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Now that the Hagerstown Little League team has returned home after their World Series run, the city is planning to honor them this weekend!
The team competed representing Great Lakes Regional which consists of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky, and they’re ranked top 12 out of 7400 teams worldwide.
This has been quite an accomplishment for a small town of less than 1800!
Chris LaMar, Hagerstown Town Manager, joined us Friday on “Life.Style.Live!” to share how people can celebrate the team this weekend.
On Saturday, August 27 at 2 p.m. there will be a parade for them beginning at Hagerstown Elementary School, traveling west down Main Street through downtown and concluding at Hagerstown Park located on west side of town with a meet and greet/autograph session with the players.
For more information, click here. | https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/hagerstown-to-celebrate-little-league-world-series-team-with-parade-saturday/ | 2022-08-26T20:23:16Z | https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/hagerstown-to-celebrate-little-league-world-series-team-with-parade-saturday/ | true |
WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
204 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of Deep South Texas, including the following
counties, Cameron and Willacy.
* WHEN...Until 300 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Ponding of water in urban or other areas is occurring or is
imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 204 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Harlingen, San Benito, Rio Hondo, La Paloma, Arroyo City,
Rangerville, Rio Hondo City Hall, Rio Hondo Junior High
School, Rio Hondo Elementary School, Rio Hondo High School,
Valley International Airport, Harlingen Soccer Complex,
Harlingen Fire Department, Treasure Hills Golf Club, Marine
Military Academy, Texas State Technical College Harlingen,
Harlingen Arts And Heritage Museum, San Benito Veterans
Memorial Academy, Lozano and Mccullough Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge who ruled that a voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access qualified for the ballot revised his decision Friday and said the Free and Fair Elections Act did not make the ballot.
The new decision is being appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court, which had ordered Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Joseph Mikitish late Thursday to show how he concluded the measure had barely enough signatures.
Mikitish did that Friday morning, and decided that measure fell 1,458 signatures short, not the 2,281 extra he said said earlier. Nearly 238,000 signatures are needed to make the ballot.
But backers of the measure said they remained confident.
“Look, we have enough signatures,” said Stacy Pearson, spokeswoman for the initiative backers, said Friday. “It’s a matter of showing the court in a way that they can understand it.”
Chief Justice Robert Brutinel had said in his order that the court was unable to determine exactly how Mikitish came to his determination that backers had collected enough valid signatures for the measure to appear on November’s ballot.
The high court will now review the new appeal. Its final decision on the fate of the measure could come at any time. It is under a tight deadline to act, since the earliest county ballot printing deadline passed Thursday.
The high court has already ruled in challenges to two other initiatives, keeping them on the November ballot. The justices said Wednesday that business groups that challenged a proposal requiring greater transparency for political spending and boosting the amount of assets shielded from creditors failed to knock off enough signatures.
They also ruled in many of the signature challenges levied against the election measure, but sent it back to Mikitish to do the final math. He ruled Thursday afternoon that the measure had barely enough valid signatures.
Republican Gov, Doug Ducey and the GOP leaders of the House and Senate had urged the high court to reject all three measures.
Mikitish has presided over three weeks of hearings in a case filed by a pro-business group that challenged many of the nearly 400,000 signatures the initiative backers filed. After lawyers for the Arizona Free Enterprise Club succeeded in knocking off nearly 96,000 signatures, and a county review to determine if the signatures were valid kicked off nearly 64,000 more, it was left with just 2,281 more than the required 237,645 signatures needed to make the ballot.
In Friday, Mikitish flipped those numbers.
The Free and Fair Elections measure changes a slew of election laws. It specifically blocks the Legislature from overturning the results of presidential elections, an avenue some Republicans explored after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the state in 2020.
It also guarantees ballot privacy and bars handing election materials or ballots over to outside groups like the state Senate did after 2020, expands voting access, mandates that all voters can go to any polling site, extends early voting and limits lobbyists’ ability to wine and dine lawmakers.
“The single most important component in this initiative is that it prevents the Legislature from overturning the results of an election,” Pearson said Thursday. “And, it prevents Cyber Ninjas in green shirts from spinning around ballots on Lazy Susan tables again, and making a mockery of Arizona’s extraordinarily safe and secure election process.”
The measure also would eliminate the “strict compliance” legal standard that led Mikitish to disqualify many of the petition sheets. The GOP-controlled Legislature required that standard for initiatives in 2017, making it easier to throw them out for relatively minor paperwork errors.
Scot Mussi, president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, last week called the election law proposal “a 25-page measure that makes over 60 different changes to Arizona law.”
“Many of these changes and radical reforms they are doing are not supported, and they are trying to sneak in their confusing measure and see if they can get it passed,” Mussi said.
The Free Enterprise Club challenged tens of thousands of signatures, many for exceptionally minor issues.
For instance, 7,000 signatures were challenged because a volunteer petition circulator mistakenly checked a box that indicated they were paid circulators. | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/supreme-court-to-have-final-say-on-arizona-voting-initiative/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | 2022-08-26T20:27:39Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/supreme-court-to-have-final-say-on-arizona-voting-initiative/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business | true |
A year ago, 13 Marines and more than 100 Afghans died when a bomb exploded at the Kabul Airport. Stories from the frenetic last days of the American evacuation are still coming out.
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A year ago, 13 Marines and more than 100 Afghans died when a bomb exploded at the Kabul Airport. Stories from the frenetic last days of the American evacuation are still coming out.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday:
- 7 new stores and restaurants opening in the Danbury area
- Union attacking Frontier Communications over use of contractors
- Business briefs, Aug. 28, 2022
- Behind Panera Bread’s plan to build a drive-thru café in Danbury
- Investment advisory firm relocating from Norwalk to Stamford
- Whole Foods looks to open new store in Connecticut
- Critics: CT’s first proposed Wegmans would make traffic worse
- New loan program targets New Britain small businesses
- Bid to reduce distance between Danbury’s liquor stores by half
- Business briefs, Aug. 21, 2022 | https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/Open-High-Low-Settle-Chg-17400927.php | 2022-08-26T20:28:41Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/business/article/Open-High-Low-Settle-Chg-17400927.php | false |
Nine days, Nine cities, Ten topics to inspire you
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From 26 August until 10 September IKEA Festival will take place in IKEA stores and online across the world. Hosted by nine cities, on nine days, focusing on ten topics, IKEA Festival celebrates people's real creativity and inventiveness at home.
In the latest Life at Home report from IKEA, 26% of people globally said that doing hobbies or personal projects is important for helping them maintain a sense of mental wellbeing at home, and 32% of people said that they want to spend more time with their passions. Over the two weeks of IKEA Festival people will be inspired by creators and innovators to take that proactive step from dreaming to doing.
Nine iconic IKEA stores will each host a day packed with creativity and inspiration around ten different topics; food, sports, gaming, music and dance, nature, fashion and beauty, collecting, arts and crafts, focus and wellness, and pets. These topics will come to life through in-store events, live shopping, inspirational content creators from around the globe on social media, and on an exciting new web platform where you can watch the festival as it happens live from anywhere in the world.
Marcus Engman, Chief Creative Officer at Ingka Group (IKEA Retail) says, "It has been a joy to see IKEA Festival grow over the past few years. This time, we are focusing on people who want to spend more time doing their hobbies and passions. We want to show how a little creativity when making your space your own can have a huge impact. A BILLY bookcase is a BILLY bookcase in every IKEA store in the world. It's when you take it home that it transforms. That intersection is what we want to explore and celebrate during IKEA Festival."
Ines Silva, Life at Home Leader at IKEA said, "We have partnered with creators and innovators to provide opportunities and space for people to come and turn their thoughts into actions. It's a festival of firsts for IKEA, with Live Shopping sessions happening in our markets across the two weeks, and our first global TikTok campaign. We have partnered with up-and-coming content creators from the nine host countries who will turn inspiration from the festival into reality, showing the scale of diversity in our products, and how you can try out these simple, affordable solutions in your own home. Join the fun and follow #IKEAFestival.
As well as the nine host cities, IKEA Festival will be taking place in many other IKEA stores globally. With activities like speed dating with home furnishing specialists, food trucks serving up the latest IKEA food offering, events in store, and special offers for IKEA Family members, be sure to check your local IKEA website to see what they have lined up.
On 26 August, IKEA Round Rock in Austin Texas will be kicking off IKEA Festival with inspiration on how to transform your living area to co-create music, how to celebrate and make room for your instruments and music memorabilia both large and small, and an open floor disco showing how you can flex your living space into a dance floor for neighbours and friends. It's over to IKEA Wien Westbahnhof in Vienna on 27 August where the iconic store is celebrating one year since its opening, and forty-five years of IKEA in Austria. Learn how to make famous Viennese biscuits – vegan style, join an upcycling workshop, and see the live opening of a new curated shop within one of the store's famous cubes.
IKEA Xuhui, Shanghai takes the lead on 28 August where they are gearing up for twenty-five years of IKEA in China in 2023. Viewers will be treated to a visit to the homes of two home furnishing co-workers with a passion for handicraft and homemade food. They will show how to organise tools and materials for crafting, as well as how to make wall decorations from zero and finally how to make plum wine. It's back to the US on 2 September and this time IKEA Brooklyn, New York where highlights include a fashion show in Köket showcasing the best of Brooklyn design, and advice around workspace and storage solutions for all things fashion and beauty. From altering garments to how to achieve the best lighting for recording content runway-style, and how to easily transition the workspace for editing and posting.
On 3 September, IKEA Tempe, Sydney will take over with a day full of inspiration. With tips from an avid traveller on small space van living, fresh ideas from a vegan foodie on sustainable plant-based eating, and a live music set played on the stunning Sydney Harbor to round off the day. Stockholm takes the reins on 4 September in the newly opened IKEA City in Gallerian where they invite you to a day of gaming both online and in the store. Highlights include live interviews with gamers from the Swedish Gaming National team who will compete in gaming from the IKEA City store, and also a visit to the home of a celebrity chef who writes cookbooks from her home, using her own kitchen, as well as a visit to the home a former athlete who's going to show off his hobby room and sneaker collection.
On 8 September you are invited to one of the hotspots of street fashion and lifestyle. IKEA City in Harajuku, Tokyo is located in a neighborhood famous for street-style, anime, teen-pop culture and ´Kawaii´ (the culture of cuteness). Join in during three live steam sessions to explore fashion tips from an upcoming fashion icon, share your passion for collecting and be inspired by delicious but simple recipes. Gaming will be the focus of the day in IKEA San Sebastian de los Reyes, Madrid on 9 September when they host. Highlights include a room makeover for a young gamer who wants to transform her bedroom into a gaming sanctuary, and a roundtable talk with a psychologist and Gen Z influencers about topics that are important to them regarding mental health and connected to Gaming, Sports and Music.
Rounding out the festival on 10 September is IKEA Décoration, Paris Rivoli. In Paris viewers will meet an array of creative and inspiring people. A tufting expert who shares how her living space inspires her every day to make her most beautiful creations. A florist in Paris with an ambitious project of building a Tiny House in the Vosges. And Milo, a cat like no other, shares his morning routine with his human.
Read more on www.IKEA.com/festival.
Read more about the Life at Home Report 2021.
Driven by the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for the many people, Ingka Group brings the IKEA brand to millions of homes. Since being founded by Ingvar Kamprad, we've been united by our culture, values and entrepreneurial spirit. And as we grow, we make it easier than ever before for the many people to afford a better life at home.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
148 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Brooks
County through 230 PM CDT...
At 145 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Encino, moving north at 10 mph. Other strong thunderstorms were
along highway 281 from Encino to Falfurrias.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Falfurrias, Encino, Rachal, La Colonia Park, Airport Road Addition,
Falfurrias Junior High School, Pleasant Park, El Coyote Ranch
Airport, Falfurrias Fire Station and Cantu Addition.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 2685 9809 2685 9825 2726 9821 2726 9800
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 176DEG 9KT 2695 9814
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
404 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Litchfield County through 430 PM EDT...
At 404 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Oakville, or near Wolcott, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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...
Thomaston, Terryville, Oakville, Woodbury Center, Watertown,
Plymouth, Bethlehem, Morris, Allentown, Minortown, Bethlehem Village,
Roraback Lodge, Pequabuck, Reynolds Bridge, Hancock, Tolles, East
Morris, Plymouth Green, Northfield and Terryville Station.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern Connecticut.
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4163 7302 4161 7302 4161 7306 4159 7306
4159 7308 4157 7309 4156 7316 4152 7316
4152 7319
TIME...MOT...LOC 2004Z 259DEG 16KT 4163 7307
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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The affidavit the FBI used in to get a warrant to search former president Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago is now public. A redacted version of the document was released by a federal court in Florida.
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The affidavit the FBI used in to get a warrant to search former president Trump's home at Mar-a-Lago is now public. A redacted version of the document was released by a federal court in Florida.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invicta Watch Group ("Invicta") and the Las Vegas Raiders have created a new partnership to watch and experience, just in time for the 2022 football season, making Invicta the Official Timekeeper of the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium. This partnership agreement allows Invicta to run and operate pop-up shops and collaborative activations at Allegiant Stadium, and to serve as the official timekeeper for the Raiders at all their home games throughout this season.
"We are thrilled to be the official timekeeper of the Las Vegas Raiders and Allegiant Stadium," noted Invicta CEO Eyal Lalo. "As one of the fastest growing watch brands in the world, and with the continued growth of our watch collector community, we saw an ideal match between the Raiders and Invicta. This partnership gives us the opportunity to expand and offer custom and detail-crafted timepieces as well as to showcase our overall collection of over 4,000 unique styles. Timekeeping is an integral part of sports, and our Swiss heritage established in 1837 is a perfect match to exemplify precision timekeeping. Invicta collectors love football, and we love the Raiders organization, so this partnership was a no-brainer," added Lalo.
Invicta watches will be prominently featured both for sale at the stadium and advertised on displays, game clocks, and billboards at Allegiant Stadium. Additionally, Invicta will operate several activation zones and pop up stores throughout the regular season and at Raiders home games at Allegiant Stadium. The Raiders-themed watches, custom made and approved in partnership with the NFL and the Raiders, will be available at Allegiant Stadium and in Invicta's Las Vegas stores located at 855 S Grand Central Pkwy. #1504 Las Vegas, NV 89106 and 7400 S Las Vegas Blvd. #38, Las Vegas, NV 89123.
With Invicta's dedication to impeccable craftsmanship in timekeeping, and with a singular focus on delivering the highest caliber precision timepieces in the finest tradition of specialty engineered horology, Invicta is proud to deliver these unique watches to all NFL and Raiders fans in Las Vegas and beyond. Invicta's longtime tradition of satisfying the most discerning watch collectors can now be enjoyed by Raider Nation and beyond who appreciate tradition, dedication, and a commitment to excellence. It is an honor and a privilege for Invicta to be welcomed in by the Raiders as the team's official timekeeper.
Invicta and the Raiders invite all football fans to experience the excitement of the game at Allegiant Field and to come on the Invicta time journey together, for an experience of a lifetime.
INVICTA, the flagship brand of the INVICTA WATCH GROUP was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1837. Invicta has been recognized for its vast amount of designs and product innovations targeted to all demographics and age groups and a strong following from collectors worldwide. Invicta has over 4000 unique models and styles of watches, and has received over 55 design and mechanical patents and holds over 1,250 trademarks. It has received the coveted Red Dot design award for product design and innovation. This long and rich heritage in innovation and design continues to define the Invicta brand identity and its unique and exclusive positioning in the watch industry.
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Breya Cunningham feels like she’s coming home.
That's because, well, she is.
Cunningham, a five-star verbal commit in Arizona's Class of 2023, was born in Tucson. Her mother, Christania Haughton, graduated from the UA. Most of her family still lives in Arizona. She's followed the Wildcats for years.
"I really loved that school for a long time, and it felt right," said Cunningham, a star forward at La Jolla Country Day in California.
So right that after Cunningham was still thinking about the Wildcats — and coach Adia Barnes — when she took her official visit to UCLA.
“I know this is probably going to sound bad, but on my UCLA visit — I had a great time and I love the coaching staff over there. I went into the UCLA visit with an open mind, but I just didn't feel like the same way about the school that I did with Arizona,” Cunningham said. “I was having those one-on-one conversations with the coaches, and I love coach Cori (Close) and coach Tasha (Brown). It’s just that I have a different connection with Coach Adia.
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"It doesn't feel like I'm just talking to a coach, and we don't just talk about basketball. She’s a really genuine person. I really liked how our conversations were not just about basketball or what I could do for the program. It was more like, what she could do for me and what we could do for each other.”
Cunningham committed to the UA on June 26, becoming the first player from Barnes' hometown of San Diego to commit to the Wildcats' coach. Barnes collected her second one earlier this month, when Jada Williams — Cunningham's Country Day teammate — flipped her commitment from UCLA to UA. A guard, Williams is ranked No. 10 in her class by ESPN. The pair join forward Montaya Dew, ranked No. 9 by ESPN, as five-star recruits in the Wildcats' 2023 class.
Cunningham had other reasons to pick Arizona. She wanted to play close to her San Diego home while building connections that could pay off when her basketball career is over.
Of course, Cunningham could have a long career. The 6-foot-4-inch Cunningham in ranked No. 10 in her class by ESPN, which also calls her the third-best post player for 2023. Last season, she averaged 18.4 points, 11.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game.
This summer, Cunningham and Williams played for Team USA and won gold in FIBA’s U17 World Cup. Cunningham started five of the seven games, averaging 8.9 points and a team-high 7.6 rebounds per game. She called it "a great experience."
"Playing with USA is always such a big honor — (even) being invited. Just because it's the best 12 girls from all across the country," she said. "Being able to do that and then win the second gold medal with some with some new girls and some returning players. It's always a fun experience."
Basketball started out for Cunningham as just fun. Her mom, who played in high school and in the Navy, was Cunningham's first coach on a YMCA team.
"I wasn't good at it, but I had a good time," she said. "Then as I got older, I started seeing the progress of how I was starting to get better at the game, and I just kept going."
It won't be long before Cunningham is playing in front of a packed McKale Center. Just like she planned.
"I really wanted to play with the best, and a lot of the best ended up at Arizona,” Cunningham said.
"That also made the decision easier. Just how good the team will be this year — before I get there — and how good the team will be when everybody is there my freshman year. They are all great players. I’ve either played with them or against them. I’m just excited to play with everybody." | https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/bond-with-adia-barnes-led-breya-cunningham-a-born-in-tucson-basketball-star-to-pick/article_743e773a-23d9-11ed-8361-17e4bd3032ee.html | 2022-08-26T20:35:10Z | https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/bond-with-adia-barnes-led-breya-cunningham-a-born-in-tucson-basketball-star-to-pick/article_743e773a-23d9-11ed-8361-17e4bd3032ee.html | true |
HERNING, Denmark (AP) — The United States routed Japan 10-0 in the opening game of the women’s hockey world championship on Thursday and defending champion Canada started the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Finland.
The Americans had nine different scorers against Japan, with Alex Carpenter the only player to net twice. Taylor Heise went scoreless but equaled a tournament record with five assists for the U.S., which led 9-0 after two periods and outshot Japan 62-6.
Olympic and world champion Canada faced tougher resistance from Finland, the bronze medalist at the Beijing Games in February.
Marie-Philip Poulin had a goal and assist for Canada in the first period but Finland stayed within one goal until Meaghan Mikkelson made it 3-1 with seven minutes left of the second. Blayre Turnbull added the fourth into an empty net.
Finland missed a penalty at the end of the first period when Kiira Yrjanen’s shot was saved by Ann-Renée Desbiens.
Finland captain Jenni Hiirikoski set a tournament record by playing in her 14th world championship.
In Group B, Sweden beat host Denmark 5-2 behind a hat trick from Hanna Olsson and Hungary upset Germany 4-2.
The United States next plays Finland on Saturday, when Canada faces Switzerland. The two North American rivals are both in Group A and play each other in the last preliminary round on Tuesday.
Canada beat the U.S. in the final of both last year’s worlds and the Olympics.
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The weather will soon be turning cooler, which means it’s time swap out the flip-flops and shorts for sweaters, scarves and, of course, some comfy and cute fall boots.
If you’re in need of a new pair, but don’t want to spend too much, we’ve rounded up 10 of the best-reviewed fall boots on Amazon that are all under $100.
From ankle boots to knee-high fashion boots and even some that you’ll need for a hike, take a look at our picks for the best affordable fall boots at Amazon.
Dream Pairs Women’s High-Heel Ankle Bootie
These high-heel ankle books from Dream Pairs are priced between $30 and $45, depending on the color. The boots have a synthetic sole and chunky 3-inch heel. They are made of soft suede and have double gore panels, which help ensure a secure and flexible fit.
With more than 5,000 reviews from Amazon users, the boots have 4.6 stars out of 5 and 76% of customers have given them a perfect score. While some customers say they would be better with a zipper, most call them cute, comfortable, easy to walk in and great for casual wear.
One customer who gave them 5 stars says they’re the best boots they’ve ever purchased.
“The quality of these boots for the price is excellent. They’re well made and have good grip (I’ve walked over ice on them!) super comfy inside too,” reviewer Jemma wrote. “They have an area that springs back under the ball of your foot, I assume to relieve pressure, but it’s not super noticeable at the same time which makes it comfortable.”
STQ Women’s Combat Boots Lace-Up Ankle Booties
These lace-up ankle booties from STQ Women come in black, brown or gray and are priced between $40-$63. You can also clip a coupon to save an extra $5.
Made of faux leather, these fall boots are 100% vegan. The boots have a breathable insole, padded collar, rubber sole and are non-slip for rainy and snowy weather. They have a zipper closure and lace-up design and go well with jeans, dresses and skirts.
These booties have more than 12,000 reviews at Amazon, with customers saying they’re cute and comfy, good quality, true to size and made well. A few customers have said they’re a bit hard to zip, but most say they’re water-resistant, which is a plus during the changing seasons.
“This is my go-to fall season shoe/boot,” reviewer Y7G wrote. “It goes well with ankle skirts and also jeans. If these wear out, I will be buying another pair just like it!”
Soda Pioneer Mid-Heel Ankle Bootie
These Soda Pioneer Mid-Heel Ankle Booties are priced between $21-$55 and come in six colors. The heel is approximately 2-inches tall and the boots feature wide stretchy elastic side panels, which make them easy to put on and take off.
Some Amazon customers have posted questions to others about the boots, including if they are water-resistant. Other customers have responded, saying they do appear to have water-resistant soles and are waterproof in certain conditions.
Globalwin Women’s Quilted Knee-High Fashion Boots
Coming in 14 shades of black or brown, these Globalwin Women’s Quilted Knee-High Fashion Boots are priced between $48-$51.
Made of 100% vegan-friendly synthetic leather, the boots are detailed with gold buckles and a rugged knit finish. The boots work for the spring and fall, or can be worn with thick socks to keep you warm in the winter. With a zipper closure, they are easy to put on, but they run large, so you may want to consider that when ordering.
With nearly 12,000 reviews, customers say they’re well-made, work well with socks and many reviewers say they get compliments when they wear them. They have a total rating of 4.3 stars out of 5. One customer who gave them a full 5 stars says they were worried about ordering boots online, but they love them.
“I was skeptical because they’re from Amazon and scared because I hate breaking in any type of shoe or boot but these didn’t even need to be broken in,” Rosie Green wrote. “I wore them for an entire cold day of shopping and my feet didn’t even slightly hurt. I did put in my own inserts because I have plantar fasciitis but that’s not a complaint for me.”
Coach Rivington Rain Bootie
While these stylish Coach Rivington Rain Booties would work year-round in wet weather, they’re especially great for late-fall rain showers that often have a habit of turning into snow. Once you’re already wearing cute rain boots, a light snow shower is no big deal!
These designer boots are regularly priced at $95, but some sizes and colors are on sale, with prices as low as $61 as of this writing. The pull-on boots are made of a lightweight, synthetic glossy rubber with a sock-like fit inside. They also have a round, closed-toe front, mini flat heel and, of course, are covered in Coach’s signature “C” print.
Globalwin Women’s 17YY12 Fashion Boots
These Globalwin Women’s Fashion Boots are priced between $48 and $56 and come in 13 different shades of brown, black or gray. Made of faux leather, they have a buckle detail, zipper on the side and should pair well with jeans or dresses all throughout autumn.
The boots have more than 10,000 reviews, with 70% of customers giving them a full five stars and saying they are cute, have great arch support and have plenty of room inside.
One customer who gave them top marks says the boots go with everything, whether its jeans or leggings.
“I am pleasantly surprised by these boots especially for a brand that I’ve never even heard of,” Kindle Customer wrote. “They are comfortable, they fit like they should and I had actually bought a pair of inserts to put in them because I wasn’t sure how well they would support my feet and I don’t even need the insert.”
Kkyc Women’s Hiking Boots
Priced between $43-$53 — a steal for any good fall boots — these Kkyc Womens Hiking Boots are made of synthetic leather and have a plaid fabric detail, double-color laces and antique brass metal eyelets. The boots also have a removable shock-absorbing insole.
The rubber outsole is slip-resistant and offers good traction for hiking. While the boots are water-resistant, they are not waterproof, so they may not work well in heavy rain. While they would work well for hiking, they could be worn for pretty much anything, especially if you have a lot of walking to do, like exploring your town or shopping.
Fashare Women’s Fall Cutout Booties
These fall booties from Fashare are simply adorable and come in 11 colors, including black, brown, gray, blue and pink. Priced between $48-$54, the boots are made of faux leather and have a synthetic sole.
The boots have a chunky block heel, side cut-outs, round toe and will slip on. If you have wide feet or plan to wear them with thick socks, you should choose one size bigger than your usual fit.
Hawkwell Women’s Slip-On Chunky-Heel Ankle Boot
These Hawkwell women’s boots are priced between $28-$40 a pair, which is pretty tough to beat among fall boots. With a slip-on closure, they have stretchy side and back pull loops that make them easy to put on. They also have a lightly cushioned footbed, so they should be comfortable to wear for long periods of time.
The boots have an overall rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 at Amazon, with customers saying they look great, are good quality, cute and comfortable.
Will you be buying some new fall boots for the chillier season ahead?
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NASA is preparing for Monday's launch of Artemis I. The space agency said that teams put the Crew Access Arm (CAA) in launch configuration on Friday.
Artemis I is carrying the Orion Spacecraft, which will travel farther than any spacecraft built for humans.
However, this trip past the moon will be unmanned.
If all goes according to plan, Artemis II will launch in 2024. That mission will have humans onboard Orion.
The two missions are all in preparation for Artemis III, which will return humans to the Moon.
Late last week, NASA announced potential landing sites for Artemis III. The landing sites are located near the lunar south pole, an area NASA believes is rich in resources.
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LOS ANGELES — Fantasy football draft season is here as the NFL goes through preseason games ahead of the start of the season on Sept. 8.
The wide receiver position is just behind running backs as the most important with the points receivers can rack up. Multiple receivers this year will be drafted in the first round and many more in the rounds to come. So how do you decide where to go with receivers in the first and second rounds?
