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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMC, SOFI, FCEL, RIVN, and LULU.
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Scare for Argentine leader
A man has been detained after pointing a gun at the Vice President of Argentina.
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Biden administration announces student loan income-driven repayment plan changes
When President Joe Biden announced his administration's widespread student loan forgiveness plan last week, he also announced new proposed changes to other loan forgiveness programs, including income-driven repayment plans.
The Department of Education's proposed rule would significantly reduce the monthly payment for many low- and middle-income borrowers. It would cut the cap for monthly student loan payments from 10% of discretionary incomes to just 5%. It would also increase the amount of income considered "non-discretionary," which is not counted toward repayment plan calculations.
The department’s proposed rule would forgive loan balances on income-driven repayment plans after 10 years of payments, rather than 20 years, for borrowers with an original loan balance of $12,000 or less. The rule would also cover all borrowers’ unpaid monthly interest as long as they make their payments, ensuring that their total balance does not increase from month to month.
The proposed regulations will be published in the coming days in the Federal Register and the public is invited to comment on the draft rule for 30 days.
If you have private student loans, these proposed changes will not apply to them. But you can potentially reduce your monthly payments by refinancing. Visit Credible to find your personalized interest rate without affecting your credit score.
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Department of Education also proposes changes to PSLF
The Department of Education also proposed long-term changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, saying these adjustments would make it easier for those working in public service to receive forgiveness.
The department is proposing to allow more payments to qualify toward PSLF including partial, lump sum and late payments. It also wants to count some deferments and forbearances, such as those for Peace Corps and AmeriCorps service, National Guard duty and military service.
These proposed adjustments are separate from other temporary PSLF changes that the Biden administration announced last October.
Under the PSLF program, borrowers have had to commit to at least 10 years of public service work and make the 120 qualifying payments to their student loans over 10 years. Under the new rules, which were changed "for a limited time as a result of the COVID-19 national emergency," any prior payment made by a borrower eligible for the PSLF program would count as a qualifying payment. That's regardless of the loan type, repayment plan or whether the payment was made in full or on time. This temporary waiver is set to end on Oct. 31, 2022.
If you have private student loans that don’t qualify for forgiveness, you could consider refinancing to lower your monthly payments. Visit Credible to compare multiple mortgage lenders at once and choose the one with the best interest rate for you.
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Other changes to loan forgiveness plans
Biden’s announcement was just the latest in a series of changes for income-driven student loan repayment. Back in April, the Department of Education announced new steps it would take to give borrowers access to student loan forgiveness through income-driven repayment plans and PSLF.
The department had student loan servicers conduct a one-time account adjustment to count certain long-term forbearances, including 12-month use of single forbearance and 36-month use of discretionary forbearance, toward their total number of payments made. This came after the department found that many loan servicers had steered borrowers toward forbearance when an IDR repayment plan would have been more beneficial to them. This is because some IDR plans can instate payments as low as $0 per month.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said in a recent webinar that by the end of 2022, new enrollment rules will go into effect and borrowers may see audits of forbearances, total IDR payments and account adjustments for revisions for Direct Loans and other federally-managed loans.
Federal Student Aid (FSA) estimated that these changes would result in immediate debt cancellation for at least 40,000 borrowers under PSLF. Several thousand more would also receive loan forgiveness through IDR and about 3.6 million borrowers would receive at least three years of additional credit toward their IDR forgiveness.
If you are interested in lowering your private student loan payments, you could potentially do so by refinancing at a lower interest rate. Contact Credible to speak to a student loan expert and see if this is the right option for you.
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(NEXSTAR) – Amend your bucket lists, coffee snobs.
However you take your morning coffee — black, iced, or with a horrifying dollop of mayonnaise in it — you’d prefer it be a quality cup of coffee. But with thousands upon thousands of shops claiming to promise exactly that, it can be daunting for serious java-drinkers to break from their usual routines and try something new or different.
To help, the analysts at Yelp have compiled a list of the 100 best coffee shops in the United States, based entirely on the ratings and recommendations from Yelp’s community of reviewers. It’s worth noting, though, that Yelp’s list of “Top Coffee Shops” is based on reviews that not only rate each shop’s coffee, but often the service, ambiance, snacks, and possibly even the availability (or lack) of mayonnaise.
The 25 best coffee shops in America, according to an analysis of Yelp reviews and ratings, are below. A full list of the top 100 can be found at Yelp.com.
- Yaw Farm Coffee Roaster, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Cafe Makario, Everett, Washington
- Ovation Coffee & Tea, Portland, Oregon
- Cafe Sapientia, Oak Park, California
- Pangolin Café, Reno, Nevada
- Patria Coffee Roasters, Compton, California
- Mission Blue, San Francisco, California
- The Cuppo Coffee & Tea, Jersey Village, Texas
- Tatiana’s Coffee & Tea, Ventura, California
- Tim Is Making Great Coffee, San Juan Capistrano, California
- A T Oasis Coffee & Tea Shop, Phoenix, Arizona
- Quince Coffee House, Denver, Colorado
- Frenchy’s Food Truck, Brooklyn, New York
- The Red Bud Cafe, Daytona Beach, Florida
- VigiLatte Artisan Coffee, Lahaina, Hawaii
- Calusa Coffee Roasters, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Whistle & Fizz, New York, New York
- The Crepe Shop, Chicago, Illinois
- Wolfe Club Coffee Roasters, Tacoma, Washington
- Lodi Coffee, North Charleston, South Carolina
- Koana, Mountain View, Hawaii
- The Modern Rose, Deerfield Beach, Florida
- Enderly Coffee Co., Charlotte, North Carolina
- Burly and The Bean, Seaside, Oregon
- Local Coffee, Montclair, New Jersey
In addition to the list, Yelp also created an interactive map highlighting the locations of every “Top Coffee Shop” in America, making it easy to do some research, plan a trip, or simply see which corners of the country have the highest concentration of quality coffee shops.
Coffee not quite your cup of tea? Yelp has previously revealed its rankings of the best craft breweries, wineries, pizzerias, margaritas, pie, and even burritos in every state. Very few, however, are served with mayonnaise. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-100-best-coffee-shops-in-the-united-states-according-to-yelp-reviewers/ | 2022-09-02T14:18:57Z | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/the-100-best-coffee-shops-in-the-united-states-according-to-yelp-reviewers/ | true |
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A man tried to kill Argentina’s politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired, the country’s president said.
The man was quickly overpowered by her security officers in the incident Thursday night, officials said.
President Alberto Fernández, who is not related to the vice president, a former president herself, said the pistol did not discharge when the man tried to fire it.
“A man pointed a firearm at her head and pulled the trigger,” the president said in a national broadcast following the incident. He said the firearm was loaded with five bullets but “didn’t fire even though the trigger was pulled.”
The vice president did not appear to have suffered any injury, and the man was overpowered within seconds as he stood among a crowd of her supporters.
Gina De Bai, a witness who was near the vice president during the incident, told The Associated Press she heard “the sound of the trigger being pulled.” She said she didn’t realize it was a handgun until the man was rushed by security personnel.
President Fernández called it “the most serious incident since we recovered democracy” in 1983 after a military dictatorship and urged political leaders, and society at large, to repudiate the attempted shooting.
The attack came as the vice president is facing a trial for alleged acts of corruption during her 2007-2015 presidency — charges that she vehemently denies and that have led her supporters to surround her home in the upscale Recoleta neighborhood of Argentina’s capital.
Video broadcast on local television channels showed Fernández exiting her vehicle surrounded by supporters when a man is seen extending his hand with what looks like a pistol. The vice president ducks as people around the apparent gunman appear shocked at what is happening.
Unverified video posted on social media shows the pistol almost touched Fernández’s face.
The alleged gunman was identified as Fernando André Sabag Montiel, a Brazilian citizen, said an official at the Security Ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He does not have a criminal record, the official said. ading that the weapon was a .32-caliber Bersa.
The president declared Friday a holiday “so the Argentine people can, in peace and harmony, express itself in defense of life, democracy and in solidarity with our vice president.”
Supporters of the vice president have been gathering in the streets surrounding her home since last week, when a prosecutor called for a 12-year sentence for Fernández as well as a life-long prohibition in holding public office in the corruption case.
Shortly after the incident, government officials were quick to decry what they called an assassination attempt.
“When hate and violence are imposed over the debate of ideas, societies are destroyed and generate situations like the one seen today: an assassination attempt,” Economy Minister Sergio Massa said.
Cabinet ministers issued a news release saying they “energetically condemn the attempted homicide” of the vice president. “What happened tonight is of extreme gravity and threatens democracy, institutions and the rule of law.”
Former President Mauricio Macri, a conservative who succeeded the left-of-center Fernández in the presidency, also condemned the attack. “This very serious event demands an immediate and profound clarification by the judiciary and security forces,” Macri wrote on Twitter.
Patricia Bullrich, president of the opposition Republican Proposal party, criticized President Fernández’s reaction to the attack, accusing him of “playing with fire.” She said that “instead of seriously investigating a serious incident, he accuses the opposition and the press, decreeing a national holiday to mobilize activists.”
Tensions have been running high in the Recoleta neighborhood since the weekend, when the vice president’s supporters clashed with police in the streets surrounding her apartment amid an effort by law enforcement officers to clear the area. Following the clashes, what had been a strong police presence around the vice president’s apartment was reduced.
When Fernández leaves her apartment every day at around noon, she greets supporters and signs autographs before getting in her vehicle to go to the Senate. She repeats the same routine every evening.
Following the incident, allies of the vice president quickly pointed the finger at the opposition for what they said is hateful speech that promotes violence. In recent days, several key officials have said opposition leaders were looking for a fatality.
“This is a historic event in Argentina that must be a before-and-after,” Buenos Aires Gov. Axel Kicillof said.
Regional leaders also condemned the attack.
“We send our solidarity to the vice president in this attempt against her life,” Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said on Twitter.
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva, who is a candidate in that nation’s presidential election next month, also expressed solidarity with Fernández, calling her a “victim of a fascist criminal who doesn’t know how to respect differences and diversity.” | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/watch-attempt-to-kill-argentinas-vp-fails-when-handgun-misfires/ | 2022-09-02T14:19:10Z | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/watch-attempt-to-kill-argentinas-vp-fails-when-handgun-misfires/ | false |
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Newly released footage shows the moments that a police officer in Beaverton, Oregon, rescued a man who was trapped in a flaming car early Tuesday morning.
Police responded to a rollover crash around 2:30 a.m., finding the car on its side engulfed in flames.
The Beaverton Police Department said the driver, 34-year-old Johan Hermosillo, was trapped inside. Video shows the officer breaking the sunroof and telling Hermosillo to crawl out.
After being pushed back by small explosions, the officer was able to pull an unresponsive Hermosillo out of the car.
BPD said because of the officer’s actions, Hermosillo only sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
Officers reported seeing evidence of impairment, which they believe contributed to the crash. Hermosillo was released from the hospital and now faces DUI and reckless driving charges. | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/watch-oregon-officer-rescues-man-from-burning-car-after-rollover-crash/ | 2022-09-02T14:19:17Z | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/watch-oregon-officer-rescues-man-from-burning-car-after-rollover-crash/ | true |
RICHMOND, Va. and PETERSBURG, Va., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) today announced that public and private sector stakeholders in the Richmond-Petersburg region, working together as the Alliance for Building Better Medicine, will receive $52,942,702 as a winner of the national Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
As the marquee of the EDA's American Rescue Plan, the Build Back Better Regional Challenge aims to boost economic pandemic recovery and rebuild American communities by strengthening dynamic high-tech regional industry clusters across the country, while embracing economic equity, creating well-paying jobs, meeting priority national interests and enhancing U.S. competitiveness globally. The large federal grant will be matched by $13,339,919 of funding from private and public organizations, for a total investment of $77,792,402.
The Alliance for Building Better Medicine coalition from across the Richmond-Petersburg MSA works to scale up the region's advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and R&D cluster to address the nation's pressing need for quality, affordable essential medicines. The coalition is one of only 21 coalitions to receive funding from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge. Coalition members will leverage the Build Back Better Regional Challenge funding for six construction and programmatic projects.
"The Build Back Better Regional Challenge award is a pivotal win for the region demonstrating what is possible when Central Virginia localities and private and public sector organizations lock arms and work together," said Chandra Briggman, president, and CEO of Activation Capital, an innovation ecosystem development organization that led the formation of the Alliance for Building Better Medicine. "Thanks to these many stakeholders, the Richmond-Petersburg region has shown the nation that it is agile, mission-driven, and ready to scale to meet a timely and urgent need for the country. Funding from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge will help the region create a secure supply of essential medicines for the U.S., re-shore manufacturing by tapping into new technologies, and reduce the cost and increase access to quality medicines for Americans. It will also help to reduce the environmental burden of pharmaceutical manufacturing through the use of green chemistry while creating high-wage jobs in historically underserved communities in our region."
In 2020, through an initiative of VCU's College of Engineering, the coalition of public and private sector partners was formed to design a regional strategy for advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing leveraging existing assets. The coalition reconvened in 2021 to fast-track development of an advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing cluster in central Virginia. The coalition was awarded seed funding from GO Virginia and others totaling $2.5 million. Members of the growing coalition quickly began developing opportunities for the emerging cluster to involve and impact the entire region and its many communities – urban and rural, students, entrepreneurs, small business owners, veterans, and low-income and minority populations disproportionately impacted by economic distress and the COVID-19 pandemic – with the goal of creating high-paying jobs and careers for individuals with a wide range of educational levels and experiences.
In 2021, the coalition won Phase 1 of the Build Back Better Regional Challenge and began to plan in detail the six projects now funded with the support of Activation Capital, City of Petersburg, City of Richmond, Civica Inc., Community College Workforce Alliance, Greater Richmond Partnership, Medicines for All Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Virginia's Gateway Region, Virginia State University, Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing, GENEDGE, Brightpoint Community College, and Reynolds Community College.
"We thank the General Assembly and governor, GO Virginia and VEDP for strong and growing support for this emerging regional cluster. Senators Warner and Kaine and Congressman McEachin provided an enthusiastic voice to EDA in this process as well," said Briggman.
The Alliance members will use the EDA funding opportunity to construct a Development/Scale-up Center to accelerate manufacturing innovation and the commercialization of lab discoveries. This first-of-its-kind facility will spur collaboration, invention, and investment by speeding bench discoveries to commercial scale. Funding will be used to develop new and joint degree and research programs between VCU and Virginia State University and industry as well as manufacturing technician training at Brightpoint Community College and laboratory technician training at Reynolds Community College, coordinated by the Community College Workforce Alliance. In addition, funds will be used to construct an Innovation Center with additional wet lab space in Richmond's VA Bio+Tech Park to help existing organizations in the region grow. Support from the EDA will enable local and regional economic development organizations to accelerate development in the region of the supply chain needed to produce new research, sales, service, and manufacturing facilities, and new jobs in the Richmond-Petersburg region. Finally, EDA funds will also support improvements to water and wastewater infrastructure in Petersburg's Poor Creek service area serving the growing manufacturing facilities there.
"As a deeply connected region, our coalition members will leverage funding by the Build Back Better Challenge to bring about transformational change by implementing a set of complementary projects designed to expand our region's infrastructure, workforce, supply chain, R&D, and innovation capacity," said Briggman. "Every action we take will be grounded in the region and its diverse assets and constituents. Together, we will create great jobs and build resilient and healthy communities while embracing equitable economic growth and enhancing U.S. global competitiveness."
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation's regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA invests in communities and supports regional collaboration in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth. For more information about EDA, visit eda.gov.
Established in 1993, the Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority (dba Activation Capital) is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its mission is to grow life sciences and other advanced technology innovation by promoting scientific research and economic development that attracts and creates new jobs and companies. With 1.2 million square feet of space developed on over 34 acres, its Virginia Bio+Tech Park is the hub of life science and technology innovations in Central Virginia. Activation Capital also serves as a leading innovation ecosystem development organization providing social, knowledge, and financial capital to clusters, entrepreneur support organizations, and entrepreneurs – accelerating their progress through development and maturation. For more information, visit activation.capital.
Alliance for Building Better Medicine is driven by an immediate and urgent need to create a reliable supply of safe, high-quality, and affordable medicines for all. The Alliance is powered by multi-jurisdictional public and private sector stakeholders in the Richmond-Petersburg region working together to define a new era in R&D, advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, workforce development, and supply chain development. For more information, visit buildingbettermedicine.com.
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LONDON, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2022, VELO in partnership with The McLaren F1 Team, are shining a spotlight on motorsport fans with the launch of a bespoke love-inspiring branding design on The McLaren F1 Team's car. Diving deeper into the unexpected world of fans, this exciting reveal sparks the beginning of a new and inspiring content series by VELO and The McLaren F1 Team, where they uncover the unique stories of The McLaren F1 Team fans and their unwavering love of motorsport.
The fan-focused design will feature the word 'LOVE' on both sidepods made up of names and messages from fans of The McLaren F1 Team around the world, placing them at the heart of elite motorsport – on the car as it races around the track. Driven by racing legends Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, the bespoke 'LOVE' lettering will debut in a country known for its culture of love – The Netherlands – at the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2022, where the host country's orange 'fan-army' meet McLaren's papaya 'fan-army' for a brightly-coloured race weekend.
Selected through a global competition which pulled in 2,700 entries, the 'LOVE' lettering includes the names and messages of 95 fans from multiple countries, ethnicities, and backgrounds, highlighting the growing diversity of motorsport fans. Messages from the fans include "Viva La Papaya" from Andrew. The launch is part of VELO's new campaign, LOVE THE UNEXPECTED, which is all about celebrating motorsport fans and their unexpected stories. Tapping into the constantly changing face of motorsport fandom, VELO and The McLaren F1 Team are championing the love and passion fans have for the sport on a global scale. The series will uncover the untold tales of fans of The McLaren F1 Team and their exciting stories, delighting them with new ways to experience the sport.
John Beasley, Group Head of Brand Building, BAT, comments: "We wanted to do something different and unexpected that celebrated our love for the fans whose passion and energy fuels the sport. With the support of our partnership with The McLaren F1 Team, we've offered fans a unique opportunity to see their name race around the track in front of the global motorsport fanbase. This is just one example of VELO's passion to deliver unexpected experiences for fans, and we want to continue to celebrate those that make the sport what it is today. By uncovering their passion and drive for motorsports and the ways in which they celebrate it, our fan-focused videos showcase the exceptional world of motorsport fans and their captivating stories of love for the sport."
Lou McEwen, Executive Director, Brand & Creative, The McLaren F1 Team, comments: "Fans are at the heart of every sport, but motorsport fandom is like no other. Through the partnership with VELO, we have placed fans firmly on the focal point of motorsport, the car, and have championed their captivating stories with our fan-focused videos. The bespoke 'LOVE' lettering is the first time that fans and their messages have been featured on the car and we are proud to celebrate some of McLaren's greatest supporters."
Launching from 22nd September, VELO and The McLaren F1 Team's Love the Unexpected content series will begin to release the fan stories – from the weird to the wonderful – highlighting the love these fans have for the sport that is driving the new face of elite motorsport culture. The fans include:
- MATTHEW POAT – Minutes away from the Silverstone Circuit, Matthew Poat aka Racing Chocs, creates bespoke motorsport-themed chocolates. Matthew has combined his love of motorsport and The McLaren F1 Team with his passion for chocolate, creating a bespoke career as a chocolate engineer. VELO and Matthew will dive into the delicious world of chocolate, uncovering Matthew's creative flair and talent for creating racing-themed sweet treats inspired by The McLaren F1 Team
- ALEX CREES – Having lived in Indonesia for 10 years everything revolves around Alex's crazy adventurous lifestyle. From watching at the Spanish GP on board a boat under the stars at 3am in Alor, East Indonesia - to watching the Monaco GP from Komodo whilst hiking a mountain, nothing stops Alex from watching his passion and supporting The McLaren F1 Team. VELO and Alex will reveal the extreme lengths he'll go to, to get his motorsport fix and some of the weirdest places he's cheered on The McLaren F1 Team – from shark-infested waters to the edge of a volcano
To discover more about the fan stories head over to the Instagram pages of VELO and The McLaren F1 Team.
Notes to Editors:
About BAT
BAT is a leading, multi-category consumer goods business with a purpose to build A Better Tomorrow™ by reducing the health impact of its business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products for adult consumers.
The company continues to be clear that combustible cigarettes pose serious health risks, and the only way to avoid these risks is not to start or to quit. BAT encourages those who would otherwise continue to smoke to switch completely to scientifically-substantiated, reduced-risk alternatives*†. In order to deliver this, BAT is transforming into a truly consumer-centric multi-category consumer products business.
BAT's ambition is to have 50 million consumers of its non-combustible products by 2030 and to generate £5billion of New Categories revenue by 2025. BAT has set stretching ESG targets including achieving carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 & 2 by 2030 and eliminating unnecessary single-use plastic and making all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
BAT employs over 52,000 people and operates in over 175 countries. The BAT Group generated revenue of £12.87 billion in the first half of 2022 and profit from operations of £3.68 billion.
The company's Strategic Portfolio is made up of its global cigarette brands and a growing range of reduced-risk*† New Category tobacco and nicotine products and traditional non-combustible tobacco products. These include vapour, tobacco heating products, modern oral products including tobacco-free nicotine pouches, as well as traditional oral products such as snus and moist snuff. In the first half of 2022, we had 20.4 million consumers of our non-combustible products, a rise of 2.1 million on full year 2021.
*Based on the weight of evidence and assuming a complete switch from cigarette smoking. These products are not risk free and are addictive.
† Our products as sold in the US, including Vuse, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Camel Snus, are subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and no reduced-risk claims will be made as to these products without FDA clearance.
About McLaren Racing
McLaren Racing was founded by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966, since then McLaren has won 20 Formula 1 world championships, more than 180 Formula 1 grands prix, the Indianapolis 500 three times, and the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt.
The team competes in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, the NTT INDYCAR Series with Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist, and the Extreme E Championship with Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust. McLaren will compete in Season Nine of the FIA Formula E World Championship in 2022/23.
McLaren was the first F1 team to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010 and has retained it since on a bi-annual basis, most recently in February 2021. The team was also the first in F1 to be given the FIA Sustainability Accreditation Award at a three-star level in 2013 as part of the FIA Environmental Certification framework, before becoming a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Commitment in 2021.
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'Nobody has time for this. Nobody': Time magazine is ridiculed for using 'e/em/eir' pronouns in piece on 'Gender Queer' author... after judge ruled book is NOT too obscene for children
- TIME Magazine used 'e/em/eir' pronouns to describe author Maia Kobabe
- It sparked backlash online, with professors and journalists slamming magazine
- Kobabe's book 'Gender Queer', which illustrates sexual acts, is controversial
TIME magazine has been criticized for using what many saw as a ludicrous set of pronouns to describe a 'Gender Queer' author in an article published this week.
The article referred to author Maia Kobabe, 33, who wrote the book 'Gender Queer: A Memoir', by using the 'e/em/eir' pronouns.
The use of the 'e/em/eir' pronouns sparked a massive backlash on Twitter, with professors, journalists and comedians all slamming the magazine for promoting 'unintelligible' words.
The article focused on the controversy surrounding Kobabe's book, which describes and illustrate sexual acts, and came a day after a judge in Virginia dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to declare 'Gender Queer' as obscene for children and to restrict its distribution to minors.
'In the 2019 illustrated graphic memoir, Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, explores eir process of coming out as nonbinary and asexual,' the TIME journalist wrote.
The TIME magazine Twitter account also promoted the article and tweeted: 'TIME spoke to 'Gender Queer' author and illustrator Maia Kobabe on about eir work, the efforts to restrict access to eir writing, and what ey make of the current cultural moment.'
Social media users - from the co-founder of Wikipedia to journalists and authors - slammed TIME magazine and accused the publication of using 'made-up' pronouns to suit the 'whims of a narcissist'.
Douglas Murray, the author of 'The War on the West', tweeted: 'Nobody has time for this. Nobody.'
TIME magazine has been criticized for using what many saw as a ludicrous set of pronouns to describe a 'Gender Queer' author in an article published this week
The article referred to author Maia Kobabe (left), who wrote the book 'Gender Queer: A Memoir', by using the 'e/em/eir' pronouns
The use of the 'e/em/eir' pronouns sparked a massive backlash on Twitter, with professors, journalists and comedians all slamming the magazine for promoting 'unintelligible' words
Kobabe, who was raised as a girl, began using the pronouns 'e/em/eir' pronouns when the author came out as nonbinary in 2016.
Larry Sanger, the Internet project developer who co-founded Wikipedia, tweeted: 'Noteworthy that TIME is using the made-up abominable pronoun 'eir' because the person it describes says so.'
Journalist Stephen Miller, the contributing editor at The Spectator, tweeted: 'Ok the pronoun thing has got to be a troll at this point right?'
He joked: '"Thank you for interviewing me Time Magazine and before we get started I'd like to tell you that my pronouns are timeeats***/ timeeatmores*** / timef***off".'
'Just reading this sentence makes Americans more stupid,' conservative writer Kimberly Morin wrote.
Author Frank Fleming tweeted: 'I mean, people are free to use whatever crazy pronouns they want for themselves, but the idea that everyone else is supposed to keep a pronouns spreadsheet based on the whims of every narcissistic weirdo seems unsustainable.'
Gad Saad, a Lebanese-born Canadian Professor of Marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Quebec, tweeted: 'This eir utter bulls***.'
Meanwhile, writer and comedian Andrew Doyle tweeted: 'Spare a thought for English teachers in a world of narcissists...'
El American editor-at-large Ben Kew wrote, 'People may laugh, but I actually find it pretty sad to see a publication as iconic as TIME Magazine reduced to this.'
Washington Examiner columnist Becket Adams tweeted: 'Did a cockney chimney sweep write this tweet?'
DailyMail.com has contacted TIME magazine for comment.
Social media users - from the co-founder of Wikipedia to journalists and authors - slammed TIME magazine and accused the publication of using 'made-up' pronouns to suit the 'whims of a narcissist'
Kobabe, who lives in the San Francisco Bay area, has used 'e/em/eir', known as Spivak pronouns, since 2016. The Spivak pronouns are a set of gender-neutral pronouns promoted by a virtual community LambdaMOO.
The Spivak pronouns are based on the pronouns used by American mathematician Michael Spivak.
These pronouns were formed by dropping the 'th' from they, them and their.
Kobabe came out as bisexual in high school - and in 2016, the author came out as nonbinary. Kobabe said that this was the point the author decided on using the e/em/eir pronouns.
Kobabe's book has been criticized by parents as it describes and illustrates sexual acts including oral sex and masturbation.
Tommy Altman, a Virginia Beach tattoo shop owner and former Republican congressional candidate, filed a petition to a Virginia court about 'Gender Queer' and 'A Court of Mist and Fury' by Sarah J. Maas, saying the depictions were inappropriate for children.
Altman asked the court to issue an order under state law against distributing, selling or loaning the books to minors. The suit was filed in April but was dismissed by a judge on Tuesday before it could proceed to trial.
Circuit Court Judge Pamela S. Baskervill struck it down on jurisdictional grounds, citing state law as well as the U.S. Constitution.
For example, Baskervill wrote that Virginia law doesn't give her the specific authority to determine whether the books are obscene for minors.
