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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
01-09-11-17-29-39
(one, nine, eleven, seventeen, twenty-nine, thirty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $8,900,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Megabucks" game were:
01-09-11-17-29-39
(one, nine, eleven, seventeen, twenty-nine, thirty-nine)
Estimated jackpot: $8,900,000
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Brittany Snow and Tyler Stanaland are separating. The pair, who began dating in 2018 and tied the knot in 2020, took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce their separation with identical posts.
Snow and Stanaland shared the same photo of themselves sitting on the subway in New York City, with the 36-year-old actress' head resting on his shoulder.
"After time and consideration, Tyler and I have made the difficult decision to separate," Snow wrote. "This decision was made with love and mutual respect for one another. We have realized we need to take some time and make sure we are each living our most fulfilling and authentic lives."
"We started this journey as best friends and our relationship will continue to be a priority not only for us but for our dog Charlie," she added. "We sincerely appreciate your support and ask for privacy as we navigate this new chapter."
Meanwhile, a source tells ET that Snow and Stanaland have "split and are no longer living together."
The news comes after Stanaland, 33, made headlines for his starring role on Netflix's Selling Sunset spin-off, Selling the OC. Ahead of the season premiere, Stanaland told ET why the Pitch Perfect star wouldn't appear on the series.
"She's supportive," he said of Snow. "I have what makes the most sense in my career, and she has what makes the most sense in her career, and kind of whatever is best we do and we support, and I think that's what makes our relationship successful."
After the series' debut, controversy swirled around Stanaland when, during a night out, his co-star, Kayla Cardona, tried to kiss him. While the moment wasn't caught on camera, it did send shockwaves through the office.
The pair cleared the air on the show, and Stanaland addressed the situation on the Reality Life with Kate Casey podcast last month.
"One night, Kayla did try and kiss me. And then it happened another night as well, and so, on the show, out of respect for her, I am just kind of trying to minimize it and brush past it so that there isn't drama," Stanaland explained. "We can all focus on what we should be doing."
"But that was something where I had to kind of set some hard lines and some boundaries and reconsider the social environment a bit," he continued. "Nothing happened. It was just... something that, you know, you don't do to somebody who is married."
As for if the onscreen controversy affected Stanaland and Snow's relationship, ET's source says, "A lot of their issues as a couple has to do with Selling the OC and the drama that involved Tyler that unfolded on the show."
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
9-4-7-1, Fireball: 7
(nine, four, seven, one; Fireball: seven)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Pick Four-Evening" game were:
9-4-7-1, Fireball: 7
(nine, four, seven, one; Fireball: seven)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rookie Gunnar Henderson drove in four runs, Jorge Mateo homered and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep.
Baltimore pulled within four games of Tampa Bay for the third and final AL wild card. The Orioles begin a three-game series Friday at wild-card leader Toronto — and trail the Blue Jays by 5 1/2 games. Baltimore had dropped six of eight prior to the series in Washington.
“We were playing a little tense in the other games and we were able to play loose,” Henderson said. “You saw the energy in the dugout and it was really fun. We were able to turn it around and we’re looking forward to this series.”
Riley Adams and Luke Voit homered for Washington, which is a majors-worst 49-94 and has lost five in a row and seven of eight. The Nationals had only four hits and were 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
The Orioles took control with a four-run seventh against Mason Thompson (1-1). After back-to-back singles, Henderson laced an opposite-field hit down the line. César Hernández, playing left for just the fourth time in his 10-year career, appeared to anticipate the ball caroming off a wall in foul territory, only for it to zip into the corner.
Hernández then lost his grip on the ball when he tried to throw it back to the infield, an error that allowed Henderson to charge home.
“That was the first Little League home run I’ve had in a long time,” Henderson said. “It was a triple, but I still count it. It was pretty fun.”
Mateo launched the next pitch into the left field seats to make it 5-2.
Henderson added an RBI double in the eighth. The infielder is hitting .320 with nine RBIs in 14 games since his Aug. 31 callup from Triple-A Norfolk.
“It’s really impressive,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said. “You expect young players to go through their struggles early, and he’s been swinging the bat really well.”
Austin Voth (5-2), who pitched parts of five seasons for Washington before he was designated for assignment May 31, worked a scoreless sixth in his first appearance against the Nationals.
Baltimore’s Tyler Wells, making his second start since returning from an injured list stint of more than a month, struck out four in four innings and retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced. The two he didn’t set down smacked two-out home runs — Adams in the third and Voit in the fourth.
The Orioles took a 1-0 lead in the second on Henderson’s RBI grounder.
Washington starter Patrick Corbin allowed one run in six innings while striking out four. The left-hander leads the majors in losses with 18, but is 2-2 with a 3.41 ERA in six starts since Washington skipped his turn in the rotation last month.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Orioles: 2B Rougned Odor (bruised right hand) was out of the lineup against the left-handed Corbin, but was available. Odor has not played since he was hit by a pitch Sunday.
Nationals: DH Nelson Cruz (eye inflammation) was out of the lineup a day after leaving with blurry vision. … Manager Dave Martinez said RHP Cade Cavalli’s shoulder inflammation is gone. Cavalli is not expected to pitch in a game again this year. “If everything goes well, we’ll try to get him on the mound (before the end of the season), whether that’s a bullpen or if he feels really good, maybe a sim game,” Martinez said.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Baltimore has not announced its rotation plans for Friday’s game at Toronto.
Nationals: After Thursday’s off day, RHP Josiah Gray (7-9, 5.06 ERA) will start Friday against Miami. Gray has not pitched since yielding four runs in 3 1/3 innings Thursday at St. Louis.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
06-08-09-10-15-23, Doubler: N
(six, eight, nine, ten, fifteen, twenty-three; Doubler: N)
¶ Maximum prize: $350,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "SuperCash" game were:
06-08-09-10-15-23, Doubler: N
(six, eight, nine, ten, fifteen, twenty-three; Doubler: N)
¶ Maximum prize: $350,000
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Disney World fans say prices are too high for families, survey finds
ORLANDO, Fla. (Gray News) - A recent survey shared that even the biggest Disney fans are saying the theme park prices are getting too high for them.
An online gambling website called time2play surveyed nearly 2,000 self-described Disney World enthusiasts on how they feel about the rising cost of a vacation to Disney World.
According to the survey, 92.6% of Disney World enthusiasts believed the cost of a Magic Kingdom vacation is currently out of reach for average families.
About 48% of those surveyed shared that they have postponed a trip to Disney World in recent years due to price increases. And 68.3% said the rampant price increases have made them feel like Disney World has lost its magic.
The survey shared that when Walt Disney World opened in 1971, a single-day ticket cost $3.50, compared to the current lowest one-day ticket price of $109.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,619,048 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $10.50 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, IDEAYA has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,142,857 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by IDEAYA, are expected to be approximately $80.0 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about September 19, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Citigroup and Guggenheim Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Wedbush PacGrow is acting as lead manager for the offering.
The securities described above are being offered by IDEAYA pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. The offering is being made only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement, copies of which may be obtained, when available, by request from: J.P. Morgan, by mail at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 866-803-9204, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmorganchase.com; Jefferies, by mail at Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at 877-547-6340 or 877-821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; Citigroup, by mail at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; or Guggenheim Securities, by mail at Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, or by telephone at (212) 518-5548 or by email at gsequityprospectusdelivery@guggenheimpartners.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
IDEAYA is a synthetic lethality focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from its targeted therapies. IDEAYA is applying its research and drug discovery capabilities to synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, including without limitation statements regarding the expected closing of the public offering, are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause IDEAYA's preclinical and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including IDEAYA's programs' early stage of development, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products, IDEAYA's ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, the effects on IDEAYA's business of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. IDEAYA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of IDEAYA in general, see IDEAYA's recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022, the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering and subsequent filings with the SEC.
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There was once a ‘Hindu Jodo’ Yatra disguised as a ‘Ram Rath Yatra’, led by L K Advani in September-October 1990. Its sole purpose was to mobilise the Hindu vote, which the BJP believed was fragmented by the implementation of the Mandal Commission report by former Prime Minister V P Singh, setting aside a 27% quota for OBCs in August 1990. That yatra started in Somnath, Gujarat, and wound through Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Bihar and UP. The imagery of that yatra was, as historian Ramachandra Guha described it, “religious, allusive, militant, masculine and anti-Muslim”. “Garv se kaho hum Hindu hain” was one of the slogans that came up during the yatra. A Toyota van was modified to look like a mythical chariot and became the vehicle for spreading the poison of religion-based majoritarianism. The Indian State and society have never been the same since.
As expected, there was plenty of violence and communal riots along the route. Riots targeting Muslims occurred in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Hyderabad and several other places. Historian K N Panikkar noted that 166 communal riots occurred between September 1 and November 20 that year, in which 564 people were killed. The largest number of riots occurred in UP, where 224 people were killed.
Also Read: CPI(M) can’t decide whether to flay or praise Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala
The Ayodhya agitation became the core issue for the BJP in the 1991 parliamentary elections and helped the party to emerge as the second largest party in Lok Sabha as well as capture the crucial UP Assembly to form its first government there. The BJP had tasted blood, so to speak, and it wanted more. Another round of the ‘Ramjanmabhoomi’ agitation was launched, demanding restoration of land considered to be the birthplace of Ram under the Babri Masjid. On December 6, 1992, Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati addressed a crowd of 150,000 ‘karsevaks’ in Ayodhya. That afternoon, the ‘karsevaks’ demolished Babri Masjid, as their leaders openly exhorted them to ‘ek dhakka aur do.’ In the ensuing violence across major cities in the country, Hindu–Muslim clashes took place resulting in the death of over 2,000 people, the majority of them being Muslims. With much blood on its hands, the BJP came to power for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998, and finally, for a full term in 1999.
By the time of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the party had found a new ‘Hindu Hriday Samrat’ – the man under whose watch in Gujarat, the Godhra train burning killing 54 ‘karsevaks’ and the massive retaliatory Gujarat riots – or anti-Muslim pogrom, as it has come to be described since -- occurred in 2002. The ‘Hindu Jodo’ project of Advani transformed over the years into a full-fledged ‘us vs them’ communal war, ably stoked by Pakistan-based Islamist terrorism, and had found its muscular icon – the “56-inch chest” strongman who would take on all enemies, real and imaginary, to protect the ‘besieged’ Hindus. Uniting the Hindus required locating the ‘enemy’, in every nook and corner of the country, on every issue, and crushing them with every possible means. Before ‘Hindu Rashtra’ could be ushered in, every Hindu had to be first communalised and polarised, and better still, made into a vigilante.
Today, law and order is replaced by a moral order as decreed by the powers-that-be and implemented via mob rule; the rule of law is replaced by State-decreed rule by bulldozers; secularism by majoritarianism and Hindu morality, with the State enacting laws to protect the majority and persecute the minorities.
So today, inevitably, we are witness to the ‘saffronisation’ of police, centralisation of power, the breakdown of democratic and constitutional bodies, the emergence of a ‘Surveillance State’ and a ‘Police State’, the use of probe agencies such as the CBI, ED and I-T exclusively against Opposition party members and critics of the government, the adoption of hook-or-crook methods (mis-projected in ‘Hindu’ flavour as ‘saam-dhaan-bhed-dhand’) to topple elected state governments, the release of criminals, murderers and rapists (terming them ‘sanskari brahmins’), while denying even bail to the critics of the government and rights activists. Forgive me for believing that all this portends the rise of a fascist State built on a foundation of majoritarianism.
‘Bharat Jodo’
At such a juncture, the Congress party is finally showing signs of life, getting back to doing some grassroots political mobilisation with its ‘Bharat Jodo’ programme. It is a welcome sign for two reasons. First, the most urgent task today is not to make any promises to the people, false or real, but to repair the damage done to our society by the divisive and destructive politics of the BJP in the last eight years; second, that Rahul Gandhi still feels up to the task of re-energising his party is an assertion of his self-belief to put up a fight against all odds.
But nobody, least of all Rahul himself, should doubt that the odds are stacked heavily against the ‘Bharat Jodo’ project. Divisiveness and hatred have been spread widely and deeply. It will not be easy for those who have gone down that path to turn back and follow the path to our essential civic and civil virtues of living in peace and harmony with fraternal feeling. Nevertheless, if he is to live up to his original or adopted surname – Nehru or Gandhi -- Rahul has to make the best effort he can.
Also Read: BJP Rath Yatra was for 'satta', Congress Bharat Jodo is for 'satya': Kanhaiya Kumar
Success or failure will depend on what he can offer to the nation: To the liberal, secular Hindu, can he offer the prospect of a Congress revival when the party is haemorrhaging every day? Can he offer the possibility, however remote, of a Congress victory in elections? To the marginalised and the vulnerable – the Dalits, tribals, minorities, women – can he offer more other than a reiteration of constitutional principles and guarantees? Can he offer a plan to rebuild the organisation at the district, village and ward levels and match the prowess of the BJP’s electoral machine from the booth level upwards? Can he offer the prospect of Opposition unity?
All is not lost yet. The biggest point in favour of the Opposition is the failure of governance by the BJP at the Centre and in the states where it is in power – on law-and-order, jobs, prices, loss of incomes for farmers and workers, while it focuses all its energies into tearing up the social fabric. People will ultimately want food, shelter, jobs, safety and security. They cannot go on fighting the ‘us vs them’ fight forever while being mired in poverty and inequality just so that the BJP can keep winning elections.
(The writer is a former Cabinet Secretariat official)
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
921 PM CDT Wed Sep 14 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Lea and
northwestern Gaines Counties through 1000 PM CDT/900 PM MDT/...
At 921 PM CDT/821 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near Lovington, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lovington and Higginbotham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10296 3288 10296 3290 10342
3308 10343 3318 10306
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MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
02-05-13-14-19
(two, five, thirteen, fourteen, nineteen)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Badger 5" game were:
02-05-13-14-19
(two, five, thirteen, fourteen, nineteen)
Estimated jackpot: $25,000
¶ Maximum prize: $45,000
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Florida flies “illegal immigrants” to Martha’s Vineyard
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration’s failed border policies.
Flights to the upscale island enclave in Massachusetts were part of an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” said Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director.
While DeSantis’ office didn’t elaborate on their legal status, many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily shielded from deportation after being freed by U.S. authorities to pursue asylum in immigration court — as allowed under U.S law and international treaty — or released on humanitarian parole.
Massachusetts’ Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, said he was in touch with local officials and that short-term shelter was being provided.
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, tweeted: “Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing thousands of migrants to Washington in April and recently added New York and Chicago as destinations. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been busing migrants to Washington since May. Passengers must sign waivers that the free trips are voluntary.
DeSantis, who is mentioned as potential presidential candidate, appears to be taking the strategy to a new level by using planes and choosing Martha’s Vineyard, whose harbor towns that are home to about 15,000 people are far less prepared than New York or Washington for large influxes of migrants.
The move is likely to delight DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and anger critics who say he is weaponizing migrants as pawns for political gain.
The Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to transport “illegal immigrants” from the state consistent with federal law, Fenske said.
“States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states’ and support for the Biden Administration’s open border policies,” Fenske said.
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Florida flies “illegal immigrants” to Martha’s Vineyard
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration’s failed border policies.
Flights to the upscale island enclave in Massachusetts were part of an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” said Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director.
While DeSantis’ office didn’t elaborate on their legal status, many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily shielded from deportation after being freed by U.S. authorities to pursue asylum in immigration court — as allowed under U.S law and international treaty — or released on humanitarian parole.
Massachusetts’ Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, said he was in touch with local officials and that short-term shelter was being provided.
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, tweeted: “Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing thousands of migrants to Washington in April and recently added New York and Chicago as destinations. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been busing migrants to Washington since May. Passengers must sign waivers that the free trips are voluntary.
DeSantis, who is mentioned as potential presidential candidate, appears to be taking the strategy to a new level by using planes and choosing Martha’s Vineyard, whose harbor towns that are home to about 15,000 people are far less prepared than New York or Washington for large influxes of migrants.
The move is likely to delight DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and anger critics who say he is weaponizing migrants as pawns for political gain.
The Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to transport “illegal immigrants” from the state consistent with federal law, Fenske said.
“States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states’ and support for the Biden Administration’s open border policies,” Fenske said.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
09-13-15-29-32, Star Ball: 7, ASB: 3
(nine, thirteen, fifteen, twenty-nine, thirty-two; Star Ball: seven; ASB: three)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the "Lotto America" game were:
09-13-15-29-32, Star Ball: 7, ASB: 3
(nine, thirteen, fifteen, twenty-nine, thirty-two; Star Ball: seven; ASB: three)
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDYA) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 7,619,048 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $10.50 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. In addition, IDEAYA has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,142,857 shares of common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The gross proceeds from the offering, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses payable by IDEAYA, are expected to be approximately $80.0 million, excluding any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares. The offering is expected to close on or about September 19, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Citigroup and Guggenheim Securities are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. Wedbush PacGrow is acting as lead manager for the offering.
The securities described above are being offered by IDEAYA pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 that was previously filed with and declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. The offering is being made only by means of a written prospectus and prospectus supplement that form a part of the registration statement, copies of which may be obtained, when available, by request from: J.P. Morgan, by mail at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 866-803-9204, or by email at prospectus-eq_fi@jpmorganchase.com; Jefferies, by mail at Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at 877-547-6340 or 877-821-7388, or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; Citigroup, by mail at Citigroup Global Markets Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146; or Guggenheim Securities, by mail at Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 330 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017, or by telephone at (212) 518-5548 or by email at gsequityprospectusdelivery@guggenheimpartners.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
IDEAYA is a synthetic lethality focused precision medicine oncology company committed to the discovery and development of targeted therapeutics for patient populations selected using molecular diagnostics. IDEAYA's approach integrates capabilities in identifying and validating translational biomarkers with drug discovery to select patient populations most likely to benefit from its targeted therapies. IDEAYA is applying its research and drug discovery capabilities to synthetic lethality – which represents an emerging class of precision medicine targets.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, including without limitation statements regarding the expected closing of the public offering, are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause IDEAYA's preclinical and clinical development programs, future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainties inherent in the drug development process, including IDEAYA's programs' early stage of development, the process of designing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials, the regulatory approval processes, the timing of regulatory filings, the challenges associated with manufacturing drug products, IDEAYA's ability to successfully establish, protect and defend its intellectual property, the effects on IDEAYA's business of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and other matters that could affect the sufficiency of existing cash to fund operations. IDEAYA undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of IDEAYA in general, see IDEAYA's recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2022, the preliminary prospectus supplement related to the proposed public offering and subsequent filings with the SEC.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
3-7-6, FIREBALL: 4
(three, seven, six; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Night" game were:
3-7-6, FIREBALL: 4
(three, seven, six; FIREBALL: four)
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Cosmic Call for Social Sharing
As the moon shifts from appetite-driven Taurus to trendy Gemini, recommendations will fly -- overwhelming for those without a clear sense of who they are, what they like and what they want. Try what’s in your wheelhouse and challenge yourself too with the expansion that can only happen through the investigation of the foreign.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re gifted in matters of finance. You have an instinct for what to buy and when to sell. Because of your shrewd dealings you’ll do well and be able to help others too, perhaps through creating jobs.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You devote quality attention to the people around you, which usually means ignoring digital distractions in favor of real-life interactions. Be willing to walk away from interactions that do not afford you the same respect.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If someone were doing an in-depth profile of you, this would be the ideal day to follow you around. Your activities will be wonderfully indicative of where you’re at in life. Hopefully you appreciate how interesting you are!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be keenly dialed into your surroundings and fully aware of the impact of people, events, entertainment and conversation. Through your curious observation of these things, a new world opens to you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Even if you’re not doing anything but showing up, you’re doing enough. When someone holds up a hoop, don’t jump through it. The kind of people who need you to prove yourself with compliance and tricks will never be satisfied.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you can hold off a decision until you have more information, do it. If not, be thorough in utilizing the information you have. A checklist just might be the detail that makes a pursuit successful.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Pro move: minimize your mistakes. No person or process is perfect! This will make for a funny story later, but it’s too early for that. The motto under the current stars is: gloss over it and move along.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Though your personal development often includes activities that don’t come easily to you, they don’t have to be too hard, either. It’s a good day for making the sort of small changes that, over time, will add up to something great.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You spend so much time in another person’s world that you may long to break free and be alone. You’re needed too, though, and may not be able to get away physically. It’s a good thing there’s an oasis in your mind to escape to!
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The path you have stumbled upon is as good as any, and as long as you commit to it, it’s the right path for you. Love the road; the road will love you back. Give all to life and life will give all to you.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll receive an invitation. There’s so much still up in the air, so consider giving yourself some wiggle room by responding with a gracious “maybe.” Tonight’s problems are of the Champagne variety.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You see something wonderful in people. Even if they don’t see it in themselves, people feel lifted and more powerful when they are around you -- like they can be more than the person they are used to being.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept. 15). To be understood and celebrated for your uniqueness is a rare and wonderful feeling you’ll experience often. You’ll revel in the comfortable thrill of being loved for who you are. More highlights: an inventive twist on an old business model earns you profits; a gem of an opportunity involving investigation and adventure; and a sly and lucrative investment. Aries and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 9, 40, 13, 1 and 17.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: Virgo Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones is a study in opposites. He’s a cowboy who roomed with former Vice President Al Gore at Harvard, as comfortable riding horses on his Texas ranch as he is collecting art from a top gallery. He fights aliens in one movie and bares his soul in the next. One thing is certain: With natal Venus in Scorpio, and Saturn and Pluto in Leo, he’ll continue to transform in entertaining ways.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Show Me Cash" game were:
07-25-32-37-38
(seven, twenty-five, thirty-two, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $366,000
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Show Me Cash" game were:
07-25-32-37-38
(seven, twenty-five, thirty-two, thirty-seven, thirty-eight)
Estimated jackpot: $366,000
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- The expo adds momentum to the latest emerging trends in China's foreign trade
GUANGZHOU, China, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hosted by CCPIT Guangdong Committee and organized by Guangdong Guangzhan International Exhibition Co., Ltd., the 2022 Guangdong Premium Products International Trade Online Expo - Beauty Expo (ITOE) (www.itoegd.com) takes place from September 13 to 17. With the theme of connecting domestic and international beauty markets, the expo includes online exhibitions, business matching services, new product launches, market analysis, and online featured lectures. The event is expected to draw more than 50,000 domestic and international buyers as well as professional visitors.
