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Tiffany Haddish says she regrets taking part in a sketch that is at the center of child sex abuse allegations.
Haddish and comedian Aries Spears are being sued for allegedly forcing two minors to perform in sexually suggestive skits in 2013 and 2014.
In reference to one of the skits, Hadish said on Instagram that while it was intended to be comedic, "it wasn't funny at all."
"I deeply regret having agreed to act in it," Haddish said.
According to CNN, which obtained a copy of the lawsuit, the children were 14 and 7 when the videos were recorded.
An attorney for Haddish told CNN that the plaintiff's mother has been trying to assert "bogus claims" for years.
An attorney for Spears claimed this is a "shakedown," according to a statement sent to CNN. | https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/tiffany-haddish-speaks-out-after-child-sex-abuse-allegations | 2022-09-06T17:28:07Z | https://www.kbzk.com/news/national/tiffany-haddish-speaks-out-after-child-sex-abuse-allegations | true |
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by: Chris McIntosh Posted: Sep 6, 2022 / 10:52 AM EDT Updated: Sep 6, 2022 / 10:52 AM EDT SHARE Joe Bradley and Felipe Fiuza, get us ready for the 25th annual UMOJA Festival, taking place this Saturday at Kings Common Park in downtown Johnson City! For more information go to umojajc.org | https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/previewing-the-25th-annual-umoja-festival/ | 2022-09-06T17:30:52Z | https://www.wjhl.com/daytime-tri-cities/previewing-the-25th-annual-umoja-festival/ | true |
(The Hill) — President Joe Biden responded to a heckler while delivering remarks in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday, saying “everyone’s entitled to be an idiot.”
Biden traveled to Wisconsin on Labor Day to deliver a speech at Milwaukee Laborfest where he spoke about his support for unions and lauded Democratic legislative victories such as last year’s coronavirus relief package and bill to invest in domestic semiconductor manufacturing that he signed into law last month.
At one point, someone in the audience could be heard trying to disrupt the speech.
“No, no, no, don’t – let him go. He’s, look, everybody’s entitled to be an idiot,” Biden said. It was not immediately clear what prompted the heckling or what the person was saying.
Biden also responded to protesters while delivering a prime-time speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Thursday. Hecklers shouted “F Joe Biden” and the anti-Biden phrase “Let’s go Brandon.”
“They’re entitled to be outrageous. This is a democracy,” Biden said during that speech, also saying “good manners is nothing they’ve ever suffered from.”
Biden’s stop in Wisconsin comes just two months ahead of the November midterms. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) and Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes are gearing up for high-profile contests against Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) respectively. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/biden-responds-to-heckler-at-speech-everyones-entitled-to-be-an-idiot/ | 2022-09-06T17:31:33Z | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/biden-responds-to-heckler-at-speech-everyones-entitled-to-be-an-idiot/ | false |
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab countries on Tuesday asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians.
A joint statement issued on behalf of a committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council made the request, saying the unspecified programs “contradict Islamic and societal values and principles.”
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates each published the statement via their respective governments as well. They, along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, make up the six-nation council.
While the statement didn’t elaborate, Saudi state television also aired video of an interview it conducted with a woman identified as a “behavioral consultant” who described Netflix as being an “official sponsor of homosexuality.” It aired footage at the same time of a cartoon that had two women embrace, though the footage was blurred out.
Saudi state television also aired a segment suggesting Netflix could be banned in the kingdom over that programming reaching children.
Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
The move comes after countries in the Muslim world in June banned the public showing of Disney’s latest animated film “Lightyear” over a brief moment showing two lesbian characters kissing. After that, the company’s Disney+ streaming service said its “content available should align with local regulatory requirements” in Gulf Arab countries.
Many Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful. In some parts of the Arab world, members of the LGBTQ community have been arrested and sentenced to prison. Some countries even maintain the death penalty.
The move also comes as regional streaming services try to eat into Netflix’s revenue, including the Shahid service operated by the Saudi-owned MBC Group. The Saudi government is believed to hold a controlling stake in MBC Group after a series of arrests in 2017 ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over corruption allegations that saw him centralize power in the kingdom.
Netflix has limited content previously in Saudi Arabia.
In 2019, activists blasted the streaming service for pulling an episode of comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” that criticized Prince Mohammed over the killing and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the kingdom’s involvement in the war in Yemen.
Netflix at the time said the episode was removed from the kingdom as a result of a legal request from authorities and not due to its content.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A hospital was overwhelmed. Emergency response teams were stretched thin. And a city is again grappling with gun violence after at least 14 people were shot in separate incidents overnight.
Seven of the victims — with two dead — were shot at a house party in the 5000 block of Killam Avenue near the Old Dominion University campus, police said.
Officers were alerted to the shooting around midnight Sunday — at the scene they found four women and three men with gunshot wounds. All were taken to a local hospital, police said; two had life-threatening injuries.
Police later said Zabre Miller, 25, and Angelia McKnight, 19, died at the hospital. McKnight, a native of New York, was a student at Norfolk State University, the school confirmed Sunday afternoon. No details were immediately available about Miller.
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A Facebook post Sunday morning from NSU indicated several victims were students at the school. The post said they were bystanders at a house party when gunfire broke out.
Brittney Beamon, who lives one house down, was cooking dinner for her family when she heard several shots.
“We were just on the ground with our babies, making sure we didn’t get hit, making sure they didn’t get hit,” she said.
No bullets hit their house, but according to Beamon, it sounded like hundreds of shots were fired.
“There were a bunch of shells just right over there,” she said, pointing at the corner down the street.
Beamon said she thought she saw a few people with injuries running from the party after the gunfire stopped, only for her to hear more shots a few blocks away.
Zariah Johnson lives next door to where the shooting took place and said the shots woke her up. She waited until the gunfire abated, then peeked out the window.
“I saw a boy laying there with blood all over his face,” she said. “That was someone’s baby.”
Another neighbor said the shooting “sounded vicious.” The neighbor, who asked not to be named to avoid bringing attention to herself, shared video with The Virginian-Pilot of the immediate aftermath of the shooting before police or ambulances arrived. In one video, a pair of young men are shown tending to someone who is injured. One of the men continuously claps his hands, apparently to try to keep the injured person conscious.
In the other video, a young woman is shown running out of the 5005 Killam Ave. residence as others walk around the parking lot while urgent yelling and screaming can be heard in the background. Another person can be seen sitting on the porch awning with their feet hanging over the edge.
The neighbor said they heard about 30 gunshots. They didn’t see the shooter, nor did they know anyone at the party.
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital reported its level-one trauma center went into lockdown just after midnight Sunday for about an hour because of the “surge of patients from a significant incident of gun violence.” The hospital resumed normal operations when the situation stabilized.
“During (gun violence) incidents like this, Sentara leadership can decide to limit or lock down access to the hospital including the emergency department for the safety of our staff and patients,” said Lee Gwaltney, a spokesperson for Sentara.
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander addressed the high rate of gun violence during a news conference Sunday afternoon with Interim Police Chief Mike Goldsmith and Sheriff Joe Baron.
Baron mentioned several shootings Saturday night with at least 14 people shot in separate instances. The shooting on Killam Avenue was near another on Monarch Way, just a few blocks away. Baron said police are investigating to see whether the two are related.
Three people were shot and taken to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital from the 9600 block of 18th Bay Street at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday night.
One person was shot on Nicholson Street at about midnight, and at about 2:45 a.m. an individual in the 800 block of N. Military Highway was shot and killed.
Police did not release any information about possible — suspects or motives in any of the shootings.
Those living around Killam Avenue, like Johnson, said they felt the response time by police and EMS was too slow.
Baron said is not uncommon in situations with many shootings for departments to ask for assistance when their staff cannot sufficiently investigate all crime scenes. That creates a lag in response-time.
Due to how many individuals needed medical attention, there were not sufficient ambulances to transport the injured. Virginia Beach provided a fire engine and an ambulance and Chesapeake provided a fire engine.
Baron also said investigators are using the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network to track the owners of the weapons with the bullet casings.
According to Baron, these shootings are a product of poor conflict resolution and are preventable.
“This is what is frustrating about this right now,” Baron said. “People get into a disagreement, they pull out a gun and they shoot each other.”
During the news conference, City Manager Chip Filer said he will work with other officials and departments on sensible solutions to violent crime prevention.
Alexander said gun reform and community action are key to preventing violent crime.
“Violence has no place in the City of Norfolk,” Alexander said. | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/2-killed-5-injured-at-virginia-house-party-in-violent-norfolk-weekend/article_152fe709-d74b-56d6-8d24-ef714be26a0e.html | 2022-09-06T17:33:12Z | https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/2-killed-5-injured-at-virginia-house-party-in-violent-norfolk-weekend/article_152fe709-d74b-56d6-8d24-ef714be26a0e.html | false |
NOVI, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An earlier announcement indicated that ITC Holdings Corp. ("ITC"), a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., had made the decision to proceed with a private offering of senior unsecured notes (the "notes"). ITC is exploring an offering, subject to market conditions.
If ITC proceeds with this offering, it will use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem in full $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% Senior Notes due November 15, 2022, to pay the associated call premium, with the remainder to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility and its commercial paper program, and for general corporate purposes.
The notes are expected to be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not, and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell any of the notes or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes described herein or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States. ITC provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its systems and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of transmission line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000 contractors. ITC is based in Novi, Michigan. For further information visit www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. For further information visit www.fortisinc.com. None of the information on ITC's or Fortis Inc.'s websites is incorporated into, or forms a part of, this press release.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Humanigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGEN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: May 28, 2021 to July 12, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 25, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in HGEN:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/humanigen-inc-class-action-loss-submission-form?id=31356&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Humanigen, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Humanigen's lead product candidate, lenzilumab, was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (iii) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Humanigen you have until October 25, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Humanigen securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the HGEN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/humanigen-inc-class-action-loss-submission-form?id=31356&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Schorn, of Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company") (NYSE and OSE: BORR) will present at the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City today, Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at 1:15 pm EDT.
A copy of the presentation to be held is available on the Company's website at www.borrdrilling.com and enclosed to this release.
CONTACT:
Questions should be directed to: Magnus Vaaler, CFO, +44 1224 289208
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Associated Press has joined The Kansas City Star's motion to get a sealed court record from former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens’ child custody case.
The Star and the AP argue that a decision to make the record off-limits to the public to protect the former Republican governor's two young sons goes too far and denies voters important information about a recent candidate for public office.
The AP's motion was filed Thursday and was accepted by the court clerk Tuesday.
Boone County Associate Circuit Judge Leslie Schneider last week made her ruling in the case private to protect the former couple's sons from public scrutiny, according to a small portion of the ruling that was quoted in Texas records.
A lawyer for Sheena Greitens this week confirmed that the judge ruled that the case should be moved to Texas, where she is a public affairs professor at the University of Texas. Sheena Greitens, who requested the move, asked that Texas seal records in the ongoing case. Her attorney didn't immediately respond to an AP request for comment over whether she wants the Missouri judge's ruling to remain sealed.
No other information from the ruling has been publicly released.
Kansas City Star lawyer Bernie Rhodes argued that the judge should redact parts of the judgment related directly to the children but allow the rest to be made public.
“This is a classic case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater,” Rhodes told The Star. “If there’s something in there that is particularly unique to the children, that’s why Adobe PDF has a redaction feature."
The case drew heightened attention during Eric Greitens’ failed bid this year to become the Republican nominee for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. Sheena Greitens said in a sworn affidavit that he was physically abusive, which he strongly denied.
Rhodes's motion says that Eric and Sheena Greitens, as high-profile Missourians, have been given different treatment than other Missourians.
“An ordinary person doesn’t get their judgment sealed,” Rhodes said. “If I want to see how the property was split when my neighbor got divorced, I can go on to CaseNet or go down to the courthouse and I can learn that. Why are these two people, who proclaim themselves to be high profile public figures, entitled to a different standard? That just seems wrong in this country.”
The Star motion argues that voters whose decisions about whether to vote for Eric Greitens were based in part on the abuse allegations have a right to any information that the judgment might reveal about the issue.
Eric Greitens had argued that Sheena Greitens' claims were part of a political attack engineered by those who wanted him to lose his race. Rhodes argues that the record The Star seeks might reveal whether Greitens’ legal team was able to back up his claim.
“It is irrelevant that these allegations may be ‘embarrassing,’” Rhodes wrote in the motion. “Much of what occurs in Missouri courts is the result of embarrassing behavior. What is important is the continued protection of the ‘paramount public interest in a free flow of information to the people’ concerning candidates for public office.”
Greitens resigned as governor four years ago following a sex scandal, two criminal charges that were eventually dropped and a legislative investigation that could have led to impeachment hearings against him. He has said those charges were politically motivated. | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/AP-seeks-ex-Missouri-Gov-Greitens-child-custody-17422305.php | 2022-09-06T17:38:24Z | https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/AP-seeks-ex-Missouri-Gov-Greitens-child-custody-17422305.php | false |
(WSYR-TV) — It’s time for so many folks across Central New York to head back to school, and a big part of that group includes young kids.
Children’s author and school counselor Jim Price shares some key back-to-school social skills with his book series “Harold from the Hood.”
The purpose of writing the book was to teach valuable social interactive skills and to cultivate healthy and unbiased connections with others. It stresses that even though everyone in school comes from a different background, there is always some common ground to be celebrated.
While the book is geared toward kids, it can also be very useful for parents as well. Price hopes the books encourage people to spread a message of acceptance and inclusion in their communities.
For more information on Jim Price’s children’s series, visit his website at JimPriceBooks.education. | https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/childrens-author-jim-price-helping-kids-return-to-school/ | 2022-09-06T17:38:56Z | https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/childrens-author-jim-price-helping-kids-return-to-school/ | false |
BURLINGAME, Calif., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SquareFairy announced the release of the first easy -to-use, do-it-yourself Spanish-language website (https://SquareFairy.com/es) to prepare free California divorce papers, estimate child-support payments, and provide fair & square property division using its magical SplitFairy calculator.
Suraj Vasanth, CEO of SquareFairy, said, "We have helped hundreds of Californians save money and move forward in their lives. Someone's native language should not be a reason to deter them from using SquareFairy. We are looking to extend our services and partner with self-help, pro-bono clinics and community centers in California that assist individuals with divorce and child support needs."
Divorces involving lawyers can cost thousands of dollars, but SquareFairy has reduced the cost to prepare the initial divorce papers down to $0. Also, the spouses can share information between accounts, ensuring accurate divorce filings, which reduces paperwork errors and makes the process more collaborative and amicable.
Candice Saadian Costa, who runs Golden Gate Mediation in San Francisco and is a California licensed attorney, said, "SquareFairy is needed because it provides an easy, simple solution to a typically stressful process. And this new version extends its reach by supporting people who prefer Spanish."
About SquareFairy
SquareFairy Inc. (https://SquareFairy.com), headquartered in Burlingame, California, was founded in 2019 with the mission of helping struggling couples move forward in their lives, whether by helping them find couples therapy, financial help, or a path to an amicable divorce. Founders Suraj Vasanth and Mark Streich saw the emotional and financial toll that divorce extracts on friends, and wanted to provide ways for each person in the divorce to be treated fair and square. SquareFairy is an online service available in all counties of California.
SUMMARY:
SquareFairy.com, available in both English and Spanish, makes it free to prepare divorce papers, using a simple question-and-answer online site, saving the cost of divorce attorneys, which average $7,000 in the U.S.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The body of Eliza Fletcher was found Monday night in South Memphis, Memphis Police confirmed on Tuesday morning.
Police officially identified a body found on Victor Street as the missing 34-year-old mother and teacher.
Additional charges of first-degree murder and murder in perpetration of kidnapping have been added for suspect Cleotha Abston, police said.
The body was found during a search in South Memphis near where police say Abston was seen cleaning out his vehicle.
Students at St. Mary’s Episcopal School, the private school where missing jogger Eliza Fletcher taught, will start school late and gather in chapel Tuesday.
Fletcher was a Junior Kindergarten teacher at St. Mary’s. A Youtube account shows videos she made for her students during the pandemic. You can view it here.
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Fletcher, a 34-year-old mother and teacher, disappeared after she left her Midtown Memphis home and went for a run early Friday morning. Police said she was forced into an SUV on Central Avenue near the University of Memphis.
Fletcher is the granddaughter and heiress of the late Joseph “Joe” Orgill III, a Memphis hardware business owner and philanthropist who was reportedly a billionaire when he died in 2018.
Cleotha Abston has been arrested by Memphis Police and charged with kidnapping and several other charges in connection with the case. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/breaking-police-identify-eliza-fletchers-body/ | 2022-09-06T17:39:28Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/breaking-police-identify-eliza-fletchers-body/ | false |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFST) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of LifeStance common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with LifeStance's June 10, 2021 initial public stock offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in LFST:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that LifeStance Health Group, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (ii) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (iii) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the initial public offering's registration statement, and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the initial public offering's registration statement represented.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in LifeStance you have until October 11, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased LifeStance securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the LFST lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/lifestance-health-loss-submission-form?id=31351&from=4.
ABOUT KLEIN LAW FIRM
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sole surviving member Carl Palmer, in association with the Estates of his bandmates Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, has announced the much-anticipated WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS- THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Tour. Launching on Friday, November 18th, 2022 at the 2300 ARENA in Philadelphia, PA, the tour will actually reunite ELP LIVE ON STAGE through modern technology.
After exploring the idea of a Hologram tour in detail, Palmer opted for what he felt was a more honest approach using live footage of Keith and Greg on massive video walls alongside Carl (and his band) playing LIVE on stage. The voice and instrumentation of Greg Lake and the unmistakable keyboard mastery of Keith Emerson will be mixed with Palmer's onstage live drumming to magically reunite ELP once again.
Emerson and Lake passed away nine months apart in 2016, leaving Palmer to carry on the band's enormous musical legacy. "About five years ago I explored the idea of trying to reunite the band using digital holograms," said Carl Palmer. "We were able to use just the camera shots of Keith and Greg, with the sterling audio tracks of their performances resulting in a combination of film and onstage performance that brings back the magic of ELP."
Here is what music fans can expect:
RETURN OF ELP SIZZLE REEL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pYeyJCykc
After establishing themselves in bands such as The Nice, King Crimson, and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, ELP was formed in early 1970 as one of rock's first (and biggest) supergroups. With record sales of over 50 million and decades of sold-out tours through the 1970s and again in the 1990s, The tour will coincide with the new BMG box set of classic ELP hit singles pressed on vinyl with reproductions of the original picture sleeves. BMG now controls ELP's catalog.
The tour is being launched with the full approval of the Emerson and Lake Estates. WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS- THE RETURN OF EMERSON LAKE & PALMER will start in the US during Fall 2022 and eventually play all over the world where ELP toured throughout its career.
SEE THE TOUR DATES AND ACCESS TICKETS AT
www.carlpalmer.com OR www.emersonlakepalmer.com
TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2022
MORE DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED
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After a week of little to no water pressure, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Jackson residents should have normal water pressure.
Heavy rain caused the city’s aging water system to crumble. The result was people did not have water for cooking, drinking, taking showers and other purposes.
Despite the announcement from the governor, the city is still under a boil advisory. The city said residents should boil water for cooking and brushing their teeth. Officials said Monday that two more water samples are needed before lifting the boil advisory.
Even with water pressure returning to normal, Reeves said future issues are to be expected.
“We know that it is always possible that there will be more severe challenges. This system broke over several years, and it would be inaccurate to claim it is totally solved over a week,” Reeves said. “We know how to respond, and we can do so effectively. We have the personnel in place today to prevent as many issues as possible, while understanding that a week of repairs does not eliminate every risk. There may be more bad days in the future.”
A handful of water distribution sites remained open on Tuesday.
The crisis also prompted President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency, which allowed for national resources to address the water shortage. | https://www.3newsnow.com/news/national/jackson-mississippis-water-crisis-coming-to-an-end-nearly-a-week-later | 2022-09-06T17:44:27Z | https://www.3newsnow.com/news/national/jackson-mississippis-water-crisis-coming-to-an-end-nearly-a-week-later | true |
Kurt Weill started young. At the age of 12 he was already composing. By his early twenties, his first symphony took shape. In Germany’s Weimar Republic, his musical career flourished.
But then came the Nazis and also a swift decision by this Jewish composer to move from Berlin to Broadway. His songs are still performed there today.
Weill lived for just 50 years and rose to become one of the country’s leading composers for the stage. Heleft a lasting mark on the “American” musical. Chances are you already know some of his work. It’s been covered by the likes of Bobby Darrin, Nina Simone, David Bowie, and PJ Harvey.
For Labor Day, this “More Than Music” documentary looks at the life and times of this renowned German-American composer. Our guide, Joseph Horowitz, looks at some of the baggage that still surrounds a musician who was considered an “exemplary immigrant” who “became an American.”
This is a “More Than Music” production, scripted and edited by Joseph Horowitz. The technical producer was Peter Bogdanoff. Earlier ‘More Than Music’ programs can be found here, here, here, and here.
Performances were recorded live at the Brevard Music Festival in Brevard, North Carolina, and included soprano Lisa Vroman, baritone William Sharp, pianist Shane Schag, the Brevard Music Center Orchestra conducted by its Artistic Director, and Keith Lockhart.
Brevard’s “Kurt Weill’s America” festival was supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Kurt Weill Foundation. And Joe writes about Weill in America in his book “Artists in Exile,” published by HarperCollins.
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
AP Business Writer
Bed Bath & Beyond has named its Chief Accounting Officer, Laura Crossen, as interim chief financial officer following the death of Gustavo Arnal.
The home goods retailer said in a regulatory filing that Crossen will continue as its principal accounting officer while serving in the interim role.
Crossen’s base salary was raised by $200,000 and the compensation committee increased her target annual bonus opportunity to 70% of her modified base salary. The filing said the adjustments will only be effective for the period she serves as interim CFO.
Arnal died on Friday. According to the New York City Police Department, police found the 52-year-old unconscious with injuries showing he fell from the 57-story Jenga residential tower in Manhattan. The medical examiner’s office ruled the 52-year-old Arnal’s death a suicide, and police said an investigation was underway.
Arnal was facing a lawsuit accusing him of taking part in a scheme to inflate the company’s stock price to sell shares for a huge profit.
The news of Arnal’s death came just days after Bed Bath & Beyond said that it would close stores and lay off workers in a bid to turn around its beleaguered business.
The chain, based in Union, New Jersey, is looking to shut about 150 of its namesake stores and slash its workforce by 20%.
Preliminary figures for the quarter ended Aug. 27 show that Bed Bath & Beyond’s sales were $1.45 billion, a drop of 26% from the same period last year. It burned through $325 million in cash during the quarter.
The retailer ousted its previous CEO, former Target executive Mark Tritton, in June. Last month, it announced that the chief operating officer and chief stores officer had left. The company is being led by an interim CEO, board member and retail consultant Sue Gove, while a search firm looks for a permanent leader.
Arnal joined the company in May 2020 after holding senior executive jobs at Avon, Walgreens Boots Alliance and Procter & Gamble.
The company said in a filing in August that Arnal sold about 55,000 shares for $1.4 million in six separate transactions that still left him with more than 255,000 shares.
On Aug. 23, an investor from suburban Washington filed a lawsuit against Arnal, activist investor Ryan Cohen, Bed Bath & Beyond and its bankers. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, accuses Arnal and Cohen of conspiring since March in a “pump and dump” scheme to boost the price of Bed Bath & Beyond shares. It accused Cohen of making a false filing and manipulating the timing of disclosing the sale of most of his stock.
Bed Bath & Beyond said it is in the early stages of evaluating the complaint, “but based on current knowledge the company believes the claims are without merit.”
Shares of the company fell 15% in morning trading, to $7.32.
The national suicide and crisis lifeline is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org.
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Business Writer David Koenig contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are uncertain if the slowdown will continue.
Christopher Mayer, professor of real estate at Columbia Business School, said people looking for an apartment now might have a better experience than they did in May or June.
“We’re not seeing rents go up as quickly, the rental market is softening a little bit,” he said.
The national median asking rent was up 14% in July over July the previous year, the smallest annual increase since November 2021, according to a new report from Redfin. While that percentage is still high, it has decreased from 15% in June and 16% in May.
Experts say the market could slow further toward the end of the year, but there’s still a lot of uncertainty.
“I would not be surprised if we get to 2023 before things really get back to normal,” said Brian Carberry, senior managing editor of Rent.com, an apartment search website owned by Redfin.
Much depends on where you live. Cities in Florida such as Boca Raton and West Palm Beach have seen rents decrease -0.1% and -0.5% respectively compared to last month. But according to Apartment List, rents in California coastal cities such as San Diego have continued to increase over the past year.
In Rochester, N.Y., rent was up 15.3% in August over the same month the previous year, according to data from Apartment List. An average two-bedroom apartment in the Rochester area was $1,318 in August, compared with $1,116 a year ago.
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said high rents are a concern because they can account for a big chunk of a household's take-home pay.
“Gas prices are coming back down, but rents are going up 10, 12, 15%. And rent can end up taking 40% of these households’ income,” Moynihan said in a recent Associated Press interview.
While things are looking a bit better for renters than a few months ago, it's still a landlords' market, Mayer said.
If your lease is up, staying put and negotiating with your landlord might be a better option than trying to move, at least until the rental market slows down further, said Paula Munger, assistant vice president for industry research and analysis at the National Apartment Association.
