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CINCINNATI — An armed man approached the visitor screening area at the FBI’s Cincinnati office, fled when confronted by agents and later exchanged gunfire with police, authorities said Thursday.
After fleeing the FBI office, the man was chased onto Interstate 71, which was then closed in both directions. The man, wearing body armor, exchanged gunfire with police, according to the Clinton County Emergency Management Agency.
The episode came a day after the FBI director warned against threats circulating online against agents and the Justice Department in the wake of the agency’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
“Violence against law enforcement is not the answer, no matter who you’re upset with,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday in Omaha.
Officials locked down a mile radius near the interstate and urged residents and business owners to lock doors and stay inside.
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Spain proposes 'dose-sparing' for monkeypox vaccine due to low supply and rising cases
Spain wants to give more people lower doses of monkeypox vaccine to save supply
Spain has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for permission to give more people a smaller dose of monkeypox vaccine, an approach known as "dose-sparing" to distribute limited supplies as far as possible, the health ministry said.
The country has the world's second-largest number of monkeypox infections outside the areas where it is endemic.
More than 5,000 cases have been confirmed since May, including two deaths, placing it behind only the United States, which registered 9,492 cases as of Wednesday.
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION DECLARES MONKEYPOX A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
The EMA said on Wednesday it would discuss the possibility of allowing dose-sparing after the United States on Tuesday backed using one vial of the vaccine to administer up to five separate doses - instead of a single dose.
Spain's Health Ministry did not specify how many doses it hoped to obtain from one vial, but Madrid's regional health authority had earlier requested the same scheme as in the United States.
Supplies of Jynneos, the only vaccine approved for the prevention of monkeypox, produced by Denmark-headquartered drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, are scarce. Spain has only received around 12,000 vaccines via a joint European Union-coordinated purchase.
MONKEYPOX: WHAT YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS — AND HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF
The dose-sparing approach has been tried with other vaccines, but evidence is limited on whether it could work for monkeypox.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s real estate company has promised to pay more than $82 million to creditors over an abandoned practice facility project in Rock Hill under a new plan proposed Thursday.
The plan would require approval from courts and creditors. The development of the Panthers’ state-of-the-art $800 million practice facility — which would have served as the team’s new headquarters — fell apart after highly-publicized disputes between Tepper and the City of Rock Hill and York County.
GT Real Estate Holdings, a Delaware limited liability company, announced it has filed a comprehensive plan of reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Under the terms of the plan, GTRE would resolve claims by paying $60.5 million in cash funded into a settlement trust for the benefit of contractors, subcontractors and general unsecured creditors, $21.1 million to York County and $20 million or more to the City of Rock Hill.
DT Sports Holding, LLC, a Tepper entity, previously funded $20 million in debtor-in-possession financing.
Tepper’s real estate company, GTRE, filled for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 2. York County announced a few days later it was suing Tepper for at least $21 million.
Among Tepper’s companies named in the York County lawsuit are DT Sports Holding, LLC, Appaloosa Management LP and Tepper Sports Holding, Inc. York County officials previously said they filed the lawsuit to protect the county and its taxpayers and recover damages caused by the defendants.
The complaint said Tepper and his companies took $21 million from a special penny sales tax intended to expand a road in York County and used the money for what the county’s lawyers called a “failed vanity project.”
Tepper is one of the NFL’s richest owners. He invested more than $175 million into the half-built practice facility, which is located about 25 miles south of the team’s current downtown stadium and headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, before construction shut down.
“This plan reflects GTRE’s promise to expeditiously resolve all claims and make payments to its creditors, including to York County and the City of Rock Hill,” according to a statement released by GT Real Estate Holdings. “GTRE now has a clear path to emerge from bankruptcy made possible by substantial commitments from DT Sports Holding, which has made available to GTRE more than $82 million in cash in an effort to bring this process to an orderly and equitable conclusion.
“GTRE believes that the plan is in the best interests of its creditors and anticipates that a hearing to consider approval of the plan will occur in October of this year.”
The Associated Press has reached out to officials for the City of Rock Hill and York County, but neither have responded to the proposed plan.
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The prisoners at the penal colony in St. Petersburg were expecting a visit by officials, thinking it would be some sort of inspection. Instead, men in uniform arrived and offered them amnesty — if they agreed to fight alongside the Russian army in Ukraine.
Over the following days, about a dozen or so left the prison, according to a woman whose boyfriend is serving a sentence there. Speaking on condition of anonymity because she feared reprisals, she said her boyfriend wasn’t among the volunteers, although with years left on his sentence, he “couldn’t not think about it.”
As Russia continues to suffer losses in its invasion of Ukraine, now nearing its sixth month, the Kremlin has refused to announce a full-blown mobilization — a move that could be very unpopular for President Vladimir Putin. That has led instead to a covert recruitment effort that includes using prisoners to make up the manpower shortage.
This also is happening amid reports that hundreds of Russian soldiers are refusing to fight and trying to quit the military.
“We’re seeing a huge outflow of people who want to leave the war zone — those who have been serving for a long time and those who have signed a contract just recently,” said Alexei Tabalov, a lawyer who runs the Conscript’s School legal aid group.
The group has seen an influx of requests from men who want to terminate their contracts, “and I personally get the impression that everyone who can is ready to run away,” Tabalov said in an interview with The Associated Press. “And the Defense Ministry is digging deep to find those it can persuade to serve.”
Although the Defense Ministry denies that any “mobilization activities” are taking place, authorities seem to be pulling out all the stops to bolster enlistment. Billboards and public transit ads in various regions proclaim, “This is The Job,” urging men to join the professional army. Authorities have set up mobile recruiting centers in some cities, including one at the site of a half marathon in Siberia in May.
Regional administrations are forming “volunteer battalions” that are promoted on state television. The business daily Kommersant counted at least 40 such entities in 20 regions, with officials promising volunteers monthly salaries ranging from the equivalent of $2,150 to nearly $5,500, plus bonuses.
The AP saw thousands of openings on job search websites for various military specialists.
The British military said this week that Russia had formed a major new ground force called the 3rd Army Corps from “volunteer battalions,” seeking men up to age 50 and requiring only a middle-school education, while offering “lucrative cash bonuses” once they are deployed to Ukraine.
But complaints also are surfacing in the media that some aren’t getting their promised payments, although those reports can’t be independently verified.
In early August, Tabalov said he began receiving multiple requests for legal help from reservists who have been ordered to take part in a two-month training in areas near the border with Ukraine.
The recruitment of prisoners has been going on in recent weeks in as many as seven regions, said Vladimir Osechkin, founder of the Gulagu.net prisoner rights group, citing inmates and their relatives that his group had contacted.
It’s not the first time that authorities have used such a tactic, with the Soviet Union employing “prisoner battalions” during World War II.
Nor is Russia alone. Early in the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy promised amnesty to military veterans behind bars if they volunteered to fight, although it remains unclear if anything came out of it.
In the current circumstances, Osechkin said, it isn’t the Defense Ministry that’s recruiting prisoners — instead, it was Russia’s shadowy private military force, the Wagner Group.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, an entrepreneur known as “Putin’s chef” because of his catering contracts with the Kremlin and reportedly Wagner’s manager and financier, brushed aside reports that he personally visited prisons to recruit convicts, in a written statement released by his representatives this month. Prigozhin, in fact, denies he has any ties to Wagner, which reportedly has sent military contractors to places like Syria and sub-Saharan Africa.
According to Osechkin, prisoners with military or law enforcement experience were initially offered to go to Ukraine, but that later was extended to inmates with varying backgrounds. He estimated that as of late July, about 1,500 might have applied, lured by promises of big salaries and eventual pardons.
Now, he added, many of those volunteers — or their families — are contacting him and seeking to get out of their commitments, telling him: “I really don’t want to go.”
According to the woman whose boyfriend is serving his sentence at the penal colony in St. Petersburg, the offers to leave the prison are “a glimmer of hope” for freedom. But she said he told her that of 11 volunteers, eight died in Ukraine. She added that one of the volunteers expressed regret for his decision and doesn’t believe he will return alive.
Her account couldn’t be independently verified, but was in line with multiple reports by independent Russian media and human rights groups.
According to those groups and military lawyers, some soldiers and law enforcement officers have refused deployment to Ukraine or are trying to return home after a few weeks or months of fighting.
Media reports about some troops refusing to fight in Ukraine started surfacing in the spring, but rights groups and lawyers only began talking about the number of refusals reaching the hundreds last month.
In mid-July, the Free Buryatia Foundation reported that about 150 men were able to terminate their contracts with the Defense Ministry and returned from Ukraine to Buryatia, a region in eastern Siberia that borders Mongolia.
Some of the servicemen are facing repercussions. Tabalov, the legal aid lawyer, said about 80 other soldiers who sought to nullify their contracts were detained in the Russian-controlled town of Bryanka in the Luhansk region of eastern Ukraine, according to their relatives. Last week, he said that the Bryanka detention center was shut down because of the media attention.
But the parent of one officer who was detained after trying to get out of his contract told the AP this week that some are still being detained elsewhere in the region. The parent asked not to be identified out of safety concerns.
Tabalov said a serviceman can terminate his contract for a compelling reason — normally not difficult — although the decision is usually up to his commander. But he added: “In the conditions of hostilities, not a single commander would acknowledge anything like that, because where would they find people to fight?”
Alexandra Garmazhapova, head of the Free Buryatia Foundation, told the AP that soldiers and their relatives complain of commanders tearing up termination notices and threatening “refuseniks” with prosecution. As of late July, the foundation said it had received hundreds of requests from soldiers seeking to end their contracts.
“I’m getting messages every day,” Garmazhapova said.
Tabalov said some soldiers complain that they were deceived about where they were going and didn’t expect to end up in a war zone, while others are exhausted from fighting and unable to continue.
Rarely, if at all, did they appear motivated by antiwar convictions, the lawyer said.
Russia will continue to face problems with soldiers refusing to fight, military analyst Michael Kofman said, but one shouldn’t underestimate Russia’s ability to “muddle through … with half-measures.”
“They’re going to have a lot of people who are quitting or have people who basically don’t want to deploy,” said Kofman, director of the Virginia-based Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses, on a recent podcast. “And they’ve employed a lot of measures to try to keep people in line. But ultimately, there’s not that much that they can do.”
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New IDC MarketScape finds that, in the fight against fraud and financial crime, SAS' end-to-end solutions help enterprises expertly balance between model accuracy and explainability
CARY, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS was recently named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47457622, July 2022). The report offers IDC MarketScape's first-ever comparative analysis of the banking industry's top financial crime management solutions powered by AI. It includes SAS and eight other vendors – all offering standalone AI applications to prevent and detect fraud and anti-money laundering (AML).
"Only a more holistic, AI-based and real time approach to fighting fraud and financial crime can deliver the agility banks need to keep ahead of the ever-changing and increasingly sophisticated threats that define today's risk landscape," said Ritu Jyoti, group vice president, artificial intelligence and automation market research and advisory services IDC. "SAS has proven itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered solution innovation, offering an end-to-end solution that enables financial services organizations to combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing across channels and business lines – all from a single, enterprise-wide platform."
Responsible AI: "emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI," according to IDC
The IDC MarketScape report defines responsible AI as a framework for fostering an organization's trust in its AI solutions, underpinned by five foundational pillars: fairness, explainability, robustness, lineage, and transparency. "Responsible AI is emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI, and businesses must take a proactive stance," the report advises.
SAS' dedication to responsible innovation is a company guide star, coordinated by the cross-functional SAS Data Ethics Practice.
"Best-in-class platforms must be trustworthy to achieve long-term effectiveness and resilience," said Reggie Townsend, Director of the SAS Data Ethics Practice. "A financial institution's ability to identify and alert for suspicious behavior must be fairly distributed, transparent for auditing and explainable to those affected if their decisions are to be trusted."
SAS simplifies data integration, enables robust modeling and real time monitoring
The IDC MarketScape's analysis, based on vendor interviews, end-user feedback, and publicly available information, found that the simplicity of SAS' data integration capabilities on a single platform allows financial institutions "to create a more accurate predictive model tuned to an organization's needs" and "gives enterprises the flexibility to scale up or out as their business changes and respond faster to new threats as they arise."
"Embedded machine learning methods detect and adapt to changing behavior patterns, resulting in more effective, robust models," the analysis states. "Key technology components let enterprises easily spot anomalies for each customer. In-memory processing delivers high-throughput, low-latency response times – even in high-volume environments – enabling enterprises to score 100% of transactions in real time."
In extolling SAS' strengths, the report notes, "SAS has achieved a strong strategy functionality and offering, growth, and capabilities in trustworthy and ethical AI and customer satisfaction," adding that "customers liked that SAS has the tools to help balance between accuracy and explainability of the machine learning models."
The IDC MarketScape analysis also recognizes SAS' future-forward AML and fraud software development: "SAS' business priorities include enhanced supervised learning, visualization, and increased integration, all of which will help improve financial institutions' ability to fight financial crime with superior efficiency and accuracy."
A competitive edge
Responsible AI-based fraud and financial crimes management is about more than improving detection rates and reducing false positives. Industry leaders have come to recognize it as the lynchpin to wider enterprise decisioning that can help financial firms differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive sector.
"The explosive acceleration of digital banking and payments has made AI and machine learning table stakes in detecting fraud and suspicious activity while nimbly adapting to swiftly shifting risks," said Stu Bradley, Senior Vice President of Fraud and Security Intelligence at SAS. "Those that approach such innovation responsibly can help bridge operational silos, boost efficiency, fuel product and service innovation, and optimize experience across the customer journey. All while, most importantly, promoting trust in technology and automation."
Discover why other analysts also consider SAS a fraud and AML technology leader by visiting SAS online.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
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WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Investment Partners ("Sterling"), a Westport, Connecticut-based leading middle market private equity firm investing in distribution and business services companies, is pleased to announce that Dan Yu has been promoted to Principal on the investment team.
Dan originally joined Sterling in 2013 as an Associate and returned in 2017 after receiving an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is involved in all aspects of the firm's investment activities, including analyzing and executing transactions and working with management teams to enhance each portfolio company's franchise value. Dan serves on the Board of Directors of AIMS Companies, Belnick, Camp, Kendall, and formerly on the board of All My Sons.
All of the Partners at Sterling are pleased to recognize Dan's accomplishments and contributions to the firm and enthusiastically support Dan's promotion.
Prior to joining Sterling, Dan held positions at Corinthian Capital and the M&A Investment Banking Group at Wells Fargo Securities.
Sterling Investment Partners is a private equity firm that has been investing in and building middle-market companies for over 30 years with a highly-experienced, cohesive team of senior investment professionals. Sterling focuses on value-added distribution and business services, acquiring businesses that the firm believes have strong, sustainable competitive advantages and significant opportunities for value creation. Over its history, Sterling has completed more than 200 transactions, representing approximately $25 billion in aggregate value. www.sterlinglp.com.
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CHICAGO — After weeks of backlash over plans to host a drag show brunch, Uprising Bakery and Cafe outside of Chicago, Illinois, is back in action.
"So essentially, we wanted to start hosting more events and diversify our events, so we booked a drag show to be here at our bakery and café," owner Corrina Sac said.
After posting plans for the event in early July, Sac says the business began receiving a wave of hateful comments on social media.
"Literally overnight, I woke up, and there were hundreds and hundreds of fake bad reviews, negative comments, emails, comments, voicemails, anything that you can imagine," Sac said. "It was just hateful. Talking about how we're pedophiles, how we are groomers, how we are all different kinds of stuff."
Those threats turned into an attack on the Illinois bakery.
"The night before the event, leading into the morning of the event, someone came and broke three of our windows, our employee entrance door, and then spray painted a bunch of horrible things on the side of our building," Sac said.
Days after the attack, Sac says she was working to reschedule the drag show when she was informed by the village of Lake in the Hills that her business wasn't allowed to host any events at all because she didn't have the right permits.
"It was just very coincidental, right after a hate crime was committed against us, right after the drag show, which was extremely controversial, and now the village and our landlord are saying, 'No, you can't have events,'" Sac said. "It was just too slippery."
Ultimately, Sac says she and her legal team were able to reach an agreement with the village, but the journey hasn't been easy.
"Honestly, I think it's a mixture of fear, [discomfort] and lack of education," Sac said. "A lot of people, if it makes them uncomfortable, they are afraid of it."
In suburban Chicago, the drag show was rescheduled, but the incident illustrates a conflict playing out around the U.S.
From Florida to Texas, some Republican lawmakers condemn events in businesses and public places incorporating drag shows where minors are present.
"Targeting these kids with all this stuff — it used to be kids would be off-limits, used to be everybody agreed with that, and now it just seems like there's a concerted effort to be exposing kids," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
DeSantis recently filed a complaint against a restaurant in Miami after a video showed children in attendance at a drag show being hosted there. The complaint argues that the restaurant violated the state's public nuisance law.
Other lawmakers in Florida, including state Rep. Anthony Sabatini, are now proposing legislation that could charge parents with a felony and terminate their parental rights if they bring their child to drag shows.
Meanwhile, in Texas, state Rep. Bryan Slaton has announced plans to file a bill that would ban drag shows in the presence of minors in Texas.
In New York, Drag Story Hour NYC says it puts on programs at schools, libraries, and festivals as a way to celebrate gender diversity, build empathy and give kids confidence to express themselves.
But a $200,000 city contract with the group led New York City council member Vickie Paladino to object, saying while adults have a right to embrace their sexuality, events such as Drag Story Hour encourage what she called "gender radicalism" in kids.
The issue isn't just a U.S. one; in the U.K., a Story Hour hosted by drag queen Aida H. Dee was stormed by protesters who said the event was inappropriate for children. For future events, organizers devised a plan to keep the detractors away.
Back in Illinois, Sac finally held her show without interruption.
"It's not our job as LGBTQ people to educate, but if some of us are comfortable doing it, then we should take it upon ourselves to do it — that way, we can help solve the problem," Sac said.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were:
07-13-16-23-34
(seven, thirteen, sixteen, twenty-three, thirty-four)
Estimated jackpot: $550,000
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were:
07-13-16-23-34
(seven, thirteen, sixteen, twenty-three, thirty-four)
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Dads are real life superheroes. It's because *** father's love is something you just can't explain today on stitch. We're sharing stories from across the country of fathers and how they express their love and compassion. I'm Jared Hill, follow us to Louisiana, south Carolina Maryland and Iowa to see what ties us together.
Stitch: A Father's Love
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The impact of a dad is undeniable. In this episode of Stitch, we are sharing stories from fathers across the country about how they express their love and compassion.Watch the full episode of "Stitch: Hidden Histories" on the Very Local app or on the Very Local YouTube page.Very Local is your best source for shows about local communities, bringing you 24/7 access to news from your trusted local news source, weather updates, and more. Very Local also brings you fresh, untold stories from your very own city and communities like yours, with exclusive original shows and local stories specific to where you live. Get the channel to stream Very Local FREE on Roku or Amazon Fire TV.Follow Very Local on Facebook and @VeryLocal on Instagram for more.
The impact of a dad is undeniable.
In this episode of Stitch, we are sharing stories from fathers across the country about how they express their love and compassion.
Watch the full episode of "Stitch: Hidden Histories" on the Very Local app or on the Very Local YouTube page.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
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RAMALLAH, Palestine , Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arab Palestinian Investment Company (APIC) Chairman and CEO Tarek Aggad announced that APIC achieved net profits from continuing operations of USD 20.4 million in the first half of 2022, versus USD 16.9 million for the same period of 2021, a growth of 20.8% year on year. Net profits in the first half of 2022, amounted to USD 20.4 million, versus USD 21.2 million for the same period of last year, a decline of 4% year on year since the results of the first half of 2021 included one-time non-operational profits of USD 4.67 million resulting from the selling of APIC's entire stake in Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers Company (Bravo).
Net profits attributed to APIC shareholders in the first half of 2022 reached USD 18.3 million. Total revenues grew by 6.5% year on year and amounted to USD 551.2 million in the first half of 2022. Operational profits grew by 13.5%, reaching USD 30.7 million. Total assets increased by 12.5% compared to 2021's closing and reached USD 695.3 million in the first half of 2022, while net equity attributed to APIC shareholders increased by 7% and amounted to USD 174.7 million.
The distribution of USD 18 million in dividends to APIC shareholders
Aggad added that APIC distributed seven million in bonus shares to its shareholders, representing around 6.67% at par, noting that APIC's paid-in capital became USD 112 million following this distribution. APIC also distributed USD 11 million as cash dividends, representing around 10.47% at par. Accordingly, the total dividend payout amounted to USD 18 million, representing around 17.14%.
About APIC
APIC is a foreign public shareholding investment holding company listed on the Palestine Exchange (PEX: APIC). It holds diversified investments across the manufacturing, trade, distribution and service sectors in Palestine, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Turkey through its subsidiaries: Siniora Food Industries Company; Unipal General Trading Company; Palestine Automobile Company; Medical Supplies and Services Company; National Aluminum and Profiles Company (NAPCO); Sky Advertising and Public Relations and Event Management Company; Arab Leasing Company and Arab Palestinian Storage and Cooling Company, employing around 3000 people through its group of subsidiaries. More information: www.apic.ps
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Hundreds of Guatemalans set out from various points of the capital Thursday to protest alleged corruption by a deeply unpopular government, the high cost of living and attacks on freedom of expression.
University students, faculty and other employees marched from the campus of the capital’s only public university carrying signs demanding that the corrupt get out. “If there is no justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government!” read one.
President Alejandro Giammattei is under fire for his reappointment of Attorney General Consuelo Porras, who has been criticized by the United States government and others for blocking corruption investigations and instead pursuing the prosecutors and judges who used to carry them out.
Most recently, her office arrested award-winning journalist José Rubén Zamora whose El Periodico newspaper has a reputation for corruption investigations, including against Giammattei.
Marchers were headed for Guatemala City’s historic downtown and the seat of power.
Leaders of Guatemala’s Indigenous population joined Thursday’s march as well, warning that the rising cost of living in the country was harming the people.
Enrique Saquic, an Indigenous leader from Santa Lucia Utatlán, said “they are strangling us, our brothers, our people are those who are suffering all this high cost of living.”
He also noted that the co-optation of the justice system had left Guatemalans defenseless.
Daniel Pascual, leader of the Committee of Farmer Unity, said the cost of living “means an increase in hunger for the poor.”
“The corruption in the end is the stealing of money from the people and those who pay taxes are the poor and middle class, because the rich don’t contribute equitably to the country,” Pascual said.
The United States has sanctioned Porras and included her and others on a list of corrupt actors in Guatemala who pose a threat to democracy. Giammattei however has stood by her, reappointing her to a second four-year term earlier this year. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Guatemalans-march-in-protest-of-corruption-cost-17367169.php | 2022-08-11T18:12:04Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Guatemalans-march-in-protest-of-corruption-cost-17367169.php | true |
Further litigation planned against SEGI'S CEO Edward A. Sylvan; SEGI Directors
DUBAI, UAE and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 3, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young entered a default judgment for $2,522,525.26 in favor of All N Sports Services, LLC d/b/a Core Sports against Sycamore Entertainment Group, Inc.
The lawsuit arose out of SEGI's failure to pay a licensing fee for a boxing match held in Dubai in March 2022. Billed 'The Heaviest Boxing Match In History,' the fight was between Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson, two former winners of the World's Strongest Man contest. SEGI live-streamed the fight but, absent a nominal payment of $11,500, failed to pay Core Sports its contractually-agreed $2.5 million license fee. In April 2022, SEGI's Chief Executive Officer Edward A. Sylvan sent Core Sports a wire transfer confirmation for $1.5 million, promising that payment was imminent. That wire confirmation is now known to be fabricated, and was presumably sent to deceive Core Sports into believing that SEGI intended to honor its obligations.
Commenting on the judgment, Core Sports' Chief Executive Officer Don Idrees said: "Core Sports delivered fully on its obligations to SEGI, as did all of the hard-working vendors involved in the fight, except for SEGI itself. While we are happy that the court has entered judgment against SEGI, this particular fight has only just started. We are now investigating claim against SEGI's officers and directors, as well as individuals and entities that we believe help SEGI to shield its assets."
Core Sports' litigation attorney, Steven A. Heath of Los Angeles, California-based Heath Steinbeck, LLP stated: "The court's entry of judgment on claims including fraud and breach of contract confirms what everyone in the industry already suspected - Edward Sylvan is unfit to run a lemonade stand, let alone a publicly-traded company. After filing this lawsuit on June 2, 2022, we quickly obtained bank records indicating that SEGI uses a separate company, Silau LLC, to receive and disburse its cash. We are reviewing closely this arrangement, with a view to bringing further litigation against SEGI's officers, directors, and advisors, as well as Silau, LLC itself."
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Fire takes hold in Great Witley field destroying cars
A large fire that broke out in a field spread to neighbouring gardens and destroyed three cars.
The blaze took hold in a field next to the A443 near Great Witley, Worcestershire.
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Mavericks Sign Forward Luke Morgan
August 11, 2022 - ECHL (ECHL) - Kansas City Mavericks News Release
INDEPENDENCE, MO. - The Kansas City Mavericks have signed forward Luke Morgan.
Morgan, a 24-year-old forward from Brighton, Michigan will be joining the Mavericks for the 2022-23 season. Morgan played for the University of Michigan from 2018-22. During his time as a wolverine, he recorded 44 points on 16 goals and 28 assists in 137 games played. Most recently in his senior season, Morgan played 39 games, recording 11 points on four goals and seven assists. Before his time at Michigan, Morgan played at Lake Superior State University in 2016-17 where he recorded 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists in 36 games.