The judge also wrote that restricting the books' distribution would authorize 'prior restraint' of speech and violate the First Amendment. The judge also described concerns about prosecuting someone who didn't know they were selling or loaning books that were deemed to be obscene.
Kobabe's book has been criticized by parents as it describes and illustrates sexual acts including oral sex and masturbation
The judge's order comes at a time when book challenges and bans have surged across the U.S. to levels not seen in decades. Virginia has been on the frontlines, with public school curricula and books serving as a major prong for Republican Glenn Youngkin's successful run for governor last year.
Author and publisher groups hailed the judge's decision.
Maria A. Pallante, president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, said Tuesday that it was an 'unequivocal victory for the free speech rights of readers, authors, publishers, booksellers and libraries.'
Many of the targeted books have focused on sexuality, gender identity or race. Kobabe's 'Gender Queer,' a graphic novel that contains explicit illustrations of oral sex and masturbation, has served as a particular flashpoint.
The Virginia Beach school board removed the book from school libraries earlier this year, The Virginian-Pilot reported. Schools in Fairfax County, in northern Virginia, also briefly removed it last year before it was reinstated. Loudoun County Public Schools chose to pull the book.
In his petition against the fantasy book 'Court of Mist and Fury,' Altman said it 'contains pages of extreme sexual conduct not suitable for children as young as 10 years old.'
In his petition against 'Gender Queer,' Altman cited content that illustrates 'two minors engaged in sexual intercourse,' among other actions.
Jeff Trexler, an attorney for the author of 'Gender Queer,' pointed out that Altman was running for Congress when he filed the suit. Altman lost in a crowded Republican primary.
'This isn't 200 pages of people from various gender identities, having sex and nothing else,' Trexler said. 'It's an award-winning work as a literary memoir and as a graphic novel. It´s been relevant to lots of people in terms of understanding themselves and their children'
Tim Anderson, Altman's attorney, said the lawsuit 'was never never about trying to ban gay literature or trans literature.'
'This was simply just saying these (books) have really sexual explicit content and it´s not appropriate for kids,' Anderson said.
Anderson said the suit's intent was changing a state law that determines what is obscene for both children and adults alike. Altman wanted a 'carve out' that deems what's obscene for juveniles specifically.
Anderson, who is also a state lawmaker, said Altman is considering his options following the judge's order. He said one way forward could be a ratings system for books like there are for video games and movies.
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(NEXSTAR) – If you haven’t yet received the full allotment of free mail-order COVID 19 tests from the Biden administration, you may want to place your order now.
A banner on the COVID.gov site reads: “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests.”
The White House says it has distributed more than 600 million tests through the program, which has made three rounds of free, at-home tests available to Americans.
“We’ve warned that the congressional inaction would face unacceptable tradeoffs and harm our preparedness and our response,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday. “This is an action we’ve been forced to take that will help preserve our limited remaining supply, ensuring we have a limited supply of tests in the fall … when we might face a new rise in infections.”
President Biden announced the plan to buy 500 million tests for the public in December 2021, as omicron cases were already surging in the U.S.
Americans weren’t able to order the free tests until the second half of January, leading to criticism that the government response was too slow for the highly transmissible variant.
Biden said at the time that his administration’s response wasn’t a failure, adding, “I don’t think anybody anticipated it would spread as rapidly spreading” as it was.
In March, Biden called on Congress to provide an additional $22.5 billion that would help provide free vaccines, boosters, treatments for immunocompromised people and other resources in the case of a winter surge.
Republicans in Congress opposed the measure on financial grounds, citing the $1.9 trillion already allotted to battling COVID-19 under the American Rescue Plan.
Can I still get free COVID-19 test kits?
Just days after the FDA authorized a new booster designed to blunt a winter surge in cases, some communities will now face uncertainty when it comes to obtaining tests.
The program is also ending just as students are returning to classrooms across the country.
Fortunately, there are still other ways to get free COVID-19 tests, although they may be less convenient than the White House’s online ordering system.
Health insurance companies, Medicare and Medicaid are subsidizing at-home tests, but for those without insurance there are still options.
Free tests, therapeutics and treatment are available via the Test to Treat initiative, which the White House launched in March. Participating providers include pharmacies, grocery stores, community-based sites, long-term care facilities and others.
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, Elizabethtown College's School for Graduate and Professional Studies (SGPS) will launch a Family Business Graduate and Entrepreneurship Certificate. Starting on Oct. 17, the first cohort will commence, which aims to foster students' entrepreneurial spirit through developing their skills in business ideation, leadership, strategic planning, management, and more.
"The new program places a unique focus on family business by incorporating elements of governance, group dynamics, and succession planning," Elizabethtown College's Vice President for Enrollment Management John F. Champoli said.
Through a partnership with the High Center for Family Business, one of the oldest and largest centers of its kind, a coach is available upon request throughout the completion of the certificate. These experienced individuals will provide students with expertise in developing business growth with actionable outcomes including:
- Evaluate the steps to start, innovate, and grow a business.
- Analyze the strategies involved in running a successful business.
- Articulate leadership skills and practices to optimize business performance.
- Critique governance structures and succession planning as a vital component of a business model.
- Develop a business plan on a new entrepreneurial business idea or possible innovation.
The 12-credit certificate includes four online courses which can be completed in as little as one year with innovative courses like "Dreams to Reality: Where are you in the business ownership cycle?", Strategy and Gaining a Competitive Edge, Leading as Your Business Grows, Dynamics, Governing, Managing, and Succession Planning. The certificate can also be stacked into Etown's 36-credit Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Strategic Leadership (MSL) or our 32-credit Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate (OTD). Learn more about the program at etown.edu/SGPS.
Elizabethtown College, located in southcentral Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is a private coed institution offering more than 50 health, science, engineering, political science business, communications, fine art and music, humanities, and education degrees. Discover more: etown.edu.
Since 1995, the S. Dale High Center for Family Business has always been dedicated to bringing the best available resources to families in businesses for south central Pennsylvania and beyond. Serving and strengthening privately-held and family-owned businesses through succession planning, executive leadership training and legacy building. Explore more: https://thehighcenter.com.
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LONDON, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2022, VELO in partnership with The McLaren F1 Team, are shining a spotlight on motorsport fans with the launch of a bespoke love-inspiring branding design on The McLaren F1 Team's car. Diving deeper into the unexpected world of fans, this exciting reveal sparks the beginning of a new and inspiring content series by VELO and The McLaren F1 Team, where they uncover the unique stories of The McLaren F1 Team fans and their unwavering love of motorsport.
The fan-focused design will feature the word 'LOVE' on both sidepods made up of names and messages from fans of The McLaren F1 Team around the world, placing them at the heart of elite motorsport – on the car as it races around the track. Driven by racing legends Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, the bespoke 'LOVE' lettering will debut in a country known for its culture of love – The Netherlands – at the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN DUTCH GRAND PRIX 2022, where the host country's orange 'fan-army' meet McLaren's papaya 'fan-army' for a brightly-coloured race weekend.
Selected through a global competition which pulled in 2,700 entries, the 'LOVE' lettering includes the names and messages of 95 fans from multiple countries, ethnicities, and backgrounds, highlighting the growing diversity of motorsport fans. Messages from the fans include "Viva La Papaya" from Andrew. The launch is part of VELO's new campaign, LOVE THE UNEXPECTED, which is all about celebrating motorsport fans and their unexpected stories. Tapping into the constantly changing face of motorsport fandom, VELO and The McLaren F1 Team are championing the love and passion fans have for the sport on a global scale. The series will uncover the untold tales of fans of The McLaren F1 Team and their exciting stories, delighting them with new ways to experience the sport.
John Beasley, Group Head of Brand Building, BAT, comments: "We wanted to do something different and unexpected that celebrated our love for the fans whose passion and energy fuels the sport. With the support of our partnership with The McLaren F1 Team, we've offered fans a unique opportunity to see their name race around the track in front of the global motorsport fanbase. This is just one example of VELO's passion to deliver unexpected experiences for fans, and we want to continue to celebrate those that make the sport what it is today. By uncovering their passion and drive for motorsports and the ways in which they celebrate it, our fan-focused videos showcase the exceptional world of motorsport fans and their captivating stories of love for the sport."
Lou McEwen, Executive Director, Brand & Creative, The McLaren F1 Team, comments: "Fans are at the heart of every sport, but motorsport fandom is like no other. Through the partnership with VELO, we have placed fans firmly on the focal point of motorsport, the car, and have championed their captivating stories with our fan-focused videos. The bespoke 'LOVE' lettering is the first time that fans and their messages have been featured on the car and we are proud to celebrate some of McLaren's greatest supporters."
Launching from 22nd September, VELO and The McLaren F1 Team's Love the Unexpected content series will begin to release the fan stories – from the weird to the wonderful – highlighting the love these fans have for the sport that is driving the new face of elite motorsport culture. The fans include:
- MATTHEW POAT – Minutes away from the Silverstone Circuit, Matthew Poat aka Racing Chocs, creates bespoke motorsport-themed chocolates. Matthew has combined his love of motorsport and The McLaren F1 Team with his passion for chocolate, creating a bespoke career as a chocolate engineer. VELO and Matthew will dive into the delicious world of chocolate, uncovering Matthew's creative flair and talent for creating racing-themed sweet treats inspired by The McLaren F1 Team
- ALEX CREES – Having lived in Indonesia for 10 years everything revolves around Alex's crazy adventurous lifestyle. From watching at the Spanish GP on board a boat under the stars at 3am in Alor, East Indonesia - to watching the Monaco GP from Komodo whilst hiking a mountain, nothing stops Alex from watching his passion and supporting The McLaren F1 Team. VELO and Alex will reveal the extreme lengths he'll go to, to get his motorsport fix and some of the weirdest places he's cheered on The McLaren F1 Team – from shark-infested waters to the edge of a volcano
To discover more about the fan stories head over to the Instagram pages of VELO and The McLaren F1 Team.
Notes to Editors:
About BAT
BAT is a leading, multi-category consumer goods business with a purpose to build A Better Tomorrow™ by reducing the health impact of its business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products for adult consumers.
The company continues to be clear that combustible cigarettes pose serious health risks, and the only way to avoid these risks is not to start or to quit. BAT encourages those who would otherwise continue to smoke to switch completely to scientifically-substantiated, reduced-risk alternatives*†. In order to deliver this, BAT is transforming into a truly consumer-centric multi-category consumer products business.
BAT's ambition is to have 50 million consumers of its non-combustible products by 2030 and to generate £5billion of New Categories revenue by 2025. BAT has set stretching ESG targets including achieving carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 & 2 by 2030 and eliminating unnecessary single-use plastic and making all plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
BAT employs over 52,000 people and operates in over 175 countries. The BAT Group generated revenue of £12.87 billion in the first half of 2022 and profit from operations of £3.68 billion.
The company's Strategic Portfolio is made up of its global cigarette brands and a growing range of reduced-risk*† New Category tobacco and nicotine products and traditional non-combustible tobacco products. These include vapour, tobacco heating products, modern oral products including tobacco-free nicotine pouches, as well as traditional oral products such as snus and moist snuff. In the first half of 2022, we had 20.4 million consumers of our non-combustible products, a rise of 2.1 million on full year 2021.
*Based on the weight of evidence and assuming a complete switch from cigarette smoking. These products are not risk free and are addictive.
† Our products as sold in the US, including Vuse, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, and Camel Snus, are subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation and no reduced-risk claims will be made as to these products without FDA clearance.
About McLaren Racing
McLaren Racing was founded by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. The team entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966, since then McLaren has won 20 Formula 1 world championships, more than 180 Formula 1 grands prix, the Indianapolis 500 three times, and the Le Mans 24 Hours at its first attempt.
The team competes in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, the NTT INDYCAR Series with Arrow McLaren SP drivers Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist, and the Extreme E Championship with Emma Gilmour and Tanner Foust. McLaren will compete in Season Nine of the FIA Formula E World Championship in 2022/23.
McLaren was the first F1 team to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard in 2010 and has retained it since on a bi-annual basis, most recently in February 2021. The team was also the first in F1 to be given the FIA Sustainability Accreditation Award at a three-star level in 2013 as part of the FIA Environmental Certification framework, before becoming a signatory to the UN Sports for Climate Action Commitment in 2021.
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How to watch LIV Golf’s The International: Start time, dates, more originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The fourth event in LIV Golf’s 2022 Invitational Series is almost upon us.
Following trips to London, Portland, Ore. and Bedminster, N.J., the next event is slated for Bolton, Mass., this weekend.
From how to watch, start times and more, here’s everything you need to know about The International tournament:
When is LIV Golf’s The International?
The International will take place from Sept. 2-4.
What are the tee times for LIV Golf’s The International?
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The International has start times set for 2 p.m. ET. LIV Golf operates on a “shotgun start” style, meaning all golfers are on the course starting their rounds on different holes.
How to watch LIV Golf’s The International
The action can be streamed on LIVGolf.com or on LIV Golf’s YouTube and Facebook.
How many LIV golfers are competing at The International?
There are 48 players in the pool to compete at The International.
You can view the full list of golfers here.
How much can LIV golfers make at The International?
LIV golfers will be splitting a purse of $25 million at The International. First place earns the most with a $4 million prize, while the lowest payout would be $120,000 for 48th place.
When is the next LIV Golf event?
After The International, LIV Golf will head to Chicago’s Rich Harvest Farms course from Sept. 16-18. Here are the cities and dates for the remaining four events after Bolton, Mass.
- Chicago, Ill.: Sept. 16-18
- Bangkok, Thailand: Oct. 7-9
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Oct. 14-16
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Removal vans outside No 10 as Boris Johnson prepares to bid farewell
Mr Johnson has just days left as prime minister before his successor is finally unveiled on Monday and officially appointed by the Queen on Tuesday.
Friday 2 September 2022 15:13, UK
Removal vans have been pictured outside No 10 as Boris Johnson prepares to depart as prime minister.
Just a few hours remain until voting closes in the race to succeed Mr Johnson as Conservative leader.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former chancellor Rishi Sunak have spent the past six weeks battling to seize control of Number 10, with the winner due to be unveiled on Monday, 5 September.
However, Mr Johnson will officially remain in post until his replacement formally takes office on Tuesday, after they have been officially appointed by the Queen.
Who will be the next PM? Watch and follow live from 12.30pm on Monday as Boris Johnson's successor is announced
For the first time ever in her reign, the Queen will receive the new PM at her Scottish residence Balmoral, in Aberdeenshire, due to ongoing health concerns, it was announced earlier this week.
Mr Johnson announced his resignation on 7 July after less than three years in the job, telling the British public how "no one is remotely indispensable" as he revealed his sadness over leaving what he described as "the best job in the world".
He has since spent time at the prime minister's official country residence, Chequers, where he and wife Carrie Johnson hosted a farewell party in July.
Mr Johnson was at the Buckinghamshire property, which has an indoor swimming pool and hundreds of acres of grounds, at the time an emergency COBRA meeting was held on the heatwave national emergency, which saw temperatures soar past 40C.
Mr Johnson and his current chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, were both on holiday when the Bank of England hiked interest rates and warned of the longest recession since the financial crisis, at the beginning of August.
Less than a fortnight later, he was pictured enjoying his second holiday of the summer, jetting to Greece as millions of people at home face a stark choice between heating and eating.
When quizzed about why the soon-to-be-ex prime minister could not wait until his successor was appointed before going abroad, his spokesperson said he could not get into the details - but insisted "government activity continues".
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By JOSH BOAK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is announcing Friday $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and other sectors that will go to 21 regional partnerships.
The winners were chosen from 529 initial applicants vying for grants that were part of last year’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The Biden administration has repeatedly laid out a vision for the economy that is more self-sufficient and driven by high-tech manufacturing and the development of renewable energy.
“The whole point of this is we’re not going to let you get left behind as we transition to a more digital economy, to a more technical economy, to a green economy,” Raimondo told The Associated Press. “People want to work where they live. People want to know there is a place for them in the changing economy.”
Unlike much of the pandemic aid that was meant to address immediate needs, the $1 billion in grants is part of a longer-term effort to revitalize parts of the country that have needed an economic jolt for existing industries and capital for new ventures. The mission is personal for Raimondo, whose father lost his job at a watch factory in Rhode Island. She said the grants are the largest ever for local economic development provided by the Commerce Department.
The grants include $65.1 million in California to improve farm production and $25 million for a robotics cluster in Nebraska. Georgia gets $65 million for artificial intelligence. There is $63.7 million for lithium-based battery development in New York. Coal counties in West Virginia would receive $62.8 million to help with the shift to solar power and find new uses for abandoned mines.
Raimondo said the winners were chosen based on merit rather than politics. She estimated that the investments, which will be provided over five years as reimbursements, will result in at least 100,000 jobs.
Solidly Republican states such as Oklahoma and South Dakota received funding, and money also is going ahead of November’s midterm elections toward political battlegrounds that could decide control of Congress. There is $44 million for regenerative medicine in New Hampshire, where Democrat Maggie Hassan is defending her U.S. Senate seat. Pennsylvania, which has an open Senate seat, is set to receive $62.7 million for robotics and artificial intelligence.
The massive amount of coronavirus aid at the start of President Joe Biden’s tenure helped to accelerate job growth as the U.S. recovered from the pandemic. But accompanying the hiring was a burst of inflation that hit a 40-year peak this summer, crushing consumer sentiment and putting the administration on the defensive to show how its policies are helping the economy.
Even as much of the coronavirus money has been disbursed, the administration has said it still needs more money to contain the disease and its variations. Biden unsuccessfully sought to get $22.5 billion from Congress to address and prevent outbreaks, a figure that lawmakers reduced to $10 billion in negotiations. But additional funding was never passed by Congress despite confirmed cases that are now averaging about 90,000 daily.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried to minimize the lack of funding after the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved modified booster shots of the vaccines. Jean-Pierre said booster shots would be available after the Labor Day holiday as the administration has worked with local partners.
Still, the grants for economic development indicate that the relief package could have a multi-decade impact that goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Orleans area will receive $50 million to use hydrogen produced by wind power that does not cause carbon emissions, a meaningful change in Louisiana, a state that has long depended on fossil fuels.
“With clean hydrogen, we can remain an energy state — but become an energy state of the future that has less impact on the environment,” said Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., an economic development nonprofit. “When money and morality come together, you get stuff done.”
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The New York Yankees’ acquisition of Frankie Montas has not been living up to expectations.
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Yankees fans are frustrated overall with the club, and their anger is reaching the top as they are done with Brian Cashman and Aaron Boone for assembling a team that slumped so badly in August.
One poor move by Cashman is arguably the trade for Montas, who has not performed up to the standard that was expected of him.
ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle categorized the successes of every trade done by a contending team, and placed Montas in the “worst case scenario” section. He writes that the trade currently looks like a “disaster.”
In a trade with the Oakland A’s, the Yankees acquired Montas and righty reliever Lou Trivino in exchange for lefty pitcher JP Sears, infielder Cooper Bowman, right-hander Luis Medina and lefty pitcher Ken Waldichuk.
Of course, there is still time for Montas to hit his groove with this new team. But right now, the right-hander is 0-2 with a 7.01 ERA in five starts for the Yankees.
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Perhaps what makes Montas’ performance thus far sting a little more is comparing it to Jordan Montgomery’s success with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Yankees sent the left-handed pitcher over to the Cardinals in exchange for Golden Glove outfielder Harrison Bader. But Bader is injured and will not return until at least mid-September. Meanwhile, Montgomery is 4-0 with a 1.76 ERA in five starts for the Cardinals.
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When the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Nikita Grebyonkin in the fifth round this summer, you’d be forgiven if you hadn’t heard of him before. He did not get ranked by any of the main scouting outlets that fans may read around the draft. He was a D+1 overager who played last season in the MHL, and was overshadowed by a top prospect on one of the best lines in the league, along with top prospect who wound up being taken 24th overall in the same draft.
So yeah... not very surprising that the pick seemed like a surprise. Watching past games from Russian teams is not easy, especially in the MHL as a junior league. But he did play in seven pre-season games for his KHL team in August that were aired on YouTube or other replayable streams. I got to watch all of his games and I have come to the conclusion that there may be an interesting prospect in Grebyonkin.
THE BASICS: STATS AND CONTEXT
Position: RW
League: MHL/KHL
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 183 lbs
Birth date: February 5th, 2003
Two years ago, in Grebyonkin’s first year of draft eligibility, he played the vast majority of the season in the MHL. He had a decent 12 goals and 34 points in 54 games, and added 3 points in 5 playoff games. That was actually good for second on the team in total points, and tied for the lead in playoff points. They were not a very high scoring team that year. He also finished tied for 5th in points in the whole MHL for his age group.
This year, he finished third in the MHL for his age group in points — and tied for second in points per game. He had 17 goals and 64 points in 58 games, playing on arguably the best line in the league and in the shadow of a first round pick. But in the playoffs, he led the way for his team with 13 points in 9 games. He didn’t play as many games as others, but his point per game pace in the playoffs was higher than other top picks like Alexander Kisakov (53rd overall), Nikita Chibrikov (50th overall), or Ilya Fedotov (43rd overall) who are all the same draft year as Grebyonkin.
On the one hand, it makes sense that Grebyonkin was eventually drafted given his production is on par with other Russians in his age group. On the other hand, most of those higher Russian picks didn’t have the same totals because they didn’t play as many games in the MHL. Instead, they were playing big chunks of their season in the VHL or even the KHL.
On the other hand, the thing that has me most excited about Grebyonkin as a prospect doesn’t have a lot to due with pure offensive skill or production. So let’s talk about that.
SKATING
There are two things that immediately stand out about Grebyonkin when you watch him: his size and his skating. He’s 6’2” and 183 lbs, so he’s rangy and has a decent amount of muscle on him by now. Since he was drafted and we wrote his initial profile here, his listed weight has gone up by 8 lbs so he’s still bulking up.
He looks a bit like Pierre Engvall when he skates, not in terms of his exact stride or mechanics. I would say that Grebyonkin is not as good a skater overall as Engvall is, but it’s fun to watch a guy that tall speeding up and down the ice. And if you take a look at some of his pictures on Google, the visual similarity to Engvall gets even deeper.
Grebyonkin can be quite speedy, which helps a lot with his offensive game. He can drive transitions pretty well by the look of it using his speed. One kind of play I saw him pull off a few times in the pre-season is carrying the puck up the ice with no support, as his linemates go for a change. He slows up as he crosses the red line, making it look like he’ll dump it in — a safe and standard play to make in that situation, the classic dump and change. Instead, he changes speeds and blows by the defender on the outside, carrying it in deeper and buying time for the fresh linemates to get on the ice to maintain possession.
He used a similar technique — changing speeds — to score his one goal of the pre-season:
His ability to change speeds adds a bit of deception to his puck carrying, and being explosive to get up to speed quickly adds that threat in the mind of defenders. Outside of that, he is also extremely strong on his feet, but also elusive enough to be a menace along the boards during a cycle. Here’s an example where he keeps his feet moving and is able to pivot, stop, cut back enough to keep the defenseman from being able to pin him against the boards.
The strength on his feet showed up a lot in the pre-season when he was on the cycle, able to outmuscle defenders and come away with the puck. Even when there are multiple defenders around him.
PUCK HANDLING
You can get an idea for Grebyonkin’s puck handling in some of the gifs above. I wouldn’t call it elite, but he is able to pull off some close quarters dekes to keep the puck away from defenders. Once he has the puck, it is not easy to take it off of him. The easiest way I’ve seen KHL defenders manage it is by being physical with him and closing space. While he can pull off a move to evade the check sometimes, he’s not yet at a level where he can do it consistently.
Here he shows some good ability to take a pass in his skates and kick it up to his stick. He doesn’t have a lot of room, but is able to get a decent shot off.
Here Grebyonkin goes for a bit of a skate in the offensive zone, using fakes, shoulder drops, curl and drags and using his reach to draw the puck away from a defender so he can get his final pass off for a good scoring chance.
It is important to remember two things when it comes to this. First, that he is a KHL rookie, and still just 19 years old. He’s playing against pros much older than him, and bigger and stronger and more experienced. What I’ve seen from him is that he can hold his own, with flashes of dominance in specific areas. At the same time, the defense of the KHL is far from the NHL, especially during the pre-season.
PASSING/PLAYMAKING
When it comes to generating actual points, Grebyonkin definitely projects better as a passer and a playmaker than a goal scorer. You can see that in the ratio between goals and assists he’s had for all of his seasons on his Elite Prospects page.
Despite that, he’s not a Mitch Marner. He’s not an elite passer that can hit his teammates with passes through the narrowest of gap, at least not that I’ve seen. He’s more able to create scoring chances using his size (cycles) and speed (rushes), then making smart and effective passes, even if they’re not the highest difficulty.
He creates scoring chances for himself and his teammates by creating chaos, either off the rush or on cycle possessions.
In his first KHL game on Thursday, he created a scoring chance by creating a neutral zone turnover, getting to the puck first with his speed, and sending his teammate in alone with a simple backhand pass. Not pretty, but accurate and effective.
He had a few assists in the pre-season, and two of them came off of the cycle. Here’s the best one, off some not so great defense, but he makes a little backhand pass to a teammate right in front of the net, just as he’s about to carry it behind the net.
AWARENESS/INTELLIGENCE
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Maple Leafs appear to have targeted a player who is pretty smart. You can see it in some of the above highlights, in how he creates chaos and manipulates defenders with his skating, positioning, and puck handling. But from what I could see, he seems to have good potential as a two-way winger.
His KHL team used him heavily on the PK in the pre-season, and did a bit during their first regular season game on Thursday — despite being the 13th forward. His size and reach, plus his explosive skating, makes him a menace up high. He can threaten puck carriers and passers, disrupting passing lanes almost single handedly. He also makes smart reads, anticipating plays and stepping up to create turnovers or at least poke it away.
Here’s an example, though it’s hard to see with the quality. He is occupying a dangerous area of the ice. He reads the puck carrier and quickly shoulder checks to see an opponent creeping into the slot undefended. He is able to react in time to deflect the pass away.
He’s also able to use his physical attributes to be more effective defensively. In the one regular season game he’s played this year, he and three teammates were caught below the other team’s goal line as the puck went the other way. Grebyonkin beat all his teammates, and most of the opponents who started higher in the zone, back to his own end. He was able to break up a cross ice pass on what was a 3-on-2 rush. His speed helps his defense a lot.
Here are some other examples, using his long reach and anticipating a pass coming to get his stick in the way. He pulled this kind of play off a lot in a short amount of pre-season games.
I think you could see this getting into the heads of Grebyonkin’s opponents. None of these look like spectacular plays, but the effectiveness lies not just in the passes he breaks up that smaller players couldn’t reach. It’s also in the passes the other team doesn’t even try to make, because they’re worried about him being able to read the pass and reach far enough to disrupt it.
He’s also a pretty capable puck thief. Not at the level of the elite stealers in the NHL, like Matthews or Stone. But he’s strong enough that when he enters a 50/50 puck battle, he is often able to come away with it. He can tie up opponents, push on them with his size to create leverage, lift sticks, and so on. He can also use some finesse and clever stickwork to just.... yoink it away.