"When you renew your lease, you’re definitely not paying the same as someone new moving in," Munger said. “If you can, stay in your apartment.”
A major reason for rent spikes has been increasing demand from people priced out of a booming housing market. That market is starting to slow, which could mean more people can afford to buy and won't need to rent, but with interest rates rising, some may not want to take on mortgages.
“With inflation now all throughout the market, there’s not enough supply so the prices are going up," Munger said. “That’s the downside for people, just not having enough options and choices for what they would like in a housing unit.”
That was the experience of Erika Tascon, a 22-year-old Los Angeles resident who was living with roommates but wanted to find an apartment with her boyfriend.
After visiting more than 10 units, the couple picked a 500-square-foot one-bedroom apartment in Beverly Hills where they pay $2,750 per month. The median rent for a one-bedroom in the area is $2,773, up 14% from last year, according to data from Zumper.
“I think landlords are taking advantage of tenants right now,” said Tascon, who is paying $200 more per month than for her previous apartment.
In Britni Eseller’s case, the high demand meant that she had to rush to fill out her application to beat the other 10 people who toured the apartment she wanted.
“Because everyone is in scarcity mode, you’re willing to find a place that might be somewhat affordable and you’re unfortunately okay with overlooking chipped floors or a broken appliance,” said Eseller, who lives in North Park, a neighborhood of San Diego.
Developers have ramped up construction of apartment buildings this year, which could eventually help to ease the crunch. But it's likely to take a while before that's reflected in the market.
Meanwhile, high rents are disproportionately hurting low-income residents across the country, said Ben Martin, research director of Texas Housers, a non-profit organization that works on housing justice.
In May, rental prices in Dallas and Fort Worth were up 21.6% from last year, according to Redfin data. In Austin they were up 48.4%. One major reason is that high-income people from coastal areas like California and New York moved to Texas during the coronavirus pandemic, when they realized they could work remotely and live more cheaply. In December of last year, for example, Tesla moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Austin.
“People who make the lowest incomes are paying more of their total pie of money," Martin said. “Which means that they don’t have money for anything else: school supplies, groceries, gas, clothing, all of the essential stuff that you need to live.”
In addition to cutting basic expenses, renters are also cramming more people into apartments, Martin said.
Increasingly, people can't afford their homes at all and are now facing eviction. Governments have ended eviction moratoriums and rental assistance programs that allowed people to stay in their homes during the pandemic.
The Eviction Lab, a research organization at Princeton University, is seeing record numbers of evictions that have surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
In Houston, where the eviction moratorium ended in July 2021, there were 7,242 eviction filings in July of this year, 51% above average, according to The Eviction Lab. Other cities such as Los Angeles have extended eviction moratoriums until the end of this year.
Tenants who can't afford rent increases but also can't afford to move are often forced to choose between paying rent and covering basic necessities. An eviction stays on a renter's record, making it harder to find housing in the future.
“The threat of eviction is the looming problem," said Nick Graetz, a postdoctoral research associate at The Eviction Lab. “Part of the reason renters sacrifice so many other things to try to pay unreasonable high rents every month is because of the constant threat of being evicted from their home.”
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By MATTHEW PERRONE and DAVE COLLINS
Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul’s early promotions and claims about the safety and benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative.
The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping products.
The state investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
“Through this settlement, we have secured hundreds of millions of dollars to help reduce nicotine use and forced Juul to accept a series of strict injunctive terms to end youth marketing and crack down on underage sales,” Tong said in a press release.
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Connecticut’s payment of at least $16 million will go toward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previously settled lawsuits in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington.
Most of the limits imposed by Tuesday’s settlement won’t affect Juul’s practices, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming under scrutiny several several years ago.
Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed after Juul’s launch in 2015, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vaping among teenagers. Health experts said the unprecedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, dropping all U.S. advertising and pulling its fruit and candy flavors from store shelves.
The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since reopened its scientific review of the company’s technology.
The FDA review is part of a sweeping effort by regulators to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays. The agency has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.
While Juul’s early marketing focused on young, urban consumers, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
“We remain focused on our future as we fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes – the number one cause of preventable death – while combating underage use,” the company said in a statement.
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing practices as part of the settlement. They include not using cartoons, paying social media influencers, depicting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.
Juul initially sold its high-nicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and creme. The products became a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Most teens now prefer disposable e-cigarettes, some of which continue to be sold in sweet, fruity flavors.
Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. Still, federal officials cautioned about interpreting the results given they were collected online for the first time, instead of in classrooms.
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Perrone reported from Washington, D.C.
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By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee said Tuesday they had found the body of a Memphis woman abducted during a pre-dawn run, confirming fears that Eliza Fletcher was killed after she was forced into an SUV on Friday morning.
The news followed an exhaustive search throughout the long weekend with dogs, ATVs and a helicopter in a case that has drawn national media attention and is already becoming a source of partisan controversy over criminal sentencing and parole.
U.S. Marshals arrested Cleotha Abston, 38, on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit. Police did not find Fletcher’s body until just after 5 p.m. on Monday and did not publicly confirm that the body was Fletcher’s until Tuesday morning. The 34-year-old Fletcher was a school teacher and the granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman.
Abston was released from prison in 2020 after serving 20 years for a previous kidnapping. On Tuesday morning, he made his first court appearance on charges of kidnapping, tampering with evidence, theft, identity theft, and fraudulent use of a credit card. Memphis police said in a Tweet on Tuesday that he will also be charged with first-degree murder and first-degree murder in perpetration of kidnapping.
Several of Fletcher’s relatives were in the courtroom along with more than 20 media members as Abston was issued a $510,000 bond. Abston said he could not afford bond and he could not afford a lawyer. General Sessions Judge Louis Montesi appointed a public defender to represent Abston.
Memphis Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said it was too early in the investigation to determine how and where Fletcher was killed. Davis said the body was found behind a vacant duplex.
Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000 when he was just 16 years old. He spent 20 years in prison for that crime, but he had been sentenced to 24. Some prominent Tennessee Republicans on Tuesday were quick to argue that had Abston served his full sentence, Fletcher would still be alive.
“This case not only proves that the recently passed Truth in Sentencing Act was necessary, but that it was long overdue,” Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally said in a statement Tuesday. “We must redouble our efforts to ensure those who transgress against citizens are punished — and severely.”
The statute requires serving entire sentences for various felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, vehicular homicide resulting from the driver’s intoxication and carjacking.
Newly elected Memphis District Attorney Steve Mulroy, a Democrat, said Tuesday it was time for grief and “not trying to use this case as a political football.”
Mulroy has notably voiced his opposition to the truth in sentencing law. Speaking Tuesday, he called Fletcher’s case an “isolated attack by a stranger.” Mulroy noted that Abston served 85% of his previous sentence and the DA’s office had opposed parole.
In the earlier kidnapping, Abston forced Kemper Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint, the Commercial Appeal reported. After several hours, Abston took Durand out and forced him to drive to a Mapco gas station to withdraw money from an ATM. At the station, an armed Memphis Housing Authority guard walked in and Durand yelled for help. Abston ran away but was found and arrested. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, according to court records.
Durand, in a victim impact statement, wrote, “I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston. … It is quite likely that I would have been killed had I not escaped,” the Commercial Appeal reported.
Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist. Her case is the latest that reinforces the fears of many female athletes when it comes to working out alone, at night or in secluded places. Crime statistics show these types of attacks are exceedingly rare. Women out for a run face much greater dangers from traffic. But the fear they inspire is real, as are smaller-scale episodes of harassment or assaults on women, even in well-populated areas.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute, the trucking industry's not-for-profit research organization, today launched the 2022 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey asks trucking industry stakeholders to rank the top issues of concern for the industry along with potential strategies for addressing each issue.
Now in its 18th year, ATRI's annual analysis not only ranks the issues overall but also provides insights into how critical topics are ranked differently by motor carriers and professional drivers. The report also allows stakeholders to monitor issues over time to better understand which issues are rising, or falling, in criticality.
"The annual Top Industry Issues Survey has long been a crucial part of understanding the issues facing our country's supply chain. ATRI's research provides a chance for thousands of trucking industry professionals, from drivers to executives, to weigh in on the most important topics that affect trucking and collectively decide on the best strategies for addressing each," said ATA Chair Harold Sumerford, Jr., CEO of J & M Tank Lines, Inc.
"I encourage my fellow drivers to take a few minutes and complete the Top Industry Issues Survey. Whether your top issue is truck parking, driver compensation, detention, traffic congestion or something else, it only takes a few minutes to make your voice heard and for us collectively to let the industry know what drivers are most concerned about," said Steve Fields, an America's Road Team Captain and professional truck driver for Yellow.
The results of the 2022 survey will be released October 22, 2022 as part of the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition to be held in San Diego, California.
Industry stakeholders are encouraged to complete the 2022 survey available by clicking here. The survey will remain open through October 7, 2022.
ATRI is the trucking industry's 501c3 not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation's essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex thrilled fans in Germany as they went on a walkabout in the hot sunshine before taking a cruise along the River Rhine.
Harry and Meghan shook hands and chatted with an eager crowd outside Dusseldorf Town Hall as they marked the one-year countdown to The Invictus Games coming to the city.
Shouts of “Harry, Harry” could be heard, while Meghan posed for selfies with members of the public who stood in the sun to catch a glimpse of the couple on their short visit to Dusseldorf.
The duchess wore a cream halter-neck knitted vest by LA-based designer Anine Bing, and beige wide-legged belted trousers.
The couple’s outing on Tuesday comes after they made their first public appearance in the UK since returning for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee earlier this year.
The MS Rhein Galaxie which Harry and Meghan were expected to be on, set sail down the River Rhine on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 3.30pm.
A small German police boat travelled slightly ahead of the vessel.
A number of people, understood to be Invictus competitors and their family and friends, stood on the top deck of the large ship, which had the official flags of the games flying upon it.
The couple were understood to be taking a brief sightseeing tour on the boat before heading to the Merkur Spiel-Arena for a press conference at which Harry will deliver remarks.
Delivering a speech at the Town Hall reception, Harry, wearing a suit and white shirt, said he is “filled with such excitement” at the thought of the next Invictus Games having the backdrop of the River Rhine.
He said: “I can’t wait to hear the roar of the crowds, to feel the adrenalin of the competition and join in on the laughter and even the tears, happy ones of course, while we get to witness lives being changed right before our eyes.”
He said he would encourage people to “really lean in” to the games.
He added: “In our most vulnerable moments, encouragement is essential.
“So, I ask that we all do our part to provide space for these incredible servicemen and women to be honest, courageous and true to themselves.”
Showing his trademark sense of humour, the duke opened his speech with a few words of German and wiped his brow to applause as he smiled in relief, adding: “That’s about where it stops.”
He also jokingly asked the people at the small reception whether the beer in Dusseldorf was better than in Cologne, to clapping and nods of yes from those in attendance.
Marking the official One Year To Go event, he said: “It is my absolute honour, along with my wife, to invite the people of Germany to officially start the countdown to next September.”
He encouraged everyone to “lead with our hearts and, most of all, enjoy the ride ahead”.
Harry and Meghan were treated to a red carpet arrival at the Town Hall reception, stepping out hand-in-hand to cheering crowds.
Inside, the pair signed a special guestbook known as the Golden Book, which is also believed to have been signed by the Queen during a visit to Dusseldorf in the 1960s, according to a city official.
During his speech at the reception, the city’s mayor Stephan Keller, recalled the Queen and the late Duke of Edinburgh’s previous visits to Dusseldorf and said they signified the strong relationship between Dusseldorf and Britain since the end of the Second World War.
Harry described those who have worn a uniform to serve their countries, “fighting for their lives, our lives, our freedoms and our democracies”, as “my role models”, as he addressed press at the arena later in the afternoon.
He described Dusseldorf as a “beautiful city” with “a vibrant atmosphere and filled with amazing people”.
“From what I’ve witnessed today already, I have a good sense of how we will bring the motto of these games, A Home For Respect, to life,” he said.
“It is my belief that showing respect and appreciation is just as important as experiencing respect and appreciation. That’s the spirit we’re bringing to Dusseldorf.”
Tuesday’s trip comes a day after Meghan gave the keynote address in Manchester on Monday for the One Young World summit.
The former actress told the 2,000 delegates how her life had changed when she last joined the summit in London in 2019, singling out her role as a wife and a mother, but making no mention of becoming a senior royal the year before.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul’s early promotions and claims about the safety and benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative.
The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping products.
The state investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
“Through this settlement, we have secured hundreds of millions of dollars to help reduce nicotine use and forced Juul to accept a series of strict injunctive terms to end youth marketing and crack down on underage sales,” Tong said in a press release.
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Connecticut’s payment of at least $16 million will go toward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previously settled lawsuits in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington.
Most of the limits imposed by Tuesday’s settlement won’t affect Juul’s practices, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming under scrutiny several several years ago.
Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed after Juul’s launch in 2015, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vaping among teenagers. Health experts said the unprecedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, dropping all U.S. advertising and pulling its fruit and candy flavors from store shelves.
The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since reopened its scientific review of the company’s technology.
The FDA review is part of a sweeping effort by regulators to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays. The agency has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.
While Juul’s early marketing focused on young, urban consumers, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
“We remain focused on our future as we fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes – the number one cause of preventable death – while combating underage use,” the company said in a statement.
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing practices as part of the settlement. They include not using cartoons, paying social media influencers, depicting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.
Juul initially sold its high-nicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and creme. The products became a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Most teens now prefer disposable e-cigarettes, some of which continue to be sold in sweet, fruity flavors.
Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. Still, federal officials cautioned about interpreting the results given they were collected online for the first time, instead of in classrooms.
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Defending champion Billy Horschel and world number six Jon Rahm have hit out at the LIV Golf players who will contest this week’s BMW PGA Championship.
DP World Tour members like Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood are eligible for the event at Wentworth after their suspensions for playing in the inaugural event of the Saudi-backed breakaway were temporarily stayed on appeal.
American Talor Gooch and Mexico’s Abraham Ancer are in the field thanks to being in the world’s top 60, but Horschel believes they are being “hypocritical” in chasing ranking points having never shown any interest in the event before.
“Even though Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter have been stalwarts for the European Tour, I don’t think those guys really should be here,” Horschel said.
“I honestly don’t think that the American guys who haven’t supported the Tour should be here. Abraham Ancer, Talor Gooch… you’ve never played this tournament, you’ve never supported the DP World Tour. Why are you here?
“You are here for one reason only and that’s to try to get world ranking points because you don’t have it (on LIV Golf).
“It’s hypocritical because of what some of these guys have said when they said they wanted to play less golf. It’s pretty hypocritical to come over here and play outside LIV when your big thing was to spend more time with family and want to play less golf.
“I wouldn’t call Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter hypocrites because they never said they wanted to play less. The guys that have publicly stated they want to play less, those are the hypocrites.”
Horschel believes that players were “naive” to believe that they would not be suspended by the PGA Tour for joining LIV and that some failed to adequately weigh up the pros and cons.
“Maybe those guys aren’t smart enough to think on their own and maybe their agents gave them bad information” Horschel added.
“I know for a fact that certain agents just gave certain players bad information and some of those players are ticked (off) that they listened to their agents on that.
“Some of these agents led these guys down a bad road. They didn’t give them the entire information and they didn’t play devil’s advocate the way they should have.
“I guarantee if I was in their seat, my agent would have played devil’s advocate, or I would have played devil’s advocate. We did talk about what if LIV did come to us, what are the pros and cons.
“And we made a list. There was a lot of cons on that LIV Golf side and very few on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. There’s a lot more pros on that side.”
The presence of the LIV players in the field has contributed to lower-ranked DP World Tour members missing out, with Rahm’s friend Alfredo Garcia-Heredia currently the first reserve.
“There are many players that have been key for European Tour golf and the Ryder Cup that have a lot of collective years on the European Tour,” Rahm said. “Them coming, I don’t necessarily think it’s a bad thing.
“What I don’t understand is some players that have never shown any interest in the European Tour, have never shown any interest in playing this event, being given an opportunity just because they can get world ranking points and hopefully make majors next year.
“A perfect example, a good friend of mine is the first one out on the entry list right now.
“It doesn’t hurt me but it does bug me that somebody who has played over 20 DP World events this year cannot be given the opportunity to play a flagship event because some people that earned it, to an extent, are being given an opportunity when they couldn’t care any less about the event.
“They don’t know. They don’t care. They don’t know the history of this event.”
Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer withdrew from the tournament last week, telling Golf Digest: “I don’t need to go to a place where, feel-wise, you’re not that welcome. They don’t say it, but (it’s there).” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3668599/billy-horschel-and-jon-rahm-hit-out-at-liv-golf-players-in-bmw-pga-championship/ | 2022-09-06T17:54:53Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3668599/billy-horschel-and-jon-rahm-hit-out-at-liv-golf-players-in-bmw-pga-championship/ | false |
Quita Gray Baker
Quita Gray Baker passed away peacefully on Monday, September 5, 2022, at the Waters of Union City Skilled Nursing Center. Graveside Services will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 12:00 Noon at the New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Mason Hall, TN with Rev. Richard Dickerson officiating and burial to follow.
Mrs. Baker was born on March 5, 1931, in Rutherford, TN to Howard and Lorene Norman Gray. She was a 1949 graduate of Mason Hall High School and was the valedictorian of her class. She resided in Germantown, TN for most of her adult life. She and her dear husband John owned a Building Materials Business, where she served as Vice-President. They were married for 68 years.
She was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband, John D. Baker; her parents, Howard and Lorene Norman Gray; her stepmother, Ethel Gray; two brothers, Derry Gray and Ronald Gray. She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Mary Clark and Shirley Frye; special friend and longtime neighbor, Freida Hicks; and friend at the Etheridge House, Alice Mason, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to express heartfelt thanks to the staff at the Etheridge House for their excellent love and care shown to Quita through the years and to the staff of the Waters for their care during the past two months.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorials be made to Union Grove United Methodist Church Women’s Food Ministry, c/o Tara Joyner, P.O. Box 1553, Brownsville, TN 38012. All arrangements and services are under the direction of the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home in Brownsville, TN. | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/09/06/quita-gray-baker/ | 2022-09-06T18:00:35Z | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2022/09/06/quita-gray-baker/ | true |
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BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Walker & Dunlop, Inc. announced today that it is expanding the capabilities of its affordable housing platform with the creation of a dedicated affordable investment sales team. The eleven-member team, led by Managing Directors Aaron Hargrove and Eric Taylor, formerly of Greystone Real Estate Advisors, brings invaluable experience and relationships in the affordable housing space and will play a strategic role in helping Walker & Dunlop further its mission of empowering clients to create, preserve and revitalize affordable communities.
"We are excited and proud to join a company that believes in this mission and is making it an integral part of their business by investing in and expanding their platform to better serve stakeholders. We look forward to collaborating with the entire affordable team and adding our expertise in affordable investment sales," said Aaron Hargrove.
The new team of tenured affordable housing experts has experience that spans the full scope of affordable housing programs including Section 8, Section 42 LIHTC, and Rural Development. Drawing on their diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise, as well as their experience transacting in almost every state plus Puerto Rico, they are known to provide unmatched analysis and brokerage services for property owners in any situation, including disposition, refinancing, partnership dissolution, partnership buyout, asset repositioning, resyndication, and qualified contract execution.
"We are thrilled to welcome Aaron, Eric, and the team to Walker & Dunlop. The addition of investment sales to our existing suite of affordable services ensures our ability to further our mission of creating and maintaining the nation's affordable housing stock by elevating the ways in which we can support our clients," said Sheri Thompson, Walker & Dunlop's Executive Vice President for Affordable Housing & Investment Management/Proprietary Capital. "The team will also play an important role in helping Walker & Dunlop achieve its goal of originating $60 billion of affordable and workforce housing loans by 2025."
The creation of this investment sales team broadens Walker & Dunlop's affordable-specific capabilities to now include debt financing and LIHTC equity, affordable housing preservation, appraisals, development support and construction management, affordable compliance software solutions, and investment sales and advisory. This full suite of services, combined with unparalleled affordable experience, exceptional expertise in transaction execution, and industry-leading technology positions Walker & Dunlop to continue to be a leader and set the standard in affordable housing.
Eric Taylor added, "Our team is eager to join forces with Walker & Dunlop's existing affordable platform to provide an investment sales solution to our combined client base. We are encouraged by the cross-collaboration between teams and how we can use W&D's technology to enhance our processes, and by the opportunity to help build something special."
Walker & Dunlop is a leader in multifamily property sales, having completed $19.3 billion in property sales volume in 2021 alone, up 214% from 2020. The firm was also the third largest provider of capital to the U.S. multifamily market, originating $49 billion in transactions and lending over $42 billion for multifamily properties in 2021. Additionally, the affordable team financed $10B of affordable financing in 2021 through HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and capital markets sources. To learn more about our capabilities and financing options, visit our website.
About Walker & Dunlop
Walker & Dunlop (NYSE: WD) is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry in the United States, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where Americans live, work, shop and play — to life. Our people, brand and technology make W&D one of the most insightful and customer-focused firms in our industry. With more than 1,400 employees across every major U.S. market, Walker & Dunlop has consistently been named one of Fortune's Great Places to Work® and is committed to making the commercial real estate industry more inclusive and diverse while creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
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Jason Momoa shaves head to denounce single-use plastics
Jason Momoa’s long hair is just about as famous as the actor himself— and yet he shaved it all off with a message to denounce single-use plastics.
The actor posted on a verified Instagram account, "heres to new beginnings let’s spread the aloha. be better at protecting our land and oceans."
He further wrote, "we need to cut single use plastics out of our lives and out of our seas. plastic bottles, plastic bags, packaging, utensils all of it. let’s aloha our ‘āina together aloha"
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Along with the post was a video of Mamoa getting his hair cut, saying he "felt the wind" as his head was getting shaved.
"I'm tired of using plastic bottles, we gotta stop," the 43-year-old said in the video. "Plastic forks, all that s**t goes into our land, goes into our ocean. I'm here in Hawaii right now, and just seeing things in our ocean, it's just so sad."
Plastics have long been a target of environmental groups. Most plastic is not recycled and millions of tons are polluting the world’s oceans, hurting wildlife and showing up in drinking water. Various efforts are underway to rein in such pollution, with states attempting to reduce the use of plastic grocery bags, straws and other products. This month the federal government said it will phase out the sale of single-use plastics like water bottles at national parks.
Single-use plastics ban have already caught on across the country and the world.
RELATED: California asks residents not to charge electric vehicles days after announcing gas car ban
An ambitious California bill will reduce plastic production for single-use products like shampoo bottles and food wrappers by 25% starting next decade, part of an effort to rein in pollution from the ubiquitous material.
India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products over the summer as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people.
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This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET's collection of news, tips and advice around Apple's most popular product.
The iPhone 14 is likely coming really soon. Apple's "Far Out" launch event is scheduled for Wednesday, and we expect to finally get a glimpse at the new iPhone.
After nearly a year of waiting, we've heard a slew of rumors about the iPhone 14 lineup, from its possible release date and price to design changes and new camera features. We even got a look at its operating system, iOS 16 -- here's how you can download the beta now.
Even with all the buzz about the iPhone 14, Pro, Max and Pro Max, there are plenty of questions still floating around. Will Apple raise the price for its upcoming iPhones? When exactly will you be able to preorder and buy the iPhone 14? How will it be different from the iPhone 13? And what will it even look like?
Read more: iPhone 14 Apple Event: Watch our Live Updates
We won't have definitive answers until Apple's big announcement, but one thing is certain: Now isn't the time to buy a new iPhone, especially since Apple's 2022 flagship is likely so close to its debut. We expect to see the Apple Watch Series 8 and possibly a new Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Pro soon, too.
While we count down the hours to the iPhone 14's likely arrival, we're continuing to collect all the rumors about the upcoming iPhone. The latest being that the iPhone 14 Pro may sport a single pill-shaped cutout in its display.
We'll update this story as new information becomes available. If you're looking for ways to pass the time until Apple's Sept. 7 event, check out CNET's list of the best places to trade in your old phone. Plus, here's every hidden iOS 16 feature we didn't expect to find and the 22 iPhone tips that'll make you a power user.
iPhone 14 lineup rumors: Will there still be four phones?
We still don't know much about the iPhone 14, but we've heard that Apple's next lineup will nix the Mini and focus on larger phones instead. A 2021 report from Nikkei Asian Review predicted the death of the iPhone 14 Mini, and a research note from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo obtained by MacRumors also suggested that the Mini was not long for this world. However, Kuo reported, the iPhone 14 lineup will still comprise four models, a "high-end" and a "lower-end," with two size options for each.
While name speculation isn't as germane to the discussion of Apple's 2022 lineup as it was for unlucky 13, rumors suggest a small shift in naming conventions, with an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Max and iPhone 14 Pro Max, with "Pro" designating higher-end specs and "Max" referring to the larger screen size.
Read more: iPhone 14 vs. iPhone 13: Selfie Cameras May Get Biggest Overhaul in Years
iPhone 14 size rumors: How large will screens be?
Apple's last two iPhone lineups have featured the same 6.1-inch size for the base model, going up to 6.7 inches for the Pro Max. According to the same Nikkei Asian Review report, Apple will stick with these sizes for the iPhone 14, but delete the 5.4-inch Mini. This rumor is corroborated by a March report from 9to5Mac. Reports showed sluggish sales of the iPhone 12 Mini, so it'll be no surprise should Apple retire the small phone in 2022.
