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EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Secret wedding for Jonathan Aitken's love child Petra Khashoggi and New York scion
She's the willowy beauty who grew up in the super-yacht world of flamboyant billionaire arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi, whom she believed to be her father.
But, aged 18, Petra Khashoggi discovered she was the daughter of Jonathan Aitken, the ex-Cabinet minister who fell from grace yet found redemption as a prison chaplain.
Now I can reveal that she has married a man whom her father has not met.
Married: Petra Khashoggi with Danny Baker Jr — son of New York's most acclaimed plastic surgeon Daniel Baker - who she married last Thursday in the Hamptons.
Petra Khashoggi and her father Jonathan Aitken in 2005. Not only was Aitken absent, but Petra's mother, Soraya Khashoggi, and her half-siblings Victoria, Alexandra and William were also not invited, writes Eden
Her husband is man-about-Manhattan Danny Baker Jr, 44 — son of New York's most acclaimed plastic surgeon Daniel Baker.
Petra met Danny as a teenager at a friend's house in New York
They married in secret last Thursday in the Hamptons. Not only was Aitken absent, but Petra's mother, Soraya Khashoggi, and her half-siblings Victoria, Alexandra and William were also not invited.
'It was just the couple, with Danny's sister Lily as a witness,' a friend tells me.
After the wedding, they went to Shelter Island, staying at Sunset Beach Hotel, owned by André Balazs. But the couple are already back in New York.
'It was a heavenly 'mini moon',' Petra, 42, tells me, before adding: 'We'd met as teenagers at a friend's house in New York. A magical connection, even back then. But we were both in other relationships. We would run into each other, here and there but the timing was off.' At the end of lockdown, film producer Baker suggested dinner. 'We were old friends re-connecting,' says Petra. Yet within months they were engaged and contemplating a 'full-scale' wedding. But that had challenges, not least because Petra, who used to be known as Petrina, has 17 siblings. 'They're all over the place, so we chose a date and arranged a quiet ceremony,' she says.
Aitken (left, with Petra) fully approves. 'I'm overjoyed,' he tells me. 'I've yet to meet Danny but I've spoken to him by phone. I think they're going to have a great marriage.'
And there will, Petra assures her scattered siblings, be a proper party in due course.
Pedalling India puts her feet up
Princess Diana's bridesmaid India Hicks deserves to put her feet up as she's been training for a gruelling charity bike ride.
India, 54, who lives in the Bahamas with her husband David Flint Wood and five children, displayed her long, slender legs in this photo shared with friends.
'Legs up after a long ride,' says the granddaughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma.
'I will be gently pedalling towards 49 miles on September 26 and not beating myself up to reach 100.'
India Hicks, 54, who lives in the Bahamas with her husband David Flint Wood and five children puts her feet up as she prepare for a grueling charity bike ride
C4 books 'foul' Frankie Boyle to make royal film
Guess who Channel 4 has lined up to make a documentary about the Royal Family?
The answer is Frankie Boyle, the comedian whose offensive 'joke' about the Queen was once described by a Conservative MP as 'disgracefully foul'.
The public service network says in the programme, Frankie Boyle: Monarchy, he 'turns his wry eye to the state of the British monarchy and its future'.
It adds: 'He wonders, 'Will the monarchy soon be put out of its misery as it slips gently away under the soft pillow of our collective apathy? Do the Royal Family have any place in the modern world?'
The BBC was once forced to cut a line from its Comic Relief coverage in 2013 after the Scot, commenting on the Queen having been admitted to hospital, said: 'I wished she'd died.'
Bring on Channel 4's privatisation, I say!
Lord's play is stumped but not out
Producers of a theatrical event at Lord's Cricket Ground have been bowled a googly.
The show, Stumped, about playwrights Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter discussing cricket, is due to take place next month and star Stephen Tompkinson as Beckett.
However, the DCI Banks actor is required to attend Newcastle Crown Court just three days earlier, to face an assault charge.
He pleaded not guilty at a hearing at Newcastle magistrates court earlier this month.
A show spokesman insists: 'The production will proceed as planned on September 10.'
Glossy posse girls mourn Earl of Home
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's friends Lady Iona and Lady Mary Douglas-Home are mourning their father, the Earl of Home, who has died aged 78.
David was son of former Tory prime minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
He was chairman of the Queen's bank, Coutts & Co, until 2013.
Lady Mary (far left) and Lady Iona (near left) were members of the 'glossy posse' surrounding Prince William and Catherine and were guests at their wedding.
Lady Iona and Lady Mary Douglas-Home are mourning their father, the Earl of Home, who has died aged 78. David was son of former Tory prime minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home
- TV chef Gino D'Acampo was left with egg on his face after one encounter with a fan. 'I was filming a show in Scotland with Gordon [Ramsay] and Fred [Sirieix],' says the presenter, 46. 'This woman came up and asked for a picture. I asked her when her baby was due and she said, 'I'm not pregnant. I've just had a couple of very bad years and I've put a lot of weight on.' She walked off — and Gordon and Fred started laughing at me. I wanted to die.'
- Fans of Hammer Horror star Peter Cushing have been left spitting blood because his former home has fallen into rack and ruin. The seafront house in Whitstable, Kent, bears a blue plaque dedicated to the memory of the actor, who lived there for 25 years before his death in 1994. Neighbours and visitors have been left 'disturbed' by its increasingly dilapidated state, with out-of-control plants obscuring much of the house. It's understood its owners live away from the property and are currently unable to carry out any renovations. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11139359/EDEN-CONFIDENTIAL-Secret-wedding-Jonathan-Aitkens-love-child-Petra-Khashoggi-Daniel-Barker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-08-23T22:05:05Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11139359/EDEN-CONFIDENTIAL-Secret-wedding-Jonathan-Aitkens-love-child-Petra-Khashoggi-Daniel-Barker.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark — First-team honorees Jalen Catalon, Bumper Pool and Ricky Stromberg headline four Razorback standouts who earned 2022 Preseason Coaches All-SEC distinction on Tuesday. Redshirt junior Brady Latham was selected to the third-team offense.
Catalon adds to an extensive list of preseason honors after garnering All-American recognition from the AP, The Athletic, Athlon, CBS Sports/247Sports, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus and Sporting News. The Mansfield, Texas, native enters the 2022 campaign as one of the nation’s top defensive backs despite missing most of last year due to a season-ending injury. The Mansfield, Texas, native finished eighth on the team in total tackles (46) with 1.5 tackles for loss despite playing in only six games. His four pass breakups tied for third most on the Razorbacks.
Pool, meanwhile, led the Hogs in total tackles with 125 (45 solo) in 2021, his second consecutive season with 100+ total tackles. The Lucas, Texas, product is one of college football’s premier tackling machines, totaling the second-most stops (320) among all FBS defenders since 2019, and enters the 2022 campaign with 349 career tackles – ninth most all-time at Arkansas – to his name.
Stromberg anchored Arkansas’ offensive line last season, starting all 13 games at center and blocking for an offense that led all Power 5 schools in rushing with an average of 227.8 yards per game. Stromberg, who totaled 873 snaps on the year, only gave up three sacks and was penalized just eight times all season.
Latham started all 13 games last season, lining up primarily at left guard and recording 890 snaps to lead the way for one of the nation’s top rushing attacks.
Behind Stromberg and Latham’s blocking, four Razorbacks rushed for at least 500 yards in 2021 – a feat that had not been accomplished at Arkansas since 1975. They were part of an offensive line that blocked for three games of 300+ yards of rushing (Texas, Ole Miss and Penn State) and two games of 600+ yards of total offense (Georgia Southern and Ole Miss).
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An Eden Prairie mall resumed normal business hours Tuesday after a fatal shooting that had earlier locked down the shopping complex.
Police responded to Prairie Center shortly before 7:30 on Monday night and found a man dead of what they said was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The shooting happened in the Scheels sporting goods store, which sells firearms.
On Tuesday, police said that a 19-year-old man asked a store employee to show him a semiautomatic handgun in the firearms department. When the man was handed the unloaded weapon, he fled across the store toward the archery department while loading the gun and then firing a shot.
Police say the man apparently brought his own ammunition into the store.
As police arrived on the scene, they found the man dead on the second floor of the store. Because it was still unclear what had happened, Scheels was evacuated and the mall placed on lockdown until investigators determined there was no danger to the public.
The 19-year-old wasn’t immediately identified Tuesday as police continued to investigate.
Will Dammann was shopping in Scheels when he heard an alarm sound and a commotion near a door. Seconds later a store announcement told people to evacuate immediately.
“So then it was, you know, the hustle bustle of getting out. Then everyone was just standing out in front and that’s when the police just started rolling in,” Dammann said. He said people seemed calm, including store employees. He did not hear a gunshot, Minnesota Public Radio News reported.
Joel Roen of Waconia was waiting anxiously in the parking lot outside Scheels while the lockdown was in place. He said his wife, Sara, and their 15-year-old daughter had been shopping at the mall when it was locked down and they couldn’t leave.
“You see this many cops here like this, you know it can’t be good,” he said.
Less than three weeks ago, the Mall of America was placed on lockdown after gunfire inside that shopping center in Bloomington. No one was injured in that incident, which led to several arrests, including the suspected gunman, who had been involved in a dispute with others.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On behalf of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding (Tanenbaum), a pro bono team from Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court of the United States in defense of the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) on August 19, 2022.
Filed in support of the State of Colorado and other respondents, the brief is in response to a lawsuit brought by a graphic designer refusing website design services to LGBTQ+ engaged couples on the basis of the graphic designer's religious beliefs. This petitioner argues that CADA infringes on her First Amendment right to Freedom of Speech, claiming that her websites are artistic expression and that by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, CADA burdens that expression.
As an organization dedicated to religious liberty, Tanenbaum argues that a successful petition finding CADA unconstitutional would allow for discrimination against individuals based on either their religious beliefs or lack thereof.
"The best way to ensure robust and lasting protection for religious freedom is to preserve the government's ability to implement anti-discrimination laws," said Tanenbaum CEO Mark Fowler. "In a flawed interpretation of free speech precedent, the petitioner violates CADA and seeks to open the door to unchecked discrimination and harm for years to come."
"Schulte Roth & Zabel has a long and proud history defending LGBTQ+ rights and is proud to partner with Tanenbaum in this critical defense of Colorado's anti-discrimination laws," said Robert Ward, Litigation Partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel. "Beyond the petitioner's myopic interpretation of the First Amendment, she fails to recognize CADA's compelling interest in promoting equality and equal access to public accommodations. We look forward to a vigorous defense and sustained protection for the many benefits that CADA provides."
As part of the firm's extensive pro bono initiatives, SRZ has served as long-time counsel to Tanenbaum, which promotes mutual respect with practical programs that bridge religious differences and combat prejudice in schools, workplaces, public accommodations, health care settings and areas of armed conflict. SRZ previously filed an amicus brief on behalf of Tanenbaum in connection with the Masterpiece Cake Shop case, which also argued in favour of CADA when a bakery refused service to same-sex couples.
The SRZ team behind the amicus brief was led by Partner Robert Ward, and includes Special Counsel for Pro Bono Initiatives Sara Solfanelli, Special Counsel Randall Adams, and Associates John Schneider and Erika Simonson.
A copy of the Amicus Brief is available here.
About the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
Tanenbaum promotes justice and builds respect for religious difference by transforming individuals and institutions to reduce prejudice, hatred, and violence. As a secular and non-sectarian non-profit, Tanenbaum works to promote religious peacebuilders who help counter extremism and violence in armed conflicts, and tackles religious bullying of students, harassment in workplaces, and disparate health treatment for people based on their beliefs.
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Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP (srz.com) is a full-service law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., and London. As one of the leading law firms serving the financial services industry, the firm regularly advises clients on investment management, corporate and transactional matters and provides counsel on securities regulatory compliance, enforcement and investigative issues. The firm's practices include antitrust; bank regulatory; bankruptcy & creditors' rights litigation; blockchain technology & digital assets; broker-dealer regulatory & enforcement; business reorganization; complex commercial litigation; cybersecurity & data privacy; distressed debt & claims trading; distressed investing; education law; employment & employee benefits; energy; environmental; environmental, social and governance (ESG); finance & derivatives; financial institutions; hedge funds; individual client services; insurance; intellectual property, sourcing & technology; investment management; litigation; litigation finance; mergers & acquisitions; nonprofit; PIPEs; private credit, distressed investing & direct lending; private equity; real estate; real estate capital markets & REITs; real estate litigation; regulated funds; regulatory & compliance; securities & capital markets; securities enforcement; securities litigation; securitization; shareholder activism; structured finance & derivatives; tax; trading agreements and white collar defense & government investigations.
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Experts: Police appear excessive in Arkansas beating video
(AP) - An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was caught on video repeatedly punching and kneeing a man in the head before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement. As that was happening, another officer was holding the man down as a third also kneed him over and over.
A bystander’s video of 27-year-old Randal Worcester’s arrest on Sunday in the small town of Mulberry sparked outrage after it was posted online. All three officers were later suspended, and state and federal authorities have opened criminal investigations into their actions. It’s the latest case in which increasingly omnipresent cameras have led to consequences for officers and raised questions about what level of force police are justified in using and when.
Russell Wood, a lawyer for the two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and Mulberry police officer, stressed that the 34-second clip doesn’t show everything that happened and said Worcester had earlier attacked one of the deputies, leaving him with a concussion. Wood said in a statement that the deputy’s “pain compliance strikes” didn’t do any “damage” and that Worcester’s own violence authorized the officers to use “all necessary force.”
GRAPHIC WARNING: Videos included in this story may contain disturbing content.
Policing experts, however, say that blows to the head amount to the potentially deadly use of force and are only justified in an arrest when a suspect poses a current and serious threat. They say a full investigation is needed, but that the video raises obvious “red flags” about the actions of the officers, who had Worcester pinned to the ground by the time the bystander began recording from a nearby car.
“Depending on your level of resistance, (officers) could use defensive strikes or what they call pain strikes to get compliance, but that’s not a blow to the head,” said Geoffrey Alpert, a University of South Carolina criminology professor who studies the use of force by police. “He would have to be doing something pretty serious to get hit in the head like that.”
Carrie Jernigan, an attorney for Worcester, said the deputy who punched him, Levi White, used excessive force in the last month with two other people she’s representing. “There’s something going on and we just need to get it addressed,” she said during a Tuesday news conference.
Worcester’s arrest came after police received reports about a man making threats outside of a convenience store in Mulberry, a community of about 1,600 people roughly 140 miles (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the Oklahoma state line. He was treated at a hospital on Sunday before being jailed on charges including second-degree battery and resisting arrest. He was released Monday on a $15,000 bond.
Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said that when officers arrived at the convenience store, Worcester turned over an unspecified “weapon” but then became violent. The sheriff’s office identified the three officers involved as deputies Zack King and White and local police officer Thell Riddle.
Wood said Worcester had been threating a woman with a knife and, upon being confronted, grabbed White by the legs and slammed him to the ground, stunning the the deputy. Worcester then climbed onto White and “began striking him on the back of the head and face,” the attorney said.
Wood called on the Mulberry police to release dashboard-camera video, which he said shows more of what happened, and contended that in such a situation the suspect “must be taken off the streets at all costs.”
Officers’ use of force is regulated by both the law and department policy. Bowling Green State University criminologist Philip Stinson called what is shown on the footage of Worcester’s arrest “completely unwarranted.” He said Worcester’s earlier attack on one of the officers might explain their actions — suggesting their later beating of the man was punitive — but that it wouldn’t provide them a legal justification.
“The force was excessive and, in my view, criminal,” said Stinson, a former officer.
The prosecution of police for using force on the job is relatively rare, and body-worn and dashboard camera videos often show officers’ actions were justified. But the increasing presence of police cameras and bystanders with cellphones has also provided evidence that sometimes undercuts officers’ explanations of their use of force.
In neighboring Louisiana, a state trooper also explained his use of force during a 2019 arrest as “pain compliance.” The trooper later resigned and was arrested and charged with state and federal crimes after his bodycam footage showed him striking a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight as the man wailed, “I’m not resisting!”
Stinson said that, thus far, ubiquitous cameras have not changed policing as much as they’ve revealed it.
“This type of thing happens with great regulation,” he said.
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Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Arkansas, contributed to this report.
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‘House of the Dragon’ is HBO’s top series premiere ever
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 10 million people saw the premiere of “House of the Dragon” on Sunday night, making the “Game of Thrones” spinoff HBO’s most-watched series premiere in the network’s history.
HBO aired the episode four times on premiere night and it was also streamed on HBO Max. The viewership number is only going to increase in the coming weeks.
For instance, the “Game of Throne” series finale in May 2019 was seen on its first night by 19.8 million, more than any other series episode on HBO, the Nielsen company said. HBO estimates that some 46 million people in total have seen it, when delayed viewing is taken into account.
Anticipation for “House of the Dragon” was evident in how many people were streaming old “Game of Thrones” episodes on HBO Max, which the network fed by offering crisper picture quality. The weekly average of streams in August is nearly 90% above June, the network said.
“The ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel recaptured the fire of HBO’s original masterpiece in a big way,” said Ashwin Navin, co-founder and CEO of the research firm Samba TV. That company estimated that the HBO series more than doubled the first-day viewership for Netflix’s new season of “Stranger Things” this summer.
The challenge — and opportunity — for HBO lies in trying to expand “House of the Dragon” beyond the built-in fan base, Navin said.
CBS was the most popular broadcast network in prime time last week, averaging 2.8 million viewers. NBC had 2.7 million, ABC had 2.4 million, Fox had 1.9 million, Ion Television had 1.04 million, Univision had 1.01 million and Telemundo had 810,000.
Fox News Channel led the cable networks with a prime-time average of 2.31 million. MSNBC had 1.32 million, ESPN had 896,000, Hallmark had 870,000 and HGTV had 866,000.
ABC’s “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race, averaging 7.2 million viewers last week. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 6.1 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.2 million.
For the week of Aug. 15-22, the 20 most popular prime-time programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 6.44 million.
2. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 5.64 million.
3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 5.44 million.
4. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 4.54 million.
5. “Password” (Wednesday), NBC, 4.36 million.
6. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 4.1 million.
7. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 4.06 million.
8. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 3.98 million.
9. “Password” (Tuesday), NBC, 3.97 million.
10. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 3.95 million.
11. “FBI,” CBS, 3.57 million.
12. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Monday), Fox News, 3.432 million.
13. “Press Your Luck,” ABC, 3.425 million.
14. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 3.42 million.
15. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Wednesday), Fox News, 3.38 million.
16. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 3.294 million.
17. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Tuesday), Fox News, 3.294 million.
18. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 3.258 million.
19. “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” ABC, 3.258 million.
20. “FBI International,” CBS, 3.245 million.
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Police: Teen charged after shooting, killing twin brother while playing with gun
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WGCL/Gray News) - A teenager in Georgia is dead after police say his twin brother shot him.
According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers were called to a home at about 3 a.m. on Monday regarding a shooting.
WGCL reports two 17-year-old brothers were playing with a gun in a bedroom inside the home when it went off and hit one of the teens in the face.
Police identified the 17-year-old who was shot as Dimitri Hayes. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.
Authorities said the surviving twin, Xavier Hayes, is currently at the DeKalb County Jail facing felony murder and aggravated assault charges.
DeKalb County police did not immediately say if the boys’ parents would face any charges in the incident.
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Report: Indiana crash that killed 3 happened during downpour
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A crash report released says a single-vehicle crash that killed three Indiana State University students, including two members of the school’s football team, occurred during a thunderstorm that had left the roadway covered in water. The report by a Vigo County sheriff’s deputy also states that one of the two ISU students who survived the crash said the group of five students was returning to campus in Terre Haute after attending a house party at Indiana University in Bloomington, and that “everyone had been drinking” at the party. The crash killed freshmen ISU football players 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Nineteen-year-old ISU student Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana, also died. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/23/report-indiana-crash-that-killed-3-happened-during-downpour/ | 2022-08-23T22:10:39Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/08/23/report-indiana-crash-that-killed-3-happened-during-downpour/ | true |
STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Canada said Tuesday a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain, with the first deliveries expected in just three years.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz signed the deal in the port town of Stephenville, Newfoundland. A Canadian company has plans to build a zero-emission plant that will use wind energy to produce hydrogen and ammonia for export.
Hydrogen is seen as a component of Europe’s plan to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels, particularly in light of the war in Ukraine and recent reductions in the supply of Russian natural gas to Germany and other countries.
“The market case and the need to scale up was coming and wasn't quite here yet. Russia's illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine has meant that everything gets accelerated," Trudeau said.
Scholz said Canada is Germany’s partner of choice as the country moves away from relying on Russia to supply energy.
“Our need might be even higher under the new circumstances,” Scholz said.
Natural gas prices have surged as Russia has reduced or cut off natural gas flows to a dozen European Union countries, fueling inflation and raising the risk that Europe could plunge into recession. Germans have been urged to cut gas use now so the country will have enough for the winter ahead.
The Canadian government earlier Tuesday signed separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batteries in electric vehicles. The agreements include Canadian cobalt, graphite, nickel and lithium. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Canada-Germany-aim-to-start-hydrogen-shipments-17393142.php | 2022-08-23T22:13:14Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Canada-Germany-aim-to-start-hydrogen-shipments-17393142.php | false |
TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RIV Capital Inc. (the "Company") (CSE: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis packaged goods company with a focus on establishing one of the strongest portfolios of brands in key strategic U.S. markets, acting through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, RIV Capital US Real Estate LLC ("RIV Real Estate", together with the Company, collectively, "RIV Capital"), and Etain, LLC ("Etain") announced that RIV Capital has entered into a lease agreement with Zephyr, a leading California-based developer, for the development and operation of a planned new flagship cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York (the "Flagship Facility"). RIV Capital will sublease the Flagship Facility to Etain upon receipt of necessary regulatory approvals.
Under the lease agreement, Zephyr will develop and lease to RIV Capital two buildings totaling approximately 75,000 square feet. Total development costs for the project are expected to be approximately $30 million, of which RIV Capital will be responsible for $4.5 million. RIV Capital will pay base rent to the Landlord over the term of the lease based on what the company believes is a favorable cap rate applied to the developer's portion of the project costs. The initial term of the lease is for 15 years. RIV Capital and Etain also have the option to expand the leased premises to include additional building(s) of added manufacturing and cultivation space.
The terms of the lease include conditions related to receipt of regulatory and other necessary approvals, including completion of any environmental remediation pursuant to the New York State Brownfield Program. Etain's operation of the Flagship Facility is also subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the New York Cannabis Control Board and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (the "NY Regulators").
Following receipt of regulatory and other necessary approvals and completion of the Flagship Facility, Etain will have access to a state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility that RIV Capital and Etain believe will increase the diversity, breadth, and volume of Etain's product offerings, improve affordability and access for New York patients and consumers, and provide a platform to bring successful, authentic cannabis brands to New York. RIV Capital and Etain also intend to work with Zephyr to implement robust diversity, social equity, and inclusion goals consistent with the legislative intent and objectives of New York's Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act. This includes construction of a building that can be used for cultivation and/or manufacturing, which will be located within the premises of the leased site and made available to social equity applicants. Such social equity applicants will share in the secure infrastructure comprising the leased premises and will benefit from proximity to Etain, an established New York operator.
As previously announced, the Company entered into definitive agreements on March 30, 2022, to acquire ownership and control of Etain and Etain IP LLC (collectively, the "Etain Companies"), owners and operators of legally licensed cannabis cultivation and retail dispensaries in the State of New York (the "Acquisition"). The Company acquired the non-regulated portion of the Etain Companies in the Acquisition's first closing on April 22, 2022. The second and final closing of the Acquisition is planned to occur following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including from the NY Regulators.
RIV Capital is building a leading cannabis packaged goods company, with a focus on establishing one of the strongest portfolios of brands in key strategic U.S. markets. Backed by in-house expertise and cannabis domain knowledge, RIV Capital aims to grow its own brands and partner with established U.S. cannabis operators and brands to bring them to new markets and build market share. RIV Capital established the foundational building blocks of its active U.S. strategy with the announced Acquisition. Through its strategic relationship with The Hawthorne Collective, Inc. ("The Hawthorne Collective"), a subsidiary of The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company ("ScottsMiracle-Gro"), RIV Capital is The Hawthorne Collective's preferred vehicle for cannabis-related investments not under the purview of other ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiaries.
Etain is a vertically integrated legally licensed cannabis company operating in the State of New York. It was founded as a women-owned and women-led private company in 2015. Since its founding, Etain has strived to improve the quality of life for customers every day with an absolute commitment to integrity – both in Etain's products and operations.
This news release contains statements which constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of RIV Capital, Etain and RIV Capital's portfolio companies with respect to future business activities and operating performance. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions and includes information regarding the Company's investment in Etain, including the timing for completion of the final closing of the Acquisition; RIV Capital's expectations regarding regulatory approval of the Acquisition and the Flagship Facility; the Company's expectations regarding the completion of the Flagship Facility; expected development costs of the Flagship Facility; expectations regarding base rent; RIV Capital's and Etain's expectations regarding the anticipated benefits of the Flagship Facility, including on Etain's product offerings and medical patients more generally; RIV Capital's and Etain's option to expand the leased premises; the Company's and Etain's intention to implement robust diversity, equity and inclusion goals consistent with the objectives of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, and the expected benefits related thereto; the Company's expectations regarding its growth and the outcome of future partnerships; the Company's expectation that it will be ScottsMiracle-Gro's preferred vehicle for investments not under the purview of other ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiaries; and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical fact but instead reflects management's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although RIV Capital believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of RIV Capital or its portfolio companies.
Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the timing and likelihood for receipt of all required regulatory and other approvals, as applicable, for the Flagship Facility and Acquisition; the satisfaction of other conditions to closing in respect of the Acquisition; the Company's ability to execute its go-forward strategy, including in respect of the Flagship Facility; stock market volatility; changes in the business activities, focus and plans of the Company, Etain and the Company's investees and the timing associated therewith; the timing of any changes to federal laws in the U.S. to allow for the general cultivation, distribution, and possession of cannabis; regulatory and licensing risks; changes in cannabis industry growth and trends; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; litigation risks; the global regulatory landscape and enforcement related to cannabis, including political risks and risks relating to regulatory change; risks relating to anti-money laundering laws; compliance with extensive government regulation, including RIV Capital's interpretation of such regulation; public opinion and perception of the cannabis industry; divestiture risks; and the risk factors set out in RIV Capital's most recent management's discussion and analysis and annual information form filed with the Canadian securities regulators and available on RIV Capital's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company has invested in and acquired, and intends to in the future invest in and/or acquire, companies that are involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where such operations occur permit such activities, however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable U.S. federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward non-enforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under U.S. federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although RIV Capital has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. RIV Capital does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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The county supervisors are sending a letter to the state expressing their opposition to a bill requiring counties to separate the functions of the sheriff and coroner and prevent them from consolidating them into a single office in the future.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to send the state senate a letter of opposition to Assembly Bill 1608, which would require counties to carve the coroner’s office out of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office by the end of this year if passed. Third District Supervisor Mike Wilson and 5th District Supervisor Steve Madrone were opposed, saying they approved of an increased layer of transparency.
“I do see the value in the arc of transitioning these services away from the sheriff’s departments in general,” Wilson said. “I do share anxiety about the cost of that, but I do see that it is open to other departments, such as Public Health.”
County Administrative Officer Elishia Hayes gave a rough estimate that separating the functions of the sheriff and coroner would cost the county about $400,000, though the bill states any costs incurred by local agencies would be reimbursed by the state.
There are currently 48 counties in the California that have a consolidated sheriff and coroner’s office. The intention of AB 1608 is to ensure transparency in establishing an individual’s cause of death during an investigation.
The bill is co-sponsored by the family of Angelo Quinto, a 30-year-old Navy veteran who died in 2021, a few days after officers with the Antioch Police Department knelt on his neck during a mental health call, according to media reports.
“I am hopeful that AB 1608 can bring some more much-needed and overdue change to the systems that do not serve us,” Bella Quinto, Angelo Quinto’s sister, said in a January statement when the bill was introduced. “I lost my brother, Angelo Quinto, over a year ago. Since then, the lack of independence between the Coroner’s and Sheriff’s offices has made objective investigation impossible. This legislation will help create a system that prioritizes objectivity, transparency, and accountability.”
First District Supervisor Rex Bohn said these are issues that impact much larger counties that can afford to separate the coroner and sheriff’s office. The Sheriff’s Office currently contracts with doctors who have their own practices and perform the autopsies part time, and Bohn said the bill would create more bureaucracy for the county instead of less.
“One size does not fit all,” Bohn said.
The bill is likely going to pass, Bohn said, but he said the letter of opposition could potentially open up the possibility of an exemption for counties with under 150,000 people.
Sonia Waraich can be reached at 707-441-0504.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the singer’s federal trial that she lied to a state grand jury 20 years ago, in part because she and her husband felt threatened by Kelly and feared for their lives if they told the truth.
The mom, who used the pseudonym, “Susan,” in court at the trial in Chicago, described how she, her husband and Kelly were crying when the parents confronted the Grammy-winner at a hotel in the early 2000s about whether he was abusing their daughter. She testified they were startled when Kelly told them, “You are with us or against us.”
She said she took those words to mean “that they were going to harm us if we didn’t do what they wanted us to do.” Among the directives from Kelly and an associate was that they had to lie that their daughter was not in a child pornography video and that they had to leave the country immediately for several weeks, she testified.
“We were very, very frightened,” she told jurors.
She added later that she lied to the grand jury “because we feared for our lives and we were intimidated.” She said she also feared for the well-being of her daughter, who warned her parents at the time that she might commit suicide if they refused to do what Kelly asked them to do.
Kelly, 55, is on trial in his hometown on charges that include production of child pornography, enticing minor girls for sex and obstruction justice by successfully rigging his 2008 child pornography trial in state court, at which he was acquitted.
Kelly is already staring at a 30-year prison sentence imposed by a federal judge in New York in June for his 2021 convictions on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Susan’s daughter, who went by the pseudonym “Jane,” was among the prosecution’s first witnesses as the trial began last week. Jane told jurors that she also lied to the same grand jury prior to 2008 trial when she said she was not the 14-year-old girl in a video with Kelly. Jane, now 37, told jurors last week that, in fact, she had been sexually abused hundreds of times by Kelly before she had turned at 18.
On Monday, in an often contentious cross-examination, Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean repeatedly questioned Susan about whether she truly felt her life was in any danger from Kelly or his associates.
“No one actually threatened you, did they?” Bonjean asked.
“Yes, they did,” Susan answered.
Bonjean also asked why, if Susan felt so threatened by Kelly, she and her family continued to mix with Kelly socially for the next 20 years. She answered that Kelly was their sole income for a period, paying her musician husband to work on Kelly recordings. She also said she worried about Jane’s welfare if they cut ties with Kelly.
The husband, Jane’s father, died last year, she told jurors.
During her cross, Bonjean highlighted Susan’s testimony that she lied to the Illinois grand jury, asking if she was “telling the truth now.” Susan said she was.
Prosecutors from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office chose in the mid-2000s to push ahead with charges and to take the case to trial in 2008 despite what they knew was a major hurdle: their inability to call the girl in the video to testify.
After acquitting Kelly in the 2008 trial, some jurors told reporters that that they had no choice but to find Kelly not guilty because the girl — who by then was in her 20s — did not take the witness stand to confirm it was, in fact, her in the video.
Federal prosecutors at the current trial played excerpts of that and other videos they say show Kelly when he was around 30 sexually abusing a 14-year-old Jane.
Kelly has been trailed for decades by allegations about his sexual behavior. The scrutiny intensified during the #MeToo era and following the 2019 release of the Lifetime television docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
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Short-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with a first-time hospitalization for heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2022.
In our study, approximately one in six patients with type 2 diabetes claimed at least one NSAID prescription within one year. In general, we always recommend that patients consult their doctor before starting a new medication, and with results from this study we hope to help doctors mitigate risk if prescribing NSAIDs."
Dr. Anders Holt, First Author, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
NSAID use has previously been associated with an increased risk of heart failure in the general population but data are lacking in patients with type 2 diabetes. Given that patients with type 2 diabetes have over twice the likelihood of developing heart failure as those without diabetes, NSAIDs could be even more detrimental in this at-risk group.
This study investigated the association between short-term NSAID use and the risk of first-time heart failure hospitalisation in a nationwide cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes. The researchers used Danish registers to identify patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes during 1998 to 2021. Patients with heart failure or a rheumatological condition requiring long-term NSAID use were excluded. Information was collected on prescriptions for oral NSAIDs (celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, and naproxen) claimed prior to first-time heart failure hospitalisation. Using a case-crossover design in which each patient acted as his or her own control, associations between short-term NSAID use and the risk of first-time heart failure hospitalisation were assessed.
The study included 331,189 patients with type 2 diabetes. The average age was 62 years and 44% were women. During the first year after inclusion in the study, 16% of patients claimed at least one NSAID prescription while 3% claimed at least three prescriptions. Ibuprofen was used by 12.2% of patients, diclofenac by 3.3%, naproxen by 0.9%, and celecoxib by 0.4%. During a median follow up of 5.85 years, 23,308 patients were hospitalised with heart failure for the first time.
NSAID use was associated with an elevated risk of first-time heart failure hospitalisation, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27–1.63). When individual NSAIDs were analysed separately, the risk of heart failure hospitalisation was increased following the use of diclofenac or ibuprofen, with corresponding ORs of 1.48 (95% CI 1.10–2.00) and 1.46 (95% CI 1.26–1.69), respectively. Celecoxib and naproxen were not associated with an increased risk, potentially due to the small proportion of claimed prescriptions.
The researchers also analysed the risk of heart failure with NSAID use in subgroups of patients. No association was found in patients with normal glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels (below 48 mmol/mol), which indicates well-controlled diabetes. Strong associations were found in patients above 65 years of age, while no association was found in those below 65 years of age. The strongest association was found in very infrequent or new users of NSAIDs.
Dr. Holt noted that data on over-the-counter use of NSAIDs were not included in the study. But he said: "This was a limitation but likely had no impact on the results since a previous report found that over-the-counter NSAIDs comprise a small proportion of total use."
He concluded: "This was an observational study and we cannot conclude that NSAIDs cause heart failure in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, the results suggest that a potential increased risk of heart failure should be taken into account when considering the use of these medications. On the contrary, the data indicate that it may be safe to prescribe short-term NSAIDs for patients below 65 years of age and those with well-controlled diabetes." | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220823/Short-term-NSAID-use-linked-with-first-time-heart-failure-hospitalization-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes.aspx | 2022-08-23T22:22:25Z | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220823/Short-term-NSAID-use-linked-with-first-time-heart-failure-hospitalization-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes.aspx | false |
Garcelle Beauvais and Lisa Rinna are drawing a line in the sand.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills stars both took to social media on Aug. 23 to condemn hateful comments being directed toward their children and those of their co-stars. As Garcelle put it in a tweet, "I'm usually a very strong woman I've been raised to be strong my life has taught me to be strong but when it comes to my kids! It hurts it's not OK."
"I've been in tears all night," added the NYPD Blue actress, who's a mom to twins Jax and Jaid, 14, and Oliver, 31. "it's just a TV show people scream at your TV throw something at your TV but leave our kids alone #RHOBH."
Lisa echoed her cast member's sentiment in an Instagram Story. "We are doing a tv show," she began. "We try to entertain you—why can't you treat it like wrestling for gods sakes love us—love to hate us but leave the kids alone!"
Lisa went on to specifically call out the comments directed toward Garcelle's kids, her own daughters—Amelia, 21, and Delilah, 24—as well as Kyle Richards' youngest child Porsha, 14, and Erika Jayne's adult son Tommy.
"What I was just sent about @garcelle son is disgusting and unacceptable. what I heard happen to Porsha @kylerichards18 is disgusting and unacceptable," Lisa wrote. "what you've said and done to my own kids disgusting. The threats to @theprettymess son!?!! And I'm sure all of the other beautiful children."
Pointing out that the RHOBH ladies' families "didn't sign up" for the show, Lisa added, "all of our kids should be off limits so stop it now. Enough is enough."
While neither Lisa nor Garcelle specified which comments they were referencing, several Bravo fan accounts tweeted screengrabs of hateful remarks being left on Jax's Instagram account.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on Bravo.
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JACKSON, Miss (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer who a prosecutor says abused his position of authority to prey on a young girl was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to statutory rape.
Todd King, 52, a former Brandon police officer, had pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape and one count of gratification of lust Monday. Prosecutors did not disclose the victim’s age.
Rankin County Circuit Court Judge Bradley Mills sentenced King to 20 years in custody on the statutory rape count and 15 years for gratification of lust, each with five years to serve. The terms will be served concurrently and will be followed by five years of supervised probation. King will also permanently surrender his law enforcement credentials and be required to register as a sex offender.
Attorney General Lynn Fitch said in a news release that her office conducted the investigation and prosecution.
“Todd King abused his position of authority to prey on this young girl,” Fitch said. “She will have to live with the physical, psychological, and emotional wounds he has caused for her whole life. I am grateful to the adults in her life who stood up for her to put an end to the abuse and who will stand by her as she recovers.”
An attorney for King did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Associated Press. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Former-Mississippi-officer-sentenced-for-sex-17393241.php | 2022-08-23T22:32:52Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Former-Mississippi-officer-sentenced-for-sex-17393241.php | false |
After dominating in his first stint of professional baseball, first overall draft pick Jackson Holliday is heading to Low-A Delmarva to close his first season in the Orioles’ system. He’ll make his debut with the Shorebirds on Thursday.
Holliday, 18, hit .409 with a 1.167 OPS in eight games in the Florida Complex League, which concluded its season Tuesday. The son of seven-time major league All-Star Matt Holliday recorded nine hits in 22 at-bats with a double and a home run while walking 10 times against two strikeouts. He also stole three bases in as many tries.
Last month, the Orioles made Holliday the third No. 1 overall pick in team history before signing him to a franchise-record bonus of $8.19 million that also represented the largest ever given to a high school draftee. At Stillwater High School in Oklahoma, Holliday hit .685 with a .749 on-base percentage and 1.392 slugging percentage with 17 home runs and 30 steals in his 40-game senior season.
He already ranks among the game’s top prospects, with MLB Pipeline placing him 14th and Baseball America having him 41st. In both lists, he’s the Orioles’ No. 3 prospect, trailing infielder Gunnar Henderson and right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, who are both at Triple-A Norfolk.
With Delmarva, Holliday will join several of his fellow draftees. Eleven other members of the Orioles’ 2022 draft class are already with the Shorebirds, including fellow first-day picks Dylan Beavers (No. 33 overall pick), Max Wagner (No. 42) and Jud Fabian (No. 67). | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-jackson-holliday-delmarva-20220823-3wqx5lx66zdczi5mghgwhewjhy-story.html | 2022-08-23T22:36:08Z | https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-orioles-jackson-holliday-delmarva-20220823-3wqx5lx66zdczi5mghgwhewjhy-story.html | true |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A former Louisville police detective who helped falsify the warrant that led to the deadly police raid at Breonna Taylor’s apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge.
Federal investigators said Kelly Goodlett added a false line to the warrant and later conspired with another detective to create a cover story when Taylor’s March 13, 2020, shooting death by police began gaining national attention.
Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman, was shot to death by officers who knocked down her door while executing a drug search warrant. Taylor’s boyfriend fired a shot that hit one of the officers as they came through the door and they returned fire, striking Taylor multiple times.
Goodlett, 35, appeared in a federal courtroom in Louisville on Tuesday afternoon and admitted to conspiring with another Louisville police officer to falsify the warrant. Goodlett briefly answered several questions from federal judge Rebecca Jennings Grady.
Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, was in the courtroom Tuesday but did not speak after the proceedings.
Three former Louisville officers were indicted on criminal civil rights charges earlier this month by a federal grand jury. Goodlett was not indicted, but charged in a federal information filing, which likely means the former detective is cooperating with investigators.
Goodlett will be sentenced Nov. 22. Grady said there may be “extenuating circumstances” that may move the court to push back the sentencing date. Part of the plea hearing was also kept under seal and was not discussed in open court Tuesday. She faces up to five years in prison for the conviction.
She resigned from the department Aug. 5, a day after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced new federal charges in the Taylor case.
Former officers Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany were indicted on charges related to the warrant used to search Taylor’s home. A third former officer, Brett Hankison, was charged with using excessive force when he retreated from Taylor’s door, turned a corner and fired 10 shots into the side of her two-bedroom apartment. He was acquitted by a jury on similar state charges earlier this year. Jaynes, Meany and Hankison have all been fired.
The three former officers face a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on the civil rights charges.
Federal prosecutors said in court records that Jaynes, who drew up the Taylor warrant, had claimed to Goodlett days before the warrant was served that he had “verified” from a postal inspector that a suspected drug dealer was receiving packages at Taylor’s apartment. But Goodlett knew this was false and told Jaynes the warrant did not yet have enough information connecting Taylor to criminal activity, prosecutors said. She added a paragraph saying the suspected drug dealer, Jamarcus Glover, was using Taylor’s apartment as his current address, according to the court records.
Two months later, when the Taylor shooting was attracting national headlines, the postal inspector told a media outlet he had not verified packages for Glover were going to Taylor’s apartment. Jaynes and Goodlett then met in Jaynes’ garage to “get on the same page” before Jaynes talked to investigators about the Taylor warrant, court records said.
They decided to say Sgt. John Mattingly, who is identified in the court records as J.M., told them Glover was receiving packages at Taylor’s home, according to prosecutors. Mattingly was shot in the leg during the raid at Taylor’s apartment.
Meany, who signed off on the Taylor warrant and was still a Louisville police sergeant when he was indicted on Aug. 4, was fired by Louisville Police Chief Erika Shields on Friday.
Shields said in a statement that Meany has not yet had his case heard by a jury, but “he is facing multiple federal charges after a lengthy investigation by the DOJ” and should not “expect continued employment under such conditions.”
Hankison was the only officer charged who was on the scene the night of the killing. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/former-louisville-cop-pleads-guilty-in-breonna-taylor-case/ | 2022-08-23T22:36:47Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/former-louisville-cop-pleads-guilty-in-breonna-taylor-case/ | false |
WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
616 PM EDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Middlesex
and northeastern New Haven Counties through 715 PM EDT...
At 616 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wallingford, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Meriden, Middletown, Wallingford, Guilford, East Hampton, Durham,
Chester, Hamden, Cheshire, North Haven, North Branford, Cromwell,
Portland, East Haddam and Haddam.
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 4153 7244 4143 7242 4142 7243 4141 7242
4141 7241 4140 7242 4139 7242 4140 7243
4139 7245 4136 7286 4155 7292 4156 7287
4154 7285 4156 7285 4156 7283 4155 7282
4156 7281 4161 7248
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 259DEG 17KT 4147 7281
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Central New Haven County in southern Connecticut...
* Until 930 PM EDT.
* At 619 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of
rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Naugatuck, Hamden, Cheshire, Seymour, Prospect, Woodbridge, Beacon
Falls, Bethany and Oxford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
...FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
The heavy rain has ended. Urban and small stream flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat.
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TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - RIV Capital Inc. (the "Company") (CSE: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis packaged goods company with a focus on establishing one of the strongest portfolios of brands in key strategic U.S. markets, acting through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, RIV Capital US Real Estate LLC ("RIV Real Estate", together with the Company, collectively, "RIV Capital"), and Etain, LLC ("Etain") announced that RIV Capital has entered into a lease agreement with Zephyr, a leading California-based developer, for the development and operation of a planned new flagship cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York (the "Flagship Facility"). RIV Capital will sublease the Flagship Facility to Etain upon receipt of necessary regulatory approvals.
Under the lease agreement, Zephyr will develop and lease to RIV Capital two buildings totaling approximately 75,000 square feet. Total development costs for the project are expected to be approximately $30 million, of which RIV Capital will be responsible for $4.5 million. RIV Capital will pay base rent to the Landlord over the term of the lease based on what the company believes is a favorable cap rate applied to the developer's portion of the project costs. The initial term of the lease is for 15 years. RIV Capital and Etain also have the option to expand the leased premises to include additional building(s) of added manufacturing and cultivation space.
The terms of the lease include conditions related to receipt of regulatory and other necessary approvals, including completion of any environmental remediation pursuant to the New York State Brownfield Program. Etain's operation of the Flagship Facility is also subject to receipt of regulatory approval from the New York Cannabis Control Board and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (the "NY Regulators").
Following receipt of regulatory and other necessary approvals and completion of the Flagship Facility, Etain will have access to a state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation and manufacturing facility that RIV Capital and Etain believe will increase the diversity, breadth, and volume of Etain's product offerings, improve affordability and access for New York patients and consumers, and provide a platform to bring successful, authentic cannabis brands to New York. RIV Capital and Etain also intend to work with Zephyr to implement robust diversity, social equity, and inclusion goals consistent with the legislative intent and objectives of New York's Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act. This includes construction of a building that can be used for cultivation and/or manufacturing, which will be located within the premises of the leased site and made available to social equity applicants. Such social equity applicants will share in the secure infrastructure comprising the leased premises and will benefit from proximity to Etain, an established New York operator.
As previously announced, the Company entered into definitive agreements on March 30, 2022, to acquire ownership and control of Etain and Etain IP LLC (collectively, the "Etain Companies"), owners and operators of legally licensed cannabis cultivation and retail dispensaries in the State of New York (the "Acquisition"). The Company acquired the non-regulated portion of the Etain Companies in the Acquisition's first closing on April 22, 2022. The second and final closing of the Acquisition is planned to occur following receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including from the NY Regulators.
RIV Capital is building a leading cannabis packaged goods company, with a focus on establishing one of the strongest portfolios of brands in key strategic U.S. markets. Backed by in-house expertise and cannabis domain knowledge, RIV Capital aims to grow its own brands and partner with established U.S. cannabis operators and brands to bring them to new markets and build market share. RIV Capital established the foundational building blocks of its active U.S. strategy with the announced Acquisition. Through its strategic relationship with The Hawthorne Collective, Inc. ("The Hawthorne Collective"), a subsidiary of The ScottsMiracle-Gro Company ("ScottsMiracle-Gro"), RIV Capital is The Hawthorne Collective's preferred vehicle for cannabis-related investments not under the purview of other ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiaries.
Etain is a vertically integrated legally licensed cannabis company operating in the State of New York. It was founded as a women-owned and women-led private company in 2015. Since its founding, Etain has strived to improve the quality of life for customers every day with an absolute commitment to integrity – both in Etain's products and operations.
This news release contains statements which constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements regarding the plans, intentions, beliefs and current expectations of RIV Capital, Etain and RIV Capital's portfolio companies with respect to future business activities and operating performance. Forward-looking information is often identified by the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar expressions and includes information regarding the Company's investment in Etain, including the timing for completion of the final closing of the Acquisition; RIV Capital's expectations regarding regulatory approval of the Acquisition and the Flagship Facility; the Company's expectations regarding the completion of the Flagship Facility; expected development costs of the Flagship Facility; expectations regarding base rent; RIV Capital's and Etain's expectations regarding the anticipated benefits of the Flagship Facility, including on Etain's product offerings and medical patients more generally; RIV Capital's and Etain's option to expand the leased premises; the Company's and Etain's intention to implement robust diversity, equity and inclusion goals consistent with the objectives of the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act, and the expected benefits related thereto; the Company's expectations regarding its growth and the outcome of future partnerships; the Company's expectation that it will be ScottsMiracle-Gro's preferred vehicle for investments not under the purview of other ScottsMiracle-Gro subsidiaries; and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors.
Investors are cautioned that forward-looking information is not based on historical fact but instead reflects management's expectations, estimates or projections concerning future results or events based on the opinions, assumptions and estimates of management considered reasonable at the date the statements are made. Although RIV Capital believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking information are reasonable, such information involves risks and uncertainties, and undue reliance should not be placed on such information, as unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on future results, performance or achievements of RIV Capital or its portfolio companies.
Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information are the following: the timing and likelihood for receipt of all required regulatory and other approvals, as applicable, for the Flagship Facility and Acquisition; the satisfaction of other conditions to closing in respect of the Acquisition; the Company's ability to execute its go-forward strategy, including in respect of the Flagship Facility; stock market volatility; changes in the business activities, focus and plans of the Company, Etain and the Company's investees and the timing associated therewith; the timing of any changes to federal laws in the U.S. to allow for the general cultivation, distribution, and possession of cannabis; regulatory and licensing risks; changes in cannabis industry growth and trends; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets; litigation risks; the global regulatory landscape and enforcement related to cannabis, including political risks and risks relating to regulatory change; risks relating to anti-money laundering laws; compliance with extensive government regulation, including RIV Capital's interpretation of such regulation; public opinion and perception of the cannabis industry; divestiture risks; and the risk factors set out in RIV Capital's most recent management's discussion and analysis and annual information form filed with the Canadian securities regulators and available on RIV Capital's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
The Company has invested in and acquired, and intends to in the future invest in and/or acquire, companies that are involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where such operations occur permit such activities, however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable U.S. federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward non-enforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under U.S. federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Although RIV Capital has attempted to identify important risks, uncertainties and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be others that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. RIV Capital does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update this forward-looking information except as otherwise required by applicable law.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, says he plans to step down from his government duties before the end of the year.
While he is stepping down from his government posts, Dr. Fauci said he is not retiring and is moving on to the next phase of his career.
On Monday, Dr. Fauci announced he is stepping down as both adviseradvisers to President Joe Biden and as Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a position he held since 1984.
In a statement, Dr. Fauci called it the honor of his life to have served as head of that institution.
Dr. Fauci began building his health care legacy when he helped the country through the fight against AIDS in the 1980s. Four decades later, he led efforts to get the country through the Coronavirus pandemic — becoming the face of the COVID-19 response for the Trump administration.
But Dr. Fauci fell out of the former president’s favor, as Fauci’s medical advice clashed with Trump’s push to return to normalcy.
Fauci has also advised every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan.
In a statement, President Biden thanked Dr. Fauci for being a dedicated public servant.
Even before Dr. Fauci’s announcement, some speculated Fauci would step down before next year to avoid being drawn into any investigations if Republicans win control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections.
Dr. Fauci denies that has anything to do with his decision.
Meanwhile, Republican senator Rand Paul said in a statement that Fauci’s resignation will not prevent a full-throated investigation into the origins of the pandemic. He added that Fauci would be asked to testify about this in reference to the theory that the pandemic may have originated from a Chinese lab leak.
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Krispy Kreme to offer new doggy doughnuts to celebrate National Dog Day
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT|Updated: 11 minutes ago
(CNN) - Krispy Kreme is sharing its sweets with man’s best friend.
The doughnut chain is putting doggie doughnuts on the menu for the first time in the U.S.
The limited-edition baked treats are doughnut-shaped dog biscuits for pups of all ages and sizes.
Krispy Kreme said the hard-baked cookies are made with canine-friendly ingredients. For instance, they substitute carob for chocolate.
The doggy doughnuts will be available Friday and sold in boxes of six in honor of National Dog Day.
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ALLEN PARK -- One of the main battles for a starting spot heading into the preseason’s final game features Detroit Lions cornerbacks A.J. Parker and Mike Hughes jockeying for the nickelback role.
Parker is the returning starter on the inside. He made the roster as an undrafted rookie while impressing the coaching staff and general manager Brad Holmes with his fearlessness at the line of scrimmage and instincts at the position. The wiry cornerback also accomplished the goal of adding 10 pounds to his frame over the offseason in the quest to improve his durability.
But he’s not alone in the battle for the starting nickelback spot this time around. The Lions signed Hughes in free agency. And while the move flew under the radar, it’s another situation of Holmes taking a flier on a former first-round pick that hasn’t lived up to the billing. Hughes was Pick 30 to the Minnesota Vikings in 2018. He spent the first three seasons of his career struggling to stay available in Minnesota before spending one season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Hughes appeared in 17 games while starting five times in Kansas City last year.
Lions defensive backs coach Aubrey Pleasant said it’s a “very tight battle” heading into the final exhibition game. And that he believes the competition brings out the best in each.