The experts from the Locked On Dynasty Football and Locked On Fantasy Football podcasts got together for consensus top 10 wide receiver rankings. According to them, these are the top 10 WRs that should fall in your fantasy football drafts this year.
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2022 Consensus fantasy football running back rankings
1. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings
2021 Fantasy Points: 330
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 4th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 320
2. Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams
2021 Fantasy Points: 440
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 1st
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 426
3. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
2021 Fantasy Points: 305
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 5th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 303
4. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills
2021 Fantasy Points: 286
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 7th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 247
5. Mike Evans, WR, Tampa Bay Bucs
2021 Fantasy Points: 263
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 9th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 278
6. A.J. Brown, WR, Philadelphia Eagles
2021 Fantasy Points: 180 (13 games)
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 32nd (13 games)
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 278
7. CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
2021 Fantasy Points: 233
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 19th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 233
8. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
2021 Fantasy Points: 344
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 2nd
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 348
9. Tyreek Hill, WR, Miami Dolphins
2021 Fantasy Points: 297
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 6th
2022 Projected Points (NFL.com): 247
10. Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers
2021 Fantasy Points: 339
2021 Fantasy WR Ranking: 3rd
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Days before school starts, Philly district reaches deal to avert possible strike
School starts Monday for students in the School District of Philadelphia. And with just days to spare, the district has averted a strike by school employees.
The district reached a tentative contract agreement with Services Employees International Union Local 32BJ, the union representing about 2,000 school workers, including bus drivers, building cleaners, and building engineers.
“We’re really excited,” said local union vice president, Gabe Morgan.
The union was poised to strike September 1 — the day after their current contract expires — if they didn’t reach a deal.
Negotiations had stalled over pay and training, according to the union.
But Morgan says the new agreement includes historic pay increases to bring members’ wages in line with comparable city employees, and millions of dollars for job training.
“It’s a real difference, you know, particularly for the lowest paid workers,” he said.
In a statement to the media, union officials said the tentative agreement also maintains “excellent” pension and employer-paid health benefits and preserves paid sick leave and paid vacation.
The agreement still has to be ratified in a union vote, which Morgan said is scheduled for Sept. 3. In the meantime, lawyers are reviewing the agreement.
District spokesperson Christina Clark said in a statement last week that the district “deeply values” the work of these staff members — and hoped to reach an agreement without disruption to the start of school. | https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-school-district-deal-union-workers/ | 2022-08-26T20:54:00Z | https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-school-district-deal-union-workers/ | true |
A strong commodities producer, Brazil has seen its exports grow, but imports have increased at a faster pace, driven by higher prices for products such as fuel and fertilizers.
In May, the trade balance surplus was $3.4 billion, down 53.3% over the same month last year.
The factor payments deficit also rose by $1.4 billion in the month, while the services deficit rose by $743 million, the central bank said.
Overall, this was the worst current account figure for May since 2014, when the deficit was $6.7 billion.
On the other hand, foreign direct investment in May totaled $4.5 billion, more than doubling from $2.2 billion a year earlier.
According to the central bank, investors made a net redemption of $3.9 billion from Brazilian markets in May, including $3.2 billion outflows in stocks and $702 million in bonds.
In 12 months, the current account deficit reached 1.89% of gross domestic product, while foreign direct investment hit 3.45% of GDP, the central bank said.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
324 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 330 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
The Flood Advisory will expire at 330 PM CDT this afternoon for a
portion of Deep South Texas, including the following counties,
Cameron and Willacy.
The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat.
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Greenville laundry is first Speed Queen Laundry franchise in South Carolina
RIPON, Wis., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Speed Queen, the global leader in laundromat equipment, announces the first Speed Queen Laundromat franchise in South Carolina is set to open in Greenville. Grand opening week activities are slated for Sept. 7 through 14.
The Greenville store, located at 3505 West Blue Ridge Drive, offers 2,800 square feet of space, featuring touchscreen controls and washers with capacities ranging from 20 pounds up to giant 80-pound units to make quick work of even the largest of laundry days, along with 45-pound stack tumblers for quick, efficient drying.
"We are beyond excited to bring this amazing laundromat to the people of Greenville," said Dan Bowe, General Manager of North America Speed Queen Franchise Operations. "Our goal is to take the chore out of doing the laundry and deliver a customer experience like no other in the industry. Across the country, our Speed Queen Laundry franchises are changing peoples' perceptions of just what a laundromat can be," he added.
Owners of the cutting-edge laundromat are excited to open their doors to the neighborhood with a week of grand opening activities Sept. 7 through 14, including a food truck on Sept. 10. Customers will be treated to free wash cycles and food trucks. In addition, new customers who download and sign up for the Speed Queen app – which streamlines the experience with app payment, a rewards program, and access to special promotions – will receive $5 added to their account.
Fast, efficient washer-extractors and tumble dryers offer customers exceptional flexibility to tailor cycles, while getting them in and out in an hour, all in a clean, well-lit environment with vibrant colors. Families will appreciate the children's play area, complete with books and iPads to keep kids busy while parents focus on getting laundry cycles completed.
For more information about the Greenville location, click here. To learn more about Speed Queen Laundromat franchising, visit franchise.speedqueen.com.
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We don’t know how the Ukraine war will end. But due to satellite imagery, we can see how it’s unfolding on the ground. Satellites that deliver the novelty of real-time transparency — and the public tendency to point fingers based on that imagery — are getting a lot of attention.
This attention can shore up support for humanitarian efforts, and the satellite imagery from Ukraine shows how civilian lives are affected in wartime. That is, when bombs turn hospitals to rubble, when critical infrastructure is destroyed, when workers bury the dead in mass graves. The constant drip of these images builds a horrifying map of the devastation imposed on the lives of Ukrainians. All will need relief and protection in the coming months.
The imagery fortifies the work of organizations on the ground and reinforces the importance of satellite-based internet platforms to ensure communication and connectivity for civilians. But there is also a concerning reality behind the triumphalist narrative of satellite imagery. Imaging satellites are, in essence, nondiscriminatory. They see a yellow school bus the same way they see a military tank.
Ukraine is the harbinger of an emerging technology frontier — small satellites, big data (SSBD) — that I’ve been tracking with colleagues over the past decade. Slightly more than half of the 5,465 satellites operating today belong to U.S. commercial interests. In 2021, an estimated 1,700 small satellites were launched. Small commercial satellites with global surveillance capabilities are delivering terabytes of unclassified imagery and broadcasts every day, far more data than human analysts can manage. Computational analytics make sense of that volume of data for decision-makers.
Over time, we will be able to detect, attribute and classify much of what’s happening on the planet’s surface. Aside from natural phenomena, such as melting glaciers, decision-makers will have data-centered visuals of all human activities — public or private, civilian, commercial or military. Anything that can be seen from space will be counted and recorded, sold and disseminated.
If technology stays the course, we will continue to do this faster and more efficiently. States — indeed, anyone who can pay the commercial satellite operators — stand to have unprecedented capabilities to address security challenges virtually anywhere. Ukraine is the test case.
SSBD also mean that people should be made aware that they will be operating in a more transparent environment than ever before. All their behavior — good or bad, public or private — will be visible. Anonymity is under unprecedented assault and could soon be gone forever.
It’s not just troops or nuclear subs. It’s not all about wartime. Since most of the world’s population lives within certain latitudes, everyday activity can be imaged. We will know if your lights are on at night or whether it’s your car behind the mall. We will know how many people enter a church and if masses are looming in front of a government building.
These realities are of interest not just to investors and traders looking for leading economic indicators, but also to the military, law enforcement sectors and national security establishments. SSBD is not a flash in the pan. It is the new reality.
We know SSBD will affect statecraft in world politics, balances between states and their societies, and connections between people. What we don’t know is whether all this will be positive or negative. We are still in the early stages of grappling with SSBD and its consequences for shaping political and social realities. The research should make us vigilant about the fault lines ahead.
Satellites can see. But seeing is not believing, messaging or persuading.
It’s not clear who will decide what we see and why. Digital data are fragile, prone to manipulation. They filter through our interpretive views, and failure to understand these human filters may doom the fate of persistent imagery.
Swaying sentiments based on space imagery alone is also unlikely to have lasting effects. If the messaging accompanying an image doesn’t resonate, it doesn’t matter how consistently or quickly it can be delivered.
And even though satellites showed military convoys and troops amassing on the border as war operations began in Ukraine, being constantly watched did nothing to stop Russian aggression. Satellite imagery becomes more powerful when it is merged with on-the-ground photography and reporting. It’s one thing to see mounds of mass graves, quite another to see them credibly connected to a dead body.
The Ukraine war, ongoing and horrific, serves as a warning about upcoming battles in defense of facts. Preparing for these fights is not something that can be done on the fly. Educating people about the situational context of an image — what it means and how it might affect them — is a much more painstaking task that helps citizens make sense of their world.
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WASHINGTON — A 32-page redacted version of the affidavit explaining the justification for an FBI search of former President Donald Trump's Florida estate revealed that 14 out of the 15 boxes recovered had classification markings.
The affidavit, which is heavily redacted, offered insight into the FBI's decision to search Trump's Palm Beach home. Among those documents retrieved, 184 of them bared an array of classification markings.
There were 67 documents marked as "Confidential," 92 documents marked as "Secret" and 25 documents marked as "Top Secret," according to the document.
Agents who inspected the boxes found markings related to information provided by confidential human sources as well as information related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
Classified documents such as the ones found at Mar-a-Lago are typically kept secure with failsafes meant to prevent unauthorized people from accessing them, or authorized readers from taking any copies of the documents away from their storage location.
The classified documents recovered from Trump's Florida estate were intermingled with miscellaneous newspapers, magazines, photos and personal correspondence, according to the affidavit.
What is the difference in classifications?
The United States government has three levels of classification for its national security information under Executive Order 13526. The executive order, set in place in 1982 by former President Ronald Reagan, created a uniform system of classifying, declassifying and safeguarding national security information.
Due to the threat posed by unauthorized disclosure of any classified records, the information must be properly safeguarded.
"Classified information with any designation can only be shared with persons determined by an appropriate United States Government official to be eligible for access, and who possess a 'need to know,'" the affidavit says.
Confidential
The "Confidential" classification is applied to information that could be expected to cause some kind of damage to national security if disclosed to the public or another nation. This is the lowest level of the three classifications.
Secret
The "Secret" classification is applied to records that could be expected to cause serious damage to national security if disclosed. Most classified records are kept at this level of classification.
Secret information could be, for example, documents that would disrupt foreign relations significantly, impair a program or policy related to national security, or documents that could compromise a significant military plan or intelligence operation.
Top Secret:
The highest level of the three is "Top Secret" which applies to information that could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if released.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific celebrated CP Ambassador Lorie Kane today on the 18th green of the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club as the Canadian golf icon finished her 30th and final CP Women's Open.
"Lorie has made outstanding contributions to women's golf and the community, including as a CP Ambassador," said Keith Creel, CP President and CEO. "We cherish Lorie for her contributions as a CP Ambassador since 2014, and I look forward to her continuing as a significant member of the CP team promoting CP Has Heart in the community."
Kane is moving on to compete on the Legends of the LPGA, the official senior tour of the LPGA, and will compete in senior women's major golf championships.
Kane has established a reputation as a mentor to young female golfers, including fellow CP ambassador, Brooke Henderson. Since turning professional in 1996, Lorie has recorded four career victories on the LPGA, accumulated 99 Top-10 finishes and sits 46th on the Career Money List with nearly $7 million in earnings. She has won five times on the Legends of the LPGA.
On Wednesday, Golf Canada announced that it has renamed its newly created recognition awards as the Lorie Kane Community Spirit Awards, which will celebrate the commitments of individual leaders using golf as a platform to positively impact their communities.
Off the course, Lorie was named a recipient of the Order of Canada in 2006 – the highest honour for a civilian - and selected as a torchbearer for the 2010 Winter Olympic Torch Relay. She was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame (2015) and Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (2021).
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.
At CP, we know that a railroad may serve as the arteries of a nation, but at its heart is community. CP Has Heart focuses on improving people's heart health across North America through partnerships, sponsorships, activities and contributions that fund cardiovascular research and the best equipment and care for cardiac patients. Since 2014, CP Has Heart has committed more than $29 million to heart health initiatives in communities across North America. And along the way, we're showing heart whenever we can. Find out more on cpr.ca.
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LONDON, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Following what was not the longest bear market in history but certainly felt like it, many users now keep their eyes and ears peeled before making any follow-up moves. Studies are being conducted fiercely, and much consideration is given before assets are staked. And these efforts should be rewarded by choosing the ideal cryptocurrency to back you on your financial journey to success.
Bitcoin (BTC) is a prime variable as it pretty much established the process of digitally transferring funds securely, however, a young cryptocurrency Zompot (ZPOT) is rising the ladder as it offers protection from the shortcomings of traditional markets. If you'd like to find out more about this potential hit, keep reading this article.
Bitcoin (BTC) is popularly acknowledged as the first decentralized cryptocurrency in the world. Officially launched in 2009, the network was developed by an entity (whether it is a person or a group remains unknown) under the anonymous pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, to operate as a peer-to-peer (P2P) electronic payment system with its native token, Bitcoin, (BTC) used to send and receive value across the internet or operate as real currency. BTC noted all transactions in a publicly accessible ledger (blockchain) and allowed such transactions to run without an intermediary such as a payment processor or a bank.
The token has a fixed quantity supply of 21 million. Users are provided ease, irreversibility, privacy, security, and safety with each transaction. BTC has a market cap of over $399 billion and remains the largest cryptocurrency.
Zompot (ZPOT) is a platform derived from the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) infrastructure, developed and launched on a blockchain offering users stability, reliability, and cheap transaction fees. The application operates to ensure that user assets are defended and protected against inflation and transactions are granted flexibility alongside speed and security. Zompot is aware that traditional markets are wrought with shortcomings and aims to offer the safest route to options of asset expenditure.
One of the visions of the platform is to support users against inflation in the crypto market, offering struggling business owners the opportunity to start afresh in the metaverse, as Zompot is metaverse compatible. The white paper infers that Zompot's token (ZPOT) was created using blockchain technology to tackle the instability factors surrounding cryptocurrencies. The main goal of ZPOT is to offer users a solution to blockchain security and privacy problems by delivering a transparent version of their transactions.
ZPOT states that it was designed to be simple, comfortable, and encompasses the necessary mechanisms required to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. The platform's token also formulates decentralized anonymous payment schemes (DAP schemes) which allow users to carry out payments directly and privately, unlinking the transactions to hide the origin of the payment. ZPOT offers a 15% bonus if the crypto currency is purchased with USDT TRC-20 during pre-sale and an additional 8% if it's within Stage 1.
Security and privacy are vital necessities when dealing with financial assets and besides BTC, ZPOT states to have gone through extreme lengths to ensure users are given the best experience with each transaction. Such exceptional treatment shouldn't be missed, right?
Zompot (ZPOT)
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Which Nike hoodie is best?
Made by one of the world’s most iconic sportswear brands, a Nike hoodie is the obvious choice if you need a warm garment for exercising. However, they’re also cozy and stylish for casual wear.
You can wear these versatile garments with practically any outfit, and they come in various colors. The Nike Men’s Pullover Fleece Club Hoodie, which features a roomy front pocket, is a top choice.
What to know before you buy a Nike hoodie
Hoodie style
Before buying, you should consider what style of hoodie you’d prefer. Nike makes various options, so you’re bound to find one you like.
- Zip-up: With a zipper running top to bottom, this is one of the most versatile hoodie styles since you can wear it open or closed. It’s great for days when it’s too warm for a zipped-up or pullover hoodie or when you want to show off your outfit underneath.
- Pullover: Some people prefer a pullover style of hoodie because there’s no zipper for a draft to get through. It gives a smoother silhouette and has a large front pocket.
- Quarter-zip: Quarter-zip hoodies have zippers that extend to around mid-chest. These are easier to get on and off than pullover versions but still have large pockets.
- Funnel neck: With extended necks around the front of their hoods, funnel neck hoodies protect you from wind and rain. They’re great for exercising outdoors in winter.
Materials
It’s easy to assume that natural materials are always better, but in some instances, carefully designed synthetics have the upper hand.
- Cotton: Cotton is natural and breathable, so it doesn’t make you feel too hot. Plus, thick cotton fabrics are cozy in cool weather. Although it’s breathable, it isn’t moisture-wicking and takes a while to dry, so it isn’t suitable for heavy exercise.
- Technical fabrics: These are synthetic materials specifically designed for exercising. Most big activewear brands have their own proprietary technical fabrics. They’re usually lightweight yet still warm, quick-drying and have moisture-wicking properties, so you aren’t left feeling soggy if you sweat into your hoodie.
Size
You can find these hoodies in sizes from X-small to 4X-large, and Nike makes both hoodies for all adults. The only real difference is in the sizing, so be sure to check the sizing chart. Nike also makes hoodies in kids’ sizes, which is great for the little people in your life.
What to look for in a quality Nike hoodie
Color
You can find Nike hoodies in a wide range of colors. You’ll always find basics, such as white, gray and black, as well as bolder colors, including red, plum, blue and pink.
Design
You’ll usually find a Nike logo somewhere on its hoodies. Sometimes it’s just a small swoosh on the chest, sometimes it’s a giant swoosh all over the front and other times “Nike” is written on the front in small or large letters.
Team hoodies
Nike makes hoodies featuring the colors and logos of popular sports teams. Options include the Los Angeles Lakers, Las Vegas Raiders and Portland Trailblazers.
How much you can expect to spend on a Nike hoodie
Most cost $40-$80, but some limited editions and team garments cost as much as $200.
Nike hoodie FAQ
Are Nike hoodies true to size?
A. Most people have experienced buying a garment in their usual size only to find it’s too big or too small. Unfortunately, there’s no definitive answer as to whether hoodies made by Nike run true to size because it varies between versions. Some of its hoodies run true to size, while others run large or small. The best way to tell is to look at customer reviews for the hoodie you’re considering buying to see what others have said about the fit.
Are Nike hoodies good quality?
A. On the whole, yes, they are of good quality. They’re made using carefully chosen materials that are comfortable, durable and fit for purpose. For instance, the company uses moisture-wicking fabrics for activewear hoodies.
Do Nike hoodies shrink?
A. As long as you wash them according to the directions on the label, Nike hoodies shouldn’t shrink. If you’re worried about your hoodie shrinking, you can line dry it instead of tumble drying.
What’s the best Nike hoodie to buy?
Top Nike hoodie
Nike Pullover Fleece Club Hoodie
What you need to know: Exceptionally soft and cozy, this fleece-lined hoodie is perfect for the cooler months.
What you’ll love: You can choose from a vast range of colors, including black, gray, red and yellow. Sizes range from X-small to 4X-large. It has a large front kangaroo pocket.
What you should consider: It’s not the most breathable choice for sports or exercise.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Nike hoodie for the money
What you need to know: This basic hoodie comes in solid colors with a subtle Nike swoosh on the chest.
What you’ll love: It’s made from a cotton-rich cotton/poly blend with a brushed fleece interior. It has a simple pull-on design with ribbed hem and cuffs, and it has a snug fit. Colors include basics such as black and gray, as well as bold hues such as orange and purple.
What you should consider: The fabric is thinner than it is on Nike’s pricier offerings.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: The funnel neck offers extra protection from the elements on hold, wet or windy days.
What you’ll love: The French terry material has a soft, cozy fleece lining. Colors include bleached coral, deep plum, black and white. Sizes run from an X-small to an XX-large.
What you should consider: Some reports of colors fading, so be sure to wash and dry it according to the instructions.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which maternity belt is best?
Carrying a child isn’t easy for many reasons, but a big one is the immense strain it puts on the body. It only becomes more challenging as you grow. A maternity belt can’t eliminate all the pain and discomfort, but it can provide enough support to make a noticeable difference in your daily life.
The best maternity belt is the Belly Bandit Upsie Belly Pregnancy Support Band. It’s soft and provides support to the back, hips and abdomen.
What to know before you buy a maternity belt
Maternity belt types
Maternity belts come in three types.
- Single-strap belts are the most common. They’re just one band that wraps around the lower back and below the abdomen.
- Multi-strap belts offer more support than single-strap ones. They still wrap around the lower back and below the abdomen, but they have an extra strap that goes on top of the abdomen for said extra support.
- Prenatal cradle belts also have the same band that wraps around the lower body, but their extra support comes from suspenders that get your shoulders to take on some of the strain.
Size
Most maternity belts come in various sizes, so you can get one that fits you perfectly. Others are one-size-fits-all, though you likely won’t get the same quality of support from these options.
Color
Maternity belts usually come in black, white or tan, though other colors are possible. Black is the easiest to pair with your clothes and the easiest to clean, while white and tan are less noticeable, making them better for wearing underneath clothing.
What to look for in a quality maternity belt
Machine-washable
Maternity belts aren’t hard to wash by hand, but it’s always easier to toss them in your washing machine. However, not all belts are machine-washable. Double-check the product description before buying one to ensure you won’t need to wash it by hand.
Adjustability
Most maternity belts use one hook-and-loop strap so you can tweak the fit as your pregnancy progresses. The best belts use two or three straps in different areas, giving you a much wider range of adjustability.
Elastic
Most maternity belts use elastic so they can better conform to your body. Basic belts only have one elastic panel, while better belts have multiple.
Padding
If you want to wear your maternity belt against your skin, make sure the one you buy has padding. Padding is especially beneficial to those with sensitive skin.
Back brace
Some maternity belts have a built-in back brace to increase their back support. These are a must-buy for those who struggled with back pain before becoming pregnant.
How much you can expect to spend on a maternity belt
Basic maternity belts typically cost $20-$30, while most cost $40-$50. More complex belts can cost as much as $70 or more.
Maternity belt FAQ
Is there a difference between a maternity belt and a maternity band?
A. Yes, though the terms are often used interchangeably. Maternity belts are designed to provide as much support as possible and tend to be larger and bulkier. Maternity bands are thin and are mostly used to hide your belly if your clothes aren’t able to cover it fully, but some also offer a little support.
Are you supposed to wear a maternity belt below or on top of your clothes?
A. You can usually wear it either way. However, some belts are too bulky to be worn comfortably below your clothes.
Can I go to the bathroom with a maternity belt on?
A. That depends on the belt, but most should let you use the bathroom without issue. Belts that can’t be left on while using the bathroom are usually designed to be quick and easy to take off and put back on, so there’s no need to worry.
What’s the best maternity belt to buy?
Top maternity belt
Belly Bandit Upsie Belly Pregnancy Support Band
What you need to know: This premium belt will give you plenty of relief.
What you’ll love: It sits below the belly to support the abdomen while being as inconspicuous as possible. There’s a pouch in the back for gel packs so you can use temperature therapy for extra relief, and it even includes a pack.
What you should consider: A few consumers had issues with the hook-and-loop straps wearing out. Others felt it was too bulky to wear out of the house.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Buy Buy Baby
Top maternity belt for the money
NeoTech Care Pregnancy Support Maternity Belt
What you need to know: Raising children is expensive. You can save some money by choosing this affordable but no less effective belt.
What you’ll love: The fabric is breathable but still strong, thanks to multiple reinforced slits on the sides. It supports the pelvis, abdomen and back and includes an abdominal lift attachment for greater support. It comes in five sizes and in beige, black and white.
What you should consider: It’s meant for use while standing. If you want to sit, you need to remove or adjust it. Some customers found the hook-and-loop straps didn’t last for their full pregnancy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Gabrialla Strong Back and Belly Support Belt for Twin Pregnancy
What you need to know: This belt supports those carrying two or more children.
What you’ll love: It’s built extra strong to ease back pain and reduce the stretch marks that carrying multiple children is prone to causing, plus it helps maintain balance and a good posture. It has a pouch in the back for gel packs and it’s made in the U.S.
What you should consider: Some purchasers struggled to sit down or bend while wearing it. Others found it too bulky to be comfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The resurgence of Amit Panghal
The 26-year-old boxer had established himself as a world beater before suffering a heartbreaking loss at the Tokyo Olympics. But his inherent fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude have helped him bounce back in style on the big stage
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When Amit Panghal flashed his signature salute and his endearing smile after taming English boxer Kiaran MacDonald in the men’s 51kg final to win the long-cherished Commonwealth Games title in Birmingham, he redeemed his hard-earned reputation — which was built over several years but was soiled in six minutes in Tokyo about a year ago.
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Ahead of the Tokyo Games, Amit had achieved something as astounding as entering the Olympics as the World No. 1 and top seed. Having claimed the honour of being the first Indian male boxer to bag a World Championships silver medal, an Asian Games gold, an Asian Championships gold and a Commonwealth Games silver as well as a few top titles, Amit had done everything he could do to emerge as the strongest medal prospect among the nine Indian boxers who had made the cut for the pandemic-affected Olympics.
Amit’s loss, after a first-round bye, to Rio Olympics silver medallist Yuberjen Martinez in the round of 16 was shocking not only for the top seed — who led after the first three minutes of his Games debut but eventually lost 4-1 — but also for the rest of India. It was hard to digest.
Still painful
Even today, a note of disappointment is clear in the voice of C.A. Kuttappa, who was the head coach of the Indian men’s boxing squad, when he revisits that forgettable episode of 2021.
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Remembering how Amit oozed confidence in the build-up camp in Italy, Kuttappa says, “Amit used to say, ‘Sir, mera toh pucca medal hai. Main jeet ke dikhaoonga (I will medal for sure. I will win one).’ He had boxed with everyone who was there in the Olympics. He knew about every rival’s game and knew how to tackle each of them. He was well prepared.”
Rejecting the criticism that over-exposure to the aggressive Martinez during sparring sessions and a lack of endurance had led to the then World No. 1’s exit, Kuttappa said Amit’s recovery [after training] was not proper. Besides, the pressure of expectation on him was huge.
“There was criticism that Amit did more sparring with the Colombian, but we don’t accept that because the more training you do with a rival the more you know about his game. There are no surprises as you become familiar with his style.
“People forgot Amit’s previous performances and said he did not have stamina and did not practise well. That was really sad.”
Support system
Whatever be the reason, it was a massive setback for Amit, who switched himself off for a few months and relied on his inner circle to tide over the low phase.
Coach Anil Dhankar, who taught Amit the fundamentals of boxing, and a senior Army officer, who mentored him, were the persons apart from his family who stood by the champion boxer.
“People said Amit was finished. But it was his dedication that brought him back to the sport,” said Dhankar.
“We started from the basics when we began. He trained at the village ground, swam in the canal and ran on the sand.
“We had a lot of discussions on the psychological side of the sport. He is an Army man and his superior in the Army provided a lot of support during this period,” said Dhankar.
Having watched Amit closely from the time he joined the Indian Army, his superior provided the much-needed support at the time of crisis.
“Mainly, I gave him mental support. I was the person who processed his papers when he joined the Army in 2017. He is in my regiment,” said the senior Army officer, requesting anonymity.
