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A community of cooperative members gathered at Lake Country Power’s service center in Cohasset for the annual membership meeting on Wednesday evening, April 20. More than 300 members and guests heard about the lingering effects of the COVID pandemic on material costs, supply chain issues, historic inflation and the impacts all of it has on providing safe and reliable electric service.
Co-op officials also noted there was no choice but to implement the first rate increase in six years after thorough analysis.
“Material costs and supply chain issues are creating very real problems for us,” said Lake Country Power General Manager Mark Bakk. “The cost for materials we use for the distribution system has skyrocketed more than 30 percent from pre-pandemic levels. What you feel at the gas pump, is what we also feel, which is mostly diesel fuel in our case.”
Bakk shared that the supply chain for materials is delayed by months, or even years and that vendors are sometimes unable to quote a price for necessary materials upon request.
While external factors are beyond what the co-op can control, there is some good news. Bakk said Lake Country Power achieved its best-ever score for the average number of minutes of outage time each member experienced over a 12-month period. The co-op also scored well in the average amount of time it takes for line crews to restore an outage.
Lake Country Power’s internal tree and construction crews are helping the co-op save money that used to be paid to contractors. In 2021, the cooperative’s tree crews saved LCP nearly $250,000 while the construction crews pushed the one-year savings for their projects age-related line replacements and outage restoration assistance to over $1 million.
Bakk expressed his gratitude to members for ranking Lake Country Power with its highest-ever member satisfaction American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score of 77 in 2021. He said, “Thanks for your support, and rest assured that I will always lead this cooperative with your best interests in mind.”
Four employees from the Cohasset line crew were recognized before the membership for their act of heroism in rescuing a trapped woman from a flipped vehicle in a ditch filled with icy water last fall. Tim Rasmusson, Cody Vredenburg, Matt Bade and Tyler McClellan were honored with the Great River Energy Award of Excellence and the St. Louis County 911 Life Saver Award.
Additional reports were given by LCP Board President Craig Olson, Holding Company President Daniel Kingsley, and Mark Fagan, Great River Energy’s vice president and chief corporate and member services officer.
Annual meeting videos can be found on Lake Country Power’s website, www.lakecountrypower.coop, or the co-op’s You Tube channel at www.youtube.com/lakecountrypower, starting the week of April 25.
Director election results were announced to fill three-year terms. District 2 candidate, Michael Forsman of Ely, ran unopposed and received 624 votes.
Members in District 4 and District 8 did not receive a director ballot because no members petitioned to run for the board of directors by the filing deadline on February 9.
“We did not feel it proper or in the best interest of the cooperative to appoint any members to those two districts,” said Craig Olson, board president. “The seven active directors will oversee any cooperative business that may occur in those open districts and then we’ll hold a special election next spring to fill the remaining two-year terms for District 4 and District 8.”
Immediately following the adjournment of the annual meeting, the board of directors held a re-organizational meeting. Board officers are: Craig Olson from District 7, President; Daniel Kingsley from District 6, Vice President; Mike Forsman from District 2, Secretary; and Jason Long from District 1, Treasurer.
Lake Country Power, www.lakecountrypower.coop, is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving parts of eight counties in northeastern Minnesota. The rural electric cooperative provides services to more than 43,000 members and has offices located in Cohasset, Kettle River and Mountain Iron. | https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/co-op-community-connects-in-cohasset-for-lake-country-power-annual-meeting/article_6ac5afa2-c7f4-11ec-a265-8bae7764d706.html | 2022-04-30T14:00:47Z | https://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/co-op-community-connects-in-cohasset-for-lake-country-power-annual-meeting/article_6ac5afa2-c7f4-11ec-a265-8bae7764d706.html | false |
Visakhapatnam: street play drives home the message of railway safety
Skit is very informative and nicely narrated by Divisional Cultural Association team, says DRM
A ‘Nukkad natak’ (street play) was presented by the Divisional Cultural Association of Waltair Division, in association with the Safety Department and Civil Defence personnel at Visakhapatnam railway station on Saturday.
The objective of the street play was to create awareness among people on the dangers of trespassing and open defecation on railway tracks, negligent boarding/deboarding, getting down from trains on mid-sections by chain pulling etc. and thereby prevent deaths on the tracks. The skit drew the attention of passengers, waiting for their trains and those who came to the station to receive their friends and family members.
Divisional Railway Manager Anup Satpathy, who participated as the guest, said that the street play was informative and nicely narrated by the Divisional Cultural Association team. It gives the message of the dangers of tresspassing, footboard travel, open defection, selfie spree, climbing on the roof of coaches, etc. The death of a person devastates a family. He said that railway officers and staff were on the forefront to counsel the travelling public with the help of Scouts & Guides, Civil Defence and Labour Unions in association with the State and the district authorities, NGOs, schools, colleges and the general public.
ADRM (infra) Sudhir Kumar Gupta, ADRM (Operations) Manoj Kumar Sahoo, other branch officers and staff were present on the occasion.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Dozens of people gathered in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Friday to hold a prayer rally against a controversial local after-school Satan club.
Greensboro police had officers stationed at Joyner Elementary School to make sure things stayed under control. About 50 people gathered with signs in hand, and some got on bended knees to pray.
“Kind of a rallying thing to say ‘We here in Greensboro do not want this in our schools,'” said Tempe Moore, organizer of the prayer rally.
The group say they want to keep the after-school Satan club from gathering inside Joyner Elementary School or any Guilford County school.
Flyers went out to students advertising the club late last week and was slated to start on Friday at Joyner Elementary School.
“We’re not trying to endorse Satanism or criticize other religious organizations. Our club focuses on critical thinking, scientific rationalism,” said Lucien Greave, cofounder of the Satanic Temple.
Guilford County Schools’ chief of staff says the club is under review.
Greaves said the Temple never starts a club where it doesn’t have followers and supporters to put in one place. But Moore says she hopes Friday’s rally encourages churches elsewhere to “take a stand” against the clubs.
There are four after-school Satan clubs across the country, including ones in Illinois and Ohio.
An elementary school in Pennsylvania recently denied the club, creating a lawsuit.
Guilford County Schools wants parents to know they are not associated with any after-school program. They are also reviewing their legal counsel on how fliers for non-school-sponsored clubs are distributed. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/nc-parents-hold-prayer-rally-in-opposition-to-after-school-satan-club/ | 2022-04-30T14:23:14Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/nc-parents-hold-prayer-rally-in-opposition-to-after-school-satan-club/ | true |
600 rice mills installed blending machines for rice fortification
Rice fortification is a process of adding micronutrients to regular rice using extrusion technology
As many as 600 out of 900 major rice mills in the State have installed blending machines to produce fortified boiled rice out of paddy purchases made by mills in the ongoing rabi season.
The mills started installing blending machines since the Food Corporation of India had agreed to buy fortified boiled rice in the State while totally rejecting boiled rice. The refusal of the Centre to lift boiled rice from the State had kicked off a major protest by the State government. As the paddy cultivated in rabi generally yielded broken rice due to higher temperatures during harvest, the State government had been supplying boiled rice to the FCI all these years. But, the FCI had refused to buy boiled rice from this year as it had surplussed stocks at its godowns.
In this backdrop, the FCI agreed to buy 40.20 lakh tonnes of raw rice and 2.60 lakh tonnes of fortified boiled rice of rabi from the State, a senior officer of civil supplies told The Hindu.
Rice fortification was a process of adding micronutrients to regular rice using extrusion technology. This involved production of fortified rice kernels from a mixture using an extruder machine. The fortified rice kernels were then blended with regular rice to produce fortified rice. The micronutrients that were used to blend included iron, folic acid and Vitamin `D’ B 12. The rice fortification was the fifth behind salt, oils, mlk and wheat which was targeted for fortification by the Centre by 2024.
The official said the Centre proposed supply of fortified rice in the public distribution system to improve immunity levels of people in the background of Coronavirus and other viruses. After the State government decided to tow the line of Centre, officials suggested to rice millers to install blending machines. The supply of fortified rice made a small beginning from anganwadi centres in the State this month. In the coming months, it will be included in mid-day meals for school children and PDS, officials added.
In the coming days, the blending machines will also be used to the stocks already in the godowns of FCI for PDS.
When the civil supplies department wrote to the FCI on April 13 that it would supply raw rice and not boiled rice, the department also communicated that it was prepared to supply as much fortified boiled rice as much as possible. Senior officials of the department also rushed to Delhi to convey their preparedness. In response, the secretary of Ministry of Food, PDS and Consumer Affairs wrote to the department on Thursday that the FCI would be instructed to lift 2.60 lakh tonnes of fortified boiled rice from the State. As a consequence, the allotment of paddy to rice mills was also enhanced.
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LEAGUE ONE FINAL DAY ROUND-UP: Wigan are crowned champions with Rotherham also securing promotion while Gillingham, Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon all suffer relegation
- Wigan have been crowned League One champions after beating Shrewsbury
- Rotherham also secured automatic promotion as they beat Gillingham 2-0
- Wycombe, MK Dons, Sunderland and Sheffield Wednesday are in the play-offs
- Gillingham, Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon join Crewe in suffering relegation
Wigan secured promotion to the Championship as they won the League One title in a dramatic final day in England's third tier.
The Latics secured a 3-0 victory away to Shrewsbury, while Rotherham also achieve automatic promotion as they won 2-0 against Gillingham, who suffered relegation.
In the play-offs Wycombe will play MK Dons, with Sunderland taking on Sheffield Wednesday.
Wigan were crowned League One champions with a 3-0 victory away to Shrewsbury
Rotherham's Ollie Rathbone celebrates with the fans after his side secured promotion
Nathan Broadhead scored as Sunderland beat Morecambe to reach the play-offs
As well as Gillingham, Doncaster and AFC Wimbledon have also been relegated.
An own goal from Josh Vela put Wigan in the ascendancy against Shrewsbury, with Will Keane scoring a brace which included a penalty.
Rarmani Edmonds-Green and Georgie Kelly scored as Rotherham earned promotion while Gillingham went down to League Two.
Wycombe beat Burton Albion 2-1 to reach the play-offs. Sam Vokes opened the scoring for for Wycombe before Gassan Ahadme equalised. Jordan Obita proceeded to score the winner.
Neil Harris was left dejected after Gillingham suffered relegation to League Two
Jack Rudoni (L) and manager Mark Bowen (R) react to AFC Wimbledon's relegation
Doncaster's relegation was confirmed following their 1-1 draw away to Oxford. The hosts went in front through Billy Bodin. Josh Martin scored the equaliser for Doncaster.
AFC Wimbledon went down after they lost 4-3 to Accrington Stanley. Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Colby Bishop and Michael Nottingham scored to put Accrington in the ascendancy. Ayoub Assal and Jack Rudoni got goals back for Wimbledon, but John O'Sullivan struck to ensure victory for Accrington.
Sunderland are into the play-offs following Nathan Broadhead's goal in a 1-0 win against Morecambe.
Sheffield Wednesday will also take part in the play-offs after beating Portsmouth 4-1. Portsmouth took an early lead through George Hirst, but Lee Gregory, Saido Berahino, Jordan Storey and George Byers scored for Wednesday.
Scott Twine scored four goals as MK Dons reached the play-offs following a 5-0 win against Plymouth. Harry Darling also scored, with Plymouth having Jordan Houghton sent off.
Fleetwood avoided defeat despite a 4-2 defeat away to Bolton. Barry Baggley opened the scoring for Fleetwood, with Dion Charles and Declan John then netting for Bolton. Joe Garner made it 2-2 but Bolton responded through Charles and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
Crewe, whose relegation had already been confirmed, suffered a 2-1 defeat against Lincoln. Chris Long made it 1-0 to Crewe but substitutes Tom Hopper and Hakeeb Adelakun scored as Lincoln prevailed.
Cambridge drew 2-2 with Cheltenham. Sam Smith scored a brace for Cambridge, with Alfie May doing likewise for Cheltenham, which included a stoppage time equaliser. Cheltenham finished the game with ten men after William Boyle was sent off.
Ipswich beat Charlton 4-0. Wes Burns scored a brace, while Tyreeq Bakinson and James Norwood also got on the scoresheet. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10770271/LEAGUE-ONE-ROUND-Wigan-crowned-champions-Rotherham-securing-promotion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T14:51:31Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10770271/LEAGUE-ONE-ROUND-Wigan-crowned-champions-Rotherham-securing-promotion.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Friday urged a jury to reject a retired New York City police officer’s argument that he was acting in self-defense when he swung a flagpole at police officers and tackled one of them during the U.S. Capitol riot.
Thomas Webster, a 20-year NYPD veteran, is the first Capitol riot defendant to be tried on an assault charge and the first to present a jury with a self-defense argument.
Jurors went home for the weekend about 30 minutes after getting the case. They’re due back Monday for deliberations.
During the trial’s closing arguments, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Kelly urged jurors to use their common sense and trust what they saw on several videos that captured the confrontation. Kelly said the videos show Webster swing his metal flagpole like a club, “bull rush” Metropolitan Police Department officer Noah Rathbun and then grab the officer’s gas mask with both hands.
“Don’t let the defendant off the hook for what he did that day,” Kelly said.
Webster, 56, testified Thursday that he was trying to protect himself from a “rogue cop” who punched him in the face. He also accused Rathbun of instigating the confrontation.
Rathbun testified that he didn’t punch or pick a fight with Webster as a mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, disrupting Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
Defense attorney James Monroe said Webster had a right to defend himself against a “bad cop” who was using excessive force.
“Acquit this man. Send him back to New York,” Monroe told jurors. “Get behind the truth. And I’m talking about the whole truth.”
Webster’s jury trial is the fourth for a Capitol riot case. The first three defendants to get a jury trial were convicted of all charges in their respective indictments. A judge decided two other cases without a jury, acquitting one of the defendants and partially acquitting the other.
A grand jury indicted Webster on six counts, including a charge that he assaulted Rathbun with a dangerous weapon, a metal flagpole. He wasn’t accused of entering the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Webster drove alone to Washington, D.C., from his home near Goshen, New York, on the eve of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally. He was wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying a U.S. Marine Corps flag on a metal pole when he approached the Capitol, after listening to then-President Donald Trump address thousands of supporters.
Webster said he went to the Capitol to “petition” lawmakers to “relook” at the results of the 2020 presidential election. But he testified that he didn’t intend to interfere with Congress’ joint session to certify the Electoral College vote.
Rathbun’s body camera captured Webster shouting profanities and insults before they made any physical contact. Webster said he was attending his first political protest as a civilian and expressing his free speech rights when he yelled at officers behind a row of bike racks.
The body camera video shows that Webster slammed one of the bike racks at Rathbun before the officer reached out with an open left hand and struck the right side of Webster’s face. Webster said it felt like he had been hit by a freight train.
Rathbun said he was trying to move Webster back from a security perimeter that he and other officers were struggling to maintain.
After Rathbun struck his face, Webster swung a metal flagpole at the officer in a downward chopping motion, striking a bike rack. Rathbun grabbed the broken pole from Webster, who charged at the officer, tackled him to the ground and grabbed his gas mask.
Rathbun testified that he started choking as the chinstrap on his gas mask pressed against his throat.
Webster said he grabbed Rathbun by the gas mask because he wanted the officer to see his hands and know that he didn’t pose a threat.
“Does that make any amount of sense to any of you?” Kelly asked jurors.
Rathbun reported a hand injury from a separate encounter with a rioter inside the Capitol. He didn’t report any injuries caused by Webster, but jurors saw photos of leg bruises that Rathbun attributed to his confrontation with the retired officer.
Webster faces six counts: assaulting, resisting or impeding an officer using a dangerous weapon; civil disorder; entering and remaining in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; disorderly and disruptive conduct in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; engaging in physical violence in restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon; and engaging in an act of physical violence on Capitol grounds.
Webster retired from the NYPD in 2011 after 20 years of service, which included a stint on then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s private security detail. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1985 to 1989 before joining the NYPD in 1991.
More than 780 people have been charged with riot-related federal crimes. The Justice Department says over 245 of them have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. | https://www.wivb.com/news/jurors-weigh-mans-self-defense-claim-in-capitol-riot-trial/ | 2022-04-30T14:57:29Z | https://www.wivb.com/news/jurors-weigh-mans-self-defense-claim-in-capitol-riot-trial/ | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — A baby tree kangaroo that’s just poking its nose out of its mother’s pouch is the first of its species born at the Bronx Zoo since 2008, zoo officials announced Friday.
The birth of the Matschie’s tree kangaroo joey “is an exciting birth for the Bronx Zoo and a unique opportunity for people to observe one of nature’s most intriguing evolutionary adaptations,” zoo director Jim Breheny said in a news release.
The Matschie’s tree kangaroo is native to Papua New Guinea and is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It is arboreal and lives in mountain rainforests.
The species is much smaller than Australia’s well-known red kangaroo. An adult male Matschie’s tree kangaroo weighs between 20 and 25 lb (9–11 kg). The joey is about the size of a human thumbnail at birth, zoo officials said. The tiny joey crawls through the mother’s fur to enter her pouch and emerges after about seven months.
“At this stage of development, the joey will spend a lot of time in his mom’s pouch with just its head sticking out,” Breheny said. “As it matures it will begin to explore its environment and start spending short periods of time outside the pouch.”
Conservationists believe that fewer than 2,500 Matschie’s tree kangaroos remain in the wild. They are threatened by habitat destruction, hunting and other human activities. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/its-a-joey-bronx-zoo-announces-birth-of-rare-tree-kangaroo/ | 2022-04-30T15:02:12Z | https://www.kxnet.com/news/its-a-joey-bronx-zoo-announces-birth-of-rare-tree-kangaroo/ | true |
AFC Wimbledon relegated after defeat at home to Accrington
AFC Wimbledon’s relegation from Sky Bet League One was confirmed after a dramatic 4-3 defeat at home to Accrington.
Goals from Jay Rich-Baghuelou, Colby Bishop, Michael Nottingham and John O’Sullivan proved too much for Mark Bowen’s Dons at Plough Lane.
That was despite a spirited effort in a chaotic second half that saw Ayoub Assal and a double from Jack Rudoni offer the hosts a glimmer of hope.
Left-back Rich-Baghuelou put the visitors ahead with a venomous 25-yard effort.
Bishop made it two with his 12th goal of the season, a gift courtesy of some lacklustre defending from the hosts.
Nottingham then added a third on the stroke of half-time, rising highest to meet Sean McConville’s floated corner.
Assal pulled one back from close range just after the break and a glancing header from Rudoni cut the deficit to one just two minutes later.
O’Sullivan then headed home Accrington’s fourth, before a Rudoni long-range drive brought the scoring to a close as Wimbledon’s relegation to League Two was sealed.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 30, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
844 AM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island,
and Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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Juan Mata has tipped Manchester United for an “exciting future” under new boss Erik ten Hag.
The 34-year-old also appreciates United fans’ frustration over a difficult campaign, where interim manager Ralf Rangnick looks set to miss out on Champions League qualification.
Ajax manager Ten Hag will trade Amsterdam for Manchester in the summer, as the Old Trafford club seek their latest overhaul in a long quest to return to the game’s summit.
Mata might not be on hand next term given his contract expires this summer, but the ex-Chelsea star has backed Ten Hag to turn the club around.
“I understand the fans’ frustration after this season because I would also be frustrated too,” Mata told United’s official club website.
“But I also think there is an an exciting future ahead, with a new era, with a new manager.
“Hopefully it is going to be a big change in terms of results and fans will be happy.”
United host Brentford on Monday, with a top-four finish and Champions League qualification already appearing beyond Rangnick.
Mata challenged United’s players to deliver the correct attitude and application from now until the end of the campaign, no matter what else happens.
“Like in every other game but of course playing at home is always special,” Juan replied when asked how United would approach the game,” said Mata.
“Whenever you step onto that pitch it’s always special. Hopefully we can have a good game, we can end this season at home on a positive note because that’s what the fans deserve.
“Every single game that you play for this club you can play better or worse, you can have better or worse results but as a fan the thing I would like to see is players giving everything and fighting together and representing the club the best we can.
“That’s what we have to do unfortunately in the next [three] games because there are no more.
“Like I say, it is a question of pride and giving to the club what it deserves from us.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3247853/juan-mata-manchester-united-have-exciting-future-under-erik-ten-hag/ | 2022-04-30T15:23:16Z | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/3247853/juan-mata-manchester-united-have-exciting-future-under-erik-ten-hag/ | false |
D'Souza's Doc Film '2,000 Mules' Set for Release; Here's Where You Can Watch
Filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza has released details about where his highly anticipated documentary film “2,000 Mules” can be viewed.
The movie is showing in theaters across the nation on Monday, May 2, and Wednesday, May 4. There will be a virtual premiere online on Saturday, May 7, at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
The “2,000 Mules” website shows the times and locations by state.
D’Souza tweeted that the virtual premiere will include a Q&A after the film ends.
For the same price as a movie ticket you can watch “2000 Mules” at home. Sign up for our Virtual Premiere on Sat. May 7. It includes the screening of the movie with a live Q & A to follow. This event is limited to 250,000 people & tickets are going fast! https://t.co/GXmj2z4z0k pic.twitter.com/yewGoPwoDV
— Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) April 27, 2022
D’Souza also dropped a new trailer over the weekend.
“2,000 Mules” is about an allegedly illegal ballot-harvesting scheme conducted in five key swing states during the 2020 election, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.
These are all states that former President Donald Trump won in 2016, but flipped to Democrat President Joe Biden in 2020.
The vote integrity group True the Vote worked with D’Souza on “2,000 Mules.”
A mule is a term used in the movie for those who repeatedly picked up batches of ballots and placed them in drop boxes.
In the new trailer, True the Vote’s Greg Phillips says, “We identified in Atlanta 242 mules that went to an average of 24 drop boxes. In Philadelphia alone we’ve identified over 1,100 mules.”
He also said that True the Vote has four million minutes of surveillance video from around the country allegedly showing mules in action during the 2020 election.
New York Post columnist Miranda Devine has seen the documentary. She wrote that it provides “the most compelling evidence to date” of a systematic scheme to subvert the electoral process.
“Using cellphone geotracking and surveillance video, it shows a network of ‘mules’ in battleground states busily collecting ballots from get-out-the-vote NGOs and stuffing them, a few at a time, into multiple drop boxes in the dead of night,” she explained.
A mule is anyone who went to drop boxes 10 times or more during the 2020 general election.
“For each of the 2,000 mules the average number of drop box visits was 38, with an average five ballots deposited per visit. That’s 380,000 suspect votes.”
In an interview with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk earlier this month, Phillips and True the Vote founder Catherine Engelbrecht went into detail about how they gathered and used the cell phone data to identify mules.
They explained that all cellphones have unique device information that pings off cellphone towers, showing where the cellphone has been down to an 18-inch diameter. This technology is used by thousands of phone apps, such as those for weather and navigation.
Law enforcement employs this technology all the time. The FBI, in fact, used it to pinpoint protesters who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The New York Times reported that it paid for cell data to track down those who were present at the Capitol that day.
True the Vote was able to mine data from the months leading up to the 2020 election to identify the 2,000 most prolific “mules.”
The mules followed a pattern of repeatedly going to drop box locations and back to offices of non-governmental organizations during the election in places like Atlanta, Philadelphia and Yuma, Arizona.
“We were able to identify those organizations, those stash houses,” Phillips said.
Stacy Abrams’ Georgia group, “Fair Fight Action” is an example of an NGO where the pattern showed up, according to Devine.
This is what stuffing the ballot box looks like pic.twitter.com/okpcKa9O4c
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) April 11, 2022
Philadelphia was the worst of the places tracked where alleged illegal ballot-harvesting occurred, according to Phillips. He said 1,155 people there met their definition of a mule.
“In Philadelphia, we had some people, quite a few people, who went over 100 times to the drop boxes. But they were also going to the organizations,” Phillips said.