To respond to the trend towards digital transformation in tandem with targeting both domestic and international markets, ITOE leverages advanced internet information technologies to build a platform promoting trade between Guangdong-based and international cosmetics companies, with the aim of driving not only recovery of Guangdong's foreign trade and local economy but also transforming them into ones driven by quality development.
Available statistics show that China's exports of beauty, cosmetic and personal care products grew 14.4% year-on-year to US$4.852 billion (approx. 30.7 billion yuan) in 2021. Guangdong, one of the leading Chinese provinces in terms of the output value of the cosmetics sector, has built the most complete cosmetics industry chain in the country. To better help local cosmetics manufacturers expand globally in line with the new trends sweeping overseas consumer markets, ITOE has set up eight exhibition zones, including Personal Care Products, Cosmetics, Hair Care Products, Professional Beauty Products, Beauty and Health Products, Fashion Products, Packaging Materials and Perfume Fragrance.
The Chinese foreign trade sector has recently shown several emerging patterns that have gained significant momentum, including cross-border e-commerce and market procurement trade. ITOE has attracted many local foreign trade companies as a result of the expo's role as a digital trade platform that can help them identify key incremental markets and expand into global markets at lower costs.
A representative from Guangzhou MissGel Limited Company noted that the pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation of traditional players in the foreign trade sector as digital global expansion has become part and parcel of such companies' capabilities in digital operations. Through participation in the expo, they have acquired new skills and experiences in expanding digitally, to optimize participation in online exhibitions.
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CHICAGO — Once upon a time about 10 years ago, WGN’s Medical Watch team met Jen Rubino.
Back then, Rubino was a patient laying in a hospital bed, recovering from major reconstructive surgery when she received a kind, yet simple gesture.
Someone made her a card.
“At the time, I had just had major surgery here at Lurie [Children’s Hospital],” Rubino said of the experience. “I had received a card when I was in the hospital, and it really meant a lot to me … so at the time I was wanting to help others in the same way.”
Rubino — a Park Ridge native and former gymnast — founded Cards for Hospitalized Kids shortly thereafter. Ten years later, the organization has helped deliver over 500,000 handmade cards to kids who are recovering from various medical ailments in hospitals around the country.
Thousands of people have volunteered to help the organization, but what helped Cards for Hospitalized Kids grow so quickly was an endorsement from celebrities like Lauren Conrad and Aly Raisman.
“It meant a lot to me personally,” Rubino said. “It was so impactful and was really a huge part of why cards for kids was able to grow so fast.”
Now a college student, Rubino balances her studies with running her non-profit, which she has no plans of of slowing down.
“I would like to be able to keep it going,” Rubino said. “We’ve had such great support, I think that will be possible.”
If you would like to volunteer for Cards for Hospitalized Kids — or earn service hours — you can visit their website for more information.
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OSCEOLA, Iowa — Osceola is home to the busiest Amtrak station in the state of Iowa, but its rail service will temporarily come to a screeching halt due to the possibility of a nationwide rail strike.
Amtrak announced Wednesday that it would cancel all long-distance routes that would not reach their final destination by 12:01 a.m. Friday, which is when the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation (SMART) Union plans to begin a strike.
The affected routes include the California Zephyr, which travels between Chicago and San Francisco with stops in Omaha, Denver, and Salt Lake City. The California Zephyr is the route which serves Osceola and Iowa’s other Amtrak stations.
While rail service is on the brink of suspension, city leaders say the depot itself will remain a draw for the town. The historic Osceola depot was built in 1907 and recently underwent a full restoration back to its original glory.
“If rail traffic doesn’t come through for a while, we use this facility as a community gathering space, an event space, or for other special functions,” said Osceola city councilman Thomas Bahls.
Although the depot can serve a financial purpose while Amtrak is away, Bahls reiterated that the train is still the priority in Osceola.
“It’s a great facility, but we want to use it moving forward as an attendance space for passenger rail travel,” Bahls said.
More than 7,000 passengers boarded Amtrak trains at Osceola last year, according to the United States Department of Transportation. That’s half of pre-pandemic traffic; the station averaged more than 15,000 passengers a year from 2010 to 2019.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian gunmen opened fire on Israeli troops near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank Wednesday, killing an Israeli army officer, the Israeli military said. Palestinian officials said that troops killed the gunmen.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said that two Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army, without providing additional details.
The military said soldiers spotted two individuals approaching the separation barrier in the northern West Bank and that it dispatched soldiers to the area. It said the two suspects were armed with automatic weapons and began shooting at troops, who returned fire.
The Israeli army confirmed that Maj. Bar Falah, 30, was killed by the gunmen in the shootout.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Israeli army was holding the bodies of the two men. It identified them as Ahmad Abed, 23, and Abd al-Rahman Abed, 22, both from a village near the city of Jenin.
The Israeli military confirmed that Ahmad Abed was a member of the Palestinian Authority security services.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attack, hailing the two gunmen as “heroic martyrs.”
Wednesday’s violence was the latest in a long string of incidents involving deadly confrontations between soldiers and Palestinians in the West Bank in recent months, particularly around the city of Jenin, which has become a bastion for armed struggle against Israel.
Israel has been carrying out nightly arrest raids in West Bank cities, towns and villages since a spate of attacks against Israelis in the spring killed 19 people.
Israeli fire has killed scores of Palestinians during that time, making it the deadliest year in the occupied territory since 2016.
The Israeli military says the vast majority of those killed were militants or stone-throwers who endangered the soldiers. But several civilians have also been killed during Israel’s monthslong operation, including a veteran journalist and a lawyer who apparently drove unwittingly into a battle zone. Some local youths who took to the streets in response to the invasion of their neighborhoods have also been killed.
Israel says the arrest raids are meant to dismantle militant networks that have embedded themselves. The Palestinians say the operations are aimed at maintaining Israel’s 55-year military occupation of territories they want for an independent state.
Israel captured the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in the 1967 Mideast war and the Palestinians seek those territories for a future state.
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BCG's 2022 Most Innovative Companies Report Finds Plenty of "Will" but Much Less "Way" When It Comes to Climate and Sustainability Innovation Readiness
BOSTON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Two-thirds of the companies in Boston Consulting Group's 2022 global innovation survey rank climate and sustainability (C&S) as a top corporate priority, while more than half report that they are committed C&S innovators, ranking both innovation and C&S among their top three priorities. However, according to a new report released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) today, only about one in five companies are ready to act, which means they have incorporated C&S priorities into their innovation engines, have built the capabilities they need, and are ready to develop the product, process, and business model innovations that can deliver.
This year, for its 16th Most Innovative Companies report, Are You Ready for Green Growth?, BCG for the first time asked about the importance of C&S in innovation. As more big companies announce net-zero pledges almost daily, the innovation readiness gap between commitment and capability that emerges from the research becomes an existential problem.
"While many companies talk about sustainability and make net-zero emissions pledges, far too few of them have truly done the work of integrating C&S priorities into their innovation engines and producing tangible results," says Justin Manly, global leader of BCG's growth and innovation segment and coauthor of the report. "At the same time, investors, regulators, customers, and shareholders are all looking to big companies and their CEOs to take the lead in making real progress against global warming."
The report measures committed C&S innovators against BCG's innovation-to-impact benchmarking framework (i2i) to assess the readiness of their innovation practices and platforms. Among committed C&S companies, 28% score 80 or higher (a perfect i2i score is 100), marking them as "ready" and equipped with well-developed and practiced innovation capabilities. This indicates that nearly three quarters of committed C&S innovators need to raise their innovation game and 80% of all companies face a steep learning curve.
Many on the 2022 list of the 50 most innovative companies are already C&S innovation leaders—a good number of them being among the earliest to embrace environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles and establish decarbonization commitments. Almost 80% (39) qualify as top C&S innovators, according to global peer votes.
For the second consecutive year, Apple holds the top spot on the list (see the exhibit). Microsoft climbs two positions to second place, Amazon moves one place to third, Alphabet falls three places to fourth, and Tesla hold onto its fifth place position. Four new companies—ByteDance (#45), Nvidia (#15), Panasonic (#46), and Zalando (#25)—join the top 50. This year's list sees a rebound by the automotive industry, with GM (#42) and Ford (#43) rejoining the top 50, Tesla (#5) and Toyota (#21) holding their positions. Hyundai (#33) is another holdover from the 2021 list. Automotive is also the number two sector for the percentage of companies prioritizing C&S-- a reflection of the industry's commitment to electric and autonomous vehicles).
Consistent with the last five years of BCG's top 50 ranking, more than half the companies on this year's list are based in North America. Meanwhile, Asia-Pacific and Greater China continue to be rising hubs for innovation, with companies from those regions increasing their representation on the top 50 list from four and three companies in 2018 to eight and seven companies in 2022, respectively.
The report reveals that industries responsible for the highest emissions—durable goods (85%), automotive (78%), utilities (77%), and oil and gas (77%)—are the ones that prioritize C&S the most. Additionally, high-emitting companies are 20% more likely than low emitters to target the kind of deep tech solutions needed to substantially decarbonize.
C&S-ready companies emphasize a number of aspects of their innovation systems more aggressively than other ready innovators do. They start with greater ambitions, identify the domains to focus on, manage the "idea funnel," and have clear performance goals. They also engage more actively with partners and even competitors.
Ready innovators have also seen a positive impact on the productivity of their innovation and R&D activities, with 80% of companies surveyed working remotely two or more days a week and 49% of C&S-ready innovators reporting that the productivity of their innovation and R&D activities have improved by 10%–50% because of these new ways of working.
"As sustainability moves up the agenda in boardrooms and C-suites everywhere, the importance of innovation rises commensurately," says Michael Ringel, BCG's global leader for innovation analytics and research and coauthor of the report. "But innovation—be it in products, processes, or business models—is not a siloed function and does not take place in a walled-off lab. Progress depends on innovation being embedded throughout the organization, with the same human and technological capabilities that drive success on other topics."
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WASHINGTON — Six weeks before production was set to begin, "Dallas Sting" was scrapped by its production company Skydance, according to Deadline.
Full details of the films cancellation weren't yet forthcoming, according to the outlet. However it was reported that the film was pulled due to "an impropriety that Skydance and producers were aware of."
After producers investigated allegations, they scrapped the movie, Deadline reports. The film was based on true events of a girls soccer team from Dallas who headed to China in 1984 and competed against some of the best women's soccer teams at the time.
A little over a month ago, the company cast Matthew McConaughey as Bill Kinder, the Texan coach for girls soccer team. The film touched on the underdog story of Kinder, who had no prior soccer coaching experience and led the team to greatness.
The iconic girls soccer team from Dallas made history in the 1980s as the first American soccer team, male or female, to win a major international tournament.
Production was set to begin in October in New Orleans, according to Deadline. Both Skydance and McConaughey pulled out of the film.
In 1984, the American girls soccer team were selected by the U.S. Soccer Federation to represent the US overseas in China for the first ever FIFA tournament for women's national teams.
After showing their greatness overseas, four of the Sting soccer players were invited to join the 16-player roster for the US Women's National Team in 1991 for the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup.
The film had Kari Skogland, who previously directed Marvel's "Falcon and the Winter Soldier," as director. "Booksmart" actress Kaitlyn Dever was cast as his daughter.
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Negotiations With Germany Result In Emergency Payments For Survivors, Liberalization Of Compensations And Increased Home Care For Holocaust Survivors Globally.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, at the invitation of the German Federal Minister of Finance, Mr. Christian Lindner, the Claims Conference will join German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Israel's Minister for Social Equality, Meirav Cohen, along with several hundred guests, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the indemnification agreement making it possible for Holocaust survivors to receive a measure of justice —The Luxembourg Agreements.
"This historic event, the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Luxembourg Agreements, is cause for commemoration and reflection," said Gideon Taylor, President of the Claims Conference. "The extermination of European Jews by the Nazis left a horrific chasm, not only in global Jewry, but in global humanity. These agreements laid the groundwork for compensation and restitution for those survivors who had lost everything and continue to serve as the foundation for the ongoing negotiations on behalf of the estimated 280,000 Holocaust survivors living around the world."
On September 10, 1952, groundbreaking agreements on compensation payments for survivors of Nazi persecution during World War II and to the State of Israel were concluded in the City Hall of Luxembourg. The landmark agreements were negotiated and ultimately agreed to between the newly formed State of Israel, the Federal Republic of Germany as the legal successor to the German Reich, and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) formed by 23 major global Jewish organizations to negotiate on behalf of the world's Holocaust survivors. The agreements created the basis for all subsequent compensations for Nazi persecution.
Today, the three signatory parties to the historic agreements will be represented at a ceremony in Berlin at the Jewish Museum. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will speak of the importance of the agreements and the special responsibility Germany bears for the past, the present, and for the future. "The Luxembourg Agreements were fundamental and led to financial compensation in the amount of more than €80 billion Germany has paid by the end of 2021. The payments to survivors and the home care program are very close to our heart and recently we see the increasing importance of Holocaust education," stated Scholz.
Claims Conference President Gideon Taylor and Claims Conference Chief Negotiator Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat also will speak, emphasizing the consequences and effects of the agreements for Holocaust survivors around the world. The State of Israel will be represented by the Minister for Social Equality, Meirav Cohen. Highly anticipated remarks of the day are that of Holocaust survivor Ambassador Colette Avital. A child survivor of the Holocaust, Ambassador Avital survived by living in hiding in Bucharest with her mother. A long-time member of the Claims Conference Board and negotiating team, Ambassador Avital maintained a long career as a member of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
Claims Conference Chief Negotiator Ambassador Stuart Ambassador Eizenstat emphasized, "The Luxembourg Agreements laid the foundation for all subsequent compensations for survivors of Nazi persecution. Never before in human history has the defeated power paid compensation to civilians for losses and suffering. It is a monumental achievement, which shows the commitment of the German people to recognize the evils of their former Nazi society."
"It took truly great and far-sighted leadership to sit down at the table only a few years after the Holocaust and negotiate the unimaginable. They laid the groundwork for the results we are announcing today of more than $1.2 billion in 2023 for compensation and social welfare services for Holocaust survivors," stated Claims Conference Executive Vice President Greg Schneider. "We could not do the work we do today – work to ensure every Holocaust survivor is able to live their life in the dignity that was taken from them in their youth – if each of those leaders had not stepped up during this moment in history."
The Luxembourg negotiations and resulting compensation agreements laid the groundwork on which the Claims Conference continues to conduct negotiations with the Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany.
To be announced at the event in Berlin today are the negotiation outcomes for the following areas:
- Emergency humanitarian payments of €12 million to 8,500 Ukrainian Holocaust survivors. Payments are anticipated to begin being distributed in fall of this year.
- Effective in January 2023, an increase of €130 million in home care for those survivors who depend on in-home services to manage their day-to-day life. Of this amount, €60 million will be spent to increase home care in Israel, which was achieved together with Minister of Social Equality Meirav Cohen. €70 million will be spent in other countries around the world.
- A third year of the Hardship Fund supplemental payments to follow on the two years that were previously negotiated. This additional €170 million will impact approximately 143,000 Holocaust survivors worldwide.
For the first time, there has been an agreement on Holocaust education funding of €10 million for 2022, €25 million for 2023, €30 million for 2024, and €35 million for 2025. In total, as a result of negotiations with the German government, for home care and compensation for Holocaust survivors living around the world is approximately $1.2 billion for 2023.
For more information about the Claims Conference, please visit: www.claimscon.org
About the Claims Conference: The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference), a nonprofit organization with offices in New York, Israel and Germany, secures material compensation for Holocaust survivors around the world. Founded in 1951 by representatives of 23 major international Jewish organizations, the Claims Conference negotiates for and disburses funds to individuals and organizations and seeks the return of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust. As a result of negotiations with the Claims Conference since 1952, the German government has paid more than $90 billion in indemnification to individuals for suffering and losses resulting from persecution by the Nazis. In 2022, the Claims Conference will distribute over $700 million in compensation to over 210,000 survivors in 83 countries and allocated over $720 million in grants to over 300 social service agencies worldwide that provide vital services for Holocaust survivors, such as home care, food and medicine.
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Obese women who use oral contraceptives containing estrogen and progestin have a 24-fold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared with non-obese women not using the drugs, according to a review paper published today in ESC Heart Failure, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
It is well established that both obesity and estrogen-containing contraceptives are risk factors for VTE. Despite this, obese women continue to receive these drugs. The scientific evidence indicates that obesity and combined oral contraceptives have a synergistic effect on VTE risk and this should be considered in prescribing decisions. Progestin-only products, including pills, intrauterine devices, or implants are a safer alternative to the combined pill in women carrying excess weight."
Giuseppe Rosano, Study Author, Professor, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, Rome, Italy
This review article highlights the latest evidence on the independent effects of obesity and contraceptives, and their synergistic effects, on VTE risk and provides clinical recommendations. VTE refers to a blood clot in a vein and includes two life-threatening conditions: deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
The World Health Organization estimates that the global prevalence of obesity nearly tripled between 1975 and 2016 - with 15% of adult women being obese. The risk of VTE increases progressively with body mass index (BMI), and in obese women it is more than double that of non-obese women. Obesity has the most substantial impact on VTE women under 40 years of age, who have a five-fold increased risk compared with non-obese women. Professor Rosano noted: "The particularly high risk in obese women under 40 is important, since it is at this age that many seek contraception."
Combined oral contraceptives are associated with an elevated likelihood of VTE, with users having a three- to seven-fold elevated likelihood of VTE compared with non-users. In contrast, progestin-only products are not associated with an increased risk of VTE.
The combination of overweight/obesity and use of combined oral contraceptives potentiates the likelihood of blood clots in women of reproductive age. For example, a large population-based study found that overweight and obesity were associated with 1.7-fold and 2.4-fold increased risks of VTE, respectively. However, in combined pill users, the risk of VTE was 12-fold higher in overweight women and 24-fold higher in obese women - when compared with normal-weight non-users.
Professor Rosano said: "Obese women taking contraceptives are vulnerable to VTE and should take steps to limit their other predisposing factors for cardiovascular disease, for example by quitting smoking and increasing their physical activity levels."
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Rosano, G.M.C., et al. (2022) Obesity and contraceptive use: impact on cardiovascular risk. ESC Heart Failure. doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14104.
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Joao Lourenco: Angola's reformist leader back in driving seat
Lourenco was declared winner for a second term following hotly contested elections
A general who became a graft buster and turned on his political patron, Angolan President Joao Lourenco will be sworn in for a second term on Thursday but faces dwindling popularity in a country struggling with problems.
Nicknamed JLo, the 68-year-old secured a new five-year tenure in the tightest-ever vote held in the oil-rich country.
Lourenco leads the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party, which has ruled since independence from Portugal in 1975.
In the August 24 ballot, the MPLA suffered its worst performance while its long-term rival, UNITA, surged.
Lourenco's victory was declared just 24 hours after he buried his predecessor, long-time ruler Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July.
Handpicked by dos Santos, Lourenco took the helm in 2017. That year his party won with a comfortable 61 percent of the vote. This time he notched up just 51 percent.
Lourenco has struggled to live up to the promise of his first term
He had promised sweeping economic reforms and a drive against graft.
But the election outcome reflected fading support for the historic ruling party, especially among young people clamouring for jobs and a better life.
- Political purgatory -
Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco was born in Lobito in western Angola.
As a young man, he fought the colonial power Portugal and then after independence took part in the civil war that erupted between the MPLA government and UNITA rebels.
He fought as part of the MPLA in the post-independence civil war
Lourenco studied in the former Soviet Union, which trained many rising young African nationalists during decolonisation.
He became political chief of the armed wing of the MPLA in the civil war -- a Cold War proxy conflict that drew in Cuban forces to fight alongside the MPLA, while CIA-backed militias did battle against them.
The ex-artillery general ascended through the MPLA hierarchy, leading the party in parliament before becoming deputy speaker.
Yet his ambition almost ended his career.
Unable to hide his angling for the top job, he was sidelined by dos Santos around the turn of the century.
In 2014, he was brought back from the cold -- he was appointed defence minister and three years later eased himself into the top job.
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After winning the 2017 elections, Lourenco quickly turned on his predecessor, starting an anti-corruption drive to recoup the billions allegedly embezzled by dos Santos' family.
Inheriting an economy deep in recession, he launched ambitious reforms to diversify government revenue and privatise state-owned firms.
After winning the 2017 elections, Lourenco quickly turned on his predecessor dos Santos
Lourenco has trumpeted his successes, but many of Angola's 33 million people still wallow in poverty.
His anti-graft push has also been criticised as selective and politically motivated, fuelling divisions within the MPLA.
Dos Santos's death worsened his woes, triggering a public spat with the veteran revolutionary leader's children -- several of whom face graft investigations.
Even so, Lourenco's change in tack from the previous regime has won praise abroad.
He has become the go-to mediator in Africa -- dealing with the crisis in the Central Africa Republic or brokering talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
He is married to Ana Dias, a former planning minister who also represented Angola at the World Bank. They have six children.
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EDWARDSBURG — "Ric" Jon Eric Riemke passed the morning of Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022.
He was born on Feb. 5, 1968, in Kendallville, Indiana, to John Riemke and the late Barbara Shank Riemke.
He graduated from East Noble High School in 1986, and moved on to Vincennes University on a baseball scholarship. He then transferred to Purdue University, West Lafayette, graduating with a degree in civil engineering in 1991.
After graduation, Ric worked for St. Joseph County, then joined Lawson Fisher in 1997, doing what he loved, working outside building roads and bridges for 25 years.
In 1994, Ric married Aimee Miller. The two enjoyed traveling the world. In 2008, Alyssa Morgan Riemke was born to the happy couple and was instantly Ric's pride and joy. He loved supporting her in all her endeavors.