“He was upset after getting out of the Olympics. The effort involved speaking to his parents, coaches, brother [Ajay, a former amateur boxer who is also in the Army]. It’s like handling a 12th standard student who is not scoring well. You have to speak to his school principal, class teacher, tuition teacher, parents and friends, the whole circle.”
The effort from his senior officer boosted Amit’s morale.
“I reminded Amit of the good times — how he defeated the Rio Olympics gold medallist [Hasanboy Dusmatov], the big medals he won, how he was the flag-bearer of Indian boxing. This had a positive impact on him.
“He has been maintaining his weight for about five years to remain in the lowest weight category. That’s a big challenge with the increase in age. It was also a big morale booster for him. I told him, ‘You are the only Army boxer who has done so well. You can change the colour of your Commonwealth Games medal’. And he did it,” said the Army officer.
Renewed, refreshed
When Amit rejoined the national camp in Patiala towards the end of 2021, the scar of Tokyo was not visible to others.
“When Amit returned to the camp, I did not see him doing anything different, whether it was his training or anything else,” said Kuttappa, who continued to serve as a coach in the national camp. “There was nothing to suggest that he was morally down. There was no negative thought, no hopelessness. His body language was the same as before. He was always funny. We made him understand that it’s a lesson for him. We told him, ‘It was your first Olympics, so no problems. Major competitions will come, you need to perform well there.’”
Amit did perform well at the Commonwealth Games, the first major competition post Olympics.
Kuttappa was happy to see the southpaw’s changes and mature handling of his opponents, especially those who box like street-fighters, inside the ring.
“There are some changes in Amit’s game. He used to land his cross punches with his right, but this time he landed the right straight. I told him not to box in medium and close range. I asked him to maintain a long range and go for scoring punches. He did that really well. He even boxed well in close and medium ranges.
“I was most impressed with his performance in the final. After the 2018 Asian Games, where he beat the Olympic gold medallist, I saw Amit boxing so well. He used his one-two combination and straight rights more to maintain a long range,” said Kuttappa.
A champion’s response
For Lalit Prasad, a national coach who saw Amit in action in Birmingham, the 26-year-old proved his class.
“Amit worked hard on his strength and endurance after the Olympics. Of course, his tactical game was always good. He was motivated to prove himself again.
“In the Commonwealth Games, he used his experience as he boxed well while taking care to stay safe. He upgraded the colour of his medal from silver to gold, and that’s the hallmark of a great boxer,” said Lalit.
Amit, who overcame a doping sanction due to his ‘ignorance’ early in his career to establish himself as a world beater, has again underscored his inherent fighting abilities and never-say-die attitude by leaping over the Olympics disappointment and reviving his career in style.
Having seen his dear student get back into his groove, Dhankar looks at the Tokyo episode as a blessing in disguise. “The setback has made Amit mature. His self-confidence is up and it will help him in future,” says Dhankar, with a sense of optimism.
Perhaps Amit has imbibed the positivity from his guru to bring bigger boxing laurels. The whole country will be elated if it can see the champion boxer flashing his signature salute and endearing smile time and again in elite competitions.
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Stocks ended sharply lower after the head of the Federal Reserve dashed Wall Street’s hopes that it may soon ease up on rate hikes in its effort to tame inflation.
The S&P 500 lost 3.4% Friday, its biggest drop in two months, after Jerome Powell said the Fed will likely need to keep interest rates high enough to slow the economy for some time in order to beat back the high inflation sweeping the country. Tech stocks led the way lower, pulling the Nasdaq composite down even more. Higher rates help corral inflation, but they also hurt asset prices.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 fell 141.46 points, or 3.4%, to 4,057.66.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,008.38 points, or 3%, to 32,283.40.
The Nasdaq fell 497.56 points, or 3.9%, to 12,141.71.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 64.81 points, or 3.3%, to 1,899.83.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is down 170.82 points, or 4%.
The Dow is down 1,423.34 points, or 4.2%.
The Nasdaq is down 563.50 points, or 4.4%.
The Russell 2000 is down 57.52 points, or 2.9%.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is down 708.52 points, or 14.9%.
The Dow is down 4,054.90 points, or 11.2%.
The Nasdaq is down 3,503.26 points, or 22.4%.
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There's no city San Antonians love to hate and hate to love more than the hip and trendy capital of Texas. But the fact is, our neighbors 80 miles to the northeast have made serious inroads to San Antonio's dining scene.
Over the last five years, at least a half-dozen Austin-based restaurants have opened and continue to operate here. In the past month alone, two spots, the Detroit-style pizzeria Via 313 and popular diner Kerbey Lane Cafe, have joined the fray.
Heck, the intersection of Fredericksburg and Wurzbach roads on the city's Northwest Side may as well be redubbed Little Austin, with three brands, Torchy's Tacos, P. Terry’s Burger Stand and Via 313, all sharing the same parking lot.
The Austin incursion is nothing new, with establishments such as The County Line, Chuy's and Thundercloud Subs all having a presence here for about 20 years or more.
If you'd like to strike out on an Austin-inspired tour of restaurants without leaving the Alamo City, here's our guide to six places that have opened since 2018. And if you can't stand the idea of crossing an Austin-born threshold, we've also provided a homegrown alternative for each.
On ExpressNews.com: Austin favorite Kerbey Lane Cafe's first San Antonio restaurant now open
Cabo Bob's Burritos
This Baja California-style made its San Antonio debut in 2019 along Loop 410 near U.S. 281 with a menu of burritos, tacos, quesadillas, salads and more. The achiote-spiced shredded pork is a particularly solid option as a protein in any of the restaurant's custom or build-your-own menu items. Nachos are served on piping hot chips, which also make a great base for that pork and other toppings of choice.
Cabo Bob's Burritos, 847 NE Loop 410, 210-977-0083, cabobobs.com, Facebook: @CaboBobs
Homegrown alternative: You'll have a hard time finding a better Cali-style burrito experience than the one provided by Stuffed, which specializes in San Diego's distinctive burritos loaded with meat, veggies and french fries.
Stuffed, 4939 NW Loop 410, 210-314-5527, eatatstuffed.com, Facebook: @tooostuffed
Carnitas el Güero
Considered by many to serve the best carnitas in Austin, this small chain of restaurants opened its first San Antonio location in 2021 inside a Shell gas station along Culebra Road on the far West Side. Pork options include chopped lean meat, pork belly, stomach, skin and more, or a combination of any of those, which get folded into freshly toasted tortillas and dressed with salsas, onions marinated with Mexican oregano and habanero chiles, and more.
Carnitas el Güero, 10151 Culebra Road, 512-814-9055, carnitaselguero.com, Facebook: Carnitas el Güero San Antonio tx
Homegrown alternative: Casa Tarasca Carnitas Estilo Michoacán recently beat out some longtime favorite carnitas purveyors to earn a coveted spot on ExpressNews dining critic Mike Sutter's list of Top 10 taquerías in San Antonio.
Casa Tarasca Carnitas Estilo Michoacán, 1805 Guadalupe St., 210-810-9869, Instagram: @CasaTarasca
On ExpressNews.com: Mike Sutter’s Top 10 taquerías in San Antonio
Kerbey Lane Cafe
A beloved Austin intuition for decades, Kerbey Lane Cafe opened its first San Antonio spot in August along Loop 1604 in the Rim Crossing shopping plaza. It rightfully deserves the praise it receives for its creamy and spicy queso, which can be augmented with a variety of toppings. The pancakes are thick, fluffy and provide just the right level of chew. And for dinner, don't skip the bacon-wrapped meatloaf.
Kerbey Lane Cafe, 5515 N. Loop 1604 West, Suite 103, kerbeylanecafe.com, Facebook: @KerbeyLaneCafe.
Homegrown alternative: The 40-plus-year-old Mama's Cafe received a major overhaul under new ownership in 2021, and has claimed a spot among the best diners in the city. The chicken-fried steak is one of the city's best. You won't be disappointed by the Crispy Chicken Macha Sandwich, apple strudel or fried mushrooms, either.
Mama's Cafe, 2442 Nacogdoches Road, 210-826-8303, mamascafesa.com, Facebook: Mama's Cafe
P. Terry’s Burger Stand
With a wild, retro-styled building that looks like it was pulled directly out of an episode of "The Jetsons," this popular burger joint opened its first San Antonio location last year. That space-age mid-century vibe extends to the classic menu of juicy, Angus beef patties and their no-fuss toppings of lettuce, tomatoes and special sauce and hand-cut fries.
P. Terry’s Burger Stand, 8443 Wurzbach Road, 210-272-0372, pterrys.com, Facebook: @pterrys
Homegrown alternative: When it comes to classic burgers, San Antonio's venerable Burger Boy is the place to beat. The Bates Special (the single patty option) dressed with bacon, cheese and jalapeños will keep you fueled all day long.
Burger Boy, (multiple locations), burgerboysa.com, Facebook: @BurgerBoySA
On ExpressNews.com: Whataburger vs. Burger Boy: A San Antonio burger showdown
Pluckers
Consistently ranked as one of the top wing spots in Texas and even earning a nod as one of the best sports bars in the country by ESPN, Pluckers opened its first San Antonio outpost in 2018 and has since expanded to three locations. You'll find a huge range of sauces to flavor their signature wings with, including unusual offerings such as the Baker's Gold with a spicy honey-mustard bite.
Pluckers, (multiple locations), pluckers.com, Facebook: @Pluckers
Homegrown alternative: Pluckers isn't the only wing specialist to earn accolades. San Antonio's own Wayne's Wings has garnered a nod for best wings in Texas by delish.com and earned a spot on a list of the top fried chicken spots in America by 247tempo.com.
Wayne's Wings, 4453 Walzem Road, 210-300-3891, wayneswings.com, Facebook: Wayne's Wings
Via 313
Detroit-style pizza, that fluffy base of dough baked in a rectangular pan with cheese spread to the edges for an extra crispy rim and doused with sauce after it comes out of the oven, found a home in San Antonio with the opening of this restaurant in August. The Detroiter is a sure bet for pepperoni lovers, with smoked pepperoni under the cheese and cupped natural-casing pepperoni on top.
Via 313, 8435 Wurzbach Road, Suite 213, 210-985-1313, via313.com, Facebook: @via313pizza
Homegrown alternative: San Antonio doesn't have a Detroit-style pizzeria of its own. But if you're craving a Midwest-style pie, the hulking deep-dish variety served at Chicago's Pizza was good enough to earn a spot as one of the Top 10 pizzerias in the city by Express-News dining critics Mike Sutter and Chuck Blount during their exhaustive 52 Weeks of Pizza project in 2020.
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Alfonso Perez and his daughter were awake late Wednesday, finishing math homework in their Westcreek Villages home in far west Bexar County when they heard gunshots from the street behind his house.
The next morning, he discovered one round had gone through his closet and stopped in his son’s bedroom, just feet away from where he slept, stopping in the “Batman Detective Comic” poster next to his bed.
Perez called 911 and relayed the information to authorities. The stray bullet that struck Perez’s house is believed to have come from a woman who fired a handgun with an extended magazine at random from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. She filmed and posted it to her Instagram account.
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The caption read: “my (expletive) bangs.” The woman, who goes by yourfavgennyy on Instagram, discharged more than 20 rounds at the passing houses.
A copy of the video was posted to Reddit and Twitter. Yourfavgennyy’s Instagram account has since been deleted.
Deputy Johnny Garcia, a BCSO spokesman, said that multiple shell casings were spotted on Westcreek View, behind Perez’s residence.
“Later that morning, BCSO investigators learned that a video had been posted on social media of a female randomly shooting from a moving vehicle indiscriminately into a residential neighborhood, which was later confirmed to be where the shooting occurred,” Garcia said.
Garcia said the investigation is still active and investigators are trying to “track down the suspects responsible for this absolutely senseless crime.”
As for Perez, his family is still shaken up.
“My wife and kids are having a tough time with it,” Perez told the Express-News on Friday.
Similar incidents have happened elsewhere in Texas. In 2017, a Houston woman confessed to shooting her gun from her vehicle and posting it on Snapchat. She was sentenced to five years in prison.
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Florida officials hold unclaimed property auction in Tampa
TAMPA, Fla. - Florida officials said they returned more than $1.7 billion in unclaimed property to people over the past five years. That includes nearly $390 million just last year.
In addition to tangible items like Jewelry, coins and baseball cards, the state keeps track of unclaimed bank accounts, stock dividends and utility or rent deposits.
Some of the those items will be auctioned off Saturday in Tampa. Florida's in-person auction is at the Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore.
Floridians can also check online if they have unclaimed property or money. You can visit www.FLTreasureHunt.gov for more information. | https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-officials-hold-unclaimed-property-auction-in-tampa | 2022-08-26T21:09:44Z | https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-officials-hold-unclaimed-property-auction-in-tampa | false |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
315 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria and Galveston.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is
occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause
urban and small stream flooding. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Southwestern League City, southwestern Friendswood, Alvin,
Santa Fe, Hitchcock and Hillcrest.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT THIS
counties, Galveston and Harris.
* WHEN...Until 415 PM CDT.
Water over roadways.
- At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
League City, Texas City, eastern Friendswood, Dickinson,
Santa Fe, Webster and Kemah.
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The recent public acquisition of the Marton Ranch southwest of Casper is a project worth celebrating. It secured public access to over 70,000 acres, including thousands of acres of previously land-locked public land, and an eleven-mile stretch of the North Platte River — one of the most sought-after fishing destinations in the West — where opportunities for outdoor recreation had previously been difficult to find. The land also provides valuable riparian habitat for big game and numerous other wildlife species.
Wyoming’s public land hunters and anglers, who increasingly face issues with access and overcrowding, immediately recognized the value and rarity of this win. But Governor Gordon has not only spoken out against the project, he has called for the transfer and sale of public lands in return. As a result, sportsmen and sportswomen are left to wonder whether the governor is crying foul for political purposes — a dangerous stunt given the very real threats facing our public lands across the West — or whether he is indeed among those who would rather see fewer public access opportunities available to Wyomingites.
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This section of the North Platte River, known as the Grey Reef, is considered one of the best rainbow trout fly fishing destinations in the country. With limited public land along this stretch, overcrowding has been an issue at those access points that do exist. This acquisition will enable the public to spread out resulting in a higher quality experience, more opportunity, and a more sustainable impact on the environment to ensure a healthy habitat for future enjoyment. However, Gordon has questioned the benefits of additional public access instead of praising it, seeming to indicate he only supports rich elites that can pay for special access and not your average Wyoming citizen. Hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation opportunities in general, are key to many Wyomingites’ way of life and is part of what makes Wyoming such a great place to live. These activities should not be limited to only those who can afford to pay exorbitant fees for access.
Governor Gordon also claims that there was not enough consultation with the public and local governments for this private land owner to sell his land. Last time I checked, I don’t need the approval from the state or county when I sell my property, so it seems ridiculous that he would make such a claim when he constantly is talking about honoring private property rights. This is Governor Gordon, and the state government, unnecessarily interfering with a completely legal transaction that benefits both the private landowner and the public.
To be clear, the deal to acquire this access was made on the open market by a willing seller and buyer. The Marton Ranch was on the market for many years and didn’t have a buyer until The Conservation Fund was able to purchase the property with the financial assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The property was then immediately transferred to be managed for the public’s benefit by the BLM. This was a win-win for both the public and the private landowner that had been trying to sell his property. There would be no revenue loss for the state as a result of this sale, and the state would likely receive more money. Not to mention, this land could help bolster an outdoor recreation economy, in and around Casper, to help diversify our economy in a time when it is needed. So, why is Governor Gordon purposely interfering with a legal sale that benefits the public?
A few years ago, there was a renewed effort by some politicians to transfer or sell our federal public lands to state or private interests. This misguided effort was quashed by hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts that passionately defended our public lands. At the time, Governor Gordon publicly opposed these foolhardy proposals. But given his recent statements, it’s no longer clear what side of the issue he is on. Is Governor Gordon in support of keeping public land in the public’s hands? Or is he against supporting public land access, recreational opportunities, and a stronger, more diversified economy like that of the Morton Ranch acquisition could provide?
The Marton Ranch project was a win for public hunting and fishing access and the family that was finally able to sell their ranch. We should be celebrating this acquisition and I hope Governor Gordon and the rest of our elected leaders will get on board. Please join me in sharing your support of this legal land sale that benefits both the landowner and the public, and encourage Governor Gordon to withdraw his appeal. | https://trib.com/opinion/columns/madsen-where-does-gordon-actually-stand-on-public-lands/article_715d14f8-256a-11ed-97fc-8b2d2aa080cd.html | 2022-08-26T21:12:38Z | https://trib.com/opinion/columns/madsen-where-does-gordon-actually-stand-on-public-lands/article_715d14f8-256a-11ed-97fc-8b2d2aa080cd.html | true |
Scammers take money from grieving mother burying son: ‘I’m sitting here crying’
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - A mother in Louisiana says she is dealing with the impossible of not only burying her son but getting swindled out of money in the process.
Ester Banks said she was targeted by a phony insurance company that took money from her that she needed to pay for her son’s funeral.
WAFB reports a person contacted the funeral home Banks was working with, claiming to be with a major life insurance company where her son had a policy. Banks said she then spoke with the mysterious caller.
“She was telling me that my son had insurance. She knew his full name. She knew everything about him. She knew all the details,” Banks said.
According to Banks, she believed the company because the representative had all her information.
“The lady went as far as telling me she just lost her son. He got shot in the head. Why would you do that? Make me feel sorry for you. I’m sitting here crying for you on the phone and myself,” Banks said.
The woman on the phone reportedly told Banks to receive a payout of more than $100,000, she would have to pay the rest of her son’s premium.
Banks said she sent the money through an app totaling $1,530, but the so-called insurance company stopped answering calls and eventually disconnected its phone number.
According to the Better Business Bureau, there are multiple platforms where companies can purchase personal information, including phone numbers, addresses and the names of family members.
The organization said if you get a call you’re unsure of, ask questions and take control of the conversation. Tell them you will check them out before you verify anything.
Banks said she has filed a police report and hopes to get some answers.
The funeral home Banks was working with said this was the first time it has heard of such a situation.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points as the stock market had its biggest skid in two months Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve dashed Wall Street’s hopes that it may soon ease up on high interest rates in its effort to tame inflation.
The S&P 500 lost 3.4%, its biggest drop since mid-June, after Jerome Powell said the Fed will likely need to keep interest rates high enough to slow the economy “for some time” in order to beat back the high inflation sweeping the country.
The Dow dropped 3% and the Nasdaq composite ended 3.9% lower, reflecting a broad sell-off led by technology stocks. Higher rates help corral inflation, but they also hurt asset prices.
Investors initially struggled to make out the meaning of Powell’s highly anticipated speech. Stocks fell at first, then erased nearly all their losses, and then turned decisively lower with all but five of the companies in the S&P 500 ending up in the red.
“He focused more on the Fed’s goals rather than the path,” said Jeffrey Kleintop, chief global investment strategist at Charles Schwab. “That left the market with less to grab onto in terms of the future path for policy.”
Powell’s speech followed up on several other Fed officials, who have recently pushed back on speculation the Fed may ease up on its interest-rate hikes. The increases help corral inflation, but they also hurt the economy and investment prices.
Powell acknowledged the increases will hurt U.S. households and businesses, in perhaps an unspoken nod to the potential for a recession. But he also said the pain would be far greater if inflation were allowed to fester and that “we must keep at it until the job is done.”
He was speaking at an annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, which has been the setting for market-moving Fed speeches in the past.
“He basically said there will be pain and that they won’t stop and can’t stop hiking until inflation moves a lot lower,” said Brian Jacobsen, senior investment strategist at Allspring Global Investments. “It was a mercifully short speech and to the point. Powell didn’t really break new ground, which is good since Jackson Hole isn’t a policy meeting.”
The sell-off capped a week of choppy trading that left major indexes down 4% or more for the week.
All told, the S&P 500 fell 141.46 points to 4,057.66. The benchmark index is now down almost 15% for the year.
The Dow lost 1,008.38 points to close at 32,283.40. The last time the blue-chip average had a 1,000-point drop was in May.
The Nasdaq slid 497.56 points to 12,141.71, its biggest drop since June.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 64.81 points, or 3.3%, to finish at 1,899.83.
Expectations had built through the week that Powell would try to to bat down recent talk about a “pivot” by the Fed. Such speculation had helped stocks surge through the summer. Some investors were even saying the Fed could cut interest rates later in 2023, as pressures on the economy mount and the nation’s high inflation hopefully recedes.
But Powell’s speech made clear the Fed will accept weaker growth for a while for the sake of getting inflation under control, analysts said. “Powell reiterated that the Fed is worried about rising prices, and getting inflation under control is emphatically job number one,” said Jeff Klingelhofer, co-head of investments at Thornburg Investment Management.
Perhaps giving some hope to investors, some analysts said Powell seemed to indicate expectations for future inflation aren’t taking off. If that were to happen, it could cause a self-perpetuating cycle that worsens inflation.
A report on Friday said U.S. consumers are expecting 2.9% annual inflation over the long run, which is at the lower end of the 2.9% to 3.1% range seen in the University of Michigan’s survey over the last year.
For now, the debate on Wall Street is whether the Fed will raise short-term rates by either half a percentage point next month, double the usual margin, or by three-quarters of a point. The Fed’s last two hikes have been by 0.75 points, and a slight majority of bets on Wall Street are favoring a third such increase in September, according to CME Group.
A report Friday morning showed that the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation decelerated last month and wasn’t as bad as many economists expected. It’s a potentially encouraging signal, which may embolden more of Wall Street to say that the worst of inflation has already passed or will soon.
Other data showed that incomes for Americans rose less last month than expected, while consumer spending growth slowed.
Following the reports and Powell’s comments, the two-year Treasury yield rose for much of the day, but slipped by late afternoon to 3.36% from 3.37% late Thursday. It tends to track expectations for Fed action.
The 10-year Treasury yield, which follows expectations for longer-term economic growth and inflation, initially rose then slipped to 3.02% from 3.03% late Thursday.
The Fed has already hiked its key overnight interest rate four times this year in hopes of slowing the worst inflation in decades. The hikes have already hurt the housing industry, where more expensive mortgage rates have slowed activity. But the job market has remained strong, helping to prop up the economy.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — As parts of rural Nevada plan to count ballots by hand amid misinformation about voting machines, the Nevada secretary of state’s office on Friday approved regulations for counties to hand count votes starting as soon as this fall’s midterm elections.
But the revised regulations will no longer apply to the one county that has been at the forefront of the drive to count by hand.
That’s because Nye County, in the desert between Las Vegas and Reno, will also use a parallel tabulation process alongside its hand count, using the same machines that are typically used to count mail-in ballots. All ballots in Nye County will resemble mail-in ballots, interim Nye County Clerk Mark Kampf said in an interview earlier this month.
Nye County is one of the first jurisdictions nationwide to act on election conspiracies related to mistrust in voting machines. Nevada’s least populous county, Esmeralda, used hand-counting to certify June’s primary results, when officials spent more than seven hours counting 317 ballots cast.
The long-time Nye County clerk resigned in July after election conspiracies led to a successful push to hand count votes.
Kampf, her replacement, has falsely claimed that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. He has vowed to bring hand counting to the rural county of about 50,000, alongside the parallel tabulation process using machines.
The Nevada secretary of state’s office changed the hand counting regulations after Kampf and others criticized them during an Aug. 12 feedback session. The state officials changed the definition of “hand count” to apply only when it is the only method of counting ballots.
The rules require bipartisan teams of at least four people to count the votes, mandate spacing between tables and require room for observers, among many other provisions. State officials originally said the teams could count batches of 20 votes at a time but increased the number to 50. Kampf had criticized the lower number of votes per batch, saying it would be more efficient for the teams to count 50-vote batches.
“I think this represents a good partnership with the secretary of state’s office in refining these procedures,” Kampf said Friday.
The regulations take effect Oct. 1 and will last until November 2023, though officials hope to adopt them permanently.
Four voting groups — Brennan Center, All Voting is Local, ACLU Nevada and Silver State Voices — had previously urged the secretary of state’s office to drop the regulations and instead ban hand counting altogether, saying that hand counting leads to more mistakes than machine voting and takes longer.
Several showed up on Friday to again speak against the changes.
Voting rights attorney Sadmira Ramic of ACLU’s Nevada chapter called adopting the regulations “a slippery slope that will have dire consequences for the state,” creating more room for election errors and tampering.
“The secretary of state’s office, by passing these regulations, is condoning the use of hand counting while ignoring the urgency of the issues that such procedures will produce,” she said.
She also criticized a lack of enforcement or consequences for counties that don’t follow the rules.
Deputy Secretary for Elections Mark Wlaschin previously acknowledged in an interview earlier this month that there is no enforcement mechanism outlined in the regulations.
He said his office has considered “a number of contingencies” for noncompliance. Part of ensuring compliance falls on the secretary of state’s office, he said, and part of that role falls on county clerks.
Hand counting supporters have described the old-fashioned method as a way to address distrust in elections, especially unproven claims that voting machines are prone to hacking and are untrustworthy. Experts have said hand-counting is far more time consuming and exposes the process to more errors.
Wlaschin has said the new rules will help counties that decide to switch to hand-counting systems, preventing clerks from drawing up rules from scratch. The regulations will also create a uniform structure so the state can ensure the counting is valid in the counties that decide to only use hand counting, of which there are currently none.
But questions remain about the implementation of the regulations and how they will unfold in counties that vary in population, size and differing political leanings.
Humboldt County Clerk Tami Rae Spero said in an interview it would be difficult to follow the guidelines that require finding bipartisan vote counters and the physical space that will be needed for observation of the hand counts.
At a hearing earlier this month, Wlaschin asked Kampf if Nye County planned to eventually phase out the parallel tabulation process, leading to an all-hand count.
Kampf responded: “I hope we can prove to you and to those who are doubting and have significant doubts that it can work, that you’d make that decision at that point in time.”
Some Nevada state lawmakers will discuss next week whether to reign in efforts by rural counties to count votes by hand.
At an interim legislation session Monday for the committee on legislative operations and elections, lawmakers are scheduled to deliberate whether to draft a bill requiring counties that discontinue using voting machines to return state funds given to them for the machines.
The bill would not be voted on until at least February, when Nevada’s next legislative session begins.
The hearing for the hand counting regulations on Friday came as several Nevada Republicans in key races have repeatedly questioned the results of the 2020 election without evidence.
Senate candidate Adam Laxalt led former president Donald Trump’s campaign in Nevada and filed paperwork in an attempt to overturn the state’s 2020 result.
Republican secretary of state candidate Jim Marchant has made election distrust central to his platform and has repeatedly denied the results of the 2020 election.
In February, he told voters that “your vote hasn’t counted in decades.”
He also worked with Kampf to design the hand-counting plan in Nye County and hopes to spread it across the country.
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Throughout the past 30 days, the Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team has seized substantial quantities of methamphetamine and heroin. Additionally, DINT has served several search warrants on illegal marijuana growing operations operating in Douglas County.