SHOOTING
If there’s one area of his game that I have little confidence in, it’s his shooting. That’s not necessarily because I think he has a bad shot... I just think I haven’t really seen it, at all, through seven pre-season games and one regular season game. It may be that he mostly chooses not to shoot very often, and instead tries to pass it more often. It may also be that, just due to a some fluke, he’s never really been in a position to try and snipe a goal so far. I’ve never seen him even attempt a slap shot or a one timer.
Any of the shots I’ve seen him take were in close, off backhands, or he deked the goalie on his one goal. His backhand... could use some work.
OVERALL ASSESSMENT
When we were voting on the T25U25, I wound up ranking Grebyonkin the highest at 18. I was only one of four people to vote him at all, and he wound up not cracking the top 25. I think even now, while I’m not ready to form any hard conclusions on him, I’d be willing to bump him up a few more spots. I definitely think by the end of this year, he may be ahead of Ovchinnikov who is a year older and seems less secure in the KHL. He simply plays a more physically mature, NHL-ready game even if he doesn’t have Ovchinnikov’s skill.
The biggest thing I saw from Grebyonkin in the pre-season is him becoming more assertive and comfortable. In the earlier games there would be stretches where he was more passive. He would play it safe, or just kind of float around not doing much. If he tried to explode through checks on a cycle, it wouldn’t have much behind it and he would get knocked on his ass more frequently.
Grebyonkin’s best game that I’ve seen from him was his last preseason game. He had a few dominant shifts in the offensive zone. Most of the gifs I have of him on file came from that one game. It’s why he eventually started getting used on the third line for 4 of the final 5 pre-season games he played, and why he was used more and more as one of their top penalty killers.
He can throw his weight around, and I’ve seen some highlights from the MHL of him crunching players. In the KHL, he’s not finding that going as easily when he isn’t as strong as most of the other players. But I think he’ll get there in time, as he gets older and stronger.
What has me excited about Grebyonkin’s potential is that he seems like a “small things king”. The positional play, the smart defense, the little stick lifts, the strong board play, the effort and speed to get back on defense, the way he can use his size, strength, reach and skating to cause chaos even if he doesn’t have the most skill.
The small skills I’ve seen make me think he has potential as a depth forward in the NHL, if he ever wants to come to North America. There is a solid foundation of physical assets and skills to maybe make him into another Engvall. Someone who can kill penalties, be a minor offensive threat off the rush using his speed, or hemming in the other team with long offensive zone cycles. If he can improve his offensive skill enough to also contribute a few points too? That’s just gravy.
If you think about it, that’s the same kind of player Dubas has liked targeting with later picks before. I think he’s cut from the same cloth as Ryan Tverberg and Pontus Holmberg, guys who are good skaters and may have a bit of offensive skill but could have greater value for being smart, effective depth guys.
Poll
Are you all aboard the GREB hype train?
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GREB! GREB! GREB! GREB!
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Sounds intriguing, but I want to see how he does in a full KHL season first
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I will not punch my ticket, sir
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First Chinese-made high-speed train cars arrive in Indonesia
By DITA ALANGKARA and EDNA TARIGAN
Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An initial set of Chinese-made train cars for Indonesia’s first high-speed railway has arrived in Jakarta’s port. The 142-kilometer (88-mile) railway worth $5.5 billion is being constructed by a joint venture between an Indonesian consortium of four state-owned companies and China Railway International Co. Ltd. The joint venture says the trains will be the fastest in Southeast Asia. The train line, which connects Jakarta and Bandung, a city in West Java province, is part of China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative. It is expected to cut travel time between the two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/02/first-chinese-made-high-speed-train-cars-arrive-in-indonesia-2/ | 2022-09-02T14:53:00Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/02/first-chinese-made-high-speed-train-cars-arrive-in-indonesia-2/ | false |
The Webb Space Telescope just took its first direct image of a distant world outside of our solar system.
Exoplanet HIP 65426 b is 6-12 times larger than Jupiter and orbits 100 times further from its host star than the earth. Its distance from its host star makes it easier to spot.
Scientists say photographing distant worlds is challenging due to the host star's brightness.
“This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally,” said Sasha Hinkley, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. “It was really impressive how well the Webb coronagraphs worked to suppress the light of the host star.”
Removing light from its host star took some work by scientists.
“Obtaining this image felt like digging for space treasure,” said Aarynn Carter, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz. “At first, all I could see was light from the star, but with careful image processing, I was able to remove that light and uncover the planet.”
It is a young planet — a mere 15-20 million years old — compared to Earth, which is estimated to be at least 4.5 billion years old. The world was discovered in 2017.
It is located 385 light-years from earth. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/webb-space-telescope-captures-its-first-image-of-a-distant-planet | 2022-09-02T14:53:08Z | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/webb-space-telescope-captures-its-first-image-of-a-distant-planet | false |
Thomas Tuchel has backed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to “create his own history” and break the number nine curse at Chelsea.
Chelsea completed a £10million deadline-day deal for Aubameyang, reuniting the 33-year-old with his old Dortmund boss Tuchel.
Aubameyang scored 79 goals in 95 appearances under Tuchel at Dortmund, before switching to Arsenal in 2018.
The Gabon striker was stripped of the Gunners captaincy by Mikel Arteta in December 2021 amid disciplinary issues before moving to Barcelona earlier this year.
Chelsea boss Tuchel joked earlier this summer that his players were scared of the number nine shirt, with the striker’s jersey left vacant after Romelu Lukaku’s loan return to Inter Milan.
Lukaku, Tammy Abraham, Gonzalo Higuain, Alvaro Morata and more have all failed to make Chelsea’s number nine shirt their own.
But now Tuchel hailed Aubameyang for having the bravery to take on that challenge.
“Auba is not afraid of the past and what a number means,” said Tuchel.
“He is ready to fight to create his own history, taking the number nine means he is brave enough.
“Auba from my point of view has always been happy to fight for something and to accept the challenge, so the more challenges he has the better it is.”
Aubameyang declared himself returning to the Premier League with “unfinished business”, no doubt in a nod to the acrimonious end to his time at Arsenal.
Blues boss Tuchel admitted he will be very happy to see his new striker energised and focused by proving his point.
“If he wants to overcome the number nine curse, or if he wants to show somebody in London he’s better than certain people think he is, then the more the better,” said Tuchel.
“Because he’s up for that and he’s happy. I know him as a very focused and in general a person with a very open heart and very happy to be on the pitch every day.
“This is what we wanted, he’s a very positive influence on the training group.
“He’s up for any challenge, he’s happy to be on the pitch to score goals and this is what we want.
“I imagine everybody’s happy that he chose the club in blue now, instead of the club in red. I think they will see very, very early what he’s about, and he’s about using his speed, but not only to score but also to work hard.
“He’s very hard working, he always was. He’s the first line of pressing, he’s very strong in counter-pressing and he’s very ready to work, and that’s what made him special in Dortmund.
“That made him a captain of Arsenal and he lifted some trophies there.
“So I think just to reduce him on his last half a year, last season where things became difficult, I cannot judge it, but it’s very rarely that it’s just one person’s problem, these things.
“So it is what it is, I’m not there to judge anything because it’s none of my business, I can just tell you how I met Auba and how Auba was for me.
“He did what he did in any club, he scored, and he won titles, and he has the winning mentality and positivity to be a huge influence on the group.”
Aubameyang has arrived at Chelsea with a minor fracture to his jaw, after his home was burgled.
The new Blues striker will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash with West Ham but could return to training next week.
Chelsea are hoping to fit the striker with a protective mask.
“We must make sure that he gets a mask, provide him with a mask to protect his jaw,” said Tuchel.
“So we will start to try with a mask from next week.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3656614/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-backed-by-boss-to-end-chelseas-striker-jinx/ | 2022-09-02T14:54:49Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3656614/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-backed-by-boss-to-end-chelseas-striker-jinx/ | false |
Police responded to a vandalism at Microtel, 7014 McCutcheon Road. A man said his tire had been slashed sometime between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. He said the hotel front desk had camera footage but they would not show him without a police officer present. After gathering the man’s information, police responded to the front desk and saw the camera footage which showed a white male get out of a U-Haul truck with a picture of an alien on the side and stab the man's tire with a knife. After gathering suspect information, police spoke with the man and he said he no longer wanted to press charges and just wanted to report it for insurance purposes.
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A man on Gentry Road told police his catalytic converter was cut off his vehicle. His car was parked in the carport of the house. He started up his car and noticed the vehicle sounded different. He looked under it and saw two clean cuts and the catalytic converter was gone. His mechanic stated it would cost $1,300 to fix the damage. There was a flashlight found near the car but the man doesn't know if it is connected.
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An employee for Republic Parking at 345 Frazier Ave. wanted a vagrant man trespassed from the garage. Police found the man and told him he was trespassed from the parking garage. He collected his things and left.
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An officer responded to a suspicious package call at 6700 Bonny Oaks Dr. and found a black backpack placed between two concrete pillars underneath a railroad bridge. The Bomb Squad responded to the location and removed the backpack.
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An anonymous complainant who works at Top Flight at 1300 Central Ave. found a knife behind a loading dock. He believes it may have been used in a crime, though no explanation could be given to why he believes this beyond the fact that it is a knife. The complainant requested that police take the knife, and therefore it was collected and taken to Property.
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A woman on Jasmine Street told police she got into an argument with a man and said he took her keys. Police spoke with the man and he agreed to bring her the keys.
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A person called police and said the house next door on Amnicola Highway had the back door kicked in and the property owner had not been home in months. Police arrived and found the back door open and was not able to be secured. It was not clear when this had occurred and no owner was able to be contacted. No one was found inside the home at the time.
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Police noticed an unoccupied Mazda MPV at the Motel 6 at 2440 Williams St. Police ran the VIN on info channel and it returned out of Texas but was otherwise unregistered. A vehicle which also appeared to be this same vehicle was observed by police in the area of the Community Kitchen on that day.
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While on routine patrol an officer saw two vehicles parked in the U-Haul lot at 2022 Broad St. while it was closed. Police ran the vehicles to see if they were stolen, but they were not. Police checked inside the vehicles to check for anyone needing assistance but they were unoccupied.
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A man met police on Hixson Pike and said he was backing out of his driveway when a man in a vehicle was approaching and honking the horn. He said the man followed him to work and asked him what his problem was. He said the man got agitated and said, "I know where you live now and I'll go over there and ____ your wife, daughter, son, I don't care." He said the man left and he called police. The driver was identified using the license plate on his vehicle and using Criminal Justice portal to find his driver's license photo. The suspect was positively identified by the man. The man’s address was placed on the watch list for two weeks. | https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/9/2/454984/Police-Blotter-Video-Catches-Suspect.aspx | 2022-09-02T14:55:05Z | https://www.chattanoogan.com/2022/9/2/454984/Police-Blotter-Video-Catches-Suspect.aspx | true |
(NEXSTAR) – Amend your bucket lists, coffee snobs.
However you take your morning coffee — black, iced, or with a horrifying dollop of mayonnaise in it — you’d prefer it be a quality cup of coffee. But with thousands upon thousands of shops claiming to promise exactly that, it can be daunting for serious java-drinkers to break from their usual routines and try something new or different.
To help, the analysts at Yelp have compiled a list of the 100 best coffee shops in the United States, based entirely on the ratings and recommendations from Yelp’s community of reviewers. It’s worth noting, though, that Yelp’s list of “Top Coffee Shops” is based on reviews that not only rate each shop’s coffee, but often the service, ambiance, snacks, and possibly even the availability (or lack) of mayonnaise.
The 25 best coffee shops in America, according to an analysis of Yelp reviews and ratings, are below. A full list of the top 100 can be found at Yelp.com.
- Yaw Farm Coffee Roaster, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Cafe Makario, Everett, Washington
- Ovation Coffee & Tea, Portland, Oregon
- Cafe Sapientia, Oak Park, California
- Pangolin Café, Reno, Nevada
- Patria Coffee Roasters, Compton, California
- Mission Blue, San Francisco, California
- The Cuppo Coffee & Tea, Jersey Village, Texas
- Tatiana’s Coffee & Tea, Ventura, California
- Tim Is Making Great Coffee, San Juan Capistrano, California
- A T Oasis Coffee & Tea Shop, Phoenix, Arizona
- Quince Coffee House, Denver, Colorado
- Frenchy’s Food Truck, Brooklyn, New York
- The Red Bud Cafe, Daytona Beach, Florida
- VigiLatte Artisan Coffee, Lahaina, Hawaii
- Calusa Coffee Roasters, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Whistle & Fizz, New York, New York
- The Crepe Shop, Chicago, Illinois
- Wolfe Club Coffee Roasters, Tacoma, Washington
- Lodi Coffee, North Charleston, South Carolina
- Koana, Mountain View, Hawaii
- The Modern Rose, Deerfield Beach, Florida
- Enderly Coffee Co., Charlotte, North Carolina
- Burly and The Bean, Seaside, Oregon
- Local Coffee, Montclair, New Jersey
In addition to the list, Yelp also created an interactive map highlighting the locations of every “Top Coffee Shop” in America, making it easy to do some research, plan a trip, or simply see which corners of the country have the highest concentration of quality coffee shops.
Coffee not quite your cup of tea? Yelp has previously revealed its rankings of the best craft breweries, wineries, pizzerias, margaritas, pie, and even burritos in every state. Very few, however, are served with mayonnaise. | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/the-100-best-coffee-shops-in-the-united-states-according-to-yelp-reviewers/ | 2022-09-02T14:58:17Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/the-100-best-coffee-shops-in-the-united-states-according-to-yelp-reviewers/ | true |
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Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.
From coast to coast, members of the Christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns Thursday to share literature and converse about God for the first time since March 2020.
In the Jamaica Plain neighborhood on the south side of Boston, Dan and Carrie Sideris spent a balmy morning walking around knocking on doors and ringing bells. Dan Sideris said he had been apprehensive about evangelizing in person in “a changed world,” but the experience erased any traces of doubt.
“It all came back quite naturally because we don’t have a canned speech,” he said. “We try to engage with people about what’s in their heart, and what we say comes from our hearts.”
The couple were surprised at how many people opened their doors and were receptive.
One man took a break from a Zoom call to accept their booklets and set up an appointment to continue the conversation. At another home, a woman spoke of how many family members died in the last two years — something the Siderises could relate to, both of them having lost parents recently. Another woman was too busy at the moment but spoke to Carrie Sideris through the window and said she could come back Sunday.
“I've been looking forward to this day,” she said. “When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be.”
Jehovah's Witnesses suspended door-knocking in the early days of the pandemic's onset in the United States, just as much of the rest of society went into lockdown too. The organization also ended all public meetings at its 13,000 congregations nationwide and canceled 5,600 annual gatherings worldwide — an unprecedented move not taken even during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918, which killed 50 million people worldwide.
Witnesses continued their ministry by writing letters and making phone calls, but it wasn't the same because it lacked a personal touch, said Robert Hendriks, national spokesperson for the denomination.
“To us, going door to door is an expression of our God’s impartiality,” he said. “We go to everyone and let them choose whether they want to hear us or not.”
Even in pre-pandemic times, door-knocking ministry came with anxiety because Witnesses never knew how they would be received at any given home. In 2022 that’s even more the case, and evangelizers are being advised to be mindful that lives and attitudes have changed.
“It’s going to take an additional level of courage,” Hendriks said.
The organization is not mandating masks or social distancing, leaving those decisions to each individual.
The denomination has cautiously been rebooting other activities: In April it reopened congregations for in-person gatherings, and in June it resumed public ministry where members set up carts in locations such as subway stations and hand out literature.
But getting back to door-knocking, considered not just a core belief but also an effective ministry, is a big step toward “a return to normal,” Hendriks said.
Among those eager to pound the pavement again was Jonathan Gomas of Milwaukee, who started door-knocking with his parents when he was “big enough to ring a doorbell.”
“When you’re out in the community, you have your hand on the pulse,” he said. “We haven’t had that close feeling with the community for more than two years now. It feels like we’ve all become more distant and polarized.”
Gomas and his wife and two daughters have all learned Hmong in order to better reach out to members of that community, and residents are often pleasantly surprised to open their doors to fluent speakers of their language.
“I think it made them listen even closer,” he said.
In Acworth, Georgia, Nathan Rivera said he has greatly missed seeing people’s faces and reading their expressions.
“You see and appreciate these responses, and it’s much more personal,” he said. “You establish common ground and relationships that you can never develop over the phone or by writing a letter.”
The son of Cuban refugees who came to the United States in the 1980s, Rivera said door-knocking is an important part of his spiritual identity and “feels Christ-like.”
“We show respect for each person’s right to hold a different belief,” he said. “If they don’t want to hear what we have to say, we politely thank them and move on, recognizing that we cannot judge anyone. We’ll just keep on knocking.”
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are announcing on Friday $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and other sectors that will go to 21 regional partnerships.
The winners were chosen from 529 initial applicants vying for grants that were part of last year's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. The Biden administration has repeatedly laid out a vision for the economy that is more self-sufficient and driven by high-tech manufacturing and the development of renewable energy.
"The whole point of this is we’re not going to let you get left behind as we transition to a more digital economy, to a more technical economy, to a green economy,” Raimondo told The Associated Press. “People want to work where they live. People want to know there is a place for them in the changing economy.”
Unlike much of the pandemic aid that was meant to address immediate needs, the $1 billion in grants is part of a longer-term effort to revitalize parts of the country that have needed an economic jolt for existing industries and capital for new ventures. The mission is personal for Raimondo, whose father lost his job at a watch factory in Rhode Island. She said the grants are the largest ever for local economic development provided by the Commerce Department.
The grants include $65.1 million in California to improve farm production and $25 million for a robotics cluster in Nebraska. Georgia gets $65 million for artificial intelligence. There is $63.7 million for lithium-based battery development in New York. Coal counties in West Virginia would receive $62.8 million to help with the shift to solar power and find new uses for abandoned mines.
Raimondo said the winners were chosen based on merit rather than politics. She estimated that the investments, which will be provided over five years as reimbursements, will result in at least 100,000 jobs.
Solidly Republican states such as Oklahoma and South Dakota received funding, and money also is going ahead of November's midterm elections toward political battlegrounds that could decide control of Congress. There is $44 million for regenerative medicine in New Hampshire, where Democrat Maggie Hassan is defending her U.S. Senate seat. Pennsylvania, which has an open Senate seat, is set to receive $62.7 million for robotics and artificial intelligence.
The massive amount of coronavirus aid at the start of President Joe Biden’s tenure helped to accelerate job growth as the U.S. recovered from the pandemic. But accompanying the hiring was a burst of inflation that hit a 40-year peak this summer, crushing consumer sentiment and putting the administration on the defensive to show how its policies are helping the economy.
Even as much of the coronavirus money has been disbursed, the administration has said it still needs more money to contain the disease and its variations. Biden unsuccessfully sought to get $22.5 billion from Congress to address and prevent outbreaks, a figure that lawmakers reduced to $10 billion in negotiations. But additional funding was never passed by Congress despite confirmed cases that are now averaging about 90,000 daily.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tried to minimize the lack of funding after the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved modified booster shots of the vaccines. Jean-Pierre said booster shots would be available after the Labor Day holiday as the administration has worked with local partners.
Still, the grants for economic development indicate that the relief package could have a multi-decade impact that goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Orleans area will receive $50 million to use hydrogen produced by wind power that does not cause carbon emissions, a meaningful change in Louisiana, a state that has long depended on fossil fuels.
“With clean hydrogen, we can remain an energy state — but become an energy state of the future that has less impact on the environment,” said Michael Hecht, president and CEO of Greater New Orleans Inc., an economic development nonprofit. “When money and morality come together, you get stuff done.”
Full list of grant winners
Central Valley Community Foundation (California): $65.1 million for the F3 – Fresno-Merced Future of Food
City of Manchester (New Hampshire): $44 million for The BioFabrication Cluster
Coalfield Development (West Virginia): $62.8 million for the Appalachian Climate Technologies (ACT Now) Initiative
Detroit Regional Partnership Foundation (Michigan): $52.2 million for the Global Epicenter of Mobility
Empire State Development (New York): $25 million for the Western New York’s Advanced Manufacturing Cluster
Four Bands Community Fund (South Dakota): $45 million for the Mountain | Plains Regional Native CDFI Coalition
Georgia Tech Research Corporations (Georgia): $65 million for GA-AIM
Greater New Orleans Development Foundation (Louisiana): $50 million for H2theFuture
Greater St. Louis, Inc. (Missouri): $25 million for the St. Louis Tech Triangle
Indian Nations Council of Governments (Oklahoma): $39 million for the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility Cluster
Invest Nebraska Corporation (Nebraska): $25 million for the Heartland Robotics Cluster
North Carolina Biotechnology Center (North Carolina): $25 million for Accelerate NC – Life Sciences Manufacturing
Oklahoma City Economic Development Foundation (Oklahoma): $35 million for the Oklahoma Biotech Innovation Cluster Initiative
Osceola County Board of County Commissioners (Florida): $50.8 million for the Building Central Florida’s Semiconductor Cluster for Broad-Based Prosperity
Port of Portland (Oregon): $41.4 million for the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition
Southeast Conference (Alaska): $49 million for the Alaska Mariculture Cluster
Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative (Pennsylvania): $62.7 million for the Southwestern Pennsylvania New Economy Collaborative
The State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton (New York): $63.7 million for New Energy New York
The University of Texas at El Paso (Texas): $40 million for the West Texas A&D Cluster
Virginia Biotechnology Research Partnership Authority (Virginia): $52.9 million for the VA BIO Advanced Pharma Manufacturing (APM) and R&D
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Strollers recalled for fingertip amputation hazard
(Gray News) – Consumers were warned to immediately stop using recalled child strollers after a report that a child’s fingertip was amputated.
The recall involves all UPPAbaby all-terrain RIDGE jogging strollers, which have an extendable canopy with a mesh window and zipper pocket, disc hand brake system and an adjustable handlebar with a wrist strap.
The brand UPPAbaby is on the front of the stroller, and RIDGE is on the side of the stroller frame.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stated the stroller’s rear disc brakes have openings that can cause amputation or laceration if a non-occupant child’s fingertip gets caught in the openings while the stroller is in use. Consumers should contact UPPAbaby to receive free replacement brake discs for both wheels.
About 14,400 of the strollers are being recalled. They were sold at BuyBuyBaby, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Pottery Barn Kids and other children’s stores and specialty stores nationwide. They also were sold online on Amazon from October 2021 through August 2022 for about $600.
The strollers have a black frame and a fabric color scheme that is white, charcoal or slate blue and have black tires. The serial numbers of the recalled products begin with “1401RDGUS” and appear on the right side of the stroller frame above the rear wheel of the stroller.
The model number “1401-RDG-US” is printed on the left side of the stroller frame above the rear wheel of the stroller.
For more information on recalls, go to CPSC.gov.
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Afghan mosque blast kills 18, including pro-Taliban cleric
Herat, Afghanistan — An explosion tore through a crowded mosque in western Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 18 people. including a prominent cleric close to the Taliban, Taliban officials and a local medic said. At least 21 people were hurt.
The explosion in the city of Herat left the courtyard of the Guzargah Mosque littered with bodies, the ground stained with blood, video from the scene showed. Men shouted, “God is great,” in shock and horror.
The bomb went off during Friday noon prayers, when mosques are full of worshippers.
Among the dead was Mujib-ul Rahman Ansari, a prominent cleric who was known across Afghanistan for his criticism of the country’s Western-backed governments over the past two decades. Ansari was seen as close to the Taliban, who seized control over Afghanistan a year ago as foreign forces withdrew.
His death was confirmed by the chief Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid. Just before the bombing, Ansari had been meeting in another part of the city with the Taliban government’s deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was on a visit to Herat. He had rushed from the meeting to the mosque to get to the noon prayers, an aide to Baradar said in a tweet mourning the cleric.
Ambulances transported 18 bodies and 21 people wounded from the blast to hospitals in Herat, said Mohammad Daud Mohammadi, an official at the Herat ambulance center,
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Friday’s blast.
Last month, a bombing at a mosque in the capital Kabul targeted and killed a pro-Taliban cleric in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. IS has waged a bloody campaign of attacks on Taliban targets and minority groups, particularly Shiites whom the extremist Sunni IS considers heretics. It has frequently hit mosques with suicide attacks during Friday prayers.
Herat’s Guzargah Mosque, where Ansari has long been the preacher, draws followers of Sunni Islam, the dominant stream in Afghanistan that is also followed by the Taliban.
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MEGADETH PREMIERES THIRD VIDEO FROM THEIR MULTI-PART EPIC SHORT FILM
WATCH THE SICK, THE DYING… AND THE DEAD!: CHAPTER III HERE
"…a typically breakneck thrashathon that musicians a third of Mustaine's age would struggle to keep up with." – Rolling Stone
"…more than simply just a new Megadeth album — this is further irrefutable evidence of Mustaine's unbreakable determination and iron will." – Loudwire
"The Sick, the Dying ... and the Dead! presents a revitalized Megadeth overcoming recent hardships with signature force." – Ultimate Classic Rock
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MEGADETH premiere The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, the band's highly anticipated 16th studio album. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! features twelve new tracks on CD, vinyl, and cassette, as well as digitally through all online partners, all available HERE. The record is also available as a limited deluxe edition 2LP, 12-track album pressed on 180g black vinyl housed in a numbered gatefold jacket with a 12x24 lyrics/credits insert, a lenticular vinyl lithograph and a bonus 7-inch featuring "We'll Be Back" and the unreleased b-side "The Conjuring (Live)." The limited deluxe edition can only be purchased via MEGADETH's official online store, through Sound of Vinyl, and uDiscover, and can now be ordered, HERE.
Today also marks the premiere of the latest MEGADETH video, The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!: Chapter III, the third and latest video installment from their multi-part short film. Creator Dave Mustaine, along with Producer Rafael Pensado and Director Leo Liberti, crafted together a story of the origins of Vic Rattlehead into the multi-part short film. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III is the latest in the series that follows the saga of a war hero, now fully transformed into Vic Rattlehead, as he brutally exacts revenge and punishment on those who betrayed him and destroyed his loved ones and life. In this chapter, Vic continues to move up the chain of command as he torments his unsuspecting victim before dragging him down to eternal damnation in the land of the dead.
Watch HERE. The epic new MEGADETH video The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III
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5. Sacrifice
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9. Soldier On!
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11. Mission To Mars
12. We'll Be Back
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FBI took EMPTIED 'classified' folders, clothes, gifts and photographs from Mar-a-Lago: Judge UNSEALS more detailed list of items seized from Trump's home
- New unsealed listings show more materials that were seized from Mar-a-Lago
- Includes clothing, magazines and empty folders with 'classified markings'
The FBI seized empty folders with classified markings, clothes, books and government photographs during their raid on Mar-a-Lago, a new inventory list unsealed by a judge on Friday revealed.
The list shows that several folders found during the raid had classified markings on them – but there were no contents inside. Magazine and news articles were also picked up.
The Florida Southern District Court release also confirms top secret documents were among the stash of items, which were displayed in the photo of files sprawled on the floor released by the Justice Department this week.
The new details were unveiled as Trump lawyers fought to get a special master to review the documents taken during the search last month.
A judge unsealed a new inventory list of the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago during the raid of the former president's residence last month
The listings include several documents and photographs with 'classification markings', as well as 'clothing/gift items' and unnamed books
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released an image Tuesday evening of documents marked as 'secret', 'top secret' and 'SCI', which were spread across the floor of Mar-a-Lago next to a box with a Time Magazine inside.