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“We’re giving both those guys a very good opportunity to fight for their right. I think both of them are two different players,” Pleasant said. “They bring a different from of skill set to our defense. But both of them are honorable in what they bring. I just really believe as a coach that you can’t tell the guys that they’re going to co-complete for a spot and then not give them an equal slice.”
Pleasant said he feels Hughes has taken steps forward by getting more comfortable with his surroundings and the new defensive scheme. He touted the 25-year-old as very athletic and that his billing as a former first-round pick “tells you enough in and of itself.”
“I’ve been very, very impressed with just his overall football instincts and awareness on the football field,” Pleasant said of Hughes. “He’s very shifty. He moves well. And we play nickel versus all different offensive personnel groups, so we got to be stout in there. And he’s showed a little bit of that, which has allowed me to believe that he should fight for the right to start for the spot while A.J. is holding it down.”
Lions head coach Dan Campbell said the concerns with Parker aren’t about the football player but more so dealing with his strength and durability. Parker finished last season with 50 tackles, including one for loss with one interception and one forced fumble. He started seven times but missed time due to a shoulder injury.
The cornerback was listed at 5-foot-11, 178 pounds for his rookie season. Parker is listed at 189 pounds previously said that 11-pound increase is legit. Hughes is an inch shorter but comes listed with a couple more pounds on his frame.
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And while some reading this might be wondering about seventh-round rookie cornerback Chase Lucas’ role. Pleasant praised Lucas for his intelligence, personality, energy and built-in position flexibility. And while Pleasant admitted that Lucas isn’t getting as many reps as he should at this stage. He said that’s just due to the battle for the starting role trickling through camp and into the final preseason game.
“And I’m very honest with him about that,” Pleasant said, “so he understands that our trust and his ability to play have not faltered.”
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- More than $25 million in stimulus funding allocations to local organizations has been approved.
Some of the key items receiving large portions of the federal dollars, being passed through Kalamazoo County government officials, are a behavioral health urgent care facility, upgrade infrastructure in various county departments and more than $1 million for a regional food bank.
The Kalamazoo County Board of Commissioners voted to approve $25,127,650 in American Rescue Plan (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds during their Board of Commissioners regular meeting last week. This round of federal dollars being distributed came through the county’s subcommittees of Negative Economic Impact, Provision of Government Services, and Public Health.
These funds were made available from the federal government to communities across the country to assist in recovery efforts from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The Board’s intent is to make critical investments in building a stronger community with the ARPA funding to ensure a brighter future for Kalamazoo County,” Kalamazoo County Administrator and Controller Kevin A. Catlin said in a prepared statement.
A full report of the awarded applicants can be found here.
The county highlighted some of the award recipients in a news release:
- Under Public Health, recipients were awarded $5,095,650. The largest award of $2 million was given to Integrated Services of Kalamazoo to construct an 8,047-square-foot behavioral health urgent care and access center at 418 West Kalamazoo Avenue.
- In the category of Provisions of Government Services, recipients were awarded $14,182,000. The funding will make much needed repairs to the Sunset Lake Dam, fund a multi-employer funded health center for government employees, complete Phase I improvements to the Woollam Preserve, a large natural area in Texas Township, and upgrade critical infrastructure in many county departments, Bouie said.
- In the category of Negative Economic Impact, recipients were awarded $5,850,000. The Can-Do Kitchen was awarded $400,000 to grow their microenterprise and entrepreneurship hub; Milestone Senior Services was awarded $818,858 to upgrade their commercial kitchen and enhance their home safety programming; the South Michigan Food Bank was awarded $1,486,142 to address the food insecurity demands in the county. Funding was also allocated for senior affordable housing, small business relief and a community resource navigator to assist people living with disabilities, the county said in a news release.
“This Board has and will continue to work diligently to maximize ARPA funding to ensure we are meeting our community’s needs and actively assisting in the economic recovery of the pandemic,” County Chair Mike Quinn said. “We received funding requests beyond the amount we have available and there is value in each request, so the Board had to consider the most impactful options before recommending approval.”
In May 2021, Kalamazoo County was granted $51,485,963 in stimulus funding to use through 2026. Commissioners formed six subcommittees to review application submissions and allocated funding to be used for each subcommittee of the remaining balance of the County’s ARPA Award of approximately $39 million. Those six subcommittees included Essential Worker Premium Pay, Negative Economic Impact, Provision for Government Services, Public Health, Services for Disproportionately Impacted Communities, and Water, Sewer, or Broadband.
The three remaining subcommittees, Essential Worker Premium Pay, Services for Disproportionately Impacted Communities, and Water, Sewer, or Broadband have met and are in the process of certifying their recommendations to the Board at their September meetings, the county said.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Galiano Gold Inc. ("Galiano" or "the Company") (TSX: GAU) (NYSE American: GAU) announces the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report (the "Report"), which marks its continuous progress on environmental, social and governance topics and outlines its vision for sustainability going forward.
In 2021, Galiano further expanded its sustainability efforts to include an assessment of internal governance processes and increased transparency on engagement with stakeholders on material sustainability issues over the medium and long-term.
The Report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative ("GRI") Core Option. It details our efforts to sustain progress by putting in place the policies, systems, and processes to move towards a more responsible and sustainable business model and highlights the achievements in 2021 in line with our business strategy.
2021 Sustainability Report Highlights:
- Zero significant environmental incidents
- Zero fatalities and no operational downtime during the pandemic
- 0.21 Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate and 0.10 Lost Time Injury Rate
- Completion of the International Cyanide Management Code (ICMC) Certification
- Completion of third-party occupational health & safety and security audits and the human rights impact assessment
- Commencement of the implementation of improvement measures following the Climate Change Vulnerability Risk Assessment
- Workforce Development Plan (recruitment & training) nearing completion
- Efficacy of malaria reduction program reviewed to identify the ways program can be further improved
- Risk Management System reviewed and updated
- Completed the construction of the Esaase Community Hospital
- Agreement with the Volta River Authority on the future provision of solar power for up to 20% of our energy needs at the mine site
- US$304.2m in-country procurement spend supporting 337 Ghanaian businesses
Todd Romaine, EVP Sustainability and Investor Relations, commented: "2021 was a transformational year for Galiano as we put in place enhanced strategies and plans that provide the foundation for our long-term success.
I am proud to report that we made significant improvements in health and safety performance and reduced both our LTIFR by 50% and TRIFR by over 20% compared to 2020.
Our climate change adaptation plan is progressing well with the identified improvement actions already under implementation. We are already implementing a number of key projects that will reduce our carbon footprint, including the signing of an agreement with the Volta River Authority on the provision of solar power for up to 20% of our energy needs at the mine site.
Our program efforts on human rights initiatives continue to align with national laws and international norms. An independent third-party audit was conducted in 2021 and subsequent to this, an action log was developed to address areas of improvement that align with evolving best practices.
With a sustainable business model grounded in stewarding the Asanko Gold Mine, we strive for operational excellence while reducing emissions, mitigating risks responsibly, and giving back to the local Ghanaian economy.
To view or download a copy of the Report and the GRI register please see the Sustainability section of the Galiano Gold website at https://www.galianogold.com/sustainability/reports-and-publications/default.aspx.
About Galiano Gold Inc.
Galiano is focused on creating a sustainable business capable of long-term value creation for its stakeholders through organic production growth, exploration, and disciplined deployment of its financial resources. The company currently operates and manages the Asanko Gold Mine, located in Ghana, West Africa which is jointly owned with Gold Fields Ltd. The Company is strongly committed to the highest standards for environmental management, social responsibility, and health and safety for its employees and neighbouring communities. For more information, please visit www.galianogold.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, which we refer to collectively as "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are statements and information regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that are based upon assumptions about future conditions and courses of action. All statements and information other than statements of historical fact may be forward looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "seek", "expect", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "estimate", "continue", "forecast", "intend", "believe", "predict", "potential", "target", "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" and similar words or phrases (including negative variations) suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to: statements relating to the Company's sustainability strategy; statements regarding the strategic priorities and goals, targets, commitments and plans and expectations regarding those goals, targets, commitments and plans; and statements regarding the Company's future plans and goals in the areas of sustainable and economic development, governance, people, health, safety, security, internal and external audits, environment and community development, including the Company's future strategic, operational and sustainability objectives, goals and performance targets, as well as the Company's ability to implement such plans and ability to generate the desired results therefrom. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions, including, but not limited to: the Company and Gold Fields Ltd. will agree on the manner in which the joint venture ("JV") will operate the Asanko Gold Mine (the "AGM"), including agreement on development plans and capital expenditures; the global financial markets and general economic conditions will be stable and prosperous in the future; the ability of the JV and the Company to comply with applicable governmental regulations and standards; the mining laws, tax laws and other laws in Ghana applicable to the AGM and the JV will not change, and there will be no imposition of additional exchange controls in Ghana; the success of the JV and the Company in implementing its development strategies and achieving its business objectives; the JV will have sufficient working capital necessary to sustain its operations on an ongoing basis and the Company will continue to have sufficient working capital to fund its operations and contributions to the JV; and the key personnel of the Company and the JV will continue their employment.
The foregoing list of assumptions cannot be considered exhaustive.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the Company ceasing its mining operations during 2022; actual production, costs, returns and other economic and financial performance may vary from the Company's estimates in response to a variety of factors, many of which are not within the Company's control; the Company's operations are subject to continuously evolving legislation, compliance with which may be difficult, uneconomic or require significant expenditures; the Company may be unsuccessful in attracting and retaining key personnel; labour disruptions could adversely affect the Company's operations; the Company's business is subject to risks associated with operating in a foreign country; the Company's operations are subject to environmental hazards and compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations; the effects of climate change or extreme weather events may cause prolonged disruption to the delivery of essential commodities which could negatively affect production efficiency; the Company's operations and workforce are exposed to health and safety risks; unexpected costs and delays related to, or the failure of the Company to obtain, necessary permits could impede the Company's operations; the Company's properties may be subject to claims by various community stakeholders; risks related to limited access to infrastructure and water; the Company's primary asset is held through a JV, which exposes the Company to risks inherent to joint ventures, including disagreements with its JV partner and similar risks; risks related to information systems security threats; and the risk factors described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, you are cautioned that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other factors that the Company has not identified. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in, or incorporated by reference in, this news release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law.
Neither Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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BOSTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Haemonetics Corporation (NYSE: HAE) announced that Chris Simon, President and CEO, will present at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on Monday, September 12, 2022, at 8:45 a.m. ET.
The public may access Mr. Simon's presentation live via webcast and subsequent replay at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1566655&tp_key=6a9e8b9f64&tp_special=8
A replay of the webcast will be available for 180 days beginning on September 12, 2022 at 12:00 pm ET using the webcast link provided in this press release.
About Haemonetics
Haemonetics (NYSE: HAE) is a global healthcare company dedicated to providing a suite of innovative medical products and solutions for customers, to help them improve patient care and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our technology addresses important medical markets: blood and plasma component collection, the surgical suite and hospital transfusion services. To learn more about Haemonetics, visit www.haemonetics.com.
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CHICAGO (AP) — A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the singer’s federal trial that she lied to a state grand jury 20 years ago, in part because she and her husband felt threatened by Kelly and feared for their lives if they told the truth.
The mom, who used the pseudonym, “Susan,” in court at the trial in Chicago, described how she, her husband and Kelly were crying when the parents confronted the Grammy-winner at a hotel in the early 2000s about whether he was abusing their daughter. She testified they were startled when Kelly told them, “You are with us or against us.”
She said she took those words to mean “that they were going to harm us if we didn’t do what they wanted us to do.” Among the directives from Kelly and an associate was that they had to lie that their daughter was not in a child pornography video and that they had to leave the country immediately for several weeks, she testified.
“We were very, very frightened,” she told jurors.
She added later that she lied to the grand jury “because we feared for our lives and we were intimidated.” She said she also feared for the well-being of her daughter, who warned her parents at the time that she might commit suicide if they refused to do what Kelly asked them to do.
Kelly, 55, is on trial in his hometown on charges that include production of child pornography, enticing minor girls for sex and obstruction justice by successfully rigging his 2008 child pornography trial in state court, at which he was acquitted.
Kelly is already staring at a 30-year prison sentence imposed by a federal judge in New York in June for his 2021 convictions on racketeering and sex trafficking charges.
Susan’s daughter, who went by the pseudonym “Jane,” was among the prosecution’s first witnesses as the trial began last week. Jane told jurors that she also lied to the same grand jury prior to 2008 trial when she said she was not the 14-year-old girl in a video with Kelly. Jane, now 37, told jurors last week that, in fact, she had been sexually abused hundreds of times by Kelly before she had turned at 18.
On Monday, in an often contentious cross-examination, Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean repeatedly questioned Susan about whether she truly felt her life was in any danger from Kelly or his associates.
“No one actually threatened you, did they?” Bonjean asked.
“Yes, they did,” Susan answered.
Bonjean also asked why, if Susan felt so threatened by Kelly, she and her family continued to mix with Kelly socially for the next 20 years. She answered that Kelly was their sole income for a period, paying her musician husband to work on Kelly recordings. She also said she worried about Jane’s welfare if they cut ties with Kelly.
The husband, Jane’s father, died last year, she told jurors.
During her cross, Bonjean highlighted Susan’s testimony that she lied to the Illinois grand jury, asking if she was “telling the truth now.” Susan said she was.
Prosecutors from the Cook County state’s attorney’s office chose in the mid-2000s to push ahead with charges and to take the case to trial in 2008 despite what they knew was a major hurdle: their inability to call the girl in the video to testify.
After acquitting Kelly in the 2008 trial, some jurors told reporters that that they had no choice but to find Kelly not guilty because the girl — who by then was in her 20s — did not take the witness stand to confirm it was, in fact, her in the video.
Federal prosecutors at the current trial played excerpts of that and other videos they say show Kelly when he was around 30 sexually abusing a 14-year-old Jane.
Kelly has been trailed for decades by allegations about his sexual behavior. The scrutiny intensified during the #MeToo era and following the 2019 release of the Lifetime television docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”
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IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an increasing number of threats borne of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it was conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its facilities.
The climate, healthcare and tax legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last week included $80 billion in funding for tax collection efforts. Although Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen specifically directed the agency to not focus its attention on taxpayers with middle class incomes, misinformation spread rapidly on line that agents were going to crack down on taxpayers of all earnings levels.
The baseless assertions also said the IRS would distribute firearms to employees authorized to used deadly force, prompting threats to the IRS employees.
Now agency leadership has launched an examination of agency safety.
“We are conducting a comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures,” said Chuck Rettig, IRS commissioner about the agency’s 600 office locations nationwide. “This includes conducting risk assessments,” he said, by monitoring perimeter security, designations of restricted areas, exterior lighting, security around entrances of facilities and other measures.
“For me this is personal. I’ll continue to make every effort to dispel any lingering misperceptions about our work,” Rettig said in a Tuesday letter to employees. “And I will continue to advocate for your safety in every venue where I have an audience.”
Rettig, whose term at the IRS ends in November, is tasked with developing a plan on how to spend the new infusion of funds included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Along with anonymous online forums, high-ranking Republican politicians have spread falsehoods about the IRS workforce and how the newly allocated funds would be spent.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent an August 16 open letter to Americans, calling on them not to take any new IRS positions, reinforcing false information about open roles at the agency and their access to firearms.
“The IRS is making it very clear that you not only need to be ready to audit and investigate your fellow hardworking Americans, your neighbors and friends, you need to be ready and, to use the IRS’s words, willing, to kill them,” he said in the letter.
Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said members have been vocal about their fears and worries about their safety.
“IRS employees are certainly very hard working and honest, they do the business of funding the government. They’re saying they don’t deserve to be treated as the enemy of the government,” he said.
He added that members who are of retirement age have expressed a greater desire to retire due to the increased attention on their jobs. More than half of the IRS’ enforcement workforce of 80,000 is retirement eligible.
Reardon said several workers have talked about being reminded of the 2010 Austin, Texas suicide attack, where Andrew Joseph Stack III deliberately crashed his single engine plane into the Echelon office building, killing himself and Internal Revenue Service manager Vernon Hunter.
“The rhetoric we’re hearing now is dangerous” Reardon said. “It’s putting these patriotic Americans at risk.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wcjb.com/2022/08/23/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-workers/ | 2022-08-23T22:59:32Z | https://www.wcjb.com/2022/08/23/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-workers/ | false |
Old Town and Downtown are colliding with a partnership between gift shop Flyby Provisions, on 201 Coal SW, and art gallery the Lapis Room, located in Plaza Don Luis.
Art is an essential part of Flyby Provisions. The shop, which opened in May, represents 30 New Mexico artisans and businesses, and more than 100 small businesses total.
Gina Riccobono, owner of Flyby Provisions, said the partnership will add a curated art experience to the store.
“I just really wanted to take it to the next level and really get in deep with the art,” Riccobono said.
Laura Houghton, owner of the Lapis Room, met Riccobono when she stopped by the Old Town gallery. Houghton said they had an instant connection as female small business owners.
“I just felt like we had the same values in what we wanted to bring in our spaces,” Houghton said.
Flyby Provisions initially started as an online gift box retailer. Riccobono has worked in food for years: she interned at Rio Grande Community Farm, where she developed a passion for local food. Later, she provided food and beverage services for offices.
Once the pandemic hit, offices closed and Riccobono started making care packages instead.
“It’s really meant to show care and connection through a hard time, you know, when we’re totally disconnected,” she said.
Riccobono’s business model appealed to Houghton.
“I like the boxes that Gina does, because the act of gift giving and the way she makes it so thoughtful was really special, so I just admired the concept from day one,” Houghton said.
Houghton worked in museum curation before opening her own gallery last year. Houghton grew up in Ruidoso and studied fine art photography. Instead of pursuing photography, however, Houghton decided to represent fellow artists instead.
“I realized that I loved my work so personally, but I loved artists in a greater way,” Houghton said.
Her space in Old Town was originally a loading bay, which appealed to Houghton because of its high ceilings. Now, it’s been transformed into a gallery representing 40 visual artists, 10 jewelry makers, and dozens of other craftspeople.
Initially, Riccobono didn’t plan on opening a brick-and-mortar store. But the longtime Downtown resident changed her mind when she saw the space.
“Somehow I was just meant to be here,” Riccobono said.
Albuquerque artist Allison Jones Hunt, Flyby Provision’s first featured artist, has had her art on the walls since its opening earlier this year. She met Riccobono at an art market at Zendo Coffee, which neighbors Flyby Provisions. Hunt decided to stop by the shop – and a partnership was born.
“I kind of had this moment: my art should be here!” Hunt said.
Hunt did a live painting at Flyby Provisions’ grand opening, which Riccobono bought and hung in the store. With Riccobono, the painter is planning to host events to help local artists with business, including pitching themselves and writing artist statements.
“When you have people that are so savvy in business and so passionate about empowering artists, it’s a real service to the community,” Hunt said.
Expanding the art presence in Flyby seems like a natural progression, Hunt says.
“Growing that side of it, and having featured artists, and art events is … true to that ethos of empowering local creatives,” Hunt said. | https://www.abqjournal.com/2526757/gift-shop-art-gallery-connect-to-empower-artists.html | 2022-08-23T23:03:00Z | https://www.abqjournal.com/2526757/gift-shop-art-gallery-connect-to-empower-artists.html | false |
BROOKFIELD, Conn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Go Green Global Technologies Corp. (OTC: GOGR), an innovator of water and fuel technology solutions, announced today the completion of its audit results for the years 2020 and 2021.
"With the completion of this audit, Go Green has been able to establish a firm foundation for its continued growth as a company. Over the last several months we have focused our efforts on further development of future sales and manufacturing, while ensuring that the company financials are in order. By bringing the Company current in its reporting obligations and having completed the audit, Go Green is ready to approach the capital markets for the necessary funding to accelerate the growth of our business." stated Danny Bishop, the Company's CEO. "With our financial information on solid footing, it is our intention to become a full SEC reporting company in the future," he concluded.
Go Green Global Technologies Corp. is an innovative publicly traded U.S. company that provides industry-disruptive technology for a variety of water and fuel use applications. Utilizing the proprietary Sonical™ device for both non-chemical water treatment and fuel combustion, Go Green provides global solutions for the automotive, transportation, maritime and railway industries. The company is a pioneer and leader in the emerging Pulsed-Power technology sector. Since inception, the company has focused on technologies that lead to a cleaner and more efficient planet.
Safe Harbor Statement: The information posted in this release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "plans," "explores," "expects," "anticipates," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, effects of continued geopolitical unrest and regional conflicts, competition, changes in technology and methods of marketing, and various other factors beyond the Company's control.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and Rice University in Houston will host multiple events in September to celebrate the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's historic speech at Rice Stadium, rallying the nation to land astronauts on the Moon before the end of the decade and bring the crew safely back to Earth.
The agency will provide live coverage of the final event at noon EDT (11 a.m. CDT) on Monday, Sept. 12, commemorating the speech on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will be the keynote speaker, and the program will include other agency officials, dignitaries, and local and national elected officials.
Gates to the stadium will open to the public at 9 a.m. CDT Monday. The event will feature exhibits from NASA, Space Center Houston, Rice University, and space industry partners, who will commemorate Kennedy's historic challenge and unprecedented commitment of resources that set a young space agency on the path to achieve the goal with the successful landing of Apollo 11 astronauts on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Today, NASA is ready to launch the agency's Artemis I test flight to the Moon, a major step forward in a new era of human deep space exploration. NASA is targeting no earlier than Monday, Aug. 29, for the launch of the Space Launch System rocket to send the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis I flight test around the Moon and back to Earth.
"In 1962, President Kennedy delivered a historic speech at Rice University on his groundbreaking plans for the new frontier and sending the first humans to the Moon. Sixty years later, we choose to go to the Moon – and on to Mars," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "We are gearing up for the first test flight of the most powerful rocket in the world for Artemis I. This time, we're going to the Moon with the goal of establishing a human presence to learn how to live and work in deep space to prepare for the first human missions to Mars. We continue to build on the legacy of the Apollo program as the Artemis Generation prepares to go farther into the cosmos than ever before."
Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before for the benefit of all. In collaboration with commercial and international partners, NASA will establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. Then, humanity will use what it learns on and around the Moon to begin the next giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars.
"We look forward to welcoming the community to Rice University to commemorate President Kennedy's historic speech and the important role Houston has played in shaping our nation's space program," said Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA's Johnson Space Center. "NASA's Apollo Program captured the world's attention and demonstrated the power of America's vision and technology to ignite generations of great achievements, exploration, and scientific discovery. Our leadership in space continues, as we move forward to the Moon once more and inspire the next generation of explorers, who will carry us to even greater heights."
Additional events and activities include:
Saturday, Sept. 10
- 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT) – NASA pavilion and Industry and Research exhibits open to the public, free of charge.
- 6:30 p.m. CDT (7:30 p.m. EDT) -- Commemorative football game between the Rice University Owls and the McNeese State University Cowboys in Rice Stadium
Sunday, Sept. 11
- 10 a.m. CDT (11 a.m. EDT) – Community Day: NASA and industry exhibits open to the public
Monday, Sept. 12
- 11 a.m. CDT (Noon EDT) – As noted above, NASA will provide live coverage of the main event. Participants will include:
Rice University will provide details for media accreditation at its venue soon. Get additional information about the event, exhibits, and related activities online at:
https://external.jsc.nasa.gov/jfk-60th-anniversary/
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Statewide human trafficking stings by multiple law enforcement agencies over the weekend found exploited teenagers in Columbus, and saw 56 people across Ohio arrested.
Called Operation Time’s Up, it happens annually as investigators look for people trying to buy sex from both adults and minors, Attorney General Dave Yost said. Agents in the sting also investigated massage parlors in Cleveland for illicit activity, and got the U.S. Marshals Service involved in a statewide search for missing children.
Specifically in Columbus, agents with the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force handled a sting operation at a hotel, according to local police. The agents had looked through websites showing illegal escort advertisements and found one containing pictures of an underage girl.
The agents figured out that the escort was an exploited 16-year-old girl from the Toledo area, and rescued her, the Columbus Division of Police said. They found another 19-year-old escort from Toledo during this process as well, and referred them to victim services.
Yost said that members of the task force arrested two men as a result of the escort rescue.
“These two fellas brought these underage children all the way from Toledo down to Columbus with the intent of trafficking them, answering this ad,” Yost said. “So they’ve been charged with first-degree felony human trafficking and they’re looking at very serious charges, and rightly so.”
Out of all of the arrests over the weekend, 21 of them were in connection with felony charges including attempted sexual conduct with a minor. Many of the other 35 people arrested face charges of engaging in prostitution, according to Yost. If convicted, they will have to go through “john school,” or human trafficking education.
Yost also mentioned that as officers found men and women offering to sell sex, they interviewed them and offered medical and social services from nonprofits, to try and “pull victims out of the trafficking trap.” Tips from these interviews can also help law enforcement with future stings, as they can identify traffickers that investigators can follow up on and get indictments.
Neither Yost nor CPD released the names of any of the people arrested during Operation Time’s Up. | https://www.wowktv.com/ohio-3/teen-escorts-rescued-in-ohio-during-statewide-human-trafficking-sting/ | 2022-08-23T23:04:29Z | https://www.wowktv.com/ohio-3/teen-escorts-rescued-in-ohio-during-statewide-human-trafficking-sting/ | true |
Day after no-show in court, suspect pleads not guilty in deadly crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The man accused of fatally striking a woman with his car after leading police on a high-speed chase through Baton Rouge in April, finally showed up to court Tuesday.
Darrien Rogers was a no-show at the 19th Judicial District Courthouse Monday, Aug. 23, where he was scheduled to be arraigned for the charges he’s facing. That resulted in a warrant being issued for his arrest.
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East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore said the judge presiding over the case did not hold Rogers in contempt of court.
Rogers reportedly pleaded not guilty to the charges he’s facing, which include manslaughter, aggravated flight from an officer, red light violation, and driving on the wrong side of the highway.
According to someone who was inside the courtroom, Rogers’ attorney said his client forgot about the court date Monday.
Rogers is accused of speeding more than 120 miles per hour through a red light and crashing into Sherell Weston, 49, which eventually led to her death back on Saturday, April 30.