Engelbrecht said the average number of trips per mule in Yuma County was 31.
To guard against accidentally picking up people who happened to pass by drop box locations regularly, True the Vote bought cellphone data for September, October and November, showing before, during and after election season.
Only those whose cell phones showed them at drop boxes when voting was occurring were included in True the Vote’s data.
“Pings don’t lie,” Engelbrecht said.
According to Devine, D’Souza breaks down the numbers in “2,000 Mules” concluding that the number of ballots harvested in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania — assuming they were for Biden — would have changed the outcome in the three states, and therefore, the winner of the 2020 presidential race.
Trump’s Electoral College votes would have been 279 to Biden’s 259, D’Souza says.
Trump congratulated the filmmaker and True the Vote for the upcoming premiere of “2,000 Mules” in a statement released Tuesday.
NEW!
President Donald J. Trump:
“An incredible new film by Dinesh D’Souza exposes massive and determinative ballot harvesting in the 2020 Election. Congratulations to Dinesh, Catherine Englebrecht, and all of the incredible Patriots at True the Vote who worked so hard… pic.twitter.com/FSgd7Aeumh
— Liz Harrington (@realLizUSA) April 26, 2022
“An incredible new film by Dinesh D’Souza exposes massive and determinative ballot harvesting in the 2020 election,” Trump said.
D’Souza concludes the “2,000 Mules” trailer, arguing, “Without free and fair elections, we are not a democracy, we are a criminal cartel masquerading as a democracy.”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-9-9-2, FIREBALL: 4
(four, nine, nine, two; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
4-9-9-2, FIREBALL: 4
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Even as a young adult, Shannen Dee Williams – who grew up Black and Catholic in Memphis, Tennessee – knew of only one Black nun, and a fake one at that: Sister Mary Clarence, as played by Whoopi Goldberg in the comic film “Sister Act.”
After 14 years of research, Williams – a history professor at the University of Dayton -- arguably now knows more about America’s Black nuns than anyone in the world. Her comprehensive and compelling history of them, “Subversive Habits,” will be published May 17.
Williams found that many Black nuns were modest about their achievements and reticent about sharing details of bad experiences, such as encountering racism and discrimination. Some acknowledged wrenching events only after Williams confronted them with details gleaned from other sources.
“For me, it was about recognizing the ways in which trauma silences people in ways they may not even be aware of,” she said.
The story is told chronologically, yet always in the context of a theme Williams outlines in her preface: that the nearly 200-year history of these nuns in the U.S. has been overlooked or willfully suppressed by those who resented or disrespected them.
“For far too long, scholars of the American, Catholic, and Black pasts have unconsciously or consciously declared -- by virtue of misrepresentation, marginalization, and outright erasure -- that the history of Black Catholic nuns does not matter,” she writes, depicting her book as proof that their history “has always mattered.”
Williams begins her narrative in the pre-Civil War era when some Black women, even in slave-holding states, found their way into Catholic sisterhood. Some entered previously whites-only orders, often in subservient roles, while a few trailblazing women formed orders for Black nuns in Baltimore and New Orleans.
Even as the number of American nuns – of all races – shrinks relentlessly, that Baltimore order founded in 1829 remains intact, continuing its mission to educate Black youths. Some current members of the Oblate Sisters of Providence help run Saint Frances Academy, a high school serving low-income Black neighborhoods.
Some of the most detailed passages in “Subversive Habits” recount the Jim Crow era, extending from the 1870s through the 1950s, when Black nuns were not spared from the segregation and discrimination endured by many other African Americans.
In the 1960s, Williams writes, Black nuns were often discouraged or blocked by their white superiors from engaging in the civil rights struggle.
Yet one of them, Sister Mary Antona Ebo, was on the front lines of marchers who gathered in Selma, Alabama, in 1965 in support of Black voting rights and in protest of the violence of Bloody Sunday when white state troopers brutally dispersed peaceful Black demonstrators. An Associated Press photo of Ebo and other nuns in the march on March 10 — three days after Bloody Sunday — ran on the front pages of many newspapers.
Over two decades before Selma, Ebo faced repeated struggles to surmount racial barriers. She was denied admittance to Catholic nursing schools because of her race, and later endured segregation policies at the white-led order she joined in St. Louis in 1946, according to Williams.
The idea for “Subversive Habits” took shape in 2007, when Williams – then a graduate student at Rutgers University – was seeking a compelling topic for a paper due in a seminar on African American history.
At the library, she searched through microfilm editions of Black-owned newspapers and came across a 1968 article in the Pittsburgh Courier about a group of Catholic nuns forming the National Black Sisters' Conference.
The accompanying photo, of four smiling Black nuns, “literally stopped me in my tracks,” she said. “I was raised Catholic … How did I not know that Black nuns existed?”
Mesmerized by her discovery, she began devouring “everything I could that had been published about black Catholic history,” while setting out to interview founding members of the National Black Sisters' Conference. As her research broadened, she scoured overlooked archives, previously sealed church records and out-of-print books, while conducting more than 100 interviews.
“I bore witness to a profoundly unfamiliar history that disrupts and revises much of what has been said and written about the U.S. Catholic Church and the place of Black people within it,” Williams writes. “Because it is impossible to narrate Black sisters’ journey in the United States -- accurately and honestly -- without confronting the Church’s largely unacknowledged and unreconciled histories of colonialism, slavery, and segregation.”
Historians have been unable to identify the nation’s first Black Catholic nun, but Williams recounts some of the earliest moves to bring Black women into Catholic religious orders.
One of the oldest Black sisterhoods, the Sisters of the Holy Family, formed in New Orleans in 1842 because white sisterhoods in Louisiana, including the slave-holding Ursuline order, refused to accept African Americans.
The principal founder of that New Orleans order — Henriette Delille — and Oblate Sisters of Providence founder Mary Lange are among three Black nuns from the U.S. designated by Catholic officials as worthy of consideration for sainthood. The other is Sister Thea Bowman, a beloved educator, evangelist and singer who died in Mississippi in 1990 and is buried in Williams’s hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.
According to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, there are about 400 African American religious sisters, out of a total of roughly 40,000 nuns.
That overall figure is only one-fourth of the 160,000 nuns in 1970, according to Catholic researchers at Georgetown University. Whatever their races, many of the remaining nuns are elderly, and the influx of youthful novices is sparse.
Williams told the AP she was considering leaving the Catholic church – due partly to its handling of racial issues – as she started researching Black nuns. Hearing their histories revitalized her faith.
“As these women were telling me their stories, they were also preaching to me in a such a beautiful way,” Williams said. “It wasn’t done in a way that reflected any anger -- they had already made their peace with it, despite the unholy discrimination they had faced.”
What keeps her in the church now, Williams said, is a commitment to these women who chose to share their stories.
“It took a lot for them to get it out,” she said. “I remain in awe of these women, of their faithfulness.”
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AP video journalist Jessie Wardarski contributed to this report.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Private electric utilities in the Pacific Northwest are planning tens of millions of dollars in upgrades to reduce the risk that their power lines could spark wildfires during extreme weather.
Utilities such as Pacific Power, Avista, Idaho Power, Portland General Electric and Puget Sound Energy are either required to or are voluntarily submitting wildfire mitigation plans. The 2022 editions are now public, the Northwest News Network reported.
These reports show major spending increases to harden infrastructure, remove trees near power lines and install systems to instantaneously de-energize circuits if a fault is detected during a windstorm. Pacific Power, for example, said it forecasts $473 million in wildfire protection spending over the next five years. PGE, with a much smaller service territory, budgeted $32 million in wildfire program operations and capital costs just for this year.
Utilities will eventually seek to recover those costs through customers’ monthly bills. Proposed electric rate increases pending before the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission already include some wildfire mitigation costs.
“We define a risk tree as anything dead, dying or diseased that can strike a power line,” David James, wildfire resiliency manager for Spokane-based Avista Utilities, told an oversight hearing of the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission on Wednesday. “Year-to-date, we’ve removed over 4,000 trees – 4,416 trees. That is just incredible.”
At the same virtual meeting, executives of Pacific Power and Puget Sound Energy described investments pretty much all major Western utilities are making to both prevent the grid from sparking wildfires and prevent passing fires from taking down electric service. The infrastructure hardening measures include installing covered conductors, relocating power lines and replacing some wooden transmission poles with steel. In rare instances, overhead power lines are being replaced with underground wires, but that is expensive.
In Oregon, the legislature last year required electric utilities to submit a wildfire mitigation plan annually. In the past week, the Oregon Public Utility Commission approved the 2022 wildfire plans produced by the private utilities it regulates, Pacific Power, PGE and Idaho Power. The latter’s approval came with a caveat that Idaho Power must submit additional info to separate costs between its Idaho and Eastern Oregon customer bases.
“We recognize the enormous progress Oregon utilities have made and largely approved the plans, but also acknowledge that they need to continue to improve and adapt to meet the needs of communities and keep pace with the changing risks,” PUC Chair Megan Decker said in a prepared statement.
Preemptive power shutoff protocols formalized
The wildfire plans also describe what combination of drought, heat and predicted high winds would lead Northwest electric companies to preemptively cut off the power as a last resort to prevent fire ignitions. That “last resort” has become increasingly common in California in the wake of several deadly wildfires blamed on high winds and downed power lines.
The strategy was triggered for the first time in Oregon during the Labor Day 2020 firestorm. PGE preemptively cut the juice to about 5,000 customers on the slopes of Mount Hood on September 7, 2020.
PGE’s 2022 pre-fire season planning identified more high-risk neighborhoods where it would consider cutting off power in advance of another potential firestorm. Those areas include parts of Portland’s West Hills, foothills homes around Estacada and Scotts Mills, and the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge.
Similarly, Pacific Power identified a whole bunch of places in its Oregon service territory where it would preemptively shut off power under extreme weather and fire risk conditions. These include rural areas ringing Hood River, Grants Pass, Shady Cove, Cave Junction and Myrtle Creek.
Now, the protocols for what are called “public safety power shutoffs” are coming to Washington state, though mostly not in time for this fire season.
“There is a place for de-energization in a proactive sense when we are faced with a catastrophic event,” Avista’s James said. “We’re working on this. We think this is part of our future.”
Likewise, Puget Sound Energy is working on formalizing preemptive blackout criteria for a high risk area it serves around Cle Elum in Kittitas County. The Bellevue, Washington-based utility scheduled a town hall meeting in Cle Elum on June 8 to solicit customer feedback.
Pacific Power has a plan in place for the foothills west of Yakima. Relatively few customers, slightly more than 700, are potentially affected in the state Highway 410 corridor around the community of Nile, Pacific Power vice president Allen Berreth told the Washington utility commission on Wednesday. He said his utility has never activated a public safety power shutoff in Washington before.
WUTC Commissioner Ann Rendahl repeatedly questioned the utility executives who came before the panel about how they would notify and assist service providers such as fire departments who could be disrupted at a critical time, or medically vulnerable customers in such an event. Power blackouts are particularly hard on people who rely on electric-powered medical devices to stay in their own homes, she said.
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Members of the public and the media were invited to the display at the Batajnica military airfield near Belgrade, where Chinese and French missiles were lined up beside Airbus helicopters, Chinese-armed drones and Russian MIG-29 jets. Serbia is striving to balance its partnership with NATO and aspirations to join the European Union with its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with Russia.
The Chinese FK-3 surface-to-air defence system, similar to Russia's S-300 or the U.S. Patriot system, was purchased by Belgrade in 2019 and delivered earlier this month.
Serbia is currently the only European country to operate the Chinese missile system and CH-92A combat drones. President Aleksandar Vucic toured Saturday's display flanked by military commanders and watched an aerobatics show featuring overhauled MIG-29 jets donated by Russia in 2017. "I'm proud of the Serbian army, I'm proud of a great progress," Vucic told a news conference.
"We're going to significantly strengthen our fighter air force ... Serbia is a neutral country and Serbia must find solutions enabling it to preserve its sky and its state."
The delivery of the FK-3 missile system prompted several Western countries, including Germany, to warn Belgrade it expected the Balkan country to align its foreign policy with the EU if it wanted to become a member. Belgrade has voted against Russia three times at the United Nations but stopped short of imposing sanctions against it. Serbia's military is loosely based on ex-Soviet technology and Russia is one of its main suppliers. Belgrade is also dependant on natural gas and oil supplies from Russia. Vucic said Serbia expects to purchase 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets from France by the end of the year or early next year, a move seen by political analysts as a sign of Belgrade distancing itself from Russia.
He said Serbia is also negotiating to buy 12 Typhoon combat aircraft from Britain.
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Odell Beckham, Jr. left the Cleveland Browns last year and landed on a dream team. The Los Angeles Rams were stacked from top to bottom, and Beckham hitched a ride all the way to the Super Bowl. Now, Beckham is a free agent and has yet to sign with a team. He joins other big name receivers like Julio Jones and T.Y. Hilton, floating around in free-agent uncertainty.
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NFL Trade Rumors: Patriots defender asks Odell Beckham Jr to join team
Odell Beckham, Jr. left the Cleveland Browns last year and landed on a dream team. The Los Angeles Rams were stacked from top to bottom, and Beckham hitched a ride all the way to the Super Bowl. Now, Beckham is a free agent and has yet to sign with a team. He joins other big name receivers like Julio Jones and T.Y. Hilton, floating around in free agent uncertainty.
New England Patriots linebacker Matthew Judon has his own ideas on where the pass catcher should wind up. In a tweet that Beckham posted about his future in the NFL, he simply stated:
“I will be back…I don’t kno when. Where. But I will. Be. Back…”
Judon retweeted and added the comment:
“1 yes you will better than ever….2 come to camp fool… 3 patriots…but see you soon 5”
Clearly, Judan is out doing a little scouting of his own while the draft is in full swing. Players recruiting other players through social media is nothing new, but front offices and head coaches rarely base signings on these attempted recruitments.
Beckham suffered a knee injury in the Super Bowl back in February, and it could be this injury that’s kept him from being signed thus far. Odell Beckham, Jr. spent the first four years of his career catching passes from Eli Manning as a member of the New York Giants. He then went on to join the Cleveland Browns, and finally the Rams mid-way through the season last year.
Odell Beckham, Jr. would bring dynamic play catching ability to any team, assuming he's healthy.
Beckham is most famously known for his spectacular one-handed catch made against the Dallas Cowboys during a Sunday Night Football match up. It is still considered one of the best catches ever made. The highlight is included in every media story presented about the talented wideout.
Any team would benefit from a healthy Odell Beckham, Jr. The Patriots are no different. With young quarterback Mac Jones heading into his second year, he could use a veteran with Beckham’s talents as a weapon down field. Plus, a team with Beckham and DeVante Parker would present an imposing offense.
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Food Stamps: Can You Use Your SNAP EBT Card at Gas Stations?
With gas prices approaching $4 a gallon in some regions as we head into the weekend, individuals on a fixed income may be struggling to make ends meet. You might even wonder if you can use your EBT card, from the program formerly known as food stamps, at a gas station.
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The answer to that is, “Maybe.” Depending on the government benefits you receive, you may even be able to use EBT-Cash — but not EBT from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — for fuel and other gas station purchases.
Understanding TANF vs. SNAP
First, let’s go over a quick review of the programs available to help low-income households across the U.S., including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, is administrated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and provides benefits to families on an electronic debit card that can be used to buy food, non-alcoholic beverages, ingredients for meals and seeds at grocery stores and other retailers that accept EBT as a form of payment.
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program also offers an EBT card (called EBT Cash), and it can be used for a wider range of living expenses, including fuel, housing, home maintenance supplies, personal hygiene and other living expenses. You can also withdraw cash from an ATM using your ETC Cash card.
Can You Use Your EBT Card at Gas Stations?
Many gas stations across the U.S. accept EBT/food stamps and EBT-Cash cards. According to FoodStampsnow.com, more than 50 gas stations across the country accept EBT, including large chains like 7-Eleven, Circle K, Cumberland Farms, Flying J and Exxon Mobil.
If you are using an EBT Cash card at a location that accepts EBT, you can use it to fuel up your vehicle and purchase virtually anything in the store, including personal hygiene products or food. You will not be able to purchase cigarettes, alcohol, vaping products, lottery tickets and scratch-offs, or anything that cannot be legally purchased by children under the age of 18.
However, if your EBT card is only good for SNAP benefits, you’ll be even more limited to the things you can buy. In addition to the above “adult-only” items, you cannot purchase fuel, prepared convenience foods, such as pre-cooked hot dogs from a 7-Eleven gas station, or foods to go, like an ice cream cone from Cumberland Farms. However, you can purchase milk, bread, butter or any of the other groceries commonly sold at gas stations or convenience stores.
Foodstampsnow.com advises readers to call ahead to ensure the gas station near you accepts EBT, since rules may vary based on the franchise owner. You can also look for the sign in the door or window saying that EBT is accepted at that location.
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BMRCL to acquire 9,000 sq. m of defence land for metro station at Iblur
This will be the first land acquisition for a project that is still in the planning stage
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is acquiring over 9,000 square metre of defence land to facilitate the construction of an integrated metro station at Iblur on the Outer Ring Road. The proposed integrated metro station will link the ORR-Airport metro line and the Sarjapur to Hebbal metro line that was recently announced by the State government.
BMRCL has already initiated the process of acquiring the land that is required for construction of the metro station for future expansion plans. This will be the first land acquisition for a project that is still in the planning stage
If all goes as planned, the integrated metro station at Iblur will help commuters from ORR reach Central Business Districts areas such as Town Hall, Central College and Cunningham Road among others.
“As per the ongoing ORR-Airport metro project, the metro station will come on the median of the road. Considering the future plan, the engineering section has recommended acquisition of over two acres of land for integration. We have already started the process with defence authorities on acquiring the land,” said a BMRCL official.
In its budget for the year 2022-23, the State government had announced that BMRCL will take up a new metro line from Sarjapur to Hebbal. The 37-km line will go via Agara, Koramangala, Dairy Circle, Central College and Mehkri Circle. “A tender has already been floated for preparing the detailed project report. As per the plan, there will be an elevated corridor from Agara to Koramangala and the rest of the line will be underground,” said an official.
In addition to Iblur, the BMRCL is facilitating construction of an integrated metro station at Kempapura to link ORR – Airport line with phase III of Namma Metro. BMRCL will also construct new metro line from Kempapura to JP Nagar under phase III of Namma Metro. Once constructed the city will have a circular metro line on Outer Ring Road. BMRCL had proposed another line under phase III of Namma Metro Hosahalli station to Kadabagere. The total length both lines will be approximately 42 km.
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Integrated Command and Control Centre will be ready by June: BSCL
An integrated mobile app is also ready, says BSCL MD
The Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) will be ready for operations by June, said P. Rajendra Cholan, managing director of Bengaluru Smart City Ltd. (BSCL).
The ICCC, which is being established at the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s head office, will bring together 14 different department on a single platform. The 6 th floor of the annexe building in the head office was officially handed over to the BSCL on March 11.
Mr. Cholan said that the different departments, including BBMP, Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and others, have signed a memorandum of understanding and shared the application program interface (API). This will enable seamless data sharing which will help integrate all departments, that were earlier working in silos, on a single platform.
“We had committed to establishing the ICCC in 100 days. Given the pace at which the work is progressing, we are likely to have the ICCC ready for operations by June,” he said. While the capital expenditure is ₹55 crore, the operational expenditure is ₹35 crore. Once set up, the ICCC will be maintained by BSCL for three years, following which it will be handed over to the BBMP, he added.
One unique feature of the ICCC is that the project monitoring system and grievance redressal mechanism is built into the system. “So far, there was no single platform available for this. Inter-departmental coordination will become seamless,” he added.
Mr. Cholan said that EV charging stations would also be integrated into the ICCC system. This would allow citizens to find charging stations, book a slot, make payments online. “The system can be expanded to include charging stations that will come up in future as well,” he said.
When ICCC was first proposed, BSCL had stated that it would be a one-stop-shop from where aggregated city-level information could be converted to actionable intelligence. Some of the features of ICCC include incident management, seamless integration of IoT based smart elements and sensors, integrated user specific and customised dashboards, a GIS platform that allows real-time tracking, artificial intelligence in managing traffic and reducing violations, business intelligence in data analysis and decision making, apart from giving access to citizens to real-time governance.
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50,100 applications have been received so far under RTE Act
The final list will be released on May 24
Around 50,100 applications have been received for admissions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act in Tamil Nadu since the process began on April 20.
Under the Act, 25% of the seats in entry-level classes at private schools have to be reserved for students of the weaker sections.
“This year, there are nearly 95,000 seats at private matriculation, nursery and primary schools. As on Saturday evening, we have received 50,100 applications, and the number is expected to increase next week,” said A. Karuppaswami, Director of Matriculation Schools.
The online application process is to be done at www.rte.tnschools.gov.in. Parents can apply until May 18.
Earlier, the Chief Educational Officers were asked to create awareness among parents and get the schools to display on their campus the details of seats available.
This year, Tiruvallur district, with 540 private schools, Madurai, with 416 private schools, and Chennai, with 392 schools, have the most number of seats under the Act.
At schools where the applications received are more than the seats earmarked, the selection will be made through a draw of lots on May 23. The final list will be released on May 24. The Directorate of Matriculation Schools has said all students should have completed the admission process by May 29.
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YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — There was outrage in a Pennsylvania school district this week following a proposal for a new after-school program: a “Satan Club.”
The club, suggested by a parent at the Northern Elementary School in Dillsburg, was proposed as an alternative to a faith-based program that already existed at the school, the York Daily Record reported. The mom also cited a lack of secular clubs available to students, according to the outlet.
Parents and residents from district packed a high school auditorium for Tuesday’s school board meeting to protest the proposal.
“My friends sent me a thing, and at first I thought it was just another news story,” said Wes Gessamn, a 2020 Northern High School graduate. “But to have to have it here in Dillsburg, which is very, you know, right-wing area of the country, the fact that it’s already happening, I mean, I am incensed.”
Rebecca and Jeff Paulus attended the board meeting even though they live outside the Northern York School District.
“We heard that they want to put a Satanist club in here and that just so obviously, my son pretty much says that Jesus gives life abundantly. Satan is here to kill and destroy,” Rebecca said. “What happens to one school district makes a difference in the rest of our area because it could be easy enough moved to some of the rest of the area.”
“It goes down to, we take Bibles and prayer out,” Jeff said. “Satan automatically comes in and now we’re inviting him, and that’s, obviously I’m going to take a stand against that.”
According to the official website of the club, and in accordance with the Satanic Temple’s tenets, the After School Satan Club’s curriculum involves “no proselytization or religious instruction,” but rather provides activities designed to promote self-education and development.
“Proselytization is not our goal, and we’re not interested in converting children to Satanism,” reads a message on the site. “After School Satan Clubs will focus on free inquiry and rationalism, the scientific basis for which we know what we know about the world around us.
“We prefer to give children an appreciation of the natural wonders surrounding them, not a fear of everlasting other-worldly horrors,” the site reads.
At least a few parents voiced their support for the club. One man, who identified as nor Christian or Satanist, said he worried about the implications of barring the program.
“I’m here tonight as a voice of reason,” he said. “I do not push my beliefs on my children. That is something I do not do. When they’re old enough, they can decide for themselves.”
The district’s board members eventually announced the results of the vote, with eight opposing and only one approving.
“No. Motion fails eight to one,” a board member announced, after which cheers filled the auditorium.
Lucien Greaves, the co-founder of the Satanic Temple, told the York Daily Record that his organization is considering legal action in response to the vote. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/proposal-for-after-school-satan-club-denied-by-pennsylvania-school-board/ | 2022-04-30T15:47:09Z | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national-news/proposal-for-after-school-satan-club-denied-by-pennsylvania-school-board/ | false |
PHOENIX — Multiple Valley fire bans are going into effect around the Valley as both temperatures and fire danger increase.
