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SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Chelsea and Arsenal winger Willian terminated his contract with Brazil's Corinthians on Friday and said he will return to England to play.
Brazilian media linked the 34-year-old Willian with a move to Premier League club Fulham.
Willian also said in an interview with TV Globo that he left Corinthians because of threats he and his family received via social media.
“The reason why I am leaving is the threats I suffered, my family too. They never stopped. Whenever Corinthians lost and I was not doing well in the match, my family received those threats, insults on social media," Willian said. “I know this is not most fans, it is a minority, but that causes a big impact, especially to my daughters.”
Corinthians confirmed Willian was released from his contract, which was due expire in December 2023. He had returned to the Sao Paulo-based club, where he started his career, one year ago.
“My objective is to live abroad. I have a British passport, so I can live there with my family,” Willian added. “I have no club yet. I will decide once I am there.”
Willian will exit Corinthians after a frustrating year in his home nation, having scored only one goal in 45 matches. The winger recently had been plagued by shoulder and thigh injuries.
Willian's decision comes only days after Corinthians was eliminated by Flamengo in the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores.
Willian’s best moments were at Chelsea, where he played from 2013-20. He won two Premier League titles and a Europa League trophy. But at Arsenal he was far from his previous form; he scored only once for the club.
The winger played for Brazil in the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.
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Senate climate bill has West Virginia written all over it
By LEAH WILLINGHAM
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The sprawling economic package passed by the U.S. Senate this week has a certain West Virginia flavor. There’s the focus on energy, including billions of dollars in incentives for clean energy but also renewed support for traditional fuel sources such as coal and natural gas. Those provisions were added as the price Democrats had to pay to win West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin’s all-important support. And the package includes big boosts for national parks, low-income people needing health care and coal miners with black lung disease, which are all measures likely to impact Manchin’s constituents back home. Manchin is a conservative Democrat who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. He was a key vote needed to pass the package and send it to the House. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/08/12/senate-climate-bill-has-west-virginia-written-all-over-it/ | 2022-08-12T18:39:42Z | https://kion546.com/news/2022/08/12/senate-climate-bill-has-west-virginia-written-all-over-it/ | true |
Pipeline break spills 45,000 gallons of diesel in Wyoming
By MATTHEW BROWN
Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A pipeline carrying diesel fuel has cracked open and spilled more than 45,000 gallons of diesel fuel in a rural area of eastern Wyoming. The ruptured line is owned by a company that’s being sued by federal prosecutors over previous spills in two other states. Joe Hunter with Wyoming’s Department of Environmental Quality said Friday that cleanup work is ongoing from the spill that was discovered July 27 on private ranchland near the small community of Sussex. The line is operated by Bridger Pipeline, a subsidiary of Casper, Wyoming-based True companies. Federal prosecutors have alleged in a pending federal court case that previous spills on the companies’ lines violated environmental laws. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/12/pipeline-break-spills-45000-gallons-of-diesel-in-wyoming/ | 2022-08-12T18:40:25Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/12/pipeline-break-spills-45000-gallons-of-diesel-in-wyoming/ | false |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Singer Michelle Branch was arrested on allegations of domestic assault against her husband, Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney, at their Tennessee home early Thursday morning.
Officers were called to their home in Belle Meade just after 2 a.m. for a possible domestic disturbance.
Officers interviewed Branch and Carney separately. Branch told officers she and Carney are having marital issues and were arguing at another location before they arrived home, said Metro police.
According to court documents, the argument escalated once they returned home and Branch slapped Carney in the face “one or two times.”
Carney told officers Branch slapped him during the argument and officers noted he did not have any visible injuries.
Branch was taken into custody and booked into the Metro jail. She was released on bond.
The couple married in April 2019 and have two small children together.
Prior to news of Branch’s arrest, People had reported that Branch indicated that she and Carney were planning to separate after three years of marriage.
“To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family,” Branch wrote in a statement provided to People. “The rug has been completely pulled from underneath me and now I must figure out how to move forward.”
The outlet also reported that Branch, on Wednesday night, took to Twitter to accuse Carney of cheating on her, but later deleted the tweet. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/michelle-branch-charged-with-domestic-assault-in-nashville/ | 2022-08-12T18:41:36Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/michelle-branch-charged-with-domestic-assault-in-nashville/ | false |
How to register for the monkeypox vaccine in Marion County
Monkeypox cases in the U.S. recently exceeded 10,000 and as of Thursday, Indiana had 77 confirmed cases, according to the CDC.
More:What is monkeypox? How to register for vaccine in Indiana
The Marion County Public Health Department will be hosting a free vaccination clinic on Monday, Aug. 15. The clinic will take place from 2-6 p.m. at 4012 N. Rural Street in Indianapolis.
You must be 18 or older to receive the vaccine at Monday's clinic, and you must register in advance by noon on Sunday, Aug 14. Register for the Monday vaccine clinic here: bit.ly/3zWsTnX. If you do not receive a text confirmation from the MCPHD, you are not registered for the clinic.
To register, you must answer several questions about eligibility, including whether you are 18 or older, have rashes or lesions related to other health conditions, whether you have recently tested positive for monkeypox or are awaiting results; and whether you are a sex worker or a gay or bisexual man, or other man or trans person, "who has had intimate or sexual contact in the past 14 days."
More vaccine clinics will likely take place in the upcoming weeks and months. To sign up to be notified when there's a vaccine clinic near you, go to redcap.isdh.in.gov/surveys/?s=JLK7MRJN48.
There are also upcoming vaccine clinics on Friday in Fort Wayne and Lafayette. For more information, visit the Indiana Department of Health: bit.ly/3dsjz3u. | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/08/12/monkeypox-how-to-register-for-mondays-vaccine-clinic-marion-county/65401761007/ | 2022-08-12T18:42:32Z | https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2022/08/12/monkeypox-how-to-register-for-mondays-vaccine-clinic-marion-county/65401761007/ | true |
Chef Andrew Zimmern Finds Any Excuse to Keep Coming Back to Maine
This time his excuse was finding the perfect lobster roll. It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it.
Andrew loves Maine. According to an article in the Press Herald about an episode of his show, The Zimmern List, set in Portland, Andrew had good reason to love Maine. His dad, Robert Zimmern, who was 89 when he died in 2015 lived the last 10 years of his life near Portland’s Back Cove. Andrew would come to visit his dad and his dad's husband. They were foodies and helped Andrew fall in love with the immense food scene in Portland.
Andrew told the Press Herald back in 2015, that Portland
...is one of the places I consider home.
His latest venture into Maine was part of his lobster roll road trip.
I was lucky enough to catch him while he was here visiting Portland. He happened to be focusing on clams and was at the Porthole in Portland before the pandemic.
He was generous when I asked for a selfie!
Andrew lives in Minneapolis and has a soft spot for New York City where he started his career as a chef. But Portland has emotional family ties. Before his dad moved up here, the only place he'd ever been was Fore Street. I mean, not a bad choice, but as he has found out along with the rest of the world - there's just so much good food in Maine.
There's still plenty of summer left and plenty of chances for you to spot a celebrity. Keep those eyes peeled. | https://1019therock.com/chef-andrew-zimmern-finds-any-excuse-to-keep-coming-back-to-maine/ | 2022-08-12T18:43:45Z | https://1019therock.com/chef-andrew-zimmern-finds-any-excuse-to-keep-coming-back-to-maine/ | true |
As the landscape of social media changes, teens are spending more time online.
Here & Now‘s Jane Clayson talks with Femi Oke, host of Al Jazeera English’s “The Stream,” about the new Pew Research Center survey on teenagers and social media.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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BENGALURU, India (AP) — India will miss its renewable energy target for the end of the year, with experts saying “multiple challenges” including a lack of financial help and taxes on imported components are stalling the clean energy industry.
The country has installed just over half of its planned renewable energy capacity, a high level parliamentary report found last week.
The target, set in January 2018, would have increased India’s renewable energy capacity to 43% of its current energy mix. The government now says it hopes to achieve the goal by mid-2023.
The shortfall is down to “inconsistent federal and state-level renewable energy policies, excessive custom duties on renewable energy related products as well as financing issues,” said Vibhuti Garg, an energy economist based in New Delhi, who added that the solar industry is particularly vulnerable to such roadblocks.
She added that “improving the financial health of government-owned power companies” would help build out renewable capacity in India. State-owned power companies have been struggling as a result of delays in government grants and consumer payments and the COVID-19 pandemic which led to shutdowns of energy-heavy industries.
India’s parliamentary committee stated that ministry-level approvals for solar projects take “an unduly long time” making it difficult for new solar parks to open.
It added that state-owned energy companies owe 117 billion rupees ($1.5 billon) to renewable energy generators and developers and the debt contributed to the slow buildout of clean energy.
The Indian government’s ministry of new and renewable energy, which is in charge of meeting the nation’s renewable energy targets, attributed the failure to meet targets to the COVID-19 pandemic.
India, the third largest emitter of carbon dioxide after China and the U.S., recently finalized its climate targets and pledged that 50% of power generation will be from clean energy sources by 2030. The country’s energy needs are expected to double by the end of the decade as the populations grows and the government seeks to improve living standards.
India’s climate targets were rated as “insufficient” by Climate Action Tracker, an organization which conducts independent scientific analysis to determine if a country’s ambitions are in line with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) or 2C (3.6F).
Other observers say that the failure to meet these targets is not as big a setback as it appears to be.
While the target won’t be achieved, “it has played an important role in directing India’s electricity and power generation systems towards renewable energy,” said Ashish Fernandes of Climate Risk Horizons, an organization which looks at the risks climate change poses to India’s economy.
He added that long-term agreements to purchase coal power has stopped federal and state energy companies from investing heavily in renewables.
“We need to start retiring old, expensive coal plants and replacing them with renewable energy. This can save energy companies and consumers a lot of money as well,” he said.
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that was imposed under former President Barack Obama and then scuttled under former President Donald Trump.
Friday's ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to complete a new environmental review before they can resume coal sales from federal lands.
Few leases have been sold in recent years as coal demand shrank drastically. But the industry’s opponents had urged Morris to revive the Obama-era moratorium to ensure it can’t make a comeback as wildfires, drought, rising sea levels and other effects of climate change worsen.
The coal program brought in $387 million for federal and state coffers through royalties and other payments in 2020, according to government data. It supports thousands of jobs and has been fiercely defended by industry representatives, Republicans in Congress and officials in coal producing states.
Among President Joe Biden’s first actions in his first week in office was to suspend oil and gas lease sales — a move later blocked by a federal judge — and he faced pressure from environmental groups to take similar action against coal.
The administration last year launched a review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands as it expanded scrutiny of government fossil fuel sales that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.
Extracting and burning fossil fuels from federal land generates the equivalent of 1.4 billion tons (1.3 billion metric tons) annually of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, according to a 2018 report from the U.S. Geological Survey. That’s equivalent to almost one-quarter of total U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Judge-revives-Obama-era-ban-on-coal-sales-from-17369841.php | 2022-08-12T18:46:36Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Judge-revives-Obama-era-ban-on-coal-sales-from-17369841.php | false |
Better East Texas: Busing migrants
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Lots of coverage recently on the reaction of New York Mayor, Eric Adams, relating to busloads of immigrants being ferried to New York from Texas. Governor Greg Abbott has delivered migrants to Washington, D. C. and New York city in an effort to bring needed attention to the border crisis to these cities – both of which have identified as sanctuary cities, meaning they will not enforce some immigration laws while protecting illegal immigrants. Again, both cities’ leaders have declared they are sanctuary cities. In the case of New York City, the largest city in the United States with more than 8 million. The city is pushing back against asylum seekers arriving by bus, buses that hold several dozen. In fact, Mayor Adams has declared a crisis and has asked for federal government assistance. In Washington, D.C., reports confirm that just over 6,000 immigrants were delivered in July. Compare that to more than 200,000 estimated illegal border crossings a month. So, 6,000 too D.C. and New York constitutes a crisis? If our federal officials and other elected officials won’t visit the border and see it for themselves and take appropriate action, then we need more buses to take the border to them. This crisis will push our infrastructure to the breaking point and it is already overwhelming many services. It is cruel of the federal government not to enforce our current laws. And ultimately, it is costing human life. More buses may be the only available answer for now. And that will make for a Better East Texas.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Award-winning film producer and industry thought leader Evan Shapiro will keynote the 2022 NAB Show New York opening event on Wednesday, October 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Javits Center. In his keynote address titled, "Bringing Media Into the Current Century, Now," Shapiro's notoriously interactive presentation will engage NAB Show New York attendees in examining the shifts occurring in today's media landscape.
Shapiro's address will take place in the Content Theater located on the show floor following welcome remarks by National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt.
Evan Shapiro is an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer of film, TV and podcasts. He is a professor of Media Studies at New York University and Fordham University schools of business and co-hosts a podcast called Cancel Culture. Many in media know him as the official, unofficial cartographer of the media universe. Using his specific point of view, Shapiro has mapped the tech and entertainment ecosystem, and through his essays, helps chart media's future. Shapiro uses these insights to power his change agency, ESHAP, which offers partners and consumers media insight as a service.
"With an impressive resume of award-winning projects, unique insight into the competition for audience's attention and influential thinking about the future of the business, Evan Shapiro is a sought-after voice for preparing media professionals for the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow," said Chris Brown, NAB executive vice president and managing director, Global Connections and Events. "We are excited to have Evan share his perspective with our community as we kick off the return to an in-person NAB Show New York."
Shapiro will also participate in an exclusive interview on NAB Amplify as a preview to his NAB Show New York keynote address.
Press registration for NAB Show New York is available here.
Produced by the National Association of Broadcasters and co-located with the AES New York 2022 Convention, NAB Show New York will be held October 17-20, 2022 (exhibits October 19-20) at the Javits Center. Located in the media capital of the world, NAB Show New York offers hands-on learning, discovery and insights into the technology and business strategies that are transforming media and entertainment. Through exhibits, conferences and networking events, NAB Show New York spotlights the products, practices and leaders promoting superior audio and video experiences. Learn more at www.nabshowny.com.
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.
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While markets celebrate July 2022’s “zero inflation,” I was stunned to discover how much productivity plunged in the first and second quarter.
Why should you care? Without productivity growth, a country’s standard of living declines. How so? As New York Times
If Krugman is right, the U.S. standard of living is on its way down. That’s because in the second quarter of 2022, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that non-farm business productivity fell 4.6% after falling even more in the first quarter.
The few experts who are talking about this do not seem to understand why it’s happening or what to do about it.
Zero Inflation In July
If you compare July’s annual inflation rate to June’s, there was no change — which has resulted in zero inflation. As President Biden said August 10, “Today we received news that our economy had 0% inflation in the month of July… While the price of some things went up last month, the price of other things went down by the same amount. The result, zero inflation last month.”
But there are other statistics to consider. For instance, the annual inflation rate dropped by 0.6 percentage points between June and July. How so? According to the BLS, the consumer price index (CPI) rose 9.1% in June — the largest increase in 40 years — compared to its level in June 2021. In July, the CPI rose a high, but more modest, 8.5% from the year before.
Somehow, the BLS came up with zero inflation by calculating what it called, the “One-month percent change in CPI for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), seasonally adjusted, July 2021 - July 2022.”
While investors cheered the lower rate of inflation — probably because 8.5% was below the 8.7% investors were expecting — that figure is way above the Fed’s target of 2% and there is no reason for the Fed to start cutting interest rates.
Soaring Unit Labor Costs, Falling Productivity
Bearing in mind how Paul Volcker sent the Fed Funds rate to nearly 20% — spurring two sharp recessions — the Fed wants to keep long-term inflationary expectations low.
That is to prevent a wage-price-spiral (WPS) — in which workers demand higher wages to keep up with soaring inflation — from taking hold. So the Fed has embarked on an aggressive rate increase plan.
Krugman — who as I wrote in April dismissed the WPS idea — is celebrating the zero percent inflation. In his August 12 Times op-ed, Krugman touted the Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations for the good news of “substantial declines in short-, medium- and longer-term inflation expectations.”
Sadly for those hoping to avoid a WPS, the current unit labor costs — the ratio of hourly compensation to labor productivity — are way up. According to the BLS, unit labor costs in the nonfarm business sector increased 10.8% in the second quarter of 2022 (the highest in 40 years).
This 10.8% increase masks two concerning statistics. First, it reflects a 5.7% increase in hourly compensation. While that sounds high, it represents a 4.4% inflation-adjusted pay cut for workers, according to the BLS.
Perhaps more importantly, the unit labor cost increase reflects a plunge output per hour (or labor productivity). The BLS calculates this by dividing an index of real output by an index of hours worked by all persons.
The June-ending quarter is the second in a row in which output decreased while hours increased. More specifically, in the second quarter labor productivity fell 4.6% — with output falling 2.1% and hours worked increasing 2.6%.
Why Is Productivity Plunging And Will It Recover?
I cannot find compelling answers to these questions.
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Jason Furman, a Harvard Kennedy School professor, hypothesizes that the pandemic could be behind the drop in productivity. As he told MarketPlace, “Businesses spent a year and a half focused on how to improve the health of their workplaces, for their workers and for their customers. Some of that may have come at the expense of product innovation.”
There do not seem to be clear suggestions on how to boost productivity. For example, a Peterson Institute for International Economics report concluded with rhetorical questions about whether working from home or advances in AI would boost productivity or whether productivity will keep declining, noted Yahoo!News.
I think Krugman is right about the link between productivity and standard of living and I would like to read his analysis of why productivity has fallen so much and what needs to happen to turn it around. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2022/08/12/q2-productivity-down-46---will-us-standard-of-living-follow/ | 2022-08-12T18:51:14Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2022/08/12/q2-productivity-down-46---will-us-standard-of-living-follow/ | false |
New Delhi: India's industrial production grew in double digit for the second month in a row at 12.3 per cent in June mainly due to strong performance by manufacturing, power and mining sectors, according to official data released on Friday.
However, the data showed that the industrial output growth is lower than 19.6 per cent recorded in May this year. It was 6.7 per cent in April.
Factory output, measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), had expanded by 13.8 per cent in June 2021, the data showed.
The manufacturing sector expanded by 12.5 per cent in June 2022 compared to 13.2 per cent recorded in the year-ago period, the data released by the Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry showed.
The power sector showed a growth of 16.4 per cent as against 8.3 per cent a year ago, while the mining sector witnessed an expansion of 7.5 per cent in June 2022 compared to a 23.1 per cent growth last year.
During April-June this year, IIP grew 12.7 per cent as against 44.4 per cent growth in the same period a year ago.
Capital goods output, which is a barometer of investment, rose by 26.1 per cent in June 2022 against 27.3 per cent in the year-ago month.
The consumer durables segment grew by 23.8 per cent against 28 per cent a year ago.
The primary goods segment, which accounts for nearly 34 per cent of the index, expanded by 13.7 per cent in June compared to 12 per cent growth a year ago.
The consumer non-durable segment grew by 2.9 per cent in June compared to a contraction of 3.9 per cent in the same month a year ago.
The ministry said the growth rates over the corresponding period of the previous year are to be interpreted considering the unusual circumstances on account of COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. PTI KKS MR | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/industry/industrial-production-growth-remains-in-double-digit-for-2nd-month-at-12-3-in-june/93528622 | 2022-08-12T18:51:28Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/industry/industrial-production-growth-remains-in-double-digit-for-2nd-month-at-12-3-in-june/93528622 | true |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I am an electrician and always noticed how much wasted energy humans put out," said the inventor from Denver, Colo. "I thought of this idea to help motivate people to get up and dance at festivals and concerts."
He invented the patent-pending OFF GRID HUMAN POWERED DANCE FLOOR that would harness kinetic energy that could be used to power lights, speakers and other equipment. This could provide an innovative and eco-friendly means to creating energy and electrical power. It could help reduce the consumption of electricity and allow for events to be held at remote locations father from residential areas. Additionally, this could ensure the event was not in violation of city noise ordinances and other restrictions.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-349, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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HOLLYWOOD — A Hollywood teenager is facing decades in prison now that prosecutors are charging him as an adult with the June rape and kidnapping of a woman walking to work.
Terry Berger-Smith, who just turned 15 on Aug. 1, was charged with four counts of sexual battery with great force and one count of kidnapping in connection with a felony.
Those charges, when levied against an adult, carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. Because Berger-Smith was 14 at the time he allegedly committed the offense, a life sentence is far less likely, and any severe sentence would be subject to appeal and review.
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Prosecutors say treating Berger-Smith as an adult is their only reasonable option. At the defendant’s first appearance before Broward County Judge Phoebe Francois on Friday, Assistant State Attorney Eric Linder said Berger-Smith “stalked the victim and told him he wanted to add her to his collection.”
He also said Berger-Smith told her he had AIDS while he was forcing himself on her, though it’s not clear from court records whether he does.
“I am going to put my kids in you,” he said during the June 10 attack, according to a probable cause affidavit. He even livestreamed part of the attack so a friend of his could watch, prosecutors said.
Defense lawyer James Lewis said he was disappointed in the decision to charge his client as an adult.
“This case should play out in the juvenile system,” Lewis said after the hearing. “This kid is savable, and we’re just throwing him away.”
Prosecutors say the defendant has already squandered his chance to be reformed by the juvenile justice system. In New York, when he was 12, he was accused of attempting to rape a woman at knifepoint, Linder said. “He ripped out the victim’s tooth and kept it as a trophy,” he said.
