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An Irish pub has been “badly damaged” after a fire broke out at the property on Sunday morning.
Gardai are currently at the scene of Gings bar in Carrick on Shannon, Co Leitrim, as firefighters battle to bring the blaze under control.
No persons were on the property at the time of the incident.
Motorists have been advised to plan alternative routes as traffic on the N4 in the townland of Cortober has been restricted to one lane in both directions.
A garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí in Carrick-on-Shannon are dealing with an incident in the town. Traffic on the N4 in the townland of Cortober, Carrick on Shannon, is restricted to one lane in both directions. Delays will occur and Gardaí recommend drivers to plan an alternative route.”
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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National Weather Service Eureka CA
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
This is an average forecast over a large and geographically diverse
area. For a specific forecast for your location...please refer to
the point and click forecast on our webpage at:
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Monday.
CAZ101-150015-
Coastal Del Norte-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy in the late
morning and early afternoon then becoming sunny. Highs 66 to 76.
West wind around 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. West wind around 10 mph
shifting to the north overnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 69 to 79. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 64. North wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 71 to 84. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 69 to 84. Lows
52 to 62.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Crescent City 69 57 69 /
Klamath 72 55 77 /
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CAZ102-150015-
Del Norte Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 88.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 90.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 92.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
82 to 97.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 96.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 56 to
66. Highs 81 to 96.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 69 to 83.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 84 55 87 /
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CAZ103-150015-
Northern Humboldt Coast-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy in the late
morning and early afternoon then becoming sunny. Patchy drizzle
in the morning. Highs 65 to 76. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 51 to 61.
Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Patchy fog
in the morning. Highs 67 to 77. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. North wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 67 to 78. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62.
Highs 70 to 85.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows
52 to 62. Highs 70 to 85.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 65 to 77. Lows
51 to 61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
McKinleyville 67 55 70 /
Arcata 70 55 72 /
Eureka 68 57 71 / 10
Fortuna 72 55 73 / 10
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CAZ104-150015-
Southwestern Humboldt-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 92. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 53 to 63. North wind 15 to
25 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93. North wind 10 to 20 mph with
gusts at higher elevations to around 35 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Breezy. Lows 54 to 64. North wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts at higher elevations to around 40 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 96. North wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65.
Highs 82 to 97.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 64.
Highs 78 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 85 56 86 /
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CAZ105-150015-
Northern Humboldt Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 79 to 94.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Lows 51 to 61.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 81 to 96.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 53 to 63.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 98.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
87 to 102.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 59 to 69.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 55 to
65. Highs 89 to 104.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 77 to 92.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 94 55 96 /
Hoopa 88 53 89 /
Willow Creek 85 54 86 /
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CAZ106-150015-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 80 to 95.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke through the night. Patchy
valley fog overnight. Lows 51 to 61.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy valley fog in the morning. Patchy smoke
through the day. Highs 81 to 96.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 53 to 63.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to
67. Highs 90 to 105.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 80 to 95. Lows
54 to 64.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 92 54 93 /
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CAZ107-150015-
Northern Trinity-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of smoke. Highs 83 to 98.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Lows 54 to 64.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Highs 88 to 103.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 56 to 66.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 109.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to
70. Highs 100 to 115.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 90 61 95 /
Weaverville 95 56 100 /
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CAZ108-150015-
Southern Trinity-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Haze and patchy smoke. Highs 80 to 95.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke in the evening, then areas
of smoke overnight. Lows 54 to 64.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Highs 83 to 98.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Areas of smoke. Lows 56 to 66.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 92 to 107.
Lows 61 to 71.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 102.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. Highs
87 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 94 52 98 /
Ruth 89 59 89 /
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CAZ109-150015-
Mendocino Coast-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 69 to 84. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 71 to 86. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 72 to 87. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62. Highs
72 to 87.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 50 to 60.
Highs 71 to 86.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 66 57 70 /
Point Arena 64 57 65 /
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CAZ110-150015-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze through the day. Highs 84 to 99.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke through the night. Haze
overnight. Lows 52 to 62.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 87 to 102.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 54 to 64.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 67.
Highs 92 to 107.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 100. Lows
55 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 80 to 95.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 84 54 86 /
Laytonville 88 55 90 /
Willits 87 52 90 /
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CAZ111-150015-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 83 to 98.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy smoke. Lows 54 to 64.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 86 to 101.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 57 to 67.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 92 to
107.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 73.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Highs 90 to 105. Lows 62 to 72.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
88 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 94 54 96 /
$$
CAZ112-150015-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 80 to 95.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 83 to 98.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to
100. Lows 53 to 63.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 93.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 51 to 61. Highs
78 to 93.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 83 54 90 /
$$
CAZ113-150015-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze through the day. Highs 87 to 102.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke in the evening, then haze
overnight. Lows 54 to 64.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Patchy smoke in the morning. Highs 88 to 103.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 66.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 106.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 71.
Highs 92 to 107.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 84 to 99. Lows
58 to 68.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 98 56 100 /
$$
CAZ114-150015-
Northern Lake-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze through the day. Highs 84 to 99.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke through the night. Haze
overnight. Lows 59 to 69.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy smoke. Highs 86 to 101.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Patchy smoke. Lows 62 to 72.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 107.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 65 to 75. Highs 93 to
108.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69. Highs
88 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 97 55 100 /
$$
CAZ115-150015-
Southern Lake-
206 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, haze. Highs 88 to 99.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze overnight. Lows 60 to 70.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 103.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 73.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 106.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 67 to 77.
Highs 94 to 106.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 105.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 90 to
105.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 70. Highs
86 to 101.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 94 59 98 /
Middletown 95 61 99 /
Clearlake 96 60 100 /
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Editor:
As I observe Representative Chuck Gray’s campaign for the Wyoming secretary of state position, I find it hard to watch him take credit for how he successfully “authored and passed our state’s Voter ID law.” He seems to have forgotten the true facts behind the bill, so I have decided to come forward with the rest of the story.
Representative Gray had previously drafted and tried to pass two versions of a voter ID bill. Both attempts failed miserably. Why? In my opinion, this was due to two things: 1) he lacked credibility in the legislature, and 2) the bills were poorly conceived and poorly written.
On the third year, I was anxious to see a voter ID bill passed, so I decided to prepare one myself. I did the research on voter ID laws and drafted a bill that was straight forward and effective. It was at that time that I received a phone call from Mr. Gray. He was upset and quite condescending. He demanded to know what I was doing. He had drafted yet another bill and felt that he had earned the privilege to be the sponsor. He requested that I back down and cancel my bill. I refused to do so.
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A few days later, Mr. Gray called once again and began to badger me into dropping my bill. I resisted because I felt my approach to the Voter ID was superior to his approach. He became angry and began to yell. I told him I would hang up if he didn’t calm down to discuss the issue.
It was clear we had different motives. Mr. Gray wanted the glory and prestige of being the “author” of the bill; I simply just wanted a clean bill that would pass the legislature his time and be easy to implement. We finally agreed that he would remove the guts of his bill and insert the main language from my bill. In turn, I would let him take the lead. This was a decision I now regret seeing how he is taking all the credit for writing and passing the voter ID bill.
I believe that without my language in the bill and without me bringing a strong contingency of support to the bill, Mr. Gray would have struck out the third time. So, let’s be clear, it wasn’t his leadership that helped the bill be successful.
So, the next time Mr. Gray states “I authored and passed the Voter ID bill” as justification for why you should vote for him. Raise the question about his honesty and integrity.
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Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend, Don Lee Redman, eternally rests as of July 2, 2022. Born February 8, 1935 in Salt Lake City, the son of Miriam Cecilia Redman and Samuel Turner Redman. He married Paula (Varner) Redman on December 6, 1953. Don is survived by his loving wife; sons, Sam and Paul. Grandchildren, Rachael Redman, Randall Redman, Luci Cassella Keller, Paula Margaret and Don Alexander Redman. Great-grandchildren, Camillia Rose Quinn and Otis Lee Keller. Don was a man of faith who was devoted to his family. If you knew Don Redman, then you know that the size of his heart could only be beat by the size of his dreams. He had the spirit of an entrepreneur and followed his passion in building his businesses. He felt fortunate that he was given the opportunity to use his gift in starting his first company Arizona Medical Supply in1963. With the company becoming a great success he sold this business on his 49th birthday in 1984. His entrepreneur spirt couldn't be tamed and he then started Redman Power Chair in 1985. Don proudly served in the United States Coast Guard. In 1952, Don lived his dream to become a pilot. With his love, ambition, and desire for aircraft he became a pilot. Then achieved instrument rated in single and twin engine, fixed wing, jet and helicopter flight. Don had a passion for any automobile especially if it was fast, bright, and classy. He valued comradery and education as he was a Tucson Rotarian sponsor. Don made several contributions to the Paul Harris Follows throughout his time with The Rotary Foundation. Also, Don was a 55-year member of Tucson Masonic Lodge #4, Scottish Rite, & Sabbar Shrine. Although he is greatly missed, his family and friends are blessed to know he is now with our Lord. They find great comfort in knowing they will be reunited and will see him again. Family and Friends will gather to Celebrate his Life. In lieu of flowers our family would be honored if you would make a contribution to your favorite charity in Don's name. Arrangements by BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL.
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Don't pay too much attention, Sunil Chhetri tells players on FIFA ban threat
FIFA had threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October
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Seasoned striker Sunil Chhetri on August 14, 2022 advised fellow players to continue giving their best on the pitch and not worry about FIFA's threat of suspension on Indian football.
Earlier this month, world football governing body FIFA had threatened to suspend the AIFF and strip off its right to host the women's U-17 World Cup in October due to a third party "influence", the warning coming just days after the Supreme Court's directive to hold elections of the national federation.
The SC-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) has since, though, started the electoral process. The elections are slated for August 28.
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"I've spoken to the boys and my advice is to not give it too much attention because it is out of your control," Chhetri said during a virtual media interaction organised by his club Bengaluru FC in the build-up to the new season.
"People who are involved are doing their best to make sure that we are going to come out with the best results possible.
"Everyone is working hard towards it. As far as players are concerned we are going to make sure that we do our work properly.
"We have to make sure you better yourself as a player. Whenever you get an opportunity to represent your club or your country, put your best foot forward.
"All other verticals in the AIFF are trying to fix as much as possible to make sure that they come out with flying colours," he said.
India is to host the FIFA women's U-17 World Cup from October 11-30 and the Union Cabinet last month approved the Signing of Guarantees for hosting the women's age group showpiece in Bhubaneswar, Goa and Mumbai.
The Durand Cup will kick off the season in Kolkata on August 16 and Bengaluru FC will take on Jamshedpur FC on the second day of the tournament.
Having won every major national title since the team came into existence in 2013, the Blues will be desperate to add the missing Durand Cup to their trophy cabinet.
For Chhetri too, it's "very, very special" as he also has not won the oldest football competition in Asia, whose 131st edition will be held this year.
"It's very, very special. It is one of the oldest tournaments which in itself is very big. But more so for me. As a club we have not won and individually I've not won the Durand Cup.
"I've been fortunate to win a lot of tournaments, almost all the tournaments that one can in India, and the Durand Cup is missing.
"So, for me it's an added motivation. We as a club will try our best. Last year our young boys gave a good account of themselves, we want to better that." For the first time, all the 11 Indian Super League (ISL) clubs will participate in the tournament.
Trophy-less for the last couple of seasons, the BFC have had some interesting signings in former ATK Mohun Bagan marksman Roy Krishna, Javi Hernandez, Probir Das and Sandesh Jhingan.
Chhetri's pairing with Fijian star Roy Krishna may have become the talk of the town, but the India skipper tried to play it down.
"I think the pairing is over-hyped. It's not the pairing, it's just Roy. I'm just happy with Roy. We are just going to make sure that this lad is happy because we know what he can give. He has been outstanding in training.
"He has troubled us a lot in the last couple of years, so to have him wear our jersey is a pleasant feeling. We are going to sit back to keep him happy and rest we all know what he can do on the pitch.
"He's trying his best to be a part of the team, making sure that he talks to all the youngsters. He's been very chirpy.
"With so much experience he doesn't shy away from voicing his opinion. He's making sure that everyone is happy around him," Chhetri said.
Chhetri will reunite with India teammate Sandesh Jhingan at the club as the centre back returns five years after winning the Federation Cup with the team.
Terming it a "welcome addition", Chhetri said: "I wish him all the very best. I want to assure him that we are going to give him all the support he needs and also know that he's going to give everything he has for us to do well."
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Price Alert: Shares of Xometry (XMTR) Trade 23.94% Higher at Midday August 10
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CA San Francisco Bay Area Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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773 FPUS56 KMTR 141001
ZFPMTR
San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
This is an automatically generated product that provides average
values for large geographic areas. For a more site specific
forecast...please visit weather.gov/sanfrancisco
(1) Select a location from the drop down menu above the map...
-- or --
(2) Click a location on the map.
You can refine your selection by clicking on the map displayed on
the resulting page.
CAZ505-150100-
Coastal North Bay...Including Point Reyes National Seashore-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s to upper 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s to upper 70s. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 60s to upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 60s to
mid 70s. Lows in the mid 50s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Point Reyes 55 73 57 75 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ503-150100-
Sonoma Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds around
5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to
20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Light winds...becoming
west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
CAZ502-150100-
Marin Coastal Range-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. North winds around 5 mph
increasing to west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
15 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around 5 mph...
becoming west in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the 70s
to mid 80s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
CAZ506-150100-
North Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West winds 20 to 30 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the
upper 70s to lower 90s. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s to 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Rosa 52 94 56 95 / 0 0 0 0
San Rafael 58 90 59 92 / 0 0 0 0
Napa 54 89 57 90 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ504-150100-
North Bay Interior Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. North winds
5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. West winds
5 to 15 mph...becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs upper 80s to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower
70s. Highs mid 80s to 100.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 70s
to lower 90s. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Berryessa 64 95 70 98 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ006-150100-
San Francisco-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 60s to upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 60s to upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the 60s to mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the 60s to lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Francisco 58 74 59 74 / 0 0 0 0
Ocean Beach 58 69 58 70 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ509-150100-
San Francisco Peninsula Coast-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
around 70. West winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming northwest 10 to
20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly
cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs near 70.
$$
CAZ508-150100-
San Francisco Bay Shoreline-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. West winds up
to 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 70s to mid 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph increasing to
northwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 80s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in
the lower 60s. Highs in the 70s to upper 80s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 70s to
lower 80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
SFO Airport 60 76 60 78 / 0 0 0 0
Oakland 60 79 61 81 / 0 0 0 0
Fremont 59 82 59 85 / 0 0 0 0
Redwood City 59 84 59 86 / 0 0 0 0
Mountain View 58 78 59 81 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ510-150100-
East Bay Interior Valleys-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to
15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs
in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
60s. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Concord 59 96 61 98 / 0 0 0 0
Livermore 57 93 59 96 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ513-150100-
Santa Clara Valley...including San Jose-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Southeast
winds up to 5 mph increasing to northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph...becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph...becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Jose 59 86 60 89 / 0 0 0 0
Morgan Hill 56 92 58 94 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ512-150100-
Santa Cruz Mountains-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s to mid
60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to upper 80s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to upper 80s. North winds
around 5 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s. West
winds up to 5 mph...becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to
upper 60s. Highs in the 70s to 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the 50s to mid 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
$$
CAZ515-150100-
East Bay Hills-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest
winds around 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph...becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 5 to
15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid
90s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper
80s. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
CAZ514-150100-
Eastern Santa Clara Hills-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. North winds around
5 mph...becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Northeast winds around 5 mph...
becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to mid 70s.
Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming north after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 80s.
$$
CAZ529-150100-
Northern Monterey Bay-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid
50s. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Light winds...becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs around 80.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in
the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Santa Cruz 54 81 55 81 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ530-150100-
Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows around 60.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows around 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Monterey 58 72 58 73 / 0 0 0 0
Big Sur 58 80 58 79 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ528-150100-
Northern Salinas Valley...Hollister Valley...and Carmel Valley-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the lower 70s to mid 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s to upper 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming sunny.
Highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Salinas 55 72 56 74 / 0 0 0 0
Carmel Valley 54 83 54 85 / 0 0 0 0
Hollister 54 85 55 87 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ516-150100-
Southern Salinas Valley...Arroyo Seco...and Lake San Antonio-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 102. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest
winds 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 104. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph
increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Northwest winds
10 to 20 mph...becoming north around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 96 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s. Highs 91 to 103.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.
Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
King City 53 91 55 94 / 0 0 0 0
$$
CAZ517-150100-
Santa Lucia Mountains and Los Padres National Forest-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper
60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s. North winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 70s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to 90s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 70s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to upper 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s to
mid 70s. Highs in the 80s to 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
50s to lower 70s. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
$$
CAZ518-150100-
Mountains of San Benito and Interior Monterey County including
Pinnacles National Park-
301 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.REST OF TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to upper
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs mid 80s to 100. West winds 5 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s.
Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph...becoming north 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs upper 80s to 102. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph...becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s to lower 70s. North winds
5 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs upper 80s to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s to
lower 70s. Highs upper 80s to 102.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 50s to upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to mid 90s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pinnacles NP 55 97 58 100 / 0 0 0 0
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NEW YORK (AP) — Anshu Jain, a former co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has died, his family said in a statement Saturday. He was 59.
Jain died after a battle with duodenal cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2017.
Jain was Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015, where he helped build the firm’s global capital markets business. As Co-CEO along with Jürgen Fitschen, he was the first ever non-European to lead the German bank. Before that, he was appointed to Deutsche Bank’s Management Board in 2009 and ran the corporate and investment bank division from 2010.
“Anshu Jain played a key role in expanding Deutsche Bank’s position in our global business with companies and institutional investors,” said Alexander Wynaendts, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank. “Today, this is of strategic importance not just for Deutsche Bank, but for Europe as a financial center.”
After leaving Deutsche Bank, Jain served as president of New York-based financial services company Cantor Fitzgerald from 2017 until his death.
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick said Jain “was the consummate professional who brought a wealth of experience and wisdom to his role as president.”
He began his career as an analyst in derivatives research at Kidder, Peabody & Co., then moved to Merrill Lynch, where he spent seven years setting up and then running the firm’s global hedge fund coverage group.
Jain was born in Jaipur, India, in January 1963. He received an MBA at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He was a lifelong vegetarian and loved wildlife photography, cricket and golf, according to his family’s statement.
He is survived by his wife, Geetika, his mother, and two children. | https://phl17.com/business/ap-business/former-deutsche-bank-co-ceo-anshu-jain-dies/ | 2022-08-14T10:38:43Z | https://phl17.com/business/ap-business/former-deutsche-bank-co-ceo-anshu-jain-dies/ | true |
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The Eagles’ first preseason game against the Jets at Lincoln Financial Field was the first chance some players on the roster bubble could demonstrate their abilities in a game. Despite the 24-21 loss, a few Eagles players were impressive, and a few others struggled, further cementing their place on the bubble.
With the Jets game in the rearview mirror, the Eagles will have a couple more practices before heading out to Berea, OH, for joint practices with the Cleveland Browns.
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Although there will be a few cuts before the practices, a few players on the roster are still fighting to make sure their name is among the 53 players who make the active roster.
Here are the players on the roster bubble and where they currently stand:
WR Jalen Reagor
Reagor, who finished with three catches for 26 yards, looked as if he improved in his route-running, giving himself space along the sideline. Reagor also caught the ball cleanly and held onto the punts he was back to catch. The fact that he was given the rest of the night off in the second half with the rest of the top wide receivers bodes well for him.
T Le’Raven Clark
Clark, a swing tackle, sat out of Friday’s game because he is still recovering from a hamstring injury he suffered during practice. The Eagles moved Josh Sills from guard out to left tackle in place of Clark and had some moments where he looked good and could be developed over time. Given that the Eagles have Sills, Andre Dillard, Jack Driscoll, and Kayode Awosika to play tackle, Clark will have to show that he can still play effectively on both sides of the ball when he returns from his injury.
S K’Von Wallace
Wallace played 24 snaps with the second team against the Jets and finished with three tackles. A third-year safety, Wallace needs to play at a high level because the Eagles have been using Josiah Scott at safety. In the time Scott, who started as a slot cornerback, has played his new position, he has looked comfortable, still playing effectively in coverage. The fate of Wallace, good or bad, could be one of the team’s last decisions at the final roster deadline.
WR Britain Covey
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WR Deon Cain
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QB Reid Sinnett
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Chris Franklin may be reached at cfranklin@njadvancemedia.com. | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/philadelphia-eagles/2022/08/heres-where-these-eagles-players-on-the-roster-bubble-stand-ahead-of-joint-practices-with-browns.html | 2022-08-14T10:49:33Z | https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/philadelphia-eagles/2022/08/heres-where-these-eagles-players-on-the-roster-bubble-stand-ahead-of-joint-practices-with-browns.html | true |
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 19, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
333 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures from
103 to 108 degrees.
* WHERE...San Joaquin Valley, Coastal Range, Lower Sierra Nevada
Foothills, and the Kern River Valley.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat will significantly increase the
potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Warm overnight lows can make those
susceptible to heat illness at higher risk.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Be prepared to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-
conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives
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WA Spokane WA Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 13, 2022
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431 FPUS56 KOTX 140929
ZFPOTX
Zone Forecast Product for Eastern Washington and North Idaho
National Weather Service Spokane WA
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
WAZ031-142300-
Northeast Blue Mountains-
Including the cities of Anatone and Peola
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
60s to lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s.
$$
WAZ034-035-142300-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy,
Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, and Coulee City
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s to
lower 90s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Patchy smoke overnight. Lows in the mid 50s to
lower 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, haze. Highs in the lower to mid 90s. South wind
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.
South wind 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast wind 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to
mid 60s. Highs 98 to 102.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid
60s to lower 70s. Highs 98 to 103.
$$
WAZ038-142300-
Okanogan Highlands-
Including the cities of Republic, Inchelium, and Wauconda
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny, haze. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Highs 93 to 102.
$$
WAZ041-044-142300-
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere,
Waterville, and Mansfield
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s to
lower 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Haze overnight. Lows in
the upper 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s to
mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke. Lows in the lower to
mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Highs 94 to 103.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s
to lower 70s. Highs in the 90s.
$$
WAZ043-142300-
Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport,
Oroville, and Nespelem
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Haze overnight. Lows in the upper 50s to
lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Highs in the upper 80s to
mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Highs 94 to 103.
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WAZ047-142300-
Central Chelan County-
Including the cities of Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny, haze. Highs in the 80s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. Haze
overnight. Lows in the lower 50s to lower 60s. Gusts up to 20 mph
in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Haze in the morning. Patchy smoke in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Highs in the upper 80s to upper 90s.
$$
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Western Chelan County-
Including the cities of Stevens Pass, Holden Village,
and Stehekin
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s to lower 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Gusts
up to 20 mph in the evening.
.MONDAY...Sunny, warmer. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the
lower 60s to lower 70s. Highs in the 90s.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
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Western Okanogan County-
Including the cities of Mazama, Winthrop, Twisp, Methow,
and Conconully
229 AM PDT Sun Aug 14 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny. Highs in
the upper 80s to lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s to lower
60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower to mid 90s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
60s to lower 70s. Highs 92 to 102.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
516 AM CDT Sun Aug 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Cameron
County through 530 AM CDT...
At 516 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Laguna Heights, or near South Padre Island, moving north at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Port Isabel City Hall, Holly Beach, Laguna Heights, Port Isabel
Lighthouse, Port Isabel High School, Port Isabel Fire And Police
Department, Laguna Vista Police Department, Garria Elementary School,
Washington Park and Port Isabel Library.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2601 9724 2596 9721 2599 9723 2613 9737
2633 9731 2627 9728 2622 9734 2623 9732
2622 9727 2613 9728 2614 9726 2614 9724
2611 9730 2608 9723 2612 9722 2605 9719
TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 200DEG 26KT 2608 9727
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Sri Lankan Navy rejects reports of conducting war games with Pakistan
The navy said that it will hold a "Passage Exercise" in the western seas with PNS Taimur as it leaves the island nation.
The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday rejected as "fallacious" media reports that it will hold war games with a Pakistani warship docked at the Colombo port but confirmed that it will hold a "Passage Exercise" in the western seas with PNS Taimur as it leaves the island nation.
The docking of Pakistan’s newly-commissioned Chinese-built frigate at the Colombo port on Friday came amid Sri Lankan government allowing a high-tech Chinese research ship to visit the southern port of Hambantota from August 16 till 22 for "replenishment purposes," despite India's concern over the vessel's presence in its neighbourhood.
Sri Lanka allowed PNS Taimur to make a port call in Colombo while on its way to join the Pakistan Navy fleet after the Bangladesh government denied it permission to dock at Chattogram Port.
The Sri Lankan Navy in a statement on Sunday said the Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) Taimur, which arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday on a formal visit, is scheduled to conduct a Passage Exercise with SLNS Sindurala in seas off Colombo as she departs the island nation on August 15 upon completion of her visit.
"In this backdrop, certain media reports circulating about a ‘War Game’ between Sri Lanka Navy and Pakistan Navy are fallacious," the release said.
It said that the Sri Lanka Navy, with the concurrence of foreign navies, conducts Passage Exercises as a routine engagement when their visiting naval ships departing the island after making official port calls.
"The prime motive of these efforts is to enhance interoperability, partnerships and goodwill as well as exchange best practices with foreign navies," it said.
It said the Sri Lankan Navy had conducted similar Passage Exercises with the navies of countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, Germany, UK, Russia and Australia on a number of previous occasions.
“Conducting similar naval exercises with regional and extra-regional navies will enable each partner to overcome common maritime challenges in the future, through enhanced cooperation. In addition, such engagements will also be vital for its own maritime operations of the Sri Lanka Navy," the statement said.
PNS Taimur is the second of four powerful Type 054A/P frigates built by China. It was delivered to the Pakistan Navy in Shanghai on June 23. The first ship in the Type 054A/P-class, the PNS Tughril, joined the Pakistan Navy Fleet in January. Two more frigates of the same class are currently under construction in China.