Ric loved listening to the Beatles, golfing, fishing and enjoyed all types of sports. He particularly loved Notre Dame football, IU Basketball and any team playing against Purdue.
Ric was preceded in death by his loving mother, Barbara Shank Riemke; and a nephew, Jason Riehm.
Surviving are his loving wife, Aimee (Miller); and beautiful daughter, Alyssa; father, John; sisters, Karen (Greg) Cordial and Julie (Michael) Riehm; brother Michael Riemke (Dan Ryan); as well as many beloved nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Edwardsburg Public School Foundation, at edwardsburgschoolsfoundation.org and the Community Foundation of Noble County/John and Barb Riemke Family Fund at https://cfnoble.org/product/riemke-john-and-barb-family-fund/
Visitation for Ric will take place on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, at McGann Hay, Granger Chapel, 13260 S.R. 23, enter at Cherry Road, from 1-4 p.m., with a funeral service beginning at 4 p.m.
Cremation will then take place at a later date. To send private condolences to the family, please visit www.McGannHay.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans.
Their outlook appears better after notching a string of legislative successes that left more Americans ready to judge the president on his preferred terms: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.”
The president’s approval rating remains underwater, with 53% of U.S. adults disapproving of him, and the economy continues to be a weakness for Biden. Just 38% approve of his economic leadership as the country faces stubbornly high inflation and Republicans try to make household finances the axis of the upcoming vote.
Still, the poll suggests Biden and his fellow Democrats are gaining momentum right as generating voter enthusiasm and turnout takes precedence.
Average gas prices have tumbled 26% since June to $3.71 a gallon, reducing the pressure somewhat on family budgets even if inflation remains high. Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.
Republicans have also faced resistance since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and its abortion protections. And Biden is openly casting former President Donald Trump as a fundamental threat to democracy, a charge that took on resonance after an FBI search of Trump’s Florida home found classified documents that belong to the U.S. government.
This combination of factors has won Biden some plaudits among the Democratic faithful, even if Americans still feel lukewarm about his leadership.
“I’m not under any belief that he’s the best person for the job — he’s the best from the people we had to choose from,” said Betty Bogacz, 74, a retiree from Portland, Oregon. “He represented stability, which I feel President Trump did not represent at all.”
Biden’s approval rating didn’t exceed 40% in May, June or July as inflation surged in the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.
The president’s rating now is similar to what it was throughout the first quarter of the year, but he continues to fall short of early highs. His average approval rating in AP-NORC polling through the first six months of his term was 60%.
Driving the recent increase in Biden’s popularity is renewed support among Democrats, who had shown signs of dejection in the early summer. Now, 78% of Democrats approve of Biden’s job performance, up from 65% in July. Sixty-six percent of Democrats approve of Biden on the economy, up from 54% in June.
Interviews suggest a big reason for Biden’s rebound is the reemergence of Trump on the national stage, causing voters such as Stephen Jablonsky, who labeled Biden as “OK,” to say voting Democratic is a must for the nation’s survival.
“The country has a political virus by the name of Donald Trump,” said Jablonsky, a retired music professor from Stamford, Connecticut. “We have a man who is psychotic and seems to have no concern for law and order and democracy. The Republican Party has gone to a place that is so unattractive and so dangerous, this coming election in November could be the last election we ever have.”
Republicans feel just as negative about Biden as they did before. Only about 1 in 10 Republicans approve of the president overall or on the economy, similar to ratings earlier this summer.
Christine Yannuzzi, 50, doubts that 79-year-old Biden has the capacity to lead.
“I don’t think he’s mentally, completely aware of everything that’s happening all the time,” said Yannuzzi, who lives in Binghamton, New York. “The economy’s doing super poorly and I have a hard time believing that the joblessness rate is as low as they say it is.”
“I think the middle class is being really phased out and families are working two and three jobs a person to make it,” the Republican added.
Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults say the economy is in good shape, while 71% say it’s doing poorly. In June, 20% said conditions were good and 79% said they were bad.
Democrats are more positive now than they were in June, 46% vs. 31%. Republicans remain largely negative, with only 10% saying conditions are good and 90% saying they’re bad.
About a quarter of Americans now say things in the country are headed in the right direction, 27%, up from 17% in July. Seventy-two percent say things are going in the wrong direction.
Close to half of Democrats — 44% — have an optimistic outlook, up from 27% in July. Just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about the nation’s direction.
Akila Atkins, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom of two, thinks Biden is “OK” and doesn’t have much confidence that his solutions will curb rising prices.
Atkins says it’s gotten a little harder in the last year to manage her family’s expenses, and she’s frustrated that she can no longer rely on the expanded child tax credit. The tax credit paid out monthly was part of Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and has since lapsed.
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the expanded tax credit nearly halved the child poverty rate last year to 5.2%. Atkins said it helped them “stay afloat with bills, the kids’ clothing, shoes, school supplies, everything.”
Whatever misgivings the Democrat in Grand Forks, North Dakota, has about Biden, she believes he is preferable to Trump.
“I always feel like he could be better, but then again, he’s better than our last president,” she said.
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The poll of 1,054 adults was conducted Sep. 9-12 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Division I college football at the highest level want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA — if that governance can be streamlined.
LEAD1, an association of Football Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 members Wednesday for a meeting that focused mostly on how best to govern major college football.
There has been some momentum in the past year to seriously explore breaking FBS away from the NCAA and creating another structure to run the biggest revenue generator in college sports.
For now, though, the preference is for reform within the current structure.
“At the end of the day, it was very clear that the status quo is not acceptable,” said LEAD1 President and CEO Tom McMillen, the former Maryland basketball star and congressman. “And that there was a strong, very strong, preference for a model in the NCAA that is extremely streamlined and much less bureaucratic.”
McMillen added: “And if that can’t be accomplished, move it to the outside.”
McMillen did not detail what a more efficient governing model for major college football would entail.
He said LEAD1 planned to gather ideas cultivated at Wednesday’s meeting and share them with NCAA officials in a letter.
“We’re a facilitator. We’re not the decision-maker,” McMillen said. “We recommend. That’s really the extent of what we can do.”
The NCAA is in the midst of what college sports leaders hope will be an overhaul of the way Division I is structured and governed.
The Division I Transformation Committee was formed last year and has been meeting regularly for months. It is led by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey and Ohio athletic director Julie Cromer, who is also a member of LEAD1.
“Certainly the debate today has been helpful,” Cromer said. “I think we’ll use this feedback in our transformation committee work.”
The Transformation Committee has already handed down proposals related to transfer rules and how NCAA enforcement operates as part of phase one of its work. A set of those proposals were approved last month.
Phase two is in progress, with membership requirements for schools, student-athlete benefits, access to championship events and revenue distribution at the core of the discussions.
“I think there exists some frustration with the lack of responsibility and the ability to be nimble and specific to our needs in football, within the current decision-making structure,” Cromer said of the FBS ADs.
As the NCAA’s role in governance is deemphasized, and more power is handed down to conferences and schools, it seemed a perfect time for a re-assessment of how major college football operates to many athletic directors.
The NCAA has limited involvement over FBS compared to the rest of Division I sports. The conferences run the College Football Playoff and share the hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue it generates with no NCAA involvement.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has suggested the College Football Playoff could become the governing body for major college football.
“Nothing about its current constitution would support that,” Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbick told The Associated Press last month. “So you can change it to play that role. But it’s not set up to do it now.”
One of the concerns about moving away from the NCAA would be the need to create a new, similar organization.
McMillen said the NCAA spends about $65 million per year on administrative and insurance costs.
“That does not include any kind of extraordinary costs or legal,” McMillen said. ”As you know, the NCAA is the legal shield. They take a lot of the front load.”
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group of former and current college administrators that advocates for an emphasis on education in college sports, proposed in 2020 separating FBS from the rest of NCAA sports.
Sankey has said he is adamantly against the Knight Commission’s proposal, in large part because he doesn’t like the idea of compartmentalizing one sport within an athletic department.
Sankey attended the LEAD1 meeting to give the ADs an update on the Transformation Committee’s work.
He said he also shared with the ADs his skepticism for the effectiveness of an FBS breakaway from the NCAA. He said he understands the desire for change.
“And given the distinctions around football, there are those who view that as a relevant point of change,” Sankey said. “But then the why, the outcomes, those have to be much further developed.”
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — When Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens faced Miami in November, it was as discombobulated as they looked all season.
The culprit was the Dolphins’ blitz-heavy defensive scheme — and that game is again on Baltimore’s mind as the Ravens prepare to host Miami this weekend.
The Dolphins have a new coach, so they may not defend Jackson exactly the same way, but there’s no denying the effectiveness of their approach last season. Miami won 22-10, becoming the first team in 52 games to hold Baltimore under 14 points. It ended up being the Ravens’ lowest point total of the season.
“They just caught us off guard really,” Jackson said. “We haven’t really went over defenses doing all-up Zero against us, like just all-up, flat-out Zero. I feel we have an answer for it this year. We watch film, watched a lot of film on those guys, because we don’t want it to happen again.”
It wasn’t just that Miami blitzed a lot — on 30 of Jackson’s 50 dropbacks, according to Pro Football Focus. The aggressiveness of the Dolphins’ Cover Zero scheme seemed to rattle the Ravens, who weren’t able to make Miami pay with big plays.
“Other teams did Zero, but it was just the way they did it that kind of affected us,” Jackson said.
Short completions did little to deter the Dolphins from sending extra pass rushers. Jackson, normally such a threat to run because of his elusiveness, was sacked four times and ran for only 39 yards on nine carries. At some point, even he can’t escape if he’s under too much pressure from too many people at once.
Watching Jackson and the Ravens adjust to the blitz could have been a fascinating subplot to the second half of last season, but he didn’t have many chances. Because of injury and illness, he only played two full games out of Baltimore’s final eight.
The Ravens did have time during the offseason to work on countering Cover Zero.
“We’d have been negligent if we hadn’t worked on it,” coach John Harbaugh said. “It’s something we need to get a lot better at, and we studied it the whole offseason. We’ll have a plan for it. Hope it works, because these guys are probably the best in the league at doing it.”
Jackson was sharp in Baltimore’s opener last weekend, throwing three touchdown passes in a 24-9 win over the New York Jets. Those TD strikes were 25 and 17 yards to Devin Duvernay, and 55 yards to Rashod Bateman.
“Maybe the first one to Devin, the fade route, out of the bunch would have a chance against a Zero blitz,” Harbaugh said. “The one to Bateman would not. You wouldn’t have enough time to get that off.”
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RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) was a full participant in practice Wednesday. He hasn’t played in more than a season after going down in an exhibition game last year.
FB Patrick Ricard (calf) did not practice, and CB Marcus Peters (knee), T Ronnie Stanley (ankle), DT Travis Jones (knee), WR James Proche (groin) and DB Brandon Stephens (quad) were limited.
The Ravens put T Ja’Wuan James (Achilles) and CB Kyle Fuller (knee) on injured reserve. They were both injured in the Week 1 road game against the Jets.
Earlier this week, Harbaugh cited the artificial turf the Jets play on as a factor in Fuller’s injury, and he discussed it a bit more Wednesday.
“It was a turf field, it was matted down, it was packed down, it was a little tight,” he said. “Maybe that’s how it’s supposed to be. I don’t know, but that’s what I saw. It was a little tough.”
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Jackson wasn’t about to engage when reporters asked him about talks on a contract extension, which were paused at the start of the season.
“Respectfully, I’m really done talking about it,” he said.
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TAIPEI, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancora Semiconductor Inc., (Ancora), 3rd generation power semiconductor technology developer and a Delta Electronics affiliate focusing on Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology, today announced the investments of its first capital raising round of NT$ 456M by strategic investors ROHM Co., Ltd. (ROHM), Sino-American Silicon (SAS), uPI Semiconductors (uPI), and Delta Electronics Inc. (Delta). The aforementioned capital raising is expected to accelerate Ancora's GaN development endeavors.
"GaN is the future of power electronics with benefits of faster switching frequencies, higher efficiency, and lower energy consumption. The ecosystem of GaN technology is evolving rapidly as applications are continuously emerging. We are thrilled to have ROHM, SAS and uPI as our strategic partners and investors. We are also grateful for the commitment by our parent company Delta, a leader in power and thermal management technologies and global provider of smart energy-saving solutions." , said Dr. T.K. Shing, president of Ancora Semiconductors. He added, "This powerful alliance will enable us to establish an ecosystem with strong partners in substrate materials, IC design, applications and system solutions, to expedite the adoption of GaN technology that promises unprecedented performance value".
The Ancora product line includes the industry's technology leading GaN discrete components, System in Package (SiP) and System on Chip (SoC) with superior quality, reliability and durability proven under Delta's stringent qualification system. Delta's commitment to provide a wide range of smart energy-saving solutions that leverage its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics, will provide additional momentum and fuel Ancora's long-term growth. This alliance and capital raising is expected to enable Ancora to increase production capability to serve the growing demand for GaN devices in consumer electronics, telecom, and automotive applications. The ultimate goal is to maximize GaN performance to accelerate power technology innovation and contribute to achieve sustainable development based on energy efficiency.
About Ancora Semiconductor
Ancora semiconductor Inc. was cultivated under Delta Electonics Inc. for years. Ancora was formally founded in 2022 and is a fabless design company focusing in GaN devices and its integration. By providing high effective power device and module, we hope to help our customers to lead in power system sector and benefit the world. For more information, please visit www.ancora-semi.com
About ROHM Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1958, ROHM provides LSI and discrete semiconductors characterized by outstanding quality and reliability for a broad range of markets, including automotive, industrial and consumer market via its global development and sales network. In the power & analog field, ROHM proposes the suitable solution for each application with power devices such as SiC, GaN, driver ICs to maximize their performance, and peripheral components such as transistors, diodes and resistors. Further information on ROHM can be found at www.rohm.com
About Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, SAS is a green energy total solution provider with vertical integration in solar industry, from cell, module, power plant and O&M (Operation & Maintenance). Its semiconductor subsidiary, GlobalWafers is one of the top three largest silicon wafer manufacturers in the world. Specializing in silicon wafer manufacturing, product applications extend through power management, automotive, IT and MEMS. Both are listed on the Taipei Exchange. For more information, please visit www.saswafer.com for SAS and www.sas-globalwafers.com for GWC.
About uPI Semiconductor
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said Wednesday that he has agreed to an Oct. 25 televised debate against his Republican rival, Dr. Mehmet Oz, although the men feuded about its terms in what has become a flashpoint in the high-stakes campaign.
The debate, coming two weeks before the general election, follows weeks of cajoling by Oz, who has raised questions about the severity of Fetterman’s lingering effects from a May stroke and pushed for as many as seven debates.
It will be held in the studio of a Harrisburg TV station.
Oz’s campaign said in a statement that Fetterman had agreed to the debate only “after being hit with massive criticism from state and national editorials and commentators for ducking.”
Nevertheless, Oz will be at the debate “to share his vision for a better Pennsylvania and America, and he is ready (to) expose Fetterman’s record as the most far-left Senate candidate in America,” Oz campaign manager Casey Contres wrote in a statement.
Fetterman, the state’s lieutenant governor, and Oz, a celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump, are vying to replace retiring Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in a race Democrats see as one of their best chances nationally to flip a Republican-held seat. The winner could help decide the chamber’s partisan control next year.
Fetterman’s campaign has said Oz was operating in bad faith by insisting on so many debates and said Oz’s motivation is to mock Fetterman for having a stroke. Fetterman still speaks haltingly and struggles to quickly respond to words he hears.
To accommodate that, Fetterman asked the station for closed-captioning during the debate and two practice sessions in the studio ahead of time.
In response, Oz’s campaign issued three requests.
It wants a moderator to tell the audience that Fetterman is using closed captioning to explain delays in his responses; practice sessions to not use actual debate questions; and the debate to be 90 minutes, instead of 60, because of closed-captioning delays.
Fetterman’s campaign said it had no problem with telling the audience about the closed captioning and said the practice sessions are simply walkthroughs that are routine before any debate. But Fetterman’s campaign insisted that the debate be 60 minutes and said Oz’s campaign had already agreed.
“For weeks Oz and his team have wet the bed about debates,” Fetterman’s campaign said. “Enough already, we are debating on the 25th, either show up or don’t, but now let’s get back to talking about the issues that matter, like how Oz would vote on the Senate abortion ban.”
In Pennsylvania’s last four U.S. Senate contests, debates have not been a major feature. All the debates took place in mid- to late October, with two debates in each race — except for the 2012 contest, which had one debate.
Fetterman has been recovering and was off the campaign trail for most of the summer following his May 13 stroke, which required surgery to implant a pacemaker with a defibrillator and prompted a revelation that he had a serious heart condition. Fetterman has provided no access to his doctors or health records and has said he almost died.
He has done just a handful of media interviews and no press conferences since the stroke and has used closed-captioning in video interviews with reporters.
Fetterman’s campaign maintains that his doctors have said he is expected to make a full recovery.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden believes unions built the middle class. He also knows a rail worker strike could damage the economy ahead of midterm elections.
That left him in the awkward position Wednesday of espousing the virtues of unionization in Detroit, a stalwart of the labor movement, while members of his administration went all-out to keep talks going in Washington between the railroads and unionized workers in hopes of averting a shutdown.
United Auto Workers Local 598 member Ryan Buchalski introduced Biden at the Detroit auto show as “the most union- and labor-friendly president in American history” and someone who was “kickin’ ass for the working class.” Buchalski harked back to the pivotal sitdown strikes by autoworkers in the 1930s.
In the speech that followed, Biden recognized that he wouldn’t be in the White House without the support of unions such as the UAW and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, saying autoworkers “brung me to the dance.”
But back in Washington, officials in his administration were in tense negotiations to prevent a strike — one of the most powerful sources of leverage that unions have to bring about change and improve working conditions.
A stoppage could begin as early as Friday if both sides can’t agree on a deal. Out of the 12 unions involved, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 19 rejected a deal but agreed to prolong talks through Sept. 29. That bought a bit of time, but not necessarily any more certainty as a stoppage is still possible that could halt shipments of food and fuel at a cost of $2 billion a day.
Far more is at stake than sick leave and salary bumps for 115,000 unionized railroad workers. The ramifications could extend to control of Congress and to the shipping network that keeps factories rolling, stocks the shelves of stores and stitches the U.S. together as an economic power.
That’s why White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking aboard Air Force One as it jetted to Detroit, said a rail worker strike was “an unacceptable outcome for our economy and the American people.” The rail lines and their workers’ representatives “need to stay at the table, bargain in good faith to resolve outstanding issues, and come to an agreement,” she said.
Biden faces the same kind of predicament faced by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902 with coal and Harry Truman in 1952 with steel — how do you balance the needs of labor and business in doing what’s best for the nation? Railways were so important during World War I that Woodrow Wilson temporarily nationalized the industry to keep goods flowing and prevent strikes.
Inside the White House, aides don’t see a contradiction between Biden’s devotion to unions and his desire to avoid a strike. Union activism has surged under Biden, as seen in a 56% increase in petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board so far this fiscal year.
One person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss White House deliberations on the matter, said Biden’s mindset in approaching the debate was that he’s the president of the entire country, not just for organized labor.
With the economy still recovering from the supply chain disruptions of the pandemic, the president’s goal is to keep all parties at the table until a deal is finalized. The person said the White House saw a commitment to keep negotiating in good faith as the best way to avoid a shutdown while exercising the principles of collective bargaining that Biden holds dear.
Biden also knows a stoppage could worsen the dynamics that have contributed to soaring inflation and created a political headache for the party in power.
Eddie Vale, a Democratic political consultant and former AFL-CIO communications aide, said the White House is pursuing the correct approach at a perilous moment.
“No one wants a railroad strike, not the companies, not the workers, not the White House,” he said. “No one wants it this close to the election.”
Vale added that the sticking point in the talks was about “respect basically — sick leave and bereavement leave,” issues Biden has supported in speeches and with his policy proposals.
Jake Rosenfeld, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, noted that the sticking points in the talks involve “more schedule predictability, and the ability to take time off to deal with routine medical procedures as well as emergencies.”
On a policy front, the administration generally supports these demands, and that lessens their “willingness to really play hardball with the unions who have yet to settle,” said Rosenfeld, who wrote the book “What Unions No Longer Do.”
Sensing political opportunity, Senate Republicans moved Wednesday to pass a law to impose contract terms on the unions and railroad companies to avoid a shutdown. Democrats, who control both chambers in Congress, blocked it.
“If a strike occurs and paralyzes food, fertilizer and energy shipments nationwide, it will be because Democrats blocked this bill,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
The economic impact of a potential strike was not lost on members of the Business Roundtable, a Washington-based group that represents CEOs. It issued its quarterly outlook for the economy Wednesday.
“We’ve been experiencing a lot of headwinds from supply chain problems since the pandemic started and those problems would be geometrically magnified,” Josh Bolten, the group’s CEO, told reporters. “There are manufacturing plants around the country that likely have to shut down. … There are critical products to keep our water clean.”
The roundtable also had a meeting of its board of directors Wednesday. But Bolten said Lance Fritz, chair of the board’s international committee and the CEO of Union Pacific railroad, would miss it “because he’s working hard trying to bring the strike to a resolution.”
Back at the Labor Department, negotiators ordered Italian food as talks dragged into Wednesday night.
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Schoolchildren’s lives are being put at risk by a lax attitude to road safety at one of Preston’s busiest junctions.
That is the claim from a cyclist who regularly crosses the Broughton roundabout – and has long been appalled by what he believes is the serious danger facing pupils as they walk or cycle along the surrounding paths. Matt Hodges first raised his concerns with Lancashire County Council more than three years ago, warning that youngsters negotiating the interchange – where the A6, M55 and M6 all meet – were being forced too close to the edge of the pavement by overhanging vegetation which was partially blocking the pedestrian route.
While he acknowledges that some of the greenery was initially cut back, he says that it remains a problem on the A6 Garstang Road approach from Preston, because it is still being allowed to encroach onto the path – creating what he claims is an obstacle course when combined with other street furniture. “Kids don’t and won’t walk in single file around things like traffic lights – they go right out to the edge of the kerb.
