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GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is predicting that the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious “triple dip” — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect on climate patterns like drought and flooding worldwide.
The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday said La Nina conditions, which involve a large-scale cooling of ocean surface temperatures, have strengthened in the eastern and central equatorial Pacific with an increase in trade winds in recent weeks.
The agency’s top official was quick to caution that the “triple dip” doesn’t mean global warming is easing.
“It is exceptional to have three consecutive years with a La Nina event. Its cooling influence is temporarily slowing the rise in global temperatures, but it will not halt or reverse the long-term warming trend,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said.
La Nina is a natural and cyclical cooling of parts of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather patterns worldwide, as opposed to warming caused by the better-known El Nino — an opposite phenomenon. La Nina often leads to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the western United States, and agricultural losses in the central U.S.
Studies have shown La Nina is more expensive to the United States than the El Nino.
Together El Nino, La Nina and the neutral condition are called ENSO, which stands for El Nino Southern Oscillation, and they have one of the largest natural effects on climate, at times augmenting and other times dampening the big effects of human-caused climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, scientists say.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVC Partners, L.P. ("CIVC"), a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm focused on investments in the business services sector, is pleased to announce its investment in OTR Transportation ("OTR" or the "Company") in partnership with CEO and founder Jon Braun and the OTR management team.
OTR, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a technology-enabled freight broker that delivers exceptionally high levels of service to customers across North America through a proprietary technology suite and network of dependable carrier partners. The Company provides a full suite of services, including refrigerated, dry van, power only, drop trailer, and cross border, among others. The entire OTR management team will remain in place following the transaction and Jon Braun will maintain a significant ownership position in the Company. For additional information about OTR, visit www.loadotr.com.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with the CIVC team" said founder and CEO Jon Braun. "CIVC has been an active investor in the transportation and logistics sector over the past decade and they bring not only extensive industry experience, but also decades of success partnering with founders and management teams to accelerate growth. Our partnership with CIVC will allow us to execute on our growth strategy while continuing to provide unmatched service to our customers."
John Compall, Partner at CIVC, added that "OTR is a rapidly growing provider of freight brokerage solutions with an exceptional track record of exceeding customer expectations. OTR's deep operational expertise and proprietary technology platform allow them to tackle customers' most challenging logistics needs while providing the speed, certainty, and visibility that customers need in order to effectively manage their supply chains. We are looking forward to our partnership with Jon and the rest of the OTR management team to support the Company in accelerating organic growth and pursuing strategic acquisitions."
The partnership with OTR builds on CIVC's investment experience in the transportation and logistics industry. CIVC was previously an investor in Magnate Worldwide, an asset-light transportation and logistics company focused on the North American premium transportation and international freight forwarding markets. As part of the investment in OTR, Dan Para, former chairman of Magnate Worldwide will be co-investing and joining the board of OTR.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to CIVC on the transaction. Deloitte Corporate Finance, LLC acted as OTR's financial advisor. Vedder Price P.C. served as legal counsel to OTR.
CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm established in 1970 to provide growth capital to entrepreneurs and founders. Since 1989, CIVC has invested over $2.0 billion in 74 platforms, primarily as growth and buyout capital, along with founders and executives in middle-market companies mainly in the business services sector. CIVC Partners currently invests from CIVC Partners Fund VI. More information on CIVC Partners and its portfolio companies can be found at www.civc.com.
Kate Gallego
CIVC Partners
(312) 873-7331
kgallego@civc.com
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Health plan solutions leader recognized for offering programs that prioritize workplace wellness
DALLAS, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imagine360™, a leading provider of employer-sponsored health plan solutions and longtime Dallas employer, has received the 2022 Healthiest Employers of Texas award in the category of employers with 500 to 1,499 employees. The recognition is presented by Healthiest Employers®, a trusted awards program that recognizes people-first organizations taking a more proactive approach to employee health.
The award specifically highlights the Imagine360 and Livongo Whole Person program, which is offered at no cost to employees to manage diabetes, hypertension and other health goals. Members receive complimentary connected devices such as free blood glucose meters or blood pressure monitors that automatically upload readings. These are transmitted to the employee's licensed care coach who diligently works one-on-one with the member to set goals, manage their condition, and create healthy habits to help improve their health and quality of life.
"Imagine360 offers our own employees, and those of other employers, a health plan solution that puts people at the center for a completely reimagined healthcare experience," said Jacki Skwarek, Senior Vice President of TPA Operations and current employee of the Dallas office. "We understand that our people are our greatest asset, and we prioritize their health and well-being with our high-engagement program. I am proud to work for a company that understands the importance of a healthy workforce and offers solutions that prioritize member wellness."
The Healthiest Employers survey is scored and powered by Springbuk, a health intelligence platform that simplifies data-driven decision-making. Imagine360 ranked first among all employers in Texas with 500-1,499 employees, including many reputable law firms, HR & healthcare staffing companies, and companies across the auditing, software and engineering industries.
The Great Resignation, among other challenges, has forced employers to think outside the box when it comes to workplace wellness. Imagine360 has tackled this issue head on, providing self-insured employers with a personalized approach to healthcare and relying on industry-leading technology and high-touch patient care to deliver healthier employees and a better bottom line for employers.
For more information about Imagine360, please visit www.imagine360.com. For details on Healthiest Employers, visit www.healthiestemployers.com.
About Imagine360
Imagine360 is the leading provider of employer-sponsored health plan solutions that deliver deep cost savings and concierge member support. Leveraging 50+ years of expertise, Imagine360's solutions combine the financial benefits of reference-based pricing with best-in-class member support and health plan administration. Guiding members through all phases of healthcare, a specialized team provides care navigation and clinical support and relentlessly advocates for members to receive quality care at an affordable price.
About Healthiest Employers
Since 2009, Healthiest Employers has been the leading recognition program for employer wellness. Healthiest Employers has attracted over 10,000 employers from all 50 states, including 72% of the Fortune 100. Today, the Healthiest Employers community represents over 60 million employees or roughly one-third of the U.S. working population.
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Total Revenues of $534.2M, up 17% Year Over Year; Subscription Services Revenues of $428.6M, up 17% Year Over Year
PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veeva Systems Inc. (NYSE: VEEV), a leading provider of industry cloud solutions for the global life sciences industry, today announced results for its second quarter ended July 31, 2022.
"Our innovation engine is delivering more value to our customers than ever as we continue making progress with established and newly launched products in commercial and R&D," said CEO Peter Gassner. "We are early in a large and growing opportunity and look forward to expanding our position as the strategic technology partner to the life sciences industry across their most critical functions."
- Revenues: Total revenues for the second quarter were $534.2 million, up from $455.6 million one year ago, an increase of 17% year over year. Subscription services revenues for the second quarter were $428.6 million, up from $366.4 million one year ago, an increase of 17% year over year.
- Operating Income and Non-GAAP Operating Income(1): Second quarter operating income was $101.1 million, compared to $124.6 million one year ago, a decrease of 19% year over year. Non-GAAP operating income for the second quarter was $202.0 million, compared to $191.6 million one year ago, an increase of 5% year over year.
- Net Income and Non-GAAP Net Income(1): Second quarter net income was $90.6 million, compared to $108.9 million one year ago, a decrease of 17% year over year. Non-GAAP net income for the second quarter was $166.2 million, compared to $152.7 million one year ago, an increase of 9% year over year.
- Net Income per Share and Non-GAAP Net Income per Share(1): For the second quarter, fully diluted net income per share was $0.56, compared to $0.67 one year ago, while non-GAAP fully diluted net income per share was $1.03, compared to $0.94 one year ago.
"Veeva's durable business model delivered another quarter of solid revenue growth and strong profitability," said CFO Brent Bowman. "We are very confident in our competitive position and we are performing well financially as we track ahead of our 2025 targets."
- Leading Through Innovation in Commercial — Veeva continues to expand its leadership through product excellence and customer success in core and new product areas. This quarter saw a significant Veeva CRM release with major innovations to optimize content use across channels to enable efficient and compliant hybrid engagement models.
- A Record Number of Customers for Veeva Quality — This quarter saw a major milestone with Veeva Vault Quality, as more than 500 customers are now using at least one Vault Quality Suite product, including more than 200 Vault Training customers. Strong momentum in the second quarter included a record 52 Vault Quality customer wins and significant progress on Vault QMS projects with enterprise customers. New product innovations in Vault LIMS and Vault Validation Management are progressing well and will start working with early-adopter customers later this year.
- Groundbreaking Insights from Veeva Business Consulting — Veeva Business Consulting published the Veeva Pulse Field Trends Report, a first-ever industrywide view of global customer engagement based upon more than 130 million quarterly HCP interactions. With a unique foundation of data-driven insights and a deep knowledge of Veeva products, Veeva Business Consulting had a record revenue quarter and is quickly becoming a strategic resource to help customers realize their digital transformation.
- Victory for Employee Rights and the Industry — In a major win for employee rights and the life sciences industry, a federal court dismissed the baseless trade secret lawsuit Medidata filed against Veeva in 2017, blocking Medidata's attempt to stifle innovation and free flow of talent. Finding that Medidata was unable to substantiate its claims against Veeva, the judge ended the proceedings and rejected the suit midway through the jury trial. Veeva has been a long-standing supporter of employee rights and the movement to ban the use of non-compete agreements. Medidata's abusive lawsuit further underscores the need for greater protection of worker rights to freely change employers, which promotes fair competition and economic growth.
Veeva is providing guidance for its fiscal third quarter ending October 31, 2022 as follows:
- Total revenues between $545 and $547 million.
- Non-GAAP operating income between $209 and $211 million(2).
- Non-GAAP fully diluted net income per share between $1.07 and $1.08(2).
Veeva is providing updated guidance for its fiscal year ending January 31, 2023 as follows:
- Total revenues between $2,140 and $2,145 million.
- Non-GAAP operating income of about $820 million(2).
- Non-GAAP fully diluted net income per share of approximately $4.17(2).
Prepared remarks and an investor presentation providing additional information and analysis can be found on Veeva's investor relations website at ir.veeva.com. Veeva will host a Q&A conference call at 2:00 p.m. PT today, August 31, 2022, and a replay of the call will be available on Veeva's investor relations website.
Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders and the industries it serves. For more information, visit veeva.com.
Veeva uses its ir.veeva.com website as a means of disclosing material non-public information, announcing upcoming investor conferences, and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations website in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings, and public conference calls and webcasts.
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding Veeva's expected future performance and, in particular, includes quotes from management and guidance provided as of August 31, 2022 about Veeva's expected future financial results. Estimating guidance accurately for future periods is difficult. It involves assumptions and internal estimates that may prove to be incorrect and is based on plans that may change. Hence, there is a significant risk that actual results could differ materially from the guidance we have provided in this release and we have no obligation to update such guidance. There are also numerous risks that have the potential to negatively impact our financial performance, including as a result of competitive factors, customer decisions and priorities, events that impact the life sciences industry, issues related to the security or performance of our products, the pandemic, issues that impact our ability to hire, retain and adequately compensate talented employees, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, and general macroeconomic and geopolitical events (including inflationary pressures and impacts related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine). We have summarized what we believe are the principal risks to our business in a section titled "Summary of Risk Factors" on pages 37 and 38 in our filing on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2022 which you can find here. Additional details on the risks and uncertainties that may impact our business can be found in the same filing on Form 10-Q and in our subsequent SEC filings, which you can access at sec.gov. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with these risks and uncertainties before making an investment decision.
Investor Relations Contact:
Ato Garrett
Veeva Systems Inc.
925-271-4204
ir@veeva.com
Media Contact:
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Veeva Systems Inc.
781-366-7617
pr@veeva.com
In Veeva's public disclosures, Veeva has provided non-GAAP measures, which it defines as financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. In addition to its GAAP measures, Veeva uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally for budgeting and resource allocation purposes and in analyzing its financial results. For the reasons set forth below, Veeva believes that excluding the following items provides information that is helpful in understanding its operating results, evaluating its future prospects, comparing its financial results across accounting periods, and comparing its financial results to its peers, many of which provide similar non-GAAP financial measures.
- Excess tax benefits. Excess tax benefits from employee stock plans are dependent on previously agreed-upon equity grants to our employees, vesting of those grants, stock price, and exercise behavior of our employees, which can fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Because these fluctuations are not directly related to our business operations, Veeva excludes excess tax benefits for its internal management reporting processes. Veeva management also finds it useful to exclude excess tax benefits when assessing the level of cash provided by operating activities. Given the nature of the excess tax benefits, Veeva believes excluding it allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our operating cash flows from quarter to quarter and those of other companies.
- Impact of tax legislation. Veeva excludes the direct cash payments associated with the newly effective tax legislation requiring the capitalization of certain research and development expenses for purposes of calculating non-GAAP operating cash flows. Veeva does not believe the impact resulting from changes in the tax treatment of research and development costs to be indicative of its operating performance, nor does Veeva management consider such impact in assessing the level of cash provided by operating activities. Accordingly, Veeva believes excluding the impact of this change in tax law provides for better evaluation of its current operating performance and comparison to past operating results.
- Stock-based compensation expenses. Veeva excludes stock-based compensation expenses primarily because they are non-cash expenses that Veeva excludes from its internal management reporting processes. Veeva's management also finds it useful to exclude these expenses when they assess the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use, Veeva believes excluding stock-based compensation expenses allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our recurring core business operating results and those of other companies.
- Amortization of purchased intangibles. Veeva incurs amortization expense for purchased intangible assets in connection with acquisitions of certain businesses and technologies. Amortization of intangible assets is a non-cash expense and is inconsistent in amount and frequency because it is significantly affected by the timing, size of acquisitions and the inherent subjective nature of purchase price allocations. Because these costs have already been incurred and cannot be recovered, and are non-cash expenses, Veeva excludes these expenses for its internal management reporting processes. Veeva's management also finds it useful to exclude these charges when assessing the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. Investors should note that the use of intangible assets contributed to Veeva's revenues earned during the periods presented and will contribute to Veeva's future period revenues as well.
- Income tax effects on the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP costs and expenses. The income tax effects that are excluded relate to the imputed tax impact on the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP costs and expenses due to stock-based compensation and purchased intangibles for GAAP and non-GAAP measures.
There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures because non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures provided by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by Veeva's management about which items are adjusted to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures. Veeva compensates for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing GAAP measures in its public disclosures.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Veeva encourages its investors and others to review its financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its business, and to view its non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables below.
The following tables reconcile the specific items excluded from GAAP metrics in the calculation of non-GAAP metrics for the periods shown below:
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SpiceJet delays salaries for second straight month, payments made in 'graded format'
New Delhi: SpiceJet employees on Wednesday alleged delay in the disbursal of salaries for the second straight month, with the budget airline saying the payments were being made in a "graded format".
There was a delay in disbursal of salary for staff, including flight crew, for the month of July and many are yet to get the Form 16 for the financial year 2021-22 as well, SpiceJet employees claimed.
"The salary disbursal was timely for June. Also, the salaries are yet to match the pre-COVID-19 levels. The salaries being disbursed to captains and first officers are not even 50 per cent of what they used to be before the pandemic outbreak in March 2020," an employee said.
However, SpiceJet claimed it has started salary disbursal in a "graded format".
"We have started crediting salaries from today. Like the previous month, salary will be credited in a graded format," the airline said in a statement.
In an internal communication Wednesday, the SpiceJet's Human Resources team informed employees about the delays citing that the "previous few months have been difficult" due to "superlative fuel price hike" and also "historically lean period of July-September".
"We have started to see some green shoots of relief with reduction in fuel price effective August 1. Passenger demand is also expected to be strong as we enter our traditional strong season in end-September," the communication read.
"However there are few milestones to be reached as we tread these difficult times and overcome the impact of the adverse business environment as we move along. In view of the foregoing, the salaries for the month of August shall be released in a staggered manner starting end-August until mid of next month, as completed in the previous month," it said.
In the wake of the pandemic and continued irregularities in salaries, scores of pilots have left SpiceJet in recent months. They included first officers as well as captains of its Boeing 737 fleet.
"It was difficult to continue on a salary which was one-third of what I got three years ago. There were also provident fund- and tax-related discrepancies in our payslips because of which many of us ended up paying more taxes even as the salaries we got did not merit those taxes," a former SpiceJet pilot, part of the post-COVID exodus, said.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, September 1, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
156 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas...
Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock affecting Val
Verde County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued late tonight at 200 AM CDT.
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Devils River At Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comstock.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, (2.4 meters), Moderate lowland flooding
reaches the Highway 163 bridge floor several miles below Juno.
This level is turbulent and dangerous for inexperienced swimmers,
canoeists and kayakers.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 7.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 1:15 PM CDT Wednesday was 8.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this afternoon and continue falling to 2.8 feet early
Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 6.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
8.8 feet on 08/01/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (2 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat
Devils River
Bakers Crossing 19N Of Comst 6.0 7.3 Wed 1 pm CDT 3.0 3.0 2.9
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
239 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Duval
and southwestern Jim Wells Counties through 330 PM CDT...
At 239 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Rios, or 8 miles north of Premont, moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Palito Blanco, San Jose and Rios.
This includes US Highway 281 between mile markers 686 and 698.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 2754 9843 2771 9815 2750 9806 2742 9806
2735 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1939Z 142DEG 12KT 2747 9817
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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MESSY: Truck spills alfredo sauce all over interstate in Tennessee
Published: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – Police in Memphis had to shut down part of an interstate after a tractor-trailer crashed and spilled alfredo sauce all over the roadway Tuesday afternoon.
The truck was carrying Bertolli alfredo sauce when it hit a retaining wall, Memphis police said.
Jars of the creamy sauce covered I-55 during the afternoon rush hour, impacting drivers’ commutes.
Road crews worked to clean up the mess and one woman was taken to the hospital with non-critical injuries.
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Maria Bamford has made a mark in the entertainment world as an actress and comedian — not just with her quick-witted and self-deprecating humor but also with her ability to talk candidly about her mental health issues and other sensitive topics, including depression, anxiety, and suicide.
Her first comedy album eventually led to more comedy specials, feature films, and television shows, including the 2016 Netflix original series "Lady Dynamite" based on her own life.
During an appearance on "The Late Late Show with James Corden," Bamford joked with the audience. “Oh, my goodness, how delightful! You guys...some people love life; I’ve always been on the fence about the whole thing.”
During another stand-up routine on Comedy Central, Bamford talked about her depression, obsessive-compulsive and bipolar disorders, and what she described as “unwanted” thoughts about violence and self-harm.
“I told a friend, hey, heads up! If I ever start talking too fast about wanting to get in touch with the Pope or some other ethical authority, put me in a purple van and drive me to doggy daycare because I need to be boarded for the weekend,” Bamford joked.
While some of Bamford’s remarks have caused controversy in the mental health community, her unique ability to joke about difficult issues has resonated with many who love Bamford’s knack for talking about mental health diseases in a way that makes it easy for people to relate to and understand.
She said comedy had been a nice distraction since she started stand-up at the age of 19 because it allows her to confide in other people openly and honestly.
“It felt great to me. I loved having everybody know everything,” Bamford told CBS 6 Photojournalist Chris Jenkins.
Bamford recently brought her highly-acclaimed show to Richmond, where she captivated audiences at The National.
“The thing I’m most passionate about now is just so people don’t feel bad when they ask for help, and it’s shitty. Like, sometimes I think that can be heartbreaking when you ask for help, and it’s bad, the response received, or non-existent,” Bamford said.
Bamford encouraged others to continue seeking help, even if they found the treatment challenging, numbing, or not receiving all the answers they were looking for.
“I don’t have the greatest psychiatrist, she’s not the greatest!” Bamford said. “I go to imperfect places for help. I go to 12-step programs, which are a mess of nonsense, but they are free, and they are all the time on Zoom.”
Sarah Metzger, a fan, said she drove from New York to Richmond to see Bamford’s show. The Alabama native said Bamford was an inspiration in helping her heal from a difficult time in her life.
“I’ve been a fan of Maria Bamford for a really, really long time,” Metzger said.
“I really got into her stuff, probably 2017, around then," Metzger said. "She talks so openly about her mental health struggles and at that time, I was just coming out of a hospital. I was hospitalized for a suicide attempt. I also do comedy and music, and it gave me the courage to be more real in my comedy.”
Metzger said she was thrilled that she got the chance to meet Bamford after the show to share her own story.
“I tried, but kinda panicked, like I started fan girling,” Metzger joked. “I think we’re best friends now.”
It’s that connection, Bamford said, that is important to share with her fans. While on tour, Bamford likes to reach out and connect with people on a personal level.
“I always try to find where I can connect with people, so sometimes I get on Twitter, and I’ll get somebody, a fan, to meet me for coffee, and that really helps me to feel very connected to a place,” Bamford said.
While fame and fortune have been nice, Bamford said the best part of her job is reassuring people who are suffering that they are not alone in this world and that there are many reasons to keep on laughing and loving life.
“I wish health, I wish health for everyone,” Bamford said. “And a billion dollars because money makes people happy, right?”
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As part of a military family with children in District 16 schools, I have a vested interest in November’s CFSD school board election. Military families relocate frequently and cannot always participate in local politics. However, the decisions of elected school boards directly impact our children’s educational experiences.
Military parents have limited choice in where we live and send our children to school. My spouse and I chose to live within CFSD because this community has shown a longstanding commitment to consistent, high-quality public education. Other military families take advantage of Open Enrollment in CFSD for the same reason.
As Thrive4CFSD, Amy Bhola, Amy Krauss, and Gina Mehmert will maintain this vital commitment to public education. Their vision, “every student has an equal opportunity to thrive,” includes military students within and outside district boundaries. The Back To Basics platform discriminates against military families (among others) by discouraging Open Enrollment and undermining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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Carrie Clancy
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado jury on Wednesday convicted a man of fatally shooting the parents of five children who were trying to buy an SUV in 2020 using the online marketplace app Letgo.
Arapahoe County jurors convicted Kyree Brown, 20, of multiple counts, including first-degree murder, in the killings of Joe and Jossline Roland on Aug. 14, 2020, KUSA-TV reported.
The deaths led to a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the victims' family that claims Letgo, which has been acquired by OfferUp, was negligent because it allowed the alleged shooter to become a “verified seller” using a fake name and despite his criminal history.
That federal court case is still working its way through the legal system.
Authorities say Joseph Roland was looking for a vehicle for his teenage daughter and found a Toyota RAV4 advertised by a “verified seller” on Letgo named James Worthy, who was really Brown, then 18. Roland agreed to meet Brown in a parking lot near a mall in Aurora.
When Roland and his wife, Jossline, arrived, Brown told them he had accidentally brought the wrong vehicle title and asked the couple to meet him elsewhere, according to the lawsuit.
