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11-year-old boy collects nearly 6,000 stuffed toys for Ukrainian children
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WJXT) – A Florida boy is on a mission to bring some comfort and joy to children in Ukraine.
The 11-year-old is partnering with businesses and the YMCA to collect stuffed animals to send to kids from the war-torn country.
By most accounts, Sage Goodall is a typical boy, with a ton of energy and a big personality.
None of that, however, compares to the size of his heart, a heart measured in stuffed animals.
It started simply enough, with Sage watching TV in the living room of his family’s house.
“CNN came on and it was saying about all these kids from Ukraine because of all their houses being blown up,” he said.
Sage and his mom Rhonda Goodall then decided to launch “Hugs for the Children of Ukraine.”
Each donated stuffed toy will go to a child impacted by the war.
“They need to feel what the normal kids of the world feel, when they can hug onto something when they feel scared or sad,” Sage said.
The family stored their first collections in the family living room.
Then the YMCA of Northeast Florida got involved. Its branches became donation sites, and each new toy became like a hug from thousands of miles away.
Goodall said she is still overwhelmed by the response.
“We didn’t know it would be this big,” she said. “To walk in here and see this, it’s heartfelt. The thought of a child, as Sage says, hugging one of these and being able to walk around with it and carry it around with them, they are every bit as special as every other person.”
With the response comes a message from Sage to his fellow kids: Every child is special - show kindness.
“Everyone is the same,” Sage said. “They’re just human beings, that God created them. They need to realize, ‘Don’t think about yourself, think about others before you.’”
Sage wants to make a positive difference one “hug” at a time.
Sage and the YMCA said they managed to collect nearly 6,000 stuffed animals to ship to Ukrainian children.
The 11-year-old is not done yet; he’s begun setting new goals and plans to continue collecting.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
420 PM CDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central Ellis
and south central Dallas Counties through 445 PM CDT...
At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lancaster, moving south at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Dallas, Desoto, Lancaster, Waxahachie, Glenn Heights, Red Oak,
Hutchins, Wilmer, Ovilla, Ferris, Oak Leaf and Pecan Hill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3265 9688 3269 9668 3246 9652 3246 9688
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 339DEG 11KT 3260 9676
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Jim
Hogg and western Brooks Counties through 500 PM CDT...
At 419 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of El Coyote Ranch Airport, or 8 miles west of
Encino, moving northwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
unsecured objects.
Hidalgo City Park.
LAT...LON 2693 9814 2683 9830 2711 9864 2727 9843
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TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 143DEG 20KT 2695 9828
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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UMC looking to raise more revenue from property taxes in 2023 fiscal year
The Lubbock County Hospital District, which operates the county's only public hospital as UMC Health System, is looking to raise additional tax revenue in the upcoming fiscal year amid tightening economic conditions affecting the hospital's bottom line.
During a budget presentation Monday morning to the Lubbock County Commissioners Court, UMC President and CEO Mark Funderburk proposed keeping the current tax rate of 10.3164 cents per $100 valuation, which will raise about $2.4 million more for the hospital district for the 2022-23 fiscal year (FY23), up nearly 6% from the prior budget. About $763,000 of that will be raised from new properties added to the tax roll.
UMC Health System ranked 'highly recommended' by U.S. News and World report
In the proposed budget, UMC expects a total operating revenue of $842.12 million. $30.54 million, or about 3.6% of that, will come from property taxes.
"The landscape of healthcare finances has changed dramatically in hospitals from last year to this year," Funderburk said. Those changes, he said, are due mostly to three factors: expenses outpacing revenues due to inflation, a decrease in Medicaid supplemental funding and the conclusion of federal coronavirus relief funding.
Funderburk said the heath system's expenses have risen 10% during the current fiscal year due to supply chain issues and difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. He also cited a rising cost of unfunded care, which is expected to top $104 million in FY23.
These factors, Funderburk said, have led to a projected operating margin of $9.77 million — just 0.4% — for FY23, down from a projected 3% in FY22 and 2021 and 10.6% in FY21.
Even as margins become slim in the coming year, Funderburk said FY23 is a "ramp-up year" for UMC as the system looks to lay groundwork for future revenue streams and increasing community need.
Two projects in particular headline that effort. The health system is planning to breathe new life into the UMC Cancer Center and construct a new $143 million health and wellness hospital in southwest Lubbock that is expected to open in 2023.
"We believe we’re using very wisely cash reserves built up over the years to the two projects to bring revenue into the system," Funderburk told commissioners. "We're expanding to capture new revenue so we can be prepared when supplemental funding losses occur."
"In 2023, I'm calling that a ramp-up year, with an (increase in margin) expected to occur once that revenue stream (from the new facilities) begins. Right now you have to pay for the building, pay for the staff, then that revenue stream begins," he added.
In addition to the $838.9 million FY23 operating budget, the health system also has a $112 million capital expansion budget, up from $82.5 million in FY22, and a $43.2 million capital equipment budget, up from $26.1 million in FY22.
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OXFORD • Shortly before an Ole Miss student went missing on July 8, the man accused of killing him Googled, “How long does it take to strangle someone?”
Timmy Herrington, 22, of Grenada, is charged with first degree murder in the death of Jimmie “Jay” Lee, 21, of Oxford, whose body has not been found.
Following a nearly six-hour long preliminary hearing on Tuesday in Lafayette County Circuit Court, Judge Gray Tollison ordered Herrington held without bond.
“Based on the evidence presented, there is probable cause that a felony was committed and I agree that the case should be bound over (to the grand jury),” Tollison said. “As to bond, the proof is evident and the presumption great that the defendant committed first degree murder. Bond is denied.”
Authorities have said little about the case, even following Herrington's arrest more than two weeks ago. But during the preliminary hearing, Assistant District Attorney Tiffany Kilpatrick laid out most of the state’s case against Herrington.
Officials said the two men had a casual sexual relationship, but things went awry. Investigators claim Herrington strangled Lee and then disposed of the body. Oxford police detective Ryan Baker said the men “hooked up” in the early morning hours of July 8, but an argument ensued following the sexual encounter. That led Lee to leave and to block Herrington on social media.
During a Snapchat exchange where Herrington used a new account that Lee did not recognize, the men appeared to reconcile. At 5:54 a.m. Lee said that he was headed to Herrington’s apartment.
Two minutes later, Herrington allegedly Googled, “How long does it take to strangle someone?”
Lee messaged Herrington at 6:03 a.m. to open the door because he was there. It is the last action of a man who was very active on numerous digital social platforms.
During Baker’s three hours on the stand, he detailed a myriad of surveillance videos around that show Lee leaving his apartment.
Authorities believe Herrington drove Lee’s car to the Molly Barr Trail apartment complex. Minutes after the car was parked, Herrington is seen on video running from the apartment. He was picked up by a friend at a nearby gas station.
Later that morning, Herrington drove a box truck to his parents’ house in Grenada where he was seen picking up a long-handled shovel and a wheelbarrow.
Herrington was arrested on July 22 after being interviewed at the Oxford Police Department. During a simultaneous search of his apartment, a cadaver dog from the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office reportedly alerted four times to the smell of decaying flesh — three times in the bedroom and once in the kitchen-living room area.
Authorities have still not found Lee's body, but believe he is dead.
“In 2022, you don’t need a body. It’s not the 1870s,” Kilpatrick said, noting that prior to July 8, Lee was extremely active on social media and called his mother multiple times per day. “We have proved that he is no longer with us.”
She feels Lee’s body has been disposed of somewhere between Oxford and Grenada.
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Miss Khloie Shiann Carter, age 19, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 6, 2022 as a result of an automobile accident. She was born December 3, 2002 in Tupelo. Her mother was Tonjia Rodgers Parchman. Her dad that helped raise her early in life was Marty Carter. She was later adopted by her grandfather, Glen Carter. Khloie was a graduate of Saltillo High School. She was continuing her education at Itawamba Community College where she was actively involved in the marching band. She excelled in music and enjoyed singing, playing the flute and keyboard. She was always the life of the party! Khloie was a very poplar server at A-6 in Saltillo where she often organized the karoke singing herself. She delighted in spending time with her friends, having her nails done and sending snaps on snapchat. Khloie was saved at First Baptist Church of Saltillo and she attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church near Shannon with her mom. She had a vivacious personality and a contagious smile that lit up any room she entered. A Celebration of Khloie's life will be at 4PM Friday, August 12, 2022, in the Sadie Holland Memorial Chapel of Holland Funeral Directors with Bro. Billy Henderson officiating. A graveside service will follow the in Shannon Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5PM-7PM Thursday, August 11, 2022 and from 3PM- service time on Friday all at Holland Funeral Directors, which is honored to be serving their friends. Survivors include her mother, Tonjia Rodgers Parchman (Jeff) of Shannon; her father, Glen Carter (Jeanie) of Saltillo; her grandmother, Billy Jean Davis of Nettleton; her brothers, Matt Johnson, Hunter Rodgers, Jeff Parchman Jr. and Bart Chapman; her sisters, Whitney Rodgers and Alexis Parchman; and many friends everywhere. Memorials are suggested to be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis,TN 38105. Condolences to the family may be posted at hollandfuneraldirectors.com. Those who cannot attend may view the service at 4:00 p.m., Friday, August 12, 2022 or anytime thereafter at hollandfuneraldirectors.com/livestreaming.
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TORONTO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC), a global internet services leader, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. All figures are in U.S. dollars.
"We had a strong second quarter, with revenue and gross profit up 11% and 21% year over year respectively, driven by strong growth in each of our Ting Internet Services ("Ting") and Wavelo Platform Services ("Wavelo") businesses, and another quarter of consistent performance from our Tucows Domain Services ("Tucows Domains") business," said Elliot Noss, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tucows Inc. "Adjusted EBITDA increased 5% in Q2 of 2022 compared to Q2 of 2021. The increase was fueled by growth in Wavelo, but offset by the continued Ting investment, from the acceleration of our build and operations of the Ting fiber network. We again achieved a new record for trailing 12-month capital expenditure for the Ting opportunity."
Financial Results
Net revenue for the second quarter of 2022 increased 11% to $83.1 million from $75.1 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase was the result of growth in revenue from each of Ting Internet Services and Wavelo Platform Services businesses.
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 increased 21% to $22.1 million from $18.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. The increase was the result of the same factors as net revenue.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $3.1 million, or a loss of $0.29 per share, compared with net income of $1.8 million, or $0.17 per share, for the second quarter of 2021 with the loss being the result of accelerated build of our Ting Internet Services fiber network and ramp up of operations, higher depreciation and interest expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA1 for the second quarter of 2022 increased 5% to $11.7 million from $11.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. The modest increase in adjusted EBITDA1 was mainly fueled by growth in Wavelo, which was offset by the ongoing investment in Ting, which was expected as we continue to accelerate the build of our Ting Internet Services fiber network and ramp up operations.
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the second quarter of 2022 were $6.5 million compared with $6.2 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022 and $7.3 million at the end of the second quarter of 2021.
Summary Financial Results
(In Thousands of US Dollars, Except Per Share Data)
Summary of Revenues, Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA
(In Thousands of US Dollars)
Change in Reporting Segments
During the first quarter of 2022, Tucows completed a reorganization into three businesses: Fiber Internet Services ("Ting"), Platform Services ("Wavelo") and Domain Services ("Tucows Domains"). Previously, we disclosed the three operating and reportable segments: Fiber Internet Services, Mobile Services and Domain Services. The previously named Mobile Services segment was renamed the Platform Services segment, and no longer includes the 10-year payment stream on transferred legacy subscribers earned as part of the DISH Purchase Agreement as well as the retail sale of mobile phones, retail telephony services and transition services, which are now part of the financial results reported under the Corporate category. The renamed Platform Services segment includes Platform and Professional Services offerings (now branded as Wavelo), as well as the billing solutions to Internet services providers ("ISPs") that was previously reported under the Fiber Internet Services segment. The Fiber Internet Services segment now includes only the retail high speed Internet access operations, excluding the billing solutions moved to the new Platform Services segment. The offerings included in the Domain Services segment are unchanged. The Corporate category includes the aforementioned mobile services, as well as eliminations of intercompany transactions, portions of Finance and Human Resources that are centrally managed, Legal and Corporate IT. Prior period comparable results have been restated to reflect the changes in reporting segments. A quarterly summary of the Company's restated segment revenue, gross margin and EBITDA for 2021 and annual 2020 can be found in the "KPI Summary Q2 2022" supplementary disclosure, posted on https://tucows.com/investors/financials/.
Notes:
1. Adjusted EBITDA
Tucows reports all financial information required in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Along with this information, to assist financial statement users in an assessment of our historical performance, the Company typically discloses and discusses a non-GAAP financial measure, adjusted EBITDA, in press releases and on investor conference calls and related events that exclude certain non-cash and other charges as the Company believes that the non-GAAP information enhances investors' overall understanding of our financial performance.
The Company believes that the provision of this supplemental non-GAAP measure allows investors to evaluate the operational and financial performance of the Company's core business using similar evaluation measures to those used by management. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA to measure its performance and prepare its budgets. Since adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial performance measure, the Company's calculation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies; and should not be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Because adjusted EBITDA is calculated before certain recurring cash charges, including interest expense and taxes, and is not adjusted for capital expenditures or other recurring cash requirements of the business, it should not be considered as a liquidity measure. Non-GAAP financial measures do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting and may differ from non-GAAP financial measures with the same or similar captions that are used by other companies and/or analysts and may differ from period to period. The Company endeavors to compensate for these limitations by providing the relevant disclosure of the items excluded in the calculation of adjusted EBITDA to net income based on U.S. GAAP, which should be considered when evaluating the Company's results. Tucows strongly encourages investors to review its financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure.
The Company's adjusted EBITDA definition excludes depreciation, impairment and loss on disposition of property and equipment, amortization of intangible assets, income tax provision, interest expense (net), accretion of contingent consideration, stock-based compensation, asset impairment, gains and losses from unrealized foreign currency transactions and costs that are one-time in nature and not indicative of on-going performance (profitability), including acquisition and transition costs. Gains and losses from unrealized foreign currency transactions removes the unrealized effect of the change in the mark-to-market values on outstanding unhedged foreign currency contracts, as well as the unrealized effect from the translation of monetary accounts denominated in non-U.S. dollars to U.S. dollars.
The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to income before provision for income taxes (dollars in thousands):
* Acquisition and other costs represent transaction-related expenses, transitional expenses, such as redundant post-acquisition expenses, primarily related to our acquisitions, including Simply Bits in November 2021. Expenses include severance or transitional costs associated with department, operational or overall company restructuring efforts, including geographic alignments.
Management Commentary
Concurrent with the dissemination of its quarterly financial results news release at 5:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, management's pre-recorded audio commentary (and transcript), discussing the quarter and outlook for the Company, will be posted to the Tucows website at http://www.tucows.com/investors/financials.
Following management's prepared commentary, until Tuesday, August 16, shareholders, analysts and prospective investors can submit questions to Tucows' management at ir@tucows.com. Management will post responses to questions in an audio recording and transcript to the Company's website at http://www.tucows.com/investors/financials, on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at approximately 4 pm ET. All questions will receive a response, however, questions of a more specific nature may be responded to directly.
About Tucows
Tucows helps connect more people to the benefit of internet access through communications service technology, domain services, and fiber-optic internet infrastructure. Ting (https://ting.com) delivers fixed fiber Internet access with outstanding customer support. Wavelo (http://wavelo.com) is a telecommunications software suite for service providers that simplifies the management of mobile and internet network access; provisioning, billing and subscription; developer tools; and more. Tucows Domains (https://tucowsdomains.com) manages approximately 25 million domain names and millions of value-added services through a global reseller network of over 35,000 web hosts and ISPs. More information can be found on Tucows' corporate website (https://tucows.com).
Tucows, Ting, Wavelo, and Hover are registered trademarks of Tucows Inc. or its subsidiaries.
This release includes forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our expectations regarding our future financial results and, including, without limitation, our expectations regarding our ability to realize synergies from the Enom acquisition and our expectation for growth of Ting Internet. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Information about other potential factors that could affect Tucows' business, results of operations and financial condition is included in the Risk Factors sections of Tucows' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to Tucows as of the date they are made. Tucows assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
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Tech Tuesday: Gene Therapy
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A gene therapy company based in Alachua is developing products that could help combat hereditary diseases.
Our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media tell us about their work in this week’s Tech Tuesday.
Happy Tech Tuesday, I’m Melanie Marone with UF Innovate Accelerate. And today I’m joined by Edgar Rodriguez, CEO of Lacerta Therapeutics. Edgar, thank you so much for joining us today.
Thank you for having me now. So tell us more about Lacerta Therapeutics.
So Lacerta Therapeutics is actually a gene therapy company. We are a spinoff out of the University of Florida, and primarily we are a company that is developing products that allows us to deliver genetic material into the central nervous system as a way of combating or arresting these diseases.
And what do you mean by delivering genetic material?
So in some cases, people are born with changes in their genetic sequence. And sometimes those changes actually cause them not to be able to produce a protein or an enzyme that is needed for normal function. What we do is we try to fix that problem by delivering a functioning copy of that genetic material, so that those patients can then now start expressing or producing that protein or enzyme, and therefore we can either prevent the disease from starting or halt its progression as a means of therapy.
So it’s a very precise medicine that allows us to go at the genetic basis of the disease, and be able to arrest its progression, by using the biologic that we’re developing here.
And what’s next for Lacerta Therapeutics?
Lacerta Therapeutics has been growing thanks to its partnerships with pharmaceutical companies. And we’re actually very excited, because we’re about to announce a third major partnership coming up here in the next few weeks. But more importantly, we have also been able to establish partnerships with the University of Florida, not only in terms of further development of technologies, but more importantly in our ability to recruit students from the University of Florida to come work here at Lacerta. And that has been a win-win not just for us, but also for the growth of the local ecosystem, because it allows us to breed and to continue to grow from our local talent, while we attract national and internationally recognized partners to come here.
And where can people find out more about Lacerta Therapeutics?
They can go to our website, www.LacertaTX.com.
And that’s it for today’s Tech Tuesday episode, I’m Melanie Marone and we’ll see you next week.
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(Reuters) -The U.S. drug regulator on Tuesday authorized Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos vaccine for emergency use through intradermal injection for adults at high risk of monkeypox infection to increase supply to combat the outbreak.
The authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will increase the total number of doses available for use by up to five-fold.
The regulator's authorization comes after the United States as well as the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency to bolster the response against the outbreak.
"In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," said FDA Commissioner Robert Califf. (https://bit.ly/3p7C9Ao)
So far, 80 countries where the virus is not endemic have reported 26,500 cases of monkeypox, according to a Reuters tally.
Jynneos was approved in 2019 for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox or monkeypox infection and is administered beneath the skin or subcutaneously as two doses.
The FDA authorization on Tuesday allows for a fraction of the Jynneos dose to be administered between the layers of the skin, or intradermally, in those aged 18 years and older determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection.
Two doses of the vaccine given four weeks apart will still be needed, the agency said.
It also allows individuals younger than 18 years to receive the vaccine by subcutaneous injection if they are determined to be at high risk of monkeypox infection.
The administration of the vaccine requires a different type of needle than the current shot administration and is similar to the tuberculin skin tests (or PPD) or intradermal allergy tests.
The Biden administration said it was launching efforts to train health care workers and providers on how to administer the Jynneos vaccine intradermally, after making the decision to allow the FDA Commissioner to grant emergency use authorizations for monkeypox vaccines.
So far, the administration has made more than 1.1 million doses of the vaccine available to order and has shipped more than 620,000 doses, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement.
Britain will run out of monkeypox vaccines in about two to three weeks as the country has little more than 8,300 doses of vaccine left, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
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While Aaron Taylor-Johnson sang Bullet Train co-star Brad Pitt's praises during an interview with Variety at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland earlier this month, he also revealed you don't want to make a bad impression on the 58-year-old actor if you hope to work with him again in the future.
Taylor-Johnson described Pitt as a "humble and gracious human being," and believes he expects the same qualities from co-stars.
"He is in a new chapter of his life, I think,” he told the publication. "He just wants to bring light and joy into the world and be around people who are there to have a good time. You work with many actors and after a while you start making notes: ‘I am definitely not working with this person ever again.’"
"Brad has this list too: the 'good' list and the sh*t list," Taylor-Johnson added.
It doesn't seem as though Pitt's Bullet Train co-stars will be of those on his so-called sh*t list. The cast seemed close as could be as they walked the red carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of the film earlier this month, where Joey King gushed over "amazingly normal" Pitt.
"I was overwhelmed and a little intimidated when I first came on to this project," King told ET's Nischelle Turner. "It's just like, 'Holy cannoli, an action film with David Leitch and Brad Pitt,' like, 'This is wild!' And you get on that set, and it just feels so comfortable and exciting and, you know, you can take risks."
King went on to credit Pitt for creating a welcoming on-set environment. "We've got Brad who, you know, just kinda sets the tone," she explained. "I mean, he's an amazing, talented leader."
"Brad is such a big cheerleader for everybody," she added. "It was wild to be like, 'Wow, what a nice, freaking normal guy."
King, Taylor-Johnson and Pitt even revealed to ET that they started a band while filming the action/comedy. "Joey's gonna be our front person," Pitt quipped. "And we're all kind of doo-wopping in the back."
Pitt even had some kind advice for co-star Bad Bunny, who is just starting his acting career following his massive success as an international performer. “Well, one it's being surrounded by people you love and respect,” Pitt said during an interview with Good Morning America on Aug. 4. “And just following what interests you.”
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Biden Withdraws Support of Black Farmers
BOYDTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 After fighting for debt relief for over 3 decades, Boyd was elated when the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color was passed and signed into law by President Joe Biden last year in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Boyd met with Biden during the SC primaries to discuss the plight of Black Farmers and it was agreed upon that Biden would address Black Farmer issues. Again, last July (2021), Biden reaffirmed to Boyd he would have a face time meeting with him to discuss the ongoing struggles and delay of America's Black Farmers getting the long sought-after debt relief.
What could be worse than having another President to overturn legislation you enacted to help Black and other Farmers of Color during a pandemic; repealing your own legislation to take it away while they are being served foreclosure notices in a recession with the highest record of input costs in 40 years while sending hundreds of millions in aid to Ukraine farmers.
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Section 22008 repeals the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Section 1005 which provided Black, Native and other Farmers of Color debt relief.
SEC. 22008. REPEAL OF FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE.
Section 1005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 1921
note; Public Law 117-2) is repealed.
"I'm very, very disappointed in this legislative action," he said in response to reading the final bill passed by the Senate. "I'm prepared to fight for debt relief for Black, Native American and other farmers of color all the way to the Supreme Court. I'm not going to stop fighting this."
"Discrimination at USDA against Black Farmers was rampant and severe. Section 1005 Loan Repayment program was a necessary step towards fixing those harms. To acknowledge and correct racism is not unconstitutional or racist."
WATCH NOW: Black Farmers Face Delays In Pandemic Debt-Relief As Prices Soar
We call upon our fellow farmers, neighbors and friends to join John Boyd in his call for President Joe Biden to issue a Farm Foreclosure Moratorium to save American Farmers. The Biden Mortgage Moratorium must include foreclosure protection for USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Farm Ownership Direct and Guaranteed Loans as other Agricultural Loans while legislative remedies are being debated in Congress.
America's Farmers are worth saving!
Donate NOW to support the Association of American Indian Farmers and National Black Farmers Association. We are 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations providing advocacy, outreach and direct technical assistance to Black and other minority as well as small-scale family farmers.
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A new school year starts bright and early Wednesday, and safety is always top of mind.
Tragedies like the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas have put an added emphasis on the role of school police and school resource officers.
On the eve of a new school year, Officer Adrienne Pietrzak is ready.
"I’m the manager of this mini city I have to keep safe," Pietrzak said.
Ready to listen to the kids as they flood the courtyard at St. Lucie West Centennial High School.
"Because I’m a part of their every day, I want them to come to me with anything," Pietrzak said.
Aware that recent history has heightened her role.
"Before it would be, I’m here if you need me, come find me. Now I’m out in the open and watching and paying attention to every day activities of the school," Pietrzak said.
And when Pietrzak steps on campus, the present and past merge. Pietrzak was part of the first graduating class at Centennial in 2000 and captain of the soccer team. It was the presence of an school resource officer on campus that got her interested in police work.
"The last time I taught, I taught about all the different jobs in law enforcement," Pietrzak said.
And here she also teaches a criminal justice class.
For these SROs, it’s not just their physical presence to protect the exterior of the campus. It’s also the work they do inside the campus walls.
At Treasure Coast High School, Officer Amanda McCarty has found her passion helping kids, especially those that may need extra help.
"What really drives me is when I have the positive interactions with children. When they see me as a person, not just a police officer," McCarty said.
McCarty is heavy involved with the Treasure Coast High School pantry.
"Sometimes families can’t make it right it now, so it’s nice for us to be able to help those kids," McCarty said.
McCarty said the partnerships with the SROs from the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office are crucial, and as a mother, she assures other parents, that she’ll keep a close watch on her school.
"And that’s our goal every day, to keep this campus safe," McCarty said. | https://www.wptv.com/news/education/treasure-coast-school-resource-officers-prepared-to-keep-children-safe | 2022-08-09T22:29:32Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/education/treasure-coast-school-resource-officers-prepared-to-keep-children-safe | false |
Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman premiered Friday, August 5, and as soon as Jenna Coleman made her first appearance as Johanna Constantine in episode 2, 'Imperfect Hosts,' fans began questioning something important: the pronunciation of the character's last name.
Created by writer Neil Gaiman as a tribute to Alan Moore's John Constantine, AKA Hellblazer, Lady Johanna Constantine is a fan-favorite character from The Sandman comics which was co-created by Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg, and ran for 75 issues between 1988 and 1996.
In the Netflix series, we see two incarnations of her: the modern-day Johanna, a talented necromancer and an occult adventuress for hire, and her 18th-century relative, who approached Dream hoping for the gift of immortality.
And every time she is referred to by name, 'Constantine' is pronounced with the last syllable rhyming with 'time.' For many fans, this has reopened the debate about which pronunciation is correct: 'ConstanTEEN' or 'ConstanTINE.'
But the debate has been settled in DC comic book canon for decades.
(opens in new tab)In October 2021, Gaiman himself tweeted about the pronunciation (opens in new tab), writing, "In the comics he pronounced it Constantyne and people who pronounced it Constanteen either did it through ignorance or to tease him (like Mad Hettie). On TV and films it's the other way around."
In a follow-up tweet (opens in new tab), he shared a panel from Swamp Thing #73 (1988), written and penciled by Rick Veitch, inked by Alfredo Alcala, colored by Tatjana Wood, and lettered by John Costanza, as well as a panel from Hellblazer #40 (1991), written by Jamie Delano, illustrated and colored by Dave McKean, and lettered by Gaspar Saladino, in which the name is sung to rhyme with 'design.'