Although the size of the next iPhone is expected to stay the same, the display bezels for the Pro Max are rumored to be 20 percent smaller compared to previous iPhone generations, according to CAD renders shared by Twitter leaker ShrimpApplePro. This means the screen would be slightly larger. However, it's important to note that this rumor should be taken with a grain of salt since ShrimpApplePro doesn't have an extensive track record to support their speculations.
iPhone 14 rumors: Will there be a SIM card?
In 2020, rumors began to surface that iPhone was ditching physical SIM cards entirely, and now a chain of leaks suggests that the iPhone 14 might be the first line to do it. 9to5Mac broke down the cascade of leaks, which started with a Brazilian site claiming the iPhone 15 Pro would go physically SIM-less. Then MacRumors reported an anonymous tip that Apple was preparing major carriers for eSIM-only phones by September. Apple leaker DylanDKT confirmed being "in agreement" with reports of the tray for physical SIM cards being removed, though his Twitter account has seemingly disappeared since.
Release date: When will the iPhone 14 go on sale?
Apple has set its next launch event for Sept. 7 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST). The new iPhone is expected to make its debut at this event, possibly alongside Apple Watch Series 8.
Although we now know the probable launch date for the iPhone 14, its release date has yet to be confirmed. But like other aspects of the new iPhone, rumors can provide a few hints. A recent Bloomberg report suggests that the new iPhone will go on sale Sept. 16.
Apple holds its annual fall iPhone event in September almost every year, with the phones being released shortly thereafter, usually the Friday of the following week. Sometimes Apple will stagger release dates for specific models, especially when introducing a new design or size. So it's possible that the iPhone 14 lineup will have more than one release date.
Here's what we know:
- Apple tends to hold its events on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Apple's iPhone 13 event was held on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and this year's event is slated for Wednesday, Sept. 7.
- iPhone release dates are typically a week and a half after Apple's announcements.
- In general, new iPhones are released on a Friday, around the third week of September. For the iPhone 13, preorders began Sept. 17 and the phones went on sale Sept. 24.
A few years ago, CNET took a deep dive into the Apple event timeline and emerged with a compelling Labor Day hypothesis, which you can read about here. Although our hypothesis was a week off for 2021, this year it aligns with the date of Apple's scheduled launch event.
Read more: We Can't Wait For These Upcoming Phones
iPhone 14 price: How much will Apple's 2022 iPhone cost?
Apple didn't make any major price changes between 2020's iPhone 12 and 2021's iPhone 13. But with bigger changes expected to be on the way for the iPhone 14, it's reasonable to believe that Apple may raise prices in 2022.
The new iPhone may see a $100 price increase, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives. "Prices have been increasing across the whole supply chain, and Cupertino needs to pass these costs to the consumer on this release," Ives told The Sun. Kuo also estimates that Apple may increase the price for its new iPhone.
However, other rumors suggest that the iPhone 14 will share the same price as last year's model, or will be even cheaper. A Korean leaker who goes by the handle yeux1122 suggests Apple plans to "freeze" the price of the base model of the iPhone 14.
For reference, here's how much each version of the iPhone 13 lineup cost at launch.
Camera rumors: A better front-facing camera and more for the iPhone 14?
Apple may have a few camera upgrades in store for the upcoming iPhone 14. Rumors say the tech giant has chosen a new supplier for its front-facing camera to make a higher-end lens. According to a report from Korean tech site ET News, citing unnamed industry sources, South Korean supplier LG Innotek will provide the new selfie camera for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro.
Kuo also shared insights about the iPhone 14's potential camera upgrades in an investors note reported on by 9to5Mac just after the iPhone 13 launch. In the note, Kuo predicts a hole-punch front camera, making the iPhone 14 notchless, as well as a 48-megapixel wide rear camera for the Pro and Pro Max models, up from 12 megapixels on previous iPhones.
Display analyst Ross Young predicts, however, that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will have a hole-and-pill shaped design to accommodate for the front-facing camera and Face ID. The hole cutout is believed to be for the Face ID dot projector, and the pill-shaped cutout holds the front camera and Face ID camera, according to a January report from MacRumors. An August report from 9to5Mac also suggests that the high-end iPhone 14 may even sport a singular pill shaped cutout.
Kuo's speculation regarding the camera's megapixel capacity aligns with both a recent research note from Haitong International Securities, also reported on by MacRumors, and a report from research company TrendForce. Both Jeff Pu and TrendForce hypothesize the two Pro models will be equipped with a 48-megapixel wide lens. Pu, however, adds that the iPhones will sport a triple-lens rear camera system with a 12-megapixel ultrawide and telephoto lenses in addition to the 48-megapixel wide lens. The analyst adds that the Pro versions of the iPhone 14 could sport 8GB of RAM, as well. (In comparison, the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max have 6GB.) This is corroborated by a report from a Korean blog that cites domestic supply chain sources, as MacRumors spotted.
iPhone 13 camera upgrades include a new Cinematic mode, ProRes video and some improvements in zoom capabilities. We had previously reported on rumors that the entire lineup would feature lidar, the iPhone 12 Pro's standout depth-sensing feature, but lidar ended up making an appearance only on the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max after all. It's possible Apple might expand the feature to its full lineup in 2022 instead, but we haven't heard anything yet.
Another of the camera features we're still waiting on is an improved telephoto lens. While the iPhone 13 Pro's zoom capabilities were given a 3x optical zoom, it still pales in comparison to a lot of competitor flagships, including Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra, which boasts a 10x optical zoom.
Read more: Every iPhone 14 Feature I Want to See at Apple's Next Event
Will iPhone 14 get under-display Touch ID?
The feature that seems to get kicked down the road the most in Apple rumor world is the return of Touch ID. Early rumors supported the Touch ID's return coming in the iPhone 12, and when that didn't happen, speculation turned to the iPhone 13. But even before the iPhone 13 launched (sans Touch ID), word on the street had shifted again: iPhone 14 would surely be it. Now, that's looking less likely, too. In late September, Kuo predicted that it won't be until 2023 that the iPhone regains Touch ID technology. That would be… the iPhone 15?
Design rumors: iPhone 14 might be notchless... or will it?
YouTuber and iPhone leaker Jon Prosser (whose track record is admittedly spotty) made waves the week before the iPhone 13 announcement by releasing renders he commissioned of the iPhone 14 Pro Max based on "real images and schematics" leaked to him from purported sources at Apple.
Prosser's renders corroborate a number of previously reported rumors, including the notchless display and hole-punch camera previously reported by Kuo, and the iPhone 14 Pro's titanium alloy chassis, which was first referenced in a 2021 report from JPMorgan Chase. We'd been expecting to see the iPhone 13 go notchless, but instead we got a slimmed-down, but still very notchy, notch. Apple introduced the world to the notched display in 2017 with the release of the iPhone X, and as rivals solved the selfie conundrum with hole-punch and under-display cameras, Apple still hasn't, er, taken it down a notch.
Read more: iPhone 14 Design Rumors
But Prosser's renders seem to align with these earlier reports that Apple would finally excise the iPhone's notch in 2022. And Bloomberg's Mark Gurman also hinted at its removal in a September edition of his Power On newsletter, wherein he predicted a "complete redesign" for the iPhone 14. While Young says Apple could introduce a hole-and-pill shaped design for the new iPhone, others suggest a single pill shaped cutout may be used instead.
Those who've been crossing their fingers for a notchless iPhone since the iPhone 12 and had their hopes dashed once again by the iPhone 13 can possibly now look forward to a potential realization of their all-screen dreams in 2022's iPhone 14.
However, before you get too excited, there's a possibility that not all the iPhone 14 models will get a new notchless design. MySmartPrice published supposed CAD renders of the iPhone 14 in March, depicting -- you guessed it -- a notch. But renders of the 14 Pro model published the day before on 91Mobiles do show a notchless display. If these rumors prove true, it looks like you'll have to spring for the Pro in order to get rid of the notch.
iPhone 14 says buh-bye to the camera bump but will it keep the Lightning port?
The other big design change Prosser's renders show is a flattened camera bump. According to Prosser, the iPhone 14's body is going to be a "thick boy," thick enough, it seems, to encompass all the camera hardware without an annoying, protruding camera setup on the back. Why is the iPhone 14 supposed to be so thick? Perhaps to house a bigger battery, or even the previously rumored periscope camera, which Kuo projected in 2020. However, Kuo and famed tech leaker Max Weinbach have actually pointed to a thicker camera bump in the 14 Pro and Pro Max.
Two prior rumors that won't pan out, according to Prosser at least, are the death of the Lightning port and the addition of USB-C (the EU may force Apple to add USB-C ports to iPhones, however). Rumors of a completely portless iPhone have been circulating for a while, but it appears those won't come true in 2022.
iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini: Check out the redesigned camera module and smaller notch
See all photosiPhone 14 color rumors: Pale gold, perhaps?
As far as colors go, Prosser's render colors were not based on any actual information from his sources, except for a pale gold color, which he claims to have seen evidence of himself. However, like all other rumored specs, we won't know the true color options for the iPhone 14 until it's released.
Rumored iPhone 14 features and specs?
Here's everything else we know (and think we know) so far about the iPhone 14 lineup's specifications and potential new features.
An always-on lock screen
Apple's iOS 16 will include an always-on mode for the lock screen, according to Bloomberg. This feature, however, may be exclusive to the high-end iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Better battery life
Apple's 2022 iPhone could offer better battery life, according to a report from Taiwan's Economic Daily News (via MacRumors). This is said to be due to a new 5G chip that could also provide the new iPhone with Wi-Fi 6E connectivity.
A larger battery capacity for each model in the iPhone 14 lineup could also contribute to the better battery life. According to ShrimpApplePro, the standard iPhone 14 may have a 3,279-mAh battery, while the iPhone 14 Pro Max may sport a 4,323-mAh battery.
Wi-Fi 6E adoption
The iPhone 14 could be equipped with Wi-Fi 6E, according to a November note from Kuo, reported on by 9to5Mac. However, the analyst says the components needed for Wi-Fi 6E may be in short supply. Apple's rumored VR headset is also said to have Wi-Fi 6E.
A16 chip
Previous speculation was that the whole iPhone 14 series would upgrade to an A16 chip, improving upon the last iPhone's A15 chip in keeping with Apple's previous pattern. However, Kuo predicted in March that the A16 will only appear in the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, while the 14 and 14 Max will keep the A15.
120Hz ProMotion display
All iPhone 14 models could include Apple's ProMotion display, which only the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max variants currently have. ProMotion boosts the screen's refresh rate for smoother performance, up to 120Hz. This is more speculation than actual rumor, based on changes in Apple's supply chain that would make it easier for the company to offer the feature across its next lineup.
Young, however, speculates that Apple will continue to offer ProMotion displays exclusively to its Pro models. The analyst suggests that Chinese manufacturer BOE would be one of Apple's LTPO OLED display suppliers, but the company doesn't have a large production capacity right now.
5G connectivity
Apple introduced 5G connectivity to its iPhone 12 lineup and, unsurprisingly, included it in the iPhone 13 as well. There's no reason to believe we won't see 5G-compatible iPhone 14s, too. A 2021 report from Nikkei Asian Review also predicts Apple will "go all in on 5G" in 2022.
MagSafe accessories
Like 5G, MagSafe was introduced to the iPhone in 2020's iPhone 12 lineup. The snap-on, magnetic accessories include wallets, battery packs and chargers, and it was one of our favorite iPhone 12 features. The iPhone 13 is also compatible with MagSafe, and we expect the same for Apple's next generation of phones.
Satellite connectivity
An 11th-hour iPhone 13 rumor via Kuo that didn't come to fruition was the addition of satellite connectivity, which would allow users to send text messages via satellite in areas without cellular coverage, at least in emergency situations, as reported by Bloomberg. Alas, satellite connectivity is nowhere to be found in the iPhone 13 lineup, but perhaps that means it's coming in the iPhone 14 instead.
Stay tuned for more iPhone 14 news as it comes out, and in the meantime, check out CNET's reviews of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini, and the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max. Plus, here's how all four iPhone 13 models compare, how the iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 differ, whether it makes sense to buy an iPhone 12 or iPhone 11, and how all of Apple's iPhones from the past five years stack up. And here's everything to know about the iPhone SE 2022. | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-14-rumors-expect-to-see-its-big-reveal-at-wednesdays-apple-event/ | 2022-09-06T18:05:52Z | https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iphone-14-rumors-expect-to-see-its-big-reveal-at-wednesdays-apple-event/ | true |
HOUSTON — The race for lieutenant governor is heating up just weeks out from election day in Texas.
Incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Democrat Mike Collier are facing off in November.
However, over the weekend, there was a surprise endorsement when Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, a Republican, said he’s backing Collier.
Whitley said it’s because of Collier’s stance on local control and smaller government.
Polling shows Collier, a former oil executive, is within striking distance of Patrick in what could be another close matchup between the two.
“One person who I’ll support statewide that will get me in a little trouble (is) Mike Collier for lieutenant governor,” Whitley said.
With two months to go until the November election, many are locking in their endorsements before the voters head to the polls, which is why the Republican judge is supporting the Democrat.
“I just think he's someone who understands local control,” Whitley said.
As property taxes skyrocket across the state of Texas, some local officials said the state has created the environment due to unfunded state mandates.
“Our property tax explosion is a consequence of state fiscal policy,” Collier said.
Collier is laying the blame at the feet of Patrick and the tax giveaways to corporations shifting financial burdens to homeowners.
“They’re furious about property taxes, and they should be. And Dan Patrick continues to lie and blame locals. It is not local government’s fault, it’s failed state fiscal policy,” Collier said.
Patrick responded to the endorsement in a tweet:
“Look, during the last legislative session, the legislature made huge strides in reducing the burden of property taxes,” Republican strategist Vlad Davidiuk said.
Davidiuk said lowering property taxes will be a focus of all Republicans -- not just Abbott and Paxton -- come January.
RELATED: Y'all-itics: If you were ever going to fight your property taxes, this is the year to do it
“With the current rate of inflation, with jobs being difficult to come by for a lot of Texans, with the prices of gas and goods rising, one less thing that Texans need is higher property taxes,” Davidiuk said.
Whitley said he won’t be running for re-election in 2022.
In their last matchup in 2018, Patrick beat Collier by 5 points.
Patrick didn't respond to KHOU 11 News' request for an interview.
Judge Whitley tweeted multiple times Monday following his weekend announcement.
The full text of the thread is below.
"Lots of talk this weekend about property taxes. Under LtGov Patrick’s leadership, property tax bills have skyrocketed. Local leaders aren’t the problem - it’s the state not paying their fair share to educate our children and pay for their public safety responsibilities.
For example, we have adults in our jails who have been sentenced to the state prison, but the state isn’t taking them. The county isn’t going to release them, obviously, so we continue to foot the bill. This is just one example.
Our local property taxes are paying for state responsibilities. And instead of partnership we get rhetoric. We need leadership in Austin. If LtGov Patrick really wanted lower taxes, the state wouldn’t have so much money sitting in its bank account - it would be in yours." | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/politics/texas-lieutenant-governor-race-2022/285-08a76600-ec40-44f2-a83b-77233a2fa39e | 2022-09-06T18:06:04Z | https://www.newswest9.com/article/news/politics/texas-lieutenant-governor-race-2022/285-08a76600-ec40-44f2-a83b-77233a2fa39e | false |
Justin Bieber CANCELS Justice World Tour due to physical and mental health issues after facial paralysis battle: 'I need time to rest and get better'
Justin Bieber has cancelled his Justice World Tour due to physical and mental health issues just weeks after resuming it as he recovered from facial paralysis.
The 28-year-old Canadian superstar took to his Instagram Story to make the tough announcement as he thanked his fans for their support during his battle with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and declared that he needs to focus on himself before performing again.
He performed in Brazil over the weekend and got candid as he wrote: 'After getting off the stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realize that I need to make my health the priority right now.
Sad: Justin Bieber has cancelled his Justice World Tour due to physical and mental health issues just weeks after resuming it as he recovered from facial paralysis (he is seen performing in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday)
'I need to make my health a priority right now': The 28-year-old Canadian superstar took to his Instagram Story to make the tough announcement as he thanked his fans for their support during his battle with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome and declared that he needs to focus on himself before performing again
'So I'm going to take a break from touring for the time being. I'm going to be ok, but I need time to rest and get better.'
Justin had resumed his world tour in Italy on July 31 after a near two month hiatus due to his health issues and performed seven total gigs culminating with Rock In Rio on September 4 before making the decision to walk away.
He said: 'After resting and consulting with my doctors, family and team, I went to Europe in an effort to continue with the tour. I performed six live shows, but it took a real toll on me.
He performed in Brazil (pictured) over the weekend and got candid as he wrote: 'After getting off the stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realize that I need to make my health the priority right now'
Proud: Justin had resumed his world tour in Italy on July 31 (he is seen in an Instagram Story posted by his wife Hailey Bieber) after a near two month hiatus due to his health issues and performed seven total gigs
The husband of Hailey Bieber (seen in April) also touched on his battle with facial paralysis which was why he cancelled weeks of dates in June as he wrote: 'Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, where my face was partly paralyzed'
'This past weekend I performed at Rock In Rio and I gave everything I have to the people in Brazil.'
The husband of Hailey Bieber also touched on his battle with facial paralysis which was why he cancelled weeks of dates earlier this summer.
He wrote: 'Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome, where my face was partly paralyzed.
Sad news: Back in June, the pop star revealed that he fears struggling to eat after suffering temporary facial paralysis from Ramsay Hunt syndrome just days after being forced to cancel dates on his Justice World Tour and has asked fans to pray for him
Tough: The pop star took to his Instagram on Friday, June 10 to share a three-minute video explaining the diagnosis which is a complication of shingles that can lead to facial paralysis
'As the result of this illness, I was not able to complete the North America leg of the Justice Tour.'
Back in June, the pop star revealed that he fears struggling to eat after suffering temporary facial paralysis from Ramsay Hunt syndrome just days after being forced to cancel dates on his Justice World Tour and has asked fans to pray for him.
He once again took to Instagram on Friday, June 10 to share a three-minute video explaining the diagnosis, which is a complication of shingles that can lead to facial paralysis.
Justin's right eye was unable to blink and the right side of his face did not move as he began the video saying: 'Hey everyone Justin here, I wanted to update you guys on what's been going on'
'Obviously as you can probably see with my face. I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome and it is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis,' Justin continued
Justin later updated posted a sad update on his Instagram Story as he wrote: 'Been getting progressively harder to eat which has been extremely frustrating, please pray for me [tearing up emoji]'
According to the Mayo Clinic, the hearing loss and facial paralysis associated with Ramsay Hunt syndrome is temporary, however, can become permanent.
Justin's right eye was unable to blink and the right side of his face did not move as he began the video saying: 'Hey everyone Justin here, I wanted to update you guys on what's been going on.
'Obviously as you can probably see with my face. I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome and it is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis.'
Justin later updated posted a sad update on his Instagram Story as he wrote: 'Been getting progressively harder to eat which has been extremely frustrating, please pray for me [tearing up emoji]'
Announcement: On Tuesday, June 7, the artist had announced that he was postponing the 'next few shows' of his seven-leg, 130-date Justice World Tour due 'non-Covid related illness' (pictured Friday, June 3)
The pop star wrote: 'Can't believe I'm saying this. I've done everything to get better but my sickness is getting worse. My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctors orders). To all my people I love you so much and I'm gonna rest and get better'
Days before the revelation on Tuesday, June 7, the artist had announced that he was postponing the 'next few shows' of his seven-leg, 130-date Justice World Tour due 'non-Covid related illness.'
'Can't believe I'm saying this. I've done everything to get better but my sickness is getting worse,' the 28-year-old pop star - who boasts 539.2M social media followers - wrote.
'My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctors orders). To all my people I love you so much and I'm gonna rest and get better.'
Wow: The Justice World Tour began in February was set to have 130 dates all around the world through the rest of this year and into next year | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11186095/Justin-Bieber-CANCELS-world-tour-physical-mental-health-issues-facial-paralysis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-09-06T18:06:19Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11186095/Justin-Bieber-CANCELS-world-tour-physical-mental-health-issues-facial-paralysis.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
Showers & storms return after morning fog Tuesday
Scattered showers and storms return Tuesday ahead of a drier end to the week
Dense fog was reported all morning long across central and eastern Kentucky to start your Tuesday. After that fog fades, scattered shower and storms will once again develop during the afternoon hours. Locally heavy rainfall will be possible, leading to a few high water concerns. Areas that have seen heavy rain over the last few days have the highest risk of more issues. Showers and storms will gradually dissipate this evening allowing patchy fog to develop once again overnight.
Wednesday will feature a slight chance of a few showers and storms. but most areas will start to dry out. That will be a trend we will see for the rest of the week. We get a bit of a break from the muggy conditions on Thursday which is shaping up to be a fantastic day. Temperatures will struggle to reach the low-80s and humidity will stay low. Friday will likely stay dry as well before we return to an active pattern for the weekend.
Scattered showers and storms are in the forecast for both Saturday and Sunday. Another shot of Gulf of Mexico moisture will move into the Ohio Valley, increasing shower and storm chances. It’s still too early to know the exact impacts we could see, but heavy rain and strong storms are possible. Stay with the ABC 36 Storm Team for more details.
ABC 36 HOUR FORECAST
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and storms. Highs in the low 80s.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Showers and storms fade, patchy fog late. Lows in the mid-60s.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy with a spotty shower or storm. Highs near 80. | https://www.wtvq.com/showers-storms-return-after-morning-fog-tuesday/ | 2022-09-06T18:14:00Z | https://www.wtvq.com/showers-storms-return-after-morning-fog-tuesday/ | false |
The residents of Eugene’s Ward 7, which includes an area containing Santa Clara, River Road, Trainsong and the Whiteaker neighborhood, will decide Sept. 6 whether to keep or recall Eugene City Councilor Claire Syrett, who’s serving as the council president this year.
Because today is election eve for the recall, here are readers sharing their views on the election.
If you’re looking for reporting on the race, here is Eugene Weekly’s first story on the recall getting enough signatures for an election, an overview of the race and former Secretary of State Bill Bradbury talking about the election in an interview with EW.
DON’T LIKE SYRETT? RUN AGAINST HER
The citizens of Ward 7 have been duped by a combination of climate deniers and irate opportunists into a misuse of the recall process. Dislike of a councilor is not a basis for removal from office. Those who object to Syrett should run for her seat. Until then, don’t let anger overrule common sense. As a former City Councilor for Ward 7, despite disagreeing with Syrett on many issues, I will be voting “no” on her recall.
Shawn Boles
Councilor 1988-1996
Eugene
SUPPORT SYRETT AND PUBLIC TRANSIT
Please no recall! We are so fortunate to have City Councilor Claire Syrett giving our community a chance for the needed transit. This is an important first step to reduce carbon and lower our pollution.
Ruth Duemler
Eugene
RECALLING SYRETT WOULD BE A VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY
Eugene City Councilor Claire Syrett is facing a recall for good reasons. She is part of a strident cabal of real estate development interests that want to exploit Eugene neighborhoods. She favored three-story quadplexes on tiny lots with no parking for all Eugene neighborhoods. She doesn’t want any regulations to protect trees or open space or to preserve neighborhood livability — just maximized developer profits.
She is facing a recall because of her disrespect and apparent disdain for the residents of Eugene she is supposed to be representing. She tries to claim that those who disagree with her are just a vocal minority who should be ignored. In reality, she represents the tiny minority of wealthy business interests. The public record is clear on this. In the lead-up to the middle housing fiasco, 86 percent of all emails to the council were ordinary citizens opposed to the city’s radical plan. The other 14 percent that she caters to were mostly business interests — developers, architects, and realtors.
Recalling Syrett will be a victory for local democracy. Ideally this will be followed by campaign finance reforms that limit the influence of special interests and encourage broader representation by our elected officials.
Eben Fodor
Eugene
RECALL IS A WASTE OF MONEY
The recall campaign regarding Ward 7 City Councilor Claire Syrett is a waste of money, a misuse of the recall process and an affront to our democratic processes. Individuals who do not live in Ward 7 have launched this campaign, targeting Syrett, a public servant who has served faithfully for over ten years, and previously volunteered her time with many local organizations.
There is no dereliction of duty on her part. Only the fear mongering and outright misinformation perpetrated by a few loud individuals who seemingly oppose public transportation planning efforts and spitefully have decided to target one individual. This recall election is a waste of taxpayer dollars! Don’t let them get away with this! Support Syrett. Remember to vote in this special election, and to vote “no” on this recall.
Jolene Siemsen
Eugene
SYRETT AND FOES BOTH FAIL TO GRASP THE FUTURE
Both sides of the public discussions about recalling Councilor Claire Syrett and the proposed River Road MX busway ignore two critical factors fundamental to transportation planning.
First, a new public transit line needs intelligent urban design to make best use of the investment. Unfortunately, the city of Eugene still rubber-stamps plans for big box stores, franchises and other ugliness. The west Eugene MX busway has two stops that have recently had 7-11 franchise stores with gas stations built, which is not “transit oriented development.” These stops are at Bailey Hill and 6th/Garfield.
Meanwhile there is no public discussion of plans to widen Beltline across the river to up to 16 lanes. SustainEugene.org/beltline.html has details.
