determine who wins in 2024, while Tennessee has not backed a Democrat for president since 1996. But choosing Milwaukee is in line with recent Republican choices for the convention. For two decades, Republicans have placed their nominating convention in swing states — North Carolina, Ohio and Florida. | https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-gop-2024-convention-20220805-x2a72ub4mbeidbsm32vsb3bdnm-story.html | 2022-08-05T13:24:55Z | https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-gop-2024-convention-20220805-x2a72ub4mbeidbsm32vsb3bdnm-story.html | true |
Quick — what’s on the state flag of Massachusetts?
If you’re having trouble conjuring the image of our state seal and motto, you’re not alone. On a recent afternoon in Downtown Crossing, only two out of about 15 people surveyed could describe what the state seal was, and no one knew what the state motto was. Both are depicted on our state flag, which you may have seen in schools, government buildings, or parades.
The current seal shows a Native American man standing before a blue shield, a bow in one hand and a downward pointing arrow in the other; the Latin motto translates to “By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty.”
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But that could change soon. Activists have been fighting for roughly 40 years to rethink the image, which many find offensive and degrading to Indigenous people. And in May, a special commission voted unanimously to recommend replacing the state’s seal and motto.
But sharp divisions still exist among the 19-member Special Commission on the Official Seal and Motto of the Commonwealth. One Indigenous member of the commission said he immediately regretted his vote and worries that an important piece of Native American history will be lost.
The commission has requested to have until March 31, 2023 to develop suggestions for the new seal and motto.
Meanwhile, at Downtown Crossing, we asked some passersby what they thought should be depicted in the state seal. Respondents suggested everything from a picture of Boston Harbor to a Thanksgiving-themed flag. Neicy Mendes, 13, said she thinks it should include a pigeon — “I feel like you see them a lot” — while Josephine Phillip, 74, suggested something like the mayflower, the Massachusetts state flower. Bruce Paolozz, 52, thought the state flag should honor Massachusetts education. “This is like the heart of education for America,” he said, “so I think a book is more appropriate.”
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Now we’re asking readers: What do you think the state seal and flag should look like? Should it include Native American representation? If so, should it be a historical figure? Or should the design involve natural elements such as the state tree (the American Elm) or state bird (the black-capped chickadee)?
Let us know by filling out the survey below, and if you have a design idea, upload it, or send us a sketch at arts@globe.com. (We may reach out for a future article.)
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — John Huh wasn’t expecting the lowest round of his PGA Tour career Thursday in the Wyndham Championship, and he had no complaints about the score or the timing.
Huh made seven of his eight birdie attempts from 10 feet or closer and holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th hole at Sedgefield for a 9-under 61, giving him a two-shot lead over Sungjae Im in the final tournament of the regular season.
“It’s kind of strange because like earlier I mentioned, I wasn’t really feeling great with my game and (to) shoot my career low, it’s kind of weird,” Huh said. “Sort of mixed feelings, but I’ll take this any day.”
Huh needed a round like this. He is No. 120 in the FedEx Cup — with some wiggle room because of the defectors to Saudi-funded LIV Golf — and only the top 125 advance to the lucrative postseason next week and are assured a full PGA Tour card for next season.
“I know what’s on the line, I know how important this tournament would be,” Huh said. “At the same time you’ve just got to go and play and I think I did that really well today.”
Im had two eagles in his round of 63. At a true No. 15 in the FedEx Cup, he already is set for the postseason and a good week might be able to sew up his spot in the finale at East Lake.
Peter Malnati and Brandon Wu were at 64.
Far more relevant was the group at 65, which includes Austin Smotherman. He is list at No. 135 in the FedEx Cup, but he would count as No. 125 — the cutoff — because 10 players ahead of him have been suspended for signing on with LIV Golf.
The suspended players would be line in to receive FedEx Cup bonus money without playing. The PGA Tour said last week a player’s FedEx Cup ranking would not be affected by those have gone over to LIV Golf.
Smotherman missed only two greens and kept bogeys off his card. Three others at 65 — Ben Kohles (181), Cameron Percy (170) and Brian Stuard (148) were outside the top 125.
Also at 65 was Aaron Wise, who is at No. 34 in the standings and is looking to improve his ranking going into the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs. Wise had a five-hole stretch on the back nine that he played in 5-under par, including a 30-foot eagle putt on the 15th, until missing the fairway and failing to save par from beyond the green at the 18th.
Will Zalatoris, at No. 14 in the world the highest-ranked player in the field, was hopeful of moving into the top 10 in the FedEx Cup and collecting bonus money from the regular season. A two-time runner-up in majors this year, he opened with a 71 and next had to worry about making the cut.
Rickie Fowler also had a 71 playing in the afternoon. Fowler is No. 123 in the FedEx Cup — accounting for the suspended players ahead of him — and likely will need to make the cut to avoid missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Huh now has three rounds at 62 or lower on the PGA Tour — he had a 62 at Sedgefield in 2013 and a 62 in Las Vegas in 2016 — and made this one look easy.
Starting on the fourth hole, he ran off five straight birdies, the longest one at 10 feet. After his long eagle putt, he holed a 4-foot putt for birdie on the 17th.
“I hit it close enough, gave myself a chance,” Huh said. “The longest putt I made was for eagle, but other than that, I put it pretty much inside 10 feet and made all that.”
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U.S. immigration authorities are planning to issue photo ID cards to immigrants in deportation proceedings in a bid to slash paper use and help people stay up-to-date on required meetings and court hearings, officials said.
The proposal from Immigration and Customs Enforcement is still being developed as a pilot program, and it was not immediately clear how many the agency would issue. The cards would not be an official form of federal identification, and would state they are to be used by the Department of Homeland Security.
The idea is for immigrants to be able to access information about their cases online by using a card rather than paper documents that are cumbersome and can fade over time, officials said. They said ICE officers could also run checks on the cards in the field.
“Moving to a secure card will save the agency millions, free up resources, and ensure information is quickly accessible to DHS officials while reducing the agency’s FOIA backlog,” an ICE spokesperson said in a statement, referring to unfulfilled public requests for agency documents. Homeland Security gets more Freedom of Information Act requests than any other federal agency, according to government data, and many of those involve immigration records.
The proposal has sparked a flurry of questions about what the card might be used for and how secure it would be. Some fear the program could lead to tracking of immigrants awaiting their day in immigration court, while others suggest the cards could advertised by migrant smugglers to try to induce others to make the dangerous trip north.
The Biden administration is seeking $10 million for the so-called ICE Secure Docket Card in a budget proposal for the next fiscal year. It was not immediately clear if the money would cover the pilot or a broader program or when it would begin.
The administration has faced pressure as the number of migrants seeking to enter the country on the southwest border has increased. Border Patrol agents stopped migrants more than 1.1 million times from January to June, up nearly one-third from the same period of an already-high 2021.
Many migrants are turned away under COVID-19-related restrictions. But many are allowed in and either are detained while their cases churn through the immigration courts or are released and required to check in periodically with ICE officers until a judge rules on their cases.
Those most likely to be released in the United States are from countries where expulsion under the public health order is complicated due to costs, logistics or strained diplomatic relations, including Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
At shelters, bus stations and airports along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants carefully guard their papers in plastic folders. These are often the only documents they have to get past airport checkpoints to their final destinations in the United States. The often dog-eared papers can be critical to getting around.
An immigration case can take years and the system can be confusing, especially for immigrants who know little English and may need to work with an array of government agencies, including ICE and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, which issues work permits and green cards. U.S. immigration courts are overseen by the Justice Department.
Gregory Z. Chen, senior director of government relations at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, said migrants have mistakenly gone to ICE offices instead of court for scheduled hearings that they then missed as a result. He said so long as immigrants’ privacy is protected, the card could be helpful.
“If ICE is going to be using this new technology to enable non citizens to check in with ICE, or to report information about their location and address, and then to receive information about their case — where their court hearings might be, what the requirements might be for them to comply with the law — that would be a welcome approach,” Chen said.
It was not clear whether Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration would accept the cards for airport travel or whether private businesses would consider it valid.
The United States doesn’t have a national photo identification card. Residents instead use a range of cards to prove identification, including driver’s licenses, state ID cards and consular ID cards. What constitutes a valid ID is often determined by the entity seeking to verify a person’s identity.
Talia Inlender, deputy director of the Center for Immigration Law and Policy at University of California, Los Angeles’ law school, said she was skeptical that using a card to access electronic documents would simplify the process for immigrants, especially those navigating the system without a lawyer, and questioned whether the card has technology that could be used to increase government surveillance of migrants.
But having an ID could be useful, especially for migrants who need to travel within the U.S., Inlender said.
“Many people are fleeing persecution and torture in their countries. They’re not showing up with government paperwork,” Inlender said. “Having a form of identification to be able to move throughout daily life has the potential to be a helpful thing.”
That has some Republican lawmakers concerned that the cards could induce more migrants to come to the U.S. or seek to access benefits they’re not eligible for. A group of 16 lawmakers sent a letter last week to ICE raising questions about the plan.
“The Administration is now reportedly planning yet another reckless policy that will further exacerbate this ongoing crisis,” the letter said. | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/us-to-issue-id-to-migrants-awaiting-deportation-proceedings/ | 2022-08-05T13:28:51Z | https://who13.com/news/ap-top-headlines/us-to-issue-id-to-migrants-awaiting-deportation-proceedings/ | false |
The Scottish Liberal Democrats made the call after key Western Isles routes were hit by service disruption.
The MV Hebrides vessel is out of action for urgent repairs until at least Sunday due to an issue with its CO2 firefighting system.
Services between Uig on Skye, Lochmaddy on North Uist and Tarbert on Harris have been cancelled since Tuesday.
Ferry operator CalMac has since announced the MV Isle of Mull will be redeployed to cover the Lochmaddy and Tarbert services.
But that move has come under fire as the reshuffle impacts one of Scotland’s most popular routes, between Oban and Craignure on Mull.
Other key routes, including Mallaig to Lochboisdale on South Uist and Mallaig to Armadale on Skye, have also been disrupted.
Lib Dem economy spokesman Willie Rennie: “Everyone knows the fleet is outdated and prone to breakdowns, but nothing seems to be being done about it.
“If half the transport link to the First Minister’s constituency were removed overnight her constituents would be beating down her door and I’m sure a solution would be found in short order.
“Because this affects island communities, far from the central belt, residents are just expected to grin and bear it, even as their businesses suffer and their family members struggle to get to medical appointments.
“I believe that this is serious enough that the Parliament should be recalled and the minister made to explain why years of underinvestment in our ferry network has been allowed to lead us here.
“Islanders have been clear that if these ferry failures continue, the Scottish Government are risking an ‘island clearances’ as residents will simply find the situation intolerable.”
Island communities have voiced their frustration to MSPs in recent months following repair issues with CalMac’s ageing fleet of vessels.
The Scottish Government-owned ferry operator had said in an emergency timetable plan brought in on Tuesday that all options for a relief vessel had been explored and that vessels across the rest of the CalMac network would remain on their timetabled routes for the current time.
Joe Reade, chairman of the Mull & Iona Ferry Committee, has lodged a complaint to CalMac over the "huge capacity reduction" for both cars and foot passengers that has emerged "in the busiest week of the year".
Mr Reade said: "This zero-sum decision demonstrates yet again what an appalling state our ferry service is in.
"For the fleet to be so stretched and fragile, that this is the necessary 'solution' for a breakdown, proves once again that there is a complete failure of strategy and delivery from government and its agencies.
"This will have a hugely damaging and disruptive impact on businesses in the busiest week of the year.
"There will be vocal and heart-felt complaints from Mull and Iona as a result of this, and they will be absolutely justified.
"Tour boats cancelling trips at the busiest time of the year; islanders unable to leave; valued tourists unable to get to their destination; supplies undelivered; appointments missed.”
Robbie Drummond, managing director of CalMac, said: "While we aim to move all booked traffic, urgent deliveries and medical appointments will be prioritised.
"Moving vessels around is not ideal but, without any spare tonnage to use during disruption, it is often the only available option we have to continue to operate lifeline services.
"I can assure customers that we have looked at all possible alternative options before coming to this decision.” | https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/demand-to-recall-parliament-for-emergency-statement-on-calmac-ferry-disruption-3795260 | 2022-08-05T13:29:51Z | https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/demand-to-recall-parliament-for-emergency-statement-on-calmac-ferry-disruption-3795260 | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Republicans say it’s a “tax and spending spree.” And everyone has a study they say proves it.
Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn’t extending to the latest economic package from Democrats, which is generating a battle of dueling statistics and projections over whether it would help or hurt the economy.
For President Joe Biden, the Senate Democrats’ $739 billion package can help lower inflation, cut the budget deficit, address climate change and lower medical bills — a message that he’s trying to sell to the wider country amid intense Republican criticism.
Biden appeared at a virtual event Thursday to highlight the proposal with leaders from General Motors, Cummins, Kaiser Permanente and the AFL-CIO, among other organizations. He called on Congress to listen to the public, dig into the numbers and vote for the bill.
“Look at the facts,” Biden said. “Pass it. Get it to my desk. Pass it for the American people. Pass it for businesses and workers. Pass it for America.”
But GOP lawmakers have their own sets of numbers. They counter that the 15% minimum corporate tax included in the package would hit U.S. factories and middle-class workers. They say energy costs would increase. The number of approved prescription drugs coming onto market would decline because of price caps, according to a University of Chicago analysis. They say IRS audits would affect more people.
“This bill will slam manufacturing,” Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said Wednesday. “The bottom line here is this tax is dangerous for America.”
Republican senators quickly cried foul after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., struck the deal last week. Late Thursday, the agreement drew the backing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., a centrist seen as the pivotal vote in the 50-50 chamber.
What many economists say is that the plan could modestly reduce inflation in the long term and improve the federal government’s financial outlook. But it’s unknown whether a skeptical public will trust the experts or stick to their beliefs and the most emotionally resonant talking points.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the proposal would reduce budget deficits by $305 billion over the next decade. That includes roughly $200 billion from increasing IRS funding by $80 billion. The tax agency will be able audit people making more than $400,000 and collect taxes that are owed but going unpaid.
But the size of the deficit reduction could be even greater.
The Treasury Department estimates indicate that IRS enforcement could raise a net $400 billion over the next decade, while improving customer service such that the agency could go from answering just 15% of its phone calls to all of them, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal figures.
The private Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates the deficit reduction could be as much as $1.9 trillion over two decades, largely because Medicare would be able to negotiate down the price of prescription drugs.
The Penn Wharton Budget Model estimates that inflation would decline after 2024, though the effect would be statistically negligible.
On Tuesday, congressional leaders were sent a letter signed by 126 economists that concluded: “This proposal addresses some of the country’s biggest challenges at a significant scale. And because it is deficit-reducing, it does so while putting downward pressure on inflation.”
Yet the measure carries some controversy because of how it relies on tax laws.
The roughly $370 billion devoted to climate change includes tax breaks for “clean” electricity and for manufacturing, as well as breaks for buying electric vehicles. It would impose a fee on methane and charge a minimum tax of 15% on companies with more than $1 billion in profits.
“It’s just a catalog of tax hikes and green boondoggles that Democrats have wanted for years, with a false new label slapped on the front,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Tueday.
Republicans say the corporate tax would violate Biden’s pledge not to increase taxes on people making less than $400,000. Their evidence is an analysis by Congress’ Joint Tax Committee, which assumes that part of the cost of the tax would be passed on to workers in the form of lower pay.
Columbia University economist Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel prize winner who worked in the Clinton administration, said the corporate minimum tax is unlikely to place a burden on workers because of its design.
“That’s just what we just say is right wing rhetoric,” Stiglitz said. “The argument that it will be shifted either to customers or wages is very, very weak.”
Still, higher taxes are likely to come at a cost.
Based on estimates by the joint committee, Republicans note that nearly half of that minimum tax would hit manufacturers, a group that political leaders have often pledged to protect.
Kyle Pomerleau, a senior fellow at the center-right American Enterprise Institute, estimated that the minimum tax could undermine the benefits of existing tax incentives for companies to invest in new equipment and buildings.
Manchin has described the minimum tax as closing a “loophole” rather than a tax increase, while Pomerleau said the senator is inaccurate in his description.
The “minimum tax doesn’t close any loopholes — it leaves all the loopholes open,” Pomerleau said. “It just subjects companies to a parallel tax. It’s an unideal ‘patch’ on the tax code.”
At the Thursday’s roundtable, Biden specifically asked manufacturers whether the bill would hurt or help them.
Jennifer Rumsey, CEO of Cummins, which makes engines and power generation products, told him the bill would be “good for the economy and the environment.”
“We need the right policies,” she said. “And many of those market-based incentives that we think are needed are included in the Inflation Reduction Act.” | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-republicans-spar-over-impact-of-dems-economic-plan/ | 2022-08-05T13:31:56Z | https://who13.com/news/politics/ap-politics/biden-republicans-spar-over-impact-of-dems-economic-plan/ | true |
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Creatd, Inc. (Nasdaq CM: CRTD) ("Creatd" or the "Company"), today announced that it has completed its purchase of a majority ownership stake in Orbit Media, LLC ("Orbit"), a new app-based stock trading platform designed to empower a new generation of investors, providing users with a like-minded community as well as access to tools, content, and other resources to learn, train, and excel in the financial markets.
Orbit recently concluded its beta testing program and is expected to have its full launch by the end of the year.
Commented Creatd's Executive Chairman, Jeremy Frommer, "In my seat, I have spent a great deal of time analyzing the behavior of retail investors, particularly in regards to meme stocks and the communication forums dominated by discussions about them. Specifically, I've studied firsthand the amount of misinformation that tends to persist. Today, we have announced the purchase of a majority stake in Orbit, a new stock trading social app. Orbit is designed to enable open and fair discourse around stock trading, and within the underutilized small-cap space in particular. We expect Orbit's full launch to take place during the fourth quarter, launching a new era of interaction between retail investors and management teams–I have long been a strong proponent of the benefits of direct communications between management teams and shareholders, and of the power of social media platforms that have the ability to ensure the discussions remain fair and compliant. We expect to distribute the platform throughout Creatd's network and platform communities, as well as the audiences they attract."
For more information on Orbit and its launch plans, visit https://upinorbit.io/.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hub International Limited (Hub), a leading global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced today that it has acquired KT&D, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Located in Wilmington, Delaware, KT&D, Inc. provides multi-line insurance solutions, including medical malpractice, commercial and personal, and employee benefits solutions for their clients. Their expertise in healthcare supports Hub's Specialty practice by complementing and strengthening its existing capabilities.
Scott Yerkes, CEO, and Kelly McGovern, President, and the KT&D Inc. team will join Hub Mid-Atlantic.
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Creche likely to be opened at Ernakulam Collectorate next week
The Women and Child Development department is likely to open a crèche on the District Collectorate campus at Kakkanad next week.
The department has entrusted the operation of the crèche with an NGO. The facility, which can accommodate 20 to 25 children, is being given finishing touches with the inauguration tentatively fixed for August 10.
A crèche had operated on the campus before the pandemic outbreak. “Our facility is part of the network of 25 crèches proposed by the department across the State. It will be open to the public and not restricted to employees of the Collectorate alone,” said Premna Manoj Shankar, Women and Child Development Officer, Ernakulam.
A second crèche has been proposed at Government Medical College, Kalamassery. However, it may be a while before it turns operational since civil works are pending.
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GUC Monthly Sales Report - July 2022
Hsinchu, Taiwan, Aug 5, 2022 - GUC (TAIEX: 3443) today announced its net sales for July 2022 were NT1,940 million, increased 3.3% month-over-month and increased 58.4% year-over-year.
Net sales for Jan through July 2022 totaled NT$11,835 million, increased 51.0% compared to the same period in 2021.
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MOSCOW, Russia — The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after police at Moscow's airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
A judge convicted the 31-year-old athlete Thursday of drug possession and smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. The politically charged case comes amid high tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
In an extraordinary move, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke last week to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American jailed in Russia on espionage charges, would go free.
Lavrov and Blinken were both in Cambodia on Friday for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Blinken did not even glance at his Russian counterpart as they took their seats at an East Asia Summit.
Lavrov told reporters that Blinken didn’t try to contact him while they were attending the ASEAN meeting.
“We were separated by just one person at the discussion table, but I didn’t feel his desire to catch me. My buttons are all in place,” he said when asked about Washington’s statement that Blinken would try to buttonhole Lavrov for a quick interaction in Phnom Penh.
Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to discuss” a prisoner swap but that the topic should only be discussed via a dedicated Russia-U.S. channel that U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to establish when they met in Geneva in June 2021.
“If the Americans again try to engage in public diplomacy and make loud statements about their intention to take certain steps, it’s their business, I would even say their problem,” Lavrov said. “The Americans often have trouble observing agreements on calm and professional work.”
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the same point more harshly, saying “the U.S. already has made mistakes, trying to solve such problems via ‘microphone diplomacy.’ They are not solved that way.”
He, too, emphasized that any discussions on a possible trade should be held via the previously established confidential channels that Putin and Biden agree to during last year's summit.
“Such mechanisms exist, but they will be thrown into doubt if the discussion continues in the public domain,” Peskov said. He said: “If we discuss any nuances related to the issue of exchange via media, no exchange will ever take place.”
People familiar with the U.S. proposal have said it envisions trading Griner and Whelan for a notorious Russian arms trader, Viktor Bout. He is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
The call between Blinken and Lavrov marked the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago, underlining the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released.
Griner was arrested as she was returning to play for a team in Russia, where she has competed since 2014. Blinken said Friday that her conviction and sentence “compounds the injustice that has been done to her.”
“It puts a spotlight on our very significant concern with Russia’s legal system and the Russian government’s use of wrongful detentions to advance its own agenda using individuals as political pawns,” he said.
On Thursday, Biden denounced the Russian judge's verdict and sentence as “unacceptable” and said he would continue working to bring Griner and Whelan home.
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Company ranked in the top 20 on 2022 list
BLUE BELL, Pa., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced Forbes has recognized the company in its 2022 America's Best Employers for Women list. The annual ranking identifies leading companies that support the personal and professional development of women and have women at the executive and board levels. Unisys is ranked in the top 20 of the 400 companies on the list.
Unisys has long been committed to increasing the representation of women at all levels of the company, including through its Women+ Network and Empower-U Associate Impact Groups. The company has also been recognized by 50/50 Women on Boards™, the leading non-profit education and advocacy campaign driving the movement toward gender balance and diversity on corporate boards, for its strong representation of women on its board.
"Unisys is proud to be recognized by Forbes for our leadership in supporting the personal and professional development of women," said Katie Ebrahimi, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Unisys. "Fostering an inclusive environment is at the core of who Unisys is, and we continue to empower women in every aspect of our business."
The 2022 list was created through an independent survey conducted by Statista, a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Forbes collected input from 50,000 people in the U.S. — including 30,000 women — employed at companies with at least 1,000 employees. The 2022 list recognizes the top 400 companies ranking highest based on four criteria:
- General work topics: Employees' opinion on a series of statements surrounding the likelihood of recommendation, atmosphere and development, image, working conditions, salary and wage, workplace and diversity regarding their employer.
- Topics relevant to women: Women rated their employers regarding parental leave, family support, flexibility, discrimination, representation and career and pay equity.
- Indirect recommendations: Women respondents evaluated other employers in their respective industries that stand out positively or negatively regarding diversity.
- Diversity among top executives/board: After extensive research, an index was built based on the share of women in executive management or board positions.
For more information about Unisys' commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, click here.
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OREM, Utah, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Datajoin, a SaaS company that helps B2B marketers integrate their tech stack through 'Micro Integrations', has raised a $3.5M seed round led by Sepio Capital.
"The marketing tech stack is broken." said Datajoin Founder and CEO, Sam Fonoimoana.
"Marketers are frustrated with how much time and effort it takes to integrate their technology. They're waiting months for their engineering and IT teams to build internal solutions, which usually end up at the end of the request queue."
"Datajoin's Micro Integrations make integration simple and easy—with implementation measured in days, not months."
According to Gartner, "marketers are only using 58% of their Martech stack's potential" leaving 42% of marketing tools underutilized and millions worth of efficiencies on the table. This siloed capacity is wasted because of the number of tools and the lack of integration between them.
"There are more tools in the marketing stack then at Home Depot," said Fonoimoana.
"Most marketing tools are really good at what they do, but they are really bad at talking to each other. Stack fragmentation is hurting marketing teams -- Micro Integrations change all that."