Letterer Jim Campbell even jumped in (opens in new tab) to confirm that Alan Moore pronounced it 'ConstanTINE,' tweeting, "I spoke to Alan Moore about Swamp Thing at a signing, back in the mists of history when he still did such things, and he *absolutely* pronounces it ConstanTINE not ConstanTEEN."
So, there you have it. Despite years of differentiation between comics and screen, Johanna Constantine's appearance in Netflix's The Sandman has finally united and corrected the pronunciation of her name.
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Creative 360 and the Midland Section of the American Chemical Society are once again offering a series of classes for families based on gardening, sustainability and the arts.
Sprouts and STEMs started in 2021 with the debut of the Children’s Teaching Garden at the Creative 360 Community Garden on Bayliss Street. This year the arts center will offer seven family friendly STEAM programs that combine science, the environment and the arts.
In 2022 Creative 360 received a generous grant from the Midland Area Youth Action Council to make accessibility improvements to the garden and to extend the 2021 programming. Improvements are underway and programming started on July 27 with an ACS presentation, led by Gina Malczewski, on the chemistry, lifecycle and fun of fireflies and other glowing creatures.
Future programs include Bees and Pollinators (with Elly Maxwell) on Aug. 17, Butterflies (with Laura Vosejpka and Allise Noble) on Aug. 31, Pizza Plants and Garden Greens (with a visit from the Pizza Baker traveling pizza oven) on Sept. 14, Sustainable Garden Art (with Allise Noble) on Sept. 28, Natural Dyes and Colors (with Gina Malczewski) on Oct. 12 and Pumpkin Carving (with the ACS) on Oct. 26.
“The accessible and inclusive teaching garden at our Bayliss Street site is the perfect place to learn about art, environmental responsibility and natural science,” said Creative 360 Executive Director and scientist Laura Vosejpka. “We are so excited to get started with this series of STEAM-focused garden experiences for children and families.”
Programs start at 7 p.m. at the Bayliss Street pavilion. In case of rain, programs will be held inside. All Sprouts and STEMs events are free; pre-register by calling C360 to let them know how many people are attending so enough supplies can be ordered.
To learn more about these family-oriented, all ages events, visit becreative360.org or call Creative 360 at 989-837-1885. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Sprouts-and-STEMs-spring-up-at-Creative-360-17352110.php | 2022-08-09T22:34:05Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Sprouts-and-STEMs-spring-up-at-Creative-360-17352110.php | false |
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) _ Masimo Corp. (MASI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $18.1 million.
On a per-share basis, the Irvine, California-based company said it had net income of 33 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $1.35 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.19 per share.
The medical technology company posted revenue of $565.3 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $541.9 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, Masimo expects its per-share earnings to range from 85 cents to 97 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $515 million to $545 million for the fiscal third quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $186.1 million.
Masimo expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.34 to $4.57 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.99 billion to $2.05 billion.
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AAIC) (the "Company" or "Arlington") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- $6.30 per common share of book value
- $0.01 per diluted common share of GAAP net loss attributable to common shareholders
- $0.05 per diluted common share of non-GAAP earnings available for distribution (formerly referred to as core operating income)
- $0.09 per common share of book value accretion from the repurchase of 3.2% of the outstanding shares of common stock
- 1.6 to 1 "at risk" leverage ratio
"Arlington's successful transition from a primarily levered agency MBS strategy to one focused on multiple high return, non-commodity investment channels in mortgage servicing rights ("MSRs"), single-family residential ("SFR") rental properties and select credit investments continued to produce positive results during the second quarter, including a positive economic return for the fourth consecutive quarter.
"The execution of this strategy has enabled the Company to consistently grow book value per share during periods of volatile market conditions while traditional mortgage REITs experienced losses. Over the last twelve months, the Company delivered a 6.1% economic return while its mortgage REIT peers have experienced a negative 10.5% economic return," said J. Rock Tonkel, Jr., the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
"The Company's differentiated investment strategy has performed well during both positive and negative market conditions and is positioned to continue to do so. With our largest investment capital allocation in our MSR strategy, the Company's financial results benefited from another strong quarterly performance in our MSR investment portfolio that generated a total annualized return of 41% during the second quarter.
"Within the Company's credit investment strategy, widening of credit spreads has created compelling new investment opportunities in high quality assets. Late in the second quarter, the Company made several investments in highly rated senior commercial mortgage bonds that offer double digit levered returns and is actively evaluating similar investment opportunities.
"As of today, the Company has essentially reached its stated goal of $200 million of SFR rental properties with a total committed investment of $197 million and a strong expected net unlevered rental yield of 4.8%. The Company previously announced that it had entered into an agreement to sell a portion of its SFR portfolio with an expected closing date later this month at a significant gain that would be expected to add approximately $0.50 per share to our second quarter book value if consummated. Assuming the sale is completed, we have the ability to grow our SFR investment portfolio back to approximately $200 million, subject to market conditions, to fully realize the benefit of our below market fixed rate five-year financing facility. However, we will take a disciplined approach in purchasing new homes in the near term as the residential housing market evolves in the current environment.
"We continue to believe there is greater value in Arlington's business than the public markets recognize. Since reinstituting our current common stock repurchase program in 2020, the Company has aggressively returned capital to shareholders by purchasing 25% of its outstanding shares, delivering $0.75 per share of accretion to shareholders.
"Having successfully positioned Arlington to preserve capital and grow book value per share, the Company now has the opportunity to capitalize on substantially wider investment spreads with superior risk adjusted returns in the low to mid-teens in high grade residential and commercial mortgage securitized products. We expect that the redeployment of capital into these higher return investments will drive greater earnings potential which can be used to increase our equity capital, return capital to shareholders through accretive stock repurchases or reinstate a dividend to common shareholders."
Second Quarter Investment Portfolio
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's investment portfolio capital allocation was as follows (dollars in thousands):
MSR Related Investments
The Company is party to agreements with a licensed, U.S. government sponsored enterprise ("GSE") approved residential mortgage loan servicer that enable the Company to garner the economic return of an investment in an MSR purchased by the mortgage servicing counterparty. The arrangement allows the Company to participate in the economic benefits of investing in an MSR without holding the requisite licenses to purchase or hold MSRs directly. Under the terms of the arrangement, the Company provides capital to the mortgage servicing counterparty to purchase MSRs directly and the Company, in turn, receives all the economic benefits of the MSRs less a fee payable to the counterparty. At the Company's request, the mortgage servicing counterparty may utilize leverage on the MSRs to which the Company's MSR financing receivables are referenced to finance the purchase of additional MSRs to increase potential returns to the Company. These transactions are accounted for as financing receivables on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
The Company's MSR financing receivable investments as of June 30, 2022 are summarized in the tables below (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the mortgage servicing counterparty had drawn $60.9 million of financing under its credit facility collateralized by the MSRs to which the Company's MSR financing receivables are referenced, resulting in an implicit leverage ratio of 0.51 to 1. The weighted average yield on the Company's MSR financing receivables was 15.28% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 12.49% for the first quarter of 2022, and the actual weighted-average constant prepayment rate ("CPR") for the MSRs underlying the Company's MSR financing receivables was 8.10% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 8.71% for the first quarter of 2022.
Single-family Residential Investments
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had acquired 586 single family residential ("SFR") properties for a total cost of $182.8 million and had commitments to acquire an additional 25 SFR properties for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million. The timing of the earnings benefit to the Company from investing in SFR rental properties is dictated by the pace of home purchases, the level of any property level refurbishments required after purchase and the length of the lease marketing period. The Company expects the time period between the date of settlement of the home purchase to the date the house is occupied by a tenant to average between 30 to 60 days. During the period prior to a lease commencement, the Company is incurring costs to hold the property including real estate taxes, insurance, homeowner association fees and interest costs.
On May 10, 2022, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement to sell 378 SFR properties for $132.8 million with an original closing date no later than June 23, 2022. Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, the buyer made a $2.655 million initial deposit with an escrow agent. On May 27, 2022, the Company entered into an amendment to the purchase and sale agreement to remove two properties from the sale transaction reducing the total properties to be sold to 376 SFR properties for $131.9 million. On June 20, 2022, the Company entered into an additional amendment to the purchase and sale agreement that required the buyer to fund an additional $2.655 million deposit with the escrow agent for a total deposit of $5.31 million to extend the closing date to no later than August 19, 2022. During the second quarter of 2022, the Company classified the 376 SFR properties as held-for-sale.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's SFR portfolio is summarized in the tables below (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had drawn $123.0 million under its $150 million credit facility. Advances may be drawn up to 74% of the fair value of eligible SFR properties with an advance period that expires in March 2023 with outstanding principal balance due in October 2026. Advances under the facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.76%.
Credit Investments
The Company's credit investments generally include mortgage loans secured by residential or commercial real property or MBS collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential solar panel loans ("non-agency" MBS or ABS). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's credit investment portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $84.8 million in repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average rate of 2.81% and remaining weighted average maturity of 17 days secured by $99.9 million of non-agency MBS at fair value. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had a $20.6 million repurchase agreement outstanding with a rate of 3.77% and remaining maturity of 260 days secured by a $29.5 million commercial mortgage loan at fair value.
Agency MBS
The Company's agency MBS consist of residential mortgage pass-through certificates for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a GSE, such as the Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae") or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac"). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's agency MBS investment portfolio totaled $235.8 million at fair value comprised of $382.4 million of specified agency MBS and $(146.6) million of net short to-be-announced ("TBA") agency MBS. As of June 30, 2022, the Company's specified agency MBS investment portfolio was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
The Company's weighted average yield on its specified agency MBS was 2.95% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 1.52% for the first quarter of 2022, and the actual weighted-average CPR for the Company's specified agency MBS was 8.40% for the second quarter of 2022 compared to 9.01% for the first quarter of 2022.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company's net short TBA agency MBS investment portfolio was comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had $224.6 million of repurchase agreements outstanding with a weighted average rate of 1.48% and remaining weighted average maturity of 14 days secured by an aggregate of $237.4 million of agency MBS at fair value. The Company's weighted average cost of repurchase agreement funding secured by agency MBS was 0.80% during the second quarter of 2022 compared to 0.17% during the first quarter of 2022.
The Company enters into various hedging transactions to mitigate the interest rate sensitivity of its cost borrowing and the value of its fixed-rate agency MBS. Under the terms of the Company's interest rate swap agreements, the Company pays semiannual interest payments based on a fixed rate and receives variable interest payments based upon either the prevailing three-month London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). As of June 30, 2022, the Company's interest swap agreements were comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
The Company's weighted average net pay rate of its interest rate swap agreements was 0.53% during the second quarter of 2022 compared to 0.68% during the first quarter of 2022. Under GAAP, the Company has not designated these transactions as hedging instruments for financial reporting purposes and, therefore, all gains and losses on its hedging instruments are recorded to line item "investment and derivative gains (losses), net" in the Company's financial statements.
Other Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
The Company's book value was $6.30 per common share as of June 30, 2022 compared to $6.19 per common share as of March 31, 2022. Book value per common share is calculated as total equity plus accumulated depreciation of SFR properties less the preferred stock liquidation preference divided by common shares outstanding plus vested restricted stock units convertible into common stock less unvested restricted common stock.
The Company's "at risk" leverage ratio was 1.6 to 1 as of June 30, 2022 compared to 1.3 to 1 as of March 31, 2022. The Company's "at risk" leverage ratio is calculated as the sum of the Company's repurchase agreement financing, long-term debt secured by single-family properties, net payable or receivable for unsettled securities, net contractual price of TBA purchase and sale commitments and financing embedded in its MSR financing receivables less cash and cash equivalents compared to the Company's investable capital measured as the sum of the Company's shareholders' equity and long-term unsecured debt.
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 0.9 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $3.40 per share for a total purchase cost of $3.2 million, representing 3.2% of common stock outstanding as of March 31, 2022. Subsequent to June 30, 2022, the Company repurchased an additional 0.3 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $3.18 per share for a total purchase cost of $1.0 million, representing 1.1% of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2022. Currently, the Company has remaining authorization from its Board of Directors to repurchase up to 10.7 million shares of its common stock. In addition, during the second quarter of 2022, the Company repurchased 0.1 million shares of Series C Preferred Stock at an average price of $24.17 per share for a total purchase cost of $1.7 million.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call for investors at 10:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 to discuss the Company's second quarter 2022 results.
Investors may listen to the earnings call via the internet at: http://www.arlingtonasset.com/index.php?s=19. Replays of the earnings call will be available for 60 days via webcast at the Internet address provided above, beginning two hours after the call ends.
Additional Information
The Company will make available additional quarterly information for the benefit of its shareholders through a supplemental presentation that will be available at the Company's website, www.arlingtonasset.com. The presentation will be available on the Webcasts and Presentations section located under the Updates & Events tab of the Company's website.
About the Company
Arlington Asset Investment Corp. (NYSE: AAIC) currently invests primarily in mortgage related and residential real estate and has elected to be taxed as a REIT. The Company is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. For more information, please visit www.arlingtonasset.com.
Statements concerning interest rates, portfolio allocation, financing costs, portfolio hedging, prepayments, dividends, book value, utilization of loss carryforwards, any change in long-term tax structures (including any REIT election), use of equity raise proceeds and any other guidance on present or future periods constitute forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of factors, risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ materially from stated expectations or current circumstances. These factors include, but are not limited to, the uncertainty and economic impact of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the measures taken by the government to address it, including the impact on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations due to a significant decrease in economic activity and disruptions in our financing operations, among other factors, changes in interest rates, increased costs of borrowing, decreased interest spreads, credit risks underlying the Company's assets, especially related to the Company's mortgage credit investments, our ability to close on the sale of single-family residential homes described herein, and to realize the expected benefits from such sale, changes in political and monetary policies, changes in default rates, changes in prepayment rates and other assumptions underlying our estimates related to our projections of future core earnings, changes in the Company's returns, changes in the use of the Company's tax benefits, the Company's ability to qualify and maintain qualification as a REIT, changes in the agency MBS asset yield, changes in the Company's monetization of net operating loss carryforwards, changes in the Company's investment strategy, changes in the Company's ability to generate cash earnings and dividends, preservation and utilization of the Company's net operating loss and net capital loss carryforwards, impacts of changes to and changes by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, actions taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Treasury, availability of opportunities that meet or exceed the Company's risk adjusted return expectations, ability and willingness to make future dividends, ability to generate sufficient cash through retained earnings to satisfy capital needs, and general economic, political, regulatory and market conditions. These and other material risks are described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC from time to time, which are available from the Company and from the SEC, and you should read and understand these risks when evaluating any forward-looking statement. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible to predict those events or how they may affect the Company. Except as required by law, the Company is not obligated to, and does not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Financial data to follow
Non-GAAP Earnings Available for Distribution
In addition to the results of operations determined in accordance with GAAP, we also report a non-GAAP financial measure "earnings available for distribution" (formerly core operating income). We define earnings available for distribution as net income available to common stock determined in accordance with GAAP adjusted for the following items:
- Plus (less) realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments and derivatives;
- Plus (less) income tax provision (benefit) for TRS realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments and derivatives
- Plus TBA dollar roll income
- Plus (less) interest rate swap net interest income (expense)
- Plus depreciation of single-family residential properties
- Plus stock-based compensation
Realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized with respect to our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments, which are reported in line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net" of our consolidated statements of comprehensive income, other than TBA dollar roll income and interest rate swap net interest income or expense, are excluded from the computation of earnings available for distribution as such gains on losses are not reflective of the economic interest income earned or interest expense incurred from our interest-bearing financial assets and liabilities during the indicated reporting period. Because our long-term-focused investment strategy for our mortgage related investment portfolio is to generate a net spread on the leveraged assets while prudently hedging periodic changes in the fair value of those assets attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates, we generally expect the fluctuations in the fair value of our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments to largely offset one another over time. In addition, certain of our investments are held by our TRS which is subject to U.S. federal and state corporate income taxes. In calculating earnings available for distribution, any income tax provision or benefit associated with gains or losses on our mortgage related investments and economic hedging instruments are also excluded from earnings available for distribution.
TBA dollar roll income represents the economic equivalent of net interest income (implied interest income net of financing costs) generated from our investments in non-specified fixed-rate agency MBS, executed through sequential series of forward-settling purchase and sale transactions that are settled on a net basis (known as "dollar roll" transactions). Dollar roll income is generated as a result of delaying, or "rolling," the settlement of a forward-settling purchase of a TBA agency MBS by entering into an offsetting "spot" sale with the same counterparty prior to the settlement date, net settling the "paired-off" positions in cash, and contemporaneously entering another forward-settling purchase with the same counterparty of a TBA agency MBS of the same essential characteristics for a later settlement date at a price discount relative to the spot sale. The price discount of the forward-settling purchase relative to the contemporaneously executed spot sale reflects compensation for the interest income (inclusive of expected prepayments) that, at the time of sale, is expected to be foregone as a result of relinquishing beneficial ownership of the MBS from the settlement date of the spot sale until the settlement date of the forward purchase, net of implied repurchase financing costs. We calculate dollar roll income as the excess of the spot sale price over the forward-settling purchase price and recognize this amount ratably over the period beginning on the settlement date of the sale and ending on the settlement date of the forward purchase. In our consolidated statements of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with GAAP, TBA agency MBS dollar roll income is reported as a component of the overall periodic change in the fair value of TBA forward commitments within the line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net."
We utilize interest rate swap agreements to economically hedge a portion of our exposure to variability in future interest cash flows, attributable to changes in benchmark interest rates, associated with future roll-overs of our short-term repurchase agreement financing arrangements. Accordingly, the net interest income earned or expense incurred (commonly referred to as "net interest carry") from our interest rate swap agreements in combination with repurchase agreement interest expense recognized in accordance with GAAP represents our effective "economic interest expense." In our consolidated statements of comprehensive income prepared in accordance with GAAP, the net interest income earned or expense incurred from interest rate swap agreements is reported as a component of the overall periodic change in the fair value of derivative instruments within the line item "investment and derivative gain (loss), net."
The following table provides a reconciliation of GAAP net income (loss) available (attributable) to common stock for the last four fiscal quarters (unaudited, dollars in thousands):
Earnings available for distribution is used by management to evaluate the financial performance of our long-term-focused, net interest spread-based investment strategy and core business activities over periods of time as well as assist with the determination of the appropriate level of periodic dividends to common stockholders. In addition, we believe that earnings available for distribution assists investors in understanding and evaluating the financial performance of our long-term-focused, net interest spread-based investment strategy and core business activities over periods of time as well as its earnings capacity.
A limitation of utilizing this non-GAAP financial measure is that the effect of accounting for all events or transactions in accordance with GAAP does, in fact, reflect the financial results of our business and these effects should not be ignored when evaluating and analyzing our financial results. In addition, our calculation of earnings available for distribution may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Therefore, we believe that earnings available for distribution should be considered as a supplement to, and in conjunction with, net income and comprehensive income determined in accordance with GAAP. Furthermore, there may be differences between earnings available for distribution and taxable income determined in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to qualify as a REIT and all of our taxable income in order to not be subject to any U.S. federal or state corporate income taxes. Accordingly, earnings available for distribution may not equal our distribution requirements as a REIT.
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SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) _ Model N Inc. (MODN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $6.2 million in its fiscal third quarter.
On a per-share basis, the San Mateo, California-based company said it had a loss of 17 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 23 cents per share.
The provider of revenue management services to the life science and technology industries posted revenue of $56.2 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $55.1 million.
For the current quarter ending in September, Model N said it expects revenue in the range of $56 million to $56.5 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $217 million to $217.5 million.
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SEATTLE (AP) _ Neoleukin Therapeutics, Inc. (NLTX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.7 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had a loss of 28 cents.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 30 cents per share.
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Wingwalker Betty Bromage completes fifth high-flying challenge
It might strike fear into most people but 93-year-old Betty Bromage has no trouble taking to the skies strapped to the wing of a plane.
The Gloucestershire pensioner has just finished her fifth daredevil challenge to raise money for a local hospice.
"I can't do a lot of things but this is something I can do towards charity, and it's helping other people.
"That's basically been my way of life, to try and help people."
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HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (NYSE and OSE: BORR) announces today that it plans to make a public offering of $250,000,000 of its common shares in the United States. In connection with the offering, the Company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to $25,000,000 of additional common shares.
No securities in the NYSE offering will be offered or listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.
The Company plans to use the proceeds from the offering to consummate a refinancing with its lenders under its Syndicated Facility, New Bridge Facility, Hayfin Facility and shipyard delivery financing arrangements with Keppel and PPL, and for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, repayments of the Company's debt obligations, payments to its creditors in return for potential concessions or extensions of current facilities, capital expenditures, including costs in connection with activations and re-activations of rigs being brought into operations, or funding of our working capital.
DNB Markets, Clarksons Securities, Pareto Securities, ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Arctic Securities AS, Fearnley Securities and SpareBank 1 Markets are the book-running managers for the offering. Cleaves Securities AS is a co-manager for the offering.
Closing of the offering will be subject to (i) the Company's authorized share capital being increased by 40,000,000 common shares, pursuant to a special general meeting to be held on August 16, 2022, (ii) the Company's authorized share capital being further increased by 35,000,000 common shares pursuant to a second special general meeting to be held on August 25, 2022, and (iii) the Company having entered into binding term sheets or other binding agreements with all applicable lenders or obtaining written commitments approved by the Company's Board of Directors, under its Syndicated Facility, New Bridge Facility, Hayfin Facility and shipyard delivery financing arrangements with Keppel and PPL, no later than the time of the special general meeting to be held on August 16, 2022.
A first settlement of the offering is expected on August 17, 2022, subject to fulfilment of the conditions described in (i) and (iii) above. A second settlement is expected on August 26, 2022, for the remainder of the shares, provided all the conditions described above are satisfied.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor will there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
This information is considered to be inside information pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
This stock exchange notice was published by Andreas Lavik Lie, Vice President Treasury & Investor Relations of the Company, on 9 August 2022 at 22:45 CEST.
About Borr Drilling Limited
Borr Drilling Limited is an international drilling contractor incorporated in Bermuda in 2016 and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange on August 30, 2017 and on the New York Stock Exchange on July 31, 2019 under the ticker "BORR". The Company owns and operates jack-up rigs of modern and high specification designs and provides services focused on the shallow water segment to the offshore oil and gas industry worldwide. Please visit the Company's website at: www.borrdrilling.com
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The forward-looking statements included in this press release are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies and factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements including risks related to the conduct of the offering, the use of proceeds, whether the conditions to closing of the offering will be met, the risk that the Company will not consummate the proposed refinancing, the number of shares to be sold in the offering and other risks described in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings of the Company with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The forward-looking statements made in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Meta raises $10 billion in first-ever bond offering
Aug 9 (Reuters) - Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it had raised $10 billion in its first-ever bond offering, as it looks to fund share buybacks and investments to revamp its business.
The offering would help Meta, the only one among big technology companies without debt on its books, to build a more traditional balance sheet and fund some expensive initiatives, such as its metaverse virtual reality.
Other tech giants such as Apple Inc and Intel Corp also issued bonds recently, raising $5.5 billion and $6 billion, respectively.
In late July, Meta posted a gloomy forecast and recorded its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales. (Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11096815/Meta-raises-10-billion-bond-offering.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-09T22:42:59Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11096815/Meta-raises-10-billion-bond-offering.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
In their own words: Candidates make final push on Wisconsin primary election day
Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels will both hold watch parties in Waukesha County
Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels will both hold watch parties in Waukesha County
Rebecca Kleefisch, Tim Michels will both hold watch parties in Waukesha County
The Republican primary for Wisconsin governor is expected to be a tight race into the night.
Rebecca Kleefisch voted Tuesday morning in Concord and will be in Oconomowoc on Tuesday night when results roll in.
Once deemed the dominant frontrunner, the question going into the night is the impact of the Trump endorsement, and as is typical in a primary, which candidate is best and getting their supporters to the polls.
"Any time there's a primary, you're going to get lower turnout than if you're in the middle of a general election, but our hope is we've done what we need to do to get out the vote and that started with district chairs across the state then county chairs underneath all of them and volunteer trees underneath all of them and then paid field staff who are out knocking doors by today. We will have knocked on 70,000 doors across Wisconsin," Kleefisch said.
Former Vice President Mike Pence endorsed and campaigned with Kleefisch last week.
"I think we'll find out as the stories get written and as time passes, but ultimately the endorsements that have mattered to me, the endorsements that have mattered most in this race are the endorsements of the regular people of Wisconsin," Kleefisch said.
One key factor to watch is how well Kleefisch does in Waukesha, Ozaukee and Washington counties and how well Michels does in the rural parts of the state.
Tim Ramthun, who's been polling a distant third remains in the race.
Kevin Nicholson dropped out of the race, but his name will appear on the ballot.
The question is how many people may still vote for him and who that takes votes away from.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels and his supporters will watch the results of the primary election Tuesday night at Tuscan Hall in Waukesha.
Tuesday morning, he cast his vote in Chenequa. He talked to reporters about his feelings in the final hours.
Michels specifically talked about the momentum his campaign received following an endorsement from former President Donald Trump on Friday, as well as how he's different from career politicians.
"I'm working for the hard, hard-working, taxpaying, law-abiding citizens of Wisconsin. People find that so refreshing. People are energized to go out and vote for me today because they're tired of politics as usual," Michels said.
He has played up the fact that he's not a politician.
Michels' background is in business. He co-owns his family's construction company.
He has positioned himself as the "political outsider" in this race.
Michels has no background in politics, outside of runs for state Senate and U.S. Senate previously.
"So many people believe that America is on the wrong track. And, today, we can put it back on the right track by electing a businessman, an outsider, a noncareer politician, and we can get back to the way this country was intended to be run by people bringing their real life experience, real life ability to make plans, solve plans, execute plans, and do the right thing for the people of Wisconsin," Michels said.
In the Democratic U.S. Senate primary, three major candidates and are backing Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.
WISN 12 News Gerron Jordan spoke to him exclusively as he got ready to cast his ballot in Milwaukee.
"Three of your leading opponents dropped out of the race. Do you think that that shows division within the Democratic Party? And if so, how do you plan to unite Wisconsin Democrats and not only Wisconsin Democrats, but even moderate Republicans of the state?" Jordan said.
"I'll tell you this, oh, strength, it shows unity. We've never been this united going into a big race like this where there has been a contested primary. And I've had friends who were in this race who were sharing their vision all across the state. And I think it made us much stronger as a party. And I think it made us much more united in our effort to not just beat Ron Johnson but to do the work that he has refused to do over the last 12 years," Barnes said.
"Republicans will say that what we're seeing right now in terms of inflation is a Democratic problem that is something that's been brought on by the president? Are you concerned at all about that when it comes to voters heading to the polls, really just worried about being able to pay rent to feed their families," Jordan said.