Second, and even more important, federal law requires that long term transportation planning is not about current traffic congestion but what conditions may be two decades in the future. But traffic levels have peaked, paralleling the peak of available energy to power vehicles. Oregon’s cars, SUVs, planes, trains and food delivery trucks depend on the Alaska pipeline, which peaked in 1988 and has declined three fourths since. Domestically, conventional oil peaked in 1970 and is in terminal decline. Fracked oil is most of the supply now, but that peaked just before COVID.
Transportation plans that assume endless growth is physically possible are fantasies disconnected from physical reality. If we had acceptance — instead of denial, bargaining and blame — we would plan for depletion of finite fuels, but that is taboo.
Mark Robinowitz
Eugene
RECALL IS FROM A CABAL OF WEALTHY CONSERVATIVES
As a young person concerned about climate change, I often feel like my voice is discounted by politicians. However, Councilor Claire Syrett has truly taken the time to meet with Sunrise Eugene, listen to our concerns about the climate crisis and lead critical efforts to take on the fossil fuel industry. She understands that our future is at stake.
It is clear that Syrett feels a commitment not to monied special interests, but to her constituents. This commitment is reflected in her continued efforts on the City Council to pass policies to ensure climate action and housing justice and her willingness to meet with Eugene residents to hear our thoughts and dreams for our city.
This commitment is also why a cabal of wealthy conservatives (including some who don’t even live in our state) are running a recall election against Syrett. They have deliberately timed this election to suppress turnout, with the vote falling the day after Labor Day. Let’s show these out-of-state, polluting corporations that Eugene is our town, and our council seats cannot be bought and sold. Vote “no” on this ridiculous recall.
Kyle Purdy
Sunrise Eugene
LET’S GIVE SYRETT TIME OFF
I’d like to say two things about Claire Syrett. The first is that I like her. I feel she is sensitive and considerate, and has admirable personal qualities. The second thing I want to say is that I do not like her as my Ward 7 Councilor. There are several reasons.
As a resident of Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood since 1993 — and as the (now-former) treasurer of the Whiteaker Community Council for 12 years — I have a very good grasp of what the community’s issues are. We have dealt with the almost exclusive stacking of social services and homeless encampments within our neighborhood boundaries for decades. Yet our own councilor, who has been the leader of the City Council’s social service committee, is so oblivious to this issue that she will not have discussion about it, and remains ignorant of how this will destroy the proposed Quiet Zone.
Syrett lives one block from the railroad tracks, and did not attend any city engineer presentations which the WCC hosted during which we learned that the Southern Pacific railroad is required to use their horns when people are on the tracks, QZ or no QZ, and they can unilaterally cancel the QZ if Eugene cannot provide a safe situation, which it cannot because there are always transients on the tracks. The QZ will never succeed due to the stacking of homeless transients in Whiteaker. Yet Syrett not only ignores these basic facts, but she glares angrily at the WCC when we bring it up. This is extremely poor leadership, and will cost the community even more millions than Syrett has already surrendered to wealthy developers in MUPTE deals. She then proposed to raise taxes to fund parks maintenance and other essential city services. This is tantamount to a dereliction of duty.
As she herself explained, she has a full time job and can’t devote the necessary time to parse so many details. For all of the above reasons, and more, we deserve a different Ward 7 councilor, and Syrett deserves time off to heal and pay attention. Please vote to recall her for everyone’s sake.
Den Ramsey
Eugene
RECALL A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY
I got a postcard the other day. It asked, “Unhappy with Eugene City Government?” and my first thought was “darn right.” Eugene’s city government can be arrogant, short-sighted and wasteful. I’ve been at planning commission meetings where well-prepared neighbors were ignored, while the developer and his lawyers were called “sir,” every time. I’m appalled at the huge plastic buildings that block the tree line that surrounds us. I’m sick of the city manager system that gives way too much power to one person. And the lack of attention to renters, poor people and the homeless.
So it seems kind of silly to blame all our city’s ills on Claire Syrett. Elected city councilors are our very limited voice in city government. They’re all we’ve got. If they don’t vote how you want, elect somebody else. Recalls are for misbehavior, dereliction of duty, illegal behavior and the like. They are not for policy disagreements. This whole recall election is a waste of time and money.
You want to call for greater accountability? I’m with you. But this is not how to do it.
William (Chico) Schwall
Eugene
LET WARD 7 RESIDENTS DECIDE ON SYRETT
Eugene Weekly has gone all out to parrot entrenched powers’ and special interests’ polemics in their attempt to save Ward 7 Councilor Claire Syrett from a citizens’ recall (EW 8/25).
As four Whiteaker residents and Ward 7 voters, we’re supporting the recall of Syrett by peacefully participating in a crown jewel of American democracy: “the right of the people … to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Yet Syrett disparages us as “extremists” and “antidemocratic” and similarly denigrates more than 2,000 of her other constituents who signed the recall petition.
In contrast, vocal recall opponents are mostly from outside Ward 7. Mayor Lucy Vinis lives in the south hills in Ward 8. Of the 15 letters posted on EugeneWeekly.com opposing the recall, only two letters are from Ward 7 residents; six are from individuals who don’t live in Eugene, can’t vote in Eugene and don’t pay Eugene taxes.
The Oregon Constitution states that voters within Ward 7 are the only ones empowered to decide — by voting — whether they want Syrett as their elected representative.
Among the ironies in opponents’ repeated cut-and-paste arguments that this recall election is a “waste of taxpayers’ money” is the fact that Syrett voted to approve over $25 million in tax exemptions, leaving Eugene taxpayers to fill in the gap for cuts in social services that Vinis bemoans.
Syrett should withdraw her meritless lawsuit and let democracy proceed.
For a detailed, evidence-based evaluation of Syrett’s claims, visit ClaireSyrettRecall.com and press “Download.”
Janet Ayres
Jared Day and Dassi McCurdy
Den Ramsey
Eugene | https://eugeneweekly.com/2022/09/05/web-letters-9/ | 2022-09-06T18:15:48Z | https://eugeneweekly.com/2022/09/05/web-letters-9/ | true |
Scott Burlingame running for open seat on Minot City Council
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – A Minot man has announced his intentions to run for the one open spot on the Minot City Council in the November election.
The council held its elections in June, but chose to hold an election in November for the spot left open by Tom Ross when he was elected mayor.
Scott Burlingame currently serves as the executive director of Independence, Inc., as well as the president of the Minot Alliance of Nonprofits.
He has also served on several other committees, local and statewide.
Burlingame said he wants to lower costs and increase availability of childcare, reduce the budget’s reliance on property tax, and grow the local economy.
He ran for a spot on the council in 2020, and also threw his name in as one of 13 candidates to temporarily fill Ross’s spot.
Roscoe Streyle, a former state lawmaker, is currently serving in the temporary position on the council.
The deadline to submit the 300 required signatures is Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 4 p.m.
The election is Nov. 8.
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Massachusetts primary: Pro-Trump GOP candidate among contenders vying to become state’s governor
BOSTON - Massachusetts Republicans are weighing which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor's office in GOP hands as they vote in Tuesday's primary: a former state lawmaker endorsed by Donald Trump or a political newcomer who's cast himself as the more moderate choice.
Massachusetts Republicans are weighing which candidate has the best chance of keeping the governor's office in GOP hands as they vote in Tuesday's primary: a former state lawmaker endorsed by Donald Trump or a political newcomer who's cast himself as the more moderate choice.
Geoff Diehl and Chris Doughty are vying for the chance to replace incumbent Republican Gov. Charlie Baker, who's opted not to seek a third term.
Democrats have a simpler decision. Attorney General Maura Healey — she would become the first woman and first openly gay candidate elected governor if she wins — is facing no challengers after the only other Democrat on the ballot dropped out of the running.
Republican voters in the state will become just the latest to decide whether the party will further embrace Trumpism or is ready to move back toward the center. In recent primaries in other blue states like Maryland and Connecticut, GOP voters have nominated Trump loyalists, hurting the party's chances of winning against a Democrat in the November general election.
Diehl, the favorite among state Republican Party delegates in Massachusetts, has ties to Trump stretching to 2016, when he served as co-chair for Trump’s presidential campaign in the state. Trump lost Massachusetts by almost 30 percentage points in his two presidential campaigns. Diehl has also opposed COVID-19 protocols and hailed the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade.
Doughty, a businessman, said he supported some of Trump's initiatives but wants to focus on challenges facing Massachusetts, which he said is increasingly unaffordable.
Diehl has come to embrace Trump's false claims that he won the 2020 election. Diehl said last year that he didn't think it was a "stolen election" but later said the election was rigged, despite dozens of courts, local officials and Trump's own attorney general saying the vote was legitimate. Doughty, meanwhile, has said he believes President Joe Biden was legitimately elected.
The challenge for both is that support of Trump may play well among the party's conservative wing but could be a political albatross in a state where registered Republicans make up less than 10% of the electorate compared to about 31% for Democrats and about 57% for independents.
Diehl faced a similar struggle when he challenged Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2018. He won a three-way Republican primary only to capture just over a third of the vote in the general election.
Doughty said he would work to lower taxes and has said that although he considers himself "pro-life," he accepts the state Supreme Court decision recognizing a right to abortion in Massachusetts.
Doughty has reported raising nearly $2.3 million for his campaign, most of it coming out of his own pocket, compared with Diehl, who has raised about $582,000. Healey has the largest campaign bank account — about $3.4 million.
Massachusetts has a history of electing fiscally conservative, socially moderate Republican governors — including former Govs. William Weld and Mitt Romney — to provide a check on overwhelming Democratic legislative majorities. Baker, another Republican in that mold, has remained popular in the state.
The election also features several statewide contested Democratic primaries, including for attorney general and secretary of the commonwealth.
Two Democrats are jockeying for the top law enforcement office: former Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell and workers’ rights attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan. A week before the election, a third candidate, former assistant attorney general Quentin Palfrey, announced he was suspending his campaign and endorsed Campbell; he will remain on the ballot.
Campbell would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Massachusetts if elected.
The winner will face Republican Jay McMahon, a trial attorney who previously ran against Healey and lost.
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin is vying for an eighth term in office. He’s fielding a challenge from fellow Democrat Tanisha Sullivan, president of the Boston branch of the NAACP. Sullivan would be the first Black person to serve in that post in the state.
The winner will face Republican Rayla Campbell in November. Campbell is also Black.
There are also contested races in the Democratic primary for auditor and for the Democratic and Republican races for lieutenant governor.
None of the state’s nine incumbent Democratic U.S. House members is facing primary challengers. There are two contested Republican primaries in the 8th and 9th congressional districts.
A new state law makes "no excuse" mail-in ballots and early voting permanent fixtures in Massachusetts elections. Many of the voting options included in the new law were implemented during the height of the coronavirus pandemic and proved popular.
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UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute will combine current efforts with new programs intended to leverage the advantages of space-based science
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $150 million in new funding to expand and, in some ways, quite literally launch stem cell research and regenerative medicine at University of California San Diego into new spaces and endeavors.
The gift will fund the new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute and builds upon a $100 million gift in 2013 from Sanford that boldly established UC San Diego as a leader in developing and delivering the therapeutic promise of human stem cells — special cells with the ability to develop into many different cell types and which, when modified and repurposed, have the potential to treat, remedy or cure a vast array of conditions and diseases.
"Denny's previous generosity spurred discoveries in stem cell research and medicine at UC San Diego that are already benefiting countless patients around the world," said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. "His most recent gift adds to our portfolio of stem cell research conducted in Earth's orbit that will help us better understand the progression of cancer cells and aging."
Sanford's gift to establish the Sanford Stem Cell Institute is the largest single gift to UC San Diego. "This investment enables the team to dream beyond what is possible," said Sanford. "The sky is no longer the limit."
In addition to his investment to create the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego Health in 2013, Sanford established the T. Denny Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion in 2019, which focuses on research into the neurological basis of compassion, with application toward developing compassion and empathy-focused training for future generations of medical professionals. He also recently made a $5 million gift to support the Epstein Family Alzheimer's Research Collaboration, a partnership between UC San Diego and the University of Southern California to spark new collaborative efforts to discover effective therapies for Alzheimer's disease.
Sanford was also honorary co-chair of the Campaign for UC San Diego, which concluded in June 2022 having raised more than $3 billion – exceeding its initial $2 billion goal. He was honored as a recipient of the 2014 Chancellor's Medal, one of the university's highest honors, in recognition of his exceptional service in support of the campus' mission.
The Sanford Stem Cell Institute
The new UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute, under the direction of Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, Koman Family Presidential Endowed Chair in Cancer Research in the UC San Diego School of Medicine, will continue three existing stem cell programs at UC San Diego with three new programs.
The new programs to be established with Sanford's gift include:
- Sanford Stem Cell Education and Integrated Space Stem Cell Orbital Research Program (ISSCOR), for stem cell research that will be conducted in a laboratory bay located aboard the International Space Station currently in low-Earth orbit.
- Sanford Stem Cell Fitness and Space Medicine Program, conducting in-depth space fitness and orbital medicine that can benefit both astronauts and people living on Earth.
- Sanford Stem Cell Accelerator, which will support regenerative medicine company development, including contract research in low-Earth orbit.
Existing stem cell programs at UC San Diego in the Sanford Stem Cell Institute include:
- Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center, which conducts research to accelerate relevant drug and therapy development in regenerative medicine, including clinical trials.
- UC San Diego Stem Cell Program, which conducts basic and translational stem cell research.
- Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratory (ACTL), which provides fundamental tools and services to move basic research findings to next stages, such as early phase trials.
"We are thrilled to announce the establishment of the UC San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute with Denny Sanford's generous support," said Jamieson. "This will allow us to keep pace with the growing need for regenerative and stem-cell based therapies and accelerate translational stem cell research and discoveries that will transform human health for years to come."
Stem Cell Research on Earth – and Beyond
With three new programs established as part of the Sanford Stem Cell Institute, a key focus of the institute will be leveraging space as a new frontier for stem cell science. Exposure to radiation and microgravity in low-Earth orbit can simulate — and speed up — aging in stem cells, as well as their transformation into cancer cells. Space-related research may have applications that create better treatments for various cancers and diseases on Earth, including blood cancers, as well as neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
To fuel sustained research and education in this promising area, Sanford's gift will establish the Sanford Stem Cell Institute STELLAR Endowed Chair in Regenerative Medicine, the Sanford Stem Cell Institute Endowed STELLAR Exploration Faculty Scholars and Fellows Fund, and the Sanford Stem Cell Institute STELLAR Exploration Discovery Fund.
UC San Diego already has expanded its research capacity in stem cell science to space – efforts that will be further amplified with the recent gift.
In late 2021, UC San Diego worked with NASA, Space Tango and the JM Foundation to launch stem cells into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to study stress-induced aging and how stem cells and their progeny transform into pre-cancer and cancer stem cells associated with leukemia and other blood cancers.
In 2019, Alysson Muotri, PhD, professor of pediatrics and cellular and molecular medicine, and colleagues sent a payload of stem cell-derived human brain organoids to the International Space Station (ISS) orbiting almost 250 miles above Earth to study how these masses of cells organize into the beginnings of a functional brain in microgravity. The first-ever project of its type was dedicated to Sanford, a longtime supporter of Muotri's work and others.
"When I was designing these experiments, I realized how innovative and cutting edge they were," said Muotri. "I thought Denny would be proud of this project, and that I should dedicate this first mission to him. Denny has been a cheerleader for the stem cell community. He is pushing all of us to speed discovery and translate it to help millions of people who suffer from different conditions that could be treated with stem cell-based therapies."
Bringing Results to Patients
Since its inception in 2013, the Sanford Stem Cell Clinical Center at UC San Diego has yielded a three-fold return on investment by obtaining more than $312 million in funding, including $253.6 million in grants, $15.8 million in clinical trial contracts, $2.7 million in Advanced Cell Therapy Lab (ACTL) service charges and more than $40.2 million in philanthropy – all with the goal of discovering new treatments to benefit patients.
Key successes include new pharmaceutical treatments Fedratinib, which was approved by the FDA for the treatment of myelofibrosis in 2019, and Glasdegib, FDA approved for acute myeloid leukemia in 2018.
Meanwhile, clinical trials are ongoing for Cirmtuzumab, a monoclonal antibody-based drug developed by Thomas Kipps, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Medicine and deputy director of research at Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, and colleagues. Cirmtuzumab targets cancer stem cells and is being tested, alone and in combination with other drugs, to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia and other blood cancers.
Stem cell research at UC San Diego has been a substantial beneficiary of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), the state's stem cell agency, created in 2004 with the approval of Proposition 71. UC San Diego researchers have garnered 116 awards totaling more than $227 million. Cirmtuzumab is named as a nod to CIRM and its support. In 2020, California voters passed Proposition 14 to continue CIRM operations and funding.
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Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove ‘offensive’ videos
By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab countries on Tuesday asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians.
A joint statement issued on behalf of a committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council made the request, saying the unspecified programs “contradict Islamic and societal values and principles.”
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates each published the statement via their respective governments as well. They, along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, make up the six-nation council.
While the statement didn’t elaborate, Saudi state television also aired video of an interview it conducted with a woman identified as a “behavioral consultant” who described Netflix as being an “official sponsor of homosexuality.” It aired footage at the same time of a cartoon that had two women embrace, though the footage was blurred out.
Saudi state television also aired a segment suggesting Netflix could be banned in the kingdom over that programming reaching children.
Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
The move comes after countries in the Muslim world in June banned the public showing of Disney’s latest animated film “Lightyear” over a brief moment showing two lesbian characters kissing. After that, the company’s Disney+ streaming service said its “content available should align with local regulatory requirements” in Gulf Arab countries.
Many Muslims consider gays and lesbians to be sinful. In some parts of the Arab world, members of the LGBTQ community have been arrested and sentenced to prison. Some countries even maintain the death penalty.
The move also comes as regional streaming services try to eat into Netflix’s revenue, including the Shahid service operated by the Saudi-owned MBC Group. The Saudi government is believed to hold a controlling stake in MBC Group after a series of arrests in 2017 ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over corruption allegations that saw him centralize power in the kingdom.
Netflix has limited content previously in Saudi Arabia.
In 2019, activists blasted the streaming service for pulling an episode of comedian Hasan Minhaj’s “Patriot Act” that criticized Prince Mohammed over the killing and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as the kingdom’s involvement in the war in Yemen.
Netflix at the time said the episode was removed from the kingdom as a result of a legal request from authorities and not due to its content.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Outset Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OM) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Outset Medical common stock between September 15, 2020, and June 13, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Outset Medical, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's flagship product, Tablo Hemodialysis System ("Tablo"), would require an additional 510(k) application to be filed with The United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), as defendants had "continuously made improvements and updates to Tablo over time since its original clearance"; (2) as a result, the Company could not conduct a human factors study on a cleared device in accordance with FDA protocols; (3) the Company's inability to conduct the human factors study subjected the Company to the likelihood of the FDA imposing a "shipment hold" and marketing suspension, leaving the Company unable to sell Tablo for home use; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and /or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Outset Medical you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Outset Medical securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the OM lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/loss-submission-form-outset-medical-class-action?id=31341&from=4.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge kept up his bruising pace and hit his major league-leading 54th home run, connecting for the third straight day and sending the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Monday.
Judge has homered in five of his last seven games for the AL East leaders. He snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth inning when he hit a 3-1 slider from Trevor Megill (3-2) into the second deck in left.
“It’s getting hard to put into words what he’s doing,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Just a special season he’s in the midst of.”
The All-Star slugger reached 54 homers in his 131st game. He is on pace to hit 65 homers, four more than Roger Maris’ AL record in 1961. Judge has continued to play down his pursuit of history.
“Just trying to do what I can every single day,” Judge said. “I show up to work, prepared ready to go and do whatever it takes to help our team what it takes to get a win today. Whether it’s moving a guy over, driving a guy in, making a play on defense, that’s what I’m focused on.”
Judge reached 54 homers in New York’s 135th game; Maris hit his 54th when he connected off Washington’s Tom Cheney in New York’s 139th game on Sept. 6, 1961.
“I’m paying close attention to it. How could you not?” Boone said, adding, “it’d be pretty amazing.”
It was the ninth time in his career Judge homered in three straight games and third time this season.
Judge also doubled. His latest homer came after Gary Sánchez hit a 473-foot, two-run drive into the left field bleachers off Jameson Taillon in the fifth that tied it at 2.
Judge ended the game 18 homers ahead of Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber for the major league lead. He is 23 ahead of Houston’s Yordan Alvarez in the AL.
“Right now, especially the season he’s having, he’s always been a very good player, better than that even,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said. “This season he’s been as good of a player as any us of have seen in a long time.”
Sánchez tied the game by hitting for his 14th homer since the Yankees traded him along with Gio Urshela to Minnesota for Josh Donaldson, Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ben Rortvedt on March 13.
After connecting, Sánchez watched the ball soar into the stands, dropped his bat and ran around the bases as some of his teammates pounded on the dugout rail.
Marwin Gonzalez also homered for the Yankees, ending a 0-for-29 skid with his first hit since July 6. Kiner-Falefa added his second homer this year in the seventh.
“It’s hard for me to just hit one,” Kiner-Falefa said of Judge. “For him to do what he’s been doing but still have base hits and contribute in other ways with walks, especially when guys don’t want to pitch to him, I think that’s what makes it so impressive.”
Greg Weissert (2-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings.
Clay Holmes pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 19th save.
Judge scored in the first when he doubled and scored on Donaldson’s single off the base of the left field wall. Judge scored just before Donaldson was tagged out at second after appearing to think he had homered.
New York went up 2-0 when Gonzalez hit a slider into the right field seats in the third.
FOR STARTERS
Taillon allowed two runs and six hits in five innings. Three of those came in the fifth inning and he was aided by rookie RF Oswaldo Cabrera’s fourth career outfield assist when Miranda was thrown out trying to stretch his single in the fifth.
Taillon pitched for the first time since exiting in the second inning Tuesday against the Angels when he took a comebacker off the forearm.
Minnesota’s Chris Archer allowed two runs and four hits in five innings and is winless in his last 10 starts.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Twins: RF Max Kepler (hip tightness) was a late scratch. He struck out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. …RHP Sonny Gray (right hamstring tightness) will throw his bullpen session Tuesday and his next start is being pushed back to Thursday’s series finale in New York
Yankees: DH Giancarlo Stanton was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth after fouling a ball off his left foot in the sixth. Stanton grimaced and was unable to put any weight on his left foot. Boone said he’s not sure whether Stanton will be available for Tuesday night’s game. … LF Andrew Benintendi will have surgery on Tuesday after breaking a bone in his right wrist during a swing Friday night. Boone said Benintendi, acquired from Kansas City in late July, could play again this season. “I think the possibility of him returning is still in play,” Boone said. … 1B Anthony Rizzo (lower back) is expected to resume baseball activities Wednesday. Rizzo was originally scheduled to resume baseball activities Monday but experienced headaches as a side effect from an epidural shot. … LHP Aroldis Chapman (leg infection) may throw a bullpen session this week. … OF Harrison Bader (right foot plantar fasciitis) hit in the cage and could begin a rehab stint next week.
UP NEXT
Minnesota RHP Joe Ryan (10-7, 3.88 ERA) opposes New York RHP Gerrit Cole (10-7, 3.28) on Tuesday. Cole allowed a career-high five homers in 2 1/3 innings June 9 in Minnesota.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Frances Tiafoe’s vision was blurry from the tears. He was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal’s 22-match Grand Slam winning streak Monday and reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.
“I felt like the world stopped,” Tiafoe said. “I couldn’t hear anything for a minute.”
Then Tiafoe found himself “losing it in the locker room” when he saw that NBA superstar LeBron James gave him a Twitter shoutout.
“Bro,” Tiafoe said, “I was going crazy.”
What meant the most to Tiafoe about his 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over 22-time major champion Nadal in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows, though, was looking up in his Arthur Ashe Stadium guest box and knowing his parents, Constant and Alphina, were there.
“To see them experience me beat Rafa Nadal — they’ve seen me have big wins, but to beat those ‘Mount Rushmore’ guys? For them, I can’t imagine what was going through their heads,” said Tiafoe, a 24-year-old American seeded 22nd at the U.S. Open. “I mean, they’re going to remember today for the rest of their lives.”
His parents both emigrated to the United States from Sierra Leone in West Africa amid its civil war in the 1990s. They ended up in Maryland, where Constant helped construct a tennis training center for juniors, then became a maintenance man there; Alphina, Frances said, was “a nurse, working two jobs, working overtime through the nights.” Frances and his twin brother, Franklin, were born in 1998, and soon would be spending hour upon hour where Dad’s job was, rackets in hand.
Maybe one day, went the dream, a college scholarship would come of it.
“It wasn’t anything supposed to be like this,” Tiafoe said Monday evening, hours after by far his biggest victory.
He is the youngest American man to get this far at the U.S. Open since Andy Roddick in 2006, but this was not a case of a one-sided crowd backing one of its own. Nadal is about as popular as it gets in tennis and heard plenty of support as the volume raised after the retractable roof was shut in the fourth set.
“It’s something to tell the kids, the grandkids: ‘Yeah, I beat Rafa,’” Tiafoe said with a big smile.
He served better than No. 2 seed Nadal. More surprisingly, he returned better, too. And he kept his cool, remained in the moment and never let the stakes or the opponent get to him. Nadal, a 36-year-old from Spain, had won both of their previous matches, and every set they played, too.
“Well, the difference is easy: I played a bad match and he played a good match,” Nadal said. “At the end that’s it.”