The department said the documents were among those seized during the FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this month in relation to a case alleging he took materials from the White House when leaving office.
Trump claimed last month that during the raid the FBI 'rummaged' through former first lady Melania Trump's closet at their Mar-a-Lago estate.
'The whole World was watching as the FBI rummaged through the house, including the former First Lady's closets (and clothing!), alone and unchecked,' Trump posted to his Truth Social account.
'They even demanded that the security cameras be turned off (we refused), but there was no way of knowing if what they took was legitimate, or was there a 'plant?' This was, after all, the FBI!' he added.
There were also many 'empty folders' fund, including one that had the label 'Return to Staff Secretary/Military Aide'
The FBI seized empty folders with classified markings, clothes, books and government photographs during their raid on Mar-a-Lago, a new inventory list unsealed by a judge on Friday has revealed
Trump on Wednesday morning accused the DOJ of trying to make it look like he threw the documents on the floor or was storing sensitive materials in this way at his Florida residence.
The new document release comes after a federal judge in Florida said she would unseal more inventory as Trump's lawyers sought additional information on the raid.
Trump-appointed Judge Aileen Cannon is holding off on Trump's request to have a special master review materials seized in the FBI raid, and said Thursday that she would issue a written order on the matter.
The new inventory list comes the same week the DOJ released an image of documents strewn across the floor of Mar-a-Lago, many including 'secret' and 'top secret' labels
She announced how she would proceed after pressing government lawyers on why she shouldn't grant Trump's request to have a third party review the documents – even as the DOJ said it would delay its investigation.
The in-person hearing came after a week of dueling paper filings, and came after Trump lawyer Jim Trusty compared government documents found at the president's club to an 'overdue library book.'
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept. releases more detailed inventory of items seized during FBI search of Mar-a-Lago last month.
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Man accused of swapping barcodes at Walmart to commit fraud, police say
ALPENA COUNTY, Mich. (Gray News) – A man in Michigan is facing charges after being accused of switching barcodes of items at Walmart.
According to police, a store associate said they saw a man removing barcodes from less expensive items and putting them on higher-priced products.
The man is then accused of going through the self-checkout register to scan the items.
Police said the associate tried to speak with the man about the purchase but was told he had to go outside and check on his children.
Ultimately, the man left the store.
Police used surveillance footage to identify the man as Joseph Alexander, 36.
There were several incidents reviewed that began in June 2022, according to police, and more than $1,100 in merchandise was stolen in total.
Alexander was arrested and charged with retail fraud.
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WASHINGTON — America’s employers slowed their hiring in August in the face of rising interest rates, high inflation and sluggish consumer spending, all of which weakened the outlook for the economy.
The government reported Friday that the economy added 315,000 jobs last month, down from 526,000 in July and below the average gain of the previous three months. The unemployment rate rose to 3.7%, from a half-century low of 3.5% in July, as more Americans came off the sidelines to look for jobs.
The smaller August gain will likely be welcomed by the Federal Reserve. The Fed is rapidly raising interest rates to try to cool hiring and wage growth, which have been consistently strong. Businesses typically pass the cost of higher wages on to their customers through higher prices, thereby fueling inflation.
Fed officials hope that by raising borrowing costs across the economy, they can reduce inflation from a near-40-year high. Some economists fear, though, that the Fed is tightening credit so aggressively that it will eventually tip the economy into recession.
The government was expected to report that employers added 300,000 jobs last month, according to a survey of economists by the data provider FactSet. That would be down from a blockbuster gain of 528,000 in July and an average of about 440,000 over the past three months. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.5%, FactSet says, matching a half-century low.
A weaker pace of hiring should help moderate wage increases and lift hopes that inflation pressures are starting to ease. That, in turn, would help the Fed make progress toward its goal of conquering high inflation, which is near a four-decade high.
Many companies pass along their higher labor costs to customers through price increases. Conversely, when wages rise more slowly, businesses have less need to raise prices.
Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials have increasingly stressed their determination to tame inflation even at the cost of damaging the economy. In a major speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming last week, Powell underscored the Fed's tight focus on curbing inflation and said he was prepared to continue raising short-term interest rates and keep them elevated to achieve that goal. He warned that the Fed's inflation fight would likely cause pain for Americans in the form of a weaker economy and job losses.
The stock market has fallen every day since that speech as fears that the Fed may cause a recession have escalated.
Powell also said the job market is “clearly out of balance,” with demand for workers “substantially exceeding” the available supply. Indeed, the government reported this week that the number of available jobs rose in July to a near-record high, after three months of declines. There are roughly two open jobs for every unemployed worker, a sign that many companies are still desperate to hire and may keep raising wages to do so.
“I don’t think the Fed is rooting for a poor jobs report, but they are certainly not rooting for a repeat of July,” when hiring accelerated and wage increases were strong, said Gregory Daco, chief economist at Parthenon-EY. “They are going to want to see some moderation.”
The central bank has raised its short-term rate to a range of 2.25% to 2.5% this year, after the fastest series of increases since it began using its short-term rate to influence the economy in the early 1990s. It has projected that its key rate will reach a range of 3.25% to 3.5% by year's end. Those rate hikes have made borrowing and spending steadily more expensive for individuals and businesses. The housing market, in particular, has been weakened by higher loan rates.
The jobs figures will also help fill out the economic backdrop as this fall's congressional elections intensify. Republicans have pointed to high inflation to try to pummel Democrats in midterm campaigns. The Biden administration has pushed back and claimed credit for a robust pace of job growth.
Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House press secretary, told reporters this week that “we’re expecting job numbers to cool off a bit.” The administration has been saying for months that it expects the economy to move to slower but still-steady growth after a swift economic rebound from the pandemic that came with a burst of inflation.
Wages are rising at the fastest pace in decades as employers scramble to fill jobs at a time when fewer Americans are working or seeking work in the aftermath of the pandemic. Average hourly pay jumped 5.2% in July from a year earlier. Still, that was less than the 5.6% year-over-year in March, which was the largest annual increase in 15 years of records outside of the spring of 2020, when the pandemic struck.
Higher wages aren't necessarily inflationary if they are accompanied by greater efficiencies — if, for example, workers use machines or technology to produce more output. But worker efficiency, or productivity, has tumbled in the past year.
Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said Wednesday that “current wage increases are not consistent with inflation returning to our 2% goal” and that she thought with worker productivity so low, wage growth would have to slow to 3.5% or so to reduce inflation.
Yet some skeptics warn that the Fed may be focusing excessively on the strength of the job market when other indicators indicate that the economy is noticeably weakening. Consumer spending, for example, and manufacturing have slowed. The central bank might raise rates too far as a result, to the point where it causes a deeper recession than might be needed to conquer inflation.
“They run a risk of not realizing how much those rate hikes are restraining economic growth, if they’re just looking at the really strong employment gains,” said Jonathan Pingle, chief U.S. economist at Swiss bank UBS. “You could end up risking over tightening or moving too fast, too soon.”
The economic picture is highly uncertain, with the healthy pace of hiring and low unemployment at odds with the government's estimate that the economy shrank in the first six months of this year, which is one informal definition of a recession.
Yet a related measure of the economy's growth, which focuses on incomes, shows that it is still expanding, if at a weak pace.
So far, the Fed's rate hikes have severely dented the housing market. With the average rate on a thirty-year mortgage reaching 5.66% last week — double the level of a year ago — sales of existing homes have fallen for six straight months.
Consumers have moderated their spending in the face of much higher prices, though they spent more in July even after adjusting for inflation. But companies' investment in new equipment has slowed, indicating they have an increasingly cautious outlook on the economy.
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Police are searching for two men after they allegedly abducted a mother and her 1-year-old child from the parking lot of a Target while the woman was putting groceries into her car.
The incident occurred at approximately 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday at a Target store in Memphis Tennessee, when authorities from the Memphis Police Department were told that a woman and her 1-year-old child had just left Target after purchasing groceries when they were approached by two men who were armed with a handgun, police say.
"The males forced the victim and the child into the suspect's vehicle," the Memphis Police Department said in a statement released on social media detailing the abduction. "The suspects drove to the Regions Bank at 7790 Highway 64 and forced the victim to withdraw $800.00 from the ATM."
The ATM location they drive to was approximately a half mile west of where the abduction took place. Authorities say once the suspects had the money they demanded, they released the victim and her child who were then able to immediately alert authorities.
The Memphis Police Department did not say where the victims were released or how long the entire incident lasted before they were freed.
However, during the subsequent police investigation, police were able to find video of the two suspects at a Walmart location about a mile east of where the abduction happened and determined that they had been there prior to their arrival at Target.
The two male suspects are still currently on the run and are wanted for kidnapping and aggravated assault, police say.
A cash reward of up to $2,000 is being offered for any information leading to the identification and arrest of the two suspects and authorities are asking that anybody who witnessed the abduction or can give them more information on the incident to contact Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH. | https://abc11.com/woman-abducted-child-memphis-target-robbery/12189734/ | 2022-09-02T15:25:47Z | https://abc11.com/woman-abducted-child-memphis-target-robbery/12189734/ | true |
Last Tuesday night, a motorcyclist was transported to Flagstaff Medical Center after they were hit by the driver of a two-door Toyota Tacoma at the intersection of Milton Road and Mikes Pike Street in Flagstaff.
The driver of the truck left the scene of the crash not long after it happened. Police say the motorcyclist was injured at around 8:30 p.m. on the night of August 23. Now, officers are searching for the suspect, according to a press release Wednesday.
The white Tacoma truck with a matching white camper shell was last seen turning onto Tucson Avenue in Plaza Vieja in Flagstaff.
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Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
This week, Romeo Santos adds to his legacy, Lil Baby gives us another confessional hit, and Nicki Minaj drops an eye-popping visual. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below:
Romeo Santos, Fórmula Vol. 3
Bachata will always be a large part of Romeo Santos’ legacy: the Aventura star has pushed the genre to new sonic boundaries and commercial heights over the course of his solo career, and Fórmula Vol. 3, Santo’s sprawling new album, acknowledges that significance by grounding the majority of its 21 songs in the style he has made a home. Yet Santos is also not content to keep reinventing his respective wheel, so Fórmula Vol. 3 nods toward tropical music (“Sexo Con Ropa”), meringue (“15,500 Noches,” with several luminaries of the style) and flamenco (“El Pañuelo,” with current torch-bearer Rosalía), and even finds room for a Justin Timberlake-assisted pop crossover, “Sin Fin,” that could bring a towering veteran like Santos to a whole new audience.
Read Romeo Santos’ new Billboard cover story now.
Lil Baby, “Detox”
Lil Baby has stayed busy this year as the world awaits the official follow-up to his breakthrough project My Turn: solo tracks “Right On,” “In a Minute” and “Frozen” have all become Hot 100 hits in recent months, while collaborative tracks like “U-Digg” (with 42 Dugg and Veeze) and “Never Sleep” (with Nav and Travis Scott) have also reached the chart. New track “Detox” may very well do the same as one of Baby’s stronger recent bids: his restless, relentless flow on the single recalls some of My Turn’s most affecting moments, as Baby’s voice cracks over memories of poisoned romances and unsatisfying material goods.
Nicki Minaj, “Super Freaky Girl” video
The Barbz are already loving Nicki Minaj’s new music video for No. 1 hit “Super Freaky Girl” — and why wouldn’t they? The rap superstar turns herself into a Barbie girl in a Barbie world in the clip, combining the song’s sexual innuendos with a brightly colored fantasia brimming with sight gags. With a knack for physical humor and one of the most expressive faces in popular music, Minaj always makes a big music video launch a major event, and doesn’t disappoint with this anticipated visual.
Ari Lennox, Away Message EP
As if our anticipation for Ari Lennox’s sophomore LP age/sex/location wasn’t high enough, this surprise EP previewing the project showcases an artist reaching new heights as an R&B futurist, her voice just as commanding as it was on 2019 debut Shea Butter Baby but her songwriting and production choices thinking much further ahead. Away Message naturally peaks with the opulent Summer Walker collaboration “Queen Space,” but don’t sleep on “Gummy,” an ultra-smooth clap-along with one of Lennox’s funkiest vocal deliveries to date.
Gorillaz feat. Tame Impala & Bootie Brown, “New Gold”
Although they’ve transitioned from Blur side project to long-running, festival-headlining alternative music mainstay, Gorillaz have been able to endure in part because they’ve unlocked the science of high-profile collaboration, welcoming different personalities and sounds into their virtual home while still maintaining their own identity. “New Gold,” which previews forthcoming album Cracker Island, seamlessly weaves The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown’s boisterous voice into Tame Impala’s psych shimmer as Damon Albarn and co. glisten in the new compound — no easy feat, but unsurprisingly, Gorillaz pull it off. | https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-romeo-santos-lil-baby-nicki-minaj-1235134339/ | 2022-09-02T15:28:59Z | https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/new-music-romeo-santos-lil-baby-nicki-minaj-1235134339/ | true |
(The Hill) – Justice Department records unsealed on Friday offer new details about the volume of documents former President Trump stored in his personal office at Mar-a-Lago, as well as other items seized during the search of his Florida home.
The filing underscores just how many presidential records Trump was storing at his home and offers a breakdown of the more than 100 classified documents the Justice Department says it recovered from Mar-a-Lago.
FBI agents found 43 empty folders with classified banners in Trump’s personal office as well as another 28 empty folders that were labeled “return to staff secretary/military aide,” according to the inventory.
The records were unsealed Friday by order of a federal judge who is reviewing a request from Trump to appoint a third-party special master to review the evidence seized, including a motion to block the FBI’s investigation during that review.
The inventory offers few new details about the classified materials themselves stored at Mar-a-Lago, but it does shed light on the extent classified materials were intermixed with Trump’s personal belongings.
A brief filed by the government just before midnight Tuesday indicated they found three classified records within Trump’s very own desk.
But the Friday inventory details in broad strokes the others that were found within his office: three documents marked confidential, 17 documents marked secret, and seven documents marked top secret.
Their location in Trump’s office could be significant to the Justice Department investigation, particularly after they alleged earlier this week that items were “likely concealed and removed.”
Storage in Trump’s personal office, rather than the storage room at Mar-a-Lago, could undercut potential claims that staff were unaware of the extent classified materials were stored on the property.
Earlier review of items seized indicates some of the items recovered were stored alongside Trump’s passports.
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Which toaster oven is best?
When it comes to selecting a toaster oven, it’s good to know what you’re getting into. Unlike their simple relative, the toaster, today’s toaster ovens have gotten sophisticated and complex. They can do it all: toast, reheat, bake, dehydrate and even air-fry.
Not every toaster oven is going to be worth sacrificing counter space. But two trusted brands — Breville and Black and Decker — are creating hardworking appliances that might even be able to take the place of a conventional oven.
When it comes to a Breville toaster oven vs. a Black and Decker, it can be helpful to consider what you need. While Breville toaster ovens are complex appliances with all the bells and whistles, Black and Decker versions are simpler, but get the job done.
Breville toaster oven
Breville toaster ovens consistently earn top marks among home cooks and product reviewers. The brand is noted for high-performing appliances that are as good-looking as they are durable. Moving away from Breville’s humble toasters, the toaster oven has some serious wattage and can make short work of anything you need to bake.
Breville toaster oven pros
The biggest argument for a Breville toaster oven is its performance. The Element IQ system is a Breville trademark and uses separate quartz elements to heat the area of the oven that is occupied. The larger the oven, the more quartz elements there are, resulting in even heating and fast cooking.
These toaster ovens also feature a nonstick interior coating for easy cleaning, and some of the larger models have an interior light so you can keep an eye on what’s cooking.
Breville toaster oven cons
Breville toaster ovens are among the most expensive out there. The most affordable version is also the most basic, but they range in price from $150-$430 or more.
If you want more features, the oven gets pretty big. The largest model takes up nearly 2 feet of countertop and is over 18 inches deep.
Best Breville toaster ovens
The convection system in this oven reduces cooking time and bakes more evenly. Five independent quartz elements focus heat in the area where the food is being baked. It has nine separate cooking functions and an easy-to-read LCD. Sold by Amazon and Sur La Table
Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer Pro and Countertop Convection Oven
You can replace more than one appliance with this versatile toaster oven. It has 13 separate cooking functions, including a dehydrator, air fryer and convection oven. The extra large capacity means you can roast a 14-pound turkey in 30% less time than a standard oven. Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
This oven is perfect when counter space is tight but you still want the expanded functionality. It has three rack positions and an auto shut-off function for safety. It fits pizzas up to 11 inches and a six-muffin tin. It comes with a 10-inch by 10-inch enamel baking pan. Sold by Amazon
Black and Decker toaster oven
Black and Decker may be most well-known for its power tools, but its kitchen appliances have also gained popularity as people recognize their utility. Black and Decker toaster ovens aren’t flashy but are easy to use and produce consistent results.
Black and Decker toaster oven pros
Black and Decker toaster ovens offer good basic functions and feature roomy interiors. However, one of their biggest pros is the price. These economical appliances start at $75 and stay below the $200 mark regardless of features.
Black and Decker toaster oven cons
Some users weren’t happy with the lack of fine-tuning available. Most models don’t offer the opportunity to set the baking temperature, and those that do can be finicky and imprecise.
The dual-position racks also mean that cooking is less even, and the outside of the toaster oven gets hot when in use.
Best Black and Decker toaster ovens
Black and Decker 8-Slice Toaster Oven
This toaster oven has a temperature range of 150 to 450 degrees. It heats quickly and evenly and has three rack positions. There are specific settings for bagels and pizza, but it also performs the same functions as an oven. The stainless steel finish looks great on the counter. Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Black and Decker Countertop Convection Toaster Oven
It features one-touch controls that let you toast, bake and broil. It has convection cooking and two rack positions. Toast up to six slices of bread at once or prepare a 12-inch pizza. This comes with a two-year warranty and a baking pan to get you started. Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Black and Decker Extra-Wide Crisp ‘N Bake Air Fry Toaster Oven
When you are cooking for a crowd, this is the way to go. This toaster oven fits a 9-inch by 13-inch pan with handles, eight slices of bread or a 12-inch pizza. It has five basic functions — bake, broil, toast, keep warm and air fry — and uses a 60-minute timer. Sold by Amazon
Should you get a Breville toaster oven or a Black and Decker toaster oven?
For sheer durability, good looks and performance, a Breville toaster oven is the best choice. These countertop workhorses have enough power and size to handle an entire holiday meal.
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National Board of Examination eyes to offer PG courses to 25,000 doctors by 2025
The National Board of Examination (NBE) is eying to offer postgraduate medical courses to 25,000 students in 2025, said president of the medical education body Abhijat Sheth here on Friday.
Speaking to reporters, he said the NBE, which serves 75 % of private organisations and 25 % government organisations, was offering courses to 12,300 students through a total of 1,100-odd institutions at present. “While going to the numbers, we want to ensure that the quality of education should also be focused and escalated to strengthen the postgraduate medical education,” he said. Stating that the available resources were “under-utilised”, Dr. Sheth said that the country was having adequate resources and infrastructure to achieve the target. “We are not utilising our resources as effectively as it should be. We are having two systems – the private and government. Integrating the two medical systems for the purpose of medical education will certainly help us in the future,” he said. According to him, countries that have fully matured system, though not free of problems, have a PG to UG ratio of 2:1 while we have PG to UG of less than one. “So at least we are aiming to have a 1:1 ratio”, he said. “People may argue why we need so many doctors. It is not true. We need doctors… We may have full doctors in metros or big cities. But we need doctors in tier two cities and regional areas. Certainly, we need to have out of the box ideas to attract doctors to regional areas,” said Dr. Sheth. He said that the increase in the number of seats would also increase the number of faculty pool which is most needed to train future doctors. Dr. Sheth said the NBE has already started working to bring both public and private institutions together where a doctor can get exposure in the public institution and private institution under the ‘Group Accreditation’ programme, which will be rolled out in December this year. “Initially, it will be rolled out as a pilot project in limited institutions just to ensure that it is effectively utilised and bottlenecks are understood,” he said. Asked if there was any move to merge NBE with the National Medical Commission, Dr. Sheth said that “it may happen at a certain level as the philosophy is the same for PG medical education. At the moment, we feel that there are still complexities as NMC is a new body. Once the system matures to that level, possibly it may happen. That it may be better integrated for better utilisation of resources,” said Dr. Sheth, adding that an initial discussion had already taken place. Minu Bajpai, executive director of NBE, said that the PG seats increased from 4,000 to 12,300 in the last six years which is a 200 % increase. The Niti Ayog has asked the NBE to ramp it up to twice the numbers because of the trajectory and steepness of the achievement. The Group Accreditation will enable PG doctors to get trained in hospitals with a good case mix, he said. S. Rajasekaran of Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, also the president of Association of National Board Accredited Institutions, said that nearly 85 % of all surgical cases and 63 % of all treatments done in the country are in the private sector, highlighting the vast resource base.
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Men who set fire to woman’s body and car to be sentenced Friday in DeRidder
Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - What happened to Lexie Doga? Her body was found in a burned car in Beauregard Parish. Three men have been convicted in the case, but specifics of her death remain a mystery.
The investigation determined that three men and Lexie Doga started out in Lake Charles at a residence where the three were staying. They eventually wound up in Beauregard Parish where officials found the burned body of Doga in a vehicle off Alston Cemetery Road.
Morgan Douglas, Dixon Fife and Michael Roberts all pleaded guilty to obstruction in Beauregard.
First assistant D.A. Richard Morton said they each could receive up to twenty years in prison, due to a plea agreement.
“There was a pathology report that revealed a very, very high dose of methamphetamine in her system. Though it could well have been a lethal dose and perhaps the cause of death, but there was not enough to evaluate and determine a fixed cause of death,” he said.
Morton said Doga was 26 when she died and the mother of two beautiful children.
“I can tell you that she graduated as a valedictorian from I think Lacassine High School, she was a track star, a basketball star, a beautiful young woman whose life was tragically ended directly as a result of drugs,” he said.
Morton said the day her body was found the three who pleaded guilty had set the fire and fled, instead of doing what might have saved her.
“These guys did not have medical training, they did not know and could not determine that she was deceased. The first thing they should have done was 911 and try to get help for this young lady. They did not do that,” said Morton. “They moved her body, they tampered with her body, they destroyed evidence of her cause of death. Then they moved her body from Calcasieu Parish to Beauregard Parish and burned the body, destroying any and all evidence of cause of death.”
According to an autopsy, Doga was already dead when the fire was started. The three men will go before Judge Kerry Anderson at 1:30 Friday afternoon for sentencing.
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Nepotism charge against K. Surendran
CPI(M), Cong. raise questions about his son's posting in RGCB
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Another controversy appeared to dog Bharatiya Janata Party State (BJP) State president K. Surendran.
On Monday, a television news channel raised questions about his son K.S. Harikrishnan's appointment as a technical officer at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) in Thiruvananthapuram.
It is an autonomous institute under the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. An RGCB spokesperson told reporters there was no foul play in Mr. Harikrishnan's appointment. The institute rigorously followed the statute, invited applications, and conducted tests and interviews before finalising selections.
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Speaking to reporters in Alappuzha on Friday, Mr. Surendran dismissed the allegations as an unwarranted and politically motivated smear. He said the perpetrators of the fake news were guilty of libel. He would sue them for defamation.
Mr. Harikrishnan is a BTech in Mechanical Engineering. The allegation was that the RGCB had fast-tracked the appointment and possibly broke reservation rules to stack the deck in Mr. Harikrishnan's favour.
Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener E.P. Jayarajan said an independent inquiry would reveal the truth. He said BJP leaders often bent the rules in Central institutions to appoint their proteges.
Youth Congress president Shafi Parambil said the BJP and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] were equally guilty of nepotism and back-door appointments. He said the BJP had lost the moral right to campaign against nepotism in university appointments.
Mr. Surendran was at the forefront of the campaign demanding an inquiry against Kannur University Vice Chancellor Gopinath Ravindran for appointing Priya Varghese, wife of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's private secretary K.K. Rajesh, as an associate professor in the Malayalam department.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had stayed the appointment after he found merit in the allegation that the Vice Chancellor had overlooked more eligible candidates to appoint Ms. Varghese. The High Court had refused to stay Mr. Khan's order.
Moreover, the State police had targeted Mr. Surendran in its investigation into the Kodakara hawala heist case.
Moreover, the police were investigating Mr. Surendran on the charge of threatening and bribing a fellow candidate who hails from the SC/ST community to withdraw from the Manjeswaram Assembly elections in 2021.
Meanwhile, speculation was widespread whether alleged feuding with the BJP's State unit had spawned the accusations.
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NH project contractor, 2 others booked
Cormorants in large numbers were killed after nesting tree was cut
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The Forest department on Friday booked three persons under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 a day after mindless tree-felling for national highway (NH) development claimed the lives of scores of cormorants and hatchlings in Malappuram.
The residents of V.K. Padi in Tirurangadi stood witness to heart wrenching scenes of birds crushed under a tamarind tree that was cut using an earthmover on Thursday.
All cormorant species are protected under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act. Several herons and unhatched eggs were also among the casualties, official sources said.
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Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, who condemned the cruelty, said the contractor felled the tree without the prerequisite permission. Moreover, the department had issued general instructions to fell trees only after ensuring that the nesting birds flew away, he added.
Public Works Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas sought a report from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) about the incident. He also demanded stringent action against the contractor.
Nilambur (North) Divisional Forest Officer T. Aswin Kumar, who is monitoring the probe into the incident, said the contractor, driver of the earthmover, and a worker who chopped down the tree were taken into custody. The vehicle and the equipment used to fell the tree were also seized.
Sources said the contractor the felled tree was beyond the area permitted by the social forestry wing for national highway development.
Against the backdrop of the incident, conservation biologists have called for factoring in the breeding season of birds while planning infrastructure development projects.
P.O. Nameer, Professor (Wildlife) and Dean, College of Climate Change and Environmental Science, Kerala Agricultural University, said the breeding season of water birds such as cormorants coincided with the monsoon. However, the increasing prevalence of erratic monsoons could push the onset of the breeding period to July and could extend to December.
“Under such circumstances, authorities should ideally plan projects accordingly to ensure trees are felled prior to the season. Trees that are identified to be removed could also be covered using nets to prompt such birds to find other ecosystems to breed,” he said.
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Updated September 2, 2022 at 10:11 AM ET
Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on reformulated versions of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines Thursday night.
Some doses could be available as soon as Friday, with a wider rollout planned for next week. Health officials expect another surge of infections this fall and winter, and say the shots — which target the original coronavirus strain as well as the more contagious omicron variant — will help boost peoples' waning immunity and protect against serious disease and death.
What should you keep in mind if you're ready to roll up your sleeve? CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky spoke with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep about the new boosters.
"Doses are rolling into pharmacies and other sites now, and I would say if you're eligible for your boost there is no bad time to go out and get one," Walensky says.
There are eligibility and timing considerations
Adults 18 years or older can get the Moderna booster, while the Pfizer-BioNTech version has been authorized for people 12 and up. In both cases, a person is only eligible for a booster if it has been at least two months since their last COVID vaccine.