"Morgan hits hard, plays hard, competes hard and has a great engine," said Mavericks Head Coach and General Manager, Tad O'Had. "Luke was a strong player at the University of Michigan and we believe he could be an even better pro."
"Luke comes to us from one of the top NCAA programs in the country," said Mavericks Assistant Coach, Riley Weselowski. "Being slotted behind a lot of NHL caliber players, he was mostly relied upon as a shutdown forward at Michigan, but we see a ton of potential for him to break out offensively as a pro. His compete level is off the charts and his coaches all raved about his character and will to win."
The Kansas City Mavericks return to the ice this fall for their 14th season. The Mavericks will open the 2022-23 regular season against the Tulsa Oilers on Saturday, October 22 at 7:05 p.m. at Cable Dahmer Arena. To purchase season tickets, visit kcmavericks.com or call 816-252-7825.
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- Ascent receives a bolder look with redesigned front and rear elements
- EyeSight® Driver Assist Technology with Wide-Angle Mono Camera
- Wireless Apple CarPlay® and wireless Android Auto™ are standard
- New Surround View Camera featuring a 360-degree overhead view available
- Standard SUBARU STARLINK® 11.6-inch Multimedia Plus system
- Debut of new Onyx Edition Limited trim level
- Starting price of $33,895
CAMDEN, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America Inc. today announced pricing on the 2023 Ascent 3-row SUV with updated exterior styling as well as new safety and in-vehicle technologies. Also new for 2023, the Onyx Edition Limited debuts with a comprehensive list of features.
Available in six trim levels – Base, Premium, Onyx Edition, Onyx Edition Limited, Limited, and Touring – the 2023 Ascent arrives in Subaru retailers this winter.
With a starting price of $33,895, the 2023 Ascent receives a bolder look from a new front fascia incorporating a more prominent grille; redesigned LED headlights; and a more aggressive front bumper cover. The new front bumper cover features new lower-edge air ducts to improve aerodynamic flow under the vehicle. At the back of the vehicle, updated Konoji (C-shaped) taillights further exemplify the SUV's fresh look for 2023.
The 2023 Ascent comes standard with the latest version of EyeSight Driver Assist Technology. The enhanced system operates more smoothly and under a greater range of conditions. These improvements are thanks to a wider field of view, updated control software, and the addition of an electric brake booster. Also standard across the model line is a new Wide-Angle Mono Camera that works together with the EyeSight System's stereo cameras.
Models equipped with Blind-Spot Detection with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert now include Automatic Emergency Steering, a new safety feature that works in conjunction with the EyeSight Pre-Collision Braking to help steer the vehicle to avoid a collision when travelling at speeds under 50 mph.
New Cabin Connect amplifies the driver's voice to the third-row occupants, improving communication inside the vehicle. The new convenience feature is available on trim levels equipped with Harman Kardon® QuantumLogic™ surround sound speaker system.
For enhanced all-around situational awareness while parking, an available Surround View Monitor offers a 360-degree overhead view of the vehicle. The new system uses images from four vehicle cameras and combines them to create a single image for a bird's-eye view of the area around the entire vehicle.
The Onyx Edition(s), Limited, and Touring come standard dual-function X-MODE® with Hill Descent Control. X-MODE functions include SNOW/DIRT and DEEP SNOW/MUD settings to optimize all-wheel drive performance for difficult weather or road conditions.
The 2023 Ascent 3-row SUV includes an extensive roster of standard amenities including Steering Responsive LED headlights with High Beam Assist; Seat Belt Reminder for every seat; front tri-zone and rear automatic climate control; automatic power door locks; power windows and side mirrors; security system with engine immobilizer; rear vision camera; USB-A and USB-C input/charge ports in front center console; USB-A and USB-C charge ports in rear center console; dual USB-A input/charge ports in third row; 19 cupholders; raised roof rails; and 18-inch aluminum-alloy wheels.
New for 2023, the SUBARU STARLINK 11.6-inch Multimedia Plus system is standard across the model line. The 11.6-inch center information display offers a high-definition touchscreen for multimedia, climate control, X-MODE, and vehicle configuration settings. The multimedia system includes wireless Apple CarPlay; wireless Android Auto; AM/FM/HD Radio; Bluetooth hands-free phone, text, and audio streaming connectivity; rear vision camera; and SiriusXM® and SiriusXM Travel Link® (4-month free Platinum subscription).
Equipped with a standard 2.4-liter turbocharged BOXER engine, the Ascent produces 260 horsepower and 277 lb.-ft. of torque. The BOXER engine is paired with a high-torque Lineartronic® CVT (continuously variable transmission) featuring an 8-speed manual mode function and steering wheel paddle shifters to give the driver added control. This powertrain allows up to 5,000-lb.towing capacity with standard Trailer Stability Assist.
All trim levels come standard with legendary Subaru Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and X-MODE® with Hill Descent Control for exceptional all-weather and trail-driving capability. The Ascent is an efficient SUV, with 20 city/26 highway MPG EPA-rated fuel economy for models with 18-inch wheels, delivering a range of over 500 miles on a single tank. Ascent models equipped with 20-inch wheels achieve 19 city/25 highway MPG EPA-rated fuel economy.
Priced from $36,495, the Premium trim includes all standard equipment from the Base and adds Blind-Spot Detection with Lane Change Assist and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert; body-color side mirrors; rear window privacy glass; 8-way power driver seat; leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift lever handle; and second-row independent Automatic Climate Control; and the All-Weather Package.
The Ascent Premium is offered in either 7- or 8-passenger configurations. The SUBARU STARLINK Connected Services and Wi-Fi hotspot are available with subscription on Premium and higher trim levels.
A $1,460 convenience package for Premium with 8-passenger seating includes Keyless Access with Push-Button Start; Power Rear Gate; Reverse Automatic Braking; and Auto-Dimming Mirror with HomeLink®. These features are standard on Premium with 7-passenger seating.
The Onyx Edition is priced at $41,295 and equipped with exclusive black-finish exterior elements, badging, and 20-inch alloy wheels. On the inside, the seats are wrapped in Subaru StarTex® water-repellant material for durability and easy clean up.
The Onyx Edition builds upon the 7-passenger Premium trim and adds standard convenience features including Dual-function X-MODE; Heated Steering Wheel (360-degree); LED fog lights; panoramic moonroof; and cargo cover.
Priced at $46,295, The Onyx Edition Limited comes equipped with new Surround View Monitor System for better situational awareness when parking. Additional features that build on the Onyx Edition include the 11.6-inch SUBARU STARLINK Multimedia Navigation system; DriverFocus® Distraction Mitigation System; 12-way power driver's seat with 4-way power lumbar and two-position memory; adjustable driver's seat cushion extension; 4-way power front passenger seat; second row outboard heated seat positions; second row sunshades; and exterior power mirrors with 2-position memory synchronized with driver's seat position memory. Standard dual USB-A input/charge ports are included in the third row, bringing the total number of ports to six.
Starting at $41,595, the well-equipped Limited includes all Premium features and adds Reverse Automatic Braking; Keyless Access with Push-Button Start; DriverFocus; LED fog lights; Dual-Function X-Mode; and Power Rear Gate.
Additional standard features include a 12-way power driver's seat with 4-way power lumbar and two-position memory; adjustable driver's seat cushion extension; 4-way power front passenger seat; second row outboard heated seat positions; second row sunshades; and exterior power mirrors with 2-position memory synchronized with driver's seat position memory. For added convenience, the third row comes equipped with dual USB-A input/charge ports.
Externally, the Limited is distinguished by LED fog lights; lower door cladding with chrome accents; body-color side mirrors with integrated turn signals; and 20-inch aluminum-alloy wheels in dark gray with machine finish. The Limited is available in either 7- or 8-passenger configurations.
An option package that includes Cabin Connect; Surround View Monitor; STARLINK 11.6-inch Multimedia Navigation system; Harman Kardon® QuantumLogic™ surround sound system with 14 speakers; panoramic moonroof; and retractable cargo cover is available for $3,550.
Priced at $48,195, the top-of-the-line Ascent Touring is equipped with all the features of the Limited and adds an exclusive high gloss black grille; chrome door handles; and satin chrome power-folding exterior mirrors with integrated turn signals. The unique interior includes woodgrain-pattern matte finish accent trim and Java Brown perforated leather-trimmed upholstery with tan stitching. Also available on select exterior colors, is Slate Black perforated leather-trimmed upholstery with silver stitching. Three-mode ventilated driver and front passenger seats are also standard on Touring.
The Touring adds new Cabin Connect and Surround View Monitor along with 11.6-inch Multimedia Navigation system; Harman Kardon QuantumLogic surround sound system with 14 speakers; Panoramic Moonroof; Rain-Sensing Wipers; 180-degree front-view camera; and retractable cargo cover.
The Ascent is built at Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA), a Zero-Landfill Facility in Lafayette, Indiana, along with the Impreza, Legacy, and Outback.
About Subaru of America, Inc.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $270 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 78,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do.
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Trump’s bond with GOP deepens after primary wins, FBI search
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s pick for governor in the swing state of Wisconsin easily defeated a favorite of the Republican establishment.
In Connecticut, the state that launched the Bush family and its brand of compassionate conservatism, a fiery Senate contender who promoted Trump’s election lies upset the state GOP’s endorsed candidate. Meanwhile in Washington, Republicans ranging from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defended Trump against an unprecedented FBI search.
And that was just this week.
The rapid developments crystalized the former president’s singular status atop a party he has spent the past seven years breaking down and rebuilding in his image. Facing mounting legal vulnerabilities and considering another presidential run, he needs support from the party to maintain his political career. But, whether they like it or not, many in the party also need Trump, whose endorsement has proven crucial for those seeking to advance to the November ballot.
“For a pretty good stretch, it felt like the Trump movement was losing more ground than it was gaining,” said Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who is urging his party to move past Trump. But now, he said, Trump is benefiting from “an incredibly swift tail wind.”
The Republican response to the FBI’s search of Trump’s Florida estate this week was an especially stark example of how the party is keeping Trump nearby. Some of the Republicans considering challenges to Trump in a 2024 presidential primary, such as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, were among those defending him. Even long-established Trump critics like Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan questioned the search, pressing for details about its circumstances.
But even before the FBI showed up at Mar-a-Lago, Trump was gaining momentum in his post-presidential effort to shape the GOP. In all, nearly 180 Trump-endorsed candidates up and down the ballot have won their primaries since May while fewer than 20 have lost.
Only two of the 10 House Republicans who supported Trump’s impeachment after the Jan. 6 insurrection are expected back in Congress next year. Rep. Jaime Herrera-Beutler, R-Wash., who conceded defeat after her Tuesday primary, was the latest to fall. Leading Trump antagonist Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is at risk of joining her next week.
The Trump victories include a clean sweep of statewide primary elections in Arizona last week — including an election denier in the race for the state’s chief elections official. Trump’s allies also prevailed Tuesday across Wisconsin and Connecticut, a state long known for its moderate Republican leanings.
In Wisconsin’s Republican primary for governor, wealthy Trump-backed businessman Tim Michels defeated former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, an establishment favorite. And in Connecticut, Leora Levy, who promoted Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen, surged to an unexpected victory over a more moderate rival after earning Trump’s official endorsement.
On Monday, just hours after the FBI search, Trump hosted a tele-town hall rally on her behalf. Levy thanked Trump in her acceptance speech, while railing against the FBI’s search.
“All of us can tell him how upset and offended and disgusted we were at what happened to him,” she said. “That is un-American. That is what they do in Cuba, in China, in dictatorships. And that will stop.”
Despite his recent dominance, Trump — and the Republicans close to him — face political and legal threats that could undermine their momentum as the GOP fights for control of Congress and statehouses across the nation this fall.
While Trump’s picks have notched notable victories in primaries this summer, they may struggle in the fall. That’s especially true in several governor’s races in Democratic-leaning states such as Connecticut and Maryland, where GOP candidates must track to the center to win a general election.
Meanwhile, several Republicans with White House ambitions are moving forward with a busy travel schedule that will take them to politically important states where they can back candidates on the ballot this year and build relationships heading into 2024.
DeSantis plans to boost high-profile Republican contenders across Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Former Vice President Mike Pence, another potential 2024 presidential contender, is scheduled to appear next week in New Hampshire.
On the legal front, the FBI search was part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence. While Republicans have rallied behind Trump, very few facts about the case have been released publicly. Trump’s attorneys have so far declined to release details from the search warrant.
Prosecutors in Washington and Georgia are also investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election he falsely claimed was stolen. The Jan. 6 congressional commission has exposed damning details about Trump’s behavior from Republican witnesses in recent hearings, which have prompted new concerns, at least privately, among the GOP establishment and donor class.
And on Wednesday, Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination as he testified under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his business dealings.
Trump’s legal entanglements represent a distraction at best for Republican candidates who’d rather focus on President Joe Biden’s leadership, sky-high inflation and immigration troubles to help court moderate voters and independents in the general election.
“Today, every Republican in every state in this country should be talking about how bad Joe Biden is, how bad inflation is, how difficult it is to run a business and run a household,” said Duncan, the Georgia lieutenant governor. “But instead, we’re talking about some investigation, we’re talking about Donald Trump pleading the Fifth, we’re talking about Donald Trump endorsing some conspiracy theorist.”
Trump critics in both parties are ready and willing to highlight Trump’s shortcomings — and his relationship with midterm candidates — as more voters begin to pay attention to politics this fall.
“This is, and always has been, Donald Trump’s Republican Party,” Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said in an interview, condemning “MAGA Republicans” and their “extreme agenda” on abortion and other issues.
At the same time, the Republican Accountability Project and Protect Democracy launched a $3 million television and digital advertising campaign this week across seven swing states focused on Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The ads, which will run in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, feature testimonials from Republican voters who condemn Trump’s lies about nonexistent election fraud that fueled the Capitol attack.
One ad features congressional testimony from Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who has publicly declared that Trump should never hold public office again.
Still, Cheney faces her own primary election against a Trump-backed challenger next week in Wyoming. One of Trump’s top political targets this year, she is expected to lose. Anticipating a loss, Cheney’s allies suggest she may be better positioned to run for president in 2024, either as a Republican or independent.
Trump’s allies are supremely confident about his ability to win the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2024. In fact, aides who had initially pushed him to launch his campaign after the November midterms are now encouraging him to announce sooner to help freeze out would-be Republican challengers.
“It’s going to be very difficult for anyone to take the nomination away from him in 2024,” said Stephen Moore, a former Trump economic adviser who has spoken with Trump about his 2024 intentions. “He is running. That is a certainty.”
Rep. Tom Rice, R-S.C., predicted that Trump would “lose in a landslide” if he sought the presidency again, adding that the former president’s overall grasp on the party is “eroding on the edges.”
“In a normal election, you’ve got to win not just the base. You’ve got to win the middle, too, right, and maybe crossover on the other side,” said Rice, who lost his recent primary after voting in favor of Trump’s second impeachment.
Rice warned that Trump far-right candidates could lead to unnecessary losses for the party in November. “Donald Trump is pushing things so far to the right,” he said in an interview.
Meanwhile, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, eyeing a 2024 bid himself, warned against making bold political predictions two years before the Republican Party selects its next presidential nominee.
“We’re sitting here in August of 2022,” Christie said in an interview. “My sense is there’s a lot of water over the dam still to come before anybody can determine anybody’s individual position in the primaries of ‘24 — except to say that if Donald Trump runs, he will certainly be a factor.”
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Associated Press writers Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, and Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina, contributed to this report.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Radiate Holdco, LLC ("Radiate") announced today that it released its second quarter 2022 financial results on its secure investor website. The financial results were provided in accordance with the terms of the Indentures governing Radiate's 4.5% Senior Notes due 2026 and 6.5% Senior Notes due 2028 (together, the "Notes").
Access to the financial results and conference call will be limited to holders and beneficial owners of the Notes, qualified prospective investors in the Notes, holders of Radiate's term loan, and certain security analysts and market makers. Radiate will post all of its reports required to be furnished pursuant to the Indenture governing the Notes on its secure investor website maintained by Intralinks. Reports will also be posted to Syndtrak for term loan holders. If you meet one or more of the criteria set forth above and would like to access, but have not yet been granted access to, the secure investor website, please contact Radiate's contact below.
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media watchdog on Thursday urged Pakistan to free a TV news director arrested the previous day over an anti-army broadcast and return the station on air.
The appeal by Paris-based Reporters Without Borders came a day after Pakistani police arrested Ammad Yousaf, a senior executive at the private ARY Television in the southern port city of Karachi. Pakistan’s media regulatory body also shuttered the station.
The arrest followed a Monday interview with Shahbaz Gill, of staff at Tehreek-e-Insaf opposition party of former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan, a famous cricket player turned Islamist politician, was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April.
In the broadcast, Gill urged Pakistani troops and officers, all the way up to brigadier generals, to refuse to obey “illegal orders” from the military — remarks that were seen by authorities as incitement to mutiny.
Police have also arrested Gill on treason charges for which he could face a death penalty.
Reporters Without Border condemned Yousaf's arrest and the TV's suspension, and accused the military of orchestrating them.
“The same crude censorship and harassment of journalists critical of the government keeps on recurring,” said Daniel Bastard, the head of the group's Asia-Pacific desk,
ARY has distanced itself from Gill's remarks, stressing that it is not part of any campaign against the army. Khan came to power in 2018, promising to break the pattern of family rule in Pakistan, but his opponents said he was elected with help from the powerful military, which has ruled the country for half of its 75-year history. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Watchdog-urges-Pakistan-to-free-editor-restore-17367256.php | 2022-08-11T18:15:47Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Watchdog-urges-Pakistan-to-free-editor-restore-17367256.php | true |
New IDC MarketScape finds that, in the fight against fraud and financial crime, SAS' end-to-end solutions help enterprises expertly balance between model accuracy and explainability
CARY, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS was recently named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47457622, July 2022). The report offers IDC MarketScape's first-ever comparative analysis of the banking industry's top financial crime management solutions powered by AI. It includes SAS and eight other vendors – all offering standalone AI applications to prevent and detect fraud and anti-money laundering (AML).
"Only a more holistic, AI-based and real time approach to fighting fraud and financial crime can deliver the agility banks need to keep ahead of the ever-changing and increasingly sophisticated threats that define today's risk landscape," said Ritu Jyoti, group vice president, artificial intelligence and automation market research and advisory services IDC. "SAS has proven itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered solution innovation, offering an end-to-end solution that enables financial services organizations to combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing across channels and business lines – all from a single, enterprise-wide platform."
Responsible AI: "emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI," according to IDC
The IDC MarketScape report defines responsible AI as a framework for fostering an organization's trust in its AI solutions, underpinned by five foundational pillars: fairness, explainability, robustness, lineage, and transparency. "Responsible AI is emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI, and businesses must take a proactive stance," the report advises.
SAS' dedication to responsible innovation is a company guide star, coordinated by the cross-functional SAS Data Ethics Practice.
"Best-in-class platforms must be trustworthy to achieve long-term effectiveness and resilience," said Reggie Townsend, Director of the SAS Data Ethics Practice. "A financial institution's ability to identify and alert for suspicious behavior must be fairly distributed, transparent for auditing and explainable to those affected if their decisions are to be trusted."
SAS simplifies data integration, enables robust modeling and real time monitoring
The IDC MarketScape's analysis, based on vendor interviews, end-user feedback, and publicly available information, found that the simplicity of SAS' data integration capabilities on a single platform allows financial institutions "to create a more accurate predictive model tuned to an organization's needs" and "gives enterprises the flexibility to scale up or out as their business changes and respond faster to new threats as they arise."
"Embedded machine learning methods detect and adapt to changing behavior patterns, resulting in more effective, robust models," the analysis states. "Key technology components let enterprises easily spot anomalies for each customer. In-memory processing delivers high-throughput, low-latency response times – even in high-volume environments – enabling enterprises to score 100% of transactions in real time."
In extolling SAS' strengths, the report notes, "SAS has achieved a strong strategy functionality and offering, growth, and capabilities in trustworthy and ethical AI and customer satisfaction," adding that "customers liked that SAS has the tools to help balance between accuracy and explainability of the machine learning models."
The IDC MarketScape analysis also recognizes SAS' future-forward AML and fraud software development: "SAS' business priorities include enhanced supervised learning, visualization, and increased integration, all of which will help improve financial institutions' ability to fight financial crime with superior efficiency and accuracy."
A competitive edge
Responsible AI-based fraud and financial crimes management is about more than improving detection rates and reducing false positives. Industry leaders have come to recognize it as the lynchpin to wider enterprise decisioning that can help financial firms differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive sector.
"The explosive acceleration of digital banking and payments has made AI and machine learning table stakes in detecting fraud and suspicious activity while nimbly adapting to swiftly shifting risks," said Stu Bradley, Senior Vice President of Fraud and Security Intelligence at SAS. "Those that approach such innovation responsibly can help bridge operational silos, boost efficiency, fuel product and service innovation, and optimize experience across the customer journey. All while, most importantly, promoting trust in technology and automation."
Discover why other analysts also consider SAS a fraud and AML technology leader by visiting SAS online.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
About SAS
SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2022 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
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- Rob Ramage Promoted to Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Deputy Counsel for Speedway Motorsports
- Mark Faber Named Executive Vice President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway
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CONCORD, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speedway Motorsports announced executive leadership moves today that strengthen the company both at the corporate and entertainment facility levels. Texas Motor Speedway General Manager Rob Ramage has been promoted to Speedway Motorsports Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Deputy Counsel. Replacing Ramage at the helm of The Great American Speedway will be veteran AEG executive Mark Faber, who joins TMS after serving as Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Both announcements were made today by Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith at a Texas Motor Speedway team luncheon. Ramage's promotion takes place immediately, and he will continue to serve as general manager at TMS until Faber assumes the position on Aug. 22.
Rob Ramage – Speedway Motorsports SVP of Government Relations and Deputy Counsel
Ramage has worked for Speedway Motorsports since 2013, serving first as General Counsel & Director of Governmental Affairs and Senior Vice President of Finance & Compliance at Texas Motor Speedway. His efforts spanned a variety of capacities, including risk management and working with government entities, business leaders and community advocates. In August of 2021, Ramage was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway, where he led the TMS staff in hosting last year's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 NASCAR Cup Series playoff race, the XPEL 375 NTT Indycar Series race (March) and the 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race (May). Before joining Speedway Motorsports, Ramage practiced law in Dallas, Texas, focusing on complex litigation, intellectual property and business transactions.
"Rob's accomplishments in government relations and the legal fields have been invaluable to our company as we continue growing our investments in the great state of Texas," said Smith.
"Now with a year of experience as a speedway general manager, Rob understands even more about building the community and fan relationships necessary for our success," Smith added. "In his new role, Rob will not only invest his energy and enthusiasm in what we are doing in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin markets, but also lend his government-relations expertise and legal support to our sports entertainment executives and venues nationwide."
Mark Faber – Texas Motor Speedway Executive Vice President and General Manager
Faber joins Speedway Motorsports after spending the last 17 years with AEG, one of the world's leading sports and live entertainment companies. As Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas since 2014, Faber led a team responsible for securing high-revenue, long-term partners for naming rights, founding partners and premium inventory such as suites, loge boxes and club seating. Under Faber's leadership, T-Mobile signed its first-ever naming rights agreement with the state-of-the-art arena which hosts more than 100 events annually and is home to the UFC and the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights. Faber was actively involved in the design phase of the arena as well as public relations, civic and charity initiatives.
Preceding his move to Las Vegas, Faber served as AEG's Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Midwest Partnerships at the T-Mobile Center (formerly Sprint Center) in Kansas City, MO from 2005 to 2013. During this time Faber consulted on sponsorships and premium seating renovations for Daytona International Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway. Before AEG, he worked as a Regional Vice President for Learfield Sports in Dallas and also held senior level positions with Host Communications, Galles Indy Racing and PSP Sports.
Faber's career in the sports industry also includes positions with the Orange Bowl and a six-year period with the Dallas Cowboys where he began as the sales and syndication coordinator for Dallas Cowboys Television Productions and was promoted to Vice President of Dallas Cowboys Training Camp Sales and Marketing. During Faber's time with America's Team, the Cowboys won back-to-back world championships and Faber was a member of the post-season advance team for NFC Championship Games and Super Bowls.
"Mark brings more than 30 years of experience in the sports and entertainment industries to Speedway Motorsports," said Smith. "Texas Motor Speedway has been hosting major races, concerts and special events for more than 25 years. With Mark's expertise in corporate sales, fan engagement and event management at premier facilities, we are well-positioned for The Great American Speedway to move into its next quarter-century.
"We welcome Mark back to Texas and to the Speedway Motorsports family, and we look forward to his leadership as our team works together toward the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 NASCAR Playoff race at TMS in October."
About Speedway Motorsports:
Speedway Motorsports is a leading marketer, promoter and sponsor of motorsports entertainment in the United States. The company, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates the following premier facilities: Atlanta Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Dover Motor Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Sonoma Raceway, Texas Motor Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway and Kentucky Speedway. Speedway Motorsports provides souvenir merchandising services through its SMI Properties subsidiary; manufactures and distributes smaller-scale, modified racing cars and parts through its U.S. Legend Cars International subsidiary; and produces and broadcasts syndicated motorsports programming to radio stations nationwide through its Performance Racing Network subsidiary. For more information, visit speedwaymotorsports.com.