This surprise came a day after Tiafoe followed along on TV as his pal Nick Kyrgios “put on a show” and eliminated No. 1 seed and defending champion Daniil Medvedev. That makes this the first U.S. Open without either of the top two seeded men reaching the quarterfinals since 2000, when No. 1 Andre Agassi exited in the second round and No. 2 Gustavo Kuerten in the first.
That was before Nadal, Novak Djokovic, who has 21 Grand Slam titles, and Roger Federer, who has 20, began dominating men’s tennis. Djokovic, 35, did not enter this U.S. Open because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and was not allowed to enter the United States; Federer, 41, has undergone a series of operations on his right knee and last played at Wimbledon last year.
Now come the inevitable questions about whether their era of excellence is wrapping up.
“It signifies that the years go by,” Nadal said. “It’s the circle of life.”
Tiafoe now meets No. 9 Andrey Rublev, who beat No. 7 Cam Norrie 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 earlier Monday.
Late Monday turned into early Tuesday when third-seeded Carlos Alcaraz beat No. 15 seed Marin Cilic 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in a match that lasted 3 hours, 54 minutes and ended at 2:23 a.m.
No. 11 Jannik Sinner rallied from two games down in the fifth set to beat Ilya Ivashka 6-1, 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
The No. 1 woman, Iga Swiatek, moved into her first quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows by coming back to beat Jule Neiemeier 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
“I’m just proud,” Swiatek said, “that I didn’t lose hope.”
The 21-year-old from Poland will face another first-time U.S. Open quarterfinalist: No. 8 Jessica Pegula, the highest-ranked American woman, who advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.
Another women’s quarterfinal will be two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova against No. 6 Aryna Sabalenka.
Nadal won the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. Then he made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon in July before withdrawing from that tournament because of a torn abdominal muscle.
Nadal competed only once in the 1 1/2 months between leaving the All England Club and arriving in New York, where he has won four trophies.
He tweaked his service motion, tossing the ball lower than he normally does so as not to put as much strain on his midsection. There were plenty of signs Monday that his serve was not in tip-top shape: nine double-faults, a first-serve percentage hovering around 50%, five breaks by Tiafoe.
Earlier in the tournament, he lost the first set of his first-round match. Did the same in the second round, when he also accidentally cut the bridge of his nose and made himself dizzy when the edge of his racket frame bounced off the court and caught him in the face.
Still, on Monday, Nadal appeared on the verge of turning things around when he broke early in the fourth set and went ahead 3-1.
Tiafoe told himself: “Stay in it. Stay with him.”
That’s tied to two key areas Tiafoe credits with helping make him a stronger player of late: an improved in-match mindset and a commitment to fitness.
“Rafa is there every point. I’ve been known to have some dips in my game at times, where it’s like you’re watching (and thinking), ‘What’s that?!’” Tiafoe said. “That was my thing, match intensity.”
No concern now: He grabbed the last five games. The next-to-last break came for a 4-3 edge in the fourth set, when Nadal put a backhand into the net, and Tiafoe skipped backward toward the sideline for the ensuing changeover, his fist raised.
Fifteen minutes later, Tiafoe broke again, and it was over. This represents the latest significant step forward for Tiafoe, whose only previous trip to a Grand Slam quarterfinal came at the 2019 Australian Open — and ended with a loss to Nadal.
When one last backhand by Nadal found the net, Tiafoe chucked his racket and put his hands on his head. He glanced into the stands — Mom, Dad, brother, girlfriend, Washington Wizards All-Star Bradley Beal, others — then sat in his sideline chair and buried his face in a towel.
“It was just wild. My heart is going a thousand miles an hour. I was so excited. I was like: Let me sit down,” Tiafoe said. “Yeah, I’ve never felt something like that in my life, honestly.”
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On a busy travel day, motorists were stranded on Interstate 95 on Labor Day as heavy rain in New England caused the interstate to flood.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee urged people to stay home on Monday as more than 9 inches of rain fell in parts of the state Monday. Despite the pleas, officials said they performed numerous water rescues from vehicles.
The heavy rain also caused a building to collapse in Providence. No one was inside the building when it collapsed.
The heavy rain was expected to continue on Tuesday. The National Weather Service issued flood watches and warnings for many locales in southern New England.
Although Interstate 95 had reopened by Monday night, some roads remain closed in Rhode Island on Tuesday as high water could remain an issue. | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/new-england-flooding-closes-major-interstate-on-labor-day | 2022-09-06T18:26:11Z | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/new-england-flooding-closes-major-interstate-on-labor-day | false |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Azure Power Global Limited (NYSE: AZRE) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: June 15, 2021 to August 26, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 31, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Azure Power Global Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were procedural irregularities, including deviations from safety and quality standards, at one of Azure's plants; (2) certain project data was manipulated; (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's internal controls and procedures were not effective; (4) Azure had received a credible whistleblower report alleging such misconduct; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Azure you have until October 31, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Azure securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AZRE lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/azure-power-global-limited-loss-submission-form?id=31358&from=4.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Weber Inc. (NYSE: WEBR) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Weber Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's August 2021 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 27, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Weber Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Weber was reasonably likely to implement price increases; (2) as a result, consumer demand for Weber's products was reasonably likely to decrease; (3) due to the resulting inventory buildup, Weber was reasonably likely to run promotions to "enhance retail sell through"; (4) the foregoing would adversely impact Weber's financial results; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects, were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Weber you have until September 27, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Weber securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the WEBR lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/weber-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31347&from=4.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Illinois Lottery's "LuckyDay Lotto Midday" game were:
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For the first time since COVID-19 brought air travel to a standstill, the number of people streaming through U.S. airport-security checkpoints over a holiday weekend exceeded pre-pandemic levels.
The summer travel season ended on a busy note as more than 8.7 million people passed through security in the last four days, topping the Labor Day weekend of 2019.
That is a first for a holiday weekend, the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.
The busiest day was Friday, when TSA screened 2.48 million travelers.
After a problem-plagued start to the summer, travelers encountered relatively few disruptions.
Airlines canceled about 640 U.S. flights between Friday and Monday, 0.6% of the total, according to tracking service FlightAware. That’s less than one-third the cancellation rate between June 1 and Labor Day. Delays were down too.
TSA said screeners found 67 guns in passenger bags between Friday and Monday – very close to the average of 17.3 per day this year. The agency said if that rate continues, 2022 will break last year’s record of 5,972 guns discovered at checkpoints. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Holiday-air-travel-tops-pre-pandemic-levels-for-17422272.php | 2022-09-06T18:30:29Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Holiday-air-travel-tops-pre-pandemic-levels-for-17422272.php | true |
Vandenberg Space Force Base is gearing up for the launch of an unarmed Minuteman III overnight.
Base officials say the launch window from north base is Wednesday between 12:01 a.m. and 6:01 p.m.
The test launch of the unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile is scheduled years in advance and is designed to “validate and verify the effectiveness and readiness and accuracy of the weapon system,” according to a press release.
The base says the Russian government has also been notified of the launch, pursuant to New START treaty obligations. | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/test-launch-of-unarmed-minuteman-iii-scheduled-from-vandenberg-space-force-base | 2022-09-06T18:31:22Z | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/test-launch-of-unarmed-minuteman-iii-scheduled-from-vandenberg-space-force-base | true |
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I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised: one of the companies that developed mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, Moderna, has just sued the companies who make the competing mRNA vaccine, Pfizer
Pfizer was surprised though, according to news reports. (Or at least they said they were.)
Moderna had announced, back in 2020, that they wouldn’t enforce patents on their vaccine during the pandemic, but they seem to have changed their mind. Apparently, billions of dollars in profits isn’t enough: they’ve decided the time is right to try to grab even more money.
Let’s make no mistake here: this is purely about greed. Apparently Moderna understands this, since they proudly advertised their earlier plans not to enforce patents on the Covid-19 vaccine. They realized that the public good will generated from such an announcement was valuable.
Not that valuable, apparently.
It’s not even clear that Moderna should have been given the patents it holds. According to a recent story in Science, the key technology behind one of Moderna’s patents was invented, and patented, years earlier by two scientists, Drew Weissman and Katalin Karikó, at the University of Pennsylvania. Their work discovered a way to modify the RNA in the vaccine that would make it much more effective. (Here’s a link to the patent.)
As I wrote last year, patenting the Covid-19 vaccine is unethical. At the time, the US had announced support for a “vaccine waiver” that would allow any country to develop vaccines against Covid-19 without licensing the technology from one of the companies that currently holds a patent. That policy sounded too good to be true–and apparently it was, because no such waiver is in effect now.
The patent system is a creation of modern governments, and they don’t have to let companies get away with this. The profits of a few companies are far, far less important than the lives of millions of people. Allowing companies to restrict Covid-19 vaccine development is, crudely put, defending money over human lives. Maybe it’s time for the international community to institute the vaccine waiver, at least until the pandemic is truly over.
And make no mistake: even though we have vaccines now, they still need improving, and better vaccines will save lives. Patent disputes will slow down or even prevent work on better vaccines, since the patent holders will have a monopoly. Even the threat of a lawsuit can stymie progress; after all, why would someone invest time and effort on a vaccine that they might never be able to deploy?
Moderna is far from the first company or institution to use patent fights to suppress competition: way back in 2010, I wrote about how MIT and Harvard had filed a patent that was, as I wrote at the time, both inappropriate and harmful. In that case, MIT and Harvard had an incredibly broad patent on a human gene, NF-kB, which plays a key role in our immune system’s response to infections. Granting a patent on NF-kB, as the US Patent Office did, was akin to granting a patent on all drugs that affect nearly any human gene. The universities licensed the patent to Ariad Pharmaceuticals, who filed a lawsuit the day the patent was granted. Neither Ariad nor MIT developed any treatments, but they initially won $65.2 million just because of the patent. (Need I point out that the Harvard and MIT work was mostly funded by the public?)
Fortunately, in the 2010 case, an appeals court threw out the patent, ruling that people and companies cannot patent human genes, because genes are products of nature, not inventions. The mRNA patents, though, don’t fall in this category.
Should I also mention that much of the basic research behind mRNA vaccines was also funded by the public? Or that NIH (and therefore the US government) has patent rights to some of the technology behind the Moderna vaccine?
Moderna, Pfizer, and BioNTech looked like heroes when they first announced their vaccine results–and in some ways, they were. The world was desperate for vaccines against Covid-19, and the mRNA vaccines have saved millions of lives.
But my message to Moderna is simpler: drop the lawsuit. You’re already making billions in profits on the Covid-19 vaccine: isn’t that enough? Don’t be driven by greed. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2022/09/06/moderna-sues-rivals-over-covid-19-vaccine-patent-rights-after-saying-they-wouldnt-too-bad/ | 2022-09-06T18:34:27Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2022/09/06/moderna-sues-rivals-over-covid-19-vaccine-patent-rights-after-saying-they-wouldnt-too-bad/ | true |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has a unique perspective on NBA players load-managing during the season. He doesn't understand why certain players do so.
Tom Brady doesn't seem to understand why players who are fully healthy will sit out of games to "rest."
TB12 spoke with former Arizona wideout Larry Fitzgerald and his co-host, Jim Gray, on the first episode of the second season of their podcast, Let's Go!
"I think that's an interesting term. You know, I think that, from my standpoint, you know, load management, I think what we're trying to do is be smarter about how we approach a long season. And I think NBA teams are figuring that out.
"I don't know if they figured it out. I'd say maybe they're theorizing on what that means. I think that football players you know, we try to take care of ourselves the best we can to. I think once you're in a game, you're in a game and you're playing, you know. I don't know why you'd be healthy and not play. That doesn't make a lot of sense to me."
Tom Brady continued by saying that they don't have that option in the NFL. Players either play if they're healthy, or they don't if they're hurt.
"You know, I feel like, so much of what I've learned about my body is, you working hard is very important. Your ability to recover is very important. We don't have the option to not play in football, you know, you cannot play.
"But if you're healthy, you play. There's too many guys not healthy that you, it's hard to look your teammates in the eye and go, 'Wow, they're not healthy and playing'...that would make no sense. "
NBA Players have an 82-game regular season compared to the NFL's 17 games
Despite Tom Brady's comments, load management is common in the NBA. Load management is the practice of limiting and monitoring a player's playing time or physical activity in practice or games in the NBA.
In the NBA, teams play 82 games during the regular season, compared to the NFL's 17. NFL players play once a week, and will sometimes play six or four days apart if they're playing in a primetime game.
NBA players travel a lot more and a lot more frequently. It's a completely different sport than the NFL from a physicality standpoint.
You can look at load management from an NFL player's perspective and understand why Tom Brady doesn't agree with it. You can also look at it from an NBA player's perspective and agree with it.
If you use any of the above quotes, please credit Let's Go podcast and H/T Sportskeeda | https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-tom-brady-takes-shot-nba-players-load-managing | 2022-09-06T18:35:38Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/nfl/news-tom-brady-takes-shot-nba-players-load-managing | false |
Jennifer Lawrence hilariously reveals she threw up at her first Oscars afterparty and that Robert De Niro left her wedding rehearsal dinner early
Jennifer Lawrence got hilariously candid as she spoke to Vogue for the latest video in their 73 questions series.
The actress, 32, revealed that she had had so much fun she had been sick at her first ever Oscars afterparty in 2011.
When asked: 'Was your first Oscars afterparty as crazy as it seemed?' she replied: 'Oh yeah, I threw up'.
Telling all: Jennifer Lawrence got hilariously candid as she spoke to Vogue for the latest video in their 73 questions series
Jennifer also divulged about her relationship with her Silver Linings Playbook and Joy co-star Robert De Niro.
She described the acting legend as 'the sweetest man in the world' but at the same time 'very intimidating'.
She also recalled inviting him to the rehearsal dinner for her wedding, and that she had been shocked when he turned up.
Jennifer recounted: 'I invited him to the rehearsal dinner for my wedding, obviously not expecting him to come, and when he came I said: "Bob you really don’t have to be here, you can go home."
Funny: The actress, 32, revealed that she had had so much fun she had been sick at her first ever Oscars afterparty
'And he was like thank you so much and left.'
Elsewhere in the chat, Jennifer poked fun at her pixie cut era, saying: 'Obviously my advice is don't do it. Think everything through and if I could have the internet scrubbed of those photos, or not scrubbed, just add extensions to them. If anyone knows how to do that that would be great.'
She also opened up on becoming a parent for the first time, to a little boy named Cy.
She explained that there wasn't one word to describe motherhood, and that her family was made her happiest these days.
Wild night: When asked: 'Was your first Oscars afterparty as crazy as it seemed?' she replied: 'Oh yeah, I threw up' (pictured at the Oscars in 2011)
Her own piece of parenting advice was that 'babies don't get bored' and when asked about whether motherhood had changed her attitude to working, she answered: 'Of course, everything, location, my hours, all of it.'
Elsewhere in the set of interrogatives, she said Chris Farley was one celebrity she'd bring back to life.
Jennifer, who married art gallerist Cooke Maroney in 2019, also shared that her favorite variety of wine is 'a good red.'
Legend: Jennifer also divulged about her relationship with her Silver Linings Playbook and Joy co-star Robert De Niro
And when asked who she thinks 'has the best style in the world' she named fellow actress Sienna Miller.
For the series of rapid-fire questions JLaw wore a snug white tank top with a pair of belted, flared trousers.
Although she's been focused on being a mother to her six-month-old son this year, Jennifer is now preparing for the release of the upcoming feature Causeway.
The performer will star alongside Brian Tyree Henry and Samira Wiley in the forthcoming film, which will premiere next month at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.
In addition to serving as the movie's star, the actress is also listed as one of its producers.
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What’s next after a judge ruled Monday that a special master should be appointed to oversee the classified documents removed by an FBI search team last month from former President Trump’s Florida estate?
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with attorney and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The man charged with kidnapping a Tennessee woman jogging near the University of Memphis last week spent 20 years behind bars for a previous kidnapping.
U.S. Marshals arrested 38-year-old Cleotha Abston on Saturday after police detected his DNA on a pair of sandals found near to where Eliza Fletcher was last seen, according to an arrest affidavit. Police also linked the vehicle they believe was used in the kidnapping to a person at a residence where Abston was staying.
While Fletcher has not been found, Memphis police said in the affidavit they believe she was seriously injured in the abduction, which was caught on surveillance video. Authorities have said Fletcher, 34, was jogging around 4 a.m. on Friday when a man approached her and forced her into an SUV after a brief struggle. Fletcher was reported missing when she did not return home that morning.
Late Monday, police tweeted that a body had been found in a Memphis neighborhood but that the identity of that person and the cause of death was unconfirmed. The tweet made no reference to the Fletcher case, saying only that the investigation was ongoing. A large police presence was reported in the area where authorities reported finding the body just after 5 p.m., local news reports said.
Abston previously kidnapped a prominent Memphis attorney in 2000, the Commercial Appeal reported. When he was just 16 years old, Abston forced Kemper Durand into the trunk of his own car at gunpoint. After several hours, Abston took Durand out and forced him to drive to a Mapco gas station to withdraw money from an ATM. At the station, an armed Memphis Housing Authority guard walked in and Durand yelled for help. Abston ran away but was found and arrested. He pleaded guilty in 2001 to especially aggravated kidnapping and aggravated robbery, according to court records. He received a 24-year sentence.
Durand, in a victim impact statement, wrote, “I was extremely lucky that I was able to escape from the custody of Cleotha Abston. … It is quite likely that I would have been killed had I not escaped,” the Commercial Appeal reported. Durand noted that it took over a year for Abston to sign the guilty plea, calling the refusal “jailhouse braggadocio.”
Durand also detailed Abston’s lengthy history in the juvenile court system. In the years before the kidnapping, Abston had been charged with theft, aggravated assault, aggravated assault with a weapon, and rape, according to Durand’s statement.
Durand died in 2013, seven years before Abston would be released in November 2020 at age 36. In the two years since his release, there were no further documented charges against Abston in Shelby County prior to his Saturday arrest, the Commercial Appeal reported.
Online court records do not show if Abston has a lawyer who can comment on his behalf. An arraignment has been set for Tuesday.
Fletcher is the granddaughter of the late Joseph Orgill III, a Memphis hardware businessman and philanthropist. The family has released a video statement asking for help in finding Fletcher and offered a $50,000 reward for information in the case.
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This story has been corrected to show that Abston spent 20 years in prison for kidnapping Durand, not 22. | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-man-charged-in-jogger-abduction-kidnapped-attorney-in-2000/ | 2022-09-06T18:38:00Z | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-man-charged-in-jogger-abduction-kidnapped-attorney-in-2000/ | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Students in Uvalde went back to school Tuesday for the first time since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a classroom attack that shocked the country and helped fuel passage of a landmark national law on gun violence.
Children began arriving at Uvalde Elementary before dawn, walking through newly installed 8-foot (2.4-meter) metal fencing that surrounds the campus and past a state trooper standing guard outside an entrance.
Colorful flags hung inside the hallways, and teachers wore turquoise shirts that read “Together We Rise & Together We Are Better” on the back. State troopers were parked on every corner outside the school.
The district announced in late June that the scene of the assault, Robb Elementary, would be permanently closed and eventually torn down, though a timeline has not been set. Fundraising is underway for the construction of a new elementary campus.
Ashley Morales planned to put her son, Jeremiah, back in class because she has no other choice as a working single mother. She said she would drop him off outside Uvalde Elementary because parents were not allowed inside.
“I’m just nervous, scared,” said Morales, whose son was a third grader last year at Robb Elementary and lost three friends in the May 24 massacre. During a recent “Meet the Teacher” night, she felt a rush of anxiety walking down the school hall.
“Oh my gosh, it’s actually going to happen,” she said. “School is going to start.”
Teachers hugged students climbing out of cars in the drop-off line and guided them toward a line of teachers who were waiting behind the fence.
“Good morning, sunshine!” one teacher could be heard saying. “You ready to have a good school year?”
Celeste Ibarra, 30, had a knot in her stomach as she got her 9- and 8-year-old children ready and kissed them goodbye. She used to believe students their age should not have cellphones, but after a summer of active-shooter drills she changed her mind.
“I was scared, just scared I won’t get them back,” Ibarra said, standing in her front yard across the street from Uvalde Elementary.
School started weeks ago in many parts of Texas, but district officials pushed back the first day of class in Uvalde after a summer of heartache, anger and revelations of widespread failures by law enforcement officers who allowed an 18-year-old gunman to fire inside adjoining fourth grade classrooms for more than 70 minutes.
Uvalde school officials said several enhanced security measures are still incomplete, including the installation of additional cameras and new locks.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has committed to putting nearly three dozen state troopers on Uvalde campuses. But that was of no comfort to some families since more than 90 state troopers were present during the attack.
For 10-year-old Gilbert Mata, who was wounded by a ricocheting bullet during the shooting, the sight of many police is a “trigger,” said his mother, Corina Camacho. He’s also frightened by the smell of things burning — a reminder of the acrid odor of gun smoke.
Mata was nervous but wanted to go back to class Tuesday. His stepfather, however, cannot shake the dread of what would happen if there were another shooting.
“Nothing is going to make me feel better,” said Michael Martinez. “Are the police officers going to shoot this time? Are they going to help or what? But nobody really knows. That’s why we said we’re going to take it day by day. Let them prove it to us that something has changed.”
More than 100 families in Uvalde signed up for virtual school, while others pulled their kids out of the district and enrolled them in private schools. One teacher who was shot in the abdomen and survived, Elsa Avila, is still recovering.
Just a few nights before the new school year was to begin, the Uvalde High School football team delivered a dramatic victory to the wounded community of about 15,000 people. More than 5,000 fans jammed into Honey Bowl Stadium to watch Uvalde prevail over C.C. Winn, a high school in nearby Eagle Pass, with Devon Franklin’s one-handed catch in the end zone with 12 seconds remaining.
A damning report by a Texas House committee found that nearly 400 officers in all rushed to Robb Elementary after the shooting but hesitated for more than hour to confront the shooter. Body camera and surveillance footage showed heavily armed officers, some holding bulletproof shields, stacked in the hallway but not advancing to the classroom.
Steve McCraw, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, called the response “an abject failure.”
Last month, the Uvalde school board fired district police Chief Pete Arredondo, who McCraw and the House report accused of failing to take control of the scene and wasting time by looking for a key for a classroom door that was likely unlocked.
The firing has not quieted demands for others to face punishment. One other officer — Uvalde Lt. Mariano Pargas, the acting police chief that day — has been placed on administrative leave.
The shooting put new political pressure on Washington to act. The result was first major bipartisan law on gun violence in decades.
The measure signed by President Joe Biden in June included tougher background checks for the youngest gun buyers and help for states to put in place “red flag” laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged dangerous.
Also tucked into the bill was a proposal that will make it more difficult for convicted domestic abusers to obtain firearms even when the abuser is not married to or doesn’t have a child with the victim.
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For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting. | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-uvalde-school-year-starts-amid-fear-and-unfinished-security/ | 2022-09-06T18:38:08Z | https://www.koin.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-uvalde-school-year-starts-amid-fear-and-unfinished-security/ | false |
NOVI, Mich., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- An earlier announcement indicated that ITC Holdings Corp. ("ITC"), a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., had made the decision to proceed with a private offering of senior unsecured notes (the "notes"). ITC is exploring an offering, subject to market conditions.
If ITC proceeds with this offering, it will use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem in full $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.700% Senior Notes due November 15, 2022, to pay the associated call premium, with the remainder to repay indebtedness outstanding under its revolving credit facility and its commercial paper program, and for general corporate purposes.
The notes are expected to be offered in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes have not, and will not be registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws of any other jurisdiction. This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell any of the notes or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes described herein or any other securities, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About ITC Holdings Corp.
ITC Holdings Corp. is the largest independent electricity transmission company in the United States. ITC provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its systems and lower the overall cost of delivered energy. Through its regulated operating subsidiaries ITCTransmission, Michigan Electric Transmission Company, ITC Midwest and ITC Great Plains, ITC owns and operates high-voltage transmission infrastructure in Michigan, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, and in development in Wisconsin. These systems serve a combined peak load exceeding 26,000 megawatts along 16,000 circuit miles of transmission line, supported by 700 employees and 1,000 contractors. ITC is based in Novi, Michigan. For further information visit www.itc-holdings.com. ITC is a subsidiary of Fortis Inc., a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry. For further information visit www.fortisinc.com. None of the information on ITC's or Fortis Inc.'s websites is incorporated into, or forms a part of, this press release.
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Honor Connor Launches New Education Program as part of National Suicide Prevention Month
WEST SIMSBURY, Conn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Honor Connor, a mental health and suicide prevention nonprofit based in West Simsbury, is launching its new mental health education program, Hold onto Hope, in September as part of National Suicide Prevention Month. Focusing on support for individuals who've experienced suicide loss, the Hold onto Hope program will be offered at no charge during two educational workshops, one in-person in Simsbury and another virtually online.
"After losing our son Connor to suicide, my husband and I started Honor Connor to focus on those who have been impacted by losing someone to suicide because through our own grief journey we realized how few resources existed for survivors," said Lisa Johnson, Honor Connor co-founder and managing director. "Our goal with the Hold onto Hope program is to offer those resources as well as education on the stigmas and myths that surround suicide."
Developed to support individuals who have personally experienced a suicide loss, and individuals who want to support others experiencing suicide loss, the 90-minute Hold onto Hope interactive workshop covers:
- Addressing the stigmas surrounding suicide and how it affects the ability to grieve;
- Supporting someone who has lost a loved one to suicide;
- Debunking the myths around suicide and grief;
- Exploring the feelings around a loss to suicide through journaling; and
- Identifying the survivor's needs and how to successfully navigate available resources.