Some vaccine experts say that it would be better for people to wait until four months after their last COVID shot or infection for maximum efficacy, though Walensky suggests there is some gray area.
"What we've seen is that almost everybody who is eligible for a boost is far more beyond two months from their last shot," she says. "Certainly we wouldn't want somebody to get a boost too soon, and we wouldn't want you to get a boost before two months. But I would say if you're three, four, five months after your last shot, now is the time to go ahead and get it."
Safety and efficacy data look promising
These new boosters were tested on mice rather than people, a controversial strategy aimed at saving time (it's not unprecedented, however, as flu shots are changed each year without being routinely tested).
Looking at the data, Walensky says health authorities are confident about how well the vaccines will work and how safe they will be.
That data includes the 600 million doses of the original vaccine that have been administered across the country with what Walensky calls "an extraordinary safety record." Officials also saw similar safety results for an earlier version of this bivalent vaccine (meaning it targets two strains) that was tested in some 1,400 people.
That booster targeted the original coronavirus strain as well as the omicron BA.1 strain, as opposed to the more prevalent BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants targeted in the newly authorized version of the shot.
"So there are very subtle differences, but we have no reason to expect that this is going to have any different safety signal than either the 600 million doses we previously have given or these other bivalent boosts against omicron," Walensky says.
What's already clear, she adds, is that protection against the virus wanes over time, and that a booster will restore protection against infection, severe disease and death. She also points to lab studies that show this updated booster improves immune responses against other SARS-CoV-2 variants as well as similar responses to the original variant.
"So we have every reason to expect that it'll work just as well, and likely better," she says.
This interview was produced by Kaity Kline and edited by Simone Popperl.
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Scientific breakthrough could save Florida’s threatened coral reefs
TAMPA, Fla. (CNN) - Scientists said they’ve made a major breakthrough in the fight to save the elkhorn coral, a species that is under threat in the Caribbean.
It’s a historic step forward that someday also could offer humans extra protection from the fury of hurricanes.
Year after year, a price is paid, dollars in and in lives, when hurricane season strikes.
But under the waters from which those storms gain their strength, coral reefs provide an unexpected layer of protection.
They break up large waves and guard coastlines from storm surges.
Spanning about 360 miles, Florida has the world’s third-largest barrier reef, and it’s at risk.
“You can’t have the ocean running a fever every summer and not expect there to be impacts,” said Kerri O’Neil, the senior coral scientist at the Florida Aquarium.
However, in a tank at the aquarium, there is a major scientific breakthrough that serves as a sign that hope is not lost for Florida’s reefs. There is evidence of the elkhorn coral spawning.
The Florida Aquarium said it is now the first in the world to reproduce this threatened coral, using aquarium technology.
The spawning produced thousands of baby elkhorn corals.
“The first sense is just sheer relief,” O’Neil said.
Along with being the senior coral scientist, O’Neil has also been dubbed the “coral whisperer.”
Her team has figured out how to spawn 13 other species, but elkhorn takes the top spot.
“It’s really the most important,” O’Neil said.
Named for its resemblance to elk antlers, the coral lives right at the top of the reef crest. That means it plays a big role in protecting Florida’s coastline from devastating storm surges, which climate change is making even worse.
The problem is there are very few corals left.
“There’s just a few scattered colonies,” O’Neil said.
In the race to restore the reefs, there’s more work to be done, with this breakthrough serving as only a first step.
In about two years, the lab-spawned elkhorn coral will grow big enough, and scientists will then scuba dive down and plant them into the Florida reef.
“We are really buying time. We’re buying time for the reef. We’re buying time for the corals,” O’Neil said.
The final goal is a breeding program where they could ultimately breed more resilient coral, capable of withstanding threats like pollution, warming ocean waters and disease.
Nature can then pick up the rest.
“There is hope for coral reefs,” O’Neil said. “Don’t give up hope. All is not lost.”
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TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has published its newest research-backed blueprint, Redesign Your IT Organizational Structure. Digital technology and information transparency drive organizations to reorganize around customer responsiveness. As businesses aim to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive market, organizational design must be forward-looking and ready to adapt to rapid pivots in technology and customer demands.
Info-Tech reports that the current IT structure of many organizations does not align with the strategic objectives, and that inefficiencies in how the IT function is currently operating may be present. As a result, IT employees are unclear about their roles and responsibilities, leading to inconsistent service.
However, many organizations struggle to redesign their IT organizational structure because they often create a new organizational chart without including the IT leadership team and business members in these changes.
"An organizational structure is much more than a chart with titles and names," says Allison Straker, research director at Info-Tech Research Group. "It defines the way that the organization operates on a day-to-day basis to enable the successful delivery of the organization's information and technology objectives. Moreover, organizational design sees beyond the people that might be performing a specific role."
According to Info-Tech's research and insights, understanding the drivers, context, and strategies that will inform the structure are all crucial factors for a successful IT organizational redesign. An organizational design is a change initiative that will require buy-in and requires identifying gaps in delivery, sourcing strategies, customers, and degrees of centralization to be successful.
"Redesigning an IT organizational structure can be a small or large change transformation for your organization," explains Brittany Lutes, senior research analyst at Info-Tech Research Group. "Create a structure that is equally mindful of the opportunities and the constraints that might exist and ensure it will drive the organization towards its vision with a successful implementation."
IT design needs to support business objectives, not just IT needs. Info-Tech's resource outlines several advantages of an IT design. These advantages include:
- Enabling IT to fulfill an organization's strategic mission and vision of all technical and digital initiatives.
- Assisting the business with clarity on who and where to direct concerns or questions.
- Reducing the likelihood of turnover costs as IT employees understand their roles and importance.
- Creating a method to communicate how the organizational structure aligns with the strategic initiatives of IT.
- Increasing the ability to innovate the organization.
Before undertaking an organizational redesign, business leaders should ensure they engage in change management practices that are needed from the onset to ensure the implementation of an organizational structure.
The complete Redesign Your IT Organizational Structure blueprint can be downloaded and viewed now.
To learn more about Info-Tech Research Group and to download the latest research, visit www.infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
- Implement a New IT Organizational Structure
- Build a Strategic IT Workforce Plan
- Optimize the IT Operating Model
- Fix Your IT Culture
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TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has published its newest research-backed blueprint, Redesign Your IT Organizational Structure. Digital technology and information transparency drive organizations to reorganize around customer responsiveness. As businesses aim to remain relevant in an increasingly competitive market, organizational design must be forward-looking and ready to adapt to rapid pivots in technology and customer demands.
Info-Tech reports that the current IT structure of many organizations does not align with the strategic objectives, and that inefficiencies in how the IT function is currently operating may be present. As a result, IT employees are unclear about their roles and responsibilities, leading to inconsistent service.
However, many organizations struggle to redesign their IT organizational structure because they often create a new organizational chart without including the IT leadership team and business members in these changes.
"An organizational structure is much more than a chart with titles and names," says Allison Straker, research director at Info-Tech Research Group. "It defines the way that the organization operates on a day-to-day basis to enable the successful delivery of the organization's information and technology objectives. Moreover, organizational design sees beyond the people that might be performing a specific role."
According to Info-Tech's research and insights, understanding the drivers, context, and strategies that will inform the structure are all crucial factors for a successful IT organizational redesign. An organizational design is a change initiative that will require buy-in and requires identifying gaps in delivery, sourcing strategies, customers, and degrees of centralization to be successful.
"Redesigning an IT organizational structure can be a small or large change transformation for your organization," explains Brittany Lutes, senior research analyst at Info-Tech Research Group. "Create a structure that is equally mindful of the opportunities and the constraints that might exist and ensure it will drive the organization towards its vision with a successful implementation."
IT design needs to support business objectives, not just IT needs. Info-Tech's resource outlines several advantages of an IT design. These advantages include:
- Enabling IT to fulfill an organization's strategic mission and vision of all technical and digital initiatives.
- Assisting the business with clarity on who and where to direct concerns or questions.
- Reducing the likelihood of turnover costs as IT employees understand their roles and importance.
- Creating a method to communicate how the organizational structure aligns with the strategic initiatives of IT.
- Increasing the ability to innovate the organization.
Before undertaking an organizational redesign, business leaders should ensure they engage in change management practices that are needed from the onset to ensure the implementation of an organizational structure.
The complete Redesign Your IT Organizational Structure blueprint can be downloaded and viewed now.
To learn more about Info-Tech Research Group and to download the latest research, visit www.infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
- Implement a New IT Organizational Structure
- Build a Strategic IT Workforce Plan
- Optimize the IT Operating Model
- Fix Your IT Culture
Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world's leading information technology research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals. The company produces unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For 25 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with IT teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.
Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and over 200 IT and Industry analysts through the ITRG Media Insiders Program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.
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Labor Day was created to celebrate workers and all they contribute and have contributed to the United States. Think of all the comforts you have due to the hard work of others. I can’t go to a state park and not thank the people who had the idea to create and labor to make places of sanctuary for nature and people.
There is a time to labor and time to rest.
How are you balancing the rest and the work? Are you giving equal time to your labor as to your family? We can get so consumed with the “doing” that we miss the reason we are “doing.”
Time is precious, as we have most likely discovered for those of us that are a little more seasoned. We each have 24 hours a day and 168 hours a week. What are we doing with those hours? Let’s break that down farther, 1440 minutes in a day. This looks like so much time on paper, but if we factor out what we do daily, it shaves a way at those minutes and hours.
Possibly one of the most well-known time scriptures comes from Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes 3: 1” There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:” There is another powerful first that reminds us to make the most of our time. Ephesians 5:16 “Making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
Ecclesiastes seems to focus a lot on time.
Ecclesiastes 3:17
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man’s heart yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
This makes sense as the book is supposed to help us gain wisdom. There is wisdom in managing our time. There is wisdom in realizing that we all need to labor at work.
Will you notice those that have hard physical labor jobs? Please give thanks for them. Our world needs people to build with their hands, to repair and make roads, and do work that we appreciate but rarely are thankful enough. Repair people are a blessing, those that repair our broken things to make them run again, at times like new.
God’s plan for rest is like that. A renewal or repair of our minds and bodies is needed so that we can function and thrive. So, this Labor Day, catch up on what needs your labor at home but remember the sweetness of rest and Sabbath with your families.
There is no sweeter gift than being with those we love and enjoying the moments. Those moments need to include our Heavenly Father. He made time as a gift, so shouldn’t we give him some of His gifts back? | https://www.kpcnews.com/features/life/kpcnews/article_bbe34e63-68f0-5f80-bc5e-0a9a05e14942.html | 2022-09-02T15:45:17Z | https://www.kpcnews.com/features/life/kpcnews/article_bbe34e63-68f0-5f80-bc5e-0a9a05e14942.html | true |
2 teens electrocuted by live wires following pickup truck crash, sheriff says
REDFIELD, N.Y. (WWNY/Gray News) – Two teenagers died Wednesday night after touching live wires following a pickup truck crash in New York.
According to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened on County Route 17 around 10:45 p.m.
Officials said four teens were riding in a pickup truck when they crashed into a tree. The truck wound up in a ditch.
The sheriff’s office said a pair of 17-year-olds, Madysen Young and Matthew Bice, got out of the truck and touched live wires that were tangled up in the tree as they attempted to climb out of the ditch.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The other two teens in the truck, both 16-year-old boys, survived the crash. Their conditions are unknown.
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Empty folders marked classified among items found in FBI search of Trump home
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month found empty folders marked with classified banners, according to a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the Justice Department on Friday.
The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes taken from an office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search. Though the inventory does not describe any of the documents, it shows the extent to which classified information — including material at the top-secret level — was kept in boxes and containers at the home and commingled among newspapers, magazines, clothing and other personal items.
The Justice Department has said there was no secure space at Mar-a-Lago for such sensitive government secrets, and has opened a criminal investigation focused on their retention there and on what it says were efforts in the last several months to obstruct that probe.
The inventory shows that 43 empty folders with classified banners were taken from a box or container at the office, along with an additional 28 empty folders labeled as “Return to Staff Secretary” or military aide. Empty folders of that nature were also found in a storage closet.
It is not clear from the inventory list why any of the folders were empty or what might have happened to any of the documents inside.
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MEGADETH PREMIERES THIRD VIDEO FROM THEIR MULTI-PART EPIC SHORT FILM
WATCH THE SICK, THE DYING… AND THE DEAD!: CHAPTER III HERE
"…a typically breakneck thrashathon that musicians a third of Mustaine's age would struggle to keep up with." – Rolling Stone
"…more than simply just a new Megadeth album — this is further irrefutable evidence of Mustaine's unbreakable determination and iron will." – Loudwire
"The Sick, the Dying ... and the Dead! presents a revitalized Megadeth overcoming recent hardships with signature force." – Ultimate Classic Rock
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MEGADETH premiere The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, the band's highly anticipated 16th studio album. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! features twelve new tracks on CD, vinyl, and cassette, as well as digitally through all online partners, all available HERE. The record is also available as a limited deluxe edition 2LP, 12-track album pressed on 180g black vinyl housed in a numbered gatefold jacket with a 12x24 lyrics/credits insert, a lenticular vinyl lithograph and a bonus 7-inch featuring "We'll Be Back" and the unreleased b-side "The Conjuring (Live)." The limited deluxe edition can only be purchased via MEGADETH's official online store, through Sound of Vinyl, and uDiscover, and can now be ordered, HERE.
Today also marks the premiere of the latest MEGADETH video, The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!: Chapter III, the third and latest video installment from their multi-part short film. Creator Dave Mustaine, along with Producer Rafael Pensado and Director Leo Liberti, crafted together a story of the origins of Vic Rattlehead into the multi-part short film. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III is the latest in the series that follows the saga of a war hero, now fully transformed into Vic Rattlehead, as he brutally exacts revenge and punishment on those who betrayed him and destroyed his loved ones and life. In this chapter, Vic continues to move up the chain of command as he torments his unsuspecting victim before dragging him down to eternal damnation in the land of the dead.
Watch HERE. The epic new MEGADETH video The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III
MEGADETH 'THE SICK, THE DYING...AND THE DEAD!'
1. The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!
2. Life In Hell
3. Night Stalkers (feat. Ice-T)
4. Dogs Of Chernobyl
5. Sacrifice
6. Junkie
7. Psychopathy
8. Killing Time
9. Soldier On!
10. Célebutante
11. Mission To Mars
12. We'll Be Back
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RADNOR, Pa., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The law firm of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP (www.ktmc.com) informs investors that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Missfresh Limited ("Missfresh") (NASDAQ: MF). The action charges Missfresh with violations of the federal securities laws, including omissions and fraudulent misrepresentations relating to the company's business, operations, and prospects. As a result of Missfresh's materially misleading statements and omissions to the public, Missfresh investors have suffered significant losses.
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR MISSFRESH LOSSES. YOU CAN ALSO CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK OR COPY AND PASTE IN YOUR BROWSER: https://www.ktmc.com/new-cases/missfresh-limited?utm_source=PR&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=missfreshx&mktm=r
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
CLASS PERIOD: PURSUANT AND/OR TRACEABLE TO MISSFRESH'S JUNE 2021 IPO THROUGH JULY 12, 2022
CONTACT AN ATTORNEY: (484) 270-1453 or at info@ktmc.com
Kessler Topaz is one of the world's foremost advocates in protecting the public against corporate fraud and other wrongdoing. Our securities fraud litigators are regularly recognized as leaders in the field individually and our firm is both feared and respected among the defense bar and the insurance bar. We are proud to have recovered billions of dollars for our clients and the classes of shareholders we represent.
MISSFRESH'S ALLEGED MISCONDUCT
In June 2021, Missfresh conducted its initial public offering (IPO), selling 21 million American Depository Shares ("ADSs") at $13.00 per ADS.
On April 29, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh filed a Notification of Late Filing on a Form 12b-25, which announced that Missfresh "will not be able to file its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021… by the prescribed filing deadline of April 30, 2022." Missfresh explained that "[t]he independent Audit Committee of [Missfresh]'s board of directors, with the assistance of professional advisors, is in the process of conducting an internal review of certain matters, including those relating to transactions between [Missfresh] and certain third-party enterprises." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 13% to close at $0.448 per ADS on May 2, 2022, the next trading day.
Then, on May 24, 2022, after trading hours, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Notification Regarding Late Filing of Form 20-F" announcing "that it received a notification letter dated May 19, 2022... from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. ("Nasdaq"), indicating that [Missfresh] is not in compliance with the requirements for continued listing." Following this news, Missfresh ADSs fell 9% over the next two trading days to close at $0.167 per ADS on May 26, 2022.
Finally, on July 1, 2022, Missfresh issued a press release entitled "Missfresh Announces the Substantial Completion of the Audit Committee-Led Independent Internal Review." In the press release, Missfresh disclosed that "certain revenue associated with these reporting periods in 2021 may have been inaccurately recorded in [Missfresh]'s financial statements." As of the date the complaint was filed, Missfresh ADSs closed at $0.389 per ADS, well below Missfresh's IPO price of $13.00 per ADS.
WHAT CAN I DO?
Missfresh investors may, no later than September 12, 2022 seek to be appointed as a lead plaintiff representative of the class through Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP or other counsel, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member. Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP encourages Missfresh investors who have suffered significant losses to contact the firm directly to acquire more information.
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WHO CAN BE A LEAD PLAINTIFF?
A lead plaintiff is a representative party who acts on behalf of all class members in directing the litigation. The lead plaintiff is usually the investor or small group of investors who have the largest financial interest and who are also adequate and typical of the proposed class of investors. The lead plaintiff selects counsel to represent the lead plaintiff and the class and these attorneys, if approved by the court, are lead or class counsel. Your ability to share in any recovery is not affected by the decision of whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff.
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP prosecutes class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country and around the world. The firm has developed a global reputation for excellence and has recovered billions of dollars for victims of fraud and other corporate misconduct. All of our work is driven by a common goal: to protect investors, consumers, employees and others from fraud, abuse, misconduct and negligence by businesses and fiduciaries. The complaint in this action was not filed by Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP. For more information about Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP please visit www.ktmc.com.
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TOKYO, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sasakawa Health Foundation has funded the construction of a building in Addis Ababa for the Ethiopian National Association of Persons Affected by Leprosy (ENAPAL).
The building, which ENAPAL plans to use as its headquarters in future, will enable the organization to operate on an independent footing and stand as a symbol of dignity and hope for a long-marginalized community.
The five-story building was erected on land donated by the Ethiopian government, with Sasakawa Health Foundation, a Tokyo-based NGO, covering the cost of construction.
Founded in 1996, ENAPAL is a community-based organization with over 20,000 members dedicated to securing full participation and equal opportunity for persons affected by leprosy in Ethiopia. The country reported over 2,500 new cases of leprosy in 2020 and is designated by the WHO as one of its 23 global priority countries for the disease.
To date, ENAPAL's activities have been supported largely by Sasakawa Health Foundation and other international NGOs working in the leprosy sector. But with the completion of the new building, ENAPAL looks to secure a stable source of income by leasing the premises to an educational institution and operating self-sustainably.
ENAPAL first approached the Ethiopian government around 2011 about the possibility of receiving land for a new headquarters. Six years later, the government transferred a 1,500-square-meter plot to the organization, the first case of its kind in Ethiopia involving a local NGO.
On a visit to Ethiopia in July 2018, Goodwill Ambassador Sasakawa was asked by ENAPAL to support the project. After surveying the plans, Sasakawa Health Foundation agreed in 2019 to underwrite the construction costs.
The day before the ceremony, a symposium on the theme "Don't Forget Leprosy" was held with the participation of government officials, NGOs and other stakeholders involved in the leprosy sector.
"Don't Forget Leprosy" is a campaign launched in 2021 by Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative to ensure that measures against leprosy are not neglected amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Initiative is a strategic alliance between the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Sasakawa Health Foundation and The Nippon Foundation.
Since 1975, the two foundations have supported the national leprosy programs of endemic countries through the WHO, with funding totaling some US$200 million to date.
About Leprosy
Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is an infectious disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted case-finding activities, over 200,000 new cases were being reported annually. Leprosy is curable with multidrug therapy, but left untreated can result in permanent disability. An estimated 3 to 4 million people are thought to be living with some form of disability as a result of leprosy. Although completely curable, many myths and misunderstandings surround the disease. In various parts of the world, patients, those who have been treated and cured, and even their family members continue to be stigmatized. The discrimination they face limits their opportunities for education, employment and full participation in society.
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LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BLUETTI, a global leader in clean energy storage industry, will debut its latest power stations, including EP600---the product of 2023, at IFA 2022 that will take place in Berlin, Germany from September 2 to September 6, 2022.
BLUETTI leverages the accumulated R&D strengths to offer a series of advanced energy storage products, like AC200MAX, AC300+B300, EB70, EB55, AC50S, and solar panels. In particular, the following 3 latest releases highlight BLUETTI's groundbreaking innovation in solar energy solutions.
It's 100% modular. Its capacity can reach 18.432Wh by connecting with 6 expansion batteries. It can deliver a 5.000W pure sine wave output and will hit the EU market on September 1. Come and get your first-hand experience with the power.
This compact power station is light in weight(10.14lbs) and large in capacity(268Wh). It features 330W fast charging that enables an 80% charge in 40min. Plus, it has 9 ports to satisfy all your basic needs during picnics or short travels.
BLUETTI will also show its latest power station with disruptive techology---EP600, which can run most of home appliances with ease and is expected to hit the market in 2023. It will be a milestone for the industry.
Drop by and explore more energy storage solutions!
Dates: Sep 2 to Sep 6, 2022
Time: CEST 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Location: Hall 3.2, Stand 211, Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany
About BLUETTI
With over 10 years of industry experience, BLUETTI has tried to stay true to a sustainable future through green energy storage solutions for both indoor and outdoor use while delivering an exceptional eco-friendly experience for everyone and the world. BLUETTI is making its presence in 70+ countries and is trusted by millions of customers across the globe. For more information, please visit BLUETTI online at https://www.bluettipower.eu//
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Price Simms Family Dealerships, one of the largest privately held Automotive Groups in Northern California, has completed the acquisition of Downtown Ford and Harrold Ford from the Victory Automotive Group, adding two stores to their now 28-store lineup.
Price Simms CEO, Adam Simms commented, "The two dealerships are among the largest Ford stores in Sacramento, and we're excited for this new opportunity. The talent at both stores has put us in a position to become stronger and I'm pleased to welcome our new teammates."
Mr. Simms continued, "To grow our business into nearby Sacramento is tremendously exciting for our organization and we look forward to making significant capital improvements and supporting our surrounding neighborhoods. My family used to live here and it's very exciting for me to return and once again contribute to this amazing community."
Price Simms owns and operates a vast portfolio of dealerships throughout the San Francisco Bay Area including several award-winning high-volume Toyota and Ford stores, the first two Polestar dealerships in the US, and various luxury stores including Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini, McLaren, Mercedes, and more.
Chairman Tom Price purchased his first Bay Area dealership in 1976 and has been serving our local communities ever since. In 2003, he partnered with automotive tech pioneer, Adam Simms, to create Price Simms Family Dealerships. They now own and operate 28 franchised dealerships across 14 Northern California locations.
Visit us today at: Toyota Sunnyvale • Toyota Marin • Toyota Walnut Creek • Ford Fairfield • Downtown Ford of Sacramento • Lincoln Fairfield • Mercedes-Benz Fairfield • Volvo Marin • Volvo Palo Alto • Polestar Marin • Polestar San Jose • Land Rover Marin • Jaguar Marin • Aston Martin Los Gatos • Aston Martin Walnut Creek • McLaren San Francisco • McLaren Walnut Creek • Bentley Los Gatos • Bentley Walnut Creek • Lamborghini Los Gatos • Lamborghini Walnut Creek • Rolls Royce Los Gatos • Lotus Los Gatos • Pininfarina Los Gatos • Czinger Los Gatos • Maserati Walnut Creek • Sprinter Mercedes Fairfield
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GRADE SLAM: Former OUHS hoops star earns academic kudos
Former Oklahoma Union High basketball standout Jace Hollingshed has already earned postseason kudos in his young college basketball career at the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma.
Hollingshed was one of six Drover basketball players named to Sooner Athletic Conference winter sports Academic All-Conference list.
The requirements included maintaining a minimum 3.25 grade-point average and earning a letter.
Hollingshed is a 2021 Oklahoma Union graduate. He helped spearhead the Cougars’ blitz to the 2020-21 Class 2A boys state basketball championship — the first in school history.
He harvested multiple All-State honors as a player and student following his senior season.
He red-shirted last season for USAO, which recorded a 25-8 record and advanced to the second round of the NAIA men’s national tourney. | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/sports/local/2022/09/02/former-oklahoma-union-high-star-athlete-excels-in-classroom/65467327007/ | 2022-09-02T15:50:13Z | https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/sports/local/2022/09/02/former-oklahoma-union-high-star-athlete-excels-in-classroom/65467327007/ | true |
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Midlanders do not have to enter outer space to eat like astronauts.
Astro Snacks, located at 134 Ashman Circle, has been operating out of its physical storefront since February, offering freeze-dried treats to the Midland community.
Owner Andrew Eves invited the Daily News to see how he freeze-dries his products.
Eves specializes in freeze-dried ice cream, gummies, and chocolate candies. The store also offers freeze-dried fruits and vegetables.
For the candies, trays are preheated to allow candies to expand when placed, Eves said. They are then put into a vacuum machine, removing most of the moisture from the candies while they expand.
For the ice cream, the trays and vacuum chambers are preheated to reduce ice cream melting during prep. Once moisture is pulled out, Eves said the ice cream has no way of melting anymore and has the texture of a cookie crossed with a marshmallow, as found in cereal. | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/PHOTOS-Behind-the-scenes-at-Astro-Snacks-17395296.php | 2022-09-02T15:50:19Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/PHOTOS-Behind-the-scenes-at-Astro-Snacks-17395296.php | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — Iga Swiatek is winning easily — and quietly.
At this U.S. Open, even the world’s No. 1 player is a distant No. 2 as long as Serena Williams is still around.
“Yeah, that’s kind of her time right now,” Swiatek said. “I’m just, you know, playing and focusing on that, and that’s the most important thing for me.”
The two-time French Open champion beat 2017 U.S. Open winner Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday in the second round for her WTA Tour-leading 50th victory this season.
A day after Williams eliminated No. 2 seed Anett Kontaveit, with No. 3 Maria Sakkari losing earlier Wednesday, Swiatek perhaps looms as an even bigger threat to win a seventh title this year, something no woman has done since Williams in 2014. Past U.S. Open champions Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu have also been eliminated, along with 2021 runner-up Leylah Fernandez.
No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka remained the only women’s semifinalist from last year in the field — barely — by coming back from 5-1 down in the second set and erasing two match points before edging Kaia Kanepi 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4. But fourth-seeded Paula Badosa was knocked out with a 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-2 loss to Croatian Petra Martic.
Swiatek came to the U.S. Open just 4-4 in her last eight matches after winning 37 straight, but has dropped just eight games through two rounds. She needed only 1 hour, 14 minutes to beat Stephens, having no trouble with her first match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“Honestly, I just tried to have the same kind of motivation or attitude as any other court, because it’s the best way for me to perform good,” Swiatek said.
Williams resumes what could be her final singles tournament Friday, leading off the night session on Ashe for the third time this week against Ajla Tomljanovic. First, she was back on Ashe in the Thursday night opener along with big sister Venus, where they lost 7-6 (5), 6-4 to the Czech duo of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova in the first round of women’s doubles.