"We've got to make more things here in America, specifically in Wisconsin, and Ron Johnson has praised and even encouraged companies moving jobs overseas if it saves money for those corporations that ultimately cost us in the long run. We also need to get more money in the pockets of hardworking people. We need to expand the earned income tax credit and we also need to make the child tax credit permanent to things Ron Johnson is adamantly opposed to things that can help give people some immediate relief," Barnes said.
The winner of Tuesday's Democratic primary will face incumbent U.S. Ron Johnson in November. | https://www.wisn.com/article/in-their-own-words-candidates-make-final-push-on-wisconsin-primary-election-day/40841521 | 2022-08-09T22:45:31Z | https://www.wisn.com/article/in-their-own-words-candidates-make-final-push-on-wisconsin-primary-election-day/40841521 | false |
ChairsideCAD receives a Cellerant Technology Award for the fourth consecutive year
DARMSTADT, Germany, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, announced today that ChairsideCAD, its easy-to-use CAD software for single-visit dentistry, received a 2022 Best of Class Technology Award from Cellerant Consulting Group. This is the fourth consecutive year that ChairsideCAD has been recognized for this award.
"To receive this prestigious industry award from dental industry leaders for a fourth consecutive year makes us truly proud," said Larry Bodony, president of exocad America, Inc. "We designed ChairsideCAD with clinicians in mind, aiming to simplify the chairside design process, while making it faster and more accurate. We're confident the intuitive design workflow of ChairsideCAD, plus the freedom to use any open hardware, makes this a fantastic tool to streamline even the most complex cases."
exocad is the software of choice for leading manufacturers of dental CAD/CAM systems because of its flexibility, reliability and ease of use. Dental professionals use exocad software to streamline their workflows for a broad range of indications. Based on exocad's lab software DentalCAD, ChairsideCAD is the first complete open-architecture CAD software platform for single-visit dentistry. The software includes a step-by-step guide through the design process, simple integrations with a broad spectrum of devices and the ability to seamlessly share information between clinicians and labs.
Since the inaugural presentation in 2009, the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards announcement has grown to occupy a unique space in dentistry by creating awareness in the community of manufacturers who are driving the discussion on how practices operate now and in the future. The 2022 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Award was decided on by a panel of prominent technology leaders in dentistry.
Additional information is available at:
www.exocad.com/chairsidecad
www.cellerantconsulting.com
exocad GmbH, an Align Technology, Inc. company, is a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider. exocad vigorously pushes the boundaries of digital dentistry, providing flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use CAD/CAM software for dental labs and dental practices worldwide. More than 49,000 valued customers plan implants and create functional and refined restorations with exocad's DentalCAD, ChairsideCAD and exoplan software. exocad and DentalCAD, among others, are trademarks of exocad GmbH or one of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies, and are registered in the U.S. and other countries. For more information and a list of exocad reseller partners, please visit exocad.com.
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A Cook County judge Tuesday vacated the wrongful murder conviction of Marilyn Mulero and dismissed all charges against her. Mulero spent nearly three decades in prison for a 1992 murder she did not commit.
The widespread practice of abuse by former Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara has resulted in nearly 30 exonerations. Attorneys and advocates for Guevara’s victims have made the case that homicides investigated by the former detective are tainted and that the State’s Attorney’s Office cannot defend them, according to the Illinois Innocence Project, which is based at the University of Illinois Springfield.
“Marilyn was just 21 when she was ripped away from her two young sons, terrorized by a corrupt police detective, and then convicted and sentenced to die in prison for a crime she did not commit,” says IIP Co-Director Lauren Kaeseberg.“While former Det. Guevara is a real-life example of evil and terror, today’s exoneration of Marilyn is a shining example of perseverance and a testament to the power of the human spirit.”
Mulero was convicted of a 1992 murder based on evidence allegedly fabricated by Guevara and former Chicago Detective Ernest Halvorsen.
After a marathon 20-hour interrogation session during which she was threatened with lethal injection, told her children would be taken from her, and denied sleep and a lawyer, she signed a statement “confessing” responsibility for one of the murders, the project stated.
Guevara has asserted the right not to incriminate himself when confronted with allegations that he manipulated his investigations.
Mulero entered an open plea on the advice of an attorney and was sentenced to death – without a trial. Her sentence was later reduced to life without parole but she spent the next 28 years imprisoned, including five on death row.
In 2019, the IIP, and attorneys from the California Innocence Projec and Exoneration Project, argued for the full pardon of Mulero in front of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. In April 2020, Gov. JB Pritzker commuted Mulero's life sentence and she was released. | https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2022-08-09/illinois-innocence-project-drives-cook-county-exoneration | 2022-08-09T22:46:44Z | https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2022-08-09/illinois-innocence-project-drives-cook-county-exoneration | false |
Bucs host high school football media day at Raymond James Stadium
TAMPA, Fla. - Football players from 34 Hillsborough County high school teams had to get used to the bright lights of the TV studio Tuesday. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosted a high school football media day in Raymond James Stadium for the first time.
"This experience was great. I mean, wow!" said Plan High School senior wide receiver Jaquez Kindell.
The event included players and coaches from 34 of 35 high schools in Hillsborough County and was livestreamed on Varsity Sports Network.
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"It's where everybody wants to be one day," said Michael Clayton, Plant City High's head football coach and former Bucs player.
For Clayton, getting the chance to take his players back to his old stomping grounds was an opportunity he knew his team would cherish.
"Especially being here, kind of puts a bow on everything they see during the week and every day," said Clayton. "Seeing this place is really exciting for them." | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/bucs-host-high-school-football-media-day-at-raymond-james-stadium | 2022-08-09T22:46:44Z | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/bucs-host-high-school-football-media-day-at-raymond-james-stadium | false |
PHOENIX — Overnight storms brought more rainfall to the Valley early Tuesday morning.
The Phoenix metro area was hit with severe thunderstorms late Monday night and going into Tuesday morning, and more storms are expected later this week.
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Areas around Fountain Hills received the most rain with the region surrounding McDowell Mountain Park recording more than 1.5 inches of rainfall within a 24-hour span.
How much has fallen in your neighborhood? Here's a list of some of the places around the Valley that received measurable rainfall.
- Fountain Hills: 1.57"
- Saguaro Lake: 1.26"
- McDowell Mountains: 0.98"
- Laveen: 0.75"
- Cave Creek: 0.71"
- Mountain View Road (Phoenix): 0.67"
- Dynamite Boulevard (Scottsdale): 0.67"
- Queen Creek: 0.67"
- South Mountain: 0.59"
- Glendale: 0.55"
- Phoenix International Raceway: 0.43"
- Aztec Park (Scottsdale): 0.43"
- East Mesa: 0.43"
- San Tan Park: 0.39"
- Ahwatukee: 0.35"
Not seeing your neighborhood? Visit https://www.weather.gov/psr/PRI to see more rainfall totals.
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SUMMARY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE THREE AND SIX-MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
- STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FOR THE 3 MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
FOR THE 6 MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
- SOLID OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE DRIVEN BY IMPROVING REVENUE GROWTH
- LEASING CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN
- STRONG AND FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL POSITION
- ACCRETIVE AND STRATEGIC CAPITAL ALLOCATION
- UPDATE TO 2022 FINANCIAL GUIDANCE
- DISTRIBUTION OF $1.08 PER TRUST UNIT ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS CONFIRMED FOR THE MONTHS OF AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, AND OCTOBER 2022
CALGARY, AB, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: BEI.UN)
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust ("Boardwalk", the "REIT" or the "Trust") today announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2022.
Sam Kolias; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Boardwalk REIT commented:
"We are pleased to report on another solid quarter, with growth in Net Operating Income ("NOI"), Funds From Operations ("FFO"), and Profit through our spring and early summer leasing season.
As we look forward to the remainder of the summer, we have seen significant leasing gains with our August occupancy increasing to 97.1%. Leasing spreads on both renewals and new leases have seen strong improvement. In our largest market of Alberta, renewal and new lease spreads increased to 5.0% and 6.8%, respectively, in the month of July. New lease spreads continue to accelerate across our portfolio with rental housing fundamentals improving in each of our markets allowing for incentive reductions and positive rental rate growth.
Higher cost inflation and interest rates have provided a headwind to community providers to-date in 2022, however, our portfolio of affordable, non-price controlled, and high-quality apartment communities remains positioned to produce sustainable rental rate adjustments that allow Boardwalk to further build on our strong financial foundation. Financial sustainability is essential to provide our Resident Members with the best product quality, service and experience."
The Trust's IFRS fair value of its investment properties as at June 30, 2022 increased from the previous quarter and year end, primarily as a result of increased market rents and a decrease in the vacancy rates in some of its markets reflecting improving rental fundamentals. During the second quarter, the Trust also increased some of its operating expense assumptions in its fair value model to account for recent inflation.
The Trust maintained high occupancy compared to the same period a year ago by focusing on gaining market share and retention. Market rents were adjusted in communities within some of the Trust's markets where rental market fundamentals continue to tighten. Average occupied rent increased sequentially and when compared to the same period a year ago as the Trust focuses on reducing incentives on lease renewals and minimizing incentives on new leases in its stronger markets.
For the second quarter of 2022, a same property rental revenue increase of 3.4% combined with same property total rental expense increase of 4.2%, resulted in same property NOI growth of 2.8%.
During the quarter, lower vacancy loss and incentives supported Boardwalk's Calgary portfolio increase in same property NOI of 7.2%, while in Edmonton, cost savings from lower property taxes were offset by higher operating expenses and utilities expense resulting in slightly negative NOI growth for the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. With the increased rental demand in Edmonton during the spring and summer leasing season, the Trust incurred higher operating expenses to meet demand, positioning the Trust with higher occupancy heading into the fall. Saskatchewan's market continues to improve with the Trust's portfolio realizing 9.1% same property NOI growth in the second quarter of 2022 versus the same period last year, as a result of strong same property revenue growth and a reduction in expenses related to TV and internet services provided to Boardwalk's Resident Members in the province. In Ontario, the mark-to-market opportunity on turnover, offset by growth in non-controllable and controllable expenses, contributed to same property NOI growth of 5.4%, in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021. In Quebec, increases in non-controllable expenses such as property taxes, utilities and insurance and certain controllable expense categories offset positive same property revenue growth resulting in same property NOI remaining flat for the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021.
In the second quarter, Boardwalk renewed its maturing mortgages at a weighted average interest rate of 3.71% while extending the term of these mortgages by an average of 5 years.
For the remainder of 2022, the Trust anticipates $299.0 million of mortgages payable maturing with an average in-place interest rate of 2.81% and will continue to renew these mortgages as they mature. Current market 5 and 10-year CMHC financing rates are estimated to be 3.70%. While interest rates have increased significantly since the beginning of March, the Trust remains positioned with a balanced laddered maturity schedule within its mortgage program, a disciplined capital allocation program and continued use of CMHC funding, which decreases the renewal risk on its existing mortgages.
ACCRETIVE AND STRATEGIC CAPITAL ALLOCATION
The Trust remains committed to re-investing retained cashflow and the net proceeds from the sale of non-core assets toward opportunities that are both accretive to FFO per Unit in the near-term and significantly enhance the NAV per Unit of the Trust over the intermediate term.
Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, on August 8, 2022, the Trust acquired a property in Calgary, Alberta comprised of 158 suites. The purchase price was $41.9 million (excluding transaction costs) representing an approximate 4.75% cap rate and was financed with cash on hand and the assumption of a mortgage for $29.2 million at an interest rate of 3.18%. The acquisition provides immediate FFO per Unit accretion and strengthens the Trust's presence in the rapidly growingly neighbourhood of Seton. The Level is an A-class community that was completed in 2020 featuring modern finishes, stainless steel appliances and in-suite washer and dryer. The Level is fully occupied and is located in close proximity to the Trust's existing Auburn Landing community, providing operational efficiencies for the portfolio in the region.
As previously announced, on June 1, 2022, the Trust acquired a development site in View Royal (Victoria) at 339 – 345 Island Highway. The purchase price was $12.0 million (excluding transaction costs). The site strengthens the Trust's long-term development pipeline in the Victoria area and is located a short drive from the Trust's two other development sites, Aspire in View Royal and The Marin in Esquimalt.
During the fourth quarter of 2021, the Trust announced that it received approval from the Toronto Stock Exchange (the "TSX") to commence a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB"). The Trust continues to view its own portfolio as offering un-paralleled value in the multi-family sector and believes its current unit price represents an attractive opportunity for re-investment. During the second quarter, the Trust re-purchased 240,000 Trust Units at a volume-weighted average price of $47.02 for a total price of approximately $11.3 million.
In May, the Trust revised its financial guidance for 2022 in consideration of increased volatility of interest costs and utility expenses. While volatility remains in these two categories, the Trust is positioned strongly heading into the second half of the year and is providing an update to its 2022 financial guidance.
The Trust has confirmed its regular monthly distributions for the months of August 2022, September 2022, and October 2022 as follows:
In line with Boardwalk's distribution policy of maximum re-investment, the Trust's payout ratio remains conservative at 33.8% of Q2 2022 FFO; and 43.7% of the last 12 months FFO.
Boardwalk's regular monthly distribution was increased by 8% in March of 2022 and provides a stable and attractive yield for the Trust's Unitholders.
The Trust is committed to environmental, social and governance ("ESG") objectives and initiatives, including working towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and electricity and natural gas consumption, water conservation, waste minimization, maintaining or increasing Resident Member satisfaction and a continued focus on governance and oversight. In March, Boardwalk published its third annual ESG report. The ESG report, along with the Trust's Annual report, are available digitally on Boardwalk's website and under the Trust's profile at www.sedar.com.
Boardwalk produces quarterly financial statements, management's discussion and analysis, and a supplemental information package that provides detailed information regarding the Trust's activities during the quarter. Financial and supplementary information is available on Boardwalk's investor website at www.bwalk.com/investors.
Boardwalk invites you to participate in the teleconference that will be held to discuss these results tomorrow (August 10, 2022) at 1:00 pm Eastern Time (11:00 am Mountain). Senior management will speak to the period's results and provide an update. Presentation materials will be made available on Boardwalk's investor website at www.bwalk.com/investors prior to the call.
Teleconference: The telephone numbers for the conference are 416-764-8650 (local/international callers) or toll-free 1-888-664-6383 (within North America).
Note: Please provide the operator with the below Conference Call ID or Topic when dialing in to the call.
Conference ID: 45545020
Topic: Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust, 2022 Second Quarter Results
Webcast: Investors will be able to listen to the call and view Boardwalk's slide presentation by visiting www.bwalk.com/investors prior to the start of the call.
An information page will be provided for any software needed and system requirements. The webcast and slide presentation will also be available at:
Boardwalk REIT Second Quarter Results Webcast Link
Replay: An audio recording of the teleconference will be available on the Trust's website:
www.bwalk.com/investors
Boardwalk REIT strives to be Canada's friendliest community provider and is a leading owner/operator of multi-family rental communities. Providing homes in more than 200 communities, with over 33,000 residential suites totaling over 28 million net rentable square feet, Boardwalk has a proven long-term track record of building better communities, where love always livestm. Our three-tiered and distinct brands: Boardwalk Living, Boardwalk Communities, and Boardwalk Lifestyle, cater to a large diverse demographic and has evolved to capture the life cycle of all Resident Members. Boardwalk's disciplined approach to capital allocation, acquisition, development, purposeful re-positioning, and management of apartment communities allows the Trust to provide its brand of community across Canada creating exceptional Resident Member experiences. Differentiated by its peak performance culture, Boardwalk is committed to delivering exceptional service, product quality and experience to our Resident Members who reward us with high retention and market leading operating results, which in turn, lead to higher free cash flow and investment returns, stable monthly distributions, and value creation for all our stakeholders.
Boardwalk REIT's Trust Units are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol BEI.UN. Additional information about Boardwalk REIT can be found on the Trust's website at www.bwalk.com/investors.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Boardwalk believes non-GAAP financial measures are meaningful and useful measures of real estate organizations operating performance, however, are not measures defined by IFRS. As they do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS, they therefore may not be comparable to similar measurements presented by other entities and should not be construed as an alternative to IFRS defined measures. Below are the non-GAAP financial measures referred to in this Earnings Release.
Funds From Operations
The IFRS measurement most comparable to FFO is profit. Boardwalk REIT considers FFO to be an appropriate measurement of the performance of a publicly listed multi-family residential entity as it is the most widely used and reported measure of real estate investment trust performance. Profit includes items such as fair value changes of investment property that are subject to market conditions and capitalization rate fluctuations which are not representative of recurring operating performance. We define FFO as adjustments to profit for fair value gains or losses, distributions on the LP Class B Units, gains or losses on the sale of the Trust's investment properties, depreciation, deferred income tax, and certain other non-cash adjustments, if any, but after deducting the principal repayment on lease liabilities and adding the principal repayment on lease receivable. The reconciliation from profit under IFRS to FFO can be found below. The Trust uses FFO to assess operating performance and its distribution paying capacity, determine the level of Associate incentive-based compensation, and decisions related to investment in capital assets. To facilitate a clear understanding of the combined historical operating results of Boardwalk REIT, management of the Trust believes FFO should be considered in conjunction with profit as presented in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
Adjusted Funds From Operations
Similar to FFO, the IFRS measurement most comparable to AFFO is profit. Boardwalk REIT considers AFFO to be an appropriate measurement of a publicly listed multi-family residential entity as it measures the economic performance after deducting for maintenance capital expenditures to the existing portfolio of investment properties. AFFO is determined by taking the amounts reported as FFO and deducting what is commonly referred to as "Maintenance Capital Expenditures". Maintenance Capital Expenditures are referred to as expenditures that, by standard accounting definition, are accounted for as capital in that the expenditure itself has a useful life in excess of the current financial year and maintains the value of the related assets. The reconciliation of AFFO can be found below. The Trust uses AFFO to assess operating performance and its distribution paying capacity, and decisions related to investment in capital assets.
Adjusted Real Estate Assets
The IFRS measurement most comparable to Adjusted Real Estate Assets is investment properties. Adjusted Real Estate Assets is comprised of investment properties, equity accounted investment, and cash and cash equivalents. Adjusted Real Estate Assets is useful in summarizing the real estate assets owned by the Trust and it is used in the calculation of NAV, which management of the Trust believes is a useful measure in estimating the entity's value. The reconciliation from Investment Properties under IFRS to Adjusted Real Estate Assets can be found on the following page, under Net Asset Value.
Adjusted Real Estate Debt
The IFRS measurement most comparable to Adjusted Real Estate Debt is total mortgage principal outstanding. Adjusted Real Estate Debt is comprised of total mortgage principal outstanding, total lease liabilities attributable to land leases, and construction loan payable. It is useful in summarizing the Trust's debt which is attributable to its real estate assets and is used in the calculation of NAV, which management of the Trust believes is a useful measure in estimating the entity's value. The reconciliation from total mortgage principal outstanding under IFRS to Adjusted Real Estate Debt can be found below under Net Asset Value.
Net Asset Value
The IFRS measurement most comparable to NAV is Unitholders' equity. With real estate entities, NAV is the total value of the entity's investment properties and cash minus the total value of the entity's debt. The Trust determines NAV by taking Adjusted Real Estate Assets and subtracting Adjusted Real Estate Debt, which management of the Trust believes is a useful measure in estimating the entity's value. The reconciliation from Unitholders' equity under IFRS to Net Asset Value is below.
Non-GAAP Ratios
The discussion below outlines the non-GAAP ratios used by the Trust. Each non-GAAP ratio has a non-GAAP financial measure as one or more of its components, and, as a result, do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar financial measurements presented by other entities. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as alternatives to IFRS defined measures.
FFO per Unit, AFFO per Unit, and NAV per Unit
FFO per Unit includes the non-GAAP financial measure FFO as a component in the calculation. The Trust uses FFO per Unit to assess operating performance on a per Unit basis, as well as determining the level of Associate incentive-based compensation.
AFFO per Unit includes the non-GAAP financial measure AFFO as a component in the calculation. The Trust uses AFFO per Unit to assess operating performance on a per Unit basis and its distribution paying capacity.
NAV per Unit includes the non-GAAP financial measure NAV as a component in the calculation. Management of the Trust believes it is a useful measure in estimating the entity's value on a per Unit basis, which an investor can compare to the entity's Trust Unit price which is publicly traded to help with investment decisions.
FFO per Unit and AFFO per Unit, are calculated by taking the non-GAAP ratio's corresponding non-GAAP financial measure and dividing by the weighted average Trust Units outstanding for the period on a fully diluted basis, which assumes conversion of the LP Class B Units and vested deferred units determined in the calculation of diluted per Trust Unit amounts in accordance with IFRS.
NAV per Unit is calculated as NAV divided by the Trust Units outstanding as at the reporting date on a fully diluted basis which assumes conversion of the LP Class B Units and vested deferred units outstanding.
FFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance
FFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance is calculated as FFO Future Financial Guidance divided by the estimated weighted average Trust Units and LP Class B Units outstanding throughout the year. Boardwalk REIT considers FFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance to be an appropriate measurement of the estimated future financial performance based on information currently available to management of the Trust at the date of this Earnings Release.
AFFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance
AFFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance is calculated as AFFO Future Financial Guidance divided by the estimated weighted average Trust Units and LP Class B Units outstanding throughout the year. Boardwalk REIT considers AFFO per Unit Future Financial Guidance to be an appropriate measurement of the estimated future profitability based on information currently available to management of the Trust at the date of this Earnings Release.
FFO Payout Ratio
FFO Payout Ratio represents the REIT's ability to pay distributions. This non-GAAP ratio is computed by dividing regular distributions paid on the Trust Units and LP Class B Units by the non-GAAP financial measure of FFO.
Information in this news release that is not current or historical factual information may constitute forward-looking statements and information (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of securities laws. The use of any of the words "expect", "anticipate", "may", "will", "should", "believe", "intend" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include Boardwalk's financial guidance for fiscal 2022, expected distributions for August, September, and October 2022, and accretive capital recycling opportunities. Implicit in these forward-looking statements, particularly in respect of Boardwalk's objectives for its current and future periods, Boardwalk's strategies to achieve those objectives, as well as statements with respect to management's beliefs, plans, estimates, assumptions, intentions, and similar statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances, performance or expectations are estimates and assumptions subject to risks and uncertainties, including those described in its Management's Discussion & Analysis of Boardwalk under the heading "Risk and Risk Management", which could cause Boardwalk's actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this news release. Specifically, Boardwalk has made assumptions surrounding the impact of economic conditions in Canada and globally including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boardwalk's future growth potential, prospects and opportunities, the rental environment compared to several years ago, relatively stable interest costs, access to equity and debt capital markets to fund (at acceptable costs), the future growth program to enable the Trust to refinance debts as they mature, the availability of purchase opportunities for growth in Canada, general industry conditions and trends, changes in laws and regulations including, without limitation, changes in tax laws, mortgage rules and other temporary legislative changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased competition, the availability of qualified personnel, fluctuations in foreign exchange or interest rates, and stock market volatility. These assumptions, although considered reasonable by the Trust at the time of preparation, may prove to be incorrect.
This news release also contains future-oriented financial information and financial outlook information (collectively "FOFI") about Boardwalk's same property NOI growth, FFO per Unit, and AFFO per Unit guidance for fiscal 2022. Boardwalk has included the FOFI for the purpose of providing further information about the Trust's anticipated future business operation.
For more exhaustive information on the risks and uncertainties in respect of forward-looking statements and FOFI you should refer to Boardwalk's Management's Discussion & Analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the headings "Risk and Risk Management" and "Challenges and Risks", respectively, which are available at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking statements and FOFI contained in this news release are made as of the date of this news release and are based on Boardwalk's current estimates, expectations and projections, which Boardwalk believes are reasonable as of the current date. You should not place undue importance on forward-looking statements or FOFI and should not rely upon forward-looking statements or FOFI as of any other date. Except as required by applicable law, Boardwalk undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement or FOFI, whether a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United should've bought Danny Welbeck back to Old Trafford in this summer's transfer window.
The forward played a crucial role in Brighton's shock win at Old Trafford on Sunday as he lead the line on his own against Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire. Welbeck began his senior career at United back in 2008, with Sir Alex Ferguson handing him his debut.
It was Louis van Gaal who deemed him surplus to requirements and the England international headed to Arsenal, where he spent five years. He's since played for Watford and is now a regular for the Seagulls. The Red Devils meanwhile are in the market for a striker but have so far failed to find anyone.
Ferdinand, who was previously teammates with Welbeck, is in no doubt that the forward could prove an asset for the Red Devils. "Danny Welbeck would have started today for Man United," he said on Vibe with Five after United's opening weekend loss. "Welbeck walked out of that tunnel and you could see, shoulders back, chest out, thinking: 'I'm going to terrorise these two.' That's how he played.
"He looked like prime-time Danny Welbeck against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu 10 years ago, mad. He was a free in the summer because he didn't have a contract. I'd have took [sic] him. On today's performance, no doubt." Last term Welbeck scored six times having notched 29 goals during his United days.
United played without a recognised striker on Sunday as Christian Eriksen occupied a false 9 role. Cristiano Ronaldo was introduced after the break, but his future at the club remains uncertain given his desire to leave. Edinson Cavani left earlier in the summer.
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Ferdinand is adamant that Welbeck would serve as a solid option, as he could also help some of the team's creative players. He added: "If you want a back-up striker, you wouldn’t go far wrong with Danny Welbeck. Say to him he'll play 15-20 games a season, filling in for Cristiano, gives you the legs, the willing movement behind defenders, frees up the space for the likes of Bruno [Fernandes]."
United have recently been linked with Cody Gakpo, who has enjoyed a rapid rise at PSV Eindhoven. Teenage star Benjamin Sesko was touted with an Old Trafford switch but he has swapped Red Bull Salzburg for RB Leipzig. Antony, who played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax, is another option but his hefty price tag could prove to be an issue. | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/man-utd-ferdinand-danny-welbeck-27701480 | 2022-08-09T23:00:57Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/man-utd-ferdinand-danny-welbeck-27701480 | false |
PROVIDENCE — Governor Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday issued a statewide drought advisory, encouraging residents and businesses to conserve water by, for example, not watering lawns during the heat of the day.
The advisory is based on the recommendation of federal, state and local experts on the state’s Drought Steering Committee. The Water Resources Board convenes the Drought Steering Committee when water conditions indicate that the whole state might be entering an extended period of dry conditions.
All of Rhode Island was facing “severe drought” conditions as of Aug. 4, according to the most recent weekly update from the US Drought Monitor. In severe drought conditions, trees are brittle and susceptible to insects, fish kills occur, and air quality is poor, according to the federal government’s official drought-tracking service.