Fonoimoana is referring to Datajoin's proprietary solution dubbed "Micro Integrations." Micro Integrations synchronize customer data between applications in your marketing stack, without code or engineering resources.
As an official Adobe partner, Datajoin serves a handful of fortune 500 companies including Adobe, Cisco, Comcast and ARM, with a 100% satisfaction rate. Datajoin decided to pursue additional funding to meet the demands of its expanding client list.
Sepio Capital is a $5B+ multi-family institutional investment advisory firm with internal venture capital operations. Mitch Rencher, Managing Director at Sepio Capital, leads the seed round.
"I am thrilled to partner with Mitch at Sepio Capital," said Fonoimoana. "He immediately caught the vision of who I am and what I am trying to build – from both a marketing analytics standpoint and for the future of tech diversity here in the state of Utah and in tech," Fonoimoana continued.
"Some of the most sophisticated enterprise marketing technology companies in the world view Sam and the team at Datajoin as 'Data Ninjas.' Datajoin's value proposition was immediately apparent in customer conversations as they've delivered 10x outcomes. We are excited to back Datajoin as they put marketers back in control of their marketing data." said Mitch Rencher – Managing Director at Sepio.
Powered by this seed funding from Sepio, Datajoin plans to hire key talent in the areas of product, engineering, marketing, and sales.
In closing this seed round, Fonoimoana becomes the first VC-Backed Founder and CEO in tech of Polynesian descent.
"We hope this is the first of many Polynesians founded venture-backed businesses and are determined to make Datajoin a success story that other founders, investors, and communities point to for inspiration."
He hopes that Datajoin's growth and success will inspire Polynesian kids to dream of being whatever they want to be and will pave the way for a new generation of Polynesian Founders and CEOs in the Tech industry.
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BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 3, China Galaxy International Financial Holdings Limited released a new report and reiterated its "Overweight" rating on Joy Spreader Group Inc. (6988.HK, "Joy Spreader" or the "Company"). The rating firm lowered the target price to HK$2.41 based on a 20x 2022 P/E ratio. The ratio is lower than the average of 26x since the IPO. Based on a new assessment of Joy Spreader's gross margins, China Galaxy International downgraded its estimates for the Chinese tech firm's net profits for 2022, 2023 and 2024 by 2.9%, 3.1% and 3.5%, respectively.
The marketing technology firm's share price fell by more than 50% in the past two days, nevertheless, the rating firm stated that they could find nothing in the company's actions to cause the decline.
Despite the challenging industry environment, China Galaxy International still expects Joy Spreader to achieve notable revenue growth. The international e-commerce business is expected to become a new revenue growth driver for the group as it will bring revenue up to an entirely new scale while raising the quality of the business overall. The new business will also serve to limit the size of any losses. In the first half of the year 2022, Joy Spreader's overall net profit was impacted by the rising contribution from the lower margin e-commerce business, however, this was a short-term event and somewhat in line with expectations. For the full year 2022, as China's online game license approval process has been normalized and the impact of pandemic prevention procedures on e-commerce logistics is on track to be mitigated in the second half of the year, the domestic business is expected to achieve positive year-on-year growth. The group's growth in 2022-2024 will be driven by the recovery of domestic business, the expansion of the overseas e-commerce business, and margin recovery.
As a leading new media commercialization technology company in China, Joy Spreader is committed to using its digital business intelligence capabilities to enable customers from e-commerce, interactive entertainment and other sectors to improve their results and the efficiency of their business activities (e-commerce sales, interactive entertainment product distribution, and marketing campaigns) on global mobile new media platforms, while helping clients achieve direct access to their products for consumers.
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Retrospective study in metastatic uveal melanoma patients with liver dominant disease shows an objective response rate of 59.4% and a disease control rate of 89.1%.
The study finds that achieving complete response, partial response, or stable disease is associated with improved survival.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH), an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic cancers of the liver, announced the publication of a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent a percutaneous hepatic perfusion procedure (PHP) with CHEMOSAT® at three European centers, one in the Netherlands and two in Germany, between February 2014 and December 2019. The study involved 101 patients who completed a minimum of one PHP procedure for the treatment of unresectable uveal melanoma (UM) liver metastases.
The study, Predictive Parameters in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion with Melphalan for Unresectable Liver Metastases from Uveal Melanoma: A Retrospective Pooled Analysis, by Dr. T. M. L. Tong, et al,, included a total of 212 PHP procedures for the 101 patients included in the study. Of the 101 patients, 66 received PHP as first line treatment and 33 had received prior therapy (status of 2 patients was unknown). Approximately 50% of patients had greater than 9 metastases. Seventy-seven patients underwent at least two procedures and 25 patients received more than two PHP procedures. After a median follow-up time of 15 months, a complete response (CR) was reported in five (5.0%) patients; partial response (PR) in 55 (54.5%), and stable disease (SD) in 30 (29.7%), resulting in an objective response rate (ORR) of 59.4% and a disease control rate (DCR) of 89.1%.
The median progression-free survival (PFS), liver progression-free survival (LPFS), and overall survival (OS) were 9.0 months (95% CI 7.7 -10.3); 11.0 months (95% CI 9.0 – 13.0); and 20.0 months (95% CI 13.7 – 26.3), respectively. Twelve patients who were lost to follow-up were censored in the survival analyses. The study also found statistically significant differences in median PFS, median LPFS, and OS between patients who had CR, PR, or SD; and patients with progressive disease (PD). For example, for patients with CR or PR the median OS was 27 months (95% CI 17.5 – 36.5); for patients with SD the median OS was 21 months (95% CI 11.2 – 30.8); and 8 months (95% CI 5.7 - 10.3) for patients with PD.
Although the study did not find a statistically significant difference in either median PFS and LPFS for patients treated with two or more PHP procedures compared to patients treated with one PHP procedures, the study did find a statistically significant difference in OS (20 months vs. 8 months) for patients who had two or more PHP procedures compared to patients who were treated with one PHP procedure.
The safety analysis was conducted on the first treatment cycle (183 PHP procedures). The most common adverse events were hematological toxicities which were grade 1/2 and self- limiting in the majority of patients and consistent with previous reports on PHP. Other adverse events were thromboembolic in nature. The mortality rate was 1.1% within 30 days after PHP.
"Delcath welcomes this publication and believes its results provide healthcare professionals with further evidence of Chemosat's utility in patients suffering from metastatic uveal melanoma," said Johnny John, MD, Delcath's Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and Medical Affairs. "We look forward to resubmitting the NDA for Hepzato Kit, the combination of the Chemosat device packaged with melphalan, to FDA by the end of the third quarter."
About Delcath Systems, Inc.
Delcath Systems, Inc. is an interventional oncology company focused on the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancers. The company's proprietary percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) system is designed to administer high-dose chemotherapy to the liver while controlling systemic exposure and associated side effects. In the United States, the PHP system is being developed under the tradename HEPZATO KIT (melphalan hydrochloride for injection/hepatic delivery system), or HEPZATO, for the treatment of patients with unresectable hepatic-dominant metastatic ocular melanoma (mOM), also known as metastatic uveal melanoma (mUM) and is considered a combination drug and device product regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
In Europe, the PHP system is now regulated as a Class lll medical device and is approved for sale under the trade name CHEMOSAT Hepatic Delivery System for Melphalan, or CHEMOSAT, where it has been used at major medical centers to treat a wide range of cancers of the liver.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. (the "Company" or "ICD") (NYSE: ICD) announced that Anthony Gallegos, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be presenting at EnerCom Denver on Monday August 8, 2022 at 3:45 pm MDT. Interested parties can listen to the webcast by registering at the following URL:
A replay will be available on the Independence Contract Drilling website, www.icdrilling.com, following the presentation
About Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
Independence Contract Drilling provides land-based contract drilling services for oil and natural gas producers in the United States. The Company constructs, owns and operates a fleet of pad-optimal ShaleDriller rigs that are specifically engineered and designed to accelerate its clients' production profiles and cash flows from their most technically demanding and economically impactful oil and gas properties. For more information, visit www.icdrilling.com.
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E-mail inquiries to: Investor.relations@icdrilling.com
Phone inquiries: (281) 598-1211
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IGEN announces Net Profit for Second Quarter 2022
"Positioned for continued growth across consumer and commercial brands"
LAKE ELSINORE, CA, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEN Networks Corporation (OTC: IGEN) (CSE: IGN), a leading innovator of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions for the consumer automotive and commercial fleet industries, today announced unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2022:
Second Quarter Financials and Recent Accomplishments:
- As of June 30, 2022, the Company had total current assets of $252,227, a 45% increase from December 31, 2021.
- Achieved recognized revenues of $91,976 compared to $82,998 from the prior year second quarter period
- Grew total gross deferred revenue to $310,568 representing cash received and revenue to be recognized in future reporting periods
- Gain on settlement of debt of $271,935
- Net income of $10,582 compared to ($325,937) net loss from the prior year second quarter period
- Expanded the subscriber base by 1680 new asset activations across consumer and commercial brands
- Expanded Intellectual Property Portfolio for normalizing "big data" elements for the reduction of insurance rating-errors
- Secured 11 new franchise and pre-owned dealerships located in 5 states with approximately 2000 vehicles under Nimbo Tracking inventory management services
- Launched the CU Track program with Michigan Credit Union League Service Corporation in the Upper Peninsula region
- Awarded exclusive contracts to provide Medallion GPS Fleet Services to New York State Counties
CEO Neil G. Chan stated, "IGEN is reporting a net income and profit for the first time since company inception. We are particularly excited with our new sales channels, partnerships, and patent portfolio created over the last several years. The development of the most cost efficient and scalable platforms in the industry has enabled the company to achieve profitability and improve our balance sheet in 2022. Our pipeline for the second half looks promising as our recurring and new business revenues will continue to drive growth for both the consumer and commercial IoT markets."
About IGEN Networks Corporation
IGEN Networks Corporation creates software services for the consumer automotive and commercial asset management industries enabling their customers to better manage their assets and protect their drivers. IGEN is a fully reporting company in both Canada and the United States. It is publicly traded on the OTC Markets under the symbol IGEN, and listed on the CSE under the symbol IGN. For more information, please visit: www.igennetworks.net
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SYDNEY, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce the presentation of promising new data from an ongoing phase I clinical trial of paxalisib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of brain metastases, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.
Interim data from the first stage of the study reports that all 9 evaluable patients experienced complete or partial response, representing an overall response rate (ORR) of 100%. For comparison, a typical ORR associated with whole brain radiotherapy alone can commonly range from 20-45% in published studies, of which some representative examples are indicated below.
The data has been accepted for an oral presentation at the upcoming 2022 Annual Conference on CNS Clinical Trials and Brain Metastases, jointly organised by the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and held in Toronto, Canada from 12-13 August 2022.
Key Points
- Approximately 200,000 cancer patients develop brain metastases in the United States each year. Brain metastases are typically very challenging to treat and are associated with poor prognosis. Radiotherapy remains a mainstay of clinical management.
- Dr. Jonathan Yang, Director, Metastatic Disease, Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the Principal Investigator of this clinical trial that is examining the combination of paxalisib with whole brain radiotherapy for patients with brain metastases (NCT04192981). The trial is designed in two stages: an initial exploratory stage and a confirmatory expansion stage.
- 9 of 12 patients in the initial stage were evaluable for efficacy. All 9 patients exhibited complete or partial response, according to RANO-BM criteria, representing an ORR of 100%.
- The patients comprised a range of primary tumours, with breast cancer the most common, representing one third of patients.
- The safety profile of paxalisib in combination was broadly consistent with monotherapy experience in other clinical trials, and a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 45mg daily in combination with radiotherapy was confirmed.
- Recruitment to the expansion stage has already commenced, with the objective of recruiting an additional 12 patients.
Kazia CEO, Dr. James Garner, commented, "We are encouraged by this data and by the potential benefit it may indicate to this substantial and high-need group of patients. Radiotherapy is a ubiquitous component of the treatment paradigm for brain metastases, but resistance is common. Dr. Yang's study has shown a very promising signal that paxalisib may help to potentiate the effect of radiotherapy. We also learned recently that the ongoing Alliance study in brain metastases had graduated to an expansion stage in the breast cancer cohort, so this now represents the second positive signal for paxalisib in brain metastases, which we increasingly believe represents a very promising opportunity for the product candidate."
Brain Metastases
It is estimated that as many as 20% of all patients with cancer will develop brain metastases (secondary tumours in the central nervous system). The most common primary tumours that spread to the brain include lung, breast, colorectal, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Median overall survival for patients diagnosed with brain metastases ranges from 2.3 to 7.7 months.[1] It is estimated that approximately 200,000 patients are diagnosed with brain metastases each year in the United States alone.[2]
Radiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for brain metastases, and generally consists in either stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or some combination thereof. The efficacy of WBRT differs according to the type of tumour and the number and volume of brain metastases, but several recent publications cite overall response rates of 20-45%.
Clinical Study Rationale and Design
Research by Dr. Yang and others has shown that activation of the PI3K pathway is common in brain metastases, even in some cases where it is not present in the primary tumour. Moreover, PI3K pathway activation appears to be induced by radiotherapy, and to confer upon the tumour resistance to radiotherapy. These observations provide a strong rationale for testing the combination of a brain-penetrant PI3K inhibitor with radiotherapy.
This phase I study is a single-arm prospective trial comprising patients with brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases from any primary tumour. The primary objective is safety and tolerability. All patients have PI3K pathway mutations at baseline. The first stage of the study is intended to establish the MTD of paxalisib in combination with WBRT and to characterise safety and tolerability. The second stage is intended to elicit confirmatory signals of efficacy, with the intent to recruit a further 12 patients.
Next Steps
Enrolment to the second stage of the study is already underway and we currently estimate preliminary data from the second part of the phase I clinical trial in CY2023.
Kazia expects to discuss emerging data from this study, along with other research in brain metastases, with its scientific advisors and regulatory consultants in due course, with potential FDA consultation at a future date.
Summary of Abstract
Session 2: Multimodality Approaches to Primary and Secondary Brain Tumors - Invited
Speakers and Oral Abstracts
Friday, 12 August 2022
11am – 1pm
Abstract MMAP-05 - Phase I study of concurrent paxalisib and radiation therapy in patients with solid tumor brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases harboring PI3K pathway mutations: results from the dose-escalation cohort (NCT04192981)
Lead Author: T Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA) is an oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia.
Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib commenced recruitment to GBM AGILE, a pivotal study in glioblastoma, in January 2021. Seven additional studies are active in various forms of brain cancer. Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in August 2020. In addition, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Designation by the US FDA for DIPG in August 2020, and for AT/RT in June 2022.
Kazia is also developing EVT801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Preclinical data has shown EVT801 to be active against a broad range of tumour types and has provided compelling evidence of synergy with immuno-oncology agents. A phase I study commenced recruitment in November 2021.
For more information, please visit www.kaziatherapeutics.com or follow us on Twitter @KaziaTx.
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JINJIANG, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited (NASDAQ Capital Market: AEHL) ("Antelope Enterprise" or the "Company"), a leading Chinese manufacturer of ceramic tiles used in residential and commercial buildings, and which also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming, announced today that its annual meeting of shareholders will take place on September 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. local China time (or 8 a.m. Eastern Standard Time), at the Company's principal executive offices, Junbing Industrial Area, Anhai, Jinjiang, Fujian, China. The close of business on August 2, 2022 has been fixed as the record date for the purpose of determining the shareholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the meeting.
About Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited
Antelope Enterprise Holdings Limited is a leading manufacturer of ceramic tiles in China. The Company's ceramic tiles are used in residential and commercial buildings. Antelope Enterprise's products, sold under the "Hengda" or "HD", are available in over 2,000 style, color and size combinations and are distributed through a network of exclusive distributors as well as directly to large property developers. The Company also engages in business consulting, and online social commerce and live streaming in China. For more information, please visit http://www.aehltd.com.
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Practice joins Affordable Care's national network of supported dental practices
- Patients at the new practice benefit from grand opening special offers
- Variety of payment options including available financing
DESTIN, Fla., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Affordable Dentures & Implants practice in Destin, Florida, located at 4443 Commons Drive E, Suite I-103, Destin, FL 32541, is now open. The practice joins the nation's largest provider network of dental practices – supported by Affordable Care – that focus exclusively on tooth replacement services.
From extractions and partial dentures to full dentures and dental implants, including implant-secured dentures, Affordable Dentures & Implants in Destin offers quality, affordable tooth replacement care to create a new smile that not only looks great, but has the potential to transform a patient's life, allowing them to eat, speak and smile with confidence again. The practice features an on-site dental lab, which adds faster, more convenient services with all dental care provided at one location, along with the latest state-of-the-art technology, including a CBCT scanner for a more accurate image of a patient's mouth. In addition, Affordable Dentures & Implants practices provide a variety of sedation options.
Tuan Le, DDS, General Dentist, and the Affordable Dentures & Implants team in Destin are proud to offer professional and compassionate care to patients. The practice is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, including the practice's enhanced COVID-19 safety protocols, or to schedule an appointment, visit the practice website or call (850) 424-1277.
Affordable Dentures & Implants practices make tooth replacement affordable for everyone. Founded in 1975 in Kinston, North Carolina, Affordable Dentures & Implant practices form the largest network of dental providers in the U.S., solely focused on tooth replacement solutions -- including dentures, dental implants, and fixed arch solutions -- with more than 400 locations across 42 states. The mission of Affordable Dentures & Implants practices is to provide a smile for every budget, delivered with compassion, dignity and respect. Visit affordabledentures.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Affordable Care is America's largest dental support organization exclusively focused on tooth replacement services. Our team proudly supports more than 400 affiliated dental practices, including Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions and Advanced Dental Implant Center, in 42 states by providing innovative, non-clinical business and administrative support services to assist affiliated dental practices in providing their patients with access to high-quality, affordable tooth replacement solutions. More than 8 million patients have received care at an Affordable Care-supported dental practice. Visit affordablecare.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Enochian Biosciences, Inc. ("Enochian" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ENOB) securities between January 17, 2018 and June 27, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), including common stock issued by Enochian in a private placement offering on or about February 16, 2018.
All investors who purchased the shares of Enochian Biosciences, Inc. and incurred losses are advised to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain request additional information concerning the action at www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in Enochian Biosciences, Inc. you may, no later than September 26, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in Enochian Biosciences, Inc.
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On May 25, 2022, the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced that Serhat Gumrukcu, the co-founder and inventor of Enochian, had been arrested in a murder-for-hire conspiracy. The Company's shares fell $2.17, or 37%, to close that day at $3.70 per share.
Subsequently, on June 1, 2022, Hindenburg Research published a research report alleging, among other things, that the charge related to the murder of Gregory Davis, just days before Gumrukcu was to defend himself against felony fraud allegations related to a deal with Davis. According to the report, "[f]ederal prosecutors argued that the prospective merger deal that eventually resulted in Enochian going public served as a key motive for the murder." The report also alleged that Gumrukcu is not a licensed doctor in any jurisdiction in the world, that he had pled guilty to felony charges in the midst of the Company's merger, and that he "had siphoned tens of millions of dollars in shareholder cash from Enochian to his privately-owned entities." Additionally, Hindenburg alleged that Enochian has been aware of the foregoing allegations. On this news, the Company's shares fell $1.495, or 28.4%, to close at $3.77.
On June 27, 2022, The Wall Street Journal published an article concerning Gumrukcu's participation in the murder-for-hire conspiracy, claiming that Gumrukcu owed Davis over $900,000 after Gumrukcu coaxed Davis into entering into a fraudulent oil deal with him. The article further alleged that FBI agents were suspicious that Gumrukcu "had fabricated his resume and held neither a medical degree nor a doctoral degree." On this news, the Company's shares fell $0.73, or 21.9%, to close at $2.60 per share.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735 or via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com
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Sweeping new Veterans health protection law expected to result in landmark Federal litigation
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following passage this week of comprehensive Federal veterans' health legislation that includes the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky's team of national environmental mass and toxic tort lawyers announced it is now representing and seeking justice for client-survivors – mostly former Marines and their families - that lived on the North Carolina Marine Corps base and used its tainted water supply over nearly five decades.
"We are grateful and humbled to represent these courageous survivors who served their country with valor but until now were denied the basic right to just compensation for the devastating injuries they unknowingly sustained as a result of being at Camp Lejeune and using its water supply for drinking, bathing and other purposes," said SMB's Lawrence R. Cohan, a Partner who directs the firm's national mass and toxic tort practice. "As the President prepares to sign this bill - Camp Lejeune Justice Act - into law, we are preparing the legal filings that will detail in each and every instance the horrors survivors suffered, including a range of cancers, Parkinson's disease, miscarriages, and, tragically, premature deaths following childbirth. We have been extensively involved in similar mass toxic tort cases on behalf of thousands of those exposed to contaminated water supplies on and around military bases, including in Southeastern Pennsylvania (the former Willow Grove/Horsham and Warminster Naval bases), and we are honored to serve these individuals and their loved ones who lived, worked, and were stationed at Camp Lejeune."
Mr. Cohan noted that he and his team – including senior associates Josh Cohan and Alison Russell - have been preparing the first group of individual cases over the past several months in anticipation of passage of the new law that will allow claims to be filed in the U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
There is no dispute that the sprawling base's water supply was severely contaminated. Tests performed at Camp Lejeune revealed that the base's water sources were highly contaminated from at least 1953 through 1987; they revealed that the water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other carcinogenic chemicals. In addition to VOCs, Camp Lejeune's water supply was found to be contaminated with benzene and vinyl chloride. The contamination levels were so high that in 1989, the EPA designated Camp Lejeune a Superfund site and added it to the National Priorities List of known releases of hazardous substances.
SMB has represented in state and federal courts countless victims of contaminated water and other toxic chemical exposures; the firm also diligently advocates for safe, healthy clean water sources and supplies. Mr. Cohan serves on the executive committee for the class action lawsuit for medical monitoring on behalf of residents affected by PFAS contamination in Bucks and Montgomery counties, and also serves on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Federal Court AFFF/PFAS Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in South Carolina, a litigation that includes thousands of lawsuits filed against the 3M Company, Dupont, and other manufacturers seeking damages for the widespread harm caused by the use of PFAS in firefighting foam (AFFF).
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Acquisition by Tribally Owned Entity Creates New Trajectory for the Firm
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WWC Global, a federally focused consulting firm, was acquired by Command Holdings, a holding company owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, to function as a scalable infrastructure for the entity. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
With just under $100 million in annual revenue and 350 employees, WWC Global brings a robust operations unit and a wide portfolio of customers including the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Lauren Weiner, Donna Huneycutt, and Heidi Snell, the principals of WWC Global, joined Command Holdings as members of the executive team.
"With our shared values and strong culture, this acquisition creates new opportunities for our customers, staff, and partners," said Lauren Weiner, WWC Global CEO. "We set the standard as the Small Business Administration's top 8(a) graduate in 2022. This transition enables us to continue to put good government into practice with the same degree of excellent client service, product delivery, and communication levels. As part of Command Holdings, we will work toward creating a new kind of tribally owned business."
WWC Global will increase Command Holdings reach to now include over 400 employees in seventeen time zones. Both companies see the opportunity to apply WWC Global's expertise in management consulting to optimize operations and act as a platform for continued exponential growth.
"The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe is an industrious nation," said Angelina Casanova, Chair of the Command Holdings Board of Directors. "We have re-imagined and pioneered the $35+ billion tribal gaming industry with our Foxwoods properties and diversified beyond hospitality into professional services. This expansion of Command Holdings provides greater sustainment for the tribe's economy and career opportunities for generations of Pequots to come."
"At Command Holdings, we are focused on expanding our professional services footprint, specifically in the federal government," said Jon Panamaroff, Command Holdings CEO. "The acquisition of WWC Global enables us to do this, while also working to establish an enterprise of best-in-class tribally owned government contracting firms."
Command Holdings is the non-gaming investment arm of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. The company's seven generation strategy is grounded in growing and sustaining the tribe's economy and providing career opportunities for tribal members for generations to come.
Progress Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to WWC Global in this transaction.
WWC Global is a federally focused consulting firm with a wide portfolio of clients including the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The firm's mission is to help federal agencies put good government principles into practice. Implementing a proven series of program management techniques, carrying out statistical and qualitative analysis, identifying effective metrics, and utilizing performance measurement tools with outcome-based qualitative data, WWC Global provides exemplary client service to surpass mission completion objectives. For more information, visit wwcglobal.com.