They followed the man to the address, where Brown was accused of pulling a handgun and shooting the couple after Joseph Roland tried to wrestle the weapon away. Investigators say the teen then fled with $3,000 in cash the Rolands had brought with them to pay for the SUV.
Brown was arrested about two weeks after the shooting. He faces up to life in prison for the first-degree murder convictions. A sentencing hearing was set for Nov. 21.
Letgo and OfferUp have filed a pending motion to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing, in part, that the company encourages users to exercise caution and use third-party meetup spots like police stations and that users acknowledge there are risks when buying and selling on an internet-based marketplace.
The motion argues that Letgo and OfferUp cannot “guarantee to each of its millions of users that engaging in real-world transactions with someone initially contacted through an ad posted on the Letgo platform would be entirely free from risk."
"The site provided its users with guidelines for how to buy and sell safely, cautioning that there is always some danger involved in transacting with buyers or sellers who are met initially online — whether on Letgo or some other platform,” the motion states. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Colorado-man-convicted-of-murder-in-online-car-17410827.php | 2022-08-31T20:45:00Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Colorado-man-convicted-of-murder-in-online-car-17410827.php | true |
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), the world's leading live entertainment company, today announced that Joe Berchtold, Live Nation Entertainment's President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at Goldman Sachs Communacopia & Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. PT.
A live webcast of the call will be accessible from the "News / Events" section of the company's website at investors.livenationentertainment.com.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
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Dolly Parton launches 'Doggy Parton' pet apparel line
Dolly Parton's latest business venture is going to the dogs.
The superstar singer, actress and author has announced the launch of "Doggy Parton" -- a line of dog apparel and accessories produced in partnership with SportPet Designs.
The line will feature shirts, dresses, squeaky toys and even a blonde wig inspired by Parton. A portion of the proceeds will go to Willa B. Farms, a rescue organization that provides a home for displaced animals.
"'Puppy Love'' was my very first record and 6 decades later, my love for pets is stronger than ever. This inspired me to start my own line of Doggy Parton apparel, accessories, toys and more with a little 'Dolly' flair," Parton said in a statement. "Part of the proceeds will support Willa B Farms, a rescue where animals in need find never-ending love. Don't we all need that?'"
Initially, the products will be available via DoggyParton.com and Amazon with more retailers to be announced in the future. | https://www.kcra.com/article/dolly-parton-launches-doggy-parton-pet-apparel/41043844 | 2022-08-31T20:49:28Z | https://www.kcra.com/article/dolly-parton-launches-doggy-parton-pet-apparel/41043844 | true |
WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, September 1, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
255 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of south central Texas, including the following
counties, Bandera, Dimmit, Edwards, Kerr, Kinney, Maverick, Real,
Uvalde, Val Verde and Zavala.
* WHEN...Through Thursday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff and heavy rainfall may result in the
flooding of rivers, creeks and low-water crossings. Flooding is
possible at underpasses, and in poor drainage and urban areas
where ditches may become clogged with debris. Rivers may rise to
bankfull or into minor flooding.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered showers and storms could lead to localized 1-3"
rainfall totals, and soils in some areas are already
saturated.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Extensive street and low-water crossing flooding is possible. Roads
and low-water crossings may become impassable.
Avoid driving where water covers the road, as stalled vehicles put
first responders at risk. Turn Around, Don't Drown!
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — An unprecedented red tide in the San Francisco Bay Area is killing thousands of fish and other marine life whose carcasses are washing ashore, creating a foul odor that experts say could get worse during this weekend’s expected heat wave.
At Oakland's Lake Merritt, a popular spot for joggers, walkers and those looking to be in nature, crews on Wednesday began removing dead crabs, bat rays, striped bass and other fish that began piling up on its rocky shores over the weekend.
The fish die-off at Lake Merritt and throughout the Bay Area may be due to a harmful algae bloom that has been spreading in the region since late July, said Eileen White, executive officer of San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.
“We normally have algae blooms during the summertime. But what’s unusual about this one is how large it is and the fact that there are fish kills,” White said.
Most algae blooms end after a week or so. But a triple-digit heat wave forecast for the holiday weekend may help the Bay Area's grow even more, White said. She said that reports of dead fish started coming in last week.
“This was a natural occurrence of Mother Nature and so, we don’t know when it’s going to end,” she said
A microorganism called Heterosigma akashiwo formed a bloom first spotted in the Alameda Estuary, White said. It is present in the bay all the time, but scientists are trying to determine what caused it to spread so far and wide and for so many weeks.
They say a years-long drought has prevented stagnant water from flowing into the ocean and unseasonably warm and sunny weather may be helping the algae spread.
Jon Rosenfield, a scientist with the San Francisco Baykeeper conservation group, said high levels of nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen in wastewater also drive the growth of algae blooms.
"The only lever that we have to control the problem is to reduce nutrients put into the bay from the 40 wastewater treatment plants that operate around the bay,” he said.
Rosenfield said sewage treatment plants are cleaning the water of solid material and bacteria, but they’re not designed to pull out nitrogen and phosphorus.
Experts are also trying to determine what exactly is killing the fish.
Algae blooms produce a toxin that is lethal to fish and other marine life, and as they spread, bacteria in the water start to consume the algae. As it decays, it depletes the water of oxygen, leading the fish to suffocate, Rosenfield said.
"Which of those mechanisms is operating here, the toxin or the low dissolved oxygen? We just don’t know yet,” he said.
Algae bloom has been reported in Contra Costa and Marin counties to the north and San Mateo County to the west. In the South Bay, concentrations of chlorophyll — an indicator of algae density —measured on Aug. 10 were the highest observed in more than 40 years, White said.
In Oakland, people turned to social media to post photos of some of the thousands of dead fish at Lake Merritt, where visitors have started complaining about the stench.
“It doesn’t smell very good right now, so it’s a bit of a nuisance," said Graham Webster, who jogs around the lake once or twice a week.
“But the bigger question is what’s happening to the lake and the bay? And what’s causing it? Is it our fault? Can it be fixed?" he asked.
White said the algae aren’t known to be toxic to people, but they can cause skin and eye irritation. Her office is recommending people and pets stay out of any water that looks reddish-brown.
Cely Aquino said she visits Lake Merritt regularly and seeing all the dead fish was sad.
“I saw a lot of the dead fish, and I saw a couple of stingrays that were dead also. It’s pretty sad,” she said. "But I figure in nature it’s going to take care of it all.”
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Rodriguez reported from San Francisco. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Dead-fish-in-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-blamed-on-17410703.php | 2022-08-31T20:49:45Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Dead-fish-in-San-Francisco-Bay-Area-blamed-on-17410703.php | true |
Dolly Parton launches 'Doggy Parton' pet apparel line
Dolly Parton's latest business venture is going to the dogs.
The superstar singer, actress and author has announced the launch of "Doggy Parton" -- a line of dog apparel and accessories produced in partnership with SportPet Designs.
The line will feature shirts, dresses, squeaky toys and even a blonde wig inspired by Parton. A portion of the proceeds will go to Willa B. Farms, a rescue organization that provides a home for displaced animals.
"'Puppy Love'' was my very first record and 6 decades later, my love for pets is stronger than ever. This inspired me to start my own line of Doggy Parton apparel, accessories, toys and more with a little 'Dolly' flair," Parton said in a statement. "Part of the proceeds will support Willa B Farms, a rescue where animals in need find never-ending love. Don't we all need that?'"
Initially, the products will be available via DoggyParton.com and Amazon with more retailers to be announced in the future. | https://www.koat.com/article/dolly-parton-launches-doggy-parton-pet-apparel/41043844 | 2022-08-31T20:51:37Z | https://www.koat.com/article/dolly-parton-launches-doggy-parton-pet-apparel/41043844 | false |
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NEW YORK (AP) — The last two women’s champions were already out of the U.S. Open and now one of last year’s semifinalists is gone.
Top players are falling fast in Flushing Meadows, and Serena Williams can topple another Wednesday night.
Hours before Williams was set to face No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, third-seeded Maria Sakkari was ousted 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 by Wang Xiyu of China in the second round.
Sakkari reached two Grand Slam semifinals last year but has had a difficult time backing up her success in 2022, acknowledging this week that she struggled to handle a higher profile that came with her rise to No. 3 in the rankings. She said some days she didn’t enjoy tennis and didn’t even want to get out of bed.
The Greek said she was happier coming into this tournament but her game just wasn’t quite good enough against the 75th-ranked Wang, who advanced past the second round of a major for the first time.
“It’s disappointing, it hurts, because I was feeling better, I was enjoying myself, feeling good on the court and it was just very disappointing that my level was that low today,” Sakkari said.
Sakkari’s loss came after defending champion Emma Raducanu and two-time winner Naomi Osaka were eliminated Tuesday night in the first round. That left Bianca Andreescu, who beat Williams in the 2019 final, as the most recent U.S. Open women's champion still in the field.
Andreescu was set to face No. 15 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia on Wednesday night.
Coming off her run to the Wimbledon finals, No. 5 Ons Jabeur matched her best U.S. Open result with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Elizabeth Mandlik, the daughter of 1985 champion Hana Mandlikova. Jabeur lost in the third round in each of her last three trips to New York.
“I have a mission,” Jabeur said. “I’m No. 5 in the world, so for me I’m trying to represent that number as much as I can so I can really improve my game and I can really continue and improve my ranking, hopefully.”
She will play American Shelby Rogers, the No. 31 seed who beat Viktoria Kuzmova 7-5, 6-1.
Other top Americans trying to advance Wednesday included No. 12 Coco Gauff and 2017 U.S. Open runner-up Madison Keys, the No. 20 seed.
Defending men's champion Daniil Medvedev was set to follow Williams on Arthur Ashe Stadium, with 2012 champion Andy Murray, No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime and Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios also in action.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Food and lifestyle influencer Mike Gillis, aka Mike G, joins us every Wednesday with the low-down on things to see and do around Indy.
This week he shares the top three reasons to attend this weekend’s Butter 2 fine arts fair showcasing the work of more Black visual artists from around the country. The event takes place in three locations along the south side of The Stutz factory building in downtown Indy.
He brought along Alan Bacon, co-founder of the cultural development and creative agency GangGang, which organized the event.
1. The art and the artists
Butter is designed to celebrate the value that artists bring to communities, and this year the event features the work of more than 50 artists. Works from every artist are available for sale. More than 10 live performances are planned, plus artist workshops and walking tours of the historic area downtown.
2. Bigger and better
This is the second year for Butter, and the event is three times bigger with more DJs, more art installations and more creative professionals involved in the process. The event begins Thursday at 4 p.m. with a preview night and runs through Sunday evening. There’s a dance party Saturday from 9 p.m. to midnight, and a $35 ticket grants you access to come and go all weekend.
3. Equitable process
Artists participate in the event free of charge and they keep 100% of the proceeds from sales. | https://fox59.com/indy-now/butter-fine-art-fair/ | 2022-08-31T20:54:03Z | https://fox59.com/indy-now/butter-fine-art-fair/ | false |
CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CIVC Partners, L.P. ("CIVC"), a Chicago-based middle market private equity firm focused on investments in the business services sector, is pleased to announce its investment in OTR Transportation ("OTR" or the "Company") in partnership with CEO and founder Jon Braun and the OTR management team.
OTR, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a technology-enabled freight broker that delivers exceptionally high levels of service to customers across North America through a proprietary technology suite and network of dependable carrier partners. The Company provides a full suite of services, including refrigerated, dry van, power only, drop trailer, and cross border, among others. The entire OTR management team will remain in place following the transaction and Jon Braun will maintain a significant ownership position in the Company. For additional information about OTR, visit www.loadotr.com.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with the CIVC team" said founder and CEO Jon Braun. "CIVC has been an active investor in the transportation and logistics sector over the past decade and they bring not only extensive industry experience, but also decades of success partnering with founders and management teams to accelerate growth. Our partnership with CIVC will allow us to execute on our growth strategy while continuing to provide unmatched service to our customers."
John Compall, Partner at CIVC, added that "OTR is a rapidly growing provider of freight brokerage solutions with an exceptional track record of exceeding customer expectations. OTR's deep operational expertise and proprietary technology platform allow them to tackle customers' most challenging logistics needs while providing the speed, certainty, and visibility that customers need in order to effectively manage their supply chains. We are looking forward to our partnership with Jon and the rest of the OTR management team to support the Company in accelerating organic growth and pursuing strategic acquisitions."
The partnership with OTR builds on CIVC's investment experience in the transportation and logistics industry. CIVC was previously an investor in Magnate Worldwide, an asset-light transportation and logistics company focused on the North American premium transportation and international freight forwarding markets. As part of the investment in OTR, Dan Para, former chairman of Magnate Worldwide will be co-investing and joining the board of OTR.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal counsel to CIVC on the transaction. Deloitte Corporate Finance, LLC acted as OTR's financial advisor. Vedder Price P.C. served as legal counsel to OTR.
CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm established in 1970 to provide growth capital to entrepreneurs and founders. Since 1989, CIVC has invested over $2.0 billion in 74 platforms, primarily as growth and buyout capital, along with founders and executives in middle-market companies mainly in the business services sector. CIVC Partners currently invests from CIVC Partners Fund VI. More information on CIVC Partners and its portfolio companies can be found at www.civc.com.
Kate Gallego
CIVC Partners
(312) 873-7331
kgallego@civc.com
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:CHK) ("Chesapeake" or the "Company") today announced that it has amended its previously announced exchange offers (each, an "Offer," and collectively, the "Offers") relating to its outstanding (i) Class A warrants (the "Class A warrants"), (ii) Class B warrants (the "Class B warrants") and (iii) Class C warrants (the "Class C warrants," and together with the Class A warrants and the Class B warrants, the "warrants"), each to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company ("common stock"). The Company has extended the offering period for each Offer until 11:59 p.m. (New York City time) on September 30, 2022 (each such date, an "Expiration Date"), as described in the Company's Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended.
The Company is offering to all holders of the warrants the opportunity to receive a number of shares of common stock to be determined over a ten trading day volume-weighted average trading price measurement period, in each case, for warrants validly tendered and accepted for exchange pursuant to the Offers, as further described in the Company's Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended. In connection with the amendment, the measurement period is now scheduled to begin on September 19, 2022.
Tendered warrants may be withdrawn by holders at any time prior to the applicable Expiration Date. The Company may extend or amend an Offer without extending or amending any other Offer.
The Offers are being made pursuant to an amended Prospectus/Offers to Exchange dated August 31, 2022, and an amended Schedule TO, dated August 31, 2022, each of which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and more fully set forth the terms and conditions of the Offers.
Chesapeake's common stock, Class A warrants, Class B warrants and Class C warrants are listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols "CHK," "CHKEW," "CHKEZ" and "CHKEL," respectively. As of August 17, 2022, there were 120,849,720 shares of common stock, 9,751,853 Class A warrants, 12,290,669 Class B warrants and 11,269,865 Class C warrants outstanding.
The Company has engaged Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Cowen and Company, LLC and Intrepid Partners, LLC as the dealer managers for the Offers. Any questions or requests for assistance concerning the Offers may be directed to Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1 (212) 723-7914; Cowen and Company, LLC at 1 (646) 562-1010; and Intrepid Partners, LLC at 1 (713) 292-0863. D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been appointed as the information agent for the Offers, and Equiniti Trust Company has been appointed as the exchange agent. Requests for documents should be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 1 (877) 732-3617 (for warrant holders) or 1 (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers) or via the following email address: chk@dfking.com.
Copies of the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, will be available free of charge at the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov. Requests for documents may also be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at 1 (877) 732-3617 (for warrant holders) or 1 (212) 269-5550 (for banks and brokers) or via the following email address: chk@dfking.com. A registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the securities to be issued in the Offers has been filed with the SEC but has not yet become effective. Such securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.
This announcement is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell the warrants or an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of common stock in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful before registration or qualification under the laws of any such state. The Offers are being made only through the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, and the complete terms and conditions of the Offers are set forth in the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended.
Holders of the warrants are urged to read the Schedule TO and Prospectus/Offers to Exchange, each, as amended, carefully before making any decision with respect to the Offers because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the Offers.
None of the Company, any of its management or its board of directors, or the information agent, the exchange agent or any dealer manager makes any recommendation as to whether or not holders of warrants should tender warrants for exchange in the Offers.
Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Chesapeake Energy Corporation is powered by dedicated and innovative employees who are focused on discovering and responsibly developing our leading positions in top U.S. oil and gas plays. With a goal to achieve net-zero direct GHG emissions by 2035, Chesapeake is committed to safely answering the call for affordable, reliable, lower carbon energy.
This news release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact. They include statements that give our current expectations, management's outlook guidance or forecasts of future events, expected natural gas and oil growth trajectory, projected cash flow and liquidity, our ability to enhance our cash flow and financial flexibility, dividend plans, future production and commodity mix, plans and objectives for future operations, ESG initiatives, the ability of our employees, portfolio strength and operational leadership to create long-term value, and the assumptions on which such statements are based. Although we believe the expectations and forecasts reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are inherently subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. No assurance can be given that such forward-looking statements will be correct or achieved or that the assumptions are accurate or will not change over time.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results include those described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of our annual report on Form 10-K and any updates to those factors set forth in Chesapeake's subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K (available at http://www.chk.com/investors/sec-filings). These risk factors include: the ability to execute on our business strategy following emergence from bankruptcy; the impact of inflation and commodity price volatility resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, COVID-19 and related supply chain constraints, along with the effect on our business, financial condition, employees, contractors and vendors, and on the global demand for oil and natural gas and U.S. and world financial markets; the acquisitions of Vine Energy Inc. ("Vine") and Chief E&D Holdings, LP and affiliates of Tug Hill, Inc. (together, "Chief"), including our ability to successfully integrate the businesses of Vine and Chief into the Company and achieve the expected synergies from these acquisitions within the expected timeframes; effects of purchase price adjustments and indemnity obligations; the volatility of oil, natural gas and NGL prices; the limitations our level of indebtedness may have on our financial flexibility; our ability to comply with the covenants under our credit facility and other indebtedness; our inability to access the capital markets on favorable terms; the availability of cash flows from operations and other funds to fund cash dividends, repurchases of equity, to finance reserve replacement costs and/or satisfy our debt obligations; write-downs of our oil and natural gas asset carrying values due to low commodity prices; our ability to replace reserves and sustain production; uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil, natural gas and NGL reserves and projecting future rates of production and the amount and timing of development expenditures; our ability to generate profits or achieve targeted results in drilling and well operations; leasehold terms expiring before production can be established; commodity derivative activities resulting in lower prices realized on oil, natural gas and NGL sales; the need to secure derivative liabilities and the inability of counterparties to satisfy their obligations; adverse developments or losses from pending or future litigation and regulatory proceedings, including royalty claims; charges incurred in response to market conditions; drilling and operating risks and resulting liabilities; effects of environmental protection laws and regulations on our business and legislative, regulatory and environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, addressing environmental concerns, including initiatives addressing the impact of global climate change or further regulating hydraulic fracturing, methane emissions, flaring or water disposal; our ability to achieve and maintain ESG goals and certifications; our need to secure adequate supplies of water for our drilling operations and to dispose of or recycle the water used; impacts of potential legislative and regulatory actions addressing climate change; federal and state tax proposals affecting our industry; potential OTC derivatives regulation limiting our ability to hedge against commodity price fluctuations; competition in the oil and gas exploration and production industry; a deterioration in general economic, business or industry conditions; negative public perceptions of our industry; limited control over properties we do not operate; pipeline and gathering system capacity constraints and transportation interruptions; terrorist activities or cyber-attacks adversely impacting our operations; and an interruption in operations at our headquarters due to a catastrophic event.
In addition, disclosures concerning the estimated contribution of derivative contracts to our future results of operations are based upon market information as of a specific date. These market prices are subject to significant volatility. Our production forecasts are also dependent upon many assumptions, including estimates of production decline rates from existing wells and the outcome of future drilling activity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update any of the information provided in this release, except as required by applicable law. In addition, this news release contains time-sensitive information that reflects management's best judgment only as of the date of this news release.
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In Ukraine's most popular summer destination, a 90-year-old grandmother encourages a rebellion against a war-time beach ban, swimming despite the threat of fines – and floating mines.
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In Ukraine's most popular summer destination, a 90-year-old grandmother encourages a rebellion against a war-time beach ban, swimming despite the threat of fines – and floating mines.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, will participate in a fireside chat on September 14, 2022, at the Morgan Stanley 10th Annual Laguna Conference. Representing Lear will be:
- Ray Scott, President and CEO
- Jason Cardew, SVP and Chief Financial Officer
Lear's webcast will begin at 12:55 PM EDT (9:55 AM PDT) and will run approximately 30 minutes. The webcast link will be available on the Company's website at ir.lear.com.
About Lear Corporation
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear's diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks 186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or on Twitter @LearCorporation.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund Inc. (NYSE: NBXG) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.10 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on September 30, 2022, has a record date of September 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of September 14, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.10 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, availability of capital gains, and the level of other Fund fees and expenses. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount or that a distribution will consist of only net investment income.
Due to an effort to maintain a stable distribution amount, the distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
Statements made in this release that look forward in time involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, the adverse effect from a decline in the securities markets or a decline in the Fund's performance, a general downturn in the economy, competition from other closed end investment companies, changes in government policy or regulation, inability of the Fund's investment adviser to attract or retain key employees, inability of the Fund to implement its investment strategy, inability of the Fund to manage rapid expansion and unforeseen costs and other effects related to legal proceedings or investigations of governmental and self-regulatory organizations.
Contact:
Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
Investor Information
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- Advances Hillenbrand's long-term growth strategy into key end market of recycling
- Highly complementary technologies to Coperion branded products
- Enhances offering of complete recycling solutions and provides compelling cross-selling opportunities
- Expected to be accretive to Adj. EPS within first full year and deliver double-digit ROIC by year three
BATESVILLE, Ind., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Herbold Meckesheim GmbH (Herbold) for an enterprise value of approximately €79 million.
"The successful completion of the Herbold Meckesheim acquisition is another meaningful step that delivers on our commitment to grow as a world-class industrial company, execute our strategy to deliver long-term shareholder value, and accelerate our efforts to support a more sustainable future," said Kim Ryan, President and CEO of Hillenbrand. "By leveraging Herbold's key technologies, we have an opportunity to strengthen our leadership position in the recycling industry and expand our offerings across the entire recycling value chain."
Based in Meckesheim, Germany, Herbold is a leader in recycling systems, specializing in key process steps such as washing, separating, drying, shredding, and pulverizing. With annual revenue of more than €50 million, Herbold is highly complementary to the equipment and solutions offered under the Coperion brand.
