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'It opened my eyes... it gives me a different dimension': Gloucester coach George Skivington on his 'unique' experince with the Samoa team, drinking out of coconuts and how he is using the stint to bring success to his club
- Gloucester coach George Skivington has reflected on his stint with Samoa
- Skivington helped them prepare for a home test against New Zealand in 2015
- He called the experience 'eye opening' and hopes it can help him with his club
- Skivington recalled drinking from coconuts and sing-songs with the team
Gloucester's Double mission is being enhanced by George Skivington’s formative stint in the south Pacific – learning to open coconuts properly and giving the All Blacks an almighty fright.
The West Country club’s head coach was still playing, as captain of London Irish, when the chance came to help Samoa prepare for an historic first home Test against New Zealand in 2015. He spent a month there and the cherished episode is aiding his quest to guide Gloucester to title glory – a two-pronged assault in the Premiership and the European Challenge Cup.
Skivington learned a lot, but also gave an indication of his credentials as the Kiwi world champions were pushed to the limit by Samoa at Apia Park. A marquee occasion which brought the rugby-mad nation to a stand-still ended with the All Blacks hanging on – in the face of a fierce onslaught – to win 25-16, months before going on to retain their global crown in London.
Gloucester coach George Skivington has reflected on his time with the Samoan team
He called the stint 'eye opening' and hopes it can help bring success to his Gloucester side
The Englishman who prepared the home forwards looks back fondly on an event which shaped and accelerated his personal career shift. ‘That experience was eye-opening and brilliant,’ Skivington told Sportsmail, at Kingsholm. ‘It enlightened me. It was unique. I think doing something like that does give you a different dimension. It tested my people-skills and my coaching at a very early age.
‘On a holistic level, I loved that month. Before I got there, I didn’t realise what a big deal it was for the whole country. The All Blacks had never been there before and there were all these parades and ceremonies. The whole thing was awesome, but I was really focused on trying to beat the All Blacks.
‘It was my first big coaching game. I remember thinking, “We’re actually playing the All Blacks. Sonny Bill is running out, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read, Retallick, Whitelock, everybody. Now we’re going to really find out what all this is about”. The Samoan boys were amazing that day. They were heroic.
‘I left straight away because I had to get back to training at London Irish, and I was on the same flight as the All Blacks. I had a chat to Steve Hansen. We’d caught them with a couple of mauls, ironically, and Steve said, “You did us a favour – we didn’t see that coming”. I’ve never spoken to him again since and he probably wouldn’t even remember that chat, but for me it was a bit of validation.’
He recalled drinking coconuts and sing-songs to help the players prepare for New Zealand
Fast-forward to the present day and Gloucester are catching out a lot of rival teams with a maul which they have used as a formidable, prolific weapon.
Skivington gained a wide range of useful insights from his time in Samoa; not least about allowing for a balance between science and professionalism on one hand, and human emotions and connections on the other. Again, the after-effects are being felt in his current job. ‘It is completely relatable,’ he said. ‘I’ve referenced it many times here; that month in Samoa.
‘When I went there, it opened my eyes. Those boys have such a different up-bringing and existence and it sounds obvious to say that but there’s just a pureness to what they do. There are no energy drinks after training. The first day, a pick-up truck arrived with three bags of coconuts – and they were coconuts like I’d never seen. They were like footballs. The boys taught me how to knock a home-made lid off it, in a perfect circle, lift it off and drink it. I grew to love that.
‘I’m not great at kicking back and relaxing. Those guys can work really hard and they can relax. You see someone asleep by a tree – relaxing in the middle of the day – and you just think, “I couldn’t do that”. But who’s winning?!’
He said he was taken aback by how relaxed the squad were yet still had a winning mentality
The day before the momentous fixture, the teams both took part in a parade through the crowded streets of Apia, in searing heat, before a civic reception. The All Blacks used the shade provided by buses, but the Samoan players insisted that they should complete the route on foot.
‘The lads said, “Pull the bus over, we want to walk”,’ said Skivington. I was thinking, “The All Blacks are on the bus – that’s the smart option here”. But what was important to the Samoan lads was that they walked through their people. The lads demanded that we walked, so we did.’
Last summer, Skivington implemented a series of initiatives designed to re-connect the Gloucester squad with their community. One was taking the squad for a walk through the centre of the city, for up-close interaction with supporters, which really resonated with the players.
What he hasn’t quite mastered from his Pacific island adventure is the knack of unwinding. ‘Every night, we would do half-an-hour to an hour-and-a-half of prayers and songs,’ he said. ‘Maybe I could do with a little bit of that Samoan culture in me now; kick back and sing a bit more in the evening!’
That trip was only possible for Skivington because of the support shown by London Irish – and also by his wife, Rhiannon. Their sons were four and one at the time, but there was no off-season holiday that year after George said ‘this is an opportunity I can’t turn down’.
He believes his stint can benefit Gloucester in the long run as he bids to turn them into a force
He is at pains to emphasise how that theme of family sacrifice continues now, to allow him to give everything to a role at Gloucester which is ‘all-consuming’. Skivington said: ‘I have to be selfish, to do this job. I can’t turn my phone off in the evening. The medical team need to know they can get hold of me. Someone gets injured or gets ill. A decision has to be made right then, at 9.30 at night.
‘You’re out having dinner with your wife and kids, the phone rings and you say, “I’ve got to take this”. You come back in 45 minutes later, they’re having dessert and the pizza is sat there, cold! It is what it is, but I’m really grateful to be here. I love doing this job.’
He has come to terms with the burden of expectation at a club where there is huge local passion. Gloucester have been through a transition phase since Skivington was appointed two years ago. He has managed to handle the ‘heat’, thanks in part to some notable outside assistance.
‘The pressure and responsibility grows,’ he said. ‘You’re going to make mistakes, but that’s okay as long as you’re diligent, you work hard, you’re a good bloke and you’re trying to get better.
Gloucester are thriving from Skivington's educational long-haul adventure in Samoa as they strive to stay in the play-off hunt
‘You speak to people when you can and pick their brains. I’ve been very fortunate with people like Stuart Lancaster. He doesn’t owe me anything, but from day one in this job, he’s touched base with me. I know him from the (England) Saxons and he’s very helpful. He’s a good bloke.
‘We lost seven or eight games on the trot last season and Stuart got in touch to say, “Are you okay? Do you want to talk?”. We had a good Zoom chat and he said, “I’ve watched your games, you’re on track. I can see what you’re doing”. I will always be grateful to people like that.’
At a time when home-grown coaches can take heart from knowing that there may be England roles up for grabs in the not-too-distant future, Skivington made clear how enthused he is by the long-term task of turning Gloucester into a force again. ‘When there’s a warm-up going on here and the Shed start to roar – you’d have to be a robot to block that out,’ he said. ‘I force myself to live in those moments and embrace them. I tell myself, “You’re part of this”.’
When Bath come to Kingsholm on Saturday for what is sure to be another feisty West Country derby, they will be greeted by that Shed roar. And they will be greeted by a Gloucester team who are benefitting from their head coach’s educational long-haul adventure, as they strive to stay in the play-off hunt. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-10768317/Rugby-Gloucester-coach-George-Skivington-unique-experince-Samoa-team.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-29T22:09:39Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-10768317/Rugby-Gloucester-coach-George-Skivington-unique-experince-Samoa-team.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Legislature pushed through a bill Friday to give bonuses to workers who were on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic and to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund following months of negotiations.
Leaders of the Republican Senate and Democratic House majorities announced an agreement Thursday morning and moved to put together legislation and get it before both bodies for a vote on Friday. The final proposal includes $2.7 billion to refill the trust fund after it was depleted during the pandemic, and $500 million in bonuses of about $750 each for people whose jobs were deemed essential and who worked in-person.
The Senate passed the bill on a 65-1 vote Friday and sent it to the House, where it passed 124-5. Walz was expected to sign the bill into law later Friday.
Lawmakers hoped to move quickly and get the bill passed and signed before a Saturday due date for employers who saw higher tax bills after legislators missed a March 15 deadline to refill the trust fund and avert an automatic tax hike on businesses. But officials from Minnesota's employment and economic development agency said Thursday that the state would have to issue credits or refunds to employers because it was too late to distribute updated tax bills.
The amount for front-line worker bonuses is half of House Democrats' original $1 billion proposal but twice as large as the $250 million allocated by lawmakers for the bonuses last year. That money was never distributed due to disagreements on eligibility requirements and amount per worker.
Democratic Sen. Erin Murphy, of St. Paul, told reporters after her chamber voted that there was “no reason at all” that lawmakers couldn't have used $1 billion of Minnesota's $9.25 billion budget surplus for front-line workers. “But,” she added, "$750 is real money. It's going to make a real difference for people.”
Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman, of Brooklyn Park, said Thursday that state officials will start working on an online application portal for the worker payments as soon as Walz signs the bill into law. Republican Sen. Karin Housley said it will be a few months before workers get checks.
The National Federation of Independent Business in Minnesota, which represents more than 10,000 small businesses, praised lawmakers for the unemployment insurance plan.
“This is a huge win for small business owners across Minnesota,” John Reynolds, the group's state director, said in a statement. “The UI repayment deal stops higher payroll taxes this year and avoids a decade or more of higher unemployment insurance taxes. Main Street businesses who are facing mounting economic headwinds will start saving money almost immediately.”
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Mohamed Ibrahim is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Minnesota-lawmakers-finishing-deal-on-17137408.php | 2022-04-29T22:13:26Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Minnesota-lawmakers-finishing-deal-on-17137408.php | false |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. continues to monitor the situation as weapons and supplies are sent to Ukraine to fend off Russian forces.
“A nuclear weapon is a nuclear weapon,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said.
Kirby says Russia is making reckless threats of nuclear war.
“As irresponsible as it is for him to use that rhetoric. It would be equally irresponsible for us, not to take it seriously,” Kirby said.
For now, Kirby says the U.S. sees no reason to change its deterrent strategy and is focused on helping the Ukrainian people defend themselves.
“Training has already occurred outside Ukraine, particularly on the howitzers,” Kirby said.
A Russian missile strike killed at least one person inside Kyiv on Thursday. Kirby says it’s another sign that Russian aggression is unjustified.
“None of them, none of them were threatened by Ukraine. It’s hard to square that rhetoric by what he’s actually doing in Ukraine to innocent people,” Kirby said.
The White House is also concerned Russian President Vladimir Putin still plans to attend the G-20 summit in November.
“The president has expressed publicly his opposition to President Putin attending the G-20. We have welcomed the Ukrainians attending or invitation to attend the G20,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
Kirby would not say whether what is happening is genocide.
“It is very clear that Russian forces have committed war crimes, there’s no question about that,” Kirby said. | https://www.wdtn.com/news/washington-dc/us-cautious-of-nuclear-threat-as-war-wages-on-between-russia-and-ukraine/ | 2022-04-29T22:13:46Z | https://www.wdtn.com/news/washington-dc/us-cautious-of-nuclear-threat-as-war-wages-on-between-russia-and-ukraine/ | true |
Parents charged with killing 15-month-old at Farmington Hills motel referred to baby as a 'demon'
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (FOX 2) - Farmington Hills Police said the homeless couple accused of abusing and murdering their 15-month-old son last fall called their baby a demon on multiple occasions and the baby was subjected to graphic beatings with a phone cord, hanger, and their hands.
Isaias Porras and his wife, Amanda, were both charged in the death of their son, Isaiah Daniel Porras-Jajou, on Oct. 3, 2021. On Friday, April 29, the parents were in court for a preliminary exam where graphic and gripping details were unveiled by police and detectives who found the baby's body.
Police said their investigation began when they were called to do a welfare check on the child around 5:30 p.m. that day. According to police, the toddler and his parents were long-stay residents at the Motel 6 on Grand River and 10 Mile.
The first to arrive was patrol officer Zachary Kosal. He testified that he first spoke with the grandmother and aunt of the baby, who showed messages that Amanda stated the boy had injuries and they were going to seek care. The messages also detailed that God was with them and they were going to be okay.
Kosal went up to room 257 and knocked multiple times. He said there was no movement or noise from inside the room so he went to the grandmother, who rented the room, and got a room key.
When he returned the second time, he knocked and said he had a key and would enter. Only then did Amanda open the door.
Kosal said she opened the door a crack, just enough to have a conversation, for a few minutes. He said Amanda claimed that her son was with her grandmother, but Kosal explained he had just spoken to the grandmother and Isaiah wasn't with her.
A few minutes later, Kosal said Amanda opened the door fully and he said that the room appeared to be packed up, as if they were about to leave. He said there was not a child visible but there were items, including a stroller, that indicated a child was in the room at some point.
He said at that point, it had started to rain extremely hard outside and he was instructed to enter the room to get out of the weather. Once inside, he checked under both beds and moved the stroller. Then he moved blankets on one of the beds. That's where he reported finding Isaiah - under two blankets and a pillow - and with red marks on his face.
Kosal said it was very clear that he had passed away.
Under cross-examination from the defense, Kosal was asked if the officers had a search warrant to enter the room. He said he was not in charge of obtaining a search warrant but was instructed to enter the room due to heavy rain outside.
Kosal was then dismissed as a witness and the lead investigator, Det. Robert Gerak, was called next. The details of what Gerak learned from Isaias and Amanda are stunning and graphic at times.
Gerak explained that officers entered the room because of the incoming storm. He said they also spoke with the grandmother who said she had learned from Amanda that the baby had at least three head injuries.
When the baby was found, both Amanda and Isaias were arrested. They were both read their rights at the police station and that was a bit of a sticking point for the defense, who questioned whether Isaias wanted an attorney or not. He had indicated yes he wanted an attorney but then also indicated he wanted to proceed without one, Gerak said.
The judge ultimately said that detectives did enough to preserve his rights and allowed the questioning to continue.
On Oct. 3, the first time Isaias was questioned, he told the detectives he had slapped the child with his hands at first but it progressed into using a phone charging cord and eventually a coat hanger. Gerak said that the beatings started in mid-September and that Isaias said that the child was a distraction to their trading business and he believed "he was stupid and causing a scene".
The 15-month-old baby was in his playpen inside the motel that day when Isaias told the detective he forcefully picked up the baby, to the point the baby's head and neck snapped in a way that caused him to convulse.
Amanda was present at the time and Isaias said they both stuffed a cloth in the baby's mouth and then tied it around the back of his head to keep it in his mouth.
Gerak said Isaias told him he was ‘treating’ the baby and that the 15-month-old was in trouble around 2 a.m. on Oct. 3. He said he tried water therapy in the bathtub, ‘iso biofreeze therapy’, and CPR.
Isaias told the detective that the baby was convulsing for a while and he eventually put him back in his playpen.
That conversation all happened on Sunday, Oct. 3.
The next day, the autopsy results were in and and Isaias returned for a second interview with detectives. After the autopsy, photos showed the boy had bruises on his body including one on the left side of his head with a bruise.
"He looked at that photograph and he said 'I did that'," Gerak said.
The detective said he hit the baby with the back of his fist.
There were more injuries to Isaiah, however. Detective Gerak said he was bruised ‘head to toe’ including some on his legs, just above his knees which Isaias described as ‘finger slaps’.
"It looked like you could see impressions from a palm print and three fingers on each leg that looked like the type of pressure you use to hold somebody down," Gerak said.
Another injury formed a triangle shape on his stomach. Gerak said Isaias admitted this came from a hanger.
"There was a very large injury to the child's midsection, sort of a triangle shape - an elongated triangle shape - I believe he called it a goncho, which he described as a hanger," Gerak said.
He said that he noticed that Isaias had injuries too.
"I also noticed his knuckles. I saw that he had injuries to the knuckles on his right hand," Gerak said.
Isaias told the detective those injuries were from hitting the baby in the head on Saturday.
There was a third interview, prompted by Isaias' request, although Gerak could not recall why.
During that interview, he told the detectives that he hit the child ‘out of ignorance’.
The attorneys for Isaias and Amanda then questioned detective Gerak, specifically about Isaias' mental state.
"After the second interview, as we were getting towards the end of the interview, he said that his son wanted to cross over' and then after we told him to stand up and we were going to take him back to his cell, he said something about him (Isaias) wanting to cross over," Gerak said. "We asked him if he was intending to kill himself, which he denied."
Isaias was placed on suicide watch as a result of this conversation.
Gerak said it didn't appear at any time that Isaias was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. He also said that he said multiple times that his 15-month-old son had demonic behavior.
"I believe he called his son a demon - multiple times," Gerak said. "I indicated in report that his behavior was bizarre. The way he spoke when referencing the baby - he said the baby could carry on adult conversations, claimed the baby was attacking him and Amanda."
As far as interviews with Amanda went, Gerak said they also spoke on three different times, the first coming in the evening of Sunday, Oct. 3 or early on Monday, Oct. 4, where Amanda admitted to hitting the child.
"She said both her and Isaias had taken turns slapping the baby. She said in the past couple weeks they had 'taken extra better care of him'," Gerak said.
Amanda said the baby's body was shutting down on Sunday and Isaiah was convulsing. In response to this, she said she tied his hands together.
"She used a phone charging cord and bound his hands in front of him," Gerak said. "(He did this) because his arms were flailing around from the convulsions."
Gerak said she also described her son as having as a demon.
"She also referred to her baby as a demon. She said there was a lot of paranormal activity in the room," he said.
Gerak said Amanda admitted to lying to police when they arrived and she observed what
"She said that she witnessed Isaias beating the kid. She also participated in striking him because she ‘wanted to keep it equal’," Gerak said.
Amanda told Gerak she would do ‘finger slaps’ and also flicked the baby in the face with her middle finger in what she called ‘corrective behavior’, according to Gerak.
The prosecuting attorney then brought up text messages, specifically one where Amanda was asking her mother for money.
"She said she wanted to go back to Denver to "plant" the baby," Gerak said. "Plant, like a seed."
That message was sent while the boy was still alive but she told Gerak that was when ‘while he was getting there’.
Gerak said Amanda thought about calling 911 but Isaias told her that he could heal the baby. He said she never approached anyone for help and acknowledged that she could have done more.
She also said that what Isaias was doing to the baby was wrong, Gerak said
"She said Isaias was trained in paramedicine and believed that he could heal the baby," he said.
Amanda admitted to watching her husband beat the baby, which she described as ‘brutal’, according to Gerak.
Gerak said they spoke for a third time as Amanda wanted to explain what happened - and why. She said after the baby had been beaten, she smoked marijuana and laid down next to the baby.
Amanda's attorney had a chance to question him next, where she questioned about Amanda's rights.
Gerak and Amanda spoke at the scene while she was in the back of the police car. He said she was not under arrest at the time of the conversation and he ultimately read her Miranda Rights at the police station. That's where he asked if she had been ‘brain-washed' her.
In response, she said he was ‘coaching her’ and that he had assaulted her.
The attorney asked about Amanda's phone and whether she had granted him permission to go through the device.
"I remember asking her at the scene originally when we spoke and the topic came up again because she had several different devices. She had volunteered or offered us - actually instructed us, to go and look through her phone. That's when I believe (the other detective) asked her for a pin, I said I already have it. She says ‘no, it’s a different phone',"
Gerak said she provided the pin for that phone as well.
During the interviews, Gerak said she didn't appear to be under the influence and she cooperated and understood what was being discussed.
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The preliminary hearing wrapped at this point for the day but a fifth witness will be called at the next court hearing, which was not set on Friday. | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/parents-charged-with-killing-15-month-old-at-farmington-hills-motel-referred-to-baby-as-a-demon | 2022-04-29T22:23:37Z | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/parents-charged-with-killing-15-month-old-at-farmington-hills-motel-referred-to-baby-as-a-demon | true |
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa teen is behind bars after police said he robbed a business at gun point earlier this year. Isaac Burford, 19, has been charged with two counts of Aggravated Robbery. He has also been charged with drug possession.
On Friday morning, the Odessa Police Department and the SWAT team executed an arrest warrant at 1308 N Whitaker. The heavy police presence near Odessa High School sparked some concern from people in the area; however, an OPD spokesperson said there was no threat to anyone in the surrounding community and Burford was taken into custody without incident.
Burford was identified as a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred on February 18. He is accused of robbing a nail salon in the 3100 block of East University.
The teen remained in custody as of Friday afternoon, his bond has been set at $200,000. A mug shot for Burford was not immediately available. | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/19-year-old-arrested-on-felony-warrant-near-ohs/ | 2022-04-29T22:27:28Z | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/19-year-old-arrested-on-felony-warrant-near-ohs/ | true |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday set tentative dates in June to publicly review COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest American children, typically the final step before authorizing the shots.
The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children, along with complaints from politicians bemoaning the slow pace of the process.
The FDA said it plans to convene its outside panel of vaccine experts on June 8, 21 and 22 to review applications from Moderna and Pfizer for child vaccines. The dates are not final and the FDA said it will provide additional details as each company completes their application.
Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S. with Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger tots unprotected.
On Thursday, Moderna submitted data to the FDA that it hopes will prove its two low-dose shots can protect children younger than 6. Moderna has filed FDA applications for older kids, but the FDA hasn’t ruled on them. It’s not clear if that data for older children will be considered at the June meetings.
Pfizer is soon expected to announce if three of its even smaller-dose shots work for the littlest kids, months after the disappointing discovery that two doses weren’t quite strong enough.
While questions have swirled about what’s taking so long, FDA regulators have emphasized that they can’t evaluate a product until a manufacturer completes its application. Moderna still has to submit additional data to complete the process, the FDA noted Thursday.
On Monday, a top House Democrat requested a briefing from FDA on the status of vaccines for children after media reports that the FDA was considering delaying its work on Moderna’s application to jointly review it with Pfizer’s at a later date.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Germany has filed a case against Italy at the United Nations' top court in a long running dispute over World War II reparations. The International Court of Justice announced the filing late Friday.
The German case refers back to a previous ruling made by the U.N. court in 2012 in which it confirmed that Germany has legal immunity from being sued in foreign courts by victims of Nazi atrocities. That ruling said that Italy’s supreme court violated Germany’s sovereignty in 2008 by judging that an Italian civilian was entitled to reparations for his deportation to Germany in 1944 to work as a slave laborer.
In its new case, Germany argues that despite that ruling, "Italian domestic courts, since 2012, have entertained a significant number of new claims against Germany in violation of Germany’s sovereign immunity.”
In the case that it won in 2012, Berlin argued that the Italian supreme court ruling threw into doubt a restitution system put in place after the Nazis’ defeat that has seen Germany pay tens of billions in reparations since the 1950s.
Germany's new case asks judges at the Hague-based court to declare that “Italy has violated, and continues to violate, its obligation to respect Germany’s sovereign immunity by allowing civil claims to be brought against Germany" linked to Nazi war crimes and by planning to auction off four German-owned properties in Rome.
The case also seeks urgent orders from the court — known as provisional measures — including an order to ensure that the German properties “are not subjected to a public auction" or “further measures of constraint” pending the court's final judgment in the case, which will likely take years to reach.
No date was immediately set for hearings. Rulings by the International Court of Justice are final and legally binding. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Germany-takes-Italy-to-UN-court-over-war-17137512.php | 2022-04-29T22:34:02Z | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Germany-takes-Italy-to-UN-court-over-war-17137512.php | false |
Pfizer says COVID treatment Paxlovid fails to prevent infection of household members
April 29 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc on Friday said a large trial found that its COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment Paxlovid was not effective at preventing coronavirus infection in people living with someone who had been exposed to the virus.
The trial enrolled 3,000 adults who were household contacts exposed to an individual who was experiencing symptoms and had recently tested positive for COVID-19. They were either given Paxlovid for five or 10 days or a placebo.
Those who took the five-day course were found to be 32% less likely to become infected than the placebo group. That rose to 37% with 10 days of Paxlovid. However, the results were not statistically significant and thus possibly due to chance.
Pfizer said safety data in the trial was consistent with previous studies, which had shown the pills to be 90% effective at preventing hospitalization in high-risk individuals when taken for five days shortly after symptom onset.
"While we are disappointed in the outcome of this particular study, these results do not impact the strong efficacy and safety data we´ve observed in our earlier trial for the treatment of COVID-19 patients ... and we are pleased to see the growing global use of Paxlovid in that population," Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said in a statement.
Pfizer said Paxlovid, which consists of two different antiviral drugs, is currently approved or authorized for conditional or emergency use in more than 60 countries across the globe to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients.
(Reporting By Deena Beasley Editing by Bill Berkrot) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10769067/Pfizer-says-COVID-treatment-Paxlovid-fails-prevent-infection-household-members.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-29T22:36:31Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10769067/Pfizer-says-COVID-treatment-Paxlovid-fails-prevent-infection-household-members.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. continues to monitor the situation as weapons and supplies are sent to Ukraine to fend off Russian forces.
“A nuclear weapon is a nuclear weapon,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said.
Kirby says Russia is making reckless threats of nuclear war.
“As irresponsible as it is for him to use that rhetoric. It would be equally irresponsible for us, not to take it seriously,” Kirby said.
For now, Kirby says the U.S. sees no reason to change its deterrent strategy and is focused on helping the Ukrainian people defend themselves.
“Training has already occurred outside Ukraine, particularly on the howitzers,” Kirby said.
A Russian missile strike killed at least one person inside Kyiv on Thursday. Kirby says it’s another sign that Russian aggression is unjustified.
“None of them, none of them were threatened by Ukraine. It’s hard to square that rhetoric by what he’s actually doing in Ukraine to innocent people,” Kirby said.
The White House is also concerned Russian President Vladimir Putin still plans to attend the G-20 summit in November.
“The president has expressed publicly his opposition to President Putin attending the G-20. We have welcomed the Ukrainians attending or invitation to attend the G20,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said.
Kirby would not say whether what is happening is genocide.
“It is very clear that Russian forces have committed war crimes, there’s no question about that,” Kirby said. | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/us-cautious-of-nuclear-threat-as-war-wages-on-between-russia-and-ukraine/ | 2022-04-29T22:36:41Z | https://fox59.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/us-cautious-of-nuclear-threat-as-war-wages-on-between-russia-and-ukraine/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge concluded Friday that there was enough evidence to convict British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, but she also gave Maxwell a legal victory by concluding that three conspiracy counts charged the same crime and she can only be sentenced for one.
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said in her written ruling that the jury’s guilty verdicts were “readily supported” by extensive witness testimony and documentary evidence at a one-month trial that concluded in December.
Lawyers for Maxwell had asked her to reject the verdict on multiple grounds, including insufficient evidence.
Maxwell, 60, was convicted of recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse from 1994 to 2004.
Nathan said that she'll only sentence Maxwell in late June on three of the five counts she was convicted on after concluding that two conspiracy counts were duplicates of the third.
“This legal conclusion in no way calls into question the factual findings made by the jury. Rather, it underscores that the jury unanimously found — three times over — that the Defendant is guilty of conspiring with Epstein to entice, transport, and traffic underage girls for sexual abuse,” Nathan wrote.
The reduction of counts from five to three was not expected to have much effect on the sentencing, when Maxwell could face a sentence ranging from several years to decades in prison.
Lawyers for Maxwell did not return messages requesting comment. Prosecutors declined comment.
Earlier this month, the judge refused to toss out Maxwell's conviction after a juror disclosed to other jurors during jury deliberations that he had been sexually abused as a child even though he had not revealed that fact in response to questions about prior sex abuse posed in a written questionnaire.
The juror had said he “skimmed way too fast” through the questionnaire and did not intentionally give the wrong answer to a question about sex abuse.
In refusing to toss the verdict, Nathan said the juror’s failure to disclose his prior sexual abuse during the jury selection process was highly unfortunate, but not deliberate.
The judge also concluded the juror “harbored no bias toward the defendant and could serve as a fair and impartial juror.”