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“While our water supply is designed to withstand drought, Rhode Islanders should be aware of the current conditions,” McKee said. “As a precaution, I encourage residents and businesses to consider taking water conservation measures.”
Statewide recommendations are voluntary and include:
- Watering lawns no more than is needed. The average lawn needs only 1 inch of water weekly.
- Avoiding watering during the warmest part of the day — 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. — when water is more likely to evaporate.
- Sweeping driveways and sidewalks rather than spraying them with a hose.
- Matching your washing machine and dishwasher settings to the appropriate load size so you do not use more water than required.
A statewide drought advisory is one of four progressive declarations that include advisory, watch, warning and emergency. To recommend a statewide drought advisory, three of the following four conditions must be met:
- Precipitation: two months below 65 percent of normal rainfall
- Ground water: two out of three months below normal levels
- Stream flow: three consecutive months below normal
- Palmer Drought Index: minus 2.0 to minus 2.99
At a meeting Tuesday, officials determined that the ground water, stream flow, and Palmer Drought Index conditions had not been met. The last time the committee issued a statewide drought advisory was September 2020, and it lifted that advisory in February 2021.
Water Resources Board Chair Susan Licardi discussed the outlook for the fourth indicator, precipitation, saying all regions of the state were below 65 percent of normal rainfall in July, and the Climate Prediction Center calls for similar conditions in August. She said seasonal forecasts call for an improvement in drought conditions in September and October.
While conservation measures are not required statewide, individual water suppliers may have water restrictions in place. Residents are advised to check with their water supplier for further guidance. A list of major water suppliers to Rhode Island can be found on the Water Resources Board website at www.wrb.ri.gov/data_watersuppliers.html.
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Given the drought advisory, McKee also asked the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to monitor its watering activities, including reducing optional water usage and ensuring all piping systems are optimally maintained.
While all of Rhode Island is facing “severe drought conditions,” more than half of Massachusetts is now experiencing a severe drought, according to the US Drought Monitor map.
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CHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) _ Azenta, Inc. (AZTA) on Tuesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $9.6 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Chelmsford, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and pretax expenses, were 12 cents per share.
The supplier to semiconductor manufacturers posted revenue of $132.7 million in the period.
For the current quarter ending in September, Brooks expects its per-share earnings to range from 4 cents to 12 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $131 million to $141 million for the fiscal fourth quarter.
Brooks shares have declined 38% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $63.85, a decline of 27% in the last 12 months.
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PORTSMOUTH – The Portsmouth City Council has tabled an ordinance that would have banned disposable plastic bags from being used in retail establishments within the City of Portsmouth.
The legislation was meant to combat the polluting environmental effects of bags as well as the accompanying blight within the City.
The move was due to a miscommunication between council and City Solicitor John Haas. Haas informed council that council “could not put general legislation on the ballot.”
“(Citizens) can definitely pass a petition for a ballot initiative,” said Haas. “If they got the required signatures, depending on when it was done, this could end up on next year’s primary ballot or the general election.”
Mayor and 1st Ward Councilman Sean Dunne said he supported a ballot initiative as a way to mobilize young voters interested in environmental concerns.
“The spirit of this legislation was to encourage – particularly younger voters – to become part of the process. If six people vote on it here it defeats the purpose…A group can use this ordinance’s language to put it on the ballot.”
Council voted 6-0 to table the ordinance.
Other council members said they had spoken to local retailers about what a plastic bag tax would mean for their business.
“Prior to COVID, Kroger had an initiative to do away with plastic bags as they have in many other cities,” said 2nd Ward Councilwoman Charlotte Gordon. “They are moving towards biodegradable bags. They were going to do that here in Portsmouth by 2025. However, with COVID everything got set back…they were unable to tell me where that stands. But they agree that plastic bags are a problem.”
“I spoke with a manager from Save-a-Lot who said that plastic bags were 2 cents while paper bags were 10 cents,” said 4th Ward Councilwoman Lyvette Mosley. “They have thousands of plastic bags already in their warehouse. They said, if they were given time of perhaps a year, corporate may be able to prepare to change to biodegradable bags. Right now, they could not afford to do it.”
It remains to be seen if local groups or individuals will take up the issue, obtain the necessary signatures, and add the initiative to the ballot next year.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Halozyme Therapeutics Inc. (HALO) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $22.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had profit of 16 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 53 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 50 cents per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $152.4 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $132 million.
Halozyme Therapeutics expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.10 to $2.25 per share, with revenue in the range of $655 million to $685 million.
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) _ Manitex International Inc. (MNTX) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $2.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Bridgeview, Illinois-based company said it had a loss of 10 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 5 cents per share.
The maker of forklifts, cranes and other lifting vehicles posted revenue of $69.6 million in the period.
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WFO MEDFORD Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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RED FLAG WARNING
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
249 PM PDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH AND ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND 624...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH AND
ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 285 AND
624...
* Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and
critically dry vegetation will greatly increase the spread
potential of any new and existing fires. Lightning and high fire
danger will likely result in new fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm
winds could contribute to fire spread. Despite rainfall, initial
attack resources could be overwhelmed and holdover fires are
possible.
* Affected area:
In Northern CA Fire Zone....285. Today, the whole zone. Wednesday, from
Alturas east along the Warners and the NW corner of the zone near
Newell.
In South Central OR Fire Zone....624. Today, the whole zone.
Wedensday, the southeast portion of the zone from Altamont east.
* Wind: Today, South 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Winds
from thunderstorm outflows are likely to be erratic and 40+ mph.
Wednesday, 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Thunderstorms: Scattered thunderstorms will continue into this
evening. storms will also become wetter today (up to half an
inch has been observed so far when multiple storms move over the
same location) and have a marginal risk (5%) of severe strength
hail or winds.
* Humidity: 9 to 13 percent.
* View the hazard area in detail at:
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mfr/HAZARD
FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING ON DRY FUELS AND FOR GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 284...
* Impacts: In eastern zone 284, lightning and very dry vegetation
will likely result in new fire starts. Gusty thunderstorm winds
could contribute to fire spread. Despite rainfall, initial attack
resources could be overwhelmed and holdover fires are possible. In
western portions of zone 284, strong, gusty wind with low
relative humidity and critically dry vegetation could greatly
increase the spread potential of any new and existing fires
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
In Northern CA...Fire Weather Zone 284.
* Wind: South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Near
thunderstorms, gusty and erratic winds to 50 mph are possible.
evening. Storms will also become wetter today.
* Humidity: As low as 10 percent in western parts.
FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND WITH LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 280 AND
281...
* Impacts: Strong, gusty wind with low relative humidity and
potential of any new and existing fires.
Eastern Fire Weather Zone 280, including the Scott Valley and
sections of the McKinney Fire over higher terrain, Fort Jones,
Etna, and Greenview. This does not include the Yeti Fire.
Fire Weather Zone 281, including the Shasta Valley and sections
of the McKinney Fire over higher terrain. This includes Yreka,
Hilt, Weed, Grenada and Montague.
* Wind: South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph into this evening.
* Humidity: 8 to 15 percent.
* Additional Details: The strongest winds will occur within the
Shasta Valley around Weed and over higher terrain.
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Here’s how to find out if the Equifax credit error impacted you
WASHINGTON - An Equifax glitch has left thousands of consumers unsettled and worried about how the error could affect their credit scores and reports. A coding issue caused the credit reporting agency to misquote credit worthiness for a small percentage of consumers.
The errors occurred over three weeks between mid-March and early April. An analysis by Equifax shows there was no shift in the majority of credit scores. For consumers who did experience a change, only a small number would have received a different credit decision, Equifax said in a statement.
RELATED: Equifax misquoted credit worthiness for some consumers
Equifax said less than 300,000 consumers had a score shift of 25 points or more. Such a drastic change in a person’s credit score could impact their ability to secure a loan, line of credit, mortgage, and how much interest you may pay for a loan.
A Florida woman sued Equifax claiming she was denied a car loan because of a 130-point mistake in her credit report that she says was part of a larger group of credit score errors the rating agency made this spring.
How to tell if you were affected by the Equifax glitch
Determining whether or not your credit scores were compromised is a challenge. However, monitoring your credit reports is a must. Bruce McClary, senior vice president of communications at the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, explained to FOX Television Stations:
"If you were one of those individuals who was out in the marketplace for a loan or line of credit between March and April and you think because of what you’re seeing that it’s possible the decision the lender made was the result of some of the incorrect information provided by Equifax, you can go back to that lender and have a discussion. You can reapply for the loan if your credit score has rebounded. It’s always a good idea to check your credit report and credit score before you approach a lender just to know where you stand, so you may want to take that additional step before you go back to the lender and try again."
Al Bingham, a loan officer at Momentum Loans in Salt Lake City, Utah, tells FOX Television Stations that consumers must find out if they took out any loans between March 17 and April 6.
"Lenders give you a disclosure and it will usually tell you the credit bureau and the FICO score used by the lender. For auto lenders, if that disclosure says Equifax FICO score, then that could be a concern for that consumer," Bingham explained. "For mortgage loans, this is much more difficult for consumers to identify. All three FICO Scores are used in mortgage lending. If one of them is incorrect such as the Equifax FICO Score, it can throw off the entire loan approval, interest rate, fees and pricing of the mortgage."
What’s the timeline to get an error like this corrected on your credit report?
McClary advises consumers to look at their credit reports to determine if any errors exist. He explains that you can reach out to the credit bureau and they will conduct an investigation.
"If you have an error that shows up on your credit report that someone has reported mistakenly, you can dispute that with the credit bureau that’s reporting the incorrect information. They have 30 days to investigate. The credit bureau will reach out to the creditor providing that information to make sure its corrected or to verify that it’s correct and then they get back to you with a correction or some indication that the creditor provided additional proof to show that what they reported is accurate. You want to wait too long and to act fast if you find an error because it can hurt you."
Review your credit report for mistakes
Regardless if you were affected by the credit report, McClary says a good practice is to monitor your credit and credit scores should any discrepancies appear on your report.
"This is a good opportunity to be aware of your credit score when you go out into the marketplace and you’re borrowing and you should be aware of what’s showing up on your credit. It’s good to pull a credit report to see what’s on there. If you haven’t done it in a while you should do it now just to see if there are any errors that are pulling your credit score down or anything you need to address immediately. You can do that by going to annualcreditreport.com, a website established by the three major credit reporting agencies. Right now you can get a free copy of your report on a weekly basis based on changes made during the pandemic."
Contact your lender and Equifax
If affected by the error, McClary suggests contacting your lender to reassess your application or loan terms.
"It’s also a matter of talking to your lender if they rejected you for a loan or line of credit back in March or April and if they used data from Equifax to reach their decision," McClary continued. "You might want to have a conversation with the lender about reapplying or reconsidering that decision if your credit score has rebounded because of the correction to the Equifax issue or not, otherwise it will be a waiting game to hear back from Equifax and the credit bureaus as to what they find to see who was directly impacted."
While Bingham shares McClary’s stance on working with a lender, he emphasizes the importance of monitoring your FICO credit scores which can make a difference in getting approved for a loan or favorable mortgage rate.
"There’s not a real solution for consumers out there. First, most consumers have no idea what their lender’s three classic FICO scores are, and second, how this score is utilized by every lender," Bingham offered. "Consumers need to follow the correct information. The consumer needs to see if they took out a mortgage or auto loan during that timeframe, and if so, they need to contact their lender to determine what they can do.
"Auto loans are an easier process. The lender will pull up the current Equifax FICO credit score, and if it is higher than when they took out the loan, I could imagine the lender would give them a lower interest rate. But with mortgages, it’s more complex. If one score is different, it will impact the other two credit scores and possibly the loan approval and interest rate of the mortgage."
Bingham added: "This is very sound advice for all consumers looking to purchase a house. Track your three classic FICO credit scores. Consumers can use one of these two sites: myfico.com (from FICO) or mycreditplan.org (certified credit counselor with a score improvement program). You have to pay for this information. Know your three FICO scores, find ways to improve them and then track the progress for these three FICO credit scores monthly. This could save you thousands of dollars."
If you or someone you know may have been affected, you can contact calling Equifax’s customer service at 1-888-378-4329.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ Repay Holdings Corporation (RPAY) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $9,000.
On a per-share basis, the Atlanta-based company said it had net income of less than 1 cent. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 17 cents per share.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.
The company posted revenue of $67.4 million in the period, which also missed Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $69.2 million.
Repay Holdings expects full-year revenue in the range of $268 million to $286 million.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
446 PM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DONA ANA AND NORTHWESTERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
At 445 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Canutillo,
moving west at 10 mph. Official NWS employee confirmed quarter to
ping pong sized hail.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, La Union, Vinton
and Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 4 and 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Voters in District OR-1 narrowly backed a $22 million bond issue to expand Bennet's elementary school and the junior-senior high school in Palmyra.
In unofficial results of a mail-in election released Tuesday afternoon, voters in the fast-growing district comprising southeastern Lancaster County and western Otoe County backed the bond issue by a 595-584 margin.
The Lancaster County Election Commissioner reported that 46% of registered voters across the district returned ballots.
To finance the bonds, the owner of a home assessed at $100,000 would pay an additional $224 a year while ag land owners would pay an added $156 per $100,000 in valuation.
A large chunk of the taxpayer dollars will fund a 28,000-square-foot expansion at Palmyra Jr.-Sr. High School that would add new classrooms and expand the main office and commons.
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The project would include nine new classrooms for three sixth grade sections and general content areas, as well as space for special education and academic/behavioral intervention.
About 7,300 square feet is devoted to new shops for career and technical education subjects — including metalworking, woodworking and agriculture — part of an effort by the district to grow its college- and career-readiness offerings that include partnering with local businesses.
The current shop space would be converted into a community fitness area.
A second-story weight room would be turned into a multipurpose space that could house wrestling practices, which the high school currently holds in Bennet.
At Bennet Elementary School, officials want to tack on a classroom wing as well as a new secure entrance and office connected to the commons, which will feature an expanded kitchen and multipurpose activity space.
Five new classrooms and renovations would allow the school to have three sections of each grade level from preschool to fifth grade.
The district's Board of Education brought the bond issue to address increased enrollment, which is expected to grow by 120 students in five years. The Bennet school is currently overcrowded and Palmyra is at capacity.
Last year, 664 students were enrolled in the district, including 387 students at Bennet. The growth there prompted officials to move sixth graders to Palmyra starting this fall. | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/mail-in-election-to-expand-schools-in-bennet-palmyra-decided-by-11-votes/article_710b28ff-6255-54f4-a667-f322c6e128fa.html | 2022-08-09T23:13:47Z | https://journalstar.com/news/local/education/mail-in-election-to-expand-schools-in-bennet-palmyra-decided-by-11-votes/article_710b28ff-6255-54f4-a667-f322c6e128fa.html | true |
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays signed veteran outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to a one-year contract before Tuesday night's game at Baltimore.
The 32-year-old Bradley was released by the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. He is batting .210 with three homers and 29 RBIs in 92 games this season.
“Every year is a challenging year. You go through a lot of different things,” Bradley said. “Obviously haven't had the offensive year that I've wanted.”
Bradley agreed to a $24 million, two-year contract with Milwaukee in March 2021 and played one season for the Brewers. Then he was traded to Boston in December and played a second stint with the Red Sox.
Bradley was the MVP of the 2018 AL Championship Series.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Bradley said his family often comes to Camden Yards — and Tuesday would be no different.
“My mom was on it,” he said.
The Blue Jays designated right-hander Matt Peacock for assignment and optioned infielder Otto Lopez to Triple-A Buffalo.
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Health experts say we could be in for a bad flu season
JEFFERSON CO., Ala. (WBRC) - Health experts are bracing for what they say could be an active flu season. They are basing this information on data they are already seeing in Australia.
Flu cases there are outpacing pre-pandemic levels.
Health experts are keeping an eye on Australia where the number of confirmed influenza cases has exceeded the five-year average.
Nearly 205,000 flu cases have been reported there and 181 people have died.
“That usually is a good predictor of what we have to expect coming up into the Northern hemisphere,” said Medical Director of Disease Control for the Jefferson County Department of Health, Dr. Wesley Willeford.
Flu cases have been historically low over the past two years.
Health experts said measures taken to help slow the spread of COVID-19 kept flu cases down. But Dr. Willeford said flu is unpredictable.
“Flu can change on a dime. We can have lots of cases, huge numbers, or it can be a very small number of cases, and a lot of that really depends on the strains of the flu that are circulating,” Dr. Willeford explained.
It’s unclear what strains of the flu we’ll see here, but health experts said the strains circulating in Australia seem to match those announced by the World Health Organization earlier this year.
Flu season is expected to rev up by late September, and Dr. Willeford said prevention is key.
“Be thinking about getting your flu shot. [We] recommend that for everyone ages 6 months and up. The major protection that you get from those flu shots really is going to be major protection against hospitalizations and hopefully good protection from getting sick out right,” Dr. Willeford explained.
Doctors recommend getting your flu shot between September and October because your immunity could wane if you get it too early.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
624 PM EDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Queens, Bronx, New
York (Manhattan) and central Nassau Counties through 715 PM EDT...
At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from RFK Bridge to Little Neck. Movement was east at
25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Jamaica, Flushing, Mott Haven, Garden City, Mineola, Westbury, Great
Neck, RFK Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Midtown Manhattan, Laguardia
Airport, Jackson Heights, Forest Hills, Astoria and Bayside.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4075 7396 4078 7400 4081 7397 4083 7390
4083 7363 4076 7344 4075 7344 4070 7382
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 273DEG 21KT 4080 7392 4077 7374
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries across 4 states
Primaries in the Upper Midwest on Tuesday will set the stage for two major governor's races, as Republicans in Wisconsin and Minnesota select their nominees to take on those states' Democratic incumbents in November.
Video above: GOP candidates for Wisconsin governor cast their votes
Minnesota is also set to fill a House seat after former GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February.
Meanwhile, in Vermont, Rep. Peter Welch is running to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, which opens up the state's lone House seat. The state's lieutenant governor and its Senate president pro tempore — both Democrats — are vying to become the first woman to ever represent Vermont in Congress.
Heavily Democratic Connecticut is also holding primaries on Tuesday, with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Gov. Ned Lamont up for reelection this fall.
Here's what to watch in Tuesday's primaries:
Trump vs. Pence in Wisconsin governor's race
The proxy battle over the future of the Republican Party between former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence continues Tuesday in Wisconsin, where a Pence-endorsed establishment favorite faces off against a Trump-backed outsider in a state where he has falsely claimed the 2020 election results were fraudulent.
It's a replay of similar gubernatorial primaries in recent weeks in Arizona, where Trump's candidate won last week, and Georgia, where the Pence-backed Gov. Brian Kemp fended off a Trump-aligned challenger.
In Wisconsin, former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch entered the race as the GOP's heir apparent in a battleground state long dominated by former Gov. Scott Walker. She spent eight years as Walker's No. 2, and is backed by Pence and other establishment Republicans.
But then construction company owner Tim Michels entered the race, fueled by millions of dollars of his own wealth and a key endorsement. He is campaigning as an outsider, with Trump's help; the former President at a recent rally said Kleefisch is "the handpicked candidate of the failed establishment, the RINOs."
Both have embraced Trump's lies about fraud in the 2020 election. Kleefisch called the 2020 election "rigged," but said she would not attempt to decertify its results because it is not legally possible to do so. Michels, however, said in a debate that "everything is on the table," indicating he would entertain measures that would seek to decertify President Joe Biden's victory in Wisconsin.
The winner of the primary will take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who is seeking a second term in what's expected to be one of the nation's most competitive gubernatorial contests this fall.
Another race to watch in Wisconsin is Assembly Speaker Robin Vos' primary against little-known Adam Steen, who was endorsed by Trump after the former President decided Vos — a powerful Republican who had tried to appease Trump by hiring a former state Supreme Court justice to investigate the 2020 election -- had done too little to try to overturn Wisconsin's results. Vos said last month the former president had called him the week before as part of a fresh effort to decertify the state's 2020 results.
The Senate primary that wasn't
Two weeks ago, the Democratic Senate primary in Wisconsin was arguably the most closely watched primary contest on the left, pitting Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes against Alex Lasry, the Milwaukee Bucks executive who spent over $12 million of his own money on his campaign; Wisconsin state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski; and Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson.
And then it wasn't.
After internal polls showed Barnes' lead over his opponents growing, all three bowed out in the span of a few days, with Nelson, Lasry and Godlewski all endorsing the lieutenant governor.
"I could not have imagined it ending up this way," Barnes told CNN. "To me, it shows just how important beating Ron Johnson is, just how important expanding the Democratic majority is."
The consolidation means Barnes and Democrats can pivot earlier to their end goal: defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson in November.
Johnson, who opted to run for a third term after pledging in 2016 that his second term would be his last, has drawn Democratic ire for a host of comments on the coronavirus, the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, and his personal wealth. But he has proven resilient in the past, ensuring that the Senate race in Wisconsin will be one of the closest watched contests of the 2022 cycle.
Southern Minnesota gets a new congressman
Voters in Southern Minnesota will select a new congressman on Tuesday after Rep. Jim Hagedorn died in February from kidney cancer.
The special election, which comes at the same time Minnesota voters will vote in the regular 2022 primary, pits Republican Brad Finstad, the former head of USDA Rural Development for Minnesota, against Democrat Jeffrey Ettinger, who previously worked as CEO of Hormel Foods.
The district, which stretches across Minnesota's entire Southern border, leans toward Republicans.
While voters select their congressman in the special election, they will also vote in the general election primary, selecting which candidates will get the chance to try to represent the district for a full term starting in 2023. Finstad and Ettinger are candidates in that race, as well.
There are other contests worth watching in Minnesota, including well-funded challenges to incumbents. Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is being challenged by former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, while Rep. Betty McCollum is facing a challenge from progressive Amane Badhasso.
Vermont paving the way for historic November
Vermont is the only state to never send a woman to represent it in Congress — a distinction that, barring a major upset in November, is soon to change.
On Tuesday, Democrats are likely to choose between state Senate President Pro Tempore Becca Balint and Lt. Gov. Molly Gray to be their nominee for the state's lone House seat. (Physician Louis Meyers, the only man on the ballot, is expected to finish a distant third.)
Balint, endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and other leading national progressives, is the left's choice. Gray, meanwhile, has the unofficial backing of retiring Sen. Pat Leahy, who donated to her campaign through his PAC and said he voted for her. Leahy's wife, Marcelle Leahy, formally endorsed Gray.
Though there is very little room between Gray and Balint on the issues, Balint, who is gay, has been boosted by big spending from the LGBTQ Victory Fund's PAC — which has spent nearly $1 million on the race — and the campaign arm of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Recent polling of the race has shown Balint with a commanding lead, but some observers expect the final tally to be much closer. If Balint wins a close race, the decision by state Sen. Kesha Ram Hinsdale to end her campaign and endorse Balint — in a bid to consolidate the left — could loom large.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gets his Republican challenger
Another high-stakes race for control of state governments in the Upper Midwest will come into clearer focus on Tuesday, as Minnesota Republicans choose their nominee for governor.
The state party has already made its selection, endorsing Scott Jensen, a doctor and former state senator. Jensen is the overwhelming favorite in a GOP contest with Joyce Lynne Lacey and Bob "Again" Carney Jr.
Jensen is a fierce critic of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's initial COVID-19 response and, at a recent forum, called the incumbent's mitigation measures at the beginning of the pandemic an "abomination of government overreach."
Jensen's past remarks downplaying COVID, including a past assertion that hospitals were inflating the number of cases to collect more stimulus money, was cited in PolitiFact's post on its 2020 "Lie of the Year." He also touted his unvaccinated status over the past year as he rose to greater political prominence, sowing doubts over the safety and efficacy of the shots. | https://www.kcra.com/article/primary-elections-august-9-2022/40844750 | 2022-08-09T23:21:19Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/primary-elections-august-9-2022/40844750 | true |
The St. Louis Cardinals, fresh off a sweep of the best team in the American League, now head west to take on the worst team in the National League West.
St. Louis took three straight from the New York Yankees over the weekend, extending its winning streak to seven games. The Cardinals prevailed 1-0 in a pitchers’ duel on Saturday, and captured a slugfest 12-9 on Sunday. The bats are heating up in time to play the Colorado Rockies for a three-game series starting Tuesday in Denver.
Colorado will send Ryan Feltner (1-3, 5.75 ERA) to the mound against the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas (8-8, 2.92) in the series opener.
St. Louis has won nine of its past 10 games to move into first place in the NL Central, two games ahead of the slumping Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals have swept two consecutive series and allowed a total of eight runs in six games prior to the shootout Sunday.
“We’ve got to continue to play like we’re playing the Yankees,” said shortstop Paul DeJong, who homered and drove in four runs against New York on Sunday.
Three of the wins in the Cardinals’ streak were shutouts, but the Sunday game was taxing, even if it ended up in a victory.
“I’m just happy we have a day off,” said third baseman Nolan Arenado, who is set to return to the city where he spent the first eight years of his major league career. “If we needed a day off, (Monday) would be the day. That was a rough one.”
Mikolas will try to keep the winning streak alive. In six career appearances (four starts) against the Rockies, he is 1-0 with a 5.92 ERA.
He is 1-0 with an 8.44 ERA in three games (two starts) at Denver.
The Rockies also had Monday off, but it likely wasn’t as enjoyable as the Cardinals’ breather. Colorado has gone 5-13 since the All-Star break and lost six of eight on its just-completed road trip through San Diego and Arizona.
The Rockies, despite being far out of playoff contention, stood pat at last week’s trade deadline — the only team not to make a deal. They signed closer Daniel Bard to a two-year extension but held on to shortstop Jose Iglesias and pitchers Alex Colome, Carlos Estevez and Chad Kuhl, all of whom will be unrestricted free agents after the season.
“I still say that our pitching is our strength,” Colorado general manager Bill Schmidt said. “And it’s too hard for us to acquire pitching. So we still have the core that we are going to build around, going forward. That hasn’t changed.”
Colorado has given Feltner a chance to show he can be part of the future. He made his major league debut last September and has shuttled between the Rockies and Triple-A Albuquerque this year. He has never faced St. Louis and is 1-2 with a 7.31 ERA at home in his career.
Feltner started the first game of a doubleheader at San Diego on Aug. 2, when he gave up three runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. He is now filling in for Kuhl, who went on the 15-day injured list on Friday due to a right hip flexor strain.
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Let’s face it. It’s hot outside through most of August across KELOLAND–they don’t call it the Dog Days of Summer for nothing–. Yet, having the air conditioner running isn’t always easy. It can get expensive, and not everyone has one.
That’s why today we showed you how can create your own a/c. All you need is some ice, a section of PVC pipe, an electric fan and a cooler. And soon you’ll be on your way to keeping cool in the heat.