“Now they see that Mr. Rogers is not responsible. He’s not holding himself accountable and he didn’t come to court. So, I’m going to say that they’re definitely going to do something about it now. I would hope, I would definitely hope so,” said Sheretta Warren, the sister of the victim, on Monday.
RELATED: Family honors memory of Sherell Weston
The next motion hearing for the case is set for October 5.
Darrien Rogers will remain out of prison until trial for now as he was able to pay part of the $62,000 bond issued to him back in May of this year.
RELATED: Family grieves as suspect accused of ramming car into their mother’s vehicle bonds out of jail
WAFB reached out to the attorney representing Rogers to get his side of the story, but he did not respond to a request for comment.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an increasing number of threats borne of conspiracy theories that agents were going to aggressively target middle income taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that it was conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its facilities.
The climate, healthcare and tax legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden last week included $80 billion in funding for tax collection efforts. Although Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen specifically directed the agency to not focus its attention on taxpayers with middle class incomes, misinformation spread rapidly on line that agents were going to crack down on taxpayers of all earnings levels.
The baseless assertions also said the IRS would distribute firearms to employees authorized to used deadly force, prompting threats to the IRS employees.
Now agency leadership has launched an examination of agency safety.
“We are conducting a comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures,” said Chuck Rettig, IRS commissioner about the agency's 600 office locations nationwide. “This includes conducting risk assessments," he said, by monitoring perimeter security, designations of restricted areas, exterior lighting, security around entrances of facilities and other measures.
“For me this is personal. I’ll continue to make every effort to dispel any lingering misperceptions about our work,” Rettig said in a Tuesday letter to employees. “And I will continue to advocate for your safety in every venue where I have an audience.”
Rettig, whose term at the IRS ends in November, is tasked with developing a plan on how to spend the new infusion of funds included in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Along with anonymous online forums, high-ranking Republican politicians have spread falsehoods about the IRS workforce and how the newly allocated funds would be spent.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent an August 16 open letter to Americans, calling on them not to take any new IRS positions, reinforcing false information about open roles at the agency and their access to firearms.
“The IRS is making it very clear that you not only need to be ready to audit and investigate your fellow hardworking Americans, your neighbors and friends, you need to be ready and, to use the IRS’s words, willing, to kill them,” he said in the letter.
Tony Reardon, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, said members have been vocal about their fears and worries about their safety.
“IRS employees are certainly very hard working and honest, they do the business of funding the government. They're saying they don’t deserve to be treated as the enemy of the government," he said.
He added that members who are of retirement age have expressed a greater desire to retire due to the increased attention on their jobs. More than half of the IRS' enforcement workforce of 80,000 is retirement eligible.
Reardon said several workers have talked about being reminded of the 2010 Austin, Texas suicide attack, where Andrew Joseph Stack III deliberately crashed his single engine plane into the Echelon office building, killing himself and Internal Revenue Service manager Vernon Hunter.
“The rhetoric we're hearing now is dangerous” Reardon said. “It's putting these patriotic Americans at risk.” | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-to-workers/EALGJSXTARFQBALMBYH6BA73TE/ | 2022-08-23T23:10:20Z | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-to-workers/EALGJSXTARFQBALMBYH6BA73TE/ | false |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than four grueling months and $300 million later, the federal government has declared the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history 100% contained, a notable milestone but just another step in what local residents and officials say will be a long journey toward recovery.
The blaze was sparked in the spring by two errant prescribed fires conducted by the U.S. Forest Service. More than 530 square miles (1,373 square kilometers) of the Rocky Mountain foothills burned, hundreds of homes were destroyed, livelihoods were lost and drinking water supplies were contaminated.
Local officials say there are years of work ahead of them to restore the landscape and protect against post-fire flooding.
San Miguel County Manager Joy Ansley and her team have been working nonstop since the first plumes of smoke began rising from the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. They helped coordinate the evacuation of thousands of people from small mountain villages and worked with the state and the city of Las Vegas as flames approached.
With the summer rainy season in full swing, Ansley said parts of northern New Mexico are flooding on a weekly basis.
“It’s going to be a long process and just because the fire is contained, we’re certainly not out of the woods,” she said Tuesday.
In addition to costs related to fighting the fire, federal emergency managers have paid out more than $4.5 million in aid to affected individuals and households and $6.7 million in low-interest loans for smalls businesses.
While more than 1,200 applications for individual assistance have been vetted, the Federal Emergency Management Agency would not say how many total applications have been received or denied.
Some residents have voiced frustrations about denials over a lack of having a street address for their rural properties. Others have complained that federal officials don't understand rural life in northern New Mexico and how fallout from the fire has affected them.
New Mexico’s major disaster declaration has been expanded to include flooding, mudflows and debris flows directly related to the wildfires. Dasha Castillo, a spokesperson for FEMA, said residents who already applied for wildfire disaster assistance just need to update their original application to include flooding or other damage.
Castillo encouraged people to contact FEMA if they applied and haven't heard back.
Legislation is pending in Congress that would authorize full compensation for New Mexico residents and business owners for losses caused by the massive wildfire, but there's uncertainty about the ultimate price tag.
The scar left behind by the wildfire includes some areas that were reduced to ash and others where the severity was less intense. More than 400 firefighters are still assigned to the blaze and have been busy repairing hundreds of miles of fire lines cut to corral the flames, digging trenches to control erosion and removing fallen trees and other debris.
The U.S. Forest Service said helicopters will distribute about 138 tons (125 metric tonnes) of seed and 5,440 tons (4,935 metric tonnes) of mulch. So far, about 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) have been seeded.
No hot spots have been reported for more than a month, but given the history of how the blaze started officials wanted to be confident when declaring containment, said Stefan La-Sky, a fire information officer with the U.S. Forest Service.
“We don’t take that number lightly,” he said of the designation.
New Mexico marked an early start to what has been a devastating wildfire season across the U.S. with a deadly fire in Ruidoso and then the blaze near Las Vegas.
In all, federal fire officials report more than 9,372 square miles (24,273 square kilometers) have burned since the start of the year to outpace the 10-year average, and predictions for more warm, dry weather mean some areas will see above-normal wildfire activity into the fall.
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SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — When a person brings home a puppy, their first vet visit is usually full of advice. Some of the most urgent warnings a vet might give are not to let the new puppy walk around on vet office or pet store floors and not to allow the puppy to meet older dogs until they finish their puppy shots. This warning is to avoid the chances of the puppy contracting canine parvovirus, a highly contagious and deadly illness. A new illness out of Michigan looks just like it, but it isn't showing up on parvovirus tests.
No cases have been reported so far in South Carolina, but dog clubs and breeders nearby have started taking precautions. The Piedmont Kennel Club is one of a few dog sports clubs in the southeast. Its based in Charlotte, NC, far from where the new illness is being spotted. Still, PKC is urging its members to proceed to shows with caution. Dog sports and dog shows often involve lots of travel, so illnesses could spread easily.
Laurel Getchell is the owner of Black Knights Coursing, a dog sports club hosting Fast CAT trials in West Columbia in September. Fast CAT is an American Kennel Club speed trial, Black Knights Coursing is holding the event with the Vizsla Club of the Carolinas.
Getchell explained that for a dog to compete in the trial coming to Columbia, they need to be one year old or older. That would usually mean that the dogs are above the age that they are susceptible to parvovirus as they are usually fully vaccinated by the time they are a year old.
If the illness is parvovirus, the Columbia trials should be safe. Parvovirus can spread through feces, and bleach is an effective way to decontaminate an area that might contain parvovirus. According to Getchell, if a dog defecates in the Fast CAT course area, the waste is immediately removed and the area is cleaned with bleach, a precaution the club always takes to keep dogs safe.
Right now, testing is still happening to determine what exactly the illness is. Veterinary tests of the animals came back negative for parvovirus according to Ostego County Animal Shelter, but necropsy samples sent to Michigan State University came back positive.
The confusion over testing is leading some, like Ostego County Animal Control and Shelter Director Melissa Fitzgerald, to believe the mystery illness may just be a new strain of parvo.
The virus was first found in Ostego County in Michigan, and at the time there were only 20 cases. All 20 affected dogs died. Since then, the number has been rising and other counties have since been affected.
In most cases, the sick dogs end up dying within 3 days of showing symptoms. The Ostego county Animal Shelter alleges that so far, dogs that are "properly vaccinated" for parvovirus are not being affected. The shelter's Facebook post also states that most of the affected dogs are puppies or elderly dogs.
Dog owners will have to wait for updates from ongoing testing of the virus to know for sure how cautious they should be with their dogs. For now, The mystery illness does have symptoms like parvovirus that pet parents should watch out for.
The American Veterinary Medical Association says that the signs of parvovirus are lethargy, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and bloating, fever or low body temperature, vomiting, and severe diarrhea.
Parvovirus can kill a dog within 72 hours of symptom onset, but with proper treatment it has a 90% survival rate. If you notice your dog is dealing with these symptoms, the best chance of survival is to take them to a veterinarian.
Parvovirus vaccines are available at veterinary offices all over South Carolina and can help prevent the disease. According to the Ostego County Animal Shelter, it may also be effective against the mystery illness. If your dog is already vaccinated against parvovirus, you can ask your veterinarian about titer testing to see how your pet's antibodies are holding up.
Scientists aren't sure yet how the parvo-like illness is spreading, but parvovirus can spread via dog to dog contact, through feces, or through contact with a contaminated object or area. A contaminated object or area is just something that previously came into contact with an infected dog.
If you're concerned that your pet may come into contact with the parvo-like illness, experts warn that you should avoid areas with high dog traffic. You read that right, the best way to keep your dog safe is to help them stay socially distant from other dogs. | https://www.wltx.com/article/life/pets/parvo-like-virus-killing-dogs/101-2d233d0b-285d-49d2-96db-5842aadae4e0 | 2022-08-23T23:13:42Z | https://www.wltx.com/article/life/pets/parvo-like-virus-killing-dogs/101-2d233d0b-285d-49d2-96db-5842aadae4e0 | false |
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Former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal dies at 80
ATLANTA - Georgia’s former first lady Sandra Deal lost her long battle with cancer on Tuesday. She was 80.
Deal passed away at her home in Demorest with her husband, former Gov. Nathan Deal, at her side and surrounded by their family.
Deal was diagnosed in early 2018 with breast cancer and had a tumor removed. She would undergo chemotherapy for several months, but the family said the cancer metastasized into brain cancer.
"We have lost a wife, mother and grandmother who loved us unconditionally, as we did her. She blessed us, taught us and enriched our lives," the Deal family said in a statement. "Our family knew this day was coming, and we are grateful that it gave us the opportunity to enjoy as much time with her as we could in her final months. We are grieving but celebrate her life and the example she set. A woman of unshakeable Christian faith, she did not fear death because she had no doubts about her ultimate destination and knew that we’d all come together again one day. Beyond our family, she touched thousands and thousands of lives as a teacher and as First Lady of Georgia, when she read to students in every county and every school district in the state. The public Sandra Deal matched the private Sandra Deal. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/georgia-first-lady-sandra-deal-shares-photo-undergoing-chemo-treatmentShe gave to others selflessly, unfailingly and unceasingly. We will miss her but count ourselves lucky that we were hers. She leaves a world that’s better because she was here."
A Georgia native, Deal grew up in a house full of educators, a calling she too would follow. After graduating from high school in Gainesville, she would attend Georgia College and State University, where she received a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1963. Five years later, she would earn her master’s degree.
In between, she would marry her husband of 56 years, Nathan Deal.
Deal would teach language arts in Hall County for more than 15 years.
Former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal reads to Rowland Elementary School in Stone Mountain, her 900th school visit, on Oct. 12, 2018. (FOX 5)
As first lady of the state of Georgia, Deal would continue to advocate for education and literacy. She would go on to visit more than 900 schools, reading to classes and promoting literacy. She would end up visiting schools in all of Georgia’s 159 counties and all 181 public school districts while her husband was in office.
She was co-chair of the Georgia Literacy Commission, playing a significant role in Read Across Georgia Month and has partnering with the Get Georgia Reading Campaign.
Deal was known for her compassion and ability to connect with Georgians. In 2016, she visited several Red Cross shelters, reaching out to those displaced by Hurricane Matthew.
Former Georgia first lady Sandra Deal being honored in 2016. (FOX 5)
That same year, Deal would be honored by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters as the 2016 "Georgian of the Year."
Deal published a book "Memories of the Mansion: The Story of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansion" in 2015 where she spoke with former Georgia first families to help weave the history of the governor’s mansion together.
In 2017, Georgia College & State University unveiled the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy in her honor.
Gov. Brian Kemp said he, First Lady Marty Kemp and their daughters "are truly heartbroken to learn of former First Lady Sandra Dunagan Deal’s passing."
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, who also served during Gov. Nathan Deal's term, says she brought a "rare level of beauty, grace, dignity, and warmth to the Governor's Office."
"She was a source and inspiration for the greatness of Governor Nathan Deal. She touched the lives of so many Georgians and made our state a better place. To know her was to love her and be loved by her," Speak Ralston wrote. "We will miss her smile and her way of lifting up all those around her. But we take comfort knowing she is in the peaceful presence of our Heavenly Father.
Services for Deal will be announced soon.
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ALEXANDRIA, La. (WNTZ) — Local residents are increasingly choosing to recycle their used cardboard items thanks to the City of Alexandria’s new recycling program. In the few weeks since the City partnered with Hometown Waste Services, LLC, in May, more than two tons of cardboard has been recycled with organizers seeing increased collections as residents become more aware of the program.
“We are proud of this drop-off program, which is free to the City and saves taxpayer dollars on disposal fees at the landfill,” said Sandra Washington, interim director of public works.
Brown cardboard recycling bins are located throughout the city and are marked with bright Recycle Alex stickers. Residents are asked to break down their cardboard boxes and place the flat boxes in the bins. Only plain cardboard boxes should be placed in the recycle bins, not trash or food containers. The boxes are cleared regularly and the collected cardboard is sold and recycled.
In addition to cardboard recycling, the City uses SCRD, a multifaceted recycling company, to collect tree debris and green waste. “They are able to collect pure green waste – there can’t be any trash or other materials in the pile – and they take it to their facility where they recycle it for a variety of uses,” explained Darren Green, the City’s urban forester. “We started working with them in early 2021, right after we finished the cleanup from Hurricane Laura. They are able to do a quicker turnaround since they don’t have to take it to the landfill, it’s good for the environment and it saves the city money on landfill fees.”
David Fuselier with Hometown Waste Services, which has invested roughly $50,000 in the cardboard recycling program, said he is pleased to see the program growing as residents start getting into the habit of recycling their used cardboard items. “Thanks to this program, we are reducing the amount of virgin fiber from trees necessary to make the cardboard and paper products we love. It’s one more step toward Alexandria’s sustainability!”
Current collection sites include:
- 505 21st Street
- 4358 Wakefield Blvd.
- 516 Fairfield Avenue
- 2700 Jones Avenue
- 1503 Wimbledon Blvd
- 4001 Lakeside Drive
- 5215 Leo Street next to Glass Act Recycling
- The end of Desoto Street near the Alexandria Museum of Art
In addition, there is a cardboard collection site next to the Alexandria Zoo. This site is part of the Zoo’s Cardboard for Critters program with proceeds from the cardboard in those bins supporting Friends of the Alexandria Zoo. Additional collection sites may be added as the program progresses. For the latest locations, go to https://www.hometownwasteservices.com/alexandria-recycling. | https://www.cenlanow.com/local-news/new-cardboard-recycling-program-gaining-traction/ | 2022-08-23T23:16:05Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/local-news/new-cardboard-recycling-program-gaining-traction/ | false |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The new 988 hotline that went live about a month ago is aimed at making it easier for people to get help for mental health issues, but advocates and lawmakers say it needs more resources.
On July 16, 988 became the new number for the already-existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Within days, the amount of calls and texts to the number jumped.
Angela Kimball, a mental health advocate with Inseparable, says that’s significant.
“More people get help, more people get on a path to recovery. That’s exactly what we want to see out of this,” Kimball said.
The federal government put hundreds of millions of dollars into the transition. Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Calif., now says there’s more to do.
“To make sure that we build that system like the system that has been going on for over 50 years which is now 911,” Cardenas.
He’s introduced legislation to boost funding for 988 crisis response and build out mental health services on three different levels.
“Where you have somewhere to call – someone will come and somewhere to go,” Cardenas said.
Advocates say that means making sure 988 call centers have the staff they need, communities have mobile crisis teams to respond and people have facilities where they can get longer term mental health support.
“We really need to speak up and asl our elected officials to create the kind of crisis response that gets everybody the help that they need,” Kimball said.
Getting lawmakers to approve more spending can be an uphill battle. But Rep. Cardenas says mental health is a topic where they can find common ground.
“Mental health is something that affects way too many families and every community equally and I’m seeing more and more of a bipartisan effort,” Cardenas said.
Kimball argues spending more on mental health could reduce spending on places like prisons and hospitals which often become a default catch-all for people in crisis.
“We need to use our resources better and that means reinvesting them into services that actually work,” Kimball said.
Both Cardenas and Kimball are also advocating for state and local resources to invest more funding into 988 services. | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/advocates-push-for-more-resources-for-new-988-mental-health-hotline/ | 2022-08-23T23:17:06Z | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/advocates-push-for-more-resources-for-new-988-mental-health-hotline/ | false |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is back in the U.S after his trip to Asia. He says his recent trip to Taiwan was the right thing to do.
“We must continue to stand up for free speech, human rights, and political and civil rights,” Markey said.
Markey called the negative response from the Chinese government, which included increased military tests near the island, an overreaction.
“We made it very clear that our goal was to attempt to maintain peaceful relations between Taiwan and China to ensure that we put policies in place,” Markey said.
He says the U.S is focused on working with its partners in the region to promote clean energy and climate action, while also strengthening Taiwan.
“So that they can try to maintain this peaceful relationship across the straits,” Markey said.
Markey visited with leaders in not only Taiwan, but also in South Korea, Cambodia and the Philippines.
“I discussed with leaders how we can work together to champion universal values across the region,” Markey said.
State Department Spokesperson Ned Price says it’s a region the U.S. is closely monitoring.
“It is our goal to defend, to preserve stability across the Taiwan strait, to preserve the status quo,” Price said.
But both Markey and Price said that stability benefits everyone in the region. | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/sen-markey-emphasizes-maintaining-peaceful-relations-after-trip-to-asia/ | 2022-08-23T23:17:26Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/washington-dc/sen-markey-emphasizes-maintaining-peaceful-relations-after-trip-to-asia/ | false |
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that Gov. Brad Little can block the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole's 4-3 decision to commute the sentence of terminally ill double murderer Gerald Pizzuto. That means Pizzuto's execution is back on.
Pizzuto, 66, is terminally ill and has been under hospice care for two years. Little reversed the commission’s decision the same day it was issued, saying Pizzuto’s crimes merited execution.
Justice Greg Moeller, author of the court's majority opinion, found that the governor has the power under the Idaho Constitution to overturn the commission's decision, under a 1986 constitutional amendment regarding the commutation and pardon process. Pro Tem Justice Joel Horton, joined by Justice Robyn Brody, wrote a special concurrence.
Pizzuto was sentenced to death in 1986. The commission's 4-3 vote came in December of 2021, and Little immediately rejected it. Pizzuto appealed, winning a District Court ruling that the governor's move, and a state law section authorizing it, was unconstitutional. The Supreme Court overturned the lower court. The court's full 24-page opinion is posted online here. The high court heard oral arguments in the case in June; here's a link to my full story from then, headlined, "Execution or reprieve: Who decides? Justices weigh arguments in Idaho murderer's case."
Here's a full report from the Associated Press:
By Rebecca Boone
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court says the governor has the authority to reject a parole board's commutation recommendation for death row inmate Gerald Ross Pizzuto Jr.
The decision means the state can seek a death warrant for Pizzuto. Once issued, the warrant would set Pizzuto's execution by lethal injection in the next 30 days.
Deborah A. Czuba, supervising attorney for the Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Defenders of Idaho, said Pizzuto's defense team was “disappointed and devastated” by the ruling. Czuba said she hopes Little takes a closer look at all the reasons the parole commission cited when it recommended clemency.
"Any aggressive pursuit of a death warrant at this point for Mr. Pizzuto would not only be barbaric, but also a clear waste of time, resources, and taxpayer money," Czuba said in a press release. “We believe the Commission of Pardons and Parole made a compassionate and reasoned decision, and that there is still time for Gov. Little to take the wise and moral action to allow Mr. Pizzuto to die a natural death in prison.”
Pizzuto has spent more than three decades on death row after being convicted for the July 1985 slayings of two gold prospectors at a cabin north of McCall. His execution had been scheduled for June 2021, but he asked for clemency because he has terminal bladder cancer, heart disease, diabetes and decreased intellectual function.
The state's Commission of Pardons and Parole voted 4-3 in December to recommend that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison, citing in part the torture and abuse that Pizzuto experienced as a child and his serious health problems. But Idaho Gov. Brad Little rejected that decision, saying the brutal nature of Pizzuto's crimes merited the death sentence.
Little's decision led to an appeal by Pizzuto's public defense team, which claimed the Idaho Constitution did not give the governor the authority to override the recommendation of the parole commission. Pizzuto also said a state law allowing the governor to override the parole commission's decision in some cases violates the state Constitution, and so shouldn't apply. Pizzuto won the case at the lower court level, but the governor appealed to the Idaho Supreme Court.
In an opinion handed down Tuesday afternoon, a majority of justices on the high court said that the state laws and the Constitution are consistent, and noted that Idaho's governor has historically played a significant role in the commutation process. A constitutional amendment passed in 1986 gave the Legislature the power to determine how the executive branch handles commutation power, the justices found.
Justice Joel Horton and Robyn Brody wrote a special concurrence, saying that while they disagreed that the governor has the ability to approve or disapprove the commission's recommendation, they still agreed with reversing the lower court's opinion. Horton and Brody said the state law only gives the parole board the power to act in an advisory capacity when it comes to commuting death sentences, which is why the board recommends commutation rather than granting it directly. | https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/unanimous-idaho-supreme-court-overturns-lower-court-in-pizzuto-death-penalty-case-says-guv-can/article_a4c18f8c-232f-11ed-ae8f-675fb51089ec.html | 2022-08-23T23:23:41Z | https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/unanimous-idaho-supreme-court-overturns-lower-court-in-pizzuto-death-penalty-case-says-guv-can/article_a4c18f8c-232f-11ed-ae8f-675fb51089ec.html | true |
WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
434 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Jim
Hogg and northeastern Zapata Counties through 515 PM CDT...
At 433 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Thompsonville, or 12 miles northeast of Bustamante, moving west at 10
mph.
HAZARD...Pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Jim
Hogg and northeastern Zapata Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2727 9896 2711 9895 2698 9916 2727 9922
TIME...MOT...LOC 2133Z 078DEG 7KT 2716 9901
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH
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‘Amazing Grace’: beloved community member dies at 103
RICHMOND, Ky. (WYMT) - The Lothair community lost an icon Monday.
Grace Bowles was born in Leslie County in 1919, making her 103 years old when she died in August 2022.
Bowles was one of the “WAVES” in WWII, which was when women were accepted for volunteer emergency service.
Generations of kids who grew up in Lothair knew her from the years she worked at the small country store in town, owned by her brother Herman Maggard
Bowles was also the pianist at Lothair Baptist Church for more than 70 years.
Grace spent the final years at an assisted living facility in Richmond, but could still play piano by memory, even on her 103rd birthday in June.
Visitation will be Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home in Richmond. Her funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Friday with burial following at the Richmond Cemetery.
Our Steve Hensley did a story with Grace in 2012, when she was 92 years old. You can watch that story below.
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BENI, Congo (AP) — A new case of the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Congo’s eastern Beni city, Congo’s ministry of health announced Monday, saying it is linked to a previous outbreak.
Testing by a lab at the National Institute for Biomedical Research in Goma confirmed the case was the Ebola Zaire strain and was genetically linked to Congo’s 10th outbreak in Ituri and North Kivu provinces from 2018 to 2020 that killed more than 2,000 people, the ministry said.
The case involved a 46-year-old woman who was admitted to the Beni hospital in late July and died Aug. 15 after suffering symptoms associated with Ebola.
“Our team on site in Beni has carried out a dignified and secure burial and also decontaminated the hospital where the patient stayed,” the ministry said.
There are more than 130 high-risk contacts that have been identified, of which 71 have been seen. The others remain at large, the ministry said.
“We call on the population to calm down and to respect hygienic measures,” the ministry’s statement added.
Congo has recorded 14 Ebola outbreaks since the virus was discovered in the conflict-ridden country in 1976. The last outbreak from April to July took place in another region in Equateur province, killing five people.
Ebola is spread by contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials. However, the early symptoms of fever and muscle aches resemble those of other common diseases like malaria. In addition to vaccinations, there is now effective treatment available that, if received early, can improve chances of survival significantly.
This latest announcement in Beni comes as the region is under threat from various rebel groups, including the Allied Democratic Forces rebels who have killed more than 2,000 people in over a year, according to various rights groups. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/congo-reports-new-ebola-case-linked-to-previous-outbreak/ | 2022-08-23T23:31:16Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/u-s-world/congo-reports-new-ebola-case-linked-to-previous-outbreak/ | false |
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Gibraltar's Admiralty Marshal was tasked with appraising and selling the yacht, which received 63 bids, according to court documents. Its official appraised value is "a confidential matter which cannot be disclosed," although outside estimates reportedly place it anywhere from $42 million to $75 million. Details about who ultimately purchases the vessel and for what price will be made public when the transaction is complete.
Measuring 236 feet long and weighing over 1,600 tons, the Axioma is a sight to behold. It can accommodate 12 guests in six cabins — along with a 20-person crew in 12 other rooms — and features a gymnasium, full-service spa, infinity pool and luxury cinema, as stated on the Howe Robinson Partners auction site.
The cost to charter the Axioma for a week runs an average of roughly $500,000, not including other operating costs, according to Yacht Charter Fleet.
The former owner of the ship is Dmitrievich Pumpyansky, once Russia's largest steel pipe manufacturer and currently worth $2 billion, according to Forbes. Unfortunately for Pumpyansky, he was sanctioned by Britain and the European Union after the invasion.