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“There are two traffic light poles, about six metres apart, and halfway between them, there’s a lamppost on the [inside] of the path. There is about a foot of path on the [left-hand] side of the post, but it’s too narrow to ride through, so it makes a chicane – which is what pushes a lot of them out to go the wrong side of the traffic lights
“The county council made the excuse last time I complained that they had put a white line [down] to show the children that they had to keep in. But that’s only about six inches from the edge anyway and isn’t going to stop kids going [too far out]. – they’re more likely to walk along it than anything.
“HGVs go round that corner [onto the Blackpool-bound M55] with their wheels actually touching the kerb. When the lights are on amber, they don’t jam their brakes on either, they put their foot down to go faster and make it through – and they can’t see far enough around the corner to see a cyclist riding through that gap [between the traffic light pole and the edge of the kerb],” Matt explained.
He told the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) that while further tidying up of the shrubbery might improve the situation, the best way to ensure the safety of all users of the path would be to reinstate a roadside railing that was removed when traffic lights were installed on the Garstang Road arm of the roundabout just under a decade ago.
Matt has now once again written to County Hall highways bosses, calling for action. Outlining his fears that a child may be killed at the spot, he asked in his letter: “What are you going to tell the coroner?” He also said that temporary roadworks signs were causing further obstruction for young pedestrians and cyclists in the vicinity of the busy junction.
A spokesman for Lancashire County Council told the LDRS: “The safety of our footpaths is one of our core priorities. We have inspected this location in response to the issues raised and have rearranged the signs to provide more space on the pavement.”
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Lotto Plus" game were:
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Lotto Plus" game were:
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has discussed the "uncertainty" that surrounds Tasmanian legislation covering gel blasters.
Chief Justice Alan Blow recently sentenced Jake Aaron Deacon for five breaches of the firearms act relating to the possession of seven gel blasters found by police during a search of his home.
Deacon pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing a prohibited firearm when not the holder of a firearm licence of the appropriate category, and two charges of possessing a prohibited firearm for which a firearm licence may not be issued.
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Chief Justice Blow said legislation defined firearms "as including 'an imitation firearm, other than a toy' ".
"That has led to uncertainty in the past as to the distinction between toys that look like firearms and imitation firearms that are not toys," he said.
"The gel blasters that are the subject of these charges, are imitation firearms.
"One could easily think of them as toys. They are marketed as toys."
The judge said they are freely available online in some Australian states, and they fire small projectiles.
However, he also said that the gel blasters in question resembled machine guns and automatic pistols, and in the wrong hand they could be used to create fear in a robbery.
"They could cause extreme psychological consequences," he said.
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"It is because of those features of these gel blasters, no doubt, that some are illegal and some may only be possessed by people who have got appropriate firearms licences."
Despite that, the judge said that in this case there was "no suggestion" Deacon intended to use the weapons for criminal activity.
He said Deacon had criminal convictions, but he had recently overcome drug addiction, ended contact with troublesome people, had "stayed out of trouble since April 2019", and that he was a father and a carer.
Deacon was convicted and fined $500.
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As expected, Twitter couldn't keep calm after it became official that Jon Moxley would fight Bryan Danielson for the AEW World Championship on next week's Dynamite: Grand Slam special episode.
On the latest edition of Dynamite, Moxley and Danielson won their respective matches against Sammy Guevara and Chris Jericho to advance to the finals of the World Championship Tournament. Moxley came to the ring moments after The American Dragon bested Le Champion. The two stablemates shook hands as the show went off the air.
Considering how good their previous encounter at Revolution 2022 was, fans are expecting another riveting contest. With the stakes much higher this round, it's safe to say that neither Moxley nor Danielson would let their association come into their way of going all out to win the gold.
Twitter was abuzz with countless reactions once the match was announced, with most viewers stoked about how memorable the clash could be. Some users also pointed out that William Regal, a member of the Blackpool Combat Club, would have a tough time inside the commentary box calling the match.
On the other hand, some also mentioned how Jon Moxley could turn to the dark side to win his third world championship in All Elite Wrestling.
Check out the reactions below:
Check out the results of this week's AEW Dynamite here.
MJF could make his presence felt during Jon Moxley and Bryan Danielson's match
While there's no denying Jon Moxley and Danielson will tear the house down, it'll be interesting to see if MJF gets involved in any capacity during the match next week.
The Salt of the Earth has a guaranteed shot at the AEW World Championship as he won the Casino Ladder Match at All Out.
With Stokley Hathway's new stable, The Firm (which includes W.Morrissey, Ethan Page, Lee Moriarty, and The Gunn Club), on his side, MJF could play spoilsport in the much-awaited match.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
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(three, eight, nine, zero)
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Homes approved in rapidly expanding village after appeal
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Nineteen homes are to be built in a rapidly growing Norfolk village, despite concern from locals and officials over the impact of the development.
An application to build houses on land north of Heath Loke, in Poringland has been given approval by government inspectors after previously being rejected by planners from the local council.
The population of the village has grown considerably in recent years, to around 4,300 up from 3,802 at the time of the 2011 census.
The homes will all be a mix of two-to-four bedrooms with six classed as affordable.
The development was originally rejected by South Norfolk Council (SNC) officers in October last year.
The planning officer expressed concerns over the "deliverability of the scheme" and whether it would impact the character and appearance of the area.
They also argued it went against council policy and fails to provide enough benefits for the authority.
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Twenty-two neighbours also wrote to SNC raising concerns about the plans, fearing it would lead to too much traffic, and there was a lack of schooling and health care infrastructure in the area.
In their application, the developers said the scheme would "round off" existing development in the area, filling in an area next to existing housing.
While the government inspector accepted there was a "degree of localised harm" in the plans they rejected the concerns raised by the community and council, overturning the authority's decision.
They argued the site is "sustainably located" with a range of facilities in surrounding areas, and there is no evidence suggesting the development would impact highway safety.
The inspector also said the development would help meet the council's five year housing supply, which is required by the government.
The inspector said: "Although the proposal would result in some harm to the character and appearance of the area and a limited conflict with [council policies], this would result in only limited environmental harm which does not demonstrably and significantly outweigh the benefits."
The application approved by the government inspector covers only the broad details, with specifics like design and appearance to come in a future planning application.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have grown fond of “buy now, pay later” services, but the “pay later” part is becoming increasingly difficult for some borrowers.
Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments. Companies such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal have built popular financial products around these short-term loans, particularly for younger borrowers, who are fearful of never-ending credit card debt.
Now, as the industry racks up customers, delinquencies are climbing. Inflation is squeezing consumers, making it tougher to pay off debts. Some borrowers don’t budget properly, particularly if they are persuaded to take out multiple loans, while others may have been credit risks to begin with.
“You have an industry with a higher concentration of subprime borrowers in a market that hasn’t been effectively tested through (this type of economy), and you have a kind of a toxic brew of concerns,” said Michael Taiano, an analyst with Fitch Ratings, who co-wrote a report in July highlighting some of the concerns with the industry.
The most popular type of buy now, pay later loans allow for four payments over six weeks — one payment at the time of purchase and three others that borrowers often try to sync up with pay periods. Longer-term loans for bigger purchases are also available. Most of the short-term loans have no interest attached to them. Companies that do charge interest can clearly state upfront how much a borrower will pay in financial charges.
Given those features, consumer advocates and financial advisors initially had seen buy now, pay later plans as a potentially healthier form of consumer debt if used correctly. The biggest concern had been late fees, which could act as a hefty finance charge on a small purchase if a borrower is late on a payment. The fees can run as high as $34, plus interest. But now as delinquencies are rising, and companies are being more aggressive in marketing their products, advocates see a need for additional regulation.
The industry is posting growth rates not typically found in financial services. Klarna’s customers bought $41 billion worth of product on its service globally in the first six months of the year. up 21% from a year ago. PayPal's revenue from its buy now, pay later services more than tripled in the second quarter to $4.9 billion.
Jasmine Francis, 29, a technology analyst based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she first used a buy now, pay later service in 2018 to buy clothes from fast-fashion brand Forever21.
“I remember I just had a cartful,” she said. “At first, I thought, ‘Something’s gotta go back,’ and then I saw Afterpay at checkout – you don’t pay for it all right now, but you get it all right now. That was music to my ears.”
How healthfully customers are using buy now, pay later loans is unclear. Fitch found that delinquencies on these services rose sharply in the 12 months ended March 31, while credit card delinquencies remained steady — although delinquencies at AfterPay, which focuses on mostly short-term loans, have trended marginally lower the last two quarters.
Credit reporting company TransUnion found that borrowers are using buy now, pay later plans even as they also build up credit card debt. A poll by Morning Consult released this week found 15% of buy now, pay later customers are using the service for routine purchases, such as groceries and gas, a type of behavior that sounds alarm bells among financial advisors.
“If these buy now, pay later plans are not adequately budgeted for, they can have a cascading impact across a person’s entire financial life,” said Andre Jean-Pierre, a former Morgan Stanley wealth advisor who now runs his own financial planning firm focused on helping Black Americans adequately save and budget.
Another concern among advisers and consumer advocates, as well as Washington lawmakers and regulators, is the ease with which consumers can layer on these installment loans.
Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about new financial products, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, noted the benefits of plans that allow consumers to pay for things in installments. But he also criticized the way in which the industry promotes the plans.
“Ads encourage consumers to use these plans for multiple purchases, at multiple online stores – racking up debt they cannot afford to repay," Brown said.
The short-term loans are potentially problematic because they're not reported on a consumer’s credit profile with Transunion and Experian. Further the buy now, pay later industry's customers skew young - meaning they have little credit history to begin with. Hypothetically a borrower could take out several short-term loans across multiple buy now, pay later companies — a practice known as “loan stacking” — and they would never appear on a credit report. If a person puts too many items on buy now, pay later plans, budgeting could be difficult.
“It’s a blind spot for the industry,” Taiano of Fitch said.
The buy now, pay later industry trade group pushed back on the characterization that its products could saddle borrowers with too much debt.
“With zero to low-interest, flexible payment terms, and transparent terms and conditions, BNPL helps consumers manage their cash flow responsibly and live healthier financial lives,” said Penny Lee, CEO of the Financial Technology Association, in a statement.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into the popularity of buy now, pay later loans and is expected to soon issue a report with its findings.
Francis, the technology analyst, said it’s now common among her friends to pay for travel with the installment loans, to not completely drain their bank accounts in case of emergencies.
“If I come back home from vacation and have two flat tires, and I just spent all that money on plane tickets, that’s $400 you don’t have at the moment,” she said. “Most people don’t have savings. They just have enough for those flat tires.”
Meanwhile providers of buy now, pay later services see rising delinquencies as a natural consequence of growth, but also an indication that inflation is hitting Americans most likely to use these services the hardest.
“I would not call it a sort of preamble to a potential downturn, but it’s not the same kind of a smooth sailing it’s been,” said Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm, one of the largest buy now, pay later companies. Levchin said Affirm is taking a more conservative approach towards lending.
Despite the concerns, the consensus is buy now, pay later companies are here to stay. Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, which is owned by Block Inc., as well as PayPal and others are now widely embedded in Internet commerce.
Further, the industry’s growth is attracting more players. Technology titan Apple earlier this summer announced Apple Pay Later, where users can put purchases on a four-payment plan over six weeks.
“I generally plan purchases that I make using PayPal ”Pay in 4″ so that my due dates for purchases land on my pay dates, as the due dates are every other week,” said Desiree Moore, 35, from Georgia.
Moore said she tries to use buy now pay later plans to cover purchases not in her usual monthly budget, so not to take money away from the needs of her children. She has been increasingly using the plans with inflation making items more expensive and is so far able to keep up with the payments.
Buy now, pay later took off in the U.S. after the Great Recession. The product, analysts said, largely has not been tested through a great period of financial distress, unlike mortgages or credit cards or auto loans. Even financial executives have acknowledged the new challenges facing the industry.
“We have seen some stress (among those with the lowest credit scores), and those are starting to have a hard time.” Levchin said.
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AP Personal Finance Reporter Cora Lewis contributed to this report from New York.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Lotto Plus" game were:
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NEW YORK (AP) — Americans have grown fond of “buy now, pay later” services, but the “pay later” part is becoming increasingly difficult for some borrowers.
Buy now, pay later loans allow users to pay for items such new sneakers, electronics, or luxury goods in installments. Companies such as Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna and PayPal have built popular financial products around these short-term loans, particularly for younger borrowers, who are fearful of never-ending credit card debt.
Now, as the industry racks up customers, delinquencies are climbing. Inflation is squeezing consumers, making it tougher to pay off debts. Some borrowers don’t budget properly, particularly if they are persuaded to take out multiple loans, while others may have been credit risks to begin with.
“You have an industry with a higher concentration of subprime borrowers in a market that hasn’t been effectively tested through (this type of economy), and you have a kind of a toxic brew of concerns,” said Michael Taiano, an analyst with Fitch Ratings, who co-wrote a report in July highlighting some of the concerns with the industry.
The most popular type of buy now, pay later loans allow for four payments over six weeks — one payment at the time of purchase and three others that borrowers often try to sync up with pay periods. Longer-term loans for bigger purchases are also available. Most of the short-term loans have no interest attached to them. Companies that do charge interest can clearly state upfront how much a borrower will pay in financial charges.
Given those features, consumer advocates and financial advisors initially had seen buy now, pay later plans as a potentially healthier form of consumer debt if used correctly. The biggest concern had been late fees, which could act as a hefty finance charge on a small purchase if a borrower is late on a payment. The fees can run as high as $34, plus interest. But now as delinquencies are rising, and companies are being more aggressive in marketing their products, advocates see a need for additional regulation.
The industry is posting growth rates not typically found in financial services. Klarna’s customers bought $41 billion worth of product on its service globally in the first six months of the year. up 21% from a year ago. PayPal's revenue from its buy now, pay later services more than tripled in the second quarter to $4.9 billion.
Jasmine Francis, 29, a technology analyst based in Charlotte, North Carolina, said she first used a buy now, pay later service in 2018 to buy clothes from fast-fashion brand Forever21.
“I remember I just had a cartful,” she said. “At first, I thought, ‘Something’s gotta go back,’ and then I saw Afterpay at checkout – you don’t pay for it all right now, but you get it all right now. That was music to my ears.”
How healthfully customers are using buy now, pay later loans is unclear. Fitch found that delinquencies on these services rose sharply in the 12 months ended March 31, while credit card delinquencies remained steady — although delinquencies at AfterPay, which focuses on mostly short-term loans, have trended marginally lower the last two quarters.
Credit reporting company TransUnion found that borrowers are using buy now, pay later plans even as they also build up credit card debt. A poll by Morning Consult released this week found 15% of buy now, pay later customers are using the service for routine purchases, such as groceries and gas, a type of behavior that sounds alarm bells among financial advisors.
“If these buy now, pay later plans are not adequately budgeted for, they can have a cascading impact across a person’s entire financial life,” said Andre Jean-Pierre, a former Morgan Stanley wealth advisor who now runs his own financial planning firm focused on helping Black Americans adequately save and budget.
Another concern among advisers and consumer advocates, as well as Washington lawmakers and regulators, is the ease with which consumers can layer on these installment loans.
Speaking at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday about new financial products, Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, noted the benefits of plans that allow consumers to pay for things in installments. But he also criticized the way in which the industry promotes the plans.
“Ads encourage consumers to use these plans for multiple purchases, at multiple online stores – racking up debt they cannot afford to repay," Brown said.
The short-term loans are potentially problematic because they're not reported on a consumer’s credit profile with Transunion and Experian. Further the buy now, pay later industry's customers skew young - meaning they have little credit history to begin with. Hypothetically a borrower could take out several short-term loans across multiple buy now, pay later companies — a practice known as “loan stacking” — and they would never appear on a credit report. If a person puts too many items on buy now, pay later plans, budgeting could be difficult.
“It’s a blind spot for the industry,” Taiano of Fitch said.
The buy now, pay later industry trade group pushed back on the characterization that its products could saddle borrowers with too much debt.
“With zero to low-interest, flexible payment terms, and transparent terms and conditions, BNPL helps consumers manage their cash flow responsibly and live healthier financial lives,” said Penny Lee, CEO of the Financial Technology Association, in a statement.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is looking into the popularity of buy now, pay later loans and is expected to soon issue a report with its findings.
Francis, the technology analyst, said it’s now common among her friends to pay for travel with the installment loans, to not completely drain their bank accounts in case of emergencies.
“If I come back home from vacation and have two flat tires, and I just spent all that money on plane tickets, that’s $400 you don’t have at the moment,” she said. “Most people don’t have savings. They just have enough for those flat tires.”
Meanwhile providers of buy now, pay later services see rising delinquencies as a natural consequence of growth, but also an indication that inflation is hitting Americans most likely to use these services the hardest.
“I would not call it a sort of preamble to a potential downturn, but it’s not the same kind of a smooth sailing it’s been,” said Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Affirm, one of the largest buy now, pay later companies. Levchin said Affirm is taking a more conservative approach towards lending.
Despite the concerns, the consensus is buy now, pay later companies are here to stay. Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, which is owned by Block Inc., as well as PayPal and others are now widely embedded in Internet commerce.
Further, the industry’s growth is attracting more players. Technology titan Apple earlier this summer announced Apple Pay Later, where users can put purchases on a four-payment plan over six weeks.
“I generally plan purchases that I make using PayPal ”Pay in 4″ so that my due dates for purchases land on my pay dates, as the due dates are every other week,” said Desiree Moore, 35, from Georgia.
Moore said she tries to use buy now pay later plans to cover purchases not in her usual monthly budget, so not to take money away from the needs of her children. She has been increasingly using the plans with inflation making items more expensive and is so far able to keep up with the payments.
Buy now, pay later took off in the U.S. after the Great Recession. The product, analysts said, largely has not been tested through a great period of financial distress, unlike mortgages or credit cards or auto loans. Even financial executives have acknowledged the new challenges facing the industry.
“We have seen some stress (among those with the lowest credit scores), and those are starting to have a hard time.” Levchin said.
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AP Personal Finance Reporter Cora Lewis contributed to this report from New York.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – “He was perfect. A perfect example of how somebody should be.” Those who knew 26-year-old Christopher Legits say he will be remembered for his contagious laugh, big smile, and kind heart. “He was the perfect person. If anybody wants to be the perfect individual they need to look at Chris and look at his example,” Matthew Rivera-Legits, Chris’s brother, said.
The University of New Mexico alum was killed in a car crash Saturday night on 550 near the Santa Ana Casino. Legits and his friend were heading back to Albuquerque after a day out on Fenton Lake when the crash involving three cars happened. Legits and two others were killed. Details are limited on the crash at this time.
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“It’s the disbelief, it’s the shock, it’s some other kid, it’s not, this isn’t happening. But the one thing that our family had to come to terms with, he’s gone,” Chris’s father, Anthony Legits, said.
Anthony, says he’s at peace knowing his son spent his last hours doing what he loved, fishing. “And a kayak that he had been waiting two years to put in the water, and this was the day he finally got to do it,” Anthony said.
But Legits didn’t just love the outdoors, he loved his job, too. He was a paramedic with the Albuquerque Ambulance service for nearly four years, saving lives day in and day out. “It was never a job, it was Chris just being Chris, caring for someone on the worst day of their life, Chris was there,” Matthew said.
Most recently, he was working at Duke City Urgent Care. His family says no matter where he worked, he made an impact. “His Captain at Albuquerque Ambulance told me his only flaw was that he smiled too much. He was flawless,” Matthew said.
Anthony, his father, is speechless at the outpouring of support over the last few days. He had no idea how many people loved Chris. “That’s what brings us comfort. Just the positive impact he had. He wasn’t just another individual, he was perfection,” Anthony said.
Albuquerque Ambulance Service’s Deputy Chief, Jim Williams, released this statement on Legits:
“Albuquerque Ambulance Service (AAS) is saddened by the loss of Chris Rivera-Legits. Chris worked at AAS for almost four years and was an excellent paramedic who treated patients with the utmost respect and empathy. We will remember him as a wonderful person with a giant smile and a warm heart. We send our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”
Jim Williams, Albuquerque Ambulance Service’s Deputy Chief
Legits’ funeral service will be held Monday in Santa Fe.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The athletic directors who lead the schools that play Division I college football at the highest level want the sport to continue be governed by the NCAA — if that governance can be streamlined.
LEAD1, an association of Football Bowl Subdivision ADs, convened 105 of its 131 members Wednesday for a meeting that focused mostly on how best to govern major college football.
There has been some momentum in the past year to seriously explore breaking FBS away from the NCAA and creating another structure to run the biggest revenue generator in college sports.
For now, though, the preference is for reform within the current structure.
“At the end of the day, it was very clear that the status quo is not acceptable,” said LEAD1 President and CEO Tom McMillen, the former Maryland basketball star and congressman. “And that there was a strong, very strong, preference for a model in the NCAA that is extremely streamlined and much less bureaucratic.”
McMillen added: “And if that can’t be accomplished, move it to the outside.”
McMillen did not detail what a more efficient governing model for major college football would entail.
He said LEAD1 planned to gather ideas cultivated at Wednesday’s meeting and share them with NCAA officials in a letter.
“We’re a facilitator. We’re not the decision-maker,” McMillen said. “We recommend. That’s really the extent of what we can do.”
The NCAA is in the midst of what college sports leaders hope will be an overhaul of the way Division I is structured and governed.
The Division I Transformation Committee was formed last year and has been meeting regularly for months. It is led by Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey and Ohio athletic director Julie Cromer, who is also a member of LEAD1.
“Certainly the debate today has been helpful,” Cromer said. “I think we’ll use this feedback in our transformation committee work.”
The Transformation Committee has already handed down proposals related to transfer rules and how NCAA enforcement operates as part of phase one of its work. A set of those proposals were approved last month.
Phase two is in progress, with membership requirements for schools, student-athlete benefits, access to championship events and revenue distribution at the core of the discussions.