Supplies
- Styrofoam cooler (or old plastic cooler)
- 1 1/2″ – 2″ 90 degree elbow PVC
- Small fan
- Jab saw or knife
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That was a soggy start to the day with overnight rains dumping as much as five inches of rain in some locations.
SOGGY START
Tuesday was the LARGEST single-day rainfall in Indianapolis in nearly four months. The 1.21″ today is the largest since April 13th and among only 6 calendar days all year to produce a 1″ or greater total. Two-day totals are impressive especially in portions of Johnson, Decatur and Hancock counties. Radar and ground reports place amounts of 3″ to 6″ totals. Showers and a storm look to be much more limited in intensity and coverage rest of the evening and overnight. Locations in south-central Indiana or nearest to the nearly stationary front will have a better chance of a downpour and even a storm or two.
Nice cool off, agreed? Temperatures were as much as 20-degrees cooler than Monday and in Indianapolis, running at late September levels. However we can do better! There is still plenty of humidity in the air and that “muggly” air will linger for at least one more day.
WAITING ON ANOTHER FRONT
The front that passed has stalled and with little to no movement, the damp air and lack of wind will lead to areas of fog forming overnight. Wednesday will start damp but skies will brighten and temperatures will warm again back into the 80s. We are waiting on another front and that front will deliver a real knockout blow to the humidity. The next front passes Thursday and get ready for a real refreshing feel entering the weekend. Low temperatures starting Friday morning may be dipping into the 50s! | https://fox59.com/weather/wettest-day-of-the-summer-leads-to-a-cool-off-real-refreshing-air-still-on-the-way/ | 2022-08-09T23:25:55Z | https://fox59.com/weather/wettest-day-of-the-summer-leads-to-a-cool-off-real-refreshing-air-still-on-the-way/ | true |
Feds ask probation for ex-police officer who stormed Capitol
(AP) - Federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six months’ probation for a former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer.
In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors argue that former Rocky Mount police officer Jacob Fracker deserves to avoid a prison sentence.
They cited his cooperation and trial testimony against the other officer, Thomas Robertson. Prosecutors recommended an eight-year prison sentence for Robertson, who was convicted of attacking the Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.
Robertson is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday. Fracker awaits scheduled sentencing next Tuesday.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West El Paso,
moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, La Union,
Vinton and Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 4 and 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as disappointing earnings reports weighed on technology and travel companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.42%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq also slipped Tuesday afternoon, by 0.18% and 1.19%, respectively.
Chipmaker Micron Technology declined after warning investors that revenue could fall short of forecasts because of weakening demand. Norwegian Cruise Line plunged after reporting disappointing financial results and giving investors a weak revenue forecast.
Two inflation reports on prices due later this week — the CPI, or consumer price index, followed by the PPI, or producer price index — could signal to investors whether the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes this year have brought inflation under control.
Technology stocks fell broadly and weighed down the broader market. Chipmaker Micron Technology fell 4.8% after warning investors that revenue could fall short of forecasts because of weakening demand. That warning hit other chipmakers hard, with Nvidia shedding 4.6%.
Norwegian Cruise Line plunged 11.3% for the biggest drop in the S&P 500 after reporting disappointing financial results and giving investors a weak revenue forecast. The weak results weighed down travel-related stocks. Expedia fell 2.8% and American Airlines fell 3.6%.
U.S. crude oil prices were little changed and energy stocks gained ground. Exxon Mobil rose 2.3%.
Audience rating company Nielsen surged 21.2% after it announced progress on a deal to be acquired by private equity firms.
Bond yields rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.79% from 2.75% late Monday.
After a surprisingly strong 9.1% gain in July, the benchmark S&P 500 index has been mostly selling off this month as Wall Street tries to gauge how aggressively the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates in order to combat inflation and what that will mean for the economy and corporate profits.
Investors have been closely watching the latest round of corporate earnings and economic data for clues on how inflation is hurting consumers and businesses. As the earnings season winds down, Disney, Wendy’s and Wynn Resorts will be reporting quarterly results this week.
The U.S. Labor Department will release its July report for consumer prices Wednesday, followed by its producer prices report on Thursday. Investors and economists will look for any signs that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes the past few months have helped to bring inflation under control.
“Regardless of that number, there's still going to be an environment where they're raising rates,” said Michael Landsberg, chief investment officer of Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management.
The Fed has raised rates four times this year in an effort to hit the brakes on the economy and cool the hottest inflation in four decades. Wall Street is worried that the central bank could slam the brakes too hard and tip the economy into a recession. Last week’s strong July jobs report has most economists predicting the Fed will again raise short-term interest rates by as much as another three-quarters of a point at its September meeting.
Most economic data already points to a slowdown. The U.S. economy has now contracted for two straight quarters, which constitutes an informal indicator of a recession. But recession fears have been tempered by a hot jobs market with unemployment at historic lows. While that's good for the economy, it's a sign that inflation persists.
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Feds ask probation for ex-police officer who stormed Capitol
(AP) - Federal prosecutors are recommending a sentence of six months’ probation for a former Virginia police officer who pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer.
In a court filing Tuesday, prosecutors argue that former Rocky Mount police officer Jacob Fracker deserves to avoid a prison sentence.
They cited his cooperation and trial testimony against the other officer, Thomas Robertson. Prosecutors recommended an eight-year prison sentence for Robertson, who was convicted of attacking the Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote on Jan. 6, 2021.
Robertson is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday. Fracker awaits scheduled sentencing next Tuesday.
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PHILADELPHIA — A retired doctor has been found guilty of selling a chemical that is used as a herbicide and wood preservative as a weight-loss drug.
On Monday, 85-year-old William Merlino was convicted of selling misbranded drugs online. The charge stemmed from a scheme where he packaged and sold Dinitrophenol (DNP) as a weight-loss drug that he manufactured in a lab in his home.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania says DNP was used as a weight-loss drug in the 1930s before the law required drugs to be proven safe before they were marketed. The chemical compound had significant negative side effects, including dehydration, cataracts, liver damage, and death. As more side effects were reported, FDA issued a statement that DNP was “extremely dangerous and not fit for human consumption.”
While DNP has never been approved for human consumption by the FDA, it has a variety of industrial and commercial uses such as herbicides, dyes, and wood preservatives.
In the indictment against Merlino, the office said Merlino advertised DNP on Twitter, but disguised the product on eBay to avoid detection. In the government’s trial memo, it said the tweet, posted on January 3, 2018, reads “DNP for sale on eBay for weight loss. Is not legal in US so listed as fertilizer on eBay. #Diet #weightloss.”
In some cases, the indictment reads, Merlino would sell DNP for agricultural use but advertised the historical use and dosages of DNP as a weight loss aid. eBay eventually removed all listings of DNP for sale, so the indictment reads that Merlino conducted transactions through email.
“The United States sets standards for the foods and drugs we ingest in order to keep American consumers and patients safe. The defendant knowingly skirted our country’s regulations by marketing an unsafe chemical to people hoping for a quick and easy solution. This scheme put many people’s health and safety at risk. We urge everyone to refrain from ingesting DNP for any reason.”
U.S. Attorney Romero
After a year-long investigation by the FDA, the office said investigators served a search warrant at Merlino’s residence. There, they found bulk DNP, packaging and encapsulating materials, and a pill press.
A witness testified during the trial that they would refer to Merlino as “the yellow man” due to the fact that every time he would bring in a package to ship he would have yellow dust from the chemical on his skin, nails and clothes. In a statement after the trial, the inspector in charge of the United States Postal Inspection Service called Merlino no different than the snake oil salesmen from the past.
“The Postal Service has no interest in being the unwitting accomplice to anyone using the U.S. Mail to distribute contraband or other harmful substances. One of the Inspection Service’s key objectives is to rid the mail of illegal and dangerous substances that at best fleece our fellow citizens, and at worst, cause serious harm. William Merlino is no different than the snake oil salesmen from a century ago. Thanks to hard work of the Inspectors, Special Agents from the FDA and an Assistant United States Attorney’s Office, a jury saw through Merlino’s lies and held him accountable.”
Damon Wood, Inspector in Charge of the Philadelphia Division of the United States Postal Inspection Service
While awaiting trial on this charge, the office said Merlino faked a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in order to avoid trial. In an indictment in the obstruction of justice charges he faces for this, it says Merlino created fraudulent documents in the name of a legitimate medical doctor and healthcare provider pretending he was diagnosed and was being treated for cancer.
In the trial memo for the DNP case, they used this as evidence of consciousness of guilt. The document alleges that instead of facing authorities and having his day in court, Merlino fabricated records to avoid trial.
Sentencing has yet to be set for the DNP case. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/retired-doctor-convicted-of-selling-toxic-chemical-as-weight-loss-drug/ | 2022-08-09T23:38:38Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/retired-doctor-convicted-of-selling-toxic-chemical-as-weight-loss-drug/ | true |
WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
458 PM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of south central New Mexico and western Texas,
including the following counties, in south central New Mexico,
Dona Ana and Otero. In western Texas, El Paso.
* WHEN...Until 800 PM MDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 458 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall of up to 1 inch is expected over the
area. This additional rain will result in minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
West El Paso, Northeast El Paso, Central El Paso, Chaparral,
Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, Vinton, Union Pacific
Intermodal Terminal, Biggs Field, Fort Bliss Northeast and
Franklin Mountains State Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses
to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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‘I’m just glad it wasn’t my apartment’: Police capture turkey breaking and entering
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW/Gray News) - A wild turkey broke through a second-story window at a Wisconsin apartment Friday, causing the police to come to rescue the bird and re-release it.
Doris Madden lives at City Walk Apartments in Wausau. She told WSAW she was suspicious Friday when she noticed the broken window.
“We had no idea what had caused it or if anybody was even home,” Madden said.
She called the apartment manager, who got maintenance to investigate.
“When he opened the door, there’s the turkey. And he thought, ‘I’m not going to try to catch that thing.’ So, he called the police station for animal control,” Madden said.
Wausau Police Department Patrol Captain Todd Baeten said they have just one humane officer, so most of the time, even for animal calls, patrol officers are first on the scene.
“They just have to try to do the best they can with the information that they have and the equipment available to them,” he said.
Baeten says he’s proud of how the officers handled the situation, showing how adaptable the department is. Police said they also did their best to keep the bird from any harm by using long gloves and a fishing net to capture the wild bird.
“It really underscores the unpredictable nature of the job that our officers are asked to do at any given time,” Baeten said.
Madden said it has the whole building ‘talking turkey’ after the incident.
“I think it’s kind of funny. I’m just glad it wasn’t my apartment,” Madden said.
Police sais they released the turkey unharmed outside after the capture.
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(The Hill) – The FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has answered one lingering question about Attorney General Merrick Garland: Yes, he’s willing to directly investigate Donald Trump.
But the unprecedented search of the former president’s home raises a number of questions about the breadth of the probe, the timing of the search, what investigators were seeking and what it means for Trump.
What Trump referred to as a “raid” of his home was the FBI execution of a search warrant approved by a federal judge after prosecutors were able to provide probable cause that a crime had been committed and that evidence would likely be found during the search.
But aside from a reported focus on White House documents in Trump’s possession, little is known about the investigation that prompted the extraordinary step or where it might lead.
It’s unclear what was seized in the search or whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has found evidence to support charging Trump himself. Still, the execution of a search warrant on Trump’s property is the first public confirmation that the former president is linked to an active criminal investigation by federal law enforcement, a development that Garland had been unwilling to reveal.
“This was not a search conducted in the pro shop. It’s a search conducted in the former president’s residence and office…The former president is a target of this investigation,” said Jeff Robbins, a former federal prosecutor and congressional investigative counsel.
“This is something which no doubt has been worked on for weeks, if not months, has been drafted and reviewed by a squadron of FBI agents and personnel reaching up to the top levels of the FBI, reviewed by a squadron of Department of Justice prosecutors reaching up to the very highest level of the Department of Justice. And it’s fair to assume that it is an uncommonly specific showing of probable cause.”
In January, Trump handed over 15 boxes of materials to government records keepers amid concern he may have violated the Presidential Records Act.
Then, in June, Justice Department investigators, including a senior counterintelligence official, returned to him and were shown a basement room that contained government records, including some that had classified markings, according to multiple reports.
Trump and his allies in Congress have dismissed the FBI search as politically motivated.
In an interview with a conservative media outlet on Tuesday, Christina Bobb, an attorney representing Trump who was present at Mar-a-Lago during the search, said the former president’s legal team had been cooperating with DOJ in its inquiry and insisted that Trump had done nothing wrong.
“They’re going to have a hard time proving that he actually even knew anything was in the boxes or anywhere else,” Bobb said in an appearance on the Right Side Broadcasting Network.
“I don’t think there was anything of substance that was removed as far as the documents go. I think this is a case where DOJ and the FBI under the Biden administration is just trying to criminalize and really prosecute their predecessor which is something we see in dictatorships and third-world countries.”
What the search warrant was targeting and what materials were seized by the FBI are questions that could be answered by reviewing the warrant that authorized the agency to search Trump’s property, but attorneys representing the former president did not respond to requests for a copy of the document or details about its contents.
Trump’s attorneys could seek to challenge the basis for the warrant, but any court proceedings could reveal additional information about what DOJ was seeking.
Trump himself compared the search to Watergate, writing in a statement that “here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.”
But former prosecutors pushed back against that narrative.
“Is it unprecedented that a president or former president is the target of a criminal investigation that results in a search warrant being executed at his residence? Yes, that is absolutely unprecedented. But, on the other hand, the evidence of criminality is also unprecedented,” Robbins said.
Robbins pointed to other determinations that Trump was likely involved in criminal activity: a Georgia investigation into Trump’s efforts to pressure the secretary of state there to “find” more votes, as well as a ruling from a California-based federal judge who in March found it was more likely than not that Trump committed crimes in his effort to stay in power.
“Now you have a totally separate federal judge — separate from the first one — who has found that there is probable cause to believe that the former president has committed a very specific federal crime or number of crimes,” he added. “That does not have any indicia of a witch hunt.”
It remains to be seen whether the search will lead to criminal charges against the former president or anyone in his immediate orbit, but former prosecutors noted there are serious penalties for violating public records laws.
“Highly classified information is treated that way because of its extreme sensitivity. There is a whole range of material that is really a crown jewel, national security, high-consequence sequence. And if that’s what a person carried away rather than leaving it in the hands of the government and complying with the Presidential Records Act, that’s a gravely serious matter,” said John Barrett, a former federal prosecutor who worked for the independent counsel investigating the Iran-Contra scandal and also served in the DOJ inspector general’s office.
The Justice Department has been facing public scrutiny for months over whether it is actively investigating Trump as a House committee probing the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has presented a wide-ranging case that the former president engaged in criminal conduct in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
It’s unclear whether there is any overlap between the DOJ’s investigation into White House records that may have been stored at Mar-a-Lago and the separate investigations into the Jan. 6 riot and a scheme to present a fake slate of Electoral College electors who sought to swing the election to Trump.
Even if the warrant had nothing to do with DOJ’s Jan. 6 probe, the search could provide fodder for additional search warrants.
“If agents are authorized by a warrant to enter the premises, then they are entitled to seize not only the items that are specified in the warrant but also any contraband they can see in plain view. If they stumble upon documents that appear to be evidence of another crime, they may be able to obtain a second warrant to obtain them,” Barbara McQuade, a former federal prosecutor wrote in an op-ed in USA Today.
“If once inside the safe, agents found documents or other items that incriminated Trump in, say, an election fraud scheme, they could potentially use that information to get another warrant.”
Barrett said next steps for the Justice Department depend on what investigators found in their search.
“Are there leads here? Are there next investigative steps to be taken? Are there witnesses to interview? Is this material probable cause in some way to arrest somebody or to search some other location? Or is this exonerating or not evidence of criminal activity? In which case, it might be a basis to sort of shut something down or wind something down. All of those things are possible,” he said.
Other close aides to Trump might also be weighing their own next steps.
“If you are the lawyer for, in no particular order, Mark Meadows, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, Rudy Giuliani and others known or unknown, you now have to take quite seriously the Justice Department’s interest in prosecuting crimes,” Barrett said.
“These individuals certainly are in some potential jeopardy, and a lawyer has to advise their client that there is something — there is an approach — and that approach would be reaching a deal.”
The search could result in some fallout for Garland. Republicans are threatening serious oversight of DOJ should they seize majorities in Congress following the midterms, while a handful have demanded a briefing as early as Friday from him and FBI Director Christopher Wray.
But Garland has been unwilling to reveal any information about the Justice Department’s investigations, and it’s unlikely the full scope will be revealed unless prosecutors have an opportunity to lay it out in court.
“Only Garland and company know what’s behind the curtain,” Barrett said. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/fbi-search-makes-clear-trump-is-target-of-probe/ | 2022-08-09T23:44:50Z | https://who13.com/news/national-news/fbi-search-makes-clear-trump-is-target-of-probe/ | false |
(The Hill) – Republicans are pressuring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to explain its rationale for executing a search warrant on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence Monday.
House GOP leaders already skeptical of the DOJ criticized the search as being politically motivated.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.), House Republican Conference chair, called the search a “dark day in American history” and accused President Biden’s administration of “weaponizing this department against their political opponents.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, said on Fox News on Monday night that FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland should testify to his committee on Friday, when the House will be back in session in order to act on the Democrats’ tax, climate and health care reconciliation bill.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) pledged “immediate oversight” of the department if Republicans win the House majority next year, directing attention at Garland.
“The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” McCarthy said in a statement Monday. “Attorney General Garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar.”
GOP hostility toward the DOJ and the intelligence community have both been building amid Trump’s own criticism of the government.
Republicans decried warrants that allowed the FBI to surveil former Trump campaign aide Carter Page during the 2016 presidential campaign, with the Justice Department later declaring two of the four warrants invalid.
They also allege a double standard, pointing to Hunter Biden’s business activities and the DOJ’s handling of the investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton having classified emails on a private server. The FBI declined to charge Clinton with any crime, and business activity of President Biden’s son is the subject of an ongoing investigation.
Not all Republicans immediately asserted, though, that the search of Mar-a-Lago was politically motivated when asking for information.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), ranking member on the House Intelligence Committee, sent a letter to Wray requesting a briefing on the warrant.
“I am unaware of any actual or alleged national security threat posed by any information, data, or documents in the possession of former President Trump,” Turner wrote. “Congress deserves immediate answers from you as to the actions you ordered.”
Republicans in the Senate similarly called for explanations from the DOJ. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) called for the department to “quickly and transparently tell the American people who approved this raid and why it occurred.”
“Transparency brings accountability & if the FBI & DOJ aren’t transparent about raiding a former presidents home they risk further damaging their credibility,” tweeted Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The search at Mar-a-Lago appears to be connected to the former president’s failure to turn over some presidential records. Authorities previously retrieved boxes of documents from Mar-a-Lago that included classified information. Neither the DOJ nor Trump has revealed the content of the search warrant.
Demands for answers stretched across a spectrum of ideological factions in the GOP and included Republicans who Trump has politically targeted.
Former Vice President Mike Pence said on Twitter that “the appearance of continued partisanship by the Justice Department must be addressed,” calling for a “full accounting” from Garland.
Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6 attack last year, lost a primary challenge to a Trump-backed opponent last week. But he also expressed concerns about “propriety and politicization” related to the raid.
“I will not add to baseless speculation, but Director Wray and AG Garland owe transparency on the justification for setting such a striking precedent,” Meijer said in a tweet.
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been noticeably absent from the GOP debate, and he declined to answer a question about the raid at a Tuesday press conference to discuss flooding in Kentucky.
Some Republicans are reacting with caution.
“As opposed to rushing to judgment, the most important thing that we could do is let it play out,” Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said on CBS on Tuesday morning, while also warning that the FBI’s credibility could be in danger if it can’t show something of “incredible magnitude” that led to carrying out the search warrant.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) issued a warning for those in her party not coming to Trump’s defense.
“If you’re a Republican with any kind of voice, and not speaking up for President Trump tonight don’t expect any of us to speak up for you when your time comes. You may not realize it yet, but they’re coming for all of us,” Boebert said in a tweet Monday night.
Republican probes into the handling of the search warrant would come on top of other congressional GOP investigations into alleged political bias in the DOJ.
McCarthy has repeatedly brought up the Department of Justice’s handling of strategies to address threats directed at school board members and teachers. House Judiciary Committee Republicans say that according to whistleblowers who have contacted them, the FBI opened investigations into parents.
Grassley has similarly said that “multiple Justice Department whistleblowers” have approached his office about alleged political bias in the department revolving around election and campaign finance investigations and matters revolving around Hunter Biden. | https://www.ksn.com/news/gop-pressures-doj-for-answers-on-trump-raid/ | 2022-08-09T23:46:22Z | https://www.ksn.com/news/gop-pressures-doj-for-answers-on-trump-raid/ | false |
The Miami Dolphins crowded tight end room got a little thinner on Tuesday evening when the team traded one of the unit’s many veterans.
Adam Shaheen, a six-year veteran Miami acquired from Chicago in 2020, was traded to the Houston Texans for a swap of late-round selections in the 2023 NFL draft.
Miami sent Shaheen and a 2023 seventh-round pick to Houston for a 2023 sixth-round selection, but the deal mainly unloads his $1.8 million salary and will lead to the elevation of Hunter Long, who the Dolphins selected in the third round of the 2021 draft.
Mike Gesicki and Durham Smythe share the tight end duties, with Gesicki primarily working as a pass catcher, and Smythe playing the more traditional tight end role. The tight ends have gotten off to a quiet start in camp, but that’s because they are being reprogrammed on how to play in Miami’s new West Coast offense.
Shaheen started 12 of the 26 games he played for the Dolphins the past two years and contributed 24 receptions for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Long sparingly played last year but it seems like he’ll have an elevated role in Mike McDaniel’s offense. The Dolphins also have Cethan Carter, who is mostly used as a core special teams contributor, and Tanner Conner, a Idaho State standout who Miami signed as a undrafted rookie and is switching from receiver to tight end. Conner was one of the top performers during one of last week’s practices.
It is possible the Dolphins could unload a couple more players before the regular season begins.
General manager Chris Grier is typically aggressive during this time of year, and the Dolphins have two receivers in Preston Williams and Lynn Bowden Jr. who don’t seem to be good fits with this offense.
It’s possible the Dolphins could move one, or both of those receivers to a team in need of receiver help for a player Miami could use, or for a late-round selection.
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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation's limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.
The so-called dose-sparing approach also calls for administering the Jynneos vaccine with an injection just under the skin rather than into deeper tissue - a practice that may rev up the immune system better. Recipients would still get two shots spaced four weeks apart.
"Theoretically it should work if you take that vile and divide it into five doses," said Dr. Marci Drees, the chief infection prevention officer for ChristianaCare.
While it's not a new idea, it has not yet been tested on the monkeypox vaccine.
SEE ALSO: Health experts: Fall school semester could amplify spread of monkeypox
"The reason that, theoretically, this could work is that we have a lot more immune cells in our skin. So you don't need the higher dose vaccine to generate a similar immune response."
As of Monday, there are more than 8,900 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the US. And the vaccines, while in high demand, are in short supply.
The Camden County Health Department is prioritizing those who are identified as "close contact" and people considered "high risk."
"Right now we are looking at mostly populations of LGBTQ+ community, men who have sex with people, people that have multiple anonymous sex partners in last 14 days," said Caryelle Lasher, the director of the Camden County Department of Health and Human Services.
"There have been a handful of women, a handful of children who had contact with someone with monkeypox, so it can spread person to person," added Lasher.
SEE ALSO: Philadelphia launches monkeypox tracker; vaccine in limited supply
In Philadelphia, as of Monday, there have been 2,409 doses of the vaccine administered. That's a little less than half the doses received.
But even with Tuesday's news, seeing more doses could take time.
"Most health care providers are comfortable giving vaccines in the muscle, but most have never given one in the skin, so there will be some training involved as well," said Drees.
The CDC says it will start emergency training on administering the vaccines this way.
The FDA also granted emergency use authorization for children under 18.
Vaccines are being released in waves.
Here in Philadelphia, the health department says the next wave to order more doses is August 15.
Medical experts said symptoms such as headaches, fever, and painful blisters usually go away, but the CDC warns that those at risk of developing serious illness include kids under 8 and people with compromised immune systems.
For now, the CDC said to prevent infection, avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who may have a rash that looks like monkeypox. Also, don't share things like utensils or towels.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://6abc.com/monkeypox-symptoms-vaccine-cases-new-fda/12112836/ | 2022-08-09T23:54:07Z | https://6abc.com/monkeypox-symptoms-vaccine-cases-new-fda/12112836/ | true |
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With the monkeypox vaccine still in short supply, the Biden administration is changing how the vaccine is administered in order to stretch its limited number of doses.
On Tuesday afternoon, federal health officials announced their decision to allow the JYNNEOS vaccine to be administered between layers of skin — what's known as an intradermal injection — rather than into the fat as is currently done.
By offering the shots in this way, only a fifth of the full dose is needed for each person.
To make the change, the Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to authorize the new dosing and injection strategy for the vaccine. (This follows last week's decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare monkeypox a Public Health Emergency, and an additional declaration today.)
"In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf. "This will increase the total number of doses available for use by up to five fold."
Even with the change, a person will still need to receive two doses of the vaccine.
The FDA authorization also allows those under 18 who are considered at high risk of monkeypox infection to get the shot. However, that population will still receive the vaccine through subcutaneous injection — not the alternative method of injecting between layers of skin.
About 1.6 to 1.7 million people in the U.S. are considered at highest risk for the disease, but only about 1.1 million vaccine doses have been available, due to the expiration of vaccine reserves and delays in ordering replacements. Of those doses, about 670,000 have already been shipped to states and other jurisdictions.
Under the new dosing plan, the remaining 400,000 vials of vaccine will "have the potential to provide up to 2 million doses to Americans," said Robert Fenton, the White House monkeypox response coordinator.
The skin is home to a number of immune cells that trigger a potentially better immune response and this approach has been used with others vaccines, said Dr. Jon Andrus, an infectious disease specialist at George Washington University.
"It's actually a very good technique and it makes sense to go forward with it," he said.
But it also has challenges: It's harder to administer a vaccine in between layers of skin, and requires special training. Although this method has worked for polio and yellow fever, evidence that it will work for monkeypox is based on a single 2015 study.
Federal health officials ackowledge there are still questions about how well the monkeypox vaccine works.
"There is no traditional assessment of this vaccine," said Califf, adding that the vaccine was approved based on its "immunological response, not on clinical outcomes."
So far, there have been about 9,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.S., and that's likely an undercount given ongoing testing challenges.
"Right now, we need a lot of vaccine in a very short time period if we're going to get in front of this virus," said Anne Rimoin, an epidemiologist at UCLA. "And these vaccines are likely going to be very effective."
During this current outbreak, the vast majority of cases in the U.S. are occurring in gay and queer sexual networks, primarily among men who have sex with men.