Command Holdings is a federally chartered Section 17 holding company owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. With expertise in government, health, facilities, and technology, the firm provides value-driven client solutions and excellent service delivery. Command Holdings' seven generation strategy is grounded in growing and sustaining the tribe's economy and providing career opportunities for tribal members for generations to come.
The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe located at one of America's oldest Indian reservations, Mashantucket, in Southeastern Connecticut. As pioneers of the Indian gaming casino industry, the history of the Mashantucket Pequots reveals one of America's greatest come-back stories, featured at the Tribe's world renowned Mashantucket Pequot Museum. Today, the Tribe owns and operates one of the largest Integrated Resort Casino destinations in North America, Foxwoods Resort Casino, as well as Foxwoods El San Juan Casino, located at the iconic Fairmont El San Juan Hotel in Puerto Rico. The Tribe also founded Command Holdings, LLC., a federally chartered Section 17 holding company offering expertise in government, healthcare, facilities management, and technology. Other enterprises owned by the Tribe include a world-class golf course, the luxurious Spa at Norwich Inn, Pequot Pharmaceutical Network, and Pequot Plus Health Benefit Services. As one of Connecticut's highest revenue contributors and largest employers, the Mashantucket Pequots have provided the state more than $4.5 billion in slot revenue through a first-of-its-kind agreement, established in 1993. Likewise, the Tribe has contributed hundreds of millions in donations and sponsorships for the benefit of communities and tribes in need, locally and throughout the U.S.
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LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss Insured Brazil Power Finance S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), incorporated and existing under Luxembourg law, having its registered office at 16, rue Eugène Ruppert, L – 2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 217648 (the "Company"), previously launched a consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") in relation to its 9.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 with ISIN USL8915MAA38/US870880AA90 (the "Notes") pursuant to the consent solicitation statement, dated July 20, 2022 (as supplemented and amended prior to the date hereof, the "Statement"). Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this announcement (the "Announcement") have the meanings assigned to them in the Statement.
The Company today announces that the Expiration Time occurred as scheduled at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 4, 2022. As previously announced, the Company received the Requisite Consents under the Indenture and the Uninsured Loan Agreement.
The aggregate Consent Payment payable to Holders who validly deliver their Consent at or prior to the Expiration Time, is 1.00% of the Original Face Value, or R$32,015,000, to be shared by all such consenting Holders. Specifically, the Consent Payment will be an amount, per R$1,000 of Original Face Value of Notes for which Holders have validly delivered Consents prior to the Expiration Time, equal to approximately R$10.63. The Consent Payment shall be payable in U.S. Dollars as converted based on the prevailing Reais / U.S. Dollar spot rate as of the Expiration Time of 0.1917 as shown on the Bloomberg "BRLUSD Curncy" screen. The Consent Payment is calculated using the Original Face Value of the Notes.
Payment of the Consent Payment to consenting Holders is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the Consent Solicitation set forth in the Statement. Subject to the consummation of any one of the Proposed Transactions and the other conditions described in the Statement, the Company expects to pay the previously announced Consent Payment upon the earlier of (i) the third business day following the consummation or termination, as applicable, of the Proposed Transactions and (ii) October 17, 2022 (the "Outside Date"); provided that, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, unless the Consent Payment has been made on or prior to the Outside Date, each Consent provided pursuant to the Consent Solicitation shall be ineffective and deemed revoked and the Proposed Consent and Amendments and the CELSE Consent and Amendment Authorization and any amendments or consents resulting therefrom shall be void ab initio.
This Announcement is for information purposes only and is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities. The Notes are currently listed on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the "LuxSE") and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF market of the LuxSE.
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TVS tyre business rises over 30 pc in last two years in Rajasthan
"Rajasthan has and always will be a very important market for TVS Eurogrip. We have grown our business by over 30 per cent in the last two years and with all the initiatives planned for the state, we are poised to continue this growth story.
Jaipur: Two and three-wheeler tyre brand TVS Eurogrip has grown its business by over 30 per cent in the last two years in Rajasthan and looks to continue the growth story, a company official said. The company is also looking forward to become a market leader across the state.
"Rajasthan has and always will be a very important market for TVS Eurogrip. We have grown our business by over 30 per cent in the last two years and with all the initiatives planned for the state, we are poised to continue this growth story.
"The brand is looking to augment its position in the state in the coming year and head towards market leadership," P Madhavan, EVP - Sales and Marketing at TVS Srichakra Ltd told reporters here on Wednesday.
He said that the company presently has a strong network of distributors and retailers in Rajasthan with a presence in all 33 districts and a direct presence in 30 of these districts.
The brand is currently market leader in districts such as Ajmer, Barmer, Chittorgarh, Jaisalmer, Nagaur, Pali, and Sirohi, according to the company. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/tyres/tvs-tyre-business-rises-over-30-pc-in-last-two-years-in-rajasthan/93370340 | 2022-08-05T13:49:41Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/tyres/tvs-tyre-business-rises-over-30-pc-in-last-two-years-in-rajasthan/93370340 | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for EVFM, PLUG, FUBO, STAF, and ACMR.
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PLANO, Texas, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Energy (OTCMKTS: UNRG) -- United Energy Corporation today announced 100% acquisition of Integrity Terminals, LLC., adding to UNRG's previous minority ownership stake of 12%. According to Brian Guinn, UNRG CEO, "As a wholly owned subsidiary of UNRG, full ownership and operational control enables UNRG to implement aggressive plans for the project's completion while increasing shareholder value. Profitability. Responsibility. Sustainability. These are the hallmarks of our corporate mission."
UNRG has also acquired the option to purchase a total of 686 acres of land located in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. The land's purchase is subject to due diligence studies and permitting approvals prior to closing on the property.
Integrity Terminals is a planned greenfield facility and sophisticated bulk storage import/export project strategically located in Louisiana's Gulf Coastal area along the Mississippi River. This corridor connects U.S. oil and gas suppliers with domestic and international markets. The world-class and technologically advanced, multi-functional facility will store, blend, and distribute petroleum products, crude oil, biofuel, green energy, and non-petroleum compounds. Phase 1 will focus on rail storage and transport. Phases 2 and 3 will incorporate deep-water and barge access, bulk storage, and more complex rail rack and rail storage systems.
This ambitious project will reduce dependence on foreign sources and interrupted supply chains. Leveraging connectivity to key refineries, pipelines, and the country's network of highways, integrated terminals provide logistical and wholesale oil and gas distribution solutions. The terminal will embrace eco-friendly, LEED® certified building practices, relying heavily on carbon capture and vapor recovery technologies (with the goal of carbon neutrality), contributing to a cleaner, healthier environment.
In conjunction with the acquisition, UNRG also announces it has engaged EXCEL Midstream Solutions, Inc. of Houston, Texas as its strategic design, permitting, and engineering partner. EXCEL provides premier civil, structural, mechanical, fabrication, electrical and instrumentation engineering, construction, and maintenance services. Their dedication to safety, stellar quality, and highly skilled professionals sets them apart in the industry. EXCEL's current roster of exclusive partnerships represents a critical service providing affordable fuels and power along with significant sustainability and carbon reductions. EXCEL has commenced the initial due diligence, engineering, facilities design, and permitting efforts, estimating that construction for Phase 1 can begin as early as Q3/Q4 2023 and Q1/Q2 2024 for Phases 2 and 3.
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(The Hill) – Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that the Senate will begin consideration of a $740 billion budget reconciliation package that would reform the tax code and tackle climate change on Saturday afternoon, setting up a weekend of around-the-clock votes.
“For the information of Senators, the Senate will next convene on Saturday at noon. The next vote will be at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, on a motion to discharge a nomination. We expect to vote on the motion to proceed to the reconciliation legislation on Saturday afternoon,” Schumer announced on the floor.
If a majority of senators vote to proceed to the legislation, they will then debate for up to 20 hours before holding an open-ended series of votes, known as a vote-a-rama, before a final up-or-down vote, which is now expected Sunday or perhaps early Monday morning.
The announcement signals that Schumer expects maverick Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) to vote with all 49 other members of the Senate Democratic caucus to proceed to the legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, which would spend $369 billion on an energy and climate program and spend more than $300 billion to reduce the deficit.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the legislation will reduce the deficit by roughly $100 billion over the next decade.
Sinema is still negotiating to make changes to the legislation, according to people familiar with the discussion, but it appears Schumer is optimistic he can strike a deal with her before the package comes to final vote on the floor. | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/senate-sets-up-first-vote-saturday-on-schumer-manchin-deal/ | 2022-08-05T13:50:29Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/senate-sets-up-first-vote-saturday-on-schumer-manchin-deal/ | false |
Sweeping new Veterans health protection law expected to result in landmark Federal litigation
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following passage this week of comprehensive Federal veterans' health legislation that includes the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky's team of national environmental mass and toxic tort lawyers announced it is now representing and seeking justice for client-survivors – mostly former Marines and their families - that lived on the North Carolina Marine Corps base and used its tainted water supply over nearly five decades.
"We are grateful and humbled to represent these courageous survivors who served their country with valor but until now were denied the basic right to just compensation for the devastating injuries they unknowingly sustained as a result of being at Camp Lejeune and using its water supply for drinking, bathing and other purposes," said SMB's Lawrence R. Cohan, a Partner who directs the firm's national mass and toxic tort practice. "As the President prepares to sign this bill - Camp Lejeune Justice Act - into law, we are preparing the legal filings that will detail in each and every instance the horrors survivors suffered, including a range of cancers, Parkinson's disease, miscarriages, and, tragically, premature deaths following childbirth. We have been extensively involved in similar mass toxic tort cases on behalf of thousands of those exposed to contaminated water supplies on and around military bases, including in Southeastern Pennsylvania (the former Willow Grove/Horsham and Warminster Naval bases), and we are honored to serve these individuals and their loved ones who lived, worked, and were stationed at Camp Lejeune."
Mr. Cohan noted that he and his team – including senior associates Josh Cohan and Alison Russell - have been preparing the first group of individual cases over the past several months in anticipation of passage of the new law that will allow claims to be filed in the U.S. District Court in North Carolina.
There is no dispute that the sprawling base's water supply was severely contaminated. Tests performed at Camp Lejeune revealed that the base's water sources were highly contaminated from at least 1953 through 1987; they revealed that the water was contaminated with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other carcinogenic chemicals. In addition to VOCs, Camp Lejeune's water supply was found to be contaminated with benzene and vinyl chloride. The contamination levels were so high that in 1989, the EPA designated Camp Lejeune a Superfund site and added it to the National Priorities List of known releases of hazardous substances.
SMB has represented in state and federal courts countless victims of contaminated water and other toxic chemical exposures; the firm also diligently advocates for safe, healthy clean water sources and supplies. Mr. Cohan serves on the executive committee for the class action lawsuit for medical monitoring on behalf of residents affected by PFAS contamination in Bucks and Montgomery counties, and also serves on the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee in the Federal Court AFFF/PFAS Multi-District Litigation (MDL) in South Carolina, a litigation that includes thousands of lawsuits filed against the 3M Company, Dupont, and other manufacturers seeking damages for the widespread harm caused by the use of PFAS in firefighting foam (AFFF).
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SYDNEY, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce the presentation of promising new data from an ongoing phase I clinical trial of paxalisib in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of brain metastases, sponsored by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY.
Interim data from the first stage of the study reports that all 9 evaluable patients experienced complete or partial response, representing an overall response rate (ORR) of 100%. For comparison, a typical ORR associated with whole brain radiotherapy alone can commonly range from 20-45% in published studies, of which some representative examples are indicated below.
The data has been accepted for an oral presentation at the upcoming 2022 Annual Conference on CNS Clinical Trials and Brain Metastases, jointly organised by the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and held in Toronto, Canada from 12-13 August 2022.
Key Points
- Approximately 200,000 cancer patients develop brain metastases in the United States each year. Brain metastases are typically very challenging to treat and are associated with poor prognosis. Radiotherapy remains a mainstay of clinical management.
- Dr. Jonathan Yang, Director, Metastatic Disease, Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is the Principal Investigator of this clinical trial that is examining the combination of paxalisib with whole brain radiotherapy for patients with brain metastases (NCT04192981). The trial is designed in two stages: an initial exploratory stage and a confirmatory expansion stage.
- 9 of 12 patients in the initial stage were evaluable for efficacy. All 9 patients exhibited complete or partial response, according to RANO-BM criteria, representing an ORR of 100%.
- The patients comprised a range of primary tumours, with breast cancer the most common, representing one third of patients.
- The safety profile of paxalisib in combination was broadly consistent with monotherapy experience in other clinical trials, and a maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of 45mg daily in combination with radiotherapy was confirmed.
- Recruitment to the expansion stage has already commenced, with the objective of recruiting an additional 12 patients.
Kazia CEO, Dr. James Garner, commented, "We are encouraged by this data and by the potential benefit it may indicate to this substantial and high-need group of patients. Radiotherapy is a ubiquitous component of the treatment paradigm for brain metastases, but resistance is common. Dr. Yang's study has shown a very promising signal that paxalisib may help to potentiate the effect of radiotherapy. We also learned recently that the ongoing Alliance study in brain metastases had graduated to an expansion stage in the breast cancer cohort, so this now represents the second positive signal for paxalisib in brain metastases, which we increasingly believe represents a very promising opportunity for the product candidate."
Brain Metastases
It is estimated that as many as 20% of all patients with cancer will develop brain metastases (secondary tumours in the central nervous system). The most common primary tumours that spread to the brain include lung, breast, colorectal, melanoma, and renal cell carcinoma. Median overall survival for patients diagnosed with brain metastases ranges from 2.3 to 7.7 months.[1] It is estimated that approximately 200,000 patients are diagnosed with brain metastases each year in the United States alone.[2]
Radiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for brain metastases, and generally consists in either stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) or some combination thereof. The efficacy of WBRT differs according to the type of tumour and the number and volume of brain metastases, but several recent publications cite overall response rates of 20-45%.
Clinical Study Rationale and Design
Research by Dr. Yang and others has shown that activation of the PI3K pathway is common in brain metastases, even in some cases where it is not present in the primary tumour. Moreover, PI3K pathway activation appears to be induced by radiotherapy, and to confer upon the tumour resistance to radiotherapy. These observations provide a strong rationale for testing the combination of a brain-penetrant PI3K inhibitor with radiotherapy.
This phase I study is a single-arm prospective trial comprising patients with brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases from any primary tumour. The primary objective is safety and tolerability. All patients have PI3K pathway mutations at baseline. The first stage of the study is intended to establish the MTD of paxalisib in combination with WBRT and to characterise safety and tolerability. The second stage is intended to elicit confirmatory signals of efficacy, with the intent to recruit a further 12 patients.
Next Steps
Enrolment to the second stage of the study is already underway and we currently estimate preliminary data from the second part of the phase I clinical trial in CY2023.
Kazia expects to discuss emerging data from this study, along with other research in brain metastases, with its scientific advisors and regulatory consultants in due course, with potential FDA consultation at a future date.
Summary of Abstract
Session 2: Multimodality Approaches to Primary and Secondary Brain Tumors - Invited
Speakers and Oral Abstracts
Friday, 12 August 2022
11am – 1pm
Abstract MMAP-05 - Phase I study of concurrent paxalisib and radiation therapy in patients with solid tumor brain metastases or leptomeningeal metastases harboring PI3K pathway mutations: results from the dose-escalation cohort (NCT04192981)
Lead Author: T Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD
Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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About Kazia Therapeutics Limited
Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA) is an oncology-focused drug development company, based in Sydney, Australia.
Our lead program is paxalisib, a brain-penetrant inhibitor of the PI3K / Akt / mTOR pathway, which is being developed to treat glioblastoma, the most common and most aggressive form of primary brain cancer in adults. Licensed from Genentech in late 2016, paxalisib commenced recruitment to GBM AGILE, a pivotal study in glioblastoma, in January 2021. Seven additional studies are active in various forms of brain cancer. Paxalisib was granted Orphan Drug Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in February 2018, and Fast Track Designation for glioblastoma by the US FDA in August 2020. In addition, paxalisib was granted Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Orphan Designation by the US FDA for DIPG in August 2020, and for AT/RT in June 2022.
Kazia is also developing EVT801, a small-molecule inhibitor of VEGFR3, which was licensed from Evotec SE in April 2021. Preclinical data has shown EVT801 to be active against a broad range of tumour types and has provided compelling evidence of synergy with immuno-oncology agents. A phase I study commenced recruitment in November 2021.
For more information, please visit www.kaziatherapeutics.com or follow us on Twitter @KaziaTx.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements, which can generally be identified as such by the use of words such as "may," "intend," "potential," "prospective," or other similar words, and may include statements regarding the therapeutic potential of Kazia's product candidates and anticipated results from clinical trials. Kazia's product candidates may include paxalisib, EVT801, or other molecules, administered alone or in combination with other therapies for any disease. Any statement describing Kazia's future plans, strategies, intentions, expectations, objectives, goals or prospects, and other statements that are not historical facts, are also forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on Kazia's expectations and projections about future events and future trends affecting our business and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties associated with clinical trials and product development and the impact of global economic conditions. These and other risks and uncertainties, are described more fully in Kazia's Annual Report, filed on form 20-F with the SEC, and in subsequent filings to SEC. Kazia undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required under applicable law. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this announcement. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed in this announcement.
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InQlusion Mortgage Capital Joins Panorama Mortgage Group Brand Family, Names Jeremy Davis as CEO
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG), a multi-brand national mortgage company headquartered in Nevada, announced today that InQlusion Mortgage Capital has joined the PMG family and Jeremy Davis will lead the company as Chief Executive Officer.
InQlusion Mortgage Capital is dedicated to expanding minority and LBGTQIA+ homeownership opportunities in the United States with team members already serving throughout the Southeast. The company will be leveraging PMG's innovative mortgage platform to accomplish its goal of extending the possibility of homeownership to a broader universe of people.
"InQlusion's mission to increase homeownership within diverse communities, including minority families and the LGBTQIA+ community, perfectly aligns with PMG's overarching vision which is to expand the reach of our loan solutions by investing in teams that serve in underserved markets," said Sarah Gonzalez, PMG President, and COO.
For nearly 20 years, Davis has advocated for underserved communities. Just before joining PMG, he served as director of mortgage for FirstBank where he led the FirstBank Forward division – an initiative with a specific mission of bridging the homeownership gap that minorities face. Prior to that, Davis led similar successful expansions into new market territories for Synovus, Fifth Third Bank, and JPMorgan Chase.
"Launching InQlusion Mortgage in partnership with PMG was a natural and easy decision for us. They have offered unwavering entrepreneurial support – both in terms of production and resources – and it's been a friendly and smooth transition," said Davis. "The PMG family's experience and dedication to underserved markets will enable us to build mortgage inclusion that offers equitable representation and resources in communities we are trying to assist."
InQlusion's leadership team includes four women, three individuals from BIPOC communities, and three others from queer communities which demonstrates the company's conviction to offer help to communities that it is vested in, it needs to have those communities represented throughout the organization.
About Panorama Mortgage Group
Panorama Mortgage Group (PMG) is a multi-brand national mortgage company that began in 2007. PMG originated from Alterra Home Loans, whose mission is to increase family wealth through homeownership for first-time Hispanic homebuyers. Having grown to over $1.3B in annual originations, Alterra was voted by Mortgage Tech Magazine as one of the top tech-savvy companies and recognized by the Hispanic Business magazine as one of the fastest-growing Hispanic businesses. In 2019, PMG grew its mission-driven focus by adding two new brands: Legacy Home Loans, which focuses on increasing the extremely low black homeownership rate in America, and Inspiro Financial, a joint venture between PMG and one of the country's largest real estate firms. In 2022, the company added Prosperity Capital Mortgage and Vision Mortgage Group to its group of brands. Its core platform is to partner with exceptional mortgage leaders and grow brands that are both strategically focused and mission driven.
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HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) _ Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP (BEP) on Friday reported second-quarter net income of $122 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 9 cents per share.
The operator of hydroelectric and wind power generation facilities posted revenue of $1.27 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $725.5 million.
Brookfield Renewable shares have risen 8.5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has risen slightly more than 1% in the last 12 months.
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LUXEMBOURG, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss Insured Brazil Power Finance S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée), incorporated and existing under Luxembourg law, having its registered office at 16, rue Eugène Ruppert, L – 2453 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B 217648 (the "Company"), previously launched a consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") in relation to its 9.850% Senior Secured Notes due 2032 with ISIN USL8915MAA38/US870880AA90 (the "Notes") pursuant to the consent solicitation statement, dated July 20, 2022 (as supplemented and amended prior to the date hereof, the "Statement"). Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this announcement (the "Announcement") have the meanings assigned to them in the Statement.
The Company today announces that the Expiration Time occurred as scheduled at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on August 4, 2022. As previously announced, the Company received the Requisite Consents under the Indenture and the Uninsured Loan Agreement.
The aggregate Consent Payment payable to Holders who validly deliver their Consent at or prior to the Expiration Time, is 1.00% of the Original Face Value, or R$32,015,000, to be shared by all such consenting Holders. Specifically, the Consent Payment will be an amount, per R$1,000 of Original Face Value of Notes for which Holders have validly delivered Consents prior to the Expiration Time, equal to approximately R$10.63. The Consent Payment shall be payable in U.S. Dollars as converted based on the prevailing Reais / U.S. Dollar spot rate as of the Expiration Time of 0.1917 as shown on the Bloomberg "BRLUSD Curncy" screen. The Consent Payment is calculated using the Original Face Value of the Notes.
Payment of the Consent Payment to consenting Holders is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the Consent Solicitation set forth in the Statement. Subject to the consummation of any one of the Proposed Transactions and the other conditions described in the Statement, the Company expects to pay the previously announced Consent Payment upon the earlier of (i) the third business day following the consummation or termination, as applicable, of the Proposed Transactions and (ii) October 17, 2022 (the "Outside Date"); provided that, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, unless the Consent Payment has been made on or prior to the Outside Date, each Consent provided pursuant to the Consent Solicitation shall be ineffective and deemed revoked and the Proposed Consent and Amendments and the CELSE Consent and Amendment Authorization and any amendments or consents resulting therefrom shall be void ab initio.
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TORONTO (AP) — Caribana. A Celebration of Freedom.
Feathers. Glitter. Decadent floats. Booming music.
The vibrant masquerade at the Carnival Festival in Toronto is far more than a visual delight. It is a celebration of freedom -- of liberation and exuberance never so necessary as after two years of the event’s cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The return of the 55th annual parade offers much-needed relief for Toronto’s Caribbean immigrant community, who rejoice, reconnect and remember emancipation from slavery in extravagant plumage on their streets.
In major cities across the world, tens of thousands of revelers flock to the streets for Carnival celebrations. Toronto, for its part, has its parade on what the Canadian government recognizes as Emancipation Day weekend, the first Saturday of August commemorating the day slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire in 1834.
The participants who hammer out rhythms on hundreds of steel pans and carefully craft the feathered costumes describe the parade as a fundamentally life-affirming event, a full-sensory experience.
“For the new generations of Trinidad, the carnival is a reminder of where they come from,” Thadel Wilson, a steel pan drummer, told The Associated Press. “The Caribbean Carnival is for everyone, a day to celebrate the positives in your life and let go of the negatives.”
Some 10,000 costumed festival-goers took over the exhibition grounds on Toronto’s central Lake Shore Boulevard, transforming the site into a kaleidoscope of feathered wings and bejeweled headdresses in every color imaginable.
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BEIJING -- China on Friday said it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the United States on a range of issues from climate change to military relations and anti-drug efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The measures, which come amid cratering relations between Beijing and Washington, are the latest in a promised series of steps intended to punish the U.S. for allowing the visit to the island it claims as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. China on Thursday launched threatening military exercises in six zones just off Taiwan's coasts that it says will run through Sunday.
Missiles have also been fired over Taiwan, defense officials told state media. China routinely opposes the self-governing island having its own contacts with foreign governments, but its response to the Pelosi visit has been unusually vociferous.
The Foreign Ministry said dialogue between U.S. and Chinese regional commanders and defense department heads would be canceled, along with talks on military maritime safety.
Cooperation on returning illegal immigrants, criminal investigations, transnational crime, illegal drugs and climate change will be suspended, the ministry said.