Starting Sunday, May 1, the Phoenix and Maricopa County parks and recreation departments are putting their annual open fire bans into effect. They are put in place "due to the extreme fire danger that the combination of low humidity, increased temperatures, excessive dry vegetation, and frequent high winds creates each spring," the Phoenix parks department says.
What the ban includes:
- No open fires in the Phoenix's desert parks and mountain preserves (including Camelback Mountain, Deem Hills Recreation Area, Lookout Mountain, Papago Park, Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area, Phoenix Mountains Preserve, Phoenix Sonoran Preserve, North Mountain Park, Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area, and South Mountain Park/Preserve). The ban does not apply to Phoenix's flatland parks.
- No open wood, charcoal fires or fire pits
- No smoking outside enclosed vehicles (prohibited year-round). Please use extra care with smoking materials and only dispose of them in your vehicle's ashtray.
- No fireworks (prohibited year-round)
- No campfires along Lake Pleasant shoreline
What is allowed:
- Propane and gas grills may be used, ONLY in established picnic areas
The ban is in effect through September 30, Maricopa County's department says, though it may be extended. Additional temporary fire bans may be put in place during Red Flag Warnings and other conditions leading to extreme fire danger. | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/maricopa-county-phoenix-fire-bans-begin-may-1 | 2022-04-30T15:47:25Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/maricopa-county-phoenix-fire-bans-begin-may-1 | true |
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-8-0, FIREBALL: 8
(five, eight, zero; FIREBALL: eight)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
5-8-0, FIREBALL: 8
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Following is the Fremont Friendship Center menu and activities for May 2-5.
Lunches are served at 11:30 a.m. inside the center. Seniors need to make reservations for the next day’s meal by noon by calling 402-727-2815.
Monday: Cheese chicken breast, fiesta rice, fiesta bean trio and whole grain breadstick with margarine or ham and cheddar on wheat bread with lettuce and tomato, carrot raisin salad, chocolate pudding or diet pudding, 1% or skim milk. Chair volleyball, 9:30 a.m.; funny money card bingo, 10:15-11:15 a.m.; pitch tournament, 12:30 p.m.; pool players, 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Barbecue pork rib patty, barbecue baked beans, diced carrots and whole grain coney bun or roast beef chef salad, crackers, 100% apple juice, peaches and strawberries, 1% or skim milk. Tai Chi, 9:15 a.m.; Mahjong, 9:15 a.m.; bunco or rummy, 10:30 a.m.; bingo, 12:30 p.m.; craft class, 1:30 p.m.; pinochle, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Baked cod loin in pesto cream sauce, baked sweet potato, green peas and sour dough roll with margarine or chicken Caesar salad with Caesar dressing oven mixed greens, housemade croutons, 100% grape juice, fresh banana, 1% or skim milk. Line dance lessons, 9:30 a.m.; music with Jerry Stingley, 10:30 a.m.; hand, knee and foot, 12:30 p.m.; sheepshead, 12:30 p.m.
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Thursday: Swedish meatballs, scalloped potatoes, diced glazed beets and petite roll with margarine or deli chicken and American cheese on Vienna bread with lettuce and tomato, potato salad, mandarin oranges, 1% or skim milk. Bridge or rummikub, 9:30 a.m.; presentation by Nye Health Services, 10 a.m.; bingo, 10:30 a.m.; pitch tournament/pool players, 12:30 p.m.
Friday: Mother’s Day Brunch – western omelet with ham, cheese, peppers and onion, cheesy hash brown potatoes, orange juice and cinnamon roll or roast beef and swiss on whole grain bread with lettuce and tomato, coleslaw, cinnamon applesauce, 1% or skim milk. Tai Chi, 9:15 a.m.; chair volleyball, 10 a.m.; cyber security by Midland University students, 10:45 a.m.; center closes, 12:30 p.m. | https://fremonttribune.com/news/local/fremont-friendship-center-menu-and-activities-for-may-2-5/article_56773b5b-a662-57ee-828a-3d39cccbe5b3.html | 2022-04-30T15:58:19Z | https://fremonttribune.com/news/local/fremont-friendship-center-menu-and-activities-for-may-2-5/article_56773b5b-a662-57ee-828a-3d39cccbe5b3.html | false |
OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — The public is invited to pay tribute in May to a World War II soldier from St. Landry Parish whose remains were identified nearly 80 years after his death.
Army Pvt. Hillary Soileau went missing during a mission to clear Guadalcanal of Japanese forces in January 1943. He was 23. He was declared killed in action in December 1945.
“It’s a supreme honor to be a part of bringing someone home who has been missing for 80 years,” Soileau’s nephew, Greg Badeaux, told KATC-TV.
Funeral services will be held on May 21 at Sibille Funeral Home in Opelousas. A Rosary will begin at 10:45 a.m. followed by the services, which will conclude with the burial and gravesite honors at Cedar Hill Cemetery in the town of Washington.
Badeaux is working with the military and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency to coordinate his uncle’s final arrangements.
“It’s amazing the attention to detail the Department of Army and the DPAA are putting forward to make this an honorable event,” he said.
Soileau’s remains were identified in 2020, following a forensics investigation by the DPAA. Badeaux’s mother, Mary Soileau Badeaux, is Soileau’s only living sibling. She was contacted in 2018 to provide a DNA sample as the agency investigated the identity of a soldier known as “Unknown X-52,” whose remains were uncovered in Guadalcanal in 1943. The DNA was a match.
“It was very emotional for her,” Badeaux said of his mother. “She remembered being nine or ten years old and Hillary leaving for war hugging everybody and everybody crying. And unfortunately, that was the last time they actually saw him.”
Badeaux said the family decided to bring Soileau home to St. Landry Parish where he’ll be laid to rest in Cedar Hill Cemetery, which is also the resting place of Soileau’s parents, Odey and Leona Soileau, who died never knowing what happened to their son.
“There are no emotions to describe what they would be going through right now, if they had the opportunity to see this come to fruition,” Badeaux said.
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(NEXSTAR) – Let’s talk dirty.
A relatively new food trend that originated in Utah — the “dirty soda” — has been bubbling into the national spotlight in recent weeks, and it’s largely thanks to social media.
The drink itself is simple enough: It’s soda mixed with any combination of syrups, juices, purees, dairy products, coffee creamer, or other flavorings. But the idea really took hold with Utahns in the 2010s, a phenomenon likely fueled by the state’s large population of Latter-day Saints looking for an alternative to alcoholic cocktails or coffee.
“Just as coffee gulpers have fetishized their favorite beverage, so too have Utahns added complex flourishes and artisanal elements to their modest vice,” Jeremy Pugh of Salt Lake Magazine once explained of the trend.
Utah has since become home to several chains that specialize in dirty soda, including Swig, Sodalicious and Fiiz. All of them have already opened outposts outside of the state, but the concept remained largely unknown to much of the country until late 2021, when “Drivers License” singer Olivia Rodrigo was photographed holding a foam cup from Swig.
That’s right around the time TikTok took notice.
In the months that followed, videos explaining the finer points of dirty sodas (or “Utah sodas”) have been viewed millions of times on social media, with some taking the form of recipe tutorials or reviews.
“I would say, like, 70% of the population of Utah probably has a soda addiction, including myself, because we have all these really fun drink places around us where they put all a bunch of fun add-ons in the drinks,” said TikTok user @hailee_claycomb in a video that has been viewed more than 1.7 million times since March 29. “I have three different drink places, like soda shop places, within five minutes of my house.”
“These people are literally addicted to their sodas,” explained @taylorblender, another TikTok user who said she previously worked at a soda shop. In the same video, which has 3.6 million views, she claimed many customers would top their sodas with whipped cream, sprinkles or candy.
But perhaps the most popular type of dirty soda — at least as far as social media is concerned — is the “dirty Coke.” Made with Diet Coke, coconut coffee creamer and lime juice, the “dirty Coke” has become the “it” dirty soda of TikTok taste-testers.
“I am thoroughly surprised,” one reviewer remarked. “This is really amazing.”
“You Utah girlies got me hooked,” another TikTok user claimed.
It’s too early to tell whether #dirtyCoke is a fleeting social-media trend or perhaps a gateway beverage that normalizes “dirty” sodas in the rest of the country. The chains that specialize in these drinks are betting on the latter, with Swig expanding as far as Texas in May.
“It may sound so weird to some people who have never been, but it’s happiness in a cup,” Swig co-founder Nicole Tanner told The New York Times earlier this year. “I’ve always known from the start that this is something that can and should go everywhere.”
After all, if Utah is getting down and dirty with their soda, what’s stopping the rest of us? | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/what-is-dirty-soda-utahs-beloved-drink-is-trending-on-social-media/ | 2022-04-30T16:09:37Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/what-is-dirty-soda-utahs-beloved-drink-is-trending-on-social-media/ | false |
UK lawmaker resigns after viewing porn in House of Commons
LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker from the governing Conservative Party has resigned after admitting he watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons chamber.
Neil Parish, a member of Parliament since 2010, announced his decision Saturday after pressure from members of his own party who sought to defuse sleaze allegations before Britain holds its local elections on May 5. The ballot is seen as pivotal for Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is already facing a voter backlash over lockdown-breaking parties in government offices during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Neil Parish, 65, stepped down after what he described as a moment of “madness.’’ Parish, chairman of the house’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, said he was trying to look at a tractor website, but stumbled into a porn site with a similar name and watched it for “a bit.’’
“My biggest crime is that on another occasion I went in a second time,’’ he told the BBC. “And that was deliberate.’’
Reports that a lawmaker had watched porn amid the historic green benches of the House of Commons triggered a flood of complaints from women in Parliament about the misogyny and sexual harassment they have faced while doing their jobs.
Long known for its boozy, macho culture, Parliament is now a more diverse place, with women holding almost 40% of the seats in the House of Commons. But lawmakers and staff say harassment and inappropriate behavior are still rampant under a system that largely allows members to police themselves.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Parish’s resignation should be a moment for people across the U.K. to say “enough is enough.”
“I don’t think there could really be any other outcome to what has come to light about this particular MP over the last few days,” she said while campaigning in Fife, Scotland. “Watching porn on a mobile phone in the House of Commons when you’re there representing constituents is just unacceptable.”
Parish rejected the notion that he meant to intimidate anyone.
“For all my rights and wrongs, I was not proud of what I was doing,’’ he said. “And the one thing I wasn’t doing, and which I will take to my grave as being true, is I was not actually making sure people could see it. In fact, I was trying to do quite the opposite.’’
The scandal comes at a precarious moment for Johnson, who will face pressure to resign if the Conservatives do poorly in the local elections.
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A second shot from Hagg Wood, and here Katharine and I were close to the south-western boundary of the woods following a path called the Bluebell Trail. As you can see there were bluebells in their thousands making a beautiful carpet below the trees. The trees themselves are rather more widely spaced than in other parts of the woods allowing the light and shade effect that is visible here.
Our walk to Hagg Wood was rather longer than we had planned, since a new landowner has blocked the track into the woods that crosses his land. Due legal process is taking place through the court system to force the landowner to reopen the track, and the result will be decided at a public enquiry at the beginning of June. That is a very expensive process just to reopen about 50 yards of track to walkers. I suspect the real problem isn't the walkers using the track, but people arriving by car and blocking access along the farm road. There are lots of signs along the road warning people not to park. But that really is a separate issue to the blocking of a legal right of way.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Residents in the Charleston area can ride buses for free beginning Sunday as the region’s public transportation system launches a campaign aimed at encouraging new ridership.
Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority officials said Thursday all bus rides will be free for the month of May as part of the agency’s “No Pay May” effort, which is also aimed at alleviating costs for those who regularly use public buses, The Post and Courier reported.
“It’s a really great way for us, at a time when people have many challenges ... to give back to our ridership and introduce CARTA to those who might not be riding it,” said Mike Seekings, board chairman for CARTA.
Riders will be allowed to use any of the system’s buses without paying the traditional $2 fare. The initiative, which is a first in CARTA’s history, will run through May 31.
The No Pay May project excludes CARTA OnDemand rides, which are contracted separately.
CARTA anticipates the initiative will prompt an uptick in ridership this spring after seeing a drop during the pandemic.
“This is one way — a pretty important way — we can move our ridership numbers toward pre-pandemic and beyond pre-pandemic numbers,” Seekings said.
In addition to waiving bus fares, CARTA has made other adjustments this year to make transportation more convenient.
CARTA and TriCounty Link announced April 10 a partnership with Token Transit, a free mobile ticketing application that gives riders a cashless payment option and eliminates the need for a paper pass. Riders now have the ability to buy digital bus passes using credit or debit cards via the Token Transit app. Fares paid for through the app can be used at the time of purchase or stored for later use and activation. Cash payments and paper passes will continue to be accepted. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Charleston-area-bus-service-giving-free-rides-in-17138781.php | 2022-04-30T16:33:58Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Charleston-area-bus-service-giving-free-rides-in-17138781.php | true |
Chairman David Blunt said in a statement released shortly after Rovers’ inevitable relegation was confirmed that McSheffrey has the club’s “full backing”.
The 39-year-old took over from Richie Wellens in early December with Rovers sat second bottom in the table with 13 points from 19 games.
McSheffrey, who stepped up from youth team boss into his first senior job in management, was unable to lift Rovers to safety as they finished 22nd in the table with 38 points.
McSheffrey won seven of his 27 league games in charge.
Rovers have been relegated twice to League Two since Blunt was appointed chairman in 2014.
Blunt said in a statement: “Following today’s results, our relegation from Sky Bet League One has been confirmed.
“This is bitterly disappointing for all at the club and we would like to apologise to our loyal supporters for how things have played out.
“While we acknowledged last summer that this would be a period of transition on the pitch, this is not the outcome we anticipated.
“Please be assured however that we are determined to emerge from this setback stronger both off and on the pitch. The adversity has provided valuable lessons and highlighted areas across the club where improvements can be made to put us back on the right path.
“For the last several months, we have carried out a significant review of our football operations and have sought to learn from the practices of other clubs.
“This has led to the creation of head of football operations role into which James Coppinger has been appointed. We are confident it will ensure greater cohesion and put on-field form back on an upward trajectory.
“James of course needs time and the support of all around him, including fans, staff and ourselves as owners, as we move forward with this new structure.
“That support will be shown too to first team manager Gary McSheffrey, who has our full backing to help orchestrate our recovery and response to this setback.
“Gary, working closely with James, will lead us through an important summer and into the new campaign, armed with the resources we feel will help us bounce back decisively.
“We have been heartened by the backing shown by supporters who have already purchased season tickets for the new campaign, with sales at the same level as our 2019 early bird campaign.
“We thank you for your incredible loyalty and hope to be able to repay that with the improvement on the pitch that you crave as much as we do.
“This is an unwanted backward step for us all, but we emerge on the front foot with positivity and purpose.” | https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/gary-mcsheffrey-given-full-backing-by-doncaster-rovers-following-relegation-to-league-two-3676220 | 2022-04-30T16:40:15Z | https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/gary-mcsheffrey-given-full-backing-by-doncaster-rovers-following-relegation-to-league-two-3676220 | false |
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Eleven rescued from child labour in Thanjavur
A special drive conducted by Thanjavur District Police from April 18 to 22 to identify children engaged in bonded labour resulted in rescue of 11 of them employed in different activities including grazing of goats.
The special drive was the outcome of the decision taken by the State Police to address children’s issues by coordinating with all other government departments working for the welfare and betterment of children.
A convergence and planning meeting was held by Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, Ravali Priya Gandhapuneni on April 5 and it was decided to look for school dropouts deployed in bread-earning activities apart from being engaged as bonded labour in activities such as goat grazing.
Twenty officials were involved in the drive and they went around in six blocks in the district: Orathanadu, Madukkur, Thiruvonam, Pattukottai, Peravurani and Sethubhavachatram. Eleven children, including two engaged in goat grazing and one in a bakery unit, were rescued, according to police.
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BMW i4 debuts in India; price likely to range from INR 80 lakh
It is the third electric car to make its debut in India after the BMW iX and the recent Mini Electric, and the first electric luxury sedan to debut in India which made a global debut in the international market in June 2021, the automaker said.
New Delhi: German luxury auto manufacturer BMW debuted its all-electric i4 Sedan in the Indian market on 28 April 2022. It is the third electric car to make its debut in India after the BMW iX and the recent Mini Electric, and the first electric luxury sedan to debut in India which made a global debut in the international market in June 2021, the automaker said.
The cost of the new i4 sedan is expected to start from INR 80 lakh, according to various media releases.
BMW i4 is an electrified 4 Series Gran Coupe, which is offered in two variants worldwide - eDrive40 Gran Coupe and the sportier M-branded M50 sedan. BMW India will also introduce the eDrive 40 Gran Coupe soon, the company said.
The automaker claims that the i4 sedan's M version can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, while the eDrive40 trim can achieve the same in 5.7 seconds. The new electric sedan’s powertrain comes with an 81.5 kWh battery pack and produces 330 bhp of power and 430 Nm of torque. BMW also claims that the new i4 offers up to 590 km of range on a single charge.
The automaker also claims that its electric sedan comes with a fast charge capacity of up to 200kW, which can recharge the battery from 0 to 80% in 30 minutes, while a full charge using its 11kW home charger can be achieved in under 8 and a half hours.
The new sedan runs on the company’s proprietary iDrive 8 software and also supports over-the-air updates. The car also gets an option to upgrade to EV-specific designed alloy wheels, which are optimized for smoother aerodynamics to reduce the drag coefficient, a company release stated.
According to the automaker, the sedan also offers nearly 40 driver assistance functions such as front-collision warning, speed limit info and lane departure warning fitted as standard. In addition, safety features such as driving assistant professional including steering and lane control assistant, park distance control and reversing assist camera, and the remote 3D view are also available. Also Read:
“First quarter was fantastic for us. We are going to launch 24 products across all three brands (BMW, MINI, Motorrad). Demand is there,” BMW Group India president Vikram Pawah told ET. “While the final growth numbers will depend on the business environment, which is dynamic, I expect what we did in Q1 will continue.”
“Automotive manufacturing of the future requires a new, holistic way of thinking. With our BMW iFACTORY, we are leading the way and setting new standards in flexibility, efficiency, sustainability and digitalisation,” Milan Nedeljković, Member, Board of Management, BMW AG, responsible for Production, said.
The buses will benefit from the central government subsidy offered under the remodeled FAME II scheme administered by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. “With the very low discovered prices under the Grand Challenge, a savings of approximately Rs 361 crore of national subsidy can be realised, which in turn may be utilised for additional buses,” it said.
The deal is likely to be announced by the end of May or early June, people aware of the matter said, asking not to be named. They also did not reveal any likely financial terms or how the Motherson Group will fund the deal. | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/bmw-i4-debuts-in-india-price-likely-to-range-from-inr-80-lakh/91214050 | 2022-04-30T16:52:18Z | https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/passenger-vehicle/cars/bmw-i4-debuts-in-india-price-likely-to-range-from-inr-80-lakh/91214050 | false |
Bull falls into dry farm well, rescued in Ambur
The animal ran amok from the bull race track in the neighbourhood
After over two hours of struggle, a three-year-old bull was rescued by firefighters from a dry, unused farm well on an open plot in Ambur town near Tirupattur after the animal ran amok from the bull race track in the neighbourhood on Saturday. Officials at the Ambur division of Tamil Nadu Fire Services and Rescue (TNFS&R) Department said that it was around 9.15 a.m. on Saturday, they got an emergency call. Along with the Ambur taluk police, a eight-member fire fighters team rushed to the dry farm well on a 56-acre-open plot in Sanrorkuppam on the outskirts of Ambur town. The bull had got caught on the tree inside the dry farm well, which was around 15 feet deep, making it difficult for the firemen to rescue the animal. “Except for some rashes, the bull did not sustain any major injuries. We safely rescued the animal, which seems to be dehydrated,” M. Meganathan, Station Fire Officer, Ambur town, told The Hindu. The bull is one of the 300 participants in the bull race that was held in Ambur on Saturday. Farmers from Vellore, Arcot, Ranipet, Tirupattur, Alangayam, Anaicut, Katpadi, Chittor and Hosur had brought their bulls to the race being held after two years due to the pandemic. The bull ran at a high speed on the narrow sandy track to escape from the crowd. The animal ran around 1.5 km away from the track and fell into the dry unused farm well, which didn’t have any guardrails and was covered by bushes and greenery, the police said. Villagers said that this was not the first time a bull fell into a farm well during the race. Despite many such tragedies in the past, they said that the district administration had not taken any precautionary measures for conducting the annual event. A few years ago, a bull fell into a ground-level open well, as it was unable to slow down after the run. Though the bull was rescued by the fire fighters, the animal had succumbed to injuries.
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Chief Ministers assure CJI of tighter security at courts
CJI flags challenges to using local langauge in courts, logistical problem of translation of records
Chief Ministers of various States on Saturday assured Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana that security at court complexes including District Courts would be improved on the lines of a two-tier security system followed in Jammu and Kashmir but there was no consensus on setting up a National Judicial Infrastructure Authority (NJIA) to decide on judicial infrastructure.
Such a body would be created at the State level where Chief Minister of a particular State along with the Chief Justice of the High Court would decide on infrastructure.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju after day-long deliberations of the conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices, the CJI also pointed out the bottlenecks of using regional language in courts.
Both Justice Ramana and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had spoken about using local language in courts during the inaugural session.
Justice Ramana said, “Sometimes some of the judges are not familiar with the local language and the Chief Justice [of a High Court] will always be from outside”. The CJI said a full bench of the Supreme Court in 2014 had rejected a plea to use local language in courts but the debate resurfaced as Tamil Nadu raised the issue of using regional language in judicial proceedings.
“We do not have the technology or systems where the entire records have to be translated to local language or from local language to English. The logistic support is the biggest problem... We cannot implement reform in one day. I think it will happen only over a period of time,” the CJI noted.
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Bayern, Dortmund lose; relegation keeps Bundesliga exciting
BERLIN (AP) - Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund lost in the Bundesliga on Saturday. But the real drama was elsewhere.
Hertha Berlin thought it had survival secured until it conceded in injury time to draw at Arminia Bielefeld 1-1 while Stuttgart also scored late to keep the relegation scrap going into the final two games.
Hertha substitutes Luca Wollschläger and Maximilian Mittelstädt should have scored their team´s second goal to secure the win when they had only the goalkeeper to beat in the 88th minute, and Hertha was to rue their gaping miss when Joakim Nilsson equalized for Bielefeld.
Chris Führich scored in the 89th for Stuttgart to draw against visiting Wolfsburg 1-1.
Former Hertha defender John Brooks struck a blow for his old team when he scored in the 13th for Wolfsburg.
But the late goals mean Hertha, Stuttgart and Bielefeld can all still be relegated, while Augsburg is also not yet safe after losing at home to Cologne 4-1.
Bochum's players celebrate with their supporters after winning the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Bielefeld remained second last on 27 points, Stuttgart was in the relegation playoff spot with 29, Hertha was on 33 and Augsburg 35 with two rounds remaining.
BAYERN'S HANGOVER
Bayern, which clinched the league title last weekend, lost 3-1 in Mainz, where the home team also struck the goal-frame four times in a dominant performance.
Mainz had 22 attempts at goal in contrast to Bayern's seven.
Robert Lewandowski took his league-leading tally to 34 goals for Bayern, which conceded goals to Jonathan Burkardt, Moussa Niakhaté and Leandro Barreiro.
HAALAND RECORD
Erling Haaland scored a hat trick for Dortmund, but it wasn´t enough as Bochum came from behind to win 4-3 and secure its survival. That game featured three penalties - all awarded for handball infringements.