On July 18, DINT detectives were conducting an operation in Oakland. Detectives contacted 45-year-old Charity Allen of Myrtle Creek and 43-year-old Jeremy Young near the intersection First and Locust. Canine Trapper was deployed on both Allen and Young’s vehicle, where he alerted to the presence of controlled substances. Allen and Young were found to be in possession of approximately 17 ounces (1.06 lbs) of methamphetamine. Young was lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Attempted Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine. Allen is pending charges of Unlawful Delivery and Possession of Methamphetamine.
On July, 21, DINT with the assistance of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office served two search warrants in the 3000 block of Upper Cow Creek Road, Azalea. The locations had two black market illegal marijuana growing operations occurring. In addition to the illegal marijuana grows, detectives uncovered copious amounts of trash, multiple planning violations and illegal water usage. DINT seized and destroyed 3,965 marijuana plants from the two locations. Multiple individuals unrelated to the marijuana operation were arrested on outstanding warrants. Investigation into the suspects of the marijuana operation is continuing and arrests are anticipated.
On July 27, DINT conducted an operation in the Canyonville area. DINT conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block of Stagecoach Road, Canyonville. Detectives contacted 51-year-old Randall Slay of Myrtle Creek, who was the sole operator of the vehicle. Canine Trapper was deployed to Slay’s vehicle and alerted to the presence of controlled substances. Approximately 14.25 ounces (.89 lbs) of methamphetamine and 23.6 grams of heroin was located in Slay’s vehicle. Slay was lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Attempted Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine, Attempted Delivery of Heroin, Unlawful Possession of Heroin and a Parole Violation.
On July 29, DINT served a search warrant in the 4000 block of S Myrtle Road, in Myrtle Creek. A large illegal marijuana operation was being operated on the property. Detectives located three firearms and additional evidence associated with the illegal operation. DINT also discovered water use violations in addition to trash, human feces and fertilizer being discarded along the water way. A total of 1,738 marijuana plants were seized and destroyed. 28 year old Jesus Ayala Faris was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. Additionally, the property owner, Harlan Phelps, was cited and released at the scene for Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana.
On July, 29, DINT conducted an operation in the city of Roseburg. During the operation detectives contacted 20-year-old Ty Keenan of Klamath Falls. Keenan was found to be in possession of a firearm concealed on his person, as well as 38 grams of methamphetamine. Keenan was lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Attempted Delivery of Methamphetamine, and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine.
On August 5, conducted an investigation into an illegal marijuana grow occurring in the 2000 block of Green Valley Road, Oakland. Detectives seized and destroyed 896 marijuana plants. This investigation is ongoing.
On August 10, DINT served a search warrant in the 4000 block of Glenbrook Loop Road, in Riddle. The search warrant was in relation to an illegal marijuana growing operation occurring on the property. During the service of the search warrant detectives seized and destroyed 5,573 marijuana plants. In addition to the illegal marijuana, detectives located multiple makeshift, unpermitted living structures. Additionally, detectives learned water for the operation was initially being provided by a well on the property and held in a large swimming pool, until the well was no longer viable to produce sufficient water supply. During the service of the warrant, detectives contacted a water delivery truck who was transporting water to the property (violation of House Bill 4061). 28-year-old Juan Villegas-Beaz was arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana and Unlawful Possession of Marijuana. 61-year-old Kevin Welker of Winston was also arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail for the Unlawful Water Transportation to a Marijuana Grow Site.
On August 10, DINT served a second warrant in the 2,000 block of Glenbrook Loop Road, in Riddle. This location was also the site of an illegal marijuana grow. The site had been partially harvested, but detectives still seized and destroyed 583 marijuana plants which were scheduled to be harvested within the coming days. As with other illegal marijuana sites, this location was also illegally using water to maintain the illegal growing operation. Investigation into this operation in on going and arrests are anticipated.
On August 17, DINT detectives served a search warrant in the 31000 block of Cow Creek Road, Glendale. During the service of the search warrant detectives located 303 very large illegal marijuana plants, 825 pounds of processed marijuana, as well as an illegal marijuana concentrate extraction lab. Detectives also located a substantial amount of US Currency, gold/silver, and records showing distribution. This search warrant revealed a large-scale operation will other illegal marijuana grows occurring in Douglas County and Josephine County. Additional warrants were served on other illegal marijuana grow operations. DINT served a second search warrant in relation to this case in the 900 block of Reuben Road, Glendale. During the service of the warrant on Reuben Road, detectives seized and destroyed 123 large marijuana plants. DINT contacted the Josephine County Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET) and informed them of an illegal marijuana occurring in their county. JMET served a search warrant at the location and discovered in excess of 3,000 marijuana plants, “multiple firearms, silver and cash.” DINT was assisted on this case by JMET and the DEA. 69-year-old Robert Jones and 63-year-old Robin Prinzing were arrested and lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Unlawful Manufacture of Marijuana, Unlawful Delivery of Marijuana, Unlawful Possession of Marijuana, and Money Laundering. Additional arrests in this investigation are anticipated.
On August 18, DINT detectives conducted an operation in the city of Winston, Oregon. DINT detectives contacted 62-year-old Theresa Dostie of Winston and 49-year-old Lori Johnson of Winston in 90 block of S Main Street, Winston. Canine Trapper was deployed on the vehicle and gave a positive alert to the presence of controlled substances. A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 11 ounces (.68 lbs) of methamphetamine. Johnson was lodged at the Douglas County Jail for Attempted Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and on an outstanding warrant. Dostie was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants.
DINT is an interagency team with representatives from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Roseburg Police Department, Oregon State Police, Bureau of Land Management, Douglas County, and the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.
In 2022 the Douglas County Commissioners committed a substantial number of resources to DINT to combat the large-scale marijuana operations occurring in the community. These illegal operations direct marijuana outside the state of Oregon, put a substantial strain on Douglas County’s water resources, as well as damage the lands and water ways in our community. The additional resources and support provided by Douglas County has resulted in a substantial increase in DINT’s effectiveness in reduce illegal narcotics in our community. | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/douglas-narcotics-team-makes-multiple-arrests/article_d6de640a-23f6-11ed-b0af-8b7bb39d00d7.html | 2022-08-26T21:23:51Z | https://theworldlink.com/news/local/douglas-narcotics-team-makes-multiple-arrests/article_d6de640a-23f6-11ed-b0af-8b7bb39d00d7.html | true |
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Our Tiger Tailgate with Buffalo Wild Wings, Culligan of Mid-Missouri, Bud Light, and High Noon starts two hours before every Mizzou home game! Just pick up your FREE pass at any of these sponsor locations starting the Wednesday before each home game. The pass will get you in our tailgate where we have free food, refreshments, and of course … get you ready for the big game.
You can find us in front of Mizzou Arena (#1 Champions Drive) in the plaza.
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G&D Pizzaria: 2101 W Broadway, Columbia, MO 65203
Phyllis Nichols-State Farm Insurance: 1006 West Blvd N Ste 102, Columbia, MO 65203
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Culligan of Mid-Missouri: 1801 Commerce Ct, Columbia, MO 65202
Big O Tires: 3915 Peachtree Dr, Columbia, MO 65203
Big O Tires: 2300 Business Loop 70 E, Columbia, MO 65201
And be listening for ticket-stop events with Southern Glazers each week!
In Jefferson City
Big Whiskey’s: 627 W McCarty St Suite 1a, Jefferson City, MO 65101
Speedy B’s: 9318 Pleasant Hill RD Jefferson City, MO 65109 (Brazito)
Speedy B’s: 4404 Rainbow Dr. Jefferson City, MO 65109
Vaughan Pools & Spas: 1909 S Country Club Dr, Jefferson City, MO 65109
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Big O Tires: 2410 Missouri Blvd, Jefferson City, MO 65109
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Which dog dental chew is best?
Good oral hygiene is central to the overall health in your dog. A lack of proper dental care can lead to problems with teeth and gums that spread to the rest of the body, resulting in painful, costly and potentially fatal consequences.
Fortunately, dog dental chews are an easy, effective way to aid in teeth and gum care. The best dental treats, like these Greenies Original Dental Dog Treats, help clean teeth while also freshening breath.
What to know before you buy a dog dental chew
Dental care importance
Cleaning your dog’s teeth and gums goes beyond simply improving breath. Just like humans, poor oral care can lead to a number of ailments, including chipped, rotting or broken teeth as well as sore and bleeding gums.
Bacteria residing in the mouth can travel to other parts of the body via the bloodstream, disrupting other organs and leading to serious and potentially deadly illnesses. At this point, solutions are likely costly and invasive, sometimes requiring surgery. Older dogs in particular may not be suited for such intense procedures.
It’s important to prevent such situations through regular teeth cleaning and maintenance.
How dental chews work
Dental chews are a type of dental supplement designed to maintain and improve oral health. They do this through the continuous chewing action that helps break up plaque from a dog’s teeth. Chews are made to take a while to break apart to increase effectiveness, brushing up against teeth and gums to disturb the surface.
Natural vs. synthetic chews
There are two types of dog dental chews: natural and synthetic.
- Natural chews are made from natural animal products, such as cowhides and bones. While they lack common allergens and tend to be high in nutritional value, they can break apart in ways that can cause obstruction in your dog’s digestive tract. It’s important that your dog chew thoroughly to break the chews into small, manageable pieces.
- Synthetic chews meanwhile, are constructed with a slightly ridged texture to help increase brushing against teeth. They are often infused with enticing aromas and supplemented with vitamins and minerals. These tend to cost more money, and some dog’s aren’t interested in the manufactured look, taste and smell. They may also contain ingredients some dogs are allergic to.
What to look for in a quality dog dental chew
Flavor
Both natural and synthetic dog chews may come in flavors to increase your dog’s interest or improve their breath. For example, bacon or peanut butter chews are more attractive to your dog, and they will likely associate the chew as a reward. Other flavors, such as mint, will improve breath.
Hardness
Some chews are soft and easy to break down while others, such as bully sticks, are harder and require more intensive chewing. Consider your dog’s age and the current quality of their teeth and gums. For older dogs or those with sensitivity, you should opt for softer chews to avoid hurting their mouths. Younger and stronger dogs will be well served by more challenging and engaging chews.
Size
The size of the chew should match the size of the dog in order to be effective. A chew that’s too small may be quickly eaten and swallowed, resulting in no brushing against the teeth. A chew that’s too large, however, may be harder to enjoy could cause obstructions if not fully broken down before consumed.
VOHC seal
The Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) tests products for their efficacy. A VOHC seal on a dental chew affirms it reduces tartar buildup by at least 10%.
How much you can expect to spend on dog dental chews
Quality dental chews cost $15-$30 depending on the size and number included.
Dog dental chew FAQ
What’s the difference between plaque and tartar?
A. Plaque is what will first appear on teeth. Plaque is characterized by a yellow film; while it’s unattractive, it can be removed by disturbing it through brushing. However, if plaque sits for too long, it can build into tartar, which is darker in color and more difficult to remove. Tartar may be on the teeth but it can also form below the gum line and lead to serious health problems.
Are dental chews enough to keep teeth and gums healthy?
A. While dental chews are useful in an oral hygiene regimen, they should not be the only means to keep your dog’s mouth and gums healthy. Dental chews should be paired with daily brushing. Dog-specific toothpaste helps keep teeth healthy; while some dogs won’t like brushing at first, they can grow accustomed to it by practicing regularly and rewarding them afterwards. Additional supplements such as pills, powders or liquids may also be worth investing in.
What’s the best dog dental chew to buy?
Top dog dental chew
Greenies Original Dental Dog Treats
What you need to know: These popular and tasty treats clean teeth while improving breath.
What you’ll love: This brand is beloved by owners and dogs alike, as these soft, toothbrush-shaped treats freshen breath and fight plaque. Greenies are offered in different sizes and are suitable for dogs of all ages and lifestyles.
What you should consider: With one recommended per day, you’ll go through these pricey treats quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Top dog dental chew for the money
What you need to know: These flavorful and aromatic treats disturb plaque while freshening breath in strong adult dogs.
What you’ll love: The hard, textured treats in this value bag disrupt plaque and clean to the gum line. They are offered in bacon, chicken or beef flavors and contain no added sugars or fillers.
What you should consider: The chews are designed for large, adult dogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Virbac C.E.T. Oral Hygiene Chews
What you need to know: These rawhides feature a patented Dual Enzyme System to improve effectiveness at reducing plaque and improving breath.
What you’ll love: These hard chews are coated with chlorhexidine to reduce plaque and even tartar. A rigid texture helps clean teeth and prevent dogs from breaking down the treat too quickly. Different sizes are available to match your dog’s needs.
What you should consider: These treats are expensive and not suitable for dogs with weak teeth.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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The one where Kourtney Kardashian channeled Rachel Green.
The Kardashians star swapped her signature slick straight hair for a layered voluminous blow-out that looks a whole lot like Jennifer Aniston's iconic "The Rachel" haircut. Jennifer's hairdo on Friends was such a huge hit that it became a character in its own right, not to mention a hugely popular style during the '90s.
On Aug. 25, Kourtney appeared to revive the throwback look in a sexy way.
The Poosh founder's hairstylist, Andrew Fitzsimons, gave her bouncy, voluminous curls that framed her face. He also gave her the controversial deep side part—a style that also seems to be making a comeback with Megan Fox, Sydney Sweeney, Kim Kardashian and now Kourtney rocking it in recent months.
"Spent the day with the love of my life @kourtneykardash," Andrew shared on Instagram, noting that he sealed the star's hairstyle together by using the Body Volume Blowdry Hold Spray and Après Sexe Texture Spray from his eponymous brand.
In addition to revealing his beauty secrets, Andrew posted a video of Kourtney recording their glam session.
The short clip showed the 43-year-old donning a risqué lingerie top with see-through lace material that left little to the imagination.
This daring look is just one of many that Kourtney has rocked in recent days. On Aug. 24, the reality TV star stepped out with husband Travis Barker to support sister Kylie Jenner on the launch of her Kylie Cosmetics Plumping Gloss in Ulta stores.
For the occasion, Kourtney donned a black lace-up corset that she paired with a matching cardigan and wide-leg trousers.
Similar to her older sister Kourtney, Kylie opted for a corseted ensemble. However, she wore a white mini dress that featured the structured bodice.
While at the event, Kylie exclusively told E! News what makes her feel the most confident.
"Probably when I'm with my kids," she admitted to E!'s Francesca Amiker, referring to her 4-year-old daughter Stormi and 6-month-old baby boy with Travis Scott. "Whenever my kids are around, I feel confident. Whenever Stormi's around, I always feel confident."
She added, "I feel really beautiful when I get out of the shower, and I feel nice and fresh and clean. And then I also feel the most beautiful when Ariel [Tejada] does my makeup and events like this." | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1343751/kourtney-kardashian-brings-back-jennifer-aniston-s-iconic-90s-rachel-hairstyle?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | 2022-08-26T21:24:59Z | https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1343751/kourtney-kardashian-brings-back-jennifer-aniston-s-iconic-90s-rachel-hairstyle?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories | true |
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
8-8-4
(eight, eight, four)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
8-8-4
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Attempted child abduction caught on camera
CINCINNATI (WLWT) – A stranger approached a 6-year-old girl in her own front yard Wednesday and tried to take her, according to police in Ohio.
Surveillance video shows the girl screaming for her parents.
She was throwing out garbage in front of her home when a man walking down the sidewalk approached her.
“He sees her, touches her and then starts to walk away,” the girl’s mother said. “He goes back, grabs her wrist, starts to pull her and she screams, and he lets go.”
At first, the child’s parents who were just steps away inside their home didn’t know what happened.
Their daughter came inside and told her parents that a man tried to kidnap her. The girl’s dad decided to chase after the man with his car.
“He tried to dip in and out of alleys and through people’s yards to try to get away from me,” he said. “But the only thing that kept running through my mind is that I can’t let him do this to another kid.”
Surveillance video from Terry’s Automotive shows the man trying to hide in between cars at an automotive dealer.
“I went around the other side to see where he was, and I found him sitting inside an old Dodge caravan,” the girl’s dad said.
Hamilton police said they found the man identified as Deric McPherson, 33, and charged him with abduction and gross sexual imposition.
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GREENBELT, Md., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA has awarded a contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation of Madison, Wisconsin, to develop and demonstrate a microgravity-compactible Trash Compaction and Processing System (TCPS) Phase B, for the International Space Station (ISS).
This contract provides firm-fixed-price core requirements and indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price task orders, along with additional option periods.
If all options are exercised, the total potential contract value is $13,775,324. The period of performance is from Sept. 1, 2022, through Aug. 31, 2027, and it includes four option periods.
The contractor will develop and demonstrate a microgravity-compactible processing system, including processing of trash, heat transfer, fluid flow, liquid/vapor condensation, phase separation, and effluent processing and management, as well as implementation of a detailed Concept of Operations and crew trash handling/interaction with the TCPS aboard the ISS. Reliability and maintainability, ISS interface requirements, and safety will be addressed as the TCPS unit is launched to ISS for a technology demonstration.
The work will be performed at the contractor's facility in Madison, Wisconsin.
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NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of two Black men just a day apart, Serena Williams joined a small chorus of top Black athletes in speaking out. “I won’t be silent!” she vowed.
“Have we not gone through enough, opened so many doors, impacted billions of lives?” Williams asked in a Facebook post in the wake of the back-to-back killings of Philando Castile just outside St. Paul, Minnesota, and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
“I realized we must stride on — for it’s not how far we have come but how much further still we have to go,” she wrote.
That wasn’t the only time Williams would wade into the politically thorny topic. It’s an outspokenness for which other Black athletes, from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, have paid a steep professional price.
After nearly three decades in the public eye, few can match Williams’ array of accomplishments, medals and awards. Through it all, the 23-time Grand Slam title winner hasn’t let the public forget that she’s a Black American woman who embraces her responsibility as a beacon for her people.
From the outset of her professional career, Williams was othered because of her unconventional rise in the predominantly white sport — a Black girl who honed her formidable skills on the public tennis courts of Compton, California, far from the privileged private clubs that nurtured most U.S. players. Even as a teenager, her response to the racism, hostility and undermining by the establishment made her a role model for Black Americans.
Now that Williams, 40, has indicated she is getting ready to hang up her tennis racket for good, perhaps even right after the U.S. Open, which starts Monday, sports analysts will take stock of her reign as one of the greatest athletes of all time. But no matter how her swan song plays out, Williams’ icon status on and off the court, as well as her impact on the Black community, are indelible.
“Most Black folks, they understand the sacrifices,” said Elle Duncan, an anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter. “If they can’t pull apart your game, they will find other reasons: your braids, your hair, your attitude, your body type, the clothes that you wear.”
“It was always about that with Serena, because it was never about her tennis,” Duncan said.
When Black women and girls were berated for wearing beads in their braids in the workplace, classroom or while competing in sports, they could see Williams and her sister, Venus, swinging tennis rackets as their beads click-clacked in all their bright and colorful glory.
Some of Williams’ competitors, daunted by the task of beating her, turned to speaking disparagingly about her physical build and allure. Her response? A dignified, seemingly unbothered Williams brushed off press questions about it. In other moments, a more joyous Williams was seen “Crip walking” on the tennis court after winning gold at the 2012 London Olympics, a nod to her roots in Compton.
Even as a top athlete who amassed wealth and influence, Williams has remained grounded in the grim realities of the times. After she won the championship at Wimbledon in 2016, Williams was asked what should be done to address underlying issues after the fatal ambush of several Dallas police officers gunned down by a sniper to protest the shooting of Black men by police.
“I don’t think that the answer is to continue to shoot our young Black men in the United States … or just Black people in general,” she said. “Also, obviously, violence is not the answer of solving it. The shooting in Dallas was very sad. No one deserves to lose their life — doesn’t matter what color they are, where they’re from. We’re all human.”
After gun violence touched their own family, Serena and Venus Williams opened a community center in Compton in 2016 to offer counseling and therapy to residents affected by violence. The Yetunde Price Resource Center is named for their half-sister, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2003.
Martin Blackman, a former professional tennis player, said the Williams sisters’ journey through the sport inspired Black Americans like himself who’d seen few top Black contenders in the arena.
“The way people could connect with not having to be wealthy to play the game, not having to go through the traditional pathway to make it,” said Blackman, now the general manager for player and coach development at the U.S. Tennis Association.
“They weren’t insiders,” he said of Serena and Venus.
Serena Williams’ temperament off the court had just as much impact as her dominance in matches, Blackman added.
“Just the poise in being able to maintain a balance between being a fierce competitor, a strong Black woman who was comfortable in her own skin,” he said. “Someone who was always respectful, always polite, never lost her composure in press conferences. She’s not just a role model, but she’s kind of a template for what you can do without compromising who you are.”
At a pivotal point in her career, Williams chose to stay away from the Indian Wells tournament in California for many years after she and her father said they heard racist taunts from fans upset by Venus defaulting before a head-to-head match with Serena.
The slights to Serena Williams didn’t end there, especially in moments when her conduct was deemed by some as unsportsmanlike.
During her loss to Naomi Osaka in the final of the 2018 U.S. Open, Williams shouted angrily in response to what she felt was unfair treatment by the chair umpire. An Australian newspaper lampooned Williams in a cartoon, depicting her with exaggerated physical characteristics strikingly similar to racist caricatures of Black people from the Reconstruction era.
Black Americans’ participation in tennis dates to just before the turn of the 20th century. However, Black players were barred from the former U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association and made to play in segregated tennis clubs, until Althea Gibson broke barriers 72 years ago this month.
Gibson became the first Black player on the U.S. tour in the 1950s and notched multiple Grand Slam titles. It’s a point of pride for the American Tennis Association, founded in 1916 to nurture young Black tennis talent, that it trained the likes of Gibson and Arthur Ashe.
But Williams’ success boosted interest in the sport beyond what the organization had previously seen, said ATA President Roxanne Aaron.
“You don’t have to walk in the same shoes as other people,” Aaron said of the lessons Williams’ career teaches up-and-coming players. “You can even identify your own path, and that’s the path you should walk no matter what.”
Players who have emerged after Williams, like Osaka and Coco Gauff, are among the talents who cite the Williams sisters as inspirations in a sport still predominantly white.
Osaka, who was born in Japan to a Japanese mother and Haitian father, and moved to the U.S. when she was 3, has called Serena “the main reason why I started playing tennis.”
The same influence hasn’t been seen in other diversity-starved sports, ESPN’s Duncan said.
“With Tiger Woods, we kept hearing about how he was inspiring this new generation of Black and brown kids to golf,” she said. “Have you seen it? I don’t see it. We see it with Serena.”
“Will she go down as one of the greatest athletes of all time?” Duncan asked. “Yes. But I think more than anything, she’s one of the greatest influencers of all time.”
“She is playing against the very girls that were inspired by her, those chocolate girls that said, ‘This is a tennis club sport. But God, if Serena and Venus can dominate, why can’t I?’”
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AP Tennis Writer Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.
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Closures Due to Limited Interest Since Launch
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the their inability to attract sufficient investment assets, the Board of Trustees of the Direxion Shares ETF Trust has decided to liquidate and close seven ETFs (each, a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), based on the recommendation of the funds' adviser, Rafferty Asset Management, LLC. As a result, the Board concluded that liquidating and closing the Funds would be in the best interest of the Funds and their shareholders. The Funds closing are as follows:
The Funds will cease trading on the NYSE Arca, Inc. ("NYSE") and will be closed to purchase by investors as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on September 23, 2022 (the "Closing Date"). The Funds will not accept purchase orders after the Closing Date.
Shareholders may sell their holdings in a Fund prior to the Closing Date and customary brokerage charges may apply to these transactions. However, from September 23, 2022 through September 30, 2022 (the "Liquidation Date") shareholders may only be able to sell their shares to certain broker-dealers and there is no assurance that there will be a market for a Fund's shares during this time period. Between the Closing Date and the Liquidation Date, each Fund will be in the process of closing down and liquidating its portfolio. This process will result in a Fund increasing its cash holdings and, as a consequence, not tracking its underlying index, which is inconsistent with each Fund's investment objective and strategy.
On or about the Liquidation Date, each Fund will liquidate its assets and distribute cash pro rata to all shareholders who have not previously redeemed or sold their shares. These distributions are taxable events. In addition, these payments to shareholders may include accrued capital gains and dividends. As calculated on the Liquidation Date, each Fund's net asset value will reflect the costs of closing the Fund. Once the distributions are complete, the Funds will terminate.
Direxion equips investors who are driven by conviction with ETF solutions built for purpose and fine-tuned for precision. These solutions are available for a broad spectrum of investors, whether executing short-term tactical trades, or investing in thematic strategies. Direxion's reputation is founded on developing products that precisely express market perspectives and allow investors to manage their risk exposure. Founded in 1997, the company has approximately $20.7 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit www.direxion.com.
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Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian train station that killed more than 20 people this week is the latest in a series of strikes on the country’s railway system that some international legal scholars say may be war crimes.
While Russia claimed that it had targeted the train because it was carrying Ukrainian troops and equipment on Wednesday, an Associated Press reporter on the ground said there was no visible indication that Ukrainian troops were among the dead, who included children. If civilians were the target, experts said Thursday, the attack could be considered a war crime.
“A train station is generally a civilian object and should not be a target of attack,” said Jennifer Trahan, a clinical professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs.
Wednesday’s attack in Chaplyne, a small village in southeastern Ukraine, was one of the deadliest in months on the country’s extensive railway system. In the nearly six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the AP and the PBS series “Frontline” have independently verified 39 attacks on civilian infrastructure that could be considered war crimes. Three of those hit the country’s railway infrastructure and have been particularly lethal, killing more than 100 civilians. In all three, there was little evidence to back up Moscow’s claims that Ukrainian troops were the target.
The deadly strike Wednesday came as Ukrainians were defiantly celebrating their Independence Day while remaining on high alert because of threats that Russia would use the occasion to mount attacks.
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This story is part of an ongoing investigation from The Associated Press and the PBS series “Frontline” that includes the War Crimes Watch Ukraine interactive experience and an upcoming documentary.
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More than 50 people, including children, were on their way to flee Donbas when they were killed in a Russian attack on a train station in Kramatorsk in April. Photos from the aftermath showed dead bodies and abandoned luggage strewn around the station. Rail cars were crushed and hollowed out by fire.
Mykola Lukashuk, chair of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council, said during a press briefing Friday that the shelling in Chaplyne led to a fire in five carriages of the train. A family, including a 17-year-old daughter, was killed when its car was struck as it was traveling from Donetsk.
“People were being evacuated from Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, and a train was leaving from there to Lviv,” Lukashuk said.
The deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said Thursday that an 11-year-old boy died under the rubble of a nearby house and a 6-year-old died in a car fire by the station.
Tetyana Kvitnytska, deputy head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional health department, told the AP that those in Wednesday’s attack had suffered head injuries, broken limbs, burns and shrapnel wounds.
“There is no such war crime that the Russian occupiers have not yet committed on the territory of Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that an Iskander missile was used to carry out the attack and that 200 reservists “were destroyed on their way to the combat zone.” An AP reporter who went to the scene said no Ukrainian troops were visible among the dead.
Even if some members of the military were among the dead, the attack could still violate the laws of war if it disproportionately harmed civilians.