The judge ordered Berger-Smith held without bond, though the judge who is assigned to the case will be able to revisit the issue of whether to set bail.
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Lewis said his client will contest the charges, but he continued to criticize how the case is being handled. He likened his client to Lionel Tate, a 12-year-old accused in 1999 of killing a playmate. Tate became the youngest defendant in the country sentenced to life in prison. Lewis was his lawyer.
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Tate was released after a public outcry and demands for juvenile justice reform, but within five years of his original sentence, he was in trouble with the law again, this time accused of the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man.
He ended up getting sentenced to 30 years for the murder and 10 years for the robbery. He’s due to be released in 2031, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
“We’ve learned nothing,” Lewis said. “We’re going to defend my client against these charges, but it should be in juvenile court.”
If the case were to remain in juvenile court, Berger-Smith would face a maximum of three years in a juvenile facility and could remain under criminal justice supervision only for another three years.
Juvenile sanctions remain an option even if Berger-Smith were to be convicted as an adult.
His next court date has not been set.
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Routine monitoring has detected the Albuquerque metro area’s first West Nile-positive mosquitoes of 2022, city of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County officials announced Friday.
They recommend various precautions to lower the risk of contracting the virus. That includes using insect repellent while outdoors, keeping windows closed if they do not have screens, and regularly changing water in pet bowls, birdbaths and other water-holders where mosquitoes lay eggs.
“Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus will be around until there is a good hard frost in the area, so we urge people to continue to take precautions against mosquito bites throughout the rest of the season,” Mark DiMenna, deputy director of the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, said in a statement.
Common West Nile virus symptoms include fever, nausea, headache and muscle aches, according to a news release. The virus can in rare instances also cause meningitis or encephalitis.
Albuquerque and residents of unincorporated Bernalillo County can report mosquito breeding sites or request mosquito control by calling 311. The city and county operate a program intended to reduce the number of mosquitoes spreading West Nile virus. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2523962/city-county-detect-first-west-nile-positive-mosquitoes-of-2022.html | 2022-08-12T18:53:57Z | https://www.abqjournal.com/2523962/city-county-detect-first-west-nile-positive-mosquitoes-of-2022.html | false |
Gunman kills 11 and injures six in horror shooting rampage in Montenegro after a family dispute before the killer is shot dead by police
- A man went on a shooting rampage in Montenegro killing 11 and injuring six
- The 34-year-old reportedly began shooting people after a family dispute today
- A policeman was injured in the shooting in Cetinje's Medovina neighbourhood
- The gunman was ultimately shot dead after engaging with police and randomly firing at people in the street
A man in Montenegro's central city went on a shooting rampage after a family dispute today, killing 11 people before being shot dead in a gun battle with police, the country's public broadcaster said.
State TV RTCG reported that the 34-year-old gunman wounded another six people, including a policeman, in Cetinje's Medovina neighbourhood near the seat of the former royal government.
Cetinje is 22 miles west of Podgorica, the current capital of the small Balkan nation.
The incident marks the deadliest shooting in the Adriatic nation in decades.
Firefighters stand by a body at the site of the shooting in Cetinje which took place today
RTCG, quoting witnesses, said the attacker was randomly shooting at people walking in the street, including at children.
Four of the wounded were taken to hospital in Cetinje while two others with serious wounds were sent to the Clinical Centre in Podgorica.
Police shot the gunman after he fired at police officers and the site of the attack was subsequently blocked off by police.
Police still have not issued an official statement about the attack.
Montenegro is famed for its picturesque beaches framed by nearby mountains that have long been a draw for tourists.
The shooting comes as the country is in the full throes of its tourism high season.
Cetinje is the site of the country's former royal capital and lies in a mountainous valley that has largely stagnated economically in recent decades. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11106835/Gunman-kills-11-injures-six-horror-shooting-rampage-Montenegro-family-dispute.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-08-12T18:55:43Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11106835/Gunman-kills-11-injures-six-horror-shooting-rampage-Montenegro-family-dispute.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
The same factors that produced a later and lighter cherry crop are affecting many Yakima Valley peach growers as well.
Cold spring weather and a late April frost impacted pollination and delayed the peach harvesting season, usually at its peak by now, local growers and state agriculture officials said.
“Volume is down because of the cold conditions we saw this spring,” said James Michael, vice president of marketing-North America for the Washington State Fruit Commission. “Besides the severe cold and frost, we had a long, extended cool period that pushed everything back, including the peaches.”
While Michael said there isn’t a formal Washington peach crop estimate, many of the state’s top peach areas were among the coldest points during the April freeze. The consensus among growers is that there is about half of a crop this season, he said.
“We are getting into the peak of peaches now and will be transitioning through varieties until late September this year,” Michael said. “Traditionally, peach harvest begins in early July and lasts through mid-September, but the cool spring pushed most crops back by at least two weeks.”
Local growers concur with those harvest predictions.
J.L. Thompson of Thompson’s Farm in Naches said while later-blooming fruit trees such as pears and apples should produce “decent” crops this year, early- and midsummer fruits weren’t so fortunate.
“It’s kind of a light crop for peaches,” Thompson said. “Frost damage affected peaches, cherries, apricots, plums. We had that late frost right around Easter, and that affected pollination.
“We will pick what we can and take them to the market. We will only have U-pick in peaches if there is enough fruit,” he added.
Cherry harvest wraps up
As predicted, the cold April weather also delayed and reduced the 2022 cherry crop in the Yakima Valley and Washington state.
B.J. Thurlby, Northwest Cherry Growers president, noted in late June that the weather pushed back the cherry harvest’s start date by two weeks, with a reduced harvest of 14 million boxes expected. Typically, harvests average 20 million boxes, with a record harvest of 26.43 million boxes of cherries in 2017.
Michael updated that estimate Thursday, saying cherries are still being shipped this week and probably will be for another month due to the delaying effects of the cool spring weather.
“With over 11.5 million boxes shipped so far, it appears likely that our industry will reach our Round 4 crop estimate of 12.4 million boxes, but the overall reduction from weather is noticeable when compared to the two years of 20 million boxes that precede it,” Michael said.
Thompson said his farm in Naches also saw a reduced cherry crop, but eventually it was able to host U-pick customers.
“Our cherries got hit pretty hard, but we were able to do three weekends of U-pick. You just had to work a little harder for them,” Thompson said.
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Johnson & Johnson will stop selling baby powder with talc globally in 2023
Johnson & Johnson is pulling baby powder containing talc worldwide next year after it did the same in the U.S. and Canada amid thousands of lawsuits claiming it caused cancer.
Talc will be replaced with cornstarch, the company said.
The company has faced litigation alleging its talcum powder caused users to develop ovarian cancer, through use for feminine hygiene, or mesothelioma, a cancer that strikes the lungs and other organs.
J&J insists, and the overwhelming majority of medical research on talc indicates, that the talc baby powder is safe and doesn’t cause cancer.
However, demand for the company's baby powder fell off, and J&J removed the talc-based product in most of North America in 2020.
The company did so after it saw demand drop due to “misleading talc litigation advertising that caused global confusion and unfounded concern,” about product safety a company spokeswoman said.
J&J said the change announced late Thursday will simplify its product selection and meet evolving global trends.
Last October, J&J said a separate subsidiary it created to manage talc litigation claims had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
J&J said then that it funded the subsidiary, named LTL Management, and established a $2 billion trust to pay claims the bankruptcy court determines that it owes.
The health care giant also said last fall that it will turn its consumer health business — which sells the baby powder, Band-Aids and other products — into a separate publicly traded company. The part of the company selling prescription drugs and medical devices will keep the J&J name.
Shares of Johnson & Johnson, based in New Brunswick, New Jersey, rose slightly before the opening bell Friday. The stock has performed better than the Dow Jones Industrial Average, of which J&J is a member, for most of the year. | https://www.wgal.com/article/j-j-to-end-sales-of-baby-powder-with-talc-globally-next-year/40879671 | 2022-08-12T18:57:13Z | https://www.wgal.com/article/j-j-to-end-sales-of-baby-powder-with-talc-globally-next-year/40879671 | false |
You have this job. It’s been going well for a while now, and it pays the bills. You’re not overjoyed, but you don’t hate it either, so you’ve stayed, grinding away day after day, year after year.
Most of us have been there at one time or another. We all have bills to pay, and we take the first available job with a high enough salary to make ends meet, even if we don’t like that job.
While it’s okay to work the job for a while, you know the grass is greener on the other side, and eventually, you will have to switch careers to avoid going crazy.
The only problem is that you can’t exactly quit because you still need a paycheck to pay the bills that arrive each month, whether you have a job or not.
Avoid Consumer Debt to Throw Off Job Chains
The first step you need to take to afford a career change is to get out of debt, specifically high-interest consumer debt. The average person in 13 states borrows more than they earn.
Maybe the only reason you remain at your job is that you must make a certain monthly amount to pay the bills. Switching to a different job that pays less means you plunge further into debt.
For every $5 the average American earns, $1 goes to debt payments. If you make $50,000 (the average national household income), $10,000 of your salary immediately goes to debt payments.
By paying off that credit card balance or car loan, your monthly expenses drop, and suddenly you have a disposable income that can be invested or put into a savings account. But, more importantly, you can afford to make less money each month and still pay your bills on time.
If you had to take a pay cut and only make $40,000 a year at your new job, you can because you no longer have those pesky monthly loan payments that require you to earn more to make ends meet.
Build an Emergency Fund for Six Months Living Expenses
Hopefully, you can build an emergency fund while you repay any loans you might have. Most financial advisors and books will tell you to set aside three to six months of basic living expenses in case you get hit with an unexpected bill or lose your job.
Don’t quit your job unless you have an emergency fund. Could you afford not to have a regular income for nine months?
If you remember back to the Great Recession, it took three months for the average person to find a new job with a replaceable income; that is when your new job earns the same salary as your current job. So don’t think about quitting your job until you have at least three months of living expenses saved up. That way, you aren’t forced to spend time working instead of job hunting because you quit your job prematurely.
Consider Replacement Insurance Options before Changing Careers
Another expense you might overlook is medical benefits. Non-employer health insurance and COBRA coverage can be expensive if you have an insurance gap between jobs. Therefore, you need to factor these costs into your projected monthly budget once you no longer receive medical coverage from your current employer.
Tax credits are currently available for medical plans on the healthcare exchange. You and your family can also be uninsured for two consecutive months before being subject to the Obamacare penalty.
Generate Passive Income with Taxable Accounts
Depending on your age, you might already have a sizable investment portfolio. In addition to contributing to your 401k or IRA, invest some of your salary in a taxable investment account or P2P account to earn steady passive income even when you might not currently earn a paycheck (active income).
Because you have an emergency fund to tap into first for any unexpected expenses you might encounter as you switch careers, your investments can remain untouched. If, for some reason, you need to sell your investments to make ends meet, pulling from a non-retirement account means you won’t have to pay up to 30% in penalties and taxes by making an early withdrawal from your 401k or IRA.
Maintain Your Personal and Professional Relationships
The last tip is to maintain your personal and professional relationships as much as possible. The adage “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” still rings true.
Hundreds, if not thousands of people, might submit resumes for a single job opening. You never know when you may need to call on a friend or co-worker or when they might need you, so don’t burn any bridges if possible. Nobody can predict the future. In times of personal uncertainty, relationships can be the most valuable thing you possess.
Switching careers can be nerve-wracking, and you should never quit your job on a whim. By minimizing your expenses and building a cash reserve, you can reduce some of the stress and uncertainty that can come with a career change. Even if it takes you years to finally be ready to say, “I quit!” it’s still better than working a lifetime in a job you hate. | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/5-essential-steps-to-afford-a-career-change/ | 2022-08-12T19:00:13Z | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/5-essential-steps-to-afford-a-career-change/ | false |
A merger between HBO Max and Discovery+ in 2023 has some fans focused on what won’t be on the new service. HBO Max decided to cancel a Batgirl movie that was already in post-production as well as a sequel to the 2020 movie “Scoob.”
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong talks to NPR’s TV critic Eric Deggans.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Kim Kardashian is the queen of bikini photos, so of course, her fans eagerly anticipated the debut of her first SKIMS swim collection back in May 2022. Since then, Kim's brand blessed the fandom with metallic swimwear and another campaign starring the next generation of talent, with Paris Jackson, Bella Poarch, and Madison Bailey. SKIMS swim just keeps getting better, especially with the latest drop, which is all about shaping and sculpting.
If you adore the SKIMS shapewear for its comfortable, flattering support, the SKIMS Shaping Swim Collection is just what you need. It combines everything you love about SKIMS shapewear and swimwear. Every style is available in sizes ranging from XXS to 4X, with five stunning colorways to choose from. If you want to "Keep Up With" Kim's style, check out the pieces from her latest drop, which launches on August 12, 2022 at 12 PM ET/ 9 AM PT.
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This classic, flattering one-piece suit supports your core. It has thin adjustable straps and medium back coverage.
If you're looking for more Kardashian-inspired shopping, check out these deals from Khloe Kardashian's Good American. | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1341829/kim-kardashian-skims-shaping-swim | 2022-08-12T19:00:22Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1341829/kim-kardashian-skims-shaping-swim | true |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a better way to keep track of your credit/debit card or ID card," said an inventor, from Denton, Texas, "so I invented the DEE CTRL. My design would provide a convenient means of notifying you if you forget or leave your card behind."
The invention provides an effective loss prevention device for financial transaction cards, personal identity cards, etc. In doing so, it prevents the card from being lost or misplaced. As a result, it enables the user to quickly resolve any loss or theft issues and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a compact design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-183, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to find a way to help lift a car with the assistance of a motorized system," said the inventor from Exeter, Calif. "I thought of this idea to make it easier for individuals to lift a car with minimal manual labor involved."
He invented EASY JACK, patent-pending, to provide a quick and safe means of lifting a flat tire off the ground for replacement with the spare. This device would not require motorists to use a traditional jack and help save time, effort, and an individuals clothes from becoming dirty. It can help simplify the tire changing procedure and provide an added measure of safety for an individual changing a tire. Additionally, this permanent installation would ensure the motorist is never caught with a misplaced jack.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FMB-130, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to find a way that drivers could load a truck while remaining safe in their vehicle on the side of a busy roadway," said the inventor from Aurora, Colo. "I created this invention to be used to enhance productivity in loading materials quickly to a truck for transporting."
He invented HYDROSTRAP that saves time and effort for wrecker operators over manually engaging and releasing the straps at all for wheels for safe towing. This device would automatically secure the wheels hydraulically from the cab and help simplify the operation to minimize the amount of times stopped along the roadside. This could help keep the driver safe within the cab to reduce the chances of being overlooked, struck, and killed by another driver. Additionally, this could be adapted for use with cars, light trucks, construction equipment and even powersports equipment.
The original design was submitted to the Denver sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DNV-340, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Next-gen partnership with close to $800 million AUM is Sanctuary's third this year from UBS
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanctuary Wealth, home to the next generation of elite advisors, welcomes Marble Wealth, its first team in Alabama. Based in Montgomery, the four-person team had more than $770 million in client assets under management as of July 31, 2022. The firm includes Chief Executive Officer, Partner Matthew Murphy, CFP® and Chief Operating Officer, Partner Rebecca Baker, CFP®, who previously operated as Longleaf Wealth Management at UBS, and Chief Investment Officer, Partner Adam Rogers, previously Portfolio Manager at The Retirement Systems of Alabama.
"We're pleased to welcome Marble Wealth as our first partners in Alabama, but what's really important is what this team represents," said Jim Dickson, CEO and Founder of Sanctuary Wealth. "They are a highly credentialed next generation team with long careers ahead of them. Matthew and Rebecca built an incredible practice as UBS employees and have now unlocked that asset becoming business owners. Adding Adam's portfolio management expertise into the mix will allow them to serve clients even more fully."
Marble Wealth's CEO Matthew Murphy spent his entire career of more than 14 years with UBS rising to the position of Senior Vice President, Wealth Management. He is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and a graduate of Auburn University where he earned a BS in Finance with a minor in Accounting. Matthew's professional accomplishments include being named to the Forbes Top Next-Gen Best-in-State Wealth Advisors and Best-in-State Wealth Advisor lists as well as the UBS Top 35 Under 35.
"I started my career with UBS, learned the business there and had a great experience overall, but we feel that we are now ready to take the next step by establishing our own firm to serve clients in the manner that they and we think is best for them," explained Matthew Murphy, CFP®, Chief Executive Officer, Partner, Marble Wealth. "After extensive due diligence, we are convinced that aligning with Sanctuary is best for our clients and for us as business owners. The Sanctuary Wealth model of partnered independence provides tools and resources that will allow our team to go deeper with our clients."
"We chose independence because we wanted to be able to offer our clients more solutions and advise them on all facets of their financial life," added Rebecca Baker, CFP®, Chief Operating Officer, Partner, Marble Wealth. "Sanctuary Wealth offers us a wide range of resources as well as support with compliance and other back-office functions that don't directly touch our clients. Partnering with Sanctuary Wealth will allow us to focus much more of our time and energy directly on our clients."
Chief Operating Officer Rebecca Baker spent more than six years with UBS as a Financial Advisor. She also held a similar position with Morgan Stanley after beginning her career and spending a decade with the full-service CPA firm of Aldridge, Borden & Company. Her credentials include Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Certified Exit Planner Advisor (CEPA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She has earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from The University of Alabama and an MBA in Accounting from Auburn University at Montgomery.
The firm's third partner, Adam Rogers, spent more than 17 years as Portfolio Manager and Equity Analyst with The Retirement Systems of Alabama, the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the state of Alabama and one of the 20 largest internally funded pension funds in the world. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a graduate of the University of Alabama with a BS in Finance, Banking and Financial Services and a MA in Financial Risk Strategy from University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business.
"I've spent my career helping thousands of people prepare for retirement without ever meeting many of them, so the opportunity to work face to face with clients and put my investment experience to work for them is very exciting for me," said Adam Rogers, Chief Investment Officer, Partner, Marble Wealth.
"Going independent is a bold decision and this is a relationship business. While a robust platform is a must-have, often times trust and culture are the deciding factors for breakaway advisors who choose Sanctuary Wealth. The team at Marble Wealth and our Regional Director Dylan Isaacs developed a strong relationship during their years together at UBS. I'm sure that made a difference." said Vince Fertitta, President of Sanctuary Wealth.
To learn more about Marble Wealth, please visit: www.marblewealth.com.
Sanctuary Wealth (sanctuarywealth.com/) is the advanced platform for the next generation of elite advisors, who have the entrepreneurial spirit to build and own their own practices and desire the freedom to deliver the tailored service their clients deserve. Sanctuary Wealth's ecosystem of partnered independence provides a complete technology and operations platform, as well as support from a community of like-minded advisors and the resources of invaluable affiliated businesses. Currently, the Sanctuary Wealth network includes partner firms in 27 states across the country with approximately $25 billion in assets under advisement. Sanctuary Wealth includes the fully owned subsidiaries; Sanctuary Advisors LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser, Sanctuary Securities, Inc. a FINRA member broker-dealer as well as Sanctuary Alternative Holdings, Sanctuary Asset Management, Sanctuary Insurance Solutions, Sanctuary Global, and Sanctuary Global Family Office.
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(The Hill) – House Democrats advanced their multi-billion dollar climate, tax and health care bill on Friday, teeing up final passage of the legislation that is key to President Biden’s domestic agenda later in the day.
The House approved the rule for the bill, titled the Inflation Reduction Act, in a party-line 219-208 vote, opening three hours of debate equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. Three Republicans and one Democrat did not vote.
Final passage is slated for around 3 p.m., barring any unexpected hiccups, though it is possible the timing changes. Republicans may deploy delay tactics to drag out consideration of the bill, which could push final passage to later in the day.
The Senate cleared the tax-and-spending package in a party-line vote Sunday afternoon, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote to send the legislation to the House.
The $740 billion bill includes provisions to increase taxes on corporations, address climate change, decrease the prices of prescription drugs and bring down the deficit.
It would provide incentives to businesses for deploying reduced-carbon and carbon-free energy sources, create programs to increase investment in climate and allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for some drugs, among other provisions.
The bill establishes new taxes on corporations to subsidize the new climate and health care measures. The main tax provision is a 15% minimum tax on income large corporations report to shareholders, commonly referred to as a minimum book tax.
The measure also provides $80 billion to improve enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — which Democrats hope will allow the IRS to better monitor wealthy individuals to make sure they are not evading taxes — and it calls for a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks.
Senate passage marked the culmination of more than a year of negotiations between Democrats for a bill that would address climate change and health care, key parts of Biden’s domestic agenda.
The upper chamber cleared the bill through budget reconciliation, a process that allowed the caucus to pass the measure with a simple majority, bypassing a GOP filibuster.
The House passed a larger social spending and climate package, dubbed the Build Back Better Act, in November, but the roughly $2 trillion measure was blocked in the Senate after centrist Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said he could not support the legislation.
Manchin killed another round of talks for a spending package in July, telling leaders that he would not back legislation with climate provisions or new tax hikes on corporations or wealthy individuals. He has been concerned about rising inflation.