Other superyachts owned by Russian oligarchs have been detained as a result of the sanctions, but the Axioma is the first to be sold off, the Guardian reported.
Despite calls for the proceeds of the sale to benefit Ukraine, the funds will instead be paid to JP Morgan Chase. According to the Guardian, the international bank had a loan agreement with Pumpyansky's holding company, Pyrene Investments.
However, the sanctions against Russia prevented JP Morgan Chase from accepting payments from the holding company, breaching the agreement, and the bank filed a legal claim to have the vessel seized and sold at auction.
Other superyachts belonging to Russian elites have been detained all over the world — including the Amadea, which was seized in Fiji at the request of the United States in May. That $300 million yacht belonged to Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian gold producer worth over $12 billion, according to Forbes.
The fate of the Amadea is uncertain, however; it, too, could be sold to the highest bidder, which would be in line with President Biden's aims to hold Russian oligarchs accountable for their role in the invasion and, potentially, use the proceeds to aid Ukraine.
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Thunderstorms bringing strong winds, rain as thousands without power in Apache Junction
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Thunderstorms from the north have hit the Phoenix and are bringing strong winds to the Valley. We have declared Tuesday a First Alert Weather Day. More than 4,600 SRP customers in Apache Junction are without power because of the weather. A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of the Phoenix area until 4:45 p.m.
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Chico needs more housing, both low income and moderate income housing. Chico needs more dense housing within the current city limits, near shops and public transportation to minimize the production of greenhouse gases, safe from wildfires and floods and that is not environmentally destructive. On all of these issues and needs, the Valley’s Edge project fails.
At 1,450 acres, Valley’s Edge is the largest development ever proposed for the city of Chico. 2,777 units are envisioned, extending up into the grass lands and blue oak-grey pine woodlands bound by Bruce Rd. to the west, Stilson Canyon Rd. to the north and Sky Way and Honey Run Rd. to the south. The majority of units will be high income, far beyond the reach of the average Chico resident. Significant green space is planned, but open only to residents – a functionally gated community. The Camp Fire entered this area as well as two other wildfires in the past 15 years Only one major egress from the area is planned – shades of the Camp Fire disaster. Roads and home sites will destroy wetlands and the normal flow of surface water down hill; biodiversity will suffer. Please see the critique of the project by Jared Geiser in the Blue Oak Group summer 2022 news letter of the Sierra Club.
For heaven’s sake, let’s build housing for the citizens of Chico and not for wealthy Bay Area transplants.
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Turlock student dies days after being pulled from pool, officials say
By Greta Serrin
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TURLOCK, California (KCRA) — A Turlock High School student has died days after he was pulled from a swimming pool, officials said Monday.
The Turlock Unified School District said identified the senior as Angel Nikael Ramos Dominguez. He was on life support in critical condition since Friday.
“Our condolences go out to Angel’s family and friends for this tragic loss,” the school district said.
Video player above: Top Stories from Aug. 22, 2022 The school district told KCRA 3 in a statement that a group entered the locked swimming complex around 11:30 on Friday night.
“They noticed one peer had not surfaced and ran to find the THS Athletic Trainer, who was still on campus following the evening’s football game; the individuals shared they were unable to bring the student to the surface due to depth of the diving pool and his weight,” the Turlock Unified School District said in a statement.
Authorities were called to the pool around 11:51 p.m. and found the student at the bottom of the pool, the Turlock Fire Department said. It’s believed they were underwater for about 10 minutes.
Firefighters pulled the student onto the pool deck and continued CPR for about 22 minutes before a pulse was back, authorities said. They were taken to an area hospital.
“THS administration and staff continue to communicate with the student’s family to receive updates on the student’s condition,” the district said.
The school district said counselors will be on campus Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in New York, Florida and Oklahoma to weigh in on who they want to send to Congress.
There are a handful of key races in Tuesday’s primary, pinning Democrats against Democrats and Republicans against Republicans.
Political analyst Todd Belt, a professor and director of political management at George Washington University, said the results will indicate how progressive or moderate the Democrat part is leaning.
“We’re going to have a really interesting confluence of factors here,” Belt said. “There is sort of a struggle over the future of the Democratic party.”
In New York’s newly redrawn 12th district, voters will choose between Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who said he’s “a more principled progressive,” and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, also a self-proclaimed progressive. Both have been in Congress for nearly three decades.
“You usually don’t see two heavyweights going like this,” Belt said.
“It’s unfortunate,” Nadler said. “What else can you say about it?”
Another race to watch is the special election held in New York’s 19th district. Democrat Pat Ryan is up against Republican Marcus Molinaro. Results in the swing district could be a litmus test for the battle for Congress and could preview which party is more likely to control the House after November’s midterms.
“That buffer that democrats have right now is only five seats and so it’s going to be very close,” Belt said.
In Florida, State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and former Republican governor turned Democrat Rep. Charlie Crist are duking it out to see who will take on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“It will be interesting to see who’s going to go up against Ron DeSantis, who’s been a very polarizing figure,” Belt said.
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Ben Roethlisberger wasn’t joking when he said he planned to disappear after retirement.
Maybe, but the specter of the player who defined the Pittsburgh Steelers for nearly two decades looms over the franchise in 2022.
Following a likely future Hall of Famer is a daunting task. The Steelers s igned Mitch Trubisky in free agency and drafted Kenny Pickett in the first round, won over by the former University of Pittsburgh star’s insurgent Heisman Trophy-campaign in 2021.
Trubisky, who spent four turbulent years in Chicago before serving as Josh Allen’s backup in Buffalo last fall, isn’t trying to replace Roethlisberger as much as he’s trying to simply revive his career.
“I can only come here and be me, Mitch Trubisky,” he said as training camp began. “I’m coming here to compete, help lead these guys and do what I do on the field.”
Trubisky will likely get the first shot when the Steelers open at Cincinnati on Sept. 11, though Pickett has made a significant push during the preseason. Both quarterbacks have an ability to make plays with their legs as well as their arms, a dimension the offense lacked during the latter years of Roethlisberger’s career.
Whoever the quarterback is will need to have the ability to make something out of nothing while playing behind a retooled offensive line that may take a significant amount of time to figure things out.
“We’re still building in the right direction,” Trubisky said. “So, we’ve got to keep going.”
Trubisky will need to if he wants to hold onto the job for a while. Pickett, considered the most NFL-ready quarterback in a relatively weak draft class, has spent his first training camp impressing with his both maturity and his playmaking.
Coach Mike Tomlin and offensive coordinator Matt Canada have brought Pickett along slowly, though he has passed seemingly every test thrown his way, including engineering scores in hurry-up situations against Detroit and Jacksonville.
“It’s probably who he is,” Tomlin said. “I know he did it next door (in college at Pitt). He probably did it in high school. He probably did it in little league. Some things people are born with.”
If Pickett continues to show the “it” factor, Trubisky’s grasp of the starting job — if he is the choice — may be tenuous at best.
Tomlin seemed almost gleeful at times during the offseason when talking about facing a challenge he never needed to worry about during his first 15 years on the job, when all he had to do was jot down Roethlisberger’s familiar No. 7 atop the depth chart and not worry about it.
“You’re excited about the anxiety associated with that uncertainty,” he said.
There figures to be plenty of it over the next four months as the Steelers try to forge a new identity while attempting to meet the same rigid expectations.
“There’s a lot more pressure on (the quarterbacks) right now, but it’s up to the defense and other parts of the offense to step up to make it easy,” Pro Bowl defensive end Cam Heyward said.
“HEAD COACH” FLORES
The Steelers made a splash in the offseason by hiring former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant just weeks after Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL for alleged racist hiring practices.
The legal battle between Flores and the league is still in its early stages. Flores is attempting to focus on the task at hand, namely helping Tomlin and defensive coordinator Teryl Austin put together a defense that has more of a snarl than it did last season, when the Steelers finished last against the run.
Flores has quickly won over his new charges with his intensity and military-type attention to detail.
“He has so much knowledge and understanding of the game that other coaches might not have,” linebacker Rob Spillane said. “And you don’t become a head coach in this league by accident. He’s done a lot of things right over his career to get to where he is today. ... I’m grateful to be able to work with him.”
RUN NAJEE RUN
Najee Harris set a franchise rookie record when he ran for 1,200 yards last season. The 24-year-old — who also caught 73 passes a year ago — wouldn’t mind taking on an even heavier workload in 2022.
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Harris has already taken on a heavier workload in the locker room while showing signs of helping fill the leadership void created by Roethlisberger’s retirement.
‘It’s just him, it’s in his personality,” Tomlin said “I imagine he’s been that on every team he’s ever been on in his lifetime. So it is a natural act for him.”
TJ’S TIME
All-Pro outside linebacker T.J. Watt is coming off a season in which he signed a massive new contract then backed it up by winning his first NFL Defensive Player of the Year award after tying a league record by rolling up 22 1/2 sacks.
Watt is building a Hall of Fame resume and is in the middle of his prime. Yet he knows there’s only one way to secure your legacy while playing for a team that has six Lombardi Trophies gracing a display the players walk by nearly every day.
“We’ve got to win a Super Bowl,” Watt said.
A standard in Pittsburgh that never changes, regardless of the quarterback.
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Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHAEL BALSAMO, CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to announce his long-delayed move to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many Americans and extend a pause on payments to January, according to three people familiar with the plan.
Biden has faced pressure from liberals to provide broader relief to hard-hit borrowers, and from moderates and Republicans questioning the fairness of any widespread forgiveness. The delay in Biden’s decision has only heightened the anticipation for what his own aides acknowledge represents a political no-win situation. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Biden’s intended announcement ahead of time.
The precise details of Biden’s plan, which will include an income cap limiting the forgiveness to only those earning less than $125,000 a year, were being kept to an unusually small circle within the Biden administration and were still not finalized on the eve of the announcement.
Down-to-the-wire decision-making has been a hallmark of the Biden White House, but the particular delay on student loans reflects the vexing challenge confronting him in fulfilling a key campaign promise.
The plan would likely eliminate student debt entirely for millions of Americans and wipe away at least half for millions more.
The nation’s federal student debt now tops $1.6 trillion after ballooning for years. More than 43 million Americans have federal student debt, with almost a third owing less than $10,000 and more than half owing less than $20,000, according to the latest federal data.
The continuation of the pandemic-era payment freeze comes just days before millions of Americans were set to find out when their next student loan bills will be due. This is the closest the administration has come to hitting the end of the payment freeze extension, with the current pause set to end Aug. 31.
Wednesday’s announcement was set for the White House after Biden returns from vacation in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. The administration had briefly considered higher education schools in the president’s home state for a larger reveal, but scaled back their plans.
Biden was initially skeptical of student loan debt cancellation as he faced off against more progressive Democratic Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, who had proposed cancellations of $50,000 or more, during the 2020 primaries.
As he tried to shore up support among younger voters and prepare for a general election battle against then-President Donald Trump, Biden unveiled his initial proposal for debt cancellation of $10,000 per borrower, with no mention of an income cap.
Biden narrowed his campaign promise in recent months by embracing the income limit as soaring inflation took a political toll and as he aimed to head off political attacks that the cancellation would benefit those with higher take-home pay. But Democrats, from members of congressional leadership to those facing tough re-election bids this November, have pushed the administration to go as broad as possible on debt relief, seeing it in part as a galvanizing issue, particularly for Black and young voters this fall.
The frenzied last-minute lobbying continued Tuesday even as Biden remained on his summer vacation. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., one of the loudest advocates in recent years for canceling student loan debt, spoke privately on the phone with Biden, imploring the president to forgive as much debt as the administration can, according to a Democrat with knowledge of the call.
In his pitch, Schumer argued to Biden that doing so was the right thing to do morally and economically, said the Democrat, who asked for anonymity to describe a private conversation.
Inside the administration, officials have discussed since at least early summer forgiving more than $10,000 of student debt for certain categories of borrowers, such as Pell Grant recipients, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations. That remained one of the final variables being considered by Biden heading into Wednesday’s announcement.
Democrats are betting that Biden, who has seen his public approval rating tumble over the last year, can help motivate younger voters to the polls in November with the announcement.
Although Biden’s plan is narrower than what he initially proposed during the campaign, “he’ll get a lot of credit for following through on something that he was committed to,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster who worked with Biden during the 2020 election.
She described student debt as a “gateway issue” for younger voters, meaning it affects their views and decisions on housing affordability and career choices. A survey of 18- to 29-year-olds conducted by the Harvard Institute of Politics in March found that 59% of those polled favored debt cancellation of some sort — whether for all borrowers or those most in need — although student loans did not rank high among issues that most concerned people in that age group.
Some advocates were already bracing for disappointment.
“If the rumors are true, we’ve got a problem,” Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, which has aggressively lobbied Biden to take bolder action, said Tuesday. He emphasized that Black students face higher debut burdens than white students.
“President Biden’s decision on student debt cannot become the latest example of a policy that has left Black people — especially Black women — behind,” he said. “This is not how you treat Black voters who turned out in record numbers and provided 90% of their vote to once again save democracy in 2020.”
John Della Volpe, who worked as a consultant on Biden’s campaign and is the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, said the particulars of Biden’s announcement were less important than the decision itself.
“It’s about trust in politics, in government, in our system. It’s also about trust in the individual, which in this case is President Biden.”
Combined with fears about expanding abortion restrictions and Trump’s reemergence on the political scene, Della Volpe said student debt forgiveness “adds an additional tailwind to an already improving position with young people.”
Republicans, meanwhile, see only political upside if Biden pursues a large-scale cancellation of student debt ahead of the November midterms, anticipating backlash for Democrats — particularly in states where there are large numbers of working-class voters without college degrees. Critics of broad student debt forgiveness also believe it will open the White House to lawsuits, on the grounds that Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt on his own.
The Republican National Committee on Tuesday blasted Biden’s expected announcement as a “handout to the rich,” claiming it would unfairly burden lower-income taxpayers and those who have already paid off their student loans with covering the costs of higher education for the wealthy.
“My neighbor, a detective, worked 3 jobs (including selling carpet) & his wife worked to make sure their daughter got quality college degree w/no student debt,” Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, tweeted Tuesday. “Big sacrifice. Now their taxes must pay off someone else’s student debt?”
Biden’s elongated deliberations have sent federal loan servicers, who have been instructed to hold back billing statements while he weighed a decision, grumbling.
Industry groups had complained that the delayed decision left them with just days to notify borrowers, retrain customer service workers and update websites and digital payment systems, said Scott Buchanan, executive director of the Student Loan Servicing Alliance.
It increases the risk that some borrowers will inadvertently be told they need to make payments, he said.
“At this late stage I think that’s the risk we’re running,” he said. “You can’t just turn on a dime with 35 million borrowers who all have different loan types and statuses.”
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As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumers
NEW YORK (AP) — From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere. And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers. The company is targeting two areas: health care, through its $3.9 billion buyout of the primary care company One Medical, and the “smart home,” where it plans to expand its already mighty presence through a $1.7 billion merger with iRobot, the maker of the popular robotic Roomba vacuum.
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Tesla hopes new investors go for the ride after stock split
NEW YORK (AP) — Unlike its cars, Tesla shares are about to get less expensive. Tesla is splitting its stock 3 for 1, so after the close of trading Tuesday, investors will receive two additional Tesla shares for every one they owned as of Aug. 17. In theory, that should drop Tesla’s share price by about two-thirds before trading starts on Wednesday to around $290. Stock splits don’t make a company more valuable or more profitable, but the hope is the stock looks affordable to more investors. Tesla joins stock market heavyweights Amazon and Google parent Alphabet in splitting their high-priced shares this year.
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Whistleblower accuses Twitter of cybersecurity negligence
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A former head of security at Twitter alleged that the company misled regulators about its poor cybersecurity defenses and its negligence in attempting to root out fake accounts that spread disinformation, according to a whistleblower complaint filed with U.S. officials. Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s security chief until he was fired early this year, filed the complaints last month with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. A whistleblower group said Zatko exhausted all attempts to get his concerns resolved inside the company. Several members of Congress are calling for an investigation.
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Stocks dip as steadying yields calm Wall Street after fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to modest losses on Wall Street, as steadying Treasury yields helped calm the market following its worst tumble in months. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Tuesday. The edge lower follows up on Monday’s sharp 2.1% drop, which came on the heels of its first losing week in the last five. Volatility has returned to Wall Street following what had been a strong summer as worries rise about how aggressively the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. Recent comments from Fed officials have cooled hopes for a less forceful Fed. Yields were mixed Tuesday following some weaker-than-forecast readings on the economy.
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New electric vehicle tax credits raise talk of trade war
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tax credit for U.S. buyers of qualifying electric vehicles made in North America in the Inflation Reduction Act has prompted unfair trade practice allegations overseas. The climate change and health care bill was signed into law last week. It includes a tax credit of up to $7,500 that could be used to defray the cost of purchasing an electric vehicle. The vehicle must contain a battery built in North America with 40% of the metals mined or recycled on the continent. The European Commission says the new tax credit discriminates against foreign producers and calls the credits a “new, potential, trans-Atlantic trade barrier.” And the rules on the battery tighten over time, with only a few American manufacturers able to produce vehicles that would qualify.
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Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400B
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is forecasting that this year’s budget deficit will be nearly $400 billion lower than it estimated back in March, due in part to stronger than expected revenues, reduced spending, and an economy that has recovered all of the jobs lost during the multi-year pandemic.In full, this year’s deficit will decline by $1.7 trillion, representing the single largest nominal decline in the federal deficit in American history, the Office of Management and Budget says.Despite the gains, the administration said Tuesday that it is forecasting a deficit of $1.03 trillion for the budget year that ends Sept. 30. That number signifies a movement away from the record deficit in 2020, which reached $3.13 trillion.
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Macy’s, Nordstrom cut profit views along with inventories
NEW YORK (AP) — Nordstrom has joined Macy’s in cutting its annual outlook for profit and sales despite second-quarter results that topped Wall Street forecasts. Both retailers are suffering from an affliction plaguing most of their competitors: A glut of unsold inventory that they’re resorting to pricing at deep discounts to move. Almost every major retailers has said in recent weeks that shoppers are making fewer trips to the store and when they do, they’re looking for deals. Some are trading down to cheaper alternatives. Kohl’s last week slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year, a result of its stepped up price cutting to shed unwanted merchandise. Both Target and Walmart also said last week that shoppers are cutting back and sticking to essentials.
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Yelp to add more flags to anti-abortion pregnancy centers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The online reviews site Yelp said Tuesday it is rolling out a new feature to protect users seeking abortions from being misled about anti-abortion pregnancy centers listed on its platform. Such centers are typically religiously affiliated and deter clients from having an abortion. On Tuesday, Yelp said it will place a consumer notice on the listings informing users that the centers “typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite.” In 2018, moderators for the San Francisco-based company began recategorizing listings for such organizations as “crisis pregnancy centers” or “faith-based crisis pregnancy centers.” The organizations had previously categorized themselves as reproductive health services and medical centers, among others.
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The S&P 500 slipped 9.26 points, or 0.2%, to 4,128.73. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 154.02 points, or 0.5%, to 32,909.59. The Nasdaq eased 0.27 points, or less than 0.1%, to 12,381.30. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 3.40 points, or 0.2%, to 1,919.14. | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Business-Highlights-Amazon-s-data-trove-Tesla-17393306.php | 2022-08-23T23:43:32Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/Business-Highlights-Amazon-s-data-trove-Tesla-17393306.php | true |
- Gold price is aiming to recapture the immediate hurdle of $1,750.00.
- Investors are focusing on the US Durable Goods Orders data for further cues.
- The downbeat US PMI is the consequence of hiking interest rates by the Fed vigorously.
Gold price (XAU/USD) has attempted a rebound after a mild correction to near $1,746.00. A rebound move is less-confident, at the press time, but is expected to gain momentum as investors are likely to discount poor consensus for the US Durable Goods Orders data.
Earlier, the gold prices displayed a sheer upside after a contraction in Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) numbers. The Manufacturing PMI contracted to 51.3 from the estimates of 52 and the prior release of 52.2. The Services PMI remained more vulnerable and contracted dramatically to 44.1 against the forecast of 49.2 and the prior release of 47.3.
This is a warning signal for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to slow down the pace of hiking interest rates as the unavailability of cheap money has restricted the private sector from exploiting entire production capacities.
Going forward, the US economy will see another consequence of price pressures in the form of a decline in the overall demand. Soaring price pressures have resulted in higher payouts for households. Due to the inevitable demand for necessity goods, households are surrendering demand for durable goods, which may weigh pressure on the US dollar index (DXY) further.
Gold technical analysis
On an hourly scale, gold prices are attempting to cross the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement (placed from July 27 low at $1,711.53 to August 10 high at $1,807.93) at $1,748.38 comfortably. The 20-and 50-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) are on the verge of providing a bullish crossover at $1,744.38.
Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) has shifted into the bullish range of 60.00-80.00, which indicates more upside ahead.
Gold hourly chart
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MASON CITY, Iowa - A prison sentence is handed out for a May shooting in Mason City.
Kalab Vanscyoc, 28 of Mason City, was ordered Tuesday to spend up to 10 years behind bars and pay $1,370 in restitution. Van Scyoc pleaded guilty to one count of intimidation with a dangerous weapon. Charges of reckless use of a firearm and going armed with intent were dropped as part of a plea deal.
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While investigating the shooting, police tried to search a home in the 100 block of 8th Street SW on May 11. That led to a standoff that lasted nearly three hours. After police fired tear gas into the home, officers found Vanscyoc in the attic. | https://www.kimt.com/news/prison-sentence-for-man-blamed-for-mason-city-shooting-and-standoff/article_aef8bd98-2327-11ed-9663-5bee74d22933.html | 2022-08-23T23:44:28Z | https://www.kimt.com/news/prison-sentence-for-man-blamed-for-mason-city-shooting-and-standoff/article_aef8bd98-2327-11ed-9663-5bee74d22933.html | true |
Beginning in April, the Casper Star-Tribune set out to ask Wyoming residents their opinions of Rep. Liz Cheney. More than 90% of the time, Cheney voted with Trump, but her vote to impeach him created one of the toughest reelection challenges of her career.
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Cheney was as clear as she's ever been that she's contemplating a bid for president in 2024, but stopped short of committing to a run for higher office. | https://trib.com/news/local/in-their-own-words-why-wyomingites-ousted-liz-cheney/article_8dbd0b32-232e-11ed-9794-2f8431c42c90.html | 2022-08-23T23:47:13Z | https://trib.com/news/local/in-their-own-words-why-wyomingites-ousted-liz-cheney/article_8dbd0b32-232e-11ed-9794-2f8431c42c90.html | false |
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Rates for well-qualified borrowers using the Credible marketplace to refinance student loans fell this week for 5-year variable-rate loans and remained unchanged for 10-year fixed-rate loans.
For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to select a lender during the week of Aug. 15, 2022:
- Rates on 10-year fixed-rate refinance loans averaged 5.46%, unchanged from 5.46% the week before and up from 3.46% a year ago. Rates for this term hit their lowest point of 2022 so far during the week of Jan. 10, when they were at 3.44%.
- Rates on 5-year variable-rate refinance loans averaged 3.20%, down from 3.99% the week before and up from 2.71% a year ago. Rates for this term hit their lowest point of 2022 so far during the week of July 4, when they were at 2.51%.
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Current student loan refinancing rates by FICO score
To provide relief from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, interest and payments on federal student loans have been suspended through at least Aug. 31, 2022. As long as that relief is in place, there’s little incentive to refinance federal student loans. But many borrowers with private student loans are taking advantage of the low interest rate environment to refinance their education debt at lower rates.
If you qualify to refinance your student loans, the interest rate you may be offered can depend on factors like your FICO score, the type of loan you’re seeking (fixed or variable rate) and the loan repayment term.
The chart above shows that good credit can help you get a lower rate and that rates tend to be higher on loans with fixed interest rates and longer repayment terms. Because each lender has its own method of evaluating borrowers, it’s a good idea to request rates from multiple lenders so you can compare your options. A student loan refinancing calculator can help you estimate how much you might save.
If you want to refinance with bad credit, you may need to apply with a cosigner. Or, you can work on improving your credit before applying. Many lenders will allow children to refinance parent PLUS loans in their own name after graduation.
You can use Credible to compare rates from multiple private lenders at once without affecting your credit score.
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Watford crashed to their first defeat of the season as League One MK Dons booked their place in the Carabao Cup third round after a deserved 2-0 victory at Vicarage Road.
Matthew Dennis put the visitors ahead seconds before the break and there was no way back for Watford after Darragh Burns added the second in the 53rd minute.
The Dons looked nothing like League One strugglers early on as 19-year-old Louie Barry, on loan from Aston Villa, broke through on the left and almost squeezed a low shot past home keeper Maduka Okoye at the near post.
And there was another scare for Watford in the 19th minute when Will Grigg turned Craig Cathcart only for debut keeper Okoye to save at the striker’s feet.
Soon after, Dawson Devoy tried his luck, forcing Okoye into a diving save.
Watford, second in the Championship, finally came to life on the half-hour when a defensive mix-up left Vakoun Bayo unmarked in the six-yard box. Keeper Jamie Cumming held his shot at the second attempt.
But the Dons grabbed the lead seconds before the break. Sub striker Dennis, on for Will Grigg, won possession from William Troost-Ekong, fed Burns on the left and met the cross to score – colliding with the far post as he did so.
The visitors went 2-0 up in the 53rd minute when Devoy robbed Dan Gosling and set up Burns for a 20-yard left-footer past Okoye.
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Gay and bisexual men report cutting number of sexual partners in HALF out of fear of monkeypox - while having less one night stands and Grindr hookups as well: US reaches 15,433 confirmed infections
- A CDC survey reveals that around half of men who have sex with other men have reduced their number of sexual partners amid the global monkeypox outbreak
- Respondents also said they have cut their number of one-night-stands and sex with partners met on dating apps in half
- Monkeypox has largely spread within this community - though not exclusively - in recent months
- America has the nation's largest monkeypox outbreak to date, having recorded 15,433 infections across all 50 states and Washington D.C.
Gay and bisexual men have begun to cut their number of sex partners out of fear of catching monkeypox, a CDC report reveals.
A survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 48 percent of men who have sex with other men (MSM) have reduced their number of sexual partners out of fear of the virus.