PNS Taimur took part in exercises in Malaysia and Cambodia along its journey to Karachi. The 134m-long ship is a technologically advanced and highly capable sea asset having hi-tech weapons and sensors, the latest combat management and electronic warfare system to fight under multi-threat environments.
The Sri Lankan government on Saturday said that it has allowed Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship, 'Yuan Wang 5', to dock at the southern port of Hambantota from August 16 till 22 for "replenishment purposes," days after Colombo asked Beijing to defer the portcall amidst India's concern over the vessel's presence in its neighbourhood.
The Chinese research ship was earlier scheduled to arrive on Thursday and remain at the port until August 17 for replenishment. However, the Sri Lankan foreign ministry requested the Chinese embassy here to postpone the vessel's visit following security concerns raised by India. Subsequently, the vessel did not dock at the Hambantota port on Thursday as planned.
The southern deep-sea port of Hambantota is considered strategically important for its location. The port has been developed largely with Chinese loans. India has said it carefully monitors any development having a bearing on its security and economic interests.
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The first day of school should be on the Tuesday after Labor Day.
There. I said it, and I meant it.
For my entire school-age life, that’s just the way it was. And it stayed that way for a generation or two afterward, with most of us no worse for the wear and tear as a result.
You always got three full months off for summer. And come the first week of September, if you were among the children fortunate enough to fit into this category, you’d head to a store with your parents and get new clothes, and a lunch pail, and maybe a ruler and finally enough pens, pencils and paper to last a small army for a year. (Of course, you’d lose most of your pens and pencils during the first week anyway.)
That all started to change a decade or more back, and here we are. Most schools in Chico open Monday, as in Aug. 15. Many others in surrounding communities started last week — including a few that opened their doors while the August calendar was still showing single-digit dates.
What’s next? The day after the Fourth of July?
Call me old — OK, at this stage of the game, that’s a given — but to me, this whole thing is nuts.
You want some good reasons why I think it’s crazy to start school in the middle of August?
Great. I’ll give you five for starters, and here they are: 105, 106, 107, 108 and 106.
Those are the forecasted highs for Monday through Friday in Chico, and it’ll be even hotter in towns like Orland and Corning. Yes, it also gets hot in September, but I’ll bet you a stack of classic old-school sports-themed book covers it won’t be that hot the week after Labor Day.
Why stick three additional often-super-hot weeks right at the start of the school year? Especially when, if you haven’t noticed, there are still a few classrooms and school buses out there that don’t exactly feature pristine air conditioning?
But let’s set that aside and step outside for a moment, shall we? Nationwide, at least 50 high school football players have died of heat stroke in the past 25 years, according to a number of studies. For decades, most schools’ first football games were the Friday after Labor Day. Now they start in August. That means summer workouts in July. That means the so-called cold-weather sport of football is taking place the two hottest months of the year.
I’ve never understood this, and I’ve never understood why schools keep moving up the “welcome back, classroom!” date. In fact, I’ve seldom met anyone who even likes it. Why this change? Why this almost-nationally-accepted push to cut summer vacation short by three weeks, and replace them with other weeks scattered throughout the school year?
Well, everywhere I looked in our big-old-internet of a world, I found the same two reasons, and they go something like this:
1.By moving up the start date, students and teachers are able to finish the first semester before winter break. This means they’re generally free of school-related work during that period of time.
2. And — aha! — to quote from the same line I saw in a dozen or more stories, “It also gives students more time to prepare for state standardized tests and Advanced Placement exams.”
I suspect the second reason has more to do with the earlier start dates than the first.
But riddle me this: Have you ever, even one time, seen a headline that said “Standardized Test Scores Skyrocket Thanks to Students’ Early Starts in August?” Neither have I. Dare I say I keep seeing stories about scores going in the wrong direction — at least back in the days when the testing actually took place, which hasn’t happened much since the turn of the last decade.
So I have a hard time accepting those reasons, especially since I have plenty of reasons to dislike the early start — including reasons that have nothing to do with a thermometer.
I remember having some of the best times of my life during those final three weeks of August. Little League and most summertime youth sports were finished in those days. So were most of the summer camps, fairs and livestock auctions. Families, maybe for the only time all year, had a week or two free of any scheduling responsibilities, and thus were able to spend more quality time together than almost any other time of the year (including Christmas break which, as we all know, can be anything but stress-free).
Am I the only one who feels that with this latest step toward supposed “progress,” we’ve actually regressed in a way, and perhaps lost something very special while doing so?
Maybe so. Let me know what you think.
In the meantime, as the old song goes, “See You In September.” Sorry, but “See You In August” just doesn’t quite have the same ring to it.
Mike Wolcott is the editor of the Enterprise-Record. He can be reached at mwolcott@chicoer.com. | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/08/14/school-is-back-and-its-way-too-early-editors-notes/ | 2022-08-14T11:55:08Z | https://www.chicoer.com/2022/08/14/school-is-back-and-its-way-too-early-editors-notes/ | true |
What was once The Green Room on Agassiz St, transformed into Yucca North in the blink of an eye. It’s actually been a few years since it officially opened, but more and more Flagstaff locals are taking notice of this pinball bar and event venue.
The Green Room was a beloved downtown Flagstaff bar, but when the owners were looking to sell the business, they turned to their friend Casey Hamilton, who ran Yucca Tap Room in Tempe, Arizona. After a few weeks of deliberation, Hamilton and his team agreed to buy the space and created Yucca North. This Flagstaff rendition of Yucca is owned and operated by Hamilton but also co-owned by Rodney Hu, Sean Downing, Rachel Bess and Cale Hernandez. Hamilton said this initial transaction with the owners of The Green Room happened fast but unfortunately took place in March 2020, right before the pandemic hit hard.
“The previous owners of The Green Room have been friends of mine for over 20 years,” Hamilton said. “They’d reached out to us because they were looking to sell the business, and we were going back and forth. We actually closed on the business two weeks after it shut down. I was doing cocktail training with my staff when the second shutdown was announced, and so we were finally able to open in August.”
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When deciding what changes and upgrades they wanted to make—most of them were cosmetic—they introduced a new sound system and took the pandemic as a time to revamp the building. Besides that, Hamilton said they wanted to hold onto the energy that The Green Room had with their own unique spin.
“We knew how beloved The Green Room was, and a lot of us have been coming up here for shows for years,” Hamilton said. “With the local community, there was a big worry that we were going to come in and gentrify everything, but if you come to our Tempe location, you can see we’re not like that. We wanted to honor The Green Room and everything it had done. It’s a historic venue and space up here, so we wanted to improve on that but keep the spirit of the building and the business.”
For the first year after opening, with social distancing protocols in place, Yucca North was closer to a Biergarten with the event space holding Electric Bat Arcade pinball machines and spread-out seating. It wasn’t until a year after the pandemic shutdown that Yucca North was ready to introduce live music into their business plan again. On August 12, 2021, they welcomed Doug Stanhope to the stage for their first-ever live show, and ever since that live music debut, it has become a hub for local and national performers.
“We do a little bit of everything,” Hamilton said. “We work with local promotors, national promoters, we do local shows and national shows. We do DJs, art performances, drag shows and stand-up comedy. I’ve never worked in a place where the support for local music is like this. It is unmatched. A lot of times, we’ll be way busier for a local show than a national show, which is really cool to see.”
While Yucca Taproom in Tempe, Arizona has been open since 1974, Yucca North is new to the Flagstaff community. Even though it replaced a beloved Flagstaff spot, the community has welcomed Yucca with open arms, according to Hamilton.
“We want to say a big thank you to how welcoming the Flagstaff community has been,” Hamilton said. “We just hope to continue to improve and grow with the community, while still keeping it community oriented.”
Next, the Yucca team will be working on opening a new bar in Cottonwood called The Copper Jackalope. To learn more about this upcoming project and stay up to date on Yucca North’s upcoming events, head over to their Facebook where they keep an update list of shows. | https://azdailysun.com/flaglive/features/beat/changing-of-the-guard-yucca-north-is-one-of-flagstaffs-newest-must-see-performance-venues/article_0a73c50a-1a90-11ed-9bb1-675208ec7ef3.html | 2022-08-14T11:55:35Z | https://azdailysun.com/flaglive/features/beat/changing-of-the-guard-yucca-north-is-one-of-flagstaffs-newest-must-see-performance-venues/article_0a73c50a-1a90-11ed-9bb1-675208ec7ef3.html | false |
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area tore through a market in Armenia's capital on Sunday, killing at least one person, injuring 20 others and setting off a large fire.
The city mayor’s office said there were an unknown number of people trapped under rubble. The blast and fire at the Surmalu market sent a towering cloud of smoke over Yerevan.
The market is about two kilometers (over a mile) south of the city’s center. Rescue workers were laboring to pull people out of the rubble, said Levon Sardaryan, a spokesman for the Yerevan mayor. The explosion was in an area where fireworks were stored, he said.
The Armenian emergency service ministry said at least one person was killed and 20 others were injured. | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Strong-explosion-hits-market-in-Armenia-s-capital-17372470.php | 2022-08-14T12:14:42Z | https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Strong-explosion-hits-market-in-Armenia-s-capital-17372470.php | false |
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- xTool, an up-and-running laser engraving machine brand, partner with Pencils of Promise for back-to-school season. Pencils of Promise (PoP) builds safe and healthy public primary school environments, with well-trained and supported teachers, where students can thrive. In this campaign, $1 will be donated by xTool when every xTool user shares their back-to-school content on social media, such as Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/xToolOfficial), while $10 will be donated when every machine is sold during Aug.15th to 31st on www.xtool.com. It is estimated that xTool will donate at least $10,000 to Pencils of Promise.
Why a laser engraving machine brand pays attention to Public Welfare and Education?
xTool noticed that many tools are developed to spark people's creativity in the digital world. For instance, Facebook came up with the concept of "Meta". The development of tools used in the physical world, however, lags behind. That is why Makeblock, the parent company of xTool, launched xTool, and carries out a reversed Meta journey.
xTool also wants to contribute to education even though it focuses more on the laser industry while the product line of stem toys dedicated to the education industry.
Meet xTool ——The new star in laser engraving/cutting
The data from Google Trends in the past year worldwide shows that the search interest of xTool has been on the rise and has overtaken the industry leader in some periods.
xTool D1 received great praise once it appeared on the market.
Later, xTool D1 Pro, the upgraded version of D1, launched in July 2022, also attracted a lot of attention. 400+ units were achieved during the Launch Live.
xTool M1 was awarded the German Red Dot. Its exquisite appearance makes it the priority choice for home use.
xTool is devoted to enriching the cutting and engraving materials to ensure more usage scenarios. Hence, it builds an ecology, selects various types of high-quality engraving and cutting materials, and categorizes them based on different usages.
xTool has recently landed Europe sites (eu.xtool.com) and Japan site (https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0B3R1SD38?ref=myi_title_dp) to facilitate users in different regions to create better service.
Now xTool is looking for more cooperation with different area.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson and the New York Jets appear to have avoided a preseason nightmare.
Wilson is expected to miss two to four weeks with a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his right knee, according to a person with knowledge of the injury. The person told The Associated Press the timeline for how long Wilson is sidelined will be determined by an arthroscopic procedure to repair the meniscus — the schedule for which is pending a second medical opinion.
It was initially feared that Wilson suffered a serious — and potentially season-ending — knee injury during the second offensive series of New York’s 24-21 preseason-opening win at Philadelphia on Friday night.
Tests after the game indicated the ACL was intact, and an MRI on Saturday morning revealed the exact nature of the injury. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t announced details.
The New York Post first reported Wilson was diagnosed with a bone bruise and meniscus tear that needs to be trimmed and not fully repaired. While Wilson and the Jets remain optimistic, they won’t know the full scope of the injury — and whether recovery could go beyond two to four weeks — until doctors operate on the quarterback’s knee.
There’s still a chance Wilson could be ready to play in the season opener against Baltimore on Sept. 11. If not, veteran Joe Flacco would likely start in Wilson’s place against his former team.
After going back to pass with 4:29 left in the first quarter, Wilson was flushed out of the pocket and scrambled to his right for 7 yards, but went down when he tried to juke past Philadelphia’s Nakobe Dean. He appeared to injure his knee when planting to cut on Philadelphia’s grass field.
Wilson was down for several minutes as doctors and trainers checked on him. He walked gingerly to the sideline and then to the locker room.
“He’s in good spirits,” coach Robert Saleh said of Wilson after the game. “He’s fine, a little frustrated, obviously, but he’s as good as you can be in this situation.”
And he probably feels quite a bit better knowing his season isn’t already over before it even started.
Wilson’s progress in his second NFL season is the primary focus this year for the Jets, who took the former BYU star with the No. 2 overall pick last year. Wilson had a down-and-up season that began with struggles and then a sprained PCL in the back of the same right knee, sidelining him for four games. But he came back and was solid down the stretch, not throwing an interception in any of his final five games.
Wilson finished his rookie year with nine touchdown passes and 11 interceptions. The Jets added several playmaking pieces around their young quarterback during the offseason — including wide receiver Garrett Wilson, tight ends C.J. Uzomah and Tyler Conklin, running back Breece Hall — and he’s had a solid training camp this summer.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the favorites as they battle for position to make NASCAR’s playoffs, but in a season when there have already been 15 race winners, they are far from the lone contenders.
Blaney is second in points, just 19 points ahead of fourth-place Truex, but neither has won a race — the virtual automatic ticket to a spot in the postseason. Three races remain before the 16-driver field is set, starting with Sunday afternoon at Richmond Raceway. Two more unique winners could leave a race winner out of the field for the first time under the playoff format.
Other non-winners include 2012 series champion Brad Keselowski, Bubba Wallace, last weekend’s runner-up at Michigan, and 14th-place Erik Jones. After Richmond, the series moves to the road course at Watkins Glen and finishes the regular season at the superspeedway that is Daytona.
Truex appears to have an edge on Richmond’s 0.75-mile oval, having won three of the last six races here, but Blaney led 128 laps in the spring and has two consecutive top-10 finishes on the D-shaped layout.
Truex doesn’t plan to change anything in his approach.
“We go race the best we know how. And, you know, hopefully you put ourselves in a position to win and do all the right things,” he said. “It’d be disappointing with the season we’ve had to not make it.”
Blaney also declined to lament the fairness of the playoff format and said he hopes to continue the improvements he’s made in his last two races here.
“I was proud of the progress we made here in the spring, the progress we continue to make at this racetrack, and I think we’ve built on it even more. Hopefully it shows, you know, in the race.”
Truex and Blaney both reached the second round of qualifying Saturday, but Kyle Larson won the pole with a lap at 117.177 mph. Truex will start sixth, Blaney 10th.
The race winner most in danger of being bumped is Kurt Busch, who will miss his fourth consecutive race because of a concussion sustained in qualifying at Pocono on July 23. Busch has dropped from 14th to 20th while sidelined.
The 15 winners include five first-timers, and Kevin Harvick said the win-and-you’re-in idea makes it exciting for race winners, but the notion that Blaney or Truex could be knocked out of the playoffs while near the top of the point standings is problematic.
“I think there has to be more weight put on all 26 weeks and the things that you do from a fairness to a team standpoint,” he said,
Harvick ended a 65-race winless drought last week at Michigan.
KBM FUTURE
Kyle Busch still doesn’t have a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing for next season, but the two-time series champion says while his immediate future is up in the air, he’s got a much better handle on his long-term plans.
“I would like it to not have to go through this again,” Busch said of contract negotiations. “I’ve got six, seven, maybe eight more years. If I play all this out perfectly, (son) Brexton and I will share a truck when he turns 16 years old, when he’s 16 and 17. And then it’s his when he’s 18 and I’m done, I’m out.”
STRUGGLING CHAMP
Truex (2017) and possibly Kurt Busch (2004) aren’t the only former champions who could miss the playoffs.
Keselowski has struggled since leaving Team Penske after last season to take an ownership role with Jack Roush and RFK Racing. He’s 28th in points with just three top-10 finishes. His standing includes a 100-point penalty he incurred in March for modifying a single-source part on the Next Gen car.
ODDS AND ENDS
There were 16 different winners last season, but only 14 before the playoffs began. Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace both notched victories during the postseason. … Larson won 10 times, and the championship, last season. He’s won just once this year. … Kyle Busch leads active drivers with six Richmond victories. Denny Hamlin has four, Harvick and Truex three each and Keselowski, Joey Logano and Kurt Busch each have two.
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Partnership with media startup will enable readers to access paywalled McClatchy content
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- McClatchy announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Zette, an online subscription platform that enables consumers to access premium content from participating news publishers. Through this agreement, Zette subscribers will have access to paywalled McClatchy content on an article-by-article basis.
Zette, a media startup founded in 2020, enables readers to easily pay for the articles they want. Each month, Zette subscribers pay $9.99 and receive 30 article credits, which they can spend through Zette's downloadable browser extension. Readers browse the news normally until a paywall appears, at which point they can spend an article credit for Zette to unlock the paywall.
Following McClatchy's partnership with Zette, the platform now boasts access to over 80 premium newspapers, most of which are local, community-focused publications.
"We are thrilled to be among the early adopters of this exciting and potentially game-changing platform," said McClatchy Chief Revenue Officer Tony Berg. "By offering article-level access to our paywalled content, we will have the opportunity—and the ability—to offer readers the exact news experience that they want, across all of our publications."
"Zette's mission is to democratize access to high quality journalism, and McClatchy offers some of the best local reporting in the country," said Zette Founder and CEO Yehong Zhu. "From the Miami Herald to the Sacramento Bee, we're bringing the value of local news to Americans everywhere. It's an honor to work with McClatchy's Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists."
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EXCLUSIVE: RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under star Pomara Fifth hits out at judging panel following elimination
Kamilaroi drag queen Pomara Fifth has hit out at the judging panel on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
Speaking exclusively to Daily Mail Australia, the star revealed she wished she had received more feedback from judges RuPaul, Rhys Nicholson and Michelle Visage prior to her elimination.
'I didn't get much feedback from the judges at all the entire time, I was safe, safe, and then eliminated,' she said.
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under star Pomara Fifth (pictured) has hit out at the show's judging panel following her elimination
She added: 'I really got nothing from them. And that was kind of disappointing. I wish they had elaborated more.'
Pomara, who is of both Aboriginal and Māori heritage, was sadly eliminated in the third episode of the season after teaming up with fellow drag queen Beverly Kills for a drag brunch.
The pair, who were set to work together despite being polar opposites, were then pitted against each other as the bottom two.
After what the other contestants dubbed the best Lip Sync For Your Life so far, Pomara unfortunately didn't impress the judges and was told to 'Sashay Away'.
'It's kind of bittersweet, you know?' she said of her elimination. 'Filming goes on for a lot longer than what you see on TV. And we were all getting a bit tired. And we were just sort of exhausted.'
Pomara, who is of both Aboriginal and Māori heritage, was sadly eliminated in the third episode of the season after teaming up with fellow drag queen Beverly Kills for a drag brunch
'I was kind of like, I can relax! But I really wanted to share my message of positivity and share what I had been through and hope that there would be people out there that maybe have gone through the same thing, see someone like them on TV and know that it's going to be okay.'
'I just hope that I got that message out before I left.'
During the show, RuPaul said Pomara and Beverly's drag hosting, 'felt like two people who were forced to be together'.
'I really wanted to share my message of positivity and share what I had been through,' Pomara told Daily Mail Australia
'Do I think I should have gone? No. But that is the hand you're dealt,' she added. 'At least I can say that I have lost doing my best'
Pomara said despite losing out relatively early in the competition, she's confident she did her best and she left with 'no hard feelings' towards the remaining drag queens.
'Do I think I should have gone? No. But that is the hand you're dealt. Do I think anyone else from any other team should have gone? Also no,' she continued.
'At least I can say that I lost doing my best and I lost against someone who was doing their best.'
For her runway look, Pomara wore a stunning red gown that was inspired and dedicated to her indigenous culture.
There are now only seven contestants left on this season of Drag Race Down Under. Pictured (L-R) Yuri Guaii, Faúx Fúr, Aubrey Haive, Molly Poppinz, Beverly Kills, Spankie Jackzon, Kween Kong, Hannah Conda, Pomara Fifth, Minnie Cooper
'Going down that runway, you couldn't tell me sh*t. I felt stunning. I felt beautiful. It's one of my favourite outfits ever to wear,' she continued.
'I really wanted to represent [my culture] and as soon as they said that the theme of the runway was red, I went straight to like the big red rock: Uluru. I really tried to channel that and put it into my outfit. And yeah, that was that was really special to me.'
There are now only seven contestants left on this season of Drag Race Down Under - Beverly Kills, Hannah Conda, Kween Kong, Minnie Cooper, Molly Poppinz, Spankie Jackzon and Yuri Guaii.
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More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Pelosi trip
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China.
The five-member delegation, led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment and other issues, the American Institute in Taiwan said. The institute represents the U.S. government, which does not have official ties with Taiwan.
China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory, responded to Pelosi’s Aug. 2 visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and skies around Taiwan for several days afterward. The Chinese government objects to Taiwan having any official contact with foreign governments, particularly with a high-ranking congressional leader like Pelosi.
A Taiwanese broadcaster showed video of a U.S. government plane landing about 7 p.m. Sunday at Songshan Airport in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital. While it wasn’t confirmed who was on board, the American Institute issued a brief statement soon after announcing the delegation would be in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a trip to Asia.
The other members of the delegation are Republican Rep. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, a delegate from American Samoa, and Democratic House members John Garamendi and Alan Lowenthal from California and Don Beyer from Virginia.
Chinese warplanes have been crossing the midpoint of the Taiwan Strait on a daily basis even after the conclusion of the military exercises, with at least 10 doing so on Sunday, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said.
The 10 fighter jets were among 22 Chinese military aircraft and six naval ships detected in the area around Taiwan by 5 p.m. on Sunday, the ministry said on its Twitter account.
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U.S. lawmakers arrive in Taiwan amid China tensions
TAIPEI, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. lawmaker delegation arrived in Taiwan on Sunday for a two-day visit during which they will meet President Tsai Ing-wen, the second high-level group to come amid continued military tensions with the island's giant neighbour China.
Beijing, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been holding military drills around the island to express its anger at this month's visit to Taipei by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said the delegation is being led by Senator Ed Markey, who is being accompanied by four other lawmakers on what it described as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region.
Taiwan's presidential office said the group would meet Tsai on Monday morning.
"Especially at a time when China is raising tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the region with military exercises, Markey leading a delegation to visit Taiwan once again demonstrates the United States Congress' firm support for Taiwan," it said in a statement.
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry published pictures of four of the group being met at Taipei's downtown Songshan airport having arrived on a U.S. air force transport jet, while Markey arrived at the Taoyuan international airport.
"The delegation will meet with senior Taiwan leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, global supply chains, climate change, and other significant issues of mutual interest," the de facto U.S embassy said.
While China's drills around Taiwan have abated, it is still carrying out military activities.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — US lawmakers visiting Taiwan 12 days after Nancy Pelosi visit that angered China, which responded with military drills.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence.
That has raised concerns because President Andrés Manuel López Obrador won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024.
Neither the National Guard nor the military have been able to lower the insecurity in the country, however. This past week, drug cartels staged widespread arson and shooting attacks, terrifying civilians in three main northwest cities in a bold challenge to the state.
Still, López Obrador wants to keep soldiers involved in policing, and remove civilian control over the National Guard, whose officers and commanders are mostly soldiers, with military training and pay grades.
But the president no longer has the votes in congress to amend the constitution and has suggested he may try to do it as a regulatory change with a simple majority in congress or by an executive order and see if the courts will uphold that.
López Obrador warned Friday against politicizing the issue, saying the military is needed to fight Mexico’s violent drug cartels. But then he immediately politicized it himself.
“A constitutional reform would be ideal, but we have to look for ways, because they (the opposition) instead of helping us, are blocking us, there is an intent to prevent us from doing anything,” López Obrador said.
The two main opposition parties also had a different positions when they were in power. They supported the army in public safety roles during their respective administrations beginning in 2006 and 2012.
When López Obrador was running for president, he called for taking the army off the streets. But being in power — and seeing homicides running at their highest sustained levels ever — apparently changed his mind.
He has relied heavily on the military not just for crime-fighting. He sees the army and navy as heroic, patriotic and less corruptible, and has entrusted them with building major infrastructure projects, running airports and trains, stopping migrants and overseeing customs at seaports.
Mexico’s army has been deeply involved in policing since the start of the 2006 drug war. But its presence was always understood as temporary, a stop-gap until Mexico could build trustworthy police forces.
López Obrador appears to have abandoned that plan, instead making the military and quasi-military force like the National Guard the main solution. “Their mandate has to be prolonged,” he said.
“I think the best thing is for the National Guard to be a branch of the Defense Department to give it stability over time and prevent it from being corrupted,” he said. He also wants the army and the navy to help in public safety roles beyond 2024, the current dateline established in a 2020 executive order.
The force has grown to 115,000, but almost 80% of its personnel were drawn from the ranks of the military.
The United Nations and human rights groups have long expressed reservations about having the military do police work. and Mexico's Supreme Court has yet to decide on several appeals against what critics say are unconstitutional tasks given to the National Guard.
The U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner’s office said last week that militarizing civil institutions, such as policing, weakens democracy. Soldiers aren’t trained for that, the military by nature isn’t very open to scrutiny, it has been implicated in human rights abuses, and the presence of troops hasn’t resolved the pressing question of how to reform police, prosecutors and courts.
While López Obrador claims human rights abuses are no longer tolerated, the governmental National Human Rights Commission has received more than a thousand complaints alleging abuses by the National Guard. The agency has issued five recommendations in cases where there was evidence of excessive use of force, torture or abuse of migrants.
“The problem with using the military in civilian roles is that we don’t have any control of what goes on inside” the forces, said Ana Lorena Delgadillo, director of the civic group Foundation For Justice.
Delgadillo said that placing the National Guard under the Defense Department, despite constitutional language defining it as a civilian-commanded force, is “authoritarian,” will be challenged in court and will not help to pacify the country.
The Mexican Employers’ Association, Coparmex, said in a statement that the capabilities of state police should instead be strengthened. “It is them and the (state prosecutors’ offices) that are authorized to interact with the civilian population,” the group said.