Bochum raced into a two-goal lead with Sebastian Polter and Gerrit Holtmann stunning the home fans in the first eight minutes. Haaland responded with two penalties by the 30th. It took the Norwegian´s tally to 60 goals in 65 Bundesliga appearances - no other player reached that mark as fast.
Haaland completed his hat trick in the 62nd, sweeping the ball toward goal with his left boot only to deflect it in with his right knee.
But Jürgen Locadia equalized in the 81st and Milos Pantovic converted the next penalty to complete a famous Bochum win.
Freiburg played at Hoffenheim late.
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Bochum's supporters celebrate after winning the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Erling Haaland, right, reacts disappointed in front of their supporters after losing the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
From left, Stuttgart's Konstantinos Mavropanos, Sasa Kalajdzic and Wataru Endo react during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and VfL Wolfsburg in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Tom Weller/dpa via AP)
Bochum's Juergen Locadia celebrates after he scored his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Bayern's Robert Lewandowski, right, runs on the pitch during a German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lewandowski set a new record on Saturday for most single-season away goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Dortmund's Erling Haaland, left, scores his third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Dortmund's Jude Bellingham, up, jumps on scorer Erling Haaland who scored his third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Bochum in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Mainz's Karim Onisiwo, second right, goes after the ball while being chased by Bayern's Leroy Sane, right, during a German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lewandowski set a new record for most single-season away goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Bayern's Niklas Suele, left, chases down the ball as fans wave banners and light flares during a German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lewandowski set a new record for most single-season away goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt, left, falls as he is pursued by Bayern's Benjamin Pavard, second left, during a German Bundesliga soccer match between FSV Mainz 05 and Bayern Munich in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. Lewandowski set a new record for most single-season away goals. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Bielefeld's Masaya Okugawa, right, and Berlin's Suat Serdar, left, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Arminia Bielefeld and Hertha BSC Berlin in Bielefeld, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Friso Gentsch/dpa via AP) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10770731/Bayern-Dortmund-lose-relegation-keeps-Bundesliga-exciting.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T16:55:43Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10770731/Bayern-Dortmund-lose-relegation-keeps-Bundesliga-exciting.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
England hold off France to seal fourth straight Six Nations crown
April 30 (Reuters) - England claimed their fourth successive Women's Six Nations title with a hard-fought 24-12 victory over France in the Grand Slam decider in front of a sell-out partisan crowd at the Stade Jean Dauger in Bayonne on Saturday.
The visitors arrived in the Basque Country having won their four previous matches by margins of 50 points or more and capped an impressive campaign with their 23rd straight win in a row and their 10th consecutive victory over France.
England initially found themselves in unchartered territory as France got an early score but the hosts' bright start soon turned into a long afternoon as the Red Roses hit back in brilliant fashion with three of their own.
Les Blues were held at bay by the physicality and defensive work of Simon Middleton's side, who were relentless for much of the half and carried their 14-point lead into the break.
England's maul was key to them continuing their relentless attack while France's line-out inconsistencies halted theirs as Zoe Aldcroft's four steals in the first half was the difference between the two sides.
Annaelle Deshaye's try just after the hour mark gave the home side some hope but England held on to close out the victory and further underline their dominance in the sport. (Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge) | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10770699/England-hold-France-seal-fourth-straight-Six-Nations-crown.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T16:58:32Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-10770699/England-hold-France-seal-fourth-straight-Six-Nations-crown.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
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"I am very worried about Ozzy right now," Sharon Osbourne said tearfully on the talk show she began hosting just three days before sharing the news of her husband's diagnosis. "We've gone two years without him catching COVID and it's just Ozzy's luck he would get it now."
She said she is taking off time from the show to care for her 73-year-old husband, an original member of Black Sabbath and star of The Osbournes, a reality show with his family.
"It will take me a week to get my old man back on his feet again and I will be back in a week," Sharon Osbourne said.
In January 2020, Ozzy Osbourne, revealed that he has Parkinson's disease, which has no cure. Sharon Osbourne told Good Morning America that it wasn't "a death sentence by any stretch of the imagination."
When she gets back to see her husband, she said she wants to "hold him and kiss him with about three masks on."
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HONOLULU (KHON) – A structure that sits on a quarter acre of land on a rural part of Hawaii’s Big Island hit the market in late January for $165,000. The home is about 20 minutes away from the beach, with both ocean and mountain views.
It was an unbeatable price, seeing as the median cost of a home in Hawaii tops $1 million. But the house came with a catch: The kitchen and bathroom are outdoors.
A few weeks after it was initially posted, the asking price dropped to $159,000. But the shack didn’t sell until April 19, when it got snapped up for $160,000, according to Zillow data.
“A lot of people have been calling, asking if they can set it up as an Airbnb, and with our current laws, you cannot just set it up just like that,” real-estate agent Ivory Kalber told KHON in February of the early interest. “You’d have to have had a permit, and the permitting process and window for applying for a permit has been closed now. So that’s not available.”
The previous owner built the property himself, and had been living there for about a year, Kalber said. In addition to the outdoor bath and kitchen, the owner added a lanai and an enclosed 100-square-foot bedroom. Electricity is provided by powered by six solar panel units.
Kalber had also said the property was probably more suitable for a single occupant or maybe a couple, rather than a family.
“It is roughing it, but it’s not completely roughing it,” Kalber said in February. “It’s definitely like one step up from camping.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/hawaii-shack-with-outdoor-kitchen-bathroom-finally-sells-for-160000/ | 2022-04-30T17:05:53Z | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/entertainment-news/hawaii-shack-with-outdoor-kitchen-bathroom-finally-sells-for-160000/ | true |
By DAVID KLEPPER
Associated Press
QAnon loyalists, COVID deniers, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but their exile could soon come to an end if Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer for the platform is approved.
Musk, the world’s richest man and the owner of SpaceX and Tesla, calls himself a free speech absolutist who believes in allowing any content that doesn’t run afoul of the law.
While Musk hasn’t offered specifics about how he would run the platform, his musings are prompting celebrations from some of those muzzled by Twitter, even as they alarm internet safety experts who predict a rise in harassment, hate speech and misinformation about topics like vaccines and elections.
“There’s no reason why these folks wouldn’t want to be in this space,” said Jaime Longoria, manager of research and training at the Disinfo Defense League, a non-profit that works with local organizations to combat the effects of misinformation. “Ultimately I think Elon’s premise to save the public square is going to create a square that nobody wants to be in.”
From former President Donald Trump to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to white supremacist David Duke, here’s a look at who might be coming back to Twitter if Musk’s offer to buy it is approved.
TWEETER IN CHIEF
Trump said he won’t return to Twitter even if Musk lifts the ban imposed following the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The platform cited concerns of further incitement to violence.
Following his banishment, Trump created his own platform, Truth Social, which launched earlier this year.
“I am not going on Twitter. I am going to stay on Truth,” Trump told Fox News this past week. “I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on Truth.”
Trump built one of the world’s largest Twitter followings before his suspension, using his account to demean critics, spread lies about the 2020 election and amplify potentially dangerous misinformation about COVID-19.
Despite what the former president said, returning to Twitter may be too tempting to resist, said Emerson Brooking, resident fellow at the Digital Forensic Research Lab of the Atlantic Council.
“If Donald Trump is the presidential nominee for the Republican Party in 2024, it’s almost unthinkable that he won’t return to Twitter the moment he has the opportunity to do so,” Brooking said.
Two former top advisers to Trump — Steve Bannon and Roger Stone — were also banned by Twitter after repeatedly violating their rules. Bannon was kicked off for calling for the beheading of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease specialist.
Stone, ultimately suspended for a series of vulgar threats against CNN journalists, tried to create a new Twitter account Thursday but was quickly re-suspended.
Other Trump allies kicked off Twitter include Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was permanently banned in January for repeatedly spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccine safety.
HATE SPEECH AND WHITE SUPREMACISM
Perhaps the trickiest challenge for Musk will be content that, while legal, preaches hate based on things like race, gender, sexual orientation or religion.
White supremacists banned by Twitter include Duke and the Proud Boys organization, along with far-right trolls like one who goes by the name Baked Alaska, who promoted anti-Semitic tropes and faces charges stemming from his involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Twitter’s efforts to police hate speech have had mixed results. While some extremist leaders have been vanquished, a quick search of the platform turns up numerous racist slurs and attacks.
Several admitted white supremacists still on Twitter celebrated news of Musk’s interest in the platform, predicting this ownership will mean looser rules. “We are liberated!” one wrote this week.
“The extremists are celebrating,” tweeted Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. “They believe he will usher in a ‘new era’ on Twitter & that they’ll return to the platform. This is dangerous.”
CONSPIRACY THEORISTS AND QANON
Twitter began cracking down on QAnon content on its platform years ago and accelerated the process following the attack on the Capitol. More than 150,000 accounts had been suspended as of last year, according to the company’s latest update.
QAnon followers advocate a conspiracy theory rooted in the baseless belief that Trump was fighting so-called deep state enemies and a cabal of Satan-worshipping cannibals operating a child sex trafficking ring. The mob that stormed the Capitol included some believers.
Now, some of them are eager to get back on Twitter.
“The Twitter deal is done,” Ron Watkins, a prominent QAnon leader, wrote on the platform Telegram. Watkins’ Twitter account was spiked last year. “Banned accounts will be restored,” he predicted.
Other conspiracy theorists have also felt Twitter’s sting, though usually only when their stated beliefs have pushed over into hate or harassment.
David Icke was kicked off the platform two years ago for spreading misinformation about COVID-19, including claims that Jews and 5G towers were behind the pandemic. Icke is a prominent advocate of the belief that a race of lizard people have taken over the Earth by posing as human leaders.
Alex Jones, the creator of Infowars, was permanently banned in 2018 for abusive behavior. Jones recently lost a defamation case filed by the parents of children killed in the 2012 Newtown, Connecticut, school shooting over Jones’ repeated claims that the shooting was fake. Twenty first graders and six teachers were killed in the massacre. Infowars is now seeking bankruptcy protection.
HAPPY IN EXILE?
Trump may not be the only user kicked off Twitter who ends up happy in a new home. Other new platforms, like Gab, GETTR and Parler, have grown in recent years by catering to conservative and far-right users who dislike Twitter and Facebook’s moderation policies.
The new sites have little to no moderation, meaning Nazi imagery, homophobic threats and misogynistic content can be easily found alongside conversations about U.S. politics and culture.
After Musk’s purchase offer, Gab CEO Andrew Torba predicted the billionaire will struggle to realize his vision for Twitter. While Trump may be sticking with his own new platform for competitive reasons, other conservatives may not be immediately tempted by Musk’s promises of free speech absolutism. Twitter’s employees, for one, may put up a fight, according to Torba.
Parler CEO George Farmer sounded a similar note in a message to users.
“We are going nowhere,” Farmer wrote.
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At least 39 people were missing and 23 trapped in a six-storey residential building collapse in China’s central Hunan province, authorities said on Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered all-out efforts to rescue the trapped and injured people.
Five people have been rescued and admitted to nearby hospitals.
Read | At least 20 people trapped as explosion causes building collapse in China
The six-story building, which has a floor area of about 700 square meters, toppled at noon on Friday in Changsha city’s Wangcheng district, state-run China Global Television Network reported.
Rescuers were searching for more survivors as 39 people were reported missing. At least 23 have been trapped.
The owner of the building has been detained.
Huang Ming, minister of emergency management, in a video conference on Saturday called for an inspection of work safety to prevent further accidents.
"Related departments should launch a crackdown on illegal and irregular building activities such as unauthorised construction and unauthorised alteration of the main structure to prevent collapses and other similar accidents," Huang said.
On Saturday, Chinese State Councilor Wang Yong led a team to Changsha to guide rescue and emergency response. | https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/accident-trapped-missing-china-building-collapse-president-xi-rescue-1943942-2022-04-30 | 2022-04-30T17:07:18Z | https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/accident-trapped-missing-china-building-collapse-president-xi-rescue-1943942-2022-04-30 | false |
Trolleys to be available to passengers near baggage belts at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru International Airport has started arranging trolleys for passengers near the baggage belts.
The trolleys are being arranged near belt one in the international arrival hall, and belts two and three at the domestic arrival hall. The trolleys are being kept in place before the scheduled arrival of a domestic or international flight for the arriving passengers to use them straight away.
This initiative will reduce the time taken by passengers in taking out trolleys. The customer service executives ensure that the trolleys are arranged before the arrival of each flight, according to a release from the airport.
Passengers who hitherto had to take out a trolley and bring it to the belt, now do not have to do so. The airport operations control centre directs the airline concerned to deliver bags to the specified belt. With this new arrangement, passengers need to load their luggage onto the trolleys from the belt and exit the arrival hall, making the whole process seamless and convenient to them, it said.
Dedicated teams work on deploying the trolleys near the baggage belts. Another team ensures that the trolleys that the passengers use are ferried back to their respective place before the next flight arrives. This ensures that there is an availability of trolleys for arriving passengers, always, it said.
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San Antonio pet owners can show their furry family members some extra lovin’ as two local animal organizations join forces for a pet wellness clinic on Saturday, April 30. The Animal Defense League, a nonprofit organization, and the city-operated Animal Care Services are hosting a pet vaccination and microchipping event in support of community pet health in the Alamo City.
The free, mobile wellness clinic will pop up at Millers Pond Park in Southwest San Antonio from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday. During the event, pets in need of health care will be able to be microchipped and receive rabies shots as well as vaccines specific to cats and dogs.
Owners should be aware of eligibility and availability for the first-come, first-served clinic. Only San Antonio residents will be able to take their pets, so be sure to bring your drivers license or another form of ID. Additionally, only 100 pets will be serviced, so it’s not a bad idea to get there early. Each household can take up to three pets to the event.
One more thing: All dogs must be on a leash while cats will need to be taken in a pet carrier.
Millers Pond Park is located at 6175 Old Pearsall Road.
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Washington: Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot, marking the first time emissions from livestock - a major component of agricultural methane - could be measured from space.
Environmental data firm GHGSat this month analyzed data from its satellites and pinpointed the methane source from a feedlot in the agricultural Joaquin Valley near Bakersfield, California in February.
This is significant, according to GHGSat, because agricultural methane emissions are hard to measure and accurate measurement is needed to set enforceable reduction targets for the beef-production industry.
GHGSat said the amount of methane it detected from that single feedlot would result in 5,116 tonnes of methane emissions if sustained for a year. If that methane were captured, it could power over 15,000 homes, it said.
Agriculture contributes 9.6% to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and about 36% of methane emissions, mostly from livestock.
The Biden administration late last year announced its plan to crack down on methane emissions from the U.S. economy.
The EPA unveiled its first rules aimed at reducing methane from existing oil and gas sources that require companies to detect and repair methane leaks. The Agriculture Department rolled out a voluntary incentive program for farmers.
At last year's climate talks, more than 100 countries pledged to cut methane emissions by 30% and to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. Much of this reduction would need to come from the livestock industry, according to the U.N. food agency, which said that livestock accounts for 44% of man-made methane emissions.
Several methods to reduce livestock methane emissions are being tested, including adding seaweed to cattle diets.
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Texas Landowner Makes Elon Musk an Offer He Can't Refuse: 100 Free Acres and a Single Stipulation
This week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to acquire Twitter. While it could take a few months for the deal to officially close, a landowner in Texas already offered Musk a potential next step.
According to The Daily Wire, Schwertner Farms CEO Jim Schwertner told Musk he could have 100 acres of land for free to build a new headquarters for Twitter.
“Elon Musk, Move Twitter to Schwertner, TX,” he wrote in a tweet. “38 Miles North of Austin in Williamson County, and we will give you 100 Acres for FREE.”
That’s almost half a million square yards gratis, and all Musk has to do to claim it is move the company headquarters from the overtaxed congressional district represented by Nancy Pelosi to the Lone Star State.
Elon Musk, Move Twitter to Schwertner, TX. 38 Miles North of Austin in Williamson County, and we will give you 100 Acres for FREE
— Jim Schwertner (@JimSchwertner1) April 26, 2022
This could be an incredibly enticing offer for Musk for a couple of reasons. First, Texas is a successful state for many large companies, including ExxonMobil, AT&T and Dell Technologies, according to Concordia University.
In fact, Musk himself is very familiar with running a business in Texas. In October, he announced Tesla would move its headquarters from California to Texas.
According to its website, Tesla is now headquartered in Austin, Texas. If Musk were to move Twitter to Schwertner, it would be within about 40 miles of Tesla.
In addition, two of Musk’s other companies, SpaceX and Boring Company, are also operating in Texas, the Daily Wire reported.
Samsung announced plans last year to build a new manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas, KVUE reported. Taylor sits about 20 miles from Schwertner, and Jim Schwertner said he hoped to convince Musk to be part of the area’s growth.
“We think it’s a good idea, especially when you’ve got Samsung coming to Taylor,” Schwertner told Austonia. “I mean, this area is exploding and we want to be part of this explosive growth.”
He added Musk’s history suggests he would be willing to move Twitter to the Lone Star State.
“I just think with all the stuff he’s done, he evidently likes Texas, right, or he wouldn’t have moved from California,” Schwertner said. “And I want to be part of his plan if he’ll come visit with us.”
The second reason the offer could entice Musk is that it represents an opportunity to distance Twitter from the leftist establishment in California.
Twitter is currently headquartered in San Francisco, one of the most far-left cities in the country. Nearby Silicon Valley is home to other big tech giants like Facebook and Google.
In addition to the lower taxes and cost of living Texas offers, it would be a much better home for Musk’s free speech vision for Twitter than California. Twitter could benefit by distancing itself from other left-wing tech companies.
Last but not least, Musk will not find an offer better than $0 for 100 acres of land. Free real estate is a hard offer to pass up, and a businessman like Musk understands that.
Admittedly, it would cost a good bit of money to actually construct a new headquarters. However, the free land would provide a perfect jump start for the project.
While it may be a while before Musk makes any official plans for a new Twitter headquarters, it appears this offer could be a win for both parties.
April 28, 2022: After a reader asked for clarification regarding the “Stipulation” mentioned in the headline of this commentary, we added an additional paragraph to make it more obvious that the land offer would require Twitter to relocate its headquarters to Texas. (Ed. note)
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Jharkhand: Ranchi administration introduces smart classes, 3D learning in rural schools
Jharkhand: Ranchi administration introduces smart classes, 3D learning in rural schools
Ranchi: In a development oriented move, Ranchi government schools in rural areas have introduced smart classes for their students. Surpassing the old traditional teaching techniques, the district administration has now introduced modern ways using 3D technology consequently attracting more students to attend schools.
The technology has been introduced and is currently fully functional in four government schools located in the rural areas around Ranchi. The students enrolled in these schools are being taught a few subjects with 3D technology using VR boxes. Especially for science subjects, the technology is being used to help students understand complex concepts in a better way with the help of visuals and sound.
The administration has provided 20 VR boxes in each of the four schools. Every student in the school is allotted half an hour for the smart class. Though the schools are only teaching science subjects with the help of this technology as of now, they plan to introduce more subjects in the model in the coming days. The administration further plans to implement this project in two schools in all the 18 blocks in Ranchi.
The students are also happily welcoming the change. "It has become easier to understand difficult concepts. It has also become easier to focus. There used to be a lot of hustle-bustle and noise in the class. But now everyone is quiet when the classes are going on. Visuals and audio make it interesting to learn," one of the students said. The administration also expects to get more students enrolled in schools with this initiative as the technology is actively attracting already enrolled students.
"Such facilities are usually provided at private schools, but then these schools charge a hefty amount as fees. It is very rare to find such facilities at government schools. With the introduction of smart classes, we have noticed that children are getting very excited to attend schools. School teachers also say that now there is enthusiasm about learning among students. Children are coming to school in greater numbers than before," the Principal of one of the schools said.
Also read: Centre scraps MP quota for admissions to KV schools | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/bharat/jharkhand-ranchi-administration-introduces-smart-classes-3d-learning-in-rural-schools/na20220430230513580580360 | 2022-04-30T17:52:16Z | https://www.etvbharat.com/english/national/bharat/jharkhand-ranchi-administration-introduces-smart-classes-3d-learning-in-rural-schools/na20220430230513580580360 | false |
The order affects some of the most populated areas of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, although it does not apply to all parts of all the counties.
Metropolitan Water District officials warned residents that if they did not comply with the first-of-its-kind order, which will be enforced starting June 1, they would be banned from watering altogether.
"If we don't see cutbacks, or conditions do not get better, the Metropolitan board has given me the authority to ban all watering as soon as Sept. 1," MWD general manager Adel Hagekhalil told a news conference, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The edict, which follows three years of severe drought across much of California, will be enforced by local agencies in three counties and threatens a $2,000 penalty on residents caught watering their lawns more than once a week.
It is the first time that such restrictions have been imposed.
"Metropolitan has never before employed this type of restriction on outdoor water use. But we are facing unprecedented reductions in our Northern California supplies, and we have to respond with unprecedented measures," Hagekhalil said in a statement.
Governor Gavin Newsom last month urged Southern Californians to use 20 to 30% less water.
(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Leslie Adler)
By Dan Whitcomb | https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Southern-Californians-told-to-restrict-lawn-watering-to-one-day-a-week--40176287/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220430 | 2022-04-30T17:54:20Z | https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Southern-Californians-told-to-restrict-lawn-watering-to-one-day-a-week--40176287/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20220430 | false |
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
8-1-2
(eight, one, two)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 3" game were:
8-1-2
(eight, one, two) | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17138873.php | 2022-04-30T17:58:28Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-3-game-17138873.php | true |
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, seeking to return for a third term, attacked the administration of Democratic Gov. Janet Mills during a speech Saturday at the Maine Republican Party's convention at the Augusta Civic Center.
He criticized Mills for everything from her handing of the pandemic to what he said were the state’s ongoing economic woes and rising energy costs.
He sought to tie Mills to President Joe Biden and faulted her for relying too heavily on one-time federal funds related to the pandemic saying “when the funny money is gone, Janet Mills' IOUs are going to come due.”
His remarks were a continuation of attacks on Mills’ leadership during the pandemic and pandemic-related restrictions.
He has criticized the $850 relief checks — a giveback first suggested by legislative Republicans — in the governor’s latest budget that received bipartisan support as an election year “gimmick.” LePage said the surplus should’ve been used to address tax reform.
“Never has an administration done more to destroy Maine's economic environment than the Mills’ administration,” LePage said. “Inflation is destroying our prosperity. It is destroying our very way of life.”
Mills’ campaign has defended the governor’s actions during the pandemic, saying it led to Maine having one of the nation’s lowest rates of infection and deaths from COVID-19. The campaign has also credited other efforts like improving health care and education, delivering property tax relief and diversifying the state's economy with good paying jobs.
LePage ticked through a series of policy positions Saturday, saying he is a supporter of the Second Amendment, is a strong proponent of school choice, backs the use of voter IDs and would work to end the state income tax.
“The notion that the harder you work the more the government can take out of your paycheck is absurd,” he said.
He also said the state needs to do more to encourage those relying too heavily on government assistance to “get off the couch and go to work,” adding that a stronger work ethic needs to be instilled in the state’s young people.
“We need to teach them how to work at a much younger age.” He said. “Eighteen is too late.”
LePage, who used to refer to himself as “Donald Trump before Donald Trump became popular,” is known for his blunt-spoken style, even though his aides have suggested he wants to tone down his polarizing comments if elected.
Other speakers were Ed Thelander, a combat veteran and Navy SEAL who’s challenging Democratic Rep. Chellie Pingree; former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin and businesswoman and whitewater guide Elizabeth Caruso, who are vying for the 2nd Congressional District nomination; and U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
But the highest-profile race will be the gubernatorial contest. Mills and LePage are locking into what’s shaping up to be a hard-fought, expensive race without an independent spoiler.
There’s no love lost between the two.