Maxwell, arrested in July 2020, has remained incarcerated. Epstein was 66 when he took his own life in a federal jail cell in August 2019 as he awaited a sex trafficking trial. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Judge-upholds-Ghislaine-Maxwell-s-sex-trafficking-17137686.php | 2022-04-29T22:38:16Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Judge-upholds-Ghislaine-Maxwell-s-sex-trafficking-17137686.php | false |
First Alert Forecast: The Battle Between Dry Air and Thunderstorms | 4/28AM
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Showers with embedded thunder/lightning are moving along I-40. Many south will remain dry but an isolated sprinkle can’t be ruled out for counties north of the Red River over the next few hours. No severe weather is expected. Temperatures heading out the door this morning are in the 60s so the light jacket will suffice.
A few severe storms will be possible later today. Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the main hazards IF storms develop. Isolated thunderstorms may develop late this afternoon, mainly after 5PM out west, along a dryline that will be located across the eastern parts of the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles. If storms do develop they will produce golf ball sized hail and wind gusts up to 60mph. Storms will weaken just after sunset. Aside from storm chances, look for mostly cloudy skies with highs rising into the 80s/90s. South winds at 10 to 20mph with gusts into the low 30s.
A storm system will approach the area tomorrow afternoon. As this happens, there’s another chance for thunderstorms, possibly severe, if they develop along a dryline that will be between I-44 and I-35. Storms that develop will likely be severe with the potential for large hail up to the size of golf balls, damaging winds 60 to 80mph and a brief spin-up can’t be ruled out. Friday will be hot with high temperatures rising into the 90s area wide under a mix of sun and clouds. South winds will be breezy at 15 to 25mph. Anticipated wind gusts will be higher. A cold front will move in Friday night cooling things off for the weekend.
In the wake of the cold front on Saturday, expect lots of sunshine with highs topping out in the mid 80s. The cold front will become nearly stationary before lifting northward as a warm front on Sunday. This allows for a quick return in moisture and at the same time, slowly destabilizing the atmosphere. While an embedded supercell or two is possible, the main concern will be localized flooding for Texoma. Strong to severe storms are still possible through Monday. An isolated tornado can’t be ruled out for areas mainly along I-44. Monday’s forecast is subject to change (and will change) as newer model data comes in. Sunday will stay in the low to mid 80s with east to south winds at 10 to 15mph.
Monday will remain in the low 80s for high temperatures, partly cloudy skies and south winds at 10 to 20mph.
Have a good day! -LW
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Nevada Democrats want solid plan after Title 42
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -
A Trump-era public health order is causing division on Capitol Hill. The Biden administration announced it wants to rollback Title 42 by May 23, which allowed for the expulsion of migrants because of COVID-19. Nevada lawmakers say the administration needs a plan to deal with an inevitable influx of migrants to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was on Capitol Hill this week pitching that plan.
“We expect migrant levels to increase,” said Mayorkas during a hearing.
The administration and progressive Democrats argue it is time for the Trump-era Center for Disease Control policy to end, saying it is no longer necessary for COVID reasons and is being used simply to stop immigration.
As for what comes after Title 42 is lifted, the administration released a six pillar plan to devote more resources to the border, enforce existing laws, speed up processing, and more. But for a permanent fix to the immigration situation, Mayorkas argues that needs to come from Capitol Hill.
“We inherited a broken and dismantled system that is already under strain...only Congress can fix this,” said Mayorkas.
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada) and a growing number of Democrats say this policy should not be lifted until a strong plan is in place. She says she is glad the administration put one forward, but she still has questions.
“How do we keep our border secure and safe, and how do we make sure there’s a good asylum process? We still have COVID, and there’s many other issues,’ said Rosen.
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) says Title 42 should not be lifted. He argues there are still health concerns that Title 42 helps alleviate.
“It’s had a big impact in Nevada over the past two years, and we need not to ignore any potential health issues that we can avoid through reasonable precaution,” said Amodei.
A number of state attorneys general are moving to block lifting the order. A federal judge in Louisiana is expected to file a restraining order, and if it comes, the Biden administration says it will comply.
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A Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head had no complaints of excessive force against him but much praise for traffic stops that turned up drugs, guns and people wanted for crimes, according to his personnel file.
Records released Friday by Grand Rapids police show Christopher Schurr received more than a dozen letters of recognition since becoming an officer in 2015. The incidents sometimes began with a stop because of a missing brake light or a driver's sudden swift turn.
“Your quick and professional actions resulted in another firearm being removed from the streets and two parolees taken into custody,” then-Chief David Rahinsky wrote in 2017.
It's possible that complaints against Schurr are no longer in his file. The contract between Grand Rapids and the police union allows expungement of older records if officers complete two years without a disciplinary action.
A few past incidents that brought Schurr positive recognition turned into foot chases. A foot chase is what happened on April 4 when he stopped a car driven by Lyoya, a Black man, and said the license plate didn't match the vehicle.
Schurr, who is white, and Lyoya physically struggled across a front lawn while Lyoya's passenger recorded the scene on his phone.
Lyoya, 26, was on the ground when Schurr shot him after demanding that he take his hand off the officer's Taser, according to video.
State police investigating the shooting submitted a report Thursday to the Kent County prosecutor, who will consider if any charges are warranted. Chris Becker said he still needs reports about Schurr's Taser and body-worn camera.
A witness to the confrontation told Grand Rapids police that Schurr “did everything he could to de-escalate the situation,” according to an incident report released Friday, though some experts, civil rights groups and Lyoya's family vigorously disagree.
Lyoya's parents want Schurr fired and charged with crimes.
Schurr's personnel file, released to The Associated Press under a public records request, reveals only a few warts. He was ordered to drive safely after causing a crash while backing up his patrol car in 2021.
That same year Schurr said he stopped a car because an air freshener dangling from a mirror could obstruct the driver's vision. A search turned up a small safe that was subsequently broken open by a tow-truck driver at the request of another officer. A portion of a stolen gun was inside.
The search was deemed OK by internal affairs investigators, but Schurr was criticized for not reporting the broken safe, records show.
Schurr's file shows he was assigned early in his career to the south side of Grand Rapids, where a night-shift team of seven to 11 officers was given a performance award for 2016.
Rahinsky noted more than 500 felony arrests during “countless foot chases, robberies, stolen car recoveries” and other police responses, and no citizen complaints for excessive force or disrespect.
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Find the AP's full coverage of the fatal police shooting of Patrick Lyoya: https://apnews.com/hub/patrick-lyoya
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White reported from Detroit. Condon reported from New York.
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Judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction
Published: Apr. 29, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A trial judge has concluded there was enough evidence to convict Ghislaine Maxwell of sex trafficking, but she also gave Maxwell a legal victory by concluding that three conspiracy counts charged the same crime.
U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan issued a written ruling Friday in response to a request by Maxwell’s lawyers to reject a December jury verdict.
Nathan found the jury’s guilty verdicts were readily supported by extensive witness testimony and documentary evidence at trial.
The 60-year-old Maxwell was convicted of recruiting teenage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse from 1994 to 2004.
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KEENE, N.H, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Trustees of North European Oil Royalty Trust (NYSE-NRT) announced today a quarterly distribution of $0.38 per unit for the second quarter of fiscal 2022, payable on May 25, 2022 to owners of record on May 13, 2022. Natural gas sold during the first calendar quarter of 2022 is the primary source of royalty income on which the May 2022 distribution is based.
John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, reported that this year's quarterly distribution of $0.38 per unit is 171.43%, or $0.24 per unit, higher than the distribution of $0.14 per unit for the second quarter of fiscal 2021. For the quarter ending April 30, 2022, the impact on royalty income of higher gas prices easily offset both the lower gas sales and lower average exchange rate. There were no adjustments during either the second quarter of fiscal 2022 or 2021. Royalty income under the Mobil Sulfur Agreement was $70,618 and $36,411 for the second quarters of fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additional details will be included in the earnings press release scheduled for publication on or about May 13, 2022.
The Trust receives all of its royalties under two royalty agreements. The Mobil Agreement, which is the higher royalty rate agreement, covers gas sales from the western half of the Oldenburg concession. The OEG Agreement, which is the lower royalty rate agreement, covers gas sales from the entire Oldenburg concession. The factors determining the amount of gas royalties payable under the two agreements from the preceding calendar quarter are shown in the table below comparing the first calendar quarters of 2022 and 2021.
The cumulative 12-month distribution, which includes the May 2022 distribution and the three prior quarterly distributions, is $0.92 per unit. This 12-month cumulative distribution is 196.77% or $0.61 per unit higher than the prior cumulative 12-month distribution of $0.31 per unit. The Trust makes quarterly distributions to unit owners during the months of February, May, August and November.
Contact – John R. Van Kirk, Managing Director, telephone: (732) 741-4008, e-mail: jvankirk@neort.com. The Trust's press releases and other pertinent information are available on the Trust's website: www.neort.com.
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AMSTERDAM, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) (Euronext Amsterdam: VEON), a leading global provider of connectivity and digital services, today announces that it has filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the "Form 20-F") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. The Form 20-F is also available on the Investor Relations section of the company's website www.veon.com.
Shareholders may request a hard copy of the Form 20-F, including VEON's complete audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021, free of charge, by contacting VEON's Investor Relations Department at ir@veon.com.
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What happened
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a durably popular company whose stock often rises after the company reports an estimates-beating quarter. That wasn't the case this time; the day after the tech titan reported its latest set of earnings, its share price fell by more than 3%.
So what
In announcing its second quarter of fiscal 2022 results, Apple revealed that it booked $97.3 billion in revenue for the period. That was an all-time record for any of the company's second quarters and represented a 9% improvement over the year-ago figure. Net profit also rose, increasing by nearly 6% to just over $25 billion ($1.52 per share).
Those numbers exceeded analyst estimates. On average, prognosticators following Apple stock were modeling just under $93.9 billion on the top line and a per-share net profit of $1.43.
The tech giant didn't only notch record total quarterly revenue, it also posted the best-ever sales of its iPhone, Mac, wearables, and home and accessories product lines. Apple CFO Luca Maestri spoke of the "continued strong demand" for such goods.
Buoyed by this growth, Apple is raising its quarterly dividend by 5%. The new amount, $0.23 per share, will first be paid on May 12 to stockholders of record as of May 9. Additionally, the company is adding $90 billion to its existing share buyback program.
Now what
Despite the strong performance during the quarter, Apple is anticipating some headwinds. In a conference call disseminating the results, CFO Luca Maestri said that the supply chain difficulties convulsing the world just now would negatively impact its sales by $4 billion to $8 billion. That's a substantially harder hit than in the second quarter and is a rare piece of gloomy news from the typically over-performing company.
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Ukraine cracks down on 'traitors' helping Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Viktor appeared nervous as masked Ukrainian security officers in full riot gear, camouflage and weapons pushed into his cluttered apartment in the northern city of Kharkiv. His hands trembled and he tried to cover his face.
The middle-aged man came to the attention of Ukraine’s Security Service, the SBU, after what authorities said were his social media posts praising Russian President Vladimir Putin for “fighting with the Nazis,” calling for regions to secede and labeling the national flag “a symbol of death.”
“Yes, I supported (the Russian invasion of Ukraine) a lot. I’m sorry. … I have already changed my mind," said Viktor, his trembling voice showing clear signs of duress in the presence of the Ukrainian security officers.
“Get your things and get dressed,” an officer said before escorting him out of the apartment. The SBU did not reveal Viktor's last name, citing their investigation.
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Viktor was one of nearly 400 people in the Kharkiv region alone who have been detained under anti-collaboration laws enacted quickly by Ukraine's parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion.
UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday, while Ukraine accused Russia of showing its contempt for the world organization by bombing Kyiv when the U.N. leader was visiting the capital.
The mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city’s last stronghold is dire, and citizens are “begging to get saved." Mayor Vadym Boichenko added: "There, it’s not a matter of days. It’s a matter of hours.”
Ukraine’s forces, meanwhile, fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country's industrial Donbas region. Artillery fire, sirens and explosions could be heard in some cities.
In other developments:
— A former U.S. Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, his family said in what would be the war’s first known death of an American in combat. The U.S. has not confirmed the report.
Relatives: Former US Marine killed while fighting in Ukraine
A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine was killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets, in the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.
Willy Joseph Cancel was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. Cancel had recently worked as a corrections officer in Tennessee and previously served in the Marines from 2017 to 2021, joining the Corps the same year he graduated from high school.
Cabrera said her son had signed up to work with the private military contractor shortly before fighting began in Ukraine on Feb. 24. She told CNN he agreed to go to Ukraine.
“He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn’t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn’t have to be involved in it,” she said.
Cancel had served as a volunteer firefighter in New York and had a 7-month-old son, according to an online fundraising page set up by a man identifying himself as his father.
Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can’t do this.”
The intern told a Statehouse supervisor that Aaron von Ehlinger raped her at his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant in March 2021. Von Ehlinger said the sex was consensual.
At the time, the Lewiston Republican was serving as state representative, but he later resigned.
Von Ehlinger, 39, was found guilty Friday of rape. He was found not guilty of sexual penetration with a foreign object.
Von Ehlinger sat calmly as the verdict was read, as he has throughout the trial. Afterward, 4th District Judge Michael Reardon told the jury: “This has been an unusual case attended by many unexpected circumstances, but I appreciate your attention ... and hard work.”
An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns
Inside a cavernous stone fortress in downtown Pittsburgh, attorney Robin Frank defends parents at one of their lowest points – when they risk losing their children.
The job is never easy, but in the past she knew what she was up against when squaring off against child protective services in family court. Now, she worries she’s fighting something she can’t see: an opaque algorithm whose statistical calculations help social workers decide which families should be investigated in the first place.
“A lot of people don’t know that it’s even being used,” Frank said. “Families should have the right to have all of the information in their file.”
From Los Angeles to Colorado and throughout Oregon, as child welfare agencies use or consider tools similar to the one in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, an Associated Press review has identified a number of concerns about the technology, including questions about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system. Related issues have already torpedoed some jurisdictions’ plans to use predictive models, such as the tool notably dropped by the state of Illinois.
According to new research from a Carnegie Mellon University team obtained exclusively by AP, Allegheny’s algorithm in its first years of operation showed a pattern of flagging a disproportionate number of Black children for a “mandatory” neglect investigation, when compared with white children. The independent researchers, who received data from the county, also found that social workers disagreed with the risk scores the algorithm produced about one-third of the time.
Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology stocks added to Wall Street's losses in April, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest monthly skid since the start of the pandemic.
A sharp drop in Amazon weighed on the market after the internet retail giant posted its first loss since 2015. The decline knocked more than $200 billion off Amazon's market value.
The benchmark S&P 500 fell 3.6% and finished April with an 8.8% loss, its worst monthly slide since March 2020. The Dow slumped 2.8%.
The Nasdaq composite, heavily weighted with technology stocks, bore the brunt of the damage this month, ending April with a 13.3% loss, its biggest monthly decline since the 2008 financial crisis.
Major indexes shifted between slumps and rallies throughout the week as the latest round of corporate earnings hit the market in force. Investors have been reviewing a particularly heavy batch of financial results from big tech companies, industrial firms and retailers.
Trump, fighting contempt fines, says he doesn't have records
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyers, seeking to reverse their client's $10,000-per-day contempt fine, provided a New York judge Friday with an affidavit in which the former president claims he didn't turn over subpoenaed documents to the state attorney general’s office because he doesn't have them.
The judge, though, was unmoved and refused to lift sanctions he imposed on Trump on Monday. Judge Arthur Engoron criticized the lack of detail in Trump affidavit, which amounted to two paragraphs, saying that he should have explained the methods he uses to stores his records and efforts he made to locate the subpoenaed files.
In the affidavit, which bore Trump's signature and Wednesday's date, the former president said that documents sought in Attorney General Letitia James' civil investigation into his business dealings weren't in his personal possession. Trump, who is appealing the contempt ruling, said he believed any documents would be in the possession of his company, the Trump Organization.
In other affidavits, Trump lawyers Alina Habba and Michael Madaio detailed steps they took to locate documents in the Dec. 1 subpoena, including meeting with Trump last month at Mar-a-Lago in Florida and reviewing prior searches of his company's files.
Andrew Amer, a lawyer for the attorney general's office, said in a court filing that while the affidavits “provide some additional information” about Trump's efforts to comply with the subpoena, more extensive searches were needed — including of Trump Tower, his residences and electronic devices — before the judge should consider reversing the contempt finding.
AP PHOTOS: Ukraine war etched on faces of wounded, bereaved
Missing part of his leg after a Russian bombardment, a man lay dazed in a stretcher as civilians helped an EMT bustle him away for treatment. Another sat stunned on a park bench, a strap cinched tightly around his leg just above a long, bloody gash. At a hospital, bandages shrouded a woman’s shoulder after she underwent surgery for wounds sustained during the shelling of her village.
The arrival of Eastern Orthodox Easter this week brought no respite from war to Ukraine some 60 days into Russia’s invasion, and the pain and suffering continued to be etched on the faces of the wounded, the bereaved and those fearful for what may yet be to come.
In Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, a wiry gravedigger shoveled earth from the ground surrounded by hundreds of other new tombs adorned with flowers and photos of the deceased.
In the village of Ozera, two women embraced in the street during a funeral for the husband of one of them. The man was taken from his home by Russian soldiers the previous month and later found shot dead miles away.
At a church in nearby Bucha, where evidence of torture and mass killings surfaced after Russian forces departed earlier this month, a woman sobbed openly during a church service on Easter Sunday.
NY to move some primaries to August after court tosses maps
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge ordered Friday that the state's congressional and state Senate primaries be delayed until Aug. 23 to provide enough time to replace district maps that were ruled unconstitutional this week.
State Judge Patrick McAllister moved the primaries back from their original date of June 28. He said the independent expert he tasked with helping him craft new maps, special master Jonathan Cervas, will finish drawing districts by May 20.
New York is set to separately hold gubernatorial and state Assembly primaries in June, unless lawmakers or Gov. Kathy Hochul decide to delay. New York once held congressional and state office primaries on separate dates, but lawmakers in 2019 consolidated them to save money, increase voter turnout and make the process less confusing for the public.
On Wednesday, New York’s highest court rejected new congressional and state senate maps that had widely been seen as favoring Democrats. The majority decision largely agreed with Republican voters who argued the district boundaries were unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
The ruling also dashed Democrats’ national redistricting hopes, which leaned heavily on their ability to gerrymander New York state to maximize the number of seats they could win in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dodgers' Bauer suspended 2 seasons over alleged sex assault
NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for a record two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies.
Bauer's suspension — which will cover 324 games without pay — comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. She later sought but was denied a restraining order. Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman’s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.
Bauer, who hasn't played since the allegations surfaced and MLB began investigating, repeatedly has said that everything that happened between the two was consensual.
“In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy,” he said Friday in a statement. “I am appealing this action and expect to prevail. As we have throughout this process, my representatives and I respect the confidentiality of the proceedings.”
If the suspension is upheld, Bauer will lose about $60 million in salary.
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NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was suspended Friday for two full seasons without pay by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, which he denies.
Bauer's lengthy suspension comes after a San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. She later sought — but was denied — a restraining order. Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman’s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.
Bauer repeatedly has said that everything that happened between the two was consensual.
“In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy,” he said Friday in a statement. “I am appealing this action and expect to prevail. As we have throughout this process, my representatives and I respect the confidentiality of the proceedings.”
If the suspension is upheld, Bauer will lose about $60 million in salary.
Bauer earlier this week sued his accuser in federal court, a move that came less than three months after prosecutors decided not to file criminal charges against the pitcher. Bauer named the woman and one of her attorneys, Niranjan Fred Thiagarajah, as defendants in the lawsuit. The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they have been victims of sexual assault.
The lawsuit said that “the damage to Mr. Bauer has been extreme” after the woman alleged that he had choked her into unconsciousness, punched her repeatedly and had anal sex with her without her consent during two sexual encounters last year.
The pitcher has said the two engaged in rough sex at his Pasadena home at her suggestion and followed guidelines they agreed to in advance. Each encounter ended with them joking and her spending the night, he said.
Bauer was placed on administrative leave last July 2 under the joint domestic violence and sexual assault policy of MLB and the players’ association. The leave has been repeatedly extended and Bauer continued to be paid his $32 million salary while on leave. He stopped getting paid Friday.
MLB announced the suspension in a short statement that did not provide details of the findings of its investigation, adding: “In accordance with the terms of the Policy, the Commissioner’s Office will not issue any further statements at this point in time.”
After winning his first Cy Young Award with the Cincinnati Reds in 2020, Bauer agreed to a $102 million, three-year contract to join his hometown Dodgers. He did not pitch after June 29 and finished with an 8-2 record and a 2.59 ERA in 17 appearances. He was paid his $28 million salary last year.
“The Dodgers organization takes all allegations of this nature very seriously and does not condone or excuse any acts of domestic violence or sexual assault,” the team's statement said. “We’ve cooperated fully with MLB’s investigation since it began, and we fully support MLB’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Child Abuse Policy, and the Commissioner’s enforcement of the Policy. We understand that Trevor has the right to appeal the Commissioner’s decision. Therefore, we will not comment further until the process is complete.” | https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/dodgers-bauer-suspended-2-seasons-alleged-sex-assault/530-deb4c746-65c9-473f-900e-87f996ceaa10 | 2022-04-29T23:24:43Z | https://www.wtol.com/article/sports/dodgers-bauer-suspended-2-seasons-alleged-sex-assault/530-deb4c746-65c9-473f-900e-87f996ceaa10 | true |
Tacos have nearly taken over slices of pizza as the culinary backbone of New York City. Over the last four decades, we’ve learned to love the southern Mexican style version of two white-corn tortillas folded over a meaty filling, sprinkled with onions and cilantro. But it wasn’t that long ago that our idea of tacos included the hardshell variety. Luckily, other types of tacos have landed in the five boroughs.
During the pandemic, two major shifts have occurred: taco trucks have become more numerous, many in far-flung places. Accordingly, we have featured them in this list for the first time. Meanwhile, beef birria — in the Tijuana style — has gone from being relatively unknown to a wildfire hit almost overnight.
Like your tacos rolled? Or tiny? With a flour tortilla? A dab of guac? Freighted with organs? Filled with rice and boiled eggs? Or “árabe” style, wrapped in a flour tortilla like shawarma? We’ve got ’em all, and more. Here are our favorite taquerias, curated by Eater critic Robert Sietsema. And nothing on upscale tacos, fusion tacos, or tacos made by chains — they have their place! — but this collection is reserved for the more classic specimens across NYC.
New to this map are Greenpoint taco senstation Taqueria Ramirez, the Birria-Landia food truck in Williamsburg, and the East Village’s old-school Mexican deli Zaragoza.
Health experts consider dining out to be a high-risk activity for the unvaccinated; it may pose a risk for the vaccinated, especially in areas with substantial COVID transmission.
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HOUSTON (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated.
Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Larry Woodruffe, 27, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole.
Woodruffe was one of two men charged with killing Jazmine Barnes on Dec. 30, 2018, as she and her family drove to a grocery store in Houston. The other man, Eric Black Jr., 23, pleaded guilty last month as part of an agreement with prosecutors that reduced his charge to murder. He is awaiting sentencing.
Prosecutors say Woodruffe and Black mistakenly thought they were firing at rival drug dealers when they shot at the girl and her family.
“The death of little Jazmine Barnes devastated our entire community, and everyone connected to this case worked very long and very hard to ensure her killers were brought to justice,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Jazmine's family had described the shooter as a white man driving a red pickup truck, prompting concerns that her death was a hate crime. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office circulated a composite sketch based on the family's description, but a later tip implicated Woodruffe and Black, who are both African American.
Authorities said they believed the family’s initial description of the shooter was sincere and the man in the red truck was likely a bystander who left the scene.
The girl’s killing prompted an outpouring of support for her family from celebrities and ordinary people across the country. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | 2022-04-29T23:37:40Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | true |
HOUSTON (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated.
Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Larry Woodruffe, 27, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole.
Woodruffe was one of two men charged with killing Jazmine Barnes on Dec. 30, 2018, as she and her family drove to a grocery store in Houston. The other man, Eric Black Jr., 23, pleaded guilty last month as part of an agreement with prosecutors that reduced his charge to murder. He is awaiting sentencing.
Prosecutors say Woodruffe and Black mistakenly thought they were firing at rival drug dealers when they shot at the girl and her family.
“The death of little Jazmine Barnes devastated our entire community, and everyone connected to this case worked very long and very hard to ensure her killers were brought to justice,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Jazmine's family had described the shooter as a white man driving a red pickup truck, prompting concerns that her death was a hate crime. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office circulated a composite sketch based on the family's description, but a later tip implicated Woodruffe and Black, who are both African American.
Authorities said they believed the family’s initial description of the shooter was sincere and the man in the red truck was likely a bystander who left the scene.
The girl’s killing prompted an outpouring of support for her family from celebrities and ordinary people across the country. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | 2022-04-29T23:40:42Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | false |
Ohio school board member’s typo puts porn link in pro-abstinence Facebook post
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WXIX/Gray News) - The Lakota School Board voted 4-1 to censure a board member for posting a link on Facebook that led to “inappropriate sexual content.”
A separate motion Wednesday passed requesting that board member Darbi Boddy resign immediately, WXIX reported.
Boddy, according to the censure resolution, made the post on her campaign’s Facebook account.
In her post, Boddy responds to the notion of the district hiring a firm to review its curriculum for potentially objectionable content.
Boddy, who ran on a platform opposing critical race theory, objects to hiring the firm without the board ensuring that both board members and the firm have an understanding of CRT. But she also objects to sexual education content she claimed is already found in Ohio schools, and she posts links to such sites as examples of what she would find objectionable, including content “about masturbating, sex toys, anything taught besides abstinence.”
One of the links originally contained a typo that took users not to the intended site but to a site containing sexual content the board found inappropriate.
“To post pornographic content on an official, public-facing school board member account that can be accessed by many of our own students is absolutely unacceptable,” Board President Lynda O’Connor said Wednesday evening. “Furthermore, to make a public accusation that our curriculum contains such pornographic material is deplorable.”
Boddy has since removed the link, according to the school board.
She posted a follow-up statement prior to Wednesday’s meeting. It reads in part: “One of the pornographic sites that was put in my communication as part of my list of what to look for in our schools, was a typo and although it was not meant to be part of my communication, it is still representative of the disgusting material that is being put in front of our children. If a typo brings more attention to this problem so be it.”
The board’s censure resolution contends it doesn’t matter that Boddy might not have meant to post the link in question: “Even if the link was posted inadvertently, Ms. Boddy demonstrated gross negligence and reckless conduct by posting links on her Facebook page without ensuring that the content thereon is appropriate.”
Boddy cast the lone no vote on the censure resolution as she walked out of the meeting, saying, “I will not be part of this political ruse.”
The board then voted 4-0 on the resignation request.
“You exposed our community, including potentially children, to inappropriate sexual content,” O’Connor said. “By trying to raise awareness about what to keep out of our schools, your manner of communication has placed it directly into our school community. Your conduct was fundamentally wrong and we expect you to take responsibility.”
School boards in Ohio do not have the authority to remove one of their fellow board members from the board.
“The steps taken at this afternoon’s emergency meeting are the strongest actions the Board can legally take in response to this situation,” a district spokesperson said.
The censure resolution notes Boddy has engaged in previous conduct unbecoming of a board member, referencing “disrespectful and unprofessional comments” to administrators and other Board members.
An earlier online petition to censure Boddy “for her continued disrespect and aggression” towards district superintendent Matt Miller has more than 1,500 signatures, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
The petition reads, “Month after month, meeting after meeting, Mrs. Boddy has repeatedly attacked the integrity and honesty of Mr. Miller. Mrs. Boddy’s statements and behavior serve to undermine the confidence in District leadership at the Board level. Additionally, by her words and statements she is demeaning the integrity of the entire Lakota Staff.”