Perhaps more to the point, the quasi-military National Guard has not been able to bring down Mexico’s stubbornly high homicide rate.
Sofía de Robina, a lawyer for the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center, said the National Guard “has not been able to decrease violence,” in part because of its military-style strategy of “occupying territory.”
While that strategy — of building barracks and conducting regular patrols — may be helpful in remote or rural areas, it has proved less useful and even drawn opposition in urban areas.
Police, who are from the towns they serve and live among the inhabitants, would be more effective, experts say. Yet widespread corruption, poor pay and threats by cartels against police officers have weakened local and state police forces.
Over 15 years of experience with the military in policing roles has shown “the falseness of the paradigm that the army was going to solve the problems,” Delgadillo said.
De Robina added that López Obrador’s latest move means trying to keep the military in policing indefinitely, “completely defying the obligation that public safety be civil” with no limits on time or strategy. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Mexico-president-to-bypass-congress-to-keep-army-17372541.php | 2022-08-14T13:13:29Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Mexico-president-to-bypass-congress-to-keep-army-17372541.php | false |
Waterville’s Butler Arms Hotel has reportedly been sold.
The Sunday Business Post reports that the Press Up hospitality group has acquired the hotel for an undisclosed amount.
The hotel is situated on the seafront in Waterville, and has been operated by the Huggard family for over a century.
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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn’t have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after an influential Shiite cleric gave it one week to dismiss the legislature so that new elections can be held.
The decision by the Supreme Judicial Council is likely to increase tensions between followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and members of Iran-backed groups as Iraq sinks deeper into its political impasse, now in its 10th month. The impasse is the longest in the country since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion reset the political order.
The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement after a meeting Sunday that political groups in the country should not get the judiciary involved in their “rivalries and political competition.”
Al-Sadr, whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and have since held a sit-in outside the building, tweeted on Wednesday that the judiciary has one week to dissolve the legislature. Al-Sadr has previously demanded that the parliament be dissolved and that early elections be held but this time he set a deadline.
Al-Sadr’s political bloc won the largest number of seats in parliament but failed to form a majority government that excluded his Iran-aligned rivals. He called on his followers Saturday night to be ready to hold massive protests all over Iraq raising concerns of tensions. He did not set a date for the planned protests.
“The Supreme Judicial Council does not have the authority to dissolve parliament,” the statement said, adding that its main job is to deal with legal matters and it cannot “interfere in the work of the legislative or executive authorities.”
Even before Sunday’s meeting of the judiciary, it had stated it does not have the constitutional right to dissolve parliament and that only lawmakers can vote to dissolve the legislature. Because the parliament has exceeded the constitutional timeline for forming a new government following the October elections, what happens next is not clear.
Al-Sadr’s political rivals in the Coordination Framework, an alliance of Iran-backed parties, said earlier that the parliament would have to convene to dissolve itself. On Friday, supporters of the group demonstrated in Baghdad to protest the occupation of the legislature by al-Sadr’s supporters.
Earlier this month, thousands of al-Sadr’s followers stormed the heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses Iraq’s parliament, government buildings and foreign embassies. They overran and occupied the parliament, after which all sessions of the assembly were canceled until further notice. The takeover also effectively halted efforts by the Coordination Framework to try and form the next government after al-Sadr failed to do so.
In their takeover of parliament, al-Sadr’s followers stopped short of overrunning the Supreme Judicial Council building next door — an act that many would consider a coup as the judiciary is the highest legal authority in the country. | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/iraqi-judiciary-says-it-has-no-powers-to-dissolve-parliament/ | 2022-08-14T13:29:05Z | https://pix11.com/news/ap-general/iraqi-judiciary-says-it-has-no-powers-to-dissolve-parliament/ | false |
"Tell me about it, stud." There are plenty of catchier, more profound quotables in the history of cinema, but I'll always love this one for how perfectly embarrassing it is.
On its surface, Olivia Newton-John's smoldering come-on in the finale of Grease introduces her character Sandy's transformation from prim prude to red-lipped sexpot, in an O. Henry-like twist where she and John Travolta's Danny each adopt new identities to appease the other. But with only a little imagination, you can picture her frantic preparation for this moment, practicing that line thousands of times in the mirror, rolling the dice that Danny will say something to which "Tell me about it, stud" is an appropriate response. The best part is, he doesn't: All he does is gawk and say, "Sandy?" It's a total non-sequitur, delivered before the same cliquish classmates who have mocked and dismissed her for an entire school year, and in spite of its awkwardness, it lands. Maybe they're all too distracted by her new look to notice. Or maybe they simply know what we know — that Sandy, like the woman playing her, is a first-class dork even at her absolute sexiest.
I've spent the past week reading tributes to Newton-John, who died Monday at 73 after a 30-year battle with breast cancer, and seen the same few words recur over and over: "Beautiful." "Angelic." "Sensual." "Classy." "Soft rock." All of which certainly apply to the British-Australian singer and actress, who broke through in the mid-'70s with country-pop ballads like "I Honestly Love You" and "Have You Never Been Mellow" (her first two of five U.S. No. 1 hits), and became a superstar in 1978 as Grease's quintessential girl next door. Along with her fervent advocacy for health and humanitarian causes, these descriptions make her seem almost untouchable, too pure for this world.
But to me — a very young girl at the time of her rise, a precocious only child from a progressive family with an early interest in politics and feminism, swept up in questions of what being a woman even meant — it was her accessibility and playfulness that cast their warm spell on my growing heart. I was in love with Sandy from the second she arrived at Rydell High: Apart from the fact that I couldn't take my eyes off her, I deeply related to her desire to do everything the right way, while still being intrigued by the determination of her new friends Rizzo, Marty and Frenchy to do everything their own way. When "Bad Sandy" awakened, so did my understanding that the two aren't exclusive: You can be true to yourself, and also decide what that means from one day to the next.
I've come to love the perennial ice-breaker "What was your first concert?" because I have deep, unironic pride in my answer. It was the day before my sixth birthday in 1982, a gift from my mom, who had watched in amusement as I named all of my dolls and stuffed animals of any species "Olivia." We were in the highest reaches of the San Diego Sports Arena, the stage so far away that it could have been anyone performing. But I knew it wasn't just anyone: It was the star of Grease and the critically panned disco fantasy Xanadu, films that had no business being worshipped by a kindergartener, but were anyway because of her. I was the world's youngest Gene Kelly superfan, because he'd danced with her onscreen. When Cheers debuted two years after Xanadu, I tuned in genuinely hoping to see the further adventures of the film's main character Sonny Malone, having missed that Ted Danson's charismatic barkeep was actually named Sam. (Though I quickly learned that the show did not feature any ancient Greek muses on roller skates, I did keep watching. Shelly Long's Diane was a new geek goddess in my burgeoning pantheon, another principled good girl who was also the smartest person in the room.)
I can still feel what it was like to hear "Physical" and be moved to dance without a trace of self-consciousness — why should I have any when she didn't? I knew the song was about sex, but while radio stations were banning it, I wasn't blushing. The video was so camp, the Jazzercise double entendre so obvious. Just like Sandy, Newton-John was winkingly cosplaying hypersexuality, because she didn't need it to get what she wanted. I knew this instinctively, just as I knew a year later that despite playing a felon in Two of a Kind, her reunion film with John Travolta, there was no question she'd end up doing the right thing and falling in love in the process — though not before having a little dangerous fun and charting a new hit single in "Twist of Fate."
As the '80s and '90s wore on, she remained at the center of my self-conception, if not my evolving playlist. But one evening in college, she caught me off guard by appearing alongside my newest role model — Candice Bergen's Murphy Brown, a brilliant journalist who held herself to the highest standards while also breaking a lot of rules. In a 1997 cameo on the CBS sitcom, Newton-John appeared as herself, facing off against Murphy in a charity auction for the chance to conduct a symphony orchestra for a day. Murphy is determined to win because she's been diagnosed with breast cancer and wants to make the most of her remaining days. Olivia, now five years into her own real-life diagnosis, presumably wants the same and bids viciously. But when Murphy pulls out a victory, Olivia slyly and sweetly reveals the truth: She's there on behalf of the charity, who recruited her to drive up Murphy's bid.
Among all the compulsive listening and rewatching I've done since hearing about Newton-John's death, these few minutes make me cry the hardest. Embedded in her brief meta-performance is a decision to face her circumstances with a wink and a smile — helping Murphy, and any survivors watching at home, to do the same. Seeing her that way takes me back to why I loved her so instantly as a child: She embodied a fundamental goodness, but reveled in playing near the edge to keep everyone on their toes. May we all make our own rules with such heart.
Evie Nagy is a business and culture writer and the author of the 33 1/3 series book Devo's Freedom of Choice. She currently works in tech.
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Liverpool dog attack leaves boy aged four seriously hurt
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A four-year-old boy has been left with serious, life-changing injuries after being attacked by a dog in Liverpool.
The child was injured in the face and head by a Bull Mastiff type dog during a visit to a friend's house in Norris Green on Saturday, said police.
A "brave neighbour" fought the dog off and "probably saved the life of this young boy", a spokesman said.
A 31-year-old woman has been arrested over the attack. The boy remains in a stable condition in hospital.
The woman was detained on suspicion of being in possession of a dangerously out-of-control dog and will be interviewed by officers.
Dog seized
Det Insp Chris Hawitt, from Merseyside Police, said the attack was "extremely distressing" and appealed for information.
"I would like to commend the neighbour whose quick-thinking and selfless swift actions have probably saved the life of this young boy, who has suffered life-changing injuries," he said.
"Our enquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are ongoing, and we have seized the dog for the safety of the community and to establish its breed.
"We are keen to speak to any witnesses who may have seen the incident or this dog on previous occasions."
Police have urged dog owners "to be mindful of their dogs' behaviour at all times, particularly where young children may be around".
They added that dogs in public spaces should be kept on a lead and muzzled if they could become aggressive.
It is illegal to "let a dog be dangerously out of control", whether that be in public or on private property.
In the UK, it is also against the law to own pit bull terriers, Japanese Tosas, Dogos Argentinos and Fila Brasileiro. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-62539930 | 2022-08-14T13:32:05Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-62539930 | true |
Antrim 'fixed mistakes' for replay - skipper Carey
Antrim captain Cathy Carey says her side learned from their mistakes in the drawn game as they beat Fermanagh 3-15 to 0-11 in the All-Ireland Junior Football final replay.
Saffrons manager Emma Kelly believes the victory will inspire "the next generation" of ladies players in the county. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/gaelic-games/62540410 | 2022-08-14T13:34:00Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/gaelic-games/62540410 | true |
(NEXSTAR) — Even though recent data shows the housing market could be cooling, sales prices are still surging in several major cities. According to a recent ranking from real estate company Redfin, the top 10 cities with the fastest–growing sales prices are located in only three states — and the majority are in just one state.
Ranking at first with a 37.1% year-over-year sales price increase is Detroit, Michigan. The median sale price for a home in Detroit is $96,500 as of June. Redfin data shows buyers payer about $74 per square foot. Homes in Detroit stay on the market for around 27 days and sell about 4% below list price.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, ranks second on the list, with a 34% sales price increase in the past year. The Myrtle Beach median home sale price is $288,000. Despite this, Redfin says homes in this city typically sell for about 1% below list price and homes sell in around 52 days.
The rest of the list is dominated by the state with the most metros with fast-growing sales prices: Florida.
These Florida cities are (ranked 3-10): Lehigh Acres (32% growth); West Palm Beach (29.9%); St. Petersburg (28.9%); Port St. Lucie (28.6%); Cape Coral (27.9%); Palm Bay (27.8%); Riverview (27.7%) and Kissimmee (25.9%).
So how expensive are homes in Florida? Data from June 2022 shows the median sale price is $410,400 — with 39.1% of homes selling above list price.
Nationwide, the median sale price for a home in June 2022 was $428,400, an 11.2% increase over the same time last year. But even though this is a double-digit increase in prices, it’s also the smallest year-over-year increase “in nearly two years,” Redfin market analyst Tim Ellis says.
On the flip side, some major U.S. metros are seeing slowing real estate markets.
A recent Redfin study showed the top 10 real estate markets that are cooling the fastest — a list which includes Seattle, Denver, Boise, Idaho, and Tacoma, Washington. Several California cities also made the list, including San Jose (No. 1), Sacramento (No. 2), and Oakland (No. 3), among others. | https://wgntv.com/news/these-cities-have-the-fastest-growing-housing-prices-according-to-redfin/ | 2022-08-14T13:39:09Z | https://wgntv.com/news/these-cities-have-the-fastest-growing-housing-prices-according-to-redfin/ | true |
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — World War II veteran Russell L. Scott, comic book hero.
Well, sure, why not?
The late Scott, a B-25 tail gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corps who was held as a prisoner of war, certainly had a story to tell. To sum up, as he told me in 2014, seven decades after it all happened in 1944, “I got to Corsica on the 18th of May. On the 23rd of May, I went on my first mission. And on the 25th of May, I went on my last mission.”
The mission on May 25 was his last because enemy fire hit his B-25 over Italy. Scott attempted to bail out, but the escape hatch wouldn’t open, so he had to head-butt the canopy over the tail gunner’s position to get out, said Ralph Fields, who volunteered with Scott at the Virginia War Memorial and became a close friend.
Scott slid onto the plane’s tail assembly as the plane was going down, sitting there momentarily with his feet dangling. The reason for his hesitation? He had a parachute, but he had never used it.
“He said the ground kept getting closer and closer and that helped him make up his mind,” Fields recalled. “He just had a way of telling his story that fascinated everybody.”
Scott hit the ground awkwardly, suffering a broken back, and was immediately captured by Germans, leading to a long journey of being moved as a prisoner of war from Italy to Germany to Poland and back to Germany.
At one prison camp, he transformed powdered milk cans into stovepipes –- he’d done body-and-fender work back home so he was familiar with working with metal — so the coal stoves in each crowded room wouldn’t asphyxiate the inhabitants. He surely saved lives.
He survived the war, returned to his native Richmond and became a longtime volunteer at the local veterans hospital as well as at the Virginia War Memorial. He died in 2019 at age 99.
But his story lives on.
Virginia Commonwealth University student Maggie Colangelo, a senior and double-major in VCU Arts and environmental studies who also works in the university’s Virtual Curation Laboratory, was intrigued when she heard about Scott’s story and set about creating a detailed, three-panel comic, describing his harrowing experience.
“Comics are a great way to reach out to people,” Colangelo said. “When you’re trying to get kids to read, it’s way easier to hand them a comic than to get them to slog through a whole chapter book.”
Her comics, which she creates digitally, represent visual learning, but they also convey actual information.
“I’ve really found a niche that I like in making educational comics,” said Colangelo, who also has created comics about the Founding Fathers’ obsession with giant Ice Age animals and the Isle of Wight County Museum’s “World’s Oldest Ham.”
Her goal is to make her comics “humorous and interesting” because she remembers when she was growing up “history was my least favorite subject.
“Which is odd because there are so many interesting things happening in history,” said Colangelo, who lives in Ashburn. “It should be the most amazing class ever, but somehow it was just the most endless hour of my life every class.”
Colangelo learned about Scott from Bernard K. Means, an assistant anthropology professor at VCU and director of the Virtual Curation Lab, who had worked with Scott on another project a few years ago.
Means met Scott in the fall of 2014 while he was doing a 3-D scanning demonstration at the Virginia War Memorial; the lab partners with museums around the world, using 3-D object-scanning to record artifacts, fossils and historic objects for analysis, conservation and educational outreach.
Means learned of Scott’s story that day, as well as plans to display a model of the B-25 Scott flew aboard. He made a 3-D scan of Scott right then and there, with the idea of producing a miniature model of Scott to go on exhibit with the model plane.
Means used his lab’s 3-D printers to create a plastic model of Scott that was scaled to the size of the B-25 model. Chelsea Miller, then a VCU history major who was interning at the war memorial, researched WWII-era uniforms and painted the miniature of Scott so it looks like the flight suit he wore then.
The miniature B-25, with Scott perched on the tail assembly, remains on display at the war memorial, hanging from the ceiling in the lobby of the Paul and Phyllis Galanti Education Center. When he leads tours at the war memorial, Fields often starts by pointing out the B-25 and talking about Scott.
“He was kind of like a brother,” said Fields, whose own brother was killed in World War II when his plane was shot down over Germany. “The first day I met Russell, we just kind of bonded. We had so much in common.”
In 2017, Fields accompanied Scott on a ride in a B-25 similar to the one Scott had flown in. He describes it as a highlight.
“I got to fly with a World War II tail gunner in a World War II bomber, which was quite special,” Fields said.
It was Fields who set in motion the events that led to the lobby exhibit. Some years back, he spied a radio-controlled B-25 with a 9-foot wingspan for sale at the Williamsburg Antique Mall. He told Scott about it at one of their Wednesday volunteer shifts, and they drove to Williamsburg in Fields’ pickup truck that afternoon. Scott fell in love with it and bought it on the spot and then donated it to the war memorial.
“He’d always tell everybody I made him spend all his money on that airplane,” Fields said. “Russell had this wonderful sense of humor. He loved to cut up and tease and all. He was just a very special person.”
And a charmer.
“He told my wife he didn’t have any wrinkles because he smiled all the time,” he said. “Everybody loved Russell.”
When he and Scott were leading tours together, Fields would tell groups, “You picked the perfect time to visit the war memorial because you’re going to meet a real-life World War II hero.” Funny thing, though, Fields said, “Russell never considered himself a hero.”
So, what would Scott think of being the star of a 21st-century comic?
“I think he would like it,” Fields said.
VCU’s Means agreed, although Scott might have been bemused to be the subject of such a project, but not because he was unfamiliar with the medium. Comics were very popular among U.S. soldiers during World War II, Means said, and he bets Scott “read a ton of comic books.” | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Preserving-a-WWII-tail-gunner-s-harrowing-story-17372538.php | 2022-08-14T13:43:36Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Preserving-a-WWII-tail-gunner-s-harrowing-story-17372538.php | true |
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth in a series of Sunday stories based on AL.com’s anonymous offseason survey of Alabama high school football coaches.
Mark Freeman and Thompson were within seconds of the school’s first football victory over perennial power Hoover in 21 tries.
The date was Oct. 27, 2017.
The Warriors had taken a 32-25 lead on the homestanding Bucs after Taulia Tagovailoa led a 99-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown drive. The two teams traded possessions on the next two drives, leaving Thompson to punt back to Hoover and standout receiver George Pickens with just 13 seconds left.
“Taulia was our punter,” Thompson coach Mark Freeman said. “I called three timeouts to make sure he knew not to kick the ball to George Pickens. He kicked it right down the middle to him with 13 seconds left.
“When the ball was in the air, I was just thinking, ‘We just kicked the ball to the most dominant player in the state.’ Thank God, we tackled him and won the game. But, for a minute, I thought I was going to go from winning the first game against Hoover to being fired for kicking the ball to that guy.”
That win eventually turned the tide in a rivalry Hoover had long dominated. Thompson has now won seven of the last 10 against the Bucs. Each game had high stakes, including five straight Class 7A semifinal meetings.
“It has been crazy,” Hoover athletic director Andy Urban said. “The last five years we’ve played two times a year and the winner has gone to the state championship game. "
In AL.com’s summer survey of high school head coaches, the Thompson vs. Hoover rivalry edged the Battle of Murder Creek between T.R. Miller and W.S. Neal as the state’s best current rivalry.
“It has really become a rivalry the last five years,” Urban said. “The intensity of it -- we’ve been the top program in the state of Alabama for a long time, and they’ve come to knock us off that perch.”
Hoover won the first 20 games against Thompson, including six when the school was still Berry High School (1988-1993). The Bucs still lead the overall series 23-7.
However, things started to change when Freeman was hired from Spanish Fort to take over at Thompson. His first two Warrior teams each went 5-5. They lost to the Bucs 31-14 in 2015 and 20-0 in 2016.
“It was a mindset early on,” Freeman said. “We wanted to convince our kids that the reason they weren’t equal was their choice. Rather that is an accurate assumption or not doesn’t matter. That has to be your mindset. We get out of bed the same way they do. We put on our pants the same way. We don’t play the name on the jersey. We play the game.
“We hung in some of those early games and had a chance to beat them. It seemed like we were inching closer and closer. You have to give them a lot of credit. They were the measuring stick forever and ever in the state of Alabama. It wasn’t much of a rivalry early on.”
Then came that October night in 2017 at the Met when Thompson finally broke through.
“That first time we beat them I really wanted it to be at the Met because of the prestige of it and all the history,” Freeman said. “Going there and winning kind of puts a stamp that your program is pretty good.”
Four weeks after that loss, however, Josh Niblett’s team got revenge.
The Bucs beat Thompson 31-12 in the first of their five straight semifinal meetings. They went on to beat McGill-Toolen in Auburn 10 days later to claim a second straight Class 7A state title.
Hoover beat Thompson again during the 2018 regular season, setting up another rematch in the semifinals – this time at the Met.
“That first year with them coming back in the semis, there were people lined up at 4 p.m. to get in and it has been that way ever since,” Urban said. “The best way to describe it is like a train wreck. Nobody can take their eyes off it.”
The Warriors won the rematch that year, starting a stretch of five Thompson victories in six meetings. They’ve won the last four semifinal meetings with the Bucs, leading to three consecutive 7A titles.
“That semifinal game has been as tough as any championship game we’ve played,” Freeman said. “It’s a tough, tough region. If you want to play football, this region (7A, 3) is the one to be in for sure.”
The prestige of the rivalry since 2017 also has been magnified by the caliber of players on either side.
Hoover’s talented list includes Pickens, Bennett Meredith, Robby Ashford, Larry McCammon, Will Reichard and Shedrick Jackson. Thompson’s stars have included Tagovailoa, Ryan Peppins, Jeremiah Alexander, Sawyer Pate, Conner Harrell, Tony Mitchell and Peter Woods.
“The Hoover game is an important rivalry,” said Woods, a Clemson commit and one of the state’s top 2023 prospects. “Our fans and students really get involved. It didn’t really start as a rivalry.
“It started as Hoover just beating up on everybody. But we’re just here to continue what we’ve been doing, which is beating them. My first start as a freshman was against Hoover. Last year, I had five sacks, which is one of my best memories in football.”
Freeman admits that he has coached in some other big rivalry games at his previous stops. But he said it is hard to compare Thompson vs. Hoover.
“It’s crazy,” he said. “The atmosphere at either place is unbelievable. If you are here at our stadium, it is built so the noise is right on you. At the Met, it feels like the visitors’ side gets all the noise.
“I’ve been in important rivalries before, but when there are 14 or 15,000 fans at the game, it is just special. The interest in our games is always high. The media attention is always big. People come to Thompson to play Hoover and vice-versa I’m sure.”
Hoover will play at Thompson this year on Oct. 21. It is the final game of the regular season for both teams. It will be the first time in the rivalry for Hoover first-year coach Wade Waldrop.
And, if the last five years are any indication, it will be the first of two meetings in 2022.
BEST HIGH SCHOOL RIVALRY
(Based on anonymous responses from 75 statewide high school coaches)
1. Thompson vs. Hoover – 19 percent
2. T.R. Miller vs. W.S. Neal – 16 percent
3. Luverne vs. Brantley – 7 percent
4. (Tie) UMS-Wright vs. St. Paul’s, Vigor vs. Blount, Hoover vs. Vestavia Hills – 5 percent
Receiving multiple votes: Daphne vs. Spanish Fort, Clay County vs. Lineville*, Saraland vs. Spanish Fort, Hartselle vs. Cullman, Thomasville vs. Clarke County, Auburn vs. Opelika, McGill-Toolen vs. Murphy.
*Rivalry no longer active
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July 17: Best active coach
July 24: Best Friday night atmosphere
July 31: Most desirable job
Aug. 7: Top college recruiters
Aug. 14: Best rivalry
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William “Marty” Martin, a renowned snake researcher who dedicated his life’s work to the study of timber rattlesnakes, died last week after he was bitten by a snake on the property of his West Virginia home, his wife said. He was 80.
Martin, who was described as the “ambassador of rattlesnakes” in a 2019 profile on the online journal Terrain, was just 13 years old when he documented the first instance of timber rattlesnakes in the Bull Run Mountains in Virginia.
At the age of 17, he became a founding member of the Virginia Herpetological Society, and for 30 years he served on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s timber rattlesnake task force, which worked to preserve the species, according to Reptiles Magazine.
Martin also co-authored the 472-page book “The Timber Rattlesnake: Life History, Distribution, Status, and Conservation Action Plan,” which was released in August 2021.
Joe Villari, manager of the Bull Run Mountains Preserve, paid tribute to Martin in a lengthy Facebook post, calling him “a true original in every sense of the word” and “a human of mythic proportions — a being far more rare than the threatened and endangered snakes to which he dedicated his life.”
Villari, who was also a friend of the “absolute rattlesnake legend,” noted that Martin acted as one of snakes’ “earliest ambassadors — far before the eruption of the ecological and animal welfare enlightenment of the 1970s.”
His happiness was “intrinsically tied to the presence and well-being of venomous snake populations, especially his beloved timbers,” he wrote, adding that at the age of 80, “he was more physically capable than most 20-year-olds that I have scrambled across the mountain with.”
John Sealy, a rattlesnake researcher from Stokesdale, said that Martin was considered by many in the community of snake experts as the foremost authority on timber rattlers, a species he studied since childhood.
“They’re extremely secretive animals,” Sealy told The Associated Press.
According to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, the timber rattlesnake — also called the American viper, black rattlesnake, eastern rattlesnake, timber rattler and canebrake — is a large pit viper with a wide distribution across the eastern half of the U.S.
Adult timber rattlesnakes can reach lengths of up to 5 feet, though there are reports of some growing up to 7 feet long.
Deaths from snakebites in the U.S. are rare, according to data released by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Each year, an estimated 7,000–8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the U.S., but only about five of those people die.
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Dana Jager knew it was time to start seriously apartment hunting when she read the notice taped to her door in early January — her rent was going up $367 starting July 1.
“I wasn’t in that big of a rush to leave right away,” she said. “It’s just a thought that was forced upon me when they presented that increase.”