The actions were taken because Pelosi visited Taiwan "in disregard of China's strong opposition and serious representations," the ministry said in a statement.
China has accused the Biden administration of an attack on Chinese sovereignty, although Pelosi is head of the legislative branch of government and Biden had no authority to prevent her visit.
China's actions come ahead of a key congress of the ruling Communist Party later this year at which President Xi Jinping is expected to obtain a third five-year term as party leader. With the economy stumbling, the party has stoked nationalism and issued near-daily attacks on the government of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, which refuses to recognize Taiwan as part of China, in order to solidify its support among the public.
China said Friday that more than 100 warplanes and 10 warships have taken part in the live-fire military drills surrounding Taiwan over the past two days, while announcing mainly symbolic sanctions against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her family over her visit to Taiwan earlier this week.
The official Xinhua News Agency said Friday that fighters, bombers, destroyers and frigates were all used in what it called "joint blockage operations."
The military's Eastern Theater Command also fired new versions of missiles it said hit unidentified targets in the Taiwan Strait "with precision."
The Rocket Force also fired projectiles over Taiwan into the Pacific, military officers told state media, in a major ratcheting up of China's threats to attack and invade the island.
The drills, which Xinhua described as being held on an "unprecedented scale," are China's most strident response to Pelosi's visit. The speaker is the highest-ranking U.S. politician to visit Taiwan in 25 years.
Dialogue and exchanges between China and the U.S., particularly on military matters and economic exchanges, have generally been halting at best. Climate change and fighting trade in illegal drugs such as fentanyl were, however, areas where they had found common cause, and Beijing's suspension of cooperation could have significant implications for efforts to achieve progress in those issues.
China and the United States are the world's No. 1 and No. 2 climate polluters, together producing nearly 40% of all fossil-fuel emissions. Their top climate diplomats, John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua, maintained a cordial relationship that dated back to the Paris climate accord, which was made possible by a breakthrough negotiated among the two and others.
China under Kerry's prodding committed at last year's U.N. global climate summit in Glasgow to working with the U.S. "with urgency" to cut climate-wrecking emissions, but Kerry was unable to persuade it to significantly speed up China's move away from coal.
On the Chinese coast across from Taiwan, tourists gathered Friday to try to catch a glimpse of any military aircraft heading toward the exercise area.
Fighter jets could be heard flying overhead and tourists taking photos chanted, "Let's take Taiwan back," looking out into the blue waters of the Taiwan Strait from Pingtan island, a popular scenic spot in Fujian province.
Pelosi's visit stirred emotions among the Chinese public, and the government's response "makes us feel our motherland is very powerful and gives us confidence that the return of Taiwan is the irresistible trend," said Wang Lu, a tourist from neighboring Zhejiang province.
China is a "powerful country and it will not allow anyone to offend its own territory," said Liu Bolin, a high school student visiting the island.
His mother, Zheng Zhidan, was somewhat more circumspect.
"We are compatriots and we hope to live in peace," Zheng said. "We should live peacefully with each other."
China's insistence that Taiwan is its territory and its threat to use force to bring it under its control have featured highly in ruling Communist Party propaganda, the education system and the entirely state-controlled media for more than seven decades since the sides were divided amid civil war in 1949.
Taiwan residents overwhelmingly favor maintaining the status quo of de facto independence and reject China's demands that the island unify with the mainland under Communist control.
On Friday morning, China sent military ships and war planes across the mid-line of the Taiwan Strait, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said, crossing what had for decades been an unofficial buffer zone between China and Taiwan.
Five of the missiles fired by China since the military exercises began Thursday landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan's main islands, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said. He said Japan protested the missile landings to China as "serious threats to Japan's national security and the safety of the Japanese people."
Japan's Defense Ministry later said they believe four other missiles fired from China's southeastern coast of Fujian flew over Taiwan.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that China's military exercises aimed at Taiwan represent a "grave problem" that threatens regional peace and security.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said China's actions were in line with "international law and international practices," though she provided no evidence.
"As for the Exclusive Economic Zone, China and Japan have not carried out maritime delimitation in relevant waters, so there is no such thing as an EEZ of Japan," Hua told reporters at a daily briefing.
In Tokyo, where Pelosi is winding up her Asia trip, she said China cannot stop U.S. officials from visiting Taiwan. Kishida, speaking after breakfast with Pelosi and her congressional delegation, said the missile launches need to be "stopped immediately."
China said it summoned European diplomats in the country to protest statements issued by the Group of Seven industrialized nations and the European Union criticizing the Chinese military exercises surrounding Taiwan.
Its Foreign Ministry on Friday said Vice Minister Deng Li made "solemn representations" over what he called "wanton interference in China's internal affairs."
Deng said China would "prevent the country from splitting with the strongest determination, using all means and at any cost."
The ministry said the meeting was held Thursday night but gave no information on which countries participated. Earlier Thursday, China canceled a foreign ministers' meeting with Japan to protest the G-7 statement that there was no justification for the exercises.
Both ministers were attending a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia.
China has promoted the overseas support it has received for its response to Pelosi's visit, mainly from fellow authoritarian states such as Russia, Syria and North Korea.
China had earlier summoned U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns to protest Pelosi's visit. The speaker left Taiwan on Wednesday after meeting Tsai and holding other public events. She traveled on to South Korea and then Japan. Both countries host U.S. military bases and could be drawn into a conflict involving Taiwan.
The Chinese exercises involve troops from the navy, air force, rocket force, strategic support force and logistic support force, according to Xinhua.
They are believed to be the largest held near Taiwan in geographical terms and the closest in proximity - within 20 kilometers (12 miles) of the island.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called the drills a "significant escalation" and said he has urged Beijing to back down.
U.S. law requires the government to treat threats to Taiwan, including blockades, as matters of "grave concern."
The drills are an echo of the last major Chinese military drills aimed at intimidating Taiwan's leaders and voters in 1995 and 1996.
Taiwan has put its military on alert and staged civil defense drills, but the overall mood remained calm on Friday. Flights have been canceled or diverted and fishermen have remained in port to avoid the Chinese drills.
In the northern port of Keelung, Lu Chuan-hsiong, 63, was enjoying his morning swim Thursday, saying he wasn't worried.
"Everyone should want money, not bullets," Lu said.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police have changed their description of the crash that killed Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, saying Thursday that it was the SUV in which she was a passenger that crossed a state highway’s centerline and caused the head-on collision.
Walorski and two members of her congressional staff died in the Wednesday afternoon crash in northern Indiana, along with the woman driving the other vehicle, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said.
The department’s initial account was that the car driven by Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana, crossed into the SUV’s path, but the office released a statement Thursday saying investigators had talked with witnesses and viewed video evidence that their preliminary determination of which direction the vehicles were traveling was incorrect.
Investigators determined that the SUV driven by Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, Indiana, crossed the centerline for unknown reasons in a rural area near the town of Wakarusa. Potts was Walorski’s district director and the Republican chairman for northern Indiana’s St. Joseph County. Also killed was Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C., who was Walorski’s communications director.
Walorski, 58, was first elected to represent northern Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District in 2012 and was seeking reelection this year to a sixth term in the solidly Republican district. Walorski was a reliable Republican vote in Congress, including against accepting the Arizona and Pennsylvania electoral votes for President Joe Biden following the Capitol insurrection.
Under Indiana law, it will be up to local Republican officials to pick a candidate to replace Walorski on the election ballot. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb has the authority to schedule a special election to fill the remainder of Walorski’s current term, which ends this year.
The governor’s office and the state Republican Party both said Thursday it was too soon to say when those decisions would be made, as tributes to Walorski’s public service continued.
The U.S. Senate chaplain included her, Thomson and Potts in the chamber’s opening prayer, and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell praised all three in his opening remarks. He acknowledged “how great a hole Jackie and her team are leaving behind” at the Capitol.
In Indianapolis, members of the Indiana House, where Walorski served for six years before running for Congress, bowed their heads Thursday while Republican Rep. Timothy Wesco said a prayer for Walorski.
Wesco, who took over Walorski’s legislative district, called Walorski a “mentor” who was “passionate in everything that she did.”
“Her faith was central to her as a person, and her faith is what gives us hope today,” Wesco said. “None of us are guaranteed tomorrow.”
Indiana’s last special election for a congressional seat was in 2010, when Republican Rep. Mark Souder resigned soon after winning the May primary. Then-Gov. Mitch Daniels decided to hold the special election at the same time as the November general election for the full two-year term, citing the potential cost of a separate election and convenience for voters.
Indiana Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young described Walorski as incredibly smart with a great sense of humor.
“She wore her values and her conviction on that on her sleeve,” Young said. “Unlike so many people in public life, she wasn’t really guarded about who she was and why she believed different things.”
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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, MI -- A former Houghton County undersheriff was sentenced to 18 months probation this week in connection to a drunk driving accident at a Traverse City hotel earlier this year according to 9&10 News.
Kevin Coppo was originally charged operating while intoxicated in the case, but eventually pleaded guilty to a charge of operating under the influence and failure to report an accident. In April, Coppo pleaded not guilty to the OWI charge.
The charges stem from a March 3 incident where Coppo was accused of driving drunk and hitting a parked car at the Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City. When police arrived, he refused to take a breath test and was arrested, before police eventually were able to determine his blood alcohol content was .24.
A week after the accident, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office said Coppo was taking a leave of absence and have since replaced him at the department.
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(NEXSTAR) – It’s been a week since a Mega Millions ticket sold in Illinois landed the third-largest lottery prize in the nation. Despite the $1.337 billion award, the winner hasn’t yet come forward.
So what happens if nobody claims the award?
Ultimately, if the jackpot goes unclaimed within the required time, states that participated in the Mega Millions game will get back the funds their state contributed to the pot, according to the game’s website. From there, each state can use its prize funds for its own purposes.
In Illinois, a Mega Millions winner has one year after the drawing date to claim their prize, meaning the winner of the $1.337 billion jackpot has 357 days left to come forward. The Illinois Lottery did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s request for information regarding how it uses recollected funds if the jackpot goes unclaimed.
When they collect their prize, the winner would have the option of remaining anonymous, with the ability to have both their name and the municipality of residence withheld, under Illinois law.
The winner could be preparing themselves financially before coming forward. They can either accept the $1.337 billion prize with the annuity option, meaning it’s paid annually over 29 years, or as the cash option, which would be around $780.5 million for this jackpot. It’s also possible the ticket was bought by a group of people.
The winning ticket – with numbers – 13-36-45-57-67, Mega Ball: 14 – was bought at a Speedway gas station in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines.
According to Illinois Lottery, the Speedway will receive half a million dollars just for selling the ticket. A clerk at the Speedway store who answered the phone but declined to give his name said the store had not been officially notified that it sold the winning ticket and that he learned about it from reporters calling for comment.
If you are lucky enough to have won the jackpot – or any lottery drawing for that matter – officials recommend immediately signing the back of your ticket. The ticket isn’t really yours until it’s been signed, meaning if you lose it before signing and someone else finds it, they get to collect the prize.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is coordinated by state lotteries.
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VOORBURG: Sharp fielding and tight spin-bowling by the Netherlands restricted New Zealand to 148-7 in the Black Caps’ penultimate Twenty20 international of their European tour on Thursday.
Captain Mitchell Santner won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to emulate their highest score of 254 in the format against Scotland a week ago in Edinburgh.
But the Kiwi batters struggled to properly get off the mark on a sluggish hybrid pitch at the scenic Voorburg Cricket Club just outside The Hague.
Martin Guptill smacked 45 off 36 balls before being caught by Tim Pringle on the boundary at deep backward square leg.
Hard-hitting left-hander Jimmy Neesham staged a late flurry of smashing 32 of 17 balls including two sixes and two fours.
New Zealand appeared well-set to pass 200 until Neesham was brilliantly caught by Bas de Leede on the boundary off a full toss.
The Netherlands remained sharp in the field, including best bowler Shariz Ahmad, who caught and bowled a dangerous-looking Glenn Phillips (14) and ended with figures of 2-15 in three overs. The two teams meet again at the same venue on Friday for the second and final match.
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MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS with ticker code (MWA) now have 7 analysts in total covering the stock. The consensus rating is ‘Hold’. The range between the high target price and low target price is between 17 and 11 calculating the average target price we see 13.36. Given that the stocks previous close was at 13.04 this would imply there is a potential upside of 2.5%. There is a 50 day moving average of 12.02 and the 200 day moving average is 13.08. The company has a market cap of $2,060m. Visit the company website at: https://www.muellerwaterproducts.com
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Mueller Water Products Inc. manufactures and markets products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water in North America and internationally. Its products and services are used by municipalities, and the residential and non-residential construction industries. It operates through two segments, Infrastructure and Technologies. The company’s Infrastructure segment manufactures and sells valves for water and gas systems, including iron gate, butterfly, tapping, check, knife, plug, automatic control, and ball valves; and dry-barrel and wet-barrel fire hydrants and service brass products, as well as a line of pipe repair products, such as clamps and couplings used to repair leaks. This segment offers its products under Canada Valve, Centurion, Ez-Max, Hydro Gate, Hydro-Guard, HYMAX, HYMAX VERSA, Jones, Krausz, Milliken, Mueller, Pratt, Pratt Industrial, Repamax, Repaflex, and Singer brands. Its Technologies segment offers residential and commercial water metering, water leak detection and pipe condition assessment products, systems, and services. It offers products under Echologics, Echoshore, ePulse, Hersey, LeakFinderRT, LeakFinderST, LeakListener, LeakTuner, Mi.Echo, Mi.Data, Mi.Hydrant, Mi.Net, Mueller Systems, and Sentryx brands. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. | https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/mueller-water-products---consensus-indicates-potential-2.5-upside/4121076130 | 2022-08-05T14:03:34Z | https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/mueller-water-products---consensus-indicates-potential-2.5-upside/4121076130 | false |
TRAVERSE CITY — Mashup Rock & Roll Musical opened its summer production, “A Midsummer Night’s California Dream.”
This classic play gets a new look from the Traverse City-based nonprofit, with performances this weekend and next at the Civic Center Amphitheater.
The effort combines Shakespeare’s well-known comedic tale of marriage, mischief, and misunderstanding with Mashup Rock & Roll Musical Co-Founder Lesley Tye’s wit and writing.
Set at a 1960s beach party, “A Midsummer Night’s California Dream” delivers a merry performance replete with inclusivity, gender swaps, and transformation.
Founded in 2013 by Tye and her husband, musician Tony Bero, Mashup Rock & Roll Musical’s mission is to bring unique and irreverent rock ‘n’ roll theatre to northern Michigan, providing new works that remix popular culture to entertain, celebrate, and question society with stories that promote inclusion and tolerance.
In nine years of performances, they’ve remixed and mashed up classic stories with music we all know, creating wacky shows like “Bromeo and the Juliettes” and “The Sound of Uzis.” During the pandemic, they produced a web series, a 12-hour Zoomathon — in the flavor of celebrity-filled telethons — and a drive-in theatre and music event–“Scooby Doo-Wop”–that involved driving around to find clues. Mashup thrives on surprising the community with its wild and entertaining creations.
This summer, Tye is excited about the original production they’ve brought to life.
“For ‘Midsummer,’ it started with the title and the idea of having Beach Boys and The Mamas & the Papas tunes,” said Tye, who has written and directed all of Mashup’s productions thus far. “And since ‘Midsummer’ has three distinct groups of characters — the Athenians, the fairies, and the mechanicals — it made sense to have each represent a different piece of pop culture in the ‘60s.”
But that description just skims the surface of what Mashup has created. Putting a new, inclusive spin on this beloved story, Mashup ensured its casting process also mirrored the all-embracing approach.
“We’ve always been centered on telling stories about inclusivity,” said Tye. “And I knew we wanted to put a queer spin on many elements in the story. Figuring out how our cast would work helped us figure out where we would alter the story and play with the idea of gender.”
Such spins included rewriting one of the lovers as nonbinary because the actor portraying that role is nonbinary and casting a woman as Nick Bottom, a character historically played by men, which Tye claims “puts such a fun spin on a character that we’ve seen a million times.”
Transformation is a big theme of “Midsummer,” and with a cast of 14 playing 22 roles, transformation occurs on the actors’ parts, within individual characters, and even with the costumes.
“Our costume designer, Cory John, is working on ways in which the costumes themselves can transform at times to help with the change of characters and make it a bit more magical onstage,” added Tye. “This is the first time we’ve had a costume designer, so we are incredibly fortunate to have her expertise!”
Additional crew members breathing new life into “Midsummer” include Tony Bero, Melissa May, Bill Fishburn, William Rockwood, Brynna Welsey, Kelly Roberts-Curtis, Wendy Roberts, and Colleen Hill-Rakunas.
Katie Wibby, an original troupe member, is thrilled about exploring the theme of transformation while playing both a mechanical and a fairy:
“I am so excited to be performing in a new Mashup production this summer! This is a lovely, funny, sweet show — perfect for enjoying on a summer evening in our outdoor venue.”
Accompanying the cast of 14 is a live, four-piece band that helps bring the show’s soundtrack of reworked ‘60s hits and deep-cuts to life.
“Because the songs are doing some of the storytelling, they are being transformed as well, including some altered lyrics,” said Tye. “‘Don’t Worry Baby’ is a part of the play within a play, and I’m excited about the way we’ve transformed the song to help with the story.”
A stylistic homage to Shakespeare is Tye’s rewriting of “Creeque Alley” by The Mamas and the Papas and turning it into a prologue that introduces the main storyline and characters to the audience. But to not get too Elizabethan, Mashup is putting their own mark on the initial scene with puppets, inflatable swords, and their signature slow-motion sequence — all of which play into the unexpected style of Mashup which locals love.
Since Mashup’s inception, the theater troupe has received overwhelming support from the community. From die-hard fans and dedicated volunteers to business sponsorships and friendship from existing theater groups.
“I love that we live in a town where not only are the arts so vibrant and alive but that artists are supportive of each other and not competitive,” professed Tye. “Both Parallel 45 and The Old Town Playhouse have been supporters of ours since the very beginning. We all see the value in each of these distinct local theater companies and how we enrich the community in our own way.”
Tye went on to say that Mashup would not have been able to pull off their production of “Midsummer” had it not been for additional assistance. Parallel 45 loaned equipment and guided them through the renting process of the Civic Center’s amphitheater space, and The Old Town Playhouse allowed Mashup to rehearse at their location free of charge as they prepared the apt and applicable stage romp.
“This fun and accessible version of the show will appeal to all ages who love great rock and roll and irreverent comedy,” said Tye. “The ‘60s were a time of conflict and change in our country, not dissimilar to recent times, so I think the audience will also find some ways in which we are exploring current issues even within the comedy just because of the time period.”
Upcoming performances include Aug. 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13 at 7:30 p.m., and August 7 and 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $28 for General Admission, $35 for the Reserved “Dance” Section, and $38 for VIP Reserved Front Row seating. And for the Aug. 11 performance, Mashup is offering a “pay what you can” ticket option with a $5 minimum.
“A big part of our mission is inclusion and accessibility,” said Tye. “We take popular music and stories and put a new spin on things to explore something about our world, making what might be a niche story or a difficult theme a bit more accessible to a wide audience, and we don’t want a ticket price to be a barrier.”
To make the “pay what you can” ticket option available and to provide designers and performers a stipend, Mashup is using sponsorship money and funds received from two grants–a Michigan Arts and Culture Council project mini-grant and a DEI-specific grant from Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation.
“Supporting productions like Mashup Rock & Roll Musical’s is important because it helps lift up underrepresented stories and characters while creating a safe space for LGBTQ+ performers to express themselves,” said Gina Thornbury, GTRCF’s Program and Grants Manager. “We are grateful to Mashup Rock & Roll Musical for providing this opportunity to members of our local community.”
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB) announced today that it will be participating in the upcoming UBS Genomics 2.0 and MedTech Innovations Summit in Dana Point, California.
PacBio's management is scheduled to participate in a fireside chat on Thursday, August 11 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The live webcast can be accessed at the company's investors page at investor.pacificbiosciences.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for at least 30 days following the presentation.
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‘Rate hike likely to impact housing sales’
‘Home loan interest rates may increase’
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to raise interest rates will impact housing sales, according to top officials of real estate consulting firms and developers.
“With the hike of 50 bps in policy rates, home loan lending rates would now edge further into the red zone’ said Anuj Puri, chairman, Anarock Group.
“This whammy comes along with the inflationary trends of primary raw materials, including cement, steel, labour that have recently led to a rise in property prices. Together, these factors will impact residential sales,” he added.
“For the real estate sector specifically, the third subsequent rate rise will mean a deterioration of affordability and may impact the sentiments of home buyers,” Shishir Baijal, CMD, Knight Frank India, said.
“With the cumulative rate hike until today, assuming complete transmission, a prospective homebuyer’s affordability shrinks by around 11%. [i.e. from an ability of purchasing a house of ₹1 crore value shrinking to ₹89 lakh now],” he said.
He said developers may undertake mitigating measures to soften the blow on homebuyer affordability.
“This [the rate hike] may impact the cost of capital, however an immediate impact on housing demand is not certain,” said Anshuman Magazine, chairman & CEO - India, South East Asia, Middle East & Africa, CBRE.
“There has been an increase in appetite for home ownership post the pandemic, and with the upcoming festive season, it might generally withstand the marginal changes in loan rates,” he added.
“As a result of this move, the home loan interest rates are likely to increase,” said Abhishek Kapoor, CEO, Puravankara Ltd. “However, against the backdrop of rising income and employment levels and buoyant customer sentiment, this spike in rates is unlikely affect residential sales.”
“Sales in the real estate sector are mainly funded through retail financialinstitutions and we expect that marginal changes will have a minimal impact on buying decisions, ” M. Murali, CMD, Shriram Properties Ltd., said,
However, Surendra Hiranandani, chairman & MD, House of Hiranandani said, “The increase in repo rates will have an effect on interest rates as well as homebuyer attitude. This year has seen a steady increase in home sales, but the ongoing climb in mortgage rates may overwhelm a buyer.”
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When Kashmiri kehwa sells out in Canada
Niche regional spices and foods are seeing a surge in popularity, both within India and abroad, in a movement spearheaded by a homesick diaspora, curious lockdown cooks and innovative entrepreneurs
It all began with a shelf. At Matamaal, a Delhi-based restaurant giving the capital a taste of Kashmiri Pandit cuisine, Hans Sadhu remembers one rack — “It used to be reserved for all our spices regularly brought over from Kashmir. It garnered a lot of attention, and diners would ask about it all the time,” says Hans, whose mother, chef Nalini Sadhu, founded and helms the restaurant.
The star of that shelf was — and continues to be — the vaer tiki masala, a dried cake of mixed spices shaped like a large doughnut. “Each family has its own slight variation of the spice mix, but the broad recipe includes mustard oil, coriander, Kashmiri chillies and whole spices. It is usually added right at the end: once a dish has been fully prepared, we break a slight pinch of spice off the cake, sprinkle it on top of the dish and cover it for a few minutes. It elevates the taste completely,” explains Hans.
Having made it to the Delhi-based kitchen of Matamaal, this vaer tiki now travels beyond Delhi to other parts of the country, as well as overseas to the US and Canada. It is one of the more popular items at Kanz & Muhul, a direct-to-customer brand launched by Hans in 2020 that ships everything from chillies to honey from Kashmir-based cultivators to the rest of the world. ““The brand was born purely out of our restaurant diners constantly asking about those spices on our shelf,” he says.
Kanz & Muhul is not alone. In recent years, the surging popularity of regional Indian fare has given way to a fervent curiosity about regional ingredients — Why does the Bihari flaxseed chutney taste distinctive? What is the use of mace — the outer covering of nutmegs popular in the Anamalais? What exactly goes into the Bengali spice mix panch phoron? Responding to this curiosity, and to the growing homesickness of regional food lovers who have relocated to other cities and countries, is a crop of young retail brands determined to educate the mainstream.
An answer to nostalgia
“Every household, including my own, has a mix of spices that is very proprietary to that community. Our target is the people who miss them.” says Pallavi Gupta, founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based Nutty Yogi that has been shipping regional flours, hand-made condiments, murabbas, spices and more across the country since 2018.
Spices form a small but steady portion of Nutty Yogi’s operations today. “We get about 500 to 1,000 spice orders a month,” says Pallavi, adding, “Most of our clients are based in metro cities.” According to her, the reason Nutty Yogi spices appeal to this clientele is simple — “Most of our recipes come from a collective group of mothers and grandmothers. When we did our research and asked them for their home recipes, most of them were happy to share. Some of them even make small batches for us to sell.”