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A young man was taken to the hospital after an accident on a freeway in Youngstown.
According to Youngstown police, the 19-year-old was riding a non-street legal dirt bike on State Route 7 North.
He and a minivan were going up the Himrod Avenue exit ramp. That’s when he rear-ended the van after 5:30 p.m. Friday, police said.
The rider was taken to the hospital with a leg injury.
The ramp was closed for a while but has since reopened. | https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/teen-sent-to-hospital-after-crashing-illegal-dirt-bike/ | 2022-04-29T23:45:01Z | https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/teen-sent-to-hospital-after-crashing-illegal-dirt-bike/ | false |
This man walks 10 kilometres a day picking up trash in downtown Halifax
With a mechanical claw and garbage bag in hand, Brian Cooper walks up to 10 kilometres a day, picking up trash through the streets of downtown Halifax.
From chip bags to coffee cups, Cooper says he mostly picks up things people carry around.
“They finish with whatever they have, and they just drop it on the ground,” he says.
He won’t say the oddest item he’s picked up, but Cooper says every piece of clothing you can imagine has been found in downtown Halifax.
“I found a pregnancy test once; it was negative, that was good. I’ve found a few wallets and credit cards, and I turn those into the police.”
He started picking up trash at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021, Copper says he picked up more than 6,000 face masks.
“On a daily basis, I get 30 to 50, the most in one day was 132.”
This Sunday, Copper says his grandson and granddaughter will join him on his walk.
“I love this city, it’s a beautiful place to live, and I want to make it that more beautiful.”
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The Washington court system belongs to the people. Voters elect judges, from municipal court to county superior court to appeals court to the state Supreme Court. These are public courts, accountable to the people.
Yet the state’s highest court has chosen to implement a sweeping change to the handling of juvenile records that will stir chaos in the legal system, prevent residents from holding their elected judges accountable and even, potentially, smear some of the young people the new rule purports to protect.
So concerned is the Washington prosecutors association that its leaders are recommending members not make any new juvenile filings until they get clearer direction from the court, when the rules are expected to take effect.
Especially troubling, though, is that the court has set the change to occur Tuesday, ignoring entreaties from court officers and open government advocates to hold off. The changes to General Rule 31 and Criminal Court Rule 2.1 were proposed by the state Office of Public Defense and the Minority & Justice Commission.
The rule would eliminate the use of full names of juveniles in the court system; instead they will be identified only by their initials and date of birth.
The goal is an important one: To protect young people from repercussions of their early brushes with the court system. Creative but thoughtful solutions are needed to address the court system, which has disproportionately impacted people of color. But, the justices are plowing ahead with a plan that legal system partners warn will do more harm than good.
The court published the proposed rule in October, inviting written comments. Led by Chief Justice Steven González, the court merely invited written comments, rather than engaging a robust discussion among the community of court officials, prosecutors, defense attorneys and others. On March 31, González was joined by justices Charles Johnson, Debra Stephens, Susan Owens, Sheryl Gordon McCloud, Mary Yu, G. Helen Whitener and Barbara Madsen in signing an order adopting the rule. Justice Raquel Montoya-Lewis did not vote.
The rule, and the court’s apparent indifference to discussion with the very people who have to carry it out, has created an uproar. On April 21, association leaders of the state county clerks; superior court judges; district and municipal judges; juvenile court administrators; and representatives of the Washington State Patrol and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs sent a letter, raising many concerns about how to follow existing law, keep the public safe and meet the justices’ intended goals.
Yep, pretty much the folks that keep the wheels of justice moving, are worried about the system functioning. Joining the letter are media representatives, including broadcasters and newspaper publishers, whose charge it is to keep the public informed of the public agencies, including the courts. Their list is long and the full letter is worth reading.
Yet, the days passed with only cricket chirps emanating from the Temple of Justice in Olympia.
On Thursday, Dolly N. Hunt, president of the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, followed up with another letter. This one implored the justices to pause the rule implementation before Tuesday to prevent any problematic chaos in the system:
“If it is not possible to pause implementation before May 3, we want to let you know that it is our strong recommendation that our members not file any new juvenile cases, pleadings, or documents on the morning of May 3 that may fall
under this rule due to those complications,” she wrote.
The court’s behavior is confounding — and unbecoming of the highest court in the state. Rather than visionary leadership that inspires necessary and righteous reform to embed equity in the court system, this reckless indifference to the concerns of other public officials, including many fellow elected judges, exposes brazen dysfunction at the high court. The lower courts, the state residents and, yes, the young people that these rule changes ostensibly are intended to protect deserve better. A lot better
The court’s conduct should be front and center as voters evaluate supreme court candidates. Justices run for six-year terms. Madsen, Yu and Whitener are up for election this year.
For the sake of the state, the high court should pause implementation of GR 31 and CrR 2.1 changes. Then, a constructive discussion about how to meet intended goals can be had.
For the sake of everyone, justices, do better. | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/wa-supreme-court-should-delay-controversial-rule-change-to-avoid-chaos/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-04-30T00:03:09Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/wa-supreme-court-should-delay-controversial-rule-change-to-avoid-chaos/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | false |
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Olmsted County and the City of Rochester have officially joined the “House America" effort to combat homelessness.
Elected officials joined Friday at Olmsted County's newest transitional housing facility, located at 105 Broadway Avenue North in Rochester, a former nursing facility that closed in 2020.
Olmsted County dedicated $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to buy the building.
The building will provide housing for people experiencing homelessness.
Regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Diane Shelley, leads the House America initiative for Minnesota.
“Housing is a fundamental right it's a human right. And only through making sure everyone has safe affordable housing, does our communities grow,” says Shelley.
By signing the House America initiative, Olmsted County has made a commitment to ensure that at least one hundred people will be rehoused and continue to create new housing units within the county.
“We are just ecstatic about it. Because it moves the needle forward. It means that the money that HUD makes available to these entities is being put to work. So we are really excited,” says Shelley.
County leaders say they've created more than 200 new housing opportunities for the homeless and provided services to help them thrive. | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county-and-the-city-of-rochester-join-forces-in-the-house-america-effort-to/article_39c5c09c-c810-11ec-a358-7f953335bf47.html | 2022-04-30T00:08:38Z | https://www.kimt.com/news/olmsted-county-and-the-city-of-rochester-join-forces-in-the-house-america-effort-to/article_39c5c09c-c810-11ec-a358-7f953335bf47.html | true |
Complementing India’s people-centric projects in Sri Lanka through development cooperation partnership, the Indian High Commission here distributed dry ration packs to widows and other needy families ahead of Eid in the island nation’s eastern Ampara district.
India is directly reaching out to the needy sections of Sri Lanka and addressing their necessities through various humanitarian assistance programmes, the Indian mission here said in a statement.
Second Secretary Ashok Kumar distributed dry ration packs to widows and other needy families of Kalmunai in Ampara district on Wednesday, it said.
The special drive, held in collaboration with Young Women's Muslim Association, was aimed at providing necessary materials to the beneficiaries ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, the statement said.
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Dr Rewant Vikram Singh, Director of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center, had distributed dry rations to families of the congregation at St. Anne's Church Weligampitiya on Easter Sunday on April 17.
Similar initiatives were conducted in six villages of Binigiriya in Kurunegala district and Madawewa and Kirimetiyawa villages in the sacred city of Anuradhapura, ahead of Avurudu.
The special humanitarian drive was launched by High Commissioner Gopal Baglay in Jaffna on March 13.
Food and other essential materials were handed over by the High Commissioner along with Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda to 600 fishermen and their families during the inauguration.
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READ | INS Gharial delivers 760 kg of lifesaving medicines to Sri Lanka amid ongoing economic crisis | https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-provides-dry-ration-packs-widows-needy-families-lanka-1943686-2022-04-30 | 2022-04-30T00:20:02Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/india-provides-dry-ration-packs-widows-needy-families-lanka-1943686-2022-04-30 | false |
Jazz face many questions after another early playoff exit
By JOHN COON
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz entered this season as one of the favorites to win the NBA title.
Like a few other teams on the top of that list — the Lakers and Brooklyn, primarily — they wound up as disappointments.
The Jazz, who brought back many key players from last season, when they had the NBA’s best regular-season record, lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games for their second first-round exit in three seasons.
“We fell short of our goal,” guard Donovan Mitchell said. “This hurts, I ain’t going to lie.”
Potential future changes after another disappointing end could center on Mitchell and center Rudy Gobert.
Gobert is owed $85 million over the next two years, plus he holds a $46.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season. Mitchell is owed $67.5 million for the next two seasons, followed by a $37 million player option. Their relationship has been strained at times, going back to at least the start of the pandemic, when Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 and Mitchell tested positive a day later. And speculation has been rampant since about whether a dynamic scorer like Mitchell and a dominant defender like Gobert can be the sort of 1-2 punch that leads a championship team.
Both will figure to have interest if the Jazz choose to make them available on the trade market — and it’s not outside the realm of possibility that either or both players might ask for a move as well.
“There’s things that could change,” Mitchell acknowledged after the Game 6 defeat Thursday night. “I’m not ready to discuss that, to be honest with you right now. Mentally, I’m just not in that headspace to be completely honest with you. I’m really not.”
SNYDER STAYING PUT?
Questions linger about coach Quin Snyder’s future.
Snyder is 372-264 over eight seasons in Utah. He is only one of two coaches to post a winning career record with the Jazz. Hall of Famer Jerry Sloan is the other. But regular-season success has not translated to the playoffs. Utah has gone 21-20 in postseason games under Snyder and has not advanced past the second round with him in charge.
Jazz GM Justin Zanik said Friday that the team’s plans include Snyder.
“Quin Snyder is one of the best coaches in the NBA,” Zanik said. “There is no other partner that I would rather have as a coach, a leader of our players, and a partner in the front office than Quin Snyder.”
The Jazz players are quick to praise Snyder for his knowledge of the game and his active role in their development.
“Love Quin. I love Quin. Love Quin,” Mitchell said. “He’s a guy that gave me an opportunity when I first got here and trusted in me and believed in me. I think he’s a guy that there’s been so much talked about and he’s been headstrong, he’s been steady with it throughout the year.”
NO DRAFT
The Jazz don’t have any picks in the upcoming draft. Zanik declined to say whether Utah intends to trade into the draft or bring players in for pre-draft workouts.
Utah historically has been active in draft-day trades. If the Jazz do pass on trading in, Zanik said the return of the Salt Lake City summer league will be an important tool for talent evaluation and developing younger players on their roster like Jared Butler and Trent Forrest.
The Jazz will host their annual four-team summer league from July 5 to July 7.
NO ROOM
Utah will have more than $150 million committed in player salaries heading into the 2022-23 season. The Jazz will face difficulty retooling their roster without making trades. Hassan Whiteside, Eric Paschall, and Danuel House Jr. are all free agents, but they combined to make just under $5 million this season.
GAY SIDELINED
Rudy Gay’s season ended on a quiet note after he made a splash as Utah’s highest-profile free agent acquisition last summer. Gay signed a three-year deal with the Jazz, giving the team a veteran wing expected to shore up their perimeter defense and complement Jordan Clarkson as a bench scorer.
Gay struggled to regain his form after offseason heel surgery. He averaged a career-low 8.1 points on 41% shooting. Snyder pulled Gay from the rotation late in the season and he did not appear in Utah’s six playoff games.
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HOUSTON (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a man of capital murder for the 2018 death of a 7-year-old Black girl in a drive-by shooting that her family initially believed was racially motivated.
Following the jury’s guilty verdict, Larry Woodruffe, 27, was given an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole.
Woodruffe was one of two men charged with killing Jazmine Barnes on Dec. 30, 2018, as she and her family drove to a grocery store in Houston. The other man, Eric Black Jr., 23, pleaded guilty last month as part of an agreement with prosecutors that reduced his charge to murder. He is awaiting sentencing.
Prosecutors say Woodruffe and Black mistakenly thought they were firing at rival drug dealers when they shot at the girl and her family.
“The death of little Jazmine Barnes devastated our entire community, and everyone connected to this case worked very long and very hard to ensure her killers were brought to justice,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg.
Jazmine's family had described the shooter as a white man driving a red pickup truck, prompting concerns that her death was a hate crime. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office circulated a composite sketch based on the family's description, but a later tip implicated Woodruffe and Black, who are both African American.
Authorities said they believed the family’s initial description of the shooter was sincere and the man in the red truck was likely a bystander who left the scene.
The girl’s killing prompted an outpouring of support for her family from celebrities and ordinary people across the country. | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | 2022-04-30T00:22:20Z | https://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Man-convicted-in-Texas-girl-s-death-as-family-17137728.php | true |
First responders exposed to unspeakable horrors
The scenes that confronted officers at Somerset on February 21, 2020, can be described as nothing short of horrific.
The scenes that confronted officers at Somerset on February 21, 2020, can be described as nothing short of horrific.
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Justice Department files challenge to Alabama transgender law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday challenged an Alabama law making it a felony for doctors to treat transgender people under age 19 with puberty-blockers and hormones to help affirm their new gender identity.
The Justice Department filed a motion seeking to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the law as unconstitutional and seeking to block it from taking effect on May 8.
The action comes after the department sent a letter to all 50 state attorneys general warning that blocking transgender and nonbinary youth from receiving gender-affirming care could be an infringement of federal constitutional protections.
Doctors and others would face up to 10 years in prison for violating the Alabama law. Trans kids and parents have said Alabama is trying to ban what they consider necessary, and sometimes life-saving care for them.
“The law discriminates against transgender minors by unjustifiably denying them access to certain forms of medically necessary care,” the complaint states. “As a result of S.B. 184, medical professionals, parents, and minors old enough to make their own medical decisions are forced to choose between forgoing medically necessary procedures and treatments or facing criminal prosecution.”
Alabama Republicans who supported the law have maintained it is needed to protect children.
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Friday that the “Biden Administration has chosen to prioritize leftist politics at the expense of Alabama’s children.”
“As we will show in this case, DOJ’s assertion that these treatments are ‘medically necessary’ is ideologically-driven disinformation. The science and common sense are on Alabama’s side. We will win this fight to protect our children,” Marshall said in a statement.
Four families with transgender children, two doctors and a member of the clergy filed a lawsuit challenging the Alabama law as an unconstitutional violation of equal protection and free speech rights and an intrusion into parental decisions. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke has scheduled a May 5 hearing on a request for a restraining order or preliminary injunction to stop Alabama officials from enforcing the law while the court challenge goes forward.
Sarah Warbelow, legal director for the Human Rights Campaign, a LGBTQ advocacy group, said they are, “encouraged to see the Department of Justice weigh in on this law that so severely interferes in the lives of Alabama families.”
“Parents want to do what’s best for their children, but SB 184 strips some Alabama parents of that ability by imposing criminal penalties for providing critically important and established medical care for their transgender children,” Warbelow said in a statement.
Alabama is among several states with Republican-controlled legislatures that have advanced bills regarding transgender youth and LGBTQ issues.
The Alabama law is the furthest reaching and the first to criminalize the treatments. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate as abuse reports of gender-confirming care for kids. Arkansas also banned gender-affirming medications, but that law has been blocked from taking effect.
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WFO AMARILLO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 29, 2022
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DUST STORM WARNING
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Amarillo TX
709 PM CDT Fri Apr 29 2022
The National Weather Service in Amarillo has issued a
* Dust Storm Warning for...
Texas County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...
Cimarron County in the Panhandle of Oklahoma...
Western Hansford County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Sherman County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Dallam County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Northern Moore County in the Panhandle of Texas...
Hartley County in the Panhandle of Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 708 PM CDT, a dust channel was over Keyes, or 14 miles northeast
of Boise City, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with damaging wind in
excess of 60 mph.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.
IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.
Locations impacted include...
Dumas, Guymon, Dalhart, Stratford, Boise City, Hartley, Cactus,
Sunray, Hooker, Goodwell, Tyrone, Texline, Optima, Keyes, Wheeless,
Hough, Felt, Griggs, Romero and Eva.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Dust storms lead to dangerous driving conditions with visibility
reduced to near zero. If driving, avoid dust storms if possible. If
caught in one, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your
foot off the brake.
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SPRING SCOREBOARD — April 28
Baseball
Minford 2, Valley 1 (14 innings)
Wheelersburg 6, Waverly 0
West 3, Oak Hill 1
Northwest 13, South Webster 6 (completion of suspended game)
South Webster 9, Northwest 2
Clay 14, Notre Dame 10
Green 15, New Boston 2 (5 innings)
Eastern 10, East 3
Ironton St. Joe 11, Western 0 (5 innings)
Gallia Academy 2, Ironton 1 (13 innings)
Softball
Portsmouth 18, South Point 1
Wheelersburg 13, Valley 0 (5 innings)
West 1, Waverly 0
South Webster 15, Northwest 5
Notre Dame 10, Clay 1
Green 11, New Boston 0 (12 innings)
Paint Valley 22, Western 11
Fairland 14, Chesapeake 2 (5 innings)
Gallia Academy 20, Marietta 3 (5 innings)
Oak Hill at Jackson, canceled
Eastern at East, canceled
Tennis
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2022 NFL Draft coverage
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The 2022 NFL Draft kicked off Thursday night. More picks will be made and a list of Nebraska Huskers could hear their names called with the second round starting on Friday. Here are the Huskers who could hear their name called during the draft.
Cam Jurgens went a round earlier than projected. Jurgens was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round with the 51st pick. Cam Taylor-Britt is expected to go in the third round and is waiting for his name to be called.
JoJo Domann and Samori Toure could come in later rounds.
Other Husker hopefuls that should find a team either as a draftee or free agent includes: Austin Allen, Damion Daniels, Marquel Dismuke, Ben Stille and Deontai Williams.
Former Nebraska wide receiver Wan’Dale Robinson was selected in the 2nd round by the New York Giants, 43rd overall pick. Robinson was among the Huskers’ top offensive playmakers over his last two seasons with the program. He scored 7 touchdowns, while totalling nearly 1,500 yards of offense. He led the Huskers in receptions and receiving yardage as a sophomore.
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The United Methodist Church’s Council of Bishops, ending a five-day meeting Friday, acknowledged the inevitable breakup of their denomination – a schism that will widen this weekend with the launch of a global movement led by theologically conservative Methodists.
The breakaway denomination, called the Global Methodist Church, will officially exist as of Sunday. Its leaders have been exasperated by liberal churches’ continued defiance of UMC bans on same-sex marriage and the ordination of openly gay clergy.
Bishop Thomas Bickerton, who became the Council of Bishops’ new president Friday, described the launch of the new movement as a “sad and sobering reality.” Bickerton said he regrets any departure from the UMC and values the denomination’s diversity of thought.
“There is no perfect church,” he said. “The constant fighting, the vitriolic rhetoric, the punitive behaviors have no place in how we preserve and promote our witness as Christian believers.”
He said he prays the infighting will stop and the UMC will rediscover its mission to make disciples for Christ. He urged the UMC, even as it suffers defections, to think of May 1 as its launch day as well.
“We are the United Methodist Church not interested in continuing sexism, racism, homophobia, irrelevancy and decline,” he said. “What we are interested in is a discovery of what God has in mind for us on the horizon as the next expression of who we are as United Methodists.”
Bickerton, who heads the UMC’s New York City region, succeeded Louisiana-based Cynthia Fierro Harvey as president of the bishops’ council.
Harvey acknowledged the inevitable splintering of the denomination when she preached April 25 during her final address as the Council of Bishops president, “I also realize that it might be time to bless and send our sisters and brothers who cannot remain under the big tent.”
A leader of the breakaway movement indicated Sunday’s launch would take place with little fanfare.
“This is the date that we can start receiving churches as they leave the United Methodist Church, and that’s going to occur over a considerable amount of time,” said the Rev. Keith Boyette, chairman of the new denomination’s Transitional Leadership Council and a United Methodist minister in Virginia. “It’ll be more of a rolling celebration.”
Its transitional doctrine includes a belief that marriage is between one man and one woman, and clergy must adhere to it – a core point of division in the UMC for decades.
Boyette said he expects some churches and pastors to announce Sunday they are joining the Global Methodist Church. He will be among them.
“On May 1, I will no longer be a member of the United Methodist Church,” said Boyette, who has already been approved – effective Sunday -- as a clergyperson in the new denomination.
It is easier for clergy to leave the UMC than an entire church, which has to follow a layered process. As a result, Boyette expects the ranks of the Global Methodist Church will grow over time, noting that some who want to join will wait until after the UMC's 2024 General Conference – and the possible passage of a protocol that spells out details for the breakup.
Boyette criticized the actions of some members of the Council of Bishops, including the decision to further delay the General Conference. He suggested some bishops are intentionally blocking churches from using certain processes for exiting the denomination.
Global Methodist Church organizers had originally expected to launch the denomination only after the next General Conference of the UMC. That legislative body is the only one that could approve a tentative agreement — unveiled in 2020 after negotiations between conservatives, liberals and centrists — to allow churches and regional groups to leave the denomination and keep their property.
But the General Conference, originally scheduled for 2020, was already delayed for two straight years by the pandemic. In March, the UMC announced it was pushing off the next gathering yet again — to 2024 — due to long delays in the U.S. processing of visa applications. A little more than half of the denomination’s members are overseas, notably in Africa and the Philippines.
The United Methodist Church claims 6.3 million members in the U.S. and 6.5 million overseas.
Differences over same-sex marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ clergy have simmered for years in the UMC, and came to a head in 2019 at a conference in St. Louis where delegates voted 438-384 to strengthen bans on LGBTQ-inclusive practices. Most U.S.-based delegates opposed that plan and favored LGBTQ-friendly options; they were outvoted by U.S. conservatives teamed with most of the delegates from Methodist strongholds in Africa and the Philippines.
In the aftermath of that meeting, many moderate and liberal clergy made clear they would not abide by the bans, and various groups worked on proposals to let the UMC split along theological lines.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the past several years, I’ve received graduation announcements from perhaps half a dozen high school seniors whose parents I know. I’ve sent them my congratulations as well as a modest cash gift. Not one of them has acknowledged or thanked me.
Is it wrong to give up on the future graduates of my acquaintances and decide not to acknowledge any new announcements? Is it wrong to punish them for the rudeness of their predecessors?
GENTLE READER: Yes, but it is so tempting. No doubt they found your modest donation unworthy of their thanks, if they even recognized the need for it.
But Miss Manners assures you that you do not need to test that theory by increasing the amount. Perhaps instead, you can send any future graduates your heartfelt congratulations only -- and leave them shaking out the letter in vain.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it okay to ask, on a first date, “What kind of car do you drive?”
GENTLE READER: Only if it is in order to identify it when they pick you up for a second one.
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DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do I convince a dinner guest to please sit down and NOT insist on cleaning my kitchen after a meal?
It happened again last night. I worked a full day, came home, worked with my spouse to create a nice meal, enjoyed some entertaining dinner company, and then was ready to do some rudimentary cleaning and leave the rest until the next day.
But one of the guests insisted, despite my entreaties, on taking over my sink and cleaning every last dish (very slowly!). I had to stand in the kitchen, attempting to “help” -- hard to do when someone else has taken over the sink -- while listening to my other guests’ gales of laughter in the living room.
Really, I can clean the kitchen anytime, but the reason I have guests over is to enjoy their company. I don’t feel I can abandon one of my guests to scrub away in the kitchen while I go sit with the others and enjoy the reason I invited them over in the first place.
Last night my feet were hurting from a full day of work, and by the time I was finally able to go sit with my other guests, they were getting ready to leave. And that’s to say nothing of the fact that my guest had cleaned things “wrong,” according to my way of doing things (putting good knives in the dishwasher, etc.).
How does one convince a dinner guest that one would REALLY, REALLY rather that they leave the dishes and come join the party?
GENTLE READER: “No, no, you are so kind, but I forbid it. Please go enjoy the other guests, as I plan to do. I promise you that if there are still dishes left in the sink tomorrow, you can come back and clean them then.”
And then Miss Manners suggests you close the kitchen door, throw yourself in front of it or put up the doggy-proof gate for added emphasis.
(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.)
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When Jason and his wife Rachel Smith first watched the Ring video of their close encounter with a bear, they were in shock.
They witnessed themselves frightfully running away from a bear charging at them from their neighbors’ front yard Tuesday evening in Apopka. At one point, their 15-pound Maltipoo named Prince faces the bear, almost trying to fend it away before being commanded by the Smiths to come inside.
“It was quite remarkable,” Rachel Smith said of the experience. “We didn’t even see the bear when we were running.”
The next day they shared the doorbell camera footage with friends and family members and warned neighbors to check their surroundings for bears. That’s around the time, Rachel’s 20-year-old daughter had an idea. “You should post the video on Tik Tok,” she told her mother.
Rachel Smith obliged and posted the video on multiple social media platforms. On Tik Tok it has over 16,000 views.
“Holy cow! That’s freaking wild!” one person wrote on her Facebook post.
“It just exploded from there,” Rachel Smith told the Orlando Sentinel. She sold the video rights to the licensing company ViralHog. “People could be really mean online, but they don’t know the whole story.”
It was around 9:30 p.m. and her youngest daughter had just fallen asleep. That’s when Rachel Smith let 6-year-old Prince outside for a quick bathroom break. She said she usually keeps him on a leash, but this time she hoped Prince would quickly relieve himself close by and in their front yard. The dog seemed startled by an earlier attempt to go outside, so she asked her husband to check the surroundings.
To his surprise, a bear came out from behind their neighbor’s car and began to chase them. At this point, the bear was about 30 feet away and Prince was about 10 feet away from the Smiths.
“My husband raised his hands at the bear and yelled: “Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!”
When Prince started running back home, so did the Smiths. Jason got to the front door first and opened it. Prince was last. The doorbell camera captures the small dog turning around and facing the bear for a split second, before coming inside. The door was quickly shut behind him.
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“People are saying we left our dog out to die, but we didn’t,” Rachel Smith said. “He’s a very spoiled dog at home. We love him very much.”
She said they moved into the house about eight years ago and are used to seeing bears in the neighborhood because it’s so close to the Wekiwa Springs State Park. But before Tuesday night she was never chased by a bear.
“We have a mom and babies...they drink from our fountain and eat our plants...Most of the time they just ignore you.”
“Now we’re extra cautious,” she said.
The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission advises people who have come into contact with a bear to reach out to their local FWC office.
If you see a bear in your neighborhood, the FWC’s website advises that people try to scare it away by yelling, banging pots and pans or using an air horn. It also advises keeping dogs on a short leash. Feeding bears is illegal. and neighbors should try to secure household garbage in a shed, garage or wildlife-resistant container.
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'We get more beautiful with age': Paulina Porizkova, 57, proudly shows off her toned figure in a throwback bikini photo - while clapping back at a troll who told her she's 'old and ugly'
- Paulina shared a picture of herself beaming in a string bikini alongside a hateful comment criticizing her appearance
- The online troll claimed she had a 'fall from grace' and is now 'old and ugly'
- The supermodel called the user out for 'ageist shaming' and admitted that she 'gets comments like these every time I post a photo of my body'
- Paulina's clapback comes right after she opened up about a hip injury she sustained while filming the CBS survival show Beyond the Edge
Supermodel Paulina Porizkova proudly showed off her toned figure in a bikini while hitting back at a troll who branded her 'old and ugly' because she regularly flaunts her body in swimwear photos online.
The 57-year-old shared a throwback snap of herself wearing a beige string bikini on Friday morning to combat 'ageist shaming,' telling her followers that people get 'more beautiful with age.'