But late last month, the West Virginia Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a new deal, the Inflation Reduction Act, making another attempt at passing a spending package. The legislation secured support from centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) after further negotiations days later, paving the way for Senate passage. | https://www.krqe.com/news/house-democrats-advance-tax-and-climate-bill-kicking-off-debate/ | 2022-08-12T19:11:13Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/house-democrats-advance-tax-and-climate-bill-kicking-off-debate/ | false |
LONDON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZomPot (ZPOT) is a multi-asset investment opportunity project, which uses the native ZPOT token for trading, will distribute around 175,000,000 ZPOT to the public.The distributed tokens, which make up 80% of available tokens, have been designated to create a balanced ecosystem, where both everyday crypto users and dedicated crypto investors can make the most out of their ZomPot (ZPOT) investments.
The token is built on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), which provides stability, reliability, and low transaction costs. Stability and reliability in the ZomPot (ZPOT) ecosystem will give uncertain investors proof of the value of blockchain technology, in turn drawing in new users to continue growing the project.
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The polio virus has been found in New York City sewage, but officials are stressing that the highest risk is for people who haven’t been vaccinated.
Polio was once one of the nation’s most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis. Its elimination in the U.S., officially declared in 1979, is considered one of the nation’s greatest public health victories. Yet cases have cropped up occasionally since then, often among people who had traveled to other countries.
Recently, an unvaccinated young adult north of New York City contracted polio. On Friday, health officials in the nation’s largest city said they had found the virus in wastewater samples, suggesting it was spreading among the unvaccinated.
Here are some details on polio and the vaccine:
HOW DOES POLIO SPREAD?
Polio is considered very contagious and spreads mostly from person to person, through contaminated water and via fecal particles.
Health officials say the virus also can spread through droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze, though that is less common.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?
Most infected people have no visible symptoms. About a quarter will endure a few days of flu-like symptoms, such as fever, sore throat, headache and nausea.
A small fraction of people, however, can get more serious illness. The virus can infect a person’s spinal cord, causing paralysis and possibly permanent disability and death.
AREN’T MOST AMERICANS VACCINATED AGAINST POLIO?
Yes.
U.S. children are still routinely vaccinated against polio and the shots are considered to be highly effective. Federal officials recommend four doses: to be given at 2 months of age; 4 months; at 6 to 18 months; and at age 4 through 6 years. Some states require only three doses.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s most recent data, about 93% of 2-year-olds had received at least three doses of polio vaccine.
IF I AM VACCINATED AGAINST POLIO, DO I NEED TO DO ANYTHING?
For most people, no.
Adults who were fully vaccinated as children have protective antibodies in their blood for decades, according to the CDC. In a nationwide study of adults aged 40-49 about a decade ago, around 90% had protective antibodies to the virus.
That said, health officials previously have recommended boosters in some cases, like for adults who are at increased risk of coming in contact with the polio virus because of their travel or work.
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I AM UNVACCINATED?
Health officials recommend that unvaccinated people get the shots. In New York, clinics have been set up to make the vaccines available.
People who are unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated are at greatest risk of paralysis from polio. The person in Rockland County who was diagnosed with paralytic polio was unvaccinated.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Missfresh Limited (NASDAQ: MF) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering ("IPO" or the "Offering") of the important September 12, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline in the class action first filed by the firm.
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BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Paraguay Vice President Hugo Velázquez Moreno said Friday he will resign next week shortly after he was included on a U.S. corruption list for his alleged involvement in offering bribes to a public official.
The inclusion of Velázquez on the corruption list, announced by U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay Marc Ostfield Friday morning, rocked Paraguay’s political world not only due to Moreno’s role in President Mario Abdo Benítez’s administration but also because he is seen as a leading contender to become a presidential candidate for the Colorado Party in next year’s elections.
Minutes after Ostfield spoke at a news conference at the U.S. embassy in the Paraguayan capital of Asunción, Velázquez expressed his innocence but said he would drop his presidential candidacy and would present his resignation to Congress next week so he could defend himself against the allegations.
“It really hit me like a bucket of cold water,” Velázquez said during an interview with a local radio station. “I don’t know what he’s referring to because he didn’t give too many details.”
Juan Carlos Duarte, a former prosecutor who is a close personal and business associate of Moreno, was also included in the corruption list, Ostfield said.
Ostfield said Secretary of State Antony Blinken “received credible information” that showed how “at the request of Vice President Velázquez, Duarte, his close personal and professional partner, offered a bribe of more than $1 million to a public official.”
This offering of a bribe was “consistent with an apparent pattern of corrupt activity” and in this case it was carried out to “obstruct an investigation that threatened the vice president and his financial interests,” Ostfield said.
As a result of the designations, Velázquez, Duarte and their immediate family members will no longer be allowed to enter the United States.
Velázquez said he is “completely and totally” in the dark about the allegations detailed by Ostfield.
Paraguay’s vice president said he would resign because he wants to “go out like a common citizen to defend what I think is an injustice.”
President Mario Abdo Benítez said the U.S. allegations “surprised us all” but congratulated Velázquez for his quick decision to drop out of the presidential race and announce he would be stepping down as vice president.
“I congratulate him for his mature attitude in prioritizing the interests and the construction of credibility of our nation in announcing to the Paraguayan people that he will resign as a candidate and as vice president,” Abdo said.
In addition to his close relationship with Velázquez, Duarte is also legal counsel for the entity that runs the bi-national Yacyretá Dam that is jointly owned by Paraguay and Argentina.
“Duarte’s act of corruption abused and exploited his powerful and privileged public position within the Yacyretá Bi-National Entity, risking public confidence in one of Paraguay’s most vital economic assets,” the State Department said.
Duarte has been removed from his post at Yacyretá, Abdo said.
The designation comes mere weeks after a former president of Paraguay, Horacio Manuel Cartes, was also included on a U.S. corruption list for his “involvement in significant corruption.” Cartes served as president of Paraguay between August 2013 and August 2018.
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MCC announces phone numbers to report complaints on potholes, trenches
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Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has asked people to report complaints, if any, regarding potholes, trenches or unsanctioned digging of roads in its jurisdiction on WhatsApp number 944900772 or to its helpline Ph.: 0824-2220306.
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Corporation Commissioner Akshy Sridhar said in a release on Friday that the city corporation limits received more rainfall than usual during June and July. Immediate attention had been paid to repairing the roads damaged due to rains. Pipelines are being laid for round-the-clock water supply and at the same time, GAIL gas pipelines were also being laid in the city. Authorities concerned have taken up reconstruction of the damaged road stretches.
Directions have been passed on to departments concerned to maintain and repair national highway paths, and other roads in the MCC limits.
Citizens are requested to cooperate with the city corporation, he said.
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CNN — Johnson & Johnson is abandoning talc-based baby powder next year and instead will make it with cornstarch.
Its talc-based powder, which hasn’t been sold in the United States and Canada since 2020, is at the center of tens of thousands of lawsuits filed by women who have developed ovarian cancer after using regular talcum powder
Johnson & Johnson says it remains confident in the safety of the product. But, in a statement Friday, the company said it would stop selling talc-based powder around the world next year as part of a “worldwide portfolio assessment.”
“We continuously evaluate and optimize our portfolio to best position the business for long-term growth,” the company said in a statement. “This transition will help simplify our product offerings, deliver sustainable innovation, and meet the needs of our consumers, customers, and evolving global trends.”
A handful of talcum powder companies have put warning labels on their products, but Johnson & Johnson argued such a label would be confusing because it stood by its product. Some scientific studies have shown that women have an increased risk of ovarian cancer with talc use in the genital area, but others do not.
Lawsuits have been filed against the company, alleging that asbestos in its talcum powder causes cancer. A St. Louis jury delivered a $4.7 billion verdict against the company in 2018, saying the company was negligent and did not warn consumers about possible health risks from its baby powder.
“Our position on the safety of our cosmetic talc remains unchanged. We stand firmly behind the decades of independent scientific analysis by medical experts around the world that confirms talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer,” it said in Friday’s announcement.
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HC directs T.N. govt. to pay ₹340.97 crore to a private firm for losses suffered in laying Chennai Outer Ring Road
The amount has to be paid along with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from January 30, 2020 apart from 9% pendente lite interest
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The State government has lost a case involving huge financial implication of ₹340.97 crore, apart from an annual interest of 18% on the amount from January 2020, with the Madras High Court dismissing its appeals against orders passed by a single judge as well as an arbitral tribunal in favour of GMR Chennai Outer Ring Road Private Limited.
Second Division Bench of Justices M. Duraiswamy and Sunder Mohan rejected the appeals preferred in the name of Governor of Tamil Nadu and confirmed the orders passed by Justice N. Sathish Kumar who, in turn, had found substance in the decision taken by a three-member arbitral tribunal to award ₹340.97 crore for the losses suffered by the private firm.
The Bench pointed out that the firm was a successful bidder for the Chennai Outer Ring Road, running to a length of 29.5 km. The total project cost was ₹1,166.75 crore. A concession agreement was entered between it and the government on a Design, Build, Finance, Operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis on December 5, 2009. The construction period, as per the agreement, was 913 days (30 months) and the concession period was 20 years. After the construction, the private firm would be eligible for 30 instalments of half yearly payments of ₹62.12 crore. It was also offered a bonus payment of one annuity period if the construction was completed within 24 months.
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Appointed date for the commencement of construction was June 3, 2010 and hence, the private firm planned to complete the work by June 2, 2012. It entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement and mobilised the requisite manpower and machinery for completing the project on time.
However, the firm could not keep up with the deadline, reportedly due to the government’s failure to discharge its contractual obligation of providing full support in obtaining requisite clearances from the Railways and National Highways Authority of India, failure to hand over encumbrance-free land, change in alignment and ground conditions and so on.
The delay resulted in the firm suffering huge losses due to escalation of material costs, other overheads and payment of interests for loans taken by it. Therefore, it resorted to arbitration in 2015, demanding ₹675.06 crore and the tribunal, after elaborate consideration, awarded ₹340.97 crore along with 18% interest from the date of the award on January 30, 2020.
While the government approached the single judge in 2021 challenging the award, the private firm too approached the single judge challenging the tribunal’s refusal to pay pendente lite (pending litigation) interest. Justice Kumar dismissed the government’s petition and allowed the private firm’s petition by granting pendente lite interest at the rate of 9% per annum.
Aggrieved over these two orders, the government had come on appeal now but the Bench, led by Justice Duraiswamy, did not find any reason to interfere with the single judge’s order.
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Five years ago, 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Heyer was part of a crowd of counter-protesters that filled a narrow, one-way street in downtown Charlottesville when an avowed white nationalist deliberately drove into the crowd. Heyer’s mom, Susan Bro, recalls how it happened.
“He sat there a minute, he backed up, and then he sped forward across two speed bumps into a crowd of counter-protesters,” Bro says.
The impact sent bodies flying. Several people were injured. Heyer died.
After her daughter’s death, Bro started the Heather Heyer Foundation, providing scholarships to high school students wanting to continue their education. She has since shut down the foundation to focus on her health.
A street in downtown Charlottesville was named after Heather Heyer. (Scott Tong/Here & Now)
Interview Highlights
On how she’s doing, five years after Unite the Right
“I have good days and bad the month before … and I wrote a piece about grief a couple of years ago, how it comes in waves. And that’s typical for everybody who’s lost somebody. It’s not just me by any means, but sometimes the waves are really high and sometimes the waves are shallow, and sometimes you’re just aware of their lapping at your ankles. But when you’ve lost a child, you always have that sense of loss. But you do learn to live and go on despite it. I mean, it’s either that or die. And I chose not to die. I chose to keep going.”
On if the city has recognized Heather at the location of her tragic death
“I don’t want Heather recognized anymore than she is. She got too much attention as it was. Heather was just there to walk in support that day. She was not an organizer. She simply wanted to walk in support of the young ladies in her office that day who were also marching and way too much attention has been given to Heather.
“I had to fend off people who wanted a park named after her or a statue in her honor. I said, ‘She wouldn’t want it. I don’t want it.’ I think naming the street after her is really all that needs to happen. And what we need to focus on going forward, and rightfully so, is to focus on the issues that led to her murder — and that is to combat white supremacy, institutionalized white supremacy, to combat racism, to combat division [and] find ways to make life equitable for everyone.”
On where Charlottesville stands in regard to equity and justice today
“Struggling and struggling. I remember meeting people from Ferguson right after Heather was murdered, and I asked them, ‘How was Ferguson doing?’ And they said, ‘struggling.’ Ten years later, they were still struggling. And Charlottesville was doing some of that.
“Housing is still a major issue for communities of color. Policing is still a major issue for communities of color. I just see all the same issues that they had before 2017 still being issues. But I will also add, I don’t live here. I don’t participate in government here. I read about it. I get the publications by email, but I’m not part of this community. I’m not involved.”
On whether commentators who watch alt-right hate and extremism for a living are making it more mainstream
“Oh, yeah … fully intentional. And they make no bones about it.”
On how she thinks Charlottesville fits into it the state of extremism in the U.S. today
“Movements like these tend to arise when communities are frustrated economically and they start looking for excuses and people to blame. They start looking for scapegoats. We’ve seen this pattern again and again in history. And then people are all too eager to follow somebody else’s solution.”
On finding hope
“Well, I’m hoping that this is the farthest that the pendulum swings. Moving forward, we’ve got to find a way to make it more equitable for everyone. We still have a long way to go with that.”
On spending the rest of her life as Heather Heyer’s mom and if it comes with a burden
“[It’s]funny because when I taught school, she said ‘I’m always Miss Heyer’s daughter’ …well, she’s got it even now.
“I have loved meeting people. I have loved traveling. I have loved being able to make a difference in the world. But it was the cost of someone so dear to me that … I would rather have her back than have any of that happen. But I don’t want to take away the good in the world that it caused to her murderer. It did serious harm to the white supremacy movement for a while, and in some aspects it’s still doing that. Not just her murder, but the car attack and the whole weekend. You know, there are people still being sued. Heck, I’ve still got a lawsuit going. I’m not looking for any money out of it, just trying to stop people from doing stuff.”
On what she sees when she looks at the world through Heather’s eyes
“Oh, she’s always skeptical. She’s always prodding people. Like I said, she’s not quiet. She’s not. She has a rest in peace. She rests in power. I often hear from people that they got this nudge from Heather or that nudge from Heather or they felt like something came together because of Heather.”
James Perkins Mastromarino and Jorgelina Manna-Rea produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Catherine Welch. Welch also adapted it for the web.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Jon Batiste leaving ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jon Batiste, the multiple Grammy Award-winning Kenner native, is stepping away from The Late Show With Stephen Colbert after seven seasons.
Colbert said on his show Thursday night (Aug. 11) the Stay Human band leader decided to leave the show “for all the best reasons, including to continue sharing his art with the world.”
“We have been so lucky to have a front-row seat to Jon’s incredible talent for the past seven years. And will we miss him here? ‘Yeaaa!’ But we’re happy for you, Jon, and I can’t wait to have you back on as guest with your next hit record. I love you,” he continued.
“We will truly miss Jon Batiste’s light and energy on the show and his beautiful relationship with Stephen and the band,” one user tweeted. “Looking forward to seeing his journey continue!”
The new band leader is Louis Cato, who Colbert calls a “musical genius.”
Batiste was nominated for 11 awards at the 2022 Grammy Awards, more than any other artist. He won best American roots performance for “Cry,” best American roots song for “Cry,” best music video for “Freedom,” best score soundtrack for visual media for “Soul,” and album of the year for “We Are.”
In May, Batiste was named one of Time’s 100 most influential people of 2022.
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The last thing the world needs, you might think, is another Princess Diana documentary.
It’s a fair thought considering that almost 25 years after her death, her life and impact is still media fodder. Whether it’s a magazine cover or a book claiming to have new revelations or just an image of Kristen Stewart in a re-creation of her wedding dress for the movie “Spencer” or Elizabeth Debicki sporting the “revenge dress” for the series “The Crown,” the culture continues to have an insatiable appetite for all things Diana.
And yet documentarian Ed Perkins managed to find a novel way in: by turning the lens back on us.
“The obvious truth is that Diana’s story is one of the most told and retold stories probably in the past 30 years,” Perkins said in an interview this week. “We only felt it was worth us adding to that conversation if we really felt like we had a new perspective to offer up.”
“ The Princess ” has no talking heads and no traditional narrator. Instead, it tells the story of her public life using only archival footage from news broadcasts, talk shows and radio programs. It begins from the time of her earliest moments being trailed by cameras at the news of her royal courtship to the aftermath of her death in 1997. It premieres Saturday at 8 p.m. Eastern on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Perkins never met Diana. He was 11 when she died and remembers his mother waking him up with tears flooding down her eyes. For the next week, they were glued to the television leading up to her funeral, as much of the world was. At the time, he recalled just feeling confused and taken aback by what he said was a “very un-British outpouring of grief.”
This was someone most people only knew through the media, he thought. Why were they acting as if they’d lost a mother or a sister? Why had millions cheered on her wedding? Why, for 17 years, did everyone dissect “everything she did, everything she said, everything she wore?”
“There’s something about her story which has always felt strangely personal to me,” he said. “I think millions of people around the world have a sort of similar relationship. There’s something about her or what she represented that sort of got under lots of people’s skin and became a part of the kind of collective consciousness or understanding of who we were.”
They were questions that lingered over the years. And at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, he and his archival team decided to try to answer the why. As you can imagine for one of the most photographed people in history, the archive was enormous. For six months, Perkins watched footage for eight to 12 hours a day, trying to find moments that spoke to him (and stay awake).
“It was often about trying to find subtext and body language,” he said. “Diana is almost like a silent movie star. She doesn’t speak publicly that much throughout her public life. And yet I think she was incredibly adept, almost masterful, at sort of projecting her own very public/private story publicly and sort of trying to tell us how to feel, how she was feeling.”
He also used the many hours of the public’s phone-in commentary that aired on British radio shows over the years to function as a kind of Greek chorus.
The film, which got raves at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, is trying to take audiences on both an emotional and intellectual journey as it unfolds in the present tense. For Perkins, it’s not just an historical document either: It’s an origin story for some things that are happening today.
“I want the film to allow us to turn the camera back on all of us and force ourselves to ask some difficult questions about our relationship, yes to Diana, but perhaps more broadly, our relationship to the royal family and more broadly still, what is our relationship to celebrity,” Perkins said. “Then the most important and interesting — but perhaps most difficult — thing to talk about with regard to this story is what was our role in this story? What was our complicity in this tragic tale?”
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(NewsNation) — FBI agents found dozens of classified documents during their search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago on Monday, sources confirmed to NewsNation.
Investigators discovered classified documents in two areas: Trump’s personal office above a ballroom and in a storage room near the pool. Sources say there were “boxes everywhere,” with some containing Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI). Those are considered some of the highest level of classified documents.
Since the documents are so secretive, it’s unknown whether investigators will ever publicly acknowledge what they’re in reference to, let alone release them.
Classified nuclear weapons documents may have been among the items the FBI found, according to a source cited by the Washington Post.
Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the FBI search of Trump’s home, and although he did not reveal what the FBI was looking for, he did say he approved the search.
Garland said he would be asking a court to unseal the search warrant. Trump said Thursday night he doesn’t oppose its release and encouraged it to be unsealed immediately.
The judge has set a deadline of 3 p.m. Friday for Trump’s legal team to decide if they are going to object to the release of the warrant.
Questions have been circulating about exactly what it was the FBI was looking for and why they would engage in the unprecedented search of a former president’s home. According to the Washington Post, it may have been because federal authorities worried sensitive nuclear documents possibly in Trump’s possession could fall into the wrong hands.
The New York Times then reported Thursday night that the search was focused around material relating to “some of the most highly classified programs run by the United States,” according to an anonymous source cited by that publication.
The Washington Post’s source, which was anonymous, did not say whether or not any nuclear weapons documents were found in the home.
Sources confirmed to NewsNation that the execution of the search warrant is linked to an investigation into whether or not the former president mishandled presidential records related to the discovery of boxes full of White House records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office.
Trump lawyer Christina Bobb said on NewsNation’s “On Balance: With Leland Vittert” on Thursday that they were surprised by the FBI raid on Trump’s home, having believed to that point they had cooperated amply with federal investigators.
Bobb said Trump handed over everything investigators had asked for prior to the search. Federal authorities indicated otherwise with the search.
Neither the Department of Justice nor Trump’s legal team have made the search warrant or search receipt public yet.
Bobb said the Trump legal team would be open to making the documents public, but needed to confer with the Justice Department first.
“We’re waiting to hear back from them,” Bobb told NewsNation. “We’re very eager. We know that people want information, and we’re eager to respond as best as possible in coordination with the Department of Justice so we’re just waiting to hear back from them.”
Trump called the search of his estate a “surprise attack” and alleged it was a “targeted raid.”
“In early June, the DOJ and FBI asked my legal representatives to put an extra lock on the door leading to the place where boxes were stored in Mar-a-Lago — We agreed. They were shown the secured area, and the boxes themselves. Then on Monday, without notification or warning, an army of agents broke into Mar-a-Lago, went to the same storage area, and ripped open the lock that they had asked to be installed. A surprise attack,” Trump said on the social media platform Truth Social. | https://www.wlns.com/capital-rundown-newsletter/fbi-agents-found-dozens-of-classified-documents-in-mar-a-lago-search-sources/ | 2022-08-12T19:37:21Z | https://www.wlns.com/capital-rundown-newsletter/fbi-agents-found-dozens-of-classified-documents-in-mar-a-lago-search-sources/ | true |
Subway riders in Manhattan got a lunchtime scare at one of the borough's busier stations Friday afternoon, with smoke seen pouring from the tunnel at Lexington Avenue after the train hit some object on the tracks, according to the MTA.