Herbold joins the Coperion and Rotex brands as part of Hillenbrand's Advanced Process Solutions (APS) segment. The APS segment is focused on highly engineered industrial processing solutions and aftermarket parts and services for a variety of end markets and applications.
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company operating in over 40 countries with over 10,000 associates serving a wide variety of industries around the world. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes brands such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com
Throughout this release, we make a number of "forward-looking statements" that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided under these sections. As the words imply, these are statements about future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, financings, share repurchases, ability to meet deleveraging goals, and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans or events, strategies, objectives, beliefs, prospects, assumptions, expectations, and projected costs or savings or transactions of the Company that might or might not happen in the future, as contrasted with historical information. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but by their very nature are subject to a wide range of risks. If our assumptions prove inaccurate or unknown risks and uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from Hillenbrand's (the "Company") expectations and projections.
Words that could indicate that we are making forward-looking statements include the following:
This is not an exhaustive list, but is intended to give you an idea of how we try to identify forward-looking statements. The absence of any of these words, however, does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking.
Here is the key point: Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events, and actual results or events could differ materially from those set forth in any forward-looking statements. Any number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause our performance to differ significantly from what is described in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: risks related to the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine (referred to herein as the "Ukraine War") and resulting geopolitical instability and uncertainty, which could have a negative impact on our ability to sell to, ship products to, collect payments from, and support customers in certain regions, in addition to the potential effect of supply chain disruptions that could adversely affect profitability; the impact of contagious diseases such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the escalation thereof due to variant strains of the virus and the societal, governmental, and individual responses thereto, including supply chain disruption, loss of contracts and/or customers, erosion of some customers' credit quality, downgrades of the Company's credit quality, closure or temporary interruption of the Company's or suppliers' manufacturing facilities, travel, shipping and logistical disruptions, domestic and international general economic conditions, such as inflation, exchange rates and interest rates; loss of human capital or personnel, and general economic calamities; increased costs, poor quality, or unavailability of raw materials or certain outsourced services and supply chain disruptions; increasing competition for highly skilled and talented workers as well as labor shortages; the risk of business disruptions associated with information technology, cyber-attacks, or catastrophic losses affecting infrastructure; risks that the integration of Milacron disrupts current operations or poses potential difficulties in employee retention or otherwise affects financial or operating results; the ability to recognize the benefits of the acquisition of Milacron or any other acquisition or disposition, including potential synergies and cost savings or the failure of the Company or any acquired company to achieve its plans and objectives generally; impairment charges to goodwill and other identifiable intangible assets; competition in the industries in which we operate; impacts of decreases in demand or changes in technological advances, laws, or regulation on the revenues that we derive from the plastics industry; our reliance upon employees, agents, and business partners to comply with laws in many countries and jurisdictions; the impact of incurring significant amounts of indebtedness and any inability of the Company to respond to changes in its business or make future desirable acquisitions; the ability of the Company to comply with financial or other covenants in its debt agreements; global market and economic conditions, including those related to the financial markets; our level of international sales and operations; cyclical demand for industrial capital goods; the dependence of our business units on relationships with several large customers and providers; the impact to the Company's effective tax rate of changes in the mix of earnings or tax laws and certain other tax-related matters; involvement in claims, lawsuits and governmental proceedings related to operations; uncertainty in the United States political and regulatory environment or global trade policy; adverse foreign currency fluctuations; labor disruptions; and the effect of certain provisions of the Company's governing documents and Indiana law that could decrease the trading price of the Company's common stock. Shareholders, potential investors, and other readers are urged to consider these risks and uncertainties in evaluating forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. For a more in-depth discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, see the discussions under the heading "Risk Factors" in Part I, Item 1A of Hillenbrand's Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on November 17, 2021, and in Part II, Item 1A of Hillenbrand's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on August 3, 2022. The forward-looking information in this release speaks only as of the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Crosby County in northwestern Texas...
East Central Hockley County in northwestern Texas...
Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain were moving back into the
across the warned area. Up to 1.7 inches of rain have fallen in
parts of west Lubbock, while other areas have seen much lesser
amounts. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lubbock, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Idalou,
Lorenzo, Ransom Canyon, Downtown Lubbock, Lubbock International
Airport, Texas Tech University, Lubbock South Plains Mall,
Woodrow, Slide, Reese Center, New Deal, Buffalo Springs and
Lubbock Science Spectrum.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following
counties, Callahan and Taylor.
* WHEN...Until 430 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms...near Abilene and between Baird, Admiral and
Putnam. Movement was north at 15 mph. This will cause urban
and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has
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...
Abilene, Clyde, Baird, Wylie, Merkel, Tye, Trent, Putnam,
Eula, Potosi, Dudley, Hamby, Caps, Dyess Afb, Rowden, View,
Impact, Kirby Lake and Admiral.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 261 and 321.
This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
Intersections along Sammons Street, I-20 Frontage Roads near
Putnam, Butternut Underpass, Curry Lane from Clack Street to
Catclaw Drive, Texas Avenue at Arnold Boulevard,
Intersections along Buttonwillow Parkway, I-20 Frontage Roads
near Baird, I-20 Frontage Roads west of Clyde, FM 3308
crossing Draw and North 6th Street and Willis.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
306 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
.Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some with intense rainfall
rates will continue to move across the area producing localized
minor flooding.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Texas, including the following
counties, Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lynn, Terry and Yoakum.
* WHEN...Until 530 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up
to 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...
Levelland, Brownfield, Denver City, Tahoka, Morton, Plains,
Sundown, O'donnell, Tokio, Locketville, Lehman, New Moore,
Bronco, Bledsoe, Maple, Meadow, Smyer, Whiteface, Ropesville
and New Home.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
This flood advisory was replaced by another advisory.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced that Jennifer Witz, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Bank of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Wednesday, September 7 at 4:10 pm ET, and Sean Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Monday, September 12, at 7:30 pm ET.
A webcast of the presentations will be available on the Investor Relations section of the SiriusXM website at siriusxm.com/investorrelations.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales arm, SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization, and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: we have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by supply chain issues as a result of the global semiconductor supply shortage; we face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time; if our efforts to attract and retain subscribers and listeners, or convert listeners into subscribers, are not successful, our business will be adversely affected; we engage in extensive marketing efforts and the continued effectiveness of those efforts is an important part of our business; we rely on third parties for the operation of our business, and the failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business; we may not realize the benefits of acquisitions and other strategic investments and initiatives; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant uncertainty to our business; a substantial number of our Sirius XM service subscribers periodically cancel their subscriptions and we cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers; our ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers to our Sirius XM service as our marketing efforts reach more price-sensitive consumers is uncertain; our business depends in part on the auto industry; failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business; our Sirius XM service may experience harmful interference from wireless operations; our Pandora ad-supported business has suffered a substantial and consistent loss of monthly active users, which may adversely affect our Pandora business; our failure to convince advertisers of the benefits of our Pandora ad-supported service could harm our business; if we are unable to maintain revenue growth from our advertising products our results of operations will be adversely affected; changes in mobile operating systems and browsers may hinder our ability to sell advertising and market our services; if we fail to accurately predict and play music, comedy or other content that our Pandora listeners enjoy, we may fail to retain existing and attract new listeners; privacy and data security laws and regulations may hinder our ability to market our services, sell advertising and impose legal liabilities; consumer protection laws and our failure to comply with them could damage our business; failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business; if we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer; interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business; the market for music rights is changing and is subject to significant uncertainties; our Pandora services depend upon maintaining complex licenses with copyright owners, and these licenses contain onerous terms; the rates we must pay for "mechanical rights" to use musical works on our Pandora service have increased substantially and these new rates may adversely affect our business; failure to protect our intellectual property or actions by third parties to enforce their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results; some of our services and technologies may use "open source" software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code subject to those licenses; rapid technological and industry changes and new entrants could adversely impact our services; we have a significant amount of indebtedness, and our debt contains certain covenants that restrict our operations; we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements; while we currently pay a quarterly cash dividend to holders of our common stock, we may change our dividend policy at any time; our principal stockholder has significant influence, including over actions requiring stockholder approval, and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of our common stock; if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be harmed; our facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition; we may be exposed to liabilities that other entertainment service providers would not customarily be subject to; and our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brands. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
Source: SiriusXM
Investor contacts:
Hooper Stevens
212-901-6718
hooper.stevens@siriusxm.com
Natalie Candela
212-901-6672
natalie.candela@siriusxm.com
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Wilson Dow Group recently announced multiple promotions within the organization in the wake of continued growth and success.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Dow Group, a creative production agency in relentless pursuit of uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experiences, is proud to announce four long-time employees have now been appointed to new leadership roles. Growth in both the number of staff and volume of business have been recognized and influenced the recent structure change.
"The events industry has arguably never been more dynamic, and these appointments position our agency to effectively evolve for future success. We believe our people are our strongest asset, and we want to continue to create pathways for professional growth at multiple levels within our agency. The elevation of these four leaders not only reinforces our long-held values, but also our emphasis on long-term client-focused strategy." Steve Wilson and Mark Dow
Matthew Cooney, formerly Vice President of Account Services, will now serve as Chief Executive Officer, while Steve Wilson and Mark Dow will remain Co-Chairmen. Cooney has been with the agency for 21 years, overseeing Account Services, Strategy and Marketing.
Ryan Burnside, formerly Vice President of Finance, will now serve as Chief Financial Officer, managing Accounting and Finance, as well as Human Resources and IT. Burnside has been with the agency for 15 years, managing all financial aspects of the organization.
Jennifer Incorvaia, formerly Vice President of Production Services, will now serve as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing Production Services and Operations. Incorvaia has been with the agency for a collective 25 years and was the first employee at the company.
Pat Schreiner, formerly Vice President of Account Services, will now serve as Chief Marketing Officer, leading Account Services, Client Strategy and Experiential Learning, as well as the company's marketing efforts. Schreiner has been with the agency for 22 years, overseeing Business Development, Account Services, Strategy and Marketing.
About Wilson Dow Group
Wilson Dow Group is a creative production agency in relentless pursuit of uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experiences. For 25 years, Wilson Dow has cultivated teams of world-renowned creative strategists, specialized production teams and instructional designers to partner with global clients. The company designs and delivers in-person, virtual and hybrid experiences that engage audiences around a shared purpose. From the Chicago headquarters, and across San Francisco and New York satellites, the power of Wilson Dow Group's integrated approach comes from a commitment to collaboration, ensuring deep audience connection and the long-term success of brand initiatives. For more information, visit wilsondow.com.
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (Twitter/UNHumanRights)
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The UN rights chief will release a long-awaited report on alleged violations in
China's
Xinjiang region before leaving office later Wednesday, despite strong pressure from Beijing not to publish.
"The report on Xinjiang will go out by the end of the day," said
Jeremy Laurence, a spokesman for the outgoing High Commissioner for Human Rights
Michelle Bachelet -- who promised to publish the report before her mandate expires at the end of August.
Her report will therefore come out in the final 10 hours of her four-year term and is set to stand as her last act in office.
Amid the allegations of abuses in Xinjiang,
Bachelet came under increasing pressure to investigate and speak out about the far-western region of China. Beijing stands accused of detaining more than one million Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities there.
Nearly a year ago, the former Chilean president told the
UN Human Rights Council an independent evaluation of the situation in Xinjiang was needed, and indicated that her office was finalising a report on the matter.
But the report was repeatedly delayed amid growing impatience from rights groups and some countries.
A 'farce': China
Speaking earlier Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman
Zhao Lijian dismissed the report and said he hoped Bachelet would not publish it in her final hours in office.
"We firmly oppose the release of the so-called Xinjiang-related report by the
UN Human Rights Office," he said.
"This report is a farce orchestrated by the US and a small number of Western powers," he said.
"We hope that the high commissioner will make the right decision."
Zhao said the UN rights chief should act with "objectivity, impartiality, non-selectivity and non-politicisation" and oppose "double standards on human rights issues".
In her farewell press conference on Thursday, Bachelet admitted she was under "tremendous pressure to publish or not to publish" the long-delayed report.
"We're trying very hard to do what I promised," Bachelet said. "But I will not publish or withhold publication due to any such pressure."
Campaigners accuse China of a litany of abuses in Xinjiang, including mass incarceration, forced labour, compulsory sterilisation and the destruction of
Uyghur cultural and religious sites.
The United States and lawmakers in other Western countries have gone as far as accusing China of committing "genocide" against the minority groups.
Beijing vehemently rejects the claims, and has long insisted it is running vocational training centres in Xinjiang designed to counter extremism.
It claims the allegations are part of a plot by the United States and other Western nations to smear China and contain its rise.
Visit to region
In May, Bachelet concluded a rare six-day visit to China that also took her to Xinjiang.
But the long-awaited trip to the region sparked criticism from rights groups.
During her visit, she had urged Beijing to avoid "arbitrary and indiscriminate" measures in Xinjiang.
But rights groups criticised her for what they said was her lack of firmness. They said she had capitulated to a stage-managed tour of the region orchestrated by Beijing.
Human Rights Watch said the report would help to show that no state is above the law.
"Better late than never," HRW's China director
Sophie Richardson told AFP. "If this does in fact happen, it will be a watershed moment."
The non-governmental organisation would like to see the report reach the same assessments as HRW and others, given the "mountains of evidence".
But she said that more than the content, the publication of the report itself would be important since it would force the UN Human Rights Council to address the issue.
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Man found dead at Clermont campground, deputies say
Man found dead at Clermont campground, deputies say
OUT OF LAKE COUNTY, THE SHERIFFS’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE AFTER A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD AFTER 2:00, ALONG JEWEL FISH ROAD JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 27. DEPUTIES SAY THAT
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A homicide investigation is underway in Clermont after deputies in Lake County say they found one man dead at a campground.Deputies were called to the scene of the homicide that allegedly happened at 244 Jewelfish Road in Thousand Trails Resort around 2 p.m. Wednesday.They found the man dead when they got there, but law enforcement didn't say how they believed he died. A suspect was taken into custody and detectives are still investigating.WESH 2 News has sent a crew out to the scene to learn more.
CLERMONT, Fla. —
A homicide investigation is underway in Clermont after deputies in Lake County say they found one man dead at a campground.
Deputies were called to the scene of the homicide that allegedly happened at 244 Jewelfish Road in Thousand Trails Resort around 2 p.m. Wednesday.
They found the man dead when they got there, but law enforcement didn't say how they believed he died.
A suspect was taken into custody and detectives are still investigating.
WESH 2 News has sent a crew out to the scene to learn more.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- A closed-end fund that invests in global equities using a disciplined value approach
- Average weekly trading volume of approximately 35,105 shares
- Fund's adviser has more than 40 years of small- and micro-cap investment experience
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The Fund invests primarily in securities of small-cap and mid-cap companies, which may involve considerably more risk than investing in larger-cap companies. The Fund's broadly diversified portfolio does not ensure a profit or guarantee against loss. From time to time, the Fund may invest a significant portion of its net assets in foreign securities, which may involve political, economic, currency and other risks not encountered in U.S. investments.
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Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?
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Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Burlington has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern St. Lawrence County in northern New York...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 321 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Edwardsville,
moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind
damage to trees and powerlines.
* Locations impacted include...
Canton, Ogdensburg, Lisbon, De Kalb, Rensselaer Falls, Heuvelton,
Morley, Edwardsville, Hammond, Hermon, Morristown, Waddington,
Madrid, De Peyster, Chippewa Bay, South Hammond, Pyrites, North
Hammond, Jacques Cartier State Park and North Russell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
North central Jefferson County in central New York...
* Until 400 PM EDT.
* At 321 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Wellesley Island State Park, or 29 miles northwest of Fort Drum,
moving east at 50 mph.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage
to trees and power lines.
Kring Point State Park, Wellesley Island State Park, Redwood and
Alexandria Bay.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 51 and 52.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, will participate in a fireside chat on September 14, 2022, at the Morgan Stanley 10th Annual Laguna Conference. Representing Lear will be:
- Ray Scott, President and CEO
- Jason Cardew, SVP and Chief Financial Officer
Lear's webcast will begin at 12:55 PM EDT (9:55 AM PDT) and will run approximately 30 minutes. The webcast link will be available on the Company's website at ir.lear.com.
About Lear Corporation
Lear, a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, enables superior in-vehicle experiences for consumers around the world. Lear's diverse team of talented employees in 38 countries is driven by a commitment to innovation, operational excellence, and sustainability. Lear is Making every drive better™ by providing the technology for safer, smarter, and more comfortable journeys. Lear, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, serves every major automaker in the world and ranks 186 on the Fortune 500. Further information about Lear is available at lear.com or on Twitter @LearCorporation.
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Fears of environmental disaster off Gibraltar as hull of beached ship carrying over 400 tonnes of fuel breaks after slamming into gas carrier
- Tuvalu-registered ship was leaving Gibraltar when it hit the ADAM LNG vessel
- It is now sinking 17 meters (56 feet) off the coast with 183 tonnes of heavy fuel oil
- Port was closed for hours but has reopened while authorities try to prevent spill
The hull of the bulk carrier ship beached off the coast of Gibraltar has broken, the Government of Gibraltar announced this afternoon amid fears of an environmental disaster.
The vessel OS 35, loaded with steel bars and carrying over 400 tonnes of fuel, slammed into the ADAM LNG, which now has a superficial dent, as the former was moving to exit the bay on Monday night.
The Tuvalu-registered ship with 30 people on board - who have now been evacuated - was heading to Vlissengen in the Netherlands and is now resting on the seabed 17 meters (56 feet) off the coast.
No one was injured in the ship crash but it did force the closure of the busy shipping port on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula for four hours, authorities said.
The British territory's government said this evening that attempts to remove the oil from the vessel have so far failed, the hull has broken, and the ship is likely to start separating.
A tug boat sits behind the Tuvalu-registered OS 35 cargo ship lying on the seabed off the shore of Gibraltar on Tuesday
Crew members stand on the half sunken cargo ship OS 35 in Catalan Bay after its collision with LNG tanker. The 24 crew and 6 surveyors who were on board at the time, have been evacuated safely
A group of people sit on a beach in front of the ship after it collided with a liquid natural gas carrier pictured early Tuesday in the bay of Gibraltar
The Gibraltar Port Authority directed the OS 35 with 183 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, 250 tonnes of diesel and 27 tonnes of lube oil to the eastside to ensure it could be safely beached to minimise the risk of the vessel sinking.
Booms have been deployed and a 200-meter exclusion zone set up to prevent any potential fuel spill.
A spokesman for the Gibraltar government said the cargo vessel was resting on the seabed in 17 meters (56 feet) of water close to the coast and carrying steel bars.
The Marshall Islands-flagged ADAM LNG arrived in Gibraltar after unloading in Malta. It remains at anchor near the place where the collision took place.
People bathe near the place where the cargo ship's hull has been broken
The Red and White Ship (Adam LNG) is the other ship in the collision, also pictured anchored off Gibraltar
A man lies down on the sand as Cargo ship OS 35 is half sunk
A man approaches with his paddle surf board to get a closer look at the Tuvalu-registered OS 35 cargo ship lying on the seabed, offshore Gibraltar
Cargo ship OS 35 is half sunk in Catalan Bay after colliding with LNG tanker ADAM LNG near Gibraltar
The Union Jack flag waves in front of the half sunk cargo ship
A Government of Gibraltar statement, released on Wednesday, reads: 'The hull of the Bulk Carrier OS 35 has broken. The two sections of the vessel have not yet fully separated.
'There was a clear risk that this would occur. It was for this reason that urgent attempts were being made to remove fuel from the vessel. This has not yet been possible.
'The OS 35 is already surrounded by an ocean boom that should contain any spill of oil which may occur.
'No oil spill appears to have occurred. This is being constantly monitored.
'The GPA (Gibraltar Port Authority) is working with the owners, salvers and P&I Club to address all issues that may now arise.
'A meeting of the GCC (Gibraltar Contingency Council) was convened as soon as the news of the vessels circumstances was confirmed.
'The Captain of the Port is taking action to ensure that any environmental impact is minimised.
'All persons on board, a total of 24 crew and 6 surveyors who were on board at the time, have been evacuated safely.
'All operations at Gibraltar Port are currently suspended to concentrate all resources on this emergency.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11166003/Gibraltar-news-Hull-Tuvalu-registered-ship-breaks-coast-tip-Iberian-peninsula.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-08-31T21:11:54Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11166003/Gibraltar-news-Hull-Tuvalu-registered-ship-breaks-coast-tip-Iberian-peninsula.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today announced that Jennifer Witz, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Bank of America Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Wednesday, September 7 at 4:10 pm ET, and Sean Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Monday, September 12, at 7:30 pm ET.
A webcast of the presentations will be available on the Investor Relations section of the SiriusXM website at siriusxm.com/investorrelations.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising-supported audio products. SiriusXM's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of SiriusXM, is the largest ad-supported audio entertainment streaming service in the U.S. SiriusXM's subsidiaries Stitcher, Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics and monetization. The Company's advertising sales arm, SXM Media, leverages its scale, cross-platform sales organization, and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. SiriusXM, through Sirius XM Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, SiriusXM offers connected vehicle services to automakers. For more about SiriusXM, please go to: www.siriusxm.com.
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The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements: we have been, and may continue to be, adversely affected by supply chain issues as a result of the global semiconductor supply shortage; we face substantial competition and that competition is likely to increase over time; if our efforts to attract and retain subscribers and listeners, or convert listeners into subscribers, are not successful, our business will be adversely affected; we engage in extensive marketing efforts and the continued effectiveness of those efforts is an important part of our business; we rely on third parties for the operation of our business, and the failure of third parties to perform could adversely affect our business; we may not realize the benefits of acquisitions and other strategic investments and initiatives; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has introduced significant uncertainty to our business; a substantial number of our Sirius XM service subscribers periodically cancel their subscriptions and we cannot predict how successful we will be at retaining customers; our ability to profitably attract and retain subscribers to our Sirius XM service as our marketing efforts reach more price-sensitive consumers is uncertain; our business depends in part on the auto industry; failure of our satellites would significantly damage our business; our Sirius XM service may experience harmful interference from wireless operations; our Pandora ad-supported business has suffered a substantial and consistent loss of monthly active users, which may adversely affect our Pandora business; our failure to convince advertisers of the benefits of our Pandora ad-supported service could harm our business; if we are unable to maintain revenue growth from our advertising products our results of operations will be adversely affected; changes in mobile operating systems and browsers may hinder our ability to sell advertising and market our services; if we fail to accurately predict and play music, comedy or other content that our Pandora listeners enjoy, we may fail to retain existing and attract new listeners; privacy and data security laws and regulations may hinder our ability to market our services, sell advertising and impose legal liabilities; consumer protection laws and our failure to comply with them could damage our business; failure to comply with FCC requirements could damage our business; if we fail to protect the security of personal information about our customers, we could be subject to costly government enforcement actions and private litigation and our reputation could suffer; interruption or failure of our information technology and communications systems could impair the delivery of our service and harm our business; the market for music rights is changing and is subject to significant uncertainties; our Pandora services depend upon maintaining complex licenses with copyright owners, and these licenses contain onerous terms; the rates we must pay for "mechanical rights" to use musical works on our Pandora service have increased substantially and these new rates may adversely affect our business; failure to protect our intellectual property or actions by third parties to enforce their intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results; some of our services and technologies may use "open source" software, which may restrict how we use or distribute our services or require that we release the source code subject to those licenses; rapid technological and industry changes and new entrants could adversely impact our services; we have a significant amount of indebtedness, and our debt contains certain covenants that restrict our operations; we are a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ listing rules and, as a result, qualify for, and rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements; while we currently pay a quarterly cash dividend to holders of our common stock, we may change our dividend policy at any time; our principal stockholder has significant influence, including over actions requiring stockholder approval, and its interests may differ from the interests of other holders of our common stock; if we are unable to attract and retain qualified personnel, our business could be harmed; our facilities could be damaged by natural catastrophes or terrorist activities; the unfavorable outcome of pending or future litigation could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial condition; we may be exposed to liabilities that other entertainment service providers would not customarily be subject to; and our business and prospects depend on the strength of our brands. Additional factors that could cause our results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022, which are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.