In the image, which was taken in Costa Rica last summer, she is posed by the pool mid-laughter as her hair flowed in the wind. Right beside the stunning picture, she shared a comment from a troll who claimed her looks 'fell from a great height.'
'You must be in so much pain to keep posting bikini pictures at your age,' the person wrote. 'I’ve always thought that getting old and ugly is hardest on the pretty people. The fall from grace is so much farther when you were beautiful.'
Supermodel Paulina Porizkova shared a bikini photo on Friday morning in order to shut down one of her critics who slammed her for showing off her figure
The model's critic claimed that she had a 'fall from grace' and has become 'old and ugly'
The stranger then offered some patronizing empathy, adding, 'I pray you can come to terms with your mortality. We all get old and ugly...you just had to fall from a greater height than the rest of us.'
In the caption of her post, Paulina noted that comments like this are far and few between for her.
She has observed that these haters feel like 'a woman of 57 is “too old” to pose in a bikini - no matter what she looks like. Because “Old” is “Ugly.”'
'I get comments like these every time I post a photo of my body,' she wrote.
'This is the ageist shaming that sets my teeth on edge. Older men are distinguished, older women are ugly.'
Paulina shared, 'I get comments like these every time I post a photo of my body' but she doesn't 'need sympathy'
The 57-year-old believes that 'we get more beautiful with age,' making these comments just hours after she attended a rag & bone event Thursday evening
Paulina claimed that people should be 'proud of aging' the day after celebrating rag & bone's spring collection
The former America's Next Top Model judge then shared her belief that 'people who believe prettiness equals beauty do not understand beauty.'
Rather, she feels that 'we get more beautiful with age. We have earned our beauty, we understand what it is, and we can see it so much better.'
'There is no such thing as ugly and old. Only shortsighted and ignorant,' she continued.
She also added a disclaimer that she wasn't asking for people to feel bad for her when she shared the cruel comment.
She concluded: 'I’m not posting this because I feel bad and need sympathy- quite on the contrary! I’m posting this because this is a pervasive sentiment that needs to be done away with. So we can be proud of aging, as we deserve to be!'
She had previously shared the same image on Instagram in July 2021 and wrote a very similar message.
'Combat age. Reverse aging. Rejuvenate. Anti age. None of this is possible,' she wrote in the caption.
She added: 'I do not want to fight myself everyday for the rest of my life. But I do want to make the best of what I was given.'
The supermodel called those who criticize her for her appearance 'shortsighted and ignorant' and isn't afraid to show off her body like in this picture from her vacation in November 2021
Besides, Paulina has had more pressing issues to focus on over her haters as of late.
She recently revealed that she's been 'unable to walk properly for months' after sustaining an injury to her hips during filming for CBS survival show Beyond the Edge at the end of last year.
The former catwalk star took to Instagram on Sunday, April 24 to open up about the painful ramifications of the grueling physical challenges she and several other celebrities took part in for the reality series, explaining that she had been undergoing rehab in an attempt to get to the root of her problem.
Sharing an image of herself modeling a tiny blue bikini, the trim and toned model shared that she was about to hop into the hot tub as part of a week-long treatment designed to try and 'fix her hips after her jungle adventure', which saw her travel to Panama for several weeks in September and October last year.
The brutal reality series saw Paulina and several other celebrities - Lauren Alaina, Ray Lewis, Colton Underwood, Craig Morgan, Metta World Peace, Mike Singletary, Jodie Sweetin, and Eboni K. Williams - braving brutal natural conditions while taking part in charity challenges designed to test their physical and mental endurance.
Paulina had shown off her toned abs in a bikini after revealing she's been 'unable to walk properly for months' in an Instagram post on Sunday
While Paulina wrote in her Instagram caption that she 'counts herself incredibly lucky to have been able' to take part in the show, she did admit that the physical toll has left her struggling to complete even the most basic of tasks.
'Ready for the hot tub,' she began her caption. 'This is what I’ve been up to in the last week, taking a break and trying to figure out how to fix my hips after my jungle adventure.
'I haven’t been able to walk properly for months.
'After a week of trying to figure out the culprits and working out and eating healthy, I think I’m back on track.
'I count myself as incredibly lucky to have been able to do this, and very grateful indeed.
'It will take some physical work on my part to regain flexibility, but now I know what to do.
'We all only have one body, an amazing a magical creation - we need to treat it well so it can keep carrying our inimitable souls.'
Before heading off to film in the jungle of Panama for two weeks in the fall of last year, Paulina documented her attempts to get into peak physical shape, revealing in July 2021 that she was working with trainer Judy McCullough Fox to tone up and get fit.
At the time, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit alum was unable to reveal the 'top secret project' that she was working towards; however, she made clear that it was going to be something with extreme physical demands.
Paulina's hip injuries are not the only downside to her experiences filming the survival show - which she has openly praised in several Instagram posts over the past few weeks.
While the model said she 'feels incredibly lucky to have been able' to take part in the show, she explained that the grueling project took a serious toll on her physical health
The series saw Paulina and several other celebrities competing in grueling physical challenges in order to raise money for charity
However, as well as waxing lyrical about the process of filming in the jungle, Paulina also shared the negative impact the show had on her dating life, revealing that a man she'd had a 'flirtation' with on a dating app branded her a 'narcissist' for taking part in the reality series.
In a post shared on her Instagram, Paulina recalled how a guy she met on a dating app accused her and her castmates of secretly living in air-conditioned trailers when they weren't filming the show, which premiered on March 16.
Sharing an image of herself and football star Ray Lewis chatting during filming, the model wrote: 'Bonding with Ray @raylewis. He looks so intimidating, but get him talking about his family and he's a marshmallow,' she wrote. 'Here, I may be telling him about this guy I met on an app, and had a flirtation over the phone.
'All was going well until I mentioned I had been in the jungle — shooting a survivor like tv reality show — and that it was physically the hardest thing I had ever done,' she explained. 'The guy laughed. "Oh sure. Narcissistic celebrities out in the jungle, running to their air-conditioned trailers the moment the cameras are off."
'I have heard this comment now in a few different versions,' she added. 'What they have in common is that we are all dismissed as a bunch of narcissists and have it easy off-camera.'
Paulina, who chose to support the ACLU Foundation with her appearance on the series, then challenged her followers to tune in to the next episode and 'judge for yourself'.
She also encouraged them to watch the night footage she had posted of her and her castmates in the jungle during a thunderstorm.
'I'm soaking wet. Ugh,' she says in the clip. 'Oh man, I'm so cold.'
While reflecting on that night in her caption, she insisted it was 'easily the physically worst night of my life.'
'Oh, yeah, and the guy never got a real life date,' she added.
Before heading off to the jungle, Paulina documented her attempts to get into peak physical shape, revealing last July that she was working with a trainer
She also proudly showed off the fruits of her labor during a trip to Costa Rica
The model regularly shows off her impressive figure on Instagram
Porizkova has been candid about the difficulties of finding love following the death of her estranged husband, Ric Ocasek, in 2019.
'Dating in your fifties, even if you’re seen as attractive, is much different from dating when younger,' she wrote in an Instagram post in August. 'For one, the pool of available men is now a puddle.
'The ones who are my age and been single for a long time are single for some very good reasons,' she noted. 'And most guy[s] my age are looking for women ten to twenty years younger.
'Did you know the most searched-for-age on dating app[s] is 50 for a man — and 18 for a woman?!'
Paulina's first public relationship following Ocasek's death was with screenwriter-director Aaron Sorkin, 60, whom she attended the Oscars with last April. The outing was later revealed to be their second date.
She announced their split on Instagram in July after roughly three months together.
In the caption, she gushed about how wonderful Sorkin is, calling him 'witty' and 'sexy.' She never explicitly revealed why their relationship came to an end, but she alluded to them being too different.
As well as opening up about her health woes on Instagram, Paulina has also been sharing her dating experiences - having split from Aaron Sorkin (seen in April 2021) last summer
Loss: Sorkin was the first man Paulina was publicly linked to since the death of her estranged husband, rocker Ric Ocasek (pictured in 2013), in September 2019
During an appearance on the Los Angeles Times podcast, The Originals, she shot down speculation that Sorkin was the subject of a tearful Instagram post in which she opened up about struggling to 'trust after being betrayed' by a man.
'Oh, poor Aaron. No. Gosh, poor Aaron,' she told host Andrew Goldman. 'It’s so unfair because he just happened to be my public boyfriend, and he got himself into this hole — and it’s really really not fair because he truly is, like, one of the greatest and nicest guys I’ve ever met.
'There was a different man, and I couldn’t talk about it. … Don’t ask me the details because I cannot divulge them. Was I in love before I met Aaron? Yes.'
Paulina rejoined Hinge after her breakup with Sorkin, but she was swiftly booted off the dating app after her account was wrongly reported as being fake.
Hinge later reinstated her account and apologized for the confusion.
Many fans were surprised to find out that the supermodel was on Hinge, and not Raya, which is known for attracting celebrity clientele thanks to its exclusivity.
However, Paulina admitted in the comments of one of her Instagram posts that she is on Raya but hasn't had any luck on it because of her age.
'Am on it!' she wrote at the time. 'Unfortunately — it seems the gentlemen of Raya prefer them young.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10768479/Paulina-Porizkova-proudly-shows-toned-figure-bikini-photo-hitting-troll.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T01:18:12Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10768479/Paulina-Porizkova-proudly-shows-toned-figure-bikini-photo-hitting-troll.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
NEW YORK, April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN): (i) pursuant and/or traceable to Rivian's Initial Public Offering ("IPO") on November 10, 2021; and/or (ii) between November 10, 2021 and March 10, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important May 6, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Rivian securities pursuant or traceable to the IPO you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
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DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO offering documents featured and defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Rivian would not meet its 2021 production and delivery targets; (2) Rivian's vehicles were underpriced and the Company would need to substantially increase prices; and (3) as a result, defendants' representations about the Company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
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BINGHAMTON, NY – A Gubernatorial Candidate visited Binghamton to announce his “Keeping New York Safe” plan.
Growing up in Johnstown, New York, Republican candidate, Harry Wilson, is not from a political background.
He says he’s spent his time fixing broken businesses, now he says he is ready to fix New York State.
Wilson came today to talk about his plan to reduce crime and support the police, as violent crime is on the rise across the state.
Stating he wants to increase police funding and create a bigger police presence, eliminate cashless bail, and fire any prosecutor that does not follow the law.
“To actually fix this problem, we need to attack all these problems holistically, we need to have our principles focused on what serves the people of this state and deliver safety into their communities. If we do that, we will return to a much safer place where we were just a few years ago,” he says.
He adds that if elected, he would hold other politicians accountable and believes there should be term limits.
Another part to his campaign is lowering taxes, by repealing recent tax increases so that New Yorkers can keep more of their money. | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/gubernatorial-candidate-harry-wilson-visits-binghamton/ | 2022-04-30T01:30:29Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/gubernatorial-candidate-harry-wilson-visits-binghamton/ | false |
The University of Southern California has settled a lawsuit with 80 former students, mostly gay and bisexual men, who accused a male doctor of sexual misconduct.
Neither the university nor Dr. Dennis Kelly admitted wrongdoing in the case.
The agreement announced on Thursday for an undisclosed sum follows settlements by the Los Angeles school to pay more than $1 billion to hundreds of women who accused another male doctor of sexual misconduct at the student health center. Kelly worked at the school for more than 20 years and retired in 2018.
He surrendered his license the following year amid an investigation by the state medical board.
One man, referred to as John Doe 1 in court filings said Kelly asked him embarrassing personal questions on topics like the sharing of sex toys, if he "watched porn" and if he "hooked up" with people from the internet. It is alleged that Kelly subjected the student to a rectal exam even when he tried to refuse.
“Dr. Kelly was not providing legitimate medical treatment to him but was instead sexually abusing him to further his own prurient desires and/or to discriminate, shame, humiliate, and embarrass him as a result of his sexual orientation,” the lawsuit said. | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/university-of-southern-california-settles-case-with-men-who-say-campus-doctor-abused-them | 2022-04-30T01:31:06Z | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/university-of-southern-california-settles-case-with-men-who-say-campus-doctor-abused-them | true |
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city leaders said they’re disappointed with an independent review into racial and political biases within the Portland Police Bureau and that investigators didn’t answer important questions.
The City Council commissioned the review in the spring of 2021, sparked in part by an incident in which a PPB officer falsely identified commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty as a suspect in a hit-and-run last March.
Mayor Ted Wheeler later fired the officer who the information to the press.
The report, conducted by OIR Group — an independent police oversight and review organization — was reviewed by commissioners Thursday night.
It lists 28 recommendations for change, but stops short of answering whether Portland Police Bureau policies, culture and actions are driven by racial or political bias — a key focus of the study.
"I’m not really sure what to make of this report, we’ve paid you for it, you’ve provided it, it doesn’t meaningfully impact anything, as I’ve said there’s some recommendations I’ll continue to move forward on, but I don’t think we really addressed the core issue," Mayor Wheeler said in the meeting.
RELATED: City disciplines 2 other Portland police officers for leaking false information about Hardesty
Investigators were also tasked with looking into where there's a resistance to change within the Portland Police Bureau.
In the presentation, investigator Michael Gennaco said they found some disturbing incidents of racial bias.
"The consideration that they were jokes, or to highlight an in-custody death case and suggest by mimicking t-shirts that the conduct was tolerable and okay, there was that undercurrent that was certainly identified," Gennaco said.
He added that they found that the false identification of Hardesty as allegedly involved in a hit-and-run, and the leak of that information, went beyond the actions of just one officer.
"What was striking to me in doing that investigation was that it wasn’t just one individual that leaked information it was actually five city employees that leaked information in various situations regarding the incident," he said.
Hardesty herself said she was greatly frustrated with the results of the review and concerned that city leaders had lost additional credibility waiting a year for this report.
RELATED: Lawsuit: Jo Ann Hardesty sues Portland police union over leak of false hit-and-run accusation
"I am profoundly disappointed, this is not what I asked for, and it does not give us a road map moving forward," Hardesty said. "I find your report very problematic because it didn’t answer the questions and didn’t engage the community."
Gennaco said investigators were limited by the rise of the delta and omicron COVID variants, which prevented town halls and in-person community responses, but said they determined there's a clear community perception of racial and political bias within PPB.
"Portland, you have a problem, the community recognizes you have a problem, and the recommendations are intended to address the problem," Gennaco said.
However, he said his team couldn't answer whether officer policies and actions are widespread or driven by these root causes, saying there's a lack of preponderance of evidence beyond various incidents.
Wheeler said he was looking for more, particularly regarding the false claims about Hardesty.
"I had to ask myself 'how did this happen and what do we need to do to change to prevent it from ever happening again,' that was the genesis of this report, and it did not meet my expectations," Wheeler said.
City leaders didn’t vote to do anything with the study results, choosing to take the information as is and move on.
More than 80% of the police officers surveyed in the report said their actions are not influenced by racial or political biases.
However, the report also outlined how racial disparities in arrests, stops and other areas persist, showing the contradiction at the heart of the matter.
Among the 28 recommendations listed, OIR Group said PPB should increase investigations and penalties for officers associated with hate groups, train officers on community-based and programs that aren't produced by law enforcement and do more with racial disparity data.
Commissioner Carmen Rubio said many of the recommendations felt like things the city and police bureau are already doing to make improvements. | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-leaders-frustrated-report-racial-political-biases-police/283-ba0f6850-34f0-401f-a8d7-f9d39de023a1 | 2022-04-30T01:33:36Z | https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-leaders-frustrated-report-racial-political-biases-police/283-ba0f6850-34f0-401f-a8d7-f9d39de023a1 | false |
Time is ticking to take advantage of early voting for the May 7 general and special elections.
With only a few days left for early voting, voting totals in Comal County have been trending upward since it started, however it is a slow incline for the first week of voting with higher in-person voting numbers expected to rise the last few days of early voting.
As of Thursday, 2,248 Comal County voters have cast their ballots in-person. Out of the 3,534 ballots sent out by mail, 2,758 have been sent back.
In Guadalupe County, 766 voters showed up at early polling locations to cast their votes in-person. The county has received 1,144 mail-in ballots thus far.
Early voters in Guadalupe County can cast their votes at the Elections Office in Seguin, Cibolo Fire Station, the Central Texas Technology Center, Redemptive Grace Ministries, New Berlin City Hall and the Schertz Elections Office.
Those voting early in Comal County can cast their ballots in-person at the Comal County Elections Office this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and at Mammen Family Public Library, Comal County Offices, Goodwin Annex, Comal County Offices, Bulverde Annex, St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church and Garden Ridge City Hall from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
On the May 7 election ballot are open seats on the New Braunfels City Council for District 1 and 2. New Braunfels ISD is looking to fill two at-large trustee positions and a District 1 trustee while Comal ISD has open positions for District 6 and 7 trustees.
Early voting in Comal County continues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, and will resume on Monday, May 2 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
For a list of early polling locations or to view sample ballots, visit votecomal.com. Additionally, voters can use the website to track the status of mail-in ballots.
Election Day is Saturday, May 7.
Comal County
Early Voting
April 30 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
May 2-3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Comal County Elections Office 396 N. Seguin Ave.
New Braunfels
Mammen Family Public Library 131 Bulverde Crossing
Bulverde
Comal County Offices, Goodwin Annex 1297 Church Hill Drive
New Braunfels
Comal County Offices, Bulverde Annex 30470 Cougar Bend
Bulverde
St. Francis by the Lake Episcopal Church 121 Spring Mountain Dr.
Canyon Lake
Garden Ridge City Hall 9400 Municipal Parkway
Garden Ridge
Guadalupe County
Early Voting
May 2-3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Elections Office
215S. Milam St.,
Seguin
Cibolo Fire Station,
#23864 Cibolo Valley Dr.
Cibolo
Central Texas
Technology Center
2189 FM 758, Bldg A Room 118
New Braunfels
Redemptive Grace Ministries 2240 FM 725
New Braunfels
New Berlin City Hall
9180 FM 775
New Berlin
Schertz Elections Office ANNEX1101 Elbel Road
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The political action committee of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee is backing Rep. Liz Cheney, the Wyoming Republican who has criticized the group for backing GOP colleagues who voted not to certify Joe Biden’s election as president.
“AIPAC PAC is proud to support Liz Cheney,” the PAC said Friday on Twitter. “We deeply appreciate her strong and unwavering support for the US-Israel relationship during her entire career in public service.”
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AIPAC last week announced that it was backing candidates of both parties in a majority of the races nationwide, 326 out of 435 House elections and 34 Senate elections taking place in November.
Cheney was not among them. Her omission raised eyebrows because she has been a prominent pro-Israel figure since her days during the George W. Bush administration when her father was vice president and she was a senior Middle East official in the State Department.
But Cheney is also shunned by much of her party because of her role as co-chair of a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump seeking to disrupt the certification of Biden’s election. (Trump is backing her primary opponent.)
She had been among those who criticized the PAC for including among its first batch of endorsees dozens of Republicans who voted not to certify Biden after a deadly insurrection spurred by former President Donald Trump’s false claims that he had won the election.
“Those of us who have never wavered in our support for Israel or our fight against anti-Semitism in the US & around the world want @AIPAC members to know your leadership is playing a dangerous game of politics,” she tweeted in March.
The AIPAC PAC responded to her criticism and others’ by saying that it would make its endorsements purely on the strength of candidates’ records on Israel, and that it would do so in the bipartisan spirit that AIPAC has long boasted.
“As we have previously indicated, decisions about our PAC contributions are an ongoing process that will continue throughout the 2022 election cycle,” AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittmann said in an email. “We deeply appreciate Rep. Cheney’s strong and unwavering support for the US-Israel relationship during her entire career in public service.” | https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-705510 | 2022-04-30T01:37:38Z | https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-705510 | false |
New court filing says Brian Laundrie's parents knew Gabby was dead before family trip to Fort DeSoto
NORTH PORT, Fla. - The family of Gabby Petito says Brian Laundrie's parents knew before going on a family vacation to Fort DeSoto park that their son had killed his girlfriend and left her body in a national park in Utah, according to new documents filed in Sarasota County court.
Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt, Gabby's mother and father, filed a civil lawsuit against Laundrie's parents, accusing them of knowing their son murdered their daughter, but new documents shed light on when they are accused of knowing their son's alleged crimes.
The lawsuit, which is expected to be heard by a jury in 2023, seeks more than $100,000 in damages for causing the Petitos pain, suffering, and mental anguish.
New documents filed in Petito case
According to court documents, the Petito family says Brian killed Gabby on August 27, 2021.
"Her cause of death was blunt force injuries to the head and neck with manual strangulation," the suit says.
The Petitos say Brian sent text messages to and from his and Gabby's phones in an effort to conceal that she was dead. They also say he sent a message from Gabby's phone to Gabby's mother, but called Gabby's grandfather by his first name – which Nichole Schmidt says her daughter would never have done.
The Petito family says in the lawsuit that they believe Brian told his parents on August 28 that he killed Gabby. A few days later, Brian returned, driving Gabby's van from Yosemite National Park to his parents' home in North Port, Florida.
Brian and his parents reportedly took a weekend trip to Fort DeSoto park in Pinellas County in the week after his return.
"They went on vacation knowing that Brian Laundrie had murdered Gabrielle Petito, it is believed that they knew where her body was located and further knew that Gabrielle Petito's parents were attempting to locate her," the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit does not provide evidence of when Brian Laundrie's parents knew Gabby Petito was dead and where her remains might have been located.
RELATED: Laundrie family attorney files motion to dismiss lawsuit from victim's parents
Deaths of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie
Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito set off on a cross-country road trip in July 2021. By October 2021, both of them were found dead on opposite ends of the country. The FBI identified Laundrie as the sole suspect in Petito's homicide.
She was found bludgeoned and strangled to death at a campground north of Jackson, Wyoming, where the couple stayed in late August 2021.
By September 1, 2021, Laundrie arrived at his parents' North Port home driving Petito's van. By then, she was dead, and it took 10 days before police arrived at the home looking for her.
In that time, Laundrie went camping with his family south of St. Petersburg and made no public comments about Petito's disappearance. He invoked his right to remain silent and declined to cooperate with police.
Laundrie set out for the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park, just 10 minutes from his parents' home in North Port, and never returned. After a weeks-long search delayed by flooding, police and the Laundrie's found his belongings in a clearing that had been underwater for roughly five weeks.
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Netflix has laid off some of its staff, many of them recently hired women of color. They were working on the streaming service's new fan-focused website, Tudum, named for the sound of the Netflix logo.
Tudum launched in December to take fans "behind the"streams," with articles about shows and films streamed on Netflix. For example, the site recently featured a story on the toddlers in the Japanese reality show Old Enough! There was a story with a "scoop" about the final episodes of Frankie and Grace, and a rundown of who's crushing on whom in the teen series Heartstopper. Tudum also included a story about the history of the food in Bridgerton Season 2, and another highlighting the show's slow-burn romantic moments.
Some fans are just learning now about Tudum, complaining Netflix didn't do much to promote the website. And some of the writers and editors who lost their jobs were told the layoffs were part of Netflix's plan to restructure its marketing department. The news comes shortly after announcements that the streamer has lost subscribers, and that its stocks took a nosedive.
When asked about the layoff, a spokesperson for Netflix wrote, "Our fan website Tudum is an important priority for the company."
Well. I just was laid off from a significant contract originally intended through August so I’m looking for stable work… and rent. I need rent.
— Nichole 🍞🍯 (@tnwhiskeywoman) April 28, 2022
The site is still up, but one team of 10-12 writers and editors were laid off. They worked on the culture and trend section of Tudum. They are experienced journalists who previously worked for Vulture, Vice, Teen Vogue and The New York Times. Some were book authors or had their own pop culture podcasts. Most, if not all of the team were Black, Latinx or Asian women.
"They went very out of their way to hire high level journalists of color who have quite a bit of name recognition and a lot of experience and talent. In some ways, they were just buying clout to lend credibility to their gambit," one member of the team told NPR, just hours after being let go. The member said they had signed a non-disclosure agreement when hired and so did not want their name used.
Everyone on the team had been recruited by Netflix with promises of editorial independence, exclusive interviews with Netflix talent, and secure, well-paying jobs.
It seemed like a dream job at first, they said, working with a diverse staff for good pay and loads of resources and opportunities.
"We were courted pretty aggressively. They sold us on the most amazing thing that you could want as a culture journalist or entertainment journalist. They just sold something that seemed impossible anywhere else," they said. "But the biggest selling point was the pay."
But in the short time the website has been around, they said the vision and the strategy changed. "They started tightening up little by little. And then just it became clear. It's a content marketing job, essentially. That would have been fine if from the get-go they made that clear."
Instead of being able to write about anything they wanted concerning Netflix content, they were told not to say anything deemed controversial, even if it was the subject of a documentary, for example. And any mention of films that aren't in the Netflix library were deleted from the site.
I actually had a piece-in-progress for Tudum—one that took me months to have the capacity to write—about Kanye & grieving a parent after their death. So if any editors want this piece let me know. It took ~A LOT~ of emotional labor so not accepting less than $1/word. Thanks.
— Nneka M. Okona 🇳🇬 (@afrosypaella) April 29, 2022
"They created a very jargony corporate environment in which everything is extremely positive. So instead of saying, 'No, don't do that,' they say, 'Do you think that's something we should be doing?' " they said. "Still, I'm really proud of a lot of the stories that were done under even those sort of tight parameters that were set and that constantly moved. A lot of great work was done because they hired extremely talented people. And so this more than anything reads as a lack of investment into a project that they didn't properly plan for or properly set up."
The writers and editors were full time or part time, on contract or on staff, and say they had no notice before losing their jobs. They were offered just two weeks of severance pay.
"People upended their lives for this," the ex-Tudum worker says, noting that just last month, many had been given promotions.
Netflix recruited me seven months ago only to lay me and a bunch of other talented people off today. I’m going to take time off to just exist, so please get in touch if you’ll have editing and content strategy opportunities open after August. EvetteDionneWriter@gmail.com
— Evette Dionne (@freeblackgirl) April 28, 2022
Now they're scrambling to find new jobs, sending out tweets asking for employment.
This isn't the first streamer to lay people off in the past week; something similar happened with CNN+, though in that case, it wasn't just one team, but the entire new streaming service.
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APS hires new Banfield Principal
Published 6:29 pm Friday, April 29, 2022
Austin Public Schools has hired Liz Johnson as the new principal at Banfield Elementary School.
Johnson has extensive educational experience both in the classroom and in administration and has earned a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Minnesota State University – Moorhead and another in Curriculum and Instruction from the College of St. Catherine’s in St. Paul.
She has worked in schools from Dallas to Fargo. Currently, she is the Heart of the Lakes Elementary School principal in Perham.
“A comprehensive search was conducted to identify the best individual to lead Banfield Elementary,” said Superintendent Dr. Joey Page. “Ms. Johnson’s instructional and leadership background across varied educational settings and her excitement of joining the Austin Public Schools placed her as the ideal leader to build on upon the expectations from the Banfield school community and the District’s strategic priorities.”
Johnson will be taking over for Banfield Elementary School principal Jeff Roland, who is retiring after 12 years with Austin Public Schools.
“It was evident from the moment I was introduced to the staff, district office, school board representatives, and parents that Banfield Elementary is loved and important to many,” Johnson said. “I am honored to be chosen as the new principal to work diligently for the success of every student every day.”
APS has also hired Amy Thuesen as the district’s new Technology Services coordinator.
Thuesen has been a Technology Integrationist at Austin High School since 2014. Additionally, she provides NCA Pedagogical Support to the Learning and Technology Collaborative for the University of Minnesota and works as an adjunct instructor in Educational Technology for Riverland Community College. She earned a Master of Science degree in Educational Technology from Minnesota State University – Mankato.