“I think there exists some frustration with the lack of responsibility and the ability to be nimble and specific to our needs in football, within the current decision-making structure,” Cromer said of the FBS ADs.
As the NCAA’s role in governance is deemphasized, and more power is handed down to conferences and schools, it seemed a perfect time for a re-assessment of how major college football operates to many athletic directors.
The NCAA has limited involvement over FBS compared to the rest of Division I sports. The conferences run the College Football Playoff and share the hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue it generates with no NCAA involvement.
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith has suggested the College Football Playoff could become the governing body for major college football.
“Nothing about its current constitution would support that,” Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbick told The Associated Press last month. “So you can change it to play that role. But it’s not set up to do it now.”
One of the concerns about moving away from the NCAA would be the need to create a new, similar organization.
McMillen said the NCAA spends about $65 million per year on administrative and insurance costs.
“That does not include any kind of extraordinary costs or legal,” McMillen said. ”As you know, the NCAA is the legal shield. They take a lot of the front load.”
The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group of former and current college administrators that advocates for an emphasis on education in college sports, proposed in 2020 separating FBS from the rest of NCAA sports.
Sankey has said he is adamantly against the Knight Commission’s proposal, in large part because he doesn’t like the idea of compartmentalizing one sport within an athletic department.
Sankey attended the LEAD1 meeting to give the ADs an update on the Transformation Committee’s work.
He said he also shared with the ADs his skepticism for the effectiveness of an FBS breakaway from the NCAA. He said he understands the desire for change.
“And given the distinctions around football, there are those who view that as a relevant point of change,” Sankey said. “But then the why, the outcomes, those have to be much further developed.”
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President Joe Biden’s popularity improved substantially from his lowest point this summer, but concerns about his handling of the economy persist, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Support for Mr. Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven in large part by a rebound in support from Democrats just two months before the November midterm elections. During a few bleak summer months when gasoline prices peaked and lawmakers appeared deadlocked, the Democrats faced the possibility of blowout losses against Republicans.
Their outlook appears better after notching a string of legislative successes that left more Americans ready to judge the President on his preferred terms: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.”
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The President’s approval rating remains underwater, with 53% of U.S. adults disapproving of him, and the economy continues to be a weakness for Mr. Biden. Just 38% approve of his economic leadership as the country faces stubbornly high inflation and Republicans try to make household finances the axis of the upcoming vote.
Still, the poll suggests Mr. Biden and his fellow Democrats are gaining momentum right as generating voter enthusiasm and turnout takes precedence.
Average gas prices have tumbled 26% since June to $3.71 a gallon, reducing the pressure somewhat on family budgets even if inflation remains high. Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.
Republicans have also faced resistance since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and its abortion protections. And Mr. Biden is openly casting former President Donald Trump as a fundamental threat to democracy, a charge that took on resonance after an FBI search of Mr. Trump’s Florida home found classified documents that belong to the U.S. government.
This combination of factors has won Mr. Biden some plaudits among the Democratic faithful, even if Americans still feel lukewarm about his leadership.
“I’m not under any belief that he’s the best person for the job — he’s the best from the people we had to choose from,” said Betty Bogacz, 74, a retiree from Portland, Oregon. “He represented stability, which I feel President Trump did not represent at all.”
Mr. Biden's approval rating didn't exceed 40% in May, June or July as inflation surged in the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.
The President’s rating now is similar to what it was throughout the first quarter of the year, but he continues to fall short of early highs. His average approval rating in AP-NORC polling through the first six months of his term was 60%.
Driving the recent increase in Mr. Biden’s popularity is renewed support among Democrats, who had shown signs of dejection in the early summer. Now, 78% of Democrats approve of Mr. Biden’s job performance, up from 65% in July. Sixty-six percent of Democrats approve of Mr. Biden on the economy, up from 54% in June.
Rebound triggered by Trump
Interviews suggest a big reason for Mr. Biden’s rebound is the reemergence of Mr. Trump on the national stage, causing voters such as Stephen Jablonsky, who labeled Mr. Biden as “OK,” to say voting Democratic is a must for the nation’s survival.
“The country has a political virus by the name of Donald Trump,” said Jablonsky, a retired music professor from Stamford, Connecticut. “We have a man who is psychotic and seems to have no concern for law and order and democracy. The Republican Party has gone to a place that is so unattractive and so dangerous, this coming election in November could be the last election we ever have.”
Republicans feel just as negative about Mr. Biden as they did before. Only about 1 in 10 Republicans approve of the President overall or on the economy, similar to ratings earlier this summer.
Twenty-nine percent of U.S. adults say the economy is in good shape, while 71% say it’s doing poorly. In June, 20% said conditions were good and 79% said they were bad.
Democrats are more positive now than they were in June, 46% vs. 31%. Republicans remain largely negative, with only 10% saying conditions are good and 90% saying they’re bad.
About a quarter of Americans now say things in the country are headed in the right direction, 27%, up from 17% in July. Seventy-two percent say things are going in the wrong direction.
Close to half of Democrats — 44% — have an optimistic outlook, up from 27% in July. Just 9% of Republicans are optimistic about the nation’s direction.
Akila Atkins, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mom of two, thinks Mr. Biden is “OK” and doesn’t have much confidence that his solutions will curb rising prices.
Ms. Atkins says it’s gotten a little harder in the last year to manage her family’s expenses, and she’s frustrated that she can no longer rely on the expanded child tax credit. The tax credit paid out monthly was part of Mr. Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package and has since lapsed.
The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that the expanded tax credit nearly halved the child poverty rate last year to 5.2%. Atkins said it helped them “stay afloat with bills, the kids’ clothing, shoes, school supplies, everything.”
Whatever misgivings the Democrat in Grand Forks, North Dakota, has about Mr. Biden, she believes he is preferable to Mr. Trump.
“I always feel like he could be better, but then again, he’s better than our last President,” she said.
The poll of 1,054 adults was conducted between September 9-12 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.
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One of the biggest logistical events ever witnessed in London is underway on Thursday as the first few thousand members of the public file past the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament complex in the heart of the U.K. capital.
A week since the 96-year-old monarch died peacefully at her Scottish summer residence of Balmoral Castle, her coffin has been part of a historic journey by road and air until it was conveyed in a grand procession from Buckingham Palace to lie in state in the historic hall within the Palace of Westminster.
The ancient ceremony of Lying-in-State, dating back to the 19th century, involves the coffin resting on a raised platform called catafalque in the middle of Westminster Hall as members of the queuing public are allowed in to walk briskly past.
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Within hours of the Lying-in-State ceremony opening to the public at 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday evening, the queue was said to be over 4-km-long winding around the river Thames.
According to the Department of Digital, Media and Sports (DCMS), which is coordinating the logistical aspect of the ceremony, the queue would not be allowed to get any longer than 16 kilometres and has warned mourners of an estimated 30-hour overnight wait to get to Westminster Hall.
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The 24-hour round-the-clock process will remain open to the public until 6.30 a.m. local time on Monday, just hours before the funeral ceremony for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch at Westminster Abbey at 11 a.m.
The BBC has been live streaming the Lying-in-State, which involves mourners from around the U.K. and even different parts of the world join a swiftly moving queue to walk through the hall, some pausing very briefly at the side of the coffin in reflection or in prayer.
Members of the royal family had private time with the coffin overnight on Tuesday, when the Queen spent her final night at her London residence of Buckingham Palace.
On Wednesday afternoon, her coffin was taken on a horse-drawn gun carriage through central London in a procession that included King Charles III, his sons William and Harry and the late monarch’s other children – Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward.
Thousands flocked the route to observe the procession, which was accompanied by gun salutes and Big Ben chimes. Large screens had been set up in Hyde Park for those unable to gain access to the viewing spots along the procession route.
The next few days of the U.K.'s state mourning will be focussed around the Lying-in-State as the new monarch continues his duties under Operation Spring Tide and makes a visit to Wales on Friday to complete his tour of all parts of the United Kingdom.
Meanwhile, the King will also hold audiences with British Prime Minister Liz Truss and other senior officials related to the preparations for the State funeral on Monday.
President Droupadi Murmu will be representing India at the funeral, expected to be attended by around 500 world leaders including royalty and heads of State and government.
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Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore.
Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000. He officiated in 64 Tests (49 as on-field umpire and 15 as TV umpire), 139 ODIs and 28 T20Is and was one of Pakistan's leading umpires in the mid 2000s.
According to media reports, Rauf due to cardiac arrest soon after he returned from his shop in Lahore on Wednesday night.
"Saddened to hear about passing of Asad Rauf. Not only was he a good umpire but also had a wicked sense of humour. He always put a smile on my face and will continue to do so whenever I think about him. Many sympathies with his family for their loss," Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) President Ramiz Raja tweeted.
Rauf, who had played 71 first-class matches for National Bank and Railways before taking up umpiring, was appointed in the ICC elite panel in April 2006.
Alongside compatriot Aleem Dar, he became one of Pakistan's most prominent umpires.
However in 2013, his career came to an abrupt end when he was named as one of the accused by the Mumbai Police in IPL spot-fixing scandal, where he had been umpiring.
He left India midway through that IPL season and was also withdrawn from the Champions Trophy and dropped from the ICC elite panel.
In 2016, he was handed a five-year ban by the BCCI on four charges of corruption and misconduct.
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Family's nightmare after loss of Staffordshire mum and baby
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The family of a mother and baby who died on the same day have said they are living a "nightmare".
Viktorija Mardosiene, 32, woke on 9 August to find her five-month-old son Kevin Degutis unresponsive at their home in Newcastle-under-Lyme and he died in hospital.
Devastated, she was herself admitted to a medical unit for monitoring, but was later found collapsed and taken to A&E.
She died just 14 hours after her son, at the same hospital.
Ms Mardosiene's sister Tatjana Abraitienė said her family were desperate to know what happened to them.
She said her nephew was "always smiling".
"He was a really strong boy and an amazing child," she said.
'My only sister'
Ms Abraitienė had moved from Lithuania to Staffordshire in 2015, with her sister following a year later.
"She was amazing, she was my only sister," Ms Abraitienė said. "We lived about five minutes away from each other."
The 32-year-old had given her son a bottle of milk before putting him to bed on Monday 8 August, but awoke to find him unresponsive.
Kevin was taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the two sisters waited there anxiously for news, before they were told he had died at about 03:00 BST.
"The police were doing a really good job, they were really supportive as my sister was crying and was in shock," Ms Abraitienė said.
Due to Ms Mardosiene's emotional state, she was admitted to a health facility close to the hospital.
Ms Abraitienė said she rang the unit at around midday and was told her sister was still crying and was waiting to see a doctor.
About five hours later she rang again, but was simply told someone would call her back.
However, 20 minutes later police officers turned up at her home and informed her that her sister had collapsed and died.
The family are now waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination on the 32-year-old.
'The truth'
Staffordshire Police said the coroner was reviewing the circumstances of Kevin's death, although an inquest date had yet to be fixed.
"We don't blame anyone, we just need to know the truth," Ms Abraitienė said.
She added the family had been waiting over a month for mother and baby to be reunited, as they would like to have them cremated together.
"It's really hard to wait. I am all the time calling the coroner and the hospital, as the hospital is also doing an investigation," Ms Abraitienė said.
The family have set up a GoFundMe page to help raise funds for the funerals.
The University of North Midlands NHS Trust said it offered its condolences to Ms Mardosiene's family.
Chief Nurse Ann-Marie Riley urged the family to contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Team if there were questions regarding her care.
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BMW denies any plan to set up auto parts manufacturing plant in Punjab
The company's statement came a day after the Punjab government claimed that BMW had agreed to set up its auto part manufacturing unit in the state. A Punjab government release here had said that a decision to this effect was taken during the visit of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at BMW headquarters in Germany on Tuesday.
Chandigarh: Germany's luxury carmaker BMW on Wednesday said it has no plans to set up additional manufacturing operations in Punjab, a development which comes as an embarrassment to the AAP government in the state.
The company's statement came a day after the Punjab government claimed that BMW had agreed to set up its auto part manufacturing unit in the state.
A Punjab government release here had said that a decision to this effect was taken during the visit of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann at BMW headquarters in Germany on Tuesday.
Mann is currently on a visit to Germany to attract industrial investments in Punjab.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (Punjab), chief spokesperson, Malvinder Singh Kang said, "During his tour to Germany, the CM had spoken to officials of BMW head office. When the CM offered them to set up a unit in Punjab, then they agreed to it."
There is a procedure for any agreement and it takes time, said Kang here.
The development gave an opportunity to the opposition parties to attack the CM and sought his clarification over the matter.
According to a company statement issued on Wednesday, BMW Group is firmly committed to its Indian operations with its manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Pune, a training centre in Gurgaon NCR and a well-developed dealer network across major metropolitans of the country.
BMW Group India has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in Punjab, said the company statement.
The company stated that with BMW, MINI and Motorrad, the BMW Group has its sight set firmly on the premium sector of the Indian automobile market.
Along with cars and motorcycles, BMW Group's activities in India comprise of financial services for its premium clientele.
BMW India and BMW India Financial Services are 100 percent subsidiaries of the BMW Group and are headquartered in Gurgaon (National Capital Region), said the company statement.
In the state government's Tuesday statement, it was mentioned that the CM showcased the government's exemplary work to promote industry in the state after which BMW agreed to set up its auto component unit in the state.
The statement quoting Mann had also said that this will be the second unit of the company in India as one such unit was already operational in Chennai.
Following the denial by BMW, the opposition parties slammed the CM for making fake claims .
The Bhagwant Mann government is habitual of making fake claims and this development was also one of such examples. Mann has gone on a private trip to Germany rather than seeking fresh investments into Punjab, said BJP leader Tarun Chugh.
Congress leader and leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Partap Singh Bajwa asked the CM to clarify his position.
BMW has denied setting up of any plant in Punjab as claimed by Chief Minister @BhagwantMann Can the CM clarify his position on this or was he lying to the whole state, asked Bajwa.
Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema asked the chief minister to bring all facts on record.
The Punjab CM @BhagwantMann must immediately bring all facts on record. It is a question of credibility of the office of Hon'ble CM. What compelled the BMW to issue such statement, said Cheema in a tweet.
Congress leader Sukhpal Singh Khaira also sought Mann's clarification on the matter.
Since @BMW has clarified that it has no plans to set up manufacturing plant in Punjab as it already has a plant in Chennai,a warehouse in Pune & training center in Gurgaon,i urge @BhagwantMann to clarify who's correct as he had claimed investments by BMW only yesterday, said Khaira in a tweet.
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Starbucks plans to spend $450 million next year to make its North American stores more efficient and less complex. The Tuesday announcement was made to curb low morale, despite record sales. Little mention was made of growing unionization efforts.
The company also said it plans to open 2,000 net new stores in the U.S. by 2025, with an emphasis on meeting the growing demand for new types of service, including drive-thru, mobile ordering and delivery. Drive-thru now makes up 50% of U.S. sales, for example, while delivery demand has grown by 24% so far this year.
“It’s clear that our physical stores have to change. Our physical stores were built for a different era,” said John Culver, Starbucks’ chief operating officer.
Culver said customizable cold drinks, which now make up as many as 75% of Starbucks’ U.S. beverage orders, are taxing employees in kitchens designed for simpler hot drinks. It also announced a new patented technology that will cut the time needed to make cold brew coffee from 20 hours to a few seconds.
The introduction of an increasing number of hot food items is also slowing Starbucks’ kitchens. Culver said Starbucks expects to serve 300 million breakfast sandwiches in the U.S. this year, each of which takes up to 85 seconds to warm in its ovens. Starbucks plans to start cooking them in batches and storing them in warmers next to the drive-thru windows.
The company touted other upcoming benefits for workers, including more flexible scheduling, more generous sick time accrual and expanded ability for mobile customers to tip.
It's clear unionization efforts are an impetus for the company to think more deeply about ways to improve employees’ work life. Since late last year, 236 of Starbucks’ 9,000 company-owned U.S. stores have voted to unionize, an effort the company opposes.
“The reality is, we have a trust deficit with our partners,” said Frank Britt, Starbucks’ executive vice president and chief strategy officer. “The work we do in our stores today is too physically hard.”
It wasn’t immediately clear if the new investments and technology would be offered to non-union stores; Starbucks said the company hasn’t yet decided how the investment will be doled out. But in May, Starbucks announced $200 million in additional pay and training but said that benefit would only go to non-union stores.
Starbucks says it is required to negotiate new benefits with union stores. But in August, the Seattle office of the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against the company, saying it was violating U.S. labor law by withholding wage increases and other benefits from workers in unionized stores. A hearing in that case before an NLRB administrative judge is scheduled for October.
Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing workers, said around 300 protesters picketed outside the Starbucks meeting on Tuesday.
Culver said the company will respect the unionization process and negotiate with the stores that vote to unionize. But he also reiterated the company’s position.
“There are two paths. We can work together as partners, side by side, or we can have a third party between us,” he said.
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LONDON — Four soldiers in red and gold ceremonial uniform have taken their positions at the four corners of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin, with their heads bowed.
That began a vigil Wednesday which will be held for four days while the late monarch lies in state at Westminster Hall in London.
Royal bodyguards and other royal military units, including the Household Cavalry, the Grenadier Guards and the Coldstream Guards, will take turns guarding the coffin. Each period of 24 hours will be divided into four watches.
The queen’s coffin was placed on a catafalque, or a raised platform, in Westminster Hall following a solemn procession from Buckingham Palace.
King Charles III and other senior royal family members then left Westminster Hall, to shouts of “God save the king!” from people gathered outside.
From later Wednesday afternoon, members of the public can enter Westminster Hall and file past the queen’s coffin to pay their respects.
The queen’s state funeral takes place on Monday.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Thousands come for last glimpse of queen
— London diaspora district remembers a queen — ambivalently
— What to know about the queen’s lying in state
— Renewed interest in UK memorabilia in Hong Kong
— A piece of the queen: New souvenirs mark monarch’s death
— Anger over past, indifference meets queen’s death in India
— Former British colonies are conflicted over Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy
— Find more AP coverage here: https://apnews.com/hub/queen-elizabeth-ii
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WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden has spoken with King Charles III to offer his condolences on the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The White House said Wednesday that Biden ” recalled fondly the Queen’s kindness and hospitality.”
Biden and the First Lady, Jill Biden, stayed with the queen at Windsor Castle in June.
The White House said Biden ”also conveyed the great admiration of the American people for the queen, whose dignity and constancy deepened the enduring friendship and special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom.”
Biden is to join other world leaders next week at the queen’s state funeral in London.
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LONDON — The choir of Westminster Abbey and the choir of St. James’s Palace are singing as Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin arrives at Westminster Hall to lie in state before her funeral next week.
The service begins with a prayer from Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and includes a reading from the Book of John, as well as the Lord’s Prayer.
The late monarch, who died last week after 70 years on the throne, was also the head of the Church of England.
Members of the public will be able to file past the coffin and pay their respects to the queen from Wednesday afternoon through early Monday morning.
The coffin will then be moved to Westminster Abbey for a state funeral.
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LONDON — King Charles III and Camilla, the Queen Consort, are leading the procession into Westminster Hall for a service marking the arrival there of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin.
Princess Anne and her husband, retired Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, and Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, are following behind.
Prince William and his wife Kate, the Princess of Wales, and Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, appear next in the royal entourage.
Camilla, Sophie, Kate and Meghan did not take part in Wednesday’s procession through part of London, but they joined their spouses as the group entered Westminster Hall.
The procession comes before a short service of prayer for the monarch, who died last week after 70 years on the throne.
The queen will lie in state at Westminster Hall, part of the Houses of Parliament, until early Monday morning when her funeral is held.
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LONDON — King Charles III is wearing a full day ceremonial uniform with the rank of Field Marshal as he walks behind the coffin of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in its solemn procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
Charles is carrying a Field Marshal baton that was presented to him by the late queen in 2012. He also is wearing the Order of Merit with the Order of the Garter Sash and Star.
Next to him, the Prince of Wales is wearing a Royal Air Force No. 1 uniform, Garter Sash with RAF Pilot Wings and Garter Star Chest Order.
The Duke of York, meanwhile, is wearing a morning suit with medals and decorations.
Both Andrew and Harry are wearing morning suits at Wednesday’s procession.
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LONDON — The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery are marking Queen Elizabeth II’s final departure from Buckingham Palace.
Their guns are sounding at one-minute intervals as her coffin travels to Westminster Hall, where it will lie in state.
Big Ben, the great and fabled bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower, also tolled at one-minute intervals during the procession Wednesday. The bell and its tower have been undergoing restoration, and the tolling was the most sustained since that work.
Britain is mourning for Elizabeth, who died last week at her summer retreat in Scotland at age 96 after 70 years on the throne. King Charles III is the new monarch.
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LONDON — Walking behind the gun carriage bearing Queen Elizabeth II’s oak coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall are her children: King Charles III, the country’s new sovereign, with Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.
The second row is made up of Charles’ two sons: Prince William, the Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex. To Harry’s left is Anne’s son, Peter Phillips.
Behind them are the Earl of Snowdon, the Duke of Gloucester and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, who is Princess Anne’s husband.
Behind the royals are four key members of Charles’ staff: the Master of the Household, the Principal Private Secretary, the Equerry and the Treasurer. Prince William’s equerry walked behind them.
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LONDON — Troops from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, military bands and mounted police are leading the procession of Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
Also walking in front of the coffin Wednesday are the household, or staff members, who worked for the queen. They include her private secretary, her pages and stewards.
The coffin is on a gun carriage from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. It is flanked by 10 pallbearers and Grenadier Guards.
The coffin is draped with the royal standard and adorned with the Imperial State Crown, which the queen wore for her coronation 70 years ago, resting on a velvet cushion and a wreath of flowers.
The flowers include white roses, dahlias, pine from the gardens at the queen’s Balmoral estate in Scotland, and lavender and rosemary from the gardens at Windsor Castle.
Meanwhile, a Guard of Honor is in position in Parliament Square near Westminster Hall. The guards are accompanied by a Royal Marines Band which will have their drums draped and muffled.
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LONDON — The line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is likely to be one of the longest that London has ever seen.