The two battled when Mills served as LePage’s attorney general while he was governor. LePage hired his own counsel because he was unsatisfied with her defense of the administration.
Under the Maine Constitution, LePage was prevented from seeking a third consecutive term. But he’s allowed to run again after sitting out a term. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ex-GOP-Gov-LePage-Democratic-Gov-Mills-hurting-17138861.php | 2022-04-30T17:59:23Z | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ex-GOP-Gov-LePage-Democratic-Gov-Mills-hurting-17138861.php | false |
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Pirates’ bravery pleases Joey Barton after their late show earns win at Rochdale
Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton highlighted his side’s bravery after hat-trick hero Aaron Collins’ added-time winner secured their place in the Sky Bet League Two play-offs with a 4-3 win at Rochdale.
The Gas were trailing 2-0 and 3-1 at various stages of the game and were out of the play-off positions at one point – but the win left them level on points with third-placed Northampton going into the last game of season.
Automatic promotion remains a possibility but they have at least guaranteed a play-off place and Barton said: “I was being kept abreast of results – which wasn’t very helpful because we were out of the play-offs, then we were in in the play-offs. As I said all all along, it was just about us.
“We knew this was a tough place to come, they had nothing to play for so it was strange to see a team about to finish 17th or 18th running down the clock, but they wanted to win the game themselves and do as well as they can for their football club.
“But our lads overcame that and showed they weren’t happy with 3-3, because 3-3 would have meant we controlled our own destiny next week, so it would have been easy to take the point. But we didn’t, we felt we could win it and we kept pushing on and got our reward.
“The key for us was getting the three points – whether that was a scabby 1-0 or the most entertaining 4-3 win in recent memory for Gasheads!”
Luke Charman’s brace of goals on nine and 17 minutes gave Dale a 2-0 lead by half-time. Sam Finley reduced the arrears within eight minutes of the restart but Corey O’Keeffe restored Dale’s two-goal advantage on the hour mark.
Collins netted his first on 66 minutes to give Rovers hope and his leveller came in the 89th minute. The visiting supporters were in raptures when he netted the winner from close range in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Rovers skipper Paul Coutts was dismissed three minutes later for raising his hands to an opponent during a penalty box melee, but that hardly took the gloss off Bristol’s victory.
Rochdale boss Robbie Stockdale said: “I’d have been disappointed to only draw the game, so to lose it in the manner that we did is not good enough on our part.
“I thought performance-wise the players were very good in the main and the game plan worked. We should have scored more goals with the chances we had.
“Every goal you concede is preventable and some more than others – we did gift them a couple of goals, the first one was offside, mind.
“People suggested we were a team with nothing to play for but I don’t buy into that and I thought the players proved it – we were battling and fighting for every scrap out there.”
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A mask mandate for commuter rail passengers is back by popular demand in the San Francisco Bay Area, the region that two years ago imposed the nation’s first coronavirus stay-at-home order and now is bucking the national trend away from required face coverings.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system, known as BART, had decided last week to drop its rule in line with a federal court ruling but that decision prompted an outcry, spokeswoman Alicia Trost said Friday.
“We started to immediately hear from riders in phone calls, emails, tweets, that they felt unsafe on the train if there was not a mask mandate,” BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said Friday.
BART’s board of directors decided in a meeting Thursday to temporarily restore the mask rule until at least July 18, the agency said in a statement. Children ages 2 and under as well as people with medical conditions that prevent them from wearing masks are exempt from the mandate.
The decision makes the Bay Area’s largest transit system the latest in California to bring back a mandate for face coverings after Los Angeles County restored its masking rule a week ago for all public transportation including buses, trains, subways, taxis and airports.
The reinstatement came 10 days after a federal judge in Florida ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transportation, freeing airlines, airports and mass transit systems to make their own decisions about mask requirements. A mix of responses has taken shape across the country that reflects the nation’s ongoing divisions over how to battle the virus.
Major airlines immediately dropped mask requirements after the decision, as did many local transit agencies around the country.
New York City, Chicago and Connecticut, however, continued to require masks for travelers.
San Francisco and Los Angeles public transit agencies initially dropped their mask requirements, but many have since flip-flopped.
Thursday’s BART board meeting was flooded by callers who voiced support for reinstating the policy in particular to protect vulnerable riders, Trost said.
BART, which connects San Francisco to its eastern and southern suburbs, is struggling to restore ridership that plummeted from pre-pandemic highs of over 400,000 weekday riders to about 130,000, according to recent data. It quickly became clear that banishing mask mandates would not help.
“We are still really trying to win back riders, and I think masks can play an important role in doing that,” Trost said.
San Francisco and the wider Bay Area have had some of the strictest pandemic regulations and compliance with the rules in the nation, starting in March 2020 when the Bay Area became the first to declare a state of emergency. Many residents have continued to wear masks in supermarkets and other indoor venues even though indoor mask mandates were largely lifted in February. Similarly, most BART riders have continued to wear masks in the past week, despite the temporary lifting of the mask rule.
BART said its police force will emphasize education-based enforcement by offering masks to riders before issuing citations up to $75 or ejecting anyone. BART officials said that police won’t use those enforcement options for the first week of the mandate.
COVID-19 infections in California have multiplied in recent weeks, following a trend seen around the country, but hospitalizations remain low in California. The Bay Area has reported a more pronounced spike in cases than elsewhere in the state with a seven-day average of 26 new cases per 100,000 residents, compared to 10.6 cases per 100,000 in California overall.
However, Los Angeles County on Friday reported more than 28 new cases per 100,000 residents. Public health officials said the county was experiencing “a high rate of transmission” and cases were steadily rising. | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/masks-back-by-popular-demand-on-san-francisco-bart-trains/ | 2022-04-30T18:25:06Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/health/masks-back-by-popular-demand-on-san-francisco-bart-trains/ | true |
Former Italy star Antonio Cassano has blasted Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku, who has been linked with a shock move to Barcelona recently.
The Belgium international sealed a sensational return to Stamford Bridge last season. Thomas Tuchel's side signed the centre-forward from Inter Milan for a sum of £98.5 million with the hope of solving their goalscoring problems.
However, the move has not gone according to plan for both the club and the player so far. Lukaku has managed to score just 12 goals from 40 appearances across all competitions so far this season, failing to replicate his Inter Milan form.
Despite his poor form, Lukaku is now being linked with a shock move to Barcelona. According to Spanish sports daily MARCA, the 28-year-old is an option for the La Liga giants in the summer transfer window.
Cassano, though, is not keen on the idea of seeing Lukaku play for Barcelona. The former Italy star has insisted that he will stop watching the Blaugrana if they sign the former Inter Milan frontman. He told Bobo TV [via The Metro]:
"I’m in love with Barca’s philosophy, but if they sign Lukaku I won’t watch a game anymore. He can’t play three passes with Chelsea where he has no competition, at Barcelona they play 55 passes before going for goal, how could he do it?"
Barcelona boss Xavi is said to be keen to sign a new striker ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. The Catalans have thus identified Bayern Munich superstar Robert Lewandowski as a top target ahead of the summer.
Lewandowski has his contract with Bayern Munich expiring at the end of next season. The Poland international could leave the Bavarians this summer if the two parties cannot reach an agreement over a new deal.
Xavi's side are hopeful of acquiring Lewandowski's services from Bayern Munich in the summer. Meanwhile, Lukaku is said to be considered an alternative for the 33-year-old.
Could Lukaku leave Chelsea amid Barcelona links
Lukaku has a contract with Chelsea until the end of the 2025-26 season. However, there are suggestions that he could seek a move away from Stamford Bridge ahead of next season.
It is worth noting that Lukaku helped Inter Milan win Serie A last season. He scored 30 goals and provided 10 assists from 44 appearances across all competitions in his final campaign for the Nerazzurri.
Having struggled to replicate his form at Chelsea, Lukaku is reportedly unhappy with his current situation. His reputation also took a major hit after he criticized Tuchel's tactics earlier in the season.
It thus remains to be seen if the Belgian will be at Stamford Bridge at the start of next season. | https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-he-can-t-play-three-passes-antonio-cassano-insists-won-t-watch-barcelona-sign-chelsea-star | 2022-04-30T18:33:14Z | https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/news-he-can-t-play-three-passes-antonio-cassano-insists-won-t-watch-barcelona-sign-chelsea-star | true |
Updated April 30, 2022 at 1:25 PM ET
Neil Parish, a Conservative Party member of Parliament, says he is resigning after admitting he watched pornography twice in the House of Commons in a "moment of madness."
The first time was accidental, he told the BBC. It happened after he was looking at tractors. But the second time, it was intentional.
"... Funnily enough it was tractors I was looking at," he told BBC. "I did get into another website that had a very similar name and I watched it for a bit which I shouldn't have done. But my crime — biggest crime — is that on another occasion I went in a second time."
Two female colleagues said they saw Parish looking at porn from his phone, while they were sitting near him. The Conservative Party suspended him Friday over the allegations.
In a statement Friday, Parish said he will cooperate with any investigation.
"Following recent allegations regarding an MP's use of their mobile phone in Parliament, I have referred myself to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in the House of Commons," Parish wrote in a statement.
In response to the Parish incident, Labour's shadow leader of the Commons, Thangam Debbonaire, criticized the way the Conservative Party handled it.
"The Conservatives knew for days about the disgusting behaviour of one of their MPs and tried to cover it up... This is a government rotting from the head down."
It's the latest in a string of sexual misconduct allegations in Parliament
The incident is the latest sexual misconduct allegation in British politics.
Earlier this month, Conservative member of Parliament Imran Ahmad Khan resigned after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old in 2008.
"I don't know how to express the shock of the past three days," Khan wrote in a statement on his resignation. "I have been characterised as a sexual predator, outcast and worse."
He said he plans to appeal the verdict and withdraw from "political life."
Khan is also at the center of bullying allegations. Former staff members allege he frequently screamed at his employees, Politico reported.
David Warburton, another Conservative in Parliament, was suspended from the party this month after sexual harassment and cocaine use allegations. And last year, Conservative lawmaker Rob Roberts was suspended from the party after a parliamentary investigation found he had sexually harassed a staff member, the BBC reported.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/2022-04-30/british-lawmaker-neil-parish-resigning-after-watching-porn-in-the-house-of-commons | 2022-04-30T18:46:14Z | https://www.wvasfm.org/politics/2022-04-30/british-lawmaker-neil-parish-resigning-after-watching-porn-in-the-house-of-commons | true |
When Jacob Rees-Mogg, a senior minister in the U.K. Government, let it be known earlier this month that he had left a note in an empty office encouraging civil servants to return to work it set off predictable howls of indignation. Rees-Mogg, who appears to enjoy ruffling feathers, doubtless knew exactly what he was doing. But aside from the usual accusations of aloofness, tone deafness and crassness, the episode serves as a reminder that — even after more than two years of organizations of all sorts engaging in a massive social experiment — the view remains among some that proper work can only be done in the office.
This attitude says a lot about those promoting it. While, of course, there are certain roles that have to be carried out at the workplace, the numerous reports of rising productivity during the pandemic have shown that this is not the case for increasing numbers of jobs. Indeed, for some, working remotely has led to even longer hours than when they were in the office. Understanding and accepting this involves shifting managers away from the view that their job centers on ensuring that people are at their desks for fixed periods of time and have to be cajoled to produce results. As Jon Wilson, CEO of the recruitment website Totaljobs, said in a recent interview, the past two years have amounted to “a massive exercise in trust.” For the most part, this has demonstrated that people value their work and do not need to be monitored constantly. Wilson added: “Nobody wakes up in the morning saying I’m going to have a terrible day at the office. People always have good intentions. Sometimes, as leaders, we get in the way and create tensions.”
One obvious effect of this has been what has been termed the Great Resignation — although Wilson believes that what is happening is more nuanced than that. With many workers feeling that the balance of power has shifted in their favour — for now, they are reacting to attempts to return them to the workplace norms of before the pandemic by leaving. This much is borne out by a study released earlier this month by Owl Labs, a provider of video conferencing technology that helps make remote working possible. In its latest annual State of Hybrid Work Report — based on a survey of 10,000 full-time employees in the U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands and the Nordic countries — it states that flexibility is crucial, with a third of people prepared to decline a job offer if they are not given flexibility over the hours they work. Moreover, three-quarters would take a pay cut to get a four-day working week.
In common with other research, the study finds that employees’ preference is for three days in the office and two days working from home. But it is becoming increasingly clear that more forward-looking employers are proving more flexible than that suggests and taking note of individual circumstances in terms of what their job role entails, personal responsibilities and the preferences suggested by their personality profiles.
This last point is emphasized by Sarah Friar, chief executive of Nextdoor, the social media company that encourages community activities. The business currently has about 630 employees, having doubled in size during the pandemic. Friar says that she bases hiring decisions on “smarts” first, followed by loyalty, with experience a distant third, on the basis that people who lack experience can often be more creative in finding solutions. Loyalty, she says, “begins with belonging” and very much bound up in that is trust.
She is concerned that too many leaders are making pronouncements about what work will look like in the future and risk losing trust when they, for instance, change their minds over making remote working the preferred option. “I say it’s going to happen over a long time and there is very little certitude,” she says. To this end, she tries to resist the tendency of leaders to behave like they know the answers — and the inclination of employees to press them for answers — by acting with transparency and empathy. “I ask people to help me make the right decisions,” she adds.
While it is true that, after the past two years, work and organizations are never going to look the same again. It is unlikely to be the case that in a few years’ time they will necessarily look as they do now. This two-year “experiment” is likely to continue for a while yet. It may be that eventually many businesses and other institutions will look like the sort of places that Rees-Mogg favors. But it is likely that many more will be a mix of all sorts of working patterns and policies, which will probably cause leaders and HR professionals as many issues as working arrangements have in the past. Already, there has been much talk of “proximity bias,” where managers apparently favour those employees they can see over those who are working remotely, and of “Zoom fatigue” caused by spending too long in online meetings. No doubt, there will be other concerns. But in the end Rees-Mogg’s worry about buildings being under-utilized is unlikely to be uppermost among them. | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2022/04/30/leaders-need-to-be-adaptable-when-setting-future-hiring-policies/ | 2022-04-30T18:58:45Z | https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/2022/04/30/leaders-need-to-be-adaptable-when-setting-future-hiring-policies/ | true |
Worker Unions threaten strike
Huge disparity in salaries of govt workers, Baah Boateng
Inflation stands at 19.4%
Economist, Professor William Baah Boateng, has stated that government needs a holistic approach to address and revise salary structures in the country.
This he believes will reduce labour agitations in the country.
In recent times, worker unions have threatened industrial actions to seek increment in their salaries due to the current rise in inflation.
He noted that there is a huge pay difference between the different tiers of government workers which, usually translates into the agitation from labour.
Speaking in a JoyNews interview, he said, “I think as a country, we haven’t looked at our pay system holistically. And I say this because we seem to address wage issues in a firefighting manner. When we started the single spine in 2010 and everybody will bear me out that the disparity between those on the single spine and other levels was not that much.
“And I always put them in three or four [categories], we have those of us on the single spine, we have those on Article 71, then we have those who are supposed to pay their workers based on what they generate. And then we have others as well.”
“So when you have these differences, and then in 2010 the differences weren’t that much, and from 2013- 2014 you see that the gap began to widen so fast that those on the single spine began to realize that they were not getting what they want and when they compare themselves to others, I think they’re not better or their far far far worse than them.
“Then when the inflation begins to misbehave, then you expect that labour will rise. So, I think it’s time government looks at our pay system in a holistic manner and try to see how the inter-equity relativities will be breached so that at least when you have such a situation you will not get the pressure as we have now,” he said.
Professor Baah Boateng stated that if these gaps are reduced even in times of inflation, labour agitations will not be as rampant as is currently the case.
“But if we’re able to address the pay system holistically, from Article 71 to those who are paid based on their own IDF up to the single spine, then we would be able to know where the problem is and then we would be able to minimize the gap, and that when there is an issue, in terms of inflation going up, those at the bottom will understand that after all we’re not too different from those at the top,” he said.
Watch the latest edition of BizTech below:
- CLOGSAG Strike: Neutrality allowance is a very dangerous precedent - Dr. Oduro Osae
- Government's approach to labour agitations wrong – Austin Gamey
- Implementing neutrality allowances to spike inflationary pressures – Austin Gamey
- Demand for upward adjustment of salaries instead of neutrality allowances – Austin Gamey to CLOGSAG
- CLOGSAG not on strike over neutrality allowance, parties continue to negotiate - NLC
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Manchester City edged their noses back in front of Liverpool in the Premier League title race after a 4-0 win at Leeds.
Rodri headed City into a half-time lead and further goals in the second period from Nathan Ake, Gabriel Jesus and Fernandinho lifted them back to the top of the table.
City boss Pep Guardiola made five changes after his side’s midweek Champions League win against Real Madrid, but it made little difference as they marched on in defence of their domestic crown.
They secured a third straight league win for the first time in 2022, but it was not the walk in the park the scoreline would suggest against an embattled Leeds side hungry for points in their fight to beat the drop.
Leeds were much-improved following Monday’s goalless draw at Crystal Palace, but their first league defeat in six games leaves them one place and five points above third-bottom Everton, who have two games in hand.
City were almost caught cold in the opening minutes when Rodrigo raced unopposed from halfway after a slip by Joao Cancelo, but Ilkay Gundogan rescued his team-mate with a vital block in the box.
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Leeds had been dealt another injury blow before kick-off when skipper Liam Cooper limped out of the warm-up and was replaced by Mateusz Klich.
Robin Koch switched back to centre-half alongside Pascal Struijk and Leeds’ new-look defence was undone in the 13th minute.
Stuart Dallas was penalised for his foul on Raheem Sterling and Phil Foden’s excellent outswinging free-kick was headed home by Rodri, who ghosted on to the ball unopposed.
Leeds saw little of the ball, and showed little cohesion when they did, until the half-hour mark when they began to pose City some problems.
Junior Firpo rifled a shot over the crossbar and as Leeds exposed gaps in City’s final third, Raphinha threatened in and around the box.
But it required a brilliant sliding block from Struijk to prevent Sterling from adding City’s second goal after Luke Ayling’s mis-kick inside the area in the 43rd minute.
The home side’s wretched luck with injuries this season continued in first-half stoppage time when Dallas twisted his knee in a 50-50 challenge with Jack Grealish and was carried off the field on a stretcher.
Leeds began the second half well, forcing City on to the back foot, but the visitors twice served warning with swift counter-attacks and doubled their lead from another set-piece in the 54th minute.
Foden’s corner was headed goalwards by Ruben Dias and Ake turned to sweep the ball home from six yards at the far post.
Ake hobbled off soon after and was replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko before Leeds went close through Raphinha, whose shot was deflected over by Aymeric Laporte after he had burst into the box.
But City put the game to bed with an excellent third goal in the 78th minute. Ederson’s clearance was chested into Foden’s path and his through-ball was buried by Jesus.
Cancelo was denied in a one-on-one by Illan Meslier soon after, but to their credit Leeds went down fighting.
Daniel James and Sam Greenwood saw successive goalbound shots blocked and fellow substitute Joe Gelhardt’s effort was saved by Ederson before Fernandinho, a late replacement for Rodri, arrowed home a low shot in time added on. | https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/man-city-put-four-past-leeds-to-take-top-spot-right-back-from-liverpool-41603585.html | 2022-04-30T19:25:17Z | https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/man-city-put-four-past-leeds-to-take-top-spot-right-back-from-liverpool-41603585.html | true |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
3-9-2, SB: 4
(three, nine, two; SB: four)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Midday" game were:
3-9-2, SB: 4
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling sargassum — a seaweed-like algae — on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.”
The arrival of heaps of brown, foul-smelling sargassum on the coast’s normally pristine white sand beaches comes just as tourism is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though job recovery in the country’s top tourist destination has been slower.
With more algae spotted floating out at sea, experts fear that 2022 could be as bad or worse than the catastrophic year of 2018, the biggest sargassum wave to date.
“We can say the current situation is alarming,” said Navy Secretary José Ojeda, who has been entrusted with the apparently hopeless task of trying to gather sargassum at sea, before it hits the beaches.
The Navy currently has 11 sargassum-collecting boats operating in the area. But the Navy’s own figures show that the portion they have been able to collect before it hits the beach has been falling.
In 2020, the Navy collected 4% of sargassum at sea, while 96% was raked off beaches. But that figure fell to 3% in 2021, and about 1% so far in 2022.
Allowing the algae to reach the beaches creates not only a problem for tourists, but for the environment, said Rosa Rodríguez Martínez, a biologist in the beachside town of Puerto Morelos who studies reefs and coastal ecosystems for Mexico’s National Autonomous University.
So much algae is reaching the beaches that hotels and local authorities are using bulldozers and backhoes, because the normal teams of rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows are no longer enough.
“The heavy machinery, when it picks it (sargassum) up, takes a large amount of sand with it,” contributing to beach erosion, Rodriguez Martinez said. “There is so much sargassum that you can’t use small-scale equipment anymore, you have to use the heavy stuff, and when the excavators come in, they remove more sand.”
Rodríguez Martinez worries that 2022 could be worse than 2018, the previous peak year. “In the last few days there have been amounts washing up, and in places, that I didn’t see even in 2018,” she said.
However, the University of South Florida Optical Oceanography Lab said in a report that “2022 is likely going to be another moderate or major sargassum year,” with observable amounts in all waters lower than in 2018 and 2021.
But given the vagaries of ocean currents, it may just be a very bad year for Mexico. Rodríguez Martinez is already suffering the effects herself, at her beachside offices.
“Where I am, I’m about 50 meters (yards) from the beach and the smell is very unpleasant,” she said. “Right now my head is hurting and another friend said her head hurts, and I said it must be the (hydrogen) sulfide gas from the sargassum, no?”
The problem comes just as resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulm are recovering from the brutal two-year drop in tourism caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Not all beaches have been hit equally; many in Cancun and Isla Mujeres are often free of much sargassum, but much of the Riveria Maya has been hit hard.
Carlos Joaquin, governor of the coastal state of Quintana Roo, said the number of tourists arriving by air so far this year — some 3.54 million travelers — is 1.27% above 2019 levels, before the pandemic. But Joaquin said that only about 83% of the 98,000 jobs lost during the pandemic have returned.
Sergio León, the former head of the state’s employers’ federation, said the seaweed invasion “has definitely affected us, it has affected our image on the domestic and international level. Obviously, not just visually, but in term of environmental damage and pain.”
“The Navy is making an effort, but it needs more, it isn’t enough,” said León. “The ideal thing would be to gather it before it gets to our beaches.”
Rodriguez Martinez said that, given the limited number of Navy boats and funds, the best solution might be to hang floating offshore barriers and collect the sargassum in waters closer to the shore.
But she notes another problem: what to do with the thousands of tons of stinking algae collected each year, mainly by private hotel owners. Some have simply been tossing the mounds collected from the beach into disused limestone quarries, where the salt and minerals collected in the ocean can leech into groundwater.
Other simply toss into woodlands or mangrove swamps, which is equally as bad.
“The algae has a lot of salt … so that is not good, even for palm trees, which are pretty salt resistant,” she noted.
While some have tried to use sargassum to create bricks or fertilizer, the lack of official policies and long term plans make it hard to obtain big investments for such plans.
Initial reports in the 2010s suggested the masses of seaweed came from an area of the Atlantic off the northern coast of Brazil, near the mouth of the Amazon River. Increased nutrient flows from deforestation or fertilizer runoff could be feeding the algae bloom.