The 28-year-old single mother has lived in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood nearly her entire life. For the past eight years, Jager and her 10-year-old son have shared a one-bedroom unit there at The Gladstone Apartments. Jager’s job at Fred Meyer nets her enough to make ends meet and pay just over $983 a month in rent, but she said a 37% rent increase would leave them with almost nothing left over at the end of the month.
Tenants in Seattle and across the country face rents that are rising faster than their wages. At the same time, landlords are also feeling the squeeze. They have few other options besides rent increases to address the financial hangover from the pandemic-era eviction moratorium, in addition to surging maintenance costs from a shortage of skilled trades workers.
Median one-bedroom rent in Seattle was $1,710 in July — 9% more than a year ago, according to data from Apartment List. Paychecks haven’t kept up with rents though, and a new study shows that a minimum-wage worker in King and Snohomish counties would have to put in 90 hours a week to afford rent.
Common guidance is that housing should not surpass 30% of monthly income to leave room for other costs and savings. Currently, 4 in 10 renters in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area pay more than 30% of their income in rent, and 1 in 5 spend more than half, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Neighborhoods outside Seattle’s core and cities to the north and south — once considered affordable — sustained the fastest price growth during the past decade. Average rents for one-bedroom apartments in Everett rose by 90% from 2012 to 2022, according to data from CoStar, a commercial real estate data analytics company. Rents in North Seattle, which includes Lake City, jumped 45% in the same time frame.
Eviction cases in King County rose sharply after Seattle’s moratorium ended in February, according to data from the Housing Justice Project, but they still trail behind pre-pandemic levels. In July, 233 evictions were filed in King County, the highest monthly number since the pandemic began, but still below the 373 filed each month in 2019.
Josh Alhadeff, president of the firm DSB Investments that manages The Gladstone, said that the company doesn’t want to push people out, but that some rent increases are necessary to help pay for rising operational costs, such as maintenance.
The pandemic ushered a movement of white collar workers from Seattle to the suburbs after many companies allowed employees to work remotely, said Elliott Krivenko, a data analyst for CoStar. Those working from home sought apartments and homes with more space that fit their budget.
Housing providers blame rent increases on a shortage of units and a surplus of renters. The number of Seattle tenants surged, with renters bypassing homeowners in 2019 for the first time since 1910, according to census data.
They also point to lost rent because of eviction moratoriums and rent freezes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I think what a lot of people forget is that there’s a large amount of service that goes into providing housing,” said Sean Flynn, president of the Rental Housing Association of Washington. He emphasized that a shortage of skilled trades workers has driven up maintenance costs, and rising interest rates and property taxes make property management even more expensive.
Standing together to fight rent hikes
At least three of Jager’s neighbors moved out because they couldn’t afford the rent increases, she said. Those who stayed behind decided to organize and push back. Residents argued the building wasn’t worth what the property managers were asking them to pay. Jager and at least five other tenants cited slow maintenance responses to clogged drains, mold in some units and broken balcony panels on the building’s upper level (which tenants and organizers said they fixed).
With the help of the Puget Sound Tenants Union, a Seattle-based grassroots advocacy group, the residents started a campaign. They circulated a petition protesting the rent increases in light of the building’s condition. Of the 28 occupied units, 24 of them signed on. They organized “phone zaps,” where they’d constantly call DSB Investments and Alhadeff’s personal cellphone.
When the Bellevue-based company assumed management of The Gladstone in October 2020, the building was in “very, very bad shape,” Alhadeff said.
“A lot of those units, when we took them over, were vacant, and we had to go through and do everything to them,” he said.
DSB owns and manages at least 20 properties in the Seattle metro area, employing eight maintenance workers. While the company says on its website that it “owns the properties we manage,” Alhadeff said that’s not the case with The Gladstone. Property records indicate it’s owned by Gladstone Holdings LLC, and Alhadeff declined to say who the members of that corporation are.
“Just a box”
The Gladstone was everything Jager needed it to be when she first moved in. Her paycheck from McDonald’s covered the $725 monthly rent, and her then-2-year-old didn’t require much space of his own. Today, the boy’s lofted bed occupies a corner of the living room, while a couch and a TV perched atop a bookshelf full of old VCR tapes and DVDs take up most of the remaining space. The bathroom is so small that the door has to be completely shut in order to access the bathtub and shower.
The persistent maintenance problems make Jager’s cramped apartment even less pleasant, she said. The drains in her bathtub and bathroom sink clog every three to four months, bubbling up with turbid water and hair, she said. Residents were instructed in their leases to not use unclogging chemicals like Drano. Recently, she bought a declogging tool so she doesn’t have to wait for the maintenance team, Jager said.
Dark streaks mar the white ceiling paint, and white fuzz populates the backs of her dressers. Jager said her apartment gets poor ventilation, especially in the winter when she can’t open the windows. She runs box fans constantly, year-round. She said she’s had to discard clothing and luggage because of mold damage in her closet.
Alhadeff told The Times in an email that “since taking over management [of The Gladstone] about eighteen months ago, DSB’s maintenance team has quickly addressed and abated any mold issues that have been reported.”
Jager’s son spends as little time in the apartment as possible, instead going over to friends’ houses or down to the park. He never invites his friends over.
“It’s horrible,” he said of the apartment. “It’s literally just a box.”
The $983 in monthly rent is manageable, yet still too much for a building that “looks like a motel” rather than a home, Jager said. The proposed $367 rent hike would mean that even though she works more than 40 hours a week as an assistant store manager at Fred Meyer, she’d barely have any money left to save for emergencies, let alone send her son to his beloved sports camps and Little League games.
The Puget Sound Tenants Union’s original goal was to get yearlong leases for all tenants at their current rates, said Jennifer Cheng, an organizer with the Seattle-based tenant advocacy organization. She asserted that the city’s “Carl Haglund” law should protect tenants from rent increases until the landlord addresses violations of Seattle’s Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance. For example, management should address the poor ventilation that would allow mold to grow, she argued. City inspectors will have to examine the units to determine if there are code violations.Tenants in multiple apartments submitted complaints to the city in early July, although no citations have been issued. City inspectors visited The Gladstone twice in August, but only one resident answered the door and permitted an inspection, a city spokesperson said. They’ll try contacting the residents one more time before closing the complaints, and they’ll still inspect the units of residents who call the number on the business cards they left in tenants’ doors.
Inspectors will visit Jager’s unit Monday.
Alhadeff said he didn’t personally decide the amounts of the January rent increases, and he only became aware that residents were organizing in late June. Property managers determine rent rates using data from comparable units in the neighborhood, he said.
“We work with all our residents,” Alhadeff said, adding that tenants could choose to move into one of the refurbished units, albeit at the higher rate. He said DSB’s property managers try to help tenants find rental assistance, like Seattle’s new displacement assistance program.
Annual rent increases for market-rate rentals usually keep pace with inflation at about 3%, said Flynn of the Rental Housing Association. But for buildings like The Gladstone that kept rates steady for years because of lack of upkeep, eventually new property management takes over, performs overdue maintenance and hikes rates closer to market level to try to salvage the building. The resulting rent increases can feel shocking.
“It’s a super difficult problem for both the ownership group and the tenants,” Flynn said. “Eventually, someone’s got to pay that piper.”
Some residents have been able to work with the property manager for lower rent increases.
When Bonnie Dawson received her notice in January, she didn’t know how she would afford the extra cost. Having only lived at The Gladstone for a year, her combined rent and utilities totaled $1,280 already. The new price she’d have to pay, which was closer to $1,400, would be too much for her fixed Social Security income.
“I just wanted to cry,” Dawson said. “I’m barely making it — I’m just a senior citizen.”
Dawson is currently negotiating with the property manager to get her rent closer to $1,310 — any higher and she wouldn’t be able to afford her medications, including two inhalers that cost $45 apiece. She’s still hoping to move into senior housing next year when she turns 70.
To stay, or to go?
Renters across the region face similar rent increases to those that the Gladstone residents have experienced. Tenants who don’t push back against rent increases have two options — move out, or stay put.
John Tozzi, 57, who works at Seattle Children’s hospital as a program coordinator, couldn’t move to avoid the rent increase at his Capitol Hill apartment near 23rd Avenue and Madison Street.
He and his husband, Chuck Rowland, feared they might end up homeless when they received a “pay or vacate” notice in mid-May. They’ve lived in their building for almost eight years but fell four months behind on rent in 2021 because of unemployment during the pandemic. The lease on their two-bedroom apartment was set to expire in July, and Tozzi said the property management company wouldn’t renew it until they paid.
Even if they caught up on payments and renewed, their monthly rent would increase by $200 to $2,700.
After receiving the notice, the couple scrambled to try finding a more affordable place. They’d burned through their savings while they were unemployed, and since Rowland was unable to work at the time because of health issues, Tozzi’s income couldn’t cover all their costs.
“Here I am making $70,000 a year, and we’re hitting the food banks because we can’t support ourselves on that amount of money,” Tozzi said. “It’s insane.”
Eventually, they decided the only feasible choice was to take a loan from Tozzi’s sister, pay off the overdue rent and stay put. Now that Rowland is healthy again and recently started a new job, they hope to pay off their debts in two years and rebuild their credit.
“I just never dreamed it would get this bad,” Tozzi said.
Dreams of a bigger, better home
Jager knew she and her son would leave The Gladstone eventually. She figured when he was 12, they’d find a place where he could have his own room. It wasn’t until the rent hike that she started earnestly looking at other places.
They won’t move until after he finishes fifth grade next year. She’s eyeing a two-bedroom apartment in Shoreline’s Richmond Beach neighborhood, where one of her colleagues lives.
Jager isn’t sure what will happen with her Gladstone rent. Ideally, she’d negotiate a smaller increase to just $1,050 a month for her current place. But if DSB won’t work with her, she’s mentally prepared herself to swallow the price and move to a renovated unit.
“If I’m going to be paying $1,350, I want a $1,350 apartment,” she said. “Don’t make it so I’m stuck wondering where the heck my money is going when it’s still a complete rundown dump — because that’s what it is.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/skyrocketing-seattle-area-rents-leave-tenants-with-no-easy-choices/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2022-08-14T13:48:46Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/skyrocketing-seattle-area-rents-leave-tenants-with-no-easy-choices/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | true |
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army, a move that could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence.
That has raised concerns because President Andrés Manuel López Obrador won approval for creating the force in 2019 by pledging in the constitution that it would be under nominal civilian control and that the army would be off the streets by 2024.
Neither the National Guard nor the military have been able to lower the insecurity in the country, however. This past week, drug cartels staged widespread arson and shooting attacks, terrifying civilians in three main northwest cities in a bold challenge to the state.
Still, López Obrador wants to keep soldiers involved in policing, and remove civilian control over the National Guard, whose officers and commanders are mostly soldiers, with military training and pay grades.
But the president no longer has the votes in congress to amend the constitution and has suggested he may try to do it as a regulatory change with a simple majority in congress or by an executive order and see if the courts will uphold that.
López Obrador warned Friday against politicizing the issue, saying the military is needed to fight Mexico’s violent drug cartels. But then he immediately politicized it himself.
“A constitutional reform would be ideal, but we have to look for ways, because they (the opposition) instead of helping us, are blocking us, there is an intent to prevent us from doing anything,” López Obrador said.
The two main opposition parties also had a different positions when they were in power. They supported the army in public safety roles during their respective administrations beginning in 2006 and 2012.
When López Obrador was running for president, he called for taking the army off the streets. But being in power — and seeing homicides running at their highest sustained levels ever — apparently changed his mind.
He has relied heavily on the military not just for crime-fighting. He sees the army and navy as heroic, patriotic and less corruptible, and has entrusted them with building major infrastructure projects, running airports and trains, stopping migrants and overseeing customs at seaports.
Mexico’s army has been deeply involved in policing since the start of the 2006 drug war. But its presence was always understood as temporary, a stop-gap until Mexico could build trustworthy police forces.
López Obrador appears to have abandoned that plan, instead making the military and quasi-military force like the National Guard the main solution. “Their mandate has to be prolonged,” he said.
“I think the best thing is for the National Guard to be a branch of the Defense Department to give it stability over time and prevent it from being corrupted,” he said. He also wants the army and the navy to help in public safety roles beyond 2024, the current dateline established in a 2020 executive order.
The force has grown to 115,000, but almost 80% of its personnel were drawn from the ranks of the military.
The United Nations and human rights groups have long expressed reservations about having the military do police work. and Mexico’s Supreme Court has yet to decide on several appeals against what critics say are unconstitutional tasks given to the National Guard.
The U.N. Human Rights High Commissioner’s office said last week that militarizing civil institutions, such as policing, weakens democracy. Soldiers aren’t trained for that, the military by nature isn’t very open to scrutiny, it has been implicated in human rights abuses, and the presence of troops hasn’t resolved the pressing question of how to reform police, prosecutors and courts.
While López Obrador claims human rights abuses are no longer tolerated, the governmental National Human Rights Commission has received more than a thousand complaints alleging abuses by the National Guard. The agency has issued five recommendations in cases where there was evidence of excessive use of force, torture or abuse of migrants.
“The problem with using the military in civilian roles is that we don’t have any control of what goes on inside” the forces, said Ana Lorena Delgadillo, director of the civic group Foundation For Justice.
Delgadillo said that placing the National Guard under the Defense Department, despite constitutional language defining it as a civilian-commanded force, is “authoritarian,” will be challenged in court and will not help to pacify the country.
The Mexican Employers’ Association, Coparmex, said in a statement that the capabilities of state police should instead be strengthened. “It is them and the (state prosecutors’ offices) that are authorized to interact with the civilian population,” the group said.
Perhaps more to the point, the quasi-military National Guard has not been able to bring down Mexico’s stubbornly high homicide rate.
Sofía de Robina, a lawyer for the Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Human Rights Center, said the National Guard “has not been able to decrease violence,” in part because of its military-style strategy of “occupying territory.”
While that strategy — of building barracks and conducting regular patrols — may be helpful in remote or rural areas, it has proved less useful and even drawn opposition in urban areas.
Police, who are from the towns they serve and live among the inhabitants, would be more effective, experts say. Yet widespread corruption, poor pay and threats by cartels against police officers have weakened local and state police forces.
Over 15 years of experience with the military in policing roles has shown “the falseness of the paradigm that the army was going to solve the problems,” Delgadillo said.
De Robina added that López Obrador’s latest move means trying to keep the military in policing indefinitely, “completely defying the obligation that public safety be civil” with no limits on time or strategy. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/mexico-president-to-bypass-congress-to-keep-army-in-streets/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world | 2022-08-14T14:06:12Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/world/mexico-president-to-bypass-congress-to-keep-army-in-streets/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_world | false |
CAMDEN, Del. (AP) — An idea that started more than a decade ago to help preserve centuries of Kent County history is a million steps closer to reality in Camden.
The county has received a $500,000 federal grant for a proposed museum at the historic farmhouse at Brecknock Park – and has committed another $500,000.
County Commissioner Jody Sweeney said the idea for the museum started more than 10 years ago with Lucreatia Wilson, curator of the Star Hill African Methodist Episcopal Church and Museum near Camden.
The county was already working to stabilize and weatherproof the house at the park, “and Lucreatia picked up on that and said it would be the perfect vehicle to showcase the county’s history.”
Wilson has gathered hundreds of artifacts and books at the church museum, mostly focusing on the life of freed and enslaved African Americans, the Underground Railroad in Kent County and inventions by African Americans.
She started the museum with friends at the church 34 years ago, but the other members of the group have all died. Wilson said it’s been difficult to find new volunteers who have time to learn about all the artifacts and give tours.
Now 81, she wants to ensure the history is preserved in the area because she’d like to move to be closer to her son’s family in another state.
“I’d love to see this museum created while I’m still alive,” Wilson said.
In addition to displays in the historic home, she would like the county to use another building at the park to illustrate how slaves lived.
Sweeney has also been working with the Friends of Historic Camden on museum ideas.
“The final plans aren’t set in stone,” he said. “We still have some negotiating to do on Levy Court. We want to show the area’s role in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Underground Railroad and what Harriet Tubman did here, along with how agriculture and industry shaped the county.”
The Camden area has several ties to the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom in the north.
Star Hill AME Church started as Star of the East Church in the 1860s.
“Members of the church are believed to have participated in the activities of the Underground Railroad, and the church’s name is attributed to the symbol of the star as a guide for escaping slaves,” according to the Delaware State Archives’ historic marker.
The Camden Friends Meeting House built in 1805 was “a hub of anti-slavery minded individuals who assisted countless slaves in their quest for freedom,” according to the Visit Delaware website.
Wilson said “station masters” harbored escaped slaves and guided them north to other safe stops.
One of the station masters was John Hunn, according to the National Park Service. He was an abolitionist and Quaker who lost his farm in his effort to help fugitives from slavery. Years later, his son of the same name would become governor of Delaware.
Both are buried at the Camden Friends Meeting site.
Sweeney said the finished museum is probably a few years away, but obtaining the funding was the biggest hurdle.
The $500,000 federal grant came from the National Park Service’s Saving America’s Treasures program. The application was written by Jeremy Sheppard, director of community services for Kent County Parks, Recreation and Library.
Sheppard said the county has been working to preserve the house since 1994 after taking over ownership of the property, a gift from Elizabeth Howell Goggin in her will. She donated her family’s home and 86-acre farm just west of Route 13 on Old Camden Road with instructions to use them for “recreational, educational, conservation, and wildlife and historic preservation purposes.”
Sheppard said Brecknock Park is already “the jewel of Kent County,” with the park, programs about nature and the mill that once operated at the site.
But the historic home has rarely been open to the public.
On the National Historic Register, the house dates back to the mid-1700s but has had three additions.
The county plans to hire an architect to assess restoration priorities for the house.
Sweeney said the museum will be shaped in part by Wilson.
“She has gathered many artifacts and it was her vision to house the site here to promote Kent County history,” he said. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/New-museum-to-preserve-Delaware-Underground-17372537.php | 2022-08-14T14:09:16Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/New-museum-to-preserve-Delaware-Underground-17372537.php | false |
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Warning: The below includes spoilers for season three of Never Have I Ever.
Never Have I Ever has us picking sides.
The third season of the Netflix comedy, which dropped Aug. 12, ended with Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrisnan) on Ben's (Jaren Lewison) doorstep, looking to cash in the "one free boink" card he gave her earlier in the season. The pair, who dated in season two, reunited and ended the season with a make-out session.
But what does that mean for Devi's ex-boyfriend Paxton (Darren Barnet)? Sure, he's going to college in Arizona while Devi stays in California. Sure, Devi seems to finally be fully committed to Ben. But are we so wrong to wonder if there's still a spark there?
So, who falls into Team Ben or Team Paxton? We decided to take it to the sources.
"I like to break mine up into percentage points," Jaren exclusively told E! News. "I go 70 percent Team Ben, I go 20 percent Team Paxton, because I love Daren, and 10 percent Team Devi because we're all rooting for her to find self-love."
Wait, did that just convince us to join Team Ben?
Darren, meanwhile, understands the allure of Ben and Devi, but he's not quite convinced Paxton isn't still in the running.
"In terms of when I see what seems meant to be, the banter between [Devi] and Ben from the get-go, I'm just like, ‘These people are in love.' They're 100 percent in love,'" he said. "But then I think about a relationship and I'm like, ‘This would be the type of relationship where they're always challenging each other for no reason and trying to one up each other.' It's a very decent halfway split for me."
Most importantly: How does Maitreyi feel about all of this?
"I'm, of course, team Devi," she said. "As the person playing this character, who I've become attached to and love and adore, I only want her to grow. If that means messiness, then bring it on. If that means really hard decisions, bring it on."
Never Have I Ever recently wrapped filming its fourth and final season and, while Maitreyi knew better than to spoil how things wrap up, she offered up an assurance that it's all on Devi's terms.
"I can't say what I hope happens because what I hoped happened, did happen," she revealed. "I would just be giving spoilers! Season four is exactly what I would have wanted."
While we wait with anticipation, the third season of Never Have I Ever is available to stream on Netflix. | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1341936/never-have-i-ever-stars-reveal-if-they-re-team-paxton-or-team-ben?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-08-14T14:14:59Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1341936/never-have-i-ever-stars-reveal-if-they-re-team-paxton-or-team-ben?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | true |
'A League of Their Own' star Abbi Jacobson focuses on the film's untold queer stories
'A League of Their Own' star Abbi Jacobson focuses on the film's untold queer stories
It's not every day you get the blessing from the director of one of your favorite childhood films to reimagine her movie in a new light.
Comedian and actor Abbi Jacobson did.
The co-creator of the new A League of Their Own series was able to speak to Penny Marshall, the original director of the 1992 film. Marshall, who died in 2018, gave the greenlight after Jacobson said the show was not going to be an exact replica of the movie.
"We told her how much we love the film and ... that we were shifting focus and really trying to tell the story of a generation of women who played baseball," Jacobson tells NPR. "And she said, 'Well go and do it already. Like go and do it.'"
Now it's available on Amazon Prime Video.
Both the film and the show are about the women who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, which started during World War II.
In order to get a feel for what it was like to be a female baseball player in that era, Jacobson says she and fellow co-creator Will Graham consulted with Maybelle Blair, an original player in the league who came out publicly as the show prepared to launch. The 95-year-old shared her identity during the Q&A portion of the pilot's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Jacobson says she hopes the untold stories about queer and racial experiences that weren't fully present in the film can now be highlighted in her series and help other come to their own truth — like Blair did.
Jacobson shares more about what she wanted the focus of the show to be on, the character she portrays in the series, and what she wants audiences to experience with this adaption of the film.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
On how she, Graham and other show staff approached the movie's material
From our initial conversation, it was like, we don't need to remake this movie at all. We're not trying to do these characters again. But there is so much in the film that we felt like Marshall was nodding to.
This is an iconic queer film, but no one in the film is openly gay and it's not really that clear. But it is beloved by the queer community.
There's an iconic scene in the movie where a Black woman picks up a foul ball and chucks it back to Dottie [Hinson, played by Geena Davis]. And you're sort of meant to know the historical fact that Black women were not even allowed to try out for this league.
We're really excited to dive into the stories that were not told in the film, the other people that we weren't focused on. We're kind of pulling focus in other directions. And so I always think of it as like a reimagining.
On how she relates to her character, Carson Shaw
I came into my queerness pretty late in life. And also I say that in a non-judgy way, like it's never too late.
But my character, Carson, is going through a very different but similar journey of coming to know herself. I really relate in so many ways to Carson and that figuring out of oneself and that experience of having the world sort of all of a sudden feel a lot bigger than it did before, which I think is what that felt like for me and in a great way.
On what she hopes people take away from the show
It really is about finding your team, and these characters, a lot of them are finding their team on the field, which is a place that they've never really had that kind of camaraderie.
But the show is also so much about finding your team in life, in your people, and I hope that whether you play baseball or not, I think this is a really analogous thing to whatever your passion is to go and find those people.
I feel like this is very analogous to my story in finding my people in comedy. Once I found them, I was like, "I can do this. I found other people that love this as much as I do."
And then in the same way is finding your people who see you. And that's the queer community. Whatever people you need, I hope an audience will watch and if they have their community, maybe they're watching with their community and they see themselves already. And if they don't have those communities yet, they know that it's never too late to find them. | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/06/1116179771/a-league-of-their-own-abbi-jacobson-queer-race | 2022-08-14T14:26:33Z | https://www.npr.org/2022/08/06/1116179771/a-league-of-their-own-abbi-jacobson-queer-race | false |
More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan following Pelosi trip
A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. China responded to Pelosi’s visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and air around Taiwan.
The five-member delegation is led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and is in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a visit to Asia, the American Institute in Taiwan said. They will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment and other issues.
A Taiwanese broadcaster showed video of a U.S. government plane landing about 7 p.m. at Songshan Airport in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital.
China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and objects to it having any official contact with foreign governments. | https://www.wisn.com/article/more-us-lawmakers-visiting-taiwan-following-pelosi-trip/40889976 | 2022-08-14T14:29:07Z | https://www.wisn.com/article/more-us-lawmakers-visiting-taiwan-following-pelosi-trip/40889976 | true |
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India is all set to celebrate its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2022. On the occasion 75th anniversary of an independent India, citizens are hoisting the tricolour at their homes to celebrate PM Modi's movement "Har Ghar Tiranga." Ahead of Independence Day, Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan spent some time with the Indian navy and shared joy with them. The actor also hailed the Indian navy officers as he shared glimpses of the day he spent with the officers.
Taking to his Instagram handle, Kartik Aaryan shared glimpses of the day that he spent with the Indian Navy. In the first picture, the actor could be seen sharing smiles with the Indian Navy personnel while the tricolour shined behind them. The Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 star seemingly had a fun time as he was seen playing tug of war with them.
Aaryan also shared a clip from his Punjabi dance performance while his fans cheered for him. He was seen playing video games with some officers in one of the clips. The actor was also seen helping in the kitchen to make chapatis with a machine. In the video, the actor was heard saying, 'Kamaal ki machine hai. Yaha to gol-gol karne ki zaroorat hi nahi hai. Apne aap hojata hai." At last, the actor hailed one of the men who helped in saving lives during the Cyclone Tauktae and called him the "real hero." Sharing the pictures and clips, Aaryan wrote, "Jai Jawaan!! Ek din nausena ke jabaaz jawaano ke saath."
The actor's fans praised him for spreading smiles with the Indian Navy. While an Instagram user wrote, "Wonderful! The purpose of art is indeed to spread joy! And to do it for the heroes!" another penned, "The SUPERSTAR WITH THE REAL HEROES!"
Kartik Aaryan was last seen in the blockbuster film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 alongside Kiara Advani and Tabu. The actor will soon share the screen space with Kiara Advani again in the upcoming film Satyaprem Ki Kathaa. Apart from this, he also has Shehzaada, Freddy, Captain India and an untitled film with director Kabir Khan in his kitty. | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/kartik-aaryan-spends-a-day-with-indian-navy-officers-ahead-of-independence-day-drops-pics-articleshow.html | 2022-08-14T14:34:45Z | https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/bollywood-news/kartik-aaryan-spends-a-day-with-indian-navy-officers-ahead-of-independence-day-drops-pics-articleshow.html | true |
Police: Man killed himself after ramming US Capitol barrier
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man drove his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol early Sunday and then began firing gunshots in the air from the burning car before fatally shooting himself, police said.