“If you’re going to kill a small number of troops as opposed to a large number of civilians, that’s a war crime,” said Michael Newton, a professor at Vanderbilt University’s law school and director of the international legal studies program.
Iskander missiles are expensive precision guided missiles and are not used for trivial missions, said Frank Ledwidge, visiting fellow at the Transatlantic Dialogue Center in Kyiv and a former British military intelligence officer.
“The takeaway is a deliberate strike on a civilian target to cause civilian casualties for the purpose of disrupting rail traffic of civilians throughout Ukraine,” he said.
In May, Russia used sea- and air-launched precision missiles to strike power facilities at five railway stations mostly in Lviv after claiming that the West was using the rail lines to deliver weapons to Ukraine.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann to discuss findings from the Justice Department's release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit.
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Rise Network 04 October , 2022 RESOURCES1 CommentRead original text in Japanese (PDFs here and here ) Since launch…, which seeks not... *C HAC\n1 HOUR SILAC-149 50 mm X 4\nGold DSTB C\nS W2 (8 mm\n42 X38 A (9\nD P14 HIGGMAN-32 0 F6-69 L2/37 C7 C3)5 S7 K0 M-9 J\nU WOZH31-\n20 H Justice Dept. to seek longest sentence in any Jan. 6 Capitol riot case so far
The Justice Department will seek the longest prison sentence in any U.S. Capitol riot case next week, when it argues at the sentencing of former New York City police officer and U.S. Marine Thomas Webster.
Webster, who once served on the protective detail of former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, was convicted in a Washington, D.C., federal court in May on charges of assaulting law enforcement.
In a new court filing ahead of Thursday’s sentencing hearing, the Justice Department seeks a sentence of 210 months in prison for Webster — more than 17 years. The sentence is nearly the double the longest prison terms handed down in any Capitol riot case so far.
Prosecutors argue Webster “spearheaded” a breach against the police line on Jan. 6, 2021, and was responsible for “disgracing a democracy that he once fought honorably to protect and serve.”
In his court filing seeking leniency ahead of the sentencing hearing, Webster disavowed claims of fraud in the 2020 election and included a letter of support from a friend who blames former President Trump for “despicable lies.”
After a four-day trial, the jury convicted Webster in just a matter of hours.
Prosecutors presented a series of images and videos of Webster as part of their case, including video of him swinging a flag pole at a police officer, forcefully enough to break the pole.
After crossing onto restricted grounds, the government alleged Webster yelled at one of officers, “You f***ing piece of shit. You f***ing Commie motherf***ers, man.” He then allegedly used the flagpole against the officer, swinging over the police line.
During trial, the Justice Department accused Webster of tackling Washington, D.C., police officer Noah Rathbun to the ground, pushing against his gas mask and pinning him, attacks that were captured on police bodycam and open-source videos.
In seeking the 17-year prison sentence, prosecutors argue Webster arrived at the Capitol “ready for battle.” They said, “Not only did he pack his NYPD-issued bulletproof vest, but he also packed his “off duty” firearm — a Smith & Wesson Model 640 revolver, small enough to conceal inside a jacket pocket. Additionally, Webster brought with him his military-issued rucksack containing Meals Ready-to-Eat, water bottles, and Gatorade. To the rally and to the riot, he wore his bulletproof vest, and he carried a large metal flagpole bearing the red and yellow flag of the United States Marine Corps.”
Webster seeks a sentence of “time-served,” and he wants credit for the 127 days in pretrial detention in the case to count toward the term handed down by the judge.
His defense argues Webster has been “disabused of any notion that the 2020 election was illegitimate.” In his sentencing memo, the defense team says promoters of 2020 election lies “have nearly taken over one political party.”
Though some Jan. 6 defendants have renounced election fraud claims during sentencing hearings, few have been strident in their statements. The memo from Webster sets the stage for a potentially colorful statement at Thursday’s hearing.
Webster’s defense also submitted a set of a character letters lauding Webster for his police and U.S. Marine service. One of those supporters cited the impact of “despicable lies” by former President Trump.
Webster’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in front of federal judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C. Though some Capitol riot case sentencing hearings have been staged virtually, Webster’s is scheduled to occur in-person at the courthouse. | https://www.wsgw.com/justice-dept-to-seek-longest-sentence-in-any-jan-6-capitol-riot-case-so-far-2/ | 2022-08-26T21:47:47Z | https://www.wsgw.com/justice-dept-to-seek-longest-sentence-in-any-jan-6-capitol-riot-case-so-far-2/ | false |
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- UPDATE: The Odessa Police Department has confirmed that a “juvenile male” was found with a gun on campus at Permian High School. The armed young man has been detained by police.
The first call came in around 3:30 this afternoon after someone called 911 and said an armed person was trying to get into the school. No injuries or damage have been reported, the investigation is on-going.
A student inside the school reported that the student, wearing a white hoodie, was walking down H hall with a firearm. The student said the armed boy was “afraid he was going to get jumped” and pulled a gun in response. This information has not been confirmed by OPD or the District.
According to the student, school staff said no students will be released from their classrooms until each classroom on campus has been cleared by law enforcement.
Witnesses near Permian High School reported a heavy police presence on campus around 3:30 Friday afternoon. Ector County ISD police, as well as Odessa Police, and troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety vehicles were all reported near the school.
Parents have reported that students inside the school said that the campus is on “lockdown”, but that has not been confirmed by ECISD. Calls to the school have not been answered.
Councilman Mark Matta, in a Facebook live this afternoon said he was waiting to pick up his child when police arrived. According to Matta, school police, including police from Odessa College, and OPD tackled an armed suspect near the field house. No shots were fired, according to Matta.
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Which dog dental chew is best?
Good oral hygiene is central to the overall health in your dog. A lack of proper dental care can lead to problems with teeth and gums that spread to the rest of the body, resulting in painful, costly and potentially fatal consequences.
Fortunately, dog dental chews are an easy, effective way to aid in teeth and gum care. The best dental treats, like these Greenies Original Dental Dog Treats, help clean teeth while also freshening breath.
What to know before you buy a dog dental chew
Dental care importance
Cleaning your dog’s teeth and gums goes beyond simply improving breath. Just like humans, poor oral care can lead to a number of ailments, including chipped, rotting or broken teeth as well as sore and bleeding gums.
Bacteria residing in the mouth can travel to other parts of the body via the bloodstream, disrupting other organs and leading to serious and potentially deadly illnesses. At this point, solutions are likely costly and invasive, sometimes requiring surgery. Older dogs in particular may not be suited for such intense procedures.
It’s important to prevent such situations through regular teeth cleaning and maintenance.
How dental chews work
Dental chews are a type of dental supplement designed to maintain and improve oral health. They do this through the continuous chewing action that helps break up plaque from a dog’s teeth. Chews are made to take a while to break apart to increase effectiveness, brushing up against teeth and gums to disturb the surface.
Natural vs. synthetic chews
There are two types of dog dental chews: natural and synthetic.
- Natural chews are made from natural animal products, such as cowhides and bones. While they lack common allergens and tend to be high in nutritional value, they can break apart in ways that can cause obstruction in your dog’s digestive tract. It’s important that your dog chew thoroughly to break the chews into small, manageable pieces.
- Synthetic chews meanwhile, are constructed with a slightly ridged texture to help increase brushing against teeth. They are often infused with enticing aromas and supplemented with vitamins and minerals. These tend to cost more money, and some dog’s aren’t interested in the manufactured look, taste and smell. They may also contain ingredients some dogs are allergic to.
What to look for in a quality dog dental chew
Flavor
Both natural and synthetic dog chews may come in flavors to increase your dog’s interest or improve their breath. For example, bacon or peanut butter chews are more attractive to your dog, and they will likely associate the chew as a reward. Other flavors, such as mint, will improve breath.
Hardness
Some chews are soft and easy to break down while others, such as bully sticks, are harder and require more intensive chewing. Consider your dog’s age and the current quality of their teeth and gums. For older dogs or those with sensitivity, you should opt for softer chews to avoid hurting their mouths. Younger and stronger dogs will be well served by more challenging and engaging chews.
Size
The size of the chew should match the size of the dog in order to be effective. A chew that’s too small may be quickly eaten and swallowed, resulting in no brushing against the teeth. A chew that’s too large, however, may be harder to enjoy could cause obstructions if not fully broken down before consumed.
VOHC seal
The Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) tests products for their efficacy. A VOHC seal on a dental chew affirms it reduces tartar buildup by at least 10%.
How much you can expect to spend on dog dental chews
Quality dental chews cost $15-$30 depending on the size and number included.
Dog dental chew FAQ
What’s the difference between plaque and tartar?
A. Plaque is what will first appear on teeth. Plaque is characterized by a yellow film; while it’s unattractive, it can be removed by disturbing it through brushing. However, if plaque sits for too long, it can build into tartar, which is darker in color and more difficult to remove. Tartar may be on the teeth but it can also form below the gum line and lead to serious health problems.
Are dental chews enough to keep teeth and gums healthy?
A. While dental chews are useful in an oral hygiene regimen, they should not be the only means to keep your dog’s mouth and gums healthy. Dental chews should be paired with daily brushing. Dog-specific toothpaste helps keep teeth healthy; while some dogs won’t like brushing at first, they can grow accustomed to it by practicing regularly and rewarding them afterwards. Additional supplements such as pills, powders or liquids may also be worth investing in.
What’s the best dog dental chew to buy?
Top dog dental chew
Greenies Original Dental Dog Treats
What you need to know: These popular and tasty treats clean teeth while improving breath.
What you’ll love: This brand is beloved by owners and dogs alike, as these soft, toothbrush-shaped treats freshen breath and fight plaque. Greenies are offered in different sizes and are suitable for dogs of all ages and lifestyles.
What you should consider: With one recommended per day, you’ll go through these pricey treats quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Top dog dental chew for the money
What you need to know: These flavorful and aromatic treats disturb plaque while freshening breath in strong adult dogs.
What you’ll love: The hard, textured treats in this value bag disrupt plaque and clean to the gum line. They are offered in bacon, chicken or beef flavors and contain no added sugars or fillers.
What you should consider: The chews are designed for large, adult dogs.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
Worth checking out
Virbac C.E.T. Oral Hygiene Chews
What you need to know: These rawhides feature a patented Dual Enzyme System to improve effectiveness at reducing plaque and improving breath.
What you’ll love: These hard chews are coated with chlorhexidine to reduce plaque and even tartar. A rigid texture helps clean teeth and prevent dogs from breaking down the treat too quickly. Different sizes are available to match your dog’s needs.
What you should consider: These treats are expensive and not suitable for dogs with weak teeth.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Chewy
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Marlins designate 1B Jesus Aguilar for assignment
Miami Marlins first baseman Jesus Aguilar, who leads the team in hits, home runs and RBIs, was designated for assignment on Friday.
The Marlins (54-70) will give their younger players more action, while Aguilar will have the opportunity to catch on with a playoff contender. Wednesday is the deadline for players to be on a team's roster in order to be eligible for the postseason.
"We just felt the at-bats were going to be a lot less for him," Marlins general manager Kim Ng told reporters Friday. "We're giving time to others for their at-bats."
Aguilar, 32, was on a one-year, $7.5 million contract in 2022 that included a $10 million mutual option for 2023.
Aguilar, who had played for Miami since 2020, said he was thankful for his time with the Marlins.
"Hopefully, I can be on one of those teams that are competing for a playoff spot," Aguilar said.
Aguilar was batting .236 over 113 games and led the club with 98 hits, 15 homers and 49 RBIs. In his three years with the club after stints with Cleveland, Milwaukee and Tampa Bay, he batted .254 with 51 doubles, 45 home runs and 176 RBIs.
In a corresponding move, the Marlins activated All-Star first baseman Garrett Cooper from the seven-day concussion list. The 31-year-old is batting .269 with seven homers and 42 RBIs in 94 games.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
315 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
counties, Brazoria and Galveston.
* WHEN...Until 445 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways. Ponding of water in urban or other areas is
occurring or is imminent.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. This will cause
urban and small stream flooding. Between 2 and 3 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Southwestern League City, southwestern Friendswood, Alvin,
Santa Fe, Hitchcock and Hillcrest.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT THIS
counties, Galveston and Harris.
* WHEN...Until 415 PM CDT.
Water over roadways.
- At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
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Truss plans to ease living costs ‘would leave millions out in the cold’
Liz Truss’s plans to combat the cost-of-living crunch would leave four million families “out in the cold”, Labour has claimed.
Assuming that any further direct support for families introduced by Ms Truss would be rolled out only to those on benefits, the party calculated that millions with children would miss out on the extra help.
Ms Truss previously signalled she could help firms and households with soaring energy bills with direct support this winter.
She was looking at assistance “across the board” despite in the past insisting she was focused on slashing taxes, rather than what she termed “giving out handouts”.
The Foreign Secretary has since promised “decisive action” to deliver “immediate support”.
In an article for the Daily Mail, she repeated her pledges to cut taxes, including by reversing the national insurance hike, and slash green levies on energy bills.
But she argued it was not “right” to announce the full plan before the contest is over or she has seen all the analysis being prepared in Whitehall.
Labour based its calculations on an article in The Sun stating that Ms Truss was planning some targeted support for the poorest families and pensioners.
On the assumption that the assistance for families would only cover those on benefits, the party concluded that 3.7 million with children would lose out on the extra help.
A couple with one child both earning the average wage on a full-time basis and living outside of London would not be eligible for additional support in this scenario, Labour said.
The party also claimed that, depending on where they live, a couple both on the minimum wage and working full time with one child would not benefit from this plan.
It said there were almost 100 areas where families on an average wage would lose out in this situation, including Teesside, Ipswich, Darlington and Colchester.
Meanwhile, Labour has claimed that its own plan to freeze energy bills this winter would save someone on the minimum wage more than £40 a week.
It comes after its sums were called into question by fact-checkers on Friday, who claimed the party had not taken into account that people use more energy in the winter, causing it to underestimate the cost of its proposals by at least £5 billion.
Labour sources disputed charity Full Fact’s analysis and said the party had costed its plans based on consultation with industry regulator Ofgem.
Rachel Reeves, Labour’s shadow chancellor, said: “Under the Conservatives’ watch, the energy crisis and spiralled out of control and now more households than ever are facing soaring bills they’ll struggle to cover.
“People deserve a government that is on their side, one that is ready to take the action needed now to meet the scale of this national emergency.
“Instead, they have one willing to leave millions of families out in the cold.
“With Labour’s plan saving an average earner over £40 a week this winter, the Government should get behind it and take action to stop the energy price cap rising.”
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Acquisition Further Expands Equifax Global Footprint in Digital Identity and Fraud Prevention Solutions
ATLANTA, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Midigator LLC, a provider of post-transaction fraud mitigation solutions. The definitive agreement to acquire Midigator was announced on July 26, 2022. With this acquisition, Equifax further expands the company's global footprint in digital identity and fraud prevention solutions.
"Equifax is poised to broaden our digital identity footprint in a fast growing space," said Mark W. Begor, CEO of Equifax. "The acquisition of Midigator will harness the power of the Equifax Cloud™ and expand on the strength of our rapidly growing Kount business to bring global businesses the information and solutions they need to better manage fraud across the complete customer lifecycle. We are energized to welcome the Midigator team to Equifax and will continue to reinvest in strategic bolt-on acquisitions to further expand our capabilities well beyond a traditional credit bureau and drive growth in the future."
Founded in 2013, Midigator offers a technology platform designed to not only automate the dispute response process, but to provide the real-time data businesses need to know why chargebacks are occurring in the first place and better understand their customers. The resulting granular, post-transaction data and digital signals complement the Equifax Kount dataset and augment its AI-driven preventative fraud solutions to combat the illegitimate chargebacks known as "friendly" fraud as well as criminal fraud activities.
"The combination of Midigator with our Kount pre-authorization and preventative protection capabilities accelerates the expansion of our digital identity network for current and prospective customers while further enabling new forms of engagement in online commerce," said Sid Singh, President of United States Information Solutions (USIS) at Equifax. "Businesses around the world need better solutions for digital identity and fraud prevention that encompass the entire customer journey, specifically around the desire to mitigate and manage post-transaction issues. Adding on Midigator's intelligent post-authorization and automated chargeback technologies will enable us to provide a complete end-to-end solution that helps businesses to protect and recover revenue."
"The addition of Midigator's chargeback representment and dispute management solutions will further enable us to broaden our product innovation around Identity & Fraud," added Brad Wiskirchen, General Manager of Kount, an Equifax company. "Our customers and partners seek advanced tools and insights to protect and recover revenue, and enhancing the ability to prevent illegitimate chargebacks is a highly sought after solution to combat fraud challenges."
Midigator, an Equifax company, is now part of the Equifax USIS business unit. The acquisition is not anticipated to have a material impact on 2022 Equifax financial results.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. All statements that address operating performance and events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, including statements relating to the expected financial and operational benefits, synergies and growth from the Midigator acquisition and our ability to integrate Midigator and its products, services, technologies, IT systems and personnel into our operations, and similar statements about our outlook and our business plans are forward-looking statements. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in our 2021 Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings. As a result of such risks and uncertainties, we urge you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date when made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
ABOUT EQUIFAX INC.
At Equifax (NYSE: EFX), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employees, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by more than 13,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 25 countries in North America, Central and South America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com.
ABOUT MIDIGATOR LLC
Midigator provides an effective and efficient alternative approach to the manual processes typically used to manage chargeback disputes: intelligent chargeback technology. With intuitive features that remove complexities and flexible automation that reduces costs, clients recover more revenue and prevent more chargebacks — all with unparalleled ROI. To learn more about managing chargebacks smarter, visit Midigator.com today.
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Company highlights strong net earnings and
a 98.5% increase in year to date loan originations vs. 2021.
- Second quarter loan originations totalled US$59.0 million, representing an increase of 71.3% over Q2 2021.
- Loans under management of $147.5 million in Q2 2022, representing an increase of 4.9% over Q1 2022 (and driven by an increase of 5.2% in the servicing portfolio).
- Servicing and fee revenue of $4.5 million in Q2 2022, representing an increase of 14.8% over Q1 2022 (and an increase of 110.3% over Q2 2021).
- Adjusted operating expense ratio decreased to 10.2% in Q2 2022 compared to 14.0% for Q2 2021, reflecting the impact of increased scale of the business on a year over year basis.
- Net earnings of $0.9 million in Q2 2022 highlighting 5 consecutive quarters of positive earnings.
MONTREAL, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - IOU FINANCIAL INC. ("IOU" or "the Company") (TSXV: IOU), a leading online lender to small businesses (IOUFinancial.com), announced today its results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022.
"IOU Financial continues to deliver on its promise to stakeholders by significantly increasing net earnings while continuing to invest the scalability of its operations and technology," said Robert Gloer, President and CEO. "Q2 originations were partially affected by normal seasonality but also included a new all-time company record of US$24.8 million in monthly originations in June."
IOU Financial originated a record US$118.6 million in loans in the first half ended June 30, 2022, representing an increase of 98.5% over the same period in 2021. The Company attributes a significant portion of its strong growth in loan originations to its successful transition from a balance sheet strategy (under which the Company traditionally funded loans to its balance sheet) to a marketplace strategy under which new loan originations are primarily being sold to institutional purchasers.
Loans under management increased, on average, 83.6% (First half 2022 vs. First half 2021), outpacing a 39.7% growth in operating expenses (on an adjusted basis) and helping to reduce the Company's Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio to 10.5% in the first half of 2022 (vs. 13.8% in the first half of 2021).
The Company continued to advance on its Post-Pandemic Growth Plan, first announced as part of its Q1 2021 Financial Results, based on three strategic pillars designed to support scalability and growth:
- Technology innovation: The Company continues to invest in developing its proprietary IOU360 platform to better support Brokers, Merchants, Investors and internal stakeholders, all designed to support greater efficiencies and the long-term scalability of the business. In Q2 the Company started beta testing its new Broker Portal, including the industry leading QuickSubmit tool that will allow preferred brokers to drag and drop their loan applications directly into the IOU360 platform and reduce transaction time by over 95%.
- Product expansion: The Company is committed to continue introducing innovative loan products to meet the needs of more small business owners as well as to achieve further differentiation in the market. On August 1, 2022 the Company announced its largest term loan product to date, the IOU Financial Premier PLUS term loan for loan amounts of up to US$1.5 million and with terms up to 36 months. Previous product innovations include the IOU Financial Cash-Back Loan launched in August 2021, and the IOU Financial 24-Month Loan launched in November 2021. Additional product innovations are planned and will be enabled by further development of the IOU360 platform in 2022.
- Product distribution: The Company continues to expand its wholesale (IOU Financial) and retail (ZING Funding) distribution strategies to maximize its exposure to the economic recovery through both channels.
IOU Financial's strong first half 2022 loan originations and progress towards its strategic goals demonstrate the Company's continuing ability to leverage its marketplace strategy and make strategic investments to support scalable growth and create value for all stakeholders.
OUTLOOK
For all of 2022, the Company is targeting loan originations in the range of US$220M to US$260M while continuing to invest in growth and scalability.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The Company continues to focus on its marketplace strategy allowing it to accelerate loan origination growth. This strategy has the impact of placing more emphasis on servicing and fee revenue over interest revenue and cost of revenue associated with holding loans as part of a loan portfolio. Interest revenue decreased as the principal loan portfolio balance continues to wind down while servicing and fee revenue increased consistent with the increase in loan origination volume as well as the increase in the servicing portfolio.
Due to the wind down of the loan portfolio, there is no interest expense associated with the financing credit facilities in the first half of 2022 as IOU's two financing credit facilities were terminated in December 2020 and October 2021, respectively. Interest expense has also decreased in the quarter as the Company was able to use its financial resources to repurchase $2.0 million of its convertible debentures in the first half of 2022.
In addition, the marketplace strategy will render the provision for loan losses less significant as it relates to loans held on the balance sheet. IOU will continue to focus on cash collections on the remaining loan portfolio, which may give rise to reversals in the provision for loan losses and recoveries of loans previously written off.
Please refer to the table below for adjustments made to IFRS gross revenue and operating expenses. These adjustments serve as another measure of actual operating performance of the business.
Loan Originations: In Q2 2022, the Company funded US$59.0 million in loans (Q2 2021: US $34.4 million), representing an increase of 71.3% over the same period last year. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, the Company funded US$118.6 million (First half 2021: US$59.7 million) representing an increase of 98.5% over the same period last year.
Servicing and Fee revenue: Servicing and fee revenue increased 110.3% to $4.5 million Q2 2022 over Q2 2021 and increased 120.3% (2022: $8.4 million) for the six-month period ended in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. More specifically, servicing and fee revenue growth is attributable to the near doubling of loan origination for the first half of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021 (US $118.6 million in 2022 vs US $59.7 million in 2021) and consequently the near doubling of total loans under management ($147.5M in 2022 vs $80.2M in 2021).
Adjusted Gross Revenue: Adjusted gross revenue increased to $4.5 million (2021: $2.4 million), representing an increase of 90.6% for the three-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Adjusted gross revenue increased to $8.4 million (2021: $4.6 million), representing an increase of 82.4% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021.
Adjusted Net Revenue: Increased 84.0% to $4.4 million in Q2 2022 compared to $2.4 million in Q2 2021 due mainly to an increase in servicing and fee revenue of 110.3%. On a six-month basis, increased 91.1% to $8.4 million in 2022 compared to 2021.
Adjusted Operating Expenses: Adjusted operating expenses increased 36.6% to $3.7 million for the second quarter of 2022 compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2021 mainly due to an increase in compensation and data services as the Company continues to support the future growth in loan originations by investing in innovation and resources as part of its 2021 Post-Pandemic Growth Plan (PPGP). Adjusted operating expenses increased 39.7% to $7.1 million for the first six month of 2022 compared to $5.1 million for the same period in 2021.
The Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio, which is a measure of the Company's operating efficiency, decreased from 14.0% in Q2 2021 to 10.2% in Q2 2022 as average loans under management increased 88.7% (Q2 2022 vs. Q2 2021), outpacing a 36.6% growth in operating expenses (on an adjusted basis). For the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, average loans under management increased 83.6% compared to 2021, outpacing a 39.7% growth in operating expenses (on an adjusted basis).
Adjusted Net Earnings (Loss): IOU closed on its second quarter ended June 30, 2022 with an adjusted net earnings of $0.8 million compared to an adjusted net loss of $(0.3) million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021. IOU closed on the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, with an adjusted net earnings of $1.2 million, compared to adjusted net loss of $(0.7) million for the same period last year.
IFRS Net Earnings (Loss): IOU closed on its second quarter ended June 30, 2022 with IFRS net earnings of $0.9 million, or $0.01 per share, compared to IFRS net earnings of $0.01 million or $0.00 per share for the same period in 2021. IOU closed on the six-month period ended June 30, 2022, with IFRS net earnings of $2.0 million, or $0.02 per share, compared to IFRS net loss of $(0.1) million or $(0.00) per share for the same period last year.
IOU's financial statements and management discussion & analysis for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, have been filed on SEDAR and are available at www.sedar.com.
About IOU Financial Inc.
IOU Financial Inc. is a wholesale lender that provides quick and easy access to growth capital to small businesses through a network of preferred brokers across the US.. Built on its proprietary IOU360 technology platform that connects underwriters, merchants and brokers in real time, IOU Financial has become a trusted alternative to banks by originating in excess of US$1 billion in loans to fund small business growth since 2009. IOU trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol IOU (TSXV: IOU), and on the US OTC markets as IOUFF. To learn more about IOU Financial's corporate history, financial products, or to join our broker network please visit www.IOUFinancial.com.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information set forth in this news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the control of IOU including, but not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, industry conditions, dependence upon regulatory and shareholder approvals, the execution of definitive documentation and the uncertainty of obtaining additional financing. Readers are cautioned that the assumptions used in the preparation of such information, although considered reasonable at the time of preparation, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. IOU does not assume any obligation to update or revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
The Company uses certain non-IFRS financial measures as an alternative method to evaluate performance. These measures include adjusted gross revenue, adjusted net revenue, adjusted operating expenses, adjusted operating expense ratio, non- recurring gains and losses, adjusted net earnings (loss), adjusted net earnings (loss) per share. These financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures used by other issuers. The definitions for certain non-IFRS financial measures are provided below.
Definitions
- Adjusted gross revenue is defined as gross revenue prepared in accordance with IFRS for the period, plus amortization of servicing assets less gain on sale of loans. The Company uses adjusted gross revenue as another measure of financial performance. Specifically, it eliminates the non-cash gain on sale of loans and the non-cash amortization of servicing assets which influence operating results depending on the timing and amount of the loan sales.
- Servicing and fee revenue is defined as gross revenue prepared in accordance with IFRS for the period, plus amortization of servicing assets less gain on sale of loans and less interest revenue. The Company uses servicing and fee revenue as another measure of financial performance. Specifically, it comprises those elements of revenue that most closely reflect the Company's shift to a marketplace strategy, which emphasizes the Company's servicing activities.
- Adjusted net revenue is defined as adjusted gross revenue less cost of revenue.