Monkeypox causes lesions on the skin or mucous membranes. When the lesions rub up against another person's skin or mucous membranes, the virus can be transmitted, especially if the uninfected skin is damaged or broken. Most cases in the U.S. have been traced back to male-to-male sexual contact, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It is possible for monkeypox to transmit nonsexually: people can catch the virus through face-to-face interactions with someone via respiratory droplets or by touching a surface that was contaminated. But data from this outbreak show these routes of transmission are extremely rare in public settings. When they do occur, it most likely happens when you live with an infected person and have prolonged contact with them.
"Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in recent history have demonstrated significant confidence in vaccines, with COVID vaccination rates that are well over 90%," said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, CDC's director of the division of HIV/AIDS and the White House monkeypox response deputy coordinator. "I think we're going to see that we will likely still run out of vaccines before we run out of arms."
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Plucky pooches ride waves at dog surfing championships
Surf's up! Dogs show their owners how to hang 10 as California hosts the World Dog Surfing Championships.
Surf's up! Dogs show their owners how to hang 10 as California hosts the World Dog Surfing Championships. | https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-62487600 | 2022-08-09T23:56:16Z | https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-62487600 | true |
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (Symbol: DIA) where we have detected an approximate $262.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.9% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 85,940,000 to 86,740,000). Among the largest underlying components of DIA, in trading today Goldman Sachs Group Inc (Symbol: GS) is up about 0.7%, Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) is down about 4.6%, and Caterpillar Inc. (Symbol: CAT) is higher by about 0.6%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the DIA Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of DIA, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, DIA's low point in its 52 week range is $296.39 per share, with $369.4985 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $328.33. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spdr-dow-jones-industrial-average-etf-trust-experiences-big-inflow-0 | 2022-08-09T23:57:28Z | https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/spdr-dow-jones-industrial-average-etf-trust-experiences-big-inflow-0 | true |
Judith Durham, the lead vocalist of the 1960s Australian folk-pop band the Seekers, whose shimmering soprano voice and wholesome image propelled singles like “Georgy Girl” and “I’ll Never Find Another You” to the top of the pop charts, died on Friday in Melbourne. She was 79.
Her death, in a hospital, was caused by bronchiectasis, a lung disease that she had battled since childhood, according to a post from Universal Music Australia and the Musicoast record label on the Seekers’ Facebook page.
A sunny folk-influenced quartet whose fresh-faced image and effervescent pop songs stood in marked contrast to the libidinal frenzy of 1960s rock, the Seekers sold an estimated 50 million singles and albums worldwide. They became the first Australian pop group to achieve global success, paving the way for other acts based in Australia, like the Bee Gees and Olivia Newton-John.
“Judith Durham gave voice to a new strand of our identity and helped blaze a trail for a new generation of Aussie artists,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrote on Twitter.
Durham was a classically trained vocalist whose work was admired by other singers. Elton John, whose song “Skyline Pigeon” Durham recorded in 1971, once said that she possessed “the purest voice in popular music.”
Judith Mavis Cock was born on July 3, 1943, in Essendon, Australia, to William Cock, an aviator in World War II, and Hazel (Durham) Cock. “My mother apparently said I could sing nursery rhymes in perfect tune when I was 2,” Durham once said in a television interview.
She was working as a secretary at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in Melbourne when an account executive, Athol Guy, invited her to sit in with his folk group, which also included Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley, and which had just lost its singer.
The group released its first album, “Introducing the Seekers,” in 1963, but did not strike it big until the next year, when it took a gig on an ocean liner and ended up staying in England indefinitely.
It was a portentous time to arrive on the British music scene: Bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks were performing to screaming teenage fans as they rolled toward global stardom.
The Seekers were a far cry from the rock ‘n’ roll sweeping London. Durham belted out toe-tapping ditties wearing ankle-length evening gowns and a perky smile, backed by three clean-cut male bandmates in suits.
“The pop charts was probably the furthest thing from any of our minds,” she said in a 2001 television interview. “You just didn’t try to do that with a folk-based quartet. Everybody was more poppy, and had the long hair and the electric instruments.”
Fueled by Durham’s vocals, however, the group caught the eye of Tom Springfield — Dusty Springfield’s songwriting brother — who offered them one of his songs, “I’ll Never Find Another You,” to record.
Released in 1964, it went on to hit No. 1 on the British charts and No. 4 in the United States. The hits kept coming in 1965, with “A World of Our Own” (No. 3 in Britain) and “The Carnival Is Over” (No. 1).
“Georgy Girl,” the title song from the hit 1966 feature film starring Lynn Redgrave in the title role, was an even bigger smash. Written by Springfield and Jim Dale, it was nominated for an Academy Award and hit No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart in the United States.
But Durham felt the pressure of fame and was increasingly insecure about her weight, which she tried to disguise by making her own dresses. She began to shrink from the spotlight.
“It was this never feeling good enough to be given the amazing opportunities we were given,” she said in a 2018 Australian television interview. “The boys were amazing, they all looked gorgeous, and so musically talented and everything. And so for me, I thought, ‘Well, they don’t really need me.’”
Fans were crestfallen when she left the group in 1968. (A later version of the group, the New Seekers, would have a hit in 1973 with “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing.”) But Durham remained in the public eye, particularly in Australia, where she recorded solo albums, starred in television specials and performed with her husband, the pianist Ron Edgeworth, whom she married in 1969. He died in 1994 of motor neuron disease, a rare neurological disorder.
Survivors include a sister, the singer Beverley Sheehan. Durham reunited with the Seekers off and on in the ’90s and again in 2013, for the group’s 50th anniversary. That tour was interrupted when Durham suffered a brain hemorrhage.
In honor of her 75th birthday in 2018, Durham released her first album in six years, a compilation of previously unreleased tracks called “So Much More.”
In a 2016 interview on Australian television, she admitted that fame had come to seem a burden at times when she was younger.
“At one stage I really thought that I probably wasn’t going to keep singing,” she said. But, she added: “I’m glad that I’ve lived a long time. That’s helped me therefore lose the sense of burden, and see it as an honor and a privilege that people have kept me in their lives.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/judith-durham-singer-of-georgy-girl-and-other-hits-dies-at-79/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | 2022-08-09T23:59:13Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/judith-durham-singer-of-georgy-girl-and-other-hits-dies-at-79/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world | false |
Bradford shock Hull thanks to Andy Cook double
By PA Staff published
Mark Hughes was celebrating a Carabao Cup scalp as Bradford knocked out Championship visitors Hull 2-1 at Valley Parade.
Andy Cook scored twice for the League Two side, who came from behind to record their first home win in the competition for eight years.
Hull manager Shota Arveladze made seven changes to his side but they still went in front on 24 minutes.
Randell Williams set up Ozan Tufan for a fierce drive that Harry Lewis tipped on to the bar – but the ball rebounded off the Bradford keeper and into the net for an unfortunate own goal.
But the home team turned the game on its head with two goals in a five-minute spell before half-time.
Brad Halliday’s right-wing cross was firmly headed home by Cook after 39 minutes – and the Bradford centre forward struck again when he swept the ball in following a clever step-over from Jake Young.
Mallik Wilks was denied by Romoney Crichlow’s well-timed challenge in the penalty area as Hull chased an equaliser.
Bradford went close to a third when Scott Banks played Harry Chapman through and he fired across goal and wide.
Hull’s best chance to equalise fell to Sean McLoughlin, whose effort from Callum Elder’s corner was blocked on the line by Halliday.
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BOZEMAN — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and Gallatin City-County Health Department (GCCHD) confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, a single probable case of monkeypox virus in a Gallatin County adult.
Initial testing was completed August 9, 2022, at the Montana State Public Health Laboratory and confirmatory testing will occur next with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Gallatin City-County Health Department is performing contact tracing and will communicate with individuals identified as a close contact. The patient did not require hospitalization and is isolating at home. To protect patient confidentiality, no further details related to the patient will be disclosed.
“We appreciate the continued partnership with DPHHS and our local providers in our collective effort to slow the spread of monkeypox," Gallatin City-County Health Officer Lori Christenson said. "With this first probable case in Gallatin County, we want to encourage healthcare providers to be on the lookout for monkeypox infections to help minimize transmission. Anyone with symptoms should isolate and consult a healthcare provider.”
As of August 8, 2022, CDC reports 8,934 cases of monkeypox/orthopoxvirus in 49 U.S. states. In recent months, more than 29,844 cases have been reported in 81 countries where the disease is not typically reported.
Symptoms of monkeypox can include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion, and a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appear on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body.
The illness typically lasts 2-4 weeks and most people get better on their own without treatment. At times, monkeypox can cause scars from the sores, the development of secondary infections, such as pneumonia, or other complications.
The virus does not easily spread between people with casual contact, but transmission can occur through contact with infectious sores and body fluids; contaminated items, such as clothing or bedding; or through respiratory droplets associated with prolonged face-to-face contact. Because monkeypox transmission requires close and prolonged contact, close-knit social networks have been particularly impacted.
Individuals who believe they may have been exposed to monkeypox or have the characteristic rash or other symptoms should contact their health care provider.
There is no treatment specifically for monkeypox. However, because monkeypox and smallpox viruses are closely related, antiviral drugs (such as tecovirimat) and vaccines developed to protect against smallpox may be used to prevent and treat monkeypox virus infections. The need for treatment will depend on how sick someone gets or whether they are likely to get severely ill. DPHHS has pre-positioned a supply of tecovirimat in the state for use, if necessary.
CDC does not recommend widespread vaccination against monkeypox at this time. However, vaccination may be recommended for some people who have been exposed to the monkeypox virus. Jynneos vaccine doses are already in the state and have been placed at several strategic locations, including the Gallatin City-County Health Department to ensure identified close contacts needing a vaccine can access it quickly.
The Health Department and DPHHS will follow CDC vaccination recommendations for monkeypox vaccination and expanded criteria which may be recommended for the following individuals.
• Post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP): Adults 18 years and older who have had exposure to individuals with confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox virus infection.
• Expanded post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP++): Adults 18 years and older with certain risk factors that might make them more likely to have been recently exposed to monkeypox may be considered for PEP++. This may include people that are identified through case investigations/contact tracing, people who are aware that one of their sexual partners from the past 2 weeks has received a monkeypox diagnosis, and individuals that report group sex/sex with multiple partners in the past two weeks in association with certain events, venues, or geographical areas in which monkeypox transmission has been reported.
• Pre-Exposure prophylaxis (PreP) Adults 18 years and older who meet one of the following criteria:
o Men who have sex with men and have recently had multiple or anonymous sexual partners; OR
o Partners of men who have sex with men who have had multiple or anonymous sexual partners; OR
o Sex workers (of any sex); OR
o Staff (of any sex) at establishments where sexual activity occurs (e.g., bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs).
Certain healthcare and public health response team members are designated by public health authorities to be vaccinated for preparedness purposes according to ACIP guidance. At this time, most clinicians in the U.S. and laboratorians not performing the orthopox generic test to diagnose orthopoxviruses, including Monkeypox virus, are not advised to receive monkeypox vaccine PrEP.
For more information on the symptoms of Monkeypox, prevention and vaccine information, the spread of the disease, and more, please visit healthygallatin.org website. This is the best location for the most up-todate information in Gallatin County.
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Rep. Scott Perry says FBI agents seized his cellphone
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Scott Perry said his cellphone was seized Tuesday morning by FBI agents carrying a search warrant.
The circumstances surrounding the seizure were not immediately known. Perry, though, has been a figure in the congressional investigation into President Donald Trump’s actions leading up to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection.
Former senior Justice Department officials have testified that Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, had “an important role” in Trump’s effort to try to install Jeffrey Clark — a top Justice official who was pushing Trump’s baseless claims of election fraud — as the acting attorney general.
In a statement Tuesday, Perry said three agents visited him while he was traveling Tuesday with his family and “seized my cell phone.” He called the action “banana republic tactics.”
“They made no attempt to contact my lawyer, who would have made arrangements for them to have my phone if that was their wish,” Perry said. “I’m outraged – though not surprised - that the FBI under the direction of Merrick Garland’s DOJ, would seize the phone of a sitting Member of Congress.”
The lawmaker, representing Pennsylvania’s 10th District, was cited more than 50 times in a Senate Judiciary report released in October 2021 outlining how Trump’s effort to overturn his election defeat to Joe Biden brought the Justice Department to the brink of chaos and prompted top officials there and at the White House to threaten to resign.
Perry, who has continuously disputed the validity of Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania, has said he obliged Trump’s request for an introduction to Clark, then an assistant attorney general whom Perry knew from unrelated legislative matters. The three men went on to discuss their shared concerns about the election, Perry has said.
The Justice Department found no evidence of widespread fraud in Pennsylvania or any other state, and senior Justice officials dismissed Perry’s claims.
The Senate report outlined a call Perry made to then-acting Deputy Attorney General Rich Donoghue in December 2020 to say the department wasn’t doing its job with respect to the elections. Perry encouraged Donoghue to elicit Clark’s help because he’s “the kind of guy who could really get in there and do something about this,” the report said.
Perry has said his “official communications” with Justice Department officials were consistent with the law.
The Justice Department’s inspector general conducted a search in June of Clark’s Virginia home.
Perry slammed the Justice Department’s decision to serve him with a warrant as an “unnecessary and aggressive action.”
“My phone contains info about my legislative and political activities, and personal/private discussions with my wife, family, constituents, and friends,” Perry said. None of this is the government’s business.”
The seizure of Scott’s cellphone was first reported by Fox News Channel.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) _ Eastman Kodak Co. (KODK) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $20 million.
The Rochester, New York-based company said it had profit of 19 cents per share.
The commercial and packaging printing company posted revenue of $321 million in the period.
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HSFT Stop #44: North Pontotoc
Ecru, MS (WCBI)- The Vikings 2021 slate ended with a loss to South Pontotoc. Head coach Andy Crotwell has high expectations for this year’s crew. A big reason for that is the step senior QB Rece Kentner has taken. Crotwell says he’s not just a gunslinger.
“Man he looked so sharp in the spring,” Crotwell said. “Understood where the ball needed to go. Knew what his reads were and was diligent and dedicated with the offense correcting and directing guys. He had such a great spring that I am excited to see what he does.”
“He has shown that he wants to be ready and shown that he wants to do better,” senior middle linebacker Blake Mcgloflin said. “We have two great receivers coming up too but I have a ton of confidence in him.”
“I need to protect the ball and keep turnovers lower than years past. I need to learn the offense more and use my head more,” senior quarterback Rece Kentner said.
The Vikings are returning their entire offensive line. Combining that with a more polished QB is a recipe for success but Crotwell says their schedule is not for the faint of heart.
“Nine of the 10 teams we play made the playoffs last year,” Crotwell said. “Lot of them played in the second, third, fourth round and of course Amory played in the state championship game. It’s a challenging schedule but that’s the way we like it.”
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After FBI agents executed a search warrant at the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, conservative outlets and media personalities immediately swung to defend him — and to sharply attack the Biden administration.
From Fox News, to Newsmax, to PJ Media, to the Blaze, to the wilds of right-wing talk radio, YouTube, blogs and social media, the line was consistent. The rhetoric was clear, it was dark, and even, at times, apocalyptic.
"It almost feels like a pre-emptive coup," conservative talk show host Buck Sexton told Fox News' Jesse Watters last night.
"This is so wrong, so tyrannical," said right-wing YouTube and Blaze commentator Steven Crowder on a video call for "war" that had more than 600,000 views in eight hours. "There needs to be a hill you're willing to die on. This is it." (Crowder added he was not calling for actual violence, then called for his viewers to fight fire with fire.)
"What the Biden administration did today was a shot between the eyes of this Republic," Fox News host Mark Levin told listeners of his Westwood One radio program. Matt Schlapp, the chairman of the American Conservative Union and CPAC, wrote for Fox that the incident showed the U.S. had become a "Third World country."
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik told Newsmax he believed Democrats would try to assassinate the former president.
Except for those few pockets of conservative media that are wary or even hostile toward Trump, the coverage blotted out almost all question of what was being investigated in favor of outrage over the investigation itself. As one caption on Fox News memorably put it: "BIDEN'S FBI RANSACKS HOME OF POTENTIAL 2024 OPPONENT."
The way the FBI search was depicted on these outlets played directly into Trump's rhetoric against the so-called "Deep State" stretching back to his earliest campaign days in 2015 — his attacks on government officials and professionals as ideologues entrenched in the federal bureaucracy.
For the record, the White House has said President Biden learned of the search from media reports and, as of late Tuesday afternoon, had not been briefed on the investigation by the Justice Department. No credible reporting has surfaced to contradict those claims.
Biden and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland have, in repeated separate interviews, said that the Justice Department operates independently on such matters. Indeed, some on the left repeatedly have accused Garland of failing to act with sufficient muscle to prosecute Trump.
Right-wing defenses ignored the ironies that abounded
It is an unprecedented step to send FBI agents to search a former president's property without prior notice. Even those legal commentators critical of Trump have said federal prosecutors will have to explain and justify their actions.
Yet these are unprecedented times. Trump is in serious legal and political jeopardy as a result of investigations occurring in New York, Fulton County, Ga., the halls of Congress and the Justice Department. And he has repeatedly been found to fall short of complying with required disclosures to courts and Congressional oversight.
The conservative defenses largely ignored the ironies that abounded. Trump rose to the 2016 Republican presidential nomination amid chants of "Lock Her Up!" — the encapsulation of Trump's stated desire that his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, be jailed. Many of Trump's most adamant defenders in the past 24 hours — on TV and on the 2022 campaign trail — have wrapped themselves in the mantle of law and order.
No matter.
The pro-Trump line was not guaranteed to play out this way. In recent weeks, under its controlling owners, Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, Fox News had gently inched away from Trump. It gave his speeches far less air time. It devoted fawning and extensive coverage to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a likely rival for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 2024.
Why? The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has cast a particularly severe light on Trump's actions and inaction. And two multi-billion lawsuits are forcing the network to reckon with the lies about a stole election being peddled on its airwaves. And Rupert Murdoch had never held Trump in high regard. It was always an alliance of convenice.
Yet that alliance re-emerged with a vengeance last night. For the five hours after news of the search emerged, a roster of conservative Fox hosts led a march of outrage, often with guests even more outspoken that their hosts.
Fox's Sean Hannity, one of Trump's closest advisers, said President Biden was wielding the Justice Department against his most formidable election foe.
No distinction between Trump campaign and Fox stars
"When we get power back, it's time to hold everyone accountable — the military leadership, the civilian leadership, the civil service, those in Congress who have abused their power — all of them have to be held accountable," said Fox's Laura Ingraham. "All of them."
No distinction there either between the "we" of the Trump campaign and Fox's biggest stars. Guests included Stephen Miller, Trump's former chief domestic policy adviser.
Just past midnight this morning, on the first news program handling the story, anchor Shannon Bream broke down the story with three legal analysts. One, University of California at Berkeley law professor John Yoo, was considered a firebrand conservative as a senior Justice Department official under then President George W. Bush. Another, Mike Davis, served Bush in the Justice Department and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. The third, John Iannarelli, is a former senior FBI agent who has spoken at conservative gatherings.
Fox's Baier calls the search "a political bombshell"
That said, Bream herself noted, "This doesn't just happen overnight. Any DOJ or FBI, any administration is going to want to be exceptionally careful. This FBI has clearly made, and this attorney general has made, the calculation that they think they have enough [evidence] to move forward and risk the political optics of this."
And chief political anchor Bret Baier on Tuesday called the search a "political bombshell."
Even so, the network's media commentator, Joe Concha, told Fox & Friends viewers that the Justice Department should charge Trump with a crime now. "Otherwise, raids like this smell like... partisan BS," Concha said.
It fell to Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy, a Trump favorite, to point out that FBI Director Christopher Wray — who oversaw those agents — had been nominated by Trump in 2017.
The way Fox News frames such matters has deep implications for Republican party politics, the various strands of the fractured conservative political movement, and Trump's own camp. It also serves up potential talking points for millions of Trump supporters who are adrift, angry, and anticipating his return to power.
Loyalty to Trump - at least for now - has once more emerged as the paramount concern in right-wing media.
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A Boston-based advocacy group is calling upon the MBTA to rethink its unprecedented plans to shut down the heavily traveled Orange Line for 30 days and is offering up what it thinks is a better solution.
A Better City, which says it represents nearly 130 business leaders, said that rather than closing the Orange Line entirely from Aug. 19 to Sept. 18, the T should think about an 18-day full closure that would end on Labor Day, Sept. 5.
From there, the T could reopen the subway line on Sept. 6 and proceed with only weekend closures until Oct. 22, which A Better City said would still allow the agency to complete track maintenance work required by the Federal Transit Administration.
The group said its alternative plan, sent by letter to Gov. Charlie Baker, was “based on concerns from riders, students, school officials, businesses large and small, and our healthcare and academic institutions.”
“The month-long shutdown of the entire Orange Line would cause more harm to the regional economy than is necessary to address the significant problems that exist, and would create a dramatically unfair burden on our transit-dependent population,” said James Tierney, A Better City board chair.
Despite the proposal’s five additional weekend closures, Tierney said it would “limit impact to riders and our economy alike as we enter the critical post-Labor Day return to work and school.”
The group said its plan includes 792 hours of maintenance work, more than the 764 the T is planning for during the 30-day shutdown.
The plan would also allow for a fleet of all-new Orange Line cars, part of the T’s $1 billion contract with Chinese firm CRRC, to be ready by Sept. 19, according to A Better City.
Impacted riders and communities were only given two weeks’ notice for the Orange Line shutdown, and an overlapping closure for a new branch on the Green Line extension, from Government Center to Union Square stations.
The MBTA has entered into a $37 million contract with a Boston-based charter company to procure 200 shuttle buses as alternate service but has not said where the buses would operate.
Boston Chief of Streets Jascha Franklin-Hodge tweeted Monday that no mitigation plan has been established, but the city is helping the T “finalize shuttle routes and stops.”
“In some cases, the best route can only happen if the city provides dedicated space for the shuttles to operate, and our planners are working on these road changes,” he said.
Gov. Baker would not offer any details on the transportation mitigation plan, only saying to reporters that it would be shared soon. He did say the T has replaced service on light and heavy rail for the past seven years to perform $6 billion worth of maintenance.
“If the T puts together a plan … it’s awkward, but generally speaking, it works out,” Baker said.
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LAFAYETTE, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Issio Solutions, Inc., the workforce optimization and data analytics SaaS company, announced it now meets the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) security requirements for its cloud-based healthcare workforce optimization platform, Issio. The U.S. federal government and VA can now utilize Issio across various departments and agencies.
FedRAMP is a government program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. As a FedRAMP authorized cloud service provider, Issio can now help US federal healthcare organizations to adapt their staffing methods from insecure legacy processes to a cyber secure, mathematically based, and cost effective solution.
"Over the last 2 years, our cyber security team has built a vastly more protected platform designed to meet FedRAMP security requirements." said Dr. Arne Brock-Utne, CEO and Founder of Issio Solutions. "Now we're excited to offer Issio's government-level cyber security to all healthcare organizations."
"Our top priority is to ensure the clients we serve are able to collaborate in safe and secure ways with the latest, cutting-edge technology and software," said Yorick Phoenix, Chief Technology Officer, Issio Solutions. "The end result is that we have a vastly more secure and resilient infrastructure than we did previously."
Issio Solutions is a secure healthcare workforce optimization platform designed to improve quality of care, safety, efficiency, and lower costs. Rapidly scalable, configurable, enterprise-grade SaaS, granted Authority to Operate by VA, and meets the FedRAMP security requirements. For more information, visit www.issio.com.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service El Paso TX
430 PM MDT Tue Aug 9 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Dona
Ana and northwestern El Paso Counties through 500 PM MDT...
At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
West El Paso, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Anthony, Sunland Park, Canutillo,
Westway, Vinton, La Union and Franklin Mountains State Park.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 2 and 11.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3193 10648 3182 10650 3187 10672 3201 10667
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 106DEG 8KT 3189 10655
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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VIDEO: Change in NSW Liberal leadershipPosted 3h ago3 hours agoTue 9 Aug 2022 at 8:54pmSpace to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.WatchDuration: 2 minutes 20 seconds2m 20s Change in NSW Liberal leadershipNSW Treasurer Matt Kean is the NSW Liberal party's new deputy but the change has not provided Dominic Perrottet's scandal plagued government with a much needed reset.More on:AustraliaGovernment and PoliticsLeadershipLiberal Party of AustraliaNSWState and Territory GovernmentSydneyShareCopy linkFacebookTwitterArticle share optionsShare this onFacebookTwitterLinkedInSend this byEmailMessengerCopy linkWhatsApp | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-10/change-in-nsw-liberal-leadership/14015144 | 2022-08-10T00:20:09Z | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-10/change-in-nsw-liberal-leadership/14015144 | false |
Federal judge: Golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf won't compete in the PGA Tour postseason
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A federal judge in California has ruled three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour's postseason.
Judge Beth Labson Freeman made her decision Tuesday afternoon in San Jose after attorneys for the sides each spoke for about an hour. Freeman said she didn’t consider the golfers faced irreparable harm because of the big money they were guaranteed by joining LIV, a key issue in the case.
“There simply is no irreparable harm in this case,” PGA Tour attorney Elliot Peters said.
The three suspended golfers were seeking a temporary restraining order, which Freeman denied. Talor Gooch, Matt Jones and Hudson Swafford claimed they should be able to play where they want to, each saying in letters last month to the PGA, “I am a free agent and independent contractor.” They are among 10 players who filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour last week — including Phil Mickelson.
Robert Walters, an antitrust litigator representing the golfers, noted it is their opportunity on a big playoff stage, “effectively the Super Bowl of golf” because of its “significant income opportunities.” Freeman responded that the LIV Tour earnings potential was also great and asked whether players might have been able to wait until the conclusion of the PGA Tour season to depart for the new tour.
Walters argued there were only 48 spots and they would have filled according to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman, to which Freeman said she agreed with that stance but that the golfers stood to gain far more financially joining LIV than the money they might have earned on the PGA Tour.
“This is an extraordinarily attractive financial opportunity but it’s much more than that,” Walters said, saying the harm done is that “players lose intangible benefits” such as qualifications for the major tournaments as well as other marquee invitationals.
“This is the holy grail because everybody wants to compete in and prevail in major championships, but it’s not just the majors,” Walters said. He noted that the PGA Tour inferred these golfers would put a “taint” or “stench” on the tour’s image by playing.
The first of three FedEx Cup playoff events begin Thursday as players compete for the $18 million top prize — thus the urgency for Freeman to rule. This case could go to trial next year, with the possibility of an injunction hearing in late September or early October, according to Peters.
Peters said lifting the suspensions of the golfers and allowing them to play would “change the status quo” for the PGA Tour and “give them a fabulous platform” to promote the LIV tour while competing in a PGA event.