But other causes may contribute, like nutrient flows from the Congo River, increased upwelling of nutrient-laden deeper ocean water in the tropical Atlantic and dust blowing in from Africa. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/mexico-caribbean-beaches-may-see-worst-sargassum-since-2018/ | 2022-04-30T19:50:51Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/mexico-caribbean-beaches-may-see-worst-sargassum-since-2018/ | true |
Couple cashes $66.9M lottery prize after buying tickets since first date
(Gray News) - Officials with the Minnesota Lottery say the state’s latest lottery winners have a love story that is now worth millions.
The winning couple, who have chosen to remain anonymous, cashed in nearly a $70 million prize earlier this month.
The couple told lottery officials they went on their first date back in 1990 when they went out for pizza and purchased their first scratch tickets together.
Lottery representatives say “Ms. Lottery Winner” has been playing the same lottery numbers for several years since, while changing only select numbers a couple of times.
Luckily, she did have a ticket for the April 12 Mega Millions drawing and recognized the winning numbers instantly: 2-8-14-20-31, Mega Ball 17.
“Thank goodness! If I had seen those numbers and I didn’t have a ticket...” she is quoted by the Minnesota Lottery.
The couple selected the cash option with the winning ticket worth approximately $66.9 million before required tax withholdings, according to the Minnesota Lottery.
After a couple of hours of sleep and re-checking their ticket, the two did go to work, as usual, the next day.
But they quickly started planning their future plans and told lottery officials they would like to purchase a house, a car and travel.
Officials said this was Minnesota’s first Mega Millions jackpot winner since that state joined the game in 2010.
The winning ticket was purchased at Holiday Stationstores. The business earned a $50,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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By KYLE HIGHTOWER
AP Sports Writer
BOSTON (AP) — The only team to register a first-round sweep, the Boston Celtics enter their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks loaded with confidence. Boston’s defense stymied a Brooklyn Nets team featuring two of the league’s elite scorers in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Fully healthy again after Robert Williams’ return, the Celtics now turn their attention to reigning NBA Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee. The Bucks rolled to a 4-1 win over Chicago but may have to take on Boston’s top-rated defense without Khris Middleton. He hasn’t played since spraining the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in Game 2 against the Bulls.
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White House Tries to Fix Latest Biden Gaffe, Official Transcript Still Looks Like a Jumble of Nonsense
It’s gotten to the point where, when the White House alters the official transcripts of President Joe Biden’s word-jumble gaffes, even they can’t make them look any better.
On Thursday, the president spoke from the White House about the administration’s request to Congress for additional funding to support Ukraine, both for military and humanitarian assistance. This shouldn’t be a hard pitch — but here we are talking about it, so you know things didn’t go smoothly.
(Here at The Western Journal, we’ve been pointing out since the beginning of Biden’s campaign that he’s lost more than a step or two cognitively — and while the rest of the establishment media was ignoring his gaffes or laughing them off, we were cataloging them and noting why, as part of a larger pattern, they should have precluded him from serious consideration as a presidential candidate. We’ll continue to provide America with news and analysis the mainstream press refuses to bring you. You can help us bring America the truth by subscribing.)
Part of the package that Biden is sending to Congress involves seizing more assets from Russia’s oligarchs and transferring the proceeds to Ukraine. Again, that should be a straightforward thing.
Biden made it anything but straightforward. The plan would “enhance our underlying effort to accommodate the Russian oligarchs and make sure we take their, uh, take their ill-begotten gains,” the president said.
Then, there was a strange laugh. “We’re gonna accommodate them,” Biden said again, flashing a tough-guy half-smile.
“We’re gonna seize their yachts, their luxury homes and other ill-begotten gains of Putin’s kleptocrack–,” he said, pausing when he realized that word wasn’t going to come out right.
After closing his eyes for a bit, he blurted out, “Kleptocracy.” Correct word, yes.
Then, more weirdness. “Klep– The guys who are in the kleptocracies. Ha, ha, ha,” Biden said, audibly pronouncing his laughs.
Is everything okay?
We carried Presdient Biden’s Ukraine remarks live on @FaulknerFocus today. #kleptocracy pic.twitter.com/aINZImChEy
— HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) April 29, 2022
The word he was looking for, I believe, was “kleptocrat.” Or, well, who knows? The way it was said, it could be every male living in Russia, since they’re all “guys who are in the kleptocracies.” Maybe that’s what’s going on in the president’s brain. Or maybe it’s just a constant loop of “Yakkity Sax.” It’s difficult to be certain at this point.
On the White House’s official website, they keep a transcript of the president’s remarks on most public occasions. Oh, to be a fly on the wall in that room when they’re doing the transcriptions — since, of course, that mess needs to be published in some official form.
Given Biden’s deteriorating verbal performance, this leads to some, um, interesting choices and alterations regarding what the president actually said and/or meant.
Here’s the official version of Thursday’s remarks, for instance: “In addition to this supplemental funding, I’m also sending to Congress a comprehensive package of — that will enhance our underlying effort to accommodate [hold accountable] the Russian oligarchs and make sure we take their — take their ill-begotten gains,” it read. (The strike-through and bracketed words are both theirs.)
“Ha, we’re going to ‘accommodate’ them,” the transcript continues. “We’re going to seize their yachts, their luxury homes, and other ill-begotten gains of Putin’s kleptoc- — yeah — kleptocracy and klep- — the guys who are the kleptocracies. (Laughs.)”
Unfortunately, this isn’t an uncommon pattern with the White House’s transcriptions of Biden’s remarks.
Late last month, for instance, Biden was making a speech touting actions he was taking in an effort to lower gas prices. But, of course, he couldn’t do that without pushing alternative energy hard — and by the sound of his remarks, having a green home could save you an insane amount of cash.
“If your home is powered by safer, cheaper, cleaner electricity, like solar or heat pumps, you can save about $500 a month on average,” Biden said.
Of course, that’s not true, though — so, on the transcript page, the team crossed out “month” and put “year” in brackets.
However, that change is more forgivable and understandable, inasmuch as one can confuse “month” and “year” much more easily than “accommodate” and “hold accountable.” The first two are measures of time. The second two are near-antonyms.
This time, the editor’s pen came out in the midst of an incoherent word jumble by the president — one that isn’t attributable to a “childhood stutter,” as Biden’s most perfervid defenders love to claim, but by the diminishing returns of age — and served to make it semi-coherent. There’s a difference between fixing mistakes and changing or creating context; this clearly falls into the latter category.
And even then, Biden’s transcription team could barely make sense out of this. This is the man who’s supposed to be leading us until at least January of 2025, remember. Imagine what the corrections on the transcripts page will look like by then.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
7-8-0
(seven, eight, zero)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
7-8-0
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.
The daughters announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.
“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness," the statement said. "We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory." The statement did not elaborate further.
The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday and they had just announced an arena tour to begin in the fall, their first tour together in over a decade.
The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. After rising to the top of country music, they called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis.
The Judds’ hits included “Love Can Build a Bridge” in 1990,“Mama He’s Crazy” in 1984, “Why Not Me” in 1984,“Turn It Loose” in 1988, “Girls Night Out” in 1985, “Rockin’ With the Rhythm of the Rain” in 1986 and “Grandpa” in 1986.
Originally from Kentucky, Naomi was working as a nurse when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time.
The Judds released six studio albums and an EP between 1984 and 1991 and won nine Country Music Association Awards and seven from the Academy of Country Music. They earned a total of five Grammy Awards together on hits like “Why Not Me” and “Give A Little Love.”
The Judds sang about family, the belief in marriage and the virtue of fidelity. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career.
Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor known for her roles in such movies as “Kiss the Girls,” ″Double Jeopardy” and “Heat.”
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All season long, the goal for Martin’s Melanie Duron was to defend her regional title and make a return trip to state. The defending Class 5A state champion in the shot put once again rose to the occasion and even added an insurance medal along the way at the Region IV-5A Track and Field championships that unfolded at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio on Friday.
For the second year in a row Duron won the Region IV-5A shot put title with a toss of 45-11 to earn her second consecutive trip to state. Duron’s return to the state meet was already secured in her pocket prior to the shot put. Earlier in the day Duron tossed a personal record of 142-1 to place second in the discus to punch her ticket back to Austin, site of the state meet.
“Regionals was a success, now it’s time to prepare for state,” Duron said. “Being back-to-back regionals champ is a huge accomplishment and I’m blessed to have accomplished this with my family and my coaches by my side. Now it’s time to grind and get back to work. My mindset is to win back-to-back state champ and I’m confident that I will meet my goals with my amazing support system. I’m grateful for everyone who has supported me through this journey, and I can’t wait to hit the ring again to redeem my title.”
Duron had invested a lot of time and energy in returning to the state meet, but she had to endure the District 30-5A meet and 29-30 Area Meet before heading to regionals.
Once in San Antonio, Duron made sure not to hold anything back in both events and will now head to state in two events. Duron was among the Top 5 in the discus heading into the meet and opened her final regionals with a determination to leave everything in the ring in both of her events.
After tossing a 138-5 in the discus to open, Duron was in second place heading into the finals. She tossed a 140-4 in her first throw of finals. Duron threw a 142-1 to set a personal record and secured her spot at the state meet.
“Behind every athlete there comes struggles, and I wasn’t the best discus thrower, but I told myself that I wasn’t going settle and I was going to work hard to go up slowly but surely,” she said. “With all the work I’ve been putting in, I made a statement, and I threw a 142-1 with a power throw. I’m glad to say I made it to state for discus and shot as well. Without my coaches and family who helped me keep my head up and positive energy I was able to accomplish my goals. Next step state!”
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-0-6-8
(two, zero, six, eight)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 4 Midday" game were:
2-0-6-8
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Unplugging electrical hazards: Towards better public safety in Karnataka
May 01, 2022 01:34 ISTAccidents mostly occur due to poor operation and maintenance of the distribution infrastructure
Last month, the unfortunate news of a father-daughter duo dying from electrocution due to a transformer blast in Bengaluru put a big question mark on electrical safety in public places. The Thanjavur tragedy has again put the spotlight on the risks of inefficient and inadequate electrical infrastructure.
According to a Karnataka Government site, data from the last three years (FY 18-19 to FY 20-21) show that 58 departmental and 1,077 non-departmental fatal accidents took place at five state electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) during this period.
The DISCOMs are usually responsible for the laying of distribution infrastructure that supplies electricity to the end consumers (residential, industrial, commercial, agriculture, and others). Though several public safety measures are in place, electrical accidents do occur, causing injury and/or loss of life and property.
Such accidents mostly occur due to poor operation and maintenance of the distribution infrastructure. Uninsulated overhead electrical lines are a common cause of electrocution. Any contact or close proximity with such lines can allow electricity to be conducted to the earth, causing an electric shock, fire, or explosion. Poor maintenance of electrical assets such as distribution transformers and continuous use of faulty equipment constitute another safety hazard.
Distribution transformer
As per the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulations, a distribution transformer should be installed either on pole structures (depending on the transformer capacity) or on a plinth. The pole structure/plinth is to meet the ground clearance level (around three metres by two metres) for setting up a transformer.
The transformer areas should be protected with fences, anti-climbing devices, and locked doors to avoid any unauthorised access. The transformers also need frequent check-up/maintenance visits to gauge the correctness of crucial parameters such as oil temperature and leakage, and to identify any loose nuts and bolts etc, which could lead to transformer failures or blasts. However, such compliance and proactive maintenance visits are mostly overlooked, resulting in an unsafe environment for people.
While the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited has brought in certain compensation provisions to give some relief to the victims of electrical mishaps and/or their family members, a lot more needs to be done. To start with, steps should be taken to ensure that such accidents do not occur.
Preventive measures
For this, independent third-party audits should be conducted to detect any safety issues. The audits would also help in ensuring strict adherence to the conditions laid out by the Central Electricity Authority for distribution network infrastructure. In case of overhead lines, a minimum height from the ground as per the voltage should be ensured, in accordance with The Indian Electricity Rules, 1956 (Section 77).
Another measure could be underground cabling that can avoid electrocution due to overhead lines. However, while underground cabling is effective, it is more expensive to build and maintain. Thus, DISCOMs will need to perform a thorough cost-benefit analysis for laying underground cables.
The Central Government has also initiated various schemes and reforms to tackle the issues related to poor electrical infrastructure, the most recent being the Centre’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), which aims to provide reliable power supply to all by improving the operational and financial efficiency of DISCOMs and strengthening the supply infrastructure.
The scheme has a total outlay of ₹3.03 lakh crore, of which Karnataka is expected to receive ₹8,298 crore for its power infrastructure. If used efficiently, this investment can help in considerably improving the state’s infrastructure, which can translate into better electrical safety for all.
(The author works in the Energy and Power sector at the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy, a research-based think tank.) | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/unplugging-electrical-hazards-towards-better-public-safety-in-karnataka/article65370207.ece/amp/ | 2022-04-30T20:28:18Z | https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/unplugging-electrical-hazards-towards-better-public-safety-in-karnataka/article65370207.ece/amp/ | true |
After drafting two defensive backs and a wide receiver in the second round Friday, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles has finally begun addding to his NFL draft haul on Day 3.
Poles engineered four trades to increase his picks from three to eight: Nos. 168 and 174 in the fifth round, Nos. 186, 203 and 207 and Nos. 226, 254 and 255 in the seventh round.
Poles traded a 2023 sixth-rounder to the Los Angeles Chargers for pick Nos. 254 and 255 this year. He traded No. 148 to the Buffalo Bills for Nos. 168 and 203. He traded No. 150 to the Houston Texans for Nos. 166 and 207. And he traded No. 166 to the Cincinnati Bengals for Nos. 174 and 226.
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- Full draft coverage here
The Tribune is tracking all of the Bears’ draft weekend moves. Here’s a look at each of their new players.
Kyler Gordon, cornerback, Washington
No. 39, second round
Height, weight: 6-0, 200
Why the Bears picked him
The Bears had a major need for a starter at cornerback opposite Jaylon Johnson and someone to play nickel, and now they have a dynamic athlete as an option for either role.
Gordon had two interceptions and nine passes defended in 12 games in 2021, being named a first-team All-Pac 12 player. He finished his career with 14 passes defended, 98 tackles, three tackles for a loss and two forced fumbles. Gordon’s teammate, cornerback Trent McDuffie, was picked 21st in the first round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Analysts on the ESPN broadcast called him a tough, hard-nosed player with good finishing skills who will fit in well with coach Matt Eberflus’ style.
Gordon said at the combine that he doesn’t have a preference between playing outside or nickel, and Poles said the Bears value the flexibility he provides.
Poles said Gordon popped up in their mock-draft simulations a few times, but they didn’t think he would be available.
“We kind of laughed it off and it was like, ‘There’s no way,’” Poles said. “So when it actually happened it was a really cool moment, and we’re excited about adding a guy that I believe is going to be a starting-caliber corner. … His movement skills are outstanding. He’s tough. He has what we call reactive athleticism, twitchy. He’s going to help us in coverage big time.”
Why he wasn’t drafted sooner
Gordon ran a 4.52-second 40-yard dash at the combine, but some within the Bears were excited by that, according to scout Francis St. Paul.
“We were like, ‘Uh oh, we may have a chance now,’” St. Paul said. “He plays way faster than that time. And you see it all the time, there are a lot of players that don’t run as fast as we’re all expecting but they play faster. And he has great play speed.”
Multiple analysts indicated Gordon still needs to develop his instincts and technique, but Poles complimented his instincts, saying Gordon has a great feel for the game.
The Athletic ranked Gordon as the sixth-best cornerback in the draft, and he was the sixth selected.
Scout’s take
“Just his competitiveness, toughness. This is a guy, when you speak with him, you’ll see he’s very calm. Corners, you’ve got to forget about the next play because you will get beat. And he’s one of the guys, that if he gets beat, it didn’t bother him at all, and he came back and competed more on the next play.” — St. Paul
In his own words
“My favorite corner growing up, the one I watched the most was Darrelle Revis. He’s the one I kind of modeled my game after in just the way he is off the line. He’s just a technician the way he moves. … He’s just a great player.” — Gordon
You should know
Gordon’s mom got him into competitive dancing when he was young, and he said he traveled around the country for competitions in lyrical, ballet and hip hop. He also did martial arts.
St. Paul said you can see his dance background in his play.
“You see it in his balance,” St. Paul said. “You see it in his change of direction. He ran a 6.67(-second) three-cone. And the most impressive (thing) about it, he was stumbling and pulled out of that stumble and to finish with that time. …If he didn’t stumble, that time would have been amazing.”
Analyst’s take
“He ran in the low 4.5s (in the 40-yard dash at the combine), but he plays so much faster than that and can really find and play the ball. … He’s got the size and length that you love. He’s big-time explosive. … He’s a dynamic athlete.” — NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah
Jaquan Brisker, safety, Penn State
No. 48, second round
Height, weight: 6-1, 206
Why the Bears picked him
The Bears need a safety to start alongside Eddie Jackson, and Brisker could be that player.
Brisker was named a second-team All-American by multiple outlets as a fifth-year senior in 2021 after transferring from junior college in 2019. A defensive leader for the Nittany Lions, he had 153 tackles, 9½ for a loss, five interceptions and 14 pass breakups in 34 games and 21 starts.
In his senior season in 2021, he had 64 tackles, 5½ for a loss, two interceptions, five pass breakups, and a fumble recovery.
Poles lauded his toughness, his team-first mentality and his ability to rise to the occasion, noting a key interception against Wisconsin.
“One of those attributes you look for in players is can he make big plays in big moments?” Poles said. “And he showed that over and over in his career, so we’re excited about him.”
Why he wasn’t drafted sooner
Brisker, who was The Athletic’s fifth-ranked safety, came up through the junior college ranks, so he spent five years in college. He played through a shoulder injury in 2021.
Scout’s take
“You’re talking about a big guy that‘s physical. We like his toughness. We like his ball skills. … A guy that has got speed, range, ball skills, plus he brings the physical side of the game that we like. Obviously with ‘Flus and his defense, wanting to be a physical team, he also brings that aspect of it too.” — Bears scout Chris Prescott
In his own words
“I just think leading by example is very important, whether that’s off the field or on the field. Off the field, my teammates can depend on me, especially working out on my own, them calling me or reaching out or me reaching out to them. And also the head coach can always depend on me to do the right thing.” — Brisker
You should know
Brisker played two seasons at Lackawanna Community College before moving to Penn State in 2019.
“You just take everything one day at a time,” Brisker said. “But really (I learned to) just be humble from the beginning. Me going through junior college is going to help me a lot. It helped me be more mature and helped me see where I was at.”
Analyst’s take
“Jaquan Brisker was a favorite of (Penn State coach) James Franklin’s from start to finish. … Really a versatile safety. He’s not just an in-the-box type.” — ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr.
Velus Jones Jr., wide receiver, Tennessee
No. 71, third round
Height, weight: 6-0, 204
Why the Bears drafted him
Jones is a speedy receiver who ran a 4.31-second 40-yard dash at the combine.
He spent four years at USC, including a redshirt freshman year, before transferring to Tennessee for two years. He had a career-high 62 catches for 807 yards and seven touchdowns in 2021.
He was the SEC co-special teams player of the year in 2021. He had 41 kick returns for 1,026 yards and a touchdown in two seasons at Tennessee and added 18 punt returns for 272 yards in 2021.
Poles said the Bears value Jones’ ability to be used in several ways.
“I was looking for those guys that are explosive and they’re playmakers and they can help in many different areas, and that’s what this kid is,” Poles said. “And when you get a chance to meet him, you’ll understand that he’s different. He’s special. There’s something about him. … There’s just an aura about him.
“There’s a lot of really cool traits. This guy breaks a lot of tackles. He can take the top off. His run off the catch is outstanding. He’s big, too. … This isn’t like a skinny, fast dude. This is a strong, violent runner. He used to be a running back, too. There’s a lot we can do.”
Why he wasn’t drafted sooner
After spending six seasons in college, Jones turns 25 in May and still needs to show improvement in his route running, according to analysts.
“He’s a mature 25, as opposed to being an older guy who acts like a younger guy and falls in with the college crowd,” Bears scout Sam Summerville said. “He’s very humble and he’s very hungry.”
Scout’s take
“He was one of the guys that took advantage of that COVID year and came back, and it really helped him to refine different parts of his game. The more I watched him, the more I saw him improve. Even going through this season, you see a different player end the season than what you saw earlier. … In particular I would say he got better with route running and things down the field. I think he has always been dynamic with the ball in his hands. He has continuing to add those different aspects to his game.” — Summerville
In his own words
“Ball-in-hand guy, it doesn’t mean just short passes. When the ball touches my hands from an over route, curl route, an out route, I’m going to make something happen, especially with the mentality I have. It came from my father: never, ever get tackled by the first person. That’s something that I’ve been living. That’s something that I was able to put on film and prove I’m one of the best ball-in-hand guys in the nation.” — Jones
You should know
Jones brushed off questions about being a 25-year-old rookie, noting his lack of major injuries during his career.
“Age is nothing but a number,” he said. “I feel like injuries affect you no matter how old you are. I was fortunate. The biggest injury I ever had was a high ankle sprain. Never tore anything, broke anything, so I have the body of, like, a 21-year-old. Age is nothing but a number. A lot of people try to make it a big issue, but at the end of the day, I can play ball, I’m physical, I can run, I can make plays.”
Analyst’s take
“To me the most Deebo (Samuel)-like player — and it would definitely be Deebo-like, he’s not the same talent — but Velus Jones from Tennessee is kind of that guy that’s really, really sturdy and strong and explosive. Like real, real, real fast, somebody on jet sweeps. You see it in the kick return game with him, as well. Just get him the ball and let him go.” — Jeremiah
Braxton Jones, offensive tackle, Southern Utah
No. 168, fifth round
Height, weight: 6-5, 310
Why the Bears drafted him
The Bears are looking to add more talent and depth to their offensive line in order to better support young quarterback Justin Fields. That led Poles to take a Saturday swing on Jones, who is lauded for his quickness and feel for the game. Jones also has the kind of nasty edge that Poles is looking to inject into his offensive line and has the chance to be a solid run blocker on the next level. Jones started 30 games at Southern Utah.
Why he wasn’t drafted sooner
Jones, according to some talent evaluators, can be inconsistent with his fundamentals up front and may be particularly vulnerable as a pass protector in the NFL. He’s also coming from a struggling Football Championship Subdivision in the Big Sky and will almost certainly need time to be molded and developed.
Dominique Robinson, edge rusher, Miami (Ohio)
No. 174, fifth round
Height, weight: 6-5, 253
Why the Bears drafted him
Robinson was a high school quarterback who started his career at Miami as a wide receiver. He transitioned to edge rusher in 2020. In his fifth and final year at Miami, he had 29 tackles, 8 ½ tackles for a loss, 4 ½ sacks and four quarterback hits.
Why he wasn’t drafted sooner
Robinson only had two years of collegiate experience on defense, and so still has development ahead.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Back when Katie Taylor had to pretend she was a boy so she could box, or even not long ago when Amanda Serrano was fighting for thousands of dollars with a resume that in men’s boxing would earn her many millions, it was hard to imagine where they are now.
They meet Saturday night in what has been called the most significant women’s boxing match ever, the first to headline Madison Square Garden. At stake are the unbeaten Taylor’s four lightweight titles, but this bout goes beyond just the belts.
It’s grown even bigger than what organizers hoped, with a sold-out crowd possible, the Empire State Building lighting up in the colors of the fighters’ countries and unprecedented media attention for women’s boxing. Those involved say it proves that if the best fight the best, with the proper promotional push, it doesn’t matter what gender they are.
“Women’s boxing wasn’t even a sanctioned sport in Ireland,” Taylor said. “Now here we are many years later headlining Madison Square Garden, the most iconic venue in boxing, and making history as the biggest fight in female boxing history. This is just incredible.”
Taylor (20-0, 6 KOs) became the undisputed champion with a victory at the Garden in 2019, while Serrano (42-1-1 30 KOs), a champion in seven weight classes who moves up two divisions for this fight, has fought in the smaller Hulu Theater at MSG, but never in the main arena.