“I’m really looking forward to continuing the support of technology-infused learning at APS,” Thuesen said. “Our district has a great mission and vision and I’m excited to be a part of a team that is focused on providing great opportunities for students in the Austin community.”
Thuesen will be taking over for outgoing Technology Services Coordinator Eric Harder, who will be retiring after 18 years with Austin Public Schools.
“[Amy] has been an incredible asset to the district as a Technology Integrationist, and we are looking forward to having her step into this new role,” John Alberts, Executive Director of Organizational Development and Administrative Services. “Her knowledge and expertise are well known both locally and throughout the state.”
To learn more about Austin Public Schools, please visit http://www.austin.k12.mn.us. | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/04/aps-hires-new-banfield-principal/ | 2022-04-30T01:49:58Z | https://www.austindailyherald.com/2022/04/aps-hires-new-banfield-principal/ | false |
High Forest I-90 eastbound rest area to close May 9 for construction
Published 7:16 pm Friday, April 29, 2022
STEWARTVILLE — The High Forest Interstate 90 rest area that serves eastbound motorists west of Stewartville will close on May 9 as part of the repaving and bridge pier project, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
Rochester Sand and Gravel will be repaving the parking lot, doing pipe work, replacing and improving walkways. Work on the rest area is expected to be complete by mid-July.
Other work on the project continues, including traffic on eastbound I-90 is reduced to a single lane west of Mower County Road 15 to east of Olmsted County Road 6.
Additionally, the eastbound entrance ramp to I-90 at County Road 6 is closed and detoured. The signed detour for motorists on County Road 6 wanting to enter eastbound I-90 is to follow Country Road 6 eastbound into Stewartville, go north on Highway 63 to the I-90 interchange.
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In Your Community: Duplicate Bridge
Published 7:15 pm Friday, April 29, 2022
Four tables played duplicate bridge on April 26. Start time is always 11:30 a.m.
On April 2, nine teams played.
Tuesday winners were:
First place, Lorraine Quinlivan and Barb Rofshus; second place, Vandy Newman and Ron Peters; third place, Harriet Oldenberg and Millie Siever; fourth place, Edna Knobbe and Loren Cleland.
Wednesdays winners:
First place, Gail Schmidt and Dave Ring; second place, Tom Flaherty and Stan Schoultz; third place, Vandy Newman and Ron Peters; fourth place, Bonnie Fritz and Loren Cleland.
Occasionally a team will be dealt what one would call a normal hand, and we saw that this week. East opened one club, opponent bid one heart, West sat with a seven of clubs, singleton ace hearts, with a 15 point count. West could bid at least five clubs, but opted to go with six clubs to shut out opponents’ bids. East took seven tricks. This just shows the value of distribution. No one else found this bid.
As stated previously, cards were first played in China. Now, there are millions of players all over the world playing some sort of bridge. The game was first derived in the 1700s and was patterned after a game called Russian Whist.The first books on the game were written by Ed Hoyle and in America, George Washington took a liking to the game. It even was instrumental in devising a form of gambling. Who would know that one day our shue was originally called the Kalamazoo tray?
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A Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head had no complaints of excessive force against him but much praise for traffic stops that turned up drugs, guns and people wanted for crimes, according to his personnel file.
Records released Friday by Grand Rapids police show Christopher Schurr received more than a dozen letters of recognition since becoming an officer in 2015. The incidents sometimes began with a stop because of a missing brake light or a driver’s sudden swift turn.
“Your quick and professional actions resulted in another firearm being removed from the streets and two parolees taken into custody,” then-Chief David Rahinsky wrote in 2017.
It’s possible that complaints against Schurr are no longer in his file. The contract between Grand Rapids and the police union allows expungement of older records if officers complete two years without a disciplinary action.
A few past incidents that brought Schurr positive recognition turned into foot chases. A foot chase is what happened on April 4 when he stopped a car driven by Lyoya, a Black man, and said the license plate didn’t match the vehicle.
Schurr, who is white, and Lyoya physically struggled across a front lawn while Lyoya’s passenger recorded the scene on his phone.
Lyoya, 26, was on the ground when Schurr shot him after demanding that he take his hand off the officer’s Taser, according to video.
State police investigating the shooting submitted a report Thursday to the Kent County prosecutor, who will consider if any charges are warranted. Chris Becker said he still needs reports about Schurr’s Taser and body-worn camera.
A witness to the confrontation told Grand Rapids police that Schurr “did everything he could to de-escalate the situation,” according to an incident report released Friday, though some experts, civil rights groups and Lyoya’s family vigorously disagree.
Lyoya’s parents want Schurr fired and charged with crimes.
Schurr’s personnel file, released to The Associated Press under a public records request, reveals only a few warts. He was ordered to drive safely after causing a crash while backing up his patrol car in 2021.
That same year Schurr said he stopped a car because an air freshener dangling from a mirror could obstruct the driver’s vision. A search turned up a small safe that was subsequently broken open by a tow-truck driver at the request of another officer. A portion of a stolen gun was inside.
The search was deemed OK by internal affairs investigators, but Schurr was criticized for not reporting the broken safe, records show.
Schurr’s file shows he was assigned early in his career to the south side of Grand Rapids, where a night-shift team of seven to 11 officers was given a performance award for 2016.
Rahinsky noted more than 500 felony arrests during “countless foot chases, robberies, stolen car recoveries” and other police responses, and no citizen complaints for excessive force or disrespect.
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Citing California’s worsening drought conditions, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday urged the California Coastal Commission to give final approval for construction of a new $1.4 billion desalination plant on the state’s coastline.
The proposed oceanfront facility in Huntington Beach has been under debate for more than 20 years, and its outcome could set a course for other desalination plants on the state’s coast.
“We need more tools in the damn tool kit,” Newsom said during a meeting with the Bay Area News Group editorial board when asked about the project. “We are as dumb as we want to be. What more evidence do you need that you need to have more tools in the tool kit than what we’ve experienced? Seven out of the last 10 years have been severe drought.”
On Monday the staff of the Coastal Commission recommended that the project be denied, citing its impact on marine life, energy use, its vulnerability to sea level rise, and the potential to drive up water rates for low-income residents. It’s up for a vote in two weeks.
Newsom said a no vote by the full commission to kill the project would be “a big mistake, a big setback.”
If approved at the May 12 Coastal Commission meeting, the project would be the second major ocean desalination plant built in California, following the opening in 2015 of a $1 billion plant in San Diego County by Poseidon Water, the same company that wants to build the Huntington Beach plant.
Some environmental groups fought both, saying they use too much energy, harm marine life and provide the most expensive type of drinking water.
“It’s disappointing that the governor doesn’t seem to be interested in the scale and nuance that’s needed to understand the impacts of this plant,” said Mandy Sackett, California policy coordinator of the Surfrider Foundation. “It would be a step backwards in terms of solving our state’s water needs.”
Orange County has ample groundwater, Sackett said. And other water sources, such as expanding recycled water, stormwater capture and more conservation, including programs that pay people to remove lawns, provide water that is cheaper than ocean desalination, she added.
The project would be located on 12 acres of a 54-acre site also occupied by the AES Huntington Beach Energy Center, a natural gas-fired power plant.
It would draw in up to 106 million gallons of seawater per day to produce up to 50 million gallons a day of potable water — enough for 400,000 people — for purchase by local water districts. Poseidon’s desalination plant in Carlsbad, the largest in North America, produces roughly the same amount of water, providing about 10% of San Diego’s annual water supply.
The plant would discharge 57 million gallons a day of highly saline brine through the power plant’s existing outfall pipe, which extends offshore about 1,500 feet. The project also would involve demolition of old oil storage tanks formerly used by the power plant.
State scientists say the project would kill fish larvae, plankton and other marine life. The intake pipe would have screens with 1 millimeter mesh to prevent larger fish and other animals from being drawn into the pipe. The project also would use significant amounts of electricity.
Newsom said Thursday he believes the environmental concerns can be addressed by requiring the company to make various offsets including restoring wetlands and other efforts, and perhaps by having those rules toughened.
“In the staff report,” Newsom added, “which I had a chance to peruse — I didn’t go into all of the specifics, it’s a long report — but I appreciate they made a few recommendations that the Coastal Commission can pick up on. That’s related to offsets and mitigation on wetlands and other things that Poseidon would be required to do. Those are longer term. Perhaps they can move those sooner.”
The Coastal Commission is one of California’s more powerful government agencies. It has 12 members, four of whom are appointed by the governor, and eight of whom are appointed by the leader of the state Senate and Assembly.
Asked if he has personally spoken with commissioners since the staff report came out recommending the project be denied, Newsom said he had not. He noted that he has supported the project publicly for nine years. Other supporters include Sen. Dianne Feinstein, former Gov. Jerry Brown and Huntington Beach Mayor Barbara Delgleize.
“I’ve been encouraging this project for some time,” Newsom said. “And I’m also encouraging accountability, and I’m encouraging making sure they do mitigation. And to the extent they want to strengthen all that, bring it on. Keep an eye on the environmental justice issues and costs. Be tough. Be fair though. Don’t be ideological.”
Late Friday, a spokeswoman for Poseidon Water said she welcomed Newsom’s remarks.
“This project is the most studied project in the state,” said Jessica Jones, a Poseidon spokeswoman. “If the California Coastal Commission denies it, there is not a clear path forward for any desalination project in the state.”
She said the water is drought-proof because it does not rely on Sierra snow or rainfall.
Asked about the high cost to produce the water, Jones said that water from the Carlsbad plant currently costs $2,700 an acre foot, which amounts to $5 to $7 per month per household. That cost is two to three times the rate that cities in Southern California and Santa Clara County pay for other sources of treated water from large wholesale suppliers.
Jones said she expects similar costs for water from the Huntington Beach plant, although that will depend on how much environmental restoration, such as restoring wetlands at nearby Bolsa Chica, that the company is required to do to obtain the final permit.
Newsom also said Friday that he plans to devote more money to water storage projects in his “May revise” budget due out in two weeks. He said he does not plan to use general fund money to pay all the costs of a huge new project, like the proposed Sites Reservoir in Colusa County,but beyond that did not offer details. | https://www.times-standard.com/2022/04/29/desalination-project-should-be-approved-by-california-coastal-commission-gov-gavin-newsom-says/ | 2022-04-30T01:51:41Z | https://www.times-standard.com/2022/04/29/desalination-project-should-be-approved-by-california-coastal-commission-gov-gavin-newsom-says/ | true |
L.H. Williams Elementary prepares for Georgia Milestones testing
L.H. Williams prepared for the Georgia Milestones test with a pre-test pep rally Friday.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – L.H. Williams prepared for the Georgia Milestones test with a pre-test pep rally Friday.
Starting Monday, students will be tested in three subjects: reading, math and science.
For fifth grade students, the reading and math portion will go towards their ability for promotion to middle school.
Third grade students will also take the reading and math portions, but only the reading will count towards going to fourth grade.
L.H. Williams students led the pep rally with chants, while the Miller Magnet Middle School band played for the elementary students.
L.H. Williams Principal Cynthia Jones says the tests impacts students all the way into high school.
“When they get to middle school, they’re going to be prepared at middle school, and of course that feeds right into high school,” she said. “It impacts our graduation rate, because if they get to the ninth grade and they are prepared, and they are on grade level, I promise you they will graduate.” | https://www.41nbc.com/l-h-williams-elementary-prepares-for-georgia-milestones-testing/ | 2022-04-30T01:52:25Z | https://www.41nbc.com/l-h-williams-elementary-prepares-for-georgia-milestones-testing/ | false |
The United Way of Southern West Virginia revealed the couples that will be taking part in its ninth season of Dancing with the Stars during a party Thursday evening at The Historic Black Knight Municipal Park.
Named were:
Dr. Alex Daniele and Lisa Walker
Rod Perdue and Teri Harlan
Joseph Brouse and Dr. Bonny Copenhaver
Chris Grose and Tiffany Kapp
Kevin Rasmussen and Miranda Elkins Arvon
Caitlin Galatic
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the male dancer from Mercer County is unable to participate. The United Way is in the process of confirming a replacement who will be Galatic’s partner.
Choreographers will include:
Jill West
Laurie Fuller
Darrell Fuller
Brittney Fitzgerald Lester
Lexi Clay
The United Way also hopes to confirm a choreographer from the Mercer County area soon.
Trena Dacal, executive director of United Way of Southern West Virginia, commented she was excited to bring back this highly anticipated event for 2022, since it had been postponed the last two years due to Covid.
For this year’s event, which will take place Friday, Sept. 23, at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, six couples and six choreographers will participate.
Money raised from Dancing with the Stars goes directly into the annual campaign fund, allowing United Way of Southern WV to serve over 42 partners in Raleigh, Fayette, Summers, Wyoming, Nicholas, Mercer and McDowell counties and the Greater Bluefield area.
With these funds, children receive new shoes, babies receive formula and diapers, homebound seniors receive delivered meals, families in hardship receive food as well as many other services that come from the United Way’s fundraising efforts.
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Greg Jennings. Jordy Nelson.
Randall Cobb. Davante Adams.
The Green Bay Packers have enjoyed remarkable success since 2006 taking wide receivers in the second round. They drafted Jennings in 2006, Nelson in 2008, Cobb in 2011 and Adams in 2014, and all four rank in the top-10 in franchise history in various categories.
Now, they’re hoping to have the same type of good fortune with Christian Watson.
On Friday, Green Bay traded two second round picks — No. 53 and 59 — for pick No. 34 and selected Watson, a raw, small-school wideout from North Dakota State. If Watson’s career comes close to rivaling the other four receivers Green Bay has taken in Round 2 in recent years, the Packers will be downright giddy.
“He’s big and fast and he’s a great kid,” Packers director-football operations Milt Hendrickson said. “I just think he’s going to be a great fit for us.
“He’s been a guy that through the process that you know, just collectively, you look at his size, speed, he’s played at a phenomenal program and he’s used to winning. So there’s a lot of things that went into that, ultimately.”
The 6-foot-4, 208-pound Watson ran a blazing 4.32-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. He also posted a terrific score of 38 on the 50-question Wonderlic test.
Both of those numbers ranked at or near the top of the wide receiver group.
He had terrific numbers in the vertical jump (38-1/2”), the broad jump (11-4) and has big hands (10 1/8”). But his production at North Dakota State doesn't match his remarkable physical gifts.
Part of that is because Watson remains raw. Part of it was the Bison are a run first offense.
“NDSU just does it differently,” Watson said. “Regardless of whether you’re getting 10 catches a year or 100 catches a year, everybody has a role and you learn early to own your role and define your role.
“Shoot, NDSU just prepares you to win, prepares you to be successful. Regardless of what it was, I was going to work as hard as I possibly can to be the best player I can and the opportunities will come.”
At times, Watson had his share of opportunities at NDSU. At others, he had to patiently wait.
Watson was a bit player as a true freshman in 2018 when the Bison won a national title. In 2019, though, he caught 34 passes for 732 yards — a whopping average 21.5 yards per catch. Watson also had six touchdown receptions and averaged 12.5 yards per punt return.
Watson caught 19 passes for 442 yards (23.3) in 10 games in 2020. He was also a standout kick returner who had two touchdowns and averaged 33.8 yards per return.
Last season, Watson was named second-team Associated Press FCS All-American after catching 43 passes for 801 yards (18.6) and scoring seven TDs. He missed the first three games of the Bison’s postseason, but returned for NDSU’s national title game victory over Montana State.
“Like I said, 100 catches or 10, at the end of the day I’m going to be working just as hard regardless of how many times I touch the ball,” Watson said. “Shoot, NDSU is the place to grow. You learn a lot. I learned a lot throughout my career and I think that definitely, obviously, prepared me for this next leap.”
In addition to Watson’s speed, his ability to track deep balls stood out at NDSU. He has a remarkable catch radius, is an impressive high jumper and has strong hands.
Watson is a creative route runner who creates plenty of separation and can outphysical smaller defenders. He’s also elusive after the catch and difficult for smaller defensive backs to tackle.
But he struggled with drops and must develop a far more refined route tree.
“To his credit and talking to coaches there, he works every day on the JUGS machine,” Hendrickson said of Watson’s drops. “He works all the time, not just on his hands but on his route-running and just becoming a better player.”
While many scouts had their doubts about Watson when the draft process began, he was one of the standouts at the Senior Bowl. That helped alleviate some doubts about Watson’s ability to play against high-level competition.
“I went into the Senior Bowl with the confidence that I was supposed to be there and that I was one of the best of the best and I had every right to be there,” Watson said. “So the confidence was there. For me it was more so just eliminating that question mark of the level of competition.
“I know that NDSU prepared me to play at the highest level possible and I played against a lot of talented players while I was there. So for me it was just another opportunity for me to showcase the player that I was and obviously just continue to eliminate that question mark and compete.”
Watson will have every chance to compete for immediate playing time in Green Bay, where the Packers currently have a riff-raff collection of wideouts. But if Watson can come close to having the impact that former second rounders like Jennings, Nelson, Cobb and Adams had, Packer Nation will be ecstatic.
“I’ve been telling myself one opportunity is all I need regardless of when it is, whether it’s first round or seventh round,” Watson said. “One opportunity is all I need. So I mean, it was a whirlwind of emotions. At the end of the day I just tried to stay calm, cool and collected and just wait for that phone call, wait for that opportunity and it finally came.” | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2022/04/29/the-green-bay-packers-hope-christian-watson-can-be-their-next-sensational-second-round-wideout/ | 2022-04-30T02:02:11Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/robreischel/2022/04/29/the-green-bay-packers-hope-christian-watson-can-be-their-next-sensational-second-round-wideout/ | true |
by Dr. Soham Mitra
The history of science and technology in the Indian subcontinent begins with the prehistoric human activity of the Indus Valley Civilization to the early Indian states and empires. We must be indebted to ancient sages like Acharya Kanad (atomic theory), Bhaskaracharya I (calculation of earth), Bhaskaracharya II (perception of the law of gravity), Acharya Charak (medicine), Rishi Kanva (the science of wind), Acharya Aryabhata (motion of solar system and zero),
Acharya Sushruta (surgery) and among others. However, we know of such old innovations today through the detailed old scriptures like Vedas, Puranas,
Samhitas, and many more narratives which mirror the glorious past of science and technology in India. Therefore, the proofs and drawings are recorded and evident now and will remain forever, and there started the art of old school publishing scientific innovations and research in India.
Though the difference in expenditure on science and technology increased and almost doubled between 2009 and 2017, the scenario needs to be improved much more than available. Patents and publications are research output indicators or tools that assess the R&D activity to increase knowledge, productivity, production cost, and research quality. India has seen an exponential increase in scientific publications in the last decade and is in the third position globally after the United States and China. Globally around 15% of patents were by Indians in 2017-18. According to the
National Science Foundation, India’s growth rate of scientific publication was 12.9% compared to the global average of 4.9%. India has also recorded the fastest annual growth rate of scientific publication between 2008 and 2018, with 10.73%, much higher than the United States and China.
The scenario in clinical-trial oriented research is also encouraging in India. The new rule, placed since 2019, is beginning to make India an attractive destination for big pharma companies to conduct clinical trials in India. These rules have brought India's regulatory framework on par with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) norms, and by definite choice, India is among the top countries for global clinical trials. In 2021, India approved over 100 global clinical trials, the highest number since 2013. COVID-crisis situation in 2020 also saw 87 global clinical trials in India. These were in a descending order as- 95 in 2019, 76 in 2018, and 71 in 2017. India enacted the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) rules in March 2019. Even in the pandemic situation, India has accounted for an 8.3% share of the global clinical trials activity in 2020, registering an increase compared with the last ten-year average of a 6.2% share, according to Global Data. Industry-sponsored trials held a 35.1% of all the clinical trials in India in 2020 compared with the ten-year average of 41.1%. Non-industry-sponsored clinical trials accounted for a 64.9% share in 2020 as compared to the average of 58.9% in the last ten years. Infectious Diseases were the leading therapy area for industry-sponsored clinical trials in India in 2020 with a 32.5% share, as compared to a five-year average of 13.1% and a ten-year average of 13.6%. Central Nervous System accounted an 11.8% share in 2020, over a five-year average of 12.4% and a ten-year average of 13.4%. Oncology put a 9.0% share in 2020, compared to a five-year average of 13.7% and a ten-year average of 13.7%. Respiratory illness held an 8.7% share in 2020, against a five-year average of 6.1% and a ten-year average of 6.5%, last but not the least, Metabolic Disorders accounted for an 8.5% share, over a five-year average of 13.2% and a ten-year average of 14.1%.
However, if we overlook the encouraging clinical trial prospects from overall clinical research in India, the country has been lagging in other forms of medical research and publications. Lack of interest, commitment, infrastructure, resources, funds, incentives, and time constraints, lack of trained faculties in research to guide students, are well‑known concerns. There is no advantage or compulsion or integrity of doing a “Doctor of Philosophy” (PhD) for medical faculty. A thesis is an essential part of PG (MD/MS) and doctorate (DM/MCh) courses to provide experiment-based learning for research and secure future critical patients outcome measures. However, it had been considered more of a “formality” to be completed for appearing in examinations at many medical colleges.
Around 10,000 medical journals are publish research articles, each month. A review of research oriented publications from 579 Indian medical colleges and hospitals revealed that 57.3% of the medical colleges did not produce a single publication over ten years (2005–2014), and only 4.3% institutions produced more than 100 papers a year. This indicates a wide discrimination in research in Indian medical colleges and institutions. To address this issue, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has initiated the need to present and publish one research article during postgraduate courses as one of the eligibility criteria to appear in degree examinations. MCI has also taken the initiative by making it mandatory to have a minimum of two research publications in indexed journals for the promotions of faculties. Unfortunately, following this, the loop-hole finders started mushrooming of predatory journals publishing many poor-quality papers without peer review, thus misleading the whole purpose. Many medical colleges have started introducing formal training programs for research methodology to write synopsis and conduct thesis related research work in their fields with the priority on publication as a dissemination tool for data sharing.
It is essential to change the attitude of medical students and faculties toward conducting meaningful research addressing healthcare challenges in India. Needs of the time is to identify and frame a good research question to address dilemmas in day‑to‑day patients’ care and their quality of life as per local needs and/or derive a new angle to previous research outcomes can be a helpful approach. Apart from the incentives to pursue research, there is also a need to promote interdepartmental, inter-institutional, national and international collaboration in research. To conclude, we need to promote and improve the quality of medical research and publications for a better sustainable healthcare facility.
Dr. Soham Mitra, Medical Reviewer Healthminds Consulting Pvt Ltd.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multiple suspects are at large following a crash that injured at least two people in Southeast Portland on Friday evening, according to authorities.
Portland Police Bureau tells KOIN 6 News someone was driving a stolen van near Southeast 26th Avenue and Southeast Ash street shortly after 5 p.m. When officers tried stopping the driver, the person attempted to flee.
Instead of pursuing the van, officers deployed spike strips. PPB says the driver still did not stop — and eventually crashed into another driver and two pedestrians.
One of the pedestrians was severely injured. Both were transported to a nearby hospital in an ambulance.
Multiple suspects ran from the van after the crash, authorities say. PPB is now using K9 units and Air Support to search for them.
KOIN 6 News’ Jami Seymore is on the scene and says the crashed white box truck remains in the middle of the street, along with several other damaged vehicles. There are various car parts and other debris strewn about as well.
Roads surrounding the scene are currently blocked off.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Several districts in Shanghai put up metal barriers last weekend as part of the city's battle against a COVID-19 outbreak, in a move that drew protests and anger from some residents.
Workers in white head-to-toe protective gear erected mesh wire fences and metal sheets to block off roads, residential communities and even the entrances of some apartment buildings. A majority of the city's 25 million residents had already been prevented from leaving their homes during a month-long lockdown, though some neighborhoods have since opened up.
The barriers are deployed to ensure control over movement and often leave only a small entrance that can be easily guarded.
IS THE USE OF METAL FENCING OR BARRIERS NEW?
The barriers are new to Shanghai but have been deployed throughout the pandemic in other cities across China. For example, early in 2020, some neighborhood committees — the lowest rung of local government — erected metal sheets and fences in parts of Beijing to control access points to homes. Wuhan, where the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in December 2019, also erected metal barriers across the city.
How they have been deployed varies. Sometimes the government sets up fencing around entire neighborhood blocks, leaving just one or two entrances. In other cases, they build fences in front of individual residential complexes.
The fencing has been widely deployed in border regions as well, including in Suifenhe, a city in the northeast that borders Russia. The metal barriers there block off entire streets.
WHY DID PEOPLE PROTEST IN SHANGHAI?
Shanghai had not erected metal barriers on a wide scale during the past two years of the pandemic, priding itself on more targeted measures that did not rely on lockdowns. That changed in the latest outbreak, which is driven by the highly transmissible omicron BA.2 variant. Central authorities enforced a lockdown for the entire city that prevented people from putting even “one foot out the door,” according to a widely propagated slogan.
Many Shanghai residents were upset about barriers blocking the entrances to their apartment buildings and some angry citizens circulated videos online showing protests. In one video verified by the AP, residents leaving a building in Shanghai’s Xuhui district broke down a mesh fence barricade at the front entrance and went angrily looking for the security guard they believed to be responsible for putting it up.
Shanghai is using a tiered system in which neighborhoods are divided into three categories based on the risk of transmission. Those in the first category face the strictest COVID-19 controls and are the main target of the barriers.
However, some neighborhood officials in Shanghai put up barriers in areas that aren't part of the strictest category. One resident called the police to protest the sealing off of roads near his apartment building, saying his residence wasn't part of the first category. He and two other residents in his building complex tried to stop the workers from erecting the metal barriers, but they were stopped by a worker in the neighborhood committee. The police officer told the residents they had no right to leave the apartment, according to the man's account, which he posted on WeChat.
“This deep, deep feeling of powerlessness. Who can tell me: Is there any hope for this place?” he wrote. He declined to be named.
WILL THEY BE TAKEN DOWN?
In some instances, residents have been successful in their protests.
At one apartment complex in Shanghai's Putuo district, residents fiercely protested after the residential committee put a U-lock on the door to their building on April 16.
“It was very sudden, without any notice, and it wasn't just the building. Every place was blocked off below. It blocked off any escape path,” said one Shanghai resident who asked to be identified only by her last name, Zhang. “If there was any accident or fire, everyone's sure to die.”
Residents in the building called the police as well as the city's hotline. The residential committee relented and put tape across the door instead, but warned residents that destruction of the tape would bring legal consequences, according to a notice the committee sent to residents that Zhang showed to the AP.
In Beijing, many barriers were removed after the city went without a major outbreak during the past two years. Now, however, residential complexes with positive cases are once again being barricaded.
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The Miami Heat’s Eastern Conference impending semifinal playoff series took a dramatic and unexpected turn Friday when the Philadelphia 76ers confirmed that All-Star center Joel Embiid is out indefinitely due to a right orbital fracture and concussion.
In a statement, the 76ers said, “Joel Embiid suffered a right orbital fracture and mild concussion in last night’s game vs. Toronto. Embiid is out and further updates will be provided as appropriate.”
Absences with such injuries typically are measured in weeks, not days.
Embiid was injured when he took an elbow to the head from Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam with four minutes remaining in Philadelphia’s series-clinching road victory Thursday night, with little expectation of such a severe diagnosis.
The best-of-seven series against the Heat opens Monday night at FTX Arena, with the first six games to be played every other night.
Embiid already had been playing with a splinted sprained right thumb, with surgery required in the offseason.
The 76ers are limited in their power rotation depth, with other options at center including older veterans DeAndre Jordan and Paul Millsap, as well as neophytes Paul Reed and Charles Bassey.
The 76ers defeated the Heat during the regular season in Embiid’s absence, but now face a more extended challenge.