So their Kolhapuri masalas and Bengali spice mixes are “all coarsely ground to order, in order to retain the aroma. We don’t aim for long shelf lives, and when we looked for these spice blends in retail stores, we found them ground too fine. So we decided to make up for it,” says Pallavi.
On the other hand, with Kanz & Muhul customers, Hans finds a clear pattern: “Our overseas customers stock up on a quarterly basis as far as spices go. In winters, we also see a surge in demand for our kehwa blend, saffron, walnuts and blue beans.” Most of these customers are Kashmiris based abroad, seeking familiar flavours of comfort in the harsh cold of Western nations. In India, however, Kanz & Muhul’s customer base comprises people outside the community, waking up to the magic of this cuisine for the first time.
In touch with the soil
According to Hans, the reason for his brand’s sustained success lies in his family’s strong bonds. “My father handles all the sourcing himself; he has a personal relationship with the farmers back home,” he says. It helps that, like Matamaal, Kanz & Muhul deliberately focuses on a no-frilled, homey taste: “Even in Kashmir, this was never commercial food. This was a cuisine you could only find in someone’s home.”
In faraway California, another brand has been working to bridge the gap between diaspora and homeland. From Anamalai nutmeg and mace to sillo sougri or hibiscus from the Naga Hills of Manipur, Diaspora has been working with farmers across the country to spread extremely hyperlocal produce from India and Sri Lanka overseas.
Like Kanz, Diaspora’s priority are the people of the land, but they show it in a different way. Kumud Dadlani, sourcing manager at Diaspora, says, “Our baseline, that remains constant throughout our sourcing process, is that we look for small-scale regenerative farmers who are intentionally working on soil health (what we like to think of as the future of food). We sometimes also work with the Spice Institute of India (Kozhikode) and get an understanding from them about the kind of farmers working in a region, who they work with for the institute’s projects regarding soil and seeds. Sana [Javeri Kadri, who co-founded the company in 2017 at the age of 23] spent time travelling through India meeting farmers and creating a network. Between her network and the network that I built from working with Slow Food and a hospitality company, we have another way to go about sourcing.”
Understanding regions and ground realities, collecting samples, testing for pesticide residue and engaging with farmers on a long-term basis are operational priorities her. Kumud points an example, from back when Diaspora spent years trying to find good sweet fennel. “Dharmesh, our coriander farmer based in Shedhubhar, Gujarat, had some old varieties of seeds. He asked for a years’ time to put a small plot together and cultivate them — ‘next year, you just have a taste and see if you like it. These seeds are extremely premium and potent, I think it’s what you’re looking for,’ he had said,” recalls Kumud. Though the team did not stop testing other samples during the course of the year, Dharmesh’s crop turned out to be exactly what they were looking for. This hariyali fennel is among the more popular products by the brand today.
From an initial offering of pragati turmeric in 2017, Diaspora climbed to five spices in 2019, 10 in 2020 and nearly 30 in 2021. The growth of its product range looks exponential from the outside, but for the team working behind the scenes, it is merely par for the course. “The reason we doubled our products in a given year, was because the last two had been spent in ground research for those products,” she explains.
COVID-led conversations
The pandemic, unsurprisingly, brought about a string of delays both minor and extensive. But agriculture and food supply being marked as essential by the Government helped the teams navigate.
Diaspora, particularly, saw a surge of interest during lockdowns for all the right reasons. Kumud recalls, “If you see our growth, we had the most launches in 2020-21. With people forced to be at home, we saw more engagement with cooking at home, trying to understand where food comes from, supply chains and life cycles… It wasn’t about buying and selling at that point, we were truly having conversations about food. The brand has always been about farmer wages and regenerative agriculture systems: in a way, we were given space to talk about it in 2020-21.”
It also helps that the brand actively shares recipes and cooking tips for all its niche ingredients. After all, for Indians based far from home, food is a feeling synonymous with belongingness and community.
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News brief: monkeypox cases, Democrats' climate and tax bill, Alex Jones trial
News brief: monkeypox cases, Democrats' climate and tax bill, Alex Jones trial
Biden declares monkeypox a public health emergency. Senate Democrats clear a hurdle to a climate, health care and tax package. Alex Jones is ordered to pay two Sandy Hook parents more $4 million. | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859341/morning-news-brief?ft=nprml&f= | 2022-08-05T14:15:56Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859341/morning-news-brief?ft=nprml&f= | false |
Democrats are moving forward with a climate, tax and health care bill Senate Democrats are scheduled to start a debate this weekend on a bill that would provide historic investments in climate change, health care measures and tax changes.
Senate Democrats are scheduled to start a debate this weekend on a bill that would provide historic investments in climate change, health care measures and tax changes. | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859348/democrats-are-moving-forward-with-a-climate-tax-and-health-care-bill?ft=nprml&f= | 2022-08-05T14:16:02Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859348/democrats-are-moving-forward-with-a-climate-tax-and-health-care-bill?ft=nprml&f= | false |
LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
NEW YORK and CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of investors of Weber Inc. ("Weber" or the "Company") (NYSE: WEBR) who purchased or otherwise acquired Weber securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO" or "Offering").
All investors who purchased the shares of Weber Inc. and incurred losses are advised to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain request additional information concerning the action at www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in the shares of Weber Inc., you may, no later than September 27, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in Weber Inc.
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The filed complaint alleges that the Registration Statement made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business,
operations, and prospects.
Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors:
- that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases;
- that, as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably
likely to decrease; - that, due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through";
- that the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and
- that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
According to the filed complaint, defendants held the Company's IPO on August 6, 2021, selling almost 18 million shares at $14.00 per share. However, the Registration Statement in support of the IPO was materially false and failed to state that Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases, which would result in decreased demand for their products. The resulting inventory buildup would then result in Weber running promotions to "enhance retail sell through," which would adversely impact Weber's financial results.
On July 25, 2022, Weber announced its preliminary third quarter 2022 financial results, including net sales between $525 million and $530 million. The Company expected to report a net loss, noting that "profitability was negatively impacted by" several factors, including "promotional activity to enhance retail sell through." Additionally, Weber announced that Chris Scherzinger "is departing" from his roles as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company.
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $1.21 per share, or 16%, to close at $6.30 per share on July 25, 2022. By the commencement of the class action, the Company's stock was trading as low as $6.25 per share, a nearly 55% decline from the $14 per share IPO price.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735 or via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com
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Ackerman's 'Fifth Act' focuses on the final week of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan
Ackerman's 'Fifth Act' focuses on the final week of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Elliot Ackerman about his new book, The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan. Waves of Afghans were trying to evacuate the country. | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859397/ackermans-fifth-act-focuses-on-the-final-week-of-u-s-involvement-in-afghanistan?ft=nprml&f= | 2022-08-05T14:16:46Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/05/1115859397/ackermans-fifth-act-focuses-on-the-final-week-of-u-s-involvement-in-afghanistan?ft=nprml&f= | true |
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meetings Today has released its 2022 class of Meetings Trendsetters, representing some off the most innovative and engaged professionals in the meetings and events industry.
"Since 2015, Meetings Today has selected its class of Meetings Trendsetters, garnered from online voting from its readers, the opinions of past winners and industry veterans, and finally decided upon by its content team," said Tyler Davidson, vice president and chief content director of Meetings Today. "Every year, we strive to present an 'outside of the box' crop of meetings and events innovators who stand out through their engagement in the industry and because of any unique efforts and accomplishments during the previous year. We typically try to wait at least five years before repeating Trendsetters, too—unless there is truly a standout justification—just to make sure we have a diversity of people recognized.
All 20 2022 Meetings Trendsetters are showcased in the July/August issue of Meetings Today, in Meetings Today's Newswire eNewsletter and via its social media channels. A story profiling the 2022 Meetings Trendsetters is also available on Meetings Today's website, at www.meetingstoday.com/articles/143448/2022-meetings-trendsetters.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Military tribute brewery Armed Forces Brewing Company will sponsor the 2022 Nashville is Grateful Golf Tournament to benefit the Special Operators Transition Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides tailored transition programs to top tier Special Operations leaders in order to strengthen America's best businesses with elite veteran talent.
"Armed Forces Brewing Company's mission is to make great American beer and employ great American Veterans," said Alan Beal, CEO. "We are excited to help the Special Operators Transition Foundation, who share our passion of helping our special operator Veterans transition into the civilian workforce."
Former Navy SEAL Robert J. O'Neill, a Director of Armed Forces Brewing Company, will host the golf tournament to be held on September 26th, 2022 at Old Hickory Country Club outside of Nashville. O'Neill will be joined by Kid Rock, Special Operators, and musical guests for the event.
Armed Forces Brewing Company has expanded recently into Texas including 197 H-E-B supermarkets and recently won a contract to be distributed in Walmart and Sam's Club in 2023. Their most popular beers include Preamble – We The People, a light beer made with a single American hop grown by U.S. Military Veterans; Special Hops IPA, a bold, adventurous American Pale Ale that is a tribute to U.S. Navy SEALS and Cat Shot – an American craft lager that pays homage to pre-prohibition style lagers, naval aviators and aircraft carrier deck crews.
Armed Forces Brewing Company is owned by Military Veterans and is known for great tasting beers as well as its outrageous and patriotic videos for its public stock offering, which has already attracted more than 5,000 investors. More information on investing as little as $200 in the SEC-qualified public offering is available at https://ownarmedforcesbrewingco.com/ourmission/
About Armed Forces Brewing Company
Armed Forces Brewing Company was created to pay homage to the U.S. Military through its beers that pay tribute to each branch of the Military. Launched in 2019, Armed Forces Brewing Company was founded by patriotic experienced veterans of the food and beverage industry and Military Veterans and plans to employ Veterans and Veteran family members as at least 70% of its workforce to make and sell great American beer.
For more information, visit https://ownarmedforcesbrewingco.com/ourmission/
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BOISE, Idaho — Firefighters in and around Boise have been very busy with several grass and brush fires that broke out Thursday night and early Friday morning.
After a wet spring, grass that grew in the foothills and rangeland is dried out, said Kyle McQuillin, an engine captain with the Bureau of Land Management's Boise District.
McQuillin was at a fire that's been burning near Highway 21 west of Lucky Peak State Park's Discovery unit. That fire has burned an estimated 5 to 10 acres since about 1 a.m. Friday.
The fire reached up to the rimrock along the canyon. McQuillin said the steep slope made it difficult and dangerous to fight the fire in the dark.
"We're pulling off the hill for the night. The fire's knocked down right now, so it's just not worth the risk to put people up on the hill with the likelihood of getting hurt in the dark. We'll get back up there in the daylight," McQuillin said.
Crews will continue to monitor that fire Friday.
Another fire broke out around 11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, off of North Cartwright Road near Pierce Park Lane. As of 2:30 a.m. Friday, the Boise District Bureau of Land Management said the fire was close to containment.
Smaller fires burned in southeast Boise near Eisenman Road, which is located near mile marker 59 along I-84; also, along the eastbound side of I-84 at Blacks Creek. As of 3 a.m. Friday, the BLM said the fire was about one-tenth of an acre in size.
Cooler nighttime temperatures, increased humidity, and the availability of firefighting resources in the Boise area are helping firefighters contain the fires. The causes of the fires have not been determined.
This is a developing story; will be updated here on KTVB.COM as new information is confirmed.
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NORTHBROOK, Ill., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilco Real Estate, LLC announces the bid deadline of Tuesday, September 6, 2022 for El Rancho restaurant, an iconic, rustic pub and brewery in Evergreen, CO. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, the 21,900± square foot building has plenty of space and ample parking for a variety of possible future uses, including hospitality, retail and residential redevelopments. An on-site inspection for all interested parties is scheduled for Thursday, August 25.
Originally built in 1948, El Rancho restaurant is among the largest and oldest existing restaurants in the Rocky Mountains. Fully remodeled in 2015, the building features seating for nearly 550 guests between the main dining area, private dining area, banquet rooms and patio space. The space comprises 11,000± SF on the main level, 4,300± SF on the second floor and 6,500± SF on the lower level. Set on 4.4 acres, the property sits immediately off I- 70 at the intersection of U.S. 40 and Evergreen Parkway. With a backdrop of evergreen trees, the property offers commanding views of the Continental Divide and the snow-capped peaks of the Rockies from most windows, patios and decks.
The surrounding area serves as the retail hub of the city, featuring numerous, national businesses nearby, including Walmart, The Home Depot, Starbucks, McDonald's, Comfort Suites and others. The property includes undeveloped acreage with 12 unused prepaid water taps, making it ideal for future development or outdoor event space. All furniture, fixtures and brewery equipment are also included in the sale.
A city of approximately 9,300 residents, Evergreen sits at an elevation of 7,200 feet and is located a scenic 28 miles west of downtown Denver. The small city offers an array of parks, art galleries, theaters, restaurants, entertainment and recreation options. Evergreen is also among Colorado's most affluent communities, ranking 16th by the Denver Business Journal for the percentage of households with incomes of $150,000 or more, putting it ahead of communities like Aspen (17th), Snowmass Village (26th) and Vail (32nd). The desire to live closer to outdoor amenities and the recent popularity of remote work has led to a surge in population growth over recent years. The community has a strong focus in the arts, with galleries lining the downtown streets between quaint shops and local eateries. Several craft, art and music events are also held in the area annually. Evergreen features eight open space parks comprising thousands of acres with hiking, mountain biking and equestrian trails. Fly fishing for trout can be enjoyed in Bear Creek that flows through the center of town. World class ski resorts like Winter Park, Breckenridge, Keystone, Vail, and Copper are all within one to one and a half hours away as well. The area boasts a mountain-town feel with all the amenities of Denver well within reach.
Steve Madura, senior vice president at Hilco Real Estate, stated, "This property could not be better located to take advantage of interstate access, vehicular visibility, proximity to Denver and some of the most spectacular views of the Rocky Mountains available. Whether continued use as a restaurant or event venue, or a total reimagining of this parcel, the sale represents an amazing opportunity to acquire prime land in an area that should see continued demand and desirability."
The bid deadline is scheduled for Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Bids must be delivered to the offices of Hilco Real Estate on or before 5:00 p.m. (EST) on the day of the deadline to be considered. Interested buyers should review the detailed sale terms for requirements in order to participate in the sale process available on Hilco's website. Offers may be submitted via mail to the following address: Hilco Real Estate, 5 Revere Drive, Suite 410, Northbrook, IL 60062, or via email to smadura@hilcoglobal.com.
An on-site inspection will be held on Thursday, August 25. For more information regarding the sale process or to schedule an on-site appointment, please contact Jiovanny Restrepo at (847) 386-2282 or jrestrepo@hilcoglobal.com or Steve Madura at (847) 504-2478 or smadura@hilcoglobal.com.
For further information on the properties, an explanation of the sale process or to obtain access to property due diligence documents, please visit HilcoRealEstate.com or call (855) 755-2300.
Hilco Real Estate ("HRE"), a Hilco Global company (HilcoGlobal.com), is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois (USA). HRE is a national provider of strategic real estate disposition services. Acting as an agent or principal, HRE uses its experience to advise and execute strategies to assist clients in deriving the maximum value from their real estate assets. By leveraging multi-faceted sales strategies and techniques, aggressive repositioning and restructuring experience, a vast and motivated network of buyers and sellers, and substantial access to capital, HRE exceeds expectations even in the most complex transactions.
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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — At least six people were killed and eight were injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash at a California gas station Thursday afternoon, officials said.
The crash was reported at about 1:40 p.m. when a dark-colored Mercedes sped through a red light without braking and struck two vehicles in an intersection in the Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, video obtained by KTLA showed. The vehicles then careened into a gas station in a ball of fire.
Six people were declared dead at the scene, including a body that was found in a burned car, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Also among the fatalities were a pregnant woman and an infant, authorities said.
Witness Veronica Esquival was pumping gas feet away from the collision and said she covered her head for protection as debris flew wildly.
“All of the sudden, a baby literally flew from the middle of the intersection to the middle of the gas station and landed right on the floor in front of me,” Esquival said. “One of the workers came and saw me with the baby and took the baby out of my hands. Somebody tried to resuscitate the baby, but the baby was gone.”
Alphonso Word said he was only a few cars away from the intersection when the crash occurred “like a bomb.”
“Like I say, it’s the kids. That’s what touched me more than anything, the children, the ones that didn’t get a chance. The mother that probably was happy that she’s having a baby,” Word said.
A number of cars were damaged and destroyed, authorities said.
“We have a total of at least six to seven vehicles involved at minimum at this time. Three became engulfed in flames,” said CHP spokesman Franco Pepsi.
The intersection of La Brea and Slauson remained closed Thursday night and was expected to remain closed for a significant period, including Friday morning.
The cause of the crash was under investigation by the CHP, but Pepsi confirmed that the driver was a 40-year-old woman who suffered major injuries while driving “a two-door Mercedes traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on La Brea.”
“Just unknown reasons for the high speed at this time … Everyone needs to drive with more due regard because a lot of collisions happen, and this just happens to be at the top of the list of how bad they can get,” Pepsi said. | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/6-killed-8-hurt-at-california-gas-station-when-speeding-driver-runs-red-light/ | 2022-08-05T14:24:47Z | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/6-killed-8-hurt-at-california-gas-station-when-speeding-driver-runs-red-light/ | true |
(Motor Authority) — It was in 2002 that Volkswagen first launched the Golf R32 based on the fourth generation of the Golf hatchback, and now 20 years on VW is celebrating the milestone with a special Golf R packing extra power and a few additional unique tweaks.
The current Golf R launched for the 2022 model year is the spiritual successor to the original V-6-powered Golf R32, and the special anniversary version, known as the Golf R 20 Years, is confirmed to reach North America this summer, albeit with a unique specification.
The original Golf R32 was powered by a 3.2-liter V-6 good for 237 hp. It was the most powerful Golf that VW had built up to that point, and as a result was given an all-wheel-drive system to help put the power down.
The Golf R 20 Years is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 good for 329 hp or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 4.6 seconds. The stock Golf R has 315 hp and needs 4.7 seconds to hit 62 mph. The Golf R 20 Years will also reach a top speed of 167 mph, though in standard form the top speed is capped at 155 mph. All-wheel drive is standard but drivers can choose between a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. A special touch is an Emotion Start feature which revs the engine to 2,500 rpm upon startup for a bit of theater.
The Golf R 20 Years comes standard with the Golf R’s R Performance package which includes torque vectoring and the Vehicle Dynamics Manager with additional Special and Drift modes. Special badging, both inside and out, further sets apart the special car from the stock version.
Local pricing hasn’t been announced but in VW’s home market of Germany, the Golf R 20 Years starts at 59,995 euros (approximately $64,125). Production of all VW Golf models is handled at a Volkswagen Group plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, and production of the Golf R 20 Years will run for a single year only. | https://www.wdtn.com/automotive/vw-celebrates-20-years-of-golf-r-with-329-hp-special-edition/ | 2022-08-05T14:26:49Z | https://www.wdtn.com/automotive/vw-celebrates-20-years-of-golf-r-with-329-hp-special-edition/ | true |
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African Americans throughout the nation celebrate Juneteenth, but who knows what actually happened on June 19, 1865? As the nation observes the second federal legal holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, there are a number of misconceptions about the historical event that keep getting repeated.
Myth #1: President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, and it's outrageous that it took two and a half years for the news to finally reach enslaved people in Texas.
Fact: Many slaves knew about Lincoln's executive order emancipating them. The news was widely covered in Texas newspapers—with an anti-abolitionist spin—and Black people would have overheard white people discussing it in private and in public. Moreover, "There was an incredibly sophisticated communication network among slaves in Texas," says Edward T. Cotham, Jr., Texas Civil War historian and author of Juneteenth, The Story Behind The Celebration. "News like that spread like wildfire. We know some slaves knew about the Emancipation Proclamation even before slaveowners. It didn't mean anything because there was no army to enforce it."
June Collins Pulliam is a fifth-generation Galvestonian whose enslaved great-great-grandparents, Horace and Emily Scull, were freed by the Juneteenth Order. "It wasn't that all these poor people didn't get the message," she says, "It was that there was no one enforcing it, no one making it happen!"
Myth #2: Major Gen. Gordon Granger penned General Orders No. 3, the Juneteenth Order, and is credited with freeing Texas slaves.
Fact: The order—which includes the powerful language "all slaves are free" and "absolute equality"—was actually written by Granger's staff officer, Maj. Frederick Emery, who hailed from an abolitionist family in Free Kansas. "As a crusader against slavery in Kansas, Emery was well versed on the subject of emancipation," writes Cotham in his Juneteenth book.
Sam Collins III, the unofficial ambassador of Juneteenth tourism in Galveston, says, "Granger is just one of the characters in the story. He's not any great hero. Matter of fact, he was no friend of the enslaved people. There are reports of Granger sending runaway slaves back to slave states."
Editor's note: After NPR posted this story, the descendants of Gen. Granger contacted us to offer a rebuttal. The family included a blogpost by Granger's biographer, Robert C. Conner, which includes the following: In reality, Granger was a major general commanding all federal troops in Texas. As a major on his staff, Emery was a much junior officer essentially acting as Granger's secretary. He may have written out the order and advised on its wording, but Granger would have paid very close attention to the language, including the reference to freedom meaning "an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves."
Myth #3: Gen. Gordon Granger read the Juneteenth Order from a balcony to the people of Galveston, announcing that "all slaves are free."
Fact: According to Cotham, Gen. Granger never read the order publicly, nor did any member of his staff. It would have been posted around town, particularly at places where Black people gathered, such as "the Negro Church on Broadway," as Reedy Chapel-AME Church was then called. Most enslaved people in Texas learned of General Orders No. 3 when the slavemaster called them together and read them the news.
Myth #4: The Juneteenth Order was basically a Texas version of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Fact: General Orders No. 3 stated unequivocally "all slaves are free," but it also contained patronizing language intended to appease planters who didn't want to lose their workforce. Forty-one words of the brief 93-word order urged enslaved people to stay put and keep working.
"The freed are advised to remain at their present homes, and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts; and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere."
Sam Collins: "The last two sentences advised the freedmen to remain at their present homes and work for wages. So you're free, but don't go anywhere."
Ed Cotham: "Many years later, the formerly enslaved (interviewed for the 1930s WPA Slave Narratives) remembered when the Freedom Paper was read to them. The slaveholder wanted to keep them working, but they didn't hear it that way. Once they heard "all slaves are free" they said to hell with you. That's what made the Juneteenth Order so memorable and made it succeed."
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(The Hill) – The U.S. added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent in July, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department, a stunning gain that defied predictions of a slowdown.
Economists expected the U.S. to have added roughly 250,000 jobs in July and keep the jobless rate at 3.6 percent, according to consensus estimates released before the report.
But the economy added more than double the number of jobs experts predicted, even as consumer confidence plunged and gross domestic product shrank over the first half of the year. The jobless rate also returned last month to its pre-pandemic level of 3.5 percent, which in February 2020 set a 50-year low for unemployment.
The stunning July jobs gain will raise questions about how close the U.S. economy actually is to a recession after months of growing concern over a sharp slowdown. The resilience of the labor market also means the Federal Reserve may have more room — or at least feel more pressure — to rapidly raise interest rates and fight inflation without fears of triggering steep job losses.
“If you thought the economy was in a recession, you were wrong. Demand for workers skyrocketed in July, far exceeding expectations. Paired with falling gas prices, the economic outlook for the third quarter starts looking better,” wrote John Leer, chief economist at Morning Consult, in a Friday analysis.
“Today’s numbers also increase the likelihood of more aggressive rate hikes by the Fed as it tries to tame inflation, and downside risks remain elevated later in the year.”
July’s job gain has now brought the total number of Americans employed back to its level before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which wiped out roughly 21 million jobs in two months. The vast majority of new jobs came in service sector industries that have struggled to meet stimulus-fueled consumer demand.
The leisure and hospitality sector, which is still below its pre-pandemic employment level, led all other industries in job growth with gain of 96,000 jobs. Restaurants and bars added 74,000 jobs alone.
Professional and business services firms added 89,000 jobs in July and employ almost 1 million more workers than they did before the pandemic. Health care employment rose by 70,000 and government employment rose by 57,000 in July, helping those sectors continue to recover jobs lost to COVID-19.