Attendees also will receive a journal to use during the workshop along with a list of resources including books, podcasts, area support groups, and more.
"By providing this education and resources we hope to help people find support for themselves or support others because, sadly, statistically we all know someone who has been impacted by suicide," says Scott Johnson, Honor Connor co-founder. "We also want to simply encourage survivors to share their experience, and give support tools to the people who care for them, because individuals who lose someone to suicide become high-risk for dying by suicide themselves."
The two free September workshops will be held as follows:
- Thursday, September 22 at 7 PM EST at Eno Memorial Hall, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, and
- Thursday, September 27 at 7 PM EST online via Zoom.
Attendees must register in advance. Registration for the workshops is free, however, space is limited for both sessions. To learn more, or to register for one of the sessions, visit www.HonorConnor.org. If you or someone you know is struggling, dial 988 to be connected to the national suicide prevention lifeline.
About Honor Connor: Honor Connor was started in 2021 by West Simsbury residents Scott and Lisa Johnson after losing their son, Connor, to suicide in 2016. Honor Connor's mission is to provide hope and healing and to stop the stigma by starting the conversation around mental health, addiction, and suicide prevention.
Twitter: @HC_HoldOntoHope
Facebook: @HonorConnor.holdontohope
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Lisa@HonorConnor.org
860-558-8877
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams has reached her break point — she caught up on her rest following her last match at the U.S. Open.
The 40-year-old Williams posted a photo on Instagram Monday of herself under a “Moana” blanket and seemingly asleep as she used a stuffed animal as a pillow. The mother of 5-year-old Olympia, Williams wrote, “How was your weekend? This was mine.”
Her career seemingly came to an end when she lost last week in her final U.S. Open. Williams won 23 Grand Slam titles and was celebrated by celebrities, fellow competitors and fans throughout her matches at Flushing Meadows. The tributes from tennis players to the NFL stretched into Monday.
Rising American standout Frances Tiafoe recalled after his upset win Tuesday over Rafael Nadal the inspiration he received from watching Serena and her older sister, Venus.
“At that time watching Serena and Venus play finals of Grand Slams at that time, when I was super young, I was like, how cool would it be to play Wimbledon, to play on Arthur Ashe and stuff like that,” Tiafoe said after his big win at Ashe.
Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady — like Williams, another age-defying championship athlete — praised Williams on Monday on his weekly podcast.
“What a joy it was to watch her play,” Brady said. “She didn’t play for a little while, and I think she realized it’s a lot of fun to play. And I think sometimes when you’re in the middle of it, you take it for granted to a degree, like, ‘Oh, it will be there.’ And then it’s not there for a year and you go, ‘God, I really love it. I really want to play.’ And then you get out there and play and you enjoy it.”
Williams turns 41 on Sept. 26 and says she wants to grow her family and pursue business interests.
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More AP coverage of U.S. Open tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/us-open-tennis-championships and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | https://www.koin.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-serena-williams-gets-well-earned-rest-following-us-open-exit/ | 2022-09-06T18:40:56Z | https://www.koin.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-serena-williams-gets-well-earned-rest-following-us-open-exit/ | false |
Brown dazzles in MLB debut, Astros edge skidding Rangers 1-0
HOUSTON - Hunter Brown dazzled in his major league debut, scattering three hits across six impressive innings as the Houston Astros beat Texas 1-0 on Monday night to hand the Rangers their ninth straight defeat.
The Astros scored against hard-luck loser Martín Pérez (10-6) with the help of an error in the second. But that one run was enough on a night when three relievers completed a three-hitter after Brown's stellar start.
Brown (1-0), considered Houston’s top prospect, struck out five and walked one. The 24-year-old right-hander was called up after going 9-4 with a 2.55 ERA in 14 starts and nine relief appearances for Triple-A Sugar Land this season.
"I thought I had some pretty good stuff today. I had both breaking balls going at times, and my fastball was really good early," Brown said. "So I was happy with it."
Bryan Abreu pitched the seventh and Hector Neris worked the eighth before Rafael Montero got three outs for his 12th save.
Pérez yielded six hits with five strikeouts in seven innings, but it wasn’t enough for the Rangers to end their longest skid of the season. The nine-game slide is the longest current losing streak in the majors and the team’s most consecutive losses since dropping 12 games in a row last July.
Texas interim manager Tony Beasley raved about Brown's performance.
"You have to give him credit," Beasley said. "He had a live fastball, a nice little breaking ball and he attacked. He forced us into contact."
Brown retired the first eight batters he faced before Bubba Thompson singled with two outs in the third. He was caught stealing to end the inning.
Marcus Semien doubled to start the fourth, but Brown set down the next three batters to leave him stranded.
There were two outs in the fifth when Kole Calhoun walked before a single by Ezequiel Durán. After a short mound visit, Brown struck out Thompson to end the inning. Brown then pitched a 1-2-3 sixth and received a standing ovation as he walked off the field.
"He handled it great," Astros manager Dusty Baker said. "It eases you some when you throw first-pitch strikes and then strike out the first two hitters. He was real good. He was very good."
Brown credited catcher Martín Maldonado for aiding his success.
"He called a great game and obviously his leadership shows through," Brown said. "I felt very comfortable the whole time and that’s just a compliment to him."
Trey Mancini walked with two outs in the Houston second before a single by Chas McCormick. Maldonado then singled on a line drive to left field and an error by Thompson on the play allowed Mancini to score.
Alex Bregman and Kyle Tucker hit consecutive singles with two outs in the third, but Pérez retired Yuli Gurriel to end the threat. That was the first of 11 straight batters Pérez set down before McCormick legged out an infield single in the seventh. Maldonado grounded into a double play to end the inning.
The Astros had a chance to add to the lead in the eighth when they had runners at first and third with no outs. Yordan Alvarez hit a pop fly in foul territory that first baseman Nathaniel Lowe caught. Jose Altuve, who was on third, dashed toward home.
Lowe got the ball to catcher Jonah Heim, and he applied the tag just before a sliding Altuve tapped the plate. The Astros challenged the call but it was upheld before Bregman struck out to end the threat.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rangers: C Sam Huff was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock, and C Meibrys Viloria was optioned to Round Rock.
Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (right calf) played catch. ... Houston closer Ryan Pressly is expected to come off the injured list Tuesday. He was placed on the IL with neck spasms Aug. 25.
EVEN STEVEN
The win gave the Astros an all-time record of 4,812-4,812. It's the first time they've had a franchise mark of .500 since they were 3,519-3,519 on May 14, 2006.
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Houston LHP Framber Valdez (14-4, 2.63 ERA) opposes RHP Glenn Otto (6-8, 4.82) when the series continues Tuesday night. | https://www.fox4news.com/sports/brown-dazzles-in-mlb-debut-astros-edge-skidding-rangers-1-0 | 2022-09-06T18:41:08Z | https://www.fox4news.com/sports/brown-dazzles-in-mlb-debut-astros-edge-skidding-rangers-1-0 | true |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFST) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of LifeStance common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with LifeStance's June 10, 2021 initial public stock offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in LFST:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/lifestance-health-loss-submission-form?id=31351&from=4
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. NEWS - LFST NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that LifeStance Health Group, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (ii) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (iii) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the initial public offering's registration statement, and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the initial public offering's registration statement represented.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in LifeStance you have until October 11, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased LifeStance securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the LFST lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/lifestance-health-loss-submission-form?id=31351&from=4.
ABOUT KLEIN LAW FIRM
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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- No. 1 goalkeeper in poor form
- Kepa given chance to shine
- Tuchel says Mendy hurt - but still on bench
WHAT HAPPENED? Despite Tuchel defending Mendy to the media over the weekend, he has started Kepa on Tuesday to ignite further speculation of a goalkeeper controversy. He said the move was injury related but also admitted Mendy needed a break amid poor form. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, meanwhile, will make his Blues debut following his deadline-day move from Barcelona.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Kepa gets his first action of the season, and he has a chance to show Tuchel he deserves to be the starter. Aubameyang will be playing with a protective mask after suffering a jaw injury during a home invasion recently.
WHAT THEY SAID: "He was a bit unlucky in the last games and on top of this Edou has problems with the patella tendon in his knee so he not 100% fit at the moment so we took the chance to give him a break and give Kepa the confidence for this game," Tuchel told BT Sport.
STORY IN THREE PHOTOS:
THE VERDICT:
Auba is back!
Some sarcasm after the Mendy-Bowen incident...
Kepa's turn!
WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA? Tuchel will be hoping his side get off to a strong start in Europe on Tuesday night ahead of their return to Premier League action against Fulham on Saturday. | https://www.goal.com/en-cm/news/mendy-dropped-kepa-starts-chelsea-aubameyang-debut-dinamo/blt257f04c740d76050 | 2022-09-06T18:43:50Z | https://www.goal.com/en-cm/news/mendy-dropped-kepa-starts-chelsea-aubameyang-debut-dinamo/blt257f04c740d76050 | true |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Humanigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGEN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: May 28, 2021 to July 12, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 25, 2022
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Learn more about your recoverable losses in HGEN:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Humanigen, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Humanigen's lead product candidate, lenzilumab, was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (ii) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (iii) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Humanigen you have until October 25, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Humanigen securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the HGEN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/humanigen-inc-class-action-loss-submission-form?id=31356&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Racist police texts seized, inquest told
Text messages between a Northern Territory constable who shot and killed an Indigenous teenager and other police officers suggest they had negative attitudes towards Aboriginal people, an inquest has been told.
Kumanjayi Walker, 19, died on November 9, 2019, after Constable Zachary Rolfe, 31, shot him three times in the remote community of Yuendumu, 290km northwest of Alice Springs.
Counsel assisting Peggy Dwyer told an inquest into his death on Tuesday that text messages found on the officer's phone when he was arrested show he and other police based in Alice Springs had a negative attitude towards (Aboriginal) community police.
"Taken at face value, I anticipate submitting to Your Honour that some of those text messages do suggest negative attitudes towards Aboriginal people that should and will cause great concern," Dr Dwyer said as she detailed the evidence the inquest would hear over the next three months.
She said she would not provide more details from them before Friday when legal argument will be heard about their inclusion in the inquiry.
Lawyers for Const Rolfe are fighting to have them removed from evidence, along with 13 issues that have been raised for investigation about the officer's recruitment, training, supervision and use of force.
But Dr Dwyer said any texts that show Const Rolfe and other police officers had expressed negative sentiments about Aboriginal people should be seen by the coroner.
"The purpose of this is not to demonise those who sent the text messages and it's not to publicly criticise them, it is to understand why those negative attitudes have formed," she said.
Dr Dwyer said the court could then work to prevent them developing.
"If we don't, those attitudes may lead again to deadly confrontation," she said.
The inquest at Alice Springs Local Court continues on Wednesday with evidence from Mr Walker's family and community.
Among those appearing will be Aboriginal Community Police Officer Derek Williams, who was an uncle to Mr Walker and played a significant role in reassuring the frightened Yuendumu community.
Mr Walker's cousin, Samara Fernandez-Brown, and community leader Warren Williams, who is Derek Williams' father, will also take the stand.
Const Rolfe was acquitted at trial in March of murdering Mr Walker after a six-week trial. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11186223/Racist-police-texts-seized-inquest-told.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-09-06T18:45:42Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/aap/article-11186223/Racist-police-texts-seized-inquest-told.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Former Trump official who spearheaded Russia Gate investigation to provide commentary on National Security, Defense, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement to fastest-growing news network
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Real America's Voice, America's fastest growing news network, announced that Kash Patel will be joining the RAV family as a contributor. Patel, best known for spearheading the Russia Gate investigation, will provide the network with commentary as a content expert on the latest national news, including National Security, Defense, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement.
"We are pleased to announce that Kash Patel is joining Real America's Voice as a contributor," said Howard Diamond, CEO of Real America's Voice. "The timing could not be better for Kash to join the RAV family as the fall midterm campaign season gets underway with massive implications for who will wield power in Washington and what is in store for the DOJ investigation of President Trump and the 2024 presidential election," he concluded.
"I'm delighted to join the talented and professional team at Real America's Voice as a contributor," said Kash Patel. "The chance to offer my analysis and commentary at a news network committed to free speech and capturing the real voice of passionate, patriotic Americans is a great opportunity for me. Our country has never faced the challenges we see today and providing perspective and insight on the latest matters involving National Security, Defense, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement has never been more important," he said.
Kash Patel has a distinguished record of service to our nation in numerous roles, including as the Chief of Staff to the Department of Defense (DoD), the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Counterterrorism (CT) on the National Security Council (NSC), the Principal Deputy to the Acting Director of National Intelligence, and the National Security Advisor and Senior Counsel for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), where he spearheaded the Russia Gate investigation. Since leaving the federal government, Mr. Patel founded the Fight With Kash Foundation– a 501(c)(3) designed to give those who have been defamed by the media a voice by paying for their legal representation, providing tuition assistance and education programs for youths, and supporting our veterans and active duty service members. He is also the author of the best-selling children's book series, "The Plot Against the King."
Real America's Voice delivers exciting live-event coverage seven days a week across a growing list of powerful content distribution channels. You can watch all Real America's Voice programming streaming online at http://realamericasvoice.com, by downloading the app on Apple or Android, or by viewing on DISH Ch. 219, Pluto TV Ch. 240, Samsung Plus TV Ch. 1029, SelectTV Ch. 106, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded MINISO securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with MINISO's October 2020 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 17, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that MINISO Group Holding Limited made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants and other undisclosed related parties owned and controlled a much larger amount of MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) as a result, MINISO concealed its true costs; (3) the Company did not represent its true business model; (4) defendants, including the Company and its chairman, engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) as a result of at least one of these transactions, the Company is at risk of breaching contracts with People's Republic of China authorities; (6) the Company would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees; and (7) as a result, defendant's statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in MINISO you have until October 17, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased MINISO securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the MNSO lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/miniso-group-holding-limited-lawsuit-submission-form?id=31353&from=4.
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SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLUTE, a Sigma Defense Company, announced today that it has been awarded a $32 million Department of Defense (DoD) contract modification for the Automated Digital Network Systems (ADNS) Tactical Transport Engineering (ATTE) IDIQ. ADNS provides secure, automated transmission of tactical and strategic Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence (C4I) data through the convergence of voice, video, cyber and data communications between ship, sub, and shore.
Under this agreement, SOLUTE will provide continued system, network, cyber, software engineering and program management services to the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. In addition, SOLUTE will help mondernize the Navy's information systems architecture.
"We are looking forward to continuing the outstanding work we've done in support of the ADNS program for NIWC Pacific," said Ed Anderson, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SOLUTE. "Providing essential tactical and strategic communications across the globe to link deployed strike groups with each other and with the Defense Information Systems Network is critical to supporting the men and women of the U.S. Navy. We are very pleased to be entrusted to continue these efforts."
SOLUTE, a Sigma Defense Company, is a premier DoD engineering firm specializing in system modernization using the latest advances in Software Engineering, Cyber Security, Cloud Architectures, and Development Security Operations (DevSecOps). SOLUTE has a talented workforce with tremendous expertise in building, deploying, and managing containerized applications deployed to public/private cloud infrastructures. SOLUTE is leading the charge across multiple large and complex Navy, Army, and Air Force systems and is actively collaborating with DoD leadership on engineering best practices for mission critical PaaS deployments and DevSecOps best practices. SOLUTE also brings expertise in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) development, engineering, and integration.
Sigma Defense Systems LLC is a leading technology company serving the Department of Defense (DoD) providing systems and services for Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance since 2006. The company's software-focused approach to tactical communications accelerates information collection and sharing for faster decision making and better mission outcomes. Customers turn to Sigma Defense for engineering, program management, and data logistics services for technical solutions that encompass ground, air, and space-based systems and sensors and network and satellite communications. Sigma is headquartered in Perry, GA with satellite offices both CONUS and OCONUS. For more information visit sigmadefense.com, and follow Sigma Defense on LinkedIn for news and updates.
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Amanda Chidester joins Michigan softball coaching staff
Amanda Chidester, an Olympian and two-time Big Ten Softball Player of the Year, has joined first-year head coach Bonnie Tholl’s staff.
Tholl was recently named head coach after nearly three decades working with Carol Hutchins, who retired as the sport’s winningest coach after a 38-year head-coaching career at Michigan. The addition of Chidester, an Allen Park native, was announced Tuesday and rounds out Tholl’s staff.
"As a former Michigan captain, 'Chiddy' has a true passion for Michigan and a clear vision for what this program stands for,” Tholl said in a release. “She will elevate the play and competitiveness of our players immediately. Sharing her experiences as an Olympian, professional player and NCAA All-American will add great value to Michigan softball."
Chidester said a week ago, shortly after Hutchins surprised the softball world by her decision to retire, she didn’t know her next career step would be coaching.
“But when your dream job is offered to you, you have to take it,” Chidester said in the release. “I can't wait to share my knowledge and experiences from the last 10 years of playing both internationally and professionally with Team 46, and I can’t wait to get to work.”
During her Michigan career (2009-12), Chidester was a two-time All-America selection and the Big Ten’s Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012. In 2020, Chidester and Team USA won an Olympic silver medal at the Tokyo Games. Most recently, she played three seasons of Athletes Unlimited (2020-22). | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2022/09/06/amanda-chidester-joins-michigan-softball-coaching-staff/8002481001/ | 2022-09-06T18:49:06Z | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2022/09/06/amanda-chidester-joins-michigan-softball-coaching-staff/8002481001/ | false |
Biden to commemorate anniversary of 9/11 attacks at Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will mark the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sunday by delivering remarks and laying a wreath at the Pentagon, the White House said Tuesday.
The day will commemorate the 2001 terrorist attacks when hijackers took control of commercial planes in order to use them as missiles, crashing into New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks by al-Qaida. The U.S. and its allies responded by launching the Afghanistan war.
Jill Biden, the first lady, will speak Sunday at the Flight 93 National Memorial Observance in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband will go to New York City for a commemoration ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial.
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Tiffany Haddish responds to child molestation accusations
Posted/updated on: September 6, 2022 at 9:18 am(NOTE CONTENT) Tiffany Haddish has broken her silence when it comes to the child sexual abuse lawsuit lodged against her and fellow comedian Aries Spears.
The pair have been accused of hiring two then-children to appear in a past Funny or Die sketch called Through a Pedophile's Eyes.
The two plaintiffs in the suit, identified as Jane Doe, now 22, and her now-14-year-old brother, John Doe, were respectively 14, and 7 years old at the time they were paid by family friend Haddish to appear in the sketch, the suit alleges. One reportedly had the female eating a hero sandwich while moaning and simulating sex acts she was coached to perform; the other had the boy playing and bathing as Spears' character leered and interacted with him suggestively.
For its part, Funny or Die insists the video in question was user-uploaded, and the website found it "disgusting" and removed it immediately in 2018.
Taking to Instagram Sunday, Haddish wrote, "I know people have a bunch of questions. I get it. I’m right there with you."
"Unfortunately because there is an ongoing legal case, there’s very little that I can say right now. But, clearly, while this sketch was intended to be comedic, it wasn’t funny at all — and I deeply regret having agreed to act in it," she continued. "I really look forward to being able to share a lot more about this situation as soon as I can."
Court documents also claim that Haddish told John Doe that he would be taping a reel for Nickelodeon at Spears' home. She then allegedly witnessed the alleged incident "and aided, abetted, and watched Spears sexually molest a child," according to the filing.
Haddish and Spears are being sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress, gross negligence, sexual battery, sexual harassment and sexual abuse of a minor.
Haddish’s attorney, Andrew Brettler, insisted to Vanity Fair that the suit is baseless, saying in a statement of the plaintiffs' mother, Trizah Morris, "Every attorney who has initially taken on her case — and there were several — ultimately dropped the matter once it became clear that the claims were meritless and Ms. Haddish would not be shaken down."
Brettler added, "Now, Ms. Morris has her adult daughter representing herself in this lawsuit. The two of them will together face the consequences of pursuing this frivolous action."
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This gift greatly expands the John P. McNulty Program for Leadership in Science and Mathematics, and marks a milestone contribution to SOAR: The Campaign for Saint Joseph's University.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint Joseph's University will expand its commitment to women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through a $2.6 million investment from the John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation. The University and the Foundation have worked to advance women's representation and leadership in STEM for over a decade through the John P. McNulty Scholars program.
The innovative program provides full- and partial-tuition scholarships, alongside a suite of offerings to help young women break barriers in their chosen STEM fields, including faculty and peer mentorship, research and leadership development opportunities, and community building. The enhanced program, now the John P. McNulty Program for Leadership in Science and Mathematics, will scale the offerings to reach more women over the next seven years, and will invest more deeply in preparing and nurturing women's leadership in these fields.
"It's not enough that women enter STEM fields, or even stay in STEM fields; women need to lead in STEM," says Anne Welsh McNulty H '19, co-founder and president of the McNulty Foundation. "The talented cohorts of McNulty Scholars over the last decade inspired us to deepen the leadership dimension of the program and to increase our philanthropic support. This will enable more women than ever before to achieve their greatest potential and to change the world."
This fall, 36 women will participate as scholars and fellows in the new McNulty Leadership Program, and the cohort is expected to nearly double in the next four years.
The program was created in 2009, in honor of John P. McNulty '74, a former Saint Joseph's student body president and later trustee. He believed deeply in the transformative power of education to unlock talent, and the potential that individual leaders have to change society through their examples.
Over the last decade-plus, the McNulty Foundation has invested nearly $6.5 million at Saint Joseph's, which has spurred the trajectories of 111 women and has proven results both in academic excellence and the ability to develop emerging leaders. More than half of the graduates have earned or are pursuing advanced degrees, and many have launched successful professional careers, establishing themselves as leaders in their fields. Impressively, participating students have collectively published or contributed to 23 scientific publications in the last year alone. McNulty Scholars and Fellows have been awarded various prestigious national grants and internships, including the Goldwater Scholarship and the DAAD-RISE fellowship in Germany.
"The McNulty Foundation's latest investment will scale the McNulty Program for Leadership at Saint Joseph's University," says Cheryl McConnell, PhD, interim university president. "With the additional funding, we will provide scholarships and fellowships to more students, enhance our already robust programming and mentorship supports, and ultimately launch more women into STEM leadership positions."
The gift is a significant contribution to SOAR: The Campaign for Saint Joseph's University, the University's historic comprehensive campaign. To celebrate the program's expansion and The John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation's commitment to advancing women in STEM, Saint Joseph's will host an on-campus reception on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. featuring a keynote by Laurie McNeil, PhD, distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
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Double dose of Tilda Swinton in ghostly Venice flick
By Mindy Burrows
VENICE, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Relations between parents and their children feature strongly in this year's Venice Film Festival, but Tilda Swinton adds a new twist to the theme, playing both mother and daughter in "The Eternal Daughter".
Directed by Britain's Joanna Hogg, the ghostly two-hander had its world premier on Tuesday, offering the audience a haunting tale of a middle-aged daughter and her elderly mother confronting family secrets in a largely deserted country hotel.
The characters had already emerged in Hogg's previous films "The Souvenir" and "The Souvenir Part II". But whereas Swinton had only played the role of the mother before, this time she suggested she might tackle both parts in tandem.
"(It) took me less than a millisecond to realise that was the perfect choice to make," Hogg told Reuters.
The drama takes place in the dead of winter in a converted stately home, complete with creaking floorboards and groaning joists, that had once belonged to the mother's aunt. But from the very start, all is clearly not as it seems.
"There's a lot of ghostly presences in the film, but it's actually one of the most real films that I've made in many ways. So it's very much rooted in one's memory and experience," said Hogg, making her debut in the main Venice competition.
Swinton, a veteran of international film festivals, swept into Venice with a crop of brightly dyed yellow hair -- a tribute to Ukraine's blue and yellow flag.
She told Reuters said it was easier for her to play the elderly mother, despite the great age difference, because she was able to build on her earlier work in the role.
But she needed to think harder about playing the daughter Julie -- a part previously portrayed by her own daughter Honor Swinton Byrne in the two Souvenir movies.
"As Julie, I drew consciously on energies that my daughter brought to Julie, which was really interesting," Swinton said.
Although her daughter does not appear in the new film, her dog Louis does, adding to the sense of foreboding as it whines and seeks to escape from the confines of the fog-bound hotel.
"He's my dog. He'll do anything I ask him to do," said Swinton. "If you're working with a pro dog and I work with pro dogs, they're not really interested in you. They're interested in the guy behind you who's got the sausage in his pocket." (Reporting by Mindy Burrows Editing by Crispian Balmer and Lisa Shumaker) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11186097/Double-dose-Tilda-Swinton-ghostly-Venice-flick.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-09-06T18:53:12Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11186097/Double-dose-Tilda-Swinton-ghostly-Venice-flick.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Tencent increases its stake in 'Assassin's Creed' maker Ubisoft
By Mathieu Rosemain and Tassilo Hummel
PARIS, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Tencent is increasing its minority stake in Ubisoft in a deal with the company's founding family that values France's biggest video game maker at more than 10 billion euros amid a wave of buyouts in the industry.
The deal underscores the appetite of deep-pocketed Chinese gaming giants for foreign studios and comes just a week after the acquisition by NetEase of unlisted French video games maker Quantic Dream.