After that match, 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal accidentally bloodied himself on the bridge of the nose with his racket early in the fourth set of a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Fabio Fognini.
Nadal hit a backhand and, on the follow-through, his racket ricocheted off the court and smacked him in the face, cutting his nose. Nadal layed down on his back on the sideline while a trainer treated him, bandaging the injury.
“Well, just a little bit dizzy at the beginning,” Nadal said after wrapping up the win about 20 minutes later. “A little bit painful.”
Other winners Thursday included No. 8 Jessica Pegula, No. 9 Garbiñe Muguruza, No. 13 Belinda Bencic and No. 26 Victoria Azarenka, who didn’t get a handshake from Marta Kostyuk after beating the Ukrainian player.
Azarenka is from Belarus, which helped Russia launch its invasion of Ukraine.
“I just don’t think it’s the right thing to do in the circumstances I’m in right now,” Kostyuk said about a handshake, instead offering only a racket tap at the end.
No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz tied for the season lead in victories on the men’s tour with his 46th by beating Federico Coria of Argentina 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.
No. 7 Cam Norrie, No. 9 Andrey Rublev, No. 11 Jannik Sinner and No. 15 Marin Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, advanced, but No. 25 Borna Coric was upset by American Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 7-6 (10), 6-1. Brooksby reached the fourth round at Flushing Meadows as a 20-year-old last year, winning a set from Novak Djokovic.
He will play the 19th-year-old Alcaraz next.
“I’m going to bring in my best,” Alcaraz said. “It’s going to be a good, competitive battle out there.”
Pegula returned to the court later Thursday with Coco Gauff, and the No. 2-seeded team was upset by Fernandez and Daria Saville 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5).
Gauff is also still alive in singles, facing fellow American Madison Keys on Friday afternoon. But she and Pegula were also counting on a long run in doubles, as they made in reaching the French Open final.
Gauff recently became the second-youngest player to reach No. 1 in the WTA doubles rankings. She had already reached the U.S. Open final last year with Caty McNally.
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Report: How Joe Biden's Ban on 'Ghost' Guns Lasted Less Than 1 Minute
The Biden-Harris administration and Congressional Democrats recently celebrated that President Biden had “banned ghost guns” by executive order.
However, a recent report from The Federalist has shown that, due to changes made in retailers’ inventory, Biden’s ban on firearms lasted less than a minute.
Biden’s new federal regulation, which went into effect on Aug. 24, prohibited the sale of kits that contain everything the end user would need to construct a functioning gun from being sold without a background check.
President Joe Biden unveiled a new rule to rein in so-called ghost guns and ban the manufacturing of the untraceable firearms as the administration faces growing pressure to crack down on gun deaths and violent crime in the United States https://t.co/MV9zikCynp pic.twitter.com/070ahsvcRM
— Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) April 12, 2022
And the executive action was hailed by Gun Control advocates.
Victory! Two federal judges declined to block @POTUS’ ghost gun ban. As of today, the new @ATFHQ rule mandates serial numbers on ghost gun kits and directs licensed dealers to sell them only with background checks. https://t.co/Hm1h9143h7
— Newtown Action Alliance (@NewtownAction) August 24, 2022
However, the celebrations may have been a bit premature from the Second Amendment opposition groups. As Max McGuire wrote for The Federalist, “As soon as the clock struck midnight and Biden’s new rule went into effect, retailers had already adjusted their inventory to comply with the new regulations. Biden’s ban on ‘ghost guns’ lasted no longer than a minute.”
The ban, in effect, added to the existing regulations new language that if a retailer sold the necessary, though unfinished, components to construct a gun together, then these kits “may be readily converted” to fire projectiles and would therefore legally constitute a “firearm.”
As Federalist explained, the various sellers of kits very simply needed to separately sell unfinished frames, jigs, bits and parts in separate packages and in separate orders.
McGuire noted, “the stack of boxes from four separate orders would not legally count as a firearm.”
Naturally, that’s precisely what retailers did: They required separate orders, or refused to sell all four items to the same customer, thus requiring a purchaser to use multiple vendors so that no single retailer ever actually sold a “firearm.”
It took less than 60 seconds, according to the report from Federalist. By 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 24, Biden’s regulatory change, accomplished with the stroke of a pen, had been rendered moot with the click of a mouse.
The only thing that the Biden administration has succeeded at with this move is to make it marginally less convenient and more expensive to purchase and construct a so-called “ghost gun.”
McGuire said, “This regulation was never aimed at the criminal class, though. Like all gun control, it targets the law-abiding. Politicians and bureaucrats fear homemade firearms because they exist outside of regulated firearm commerce.”
He continued, “There is no serial number or background check, so the federal government does not know who owns them. In a dystopian future where government agents could be dispatched to seize Americans’ known or registered firearms, the homemade guns would remain.”
The momentary interplay between the regulation and the gun industry on Aug. 24 suggests that the metaphorical “arms race” between regulators acting on Democrat politics to clamp down on gun manufacturers and gun-owners rights and the industry’s ingenuity is likely to continue.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.
From coast to coast, members of the Christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns Thursday to share literature and converse about God for the first time since March 2020.
In the Jamaica Plain neighborhood on the south side of Boston, Dan and Carrie Sideris spent a balmy morning walking around knocking on doors and ringing bells. Dan Sideris said he had been apprehensive about evangelizing in person in “a changed world,” but the experience erased any traces of doubt.
“It all came back quite naturally because we don’t have a canned speech,” he said. “We try to engage with people about what’s in their heart, and what we say comes from our hearts.”
The couple were surprised at how many people opened their doors and were receptive.
One man took a break from a Zoom call to accept their booklets and set up an appointment to continue the conversation. At another home, a woman spoke of how many family members died in the last two years — something the Siderises could relate to, both of them having lost parents recently. Another woman was too busy at the moment but spoke to Carrie Sideris through the window and said she could come back Sunday.
“I've been looking forward to this day,” she said. “When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be.”
Jehovah's Witnesses suspended door-knocking in the early days of the pandemic's onset in the United States, just as much of the rest of society went into lockdown too. The organization also ended all public meetings at its 13,000 congregations nationwide and canceled 5,600 annual gatherings worldwide — an unprecedented move not taken even during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918, which killed 50 million people worldwide.
Witnesses continued their ministry by writing letters and making phone calls, but it wasn't the same because it lacked a personal touch, said Robert Hendriks, national spokesperson for the denomination.
“To us, going door to door is an expression of our God’s impartiality,” he said. “We go to everyone and let them choose whether they want to hear us or not.”
Even in pre-pandemic times, door-knocking ministry came with anxiety because Witnesses never knew how they would be received at any given home. In 2022 that’s even more the case, and evangelizers are being advised to be mindful that lives and attitudes have changed.
“It’s going to take an additional level of courage,” Hendriks said.
The organization is not mandating masks or social distancing, leaving those decisions to each individual.
The denomination has cautiously been rebooting other activities: In April it reopened congregations for in-person gatherings, and in June it resumed public ministry where members set up carts in locations such as subway stations and hand out literature.
But getting back to door-knocking, considered not just a core belief but also an effective ministry, is a big step toward “a return to normal,” Hendriks said.
Among those eager to pound the pavement again was Jonathan Gomas of Milwaukee, who started door-knocking with his parents when he was “big enough to ring a doorbell.”
“When you’re out in the community, you have your hand on the pulse,” he said. “We haven’t had that close feeling with the community for more than two years now. It feels like we’ve all become more distant and polarized.”
Gomas and his wife and two daughters have all learned Hmong in order to better reach out to members of that community, and residents are often pleasantly surprised to open their doors to fluent speakers of their language.
“I think it made them listen even closer,” he said.
In Acworth, Georgia, Nathan Rivera said he has greatly missed seeing people’s faces and reading their expressions.
“You see and appreciate these responses, and it’s much more personal,” he said. “You establish common ground and relationships that you can never develop over the phone or by writing a letter.”
The son of Cuban refugees who came to the United States in the 1980s, Rivera said door-knocking is an important part of his spiritual identity and “feels Christ-like.”
“We show respect for each person’s right to hold a different belief,” he said. “If they don’t want to hear what we have to say, we politely thank them and move on, recognizing that we cannot judge anyone. We’ll just keep on knocking.”
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87-year-old has shot nearly 1.5 million free throws
Published: Sep. 2, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
MCCOOK, Neb. (KHGI) – A man in Nebraska isn’t focused on layups or dunks. Instead, he’s dedicated to the basics.
Gene Malleck has been shooting free throws at the McCook YMCA every weekday since 1999.
The 87-year-old shoots at least 250 balls each time and keeps track of his makes and misses.
“If I don’t come here, there’s something missing in my day,” Malleck said. “It’s really an important part of my day.”
Malleck said he’s taken close to 1.5 million shots, making nearly 96% of them.
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87-year-old has shot nearly 1.5 million free throws
Published: Sep. 2, 2022 at 10:38 AM CDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
MCCOOK, Neb. (KHGI) – A man in Nebraska isn’t focused on layups or dunks. Instead, he’s dedicated to the basics.
Gene Malleck has been shooting free throws at the McCook YMCA every weekday since 1999.
The 87-year-old shoots at least 250 balls each time and keeps track of his makes and misses.
“If I don’t come here, there’s something missing in my day,” Malleck said. “It’s really an important part of my day.”
Malleck said he’s taken close to 1.5 million shots, making nearly 96% of them.
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MEGADETH PREMIERES THIRD VIDEO FROM THEIR MULTI-PART EPIC SHORT FILM
WATCH THE SICK, THE DYING… AND THE DEAD!: CHAPTER III HERE
"…a typically breakneck thrashathon that musicians a third of Mustaine's age would struggle to keep up with." – Rolling Stone
"…more than simply just a new Megadeth album — this is further irrefutable evidence of Mustaine's unbreakable determination and iron will." – Loudwire
"The Sick, the Dying ... and the Dead! presents a revitalized Megadeth overcoming recent hardships with signature force." – Ultimate Classic Rock
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, MEGADETH premiere The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!, the band's highly anticipated 16th studio album. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead! features twelve new tracks on CD, vinyl, and cassette, as well as digitally through all online partners, all available HERE. The record is also available as a limited deluxe edition 2LP, 12-track album pressed on 180g black vinyl housed in a numbered gatefold jacket with a 12x24 lyrics/credits insert, a lenticular vinyl lithograph and a bonus 7-inch featuring "We'll Be Back" and the unreleased b-side "The Conjuring (Live)." The limited deluxe edition can only be purchased via MEGADETH's official online store, through Sound of Vinyl, and uDiscover, and can now be ordered, HERE.
Today also marks the premiere of the latest MEGADETH video, The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!: Chapter III, the third and latest video installment from their multi-part short film. Creator Dave Mustaine, along with Producer Rafael Pensado and Director Leo Liberti, crafted together a story of the origins of Vic Rattlehead into the multi-part short film. The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III is the latest in the series that follows the saga of a war hero, now fully transformed into Vic Rattlehead, as he brutally exacts revenge and punishment on those who betrayed him and destroyed his loved ones and life. In this chapter, Vic continues to move up the chain of command as he torments his unsuspecting victim before dragging him down to eternal damnation in the land of the dead.
Watch HERE. The epic new MEGADETH video The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!: Chapter III
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The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of 9/5/2022
TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS
1. Bad Bunny; $7,938,803; $212.93.
2. Coldplay; $6,054,028; $96.86.
3. Lady Gaga; $5,339,111; $124.70.
4. Elton John; $5,319,754; $156.39.
5. Ed Sheeran; $5,021,684; $82.51.
6. Def Leppard / Mötley Crüe; $4,929,971; $129.53.
7. Guns N’ Roses; $4,028,540; $89.24.
8. The Killers; $3,203,736; $89.56.
9. Kenny Chesney; $2,891,110; $99.42.
10. Harry Styles; $2,574,497; $95.32.
11. Dead & Company; $2,418,102; $117.05.
12. Iron Maiden; $2,399,510; $76.03.
13. Queen + Adam Lambert; $2,238,481; $139.92.
14. Morgan Wallen; $1,982,622; $108.72.
15. Daddy Yankee; $1,884,537; $162.33.
16. Roger Waters; $1,498,870; $120.37.
17. Billie Eilish; $1,319,813; $87.51.
18. Chris Stapleton; $1,283,478; $82.15.
19. Michael Bublé; $1,246,463; $109.19.
20. Karol G; $940,298; $66.66.
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Over 2 lakh Ganesh idols immersed in Bengaluru
Over 2 lakh Ganesh idols have been immersed in notified lakes and mobile tankers deployed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike so far
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Over 2 lakh Ganesh idols have been immersed in notified lakes and mobile tankers deployed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) so far. The civic body has put the figure at 2,05,702 idols as of Thursday.
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BBMP data shared on Friday shows that 1.91 lakh were earthen idols and 13,733 were made of Plaster of Paris (POP), despite a ban on such idols.
For this year’s festival, the BBMP had created artificial tanks at 35 lakes in the city and 150 mobile tanks for the immersion of idols, across all eight zones and BBMP wards.
The BBMP officials said that the numbers may go up in the coming days, as many pandals have not yet immersed the idols. “No untoward incident was reported during the immersion,” the official added.
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Over the past two years, the immersion load at the lakes had been relatively low, but the civic body is expecting a return to pre-pandemic levels this year.
The BBMP had launched a crackdown on the use of POP idols to minimise the environmental impact of Ganesh Chaturthi, along with the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Flex Alert is in effect Friday for the third consecutive day in California as the power grid continues to be threatened by triple-digit temperatures.
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) is still expecting high electricity demand, mainly from air condition use, and is asking people to conserve power between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Voluntary use, like reducing major appliance use and turning off lights, can help reduce the strain on the power grid.
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"With even greater levels of extreme heat on the way, the grid's reliability is still threatened, so we remain laser-focused on watching conditions throughout the day and the rest of the heat wave," said California Independent System Operator president Elliot Mainzer.
The grid is often expected to be most stressed during the late afternoon and early evening as demand increases and solar energy wanes.
Some areas such as Roseville, the city of Sacramento and Modesto would not be affected by possible rolling blackouts because they are not part of the California Independent System Operator's system.
When temperatures are high, officials often ask Californians to do the following before 4 p.m.:
- Pre-cool home by setting the thermostat to as low as 72 degrees
- Use major appliances, including:
- Washer and dryer
- Dishwasher
- Oven and stove for pre-cooking and preparing meals
- Adjust blinds and drapes to cover windows
Californians can also do the following between 4-9 p.m.:
- Set the thermostat to 78 degrees or higher, if health permits
- Avoid using major appliances
- Turn off all unnecessary lights
For more conservation tips, visit FlexAlert.org
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ISTANBUL (AP) — FIFA and UEFA on Friday condemned a shooting incident at the headquarters of the Turkish soccer association during a board meeting.
Turkish media reported at least seven bullets were fired at the building in Istanbul on Thursday before the shooters escaped in a waiting vehicle. No injuries were reported.
The international soccer bodies denounced “a horrific act of gun violence against the people and property of the Turkish Football Association.”
“As much as we are relieved that these acts resulted in no injuries, we regret that there are still people capable of such crimes with no respect for human life or safety,” FIFA and UEFA said in a joint statement.
The motive for the attack was unclear.
Turkey’s top soccer clubs in Istanbul also condemned the shooting.
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HBCU rivals meet on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m. ET in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Blue Florida Classic has a fresh new look, and tickets for the 2022 edition of the nation's fiercest HBCU rivalry game are now on sale at FloridaClassic.org.
This year's matchup between Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will kick off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Camping World Stadium. It is the 76th all-time meeting between the Rattlers and Wildcats and the 43rd official "Florida Classic." The 2022 clash also marks the 25th Classic in Orlando since the game made Central Florida its full-time home.
In addition to gameday, 2022 Florida Blue Florida Classic weekend will feature a variety of ancillary events, including the Florida Classic Consortium Kickoff Luncheon presented by Florida Blue (Nov. 18, noon) and the popular Florida Blue Battle of the Bands at Amway Center (Nov. 18, 7 p.m.), which features the FAMU "Marching 100" and B-CU's "Marching Wildcats."
An Orlando fixture, the Florida Blue Florida Classic drives nearly 60,000 spectators to Camping World Stadium each fall, with an estimated economic impact of $30 million annually. Nearly 1.5 million fans have attended the Classic since the game settled in Central Florida in 1997; the event also holds the Camping World Stadium football attendance record (73,358), set in 2003.
On the field, Florida A&M won last year — both teams' first as members of the SWAC — to end a nine-game B-CU winning streak and leads the all-time series 50-24-1. Bethune-Cookman is 13-11 against the Rattlers since the matchup moved to Orlando and also claimed a 1976 meeting between the teams at the former Tangerine Bowl.
Additional information regarding the Florida Blue Florida Classic and its events will be released in due course. For more info, visit FloridaClassic.org.
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87-year-old has shot nearly 1.5 million free throws
Published: Sep. 2, 2022 at 11:38 AM EDT|Updated: 40 minutes ago
MCCOOK, Neb. (KHGI) – A man in Nebraska isn’t focused on layups or dunks. Instead, he’s dedicated to the basics.
Gene Malleck has been shooting free throws at the McCook YMCA every weekday since 1999.
The 87-year-old shoots at least 250 balls each time and keeps track of his makes and misses.
“If I don’t come here, there’s something missing in my day,” Malleck said. “It’s really an important part of my day.”
Malleck said he’s taken close to 1.5 million shots, making nearly 96% of them.
Copyright 2022 KHGI via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | https://www.wcjb.com/2022/09/02/87-year-old-has-shot-nearly-15-million-free-throws/ | 2022-09-02T16:18:19Z | https://www.wcjb.com/2022/09/02/87-year-old-has-shot-nearly-15-million-free-throws/ | false |
Amber Alert issued for missing 6-year-old in Florida
(Gray News) - A Florida Amber Alert has been issued for missing 6-year-old boy.
Jorge “JoJo” Morales was last seen Saturday in the area of the 23700 block of Southwest 184th Avenue in Miami.
He is described as 3 feet tall and 50 pounds with brown hair and eyes, and he was last seen wearing a gray shirt, gray shorts and black shoes.
The child may be in the company of 45-year-old Jorge Morales, 6 feet tall and 185 pounds with brown hair and eyes.
Based on additional information provided by the Miami-Dade Police Department, the Missing Child Alert issued Wednesday for the child has been upgraded to an Amber Alert.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Miami-Dade Police Department at 305-471-8477 or call 911.
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TNT guns for the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup crown on Friday night as it tries to finish off San Miguel in Game Six at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
San Miguel vs TNT Game 6 preview
The Tropang Giga play the first of two chances against the Beermen to capture their second straight Philippine Cup crown in the match that will start at 5:45 p.m.
TNT gained a 3-2 edge in the finals series against San Miguel on Wednesday with a 102-93 win with Mikey Williams and Kelly Williams showing the way in the Game Five victory.
Head coach Chot Reyes knows too well, however, that winning a closed-out game is the most difficult in a championship series.
“I always said it, the hardest game to win is the last, the fourth game,” said Reyes. “We have no illusions about it. It’s going to be a huge, difficult war. We just have to be prepared. All we can do is prepare ourselves. That’s all we can do, to control the things we can control, and just be ready for Friday.”
Reyes will be going for his 10th PBA crown, and his seventh All-Filipino/Philippine Cup crown.
Focus, though, will be on the condition of Jayson Castro for Game Six.
The TNT guard suffered an ankle sprain in his right foot in the third quarter of Game Five and didn’t return. He remains under observation by TNT’s medical team on the eve of the pivotal match.
Facing elimination for the first time this conference, San Miguel, which entered the playoff round as the top seed with a 9-2 win-loss record, hopes to turn things around on Friday and force a Game Seven.
One thing that San Miguel sorely missed in Game Five was its three-point shooting as the Beermen only converted four shots, in contrast to TNT which drained 13. The trio of CJ Perez, Marcio Lassiter, and Jericho Cruz combined for 0-of-9 from threes.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA aimed for a Saturday launch of its new moon rocket, after fixing fuel leaks and working around a bad engine sensor that foiled the first try.
Atop the rocket is a crew capsule with three test dummies that will fly around the moon and back over the course of six weeks — NASA’s first such attempt since the Apollo program 50 years ago. NASA wants to wring out the spacecraft before strapping in astronauts on the next planned flight in two years.
“This is a test flight, right? And so while I feel very good about our procedures, when you look the team in the eye, they’re ready. We can’t control the weather,” NASA’s Jeremy Parsons, deputy manager of exploration ground systems, said Friday.
The engineers in charge of the Space Launch System rocket insisted Thursday evening that all four main engines were good and that a faulty temperature sensor caused one of them to appear as though it were too warm Monday. The engines need to match the minus-420 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-250 degrees Celsius) of the liquid hydrogen fuel at liftoff, otherwise they could be damaged and shut down in flight.
“We have convinced ourselves without a shadow of a doubt that we have good-quality liquid hydrogen going through the engines. There’s no fuzz on that,” said John Honeycutt, the rocket’s program manager.
Once fueling begins Saturday morning, the launch team will perform another engine test — this time earlier in the countdown. Even if that suspect sensor indicates the one engine is too warm, other sensors could be relied on to ensure everything is working correctly and to halt the countdown if there’s a problem, Honeycutt told reporters.
NASA could not perform that kind of engine test during dress rehearsals earlier this year because of leaking fuel. More fuel leaks cropped up Monday; technicians found some loose connections and tightened them.
The $4.1 billion test flight is NASA’s first step in sending astronauts around the moon in 2024 and landing them on the surface in 2025. Astronauts last walked on the moon in 1972.
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(WJW) – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has confirmed cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in white-tailed deer in 13 Ohio counties, officials said Wednesday.
EHD, sometimes referred to as “zombie deer,” is a viral infection from biting midges. The infected deer can lose their fear of humans and have other neurological symptoms like circling, weakness, and not eating. Deer that die from EHD often have a swollen tongue, eyelids, neck or head. While it’s usually fatal, some deer survive and develop immunity.
The deadly disease has been documented in other states as well.
In July, more than 300 deer on a Wisconsin farm were killed after the affliction spread throughout the population.
“It’s a viral disease that affects a variety of different types of deer in Indiana,” Katherine Michelle Benavidez Westrich, a biologist for Indiana Fish and Wildlife, told Nexstar’s WXIN in 2019. “Whitetail deer are the animal that’s most affected, it causes flu-like signs. So these deer oftentimes will develop fevers. For that reason, they tend to seek out water to alleviate those fevers and as the disease progresses, they start to display what looks like neurological science. So they’ll be drinking the water over and over again, they might start having what looks like seizures.”
Once infected, deer can die within 36 hours of onset symptoms.
People and pets can’t be infected, and it’s not spread animal-to-animal.
EHD deaths typically subside after the first frost, when the midges die off.
Here’s where the infected deer have been found: Athens, Butler, Champaign, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Madison, Perry, Preble, Ross, Union, and Warren counties.
Sightings of sick or dead deer should be reported to local wildlife officials. | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/zombie-deer-confirmed-in-multiple-ohio-counties/ | 2022-09-02T16:25:18Z | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/zombie-deer-confirmed-in-multiple-ohio-counties/ | true |
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
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Posts misrepresent Biden 2020 campaign committee filing
CLAIM: President Joe Biden has officially filed for reelection with the Federal Election Commission.
THE FACTS: Biden has not formally filed for reelection, social media users are misrepresenting an updated administrative document that was recently filed with the FEC by his principal 2020 presidential campaign committee. “BREAKING REPORT: (NOT PARODY) Joe Biden Has Officially Filed to RUN FOR RE-ELECTION in 2024,” one Twitter user wrote on Tuesday. The tweet was shared over 1,900 times. “Joe Robinette Biden has just officially filed for Reelection with the Federal Election Committee today - running again with Kamala Harris as his Vice President,” an Instagram user wrote, also on Tuesday. But Biden has not officially declared his candidacy for reelection, according to FEC filings. Biden’s principal campaign committee for the 2020 general election, titled Biden for President, filed a statement of organization form on Tuesday. But this form is different from a statement of candidacy form, which would indicate a candidate is officially running. “These claims that he’s declared for 2024 are flatly untrue based on these filings,” said Kenneth Mayer, a professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The new filing amended the committee’s statement of organization to “reflect new treasurer information,” said Judith Ingram, a spokesperson for the FEC. Presidential candidates file statements of candidacy for election cycles that they are participating in, and Biden has not filed such a form for the 2024 election cycle, she said. A Democratic National Committee official confirmed that the campaign committee’s filing is “not a re-election filing.” “This is just updating the form to change the treasurer name because the former treasurer is taking a government job,” the official said in an email. A candidate filing by the Biden campaign on the FEC website would be the "clearest indicator that Biden has ‘officially’ launched a reelection campaign,” Barry Burden, founding director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Elections Research Center, wrote in an email to the AP. But this hasn't happened yet. Candidates can also become official candidates in the eyes of the FEC if they raise or spend more than $5,000, according to the agency. The 2020 Biden campaign committee is still active to process minor financial transactions, which is similar to what other presidential campaigns have done, according to Burden.
— Associated Press writer Josh Kelety in Phoenix contributed this report.
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UK didn’t change guidance on COVID vaccines and pregnancies
CLAIM: The U.K. government recently changed its COVID-19 vaccine guidance to advise against Pfizer’s shot for pregnant and breastfeeding people.
THE FACTS: The guidance has not changed. Social media users are misrepresenting a section of a summary report about Pfizer’s shot that was published by the U.K.’s medical regulatory agency in 2020. Posts circulating widely in recent days spread the false assertion that Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot isn’t safe for pregnancies and wrongly claimed that the U.K. government has conceded as much. “The UK now admits it’s not safe for pregnant women to get the vaccine,” reads a tweet that garnered more than 1,300 likes. But the U.K. government is in support of, not against, vaccinating pregnant people, health officials confirmed. The social media posts pointed to a screenshot of a “Toxicity conclusions” section from an online report titled, “Summary of the Public Assessment Report for COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer/BioNTech.” That report was published by the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in 2020 as part of the vaccine's initial authorization process and was last updated on Aug. 16. The “Toxicity conclusions” section suggested that those who were pregnant or breastfeeding not be vaccinated, but also said that the recommendations “reflect the absence of data at the present time and do not reflect a specific finding of concern.” However, that specific section was reflective of what was known nearly two years ago when the vaccine was first rolling out — and before additional data became available. “The text referred to in social media posts comes from the Public Assessment Report (PAR) which reflects our assessment at the time of approval for the vaccine (2 December 2020),” the MHRA said in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “Since then new data has come to light (both non-clinical and post-authorisation ‘real world’ data) which supports the updated advice on vaccinating those who are pregnant and breastfeeding.” An archived version of the same page from December 2020 also confirms that the “Toxicity conclusions” section has remained the same. The MHRA specifically notes elsewhere online that the COVID-19 vaccines, including Pfizer’s, are safe for those who are pregnant and breastfeeding. Dr. Victoria Male, a lecturer in reproductive immunology at Imperial College London, told the AP that the confusion appeared to stem from the Aug. 16 update to the Pfizer documents. But that change dealt with information on booster shots, she said, as a note on a connected page indicates. Male also said that the U.K. government’s advice on COVID-19 vaccines and pregnancies hasn’t changed. “Since April 2021, the UK government has offered the COVID vaccine during pregnancy,” Male said in an email. “Since December 2021, pregnancy has been considered a priority condition for vaccination, because we know that COVID infection in pregnancy can cause stillbirth and preterm birth, and that vaccination protects against these and is safe in pregnancy.” An independent advisory group, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation, recommended in July that pregnant people who have been previously vaccinated be offered an autumn booster.