About Texas Motor Speedway:
Texas Motor Speedway is among the largest sports stadiums in the United States and features an array of amenities such as the world's largest TV, making The Great American Speedway one of the world's premier sports entertainment venues. The 1.5-mile superspeedway located in Fort Worth hosts all three NASCAR national series among its various races and special events throughout the year. Since opening in 1997, Texas Motor Speedway has generated an annual economic impact of approximately $300 million to the North Texas region. Texas Motor Speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports, a leading marketer and promoter of motorsports entertainment in the United States. For more information, please visit texasmotorspeedway.com.
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Big climate bill: Spending green bucks to spur green energy
(AP) - After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming, Congress hopes to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly irresistible. The House is poised to pass a transformative bill Friday that would provide the most spending to fight climate change by any one nation ever in a single push.
Friday’s anticipated action comes 34 years after a top scientist grabbed headlines warning Congress about the dangers of global warming. In the decades since, there have been 308 weather disasters that have each cost the nation at least $1 billion, the record for the hottest year has been broken 10 times and wildfires have burned an area larger than Texas.
The crux of the long-delayed bill, singularly pushed by Democrats in a closely divided Congress, is to use incentives to spur investors to accelerate the expansion of clean energy such as wind and solar power, speeding the transition away from the oil, coal and gas that largely cause climate change.
The United States has put the most heat-trapping gases into the air, burning more inexpensive dirty fuels than any other country. But the nearly $375 billion in climate incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act are designed to make the already plummeting costs of renewable energy substantially lower at home, on the highways and in the factory. Together these could help shrink U.S. carbon emissions by about two-fifths by 2030 and should chop emissions from electricity by as much as 80%.
Experts say it isn’t enough, but it’s a big start.
“This legislation is a true game-changer. It will create jobs, lower costs, increase U.S. competitiveness, reduce air pollution,” said former Vice President Al Gore, who held his first global warming hearing 40 years ago. “The momentum that will come out of this legislation, cannot be underestimated.”
The U.S. action could spur other nations to do more — especially China and India, the two largest carbon emitters along with the U.S. That in turn could lower prices for renewable energy globally, experts said.
Because of the specific legislative process in which this compromise was formed, which limits it to budget-related actions, the bill does not regulate greenhouse gas emissions, but deals mainly in spending, most of it through tax credits as well as rebates to industry, consumers and utilities.
Investments work better at fostering clean energy than regulations, said Leah Stokes, an environmental policy professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The climate bill is likely to spur billions in private investment, she said: “That’s what’s going to be so transformative.”
The bill promotes vital technologies such as battery storage. Clean energy manufacturing gets a big boost. It will be cheaper for consumers to make climate-friendly purchasing decisions. There are tax credits to make electric cars more affordable, help for low-income people making energy-efficiency upgrades and incentives for rooftop solar and heat pumps.
There are also incentives for nuclear power and projects that aim to capture and remove carbon from the atmosphere.
The bill moves to ensure that poor and minority communities that have borne the brunt of pollution benefit from climate spending. Farmers will receive help switching to climate-friendly practices and there’s money for energy research and to encourage electric heavy-duty trucks in place of diesel.
The Superfund program, used to pay for cleanup of the nation’s most heavily-polluted industrial sites, will receive more revenue from a bigger tax on oil.
The Rhodium Group research firm estimates the bill would dramatically change the arc of future U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, cutting them by 31% to 44% in 2030, compared to what had been shaping up to be 24% to 35% since 2005 without the bill, said Rhodium partner John Larsen. Clean power on the grid, an upcoming Rhodium report says, would jump from under 40% now to between 60% and 81% by 2030, he said.
“It’s not as big as I want, but it’s also bigger than anything we’ve ever done,″ said Sen. Brian Schatz, a Hawaii Democrat who leads the Senate climate caucus. “A 40% emissions reduction is nothing the U.S. has ever come close to before.″
As decisive a change as it is for U.S. policy and emissions, it still does not reach the official U.S. goal of cutting carbon pollution roughly in half by 2030 to achieve net-zero carbon emissions across the economy by 2050.
Not everyone is impressed.
“This law is big for the U.S. but in global terms long overdue,” said Niklas Hohne, co-founder of the New Climate Institute in Germany. “The U.S. has a long way to go on climate change and is starting from a very, very high emission level.”
When U.S. historic carbon emissions are factored in, U.S. spending still lags behind Italy, France, South Korea, Japan and Canada, according to Brian O’Callaghan, lead researcher at the Oxford Economic Recovery Project at the University of Oxford. He noted the bill has nothing to fulfill America’s broken promise of billions of dollars in climate aid for poor nations.
President Joe Biden has frequently said America is back in the fight against climate change, but other leaders have been skeptical with no legislation to back his claim.
And there may be disappointment. Americans hoping to buy an electric car may find many models ineligible for rebates until more components are made in the U.S. Local fights over siting new renewable energy projects could also hamper the pace of the buildout, some experts said. Environmental justice communities are concerned they’ll be asked to accept new carbon capture projects.
Republicans, who unanimously opposed the bill in the Senate, say it would add to consumers’ energy costs, with House GOP Whip Steve Scalise claiming it “wastes billions of dollars in Green New Deal slush funds.”
Rhodium’s Larsen, who crunched the numbers in the bill, said it would lead to consumers paying up to $112 less a year in energy costs.
“As long as I’ve been in this game, progress on climate has always been higher costs for consumers. That’s not how this bill works,” Larsen said in an interview.
The Democrats didn’t have a vote to spare in the evenly divided Senate and Sen. Joe Manchin, a conservative Democrat from coal-producing West Virginia, had long dashed hopes of an ambitious deal. But two weeks ago, faced with public shaming by environmental groups and sharp criticism even from his own colleagues, he stunned Washington by announcing his support for a bill that reduces drug costs, targets inflation and boosts renewables. Since the deal was announced July 27, Manchin has been an avid cheerleader for its passage. Sen. Krysten Sinema, D-Arizona, provided the vital 50th vote, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to break the Senate tie.
The result is a 755-page bill that spends money without directly taking on fossil fuels, a disappointment to many on the left. Gore said the fossil fuel industry ran a decades-long “deeply unethical campaign to deceive people around the world,” casting doubt on climate change science.
The industry will face higher royalties and new fees for certain excess methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas — a rare stick amid carrots. But the fossil fuel industry will remain a powerful force and have guaranteed opportunities to expand on federal lands and off the coast before renewables can be built in those places.
Nevertheless, “the undeniable outcome of this will be a real expansion of wind and solar,” said Harrison Fell, a professor focused on energy policy at North Carolina State University.
In 1988 on a steamy summer day, top NASA climate scientist Jim Hansen brought to public attention for the first time the decades-old concept of global warming when he told Congress carbon dioxide was heating up the Earth. That year became the hottest on record. Now, there have been so many hot years it ranks 28th hottest and Hansen has said he wishes his warnings didn’t come true about climate change.
“It’s a mark of shame that it took this long for our political system to react,” said Bill McKibben, a long-time climate activist, adding that it leaves the fossil fuel industry with too much power. “But this will help catalyze action elsewhere in the world; it’s a declaration that hydrocarbons are finally in decline and clean energy ascendant, and that the climate movement is finally at least something of a match for Big Oil.”
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August 11th– Meet Jill!
Jill is a 2-3 year-old spayed female cat.
Jill would make a great addition to any family.
She is still growing but is still a very open cat.
For the most part she is great with dogs and other pets.
If you’re interested in Jill, you can contact the Delaware Valley Humane Society
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One America News Network ("OAN"), a 24/7 source of credible national and international news announced today that the network is now available in Spain through a partnership with Tivify, a leading streaming platform that offers both free and premium channel options along with a suite of advanced features to its users across the country.
On the heels of a recent launch with NetRange to further expand its CTV footprint globally, OAN now reaches more than 30 countries with its primary and FAST channel feeds. In Spain, where the Tivify monthly active users are projected to triple by the end of 2023, OAN Plus will continue to offer its global news perspective and join AWE Plus, a second entertainment channel owned by Herring Networks, on the platform.
"We have put a strong focus on continuing to reach new audiences for our content outside of the U.S. and we've seen our mature channel brands clearly resonate in many countries" said Alex Kopacz, EVP, Content Distribution and Strategy at OAN. "We've been very impressed with the features and functionality of the Tivify platform and feel that it is uniquely positioned as a leading streaming service in Spain"
Tivify was developed by the Spanish technology company TV UP Media Telecom with offices in Barcelona, Madrid and Santiago de Chile. Tivify is available on any device with multiple channel plans and advanced recommendation technology which allows its users to enjoy the latest generation television experience.
One America News Network, ("OAN"), which launched on July 4, 2013, provides an independent source of credible national and international news around the clock. The network operates news bureaus in Washington, D.C., California, New York, and Florida. In addition, the network utilizes numerous external newsgathering sources, including US Pool feeds. OAN produces eighteen hours of live news every weekday. In addition, the network features four weekday primetime political talk shows, namely REAL AMERICA with Dan Ball, IN FOCUS, TIPPING POINT with Kara McKinney, and THE REAL STORY. OAN is featured on over a hundred cable and video providers worldwide. In addition, the OAN LIVE app is available on your favorite connected devices. For more information, please visit www.oann.com.
For more information, contact:
Ryan Clitchley, Press Contact
Herring Networks, Inc.
Phone: 858-270-6900 x 105
press@oann.com
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We missed Ace Cosby and his Joke of the Day… Well, maybe not everyone. Speaking of, Chick McGee is starting a fantasy football team, and he needs help naming the team. Do you have a suggestion? Alli Breen joins us, and we wonder if someone is “sliding the ole third base slide with his big toe.” | https://www.bobandtom.com/2022/08/11/ask-alli-is-my-husband-into-his-new-secretary/ | 2022-08-11T18:19:49Z | https://www.bobandtom.com/2022/08/11/ask-alli-is-my-husband-into-his-new-secretary/ | true |
Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
By ED WHITE
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn’t reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint’s lead-contaminated water.
Veolia North America and Lockwood, Andrews & Newman, known as LAN, were accused of not doing enough to get Flint to treat the highly corrosive water or to urge a return to a regional water supplier.
A mistrial was declared in federal court in Ann Arbor, Michigan, said Tarrah Cooper Wright, a spokeswoman for Veolia.
After hearing months of evidence, the jury began deliberations on July 25 but also took a planned 11-day break before returning Tuesday.
Flint’s water became contaminated in 2014-15 because water pulled from the Flint River wasn’t treated to reduce the corrosive effect on lead pipes.
During closing arguments, attorneys for four children argued that Veolia should be held 50% responsible for lead contamination and that LAN should be held 25% responsible, with public officials making up the balance.
But Veolia’s lawyers noted the firm was briefly hired in the middle of the crisis, not before the spigot was turned on. LAN said an engineer repeatedly recommended that Flint test the river water for weeks to determine what treatments would be necessary.
LAN attorney Wayne Mason said outside engineers were getting lumped in with a “platoon of bad actors,” namely state and local officials who controlled all major decisions and seemed more concerned about the cost of water than its quality.
Veolia and LAN were not part of a landmark $626 million settlement involving Flint residents, the state of Michigan and other parties.
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New IDC MarketScape finds that, in the fight against fraud and financial crime, SAS' end-to-end solutions help enterprises expertly balance between model accuracy and explainability
CARY, N.C., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS was recently named as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Financial Crime Management Platforms 2022 Vendor Assessment (doc #US47457622, July 2022). The report offers IDC MarketScape's first-ever comparative analysis of the banking industry's top financial crime management solutions powered by AI. It includes SAS and eight other vendors – all offering standalone AI applications to prevent and detect fraud and anti-money laundering (AML).
"Only a more holistic, AI-based and real time approach to fighting fraud and financial crime can deliver the agility banks need to keep ahead of the ever-changing and increasingly sophisticated threats that define today's risk landscape," said Ritu Jyoti, group vice president, artificial intelligence and automation market research and advisory services IDC. "SAS has proven itself at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered solution innovation, offering an end-to-end solution that enables financial services organizations to combat fraud, money laundering, and terrorist financing across channels and business lines – all from a single, enterprise-wide platform."
Responsible AI: "emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI," according to IDC
The IDC MarketScape report defines responsible AI as a framework for fostering an organization's trust in its AI solutions, underpinned by five foundational pillars: fairness, explainability, robustness, lineage, and transparency. "Responsible AI is emerging as a dominant prerequisite for AI, and businesses must take a proactive stance," the report advises.
SAS' dedication to responsible innovation is a company guide star, coordinated by the cross-functional SAS Data Ethics Practice.
"Best-in-class platforms must be trustworthy to achieve long-term effectiveness and resilience," said Reggie Townsend, Director of the SAS Data Ethics Practice. "A financial institution's ability to identify and alert for suspicious behavior must be fairly distributed, transparent for auditing and explainable to those affected if their decisions are to be trusted."
SAS simplifies data integration, enables robust modeling and real time monitoring
The IDC MarketScape's analysis, based on vendor interviews, end-user feedback, and publicly available information, found that the simplicity of SAS' data integration capabilities on a single platform allows financial institutions "to create a more accurate predictive model tuned to an organization's needs" and "gives enterprises the flexibility to scale up or out as their business changes and respond faster to new threats as they arise."
"Embedded machine learning methods detect and adapt to changing behavior patterns, resulting in more effective, robust models," the analysis states. "Key technology components let enterprises easily spot anomalies for each customer. In-memory processing delivers high-throughput, low-latency response times – even in high-volume environments – enabling enterprises to score 100% of transactions in real time."
In extolling SAS' strengths, the report notes, "SAS has achieved a strong strategy functionality and offering, growth, and capabilities in trustworthy and ethical AI and customer satisfaction," adding that "customers liked that SAS has the tools to help balance between accuracy and explainability of the machine learning models."
The IDC MarketScape analysis also recognizes SAS' future-forward AML and fraud software development: "SAS' business priorities include enhanced supervised learning, visualization, and increased integration, all of which will help improve financial institutions' ability to fight financial crime with superior efficiency and accuracy."
A competitive edge
Responsible AI-based fraud and financial crimes management is about more than improving detection rates and reducing false positives. Industry leaders have come to recognize it as the lynchpin to wider enterprise decisioning that can help financial firms differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive sector.
"The explosive acceleration of digital banking and payments has made AI and machine learning table stakes in detecting fraud and suspicious activity while nimbly adapting to swiftly shifting risks," said Stu Bradley, Senior Vice President of Fraud and Security Intelligence at SAS. "Those that approach such innovation responsibly can help bridge operational silos, boost efficiency, fuel product and service innovation, and optimize experience across the customer journey. All while, most importantly, promoting trust in technology and automation."
Discover why other analysts also consider SAS a fraud and AML technology leader by visiting SAS online.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
About SAS
SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative software and services, SAS empowers and inspires customers around the world to transform data into intelligence. SAS gives you THE POWER TO KNOW®.
SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2022 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.
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Danielle M. Bates
danielle.bates@sas.com
919-531-1959
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BROWNSBURG, Ind. — The Brownsburg Fire Department responded to an ammonia leak at Weston Foods, a bakery located on Maplehurst Drive.
According to the Brownsburg Fire Department, the leak occurred inside the bakery but has since been stopped. Workers were evacuated with some reportedly being overcome by the fumes and experiencing headaches and shortness of breath. The workers were sheltered in place at hotels and attended to at the scene by paramedics.
None have been transported to the hospital at this time, fire officials said.
Hazmat is being called to the scene and will investigate the source of the leak along with decontaminating any affected areas.
According to fire officials, the ammonia cloud “dissipated pretty quickly.” | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/fire-department-responding-to-ammonia-leak-at-brownsburg-bakery/ | 2022-08-11T18:24:25Z | https://fox59.com/indiana-news/fire-department-responding-to-ammonia-leak-at-brownsburg-bakery/ | false |
SUSAN. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BRIAN. AND WE’RE WORKING TO CONFIRM REPORTS THAT THE FBI DELIVERED SUBPOENAS TO SEVERAL HOUSE AND SENATE REPUBLICANS YESTERDAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. WE REACHED OUT TO REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, INCLUDING HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER CARRIE BENNING. HALF WHO’S SPOKESPERSON TELLS US WE DO NOT COMMENT CONCERNING POTENTIAL OR EXISTING ONGOING INVESTIGA ATIONS. A SPOKESMAN FOR SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEM JAKE CORMAN TELLS US FEDERAL SUBPOENAS TYPICALLY REQUEST CONFIDENTIALITY FROM THE WITNESSES BEING SUBPOENAED IN ORDER TO AVOID IMPEDIMENT TO THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. SO IT WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE TO COMMENT ON WHETHER MEMBERS HAVE RECEIVED SUBPOENAS OR NOT. IF SUBPOENAED AS WITNESSES. OUR MEMBERS WILL CERTAINLY COMPLY WITH REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS OR INFORMATION. NOT COVERED BY AN APPLICABLE PRIVILEGE. WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT ANY OF OUR MEMBERS A
News 8 works to confirm reports that FBI delivered subpoenas to Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers
Updated: 12:42 PM EDT Aug 11, 2022
News 8 is working to confirm reports that the FBI delivered subpoenas Wednesday to several Pennsylvania House and Senate Republicans at the state Capitol.We have reached out to Republican leadership, including House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff. His spokesperson provided the following statement: "We do not comment concerning potential or existing ongoing investigations."A spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said in a statement, "Federal subpoenas typically request confidentiality from the witnesses being subpoenaed in order to avoid impediment to the ongoing investigation, so it would be inappropriate to comment on whether members have received subpoenas or not. If subpoenaed as witnesses, our members will certainly comply with requests for documents or information not covered by an applicable privilege. We have no indication that any of our members are targets of any FBI investigation."
News 8 is working to confirm reports that the FBI delivered subpoenas Wednesday to several Pennsylvania House and Senate Republicans at the state Capitol.
We have reached out to Republican leadership, including House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff. His spokesperson provided the following statement: "We do not comment concerning potential or existing ongoing investigations."
A spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman said in a statement, "Federal subpoenas typically request confidentiality from the witnesses being subpoenaed in order to avoid impediment to the ongoing investigation, so it would be inappropriate to comment on whether members have received subpoenas or not. If subpoenaed as witnesses, our members will certainly comply with requests for documents or information not covered by an applicable privilege. We have no indication that any of our members are targets of any FBI investigation." | https://www.wgal.com/article/news-8-works-to-confirm-reports-that-fbi-delivered-subpoenas-to-pennsylvania-gop-lawmakers/40871175 | 2022-08-11T18:25:05Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/news-8-works-to-confirm-reports-that-fbi-delivered-subpoenas-to-pennsylvania-gop-lawmakers/40871175 | false |
GPARENCY plans new growth from 70 employees to over 100; Industry veteran will manage company finances as the Chief Financial Officer
HOWELL, N.J. , Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GPARENCY, one of the nation's premier commercial mortgage brokerages, has been experiencing exceptional growth. They have seen a positive shift towards larger funding requests, recently closing hundreds of millions of dollars in deals – including a $39M deal. GPARENCY had their third best month for contracts signed in July and are preparing to launch new proprietary technology. In addition, they are adding to their team of 70+ employees and are about to launch a training and recruiting program.
GPARENCY's recent surge in revenue and new initiatives prompted the company to begin expanding its staff, with the goal to reach over 100 people, and to hire their first Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Avi Beneson. Avi has over 15 years of Finance and Accounting experience working in and managing operational accounting across the banking industry, with his most recent employer being BHI (Bank Hapoalim International). His vast skill set includes experience in budgeting and forecasting, management reporting, external audits, tax prep, expense management, SOX 404, and project management.
"We are confident that with Avi's previous financial and banking experience, he will be able to drive even more value to our team, and ultimately to borrowers," Ira Zlotowitz, the founder and CEO of GPARENCY, said.
"I am thrilled to be joining an amazing team led by Ira Zlotowitz as we push the commercial mortgage brokerage business into the future," Avi Beneson said.
GPARENCY is one of America's premier commercial mortgage brokerages. Based in Zoom, USA, the company operates under an innovative pricing model that enables borrowers to secure funding using a customizable fixed-fee membership model. Founded in November, 2021, the company has attracted national attention for its disruptive pricing structure and reputation for closing complex deals.
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Parent Company, Radio Systems Corporation®, acquires Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties, all are authorized independent dealerships, in an expansion effort to support more pet owners.
LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invisible Fence® Brand, a pioneer in the pet containment industry, announce they are expanding their service area in Florida, effective August 11th, 2022.
Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties have been authorized, full-service dealerships of genuine Invisible Fence products and services since 1986 with collectively more than 15,000 satisfied human customers, as well as the endorsement of neighborhood veterinarians.
Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties will be rolling into Invisible Fence of Central Florida and will continue to serve and be committed to improving the way The Villages, Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Lakeland, Clermont, Sebring pet owners live with their four-legged family members.
"Our mission is to keep dogs and cats safe at home, and the Central Florida team is passionate about working hard to ensure pet safety. We're excited to join forces with them and change the way people live with their pets." Said Ed Hoyt, Senior Director of Invisible Fence.
Acquiring Invisible Fence of Central Florida and Invisible Fence of Volusia and Flagler Counties is Radio System Corporation's 28th acquisition in 22 months. The company recently acquired Invisible Fence of Middle Tennessee and Invisible Fence of Maryland now having a footprint that covers over 240 communities across the U.S. and Canada.
"We're eager to expand our direct services in Central Florida. We'll be able to extend our customer service hours and offer new and innovative solutions while providing the same high-level attention to the customers of The Villages, Gainesville, Ocala, Orlando, Lakeland, Clermont, Sebring have come to expect." Said Hoyt.
Invisible Fence offers the premier dog fence on the market including professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training, and exclusive Boundary Plus® Technology. Highly recommended by veterinarians, dog trainers, animal behaviorists, and other pet experts, Invisible Fence offers pet fences that can be customized for clients' unique needs.
Invisible Fence of Central Florida will continue to champion pet welfare in the local community through local animal shelter donations, adoption events, and the Project Breathe™ Program.
For additional information or questions, customers can call 1-800-578-3647 or visit InvisibleFence.com, and follow Invisible Fence of Central Florida on Facebook.
Invisible Fence pioneered the pet containment industry in 1973, making it their mission to provide safe boundaries inside and outside of the home. The Radio Systems Corporation® owned company predominantly sells pet containment, avoidance and access solutions across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to offering award-winning products like Boundary Plus® Technology, Authorized Dealers provide professional installation, Perfect Start™ Plus Training and integrated solutions that have protected more than three million pets to date. Invisible Fence also founded the Project Breathe™ Program in 2006, donating more than 32,000 pet oxygen masks to fire departments and first responders. For more information on Invisible Fence or to find a local dealer, visit InvisibleFence.com or follow the company on Facebook.
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Email: rheidari@invisiblefence.net
Phone: (615) 339-8455
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The campaign committee for North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein, facing trouble for a TV ad aired against a rival in 2020, plans to ask a federal court to block enforcement of a state law making it illegal to knowingly circulate false reports to damage a candidate’s election chances.
The notice of appeal to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was filed Wednesday by the campaign’s attorney. It comes a day after a trial judge refused to bar Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman from potentially using the law to prosecute anyone over the disputed commercial. Lawyers for Stein have argued the law is overly broad and chills political speech.
By challenging the state law, Stein may put himself in a bind between his public duties and his political future. Stein’s campaign committee argues that the statute is unconstitutional, noting one of the attorney general’s chief jobs is to defend North Carolina laws in court. Stein, a Democrat, is a potential 2024 governor’s contender.
The law, which dates to at least 1931, makes it illegal to knowingly circulate false “derogatory” reports about candidates to harm them at the ballot box. Freeman’s investigation stems from a September 2020 State Board of Elections complaint about the ad, which was filed against Stein’s committee by his then-challenger, Republican Jim O’Neill.
U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles, in canceling her July 25 emergency order that had stopped the law’s enforcement, wrote Tuesday that the statute was permissible under the Constitution.
The ad talks about untested rape kits held by local law enforcement agencies, and a woman appearing in the commercial asserts that O’Neill “left 1,500 rape kits sitting on a shelf” in Forsyth County, where he’s been district attorney since 2009.
Stein’s committee and two other plaintiffs sued last month to attempt to the have the law struck down as Freeman’s office prepared to take its investigation of the commercial to a state grand jury, according to legal briefs. No one has been charged in the case, and it’s unclear who specifically would have been a possible target.
O’Neill has said the 2020 ad was false because police agencies, not prosecutors, are responsible for testing rape kits. Stein, who defeated O’Neill by fewer than 14,000 votes in November 2020, has defended the ad’s accuracy. He said it countered false accusations by O’Neill that he had failed to act on over 15,000 untested rape kits since becoming attorney general in 2017.
“The voters deserved to be informed about the differences between how my opponent and I handled this critical public safety issue,” Stein said in a statement Wednesday. “I am confident that this statute will ultimately be struck down and we will move forward.”
After a state election board investigation, the matter was forwarded to Freeman’s office, after which the State Bureau of Investigation interviewed Stein, members of his campaign staff and the woman in the ad, who also worked in the attorney general’s office, according to briefs.
Separately on Wednesday, the state Democratic Party wrote Freeman demanding that she investigate comments O’Neill made in the 2020 campaign’s final months that it alleges were also false and derogatory. Party attorney John Wallace pointed to statements O’Neill made to the media, one that he said alleged Stein had “done nothing about the rape kits” and another that alleged Stein had sued then-President Donald Trump over funding for a border wall with Mexico.
Freeman, herself a Democrat, “should apply equal protection under the law and open an investigation,” party spokesperson Kate Frauenfelder said.