It wasn't clear what the northbound 6 train hit as it pulled into 51st Street around 12:45 p.m., but the impact, which transit officials say may also have involved the third rail, sent smoke spewing through the underground station on both sides.
All 6 train service was running express from 125th Street to 14th Street for a time to assist in the investigation. Get real-time transit alerts from all your key commute sources here.
The FDNY had said the smoke appeared to come from a trash fire on the tracks, but it wasn't clear if the trash was the debris. Fire officials said the issue had been fully contained before 1:30 p.m.
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YUMA, Ariz. — Arizona's governor on Friday announced plans to add 60 double-stacked shipping containers, reinforced with concertina wire at the top, "to immediately fill the gaps in the Yuma border wall."
Gov. Doug Ducey issued the executive order directing the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to immediately start work on the wall.
A release from Ducey's office says the shipping containers will reach about 22 feet high.
Ducey said the state-owned, 8,800-pound, 9-by-40-feet containers will be linked together and welded shut. The panels of the border wall constructed during the Trump administration are 30 feet high.
The cost for constructing the initial 1,000-foot barrier will be $6 million.
The construction of the barrier on federal land represents an affront to the White House in an ongoing political battle over border security. Representatives of the Ducey administration acknowledged they did not officially notify the federal government of the decision.
“Our hope is they will be paying attention to the news today,” said CJ Karamargin, spokesperson for Ducey.
Asked what happens if the federal government begins constructing its own planned barrier in the coming months, Karamargin said the containers “will remain as long as they need to be there.”
12 News has requested a response from the White House.
Arizona Director of Homeland Security Tim Roemer said closing key gaps on the border will allow federal border security officials to concentrate resources in other areas. He also believes the move will help funnel asylum seekers to ports of entry.
RELATED: Biden administration announces plan to close gaps in border wall near Yuma
Construction began Friday morning on the gap in the border wall, Ducey said.
Emergency management contractor Ashbritt is constructing the barriers. The 25-person team includes heavy equipment operators, operation supervisors and a safety manager. The project will be completed over the weekend.
“Our border communities are being used as the entryway to the United States, overwhelming law enforcement, hospitals, nonprofits and residents,” Ducey said in a release. “It’s our responsibility to protect our citizens and law enforcement from this unprecedented crisis. With the resources and manpower in the right places, our Border Patrol and law enforcement will be better equipped to do their jobs well and prevent cartels from exploiting our communities. That’s exactly what our barrier mission will do."
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were acting to stop migrants after repeated, unfulfilled promises from the Biden administration to block off the area.
The move by Arizona comes without explicit permission on federal land, with state contractors starting to move in 60-foot-long (18.3-meter-long) shipping containers and stacking two of the 9-foot-tall (2.7-meter-tall) containers on top of each other early Friday. They plan to complete the job within days, and the containers will be topped with 4 feet (1.2 meters) of razor wire, said Katie Ratlief, Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s deputy chief of staff.
The state plans to fill three gaps in the border wall in the coming weeks totaling 3,000 feet (914.4 meters).
"The federal government has committed to doing this, but we cannot wait for their action," Ratlief said.
John Mennell, a spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said the agency had just learned of Arizona's action and "is not prepared to comment at this time.”
The move is the latest pushback by a Republican-led border state to what they contend is inaction by Democratic President Joe Biden on immigration. It was immediately prompted by the announcement of the end of the “Remain in Mexico” program that was announced this week, Ducey's top lawyer, Annie Foster said. That program required asylum-seekers to return to Mexico and await a court date, although thousands of migrants who make it into the country were not returned.
Ducey is using $6 million for the project out of $335 million the Legislature authorized in June to construct virtual or physical fencing along the border with Mexico.
Ducey, who co-chairs the Republican Governors Association, and other GOP politicians have tapped into border security as a potent political foil in an election year. He packed a signing letter for the budget with criticism of Biden.
“Arizona will not sit idly by as the Biden administration fails to do its job and safeguard our state and nation from the clear and present danger of an unsecure border,” Ducey’s letter said.
The Biden Administration announced late last month that it had authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall near Yuma. The area has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings, and they planned to fill in four wide gaps. Arizona officials said they did not know why there was a discrepancy between the three gaps they identified and the federal government's plans.
Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety. The Department of Homeland Security planned work to close four wide gaps in the wall near Yuma to better protect migrants who can slip down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized completion of the project near the Morelos Dam in July, a move officials said reflected the administration’s “priority to deploy modern, effective border measures and also improving safety and security along the Southwest Border.” It was initially to be funded by the Defense Department but will now be paid for out of Homeland Security’s 2021 budget.
Despite that promise, Arizona officials said no action had been taken to actually close the gaps. The federal government apparently put the project out to bid this week, but that may takes weeks or months.
Foster said he decided to act even if the federal government later objects.
“At this point, we are closing that gap and we'll figure out the consequences as we move forward,” Foster said at a briefing for reporters. “But bottom line is that the federal government has a duty to protect the states — that's part of the contract, that's part of the constitution. They failed to do that.” | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Arizona-won-t-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-17370029.php | 2022-08-12T19:43:16Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Arizona-won-t-wait-for-feds-starts-filling-17370029.php | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services, today noted recent speculation in the press and financial markets regarding a potential transaction with PlayAGS, Inc.
As a matter of policy, Inspired does not comment on market rumors or speculation.
Inspired offers an expanding portfolio of content, technology, hardware and services for regulated gaming, betting, lottery, social and leisure operators across retail and mobile channels around the world. The Company's gaming, virtual sports, interactive and leisure products appeal to a wide variety of players, creating new opportunities for operators to grow their revenue. The Company operates in approximately 35 jurisdictions worldwide, supplying gaming systems with associated terminals and content for approximately 50,000 gaming machines located in betting shops, pubs, gaming halls and other route operations; virtual sports products through more than 32,000 retail venues and various online websites; interactive games for 170+ websites; and a variety of amusement entertainment solutions with a total installed base of more than 16,000 terminals. Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Assembly Republican leader who hired a former state Supreme Court justice to investigate the 2020 election fired him Friday, three days after the lawmaker beat a primary opponent whom the investigator and former President Donald Trump had endorsed.
The firing of Michael Gableman capped a 14-month ride that began when Assembly Speaker Robin Vos hired him to look into the election under pressure from Trump. But as the probe progressed under bipartisan criticism, Vos' relationship soured with both Trump and Gableman.
Vos initially said he was “supremely confident” in Gableman's abilities. After his election win Tuesday, Vos called Gableman an “embarrassment to himself” and to the state. Gableman, who has repeated Trump's lie that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen,” has said that Vos “never wanted a real investigation.”
“After having many members of our caucus reach out to me over the past several days, it is beyond clear to me that we only have one choice in this matter, and that’s to close the Office of Special Counsel,” Vos said in a statement issued first to The Associated Press on Friday.
Gableman's did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
After Gableman's work drew bipartisan scorn, his firing generated bipartisan praise.
Britt Cudaback, spokesperson for Democratic Gov. Tony Evers who has been highly critical of the Gableman and the probe, reacted to the firing with one word: “Finally.”
“It was a good decision. It would have been a better decision six months ago,” said Republican state Sen. Kathy Bernier, chair of the Senate elections committee, who went on to add that she has "zero respect, for Michael Gableman.”
One major fissure between Vos and Gableman came when Gableman said in a report that lawmakers should consider decertifying the 2020 election, as Trump wants. Vos rejected that suggestion, citing widespread legal opinions that it is both unconstitutional and impossible to do.
Vos had repeatedly said the goal of the probe was not to overturn the 2020 election, a move Gableman later told Vos privately in writing was impossible. Even Gableman's own attorney told lawmakers that decertification was “pointless.”
Vos said people with ongoing concerns about election integrity should focus on defeating Evers, who vetoed changes Republicans wanted. Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels supports disbanding the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission and has said he would have signed the bills Evers vetoed.
Michels' adviser Chris Walker declined to comment on Gableman's firing.
Vos hired Gableman to quell pressure he was feeling from those who believed Trump's false claims about the 2020 election. President Joe Biden won Wisconsin by nearly 21,000 votes, an outcome that's survived lawsuits, recounts, reviews, audits and even Gableman's own investigation.
Unhappy with how he was treated by Vos, Gableman's public comments critical of the speaker increased as did Trump's. In April, Gableman called for pressure to be put on Vos to extend the former justice's contract. Vos did so — albeit with a pay cut from his initial $11,000 a month. Vos put the investigation hold in May, pending resolution of ongoing lawsuits.
Their relationship reached a tipping point when both Trump and Gableman endorsed Vos' primary opponent, leading to a tighter-than-expected race. Vos eked out with a 260-vote win. Vos said his victory showed lawmakers “don’t have to be a lapdog to whatever Donald Trump says.”
Gableman also faces legal trouble.
On Tuesday, a judge was to determine whether Gableman remains in contempt of court for not complying with the state's open records law. Dane County Circuit Judge Frank Remington, in a scathing order, accused Gableman of unprofessional and misogynistic conduct related to a court appearance where he refused to answer questions and made sarcastic remarks about a female attorney.
Remington forwarded his contempt order to the committee that disciplines attorneys for possible further action, including suspension or repeal of Gableman’s law license. That is one of four open records lawsuits filed by the liberal watchdog group American Oversight. There are also two lawsuits related to the probe itself, including one filed by Gableman seeking to jail the Madison and Green Bay mayors for not providing testimony in private as he wanted.
The attorneys' fees awarded so far has resulted in the total tab for Gableman's investigation, all paid by taxpayers, that tops $1.1 million.
Gableman has used the probe to raise his national profile. He gave the prayer at Trump's Wisconsin rally this month and he's been a regular on conservative talk radio, including an appearance where he disparaged how Wisconsin's chief elections official dresses.
Gableman also faced criticism for scant expense records, confusing emails, meeting with conspiracy theorists including MyPillow executive Mike Lindell, and making rudimentary errors, including multiple spelling mistakes. For instance, in records released during the lawsuits, Gableman and his team routinely misspelled Vos as “Voss."
Democratic state Sen. Melissa Agard said it was “past time” for Gableman to be fired.
“I’m glad that Speaker Vos has stopped the bleeding for these tax dollars going to a sham investigation,” she added. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Wisconsin-GOP-leader-fires-2020-election-17369875.php | 2022-08-12T19:45:36Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Wisconsin-GOP-leader-fires-2020-election-17369875.php | false |
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a better way to keep track of your credit/debit card or ID card," said an inventor, from Denton, Texas, "so I invented the DEE CTRL. My design would provide a convenient means of notifying you if you forget or leave your card behind."
The invention provides an effective loss prevention device for financial transaction cards, personal identity cards, etc. In doing so, it prevents the card from being lost or misplaced. As a result, it enables the user to quickly resolve any loss or theft issues and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a compact design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for the general population.
The original design was submitted to the Dallas sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-DAL-183, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Man stabbed to death in Malviya Nagar; 4 detained
Incident caught on CCTV; no arrests yet
A 25-year-man was stabbed to death in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar on Thursday evening, the police said on Friday.
A CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, shows a group of men chasing the deceased and stabbing him multiple times. The motive behind the incident is yet to be ascertained, the police said.
A senior police officer said that four persons have been detained in connection with the incident. The officer added that a PCR call was received on Thursday about a man being stabbed near gate number 3 of Begumpur’s DDA Market.
The injured, identified as Mayank Panwar, was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he was declared brought dead. The deceased was a resident of Shahpur Jat.
Vikas Panwar, the deceased’s friend, told the police that the incident happened around 7 p.m. on Thursday when they were sitting at Qila, Begumpur in Malviya Nagar. Mr. Vikas told the police that four to five men picked up an argument with him and his friend.
After the argument, the group went away only to return a few minutes later to pelt stones at Mr. Vikas and Mayank.
As they were trying to flee, the group of attackers chased down Mayank and stabbed him multiple times.
The police said that a case under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC has been registered and an investigation is underway, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Benita Mary Jaiker said. “No arrests have been made yet,” she added.
Mayank had done a course in hotel management and was currently unemployed, police said. One of Mayank’s family friends, Sonal Singh said that Mayank was actively looking out for jobs.
Pradeep Pawar, Mayank’s uncle said that he left his house with his friends around 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The deceased’s brother, Priyank who was at the AIIMS Trauma Centre, said Mayank was a friendly person. “We’re not aware of any enmity going on,” he added. He added that Mayank was taken to the hospital where he died due to excessive blood loss.
Priyank said that when Mayank realised that the group was coming towards him, he had called Vikram (another friend) for help. When Vikram arrived, he saw him lying on the ground.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services, today noted recent speculation in the press and financial markets regarding a potential transaction with PlayAGS, Inc.
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Inspired offers an expanding portfolio of content, technology, hardware and services for regulated gaming, betting, lottery, social and leisure operators across retail and mobile channels around the world. The Company's gaming, virtual sports, interactive and leisure products appeal to a wide variety of players, creating new opportunities for operators to grow their revenue. The Company operates in approximately 35 jurisdictions worldwide, supplying gaming systems with associated terminals and content for approximately 50,000 gaming machines located in betting shops, pubs, gaming halls and other route operations; virtual sports products through more than 32,000 retail venues and various online websites; interactive games for 170+ websites; and a variety of amusement entertainment solutions with a total installed base of more than 16,000 terminals. Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.
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Unvaccinated Guests Required to Self-Test Within 3 Days of Sailing
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Princess Cruises today announced updated COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, removing the vaccine requirement for most voyages of less than 16 days so that anyone can cruise, and adjusting pre-travel testing requirements to make it less complicated.
Starting Sept. 6, vaccinated guests sailing on voyages of less than 16 days will no longer have to test before boarding and only need to upload proof of vaccination while getting OceanReady. Unvaccinated guests, or those who do not provide proof of vaccination, on those itineraries will self-test within three days of sailing and upload proof of a negative test before boarding.
These new guidelines apply to itineraries from all departure ports except where government regulations and protocols may vary like Canada, Greece and Australia.
Below are the key points for Princess' updated CruiseHealth guidelines for embarkation:
- No pre-cruise testing for vaccinated guests on voyages of up to 15 nights (guests 5 and older) with the exception of full Panama Canal transits, trans-ocean and other special itineraries; unvaccinated guests must provide a negative self-test result taken within three days of embarkation (unvaccinated children under 5 years do not require pre-cruise testing)
- Guests sailing on voyages 16 nights or longer, or sailing on full Panama Canal transits, trans-ocean and other specific itineraries, need to take a supervised test within three days of embarkation (guests 5 and older). Guests on these types of voyages will be contacted directly by an Ocean Navigator to assist.
Princess' updated guidelines reflect the cruise line's ongoing commitment to providing a safe and healthy environment for all guests and crew.
"These updated guidelines help ensure a Princess vacation is available to everyone," said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. "The Princess experience is truly one-of-a-kind and we encourage everyone to take a Princess vacation that offers amazing service at unmatched value."
The updated guidelines are subject to the local regulations of applicable homeports and destinations.
About Princess Cruises
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 15 modern cruise ships, carrying millions of guests each year to 330 destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A team of professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries, ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the Medallion device, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized vacation, giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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LONDON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Celphish Finance (CELP) offers its users a seamless experience in trading and managing their crypto and NFT assets. This is done without losing ownership of their NFTs. Without any barriers, crypto enthusiasts can perform crypto activities with their smartphones on the Celphish Finance platform.
Currently, social media platforms are all centralised systems that harness your data, cast target advertisements, and reap large profits. The user sees none of the profits and instead has their privacy leaked. This is why Celphish Finance has focused on smartphones.
Nearly everyone who has an interest in crypto owns a smartphone. They have undoubtedly revolutionised our lives. Celphish Finance has expressed the importance of utilising smartphones as the smartphone industry keeps evolving with additional functionalities. This is why Celphish is launching wallets and dApps to provide crypto access to every smartphone user.
The project will be community-driven to make sure the voices of the users are heard. Celphish Finance will enable multi-chain liquidity sourcing and trading from various liquidity sources. Users can trade and swap tokens for the lowest prices at the fastest speeds.
Those who choose to stake their tokens are opened up to an array of benefits. Firstly, the overall amount of tokens in circulation will decrease, favourably increasing the price of the token. Secondly, users who stake their CELP tokens can participate in platform decision-making. Finally, stakers will earn a portion of the fees collected from the liquidity pools.
Celphish Finance has a decentralised exchange (DEX), CelphishSwap. It characterises itself as a highly user-friendly token exchange. CelphishSwap has simplified the trading experience for its users by allowing buyers and sellers to exchange value directly with other market participants.
CelphishSwap was designed on three principles; security, ease of use, and pleasure using the service. The exchange will be open and transparent without compromising security. It also has a fast transaction rate compared to other exchanges.
Ultimately, Celphish wants to create an NFT marketplace with social media features like chat messaging, educational resources, and the creation of memes. It will allow the user to profit from the service while maintaining a high level of security over their information and digital assets.
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GONZALES, La. (BRPROUD) – A Gonzales man is spending the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old female.
That female was a relative of Sean Czwakiel, 34, of Gonzales.
Czwakiel was found guilty of First Degree Rape and will never have the opportunity to seek parole or probation.
The verdict stems from an investigation that started on April 3, 2019.
On that date, “Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives were contacted in reference to a 12-year-old female advising that a relative had engaged in sexual contact with her,” according to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
Detectives contacted the victim who accused Czwakiel of having sex with her more than once.
Czwakiel later admitted “to engaging in sexual intercourse with the juvenile victim numerous times over the last several years,” according to the 23rd Judicial District Attorney’s Office.
At the time, Czwakiel was arrested and taken to the Ascension Parish Jail. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/crime/louisiana-man-pleads-guilty-to-raping-12-year-old-relative/ | 2022-08-12T19:53:20Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/crime/louisiana-man-pleads-guilty-to-raping-12-year-old-relative/ | true |
River Ogmore: Over 100 rescued after getting trapped by tide
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More than 100 people were rescued after getting trapped by the tide at Porthcawl.
The RNLI said 70 of those were on Thursday while 30 were on Wednesday.
They became stuck on Merthyr Mawr beach, at the River Ogmore's mouth, having not realised the tide would trap them when it came in. This meant they could not return to Ogmore-by-Sea, in the Vale of Glamorgan.
It's feared someone might try to cross the river and get washed out to sea.
Porthcawl RNLI volunteer, Simon Emms, said: "It is really important people check the tide times daily to ensure they don't get cut off and trapped."
They also rescued three paddleboarders on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Sunday could break the record for hottest August day.
The mercury is forecast to rise as high as 36C in Monmouth, which would smash the high reached by Hawarden, in Flintshire, when it reached 35.2C on 2 August, 1990.
The hottest recorded day ever was in Hawarden this year when it reached 37.1C on 18 July.
Mountain rescue have warned people venturing out in the heat to take care.
They were called to help a struggling walker on Cader Idris, in Gwynedd, on Thursday.
The man, in his 50s, was descending by Mynydd Moel, when he began feeling nauseous, unstable and exhausted.
Aberdyfi Search and Rescue's Graham O'Hanlon said: "Heat related illness poses a significant and serious risk to everyone."
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Congress recently passed gun safety measures, but these steps must be considered a starting point. They are not enough to solve the problem.
More than 3 in 5 Americans want additional gun laws to reduce violence in schools, houses of worship and other public places. Americans want to feel safe and be safe while going about their daily business.
The provisions passed by Congress include allowing juvenile records to be considered in the background review process before a firearm can be purchased; establishing a grant program to help states implement red flag laws; and provisions that close the boyfriend loophole in cases where firearms and domestic violence intersect. Yet, lawmakers could not raise the age to purchase a firearm; and high-capacity rifles and semi-automatic weapons were not outlawed.
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It is worth noting, however, that the U.S. House of Representatives did pass an “Assault Weapons Ban” bill during the final week of July. But that legislation will not make it past U.S. Senate filibuster rules, which require 60 senators to allow a nonbudgetary bill to come to the floor.
We have witnessed unimaginable death and terror over a matter of months. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 8 of this year, Americans have suffered more than 400 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
A mass shooting is defined as an incident where four or more individuals are killed or injured, not counting the shooter. Moreover, gun violence has been on the rise in recent years, and there is no indication that the trend is going to stop. Of all mass shooting incidents between 2009 and 2018, semi-automatic weapons accounted for 25% of deaths and 76% of nonfatal injuries.
Consider the shooting at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven people dead. These victims were celebrating the most American tradition and honoring the freedom that they thought was real.
On May 14, in a peaceful neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, a young man drove nearly 200 miles to conduct a mass shooting at a grocery store. Ten days later, 19 children were shot, along with two adults, while they were attending Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
These shootings have pierced our hearts and souls. Why do these horrific incidents keep happening?
The two young men accused of carrying out the massacres in Buffalo and Uvalde followed a familiar path: They legally bought semi-automatic rifles immediately after their 18th birthdays; and they posted images intended to display their strength and menace, and in the case of the Buffalo shooter, a desire to act on hatred spurred by white supremacists.
These shooters then turned their weapons on innocent people and law enforcement officers. The shooter in the July Fourth incident in Illinois also was a young 21-year-old male, and he displayed some traits that are common among other mass shooters.
The culture of violence that can be supported and nurtured by the internet is alarming and difficult to counteract. This phenomena has created an environment where gun safety measures are more important than ever before.