Embiid suffered a similar injury in 2018, when a collision with teammate Markelle Fultz resulted in a left orbital fracture. Embiid missed the final eight games of that regular season, in addition to the first two games of the 76ers’ first-round playoff series against the Heat.
He then underwent a surgery and returned 22 days after the injury, 19 after the surgery, helping Philadelphia close out the Heat 4-1, the final playoff series of Dwyane Wade’s career.
Embiid returned during that series wearing a protective mask.
According to certified trainer and injury analyst Jeff Stotts of InStreetClothes.com, the average lost time for such an orbital injury is 10 games.
The Heat faced a somewhat similar situation in their opening-round 4-1 series victory over the Atlanta Hawks, with Hawks starting center Clint Capela sidelined for the series’ first three games with a hyperextended knee, before returning for the final two.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and center Bam Adebayo both spoke extensively Friday about the challenges posed by Embiid.
Embiid led the NBA in the regular season with his 30.6 scoring average, and then averaged 26.2 points in the first round against the Raptors.
“You’re going to have to double him, pretty simple,” Adebayo said ahead of the news of Embiid’s status, “getting the ball out of his hands, making it difficult, just giving him difficult shots and not letting him get in a rhythm.”
Spoelstra had spoken of the challenges of containing Embiid.
“One, I don’t have that answer right now,” he said, now with that answer perhaps not needed. “Two, I don’t know if we’ll get that answer. It’s not like you’re going to be able to stop a guy who’s an MVP player. The point is we have to be consistent. We have to make it tough on their main guys and do that consistently, and hopefully just wear on the team and get them out of their comfort zones.”
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A look at what's happening around the majors on Saturday:
LONE STAR START
Braves rookie right-hander Bryce Elder will be at home in Texas when he starts the middle game of a three-game series against the Rangers.
A fifth-round draft pick out of the University of Texas in 2020, Elder grew up in Decatur, Texas, which is only about an hour drive from Globe Life Field.
Elder (1-2, 4.30 ERA), who will make his fourth big league start, grew up going to games at the old Rangers stadium across the street.
“A lot of memories made by that 2010, 2011 run they made,” Elder said. “As much as I would have liked to pitch in the other (ballpark), this one’s sweet. ... I’m looking forward to it.”
The Rangers made their only World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011, when their manager was Ron Washington. He is now the third-base coach for the Braves — and was back in Texas on his 70th birthday Friday.
ROCKY TIMES
Colorado star Kris Bryant will be out into next weekend after he was put on the 10-day injured list because of back pain.
Bryant, who signed a $182 million, seven-year free-agent deal in March, is still looking for his first home run with the Rockies. He’s batting .281 with four RBIs and 12 strikeouts in 65 plate appearances.
An MRI Friday showed no structural issues.
Manager Bud Black said Bryant has been experiencing back soreness since a week ago in Detroit and believes it has affected his early performance.
“He would never tell you that, but I do think it has limited him,” Black said.
CHECK HIM
The Los Angeles Angels will see how Noah Syndergaard is feeling, a day after the right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start against the White Sox because of an undisclosed illness.
Manager Joe Maddon said Syndergaard “wasn’t feeling well,” but wouldn’t elaborate on the symptoms the 6-foot-6 pitcher was experiencing. Should the Angels and White Sox be forced to play a doubleheader Sunday — heavy rain was forecast for Saturday in Chicago — Maddon hinted Syndergaard might be available to start one of the games.
Right-hander Jimmy Herget got the start in place of Syndergaard against Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series at Chicago.
Syndergaard is 2-0 with a 1.04 in his first two starts with the Angels in a comeback attempt. The former All-Star signed a one-year, $21 contract with Los Angeles in November after being limited to only two innings the past two years following Tommy John surgery in March 2020.
TRY AGAIN
Chris Archer makes his fourth start for Twins, still looking to post his first victory for his new team.
The 33-yer-old righty is 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA for Minnesota. He's pitched a total of 11 1/3 innings this season as he tries to work back from an injury-interrupted career.
Archer will start against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field, a place he knows well. He was a two-time All-Star for the Rays.
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Inadequate testing, poor expertise in battery making ail India’s electric vehicle industry
Centre has ordered probe after many incidents of batteries catching fire
With the Centre having constituted a committee to investigate instances of batteries in electric vehicles malfunctioning and catching fire, experts say these are often due to inadequate testing of such batteries for Indian conditions, limited expertise in manufacturing batteries and part of a “learning curve” that accompanied increased adoption of battery-operated vehicles.
The government had ordered a probe last month after an electric scooter launched by ride-hailing operator Ola’s electric mobility arm caught fire in Pune. The Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) had been asked to probe the circumstances that led to the incident and suggest remedial measures, according to the Road Transport Ministry.
Ola Electric in a statement said the company was recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers in the wake of incidents of vehicles catching fire. Okinawa Autotech had recalled over 3,000 units, while PureEV did a similar exercise for around 2,000 units.
‘Priority to safety’
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said that while the government wanted to encourage electric vehicle adoption, companies would be wise to take advance action to recall all defective vehicles as “safety was the highest priority for the government and there could be no compromise with human lives.”
India’s automobile industry consists of about 18 million two-wheelers and four million cars and the proportion of electric vehicles was “miniscule”. Nitin Seth, Chief Executive Officer, New Mobility, Reliance Industries, said at a seminar on Friday, “Each electric vehicle system has its own battery charging and energy management system. It is not simple plug and play as it was made out to be. One of the reasons for these thermal incidents is that batteries have not been properly integrated into the vehicles,” he noted. “This isn’t a simple screwdriver technology and needs people with technical expertise in electric vehicle technology, which India unfortunately has too few of.” He was speaking at a seminar on the future of electric vehicles organised by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
The batteries used to power electric vehicles, both cars and two-wheelers, are of the lithium-ion category or similar to the kinds used in mobile phones.
Battery management system
A few years ago, mobile phone batteries were known to explode or malfunction, if they were left to charge indefinitely but over time phone software was integrated to ensure that batteries cut off automatically when fully charged. It’s the battery management system (BMS) that takes care of this and battery makers usually have their own in-house system to develop such a BMS and conduct extensive tests to determine the optimal conditions for their batteries to function. However, a global surge in demand for electric vehicles, buoyed by a decrease in battery prices and rise in fuel prices means that there have been several manufactures who have imported batteries, bought off-the-shelf BMS and not tested them for Indian conditions.
There are about 50-60 two-wheeler electric vehicle makers in India and about 300 original equipment manufacturers of all electric vehicles (2,3,4 wheelers), said Rishabh Jain, who leads policy issues around renewable energy, energy storage and electric mobility at the Council for Energy, Environment and Water, a Delhi think tank. “Three-wheelers make up 40% of the electric vehicle sales, but we rarely hear of fires in them or for that matter four-wheelers. It is largely in the two-wheelers,” he added. Hype around electric two-wheelers had lured start-ups and tech companies into being flush with venture capital to cash in on the electric vehicle boom but few had expertise in battery making or BMS systems that were imported from China and this often led to compromises in quality and inadequate testing, according to Mr. Jain.
Fitting compact batteries into electric vehicles requires batteries to be of a certain size and having an efficient ventilation system. Two-wheelers, because they were smaller and can’t be priced as much as cars, often compromised on this point and coupled with high heat and conditions on Indian roads, were thus more vulnerable to battery-linked accidents.
“There is certainly a learning curve involved just as in mobile phones but the government must be extremely transparent with the findings of the committee — take action against errant companies if needed — and take the right steps to improve customer confidence,” Mr. Jain added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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HONOLULU (AP) — A committee of Hawaii senators and representatives on Friday agreed on legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028.
The bill goes to the full House and Senate for votes next week.
Hawaii currently has a minimum wage of $10.10 per hour. The rate would go up to $12 on Oct. 1, followed by $14 in 2024, $16 in 2026 and $18 in 2028.
The legislation expands the tip credit, which allows employers to pay workers less than the minimum wage if the workers earn enough in tips. The tip credit will go up from 75 cents to $1 on Oct. 1, followed by $1.25 in 2024 and $1.50 in 2028.
It makes the earned income tax credit refundable and permanent. This tax credit helps low- to moderate-income workers reduce taxes they owe and potentially increase their tax refund.
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REVEALED: American Idol winner Laine Hardy is arrested for 'planting listening device in ex-girlfriend's room at Louisiana State University'
- American Idol winner Laine Hardy was booked at the East Baton Rouge Prison on Friday after a warrant and allegations were issued against him on Thursday
- Hardy wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday that he is cooperating with an investigation from the Louisiana State University Police Department
- An unnamed source told local TV station WAFB that Hardy is accused of spying on a female LSU student by installing a listening device in her residence
- An LSU official and Hardy's attorney confirmed that there is an ongoing probe involving the entertainer, but did not give any further details
American Idol winner Laine Hardy has been arrested for allegedly planting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend's bedroom.
The country singer, 21, is said to have put a wire in her dorm room to spy on her at Louisiana State University.
He eavesdropped on her phone calls including ones she had with her mother about their break up, legal documents say.
The musician's voice could allegedly be heard while the device was being planted, the papers claim.
Yesterday Hardy handed himself over to university police and said he was cooperating with officers.
He wrote on social media he had reported to police after the warrant was released and would assist with their investigation.
Hardy was transported to the East Baton Rouge Prison by LSU PD and booked on Friday.
The charges against Hardy are not yet known, but an unnamed source told Louisiana news station WAFB-TV that Hardy is accused of spying on a female LSU resident.
American Idol winner Laine Hardy, 21, is pictured in his mugshot after being arrested for planting a listening device in his ex-girlfriend's bedroom
The country singer, 21, is said to have put a wire in her dorm room to spy on her at Louisiana State University
The entertainer explained the situation he's involved in via social media
The source told WAFB Hardy left a listening device in the female student's residence to keep tabs on her conversations.
His attorney Frank Holthaus confirmed there were allegations against Hardy but did not clarify their nature.
He said: 'I can confirm that Mr. Hardy did receive a warrant for his arrest earlier today and has been and will continue to be completely cooperative with the LSU Police Department on this matter.'
He added: 'Due to the public nature of Mr. Hardy's profession, we ask for privacy at this time.' LSU PD also confirmed there was a warrant against Hardy.
Hardy broke the news on social media last night, writing: 'Earlier today, I received a warrant due to allegations made against me and have been fully cooperative with the Louisiana State University Police Department.
'I understand that my career has thrust me into the public spotlight, and I embrace that wholeheartedly as my entire world belongs to my music and my fans.
'However, due to the sensitive nature of this allegation, I humbly ask for privacy at this time.
'I have the utmost respect for the law and will assist in their investigation as needed moving forward.'
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native rose to prominence in 2019 when he won the TV competition's 17th season
A spokesman for LSU told DailyMail.com: 'Lane Reed Hardy (Non-LSU student) was arrested by LSU Police today and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison for violation of 15:1303-- Interception and Disclosure of Wire, Electronic, or Oral Communication. His arrest warrant has been filed with clerk of court.'
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native rose to prominence in 2019 when he won the TV competition's 17th season.
He made headlines last fall when he played a benefit for Volunteer Louisiana and The Louisiana Museum Foundation in the French Quarter in the wake of Hurricane Ida.
The performance was to commemorate the release of his first album, Here's To Anyone.
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Prince Harry could 'target' Camilla in his forthcoming autobiography and attempt to paint her 'as the baddy', friends claim, as it is suggested he may not return to the UK for his father’s future coronation
- Prince Harry's highly anticipated autobiography is due to come out in October
- It's widely thought to showcase memories of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales
- Friends speculated if the Prince will chide his stepmother, Duchess of Cornwall
- He has previously openly criticised his father and brother in media interviews
The Duke of Sussex's autobiography is due to be released in autumn - leaving friends speculating whether it will mention his stepmother Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Prince Harry's autobiography - which is due to be published in October - promises to be 'a first-hand account of my life that’s accurate and wholly truthful'.
It is widely anticipated to showcase his memories of his mother Diana, Princess of Wales, and the breakdown of his parents' marriage.
According to one friend, Prince Harry 'needs a new target and [Camilla] will do'.
'I'm sure he will say some unkind things about her, or try to make her a "baddy", but that doesn't mean it's real,' the friend told The Telegraph.
Regarding claims that the Prince has vowed to shun his father's coronation, the friend added: 'If the strategy is to create drama, this creates drama.'
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following a Trooping the Colour Ceremony
The relationship between Prince Harry and his stepmother is just one of the subjects touched in Royal biographer Tina Brown's recent book Palace Papers, which claimed he felt resentment towards her.
The book went further in stating that the Duke was 'very angry' following this year's announcement that Camilla would become Queen when her husband ascends the throne.
Brown added that Prince Charles' estranged son, who lives in California with wife Meghan Markle, 40 and their children, Archie and Lilibet, is likely to voice his frustration in his upcoming memoirs.
Brown said: 'William was disgusted about Meghan’s attack on Kate because she can’t answer back. But that’s nothing compared to how furious he’s going to be when this book comes out.
'Because Harry’s not going to go after the Queen, she’s sacrosanct. And he probably won’t go after Kate, whom he’s very fond of. But he will go after Charles and Camilla and maybe William.'
Friends are speculating that Prince Harry may reveal further criticisms of his family in his autobiography, out in October
Prince Harry's relationship with his stepmother is said to have deteriorated after his public criticism of his father.
But sources have suggested the pair's relationship was not always strained in the past, with one saying his typical attitude towards her was 'acceptance, occasional pangs of guilt and ambivalence'.
After Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, first moved to Britain, her husband's stepmother was said to be the first to invite her to lunch.
One royal source told media that it would be a 'surprise' to read the Duke of Sussex pointing criticism at the Duchess of Cornwall.
But friends are speculating that having openly complained about his father and brother, she is the next 'easy target'.
'It's another story that has not been shut down that allows the saga to continue,' one said.
The Sussexes' own biographer insisted Prince Harry only wants to speak positively about the Queen in his memoir.
Finding Freedom author Omid Scobie said Harry 'really wants to celebrate her life and his relationship with her in that book.'
Speaking on the Royally Obsessed podcast, Omid said the book will celebrate the life and reign of Her Majesty.
The Sussexes' biographer insisted Prince Harry only wants to speak positively about the Queen in his memoir
He said: 'Harry really is going out of his way to make sure that there isn't material in there [the book] that can be seen as negative towards the Queen or her reign in any way whatsoever.
'He really wants to celebrate her life and his relationship with her in that book.
'I think as much as the press want this to be a burn book and an attack on the institution, this is more just about his story.'
'Of course, his story is so much more than just the few years of his life as the Duke of Sussex.
'I think for people expecting that warts and all moment, it's not going to happen. That said, it's still going to be fascinating.'
The Royal Family has been left deeply concerned by Harry's decision to secretly collaborate with Pulitzer-winning ghostwriter JR Moehringer on what his publishers described as 'the definitive account of the experiences, adventures, losses, and life lessons that have helped shape him'.
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Loneliness can make it harder to find work in the future due to the impact it has on mental health, study reveals
- Researchers looked at pre-pandemic survey results on levels of loneliness
- They found that loneliness increased the risk of being unemployed in future
- It was more seen in both men and women, but was more prevalent in males
- The team didn't look at the cause, but suggest loneliness impacts mental health
Experiencing loneliness can make it much harder to find work in the future, due to the impact it can have on your mental health, a new study has revealed.
Previous research has found that being unemployed can cause loneliness, increasing isolation, however the new study from the University of Exeter in England, looked at whether being lonely had any impact on future employment.
Using pre-pandemic data from 15,000 working age adults, the team found those reporting that they feel lonely often were 'significantly more likely to encounter unemployment later', even if they are not lonely when applying for the job.
The effect was seen in men and women, but was most prominent among men, which the team say is 'consistent with the societal view of them being the main earner'.
They didn't explore why this was the case, but speculate it could be due to the impact loneliness has on mental health over time.
'Addressing loneliness and unemployment has the potential to not only reduce healthcare burden and improve health outcomes, but improve economic prosperity and employability,' the researchers wrote.
Experiencing loneliness can make it much harder to find work in the future, due to the impact it can have on your mental health, a new study has revealed. Stock image
Researchers were also able to confirm the reverse is true, finding that people currently unemployed are more likely to feel isolated.
Lead author Nia Morrish said the effect of loneliness and unemployment on health and the economy are persistent and potentially scarring.
'Decreased loneliness could mitigate unemployment, and employment abate loneliness, which may in turn relate positively to other factors including health and quality of life,' Morrish explained.
'Thus, particular attention should be paid to loneliness with additional support from employers and government to improve health and wellbeing.
'Our research was largely conducted pre-pandemic, however we suspect this issue may be even more pressing, with more people working from home and potentially experiencing isolation because of anxieties around covid.'
The research analysed largely pre-pandemic data from more than 15,000 people in the Understanding Society Household Longitudinal Study.
Previous research has found that being unemployed can cause loneliness, increasing isolation, however the new study from the University of Exeter in England, looked at whether being lonely had any impact on future employment. Stock image
They looked at responses from the volunteers gathered from 2017 to 2019, and then again from 2018 to 2020 - taking into account age, gender, ethnicity, education, marital status, household composition, number of own children and region.
Senior author Professor Antonieta Medina-Lara said loneliness is an important societal problem which is thoughts about in terms of impact on mental health.
'Our findings indicate that there may also be wider implications, which could have negative impacts for individuals and the economy,' the professor said.
'We need to explore this further, and it could lay the foundations for employers or policy makers to tackle loneliness with a view to keeping more people in work.'
Co-author Dr Ruben Mujica-Mota, from the University of Leeds' School of Medicine, said lonely people of any working age are at greater risk of unemployment.
'Our findings show that these two issues can interact and create a self-fulfilling, negative cycle. There is a need for greater recognition of the wider societal impacts of loneliness in the working age population.'
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NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the New York Islanders 6-4 Friday night in the season finale.
Corey Perry, Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Hagel also scored for Tampa Bay, which trailed by two before scoring five times in the third period. Ondrej Palat added three assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots as the Lightning (51-23-8) secured third place in the Atlantic Division. Tampa Bay, which will face Toronto in the first round, began the day one point ahead of Boston.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Kieffer Bellows, Josh Bailey and Zdeno Chara scored for the Islanders, who will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2018. New York (37-35-10) reached the Stanley Cup semifinals the last two years before losing to the Lightning, who went on to win the finals each time. Ilya Sorokin had 28 saves.
Perry got the Lightning's comeback started as he capitalized on a power play at 1:21 of the third to cut New York's lead to 3-2. Victor Hedman extended his career-high assist streak to eight games and Kucherov stretched his point streak to nine games with assists on Perry’s 19th goal of the season.
The Lightning have tallied a power-play goal in a season-high eight consecutive games and have scored multiple goals on the man advantage in four of their last six games.
McDonagh tied it at 10:10 as his shot slid between the legs of Sorokin. Pat Maroon, skating in his 200th game with Tampa Bay, assisted on the play.
Stamkos wired a wrist shot past Sorokin's glove with 8:47 left to put the Lightning ahead. The Tampa Bay captain also set a franchise record by extending his multi-point game streak to nine games.
Stamkos made it 5-3 with his third of the night and 42nd of the season with 2:10 remaining, converting on a 2-on-1 with Ondrej Palat.
Chara scored on a slap shot with 44 seconds left to pull the Islanders within one. The 45-year-old defenseman received a standing ovation from the crowd and his teammates in what could be his final NHL game.
Hagel sealed the game with an empty-netter 19 seconds later.
Pageau opened the scoring when he redirected Noah Dobson’s shot past Vasilevskiy 32 seconds into the game. Anders Lee also assisted on Pageau’s 18th of the season.
Stamkos tied it with 8:03 left in the first, reaching 40 goals for the sixth time in his career and first time since the 2018-19 season. He also surpassed 100 points for the first time in his career, finishing with 106 (42 Goals, 64 assists).
The Islanders took a 3-1 lead with two goals in the second period.
Bellows broke a 1-1 tie with a strong power move at 9:35. Vasilevskiy stopped the initial shot from the 23-year-old, but the puck deflected off Lightning defender Cal Foote before finding the back of the net. In 44 games this season, Bellows registered six goals and 13 assists.
Bailey converted on the power play with 1:12 left in the period. New York has converted on seven of the last 11 opportunities on the man-advantage and tallied a power-play goal in four straight games.
Lightning forward Brayden Point did not play, and Tampa Bay skated with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
The Islanders completed their first season at UBS arena with a 20-16-5 record on home ice.
COMPILING VICTORIES
For the fifth straight year, Vasilevskiy finished in the top two for wins by an NHL goalie. The Russian goalie finished the season 39-18-5 record. He led the Lightning to back-to-back Stanley Cups the previous two seasons and won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2020-21.
IRON MEN
Parise, 37, became the only Islander to play in all 82 games this season. The veteran forward signed with New York this past summer after the Minnesota Wild bought out the final four years of a 13-year contract that was signed in 2012. Parise signed a one-year contract extension with New York last month. ... Hedman, Alex Killorn and Perry were the only members of the Lightning to play in all 82 games.
OVER-50 CLUB
Dobson collected his 51st point of the season with the primary assist on the Islanders’ opening goal and became the first Islanders defenseman to total more than 50 points since Mark Streit had 56 in 2008-09. He is also the second defenseman, 22 years or younger, to record 50-plus points, joining Denis Potvin who accomplished that feat three times. | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Stamkos-scores-3-Lightning-rally-to-beat-17138128.php | 2022-04-30T03:02:51Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Stamkos-scores-3-Lightning-rally-to-beat-17138128.php | true |
Apr 28, 2022
EQT Explores $2 Billion Sale of Wash Multifamily Laundry
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,(Bloomberg) -- EQT AB is exploring a sale of Wash Multifamily Laundry Systems, which operates laundry machines in apartment buildings, college residence halls and military bases, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
The alternative asset manager, which has owned Wash since 2015 through one of its infrastructure funds, is working with Moelis & Co. to solicit interest from potential suitors, including private equity and infrastructure firms, some of the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private matters.
Any transaction is expected to value the company -- which has more than $150 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization -- at around $2 billion, including debt, some of the people said.
Representatives for EQT and Moelis declined to comment.
The Torrance, California-based company is the largest provider of laundry services in Canada and the second-largest in the U.S., with around 635,000 installed machines and 82,000 customer locations, according to EQT’s website.
Wash, led by Chief Executive Officer Jim Gimeson, said last year that it raised $850 million through the issuance of senior secured notes.
The company competes with rivals including CSC ServiceWorks, a laundry-machine operator owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Pamplona Capital Management.
(Updates Moelis’s response in fourth paragraph.)
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Denver picks Oklahoma OLB Bonitto with final pick of Round 2
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) - Waiting around until the final pick of the NFL draft's second round, the Denver Broncos selected Oklahoma outside linebacker Nik Bonitto on Friday night, a selection they obtained in the Von Miller trade last year.
Bonitto collected 18½ sacks over the last three seasons for the Sooners and had 32 tackles for loss during his career in Norman.
Bonitto (6-3, 248 pounds) should contribute immediately as a spot pass rusher on a defense that will feature free agent acquisition Randy Gregory and former first-rounder Bradley Chubb on the edges.
The Broncos sent their first- and second-round picks this year and next to the Seahawks in the Russell Wilson trade last month.
They obtained the Rams´ second-round selection in exchange for Miller, the Broncos' career leader in sacks who signed with Buffalo after helping the Rams win the Super Bowl.
That left the Broncos with the 64th overall pick in this year's draft.
FILE - Oklahoma linebacker Nik Bonitto runs during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game against Kansas on Oct. 23, 2021, in Lawrence, Kan. Bonitto was selected by the Denver Broncos during the second round of the NFL draft Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
They also have a pair of third-round selections Friday night and a half-dozen picks Saturday, including back-to-back fourth-rounders.
General manager George Paton said he's not averse to trading away some of his nine selections in this year's draft to bolster the four picks Denver owns next year.
Paton said he didn't mind not having a first-rounder, suggesting he would spend the evening watching highlights of his new quarterback.
One of 10 teams which didn't pick in the first round Thursday night, the Broncos tweeted a faux video of the team drafting Wilson with the ninth pick that they dealt to Seattle.
Under rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett, the Broncos hope to snap a six-year playoff drought and end a five-year run of losing records in 2022.
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Kim warns N. Korea would ‘preemptively’ use nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned yet again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened, as he praised his top military officials over the staging of a massive military parade in the capital, Pyongyang, this week.
Kim expressed “firm will” to continue developing his nuclear-armed military so that it could “preemptively and thoroughly contain and frustrate all dangerous attempts and threatening moves, including ever-escalating nuclear threats from hostile forces, if necessary,” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday.
KCNA said Kim called his military officials to praise their work on Monday’s parade, where the North showcased the biggest weapons in its military’s nuclear program, including intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the U.S. homeland and a variety of shorter-range solid-fuel missiles that pose a growing threat to South Korea and Japan. KCNA didn’t say when the meeting took place.
The parade marking the 90th anniversary of North Korea’s army came as Kim revives nuclear brinkmanship aimed at forcing the United States to accept the idea of his country as a nuclear power and remove crippling economic sanctions.
Speaking to thousands of troops and spectators mobilized for the event, Kim vowed to develop his nuclear forces at the “fastest possible speed” and threatened to use them if provoked. He said his nukes would “never be confined to the single mission of war deterrent” in situations where the North faces external threats to its unspecified “fundamental interests.”
Kim’s comments suggested he would continue a provocative run in weapons testing to dial up the pressure on Washington and Seoul. South Korea will inaugurate a new conservative government in May that could take a harder line on Pyongyang following the derailed engagement polices of current liberal President Moon Jae-in.
Kim’s threat to use his nuclear forces to protect the ambiguously defined “fundamental interests” of his country possibly portends an escalatory nuclear doctrine that could pose greater concern for South Korea, Japan and the United States, experts say.
North Korea has conducted 13 rounds of weapons launches in 2022 alone, including its first full-range test of an ICBM since 2017, as Kim exploits a favorable environment to push forward its weapons program as the U.N. Security Council remains divided and effectively paralyzed over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
There are also signs that North Korea is rebuilding tunnels at a nuclear testing ground that was last active in 2017 in possible preparations for a nuclear explosive test. Some experts say the North may try to conduct the test sometime between the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on May 10 and his planned summit with U.S. President Joe Biden on May 21 to maximize its political effect.
Kim’s recent remarks followed a fiery statement released by his powerful sister earlier this month in which she blasted South Korea’s defense minister for touting preemptive strike capabilities against the North and said her country’s nuclear forces would annihilate the South’s conventional forces if provoked.
Yoon during his campaign also talked about enhancing the South’s preemptive strike capabilities and missile defenses as he vowed to strengthen the South’s defense in conjunction with its alliance with the United States.
While Kim’s collection of ICBMs has grabbed much international attention, North Korea since 2019 has also been expanding its arsenal of short-range solid-fuel missiles threatening South Korea.
The North describes some of those missiles as “tactical” weapons, which experts say communicate a threat to arm them with smaller battlefield nukes and use them during conventional warfare to overcome the stronger conventional forces of South Korea and the United States, which stations about 28,500 troops in the South.
North Korea may use its next nuclear test to claim it has created a nuclear warhead small enough to fit on those missiles or other weapons it tested this year, including a purported hypersonic missile, analysts say.
“Solid-fueled missiles are easier to hide, move and launch quickly, making them less vulnerable to a preemptive strike,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Seoul’s Ewha Womans University.
“Taken together with ambitions for tactical nuclear warheads, submarine-based launch capabilities, and more sophisticated ICBMs, Pyongyang is not simply looking to deter an attack. Its goals extend to outrunning South Korea in an arms race and coercing the United States to reduce sanctions enforcement and security cooperation with Seoul,” Easley added.
Nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have been stalled since 2019 because of disagreements over a potential easing of U.S.-led sanctions in exchange for North Korean disarmament steps.
Kim has stuck to his goals of simultaneously developing nuclear weapons and the country’s dismal economy in the face of international pressure and has shown no willingness to fully surrender a nuclear arsenal he sees as his biggest guarantee of survival.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the New York Islanders 6-4 Friday night in the season finale.
Corey Perry, Ryan McDonagh and Brandon Hagel also scored for Tampa Bay, which trailed by two before scoring five times in the third period. Ondrej Palat added three assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots as the Lightning (51-23-8) secured third place in the Atlantic Division. Tampa Bay, which will face Toronto in the first round, began the day one point ahead of Boston.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Kieffer Bellows, Josh Bailey and Zdeno Chara scored for the Islanders, who will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2018. New York (37-35-10) reached the Stanley Cup semifinals the last two years before losing to the Lightning, who went on to win the finals each time. Ilya Sorokin had 28 saves.
Perry got the Lightning's comeback started as he capitalized on a power play at 1:21 of the third to cut New York's lead to 3-2. Victor Hedman extended his career-high assist streak to eight games and Kucherov stretched his point streak to nine games with assists on Perry’s 19th goal of the season.
The Lightning have tallied a power-play goal in a season-high eight consecutive games and have scored multiple goals on the man advantage in four of their last six games.
McDonagh tied it at 10:10 as his shot slid between the legs of Sorokin. Pat Maroon, skating in his 200th game with Tampa Bay, assisted on the play.
Stamkos wired a wrist shot past Sorokin's glove with 8:47 left to put the Lightning ahead. The Tampa Bay captain also set a franchise record by extending his multi-point game streak to nine games.
Stamkos made it 5-3 with his third of the night and 42nd of the season with 2:10 remaining, converting on a 2-on-1 with Ondrej Palat.
Chara scored on a slap shot with 44 seconds left to pull the Islanders within one. The 45-year-old defenseman received a standing ovation from the crowd and his teammates in what could be his final NHL game.
Hagel sealed the game with an empty-netter 19 seconds later.
Pageau opened the scoring when he redirected Noah Dobson’s shot past Vasilevskiy 32 seconds into the game. Anders Lee also assisted on Pageau’s 18th of the season.
Stamkos tied it with 8:03 left in the first, reaching 40 goals for the sixth time in his career and first time since the 2018-19 season. He also surpassed 100 points for the first time in his career, finishing with 106 (42 Goals, 64 assists).
The Islanders took a 3-1 lead with two goals in the second period.
Bellows broke a 1-1 tie with a strong power move at 9:35. Vasilevskiy stopped the initial shot from the 23-year-old, but the puck deflected off Lightning defender Cal Foote before finding the back of the net. In 44 games this season, Bellows registered six goals and 13 assists.
Bailey converted on the power play with 1:12 left in the period. New York has converted on seven of the last 11 opportunities on the man-advantage and tallied a power-play goal in four straight games.
Lightning forward Brayden Point did not play, and Tampa Bay skated with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.
The Islanders completed their first season at UBS arena with a 20-16-5 record on home ice.
COMPILING VICTORIES
For the fifth straight year, Vasilevskiy finished in the top two for wins by an NHL goalie. The Russian goalie finished the season 39-18-5 record. He led the Lightning to back-to-back Stanley Cups the previous two seasons and won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2020-21.
IRON MEN
Parise, 37, became the only Islander to play in all 82 games this season. The veteran forward signed with New York this past summer after the Minnesota Wild bought out the final four years of a 13-year contract that was signed in 2012. Parise signed a one-year contract extension with New York last month. ... Hedman, Alex Killorn and Perry were the only members of the Lightning to play in all 82 games.
OVER-50 CLUB
Dobson collected his 51st point of the season with the primary assist on the Islanders’ opening goal and became the first Islanders defenseman to total more than 50 points since Mark Streit had 56 in 2008-09. He is also the second defenseman, 22 years or younger, to record 50-plus points, joining Denis Potvin who accomplished that feat three times. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Stamkos-scores-3-Lightning-rally-to-beat-17138128.php | 2022-04-30T03:18:57Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Stamkos-scores-3-Lightning-rally-to-beat-17138128.php | true |
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-15-20-32-39, Lucky Ball: 15
(eight, fifteen, twenty, thirty-two, thirty-nine; Lucky Ball: fifteen)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
08-15-20-32-39, Lucky Ball: 15
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Dolphin bycatch in trawler nets still too high for sustainable populations, study finds
By Samantha GoerlingAn international team of researchers has warned the accidental capture of dolphins by boats using trawl fishing methods will have an unsustainable impact on dolphin populations.
Key points:
- A new study says the accidental capture of dolphins by fishing trawlers is unsustainable
- Researchers looked at a Pilbara trawl fishery and found protected species were invariably caught up
- The study concluded even the lower end of reported dolphin capture numbers is too high for the population to withstand
The study looked at a trawl fishery in the Pilbara and the unintended netting, or bycatch, of dolphins.
Despite trawl nets being fitted with devices designed to reduce bycatch since 2006, the study concluded that even the lowest recorded capture rate of dolphins was too high.
Professor Neil Loneragan of Murdoch University said estimates from skippers and independent observers show between 16 and 25 dolphins were caught in the nets every year in the Pilbara fishery.
"Most people would think that's not going to be significant, but you've got to take into account that the dolphins only produce one or two young, and they will have the calf for three years," he said.
"They're only producing young [at the most] every three years once they mature, so removing animals can have quite an impact."
Senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, Simon Allen, said the team analysed the impact on the population based on different bycatch rates.
"We set out to model different levels of dolphin capture, including those reported in fishers' logbooks and those reported by independent observers. Unfortunately, our results show clearly that even the lowest reported annual dolphin capture rates are not sustainable," Dr Allen said.
The study's lead author Oliver Manlik from the United Arab Emirates University said even the lowest estimates of dolphin bycatch were "unsustainable".
"This not only raises concerns for the dolphin population but highlights a problem with other assessments that don't account for random events, like heatwaves," Dr Manlik said.
Dolphins are not the only unintended casualties, according to senior lecturer at the University of Bristol, Simon Allen.
"The Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery targets emperor, snapper, trevally, cod and grouper," Dr Allen said.
"However, this also results in the capture of protected species including dolphins, turtles, and sea snakes, as well as a variety of threatened sharks, rays, and critically endangered sawfish."
An ecological risk assessment of the Pilbara Fish Trawl Interim Managed Fishery, looking at the impact on target and non-target species, is due to be published later this year.
The team of researchers hoped their new model for assessing the sustainable limits of wildlife mortality, which they used in their study, could be implemented more broadly.
"We hope that this approach will be incorporated in the assessment of the fishery by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in their ecological assessments," Professor Loneragan said.
"Currently we don't see a quantitative approach used in assessing the dolphin bycatch, and this model [developed by the team of researchers] provides a mechanism for doing that, as well as assessing potentially the impact on other species." | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-30/dolphin-bycatch-in-trawl-netting-unsustainable/101026060 | 2022-04-30T03:40:11Z | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-30/dolphin-bycatch-in-trawl-netting-unsustainable/101026060 | false |
In a world where algorithms determine our playlist, what exactly constructs a classic rock genre?
In its strictest sense, “classic” is something that has been judged favourably over a period of time. If timelessness of a song/album/band is the backbone of the “classic rock” genre, then we have to be prepared for those playlists to grow exponentially
In #TheMusicThatMadeUs, senior journalist Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri chronicles the impact that musicians and their art have on our lives, how they mould the industry by rewriting its rules and how they shape us into the people we become: their greatest legacies
The recently released Robert Pattison-helmed The Batman flick has seen a resurgence of interest in Nirvana’s Something in the Way. Although the song itself wasn’t a staple of the band’s concert setlist, making it part of a classically rich soundtrack like The Batman has meant that the song now stands out not just sonically, but also culturally.
Popular TikTok-er Ari Elkins as part of his four-part series titled “Oldies You Should Know”, posted the same song in early April. Part of Nirvana’s 1991 mega successful album Nevermind, the song’s mention in the same breath as “oldies” obviously elicited strong opinions for and against the use of the word. This morphed into a greater discussion on what is considered “classic rock”.
To understand what classic rock is, we need to rewind a few decades to a very crucial era: the 80s. Growing up in the late 80s-early 90s, the idea of classic rock was largely music from 20-25 years prior. So, the likes of Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Cream, were all bracketed as “classic rock” artists. These bands were predominantly the ones the 80s’ generation’s Boomer parents grew up to.
Kids born at the turn of the 70s and in the early- to mid-80s, came of age in the mid-90s. This becomes a crucial deciding factor in how the idea of classic rock has evolved. So, you may have been born just after Van Halen’s eponymous album (featuring hit song Eruption) released in 1978 but you spent your youth with the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith, Nirvana and Motley Crue.
This generation is among the youngest to have been fed the idea that music from 20-25 years ago (in this case, the 60s and 70s) is considered classic rock. If we were to look at the concept of classic rock through the prism of time and measure it with the unit of a 25-year gap, then Ari Elkins is absolutely right about Nirvana being not just an oldie but definitely a classic rock icon especially since Something in the Way was released 31 years ago.
Algorithms on Spotify and Apple Music today club the 80s and the 90s music under classic rock playlists, so we find AC/DC and The Who sharing space with Oasis, Linkin Park, Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Foo Fighters.
It isn’t surprising then that the classic rock ambit has today widened for streaming platforms and radio based on the distance of time we have since the release of said music.
However, when the songs were released then, they weren’t considered classic rock at all. The 80s in fact were typically treated like a middle-child generation that saw Van Halen being clubbed along with U2 even though the former had its first hit album out in 1978 and U2 had its debut in 1980 despite being formed in 1976. Neither of them was considered classic rock given that they had their prime years in the 80s. Queen had Bohemian Rhapsody out in 1975 and were a force to reckon with by the end of the 70s but they weren’t considered a classic rock act back in the day. Today’s playlists, however, will definitely have them, along with The Beatles and Duran Duran although they’re separated by decades and Duran Duran was in fact considered Brit new wave.
With the advent of the 90s came the explosion of grunge and its move to break away from the classic rock sound both in melody and lyricism. The very idea of grunge was to stand against everything that classic rock ensconced and held close to its soul. Today, those very grunge acts like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam are clubbed as “classic rock” along with Jethro Tull.
If it isn’t the 25-year gap or the specification that the music be from the 60s and 70s, then what construes as classic rock? Music historians are united in their approach that the sound of the music of that era was a deciding factor. There are four main criteria to make the cut for a classic rock sound: 1) The band has the typical guitarist, drummer, bassist, and vocalist composition. 2) The music is more album-oriented where the likes of Pink Floyd and their ilk worked with the vision for an entire album instead of a string of songs. 3) The guitar’s distortion or fuzziness or penchant for overdrive sound was a clear dealmaker. 4) A great deal of focus was on the balance between guitar solos and lyrical song writing.
By that logic then, bands like The Killers and even Greta Van Fleet who sound like a textbook case of classic rock should be considered as so. Greta Van Fleet was formed in 2012. But then, this would exclude Bruce Springsteen who isn’t the best guitarist in town but couldn’t have been more “classic” in his attitude. In fact, we can’t think of classic rock without thinking about The Doors, a band that didn’t have a bassist.
It becomes hard to decide what still works as classic and what doesn’t because the many criteria can be argued both ways. The one unifying idea that covers these various eras of music is the English language definition of “classic”. In its strictest sense, “classic” is something that is outstanding or one-of-a-kind and has been judged favourably over a period of time.
If timelessness of a song/album/band is the backbone of the “classic rock” genre, then we have to be prepared for those playlists to grow exponentially.
Senior journalist Lakshmi Govindrajan Javeri has spent a good part of two decades chronicling the arts, culture and lifestyles.
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A group of parents in the Rochester City School District are sounding the alarm after their kids came home this week saying a teacher at the School of the Arts engaged in racist remarks and activities.
Students who spoke with News 8 said the 7th-grade social studies teacher brought bags of cotton to school, and made students pick out seeds. They said on another occasion, the teacher brought in shackles and handcuffs to use on the students during a lesson.
“He said, ‘It’s cotton, you’re going to be picking cotton today,’ so I immediately was like, ‘Oh, I’m not doing that,’” said student Janasia Brown. “And then he was like, ‘Do it. It’s for a good grade.’”
Students said the teacher favored the white students in class. They said during the cotton-picking incident – students in the class got up to throw out their cotton, refusing to participate, but only the white students were allowed to do so.
“I just felt ashamed to be my own race,” said student Jahmiere O’Neal. “He made me feel degraded.”
Vialma Ramos-O’Neal says her son came home and told her the same things.
“I honestly did not believe him, because I never would have expected anything like that to be happening in this day and age,” she said. “The children of color were not given a choice and whether or not they wanted to partake in this, the Caucasian children were able to decline throw out their cotton and do as separate activity. But my child had to be forced to do that, as well as be handcuffed, as well as be shackled. Absolutely not. This is unacceptable.”
Students also say the teacher criticized their weight, and used “the R word” in class.
The Rochester City School District says teacher was placed on leave and an investigation is underway. The district is asking parents and students who were involved in this incident to contact them with that information.
“In a District of black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning,” Rochester Board of Education President Cynthia Elliot said in a statement sent out Friday.
Statement from the Rochester Board of Education
The District was made aware of a lesson that caused great concern during a 7th grade Social Studies class at School of the Arts this past Tuesday. The teacher was immediately placed on leave, and an investigation is underway. The District takes these situations very seriously, as descriptions of what occurred in the classroom by the school community are extremely troubling. A letter was sent to the families of this teacher’s students informing them of the situation. In that letter, we provided an email address that families could use to share any relevant information and concerns.
Board President Cynthia Elliott stated, “In a District of black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning.”
While this investigation is in process, we cannot provide any additional comments.
Letter sent to parents
As you may be aware, there was a lesson that caused great concern during your child’s Social Studies class this past Tuesday. I want to assure you that we take these allegations very seriously. The teacher was immediately placed on leave, and an investigation is underway.
A substitute teacher has been assigned to this class to ensure that learning is not interrupted. As we investigate this situation thoroughly, your child may be interviewed. If this occurs, you will be notified.
Please know that the social emotional well-being of our students is incredibly important to us. School counselors are available for students who may need to discuss this situation. In addition, if you have any information to share related to this, please email us at SOTAinfo@rcsdk12.org.
Thank you for your continued support as we work to resolve this situation.
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Philadelphia officials seeks to reboot violence prevention program
PHILADELPHIA - The city of Philadelphia is looking for more help in its ongoing efforts to stop gun violence in the city. Leaders want to bring peacekeepers directly to the streets.
They are rebooting one of their central programs aimed at reducing violence, with more than 150 murders recorded so far this year and a public growing more concerned by the day.
The city is now looking for more organizations to be part of its Community Crisis Intervention Program, a strategy that involves using people who used to pick up guns and shoot, as the brokers of peace in the streets.
With just one organization supporting the program, with less than 60 workers, the city wants to cover more ground.
Community Crisis Intervention Program
"I think that, given the nuances of our neighborhoods, if you take the East Division in particular and the prevalence of the Latino community there, if you take the Southwest Division and the prevalence of the West African community there, we have to be very cognizant of the differences between communities that are experiencing violence right now," Erica Atwwod said.
Atwood runs the city’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety cluster of agencies that work with police on efforts to reduce violent crime.
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By JUAN A. LOZANO
Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston are featured in a documentary released Friday.
But lawyers for Live Nation, which is being sued for its role as the festival’s promoter, say they’re concerned that publicity from the documentary, “Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy,” could “taint the jury pool.” A gag order has been issued in the case, but Live Nation’s lawyers say an attorney who filed lawsuits related to the tragedy also co-produced the documentary. A spokesperson for Scott, who is also being sued, was also critical.
Director Charlie Minn said he believes he has made a balanced and fair film that tries to show the public what happened.
“My job is to make the most truthful, honest, sincere documentary from the victim’s point of view. … We need to know about these stories to prevent it from happening again,” Minn told The Associated Press.
Around 500 lawsuits have been filed since the Nov. 5 concert headlined by Scott, a popular rapper. Ten people died and hundreds of others were injured during the massive crowd surge.
The documentary, showing in 11 Texas cities including Austin, Dallas and Houston, includes interviews with several people who survived. It also features cellphone video from concertgoers in which people can be heard repeatedly screaming for help.
“It’s hard to explain to friends and family what we saw and what we actually went through and I think (the documentary) will give a lot of people the opportunity, if you weren’t there, to understand,” said Frank Alvarez, who attended the concert but does not appear in the film.
The film highlights what concertgoers experienced and what led to the tragedy, said Minn, who has also made documentaries about the deadly 2018 shooting at a suburban Houston high school and violence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The film suggests Scott could have done more to prevent the conditions that led to the casualties, but Minn said it isn’t a “hit piece toward Travis Scott.” He said it also questions whether others, including Live Nation and Houston police, could have done more to improve safety or respond more quickly. Minn said Scott, Live Nation and Houston police declined to be interviewed for the documentary. Houston police are investigating the disaster.
In a report released in April, a task force created by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uncovered problems with permits for such events and called for “clearly outlined triggers” for stopping such a show.
Attorneys for Live Nation expressed their concerns in an April letter to state District Judge Kristen Hawkins, who is handling all pretrial matters in the lawsuits.
“The involvement of plaintiffs’ lawyers in the film, and the publicity the filmmakers and producers are trying to generate for it raise significant issues about efforts to taint the jury pool,” Neal Manne and Kevin Yankowsky, two of Live Nation’s attorneys, wrote in the letter.
But the attorneys have not asked Hawkins to take any specific action regarding the documentary.
Manne and Yankowsky did not respond to emails seeking comment. Live Nation has said it’s “heartbroken” by what happened but has denied responsibility.
In a statement, a spokesperson for Scott faulted the documentary’s conclusions “that falsely blame Mr. Scott for the heartbreaking tragedy that occurred.” The statement also criticized the involvement in the film of attorneys who have filed lawsuits over the disaster and said the film’s goal was “swaying future juries and public opinion.” The spokesperson did not know if Scott has seen the documentary.
“Mr. Scott remains focused on his philanthropic work in his hometown of Houston and in lower-income communities of color across the country, both of which are long-standing efforts,” the spokesperson said in a statement.
Cassandra Burke Robertson, a law professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said she would be shocked if the judge took any action regarding the documentary because of First Amendment concerns, even with the gag order.
“I think the public interest here in exploring what happened and avoiding similar tragedies in the future, that’s a really big interest. That is likely to outweigh the interests of the particular outcome of the particular lawsuit,” Robertson said.
Brent Coon, an attorney representing about 1,500 concertgoers who was interviewed in the documentary, said he doesn’t think the film would impact the ability to choose an impartial jury if the case goes to trial, which could be years away.
“I don’t think any lawyer in this case could fan the flames much to change … what the public’s perception of all this is going to be,” Coon said.
Robertson, who is not involved in the litigation, said the fact that one of the film’s co-producers, Rick Ramos, is representing concertgoers who have filed lawsuits could raise some ethical concerns.
Ramos declined to comment Thursday. Andrea Gomez, a spokeswoman for Ramos, said in an email Friday evening that any profit from the documentary will go to the Texas chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, a mental health organization that helped people impacted by the concert.
“I personally would not co-sponsor something like that during pending civil litigation. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. It’s just something I wouldn’t do,” Coon said.
Minn said the questions about Ramos’ participation are valid but he never hid his involvement.
“People have to watch the film and judge it for what that is,” Minn said.
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PELZER, S.C. (AP) — All it took was multiple visits to a century-old building within a small former mill town in Anderson County to spur a business idea in Calle and Kaitlyn Walters.
The three-and-a-half-story brick building — which lived a number of former lives before the Walters sisters acquired it last summer — sits at 108 Lebby St. in the historic town of Pelzer, on the edge of the Saluda River that weaves along the border of Anderson and Greenville counties.
Before the Walters scooped up the property from the former mayor’s family, it idled on the market for years and was vacant for more than seven.
The sisters’ interest in the building began about two years ago when Kaitlyn and her now fiance visited the property as a potential place to put his blacksmith business. The structure was not built to accommodate his work, but Kaitlyn “was having a hard time letting it go.”
“We are from this area,” Kaitlyn said. “I always loved that building, and I was really scared to see someone else do something to it.”
The Walters sisters are originally from Williamston, a few miles south of Pelzer. Their maternal grandmother was born in the mill town and some of their family still dwells nearby, like their parents who live in Piedmont.
On their third trip back to the building, they toured with a couple who wanted to buy the land and would rent to the Walters. But they didn’t want to just rent the space, they wanted to own it. The Walters closed on the property in July 2021.
“I think the business started with the building,” Kaitlyn said.
The building has a basement, a ground floor and top floor, with the half-floor coming from a small staircase that leads to the store’s only bathroom.
While old exercise equipment and couches clutter the inside, renovations are underway to transform it into Cryptid Coffee. The sisters anticipate an early fall move in.
Calle has always wanted her own coffee shop. She has spent five years working at the Anderson University coffee shop, The Village Grind in The Village of West Greenville and Junto Coffee in Taylors. Kaitlyn graduated from Winthrop University with a sculpture and photography degree and has since wanted to open an event and gallery space.
They started Cryptid Coffee, but their business goes beyond a traditional caffeine hotspot. They want it to be an interactive community meeting place that plays a role in the larger revitalization efforts going on in Pelzer.
Life in the Anderson town during the 19th and into the 20th centuries revolved around the Pelzer Manufacturing Company. At its peak, the company consisted of four cotton mills. The district had mill housing along with institutional and commercial buildings, many owned by the mill company. The town was deemed historic in 2017, and today, more than 1,600 people live in the town, including Calle herself.
The Pelzer Heritage Commission acquired a package of parcels in 2013 that comprised parts of the mill properties and lots along the Saluda. Through grant funding from federal and state environmental groups, the commission cleaned up the properties. With help from Anderson County Council, it created a redevelopment strategy.
In September 2021, the commission in partnership with private developers and commercial entities announced multiple mill redevelopment projects. Nine small cottages are planned along the Saluda River, 80 senior housing apartments at the Pelzer Upper Mill and 95 loft-style apartments at the Pelzer Lower Mill site. At the Pelzer Mill Office building, a New York-originated and South Carolina-inspired gluten-free buttermilk biscuit and brewery concept called DaleView Biscuits and Beer will open.
CREATING A SMALL-TOWN MEETING SPOT
Once the sisters move in to their storefront, the ground level will act as a coffee shop with the walls being decorated with local artists’ work for sale. They want the space to be interactive. In a similar vein to the Swamp Rabbit Cafe in western Greenville, the sisters want to eventually add a small grocery concept with produce sourced from local farmers. They want to host events, live music and markets.
“This is a good way to really be involved in the community that we grew up in,” Kaitlyn said.
Like the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot, cryptids are creatures that are rumored to exist but haven’t been proven. The sisters bounced a number of names around for the business but came back to Cryptid to encapsulate their own fascination with conspiracies and the unnatural.
The essence of cryptids is currently reflected in the names of some of their drinks like “The Thing,” a violet flavored coffee drink, only in season for a limited time and named after the 1982 American science fiction horror film. The sisters picked violets from Kaitlyn’s front yard and made the syrup themselves.
Cryptid uses Junto Coffee as its main source of beans, but the sisters want to be a multi-roastery coffee shop sell bags of beans from other coffee shops, too.
“I want to be more playful with our drinks,” Calle said.
Calle once tested making a carrot cake latte and eventually will experiment with a sweet corn latte.
Customers can taste Cryptid Coffee today by visiting their long-term pop-up location within a wedding florists’ design studio, Philo Floral, on Old Buncombe Road in San Souci. They have been in the space for about three weeks and will remain there until the end of August.
PRESERVING A CENTURY-OLD BUILDING
While the history of the Pelzer building can vary depending on who is asked, Calle and Kaitlyn have outlined a potential timeline. They admit they are still trying to fully verify it.
It’s widely agreed that the current building started as a drugstore. Their mom tells stories of going to the soda bar at the drugstore and standing in the doorway to cool down since it didn’t have air conditioning. To honor the history, the sisters want to offer some kind of soda drink.
The building’s basement supposedly once housed a mortuary. The Masonic Lodge, a fraternal organization, previously occupied the top floor. There was then a small gym, then a barber shop that offered haircuts and tanning beds, then a photographer’s studio.
Calle and Kaitlyn worked to certify the storefront as historic. They submitted their renovation plans to be approved, so they won’t mess up the integrity of the building. Some changes they requested — making the windows bigger, replacing some glass, adding paint in certain places — have been denied. But, regardless, they still want to make sure the building is protected.
If for some reason they ever needed to sell the land, the next owner will “have to keep it the way that it is, moving forward,” Calle said.
“I think with Pelzer, especially because it is already a historic town, it’s important that we make sure that it stays that way,” she said.
It has been a slow process getting the required permits for the building. The sister’s parents are contractors and self-employed, so construction is not new to the family. The sisters are working alongside commercial contractors for this project, but they personally did the interior deconstruction.
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By The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on the NFL draft.
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The Patriots selected maybe the fastest receiver in this year’s draft when they picked Baylor’s Tyquan Thornton with the 50th overall pick.
New England traded up a few spots to get Thornton, who ran a 4.28 in the 40-yard dash at the combine, best of any receiver. Thornton also had a scholarship offer to run track at LSU.
Meanwhile, Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean, the leading tackler on the national championship defense was still on the board through 52 picks. Dean, an All-American but a bit undersized at 5-foot-11, was projected by many analysts to be a first-round pick.
After a record five defensive players from Georgia were taken in the first round, the first Bulldog taken in the second round was receiver George Pickens to the Steelers with the 52nd pick.
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Michigan edge rusher David Ojabo is going from one Harbaugh to another. Baltimore selected the second-team All-American in the second round with the 45th overall pick. Ojabo was pegged as a possible first-rounder before he tore the Achilles tendon in his left leg during a pro day workout.
Ojabo, who was born in Nigeria and raised in Scotland, had a breakout season as a junior with 11 sacks playing for Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and then-defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, who had previously been an assistant for John Harbaugh with the Ravens.
Macdonald returned to Baltimore this offseason to become defensive coordinator for John and now will be coaching Ojabo again.
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The Big 12 finally had a player taken in the NFL draft, and then had another on the very next pick.
Iowa State running back Breece Hall, a two-time All-American and the conference’s offensive player of the year in 2021, was taken with the fourth pick of the second round, 36th overall, by the Jets. New York traded up with the Giants to get Hall.
On the very next pick, the Big 12′s defensive player of the year was selected. The Texans landed defensive back Jalen Pitre from Baylor.
The Big 12 was the only Power Five conference not to have a player selected during the first round. In fact, three players from FCS, Division I’s second-tier, were selected before a player from the Big 12.
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Tennessee has added to its secondary with cornerback Roger McCreary with the third pick of the second round of the draft.
With a pick acquired from the New York Jets during the first round, the Titans get a fast and aggressive cover guy who excelled against the archrival Crimson Tide.
The Jets, so busy on Thursday when they made three picks, dealt with their co-tenant of MetLife Stadium, the Giants, to move to No. 36 and take Iowa State’s Breece Hall. Not only is Hall the first running back chosen, but the first from the Big 12, which was blanked in the opening round.
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Aaron Rodgers at last is getting a highly drafted rookie receiver.
Rodgers famously has sought more input into Green Bay’s drafts, and the Packers didn’t select a wideout in the first round with their two picks because the top prospects were gone. But they used the second slot in the second round to grab North Dakota State’s Christian Watson.