Even sectors of the economy hit hard by higher Fed interest rates and high inflation posted notable job gains.
Construction employment rose by 32,000 in July, retailers added 22,000 jobs, and transportation and warehousing added 21,000 jobs.
“Strong employer demand is continuing to support the solid, and increasing jobs gains. With continuing fear and debate over a recession, the labor market does not look like it is teetering on the edge of a recession,” wrote Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor, in a Friday analysis.
“The labor market remains a pillar of strength, holding up the economy even as the economy slows around it,” he wrote.
The stunning July jobs gain could give President Biden and Democrats a useful boost with just three months until the November midterm elections. While election forecasters expect Democrats to lose their majority in the House, stronger confidence in the economy could help Biden’s party limit its losses in the lower chamber and preserve—or even expand—its Senate majority.
The Labor Department also revised the May and June jobs gains up by a combined 28,000 jobs, meaning the U.S. has added a total of 1.3 million jobs over the past three months.
“More people are working than at any point in American history. That’s millions of families with the dignity and peace of mind that a paycheck provides. And, it’s the result of my economic plan to build the economy from the bottom up and middle out,” Biden said in a Friday statement.
“I ran for president to rebuild the middle class – there’s more work to do, but today’s jobs report shows we are making significant progress for working families,” he said.
While the July jobs report is welcome break from recession fears for Biden, there are still serious risks looming over the economy that could flip the picture before the midterm elections.
Labor force participation stayed almost stagnant in July, which is little relief for businesses competing to fill jobs from a workforce still 1.3 percent smaller than it was in February 2020. Wages also grew by 5.2 percent over the past year, a rapid clip that some economists fear will fuel higher inflation.
The Fed has been hiking interest rates since March with the goal of slowing job growth to a pace that won’t drive inflation higher or force businesses to rapidly raise wages. A slower economy would also force businesses to avoid raising prices as consumer have less financial room to chase inflation.
The lack of an expected July job growth slowdown may push the Fed into even faster rate hikes, which risks shocking the economy into a recession.West Virginia man gets 3-year sentence for threats to Fauci, other officialsChina halts climate, military cooperation with US over Pelosi visit
“The Fed won’t take any solace in the strong job numbers. Policymakers’ priority is cooling wage and price pressures, so they want to see unemployment edge higher,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, in a Friday tweet.
“That would take monthly job gains of well below 100k for a while. The Fed will get what it wants in coming months,” he said. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/economy-adds-whopping-528000-jobs-in-july-shatters-expectations/ | 2022-08-05T14:29:46Z | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/economy-adds-whopping-528000-jobs-in-july-shatters-expectations/ | false |
State Route 89 in Alpine County, just north of Markleeville, remained closed Thursday night after a mudslide sent debris onto the highway and caused damage.A nearly three-mile portion of the highway between Turtle Rock County Park Road and Montgomery Street in Markleeville is blocked in both directions.| MORE | PHOTOS: Community cleans up Markleeville after Sierra flash floodingMud and debris flowed onto the roadway Wednesday during an intense downpour. The hillsides above the affected area are part of the burn scar from the July 2021 Tamarack Fire.Caltrans said it is working to remove mud and debris from the highway. It also needs to repair culverts and make sure slopes along the washed-out section of road are secure.There is currently no estimated time of reopening for SR-89. Caltrans said public access is through Monitor Pass (Route 89) or Ebbetts Pass (Route 4).Mudflow through MarkleevilleThe town of Markleeville was hit hard by mud and debris slides. Sandbags are still in place around businesses along the main road in town.The road itself is covered in thick mud and debris.A local business owner told KCRA 3 that people from the community came together to clear what they could throughout the day Thursday, but there is still work to be done to get their streets back to normal.
MARKLEEVILLE, Calif. — State Route 89 in Alpine County, just north of Markleeville, remained closed Thursday night after a mudslide sent debris onto the highway and caused damage.
A nearly three-mile portion of the highway between Turtle Rock County Park Road and Montgomery Street in Markleeville is blocked in both directions.
| MORE | PHOTOS: Community cleans up Markleeville after Sierra flash flooding
Mud and debris flowed onto the roadway Wednesday during an intense downpour. The hillsides above the affected area are part of the burn scar from the July 2021 Tamarack Fire.
Caltrans said it is working to remove mud and debris from the highway. It also needs to repair culverts and make sure slopes along the washed-out section of road are secure.
There is currently no estimated time of reopening for SR-89. Caltrans said public access is through Monitor Pass (Route 89) or Ebbetts Pass (Route 4).
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The town of Markleeville was hit hard by mud and debris slides. Sandbags are still in place around businesses along the main road in town.
The road itself is covered in thick mud and debris.
A local business owner told KCRA 3 that people from the community came together to clear what they could throughout the day Thursday, but there is still work to be done to get their streets back to normal. | https://www.kcra.com/article/alpine-county-highway-road-cleanups-ongoing-burn-scar-area-storm/40814512 | 2022-08-05T14:31:16Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/alpine-county-highway-road-cleanups-ongoing-burn-scar-area-storm/40814512 | true |
Joins from The Times & The Sunday Times with Remit to Oversee Editorial Standards
NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek's Global Editor-in-Chief Nancy Cooper today announced the appointment of Christopher Roberts to the new position of Global Publishing Editor. In this role, Roberts will help shape the high-quality journalism that Newsweek has brought to readers worldwide for more than 80 years. He will report directly to Cooper and will be responsible for the publication of Newsweek's news from around the world and for maintaining the highest editorial standards. Based in London, he will lead a team of sub-editors located in the United States and United Kingdom.
"Christopher's global expertise and track-record in successfully managing the varied aspects of the modern newsroom made him the ideal candidate for this new role," said Cooper.
"Newsweek is an iconic news brand, and I am excited to work with its teams in the U.S. and U.K., helping them navigate today's fast-paced news cycle and digital demands, so the newsroom and entire organization can flourish," said Roberts.
Roberts joins Newsweek from The Times and The Sunday Times, where he most recently served as Deputy Head of Production, helping lead the transformation from a print-based approach to digital first at the head of a team of sub-editors, picture editors, website producers and SEO analysts. He has more than 15 years' experience in website and newspaper editing for national news organizations in the United Kingdom. Before joining The Times in 2015, Christopher had worked at the Daily Mail.
Christopher Roberts is a graduate of Oxford University.
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District Planning Committee approves annual Plans of Kannur Corporation
KANNUR August 05, 2022 19:08 ISTProjects include Plan fund (General), Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe fund
The District Planning Committee (DPC) has approved the allocation of ₹160 crore for executing various projects under the annual Plan of the Kannur Corporation for the year 2022-23.
The projects include Plan fund (General), Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe fund, maintenance grant (road and non-road), and Finance Commission grant.
Some of the allocations include ₹39.4 crore for construction and maintenance of new roads, ₹4.79 crore for the upkeep of schools, hospitals, and Krishi Bhavans, ₹75 lakh for construction of anganwadis, ₹1.75 crore for a nutritional scheme for anganwadi children, ₹1.25 crore for providing scholarships and assistive devices to the differently abled, ₹41 lakh for purchasing laptops for SC students, ₹7.5 lakh for beds for senior citizens, and ₹50 lakh for financial assistance of dialysis patients.
Likewise, ₹75 lakh has been allocated for the purchase of Ayurvedic, homeopathic, and allopathic medicines in hospitals, ₹5 lakh for Miyawaki Forestry, ₹5 lakh for post-surgery medical assistance for transgenders, ₹30 lakh for purchase of medicines for the terminally ill, and ₹38 lakh for palliative care.
Other projects
Other major projects include, roadside rest centre, napkin incinerator in schools, renovation of Jawahar Stadium Ground, interlocking and drainage improvement at stadium corner, construction and renovation of houses, setting up of a cultural centre in the city, water purifier for schools and anganwadis, sterilisation of stray dogs, purchase of vehicles for waste management, urban beautification, phase two upgradation of Kakkad river, and Chelora Legacy Waste Disposal. | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/district-planning-committee-approves-annual-plans-of-kannur-corporation/article65728091.ece/amp/ | 2022-08-05T14:34:02Z | https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/district-planning-committee-approves-annual-plans-of-kannur-corporation/article65728091.ece/amp/ | true |
Lightning strikes near the White House
At least four people have been hospitalized with "life-threatening" injuries after they were apparently hit by lightning in Lafayette Park. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt reports.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meetings Today has released its 2022 class of Meetings Trendsetters, representing some off the most innovative and engaged professionals in the meetings and events industry.
"Since 2015, Meetings Today has selected its class of Meetings Trendsetters, garnered from online voting from its readers, the opinions of past winners and industry veterans, and finally decided upon by its content team," said Tyler Davidson, vice president and chief content director of Meetings Today. "Every year, we strive to present an 'outside of the box' crop of meetings and events innovators who stand out through their engagement in the industry and because of any unique efforts and accomplishments during the previous year. We typically try to wait at least five years before repeating Trendsetters, too—unless there is truly a standout justification—just to make sure we have a diversity of people recognized.
All 20 2022 Meetings Trendsetters are showcased in the July/August issue of Meetings Today, in Meetings Today's Newswire eNewsletter and via its social media channels. A story profiling the 2022 Meetings Trendsetters is also available on Meetings Today's website, at www.meetingstoday.com/articles/143448/2022-meetings-trendsetters.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Las Vegas police are investigating a deadly shooting at the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip that left one man dead and two women injured.
The shooting happened in a hotel room around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Capt. Dori Koren of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said early Friday morning.
Officers arrived on the scene within a minute of the 911 call, Koren said.
An altercation happened in the room between four people who all knew each other, according to Koren. One person in the room shot the three others before the shooter left the room, he said.
The injured shooting victims were taken to UMC hospital, Koren said. They were listed in critical condition as of Friday morning.
“Any types of extreme violence in our city we take very seriously,” Koren said. “You’ve seen it in all the investigations we conduct. We are confident we will solve this case.”
On Friday morning, Koren announced that the suspect had been identified, located and arrested within six hours of the incident, he confirmed in an tweet.
The shooting prompted hotel security and Metro police to restrict access to the property. Video from guests showed police entering the hotel and casino with shields.
Police did not issue a photo of the suspect, but said at least one person who was in the room has ties to the area. Koren said there was no threat to the public.
Security allowed guests back onto the property around 10:50 p.m. | https://phl17.com/nmw/1-killed-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-mirage-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip/ | 2022-08-05T14:41:39Z | https://phl17.com/nmw/1-killed-2-hurt-in-shooting-at-mirage-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip/ | true |
Palestinian Health Ministry says death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza rises to 4; militant group says commander dead, reports AP.
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WHEELING, W.Va., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wheeling, WV based Main Street Financial Services Corp. reported its second quarter year to date financial results on Friday, August 05, 2022.
Main Street Financial Services Corp reported its second quarter year to date financial results on Friday, August 05, 2022.
Year to date Revenue was $10.44 million compared to $10.41 million in 2021.
Year to date Net Income as $2.42 million compared to $2.44 million in 2021.
Total assets came in at $589.9 million in 2022 versus $554.4 million in 2021.
Gross loans totaled $401.7million in 2022 versus $404.3 million in 2021.
Total deposits totaled $513.7million in 2022 versus $477.4 million in 2021.
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MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Manatee County woman was named a top prize winner in the final drawing of the Monopoly Doubler Bonus Play Promotional drawing on Friday.
According to the Florida Lottery, Jeannette Chu, of Parrish, claimed her top prize winning ticket worth $25,000. Cheryl Seaberg, of Apopka, also claimed a top winning prize worth the same amount.
As a part of the drawing, 20 second prize winners each won $5,000, and 75 third prize winners each received $1,000. For a complete list of winners, click here.
The Monopoly Doubler family of scratch off games launched on July 4 and featured more than $851 million in cash prizes and over 36.6 million winning tickets. | https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/manatee-county/manatee-county-woman-wins-top-prize-winning-scratch-off-ticket/ | 2022-08-05T14:48:19Z | https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/manatee-county/manatee-county-woman-wins-top-prize-winning-scratch-off-ticket/ | true |
Apartment fire displaces 12 in north end Halifax
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A Thursday night apartment fire has displaced 12 people in Halifax’s north end.
Crews were called shortly after 6:30 p.m. to the 10-unit building on Bloomfield Street.
The fire, which started on the third floor of the building, was knocked down by the sprinkler system, along with efforts from a tenant with a fire extinguisher and fire crews.
Officials say there is significant water damage.
The 12 people displaced are being assisted by the Canadian Red Cross.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A Wisconsin couple has died and two are injured following a lightning strike across the street from the White House on Thursday night.
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, have died from injuries following the lightning strike in Lafayette Park near the White House Thursday night, a DC Metropolitan Police spokesperson confirmed.
The two other people, a man and a woman, were in critical condition, the police department said. They remain hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Their identities were not immediately released.
The victims were riding out the storm under a tree, according to a law enforcement source.
Officers with the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police witnessed the lightning strike Thursday night and ran over to render first aid, officials said.
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Senate Democrats say they have reached an accord on changes to their marquee economic legislation, clearing the major hurdle to pushing one of President Joe Biden’s leading election-year priorities through the chamber in coming days. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a centrist who was seen as the pivotal vote, says she is ready to “move forward” on the bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says lawmakers have achieved a compromise that will receive the support of all Democrats in the chamber. His party needs unanimity and Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote to move the measure through the Senate over certain solid opposition from Republicans.
Democrats call it the “Inflation Reduction Act.” Republicans say it's a “tax and spending spree.” And everyone has a study they say proves one or the other. Recent bipartisan action in Congress on matters ranging from producing computer chips to expanding NATO isn’t extending to the latest economic package from Democrats. For President Joe Biden, the $739 billion plan can help lower inflation, cut the budget deficit, address climate change and lower medical bills. That's a message he’s trying to sell amid intense Republican criticism. GOP lawmakers counter that the 15% minimum corporate tax included in the proposal would hit U.S. factories and middle-class workers. They say energy costs will increase, while innovations in health care would decline.
China says it is canceling or suspending dialogue with the U.S. on a range of issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The measures announced Friday are the latest in a promised series of steps intended to punish Washington for allowing the visit to the island claimed by Beijing as its own territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. China is holding threatening military exercises in six zones off the coast of the island republic. Missiles were also fired over Taiwan. China opposes the self-governing island having its own contacts with foreign governments.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says China’s military exercises aimed at Taiwan, including missiles fired into Japan’s exclusive economic zone, represent a “significant escalation” and that he has urged Beijing to back down. China launched the drills following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan that infuriated Beijing, which claims the self-governed island as its own territory. Blinken told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Cambodia that Pelosi’s visit was peaceful and did not represent a change in American policy toward Taiwan, accusing China of using it as a “pretext to increase provocative military activity in and around the Taiwan Strait.”
A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in a politically charged case that could lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow. Griner showed little emotion to the sentence but her lawyers said later she was "very upset, very stressed." U.S. President Joe Biden denounced as "unacceptable" the verdict and sentence, which came amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine. Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow to play basketball in the city of Yekaterinburg.
Defying anxiety about a possible recession and raging inflation, America’s employers added a surprising 528,000 jobs last month, restoring all the jobs lost in the coronavirus recession as the country’s hiring boom continued. Unemployment fell to 3.5%, lowest since the pandemic struck in early 2020. July’s job creation was up from 398,000 in June. The American job market has repeatedly defied skeptics this year. Economists had expected only 250,000 new jobs this month.
The U.S. has declared a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 7,100 Americans. The announcement Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services frees up federal funding and resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body. Xavier Becerra is the head of HHS. He says the agency is ready to take the U.S. response “to the next level.”
Former television news anchor Kari Lake has won the Republican primary for Arizona governor. Lake walked away from her journalism career and was embraced by Donald Trump and his staunch supporters. Her victory Thursday is a blow to the GOP establishment, which lined up behind lawyer and businesswoman Karrin Taylor Robson. Lake said she would not have certified President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory and put false claims of election fraud at the center of her campaign. Former Vice President Mike Pence, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and others tried to push the GOP to move on from the Trump era of election conspiracies and lies.
Far-right candidate Andy Ogles has won Tennessee’s crowded Republican primary for an open congressional seat in Nashville. The longtime Democratic incumbent, Rep. Jim Cooper, retired after GOP state lawmakers carved the city into three districts, favoring their party for each seat. The Democratic race for governor, meanwhile, remained too early to call Thursday between Nashville physician Jason Martin and Memphis City Councilman JB Smiley Jr. Smiley would be the state’s first Black Democratic nominee for governor if he wins the primary. Republican Gov. Bill Lee will have a strong advantage in November in the state, which has not elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2006.
Authorities in Alabama say a 12-year-old girl who was held captive for a week with the dismembered remains of her mother and brother provided key information that led to the arrest of the woman’s live-in boyfriend. The girl is now safe in the custody of state welfare officials. Tallapoosa County Sheriff Jimmy Abbett says she's a hero for both surviving and providing important information that led to the arrest of José Paulino Pascual-Reyes. Pascual-Reyes has been charged with capital murder and kidnapping. Court documents show the girl was taken hostage around the time her mother and brother were killed. She escaped by gnawing through restraints that held her to a bed.
Police in Minnesota confirm three gunshots were fired at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis, but say no one appears to have been hurt. Bloomington police say they are searching for two people. Video posted to social media showed what appeared to be a man shouting as he walked near the complex’s Nike store, with three apparent gunshots. A mall spokesman says the mall will reopen Friday with more mall security and police on site. The mall, which opened in 1992, is the largest in the U.S. and is a tourist destination and community gathering spot.
Alyssa Farah Griffin, a former Trump administration spokeswoman who broke from her old boss in 2020, will be the conservative voice on the daytime talk show “The View.” She replaces Meghan McCain, who left last summer after four years on the show and complained afterward about a toxic workplace. “The View” also named another Republican Trump foe and frequent guest on the show, Ana Navarro, as a regular panelist. Although Farah Griffin now regularly speaks out against Donald Trump, some are not willing to accept her because of her service to the administration and are calling online to boycott the show.
The NCAA earned praise last year when it agreed to pay referees at its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments equally. The gesture only cost about $100,000, a tiny fraction of the roughly $900 million networks pay annually to broadcast March Madness. Now, as the NCAA examines various disparities across men’s and women’s sports, pressure is rising to also pay referees equally during the regular season. Two Division 1 conferences told The Associated Press they plan to equalize pay, and another is considering it. Others are resisting change, even though the impact on their budgets would be negligible.
Josh Jacobs and rookie Zamir White ran well on a rain-soaked field and the Raiders routed Jacksonville 27-11 in the Hall of Fame game Thursday night, spoiling coach Doug Pederson’s first game with the Jaguars. Derek Carr and Davante Adams warmed up but they didn’t get a chance to play their first game together since Fresno State. Carr, the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback, and Adams, the All-Pro receiver acquired in blockbuster trade with Green Bay, were among many starters who sat out for both teams. Jacksonville’s Trevor Lawrence wore a backward cap on the sideline while third-string quarterback Jake Luton was started. The NFL’s first preseason game began 40 minutes late due to severe weather that forced fans to seek shelter. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/2-dead-2-injured-by-lightning-strike-near-white-house/article_ea25e506-1ee7-58fd-b607-345764930ed5.html | 2022-08-05T14:48:38Z | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/2-dead-2-injured-by-lightning-strike-near-white-house/article_ea25e506-1ee7-58fd-b607-345764930ed5.html | true |
LAUREL, Neb. — Police arrested a suspect early Friday in connection with the deaths of four people in the small northeast Nebraska city of Laurel, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
The body of one person was found after firefighters were called to an explosion and fire. A short time later, firefighters were called to another home nearby and found the bodies of three people inside.
After examining both burned-out homes, the state patrol said that “gunfire played a part in the incident at both homes” and that both fires had started just after 3 a.m. Thursday.
Nebraska State Patrol Col. John Bolduc declined to say whether the victims were related and did not offer more detail about how they died.
“We’re not categorizing it as anything right now,” Bolduc said.
When asked if residents of the town of less than 1,000 people should worry about their safety, Cedar County Sheriff Larry Koranda called Laurel “a very safe community” but said people “need to be diligent” and report anything out of the ordinary to police.
When the bodies were discovered, Laurel police recommended that the community go on a voluntary lockdown, prompting most businesses, a senior center and schools to limit access for part of the day. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nebraska-state-patrol-suspect-linked-to-4-deaths-arrested/2022/08/05/e2693580-14c3-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | 2022-08-05T14:51:37Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/nebraska-state-patrol-suspect-linked-to-4-deaths-arrested/2022/08/05/e2693580-14c3-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html | true |
Scottish island of Pladda on sale for price of a city flat
By Jack Ewing
BBC Scotland news
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A tiny Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde has gone on sale for £350,000.
The isle of Pladda, off the coast of Arran, includes a five-bedroom house, a helipad and lighthouse dating back to the 1790s.
It has an asking price that could buy a three-bedroom flat in Glasgow or Edinburgh. It is well below the average price of a London property at £536,000.
The 28 acre island has been empty for several years and needs renovation before it can be lived on again.
Pladda was sold by the Arran Estate 30 years ago to fashion designers Derek and Sally Morten - its current owners.
Listed with Knight Frank, the property is 31 miles from Glasgow, and can be reached via boat from Ardrossan on the mainland.
More than 100 species of birds have been recorded on the island.
The island's lighthouse has been automated from Edinburgh since 1990.
Views stretch across the Kintyre and Ayrshire coasts, to Ailsa Craig and even Northern Ireland on a clear day
The sale comes at a time when house prices recently reached a record high. The average UK house price reached £294,845 in June.
Scotland has an average price of £201,549, Wales is £219,281 and Northern Ireland is £187,833 according to mortgage lender Halifax. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62434747 | 2022-08-05T14:52:04Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62434747 | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months, days after the Federal Reserve jacked up its main borrowing rate in an aggressive effort to get inflation under control.
The 30-year rate tumbled to 4.99% from 5.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday. A year ago, the rate was 2.77%.
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages, popular among those refinancing their homes, fell to 4.26% to from 4.58% last week.
“Mortgage rates remained volatile due to the tug of war between inflationary pressures and a clear slowdown in economic growth,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The high uncertainty surrounding inflation and other factors will likely cause rates to remain variable, especially as the Federal Reserve attempts to navigate the current economic environment.”
Last week, the Fed ratcheted up its main borrowing rate by three-quarters of a point, the second such increase in less than two months. The central bank also raised its benchmark rate by a half-point in May, beginning its aggressive pivot to try to stifle four-decade high inflation.
Consumer prices have soared 9.1% over the past year, the biggest yearly increase since 1981. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose by 11.3% in June compared with a year earlier.
Rapidly hiking rates risks pushing the U.S. economy into a recession, but it’s the Fed’s most powerful tool to get price increases back to its 2% annual target.
The government reported last week that U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
The decline that the Commerce Department reported in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.
Higher borrowing rates have discouraged house hunters and cooled a housing market that’s been hot for years. The National Association of Realtors reported last month that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June.
Home prices have kept climbing — albeit at a slower pace than earlier this year —- even as sales slowed. The national median home price jumped 13.4% in June from a year earlier to $416,000. That’s an all-time high according to data going back to 1999, NAR said.
Layoffs in the housing and lending sectors have already begun. Among those reporting job cuts in recent months are the online mortgage company loanDepot, online real estate broker Redfin, and Compass.
The nation’s largest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, laid off hundreds from its mortgage unit and reassigned hundreds of others. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/long-term-mortgage-rates-under-5-for-1st-time-in-4-months/ | 2022-08-05T14:54:31Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/long-term-mortgage-rates-under-5-for-1st-time-in-4-months/ | false |
(KRON) — Former MMA star Cain Velazquez is back in court for a motion hearing this morning and it’s nowhere near done.
Prosecutors say in late February Velazquez tried to kill Harry Goularte.
Goularte is accused of molesting a four-year-old girl who is related to Cain.
Cain allegedly chased Goularte along Highway 101 and attempted to shoot him. He ended up hurting another man during the shooting.
Velazquez has been denied bail and this morning he returns to court.
His supporters have been showing up at the courthouse and believe he has been wrongfully accused.
But prosecutors don’t think so.
Goularte remains out of custody as he waits for his trial to start. He’s being charged with lewd acts with a minor child.
He has pleaded not guilty in that case.
Velazquez has yet to enter a plea deal.