Ninety-eight percent of U.S. mass shooters are male. According to sources that study the profiles of these shooters, these young men have feelings of inadequacy compared to their peers. They also tend to experience difficulties with identity and insecure masculinity. But experts also tell us that most shooters do not satisfy the diagnostic requirement for mental illness.
While further investments in mental health certainly are part of the solution, the crux of this problem is dangerous weapons are being sold for no good reason. Even the most robust background check system, although helpful, will not completely address the problem.
Why does anyone need a high-capacity rifle or semi-automatic weapon? Even the sport of hunting should require some skill and not encourage success by mass destruction.
The U.S. is an outlier for its high level of gun violence. No other highly developed country in the world has the rate of gun homicides that our nation experiences.
With this evidence staring us in the face, lawmakers must take steps to keep the most dangerous firearms off the shelves. Unfortunately, I do not see Congress taking the necessary steps anytime soon but state legislatures can act.
Seven states and the District of Columbia have a ban on semi-automatic weapons. Of those, five (New York, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Hawaii) have some of the lowest gun death rates in the country.
Passing a statewide ban on semi-automatic weapons with divided government in the Virginia General Assembly and the governor’s mansion is not likely in the near future.
Yet, I am hopeful Virginians will vote for gun safety legislators in the upcoming elections. Lawmakers who will not act to protect our children or create a safe environment for Virginians to go about their daily lives must be held accountable.
Barbara Favola, D-Arlington, represents the 31st District in the Virginia Senate, encompassing parts of Arlington, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. Contact her at: district31@senate.virginia.gov | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/barbara-favola-column-action-is-needed-on-gun-safety/article_20d29f25-9cd8-5272-95e8-f13cbe40dfae.html | 2022-08-12T19:58:21Z | https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/barbara-favola-column-action-is-needed-on-gun-safety/article_20d29f25-9cd8-5272-95e8-f13cbe40dfae.html | true |
BROWNSBURG — Brownsburg Police say a woman died Wednesday after she went into an Indiana creek to save her granddaughters.
Captain Jennifer Barrett says the granddaughters entered the creek at Arbuckle Acres Park to save their puppy around 4:45 p.m.
Family members have identified the grandmother as Christine Bright.
Bright's daughter, Emilie Shea, said her mother died a hero.
"She was my best friend and has always sacrificed for me and my girls," Shea said. "This was just her last act of sacrificial love. She loved deeply and truly. And I'm completely blessed to be her daughter."
The family's pastor, Tim Bryan, said that Bright was there with her family scoping out the park where they were planning to hold a birthday party this weekend.
Bright made it to shore and collapsed, according to police. The granddaughters were not physically injured and are in good health.
Barrett says Bright may have had a medical event that led to her collapse, but her official cause of death has not been released.
"The grandmother is a hero and seemingly this was her last self-sacrificing deed prior to passing," Barrett said in an email.
Bryan says the puppy, Lily, has not been located. They're hoping someone may have found her.
The family's church, LifeWay Apostolic Church, is collecting donations to help the family with funeral and other expenses.
This article was written by Michelle Kaufman for WRTV. | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/a-hero-woman-dies-after-going-into-indiana-creek-to-save-granddaughters-who-went-in-after-puppy | 2022-08-12T19:59:46Z | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/a-hero-woman-dies-after-going-into-indiana-creek-to-save-granddaughters-who-went-in-after-puppy | false |
PHOENIX (KGUN) — Governor Doug Ducey’s office says it’s tired of waiting for the federal government to close gaps in the border wall.
So, the state is moving to close one of the gaps in a matter of days.
It is working to stack shipping containers in a thousand foot gap near Yuma and topping the steel boxes with razor wire.
State authorities confirm they do not have formal federal permission to install the barriers, but they explain by now, the Border Patrol has seen the materials arriving to be installed at the spot.
They also add in other meetings, Border Patrol agents have said they did not understand why the state would not move on its own to close the gaps.
Governor’s representatives confirm the federal government has requested its own contract proposals to close the gap, but the process has simply taken too long.
The installation is expected to cost the Arizona state budget about $6 million. The work could be complete in as soon as two weeks.
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We issued an Executive Order directing the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs to immediately fill the gaps in the Yuma border wall. pic.twitter.com/ZElkH0x39X
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Host nation Qatar is set to play in the opening game of its own World Cup tournament after all — and on a stand-alone day being added to the schedule barely 100 days before kickoff.
Soccer's marquee tournament is now set start one day earlier than originally scheduled seven years ago in a move that would allow Qatar to play Ecuador on Nov. 20, a person familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter.
The proposal will be put before a committee comprised of FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the heads of the six continental soccer bodies, the person said. A decision is expected this week.
According to a letter sent by FIFA this week and seen by the AP, the governing body is asking for approval from the continental soccer bodies by Thursday.
Qatar should now get an exclusive Sunday slot for its opening ceremony and World Cup debut at the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt Stadium.
The World Cup is currently scheduled to start on Nov. 21, a Monday, based on a FIFA decision in 2015 after it agreed to push back the tournament to avoid the extreme desert heat in June and July. FIFA also got agreement for a shorter, 28-day program to minimize disruption to domestic soccer, especially in Europe, which will shut down ahead of the World Cup.
Recent World Cup tradition gave 2014 host Brazil and 2018 host Russia exclusive opening days to play their first opponents. But the tighter schedule in Qatar called for four games daily for the entire group stage — 48 games in 12 days.
At the tournament draw in Doha on April 1, the Netherlands, Senegal and Ecuador landed in Group A with Qatar. The Dutch and Senegal were allocated the 1 p.m. local time start and Qatar was to play Ecuador in the third game with an evening kickoff six hours later.
The proposal to create a 29-day tournament instead of 28 has been favored by Qatari officials and South American soccer body CONMEBOL, with talks also involving the Qatar and Ecuador soccer federations, the person told the AP.
FIFA acknowledged in its letter that changing the date, after tickets have been sold, would affect some traveling fans. However, FIFA said “any risk is sufficiently outweighed by the value and benefits of the proposal” commercially.
A Qatar-Ecuador game involves only a few players who are with European clubs. Several on the likely Ecuador roster play for clubs in Spain, the United States and Mexico, where leagues stop play ahead of the Nov. 12-13 weekend. | https://www.kxxv.com/sports/fifa-looks-to-start-world-cup-in-qatar-1-day-earlier | 2022-08-12T20:00:56Z | https://www.kxxv.com/sports/fifa-looks-to-start-world-cup-in-qatar-1-day-earlier | false |
ATLANTA (AP) _ Atlantic American Corp. (AAME) on Friday reported a second-quarter loss of $1.7 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Atlanta-based company said it had a loss of 9 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 15 cents per share.
The insurance company posted revenue of $44.7 million in the period.
The company's shares closed at $2.97. A year ago, they were trading at $4.48.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the New York Lottery's "Take 5 Midday" game were:
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(one, seventeen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-four) | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Take-5-Midday-game-17370001.php | 2022-08-12T20:05:51Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Take-5-Midday-game-17370001.php | false |
Suspect and victim named in Wednesday shooting in Friendship Township
The suspect and victim in a Wednesday shooting death in Friendship Township were identified by the Emmet County Sheriff's Office on Friday.
On Friday, Aug. 12, the Emmet County Prosecutors Office issued a three-count felony warrant on Heather Lee Mogg, age 48, Harbor Springs, for allegedly causing the death of Jonathon Tippett, age 50, Harbor Springs.
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The incident occurred on Wednesday, Aug. 10 when CCE Central Dispatch received a call from a woman who stated she had just shot her boyfriend at approximately 8:58 p.m.
Officers then responded to a residence on State Road near Middle Village Road in Friendship Township, and confronted the alleged caller who was holding a firearm. Deputies located a man who had been shot and was deceased.
Mogg was charged with two felony counts. Count one is for second degree homicide-murder. Count two is for weapons–felony firearm. Mogg was also charged on a third misdemeanor count of possession of a firearm under the influence.
Mogg was arraigned on these charges on Friday, Aug. 12 in 90th District Court and her bond was set at $250,000 cash/surety. | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/12/suspect-and-victim-named-wednesday-shooting-friendship-township/10310025002/ | 2022-08-12T20:06:06Z | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/crime/2022/08/12/suspect-and-victim-named-wednesday-shooting-friendship-township/10310025002/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Amazon-owned companies — Ring and Hollywood studio MGM — are teaming to create a TV show in the mold of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” using viral footage from Ring’s doorbell and smart-home cameras.
The half-hour show, called “Ring Nation,” will be hosted by actor and comedian Wanda Sykes and premier in syndication on Sept. 26, MGM said.
The studio noted audiences should expect to see the usual things that go viral — marriage proposals, neighbors saving neighbors and silly animals.
The series showcases Amazon’s fusion of its various business arms, this time to highlight what MGM called "interesting moments from communities across the country.”
But it also presents a branding and marketing opportunity for the Seattle-based e-commerce and retail giant, which bought Ring in 2018 for $1 billion and has dealt with rounds of privacy concerns around Ring and its relationship with police departments across the country.
Last month, Amazon revealed it had provided Ring doorbell footage to law enforcement 11 times this year without the user’s permission — all in response to emergency requests, according to the company.
MGM, which Amazon purchased for $8.5 billion, said in a statement Thursday that “Ring Nation” will offer audiences “daily dose of life’s unpredictable, heartwarming and hilarious viral videos” shared by people from their cameras.
“Many of these have been previously shared online,” Amazon spokesperson Nick Schweers said. “Others were sent directly to the team." Ring Nation secures permissions for each video from the owner and anyone identifiable in the video, or from companies that hold the rights to the clips, he said.
Amazon's deal to purchase MGM was closed earlier this year, though the Federal Trade Commission has said it still retains discretion to challenge it. Big Fish Entertainment, a production company owned by MGM, will also be part of the partnership. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Amazon-s-Ring-MGM-to-launch-show-from-viral-17369967.php | 2022-08-12T20:06:11Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Amazon-s-Ring-MGM-to-launch-show-from-viral-17369967.php | true |
Here are three different local foodie accounts to follow, each with a unique angle that make it worthwhile.
Dallas Discovered
@dallas_discoveredWith almost a combined 275,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, Dallas Discovered has become a go-to for food, drinks and things to do. Starting in 2020, Seerel, who is the founder of Dallas Discovered, started the page after moving from Seattle and saw this as a way to help Dallas residents discover new things to do around the city.@dallas_discovered 📍Hugo’s Lost Colony #highlandvillage #dfw #dallas #dallasdiscovered #tulum #dallasfoodie #foodies #dallastx ♬ Paradise - Ikson
Her blog includes happy hour guides for different areas like uptown and downtown. Her daily posts include new places to try, money-saving deals and new experiences. Each TikTok video start off with a signature “There is a ... ” as a way to bring attention to the content.
Dallas Food Nerd
@dallasfoodnerdDallas Food Nerd started in 2011 when two bloggers went on a food tour of five restaurants in Dallas and decided to create their own blog that now has over 20 contributors. Along with their blog, they also have Instagram and Twitter accounts with almost 61,000 followers combined. Their page covers a wide range of restaurants in the DFW area and the latest gadgets to use in the kitchen, hence the use of the word nerd. They have also partnered with local restaurants in giveaways, including their latest one with Maple Leaf Diner. Check out the post above.
Dallas Hot Spots
@dallashotspotsIf you want to plan something fun with friends, then this is the page to get some ideas from. Dallas Hot Spots posts about different places in Dallas that are suitable for any occasion. From date nights and girls' nights to brunches and hangouts, this page is a social lifesaver. With a combined following of over 123,000, social media users can't take their eyes off of the colorful visuals and aesthetically pleasing food and drinks. Fans of the page are raving over the recommendations and it's not a surprise after looking at each TikTok.@dallashotspots Tag your girls!💖🍸✨ #dallashotspots #dallas #dallasbar #dallasdrinks #gno #dallasgirlsnight #nightout #dallasnightlife #dallasnightout #girlsnight #pinkbar ♬ Sweet Dreams - Trinix | https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/three-dallas-foodie-social-media-accounts-to-follow-14563092 | 2022-08-12T20:07:14Z | https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/three-dallas-foodie-social-media-accounts-to-follow-14563092 | true |
FBI took 11 sets of classified documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, including some highly classified material
By Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN
The search warrant for Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home shows the FBI recovered 11 sets of classified documents from its search earlier this week, including some materials marked as “top secret/SCI” — one of the highest levels of classification, according to documents from the search warrant that were released Friday.
The warrant, which has been unsealed and released publicly following a federal judge’s order on Friday, was obtained by CNN ahead of its release. The moment marks an unprecedented week that began with the search — an evidence-gathering step in a national security investigation about the mishandling of classified documents.
It’s not known what these classified documents were specifically about.
Among the items taken from Trump’s resort was a document about pardoning Roger Stone, a staunch Trump ally who was convicted in 2019 of lying to Congress during its probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election. (Trump pardoned Stone before leaving office, shielding Stone from a three-year prison term.)
It’s unclear how the Stone-related document seized during the search is tied to the broader criminal probe into Trump’s potential mishandling of classified materials.
The FBI search at the resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday was followed by days of silence from the Justice Department, as is the department’s normal practice for ongoing investigations.
Then on Thursday, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the department had moved to unseal the search warrant and two attachments, including an inventory list, but also stressed that some of the department’s work must happen outside of public view.
“We do that to protect the constitutional rights of all Americans and to protect the integrity of our investigations,” Garland said, while explaining that he would not provide more detail about the basis of the search.
Trump said in a late-night post on his Truth Social platform Thursday that he would “not oppose the release of documents,” adding: “I am going a step further by ENCOURAGING the immediate release of those documents.”
The court had instructed the Justice Department to confer with Trump about its request to unseal the warrant documents from the FBI search and to tell the court by 3 p.m. ET Friday if he opposes their release.
Trump’s team had contacted outside attorneys about how to proceed, and the former President’s orbit was caught off guard by Garland’s announcement.
In a pair of posts to Truth Social following Garland’s statement, Trump continued to claim that his attorneys were “cooperating fully” and had developed “very good relationships” with federal investigators prior to Monday’s search at Mar-a-Lago.
“The government could have had whatever they wanted, if we had it,” Trump said. “Everything was fine, better than most previous Presidents, and then, out of nowhere and with no warning, Mar-a-Lago was raided, at 6:30 in the morning, by VERY large numbers of agents, and even ‘safecrackers.'”
This story and headline have been updated with additional developments.
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After originating the role of Doris Murphy alongside Madonna’s Mae Mordabito in the 1992 film A League of Their Own, Rosie O’Donnell has returned to the famed women’s baseball franchise in a role created specifically for the Prime Video series.
Creators Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars as Rockford Peaches catcher Carson, as well as the cast -- including D’Arcy Carden and Melanie Field, who play Mae and Doris prototypes, Greta and Jo, respectively -- open up to ET about the inspiration behind O’Donnell’s character, how her role played into a key moment in season 1 and what it was like having her on set.
“I mean, Rosie being in the show is huge,” says Roberta Colindrez, who plays Peaches pitcher Lupe, adding that “she was the most gracious, cool, generous co-star.”
[Warning: Some spoilers for season 1 of A League of Their Own]
With the series wanting to expand upon the film to include the untold queer stories of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), Jacobson couldn’t help but acknowledge O’Donnell’s own impact on the LGBTQ storytelling landscape.
“We were trying not to do a lot of cameos on the show to really differentiate it from the film, but because we are telling a lot of these queer stories and Rosie is like, a huge part of queer history, of American history, it just felt so special to have her not only approve of the show but wanna be in it and really wanna play a character that’s so different from the one that she is in the film,” Jacobson says, revealing that O’Donnell stopped by the writers’ room early in the production on season 1.
Jacobson adds, “She came into the writers’ room and talked to everybody, and I know that was really special for all the writers.”
And it was during that visit when revealed to Graham that she wanted to be part of the series. “In that conversation, we kind of explained to her roughly what we were thinking about doing in the season and she sort of pitched us something that she would want to do,” he says.
As a result, O’Donnell was recast as Vi, an owner of a local gay speakeasy and a fan of the Rockford Peaches who crosses paths with Carson as well as some of her teammates before the police raid the establishment and arrest some of the women who appeared to be fraternizing with other women. She makes her appearance during season 1, episode six, “Stealing Home.”
Before things go south later in the episode, Vi gives Carson some advice about coaching the Peaches while also explaining that she’s been running the establishment for the past six years and is happily married to her wife. “We got married here. Not officially. But it was, by far, the best day of my life,” she reveals to Carson, before offering up a toast to Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.
“It was really cool,” Carden says of having O’Donnell on set. “She’s so great and down to earth. And you know, she gets it. Like, she knows what the movie is and she knows what the movie means to us, so she’d let us ask her questions about the movie, she'd give us stories about the movie. Like, she wasn’t trying to be coy or cool or whatever. She really got it. Like, she could tell that we were giddy that she was there.”
In fact, when both Carden and Field saw O’Donnell on set, the guest star looked them over as Greta and Jo and gave them her nod of approval. “I remember she walked in the room and she was like, ‘Oh, it’s the me to me.’ And I was like, ‘This is the greatest compliment I’ve ever received in my life,’” Fields reveals. “It felt a lot to have her stamp of approval on it because she was such an iconic figure from the movie.”
Carden, who stresses that “we weren’t trying to play them” and that “the pairing of the two is a little kiss to the movie,” adds that it was still “the best, like the funniest, most Rosie thing.”
While O’Donnell’s time on season 1 is brief, and the police raid may make it unlikely that she’s around in the future, the cast does have hopes for future cameos from the original cast. And most of them vote that Madonna should be the next one to pass through.
“I’m gonna make some calls. I’m gonna get on the phone. I think she'll cave,” jokes Kate Berlant, who plays the naive Peaches teammate Shirley Cohen.
And, if Vi doesn’t land in jail, then maybe O’Donnell can return alongside her former co-star. “I have really enjoyed playing Jo to Darcy’s Greta. Our chemistry was very instant and very natural. I loved being on screen with her, and so, I was thinking about Rosie and Madonna. You know, they could make a little duo appearance,” Fields offers. “Maybe we could do a scene with them, and it will be the four of us.”
That said, “I don’t want to put the cart in front of the horse, but I think anyone would be incredible,” Jacobson says, opening the door to everyone from the original cast to appear on the series in season 2.
A League of Their Own is now streaming on Prime Video.
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LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch Franchise announces the expansion in Texas with the Grand Opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Laredo. Crunch Fitness will be located in a newly renovated space at 4601 San Dario Ave, previously occupied by SteinMart. The facility will be open 24 hours.
Crunch Fitness held their The One Day Only Presale yesterday, Thursday Aug 11 where prospective members toured the club for the first time, met the trainers and enrolled at discounted rates beginning at $9.99 per month. Founding members received a presale rate of $1 down and 1 month free, in addition to free t-shirts, discounts on small group and personal training, and more. The presale offer was extended through the weekend. The club is slated to open for workouts last week of August.
Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Laredo will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, personal training, a functional training area with multiple indoor turf areas, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, Kids Crunch, HydroMassage® beds, and high-end tanning. Members looking for assistance reaching their goals will have access to staff of highly experienced Personal Trainers.
Crunch Fitness Laredo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. "We are excited to bring the Crunch brand to Laredo," stated CEO Brian Hibbard. "Crunch is for everyone, from the first-time gym-goer to the seasoned athlete. Add in a high-energy and fun environment, and we have options to meet everyone's goals and budget!"
Crunch is a gym that believes in making serious exercise fun by fusing fitness and entertainment and pioneering a philosophy of 'No Judgments.' Crunch serves a fitness community for all kinds of people, with all types of goals, exercising all different ways; working it out at the same place together. Today, we are renowned for creating one-of-a-kind group fitness classes and unique programming for our wildly diverse members. Headquartered in New York City, Crunch serves over 1.6 million members with over 360 gyms worldwide in 30 states, Puerto Rico, Canada, Spain, and Australia, and will soon be open in Portugal and Costa Rica. Crunch is rapidly expanding across the U.S. and around the globe.
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LONDON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Proprivex (PPX), a platform for crypto asset and currency management, helps to get an overview of investors portfolios and engage with trading all from one place. Built on Avalanche (AVAX), Proprivex (PPX) will help simplify the crypto investing process, so investors can have a better overview of their assets and what they can do to maximise them.
Crypto is on the rise, with the growing number of users mirrored by the number of blockchains and tokens entering the market. For investors, this can make keeping up with their assets challenging due to the sheer number available. However, this is what Proprivex (PPX) has been designed to combat.
Cryptocurrency has had issues with bad actors, leading to distrust. This uncertainty is something Proprivex (PPX) is fighting against with an asset management platform that emphasises transparency and security. The ecosystem of Proprivex (PPX) allows for trading and staking, which is secure and efficient. They will also employ expert asset managers to help investors make the best decisions, giving Proprivex (PPX) users the chance to make their assets go further. All this, combined with top-of-the-range asset management tools and advanced smart contracts, makes Proprivex (PPX) an incredibly trustworthy investment management solution.