The line already stretches from Parliament, across nearby Lambeth Bridge and along the opposite bank of the River Thames.
Authorities have planned for a 10-mile (16-kilometer) route, with 1,000 marshals, stewards and police officers on hand at any given time to help manage it. An army of other volunteers includes multi-faith pastors and sign-language interpreters.
People are being warned they may have to wait for hours, but they are being given numbered wristbands so they can take food and bathroom breaks without losing their place in line.
When they get to Parliament mourners must pass through airport-style security screening. Prohibited items include liquids, spray paint, knives, fireworks, flowers, candles, stuffed toys and “advertising or marketing messages.”
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LONDON — Lines are forming along the bank of the River Thames in anticipation of seeing Queen Elizabeth II lying in state, even though authorities warn the wait could be up to 30 hours.
The public will be able to pay their respects to the deceased monarch at Westminster Hall from 5 p.m. (1600 GMT) Wednesday, after a procession bearing her coffin on a gun carriage from Buckingham Palace to Parliament.
The line starts near Lambeth Bridge and officials say it could eventually stretch several miles (kilometers) to Southwark Park in southeast London.
Some were so keen they started waiting early.
Vanessa Nathakumaran is first in line after turning up at 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
“It’s going to be an emotional one, and when you go in there, my main aim is to show respect,” she said.
Chris Imafidon is sixth in line and said, “I have 1,001 emotions when I see her. I want to say, God, she was an angel, because she touched many good people and did so many good things.”
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LONDON — Horses, troops and military bands performed a full dress rehearsal before daybreak for the procession that will take Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Parliament’s Westminster Hall.
Officials say the horses taking part have undergone special training for the Wednesday afternoon event, including how to handle mourners and flowers and flags being thrown toward the procession.
“They get exposure to loud noises, crowds, flags, flowers, people sobbing, even to the point of banging lots of drums and making aggressive noises,” said Sergeant Tom Jenks, who will be leading the gun carriage that carries the queen’s coffin.
Among the horses is Cassius, an 18-year-old horse who participated in former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral in 2013.
The procession on Wednesday afternoon will feature King Charles III and other royals walking behind the queen’s coffin to Westminster Hall in Parliament. The queen’s coffin will lie in state for four days for people to pay their respects.
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LONDON — Crowds are gathering in London as the city prepares for a somber procession taking Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament.
There, the late monarch will lie in state for four days before her funeral next Monday.
Huge crowds are expected for Wednesday’s somber afternoon procession, and long lines are also predicted to view the coffin at Parliament’s Westminster Hall.
People are standing behind metal barriers or sitting on folding chairs. Under gray skies hours before the coffin was scheduled to leave the monarch’s official London residence, they have umbrellas at the ready and takeout coffees in hand.
The coffin will be taken on a horse-drawn gun carriage past the crowds of mourners, with the queen’s son and heir King Charles III and other royals walking behind.
The queen died in Scotland last Thursday at age 96, ending a 70-year reign.
Crowds have lined the route of the queen’s coffin whenever it has been moved on its journey from Scotland back to London.
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Joe Biden and the gaggle of lawmakers gathered at the White House Tuesday were in a celebratory mood — hailing the new Inflation Reduction Act, which the president signed last month.
“Today offers proof that the soul of America is vibrant, the future of America is bright and the promise of America is real,” Biden said.
And a package of hot dogs will set you back nearly $8.
The humble weiner isn’t an outlier — food prices are still in the stratosphere, with costs jumping 11.4% over the past year, the largest annual increase since May 1979, according to data released Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
And yet Biden and Co. can’t stop crowing about the Inflation Reduction Act. The moniker certainly implies that it will address the crushing food prices that have Americans giving up meats and treats and buying less.
It will do nothing of the sort. As Politico reported, Biden highlighted the perks of the law in his Tuesday meeting: It’s expected to lower the cost of prescription drugs like insulin, invests some $360 billion in climate and energy initiatives, and raises taxes on big corporations.
Can you call a piece of legislation a win if it won’t ease a key burden on the American people?
Biden was still celebrating, despite Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index report showing consumer prices remain high despite slowing inflation in August. Gas prices continued trending down, but prices for groceries were up.
The president chose to accentuate the positive: Biden noted that gas prices were down an average of $1.30 since the beginning of the summer, and added, “We’re getting other prices down, too.”
Even though the president has people to do his shopping, it wouldn’t hurt for him to meander through a Food Lion in Delaware to see that groceries aren’t one of the “other prices” going down.
That Bureau of Labor Statistics report noted that egg prices soared 39.8% over last year, while flour got 23.3% more expensive. Milk rose 17% and the price of bread jumped 16.2%. Chicken prices jumped 16.6%, while meats rose 6.7% and pork increased 6.8%. Fruits and vegetables together are up 9.4%.
The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates in a bid to curtail inflation, but as CNN reported, the central bank says that food prices are largely out of its control.
So inflation-taming interest rate hikes aren’t addressing food inflation, what will they do?
According to the Associated Press, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned on Friday about the fallout from more sharp interest rate hikes: pain for Americans in the form of a weaker economy and job losses.
“These are the unfortunate costs of reducing inflation,” Powell said in a speech at the Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole. “But a failure to restore price stability would mean far greater pain.”
When the prognosis is pain or more pain, one should take another look at the medicine being administered.
Some economists are raising red flags about more rate hikes, saying they could lead to higher mortgage rates, according to CNN. That gives people pause about buying a home. More rate hikes could wallop the housing market.
And yet Biden insists “the future of America is bright.”
For the political elite, yes. For the rest of us, hot dogs count as a luxury.
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During its annual dealership meeting in Las Vegas, Ford told its nearly 3,000 United States dealers that they will need to invest up to $1.2 million in upgrades to continue selling EVs under the automaker’s Ford Model E business unit.
Dealers have until October 31 to get on board if they want to be part of the first round of Model E stores, InsideEVs reported. Dealers can also sign on at specified later dates, or opt out of becoming Model E dealerships, according to the report.
Model E is the EV passenger-car and software division created when Ford split itself into three business units earlier this year. Along with Model E, Ford Pro handles commercial vehicles, while Ford Blue Oval handles internal-combustion passenger vehicles, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids.
Ford is creating two tiers of Model E dealerships—Certified and Certified Elite. Lower-tier Model E Certified dealerships will have to install at least one DC fast charger, which will also have to be available for public use. Ford estimates the cost to become Model E Certified will average $500,000.
As Ford outlined, Model E Certified Elite dealerships will need to, at minimum, install two high-power DC fast chargers and one Level 2 AC charger for customers, as well as one DC fast charger for public use. It estimates the all-in cost for Elite status to be $1 million to $1.2 million, and expects charging infrastructure to account for 90% of the upgrade cost for both tiers.
While Ford will stick with franchised dealerships instead of a Tesla-like direct sales model, dealers that opt into the Model E business will also have to agree to non-negotiable pricing.
Dealers can also opt out of becoming Model E certified, meaning they won’t be able to sell electric passenger cars in the future. Those that opt out by October 31 will have discontinue electric car sales effective January 1, 2024. Dealers will have another opportunity to become Model E certified, but then won’t be able to sell electric cars until January 2027.
It also appears Ford won’t offer buyouts to dealers, as General Motors is doing for Cadillac and Buick dealers that opt out of those brands’ EV shifts. In an interview with CNBC, Ford Model E chief customer officer Marin Gjaja said the Blue Oval’s plan gives dealers more choices.
“We don’t think it’s fair to force them to go on the EV journey or force them into a buyout,” Gjaja said.
Dealers can also stick with the Blue Oval and Pro business units and continue selling other vehicles, Ford spokesperson Said Deep told Motor Authority, noting that the automaker is still launching new internal-combustion models like the redesigned 2024 Mustang muscle car and upcoming new Ranger pickup truck, and claiming the business plan accounts for the needs of smaller stores.
“We undertook an extensive listening tour of our dealers to understand their markets and customer needs as we developed new dealer standards,” he said.
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Most of Britain and the white world are mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.
Some former colonies view her legacy less favorably.
The British Empire colonialized most of Africa, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia. Britain was heavily involved in the slave trade, which brought a labor force to its colonies in the New World and brought immense wealth to its monarchy.
I view Queen Elizabeth and the British monarchy much the way I view George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee and other prominent slave owners of the United States: through an objective lens.
I have long lost the starry-eyed viewpoint that historical figures are either all bad or all good. Many of our Founding Fathers were slave owners, who espoused equality but really meant equality for white protestant males, only.
Queen Elizabeth took the throne as the British Colonial Empire began to unravel, and former colonies in the Caribbean, Africa and Southeast Asia declared their independence. Most became part of the (formerly British) Commonwealth, a voluntary confederation of Britain and its former colonies. Some in this group have begun to break away from it; others promised to do so upon the queen's death.
Despite the legacy of slavery and colonialism and even the most recent overt racism against Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, many people of color admire Queen Elizabeth and mourn her passing. It is an interesting phenomenon, like slaves mourning the death of a master.
Why do they mourn? Do they not realize that the British monarchy enslaved them and then treated them as second-class citizens in their own country? For some, it does not matter. There is a tradition of respect and awe for the monarchy despite the many foibles of its family members.
I have only known one queen my whole life. She was a distant figure, who stood on a balcony, owned several castles, rode horses and owned corgis. She seemed to love her children, and particularly her grandsons William and Harry.
Harry seemed to love her right back, while realizing that The Firm – the informal title for the British royal family and its staff and related institutions – did nothing to protect his wife from the overt racist attacks made on her by the British press. Meghan seemed to respect the queen, even though rumor has it King Charles holds his daughter-in-law in low regard.
For me, Queen Elizabeth is like any human being; she had her good points and her bad. But I also find myself fascinated and saddened by her passing.
Reginald J. Clyne is a Miami trial lawyer who has practiced in some of the largest law firms in the United States. Clyne has been in practice since 1987 and tries cases in both state and federal court. He has lived in Africa, Brazil, Honduras and Nicaragua.
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Pregnant Martha Kalifatidis screams at her fiancé Michael Brunelli for using the wrong plate for her Vegemite Cruskits
She has been open about her battle with hyperemesis gravidarum during her first pregnancy and admitted one of the side effects is irritability.
And it seems that things got the better of Martha Kalifatidis on Wednesday.
The former Married At First Sight star snapped at her doting fiancé Michael Brunelli when he did his best to make a snack that wouldn't make her sick.
Martha Kalifatidis screamed at her fiancé Michael Brunelli for using the wrong plate for her Vegemite Cruskits as she continues to battle through her tough pregnancy
The personal trainer tested how much Vegemite his pregnant fiancée would be able to eat and shared the results to Instagram.
He slathered three different amounts of the spread on each of her Cruskits, ranging from thin to thick.
Michael said he wanted to 'test' Martha and 'see her reaction' to each amount he gave her.
The personal trainer tested how much Vegemite his pregnant fiancée would be able to eat and shared the results to Instagram. The moment she took the plate with the food laid neatly atop, she said: 'Babe, how much f***ing vegemite, man? You can't eat that, it's inedible.'
The moment she took the small plate with the food laid neatly atop, she said: 'Babe, how much f***ing vegemite, man? You can't eat that, it's inedible.'
Martha then criticised his choice of plate.
'And honestly, why did you put everything on a tiny f***ing plate when I eat in bed?'
Martha then criticised his choice of plate. 'And honestly, why did you put everything on a tiny f***ing plate when I eat in bed?'
Not ready to accept his fate, Michael insisted the bigger plate was only 'one centimetre bigger' than the one she had.
Martha continued to complain she couldn't eat from the plate - as she munched down on one of her Cruskits.
It comes after the influencer shared a photo of herself at 16 weeks pregnant on Monday, revealing how thin her battle with hyperemesis gravidarum has left her.
It comes after the influencer shared a photo of herself at 16 weeks pregnant (right) on Monday, revealing how thin her battle with hyperemesis gravidarum has left her.
In the photo, the soon-to-be mother-of-one looked frail and pale, her clothes hanging off her noticeably thinner frame after a 10 kilo weight loss.
She revealed in her caption that she is now 16 weeks into what has been a difficult pregnancy which left her so sick she could not leave her bed for months.
Martha and Michael announced last week that they were expecting their first child together and explained the reason for Martha's absence from social media was because she is ill with hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes persistent and excessive nausea and vomiting in pregnant women.
Martha and Michael announced last week that they're expecting their first child together and explained the reason for Martha's absence from social media was because she is ill with hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes persistent and excessive vomiting in pregnant women
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just rocket fuel propelling America’s first moonshot after a half-century lull. Rivalry with China’s flourishing space program is helping drive NASA’s effort to get back into space in a bigger way, as both nations push to put people back on the moon and establish the first lunar bases.
American intelligence, military and political leaders make clear they see a host of strategic challenges to the U.S. in China’s space program, in an echo of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry that prompted the 1960s’ race to the moon. That’s as China is quickly matching U.S. civil and military space accomplishments and notching new ones of its own.
On the military side, the U.S. and China trade accusations of weaponizing space. Senior U.S. defense officials warn that China and Russia are building capabilities to take out the satellite systems that underpin U.S. intelligence, military communications and early warning networks.
There’s also a civilian side to the space race. The U.S. is wary of China taking the lead in space exploration and commercial exploitation, and pioneering the technological and scientific advances that would put China ahead in power in space and in prestige down on Earth.
“In a decade, the United States has gone from the unquestioned leader in space to merely one of two peers in a competition,” Sen. Jim Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, declared this week at a Senate Armed Services hearing. “Everything our military does relies on space.”
At another hearing last year, NASA administrator Bill Nelson brandished an image transmitted by a Chinese rover that had just plunked down on Mars. “The Chinese government … they’re going to be landing humans on the moon” soon, he said. “That should tell us something about our need to get off our duff.”
NASA, the U.S. civilian space agency, is awaiting a new launch date this month or in October for its Artemis 1 uncrewed test moonshot. Technical problems scrubbed the first two launch attempts in recent weeks.
China likewise aims to send astronauts to the moon this decade, as well as establish a robotic research station there. Both the U.S. and China intend to establish bases for intermittent crews on the moon’s south pole after that.
Russia has aligned with China’s moon program, while 21 nations have joined a U.S.-initiated effort meant to bring guidelines and order to the civil exploration and development of space.
The parallel efforts come 50 years after U.S. astronauts last pulled shut the doors on an Apollo module and blasted away from the moon, in December 1972.
Some space policy experts bat down talk of a new space race, seeing big differences from John F. Kennedy’s Cold War drive to outdo the Soviet Union’s Sputnik and be the first to get people on the moon. This time, both the U.S. and China see moon programs as a stepping stone in phased programs toward exploring, settling and potentially exploiting the resources and other untapped economic and strategic opportunities offered by the moon, Mars and space at large.
Beyond the gains in technology, science and jobs that accompany space programs, Artemis promoters point to the potential of mining minerals and frozen water on the moon, or using the moon as a base to go prospecting on asteroids — the Trump administration in particular emphasized the mining prospects. There’s potential in tourism and other commercial efforts.
And for space more broadly, Americans alone have tens of thousands of satellites overhead in what the Space Force says is a half-trillion dollar global space economy. Satellites guide GPS, process credit card purchases, help keep TV, radio and cell phone feeds going, and predict weather. They ensure the military and intelligence community’s ability to keep track of perceived threats.
And in a world where China and Russia are collaborating to try to surpass the U.S. in space, and where some point to private space efforts led by U.S. billionaires as rendering costly NASA rocket launches unnecessary, the U.S. would regret leaving the glory and strategic advantages from developing the moon and space solely to the likes of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Tesla magnate Elon Musk, Artemis proponents say.
The moon programs signal that “space is going to be an arena of competition on the prestige front, demonstrating advanced technical expertise and know-how, and then also on the military front as well,” said Aaron Bateman, a professor of history and international affairs at George Washington University and a member of the Space Policy Institute.
“People who are supportive of Artemis and people who see it as a tool of competition, they want the United States to be at the table in shaping the future of exploration on other celestial bodies,” Bateman said.
There’s no shortage of such warnings as the Artemis program moves toward lift-off. “Beijing is working to match or exceed U.S. capabilities in space to gain the military, economic, and prestige benefits that Washington has accrued from space leadership,” the U.S. intelligence community warned this year in its annual threat assessment.
A Pentagon-commissioned study group contended last month that “China appears to be on track to surpass the U.S. as the dominant space power by 2045.” It called that part of a Chinese plan to promote authoritarianism and communism down here on Earth.
It’s sparked occasional heated words between Chinese and U.S. officials.
China’s space program was guided by peaceable principles, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said in July. “Some U.S. officials are constantly smearing China’s normal and reasonable outer space undertakings,” Zhao said.
Flying on the mightiest rocket ever built by NASA, Artemis 1 aims for a five-week demo flight that would put test dummies into lunar orbit.
If all goes well with that, U.S. astronauts could fly around the moon in 2024 and land on it in 2025, culminating a program that will have cost $93 billion over more than a decade of work.
NASA intends that a woman and a person of color will be on the first U.S. crew touching foot on the moon again.
Lessons learned in getting back to the moon will aid in the next step in crewed flights, to Mars, the space agency says.
China’s ambitious space program, meanwhile, is a generation behind that of the United States. But its secretive, military-linked program is developing fast and creating distinctive missions that could put Beijing on the leading edge of space flight.
Already, China has that rover on Mars, joining a U.S. one already there. China carved out a first with its landing on the far side of the moon.
Chinese astronauts are overhead now, putting the finishing touches on a permanent orbiting space station.
A 1967 U.N. space treaty meant to start shaping the guardrails for space exploration bans anyone from claiming sovereignty over a celestial body, putting a military base on it, or putting weapons of mass destruction into space.
“I don’t think it’s at all by coincidence or happenstance that it is now in this period of what people are claiming is renewed great-power competition that the United States is actually investing the resources to go back,” said Bateman, the scholar on space and national security. “Time will tell if this turns into a sustained program.”
Competition isn’t necessarily a bad thing, said Sen. Chris Coons, a Delaware Democrat and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Does rivalry with the Chinese “ensure greater sustained interest in our space program? Sure,” Coons said. “But I don’t think that’s necessarily a competition that leads to conflict.
“I think it can be a competition — like the Olympics — that simply means that each team and each side is going to push higher and faster. And as a result, humanity is likely to benefit,” he said.
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Endycott driven for PGA Tour debut
After overcoming depression then toiling away in golf's backwaters to crack the big time, Harrison Endycott has no plans to simply make up the numbers in his US PGA Tour debut.
Endycott is among five Australians teeing up at this week's season-opening Fortinet Championship at the Silverado Resort course in Napa Valley, California.
The 26-year-old secured his PGA Tour card last month through the cut-throat Korn Ferry Tour, completing a tumultuous journey from gifted junior and grieving teenager to golf's most prestigious tour.
A former world top-10 amateur star, Endycott went "all in" four years ago when he joined the Latino-America circuit hoping it would prove the first step on the way to the PGA Tour.
Initially denied a visa into Brazil, Endycott then almost missed his maiden event in Sao Paulo because his clubs got lost.
Persevering, he plugged away at tournaments in Guatemala, Mexico and Costa Rica to graduate to the secondary Korn Ferry Tour.
But no challenge was more traumatic for Endycott than losing his mother Dianne to cancer when he was only 15.
"It was brutal," he told AAP on Thursday.
"Near the end of Year 10, my dad sat me down and said 'it's only going to be you and me. Mum hasn't got long left'.
"It was an experience you don't wish anyone to go through. I was just unfortunate to have to deal with something so heavy at such a young age."
The ordeal led to Endycott's mental health battles.
"I was uncoached to deal with it," he said.
"I really struggled from the ages of 18 to 20. I really suffered harder depression. I even had challenges after 20.
"It led to some really poor decisions that hurt my golf. At the time, golf didn't really matter to me."
But after a D & M with a trusted friend, Endycott sought help, hasn't looked back and says losing his mother has, in a perverse way, been the making of him as a tour golfer.
"It drove me harder, that's for sure. It gave me a reason to get better," Endycott said.
That same drive is fuelling Endycott ahead of his first round on the PGA Tour on Friday (AEST).
While his priority for the 2022-23 wrap-around season is to retain his playing card, Endycott has higher amibitions.
"Honestly, it's still another golf tournament. I'm still going out there to try to get on top of that leaderboard come Sunday," he said.
"Obviously going to take time to get comfortable in the new surroundings.
"But, at the same time, my game feels like it's in a great spot."
Endycott is drawing inspiration from major runners-up Will Zalatoris and Cameron Young as well as Cameron Champ, who won on just his second start as a full PGA Tour member after emerging from the Korn Ferry Tour.
"We have very low cuts on the Korn Ferry Tour and you're forced to go out and make birdies so that mindset doesn't change," Endycott said.
"You're absolutely going out to win a golf tournament and 156 guys are trying to do the same thing.
"I love this golf course this week. It's in immaculate condition and I'm out to make as many birdies as I can."
Endycott joins countrymen Cam Davis, Cameron Percy, former world No.1 Jason Day and Monday qualifier Aaron Baddeley in the field for this week's $US8 million ($A11.83m) season opener.
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LONDON (AP) — When Rachel Brading was a child she waited hours to see Queen Elizabeth II pass by her hometown in the midlands of England. Forty years later she was waiting again, one among a crowd of thousands hoping to catch one last glimpse of the late monarch’s coffin before her burial.
With tears in her eyes, Brading, now in marketing, recalled how the queen had waved to her that day decades ago. On Tuesday, her coffin whizzed passed, heading toward Buckingham Palace, the queen’s official London residence, in a blink of an eye. “It was surreal, just surreal,” she said.
Her daughter, Ella, said they had come and waited in the rain to witness history. “This is something I will tell my children about,” she said.
The coffin will be taken by horse-drawn gun carriage Wednesday to the Houses of Parliament to lie in state for four days before Monday’s funeral at Westminster Abbey. Many are already queuing up to pay their last respects, erecting tents and preparing for many hours of waiting. Many thousands are expected.