“I think it's a huge problem,” he said. “... The Commissioner needs the ability to protect the tour. This is a very dire situation for the Tour.”
Gooch (No. 20), Jones (No. 65) and Swafford (No. 67) are among nine players who have joined LIV Golf and finished the regular season among the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings. The other six who joined LIV Golf are not asking to play in the tour’s postseason.
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AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson contributed to this report. | https://www.wisn.com/article/federal-judge-denies-liv-golfers-bid-for-pga-tour-postseason/40851863 | 2022-08-10T00:20:34Z | https://www.wisn.com/article/federal-judge-denies-liv-golfers-bid-for-pga-tour-postseason/40851863 | false |
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (KRON) — Police arrested a man who is accused of burglarizing an RV lot for catalytic converters on Monday, according to a press release from Mountain View Police Department.
At around 10:30 p.m. on Monday a security officer near the 1000 block of Space Park Way called dispatchers to report a burglary in progress. The security guard told police that the suspect was seen running out of an RV storage lot that was enclosed and locked with fences. The security guard was able to provide a detailed description to dispatchers.
Once patrol teams arrived on scene they saw that the suspect had been able to get out of the parking lot through a cut fence. Police also saw several catalytic converters had reportedly been taken from uninhabited RVs in the lot. Patrol officers were later able to recover all of them.
After setting up a perimeter, law enforcement began to search along Stevens Creek Trail in the direction that the suspect had been seen running. A Sunnyvale K9 alerted police to a backpack nearby that belonged to the suspect. Inside of the backpack police found burglary tools and another catalytic converter.
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With the assistance of the K9, police were able to locate the suspect trying to hide in the creek. The suspect was later identified as Charles Raposas, 34, Salida. Raposas was arrested on suspicion of burglary and possession of burglary tools. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail.
On Monday, KRON4 reported on Fremont police recovering at least 300 stolen catalytic converters. | https://www.kron4.com/news/mountain-view-police-recover-stolen-catalytic-converters/ | 2022-08-10T00:21:45Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/mountain-view-police-recover-stolen-catalytic-converters/ | false |
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Report: FBI Waited for a Very Specific Moment to Conduct Mar-a-Lago Search
The Federal Bureau of Investigation deliberately chose the time it raided former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, sources familiar told TMZ.
Generally, whenever the FBI would carry out such a search, agents would handcuff the subject of the search warrant if they were at the site of the raid, regardless of whether there was an altercation between them or not, the sources told TMZ.
Once agents make sure that the property being stormed was safe, they would remove handcuffs from the raid’s target, although the FBI would prevent him or her from entering the areas being searched, according to TMZ.
However, when carrying out the Monday raid, the FBI reportedly considered the political risk of handcuffing Trump and avoided raiding the home until the former President was at Trump Tower in New York City.
The FBI’s alleged calculations did not prevent the raid on Trump’s residence from being “awkward” politically as they intended to, according to TMZ.
“My beautiful home Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump said in a statement on the raid.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant government agencies, this unannounced raid at my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said.
“They even broke into my safe! What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States,” Trump said.
Within moments of Trump’s statement, a massive group of Trump supporters arrived at Mar-a-Lago waving the American flag and Trump insignia.
Police stationed near Mar-a-Lago observed the large demonstration as supporters of the former President poured in on trucks, some having Trump-Pence signs with former Vice President Mike Pence’s name crossed out, according to the Daily Mail.
Deputies with the local sheriff’s department joined FBI agents in keeping the peace surrounding the raided property.
Demonstrators held signs such as “Make Votes Count Again,” “Keep America Great” and “In Trump I Trust.”
Republican officials condemned the raids, with some pledging retaliation against Democratic leaders and members of the Biden administration’s Department of Justice once Republicans return to power.
“I’ve seen enough. The Department of Justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization,” Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a statement shared on Twitter.
“When Republicans take back the House we will conduct immediate oversight of this department, follow the facts and leave no stone unturned.”
“Attorney General [Merrick] Garland: preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” McCarthy warned.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called the raid “another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves.”
“Now the Regime is getting another 87k IRS agents to wield against its adversaries? Banana Republic,” DeSantis wrote on Twitter.
Some Democratic and former Democratic leaders joined in criticizing the raid as well.
“DOJ must immediately explain the reason for its raid & it must be more than a search for inconsequential archives or it will be viewed as a political tactic and undermine any future credible investigation & legitimacy of January 6 investigations,” Democratic former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tweeted.
“I’m no Trump fan. I want him as far away from the White House as possible. But a fundamental part of his appeal has been that it’s him against a corrupt government establishment. This raid strengthens that case for millions of Americans who will see this as unjust persecution,” former Democratic presidential candidate and Forward Party founder Andrew Yang wrote.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 9, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...
Northwestern El Paso County in western Texas...
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near West El Paso,
moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
West El Paso, Santa Teresa, Sunland Park, Canutillo, La Union,
Vinton and Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal.
This includes Interstate 10 in Texas between mile markers 4 and 12.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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Thirty years after A League of Their Own debuted in theaters, the movie has been adapted by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham into an expanded, original TV series for Prime Video with Jacobson also starring as catcher Carson Shaw. The historical period drama will not only tell the story about the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), but also chronicle the authentic and diverse lives of its many players -- with season 1 largely focused on the women that made up the Rockford Peaches.
It’s a series that will be familiar to many, while exploring new territory not previously seen on screen in this way before. “We’re not trying to retell the stories that are told in the film,” Jacobson tells ET. “We are really attempting to tell the stories that were missing from the film, and about this league in particular.”
She adds, “The more we researched the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, the more we researched queer culture at the time, the more it just felt really important to show those stories.”
Unlike Penny Marshall’s film, there will be no censoring of the queer and racial diversity that made up the league. Of course, the film’s lack of inclusion wasn’t necessarily at the fault of the director. “Penny would have loved to have shown it [in the film] but in her day, it wasn’t accepted [then]. Even in the early 1990s,” says Maybelle Blair.
The former Peoria Redwings pitcher, who later came out as queer at the age of 95, served as inspiration for the 1992 classic and also consulted on the new series. And she’s just one of many examples of the league’s largely hidden queer history. (Narratively does a great job of capturing players’ real-life experiences in a story by Britni de la Cretaz, and a 2020 Netflix documentary shows how Redwings catcher Terry Donahue had to keep her love affair with designer Pat Henschel a secret for decades.)
“It was very hard,” Blair says of being forced to stay in the closet during a time when it was not always safe to be out. But now, she’s excited for audiences to “really see the true story of A League of Their Own,” which also features Black and Latina characters as well as women exploring their sexual and gender identity. (In addition to Jacobson, the series also stars D’Arcy Carden and Roberta Colindrez as Peaches players Greta and Lupe, respectively, and Chanté Adams as Max, a Black woman trying to carve out a place in the league.)
In fact, Rosie O’Donnell thought that her character, Doris Murphy, was a lesbian -- even if the film never addressed it. Looking back on the scene in which Doris and some of her teammates are talking about their beaus, O’Donnell recalls how Marshall and her disagreed over her sexual identity.
“We were doing that scene on the bus and she’d go, ‘Cut. Rosie, she’s not gay.’ And I’m like, ‘She’s not gay?’ She goes, ‘No, she’s not gay.’ And I went, ‘Well did you read the lines?’” the actress says, noting that, to this day, she always thought Doris was not straight.
And it’s no coincidence that, among the notable stars of the film -- Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Madonna and others -- O’Donnell is the one returning to put her stamp on the series. “We were trying not to do a lot of cameos on the show to really differentiate it from the film, but because we are telling a lot of these queer stories and Rosie is like, a huge part of queer history, of American history, it just felt so special to have her not only approve of the show but wanna be in it and really wanna play a character that’s so different from the one that she is in the film,” Jacobson says.
Fans watching season 1 can look forward to O’Donnell appearing as Vi, an owner of a local gay bar and a fan of the Rockford Peaches, who crosses paths with Carson as well as some of her teammates. It’s a small role, but one that’s notably different from Doris in the film -- and plays into the authentic storytelling that A League of Their Own is trying to achieve in 2022.
“So much of what we were trying to translate onto the screen was our truths of the world and tell authentic stories,” says writer and executive producer Desta Tedros Reff. And as a result, “I think people will be able to see themselves, if not family members, in it and also learn more about other cultures,” says Saidah Ekulona, who plays an outsider named Toni Chapman.
If nothing else, Kelly McCormack, who appears as a Peaches player named Jess, explains that A League of Their Own is an underdog story -- and people love an underdog story. “What is more underdog than women playing baseball, queer people playing baseball, nonwhite people playing baseball? It’s the ultimate sports narrative,” she says. “I’m excited for people -- not just women, but men -- to see themselves in our narrative and us playing sports, because we have been asked to see ourselves in sports narratives and all narratives in their lives.”
A League of Their Own debuts on Prime Video on Friday, Aug. 12.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Chipotle Mexican Grill will pay $20 million to current and former workers at its New York City restaurants for violating city labor laws, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.
According to investigators, Chipotle’s violations of the city’s Fair Workweek law included failing to post work schedules 14 days in advance, pay a premium for schedule changes and offer available shifts to current employees before hiring new employees.
The settlement between the city and the California-based fast-food chain covers about 13,000 employees who worked at the chain’s New York City outlets between 2017 and this year. It is the result of an investigation by the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection into complaints filed by 160 Chipotle workers and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, city officials said.
“Today’s settlement with Chipotle is not only a victory for workers by securing up to $20 million in relief for approximately 13,000 workers, but also sends a strong message, as the largest worker protection settlement in New York City history, that we won’t stand by when workers’ rights are violated,” Adams, a Democrat, said in a statement.
Under the agreement, any hourly New York City Chipotle worker is eligible to receive $50 for each week worked between Nov. 26, 2017, and April 30, 2022. Chipotle will also pay $1 million in civil penalties to the city.
“We’re pleased to be able to resolve these issues and believe this settlement demonstrates Chipotle’s commitment to providing opportunities for all of our team members while also complying with the Fair Workweek law” Scott Boatwright, Chipotle’s chief restaurant officer, said in a statement.
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NJ Cannabis Insider Live has designed a new learning experience for businesses operating in the legal weed market.
Presented by Weedmaps, the all-day, multi-track conference will put an emphasis on serving New Jersey’s conditional license holders, small-businesses and future operators. (There are currently a total of 308 conditional licenses and that number is expected to grow later this year.)
The Sept. 15 bootcamp, which will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Princeton Conference Center, will help small businesses working toward getting full approval by the state to open, as well as future businesses serious about getting into the cannabis space.
Special discount pricing for half-day and full-day tickets, plus perks are available for conditional license holders. Register here.
For a limited number of attendees, this ticket offer includes:
- A free, six-month subscription to NJ Cannabis Insider (NJCI), the premier New Jersey industry trade journal. In each issue our team of dedicated cannabis reporters from NJ.com and The Star-Ledger inform you about the issues, policies, laws, regulations, politics and people making an impact on the cannabis industry, community and marketplace.
- An annual membership to the New Jersey CannaBusiness Association (NJCBA). The Grassroots membership includes the association’s weekly newsletter emailed to your inbox with regulatory and NJCBA updates, plus access to educational webinars and member discounts. As part of its strategic partnership with NJ Cannabis Insider, NJCBA donated 50 memberships, exclusively for the September business bootcamp .
- Membership to both NJCI and NJCBA comes with additional perks, including discounts to networking events and marketing packages.
The Sept. 15 event’s programming will offer immersive workshops, interactive panels and niche discussions geared toward both the budding business owner and seasoned cannabis professional.
With two carefully curated program tracks, ample networking sessions and a vendor showcase, attendees will walk away with the viable tools, information and resources needed to establish and expand. Several of the educational programs expand on NJ Cannabis Insider’s popular CannaTalk sessions.
Speakers so far include:
- Mayor Janice Kovach, 1st vice president of the N.J. League of Municipalities
- Mollie Lustig, attorney at McLaughlin & Stern law
- Fruqan Mouzon, attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP
- Art Hance, CEO of Hance Construction
- Darrin Chandler Jr., director of Cannabis Real Estate at RIPCO
- Gary Cohen, CEO of Cova Software
- Lou Magazzu, owner of Magazzu Law Firm
- Matha Figaro, owner of But-A-Cake and CannPowerment
- Todd Polyniak, partner at SAX LLP
- Tyler Beuerlein, chief strategic business development officer at Safe Harbor Financial
From our CannaTalks and panels, expect informative and hands-on sessions with actionable takeaways, including:
- How to work with municipalities
- Understanding the real estate market
- Blueprint to building your cannabis facility
- Finance and investment management strategies
- Working with government agencies to the through the red tape
- Best practices for your cannabis store
- How to market your business
In addition to Weedmaps, a leading cannabis technology platform providing integrated solutions for cannabis consumers and businesses, sponsors and vendors so far include:
- Hance Construction
- The Botanist
- Magazzu Law Firm
- Cannaspire Consultants
- HBK CPAs & Valuations
- Cova Software
- McLaughlin & Stern law
- SAX Accounting & Advisory
- Safe Harbor Financial
- Fox Rothschild law
- John Mackevich Law
- VGS Studio
- Treez
Our strategic partners are:
Tickets are limited and as anyone who has been to one of our events can tell you, we always sell out. Register here.
If you’re a cannabis business and want to find out how to get involved with ads or sponsorships, contact Heather Long or Kristen Ligas.
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What are the best Columbia hiking boots?
Hiking is a great way to combine exercise and communing with nature. Covering the trails through heavy overgrowth takes agility, concentration and a high-quality pair of hiking boots. Hiking boots are designed for the roughest terrain. They are built to protect your feet and keep them warm and dry no matter the conditions.
Columbia Sportswear is one of the most trusted brands in outdoor apparel. They have manufactured quality clothing and footwear for 80 years and have an extensive selection of hiking boots for men, women and children. For its all-purpose features that protect your feet on all terrains, the best Columbia hiking boot is the Columbia Men’s Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof Hiking Boot.
What to know before you buy Columbia hiking boots
What are hiking boots?
Hiking footwear has three varieties.
- Hiking boots are the biggest form featuring high collars that wrap around your ankles. They are made from the toughest materials in order to traverse rough trails and weather.
- Trail runners look like buffed up sneakers. They are low-cut and lightweight for use on easy trails.
- Hiking shoes are a combination of boots and trailer runners. They are low-cut like sneakers but made from heavy duty material with thicker soles for all types of hiking. They are sturdier than trail runners but weigh less than boots.
How tightly should hiking boots fit?
Finding the right size of hiking boot is important. Try on hiking boots at the end of the day when your feet have swelled a little bit. Wear hiking socks and insert orthotics if you wear them. Another good measurement is to remove the insole and put your foot on it. There should be a thumbs-length margin between your big toe and the end of the insole.
How do you break in hiking boots?
Breaking in new hiking boots takes time and patience. Many quick fixes circulate on the internet, but the best method is to spend time wearing them. Start inside your house wearing the socks and insoles you would wear on the trail. Tie the boots tightly. Eventually branch out to longer walks around your neighborhood or downtown. Then move out into nature and carry a backpack.
Keep a close eye on any spots that pinch and hurt. There may be a remedy in how the shoes are laced or perhaps the placement of your socks and insoles. Address the problem early so it doesn’t become a more painful issue out in the wilderness.
What to look for in Columbia hiking boots
Material
The three main materials used in Columbia hiking boots are leather, suede and mesh.
- Full-grain leather offers premium water resistance and stands up to scuffing. It is the most rugged materials but also the heaviest and most expensive.
- Suede leather is softer and more versatile. It is a sanded version of young animal skin. It is often combined with nylon or mesh to create more breathability and make the shoe lightweight. It is less water resistant.
- Synthetic mesh is used in some uppers to provide circulation and make the shoe more versatile for multiple terrains.
Traction
Columbia manufactures the Omni-Grip traction system for its outsoles. This blends a strategic lug pattern and rubber compounds for extra stability and grip. It is designed for all terrains and works well on loose dirt, gravel and rocks.
Cushioning
The Tech Lite cushioning used in Columbia’s hiking boots is designed to absorb impact. This creates a high energy return for the feet. Tech Lite is lightweight and the cushioning lasts all day.
Waterproof
All of Columbia’s hiking boots have some level of waterproofing. The bonded construction keeps water from coming in. They also have a breathable membrane that is impenetrable by water. This is ideal for snow and heavy rain.
How much you can expect to spend on Columbia hiking boots
Basic Columbia hiking boots and trail runners for men and women that feature synthetic uppers are priced between $55-$75. But the majority of Columbia hiking boots cost between $75-$100 and feature leather uppers and all the technological advances in the outsole and cushioning. More expensive options begin at $100 and might push $150. The newest models are in this range; hiking boots designed for the roughest terrains are included.
Columbia hiking boots FAQ
Does Columbia make hiking boots for children?
A. Columbia makes several hiking boots for older children. They also have a full line of snow boots for children and toddlers.
What is a gusseted tongue?
A. A gusseted tongue attaches to the show upper along the laces. It creates a solid barrier that keeps rocks and other objects from entering the shoe. This is important on trails with loose dirt and gravel.
What are the best Columbia hiking boots to buy?
Top Columbia hiking boots
Columbia Men’s Newton Ridge Plus II Waterproof Hiking Boot
What you need to know: This all-purpose hiking boot is lightweight but built for the elements with seam-sealed waterproofing.
What you’ll love: The coated leather, suede and mesh upper is designed for protection and comfort. The Tech Lite midsole provides premium cushioning. A non-marking rubber outsole firmly grips the terrain. Each boot weighs under 1 pound.
What you should consider: Hikers with wide feet noted that the shoes feel narrow and tight.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Backcountry, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kohl’s
Top Columbia hiking boots for the money
Columbia Women’s Crestwood Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot
What you need to know: Designed for wet and muddy trails, this hiking boot features a waterproof bootie and lightweight construction.
What you’ll love: The leather and mesh upper is light on your feet. The Tech Lite midsole delivers superior comfort, and the rubber sole is made for traction on all terrains. The air permeable design keeps the elements out and air flowing inside.
What you should consider: Some hikers ordered a half-size larger to accommodate socks and wide feet.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Backcountry, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kohl’s
Worth checking out
Columbia Women’s Trailstorm Mid Waterproof Hiking Boot
What you need to know: With an urban style and sturdy outdoor protection, this hiking boot is perfect for the trail or a downtown excursion.
What you’ll love: The mesh upper is flexible and breathable. The Adapt Trax outsole grips tightly on both wet and dry surfaces. A gusseted tongue keeps debris and dirt out of the boot. A molded toe cap offers extra protection.
What you should consider: The laces and zipper on this boot are not waterproof.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Backcountry, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kohl’s
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Is the Aluratek 8-inch Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame worth it?
Hanging photos of your friends and family is a great way to preserve important memories. Still, when you have numerous photos that are important to you, they may begin to take up more space than you’d like. Digital photo frames are an excellent way to display precious memories without occupying too much space in your home.
Aluratek claims its Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame displays crisp, clear pictures and features an easy-to-use interface. We put the Aluratek Digital Frame to the test to see if it’s as good as they say.
Testing the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
We strive to investigate every claim the brand or manufacturer makes about the product. For this article, our tester uploaded photos to the frame using a memory card, a USB hard drive and a USB flash drive. They tested the controls on the back of the device and the slideshow feature.
What is the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
This digital frame doesn’t have internal storage, so you’ll need to use an external device if you buy the version without Wi-Fi. Setting up your storage devices is easy in most cases, although they need to be formatted correctly to work. You can use the Aluratek frame to view images, but it isn’t compatible with video files.
Your photos will automatically display in a slideshow format. You can configure the slideshow to use animated transitions when flipping through photos, but many of the transitions seem pixelated and buggy. We preferred using the standard slideshow mode without animations.
Updating the time and date is straightforward, as are the rest of the frame’s controls. Still, the user interface feels clunky and outdated compared to others we’ve tested.
Aluratek 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame price and where to buy
You can purchase the Aluratek Digital Frame from Amazon or Dell for around $50-$60.
How to use the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
Using the frame is incredibly easy. We initially had trouble using our external storage devices, but once we got them formatted, the frame began displaying our pictures as a slideshow. The controls were slower than expected, but they were intuitive. Navigating the device’s menu feels similar to a setup menu on a TV. You use the up and down arrows to flip through menu options and the left and right arrows to make a selection.
Wi-Fi-enabled Aluratek frames let you upload photos from your phone using the Frametime app. Most users felt the app was easy to use and loved that they could let friends and family members upload pictures as well. Still, many had trouble getting the app to update and work properly.
Images don’t rotate automatically, so you’ll need to rotate photos before uploading them if necessary.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame benefits
- Ease of use: This frame is easy to use, and we love that it automatically flips through photos.
- Price: It’s affordable compared to most of its competitors.
- Versatility: We like that you can choose between a Wi-Fi-enabled or standard frame. Wi-Fi-enabled frames are excellent for those who want to upload photos when they aren’t at home, but the standard version is great for those who prefer simplicity.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame drawbacks
- Material quality: The frame looks plastic when you’re close to it. Still, it looks great from a distance.
- Picture resolution: The image quality isn’t ideal. Photos didn’t look as good on the frame as on our DSLR camera. Pictures look better when standing directly in front of the frame but are noticeably worse when viewed from an angle.
- Clunkiness: The frame doesn’t respond to commands as well as we would have hoped. Additionally, animated transitions appear pixelated during slideshows.
Should you get the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
The Aluratek Digital Frame is great for those who want an affordable frame to display their photos. It’s easy to use and doesn’t require a Wi-Fi connection, making it a perfect choice for people looking for something simple and intuitive.
Consider other products
Aura Carver Luxe HD Smart Digital Picture Frame
This frame is more expensive than others, but the image and build quality are top-notch. It features an understated design that makes your photos look great. It can play live pictures in addition to traditional images.
Pix-Star Easy Digital Photo Frame
This frame is incredibly easy to set up and lets you upload photos via Wi-Fi. You can control it with your phone or the included remote. It displays short videos and pictures. It also has numerous brightness settings.
Sold by Amazon
Nixplay 10.1-Inch Smart Digital Photo Frame
If you want a gift idea, this is an excellent option. You can send photos directly to your friends’ frames. The compatible app is available on iOS and Android. The screen resolution is fantastic, and the Nixplay customer service team is helpful.
Feelcare 7-Inch 16GB Smart Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
The companion app allows you to share photos with friends and family, regardless of your location. It includes 16GB of internal storage, meaning you aren’t likely to need an SD card. You can flip through pictures with the frame’s touchscreen controls.
Sold by Amazon
Nix 8-Inch Digital Picture Frame
This frame’s screen resolution is surprisingly good. It’s affordable compared to most other frames. You can upload videos as well as photos. It includes a remote control and is available in two sizes. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi capabilities, but it’s compatible with SD cards and USB drives.
Sold by Amazon
Skylight 10-Inch Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
This frame features a white mat border within the black frame, making it look and feel more like a traditional picture frame. It’s easy to set up and the operation is straightforward. You can email photos directly to the device and control it using its touchscreen.
Sold by Amazon
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he feels the league needed to keep pushing for a year-long suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson because of his “egregious” and “predatory behavior” toward women.
Speaking at the owners’ meetings Tuesday in Bloomington, Minnesota, Goodell addressed the league’s decision to appeal a six-game suspension given to Watson by Sue L. Robinson, a former federal judge appointed by the NFL and NFL Players Association as an independent league disciplinary officer.
Robinson found Watson violated the league’s conduct policy after he was accused by two dozen women of sexual assault or harassment while he played for Houston. Watson has settled 23 of the 24 lawsuits filed by the women, though he has denied any wrongdoing.
The league has been seeking an indefinite suspension and fine for Watson, and felt Robinson’s six-game ban wasn’t enough. Goodell cited the collective bargaining agreement for empowering the league to seek further discipline.
“Either party could certainly challenge and appeal that and that was something that we felt was our right to do as well as NFLPA,” Goodell said. “So we decided it was the right thing to do.”
Watson’s fate now rests with Peter C. Harvey, a former New Jersey attorney general handpicked by Goodell to handle the appeal. Harvey has previously worked as an arbiter in league cases.
Goodell said the league is pushing for a full-year penalty for Watson because of the evidence against the 26-year-old, who was accused of being sexually inappropriate with the women during massage therapy sessions while with the Texans in 2020 and 2021.
In her 16-page ruling, Robinson concluded Watson violated the league’s personal conduct policy with his behavior, using both “egregious” and “predatory” to describe his actions
Goodell was asked why the league is seeking a harsher punishment.
“Because we’ve seen the evidence,” he said. “She (Robinson) was very clear about the evidence. She reinforced the evidence, that there was multiple violations here and they were egregious, and that it was predatory behavior.
“Those were always things we felt was really important for us to address and in a way that’s responsible.”
Goodell doesn’t have a sense of when Harvey will issue a decision. There’s no specific deadline for Harvey, but the appeal policy requires that it be “expedited.”
There also remains the possibility the sides could reach a settlement.
While attending the meetings in Minnesota, Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam had little to say about the ongoing appeal.
“We’ll respect and honor the process,” he told reporters
Meanwhile, Watson’s playing status for the Browns’ exhibition opener is unknown.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t reveal whether Watson will play in Friday’s game in Jacksonville. Stefanski said the team has a plan but he won’t make it public until he tells his players.
“We have a framework for how we are going to handle this preseason,” he said. “As you know, you always reserve the right to change your mind based on how practice goes and those type of things, but we are pretty confident in the plan we have.”
Stefanski said Watson will make the trip to Florida. The three-time Pro Bowler has not played since 2020. He sat out last season after demanding a trade and before the allegations came to light.
Cleveland’s plan has been to start Jacoby Brissett while Watson serves his suspension. But now that it’s possible that it will encompass most, if not all of the season, there’s a chance the team could look outside for another quarterback.
Josh Rosen and Josh Dobbs are also on Cleveland’s roster and are expected to get the bulk of the playing time during the exhibition season.
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AP Sports Writer Dave Campbell contributed to this report.
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FORT BENNING, Ga. (AP) — Two soldiers based at Fort Benning, Georgia, died and three others were injured in a weather-related incident Tuesday during training on a mountain in the northern part of the state, Army officials said Tuesday.
An Army spokesperson told WAGA-TV that the deceased soldiers, whose names have not yet been released, were at Yonah Mountain for a training program at the Maneuver Center of Excellence. The injured soldiers were treated by Army personnel before being transported to a hospital. Their conditions were not immediately available.
Details about what happened have not been released.
The Army conducts training on Yonah Mountain including the Ranger School’s Mountain Phase. Soldiers who train on the mountain typically will report out of Camp Merrill in the northern part of the state.