In a text message, Freeman declined comment Wednesday, saying she hadn’t received the letter. Freeman recused herself from investigating Stein’s ad, leaving it with a senior assistant DA in her office. O’Neill also didn’t have a comment late Wednesday.
The law at issue is a misdemeanor offense, punishable by up to 60 days in jail with fines. Someone with an otherwise clean record would avoid active time if convicted. Time may be running out on any prosecution, as the statute of limitations on the count is two years.
Another state law says a public official convicted of the misdemeanor at issue in the lawsuit must be removed from office by a judge. This directive appears to conflict with a provision in the North Carolina Constitution in which someone like the attorney general can only be thrown out of office through impeachment and conviction by the General Assembly. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/north-carolina-ag-in-legal-bind-amid-probe-over-2020-tv-ad/ | 2022-08-11T18:26:38Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/north-carolina-ag-in-legal-bind-amid-probe-over-2020-tv-ad/ | false |
At least 34 people were inured when two trains crashed into each other on a roller coaster at the Legoland park in Gunzburg, the German news agency dpa reported.
The incident occurred on the Fire Dragon family roller coaster when one train braked and another train did not, causing the second train to ram into the first train in the ride's station. The cause of the malfunction is yet known.
Several helicopters have been dispatched to the scene to evacuate the injured, two of whom are in serious condition. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/358030 | 2022-08-11T18:27:26Z | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/358030 | false |
TORONTO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mattamy Group Corporation ("Mattamy"), the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, today announced key operating results for the fourth quarter ended May 31, 2022 and posted full year financial results for the fourth quarter on Intralinks.
- Revenue increased 12.3% to $1.72B from $1.53B in the prior year quarter
- Homes closed increased 2.6% to 2,803 from 2,731 in the prior year quarter
- Net sales orders decreased 26.2% to 2,031 homes from 2,753 homes in the prior year quarter
- Sales order backlog increased 1.0% to 7,825 units from 7,750 units in the prior year quarter
- Revenue increased 3.6% to $4.61B from $4.45B in the prior year
- Homes closed decreased 6.1% to 7,723 from 8,221 in the prior year
- Net sales orders decreased 18.6% to 7,795 homes from 9,579 homes in the prior year
Mattamy will host its conference call, for qualified investors, to discuss its fourth-quarter financial results live on August 16, 2022, from 10:00 am EDT to 11:00 am EDT. Full financial results are available on Intralinks. An audio replay of the call will be available within 24 hours after the call on Intralinks.
Access to Mattamy's Intralinks site is accessible to beneficial owners of notes, prospective investors and others upon certification to establish its identity as such to the reasonable satisfaction of Mattamy. To obtain information on how to access the site, or if you experience any difficulty please contact bondholders@mattamycorp.com
Mattamy Homes is the largest privately owned homebuilder in North America, with a 40-year history of operations across the United States and Canada. Every year, Mattamy helps 8,000 families realize their dream of home ownership. In the United States, the company is represented in 11 markets –Charlotte, Raleigh, Phoenix, Tucson, Jacksonville, Orlando (where its US head office is located), Tampa, Sarasota, Naples, Dallas and Southeast Florida – and in Canada, its communities stretch across the Greater Toronto Area, as well as in Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton. Visit www.mattamyhomes.com for more information.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Production Services, Inc. ("PPS"), founded in 1987, has attracted a meaningful new investment from Arena Investors, LP, Riveria Investment Group, and their affiliates. The partnership allows PPS and its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Traffic Control, to add to its suite of services for the film and television industry. The company supplies its customers with highly trained and skilled experts that handle a range of required regulatory and municipal permit coordination and services, including traffic and safety planning, design and staffing services.
This partnership provides PPS with the capital and expertise to act on the opportunity to fulfill the demand produced by the extraordinary growth in streaming service content, and the demand coming from the film and television industry. The investment allows PPS to pursue numerous organic growth opportunities from existing customers in its existing California market and new content production hotspots around the United States. The partnership will allow PPS to acquire and develop new technology, equipment and resources to enhance the company's coverage and maintain the first-class service our customers have come to rely upon.
Eric Nichols, President and CEO of PPS noted the firm is "extremely pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Arena Investors and Riveria. This alliance will allow PPS to extend its considerable range of on location filming expertise, products, and services to a greater number of filming professionals, in a greater number of places."
Daniel Zwirn, CEO and CIO of Arena Investors stated, "The team at PPS has demonstrated a tremendous level of professionalism and has an excellent market reputation; its commitment to customers is among the best we have ever seen. As a direct result of its success to date, Arena has been pursuing a partnership with PPS and are now excited to announce this partnership. We will support the existing senior management team and employees and are looking forward to the future including developing new business lines, making software and technology enhancements and opening new markets."
About Pacific Production Services
PPS is the largest and most reputable film permitting agency in Los Angeles. We pride ourselves on our ability to simplify the permitting process while saving our clients time and money. The heart of our service is consultation: our coordinators get to know the needs of a project and can advise on budgets, timelines, and locations that fit a client's unique needs. Our clients include COLA and LMGI award winning location managers and location teams. We have worked on films, TV shows, commercials, music videos, and photo shoots that have gone on to win critic and audience awards around the globe. PPS has been a Gold Level sponsor of the COLAs since the beginning in 1995 and a Gold Level sponsor of the LMGIs since its inception in 2014. PPS also supports the Motion Picture Officers Association (MPOA). When it comes to film permits and traffic control expertise, PPS' quality of service is unmatched.
About Arena Investors
Arena is an institutional asset manager founded in partnership with The Westaim Corporation (TSXV: WED). With $3.6 billion of invested and committed assets under management as of August 1, 2022, and a team of over 100 employees in offices globally, Arena provides creative solutions for those seeking capital in special situations. The firm brings individuals with decades of experience, a track record of comfort with complexity, the ability to deliver within time constraints, and the flexibility to engage in transactions that cannot be addressed by banks and other conventional financial institutions. See www.arenaco.com for more information.
About Riveria Investment Group
Riveria Investment Group, headquartered in New York, NY, is a growth focused private equity firm that acquires and invests in middle-market companies based in the United States. Riveria primarily focuses on growing companies with a history of positive operating cash-flows and seeks transactions that present unique investment opportunities in industries experiencing significant growth. Riveria's private equity efforts emphasize growth and value-added strategies to generate strong returns. Riveria actively engages in the operations of portfolio companies by collaborating with management and implementing executive operating partners to grow its investments.
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SAN FRANCISCO and BENGALURU, India, Aug. 11. 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truechip, the Verification IP Specialist, today announced that it has shipped CXL 3 Verification IP and CXL Switch model to its customers. The addition of CXL 3 and CXL Switch fortifies the verification of PCIe and CXL Subsystem holistically.
Speaking on the occasion, Nitin Kishore, CEO, Truechip said, "CXL specification (along with NVMe) and CXL Switch helps to make the processor, memory and storage devices work more independently and reduces the churn of data between the device and the host making way for far more efficient composable heterogenous computing servers. CXL 3 brings additional loads of improvements like doubling the bandwidth of CXL 2 without additional latency, adding multilevel switching and fine-grained resource sharing, which will change the performance of the next generation of servers and data centers." Mr. Kishore further added, "It gives me pleasure to mention that with shipment of CXL 3 Verification IP and CXL Switch model, Truechip is playing a significant role in the development of next generation of data centers and servers."
"In this era of increasingly complex designs, changing customer expectations and high customization needs, Truechip aims to offer positive engagement, purpose-driven solutions and creating compelling value for its customers across the entire design cycle value chain," added Nitin Kishore.
CXL 3.0 distinguished Features:
1. CXL 3.0 adds 6 CXL.mem channels with inclusion of M2S Back-Invalidate Response (BIRsp) and S2M Back-Invalidate Snoop (BISnp). It also added a new flit of 256B with features including a Standard Flit and a Latency Optimization (LO) Flit built upon PCIe flit modes.
2. CXL 3.0 also removed Retry Control Flit and LLCRD Control Flit and added in band error Control Flit for 256B Flit type. Also, the Retry mechanism for 256B flits will now be performed in the PHY Layer instead of Link Layer.
CXL Switch distinguished Features:
1. CXL switch comes with different configurations as Single VCS, Multiple VCS and with MLD Ports
2. CXL Switch also supports different initialization methods like Static and with Fabric manager based initializations,
3. CXL Switch supports Hot Plug Add and Hot Plug Remove of a device.
Speaking on the occasion, Saurabh Agarwal, Head-Marketing & Sales at Truechip said, "Truechip's 'Customer First' approach has made us the preferred VIP partner for design companies looking for a modern solution that can power their growth and transformation journeys, enabling innovation, greater agility, speed to market, and enhanced customer experience. We have widespread plans to enlarge our product offerings with industry first P3 policy of performance, perseverance, and permanence." For more information on CXL 3 and CXL Switch and other VIP, you can visit our website or can click here. Truechip is a contributor member of the CXL Consortium.
About Truechip:
Truechip is a leading provider of Verification IP solutions, DFT, Physical design and verification services, which aid to accelerate IP/ SOC design thus lowering the cost and the risks associated with the development of ASIC, FPGA and SOC. Truechip provides Verification IP solutions for RISC V-based chips, Networking, Automotive, Microcontroller, Mobile, Storage, Data Centers, AI domains for all known protocols along with custom VIP development. A privately held company with solid and seasoned leadership, having global footprints and coverage across North America, Europe, and Asia. Truechip offers Industry's first 24 x 7 technical support.
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WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Investment Partners ("Sterling"), a Westport, Connecticut-based leading middle market private equity firm investing in distribution and business services companies, is pleased to announce that Dan Yu has been promoted to Principal on the investment team.
Dan originally joined Sterling in 2013 as an Associate and returned in 2017 after receiving an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He is involved in all aspects of the firm's investment activities, including analyzing and executing transactions and working with management teams to enhance each portfolio company's franchise value. Dan serves on the Board of Directors of AIMS Companies, Belnick, Camp, Kendall, and formerly on the board of All My Sons.
All of the Partners at Sterling are pleased to recognize Dan's accomplishments and contributions to the firm and enthusiastically support Dan's promotion.
Prior to joining Sterling, Dan held positions at Corinthian Capital and the M&A Investment Banking Group at Wells Fargo Securities.
Sterling Investment Partners is a private equity firm that has been investing in and building middle-market companies for over 30 years with a highly-experienced, cohesive team of senior investment professionals. Sterling focuses on value-added distribution and business services, acquiring businesses that the firm believes have strong, sustainable competitive advantages and significant opportunities for value creation. Over its history, Sterling has completed more than 200 transactions, representing approximately $25 billion in aggregate value. www.sterlinglp.com.
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Armed suspect at FBI Cincinnati office launches Ohio police chase, shots fired during standoff
CINCINNATI - A potential threat at an FBI field office in Ohio sent police on a chase after an unknown suspect who remains at large Thursday morning, according to a source and local reports.
A law enforcement source confirmed to Fox News an incident happened at the FBI Cincinnati Field Office involving an armed suspect who fled the scene.
Unconfirmed information shared internally among agents suggested the suspect possibly brandished a nail gun and an AR-15 style rifle, the source said.
Law enforcement pursued chase, and the suspect traveled about 60 miles northwest before the pursuit ended at I-71 and Hwy 73. Multiple shots were fired during a standoff, according to the source.
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Law enforcement teams are getting into position for an interaction, and roads are being closed in the area. It’s unclear whether anyone is injured, and the rationale behind the attack remains unknown.
Fox News Digital reached out to FBI Cincinnati and Ohio State Highway Patrol for more information. An FBI spokeswoman said by phone they did not immediately have any comment.
In an email to Fox News Digital, Ohio State Highway Patrol later confirmed it "is currently investigating and active incident near Interstate 71 and state Route 73 in Clinton County."
At approximately 9 a.m., an armed subject attempted to breach the Visitor Screening Facility at FBI Cincinnati, according to tweet from FBI Cincinnati's account.
"After an alarm and a response by FBI special agents, the subject fled north onto Interstate 71," the tweet said.
"The #FBI, Ohio State Highway Patrol, and local law enforcement partners are on scene near Wilmington, OH trying to resolve this critical incident," a second tweet added.
Another law enforcement source told Fox News that the FBI office is now secure and safe after the incident.
WLWT had also confirmed a potential threat at the FBI Cincinnati Field Office.
According to the outlet, the FBI said the suspect was armed but would not disclose with what type of weapon.
Clinton County Emergency Management Agency sent out an alert announcing a lockdown in effect for all buildings within a one-mile radius of the intersection at Smith Road and Center Road.
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It advised people to lock their doors and remain inside. The order is in connection to the suspect at the FBI office, according to WLWT. | https://www.fox29.com/news/armed-suspect-at-fbi-cincinnati-office-launches-ohio-police-chase-shots-fired-during-standoff | 2022-08-11T18:30:56Z | https://www.fox29.com/news/armed-suspect-at-fbi-cincinnati-office-launches-ohio-police-chase-shots-fired-during-standoff | true |
After the Senate passed a bill last week authorizing additional Internal Revenue Service agents, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said those making under $400,000 will not be more likely to be audited.
In a letter obtained by CNN, she is directing additional agents to focus on "high-end noncompliance."
"Specifically, I direct that any additional resources—including any new personnel or auditors that are hired—shall not be used to increase the share of small business or households below the $400,000 threshold that are audited relative to historical levels," Yellen wrote in the letter. "This means that, contrary to the misinformation from opponents of this legislation, small business or households earning $400,000 per year or less will not see an increase in the chances that they are audited."
The hiring of additional agents has drawn the attention and ire of Republican lawmakers who claim the IRS will target low and middle-income Americans.
“If that makes you feel better, you missed a lot,” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told CNN about hiring additional agents. “They're coming after waitresses and Uber drivers and everybody else to collect more taxes. If you think growing the IRS is good for you, you're wrong.”
A report from ProPublica in 2019 indicated that poorer Americans were almost as likely to face an audit than wealthy taxpayers. The organization noted a drop in audits among high-income earners. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/secretary-yellen-pushes-back-on-claims-middle-income-americans-will-face-irs-audits | 2022-08-11T18:42:42Z | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/secretary-yellen-pushes-back-on-claims-middle-income-americans-will-face-irs-audits | false |
It’s with great sadness that we announce the death of…
It’s a sentence no family wants to have to say, or write.
Particularly when someone close to them has taken their own life.
Unfortunately this time, it was my brother in law.
It’s true – you never really know what is going on in someone’s head. And that can be a scary thing.
We all put on a brave face, on the days where we aren’t quite feeling our best or when something is bothering us.
We smile and act like everything is ok. For some, it works.
And for others it all becomes too much to handle.
Maybe we can change the outcome for somebody else
Hearing that someone you love has taken their own life sends you into a world of disbelief.
How could this have happened? And why?
So many questions and so many thoughts run through your head.
You picture it happening. You try to imagine the time leading up to the event.
What was he thinking? What was he going through in the last few moments?
Kevin took his own life in the most devastating way.
He has left behind distraught family members who are still trying to process what happened, as well as making funeral arrangements and dealing with all the grief that hits you whenever you lose a loved one.
With a death like this, you wish you could step back in time, say something or do something to change the outcome.
We can’t. But maybe by talking about what happened it might change the outcome for someone else.
Support exists for mental health and suicide prevention
To anyone having a bad day or going through a rough time at the moment, please remember that you are not alone.
Please speak to someone, reach out, even if it’s just texting a pal to say “hey, I’m struggling”.
Or get in touch with one of the many services in Scotland that help with mental health and suicide prevention.
There will be someone to listen and help you.
Your life is worth living. And although things might not feel great today, tomorrow is a new day. Please speak to someone.
Ask for help – and be the one to give it
More people than ever are speaking up about mental health, but the pace of change isn’t fast enough.
There were 753 deaths by probable suicide registered in Scotland in 2021, down from 805 in 2020, but still far too many.
Men are almost three times as likely to die by suicide as women and rates were highest among the 45-54 age group.
This morning, @scotgovhealth have launched a public consultation on a draft new Suicide Prevention Strategy and Action Plan.
You are warmly invited to take part in reviewing the strategy before 23 August 2022.
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— National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (@NSPLG_Scot) July 13, 2022
For some people, getting out for walk, a coffee with a pal or even listening to their favourite song might be enough to change their mood.
Others need a bit more help.
And that’s totally ok.
There’s help there if you ask for it.
But let’s all work together to be more kind, to encourage people to speak out more and to help others when we can.
And remember: it’s ok not to be ok.
Samaritans provides free anonymous and confidential emotional support for people experiencing crisis and distress, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You can contact Samaritans by phone on 116 123, by email jo@samaritans.org or visit www.samaritans.org/branches to find your nearest branch.
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Case of missing N.H. girl, Harmony Montgomery, now considered homicide, officials say
Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 2:13 PM EDT|Updated: 24 minutes ago
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say the search for a New Hampshire girl who disappeared at age 5 in 2019 but was not reported missing until late last year is now considered a homicide investigation.
New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said Thursday that authorities have concluded that Harmony was murdered.
Police first became aware that she might be missing when they received a call from the girl’s mother in November.
Harmony’s father and stepmother have since pleaded not guilty to charges related to her well-being.
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Wisconsin health officials plan to stretch the monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses
MADISON – State health officials plan to stretch an inadequate supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people one-fifth of a normal dose under their skin instead of in muscle to meet growing demand and rising cases.
Wisconsin has received about 54% of the total allocation of monkeypox vaccine state officials have requested, Ryan Westergaard, chief medical officer with the state Department of Health Services, said Wednesday in a news conference.
"Each vial was initially designated to contain a single dose of vaccine. But with action taken by the FDA yesterday we will be working to implement the new guidance that each vial could be used to vaccinate up to five people using an alternative dosing method," Westergaard said.
The Food and Drug Administration Tuesday issued an emergency use authorization for the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine so it can be available for adults as a so-called intradermal injection, which penetrates only the top layer of skin.
In a Tuesday afternoon call with news media, members of the Biden Administration urged state and local officials who still have doses of Jynneos available to immediately switch to intradermal injections to conserve vaccines.
The federal government has purchased and already allocated more than 600,000 Jynneos doses. States and localities can order additional vaccine once they have used 90% of the stock allocated to them.
Using the new approach, the 441,000 doses of vaccine that have not yet been distributed will be able to provide 2.2 million shots, according to Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response in the department of Health and Human Services.
The extra doses are intended to bring more control to an outbreak that has now caused at least 8,900 monkeypox infections in the United States alone. Thirty-two infections have been recorded in Wisconsin, according to the state DHS.
Westergaard said Wednesday that Wisconsin has received about 3,286 doses of the 5,986 it has requested.
He said given the short supply, health officials should continue to prioritize people considered to be at high risk for contracting monkeypox, which include:
- People who have been in contact with someone who has monkeypox.
- People who know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox.
- Gay men, bisexual men, transgender men and women, and any other men who have sex with men who have had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days.
"Data from the current outbreak show that the virus is disproportionately impacting some members of the LGBTQ community with the highest numbers of infections occurring among men who have sex with men as well as transgender and nonbinary individuals," Westergaard said.
The federal government has ordered another 5 million vials of vaccine, which will begin arriving in September and should now provide as many as 25 million shots. Shots are available at no cost to the recipient and have generally been distributed at government-sponsored vaccination clinics.
Karen Weintraub of USA Today contributed to this report.
Contact Molly Beck at molly.beck@jrn.com. Follow her on Twitter at @MollyBeck. | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/08/11/wisconsin-officials-use-smaller-doses-stretch-monkeypox-vaccine/10297910002/ | 2022-08-11T18:46:28Z | https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2022/08/11/wisconsin-officials-use-smaller-doses-stretch-monkeypox-vaccine/10297910002/ | false |
Further litigation planned against SEGI'S CEO Edward A. Sylvan; SEGI Directors
DUBAI, UAE and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 3, 2022, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young entered a default judgment for $2,522,525.26 in favor of All N Sports Services, LLC d/b/a Core Sports against Sycamore Entertainment Group, Inc.
The lawsuit arose out of SEGI's failure to pay a licensing fee for a boxing match held in Dubai in March 2022. Billed 'The Heaviest Boxing Match In History,' the fight was between Eddie Hall and Thor Bjornsson, two former winners of the World's Strongest Man contest. SEGI live-streamed the fight but, absent a nominal payment of $11,500, failed to pay Core Sports its contractually-agreed $2.5 million license fee. In April 2022, SEGI's Chief Executive Officer Edward A. Sylvan sent Core Sports a wire transfer confirmation for $1.5 million, promising that payment was imminent. That wire confirmation is now known to be fabricated, and was presumably sent to deceive Core Sports into believing that SEGI intended to honor its obligations.
Commenting on the judgment, Core Sports' Chief Executive Officer Don Idrees said: "Core Sports delivered fully on its obligations to SEGI, as did all of the hard-working vendors involved in the fight, except for SEGI itself. While we are happy that the court has entered judgment against SEGI, this particular fight has only just started. We are now investigating claim against SEGI's officers and directors, as well as individuals and entities that we believe help SEGI to shield its assets."
Core Sports' litigation attorney, Steven A. Heath of Los Angeles, California-based Heath Steinbeck, LLP stated: "The court's entry of judgment on claims including fraud and breach of contract confirms what everyone in the industry already suspected - Edward Sylvan is unfit to run a lemonade stand, let alone a publicly-traded company. After filing this lawsuit on June 2, 2022, we quickly obtained bank records indicating that SEGI uses a separate company, Silau LLC, to receive and disburse its cash. We are reviewing closely this arrangement, with a view to bringing further litigation against SEGI's officers, directors, and advisors, as well as Silau, LLC itself."
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Two rollercoaster trains have crashed into each other at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring at least 34 people, two of them severely.
One rollercoaster train braked heavily and another train collided with it at the Legoland park in Guenzburg, the German news agency dpa reported.
Three helicopters were sent to the scene, and fire and rescue services were called in to help.
It was not immediately clear how the crash happened. It took place in the station of the Fire Dragon rollercoaster, an amusement park spokesperson told dpa.
Last week, a woman died in another rollercoaster accident in an amusement park in Klotten in southwest Germany.
The 57-year-old woman fell out of the rollercoaster as it was moving and died of her injuries. The cause for the accident has not yet been identified. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3585454/rollercoaster-crash-at-german-amusement-park-injures-34/ | 2022-08-11T18:49:29Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3585454/rollercoaster-crash-at-german-amusement-park-injures-34/ | true |
Day to day, running a farm takes a lot of work.
“You can see the soybean pods starting to form,” Lee Tesdell, a farm owner in Iowa, said.
Farms are facing more and more unknowns due to a changing climate.
“Two years ago, we had a derecho here,” he explained. “This field was corn that year and the corn got flattened, federal crop insurance paid this farmer to destroy his corn, didn't even harvest it that year.”
Tesdell showed us around his farm, which has been in the family for more than 100 years. He’s now focused on more resilient farming.
“We need to diversify more,” he said.
Just this April, a rain storm caused flooding, taking fertilizer and topsoil with it.
“We expect to see more of those severe weather events,” he said.
This is where federal crop insurance comes in.
“This crop insurance program pays farmers when they have a crop yield or revenue loss,” said Anne Schechinger, the midwest director for the Environmental Working Group.
The Environmental Working Group is a nonprofit research organization that does ongoing research on how much climate is impacting these payouts.
From 1995 to 2020, farmers received more than $143.5 billion in federal crop insurance, according to an Environmental Working Group analysis of Department of Agriculture data.
“The biggest causes of loss over that big time from 1995 to 2020, first was drought. That was far and above the largest cause of loss. And the other was excessive moisture, so the other side of drought,” Schechinger said.
“The federal crop insurance program has saved, financial saved, some farmers some years,” Tesdell said.
But it’s not just farmers footing the bill.
“Sixty percent of these crop insurance premiums are subsidized by taxpayers, so we all pay this bill,” Schechinger said.
“We are asking an investment from taxpayers to have a more stable farm economy and more stable food system,” Aaron Lehman, president of the Iowa Farmers Union, said.
In places like Iowa for example, where corn fields stretch as far as the horizon, crop insurance can be an important tool. Lehman said farmers should also do their part.
“I think that’s why it’s important for farmers to be involved in doing things that can mitigate climate change,” Lehman said. “Makes sense that we should do more to tie good practices to crop insurance.”
“This federal crop insurance program really discouraged farmers from adapting to climate change,” Schechinger said.
Every five years, the federal farm bill is discussed and changes are made. For the 2023 farm bill, discussions have already begun in Washington D.C.
“Our farm bill kind of sets the direction for our farm policy for the next five years, so it’s important that the discussions include crop insurance and how we can have the most effective crop insurance,” Lehman said. | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/extreme-climate-events-could-impact-crop-insurance-payouts-for-farmers-taxpayers | 2022-08-11T18:52:01Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/extreme-climate-events-could-impact-crop-insurance-payouts-for-farmers-taxpayers | false |
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has insisted Che Adams will not be heading out of the club on loan.
The forward has been linked with a temporary move to Everton, who are in need of attacking options following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s injury, but Saints manager Hasenhuttl was quick to shut down the topic.
“Definitely nothing serious behind this rumour,” he told a press conference. “We are not in the way that we want to loan players like him to anywhere.”
One player who has left St Mary’s, at least for a season, is winger Nathan Tella, who has joined Championship side Burnley on loan.
The 23-year-old, who signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract at St Mary’s in January, told the Clarets website: “Once the opportunity arose for me to come here, this is where my head has been at since.”
Hasenhuttl has also admitted that Southampton will always be open to offers for players, saying: “I think we will never be a team that can put down offers of the right amount of money for any player.”