Organizers at first considered the Hulu Theater for this fight, but after deciding it was big enough for the big room, planned on configuring the venue for around 10,000 seats. They had to make more available when those were all purchased. About 15,000 already have been sold, with a significant number of Irish fans coming to support the 2012 Olympic gold medalist.
There will be plenty more for Serrano, a Puerto Rican who lives in Brooklyn and is a slight favorite, according to Fanduel Sportsbook.
“I can’t wait until Saturday night to prove that we’re deserving of this opportunity, of this spotlight, just everything all together,” Serrano said.
Promoter Eddie Hearn sees it as a culmination of Taylor’s quest to never stop trying to do more than what seemed possible for her. She would wear headgear into and out of the gym to conceal her appearance and not use her first name when she began fighting, because girls weren’t allowed to in Ireland. He credits her with pushing the International Olympic Committee to make women’s boxing a medal sport and for always seeking the biggest events once she turned pro.
“When Katie came into my office six years ago, we had a dream and we always said, ‘One day you’ll headline at Madison Square Garden and make a million dollars,’ and I’m thinking probably not, but we’ll just keep saying it,” Hearn said. “And here we are.”
Serrano, despite her decorated career, was earning $5,000 or $10,000 purses not long ago, according to promoter Jake Paul. But once she hooked up with Paul, the YouTube star-turned boxer and promoter, and fighting on his cards, she went to another tax bracket as easily as she bounces between weight classes.
“To think that we are here a year later is massive,” Paul said, adding that the event’s hype “feels like a unification of the heavyweight division.”
Talks fell through for a match a couple of years ago, when they would have fought with no fans because of the coronavirus pandemic. Serrano — whose sister, Cindy, was beat by Taylor in 2018 — figured there was too much demand for the matchup to not be put back together.
“I was pretty confident the fight was going to happen, but not at this magnitude,” she said.
Taylor and Serrano are featured on a billboard in Times Square and atop taxis in New York. They appeared together earlier this week on NBC’s “Today” show and on the observation deck of the Empire State Building, which on Saturday will be lit in a mixture of Ireland’s green and orange, and the red, white and blue of Puerto Rico. Some 200 members of the media are expected a couple of blocks away that night inside MSG.
“This is reflective of a broader trend in sport,” said Joseph Markowski, the executive vice president of DAZN, which will stream the card. “People are starting to realize that women, when they’re given the platform, the marketing, the PR polish that their male counterparts get, the eyeballs come. When the eyeballs come, people are entertained and amazed by what these athletes do. This is long overdue.”
Trailblazing women’s athletes such as tennis Hall of Famer Billie Jean King and boxers Laila Ali and Christy Martin have gotten in on the promotion. Ali’s father fought the most famous boxing match at Madison Square Garden, with Joe Frazier beating Muhammad Ali in their first fight in 1971.
Now it’s Taylor and Serrano who will write boxing history in the arena.
“No matter what happens Saturday night, I think the real winners are the fans and women in general and the sport of women’s boxing, because it’s only going to grow from now on,” Serrano said. | https://pix11.com/sports/taylor-serrano-meet-in-historic-fight-at-madison-square-garden/ | 2022-04-30T20:52:45Z | https://pix11.com/sports/taylor-serrano-meet-in-historic-fight-at-madison-square-garden/ | true |
TONKAWA, Okla. (AP) — Three men were killed when the vehicle they were in was struck by a tractor-trailer rig in northern Oklahoma late Friday, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
Nicholas Nair, 20, of Denton, Texas; Gavin Short, 19, of Grayslake, Illinois; and Drake Brooks, 22, of Evansville, Indiana, died in the crash shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to an OHP report.
The three were in a vehicle being driven by Nair southbound on Interstate 35 when the vehicle hydroplaned in Tonkawa, about 85 miles (137 kilometers) north of Oklahoma City, the report said.
The vehicle went off, then back onto the interstate where it was struck by the southbound tractor-trailer rig, according to the OHP.
The driver of the semi was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released, the OHP said.
The report said it was raining at the time of the crash and the roadway was wet. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Three-die-in-Interstate-35-collision-in-northern-17139082.php | 2022-04-30T20:54:49Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Three-die-in-Interstate-35-collision-in-northern-17139082.php | false |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 30, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
240 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island,
and Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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(iSeeCars) – The latest iSeeCars.com analysis found the fastest-selling new car during the month of March was the Honda CR-V, while Toyota is the most-represented automaker on the list. The fastest-selling used car is the Tesla Model X, topping a list that is dominated by alternative-fuel vehicles.
Analyzing over 150,000 new and used cars sold in March 2022, iSeeCars.com found that overall, the average new car takes 35.5 days to sell and the average used car takes 52.9 days to sell. Both new and used cars took longer to sell in March compared to February when new cars took 34 days to sell and used cars took 49.4 days.
“While used car prices saw slight declines in March over February, they are still well above average, while other economic factors like inflation and high gasoline prices slowed the demand for used cars during what is typically a high-volume sales month,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “Inventory constraints have persisted for new cars due to supply chain issues in Asia and Europe, and the new car market is struggling to keep up with pent-up demand.”
Fastest-Selling New Cars
iSeeCars identified the top 20 fastest-selling new cars, which sell 1.5 to 4.7 times faster than the average new vehicle and average 19.3 days on dealers’ lots. SUVs comprise the majority of the top 20 list, with 13 vehicles. The list includes 10 small SUVs, four sedans, and three hybrid vehicles.
“The surge in gas prices has heightened the demand for fuel-efficient vehicles, which include small SUVs, sedans, and hybrids,” said Brauer.
The fastest-selling new vehicle is the Honda CR-V compact SUV, which spends an average of 7.6 days on dealer lots. “Honda is among the automakers that have the tightest inventory, and sales of the CR-V in the first quarter decreased by 37.5 percent compared to the previous year due to supply constraints,” said Brauer. “The demand for the popular small crossover is likely exacerbated by high gas prices as demand outpaces supply.”
Seven Toyota vehicles and one from its Lexus luxury division make the list. The vehicles include
the Lexus RX 350 midsize SUV, the Toyota Highlander midsize SUV, the Toyota Camry midsize sedan, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid compact SUV, the Toyota Tacoma midsize pickup, the Toyota Corolla compact sedan, the Toyota RAV4 compact SUV, and the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup. “Despite having some of the lowest inventory of all automakers, Toyota sold the most vehicles in the first quarter, confirming that demand is still greatly outweighing supply,” said Brauer. “Demand has been high for Toyota’s fuel-efficient and hybrid vehicles, as well as for Toyota’s pickups, including the newly redesigned Tundra.”
Three Hyundai vehicles and one from its luxury Genesis division make the list, including the Genesis GV70 compact SUV, the Hyundai Tucson compact SUV, the Hyundai Elantra hybrid compact sedan, and its non-hybrid counterpart. “The Genesis GV70 is an all-new model for 2022, and its soaring demand has made it one of the new cars priced the highest over MSRP,” said Brauer. “Meanwhile, Hyundai reported a decrease in inventory for March over February while demand increased for these fuel-efficient models.”
Three small Subaru SUVs make the list, including the Forester compact SUV, the Crosstrek subcompact SUV and the Outback compact sports wagon. “Limited inventory of Subaru models led to a 34.1 percent reduction in sales in March compared to 2021,” said Brauer. “Both the Crosstrek and Forester were refreshed for 2022, and dealers have limited inventory of these popular models, forcing them to pause orders of the Forester to help stabilize inventory.”
Two recently-released Ford vehicles make the list including the hybrid version of the Ford Maverick compact pickup truck and the Ford Bronco compact off-road SUV. “The Ford Maverick and the Ford Bronco are in such high demand that dealerships stopped taking retail orders for the vehicles for the 2022 model year, and the limited versions on dealer lots are commanding a premium over MSRP,” said Brauer. “The demand for the Maverick represents the public’s fervor for the newly created compact pickup truck segment, which provides the function of pickup at a more affordable price, while offering excellent fuel efficiency.”
Two BMW SUVs round out the list: the compact BMW X3 and the midsize BMW X5. “BMW’s sales rose by 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2022, while overall luxury vehicle sales declined by 10 percent,” said Brauer. “BMWs X model SUVs comprise more than half of the brand’s sales, and demand for these vehicles soared while inventory remained lean.”
Fastest-Selling Used Vehicles
iSeeCars also analyzed the top 20 fastest-selling used vehicles. The average used car takes 52.9 days to sell, while the top 20 fastest-selling vehicles average 35.0 days and sell 1.4 to 1.9 times faster than the average used vehicle. The list of fastest-selling used vehicles is dominated by alternative-fuel vehicles and includes eight hybrids and five fully-electric vehicles.
The fastest-selling used vehicle is the Tesla Model X electric crossover, which takes an average 28.0 days to sell. It’s joined by three additional Tesla Models, the Model Y, the Model S, and the Model 3. “The earliest delivery time for a new Tesla Model X is December 2022 for the base model and August 2022 for the high-performance Plaid version, which is further elevating the demand for the used versions,” said Brauer. “All Tesla vehicles have long waitlists for their new versions, and used versions of the highly-anticipated Tesla Model Y are just entering the used car marketplace,” said Brauer.
An additional electric vehicle, the Ford Mustang Mach-E also makes the list. “The Ford Mustang Mach-E has been in high demand since it debuted in 2021, and Ford recently stopped taking orders for new versions of the Mach-E after wait times exceeded 32 weeks,” said Brauer.
Eight hybrid vehicles make the list including the Honda Insight, the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid, the Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid, the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, the Toyota Sienna, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, and the Toyota Prius. “Just as in the new car marketplace, hybrid and plug-in hybrids are hot sellers as fuel prices reached record highs in March,” said Brauer. “Many of these hybrid vehicles like the Honda Insight, Hyundai Ioniq, and the Toyota Prius cost considerably less than the average used car, which helps them appeal to price-conscious consumers.”
Four luxury vehicles make the list including the Audi Q7 midsize SUV, the Jaguar XE compact car, the Audi Q3 subcompact SUV, and the Audi A6 midsize car. “Demand for small luxury SUVs and luxury sedans has increased in the wake of high gas prices, which has increased the demand for these vehicles,” said Brauer.
Two sedans round out the list: the Kia K5 midsize sedan and the Mazda MAZDA3 compact car. “The Kia K5 was new for the 2021 model year, and demand for new versions has steadily risen, causing new models to be consistently priced above MSRP,” said Brauer. “With an average price of $25,157 the Mazda Mazda3 is popular with shoppers who want a relatively affordable and fuel-efficient used car amid current used car price hikes.”
“New car inventory is expected to remain tight for at least the beginning of 2022 as automakers struggle to meet pent-up demand, especially with popular vehicles,” said Brauer. “New and used car shoppers should act quickly if they see their desired vehicle for sale, and buyers will likely need to be flexible on color and trim options for in-demand models.”
Methodology
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 150,000 new and used car sales (model years 2016-2020 for used cars) from March 2022. The number of days that each car was listed for sale on iSeeCars.com was aggregated at the model level, and the average days on market for each was mathematically modeled. Heavy-duty vehicles, models not in production prior to the 2021 model year, and low-volume models were excluded from further analysis.
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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say they are investigating the shooting deaths of two teenagers following an alleged robbery attempt in southeastern Pennsylvania.
The Montgomery County district attorney and Norristown police said the shooting occurred in an alley in Norristown at about 8 p.m. Friday night.
Police and prosecutors said their initial investigation indicated that the shooter was walking to his car from a home when two teenagers pulled a gun on him and tried to rob him.
Authorities said there was apparently a struggle over the gun held by one of the youths, and the shooter “used his legally registered gun to fatally shoot both of them." He then rendered aid and called 911.
Authorities said one youth was shot five times and the other was shot once in the torso and once in the finger Both shooting deaths were classified homicides. Authorities said police found a “ghost gun" with an extended 30-round magazine at the scene.
The names of the two youths killed weren't released because of their ages, but officials said both were 17 and from Norristown. The man who shot them was questioned and released. District Attorney Kevin Steele said no charges were immediately filed, adding that “We have a lot of work to do on this investigation.” | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Man-shoots-kills-2-teens-after-alleged-robbery-17139059.php | 2022-04-30T21:15:16Z | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Man-shoots-kills-2-teens-after-alleged-robbery-17139059.php | true |
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Farmers returned with fresh produce to the Kingsport Farmers Market on Saturday.
Around 65 vendors came out to the market, some leaving early because they sold out so quickly.
Kingsport Farmers Market manager Kristie Leonard said that the market usually sees an average of around 1,000 customers on Saturdays.
“We want everybody to shop local, and we want to give the community a place to come and sell their goods, sell their produce, we want to support farmers, agriculture, but we also want to support small businesses,” Leonard said.
The market will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday.
More information on the Kingsport Farmers Market can be found on their website or by clicking here. | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-farmers-market-returns-for-a-successful-day/ | 2022-04-30T21:33:03Z | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kingsport-farmers-market-returns-for-a-successful-day/ | true |
Iconic Hull buildings were lit up with spectacular images on Saturday evening as 'About Us' - an open-air extravaganza that tells the story of the universe - began with a very big bang.
The awe-inspiring performance - part of the Unboxed festival - drew a large crowd to Queen Victoria Square, who watched 13 billion years of history condensed into a frantic, 25-minute multimedia experience. The free shows will run nightly until Friday, May 6, while families will also be able to explore the performance arena during the day.
On Saturday night, as images danced across Hull City Hall and Ferens Art Gallery, About Us drew comparisons with Made In Hull - the acclaimed lightshow that kicked off Hull's reign as City of Culture in 2017. The rolling display begins at 9.30pm and runs until 11pm nightly.
Read more: About Us - when, where and everything you need to know
Mixing live music with multi-media installations and created by the same production company behind the opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympic Games, it had been hoped that About Us would bring a tough of the 2017 magic back to Hull city centre. The opening night did not disappoint.
Spectators gasped and cheered as Hull City Hall was brought alive with streams of light. Later giant images of the sun and planets were projected on to the buildings, before dinosaurs stalked across Queen Victoria Square.
Stephen Russell was among the crowd. He said: “There was something similar here last year and it was spectacular, so I'm expecting great things." Pat and Steven Cunningham added: “We’re excited to be here and see all the buildings lighting up.”
Catherine and Ella were also among the spectators. Catherine said: "I was very impressed with the way the lights follow the shapes of the building. I didn’t think there would be a live choir as well, so that was amazing."
The show is split between multimedia installations available to view in the day, which will feature poetry and animations from local schoolchildren, and live performances including the Hull Freedom Choir at night, from 9.30pm to 11pm. About Us is appropriate for all ages but is being staged later in the evening because of the need for dark skies.
About two-thirds of the show, which lasts 25 minutes, will feature singing from the choir of a modern original score composed by British musician Nitin Sawhney CBE. Approximately 30 members of the choir will perform in each performance.
Despite the 9.30pm start for the main event, many families had taken the decision to attend on Saturday night. Organisers are hoping "tens of thousands" of visitors will attend About Us throughout the week.
Lysander Ashton, creative director of design studio and production company 59 Productions, who are behind the show said: "The feedback we've been seeing in the previous sites has been the joy of being out and in shared spaces. What we have tried to set up in this project is to give people a sense of awe and reflection. If anyone can take only that away from it, that'd be amazing."
Full details, including About Us showing times, are available here. More pictures of About Us can be viewed here.
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Holders Barcelona to face seven-times winners Lyon in Champions League final
Barcelona will defend their Women’s Champions League title against seven-time winners Lyon after the French side beat compatriots Paris St Germain 2-1 in their semi-final second leg.
The holders progressed 5-3 on aggregate despite a 2-0 defeat at Wolfsburg on Saturday, when Tabea Wassmuth and Jill Roord scored for the German league leaders.
The other semi-final was more finely-poised after Lyon’s 3-2 win at home in the first leg.
Norwegian Ada Hegerberg, the competition’s all-time leading scorer, scored in the 14th minute to tip the second leg in Lyon’s favour.
Hegerberg was denied a second by VAR shortly after the interval and PSG responded with an equaliser on the night from Marie-Antoinette Katoto.
But Wendie Renard’s header seven minutes from time secured Lyon a 5-3 aggregate success and a date in Turin next month.
Barcelona´s players cheer after the women´s Champions League, second-leg, semifinal soccer match between Wolfsburg and Barcelona at the Volkswagen Arena in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (Swen Pf´rtner/dpa/dpa via AP)
The French club had won five Champions League titles in a row before Barcelona ended their run last season and have featured in nine of the last 12 finals. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10771269/Holders-Barcelona-face-seven-times-winners-Lyon-Champions-League-final.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-04-30T21:35:38Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-10771269/Holders-Barcelona-face-seven-times-winners-Lyon-Champions-League-final.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
FC Cincinnati snap 4-game winless skid to beat Toronto FC
Rookie Ian Murphy recorded his first MLS goal late in the first half and Luciano Acosta scored early in the second, as visiting FC Cincinnati hung on to post a needed 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday.
Murphy's milestone score came in the 44th minute off a short corner and a stellar header from Nick Hagglund. Then just seven minutes into the second half, Acosta, via a floating sideline throw-in, maneuvered himself to sidewind a low burner past Toronto goalkeeper Alex Bono (one save).
But, with less than an hour to play in the contest, Toronto FC (3-4-2, 11 points) finally broke through. Via Jesus Jimenez's seventh, and perhaps most acrobatic, goal of the season, off a perfect header from Shane O'Neill in the 65th minute.
Cincinnati (3-5-1, 10 points), though, stood its ground and didn't allow the host to record an official shot on goal the rest of the way.
The result halted Cincinnati's 0-3-1 rut, and was its second all-time at Toronto, which has now dropped two in a row following a 3-0-1 run. Toronto's three-game home winning streak also came to an end.
Toronto held a majority of the first-half possession, and got the first two solid scoring chances of the day. First, through Jayden Nelson in the seventh minute and then via Jonathan Osorio in the 37th. However, Roman Celentano (two saves), making his second consecutive start in Cincinnati's net, was up to the challenge.
Meanwhile, Cincinnati's best early first-half opportunities missed wide or severely high of the Toronto net. Yet, it was Cincinnati that eventually scored the lone goal of the opening half through defender Murphy.
Acosta's goal was his second in as many weeks for Cincinnati.
Meanwhile, Toronto has been one of the most generous teams in MLS, conceding 19 goals on the season. It didn't help matters that Toronto lost defender Chris Mavinga to an injury near the half-hour mark of this contest.
In a quick turnaround, these sides will meet again Wednesday night at Cincinnati.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The airing of grievances and expressions of frustrations which commonly followed each of the Sabres' previous 10 losing seasons were notably absent on Saturday.
At a time Buffalo set an NHL record by missing the playoffs for an 11th straight year, the mood was unmistakably upbeat among players gathering one final time.
“It’s definitely a different feeling this year,” said forward Zemgus Girgensons, the team’s longest-tenured player after completing his eighth season in Buffalo.
“Usually in the morning you’re trying to gather thoughts of all the complaints, the issues that are going on,” he added. “This morning, my wife asked me, `What are you going to say?′ And I said, `I don’t have too many complaints.′ It’s weird.”
And refreshing.
A palpable sense of optimism might finally be taking root on a team that showed distinct signs of gelling following a year of upheaval and overhaul.
With a focus on rebuilding through youth and targeting players who wanted to stay in Buffalo, general manager Kevyn Adams' purge began with forward Sam Reinhart and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen being dealt in separate trades last summer. The process was capped in November when Buffalo ended its lengthy stalemate with Jack Eichel by trading the ex-captain to Vegas.
The Sabres (32-39-11) closed the season by going 16-9-3 over the final two months, with the 16 wins in 28 games equaling their total through the first 54. It was a final stretch in which Buffalo went 8-1-3 in games decided by one goal (as compared to 5-7-8 in its first 54) and scored four or more goals 12 times (as compared to 16 times in its first 54).
“Looking back to what we started the first day of training camp, I think everybody can be proud of where we are,” Kyle Okposo said. “If you look at expectations from the outside, I think we probably exceeded what they were. Internally, we really didn’t set any expectations as far as wins and loses. it was just, `We’re going to win the day.’ ”
With much of the roster returning intact, Jeff Skinner believes the foundation of a culture is in place.
“I think there’s cause to be excited and be encouraged, but its up to us now to take that next step,” Skinner said.
Missing on Saturday were the headline-grabbing comments made during previous exit-meeting interview sessions. There was the time four years ago when Ryan O’Reilly suggested the Sabres had a losing culture. Eichel’s frustrations spilled over during each of the previous two offseasons, capped by him questioning his future with the franchise a year ago.
Perhaps, Girgensons said, both the Sabres and the departing players needed to move on.
“Sometimes that is the way it works. Maybe they needed a fresh start and we needed some fresh faces in here,” Girgensons said. “I think it worked out this year. All of the guys we got, there’s no complaints. I loved every single guy in the room.”
CAREER BESTS
Numerous Sabres had career seasons. Tage Thompson, who began the year with 18 goals in his first 104 NHL games, scored a team-leading 38 times in 78 outings. Rasmus Dahlin's career-best 53 points were the most by a Sabres defenseman since Garry Galley had 54 in 1995-96. And Owen Power, t he No. 1 pick in last year’s draft, scored twice in eight games after leaving the University of Michigan.
The Sabres' 229 goals were the most since they scored 240 in 2010-11. Their 287 goals allowed were the most since giving up 297 in 1992-93.
COMING BACK?
Forwards Vinny Hinostroza and Cody Eakin, defenseman Colin Miller and goalie Craig Anderson are among Sabres players eligible to become unrestricted free agents this summer.
Anderson, who turns 41 next month, is split between retiring and being open to re-signing with Buffalo based on how much he enjoyed his first season with the Sabres.
“The mind says, absolutely, I would love to be with these guys and that says a lot as far as the group of guys and the management and staff,” Anderson said. “If I was five years younger, that would be the ideal situation.”
Anderson went 18-12-2 and has 308 career wins, tied for 33rd with Tuukka Rask on the NHL list.
DRAFTING
The Sabres potentially have three first-round picks in this year’s draft. Aside from their own, which will be determined in the draft lottery, they also have Florida’s first-round pick acquired in a trade that sent Reinhart to the Panthers. Buffalo also has Vegas’ first-round pick acquired in the Eichel trade. The Golden Knights, who missed the playoffs, have the option of protecting the pick should it land in the top 10 this year, with Buffalo then guaranteed to land Vegas' first pick in 2023.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A search launched Saturday for an inmate who escaped from the Kilby Correctional Facility in Alabama.
Mitchell Lindsey, 29, fled just before 8:30 a.m. from the prison located in Montgomery County, the state Department of Corrections said in a news release.
Details on how he escaped the facility have not been released.
Prison officials described Lindsey as 6 feet (1.8 meters) 2 inches (5.0 centimeters) tall, 165 pounds (75 kilograms) and wearing a brown or khaki prison uniform. He has brown hair and blue eyes, the department said.
A Morgan County judge sentenced Lindsey to life in prison in 2015. A jury found him guilty of reckless murder for a crash that killed 68-year-old Bessie Louise Stovall. Police were chasing Lindsey on May 19, 2012 as he drove a stolen vehicle through Decatur. Witnesses told police that Lindsey sped through a stop sign and hit Stovall’s vehicle. She died at the scene.
Anyone with information about Lindsey’s whereabouts is asked to contact the department a 1-800-831-8825. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Authorities-seek-inmate-who-escaped-from-Alabama-17139142.php | 2022-04-30T21:42:41Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Authorities-seek-inmate-who-escaped-from-Alabama-17139142.php | false |
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Special constables in Cleethorpes responded to a road accident and found a 'machete-type' weapon and drugs on Saturday.