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Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) in connection with the proposed merger of SAFE with iStar Inc. ("iStar"). Prior to the closing of the transaction, iStar will undergo a reverse stock split to reduce the number of iStar shares outstanding to be equal to the number of SAFE shares owned by iStar prior to the merger. Upon closing, the shares of Safehold owned by iStar will be retired and each share of Safehold not owned by iStar will be exchanged for one share of common stock of the newly combined company, New Safehold. If you own SAFE shares and wish to discuss this investigation or your rights, please call us or visit our website: https://www.weisslaw.co/news-and-cases/safe
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DEAR ABBY: I recently met the love of my life, and I'm planning to leave my life and family in Arkansas and move to California to marry him. He's recently divorced after a 25-year marriage. My problem is that his ex wanted the divorce, but now she wants him back. She knows he has met someone, but she's constantly telling him she wants a "booty call."
They have two grown children, and their daughter is being married soon. His ex is now threatening that if he brings me to the wedding, she will do something crazy. I know he loves me and he talks to her only to keep her calm, but I feel if he doesn't take me to the wedding he will be highly disrespecting me. He still talks to her even though she has said some nasty things about me, which is also hurtful. Am I being too sensitive? -- PERPLEXED IN THE SOUTH
DEAR PERPLEXED: When this man's ex tells him she wants a booty call, how does he respond? If he's still sexually involved with her, your odds of success with him are zero. He may talk to her (in spite of her saying nasty things about you) because they have children and possibly grandchildren in common. That he would REPEAT her less than complimentary comments to you does not say much for his judgment.
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Under these circumstances, I don't think you should insist upon attending that wedding. Instead, think carefully about the wisdom of leaving your life and family and relocating unless you have a job waiting and a guaranteed timeline regarding marriage.
DEAR ABBY: My 50-year-old nephew has always used women and was finally caught embezzling $60,000 from one of them. He was arrested and ordered to pay restitution, or he would stay in prison for years. After only two weeks of incarceration, he cried and pleaded with our family and promised he would pay anyone back the money if they would pay his restitution.
My sister was a wreck and came to me. I came up with the money and got a promissory note from my nephew. Long story short, he stuck my sister with every payment. When my sister went bankrupt because of it, I asked if he could at least pay $25 toward what he owed, but he did nothing. My sister finally repaid everything my nephew owed me, and now she expects us all to be one big, happy family.
She has invited me and my husband to come for the holidays, which will include my nephew. I told her I will never again be in the same room with that liar and cheat, so now she's upset with me! Am I making the right choice? He used all of us to get out of jail, never paid anyone back and is still using women. For that I'm supposed to embrace him with open arms? I think it would be condoning his actions. -- UPSET AUNT
DEAR AUNT: I agree with you about that. Your instinctive reaction to keep your sociopathic nephew at arm's length (or even further) is HEALTHY. It's safer to keep people with no ethics at a distance. After what happened, as much as your sister might wish it, you are no longer one big happy family. | https://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/columnists/dear-abby-threes-definitely-a-crowd-in-couples-budding-romance/article_c0849492-2318-11ed-95c6-a31354643e6d.html | 2022-08-31T21:15:12Z | https://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/columnists/dear-abby-threes-definitely-a-crowd-in-couples-budding-romance/article_c0849492-2318-11ed-95c6-a31354643e6d.html | false |
Wilson Dow Group recently announced multiple promotions within the organization in the wake of continued growth and success.
CHICAGO, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wilson Dow Group, a creative production agency in relentless pursuit of uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experiences, is proud to announce four long-time employees have now been appointed to new leadership roles. Growth in both the number of staff and volume of business have been recognized and influenced the recent structure change.
"The events industry has arguably never been more dynamic, and these appointments position our agency to effectively evolve for future success. We believe our people are our strongest asset, and we want to continue to create pathways for professional growth at multiple levels within our agency. The elevation of these four leaders not only reinforces our long-held values, but also our emphasis on long-term client-focused strategy." Steve Wilson and Mark Dow
Matthew Cooney, formerly Vice President of Account Services, will now serve as Chief Executive Officer, while Steve Wilson and Mark Dow will remain Co-Chairmen. Cooney has been with the agency for 21 years, overseeing Account Services, Strategy and Marketing.
Ryan Burnside, formerly Vice President of Finance, will now serve as Chief Financial Officer, managing Accounting and Finance, as well as Human Resources and IT. Burnside has been with the agency for 15 years, managing all financial aspects of the organization.
Jennifer Incorvaia, formerly Vice President of Production Services, will now serve as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing Production Services and Operations. Incorvaia has been with the agency for a collective 25 years and was the first employee at the company.
Pat Schreiner, formerly Vice President of Account Services, will now serve as Chief Marketing Officer, leading Account Services, Client Strategy and Experiential Learning, as well as the company's marketing efforts. Schreiner has been with the agency for 22 years, overseeing Business Development, Account Services, Strategy and Marketing.
About Wilson Dow Group
Wilson Dow Group is a creative production agency in relentless pursuit of uniting and activating audiences through the power of shared experiences. For 25 years, Wilson Dow has cultivated teams of world-renowned creative strategists, specialized production teams and instructional designers to partner with global clients. The company designs and delivers in-person, virtual and hybrid experiences that engage audiences around a shared purpose. From the Chicago headquarters, and across San Francisco and New York satellites, the power of Wilson Dow Group's integrated approach comes from a commitment to collaboration, ensuring deep audience connection and the long-term success of brand initiatives. For more information, visit wilsondow.com.
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In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Melissa Fu about her debut novel Peach Blossom Spring, a multigenerational story of war and migration inspired by her father's life.
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In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Melissa Fu about her debut novel Peach Blossom Spring, a multigenerational story of war and migration inspired by her father's life.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe it makes sense that Emma Raducanu would try to find something positive from becoming only the third woman in the professional era to lose in the U.S. Open’s first round one year after winning the championship.
Maybe, too, it seems like a bit of a stretch.
Still, whether she was trying to convince others or herself, that was how Raducanu spoke about moving on from bowing out 6-3, 6-3 against Alizé Cornet on Tuesday night in her opening match at Flushing Meadows in 2022 following that remarkable run to the trophy as an unseeded 18-year-old qualifier in 2021.
“It is a clean slate. I can just start again. I don’t know what my ranking will be. Probably pretty low down,” Raducanu said. “With perspective, actually, as a 19-year-old, I’ve had not a bad year. To be top 100, if you told me that a year ago, I’d take it. But, like, I think it would be nice, in a way, to kind of just start over, start fresh.”
The other defending champions who went home this quickly at the American Grand Slam tournament were Svetlana Kuznetsova, who won it in 2004, and Angelique Kerber, who won it in 2016 (and lost in the first round in 2017 to Naomi Osaka, who had yet to win any of her four major trophies).
Raducanu said she was disappointed to join that small group.
She also sounded somewhat relieved.
“I mean, in a way,” said the British player, who is 15-19 since her triumph in New York, “the target will be off my back slightly.”
Raducanu dealt with blisters on her racket-holding right hand, as she had earlier this year, and took a medical timeout after the first set for treatment from a trainer.
She also was simply outplayed by Cornet, a 32-year-old from France who beat past major champions Simona Halep at the Australian Open, Jelena Ostapenko at the French Open and Iga Swiatek at Wimbledon, ending the No. 1-ranked woman’s 37-match winning streak at Wimbledon.
“This year I’m kind of the upset girl. I pull out an upset on every Slam,” the 40th-ranked Cornet said after disrupting her opponent with a constantly shifting mix of defense, strokes that pushed Raducanu deep behind the baseline and well-placed drop shots. “I was like, ‘OK, I did it on the three previous Grand Slams, so why not this one?’”
Now add Raducanu to the list.
“I’m sorry, guys. I know you really like Emma,” Cornet told the crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium. “She’s a great player and a great person.”
A year ago, at age 18, Raducanu arrived at Flushing Meadows ranked 150th to participate in only the second major tournament of her nascent career. She wound up making it through qualifying and winning 10 matches in a row — all in straight sets — en route to becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam title, defeating another unseeded teen, Leylah Fernandez, in the final.
Raducanu came into the U.S. Open seeded 11th after second-round losses at each of the first three majors of 2022.
“She didn’t win a Slam for nothing,” Cornet said. “I know how she can play.”
Cornet is playing in her record-setting 63rd consecutive Grand Slam event. She’s only reached the quarterfinals at one of them — this year’s Australian Open.
But she also owns six victories over opponents ranked in the top 20 this season.
“I’m handling my emotions better,” said Cornet, who actually was angered when the Armstrong roof was closed during the course of play early in the second set. “I guess I’m getting old. I’m getting mature. … It’s good, because I’m 32. I guess it’s better late than never.”
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EMERYVILLE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world's transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-MarketTM technology platform and clean beauty consumer brands, published today its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") report, highlighting the company's commitment to leading the worlds transition to clean, sustainable chemistry.
"Sustainability is at the core of everything we do, and as we grow, so too will the benefits for people and the planet," said John Melo, CEO and President of Amyris. "The future of health, wellness and beauty is clean chemistry, and this report provides deeper transparency and accountability around our bold vision. Our mission to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable consumption has been in place from the beginning. Our record third quarter to date consumer revenue and full year record demand for our consumer brands is a great example of the rate consumers are shifting to a more sustainable future and healthier living for them and our planet."
"Publishing Amyris' second ESG report is an important milestone for the company and an opportunity to reflect on the incredible impact our team has made in sustainability and corporate social responsibility efforts," said Beth Bannerman, Chief Engagement and Sustainability Officer. For Amyris, measuring and reporting our progress are critical to promoting trust and accountability with our stakeholders. We are proud of our efforts and will continue leading the development and production of sustainable chemistry, driven by biology and precision fermentation."
Amyris' 2021 ESG Report primarily covers the 2021 calendar year. Key highlights from the 2021 ESG Report include:
- Amyris received the Bonsucro Chain of Custody Certification for the second consecutive year in 2021, which ensures its primary feedstock of Brazilian sugarcane is sustainably and ethically produced.
- Amyris achieved a 30 percent reduction in energy associated with cold storage, with 95 percent of hazardous waste produced in Emeryville recycled or burned to produce energy.
- Amyris reduced its downstream water requirements associated with squalane (a flagship ingredient) by 65 percent.
- Several of Amyris' ingredients received accreditation from leading environmental organizations, including ECOCERT, the USDA-Certified Biobased Product and Environmental Working Group ("EWG").
- Amyris' lab in Emeryville, California is a certified Platinum Level Lab via My Green Lab in a LEED Silver-certified building.
- Partnering with Carbonfund, Amyris offset approximately 54 metric tonnes of carbon emissions.
- Amyris developed a scholarship fund for Black students in STEM, marketing and business fields and contributed to educational programs by impactful community organizations such as Stop AAPI Hate, Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Conscious Kid.
- Amyris administered 7,000 Covid-19 tests for employees as part of its Emergency Response Plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing the health and safety of employees and local communities. This included the establishment of a cross-functional COVID-19 task force and implementation of enhanced safety protocols.
- Amyris established the ESG Council, a cross-functional governing body of senior leaders to drive the success of the company's ESG Action Plan through collaboration and transparency with the board of directors, executive leadership team, employees and other key stakeholders.
You may download a copy of the 2021 ESG Report here
Amyris (Nasdaq: AMRS) is a leading synthetic biotechnology company, transitioning the Clean Health & Beauty and Flavors & Fragrances markets to sustainable ingredients through fermentation and the company's proprietary Lab-to-MarketTM technology platform. This Amyris platform leverages state-of-the-art machine learning, robotics and artificial intelligence, enabling the company to rapidly bring new innovation to market at commercial scale. Amyris ingredients are included in over 20,000 products from the world's top brands, reaching more than 300 million consumers. Amyris also owns and operates a family of consumer brands that is constantly evolving to meet the growing demand for sustainable, effective and accessible products. For more information, please visit http://www.amyris.com.
Amyris, the Amyris logo, and Lab-to-Market, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Amyris, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.
This release contains forward-looking statements, and any statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events, such as Amyris' ESG goals and priorities and Amyris' expectations about how its sustainability efforts will impact its business and stakeholders. These statements are based on management's current expectations and actual results and future events may differ materially due to risks and uncertainties, including risks related to Amyris' liquidity and ability to fund operating and capital expenses, risks related to its financing activities, risks related to potential delays or failures in completing and integrating planned acquisitions, risks related to potential delays or failures in development, regulatory approval, launch, production and commercialization of products, risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and any other geopolitical events, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, resulting in global economic, financial and supply chain disruptions that may negatively impact Amyris' business operations and financial results or cause market volatility, risks related to Amyris' reliance on third parties particularly in the supply chain, and other risks detailed from time to time in filings Amyris makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Amyris disclaims any obligation to update information contained in these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Lubbock has extended the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Crosby County in northwestern Texas...
East Central Hockley County in northwestern Texas...
Lubbock County in northwestern Texas...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain were moving back into the
across the warned area. Up to 1.7 inches of rain have fallen in
parts of west Lubbock, while other areas have seen much lesser
amounts. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lubbock, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Idalou,
Lorenzo, Ransom Canyon, Downtown Lubbock, Lubbock International
Airport, Texas Tech University, Lubbock South Plains Mall,
Woodrow, Slide, Reese Center, New Deal, Buffalo Springs and
Lubbock Science Spectrum.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following
counties, Callahan and Taylor.
* WHEN...Until 430 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms...near Abilene and between Baird, Admiral and
Putnam. Movement was north at 15 mph. This will cause urban
and small stream flooding. Between 0.5 and 1 inch of rain has
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...
Abilene, Clyde, Baird, Wylie, Merkel, Tye, Trent, Putnam,
Eula, Potosi, Dudley, Hamby, Caps, Dyess Afb, Rowden, View,
Impact, Kirby Lake and Admiral.
- This includes the following highways...
Interstate 20 between Mile Markers 261 and 321.
This includes the following Low Water Crossings...
Intersections along Sammons Street, I-20 Frontage Roads near
Putnam, Butternut Underpass, Curry Lane from Clack Street to
Catclaw Drive, Texas Avenue at Arnold Boulevard,
Intersections along Buttonwillow Parkway, I-20 Frontage Roads
near Baird, I-20 Frontage Roads west of Clyde, FM 3308
crossing Draw and North 6th Street and Willis.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Update: Burgum ‘heartbroken’ over discovery of Native American remains at UND
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has issued an apology following the discovery of ancestral Native American remains at the University of North Dakota.
UND President Andrew Armacost says the remains were discovered on campus in March. In a press conference, Armacost said he will not say where the remains were found or where they are now citing privacy issues. He did mention they were found in multiple places on campus and moved to a central location in August.
Armacost said the university will work closely with tribal representatives and will follow cultural protocols to ensure the remains are properly treated.
“Repatriation will take time and hard work, perhaps several years. UND will hire the appropriate cultural resource consultants to help with this process. The remaining collection at UND is significant, with dozens of ancestors and several hundred containers of objects taken from Indigenous land and communities, requiring painstaking labor for identification and placement.”
“UND will see this through to the very end,” Armacost said.
Armacost said he let tribes know what was found right away. Tribes taking part in a press conference said they were happy the public was told months afterwards so the nations could give input on what should be done and would be given time to heal.
Research is being done to figure out who the remains belong to and why they were on campus. Armacost said they may have been used as teaching aides and educators did not know they were ancestral remains.
Armacost told the media to “consider not engaging students on this issue because of the pain they’re feeling.” He said he believes in the right to a free press, but said students willing to talk will go to the media.
The 2:00 PM press conference with President Armcost, UND staff, Executive Director of the North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Nathan Davis and the media was not livestreamed on the UND website or social media. It was held on Zoom and no reporters or members of the public were in the room. The university said the press conference will be put on its website.
In a written statement, Gov. Doug Burgum said “we are heartbroken by the deeply insensitive treatment of these indigenous ancestral remains and artifacts and extend our deepest apologies to the sovereign tribal nations in North Dakota and beyond.”
“This dark chapter, while extremely hurtful, also presents an opportunity to enhance our understanding and respect for indigenous cultures and to become a model for the nation by conducting this process with the utmost deference to the wishes, customs and traditions of tribal nations.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka walked off the court, headed toward the locker room and layed down, draping a towel over her face. Out-hit in Arthur Ashe Stadium by another big hitter, Danielle Collins, two-time U.S. Open champion Osaka was left to contemplate a second consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam tournament.
Collins reached her first major final at the Australian Open in January and displayed that same sort of hard-court talent with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Osaka in a shotmaking showdown that ended after Tuesday turned to Wednesday at Flushing Meadows.
“I’m the type of person that thinks a lot, to the point where I overthink. Sometimes when I play matches, I have to tell myself to stop thinking, just go more on instinct,” said Osaka, who’s been bothered by a bad back lately. “I feel like I just have to chill a little bit, because there’s a lot of like random chaos in my head right now.”
Last season, Osaka took two extended mental health breaks, including after her third-round exit in New York. This season, Osaka lost in the third round in Australia, the first round at the French Open, then sat out Wimbledon.
“Lately, I felt really restrained. I’m not really sure why,” Osaka said. “I’m beginning to feel like I can’t hit the shots that I know I can, like especially on my forehand.”
She is now ranked 44th, which means she could have been drawn to face anyone in the first round
This was the sort of matchup Osaka used to dominate on this surface — and against this particular player. Osaka won the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020, and the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, and she entered the night 3-0 against Collins, taking every set they had contested with each other.
But Collins, a Floridian seeded 19th at the U.S. Open, took time off the tour starting in July for a training block after being hampered by a bad neck and that work clearly paid off.
“Felt like her plan was to immediately put me in defense, so she would have hit the ball no matter what type of ball I hit on her side of the court. I thought she did that pretty well,” Osaka said. “I think that’s kind of what she’s known for — to be extremely aggressive.”
Collins used her backhand to great effect, compiling 11 of her 23 winners that way.
During her on-court interview, she said she modeled that shot after Jimmy Connors, her father’s favorite player. Connors responded on Twitter, writing, “Hey Danielle Collins — way to go. A great win (at)USOpen. Thanks for the shout out. … Keep grinding.”
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Acquisition Expands Equifax Workforce Solutions Business Unit and Bolsters Company's Robust Portfolio of Employer Solutions
ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax® (NYSE: EFX) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of LawLogix, a leading provider of cloud-based I-9 software and immigration case management software. The definitive agreement to acquire LawLogix was announced on July 21, 2022. LawLogix is now part of the Workforce Solutions business unit, expanding the company's portfolio of employer- and HR-focused solutions that help firms manage their hiring and employment needs amidst a rapidly changing landscape.
"Equifax has expanded well beyond a traditional credit bureau and the acquisition of LawLogix marks the sixth acquisition in support of the continued growth and expansion of the Equifax Workforce Solutions business unit since the beginning of 2021," said Mark W. Begor, CEO of Equifax. "We are rapidly building a New Equifax. Leveraging our EFX Cloud™ infrastructure, we will integrate LawLogix into our suite of Workforce Solutions employer services, expanding our current capabilities and setting the stage for future innovation."
LawLogix offers two cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) solutions: Guardian and Edge. Guardian helps employers with their Form I-9 and E-Verify requirements while providing a user-friendly I-9 workflow that supports organizations with a distributed workforce. Edge provides immigration law firms, non-profit organizations, and employers with comprehensive immigration case management software, including a customizable, easy-to-use client web portal. These solutions are supported by award-winning customer support representatives.
LawLogix, an Equifax company, is now a part of the Workforce Solutions business unit and will retain its presence in Phoenix. LawLogix President John Fay has assumed the role of Director of Product Strategy for LawLogix, an Equifax company.
"Both LawLogix and Equifax Workforce Solutions are focused on deploying our technology and expertise to help customers streamline important processes," said Fay. "We are excited for our future together, as we leverage Equifax capabilities in analytics and technology for the benefit of LawLogix customers."
The LawLogix transaction is not anticipated to have a material impact on 2022 Equifax financial results.
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 about the expected financial and operational benefits, synergies and growth from the LawLogix acquisition and our ability to integrate LawLogix 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.
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, employers, 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.
LawLogix assists millions of people every year through its innovative Electronic I-9 service, E-Verify and immigration case management software. Founded in 2000, LawLogix is a trusted SaaS provider for many prestigious immigration law firms, organizations and corporations. For more information about LawLogix and its suite of products, visit LawLogix.com.
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Student loan debt is the fastest-growing type of debt in the U.S. More than 43 million Americans carry federal student loan debt, with an average balance of more than $37,000.
When the Biden Administration announced last week that it would forgive some of that debt, many borrowers felt a sense of relief. But they may also wonder if there will be other repercussions.
Debt cancellation is generally considered income. The American Rescue Plan excludes federal student loan relief as taxable income through 2025. However, several states don’t fully conform to that provision and have the option of collecting taxes on the canceled debt amounts.
Now, the Mississippi Department of Revenue has confirmed that the canceled debt will be subject to state income taxes. The Tax Foundation, the nation’s leading independent tax policy nonprofit, predicts that five other states might follow suit.
According to the Tax Foundation, the following five states might tax forgiven student loans:
- Arkansas
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration told Bloomberg it would decide within the next few days.
“Our Department is currently reviewing whether debt forgiveness in this scenario — via executive order — is subject to state income tax in Arkansas,” the agency told Bloomberg in an email.