— Associated Press writers Angelo in Philadelphia and Sophia Tulp in New York contributed this report. ___
Video shows water tanker for bank, not Mississippi governor’s mansion
CLAIM: A video shows a tanker truck outside the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, supplying the residence with water amid the city’s water crisis.
THE FACTS: The tanker, which is parked across the street from the governor’s mansion, is there as a standby solution for the headquarters of a bank at that location. In the six-second video, the tanker can be seen parked on North West Street in downtown Jackson before the camera pans across the street to the governor’s mansion. The widely-shared clip has sparked outrage among social media users as the city works to restore water pressure, while many residents remain reliant on water distribution centers. “There is currently no running water in Jackson, Mississippi,” one Twitter user wrote. “The heat index is over 100 degrees. Schools are closed. People can’t cook, clean, drink, or bathe. But at least @tatereeves has a giant water truck providing him with clean water at the governor’s mansion.” The tweet garnered nearly 8,000 shares and nearly 18,000 likes. But the water tanker is for the headquarters of Trustmark Bank, located across the street from the governor’s mansion, according to Danny Shows, president and CEO of 4D Solutions, the emergency preparedness company that provided the vehicle. He told the AP that “by no means" was the tanker delivering water to the governor’s mansion. Shows explained that the water tanker is a back-up solution for the building, in case Jackson’s downtown area completely loses water pressure. Melanie Morgan, director of corporate communications and marketing for Trustmark, confirmed that the bank brought in the water tanker for its building “out of abundance of caution.” She told the AP that the tanker does not contain potable drinking water and is intended for building services such as air conditioning and restroom facilities. “We’ve engaged a contractor to bring in the tanker for us in order to keep our building operational,” Morgan said, adding that the bank wants to be able to relieve pressure on the city’s water system if necessary. She confirmed that the water tanker remains at the bank’s headquarters next to the governor’s mansion, but said that because the building still has “more than adequate water pressure,” the tanker has not yet been used. Shelby Wilcher, Tates’ press secretary, wrote in an email to the AP that the water tanker “is not supporting the Governor’s Mansion or any other state assets.” She added that the residence gets its water from the Jackson water system and that many businesses have brought in their own tankers. Jackson’s water system partially failed early this week due to flooding that exacerbated long-standing problems in one of the city’s two water-treatment plants, the AP reported. Reeves declared a state of emergency in Jackson on Tuesday, while President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Mississippi as a whole the same day.
— Associated Press writer Melissa Goldin in New York contributed this report. ___
New York law doesn’t ban minors from buying whipped cream
CLAIM: A New York law that aims to crack down on nitrous oxide abuse makes it illegal for anyone under age 21 to purchase a can of whipped cream.
THE FACTS: The law doesn't apply to store-bought, disposable whipped cream cans, meaning customers of any age can still legally purchase canned whipped cream in New York stores without having to show identification. Social media users, news outlets and operators of grocery and convenience stores have in recent days misinterpreted a year-old New York law aimed at cracking down on recreational use of the gas nitrous oxide. Commonly called laughing gas, nitrous oxide is used as a sedative in some medical situations and can also be used as a whipping agent for culinary purposes. However, the gas is also often inhaled from metal cartridges — so-called “whippits” — to induce a euphoric effect, despite serious health risks. The New York law, which went into effect in November, attempted to make it harder for minors to access such cartridges by prohibiting New York businesses from selling the small, gas-containing metal capsules to anyone under 21. But language in the bill describing the cartridges as “whipped cream chargers” led to widespread confusion. “New York recently passed a state law that prohibits anyone under age 21 to purchase a can of whipped cream,” wrote one popular Twitter account. The post linked to a news article making the same claim, and was shared nearly 5,000 times. The claim was further spread through headlines and stories in dozens of news outlets as some grocery store operators recently began enforcing what they believed was language that required them to ask for identification before selling whipped cream canisters, such as Reddi-wip, to customers. However, the law doesn’t apply to these types of canisters, Sen. Joseph Addabbo, the Democrat who sponsored the bill, confirmed to the AP. “Anyone can buy, without being carded or ID’d, a can of Reddi-wip or any other canister of whipped cream,” Addabbo told the AP. “What a minor can’t buy is the two-inch whipped cream charger, or cartridge that is filled with nitrous oxide.” The bill amends New York general business law, and adds a new section that defines the term “whipped cream charger” as “a steel cylinder or cartridge filled with nitrous oxide, that is commonly used in a whipped cream dispenser.” Reusable whipped cream dispensers, like the ones found in restaurants or coffee shops, are powered by such metal cartridges. But those chargers are not found inside the disposable whipped cream cans that are sold in most grocery stores. Disposable whipped cream cans contain a combination of cream and nitrous oxide that’s expelled under pressure through the bottle’s nozzle.
— Sophia Tulp
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Lawyers advising UK’s Johnson say Partygate inquiry unfair
By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) — Even as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to step down, the debate over his conduct in office is heating up. Johnson on Friday released a government-commissioned legal opinion arguing that a parliamentary inquiry into the so-called Partygate scandal is unfair and “fundamentally flawed.” The opinion comes as a panel of lawmakers prepares to begin hearing testimony on whether Johnson misled Parliament when he repeatedly denied that staffers held a series of parties in his Downing Street offices — in violation of COVID-19 lockdown rules. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/02/lawyers-advising-uks-johnson-say-partygate-inquiry-unfair/ | 2022-09-02T16:26:00Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/09/02/lawyers-advising-uks-johnson-say-partygate-inquiry-unfair/ | true |
SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man has been found guilty of killing his step-grandfather with an ax and severely injuring two others.
The jury in Monroe County Circuit Court on Thursday convicted Thomas Aspseter, 38, of first-degree intentional homicide, two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, and two counts of aggravated battery involving a dangerous weapon.
Eighty-seven-year-old Bernard Waite was killed in the June 2021 attack at his home in Sparta that also wounded Waite's brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Margaret Waite of Exeland.
Authorities say Aspseter had previously lived in Waite's home, but had been asked to leave. A criminal complaint said the Waites returned to the home after a trip to Waukesha and found Aspseter on the property.
Bernard Waite again told Aspseter to leave and the attack took place a short time later.
According to the complaint, Aspseter shot himself in the throat with a rifle after the attack, called 911 and confessed to killing Waite.
A date for Aspseter’s sentencing has not been set yet. | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Wisconsin-man-convicted-in-fatal-attack-with-an-ax-17415350.php | 2022-09-02T16:26:21Z | https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Wisconsin-man-convicted-in-fatal-attack-with-an-ax-17415350.php | false |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia's capitol held a memorial service Thursday for a police dog who was killed in action over the weekend.
Axel was a K-9 with the Charleston Police Department. His funeral was held in the Grand Hall of the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center and was preceded by a two-hour visitation, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
The funeral started with a procession of police K-9s into the grand hall followed by a procession of the department's human officers. Cpl. Adam Lindell read a statement from Hanna Clendenin, wife of Axel’s handler, Cpl. Josh Clendenin.
“Axel took a piece of my heart with him that night he passed away that I will never be able to get back,” the statement said. “My family and I owe him a debt that we can never repay. Because of his bravery and loyalty, I have my husband, and my children have their father. And we only wish we could still have him as well.”
Police have said the dog was shot by Samuel Paul Ranson during a pursuit Saturday night. Officers then shot and killed Ranson. The department plans to submit a full report on the shooting to the Kanawha County prosecutor’s office.
K-9 unit commander Cpl. Anthony Gaylor said after the funeral that Axel made an impact on the department in the short time he worked there.
“Axel had only got about a year of service in, but he was an exceptional dog,” Gaylor said. “He had multiple apprehensions, successful tracks and a few large drug seizures, as well. So, he was making a big impact.”
The department felt that impact more than ever Saturday, he said.
“What happened with Axel — this is what we have dogs for,” Gaylor said. “Clearly this dog helped save the life of these officers. The dogs just go above and beyond to do what we asked them to do, and to help keep us safe." | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/West-Virginia-police-hold-funeral-for-K-9-killed-17415261.php | 2022-09-02T16:26:45Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/West-Virginia-police-hold-funeral-for-K-9-killed-17415261.php | true |
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The heavy rubber gas masks placed atop small wooden desks are nothing strange to these children as they file past the bomb shelter’s heavy iron door to attend classes in weapons theory.
Nearby, children giggle, trying to keep up with their English teacher as she sings and gestures “Head and shoulders, knees and toes. Knees and toes!” each repetition getting a little faster.
Unique in Ukraine, the children at Volodymyr the Great school Number 23 on the outskirts of Kyiv are training to become military cadets, starting at the age of 7.
They are sent to this weekday boarding school to learn discipline, but many now see the skills being taught here as essential to their survival, returning to class with the country at war.
The school officially reopens Friday for the first time since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24.
Many of its 540 students took part in a rehearsal Thursday for the opening day ceremony, the boys dressed in black and gold military uniforms, often a little oversized and reminiscent of the Soviet era, with broad hats and heavy shoulder boards.
In formation, the students carried tasseled frames of blue and yellow ‒ the national colors ‒ moving in time as the music alternates between children’s songs and military marching anthems.
Many cadet schools were set up in Soviet republics, but students at Volodymyr the Great were all born long after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and were not in recent years pressured to join the military when they graduated.
Yaroslav, a 16-year-old student at the school, always wanted to study law and try life in Western Europe. But his school is only a few kilometers (miles) from where the Russian advance left neighborhoods pulverized by artillery fire, civilians thrown into mass graves, and attitudes hardened among ordinary Ukrainians.
“I’ll be honest with you… I want to fight in this war,” Yaroslav says. “I always wanted to travel but that decision has changed. I want to become a military man.”
Yaroslav’s father, an army engineer, was killed after war first broke out in the east of the country in 2014.
“My father was not afraid to go to the front, and I want to be that way too,” said Yaroslav.
Many of his classmates said they were inspired by the bravery displayed by Ukraine’s armed forces during the five-week siege of Kyiv that ended with the Russian retreat.
“We are constantly getting stronger and becoming one of the best armies in Europe, that’s how we can hold the Russians back,” says Yaroslav’s classmate Bohdan. “And it’s thanks to those fighters who stand at the front line, that we can keep going.”
Their English teacher Olha Kyrei, who has taught at the school for nine years, says she’s seen a difference in her students since the war started.
“I think maybe in one month they became more serious,” she said. “The eyes, when you look at the eyes, you don’t look into the eyes of children. You look at the eyes of adults.”
Kyrei keeps in touch with school graduates ‒ referring to them as “my children” ‒ who have been drafted into the military, sending them text messages “nearly every day.” She hopes the war will be over by the time her current batch of students graduates.
“We are praying for our school leavers of the June 2023,” she said. “We’re praying that everything will be okay by then: That this situation, this awful situation, this war will be over.”
School Principal Natalia Holovyhyna said two former students had already been killed in the war.
At school and during months of online classes Holovyhyna and her teachers say they try to keep the children occupied with additional homework and activities to stop them dwelling excessively on the war.
Teachers, she said, chose to stay in Kyiv when the fighting started, continuing classes online from their homes and volunteering to keep school facilities open so local residents could use its bomb shelters.
“I’m very proud of them,” Holovyhyna says, pausing with emotion. “Our teachers are focused on making the studying process comfortable… We’re bringing them up to become professional engineers, doctors, teachers and soldiers as well.”
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Adam Pemble in Kyiv, Ukraine contributed.
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HOUGHTON, MI – A man is on life support after he was severely beaten early Thursday at an apartment complex in Houghton, officials said.
Police officers responded around 4:50 a.m. Thursday to the Arbor Green apartment complex in Houghton, WLUC reports. They found the 24-year-old man from L’Anse had been assaulted and beaten unconscious. He was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital and later airlifted to UP Health System – Marquette. As of Friday morning, the victim remains on life support.
Officers arrested a 19-year-old Houghton man in connection with the beating, the report said. He is expected to be arraigned in Michigan’s 97th District Court on assault with intent to do great bodily harm.
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One of the worst feelings has to be trudging through a difficult project that the team doesn’t fundamentally believe in. It’s hard enough keeping a project within scope, under budget, on schedule, etc. but what’s worse arguably are those times when the team is scratching their head wondering, “Why are we doing this anyway?” Perhaps the project involves changing a product design that’s been a winner for years or redesigning a process that is already working efficiently or executing a half-baked idea initiated by a disconnected executive. These “dog” projects are what teams are stuck with oftentimes when organizations skip the very first step in project management—Initiating.
While most people mistakenly think that planning is the first step of project management, that’s actually not the case. Before planning takes place, the idea or concept should be properly vetted, and that is the purpose of the initiating phase. Just because an idea sounds good on the surface, doesn’t mean it should necessarily consume resources required to execute it as a project, and the initiating phase is there precisely to ensure that a project is indeed warranted. Contrary to what some may believe, every seemingly great idea should not in fact become a full-blown project.
Perhaps one of the most famous examples of a project that seems to have skipped the critical initiating phase is New Coke. While it may be hard to imagine now, in 1985, the Coca-Cola Company actually decided to do the unthinkable—change the formula that arguably had been central to its success. While blind taste tests showed that customers generally preferred New Coke’s sweeter taste, there were other risks that seemingly hadn’t been factored into their decision process. “The company severely underestimated the nation's sentimental attachment to the iconic American brand — especially in the South, where Dr. John Pemberton first concocted the fizzy drink in 1886,” recounts the Time article “Top 10 Bad Beverage Ideas.” “After being flooded with phone calls, 40,000 letters and reams of bad press, the company backtracked three months later, announcing the return of Coca-Cola ‘classic’ — news that TV anchor Peter Jennings interrupted General Hospital to bring to the nation.” While sweetening the taste may have been an interesting idea, a thorough vetting of said idea (weighing pros/cons, benefits/costs and potential risks) likely would have alerted leadership that it wouldn’t in fact be prudent.
If your organization or team has been guilty of skipping over the initiating phase, here are some key questions to consider during the vetting process.
· What problem are we trying to solve?
· Is this project the best way to solve it?
· Is this a good use of our resources (time, money,
· assets, etc.)?
· Do the anticipated benefits outweigh the risks?
· What are the anticipated risks?
· What is the cost of not doing the project?
· Should we walk away instead?
For significant initiatives it may be necessary to complete a develop a full business case and/or conduct a feasibility study. While the scope of analysis conducted during initiating can vary significantly depending on the scope of the proposed project, the ultimate goal is essentially the same—determine whether the anticipated benefits outweigh anticipated costs and whether moving forward with a formal project is the best use of resources at that time.
While senior level stakeholders may delegate the analysis work to others, typically executives or other senior level stakeholders are making the go-no go decision. Once a project receives the green light, then resources should be assigned (including project manager, team members, and/or project management office), and work would begin to develop a project charter. As this initiating work concludes, formal project planning activities would then typically begin (although overlapping work between phases is common).
When organizations skip the initiating phase and begin planning immediately, they’re wasting critical resources on projects that should never have been initiated in the first place. As the project management saying goes, “Kill what’s ugly, while it’s young.” | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/09/02/the-critical-project-management-step-that-too-many-organizations-skip/ | 2022-09-02T16:37:17Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/danabrownlee/2022/09/02/the-critical-project-management-step-that-too-many-organizations-skip/ | false |
Singer Chloebeth explains why Halifax Panthers derby with Bradford Bulls game was extra-special
Last weekend’s derby clash between Halifax Panthers and Bradford Bulls was a particularly special one for a local singer, writes Seb Sternik.
The 2,703 spectators at The Shay were given a special surprise when local singer Chloebeth performed four songs before kick-off.
As it turns out, Chloebeth is not just another singer, but in fact, holds a close connection to rugby league.
The Halifax-based artist is the daughter of rugby league legend Jon Hamer, who spent 12-years with Bradford Northern and won two Yorkshire Cups.
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“My dad played for Bradford for a long time, he was a prop forward,” said Chloebeth. “I was brought up with rugby, I was brought up supporting the Bulls. I supported the Bulls for a long time as a kid, because my dad played for them.
“I watched him at Wembley, I went to all of his games. I’ve always loved rugby. I prefer rugby over football any day. I like rugby, it’s engraved in me. It was part of my childhood.
“The fact I’m singing at this game in particular, Halifax versus Bradford, means a lot to me because obviously my dad played for Bulls and me being local from Halifax. It means a lot to me and performing here means even more.”
Hamer, who once shared the rugby field with the likes of Brian McDermott, Steve McNamara and Brian Noble, was in attendance to watch his daughter perform.
Chloebeth added: “I’ve been singing for a fair few years now. I do it full time, I do it for a living. I’m a classically trained singer, I write my own songs as well. They’re all on Spotify and Apple Music.
“I do busking around the country and I sing at weddings and events. I went to University in Manchester and I studied music. I loved uni. And I’m from Halifax, from Northowram.
“I’m available for weddings, events, anything. Christenings, and funerals as well. My Facebook page is ‘Chloebeth the singer’. Just message me on there if you need anything.” | https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/singer-chloebeth-explains-why-halifax-panthers-derby-with-bradford-bulls-game-was-extra-special-3829520 | 2022-09-02T16:37:45Z | https://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/singer-chloebeth-explains-why-halifax-panthers-derby-with-bradford-bulls-game-was-extra-special-3829520 | false |
A 2022 Hue report found that around 80% of HR professionals believe that their industry does a good job of implementing diversity-related initiatives. Yet, the study also reported that nearly 85% of employees surveyed do not think that their employers made any meaningful progress for BIPOC employees. The study also reported that 40% of BIPOC employees said they experienced workplace discrimination, and about one-third felt disempowered to speak out against workplace discrimination.
Even when intentions are good and companies sincerely want to promote DEI initiatives in their organizations, part of their ineffectiveness stems from a lack of training of DEI officers. Another reason is that DEI initiatives do not occur as part of an integrated strategy of professional development and organizational culture management. Rather, trainings are typically scheduled annually or in reaction to a particular event. For DEI programs to be successful, trainings must look to develop all components of interpersonal and organizational decision making, from becoming aware that an issue is present to evaluating potential resolutions to being motivated to initiate change and, finally, to developing an effective strategy to implement that change so it sticks. Because each of these components are skills-oriented as much as knowledge-based, DEI programs can learn a lot from the ways in which cultural competency education is instituted in medical education.
Cultural competency is a well-known term in healthcare settings. It refers to the ability for clinicians to function effectively within the context of the cultural beliefs, practices, and needs of their patients and their communities. While the emphasis of cultural competency education is on how to serve patients from different backgrounds, the framework of the education provides a good model for DEI training, because it specifically breaks down the training into various skills-oriented components, such as developing the right attitude, having sufficient knowledge or awareness of different cultures, and possessing the right skills to engage in cross-cultural interactions respectfully.
The success of cultural competence training in medical schools is dependent on how well the curriculum delineates the various components of each subcompetency and how it devises education and assessments to speak directly to what it is supposed to achieve. Its success is also highly correlated with how well it is integrated into general clinical training rather than being separate and distinct, as if it were an add on. Similarly, for DEI initiatives to change organizational culture and improve interpersonal interactions between colleagues, it has to do more than teach about diversity and support wide-scale organizational change. It must facilitate the development of skills and attitudes conducive to DEI goals so that they become second nature to company employees.
In his new book, Digital, Diverse & Divided: How to talk to racists, compete with robots, and overcome polarization, David Livermore introduces the idea of cultural intelligence, by which he means the ability to relate and work effectively with people who have different backgrounds. It is specifically defined as a skill set—a “knowing how” rather than simply a “knowing that.” Cultural Intelligence (CQ) consists of four related competencies—motivation (CQ Drive), cognition (CQ Knowledge), metacognition (CQ Strategy) and behavior (CQ Action). It is easy to see how these subcompetencies work together. Without the motivation to relate to others from different backgrounds, a person will not develop the knowledge or means to do so. Without the awareness and ability to plan for multicultural interactions (CQ Strategy) or the ability to adapt to multicultural contexts (CQ Action), no amount of knowledge or motivation can automatically make those interactions easier.
The benefit of separating CQ into separate subcompetencies is that it highlights the point that each factor consists of a different set of skills to hone. Therefore, like a physical trainer who, through a particularized regimen, can focus on those specific parts of the body that need more attention, through the framework of cultural intelligence, DEI trainings can focus on strengthening the particular skills individuals may need to relate better and work more effectively with people of different backgrounds.
Regarding how to develop one’s CQ Knowledge, Livermore adopts Dorothy Holland’s concept of “figured worlds.” A person’s figured world is the context through which their experiences make sense to them and the background out of which their identity and self-perceptions emerge. Figured worlds are not simply the natural or social environments in which we are born or live, though Livermore does acknowledge that that “five of the most polarizing worlds stem from the places we call home, the race/s with which we identify, and our gender, faith and political identities.” Figured worlds are also created out of the social or organizational groups in which people participate on a day-to-day basis, such as one’s office “world.” As Holland and her co-authors explain in Identity and Agency in Cultural Worlds, when people work or live together, they have shared experiences and create a shared frame of reference by virtue of the goals and activities that they have in common.
The idea of figured worlds is similar to Kimberlé Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality in that both terms recognize that people have overlapping identities that affect their experiences. The difference between the two is in their focus. Intersectionality gives language to how overlapping and interdependent systems reinforce and multiply discrimination or disadvantage. The notion of figured worlds, on the other hand, conceives of individuals living in different “worlds,” which create cultural disparities and opportunities for discrimination, while, at the same time, people may be able to find commonality and solidarity with each other through the shared “world” of their collaborative experiences.
Employing this concept rather than intersectionality can have two major advantages for DEI work. First, because intersectionality has become such a culturally divisive term, using the concept of figured worlds can allow people to appreciate how overlapping identities can compound discrimination without the pushback of intersectionality’s political connotations. Second, the notion of figured worlds gives inclusion strategies a way to overcome polarization by coming together to address shared problems. The shared world created provides a means for people to see each other as members of the same group even when they also have different identities. It is a means to incorporate belonging into DEI.
Using the concept of figured worlds to address diversity in an organization can also cultivate a culture of self-reflection and empathy. When people consider their own figured worlds, i.e. the factors that influence their beliefs and preferences, they can begin to imagine the possibility of alternative viewpoints emerging given different influences or social factors. The simple consideration that one’s gut reaction may be primed by certain circumstances can lead to examining whether one’s reaction is appropriate to the situation at hand or whether there may be a better way, given the figured worlds of the various stakeholders of the issue.
Moreover, when people appreciate that their colleagues live in different figured worlds, they can learn how to see their colleagues for who they are through curiosity and decentering. Curiosity provides the motivation to learn about others—i.e. it is a CQ Drive skill. Decentering is when people take themselves out of the center of focus to perceive the experience of another without imposing themselves upon the other. Out of empathy one asks, “What must life be like for that person?” Not, “How would life be for me if I were to live in their shoes?”
When DEI trainings focus on competency development, those abilities will not be limited only to instances that traditionally fall within the domain of DEI. They can be applied to all areas of one’s personal and professional life. Employees who develop a strong CQ—and who then become more self-reflective and empathetic towards others—will be better collaborators on teams and more thoughtful in how they consider their modes and methods of working. In the end, DEI training will no longer be seen as an add on to professional development or organizational culture. It will be an integral part of how professionals work together and how a company lives up to its values and purpose. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/irabedzow/2022/09/02/what-dei-training-can-learn-from-cultural-competency-in-medical-education/ | 2022-09-02T16:37:47Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/irabedzow/2022/09/02/what-dei-training-can-learn-from-cultural-competency-in-medical-education/ | false |
Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick aren't upset after a broadcaster mixed up the two iconic singers during the U.S. Open.
They were both in attendance to watch Serena Williams play her second-round match.
When showing the crowd on TV, the broadcaster mistook Warwick for Knight.
People on social media were quick to criticize the broadcaster for confusing the two Black women. However, the singers weren't nearly as harsh.
“Dionne and I have been sisters for a long time, and I hope she is as honored to be mistaken for me as I would be her,” Knight said in a statement to NBC News. “I’m sure it was an honest mistake. It was a blessing to be in the house to see Serena’s greatness.”
Warwick joked about the incident on Twitter.
"Hi, I’m Gladys Knight… and instead of taking that midnight train to Georgia, I won’t walk on by but will say a little prayer for you," she wrote.
Chanda Rubin, a Black broadcaster and former professional tennis player, acknowledged her mistake.
"Too bad I was initially looking at the court (where Auntie Gladys was in the stands) and not our program monitor that showed Ms. Dionne... mistake was immediately corrected," she wrote on Twitter. | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/gladys-knight-dionne-warwick-laugh-off-case-of-mistaken-identity-at-us-open | 2022-09-02T16:37:58Z | https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/gladys-knight-dionne-warwick-laugh-off-case-of-mistaken-identity-at-us-open | true |
HBCU rivals meet on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m. ET in Orlando
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Blue Florida Classic has a fresh new look, and tickets for the 2022 edition of the nation's fiercest HBCU rivalry game are now on sale at FloridaClassic.org.
This year's matchup between Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) will kick off at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 19, at Camping World Stadium. It is the 76th all-time meeting between the Rattlers and Wildcats and the 43rd official "Florida Classic." The 2022 clash also marks the 25th Classic in Orlando since the game made Central Florida its full-time home.
In addition to gameday, 2022 Florida Blue Florida Classic weekend will feature a variety of ancillary events, including the Florida Classic Consortium Kickoff Luncheon presented by Florida Blue (Nov. 18, noon) and the popular Florida Blue Battle of the Bands at Amway Center (Nov. 18, 7 p.m.), which features the FAMU "Marching 100" and B-CU's "Marching Wildcats."
An Orlando fixture, the Florida Blue Florida Classic drives nearly 60,000 spectators to Camping World Stadium each fall, with an estimated economic impact of $30 million annually. Nearly 1.5 million fans have attended the Classic since the game settled in Central Florida in 1997; the event also holds the Camping World Stadium football attendance record (73,358), set in 2003.
On the field, Florida A&M won last year — both teams' first as members of the SWAC — to end a nine-game B-CU winning streak and leads the all-time series 50-24-1. Bethune-Cookman is 13-11 against the Rattlers since the matchup moved to Orlando and also claimed a 1976 meeting between the teams at the former Tangerine Bowl.
Additional information regarding the Florida Blue Florida Classic and its events will be released in due course. For more info, visit FloridaClassic.org.
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John Wherry will wait until later in the fall to consider getting an updated COVID-19 booster. The University of Pennsylvania immunologist knows it's too soon after his shot late this summer, especially since he's not at high risk from the virus.
It’s the kind of calculation many Americans will face as booster shots that target currently circulating omicron strains become available to a population with widely varying risks and levels of immunity.
Here are some things to know:
HOW ARE THE NEW BOOSTERS DIFFERENT?