- Adjusted operating expenses is calculated as follows: total operating expenses prepared in accordance with IFRS for the period less: stock-based compensation and non-recurring costs, plus non-recurring gains. The Company uses adjusted operating expenses as another measure of financial performance. Specifically, it eliminates non-cash stock-based compensation which is given at different times and prices and non-recurring costs and gains which affects operating results only periodically.
- Adjusted Operating Expense Ratio is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as follows: adjusted operating expenses divided by the average loans under management for the period, presented on an annualized basis. The six-month ratios are calculated on a three-point basis, using December, March and period end balances, presented on an annualized basis.
- Non-Recurring Cost-net refers to adjustments to remove the impacts on operating expenses which are not incurred in the normal course of business and can fluctuate at different times and at various amounts.
- The calculation of adjusted net (loss) earnings is defined as net (loss) earnings for the period prepared in accordance with IFRS less: non-cash gain on sale of loans and non-recurring gains, plus: non-cash amortization of servicing assets, stock-based compensation and non-recurring costs.
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President Biden's announcement to forgive up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients has ignited enthusiasm from progressive Democrats lawmakers. But the plan's high cost has put some moderate Democratic candidates on edge.
The Wednesday announcement builds on the momentum from Biden's summer successes of passing major legislation on climate, health care and veterans benefits. And it comes just a few months before the midterm elections — at a time when Biden's approval rating has been hovering around 38%, though according to polling from Gallup in the days just before the announcement, he's enjoying an uptick to 44%, his highest in a year.
The move impacts 43 million borrowers, and particularly targets Black borrowers, who, on average, need to take out more loans to pay for higher education, and take longer to pay it back compared to their white counterparts. Overall, it's a politically popular decision.
"Democrats needed this," Andre Perry, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told NPR. "I tend to believe people who deliver policy will win the day. ... We're months away and Biden is building momentum at the right time."
Republicans immediately spoke out against student debt forgiveness after Biden's announcement.
"President Biden's student loan socialism is a slap in the face to every family who sacrificed to save for college, every graduate who paid their debt, and every American who chose a certain career path or volunteered to serve in our Armed Forces in order to avoid taking on debt," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said. "This policy is astonishingly unfair."
Biden has said to Republicans that he won't apologize for taking steps to help middle- and lower-income Americans. And the White House further pushed their stance with a viral tweet thread posted Thursday night, targeting Republican lawmakers who took out Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from earlier in the pandemic. Those loans, though, were not designed to be paid back.
But the skepticism isn't just coming from the GOP. Moderate Democrats, particularly those in tight Senate races this year, have also expressed concerns.
Ohio Senate candidate Rep. Tim Ryan, a Democrat, said Wednesday that the plan sends the "wrong message" to Ohioans who don't have a college degree. Ryan is up against Trump-backed Republican J.D. Vance in one of the tightest Senate races in the country.
There's also concern about how much the plan will cost
Another concern is the sheer cost of forgiving student debt. Estimates from the University of Pennsylvania show the plan could cost around $1 trillion.
Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, who is up for reelection, said Wednesday that the White House should have laid out a more targeted plan, and a way to pay for it.
"While immediate relief to families is important, one-time debt cancellation does not solve the underlying problem," Bennet said. "Moving forward, we need to reform the system that got us here in the first place with solutions to bring down the absurd cost of college. ... And we need to continue our work to build career pathways to economic security for every American, including those who choose not to pursue a two or four-year degree."
Bennet's opponent, Joe O'Dea, wrote in an email to supporters: "Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness scheme doesn't erase the debt. It puts $300 billion of new debt on the backs of working Americans. The debt is a national crisis. This compounds it."
Some experts say it's still a political win for Biden
Despite pushback from Republicans and some Democrats, Perry says youth voter turnout due to debt forgiveness will make a critical difference in the election. And he adds the argument that forgiving student loan debt is "unfair" likely won't cause voters to flip on a candidate.
"It certainly energizes young people and people with student loan debt, which also includes many Republicans. I think this will have more of a unifying effect than any negative politics consequences he may face," Perry said.
"Overall, it's a political win for Biden because he's delivering on his promises, he has a chance to pick up on some moderate Republicans who have debt. ... This is a universal issue."
Perry also says that even groups and lawmakers who are calling for more debt cancellation will have to applaud Biden's announcement and stay connected to the president, which he says is a "crafty" move from the president.
Dominique Baker, a professor at Southern Methodist University and expert in education policy, said that while there isn't enough research to say how this debt cancellation policy will play out politically, previous research shows that student loan forgiveness does have a "material improvement" on peoples' lives.
"We see that people are more easily able to move around the country, they are earning more money, they are able to reduce the share of defaults that they have on things like credit cards and other types of loans," Baker said. "It feels like one of the best ways to govern is to try to do things to improve peoples' lives, and then make sure people know that you did things to improve their lives."
Baker added that because Biden included more debt forgiveness for Pell Grant recipients in particular, the benefits will extend more to Black and Latinx borrowers.
And among some borrowers, it's providing a bit of hope — and potentially motivation to go to the polls.
"This is like a beacon of hope in field of hopelessness when everything else is going wrong," Sean Wiggs, a junior at UNC Charlotte and a digital strategist for Gen-Z for Change, told NPR.
With Biden's announcement, Wiggs will have some of his debt forgiven and he says it's a good first step — and one that he thinks will motivate his peers to vote.
"A lot of people who may have been apathetic about voting saying, hey, if the government actually works for me, then why would I not go and vote? " he said.
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From a handler swimming alongside a horse on a trip to the Caribbean Sea in Barbados, to Somalis clearing wreckage after gunmen stormed a hotel in the capital Mogadishu, to Cocoa farmers protesting in La Paz, Bolivia, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor James Okungu in New York City. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/AP-Week-in-Pictures-Global-Aug-20-Aug-26-17401092.php | 2022-08-26T22:01:50Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/AP-Week-in-Pictures-Global-Aug-20-Aug-26-17401092.php | false |
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TEAM REC-Team's Record in games started by today's pitcher.
CAR-Career record versus this opponent.
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WFO BOSTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
427 PM EDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL HARTFORD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northern Connecticut.
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Meet Columbus Monthly’s 2022 Food & Drink Tastemakers
Our 2022 class of Tastemakers is made up of 16 people who strive to make the Columbus dining and drinking scene more vibrant, inclusive and delicious.
G.A. Benton, Nicholas Dekker, Erin Edwards and Donna Marbury
A cozy cocktail lounge dishing up conservas and live jazz, a playful Korean street food stall, a Whitehall stalwart with an Ethiopian spin on burgers and a King-Lincoln bakery crafting bomboloni, biko and more. These are just some of the businesses represented in our 2022 class of Tastemakers, made up of 16 people who strive to make our dining and drinking scene more vibrant, inclusive and delicious.
Learn what makes each unique and pick up tips on their favorite dining and drink spots, podcasts and business advice in the profile stories.
Isabella Bonello – Three Bites Bakery
Joe Bidinger and Nikhil Sharoff – Echo Spirits Distilling Co.
BJ Lieberman and Bronwyn Haines – Chapman's Eat Market and Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge
Sadaya Lewis – Modern Southern Table
Chelsea Rennie, Kyle Hofmeister, Rob Camstra and Nick Guyton – Gemüt Biergarten
Najmeddine Gabbar – Yemeni Restaurant
Raymond Kim – Koso Hae
Freweini Abraha, Winta Hayelom and Moses Hayelom – Flavor 91 Bistro
PJ Ford – The Light of Seven Matchsticks
“Tastemakers” is part of the August 2022 issue of Columbus Monthly. | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/food/2022/08/26/columbus-monthly-2022-tastemakers-influence-food-drink-restaurant-scene/65420008007/ | 2022-08-26T22:05:01Z | https://www.columbusmonthly.com/story/lifestyle/food/2022/08/26/columbus-monthly-2022-tastemakers-influence-food-drink-restaurant-scene/65420008007/ | true |
Abby De La Rosa is taking Nick Cannon's latest baby news in stride! Earlier this week, the 41-year-old entertainer revealed that he's expecting his 10th child overall and third child with Brittany Bell, who is also mom to Cannon's 5-year-old son, Golden, and his 1-year-old daughter, Powerful Queen.
Additionally, De La Rosa is pregnant with Cannon's baby, and the two are already parents to 1-year-old twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir. On Thursday, she took to her Instagram Story to react to an Instagram reel from comedian Brian Moller, who was poking fun at how different generations react to Cannon's multiple baby announcements.
Alongside some laughing emojis, De La Rosa wrote, "Ayeeee! Move over Kardashians, Gen ‘C' taking over babyyyy."
The 31-year-old DJ announced she was pregnant in June. "IM PREGNANT 🥰 Another set of twins?!" she wrote on Instagram.
All this baby news comes less than a month after Cannon and Bre Tiesi announced the birth of their son, Legendary. Cannon is also dad to 11-year-old twins Monroe and Moroccan with ex-wife Mariah Carey. In June 2021, Cannon and Alyssa Scott welcomed a baby boy, Zen, who sadly died in December at just five months old following a battle with brain cancer.
Earlier this summer, Cannon told ET that it's "safe to bet" that he's expecting more children this year. "You would be safe to bet on three [more children] in 2022," he teased prior to Tiesi giving birth.
As for how the mother of his children get along, a source recently told ET that the women "are cordial and respectful to each other for the most part."
"They mostly stick to their own families and what concerns them directly," the source said. "The mothers have great relationships with Nick and he does his best to balance everything, carve out time for everyone, and make sure each mom and their kid(s) feel special, important and loved."
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Anne Arundel County Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a fatal shooting Friday afternoon in Glen Burnie, according to a police spokesperson.
Anne Arundel Lt. Glen Shanahan said units were dispatched to a shooting in the area of Clauss Liquors in Glen Burnie at 4:37 p.m. Friday, and an adult male was declared dead at the scene.
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Shanahan said that the homicide was a “dispute between two adult males,” and that there was no threat to the community.
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A brazen, early morning robbery of a Brinks truck may be the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Thieves took 22 containers, each weighing about 100 pounds, which could be worth $100 million total.
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A brazen, early morning robbery of a Brinks truck may be the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history. Thieves took 22 containers, each weighing about 100 pounds, which could be worth $100 million total.
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Jenny McCarthy, former Playmate, says Hugh Hefner’s ‘strict’ Playboy Mansion ‘was almost like Catholic school’
Hugh Hefner’s magazine empire was previously explored in A&E's 'Secrets of Playboy'
Jenny McCarthy was noticeably absent when A&E unveiled its shocking documentary, "Secrets of Playboy," earlier this year — and she’s now explaining why.
Alexandra Dean’s 10-part docuseries aimed to look at the brand’s complicated legacy and its founder, Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017 at the age of 91. It features new interviews with numerous members of the magazine publisher's staff and inner circle, as well as past girlfriends.
In the months leading up to the premiere, A&E released various trailers teasing what was to come. In one clip, former Playboy Bunny Holly Madison called Hefner’s famed Playboy Mansion "very cult-like." Sondra Theodore, one of Hefner’s ex-girlfriends who spoke out in the docuseries, alleged to Fox News Digital that Hefner manipulated her into participating in an orgy. She also claimed he hosted "Pig Nights," where, allegedly, prostitutes were brought up for sex parties.
McCarthy, a former Playmate, revealed that she didn’t participate in the docuseries because "I didn’t experience those things."
"And hearing their stories, my heart broke for a lot of these women," the 49-year-old shared during an appearance on the "#NoFilter With Zack Peter" podcast on Wednesday.
The "Masked Singer" judge and author was named Playmate of the Month for the magazine’s October 1993 issue. She became Playmate of the Year in 1994. McCarthy noted that Hefner was married to Kimberley Conrad during the time that she was associated with the brand.
"It was kind of run like a strict dormitory," the former model explained about her time at the Playboy Mansion. "Like, we weren’t even allowed near Hef or around the house. It was almost like Catholic school, to be honest. There were no orgies or big parties going on. So, I think I went in there in a window of time that was kind of safe, but hearing some of these girls’ stories was really rough."
McCarthy said there’s a reason why some Playmates had different recollections of their time with Hefner.
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"I have three sisters, and when I’m publicly telling my stories of childhood, some of them will call me and [ask], ‘What house were you raised in?’" she said. "Each one of them have a whole point of view and perception. That’s the analogy I would use with Playmates. Yeah, we were in the same house. We all didn’t experience the same s–t."
In response to the docuseries, a spokesperson for Playboy issued a statement to Fox News Digital.
"Today’s Playboy is not Hugh Hefner’s Playboy," the statement began. "We trust and validate these women and their stories, and we strongly support those individuals who have come forward to share their experiences. As a brand with sex positivity at its core, we believe safety, security and accountability are paramount."
"The most important thing we can do right now is actively listen and learn from their experiences," the Playboy statement added. "We will never be afraid to confront the parts of our legacy as a company that do not reflect our values today.
"As an organization with a more than 80% female workforce, we are committed to our ongoing evolution as a company and to driving positive change for our communities," it concluded.
Right before the documentary aired, Hefner's son, Cooper Hefner, took to Twitter and criticized the recent "salacious stories" about his father without naming A&E.
"Some may not approve of the life my Dad chose, but my father was not a liar," the 30-year-old tweeted. "However unconventional, he was sincere in his approach and lived honestly. He was generous in nature and cared deeply for people. These salacious stories are a case study of regret becoming revenge." | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jenny-mccarthy-former-playmate-hugh-hefner-strict-playboy-mansion | 2022-08-26T22:15:31Z | https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jenny-mccarthy-former-playmate-hugh-hefner-strict-playboy-mansion | true |
Student loan borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year will have between $10,000 and $20,000 of federal student loan debt forgiven, President Joe Biden announced on Aug. 24.
Since the announcement, VERIFY has received many questions from readers about what exactly that means for the American student loan borrower.
Several of those questions have been about federal and state taxes, such as one from viewer Loralea, who asked if their state would tax loan forgiveness.
THE QUESTION
Will people who receive student loan forgiveness have to pay federal or state taxes?
THE SOURCES
- American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021
- The White House
- U.S. Department of Education
- Andrew Lautz, National Taxpayers Union Foundation's director of federal policy
- The Tax Foundation, an independent tax policy nonprofit
- Robin Maxey, spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Revenue
THE ANSWER
People will not pay federal taxes on student loan forgiveness, but states could decide to tax money forgiven by the federal government as income. So far, no states have announced that they will tax forgiveness, and at least one has said it will not.
WHAT WE FOUND
Federal taxes
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 was passed in March 2021 as part of a COVID-19 relief package that stipulated any debt forgiven from Dec. 21, 2020 to Jan. 1, 2026 will not count as income.
This means eligible borrowers don’t have to pay federal taxes on any student loan forgiveness through Dec. 31, 2025, Andrew Lautz, National Taxpayers Union Foundation's director of federal policy, told VERIFY.
What happens after that is unknown at this time because we don't know what decisions Congress and future presidents will make years from now, Lautz said.
State taxes
Whether states will tax loan forgiveness depends on what state lawmakers decide, Lautz told VERIFY. No states have so far announced that they will tax the forgiveness, and at least one state has said it will not tax it.
“I do anticipate that a lot of states will follow the federal government's lead in ensuring that debt cancellation is not taxable, but it will depend from state to state,” Lautz said.
States that tax income could theoretically charge borrowers state income taxes on forgiveness, but some already agreed to exclude student loan forgiveness from taxation.
Oregon, for example, will follow federal tax law regarding taxable income on personal income tax returns, which means Oregon borrowers won’t be subject to state tax on the student loan amount forgiven, Robin Maxey, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Revenue told VERIFY.
On Aug. 25, a day after Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan was announced, the Tax Foundation published a list of possible states that might tax student loan debt cancellation, unless those states change their policies in the meantime.
- Arkansas
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Kentucky
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
The projected maximum tax liability for borrowers in those states ranges between $307 and $1,100 for $10,000 in student loan forgiveness.
“In the coming weeks and months, we are likely to see states issue guidance on the treatment of discharged student loan debt,” the Tax Foundation says.
To check for updates on if your state will tax student loan forgiveness amounts, check for updates with your local Department of Revenues.
Editor’s note: This article will be updated as states announce new tax policies related to student loan forgiveness. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/verify/state-federal-taxes-on-student-debt-relief-fact-check/536-9ba4fcf0-734a-40d9-bad8-7d7e38a478c9 | 2022-08-26T22:16:03Z | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/verify/state-federal-taxes-on-student-debt-relief-fact-check/536-9ba4fcf0-734a-40d9-bad8-7d7e38a478c9 | true |
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INVESTING EXPLAINED: What you need to know about shorting, when an investor buys shares in a company because they think the price will fall
In this series, we bust the jargon and explain a popular investing term or theme. Here it's shorting.
What is that?
Normally, investors buy shares because they like a company's prospects.
It's the opposite with short sellers, who think shares in a particular company are set to tumble as its managers are inept, or its prospects poor. Normally, they borrow these shares from a fund manager in exchange for a fee, then sell them. If the shares do fall, the short seller buys them back at a lower price and returns them to their owner, having made a profit along the way.
There is no guarantee that the shares will plummet, making it a risky exercise. It is possible to short other financial instruments and stock market indices as well as shares.
Who are the short sellers?: Hedge funds and other larger financial institutions with the resources to suffer unlimited losses
Who are the short sellers?
Hedge funds and other larger financial institutions with the resources to suffer unlimited losses. Lists of the shares they are shorting are available online.
Companies that have featured heavily on the lists are Cineworld, Carillion and Hammerson. The Argonaut hedge fund, which has been shorting Cineworld for four years, says the company was building 'an empire in a sunset industry'.
Is 'The Big Short' realistic?
The film, based on the book The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, tells the true story of how, in 2005, Michael Burry of the Californian hedge fund Scion started to suspect that the US housing market was in a bubble. Burry's strategy basically was to short sub-prime loans that had been packaged up and sold to investors. He made millions. Currently – and ominously – he is forecasting a stock market crash, and has sold all his shares.
What's a short squeeze?
If the share moves sharply upwards, rather than downwards, short sellers rush to close their positions and limit their losses by buying back the shares. This forces up the price further. It is claimed that some of the recent Wall Street rally was driven by hedge funds covering their short positions.
A basket of 'most shorted stocks' including the retailer Bed Bath & Beyond rose by as much 49 per cent. One of the beneficiaries from the surge in the price of Bed Bath & Beyond was 20-year-old student Jake Freeman who made $110m on his stake.
I've heard of 'naked shorting'
It may sound like a highly inappropriate practice, but it involves selling shares that have not been borrowed. Very risky, and the regulators very much frown on it.
I'm feeling brave...
You can put money into exchange traded funds (ETFs) from Legal & General and Wisdom Tree that enable you to short the FTSE 100. Various brokerages do allow private investors to go short but warn that it is best left to large institutions. Anyone who cannot afford unlimited losses should stay away. This year many hedge funds have lost money, so even experts get it wrong.
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Elton John and Britney Spears have collaborated for the first time, creating the slinky, club-ready single “Hold Me Closer” that sees the pop icons take old sounds and fashion something new.
The funky, piano-driven single uses John’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” as the skeleton and adds elements from his songs “The One” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” all with Spears voice soaring and fluttering.
While John has been releasing new music in the past few years — including the 16-track 2021 album “The Lockdown Sessions” — the song represents Spear’s first new music since her 2016 album “Glory” and her first offering since the ending of her contentious conservatorship.
“She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars and she sounds amazing on this record. I love her dearly and am delighted with what we’ve created together,” John said in a statement. Spears, in her statement, told John it was an honor to be asked: ”I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to work with you and your legendary mind.”
The track is produced by Andrew Watt, who has worked with such acts as Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Miley Cyrus.
The song begins with both stars singing the opening lyrics of “The One” — “I saw you dancing out the ocean/Running fast along the sand/A spirit born of earth and water/Fire flying from your hands.” It then seamlessly moves to ”Tiny Dancer”: “Hold me closer, tiny dancer/Count the headlights on the highway/Lay me down in sheets of linen/You had a busy day today.”
The track calls to mind last year’s hit “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),” which melded John’s songs “Kiss the Bride,” “Rocket Man,” “Where’s the Shoorah?” and “Sacrifice” into a dance bop featuring vocals by Dua Lipa.
John and Spears first met in 2014 at an Oscar viewing party and she later tweeted her love of “Tiny Dancer,” sowing the seeds for the latest collaboration. John is in the midst of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
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Budget proposal increases Dallas Police Department's budget by $35.5 million
DALLAS - The Dallas Police Department is making progress towards its goal of having 3,500 officers.
For years, the department has struggled to recruit and retain officers. But on Friday, Dallas Police Chief Eddie Garcia says the city's latest budget proposal should help. He said this year's budget is the best proposal in his combined six years as chief of police.
Friday, Garcia welcomed 19 of the department's newest members to the ranks.
Auri King from North Carolina is a mother of a 4-year-old son.
"My main goal is to reach the youth," she said.
Garcia says each year the city loses 190 to 210 officers to retirement. In June, he told council more than a quarter of the force was eligible for retirement with pension. So the race to get ahead of attrition and add to the ranks is a challenge. But this year, that may happen.
"We are growing as a department. We hired 164 this year, 120 in academies and 90 in the pipeline," he said. "I’m happy about those numbers. Retention is another issue. We have tremendous support from city to make sure people don't leave the moment they are eligible."
DPD has 3,100 officers right now. The goal is to have 400 more.
The proposed budget would increase DPD's funding by $35.5 million, which is a much different approach than two years ago when the city cut millions in funding for police overtime.
The health of the police and fire pension is another important issue for retention.
City council members will be receiving an update on the fund with its history of financial challenges in the coming months.
"It’s an issue going on long before I arrived," Garcia said. "We need to have discussions about it. I know the importance of the pension to rank and file."
If approved, the city will spend more than $1 billion on police and fire for the first time. That’s 60% percent of the city's general fund budget. | https://www.fox4news.com/news/budget-proposal-increases-dallas-police-departments-budget-by-35-5-million | 2022-08-26T22:31:10Z | https://www.fox4news.com/news/budget-proposal-increases-dallas-police-departments-budget-by-35-5-million | false |
At Dallas Animal Services, there is a critical need for pet adoptions.
"We really need people to come adopt," said Marlo Clingman with Dallas Animal Services. "We have 370 dogs here today and would love to see all these kennels empty."
Although DAS has seen a slight uptick in adoptions since Clear the Shelters kicked off at the beginning of August, it's not enough to make up for the 30 to 60 dogs that come into the shelter each day.
"That adds up. If we're only getting 20 or so adoptions a day, that's just not going to cut it with the number of dogs we're getting in," Clingman said. "We need to get hundred of adoptions this weekend if we're gonna save lives."
"I'm gonna rescue and I'm gonna save one more pitbull's life," Desiree Bailey said as she looked at Coco in her kennel. "She just kinda tugged at my heart. Getting a pitbull housed is so hard, and they're so misunderstood; they just need to be loved the right way."
Dallas Animal Services has offered free adoptions all month.
"When I went online and saw how full the Dallas Animal Shelter was, I said let's do the right thing," Bailey said. "Let's give another dog a home."
After playing in the yard with Coco for a few minutes, the deal was sealed.
"You ready to go to your home," Bailey asked Coco. "Come on!"
CLEAR THE SHELTERS IN NORTH TEXAS
Dallas Animal Services' free adoption included spay/neuter and shots, as well as some free swag bags for new pet parents.
Adoptions are free Saturday, Aug. 27, at all participating Clear the Shelters locations.
To learn more about Clear The Shelters 2022 and search for adoptable pets in your area, visit cleartheshelters.com. You can also donate to your local animal shelters and rescue groups by visiting clearthesheltersfund.org.
North Texas shelters participating in 2022 Clear the Shelters
(Listed in alphabetical order by city)
ATHENS
Athens Animal Rescue Shelter
901 W. College St.
Athens, TX 75751
903- 292-1287
info@athensanimalrescue.com
For more information Click HERE
ALLEN
Allen Animal Services
770 S. Allen Heights Drive
Allen, Texas 75002
214-509-4378
For more information Click HERE
ALVARADO
Alvarado Animal Services
602 South Parkway
Alvarado, Texas 76009
817-666-7401
For more information Click HERE
BENBROOK
Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)
Benbrook Waggin Tails Adoption Center
9009 Benbrook Blvd. (HWY 377 S.)
Benbrook, Texas 76126
817-249-DOGS (3647)
For more information Click HERE
BOWIE
Bowie Animal Shelter
1504 E. Wise Street
Bowie, Texas 76230
940-841-2774
For more information Click HERE
BURLESON
Burleson Animal Services
775 SE John Jones
Burleson, Texas 76028
817-426-9283
For more information Click HERE
CARROLLTON
Carrollton Animal Services and Adoption Center
2247 Sandy Lake Road
Carrollton, Texas 75006
(972) 466-3420
For more information Click HERE
Operation Kindness
3201 Earhart Drive
Carrollton, Texas 75006
972-418-7297
For more information Click HERE
CEDAR HILL
Tri-City Animal Shelter and Adoption Center
1150 E Pleasant Run Road
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
972-291-5335
For more information Click HERE
CLEBURNE
Cleburne Animal Services
2375 Service Dr.
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-566-8895
For more information Click HERE
COPPELL
City of Coppell Animal Services
821 S. Coppell Road
Coppell, Texas 75019
972-304-3515
For more information Click HERE
CROWLEY
Crowley Texas Animal Shelter
101 E. Hampton Road
Crowley, Texas 76036
817-297-2201
By Appointment Only All Month Long
No Appointments are needed on August 27 For more information Click HERE
DALLAS
Dallas Animal Services
1818 N. Westmoreland Road
Dallas, Texas 75212
214-670-3111
For more information Click HERE
East Dallas Kitty Club
Dallas, Texas 75214
972-325-8192
For more information Click HERE
SPCA of Texas
Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center
2400 Lone Star Drive Dallas, Texas 75212
214-742-7722
For more information Click HERE
DENTON
City of Denton Animal Shelter
Linda McNatt Animal Care & Adoption Center
3717 N. Elm Street
Denton, Texas 76207
940-349-7594
For more information Click HERE
EULESS
City of Euless Animal Services
1517 Westpark Way
Euless, Texas 76040
817-685-1594
For more information Click HERE
FARMERS BRANCH
Farmers Branch Animal Services
3727 Valley View Ln
Farmers Branch, Texas 75026
972-919-8770
For more information, Click HERE
FLOWER MOUND
Flower Mound Animal Adoption Center
3950 Justin Road
Flower Mound, Texas 75077
972-874-6390
For more information Click HERE
FORT WORTH
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control
Alliance PetSmart Charities Adoption Center
2901 Texas Sage Trail
Fort Worth, Texas 76177
817-392-7117
For more information Click HERE
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control
Chuck & Brenda Silcox Animal Care & Adoption Center
4900 Martin Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76119
817-392-1234
For more information Click HERE
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control
Hulen PetSmart Charities Adoption Center
4800 SW Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
817-392-6561
For more information Click HERE
Fort Worth Animal Care and Control
North Animal Campus
351 Hillshire Drive
Fort Worth, Texas 76052
817-392-1294
For more information Click HERE
Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)
Saxe-Forte Cat Adoptions
1840 E Lancaster Avenue
Fort Worth, Texas 76103
817-332-4768
For more information Click HERE
GAINESVILLE
Noah’s Ark SPCA
2501 N Weaver Street
Gainesville, Texas 76240
940-665-9800
For more information Click HERE
GARLAND
Garland Animal Shelter & Adoption Center
600 Tower Street
Garland, Texas 75040
972-205-3570
For more information Click HERE
GRAND PRAIRIE
Grand Prairie Animal Services
Prairie Paws Adoption Center
2222 W. Warrior Trail
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
972-237-8573
For more information Click HERE
GRAPEVINE
Grapevine Animal Services
500 Shady Brook Drive
Grapevine, Texas 76051
817-410-3370
For more information Click HERE
GUN BARREL CITY
Straydog, Inc.