Minnesota state revenue officials also say that, without legislative action, student loan forgiveness will be taxable. Senator Carla Nelson says she will push to pass tax conformity at the start of the session.
“I think that should be one of the first bills out the door, next session,” Nelson told KARE 11 News. “Just like we did with unemployment insurance — not taxing those unemployment insurance benefits — or not taxing those Pandemic PPP loans, we felt the same the same about the forgiven student loans.”
North Carolina would also have to change its tax law.
The Wisconsin Department of Revenue told Bloomberg it would address the subject in its upcoming biennial budget.
Massachusetts has not yet announced how it will proceed.
“The state, like other states is waiting for federal guidance in how it’s going to work and once we get the guidance we’ll basically interpret that in terms of existing state law. I don’t know the answer at this point,” Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker told WWLP.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, today announced that Chief Financial Officer David Wyshner will speak at the Evercore ISI 2nd Annual Technology Conference on Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. ET. During the course of the event, information regarding the Company's business and/or financial performance will be discussed.
To listen to the live webcast, please visit Kyndryl's investor relations website at investors.kyndryl.com. A replay of the webcast will be available approximately twenty-four hours after the live presentation.
About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider. The Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex, mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.
Kyndryl Investor Contact:
Lori Chaitman
lori.chaitman@kyndryl.com
Kyndryl Media Contact:
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
7-3-1
(seven, three, one)
SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
7-3-1
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Why are American politics so polarized now? NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about why he blames Rupert Murdoch, the former CEO of Fox News.
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Why are American politics so polarized now? NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about why he blames Rupert Murdoch, the former CEO of Fox News.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transworld Systems Inc. (TSI), the largest U.S. technology-enabled provider of accounts receivable management (ARM) solutions, announced today the appointment of Joel Petersen as President. In his new role, Joel will assume responsibility for the Customer Experience / Business Process Outsourcing (CX / BPO) business unit in addition to retaining his current responsibilities as the Chief Revenue Officer of TSI.
During his seven-year tenure at TSI, Mr. Petersen previously served as General Manager of UAS, TSI's loan servicing business, where he oversaw the development and implementation of the UAS Connect digital servicing platform.
"Joel's contributions and leadership have driven TSI's growth, business strategy and technology investments. On behalf of the entire TSI team, I congratulate him on his well-deserved promotion to President," said Joseph Laughlin, Chief Executive Officer of TSI.
"I'm honored and excited by this opportunity to continue to grow with TSI," said Mr. Petersen. "I'm looking forward to continuing to work alongside the talented team of professionals at TSI as we serve the needs of our customers, while finding new ways to drive the company's growth."
TSI is the largest technology-enabled provider of Accounts Receivable Management (ARM) solutions in the United States. The Company's solutions include debt collections, customer relationship management and business process outsourcing. TSI also owns UAS, a technology-enabled primary loan servicer for student loans. TSI differentiates itself with its collection analytics, digital collections technology, global scale, and an industry-leading compliance management system. Its clients include Fortune 100 corporations, financial institutions, hospitals, government agencies, property management companies, and small and medium-sized businesses. To learn more, please visit tsico.com.
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Motive Energy Powers into the Dallas-Fort Worth Market by Acquiring Texas Industrial Energy
The largest distributor of DEKA industrial batteries and ACT chargers in the United States nabs metroplex exclusive
ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Motive Energy, the leading provider of advanced power and energy solutions in the United States, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Texas Industrial Energy (TIE) located in Carrollton, Texas, effective September 1, 2022. The addition expands Motive's wide range of motive power solutions into the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
With the acquisition, Motive Energy becomes the exclusive motive power representative for DEKA and ACT (Advanced Charging Technologies) covering the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and surrounding areas. DEKA and ACT have long led the industry in top-quality, energy-efficient solutions for battery manufacturing and charging technologies. The Power Solutions division of Motive Energy is on the cutting edge of end-to-end solutions for the material handling industry and is the country's largest distributor of DEKA industrial batteries, ACT chargers, and ACT's battery management system, ACTIntelligent.
Leading the acquisition efforts were Motive Energy senior team members Tony Capolino, President; Matt Smith, Director of Sales; and Tyson Brosz, Director of Operations. The Texas Industrial Energy addition clinches Motive Energy's prominence as the largest distributor of forklift batteries in the state of Texas.
Tony Capolino, President of Motive Energy, said, "I'm excited that Motive will be able to serve all of Texas now, including Dallas-Fort Worth, which is recognized as one of the top three markets in the International Trucking Association (ITA) data. With over 120 service technicians nationwide we will be able to provide end-to-end power solutions for the market and state."
The new facility in Carrollton, Texas joins Motive's extensive network, extending the company's presence to 14 locations nationwide, including its headquarters in Anaheim and an office in Escondido, California; sites in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Las Vegas, Nevada; Nampa, Idaho; Portland, Oregon; and Auburn and Yakima, Washington. The TIE Carrollton location boosts Motive's locations in Texas to five, including teams already established in Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, and Lubbock — giving Texas a solid footprint in the company's expansion.
Motive's experienced sales and service teams are ready to assist new customers located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex while continuing to service all current clients. Motive Energy provides best-in-class products to the material handling industry including new and used batteries, chargers, watering systems, and battery handling systems. The company has extensive experience with the latest motive power technologies, including lithium-ion batteries. Motive's industry services include battery and charger sales, service and repairs, load testing, comprehensive maintenance programs, Ultra Care & Premium Care, safety assessments, rentals, and battery recycling.
For more than 40 years, Texas Industrial Energy has provided high-quality products and services in the industrial battery and charger market and brings a trusted reputation and valued customer service record to the table. "We are better together than apart," said Jonathan Houston, President of TIE, about the Motive acquisition. "This is a win-win for our current and future customers as we will be able to provide them with better end-to-end solutions."
Motive Energy would like to acknowledge Jimmy Hilton and Pat Montoux and their family for their success. They previously ran Texas Industrial Energy for over 40 years and Motive Energy is thankful for their leadership and customer service. Motive Energy is glad to have Pat Montoux and Jonathan Houston joining the Motive team and continuing to serve our customers.
Established in 1979 in Southern California, Motive Energy (Power Solutions) is a leading provider of advanced power and energy solutions. Driven by the desire to deliver premium quality products, Motive Energy provides all battery, power, renewable energy, and charging solutions for your business. As the largest forklift battery and ACT charger distributor in the United States, Motive Energy delivers high-quality products and sustainable solutions that help customers diversify their fleet in the most efficient, cost-effective manner. No matter where you are on your journey to optimize your fleet or business, Motive Energy has the batteries, energy sources, and charging solutions you need to confidently take the next step into the future. For additional information, visit https://www.motiveenergy.com/power-solutions/.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Centric Financial Corporation ("Centric" or the "Company") (OTC: CFCX) in connection with its proposed merger with First Commonwealth Financial Corporation ("First Commonwealth") (NYSE: FCF). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 1.09 shares of First Commonwealth common stock for each Centric common share owned, representing implied per-share merger consideration of $15.38 based upon First Commonwealth's August 30, 2022 closing price of $14.11.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Centric's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Centric's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NRO) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.0312 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on September 30, 2022, has a record date of September 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of September 14, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.0312 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount, or that a distribution will consist of only net investment income. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, availability of capital gains, the amount of leverage employed by the Fund, the cost of leverage and the level of other Fund fees and expenses.
The distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $418 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
316 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN CROSBY, EAST CENTRAL HOCKLEY AND LUBBOCK
COUNTIES...
At 316 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain across spreadinig west across
Lubbock County. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are
possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected
to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Lubbock, Slaton, Abernathy, Wolfforth, Shallowater, Idalou,
Lorenzo, Ransom Canyon, Downtown Lubbock, Lubbock International
Airport, Texas Tech University, Lubbock South Plains Mall,
Woodrow, Slide, Reese Center, New Deal, Buffalo Springs and
Lubbock Science Spectrum.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bed Bath & Beyond said Wednesday that it will shutter stores and lay off workers in a bid to turn around its beleaguered business.
The home goods retailer based in Union, New Jersey, said it will close about 150 of its namesakes stores and slash its workforce by 20%. It estimated those cuts would save $250 million in the company's current fiscal year. It also said it is considering selling more of its stock to shore up its finances and had lined up more than $500 million of new financing.
But it will keep its buybuy Baby chain, which earlier this year it considered selling.
Bed Bath & Beyond's stock fell more than 21% Wednesday and is down 65% in the last 12 months.
Mired in a prolonged sales slump, the company also announced it will revert to its original strategy of focusing on national brands, instead of pushing its own store labels. That reverses a strategy embraced by its former CEO Mark Tritton, who was ousted in June after less than three years at the helm. It said it would get rid of one-third of its store brands, which had started to be rolled out in the last year or so.
“There’s still an incredible degree of love for Bed Bath & Beyond," Mara Sirhal, the newly named brand president of Bed Bath & Beyond, told industry analysts Wednesday. “We must get back to our rightful place as the home-category destination, and our goal is to achieve this by leading with the products and brands our customers want.”
As of May, the retailer operated a total of 955 stores, including 769 Bed Bath & Beyond stores, 135 buybuy Baby stores and 51 stores under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values. As of February, it had roughly 32,000 employees.
Time is of the essence for the company heading into the critical holiday shopping season. It said it expects a 26% decline in comparable sales for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Saturday. It burned through $325 million of cash in the quarter.
Sirhal said the retailer wants to get back to being a place where shoppers find innovative items. For example, Bed Bath & Beyond was the first to bring items like the air fryer and the single-serve coffee maker to its customers, she said.
Neil Sanders, managing director at GlobalData Retail, said he applauds the strategic shift. But he said that task is “easier said than done" and will require much closer relationships with suppliers to secure unique offerings.
“If Bed Bath & Beyond simply stocks the same sort of things as can be found at Target, Walmart, or Amazon, then it will struggle to differentiate and will find margins compressed as it needs to match on price, " he said.
Bed Bath & Beyond has been facing lots of turbulence recently. Its shares made a monstrous run from $5.77 to $23.08 in a little more than two weeks in August, in trading reminiscent of last year's meme-stock craze, when out-of-favor companies suddenly became darlings of smaller-pocketed investors.
But the shares fell back to earth after a deep-pocketed investor, activist Ryan Cohen, the billionaire co-founder of online pet-products retailer Chewy Inc., sold his entire stake i n the company. In March, Cohen had purchased a nearly 10% stake i n Bed Bath & Beyond, giving investors hope he could turn around the company's finances.
The stock ended Wednesday down $2.58 at $9.53.
The company said that it is still searching for a permanent CEO. Board member Sue Gove took over as interim CEO, replacing Tritton. Chief Operating Office John Hartmann is leaving the company, and it's eliminating that position.
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People were reportedly forced to evacuate after a fire broke out at a high rise in Atlanta on Wednesday.
According to WXIA in Atlanta, the fire was coming from the roof of a student-housing building that's under construction.
Georgia State University tweeted an alert to staff and students, letting them know to avoid the area.
The fire was extinguished within an hour, WXIA reported.
It's unclear what caused the building to catch on fire. No injuries were reported.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
306 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
.Scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some with intense rainfall
rates will continue to move across the area producing localized
minor flooding.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northwest Texas, including the following
counties, Bailey, Cochran, Hockley, Lynn, Terry and Yoakum.
* WHEN...Until 530 PM CDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 306 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is
ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Up
to 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...
Levelland, Brownfield, Denver City, Tahoka, Morton, Plains,
Sundown, O'donnell, Tokio, Locketville, Lehman, New Moore,
Bronco, Bledsoe, Maple, Meadow, Smyer, Whiteface, Ropesville
and New Home.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
...FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
This flood advisory was replaced by another advisory.
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MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace is switching numbers, just like his famous car owner Michael Jordan did.
Wallace will drive the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing the rest of the season instead of his usual No. 23. The team announced the move Wednesday. The switch was made because the No. 45 car, previously driven the by the injured Kurt Busch, is competing for the Owner’s Championship.
Ty Gibbs had been subbing for Busch the past several races. Gibbs will move to Wallace’s No. 23 for the rest of the season.
Wallace will continue with his crew chief Bootie Barker while Gibbs will keep working with Billy Scott. Other than the numbers, 23XI said there will be no changes to the primary partners on either car.
Jordan, who owns the team with racer Denny Hamlin, famously switched from No. 23 to No. 45 when he returned from his first NBA retirement with the Chicago Bulls in 1995. Jordan eventually returned to No. 23 during that year’s playoffs.
Busch had qualified the No. 45 for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his win at Kansas this past May. But he suffered a concussion in a crash during qualifying at Pocono and missed the final six regular-season races.
Busch, who was not cleared to race at Darlington to start the playoffs, on Sunday withdrew from the postseason.
23XI team president Steve Lauletta said they consulted with NASCAR and agreed the switch was in the best interest of the organization.
“While Ty has done a great job for us in the No. 45 car, we feel that Bubba’s experience in this car, at the upcoming playoff tracks and his recent momentum will give 23XI the best chance at maximizing our points each weekend,” Lauletta said.
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TREMONT, Pa. — This is Crobot– A hard rock band known across the United States.
The band has performed in 20 countries and made the Billboard Top 10.
One thing fans may not know is that Crobot got its start in Schuylkill County.
Lead singer Brandon Yeagley says his music career started by joining the school chorus, taking guitar lessons from his uncle, and playing gigs in Pottsville.
"I think cutting my teeth in Schuylkill County, and really just playing the circuit that surrounded the Pottsville area and things while I was growing up really carried into today in what I do," said Yeagley.
Crobot debuted in 2011. Band members wrote music and lived together in a house in Tremont.
Members say being based in central Pennsylvania helped them land bigger gigs.
"Everything was really only two hours away. I mean, we could go to New York City, Baltimore, DC, to Upstate New York," Yeagley said.
Even though Crobot is performing all over the world, its music is still inspired by life in Schuylkill County, writing about the hardships people face in central Pennsylvania.
"We kind of still hold onto that Cold Region mentality of like 'today is the best day and tomorrow might not be here' outlook on life. And I think that has come into a lot of the lyrical formality of what I write about," Yeagley added.
Yeagley hopes his success inspires other local musicians to pursue music professionally and not get discouraged just because they're from a small town.
"Who I am character-wise is because I've had to overcome hurdles of being from a small town and having to prove myself a little more compared to someone from New York City," explained Yeagley.
Crobot will leave in early September to start the national tour in Nashville and then head to Europe at the end of November.
Check out their latest album, "Free This," here.
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Oregon linebacker Noah Sewell is certainly aware of the expectations that come with the family name.
Noah is the youngest of the four Sewell brothers. Penei also went to Oregon and now plays for the Detroit Lions. Nephi went to Utah and spent the preseason with the New Orleans Saints this year. Gabriel played at Nevada and is with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars.
So yes, that pressure? It’s there.
“I’ve just got to put a stamp on it. I gotta be the biggest Sewell out there. I’ve got to be the biggest name, since I’m the youngest, I’ve just got to do better than all the brothers before me,” Noah said.
In his third season with the Ducks, Noah was named to The Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Oregon, ranked No. 11, kicks off the season against No. 3 Georgia on Saturday in Atlanta.
Last season, Noah led all freshmen nationally and was second overall in the Pac-12 with 114 tackles and four sacks. Overall he has 159 total tackles with 15 tackles for loss and six sacks in 21 games.
Gabriel and Arlene Sewell have five children, four sons and a daughter. From American Samoa, the family moved to Utah to help their kids pursue football. Noah followed his big brother Penei to Oregon.
“When it came down to it, my decision was my brother. I just wanted to learn from my brother, his game, how he approached it. As you can see, he’s doing amazing things right now, and I still want to learn from him,” Noah Sewell said.
Penei played for Oregon from 2018 to 2020. He won the Morris and Outland trophies as a sophomore in 2019, then sat out the coronavirus-shortened season in 2020 before declaring for the NFL draft.
The seventh-overall pick in the 2021 NFL draft, Penei started 16 games for the Lions his rookie season.
Noah and Nephi played on opposites sides last year when Utah routed Oregon 38-7 in the regular season, and again when the Utes beat the Ducks 38-10 in the Pac-12 championship game.
Nephi, named to the AP All-Pac-12 first team, was picked up by the Saints in May as an undrafted free agent.
There are other family ties spread across the Pac-12 this season:
LAST BARTON
Much like Noah is the last of the Sewell brothers, Utah freshman linebacker Lander Barton is the youngest of the Barton brothers, who were all Utes. Cody is a linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks and Jackson is an offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Utah is truly a family affair for the Bartons: dad Paul also played football and baseball for the Utes and mom Mikki was a standout on the basketball and volleyball teams. Sister Dani Drews played volleyball for the Utes and was with the U.S. national team at the recent Pan American Cup.
“He has all the tools,” Utah coach Kyle Whittingham told reporters during spring practice. “When we recruited him, we felt like we knew exactly what we were getting. He’s 6-4 and 230 pounds and runs really well. There’s nothing that’s surprising us, but it’s pretty impressive what he’s doing at such an early stage.”
Lander is set to start Saturday when the No. 7 Utes visit the Florida Gators.
STARTING SOELLES
Arizona State brothers Kyle and Connor Soelle are starting at linebacker together for the first time this season. The Sun Devils open Thursday night at home against Northern Arizona.
Kyle has been a starter the past two seasons and has been in the program since 2017. Connor has been in the program since 2019 and saw increased playing time last year before dealing with injuries.
Oh, and they’re local kids. Both went to Saguaro High School in Scottsdale.
But wait, there’s more: The Markham brothers, Keon and Kejuan, are defensive backs for the Sun Devils.
ASU running back Daniyel Nagata is the brother of Clemson wide receiver Joseph Ngata and Sacramento State defensive lineman Ariel Ngata. The brothers are the sons of immigrants from Cameroon who settled in Nevada.
SEEING DOUBLE
UCLA has the Murphy twins — redshirt sophomores Gabriel and Grayson — who transferred from North Texas. Grayson had 8.5 sacks last season and Gabriel had 7.0.
Gabriel was listed as one of the starters at OLB on the initial depth chart for Saturday’s opener against Bowling Green, with Grayson backing him up.
Grayson joked that coaches refer to them both as the “Murphy Twin.”
Gabriel said outside linebackers coach Ikaika Malloe is the best at telling the two apart.
“He says (Grayson’s) structure’s a little bigger than mine, and mine’s a little skinnier, if you can tell that. He has a little scar behind his eye that a lot of people tell us by, so that’s some of the things,” Gabriel said.
Washington State has a pair of 6-foot-5, 300-pound twin freshmen from Texas, Landon and Luke Roaten. Rival Washington has a pair of freshman twins, too: defensive linemen Armon and Jayvon Parker from Detroit. Armon missed fall camp with injury.
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US Marshals capture ex-Marine, most wanted murder suspect in Central America
(Gray News) - An ex-Marine and a most wanted fugitive for the alleged murder of his girlfriend has been arrested in Central America.
Raymond McLeod, 37, was arrested on Monday in El Salvador. The U.S. Marshals Service said the team had received a tip that McLeod had been teaching English at a school in Sonsonate.
Authorities said McLeod confirmed his identity to members of the U.S. Marshals team and members of the U.S. Embassy. They were on the ground with the El Salvadoran police when they took him into custody.
“I am extremely gratified to hear the news of Raymond McLeod’s arrest without incident,” said U.S. Marshals Director Ronald Davis.
McLeod was on the U.S. Marshals 15 most wanted list for allegedly killing his girlfriend, 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell, in 2016.
Authorities said Mitchell was found dead at an acquaintance’s residence in San Diego. The couple was visiting friends at the time of the incident.
During the investigation, police said they found evidence of a struggle and that McLeod was the last person to see Mitchell alive.
The San Diego District Attorney’s Office charged McLeod with murder, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. In December 2016, authorities asked the U.S. Marshals to join the search and lead the fugitive investigation for McLeod.
“It is our sincere hope that his capture brings some sense of relief to Krystal Mitchell’s family, especially her mother, Josephine Wentzel, who has worked so diligently with law enforcement these past years to see this day of justice arrive,” Davis said.
The U.S. Marshals and San Diego police said they believed McLeod fled through Mexico to Central America after Mitchell’s death. His last reported locations were in Belize in 2018 and Guatemala in 2017.
Officials said the U.S. Marshals intensified the search for the former Marine in April 2021, offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to his capture.
The U.S. Marshals Service said McLeod would be deported to San Diego to face the charges against him.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas...
Southwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 322 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across Jeff Davis County. Video of water flowing over
FM 1832 off SH 17 between Fort Davis and Balmorhea. Between 1 and
3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to
2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is
already occurring.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Fort Davis, Balmorhea, McDonald Observatory, Davis Mountains State
Park, Balmorhea State Park, Balmorhea Lake, Bloys Camp, Saragosa,
Camp Mitre Peak, Buffalo Trail Scout Camp, Black Mountain, Star
Mountain, Toyahvale, Fort Davis National Historical Site and
Indian Lodge.
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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest.
The chamber initially rejected the bill without the exceptions by eight votes. But once Republicans saw the outcome, they quickly went through a number of complex procedures and votes to bring the bill back from the brink of failure.
The exceptions were added by enough lawmakers shouting "aye" and the bill passed by a vote of 67-38.
The bill has one more routine vote before it goes to the Senate, where stricter bans on abortions have seen tougher fights.
RELATED: Abortion ban goes to South Carolina House floor for big fight
The bill allows abortions up to 12 weeks after conception if a women tells a doctor she was raped. The doctor has to tell the woman he is going to report the rape to the county sheriff and has 24 hours after the procedure to give deputies the woman’s name and contact information. It also allows abortions to save a mother's life.
Some of the House's most conservative lawmakers said Monday they would not support a bill with the rape and incest exceptions, but when it came to a final vote, they changed their minds.
RELATED: South Carolina court temporarily blocks 'fetal heartbeat' law that bans abortions around 6 weeks
"But here’s the thing — at the end of the day we passed a good pro-life bill in South Carolina," said Republican Rep. John McCravy, who shepherded the bill through the chamber.
The dizzying parliamentary maneuvers happened after Democrats joined with those conservatives to try to keep the bill as restrictive as possible.
Republicans accused Democrats of playing politics as they also voted down an amendment supporters said would allow abortions for women carrying fetuses with medical problems leaving them unlikely to be born alive.
RELATED: State by state: Abortion laws across the U.S.
"The ladies of South Carolina, they are gambling with your body," Republican Rep Micah Caskey said.
Democrats said they didn't want to debate abortion again after the General Assembly agreed to a six-week ban in 2021, but Republicans decided to call a special session after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
"It is not our bill. We’re not the ones trying to control their bodies," Democratic Rep. Leon Stavrinakis said.