Saints host Leeds on Saturday in their second match of the new Premier League season and will be looking for a response after last weekend’s 4-1 defeat by Tottenham.
It was not the start to the campaign that Hasenhuttl would have wanted after 10 defeats from their last 13 games to end the 2021-22 season.
“We had a very detailed analysis of what happened at the weekend and we know we have to show a reaction against a team that we are facing now that is also very committed, very aggressive,” said the Saints boss.
“I expect a very intense game with high temperatures in the ground so we have to be prepared for a tough one, and I think we are.”
Defender Lyanco is the only fresh injury doubt after missing training this week because of a knee problem. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584695/che-adams-will-not-be-leaving-southampton-on-loan-ralph-hasenhuttl/ | 2022-08-11T18:53:35Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584695/che-adams-will-not-be-leaving-southampton-on-loan-ralph-hasenhuttl/ | true |
Nathan Henry and Joey Essex are amongst the stars who have signed up for MTV's The Challenge, a source has told the Mirror.
The Only Way Is Essex hunk Joey, 32, and Geordie lad Nathan, 31, will join the likes of James Lock and Love Island star Andrea-Jane Bunker to take part in the show.
The reality stars will jet off to a South American location in October to take part in the competition series, which currently is unavailable to watch for UK viewers.
However, fans of the celebs in the UK will soon see them in action as an insider has told the Mirror the show will air in the UK later this year.
A source told us: "MTV’s The Challenge is set to air in the UK later this year.
"The show will be brought to Channel 5 exclusively for the first time ever in the UK."
The source added that the show, created by an American production company, has an "amazing line up" for the new series.
"There’s an amazing line up of big celebrities and reality stars," they said. "Celebrities like Nathan Henry from Geordie Shore, TOWIE's Joey Essex and James lock are set to star in the series alongside Love Islands AJ Bunker."
However, stars will want to get preparing soon as the show, which is expected to start filming in October, is incredibly intense.
The source explained: "They are set to film in a South American location in October.
"The show is super intensive and will be huge hit with the UK public."
The Mirror has contacted MTV for comment.
A number of UK reality stars have already taken part in the competition programme, which sees contestants compete against one another in various extreme challenges to avoid elimination.
The show is an MTV spin off from two shows, The Real World and Road Rules and sees contestants battle it out in cutthroat challenges and brutal eliminations for a share of the $1 million (£800k) prize.
Georgia Harrison and Theo Campbell have each competed on The Challenge.
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Love Island hunk Theo, 31, even said he wanted to return to The Challenge after making it to the final.
Theo tweeted in November: "When I first done the @ChallengeMTV I done it off the back of a years hard partying, drinking and no training, and still merked everyone and everything (minus that math question) even with 1 eye im better than ever.
"Think that’s why they won’t have me back."
Former Love Islanders Gabby Allen, Idris Virgo and Priscilla Anyabu have also taken part in previous seasons of The Challenge.
With more UK reality stars signing up to the show, it's fair to say they will need cheering on from fans at home.
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Bournemouth head coach Scott Parker is confident “aggressive” Argentina defender Marcos Senesi can help keep his squad on the front foot in their battle for Premier League survival.
Senesi completed his switch from Dutch club Feyenoord in a reported £12.6million deal earlier this week and could be in contention to make his debut in Saturday’s trip to champions Manchester City.
The 25-year-old is the fifth summer recruit to bolster Parker’s options and the centre-half will offer some extra defensive options, with midfielder Jefferson Lerma having been deployed in a makeshift back three for the win over Aston Villa.
“I’m pleased we’ve managed to get Marcos in, a player we’ve had our eye on,” Parker said. “He is a South American defender in the sense that he is an aggressive, front-foot defender.
“He has come off a bit of a slow week, in terms of last week, because of the transfer and this week we have progressed him slowly.
“We don’t want to rush him in, but for sure, he is going to be involved.”
Experienced goalkeeper Neto has also just arrived from Barcelona and Parker accepts it will take time for players to adapt to their new surroundings.
“It is difficult when you come in from different countries, different environments, different cultures,” the Bournemouth boss said at a press conference.
“I am very conscious on how players settle in and sometimes it can be quite daunting.
“I think this is quite an easy environment to come into, a young squad, and both boys seem to have hit the ground running.”
Fellow new recruits defender Ryan Fredericks (calf) and midfielder Joe Rothwell (quad) will both have to wait a while longer to get their first taste of Premier League action with the Cherries.
“Ryan’s come on a little bit, he’s out on the grass with us and he’s pushing ahead in the right direction,” Parker said.
“He is probably a few weeks away from being fully integrated into training.
“Joe is a little bit behind that and is still not out on the grass at this moment in time.
“He is progressing in the right way, but given where his injury was, this is where he currently is.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584773/scott-parker-backing-bournemouth-new-boy-marcos-senesi-to-be-a-big-hit/ | 2022-08-11T18:53:51Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584773/scott-parker-backing-bournemouth-new-boy-marcos-senesi-to-be-a-big-hit/ | true |
Southampton have a major doubt over defender Lyanco for their Premier League clash with Leeds.
The Brazilian, who was not in the squad for last weekend’s defeat by Tottenham, has missed training this week because of a knee problem.
Tino Livramento is Saints’ only long-term absentee.
Leeds will be boosted by the return to the squad of captain Liam Cooper, Adam Forshaw, summer signing Luis Sinisterra and Dan James.
Cooper (Achilles), Forshaw (knee) and Sinisterra (hamstring) have all recovered from injury and James is available after suspension.
All three players are expected to start on the bench. Junior Firpo (knee) is another two weeks away, while Stuart Dallas (fractured femur) and Luke Ayling (knee) are still out.
Southampton provisional squad: McCarthy, Caballero, Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Romeu, Aribo, Ward-Prowse, Adam Armstrong, Adams, Redmond, Stuart Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Salisu, Elyounoussi, Diallo, Bednarek, Valery, Simeu, Lavia.
Leeds provisional squad: Meslier, Llorente, Koch, Struijk, Kristensen, Cooper, Adams, Harrison, Roca, Rodrigo, Aaronson, Bamford, Gelhardt, Cooper, Forshaw, Klich, James, Greenwood, Summerville, Klaesson, Hjelde, Gray, Gyabi, Drameh. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584803/southampton-have-serious-concerns-over-lyanco-fitness-before-leeds-clash/ | 2022-08-11T18:53:59Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/3584803/southampton-have-serious-concerns-over-lyanco-fitness-before-leeds-clash/ | false |
Liverpool suffered a setback in their opening Premier League outing.
The Reds came from behind twice against newly promoted Fulham in their season opener, but they could only take a point.
The Premier League title race is not going to be decided yet, but Jurgen Klopp and his men know there won’t be too much room for error given how strong Manchester City will be.
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Aside from Darwin Nunez, it has been a relatively quiet summer window for Liverpool, but there are reports the Reds could strengthen their rather thin-looking midfield.
With that in mind, we have rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding Anfield.
Elliott contract
Liverpool are said to be keen to extend youngster Harvey Elliott’s contract.
The attaching midfielder has been impressive since returning from his injury blow, and he is now set for new terms.
According to the Liverpool Echo, the Reds want to tie Elliott down to a new deal as they continue to plan for the next generation.
Elliott is already a key part of Klopp’s plans, and he is already tied down until 2026 as things stand.
But amid his impressive performances, Liverpool feel he is due a pay rise, believing his salary should reflect his importance to the squad.
Sarr interest
Liverpool have been backed to make a ‘surprise’ move to sign Watford star Islmaila Sarr this summer.
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano told CaughtOffside: “Liverpool have followed him for years but have never made any proposals, Klopp’s focus is on other deals; Sarr can be a surprise from here to the end of the market.
“Liverpool could be the right fit for Sarr’s talents, as he is a similar style of player to his compatriot Sadio Mane, who had a great career at Anfield before moving to Bayern Munich this summer.” | https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-make-fresh-harvey-elliott-decision-as-reds-backed-to-make-surprise-transfer-move-3801380 | 2022-08-11T18:54:53Z | https://www.liverpoolworld.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-make-fresh-harvey-elliott-decision-as-reds-backed-to-make-surprise-transfer-move-3801380 | false |
RICHMOND — It was a night that Michelle Partin won’t ever forget.
Partin says she was inside of her home when she witnessed the moment that 28-year-old Officer Seara Burton was shot Wednesday night.
“I’m guessing that the man had something that he didn’t want the officers to find because when they attempted to search his scooter, there was no playing around about it; he pulled a gun on her and shot her,” Partin said.
Partin said she has lived in her home near 12th and C streets for nearly two years. She hid inside her home as the suspect, identified by police as Phillip M. Lee, pulled out a gun and fired at Officer Burton.
Partin said the shooting put her in a state of complete shock, making her unable to stand up.
“When she had the K-9 unit and when she went to move forward to approach him and let the dog do its job is when he pulled the gun and fired with no hesitation,” Partin said.
Partin said that she was Lee’s neighbor and that he had just moved In a few days before the shooting.
“I had no idea who he was,” Partin said.
But she remembers the moments before she watched Officer Burton lay on the ground after being shot. She said she wished things like this didn’t happen.
“It’s just crazy how life could change so fast — but not just her, but her whole family,” Partin said.
Police have said the shooting critically injured Burton and has her "fighting for her life."
It happened as she conducted a traffic stop on a moped, driven by a man later identified as Lee.
While officers spoke with Lee, he pulled out a firearm, fired several rounds at officers and struck Burton. Other officers returned fire, hitting Lee and he ran, police have said.
Lee was later apprehended after a chase, Keegan said. He was taken to Reid Hospital in Richmond in unknown condition.
At this time, it is unknown what the traffic stop was for.
Lee was arrested on probable cause and the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office will determine formal charges.
Indiana State Police is asking anyone with information to call them. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/he-pulled-the-gun-and-fired-with-no-hesitation-neighbor-recounts-moments-before-richmond-officer-shot | 2022-08-11T18:56:18Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/he-pulled-the-gun-and-fired-with-no-hesitation-neighbor-recounts-moments-before-richmond-officer-shot | true |
NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor scored three runs, tying a franchise record by crossing the plate in 13 consecutive games, and the New York Mets breezed to their sixth straight win, 10-2 over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Lindor finished 2 for 3 with a walk and a two-run single in the second inning that increased his RBI total to 82, matching Jose Reyes in 2006 for the most by a Mets shortstop.
“I’ve got to soak that in, that’s pretty cool,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “The team’s been around a long time. When you start saying that, that gets your attention.”
Lindor reached the mark in his 111th game, 42 fewer than Reyes played in 2006.
“Whenever you can do something cool, it’s a blessing,” Lindor said. “Being next to Reyes, someone I grew up watching, it’s great. But I’m here to try to win a World Series. That’s all I have in mind.”
Lindor walked and scored the Mets’ second run in the first. His single in the second made it 4-0. His run-scoring streak is the longest in the majors this season and matched David Wright (July 2008) for the longest in Mets history.
Trade-deadline addition Daniel Vogelbach drove in three runs, fellow July acquisition Tyler Naquin homered and Pete Alonso had three hits for the NL East-leading Mets.
“The guys that came in are helping us win ballgames,” Lindor said. “The front office did an amazing job of bringing the right group of guys that are going to fit in (and) are going to help us win.”
Taijuan Walker (10-3) pitched six solid innings to reach double-digit wins for the first time since he went 11-8 for Seattle in 2015. Walker allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
New York has the second-best record in the majors (73-39) and outscored Cincinnati 21-5 in the three-game sweep. The Mets have not trailed during their six-game run, winning every game by three runs or more.
“Our guys haven’t gotten out of sync for very long,” Showalter said. “I’ve said many times it’s about stretching out the good times and shortening up the bad ones. It’s going to happen. They’ve done a good job of not getting into that snowball mode.”
T.J. Zeuch (0-1) lost his Reds debut, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings. Zeuch, who grew up about half an hour from Cincinnati, is the 57th player to appear in a game for the Reds this season, tying the team record set in 2003. He appeared in 13 games for Toronto from 2019-21.
“Getting back in the big leagues and pitching in the big leagues again is obviously great,” Zeuch said. “But I wish, obviously, I would have given the team a better chance to win out there.”
Joey Votto had an RBI double for Cincinnati in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jake Fraley.
“We really ran into a good team — a really hot team as well,” manager David Bell said after the Reds lost a series for the first time since the All-Star Break.
IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL PLAY
With the Reds set to face the Chicago Cubs in Thursday’s “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa, manager David Bell rewatched the 1989 movie the field was built for. He said his favorite part was the sparseness of the game between the ghostly legends.
“It’s kind of like the modern-day version of it where it’s just about the game,” Bell said. “That’s kind of the goal as a player, to go out there and imagine that it’s just you and the ball and your teammates and kind of trying to win a baseball game and there’s nothing going on around you. I wonder if it’ll feel like that a little bit.”
WOMEN’S DAY
The Mets held their first Women’s Day at Citi Field. The club honored Shannon Dalton Forde, who was a public-relations executive with the team from 1994 until her death from breast cancer in 2016, with a pregame video tribute.
Mets players walked to the plate to songs by female artists, including Alanis Morrissette’s “You Oughta Know” for Mark Canha, the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe” for James McCann, Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!” for Brandon Nimmo and Kelis’ “Milkshake” for Vogelbach.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: RHP Art Warren (forearm) tossed a scoreless inning Tuesday for Single-A Dayton. Bell said Warren would likely get at least one more outing in the minors before being activated. … RHP Jeff Hoffman (forearm) was expected to begin throwing Wednesday or Thursday. … RHP Robert Dugger (right shoulder) remains shut down from throwing.
Mets: RF Starling Marte got the day off after starting each of the first 17 games following the All-Star Break.
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Reds: LHP Nick Lodolo (3-3, 4.40 ERA) is slated to start against the Cubs in Iowa.
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EXPENSIVE EATS: Grocery prices still high despite slowing inflation
Published: Aug. 11, 2022 at 1:08 PM CDT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
(CNN) – Food prices are still sky-high despite slowing inflation.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of groceries soared 13% in a year, the largest annual increase since March 1979.
Eggs, flour, chicken, milk, ground beef, fruits and vegetables have all gotten more expensive.
Several factors have contributed to these rising prices, including higher costs for fuel and labor, a deadly avian flu in the U.S., a drought in Brazil, and the war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, demand continues to grow.
People can’t simply stop buying food when prices rise, but they are opting for less expensive options, such as swapping steak for chicken.
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Cogitate to implement full stack, cloud native digital insurance ecosystem
ATLANTA, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern General Insurance Company ("SGIC"), is set to overhaul its legacy system – Sapiens SIS – with Cogitate DigitalEdge Insurance Platform. SGIC today announced its partnership with Cogitate, a leader in accelerated digital insurance for Wholesale Brokers, MGAs, and Carriers, offers readiness and relevance as the industry quickly transforms.
Cogitate DigitalEdge is a full stack, cloud native digital underwriting and distribution platform which delivers modern policy admin system essential for insurance providers. DigitalEdge is powered with industry leading Low Code No Code capabilities and brings pre-integrated third-party data and service ecosystem.
"In Cogitate, we found a partner that understands insurance as much as we do. Cogitate team will not only deliver a modern digital insurance solution but also will help us streamline our processes to improve underwriting, increase efficiency leading to reduction in operational cost", said Diane Boyer, Vice President of Operations at Southern General Insurance Company. "We have opted Cogitate DigitalEdge for its future-ready digital capabilities coupled with the wide range of state-of-the-art features. We will be implementing Cogitate DigitalEdge Policy, Billing and Claims modules which will eliminate the need of integrating our decades-old SIS system with third-party user interface"
"DigitalEdge is pre-integrated with multiple third-party data providers for automatic risk capture and data prefill. Its robust analytics provides line of business specific details through built-in dashboards, charts, and reports with drill-down on key data points", quoted Edward Cologgi, Vice President of Sales for Southern General. "DigitalEdge is equipped with best-in-class Low Code No Code platform which will help us significantly increase speed to market and react quickly to the market changes."
Arvind Kaushal, CEO and Co-Founder of Cogitate commented, "One of Cogitate's strongest advantage is we can integrate with customer's existing core and legacy systems with digitalization layer or we can replace them with our modern solutions. DigitalEdge is truly cloud native which means the modularity of DigitalEdge allows our customers the freedom of choosing the modules their business needs today while the scalability ensures their future growth. We are excited to partner with Southern General Insurance Company to provide their customers, employees and channel partners a modern contemporary user experience.
Cogitate Technology Solutions, Inc., develops modern and innovative technology products and solutions for the Property & Casualty Insurance Industry. It helps insurance companies transform their business models to create a competitive advantage in a time of rapid industry change. Cogitate's next-generation technology products and solutions are helping insurance carriers, brokers, MGAs, and agents to accelerate digitalization and expand their businesses.
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LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the second graduating class of the Florida Southern College Doctor of Nursing Practice program presented their capstone project posters in the Joe K. and Alberta Blanton Nursing Building, on August 4th, 2022. The seven-member cohort completed community- and practice- based health care improvement projects.
As a part of the curriculum, DNP students are required to choose a real-world problem, examine the literature and show evidence-based interventions to assist population health and provide health care delivery. Under the guidance of Dr. Melanie Michael, DNP, MS, APRN, FNP-C, CPHQ, FNAP, Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Nursing Program; Dr. Tracy Magee, PH.D., RN, CPNP, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Nursing and Education Coordinator; and Dr. Imke Casey, DNP, CRNA, RN-BC, RHIT, Assistant Professor, these posters represent the peak of the six-semester program.
"I am delighted with the results of the DNP projects completed by students in the summer 2022 graduating DNP cohort," Dr. Michael said. "The presentations represent the culmination of a year-long learning journey that provides a solid foundation for continued scholarly work into the future."
These seven DNP candidates will be hooded and officially earn their DNP degrees, in a ceremony on August 17 at 5:00 p.m., in the Branscomb Auditorium.
Project Poster Presentations included:
- Conversations to Improve Advance Care Planning for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Pilot Project, presented by Amy Davis, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, supervised by Dr. Melanie Michael
- Implementation of a Strength Training Intervention for Treating Sarcopenia Among Older Residents in a Skilled Nursing Facility, presented by Donna-Marie Lanton, MSN, APRN, ANP-C, supervised by Dr. Imke Casey
- Reducing Falls in a Memory Care Unit Through Implementation of the STEADI Program, presented by Cory B. Lord, MSN, APRN, NP-C, supervised by Dr. Imke Casey
- Improving Transitional Care Outcomes in Primary Care: A Pilot Study, presented by Satoria Reid-Rowe, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, supervised by Dr. Melanie Michael
- Orientation Recommendations for Travel Nurses Based on Nurse Identified Learning Needs, presented by Olga C. Rodriguez, MSN, COL (ret), MSN, RN, CPHQ, supervised by Dr. Tracy Magee
- Suwannee River Area Health Education Center and Florida Southern College: Meeting the Need for Interprofessional Practice to Improve Health, presented by Tila Skipper-Resendiz, MSN, APRN, AGPCNP-C, supervised by Dr. Melanie Michael
- Seeing Is Believing: Continuous Glucose Monitoring Versus Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes, presented by Dorothea Thompson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, supervised by Dr. Imke Casey
About Florida Southern College
Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the state. The College maintains its commitment to academic excellence through 70+ undergraduate programs and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, nursing, and physical therapy. Florida Southern has a 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio, is an award-winning national leader in engaged learning, and boasts 30 NCAA Division II National Championships. Florida Southern is ranked at #8 among the "Best Regional Universities in the South" by U.S. News & World Report in its 2022 "Best Colleges" guide and is included in The Princeton Review's 2022 Best 387 Colleges guide and the "Fiske Guide to Colleges 2022." The 2021-2022 Colleges of Distinction guidebook praises Florida Southern's AACSB accredited Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise alongside the College's School of Education and its Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Poets&Quants, U.S. News & World Report, Fortune, and The Princeton Review further laud the Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise and the Ann Blanton Edwards School of Nursing and Health Sciences as foremost programs in the nation for business and nursing education. Home to the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, FSC has appeared on The Princeton Review's top 20 "Most Beautiful Campus" national listing for 12 consecutive years. Connect with Florida Southern College.
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Across categories, most of the U.S. Department of Transportation's FY22 RAISE grants accounted for the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians, demonstrating exceptional demand for trail, walking and biking infrastructure that connects people to jobs, schools, shopping and transit
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation's largest trails and active transportation advocacy organization, is encouraged by the number of FY22 RAISE grants—the competitive, multimodal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation—that include bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.
According to the organization, the volume of awards that account for the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians illustrates incredible demand for connected trails and active transportation infrastructure that make it safe and convenient for people to get to everyday destinations like jobs, schools, shopping and transit.
"The FY22 RAISE grants underscore the urgency that all communities—rural, suburban and urban—are feeling to provide safe and connected active transportation infrastructure that gets people where they need to go whether or not they have a car. Most grants accounted for the needs of bicyclist and pedestrians, which shows how much demand exists for this infrastructure nationwide," said Kevin Mills, RTC's vice president of policy.
Nationwide, RTC's partners have shared over $7 billion in plans for projects that connect trail and active transportation infrastructure. According to RTC, fulfilling these plans would be transformative, with the potential to equitably deliver economic, health, safety, mobility and climate benefits. To realize these benefits, communities need sizeable grants—like those that RAISE can provide—to close gaps between existing sidewalks, bike lanes and multiuse trails to create seamless connections between where they live and the places they go every day.
Trails, and other walking and biking infrastructure, are eligible for funding through many programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—otherwise known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—and are expected to be eligible for additional funding through the Inflation Reduction Act if it passes the House later this week. While these programs deliver significant investment for trails, walking and biking under certain circumstances, many communities will not take advantage without reliable funding focused on active transportation. The far-reaching demand for trails and other walking and biking infrastructure calls for programs that exclusively fund active transportation to ensure consistent progress in creating safe and convenient routes to daily destinations in communities nationwide.
"With these grants, US DOT has demonstrated its understanding that trails, walking and biking are fundamental to transformative and equitable community design that improves our quality of life. Looking ahead, it's increasingly evident the need for sustained investment in connected active transportation infrastructure as well as the importance of focused programs to fund these projects like we have for air, rail and roads. Greater investment in grants for trails, walking and biking could deliver safe, equitable mobility to more Americans," said Mills.
RTC advocates for transformative policy changes that increase funding for active transportation and create accountability for progress on climate, equity and safety. Learn more about RTC's policy priorities and resources to support communities seeking public funding for active transportation infrastructure at railstotrails.org/trailstransform.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the nation's largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than 1 million strong—dedicated to building a nation connected by trails, reimagining public spaces to create safe ways for everyone to walk, bike and be active outdoors. Connect with RTC at railstotrails.org and @railstotrails on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
CONTACT: Brandi Horton, brandi@railstotrails.org, 202.974.5155
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On this morning, it was suspiciously easy. Sika Dwimfo, better known by his monomial Sika, is sitting in his 30-year-old shop on Degnan Boulevard. He’s surrounded by African masks, Ghanaian fans, handcrafted jewelry, waist beads and burning incense. Large pieces of art from different parts of the world adorn each wall. This is a place layered with as much history, color and contrast as the fit Sika has on right now. On any given day, curating the right look can take him up to two hours — sometimes he’ll go through 10 outfit changes before it feels right. But again, today wasn’t one of those days. Sika woke up with a vision, which became more fully realized with each piece he picked up from his massive collection.
A quick rundown is in order: First, the shorts. Purple and gold African print. Then the tee, a Lakers joint that might raise eyebrows for anyone aware of Sika’s infamous Clippers allegiance. (This was a Kobe dedication, so it transcended all that, he explains.) The kufi hat was purchased from Taj Mahal Imports on Crenshaw, sporting a color scheme and print that both played off of and contrasted the shorts and shirt. The shoes: buttery ocher leather slip-ons from Morocco. The eyewear? Always the Lennon-esque sunglasses. (This particular pair was purchased in Chinatown for a couple bucks.) His long gold necklaces, with pendants in the shape of an African mask and a bicycle handmade by him, are rarely taken off.
Sika has perfected the art of the general uniform. His brilliant juxtapositions of texture, color and material function as a style syllabus for people he encounters — both those who have come to know him and community passersby. His daily outfits are remarkably consistent, but the energy shifts depending on his mood. He’s been known to leave the house in one thing and come back to change because the vibe is off.
For the 81-year-old artist, master jeweler, business owner and “Godfather of Leimert Park,” dressing is the highest expression of self. “I like to dress, I like to look nice,” says Sika. “Now that I’m older, I figure it enhances me. I have to put on something that makes me energetic.”
Sika was born in New Orleans and raised in Chicago. His mother was a tailor who made her son custom suits, which cemented his love for bespoke pieces and individuality in clothing early on. He came of age as an artist in a time and place that was coursing with jazz, art and poetry, and Sika was at the center of it all. He owned a Chicago art gallery in his late 20s, befriending people such as Haki R. Madhubuti and Gwendolyn Brooks. It was Madhubuti and Brooks, Sika says, who put together $700 for him to secure the space in the first place.
But the winters were harsh. And at the time, one of his play sisters was dating Fred Hampton and would frequently visit California to be with him during his time here. (There exists an iconic picture of young Sika, small afro haloing around his head, in conversation with Hampton at one of his jewelry exhibitions.) Sika would hear all about this place — the sun, the energy.
He was searching for a home that exhibited the freedom that already existed within him. And he kept hearing that L.A. was the kind of city where people would walk around without shirts on. Sika, always the free spirit, thought, “I’m into that.” He came to L.A. in 1971, at 31 years old. It was his first time on an airplane.