The incident happened just before 4 a.m. at a vehicle barricade set at East Capitol Street and 2nd Street in Washington.
It comes at a time when law enforcement authorities across the country are facing an increasing number of threats and federal officials have warned about the potential of violent attacks on government buildings in the days since the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
The attack is reminiscent of an incident when a man drove a vehicle into two Capitol Police officers at a checkpoint in April 2021, killing an 18-year veteran of the force. And many on Capitol Hill remain on edge after supporters of the then-president stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Authorities said the man, whose identity has not been released, crashed into the barricade and that as he was getting out of the car, the vehicle became engulfed in flames. The man then opened fire, firing several shots into the air as police approached.
Capitol Police said the man shot himself as the officers neared. He was later pronounced dead.
Police said “it does not appear the man was targeting any member of Congress” and that investigators are examining the man’s background as they work to try to discern a motive. Both the House and Senate are in recess and very few staff members work in the Capitol complex at that hour.
Authorities said no other injuries were reported and police do not believe any officers returned fire.
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Ballari’s Mincheri Hill sees national flag flying for the first time after Independence
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Mincheri Hill near Ballari wore a festive look on Sunday as it saw the tricolour flying over it for the first time after Independence. Transport Minister and Ballari In-charge B. Sriramulu, who climbed up the hill waving the national flag along with thousands of people, especially students, hoisted the flag atop the hill.
He also inaugurated the British Judge Bungalow, which was renovated at a cost of ₹60 lakh, on the top of the hill.
Addressing an emotionally-charged crowd after the flag hoisting, the Minister assured it of developing the hill into a major tourist destination of Ballari district.
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“Mincheri Hill is one of the important landmarks of Ballari. The hill is covered in green throughout the year. As part of our initiatives to develop tourism in the district, I have already told officials to identify places that can be developed into tourist destinations. I am happy that Mincheri Hill is one of the potential tourist destinations. I have asked the officials concerned to submit a proposal for developing basic tourist amenities on the hill,” Mr. Sriramulu said, while assuring the people of taking steps to rename the British Judge Bungalow as Armit Mahal.
Deputy Conservator of Forest Sandip Suryawanshi said that the British Judge Bungalow was built in 1894 and it was turned into Range Forest Officer’s quarters after Independence.
“The historical bungalow was renovated without making many alterations to the original architectural designs. We are planning to develop it into a museum as part of developing the entire area as a tourist destination,” Mr. Suryawanshi said.
Later in the day, Mr. Sriramulu inaugurated Gandhi Bhavan built at a cost of ₹3 crore on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Ballari city.
Legislators G. Somashekhar Reddy and Y.M. Satish, Ballari Mayor Rajeshwari, Deputy Commissioner Pavan Kumar Malapati, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Panchayat G. Lingamurthy, Additional Deputy Commissioner P.S. Manjunath, Assistant Commissioner Akash Shankar and other senior officers were present.
Transport Minister and Ballari In-charge B Sreeramulu, along with students, climbing the Mincheri Hill near Ballari to hoist the national flag on the hilltop on Sunday.
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BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Norway said Sunday they have euthanized a walrus that had drawn crowds of spectators in the Oslo Fjord after concluding that it posed a risk to humans.
The 600-kilogram (1,320-pound) female walrus, known affectionately as Freya, became a popular attraction in Norway in recent weeks, despite warnings from officials that people should refrain from getting close and posing for pictures with the massive marine mammal. Freya liked to clamber on small boats, causing damage to them.
Walruses are protected and as recently as last month officials said they hoped Freya would leave of her own accord and that euthanasia would be a last resort.
Norway’s Directorate of Fisheries said Freya was put down early Sunday “based on an overall assessment of the continued threat to human safety.”
“Through on-site observations the past week it was made clear that the public has disregarded the current recommendation to keep a clear distance to the walrus,” it said. “Therefore, the Directorate has concluded, the possibility for potential harm to people was high and animal welfare was not being maintained.”
The head of the directorate, Frank Bakke-Jensen, said other options — including moving the animal elsewhere — were considered. But authorities concluded it wasn’t a viable option.
“We have sympathies for the fact that the decision can cause reactions with the public, but I am firm that this was the right call,” Bakke-Jensen said. “We have great regard for animal welfare, but human life and safety must take precedence.”
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SUCI protests against State’s liquor policy
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All India Mahila Samskritik Sanghatan (AIMSS), the women’s wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) [SUCI(C)], organised a march to the Secretariat in protest against the State government’s liquor policy and to demand strict measures to rein in drug proliferation.
AIMSS vice president Shaila K. John, who inaugurated the agitation, accused the government of going back on its promise to reduce liquor availability and consumption through phased prohibition by opening more liquor outlets in the State. She also faulted the government for purportedly ignoring the growing drug menace, particularly among the youth. Educational institutions have also come under the grip of the problem that has resulted in several incidents of atrocities against women and children.
State president S. Soubagyakumari and secretary K.M. Beevi also spoke.
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More US lawmakers visiting Taiwan following Pelosi trip
A delegation of American lawmakers is visiting Taiwan just 12 days after a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that angered China. China responded to Pelosi’s visit by sending missiles, warships and warplanes into the seas and air around Taiwan.
The five-member delegation is led by Democratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts and is in Taiwan on Sunday and Monday as part of a visit to Asia, the American Institute in Taiwan said. They will meet senior leaders to discuss U.S.-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade, investment and other issues.
A Taiwanese broadcaster showed video of a U.S. government plane landing about 7 p.m. at Songshan Airport in Taipei, the Taiwanese capital.
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MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.
The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Wylie continued to caution that although Rushdie's “condition is headed in the right direction,” his recovery would be a long process. Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, Wylie had previously said, and was likely to lose the injured eye.
Hadi Matar, 24, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in the attack at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.
A judge ordered him held without bail after District Attorney Jason Schmidt told her Matar took steps to purposely put himself in position to harm Rushdie, getting an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arriving a day early bearing a fake ID.
“This was a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack on Mr. Rushdie,” Schmidt said.
Public defender Nathaniel Barone complained that authorities had taken too long to get Matar in front of a judge while leaving him “hooked up to a bench at the state police barracks.”
“He has that constitutional right of presumed innocence,” Barone added.
The attack was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for “The Satanic Verses.”
Authors, activists and government officials cited Rushdie's courage and longtime advocacy of free speech despite the risks to his own safety. Writer and longtime friend Ian McEwan called Rushdie “an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists across the world,” and actor-author Kal Penn cited him as a role model “for an entire generation of artists, especially many of us in the South Asian diaspora toward whom he’s shown incredible warmth.”
President Joe Biden said Saturday in a statement that he and first lady Jill Biden were “shocked and saddened” by the attack.
“Salman Rushdie — with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced — stands for essential, universal ideals,” the statement read. “Truth. Courage. Resilience. The ability to share ideas without fear. These are the building blocks of any free and open society.”
Rushdie, a native of India who has since lived in Britain and the U.S., is known for his surreal and satirical prose style, beginning with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight's Children,” in which he sharply criticized India's then-prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
“The Satanic Verses” drew death threats after it was published in 1988, with many Muslims regarding as blasphemy a dream sequence based on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections. Rushdie's book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere before Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989.
Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect. Iran’s current supreme leader, Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
Investigators were working to determine whether the suspect, born a decade after “The Satanic Verses” was published, acted alone.
District Attorney Schmidt alluded to the fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail.
“Even if this court were to set a million dollars bail, we stand a risk that bail could be met,” Schmidt said.
“His resources don’t matter to me. We understand that the agenda that was carried out yesterday is something that was adopted and it’s sanctioned by larger groups and organizations well beyond the jurisdictional borders of Chautauqua County,” the prosecutor said.
Barone, the public defender, said after the hearing that Matar has been communicating openly with him and that he would spend the coming weeks trying to learn about his client, including whether he has psychological or addiction issues.
Matar is from Fairview, New Jersey. Rosaria Calabrese, manager of the State of Fitness Boxing Club, a small, tightly knit gym in nearby North Bergen, said Matar joined April 11 and participated in about 27 group sessions for beginners looking to improve their fitness before emailing her several days ago to say he wanted to cancel his membership because “he wouldn’t be coming back for a while.”
Gym owner Desmond Boyle said he saw “nothing violent” about Matar, describing him as polite and quiet, yet someone who always looked “tremendously sad.” He said Matar resisted attempts by him and others to welcome and engage him.
“He had this look every time he came in. It looked like it was the worst day of his life,” Boyle said.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon, the mayor of the village, Ali Tehfe, told The Associated Press.
Flags of the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hezbollah are visible across the village, along with portraits of leader Hassan Nasrallah, Khamenei, Khomeini and slain Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Journalists visiting Yaroun on Saturday were asked to leave. Hezbollah spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
Iran’s theocratic government and its state-run media assigned no motive for the attack. In Tehran, some Iranians interviewed by the AP praised the attack on an author they believe tarnished the Islamic faith, while others worried it would further isolate their country.
On Friday, on AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times.
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff’s deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and police said the trooper made the arrest. But afterward some longtime visitors to the Chautauqua Institution questioned why there wasn’t tighter security given the threats against Rushdie and a bounty of more than $3 million on his head.
On Saturday the center said it was boosting security through measures such as requiring photo IDs to purchase gate passes, which previously could be obtained anonymously. Patrons entering the amphitheater where Rushdie was attacked will also be barred from carrying bags of any type.
The changes, along with an increased presence of armed police officers on the bucolic grounds, came as something of a shock to Chautauquans who have long relished the laid-back atmosphere for which the nearly 150-year-old vacation colony is known.
News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped best seller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. As of Saturday afternoon, the novel ranked No. 13 on Amazon.com.
The death threats and bounty Rushdie faced over the book after its publication led him to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included an around-the-clock armed guard. After nine years of seclusion, Rushdie cautiously resumed more public appearances.
In 2012 he published a memoir about the fatwa titled “Joseph Anton,” the pseudonym he used while in hiding.
He said during a New York talk that year that terrorism was really the art of fear: “The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid.”
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Vellore Corporation seeks ASI nod to restore Netaji market, PHC
Both the facilities are located near the Vellore Fort, a protected monument
The Vellore City Corporation has taken steps to restore the crumbled British-era Netaji Market and a nearby primary healthcare centre (PHC) by seeking permission from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for the work as both the facilities are located near the 16 th Century fort, a protected monument.
Officials said the market, spread over 1.5 acres at the centre of the fort town, had not been renovated since 1947, except for occasional internal modifications by traders associations.
“After much thought, we finally wrote to the Director General of ASI based in New Delhi seeking a nod for the work,” Corporation Commissioner P. Ashok Kumar told The Hindu.
The market on Long Bazaar Road was built in 1868 after the Vellore Municipality was established in 1866. In its early days, the market only had 200 equally-sized stalls, mostly built from brick and mortar. Fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, greens, honey from the hills and a wide variety of flowers were sold in the premises.
Tapping water from the nearby Otteri lake, the British provided public fountains in the market in 1912. A year before that, a clock tower was installed by residents in commemoration of the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in Delhi on December 12, 1911. A drinking water supply system was installed on 24 July, 1927 in memory of Deshbandhu C.R. Das, the president of the 1922 Gaya Congress Conference.
The market is name after to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who formed the Indian National Army (INA) in 1942. When the Vellore Town Netaji Market Vegetable Merchants’ Association was formed in 1967, the office-bearers decided to name it Netaji Market. Over the years, the number of stalls in the market grew to 400, but it became dilapidated due to lack of maintenance.
The PHC at Makkan junction serves over 40,000 residents in Ambedkar Nagar and the surrounding areas.
The centre is located within the regulated area of 200 m from the Vellore Fort, a protected monument. As the facility is located in a low-lying area, it gets flooded easily during the monsoon, forcing residents to travel long distances to receive basic treatment. This had necessitated its renovation, officials said.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India’s own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in Mumbai city, Press Trust of India news agency reported. He was 62.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes for the business magnate, who had an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion, according to Forbes.
“Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was indomitable. Full of life, witty and insightful, he leaves behind an indelible contribution to the financial world,” Modi tweeted, and also expressed his condolences to Jhunjhunwala’s family.
His cause of death has not yet been released, although he was said to be suffering from various health issues, local media reported.
Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63). He went on to establish and manage RARE Enterprises, an asset management firm. As his net worth steadily rose, he became one of India’s richest men with investments in some of the country’s biggest companies.
In his latest venture, he helped launched the low-cost Akasa Air, which took its first flight last week. Jhunjhunwala was seen at the launch in a wheelchair, local media reported.
The airline said it was “deeply saddened” by the news of his death. “We at Akasa cannot thank Mr. Jhunjhunwala enough for being an early believer in us and putting his trust and faith in us to build a world-class airline,” it said in a statement.
Also called the “Big Bull” of the country's Bombay Stock Exchange, Jhunjhunwala was known for taking risks in the market and in his investments.
“Investor, bold risk-taker, masterly understanding of the stock market,” tweeted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling him a “leader in his own right” who strongly believed in India’s strength and growth.
In an interview last week with news channel CNBC-TV18, Jhunjhunwala said despite the unfavorable economic conditions across the world, "the Indian market will grow, but at a slower pace."
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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This story corrects the spelling of Warren Buffett's last name to Buffett, not Buffet.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 14, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
839 AM CDT Sun Aug 14 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of south Texas, including the following
counties, Jim Wells, Kleberg and Nueces.
* WHEN...Until 1145 AM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 839 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 4 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Kingsville, Premont, Driscoll, Bishop, Kingsville Naval Air
Station, Ricardo, Riviera, Riviera Beach, La Gloria,
Petronila, Loyola Beach and Chapman Ranch.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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The latest extension of "The Walking Dead" "universe," if you can really call it that, "Tales of the Walking Dead" possesses the chance to explore and play with this world-gone-mad scenario, but mostly squanders it. Telling a self-contained story in each hour, think of it as a zombie-fied bonus effort that doesn't kill much more than time.
The four episodes previewed from this six-episode anthology showcase a variety of tones and, thanks to the in-and-out requirement, the ability to attract interesting actors. The writing, however, feels particularly weak, trying to tell small-scale stories that capture society falling apart while usually focusing on a pair of characters thrown together in some peculiar way.
One episode ties directly back into the mother ship, featuring Samantha Morton -- who played the villainous Alpha, whose reign of terror as leader of the Whisperers dragged on far too long -- in what amounts to a prequel to her story.
After that, these tales offer a mixed bag, both qualitatively and stylistically. Parker Posey and Jillian Bell star in an hour that traps a self-absorbed business owner and her employee in a bizarre time loop -- easily the weakest of the bunch, feeling as if it parachuted in from yet another universe. It's as if someone said zombie stories aren't overdone enough, let's toss in more overused sci-fi time-bending conceits for good measure.
Slightly better, if somewhat predictable installments feature Anthony Edwards portraying a scientist researching zombies as some fascinating new species; and Olivia Munn and Terry Crews, the latter playing a doomsday prepper whose fears of the apocalypse have come to pass, without having accounted for the loneliness factor that goes with it.
The fact that the AMC series produced one long-running spinoff ("Fear the Walking Dead"), a lesser one (the teen-centric "The Walking Dead: World Beyond") and intends to further populate the post-"Dead" herd reflects that the network has committed itself to milking every last ounce of life from the concept, which would probably benefit from at least temporarily resting in peace.
Alas, that's not in the cards, with the return of Rick Grimes -- shifted from originally planned movies back to television as a limited series -- among the threads left to unwind. The real emphasis now, though, should be on "The Walking Dead" after all its ups and downs over 11 seasons, and sending that show off in a satisfying manner.
Charitably, "Tales of the Walking Dead" is just another way to kindle the flame until the flagship program begins its final march in October.
With a world of stories from which to choose, in success it would be simple enough for these "Tales" to rise again. Still, presented with boundless possibilities, this opening salvo serves as an uninspired addition to a franchise whose progeny -- both too often and somewhat ironically -- have just seemed to mindlessly follow the crowd.
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LAPD ends investigation into Anne Heche car crash
The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche's car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5.
Heche, 53, is brain dead and on life support, pending evaluation for organ donation.
“As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made in this case," the department announced Friday. "Any information or records that have been requested prior to this turn of events will still be collected as they arrive as a matter of formalities and included in the overall case. When a person suspected of a crime expires, we do not present for filing consideration.”
Detectives looking into the crash had said narcotics were found in a blood sample taken from Heche. She has been hospitalized at a Los Angeles burn center. | https://www.wesh.com/article/lapd-ends-investigation-anne-heche-car-crash/40889631 | 2022-08-14T14:51:17Z | https://www.wesh.com/article/lapd-ends-investigation-anne-heche-car-crash/40889631 | false |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An attack by militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Baluchistan province left two soldiers dead and six wounded, the military said Sunday.
The military said in a statement that one of the wounded soldiers was an officer who was hurt during a heavy exchange of fire with fleeing attackers after their attack was repulsed. The militants were then chased into mountains in Khost province, it said.
Intelligence officials said six soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorized to speak to media
The army did not identify the attackers and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault. However, Baluch insurgents operating in the region have carried out similar attacks on security forces in recent months and have also targeted coal miners.
For nearly two decades, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad. The government says it has quelled the insurgency, but violence in the province has persisted. | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-sw-pakistan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-14T14:58:38Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-sw-pakistan/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
Give your hair a sun-kissed glow with this unique highlighting technique
If you love highlights in your hair but prefer a more subtle look than can be achieved with traditional highlighting, you may want to give balayage a try. Instead of using foils, highlights are simply painted on the hair to give it a brighter effect that blends nicely with your hair’s primary color.
Another benefit of balayage is that you can do the process easily from the comfort of home. With a few tools and highlights in your preferred color, your hair will look like you just stepped out of the salon or off a plane after a week spent on a beach vacation.
Balayage versus foil highlighting
Traditional highlights are beautiful, but they aren’t for everyone. Wrapping strands in foil is required for processing, which can be tedious to do on your own hair at home. The resulting highlights are typically quite defined, making the contrast between the highlights and the natural hair color obvious. They are especially noticeable on darker hair tones.
The balayage technique simply requires “painting” a hair-lightening product on the hair using a hair dye applicator brush. This can be done free-handed or by dividing the hair into sections. The results are natural-looking highlights that create a brighter look that blends well with the rest of the hair.
Keep in mind that foil highlighting typically produces a higher lift than balayage. So if you want pronounced highlights, foil highlighting is probably your best option.
What do I need to balayage at home?
The right products will simplify your home balayage efforts and yield gorgeous results.
Hair lightener
The product you use to produce your highlights will determine the color and intensity of your results. While you can use permanent hair color, you’ll get the best results from a powdered lightener mixed with 20 or 30-volume developer. Hair lighteners are often referred to as hair bleaching products. Some popular colors for balayage are platinum, golden blonde and light brown, but the color you choose is a matter of preference.
You can purchase lighteners and developers separately, but kits for the balayage technique are available.
Application accessories
Before beginning the balayage process, be sure to have the accessories you’ll need on hand.
- A hair coloring cape to protect skin and clothing
- Hair dye gloves to protect hands from the bleaching chemicals
- Salon mixing bowls to prepare the lightener and developer
- Salon-style rat tail combs to section hair
- Hair clips to keep strands divided into sections and out of the way while applying the lightener
- Hair dye applicator brushes to paint on the lightener and blend it in
Balayage steps
The balayage process can vary, but there are a few basic steps to follow.
- Divide hair into sections. While this isn’t necessary, it produces the best results. Back, sides, front and top sections are ideal for even highlights.
- Place the sections in hair clips. This makes it simple to work on one area of the hair at a time.
- Mix the lightener and developer. Mixing it as soon as you are ready to apply it will keep the color fresh. Use a ration of 1-to-2 or 1-to-3.
- Apply the lightener. Begin with the back sections and work towards the sides. Do the front and top sections last.
- Allow the color to process. This typically takes around 45 minutes.
- Rinse thoroughly. Enjoy your new look.
Best products for home balayage
Wella ColorCharm Powder Lightener
This lightener powder seals in moisture to help prevent dry hair and breakage. The bright blonde color can lift up to seven shade levels. The powder formula is easy to mix. Sold by Amazon
Clairol Nice ‘n Easy Balayage for Blondes
A good choice for the budget-minded, Clairol’s balayage kit comes with everything you need to create nicely blended highlights, including lightening powder and developer, conditioner and an applicator brush. It’s one of the most affordable options we found. Sold by Amazon
Schwarzkopf BlondMe Premium Lightener and 30-Volume Developer
With a lift of up to nine levels, BlondMe lightener powder will give your mane vibrant yet natural highlights. It doesn’t have an off-putting odor, which appeals to many users. It comes with a bottle 30-volume developer, so you’ll have the key products you’ll need to give your hair a beachy vibe. Sold by Amazon
Wella ColorCharm 20-Volume Cream Developer
This versatile 20-volume developer works well for most lighters to give hair a sunny boost without being too light or brassy. The cream formula is easy to control during application. Sold by Amazon
L’Oreal Paris Oreor 30-Volume Creme Developer
If you want to take your balayage results to the next level, 30-volume developer will give you the lift you need. This formula has a creamy consistency for easy application. Sold by Amazon
Segbeauty Hair Dye Gloves, Set of 20
When you apply chemical lighteners at home, don’t forget gloves to protect your hands. Gloves that hold up well to chemicals and provide a comfortable, flexible fit like these are ideal. The pack includes 20 pairs. Sold by Amazon
YELEGAI Waterproof Hair Dye Cape
A short cape hair dye cape will protect your skin and clothing while allowing you more flexibility than a long cape to work on your hair. We like that this one is just the right size and is made with waterproof material that wipes clean with minimal effort. Sold by Amazon
Salon Supply Co Hair Dye Bowl and Whisk Set
Pour in the lightener and developer, stir them and you’re ready to create your balayage look. A bowl and whisk set makes it a snap to accomplish the mixing phase of the process. This must-have set includes three bowls and three whisks that you can reuse when updating your highlights. Sold by Amazon
Diane 8-Inch Carbon Rat Tail Comb
A rat tail comb is the perfect tool for separating strands and combing through them until they are smooth in preparation for the balayage technique. This classic comb is inexpensive and simple to use. Sold by Amazon
Thanks to the strong, slip-resistant grip, these 10 hair clips will easily hold hair strands in place while you paint color onto each strand. The design holds without leaving marks, creases or dents on the hair. Sold by Amazon
Paul Mitchell Pro Tools Sectioning Hair Clips, Set of 6
Made by a trusted band in salon-quality hair care products, these standard clips are durable and stay in place during processing and styling. The set includes six clips. Sold by Amazon
Framar Power Painter Hair Color Brush, Set of 2
It’s best to have at least two applicator brushes on hand when you do the balayage process to your hair. Framar’s two includes one for painting on highlighter and another for blending it to perfection. Sold by Amazon
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Ryan can finally put the Falcons behind him.
Whether it was seeing his name on the back of a No. 2 Colts jersey hanging in his locker, or completing his first attempt — a 6-yarder to tight end Kylen Granson — the 37-year-old quarterback feels as if his transition to Indianapolis is complete.
“I’m part of this team and there’s 30, 40 other guys that it was their first time playing with the Colts today,” Ryan said following a 27-24 preseason-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills on Saturday. “We all got it under under our belt for the first time. And I think all of us, that entire group of new guys here is going to feel a lot better heading into next week.”
The Colts can begin feeling more comfortable following Ryan’s debut, which reflected many of his pass attempts: relatively short and efficient.
With Von Miller and the rest of the Bills starting defense sitting out, Ryan finished 6 of 10 for 58 yards, with two of his incompletions coming on fourth down. More importantly, the 15-year veteran didn’t commit a turnover while showing a nimbleness in the pocket by avoiding a defender to hit Michael Pittman in stride on a crossing route for a 17-yard completion.
“I thought he looked poised in the pocket. I thought he looked accurate. I thought every throw was pretty much right where it needed to be,” coach Frank Reich said. “I expected to see him do that, and he certainly delivered.”
Tyler Bass made a 46-yard field goal as time expired as Buffalo scored on three consecutive possessions in the final 8:10 to rally from a 14-point deficit. Matt Barkley oversaw the comeback in finishing 18 of 24 for 224 yards, with Raheem Blackshear rushing for touchdowns of 1 and 3 yards over a span of 4:19 to tie the game.
Buffalo won its ninth straight preseason outing, which ranks as the NFL’s second-longest active streak behind the Baltimore Ravens who have won a league-record 21 in a row.
Coach Sean McDermott took the good — the come-from-behind win — with the bad in an outing Buffalo committed five turnovers, including four in the first half.
“It was good to see us come together a little bit as a team and play better complementary football in the second half,” McDermott said. “Obviously, the turnovers and penalties in the first half can’t happen.”
With Buffalo also resting Josh Allen and its starting offense, the struggles fell on backup Case Keenum, who threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
Keenum’s performance was a disappointment for a player the Bills are counting on to be Allen’s backup after acquiring the 10-year veteran in a trade with Cleveland. He finished 11 of 18 for 86 yards with his second interception coming one play after Bills safety Jaquan Johnson picked off Foles to give Buffalo the ball at the Colts 15.
“To go out and do that, that was uncharacteristic of me. I take full responsibility for all of those,” Keenum said. “Any time we don’t score a touchdown when we have the ball in our hands, it makes me mad. So there’s a lot of stuff I need to get better at.
Under Keenum, the Bills managed just 119 net yards offense and five first downs in the first half, with Buffalo’s only score coming on rookie linebacker Terrel Bernard returning Nick Foles’ fumble 69 yards for a touchdown.
Foles, who also threw an interception, finished 7 of 11 for 72 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass to an uncovered running back Ty’Son Williams.
Sam Ehlinger, the Colts’ sixth-round pick out of Texas last year, finished 10 of 11 for 88 yards with touchdown passes to tight ends Jelani Woods and Michael Jacobson.