Half also reported reducing their number of one-night-stands, and 49 percent are reducing sex on dating apps - of which one of the most popular among MSM is Grindr - and in other venues.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has already called upon the community to limit their number of sexual contacts to help put the lid on the outbreak. Officials around the world have raised alarms about spread in this particular community as well.
Monkeypox has largely spread within the MSM community in the United States, with officials reporting that they make up upwards of 90 percent of the nation's 15,433 recorded infections so far.
The CDC-backed survey included 787 men who identified as gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men.
It was carried out online between August 5 and 15 by the American Men's Internet Survey — which monitors behavior trends in the LGBT community — which is based at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
A spokeswoman for the CDC said more details would be revealed in a weekly report set to be released in the coming days.
The data suggests many people in the LGBT community are limiting their sexual partners amid concern over the outbreak and after heeding warnings from health authorities.
Last month the WHO called on gay and bisexual men to consider limiting their sexual partners to reduce the spread of monkeypox.
Advising people on the steps they could take to avoid the virus, its director Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: 'For men who have sex with men, this includes, for the moment, reducing your number of sexual partners, reconsidering sex with new partners, and exchanging contact details with any new partners to enable follow-up if needed.'
Experts said the WHO was right to issue the warning at the time, as most cases were being spotted in the LGBT community. But they cautioned it was also important to ensure one group was not singled out.
While the virus has primarily spread via sexual contact so far, it can spread by any sort of physical touch with infectious lesions.
This map shows the states that saw the biggest uptick in monkeypox cases yesterday compared to the same time last week. It also highlights the national hotspot New York where 2,910 cases have been confirmed
The virus has taken the United States by storm since it was first confirmed stateside in May. On Monday, Wyoming became the 50th and final state to record an infection after an adult male in Laramie County tested positive for the virus.
The outbreak has spiraled out of control in America after health officials failed to get on top of the virus early — with a sluggish roll out of tests for the virus and vaccines.
Shortages of doses have led many health departments to scrap second doses — against federal advice — in order to offer people more shots.
In an effort to beef-up supply, officials then changed the way the vaccine was administered — saying giving it as just a fifth of the original dose between the skin was just as effective.
No deaths have been recorded in America's outbreak to date, but at least ten cases have been detected among children — who are more at risk.
New York has the biggest outbreak with 2,910 confirmed cases, followed by California with 2,663 and Florida with 1,588.
At the other end of the scale is the single case in Wyoming, Vermont (two confirmed cases), South Dakota (two) and Montana (two). | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11139197/Gay-bisexual-men-having-sex-worried-catching-monkeypox.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-24T00:00:46Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11139197/Gay-bisexual-men-having-sex-worried-catching-monkeypox.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
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(zero, six, four, six; FIREBALL: eight) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17393488.php | 2022-08-24T00:03:38Z | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Evening-game-17393488.php | false |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – TinCaps slugger Joshua Mears has perhaps played his final game in a Fort Wayne uniform as the outfielder has been promoted to Double-A San Antonio.
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Mears spent right at two months in the middle of the season working out at the Padres facility in Arizona. | https://www.wane.com/sports/tincaps/fort-wayne-slugger-mears-called-up-to-double-a/ | 2022-08-24T00:03:46Z | https://www.wane.com/sports/tincaps/fort-wayne-slugger-mears-called-up-to-double-a/ | false |
The lead guitarist from one of the bands that performed Saturday night in Fort Hall talks with KPVI's Deanne Coffin About how the show went.
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Angola election: Long-dominant MPLA faces tough Unita challenge
By Israel Campos
BBC News, Luanda
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Angola's election on Wednesday is expected to be the most closely fought since independence in 1975.
With the MPLA in charge for more than four decades, it might be hard to imagine that it could lose its place at the pinnacle of power.
But it is facing a growing wave of discontent fuelled by high levels of poverty and unemployment.
Despite Angola being rich in oil and minerals, many have not benefitted from that wealth.
And while the 20 years of peace after a protracted civil war have been welcome, they have not brought the gains that many hoped for.
There are eight parties taking part, but the MPLA's main opponent is Unita - a one-time rebel movement.
It is seeking to capitalise on the unhappiness as the nearly 15 million registered voters pick their president and parliament for the next five years.
The large number of challengers to the MPLA could fracture the opposition vote, but this time Unita has formed an informal coalition with civil society groups and activists to broaden its appeal.
Voters will cast one ballot and the leader of the party with the most votes will become the president.
The capital, Luanda, is plastered with party propaganda. Large billboards with the faces of presidential candidates are scattered around the city, where on campaign days the streets have filled with music in an attempt to entice the voters.
The red, black and yellow of the MPLA dominates with its slogan "the strength of the people". Unita's red and green colours can also be seen in some parts of the city with posters proclaiming that "the time is now".
Two faces stand out:
- MPLA leader João Lourenço - the 68-year-old incumbent who is running for a second term
- Unita's Adalberto Costa Júnior - this is the 60 year old's first run for the presidency
In the capital, there is also a strong presence of armed police and military personnel, which intensifies the feeling of tension ahead of what could be historic elections.
Some analysts are saying that people are starting to imagine a different party in power.
"The general sentiment is that the country is ready for things to change," economist Âurea Mouzinho told the BBC.
"People are much more mature and less afraid that they want things to be different."
The last time things were this close was in 1992 when the president at the time, José Eduardo Dos Santos, faced the leader of the Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi.
A dispute over the result led to resumption of the country's long civil war.
But there is a difference this time.
"Thirty years later, we can say that we have citizens who are more active in the electoral process, analysing, criticising and denouncing acts they consider wrong," Cesaltina Abreu, a researcher at the Catholic University of Angola said.
But the MPLA remains confident that it can still deliver for Angolans.
"We are convinced of a victory. Working on the ground and mobilising people, we talk to them and we measure what they are saying," Arsénio Satyohamba, a youth leader from the MPLA running as an MP, told the BBC.
Despite coming to power in 2017 with promises to fight corruption both within his own party and the government as well as provide 500,000 jobs for young people, Mr Lourenço's first term has been troubled resulting in a significant drop in his popularity.
"In 2017 João Lourenço brought a new perspective to the MPLA, despite the fact that Angola was going through economic depression due to various elements. He has put in some programmes to stabilise our economy and today we can see that happening," Mr Satyohamba said.
"Besides Covid-19 and other challenges, President Lourenço has been able to improve our economy," he added.
However, the difficult conditions that most people face, including an increase in hunger and extreme poverty, do not make everyone so optimistic.
Angola's unemployment rate is around 30%, but among the youth that figure reaches 60%, official statistics say.
"What we have seen since 2017 is an objective deterioration of living conditions for everyone," economist Ms Mouzinho said.
"We see an economy that is increasingly doing worse in terms of what it's able to deliver for people."
The lack of some of the basics such as access to clean water, electricity, education and healthcare concern many of the young people in both the urban and rural areas.
And they are the majority, with the median age being just under 16 years.
Unita supporter Ana de Sousa, 22, is in no doubt that the country needs change.
"We don't have jobs, we try to apply for jobs in public tenders but we can't even do that," she told the BBC.
"We have many children who need education and health."
Twenty-four-year-old history student Lígio Katukuluka wants the voices of the youth to be taken seriously.
"There is a need to make young people, who are the majority in Africa, protagonists of state decisions," he said.
"I feel that culture and education have been very marginalised areas. I want more investment to be made in promoting (African) culture."
"Our country has been in peace for 20 years now but many of the same problems persist," young entrepreneur Cláudio Silva, 34, said.
"Unita is getting a lot of [youth] support because they are offering a way out, they are offering a different alternative to what we have been used to since independence."
Despite a belief that this could be a close-run election, there are also concerns that it could be rigged, which is adding to the tension.
A movement called Vote and Sit Down has captured the imagination of some. It is encouraging people who turn out to remain near the polling station until the end of the counting process to "defend their votes".
The authorities have said people should go home after casting their ballot. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62644934?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | 2022-08-24T00:07:58Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62644934?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA | true |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida voters headed to the polls Tuesday for the 2022 primary elections to decide their nominees for key positions in both the state and federal government.
For the U.S. Senate, only one senate position is up for election. Democrats were the only ones who had a primary for the position with four candidates.
Meanwhile, several positions for the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election this year.
The results will be updated below. | https://www.wfla.com/election/elections-local/florida-primary-results-u-s-house-senate-races/ | 2022-08-24T00:10:04Z | https://www.wfla.com/election/elections-local/florida-primary-results-u-s-house-senate-races/ | false |
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce launched an online service Tuesday intended to help the state's employers and individuals identify and access educational and training programs and resources available in Indiana.
Individuals and employers can engage with the Talent Resource Navigator by setting up free accounts to obtain personal technical assistance and customer support. Users are guided and connected to individuals and employers with education and training information, best practices and programs based on the user’s input into the site.
The Navigator enables state agencies, educational institutions and other nonprofit community entities to manage and update their offerings on the site. The Navigator is managed by the Institute for Workforce Excellence, the chamber's charitable nonprofit dedicated to helping employers attract, develop and retain high-skilled employees.
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“The search for how you can make yourself a more desired worker and ways an employer can strengthen the skills of its workers just got much easier, because the Talent Resource Navigator connects Hoosiers with the exact workforce resources that are right for them,” Indiana Chamber President and CEO Kevin Brinegar said in the chamber's announcement of the new website. “We are thrilled to bring this tool to the public and to broker introductions between those in need of talent development support and the trusted partners and providers from around Indiana that are equipped to meet their needs.”
A $2.5 million Lilly Endowment grant to the Institute for Workforce Excellence enabled the creation of the Navigator and the ongoing curation of the online information, the chamber said.
The site is available in Spanish and the Institute for Workforce Excellence plans to offer additional language options in the future.
Later this month, the Indiana Chamber will begin hosting webinars for users to learn about the Navigator, which is found at www.talentresourcenavigator.com. | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-chamber-launches-online-workforce-center/article_bad4f32c-e575-5804-8774-bde9e755ee43.html | 2022-08-24T00:13:22Z | https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/indiana-chamber-launches-online-workforce-center/article_bad4f32c-e575-5804-8774-bde9e755ee43.html | false |
The attorney for a man seen on video being punched and kneed by Arkansas officers said Tuesday that the violent arrest is part of an alleged pattern of excessive force by a sheriff’s deputy, and policing experts said some of the blows appeared to be unjustified or even criminal.
A bystander’s video of 27-year-old Randal Worcester’s arrest on Sunday in the small town of Mulberry sparked outrage after it was posted online. All three officers were later suspended, and state and federal authorities have opened criminal investigations into their actions. It’s the latest case in which increasingly omnipresent cameras have led to consequences for officers and raised questions about what level of force police are justified in using and when.
An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was caught in the video repeatedly punching and kneeing Worcester in the head before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement. As that was happening, another officer was holding Worcester down as a third also kneed him over and over.
Carrie Jernigan, an attorney for Worcester, said the deputy who punched him, Levi White, used excessive force against other people she’s representing. “There’s something going on and we just need to get it addressed,” she said during a Tuesday news conference with her two other clients.
Russell Wood, a lawyer for the two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies, stressed that the 34-second clip doesn’t show everything that happened and said Worcester had earlier attacked one of the deputies, leaving him with a concussion. Wood said in a statement that the deputy’s “pain compliance strikes” didn’t do any “damage” and that Worcester’s own violence authorized the officers to use “all necessary force.”
Policing experts, however, say that blows to the head amount to the potentially deadly use of force and are only justified in an arrest when a suspect poses a current and serious threat. They say a full investigation is needed, but that the video raises obvious “red flags” about the actions of the officers, who had Worcester pinned to the ground by the time the bystander began recording from a nearby car.
“Depending on your level of resistance, (officers) could use defensive strikes or what they call pain strikes to get compliance, but that’s not a blow to the head,” said Geoffrey Alpert, a University of South Carolina criminology professor who studies the use of force by police. “He would have to be doing something pretty serious to get hit in the head like that.”
Worcester’s arrest came after police received reports about a man making threats outside of a convenience store in Mulberry, a community of about 1,600 people roughly 140 miles (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the Oklahoma state line. He was treated at a hospital on Sunday before being jailed on charges including second-degree battery and resisting arrest. He was released Monday on a $15,000 bond.
Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said that when officers arrived at the convenience store, Worcester turned over an unspecified “weapon” but then became violent. The sheriff’s office identified the three officers involved as deputies Zack King and White and local police officer Thell Riddle.
State records show that Riddle was fired in 2008 from the police department in the nearby town of Kibler after just six months on the job for being involved in a “domestic disturbance” when a woman claimed he hit her in the eye. Riddle was not charged. The records from the state Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training, first reported Monday by the Arkansas Advocate, also show that Riddle resigned from the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office after nearly eight years in 2008 because of “personal conflicts.”
Wood said Worcester had been threatening a woman with a knife and, upon being confronted, grabbed White by the legs and slammed him to the ground, stunning the deputy. Worcester then climbed onto White and “began striking him on the back of the head and face,” the attorney said.
Wood called on the Mulberry police to release dashboard-camera video, which he said shows more of what happened, and contended that in such a situation the suspect “must be taken off the streets at all costs.”
Officers’ use of force is regulated by both the law and department policy. Bowling Green State University criminologist Philip Stinson called what is shown on the footage of Worcester’s arrest “completely unwarranted.” He said an earlier attack on one of the officers might explain their actions — suggesting their later beating of the man was punitive — but that it wouldn’t provide them a legal justification.
“The force was excessive and, in my view, criminal,” said Stinson, a former officer.
The prosecution of police for using force on the job is relatively rare, and body-worn and dashboard camera videos often show officers’ actions were justified. But the increasing presence of police cameras and bystanders with cellphones has also provided evidence that sometimes undercuts officers’ explanations of their use of force.
In neighboring Louisiana, a state trooper also explained his use of force during a 2019 arrest as “pain compliance.” The trooper later resigned and was arrested and charged with state and federal crimes after his bodycam footage showed him striking a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight as the man wailed, “I’m not resisting!”
Stinson said that, thus far, ubiquitous cameras have not changed policing as much as they’ve revealed it.
“This type of thing happens with great regularity,” he said.
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This story has been corrected to show Russell Wood is not representing a Mulberry police officer. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/experts-police-appear-excessive-in-arkansas-beating-video/ | 2022-08-24T00:13:26Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/national/experts-police-appear-excessive-in-arkansas-beating-video/ | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is expected to weigh in this week on Iran’s latest offer to resume its compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, but neither side is offering a definitive path to revive the agreement, which has been on life-support since former President Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2018.
U.S. officials say they expect to respond to Iran’s comments on a European draft proposal by Wednesday, after which there is expected to be another exchange of technical details followed by a meeting of the joint commission that oversees the deal. The new developments, including stepped-up public messaging campaigns by both Tehran and Washington, suggest that an agreement could be near.
Despite the forward movement, numerous hurdles remain. And key sticking points could still unravel efforts to bring back the 2015 deal under which Iran received billions of dollars in sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program intended to prevent it from developing an atomic weapon.
Even U.S. supporters of an agreement are no longer referring to the “longer and stronger” deal that they had initially set out to win when indirect negotiations with Iran began last spring. And, on the Iranian side, demands for greater U.S. sanctions relief than the administration appears willing or able to promise could undercut the push to revive the agreement.
In Washington, the Biden administration faces considerable political opposition to returning to the 2015 deal from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress who remain unconvinced that it is in U.S. national security interests.
“I intend to systematically fight the implementation of this catastrophic deal, and will work with my colleagues to ensure that it is blocked and eventually reversed in January 2025,” said Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.
The recent indictment of an Iranian for plotting to murder Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton and the attack by an apparent Iran sympathizer on the author Salman Rushdie have further contributed to doubts that Iran can be trusted.
The latest draft does not include Tehran’s demand that the U.S. lift the terrorism designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, and Iran has stepped back from a demand that the International Atomic Energy Agency close its investigation into unexplained traces of uranium at three undeclared sites, according to a senior administration official who requested anonymity to discuss ongoing efforts to resurrect the deal.
But, rescinding the terrorism designation imposed by Trump was never a realistic demand. Not only does it fall outside the scope of the nuclear deal, it was made virtually impossible since the Bolton plot indictment, ongoing Iranian threats to other former U.S. officials, and the Rushdie attack.
And, while Iran may have agreed to a mechanism to eventually return to the deal without the IAEA investigation being closed up front, it has said that its actual compliance with an agreement remains contingent on getting a clean bill of health from the agency.
The senior administration official said a “deal is closer than it was two weeks ago,” but cautioned that the outcome remains uncertain “as some gaps remain.”
And, Iranian officials on Tuesday bristled at the suggestion that they’ve stepped back from their demands to re-enter the deal.
Seyed Mohammad Marandi, an Iranian adviser to the indirect talks in Vienna, took to Twitter on Tuesday to assert that removing the IRGC from the State Department’s foreign terrorism list was never a precondition and insisted that “no deal will be implemented before the IAEA Board of Directors PERMANENTLY closes the false accusations file.”
Meanwhile, America’s top ally in the Middle East, Israel, has become increasingly alarmed at the apparent movement toward a deal. Israel’s alternate prime minister Naftali Bennett on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to resist forging ahead with a deal with the Iranians.
“I call on President Biden and the American administration to refrain, even now at this last minute, from signing the agreement with Iran,” Bennett said in a statement.
He noted that Israel is not party to the 2015 agreement signed by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security — the U.S., the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China as well as Germany — but that Israel would be directly affected and reserved all rights to its self-defense.
“One way or another, the State of Israel is not a party to the agreement,” Bennett said. “Israel is not committed to any of the restrictions stemming from the agreement and will utilize all available tools to prevent the Iranian nuclear program from advancing.”
At the direction of current Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Israel’s national security adviser Eyal Hulata is in Washington this week for talks with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and possibly Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Iran’s nuclear program will be at the center of those talks.
The White House insists that the terms under discussion include the key underpinnings of the 2015 deal. The U.S. would lift hundreds of sanctions the Trump administration re-imposed when it withdrew from the deal in 2018. And Iran would roll back its nuclear program to the limits set by the original nuclear deal, including caps on enrichment, how much material it can stockpile and the operation of advanced centrifuges needed to enrich.
However, it remains unclear what exactly would happen to Iran’s current stockpile of highly enriched uranium and what it would be required to do with the advanced centrifuges it has been spinning. The White House has said both would be “removed” but has not offered details.
As of the last public count, Iran has a stockpile of some 3,800 kilograms (8,370 pounds) of enriched uranium. Under the deal, Tehran could enrich uranium to 3.67% purity, while maintaining a stockpile of uranium of 300 kilograms (660 pounds) under constant scrutiny of surveillance cameras and international inspectors.
In terms of sanctions relief, Iran has been demanding that the administration pledge that a future president not be allowed to re-impose the lifted penalties as Trump did and promise that Congress will repeal statutory sanctions legislation passed initially to force Iran back to the negotiating table. The administration is in no position to guarantee either.
“Reports that we have accepted or are considering new concessions to Iran as part of reentering the 2015 nuclear deal are categorically false,” National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said.
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Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed reporting. | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/us-iran-inch-closer-to-nuke-deal-but-high-hurdles-remain/ | 2022-08-24T00:15:19Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/political/us-iran-inch-closer-to-nuke-deal-but-high-hurdles-remain/ | true |
Citation
Acharya A, Panda A. Indian J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2022; 26(2): 116-121.
Copyright
(Copyright © 2022, Indian Association of Occupational Health, Publisher Medknow Publications)
DOI
10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_23_21
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35991195
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PMC9384886
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chlorpyrifos is the ninth most consumed pesticide for agricultural purposes in India. It is a chlorinated organophosphate that also causes poisoning in non-target species such as humans. There is a scarcity of published literature on chlorpyrifos intoxication in the Indian scenario. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to find out the clinical epidemiology and factors influencing the outcome of chlorpyrifos poisoning in the farming and allied agricultural workers. METHODOLOGY: The patient record-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 40 confirmed cases of chlorpyrifos poisoning in a tertiary care teaching hospital in East Godavari district, a predominantly agrarian region in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Clinic-demographic profile, aspects of poisoning, outcome in terms of recovery, death, ventilator support were obtained. Mortality or requirement of ventilator support was classified as a bad outcome. Carlsons' Co-morbidity Index, Poison Severity Score, and Glasgow Coma Scale score at the time of admission were assessed objectively. The strength of association between the predictor variables and the outcome was represented using the odds ratio. Statistical analysis was performed using Graph Pad Prism 8.0 trial version. RESULTS: Chlorpyrifos poisoning constituted about 10% of pesticide poisoning and 25% of such cases had a poor outcome. The mean age was 44.73 ± 10.76 years, the majority being farmers. Younger age (<40 years), early reporting to hospital, Carlsons' Co-morbidity Index of less than 8, Glasgow Coma Scale score of more than 12, and Poison severity score of less than 2 were significantly associated with favorable outcome (P < 0.005). During admission, 60% of cases had a plasma pseudocholinesterase level of less than 1000 U/L. Lower plasma pseudocholinesterase was associated with a poor outcome (OR 9.62 CI 4.05-22.84). CONCLUSIONS: Farmers and allied agricultural workers are susceptible to chlorpyrifos intoxication. Along with clinical and laboratory parameters, Carlsons' Co-morbidity Index, Glasgow Coma Scale score, and Poison severity score at the time of admission are seen as reliable predictors of outcome.
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Carlsons’ co-morbidity index; Chlorpyrifos poisoning; Glasgow coma scale score; plasma pseudocholinesterase; poison severity score; predictors of outcome | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_727722_10 | 2022-08-24T00:15:30Z | https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5B%5D=citjournalarticle_727722_10 | true |
Anne Heche laid to rest at historic Hollywood cemetery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Anne Heche has been laid to rest at a storied Los Angeles cemetery alongside many Hollywood luminaries, her family said Tuesday.
Heche was cremated and her ashes were placed in a mausoleum at Hollywood Forever Cemetery nearly two weeks after she was declared dead at a hospital from injuries suffered in a fiery car crash.
In a statement to The Associated Press, Heche’s son Homer Laffoon said he and her other son Atlas Tupper “are convinced our Mom would love the site we have chosen for her; it’s beautiful, serene and she will be among her Hollywood peers.”
The cemetery has in recent years become a cultural hub for film screenings, musical performances and festivals.
Laffoon went to see the band My Morning Jacket there after his mother’s death, with tickets bought before she died. He loved the vibrancy of the location, and took it as a sign that her grave should be there.
“Hollywood Forever is a living place,” Laffoon’s statement said.
A small private memorial will be held once Heche’s headstone is etched.
“She was our Mom, but the kindness and the outpouring of the past few days reminded us that she also belongs to her fans, to the entertainment community, and now, to the ages,” the statement said.
Founded in 1899 and located near the Paramount Pictures lot, the cemetery is home to the graves and tombs of actors including Judy Garland and Douglas Fairbanks, and of musicians including Chris Cornell and Johnny Ramone.
Heche’s spot in the mausoleum in the cemetery’s Garden of Legends is near that of Mickey Rooney, and faces a lake where Burt Reynolds’ remains were recently relocated.
Heche, 53, was among the biggest film stars of the late 1990s, starring opposite actors including Johnny Depp and Harrison Ford, and had worked consistently in movies and television for more than three decades. But personal turmoil, which she described in a memoir and interviews, often followed her.
On Aug. 5, her car jumped a curb and smashed into a West Los Angeles home. Both the car and the home burst into flames. She was declared brain dead on Aug. 11, and was kept alive on life support for three more days so her organs could be donated.
Her death was ruled an accident, and the cause were inhalation injuries and burns, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Serena Williams and Meghan recount challenges they’ve experienced as working mothers on the Duchess of Sussex’s first podcast, including stories of having to work soon after scary incidents involving their children.
Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion who said recently “the countdown has begun” to her retirement, recounted on Meghan’s “Archetypes” Spotify podcast Tuesday that she played a match at the 2018 French Open after a nearly sleepless night after her daughter, Olympia, broke her wrist.
“I somehow managed to win, but I was so emotionally spent and just like so emotionally drained that it was, it was crazy. And, you know, and then like every night after that, I just was with her the whole time and was like you’re going to be with me,” said Williams, who has indicated that her final tournament will be the U.S. Open, which starts in New York next week.
The tennis great and Meghan, who are friends, spoke at length on Tuesday’s episode about the challenges of balancing high profile careers in the public eye and motherhood.
“So when you went and played that match the next morning, no one knew what your night had been like the night before. They forgot that human piece of it,” Meghan said about Williams’ French Open experience.
Meghan recounted an incident during a tour of South Africa with her husband, Prince Harry, and their son, Archie, in which a fire broke out in her son’s room and the pair had to leave their baby to continue their official duties. Archie was supposed to be napping in the room at the time, but his nanny had taken him out to get a bite to eat. The incident left everyone shaken, Meghan said.
She said she wanted to spend time with her son, but she and Harry had to go and do another official engagement.
“The focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels,” Meghan said. “And part of the humanizing and the breaking through of these labels and these archetypes and these boxes that we’re put into is having some understanding on the human moments behind the scenes that people might not have any awareness of and to give each other a break.
“Because we did — we had to leave our baby,” she said.
Williams, who turns 41 next month, and Meghan spoke about the tennis star’s recent announcement about stepping away from tennis. Williams said she discussed it with Prince Harry before revealing her decision publicly.
“Obviously I’m retiring professionally, but it’s also an evolution. I’m doing more business things. And I really want to expand my family. And, you know, I’ve been putting it off for so long. And as a woman, there’s only so, so long you can put that off,” Williams said.
Harry and Meghan have a multi-year deal to produce and host podcasts for Spotify under their production company Archewell Audio. Meghan has said the “Archetypes” podcast will focus on harmful labels and stereotypes applied to women.
The Spotify deal is one of several high-profile deals the couple have struck, including one with Netflix. Harry and Meghan stepped away from royal duties in March 2020 over what they described as intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media toward the duchess. They have since relocated to California, where they are raising their children, Archie and Lili. | https://www.yourbasin.com/sports/serena-williams-tells-meghan-of-babys-injury-before-match/ | 2022-08-24T00:18:42Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/sports/serena-williams-tells-meghan-of-babys-injury-before-match/ | false |
ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah — Officials at Zion National Park said the body of a missing hiker was discovered on Monday, three days after she was swept away in flash floods.