As well as tackling the issue of trustworthiness in crypto, Proprivex (PPX) is also tackling issues faced by crypto investment management services. Ease of use and access to information is a major concern for Proprivex (PPX). They will tackle this through an AI algorithm that will deliver essential, personalised reports and market information to the user. Proprivex (PPX) also provides information regarding international crypto use, as many countries have laws on cryptocurrency. This information is curated for the investor's specific situation, for peace of mind for all involved.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of the services provided by Proprivex (PPX). With their dedication to creating a safe, secure, and simple system for crypto investors to get on top of managing their assets.
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ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WFRV) – Brown County United Way hosted its second annual ‘United We Can’ Food Sculpture Challenge prior the Thursday’s Green Bay Rockers game.
Procter & Gamble alongside Brown County United Way assembled different sculptures from 1,500 non-perishable food cans and were on display for fans to enjoy during the Rockers game.
“Fans will have the opportunity to come in and check out our sculptures,” explained Cierra Ivey, Brown County United Way’s Communications Coordinator. “That’s when we can inform them about our mission.”
Ivey, along with other Brown County United Way employees spoke to several community members about its mission to fight for ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). Free T-Shirts were also given out to several lucky fans.
Procter & Gamble’s outline of Wisconsin was on full display and the team was very proud of the outcome.
“We want to emphasize where Procter & Gamble is,” said Jack Hendrick, Department Leader with Procter & Gamble. “We’re homed here making Bounty, Charmin, and Puffs, we’re really proud of the products we make so we want to put that on display today.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/brown-county-united-way-hosts-2nd-annual-united-we-can-event/ | 2022-08-12T20:13:48Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/brown-county-united-way-hosts-2nd-annual-united-we-can-event/ | true |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
...OZONE ACTION DAY...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Saturday,
August 13, 2022.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
on Saturday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a
ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your
vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)
Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org)
EPA Air Now
(www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0)
Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)
North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality
(www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics chain, is trimming jobs in an effort to adjust to new changes in consumer behavior as the virus wanes.
Best Buy declined to say how many jobs it was cutting, but The Wall Street Journal, which was first to report the news, estimated it involved hundreds of jobs at the store level.
“We’re always evaluating and evolving our teams to make sure we’re serving our customers," Best Buy said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. 'With an ever-changing macroeconomic environment, including customers shopping more digitally than ever, we have made adjustments to our teams that include eliminating a small number of roles.”
The job cuts come after Best Buy reduced its annual sales and profit forecast late last month, citing surging inflation that has dampened consumer spending on gadgets. The Minneapolis-based company echoed Walmart, which a few days before cut its profit outlook. The nation's largest retailer said that higher prices on basic necessities are forcing shoppers to cut back on discretionary items
Walmart also announced earlier this month that it was cutting jobs at its corporate headquarters as part of a restructuring effort.
Still, the latest snapshot on the overall U.S. job market remains strong even as inflation continues to rage and affect all types of businesses. Last week, t he government reported that unemployment dropped another notch, from 3.6% to 3.5%, matching the more than 50-year low reached just before the pandemic took hold. The economy has now gained back all 22 million jobs lost in March and April 2020 when COVID-19 hit the U.S.
Best Buy said last month it now expects this year’s sales at stores opened at least a year to be down 11%, much steeper than the 3% to 6% drop it originally forecast in May.
For Best Buy's fiscal second quarter, it expects comparable sales to be down 13%. Still, revenue for the quarter should be roughly 7.5% higher than the second quarter of 2020, it said.
Best Buy is slated to report its quarterly results on Aug. 30.
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The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5…
Tonight: High pressure will keep skies mainly clear through the night under a full moon. Make sure to take a look for the peak of the Perseid Meteor shower. It’ll be a cool night as lows across the north dip into the middle 40s with low to middle 50s for the rest of the area.
Friday: Clouds will steadily increase from west to east throughout the day. By the afternoon, there could be a few rain showers that enter our western communities. Highs to the east will reach for the middle 70s with cooler weather west of Hwy. 45.
The weekend starts with scattered rain showers and highs in the middle 70s. An isolated shower can’t be ruled out on Sunday. Small rain chances will continue into Monday before we get a couple dry days back into the forecast heading into the middle of the week with highs seasonal for this time of the year. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/cool-temperatures-under-the-sturgeon-moon-tonight/ | 2022-08-12T20:18:49Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/weather/cool-temperatures-under-the-sturgeon-moon-tonight/ | true |
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ATLANTA, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- R&B music is constantly making a comeback, and blind singer, musician, producer, and songwriter Rob Jones is guaranteed to be a part of that success with the release of his new single "Cold". "Cold", originally recorded by country music legend Chris Stapleton, is all about loss of love and heartbreak and Rob Jones puts his spin on it. Rob's version of "Cold" is a soulful timeless ballad filled with emotion, power, and grittiness showcasing Rob's amazing vocal ability and range. "Cold" is a song that is extremely relatable, and even with its simplicity, it quickly grabs your attention; from the first note that Rob sings to the musicality of the track. Rob states, "I love the passion and soul displayed in this song and the familiarity of the story is so relatable. I always wanted to do my own version to introduce this song to an audience that's not familiar with Chris Stapleton's version. It's actually one of my favorite songs by him." "Cold" is now available on all DSPs.
Rob Jones is a multi-talented musician, singer, and songwriter who was born and raised on the South side of Chicago. At the age of 10, he was struck in the head by a stray bullet which caused him to lose his sight immediately. Rob was introduced to music by his teacher who was also blind at Skinner Elementary School, and that's where his love for music began. Rob Jones became skilled in all genres of music; from classical to jazz to R&B to contemporary. Even through the losses he endured, Rob doesn't see himself as a blind man and doesn't want anyone else to treat him that way. Rob moved to Atlanta to further his music career in which he met and worked with a lot of top producers. Rob Jones is ready to let the world hear his immense talent with the release of his soulful, gritty, and emotional single "Cold" under Blackground Records 2.0. Be prepared for greatness because that's exactly what Rob Jones will bring to the music industry.
Founded by Barry Hankerson initially and launched in 1993, Blackground Records became a staple name in music and pop culture in the 1990s and early 2000s with the Hankerson's expert ear for artist development that would evolve into prolific careers for the aforementioned artists. Over the years, Blackground Records - with artists such as the late Aaliyah, Timbaland, Tank and JoJo - sold millions of records, had ten Top 10 Billboard 200 albums and won countless awards. Now as Blackground Records 2.0, Hankerson plans to continue its undeniable impact on pop culture.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSE), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services, today noted recent speculation in the press and financial markets regarding a potential transaction with PlayAGS, Inc.
As a matter of policy, Inspired does not comment on market rumors or speculation.
Inspired offers an expanding portfolio of content, technology, hardware and services for regulated gaming, betting, lottery, social and leisure operators across retail and mobile channels around the world. The Company's gaming, virtual sports, interactive and leisure products appeal to a wide variety of players, creating new opportunities for operators to grow their revenue. The Company operates in approximately 35 jurisdictions worldwide, supplying gaming systems with associated terminals and content for approximately 50,000 gaming machines located in betting shops, pubs, gaming halls and other route operations; virtual sports products through more than 32,000 retail venues and various online websites; interactive games for 170+ websites; and a variety of amusement entertainment solutions with a total installed base of more than 16,000 terminals. Additional information can be found at www.inseinc.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series B Preferred Stock") for the month of August 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $15.00 per share (the "Series B Preferred Dividends"). In addition, the Board of Directors has authorized and the Company has declared a monthly cash dividend on the Company's Series T Redeemable Preferred Stock (the "Series T Preferred Stock") for the month of August 2022, equal to a quarterly rate of $0.384375 per share (the "Series T Preferred Dividends").
The Series B Preferred Dividends will be payable in cash as follows: $5.00 per share to be paid on Friday, September 2, 2022 to Series B Preferred stockholders of record as of Thursday, August 25, 2022.
The Series T Preferred Dividends will be payable in cash as follows: $0.128125 per share to be paid on Friday, September 2, 2022 to Series T Preferred stockholders of record as of Thursday, August 25, 2022. Shares of Series T Preferred Stock held for only a portion of the applicable monthly dividend period will receive a prorated Series T Preferred Dividend based on the actual number of days in the applicable dividend period during which each such share of Series T Preferred Stock was outstanding, as permitted under the Articles Supplementary to the Company's charter dated November 13, 2019.
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE American: BRG) is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. The Company's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value-add improvements to properties and to operations. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.bluerockresidential.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company's present expectations, but these statements are not guaranteed to occur. Furthermore, the Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. Investors should not place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, the Company's actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and its tenants, partners and employees, as well as the real estate market and the global economy and financial markets. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts the Company and its tenants, partners and employees will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact (including governmental actions that may vary by jurisdiction, such as mandated business closing; stay-at-home orders; limits on group activity; and actions to protect residential tenants from eviction), and the direct and indirect economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, including national and local employment rates and the corresponding impact on the Company's tenants' ability to pay their rent on time or at all, among others. For further discussion of the factors that could affect outcomes, please refer to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 11, 2022, and subsequent filings by the Company with the SEC. We claim the safe harbor protection for forward looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Kobe Bryant crash scene photos were shared during awards ceremony cocktail hour, witness testifies
Photos taken at the scene of the fatal helicopter crash that killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others were shared by a Los Angeles County firefighter during the cocktail hour at an awards ceremony a month after the crash, according to witness testimony.
On Wednesday, the trial was launched for a federal civil lawsuit filed by Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, which claims that photos from the January 2020 crash were shared by county fire and sheriff's department employees in settings irrelevant to the investigation, including at a bar.
Former emergency medical technician and wife of a Los Angeles firefighter, Luella Weireter, testified in court on Friday that during the Radio and Television News Association of Southern California's Golden Mike awards in February 2020, she saw LA County firefighter Tony Imbrenda share photos of Bryant's remains and other images from the crash site with ceremony attendees.
Many firefighters attended the media event, which was also honoring fire department public information officers for their work informing the public about wildfires.
After a small group people at her table convened to look at images on a cell phone, in what Weireter characterized as being like a party trick, she testified about seeing one firefighter break away from the group, saying, "I can't believe I just looked at Kobe's burnt up body and now I'm about to eat."
After that comment, Vanessa Bryant could be seen in the courtroom with her head in her hands, rocking back and forth, crying.
Weireter is the cousin of Keri Altobelli, who, along with her husband John and daughter Alyssa, also perished in the helicopter crash.
About two weeks after the awards ceremony, Weireter drove to a county fire station in Malibu and filed an official complaint with a battalion chief, she testified. That same day, the LA County Fire Chief called her to follow up.
On Thursday afternoon, Vanessa Bryant walked out of court during testimony that described photos taken at the scene of the crash. She became emotional when Victor Gutierrez, a bartender, was asked if he had seen the body of her daughter, Gianna Bryant, in the images. Gutierrez had been describing what he saw in the photos shown by a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy at a bar on a prior date.
Bryant cried, stood up and her attorney asked the presiding judge permission for Bryant to leave the courtroom.
Bryant did not return for the remainder of Gutierrez's testimony, which continued with a series of surveillance clips from the bar he was working at on January 28, 2020 -- two days after the crash and a month before the awards ceremony. Gutierrez described wincing at the photos and then admitted to telling the condition of the victims' bodies to five sets of people.
The trial is expected to last about two weeks and witnesses will likely include Vanessa Bryant and LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. The suit, which was filed in September 2020, seeks undisclosed damages and claims civil rights violations, negligence, emotional distress and violation of privacy.
A jury of six women and four men was selected for the case. They include a nun, someone who works in TV production for NBC Universal, a college student, a real estate investor, a pharmaceutical researcher, a computer science professor and a restaurant host. | https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/kobe-bryant-crash-scene-photos-were-shared-during-awards-ceremony-cocktail-hour-witness-testifies-1.6025300 | 2022-08-12T20:26:23Z | https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/kobe-bryant-crash-scene-photos-were-shared-during-awards-ceremony-cocktail-hour-witness-testifies-1.6025300 | true |
New Location Will Provide Expanded Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Care to Residents of Gwinnett County
SNELLVILLE, Ga., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta has opened a new location, at 1700 Tree Lane, Suite 300 in Snellville. The new office is located at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center's main campus.
One of 18 locations across the greater Atlanta area, Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta Snellville provides expert orthopedic and sports medicine care to those who work and live in Gwinnett County and beyond, including Grayson, Loganville, and Stone Mountain areas.
"Our new Snellville office is designed with patient convenience, comfort and access in mind," said J. Ryan Mahoney, D.O., who specializes in Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Elbow and is serving the location. "Piedmont Eastside presents a great location for us to serve more patients and provide these life-changing services to the community."
"We are excited to work with our partners at OrthoAtlanta to be able to provide care close to home for those requiring orthopedic services. With their presence, on campus at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, the community will benefit from greater access to a wide range of orthopedic services being offered by an OrthoAtlanta team of the highest caliber," said Trent Lind, CEO of Piedmont Eastside. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ryan Mahoney and OrthoAtlanta to the South Gwinnett community. OrthoAtlanta has a strong reputation throughout metro Atlanta and we're excited to partner with them."
To schedule an appointment, call 678-205-4299, or visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com.
OrthoAtlanta is one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic and sports medicine practices in the Southeast providing an integrated approach to delivering musculoskeletal care. With over 50 physicians serving in 18 offices, the practice provides the highest level of patient care for injuries or deformity of muscles, joints, bones, and spine. OrthoAtlanta offers convenient accessibility to a full range of musculoskeletal surgeons, specialists and patient services including on-site physical therapy, pain management care, six MRI imaging centers and workers' compensation coordination. OrthoAtlanta Surgery Centers in Austell and Fayetteville provide cost-effective, same day surgical procedures in an accredited outpatient center. Comprehensive operative and nonoperative musculoskeletal care and expertise includes sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, neck and spine surgery, elbow and shoulder surgery, hand and wrist surgery, foot and ankle surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, arthritis treatment, general orthopedics, work-related and acute orthopedic injuries.
For more information, visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com, or email pr@orthoatlanta.com.
Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia's growth through safe, high-quality care close to home – an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. Every year, we have over 30 million visits to Piedmont.org, more than 450,000 appointments scheduled online by patients and over 100,000 virtual visits. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve. Today our organization is supported by a work force of more than 37,000 who care for 3.4 million patients across 1,400 locations and serving communities that comprise 80 percent of Georgia's population. This includes 22 hospitals, including three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 65 Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 25 QuickCare locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and more than 2,800 Piedmont Clinic members. Piedmont has provided $1.4 billion in uncompensated care and community benefit programming to the communities we serve over the past five years. In 2022, Forbes ranked us No. 166 on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In 2021, the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that rates hospitals on safety, awarded Piedmont more A grades than any system in Georgia.
For more information visit piedmont.org.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
...OZONE ACTION DAY...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued
an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area for Saturday,
August 13, 2022.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area
on Saturday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by sharing a
ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive-through lanes, conserving energy, and keeping your
vehicle properly tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts (www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/ozonefacts)
Air North Texas: (www.airnorthtexas.org)
EPA Air Now
(www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?action.local_state&STATEID=45&TAB=0)
Take care of Texas (www.takecareoftexas.org)
North Central Texas Council of Governments Air Quality
(www.nctcog.org/trans/air/index.asp)
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New Location Will Provide Expanded Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Care to Residents of Gwinnett County
SNELLVILLE, Ga., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta has opened a new location, at 1700 Tree Lane, Suite 300 in Snellville. The new office is located at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center's main campus.
One of 18 locations across the greater Atlanta area, Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta Snellville provides expert orthopedic and sports medicine care to those who work and live in Gwinnett County and beyond, including Grayson, Loganville, and Stone Mountain areas.
"Our new Snellville office is designed with patient convenience, comfort and access in mind," said J. Ryan Mahoney, D.O., who specializes in Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Elbow and is serving the location. "Piedmont Eastside presents a great location for us to serve more patients and provide these life-changing services to the community."
"We are excited to work with our partners at OrthoAtlanta to be able to provide care close to home for those requiring orthopedic services. With their presence, on campus at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, the community will benefit from greater access to a wide range of orthopedic services being offered by an OrthoAtlanta team of the highest caliber," said Trent Lind, CEO of Piedmont Eastside. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ryan Mahoney and OrthoAtlanta to the South Gwinnett community. OrthoAtlanta has a strong reputation throughout metro Atlanta and we're excited to partner with them."
To schedule an appointment, call 678-205-4299, or visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com.
OrthoAtlanta is one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic and sports medicine practices in the Southeast providing an integrated approach to delivering musculoskeletal care. With over 50 physicians serving in 18 offices, the practice provides the highest level of patient care for injuries or deformity of muscles, joints, bones, and spine. OrthoAtlanta offers convenient accessibility to a full range of musculoskeletal surgeons, specialists and patient services including on-site physical therapy, pain management care, six MRI imaging centers and workers' compensation coordination. OrthoAtlanta Surgery Centers in Austell and Fayetteville provide cost-effective, same day surgical procedures in an accredited outpatient center. Comprehensive operative and nonoperative musculoskeletal care and expertise includes sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, neck and spine surgery, elbow and shoulder surgery, hand and wrist surgery, foot and ankle surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, arthritis treatment, general orthopedics, work-related and acute orthopedic injuries.
For more information, visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com, or email pr@orthoatlanta.com.
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Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first 4-week winning streak since November.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 rose 72.88 points, or 1.7%, to 4,280.15.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 424.38 points, or 1.3%, to 33,761.05.
The Nasdaq rose 267.27 points, or 2.1%, to 13,047.19.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 41.36 points, or 2.1%, to 2,016.62.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 134.96 points, or 3.3%.
The Dow is up 957.58 points, or 2.9%.
The Nasdaq is up 389.63 points, or 3.1%.
The Russell 2000 is up 94.79 points, or 4.9%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 486.03 points, or 10.2%.
The Dow is down 2,577.25 points, or 7.1%.
The Nasdaq is down 2,597.78 points, or 16.6%.
The Russell 2000 is down 228.70 points, or 10.2%. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-friday-8122022/2022/08/12/6be02ac2-1a7c-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | 2022-08-12T20:32:33Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-friday-8122022/2022/08/12/6be02ac2-1a7c-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | false |
NEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday:
The copper mining company fell along with prices for the base metal.
ResMed Inc., down 86 cents to $239.99.
The maker of medical products for respiratory disorders warned investors about continued supply chain problems.
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., up $13.49 to $183.22.
The technology outsourcing company beat Wall Street’s fiscal fourth-quarter financial results.
Johnson & Johnson, down $1.84 to $165.30.
The Band-Aid maker will stop selling baby powder containing talc next year amid lawsuits claiming it caused cancer.
Humana Inc., up $12.81 to $496.88.
The health insurer is buying most of the assets of Inclusa, a provider of long-term care services for older adults in Wisconsin.
Newmont Corp., up $1.25 to $46.55.
The gold producer rose as prices for the precious metal edged higher. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/illumina-resmed-fall-broadridge-humana-rise/2022/08/12/f9357374-1a7b-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | 2022-08-12T20:32:33Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/illumina-resmed-fall-broadridge-humana-rise/2022/08/12/f9357374-1a7b-11ed-b998-b2ab68f58468_story.html | true |
WASHINGTON – Republicans in Congress who are relying on Donald Trump to excite voters in the fall elections are not only defending the former president against the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home but politically capitalizing on it with grave and potentially dangerous rhetoric against the nation’s justice system.
The party that once stood staunchly for law-and-order has dramatically reversed course, stirring up opposition to the FBI and tapping into political grievances and far-right conspiracies that fed the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
It's all part of the GOP’s election year strategy to harness voter outrage over the unprecedented search, quickly and unequivocally set in motion as Trump hosted a dozen Republicans for dinner of steak and scallops at his private Bedminster club the day after the FBI action.
One Republican at the table, Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas, a former sheriff, said he told the former president “loud and clear” that it's time to protect himself politically by declaring his 2024 campaign for the presidency.
"Mr. President, I said, the American people, your supporters, are concerned with this corrupt DOJ and the FBI."
“If I were you, sir, announce you’re running for president," Nehls recalled telling Trump. "Take that doubt, take that anxiety away from the people that want you to be our 47th president.”
The escalating rhetoric comes amid stark warnings of violence against law enforcement, including the Ohio police shooting Thursday of an armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office and engaged in an hours-long standoff. The day before, FBI Director Christopher Wray had called the threats to agents and DOJ “deplorable.” The FBI has warned its agents to take precautions, citing an increase in social media threats to bureau personnel and facilities. In some extreme cases, GOP lawmakers and others are demanding the FBI be dismantled and defunded.
It's all coming at a time of blistering attacks on the nation's civic institutions that experts say is worrisome, if not dangerous, for the future of U.S. democracy. With no branch of government unscathed, the discord risks sowing distrust in the White House, the Congress and the Supreme Court. It has kept security tight in Washington, limiting public access to the government.
“All of this rhetoric is being thrown around without any consideration for possible consequences,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired FBI special agent who led the bureau’s field offices in Seattle and Honolulu.
“All that does is stir up that minority within the base that aren’t satisfied with just words, they actually want to act it out.”
Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, said, "The vitriol coming from extremists, white supremacists and others, has been overwhelming,” pointing to rhetoric from Trump's former campaign manager Steve Bannon and others warning of assassinations or calling for civil war.
"We usually expect that from these quarters, but the same kind of rhetoric is coming from prominent Republicans and Trump allies," she said by email. “These comments coming from Republicans are really worrying as they are mainstreaming violent rhetoric.”