Thousands have already come to the park adjacent to the palace to pay their respects with flowers and written notes for the queen. One read: “We have loved you, as you have loved us. Off to your next mission.”
For Steven Bazell, it was a strange way to celebrate a birthday.
The accountant turned 43 the same day the queen’s coffin was due to arrive to London. Instead of celebrating, he brought his four children to wait on the Mall, the grand processional route that leads toward the palace.
“I want my kids to understand their country,” he said. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”
Bobby Cunsden, 31, held a large bouquet of flowers and waited for hours to say her final goodbyes to the late monarch. “She is the only queen I have ever known,” Cunsden said of Elizabeth whose rule spanned 70 years.
Marie Ward, 62, came from Australia to visit her grandchildren living in the U.K but stayed to mourn the queen. “I will always appreciate her gentle guidance,” Ward, a nurse, said. “She’s a grandma, and I am a grandma.”
Despite the distance from most of English society, many in the crowd professed to feeling a strange familiarity with the royal family, knowing the innermost details of their lives.
Some gossiped about whether there had been a reconciliation between brothers Prince William and Harry, days after they had greeted the public outside Windsor Castle in a show of unity. Others begrudgingly accepted that King Charles III’s wife, Camilla, now the queen consort, had managed to win over public opinion after the death of the nation’s beloved Princess Diana.
“They are like part of our family,” said Ward.
The crowd was heavy with anticipation in the moments before the queen’s hearse finally arrived at the palace after a long journey from Balmoral in Scotland. They cheered as the car drove past, with many crying out “God save the Queen!” and clapping.
Steve Watson, a police officer, was speechless in the moments that followed. “Blimey,” was all he could muster.
“That was impressive. She was an impressive lady,” he said.
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NEW YORK (AP) — More than 5,500 minor league baseball players formed a union on Wednesday, completing a lightning-fast organization campaign that launched just 17 days earlier in an effort to boost annual salaries as low as $10,400.
Martin Scheinman, the sport’s independent arbitrator, notified Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that a majority of the 5,567 players in the minor league bargaining unit had signed union authorization cards since the drive started Aug. 28. He did not provide the sides a specific number.
“This historic achievement required the right group of players at the right moment to succeed,” union head Tony Clark said in a statement. “Minor leaguers have courageously seized that moment, and we look forward to improving their terms and conditions of employment through the process of good faith collective bargaining.”
MLB had agreed Saturday that it would voluntarily accept a union if there was majority support and would not force players to petition the National Labor Relations Board to hold a representation election.
“Major League Baseball has a long history of bargaining in good faith with unions, including those representing minor and major league umpires, and major league players,” the league said in a statement. “Based on the authorization cards gathered, MLB has voluntarily and promptly recognized the MLBPA as the representatives of minor league players. We are hopeful that a timely and fair collective bargaining agreement will be reached.”
Minor leaguers form a separate bargaining unit within the MLBPA, which negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement for big leaguers in 1968 but had until now been uninterested in representing players with minor league deals. Approximately 1,200 major leaguers are covered by the big league agreement, and their average salary has risen from $19,000 in 1967 to more than $4 million this year.
Minor leaguers are expected to choose player representatives who will lead them in bargaining during the offseason. Bruce Meyer, who headed negotiations last winter for a major league agreement, will lead the minor league negotiations, and Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem will be the point man for management. Meyer was promoted to deputy executive director in July.
Harry Marino, who has served as head of Advocates for Minor Leaguers since April 2021, was hired as an MLBPA assistant general counsel.
“For decades, conventional wisdom said it was impossible to unionize the minor leagues,” Marino said in a statement. “Over the past few years, a group of audacious and committed folks came together to prove that wrong.”
MLB raised weekly minimum salaries for minor leaguers in 2021 to $400 at rookie and short-season levels, $500 at Class A, $600 at Double-A and $700 at Triple-A. For players with major league contracts on option to the minors, the minimum is $57,200 per season for a first big league contract and $114,100 for later big league contracts.
In addition, MLB this year began requiring teams to provide housing for most minor leaguers.
“In a multibillion-dollar industry, there is no excuse to pay these players below the poverty line,“ AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said in a statement. “By joining together to use their collective voice at the bargaining table, the minor leaguers will be able to advocate for a union contract that will ensure a future with the good pay and benefits they deserve.”
Many amateurs receive large initial signing bonuses: 67 of the top 68 draft picks this year agreed to $1 million or more, and the top 97 picks who signed got more than $690,000 each.
The MLBPA also governs agents for major leaguers, requiring certification and establishing regulations that include prohibitions on payments, gifts and loans to clients. Agents negotiating minor league contracts have been unregulated.
MLB and the big league union have had a contentious relationship that led to nine work stoppages, including a 99-day lockout last winter that delayed the start of this season.
Minor league union dues are likely to be a fraction of big league dues: $85 per day this year over the 182-day season. The union does not represent players in the Dominican Summer League.
Next year’s minor league schedule opens March 31 at Triple-A and April 6 at lower levels, when the minor leaguers’ leverage may be greatest. A strike could lead each team to keep its dozen or so optioned players at training complexes playing makeshift games.
The big league union has represented optioned players since 1981.
MLB and lawyers for minor leaguers agreed this year to a $185 million settlement of an eight-year-old federal lawsuit alleging violations of minimum wage laws, a deal that may be finalized next year. An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share roughly $120 million with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, and their lawyers will split $55.5 million.
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Black, female football coaches lead historic Chicago high school Matchup
CHICAGO (CBS) – This week, history will be made in high school football.
Two Black women, who are head coaches of boys varsity teams, will go head-to-head in a Chicago Public League Matchup at Gately Stadium on Thursday.
CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek spoke to DuSable Coach Konesha Rhea, who became the first Black woman to serve as a head coach for a CPS boys football team last year.
Rhea’s heart has always been on the gridiron.
“Being five years old, playing in the corner lot of 157th and Lexington, whenever I went to visit my aunt Vicky,” she said.
Humidity: “What’d you love about the game then?”
“I got to hit people and didn’t get in trouble,” Rhea said.
But Rhea hit her first block in her own father, who didn’t want her to play, but eventually let her manage a team. Rhea wouldn’t get her first chance to play organized tackle football until her early 30s, when she made the Chicago Force, playing as a backup defensive tackle.
“I only played for two years,” she said. “That very next year, the last regular season game before our Championship game, I Tore my ACL.”
Her playing career ended abruptly, but Rhea would stay in the game, coaching youth football and eventually becoming the defensive Coordinator at DuSable in 2019. Last year, Rhea made history as the first Black woman to serve as head Coach of a Chicago Public League boys football team.
“I’m still like, ‘Really?’ I’m honored,” she said. “I take great pride in it. Our theme for this year is pride. So I’m full of pride and I’m going to give my all to make sure I’m a great representation for the first, so that others know that they can do it too.”
Already, there is another one doing it.
Jocelyn Mayfield, who’s a friend of Rhea’s and this season became the head coach at Fenger High School. On Thursday, the two will go head to head in a historic matchup: two CPL football teams coached by Black women.
“I’m just excited to see another person who looks like me across the field and know that it’s her first year,” Rhea said. “I reached out to her and said, ‘I don’t care what question it is, just ask.’ I didn’t necessarily have that last year but I’m making sure you have that this year. When it’s time, we’re Enemies for those 60 minutes but as soon as it’s over, we’re back friends and I’m still going to be one of your biggest cheerleaders and she said the same thing to me.”
The two will take part in a historic matchup, even after they’ve both already made history.
If you want to check out the historic matchup, DuSable and Fenger will play Thursday afternoon at Gately Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4:15 pm
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the poster presentation of its novel, orally administered 4th generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' at the 2022 edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO 2022) held in Paris, France from 9th to 13th September.
Even though EGFR-TKI have improved treatment outcomes of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC, resistance inevitably emerges with disease progression and often with CNS metastasis. C797S mutation is one of the most common on-target resistance mutation after the use of 3rd generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. 'JIN-A02' is a novel 4th generation EGFR-TKI, which is highly selective and potent against C797S double and triple mutations, with high BBB penetrance and intracranial efficacy.
Key data highlighted during this poster event was the high potency of JIN-A02 against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutation. This allelic context in which C797S is acquired, the cis and trans isomers, have grave implications for treatment. This is especially so when C797S positive cells are in cis form together with T790M mutation, because in such situations, there are no available treatments.
Also highlighted is the inhibition of EGFR autophosphorylation by JIN-A02, in a time- and dose-dependent manner in in-vivo xenograft models with both double and triple C797S mutations.
J INTS BIO believes that JIN-A02 will be a game changer in the treatment of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC harboring C797S double or triple mutations, both in cis and trans forms, and it remains on track to begin the Phase I/IIa clinical study for JIN-A02 before the end of this year.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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Florida flies “illegal immigrants” to Martha’s Vineyard
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday flew two planes of immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration’s failed border policies.
Flights to the upscale island enclave in Massachusetts were part of an effort to “transport illegal immigrants to sanctuary destinations,” said Taryn Fenske, DeSantis’ communications director.
While DeSantis’ office didn’t elaborate on their legal status, many migrants who cross the border illegally from Mexico are temporarily shielded from deportation after being freed by U.S. authorities to pursue asylum in immigration court — as allowed under U.S law and international treaty — or released on humanitarian parole.
Massachusetts’ Gov. Charlie Baker, a Republican, said he was in touch with local officials and that short-term shelter was being provided.
State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents Martha’s Vineyard, tweeted: “Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need. We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott began busing thousands of migrants to Washington in April and recently added New York and Chicago as destinations. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has been busing migrants to Washington since May. Passengers must sign waivers that the free trips are voluntary.
DeSantis, who is mentioned as potential presidential candidate, appears to be taking the strategy to a new level by using planes and choosing Martha’s Vineyard, whose harbor towns that are home to about 15,000 people are far less prepared than New York or Washington for large influxes of migrants.
The move is likely to delight DeSantis’ supporters who deride Democrat-led, immigrant-friendly “sanctuary” cities and anger critics who say he is weaponizing migrants as pawns for political gain.
The Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to transport “illegal immigrants” from the state consistent with federal law, Fenske said.
“States like Massachusetts, New York, and California will better facilitate the care of these individuals who they have invited into our country by incentivizing illegal immigration through their designation as ‘sanctuary states’ and support for the Biden Administration’s open border policies,” Fenske said.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces killed a 17-year-old Palestinian in the occupied West Bank Thursday, Palestinian officials said, as troops operated in the area a day after an attack killed a military officer.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Odai Salah, 17, was shot in the head, although the exact circumstances behind his death were not immediately clear.
The Israeli military said forces were operating in the hometown of two Palestinian gunmen who killed the Israeli officer in a shootout on Wednesday and were then shot and killed by Israeli soldiers. Troops were preparing the gunmen's homes for demolition and making arrests in the village of Kufr Dan, near the city of Jenin, a bastion or armed struggle against Israel. Israel says it demolishes the homes of attackers as a way to deter future violence, while critics say the tactic amounts to collective punishment.
Israel has been carrying out nightly arrest raids in West Bank cities, towns and villages since a spate of attacks against Israelis in the spring killed 19 people.
Israeli fire has killed dozens of Palestinians during that time, making it the deadliest year in the occupied territory since 2016.
The Israeli military says the vast majority of those killed were militants or stone-throwers who endangered the soldiers. But several civilians have also been killed during Israel’s monthslong operation, including a veteran journalist and a lawyer who apparently drove unwittingly into a battle zone. Local youths who took to the streets in response to the invasion of their neighborhoods have also been killed.
Israel has rounded up scores of Palestinians, holding many without trial or charge in what's known as administrative detention. Israel says it uses administrative detention to thwart attacks and to hold dangerous militants without revealing sensitive intelligence. Palestinians and rights groups say the system denies due process, with some detainees held for months or years without seeing the evidence against them.
Israel says the arrest raids are meant to dismantle militant networks and prevent future attacks. The Palestinians say the operations are aimed at maintaining Israel’s 55-year military occupation of territories they want for an independent state.
Israel captured the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, in the 1967 Mideast war and the Palestinians seek those territories for a future state.
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Where goes Queen Elizabeth II, there — inevitably — go each of us and all those we love.
Because she reigned and lived for so long, seemingly immutable and immortal, the death of the British monarch after 70 years on the throne and 96 years of extraordinary life was a reminder, in Britain and beyond, that mortality and the march of time are inexorable, waiting for neither man nor woman, even a royal.
That kernel of wisdom from Elizabeth's passing, the last of many she dispensed during her lifetime, is uncomfortable, even difficult, for the living. The reality of death — the queen's being, by extension, a glimpse at the eventuality of their own — is part of the reason why some Britons mourning the only monarch most have known are feeling a complex soup of emotions.
Some have called bereavement counselors for solace and said her departure has rekindled grief for others they loved and lost. And Britons acknowledge that they sometimes struggle with the emotions of loss. “We don’t necessarily do grief and bereavement that well,” says Lucy Selman, a professor of palliative and end-of-life care at Bristol University.
British bereavement experts are hoping, however, that the queen's death and its manner — at home, with family, in her beloved Balmoral Castle — might also spur a national conversation about the sometimes awkward relationship that Britons have with dying. In the process, the experts hope, it might prompt them to better prepare for the inevitable.
“If we are going to die in a way that we hope is peaceful, comfortable, and satisfying for us, we have got to do what the queen did: Recognize that it is going to happen at some point and put some plans in place for what we want and what we don’t want to happen," says Kathryn Mannix, author of “With the End in Mind: How to Live and Die Well."
Mannix has witnessed thousands of deaths in her 30-year career as a palliative care physician. She says it became clear in the last two years of Elizabeth's life that she was dying. She recognized familiar patterns — in the slowdown of the habitually frenetic queen's schedule and the preparations she made.
In her final months, Elizabeth made it known that when now-King Charles III succeeded her, she wanted his wife, Camilla, to be known as “Queen Consort.” And she lingered to see her grandson, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, relocate their family from central London to a royal cottage in Windsor.
One of her very last actions as queen was to ask Conservative Party leader Liz Truss to become her 15th and, as it turned out, last prime minister. That audience was last Tuesday, Sept. 6. It was the first time in Elizabeth's reign that she'd been away from her official London residence, Buckingham Palace, for a prime ministerial appointment. Instead, she stayed in Balmoral, her Scottish vacation home, and Truss traveled to her.
Duty done, the queen died two days later. Mannix was reminded of other deaths she encountered in her medical career, of people who clung to life “to hear the news that a baby has been born or an exam has been passed” and who then relaxed “very quickly into dying.”
“There is nothing at all disrespectful about recognizing that even our monarchs are mortal and that what happens at the very ends of people’s lives is a recognizable pattern," Mannix says. “We perhaps can use this as an occasion to start to think about knowing the pattern, being able to recognize the pattern, being able to talk to each other about the pattern — not being afraid of it."
Described by the government as “a period of time for reflection,” the 10 days of national mourning decreed for Elizabeth's passing are also, unavoidably, giving dying, loss and bereavement starring roles in the wall-to-wall media coverage of the queen's life and times.
Bereavement experts say the rituals of communal grieving and the mourning period — practically an age in the swipe-and-tap era of short attention spans — are an exceptional and important opportunity for Britons to adjust to the loss of a queen and the gaining of a king, and to process the emotions and anxiety that enormous change sometimes brings.
For young people, “this might be first time that they learn about the finality of life and what that means,” says psychologist Bianca Neumann, the head of bereavement at Sue Ryder, a British charity that offers support through terminal illness and loss.
“We never really look at the end of life like that, unless we have to,” she says. “It would be nice as a nation if those conversations could become more mainstream.”
Psychotherapist Julia Samuel, who was a close friend of the late Princess Diana, is urging Britons to pause and digest their loss. Posting on Instagram, she said that "if we just keep going and doing what we normally do, our brain isn’t given the information to let us know that something very big has happened.”
“The task of mourning is to adjust to the reality of a death," she says. “To do that, we need to let our brain kind of slow down.”
To be fair, British conversations about death and loss have taken place for centuries. In “Hamlet,” Shakespeare had his prince muse famously about the human condition, clutching the skull of Yorick, a court jester.
“Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him,” Hamlet mourns. “Where be your gibes now? Your gambols? Your songs?”
Britons also surprised themselves and the world, casting off their reputation as a nation of stiff upper lips, with a deluge of public tears over the death of Princess Diana in 1997.
“The pendulum went from the one side to the other,” says Adrian Furnham, a London-based professor of organizational psychology at the Norwegian Business School and author of "Psychology 101: The 101 Ideas, Concepts and Theories that Have Shaped Our World.”
“It’s now much more acceptable, and indeed a lot more healthy, to ‘let it out,’” he says. “That has changed in this country, because there was a time when that was distinctly a sign of weakness.”
Still, Britons concede that they could do better in helping others and themselves through bereavement. Sue Ryder last year launched a “Grief Kind” campaign, to help people find words when those around them lose loved ones.
Selman is a founding director of the “Good Grief Festival,” started during the COVID-19 pandemic to break taboos around dying. She hopes mourning for the queen will produce “a bit more awareness and an ongoing discussion about bereavement and loss and our social attitudes towards it.”
“There’s a conversation to be had about what a good death is," she says. “And what we can do to try and ensure that we have the death that we want.”
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A warranty company has revealed the biggest used car repair costs it has shelled out in the last 12 months.
Handler Protect covers thousands of used cars and has exclusively revealed to Car Dealer the models it has paid out the biggest bills on.
The Maserati Ghibli V6 diesel came in top when a model needed a full engine replacement with just 21,000 miles on the clock.
The 2017 car with an automatic gearbox required the new engine at a cost of £6,100.08.
Second on the list was a Ford Ranger.
Again, a 2017 model, this car had 49,869 miles and required multiple parts replacing in its engine to get it working again at a cost of £4,099.20.
In third was a used Audi A5. The popular German saloon needed a whopping £3,592.69 spent on a new torque converter to get it ready for the road again.
The 2010 model had 84,000 models on the clock.
In fourth was a Porsche Panamera (above) e-Hybrid tiptronic model. The 2013 car had 64,817 miles when the timing chain failed costing £3,046.35 to repair.
In fifth place was a Mitsubishi L200 pick-up from 2015.
The Warrior model with 82,000 miles on the clock needed a new cylinder block at a cost of £2,851.20.
Handler Protect shares the biggest claims it pays out each month on its social media channels in a bid to highlight the problems used cars can face.
The warranty company offers its products through a network of independent used car dealers across the UK. It has 1,200 dealers on its books and covers 140,000 cars.
Chief executive Lloyd O’Connor told Car Dealer that it was interesting to see a wide range of vehicles in its top 10 most expensive to repair list.
‘No matter what vehicle you have, failures will occur,’ he warned.
Elsewhere in the top 10 list was the Ford S-Max (sixth) which needed a new cylinder head at 119k miles at a cost of £2,754 and a 2011-model Audi A6 (seventh) which needed a new £2,750 gearbox at 118k miles.
In eighth place was a 2011 Land Rover Discovery which needed a new gearbox at 79,000 miles costing £2,500.20, and a Range Rover Sport in ninth, which needed multiple engine components replacing at a cost of £2,500.02.
The latter was a 2021 model with 52,557 miles on the clock.
Rounding out the top 10 was a 2012 BMW 320d with 118k miles on the clock which needed a whole new engine costing £2,496.
O’Connor added: ‘These figures prove that a good warranty will provide reassurance, and most importantly, save you money.’
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Pressure builds on Prince Harry as the people of Sussex petition to remove his and Meghan's titles
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were named the Duke and Duchess of Sussex when they wed in May 2018
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were given the royal titles of Duke and Duchess of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth II following their wedding in May 2018.
Since then, Harry and Markle have faced heavy scrutiny and gave up their senior royal roles in 2020 and moved to Montecito, California. There have been several petitions made online requesting that the Duke and Duchess be stripped of their royal titles.
Royal expert Hilary Fordwich shared with Fox News Digital Meghan and Harry were "welcomed with open arms at the time" after their title appointing.
"We saw the royal wedding, we saw the outpouring from the public in support of them. She was welcomed with open arms at that time. Don't forget Prince Harry was one of the favorites. He's plummeted in the polls now but he was one of the Royal favorites."
Since the fall in rank by the public and the rise of online petitions, Harry has faced scrutiny by the media and British citizens. The Parallel Parliament filed a petition following the couple’s move to the United States with the description reading, "The title was given to them at marriage on the basis that they would be working royals serving the monarchy. As this is no longer the case, this title cannot be used for personal financial gain. It therefore has no purpose and must be removed."
Here's what could happen next for Markle and Harry.
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle received royal titles from Queen Elizabeth
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received their royal rank as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex following their wedding in May 2018. After Queen Elizabeth’s death, Harry’s father, King Charles III, has continued to give Harry and Markle their royal titles.
"The Queen has today been pleased to confer a Dukedom on Prince Henry of Wales. His titles will be Duke of Sussex, Earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkeel," the Royal website shared following the couple’s wedding day.
PRINCE WILLIAM, PRINCE HARRY, KATE MIDDLETON AND MEGHAN MARKLE: THE FAB FOUR'S ROCKY RECENT HISTORY
"Prince Harry thus becomes His Royal Highness The Duke of Sussex, and Ms. Meghan Markle on marriage will become Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Sussex."
Harry and Meghan step down as senior royals
In 2020, Harry and Markle stepped down as senior royals in the family and set their sights on California. The couple purchased a $14 million home in Montecito, California, where they currently reside and raise their two children: Archie, 3 and Lilibet, 1.
KING CHARLES III LEADS QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S COFFIN PROCESSION IN SCOTLAND
In Apple TV+’s mental health docuseries, "The Me You Can’t See," Prince Harry sat down with Oprah Winfrey and said he received "total silence and total neglect" from the royal family in response to Meghan Markle’s difficulty adjusting.
Harry shared that he and his wife made the decision to step away after asking for help for years and receiving "total silence" from members within the royal family.