Jetal Agnihotri's body was found in the Virgin River near the Court of the Patriarchs, which is within the park about six miles south of the Narrows.
“Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri,” Zion National Park superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said in a statement.
Agnihotri disappeared Friday as flash floods hit the Narrows section of the park. At the time, the National Park Service had received reports of hikers being swept up by the flooding.
It wasn't until later in the evening that park employees learned the 29-year-old Arizona woman was overdue from a trip to the Narrows.
Mostafa Javadian, who was with Agnihotri before she disappeared, told KSTU that he and another friend had left the area after hearing about flash flooding. Instead of joining the other two, Javadian said Agnihotri wanted to stay and explore the Narrows.
More than 170 crew members from various agencies were involved during the multi-day search. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/body-of-missing-zion-national-park-hiker-who-was-swept-away-in-flash-floods-found | 2022-08-24T00:18:52Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/body-of-missing-zion-national-park-hiker-who-was-swept-away-in-flash-floods-found | false |
Call shows inmates knew 'Whitey' Bulger was moving to prison
Inmates at a troubled West Virginia prison where James "Whitey" Bulger was beaten to death found out ahead of time that the notorious Boston gangster would be arriving, according to new details revealed in court.
Sean McKinnon, who is accused of acting as a lookout while two other men killed Bulger, told his mother on a phone call shortly before Bulger came to USP Hazelton in October 2018 that inmates were preparing for the arrival of a "higher profile person."
After McKinnon told her that it was Bulger, she told him to stay away from the gangster, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Hannah Nowalk, according to a transcript of a hearing Monday in Ocala, Florida.
McKinnon told his mother: "I can´t," to which she responded: "You get in trouble."
"Don´t worry. Oh, I don´t plan it," McKinnon said, according to the prosecutor.
The call was among new information disclosed about the slaying of 89-year-old Bulger during a detention hearing for 36-year-old McKinnon, who is charged with conspiring with two other men - Fotios "Freddy" Geas, 55, and Paul J. DeCologero, 48 - to kill Bulger hours after he arrived at Hazelton from another lockup in Florida.
FILE - This June 23, 2011, file booking photo provided by the U.S. Marshals Service shows James "Whitey" Bulger. Three men, including a Mafia hitman, have been charged in the killing of Bulger in a West Virginia prison. The Justice Department announced the charges against Fotios "Freddy" Geas, Paul J. DeCologero and Sean McKinnon on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. (U.S. Marshals Service via AP, File)
Bulger´s killing has raised questions about why the known "snitch" was transferred to the troubled prison, known as "Misery Mountain," and why he was placed in the general population instead of more protective housing.
An attorney for McKinnon, who was Geas' cellmate, told the judge that the phone call doesn´t show he was involved in any plot to kill Bulger. She said it wasn't just that McKinnon knew, but "the entire unit was alerted that Whitey Bulger was coming to the unit."
"The fact that his roommate was a henchman has nothing to do with him. He didn´t select his roommate. The fact that he knew that doesn´t really tell the Court that he was involved in the conspiracy," defense attorney Christine Bird said, according to the transcript.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Philip Lammens on Monday ruled that McKinnon should remain locked up until trial, calling him a risk of flight and danger to the community.
Nowalk told the judge that surveillance video shows Geas and DeCologero entering Bulger's cell around 6 a.m. The footage shows McKinnon sitting at a table that faces Bulger's cell while the other two men were inside the cell for about seven minutes. Bulger was found dead in his bed about two hours later, Nowalk said, according to the transcript.
An inmate witness told the grand jury in the case that he asked McKinnon and DeCologero if they were the guys who killed Bulger and they said they were, Nowalk said. That same witness "then indicated that Pauly (DeCologero) told him that Bulger was a snitch," Nowalk said.
DeCologero "said as soon as they saw Bulger come into the unit, they planned to kill him," Nowalk said. "And then Pauly (DeCologero) told this inmate witness that Sean McKinnon was the lookout," she said.
An inmate witness will also testify that DeCologero said that he and Geas "used a belt with a lock attached to it" to beat Bulger to death, Nowalk said.
Bulger, who ran the largely Irish mob in Boston in the 1970s and ´80s, served as an FBI informant who ratted on his gang´s main rival, according to the bureau. He later became one of the nation´s most-wanted fugitives.
Bulger strongly denied ever being a government informant. An intake screening form Bulger signed after arriving at Hazelton said he answered "no" when asked if there were any reasons he should be kept out of the general population and if he ever assisted law enforcement in any way.
There is no attorney listed in the Bulger case yet for DeCologero, who has since been moved from Hazelton to another federal prison facility.
DeCologero, who was in an organized crime gang led by his uncle in Massachusetts, was convicted of buying heroin that was used to try to kill a teenage girl his uncle wanted dead because he feared she would betray the crew to police. The heroin didn´t kill her, so another man broke her neck, dismembered her and buried her remains in the woods, court records say.
Geas, a Mafia hitman, remains at Hazelton. He and his brother were sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for their roles in several violent crimes, including the 2003 killing of Adolfo "Big Al" Bruno, a Genovese crime family boss in Springfield, Massachusetts. Geas remains in prison at Hazelton.
McKinnon had been on supervised release when he was arrested last week in Florida on charges including conspiracy to commit first degree murder. He is also charged separately with making false statements to a federal agent. Prosecutors say he told federal agents he wasn´t aware of what happened to Bulger.
McKinnon pleaded guilty in 2015 to stealing a dozen handguns from a Vermont firearms dealer. He was moved to a halfway house in February before being released from there in July. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11139955/Call-shows-inmates-knew-Whitey-Bulger-moving-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-24T00:32:29Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11139955/Call-shows-inmates-knew-Whitey-Bulger-moving-prison.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Re: “Seattle City Council moves toward outlawing gas-powered leaf blowers” [Aug. 20, Local News]:
Hallelujah! And thank you to Councilmember Alex Pedersen.
The apartment next to our house in Seattle hires a company that every Wednesday afternoon, rain or shine, dirty or not, runs a leaf blower over the parking lot for 45 minutes. The property managers are aware that their tenants hate it and we hate it — they don’t care, they don’t live here.
And don’t let them buffalo you with a “what-about-the-poor-laborers” argument. You know who can use a heavy leaf blower? Strong young men and women. You know who can use a broom? Just about anyone. Diversify your workforce and pay them better.
Carl Sander, Seattle | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/leaf-blowers-cheers-to-seattle-city-council/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-08-24T00:33:51Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/leaf-blowers-cheers-to-seattle-city-council/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
Musk suit gets a potential boost from Twitter whistleblower
A whistleblower’s complaint alleging Twitter ignored a rash of spam and bot accounts could help Elon Musk in his effort to walk away from a $44-billion buyout of the social media platform, legal experts say.
Peiter Zatko, Twitter’s ex-head of security, alerted U.S. authorities to “egregious deficiencies” in the company’s defenses against hackers, according to his complaint. Zatko, fired from Twitter earlier this year, said he raised concerns about the bots in early 2021 and was told by the head of site integrity that Twitter didn’t know how many bots were on the platform. His Twitter colleagues showed no interest in delving into the issue, according to the complaint.
“We have already issued a subpoena for Mr. Zatko, and we found his exit and that of other key employees curious in light of what we have been finding,” Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Musk, said in a statement Tuesday.
Twitter sued Musk in July to force him to complete his proposed acquisition. Since then, dozens of people, banks, funds and other firms have been subpoenaed in the Delaware lawsuit, with a trial scheduled to begin Oct. 17. At the center of Musk’s defense are the company’s disclosures about the quality of its customer base as it is affected by spam and automated accounts.
Zatko alleges Twitter executives failed to disclose the true extent of such accounts on the platform. Spiro said he learned from court filings that Twitter officials didn’t consider Zatko to be knowledgeable about spam accounts on the system and that they declined to search Zatko’s files as part of the exchange of information in the case.
Zatko’s complaint was reported earlier by the Washington Post and CNN.
If Zatko’s assertions are true, “that’s just the kind of smoking gun Musk had to be pinning his hopes on,” said Larry Hamermesh, a University of Pennsylvania law professor who specializes in merger-and-acquisition disputes.
Peiter Zatko, who was fired earlier this year, says Twitter misled regulators about its cybersecurity defenses and its problems with fake accounts.
In the complaint, Zatko said Twitter’s “Integrity Team” was reluctant to dig deeply into how many bot accounts were included in the platform’s customer base. That left the former security executive thinking “the company had no appetite to properly measure the prevalence of bots, in part because if the true number became public, it could harm the company’s value and image.”
Twitter said Zatko was fired for cause.
“Mr. Zatko was fired from his senior executive role at Twitter in January 2022 for ineffective leadership and poor performance,” the company said in a statement. “What we’ve seen so far is a false narrative about Twitter and our privacy and data security practices that is riddled with inconsistencies and inaccuracies and lacks important context.”
Twitter said Zatko’s allegations and “opportunistic timing” seemed “designed to capture attention and inflict harm on Twitter, its customers and its shareholders.” It added that “security and privacy have long been company-wide priorities at Twitter and will continue to be” and that it “fully stands by its prior statements about the percentage of bot and spam accounts on the service.”
Bloomberg was unable to reach Zatko for comment. Whistleblower Aid, which represents him, said he stands by his disclosures.
“His career of ethical and effective leadership speaks for itself,” John Tye, the group’s chief disclosure officer, said in an emailed statement. “The focus should be on the facts laid out in the disclosure, not ad hominem attacks against the whistle blower.”
It’s hard to tell whether Zatko’s claims significantly affect the Twitter-Musk case, said Jill Fisch, a University of Pennsylvania professor who tracks Delaware corporate law cases.
“Whistleblower complaints can raise serious issues or just be a bunch of sour grapes,” Fisch said. “We just don’t know at this point how credible” the complaint is, she said.
Bloomberg Intelligence litigation analyst Matthew Schettenhelm wrote in a note Tuesday that the complaint “only marginally bolsters Musk’s case with Twitter.”
“The key: the report doesn’t show a direct misleading statement in Twitter’s SEC filings,” Schettenhelm wrote. “To the contrary, Zatko undercuts Musk’s central claim Twitter misled about its mDAU count. Zatko says Twitter’s ‘already doing a decent job excluding spam bots and other worthless accounts from its calculation of mDAU.’”
He was referring to monetizable daily active users, a key industry metric.
An epic legal fight between Elon Musk and Twitter will go to trial in October, a judge ruled. Musk had hoped to postpone it until next year.
Musk has argued that Twitter’s regulatory disclosures putting spam and bot accounts at no more than 5% of its customer base were misleading. The Tesla Inc. chief executive has made public some of his analysis of the issue, which holds that a full third of Twitter’s more than 230 million users may fall into the bot category.
Charles Elson, a retired University of Delaware professor who ran the university’s Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, said the complaint, if accurate, would be a bombshell.
“The bottom line question here is whether Twitter was entirely candid with Musk about these bots,” Elson said. “If it turns out they were not, it could be game over.”
Zatko was hired by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Musk’s legal team subpoenaed Dorsey on Monday, after serving Kayvon Beykpour, ex-head of consumer product at Twitter, and Bruce Falck, who oversaw product revenue. Both were fired.
Hamermesh noted that Zatko’s allegations hadn’t yet been verified and said it’s up to Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick to decide whether Musk’s abandonment of the deal was proper.
“It’s still a long way from the hole for Mr. Musk to sink that putt,” he said.
Bloomberg writers Amy Thomson and Kurt Wagner contributed to this report. | https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-08-23/musk-suit-gets-a-potential-boost-from-twitter-whistleblower | 2022-08-24T00:34:56Z | https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2022-08-23/musk-suit-gets-a-potential-boost-from-twitter-whistleblower | false |
Introducing Mrs. Davies.
Vanderpump Rules stars Scheana Shay and Brock Davies are officially married. The Bravolebrities said "I do" on Aug. 23 during a tropical ceremony at the Dreams Natura Resort and Spa in Cancun, Mexico surrounded by family and friends.
Scheana looked stunning in a custom white design by Pol' Atteu Haute Couture, while the groom donned a suit by Art Lewin. The couple's nearly 16-month-old daughter Summer Moon served as the flower girl and wore a matching Pol' Atteu design of her own.
See the couple's wedding attire here.
Included in the guest list was their VPR co-stars Lala Kent, Ariana Madix, Raquel Leviss, James Kennedy, Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval and Katie Maloney, plus former Vanderpump Rules stars Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and Kristen Doute.
Ariana and Raquel were among Scheana's seven bridesmaids, while both Toms served as groomsmen.
The wedding will be seen on the upcoming season of Vanderpump Rules.
Scheana and Brock began dating in 2019 after meeting in San Diego and welcomed their first child together—daughter Summer Moon Honey—in April 2021. Just a few months later, Davies popped the question in July.
The two originally wanted to have a destination wedding in Bali so that it would be easier for Brock's family in Australia to make it to the ceremony, but ultimately chose a locale closer to California. "I just wanted something overlooking the ocean," Scheana told E! News in April 2022 after their change of plans.
Last month, Scheana, who finalized her divorce from ex-husband Michael Shay in 2017, explained how she wanted her second trip down the aisle to "feel" different this time.
"I felt like I had my dream wedding the first time, so I have different dreams now," she told E! News exclusively while filming season 10 of VPR at the opening party for Schwartz & Sandy's in L.A. "But it's everything that we want with each other."
Scheana and Brock's bridal party have been in Cancun for several days partying it up ahead of their big day. Scheana celebrated her bachelorette with a girls trip aboard a boat sailing the crystal clear waters, while Brock had a boys day turning up at a local day club.
Scroll down to see all the photos from Scheana and Brock's wedding week in Mexico.
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(NEXSTAR) – Visitors at a Texas state park last week were treated to a rare glimpse of 113 million-year-old dinosaur tracks exposed by the extreme drought gripping much of the U.S. Southwest.
The tracks, preserved in limestone at Dinosaur Valley State Park near Fort Worth, are usually covered by water and sediment. Months of hot, dry conditions, however, have reduced rivers and creeks to puddles in places, revealing the ancient prints.
Park Superintendent Jeff Davis told Nexstar that some of the longest-tenured employees, who have been there for eight to 10 years, have never seen the tracks so clearly.
“The most distinct trackway is called the ‘Lone Ranger’ (seen in the video above), and the last time it was exposed like this was in 2000,” Davis said. “It’s special because it was made by a single dinosaur, in this particular case there were about 140 tracks.”
The massive tracks belonged to an Acrocanthosaurus, Davis said, a theropod dinosaur believed to have been nearly 40 feet long.
Recent rains have diminished the view of the trackway, Davis said, but they are still visible.
The lack of rain made it possible for park rangers to clean out the tracks and help protect them, but park officials say over time weathering and erosion will naturally destroy the layer of limestone they were captured in.
“We do anticipate and know there to be more tracks that are buried to this day – so while we will lose the tracks we currently have, more will be discovered in the process!” the park posted on Facebook.
The historic glimpse of the trackways also happens to have come during the 50th anniversary year of Dinosaur Valley State Park, and Superintendent Davis encourages people to visit what he calls a world-class site with stunning detail.
“You won’t find them anywhere in the world,” Davis said. “You can actually see their individual toes, their individual claw marks. You can even see where they slipped as they were running.” | https://phl17.com/nmw/dinosaur-tracks-become-visible-in-texas-park-amid-drought/ | 2022-08-24T00:40:07Z | https://phl17.com/nmw/dinosaur-tracks-become-visible-in-texas-park-amid-drought/ | true |
(NEXSTAR) – A 61-year-old woman who survived a bear attack in Vermont over the weekend is crediting her Jack Russell terrier with their escape, according to Fish and Wildlife officials.
Susan Lee was walking the terrier and her labradoodle along a trail on her property in Strafford Saturday when the bear surprised her. She later told Game Warden Sergeant Jeffrey Whipple and Game Warden Kyle Isherwood that she had lost sight of her dogs and recalled them just before hearing a loud noise and seeing the bear charge at her.
Lee said she tripped on a stone wall, and then the bear was on top of her. When she felt pain in her upper left leg she knew the bear had bitten down on her.
The attack was cut short by her Jack Russell terrier, a breed that usually stands about 1 foot tall and weighs between 13 and 17 pounds.
“Ms. Lee stated that her Jack Russel terrier intervened by barking at the bear, which got off her and appeared to focus on the dog,” officials stated in a news release. Lee said she and the terrier managed to retreat down the trail and the bear took off in another direction. The labradoodle would make it home later, according to USA Today.
Whipple told the outlet that the Jack Russell had to execute “some ninja moves” to keep the bear from injuring it.
Despite the bite wound to her leg and “multiple scratches between two and nine inches long on both her sides,” Lee managed to get home safely and text a friend to take her to the hospital for treatment. She also called 911 to report the attack.
Isherwood responded to the scene of the attack with Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Bear Biologist Jaclyn Comeau and the two concluded that the bear, who they weren’t able to locate, was likely a female with cubs that was provoked when Lee and her dogs surprised them.
“Bear attacks are extremely rare in Vermont,” said Comeau, adding that the department has records of only three prior bear attacks in the state. “However, at this time of year black bears are moving in family units and mothers will be protective of their cubs. If confronted by a bear it is essential to remain calm and back away slowly, and to fight back immediately if attacked.”
Lee was treated at an area hospital where Whipple and Isherwood interviewed her about the attack and warned her of the danger of rabies. Nexstar asked about the results of a possible rabies test but the department did not respond by publishing time.
Lee’s injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | 2022-08-24T00:40:25Z | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | true |
Gabriel Iglesias may be “Fluffy” but when it comes to his comedy, he goes hard.
This year alone, the tireless comedian is traveling all over the country for his “Back On Tour” and releasing a Netflix special on Oct. 18.
While on the sprawling 42-show tour, Iglesias will perform at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Event Center on Sept. 3, Newark’s Prudential Center on Oct. 2 and Bethlehem’s Wind Creek Event Center on Sept. 2.
Tickets for all shows on the run are available on StubHub, Vivid Seats, TicketNetwork, Ticketmaster and TicketCity.
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You can find a complete calendar featuring all of Iglesias’ upcoming tour dates, venues, show start times and links to buy tickets here.
Earlier this year, Iglesias headlined Dodger Stadium as part of the inaugural Netflix Is A Joke Festival. Click here to check out epic behind the scenes photos from the mega event.
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When Iona visited Seton Hall at the Prudential Center back in November 2020, the Pirates beat up on the Gaels in Rick Pitino’s debut at the MAAC school.
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TALLAHASSEE — Florida leaders moved forward Tuesday with preventing investment decisions that promote “social, political or ideological interests” in the state’s $200 billion pension fund.
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and state Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis took aim at investment practices that involve what are known as “environmental, social and governance ratings,” which can include such things as taking into account climate change.
The three Republicans, who serve as trustees of the State Board of Administration, approved a resolution that directed pension-fund managers against using so-called ESG ratings when investing state money.
DeSantis said the intent of Tuesday’s move was to keep pension systems from becoming “roadkill in somebody’s ideological agenda.”
DeSantis said he plans to work with legislative leaders to put the changes into state law.
ESG ratings can involve considering a wide range of issues in investments, such as companies’ climate-change vulnerabilities; carbon emissions; racial inequality; product safety; supply-chain labor standards; privacy and data security; and executive compensation.
Larry Fink, CEO of the BlackRock asset-management firm and a leader in the use of the metrics, said in his 2022 letter to corporate executives that companies using ESG standards are “performing better than their peers.”
“Stakeholder capitalism is not about politics,” Fink wrote. “It is not a social or ideological agenda. It is not ‘woke.’ It is capitalism, driven by mutually beneficial relationships between you and the employees, customers, suppliers, and communities your company relies on to prosper.
The State Board of Administration oversees the Florida Retirement System for government employees, along with other state investment funds.
Lamar Taylor, interim executive director of the State Board of Administration, said the use of ESG ratings has increased as more capital has been steered into the hands of a limited number of investment managers and because of new rules from the U.S. Department of Labor.
“We think these phenomenon together create both the means and the potential incentive for certain investment managers to elevate the achievement of certain political, social and ideological objectives over and above financial return objectives for the funds they manage,” Taylor said. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-desantis-pension-fund-investing-20220823-qzbdp46eyzeexg5cnpqxqyo2xe-story.html | 2022-08-24T00:42:28Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-desantis-pension-fund-investing-20220823-qzbdp46eyzeexg5cnpqxqyo2xe-story.html | true |
“A World of Difference,” a nonfiction program produced by Beacon College examining neurodiversity issues, will begin airing its third season on WUCF beginning on Sept. 3. The season premiere will focus on the impact of social media in the neurodiverse community and will feature social media superstar (and The Amazing Race winner) Penn Holderness discussing his role as a “difference maker” in the neurodivergent community. The episode will also include segments on parents turning to Facebook groups for community and profiles of young neurodivergent social media influencers.
Recent studies show 15-20% of the population has ADHD, dyslexia or another learning difference. However, these differences aren’t always acknowledged, which is one of the reasons why “A World of Difference” host Darryl Owens is passionate about bringing awareness to viewers through this show, as well as being a source of support for parents of neurodiverse children.
“I hope that neurodiverse families learn that they are not alone,” Owens said about one of his biggest goals for the show. “I hope they remember from the stories of families like them that, on some of their most challenging day[s], there is hope and that their neurodivergent child will find his or her stride and be just fine.”
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Other episodes this season will discuss creating a love of reading for those with dyslexia and what it is like to be a neurodivergent person of color. Owens describes the latter as “tough territory for our guests to share — and for us to cover,” but is nonetheless important as “it will look at having to navigate society often burdened with twin biases ... racial bias and misconceptions and prejudices some hold against people with learning disabilities.”
Another upcoming episode Owens is looking forward to will cover some of the international aspects of the neurodivergent experience. “Learning differences are global,” Owens said. “This episode will underscore that learning differences do not stop at the U.S. border, yet, there is a world of difference between how nations embrace neurodivergent people.”
The third season of the show will be the first to air in its entirety on WUCF. The network aired a single episode of “A World of Difference” last year in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.
Jennifer Cook, WUCF executive director said in a statement, “We are proud to partner with Beacon College to share the important perspective of the neurodivergent community,” adding, “Our hope is that ‘A World of Difference’ will inspire our audience to see the world in a different way and help tear down harmful stigmas neurodivergent individuals face on a daily basis.”
After the first episode airs Sept. 3, new episodes will debut the first Saturday of each month, with re-broadcasts the following Friday. It is recommended that viewers visit WUCF.org for the latest schedule. Previous episodes of the series can be accessed for free at Beacon College’s YouTube channel.
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Flash floods wreak havoc in US south-west – but are no salve for drought
Flash floods hitting the American south-west in recent days have shuttered parts of national parks including in Moab and Zion, closed highways in Colorado, submerged cars in Texas and trapped tourists in a New Mexico cave. A young woman remains missing after being swept away while hiking in Zion on Friday.
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But the destructive deluges have not been enough to relieve the drought and the continued pressure on water resources, experts say. Even strong storms are unable to overcome dry conditions that are decades in the making.
Summer monsoons are a natural feature of the south-west and the parched landscapes can typically rely on this annual reprieve, but the intensity between the wet and dry extremes is increasing, along with the destruction that both can cause. As the world warms, scientists predict the effects will worsen.
“There’s a duality in the effect of climate change on the hydrologic cycle,” said Dr Andrew Hoell, a meteorologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (Noaa) physical sciences laboratory, noting that the heavy rains and underlying drought conditions exist on separate time scales. It will take a sustained rainy season over the cold winter months to crack the conditions and forecasts aren’t causing much optimism for the months ahead. Dried soils are also less able to absorb the added moisture when storms are severe.
“We are already in a pretty tough spot where we have low water reserves in our lakes and reservoirs,” he said, “despite the fact that it looks like we have had a small and temporary reprieve because of some active monsoon rains.”
The rain has also caused widespread destruction and put people in danger.
Authorities had been searching for Jetal Agnihotri, 29, of Tucson, who was reported missing after being swept away by floodwaters in Utah’s Zion national park. Her body was discovered Monday about 6 miles (9.6km) south of the area where she was swept away ending a four-day search, Zion national park spokesman Jonathan Shafer said in a news release.
“Our search and rescue operation is ongoing,” said park spokesperson Jonathan Shafer. “We have searchers in the field again today and we are working closely with the National Weather Service to monitor the forecast and we are going to pay close attention to that going forward.”
Agnihotri was among several hikers who were swept off their feet on Friday afternoon by rushing water in the popular Narrows area in the park, known for its spectacular red-rock cliffs and narrow canyons, in southern Utah near the Arizona border. Riverside walk and the narrows remain closed.
We are already in a pretty tough spot where we have low water reserves in our lakes and reservoirs despite the ... temporary reprieve
Dr Andrew Hoell
Meanwhile, in New Mexico, officials at Carlsbad Caverns national park said about 150 tourists were evacuated late Saturday night after being stranded by rising water. Park officials told people at the visitor’s center to wait there for hours because of flash flooding. In Arizona, emergency crews rescued four hikers stranded in Sabino Canyon east of Tucson on Friday and helped 41 students and staff from Marana off school buses that got stuck in high water when the storms began to move in.
A slow-moving storm dumped record amounts of rain on the Dallas-Fort Worth area, prompting rescues from the rising waters. A state of disaster was declared in Dallas county on Monday evening after the area got nearly the amount of rain in one day as typically falls over the entire summer.
Texas officials have reported a fatality from storms, after a pulling an unidentified woman from the waters. The incident is under investigation but first responders said they believed she died after her car was swept off a flooded road.
The severe storms were just the latest to take a toll on the region, which produced a major flash flood from Death Valley earlier this month and pushed the Navajo Nation to declare a state of emergency. Parts of Yellowstone national park are still in recovery from the multimillion-dollar destruction caused by record rains in June, and debris flows forced New Mexico residents hit by early-season catastrophic wildfires to evacuate for the second time in mere months.
But along with the damage, the rains have offered some welcome effects. “After an extended period of serious drought, the heavy rains have prompted broadscale improvement in monsoon-affected areas,” the latest US Drought Monitor summary said. The benefits included a boost in levels at the beleaguered Lake Mead, which rose 2ft over the weekend. While those precious inches are promising, the reservoir remains only 27% full and is precariously close to hitting a level at which it can no longer generate hydroelectric power.