Asked Friday at the Capitol about the responsibility leaders have to tone down the rhetoric and keep the nation calm during times of uncertainty and distress, House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy demurred — and blamed Attorney General Merrick Garland.
“I think the attorney general has a real problem here,” McCarthy said.
McCarthy, who is in line to become speaker if his party wins House control, revived Republican concerns that Trump is being treated unfairly, as the first former president to have his home searched by the FBI, and he criticized the attorney general for delivering only a few minutes' explanation during a press conference.
In McCarthy's view, it was Garland, not his own party's rhetoric, that was dividing the nation.
“Why would you pause and not talk to the American public, knowing where the American public is at, that he is just inflaming the public, and why would you only speak for a few moments?” McCarthy said. “So I think the attorney general has a lot of explaining to do.”
Republicans believe the Justice Department has been overly tough on Trump going back to the Russia investigation into allegations the president was colluding with a foreign entity, including when he called on Russia to release emails it had stolen from the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential election.
The Republicans contrast the FBI search of Trump's private club and residence with its treatment of Hillary Clinton, who was investigated for using a private email server in violation of government rules during her time as secretary of state — an offense the led to long chants of “Lock her up!” during Trump rallies.
The No. 3 House Republican, Rep. Elise Stefanik, claimed without evidence the Biden administration was “weaponizing” the Justice Department against Trump, a top potential 2024 rival for the White House.
She joined fellow House Republicans on the Intelligence Committee on Friday in demanding information, and vowed if their party wins control in the November election they will find out what happened.
“The House Republican majority will leave no stone unturned when it comes to transparency and accountability into the brazen politicization of Joe Biden's Department of Justice and FBI targeting their political opponents,” Stefanik said.
Congressional Republicans have said their office phone lines are ringing from constituents outraged over the raid and they said they've never seen their colleagues more fired up to fight back — all the way to the November midterm elections.
Rep. Jim Banks, the Indiana Republican who organized the dinner with Trump, said they encouraged the former president to “kick off the campaign now” to seize the moment.
Banks said Trump will be a “big part” of the House Republicans' campaign to win back the House majority.
House lawmakers returned to session Friday to vote, walking through metal detectors to screen against firearms, a legacy of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. Lawmakers had a security briefing earlier this week to address ongoing threats against lawmakers.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday that Trump’s role inciting the insurrection at the Capitol was sufficient cause to have concerns about inflammatory political rhetoric.
"You would think there's an adult in the Republican room who would say, 'Just calm down and see what the facts are and let's go for that,'" Pelosi said, “instead of again instigating assaults on law enforcement.”
One republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, a former FBI agent, called on lawmakers to cool it.
“I don’t think any of this is okay,” Fitzpatrick told reporters.
“We’re the world’s oldest democracy, and that can go away very quickly,” he said. “As our adversaries have said so many times: The only way you defeat America, you’re never going to beat America from the outside, ever. The only way you beat the world’s greatest democracy is from within — turning American on American."
He said, “So it’s incumbent upon everybody to act in a way that’s becoming of the office they hold — and that’s not casting judgment on anything until you know all the facts.”
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Associated Press writers Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston, Michelle Price in New York and videojournalist Nathan Ellgren contributed to this report. | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2022/08/12/gop-backs-trump-escalates-dark-rhetoric-after-fbi-search/ | 2022-08-12T20:35:47Z | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2022/08/12/gop-backs-trump-escalates-dark-rhetoric-after-fbi-search/ | false |
"Keep going Charlie," was the shout heard from the pockets of fans that sought shelter from the glaring sun on the terraces at Leigh Sports Village. The shout was directed at Charlie Savage, who started for Manchester United's U21s against Crystal Palace.
United welcomed Crystal Palace to a sun-soaked Leigh Sports Village on Friday night and Savage started in midfield. The 19-year-old impressed on United's first-team tour of Thailand and Australia and he captained the U21s last weekend for their opening game in the Premier League 2. Savage did not wear the armband against Palace but he very much tried to lead by example on the pitch.
There has been change in United's academy this summer with Neil Wood departing to manage Salford City. Wood helped 17 academy players make their first-team debuts at Old Trafford during his tenure and was popular among players. Mark Dempsey was appointed as his successor and that has meant a formation change for the U21s to familiarise themselves with this season.
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United played 4-3-3 with Wood in charge and they played a 4-5-1 on Friday night. Savage started in the centre of the pitch alongside FA Youth Cup heroes Kobbie Mainoo, Isak Hansen-Aarøen and Omari Forson, while Shola Shoretire lined up on the left side.
Although United had the numerical advantage in midfield, that didn't stop Palace from finding space immediately from the first whistle and it didn't take long for the London club to capitalise. Palace won a free-kick and United defended like they had sunstroke.
United failed to clear the ricocheting ball and David Omilabu scored after just five minutes, which was a warning of what was to come. The Reds attempted to respond and they enjoyed spells of possession but they were devoid of creativity in the final third.
The formation looked dysfunctional and Mateo Mejia, who led the attack for United, was isolated. This level of football is very much an education and it's clear this latest crop of youngsters is still learning and adjusting to the system which Dempsey wants to play.
That was evident again when United were caught out by a simple, speculative long ball in the 30th minute. Will Fish was the last man and he was challenged with thwarting Palace's John-Kymani Gordon but he gave the forward too much respect.
Gordon took advantage and doubled his side's lead. Dermot Mee then produced a brilliant save to ensure United didn't concede another. The game was clearly only going in one direction until Savage gave his side a lifeline just before half-time.
With just minutes of the first half left, Mejia received the ball on the edge of the box and found Savage, who tucked the ball into the left corner with a superbly composed finish. The shout of 'keep going Charlie' had worked, not that Savage needed it.
This is his second season at this level and his experience of training with the first team gives him an edge in this sphere. United's midfield failed to control the game against Palace, but Savage worked tirelessly as usual and he scored his side's only goal.
Savage's effort was United's only shot on target in the game and that was indicative of the performance. Although Dempsey had words with the players at half-time, they were made redundant when Palace scored immediately after the break.
As it happened, Fish wouldn't be the only player on the night to give Palace's Gordon far too much time on the ball. Charlie Wellens, who usually impresses at right-back in the academy, was guilty of the same crime and that allowed the visitors to make it 3-1.
"Mejia, we need you bro, make runs," Bjorn Hardley shouted at his centre-forward before Shoretire was seen throwing his hands up in frustration. United were collectively not good enough and Palace soon effortlessly made it 4-0.
Mee made a blunder in the United goal and such mistakes will always be punished. Shoretire and Hansen-Aarøen, who had started well with his quick feet, were substituted off with 25 minutes to go for Charlie McNeill and Noam Emeran, but the damage had already been done. The game was beyond United and Palace almost made it five when hitting the crossbar twice in quick succession.
The temperature finally began to drop but the cooler conditions did not spark improvement from United. Instead, Palace made it 5-1 with a goal from a corner. "How easy was that," goalkeeper Mee shouted in anger - and he certainly wasn't wrong.
It was a night to forget for the U21s - there would have been no post-match Cornettos in the dressing room.
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Contracted McCracken Co. Jail employee allegedly had sexual relationship with inmate
PADUCAH, Ky. (WTVQ) — Kentucky State Police arrested a contracted McCracken County Jail employee on Friday for allegedly having sexual intercourse with an inmate.
Taylor Goodin, who was a kitchen employee, is accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with an inmate inside the jail facility, according to KSP. Goodin is charged with rape.
She was lodged at the Marshall County Jail. | https://www.wtvq.com/contracted-mccracken-co-jail-employee-allegedly-had-sexual-relationship-with-inmate/ | 2022-08-12T20:38:23Z | https://www.wtvq.com/contracted-mccracken-co-jail-employee-allegedly-had-sexual-relationship-with-inmate/ | false |
The White House has a new messaging challenge on its hands: Donald Trump.
President Biden, wary of appearing to influence the ongoing Justice Department investigation into the former president, doesn’t want to talk about the FBI search earlier this week at Mar-a-Lago.
Democrats say that’s the right approach, but it means Republicans hurling accusations and condemnations at the Justice Department and FBI will largely go unanswered by the White House. It also suggests that Biden is likely to shy away from openly criticizing his predecessor for the time being, despite most signs pointing to a Trump-Biden rematch in 2024.
Instead, White House officials are trying to focus on Biden’s accomplishments — which have grown substantially in recent weeks — but the frenzy surrounding the Trump probe threatens to drown out those efforts.
“It’s a tricky spot to be in, for the White House,” one Democratic strategist said. “On the one hand, you really can’t be out in front of it. On the other hand, you don’t want the narrative to be locked in and that people assume there was some conspiracy here.”
News of the FBI search on Trump’s property — the first targeting a former president in the nation’s history — sent shockwaves through Washington when Trump disclosed it in a statement on Monday.
In the days since, Trump’s Republican allies have heaped criticism on Biden, the Justice Department, and the FBI, lobbing accusations about politicization and bias and vowing congressional investigations should they retake Congress after the November midterms.
The White House has largely ignored the developments, except to make clear that officials are keeping distance from the investigation by repeatedly deferring to the Justice Department.
“The Department of Justice is going to conduct these investigations free of any political interference, free of the White House telling them what to do or orchestrating anything,” White House senior adviser Anita Dunn said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Thursday.
Attorney General Merrick Garland addressed the search for the first time on Thursday, announcing that the Justice Department had asked a court to unseal the warrant authorizing the search of Trump’s Florida residence and to reveal what was collected — so long as Trump agrees to make that information public.
Biden, who is in South Carolina on a family vacation, has not yet publicly commented on the developments, and White House officials said he had no knowledge the search would take place. A White House official also said they had no knowledge Garland would make a surprise announcement Thursday ahead of time.
“They’re not saying anything now because, one, it wouldn’t be appropriate and, two, I don’t know there’s anything they could say,” said Steve Cash, a national security lawyer and former counsel for Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).
Meanwhile, the White House is preparing to embark on a new push to promote Biden’s accomplishments, namely a signature piece of legislation to lower prescription drug costs and address climate change that is expected to pass the House on Friday. The passage of the legislation would be far and away the biggest news of the week — if not for the revelations about the Mar-a-Lago search.
“Taking a step back, the White House has had an incredible recent run,” said Jim Manley, a former aide to the late Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.). “Unfortunately they’re running up against this other narrative and they can’t do much about it. Unlike the last administration, they’re not going to get involved in an ongoing investigation, and that’s the right call.”
A senior White House official told reporters on Thursday that Biden hasn’t shied away from calling out “threats” posed by Trump and the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection but made clear the administration’s focus would be on highlighting policies that address Americans’ concerns about economic conditions and other everyday issues.
Biden has mostly avoided discussing Trump during his tenure and rarely refers to him by name. But that shifted somewhat in recent weeks, as Biden proactively jabbed Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot and appeared to relish the idea of a 2024 rematch with the former president as the House committee investigating the riot held a series of public hearings on the matter.
As with the specific revelations of the congressional probe into the Jan. 6 attack, Biden has taken pains to avoid discussing any Trump-related Justice Department investigations.
Some say Biden shouldn’t shrink from the issue.
Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha, who served as a senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) during his 2020 presidential campaign, said Biden should come at Trump strongly.
“He should say the FBI is an independent organization and that’s what it should always be and nobody is above the law, including a former president of the United States,” Rocha said.
Republican strategist Susan Del Percio, who served as an adviser to the Lincoln Project and supported Biden during the presidential race, said Biden is handling Trump as he should.
“There’s nothing he can do now to put it in Trump’s face. It’s already there,” Del Percio said. “He’s not one who will start belittling someone for support. That’s what Donald Trump does.”
“Let Donald Trump say, ‘it’s Biden. It’s Biden,’ she said. “The way stuff is going, he’s not going to know which fire to put out first.”
But Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau acknowledged that Democrats might be losing the narrative to date.
“From a communications war, are we losing the framing war on day three? Yes,” he said. “But ultimately I think the narrative will shift.”
Officials have signaled that any information about the Trump probe will come from the Justice Department, which normally does not comment publicly on ongoing investigations.
Garland defended the Justice Department and FBI against “unfounded attacks” during a rare press conference Thursday, declaring that he would “not stand by silently when their integrity is unfairly attacked.”
Manley credited Garland with holding the press conference, saying he “owned the investigation.”
“That’s the right way to go,” Manley said. “As someone who has maybe taken too pessimistic of a view of Democrats’ chances in recent months, it’s too bad the administration is enjoying all these successes when Trump is getting in more and more trouble but there’s nothing they can do about it. That’s politics.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/hill-politics/bidens-new-challenge-is-fbis-trump-search/ | 2022-08-12T20:38:50Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/hill-politics/bidens-new-challenge-is-fbis-trump-search/ | true |
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Weeks of dry weather have turned several of Europe’s major waterways into trickles, posing a headache for German factories and power plants that rely on deliveries by ship and making an economic slowdown ever more likely.
“This is particularly the case for the Rhine, whose nautical bottleneck at Kaub has very low water levels but which remains navigable for ships with small drafts,” said Tim Alexandrin, a spokesman for Germany's Transport Ministry, to the Associated Press.
Authorities predict water levels at the town of Kaub will dip below 16 inches early Friday and keep falling over the weekend.
While this is higher than the record low seen in October 2018, many large ships could struggle to safely pass the river at that point.
Low water levels isn't the only thing causing a headache in Germany.
Prices on natural gas have skyrocketed due to flows of it shrinking. | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/rhine-river-could-fall-below-critical-mark-risking-industry | 2022-08-12T20:39:05Z | https://www.wptv.com/news/national/rhine-river-could-fall-below-critical-mark-risking-industry | true |
JUPITER FARMS, Fla. — An animal farm in Palm Beach County is helping those with developmental differences and at-risk youth. It's not open to the public but sells memberships to fuel its philanthropic efforts.
If Noah needed to build a modern-day arc, he'd start at Mandalay Farms.
"I grew up in Orlando. I used to dance for Disney World in the electric light parade Cinderella unit," Karin Taylor, who owns Mandalay Farms, said.
Nowadays, Taylor is practically the Snow White of Jupiter Farms.
"My kids hate when I talk about it, but I loved it," admitted Taylor. "I have three passions in life: children, animals and philanthropy."
Her farm lets her combine all three, starting with her college-aged son.
"When I was in seventh grade. It started with just horses and chickens," said Taylor's son Garrett Wiseman.
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"We have armadillos, goats, pigs, an owl, monkey bush, baby Patagonian mara's, emus, kangaroos, wallabies, two species of armadillos, two species of porcupines, horses, many donkeys, many horses," Taylor listed off the list of animals. "I know we have more ferrets, chinchillas, hairless guinea pigs."
"I came home from school one day and my mom has a wallaby and a big purse with her," laughed Wiseman.
"And then if you have anything over two acres, everyone wants you to rescue an animal so that we ended up with goats. And then someone said, 'Oh my gosh, you need a mini donkey,'" Taylor said. "Well, you can't just have one so I ended up with three."
Wiseman said his friends are curious when they come to visit.
"They are very surprised like, 'Oh my God, you have monkeys and kangaroos. What are these? I've never even seen this one!'" Wiseman said.
The family uses animals to enlighten.
"We use them (Coati) as educational ambassadors, so we can teach children about conservation and education and just really having an appreciation for nature," Taylor said.
Mandalay Farms is not open to the public. But people can buy lavish memberships, which help run the farm and funds their philanthropic efforts for people with developmental differences and at-risk youth.
"Because we're so private, they're literally the only ones here and they can spend time with the chickens or the donkey or whatever they're interested in," Taylor said.
Mandalay Farms Helps People with Developmental Differences
Taylor remembers several profound magical moments for people with challenging lives.
"I mean, there wasn't a dry eye. Everyone was crying. It was such an emotional moment that it just made her see her daughter smile," Taylor said. "It just made her whole day and other parents have talked about their children seem calmer after they leave here."
"All the smiles are just evidence of something right here," Wiseman said supportively. | https://www.wptv.com/shining-a-light/mandalay-farms-in-palm-beach-county-features-exotic-animals | 2022-08-12T20:39:11Z | https://www.wptv.com/shining-a-light/mandalay-farms-in-palm-beach-county-features-exotic-animals | true |
AUBURN — Peek in the front window of Nature’s Mercantile on any given day and you quite possibly see owner Heather Magner hard at work on her latest natural soap or candle creation at a table stationed in front of the window.
Magner encourages visitors to stop and watch the process or even stop in to learn more about the process.
Magner, who opened her business at 309 S. Main St., recently expanded to the storefront to the north of her boutique, which offers a wide variety of natural and handmade specialties. Magner started making soap out of her garage in 2012 and opened the storefront in March 2019.
The expansion in July not only gave Magner room to create her soap products on site, it also has given her to opportunity to offer classes in soap and candle making. She is also considering venturing out into offering classes on homemade lotions.
She said the classes, offered on the weekend, have been a hit with local residents. She said over the past three years, she has had several inquiries about classes.
“The community has been very welcoming,” she said.
Magner’s homemade soaps and bath products are marketed under the name Soaps & Such Apothecary. She specializes in small-batch bar and liquid soaps, bath products and essential oils. She offers over 130 varieties of essential oils.
She said over the past several years, more and more people are turning to natural soaps for their skin health benefits.
Soaps can be made with a variety of products, depending on skin allergies and other factors. Among those varieties are goat’s milk, vegan milk, pine tar, her own “master batch” and more.
Magner’s candles are made from 100% organic Indiana soy and feature organic hemp wicks. Vegan scents are used as a fragrance and botanicals are placed on top.
With Labor Day fast approaching, she said things have been crazy as she attempts to build her inventory for the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival weekend.
Current classes being offered are cold process basic soapmaking and goat’s milk soap. She also offers an intermediate class, which offers more advanced techniques, open to those who have taken the entry-level class. Class schedules are available online at MyNaturesOline.com.
The store also offers a wide variety of other items including local honey from an Auburn resident. A collection of zodiac art, altar candles, journals, smudges and crystals are also available.
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Program will Help Reduce Financial Barriers and Benefit Students Across 10 U.S. Cities
PLANO, Texas, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frito-Lay today announced a partnership with the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that will further enable Black and Hispanic students across 10 U.S. cities to attend college. The snack leader is investing $500,000 in need-based scholarships to help reduce the financial barriers of attending and graduating college. Students are encouraged to apply beginning now and until submissions close September 29.
The scholarship will be accessible to students in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Each scholarship will provide assistance of up to $5,000 each to 100 Black and Hispanic students.
"Investing in these students means investing in tomorrow's success. It's a privilege to play a role in their futures," said Steven Williams, CEO PepsiCo Foods North America. "At Frito-Lay, we're proud to celebrate diversity at every level of our organization and remain committed to supporting future generations through resources that enable them to continue their education journey and achieve long-term success."
This is one of the largest scholarships in Frito-Lay history and an extension of Frito-Lay's commitment to the PepsiCo Racial Equality Journey initiative, which will contribute $570 million to address issues of inequality over the next five years. This also represents the first partnership between Frito-Lay and UNCF, which has a 75-year legacy of helping to provide equal access to education for all Americans.
"We're thrilled to partner with Frito-Lay to support underrepresented groups in the communities that we call home," said Maurice E. Jenkins, Jr., executive vice president and chief development officer, UNCF. "This partnership helps us to further act on our vision of a nation where all Americans have equal access to a college education that prepares them for rich intellectual lives, competitive and fulfilling careers and engaged citizenship."
The eligibility for scholarship selection requires that a student be Black or Hispanic and be enrolled full-time at an accredited four-year college. To view the full list of criteria and to apply, click here.
About Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay North America is the $19 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Frito-Lay snacks include Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, SunChips multigrain snacks and Fritos corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, www.fritolay.com, on Twitter (@fritolay), on Instagram (@fritolay) and on Facebook (Frito-Lay).
About UNCF
UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students' education and development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness. While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 13% of bachelor's degrees, 5% of master's degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 24% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized trademark, "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."® Learn more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
2-5-9
(two, five, nine)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
2-5-9
(two, five, nine) | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17370211.php | 2022-08-12T20:44:34Z | https://www.ctpost.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17370211.php | false |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
5-9-6-4
(five, nine, six, four)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
5-9-6-4
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-1-5-7
(eight, one, five, seven)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
8-1-5-7
(eight, one, five, seven) | https://www.greenwichtime.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17370210.php | 2022-08-12T20:45:11Z | https://www.greenwichtime.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17370210.php | true |
Chris Eubank Jr says he will 'kill' himself to make the catchweight limit for his Sons Of Legends fight with Conor Benn in October... with both fighters to be fined £125,000 per pound over the agreed 157lbs
- Chris Eubank Jr says he will 'kill' himself to make weight for his October bout
- Eubank Jr will face-off against Conor Benn after agreeing a 157lb catchweight
- The British rivals will be fined £125k for every pound they weigh above the limit
- They will also have to undergo an additional weigh-in on the day of the fight
Chris Eubank Jr admits he will have to 'kill' himself to avoid a massive fine for missing the catchweight limit for his unique Sons Of Legends fight with Conor Benn.
The penalty for scaling above the agreed 157 lbs for the Eubank-Benn 111 at the O2 on October 8 is £125,000 per pound.
Of which Eubank says: 'I have too much respect for money to throw six figures away.' That would not make too much of a dent in the £3.5 million purse each is reported to be earning.