P.O. Box 1465
Gun Barrel City, Texas 75147
903-479-3497
Adoption Fees Waived All Month Long
All Adoptions are by Appointment For more information Click HERE
Straydog, Inc. will also hold adoptions in Plano at the
Willow Bend Mall / Neiman Marcus
Special Adoption Date on Saturday, August 13, ONLY
No Appointments Needed
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 2201 Dallas Pkwy Plano, Texas 75094
For more information Click HERE
HURST
Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)
Hurst Adoption Center
900 TCC Rd.
Hurst, Texas 76054
817-788-7216
For more information Click HERE
IRVING
DFW Humane Society of Irving, Inc.
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, Texas 75038
972-721-7788
For more information Click HERE
Irving Animal Services
4140 Valley View Lane
Irving, Texas 75038
972-721-2256
For more information Click HERE
JOSHUA
Joshua Animal Control
100 Santa Fe Street
Joshua, Texas 76058
817-774-9450
For more information Click HERE
KAUFMAN
Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)
Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center
1904 E. US Highway 175
Kaufman, Texas 75142
469-376-4120
For more information Click HERE
KELLER
Humane Society of North Texas (HSNT)
Keller Regional
330 Rufe Snow Drive
Keller, Texas 76248
817-743-4711
For more information Click HERE
LANCASTER
Lancaster Animal Shelter
690 E Main Street
Lancaster, Texas 75146
972-218-1210
For more information Click HERE
LEWISVILLE
Lewisville Animal Services
995 E. Valley Ridge Boulevard
Lewisville, Texas 75057
972-219-3478
For more information Click HERE
LONE OAK
Sadie’s Place Animal Rescue
2821 FM 2737
Lone Oak, Texas 75453
903-662-8125
All adoptions are by appointment only.
For more information Click HERE
MANSFIELD
Mansfield Animal Care & Control
407 Industrial Boulevard
Mansfield, Texas 76063
817-276-4799
For more information Click HERE
MCKINNEY
Collin County Animal Services
4750 Community Avenue McKinney, Texas 75071
972-547-7292
For more information Click HERE
MESQUITE
Mesquite Animal Shelter
1650 Gross Road
Mesquite, Texas 75146
972-216-6283
For more information, Click HERE
MEXIA
The Kittery Kat and Kitten Rescue Corp
838 Krisker Lane
Mexia, Texas 76667
254-424-3234
For more information Click HERE
NACOGDOCHES
Nacogdoches Animal Services and Adoption Center
3211 SW Stallings Drive
Nacogdoches, Texas 75964
936-560-5011
For more information Click HERE
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
North Richland Hills Animal Adoption & Rescue Center7301 Iron Horse Boulevard
North Richland Hills, Texas 76180
817-427-6570
For more information Click HERE
Email: animalcontrol2@nrhtx.com
PLANO
Dallas Cat Rescue DBA Cat Matchers
P.O. Box 262571
Plano, Texas 75026
972-458-7877
For more information Click HERE
Straydog Inc.
Willow Bend Mall, Neiman Marcus Special Adoption Date on Saturday, August 13, ONLY
No Appointments Needed
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
2201 Dallas Pkwy Plano, Texas 75094 For more information Click HERE
Plano Animal Shelter
4028 W Plano Parkway
Plano, Texas 75093
972-769-4226
For more information Click HERE
RED OAK
Red Oak Animal Care and Control
411 W Read Oak Road
Red Oak, Texas 75154
214-399-7730
For more information Click HERE
RICHARDSON
Richardson Animal Shelter
1330 Columbia Drive
Richardson, Texas 75081
972-744-4480
For more information Click HERE
RICHLAND HILLS
Richland Hills Animal Services Center
7049 Baker Boulevard
Richland Hills, Texas 76118
817-616-3769
For more information Click HERE
ROYSE CITY
Royse City Animal Shelter
1101 N Josephine Street
Royse City, Texas 75189
214-934-9352
For more information Click HERE
SACHSE
Sachse Animal Shelter
6436 Sachse Road
Sachse, Texas 75048
972-675-9662
For more information Click HERE
SAGINAW
City of Saginaw Animal Services
205 Brenda Lane
Saginaw, Texas 76179
817-230-0458
Adoption fees will be waived August 27 – August 31 For more information Click HERE
SEAGOVILLE
Seagoville Animal Shelter
1330 E Malloy Bridge Road
Seagoville, Texas 75159
972-287-6838
For more information Click HERE
SHERMAN
Sherman Animal Shelter
1800 East Ida Road
Sherman, Texas 75090
903-892-7255
For more information, Click HERE
TOOL
Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake
10200 CR 2403
Tool, Texas 75143
903-432-3422
For more information Click HERE
WATAUGA
Watauga Animal Services
5203 Watauga Road
Watauga, Texas 76137
817-656-9614
For more information Click HERE
WAXAHACHIE
SPCA of Texas
Ellis County Animal Care Center
2570 FM Road 878
Waxahachie, Texas 76165
972-935-0756
For more information Click HERE
WEATHERFORD
Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter
403 Hickory Lane
Weatherford, Texas 76086
817-598-4181
For more information Click HERE
WYLIE
City of Wyle Animal Shelter
949 Hensley Lane Building 100
Wylie, Texas 75098
972-429-8047
For more information Click HERE
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA
Ardmore Animal Care, Inc.
321 Carol Brown Blvd
Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
580-223-7070
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A coup, shifting gears and why Azimio is falling apart
What you need to know:
- The political organisational juggernaut called Azimio was held together and propelled by Uhuru Kenyatta as a political force.
- With Kenyatta's presidential force close to nil, Azimio is not only immobile, but it is also falling apart.
- Entities that had been impelled into Azimio by the threat of violent state power now enjoy illimitable political freedom.
There are four things that, mentioned together, instigate extreme discomfort in Kenyan politics: a month, a year, an event and an organisation.
August 1982 coup and the Kenya Airforce. They are elements of a traumatic national taboo that has been assiduously mined by disparate constituencies for devastating political capital.
More confounding are the paradoxes spawned by that moment of abysmal madness: its villains are yet hopeless romantics, and its heroes, uttermost cowards, whilst the rest of us ebb and flow between pillar and post with resolute indeterminacy.
In keeping with the psychic oscillation ordained by the occasion, this is both about, and entirely not about August 1982, the coup and the Kenya Airforce.
When the dust settled on that desperately doomed affair, the airforce had been disbanded, and its officers rehabilitated and re-skilled in wholly new, innocuous, apolitical and perfectly non-martial disciplines.
A good number of them became very brilliant schoolteachers, and this is why I am talking about the coup.
Now I had the good fortune to be taught, for the most part, by highly qualified, remarkably committed, talented and excellent teachers, as I would imagine, you did.
Even so, the most remarkable of them have to be the new teachers who materialised in the mid-80s, quiet, firm, knowledgeable and discreet.
One of them was an aircraft engineer who disappeared after the coup, only to materialise as one of my greatest teachers ever.
Samuel Lagat was a prodigious all-rounder inside the school and a stern, silent, crisp enigma outside it.
When I joined Alliance High School, C. S Khaemba had just been promoted to deputise the insuperable legend M. K. Wagitu, and the place was humming like a high-bypass, turbofan Rolls-Royce Trent aircraft engine.
Our careers master was Murigi Mbugua, a maths and physics ace, just like Khaemba.
Both Khaemba and Mbugua were former airforce pilots. Khaemba was a clipped, serious, earnest, hyper-organised and sports-obsessed master whose valiant attempts to suppress his military bearing not only backfired but actually seemed to incite the soldier within
Dry humour was his forte, and it was difficult to forget anything he ever taught. He did not suffer fools gladly, and his extremely high reactivity was legendary.
In fact, the S in his name was famously repurposed to stand for Sodium; we learnt later that it stands for Situma, meaning that in another life he would have been a formidable Bukusu warrior.
Mbugua was the anti-Khaemba. Breezy, prone to humming as he ambled energetically by, loquacious with a vivid turn of phrase, he reminded me of Shakespeare’s Mercutio.
He enjoyed being a civilian overmuch, and I later discovered that his febrile enthusiasm for trigonometry and projectile motion was not a vain acquisition from secondary sources. Conversation with Mbugua consisted of maths or physics exam questions.
“Young man, for example, let us say you are from Aggrey. And let us assume you are lazy. A lazy boy from Aggrey is travelling at the speed of….”
Classical mechanics
It was Khaemba who introduced us to the greatness of Isaac Newton, and gave us an overview of Principia Mathematica.
His aim was to ease us into the famous laws of classical mechanics.
The Third Law is very well known and everybody from drunkards, to politicians, to drunk politicians- knows how to deploy it as a threat: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
The effect is astounding when sternly delivered without further exposition.
The First Law is the slightly less known law of inertia, which really is why we got into this whole story.
If a body is at rest or is moving at a constant speed in a straight line, it will remain thus at rest or in such motion, unless it is acted upon by a force.
This force is described in the second law as being equal to the product of mass and acceleration.
In any event, the apparent behaviour and other characteristics of an entity can be dominated by the presence and actions of another entity.
Azimio juggernaut
The political organisational juggernaut called Azimio was held together and propelled by Uhuru Kenyatta as a political force.
To be such a force, Kenyatta was not just an arch-politico, he was the President in full incumbency, commanding the levers of the state and able to move earth and heaven to express his will.
An election happened on August 9, followed by the declaration of William Ruto as president-elect.
This event instantaneously downgraded Kenyatta into temporary incumbency under Article 134.
In other words, with his presidential force close to nil, Azimio is not only immobile, but it is also falling apart.
By design, Azimio substituted Kenyatta’s presidential power for internal equilibrium.
Entities that had been impelled into Azimio by the threat of violent state power now enjoy illimitable political freedom.
Sans force, Azimio resumes its state of rest or motion at constant speed in a straight line: it is neither coming, nor going.
Mr Ng’eno is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a former State House speech writer. @EricNgeno | https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/a-coup-shifting-gears-and-why-azimio-is-falling-apart-3927630 | 2022-08-26T22:41:42Z | https://nation.africa/kenya/blogs-opinion/opinion/a-coup-shifting-gears-and-why-azimio-is-falling-apart-3927630 | true |
Which kitchen sink organizer is best?
Storing your cleaning tools near the kitchen sink helps keep things tidy and hygienic. The best kitchen sink organizers have spaces designed for necessary items, including dish soap, sponges and scrub brushes. If you’re looking for something that you can customize with removable dividers that keeps the essentials on hand, the Amazon Basics Kitchen Sink Organizer and Sponge Holder is the best.
What to know before you buy a kitchen sink organizer
Size
The best kitchen sink organizers are small enough to fit on the edge of the sink or nearby countertop. They are often between 6 and 10 inches wide, although most are on the smaller end.
Consider the depth of the lip on your sink as well. Organizers meant to go near the faucet are around 5 inches deep. Larger organizers can go on the countertop near the sink. Those with baskets for storage are between 4 and 5 inches tall.
Compartments
Some organizers include divided compartments, ideal for storing upright items such as scrub brushes and sponges. This optimizes space as well as providing support to keep items from falling.
Removable and adjustable dividers have the most customization. Ventilation holes help things dry quickly, even in storage compartments.
Design
Kitchen sink organizers can be flat or have one or more vertical baskets for storage. Hanging arms for damp towels provide extra utility, although they are rarely big enough for anything but a small washcloth.
Holes and ridges on the bottom surface keep water from pooling under your items. These are often designed in geometric shapes for added visual interest and function.
What to look for in a quality kitchen sink organizer
Material
Kitchen sink organizers come in silicone, plastic or metal.
- Silicone is the most flexible and is used for flat organizers rather than baskets.
- Plastics are usually shatterproof and thick enough to hold heavy items such as full bottles of dish soap without bending.
- Metal organizers are the most rigid but can rust and wear, especially at the joints and corners. Look for stainless steel or powder-coated metal that is rustproof.
Durability
Silicone is a durable material that is also non-slip. Plastic made from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene holds up under hot and wet conditions. Metal is one of the most durable materials, but should be coated to work well in water.
Smaller pieces, such as towel racks or wire baskets, are often the first places that show wear. Look for sturdy construction and welds that connect these parts to the main organizer base.
Drainage
Organizers that let water drain keep your sponges and brushes cleaner and ready to use. Some have drainage trays you manually empty while others let water drain into the sink through a built-in lip. Look for an organizer that’s easy to keep dry. This increases the longevity of the organizer and the items it stores.
Easy cleaning
Even the best organizers get dirty with use. Look for one that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth. White kitchen sink organizers may need regular wiping to keep from staining.
Emptying them to rinse and dry is another option, although that requires more time and space. Removable trays and liners make this process easier by eliminating the need to wash the entire organizer.
How much you can expect to spend on a kitchen sink organizer
Kitchen sink organizers cost $10-$20. Cost is based on material, size and features such as baskets and towel bars.
Kitchen sink organizer FAQ
How do I keep my kitchen sink tidy?
A. A consistent daily cleaning routine is key to keeping your kitchen sink tidy. Keeping things such as dish soap and sponges nearby encourages you to wash dishes, wipe up spills and even deep clean regularly. Use a cloth to wipe down the sink, including the organizer, after each time you wash dishes.
How do I add storage to my sink?
A. Use convenient spaces such as the lip by the faucet or nearby countertop space to store things you use daily, such as dish soap. Putting your items in a kitchen sink organizer keeps things from looking cluttered. You can also use the same ones under the sink for additional storage. This space is ideal for things you use less frequently, such as dishwasher pods or silicone gloves.
What’s the best kitchen sink organizer to buy?
Top kitchen sink organizer
Amazon Basics Kitchen Sink Organizer and Sponge Holder
What you need to know: A removable divider and integrated washcloth rail combine functionality and customization.
What you’ll love: Multiple vertical baskets can fit dish soap as well as long-handled scrub brushes and sponges while the removable liner makes cleaning easy. The sturdy white plastic is neutral enough to go with any decor.
What you should consider: Water accumulates quickly in the base due to a lip that keeps water off the counter but leads to frequent washing of the organizer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top kitchen sink organizer for the money
Luxet Sponge Holder for Kitchen Sink
What you need to know: Store dish soap, sponges and scouring pads on a food-grade silicone base that’s textured to facilitate water draining.
What you’ll love: There’s a lip to let water and soap go back into the sink automatically. It comes in grey, black, blue, pink and red. The budget-friendly price means you can purchase multiple for added storage.
What you should consider: There aren’t any vertical supports to hold things upright.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
ODesign Kitchen Sink Organizer
What you need to know: This caddy stores everything from soap to small towels on the side of the sink.
What you’ll love: It’s easy to clean due to the removable towel arm, base and vertical basket. The plastic tray catches water and slides out for emptying without needing to move the organizer.
What you should consider: You have to manually empty the water tray.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK (AP) — Someone, of course, will end up in the history books as the last opponent of Serena Williams’ stellar career. It could be Danka Kovinic, a 27-year-old from Montenegro who is “honored” to be the first-round U.S. Open foe of someone she remembers watching on TV as a child.
Their match — scheduled for Arthur Ashe Stadium at 7 p.m. on Monday night, Day 1 of the Grand Slam tournament that Williams has indicated will mark her farewell — is the first time the two women have shared a court.
Kovinic’s reaction when she heard about the matchup from her coach: “I was happy; I won’t lie.”
“It’s a privilege to share the court with Serena,” Kovinic said in an interview at Flushing Meadows on Friday. “I just really hope that I can show my good game. Maybe my best game.”
They’ve crossed paths in tour locker rooms over the years, but Kovinic said she never got up the nerve to request a joint practice session.
“I was like, ‘OK, that’s Serena and I am Danka,’” said the 80th-ranked Kovinic, whose best Grand Slam results were reaching the third round at the Australian Open in January and French Open in May before losing at each to a major champion (Iga Swiatek in Melbourne; Simona Halep in Paris). “I didn’t feel like I could approach her to ask.”
Other topics are, or will be, of interest over the coming two weeks, from renewed questions about whether it makes sense for women to use slightly different tennis balls than the men do at Flushing Meadows — this is the only Grand Slam tournament that does that — to Novak Djokovic’s absence due to being unvaccinated against COVID-19, to Rafael Nadal’s pursuit of a 23rd major title despite a recent recovery from a torn abdominal muscle, to Emma Raducanu’s return to the site of her out-of-nowhere run from qualifier to Slam champion a year ago in New York.
And on and on.
But for now, and especially on Monday, nothing — and no one — in tennis matters as much as Williams.
“Serena is an icon. If I wasn’t playing her on Monday, I wouldn’t have all this attention. I’m aware of that,” Kovinic said. “So it’ll be a very nice experience and, at the same moment, maybe a little bit stressful. Of course I will feel pressure. But I will try to turn it into something positive.”
What is she most eager to find out about Williams’ game?
“Everything,” Kovinic said with a chuckle. “I know she hits hard, but I don’t know how different that is from the other girls I play.”
Other players can imagine what these circumstances might feel like for Kovinic, who has a 2-4 career record at the U.S. Open — 104 fewer match wins at the place than 23-time Grand Slam champ Williams, who turns 41 on Sept. 26.
“It’s a tough one,” said Caroline Garcia, who is seeded 17th and could meet Williams if both reach the semifinals. “Danka knows that she’s going to step on court with every single person there against her. When Serena was playing in the past, the atmosphere already was electric, so I can’t imagine what it’ll be out there now."
Garcia is coming off a title last week at Cincinnati, where Williams lost her opening match 6-4, 6-0 to Raducanu.
“I couldn’t think about who was on the other side of the court, because I knew as soon as I did, my mind would probably start going,” Raducanu said about taking on Williams. “So I just had to take it, look at the ball, not think about anything else.”
Kovinic says she generally tries to worry only about herself and her tactics, rather than what’s happening on the other side of the net.
No matter who is on the other side of the net.
Might be a tad different this time.
“It’s like: I know what to expect,” said Kovinic, the only woman to win a Grand Slam match while representing Montenegro. “And at the same time, I don’t know what to expect.”
Fans who attend the match, or watch on TV, “don’t know much about me,” Kovinic said.
So she offered a bit of a scouting report: Like Williams — well, maybe not quite like Williams, Kovinic said with a laugh — she relies on a big first serve. She can win points with her forehand. She mixes spins.
Her biggest victory probably came against Raducanu in Australia this year.
“She was really, really solid, was staying with you, counterpunching. Then, after you drop one short after a long rally, she would attack,” Raducanu said.
Kovinic has never played a match in Ashe.
Never even hit a ball in the 23,771-capacity stadium, the largest Slam stage, although she was hoping to get the chance to practice there over the weekend. She did venture inside more than a decade ago, as a teen entered in the junior competition, to sit in the upper reaches of the stands and watch Kim Clijsters play.
“It was spectacular,” she said. “From up above, the court looks so tiny. I assume it will be a completely different feeling when I step on the ground down there.”
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Kansas women honored by Gov. on Women’s Equality Day
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly honored Kansas women on Women’s Equality Day.
On Women’s Equality Day, Friday, Aug. 26, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says she recognized and honored all Kansas women, past and present, who have broken barriers and fought for equal representation and treatment.
Gov. Kelly said Women’s Equality Day celebrates the ratification of the 19th amendment - which granted women in the U.S. the right to vote.
“Today, let’s celebrate the progress we’ve made to achieve women’s equality – and acknowledge the work we still have left to do,” Kelly said. “I will continue working to make Kansas a better, more inclusive place for all.”
Kelly noted that her administration has worked to advance gender equality and ensure the female voice is heard throughout the Sunflower State.
In January 2021, the Governor indicated that the Kansas Department of Administration began the Kansas Women in State Employment initiative to provide resources and materials for specific employment issues women face in the state. She said hundreds of employees participated in the 2022 forum.
In May 2021, Kelly also said she signed Senate Bill 60 into law, which made sexual extortion a crime and removed the spousal exemption of the crime of sexual battery. In May 2022, she signed House Bill 2237, which expanded the child care assistance tax credit for employers who make child care available for their employees.
In July 2021, the Governor noted that she signed an executive order to expand parental leave benefits for State of Kansas Employees. Just last month, she said she announced her plan to provide mothers in the state with health care coverage under Kansas Medicaid up to 12 months after the baby has been delivered, which was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. She said this will impact over 9,000 mothers each year and the extension of 10 months will dramatically improve health outcomes for mothers and babies.
Finally, in 2020, Kelly said for the first time in Kansas history, women sat at the helm of all three branches of Kansas government as she served as the state’s third female governor.
At the time, Kelly said she served alongside the first female Senate President, Susan Wagle, and the second female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Marla Luckert.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
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411 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
The Flood Advisory will expire at 415 PM CDT this afternoon for a
portion of southeast Texas, including the following counties,
Galveston and Harris.
The heavy rain has ended. Urban and small stream flooding is no
longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining
road closures.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York this fall and are expected to bring in more than $1 billion in total, Christie’s and Allen’s estate announced Friday.
The works to be auctioned span 500 years of art history from Old Masters to the giants of modern art, Christie’s said, adding that all proceeds will go to philanthropy.
Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2018. In his lifetime he gave more than $2 billion to causes including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research.
Highlights of the upcoming sale include Paul Cézanne’s “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire,” completed in 1890 and estimated to sell for more than $100 million, and Jasper Johns’ “Small False Start” from 1960, estimated at $50 million. Other details of the artworks to be auctioned were not released.
Guillaume Cerutti, Christie’s chief executive officer, said in a statement, “The inspirational figure of Paul Allen, the extraordinary quality and diversity of works, and the dedication of all proceeds to philanthropy, create a unique combination that will make the sale of the Paul G. Allen Collection an event of unprecedented magnitude.”
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SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird’s eye for the court and knowledge of the game is what separates her among WNBA point guards, much to the frustration of her opponents for the past two decades.
Washington Mystics coach Mike Thibault has watched Bird up close for his entire career in the WNBA. He saw Bird, the league’s all-time assist leader, put on a vintage performance as the Storm eliminated the Mystics from the WNBA Playoffs.
“As much as I love Sue, I will be glad that she’s sitting over in the stands next year when we walk in this place,” said Thibault, the league’s all-time leader in coaching victories.
Teammates and opponents point to Bird’s mind as her strength. She’s always analyzing, thinking several steps ahead. At 41, Bird has decided this is her last season. But first, she’s aiming for her fifth WNBA title with the Storm, where she’s spent her entire career.
Bird’s skill as a coach on the court will be tested when Seattle’s best-of-five semifinal against Las Vegas starts on Sunday. Las Vegas was the best team in the league during the regular season and has become a nemesis for Bird, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the Storm.
“We have our work cut out for us,” Bird said. “They just present a lot of problems.”
The Aces won three of four matchups this season — including two in the final week — and have won five of the past six dating back to last season. Seattle beat Las Vegas for its last title in 2020 in the WNBA bubble in Florida. If the Storm are to send Bird out on top, they must find a way to solve the Aces.
Thibault and other coaches in the league know the most successful point guards have incredible vision. It’s how they view the game before taking the court and while its playing out. There are few that fit the description of “floor general” to the level of Bird.
“We talk all the time about coaches on the floor. But there really aren’t that many to be honest with you,” Thibault said. “But she is one of them because she has an innate sense of feeling the game. Like ‘OK, we’ve come down and this isn’t working, but this did.’ She can literally tell a player, ‘Go there because I know they’re going to do this.’ She has a feel and she studies the game.”
Mystics star Elena Delle Donne was ousted from the playoffs by the Storm and Bird, who scored a season-high 18 points and dished 10 assists in the 97-84 win on Sunday. In the times the duo overlapped playing internationally for the United States, she got a first-hand education.
“I’ve never felt so ready for games because of the way she was able to break things down and also simplify the game and teach it,” Delle Donne said. “It’s why Sue’s teams win. I think there’s things we can learn from Sue. It’s why she’s been so successful. It’s why all of her teams are so prepared.”
Delle Donne suggested coaching as a next step for Bird once she’s done playing. She’s not alone.
Seattle coach Noelle Quinn has seen the depth of Bird’s court vision from a unique perspective. She saw it for three seasons as a teammate, the last of which ended with the third of Bird’s four WNBA titles in 2018. She’s witnessed it the past two seasons as Bird’s coach.
“Something about these moments that made me understand why she is so great. You see her just kick a different gear mentally and physically,” Quinn said. “I’ve seen it time and time again and it always still impresses me just how she’s able to just lock in and excel in those moments.”
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Garfield Drive home is top seller in Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys for the week of Aug. 8-12.
A home in John Ringling Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Garfield Property LLC sold two properties at 203 Garfield Drive to Greenpoint Property Inc. for $2.9 million. The first property was built in 1936, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,718 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1936, it has one bath and 400 square feet of living area. They sold for $300,000 in 2006.
Beachplace
Suzanne Lally, trustee, of Walpole, Massachusetts, sold the Unit 603 condominium at 1145 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gail Russell, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, for $1.85 million. Built in 1980, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,503 square feet of living area. It sold for $740,000 in 2010.
Lido
Kristen Rocks, of Sarasota, sold her home at 451 Bowdoin Circle to Robert Brooks, of Sarasota, for $1.4 million. Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,085 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.15 million in 2006.
Sands Point
Edwin and Carolyn Schmith, trustees, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, sold the Unit 204 condominium at 100 Sands Point Road to Bruce and Megan Chipkin, of Clinton Corners, New York, for $1.06 million. Built in 1966, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,941 square feet of living area. It sold for $125,000 in 1994.
Casa Del Mar
Sonny Calhoun Properties LLC sold the Unit 18-B condominium at 4621 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Steve Walsh, of Newton, Massachusetts, for $630,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 900 square feet of living area. It sold for $350,000 in 2017.
Cedars East
Heiner and Michelle Theobald, of Quebec, Canada, sold their Unit 30 condominium at 846 Evergreen Way to Rayburn and Maryellen Greene, of Lakeland, for $624,900. Built in 1991, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,440 square feet of living area. It sold for $229,900 in 1994.
First Longboat Harbour
Robert and Marilou Harb, of N. Dartmouth, Massachusetts, sold their Unit 103 condominium at 4320 Falmouth Drive to David Sutter and Amber Sutter, trustees, of Omaha, Nebraska, for $590,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 928 square feet of living area. It sold for $125,000 in 1999.