The leader of a non-profit organization that fights for women's health and economic rights was offended that Republicans saw the debate as a game.
"We’ve got to get past the point of seeing this as a political game and start seeing the impact it has on real peoples lives. And I’m afraid that’s been lost in the Statehouse today," said Ann Warner, CEO of the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network.
RELATED: Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; abortion bans anticipated in several states
Republicans who have nearly twice as many members as Democrats, took an hour break just before the vote to get their most conservative members to agree to the exceptions.
Other changes voted down in the debate included language supporters said would protect in vitro fertilization and birth control, and proposals that would allow prosecutors to charge a women who gets an abortion with murder.
About 100 people gathered in the Statehouse lobby for the debate. They chanted phrases like "Abortion is health care" and "My body, my choice" and drew honks from passing cars. Law enforcement closed the House gallery Tuesday.
South Carolina currently has a six-week ban but the South Carolina Supreme Court suspended the law earlier this month while the justices decide on a Planned Parenthood lawsuit that says the ban is an unreasonable invasion of privacy under the state constitution. The decision leaves South Carolina's abortion ban at 20 weeks for now.
Earlier in August Indiana passed a near-total ban set to take effect Sept. 15 with exceptions for rape, incest and if the mother's life is in danger. West Virginia's House and Senate couldn't agree on stricter abortion rules in a July session.
Thirteen states have so-called trigger laws designed to outlaw most abortions when the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the constitutional right to end a pregnancy in June.
South Carolina leaders have watched those developments carefully, as well as events several weeks ago in Kansas, where nearly 60% of voters rejected a ballot measure that would have allowed the state’s conservative Legislature to ban abortion.
Republican Donald Trump received 56% of the 2020 presidential vote in Kansas. Trump won 55% in South Carolina.
The bill currently allows abortions if a mother's life is in danger and then lists a number of different medical emergencies that would fit into that exception.
Republican Gov. Henry McMaster hasn't given his opinion on this specific bill but has said he would like to see a day where there are no abortions in the state.
"This is a good starting point for the Senate to begin its deliberations," McMaster's spokesman Brian Symmes said.
Pollard is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.fox29.com/news/abortion-ban-south-carolina-exceptions | 2022-08-31T21:35:23Z | https://www.fox29.com/news/abortion-ban-south-carolina-exceptions | false |
US stocks register weakest August performance in seven years
All three main indexes suffer their biggest August percentage drops since 2015.
Wednesday 31 August 2022 21:40, UK
US stocks have registered their weakest August performance since 2015.
By Wednesday's close, according to preliminary data, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen just over 4%, the tech-rich Nasdaq was down 4.64%, and the S&P 500 had fallen 4.24% over the month.
For the day, the Dow was down 0.88%, the Nasdaq was down 0.56%, and the S&P 500 fell 0.78%.
Losses in technology and retail stocks cancelled out gains in communications and other sectors, with Bed Bath & Beyond among the big losers - having almost quarter of its value wiped after announcing major restructuring.
Wednesday marked the fourth consecutive day of decline for all three main indexes, amid concern about big interest rate hikes.
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said on Friday that monetary policy could be kept tight "for some time", dashing hopes that rate hikes might be more modest.
The central bank has already overseen three consecutive increases of 75 basis points in a bid to deal with high inflation.
Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York, told Reuters news agency: "All (Powell) cares about is getting inflation down and raising rates to do that, and in terms of how aggressive to be, that is all to be determined from the data.
"Right now we are in this flip-back-and-forth market, a lot of volatility, concerns the rally we did have was just a bear market rally, probably some concern we will go back down to new lows."
More jobs data is coming from the US Labor Department on Friday and is expected to show non-farm payrolls rose by 300,000 last month, after a 528,000 increase in July. | https://news.sky.com/story/us-stocks-register-weakest-august-performance-in-seven-years-12686390 | 2022-08-31T21:37:11Z | https://news.sky.com/story/us-stocks-register-weakest-august-performance-in-seven-years-12686390 | true |
18-wheeler overturns on I-59N closing exit ramp
Published: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT|Updated: 30 minutes ago
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - An 18-wheeler overturned on I-59 North at Tallapoosa Street Exit Wednesday in Birmingham.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. The accident closed the the exit.
No word on any injuries.
Crews worked quickly to get the truck moved as drivers slowly navigated through the area.
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The Justice Department's court filing Tuesday laying out the case that classified documents had been concealed at Mar-a-Lago raises new scrutiny for former President Donald Trump's lawyers who worked with federal investigators to return classified material to the government.
The FBI's search on August 8 uncovering scores of classified material "cast serious doubt" on the sworn statement one of Trump's lawyers made in June attesting that all classified material had been returned and a "diligent search" had been conducted, the Justice Department wrote.
Trump's attorney Christina Bobb was the individual who signed the June 3 letter attesting that all materials requested by the subpoena issued to Trump had been turned over to the Justice Department, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
After receiving the subpoena, Trump's team said it conducted a "diligent search" of boxes moved from the White House to Florida after Trump left office, according to the letter included in a DOJ court filing late Tuesday. Notably, the letter Bobb signed says she swears or affirms that "the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge."
Though her name was redacted in Tuesday night's filing, sources tell CNN it was Bobb who signed the letter and was designated the custodian of records. Bobb and Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran attended the meeting with federal investigators at Mar-a-Lago in June, when the agents were shown a storage room where materials were kept.
The New York Times, which first reported that Bobb had signed the document, reported that Corcoran drafted the June statement that Bobb signed.
Bobb and Corcoran did not respond to CNN's requests for comment. They have not been charged with any crimes.
In its court filing Tuesday, the Justice Department said that the FBI "uncovered multiple sources of evidence indicating that the response to the May 11 grand jury subpoena was incomplete and that classified documents remained at the premises, notwithstanding the sworn certification made to the government on June 3."
"That the FBI, in a matter of hours, recovered twice as many documents with classification markings as the 'diligent search' that the former President's counsel and other representatives had weeks to perform calls into serious question the representations made in the June 3 certification and casts doubt on the extent of cooperation in this matter," DOJ wrote.
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said that the statements made in the June certification are demonstrably false, and the question is whether prosecutors can establish that Trump's attorney "made that statement, knowing that it was false."
"If so -- and that's a big if -- then we could see false statements and obstruction charges in play," Honig said.
The new scrutiny over the statement Bobb signed is only the latest instance where questions have swirled over the conduct of Trump's legal team since the FBI's search of his Florida home and resort.
Sources close to Trump have questioned the role of Bobb, a former One America News Network TV host who previously assisted Rudy Giuliani's behind-the-scenes efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, CNN has reported.
Bobb has gone on television to defend Trump, though she has not been included on the legal filings Trump has made in Florida seeking to appoint a special master to review the materials taken in the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago.
Corcoran is a former assistant US attorney based in Baltimore who has also represented Trump associate Steve Bannon.
On Monday, Trump added former Florida solicitor general Chris Kise to his legal team to represent him in the Mar-a-Lago search case. Kise will appear in court in Florida on Thursday with the rest of Trump's legal team in the former president's effort to have a special master assigned to review the materials taken from Mar-a-Lago.
Access to storage room
Tuesday's DOJ filing included a narrative of the government's attempts to retrieve classified material from Mar-a-Lago leading up to the August search -- including several examples where members of Trump's team are said to be part of an effort to impede the government's efforts.
In addition to the DOJ showing that Trump's team did not comply with the subpoena to return all classified documents, the government filing focuses on the June 3 meeting between Trump's legal team and federal investigators.
In its account, the Justice Department describes the conduct of a Trump attorney, who is not named in the brief but according to a letter included with the filings was Corcoran, who "represented that all the records that had come from the White House" to Mar-a-Lago were being kept in the resort's storage room, according to the filing.
"Counsel further represented that there were no other records stored in any private office space or other location at the Premises and that all available boxes were searched," the DOJ said.
Through the DOJ and FBI officials visiting that day were allowed to enter the storage room, "the former President's counsel explicitly prohibited government personnel from opening or looking inside any of the boxes that remained in the storage room, giving no opportunity for the government to confirm that no documents with classification markings remained."
With its further investigation, the "government developed evidence that a search limited to the Storage Room would not have uncovered all the classified documents at the Premises."
"The government also developed evidence that government records were likely concealed and removed from the Storage Room and that efforts were likely taken to obstruct the government's investigation," DOJ wrote.
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New Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opening in Target Parking Lot
As electric vehicles are becoming more and more common in Wyoming, the need for places to charge said vehicles is increasing.
Electrify America is currently in the process of installing four electric vehicle DC fast charging stations in the Eastridge Mall parking lot near Target. They are expecting to be ready for consumer use by mid September 2022.
How Does EV Public Charging Work?
According to the official Electrify America website:
DC fast chargers offer the fastest charging speeds available today. Current DC fast chargers supported by Electrify America include the Combined Charging System (CCS) connectors and CHAdeMO connectors. The brand of electric vehicle (EV) you drive will determine which plug you can use. You should be able to find out more about your vehicle’s capabilities from your owner’s manual and the manufacturer’s official website.
CCS and CHAdeMO chargers differ in the speeds at which they can charge. CCS on Electrify America's network can charge at speeds up to 350kW, while our CHAdeMO chargers can charge at up to 50kW. Electrify America stations have CCS chargers with varying speeds, ranging from 50kW up to 350kW. Not all EVs are capable of charging at the charger’s maximum power level. Check with your vehicle’s manufacturer to find out your EV’s charging capabilities.
All Electrify America charging stations have both CCS and CHAdeMO plugs available. A select number of Electrify America stations located in metropolitan areas will also support Level 2 chargers. That means it doesn’t matter what kind of EV you drive—just about every EV model can use our stations.
How Much Does It Cost to Use These Charging Stations?
The cost is calculated on a per minute scale and depends on whether or not you're subscribed to one of their plans (and what type of charger you're using). However, even if you're not subscribed to any of Electrify America's plans, you still have the option to pay with a credit card.
Convenience
Having the option to charge your vehicle while you shop is a definite plus, vice having to charge your vehicle at home (or work, if you're lucky).
At present, there are four other charging station locations in the Casper area (including one in Evansville), but two of those locations are Tesla only. By the end of the year, it has been reported that the Elon Musk company will allow non-Tesla EVs to use their stations, but no exact date has been given yet. | https://k2radio.com/new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-opening-in-target-parking-lot/ | 2022-08-31T21:41:47Z | https://k2radio.com/new-electric-vehicle-charging-station-opening-in-target-parking-lot/ | false |
Memphis police officer shot, in critical condition, and suspect on the run, cops say
One officer was shot and another trying to assist was injured in a vehicle crash that also hurt another driver, Memphis police said
A Tennessee police officer was shot Wednesday, and a suspect is being sought, authorities said.
The Memphis Police Department was alerted just before 12:30 p.m. about an officer who was shot in the area of Horn Lake and Horn Lake Cove. Authorities said the circumstances of what led to the shooting remain unclear.
Another officer took the injured officer to a hospital in critical condition.
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A suspect fled and was described as being in a silver Infiniti QX40 with dark-tinted windows.
Another officer who attempted to assist the wounded officer was involved in a crash, police said. That officer was taken to a hospital in noncritical condition.
The other driver was also taken to a hospital. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/memphis-police-officer-shot-critical-condition-suspect-run-cops-say | 2022-08-31T21:42:48Z | https://www.foxnews.com/us/memphis-police-officer-shot-critical-condition-suspect-run-cops-say | false |
Vikings get '20 1st-round pick Reagor in trade with Eagles
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) - Wide receiver Jalen Reagor was acquired by Minnesota in a trade with Philadelphia on Wednesday, sending two draft picks to the Eagles for the player who was selected immediately in front of Vikings star Justin Jefferson two years ago.
The Vikings dealt a seventh-round 2023 pick and a conditional fourth-round 2024 pick to the Eagles, whose choice of Reagor out of TCU at No. 21 overall in 2020 delighted Vikings officials and allowed them to take Jefferson next out of LSU.
Jefferson has the most receiving yards (3,016) in NFL history over a player's first two seasons. Reagor has 64 receptions for 695 yards and three touchdowns over two years.
With Jefferson, Adam Thielen and K.J. Osborn entrenched as the top three wide receivers, Reagor will bring more value as a punt returner. He returned one punt for a 73-yard touchdown as a rookie and averaged 7.3 yards per punt return in 2021 on 31 attempts.
That's the role the Vikings were targeting for wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette, who was waived to make room on the 53-man roster for Reagor. Smith-Marsette, a fifth-round draft pick out of Iowa last year, had an uneven training camp. As a rookie, he had four kickoff returns for an average of 20.8 yards and took two of his five receptions for touchdowns.
The Eagles have DeVonta Smith, A.J. Brown and Quez Watkins slotted as their top three wide receivers, but team officials raved about Reagor as recently as Tuesday after the roster cutdown.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jalen Reagor, right, pulls in a pass as Cleveland Browns safety Richard LeCounte III (39) defends during the first half of an NFL preseason football game in Cleveland, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/David Richard)
"There was no doubt in our mind that he deserved a role on this team," general manager Howie Roseman said.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, about the lasting impact of Lady Diana's death 25 years later.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, about the lasting impact of Lady Diana's death 25 years later.
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Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?
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Some experts fear the nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, could meltdown in a way similar to what happened in Fukushima, Japan, over a decade ago. What would that look like in a war zone?
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HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy “harbored toxic secrets” when jet fuel contaminated drinking water for 93,000 military members and civilians in Hawaii, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday from four families who say they're still suffering from seizures, gastrointestinal disorders and neurological issues.
Hundreds of additional claims are expected from those who ingested the toxic water, said the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Honolulu. Others going through the administrative process of the Federal Tort Claims Act will be added to the lawsuit.
At least twice last year, thousands of gallons of jet fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a massive World War II-era military-run tank farm in the hills above Pearl Harbor, leaked into a well that supplied water to homes and offices in and around the sprawling base.
A Navy investigation blamed the water crisis on shoddy management and human error.
“Because government personnel then failed to disclose those leaks as required, the plaintiffs continued to ingest jet fuel and became sick from that exposure," the lawsuit said. "Instead of promptly and appropriately addressing the harm, government officials conducted a woefully inadequate clean-up and clearing effort, while government doctors provided medical care far below the standard of care.”
The Navy did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
Each family lived in a home at or near Pearl Harbor with water provided by the Navy. The families include a mother who is a major in the Army, a father who is an active-duty Navy ensign, a father who is a senior chief petty officer in the Navy and a father who is an active-duty technical sergeant in the Air Force, according to the lawsuit.
The families have since left Hawaii.
They are asking for monetary awards to be determined at trial for damages including pain and suffering, mental anguish and medical expenses. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/4-families-sue-US-over-Navy-fuel-tainted-Hawaii-17410915.php | 2022-08-31T21:46:40Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/4-families-sue-US-over-Navy-fuel-tainted-Hawaii-17410915.php | true |
World Cup team Morocco has hired Walid Regragui as its new coach ahead of the tournament in Qatar.
“I am very honored to be at the helm of my country’s senior football team,” Regragui said Wednesday during the news conference announcing his hiring. “It’s a very big responsibility, and we will fight to make the Moroccan people proud.”
Halilhodzic was fired this month following disagreements with the Moroccan FA about how to best prepare the team for the World Cup.
Morocco is set to play its first match on Nov. 23 against 2018 World Cup finalist Croatia. The team will also play Belgium and Canada in Group F.
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I just wanted to take one minute to point out all the local Vernon loans forgiven under the pay check protection program. A nearly 1 trillion-dollar program, argued to have little oversight, that was designed, to help businesses hurt by the pandemic keep workers on payroll. Signed into law by then President Donald Trump. No opinion on any of it, just wanted to share some short-term history. Source small business association.
This is some of the Vernon recipients, you can look up a full list online: Boz Electrical Contractors Inc - $415,348; Metalfab Material Handling Systems LLC - $414,735; Cutting Edge Lawn Service and Landscaping LLC - $546,672; A Sparkling View NJ, LLC - $87,500; Lakeland Pool Co - $41,561; U.S. Outworkers - $87,320; H&H Auto Parts of Vernon LLC - $58,595; Dehn Bros Fire Protection, Inc - $344,717; Phillips Glenwood Inc - $222,234; St. Francis De Sales R. C. Church - $84,305; Property Management Services of NJ Inc - $49,512; Mac & Lindy’s LLC - $48,978; Macs Distribution and Wholesale LLC-SBA Small 7a Term - $45,000; Snow Creek LLC - $2,442,241; National Winter Activity Center - $420,451; Service &Amp; Maintenance Corp. - $355,522; MNA Taco Corp. - $45,164; Heaven Hill Farm LLC - $51,935; Zinno Construction LLC - $51,000; Myhren Builders Inc - $145,493; Vernon Veterinary Associates - $155,712; All American Landscape and Maintenance Co., LLC - $192,208; Earth-Tec Associates Inc - $184,774; BHHS Gross & Jansen Realtors - $30,000; A Plus Striping, Inc - $121,358; Vernon Valley Auto Body Inc - $131,700; Kraft Roofing Co., Inc - $109,200; TJ Steel LLC - $171,460.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa is out indefinitely because of an unspecified health issue.
The 77-year-old La Russa missed Tuesday night's 9-7 loss to Kansas City on the recommendation of his doctors. The team said he is scheduled to undergo additional testing in Arizona with his personal physicians "over the coming days."
Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager while La Russa is out.
“It’s unbelievably tough,” outfielder Andrew Vaughn said. “We really don’t have much information on what’s going on.”
La Russa’s absence on Tuesday was announced about one hour before the first pitch. The Hall of Famer showed no signs of health issues during his pregame session with reporters and while talking to general manager Rick Hahn and former Oakland Athletics pitching great Dave Stewart before the game.
La Russa is in the second season of his second managerial stint with Chicago. The team began the year with championship aspirations, but it has been one of baseball's biggest disappointments.
Heading into the second game of their series against the Royals, the White Sox had dropped five in a row to fall to 63-66. Chants of “Fire Tony! Fire Tony!” have been heard at Guaranteed Rate Field.
La Russa, who is close friends with White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, was a surprise hire in October 2020, and he directed to the team to the AL Central title last year.
He started his managing career with the White Sox during the 1979 season. He won the World Series with Oakland in 1989 and St. Louis in 2006 and 2011.
La Russa and Sparky Anderson are the only managers to win the World Series in the American and National leagues.
La Russa was enshrined in Cooperstown in 2014. He got his first major league managing job at age 34 when the White Sox promoted him from Triple-A to replace the fired Don Kessinger. He took over that August and led them to a 522-510 record over parts of eight seasons.
Chicago also made four moves before Wednesday night's matchup with Kansas City. Right-hander Lance Lynn was reinstated from the bereavement list, and catcher Yasmani Grandal was activated from the 10-day injured list. Left-hander Tanner Banks and catcher Carlos Pérez were optioned to Triple-A Charlotte.
Grandal, 33, had been sidelined by a left knee strain. The switch hitter is batting .203 with three homers and 21 RBIs in 74 games this season.
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White Sox skipper Tony La Russa out indefinitely
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa will be away from the team indefinitely to undergo additional testing for health issues.
Further details of La Russa's medical testing have not been made public.
The team announced Wednesday that La Russa, 77, would return to his home in Arizona to "undergo additional testing in Arizona by his personal physicians."
Bench coach Miguel Cairo will continue to serve as acting manager in La Russa's absence.
La Russa was at the park Tuesday but missed the White Sox home game Tuesday night against Kansas City Royals on advice from doctors.
The White Sox said La Russa "is scheduled to undergo further medical testing" Wednesday in Chicago.
La Russa will turn 78 on Oct. 4. He spent eight years managing the White Sox from 1979-1986 before joining the Oakland Athletics in the same position and managing them to three American League pennants and the 1989 World Series title in a 10-year span.
He then managed the St. Louis Cardinals for 16 years, during which time they won three National League pennants and won the 2006 and 2011 World Series. La Russa retired following the latter win before returning to Chicago ahead of the 2021 campaign.
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More private astronauts are headed to the International Space Station with a planned launch from Kennedy Space Center next spring.
The agreement between NASA and Axiom Space paves the way for four space travelers to head to the ISS in a SpaceX Crew Dragon launch from KSC targeting liftoff between April-June 2023.
The Axiom Space 2 (Ax-2) crew have yet to be named, but NASA rules require one of them to be a former NASA astronaut acting as commander. Axiom Space had previously announced its intention for that person to be Peggy Whitson, the company’s Director of Human Space Flight, who previously served as chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office, and flew on several shuttle and Soyuz flights with nearly 666 days in space.
“We think it’s critically important that there’s always a professional astronaut flying to station,” said Axiom Space CEO Michael Suffredini ahead of the Ax-1 flight. “Peggy and [Ax-1 Commander Michael López-Alegría] of course have been the ISS before ... We do think that’s the right way to to fly these flights.”
The Ax-1 mission also flew this past April with three customers who paid the company $55 million each for the flight. Axiom Space pays SpaceX for the ride and NASA for the accommodations for its flights. Ax-2 is expected to be docked to the ISS for 10 days.
“With each new step forward, we are working together with commercial space companies and growing the economy in low-Earth orbit,” said Phil McAlister, NASA’s director of commercial space in a press release. “In addition to expanding access to orbit for more people, we are also hoping these private astronaut missions will help the industry learn and develop the skillset to conduct such missions.”
One of the potential civilians to fly could be race car driver and businessman John Schaffner, who had previously been announced as the pilot for the Ax-2 flight, although that role doesn’t demand too much from the mostly automated SpaceX Crew Dragon.
But Axiom Space first has to provide to NASA the names of its four planned passengers as well as four backup passengers, and when NASA approves, they’ll announce just who plans on making the trip. Training for the flight is expected to begin this fall.
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“Axiom Space’s Ax-2 mission builds upon the success of Ax-1, which demonstrated our team’s ability to work collaboratively with our partners at NASA and SpaceX to plan and execute a complex human spaceflight mission,” said Derek Hassmann, Axiom’s chief of mission integration and operations.
The new mission just like Ax-1 looks to put the civilians to work on select science experiments and outreach from the station.
Axiom Space has four private missions planned to the ISS aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsules, but is also looking to send up the first of several modules to connect to the ISS that will become its own commercial space aboard. Down the line, before the end of the ISS’s planned mission life in 2023, the Axiom modules will separate and become their own commercial station.
It’s one of four commercial space stations in the works through NASA contracts — Starlab from Lockheed Martin, Nanoracks and Voyager Space; Orbital Reef from Blue Origin, Sierra Space, Boeing and others; and a final one from Northrop Grumman — but none likely would be in business until 2027 at the earliest.
In the meantime, Axiom continues to earn funds through the space tourism flights.