The controversial healer was seen, in so many communities in L.A., as an underdog hero; the mythic figure The Man didn’t want you to know about. People saw him as a champion of the truth, or a truth.
“I had special suits that my mother used to make for me, but when I moved out here, I had nothing but Dr. Scholl’s sandals, shorts and T-shirts,” he says. He was staying in a five-bedroom mansion in the West Adams Historic District with roommates; his rent was $140 a month. “I got here and that was it,” Sika says. There was no going back.
Since 1992, Sika’s has been a colorful mainstay on Degnan Boulevard. A person could spend hours sifting through the racks of dashikis, beaded necklaces, Ghanaian baskets and Mali mudcloth. It started as a jewelry shop, with so much jewelry — all made by Sika — that it could fill the walls. But now it has a little bit of everything, and with Sika at the center, it’s become a cultural landmark.
On a sleepy Tuesday afternoon, three people from the neighborhood came in within a span of 30 minutes just to say hello. Andrea Daughtry, who runs the local nonprofit For the Fem in You, came in to pick up a pair of earrings and chat with Sika. “For me, he’s like a grandfather I never had,” Daughtry says. “When I started coming to Leimert, he’s the only individual that looked out for me from Day One. He does this for a lot of people. We look up to him for wisdom and guidance and history — he is the epitome of Black history for Leimert.”
When it comes to his looks, the community expects nothing less than a daily show. “We know he’s not about to play with you,” Daughtry says of Sika’s style. “He’s giving vibrant colors. He loves to stand out. He’s going to have a hat, shoes to match. His jewelry is going to be on, and you’re going to see those sunglasses. That’s his look.”
Sika is soft-spoken and observant. A December Capricorn, his presence is commanding, but not in an obvious or obnoxious way. His energy speaks first, then a witty remark will take you by surprise, like when he playfully quips at his daughter Milan Dwimfo that “she’s a hater” for pointing out the wrinkles on his T-shirt. He’s the type of person who, when he talks, people lean in to listen. Something important is about to be said.
Dwimfo, who now runs Sika’s along with her own jewelry company, Queen Midas Gold, says that her dad has always been unique — in his ways of both dressing and moving through the world. “He’s just a different kind of person,” she says. “When I was a kid, my friends would always want to come to my house because our house was different. I went to Crescent Heights [Boulevard Elementary School], and all the kids would have Kool-Aid pouches and Capri Suns. We weren’t allowed to have that. But my dad was so cute — he would make me these little avocado sandwiches, or a little homemade salad with edible flowers, and always make me a fresh smoothie or juice to take to school. He would pick me up in his Volkswagen van that had African print on it.”
The sacred ritual not just about lighting a stick and perfuming your home. It’s about the energy behind it.
You see photos of Sika in his youth and it’s clear that he’s always had this strong sense of self. There’s an image taken of him in 1977 at Festac, the legendary African arts and culture festival in Nigeria, in a muscle tee, layers of jewelry and a woven beanie, with a Canon camera in his hand. It’s dynamic and striking. Sika, then 37, glowed.
“When I was young and would dress up, my buddies used to tell me, ‘Man, you really look good in your clothes. You have something, something different.’ Now as I’ve gotten older, I feel like that if I had listened to them, I might have been a model. I feel like a model [now].”
Indeed, Sika has modeled for campaigns by Union and Mastercard alongside Dwimfo. With age, he’s also grown more comfortable with prints and color instead of sticking to neutrals like he did in his youth.
For Sika, style has become an avenue to achieve his most idealized self. It goes hand in hand with his spiritual practice, which he’s been perfecting his whole life. Sika’s multipronged spiritual practice includes humility. Giving is another of its pillars — he’s organizing his closet in preparation to give away some of his pieces to people he knows will appreciate them. He’s a longtime cyclist and is manifesting getting back on his bike again (Sika used to ride up to 150 miles at a time, and still nods at this lifestyle with the cycling caps he often wears). He prays, for things like peace, prosperity and abundance — for others more than for himself. He’s been mostly plant-based for decades and has done up to 50-day juice fasts. Dwimfo says he’s changed people’s lives through showing them the possibilities of a more vegan or vegetarian lifestyle. “I live a very simple life,” says Sika. “I just try and do right as much as I possibly can.”
Sika derives a certain energy from finding harmony through clothing. Take his mixing of prints. When Sika mixes prints in a way that hits just right, he says it almost feels like he can “run down a flight of stairs.” Where someone else might not be nuanced or brave enough to put two contrasting prints together, Sika figures out a way. (It always, always works.) He also likes contrasting cultural pieces with streetwear. He’s currently obsessed with Converse Chuck 70s — nine pairs and counting — that he gets from Neighbors Skate Shop.
You cannot beg a god for forgiveness, but you can be ready when he hints at offering it after a long standoff.
“It’s such a combination,” says Dwimfo of her dad’s knack for mixing designs and styles. “It’s such a mesh of the African stuff — just unique prints in the way that he does it. The way he connects it all.”
The same goes for his jewelry. “That’s my love,” Sika says. “There’s something energetic about it, and I don’t feel right if I don’t have it. I’ll go back upstairs, and if I can’t find it, oh, I almost have a fit.” Sika adopted jewelry as his medium when he was still in Chicago and became well known for his unique wire pieces. (In the ’60s, after a Nina Simone concert, he went backstage to give her a pair of earrings he’d made. “We became very good friends,” he says.)
Sika understands something important about personal style that only the truly stylish have figured out: It’s a culmination of all your identities and experiences, expressed in a way that is referential to all the places you’ve been but pushes you forward into the person you want to become. It radiates from within.
“When I wake up in the morning, it’s about how I feel about what I want to wear — what I feel comfortable wearing that day,” he says. “Whatever I have to put on, it has to be something that fits. And gives me some energy.” | https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2022-08-11/los-angeles-style-icon-master-jeweler-sika-dwimfo-talks-art-of-mixed-print-fashion | 2022-08-11T19:08:03Z | https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2022-08-11/los-angeles-style-icon-master-jeweler-sika-dwimfo-talks-art-of-mixed-print-fashion | false |
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Thursday, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium announced Luis Padilla, DVM Dipl. ACZM will serve as president and CEO of the zoo after Dennis Pate retires later this year.
Pate has served as president and CEO since 2009 and under his leadership, the Henry Doorly Zoo has taken on major projects and improved exhibits.
Dr. Padilla is currently the Vice President of Animal Collections for the Saint Louis Zoo. His first day in his new role will be November 14.
Read more from the Henry Doorly Zoo's announcement below.
"Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium announces Luis Padilla, DVM Dipl. ACZM, as its next President and CEO. Dr. Padilla will succeed Dennis Pate after his retirement in late 2022.
Dr. Padilla is currently the Vice President of Animal Collections for the Saint Louis Zoo, where he is responsible for the overall oversight of the Saint Louis Zoo’s Animal Division, including the animal collection, facilities and the animal care teams. He also serves as an accreditation commissioner for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Prior to this position, Dr. Padilla served as the Saint Louis Zoo’s Director of Animal Health.
His first day at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium will be November 14, 2022.
“I am extremely excited and humbled to lead the amazing Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and its talented team," said Dr. Padilla. “I look forward to serving the Zoo and the Omaha community, while continuing the legacy of being one of the top zoos in the world.”
Dr. Padilla continued, “Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is a globally recognized leader that is proudly beloved by its local community. To lead this organization, and to inspire, educate and engage in impactful conservation efforts, is the pinnacle of professional achievement. A visit to Omaha’s Zoo and Aquarium is a transformational experience that connects people to animals and wild places. It is special to make that happen through innovation, creativity and science."
Dr. Padilla also served in veterinary roles and supervisory roles at the Saint Louis Zoo, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, and the Oklahoma City Zoo. Dr. Padilla received his doctorate in veterinary medicine from Cornell University. He also completed his residency in zoological medicine at the Saint Louis Zoo and is a board-certified zoo veterinarian under the American College of Zoological Medicine.
Mogens Bay, Chair of the Board of Directors, Omaha Zoological Society, said, “Dennis Pate has been a visionary leader for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium for almost 14 years. His master plan transformed the Zoo and Aquarium into an immersive experience and living classroom for visitors. We are so grateful for his inspiration and leadership.”
Bay continued, “Our challenge was to find someone who could build on the legacy of Dennis Pate. We are confident that Dr. Padilla is that person. He was chosen after an extensive and thorough process by the search committee and is the next right leader for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.” Bay said, “Dr. Padilla is a Mission-driven leader who values collaboration, innovation, staff development, resiliency and wildlife conservation. His background as a veterinarian ensures that the highest quality of care for Omaha’s animals and their habitats will remain a top priority and commitment.”
Dr. Padilla added, “I, like everyone in the zoo community, am familiar with the stellar reputation of Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium and the revolutionary projects Dennis Pate has completed.”
He continued, “I am looking forward to working with Dennis on a smooth leadership transition and building on his legacy.”
Dennis Pate announced his intention to retire this past February after 48 years working in zoos, 14 of those years in Omaha. Pate joined Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium as the President and CEO in 2009 and has maintained the state’s top accolade as Nebraska’s most visited attraction. Pate created and completed a 10-year master plan which consisted of improved guest services and amenities, and state-of the-art exhibits including: Scott African Grasslands, Asian Highlands, Bay Family Children’s Adventure Trails, the Daugherty Education Center, Owen Sea Lion Shores, Glacier Bay Landing, Alaskan Adventure Splash grounds, Stingray Beach and the Harper Event Center. Other major projects included the main entrance and ticketing area, along with the Scott Aquarium renovation."
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2022 financial results prior to the opening of the market on Thursday, August 25, 2022. The company will also host a conference call that same day beginning at 10:00 am ET to review its financial results.
The conference call will be webcast live via the Internet. To listen to the webcast, go to the company's website, www.lancastercolony.com, click on the webcast link on the home page and enter your registration information.
Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
04-13-22-25-36
(four, thirteen, twenty-two, twenty-five, thirty-six)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
04-13-22-25-36
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Tom Brady to be away from Buccaneers for a few days due to personal, non-football reasons, coach says
TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Brady was nowhere to be seen during the final practice before the first preseason game this weekend. In fact, he will be away from the team for the next few days.
Head Coach Todd Bowles said Thursday the quarterback will be out for personal reasons until after the Tennessee Titans game next week. It was discussed and approved prior to the beginning of camp.
Brady will likely return two days after the Titans game, which is Aug. 20, reports Greg Auman with The Atlantic.
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"He'll be ready," said General Manager Jason Licht when discussing Week 1. "We're not at all concerned about that."
The Bucs will face off against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday for the first preseason game at Raymond James Stadium. | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/tom-brady-to-be-away-from-buccaneers-for-a-few-days-due-to-personal-non-football-reasons-coach-says | 2022-08-11T19:12:49Z | https://www.fox13news.com/sports/tom-brady-to-be-away-from-buccaneers-for-a-few-days-due-to-personal-non-football-reasons-coach-says | false |
Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers: We're kept at gunpoint by Russians
By James Waterhouse
BBC News, in Kyiv
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Staff at the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have described to the BBC being kept at gunpoint while Russian troops use it as a military base.
Invading forces have occupied the site, the biggest nuclear plant in Europe, since early March. However, it's still operated by Ukrainian technicians.
Moscow has recently been accused of using the plant "as a shield" while its troops launch rockets from there towards nearby locations.
And on Thursday, more shelling was reported - and the head of the UN issued a new warning about fighting near the nuclear site "leading to disaster".
Now two workers have told the BBC about the daily threat of kidnap, as well as their fears of either "radioactive contamination of the wider region" or a nuclear catastrophe.
In the southern city of Nikopol is one of the most dangerous vantage points in Ukraine.
On the banks of the Dnipro River, it's possible to see the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant 10 miles across the water.
It's a place which has seen heavy shelling over the past couple of weeks, with up to 120 rockets being reported in a single night.
They come from the direction of Enerhodar, the city where the plant is situated.
In turn, Enerhodar - and the power station - have also come under heavy fire.
The UN's nuclear watchdog claims there's a "real risk of nuclear disaster" unless the fighting stops and inspectors are allowed access.
Ukraine and Russia blame each other. The picture is murky, but the risks are crystal clear.
"My working day is a constant stress," says Svitlana, who's contacting us over text.
She and fellow worker Mykola can only use Russian Sim cards now and signal is very limited. We're not using their real names for their safety.
"I can't work like I used to," says Svitlana. "The last week I haven't even been able to come to my workplace - it's dangerous.
"On Saturday, there was shelling of the nitrogen-oxygen station, which caused a fire. By some miracle, the people working there survived."
Another Enerhodar resident tells us that shop and pharmacy prices are now four times higher than in territory that Ukraine still controls, as well as there being a shortage of doctors. Most ATMs are closed, too.
Svitlana has worked at the plant for many years, and says shells have been landing close to it every day.
"The psychological situation is difficult," she adds. "Soldiers are walking everywhere with weapons and everyone is actually kept at gunpoint."
Russia is accused of basing about 500 soldiers there. Recent footage has showed military vehicles being driven inside, and Svitlana is in no doubt it's being used as a base.
"Every day they drive back and forth in their military vehicles," she says.
"They positioned their military equipment right at the station buildings, to make it impossible for Ukrainian armed forces to strike."
A text comes in from Mykola: "The staff are now hostages of the Russians," it reads.
"They turned off the internet, left only landline phones, and food is available only in one single dining room. They turned the others into their bases."
Ukraine is concerned Russia has started shelling the area it occupies to try to create a false narrative, such as: "Ukraine is attacking you - so better vote to join Russia so we can take root and protect you."
Moscow-installed politicians for the Zaporizhzhia region have just signed an order for a referendum to be held soon. Russia has staged sham votes in the past, such as with Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
Mykola continues: "Access to all roofs is prohibited, they made their observation points there. The training building also became their barracks.
"Now, more and more often, staff are kidnapped just when leaving the shift at the security gate."
It's not known why the kidnapping takes place - but residents paint a picture of intimidation as Russians look to lay down down law.
Svitlana and Mykola also describe rubbish being left everywhere by the Russians - but they say staff are still able to monitor the reactor properly.
Zaporizhzhia: How the crisis unfolded
- March 2022: Shortly after the start of their invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops seize the plant. Its management is told it now belongs to Russian state nuclear power company Rosatom. Ukrainian staff continue to operate the plant under Russian control
- July: Russian forces reportedly deploy rocket launchers in the complex, turning it into a military base
- 3 August: The International Atomic Energy Agency says the plant is "completely out of control" and needs an inspection and repairs
- 5 August: Ukraine's nuclear agency, Enerhoatom, says two rounds of Russian rocket fire prompted its operators to disconnect a reactor from the power grid
- 8 August: Ukraine says renewed Russian shelling has damaged three radiation sensors and injured a worker. Local Russian-backed authorities say Ukrainian forces hit the site with multiple rocket launchers
- 10 August: Foreign ministers from the G7 group of nations say Russia must immediately hand back control of the plant to Ukraine
- 11 August: More shelling of the plant is reported, with Ukraine and Russia again blaming each other
Hryhoriy Plachkov, former head of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine, tells us the risks are "great" as long as the Russians controls the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
He admits it would take "two to three" months for the Russians to re-direct power back to their own grid, if that was their goal.
Enerhodar is part of a southern front line which has seen more intense fighting in recent weeks.
There is, however, still very little movement - suggesting Europe's biggest nuclear power station will continue to slip from Ukraine's control.
Additional reporting by Daria Sipigina and Hanna Chornous. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62509638?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | 2022-08-11T19:14:47Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62509638?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | false |
If it’s not a tried-and-true triple-decker or a glossy new development, what else can a condo occupy in prime Southie?
How about a lovely Second Empire red brick schoolhouse? The Benjamin Pope Schoolhouse, circa 1890, was converted into 13 condos at 110 O St. in South Boston with Unit 8 hitting the market in this highly coveted location and character-filled development.
Thanks to its former life, the two-bedroom, two-bath condo boasts soaring 13-foot ceilings accented by oversized, shutter-flanked windows that flood the unit with natural light. The open-ish floor plan combines the living and dining areas, with a U-shaped kitchen set slightly back. In addition to plenty of storage, the kitchen enjoys an eat-in peninsula for that casual nosh.
Beadboard details, moulding and a set of French doors that open to the guest bedroom add interest and personality to the condo’s footprint — a comfortable 943 square feet.
There’s outdoor space, too! When you’re not strolling to Castle Island or hitting nearby city beaches — both just minutes away — you can relax on your own spacious private deck.
Notably, the condos are adjacent to just about every trendy restaurant, coffee shop, and drinking establishment in Southie, so there’s no shortage of fun to be had.
And no need to bring your own traffic cone, stroller or lawn chair — Unit 8 comes with a deeded parking space.
To learn more about the property, offered at $839,000, or to schedule a private showing, contact Tia Zaferakis with Jack Conway, 617-699-6268.
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Buried as numbers, more of Bucha´s victims are laid to rest
BUCHA, UKRAINE (AP) - With graves marked only with numbers, not names, burial services were held Thursday for 11 more unidentified bodies found in Bucha, the town outside the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv that saw hundreds of people slaughtered under Russian occupation early in the war.
Under a grim gray sky, the two women and eight men were buried following their discovery in a mass grave near the town's Church of Andrew the Apostle, in the wake of the Russian withdrawal in late March. The 11th victim had been shot dead and was found in the village of Chervone, 17 kilometers (10 miles) further outside the Ukrainian capital. Another man who was shot dead but who was identified was also buried Thursday at the same cemetery.
The civilian killings at Bucha have become a symbol of brutality of the war. They were carried out as Russia launched a failed effort to capture the Ukrainian capital after it invaded the country on Feb. 24.
Wrapped in plastic, the bodies arrived in a refrigerator truck, were placed in wooden caskets and then buried separately.
"We are praying for the souls of those killed unjustly," said Father Andriy, an Orthodox priest who led Thursday´s service near the site where the mass grave was found. "God knows their names."
It was a second such funeral of unidentified bodies in Bucha, after an Aug. 9 service in which 15 people were buried.
A priest prays for unidentified civilians killed by Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Municipal authorities say 458 bodies have been found in the Bucha area after the 33-day Russian occupation. They include 12 bodies of children, in most cases killed with their parents.
Authorities said 116 bodies were found in the mass grave near the Church of Andrew the Apostle.
The process of identification began in April at several morgues in Kyiv region. The bodies are buried one month after the autopsy, remaining unidentified if relatives cannot be found to formally name them.
Oleksandr Khmaruk, 37, was originally listed as a number, as his parents at first were unable to find his body due to a bureaucratic mix-up. Khmaruk, who served in the Ukrainian armed forces in 2014-15, is believed to have been dragged from his home and shot at a checkpoint by Russian soldiers.
He was one of the 458 dead in Bucha after the Russian occupation and was found in the same mass grave as the 10 unnamed bodies that were buried Thursday. His family also buried him Thursday at the same cemetery.
"We are working with a list of approximately 50 bodies that remain unidentified," said Mykhailyna Skoryk-Shkarivska, the deputy mayor of Bucha, adding that the number has changed as more family members are found.
"We hope these numbers will change into names," she said.
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Workers put into a grave a coffin with unidentified remains of a civilian murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A priest prays for unidentified civilians murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Workers carry a coffin with unidentified remains of a civilian murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Workers carry a coffin with unidentified remains of a civilian murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A priest prays for unidentified civilians killed by Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Open graves for unidentified civilians murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation are seen in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Workers take from a refrigerator truck and put into a coffin a body of unidentified civilian murdered by the Russian troops during Russian occupation in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. Eleven unidentified bodies exhumed from a mass grave were buried in Bucha Thursday.(AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11103569/Buried-numbers-Bucha-s-victims-laid-rest.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-11T19:20:39Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11103569/Buried-numbers-Bucha-s-victims-laid-rest.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Flush with wins, finally COVID-free, Biden to hit the road ahead of U.S. midterms
By Jarrett Renshaw
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C., Aug 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden plans to travel across the United States in the coming weeks to tout a series of legislative wins on climate change, gun control and drug pricing in a bid to boost his party's chances in the looming midterm elections, White House officials said on Thursday.
His Democrats face an uphill battle to retain their narrow control of the House of Representatives and Senate in the Nov. 8 elections. Biden, whose public approval rating rose this week to its highest since early June, plans to use the recent victories in Congress to rally support for Democratic candidates, White House officials Kate Bedingfield and Anita Dunn wrote in a memo distributed to allies in the party and shared with reporters.
They did not specify where Biden would travel, but he is expected in states with hotly contested races including Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina.
The White House in the past has promised other media blitzes as Biden's team sought to highlight last year's COVID-19 economic stimulus package, push for infrastructure and other domestic spending plans and convince Americans that the economy was on the right track.
Critics inside the Democratic Party have said those efforts fell short or were sidelined by other events.
"The White House has an impressive track record, but unfortunately many Americans don't know about it - and that's a problem," said a senior Democratic official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Republicans are hoping to ride voter discontent with inflation to victory in November, and they have history on their side. Usually the party that controls the White House loses seats in Congress in the first midterm elections after a presidential election, like this one.
Political analysts have said Republicans are poised to win a majority in the House, but the race for control of the Senate appears much closer. Republican control of one or both chambers could thwart much of Biden's legislative agenda for the second half of his four-year term.
Democratic victories in recent weeks on major legislative priorities, as well as falling gasoline prices and tempered inflation, have given Biden and his team hope that voters will not turn their backs on the party in November.
"I think people are going to be taking a measure of it in real time," said a senior White House official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity during a conference call, referring to the choice between Republicans and Democrats in November. "I just don't see these things as frozen in time."
Biden spent more than two weeks isolated in the White House after two bouts with COVID-19, and is taking a vacation this week in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
The Senate this week approved a Biden-backed measure to fight climate change, lower drug prices and raise some corporate taxes. The bill, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to win House approval on Friday.
After signing the measure into law, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Cabinet officials plans to tell Americans throughout the month of August: "The president and congressional Democrats beat the special interests and delivered what was best for the American people," according to the memo.
"Every step of the way, Congressional Republicans sided with the special interests - pushing an extreme MAGA agenda that costs families," it said, referring to former President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Republicans and Democrats traditionally receive millions of dollars in campaign donations from special interest groups each election cycle.
Republican leaders have criticized the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act, saying it could undermine growth at a time when the economy is in danger of slipping into recession, and were united in opposition in the Senate vote.
(Reporting by Jarrett Renshaw; Additional reporting by Steve Holland; Writing by Rami Ayyub and Steve Holland; Editing by Will Dunham, Frances Kerry and Heather Timmons) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11103455/Flush-wins-finally-COVID-free-Biden-hit-road-ahead-U-S-midterms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-11T19:22:30Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11103455/Flush-wins-finally-COVID-free-Biden-hit-road-ahead-U-S-midterms.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Colombia peace commissioner in Cuba to meet ELN rebels
By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Colombia's new high peace commissioner has traveled to Cuba to meet representatives of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels and examine a possible restart to peace talks, President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday.
Petro, who took office on Sunday and is a former member of the M-19 guerrilla group, has promised to establish "total peace" in Colombia. The commissioner is Danilo Rueda, who was director of a non-governmental organization working to expose human rights violations by Colombian state security forces and paramilitary groups.
"The work of Danilo now is to sound out, given the huge extent of violence in Colombia, whether the possibility of peace processes, of surrender to justice in many cases, of restarting talks, of bilateral ceasefires which could substantially reduce violence in Colombia, are true," Petro told journalists.
Rueda went to Havana with Senator Ivan Cepeda, a member of Petro's coalition and president of the chamber's peace commission, three government and congressional sources said.
Representatives of the ELN, which was founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, have remained in Cuba since previous talks, begun under the government of Juan Manuel Santos, were called off in 2019.
The group, which is seen as radical and not centrally-controlled, said after Petro's election victory that it was willing to talk to the new administration.
Petro has said discussions could begin where the Santos' administration left off and that he would recognize the protocols agreed with help from guarantors Cuba, Chile, Venezuela, Norway and Brazil.
Talks between the ELN and the Santos government began in Ecuador, later moving to Cuba, but were called off by Santos' successor Ivan Duque because the ELN refused to halt hostilities and killed 22 police cadets in a Bogota bomb attack.
Previous attempts at negotiations with the ELN, which has some 2,400 combatants and is accused of financing itself through drug trafficking, illegal mining and kidnapping, have not advanced partly because of dissent within its ranks.
Much of the ELN leadership in Cuba is older than many of its members and it is unclear how much sway they hold over units operating deep in Colombia's countryside.
Petro has also promised to fully implement a 2016 peace deal with the FARC rebels and seek de-arming of crime gangs in exchange for reduced sentences and information about drug trafficking.
Colombia's conflict, which has run for nearly six decades, killed 450,000 people between 1985 and 2018. (Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb; editing by Grant McCool) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11103499/Colombia-peace-commissioner-Cuba-meet-ELN-rebels.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-11T19:23:15Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11103499/Colombia-peace-commissioner-Cuba-meet-ELN-rebels.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Former Hollyoaks star Will Mellor is reportedly set to return to Coronation Street as Harvey Gaskell following the announcement he will be sashaying onto the dancefloor for this series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The actor was unveiled as the first contestant from the new series of the ballroom dancing show, with the new Strictly star admitting his latest venture is "little out of my comfort zone". Will also revealed a poignant reason for signing up for the show - explaining how losing his dad in 2020 has motivated him to "grab life and create new memories".