Ryan is set to become the Colts’ fourth different opening day starter in as many years since Andrew Luck retired. He takes over after Indianapolis parted ways with Carson Wentz, who took the blame for the Colts squandering their playoff chances by losing their final two games, including a 26-11 season-ending dud at Jacksonville.
Reich provided Ryan the preseason start in part to provide the starter an extra chance to ramp up for the season-opener at Houston on Sept. 11. Reich is also mindful of how the Colts got off to a slow start in opening last season 1-4 under Wentz.
ROOKIE VS ROOKIE
Bills first-round draft pick, CB Kaiir Elam, got the better of Colts second-round draft pick, WR Alec Pierce, in forcing Indianapolis to go three-and-out on its opening possession. Elam stayed tight to Pierce on a slant route and got his hand on Ryan’s attempt on third-and-3 at the Colts 12.
INJURIES
Colts: CB Isaiah Rodgers who had an interception and recovered a fumble, did not return after sustaining a head injury in the first half. … WR Keke Coutee did not return due to a groin injury.
Bills: Elam returned after being evaluated for a head injury late in the second quarter.
UP NEXT
Colts: Host the Detroit Lions on Aug. 20.
Bills: Host the Denver Broncos on Aug. 20.
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Anne Heche is dead at 53 following a car crash By Chloe Veltman Published August 14, 2022 at 9:31 AM EDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:45 Emmy Award-winning actor Anne Heche has died. Her family took her off life support in a Los Angeles hospital following a car crash that left her in a coma. She was 53. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.wbaa.org/2022-08-14/anne-heche-is-dead-at-53-following-a-car-crash | 2022-08-14T15:06:55Z | https://www.wbaa.org/2022-08-14/anne-heche-is-dead-at-53-following-a-car-crash | true |
TORONTO (AP) — Two-time champion Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the National Bank Open’s final, beating Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday.
Halep will face Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, a 6-4, 7-6 (7) winner over 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the night semifinal.
Halep smashed a racket on the hard court at Sobeys Stadium after she missed a return late in the third set.
“The fire is back,” Halep said. “It’s a good sign if I do that. It looks like I’m fighting. It helps me sometimes. I don’t know if it’s always good or not, but it helps me.”
The 15th-seeded Halep won the tournament in Montreal in 2016 and 2018. Pegula was seeded seventh.
Haddad Maia reached her first WTA Masters event final. In June, she won consecutive grass-court events in Nottingham and Birmingham in England for her first two tour titles.
“I just try to breathe a little bit more. I try to calm down and think about what I need to do and not what I’m experiencing,” Haddad Maia said. “I try to play every point and think about the next shot.
She beat top-ranked Iga Swiatek in the round of 16.
“I don’t think about, ‘Oh, I’m here playing against No. 1 in the world in a big stage in a 1000 WTA,’ because otherwise I wouldn’t be able to play,” Haddad Maia said
Halep won the Melbourne Summer Set 1 to open the season for her 23rd title, and first since since 2020. She began working with coach Patrick Mouratoglou in April and said he has rekindled her passion for tennis, pointing to training sessions at his tennis school in the French Riviera.
“The person next to us, Patrick, he brought it,” said Halep, gesturing toward Mouratoglou. “The vibe from the academy gave me the energy. To see all those kids fighting every day to touch the dream that they have. I felt that I still can do it. I still have it inside myself.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/sports/2-time-champ-simona-halep-advances-to-toronto-final/ | 2022-08-14T15:09:42Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/sports/2-time-champ-simona-halep-advances-to-toronto-final/ | false |
NEW DELHI — Veteran stock market investor and Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, nicknamed India's own Warren Buffett, died Sunday in Mumbai city, Press Trust of India news agency reported. He was 62.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the tributes for the business magnate, who had an estimated net worth of $5.8 billion, according to Forbes.
"Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was indomitable. Full of life, witty and insightful, he leaves behind an indelible contribution to the financial world," Modi tweeted, and also expressed his condolences to Jhunjhunwala's family.
His cause of death has not yet been released, although he was said to be suffering from various health issues, local media reported.
Jhunjhunwala, a chartered accountant from the northern state of Rajasthan, began investing in the stock market while he was still in college, starting off with capital of just 5,000 rupees ($63). He went on to establish and manage RARE Enterprises, an asset management firm. As his net worth steadily rose, he became one of India's richest men with investments in some of the country's biggest companies.
In his latest venture, he helped launched the low-cost Akasa Air, which took its first flight last week. Jhunjhunwala was seen at the launch in a wheelchair, local media reported.
The airline said it was "deeply saddened" by the news of his death. "We at Akasa cannot thank Mr. Jhunjhunwala enough for being an early believer in us and putting his trust and faith in us to build a world-class airline," it said in a statement.
Also called the "Big Bull" of the country's Bombay Stock Exchange, Jhunjhunwala was known for taking risks in the market and in his investments.
"Investor, bold risk-taker, masterly understanding of the stock market," tweeted Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling him a "leader in his own right" who strongly believed in India's strength and growth.
In an interview last week with news channel CNBC-TV18, Jhunjhunwala said despite the unfavorable economic conditions across the world, "the Indian market will grow, but at a slower pace."
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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ISLAMABAD — An attack by militants in Pakistan’s volatile southwestern Baluchistan province left two soldiers dead and six wounded, the military said Sunday.
Intelligence officials said six soldiers and two civilians were wounded in the attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorized to speak to media
The army did not identify the attackers and no group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault. However, Baluch insurgents operating in the region have carried out similar attacks on security forces in recent months and have also targeted coal miners.
For nearly two decades, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in Islamabad. The government says it has quelled the insurgency, but violence in the province has persisted. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-sw-pakistan/2022/08/14/4d40abfc-1bdd-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html | 2022-08-14T15:12:55Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2-soldiers-killed-in-fighting-with-militants-in-sw-pakistan/2022/08/14/4d40abfc-1bdd-11ed-9ce6-68253bd31864_story.html | true |
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MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.
The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Literary agent Andrew Wylie cautioned that although Rushdie's “condition is headed in the right direction,” his recovery would be a long process. Rushdie, 75, suffered a damaged liver and severed nerves in an arm and an eye, Wylie had previously said, and was likely to lose the injured eye.
“Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty & defiant sense of humour remains intact,” Rushdie's son Zafar Rushdie said in a Sunday statement that stressed the author remained in critical condition. The statement on behalf of the family also expressed gratitude for the “audience members who bravely leapt to his defence," as well as police, doctors and “the outpouring of love and support from around the world.”
Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey, pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called “a targeted, unprovoked, preplanned attack” at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.
The attack was met with global shock and outrage, along with praise for the man who, for more than three decades, has weathered death threats and a $3 million bounty on his head for “The Satanic Verses.” Rushdie even spent nine years in hiding under a British government protection program.
Authors, activists and government officials cited Rushdie's bravery and longtime championing of free speech in the face of such intimidation. Writer and longtime friend Ian McEwan labeled Rushdie “an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists” and actor-author Kal Penn called him a role model “for an entire generation of artists, especially many of us in the South Asian diaspora.”
“Salman Rushdie — with his insight into humanity, with his unmatched sense for story, with his refusal to be intimidated or silenced — stands for essential, universal ideals,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a Saturday statement. “Truth. Courage. Resilience. The ability to share ideas without fear.”
Rushdie, who was born in India to a Muslim family and has lived in Britain and the U.S., is known for his surreal and satirical prose, beginning with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight's Children,” in which he sharply criticized India's then-prime minister, Indira Gandhi.
Infused with magical realism, 1988's “The Satanic Verses” drew ire from some Muslims who regarded elements of the novel as blasphemy.
They believed Rushdie insulted the Prophet Muhammad by naming a character Mahound, a medieval corruption of “Muhammad.” The character was a prophet in a city called Jahilia, which in Arabic refers to the time before the advent of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula. Another sequence has prostitutes that share names with some of Muhammad’s nine wives. The novel also implies that Muhammad, not Allah, may have been the Quran's real author.
The book had already been banned and burned in India, Pakistan and elsewhere when Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death in 1989. Khomeini died that same year, but the fatwa remains in effect — though Iran, in recent years, hadn’t focused on Rushdie.
Iran’s state-run newspaper, Iran Daily, praised the attack as an “implementation of divine decree” Sunday. Another hardline newspaper, Kayhan, termed it “divine revenge” that would partially calm the anger of Muslims.
Investigators were trying to determine whether the suspect, born nearly a decade after the novel's publication, acted alone. A prosecutor alluded to the standing fatwa as a potential motive in arguing against bail.
“His resources don’t matter to me. We understand that the agenda that was carried out yesterday is something that was adopted and it’s sanctioned by larger groups and organizations well beyond the jurisdictional borders of Chautauqua County,” District Attorney Jason Schmidt said.
Schmidt said Matar got an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arrived a day early bearing a fake ID. The judge ordered Matar held without bail.
Public defender Nathaniel Barone complained that authorities had taken too long to get Matar in front of a judge while leaving him “hooked up to a bench at the state police barracks” and stressed that Matar had the right to presumed innocence.
Barone said after the hearing that Matar has been communicating openly with him and that he would spend the coming weeks trying to learn about his client, including whether he has psychological or addiction issues.
Matar was born in the United States to parents who emigrated from Yaroun in southern Lebanon, village mayor Ali Tehfe told The Associated Press. Flags of the Iran-backed Shia militant group Hezbollah, along with portraits of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders, were visible across Yaroun before journalists visiting Saturday were asked to leave.
Hezbollah spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.
In Tehran, some Iranians interviewed by the AP praised the attack on an author they believe tarnished the Islamic faith, while others worried it would further isolate their country.
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, suffered a facial injury and was released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff’s deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and police said the trooper made the arrest. But afterward, some longtime visitors to the bucolic vacation colony questioned why there wasn’t tighter security given the history of threats against Rushdie.
On Friday, an AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times.
News about the stabbing has led to renewed interest in “The Satanic Verses,” which topped bestseller lists after the fatwa was issued in 1989. As of Sunday morning, the novel ranked No. 11 on Amazon.com's list.
One of Rushdie's ex-wives, the author and television host Padma Lakshmi, tweeted Sunday that she was “relieved” by Rushdie's prognosis.
“Worried and wordless, can finally exhale," she wrote. "Now hoping for swift healing.”
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Buncombe, Asheville property transfers for July 23-30
Staff reports
Sales filed in Buncombe County for July 23-30:
Asheville
- 57 Lucerne Ave., $450,000, Anita Dinovo to Jesse William Adler
- 26 Winnfred St., $675,000, Jag & Associates Construction Inc to Della Graham
- 19 Scottish Circle, $470,000, Andrelino Cardoso and Ingrid Bego to Steven Daniel Delaney
- 7 Patton Ave., $765,000, Asheville Arras Residences LLC to Samantha Spiegel Irrevocable Trust
- 428 Windswept Drive, $340,000, Fred L Hoch and Jennie L Pope to Nicholas H Lincoln
- 65 Swannanoa Ave., $470,000, Kevin P Doyle and Laura A Doyle to Matthew Scott Livengood
- 32 Summer St., $600,000, Erich C Nagler to James Hartridge
- 123 Arline Henry Way, $334,000, Robert Austin and Lindsey P Austin to Danielle M Butler
- 215 Broadway St., $911,000, Broadway Asheville LLC to Stephanie James
- 60 N Market St Unit 404, $510,000, Raymond Conaway and Katherine Conaway to Kathleen Hirz Moore
- 20 Browndale Road, $330,000, Josephine S Padgett to John R Ribes
- 21 Battery Park Ave Unit 228, $1,240,000, Elanor Duke Levin Trust Arthur Frederick Levin Trust to Julie Mae Klement
- 75 Raleigh Road, $292,000, Albert J Stanley to Terra Real Estate Solutions LLC
- 21 Battery Park Ave Unit 405, $1,240,000, Elanor Duke Levin Trust Arthur Frederick Levin Trust to Julie Mae Klement
- 130 Alpine Ridge Drive, $310,000, James Haas and Sally Haas to Mark F Lopez
- 290 Hillside St., $325,000, Frederick Tennant and Donna J Tennant to Landon Birgit Dibartolo
- 4 Chunns View Drive, $268,000, Reginald Hatcher Smith and Muriel Horbett Smith to Christopher Mcgrayne
- 11 Louisville Place, $360,000, Greg Varney and Jessica Varney to Clayton John Usher
- 79 Skyview Terrace, $138,000, Mayra Carriool Mojarro to Edwin Mojarro
- 83 Lanning Ave., $414,000, Kacey Ann Castaneda and Austin Tyler Castaneda to Sharon L May
- 2403 Idle Hour Drive, $220,000, Susan Heriot Luke to Griffin Holdings LLC
- 98 School Rd E, $207,000, Katie Rose Senechal to Lightheart LLC
- 17 Sevan Court, $420,000, Margaret R Larson to Jon M Thompson
- 0.76 acres on Tremont St., $285,000, Ronald E Burgin to Patrick Shane Smith
- 24 Shelburne Drive, $390,000, Peter Marks and Lesley E Kornfeld to Kirk A Daniels
- 2402 Idle Hour Drive, $265,000, Terrie Starnes Henderson to Susan H Luke
- 123 Blake Drive, $282,000, Dana Leroy Koelker to Catherine M Rohlff
- 447 Crowfields Drive, $395,000, Sarah E Fugate Trust Sarah E Fugate (trustee) to Matthew Crick
- 615 Biltmore Ave Unit F12, $240,000, P Darlene Wexler to Scott Wyman
- 8 Spring Drive, $352,500, Gregg Munn and Stephanie Munn to Dana Sierra Larue
- 19 Osborne Road, $625,000, Derick Tickle to Lisa Michelle Stuck
- 41 Westover Drive, $877,000, Boundless Properties LLC to Brendan Sudol
- 7 Farrwood Ave., $352,000, Frank Anthony Alvino to Thomas Pace
- 288 Macon Ave Unit 20, $1,950,000, Michael Egues and Jennifer Shelton Egues to Scott Craig Twery Revocable Trust
- 36 Baird St., $1,885,000, Corey R Peterson and Carrie A Mcleish to Victoria J Silverman Trust
- 25 Vivian Ave., $740,000, Thomas Trip Shaw and Erin Terez Shaw to Jue-d Onofrio Trust
- 7 Elkmont Terrace, $443,000, Vivian W Jamerson and J Bruce Jamerson to Nicole Wandtke
- 8 Lorraine Ave., $655,000, Charles M Boudreaux and Kelly K Boudreaux to Kevin J Miller
- 47 S Griffing Blvd., $605,000, Sean Patrick Lebow and Amanda Michele Lebow to Samuel R Patton
- 14 W Maple Drive, $360,000, John I Varner to Selena R Lauterer
- 2 Gabrielle Lane, $460,000, Valerie Ellis to Mason Jane Zimmer
- 50 McCormick Place, $1,800,000, Sawtooth Holdings LLC to Jenniegary LLC
- 697 Brevard Road, $850,000, R Jack Ingram and Aline C Ingram to Asheville Real Estate Co LLC
- 291 Sweeten Creek Road, $6,250,000, Haden-Corn Properties LLC to Sgh Djs Ash LLC
- 2303 Abbey Circle, $225,000, William P Sudderth to Joshua E Adrian
- 0.12 acres on Fireside Drive, $65,000, Matthew S Shepley to Molly May Investments LLC
- 15 Asbury Road, $862,000, Jag & Associates Construction Inc to Howerter Weisz Family Trust
- 1.61 acres on Sweeten Creek Road, $6,250,000, Haden-Corn Properties LLC to SGH DJS Ash LLC
- 10 Boddington Court, $550,000, Patricia W Schneble Trustee to Benjamin D Buley
- 195 London Road, $440,000, Emilie Nelson and Christopher Nelson to David Snider
- 39 Churchill St., $530,000, Austin Joseph Hill and Heather Ann Hill to Amanda Nicole Hooper
- 0.05 acres on Magnolia Ave., $136,000, Rio Grande Asset Management LLC to Harold T Southern
- 365 Merrimon Ave., $975,000, Tracy`s Tree LLC to Tracys Nest LLC
- 118 Bowling Park Road, $525,000, Sharon A Melchior Living Trust to Phillip Warr
- 313 Bowling Park Road, $430,500, Gerrold M Walker to Kamp Family Trust
- 139 Reed St., $836,500, Kevin P Westmoreland and Amy L Westmoreland to James C Herbert
- 216 E Farm Creek Drive, $475,000, Elisabeth G Ellis and Sally Iannazzone-King to Trevor Wyatt Roman
Barnardsville
- 4 Rocky Lane, $26,000, Cody Farmer and Kristen Huntley to Mtn Shine LLC
- 26 Hyder Lane, $520,000, Gary M Hyder to Breea M Porter
Biltmore Forest
- 24 White Oak Road, $689,000, Annette M Merrill to Jerome Douglas
Black Mountain
- 25 Greenbriar Road, $340,000, Casey Dewar to Kristi Swartz
- 3 Staffordshire Drive, $530,000, Alexandra Kelly and James Patrick Kelly to Christine Marie Agnese
- 0.21 acres on Genesis Circle Unit 3, $100,000, C Michael Sobol and Carol Eubank Sobol to Jerry Stafford
- 102 Ridge St., $425,000, Carole A Wilson to Joseph W Smith
- 21 Settings Blvd., $31,000, Settings of Black Mountain Association Inc to Kathy A Summers
- 1022 Padgett Place, $449,000, Bp Black Mountain 1 LLC to Cindy Conway
- 1 acre on Sunset Drive, $135,000, David M Begley and Marcus Wendell Barry to J Scott McKaig
Broad River
- 16 Autumn View Drive, $25,000, George M Pierce and William K Pierce to George M Pierce
East Buncombe
- 133 Camp Branch Road, $670,000, Isaac Stephen Klepac to Kyle Lutze
- 104 Yates Ave., $425,000, John William Haynes to Elise Lewis
- 586 North Fork Road, $180,000, Sandra L Lunsford to Charles E Lunsford
Enka-Candler
- 71 Honeysuckle Lane, $370,000, Daniel Kirk Lazenby and Jessica M Lazenby to Opendoor Property C LLC
- 26 Milksick Cove Road, $267,500, Anita Darlene Henson to Justin Gregory Edwards
- 21 English Oaks Drive, $238,000, Charity Baker Willis and Leah Clara Stewman to Michael Butler
- 41 Candler School Road, $255,000, Joseph F Robas to Barry Garnes
- 37 Candler School Road, $255,000, Anna Irene Ferguson to Barry Garnes
- 97 Old US 19-23, $238,000, Jonah R Fore to Holly Roach Knight
- 37 Bradshaw Lane, $42,000, Core International Realty Inc to Pavel Radchishin
- 31 Baxter Woods Lane, $100,000, Baxter Woods LLC to Stephen Ray
- 15 Sagewood Drive, $70,000, Big Hills Construction LLC to Andrii Peschanskyi
- 18 Baxter Woods Lane, $105,000, Baxter Woods LLC to Szostcuzk-Zarrella Family Revocable Trust
- 41 Ivestor Gap Road, $754,500, Biltmore Lake LLC to Lawrence B Thurman
- 420 Old US 19-23, $675,000, Hi-Alta Investments LLC to Adam Vega
- 264 Monte Vista Road, $192,000, Douglas Wade and Jane Wade to Magnolia Painting and Trim Inc
- 7 Arizona Lane, $82,500, Patricia M Allen to Jeff Whitley
- 504 Justice Ridge Road, $530,000, Jack R Hawkins and Reugena H. Davis to Roy Ewing
- 239 Roper St., $330,000, D R Horton Inc to Joshua Cody Stokes
- 3.48 acres on Justice Ridge Road, $530,000, Jack R Hawkins and Reugena H. Davis to Roy Ewing
- 34 Hazelnut Drive, $20,000, Betty L Blankenship and Juanita Mae Moeller to Betty L Blankenship
- 325 Tavernier Lane, $377,000, D R Horton Inc to Courtney Elise Crawford
- 337 Tavernier Lane, $383,500, D R Horton Inc to Gregg Munn
- 184 Marathon Lane, $443,500, D R Horton Inc to Marie Formica
- 7 Lake Ridge Drive, $490,000, Hutchinson Builders LLC to Charles Burnell Middleton
- 223 Roper St., $344,000, D R Horton Inc to Charles Gary Nicholson
- 188 Marathon Lane, $434,000, D R Horton Inc to Matthew Ruff
Fairview
- 25 Glen Coe Drive, $800,000, Charles Steve Mccurry and Holly C McCurry to John H Keeley
- 62 Fox Branch Road, $66,000, Charles Austin and Gail Austin to Angelia D Stroupe
- 70 Water Hill Way, $1,135,000, Richard Paul Matyskiela and Dolores K Matyskiela to Jeffrey W Bush
- 86 Willow Farm Road, $1,795,000, Elan Zamora Revocable Living Trust and Judith Lyn Zamora Revocable Living Trust to Lynn Marie Kramp
- 473 Emmas Grove Road, $355,000, Millicent Ann Woodward to Kathleen Ritchie
- 4.94 acres on Sharon Road, $385,000, Marshall L Mullins and Diane L Mullins to Charles McCurry
French Broad
- 533 Old NC 20, $205,000, Richard D Kagley and Teresa P Kagley to David Pearl
- 768 Old NC 20, $710,000, Kimberly K Ghant and Ernest R Ghant to Jillian Adams
Garren Creek
- 1204 Garren Creek Road, $499,000, Robert L Burgess and Alicia A Burgess to Eric Sanchez
Jupiter
- 306 Old Mars Hill Highway, $225,000, Alberta G Carter (le) to Peter Allan Townsend
- 50 Kelly Fields Drive, $465,000, Thomas Edward Laguardia and Sarah Holtzclaw Laguardia to Tara Anne Fossa
- 39 Clarks Chapel Extension, $410,000, Arrowhead Investments Partners LLC to Kelsey Erin Ruehl
- 71 Cocoa Lab Lane, $350,000, Matthew Regis Boswell and Kelsey Erin Ruehl to Christian Saca
- 1 Beechwood Knoll Road, $279,000, Danielle Elizabeth Anderson and Trevor Sage Woods to Sarajane M Dillard
- 155 Pinecrest Drive, $421,500, Marvin Mackey(le) and Birty J Mackey (le) to Benjamin E Lawson
- 118 Locust Grove Road, $257,500, Cynthia Collins Dockery to John Caleb Garland
- 51 Upper Roberts Branch Road, $240,000, James Adams and Teresa Adams to Lucas Dauphinais
- 140 Locust Grove Road, $225,000, John C Ramsey and Melanie Y Ramsey to Savannah L Talley
- 107 Pinecrest Drive, $297,000, Richard L Smith and Jennifer C Smith to Craig Alan Pawlak
Leicester
- 7 Wilburn Justice Way, $198,000, Ronnie Justice to Cody Currin
- 207 Emily Lane, $575,000, Jeffrey L Weller and Frances L Weller to Allison Laura Kvien
- 256 W Walt Haven Drive, $599,000, Harry E Lanning to Vanessa Louise German
- 44 Came Sharpe Road, $360,000, Thomas E Wilson and Tracie L Wilson to Frances Tacy
- 40 Rose Creek Road, $575,000, Nathan A Caldwell and Beth A Caldwell to John M Haar
- 8.26 acres on Davidson Gap Road, $200,000, Whisper Mountain Ltd to Rita A Balaban
- 26 Pilgrims Path Lane, $419,000, Newfound Creek Enterprises Inc to Dexter A Logan
North Buncombe
- 287 Hamburg Mountain Road, $620,000, John W Hooker and Kimberly B Hooker to Michael Nolan
- 85 Wheeler Road, $285,000, Cane Creek Vistas LLC to Carol B Hensley
- 0.64 acres on Doan Road, $145,000, MS Properties Of Weaverville LLC to Jay A Williams Revocable Trust
- 1 acre on Doan Road, $145,000, MS Properties Of Weaverville LLC to Jay A Williams Revocable Trust
- 57 Doan Road, $145,000, MS Properties Of Weaverville LLC to Jay A Williams Revocable Trust
Reems Creek
- 80 Ox Creek Road, $100,000, Edith Ingle to Jared Newgent
- 70 North Knob Lane, $145,000, Richard Polich and Holly Polich to Paul Romesburg
- 45 Old Eller Woods Drive, $783,500, Cliff Borowski and Carol Borowski to Brian Chafin
Reynolds
- 486 Onteora Blvd., $480,000, Lauren Elizabeth Hayes and Tyler William Vonderhaar to Thomas Alvin Farr
- 507 Woodfield Drive, $370,000, Barbara S Brennan Revocable Trust Barbara S Brennan (trustee) to Jeremy Ross Chapman
- 301 Jenna Clare Lane, $325,500, LCV Venture LLC to SWF Vacations LLC
- 311 Jenna Clare Lane, $323,500, LCV Venture LLC to SWF Vacations LLC
- 305 Jenna Clare Lane, $323,500, LCV Venture LLC to Ashe Park Vacation Rentals LLC
- 309 Jenna Clare Lane, $325,500, LCV Venture LLC to Ashe Park Vacation Rentals LLC
- 52 Meadow Village Lane, $949,000, Ellen S Roberson to Elsie L Reid
- 21 Hazel Hill St., $190,000, Richard D Nelon to Jason Roy
- 0.41 acres on Hazel Hill St., $190,000, Richard D Nelon to Jason Roy
- 28 Reynolds School Road, $355,000, Ashkat Realty LLC to Rodrigo Afanador
- 28 Cedar Summit Road, $585,000, Ryan Nolan to Heather Rosa
- 43 Windward Drive, $625,000, Martha A O’Keefe and Marjorie A Ulin to Michael Shane Mixson
- 5 Gardner Drive, $650,000, John Baer to Laurie Ann McKee
- 3 Cedarwood Dr Unit D, $285,000, Robert Lee Douglas to Nancy Fulmer Foxx
- 23 Loblolly Lane, $458,000, Biltmore Terrace Development LLC to Caroline Eudy
Riceville
- 60 Shope Creek Road, $310,000, Jerry L Burnette to Shannon M Thornburg
- 2.13 acres on Shope Creek Road, $310,000, Jerry L Burnette to Shannon M Thornburg
- 11 Leannas Way, $4,500, Dennis E Williams and Vivian R Williams to Trina S W Reisch
- 9 Cherry Grove Road, $525,000, Colin Marshall Billings and Alexandra Lauren Billings to Scott Martell Smith
- 34 Ferncliff Drive, $525,000, Leonie L Medart and Allan Albert to Matthew Thomas Durian
- 0.5 acres on Lower Grassy Branch Road, $15,000, Peter A Austin to Will Annarino
Skyland
- 42 Ramble Way, $400,000, Peter Gignac and Brenda Gignac to Eric Hutzler
- 235 Royal Pines Drive, $400,000, Carolyn M Hayes to DMH Builders Inc
- 34 Royal Oaks Road, $50,000, Cathy Sue Baldwin to Brandon Knolls LLC
- 28 Douglas Fir Ave., $241,000, Justin Charles Kowalski and Gela Maria-louise Hawkins to Jillian B Isele
- 34 Foxbridge Way, $1,520,000, John Morgan Forsyth and Carole Ann Forsyth to James D Wagner Living Trust
- 55 Rathfarnham Road, $80,000, Brock Builders Inc to Jaclynn Sadler
- 158 Walnut Valley Parkway, $3,462,500, Walnut Valley LLC to Donald J Campagna
- 17 Pine Ridge Trail, $432,500, Andrea Mott and Christopher Moore to Kristin Anne Cox
- 202 Weybridge Drive, $687,000, Amarx Construction LLC to Candace Cardin
- 63 Mallard Run Drive, $466,500, Tanya Yambor to Sheila J Glass
- 103 Starwood Valley Trail, $674,000, Avery’s Creek LLC to Ann MacArthur Souder Uta
- 322 Oak Branch Road, $358,000, D R Horton Inc to Talina Goldsbury
- 320 Oak Branch Road, $336,000, D R Horton Inc to Rian Ahram Cho
- 110 Heywood Rd Unit 10C, $190,000, C&S Futures LLC to Mines Living Trust
- 22 Britton Knoll Pass, $840,500, Pinnacle At Arabella Heights LLC to Brian J Raydo
- 66 White Oak Road, $570,000, Wynn W Hoerner and Colleen A Hoerner to David Michael Harwood
- 17 Wetland Way, $475,000, Fisher Family Trust to Susan J Lister
- 5 Spring Valley Drive, $310,000, Bruce Newman to Maria J Soto Onate
Swannanoa
- 220 Meredith Loop, $235,000, Vicky W Matthews to Robert Uherka
- 102 Short St., $295,500, Autumn Gershen and Joshua Gershen to James Michael Sapp
- 0.01 acres on Short St., $295,500, Autumn Gershen and Joshua Gershen to James Michael Sapp
- 11.41 acres on Sharp Road, $379,000, W Leo Wentzel and Kendell Youngs Wentzel to Cole Mckee Sigmon
- 21 Mimidis, $102,000, Donald E Jordan and Elizabeth K Jordan to Alfred H Kyne
- 17 Bee Tree Village Parkway, $368,000, Steven P Charles and Carolyn W Charles to Dawn Celeste Loftus
- 42 Robert Clayton Drive, $322,500, Dean Griffin and Dean Griffin to New Moon Properties LLC
- 1.79 acres on Robert Clayton Drive, $322,500, Renee Clayton Griffin and Dean Griffin to New Moon Properties LLC
- 21 Robert Clayton Drive, $322,500, Dean R. Griffin and Dean Griffin to New Moon Properties LLC
- 302 Park St., $275,000, Jerry D Robinson to Jerry Matthew Robinson
- 49 Cherry Laurel Lane, $275,000, Mountain Housing Opportunities Inc to Niesha Johnson
- 37 Sunset Drive, $395,000, Donald W Pittman and Janet R Pittman to Larry East
Upper Hominy
- 3.88 acres on Curtis Creek Road, $93,500, Gregory A Medford to Curtis Irvin Ivins
Weaverville
- 0.47 acres on Camsyn Drive, $17,000, Jon T Brow Trust to Jonathan Henn
- 32 Wildwood Park, $697,000, David Scott Shuford and Mary Katherine Mouton to Christopher Scott Blair
- 218 N Main St., $250,000, Claire B Rector (le) to Casagatos LLC
- 60 High Bluff Dr Unit Wt, $78,000, McGill Associates P.A. to Daniel Christin
- 60 Ollie Weaver Road, $575,000, Gregory L Schulz and Sharon A Baker to Madison Weaverville Owner LLC
- 1.41 acres on High Bluff Drive, $78,000, McGill Associates P.A. to Daniel Christin
- 1.92 acres on Garrison Branch Road, $575,000, Gregory L Schulz and Sharon A Baker to Madison Weaverville Owner LLC
West Buncombe
- 10 Crestview Court, $315,000, Douglas C Case to Susan Louise Fuller
- 106 Smith Graveyard Road, $476,500, Benjamin Scott Pantzis to Opendoor Property J LLC
- 28 Mountain Holly Drive, $34,000, Scott Macalister and Robin T Macalister to Stepan But-gusaim
- 29 Dorothy Lane, $190,000, Theresa Wells to Magnolia Painting And Trim Inc
- 306 Bingham Road, $120,000, Carolyn S Corn to Gissel Martinez Pantoja
- 230 Old NC 20, $350,000, Terri S Bradley to Andrew J Blease
- 138 Old Farmstead Trail, $47,000, Nicholas Ramsey to Gerry Allen Ramsey
- 1480 Jenkins Valley Road, $625,000, Jason E Bartley and Chandrea Bartley to Beth Caldwell
Woodfin
- 22 Sixth St., $205,000, Fred W Morrow and Mildred D Morrow to Miles Richard Constable
- 112 Indian Paintbrush Lane, $325,000, R & S Investments Of WNC LLC to Ana Karen Varela Moreno
- 59 Forest Spring Drive, $58,000, G Stephen M Klein Irrevocable Trust Fbo Lindsay A Klein to Whiskey Lion Enterprises LLC
- 0.65 acres on Dryman Valley Road, $25,000, Paul Farmer to Leslie Lincoln Balassa
- 154 Old Leicester Highway, $75,000, William A Huntsinger and Janet L Huntsinger to Leslie Lincoln Balassa
- 17 Dryman Valley Road, $75,000, William A Huntsinger and Janet L Huntsinger to Leslie Lincoln Balassa
- 23 Dryman Valley Road, $75,000, William A Huntsinger and Janet L Huntsinger to Leslie Lincoln Balassa
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(NEXSTAR) – Inflation has been putting a strain on U.S. households for two years strong, and everyone has been feeling it to some extent. But some cities have been hit harder than others, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.