Yes, Watson comes from a FCS school, but the Bison are as close to FBS as you can get, perennial championship contenders on their level, winning nine of the past 11 national titles. It’s the fourth consecutive year a North Dakota State player has been drafted.
The Packers traded their All-Pro receiver, Davante Adams, to Las Vegas this offseason.
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Houston defensive tackle Logan Hall is the first selection of the second round of the NFL draft, by the Buccaneers.
Tampa Bay, under new head coach Todd Bowles after Bruce Arians retired last month, owned the spot after trading with Jacksonville the previous night. Bowles’ background is on defense, so Hall seems a natural choice. He goes 6-foot-6, 275 pounds and is known for his relentlessness. He comes off elbow surgery and missed the Senior Bowl.
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The Tennessee Titans’ newest wide receiver Treylon Burks is an Arkansas native who likes to go fishing and hunt with a bow.
Burks also likes to go hunting wild boar with his dogs and a knife. It’s a quality that certainly makes a receiver unafraid of any defender he might see on a football field.
“A lot of people are not going to go out there and chase a wild boar,” the 6-foot-3, 225-pound Burks said. “You know, they can hurt you. But at the same time, that’s part of my game on the field, just being fearless and I’m just selling out for the team.”
It’s a hobby that might cause a general manager to insert a clause prohibiting boar hunting in the offseason. Titans general manager Jon Robinson said he might offer up some grocery store coupons to Burks.
“He can just go to the back aisle and get bacon and sausage,” Robinson said. “It’s probably a little easier trying to get it that way as opposed to dogs and knives.”
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Aidan Hutchinson seems set up for a smooth transition in the NFL, playing for his hometown Detroit Lions whose training facility is a 30-minute drive from his parents’ house.
“I may be living in the basement,” he joked Friday in Allen Park, Michigan.
Detroit drafted the former Michigan and Dearborn Divine Child defensive end with the No. 2 pick Thursday night and welcomed him, his parents and two sisters back to the Motor City less than 24 hours later.
“It feels like a dream,” his mother, Melissa Hutchinson said. “We would’ve acclimated to wherever he was, but Detroit is special because he’s a hometown boy from grade-school football, high school, college, and now he gets to stay home with the Lions.”
Aidan Hutchinson was raised in nearby Plymouth, Michigan, and played high school football about five minutes from the facility he will train and practice in as an NFL player.
“To think I’m a Lion, it’s like a wild dream,” he said. “I’m sure one of these days it’s going to hit me.”
The Lions have taken a lot of hits over the years, advancing only once in the playoffs since winning the 1957 NFL title and that lone postseason victory was three decades ago.
Hutchinson remembers the team’s 0-16 season in 2008, the low point of a long-suffering franchise.
“Not a ton of great memories,” he said.
Detroit is attempting another rebuild, hoping general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell can make all the right moves for a team that has averaged just four wins over the past four years.
The Lions went into the NFL draft with an extra first-round pick, acquired as part of the Matthew Stafford trade with the Los Angeles Rams, and used the asset to gamble in Las Vegas on a player they coveted.
Detroit moved way up in the opening round to draft Jameson Williams at No. 12, giving up the last pick in the first round, No. 32 overall and a third-round pick for the Alabama wide receiver and a slot in the middle of the second round.
“If we have the conviction and we have the buy-in, we know that we’ll be aggressive and go get that player,” Holmes said. “There’s not a lot of them, but fortunately Jameson was one.”
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New Seattle Seahawks left tackle Charles Cross says he’s betting on himself by choosing to not have an agent to begin his NFL career.
Cross was selected with the No. 9 pick in the first round by the Seahawks and was introduced at the team’s facility on Friday. Cross said he’s created a team around him to help with business decisions — and specifically highlighted his business manager Saint Omni who was with him on Friday — but that team doesn’t include an agent.
“I just had to bet on myself,” Cross said. “Bet on myself and save some money in the long run.”
Cross said he spoke with a couple of former Mississippi State teammates who have chosen to represent themselves in the NFL and that helped solidify his decision.
“Just getting their input and insight on it really helped me make my decision. I feel like I have a great team around me,” Cross said.
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Going into Round 2, the Big 12 is still waiting for its first player to be drafted.
The conference was the only one in the Power Five with no first-round picks. It was the second straight year the Big 12 was shut out.
Prior to 2021, the conference had at least one first-rounder every year since it formed in 1996 as a merger of the Big Eight and Southwest Conferences.
Among the Big 12 players in line to be selected in the second round are running back Breece Hall of Iowa State, safety Jalen Pitre of Baylor and defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey, edge rusher Nik Bonitto and linebacker Brian Asamoah, all of Oklahoma.
The Big 12 had 22 players drafted last year. First to go was Oklahoma State offensive lineman Teven Jenkins, picked 39th overall by Chicago.
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ROUND 1
The first round of the NFL draft began and ended with the selections of former University of Georgia defenders.
The Minnesota Vikings drafted safety Lewis Cine with the final pick of the first round which began with Jacksonville selecting edge rusher Travon Walker.
In between, former Georgia defenders Jordan Davis went to the Eagles at No. 10 and Quay Walker and Devonte Wyatt were selected by the Green Bay Packers with picks 22 and 28, respectively.
The Bulldogs won the national championship on the strength of their defense.
The previous record was four defenders taken from the same school in the first round in 2004 (Miami) and 2006 (Florida State).
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The Green Bay Packers have become the first team in the common draft era ever to select two players from the same school in the first round.
The Packers selected former University of Georgia teammates Quay Walker with the 22nd pick and Devonte Wyatt with the 28th selection.
Four members of the national champion Bulldogs defense have been selected in the first round, tying for the most ever.
Former Georgia edge rusher Travon Walker was the first overall pick by Jacksonville and ex-Bulldogs defensive tackle Jordan Davis was the 13th overall pick.
The other schools that had four defensive players selected in the first round are the University of Miami in 2004 and Florida State University in 2006.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president has agreed to replace his older brother as prime minister in a proposed interim government to solve a political impasse caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, a prominent lawmaker said Friday.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa agreed that a national council will be appointed to name a new prime minister and Cabinet comprised of all parties in Parliament, lawmaker Maithripala Sirisena said after meeting with the president.
Sirisena, who was president before Rajapaksa, was a governing party lawmaker before defecting earlier this month along with nearly 40 other legislators.
However, Rohan Weliwita, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, said the president has not communicated any intent to remove the prime minister and a decision will be announced if such a step is taken.
Sri Lanka is near bankruptcy and has announced it is suspending payments on its foreign loans until it negotiates a rescue plan with International Monetary Fund. It has to repay $7 billion in foreign debt this year, and $25 billion by 2026. Its foreign reserves stand at less than $1 billion.
The foreign exchange shortage has severely limited imports, forcing people to wait in long lines to buy essentials such as food, fuel, cooking gas and medicine.
President Rajapaksa and his family have dominated nearly every aspect of life in Sri Lanka for most of the last 20 years. Protesters who have crowded the streets since March hold them responsible for the crisis and are demanding that they quit politics.
On Thursday, businesses were closed, teachers absent and public transportation interrupted as Sri Lankans joined a general strike to pressure the president to step down.
Rajapaksa earlier reshuffled his Cabinet and offered a unity government in an attempt to quell the protests, but opposition parties refused to join a government headed by the Rajapaksa brothers.
Both the president and prime minister have held on to their positions, while three other Rajapaksa family members resigned from the Cabinet earlier in April in what appeared an attempt to pacify angry protesters.
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
The NHL Players’ Association announced Friday night that a search has begun to replace Donald Fehr, who has been executive director of the union for more than a decade.
The NHLPA executive board voted to form a search committee, according to a news release that did not say why Fehr was stepping down at a date to be announced later. Fehr has been in charge of the NHLPA since December 2010.
“The many players who have played in the NHL over the last eleven years greatly appreciate the significant accomplishments under the leadership of Don Fehr,” player members of the search committee said in a statement. “Don joined the NHLPA after a long and successful career as executive eirector of the MLBPA and quickly stabilized the union following a very difficult period.”
Fehr led players through two rounds of collective bargaining negotiations in 2013 and 2020.
Fehr began talking to players about a succession plan last fall when traveling around the league early in the season. The former head of the Major League Baseball Players Association turns 74 in July.
An investigation recently found he was not at fault for the NHLPA’s handling of sexual assault allegations made by a Chicago Blackhawks player early in his tenure.
He will remain in his job until a successor is found by a seven-player committee. The PA says the committee will provide an update to the executive board at its annual meeting in June.
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Eagles add highly-touted linebacker in third round originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Eagles finally drafted a first-round linebacker. They just did it in Round 3.
After watching Georgia standout Nakobe Dean slip out of the first round, out of the second round and then deep into the third, the Eagles finally drafted the Bulldogs linebacker with pick No. 83 overall.
Dean, 21, had some medical issues — injuries to his pec and knee among them — entering this draft that were perhaps more serious than anyone outside the NFL knew. The Eagles have wiped players off their board for medical concerns before, but they clearly felt comfortable enough to make this move. Some reports indicate Dean could even be looking at a possible redshirt rookie season or at least might miss significant time.
But for Howie Roseman, the draft is all about value. And the value of landing Dean in the third round is undeniable.
Now we just have to see how legitimate those injury concerns were.
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This is the highest the Eagles have drafted a linebacker since they took Mychal Kendricks in the second round back in 2012.
In Philadelphia, Dean will reunite with his Georgia teammate Jordan Davis. The two of them helped the Bulldogs win a national title in 2021 and were arguably the two biggest standouts on the best defense in the nation.
Back in February, Dean said he thinks he’s the best middle linebacker in this draft.
What separates him from the rest?
“I feel like my mindset,” Dean said at the combine. “I feel like my mindset and my mentality that goes into things separates me from everybody else.”
Dean (5-11, 229) has a slight frame but is incredibly accomplished as the leader and captain of the best defense in college football. Dean was a consensus All-American and Butkus Award winner in 2021. He had 72 tackles, 10 1/2 tackles for loss, 6 sacks and 2 interceptions during his final college season. In 2020, he had 71 tackles to lead the Bulldogs in his first year as a starter.
Dean’s size can be viewed as a negative but it didn’t hold him back from flying around the field in college. Maybe Devin Lloyd projects as the best linebacker prospect but it’s hard to watch Dean in 2021 and think that.
Here’s what NFL.com’ s Lance Zierlein wrote about Dean:
“Explosive, three-down linebacker with the demeanor and quickness to become a volume tackler while holding down third-down duties at a high level. Dean's play recognition is a work in progress, which limits reaction time and forces him to deal with more blockers than he'll see as he gains more experience. Quick feet and plus agility will bring him to ball-carriers at a high rate but a lack of size and length means he'll need to fine-tune his approach as a tackler to make sure he finishes what he starts. He might lack measurables, but he has the toughness and technique to see a boost in his performance once his play becomes more proactive.”
Since 2010, when Roseman became general manager, the Eagles had selected a total of nine linebackers and just two of them were Day 2 picks: Kendricks in 2012 and Davion Taylor late in the third round of the 2020 draft.
Dean will join a linebacker room that already includes T.J. Edwards, who is coming off a career year, and free agent pickup Kyzir White. They also have Taylor and Shaun Bradley coming back as top backups. The Eagles are listing Haason Reddick as a linebacker but he’s expected to fill the SAM position as a pass rusher.
The Eagles had an eventful day on Thursday, trading up to pick No. 13 to draft Davis. Then they used the No. 18 pick in a trade for wide receiver A.J. Brown. They began Day 2 with center Cam Jurgens in the second round at No. 51 before picking Dean at 83.
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ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
09-11-34-49-66, Mega Ball: 15, Megaplier: 2
(nine, eleven, thirty-four, forty-nine, sixty-six; Mega Ball: fifteen; Megaplier: two)
ATLANTA (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were:
09-11-34-49-66, Mega Ball: 15, Megaplier: 2
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LAS VEGAS, N.M. (KRQE) – As the Hermits Peak Calf Canyon Fire inches closer to the city of Las Vegas, many people are facing a difficult decision. That’s whether to stay and protect their homes or evacuate to safety.
Judy Noble and her family are choosing to stay and fight for their homes. They say that there is no other choice when it comes to something they worked so hard to build. “We have been watching the fire for a couple of weeks, watching and hoping in anticipation that it wouldn’t get into this area. As it started to get closer we started preparing,” said Noble.
For two days now they have been digging their own fire lines and getting rid of debris. Others are not taking that chance. “I think the entire time we have been waiting for this to happen for this to get this close, I think we’ve come to terms with the fact that everything that we have built here is gone,” said Beatrize Gallegos who evacuated.
Many people along NM 65 are also packing up and leaving as the flames inch closer and closer to Las Vegas. | https://www.krqe.com/news/wildfires/families-face-tough-decisions-as-hermits-peak-calf-canyon-fire-grows/ | 2022-04-30T04:29:26Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/wildfires/families-face-tough-decisions-as-hermits-peak-calf-canyon-fire-grows/ | false |
Raiders take Dylan Parham with their first pick of NFL draft
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Las Vegas Raiders chose guard Dylan Parham from Memphis in the third round of the NFL draft with the 90th overall pick Friday night.
By selecting Parham, the Raiders hope they´ve found someone to strengthen the right side of a unit that struggled last season.
The Raiders were originally slotted to choose 86th overall but traded their pick to Tennessee for the 90th and 169th picks.
Originally recruited as a blocking tight end, Parham moved to the offensive line in the spring of 2018. He was named to The Associated Press 2020 All-Bowl Team, and earned first-team All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2021.
Hoping to find players in the middle rounds to help develop into core contributors, the Raiders have additional picks in the fourth round, three in the fifth, and one in the seventh.
The Raiders didn´t make a pick in the first round for the first time since 2012.
Under a new regime, with first-year general manager Dave Ziegler and new coach Josh McDaniels, the Raiders chose an aggressive route via the trade and free-agent pool, including the decision to trade their first- and second-round picks to Green Bay for All-Pro receiver Davante Adams.
Las Vegas also extended quarterback Derek Carr with a one-year guarantee and team-friendly deal, signed edge rusher Chandler Jones to a lucrative free-agent contract, and locked up edge rusher Maxx Crosby. The Raiders dealt Yannick Ngakoue to Indianapolis for cornerback Rock Ya-Sin.
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Ukraine cracks down on 'traitors' helping Russian troops
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - Viktor appeared nervous as masked Ukrainian security officers in full riot gear, camouflage and weapons pushed into his cluttered apartment in the northern city of Kharkiv. His hands trembled and he tried to cover his face.
The middle-aged man came to the attention of Ukraine´s Security Service, the SBU, after what authorities said were his social media posts praising Russian President Vladimir Putin for "fighting with the Nazis," calling for regions to secede and labeling the national flag "a symbol of death."
"Yes, I supported (the Russian invasion of Ukraine) a lot. I´m sorry. ... I have already changed my mind," said Viktor, his trembling voice showing clear signs of duress in the presence of the Ukrainian security officers.
"Get your things and get dressed," an officer said before escorting him out of the apartment. The SBU did not reveal Viktor's last name, citing their investigation.
Viktor was one of nearly 400 people in the Kharkiv region alone who have been detained under anti-collaboration laws enacted quickly by Ukraine's parliament and signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion.
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UN works to broker civilian evacuation from Mariupol
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The United Nations doggedly sought to broker an evacuation of civilians from the increasingly hellish ruins of Mariupol on Friday, while Ukraine accused Russia of showing its contempt for the world organization by bombing Kyiv when the U.N. leader was visiting the capital.
The mayor of Mariupol said the situation inside the steel plant that has become the southern port city´s last stronghold is dire, and citizens are "begging to get saved." Mayor Vadym Boichenko added: "There, it´s not a matter of days. It´s a matter of hours."
Ukraine´s forces, meanwhile, fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country's industrial Donbas region. Artillery fire, sirens and explosions could be heard in some cities. And a senior U.S. defense official said the Russian offensive is going much slower than planned in part because of the strength of Ukrainian resistance.
In other developments:
- A former U.S. Marine was killed while fighting alongside Ukrainian forces, his family said in what would be the war´s first known death of an American in combat. The U.S. has not confirmed the report.
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Relatives: Former US Marine killed while fighting in Ukraine
A 22-year-old former U.S. Marine was killed alongside Ukrainian forces in the war with Russia, his relatives told news outlets, in the first known death of an American citizen fighting in Ukraine.
Willy Joseph Cancel was killed Monday while working for a military contracting company that sent him to Ukraine, his mother, Rebecca Cabrera, told CNN. Cancel had recently worked as a corrections officer in Tennessee and previously served in the Marines from 2017 to 2021, joining the Corps the same year he graduated from high school.
Cabrera said her son had signed up to work with the private military contractor shortly before fighting began in Ukraine on Feb. 24. She told CNN he agreed to go to Ukraine.
"He wanted to go over because he believed in what Ukraine was fighting for, and he wanted to be a part of it to contain it there so it didn´t come here, and that maybe our American soldiers wouldn´t have to be involved in it," she said.
Cancel had volunteered with his local fire department in New York as a high school student, and he had a 7-month-old son, according to an online fundraising page set up by a man identifying himself as his father.
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Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying "I can´t do this."
The intern told a Statehouse supervisor that Aaron von Ehlinger raped her at his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant in March 2021. Von Ehlinger said the sex was consensual.
At the time, the Lewiston Republican was serving as a state representative, but he later resigned.
Von Ehlinger, 39, was found guilty Friday of rape. He was found not guilty of sexual penetration with a foreign object.
Von Ehlinger sat calmly as the verdict was read, as he has throughout the trial.
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Palestinian assailants shoot dead Israeli guard in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian assailants shot and killed a security guard at the entrance of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank late Friday, the Israeli military said, in a fresh attack that could further fuel Israeli-Palestinian tensions that have soared in the past two months.
The Israeli military said early Saturday that the attackers arrived at Ariel settlement entrance and shot the guard in his post before fleeing the scene. The military launched a pursuit of the suspects in the West Bank.
In a separate incident, Israeli troops shot and killed a 27-year-old Palestinian man during clashes at Azoun village near the town of Qalqilya early Saturday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
A string of Palestinian attacks in Israel and the West Bank over the past two months have left 14 Israelis dead.
Hamas, the militant group ruling Gaza, praised the attack but stopped short of claiming responsibility for it.
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Dodgers' Bauer suspended 2 seasons over alleged sex assault
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer was given an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay Friday by Major League Baseball for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy, a charge he denied. He vowed to overturn the discipline before an arbitrator.
The 2020 National League Cy Young Award winner was placed on administrative leave last July 2 under the policy. The leave was originally set for seven days, was extended 13 times and was due to expire Friday.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced the discipline, which covers 324 games without pay and if left in place would cost the 31-year-old pitcher just over $60 million from a $102 million, three-year contract that began last year.
Bauer vowed to challenge the suspension before Martin Scheinman, baseball's independent arbitrator, who is faced with deciding whether Manfred had just cause for the discipline under the domestic violence policy agreed to in 2015.
A San Diego woman, whom the pitcher had met through social media, alleged that Bauer beat and sexually abused her last year. She later sought but was denied a restraining order. Los Angeles prosecutors said in February there was insufficient evidence to prove the woman´s accusations beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 900 points Friday as another sharp sell-off led by technology stocks added to Wall Street's losses in April, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest monthly skid since the start of the pandemic.
A sharp drop in Amazon weighed on the market after the internet retail giant posted its first loss since 2015. The decline knocked more than $200 billion off Amazon's market value.
The benchmark S&P 500 fell 3.6% and finished April with an 8.8% loss, its worst monthly slide since March 2020. The Dow slumped 2.8%.
The Nasdaq composite, heavily weighted with technology stocks, bore the brunt of the damage this month, ending April with a 13.3% loss, its biggest monthly decline since the 2008 financial crisis.
Major indexes shifted between slumps and rallies throughout the week as the latest round of corporate earnings hit the market in force. Investors have been reviewing a particularly heavy batch of financial results from big tech companies, industrial firms and retailers.
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2022 NFL Draft l Day 2 ends with yet another receiver picked
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on the NFL draft.
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The second day of the NFL draft ended appropriately with another wide receiver being selected.
The San Francisco 49ers selected speedster Danny Gray from SMU with the last pick of the third round, No. 105 overall. Through three rounds, 17 receivers were selected, more than any other position.
The third round also produced a mini-run on quarterbacks after none were selected in Round 2 and only one went off the board in the first round Thursday night.
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Praise, few blemishes in file of cop who shot Patrick Lyoya
A Michigan police officer who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head had no complaints of excessive force against him but much praise for traffic stops that turned up drugs, guns and people wanted for crimes, according to his personnel file.
Records released Friday by Grand Rapids police show Christopher Schurr received more than a dozen letters of recognition since becoming an officer in 2015. The incidents sometimes began with a stop because of a missing brake light or a driver's sudden swift turn.
"Your quick and professional actions resulted in another firearm being removed from the streets and two parolees taken into custody," then-Chief David Rahinsky wrote in 2017.
It's possible that complaints against Schurr are no longer in his file. The contract between Grand Rapids and the police union allows expungement of older records if officers complete two years without a disciplinary action.
A few past incidents that brought Schurr positive recognition turned into foot chases. A foot chase is what happened on April 4 when he stopped a car driven by Lyoya, a Black man, and said the license plate didn't match the vehicle.
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First 'Jeopardy!' Gen Z super champ's streak hits 19 games
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Reigning "Jeopardy!" champion Mattea Roach represents a new generation of the quiz show's all-star players.
As of Friday, the 23-year-old Canadian has won 19 games and amassed $469,184 in prize money, putting her among the top 10 contestants for both consecutive victories and regular-season winnings in "Jeopardy!" history.
Roach, who begins her fifth week of competition Monday, is in the company of veteran standout players including Ken Jennings, who's currently hosting the show, and this season's champs Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio.
"The fact that I'm now one of the best players of all time hasn´t fully sunk in yet. It doesn´t really feel real," said Roach, the first Gen Zer to be dubbed a "super champion" by the show for achieving a double-digit string of wins. (Generation Z generally refers to those born from 1997 to 2012.)
A tutor for aspiring law school students, and perhaps one herself, she plays with a breezy confidence. Roach is relaxed enough to casually think out loud about her approach, as she did when she hit a crucial Double Jeopardy last Wednesday. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10769735/AP-News-Brief-12-04-m-EDT.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T04:37:24Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10769735/AP-News-Brief-12-04-m-EDT.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
14-20-21-27-29
(fourteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
14-20-21-27-29
(fourteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-seven, twenty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000 | https://www.michigansthumb.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17138237.php | 2022-04-30T04:39:17Z | https://www.michigansthumb.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Cash-5-game-17138237.php | false |
Shares of Motorola Solutions Inc.
MSI,
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as L3Harris Technologies Inc.
LHX,
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
5-9-4
(five, nine, four)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Louisiana Lottery's "Pick 3" game were:
5-9-4
(five, nine, four) | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17138242.php | 2022-04-30T04:50:09Z | https://www.sfgate.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-game-17138242.php | false |
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Pius Suter scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Friday night in the teams' season finale.
Tyler Bertuzzi and Michael Rasmussen each had a goal and an assist, and Moritz Seider and Joe Veleno also scored for the Red Wings. Sam Gagner had two assists and Magnus Hellberg stopped 23 shots.
Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist, and Dawson Mercer and Nolan Foote also scored for the Devils, who closed the season with six straight losses (0-4-2) overall and eight straight at home. Mackenzie Blackwood finished with 30 saves.
Suter’s goal with 9:27 left gave Detroit it’s fourth lead of the game, and Bertuzzi added an empty-netter, his 30th goal of the season, with 10 seconds to go to seal the win.
Veleno scored his eighth 54 seconds into the third period to give Detroit a 3-2 lead before Zetterlund tied it for the third time just over 6 minutes later with his third.
Rasmussen scored at 1:08 of the first period to give the Red Wings the 1-0 lead with his 15th.
Mercer answered for the Devils when Zetterlund found him at the front of the net with 2:46 left in the opening period to tie it. It was Mercer's 17th.
Seider scored with a wrist shot from the top of the point at 6:30 of the second to retake the lead for the Red Wings. It was his seventh.
Foote tied it for the Devils with his third with 4:22 remaining in the period. | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Suter-scores-in-3rd-Red-Wings-beat-Devils-5-3-in-17138202.php | 2022-04-30T04:56:43Z | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Suter-scores-in-3rd-Red-Wings-beat-Devils-5-3-in-17138202.php | false |
As large parts of India and Pakistan experience scorching temperatures, the UN's specialised agency on weather has said while it is premature to attribute the extreme heat in the two countries solely to climate change, it is consistent with a changing climate, with heatwaves starting earlier than in the past.
Extreme heat is gripping large parts of India and Pakistan, impacting hundreds of millions of people in one of the most densely populated parts of the world, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Friday.
It said that according to The India Meteorological Department, maximum temperatures reached 43-46 C in widespread areas on April 28 and that this intense heat will continue until May 2.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department said that daytime temperatures are likely to be between 5 C and 8 C above normal in large swathes of the country.
It is premature to attribute the extreme heat in India and Pakistan solely to climate change. However, it is consistent with what we expect in a changing climate. Heatwaves are more frequent and more intense and starting earlier than in the past, the WMO said.
The global body added that national meteorological and hydrological departments in both countries are working closely with health and disaster management agencies to roll out heat health action plans which have been successful in saving lives in the past few years.
Heatwaves have multiple and cascading impacts not just on human health, but also on ecosystems, agriculture, water and energy supplies and key sectors of the economy, the WMO said adding that the risks to society underline why it is committed to ensuring that multi-hazard early warning services reach the most vulnerable.
It noted that the heatwave was triggered by a high-pressure system and follows an extended period of above average temperatures. India recorded its warmest March on record, with an average maximum temperature of 33.1 C, or 1.86 C above the long-term average. Pakistan also recorded its warmest March for at least the past 60 years, with a number of stations breaking March records.
In the pre-monsoon period, both India and Pakistan regularly experience excessively high temperatures, especially in May. Heatwaves do occur in April but are less common. It is too soon to know whether new national temperature records will be set, the WMO said.
The WMO noted that India has established a national framework for heat action plans through the National Disaster Management Authority which coordinates a network of state disaster response agencies and city leaders to prepare for soaring temperatures and ensure that everyone is aware of heatwave Do's and Don't's.
It added that the city of Ahmedabad was the first South Asian city to develop and implement a city-wide heat health adaptation in 2013 after experiencing a devastating heatwave in 2010.
This successful approach has been expanded to 23 heatwave-prone states and serves to protect more than 130 cities and districts, it said.
The WMO added that both India and Pakistan have successful heat-health early warning systems and action plans, including those specially tailored for urban areas.
Heat Action Plans reduce heat mortality and lessen the social impacts of extreme heat, including lost work productivity.
Important lessons have been learned from the past and these are now being shared among all partners of the WMO co-sponsored Global Heat Health Information Network to enhance capacity in the hard-hit region," it said.
The WMO said that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in its Sixth Assessment Report, said that heatwaves and humid heat stress will be more intense and frequent in South Asia this century.
The WMO also cited an open-access publication recently issued by India's Ministry of Earth Sciences that highlights that the frequency of warm extremes over India has increased during 1951 2015, with accelerated warming trends during the recent 30 year period 1986 2015.
The publication also notes that pre-monsoon season heatwave frequency, duration, intensity and areal coverage over India are projected to substantially increase during the twenty-first century.
Civil society, such as the Red Cross Red Crescent Society and the Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe), also play a critical role, deploying lifesaving communications and interventions to vulnerable communities, the WMO said.
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