The actor, 46, starred alongside Sheridan Smith as Gaz in cult Noughties sitcom Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps, also landing roles in the likes of Line Of Duty and Broadchurch. He also hit the cobbles as "out-and-out baddie" drug lord Harvey, who now looks set for another appearance in an upcoming storyline after he was dramatically thrown into prison, Metro reports.
Will is even said to be filming top secret scenes, with his return set to be hinted at in upcoming episodes on the ITV soap.
Although Will’s character only joined the soap in March last year, he managed to do his fair share of damage in his time in Weatherfield, gunning down Sam’s mum Natasha and grooming Amy’s boyfriend Jacob into a county lines drug gang.
Following the announcement of his involvement in the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing, Will said: "I'm honestly so chuffed to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing this year!
"Not going to lie, it's totally out of my comfort zone and I know it will be a huge challenge but that's what life is all about.
"I lost my dad in 2020 and from then I've just thought I've got to grab life - I've got to do things and create new memories. My mindset changed and that's the reason why [I signed up for Strictly]."
"This is also my mum's favourite show and she's had a really tough few years so I'm doing this is for her as well. Bring it on!".
After Will's upcoming Strictly stint was announced, fans online reacted to the news on Twitter, with one writing: “Will Mellor on Strictly makes a lot of sense - game for a laugh, willing to get kit off for flimsiest plot reasons and demographic targeting of the 90s kids.”
"I bloomin love Will Mellor!! Exciting," another added, while a third quipped: "Quite like Will Mellor. Am old enough to remember fancying him back in his Hollyoaks days." | https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/mellor-set-corrie-return-drugs-27720020 | 2022-08-11T19:26:06Z | https://www.irishmirror.ie/tv/mellor-set-corrie-return-drugs-27720020 | false |
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When it comes to skin care, you deserve the best. Murad offers top-of-the-line clinical skin care solutions formulated to bridge the gap between health care and skin health. Options include retinol serums, facial cleansers, exfoliants, moisturizers and sunscreens, so there’s something for everyone. As a high-quality brand, Murad focuses on delivering results, regardless of skin type or need.
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WARWICK — Inside a packed bingo room at the Meadowbrook Terrace, Governor Dan J. McKee signed a long-sought bill that dedicates $250 million toward affordable housing for the state’s low-income residents.
“This historic investment will not only create and preserve thousands of units of housing, but it will also transform blighted properties, strengthen communities and create good-paying construction jobs in the process,” said McKee at the affordable housing complex Thursday, accompanied by housing advocates, politicians, and U.S. Senator Jack Reed.
As a cosponsor to the LIFELINE Act, Reed helped make $350 billion in flexible funding available under the American Rescue Plan Act’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to be used for the development, repair and operation of affordable housing units.
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“COVID-19 has put more stress on affordable housing… It’s particularly difficult for those vulnerable in our society” including seniors, said Reed, who called for “every community” in Rhode Island to do their part and build affordable units. “We cannot leave them behind.”
Reed says every single community needs to do their part- not just some. He said in 1990, when he was a state senator, he went to Washington for a march on housing.
— Alexa Gagosz (@AlexaGagosz) August 11, 2022
“But this is a turning point… and we can turn it into progress.” https://t.co/0eb3tSZPDO
“How do you expect someone to get a job if they don’t have a success?” Asks @SenJackReed
— Alexa Gagosz (@AlexaGagosz) August 11, 2022
Reed says evictions have remained low because of protections that have been put in place. But more development, including multi-family housing, needs to start. “Everyone has to do their job.” https://t.co/9yTlic896i
McKee said housing remained a priority. Of the $250 million, he said his administration will work to create new housing across all income levels, stabilize households that are at risk of involuntary displacement or homelessness, and improve the quality and safety of the existing housing stock.
State Housing Secretary Josh Saal, whose position was elevated to a cabinet-level position on July 1, said these funds could also help spur the development of supportive and accessible housing that includes social services, expanding options for seniors, persons with disabilities, and persons experiencing homelessness. Saal is the state’s first officially designated housing secretary.
In an interview with the Globe, Saal said he hopes these new funds will help create up to 1,500 new income-restricted units across the state. When asked whether some of these units will be studios or larger apartments, such as a three-bedroom, he said the it would be necessary to draft a statewide housing plan before moving forward.
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“We need to have a more predictable guideline so developers can come here and know what to expect when it comes to our expectations,” he said. When pressed, Saal agreed the plan would be made public “within the next year.” He declined to say whether that plan could be made available within the next six months.
McKee also signed into law H-7949, an act that will streamline the permitting and appeals process when developing low- and moderate-income housing. The law will also add two additional voting members to the state housing appeals board.
“That’s what housing is about… Making a difference in people’s lives,” said Commissioner Josh Saal. @Globe_RI pic.twitter.com/HX315w57gl
— Alexa Gagosz (@AlexaGagosz) August 11, 2022
Housing Commissioner Saal mentioned how @BreezeAirways announced a jobs commitment this week in Rhode Island. It could be more than 200 new people into the state.
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He asks, “Where are they going to live?” pic.twitter.com/Mk7eo7jUDc
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, said housing is a “complex issue that is often misunderstood. Because of that, it’s feared,” he said. “The classic NIMBY... Not in my backyard.”
”You can’t solve this problem overnight,” said Shekarchi, who explained in an interview with the Globe that only seven cities and towns in Rhode Island have met the “10 percent threshold,” which requires 10 percent of each municipalities’ housing stock be “affordable.”
Saal also said that most affordable housing construction takes “about four or five years” to build. He said he hopes these new measures will allow construction and zoning approvals to take “one or two years instead,” a more “competitive” time frame for developers.
“We’ve been competitive in some of the terms that we offer, but we are not competitive in getting the funding in a condensed amount of time so a developer knows they can close in ‘x’ amount of time,” said Saal in an interview.
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Denmark's Prince Christian, the second in line to the throne, is getting a fresh start to his education.
Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary's eldest child will attend a new school, following allegations of sexual abuse and bullying at Herlufsholm boarding school, where he attended.
The 16-year-old is set to begin studying at Ordrup Gymnasium high school in Gentofte, while his sister Princess Isabella, 15, who was initially supposed to join her brother at Herlufsholm, has been enrolled at Ingrid Jespersens high school in Copenhagen, the Danish Royal House said in a statement on Aug. 7. The confirmation of Christian and Isabella's new educational pursuits come months after the Royal Family removed Christian from his school after the allegations surfaced.
"We are deeply shaken by the reports that have come out about Herlufsholm recently," Frederik and Mary said in a statement in June. "We have also made it clear that, as parents of a child at the school, we expect that the school will do what it must do to rectify the unacceptable conditions."
The statement continued, "The information in the just-released preliminary decision from the National Agency for Education and Quality directs a particularly harsh critique from a state authority against Herlufsholm and places demands on the school at several levels, not least the leadership level."
Frederik and Mary, who are also parents of 11-year-old twins Vincent and Josephine, added, "It has been a difficult process for us as a family, but, based on the overall picture and our special position as Crown Prince Couple, we have chosen that Prince Christian will stop at Herlufsholm and that Princess Isabella will not start in 9th class at the school after the summer holiday."
The Herlufsholm School later announced they will be launching an independent investigation into the claims. E! News reached out to the school for comment at the time and did not hear back.
"With thoughts about the many students who will continue at Herlufsholm," the royal family said in their June statement, "it is our hope that the school now gets more peace to ensure the necessary changes and succeeds in creating a culture in which all thrive and feel safe." | https://www.eonline.com/news/1341682/prince-frederik-princess-mary-of-denmark-s-son-moves-to-new-school-amid-former-academy-s-scandal | 2022-08-11T19:30:06Z | https://www.eonline.com/news/1341682/prince-frederik-princess-mary-of-denmark-s-son-moves-to-new-school-amid-former-academy-s-scandal | false |
Veteran Finance Executive Will Continue to Lead and Implement Allen Media Group's Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance Initiatives
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) proudly announces the elevation of Christopher Malone to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Malone was initially brought to AMG in June as Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Development, and will now assume the Chief Financial Officer title -- a position recently held on an interim basis by Bill Higgs, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMG's Weather Group division. A sixteen-year veteran executive with the company, Higgs will continue as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AMG's Weather Group. In his newly-elevated position, Malone will continue to help lead AMG senior management in M&A efforts and other corporate strategic initiatives encompassing capital markets, private equity, and credit. Malone will remain based at the AMG headquarters in Los Angeles.
Malone played an integral role in financing notable AMG transactions over the past five years, including the AMG acquisition of The Weather Channel in 2018, and the approximate $1 billion investment by AMG to acquire 27 ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX broadcast network-affiliated television stations nationwide. Malone came to AMG from his recent position as a Principal with Stellex Capital Management. Prior to that, Malone was a Director at Brightwood Capital and previously held Investment Analyst, Private Equity, and Investment Banking positions at RLJ Equity Partners, William Blair, and Credit Suisse. Malone earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Hampton University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
"I am very excited to elevate Chris Malone within the Allen Media Group family to Chief Financial Officer, where Chris will be valuable in helping to lead our M&A efforts and other strategic financial initiatives," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. "Chris plays a vital role in helping Allen Media Group continue its trajectory of growth and execute on the large number of acquisition opportunities in front of us."
"It has been exciting to see the strong growth of Allen Media Group over the past five years and it is even more exciting to join at such a dynamic time for the company," said Chris Malone, Chief Financial Officer. "The industry is experiencing rapid transformation as well as increased consolidation and Allen Media Group is well-positioned to capitalize on this changing paradigm given its strong and differentiated position. I look forward to continue working with the Allen Media Group team to execute on the short-term and long-term acquisition targets."
About Allen Media Group / Entertainment Studios
Chairman and CEO Byron Allen founded Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios in 1993. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it has offices in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Charleston, SC. Allen Media Group owns 27 ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX network affiliate broadcast television stations in 21 U.S. markets and twelve 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 220 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, THE WEATHER CHANNEL EN ESPAÑOL, PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICE CENTRAL.TV, THEGRIO, THIS TV, and PATTRN. Allen Media Group also owns the streaming platforms HBCU GO, SPORTS.TV, THE GRIO STREAMING APP, THE WEATHER CHANNEL STREAMING APP and LOCAL NOW--the free-streaming AVOD service powered by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, which delivers real-time, hyper-local news, weather, traffic, sports, and lifestyle information. Allen Media Group also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 68 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. Allen Media Group International Television continues to extend its corporate branding and content around the globe. It currently has active license agreements and programming in South Africa, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada and New Zealand. With a library of over 5,000 hours of owned content across multiple genres, Allen Media Group provides video content to broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, and multimedia digital. Our mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers, online users, and Fortune 500 advertising partners.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is a full-service, theatrical motion picture distribution company specializing in wide release commercial content. ESMP released 2017's highest-grossing independent movie, the shark thriller 47 METERS DOWN, which grossed over $44.3 million. In 2018, ESMP also released the critically-acclaimed and commercially successful Western HOSTILES, the historic mystery-thriller CHAPPAQUIDDICK and the sequel to 47 METERS DOWN, 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED. The digital distribution unit of Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, digital and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films.
In 2016, Allen Media Group purchased The Grio, a highly-rated digital video-centric news community platform devoted to providing African-Americans with compelling stories and perspectives currently underrepresented in existing national news outlets. The Grio features aggregated and original video packages, news articles and opinion pieces on topics that include breaking news, politics, health, business and entertainment. Originally launched in 2009, the platform was then purchased by NBC News in 2010. The digital platform remains focused on curating exciting digital content and currently has more than 100 million annual visitors.
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A dress for my Mum. As usual they haven’t made what she was looking for, so after many trips out. Dover, Birmingham, London. We walked miles and had loads of laughs, all good fun. I was quite annoyed at some shops as I had emailed them and they said that they had dresses in the style and size that my Mum wanted. But when we got there to no avail the silver/ grey size 10 and a 22 and then said oh we can alter the 22 to fit you. I don’t think so!! To a size 14 🤔. So I offered to make Mum her dress. This is the first part. | https://365project.org/bizziebeeme/365/2022-08-10 | 2022-08-11T19:35:45Z | https://365project.org/bizziebeeme/365/2022-08-10 | false |
ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has tested positive for COVID-19, her campaign announced.
Abrams, who is challenging Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s bid for a second term, tested positive for the virus Wednesday morning after testing negative both Monday and Tuesday.
“She is fully vaccinated and boosted and experiencing mild symptoms,” according to a statement from Abrams' campaign. “Consistent with [federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] guidelines, she will isolate at home and looks forward to traveling across the state to meet Georgians as soon as possible.”
Abrams’ negative test on Tuesday came before she delivered a speech on the economy in Atlanta. The positive test showed up so quickly because she tests for COVID-19 daily.
There was no word on when Abrams might be able to get back to the campaign trail.
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MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — Three Arizona men have been arrested for allegedly impersonating federal officers and invading a residence in Mohave County.
The incident took place early Wednesday morning in Golden Valley after three men identified themselves as with the U.S. Marshals Office and demanded entry inside a home on Santa Maria Road.
All three men wore face masks and camouflaged clothing, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.
The home's occupants asked for the men to show identification. After the men refused to comply, they forced their way inside the residence, MCSO said.
The three subjects were armed with a shotgun, a rifle, two handguns, and a baseball bat. One of the suspects allegedly used the bat to physically assault two of the home's occupants.
The three men then fled the scene and the two injured residents were taken to the hospital. They're expected to survive.
MCSO later identified Golden Valley residents Mark Hutchins Jr., 35, and Jason Wortman, 46, as two of the suspects allegedly involved in the home invasion.
The third suspect, 60-year-old Humberto Perez of Golden Valley, was arrested in Las Vegas.
Perez's estranged wife lived at the Santa Maria residence and he had recently been served an order of protection due to domestic violence issues, deputies said.
Perez allegedly persuaded Wortman and Hutchins to help him get inside his wife's home and collect some property.
The three suspects are facing charges of burglary and aggravated assault.
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HERSHEY, Pa. — Editor's note: The above video is from July 20.
The Hershey Bears announced the team's next head coach on Thursday.
The team announced that Todd Nelson will be the franchise's 28th head coach in its history.
Additionally, the team announced the hires of assistant coach Nick Bootland, associate goaltending coach Juha Lehtola, and video coach Adam Purner.
"We're excited to welcome Todd Nelson to Hershey as our head coach," said Bryan Helmer, vice president of hockey operations, via a press release.
"Todd has had an accomplished coaching career featuring multiple championships. He's a coach that is driven to win, and he has played a pivotal role in developing a long list of players who have advanced to the National Hockey League. Having played for Todd myself, I know how detailed he is, and he's truly a coach who gets the most out of his players. We’re fortunate to have Todd at the helm, and we’re excited about rounding out his staff with an experienced and decorated group of coaches.”
Nelson, 53, has over two decades of coaching experience, including stints in the AHL and NHL. He also played for the Hershey Bears during the 1995-96 season.
"I am extremely excited about working with the Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals," said Nelson via a press relase. "Having played in Hershey, I'm aware of the organization's rich history, and I am thrilled to return to the club. Both the Bears and Capitals strive for excellence, and it's an honor to be part of these first-class organizations. I'm looking forward to dropping the puck on the season soon, and I can't wait to get started." | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/hershey-bears-head-coach-todd-nelson-ahl-hockey/521-3fb57291-1af3-401f-a608-2fe8b8ceef57 | 2022-08-11T19:39:03Z | https://www.fox43.com/article/sports/hershey-bears-head-coach-todd-nelson-ahl-hockey/521-3fb57291-1af3-401f-a608-2fe8b8ceef57 | true |
TEMPE, Ariz. — Fan-favorite restaurant White Castle, known for its square sliders, has announced plans to open another location in the Valley!
According to a press release sent to ABC15, the new location will be at the Emerald Center near I-10 and Warner Road [8755 S. Jewel St.]. The Tempe restaurant is planned to open in the first half of 2023.
We’re about to be the hottest thing in Tempe. And that’s saying something. 🌡️☀️ Coming in 2023! pic.twitter.com/diCsJrbZp2
— White Castle (@WhiteCastle) August 11, 2022
White Castle representatives say that the new store-front will be approximately 2,800 square feet and will create 60 new jobs.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND:
Video in the player above is from the opening of the first White Castle that opened in 2019.
White Castle's first location in Arizona opened in Scottsdale in 2019, near Loop 101 and Via de Ventura. White Castle has also served its food from a few ghost kitchens in recent years across the Valley for delivery only but it's unclear if any of those locations remain open as of now. | https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/events/white-castle-announces-plans-for-second-valley-location-in-tempe | 2022-08-11T19:39:51Z | https://www.kgun9.com/entertainment/events/white-castle-announces-plans-for-second-valley-location-in-tempe | false |
NBA retires Russell’s No. 6 jersey permanently leaguewide
(AP) - Bill Russell’s No. 6 jersey is being retired across the NBA.
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association made the announcement Thursday, permanently retiring the number worn by the 11-time champion, civil rights activist and someone good enough to have been enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.
Russell becomes the first player to have his number retired leaguewide.
“Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “Permanently retiring his No. 6 across every NBA team ensures that Bill’s transcendent career will always be recognized.”
Players who currently wear No. 6 — including the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James — may continue doing so. But the number cannot be issued again, the league said.
All NBA players will wear a patch on the right shoulder of their jerseys this season, the league said, and every NBA court will display a clover-shaped logo with the No. 6 on the sideline near the scorer’s table.
The Boston Celtics have “separate and unique recognition for him on their uniforms” planned, the NBA said.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. ("Gemini" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GMTX), in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Disc Medicine, Inc. ("Disc"). Under the terms of the merger agreement, Gemini shareholders are expected to own approximately 28% of the combined company and Disc shareholders are expected to own approximately 72% of the combined company. Prior to the closing of the proposed merger, Company shareholders will be issued contingent value rights ("CVR's) representing the right to receive certain payments from proceeds received by the combined company, if any, related to pre-transaction legacy assets during the period ending one year following the closing of the merger.
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Zero Day Initiative pushes vendors to do better by changing its disclosure policy
DALLAS, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today warned that a growing number of incomplete or faulty patches could be costing organizations upwards of $400,000 per update.
Speaking at Black Hat USA 2022, representatives from Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI)* revealed policy changes designed to address a significant decline in both the quality of patches and vendor communication with customers.
Click here to read more on the ZDI policy changes: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2022/8/11/new-disclosure-timelines-for-bugs-from-faulty-patches
Brian Gorenc, senior director of vulnerability research and head of the ZDI, shared his perspective: "The ZDI has disclosed over 10,000 vulnerabilities to vendors since 2005, but we've never been more concerned about the state of security patches across the industry. Vendors that release inadequate patches with confusing advisories are costing their customers significant time and money and adding unnecessary business risk."
The ZDI has identified three primary issues resulting from vendors releasing faulty or otherwise incomplete patches:
- Due to flawed vendor practices, enterprises no longer have a clear view of the true risk to their networks.
- Due to incomplete and faulty updates, enterprises spend additional time and money patching what they've already patched.
- Due to falsely believing remediation has occurred, a failed patch results in more risk than no patch at all.
These scenarios effectively multiply the cost of patching because additional, corrective updates will be required to remediate a single vulnerability – wasting business resources and adding risk.
In addition, a growing reluctance among vendors to deliver authoritative information on patches in plain language leaves network defenders unable to accurately gauge their risk exposure.
The ZDI is therefore changing its disclosure policy for ineffective patches in a bid to drive industry-wide improvements. Moving forward, the standard 120-day timeline will be reduced for bugs believed to be the result of a bypassed security patch, as follows:
- 30 days for the most Critical-rated cases where exploitation is expected
- 60 days for Critical- and High-severity bugs where the Patch offers some protections
- 90 days for other severities where no imminent exploitation is expected
Even when patches are properly engineered, they can unintentionally increase risk by alerting threat actors to the underlying vulnerability. Few organizations' time-to-patch is quicker than the time-to-exploit. When patches are incomplete or faulty, the risk of compromise is multiplied.
Although patch costs differ between enterprises, Trend Micro calculated the cost of faulty patches with the following formula: Total costs = f (T, HR, S, PF) where T is Time spent on patch management, HR is Human Resources costs needed for patch management specialists, S is scope defining the number of applications to be patched, and PF is patch frequency, which can be every 2-3 week for some applications.
It is not uncommon for patch costs within medium-to-large enterprises to exceed six figures every month. Regardless of the formula used to calculate patch expenditures, applying multiple updates for the same vulnerability costs enterprises real time and money while exposing them to unneeded risk.
To better understand and mitigate these risks, Trend Micro recommends that organizations:
- Develop rigorous asset discovery and management programs
- Wherever possible, vote with their wallets for the most trustworthy vendors
- Conduct risk assessments that go beyond Patch Tuesday—for example, by monitoring for patch revisions and closely observing for changes to the threat landscape
*The ZDI is the world's largest vendor-agnostic bug bounty program, responsible for nearly 64% of all vulnerabilities disclosed in 2021.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner will require hip surgery and is expected to miss the upcoming season, the team said Thursday.
The 31-year-old Lehner, who will likely spend the entire 2022-23 season on long-term injured reserve, has three years remaining on a contract that carries a $5 million annual cap hit. The team said no timeline for his recovery has been determined yet.
He also also underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason.
Lehner started 44 games for the Golden Knights last season and finished 23-17-2. He has a 152–141–49 record and .917 save percentage over his NHL career. He won the William M. Jennings Trophy twice — in 2019 with the New York Islanders and in 2021 with the Golden Knights.
During the Golden Knights’ late-season run that left them out of the playoff picture for the first time since entering the league in 2017, Lehner disputed reports of both upper- and lower-body injuries during postgame media sessions.
In what turned out to be his final appearance last season on April 20, Lehner was pulled in favor of rookie Logan Thompson between the first and second periods of a 4-3 overtime victory over the Washington Capitals. It was a move then-coach Peter DeBoer said was made to spark the team and create a different vibe.
But with Vegas’ playoff hopes hanging in the balance, reports surfaced April 22 that Lehner agreed to season-ending surgery due to an undisclosed lower-body injury suffered March 8 in Philadelphia.
After missing three consecutive practices leading up to a must-win game against the San Jose Sharks on April 24, Lehner served as a backup to Thompson in the game.
Less than two weeks before he was fired, DeBoer expressed regret about how he previously described Lehner’s situation, saying he felt the 12-year veteran looked uncomfortable in net during a road trip in Canada.
With backup Laurent Brossoit’s status also uncertain after undergoing hip surgery during the offseason, the Golden Knights are left with a potential goalie tandem of Thompson and journeyman Michael Hutchinson to start the season.
Thompson, the AHL Goalie of the Year in 2019, went 10-5-3 with a .914 save percentage in 19 appearances with Vegas last season.
Hutchinson, who has had stops in Winnipeg, Florida, Colorado and Toronto, has career marks of 55-55-15 with a 2.79 GAA and .905 save percentage in 137 appearances.
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Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the warrant the FBI received before searching the Florida estate of former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Thursday, acknowledging the extraordinary public interest in the case.
The request was striking because such documents traditionally remain sealed during a pending investigation. But the Justice Department appeared to recognize that its silence since the search had created a vacuum for bitter attacks from the former president and his allies, and Garland felt it wise to respond to the widespread demands for details about what the led to the FBI action.
“The public’s clear and powerful interest in understanding what occurred under these circumstances weighs heavily in favor of unsealing,” said a motion filed in federal court in Florida on Thursday seeking the the unsealing.
Garland also cited the fact that Trump himself had provided the first public confirmation of the FBI search, and the attorney general said that disclosing information about it now would not harm the court’s functions.
Garland also said he personally approved the search warrant, which was part of an ongoing Justice Department investigation into the discovery of classified White House records recovered from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, earlier this year.
It was not immediately clear when — or if — the unsealing request might be granted or when the documents could be released. Trump will also have a chance to object.
The attorney general condemned verbal attacks on FBI and Justice Department personnel over the search.
“I will not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked,” he said, calling them “dedicated, patriotic public servants.”
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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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Investigators believe long-missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery was killed and are treating her death as a homicide, authorities said Thursday.
The update came after months of investigation, which "led us to conclude that Harmony Montgomery was murdered in Manchester in early December of 2019," New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said.
He added, "While Harmony's remains have not yet been located, we do have multiple sources of investigative information, including just-recently confirmed biological evidence, that have led us to this difficult and tragic conclusion."
The investigation into Harmony's disappearance and killing continue, Formella and Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg said. They didn't reveal more specifics into what they, along with the FBI and U.S. Marshal's Service, have uncovered.
"Our work now turns to getting justice for Harmony, and all those who loved her," Formella said.
Aldenberg, visibly emotional, said he was "beyond saddened" to be making the announcement, and added that bringing the girl home would continue to be his department's top priority.
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"Every effort has been made to bring Harmony home to her family. Our commitment to bringing Harmony home has not wavered, nor will it," Aldenberg said.
TIMELINE: The Search for Harmony Montgomery
Investigators continue to seek tips that could lead them to finding Harmony, and they asked anyone with such information to call the dedicated tip line, 603-203-6060.
Harmony went missing some time between Nov. 28 and Dec. 10, 2019, when she was 5, investigators believe. But her disappearance only came to light in December 2021. Since then, the case has captured the attention of many across the New England region.
Shortly after Thursday's announcement, Gov. Chris Sununu thanked law enforcement for the work so far in the investigation and the work to come.
"Our greatest fears were confirmed today and now our efforts shift to ensuring justice for Harmony," he said in a statement, adding later that Harmony "will not be soon be forgotten by her fellow Granite Staters."