“Axiom continues to fund and fly private astronaut missions to the International Space Station to build our expertise and attract new customers in preparation for the launch of our space station, Axiom Station,” Hassmann said.
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- Advances Hillenbrand's long-term growth strategy into key end market of recycling
- Highly complementary technologies to Coperion branded products
- Enhances offering of complete recycling solutions and provides compelling cross-selling opportunities
- Expected to be accretive to Adj. EPS within first full year and deliver double-digit ROIC by year three
BATESVILLE, Ind., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hillenbrand, Inc. (NYSE: HI) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Herbold Meckesheim GmbH (Herbold) for an enterprise value of approximately €79 million.
"The successful completion of the Herbold Meckesheim acquisition is another meaningful step that delivers on our commitment to grow as a world-class industrial company, execute our strategy to deliver long-term shareholder value, and accelerate our efforts to support a more sustainable future," said Kim Ryan, President and CEO of Hillenbrand. "By leveraging Herbold's key technologies, we have an opportunity to strengthen our leadership position in the recycling industry and expand our offerings across the entire recycling value chain."
Based in Meckesheim, Germany, Herbold is a leader in recycling systems, specializing in key process steps such as washing, separating, drying, shredding, and pulverizing. With annual revenue of more than €50 million, Herbold is highly complementary to the equipment and solutions offered under the Coperion brand.
Herbold joins the Coperion and Rotex brands as part of Hillenbrand's Advanced Process Solutions (APS) segment. The APS segment is focused on highly engineered industrial processing solutions and aftermarket parts and services for a variety of end markets and applications.
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company operating in over 40 countries with over 10,000 associates serving a wide variety of industries around the world. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders. Hillenbrand's portfolio includes brands such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to Batesville. To learn more, visit: www.Hillenbrand.com
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advocate Capital, Inc. clients Kurt Zaner and Marc Harden of Zaner Harden Law LLP were recently interviewed by Donna Jones, Advocate Capital President and Director of Associate & Client Experience, about their influential product liability case against General Motors.
Zaner and Harden's client was driving a 2009 Chevy Malibu through the mountains of Colorado when she lost control of her car and plunged roughly 100 to 300 feet down the mountain. She survived the crash but was not rescued from the car until six days after the accident. She wrote "still alive, please help" on an umbrella to try and catch a rescuer's attention.
When she was found, she was flown by helicopter to the hospital, where she had to have both of her legs amputated. While recovering, she received a letter from General Motors that her car was under recall because the crash avoidance systems may fail in the event of a crash situation, including the electronic stability and traction control. She reached out to Zaner Harden Law, who was able to fight for her and help her reach a settlement with General Motors.
Kurt Zaner stated in the video interview, "It was one of the most, I think, rewarding cases to work on, as [the plaintiff] was just..[a]mother of four, lost both her legs, was looking for some type of hope in her life and for answers, and to be able to fight for her, when no one else was, was really meaningful."
Zaner Harden Law represents plaintiffs in personal injury and wrongful death cases. Their headquarters is in Denver, Colorado. To learn more, call 360-876-8205 or visit https://www.ZanerHardenLaw.com/.
Advocate Capital, Inc. is the premier provider of strategic financial products and accounting services for successful trial law firms like Fong Law. It has served the plaintiff bar for 22 years from its headquarters in Nashville, TN, and enjoys a client base that extends nationwide. For more information, visit www.AdvocateCapital.com or call 1.877.894.9724.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s economy grew by 13.5% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, pushed up by a boost in agriculture and manufacturing as pandemic curbs eased, official figures released Wednesday show.
The jump follows a 4.1% slump in the January-March quarter, but is lower than the 20.1% annual growth registered in the same quarter the previous year.
However, economists have cautioned that the growth this quarter may be followed by a slowdown. In July, the International Monetary Fund revised its growth forecast for India from 8.2% to 7.4% for the current fiscal year, which began in April.
Despite the revision, India would still be among the fastest-growing major economies in the world.
The double-digit growth in the April-June quarter comes at a time when the global economy is under strain, with major countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom facing high inflation. Prices have been rising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, triggering increased prices for energy and food.
India’s economy, Asia’s third largest, had been recovering from a pandemic-induced slump when a surge in omicron-fueled coronavirus cases starting in January prompted authorities to bring back some virus-related restrictions.
Multiple waves of COVID-19 outbreaks have badly hit India’s large informal sector, with unemployment rising to nearly 8.5% in August, according to data from the think tank Center for Monitoring Indian Economy.
India’s central bank projected inflation at 6.7% this fiscal year and raised its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.4%, in its third such hike since May.
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WFO LUBBOCK Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, August 31, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Lubbock TX
418 PM CDT Wed Aug 31 2022
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CROSBY COUNTY...
Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed remaining road closures.
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR GARZA AND NORTHEASTERN LYNN COUNTIES...
At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
thunderstorms producing heavy rain in southeast of Post and between
Post and Tahoka. Up to 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Post, Southland, Grassland and Wilson.
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.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — In the Latvian capital of Riga, an obelisk that soared high above a park to commemorate the Soviet Army’s capture of that nation in 1944 was toppled last week. It crashed into a pond to the cheers of those watching.
Days earlier in Estonia, a replica of a Soviet tank with the communist red star was removed by cranes and trucked away to a museum — one of up to 400 destined for removal. And in Poland, Lithuania and Czechia, monuments to the Red Army have been coming down for months, a belated purge of what many see as symbols of past oppression.
Russia’s war on Ukraine has given a renewed push to topple the last remaining Soviet monuments in nations that regained their sovereignty from Moscow more than three decades ago. These countries now belong to NATO and the European Union and are staunch supporters of Ukraine.
At the end of the communist era, when Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia regained their independence from the Soviet Union and Poland and its neighbors rejected Moscow-backed communism, those nations began renaming streets and purging the most hated symbols, including statues of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin and other communist bosses. Many of these relics are now housed in museums.
In Warsaw, authorities in 1989 quickly toppled a monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Polish aristocrat who organized the Soviet secret police after the 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Under his rule, the Cheka, the forerunner of the KGB, was responsible for a wave of terror.
Such changes followed the reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, who died in a Moscow hospital on Tuesday at the age of 91.
But memorials to Soviet soldiers or their role in defeating Nazi Germany remained in many places, met with indifference or respect for the ordinary soldiers who died fighting Adolf Hitler’s brutal regime.
The war in Ukraine, however, has triggered memories of how some of those soldiers also raped local women and carried out other war crimes.
Krista Sarv, the research director for the Estonian History Museum, said after statues of Lenin and other leading communists were toppled in the 1990s, people could largely ignore the other memorials. But views changed suddenly after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, and now the memorials “scream loudly about occupation and annexation.”
Karol Nawrocki, the head of Poland’s Institute of National Remembrance which is overseeing the removal of the monuments, says “before our eyes, history has become a living experience.”
“Dressed in the uniforms of the Russian Federation, with Lenin and Stalin in their heads and hearts, Russian soldiers ‘liberate’ Ukraine by murdering women, children and killing soldiers,” Nawrocki said.
“Let it be clear: There is no place in the Polish public space for any commemoration of the totalitarian communist regime and its people,” he added.
A 2016 decommunization law had already called for a purge of communist symbols and names, but some municipalities did not have the money for that, so the institute has stepped in to help. Since February, the Polish institute has identified 60 monuments for removal — and has toppled more than 20.
In Lithuania, a number of remaining Soviet memorials have been removed since the spring to little protest. But in Latvia and Estonia, which have sizeable Russian minorities, the removals have stirred greater emotions, with local Russians — and the Russian government — seeing it as an offense against their war heroes.
Dmitry Prokopenko, a Russian-speaking Latvian who opposed removing the Riga obelisk, said his grandparents fought and a great-grandfather died in the fight “for freedom against the Nazis.” To him, the memorial honored their sacrifice.
“Latvia is a land where Latvians and Russians live together,” he said. “I think that one part of the state, one part of the country, should respect also the rights of the other part.”
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released a lengthy statement denouncing the demolition of Soviet monuments in the Baltic countries as “barbaric” and threatening Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia with retaliatory measures.
In apparent slap against Poland, Belarus last week reportedly leveled a memorial containing the graves of Polish wartime soldiers.
Polish officials declared that action barbaric, given that Poland has a policy of not disturbing the graves of Soviet soldiers. Rafal Leskiewicz, a historian with the Polish remembrance institute, explained “as Christians, we treat graves as holy ground. It doesn’t matter who is in the graves.”
In some cases locals support keeping Red Army memorials because of its role in defeating Nazi Germany. Some fear the erasure of historical memory, or see an affront to their own ancestors who fought alongside the Soviets.
In Poland’s northern city of Gdansk, there’s been a heated debate about a Soviet T-34 tank on Victory Avenue, and the city has decided not to remove it. The tank commander was a Polish lieutenant, and Polish soldiers played a key role in freeing the former German city of Danzig from the Nazis.
In an open letter, two descendants of wartime Polish soldiers expressed their indignation at the removal of monuments.
They recalled that Polish soldiers died fighting with the Soviets to free Poland from the Nazis and that the Soviet victory resulted in Poland receiving a swath of defeated Germany’s territory and cities including Gdansk and Wroclaw. They also noted it was the Red Army that liberated Auschwitz, Majdanek and many other Nazi death camps.
“Had it not been for the victory of Polish and Soviet soldiers in May 1945, Poland might not have existed at all,” said the letter by magazine editor Pawel Dybicz and historian August Grabski.
But many other Poles note that World War II broke out after Soviet Union and Nazi Germany agreed secretly in 1939 to carve up Poland and the Baltic states. Only after Germany betrayed and invaded the Soviet Union did the Red Army begin to fight the Germans.
Even before Russia’s war in Ukraine, the monuments have been a source of tensions.
In 2007, the relocation of a World War II monument of a Red Army soldier in Tallinn, Estonia, sparked days of rioting.
In 2013, an artist put up a statue depicting a Soviet soldier raping a pregnant woman next to the Gdansk tank. The unauthorized sculpture was quickly removed. After Russia invaded Ukraine, a different artist covered the tank with a large hand-sewn Ukrainian flag to protest what he called the “tyranny” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In March, as Poland was figuring out a timetable for taking down Soviet monuments, a resident of the northern city of Koszalin took matters into his own hands. He drove an excavator onto a cemetery and toppled the statue of a Soviet soldier being hugged by a girl.
Nawrocki says the official removal of Soviet monuments in Poland is progressing at “a very fast pace, but it is a matter that should have been settled long ago.”
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LOS PATIOS, Colombia (AP) — Arbelys Briceño fixed her eyes on the chicken soup in the plastic container set before her, the first warm meal she’d had in days. She began eating slowly, almost hesitantly, but then picked up the pace — and snagged another serving when soup kitchen workers offered seconds.
It was her eighth day on a journey from her Venezuelan hometown to Peru, a country the 14-year-old couldn’t place on a map but that her older brother had set as their destination. Mosquitoes had marked her legs. The sun had baked her face.
“It is as if it were a vacation but with lots of walking,” Arbelys said with an outlook far more upbeat than that of most Venezuelan migrants trying to escape poverty in their once-prosperous country.
About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since an economic crisis took hold in earnest in 2014 for the country of some 28 million people. Most have gone to nearby nations in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 2.4 million are in Colombia, where Arbelys and her brother had paused on their trek.
That huge migration slowed as the pandemic cut economic opportunities and complicated travel across the region and as Venezuela’s socialist government adopted reforms that slowed the country’s economic free-fall and gave some appearance of revival.
About 150,000 Venezuelans returned to their homeland at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, according to United Nations’ estimates, and some host countries reported a decline in the overall count of Venezuelan immigrants for the first time in years.
But the outward march is on the rise again.
At least 753,000 Venezuelans have left their country for another in Latin America or the Caribbean since November, according to data from receiving countries, even as the government of President Nicolas Maduro continues to tout economic growth. Colombia, which had not reported updated figures since November, posted a jump of roughly 635,000 between that month and August.
By the time Arbelys, her sister and their brother reached Colombia, they had walked about 370 miles (600 kilometers). She had been unable to sleep one night — they had stayed on a sidewalk and she was startled by noises. She slipped and fell twice as they walked along a muddy back road to cross the border.
Her brother, on the journey for a second time, knew better than to allow the harsh sun to crisp his skin and slathered his face with sunscreen, which had formed streaks on his forehead.
Outside the soup kitchen in Los Patios, about 4.5 miles (7.5 kilometers) inside Colombia, migrants quickly cram around an outdoor table once the chain link fence door opens.
Some learned from friends or other migrants about the operation, whose cooks prepare upward of 40 gallons of soup for each meal at two sites.
Jhon Alvarez, coordinator of the Fundación Nueva Ilusión — roughly New Hope Foundation in English — said he is increasingly seeing familiar faces at the soup kitchen.
“People are returning from the other countries — Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia — again to Venezuela, but after 15 days or a month they can’t stand it, and they come back,” Alvarez said.
He said they tell him, “’Look, I had to come back because the situation is still the same (or) it’s worse. They raised the minimum wage, yes they did, but there’s no work.’”
Nowadays, 48% of migrants surveyed by a network of assistance agencies cited lack of employment and low salaries as their main reason to leave Venezuela, while 40% mentioned difficulties obtaining food and basic services, according to the Venezuelan office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Maduro has taken steps to halt the country’s economic decline, chief among them ending strict foreign currency controls, leading to a de facto switch from the Venezuelan bolivar to the U.S. dollar. That broke a years-long cycle of hyperinflation and helped ease chronic shortages.
Rrestaurants, imported goods stores, exercise studios and other businesses have opened in the capital, Caracas. Maduro recently said the country’s economy grew 17.4% during the first three months of 2022.
But Venezuela still has one of the world’s highest inflation rates and about three quarters of the population lives on less than $1.90 a day, an international standard for extreme poverty. Many lack access to clean, running water and electricity.
“Hope is the last thing to be lost, but at the moment, there is none,” Frank Fernandez said as he tried to contact his family from the soup kitchen to let them know he had reached Colombia with his brother. They were headed to Chile, where Fernandez had worked for four years before testing his luck again in Venezuela.
The 19-year-old used to earn about $43 a day working construction in Chile. At home, he could only find work cleaning windshields at a gas station. He and his brother walked up to 25 miles (40 kilometers) a day until they entered Colombia along one of the hundreds of dirt roads across the border.
Data compiled by the Interagency Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants, which involves about 200 humanitarian organizations, show governments have recorded the arrival of 753,000 Venezuelan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers since November in 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The platform’s data also show the overall population of such Venezuelans in those countries had declined slightly for a time last year, from 4,620,185 in January to 4,598,355 in July.
The platform’s figures don’t include all migrants as some countries don’t count those who are illegally present and they don’t include figures for other countries, such as the United States.
Pandemic lockdowns and border closures also have pushed migrants to riskier paths. Mexico recently imposed a visa requirement for Venezuelans, so instead of flying to a country bordering the U.S., Venezuelan migrants now often trek northward across Central America after crossing the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle straddling the Colombia-Panama border where thieves, swollen rivers, rough terrain and wild animals are common.
Panama’s government said 45,000 Venezuelans had entered its territory that way so far this year, up from only 3,000 last year.
Arbelys, the 13th of 14 siblings, said she did not know if she would get to enroll at school once she gets to Peru. She was not even sure where in Peru she would live.
An aid worker at a shelter near the border had warned her of the dangers she could face during the rest of the journey.
“My brothers tell me that nothing is going to happen to me,” said Arbelys, whose parents stayed behind. “Along the journey, I feel scared sometimes because (the aid worker) also told me about human trafficking and how they try to trick you. I’m very trusting, so that scares me a little.” | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-venezuelan-migration-picks-up-reaches-about-6-8m/ | 2022-08-31T22:07:42Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-venezuelan-migration-picks-up-reaches-about-6-8m/ | true |
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Jackson mayor speaks on water crisis, next steps in recovery
Posted/updated on: August 31, 2022 at 5:01 pm(NEW YORK) -- The main pump at the main water treatment facility in Jackson, Mississippi, shut down due to flooding that worsened longstanding issues, leaving up to 180,000 people without access to running water in their homes.
A state of emergency was declared on Tuesday by Gov. Tate Reeves and it was announced public schools would shift their classes online.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba spoke with "ABC News Prime" about the roots of this water crisis, which have been unfolding over multiple years, how the city plans to recover with a focus on equity and sustainability, and how people tuning in can help.
PRIME: Joining me now is the mayor of Jackson, Chokwe Lumumba. Mayor, first off, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us during such a challenging time for you.
LUMUMBA: Thank you for having me, and thank you for lifting up the challenges that my community is suffering from.
PRIME: Of course. So now that a state of emergency has been declared, what is your first order of business here with these funds to help your community?
LUMUMBA: Well, first, let me reiterate that we were excited and we welcomed this support with open arms. We feel like we've been going it alone for the better part of two years, lifting up the fact that these are challenges that first and foremost are beyond partisan. These are human rights challenges.
And so we've been saying that it's not a matter of if our systems would fail, but when our systems fail, and we've seen it far too frequently. So we've talked with the State Department of Health and MEMA, who have assured us that they're going to have boots on the ground to help supplement our staffing needs and the critical repairs. They have committed to approximately 50% of the cost of the repairs in a shorter time frame to get to those contracts, due to the fact that it's under an emergency condition.
PRIME: And so, mayor, spell it out for us. How did we get here? How do we get to this point?
LUMUMBA: Yeah. This is due to decades, decades and decades, of possibly 30 years or more of deferred maintenance, a lack of capital improvements made to the system, a lack of a human capital, a workforce plan that accounted for the challenges that our water treatment facility suffers from. We've had hotter summers, colder winters and more precipitation each year. And it's taking a toll on our infrastructure. And so we need the support to not only create sustainability and equity in our system, but to also weatherize our system.
PRIME: A major overhaul, certainly. And mayor, water has been a crisis in your city for some time now. In fact, in November of last year, our congressional correspondent Rachel Scott went to Jackson and reported on an elementary there that had no water. The kids had to use porta potties. They also had no water at home. You were interviewed at that time, and this is a sentiment that you've already reiterated this evening: that it's not a matter of if these systems will fail, but rather when these systems will fail. And unfortunately, what we're seeing right now, you were right. But previous to this, how high up have you taken your concerns? And do you feel that anyone was receptive to the gravity of the situation?
LUMUMBA: Well, first and foremost, I believe that the moment in which you're recounting, I believe that the administrator of the EPA was with me and he was looking at the concerns of our water distribution system, touring the school, and was scheduled for that tour, only right before he came, for the school to have to redirect its students to another location due to the persistent water challenges. This is something that we don't only suffer from citywide.
But more precisely, inequitably, we suffer in the southern portion of our city most disproportionately. And so it's something that, we not only need to create sustainability but equity, realizing that some of the most impoverished parts of our city are feeling the brunt of this challenge more consistently and worse off than the rest of our city. And so this is something that, you know, I believe we have to continue to ring the alarm around, something that we have to continue to call on all levels that have responsibility.
PRIME: And make sure those dollars go where they need to go. And you've said Jackson in some ways is a poster child for a community that suffers from environmental justice issues. So tell us a little bit more about what you mean by that.
LUMUMBA: Well, you know, just as we review the EPA's Justice40 initiative, when it talks about income disparities and the diversity of communities that it had in mind, Jackson is the primary example of a community that fits and checks all of the boxes of those initiatives. When we talk about the fact that we've had great disparity in the funding of the resources in Jackson compared to other portions of our state over generations, I think that it is time that we represent a new model, that we represent a new day, and we demonstrate from the city level to the state level. And beyond that, we're all on board trying to make certain that residents, that people, that human beings don't have to deal with the challenge of not having the basic resource of water.
PRIME: Right. And water really is a statewide issue there. What is your message to other mayors who could be facing similar challenges here?
LUMUMBA: Well, I would say that, you know, as we have dealt with these persistent challenges, we know just how dehumanizing this can be. We know how humiliating it can be. And so, you know, as we push forward for a better Jackson, a better state, a better nation, we need to push for dignity, economy which reflects the sustainable development goals, that give people dignity, that reveals a better quality of life for them each and every day.
PRIME: Sure. And I know right now we don't have a timeline for when this will be fixed. So how can people around the country that might be watching right now? How can they help?
LUMUMBA: Well, I would encourage them to reach out to the city. They can do so through our website www.jacksonms.gov, through our Constituent Services division, if they look to provide water donations, if they can help just lift up to those in leadership that support.
PRIME: Okay. Certainly a little highlight there. Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, thank you so much for joining us.
LUMUMBA: Thank you.
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The Mitsubishi Ralliart performance division will return to the United States in 2023, Mitsubishi confirmed Wednesday in a press release.
The automaker said it will launch limited-edition Ralliart versions of each of its models—including the Outlander, Outlander PHEV, Eclipse Cross, Outlander Sport, and Mirage—but it appears the changes for these new Ralliart models will be primarily cosmetic.
Ralliart models will receive “unique body effects, graphics, and other rally-inspired touches,” the release said, with White Diamond paint and a black roof. But there was no specific mention of performance upgrades.
It’s possible these models will echo the Outlander PHEV and Eclipse Cross Ralliart concepts Mitsubishi showed at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon, which also featured cosmetic upgrades but no apparent mechanical changes.
Established in the 1980s, Ralliart was responsible for various Mitsubishi motorsports programs, including successful entries in the Dakar Rally and World Rally Championship. Mitsubishi also slapped the Ralliart name on road cars, such as the Lancer Ralliart.
Mitsubishi put Ralliart on ice in 2010 due to the fallout from the global financial crisis. It didn’t disband the division, however, describing the move at the time as a “scale down.” This left the door open for Ralliart’s revival, which Mitsubishi first confirmed in 2021 with teasers for a Ralliart version of the Triton pickup truck (also known as the L200) sold in other markets. Mitsubishi CEO Takao Kate said at the time to expect new performance accessories and a return to motorsports.
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Managerless Dundee United go back to basics after dire spell and stay in pursuit of silver
Dundee United are in pursuit all right. In pursuit of silver. The League Cup was the first trophy they won and it might yet provide some balm after one of the most calamitous months in the club’s history.
First half strikes from Steven Fletcher and Ian Harkes provided some much-needed cheer for their fans and some respite for sporting director Tony Asghar.
There was some pressure applied in the closing stages after substitute Kurtis Guthrie bundled home a goal after Christain Montano’s knock-down. Livingston threatened a comeback. Indeed, referee David Munro denied them the chance to complete it – only awarding a free kick outside the box after Nicky Devlin was tripped a yard inside the area by Aziz Behich.
Defender Sean Kelly came close to scoring in any case and hit the post with a fine effort. United survived this further test of their mettle to reach the last eight.