He is facing attempted murder chargers and, if convicted, could be sent to jail for 20 years. | https://www.kron4.com/news/velazquez-on-trial-for-attempted-murder/ | 2022-08-05T14:57:10Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/velazquez-on-trial-for-attempted-murder/ | true |
CLEVELAND (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has handed off Deshaun Watson’s discipline case to a lawyer with league connections and expertise in domestic violence and sexual assault.
Goodell chose former New Jersey Attorney General Peter C. Harvey on Thursday to hear the league’s appeal of the six-game suspension without pay given to Cleveland’s quarterback, whose playing status hangs in the balance.
Watson was suspended this week by independent disciplinary officer Sue L. Robinson, who concluded he violated the league’s personal conduct policy after being accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women in Texas.
The league, which had been pushing for an indefinite suspension for Watson, wanted further discipline and appealed Robinson’s ruling on Wednesday. Watson had just finished practice and was still on the field when he learned of the league’s move.
Under the collective bargaining agreement, the appeal gave power back to Goodell to enact punishment — something he’s done routinely during his tenure — but he instead chose Harvey, currently a partner at a law firm in New York, to hear the appeal.
With a background in criminal law, Harvey has advised the NFL and other professional sports leagues on the development and implementation of workplace policies, including the league’s personal conduct policy.
Harvey has served as Goodell’s designee in other arbitrations, and he’s a member of the league’s Diversity Advisory Committee, created to improve racial and gender diversity across the NFL.
In 2017, Harvey was one of four members of an expert panel who reviewed the league’s domestic violence investigation into Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was suspended six games for violating the conduct policy.
Goodell chose a designee to handle Watson’s case because he wanted an expert in the field who can focus solely on this matter, a person familiar with Harvey’s appointment told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because it’s an internal matter.
Goodell is busy with Hall of Fame weekend festivities in Canton, Ohio, and the upcoming league meeting on Tuesday.
There is no timeline for when Harvey will hear the appeal. According to the league’s personal conduct policy, it must be done on an expedited basis.
Due in part to a public outcry that the suspension was too light, the league appealed Robinson’s decision and wants Watson disciplined further.
“The NFL’s appeal addresses whether, based on the findings made by Judge Robinson, the discipline should be modified to include a professional evaluation and treatment as determined by medical experts, an appropriate fine, and a longer suspension,” the league said in a statement.
“Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Mr. Harvey’s written decision “will constitute the full, final and complete disposition of the dispute and will be binding upon the player(s), Club(s), and parties” to the CBA.
In her 16-page ruling, Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the NFL Players Association, called Watson’s behavior “egregious” and “predatory.” The women alleged he sexually assaulted or sexually harassed them during massage therapy sessions when the quarterback played for the Houston Texans.
The former federal judge concluded that Watson violated the league’s policy by engaging in unwanted sexual contact with another person, endangering the safety and well-being of another person and undermining the league’s integrity.
However, in imposing the suspension, Robinson pointed out flaws in the league’s guidelines for player misconduct, which limited her authority to penalize him.
Robinson did stipulate in her punishment that Watson must use only club-approved massage therapists for the duration of his career.
The Browns traded three first-round draft picks in March to Houston and signed Watson, a three-time Pro Bowler, to a five-year, $230 million contract. Because of the way Cleveland structured his contract, Watson stood to forfeit only $345,000 under Robinson’s ruling.
The 26-year-old has continued to practice with the Browns, who are again in a wait-and-see mode after thinking they might only be without Watson for six games. The outlook now isn’t nearly as clear for a team that had Super Bowl hopes after signing one of the league’s top QBs.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed.
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Lucy Yu found refuge in books growing up.
An only child raised by a Chinese immigrant mother in west Los Angeles, she spent a lot of time in bookstores. But it seemed that the stories she connected to most -- those written by immigrants and people of color -- were often relegated to a single shelf or a heritage month display.
"I just wanted to walk into a place where I didn't have to search that much," she said.
Yu, a chemical engineer by training, started researching and found an abundance of titles going back decades from authors with names or backgrounds like hers. But she said many of those books had quickly been placed on the backlist, a publishing term referring to older books that are still in print but typically aren't being actively promoted.
"I think that the publishing industry didn't think that they were going to sell or didn't think that people were interested in our stories," Yu added. "But they had always been there and these authors and these writers and these stories have always been there."
Yu launched a crowdfunding campaign last year to turn her vision into reality, and hit her goal in just a few weeks, affirming that she wasn't alone in wanting more of these books. In December, Yu and Me Books opened its doors in Manhattan's Chinatown, and has been steadily growing since. The store now has four staff members, including Yu.
The bookstore has also become a literary and community hub. Yu and Me Books has hosted conversations with immigrant authors, a pop-up book workshop and clothing swaps. And as Asian Americans in New York, including Chinatown, faced attacks against their communities, the store partnered with the nonprofit Soar Over Hate to hand out free pepper spray and personal safety devices.
Yu sees room for progress in publishing
Despite this, Yu didn't set out to open an Asian American bookstore.
When she first conceived of her small business, she dreamed of a space that would reflect the rich diversity of her community. She envisioned a place dedicated to stories written by immigrants and people of color -- which happened to include Asian American authors.
The space still reflects her vision. But perhaps because of Yu's own Asian American identity, perhaps because of her bookstore's historic location or perhaps because of a hunger among Asian Americans for authentic depictions of their communities, Yu and Me Books has since become a go-to for Asian American readers hoping to find their experiences reflected on its shelves.
"It's been really interesting seeing how I've kind of been pushed into the Asian American bookstores lane," she said. "I think that if I weren't Asian American, I may not have had to put myself within that slot."
That feeling of being pigeonholed is familiar for many Asian Americans, whether they work in media, the restaurant industry or the literary scene like Yu. For so long, Asian American representation in creative sectors has been scarce, while Asian American depictions in popular culture have been replete with tired tropes and stereotypes. So when Yu launched her community-centered bookstore last year, it came with added pressure and expectations.
While Yu has held to her mission of highlighting stories of immigrants and people of color more broadly, she's leaned into customers' demand for books by Asian American authors. Most of her inventory now skews toward Asian American books, she said -- making Yu and Me Books a rare and special place.
"As someone who's thinking about my own identity and also a business owner, I want to be able to support whoever wants to come in and find books that represent themselves," she said. "But I love that there is a lot of love and desire for Asian American books and representation."
Still, Yu makes it a point to both challenge and delight visitors to her store.
Her shelves include bestsellers such as Min Jin Lee's "Pachinko" and Michelle Zauner's "Crying in H Mart," as well as niche titles from smaller presses. Visitors can thumb through cookbooks, romance novels, young adult novels and poetry volumes by Asian American authors -- and the selection keeps growing. For a couple hours most evenings, a glass of wine in hand, Yu researches what other books she doesn't yet know about that she might acquire.
"One of my favorite things that I hear when customers come in the store (is), 'I've never heard of this title before' or 'I've never seen like 40% of this inventory before.'" Yu said. "That makes me so happy because you can connect to a story that's not necessarily being pushed by publishers."
As Yu and Me Books celebrates and showcases the breadth of works that Asian American writers have produced over decades, Yu also encourages her visitors to keep an open mind.
"I also try to remind readers as much as I can that outside the Asian American experience, there's so many books written by other immigrants that we can relate to very much," she added.
In the time that Yu and Me Books has been open, Yu said she's seen positive changes in the publishing industry. She's seeing more diversity in the authors who are getting published, but those authors are often called upon to be "educators of our experience," Yu said. As exciting as it is to see these experiences represented authentically, she hopes the industry will reach a point where authors can transcend their identities.
"I want authors of color to just write about unicorns or cupcakes -- whatever they want to write about," she added.
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MOSCOW, Russia — The Kremlin said Friday that it's open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.
Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after police at Moscow's airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
A judge convicted the 31-year-old athlete Thursday of drug possession and smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison. The politically charged case comes amid high tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
In an extraordinary move, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke last week to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, urging him to accept a deal under which Griner and Paul Whelan, an American jailed in Russia on espionage charges, would go free.
Lavrov and Blinken were both in Cambodia on Friday for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Blinken did not even glance at his Russian counterpart as they took their seats at an East Asia Summit.
Lavrov told reporters that Blinken didn’t try to contact him while they were attending the ASEAN meeting.
“We were separated by just one person at the discussion table, but I didn’t feel his desire to catch me. My buttons are all in place,” he said when asked about Washington’s statement that Blinken would try to buttonhole Lavrov for a quick interaction in Phnom Penh.
Lavrov said Moscow was “ready to discuss” a prisoner swap but that the topic should only be discussed via a dedicated Russia-U.S. channel that U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to establish when they met in Geneva in June 2021.
“If the Americans again try to engage in public diplomacy and make loud statements about their intention to take certain steps, it’s their business, I would even say their problem,” Lavrov said. “The Americans often have trouble observing agreements on calm and professional work.”
In Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the same point more harshly, saying “the U.S. already has made mistakes, trying to solve such problems via ‘microphone diplomacy.’ They are not solved that way.”
He, too, emphasized that any discussions on a possible trade should be held via the previously established confidential channels that Putin and Biden agree to during last year's summit.
“Such mechanisms exist, but they will be thrown into doubt if the discussion continues in the public domain,” Peskov said. He said: “If we discuss any nuances related to the issue of exchange via media, no exchange will ever take place.”
People familiar with the U.S. proposal have said it envisions trading Griner and Whelan for a notorious Russian arms trader, Viktor Bout. He is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. after being convicted of conspiracy to kill U.S. citizens and providing aid to a terrorist organization.
The call between Blinken and Lavrov marked the highest-level known contact between Washington and Moscow since Russia sent troops into Ukraine more than five months ago, underlining the public pressure that the White House has faced to get Griner released.
Griner was arrested as she was returning to play for a team in Russia, where she has competed since 2014. Blinken said Friday that her conviction and sentence “compounds the injustice that has been done to her.”
“It puts a spotlight on our very significant concern with Russia’s legal system and the Russian government’s use of wrongful detentions to advance its own agenda using individuals as political pawns,” he said.
On Thursday, Biden denounced the Russian judge's verdict and sentence as “unacceptable” and said he would continue working to bring Griner and Whelan home.
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NEW YORK and HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DarkPulse, Inc. (OTC Markets: DPLS) ("DarkPulse" and the "Company"), a technology company focused on the manufacture, sale, installation and monitoring of their patented laser sensing systems which provide a data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of infrastructure, today announced that Gulf Automation Services & Oilfield Supplies Company, LLC ("GASOS") has become the exclusive agent for the Company's DarkPulse BOTDA EREBOS™ sensing systems in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In offering these products, GASOS will concentrate on customers in the critical infrastructure/ key resources markets, with a focus on oil and gas pipeline health monitoring applications and offshore drilling operations. In addition, GASOS can provide the Company with services including sales and marketing, manpower, training and technical services.
In view of the singular importance of the petroleum sector in the UAE's overall development and emerging need for technology inputs, Bin Hamoodah decided in 1972 to establish a new, 100% local company called Gulf Automation Services & Oilfield Supplies. This company was formed with a view to serve as a focal point for providing requisite technology and services to the oil and gas sector. GASOS has since provided many pioneering services to the oil and gas industry. First, through sponsorship of world renowned oil service companies; second by marketing oilfield related equipment and services; and, last, by introduction of fire-fighting, safety and protection related equipment and services. The GASOS name has now become synonymous with both the current and future projects in the UAE.
"GASOS is the premier agent throughout the Gulf States with a decade's long history of successful contract awards in the multiple billions of dollars," said Dennis O'Leary, DarkPulse Chairman and CEO. "In addition to typical agency services, GASOS, as a part of its process, will assist the Company with meeting balance sheet requirements typical of very large contract awards. GASOS, through their extensive network of major technical services companies bring additional resources to our efforts within the region. In considering which agent we would engage, GASOS was the clear choice."
In the early eighties, as Dubai was developing to be a major trading hub between Europe, Far East and Africa, GASOS decided to set up a base in the city. Bin Hamoodah set up the Dubai branch of the company called GASOS in 1984 to provide professional and focused service to clients in the region. The branch caters to clients in Dubai and the UAE's Northern Emirates and also handles export enquires from other Gulf countries and Africa. GASOS is a major supplier of equipment and spares to various organizations in Kuwait, Oman and Several African countries.
More information about the company's and their services visit: www.GASOS.com.
DarkPulse, Inc. uses advanced laser-based monitoring systems to provide rapid and accurate monitoring of temperatures, strains and stresses. The Company's technology excels when applied to live, dynamic critical infrastructure and structural monitoring, including pipeline monitoring, perimeter and structural surveillance, aircraft structural components and mining safety. The Company's fiber-based monitoring systems can assist markets that are not currently served, and its unique technology covers extended areas and any event that is translated into the detection of a change in strain or temperature. In addition to the Company's ongoing efforts with respect to the marketing and sales of its technology products and services to its customers, the Company also continues to explore potential strategic alliances through joint venture and licensing opportunities to further expand its global market position.
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(Motor Authority) — It was in 2002 that Volkswagen first launched the Golf R32 based on the fourth generation of the Golf hatchback, and now 20 years on VW is celebrating the milestone with a special Golf R packing extra power and a few additional unique tweaks.
The current Golf R launched for the 2022 model year is the spiritual successor to the original V-6-powered Golf R32, and the special anniversary version, known as the Golf R 20 Years, is confirmed to reach North America this summer, albeit with a unique specification.
The original Golf R32 was powered by a 3.2-liter V-6 good for 237 hp. It was the most powerful Golf that VW had built up to that point, and as a result was given an all-wheel-drive system to help put the power down.
The Golf R 20 Years is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4 good for 329 hp or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 4.6 seconds. The stock Golf R has 315 hp and needs 4.7 seconds to hit 62 mph. The Golf R 20 Years will also reach a top speed of 167 mph, though in standard form the top speed is capped at 155 mph. All-wheel drive is standard but drivers can choose between a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic. A special touch is an Emotion Start feature which revs the engine to 2,500 rpm upon startup for a bit of theater.
The Golf R 20 Years comes standard with the Golf R’s R Performance package which includes torque vectoring and the Vehicle Dynamics Manager with additional Special and Drift modes. Special badging, both inside and out, further sets apart the special car from the stock version.
Local pricing hasn’t been announced but in VW’s home market of Germany, the Golf R 20 Years starts at 59,995 euros (approximately $64,125). Production of all VW Golf models is handled at a Volkswagen Group plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, and production of the Golf R 20 Years will run for a single year only. | https://www.koin.com/automotive/vw-celebrates-20-years-of-golf-r-with-329-hp-special-edition/ | 2022-08-05T15:02:47Z | https://www.koin.com/automotive/vw-celebrates-20-years-of-golf-r-with-329-hp-special-edition/ | true |
Marking its second property available on the revolutionary app, Rhove creates opportunity for renters at Empire and anyone to invest in commercial real estate for as little as $1 per share
SLIVIS, Ill., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhove, the all new fintech app that enables anyone to invest in real estate with as little as $1 in one minute, announced today a partnership with Empire, the luxury senior living community in Illinois. Residents will now have the opportunity to invest in their apartment as well as anyone in the U.S. looking to diversify their investments.
"Our partnership with Rhove is all about providing the opportunity for more freedom," said Todd Swift, one of the developers of the Empire property. "Not just the freedom as a renter to come and go as you please, but the financial freedom as well. Now our residents will have the opportunity to invest in the building itself as a renter, which is typically not an option, until now."
Rhove's mission is to expand access and opportunity for everyone to invest in and own a piece of the places they live, work, and play. In May, Rhove received qualification from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch its offerings that enable anyone to invest in real estate for as little as $1 per share, previously only accessible to wealthy and connected individuals and institutions. This partnership marks one of the first investment opportunities made available to the public on the Rhove platform.
"We are creating a world where every renter is an owner," said Calvin Cooper, Rhove Co-Founder & CEO. "As we grapple with rising inflation and our growing housing crisis, we realize that it is now more important than ever to expand access and opportunity. Rhove is the first platform in the U.S. enabling anyone to invest without high minimums and other prohibitive requirements."
Empire is a community built for active seniors transitioning. Many seniors are downsizing from a previously owned home to renting. Empire is even offering to support the transition by buying leasee's homes upfront and selling them for no additional cost. Now, in partnership with Rhove, they are also the first to enable their residents to become investors for as little as $1 per share.
"Our generation was always taught to own our home," said Patty Tucker, Community Manager at Empire. "It's a huge decision for them to sell a home and to become a renter. Having the option with Rhove to invest in Empire and get access to ownership in their property, empowers seniors with that familiar feeling of ownership."
The Empire property is a newly constructed 27-unit multifamily development that offers active seniors a better way of living: a flexible worry-free lifestyle, plus access to a wide range of first-class amenities, breakfast, and the opportunity to be part of a vibrant, active peer community.
To learn about more investment opportunities, download the Rhove iOS app or visit www.rhove.com.
Built by Tokr Labs, Rhove is real estate investing for everyone. Founded with the goal of democratizing real estate investing, it's empowering everyday people to invest in and own the places they live, work and play for as little as $1 per share. Together, with investors and property owners, they're building community and creating a new era of open finance for real estate investing. For more information, download the Rhove iOS app or visit www.rhove.com.
Empire offers a worry-free, leased living alternative to those who are 55 plus. Our conveniently located, luxury community provides well appointed amenities and maintenance-free, stylish living spaces that our active and independent guests appreciate. Learn more at www.empire-silvis.com.
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PALM COAST, Fla. – A man accused in a Maryland rape case was arrested Thursday afternoon in Flagler County by deputies acting on tips provided by U.S. Marshals, the sheriff’s office said.
Shawn Patrick Scott, 41, of Glen Burnie, was arrested after U.S. Marshals conducting surveillance saw him enter a vehicle and requested that Flagler deputies conduct a traffic stop, which occurred around 12:15 p.m. at the intersection of State Road 100 and Interstate 95, according to a charging affidavit.
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Scott had a warrant out of Maryland’s Anne Arundel County, where he faces charges of first and second-degree assault, second-degree rape and a third-degree sex offense, a news release stated.
According to the release, Scott had been hiding in a home in the Seminole Woods area.
Scott is being held in the Flagler County jail on no bond as he awaits extradition.
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With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as the number of cases continue to rise, the most important thing you can do is know your risk level. Monkeypox is still rare and most people have a low risk.
But if you are in a city where monkeypox is spreading, and in a community where it's spreading, you are at higher risk in this current phase of the outbreak.
The monkeypox outbreak first started spreading among men who have sex with men, a group that includes people who identify as gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary. The group continues to be at the highest risk. So far, the bulk of cases have been reported in large cities like New York and Los Angeles.
MORE: Everything you need to know about monkeypox infection, vaccines, more
As the outbreak continues, the virus may soon start to spread further and begin to affect different demographic groups.
Experts interviewed by ABC News provided the latest on how to stay safe. Alongside these suggestions, the experts reiterated that at this time, the risk of transmission to the general population is low. But they agreed everyone should be aware of current outbreak and take steps to reduce risk.
Be alert: Avoid close or skin-to-skin contact with those who may have the virus
Direct, close, skin-to-skin contact "is considered to be the main route of transmission, which can occur in a variety of ways. It can occur just by day-to-day contact with a case of monkeypox, in close proximity, or can occur through intimate contact, as well as during sexual contact," said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University.
Because monkeypox can spread during sexual intimacy, it's important to "be honest and forthcoming with your intimate partners" about risks and possible prior exposures, said Richard Silvera, professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
The CDC says monkeypox is contagious from the start of symptoms until the rash has healed. Two to four weeks is the typical length of illness.
"You can have a rash in multiple areas of the body, and that rash can look like many things. It can look like a pimple, it can look like a little bump that mimics folliculitis which is when the follicle of the hair gets infected, can be painless or painful," said Dr. Robert Pitts, an infectious disease doctor at NYU Langone Health.
Don't share: Avoid sharing towels, clothing and bed linens
The virus can spread through contaminated objects including "clothing, bed sheets, towels, and other porous materials," says Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
While this form of transmission is not nearly as common as skin-to-skin contact, it is something to keep in mind when sharing items with others.
"This virus could live on those surfaces for a period of time and then spread to another person," Rimoin said.
The CDC also recommends avoiding utensils or cups used by someone with monkeypox.
General hygiene: Wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
"Hand hygiene is the most important thing, not just for monkeypox but for any infectious disease," says ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
With hands being the vectors between all that we touch and where germs can enter-- eyes, nose, mouth -- hand hygiene is vital to staying healthy. Practices that have worked for the past two years, still work.
"Mask wearing, hand washing...if it works for COVID it'll work for monkeypox as well," says Silvera
Cover up: Being fully clothed may be safer, especially when encountering large crowds
To reduce the likelihood of skin-to-skin contact with someone who may be infected with the virus, wear clothing that covers your body.
The CDC says "festivals, events, and concerts where attendees are fully clothed and unlikely to share skin-to-skin contact are safer," when compared to similar events with minimal clothing and close contact.
"These are not events where transmission is likely occurring, but of course, if you feel like you're in a high risk category, you may want to exercise a little bit more caution," says. Dr. John Brownstein, an ABC News contributor and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital.
Disinfect: Wipe down surfaces that may be contaminated
Monkeypox is considered an orthopoxvirus, which are sensitive to many disinfectants, according to the CDC. They recommend disinfecting areas where someone with monkeypox has spent time, and for objects they may have used.
"At the same time, it's not like people will need to go back to those old COVID days where there was a lot of confusion and wiping down of groceries and disinfecting household items where there's literally no chance of any risk," says Brownstein.
For those specifically in areas of high transmission, or are encountering surfaces or objects used by someone with monkeypox, disinfecting may provide additional protection.
The CDC recommends using an EPA-registered disinfectant.
If eligible, get vaccinated: Reach out to a local health department
The CDC currently recommends that vaccines should be administered to those at risk of developing monkeypox. This includes those that have been exposed to monkeypox as well as people who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past two weeks has been diagnosed or people with multiple sexual partners in the past two weeks living in an area with known monkeypox. People should stay up-to-date with their local health department to determine eligibility requirements.
"If we had a lot more vaccine supply, we might consider vaccination of groups that have very dense social networks, like college colleges, students, prisons, living situations that would potentially allow for multiple contacts where there could be risk," says Brownstein.
Stay current: Be on the lookout for new information as it comes
"We're all going to have to kind of pitch it together and kind of figure this out as we go," said Silvera.
Even researchers and clinicians are learning more every day.
"I studied about monkeypox as an infectious disease physician, but just in May, I started to see and interact with monkeypox patients. So this has been a steep learning curve for me," said Pitts.
Before now, the number of monkeypox cases has been relatively low. We will continue to learn more about the virus as time goes on and the guidance from experts will evolve as a result. But experts emphasize that remaining calm is important.
"This is quite different from the Coronavirus in so many ways and therefore I think people should be aware, concerned, but at the same time should not really panic," said El-Sadr. | https://abc11.com/how-do-you-get-monkeypox-spread-monkey-pox-public-health-emergency/12101364/ | 2022-08-05T15:13:44Z | https://abc11.com/how-do-you-get-monkeypox-spread-monkey-pox-public-health-emergency/12101364/ | false |
With the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as the number of cases continue to rise, the most important thing you can do is know your risk level. Monkeypox is still rare and most people have a low risk.
But if you are in a city where monkeypox is spreading, and in a community where it's spreading, you are at higher risk in this current phase of the outbreak.
The monkeypox outbreak first started spreading among men who have sex with men, a group that includes people who identify as gay, bisexual, transgender and nonbinary. The group continues to be at the highest risk. So far, the bulk of cases have been reported in large cities like New York and Los Angeles.
MORE: Everything you need to know about monkeypox infection, vaccines, more
As the outbreak continues, the virus may soon start to spread further and begin to affect different demographic groups.
Experts interviewed by ABC News provided the latest on how to stay safe. Alongside these suggestions, the experts reiterated that at this time, the risk of transmission to the general population is low. But they agreed everyone should be aware of current outbreak and take steps to reduce risk.
Be alert: Avoid close or skin-to-skin contact with those who may have the virus
Direct, close, skin-to-skin contact "is considered to be the main route of transmission, which can occur in a variety of ways. It can occur just by day-to-day contact with a case of monkeypox, in close proximity, or can occur through intimate contact, as well as during sexual contact," said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology and medicine at Columbia University.