WalletHub compared changes in the Consumer Price Index, a statistic from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that measures the cost of a mix of goods like groceries, gas and services, in 23 metro areas.
The analysis found things were worst in Anchorage, Alaska – and by a lot. Over the past year, the CPI has jumped up more than 12%, WalletHub found.
No region seems spared by the ranking. Cities in the West, South, Midwest and East Coast were all among the top 10. (See the full ranking below.)
You may think inflation hits expensive states hardest, but that’s not the case, according to think tank Economic Innovation Group. Prices in lower-cost states have risen the most, the group found. For example, Hawaii – where the cost of living has long been high – has seem some of the lowest impacts inflation.
“Many of today’s inflation hotspots were actually becoming more affordable relative to the country until the Covid-19 pandemic hit. This pattern might be giving those who live in these states a sense of whiplash,” the Economic Innovation Group.
What explains the difference? Many of the historically cheap states are “home to industries disproportionately affected by price increases, such as manufacturing,” the group explains. “Some are rural, where gasoline and other hard commodities feature strongly in the local household and business spending baskets. Some states have also seen rapid population increases drive up housing costs, especially in the Mountain West.”
High-cost states like Hawaii, California and New York have economies that rely more on the service sector, which have been slower to recover from COVID-related economic shutdowns, and haven’t seen the boom of returning to business (and resulting inflation) as a result.
See below for more on how the 23 cities compare when it comes to inflation:
There are early signs this week that inflation could finally be easing up. A report from the Labor Department Thursday showed that the producer price index — which measures inflation before it reaches consumers — declined 0.5% in July. It was the first monthly drop since April 2020 and was down from a sharp 1% increase from May to June.
The easing of wholesale inflation suggests that consumers could get some relief from relentless inflation in the coming months. The wholesale report follows government data Wednesday that showed that consumer inflation was unchanged from June to July — the first flat figure after 25 straight months of increases.
Yet economists caution that it’s still too early to say that inflation is headed steadily lower.
“The July deceleration … is a move in the right direction,” said Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics. “But producer costs continue to rise at a rapid pace, well above target.”
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Holiday fire-hazard: Whirlpool will initiate replacement of repair of recalled washing machines in January
Whirlpool has announced the recall of over half a million faulty washing machines which pose a fire hazard
Within months of admitting that the company has allowed customers to own fire-hazard washing machines, Whirlpool has announced a large-scale recall. Hotpoint and Indesit models are some of the devices which have been deemed faulty. It is estimated that around 519,000 washing machines will need to be repaired or replaced. However, even though customers might be aware that they have a faulty washing machine at home, they are stuck with it until January.
Certain models of Whirlpool washing machines sold in the United Kingdom between October 2014 and October 2018 reportedly have a design defect. The defect in the door-locking system leads to overheating of the machine, which in turn leads to a fire-risk. Hotpoint and Indesit models are no longer in production since the defect was detected.
Even though the company halted the production of the models in 2018, thousands of customers still have the dangerous device in their homes over a year since the defect was discovered. Customers are forced to wait for the holiday season to pass.
Whirlpool set up a website that could be used by customers to check if their washing machines are safe. However, the website crashed soon after it was launched. Customers have the alternate option to call 0800 316 1442 to talk to customer care representatives. BBC reported that initially, it was difficult to get any representative on the line.
Customers can register their replacement or repair request now. Depending on the customer's choice, the device will get picked up or get repaired in their home. The service is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Even though no action will be taken by the manufacturer before January, registering the request early ensures that the service request will be addressed soon.
The initiation of the replacement and repair process from January does not mean that all customers will be free of faulty products within January. It will take the manufacturer months to take care of thousands of devices.
Meanwhile, customers with faulty devices have been advised to use the cold wash cycle below 20C. When the faulty component of the machine gets heated beyond 20C, it runs the risk of causing a fire. 79 homes have reportedly faced fires caused by the faulty washing machines in the past five years. | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/holiday-fire-hazard-whirlpool-will-initiate-replacement/repair-recalled-washing-machines-january-1673358 | 2022-08-14T15:27:24Z | https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/holiday-fire-hazard-whirlpool-will-initiate-replacement/repair-recalled-washing-machines-january-1673358 | false |
Dindigul district secures two State govt. awards
DINDIGUL
N. Panjampatti village panchayat of Athoor Block in Dindigul district is one of the winners of the State-level Model Village Award 2022-23, stated an official letter from Darez Ahamed, Commissioner of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, on Saturday.
The nominations received from 37 districts, along with recommendation of the district-level committee under the chairmanship of the Collector, three village panchayats – of Kulur and Natathi in Erode and Thoothukudi districts respectively – were scrutinised and selected as the best performing ones.
A sum of ₹7.5 lakh and shield will be awarded to the winners, stated the letter.
Additional Collector (Development) C. Dinesh Kumar said that the plastic waste management and sewage treatment in the N. Panjampatti village panchayat – two successful projects– has been instrumental in qualifying for the award.
“The plastic waste management run by a self-help group is a success story. They procure plastic waste from the residents and give ₹10 per kg in return. The grinded plastic is processed and used to lay roads in the village,” he added.
Further, the village was mapped using the Geographical Information System (GIS) and the drainage network was straightened. “The sewage flowing is being treated at points before entering into a waterbody or a channel,” said Mr Kumar.
The treatment plant includes a silt trap, ‘kal vazhai’ bed that helps purify the wastewater etc., thereby ensuring the water bodies are unpolluted, he added.
Further, Dindigul district has won Chief Minister’s Best Practices Award for the best rainwater harvesting system.
Collector S. Visakan said that the district administration created a world record last November by setting up 605 rainwater harvesting systems within 21 days across 306 village panchayats in the district.
“Out of which 90% of the buildings were schools while it also covered panchayat offices and village panchayat service centres,” he added.
The system was installed to harness the north-east monsoon, said the Collector while Mr Kumar noted that the feat was recognised by four world record agencies.
“Every village panchayat will have at least one rainwater harvesting system and we are encouraging private institutions to adapt the method,” said Mr Visakan.
He also said that the stored water is being used mostly in toilets in schools. “The three filter media paves way for good water storage and ends up being recharged, which is the success in our project,” he added.
The criteria under which the project was judged was “innovation, sustainability and scalability.”
Around 10 crore litres have been saved until now through the system, as per our impact analysis, said Mr Visakan.
Both the awards will be given away by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on a later day.
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Whitefish Bay youth baseball team reaches Juniors Little League World Series and will play on ESPN+
A youth baseball team from Whitefish Bay (ages 13 and 14) will appear Sunday morning on ESPN+ in the first battle of the Juniors Little League World Series, taking on a team from South Riding, Virginia.
The event, for players just slightly older than the renowned Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, is held annually in Taylor, Michigan. Whitefish Bay won the Central regional tournament title over a team from Illinois to become one of six United States teams appearing in the field.
The 12-team tournament also includes six teams from outside the United States.
South Riding, which won the Southeast region, and Bay will square off at 10 a.m. CT on Sunday and appear on ESPN+. All games from the tourney will appear on the service, with the championship game on ESPN2 on Aug. 21.
With a win, Whitefish Bay would play again at 1 p.m. CT Monday. With a loss, Bay would play again at 7 p.m. CT Aug. 16.
JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.
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(THE CONVERSATION) – When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to a small, poor, politically unstable country that is weak because of an excessive reliance on one crop and foreign funding.
The term originated as a way to describe the experiences of many countries in Central America, whose economies and politics were dominated by U.S.-based banana exporters at the turn of the 20th century.
After the FBI’s August 2022 search of the residence of former President Donald Trump, some Republicans compared the U.S. to a banana republic. And in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a surge of tweets did the same.
Political instability within the U.S. has little to do with fruit. So why is the term being used?
Subverting democracy to keep the cash flowing
In the 1880s, the Boston Fruit Company, which later became the United Fruit Company and then Chiquita, began importing bananas from Jamaica and launched a successful campaign to popularize them in the U.S.
As demand for bananas grew, large companies made deals with governments across Central America to fund infrastructure projects in exchange for land and policies that would allow them to expand production.
The growers often depended on authoritarian rule to protect land concessions and quell labor unrest that might shrink their profits. Sometimes, they would actively subvert democracy to reassert their influence. The Cuyamel Fruit Company, for example, supported a coup in Honduras in 1911 that replaced its president with someone more aligned with U.S. interests.
Another well-known example is the 1954 CIA-orchestrated plot on behalf of the United Fruit Company against Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz. That coup ended the first real period of democracy that Guatemala had known.
The tight relationship between banana exporters and repressive and corrupt leaders ultimately undermined development in the region, exacerbated inequality and left Central American countries weak and misgoverned.
Hyperbolic rhetoric?
Responding to the events that unfolded leading up to and during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, current and former government officals commented that they resembled the instability of banana republics that were known for ignoring election results and overturning those results with coups – that’s exactly what happened in Costa Rica in 1917.
When American politicians and political commentators use the term, they’re often trying to conjure up images of corruption, repression and failures to stop executive overreach. They’re equating government officials with the tinpot dictators supported by foreign interests who acted with impunity to govern by force and persecute their opponents.
A numberof Republican politiciansinvoked the term in response to the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
But the comparison isn’t apt. It’s true that outgoing leaders are more likely to be investigated and punished by their political opponents in countries with strong executives and weak judiciaries.
However, holding elected officials accountable for their actions and not allowing anyone to be above the law is actually characteristic of a healthy democracy.
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police are currently investigating a shooting that happened just before 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, leaving five people hospitalized and one dead.
Officers responded to calls for a shooting near North 46th Street & East McDowell Road. There they found what was described as a "chaotic scene" with multiple people suffering gunshot wounds.
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Police said that five people, three men, and two women had been hospitalized following the shooting.
Four of the victims had been shot, while the fifth person suffered a non-gunshot-related injury.
First responders declared one man dead on the scene. At this time, the police have not confirmed the identity of the deceased.
Officials said that two men were detained in connection with the shooting. The events leading up to the shooting are currently under investigation, and details are subject to change.
Initial reports from the Phoenix Police Department said that six people had been injured, but that number was later corrected to five.
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Police are investigating an early Sunday morning incident in which a man crashed his car near the U.S. Capitol and fired multiple gunshots before killing himself.
The man did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. No one else was injured.
The incident began around 4:00 a.m. as the man drove his car into a barricade about one block east of the Capitol.
As he exited the car, the vehicle "became engulfed in flames," the police statement said. The man then fired several gunshots, apparently into the air.
"When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself," Capitol Police said. The agency said it did "not appear" that any officers fired their weapons.
Congress is currently on recess until after Labor Day.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A man in his twenties is dead, after a shooting in Old Town early Sunday morning.
Wichita police got a call of shots fired around 1:30 a.m. just north of Mosley and East Douglas.
When officers got to the scene, they found a man in his twenties who had been shot.
EMS tried to revive him but he died at the scene.
So far, they have not located a suspect and are still trying to determine what happened.
“We don’t know where it started. We are still looking to cameras that are inside the clubs. We’re talking to the clubs, trying to figure where the victim was located prior to the shooting,” said Lt. Keith Fort with WPD.
WPD talked to several witnesses but some people left before they arrived.
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Malappuram school students reassert India’s diversity through installation
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The students of TRK AUP School at Vengad near Valanchery in Malappuram district made a unique installation as part of the 75th Independence Day celebrations, driving home the message of India’s diversity.
With pebbles, stones and flowers brought from their homes, the students installed the map of India on the school ground. They also used steel plates to create 28 States, as the students formed the country’s borders.
The pebbles and stones they brought were of varying types, shapes and sizes. “That’s exactly what we wanted them to. Through their own installation, they not only learned, but also sent home the message of our country’s diversity,” said Headmaster Subhash P.K.
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The students also used water for the installation. “Everything we used for this installation was symbolic,” said Mr. Subhash.
According to educationalist Devadas V.M., the installation was a clever way of introducing the concept of everyone’s participation in nation building. “Everyone of us has a role in building our nation. Each stone and flower used for this installation is representative. If one goes missing, nothing may happen; but if a group of them are missing, then the vacuum will be felt,” said Mr. Devadas.
The installation was done under the banner of the school’s social science club. School manager T.K. Susheela, PTA president Madhusudhanan, Zacharia, senior assistant Binu, and staff secretary Praseed attended a function in which the installation was unveiled on Saturday.
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Uttar Pradesh police arrest another alleged Jaish terrorist
Saifullah is an expert in creating fake virtual IDs for terror outfits based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, says ATS
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday arrested an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, Habibul Islam alias Saifullah, from Kanpur. Saifullah’s name cropped up during the interrogation of Muhammad Nadeem, who was arrested on Friday.
As per an official release by the police, Saifullah,19, was brought from Fatehpur to Kanpur where he was arrested by the ATS. The accused confessed that he knew Nadeem and both were linked to the Jaish-e-Muhammad.
Saifullah used social media platforms such as Telegram, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp to keep in touch with individuals across the border. “Saifullah is an expert in creating fake virtual IDs for the terror outfits based in Pakistan and Afghanistan and he has made at least 50 virtual IDs for them. The nabbed terrorist used social media platforms like Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp to keep in touch with his handlers based in Pakistan and Afghanistan through which they were able to hide their digital footprints,” said the ATS.
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The police said Saifullah used to propagate and share videos of extremist ideology to spread terror and recruit youths. He hails from Motahari district in Bihar. “One mobile phone with SIM card and one knife has been recovered from his possession. The Indian and international terrorist links of Saifullah will be unearthed through interrogation,” said the ATS.
Saifullah is the third terror suspect to be nabbed by the ATS in six days. Earlier, an alleged Islamic State-linked operative Subauddin Azmi, who was planning an IED strike ahead of Independence Day, was arrested from Azamgarh apart from Muhammad Nadeem.
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MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuña homered on the first pitch of the game, Matt Olson hit his 24th homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 to sweep their doubleheader Saturday.
Rookie Vaughn Grissom also went deep for the surging Braves, who won their fifth straight after losing four of five to the NL East-leading New York Mets.
“They can turn the page from the rough weekend,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “These guys are playing for today.”
Acuña was removed after his fourth at-bat in the seventh as a precaution to rest his surgically repaired right knee. The All-Star outfielder, who played in the first game, tore his ACL on the same field last July. The injury forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season and Atlanta’s World Series championship run.
“I feel I’ve been playing with soreness for about a week now,” Acuña said through a translator. “It comes and goes and I’m playing through it. At this moment, I feel good.”
In the first game, Chadwick Thompson doubled twice, singled and drove in three runs to lead Atlanta to a 5-2 win.
Acuña’s shot over the wall in center was his 26th career leadoff homer. He also has 10 career blasts on the first pitch, four against Miami.
Braves starter Ian Anderson, who was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett Aug. 7 only to return temporarily as the 27th man for the doubleheader, scattered two runs in six innings. Anderson (10-6) gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four.
Although he reached double-digit victories in a season for the first time in his career, Anderson has struggled with command, prompting the demotion to the minors.
“Kudos to all of the guys in this locker room, I feel I’ve had a ton of run support these last few games,” Anderson said of the double-digit milestone. “That always helps, but it’s definitely an accomplishment.”
The Marlins have lost 12 of 13 at home and scored 23 runs total through their first 12 games in August. They also have been held to three runs or less in their last 14 games, the longest stretch in the major leagues since the Chicago Cubs had a similar drought for 15 games in Sept. 1979.
Grissom made it 3-0 with a two-run shot in the fifth. The 21-year-old Grissom hit Marlins reliever A.J. Ladwig’s first pitch over the wall in left-center for his second homer since being promoted from Double-A Mississippi on Monday.
Miami narrowed the deficit on Joey Wendle’s RBI single in the fifth, but the Braves responded with Olson’s solo blast in the sixth. Olson has homered in the first three games of the series.
“I’m not going up there and squaring it up every single time,” Olson said. “There are still some pretty poor at-bats mixed in. Nothing out of the ordinary, trying to be a little bit more grounded,”
Jesús Aguilar’s leadoff homer in the bottom half got the Marlins within 4-2 before Olson hit a two-run single in the seventh.
The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth after Kirby Yates walked JJ Bleday and Jacob StalIings. Raisel Iglesias relieved and got the second out before walking Peyton Burdick. Pinch-hitter Garrett Cooper lined out to center for Iglesias’ 17th save and first with the Braves.
Tommy Nance pitched the first three innings of the planned bullpen game for Miami. Reinstated from the injured list before the second game, Nance (0-1) allowed one run, two hits, walked one and struck out six.
Olson homered, while Acuña and Robbie Grossman each had two hits in the first game.
Atlanta starter Kyle Muller scattered two runs and three hits in five innings. Recalled from Gwinnett earlier Saturday, Muller (1-1) walked one and struck out five. Immediately after Muller’s outing, the Braves returned the left-hander to Gwinnett.
Chadwick Tromp’s two-run double with the bases loaded capped a three-run fourth and put Atlanta ahead 3-0. Tromp experienced cramping in his left quad as he reached second, prompting immediate attention from Braves training personnel, but he remained in the game.
Miami reduced the gap on Aguilar’s two-run homer in the bottom half.
ROSTER MOVE
The Braves recalled RHP Bryce Elder from Gwinnett for the second game.
The Marlins optioned RHP Jeff Brigham to Triple-A Jacksonville to open Nance’s spot on the roster. Brigham threw two scoreless innings in the first game.
RARE HOME DOUBLEHEADER
The Marlins played their first nine-inning doubleheader at loanDepot Park since they moved to the retractable roof stadium in 2012. During the pandemic shortened 2020 season, the Marlins had three home doubleheaders, but those were reduced to seven-inning games.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Anthony Bender got the first two outs in the ninth in the second game before exiting with forearm discomfort. … INF Jazz Chisholm Jr. (right lower back strain) continues to rehab at the club’s spring training facility in Jupiter, but has not moved into baseball activities. … OF Avisaíl García (left hamstring strain) is continuing his strengthening exercises and began a running program Friday.
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RHP Bryce Elder (1-3, 5.48) will start the series finale for the Braves Sunday and the Marlins will go with LHP Braxton Garrett (2-6, 4.02).
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Deadly explosion tears through market in Armenia´s capital
A strong explosion at a fireworks storage area has torn through a popular market in Armenia’s capital, killing at least one person, injuring 36 others and setting off a large fire.
More than three hours after the early afternoon blast at the Surmalu market, firefighters laboured to put out the blaze that sent a towering column of smoke over the centre of Yerevan.
Rescue workers and volunteers in civilian clothes searched for victims who might be trapped under slabs of concrete and twisted metal.
Firefighters evacuate a wounded woman (Daniel Bolshakov/AP)
An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw two people pulled from the rubble — a woman with an injured leg and a young man who appeared to be unconscious.
Emergencies minister Armen Pambukhchyan said two sisters were pulled alive from the rubble.
Fireworks continued to explode as the rescuers worked amid thick smoke.
Firefighters extinguish flames as smoke rises from Surmalu market (Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via AP)
The market, about two kilometres south of the city centre, is popular for its low prices and variety of goods.
There was no immediate word on what caused the fireworks to ignite.
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Al-Arafah Islami Bank sponsors 8th Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited has become the title sponsor of 8th Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad with the aim to spread the love of science among students.
Bangladesh team for the International Junior Science Olympiad will be selected in the Olympiad, reads a press release.
Chairman of the bank Alhajj Salim Rahman handed over the sponsorship cheque of Tk15 lakh to Vice President of Society for the Popularization of Science, Bangladesh (SPSB) Munir Hasan and General Secretary Professor Dr Farsim Mannan Mohammadi on Sunday (14 August).
Managing Director and CEO of the bank Farman R Chowdhury was also present on the occasion.