Sleepy Lagoon
Marc and Renee Preininger, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 6541 Gulfside Road to Ash Hale Properties LLC for $499,800. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,164 square feet of living area. It sold for $512,000 in 2021.
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Chick-fil-A grilled filets, nuggets have dairy allergen due to supplier issue
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. - Chick-fil-A said its grilled nuggets and grilled chicken filets have an undeclared dairy allergen due to a mishap at its supplier
The restaurant chain said a supplier notified the company that it "unintentionally added an undeclared dairy allergen in the recipe for our Grilled Filets and Grilled Nuggets."
"We took immediate steps to notify guests of this temporary issue," Chick-fil-A said in a statement. "We are actively working with the supplier so this doesn’t happen again and to ensure the allergen is removed."
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A notice warning about the issue is posted on Chick-fil-A’s nutrition and allergens page on its website and mobile app. A separate notice warning consumers about the dairy allergen is also on the Grilled Nuggets page.
Chick-fil-A also sent signage to all restaurants to notify customers of the allergen. There are more than 2,400 locations in the U.S.
"We understand and take seriously the trust our Guests place in us to make sure their food is how they expect it, and we apologize for this situation," the company said in the statement. "Our priority is that our impacted Guests can enjoy these products again soon."
FILE - A Chick-fil-A restaurant is seen on July 5, 2022, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that food allergies impact an estimated 8% of kids in the United States or roughly one in 13 children, calling it "a growing food safety and public health concern."
Eight foods or food groups account for the most serious allergic reactions in the U.S., which are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, soy, peanuts, and tree nuts, according to the CDC.
The severity of allergic reactions to food can vary among individuals and can even change for one person over time. Not all reactions lead to anaphylaxis, a sudden and severe allergic reaction that may cause death, but over 40% of kids with food allergies in the U.S. required a visit to the emergency department, the agency says.
Kids With Food Allergies, a division of the nonprofit Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, alerted parents about the issue on its Facebook page and website this week.
"We understand how devastating it is to lose a food option," the group wrote in part.
Many commenters expressed concern about the unintended ingredient change, noting how it limited food options even more for those with dairy allergies.
"This is heartbreaking for my teenage son who is very limited on where he can actually order off a menu," one parent wrote.
"Every label. Every time. Even if it was safe yesterday. It might change today. This is a great reminder," another added.
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Shares of Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Cl A
CTC.A,
-2.30%
dropped 2.30% to C$161.24 Friday, in what proved to be an all-around negative trading session for the Canadian market, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index
GSPTSE,
-1.48%
falling 1.48% to 19,873.29. This was the stock's eighth consecutive day of losses. Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. Cl A closed C$35.85 short of its 52-week high (C$197.09), which the company achieved on September 16th. Trading volume of 202,881 shares remained below its 50-day average volume of 250,914.
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Although she’s been building up her reputation as the Queen Of Dancehall for over 20 years now — remember “Romping Shop”?! — Spice went decades without releasing her official debut album.
That all changed last summer with her GRAMMY-nominated 2021 project titled 10, and we got a chance to sit down with the “Bad Girl” hitmaker to chop it up about finally being free to make the music she wants and collaborating with reggae legends.
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In addition to how she managed to lock in collabs with the likes of Shaggy and Sean Paul amongst others, Spice also gave Headkrack and Lore’l some insight on her decision to join Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, making a surprising hit with castmate Karlie Redd and even a tutorial on the explicit bedroom moves she sings about in her lyrics. You can definitely earn some things!
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Sources: Crist picks teachers union leader as running mate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist is expected to announce that he has chosen the Miami-Dade County teachers union president to be his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, two people close to the campaign said Friday.
United Teachers of Dade President Karla Hernandez-Mats will be announced as Crist's running mate on Saturday, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement hasn't been made yet.
The pick will guarantee DeSantis' education policy is an issue in the campaign. The governor has appealed to his conservative base by limiting discussions of race in schools; prohibiting discussion of LGBTQ issues in grades K-3 and limiting it in higher grades; forcing schools to publish the contents of their libraries and giving parents more control in selecting textbooks.
DeSantis also took action to punish school districts that enacted mask mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, he removed four Broward County school board members after a grand jury report on the 2018 Parkland high school shooting accused them of deceit and incompetence in handling a school safety program.
Hernandez-Mats advocated delaying students' return to school in the fall of 2020 and continuing mask mandates in 2021, in defiance of DeSantis' administration. She has also been critical of what opponents have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law, which prohibits lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Hernandez-Mats is the daughter of two Honduran immigrants who came to the U.S. in the 1970s. She has said she learned the importance of labor advocacy because her father had few rights as a farmworker after having been an accountant in his home country.
FILE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep Charlie Crist, D-Fla., speaks to supporters on Aug. 23, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Crist is expected to announce that he has chosen the Miami-Dade County teachers union president to be his running mate as he challenges Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, two people close to the campaign said Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
Hernandez-Mats was the first Hispanic to be elected to lead the United Teachers of Dade in 2016. The school district has more than 30,000 employees and more than 330,000 students. The American Federation of Teachers says Hernández-Mats helped lead an effort to hold a 2018 referendum in which voters approved a pay raise for public school teachers.
In 2010, she was picked as Teacher of the Year at Hialeah Middle School for her work with special needs children.
DeSantis is widely believed to be considering a bid for the presidency in 2024; winning a second term as governor would be the first step in that journey.
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PENNSYLVANIA, USA — On this Friday, Mike Stevens lets us visit a few of our fine feathered friends. As you might guess, he found them in the PhotoLink Library.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), the global leader in CRM, today announced it has granted equity awards under its 2014 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to new employees who joined Salesforce in connection with the acquisition of Troops.ai. The Plan was adopted by the Salesforce Board of Directors in July 2014, in accordance with New York Stock Exchange Rule 303A.08.
Through the Plan, Salesforce granted a total of 33,788 restricted stock units ("RSUs") to 13 Troops.ai employees. The RSUs vest over four years with 25 percent of the RSUs vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance vesting quarterly thereafter in 12 equal installments, subject to continued service through each applicable vesting date. Each of the employees who received an equity award is a non-executive officer.
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Trump election probe in Georgia cites voting system breach
ATLANTA (AP) - The prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking information about the alleged involvement of a Trump ally in the breach of voting equipment at a county roughly 200 miles south of her Atlanta office.
The widening of the probe highlights the latest instance in which unauthorized people appear to have gained access to voting equipment since the 2020 election, primarily in battleground states lost by Trump. Election experts have raised concerns that sensitive information shared online about the equipment may have exposed vulnerabilities that could be exploited by people intent on disrupting future elections.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to have attorney Sidney Powell, who tried persistently to overturn Trump's loss, testify before a special grand jury seated for the investigation into possible illegal election interference. In her court petition filed Thursday, Willis said Powell is "known to be affiliated" with Trump and the Trump campaign and has unique knowledge about her communications with them and others "involved in the multi-state, coordinated efforts to influence the results of the November 2020 elections in Georgia and elsewhere."
The scope of Willis´ criminal investigation has expanded considerably since it began, prompted by a Jan. 2, 2021, phone call in which Trump suggested Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger could "find" the votes needed to overturn Trump´s narrow election loss in the state. Among other things, Willis wrote that she wants to ask Powell about rural Coffee County, where Trump beat President Joe Biden by nearly 40 percentage points.
Emails and other records first reported this month by The Washington Post and also obtained by The Associated Press show that Powell was involved in arranging for a team from data solutions company SullivanStrickler to travel to the county's elections office.
The records were produced in response to subpoenas issued by plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit that alleges Georgia´s voting machines, which are manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems, are vulnerable to attack. The plaintiffs want the machines replaced by a system that uses hand-marked paper ballots.
FILE - Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta, on Jan. 4, 2022. Willis, the prosecutor investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia has indicated that she's interested in a breach of voting equipment in a county about 200 miles south of her Atlanta office. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)
The lawsuit filed by the Coalition for Good Governance and individual voters long predates and is unrelated to false allegations of widespread election fraud pushed by Trump and his allies.
Dominion has filed defamation lawsuits against high-profile Trump supporters, including Powell, who made false claims about Dominion voting machines being used to steal the 2020 election.
In an email sent to Powell on Jan. 7, 2021, SullivanStrickler COO Paul Maggio said he and his team were "on our way to Coffee County Georgia to collect what we can from the Election/Voting machines and systems." He included an invoice for an "initial retainer" of $26,000 to pay for a team of four people for one day. The subject of the invoice is "Voting Machines Analysis."
"Everything went smoothly yesterday with the Coffee County collection. Everyone involved was extremely helpful," Maggio wrote in an email the next day. "We are consolidating all of the data collected and will be uploading it to our secure site for access by your team."
A document listing the contents of Maggio's hard drive shows that it includes forensic images of an election management system server, a precinct tabulator, compact flash cards and thumb drives used to program tabulators and touchscreen voting machines, a computer used to check in voters and a laptop computer supplied by Dominion. It also includes scanned images of paper ballots from the January 2021 U.S. Senate runoff election.
The company defended its actions in a statement sent by its attorney, Amanda Clark Palmer.
"SullivanStrickler was retained by and took direction from licensed, practicing attorneys to preserve and forensically copy the Dominion Voting Machines used in the 2020 election," the statement said. "The firm had no reason to believe that, as officers of the court, these attorneys would ask or direct SullivanStrickler to do anything either improper or illegal."
The attorneys told the firm to contact county election officials to access certain data and then to distribute it to certain other people, the statement said. The company maintains that "at the time they engaged in that work, they were operating under the good faith belief that their client was authorized to access the voting machines and servers."
"With the benefit of hindsight, and knowing everything they know now, they would not take on any further work of this kind," the statement said, adding that the company intends to fully cooperate with any investigation.
Willis noted that there also is "evidence in the public record" that Powell was involved in similar efforts in Michigan and Nevada around the same time. A lawyer representing Powell didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Friday.
Ryan Germany, general counsel for the Georgia secretary of state´s office, said in a declaration filed in court on Aug. 2 that the office opened an investigation in mid-March and brought in an expert to perform a forensic inspection of the Coffee County election server. The next steps, he said, are to complete the forensic investigation and interview witnesses.
The secretary of state's office requested help earlier this month from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which on Aug. 15 opened "a computer trespass investigation of a Coffee County elections server," spokesperson Nelly Miles said in an email.
The Coffee County case appears similar to breaches of voting equipment elsewhere. In addition to Georgia, these include local election offices in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Colorado.
During an event last summer held by Trump ally Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who has sought to prove voting machines are being manipulated, copies of voting systems from Mesa County, Colorado, and Antrim County, Michigan, were distributed and made available online.
A month earlier, Pennsylvania election officials decertified voting equipment used in one county - also named Fulton - after officials there allowed an outside firm access to "certain key components of its certified system, including the county´s election database, results files, and Windows systems logs." The firm also was allowed to make copies of voting system hard drives.
In Mesa County, Colorado, Clerk Tina Peters and her deputy were indicted in connection with a May 2021 security breach at the election office. Prosecutors allege the pair were part of a "deceptive scheme" to provide access to their voting system technology to unauthorized individuals.
This week, the deputy clerk, Belinda Knisley, pleaded guilty and agreed to testify against Peters, who has denied wrongdoing and claimed she had an obligation to investigate.
Also in Colorado, state election officials have been investigating a potential breach in Elbert County, where they say the clerk made two copies of the county´s voting system and provided them to two attorneys not authorized to have them.
In Antrim County, Michigan, a judge had allowed a forensic exam of voting equipment after a brief mix-up of 2020 election results led to a lawsuit alleging fraud. The lawsuit was dismissed, but somehow a copy of the voting system ended up being distributed publicly at the Lindell event, according to attendees.
Michigan authorities also are investigating security breaches at four local election offices that are alleged to have occurred between March and late June 2021.
FILE - Sidney Powell, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, leaves the federal court in Washington, June 24, 2021. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to have Powell, who tried persistently to overturn Trump's loss, testify before a special grand jury seated for the investigation of election interference. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11151087/Trump-election-probe-Georgia-cites-voting-breach.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-26T23:16:26Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11151087/Trump-election-probe-Georgia-cites-voting-breach.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Brazil's Guedes sees falling interest rates as the year turns, upbeat 2023 GDP
BRASILIA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brazilian Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Friday that monetary easing will kick off in the country as soon as the year turns, which will help support much higher than expected GDP growth in 2023.
Speaking at an event hosted by agribusiness entrepreneurs, Guedes estimated that the key interest rate, which now stand at 13.75%, will start to decrease "as soon as the year turns."
Falling inflation and lower funding costs should boost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) next year, he noticed.
"It's going to be more than 2.5%, it's going to be 3%, 3.5% (growth)," he said.
The minister's forecasts contrast with market expectations of a mild 0.39% GDP rise next year, according to a central bank weekly survey. Private economists also project that interest rates will only begin to fall in June.
Policymakers have been giving signals that they may interrupt the world's most aggressive monetary tightening cycle in September, after pushing Brazil's benchmark Selic rate significantly above its 2% record low, reached in March 2021.
At the same time, the central bank has also indicated an intention to keep interest rates at a high level "for a sufficiently long period" to ensure inflation convergence towards official targets.
At a different event on Friday, central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said Brazil has been "quite aggressive" in raising interest rates, with much of that policy shift still to impact the economy, but cautioned that policymakers could not afford to "let their guard down." (Reporting by Marcela Ayres; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Sandra Maler) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11150957/Brazils-Guedes-sees-falling-rates-year-turns-upbeat-2023-GDP.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-26T23:17:50Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11150957/Brazils-Guedes-sees-falling-rates-year-turns-upbeat-2023-GDP.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Russia can't stop war, even if Ukraine drops NATO hopes -Putin ally
Aug 26 (Reuters) - A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow would not stop its military campaign in Ukraine even if Kyiv formally renounced its aspirations to join NATO.
Former President Dmitry Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, also said in a French television interview that Russia was prepared to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy subject to certain conditions.
Even before the February invasion, Moscow made clear Ukrainian membership of NATO was unacceptable to it.
"Renouncing its participation in the North Atlantic alliance is now vital, but it is already insufficient in order to establish peace," Medvedev told LCI television in quotes reported by Russian news agencies.
Russia, he said, would continue the campaign until its goals had been achieved. Putin says he wants to "denazify" Ukraine. Kyiv and the West say this is a baseless pretext for a war of conquest.
Russia and Ukraine held several rounds of talks after the invasion began, but they made no progress and there are few prospects for a resumption.
"This (talks) will depend on how events unfold. We were ready before to meet (Zelenskiy)," Medvedev said.
In his comments, he also said U.S. weapons already supplied to Ukraine -- like HIMARS multiple-rocket launchers - did not yet pose a substantial threat.
But that could change, he said, if U.S. sent weapons could hit targets at longer distances.
"It means that when this sort of missile flies 70 km, that is one thing," he said. "But when it's 300-400 km, that is another, now that would be a threat directly to the territory of the Russian Federation." (Reporting by Ronald Popeski, editing by David Ljunggren and Alistair Bell) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11150973/Russia-stop-war-Ukraine-drops-NATO-hopes-Putin-ally.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-26T23:18:03Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11150973/Russia-stop-war-Ukraine-drops-NATO-hopes-Putin-ally.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
UPDATE: Man killed in officer-involved shooting at hookah lounge identified
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Authorities have released the name of a man who died in an officer-involved shooting on Tucson’s south side early Saturday, Aug. 20.
According to authorities, 25-year-old Adum Mahamat was shot by an officer after he reportedly refused to drop his handgun when they ordered him to.
Authorities were called just before 3:30 a.m. to a hookah lounge in the 3700 block of South 16th Avenue in response to a call about a fight there.
When officers arrived, they saw multiple people running from the lounge and were spoke to lounge staff in the parking lot. They told police there was an armed man inside the business.
Police say they walked saw Mahamat, holding a handgun and started ordering him to drop the weapon. Mahamat allegedly refused to comply and two officers fired and shot him.
Officers then made sure the scene was safe and treated Mahamet at the scene.
Mahamet was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died.
The officers who fired at him were identified as Angela Gist, a fifteen-year TPD veteran, and Alexander Martin, who had been with the department for four years.
The incident was captured by officers’ body cameras, as well as by surveillance and witness videos. Anyone with information or video of the incident is asked to contact Pima County sheriff’s deputies at 520-351-4900.
The criminal investigation of the incident is being handled by the Pima County Regional Critical Incident Team. Pima County deputies have taken the lead.
The TPD’s Department of Professional Standards will conduct a separate administrative investigation to examine the officers’ actions.
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Kentucky State Police announced in a Facebook post today that they won the national "Best Looking Cruiser" contest.
KSP won with 65,169 votes out of 509,153 nationwide votes. The American Association of State Troopers hosted the contest.
Kentucky State Police announced in a Facebook post today that they won the national "Best Looking Cruiser" contest.
KSP won with 65,169 votes out of 509,153 nationwide votes. The American Association of State Troopers hosted the contest. | https://www.lex18.com/news/kentucky-state-police-wins-2022-best-looking-cruiser-contest | 2022-08-26T23:21:45Z | https://www.lex18.com/news/kentucky-state-police-wins-2022-best-looking-cruiser-contest | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
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NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
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CBS’ “Face the Nation" — Jaime Harrison, Democratic National Committee chair; Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States; Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md.; NASA astronaut Kate Rubins.
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CNN’s “State of the Union” — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers still face the same two major questions at the end of the exhibition season as they did at the start of training camp.
Now the Niners will have to wait until the start of the regular season for answers on whether untested quarterback Trey Lance is ready to take over the offense and whether the offensive line will be dependable enough to give Lance a chance at success.
Lance finished the exhibition season on Thursday night playing three mostly unproductive series behind a suspect line in a 17-0 loss to the Houston Texans.
“I would love to get Trey more practice and everything and more experience, so I would always want more of that, but we’ve run out of those games and he’s just ready to go as he can be," coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday. “He needs to get in these real games now and start playing. There’s going to be times he makes some mistakes and he has to learn from them and find a way to still win the game and overcome some of those things as he learns on the run. I’m glad he did get some experience in this preseason.”
Lance ended up playing five drives in the preseason, completing 11 of 16 passes for 141 yards and one TD, leading the Niners to two scores. He was sacked twice and ran it only two times for 8 yards.
Shanahan said the biggest thing for Lance was getting out of the preseason healthy after breaking a finger in the final exhibition game last year in an injury that lingered all season.
Staying healthy this season may depend on the play of the offensive line, which struggled during the exhibition season with All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams sitting out.
Questions remain at the other four spots starting at left guard where 2021 second-round pick Aaron Banks struggled as he tries to fend off a challenge from undrafted rookie Jason Poe.
Shanahan said Banks showed improvement Thursday night from the previous week and said the issues were with the entire offense in Houston.
“I know there was definitely a couple that he missed, but I also thought it was a full offense there,” Shanahan said. “There was a couple I thought we could have got rid of the ball a lot sooner. And there was a couple that the quarterback didn’t have a chance on, so as a whole, it wasn’t good enough. When you ask him in particular, I thought he did improve from the week before.”
Jake Brendel got all of the time at center with the starting unit after Daniel Brunskill got hurt, but has started only three games since entering the NFL in 2016.
Rookie fourth-round pick Spencer Burford ran with the starters all summer, but remains a question mark headed into the season.
Right tackle Mike McGlinchey injured his knee, but hopes to be able to return in time for the opener.
“We’re not there yet. I think that’s obvious,” Shanahan said of the line. “I really do believe in the ability they have and where they can go. But the season is now just 17 days away. I do believe that the more they play, the better they’ll get, because they’re made of the right stuff and they have the ability to do it, but it does take time in this league. We got a couple guys doing that right now that are showing up a lot, but they’ll get there."
NOTES: S Jimmie Ward (hamstring) is expected to be placed on IR next week after the roster is cut to 53 players. He will have to miss at least the first four games of the season. ... LB Oren Burks sprained his knee in the game, but Shanahan said he should be ready for Week 1. ... LB Curtis Robinson (sprained ankle), DL Akeem Spence (concussion) also got hurt. ... Shanahan said CB Charvarius Ward should return to practice next week after missing time with a hamstring injury.
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WFO PHOENIX Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
348 PM PDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of southern California, including the following
county, Riverside.
* WHEN...Until 745 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Dangerous flows over low-water crossings. Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 346 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly near Highway 177 at Big Wash. Up to 0.5 inches of
rain have fallen.
- Highway 177 at Big Wash is the most likely place to
experience minor flooding.
Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Desert Center and Eagle Mtn.
Big Wash and Eagle Creek.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Jehovah’s Witnesses are returning to their trademark door-to-door ministry for the first time in two-and-a-half years.
According to the organization, it will mark “the complete restoration of all pre-pandemic in-person activities for the nearly 1.3 million Jehovah’s Witnesses in the 12,000 congregations” across the country and will be “just in time for the launch of a global campaign featuring an interactive program for Bible study.”
Houses of worship, called Kingdom Halls, were reopened on April 1, 2022. Witnessing in public places resumed on May 31, 2022 and in-person conventions are being planned for 2023.
The Jehovah’s Witness organization called the suspension “unprecedented.”
“Jehovah’s Witnesses had been preaching from house to house without interruption for more than 100 years through an economic depression, two world wars and global unrest, but COVID-19 demanded a different response,” said the organization in a statement.
During the pandemic, virtual meetings and conventions continued while the ministry continued communicating through letters, phone calls, and virtual Bible studies.
“This has led to growth in meeting attendance and the number of congregants, with more than 400,000 newly baptized witnesses joining the ranks of 120,000 congregations globally in just the first two years of the pandemic,” said the organization.
“We believe that the early decision to shut down all in-person activities for more than two years has saved many lives, said Robert Hendriks, U.S. spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses, “We’re now ready and eager to reconnect with our neighbors once again — person-to-person, face-to-face. It’s not the only way that we preach, but it has historically been the most effective way to deliver our message of comfort and hope.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses will return going door-to-door beginning Sept. 1. | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/jehovahs-witnesses-to-return-to-door-to-door-ministry-for-first-time-since-before-covid-19-pandemic/ | 2022-08-26T23:26:12Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/jehovahs-witnesses-to-return-to-door-to-door-ministry-for-first-time-since-before-covid-19-pandemic/ | false |
WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, August 26, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
453 PM CDT Fri Aug 26 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Victoria
County through 515 PM CDT...
At 452 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, or over Victoria, moving
southwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Victoria, Guadalupe, Victoria Colony Creek Country Club, Dacosta,
Wood Hi, Victoria Detar Hospital North, Nursery, Victoria Riverside
Park, Victoria College, Victoria Mall, Saxet Lakes, Brentwood
Subdivision, Inez, Victoria Regional Airport, Telferner, Ball Airport
Area, Downtown Victoria and Bloomington.
This includes the following highways...
US Highway 59 between mile markers 624 and 642.
US Highway 77 between mile markers 568 and 580.
US Highway 87 between mile markers 800 and 822.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2899 9684 2883 9673 2862 9694 2893 9719
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 057DEG 9KT 2884 9695
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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In a joint statement from SAPAC and Discover San Angelo, they describe the origins of the film festival:
The San Angelo Convention & Visitors Bureau (Discover San Angelo) in conjunction with the creators of the Austin Revolution Film Festival, which has captured the indie film vibe of Austin since 2014, presents the San Angelo REVOLUTION Film Festival. The festival introduces the independent film to a West Texas audience, as well as visitors from around the world. We look forward to a successful festival and to having attendees join us in our oasis in West Texas, off the beaten path.
Texas designation from the Texas Film Commission. The San Angelo CVB, a division of the San Angelo Chamber manages the festival. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/concho-valley-live/concho-valley-live-film-fest-friday-kickoff-august-26-2022/ | 2022-08-26T23:30:07Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/concho-valley-live/concho-valley-live-film-fest-friday-kickoff-august-26-2022/ | false |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The White House Monkeypox Response Team held a briefing today to discuss the latest developments around the disease and the administration’s efforts to combat it.
“There have been nearly 17,000 cases of monkeypox identified across all 50 states,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said.
The Biden administration updated its approach to the monkeypox outbreak as the U.S becomes the global leader in infections.
“While we continue to deliver as much vaccines to states and jurisdictions as possible, our focus has to be getting those shots into arms,” White House Monkeypox Response Coordinator, Bob Fenton said.
So far the administration has rolled out more than one million vials of the vaccine as part of a four-part strategy.
“By the end of phase four, we will have provided enough vials to states and jurisdictions to provide more than three million doses of vaccines,” Preparedness and Response Assistant Secretary Dawn O’Connell said.
Still, the administration says some communities aren’t doing enough to take advantage of the available supply.
“With supply of vaccines increasing, I think we have a new opportunity and strategy which is bringing vaccines to people as opposed to trying to have people find vaccines,” White House Deputy Monkeypox Response Coordinator Dr. Demetre Daskalakis said.
The outbreak is showing signs of cooling down in hot spots like New York City and Chicago. However, health officials say there is reason to remain vigilant.
“Week over week, our numbers are still increasing, though the rate of rise is lower, but we are still seeing increases and we are of course a very diverse country and things are not even across the country,” Walensky said.
So far no one has died from monkeypox in the U.S, but deaths have been reported outside the country. | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/health-officials-update-approach-to-monkeypox-outbreak-as-u-s-becomes-leader-in-infections/ | 2022-08-26T23:31:19Z | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/health-officials-update-approach-to-monkeypox-outbreak-as-u-s-becomes-leader-in-infections/ | false |
Tax reform
Editor, Times-Dispatch:
Thank you for publishing two guest columns that were friendly to the concerns of Virginia's struggling taxpayers.
Del. Joe McNamara, R-Roanoke, is quite correct that the recent major expansion of the commonwealth's tax revenue is a sign that additional tax reform is order.
Likewise, Bloomberg columnist Alexis Leondis provided excellent insight to how adjusting various tax provisions for ongoing inflation adds fairness to the federal tax process.
Put the two together and Virginia's path is clear. The commonwealth has almost no elements of its tax code indexed to inflation, and that is one reason for the unexpected revenues McNamara discussed.
The idea of indexing the state's tax brackets, standard deduction, personal exemption and other tax provisions is long overdue. If Gov. Glenn Youngkin is indeed eager to make further reductions in taxes, no better idea is on the table. In this environment, with inflation running to almost double digits, the benefits would be dramatic.
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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A man wanted on dozens of counts of child sex crimes turned himself in Thursday, Asheville police said.
Joseph David Ostler, 31, was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 38 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He was booked into the Buncombe County Detention Facility with an $80,000 secured bond.
The investigation began in September 2021 and was the result of APD detectives with the Computer Crimes Unit following up on cyber tips received as members of the North Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
If you know of a child being abused in any way, please do not hesitate to contact the Asheville Police Department or your local law enforcement agency. You can anonymously share with APD by texting TIP2APD to 847411, or use the TIP2APD smartphone app. You can also share information by calling 828-252-1110.
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