Yonah Mountain is about 70 miles (110 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta and 170 miles (275 kilometers) northeast of Fort Benning.
This is the second deadly incident involving soldiers stationed in Georgia in the past month. In late July, Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark was killed by a lightning strike at Fort Gordon near Augusta. Nine other soldiers were also injured in the incident. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Army-2-soldiers-dead-in-weather-related-incident-17363089.php | 2022-08-10T00:35:03Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Army-2-soldiers-dead-in-weather-related-incident-17363089.php | true |
GAYLORD, MI -- A 31-year-old Gaylord man is accused of throwing a rock that smashed a car window, injuring a 7-year-old girl with flying glass.
State police said a woman and her boyfriend were in a truck on McCoy Road when they noticed that her ex-boyfriend passed them in a Jeep going in the opposite direction. The Jeep turned around and began following them.
Police were told the Jeep then passed the truck. The driver soon after slammed on the brakes and threw a rock back at the truck.
Troopers said the rock ricocheted off the truck and struck the windshield of a Dodge Caravan going in the opposite direction.
A 7-year-old passenger in the Caravan had minor injuries from flying glass. She was in the back seat. Police recovered the rock from inside the vehicle.
The 31-year-old man was charged with felonious assault, malicious destruction of property and littering-object in vehicle’s path. | https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/08/man-arrested-after-rock-smashes-car-window-injuring-7-year-old-in-northern-michigan.html | 2022-08-10T00:35:36Z | https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/08/man-arrested-after-rock-smashes-car-window-injuring-7-year-old-in-northern-michigan.html | false |
Phil Scott wins Republican nomination for governor in Vermont primary election.
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:31 PM EDT|Updated: 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Phil Scott wins Republican nomination for governor in Vermont primary election.
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Which Sony speaker is best?
Sony has been around for a long time and is widely recognized as a top electronics brand. Sony offers many high-quality speakers if you’re looking to bolster your music-listening or TV-watching experience.
The best speakers are durable and deliver excellent sound, but you should consider a few things depending on what you want out of your speaker. For example, the Sony SS-CS5 Speaker System is ideal for home use, as it comes with two bookshelf speakers, each with a compact build and excellent overall audio quality.
What to know before you buy a Sony speaker
Speaker types
Sony speakers vary in size, power and portability, so it’s up to you to decide what suits you. To complete a home theater setup, you’ll need to look for larger speakers and woofers, but bookshelf or standing speakers are suitable if you’re more interested in music listening at home. A Bluetooth speaker is ideal for something more compact that you can throw in a bag and take with you on trips.
Speaker placement and orientation
Placing speakers close to a wall can create an unbalanced sound, so it’s best to keep them at least a few feet away from one. Also, it helps to position stereo standing or bookshelf speakers to face where you’ll be watching TV or listening to music the most.
Some single-unit or Bluetooth speakers don’t have a 360-degree build, meaning the audio quality and volume you experience depends on where you’re positioned and how far away you are.
Bass
Some music and movie genres can be more enjoyable with a speaker delivering deep bass. For example, action movies featuring several explosions can feel more immersive, and music such as hip-hop and reggae sound much more festive.
If you’re looking for powerful bass, you’ll want to look for a speaker with a large woofer driver, or you can bolster standing or bookshelf speakers with a separate subwoofer. In any case, the larger the driver, the more bass it can deliver.
What to look for in a quality Sony speaker
Connectivity
Home speakers usually have wire connectivity options, including optical and auxiliary inputs. Wired connections are the most stable and reproduce the best sound quality. However, most portable speakers and some home speakers offer wireless connectivity options, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and NFC.
IP rating
An IP rating refers to a device’s ability to withstand water and dust before damaging. You can refer to a chart for a full breakdown, but essentially the first digit represents dust protection, and the second indicates water resistance. For example, a Sony speaker with an IP67 rating is entirely shielded from dust and can be immersed in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.
Design
Some Sony speakers are marketed as party speakers, so some have a robust build to protect them from accidental drops and built-in LED lights that can be controlled through a smartphone app.
How much you can expect to spend on a Sony speaker
The larger the speaker, the more expensive, so if you’re looking for something compact or portable, such as Bluetooth or bookshelf speakers, you can expect to pay $100-$250. However, larger home speakers can cost up to $400.
Sony speaker FAQ
Are Sony speakers compatible with voice assistants, such as Alexa or Google Assistant?
A. None of the Sony speakers support hands-free access to voice assistants. However, some speakers have a button that can access voice assistants on connected phones.
Why does the sound on my Bluetooth speaker sound muffled?
A. Many portable Sony speakers are designed with maximum durability, requiring them to be encased in protective material to protect them from dust and moisture. However, naturally, this can affect sound quality to some degree, but it can be enhanced by lowering the bass or boosting the treble.
What’s the best Sony speaker to buy?
Top Sony speaker
What you need to know: These three-driver bookshelf speakers have a compact design and deliver excellent sound quality and impressive bass.
What you’ll love: They offer high-resolution audio and are suitable for listening to music and watching TV. The soundstage is broad, thanks to a 1-inch tweeter that reproduces crisp highs and a woofer that delivers deep bass. Also, they can be paired with other Sony CS speakers and subwoofers.
What you should consider: They have a boxy appearance and aren’t suitable for listening within a 5-foot radius.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Sony speaker for the money
What you need to know: This Bluetooth speaker has a sleek look and is perfect for traveling and outdoor use.
What you’ll love: It has an Extra Bass feature for punchy bass reproduction, and a sound diffusion processor projects sound far. It has a compact cylinder design, a multi-way strap and an IP67 rating. Plus, you can connect an additional speaker for stereo sound and more volume.
What you should consider: The Bluetooth connection can be occasionally unstable, and sometimes it doesn’t automatically pair with previously synced devices.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Sony SRS-XB33 Extra Bass Portable Bluetooth Speaker
What you need to know: This speaker is durable but compact and portable enough to take to the beach, picnics or backyard gatherings.
What you’ll love: It delivers rich bass in Extra Bass mode, and Live Stamina mode emphasizes highs and mids, which is an excellent feature for those who don’t want too much bass. It has an IP67 rating, a built-in microphone for phone calls and two multicolored line lights.
What you should consider: Some users found the sound reproduction mediocre for nonbass-heavy music. Additionally, the battery life is lackluster, lasting less than 24 hours with Extra Bass mode enabled.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which 50-inch TV is best?
Shopping around for a new TV is daunting, especially if you aren’t up to date with the latest trends and technology. Internal components and functions constantly change, and the best TV from five years ago now seems technologically ancient.
But if you have already decided on a size — in this case, a 50-inch model — it should narrow down your choice somewhat. It’s not an easy ride, as you still need to consider the display technology, sound quality and what suits your budget. However, the Samsung 50-Inch QLED Q60B Dual LED Smart TV is an excellent choice.
What to know before you buy a 50-inch TV
Improved display technology
As with most TVs, 50-inch devices use one of several display panel types. Plasma panels have been almost completely phased out, as their quality and visual clarity deteriorate with time. Depending on where and how you’ll use your TV, one newer display panel might be better suited than another.
- LED is an older technology but still highly proficient in delivering good visuals. Each pixel on the display is an LED, which assists in an even spread of illumination for a sharp image.
- QLED is Samsung’s latest technology, and while it works much the same as LED, the light-emitting diodes are much smaller. To produce the colors, each nanoparticle changes color based on its size, adjusting at quantum-level velocities.
- OLED — organic light-emitting diodes — resemble regular LEDs but require less backlighting space and use self-lit pixels. This means the TV’s frame can be super thin while producing crystal clear visuals.
Lesser audio quality
A large TV excels at producing great visuals for a cinematic experience, but unfortunately, that often comes at the expense of the audio. The panels on many modern smart TVs are incredibly thin, which doesn’t leave much room for built-in speakers. The audio quality is usually less than expected, and a good-quality sound bar can make a huge difference.
The price doesn’t set the quality
Many consumers fall into the brand perception trap, where they’d rather buy a well-known brand over something considerably cheaper from a lesser-known company. But in most cases, the internal components are nearly identical, and the higher markup is only for the brand name. For example, LG Display makes panels for many brands, including Sony. Hisense retained its rights to manufacture Toshiba TVs for the next 40 years.
What to look for in a quality 50-inch TV
Enough connections for your gadgets
A good-quality TV has enough connections for all your gadgets. Some affordable TVs might only have two HDMI ports, which won’t be enough if you have a gaming console, a streaming box and a home theater system. It’s recommended that a TV has at least three HDMI ports, a few USB connections, optical audio and an Ethernet port.
Mountable
Large TVs are top-heavy and prone to tipping over with the slightest imbalance in their center of gravity. A great solution is to mount the unit on a wall. Not only does it prevent accidents, but it also looks much better. Most TVs use the common VESA mounting configuration, ensuring that it will fit no matter which bracket brand you buy.
High refresh rate
TVs with a high refresh rate have smoother visuals when displaying fast-moving objects. The refresh rate, also called the frames per second, indicates how quickly the pixels can change color, smoothing out the transitions. A good-quality TV has a refresh rate of 120 hertz or higher for action-packed films, but most video game consoles are only capable of 60Hz.
How much you can expect to spend on a 50-inch TV
The price is dictated by the brand, the display panel used and any additional features. An entry-level 50-inch from Hisense costs $250-$300, but a fully-featured smart TV from Samsung costs $600-$800.
50-inch TV FAQ
What does HDR mean?
A. High dynamic range is a technology that enhances photos’ and videos’ visual brilliance and clarity. It essentially takes several frames in a contrast range and combines them to create an accurate color spectrum. It minimizes the stark contrast between very dark areas and very light colors.
What makes a TV a smart TV?
A. The term smart TV indicates that it connects to the internet so you can download apps or access streaming platforms directly. It also provides the TV with critical software and firmware updates.
What’s the best 50-inch TV to buy?
Top 50-inch TV
Samsung 50-Inch QLED Q60B Dual LED Smart TV
What you need to know: With the accompanying software, this TV automatically tunes the color brilliance and shades for accurate visual reproduction.
What you’ll love: There are three HDMI ports, optical audio out connection, and an Ethernet port for watching streaming content. It is compatible with Amazon and Google’s voice assistant, and the remote is solar-powered.
What you should consider: Some users said the browser to get more apps on the TV is confusing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top 50-inch TV for the money
Hisense A6 Series 50-Inch 4K UHD Smart
What you need to know: This TV uses Hisense’s AI UHD upscaler to improve the visual quality of content lower than a 4K resolution.
What you’ll love: It has Google TV built in that responds to the voice-enabled Google Assistant remote and a game mode for automatic low-latency gaming.
What you should consider: It has a refresh rate of 60 hertz, so you might have smoothing problems with high frame rate content.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Amazon Fire TV 50-Inch Omni Series 4K
What you need to know: Perfect for films and video games, this TV uses HDR and Dolby Digital Plus to improve your experience.
What you’ll love: It has a dedicated hub for Amazon Prime, three HDMI ports, and built-in microphones so you can access Alexa to control your smart gadgets. For connectivity, it has a wireless receiver and an Ethernet port.
What you should consider: It doesn’t support Dolby Vision, but the larger 65-inch and 75-inch Fire TVs do.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TILDEN TWP., Pa. - Crews helped clear out a cement truck that fell over in Tilden Township.
It happened on Hex Highway near Pine Road.
Union Fire Company Number One of Hamburg helped at the scene.
Roads reopened earlier Tuesday evening.
A fire official said the driver had minor injuries and wasn't hospitalized.
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Republican Representative Scott Perry says the FBI has confiscated his cellphone.
Perry said he was approached by three agents while traveling with his family and handed a warrant.
He said they made no attempt to contact his lawyer and that the actions were unnecessary and aggressive.
Perry serves Pennsylvania's 10th District.
This comes just one day after the FBI's raid on Former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington's congressional delegation who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, has conceded her reelection bid after being overtaken in late vote tallies by an intraparty challenger.
Trump had targeted the six-term incumbent and endorsed Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, in the 3rd Congressional District contest. The district is in southwest Washington state, across the border from Portland, Oregon.
Herrera Beutler, who was first elected to the U.S. House in 2010, lead Kent by about 4,700 votes on election night but her lead shrunk throughout last week, and updated returns put Kent ahead and into the No. 2 spot on Monday night.
Once Clark County, the district's largest, updated its tally with most of its remaining votes Tuesday, Kent led by 869 votes and 22.7% of the vote, and Herrera Beutler was in third place with 22.3% of the vote.
Herrera Beutler conceded in an email shortly after the latest update, saying that “since I was first elected to this seat I have done my very best to serve my home region and our country.”
“Though my campaign came up short this time, I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished together for the place where I was raised and still call home,” she wrote, saying that “I’m proud that I always told the truth, stuck to my principles, and did what I knew to be best for our country.”
Under Washington’s primary system, the top two vote getters in each race Aug. 2 advance to the November election, regardless of party. Washington is a vote by mail state, and voters don’t have to declare a party affiliation.
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez had already advanced to the November ballot since she was the top vote getter after the Aug. 2 primary, with 31% of the vote.
According to the secretary of state’s office, the last incumbent member of Congress to lose in a primary in Washington state was Rep. John Miller, who lost to Ralph Horr in 1930.
Because Washington is a vote-by-mail state and ballots just need to be in by Election Day, it often takes days to learn final results in close races as ballots arrive at county election offices throughout the week.
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said Tuesday that the votes in his office took longer to process than usual because a large number of voters held on to their ballots longer than in previous elections. Kimsey said that 92,300 ballots arrived between last Monday and Wednesday, compared to 49,000 over that same three-day period in 2018.
Herrera Beutler has said she has no regrets about her impeachment vote following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — and has stood by her comments made both on the floor and on Twitter afterward — including her revelation that Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told her he spoke with Trump as rioters were storming the Capitol, and that according to McCarthy the president said: ”‘Well, Kevin, I guess these people are more upset about the election than you are.’”
Kent is a regular on conservative cable shows who echoes the former president’s grievances about the 2020 election outcome, and on Steve Bannon’s podcast Monday, Kent criticized the state primary as “not a transparent process” and said that he had to remedy a signature issue with his own ballot that day.
Kimsey, the county's elections official, noted that signature verification is a crucial part of the process that ensures the security and integrity of the state’s vote-by-mail system.
In a statement issued Monday night after Kent pulled ahead, Gluesenkamp Perez pointed to Kent's comments about the state's elections, and said that the 3rd Congressional District race “is going to be a national bellwether for the direction of the country, and for the future of our democracy.”
Of the 10 House Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment, four opted not to run for reelection. Michigan Rep. Peter Meijer was defeated in a primary last week by Trump-endorsed John Gibbs and Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in June. Rep. David Valadao of California — which has an open primary like Washington — survived a primary challenge. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is bracing for defeat in her Aug. 16 primary against a Trump-backed rival.
Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse advanced to the general election in his Washington state primary last week, fending off a Trump-endorsed rival, and will appear on the November ballot with Democratic opponent Doug White.
Cornell Clayton, director of the Thomas S. Foley Institute for Public Policy at Washington State University, noted that the fact that three anti-Newhouse Republican candidates each had double digit percentages helped him survive his primary with just 25% of the vote.
But in the 3rd, where the only serious Republican challengers were Kent and Heidi St. John, “It was close but there wasn’t enough to fracture the anti-incumbent vote on the Republican side.”
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Vermont’s Democratic House member will seek Senate seat
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont voters have chosen U.S. Rep. Peter Welch in the Democratic Party primary Tuesday to replace retiring Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, who has held the seat since 1975 and was the last of Congress’s so-called Watergate babies.
Welch, the state’s lone member of the House of Representatives, easily defeated two little-known candidates to move on to the general election in November. During the years he has been in Congress, Welch has been one of Vermont’s top vote-getters and would be an odds-on favorite to win the general election.
Incumbent Republican Gov. Phil Scott also cruised to a his party’s primary victory, defeating two candidates as he seeks a fourth term. The lone candidate for the Democratic nomination is activist Brenda Siegel, of Newfane. Last fall she spent 27 nights sleeping on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse to highlight the state’s homelessness challenge.
The two leading Republican candidates vying to face off against Welch in the Senate race are Vermont’s former U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan and retired U.S. Army officer Gerald Malloy.
Both believe they can win the seat, although Vermont is considered by many to be one of the most liberal states in the country. No Republican has represented the state in Washington since 2001 when the late Sen. Jim Jeffords left the GOP to become an independent, switching control of the Senate from Republican to Democratic.
Welch’s decision to run for the Senate seat opens up his seat in the House, the first time since 2006 that there have been any openings in Vermont’s three-member congressional delegation. The two leading Democratic candidates are Lt. Gov. Molly Gray and state Senate President Pro Tempore, Becca Balint.
In deep blue Vermont it’s likely the winner of the Democratic House primary will win easily in November, erasing what some consider to be the blot on the liberal state’s reputation of only being represented by white men.
The two share similar policy views. Gray is the centrist candidate supported by the state’s Democratic establishment, including Leahy and former Democratic governors Howard Dean and Madeleine Kunin. Balint has support the progressive wing of the party in Vermont, including the state’s independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, and national progressive leaders such as Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Balint campaigned with Sanders late last month.
The two leading GOP candidates for the U.S. House nomination are Ericka Redic, of Burlington, and Liam Madden, a Marine Corps veteran from Bellows Falls.
Redic says that if elected she would focus on fighting inflation, illegal immigration, drug misuse and government overreach, particularly as it concerns vaccine mandates.
Madden, a non-traditional candidate in the Republican primary, says he’s an independent. He said he had thought of declining the nomination if he wins, until he learned that would allow the party to choose a replacement for the November ballot.
Elected to his first two-year term as governor in 2016, Scott has focused his time in office on making Vermont more affordable and working to attract more people to the state to counter a demographic trend of an aging population with a shrinking workforce and fewer school-age children.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Minus injured All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, the Chicago White Sox fell to rookie Nick Pratto and the Kansas City Royals 4-2 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Anderson is expected to miss six weeks with a tear in the middle finger of his left hand. He was put on the 10-day injured list betwen games of the twinbill.
Anderson was injured on a check swing during his last at-bat on Saturday night at Texas. He will have surgery on Thursday in Chicago.
“Huge blow. He’s one of our All-Stars and one of our leaders,” losing pitcher Lance Lynn said.
Anderson, who is hitting .301 for the playoff-contending White Sox, didn't play while finishing up a two-game suspension for making contact with an umpire.
Pratto homered, doubled and singled. He began the day batting .186 (11 for 59) this season in 19 games. His third homer put the Royals ahead 4-1 in the sixth.
Brady Singer (5-4) allowed one run on five hits in 7 1/3 innings. He struck out six without walking anyone.
Jose Cuas picked up his first career save.
Lynn (2-5) allowed two-run homers by Pratto and Vinnie Pasquantino in six innings.
Josh Harrison hit a solo homer in the Chicago third. Pasquantino homered in the bottom half.
The White Sox threatened in the sixth, getting two-out singles by Luis Robert and Eloy Jimenez. But Singer got Jose Abreu to line out to end the threat.
Yoan Moncada had a sacrifice fly in the ninth for the White Sox.
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Chicago: RHP Davis Martin was recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to serve as the 27th man in the doubleheader.
Kansas City: RHP Jonathan Heasley was recalled as the 27th man for the doubleheader. He was the scheduled starter for the second game of the doubleheader. … RHP Taylor Clarke was placed on 15-day injured list (retroactive to Aug. 8) with a left oblique strain. He was replaced on the roster by Cuas, who was recalled from Triple-A Omaha.
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The White Sox and Royals will continue their four-game series Wednesday night. RHP Johnny Cueto (4-5, 2.91 ERA) will start for Chicago. LHP Kris Bubic (2-6, 5.27 ERA) will get the start for the Royals.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization Tuesday that allows health care providers to change how the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is administered, stretching out the supply amid high demand.The vaccine can now be given to high-risk adults intradermally, meaning between the layers of the skin, rather than subcutaneously, or under the skin, as it has been given up till now. This will allow providers to get five doses out of a standard one-dose vial.The new EUA also allows subcutaneous vaccination in people under 18 who are at high risk of infection."In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf said in a statement. "The FDA quickly explored other scientifically appropriate options to facilitate access to the vaccine for all impacted individuals. By increasing the number of available doses, more individuals who want to be vaccinated against monkeypox will now have the opportunity to do so."The move comes less than a week after the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency, which gives the FDA and other government health agencies more flexibility to fight the spread of the virus.Earlier Tuesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a determination to pave the way for the FDA's move."Last week, I declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency to unlock additional tools that will help us contain and end this outbreak and to signal to the American people that we are taking our response to the next level," Becerra said in a statement. "Today's action will allow FDA to exercise additional authorities that may increase availability of vaccines to prevent monkeypox while continuing to ensure the vaccine meets high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality."As of Monday, the U.S. government has shipped 617,693 doses of Jynneos to states and jurisdictions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that at least 1.5 million people in the U.S. are eligible for monkeypox vaccination.As of Monday evening, the CDC reports 8,934 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.With an intradermal vaccination, "basically, you're staying in the skin; you're not going through the skin," said Dr. Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist at Columbia University.Using a smaller dose with intradermal injection has been done with vaccines for flu and rabies, epidemiologist Dr. Jay Varma told CNN in an email."The skin has special cells that are very good at helping a vaccine stimulate the body's immune system," he wrote.These cells, called dendritic cells, are better able to produce an immune response, Griffin said."They live in the skin, and they're better at teaching the immune system what they need to respond to," he said."If you're able to give the monkeypox vaccine intradermally, you can give a smaller dose. ... They just would need to have some sort of demonstration that you get the same immune response," he said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization Tuesday that allows health care providers to change how the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is administered, stretching out the supply amid high demand.
The vaccine can now be given to high-risk adults intradermally, meaning between the layers of the skin, rather than subcutaneously, or under the skin, as it has been given up till now. This will allow providers to get five doses out of a standard one-dose vial.
The new EUA also allows subcutaneous vaccination in people under 18 who are at high risk of infection.
"In recent weeks the monkeypox virus has continued to spread at a rate that has made it clear our current vaccine supply will not meet the current demand," FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf said in a statement. "The FDA quickly explored other scientifically appropriate options to facilitate access to the vaccine for all impacted individuals. By increasing the number of available doses, more individuals who want to be vaccinated against monkeypox will now have the opportunity to do so."
The move comes less than a week after the Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency, which gives the FDA and other government health agencies more flexibility to fight the spread of the virus.
Earlier Tuesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a determination to pave the way for the FDA's move.
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A pharmacist prepares a dose of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a pop-up vaccination clinic opened today by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health at the West Hollywood Library on August 3, 2022 in West Hollywood, California.
"Last week, I declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency to unlock additional tools that will help us contain and end this outbreak and to signal to the American people that we are taking our response to the next level," Becerra said in a statement. "Today's action will allow FDA to exercise additional authorities that may increase availability of vaccines to prevent monkeypox while continuing to ensure the vaccine meets high standards for safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality."
As of Monday, the U.S. government has shipped 617,693 doses of Jynneos to states and jurisdictions. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that at least 1.5 million people in the U.S. are eligible for monkeypox vaccination.
As of Monday evening, the CDC reports 8,934 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases in 49 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
With an intradermal vaccination, "basically, you're staying in the skin; you're not going through the skin," said Dr. Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist at Columbia University.
Using a smaller dose with intradermal injection has been done with vaccines for flu and rabies, epidemiologist Dr. Jay Varma told CNN in an email.
CNN
The Biden administration is preparing to move forward with a plan to stretch the limited supply of monkeypox vaccine doses that would allow providers to use one-fifth as much per shot, two people familiar with the plans said.
"The skin has special cells that are very good at helping a vaccine stimulate the body's immune system," he wrote.
These cells, called dendritic cells, are better able to produce an immune response, Griffin said.
"They live in the skin, and they're better at teaching the immune system what they need to respond to," he said.
"If you're able to give the monkeypox vaccine intradermally, you can give a smaller dose. ... They just would need to have some sort of demonstration that you get the same immune response," he said. | https://www.koat.com/article/fda-monkeypox-vaccine-stretching-supply-high-demand/40850798 | 2022-08-10T00:56:39Z | https://www.koat.com/article/fda-monkeypox-vaccine-stretching-supply-high-demand/40850798 | true |
Reformative Legislation to End the Life-Long Sentence in the Form of Restitution
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
What: The Ladies of Hope Ministries (The LOHM) is seeking reformative justice regarding restitution and kicking off the #RemissionNow Campaign in partnership with REFORM Alliance. Restitution has created a life sentence for many returning citizens. Remission is a remedy to relieve the burden of restitution. This is the type of clemency that the President of the United States has the power to grant and is rarely used. Since 1945, only 33 remission petitions have been granted according to the Department of Justice (DOJ) website.
Why: Restitution has created a life sentence for many returning citizens. These legal financial obligations can result in a "debtors prison" that continues to shackle women to the system long after they are finished serving a sentence. They are unable to purchase homes, cars, and insurance. This also affects their ability to obtain bank accounts and credit cards—these barriers to reentry cause detrimental financial and psychological effects on them and their families. Many of the women's convictions were based on the mortgage meltdown of 2008. While the banks and executives received bailouts, civil fines, and minor penalties, the government determined that there were billions of dollars of restitution to be paid by these women.
When: The #RemissionNow campaign will kick off with a press conference on August 17, 2022, at 10 AM EST with The LOHM Founder and CEO, Dr. Topeka K. Sam, and Jessica Jackson, a human rights attorney and the Chief Advocacy Officer with Reform Alliance. Syrita Steib, Elise Roper, Ivy Woolf-Turk, Chalana McFarland, Lorie Westerfield, Dr. Jamila T. Davis, and Cassandra Owens, all women affected by millions owed in restitution, years of incarceration, and federal supervision, will be sharing their stories.
The following day, we will host a Lunch and Learn Thursday, August 18, 2022, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM at the Eaton Hotel, located at 1201 K St NW, Washington, DC 20005 where there will be panels discussing restitution and the effects on formerly incarcerated women. Register to attend the panel discussion: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remissionnow-tickets-399334629627
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Press Conference starts at 10 AM EST
Our mission is to empower women and girls to create sustainable lives post-incarceration. We drive change in the social justice movement by connecting them to housing, food, healthcare, living wage employment, entrepreneurship opportunities, education, and advocacy that amplifies the voices of those who have been impacted by the criminal legal system. Learn more at thelohm.org.
The REFORM Alliance is committed to advancing criminal justice reform and eradicating laws and policies that perpetuate injustice in the United States. To achieve that objective, REFORM will pass probation bills at the state level, use media to amplify the need for comprehensive reform and build an inclusive, bi-partisan alliance of leaders who share a vision for ambitiously and efficiently transforming the criminal justice system. Learn more at https://reformalliance.com/
Starling Thomas
starling@thelohm.org
214.978.7088
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