Harmony was last known to be living with her father in Manchester. Her father, Adam Montgomery, is facing numerous charges including failing to have Harmony in his custody. He has not been charged in her disappearance. Her stepmother, Kayla Montgomery, was also arrested.
In June, authorities went through an apartment, removing a number of items including a refrigerator. And in January, law enforcement searched a home on Guilford Street.
"I'm devastated," said Regina Carr, who helped lead searches in the community.
The case has prompted complete strangers to get involved. They were hoping the latest developments will help bring justice for Harmony.
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Man with rifle and body armor tries to break into FBI office: Police
Posted/updated on: August 11, 2022 at 12:58 pm(CINCINNATI) -- Ohio state troopers and the FBI are pursuing a man who allegedly tried to break into the FBI's Cincinnati office on Thursday.
Ohio State Highway Patrol followed the suspect, who was driving a white Ford Crown Victoria, to Clinton County, where shots have been fired, according to officials.
The suspect, who officials said is armed with a rifle and wearing body armor, has been contained in a corn field off Interstate 71 near Wilmington, according to Clinton County Emergency Management. The suspect appears to have a gunshot wound to his leg but remains mobile, according to a law enforcement source.
The suspect is allegedly armed with an AR15-style rifle and also brandished a nail gun during the alleged break-in attempt at the FBI field office in Cincinnati, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
There's a lockdown in effect within a one-mile radius of the standoff scene. People have been instructed to lock doors and stay inside.
The man led police on a chase along Interstate 71 before exiting near Wilmington. Ohio State Highway Patrol said shots were fired from the suspect’s vehicle before it exited and, once it pulled off the interstate, gunshots were exchanged between the suspect and police.
No officers have been injured, police said.
It remains unclear why the man allegedly tried to break into the FBI office but it comes amid a series of threats following the FBI's court-authorized search of former President Trump’s Florida residence.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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Noted singer Shivamogga Subbanna passes away
BENGALURU August 12, 2022 00:16 ISTNational award-winning Sugama Sangeetha singer Shivamogga Subbanna passed away here on Thursday night following a cardiac arrest. He was 83.
Mr. Subbanna became popular with the rendering of songs written by Jnanpith Award-winning Kannada writer Kuvempu. He became a household name in Karnataka after he sang Baarisu Kannada Dindimava, written by Kuvempu.
He went on to receive a national award for the song Kaadu Kudure Odi Banditta in the film Kaadu Kudure. He was the first Kannada playback singer to get a national award.
He was also an advocate and a notary.
He is survived by wife, son, and daughter S. Bageshree, who is Resident Editor of The Hindu, Karnataka.
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A.K. Moorthy is in charge of PMK’s north zone
CHENNAI August 12, 2022 00:36 ISTPMK on Thursday appointed former Union Minister of State for Railways A.K. Moorthy as Joint General Secretary for the party's North Zone.
In a statement, party's president Anbumani Ramadoss said Mr. Moorthy would be in-charge of 16 assembly constituencies in Chennai and sought cooperation from the cadres.
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Democracy facing a difficult situation: Alagiri
CHENNAI August 12, 2022 00:08 ISTAll institutions are under attack under eight years of the Narendra Modi government, says Congress leader
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president K.S. Alagiri on Thursday said India’s democracy is facing a difficult situation and facing question marks over its future, as the nation gears up to celebrate its 75th year of independence.
In a statement, he alleged that all the institutions have been under attack under eight years of the Narendra Modi government Mr. Alagiri also pointed out that inequality has risen and alleged that poor and middle class people have suffered due to the wrong economic policies of the BJP government.
He also called for people to think towards saving India from the BJP, as they celebrate the 75th year of Independence.
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Kuyili: the warrior in queen Velu Nachiyar’s army
August 12, 2022 00:16 ISTThis 18th Century freedom fighter’s legend lives on in oral tradition
When Tamil Nadu’s tableau depicting the State’s role in the Freedom Movement was rejected for the Republic Day parade in Delhi this year, the issue became controversial. The Tamil Nadu government exhibited the tableau across the State and also used it in the Republic Day parade in Chennai.
One of the personalities prominently featured in the tableau was queen Velu Nachiyar, who ruled Sivganga in the late 18 th Century. President of India Draupadi Murmu mentioned Velu Nachiyar in her inaugural speech recently.
The tableau also featured another woman warrior near Velu Nachiyar. While Velu Nachiyar’s story has gained popularity in recent times as the queen who fought against the British even before Rani of Jhansi, many would have wondered who the other woman was.
It was Kuyili, believed to be a brave warrior and an aide of Velu Nachiyar. Unfortunately, no written history exists about her life. However, a few writers have tried in the last few decades to paint the story of Kuyili based on oral histories and folk songs.
According to such writers, Kuyili worked initially in the palace of Velu Nachiyar and later became a key person in the queen’s army. Information presented by these writers vary slightly regarding the details of how Kuyili met Velu Nachiar and the equation between the two. However, details about her valour and her ultimate sacrifice remain the same in all these versions. According to them, Kuyili set herself ablaze and jumped into an armoury of the British, thereby destroying it completely.
R. Lenin, who wrote a book on Kuyili under the pen name ‘Santhimavo’, argues in his book that many folk songs sung by elderly people in villages in Sivaganga district refer to Kuyili. The book says the deity ‘Theepanja Amman’ (the name roughly translates as the goddess who jumped into fire), worshipped in Muthupatti village, was in fact Kuyili. Similarly, he points out that a family in Idaikattur village performs annual rituals in the Tamil month of Maasi for Kuyili.
R. Kaleeswaran, a member of the Loyola Students Support Services in Loyola College, Chennai, has done similar research before Mr. Lenin and documented many folk songs. He says one cannot insist on written history to trace the stories of those from marginalised communities. “Folk songs are an important source of information. Many eminent scholars have relied on oral histories in their work,” says Mr. Kaleeswaran, who also runs the organisation Alternative Media Centre.
There has been opposition as well from certain sections to the narrative on Kuyili’s life. While some argue such a person never existed and the incidents described were unlikely to have happened, others claim she did not belong to the marginalised Arunthathiyar (a Scheduled Caste) community as widely accepted.
When the Tamil Nadu government decided to set up a memorial statue for Velu Nachiyar and an adjacently located memorial monument for Kuyili in Sivaganga district, the opposition from these sections became more vocal. Mr. Kaleeswaran says he presented all the findings based on oral histories to the State government to persuade it to not heed to such criticisms. The monument was inaugurated by then Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in July 2014.
Writer and theatre artist V. Sriram Sharma, who has staged dramas on the life of Velu Nachiyar for more than a decade now, says audiences always connect to the character of Kuyili. “In my play, there is only one scene for Kuyili. Yet, this scene will always attract the loudest applause wherever we staged the drama,” he says.
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Parts of downtown Charlevoix closed following bomb threat
CHARLEVOIX — At least a block in Charlevoix's downtown business district has been evacuated on Thursday afternoon following a bomb threat.
Charlevoix Police Chief Gerard Doan said the call came in at 2:32 p.m. The call said there were bombs located at the bridge and a sniper was in the area.
“The bridge was immediately shut down,” Doan said. “We checked the bridge immediately, closed down the traffic, found nothing suspicious.”
Doan said the incident is similar to a bomb threat that closed downtown Harbor Springs in January 2021. In that instance, a caller was using live stream video of the downtown area to make the threat. Doan said they quickly moved to cover up similar camera feeds.
“I was able to contact one of the business owners and get up on top of the view and took towels right away and covered up the cameras within 10 minutes,” Doan said.
Doan said the caller was still on the line with central dispatch at that time, and after the cameras were covered they said it was a hoax.
“We have a bomb dog coming in right now (to make sure) … but after that everything’s going to be opened back up again,” Doan said.
As in the Harbor Springs incident, Doan said “chances are this is going to come in overseas.” The Harbor Springs threat was made from Great Britain.
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A Charlevoix Courier reporter at the corner of Park Avenue and Bridge Street said at least a block of buildings on Bridge Street had been evacuated and closed, as of 3:30 p.m.
Roads into downtown have been blocked off, and officials warn people not to travel to the area.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vegas Golden Knights goalie Robin Lehner will require hip surgery and is expected to miss the upcoming season, the team said Thursday.
The 31-year-old Lehner, who will likely spend the entire 2022-23 season on long-term injured reserve, has three years remaining on a contract that carries a $5 million annual cap hit. The team said no timeline for his recovery has been determined yet.
He also also underwent shoulder surgery during the offseason.
Lehner started 44 games for the Golden Knights last season and finished 23-17-2. He has a 152–141–49 record and .917 save percentage over his NHL career. He won the William M. Jennings Trophy twice — in 2019 with the New York Islanders and in 2021 with the Golden Knights.
During the Golden Knights’ late-season run that left them out of the playoff picture for the first time since entering the league in 2017, Lehner disputed reports of both upper- and lower-body injuries during postgame media sessions.
In what turned out to be his final appearance last season on April 20, Lehner was pulled in favor of rookie Logan Thompson between the first and second periods of a 4-3 overtime victory over the Washington Capitals. It was a move then-coach Peter DeBoer said was made to spark the team and create a different vibe.
But with Vegas’ playoff hopes hanging in the balance, reports surfaced April 22 that Lehner agreed to season-ending surgery due to an undisclosed lower-body injury suffered March 8 in Philadelphia.
After missing three consecutive practices leading up to a must-win game against the San Jose Sharks on April 24, Lehner served as a backup to Thompson in the game.
Less than two weeks before he was fired, DeBoer expressed regret about how he previously described Lehner’s situation, saying he felt the 12-year veteran looked uncomfortable in net during a road trip in Canada.
With backup Laurent Brossoit’s status also uncertain after undergoing hip surgery during the offseason, the Golden Knights are left with a potential goalie tandem of Thompson and journeyman Michael Hutchinson to start the season.
Thompson, the AHL Goalie of the Year in 2019, went 10-5-3 with a .914 save percentage in 19 appearances with Vegas last season.
Hutchinson, who has had stops in Winnipeg, Florida, Colorado and Toronto, has career marks of 55-55-15 with a 2.79 GAA and .905 save percentage in 137 appearances.
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WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) resulting from allegations that Avaya may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On August 9, 2022, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "Avaya Taps Legal, Financial Advisers to Look at Debt Options" and also published another article entitled "Avaya's Collapsing Debt Deal Hits Clients of Goldman, JPMorgan". The articles highlighted issues at Avaya Holdings, including how the company had cut its earnings forecast by more than 60% just weeks after borrowing $600 million from institutional investors through deals arranged by Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase. The articles also reported that Avaya provided no explanation for the dramatic earnings miss, indicated it would also miss revenue targets, and was removing its CEO. The articles further reported that the Company's audit committee opened an internal investigation regarding the most recent quarter and is also investigating a whistleblower letter.
On this news, Avaya's stock price fell 45%, to close at $0.61 per share on August 9, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
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Driven by Sales of the AXP, Total Revenues for the Quarter Rose 38% Compared to Prior Year
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RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), a market leader in automated cell processing tools and services in the cell and gene therapy field, today reported financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and provided a corporate strategic update.
"Clinical trials for CAR-T and other next-generation cell and gene therapeutics have continued unabated, while the industry continues to grapple with high manufacturing costs and serious capacity limits created by long CDMO wait times and the need for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) facilities to bring these extremely complex, life saving personalized therapies to market," stated Chris Xu, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ThermoGenesis.
"During the second quarter, we took steps toward the launch of our TG Biosynthesis division, including starting to build-out the approximate 35,475 square feet of laboratory and office space leased earlier this year to create a state-of-the-art, cGMP compliant facility with 12 cGMP clean room suites to support the industry's manufacturing requirements by leveraging our proprietary technology to more rapidly and cost efficiently produce these potentially life-saving drug candidates in development. In particular, we plan to utilize our proprietary CAR-TXpress™ platform technology and the numerous benefits it offers, including the ability to reduce critical cell processing time by 75%, improve cell recovery by 45% and reduce the costs related to CAR-T and other cell and gene therapies by up to 50%, to begin providing the industry with world-class CDMO services. This is expected to include high-quality development and manufacturing capabilities, cell and tissue processing development, quality systems, regulatory compliance, and other cell manufacturing solutions for clients with therapeutic candidates in diverse stages of development. As previously stated, we intend to launch the TG Biosynthesis division and our CDMO services to customers later this year."
Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
Net revenues. Net revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 rose to $3.0 million, compared to $2.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, an increase of approximately $0.8 million or 38%. The increase was driven by approximately $0.9 million in additional sales for AXP® offset by approximately $0.1 million less in CAR-TXpress revenues.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, was $0.9 million, or 31% of net revenue, compared to $1.0 million, or 45% of net revenues, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $47,000. The decrease was driven by inventory reserves and higher costs from the Company's AXP disposable manufacturer.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as compared to $3.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $1.5 million or 43%. The decrease was driven by stock compensation expense which decreased by approximately $1.9 million primarily due to the accelerated expense for the stock options that were voluntarily surrendered by Company executives in the three months ended June 30, 2021, offset by increased rent expense of approximately $0.3 million for the new CDMO facility leased by the Company beginning in April 2022.
Research and development expenses. Research and development expenses were $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.2 million or 37%. The decrease was driven by approximately $0.2 million in stock compensation and BACS development expenses.
Interest expense. Interest expense for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $1.3 million compared to $1.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, a decrease of $0.2 million or 11%. The decrease was driven by lower amortization of the debt discount on convertible promissory notes.
Net loss. For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company reported a comprehensive loss attributable to common stockholders of $2.7 million, or ($0.20) per share, based on approximately 13.5 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding. This compares to a comprehensive net loss of $4.5 million, or ($0.36) per share, based on approximately 11.9 million weighted average basic and diluted common shares outstanding for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Liquidity and capital resources. At June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $4.0 million, compared with $7.8 million at December 31, 2021. Working capital was $1.8 million at June 30, 2022, as compared to $8.6 million at December 31, 2021.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
ThermoGenesis will host a conference call today at 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET. To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-844-889-4331 (domestic), 1-412-380-7406 (international) or 1-866-605-3852 (Canada). To access a live webcast of the call, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
A webcast replay will also be available on ThermoGenesis' website for three months. To access the replay, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts.
About ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for CAR-T and other cell-based therapies. The Company currently markets a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology, including its semi-automated, functionally closed CAR-TXpress™ platform, which streamlines the manufacturing process for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market. For more information about ThermoGenesis, please visit: www.thermogenesis.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained herein. When used in this press release, the words "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect" and similar expressions as they relate to the Company, or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Readers should be aware of important factors that, in some cases, have affected, and in the future could affect, actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. These factors include without limitation, the ability to obtain capital and other financing in the amounts and at the times needed to launch new products, market acceptance of new products, the nature and timing of regulatory approvals for both new products and existing products for which the Company proposes new claims, realization of forecasted revenues, expenses and income, initiatives by competitors, price pressures, failure to meet FDA regulated requirements governing the Company's products and operations (including the potential for product recalls associated with such regulations), risks associated with initiating manufacturing for new products, failure to meet Foreign Corrupt Practice Act regulations, legal proceedings, uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, and other risk factors listed from time to time in our reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including, in particular, those set forth in ThermoGenesis Holdings' Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. , Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, August 5, 2022, a Montgomery County Circuit Court jury returned a unanimous verdict awarding $15,000,000.00 in damages for the wrongful death of a nine-year-old child who was in the custody of the Alabama Department of Human Resources at the time of his death.
Attorneys Andrew Moak of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, P.C., and Brett Turnbull and Robert LeMoine of Turnbull, Holcomb & LeMoine, P.C. collaborated to prepare the case and take it to trial. The jury deliberated for approximately 1.5 hours before returning a unanimous verdict for $15,000,000.00, finding that the DHR case worker and foster caregiver were responsible for the child's death.
"This was an especially devastating case of reckless mismanagement by DHR, and this verdict proves that our judicial system won't be a bystander of this severe injustice," states Alexander Shunnarah, Founder and CEO of Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys. "We are proud of Andrew Moak for his unwavering dedication to this case over the last seven years as he fought for justice for the innocent life of a nine-year-old that was lost far too soon."
The child had sickle cell anemia when he was taken into DHR custody. Sickle cell anemia is a chronic, potentially life-threatening illness, and the child had numerous care requirements to ensure his condition was properly monitored and managed for complications. The plaintiff alleged that the DHR case worker's and foster caregiver's reckless mismanagement of the child's specific symptoms and complaints led to the child suffering a sickle cell anemia attack. The child died of complications of the sickle cell crisis at Children's Hospital in Birmingham in May 2013.
"We worked for seven years to bring this case to trial," states Attorney Andrew Moak. "When DHR chooses to take a child into its custody, whatever its reason may be, the child does not have a choice in the matter. This child died because adults who took responsibility for his life disregarded their rules and their training and unnecessarily allowed him to slip into a medical crisis that he did not survive. They knew this little boy had a dangerous disease and knew what could happen to him if they ignored its symptoms, but they refused medical care until it was too late."
"This is a landmark case in which the jury clearly sent the message that we have the right to expect more from an agency with as much power as DHR in terms of taking its own rules more seriously to ensure that clear medical instructions are followed, and children do not die needlessly," says Attorney Brett Turnbull, Founding Partner of Turnbull, Holcomb & LeMoine, P.C. "This child's death was completely preventable, and hopefully this verdict will cause DHR to re-examine its practices. This should not happen to anyone, and especially not to a child."
The verdict marks the third substantial verdict for Andrew Moak in 2022, including a verdict for $3,200,000.00 arising out of a police vehicle crash in Birmingham, Alabama and a $25,000,000.00 verdict arising out of a distracted driving case in Morgan County, Alabama.
"This is a state full of good people who follow the rules and want to see those in positions of authority and responsibility follow their rules too," states Moak. "When they do not, and people are hurt or killed, it is encouraging to see juries seek justice."
The case was defended by Felicia Brooks, head of the DHR legal department and Robert Meadows of the Montgomery law firm of Capell & Howard.
The child's name is confidential for privacy reasons.
For more information about this awarded verdict or Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys, please contact Krista Conlin at krista@kcprojects.net.
Alexander Shunnarah Trial Attorneys is committed to protecting the legal right to be compensated for individuals who have suffered loss, accidents, or injuries the chance to rebuild their lives after misfortune. The practice was founded on the belief that the civil jury system is the best means to provide compensation and deter wrongdoers from injuring others in the future. With over 500 attorneys and staff, the firm has a vast knowledge and experience in handling all types of claims for clients who have been injured. The firm consistently recovers substantial settlements in lawsuits involving personal injury, auto accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, social security disability, pharmaceutical litigation, drug recalls, medical devices, and mass torts throughout the United States.The premier, award-winning, and nationally recognized firm has represented over 60,000 clients and recovered over $1 billion for them to date. The firm prides itself on providing outstanding legal advice and excellent representation for their clients.
Turnbull, Holcomb & LeMoine, PC has a national reputation for successfully trying cases to verdict. They are a team comprised of top-rated litigators with an exclusive focus on personal injury law, such as trucking accidents, negligent security and catastrophic injuries. The firm prides itself on providing elite legal services to its clients and maintaining collaborative working relationships with referral partners throughout the country.
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LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) — The flames fade away. Firefighters extinguish the last embers. A final curl of smoke uncoils in the wind.
A wildfire in the California wilderness has come to an end, and what’s left behind is a blackened landscape of skeletal pines and leafless oaks, scorched meadows and ashen stumps where saplings once stood.
Then, slowly, life returns.
One year after a wind-whipped wildfire charged across a craggy mountainside above Lone Pine, California, flashes of new growth are emerging in this still-charred corner of the Inyo National Forest, a hiking, camping and fishing playground about 350 miles (563 km) southeast of San Francisco.
Tiny clusters of white and purple wildflowers stand out against denuded pines, many stripped of bark in the fire. Green shoots of horsetail as thin as yarn strands break from the ground below a tree’s barren branches. A fistful of new leaves emerges like a fresh bouquet from within an incinerated stump.
It’s the start of a long recovery, and a cycle that’s being repeated more often across the West as climate change brings drier, hotter seasons and more wildland fires.
As it roars across the landscape, a fire burns at different intensities. Some of the towering trees on the hillside are dead, others only singed and can recover. The first plants to reappear after a burn typically have grown more resistant over time to the flames.
“Some of the shrub species and other grass species are more fire-adapted, and they can come back quicker,” said Todd Ellsworth, a post-fire restoration program manager with the U.S. Forest Service.
But it can be five years before the ground cover returns to what it was before the blaze. One stand of pinyon pines was heavily damaged – needles burned off the branches, their trunks torched black – and will not come back.
“The conifer trees don’t come back very quickly,” Ellsworth said, referring to certain pines and other trees that bear cones. Sometimes, it’s up to foresters to go in and replant them.
The tiny, fragile flowers and patches of fresh growth against a stark mountainside and slabs of gray rock were a reminder that wildfire is part of the ecosystem in California, including the eastern Sierra Nevada where the fire took place.
Firefighters said they used minimum-impact techniques to fight the blaze because “natural fire plays an important role in maintaining the landscape within these areas.”
Some species only flower after a wildfire.
The area of the blaze — not far from the trailhead to Mt. Whitney, at 14,505 feet (4,421 meters) the highest mountain the contiguous United States — is home to Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, an endangered species, and to the whitebark pine, an endangered species candidate.
News reports and press releases from June and July 2021 attributed the wildfire to a lightning strike and said the nearly 600-acre (243-hectare) blaze fanned by winds forced evacuations and cut off access to nearby roads, hiking trails and campgrounds. Firefighters used helicopters to dump water on the fire, which burned across rugged terrain.
The effects of climate change can be significant on forest regeneration.
One 2018 study in the journal Ecology Letters that looked at nearly 1,500 wildfire sites found that because of hotter and drier climates, fewer forests are returning to their pre-burn tree mix, and in some cases trees did not return at all.
Camille Stevens-Rumann, an assistant professor at Colorado State University and co-author of the study, said wildfires have become larger and more intense, killing more trees, while also happening more frequently.
“We have a lot of places that are probably climatically different than when those (conifer) species were established,” she said, which means they can struggle when trying to recover after a burn.
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That's why, for two weeks from the middle of August, we will be screening a selection of recent SCL event highlights.
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady was excused from training camp on Thursday, the first day of what Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said was a planned, 11-day absence from the team to address “personal things.”
Bowles said the 45-year-old quarterback’s break from practice was arranged before camp began, adding that Brady won’t return until after the Bucs’ preseason game at Tennessee on Aug. 20.
“Tom has been excused today. … He’s going to deal with some personal things. This is something we talked about before training camp started. We allotted this time because he wanted to get in and get chemistry with the guys with two weeks of training camp, knowing he wasn’t going to play the first two (preseason) games,” Bowles said after the Bucs concluded two days of controlled scrimmages against the Miami Dolphins.
Tampa Bay opens the preseason Saturday night against the Dolphins. The Bucs will also travel to Nashville for two days of practice ahead of their game against the Titans.
Backup quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask and Ryan Griffin will share snaps during Brady’s absence.
“He didn’t want to take away reps from Blaine, Kyle, as well as Griff, as far as going into these next two games. That’s something he can handle,” Bowles said. “We trust him. We talked about it. It was scheduled way before training camp.”
Brady, who retired in February only to change his mind six weeks later, was also excused from practice for personal reasons last Friday — two days after getting a scheduled day off for his 45th birthday.
Bowles said his confidence level is “pretty high” that Brady will be in the lineup for next month’s regular-season opener at Dallas.
“Per our conversation, I’m not worried,” Bowles said.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trade show platform Ribbon has partnered with International Market Centers (IMC) to continue supporting their newly acquired home and lifestyle show, Shoppe Object. Ribbon will facilitate all registration, end to end e-commerce and order writing at the venue; continuing IMC's omni-channel approach to markets.
IMC is the world's largest operator of premier showroom space for the furniture, gift, home décor and apparel industries with locations in High Point, Las Vegas, Atlanta and the recently acquired, Shoppe Object in New York City.
"We share a common belief that the future of trade shows is omni-channel," explains Ribbon CEO Vinit Patil. "The physical show remains the focus, but buyers should be able to shop anywhere: at show booths, on their phones, even the metaverse if they choose to. We're thrilled to work closely with IMC on blending these physical and digital markets to optimize the trade show shopping experience while adding value for exhibitors."
Shoppe Object was launched in 2018 by Jesse James, founder of creative consultancy and sales agency Aesthetic Movement, along with Minya Quirk and Dierdre Maloney, founders of Capsule. They currently host biannual shows at Pier 36 in New York City featuring over 500 exhibitors and with all sales, registration and reporting powered by Ribbon. Furthermore, Ribbon built and will continue to maintain their e-commerce site, Shoppe Online, thereby amplifying the market's sales channel outside of show dates.
"Shoppe Object is a fast growing market that requires a nimble tech partner," explains Dorothy Belshaw, President and EVP at IMC. "Ribbon demonstrated that they could quickly adapt to the changing needs of their show partners. Our goal with this partnership is to take shows like Shoppe Object to the next level."
Ribbon has surpassed $110M in transactions since launching with various shows last year, and will be announcing new partnerships with fairs and showrooms in home, gift, art and apparel in the coming months.
About Ribbon: Ribbon, a San Francisco based tech company, offers a turn-key SaaS platform for powering specialized B2B marketplaces and hybrid trade shows. Ribbon has revolutionized trade shows in industries that traditionally only relied on in-person business by supporting face to face events with a complementary fully transactional e-commerce platform for exhibitors.
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