Even with a strong monsoon in the south-west, more than half of the American west remains categorized in “severe drought” by the US Drought Monitor.
Calling drought a cascading hazard, Hoell cautioned that these rains won’t spell the end of dry times, especially with forecasts showing little hope for a badly needed wet winter.
“Folks within this region might be seeing increases in water levels and perhaps letting their guard down,” he said. “Just because you have a couple weeks or couple months of good precipitation during the summertime, that doesn’t mean the lake levels are even close to coming to average,” he added. “We are still in the midst of a huge drought.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/flash-floods-wreak-havoc-us-050003895.html?src=rss | 2022-08-24T00:47:12Z | https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/flash-floods-wreak-havoc-us-050003895.html?src=rss | true |
Returning only four starters on each side of the ball, defending Sunshine State Athletic Conference champion Lake Highland Prep will have a different look after finishing unbeaten last fall.
“You’ve got to build the 2022 team in a different way,” LHP coach Ben Bullock said. “It’ll be a different chemistry, a different way of doing things, and they’ve got to figure out who they are as leaders and who they’re going to be.”
Senior linebackers Daniel Williams and Malachi Marshall-Harris are the heart of the defense. Brothers Romelo Ware (RB) and Cameron Ware (WR) return as explosive playmakers on offense.
The Highlanders will benefit immediately from the addition of junior quarterback Karson Siqueiros-Lasky from Sanford Seminole and offensive lineman Kamal Harris from Oak Ridge.
“He’s a seasoned guy who has played games already at the high school varsity level,” Bullock said of Siqueiros-Lasky. “It seems like he’s been here for years. He’s really folded into our culture and gotten to know the other guys very well.”
Mount Dora Christian will lean on its defense early this season. It returns nine starters to a unit that helped the Bulldogs reach the SSAC final the past two years.
That defensive group includes multi-purpose three-year senior captains Isaiah Bryant and Matt McKenzie, who both rarely leave the field. Receiver/defensive back Kevin Ajjan (East Ridge), linebacker Norman Robinson (Apopka) and kicker/punter Dean Schaeffer (Eustis) will provide an immediate impact.
The Bulldogs lost 14-13 vs. LHP in last year’s championship game after a 1-point loss to the Highlanders in the regular season.
“We’ve turned the page, but the message hasn’t changed,” Mount Dora Christian coach Mike Kintz said. “We’ve been working hard ever since spring ball.”
At Central Florida Christian Academy, seniors Marcus McCrimmon Jr. (RB), Jaylin Acevedo (OL), Justin Preaster (WR/DB) and LaVon Hudson (WR/DB) are among seven returning starters for a semifinal team that finished 7-2.
McCrimmon is a 1,700-yard rusher who scored 24 TDs last fall. Junior WR Eric Anaya (East Ridge) and DB Jeremiah Byrdsell (West Orange) are new additions to the roster.
Faith Christian expects a big season from running quarterback Bryant Gerada, who also plays linebacker for a team returning six starters on each side of the ball. Lineman Donnie Getter (34 pancakes) and junior offensive tackle Levi Sableski (6-5, 280) are imposing bodies in the trenches.
Outside linebacker Malik Castro (6 sacks) is joined by defensive end transfers Jaquan McCray from Winter Park and Antquian Neal from Evans.
Second-year coach Bailey Granier takes The Master’s Academy on the road this season for a game at Cincinnati Hills Christian in Ohio while continuing to build a foundation for the program. The team went through coaching changes following the 2019 and 2020 seasons.
“One of the biggest things that’s probably overlooked a lot in sports, especially in football, is there’s a certain level of trust and love that goes into this game,” Granier said. “I’m a big proponent of that. If you want guys to play really hard for you, you’ve got to get them to trust you and to care about their teammates.”
Cornerstone Charter underwent a makeover in anticipation of its first SSAC season. That includes a new Turf Field, weight room, uniforms and coaching staff alongside second-year coach Alan Lambert.
“Our roster size should be double from last year with close to 40 players,” Lambert said. “We will be a more physical team, with most players being dedicated to the weight room in the offseason.”
First Academy-Leesburg returns seven starters and “a great core of up-and-coming players,” per first-year coach Canh Bui.
Legacy Charter and Deltona Trinity Christian each made late coaching changes over the summer.
Sunshine State Athletic Conference
Independent SSAC area teams at a glance:
Central Florida Christian Eagles
Coach: Jeremy Campbell (6th year, 22-24)
2021: 7-2, SSAC AAAA semifinals
Cornerstone Charter Ducks
Coach: Alan Lambert (2nd year, 0-8)
2021: 0-8, missed 3A playoffs
Faith Christian Lions
Coach: Dave Carrington (3rd year, 6-12)
2021: 5-4, missed SSAC playoffs
First Academy-Leesburg Eagles
Coach: Canh Bui (1st year, 0-0)
2021: 3-6, missed SSAC playoffs
Lake Highland Prep Highlanders
Coach: Ben Bullock (6th year, 28-20; 49-31 career, 8 seasons)
2021: 11-0, SSAC AAAA champions
Legacy Charter Eagles
Coach: Ryan Locuson (1st year, 0-0)
2021: 7-2, SSAC AAAA quarterfinals
Mount Dora Christian Bulldogs
Coach: Mike Kintz (3rd year, 15-6; 29-12 career, 5 seasons)
2021: 8-2, SSAC AAAA runners-up
Sentinel Sports Final
The Master’s Academy Eagles
Coach: Bailey Granier (2nd year, 4-5)
2021: 4-5, SSAC AAAA quarterfinals
Deltona Trinity Christian Eagles
Coach: Allen Baldwin (1st year, 0-0)
2021: 3-5, missed SSAC playoffs
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ROYAL LONDON CUP
Darren Stevens’s Kent career prolonged by win over Lancashire
Darren Stevens’s white-ball career at Kent is not yet over as the county beat Lancashire in their final group match of the Royal London Cup to reach the quarter-finals. They will face Leicestershire on Friday — the club he first appeared for 25 years ago.
The 46-year-old all-rounder is set to leave Kent at the end of the season after 17 years with the club. In addition to the one-day knockouts, there are three County Championship matches next month in which Stevens could feature.
Stevens bowled eight wicketless overs for 41 and was applauded to the crease at 53 for four in the 14th over of Kent’s reply, after George Balderson’s maiden hundred had taken Lancashire to 295 for nine in 50 overs. He made | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/darren-stevenss-kent-career-prolonged-by-win-over-lancashire-2ss2lfrs0 | 2022-08-24T00:48:34Z | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/darren-stevenss-kent-career-prolonged-by-win-over-lancashire-2ss2lfrs0 | true |
In November 1991, NBA superstar Magic Johnson announced that he would retire from the league after testing positive for HIV. He later returned to the NBA in 1996 to play 36 games before retiring again, the Associated Press reported.
Since his diagnosis three decades ago, Johnson has been an advocate for awareness of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is caused by HIV. Johnson never developed AIDS and his HIV is now undetectable, CBS News reported in 2021.
A viral meme shared on social media in late August claims that Johnson donated blood to the Red Cross to “help underprivileged communities…fight COVID-19.” It appears that the image was originally shared on Twitter, but the tweet has since been deleted.
THE QUESTION
Does a photo shared online show Magic Johnson donating blood?
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THE ANSWER
No, the photo shared online doesn’t show Magic Johnson donating blood. The photo of Johnson is a still image from a 2012 PBS Frontline documentary called “Endgame: AIDS in Black America.”
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Magic Johnson refuted the claims about him donating blood in a tweet posted on Aug. 23.
“I’m aware of the false story circling the internet, and to be clear, I have never donated blood,” he wrote.
The account from which the widely-shared posts appear to have originated is a satire account.
“My posts and page are all satire. I am not a legitimate news source,” the account’s bio reads.
That account later retweeted Johnson’s message and wrote, “Can’t believe someone would make up a story like that. Absolutely disgraceful. Just stay positive magic [sic].”
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Using TinEye, a reverse image search tool, VERIFY traced the photo of Johnson back to a 2012 PBS Frontline documentary called “Endgame: Aids in Black America.”
Both Johnson and Dr. David Ho, his physician and an HIV/AIDS specialist, appear in the documentary. The still image of the two of them that’s been used to create the recent meme appears about 1 hour and 7 seconds into the documentary.
NPR also shared the still image in an article about a “Fresh Air” radio show segment on the PBS documentary.
The photo doesn’t show Johnson donating blood at all; instead, he is getting a blood draw from Ho, according to NPR’s photo caption.
Red Cross eligibility criteria bars certain people from donating blood, including those who have ever received a positive HIV test, as well as those with AIDS. People who have received HIV treatment known as antiretroviral therapy also should not give blood, the Red Cross says.
Blood donations to the Red Cross are tested for HIV, along with other viruses such as Hepatitis, Zika and West Nile.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also says on its website that “individuals who have ever tested positive for HIV…should not donate blood, because of the potential risk of transmitting HIV to others.”
This isn’t the first time false claims about Johnson donating blood have circulated on social media.
Wafflesatnoon.com, a website focusing on hoaxes, rumors and odd news, previously reported that the photo has been shared with captions about Johnson donating blood since early 2013. Using TinEye, VERIFY also found multiple instances of the false claim shared in social media, including posts from as early as 2015. | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/verify/social-media/fact-check-magic-johnson-did-not-donate-blood-to-fight-covid-19/536-c4a736e7-163d-48db-a3c4-6a1eed4b1b96 | 2022-08-24T00:52:28Z | https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/verify/social-media/fact-check-magic-johnson-did-not-donate-blood-to-fight-covid-19/536-c4a736e7-163d-48db-a3c4-6a1eed4b1b96 | false |
Maryland middle school offers assignment to students to show their allyship with LGBTQ community
Montgomery County Public Schools says the assignment was 'offered as a summer-only enrichment option'
Over the summer, Montgomery County Public Schools offered an optional assignment for middle schoolers to make a flag to show their allyship with the LGBTQ community.
The Libs of TikTok account tweeted a photo on August 18th showing the assignment details from Westland Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland. The assignment tasked students to make a "flag, poster, or proposal" intended to show the "inclusivity of the Westland community." The requirements also stated that students would need to include an explanation for the flag design and what it symbolizes.
Another way students could fulfill the assignment was to write a letter to an author named Alex Gino asking "them to speak to our school."
"At Westland, we strive to be an inclusive and welcoming place for all of our students and staff. In the novel Rick, the school was able to build up the LGBTQIA+ community through the initiatives of the Rainbow Spectrum club, especially the talent show that showcased individuals free to be themselves," it stated.
The fiction novel, "Rick," written by Gino, is about a middle schooler boy named Rick who needs to explore his own identity. It is when Rick learns about the Rainbow Spectrum club in middle school, where kids of many genders and identities congregate, that the middle schooler starts to explore his own identity.
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Montgomery County Public Schools communications department released a statement to Fox News Digital regarding the assignment.
"This assignment was offered as a summer-only enrichment option, encouraged but not required. This assignment does not impact students' grades whether they choose to participate or not," the statement said.
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Proponents of teaching gender ideology in schools say that it helps maintain tolerance and an accepting environment for LGBTQ+ youth. According to the Trevor Project, an organization that advocates for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ individuals, "[O]ne in three transgender youth reported attempting suicide, almost one-third reported being a victim of sexual violence, and more than half reported a two-week period of depression."
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The issue of education has become one of the top concerns for voters. Parents all over the country have been speaking out against coronavirus-related mandates in schools and progressive curriculums that have been associated with critical race theory or gender theory.
Republican elected officials in several states have sought to ban discussion of gender ideology and critical race theory in classrooms, particularly for younger students.
Fox News' Hannah Grossman contributed to this report. | https://www.foxnews.com/media/maryland-school-district-offers-assignment-students-show-their-allyship-lgbtq-community | 2022-08-24T00:53:45Z | https://www.foxnews.com/media/maryland-school-district-offers-assignment-students-show-their-allyship-lgbtq-community | true |
(NEXSTAR) – A 61-year-old woman who survived a bear attack in Vermont over the weekend is crediting her Jack Russell terrier with their escape, according to Fish and Wildlife officials.
Susan Lee was walking the terrier and her labradoodle along a trail on her property in Strafford Saturday when the bear surprised her. She later told Game Warden Sergeant Jeffrey Whipple and Game Warden Kyle Isherwood that she had lost sight of her dogs and recalled them just before hearing a loud noise and seeing the bear charge at her.
Lee said she tripped on a stone wall, and then the bear was on top of her. When she felt pain in her upper left leg she knew the bear had bitten down on her.
The attack was cut short by her Jack Russell terrier, a breed that usually stands about 1 foot tall and weighs between 13 and 17 pounds.
“Ms. Lee stated that her Jack Russel terrier intervened by barking at the bear, which got off her and appeared to focus on the dog,” officials stated in a news release. Lee said she and the terrier managed to retreat down the trail and the bear took off in another direction. The labradoodle would make it home later, according to USA Today.
Whipple told the outlet that the Jack Russell had to execute “some ninja moves” to keep the bear from injuring it.
Despite the bite wound to her leg and “multiple scratches between two and nine inches long on both her sides,” Lee managed to get home safely and text a friend to take her to the hospital for treatment. She also called 911 to report the attack.
Isherwood responded to the scene of the attack with Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department Bear Biologist Jaclyn Comeau and the two concluded that the bear, who they weren’t able to locate, was likely a female with cubs that was provoked when Lee and her dogs surprised them.
“Bear attacks are extremely rare in Vermont,” said Comeau, adding that the department has records of only three prior bear attacks in the state. “However, at this time of year black bears are moving in family units and mothers will be protective of their cubs. If confronted by a bear it is essential to remain calm and back away slowly, and to fight back immediately if attacked.”
Lee was treated at an area hospital where Whipple and Isherwood interviewed her about the attack and warned her of the danger of rabies. Nexstar asked about the results of a possible rabies test but the department did not respond by publishing time.
Lee’s injuries were described as “non-life-threatening.” | https://who13.com/news/national-news/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | 2022-08-24T00:54:56Z | https://who13.com/news/national-news/woman-attacked-by-bear-says-pet-jack-russell-terrier-helped-her-escape/ | true |
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ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, metabolic, ophthalmology and other major diseases, announced that the first patient dosing in Australia for its proprietary PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody fusion protein (R&D code: IBI363) in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of patients with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas. It is first candidate drug to conduct clinical trial in Australia in Innovent's pipeline.
The study (NCT05290597) is an open-label, multi-center Phase I study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of IBI363 in subjects with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma, and to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D).
Interleukin 2 (IL-2), a cytokine secreted mainly by antigen-activated CD4 + T cells , is vital for maintaining CD4 + regulatory T cell (Treg) level, CD4 + T cell differentiation, and maintaining CD8 + T cell and natural killer cell activity. IL-2 was the first cytokine to be discovered and identified as playing a pivotal role in T-cell growth and expansion. Aldesleukin (IL-2) was approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and metastatic melanoma in the early 1990s, but it has not been widely used in clinic due to poor selectivity, narrow therapeutic window, and side effects.
IBI363, potential First-in-Class candidate drug, was independently developed by Innovent. Its active ingredient is PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody fusion protein. The IL-2 arm of IBI363 has been engineered to maximize efficacy and reduce toxicity, whereas the PD-1 binding arm achieves PD-1 blockade and selective IL-2 delivery. Therefore, IBI363 has both functions of simultaneously blocking PD-1/PD-L1 pathway and activating IL-2 pathway, allowing more precise and efficient targeting and activation of tumor specific T cells. IBI363 not only showed promising anti-tumor activity in a variety of tumor-bearing pharmacological models, but also exhibited prominent antitumor efficacy in PD-1 resistant and metastatic models; meanwhile, IBI363 demonstrated a good safety profile in preclinical in vivo models.
Dr. Morteza Aghmesheh, Southern Medical Day Care Centre Located in New South Wales, Australia, stated: "Wild type IL-2 is clinically validated as monotherapy, but limited by toxicity and low response rate due to poor selectivity. IBI363, a novel PD-1/IL-2 bispecific molecule, designed to selectively activates PD-1 positive T cells by cis-activating IL-2, but not PD-1 negative bystanders or naïve T cells, with the potential to significantly decrease toxicity related to IL-2 and potentially overcome immunotherapy resistance. We look forward to the positive results in the safety/tolerability and efficacy of IBI363 in the clinic."
Dr. Hui Zhou, Senior Vice President of Innovent, stated: "Most patients will develop primary or secondary resistance after treatments of immune checkpoint inhibitors. At present, treatment options are limited upon progression after immunotherapy, and there is a huge unmet clinical needs. IBI363, developed by scientists at Innovent Academy, can enhance anti-tumor immune response by reversing T cell exhaustion, improving the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors especially for patients with resistance to immunotherapy or "cold tumors", while minimizing IL -2 related side effects. We are pleased that the first patient dose of IBI363 has been completed in Australia. In parallel, the IND for IBI363 has been approved by NMPA in China. We are looking forward to the positive results of IBI363 in patients with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma. IBI363 is our first molecule to initiate clinical study in Australia, which marks a solid step of Innovent's global innovation strategy. The company will also accelerate the development of more innovative molecules with high global potential, taking advantage of cross-regional R & D and clinical resources, adhering to the long-term development strategy of "driven by innovation, developed through globalization" with an aim to benefit cancer patients worldwide."
About IBI363
IBI363, potential First-in-Class candidate drug, was self-developed by Innovent. Its active ingredient is PD-1/IL-2 bispecific antibody fusion protein, which simultaneously blocks PD-1/PD-L1 pathway and activates IL-2 pathway to stimulate T cell activation and proliferation, thus killing tumor cells and inhibiting tumor growth. Currently, Phase 1 studies of IBI363 are conducted in China and Australia (NCT05460767, NCT05290597) to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of IBI363 in subjects with advanced solid tumors or lymphoma, and to determine the recommended Phase 2 dose (RP2D).
About Innovent
Inspired by the spirit of "Start with Integrity, Succeed through Action," Innovent's mission is to develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality biopharmaceutical products that are affordable to ordinary people. Established in 2011, Innovent is committed to developing, manufacturing and commercializing high-quality innovative medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, metabolic, ophthalmology and other major diseases. On October 31, 2018, Innovent was listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited with the stock code: 01801. HK.
Since its inception, Innovent has developed a fully integrated multi-functional platform that includes R&D, CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls), clinical development and commercialization capabilities. Leveraging the platform, the company has built a robust pipeline of 34 valuable assets in the fields of cancer, autoimmune, metabolic, ophthalmology and other major therapeutic areas, with 7 products approved for marketing in China – TYVYT® (sintilimab injection), BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection), HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection), Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor), olverembatinib (BCR-ABL TKI) and Cyramza® (ramucirumab), 3 assets under NMPA NDA review, 4 assets in Phase 3 or pivotal clinical trials, and an additional 20 molecules in clinical studies.
Innovent has built an international team with advanced talent in high-end biological drug development and commercialization, including many global experts. The company has also entered into strategic collaborations with Eli Lilly and Company, Sanofi, Adimab, Incyte, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and other international partners. Innovent strives to work with many collaborators to help advance China's biopharmaceutical industry, improve drug availability and enhance the quality of the patients' lives. For more information, please visit: www.innoventbio.com.
Note:
TYVYT® (Sintilimab Injection) is not an approved product in the United States.
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection), HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection), and SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection) are not approved products in the United States.
TYVYT® (sintilimab injection, Innovent)
BYVASDA® (bevacizumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
HALPRYZA® (rituximab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
SULINNO® (adalimumab biosimilar injection, Innovent)
Pemazyre® (pemigatinib oral inhibitor, Incyte Corporation). Pemazyre® was discovered by Incyte Corporation and licensed to Innovent for development and commercialization in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
CYRAMZA® (ramucirumab, Eli Lilly). Cyramza® was discovered by Eli Lilly and licensed to Innovent for commercialization in Mainland China.
Disclaimer:
1. This indication is still under clinical study and hasn't been approved in China.
2. Innovent does not recommend the use of any unapproved drug/indication.
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This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are, by their nature, subject to significant risks and uncertainties. The words "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and similar expressions, as they relate to Innovent, are intended to identify certain of such forward-looking statements. Innovent does not intend to update these forward-looking statements regularly.
These forward-looking statements are based on the existing beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates, projections and understandings of the management of Innovent with respect to future events at the time these statements are made. These statements are not a guarantee of future developments and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond Innovent's control and are difficult to predict. Consequently, actual results may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of future changes or developments in our business, Innovent's competitive environment and political, economic, legal and social conditions.
Innovent, the Directors and the employees of Innovent assume (a) no obligation to correct or update the forward-looking statements contained in this site; and (b) no liability in the event that any of the forward-looking statements does not materialize or turn out to be incorrect.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off a high-tech signed portrait of himself to raise money for one of his favorite charities, and the bidding has already topped $30,000.
The portrait of Buffett created by Motiva Art features a grid of letters over the picture that light up to spell out several of the legendary investor’s famous quotes. The eBay auction of this artwork probably won't rival the $19 million someone paid earlier this year for a private lunch with Buffett, but it's still likely to attract big bidders among the Berkshire Hathaway CEO's devoted followers.
The auction that began earlier this week is set to wrap up on Buffett's 92nd birthday on Aug. 30.
The proceeds from the art auction will go to Girls Inc. of Omaha, which provides educational, cultural and recreational programs for young women in Buffett's hometown. The nonprofit has benefitted from a number of other things the investor has auctioned off over the years.
Buffett once sold off an old wallet of his that contained a stock tip, raising $210,000 for the organization. And in 2015, someone paid more than $122,000 for Buffett's 2006 Cadillac with his signature on the dashboard.
The biggest Buffett payout for Girls Inc. came in 2018 when Buffett won a 10-year bet that an S&P 500 stock index fund would outperform a collection of hedge funds. That netted more than $2 million that Girls Inc. used to support a new residential program for young women leaving foster care.
The June lunch auction that raised $19 million for the California-based Glide Foundation that helps the homeless in San Francisco attracted such an astronomical winning bid because Buffett said this year's auction would be the final one. Before the pandemic, he had auctioned off private lunches every year for 20 years and regularly raised millions for Glide. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Bids-for-signed-Warren-Buffett-portrait-already-17392902.php | 2022-08-24T01:12:56Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/Bids-for-signed-Warren-Buffett-portrait-already-17392902.php | true |
NAMPA, Idaho — Downtown Nampa will now be home to "Third Thursday" block parties once a month, featuring food trucks, entertainment and more.
Oscar Diaz, downtown Nampa Event Coordinator for the DNCA, said the purpose of the event is to showcase the city's growth and highlight new businesses for people in the area to come and enjoy.
"We've had a lot of new businesses, a lot of exciting things, but also too the purpose of them is for the community to come down and just simply just enjoy an evening," Diaz said.
At the first installment of the event, entertainer and tribute singer Ruban Munoz said it's simply nice to see people out enjoying the community.
"It's nice to see your old neighbors, it's nice to have a hotdog, it's nice to have a coke, it's nice to see a car show and just watch people and families out," Munoz said. "There's a lot of mom and dads with their kids and it's a special event." | https://www.kivitv.com/news/city-of-nampa-officials-to-host-third-thursday-block-parties | 2022-08-24T01:14:20Z | https://www.kivitv.com/news/city-of-nampa-officials-to-host-third-thursday-block-parties | false |
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(The Hill) – A federal judge on Tuesday responded to former President Trump’s lawsuit requesting a special master to review the documents collected by the FBI from his Mar-a-Lago residence, giving Trump a Friday deadline to clarify his request.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida Judge Aileen Cannon issued an order for Trump to elaborate on how the court has jurisdiction and precisely what he wants the court to order in the case.
She also asked Trump’s team to provide more details on whether they served the Department of Justice (DOJ) with the suit and on the lawsuit’s effect on another proceeding determining if parts of the affidavit that supported the search warrant should be released.
The request was one of two brief orders filed on Tuesday by Cannon, who was nominated to the position by Trump in 2020. She also issued a separate one asking two of his attorneys to correctly format and resubmit their motions to appear pro hac vice, which allow lawyers to appear in courts in which they are not admitted for a particular case.
The former president filed the lawsuit on Monday to temporarily block the FBI from reviewing the documents it seized from his Florida home until the agency appoints a special master to provide outside oversight, marking Trump’s first major legal action since agents executed a search warrant at the property on Aug. 8.
A letter released by the National Archives on Tuesday said DOJ seized at least 700 pages of classified materials when it first recovered documents from Trump’s Florida home in January. Authorities separately seized another 11 sets of classified documents earlier this month.
Trump has repeatedly attacked the FBI and the search as being politically motivated, and he has said the materials include those protected by attorney-client privilege and potentially executive privilege.
He alluded to the forthcoming suit on Friday, claiming the FBI violated his Fourth Amendment rights protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures.
His attorneys outlined many of those concerns in Monday’s motion as it asked the court to appoint a special master, who generally ensures a court’s orders are carried out. The appointment is typically rare in the context of the execution of a search warrant.
The request comes after DOJ began its common practice of leveraging a “filter team” to examine the documents, which is designed to avoid prosecutors seeing protected materials.
Trump also asked the court to also require the government to provide a more detailed property receipt, which lists the seized materials, and to return any documents outside the scope of the search warrant.
A federal judge signed off on the warrant days before the search took place, permitting agents to search the “45 Office,” all storage rooms and other areas at Mar-a-Lago available to be used by Trump and his staff in which boxes or documents could be stored.
The warrant allowed the agents to seize any property in those areas that constituted evidence of violations of the Espionage Act and two other statutes.
The laws included one statute that bars the concealment, removal and mutilation of government documents and the other prohibits similar actions when done “with the intent to impede, obstruct, or influence [an] investigation.” | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/judge-gives-trump-until-friday-to-clarify-request-for-special-master-on-records-seized-by-fbi/ | 2022-08-24T01:16:00Z | https://www.wfla.com/nextstar-news-wire/judge-gives-trump-until-friday-to-clarify-request-for-special-master-on-records-seized-by-fbi/ | false |
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