Officers from Humberside Police said the crash had caused "considerable damage" to a number of vehicles. On searching one of the cars, a "machete-type weapon" and "numerous wraps of drugs" had been discovered, they added.
Posting on Twitter at 10pm on Saturday, the Humberside Specials account said the vehicle had been seized for CSI. "Now to book in items, book off shift, and go home to eat and sleep," the post added.
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An image showed officers at the scene of the accident, in which two cars could be seen with damage. It was not clear if anyone had been injured. Another image showed a bladed weapon.
Earlier this year, Humberside Police launched a recruitment drive for special constables, describing the positions as "a role that makes a real difference". Specials are required to complete at least 16 hours a month on a voluntary, unpaid basis, which can be organised around their existing commitments.
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Newcastle United's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool meant that their excellent home run in 2022 came to an end on Saturday lunchtime. But as far as the bigger picture is concerned - nothing has really changed.
The reality is that this defeat could have sparked some major anxiety at one stage but the hard work of Eddie Howe and his staff means it won't push them towards relegation. There is hard work to be done at the training ground and in the transfer market but most people knew that before the clash with Liverpool.
And Howe has been consistent with his mood. Even after a good win at Norwich last week Howe did not get carried away.
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After the Liverpool game he said: "We know there's a lot of work to do, but I d think we have, from where we were, improved a lot, so I don't think anyone would have had a different view before the game. "Certainly, after the game, my opinion is the same.
"But I do know the players gave everything on a hot day today to try to get something from the match and as I say, were in it until the last kick."
Newcastle showed they have made progress but in an unspectacular way
The Magpies were beaten heavily the last time they faced one of the big boys at St James' Park in Manchester City who turned up and pulled off a 4-0 victory last December. This time the visit of Liverpool was different.
The Reds may have dominated possession and created 24 attempts at goal. But Newcastle were always in the game and Liverpool had to wait patiently for the final whistle on a day when they had been pushed hard.
True, United barely created a clear-cut chance of note but on the break, after absorbing pressure, it would have only taken a moment of quality or even luck to force something.
The game-defining moment from a Newcastle point of view was probably Allan Saint-Maximin's through ball for Chris Wood. The New Zealand international couldn't beat the offside flag or Alisson in the Liverpool goal.
There was also a glimpse of goal late on from Bruno Guimaraes who got his shot away but struck it straight at his fellow countryman. Neither moment was of vintage standard but an equaliser in either of those second-half episodes could have left Liverpool with too much to do in the final stages.
In any case, Newcastle showed they can at least step onto the field and compete with a big side these days. Something that hasn't always appeared in many Chronicle match report in recent years.
Jurgen Klopp's name-check for Joelinton
Jurgen Klopp has sung the praises of Joelinton before and felt that the Brazilian's presence in Newcastle's front three was reminiscent of the £40million man's days in the Bundesliga.
The German boss stated Joelinton was an interesting signing way back in August 2019 and he name-checked him again after the 1-0 win for his side at St James' Park. Joelinton's role was more of a defensive one as he won seven aerial balls and a couple of important tackles.
Having watched the videos of Newcastle's win at Norwich, when Joelinton played as a number 9, Liverpool lined up against a Toon team with the ex-Hoffenheim man out wide and Allan Saint-Maximin in the middle.
Klopp said afterwards: "Obviously, Newcastle changed a little bit, put Joelinton on the right side - left side, our right - and kept the ball there [and] went for second balls.
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Ron DeSantis doubles down and insists Disney WILL have to pay its $2BN debts after entertainment conglomerate claimed Florida would be on the hook if special privileges are revoked
- During a Thursday townhall in Orlando, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis insisted that Disney is the one that will be paying up, not Florida residents
- 'No. Disney will pay its debts,' he said. 'Disney will, for the first time, actually live under the same laws as everybody else in Florida. Imagine that.'
- Earlier this week Disney hit back at DeSantis over his decision to strip the Reedy Creek Improvement District of special privileges
- The entertainment company said that there is a clause in its original contract that stipulates the state is responsible for its $2 billion bond debt
- Many believe DeSantis removed Disney's special privilege status because the entertainment giant vocally opposed his so-called Don't Say Gay bill
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has insisted Disney will have to pay its own debts after the conglomerate claimed the state would have to foot its $2billion bill for bond tax if its special status is removed.
'Disney will pay its debts,' DeSantis told a townhall in Orlando with Fox News' 'The Ingraham Angle', garnering loud applause.
'Disney will, for the first time, actually live under the same laws as everybody else in Florida. Imagine that.'
Host Laura Ingraham asked DeSantis if Disney was correct in claiming that there was a clause in their original contract that stipulates the state is responsible for its $2 billion bond debt if its special privilege's are revoked.
'There's going to be additional legislative action. We've contemplated that,' DeSantis said. 'We know what we're going to do. And so stay tuned. That will all be apparent. The bonds will be paid by Disney, they will be paying taxes, probably more taxes.'
'No. Disney will pay its debts,' DeSantis to Ingraham, garnering loud applause. 'Disney will, for the first time, actually live under the same laws as everybody else in Florida. Imagine that.'
During a Thursday townhall in Orlando with Fox News' 'The Ingraham Angle' DeSantis insisted that Disney is the one that will be paying up, not Florida residents'
The Reedy Creek district employs more than 400 people who enjoy benefits like health care and complimentary lifetime Disney passes, a value of up to $1,300 a year
'They will follow the laws that every other person has to do, and they will no longer have the ability to run their own government, which they are the only corporation in all of Florida, the only entity in all of Florida, that has the ability to run their own government and do this,' he added.
DeSantis urged Disney to stay out of politics and stop 'injecting pan-sexualism into programming for young kids' which got him even more loud cheers from audience members.
'Get back to the mission. Do what you did great,' he said. 'That is why people love the company. And you've lost your way. Maybe this will be the wake-up call they need to get back on track.'
Earlier this week Disney hit back at DeSantis over his decision to strip the Reedy Creek Improvement District - the name of the private body that oversees Disney's Orlando resort - of its privilege - over Disney's opposition to his so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill.
Disney argued if the governor pushed ahead, his own constituents would be on the hook to pay their debt.
The company owes approximately $2billion in bond debt which it used to fund the expansion of Walt Disney World Resort. It claims that they have a clause in their contract that if the Reedy Creep Improvement District is rescinded, then the debt would be transferred to 'general purpose government.'
A 1967 state law that established the Reedy Creek Improvement District on Disney property allowed the district the power to issue bonds and tax itself and in exchange the state pledged 'it will not limit or alter the rights of the District...until all such bonds together with interest thereon...are fully met and discharged,' the Miami Herald reported.
That would mean families from Orange and Osceola Counties would be on the hook for between $2,200 and $2,800 each, because the district would be absorbed into both areas.
When it comes to leaving local taxpayers to foot the bill for Disney's bond tax, legal experts say it would be illegal to impose such a burden on residents of both counties, meaning there is no way forward for DeSantis's proposals, Law & Crime reported.
Employees have been left in the dark as to what comes next for the district, says firefighter and union president Jon Shirey, who was reportedly the only one to address the issue directly on Wednesday
The Reedy Creek Improvement District board met on Wednesday for the first time since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law to dissolve it next year
DeSantis signed the law, which was fast-tracked through the state legislature, on Friday after the media conglomerate began speaking out against the state's new 'Don't Say Gay' law
DeSantis has previously been warned by multiple conservatives that Disney can sue him for violating its First Amendment right to protest against his so-called Don't Say Gay bill, which triggered the ongoing clash.
They warn the entertainment giant's suit has a good chance of succeeding, DeSantis faces two substantial obstacles.
Others say he's playing a shrewd game that will fire-up his base and boost approval ratings with legislation that'll ultimately prove ineffective.
A dead-in-the water law would further avoid jeopardizing Florida's Disney operations. The firm is the state's largest employer.
On Wednesday, the Reedy Creek board of supervisors carried on with business as usual on Wednesday, barely mentioning the decision to dissolve the district.
The issue wasn't even on the agenda, but it was briefly mentioned during a discussion on solar panels.
District administrator John Classe said that a planned expansion of the solar energy program could be delayed due to financial challenges caused by the new law, according to WESH reporter Bob Hazen.
The district handles permits, trash collection and emergency services for the Orlando-area theme park.
It will be dissolved on June 1, 2023, according to a law fast-tracked by the state legislature and signed by DeSantis on Friday as the governor and the media conglomerate clashed over the 'Don't Say Gay' law.
On Wednesday morning, Reedy Creek officials seemed just as confused as everyone else about what will come next, as it's revealed that the district's $2 billion bond debts could be transferred to Orange and Osceola counties, leaving taxpayers on the hook for as much as $2,800 per family of four.
The district's 400 employees would also lose their jobs and benefits, which include lifetime complimentary Disney passes worth as much as $1,300 a year.
District supervisor Don Greer told Hazen: 'If it's going to be different than what we have, it will have to look like what it is. Because there's just too much here to dump on anybody else.'
Disney came out against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill, whose official title is the Parental Rights in Education Bill, last month after being pressured by woke in-house diversity factions
Osceola and Orange counties would likely have to spread Disney's tax liability among all taxpayers, which one tax collector estimated would raise taxes between $2,200 and $2,800 per family of four (Pictured: People visit Disney's Magic Kingdom Park in Florida on Friday)
Photos from Wednesday show what looks like a regular meeting for the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
The district was created in 1967 by a Republican lawmaker. It's governed by a board selected by Disney and other companies on the land.
Reedy Creek firefighter and union head Jon Shirey was the only one to tackle the issue head-on, according to Spectrum News 13 reporter Rebecca Turco.
'What is that message?' he asked, saying that employees of the district have been told to not speak to the media about the upcoming dissolution of the district.
Shirey has openly wondered what will become of the benefits enjoyed by the district's 400 employees, including health insurance and complimentary lifetime Disney passes.
'For our retirees who plan their lives and their finances around a benefit that they were promised for life, this is incredibly concerning,' Shirey told the Orlando Sentinel.
'There's a lot of things that are still left to be answered to, like what is the governor's plan or what is the Legislature's plan and how they envision this going down,' Shirey added.
'And then also, we're not really getting any information from the district about what their thoughts are and what their plans are going forward.'
An Orlando-based attorney alleged if Disney would have a 'strong case' if it were to pursue legal action against the state of Florida.
'Once the government provides a benefit, that benefit can't be taken away in a way that is unconstitutional,' Lawrence Walters told WFTV. 'In other words, the government cannot retaliate against the company in response to the exercise of the company's First Amendment rights.'
However, most legal experts are raising objecting about the 'complexity' surrounding RCID's bond debt and the 'contractual impossibility of unwinding' the district.
Supporters say the bill, which was signed into law in March, stops teachers from pushing inappropriate content on children, which they believe students may be too young to understand. Opponents say the bill is homophobic, and that the vagueness of its wording could see a teacher reported to authorities for something as minor as mentioning their same-sex partner in class
State law stipulates that Florida taxpayers must be treated equally across all of the state's counties, unless there is a special taxing district 'specifically authorizing' differential treatment. However, DeSantis on Friday abolished Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID), the special taxing district operating Disney's land in Osceola and Orange Counties, seemingly leaving the counties responsible for the district's nearly $2billion bond debt
'Florida simply cannot promise to prospective bondholders that it won't interfere with Reedy Creek, and then dissolve Reedy Creek,' attorney Jacob Schumer penned in an article for Bloomberg Tax. 'If Reedy Creek is ever dissolved, it would be a monumental and complicated enterprise even on a years-long timeline.'
He noted how RCID was structured to operate like a local government and, like many local municipalities, borrows money for infrastructure development by issuing bonds.
When Florida created the district and granted RCID its powers, including issuing bonds, the state made a pledge to bondholders that it would 'not limit or alter the rights of the District to own, acquire, construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain, operate or furnish the projects or to levy and collect the taxes, assessments, rentals, rates, fees, tolls, fares and other charges provided for herein … until all such bonds together with interest thereon, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of such holders, are fully met and discharged.'
'Dissolving Reedy Creek 'limited' and 'altered' its ability to improve and maintain its project and collect its various charges and taxes, and thus Florida would be violating its pledge to bondholders,' Schumer argued.
He also alleged dissolving RCID would violate contract clauses within the Florida and U.S. constitutions.
The attorney claimed there is 'even greater protection' within the Florida Constitution from blocking the state from breaching its contractual obligations to maintain the authorization for RCID's existence.
'With this law, the state of Florida has eliminated the government entity that backed the various bonds while violating its own explicit promise not to do so. It is hard to imagine a way that the state could successfully argue that this did not violate its own contractual obligations or unconstitutionally impair the contract between Reedy Creek and the bondholders,' he wrote.
'Florida could theoretically get rid of some of these contractual issues by writing a giant check to prepay or 'redeem' the bonds, but that's prevented by at least one of the outstanding bonds.'
Schumer also noted how RCID operates with a nine-figure annual expenditures budget so, even ignoring its debts, the district has a 'plethora of other contracts' that would have to be assigned and divided between Osceola and Orange counties.
Ultimately, he concluded that the dissolution of RCID 'will have to wait until all of its bonds are paid in full.'
RCID issued a statement to their bondholders citing the same obligation of the state to 'not limit or alter the rights' of RCID to fulfill its bond obligations and 'not in any way impair the rights or remedies of the [bond] holders' until the bonds and associated interest, costs, and expenses are fully paid.
'In light of the State of Florida's pledge to the District's bondholders,' Reedy Creek expects to explore its options while continuing its present operations, including levying and collecting its ad valorem taxes and collecting its utility revenues, paying debt service on its ad valorem tax bonds and utility revenue bonds, complying with its bond covenants and operating and maintaining its properties,' the statement concluded.
DeSantis officially stripped Disney of its 55-year-old special privileges that effectively allowed it to self-govern.
DeSantis' toxic war with the firm started when it blasted the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill, whose official title is the Parental Rights in Education Bill, barring instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in pre-school through to third grade.
The company said in March it would suspend political donations in the state and added it would in turn support organizations working to oppose what is officially called the Parental Rights in Education bill.
But DeSantis and his fellow Republicans lashed out at the Orlando resort - defending the law - before moving to strip it of its special privileges.
At the bill signing ceremony in South Florida on Friday, DeSantis said Disney lied about the content of the education law but he viewed the company's vow to fight the law as unacceptable.
Supporters say the bill, which was signed into law in March, stops teachers from pushing inappropriate content on children, which they believe students may be too young to understand.
Opponents say the bill is homophobic, and that the vagueness of its wording could see a teacher reported to authorities for something as minor as mentioning their same-sex partner in class.
Disney initially stayed quiet on the bill, but the firm - which has long had a good track record on supporting its LGBT staff - is said to have waded into the issue after being pressured by woke in-house diversity factions now said to exert growing influence over bosses there.
CEO Bob Chapek later spoke out after walkouts by a small number of Disney staffers - and angered DeSantis by openly suggesting that his firm would apply pressure on lawmakers.
After blasting the bill, he said: 'As I wrote to our employees earlier this week, we are committed to supporting community organizations like these so they are equipped to take on these fights.
'Meanwhile, we are also reassessing our approach to advocacy, including political giving in Florida and beyond.'
The controversy has hit Disney's share price hard too, as parents who back the bill or who were angered at the firm's sudden outspoken stance vowed to boycott it.
Stocks have tanked by around a third in recent weeks, and now sit at just $115.77 per share.
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VIDEO: Woman smashes cars, objects with child in car in frightening gas station incident
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Video from a gas station near Detroit caught a frightening encounter that put an infant’s life in danger.
Van Buren police report the incident started with an argument between two women, but it quickly escalated to involve one of them smashing items with her car.
Surveillance video from the gas station shows a woman appearing to go on a tirade smashing into not one but two cars with a 7-month-old infant in her back seat.
The child was able to be rescued from one of the cars, but the incident wasn’t over.
One of the women, who police later identified as 26-year-old Ariyah Bennet, grabbed a bat out of the trunk of her car and smashed a windshield.
But what led up to the attack?
Van Buren police said the two women involved knew each other, and were meeting up for a child’s clothing exchange.
However, Bennett was allegedly called “a burnt piece of toast” by the other woman, and the two got into a physical fight. But it wasn’t long before fists weren’t enough.
Kim Lulow, a witness, was caught questioning what she was seeing.
“How somebody can do that with a baby in their car, I just cannot believe it,” Lulow said.
But she’s thankful no one was seriously hurt.
Van Buren police arrived at the scene, and Bennett was arrested and is facing three felonies.
The other woman involved in the altercation has not been charged, and police confirmed the 7-month-old child was not injured.
If Bennett is convicted, officials said she could face up to 14 years in prison.
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PHILADELPHIA – The Eagles’ front seven is beginning to undergo a transformation. The Eagles took Georgia defensive tackle Jordan Davis in the first round of this year’s draft, and came back Friday and selected linebacker Nakobe Dean, who is also from Georgia.
Despite using two selections to address that area of the defense, the Eagles were not done. After trading out of the fifth round Saturday, the Eagles moved up in the sixth round to take Kyron Johnson, a linebacker out of Kansas.
Last season, Johnson had 61 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks with the Jayhawks. More importantly, Johnson did not commit a penalty last season.
After he was selected, Johnson reflected, realizing that he was an NFL player.
“It’s an exciting moment,” Johnson said. “The process itself, it’s a bittersweet moment because it’s just like you’re sitting back and you’re anxious, and you’re nervous at the same time because you’re waiting to get picked up. It’s a blessing in disguise.”
Johnson also once had a chance to face off against current Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts when Hurts was playing at the University of Oklahoma. Johnson remembered going against him and the other Sooner quarterbacks and said he was looking forward to going facing other NFL quarterbacks.
“It was like going against anybody else,” Johnson said. “It is like going against (Arizona Cardinals quarterback) Kyler Murray and (Cleveland Browns quarterback) Baker Mayfield. They all have potential and it’s an honor to sack these dudes.”
At 6-feet, 3-inches, and 231 pounds, Johnson has a similar build to recent free agent signing Haason Reddick. Although he is undersized for the position, he makes up for it in speed, running a 4.4 40-yard dash. Johnson will likely find himself in a battle with last year’s seventh-round pick Patrick Johnson for the strongside linebacker spot behind Reddick.
The Eagles decided to pass on Zyon McCollum, a cornerback out of Sam Houston State. The team also decided to bypass taking a returner and a safety. If Johnson proves that he can be a good special teams player and occasional spot starter, it will be worth the pick.
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The 46-year-old was standing between two parked cars on East 89th Street in Canarsie Saturday morning when a black Acura SUV collided with a doubled-parked car.
The force of the impact caused the double-parked car to slam into one of the parked cars pinning him between them.
When EMS arrived the man was unconscious.
They transported him to Brookdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have taken the driver of the SUV into custody and charges are pending.
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Buffett disclosed the investment at Berkshire's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.
The investment is a wager that Microsoft may complete its proposed $95-per-share takeover of Activision, whose franchises include "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush," and overcome expected tough antitrust scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Justice.
One of the portfolio managers who help Buffett invest Berkshire's money had accumulated an approximately $1.1 billion Activision stake late last year, but Buffett made clear he's responsible for the rest.
The 9.5% stake is worth about $5.6 billion based on recent Activision shares outstanding. Buffett said Berkshire will file a report with regulators if the stake reaches 10%.
"If the deal goes through we make some money, and if it doesn't go through who knows," Buffett said. "But if we do file that report, understand very clearly, it was Warren Buffett's decision, and he doesn't know what the Justice Department will do."
Activision shares closed Friday at $75.60, which is 20% below Microsoft's proposed takeover price.
That signals that some investors remain unconvinced the merger will win necessary approvals.
Buffett's investment is a form of merger arbitrage, and departs from his usual practice of investing in what he believes are strong companies that the market undervalues.
Microsoft announced plans to buy Activision on Jan. 18.
The Activision investment is the latest of a series of multi-billion dollar investments by Berkshire this year.
These include an agreement to buy insurance company Alleghany Corp for $11.6 billion, and the amassing of big stakes in oil company Chevron Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp and computer and printer maker HP Inc.
Berkshire ended March with about $106 billion of cash and equivalent, a more than $40 billion drop from the end of 2021. Buffett has pledged to keep at least $30 billion on hand.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in Omaha, Nebraska; Additional reporting by Megan Davies in New York; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Diane Craft)
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Brian Ulrich, one of the 11 members of the Oath Keepers facing sedition-related charges, pleaded guilty to “obstruction of an official proceeding” and seditious conspiracy in federal court on Friday, becoming the second person to plead guilty to the gravest charges to emerge from the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
According to the plea agreement, Ulrich, 44, will cooperate with the Justice Department in its historic prosecution against the far-right extremist organization. He could face more than six years in prison, according to the deal read aloud during Wednesday’s hearing, but prosecutors may ask for a lower sentence depending on Ulrich’s level of cooperation.
The guilty plea is another major step in the criminal case against the Oath Keepers, as prosecutors work to show how they believe the group of men plotted to stash weapons across the Potomac River, go to the Capitol and stop Congress’ certification of the Electoral College vote. The case has grown dramatically over the past year, relying in part on explosive private messages between Oath Keepers leaders, video of the group from the week they were in DC, and the cooperation of at least six other Capitol riot defendants with ties to the Oath Keepers organization.
The plea comes nearly two months after fellow Oath Keeper Joshua James, who served as private security for right-wing figures around January 6, pleaded guilty to sedition-related charges.
“Did you do that, agree with [Oath Keepers leader Stewart] Rhodes and develop a plan to stop the lawful transfer of presidential power, by force, on January 6, 2021” US District Judge Amit Mehta asked during the hearing on Friday.
“Yes, your honor” Ulrich said.
Rhodes, who is also charged with seditious conspiracy, has pleaded not guilty.
Ulrich, who at times appeared to be crying during the hearing, also agreed that he “intended to influence and affect conduct of the United States government and to retaliate against the United States government.”
At one point, Mehta asked whether Ulrich needed time to gather himself. Ulrich initially declined, saying that “it’s not going to get any easier,” but later accepted — taking a moment to audibly weep and gasp for air.
Ulrich, who is from Georgia, was part of an Oath Keepers leadership Signal chat where he, Rhodes and others planned for January 6. The messages, which are quoted in court documents, show how Ulrich repeatedly asked about bringing guns to DC as part of a quick reaction force.
“Someone can tell me if I’m crazy but I’m planning on having a backpack for regular use and then a separate backpack with my ammo” Ulrich messaged the leadership chat in late December, adding that “I will be the guy running around with the ‘budget AR.’” In another message days later, Ulrich asked Joshua James about firearms and a potential plan to “stage them in VA.”
Other messages that Ulrich sent to members of the Georgia Oath Keepers said that “civil war” might be necessary if then President-elect Biden was inaugurated.
“We must win. We must defeat these radicals,” Ulrich wrote in one message, “there’s treason at work here. When someone committed treason it used to mean something. you used to pay with your life!” In another message, Ulrich referenced a “Ruby ridge scenario that we can rally behind.”
Ulrich, James, and Oath Keeper Mark Grods traveled together to DC on January 4. In his own plea agreement, James admitted to bringing a semi-automatic handgun on the trip, and said Grods and others brought firearms, including a rifle, a shotgun, a semi-automatic handgun, and ammunition to a Virginia hotel. Grods has also pleaded guilty and is cooperating with the investigation.
On January 6, Ulrich, James, Grods and others rushed to the Capitol in golf carts during the siege, swerving around law enforcement. When they arrived, the group maneuvered through the mob with their hands on each other’s shoulders and eventually breached the building.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, April 30, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
449 PM CDT Sat Apr 30 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY...
At 448 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hutto moving
east at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Round Rock, Taylor, Hutto, Coupland, Rices Crossing, Noack and
Beyarsville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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