Chris Eubank Jr says he'll 'kill' himself to make the catchweight limit against Conor Benn
The two boxers will face-off at the O2 Arena in October in a bout titled Sons of Legends
But Eubank adds: 'I'm also too much of a professional not to make the weight. Even though it will kill me to do so.' Eubank is a natural middleweight.
Benn, who is coming up from welterweight, says: 'I trust Chris will make the weight. We both know that this is the perfect moment for this fight. We couldn't risk waiting a year and letting this slip away like so many big fights down the ages. So we came to this agreement.'
Eubank insists that he is taking the biggest chance, saying: 'All the pressure is on me. Not least to uphold the family name in an event between the sons of legends which has never happened before and will never happen again.'
The fight comes three decades after their famous fathers met in two epic battles. The first won by Eubank Sr, the second a draw.
Eubank is a natural middleweight whereas Benn is coming up from welterweight for the fight
Chris Jr says: 'it is only fair that I accept the disadvantages of the weight and a restrictive rehydration clause followed by a second weigh-in on the day of the fight.
'Without that it would have been a public execution. I want it to be a fight. I will be only 60 per cent of myself but that will still be enough to deal with Conor.
'It has to be because I have to make him pay for his father saying he hated my father when they fought. That was too much.
'I've also got too much to lose. In fact it's lose lose for me. 'When I win people will shrug and Say I was supposed to as the bigger man. He's young and can come again to become a superstar.
'I intend going on to several world middleweight title fights in the next two years. But this fight has become so huge in the public eye that if I lose I'm finished. I will pack it up.' Benn told him: 'I will beat you.'
Eubank Jr was successful in his last outing - beating Wales' Liam Williams in February
To which Eubank rejoined: 'I'm pleased you have the big balls to take this historic fight but you are delusional.' Neither of the fathers was present at the London media launch of the fight. Nigel is flying into Conor's camp next week.
But Eubank revealed that Chris Sr 'has gone missing. ' He explained: 'I haven't spoken to him since two days before we signed the contracts and he said then he didn't want me to take the fight until it had grown even bigger next year.
I don't know what he's doing or where he is but I do want him to be in my corner for this particular fight.
'I'm sure he'll turn up dramatically at some point in the build up.' *Eubank v Benn will be televised live on DAZN pay-per-view on Saturday October 8 | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-11106557/Chris-Eubank-Jr-says-kill-make-weight-fight-Conor-Benn.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-12T20:46:58Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/boxing/article-11106557/Chris-Eubank-Jr-says-kill-make-weight-fight-Conor-Benn.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
2-5-9
(two, five, nine)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
2-5-9
(two, five, nine) | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17370211.php | 2022-08-12T20:47:03Z | https://www.lakecountystar.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17370211.php | true |
With their arms around one another as they sit side by side on their sofa, Stanley and Eileen Truesdale playfully bicker over who actually proposed when they got engaged.
The pair are now both 90 and later this month will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary, a day many thought they would never see as Stanley's health was poor and his family didn't think he would make it past his teens.
"We are amazed really because Stanley wasn't to live to he was 13, his heart was so bad but there he is, torturing me yet ," Eileen told Belfast Live from her home in East Belfast.
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"When we got engaged Stanley's mum told me not to and my mum agreed with her but I said I don't care, we we are getting married. We have had our ups and downs but it's been a very happy life."
Stanley joked: "I just live to torture you.."
So despite family warning against the marriage due to Stanley's health, the pair have gone on to defy the odds and are now surrounded by their own loving family.
"He is a miracle," said Eileen.
It was back in 1945 when the pair met at the age of 14 at Beersbridge Road Elim Church and by 1950 they were engaged but it wasn't all smooth sailing to get to that point.
When asked if it was love at first sight, Eileen laughed and said "not really". "I didn't like his trousers, the colour of his trousers, I thought, I don't like him," she added.
But after a couple of months the pair started to "go together", despite the fact that Stanley initially had eyes for Eileen's friend.
"Really he was after my friend instead of me, then he changed. We started chumming about together, there was four of us went about together and then gradually we paired off."
Stanley, a gents outfitter by trade who ran G.S. Truesdale Gents Outfitters on the Ravenhill Road for 18 years, added: "She knew she was on to a good thing."
The pair were 20 when they tied the knot on August 23, 1952, in the Ulster Temple on the Ravenhill Road. The wedding was a very different affair to what we see now with the reception at the Imperial Hotel on Royal Avenue costing 12 shillings and 6 pence per head for their 60 guests, the equivalent of 65p.
Although their memories are now hazy of the day itself, Eileen remembers her own father giving off because he had to wear a white shirt for the occasion as he "wasn't used to dressing up".
Talking about the difference between weddings then and now, Eileen said the difference was stark. "Once the meal was over everyone went home in our day but there was no entertainment or anything then," she said.
Stanley added: "It was a simple life, there was nothing exciting, the main thing was you had a home of your own and good employment, you had a good job and that was it, you were content."
The couple honeymooned in Dublin, which Stanley pointed out in those days was not something everyone could afford. Eileen’s father bought and furnished their first house in Holywood for £100 as a wedding gift.
They went on to have three children together, Marilyn, born in 1953, Alan born in 1958 and Sharon born in 1964. But the pair suffered heartache in their life together with the death of their eldest daughter Marilyn, who was disabled.
"She died so sudden, at 28, we didn't expect it but we pulled through, the Lord helped us," said Eileen.
Their faith in God and involvement in church has played a huge role in their lives together as well as having a devoted family around them. They now have five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
On the secret to a long and happy relationship, the pair said it all came down to partnership and sticking together, through the good and bad.
"We live for each other, we are always saying, you never see one without the other, that's the way it is," said Eileen.
Stanley added: "We love each other and we are attached to each other and I don't do anything unless Eileen and me decide to do it, everything is a double act.
"I think that is what is wrong with today's marriage, the man maybe goes down for a beer and the wife sits in with the children, but with us we are always together. Wherever you saw one of us you saw the other. I think that is the secret of a happy marriage, stay together.
"She loves me that much she puts up with me."
When asked what she loves about Stanley, Eileen said: "To me he is the best person in the world, he is my life. I couldn't live without him. No matter where we go we are together."
The pair will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary with a family celebration in Portavogie later this month.
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Wasps hit with further financial woes as they fail to repay a £35m retail bond on their stadium, with doubts over the side's competence this season after 11 player departures and just seven arrivals
- Wasps have struggled to sign new players recently due to financial struggles
- They're set to start the Premiership season with a smaller squad than last year
- The club's troubles have grown after they failed to pay a £35million bond
- Lee Blackett's side have less than a month to prepare for the new season
Wasps' preparations for the new Gallagher Premiership season have been thrown into chaos after the club was unable to meet a key deadline on the repayment of a £35million retail bond.
With the 2022-23 campaign less than a month away, Lee Blackett's side has been hit hard by financial woes which have impacted their ability to sign new players.
The problem centres around Wasps' buying of their Coventry Building Society Arena home in 2015. A £35m retail bond was taken out by the club in order for the purchase to go through.
Wasps have struggled to sign new players recently due to mounting financial issues
Friday's deadline for a 'refinancing and redemption' of the bond was missed by Wasps. The club admitted that would happen in a financial statement released last month.
Wasps owner Derek Richardson has insisted the club will not enter administration despite their financial problems.
'We are not in administration and we are not going to be,' Richardson told The Times.
Wasps have asked for another extension to the refinancing which is held by banking giants HSBC.
The club says it has 'been pursuing different refinancing options in addition to making progress with a number of key initiatives to increase both the profitability and asset value of the group'.
Lee Blackett's side currently have four fewer players than they did at the end of last season
While the club battles significant financial problems, the reality is that while the bond cannot be paid back, Wasps are in trouble. They have already applied for £13m in public funds from the West Midlands Combined Authority to try and stay afloat.
With money tight, Wasps head coach Blackett has seen 11 players depart this summer and only seven arrive. It casts doubt on his team's ability to be competitive in the upcoming campaign.
Meanwhile, concussion lobby group Progressive Rugby has described their ceasing of discussions with World Rugby as 'disappointing' and 'baffling'.
Alan Gilpin claims the accepted number of players involved in a concussion lawsuit is too high
World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has suggested the number of former players involved in a concussion lawsuit against the game's governing bodies is smaller than the acknowledged figure of almost 200. Lawyers for the players are suing World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union for allegedly failing to 'protect players from permanent injury'.
But with several of the players involved in the legal proceedings also working with Progressive Rugby, World Rugby has said it will no longer engage with the body.
A Progressive Rugby spokesperson said: 'While we respected World Rugby's decision to cease player welfare discussions, it was naturally disappointing given the critical need for genuinely independent voices to be at the table.
'It was also somewhat baffling given World Rugby had been aware, since our formation in February 2021, that we had a very small number of members who are involved in the litigation.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-11107091/Wasps-hit-financial-woes-fail-repay-35-million-retail-stadium.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-12T20:48:04Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-11107091/Wasps-hit-financial-woes-fail-repay-35-million-retail-stadium.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
A Sylacauga man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with an incident from 2019.
Earl Lewis Hill, 51, pleaded guilty before Circuit Judge Will Hollingsworth earlier this month, according to Chief Assistant District Attorney Christina Kilgore. He was sentenced immediately after the plea was accepted.
Hill was charged with causing the death of Patti Lee Smith, a woman in her 70s, by running over her with a motorcycle Aug. 14, 2019. Smith was taken to the hospital and survived for several days, but eventually died as a result of the injuries she sustained after being struck by Hill.
The case was investigated by the Highway Patrol Division of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. According to the initial report, Smith was crossing the street when Hill hit her.
Hill was using methamphetamine at the time of the accident and was driving at an extremely high rate of speed, according to the report published at the time of the accident. Hill was indicted for manslaughter in the summer of 2021.
Hill’s was one of a handful of criminal cases that had been scheduled for jury trials last week, but Kilgore said all of the cases on the docket either entered guilty pleas or were continued to later in the year.
Also pleading guilty were:
—Thamarcus Emanuel Bell, 22, of Opelika, to robbery in the first degree. Bell was accused of stealing an iPhone 8 at gunpoint in Lincoln in 2019. He will be sentenced by Hollingsworth Aug. 31.
—William Shane Heath, 34, to attempting to possess a short-barrelled shotgun. Heath was sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading. According to Kilgore, Heath was indicted for possessing a short-barrelled shotgun, a felony, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge.
—James Christopher Blair, 43, to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and being a certain person forbidden to possess a firearm. Balir will be sentenced by Hollingsworth on Aug. 31. | https://www.annistonstar.com/sylacauga-man-pleads-guilty-to-causing-womans-death-is-sentenced-to-15-years/article_9eb76992-1a68-11ed-9760-7ba81b50a828.html | 2022-08-12T20:49:31Z | https://www.annistonstar.com/sylacauga-man-pleads-guilty-to-causing-womans-death-is-sentenced-to-15-years/article_9eb76992-1a68-11ed-9760-7ba81b50a828.html | true |
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrument, a leading digital agency within the Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW) network, today announced it was honored on Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators list as a standout for women.
Instrument envisions a future where society and systems are just and inclusive, enabling all people to reach their full potential. The agency believes that differences in our backgrounds, identities, and the way we think make our teams stronger and more innovative.
In 2020, in the midst of a social justice uprising, Instrument publicly announced its vision for a diverse workplace beginning with goals of mirroring or exceeding the U.S. Census percentages in ethnicity, race and gender representation—aiming for at least 40% BIPOC and 55% female-identifying by 2025. The agency is ahead of its stepped goals for BIPOC and women representation, with 37% of employees identifying as BIPOC and 61% identifying as women.
"This digital agency is striving to maintain a healthy and inclusive workplace through addressing five categories of change: accountability, talent, education, belonging, and impact," Fast Company's Rebecca Barker writes.
Instrument uses a bi-annual employee engagement survey to stay accountable on its inclusion goals. Last year's scores of employees were 78% agreeable on markers of equity and 85% agreeable on markers of inclusion, while Instrument survey scores in 2022 exceeded 80% agreeable for both.
Instrument's workforce is led by a majority women-identifying Executive Leadership Team— 70% — demonstrating the importance of representation in leadership to create a workplace that supports inclusive workplaces. "Paths to leadership not only exist at Instrument, but they are mapped against equitable expectations and attainable goals. I have a seat at the table, I'm encouraged to use my voice at that table, and I am supported by unlimited invitations for more women to sit with us. I'm incredibly inspired by our leaders and proud that the values of Instrument continue to reinforce opportunities for all," says Instrument's CEO, Kara Place. Place became CEO in June 2022, succeeding co-founder Justin Lewis, who now leads Stagwell's Constellation network of agencies.
Creating an environment where women feel empowered and supported to be innovators also begins with the basics. Instrument believes that it should be standard practice for companies to offer health and wellbeing benefits, but that's not always the case. Most recently, Instrument added unrestricted access to reproductive care to its benefits package in addition to full fertility coverage, a work-from-home and wellbeing stipend, generous parental leave, full transgender coverage and alternative care, among other benefits.
About Instrument
Instrument is a digital agency with offices in Portland, Oregon and Brooklyn, New York. We are a dynamic group of creative technologists and storytellers that use the power of design and technology to co-create groundbreaking work with our clients. We connect brands like never before—helping organizations reimagine the most valuable pieces of their digital ecosystem. With deep talent in the areas of Strategy, Design, Development and Content Creation, we build modern experiences for ambitious brands.
About Stagwell
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 13,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Eco-sensitive zones | Centre to file review petition in Supreme Court, says Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav
Mr. Yadav said the Centre would seek a review of Sections 44A and 44E of the judgment as more clarity was required on the issue.
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has said the Ministry will file a review petition in the Supreme Court urging a relook into its judgment on eco-sensitive zones.
Speaking at the observance of the World Elephant Day at the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Thekkady on Friday, Mr. Yadav said the Centre would seek a review of Sections 44A and 44E of the judgment as more clarity was required on the issue.
The Sections pertained to the directive to notify eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) of minimum 1 km from the demarcated boundaries of protected areas, and the exemption provided for ongoing activities within the proposed ESZ, provided they did not figure on the ‘prohibited list’.
Mr. Yadav added that a committee had been formed to adopt a ‘holistic’ approach on the reports of the Kasturirangan and Gagdil committees for the conservation of the Western Ghats. The panel will also consider the representations submitted by the public.
Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran welcomed Mr. Yadav’s assurance to intervene in the contentious issue surrounding the proposed ESZ. He also expressed optimism that the Central government would earnestly consider the State’s demand to exclude human inhabited areas from the buffer zone.
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Median U.S. home price exceeds $400K for 1st time, report finds
WASHINGTON - Potential buyers looking to purchase an affordable home may face bigger obstacles based on the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Data from the report finds that the median cost of a single-family existing home jumped 14.2% year-over-year to $413,000 in the second quarter of 2022. Median prices for a home surpassed $400,000 for the first time on record since the NAR began tracking housing data.
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Housing affordability dropped substantially in the second quarter based on high mortgage rates and expensive home prices. The NAR says that a monthly mortgage payment on a single-family home with a 20% down payment soared to $1,841 with families spending nearly 25% of their income on mortgage payments.
According to the NAR, first-time homebuyers spent nearly 40% of their family income on mortgage payments in the second quarter, a staggering increase from 28.7% in the previous quarter
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Mortgages are deemed expensive if the monthly payment, including principal and interest, is more than 25% of the family’s income, the NAR explains.
In 53 housing markets, a family would need at least $100,000 to afford a 10% down payment for a mortgage, nearly double compared to 27 housing markets from the previous quarter.
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"Home prices have increased at a pace that far exceeds wage gains, especially for low- and middle-income workers," NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in a statement. "Overall, the national price deceleration inevitably followed the softening sales, providing well-positioned prospective buyers a small measure of welcomed relief. The recent dips in mortgage rates will bring additional buyers to market, especially in those places where home prices are still relatively affordable and where jobs are being added."
What’s driving the housing price increase?
Nearly every community in the U.S. is feeling the effects of an overvalued housing market particularly in smaller cities where homebuyers were looking for new homes during the pandemic.
Data provided to FOX Television Stations by Moody’s Analytics in May shows homes in 97% of U.S. metro areas are overpriced, with the most overvalued markets seeing homes priced at 50% to 70% more than they’re worth.
Surges in housing prices are also linked to limited inventory, multiple offers on properties, houses selling for well over the asking price (sometimes by hundreds of thousands of dollars), and home renovations taking longer based on low supply.
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The largest year-over-year price gains.
Cities with the highest housing price increases
Ten cities have the largest spike in housing prices for the second quarter exceeding 25%. Seven of those housing markets are in Florida, according to the NAR.
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Arkansas: 31.9%
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida: 31.4%
- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida: 28.9%
- North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida: 28.8%
- Myrtle-Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and North Carolina: 28.5%
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida: 28.0%
- Cape Coral-Fort Meyers, Florida: 27.8%
- Punta Gorda, Florida: 27.4%
- Ocala, Florida: 26.7%
- Ogden-Clearfield, Utah: 25.5%
The NAR released a list of the most expensive housing markets in the nation. Locales in California make up half the list based on housing prices.
The 10 most expensive housing markets
Top 10 most expensive housing markets in the U.S.
- San-Jose-Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California: $1,900,000
- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California: $1,550,000
- Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, California: $1,300,000
- Honolulu, Hawaii: $1,145,000
- San Diego-Carlsbad, California: $965,900
- Boulder, Colorado: $933,400
- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida: $850,000
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington: $818,900
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Massachusetts-New Hampshire: $722,200
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Abdul Wadud, a groundbreaking cellist who expanded a realm of possibilities for his instrument in avant-garde jazz and classical music, died on Aug. 10. He was 75.
His son, the R&B singer and songwriter Raheem DeVaughn, announced his death on social media without providing a cause.
Wadud was a pioneer on his instrument. Some legendary bassists like Oscar Pettiford and Ron Carter had doubled on cello before him, and a miniscule number of cellists, notably Fred Katz, had distinguished themselves as jazz improvisers. For Wadud, the cello was his primary ax — and an expansive vehicle for self-expression. Wadud's sound was unmistakable, rich and soulful, and he broadened the sonic range of his instrument.
Although much of his work was as a sideman, Wadud was one of the most important jazz musicians of the 1970s, '80s and '90s. Any session with him had a unique sound that went beyond the sonorities of his instrument. There was clarity, order and a lyrical quality to the music, which is one reason many fans followed his work as a sideman no less than they did his bandleaders.
One of those leaders, and one of Wadud's most frequent collaborators, was saxophonist and composer Julius Hemphill. Their shared contribution to a 15-minute piece called "Dogon A.D.," the title track of Hemphill's 1972 album, amounts to one of the defining statements of early '70s jazz.
"I think of Abdul's playing on 'Dogon A.D.' like a full gospel choir," says Marty Ehrlich, the multi-reedist and composer who curates the Julius Hemphill Archive in the NYU Fales Library. "He is covering the soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices. He is in many ways orchestrating the shape of the work. "
In the liner notes to Oakland Duets, released more than two decades later, Hemphill says of Wadud that "we're so close musically, I feel like I have total freedom. I feel like I could play anything, and he would respond. He knows he could do the same. I know for a fact that Abdul and I could count off a tempo and play for hours."
Abdul Wadud was born Ronald DeVaughn in Cleveland, OH on April 10, 1947. He grew up in a musical household; his father played trumpet and French horn and sang, and his older sister auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera. His brother, a guitarist, was recruited by legendary soul group The O'Jays. (The idea was quashed by their mother, who insisted he stay in school.)
Wadud started out playing alto saxophone, but made cello his focus after hearing the instrument in groups led by the stellar saxophonist Albert Ayler, who also hailed from Cleveland. Wadud always praised the level of arts education in Cleveland's public schools, where he received an education on his instruments. The thriving local jazz scene also nurtured his interests; in an interview with Point of Departure in 2014, he recalled listening to Miles Davis and John Coltrane while standing outside a local nightclub.
Wadud made his first recording at 18. He attended Youngstown State, then Oberlin College, where he converted to Islam — and met Hemphill, who had come to perform at the school. After earning a Masters from SUNY Stonybrook in 1971, Wadud began splitting his time between symphony orchestra work, Broadway pits, and the thriving loft jazz scene in New York City, where his associates included saxophonist Arthur Blythe, flutist James Newton and pianist Anthony Davis.
Wadud performed in several settings with Blythe, including an era-defining quintet otherwise featuring drummer Bobby Battle, tubaist Bob Stewart, and either James Blood Ulmer or Kelvyn Bell on guitar. Whether soloing or supporting, Wadud is a vital factor in the quintet portion of Blythe's classic recording Illusions.
Wadud had not been active in recent years, and the jazz scene was poorer for it. Through the body of work he did leave behind, he blazed a trail for inheritors like Akua Dixon, Dierdre Murray, Fred Longborg-Holm, Hank Roberts and Tomeka Reid, among others. For a June 2020 article in the New York Times titled 5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello, Reid selected a piece from Wadud's 1977 solo album By Myself. "I love the freedom and creativity in his playing," she wrote. "He uses the whole range of the cello and moves between lyrical, free playing and groove with ease, something I strive to do in my own work."
Ehrlich, who featured Wadud in his Dark Woods Ensemble and other settings, tells NPR that his most striking characteristic was balance. "He brought a great intensity to all music making, and at the same time, he brought a great center to the music," Ehrlich says. "I always felt him hearing the whole proceeding, and centering it here, prodding it there. He amazed me always."
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