Among others, Deputy Managing Directors SM Jaffar, Shabbir Ahmed, Md Shafiqur Rahman, Syed Masodul Bari, Md Mahmudur Rahman, Mohammed Nadim, Abed Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Al Mamun and Joint General Secretary of SPSB Dr Mustaq Ibne Aiub, coordinator of Junior Science Olympiad Mahmood Mim, President of Dhaka University Science Society Mahmuda Kabir Shaon were present on the occasion. | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/al-arafah-islami-bank-sponsors-8th-bangladesh-junior-science-olympiad-477130 | 2022-08-14T16:14:41Z | https://www.tbsnews.net/economy/corporates/al-arafah-islami-bank-sponsors-8th-bangladesh-junior-science-olympiad-477130 | true |
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PARIS (AP) — A major wildfire that ravaged pine forests in a tourist-beloved area of southwestern France has stopped expanding after rain fell and firefighters worked Sunday to tame it.
Ronan Léaustic, an official in the Gironde region, said 8,000 evacuated residents have been authorized to come back home.
The fire in the Gironde and Landes regions has burned more than 74 square kilometers (29 square miles) since Tuesday.
Marc Vermeulen, commander of the Gironde fire brigade, said the blaze is not extinguished yet and is still burning underground, where there is a lot of peat. Roads in the area have been reopened to residents only and going into the forest remains forbidden.
More than 360 firefighters arrived in France on Friday from Germany, Romania, Poland and Austria to help battle the fire, joining over 1,000 French firefighters already at the site. Greece and Italy each sent two specialized Canadair aircraft.
A series of heat waves have compounded a critical drought that has hit much of Europe, creating prime wildfire conditions.
The Gironde region was hit last month by giant wildfires that forced the evacuation of more than 39,000 people.
More than 600 square kilometers (232 square miles) of forest has burned so far this year in France, more than any other year in the past decade, according to the European Forest Fire Information System.
The European Union’s Earth-monitoring Copernicus program said satellite observations showed estimated carbon emissions from wildfires in France during June, July and August were the highest since 2003, reflecting the severity of this year’s fire season.
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Who owns your credit score? Not you
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business
Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers, birthdays, how much savings people have, how much debt they’re in and how late they pay their bills.
That data is boiled down to a number ranging from 350-800 that estimates the risk of loaning someone money. It can determine the interest rates they pay and whether they get credit at all.
So, who owns your credit score and all the granular, personal data that goes into it?
You might be surprised to find it’s not you. You might be even more surprised to find that the data is often wrong, especially since the pandemic — and that it is being used in more places for more purposes than ever before.
Equifax errors
This spring, credit score giant Equifax sent out incorrect credit scores to banks and other lenders for potentially hundreds of thousands of customers, the company disclosed last week. Equifax said a sizable number — less than 300,000 people — saw a shift in their credit scores of 25 points or more because of the error. That’s more than enough for some people to be denied a loan they should have been granted.
This has infuriated Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who has long been critical of the banking industry. In a statement to CNN Business, Warren dubbed the errors “scandalous. Equifax needs to clearly explain who was affected and how this happened, and the company needs to help consumers who were ripped off.”
Equifax disclosed the most recent error after a Wall Street Journal investigation earlier this month and problems reported by National Mortgage Professional magazine.
If the company name sounds familiar, in September 2017, Equifax disclosed that hackers had exploited a security flaw in its system to gain access to the company’s customer data. The data was for as many as 145 million people, or about half the adults in America.
Oops.
Now, some critics are arguing that the whole national credit reporting system is simply broken.
Equifax is one of three large publicly traded credit reporting agencies in the United States, the others being TransAmerica and Experian, which compile data on consumer behavior and sell it to financial institutions.
But more than 50 smaller specialist agencies have sprung up, which provide such data for potential employees, tenants and utilities customers.
Credit data is being used in broader ways that it was initially intended to be, consumer watchdog groups warn, sometimes quite sloppily. Data for multiple people with the same name is often provided to a rental agency.
Mistakes
The Consumer Financial Protection Board received 700,000 complaints against the three largest credit agencies between January 2020 and September 2021.
More than 60% of all complaints in 2021 were related to consumers reporting incorrect information on their report.
Errors are so rife that, in 2019, the current Equifax CEO, Mark Begor, told The New York Times that when he first checked his own Equifax credit report, it showed he bought a vacuum cleaner he didn’t own, a mobile phone service he hadn’t signed up for and a credit card he didn’t have.
He wasn’t alone: Last year, Consumer Reports magazine asked nearly 6,000 consumers to check their credit scores and report back. Slightly over one-third said they found at least one mistake.
For these reasons, some experts suggest more regulation, or a publicly run credit agency that isn’t attempting to make a profit off personal data.
‘Mission Creep’
In a study on credit reports and their use for non-credit purposes, Chi Chi Wu, an attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, warns that there’s been ‘Mission Creep’ in how widely the data is used.
Some vital services like gas, water or electric utilities use credit scores to determine whether to require a security deposit from a customer, for example.
Credit scores may be predictive of consumer behavior when it comes to shopping, but misleading about whether people will make good tenants, or pay crucial bills like utilities on time.
“Credit scores are increasingly being used as a measure of character, when sometimes its just luck,” said Wu.
The pandemic has thrown the reliability of the data into question. Credit scores often don’t tell the whole story about a person, said Michael Pugh, president and CEO of Carver Bank, a New York city bank headquartered in Harlem.
Right before the pandemic began, he said, Carver Bank had extended a loan to an equipment repair business that had decided to expand into the installation business.
“They had already hired new employees and purchased additional equipment when they suddenly had to shut the business down [because of Covid],” Pugh said in an email.
Over time, the business’ credit score sank as it depleted its savings, increased credit card usage and took longer to pay their bills. Carver continued to extend credit, and to accept late payments. “They have come out the other side stronger,” he said, but a credit report might take significant time to catch up. The installation business was lucky its bank was flexible — many other businesses weren’t.
Credit reports are being used more now, said Wu, because some people believe they remove discrimination — “figuring it’s a number, it’s just a computer program — but [discrimination] is baked in the algorithm, ” said Wu.
And there are serious disparities in credit score by race. An Urban Institute report analyzing 2016 Freddie Mac data found that over 50% of White households had credit scores above 700, compared with only 21% of Black households. That gap has narrowed in the five years since that study the Institute recently reported, but for Native-American groups in particular, the disparity remains wide.
You can’t opt out
How can a system so flawed be so powerful?
There is no legal way to opt out the powerful numerical picture of you that credit agencies paint. An Equifax executive testified before the Senate Commerce Committee in 2017 that Equifax owned the consumer data and its analysis of it and “this is part of the way the economy works.”
But, said Wu, “one of the reasons that [errors] keep happening is that they can get away with it — they are an oligopoly, you cant pick between them, like you can with mobile carriers. If you want credit,” you have to deal with these three agencies.
As for the recent incorrect data released by Equifax, unless you applied for a loan, credit card or other financial products in a March 17 to April 6 window, when they had coding errors on a server, it’s hard to know if you were affected by Equifax’s scoring errors. So far.
What rights do consumers have? The right to know what’s in their file. All consumers are entitled to a free annual disclosure upon request from each of the nationwide credit bureaus, says the CFPB. If there are errors, dispute them both on the phone and in writing — but be warned there’s a backlog in handling those complaints.
In the meantime, although consumers may have limited rights related to the data itself, there are ways to improve your credit score. Consumer advocates advise to always pay bills on time — in particular, mortgage and credit cards, because banks and home lenders report immediately to the credit agencies.
And make sure to check your report for a vacuum cleaner you never bought.
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Updated August 14, 2022 at 11:36 AM ET
For the last 33 years, the world-renowned author Salman Rushdie has lived under threat because of his writing.
Rushdie was forced into hiding after the publication of his 1988 novel, The Satanic Verses. It took nearly a decade for Rushdie to become more vocal and visible — though he continued to write stories. Today, Rushdie is widely known for being a vocal defender of artistic expression.
On Friday, he was scheduled to speak on that matter at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York when a 24-year-old man went on stage and stabbed the author in his neck and chest, New York State Police said. Rushdie is "on the road to recovery," his agent told the AP. His attacker, Hadi Matar, was charged with attempted murder and assault.
Rushdie, 75, was born in India and later grew up in England. He has written 14 novels, many of which have been translated in over 40 languages and received numerous accolades. In 2008, Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Why some found Rushdie's work offensive
The controversy began after Rushdie published his fourth novel, The Satanic Verses, in 1988.
The story centers on two Indian Muslims living in England. It reimagines parts of the Prophet Muhammad's life and in one section suggests that the founder of Islam may have flirted with polytheism.
Whether that interpretation is backed up by Islamic texts has been disputed by historians, but in a 2012 interview with NPR's Morning Edition, the author said that was beside the point.
"My purpose was not to write only about Islam," said Rushdie, who was born to a Muslim family.
"In my view, the story — as it exists in the novel — reflects rather well on the new idea of the religion being born because it shows that it actually may have flirted with compromise, but then rejected it; and when in triumph, it was pretty merciful."
The backlash included violent protests, bookstore fires and an order to assassinate Rushdie
The Satanic Verses received immediate and violent backlash from Muslims who found the book's depictions of Islam insulting.
Within months of its publication, the novel was banned in a number of countries including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Sudan. His native country of India banned the book's import.
The controversy also ignited violent protests and attacks on bookstores around the world. Multiple people connected to the novel were also under threat — including Hitoshi Igarashi, a Japanese scholar who translated the book, who was killed in 1991.
In 1989, Iran's leader called for Rushdie's assassination and a bounty was offered of several million dollars. Iran stepped back from the religious order, also known as a fatwa, in 1998, saying it would "neither support nor hinder assassination operations on Rushdie." However, the order has not been officially withdrawn.
Rushdie wrote a memoir about his time in hiding that was published in 2012. He lived under the pseudonym Joseph Anton.
"One of the strangest aspects of it is that nobody thought that this was going to last very long," he told NPR in 2012. "They said, 'Just lie low for a few days and let the diplomats and politicians do their work, and this will be resolved.' Instead, in the end, it took almost 12 years."
In a statement, the literary freedom group PEN America said Rushdie was targeted for decades but "never flinched nor faltered."
"We can think of no comparable incident of a public violent attack on a literary writer on American soil," CEO Suzanne Nossel wrote. "We hope and believe fervently that his essential voice cannot and will not be silenced."
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Updated August 14, 2022 at 12:33 PM ET
Police are investigating an early Sunday morning incident in which a man crashed his car near the U.S. Capitol and fired multiple gunshots before killing himself.
The man did not appear to be targeting any members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement. No one else was injured.
The incident began around 4:00 a.m. as the man drove his car into a barricade about one block east of the Capitol.
As he exited the car, the vehicle "became engulfed in flames," the police statement said. The man then fired several gunshots, apparently into the air.
"When our officers heard the sound of gunfire, they immediately responded and were approaching the man when he shot himself," Capitol Police said. The agency said it did "not appear" that any officers fired their weapons.
Congress is currently on recess until after Labor Day.
Roads near the Capitol were closed as law enforcement investigates.
This is a breaking news story. Some things reported by the media will later turn out to be wrong. We will focus on reports from officials and other authorities, credible news outlets and reporters who are at the scene. We will update as the situation develops.
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(KTLA) – Back in the day, Friday nights weren’t complete without a trip to Blockbuster.
At the height of its popularity, there were about 9,000 Blockbuster stores.
Now, there is just one.
The Last Blockbuster is in Bend, Oregon.
Walking into the store is like taking a trip down memory lane: there are rows of movie rentals, the yellow walls, candy and snacks and even that familiar “Blockbuster” smell.
The store is the last of its kind. The people who work there try hard to keep it open, using a combination of nostalgia and merchandise to keep the memory alive.
The store has long since retired VHS rentals, these days you can only get DVDs. A rental is $4 and late fees are capped at $10.
You can even still open up a new Blockbuster membership, although cards are now handwritten instead of printed since the ancient dot matrix printers the chain used are now all gone.
Many visitors opt for a $2 souvenir membership card, one of the many ways the store stays in business.
It’s almost like a functioning Blockbuster Museum. General Manager Sandi Harding said that the top sellers are a hat and T-Shirt.
Harding has worked at the Bend Blockbuster since 2004, and even then, she wasn’t sure how many years of life the store had left.
A Netflix documentary titled “The Last Blockbuster,” released in 2020, breathed new life into the store and made it a stop for many traveling through this small Oregon town.
“Everything is exactly the same as it was 20 years ago,” said Harding. “People a lot of times think it’s because we have terrible Wi-Fi, that must be why we have a Blockbuster still, that is not the case.”
“Just to put it in perspective, about half the population would be in a video store every week,” explained Alan Payne, author of Built to Fail, a book about the rise and fall of Blockbuster.
Blockbuster wasn’t in a good position to compete with alternatives, including DVDs by mail and kiosk.
“It’s interesting to note that Blockbuster was really a broken company in dire financial conditions before Netflix ever started streaming,” said Payne.
The company filed for bankruptcy in 2010, just as streaming started to take off.
While Friday night at the video store is becoming a distant memory, the Bend Blockbuster is the last place you can bring it all back.
“I think we have a couple more years left,” concluded Harding with a smile. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/a-blast-from-the-past-see-inside-the-last-remaining-blockbuster/ | 2022-08-14T16:49:49Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national-news/a-blast-from-the-past-see-inside-the-last-remaining-blockbuster/ | false |
Bee and butterfly populations threaten food supply, scientists say
Published: Aug. 14, 2022 at 12:31 PM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
(CNN) – A third of the food we eat is at risk because of the climate crisis endangering butterflies and bees.
International scientists recently announced the monarch butterfly is dangerously close to extinction.
Some wildlife experts said losing pollinators, including butterflies, would affect about 30% of the food supply.
The Food and Drug Administration said apples, melons, cranberries, broccoli and almonds are among the foods most susceptible to the pollinator decline.
Scientists said you can help pollinators rebound by planting gardens with native wildlife and using less pesticide and other chemicals around your home.
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COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities are investigating an officer-involved crash that killed a civilian driver early Sunday.
Coconut Creek police arrived at the 4 a.m. crash to find one of its officers was involved. The department then turned the investigation over to the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
A woman in the other vehicle was brought to the hospital, where she died. The officer was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
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(THE CONVERSATION) – When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to a small, poor, politically unstable country that is weak because of an excessive reliance on one crop and foreign funding.
The term originated as a way to describe the experiences of many countries in Central America, whose economies and politics were dominated by U.S.-based banana exporters at the turn of the 20th century.
After the FBI’s August 2022 search of the residence of former President Donald Trump, some Republicans compared the U.S. to a banana republic. And in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, a surge of tweets did the same.
Political instability within the U.S. has little to do with fruit. So why is the term being used?
Subverting democracy to keep the cash flowing
In the 1880s, the Boston Fruit Company, which later became the United Fruit Company and then Chiquita, began importing bananas from Jamaica and launched a successful campaign to popularize them in the U.S.
As demand for bananas grew, large companies made deals with governments across Central America to fund infrastructure projects in exchange for land and policies that would allow them to expand production.
The growers often depended on authoritarian rule to protect land concessions and quell labor unrest that might shrink their profits. Sometimes, they would actively subvert democracy to reassert their influence. The Cuyamel Fruit Company, for example, supported a coup in Honduras in 1911 that replaced its president with someone more aligned with U.S. interests.
Another well-known example is the 1954 CIA-orchestrated plot on behalf of the United Fruit Company against Guatemalan President Jacobo Árbenz. That coup ended the first real period of democracy that Guatemala had known.
The tight relationship between banana exporters and repressive and corrupt leaders ultimately undermined development in the region, exacerbated inequality and left Central American countries weak and misgoverned.
Hyperbolic rhetoric?
Responding to the events that unfolded leading up to and during the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, current and former government officals commented that they resembled the instability of banana republics that were known for ignoring election results and overturning those results with coups – that’s exactly what happened in Costa Rica in 1917.
When American politicians and political commentators use the term, they’re often trying to conjure up images of corruption, repression and failures to stop executive overreach. They’re equating government officials with the tinpot dictators supported by foreign interests who acted with impunity to govern by force and persecute their opponents.
A numberof Republican politiciansinvoked the term in response to the FBI’s raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
But the comparison isn’t apt. It’s true that outgoing leaders are more likely to be investigated and punished by their political opponents in countries with strong executives and weak judiciaries.
However, holding elected officials accountable for their actions and not allowing anyone to be above the law is actually characteristic of a healthy democracy.
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Taiwan's New Party makes positive contributions to cross-Strait relations: mainland spokesperson
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Sunday said Taiwan's New Party has made positive contributions to promoting the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait and advancing peaceful reunification of the motherland.
Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding the New Party's celebrations of its 29th founding anniversary.
Since its founding, the New Party has taken a clear stance on promoting peaceful reunification across the Taiwan Strait, has resolutely upheld one-China, and has firmly opposed "Taiwan independence," Ma said.
"We believe the New Party will surely play an important role in cross-Strait relations in the days to come. On the basis of adhering to the one-China principle, we are willing to continue to work with visionary people on the island, including the New Party, and work together to achieve national reunification and share the glory of national rejuvenation," Ma said.
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Sonic boom: Hear the sounds of a meteor breaking up over Utah
Residents across northern Utah were surprised Saturday after a sonic boom was heard and felt across the region, leaving many wondering what was behind the startling event.
Security video cameras captured the seconds just before 8:30 a.m. local time that a roar filled the sky on an otherwise sunny day.
Panorama photo of the Salt Lake City Utah skyline showing downtown buildings and the snow-covered Wasatch Mountains in the background. (Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
At first, residents suspected the stunning sound might have been from an earthquake or a local military facility, but officials quickly downplayed those connections.
"Heard this while out on a run in SLC. We have confirmed it was not seismic/earthquake and not related to our military installations," Utah Governor Spencer Cox tweeted.
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But if not an earthquake or airplane, what was it?
The National Weather Service Office in Salt Lake City appeared to be the first to solve the mystery.
Meteorologists said a GOES satellite lightning mapping product picked up on activity that resembled a meteor streaking through the atmosphere.
The meteor’s trail was picked up by sensors that made the flash appear as if it was lightning to the GOES satellite.
The NWS said they knew it wasn’t lightning because there was a lack of thunderstorms in the area.
Further video confirmation from a Salt Lake City suburb even caught a brief glance of a fireball in the sky, leading further credence to the NWS theory.
Experts said it is not unusual for a meteor to create a sonic boom as they break apart and slow down in Earth’s atmosphere.
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The unusual event coincided with summer’s annual Perseid meteor shower, but astronomers have not said whether the two occurrences are connected.
Did you hear it? You can report sightings to the American Meteor Society. Click here to learn more.
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BERLIN (AP) — German businesses and public institutions should heat their offices no higher than 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit) this winter to help reduce the country’s consumption of natural gas, Germany’s economy minister said Saturday.
Germany, the European Union’s biggest economy, is quickly trying to wean itself off using natural gas from Russia in response to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine. However Germany uses more Russian gas imports than many other EU nations. Russia has already cut off gas exports to several EU nations, and officials fear Moscow will use the gas exports as a political weapon to get sanctions against Russia reduced — or even cut the exports to Europe off altogether in the winter, when demand is the highest.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck said while the EU’s 27 countries have pledged to cut their gas use by 15% from August compared to the previous five-year average, Germany needs to reduce its consumption by 20%.
Habeck is also proposing banning the heating of non-commercial private pools; switching off heating in common areas of public buildings, such as foyers; and switching off the lights on public billboards between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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'This hopefully marks the start of justice being done': Neighbours tell of their relief after millionaire, 70, was jailed for six weeks for refusing to tear down 'Britain's best man cave' that he built in illegal 10,000ft extension
- Accountant Graham Wildin, 70, to face six weeks in prison after defying courts and his appeal failing in 2021
- The Forest of Dean Council ordered him to demolish it in November 2018 but he ignored multiple court orders
- Neighbours says his jailing marks the 'start of justice being done' but believe problems won't end overnight
Neighbours of a millionaire who illegally built 'Britain's best man cave' have said it is 'the beginning of the end' after the homeowner was jailed for refusing to tear it down.
Graham Wildin, 70, will spend six weeks behind bars for not demolishing his 10,000ft extension, which includes a cinema, squash court, casino and bowling alley.
The accountant from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, was previously handed a six week sentence, suspended for twelve months, in June 2021, on the condition that the building be permanently stripped and decommissioned within 18 weeks.
After a lengthy appeal process, Wildin still failed to comply with the court order to tear down the illegal construction and was handed the six-week prison sentence at Cardiff High Court on Friday.
For the past six months, neighbours have also been outraged at not being able to park their cars in the street after Wildin decided to park his collection of classic cars outside his home because of the council's order to soft strip the leisure complex.
Bin lorries and ambulances could not drive down the road and residents were often unable to drive to work due to their cars being blocked in by Wildin's vehicles.
Now that Wildin has been jailed, neighbours are pleased to see that justice has been served and pray it is the beginning of the end of trouble from the millionaire.
One said: 'This hopefully marks the start of justice being done but the problems for the neighbours aren't going to end overnight.
'It is the beginning of the end but nowhere near the end. At least some action has been taken as it has been a very stressful time for all the neighbours.'
Accountant Graham Wildin (pictured), 70, was yesterday sent to prison for six weeks for contempt of court after refusing to demolish the private leisure complex with a cinema, gym, casino (pictured), bar and bowling alley at his home in Cinderford, Gloucestershire
Wildin was initially given until the end of April 2020 to remove the 'man cave', which includes a bowling alley (pictured)
The millionaire accountant keeps his classic car collection parked on the road much to the annoyance of neighbours
Bin lorries and ambulances could often not drive down the road Wildin's vehicles
Residents were often unable to drive to work due to their cars being blocked in by the classic cars
One neighbour who lives on the road said yesterday: 'He's not very well liked. He's upset everybody on this road by flouting planning rules and then parking his collection of classic cars everywhere'
In June 2021, Wildin was found in contempt of court for non-compliance with the injunction which he appealed
The eight year battle started after the Forest of Dean District Council brought a case against him over his 'man cave', which he built without planning permission in 2014.
In November 2018 the council obtained an injunction against Wildin and he was ordered to demolish it.
He was originally given until 25 April 2020 to tear down the building but he defied the order and kept it up.
MailOnline reported in April that relatives or neighbours would now have to give permission for the bulldozers to pass over their land to reach Wildin's mancave to forcibly take it down.
Neighbours on Meendhurst Road said in April it feels like Wildin 'doubled down' on them over their objections to his refusal to follow the rules.
A neighbour who lives on the road said at the time: 'He's not very well liked.
'He's upset everybody on this road by flouting planning rules and then parking his collection of classic cars everywhere.
'He's had a swimming pool built at the back, finished not long ago. That was ongoing for about four or five months. He gets up everybody's back, and to him it's payback time for all the people on this road.
'He's even had his gates repaired to keep everyone away from his house. There's always something going on up there, they started on the swimming pool which went in late last year.
'We don't see him very often. It's just a shame because he used to be part of the community and would join us in street parties and stuff, but now he's just annoyed everyone on the road and treats us badly.
'I don't know how they're going to knock down the buildings now though he's given away his houses, but hopefully they will find a way.'
After the eight year legal battle, the final deadline to pull down the man cave (pictured from above) to avoid a jail sentence for contempt of court over ignoring the order passed without any action being taken in March
'He's not very well liked,' a neighbour of Wildin's said in April this year. Pictured: The front of Wildin's home
'In what should have been a completely avoidable situation, Mr Wildin has continually ignored planning law and policies that are there to protect local communities,' said Cllr Paul Hiett, Deputy Leader of Forest of Dean Council
'The law is the law and we won't give up pursuing Mr Wildin and ensuring that he complies with the legislation in exactly the same way as everyone else,' Cllr Hiett added. Pictured: The gym in Wilden's private leisure complex
Cllr Paul Hiett, Deputy Leader of Forest of Dean Council, said after Mr Wildin had been jailed yesterday 'The enforcement case against Mr Wildin has been a long and complex road.
'In what should have been a completely avoidable situation, Mr Wildin has continually ignored planning law and policies that are there to protect local communities.
'The law is the law and we won't give up pursuing Mr Wildin and ensuring that he complies with the legislation in exactly the same way as everyone else.
'As a Council it is important to ensure that development proposals improve the environments in which they exist, whilst safeguarding the community.
'Every year, hundreds of people ask the Council for planning advice and follow it. This has not been the case in Mr Wildin's instance.
'I would like to, again, thank the people of the Forest for their patience and the tenacity of the Council's staff who continue to push this case forward.
'To protect local communities from behaviour like we've seen in this case, we will continue to pursue those that ignore planning policy using the routes set out in law.'
A council spokesperson added: 'Following a series of warnings, in November 2018 the Council obtained an injunction against Mr Wildin and he had until 25th April 2020 to demolish a leisure building he built, (excluding the substantial retaining wall) in 2014 without planning permission.
'In committal proceedings brought by Forest of Dean District Council in June 2021, Mr Wildin was found in contempt of court for non-compliance with the injunction.
'This required Mr Wildin to soft strip and decommission services to the building, with the judge sentencing Mr Wildin to six weeks imprisonment suspended for 12 months, on the condition that the building be permanently stripped and decommissioned within 18 weeks.
'Mr Wildin subsequently appealed the decision, on the grounds that the Council gave no evidence of costs set out for the works to be completed and that 18 weeks was not an adequate time period to carry out the works.
'The appeal was heard at the Court of Appeal in the Royal Courts of Justice in London before Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing and Lord Justice Edis on 28 September 2021.
'Submissions were made by Mr Charles Auld for Mr Wildin and Mr Stephen Whale for the Council. Judgement was suspended and handed down on Thursday 4 November.
'The appeal was dismissed, and Mr Wildin was given until 10 March 2022 to comply with the Order to complete the required work to avoid prison.
'The Council has been awarded substantial costs a number of times throughout the process. Mr Wildin will still be required to remove the building once he has served his sentence.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11110721/Neighbours-relieved-millionaire-jailed-refusing-tear-Britains-best-man-cave.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-14T17:04:31Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11110721/Neighbours-relieved-millionaire-jailed-refusing-tear-Britains-best-man-cave.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
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