It also caps a difficult four-year period at Ubisoft, home to the "Assassin's Creed" and "Tom Clancy's" video game franchises, marked by a succession of delays of new video games and allegations of sexual harassment that led to a revamp of its top management. Ubisoft's share price has fallen by more than half over the period, from about 100 euros to less than 44 euros on Tuesday.
The transaction makes Tencent part of a shareholder pact with Ubisoft's founders, the Guillemots, and gives it a total stake in the video game maker of more than 11% through the acquisition of a stake in the family holding.
This includes the acquisition by Tencent of a 49.9% stake with 5% voting rights in Guillemot Brothers Limited, Ubisoft said in a statement.
Tencent's investment in Guillemot Brothers Limited, which owns the bulk of the family's 15% stake in Ubisoft, amounts to 300 million euros ($297.3 million), at an implied valuation of 80 euros per Ubisoft share. That values Ubisoft at more than 10 billion euros ($9.91 billion).
Tencent also has the right to raise its direct stake in Ubisoft to 9.99% from 4.5% currently, said Ubisoft.
"Tencent is a key shareholder partner for many of the industry´s leaders, who have created some of the most outstanding video games," Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot said. "This transaction reinforces our ability to create strong value over the coming years."
The Chinese firm will not be able to sell its shares for a five-year period, beyond which the Guillemot family will have a pre-emptive right to buy the shares, Ubisoft said.
Tencent also pledged not to increase its direct stake in Ubisoft beyond 9.99% in capital for a period of eight years.
China's largest social network and gaming firm, which bought its first stake in Ubisoft in 2018, is providing the Guillemot's holding with a long-term loan to refinance its debt, the group said. ($1 = 1.0093 euros) (Reporting by Tassilo Hummel and Mathieu Rosemain; editing by Silvia Aloisi and Leslie Adler) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11186273/Tencent-increases-stake-Assassins-Creed-maker-Ubisoft.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-09-06T18:55:45Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-11186273/Tencent-increases-stake-Assassins-Creed-maker-Ubisoft.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
2 teen girls plotted shooting at high school, made hit list, police say
KINGMAN, Ariz. (KVVU/Gray News) - Two teen girls plotted a shooting at an Arizona high school, even making a list of who they planned to kill, investigators said.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said two Kingman High School students, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, had been planning the shooting. Deputies were alerted to the plot on Aug. 31.
KVVU reported detectives identified the two girls as the suspects Sept. 1, and they were immediately suspended from the school pending further investigation.
According to investigators, the two girls were experiencing relationship issues and said they had been bullied by other students “to which they had intended on fatally wounding.”
Police said there were 14 students on the list of people they intended to shoot.
“Although the manner was not specific, the intent was,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Parents of the students on the list were immediately notified of the threat, officials said.
The two girls were arrested and face charges of making a terrorist threat and booked into Mohave County Juvenile Detention Facility. The sheriff’s department said they have a “zero tolerance stance” on threats that disrupt educational facilities, students and faculty.
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Week 2 of the College Football season provides savvy bettors with plenty of opportunities to take advantage to overreactions from a one-game sample size.
One of those opportunities presents itself on Friday night with a matchup between Louisville and UCF.
After losing as a road favorite to Syracuse in Week 1, the Cardinals now head to Orlando as a 6.5-point underdog against UCF, who are coming off a 56-10 trouncing of South Carolina State out of the FCS.
A 31-7 loss to Syracuse as a 5-point favorite is certainly not an ideal way to start a season, but there’s plenty of variance in a single game of college football and things certainly went a little haywire for Louisville at the Carrier Dome. Under the surface, everything checked out just fine, the Cardinals gained 6.2 yards per play and crossed the Syracuse 40-yard line five times, but they somehow managed to come away with just seven points.
Louisville turned the ball over three times in the game (two interceptions and a fumble) and were 0-for-2 on fourth downs, so it was more of an execution issue than anything else.
It wasn’t the best start to the season for quarterback Malik Cunningham, who went 16-for-22 for 152 yards with two picks and just gained 34 yards on the ground on 13 attempts, but we’ve got enough of a sample size on the dual-threat signal-caller to know that he’s got a much higher ceiling than what he showed last Saturday. According to Pro Football Focus, Cunningham put up a passing grade of 82.7, averaged 8.6 yards per attempt and recorded a 70.7% adjusted completion percentage.
He also was one of the country’s most effective rushers, as he posted the fourth-best run grade (90.7) according to PFF and led all FBS quarterbacks with 20 rushing touchdowns. Additionally, 755 of his 1,142 rushing yards came from designed runs, which was the best mark in college football.
A bounce-back from Cunningham should be expected, especially against a Knights defense that ranked 74th in Defensive Line Yards, 70th in Rushing Success Rate Allowed and 118th in rushing explosiveness allowed in 2021.
Even if the Louisville offense gets back up to speed, the defense will also need to improve after allowing 449 yards of offense to Syracuse.
They should have a shot, though, as they’ll be taking on a UCF offense that will be captained by Ole Miss transfer John Rhys Plumlee. A highly-regarded recruit out of high school, Plumlee’s college career never really got going in Oxford and he was eventually converted into a wide receiver. He attempted just one pass for Ole Miss in 2021.
Plumlee didn’t look rusty in his UCF debut, throwing for 308 yards and four touchdowns in a 20-for-31 effort, but that was against an FCS defense. Replicating that effort against an ACC unit, even one that just struggled against Syracuse, will be tough sledding.
After opening at 5.5, this line has moved towards UCF thanks to what we saw out of both teams in Week 1. That number is too high, as the Action Network projects this spread to be closer to UCF -1.
A bet on the Louisville spread and a sprinkle on the moneyline seems like a good way to take advantage of a classic Week 1 overreaction.
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VALPARAISO — The 35-year-old Portage man allegedly nabbed sharing child pornography online works as a custodian at an Illinois elementary school, according to a newly filed charging document.
Timothy James Carpenter was found in possession of at least 25 videos and 130 images of child sexual abuse material, but the investigation is still underway, police said.
Carpenter, who lives with three young children and his fiancee, admitted to police he "routinely watched pornography on his phone and identified multiple websites that he used to access pornographic videos depicting older men," a charging document reads.
He reportedly told police there was child pornography on his phone and then said he wanted to consult with an attorney, which brought police questioning to an end, records show.
Carpenter was booked into Porter County Jail late Friday morning and is charged with four felony counts of child exploitation. The most serious of the charges carries a potential sentence of two to 12 years behind bars.
Carpenter was nabbed by the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, using peer-to-peer file sharing software, the group announced.
The group came across the alleged child pornography between July 1 and 3 while conducting an online investigation, police said. The group said it made three contacts with a device, later traced back to Carpenter.
One photo discovered featured three boys between the ages of 10 and 7 engaged in a sexual act, police said. One video found had a young boy engaged in sex with a man.
Investigators traced the pornography back to Carpenter and a search warrant was served at his Portage home Friday, a court document shows. Carpenter was stopped by police shortly after leaving his home that same day.
He said while being questioned that he worked as a custodian at a school that was not identified by police.
The case has been assigned to Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer.
Gallery: Recent arrests booked into the Porter County Jail
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Bob is a 23-year veteran of The Times. He covers county government and courts in Porter County, federal courts, police news and regional issues. He also created the Vegan in the Region blog, is an Indiana University grad and lifelong region resident.
The accused reportedly told the judge he intends to hire his own attorney and was ordered to have no further contact with the alleged victim while his case proceeds. | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-portage-man-nabbed-with-child-porn-works-at-an-elementary-school-police-say/article_fcf68dd2-944e-5c70-983d-ac360d6dabb0.html | 2022-09-06T18:58:09Z | https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/update-portage-man-nabbed-with-child-porn-works-at-an-elementary-school-police-say/article_fcf68dd2-944e-5c70-983d-ac360d6dabb0.html | false |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
4-5-1-9
(four, five, one, nine)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
4-5-1-9
(four, five, one, nine) | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17422536.php | 2022-09-06T18:58:47Z | https://www.darientimes.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Midday-game-17422536.php | false |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Humanigen, Inc. (NASDAQ: HGEN) between May 28, 2021 and July 12, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important no later than October 25, 2022.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Humanigen securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Humanigen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8376 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 25, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business operations and prospects. Specifically, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) lenzilumab was less effective in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients than defendants had represented; (2) as a result, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") was unlikely to approve the lenzilumab Emergency Use Authorization ("EUA") and the ACTIV-5/BET-B study was unlikely to meet its primary endpoint; (3) accordingly, lenzilumab's clinical and commercial prospects were overstated; and (4) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Humanigen class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8376 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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2 teen girls plotted shooting at high school, made hit list, police say
KINGMAN, Ariz. (KVVU/Gray News) - Two teen girls plotted a shooting at an Arizona high school, even making a list of who they planned to kill, investigators said.
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office said two Kingman High School students, a 14-year-old and a 15-year-old, had been planning the shooting. Deputies were alerted to the plot on Aug. 31.
KVVU reported detectives identified the two girls as the suspects Sept. 1, and they were immediately suspended from the school pending further investigation.
According to investigators, the two girls were experiencing relationship issues and said they had been bullied by other students “to which they had intended on fatally wounding.”
Police said there were 14 students on the list of people they intended to shoot.
“Although the manner was not specific, the intent was,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Parents of the students on the list were immediately notified of the threat, officials said.
The two girls were arrested and face charges of making a terrorist threat and booked into Mohave County Juvenile Detention Facility. The sheriff’s department said they have a “zero tolerance stance” on threats that disrupt educational facilities, students and faculty.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-5
(three, zero, five)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
3-0-5
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Teacher accused of using slur to describe Black teacher, has class do cotton-picking exercise
LADSON, S.C. (WCSC/Gray News) - A mother is looking for answers after she said her son’s teacher used the word “monkey” to describe another teacher, who is Black, and made her son partake in a cotton-picking exercise.
Lashanda Wiggins’ son goes to Oakbrook Middle School in Ladson, South Carolina. She told WCSC something his teacher allegedly said a couple of weeks ago has her upset.
“His teacher had made some comments that she has a teacher next door, he’s a Black teacher, and she refers to him as the ‘monkey next door,’” Wiggins said.
Her son said immediately after the teacher made comments, she had the class do a cotton-picking activity.
“From what the assistant principal explained to me is that she was going to just bring the cotton in, give it to the kids and her words were, ‘Here’s how you pick cotton,’” Wiggins said.
She also said her son was upset.
“He wanted to know, why do we have to relive that or why do we have to go back to that?” Wiggins said.
The principal acknowledged what happened but Wiggins said she has been provided no other answers as to any kind of repercussions.
“I send my kids to school to learn,” Wiggins said. “They’re supposed to be treated equally amongst their peers and the people that are responsible for teaching them. So when he came home and told me that, I was extremely and still extremely upset.”
The district responded to a request for comment with this statement:
“Dorchester School District Two takes every allegation seriously. We are currently investigating an alleged incident at Oakbrook Middle School. We do not comment on personnel matters.”
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Rico, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul's early promotions and claims about the safety and benefits of its technology as a smoking alternative.
The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine separate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal suits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company's vaping products.
The state investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
"Through this settlement, we have secured hundreds of millions of dollars to help reduce nicotine use and forced Juul to accept a series of strict injunctive terms to end youth marketing and crack down on underage sales," Tong said in a press release.
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Connecticut's payment of at least $16 million will go toward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previously settled lawsuits in Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina and Washington.
Juul has already halted some promotions of its products
Most of the limits imposed by Tuesday's settlement won't affect Juul's practices, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming under scrutiny several several years ago.
Teen use of e-cigarettes skyrocketed after Juul's launch in 2015, leading the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an "epidemic" of underage vaping among teenagers. Health experts said the unprecedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, dropping all U.S. advertising and pulling its fruit and candy flavors from store shelves.
The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since reopened its scientific review of the company's technology.
The FDA review is part of a sweeping effort by regulators to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry after years of regulatory delays. The agency has authorized a handful of e-cigarettes for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative.
The company has shifted its product pitches to target older smokers
While Juul's early marketing focused on young, urban consumers, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
"We remain focused on our future as we fulfill our mission to transition adult smokers away from cigarettes - the number one cause of preventable death - while combating underage use," the company said in a statement.
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing practices as part of the settlement. They include not using cartoons, paying social media influencers, depicting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
The deal also includes restrictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to online and retail sales.
Juul initially sold its high-nicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and creme. The products became a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Most teens now prefer disposable e-cigarettes, some of which continue to be sold in sweet, fruity flavors.
Overall, the survey showed a drop of nearly 40% in the teen vaping rate as many kids were forced to learn from home during the pandemic. Still, federal officials cautioned about interpreting the results given they were collected online for the first time, instead of in classrooms.
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This gift greatly expands the John P. McNulty Program for Leadership in Science and Mathematics, and marks a milestone contribution to SOAR: The Campaign for Saint Joseph's University.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saint Joseph's University will expand its commitment to women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through a $2.6 million investment from the John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation. The University and the Foundation have worked to advance women's representation and leadership in STEM for over a decade through the John P. McNulty Scholars program.
The innovative program provides full- and partial-tuition scholarships, alongside a suite of offerings to help young women break barriers in their chosen STEM fields, including faculty and peer mentorship, research and leadership development opportunities, and community building. The enhanced program, now the John P. McNulty Program for Leadership in Science and Mathematics, will scale the offerings to reach more women over the next seven years, and will invest more deeply in preparing and nurturing women's leadership in these fields.
"It's not enough that women enter STEM fields, or even stay in STEM fields; women need to lead in STEM," says Anne Welsh McNulty H '19, co-founder and president of the McNulty Foundation. "The talented cohorts of McNulty Scholars over the last decade inspired us to deepen the leadership dimension of the program and to increase our philanthropic support. This will enable more women than ever before to achieve their greatest potential and to change the world."
This fall, 36 women will participate as scholars and fellows in the new McNulty Leadership Program, and the cohort is expected to nearly double in the next four years.
The program was created in 2009, in honor of John P. McNulty '74, a former Saint Joseph's student body president and later trustee. He believed deeply in the transformative power of education to unlock talent, and the potential that individual leaders have to change society through their examples.
Over the last decade-plus, the McNulty Foundation has invested nearly $6.5 million at Saint Joseph's, which has spurred the trajectories of 111 women and has proven results both in academic excellence and the ability to develop emerging leaders. More than half of the graduates have earned or are pursuing advanced degrees, and many have launched successful professional careers, establishing themselves as leaders in their fields. Impressively, participating students have collectively published or contributed to 23 scientific publications in the last year alone. McNulty Scholars and Fellows have been awarded various prestigious national grants and internships, including the Goldwater Scholarship and the DAAD-RISE fellowship in Germany.
"The McNulty Foundation's latest investment will scale the McNulty Program for Leadership at Saint Joseph's University," says Cheryl McConnell, PhD, interim university president. "With the additional funding, we will provide scholarships and fellowships to more students, enhance our already robust programming and mentorship supports, and ultimately launch more women into STEM leadership positions."
The gift is a significant contribution to SOAR: The Campaign for Saint Joseph's University, the University's historic comprehensive campaign. To celebrate the program's expansion and The John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation's commitment to advancing women in STEM, Saint Joseph's will host an on-campus reception on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. featuring a keynote by Laurie McNeil, PhD, distinguished professor at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.
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Mobile sports betting app debuts Mystery Wheel and opportunity to earn up to $5,000 in free bets
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock Sportsbook continued its multi-state expansion by launching its mobile app today in Indiana and Tennessee. With properties and passionate fans in both states, Hard Rock Sportsbook plans to engage its players with one-of-a-kind integrated in-person and online experiences rooted in Hard Rock's legendary entertainment. Indiana is home to the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, where a retail Hard Rock Sportsbook location opened in May, while Tennessee has three Hard Rock Cafes (Nashville, Memphis, and Pigeon Forge) and the Bristol Casino located just across the Virginia state line.
"We are excited to offer the legendary Hard Rock experience to our mobile sports betting players throughout Indiana and Tennessee," said Marlon Goldstein, Executive Managing Director & CEO for Hard Rock Digital. "The successful debut of the Mystery Wheel is the latest example of the unique interactive experiences that can only be found at Hard Rock Sportsbook as well as our commitment to building the most entertaining app in the market."
Hard Rock's legendary entertainment serves as the foundation for the company's mobile products, which are focused on making the legendary 'Hard Rock experience' available on the go, anytime, anywhere. In addition to an easy-to-use, frictionless experience, the Hard Rock Sportsbook app offers innovative promotions, fast deposits and withdrawals, and hundreds of games and props to bet each day along with same game parlays and prop parlays. Hard Rock Sportsbook has also introduced in-app streaming and the Mystery Wheel, a new interactive rewards experience where players can earn up to $5,000 in free bets.
The Hard Rock Sportsbook mobile app is available for download through the App Store (iOS users) or the Google PlayStore (Android users) and can be utilized by fans physically located within Arizona, Indiana, Tennessee, and Virginia with plans to expand to additional states soon. Hard Rock Sportsbook also serves fans online in New Jersey and Iowa through the Hard Rock Sports & Casino NJ and the Hard Rock Sportsbook Iowa apps, respectively.
Product screenshots and additional photo/video assets can be downloaded here for Indiana and Tennessee launches.
Hard Rock Digital is the exclusive Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming vehicle for interactive gaming and sports betting on a global basis. Known the world over for its famous cafes, casinos, hotels, and music memorabilia collection, Hard Rock's legendary hospitality and entertainment serves as our foundation as we build the future of sports betting and internet gaming. Headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, and with offices in Austin, Texas, Hard Rock Digital is dedicated to creating the best place to play for sports fans and mobile gamers everywhere.
Join us by visiting HardRockSportsbook.com and following @HardRockSB on Twitter for the latest betting action. For news, visit HardRockDigital.com or follow @HardRockDigital on Twitter.
Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, IN, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-WITH-IT. In AZ call 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342. In VA call 1-800-GAMBLER. In TN call or text Tennessee Redline at 1-800-889-9789. Visit terms & conditions for full odds.
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Innovative Pre-Measured Strips Offer Naturally Powered Clean That Cares For Both Clothes and The Environment
DALLAS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwex®, the Norwegian cleaning brand with a more than 28-year legacy of improving quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes, has released the newest addition to its laundry collection, Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips. Norwex's Laundry Detergent Strips pack a punch of eco-friendly, ultra-concentrated cleaning with no mess and plastic-free packaging.
According to Science Advances, a peer-reviewed journal, of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic that has been produced, 6.3 billion metric tons have become plastic waste. The vast majority—79 percent—is accumulating in landfills and as litter.
Compatible with all types of washing machines, including high-efficiency (HE), the Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips make laundry easier and safer for families and the planet. The strips are 100 percent biodegradable and packaged in a plastic-free, cardboard sleeve. The low-sudsing formula allows the strips to dissolve easily in hot or cold water.
Perfectly pre-measured to offer a powerful clean, the strips eliminate dirt, grime, stains and more from clothes while providing a natural and subtle fresh blossom scent. One package of Norwex Eco-Wash Strips can clean up to 36 standard loads of laundry.
"Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are convenient to use, lightweight, space-saving, travel-friendly, vegan, sustainable and powerful in the wash. We've made running a load of laundry quick and easy—just tear it, toss it, wash it," said Courtney Landry, Senior Product Development Manager, Norwex.
The Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips join Norwex's broad selection of non-toxic and eco-friendly laundry products, which include the Ultra Power Plus™ Laundry Detergent, Liquid Laundry Detergent, Bright & White Laundry + Home Booster, Laundry Stain Remover, Microfiber Cleaner Laundry Booster and more.
"The entire Norwex laundry collection is super eco-friendly while being gentle on your family's clothes, and the Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are no exception. Unlike other products on the market, the strips do not contain parabens or quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats). With this product, it's never been easier to do good while doing laundry," said Amy Cadora, Chief Brand and Mission Officer, Norwex.
Norwex products are as safe and clean as they are effective, which is why it has banned more than 2,700 ingredients and animal testing from its product development process. The Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are free from: bleach, synthetic dyes and fragrances, phosphates, GMOs and more.
To view the full list of ingredients, get a glimpse of the Norwegian Experience and purchase Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips ($31.99 US or $35.99 CA for a box of 36 strips), visit Norwex.biz.
Founded in Norway in 1994, Norwex is a direct sales company that has been radically reducing harmful chemicals in our homes for more than 28 years. From its flagship Norwex Microfiber with BacLock®, its exclusive silver antimicrobial agent, to superior cleaning and personal care products, Norwex's innovative solutions help families lead cleaner, healthier lives. Learn more at https://norwex.com.
Morgan Gunnels
TruePoint Communications
morgan@truepointagency.com
(214) 684-4890
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes"), the premier investment firm focused exclusively on monetizing Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"), is pleased to highlight a notable development in the market as Graham Packaging Company, Inc. ("Graham Packaging") previously terminated its TRA.
Graham Packaging had disclosed that, after its acquisition by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited ("Reynolds"), Reynolds made an aggregate cash payment of $245 million pursuant to contractual change in control provisions in Graham Packaging's TRAs with Blackstone Capital Partners III L.P. and the Graham family. The Graham Packaging TRAs provided for the payment of 85% of the net cash tax savings realized from certain tax attributes, including savings from (i) the utilization of net operating losses attributable to periods prior to the IPO, (ii) certain increases to the tax basis of the assets of Graham Packaging Holdings Company ("Holdings"), including from exchanges of limited partnership units for common stock of Graham Packaging, and (iii) other tax benefits related to Graham Packaging's entrance into the TRAs, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the TRAs.
Parallaxes views TRAs, including the Graham Packaging TRA, as a valuable tool to reduce certain moral hazard problems and informational asymmetry inherent in a company's public offering. TRAs help ensure that pre-IPO owners are economically aligned with new public shareholders and incentivize pre-IPO owners to pursue an IPO structure that provides the company with ongoing tax benefits. Parallaxes anticipates enhanced awareness and understanding of TRAs will drive increased market adoption.
Parallaxes Capital Management ("Parallaxes") is the premier investment firm focused exclusively on monetizing Tax Receivable Agreements ("TRAs"). Parallaxes offers private equity sponsors, co-investors and management team members solutions to achieve liquidity, diversification and optionality from their TRAs. Parallaxes was founded in 2017 and is comprised of experienced investment professionals from leading private equity and growth equity firms. To learn more, please visit www.pxlcap.com.
This press release should not be regarded as representative of an official position or statement of Parallaxes or any related entity.
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Innovative Pre-Measured Strips Offer Naturally Powered Clean That Cares For Both Clothes and The Environment
DALLAS, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norwex®, the Norwegian cleaning brand with a more than 28-year legacy of improving quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes, has released the newest addition to its laundry collection, Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips. Norwex's Laundry Detergent Strips pack a punch of eco-friendly, ultra-concentrated cleaning with no mess and plastic-free packaging.
According to Science Advances, a peer-reviewed journal, of the 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic that has been produced, 6.3 billion metric tons have become plastic waste. The vast majority—79 percent—is accumulating in landfills and as litter.
Compatible with all types of washing machines, including high-efficiency (HE), the Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips make laundry easier and safer for families and the planet. The strips are 100 percent biodegradable and packaged in a plastic-free, cardboard sleeve. The low-sudsing formula allows the strips to dissolve easily in hot or cold water.
Perfectly pre-measured to offer a powerful clean, the strips eliminate dirt, grime, stains and more from clothes while providing a natural and subtle fresh blossom scent. One package of Norwex Eco-Wash Strips can clean up to 36 standard loads of laundry.
"Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are convenient to use, lightweight, space-saving, travel-friendly, vegan, sustainable and powerful in the wash. We've made running a load of laundry quick and easy—just tear it, toss it, wash it," said Courtney Landry, Senior Product Development Manager, Norwex.
The Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips join Norwex's broad selection of non-toxic and eco-friendly laundry products, which include the Ultra Power Plus™ Laundry Detergent, Liquid Laundry Detergent, Bright & White Laundry + Home Booster, Laundry Stain Remover, Microfiber Cleaner Laundry Booster and more.
"The entire Norwex laundry collection is super eco-friendly while being gentle on your family's clothes, and the Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are no exception. Unlike other products on the market, the strips do not contain parabens or quaternary ammonium compounds (Quats). With this product, it's never been easier to do good while doing laundry," said Amy Cadora, Chief Brand and Mission Officer, Norwex.
Norwex products are as safe and clean as they are effective, which is why it has banned more than 2,700 ingredients and animal testing from its product development process. The Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips are free from: bleach, synthetic dyes and fragrances, phosphates, GMOs and more.
To view the full list of ingredients, get a glimpse of the Norwegian Experience and purchase Eco-Wash Laundry Detergent Strips ($31.99 US or $35.99 CA for a box of 36 strips), visit Norwex.biz.
Founded in Norway in 1994, Norwex is a direct sales company that has been radically reducing harmful chemicals in our homes for more than 28 years. From its flagship Norwex Microfiber with BacLock®, its exclusive silver antimicrobial agent, to superior cleaning and personal care products, Norwex's innovative solutions help families lead cleaner, healthier lives. Learn more at https://norwex.com.
Morgan Gunnels
TruePoint Communications
morgan@truepointagency.com
(214) 684-4890
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(The Conversation) – A heat dome occurs when a persistent region of high pressure traps heat over an area. The heat dome can stretch over several states and linger for days to weeks, leaving the people, crops and animals below to suffer through stagnant, hot air that can feel like an oven.
Typically, heat domes are tied to the behavior of the jet stream, a band of fast winds high in the atmosphere that generally runs west to east.