They’re combination or “bivalent” shots that contain half the original vaccine that’s been used since December 2020 and half protection against today’s dominant omicron versions, BA.4 and BA.5. It’s the first update to COVID-19 vaccines ever cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
WHO’S ELIGIBLE?
Updated shots made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are authorized for anyone 12 and older, and rival Moderna’s version is for adults. They’re to be used as a booster for anyone who’s already had their primary vaccination series -- using shots from any U.S.-cleared company -- and regardless of how many boosters they’ve already gotten.
IF I JUST GOT ONE OF THE ORIGINAL BOOSTERS, SHOULD I GET THE NEW KIND RIGHT AWAY?
No. The FDA set the minimum wait time at two months. But advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it’s better to wait longer. Some advise at least three months, another said someone who’s not at high risk might wait as long as six months.
“If you wait a little more time, you get a better immunologic response,” said CDC adviser Dr. Sarah Long of Drexel University.
That’s because someone who recently got a booster already has more virus-fighting antibodies in their bloodstream. Antibodies gradually wane over time, and another shot too soon won't offer much extra benefit, explained Wherry, who wasn’t involved with the government’s decision-making.
WHAT IF I RECENTLY RECOVERED FROM COVID-19?
It’s still important to get vaccinated even if you’ve already been infected -- but timing matters here, too.
The CDC has long told people to defer vaccination until they’ve recovered but also that people may consider waiting for three months after recovering to get a vaccination. And several CDC advisers say waiting the three months is important, both for potentially more benefit from the shot and to reduce chances of a rare side effect, heart inflammation, that sometimes affects teen boys and young men.
HOW MUCH BENEFIT WILL THE NEW BOOSTERS OFFER?
That’s not clear, because tests of this exact recipe have only just begun in people.
The FDA cleared the new boosters based in large part on human studies of a similarly tweaked vaccine that’s just been recommended by regulators in Europe. Those tweaked shots target an earlier omicron strain, BA.1, that circulated last winter, and studies found they revved up people’s virus-fighting antibodies.
With that earlier omicron version now replaced by BA.4 and BA.5, the FDA ordered an additional tweak to the shots — and tests in mice showed they spark an equally good immune response.
There's no way to know if antibodies produced by an omicron-matched booster might last longer than a few months. But a booster also is supposed to strengthen immune system memory, adding to protection against serious illness from the ever-mutating virus.
HOW DO WE KNOW THEY’RE SAFE?
The basic ingredients used in both omicron-targeting updated vaccines are the same. Testing by Pfizer and Moderna of their BA.1-targeted versions proved safe in human studies and CDC’s advisers concluded the additional small recipe change should be no different.
Flu vaccines are updated every year without human trials.
CAN I GET A NEW COVID-19 BOOSTER AND A FLU SHOT AT THE SAME TIME?
Yes, one in each arm.
WHAT IF I WANT TO WAIT?
People at high risk from COVID-19 are encouraged to get the new booster when they’re due. After all, BA.5 still is spreading widely and hospitalization rates in older adults have increased since spring.
Most Americans eligible for an updated booster have gone at least six months since their last shot, according to the CDC — plenty of time that another shot should trigger a good immune response.
But the original formula still offers good protection against severe illness and death, especially after that all-important first booster. So it's not uncommon for younger and healthier people to time boosters to take advantage of a shot's temporary jump in protection against even a mild infection, like Wherry did.
A healthy 51-year-old, Wherry said he postponed the second booster recommended for his age for seven months, until late summer -- just before an international trip that he knew would increase his risk from unmasked crowds.
With the updated boosters now rolling out, he plans to evaluate in four or five months — when presumably his antibody level starts waning and he's planning holiday gatherings, whether he'd benefit from another shot.
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Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick aren't upset after a broadcaster mixed up the two iconic singers during the U.S. Open.
They were both in attendance to watch Serena Williams play her second-round match.
When showing the crowd on TV, the broadcaster mistook Warwick for Knight.
People on social media were quick to criticize the broadcaster for confusing the two Black women. However, the singers weren't nearly as harsh.
“Dionne and I have been sisters for a long time, and I hope she is as honored to be mistaken for me as I would be her,” Knight said in a statement to NBC News. “I’m sure it was an honest mistake. It was a blessing to be in the house to see Serena’s greatness.”
Warwick joked about the incident on Twitter.
"Hi, I’m Gladys Knight… and instead of taking that midnight train to Georgia, I won’t walk on by but will say a little prayer for you," she wrote.
Chanda Rubin, a Black broadcaster and former professional tennis player, acknowledged her mistake.
"Too bad I was initially looking at the court (where Auntie Gladys was in the stands) and not our program monitor that showed Ms. Dionne... mistake was immediately corrected," she wrote on Twitter. | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/gladys-knight-dionne-warwick-laugh-off-case-of-mistaken-identity-at-us-open | 2022-09-02T16:41:27Z | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/gladys-knight-dionne-warwick-laugh-off-case-of-mistaken-identity-at-us-open | true |
MONTILLA, Spain (AP) — This time there was no finish-line disappointment for Mads Pedersen in the Spanish Vuelta.
The Danish rider finally triumphed in the Vuelta on Friday, taking the 13th stage after three consecutive second-place finishes earlier in the Grand Tour race.
Pedersen was pipped at the end of the second, third and fourth stages, but this time the 2019 world champion had enough to hold on to his first Vuelta victory. He made a late attack to beat Bryan Coquard and Pascal Ackermann at the line in Montilla.
“It definitely was the dream scenario,” said Pedersen, from team Trek-Segafredo. “We knew this finale was pretty good.
"The boys did really good today and everyone was focused the whole day. I’m just happy that I can finally get the win and give the boys back for all the work they've done so far.”
There were no changes at the top of the general classification as Remco Evenepoel and his challengers stayed safely in the peloton. The Belgian from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl has a gap of 2 minutes, 41 seconds over three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma.
Juan Ayuso, the Spaniard from UAE Team Emirates who was fifth overall, tested positive for the coronavirus before the stage but was allowed to continue racing because he had no symptoms and his viral load was small.
“I was surprised,” the 19-year-old Ayuso said while wearing a mask after the race. “It was determined that the viral load was small and it wasn’t a danger for the rest of the riders, so I could compete without any problems.”
Several riders have had to drop from the race because of positive virus tests, including 2018 winner Simon Yates and Sam Bennett, who beat Pedersen in the second and third stages.
In Saturday’s 14th stage, riders will endure constant climbs at the Sierra de la Pandera in southern Spain.
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Becky Hill and Steps to headline 25th Birmingham Pride
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Afterglow singer Becky Hill and 90s pop group Steps are taking part in the 25th Birmingham Pride.
The weekend festival has announced its full line-up ahead of the anniversary event which runs from 24-25 September.
Other acts announced include former Spice Girl Melanie C and This is Real singer Ella Henderson.
Weekend tickets start from about £70, however some free community events are planned for Friday, 23 September.
The festival celebrating LGBTQ+ communities returned in 2021 after being unable to go ahead for two years due to coronavirus restrictions.
As well as the headline acts, the event will also celebrate home-grown talent including drag acts Fatt Butcher and Yshee Black.
Tia Kofi, who starred in the second series of BBC Three's Drag Race UK, is also due to perform.
Birmingham Pride launched in 1997 and now claims to be one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK, welcoming around 40,000 people for the festival and thousands more for the annual parade.
This year's event will be held at the Smithfield site, which recently hosted a number of Commonwealth Games events.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. Moments later, gunfire erupted and Taylor was hit by a stray bullet as he and a friend headed to their car.
Police, who were overwhelmed with 911 calls about other shootings, couldn’t control multiple street takeovers in the city that night and had trouble finding the victims of three shootings that occurred during the chaos.
“His friend who was with him put him in the car and drove him out to get him to the hospital, but he was not able to make it and that friend called his parents” to say Taylor was dead, family friend Erin Russell told The Associated Press.
Taylor, 20, died Sunday the same day that four high-profile, public shooting rampages in Bend, Oregon, Phoenix, Detroit and Houston drew national headlines. His slaying went largely unnoticed amid the daily toll of gun violence that has come to define Portland and a number of other American cities since the pandemic.
Homicide rates appear to be dropping in some major U.S. cities, such as New York and Chicago, but in others killings are on the rise, particularly from guns. In Portland, the homicide rate surged 207% since 2019 and there have been more than 800 shootings so far this year. In Phoenix, police Chief Jeri Williams said this week the gun violence was the worst she’d seen in 33 years on the job.
“How many more officers have to be shot? How many more community members have to be killed before those in our community take a stand? This is not only a Phoenix police issue, this is a community issue,” she said after a weekend that tallied 17 shootings and 11 homicides citywide.
PHOTOS: 'Devastating': Mass shootings obscure daily U.S. gun toll
Now, police are on edge heading into Labor Day weekend, with its traditional end-of-summer festivities, and some are adding extra patrols as they brace for more potential violence.
In Portland, police busy with three killings and nine non-fatal shootings in 48 hours couldn’t control three illegal street races last weekend that attracted hundreds and shut down major intersections for hours. In Houston, the day after a gunman shot five neighbors, killing three, another man shot two sisters before killing himself.
In the past two weeks, authorities in Phoenix have confiscated 711 guns and made 525 gun-related arrests as part of a targeted crackdown. Nearly 90% of homicides there this year were by gun, police said. In Detroit, where a man is accused of shooting three people at random on city streets last weekend, authorities are also cracking down on gun violence in high-crime neighborhoods through Labor Day.
“Let’s stop talking about our inability to respond to crime in the community. Let’s stop advertising to criminals that they’re going to get away with it,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said, using an expletive at a City Council meeting this week after police Chief Chuck Lovell once more asked for more officers.
“I think we should stop using the messaging at every turn, that the reason we can’t help our citizens with basic criminal justice issues is because we don’t have the personnel,” Wheeler said. “We’ve got to figure out better ways to address this crisis.”
Last weekend’s rampages - which included a heavily armed assailant who stormed a central Oregon supermarket, random shootings on Detroit streets and a Phoenix man who opened fire while wearing body armor - were shocking and scary, but they aren’t representative of the broader toll gun violence is taking on American society, experts said.
Victims killed in mass shootings make up about 1% of all those killed in gun homicides nationwide, despite headlines that instill fear in many Americans, said James Fox, a professor at Northeastern University who has created a database of mass killings stretching back to 2006 with The Associated Press and USA Today.
All four shootings last weekend didn’t even meet the database’s definition of a mass killing - four or more people, excluding the assailant, killed in a 24-hour period - but they nonetheless sowed fear because of the random nature of the violence, he added.
“Those don’t tend to make news. They don’t tend to scare people because people say, ‘Well, that’s not my family,” Fox said. “We have as many as 20,000 gun homicides a year, and most of those are one victim. Sometimes two, sometimes three, (but) rarely four or more.”
The pandemic and the social unrest it caused has also played a role. Eight million Americans became first-time gun owners between 2019 and 2021, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the research and evaluation center for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York.
“We already had 400 million guns in circulation. So when you bump that up and include a lot of first-timers in the population, you get accidents, you get precipitous behavior, you get people reacting to small insults and conflicts with their guns because they’re in their pocket now,” he said.
Meanwhile Taylor’s friends and family mourn his death in Portland.
The car aficionado and beloved big brother who loved barbecues and spending time with his family was “at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Russell said.
“He has a lot of friends and a lot of family who love him dearly, and this is a devastating loss.”
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YouTube’s crackdown on content for the upcoming midterm elections is underway, as the Google-owned video platform said it has started tearing down videos it dislikes and elevating news coverage it prefers.
YouTube Vice President Leslie Miller said her company has already removed content, issued warnings and suspended people from posting new content in response to “violative content related to the midterms.”
“We’ve already removed a number of videos related to the midterms for violating our Community Guidelines and Terms of Service,” Ms. Miller said on the company’s blog. “This includes videos that violated our election integrity policy by claiming widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, or alleging the election was stolen or rigged.”
YouTube is also hand-picking news coverage it wants its audience to see while suppressing other videos from reaching voters.
“When you search for midterms content on YouTube, our systems are prominently recommending content coming from authoritative national and local news sources like PBS NewsHour, The Wall Street Journal, Univision and local ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates,” Ms. Miller wrote on Thursday.
She said YouTube’s systems are also “limiting the spread of harmful election misinformation by identifying borderline content and keeping it from being widely recommended.”
As the November elections grow nearer, YouTube will display a panel highlighting information about federal candidates when people search for them. Ms. Miller said people will see “timely context around election results underneath videos” on Election Day, and it will link to Google’s election results feature.
YouTube is the latest tech company to unveil new rules for the upcoming elections. Twitter said in August it started enforcing its new policy for the midterms aiming to restrict the spread of information the platform deems misleading or harmful.
TikTok, Facebook and Instagram will all have restrictions on political advertising.
Meta, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, said last month it would halt political ads in the final week before the coming election.
TikTok does not allow any paid political ads and said last month it relied on external partnerships to improve the enforcement of its election-related policies.
“To bolster our response to emerging threats, TikTok partners with independent intelligence firms and regularly engages with others across the industry, civil society organizations, and other experts,” wrote Eric Han, TikTok head of U.S. Safety, on the company’s website. “In addition, TikTok partners with accredited fact-checking organizations who help assess the accuracy of content in more than 30 languages, and while they do not moderate content on our platform, their assessments provide valuable input which helps us take the appropriate action in line with our policies.”
While the prominent platforms are announcing a series of restrictions on content, the social media platform Parler, which courts conservatives, has said it is taking a much different approach.
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Grandson & 92-year old Grandma duo on quest to visit every U.S. National Park
WASHINGTON - A D.C. man is taking his 92-year old grandma Joy on the road trip of a lifetime. The two have set out to visit every national park in the United States.
FOX 5's Jacqueline Matter spoke with the duo about their joyride across the country.
Brad Ryan has made it his mission to take 92-year old Joy Ryan, also known as Grandma Joy, to all 63 U.S. National Parks.
Until seven years ago, she had never seen a mountain or an ocean.
Now they are just one park away from reaching their goal.
Brad Ryan and his 92-year-old grandma are nearing the finish line of their journey.
"We’ve driven almost 50,000 miles. We’ve flown to Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands," Brad said.
A feat they once thought was impossible.
"We never really believed that it would be possible to get this far because everything is so you know, everything is so spread out," he said.
Seven years ago, this Labor Day weekend, Brad was having a conversation with Grandma Joy and trying to make plans for the holiday.
"I’m talking about my memories on the Appalachian Trail that I hiked in 2009 and she's telling me, ‘I've never seen a mountain, I wonder what that's like.’"
That’s when the duo took off on their first trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, not expecting it to be anything more.
"When you end up in a tent with this, this person who’s smiling and laughing in the rain, and then climbing a mountain the next day," Brad said. "It really opened my eyes up."
Grandma Joy climbed her first mountain at the age of 85.
"I always knew that she had this larger-than-life soul," Brad said.
Since then, she’s stood under the trees of the Redwood Forest and rolled in the sand dunes of Colorado.
"I said I wasn’t going to come back, so I was going to do it. I go, 'I’ll do it, so I did," Grandma Joy said.
The pair have trekked to Yellowstone, Zion and Yosemite.
Most recently, she set a new record as the oldest person to zip line and rappel through the newest national park at New River Gorge, proving along the way that age is nothing but a number.
"Everybody has the capability of doing something," Grandma Joy said. "A lot of people let age hold them back. I know everybody thinks well you’re too old to do that kind of thing. And I feel like
what the heck do you know about us?"
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the two were forced to slow down.
In July 2021 they were able to get back to their adventures taking on their biggest feat yet: All eight national parks of Alaska.
With more than 60,000 followers on Instagram, Brad documents the special bond they share on their adventures reminding us all of the magic that can unfold in the company of others.
"I just felt that if she was willing to come along for the ride that she deserved to have these golden years be as golden as possible," Brad explained.
"It's great to get to the end in one way and sad that the adventure is over. So, we'll have to figure out something else to go from here on I guess," Grandma Joy added.
Brad and Grandma Joy’s last park to visit is the National Park of American Samoa.
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Pedersen finally gets stage win, Evenepoel keeps Vuelta lead
MONTILLA, Spain (AP) - This time there was no finish-line disappointment for Mads Pedersen in the Spanish Vuelta.
The Danish rider finally triumphed in the Vuelta on Friday, taking the 13th stage after three consecutive second-place finishes earlier in the Grand Tour race.
Pedersen was pipped at the end of the second, third and fourth stages, but this time the 2019 world champion had enough to hold on to his first Vuelta victory. He made a late attack to beat Bryan Coquard and Pascal Ackermann at the line in Montilla.
"It definitely was the dream scenario," said Pedersen, from team Trek-Segafredo. "We knew this finale was pretty good.
"The boys did really good today and everyone was focused the whole day. I´m just happy that I can finally get the win and give the boys back for all the work they've done so far."
There were no changes at the top of the general classification as Remco Evenepoel and his challengers stayed safely in the peloton. The Belgian from Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl has a gap of 2 minutes, 41 seconds over three-time defending champion Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma.
Juan Ayuso, the Spaniard from UAE Team Emirates who was fifth overall, tested positive for the coronavirus before the stage but was allowed to continue racing because he had no symptoms and his viral load was small.
"I was surprised," the 19-year-old Ayuso said while wearing a mask after the race. "It was determined that the viral load was small and it wasn´t a danger for the rest of the riders, so I could compete without any problems."
Several riders have had to drop from the race because of positive virus tests, including 2018 winner Simon Yates and Sam Bennett, who beat Pedersen in the second and third stages.
In Saturday´s 14th stage, riders will endure constant climbs at the Sierra de la Pandera in southern Spain.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia's capitol held a memorial service Thursday for a police dog who was killed in action over the weekend.
Axel was a K-9 with the Charleston Police Department. His funeral was held in the Grand Hall of the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center and was preceded by a two-hour visitation, The Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
The funeral started with a procession of police K-9s into the grand hall followed by a procession of the department's human officers. Cpl. Adam Lindell read a statement from Hanna Clendenin, wife of Axel’s handler, Cpl. Josh Clendenin.
“Axel took a piece of my heart with him that night he passed away that I will never be able to get back,” the statement said. “My family and I owe him a debt that we can never repay. Because of his bravery and loyalty, I have my husband, and my children have their father. And we only wish we could still have him as well.”
Police have said the dog was shot by Samuel Paul Ranson during a pursuit Saturday night. Officers then shot and killed Ranson. The department plans to submit a full report on the shooting to the Kanawha County prosecutor’s office.
K-9 unit commander Cpl. Anthony Gaylor said after the funeral that Axel made an impact on the department in the short time he worked there.
“Axel had only got about a year of service in, but he was an exceptional dog,” Gaylor said. “He had multiple apprehensions, successful tracks and a few large drug seizures, as well. So, he was making a big impact.”
The department felt that impact more than ever Saturday, he said.
“What happened with Axel — this is what we have dogs for,” Gaylor said. “Clearly this dog helped save the life of these officers. The dogs just go above and beyond to do what we asked them to do, and to help keep us safe." | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/West-Virginia-police-hold-funeral-for-K-9-killed-17415261.php | 2022-09-02T16:50:08Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/West-Virginia-police-hold-funeral-for-K-9-killed-17415261.php | true |
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Leading Web3 Platform Receives Patent for Groundbreaking TuneFile® Invention, Designed to Solve the Music Industry's Content Security and Metadata Problems
LAS VEGAS, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TuneGO®, a leading Web3 music platform, was awarded a new patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") for innovative technology that ensures metadata remains secure and accurate across the entire music ecosystem. The patented TuneFile® empowers artists and contributors by establishing metadata consistency throughout the music supply chain, to ensure music royalties are properly paid to the creative community.
The patented TuneFile® seamlessly integrates with the patented TuneGO Vault®, ensuring music content is secure and metadata is protected and accurate in the cloud and offline. The innovative TuneFile® allows artists and creators to share their metadata, song splits, and royalty information with the vast ecosystem of music distribution platforms, licensing companies, and collection societies with guaranteed accuracy to ensure royalties are correctly paid to contributors. The TuneFile's patented technology can check the patented TuneGO Vault to ensure metadata accuracy and completeness, even after the TuneFile has been shared with outside organizations.
TuneFile® is a file-sharing feature in the TuneGO Vault, which enables artists to maintain full control over the entire creative process, and establish a chain of custody for a song prior to the minting of a non-fungible token ("NFT"). This technology breakthrough is a cutting-edge invention that will benefit the creative community in the digital era of music and future of Web3.
"Our Web3 platform is unique because it forms a secure, end-to-end digital record of the creative process, which serves as a comprehensive record of all credits and contributions," said John Kohl, Co-Founder and CEO of TuneGO. "The TuneFile invention builds on our progress by making it simple for music artists to identify whether or not the metadata in their song files is fully complete before they share their content with other parties and begin to monetize it. We are proud that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office continues to recognize the transformative power of our innovative technology," said John Kohl, Co-Founder and CEO of TuneGO.
TuneGO has been granted U.S. Patent No. 11,392,637, which is directed to marking containerized content at a given level of completeness, based on the items of metadata that are included in the container. The items of metadata can be identified for a particular content type, and the container can be marked as complete or incomplete based on the presence or absence of those items of metadata.
TuneGO's already formidable patent portfolio includes 18 U.S. and foreign-granted and pending patent applications—covering various aspects of secure digital storage of music and digital media, creative rights administration and protection, safe and secure project collaboration, and the monetization of creative work through traditional channels and new revenue streams in the world of Web3.
"This new patent is yet another milestone we have achieved on our way to revolutionizing the way artists track and protect their creative rights and contributions—and ensure they are paid all of the royalties they are owed," said Stacy Haitsuka, CTO of TuneGO. "We remain dedicated to helping artists, as well as content distributors and providers, securely roll out creative material to audiences and collectors, and stay one step ahead of changes in fan engagement and content consumption," said Stacy Haitsuka, CTO of TuneGO.
TuneGO operates on the Flow blockchain, the home of NBA Top Shot, NFL ALL DAY, UFC Strike, and LaLiga (coming soon). TuneGO creates a technology gateway between the creative ecosystem and fans, collectors, and consumers, and is bolstered by the ease-of-use and no gas fees of the eco-friendly Flow blockchain.
TuneGO's mission is to secure and protect music and digital media, empower the creative community, and accelerate the world's transition to Web3. TuneGO provides a robust, global, end-to-end proprietary technology platform that demystifies and simplifies Web3, solves significant problems that plague the music industry, provides a patented safe and secure collaborative environment that facilitates and improves creative output, and establishes a community gateway for the music industry to connect to the new culture of fans, collectors, and consumers. TuneGO's proprietary technology platform is secured by 10 granted patents and hundreds of intellectual property claims. To learn more please visit www.TuneGO.com or download TuneGO from the app store.
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Frankton Legion brings bingo back
FRANKTON — The Frankton Mayberry American Legion Post 469 will start Wednesday bingo from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7.
All are welcome. Games are open to the public.
The post is at 116 N. Washington St.
Monthly library sale set for Sept. 8
ANDERSON — The Friends of the Anderson Public Library will have its monthly sale on Thursday, Sept. 8.
Sale hours are 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Most books are 25 cents; CDs, audio books and DVDs are 10 cents.
The sale is open to the public at the library, 111 E. 12th St. You do not need a library card.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The Caribbean Student Organization at Midwestern State University is kicking off its annual CaribFest with a brunch party.
On September 3 starting at 11:30 a.m. on the Free Play Field next to Sikes Lake and the MSU Wellness Center located at 2609 Midwestern Parkway in Wichita Falls will start CaribFest with a brunch-style party.
Following the brunch, at 1 p.m. there will be a program that will deliver more information about CaribFest.
If you would like to attend the brunch, tickets are $3 with food and drinks available for purchase. For more information contact 469-323-0895 or 225-525-6353 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/caribbean-students-kick-off-caribfest-with-brunch/ | 2022-09-02T16:56:05Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/caribbean-students-kick-off-caribfest-with-brunch/ | true |
Report: Danilo Gallinari diagnosed with torn ACL originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Danilo Gallinari's left knee injury is more serious than the Boston Celtics thought.
The Italian forward, who signed a two-year contract with Boston during the offseason, has been diagnosed with a torn ACL. The injury originally was thought to be a torn meniscus, but the team said further evaluation found it was a torn ACL, as first reported by The Athletic's Shams Charania.
Gallinari also tore the ACL in his left knee in 2013.
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Gallinari suffered the injury while playing for Italy in the FIBA World Cup qualifier.
The Celtics signed Gallinari to provide much-needed scoring off the bench. The 34-year-old averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game for the Atlanta Hawks last season while shooting 38.1 percent from 3-point range.
With Gallinari presumably out for the season, the C's should be on the lookout for a replacement. According to reports, the team has considered veteran forward Carmelo Anthony as an option.
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(NEXSTAR) — Considering an end-of-summer vacay? You may be scanning hotel discount sites for the best rate on a quick getaway but a new study by travel site InsureMyTrip shows you may get more bang for your buck on some versus others.
Using data from 1,000 hotels across 20 cities, InsureMyTrip compared rates of three major booking sites to see who offers the cheapest deals on average — in addition to how much and how often. The study also compared discount booking sites with the cost of booking with hotels directly.
Here’s the ranking from most expensive to least expensive, per the study:
4. Booking.com — Average price (for a double room for 2 people): $250.14. Booking.com had the cheapest rates about 7% of the time.
3. Booking directly with the hotel — Average price: $222.87. Using a hotel’s website was cheaper than the three other sites about 39% of the time. Direct booking is also about $6 more expensive than the top 2 discount sites.
2. Expedia — Average price: $217.28. Expedia offers potential savings of about $32.87 and was the most affordable option about 579 times (or 58%), according to InsureMyTrip.
1. Hotels.com — Average price: $217.01. The difference between Hotels.com and Expedia is pretty marginal, though Hotels.com had the cheaper rate about 69% of the time.
It’s important to note both Expedia and Hotels.com are owned by the same parent company, Expedia Group, and thus, had similar or identical average rates in many instances.
Booking.com representatives did not immediately respond to Nexstar, however, Booking.com Managing Director of Asia Pacific Laura Houldsworth told CNBC the company aims to be transparent with customers and that “our property partners are free to set their own prices on Booking.com.”
Additionally, Houldsworth said Booking.com honors its “promise to price match, [which] also means that if a customer should ever find a lower price on another website, Booking.com will refund the difference.”
It depends which city you’re going to
InsureMyTrip’s analysis found customers can expect specific savings depending upon which city they’re visiting and which site they’re using.
- Direct booking — Booking direct is the best option if you’re staying in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles.
- Expedia — Most affordable cities include Boston, Orlando, Chicago and Honolulu.
- Hotels.com — Most affordable cities include New York, Miami and Las Vegas.
Internationally, Expedia and Hotels.com split the difference for best city deals.
“Of the 20 cities analyzed, we found seven were the same price on Hotels.com and Expedia. This shows that either site can be used to find a great deal, especially traveling to capital cities around the globe,” the study concludes.
Meanwhile, a stay in Istanbul, Turkey, is cheapest if booked with the hotel directly. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/which-hotel-discount-sites-have-lowest-rates-study/ | 2022-09-02T16:57:07Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/which-hotel-discount-sites-have-lowest-rates-study/ | false |
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