Because monkeypox can spread during sexual intimacy, it's important to "be honest and forthcoming with your intimate partners" about risks and possible prior exposures, said Richard Silvera, professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
The CDC says monkeypox is contagious from the start of symptoms until the rash has healed. Two to four weeks is the typical length of illness.
"You can have a rash in multiple areas of the body, and that rash can look like many things. It can look like a pimple, it can look like a little bump that mimics folliculitis which is when the follicle of the hair gets infected, can be painless or painful," said Dr. Robert Pitts, an infectious disease doctor at NYU Langone Health.
Don't share: Avoid sharing towels, clothing and bed linens
The virus can spread through contaminated objects including "clothing, bed sheets, towels, and other porous materials," says Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
While this form of transmission is not nearly as common as skin-to-skin contact, it is something to keep in mind when sharing items with others.
"This virus could live on those surfaces for a period of time and then spread to another person," Rimoin said.
The CDC also recommends avoiding utensils or cups used by someone with monkeypox.
General hygiene: Wash hands with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
"Hand hygiene is the most important thing, not just for monkeypox but for any infectious disease," says ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton.
With hands being the vectors between all that we touch and where germs can enter-- eyes, nose, mouth -- hand hygiene is vital to staying healthy. Practices that have worked for the past two years, still work.
"Mask wearing, hand washing...if it works for COVID it'll work for monkeypox as well," says Silvera
Cover up: Being fully clothed may be safer, especially when encountering large crowds
To reduce the likelihood of skin-to-skin contact with someone who may be infected with the virus, wear clothing that covers your body.
The CDC says "festivals, events, and concerts where attendees are fully clothed and unlikely to share skin-to-skin contact are safer," when compared to similar events with minimal clothing and close contact.
"These are not events where transmission is likely occurring, but of course, if you feel like you're in a high risk category, you may want to exercise a little bit more caution," says. Dr. John Brownstein, an ABC News contributor and chief innovation officer at Boston Children's Hospital.
Disinfect: Wipe down surfaces that may be contaminated
Monkeypox is considered an orthopoxvirus, which are sensitive to many disinfectants, according to the CDC. They recommend disinfecting areas where someone with monkeypox has spent time, and for objects they may have used.
"At the same time, it's not like people will need to go back to those old COVID days where there was a lot of confusion and wiping down of groceries and disinfecting household items where there's literally no chance of any risk," says Brownstein.
For those specifically in areas of high transmission, or are encountering surfaces or objects used by someone with monkeypox, disinfecting may provide additional protection.
The CDC recommends using an EPA-registered disinfectant.
If eligible, get vaccinated: Reach out to a local health department
The CDC currently recommends that vaccines should be administered to those at risk of developing monkeypox. This includes those that have been exposed to monkeypox as well as people who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past two weeks has been diagnosed or people with multiple sexual partners in the past two weeks living in an area with known monkeypox. People should stay up-to-date with their local health department to determine eligibility requirements.
"If we had a lot more vaccine supply, we might consider vaccination of groups that have very dense social networks, like college colleges, students, prisons, living situations that would potentially allow for multiple contacts where there could be risk," says Brownstein.
Stay current: Be on the lookout for new information as it comes
"We're all going to have to kind of pitch it together and kind of figure this out as we go," said Silvera.
Even researchers and clinicians are learning more every day.
"I studied about monkeypox as an infectious disease physician, but just in May, I started to see and interact with monkeypox patients. So this has been a steep learning curve for me," said Pitts.
Before now, the number of monkeypox cases has been relatively low. We will continue to learn more about the virus as time goes on and the guidance from experts will evolve as a result. But experts emphasize that remaining calm is important.
"This is quite different from the Coronavirus in so many ways and therefore I think people should be aware, concerned, but at the same time should not really panic," said El-Sadr. | https://abc7ny.com/how-do-you-get-monkeypox-spread-monkey-pox-public-health-emergency/12101364/ | 2022-08-05T15:14:09Z | https://abc7ny.com/how-do-you-get-monkeypox-spread-monkey-pox-public-health-emergency/12101364/ | false |
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Now, Hollinger is expanding her scope to a larger region - extending from Richmond to Baltimore - as the new chief executive officer of the Greater Washington Partnership, a CEO-led initiative that tries to bring business, government, educators and health care providers together to overcome common obstacles.
A $58 million federal grant will put high-speed rail on a fast track between Richmond and Raleigh, North Carolina, but Virginia is fishing for bigger funding opportunities to carry out an $3.7 billion passenger rail plan that depends on construction of a second two-track bridge across the Potomac River to Washington, D.C.
The obstacles don't get much bigger than recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit restaurants and the rest of the hospitality industry hard, with many businesses still operating below capacity because they can't hire people to fill the jobs.
"Seeing her leadership over the last couple of years in a critically important industry that was facing an existential crisis, her leadership was extraordinary," said Peter Scher, chairman of the partnership's board of directors and vice chairman of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s operating committee.
Hollinger knows Washington well - she served as chief of staff for the D.C. City Council and director of the film and entertainment office of then-Mayor Adrian Fenty - but she's also well-regarded in Richmond for her work on behalf of restaurants in Northern Virginia as president and CEO of the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington since 2012.
"I think very highly of her," said Eric Terry, president of the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging and Travel Association. "It will be a loss for the industry, but a good opportunity for her."
Dominion Energy and two dozen other large companies are pledging to invest $4.7 billion over…
Hollinger has worked with partners in Richmond and Annapolis - the state capitals of Virginia and Maryland - on laws and regulations that affect the restaurant industry, including a push for "cocktails to go" when the pandemic temporarily shut down indoor dining.
"Whether you live in Arlington or in Richmond, law is law," she said in an interview on Wednesday, the day after the partnership announced that it had chosen her as its third leader since its creation in 2016.
Its first leader, Jason Miller, came out of Capitol Hill politics, while its second, J.B. Holston, was dean of an engineering school in Denver.
Despite her extensive work in government, Hollinger said, "I have always been rooted in business and looking through that lens."
As local transit officials explore options for a north-south Pulse bus line in the Richmond …
The partnership also is rooted in business - big business, such as Dominion Energy in Richmond and CapitalOne Corp. in Tysons Corner, as well as aerospace giants such as Northrop Grumman Corp. in Falls Church and General Dynamics in Reston.
But the leaders of those companies, including the late Tom Farrell, then chairman and CEO of Dominion, created the partnership as a way to address common problems for employers and employees in a broad swath of the urban crescent along the Interstate 95 corridor.
Farrell's successor, Bob Blue, called Hollinger "an excellent choice to lead the Greater Washington Partnership."
"She has been a forceful advocate for the region for decades and understands the critical role businesses play in community vitality and responsible growth," said Blue, a member of the board of directors.
"We look forward to working with her to improve transportation, education and other important matters in the neighborhoods between Richmond and Baltimore.”
Regional challenges include traveling on I-95 itself, as well as developing passenger rail as an alternative for business commuters between Richmond and Washington, and promoting bus-rapid transit in Richmond.
The partnership's mission includes educating students with skills for high-need jobs in the region and then connecting them with companies ready to hire them. And it includes creating opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities for business careers in a region that is richly diverse.
Greta Harris, president and CEO of the Better Housing Coalition in Richmond, said her priority is "making sure our region is part of our inclusive economic growth for the larger region."
"I think it's a great hire," said Harris, who joined the partnership board earlier this year.
The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the region's challenges by changing how people work, travel and meet for dining, recreation and culture.
Downtown Washington is "very quiet across the board," Hollinger said, but restaurants and the rest of the hospitality industry have recovered about three-quarters of their business and staffing, while changing the way they recruit employees and serve customers.
"We were an industry that was very much focused on on-premises and in-person," she said. "We had to completely rethink connectivity."
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This photo of 508 St. James Street in Jackson Ward was taken about 1978.
The Friends Association For Children is on the site where the Friends Asylum for Colored Orphans once stood. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
An 1876 map of the original Jackson Ward, known as "Little Africa" in the 1600's and 1700's, is on display at the Historic Jackson Ward Museum at 502-504 North Third Street. Photo taken Thursday, August 26, 2004.
This photo of 508 St. James Street in Jackson Ward was taken about 1978.
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This home at 508 Saint James Street is in Jackson Ward. Photo was taken on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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The Skipwith-Roper Cottage as seen when it was at 400 West Duval Street.
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The Skipwith-Roper Cottage once stood near this home at 401 West Duval Street.
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James Jackson Pharmacy once stood at 825 West Leigh Street.
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Goshen Street runs along a home at 825 West Leigh Street Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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This view shows Leigh Street looking east from Brook Road.
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This is the northern side of Leigh Street looking east from Brook Road Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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the Friends Asylum for Colored Orphans once stood at the corner of St. Paul and Charity Streets.
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The Friends Association For Children is on the site where the Friends Asylum for Colored Orphans once stood. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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Sixth Mount Zion is located at 14 West Duval Street.
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Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church is at 14 West Duval Street. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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The W.W. Browne Home is located at 105 West Jackson Street.
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The W.W. Browne Home is at 105 Jackson Street. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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Hippodrome is located at 528 North 2nd Street.
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The Hippodrome at 528 N. 2nd Street photographed on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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Giles B. Law Office was located at 513 2nd Street.
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This is the eastern side of the 500 block of North 2nd Street. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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The Southern Aid Society was located at 504 2nd Street.
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This is the western side of the 500 block of North 2nd Street. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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Navy Hill Public School was at North 6th and East Duval Streets.
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Navy Hill Drive turns into East Duval Street. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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The First African Baptist Church is shown at the intersection of North 14th and East Broad Street.
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The First African Baptist Church is located at 14th and East Broad Streets. Photo was taken on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
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East Broad Street intersects with North 6th Street.
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The northeast corner of East Broad and North 6th Streets as seen on Thursday, April 8, 2021.
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The Richmond Planet was at 800 East Broad Street.
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This is the western side of the Library of Virginia at 8th and East Broad Streets. Photo was taken on Friday, April 9, 2021.
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An 1876 map of the original Jackson Ward, known as "Little Africa" in the 1600's and 1700's, is on display at the Historic Jackson Ward Museum at 502-504 North Third Street. Photo taken Thursday, August 26, 2004.
"We wanted to have this appreciation day as people come back to the office," the governor said. "It's something to see how happy people are when they see the people they work with and know."
Ann McLean likened President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts in the Civil War to Russia invading Ukraine. She added that slavery would have eventually ended had the Confederacy remained a country.
The governor also approved a measure proposed by state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, and Del. Israel O'Quinn, R-Washington County, to award grants to local school boards for building, renovating or adding to schools.
Public sector employers face challenges in recruiting and retaining employees in a job market transformed by COVID-19, which has put a premium on flexible working conditions.
"Given the substantial number of improvements" that the Virginia Employment Commission needs to make "and the challenges and complexities associated with making them," legislative oversight in the near term is key, said Hal Greer, director of JLARC. | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/d-c---area-restaurant-leader-broadens-scope-to-richmond-and-baltimore/article_93bfc44e-13e3-545a-a36d-4baba4d01fe1.html | 2022-08-05T15:16:15Z | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/d-c---area-restaurant-leader-broadens-scope-to-richmond-and-baltimore/article_93bfc44e-13e3-545a-a36d-4baba4d01fe1.html | false |
PHOENIX — Two days after polls closed in Arizona, The Associated Press called the Republican primary for governor for former local news anchor Kari Lake, an election-denying new convert to Republican causes.
Former President Donald Trump's preferred candidate bested a field of GOP hopefuls, but the only other real contender was developer Karrin Taylor Robson. By the end of the campaign, the head-to-head race between two candidates — neither of whom had been elected to office before — was defined by who supported them.
In Lake's corner was Trump and a wave of the former president's allies swept up in the false narrative that President Biden stole the election.
Taylor Robson was backed by establishment Republicans, both locally and nationally — including current Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and former Vice President Mike Pence.
She spent millions of dollars, much of it her own wealth, to brand herself as a more reasonable-sounding Republican, though Taylor Robson's policies don't often differ from Lake. Both have similar talking points when it comes to border security and so-called critical race theory. And Taylor Robson did little to dispel concerns about the 2020 election while she criticized Lake for casting doubt on the integrity of the 2022 vote.
But it wasn't enough to overcome Lake, who took an early lead in polls after Trump's endorsement in September 2021.
Less than two years ago, Lake was still reading the news on television. In March of 2021, she resigned amid a slew of controversial social media posts, including one spreading a debunked video about COVID-19. Months later, she announced her campaign for governor. Much of her campaign was dedicated to repeating the former president's election lies, both old and new — Lake even spent the past few weeks baselessly claiming fraud in Arizona's current vote.
Now she'll face Katie Hobbs, a Democrat who made a name for herself in 2020 for opposite reasons — defending the integrity of the 2020 election as the secretary of state, the top election official in Arizona.
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How many animal species have caught COVID? First global tracker has (partial) answers
Mink get it. Hamsters get it. Cats and dogs get it.
They're a few of the many animal species to have contracted COVID-19.
But how many species have been affected? And how many cases have there been in the animal kingdom?
Those are difficult questions to answer – just as it's hard to come up with an accurate total for human cases, since many people don't report a positive test to health authorities. Yet it's an important task, say researchers, because of the possibility that the virus could mutate into a perhaps more transmissible or virulent strain in animals and then pass back to humans.
Now there's a first effort at compiling a global database of animal counts. Amélie Desvars-Larrive, professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, and her team of Austrian researchers combed the internet for data from official sources. On July 23, her team in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation society published the first COVID data tracking dashboard for cases in animals in Scientific Data.
It's preliminary — but still helpful
The interactive visualization lets users explore which animals have gotten COVID, how many cases were reported for each species and the source of the data. It also covers what happened to the animals, ranging from mild symptoms like a runny nose to more severe symptoms like myocarditis or even sudden death.
The number of cases reported are undercounts, since there's no systematic gathering of information across countries, among other reasons. But scientists say it is a welcome addition to the body of COVID data.
"[COVID surveillance in animals] has been through either activities at a governmental level or through independent research," says Meghan Davis, professor of environmental health at Johns Hopkins, who was not involved in the study. "What these authors did very well was identifying some of the most likely sources of data and then pulling this information together into a graphical interface.
"This dashboard is incredibly useful at communicating information and bringing together data from multiple sources. People who make public health decisions or are interested in this topic can now interact with the data without needing to go to all of these different sources," says Davis.
"What was new to me was to see [how the number of COVID infections] in the different species compared," says Wim van der Poel, veterinarian and professor of zoonotic viruses at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Van der Poel was acknowledged in the paper but not involved in the study.
And the limitations of the tracker might help highlight where better reporting or testing initiatives on COVID in animals are needed. "[The dashboard] shows us where we may need to increase our activities," says Davis. "It's really showed me where we have surveillance gaps or lack of reporting."
The study authors acknowledge the gaps.
For example, comparing case counts from country to country isn't useful for understanding which countries have the most cases in animals because "low- and middle-income countries cannot search for COVID in animals as they need to target resources for testing to humans," says Desvars-Larrive.
The statistics about death rates are likely overestimates due to the high number of unreported asymptomatic cases. "The reported cases are only the tip of the iceberg and the symptomatic ones are the tip of the tip of the iceberg," says Desvars-Larrive. "The data don't show the true mortality rate. I think the case fatality rate in animal is low, actually."
How many animals, how many species?
The dashboard has so far collected 704 cases of COVID in animals from the Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases and the World Animal Health Information System. There are 27 different species cited from 39 different countries. Those cases are typically confirmed through a PCR test.
The most confirmed cases are in mink, with 187 cases, followed closely by cats and dogs with 177 and 160 confirmed cases respectively. More often than not, the CDC theorizes that those cats and dogs got COVID from their owners, even though there hasn't been a large study confirming that theory.
They caught it from us. Can they infect us as well?
The question that looms over this enterprise: Can animals pass COVID back to humans?
In late 2020, an outbreak of COVID in mink fur farms resulted in some of the caretakers contracting the virus and ultimately led Denmark to cull 17 million of the animals. And late last year COVID infections transmitted from hamsters to people sparked an outbreak in Hong Kong.
The cases of COVID transmission from minks and hamsters both happened in situations where people were caretakers for a large number of animals. But just last month, the first evidence of COVID being passed from a cat to a person was reported. According to a study published last month in Emerging Infectious Diseases, the cat sneezed in the face of a veterinary surgeon who was testing the animal for COVID. Three days later the vet tested positive for COVID, but none of the vet's close contacts did, suggesting the vet got the virus from the infected cat.
There's also a concern that wildlife infected with COVID — like a population of deer in Pennsylvania and other parts of North America — could become reservoirs for the virus, meaning the virus can circulate in them, perhaps even mutate into more transmissible or virulent strains and get passed back to humans. "That could mean that there is a continuing risk from those animals for public health," says van der Poel. "But we have not seen [evidence of a wildlife animal reservoir] yet."
Scientists still don't know how those deer got COVID. It's unlikely the deer caught it from direct contact with humans, though transmission from contaminated wastewater or other infected animals, like feral cats, are possibilities.
As for the risk of pets and other animals transmitting the virus to humans? "I don't think that there is that is that is a major risk," says van der Poel. The CDC agrees that the risk of catching COVID from an animal is very low. Says van der Poel: "The risk to contract COVID from other people is far higher than from an animal." | https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/05/1114357154/how-many-animal-species-have-caught-covid-first-global-tracker-has-partial-answe | 2022-08-05T15:16:45Z | https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/05/1114357154/how-many-animal-species-have-caught-covid-first-global-tracker-has-partial-answe | false |
TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Friday, August 5, 2022
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SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM...
Galveston Bay...
* Until 1000 AM CDT.
* At 936 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm producing waterspouts was
located over southeastern Galveston Bay. The severe thunderstorm
was nearly stationary.
HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
higher winds and suddenly higher waves.
* Locations impacted include...
Galveston Causeway, Galveston Ship Channel, Galveston Bay Entrance,
Galveston Bay, The Texas City Dike, Offatts Bayou, North Jetty,
Galveston Pier 21, southwestern East Galveston Bay and northeastern
West Bay.
This warning also includes the following channel lights...
Houston Ship Channel Light 45...
Texas City Channel Light 11...
Houston Ship Channel Light 55...
Galveston Channel Lighted Buoy 1...
Houston Ship Channel Lighted Buoy 25...
Houston Ship Channel Light 37...
Texas City Channel Lighted Buoy 1...
Houston Ship Channel Lighted Buoy 32...
Texas City Connection Channel Buoy 4 and
Dickinson Bayou Channel Buoy 3.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.
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Lightning strike near White House leaves 2 dead, 2 injured
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two people who were critically injured in a lightning strike outside the White House have died, police said Friday. Two others remained hospitalized with life-threatening injuries.
James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, of Janesville, Wisconsin, died of their injuries after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park, located directly outside the White House complex, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
The two other people, a man and a woman, were in critical condition, the police department said. Their identities were not immediately released.
Authorities did not reveal how the people were injured, other than to say they were critically hurt in the lightning strike.
“We are saddened by the tragic loss of life after the lightning strike in Lafayette Park,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. “Our hearts are with the families who lost loved ones, and we are praying for those still fighting for their lives.”
Officers with the Secret Service and the U.S. Park Police witnessed the lightning strike Thursday night and ran over to render first aid, officials said.
Emergency medical crews were called to the scene just before 7 p.m. and had transported all of the victims to the hospital with “critical, life-threatening injures,” fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said.
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Dasara jumbos all set for ‘Gajapayana’ on August 7
Tuskers Mahendra, Parthasarathi and Srirama to make their first appearance in this year’s festivities
The elite Dasara jumbo squad that is all set to enter Mysuru soon for the grand Dasara festivities this year comprises three new elephants that are part of the 14-member jumbo contingent.
The Dasara elephants’ squad is led by the tall tusker Abhimanyu which is the lead elephant that carries the golden howdah on the day of Jamboo Savari.
Arjuna, which was retired from the task of carrying the golden howdah, and Vijaya are the oldest members of the squad. Both are 63 years of age. The squad comprises jumbos aged between 18 years and 63 years.
Mahendra is making its debut as Dasara jumbo this year. The 39-year-old tusker is from the Matthigodu elephant camp in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve.
Srirama, aged 40, from Dubare camp in Kodagu is also making its first appearance in the festivities.
Parthasarathi is the youngest jumbo in the squad as the 18-year-old male is from Ramapura elephant camp in Bandipur tiger reserve. It is the maiden appearance of Parthasarathi in the Dasara celebrations this year.
All 14 elephants belong to Matthigodu, Balle, Dubare, and Ramapura elephant camps.
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife division, Mr. V. Karikalan told The Hindu that out of 110 elephants housed in about eight elephant camps across Karnataka, 30 were shortlisted and 14 were finalised for the Dasara tasks. The elephants were chosen based on various parameters. After the health screening of 30 jumbos, 14 were finalised and the list was approved by the Chief Wildlife Warden, he said.
The ‘Gajapayana’ of elephants will be flagged off at Veeranahosahalli Gate, Dodda Hejjur, in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Sunday. The flagging off of the elephants will take place between 9:01 a.m. and 9:35 a.m.
Minister in-charge of Mysuru district S.T. Somashekar will flag off the ‘Gajapayana’ in the presence of Forest Minister Umesh Katti. H.P. Manjunath, Hunsur MLA, will preside.
Meanwhile, arrangements for the elephants, their accompanying mahouts and kavadis and their family members are being done on the palace premises here.
“All arrangements are in place. Once the jumbos arrive in Mysuru in trucks after the formal launch of Gajapayana, they would remain in Aranya Bhavan here and enter the palace premises only on August 10 in a formal ceremony,” Mr. Karikalan said.
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Police searching for Bradley Cooper look-alike accused of stealing from Home Depot
Published: Aug. 5, 2022 at 10:13 AM CDT|Updated: moments ago
HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (CNN) – Police in Georgia are searching for a Bradley Cooper look-alike accused of shoplifting from a Home Depot store last month.
The police department posted a surveillance photo of the man on Facebook, showing the suspect casually rolling out a Bosch Rotary Laser Kit on a cart July 23.
According to Home Depot’s website, that kit can cost hundreds of dollars.
Several people have noticed and commented on how much the suspect looks like the actor Bradley Cooper.
In that case, he shouldn’t be too difficult to find, right?
Anyone with information is asked to call the Henry County Police Department’s non-emergency line at 770-957-9121.
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TIMES-NEWS
District 4 is short on soccer referees.
Last year, a lack of officials caused numerous games to be rescheduled. The same thing could happen again this season.
Soccer Commissioner John Jacobson is looking for people interested in being an official. Pay ranges from $40 to $90 a game.
Soccer official Daniel Pamparau inspects the net before the Canyon Ridge match against Wood River gets underway Sept. 29 at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls.
DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS
Typically, referees will work two games in an evening.
Weekday games begin at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday games start at 11 a.m.
Those interested must register through the Idaho High School Activities Association website at https://idhsaa.org/new-officials .
For more information, contact Jacobson at 208-731-3178 or by email at jljacobson1@gmail.com .
PHOTOS: Soccer officials
Girls Soccer - Wood River Vs. Canyon Ridge
From right, John Jacobson converses with Santiago Alvardo and Daniel Pamparau during halftime Sept. 29 at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls.
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Girls Soccer - Wood River Vs. Canyon Ridge
Soccer official Daniel Pamparau inspects the net before the Canyon Ridge match against Wood River gets underway Sept. 29 at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls.
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Girls Soccer - Wood River Vs. Canyon Ridge
Official John Jacobson watches the match between Canyon Ridge and Wood River on Sept. 29 at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls.
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Girls Soccer - Wood River Vs. Canyon Ridge
Official John Jacobson runs with the teams as Canyon Ridge takes on Wood River on Sept. 29 at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls.
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Boys soccer - Canyon Ridge Vs. Twin Falls
Twin Falls defeats Canyon Ridge in boys soccer Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Sunway Soccer Complex in Twin Falls.
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Boys soccer - Canyon Ridge Vs. Twin Falls
Twin Falls defeats Canyon Ridge in boys soccer Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Sunway Soccer Complex in Twin Falls.
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Boys soccer - Canyon Ridge Vs. Twin Falls
Twin Falls defeats Canyon Ridge in boys soccer Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Sunway Soccer Complex in Twin Falls.
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Boys soccer - Canyon Ridge Vs. Twin Falls
Twin Falls defeats Canyon Ridge in boys soccer Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, at Sunway Soccer Complex in Twin Falls.
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