Normally, the jet stream has a wavelike pattern, meandering north and then south and then north again. When these meanders in the jet stream become bigger, they move slower and can become stationary. That’s when heat domes can occur.
When the jet stream swings far to the north, air piles up and sinks. The air warms as it sinks, and the sinking air also keeps skies clear since it lowers humidity. That allows the sun to create hotter and hotter conditions near the ground.
If the air near the ground passes over mountains and descends, it can warm even more. This downslope warming played a large role in the extremely hot temperatures in the Pacific Northwest during a heat dome event in 2021, when Washington set a state record with 120 degrees Fahrenheit (49 Celsius), and temperatures reached 121 F in British Columbia in Canada, surpassing the previous Canadian record by 8 degrees F (4 C).
The human impact
Heat domes normally persist for several days in any one location, but they can last longer. They can also move, influencing neighboring areas over a week or two. The heat dome involved in the June 2022 U.S. heat wave crept eastward over time.
On rare occasions, the heat dome can be more persistent. That happened in the southern Plains in 1980, when as many as 10,000 people died during weeks of high summer heat. It also happened over much of the United States during the Dust Bowl years of the 1930s.
A heat dome can have serious impacts on people, because the stagnant weather pattern that allows it to exist usually results in weak winds and an increase in humidity. Both factors make the heat feel worse – and become more dangerous – because the human body is not cooled as much by sweating.
The heat index, a combination of heat and humidity, is often used to convey this danger by indicating what the temperature will feel like to most people. The high humidity also reduces the amount of cooling at night. Warm nights can leave people without air conditioners unable to cool off, which increases the risk of heat illnesses and deaths. With global warming, temperatures are already higher, too.
One of the worst recent examples of the impacts from a heat dome with high temperatures and humidity in the U.S. occurred in the summer of 1995, when an estimated 739 people died in the Chicago area over five days. | https://www.wane.com/weather/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains/ | 2022-09-06T19:06:08Z | https://www.wane.com/weather/what-is-a-heat-dome-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains/ | false |
NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Spinal Association has announced the finalists for its #StrongWheeled Together Awards honoring exceptional individuals from the spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D) community who have demonstrated achievement in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Performing Arts, Sports, and Recreation, Visual Arts and Writing, and Youth Leadership and Community Impact.
Finalists were selected from a diverse pool of nominees from around the nation who have passed through a competitive semi-final round judged by subject matter experts and cultural figures from the SCI/D community.
The Awards are part of United Spinal's 2022 #StrongWheeled Together campaign that showcases the benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion in helping people with disabilities discover greater independence.
"One of the biggest issues that our community faces is the stigma surrounding disability and ableist expectations. We can challenge this through representation. There is insufficient representation of our community in the creative arts, business, science, and sports, despite the abundance of talent among people with disabilities," said Vincenzo Piscopo, United Spinal's president, and CEO.
"The #StrongWheeled Together Awards will raise awareness of the gifts that exist in our community and give a platform to the innovators and leaders in our community—illuminating the important role we play in society. The award is part of a greater fight for recognition and inclusion," added Piscopo.
Finalists have crafted videos about their personal beliefs and achievements that have been published on United Spinal's YouTube channel. Finalists who receive the most likes on YouTube in their category win that category. Voting will continue until September 30th.
Finalists include:
Entrepreneurship & Innovation: Alycia Anderson (CA), Erik Kondo (MA), Brandon Winfield (GA)
Performing Arts: Kelsey Peterson (MO), Regan Linton (VA), Dominick Evans (MI)
Sports & Recreation: Tom Knaus (MO), Antonio Martin (MI), Darlene Hunter (TX)
Visual Arts & Writing: Tyree Brown (MD), Yesenia Torres (NY), Wes Holloway (TX)
Youth leadership & Community Impact: Anna Sarol (KA), Hayden Smith (WI), Lillian Ellmore (MA)
The winners will be featured at United Spinal's Member Awards Gala, a virtual event that will take place at 6:30 PM Eastern Standard Time on November 10th.
The Gala will also feature performances by socially conscious hip hop duo 4WheelCity, American Idol finalist Marna Michele, and vocal talent and singer Kebra Moore. The master of ceremonies will be former Miss Wheelchair America, Hilary Muehlberger. Congressman Jim Langevin and accomplished disability advocate, Judy Heumann, will also be honored.
For more information about the Gala and registration, visit
https://unitedspinal.org/swt-awards.
Formed in 1946 by paralyzed veterans, United Spinal is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to empowering people with spinal cord injuries and disorders (SCI/D), including veterans, to live successful and fulfilling lives. Membership is free and open to all individuals with SCI/D, with over 60,000 members across 49 chapters, close to 200 support groups and more than 100 rehabilitation facilities and hospital partners nationwide. Known for its revolutionary advocacy efforts, United Spinal played a significant role in writing the Americans with Disabilities Act, provided important contributions to the Fair Housing Amendments Act and the Air Carrier Access Act, and was instrumental in attaining sidewalk curb ramps and accessible public transportation in New York City, which created the standard accessibility model used in many United States cities.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA), one of the nation's largest voluntary metropolitan bar associations, recently unveiled a new, dynamic website with added features designed to enhance the member experience, including an easy-to-use portal. LACBA's new and improved website, which will simplify enrollment, provide easy section and event registration, and facilitate more seamless member-to-member communication, launched on August 30, 2022.
"After a thorough review and with the endorsement of over 75 other bar associations across the country, we committed to Member Central, a platform that integrates LACBA's extensive database with a new, state-of-the-art website," explains Stan Bissey, LACBA President and CEO. "Ultimately, this change will increase efficiency while also improving the overall member experience."
LACBA is also introducing a higher volume of CLE opportunities to assist members and nonmembers in meeting their CLE requirements, exclusively featuring county, state, and national professional experts. Additional member enhancements include the ongoing addition of diverse practice area sections, such as "Diversity in the Profession" and "Cannabis." LACBA will also offer new opportunities for members to participate in proprietary programs such as Counsel for Justice, where lawyers can volunteer, donate, or recommend projects for Cy Pres awards, which select charities to receive the proceeds of class action settlements where monies cannot be distributed to class members without the cost of distribution eating up the settlement value.
"LACBA always listens to members and acts when the critical mass wants to see the same changes," said Ann I. Park, LACBA President. "We are always looking for ways to build a better bar association, and with the launch of the new website, we are combining several desired member enhancements and adding them to a centralized location. This is an exciting time to be a member of LACBA," she added.
Since 1878, LACBA's mission has been to provide its members with opportunities to advance their legal careers. 145 years later, LACBA continues to deliver on that mission while constantly adapting to an evolving legal landscape.
LACBA, founded in 1878, is one of the country's largest voluntary metropolitan bar associations, and serves attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals through 28 sections, committees, networking events, live and on-demand CLE programs, and pro bono opportunities, as well as public service and informational resources.
Contact: Catherine Jackson, Marketing Manager
213.896.6558 | cjackson@lacba.org
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JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WallachBeth Capital LLC, a leading provider of capital markets and institutional execution services, announced today bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. ("bioAffinity" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: BIAF, BIAFW), a cancer diagnostics company that develops noninvasive, early-stage diagnostics to detect cancer and diseases of the lung, has completed its previously announced initial public offering ("IPO") of 1,282,600 units, each consisting of one share of common stock, one tradeable warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.35 per share, and one non-tradeable warrant to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $7.656 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $7.8 million, prior to deducting underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses. In addition, bioAffinity has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 192,390 shares of common stock, and/or 192,390 tradeable warrants, and/or 192,390 non-tradeable warrants, or any combination of additional shares of common stock and warrants representing, in the aggregate, up to 15% of the number of the units sold in this offering to cover over-allotments in this offering.
WallachBeth Capital, LLC and Craft Capital Management, LLC are co-managers and co-book running managers for the offering.
A registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333- 264463) was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and was declared effective on August 29, 2022. A final prospectus relating to the offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website at https://www.sec.gov. Electronic copies of the final prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from WallachBeth Capital, LLC, Attention: Capital Markets, 185 Hudson Street, Jersey City, NJ 07311, by telephone at 646-998-7608, or by email at cap-mkts@wallachbeth.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIAF, BIAFW) addresses the need for noninvasive diagnosis of early-stage cancer and diseases of the lung, and targeted cancer treatment.
WallachBeth Capital offers a robust range of capital markets and investment banking services to the healthcare community, connecting corporate clients with leading institutions, creating value for both issuers and investors. The firm's experience includes initial public offerings, follow-on issues, PIPE offerings, and private transactions. The firm's website is located at www.wallachbeth.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the anticipated use of proceeds from the Company's offering of common shares. Such forward-looking statements are based on facts and conditions as they exist at the time such statements are made and predictions as to future facts and conditions. Neither the Company not WallachBeth undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by applicable securities laws.
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Best Places to Work Award Winner by the Milwaukee Business Journal & Announces Two New Hires
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spectrum Investment Advisors, located in Mequon, Wisconsin, is one of 15 Wisconsin businesses that are being named 2022's Best Places to Work in the Micro category (10-24 employees) by the Milwaukee Business Journal.
"Being recognized as one of Milwaukee's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For is a testament to the wonderful people that are part of our team," said Manuel Rosado, president of Spectrum Investment Advisors. "At Spectrum, we celebrate success both corporately and individually, while encouraging our employees to find a balance between working hard and enjoying their lives and families."
On top of that Spectrum celebrates the addition of two new employees. Manuel Rosado, President of Spectrum Investment Advisors said, "We're very excited to have Jon and Angelica as part of our team. Their expertise and background will complement our team of seasoned executives very well."
Spectrum is excited to welcome Jon to the firm as a Financial Education Advisor to support and strengthen the organizations commitment to one-on-one investment consultation to plan participants. Jon holds the Investment Adviser Representative license (Series 65). Prior to joining Spectrum, Jon's career provided him with a broad range of business, management, and leadership experience. Jon earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point.
Spectrum welcomes Angelica to the team as their Marketing Manager. She is responsible for marketing activities and initiatives such as communications, event planning, social media platforms, and community outreach. She is also responsible for managing meetings, corporate events, and conferences such as the annual "Retirement Plan Investment Seminar," "Spectrum Investor® Coffee House Educational Series," and the client appreciation golf outing at Trappers Turn. She graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, attaining a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a minor in Public Relations.
Incorporated in 1995, Spectrum is a Registered Investment Adviser built on the premise that achieving one's financial goals depends on independent financial advice, timely research, and easy access to the investments and services that best fit an investor's specific needs. For more information about Spectrum Investment Advisors, visit www.spectruminvestor.com. Registration with the SEC does not imply a certain level of skill or training.
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I Heart Mac & Cheese inks agreement for a location in Richmond Hills, Ontario, Canada, marking the fast casual's first international location deal.
BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I Heart Mac & Cheese, a fast-growing, award-winning fast-casual concept that specializes in Mac & Cheese bowls and sandwiches, is proud to announce the signing of an agreement for its first international location in Richmond Hills, Ontario, Canada. The fast-casual concept has signed a new franchise agreement that will be owned and operated by a franchisee, Hirad Sorkhab.
Sorkhab is excited to be able to bring an I Heart Mac & Cheese into Canada. "We're pleased and honored to be the first franchisees to bring this new and tasty concept north of the border! ", said Sorkhab," Canadians love mac and cheese just like they love their poutine. It's comfort food for many up here being that it's so cold most of the year and with many ways to dress it up it's a no-brainer!"
Led by CEO Steve Giordanella, the brand launched its first location in 2016 and is currently headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. "We're thrilled that I Heart Mac & Cheese has reached this tremendous step of signing an agreement for our first international location. This milestone reinforces the fact of how quickly we are growing. We began franchising in 2019 in South Florida and now we are going international. This is monumental for us", says Giordanella, "Ontario's diverse and outstanding culinary scene is the perfect backdrop for our restaurant. We are delighted to bring our award-winning Mac & Cheese to guests in Canada."
I Heart Mac & Cheese, the fast-casual concept specializing in customizable made-to-order macaroni and cheese bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches, has set enormous goals for 2022 as the franchise finished 2021 with tremendous growth performance. The restaurant concept signed 47 franchise agreements in 2021 and many more are set to open in 2022. I Heart Mac & Cheese has also signed agreements for new locations in over twenty new states, marking the franchise's first locations in those states. The benchmark deals will bring I Heart Mac & Cheese locations into Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, Nevada, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington. The fast-growing brand wants to keep the drive going by targeting new markets nationwide.
I Heart Mac & Cheese is a fast-casual concept specializing in customizable, made-to-order macaroni and cheese bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches. Also on the menu are lifestyle choices with quinoa, broccoli, or cauliflower bowls, as well as gluten-free pasta and a completely vegan menu. The menu combines award-winning recipes resulting in a grown-up approach to this classic childhood dish. I Heart Mac and Cheese has been previously recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine in the Top New Franchises ranking, and most recently in the 2021 Top Food Franchise Ranking: Best of Miscellaneous Quick-Service Restaurants list. For ordering or more information, visit iheartmacandcheese.com. Follow the brand on Facebook at facebook.com/iheartmacandcheese/ and on Instagram at @IHeartMacAndCheese. For more information on franchise opportunities, visit iheartmacandcheese.com/franchise/ or call 561-300-5343.
Cecilia Burgos
Public Relations Manager
(561)300-5343
cburgos@iheartmacandcheese.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vincent Camarda Scholarship for Finance Students is open for qualified students to apply. The scholarship is available for students who are enrolled in certified universities in the United States and studying to become finance specialists in the future. High school students looking to continue their education in pursuit of a business degree can also apply. The scholarship will be awarded to one lucky student based on an essay competition. Applicants are required to write an outstanding essay, that is not more than 1000 words, answering an essay question. One lucky student will be awarded a total of $1,000 to assist with tuition fees. All qualified students are advised to apply for the scholarship by submitting their creative essay no later than December 15, 2022. The winner of the scholarship will be announced on January 15, 2023. To apply for the scholarship, students are required to submit their full essay to apply@vincentcamardascholarship.com. Along with the creative essay, students should provide their full name, phone number, address, email address, the name of the school they are currently attending, their graduation date, a short personal biography, and their GPA as well.
To become a finance specialist, education must be in play. Education will not only shape your career but also aid your success. Unfortunately, not all students out there who dare to dream to become financial analysts in the future have had the chance to study and fulfil their dreams; this is because of financial constraints and hardships that many have to face. Lack of funds has made many students give up on their dreams to settle for scholar jobs. Some students have been forced to work part-time or full-time just to raise money for their education. No one understands the financial struggles that students studying to become future financial professionals have more than Vincent Camarda.
The person behind the scholarship, Vincent Camarda, is a financial professional and has spent many years of his career as a financial advisor. He has first-hand experience of how it can be a struggle as a student studying on the road to becoming a financial professional especially financially. He wants to give back to the next generation by offering his scholarship to the most deserving student.
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Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no. Here's why
Video above: What's the difference with the new COVID-19 booster shots?
Is the coronavirus on its way out?
You might think so. New, updated booster shots are being rolled out to better protect against the variants circulating now. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dropped COVID-19 quarantine and distancing recommendations. And more people have thrown off their masks and returned to pre-pandemic activities.
But scientists say no. They predict the scourge that's already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.
One reason it's lasted this long? It's gotten better and better at getting around immunity from vaccination and past infection. Scientists point to emerging research that suggests the latest omicron variant gaining ground in the U.S. — BA.4.6, which was responsible for around 8% of new U.S. infections last week — appears to be even better at evading the immune system than the dominant BA.5.
Scientists worry the virus may well keep evolving in worrisome ways.
How long will it be around?
White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said COVID-19 will likely be with us for the rest of our lives.
Experts expect COVID-19 will someday become endemic, meaning it occurs regularly in certain areas according to established patterns. But they don't think that will be very soon.
Still, living with COVID "should not necessarily be a scary or bad concept," since people are getting better at fighting it, Jha said during a recent question-and-answer session with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. "Obviously if we take our foot off the gas — if we stop updating our vaccines, we stop getting new treatments — then we could slip backwards."
Experts say COVID will keep causing serious illness in some people. The COVID-19 Scenario Modeling Hub made some pandemic projections spanning August 2022 to May 2023, assuming the new tweaked boosters adding protection for the newest omicron relatives would be available and a booster campaign would take place in fall and winter. In the most pessimistic scenario — a new variant and late boosters — they projected 1.3 million hospitalizations and 181,000 deaths during that period. In the most optimistic scenario — no new variant and early boosters — they projected a little more than half the number of hospitalizations and 111,000 deaths.
Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute, said the world is likely to keep seeing repetitive surges until "we do the things we have to do," such as developing next generation vaccines and rolling them out equitably.
Topol said the virus "just has too many ways to work around our current strategies, and it'll just keep finding people, finding them again, and self-perpetuating."
How will the virus mutate?
Scientists expect more genetic changes that affect parts of the spike protein studding the surface of the virus, letting it attach to human cells.
"Every time we think we've seen the peak transmission, peak immune escape properties, the virus exceeds that by another significant notch," Topol said.
But the virus probably won't keep getting more transmissible forever.
"I think there is a limit," said Matthew Binnicker, director of clinical virology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "What we're really dealing with, though, is there's still a lot of people across the world who don't have any prior immunity — either they haven't been infected or they haven't had access to vaccination."
Video above: Doctor says CDC made 'right call' in approving new booster shots
If humanity's baseline level of immunity rises significantly, he said, the rate of infections, and with that emergence of more contagious variants, should slow down.
But there is a chance the virus could mutate in a way that causes more severe illness.
"There's not any inherent reason, biologically, that the virus has to become milder over time," said Dr. Wesley Long, a pathologist at Houston Methodist. The fact it may seem milder now "is likely just the combined effect of all of us having some immune history with the virus."
While scientists hope that continues, they also point out that immunity gradually wanes.
Will the next variant be another version of omicron?
Omicron has been around since late last year, with a series of super transmissible versions quickly displacing one another, and Binnicker believes "that will continue at least for the next few months."
But down the road, he said it's likely a new variant distinct from omicron will pop up.
The recent wave of infections and re-infections, he said, "gives the virus more chances to spread and mutate and new variants to emerge."
Can people influence the future of the virus?
Yes, experts said.
One way, they said, is to get vaccinated and boosted. Not only does that protect against severe disease and death, it raises the level of immunity globally. They said people should also keep protecting themselves by, for example, wearing masks indoors when COVID rates are high.
CDC director Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday that up to 100,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 9,000 deaths could be prevented if Americans get the updated booster at the same rate they typically get an annual flu shot this fall. About half of Americans are typically vaccinated against the flu each year.
Video above: U.S. clears updated COVID boosters for new variants
Longtime nurse Catherine Mirabile said it's important not to dismiss the dangers of the coronavirus – which sickened her twice, nearly killed her husband and left them both with long COVID. Daily deaths still average around 450 in the U.S.
"People really need to look at this and still take this seriously," said the 62-year-old from Princeton, West Virginia, who is now on disability. "They could end up in the same shape we're in." | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/covid-19-winding-down-scientists-explain/41094246 | 2022-09-06T19:10:17Z | https://www.wbaltv.com/article/covid-19-winding-down-scientists-explain/41094246 | false |
Hardin & Associates attorney secures Texas Supreme Court victory in Corpus Christi spa owner's defamation defense
HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Supreme Court has closed the books on a defamation case that received national attention, declining to review $300,000 in sanctions and legal fees against the inventor of a consumer health product that sought to muzzle online critics.
Karen Wallace, the owner of Journeyz Spa in Corpus Christi, was sued in 2017 for defamation after posting negative comments on social media about a consumer product known as the FasciaBlaster. Ms. Wallace wrote on a Facebook post that she experienced several unpleasant side effects, including loosened skin and weight gain, after using the FasciaBlaster, a popular massage tool that claims to reduce cellulite and improve joint and circulatory function.
Ms. Wallace's attorney, Ryan Higgins with Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP, won at the trial court and successfully argued on appeal that her comments were a warning to the public and protected free speech under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, a law designed protect free speech and public discourse by deterring so-called strategic lawsuits against public participation, also known as the anti-SLAPP law.
By declining to review an earlier appellate ruling, the action by the Texas Supreme Court upholds an award of roughly $300,000 in sanctions and attorneys' fees secured by the Hardin team against ADB Interests LLC and Ashley Black, the inventors of the FasciaBlaster.
"The courts in this case have ruled repeatedly that Karen Wallace did nothing illegal or wrong, and this is further evidence of that," said Mr. Higgins. "Free speech is one of the most important facets of American democracy, and companies don't get to use the law to muzzle their critics. We're proud to have helped our client successfully defend her business and her good name."
The case is ADB Interest, LLC and Ashley Black v. Karen Wallace and D/B/A/ Journeyz Spa & Products, No. 01-18-00210 in the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas.
Rusty Hardin & Associates, LLP has built a solid reputation for taking on the causes of its clients and obtaining favorable results in commercial litigation, white-collar criminal defense, plaintiffs' personal injury, appellate matters, and general civil and criminal litigation. To learn more about the firm's representative matters, visit https://www.rustyhardin.com/.
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Huge Los Angeles school district hit by cyberattack
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The huge Los Angeles Unified School District’s information technology systems were targeted by an external cyberattack during the Labor Day weekend, officials said.
Despite the ransomware attack, schools in the nation’s second-largest district were scheduled to open as usual Tuesday morning, a statement said. Such attacks have become a growing threat to U.S. schools, with several high-profile incidents reported since last year as pandemic-forced reliance on technology increases the impact.
“Since the identification of the incident, which is likely criminal in nature, we continue to assess the situation with law enforcement agencies, the LA district said.
A “response protocol” was implemented to mitigate districtwide disruptions, including access to email, computer systems and applications,” it said.
The district said the investigation and response involved the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Although the district characterized the cyberattack as a “significant disruption to our system’s infrastructure,” officials did not expect major issues with instruction or such services as transportation and food, but business operations might be delayed or modified.
A ransomware extortion attack in Albuquerque’s biggest school district forced schools to close for two days in January. At the time, the superintendent said virtual schooling in light of the pandemic offered more ways for hackers to access the district’s system.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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AIR QUALITY ALERT
...Ozone Action Day...
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued an
Ozone Action Day for the Houston, Galveston, and Brazoria area for
Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing
high levels of ozone pollution in the Houston, Galveston, and
surrounding areas on Wednesday. You can help prevent ozone pollution by
sharing a ride, walking, riding a bicycle, taking your lunch to work,
avoiding drive through lanes, conserving energy and keeping your vehicle
proper tuned.
For more information on ozone:
Ozone: The Facts www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/monops/ozonefacts.html
EPA AirNow: www.airnow.gov/?city=Houston&state=TX&country=USA
Take Care of Texas: www.takecareoftexas.org/conservation-tips/keep-our-
air-clean
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BERLIN (AP) — Russia sent significantly more oil and coal to India and China over the summer compared with the start of the year, while European countries that long relied on Russian energy have cut back sharply in response to the war in Ukraine, said a report published Tuesday.
The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said Russia received about 158 billion euros ($158 billion) in revenue for the sale of oil, natural gas and coal from February to August, more than half of which — some 85 billion euros worth — was exported to the European Union.
Within the EU, Germany was the biggest importer, buying 19 billion euros worth of fossil fuels from Russia during the six-month period.
The single biggest importer worldwide, however, was China, which bought 35 billion euros worth of Russian energy, the Helsinki-based group said.
While Russia’s revenue rose, overall export volumes dropped by 18% compared with when the country invaded Ukraine, the report said.
The EU has cut its imports from Russia by 35% since the war began, with Russian coal now banned in the 27-nation bloc and a halt to oil sales due to take effect at the end of the year.
Russia itself has sharply cut flows of natural gas to the EU, indicating this week that they would not resume unless Western sanctions are lifted.
Germany’s economy minister, Robert Habeck, said Monday that his country doesn’t expect gas imports from Russia to resume anymore.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock acknowledged Tuesday that past purchases of cheap Russian gas had come at the expense of Germany’s national security — an argument past governments in Berlin had firmly rejected.
“Until recently, there were spurious technical reasons; now the rulers in the Kremlin are alluding to our sanctions as a whole, which supposedly stand in the way of further gas deliveries,” Baerbock said in a speech to German diplomats and business representatives in Berlin. “We must state this very clearly: We will not succumb to this blackmail.”
Meanwhile, India and China imported significantly more coal and crude oil from Russia in July and August than in February and March, according to the report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
The group said fossil fuel exports contributed about 43 billion euros to Russia’s federal budget, compared with independent estimates that the war has so far cost the Russian state the equivalent of 100 billion euros. | https://www.wjtv.com/news/international/ap-russia-sends-more-energy-to-asia-as-europe-cuts-back/ | 2022-09-06T19:13:53Z | https://www.wjtv.com/news/international/ap-russia-sends-more-energy-to-asia-as-europe-cuts-back/ | true |
A man was shot in the abdomen early Monday morning by the mother of his child, Jersey City police said in radio transmissions.
According to the transmissions, the man was shot on Virginia Avenue, between Bergen Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive, at approximately 1 a.m. He was taken by private vehicle to the Jersey City Medical Center.
Police located a shell casing on Virginia Avenue. | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/09/man-shot-in-abdomen-in-jersey-city-domestic-dispute.html | 2022-09-06T19:14:26Z | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/09/man-shot-in-abdomen-in-jersey-city-domestic-dispute.html | false |
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