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What do you do when you’ve conceded 23 goals in your previous four matches? You recall your most experienced defender in Charlie Mulgrew and hand experienced left-back Behich another chance to underline why he was brought to the club this summer.
It does not require a manager to dream up such a seemingly simple strategy, which is just as well because United haven’t got one. Liam Fox has been handed the reins on a caretaker basis and passed his first examination with United's first win at the Tony Macaroni Arena since 2005.
Another big call was sticking with keeper Carljohan Eriksson following Sunday’s nine-goal thrashing by Celtic. Fox did not have many options with Australian international Mark Birighitti missing from the squad. He is understood to have suffered an injury following an inauspicious start to his Tannadice career.
The result did invite observers to wonder what might have happened had Jack Ross remained in charge. If he had been permitted the chance to earn such a confidence boosting victory, might he then have been able to salvage his Tannadice managerial career?
We will never know. The former Hibs manager was at home in Northumberland and no doubt feeling somewhat bruised. The score updates from the Tony Macaroni stadium may or may not have improved his mood. It might now appear that he was the problem after all but that would be a brutally reductive reading of the situation. Nevertheless, United head to Motherwell on Saturday in far better fettle than they could have imagined amid such turbulence. Livingston are now the ones in a spot of bother after a third successive loss.
Fletcher was the star man until he was subbed with five minutes left. He got things under way by poking United in front after 14 minutes after Ryan Edwards’ header from Jamie McGrath’s corner was brilliantly saved by Shamal George. The keeper was powerless to prevent the alert Fletcher netting the rebound. The away support of around 500 sensed a first domestic victory of the season. They had been hitherto sparing with their affections after such a trying few weeks. It was as if they were saying to the players: you got us into this mess, now get us out of it.
They demonstrated a desire and ability to do so and the fans duly responded. The supporters had found their voice by the time Harkes added a second goal after 33 minutes after a fine through ball from Fletcher. George’s indecision helped the American midfielder make up his own mind as he calmly lobbed the stranded goalie. | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/managerless-dundee-united-go-back-to-basics-after-dire-spell-and-stay-in-pursuit-of-silver-3826570 | 2022-08-31T22:10:32Z | https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/managerless-dundee-united-go-back-to-basics-after-dire-spell-and-stay-in-pursuit-of-silver-3826570 | false |
Arts, Beats & Eats has a whole zone for kiddos
The visual arts, national music headliners and the fantastic selection of food and drinks are what often get the brightest spotlight at the annual Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats festival, but there's also a ton for kids to enjoy.
The Detroit News Kids Zone is the place for young festivalgoers, with four days of programming that's tailor-made for little ones.
One of the highlights is the Detroit Institute of Arts Kids’ Stage, which is packed with interactive performances from magicians, puppets, musicians, dancers and educational programming from the Michigan Science Center.
For kids who are feeling creative, swing by the Code Ninja booth to learn about their game-based curriculum, or make something from recycled materials at the free arts and crafts area from Detroit nonprofit Arts & Scraps.
Arts, Beats & Eats celebrates a quarter century of family-friendly fun this weekend. The street fair started in Pontiac and moved to downtown Royal Oak in 2010.
“We are looking forward to celebrating the festival’s milestone year with the hundreds of thousands of Metro Detroiters and beyond who flock to downtown Royal Oak year after year to take in the sounds of various genres of music, feast on mouthwatering cuisine and explore new taste offerings, browse and shop one-of-a-kind artworks, make lifetime memories with the family and more,” said event producer Jon Witz.
The Detroit News Kids Zone is on E. Fourth street at S. Center in downtown Royal Oak. A family lounge and seating area is also nearby.
Soaring Eagle Arts, Beats & Eats
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fri.-Sun. and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.
Downtown Royal Oak
Admission is $5-$10
Visit artsbeatseats.com
The Detroit News Kids Zone
Detroit Institute of Arts Kids Stage
Friday, Sept. 2
11:15 a.m. Fri.: Amazing Clark Magic Show
11:55 a.m.: Authentic Native American Dance Ho Chunk Nation presented by the DIA
12:45 p.m. Fantastic Physics with the Michigan Science Center
1:30 p.m.: Filipinix American Student Association of GVSU
2 p.m. p.m.: Amazing Clark Magic Show
2:45 p.m.: Juggler Tim Salisbury
3:30 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
4:15 p.m.: Magic with Randyl Lee
5 p.m.: Juggler Tim Salisbury
5:45 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
Saturday, Sept. 3
11:30 a.m.: Zippity 2 Dads: 2 Guys and a Guitar
Noon: Ballet Folkorico de Detroit
12:53 p.m.: Revolution Chinese YoYo
1:15 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
2:15 p.m.: Zippity 2 Dads: 2 Guys & a Guitar
2:53 p.m.: Revolution Chinese YoYo
3:15 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
4 p.m.: Mathangi Dance Company
4:45 p.m.: Cool Tricks & Funny Stuff
5:30 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
6:15 p.m.: Cool Tricks & Funny Stuff
Sunday, Sept. 4
11:30 a.m.: “The Adventures of Kitty Montellier” by Flying Cardboard Theater
12:30 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
1:15 p.m.: Jo-Jo Fish Puppet Show
2 p.m.: Cool Tricks & Funny Stuff
2:30 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
3:30 p.m.: Jo-Jo Fish Puppet Show
4:15 p.m.: NatSpinz
5:15 p.m.: Fantastic Physics with the MSC
5:30 p.m.: Juggler Tim Salisbury
6 p.m.: Cool Tricks & Funny Stuff
6:30 p.m.: NatSpinz
Monday, Sept. 5
11:30 a.m.: “The Adventures of Kitty Montellier” by Flying Cardboard Theater
12:30 p.m.: Kevin Devine’s Rollicking Music Show
1:15 p.m.: Magic with Randyl Lee
2 p.m.: NatSpinz
2:45 p.m.: Kevin Devine’s Rollicking Music Show
3:30 p.m.: Magic with Randyl Lee
4:15 p.m.: NatSpinz
5 p.m.: Cool Tricks & Funny Stuff
5:45 p.m.: Kevin Devine’s Rollicking Music Show
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NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka walked off the court, headed toward the locker room and layed down, draping a towel over her face. Out-hit in Arthur Ashe Stadium by another big hitter, Danielle Collins, two-time U.S. Open champion Osaka was left to contemplate a second consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam tournament.
Collins reached her first major final at the Australian Open in January and displayed that same sort of hard-court talent with a 7-6 (5), 6-3 victory over Osaka in a shotmaking showdown that ended after Tuesday turned to Wednesday at Flushing Meadows.
“I’m the type of person that thinks a lot, to the point where I overthink. Sometimes when I play matches, I have to tell myself to stop thinking, just go more on instinct,” said Osaka, who’s been bothered by a bad back lately. “I feel like I just have to chill a little bit, because there’s a lot of like random chaos in my head right now.”
Last season, Osaka took two extended mental health breaks, including after her third-round exit in New York. This season, Osaka lost in the third round in Australia, the first round at the French Open, then sat out Wimbledon.
“Lately, I felt really restrained. I’m not really sure why,” Osaka said. “I’m beginning to feel like I can’t hit the shots that I know I can, like especially on my forehand.”
She is now ranked 44th, which means she could have been drawn to face anyone in the first round
This was the sort of matchup Osaka used to dominate on this surface — and against this particular player. Osaka won the U.S. Open in 2018 and 2020, and the Australian Open in 2019 and 2021, and she entered the night 3-0 against Collins, taking every set they had contested with each other.
But Collins, a Floridian seeded 19th at the U.S. Open, took time off the tour starting in July for a training block after being hampered by a bad neck and that work clearly paid off.
“Felt like her plan was to immediately put me in defense, so she would have hit the ball no matter what type of ball I hit on her side of the court. I thought she did that pretty well,” Osaka said. “I think that’s kind of what she’s known for — to be extremely aggressive.”
Collins used her backhand to great effect, compiling 11 of her 23 winners that way.
During her on-court interview, she said she modeled that shot after Jimmy Connors, her father’s favorite player. Connors responded on Twitter, writing, “Hey Danielle Collins — way to go. A great win (at)USOpen. Thanks for the shout out. … Keep grinding.”
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge is rolling toward September with Roger Maris firmly in sight.
Two impressive homers at Angel Stadium have moved the Yankees slugger two steps closer to baseball history.
Judge hit a three-run shot in the fourth inning for his 51st homer of the season, and New York snapped its three-game losing streak with a 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
Judge connected for the second straight night at the Big A, driving a high fastball from Mike Mayers (1-1) into the elevated right-field stands. Judge has five homers in his last eight games, and leads the majors with 113 RBIs.
“I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Yankees starter Jameson Taillon, who left after two innings when he was hit in the forearm by a line drive. “Feels like any time he’s out there, he’s got a chance to do something special. Doesn’t matter what scouting report you have, or whether you execute your pitch or not. He’s just so good that you can make a good pitch, and he can still hit it out and all over the park.”
Judge had three hits and scored two runs in front of an Orange County crowd packed with Yankees fans who gave several ovations to the California-born slugger attempting to chase down Maris’ AL home run record of 61 set in 1961.
He’s right on pace: Judge and Maris both had 51 homers through the Yankees’ first 130 games.
“Got a pitch out over the plate, a couple of guys on, and drove it out of the park,” Angels interim manager Phil Nevin said. “That’s what he does. He’s in a groove right now. You just see, watching his swing from the side, how on time everything is.”
Andrew Benintendi and Anthony Rizzo hit early solo homers for New York, which lost Taillon to a bruised right forearm when he was hit by Magneuris Sierra’s liner to end the second.
“It’s not bad,” Taillon said. “It’s gotten a lot better. I was a little worried there at first. Had some pretty quick swelling in there. I was in some pain, and then got X-rays, found out it was negative, and I’m already seeing some improvement.”
Six Yankees relievers finished, and 27-year-old rookie Greg Weissert (1-0) earned his first major league win. The Long Island-born Fordham product replaced Taillon and retired the next six Angels hitters in order.
“It feels great to put it behind me,” Weissert said while thinking of his rough major league debut, in which he gave up three runs while getting one out in Oakland last week. “It was definitely something to think about, but I knew I got called up for a reason.”
Max Stassi and Mike Ford homered for the Angels, whose four-game winning streak ended despite Touki Toussaint’s five innings of one-hit relief.
Shohei Ohtani doubled and singled in his third consecutive multi-hit game for Los Angeles, which hasn’t won five straight since April.
Mayers struggled in the converted reliever’s fifth career start, giving up eight hits and five earned runs in four innings.
“He probably just left a few too many balls in the middle,” Nevin said. “He’s not afraid. He’s going right after hitters.”
Benintendi homered in the first inning and Rizzo followed with his 30th homer of the season in the second, both left-handed batters connecting to right field.
Stassi ended his 1-for-40 slump in the second with his eighth homer, his first since Aug. 5.
But the Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the third and scored two runs when Ford couldn’t field a bouncing throw from Luis Rengifo at first.
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Taillon yielded two hits and two runs in his abbreviated start, striking out two. He was hit in the head by a line drive in 2016 and again in 2019, but he feels optimistic after negative X-rays and decreased swelling. He’ll get treatment Wednesday, and hopes to make his next start.
“We caught a nice break, it seems, for once in my career,” Taillon said.
USED FORD
Continuing his hot start with the Angels, Ford homered for the second straight night against the organization that employed him from 2012 until last season, when he was traded to Tampa Bay. Ford belonged to a whopping seven different teams in the ensuing 14 months, but he hadn’t hit any homers since the Yankees traded him until these two shots for the Halos.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: OF Harrison Bader is hitting off a tee and running. He could begin playing in games next week. The trade-deadline acquisition has yet to play for New York due to a foot injury that has sidelined him since June.
Angels: RHP Michael Lorenzen will make one last rehab start before he returns, Nevin said. Lorenzen has been out since early July with discomfort in his pitching shoulder.
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The series concludes with two Orange County natives on the mound. Newport Beach’s Gerrit Cole (10-6, 3.31 ERA) returns to his boyhood stadium to face Mission Viejo’s Patrick Sandoval (4-9, 3.05), who will make his first career appearance against the Yankees after back-to-back excellent starts on the road.
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Israel launched a missile attack on Wednesday targeting the airport in the Syrian city of Aleppo, Syrian state media said, citing a military source.
The Syrian government did not report any casualties.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based opposition war monitor, said in a statement that Israel fired four missiles targeting a runway at the Aleppo International Airport and warehouses surrounding it. The group claimed that the warehouses likely contained a shipment of Iranian rockets.
Meanwhile, Syrian state media reported air defense systems in Damascus firing at what it said were Israeli missiles targeting positions south of the Syrian capital. The opposition war monitor says the Israeli airstrikes targeted military positions. No casualties were reported.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria over recent past years, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations. The Israeli military declined to comment on the airstrike targeting Aleppo’s airport.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces.
On Sunday, Israel launched an airstrike targeting a military facility in western Syrian. Satellite imagery showed widespread destruction in the depot which the opposition war-monitor said stored hundreds of middle-range missiles for Iran-backed fighters.
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STOCKTON, Calif. — The Stockton Unified School District’s Board of Trustees approved a response to the San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury’s scathing report on the district after nearly two months.
Of the 26 recommendations in the report, the district says it has already implemented 12, will implement two more on time, will implement eight with an extended deadline, and will not implement four.
The grand jury report, released in June, alleged poor business practices, an inadequate duty of care, and a lack of transparency at Stockton’s largest school district pushing it toward a predicted $30 million budget shortfall by the fiscal year 2024-2025.
SUSD was required to submit a response to the grand jury’s 26 recommendations and 27 findings by Sept. 15. The school district approved its response, drafted by Board President Cecilia Mendez, weeks ahead of schedule at the Aug. 23 board meeting.
The recommendations the district will not implement include developing and implementing a policy to require the Facilities and Planning Departments to submit all construction change orders to the Board for review and approval.
The grand jury said in its report this recommendation was made because some construction projects are subject to change from the time they are approved by the school board and the time construction is completed.
According to the grand jury, these changes, which sometimes include adding costs, are not brought to the board before being approved by district officials.
In one case, the grand jury found a project at Franklin High School had an overrun of around $6 million after the board already approved the construction project. The addition to the project's total cost was not brought to the board for approval.
The school district countered in its response, saying the policy would be neither warranted nor reasonable.
“The Board, however, agrees that construction change orders must be approved by the Board in order to be enforceable. But there is no legal basis for all construction change orders to be submitted 'under one standard agenda heading,' and indeed, there are good reasons to do otherwise,” the response says.
The district also said it will not comply with a recommendation calling for a board resolution requiring a request for proposal process for all legal services used by the district.
The district’s response says such a resolution is unnecessary, adding school districts are not legally required to use a request for proposal process when hiring legal services.
A request for proposals process requires those wishing to provide services to the district to submit an application. Those applications are analyzed by staff members who recommend which applicants are most suitable for the work.
Another recommendation grand jurors made was for the school district to require the consideration of staff recommendations and scoring before voting on requests for proposals.
The recommendation stemmed from the district’s selection of a vendor for virus-killing air filters to be installed in district classrooms. Despite scoring the lowest on a staff-analyzed list of possible vendors, IAQ was chosen as the district’s supplier.
Less than a year after its selection as the district's vendor, IAQ was no longer registered to do business in California -- meaning over 1,000 air filter units could not be installed before the 2022-2023 school year, an ABC10 report found.
The district said the recommendation was also unwarranted and unnecessary.
“The Board routinely considers staff recommendations and scoring prior to voting on vendors’ proposals,” the response says. “Nevertheless, during this calendar year, the District will be implementing new policies and procedures pertaining to purchasing and procurement.”
The district's board also refuted the report's recommendation that certified Spanish translators are not, but should be, utilized to translate public board meetings.
"Although its translators are not necessarily certified, such as through the American Translators Association, the District retains the services of dedicated, competent, and professional translators to work at Board meetings," the response says.
Other recommendations the district says have already been implemented range from requiring training for administrators on requests for proposals, to implementing budgets addressing projected deficit spending.
In eight cases, the district said it will implement recommendations, but with an extended deadline ranging from a few more days to a few more months.
The school district’s response stated two of the remaining 26 recommendations will be implemented on time.
In light of the school board's approval of the response, Interim Superintendent Dr. Traci Miller says she hopes to hear more recommendations for the district from community members by holding meetings in different areas of the district.
The meetings will allow Dr. Miller and district administrators to have a dialogue with community members about potential issues and solutions for the district.
“I will be hosting meetings with the public called Community Conversations. I am anticipating having fruitful discussions on matters of the school district," Dr. Miller said in a statement. "I plan to host at the school district and in each of the 7 areas of the district. I am willing to put in the work to make improvements where needed."
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DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Curry knocked down another huge 3 — one that was 13 years in the making.
The Golden State Warriors point guard was inducted into the Davidson College Hall of Fame, had his No. 30 jersey retired and received his bachelor’s degree in sociology following an elaborate solo graduation ceremony on Wednesday on the school’s campus.
“This is an absolutely amazing day and an amazing moment for myself and my family,” Curry said during the 90-minute ceremony. “The best decision I ever made was to come to Davidson College and pursue an education, join an amazing community and, most importantly, play for an amazing man who has built this program for what it is in (former Davidson coach) coach (Bob) McKillop.”
There were signs scattered throughout Davidson’s campus, congratulating and welcoming Curry back to the school, which is located about 25 miles north of Charlotte where Curry grew up.
Curry walked into a packed house at Belk Arena — where he played from 2006 to 2009 — wearing a graduation cap and gown, exchanging fist bumps with family, friends, former teammates and current students.
The four-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP turned pro after his junior season at Davidson, and only recently finished his final classes remotely to earn his degree.
The school was purposely waiting for Curry to graduate before retiring his number.
Once he did, he became the first Davidson athlete in any sport to have his jersey number retired, meaning No. 30 will never be worn by another Wildcats basketball player.
“To earn this degree you showed determination and perseverance,” Davidson president Doug Hicks said during the ceremony. “It would have been so easy, so straightforward to not complete your college degree. Yet in response to that idea, you did what you did to 29 other NBA organizations — you said, ‘night, night!’”
Curry held back tears as he accepted his degree and, at the urging of the crowd, threw his cap into the air.
His mother, Sonya Curry, spoke at the ceremony, calling it a “dream come true” to see her son graduate.
“Today you can breathe and say, ‘Check, it’s done,’ ” Sonya Curry said. “Today you helped coach McKillop maintain his 100% graduation rate. And you set an example for others, young and old, that it’s never too late to complete your education.”
Sonya Curry said she initially wanted her son to go to a larger Division I school farther from home but changed her mind after watching the Wildcats practice.
“I told him if this is what you want to do, I will support you,” she said.
McKillop talked about how Curry’s unselfishness, saying he mailed postcards to Davidson fans, alumni and supporters thanking them after he was drafted seventh overall by the Warriors in 2009.
“How many young people have the capacity to do that?” McKillop said.
Curry closed his speech by saying, “I’m a graduate, I’m a Davidson alum and I am in the Hall of Fame — and that’s pretty crazy.”
Davidson’s director of athletics Chris Clunie called Curry “Davidson’s most extraordinary scholar-athlete” while inducting him into the school’s Hall of Fame and retiring his jersey number, which was revealed in the rafters of the basketball court.
“Every father hopes their child makes their world a better place,” said Stephen’s father and former NBA player Dell Curry. “With that said, I’m a lucky dad because he’s doing all of that. … If you want to know how to treat people, look at that man right there.”
Dell Curry added: “And the next Hall of Fame, you know where that is going to be.”
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Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown give fully committed performances in “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul,” so why does the film lack faith in itself?
“Honk for Jesus," Adamma Ebo's directorial debut based on her own short film, is centered on a pair ripe for parody: Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs (Brown) and his loyal wife, Trinitie (Hall), leaders of an Atlanta-area Southern Baptist megachurch called Wander to Greater Paths. It takes about half a minute to realize Childs' spiritual center is more designer label than Deuteronomy. Showing off their closets, Lee-Curtis gives thanks for being “blessed with some beautiful Prada.”
After a quick montage of brighter days for Wander to Greater Paths, “Honk for Jesus” catches up with the pastor and his wife on the heels of a scandal that has emptied their congregation of 25,000. Their faces are still bright, though, as they welcome a documentary crew outside the church to chronicle their revival, leading up to an Easter reopening. When Lee-Curtis steps in chewing gum and Trinitie asks the camerawoman to edit around that, she gets no reply. “Oh, that's right,” she says. “You're the fly-on-the-wall type."
The mockumentary has always been a dependable way to satirize not just a character or two but a subset of society. After what Christopher Guest did to the world of dog shows and Rob Reiner did to rock bands, Ebo and her producer sister, Adanne Ebo, have aimed at the rich realm of megachurches, taking inspiration from a real 2010 scandal at Georgia's New Birth Missionary Baptist Church.
But the art of the mockumentary is a funny thing. It has to look unrehearsed and seem real while, often, being meticulously planned. “Honk for Jesus,” though, only gestures at a mockumentary structure, and often simply abandons the premise. Some scenes are staged with a film crew hovering around, while others — like one of the couple in bed at night — are simply filmed like a movie, with no excuse for the camera's presence.
There isn't much that seems natural or lifelike in “Honk for Jesus,” including the church itself. Such a large congregation would have a large staff and more devoted parishioners — the kind of cast of characters that someone like Armando Iannucci would have a lot of fun weaving throughout the film. But “Honk for Jesus" has an empty, airless chamber piece quality, sticking largely to small scenes around the edges of the church that mostly trade on Lee-Curtis and Trinitie's obvious hypocrisy.
But it's not often a bad move to give actors like Hall and Brown lots of room to play, and they certainly bring passion to their performances. They aren't given anywhere especially to go, though. Lee-Curtis' closeted homosexuality is played more for laughs than for empathy.
The film's keenest sense is how it draws nearer to Hall's Trinitie, as her confidence in her husband steadily wavers. “Honk for Jesus" in the end doesn't aim for anything like the madcap parody of, say, HBO's riotous “The Righteous Gemstones,” but it may have been more successful if it took the approach of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” and kept its camera glued to the first lady of the church.
“Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul,” a Focus Features release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language and some sexual content. Running time: 102 minutes. Two stars out of four.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Some Florida A&M University football players have been reinstated to compete for the Rattlers.
The university confirmed to ABC 27 Wednesday the number of players that are not certified to play for FAMU against Jackson State University in the Orange Blossom Classic Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens is 17.
GOOD NEWS: I have confirmed with FAMU that the number of athletes that are not certified to play Sunday against Jackson State has gone down to 17. @abc27
— Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) August 31, 2022
Last week, ABC 27 reported that at least 20 FAMU football players were ruled ineligible by the NCAA because of compliance issues ranging from academics to transfers.
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