"We spent four years trying to make it work," he continued. "We did everything that we possibly could to stay there and carry on doing the role and doing the job. But Meghan was struggling."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex scrutinized by the media
In March 2021, Meghan and Harry sat down in a bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey that sparked heavy backlash. Markle made hefty accusations about the royal family involving racism.
Markle shared that there was a conversation with a member of the family and Harry around "how dark their baby was going to be."
"They didn’t want him to be a prince, or princess, depending on what the gender would be," Markle said of her son Archie before his birth. "He wasn’t going to receive security."
In the mental health docuseries, Harry touched on the struggles he faced dealing with the media frenzy and paparazzi, and made a comparison to what his late mother, Princess Diana, faced to his own life.
PRINCE HARRY JOINS ROYAL FAMILY IN SCOTLAND FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II'S DEATH
During the five-episode series, Harry said he regrets not calling out racism in the media sooner and referred to his mother’s relationship at the time of her death. "History was repeating itself, my mother was chased to her death while she was in a relationship with someone that wasn’t White. And now look what’s happened. You want to talk about history repeating itself. They are not going to stop until she dies," Harry said.
Harry shared the advice he received from his father, King Charles III.
"My father used to say to me when I was younger, he used to say to both William and I, ‘Well it was like that for me. It’s going to be like that for you.’ That doesn’t make sense," he said. "Just because you suffered that doesn’t mean that your kids have to suffer. In fact, quite the opposite."
Petition is created to strip the royals of their titles
Following Markle and Harry’s decision to step down as senior royals, there has been a petition made online requesting the Duke and Duchess be stripped of their titles so it "cannot be used for personal financial gain."
PRINCE WILLIAM AND KATE MIDDLETON MAKE SURPRISE APPEARANCE WITH PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE
Fordwich touched on the petition to remove their royal titles after their exit to Fox News Digital. "There has been a petition, a movement from the people of the county of Sussex, they’re supposed to represent, to remove them. Why? Because they're taking the name but they're not doing anything for the people of Sussex. This is a dilemma. This is not a celebrity role. It is a role of duty. So you need to do your duty, and then hold the title. Why would anybody want the title if they don't want to do their duty to the people of the county of Sussex? You either do or you don't. You can't have your cake and eat it too."
She continued: "If you're Duchess of Sussex and Duke of Sussex you're supposed to serve the people and your duty is to be there and to go there and visit people's homes and go to churches and go to schools and go to hospitals. That's what the Duke and Duchess do. That's what they should do. For example, the Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, he's the Count of Wessex and his wife is the Countess of Wessex. They go to Wessex and that's what they do. So it's very important to recognize that the people of Sussex are being served."
The Parallel Parliament filed a petition following the couple’s move to the United States with a description that reads, "The title was given to them at marriage on the basis that they would be working royals serving the monarchy. As this is no longer the case, this title cannot be used for personal financial gain. It therefore has no purpose and must be removed."
Buckingham Palace shared a statement in 2021 after Markle and Harry made their move to the United States. "Following conversations with The Duke, The Queen has written confirming that in stepping away from the work of The Royal Family it is not possible to continue with the responsibilities and duties that come with a life of public service," the statement said. "While all are saddened by their decision, The Duke and Duchess remain much loved members of the family."
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The statement came after a 12-month review following the infamous "Megxit" that occurred in January.
King Charles III renews Harry and Meghan’s titles
King Charles III spoke to his nation and the commonwealth for the first time as Britain's sovereign on Friday and addressed the change, or lack there-of, in royal titles within the family.
Prince William and Kate Middleton were named Prince and Princess of Wales and Charles expressed "love" for Harry and Meghan "as they continue to build their lives overseas."
Royal expert Fredwich shared with Fox News Digital that Harry and Meghan will continue to keep their royal titles "unless Parliament says otherwise."
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"They’ll remain Duke and Duchess or Sussex unless Parliament says otherwise. They can also keep the His Royal Highness/Her Royal Highness, currently, but that could be changed. Diana Princess of Wales had hers rescinded. She lost the HRH honorific," she said.
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A group of Muslim men from West Bengal, on their way to Rajasthan in a bus, were allegedly insulted by a group of alleged Hindu right-wing activists for offering namaz on road in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway.
The incident came to light when a video went viral on social media with a group of visibly scared Muslim men seen holding their ears and kneeling with some people who were scolding them for offering namaz on road. The Hindu cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video, which is said to be of September 11.
In the video, it can be heard that few people saying in loud voice to a Muslim group, “Sit on your knees, what mistake did you do?, what you were doing on road,”, to which a scared man replied, ‘we offered namaz on road’. After which a person says, “this is Uttar Pradesh. You cannot offer namaz anywhere in Uttar Pradesh except in a mosque. Don’t ever do the act again,”. The group of Muslim men were forced to accept mistake and say ‘sorry’ in front of the camera.
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Challans issued: SP
Confirming the incident, S. Anand, district Superintendent of Police (SP) told local media persons, “Few people from West Bengal who were going to Rajasthan in a bus were found reading namaz on the road. Challans were issued and they were informed that it was not allowed on the road,”. The Hindu contacted the SP for comments on the issue but no response was received.
In 2019, the Uttar Pradesh Police directed district police chiefs and officials to ensure that no namaz was offered by blocking roads and it could be allowed on festivals only.
The incident comes days after the Moradabad Police registered a First Information Report under IPC 505-2 (statement conducing to public mischief in an assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship) against 26 people for offering namaz in a house on a complaint by a local Chandra Pal Singh.
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The anticipation has already begun. Every year, on the first Monday of October, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded, followed by the Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace and Economics Prizes. The Nobels are so distinguished that they have become a byword for excellence – if there was anything like “the prize” it would be the Nobel Prize in these fields.
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It is not that people actually work for the prize — C. V. Raman, goes the apocryphal story, was an exception and did in fact believe that he would be decorated. A few people shun prizes because of the hype around them. However, some discoveries go beyond awards and prizes and actually shift the gears of the machinery that is the field itself — such as Albert Einstein’s remarkable papers on relativity, the establishment of the foundations of quantum mechanics by Erwin Schrodinger and Werner Heisenberg, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, etc. There are some individuals who went even further and stood head and shoulders above the rest, such as Srinivasa Ramanujan or Isaac Newton.
In this spectrum of achievements, looking only at those who revolutionised a field, it is perhaps not surprising that the authors of these revolutions had to undergo a virtual transformation of their own bodies and souls before they were able to think differently and come up with their brilliant ideas.
Chilean author Benjamin Labatut’s novel When We Cease to Understand the World, translated from the Spanish by Adrian Nathan West, takes snatches from the lives of extraordinary mathematicians and scientists, and dramatises these to bring out several facets of the process of discovery and the extent of suffering and extreme living scientists may go through in order to put down on paper, and with some clarity, the ideas germinating in their minds.
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The example of Heisenberg
The story of German physicist Werner Karl Heisenberg’s self-imposed exile to Helgoland, an island in the North Sea, where he pushes himself to endure extreme trials before the extraordinary idea – the uncertainty principle – pops out on to paper as a bunch of equations that can be communicated to the world. Yes, he still had to work on them to bring them up to a publishable quality, but the germ of the idea did come out then after his stay on the island. Would Heisenberg have managed to bring out this idea if he had led a so-called ‘normal’ life and conformed to the regularities of nine-to-five living?
From the example of Heisenberg, and there are other such stories, it would seem that truly revolutionary ideas require isolation and spartan living, even an extraordinary degree of physical exertion before they emerge from the depths of the mind.
Even in everyday situations, some isolation and quiet thinking may help the process of discovery. As a complement to this allowance of silence and isolation, intelligent questions coming one’s way can help too. Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne describes this way of working in his book Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein’s Outrageous Legacy. He stresses on the importance of time when he is alone, not disturbed by any telephone calls or conversation that could disrupt the smooth flow of thoughts. Then again, he also points out that relevant questions and ideas coming from others can actually help in the flowering of ideas.
In the classroom
Such insights beg the question, are our lives and classrooms designed for the flowering of this creative urge which lies within most young people? A good place to start this inquiry is with school. There is no doubt that education is a necessary and formative element in the making of society; however, there is something within an individual that ‘gnaws at the shackles’ that school imposes on the free-flowing spirit. Classrooms should be designed to encourage questioning and nourish free-flowing spirits, just as much as they stress on discipline and learning outcomes.
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Three Big-Name Fitness Studios Are Coming to Rittenhouse This Fall/Winter
Club Pilates, YogaSix, and StretchLab are set to open just one block apart in the coming months.
There’s a lot to get excited about in the near future: apple picking, fall fests, wellness retreats, seasonal-inspired food trips, a 20-mile, car-free bike ride. As if that all isn’t enough, three popular fitness brands will be opening studios in the heart of Rittenhouse within the next three months. Below, find the latest details.
Club Pilates
1616 Walnut Street
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Club Pilates, the reformer Pilates studio that launched in 2007 and began franchising in 2012, will be opening its first Philly-based studio in a 2,200-square-foot space in the Icon building at 1616 Walnut Street.
Trudy Parker, owner of Club Pilates Rittenhouse Square, says she discovered Club Pilates in late 2020, when she was looking for some form of exercise to relieve stress. She tried a class at the Princeton, New Jersey location and instantly fell in love — she became a member on the spot. “I have completed over 500 classes since joining and realized that this is a gift I would like to share with others. I am stronger and feel more confident in my body,” she says.
Parker was presented with an opportunity to open a studio in Rittenhouse, which she pursued. It’s scheduled to open “late November/early December,” she told us.
Club Pilates offers nine different reformer Pilates classes, including a 30-minute free intro class, high-energy cardio sculpt, apparatus-assisted stretching, and a Pilates-TRX combo. Club Pilates has outposts across the ‘burbs — in Conshohocken, Jenkintown, Collegeville, Exton, Doylestown, Newtown, Kennett Square, Springhouse, and Frazer.
YogaSix
1701 Walnut Street, fifth floor
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Founded in 2012, YogaSix offers full-sensory yoga classes, meaning every practice targets either strength, balance, flexibility, or agility; is accessible for all levels of yogis, has signature cushioned flooring, and incorporates moody lighting and calming scents. All classes — no matter if you’re taking slow flow, power or sculpt — are Vinyasa-based and heated.
YogaSix is coming to Rittenhouse “late fall,” says co-owner Dawn Mohr. The studio is nearly 3,000-square-feet, and located on the fifth floor of the Allman Building at 1701 Walnut Street.
“I began my yoga journey in Rittenhouse and felt driven to bring this unique yoga experience to Philadelphia,” Mohr says. She and fellow co-owner Robert DiTirro “look forward to sharing this amazing new format of practice and enhancing the Rittenhouse community through YogaSix.”
YogaSix’s other Philly-area franchise locations include Wayne, Collegeville, Doylestown, and Marlton, New Jersey. Studios in Glen Mills and Newtown are soon-to-come.
StretchLab
1616 Walnut Street
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Founded in 2015 in Venice, California, StretchLab is a boutique fitness and wellness brand that offers assisted stretching. Sessions are offered in both one-on-one and small-group formats, and are led by trained and certified flexologists.
StretchLab began franchising in 2018, and now has at least 200 studios across the globe — with more to come. One of those future studios will be located in Rittenhouse (in the same building as Club Pilates!), and will mark StretchLab’s first footprint in the city proper.
We reached out to the StretchLab Rittenhouse team several times, but unfortunately didn’t hear back. (Womp womp.) But! We do know from their Instagram that they’ve been in a soft-opening mode since September 6th. That means they’re hosting 15-minute demo stretch sessions at their Rittenhouse studio. You can book yours here — demos are being held Tuesdays from 3 to 7:45 p.m., Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Word on the street is that they’re aiming to officially open by December.
StretchLab’s other Philly-area locations include Conshohocken, Collegeville, Marlton, New Jersey, and a soon-to-come studio in Newtown.
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Including the cities of Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs,
Queen City, and Jefferson
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the lower 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ124-125-152115-
Wood-Upshur-
Including the cities of Mineola, Winnsboro, Quitman, Hawkins,
Gilmer, and Big Sandy
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ136-137-152115-
Smith-Gregg-
Including the cities of Tyler and Longview
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 90. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ138-151-152115-
Harrison-Panola-
Including the cities of Marshall and Carthage
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ149-150-152115-
Cherokee-Rusk-
Including the cities of Jacksonville, Rusk, and Henderson
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ152-165-152115-
Nacogdoches-Angelina-
Including the cities of Nacogdoches and Lufkin
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 90. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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TXZ153-166-167-152115-
Shelby-San Augustine-Sabine-
Including the cities of Center, San Augustine, Hemphill,
and Pineland
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
$$
LAZ017-018-152115-
Sabine-Natchitoches-
Including the cities of Many, Zwolle, Pleasant Hill,
and Natchitoches
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. East winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 90. East winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
LAZ010-011-152115-
De Soto-Red River-
Including the cities of Mansfield, Stonewall, Logansport,
Coushatta, and Martin
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 90. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in
the lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear, hot. Highs in the mid 90s.
Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
LAZ001-002-152115-
Caddo-Bossier-
Including the cities of Shreveport and Bossier City
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 90. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
LAZ003-004-152115-
Webster-Claiborne-
Including the cities of Minden, Springhill, Homer,
and Haynesville
157 AM CDT Thu Sep 15 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around
5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the lower 90s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Mostly clear. Hot. Lows in the
lower 70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Clear, hot. Lows in the lower
70s. Highs in the mid 90s.
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Organisation queen reveals how to deep clean your fridge in three easy steps - and the cheap solution she uses to wipe down the shelves
- Melbourne's Chantel Mila has revealed the best way to deep-clean your fridge
- The mother-of-two has 1.3million followers on Instagram 984,000 on TikTok
- She became popular in 2020 after sharing cleaning videos during lockdown
A house-proud mother-of-two has revealed the best way to deep clean your fridge to keep it looking and smelling like new.
Chantel Mila, who has become one of Australia's most popular cleaning influencers with 1.3million followers, shared the new fridge-cleaning video on TikTok on Thursday where it quickly went viral.
In the video, which has been seen by 495,000 of her fans, Chantel pulls apart her fridge, scrubbing it piece by piece.
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Chantel Mila, known as Mama Mila online, has revealed the best way to deep clean your fridge
After taking all of the shelves out Chantel mixes up some of her go-to fridge spray which she makes using water, white vinegar and vanilla extract.
She sprays this inside the fridge and gives it a good wipe down before targeting the shelves one-by-one.
'This mixture is wonderful at removing tough mess, leaves your glass shelving sparkling and deodorises your fridge too. It's such a go-to,' she said.
She sprays each shelf before washing them with lukewarm water.
Once dry she slides the shelves back into position and puts her food away.
Chantel also revealed cleaning and restocking the fridge is one of her 'favourite' chores.
And people were impressed - though some appeared to think the fridge was too perfect.
The homemaker starts by spraying the inside of the fridge with her go-to cleaner before rinsing the shelves
'Do you have a separate fridge for all the random condiments I've got in mine?
'I apparently have 399 random food bottles that need to go,' said another.
But some people were less-than-impressed with the video.
'Those pre-made food packages not turned the same way are driving me crazy,' one woman said.
'Looks lovely. All the fridges I've owned though have big stickers not to use anything but water and cloth on them. Would the vinegar do any damage?' wrote another.
Chantel became popular during Melbourne's lockdown when she started making videos with her top cleaning tips to pass the time.
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New Delhi: The reconstituted National Medical Device Promotion Council under the Department of Pharmaceuticals held its first meeting in New Delhi and was updated on the steps taken up by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation and the state licensing authorities for the smooth transition to licensing of class A and class B medical devices from October 1.
The Council under the chair of the Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, has members from stakeholder departments, organisations, functions of which have a bearing on the growth of the sector and has representation from several medical device industry associations, representing the sector in India.
The Department of Pharmaceuticals presented the latest status of the various initiatives taken by it for the sector to the Council such as 100 per cent FDI in MedTech sector on automatic route, PLI scheme for medical devices, medical devices parks in four states, assistance for common infrastructure facility of superconducting magnetic coil testing facility, etc.
The Department of Health and Family Welfare (DoHFW) updated the preparedness for transition to licensing of class A and class B medical devices from October 1 under Medical Devices Rules, 2017. The Council appreciated the various efforts done by the CDSCO/DoHFW in rolling out the licensing process of class A and class B medical devices.
The Council also heard the views of the industry as well as AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) on the requirement of NABL accreditation of in house laboratories of the manufacturers of specific medical devices on the radiation safety requirements at the manufacturing sites. The industry suggested various issues to be taken up in the subsequent Council meeting.
The Industry Associations' representatives were encouraged to actively engage with states, which were sanctioned medical devices parks by the Department of Pharmaceuticals for creating common infrastructure facilities and come forward to invest in the proposed parks to boost domestic manufacturing.
The industry's support was also solicited for the proposed National MedTech Expo, 2022, being organised by the Department in December 2022 at New Delhi's Pragati Maidan to showcase the strengths and capabilities of Indian medical devices industry involving start ups, innovators, domestic manufacturers, hospitals etc.
National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) are those that satisfy the priority healthcare needs, based on: efficacy, safety, quality and the total cost of treatment. The purpose of the list is to ensure safety, quality, affordability and accessibility of medicines for the population.
National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) are those that satisfy the priority healthcare needs, based on: efficacy, safety, quality and the total cost of treatment. The purpose of the list is to ensure safety, quality, affordability and accessibility of medicines for the population.
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TAIPEI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Axiomtek - a world-renowned leader relentlessly devoted in the research, development, and manufacturing of innovative and reliable industrial computer products of high efficiency – is proud to introduce the IPC972, its new industrial edge AI system with dual GPU support. The highly expandable edge computer supports the Intel® Xeon® or 10th gen Intel® CoreTM i7/i5/i3 processor (code name: Comet Lake S) with the Intel® W480E chipset. With the ability to support two NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3090 GPU cards, the IPC972 enables to facilitate image processing, real-time control, data analysis, deep learning, AOI, data acquisition, and more automation tasks.
Axiomtek's IPC972 continues the IPC970 series design, offering flexible expansion options with one I/O module slot, four PCIe slots. In addition, it has one M.2 Key B 3042/3050 slot with SIM slot for 5G wireless connection, one M.2 Key E 2234 slot for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth modules, and one full-size PCIe Mini Card slot with SIM slot for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/LTE modules. With the compact and front-facing I/O design, the IPC972 provides the advantages of fast set-up and easy access and deployment. For stable operation in mission-critical environments, the IPC972 has a wide operating temperature range of -10°C to +60°C and a power input of 24V DC (uMin=19V/uMax=30V) with power-on delay function, over-voltage protection, over current protection, and reverse voltage protection.
"The IPC972 is designed to support dual NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3090 GPU cards to accelerate tremendous graphics performance for growing AI applications at the edge. A single modular I/O slot can be flexibly expanded with the integration of different I/O modules – AX93511, AX93512, AX93516, and AX93519 – to make the IPC972 ideal and scalable for multi-application requests," said Ivy Lee, the product manager of AIoT Product PM Division at Axiomtek.
The IPC972 comes with four DDR4-2933 ECC/non ECC U-DIMM sockets with a maximum of 128GB system memory. This edge AI computer is equipped with two swappable 2.5-inch SSDs/HDDs, an optional internal 2.5-inch SSD/HDD with the support of Intel® RAID 0,1 and one M.2 Key M 2280 socket for NVMe SDD. In addition, the intelligent computing system supports rich I/O options including one 2.5GbE LAN port, one GbE LAN port, eight USB 3.2 ports, one internal USB 2.0 port, one VGA, one HDMI, one 4-pin terminal block, one audio (line-out), and one AT/ATX selectable switch. The IPC972 supports wall mounting for making installation easier. Moreover, the system runs Linux or Windows 10, and support TPM 2.0 for enhancing data and network security.
Axiomtek's edge computer with dual GPU expansion, the IPC972, is available now. For more product information or customization services, please visit our global website at www.axiomtek.com or contact one of our sales representatives at info@axiomtek.com.tw.
Advanced Features of IPC972
- LGA1200 Intel® Xeon® or 10th gen Core™ i7/i5/i3 processor, up to 80W (codename: Comet Lake S)
- Intel® W480E chipset
- Supports dual NVIDIA® GeForce RTX 3090 GPU cards
- M.2 Key B slot for 5G wireless connection
- M.2 Key E slot for Wi-Fi connection
- Supports RAID 0, 1, 5
- Supports power-on delay function
- Supports TPM 2.0
About Axiomtek Co., Ltd
Axiomtek has experienced extraordinary growth in the past 30 years because of our people, our years of learning which resulted in our tremendous industry experience, and our desire to deliver well-rounded, easy-to-integrate solutions to our customers. These factors have influenced us to invest in a growing team of engineers including software, hardware, firmware, and application engineers. For the next few decades, our success will be determined by our ability to lead with unique technologies for AIoT and serve our key markets with innovatively-designed solution packages of hardware and software – coupled with unmatched engineering and value-added services that will help lessen the challenges faced by our systems integrator, OEM and ODM customers and prospects alike. We will continue to enlist more technology partners and increase collaborations with our growing ecosystem who are leaders in their fields. With such alliances, we will create synergy and better deliver solutions, value, and the expertise our customers need.
As an associate member of the Intel® Internet of Things Solutions Alliance, Axiomtek continuously develops and delivers cutting edge solutions based on the latest Intel® platforms.
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In a fractured world, leadership is coming from the people brave enough to shape the future. TBD Media Group introduces these ambitious leaders to the global community
LONDON, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world is changing and businesses are behind the change.
Businesses can be a force for social and environmental good. Through TBD Media Group, Global Thought Leaders are sharing great ideas with the wider world. Businesses will be more successful if they connect with people in a more meaningful, more human way and build relationships based on trust and relevance. To do this, businesses must be transparent about who they are and what they stand for.
Global Thought Leaders, a campaign by acclaimed production company TBD Media Group is showcasing the ideas of the world's most innovative business minds, examines their motivation and looks at the future they are creating.
TBD Media Group, which has a reputation for finding and telling the stories of the world's most influential businesses, is highlighting the ways in which Global Thought Leaders are driving change through technology and innovation.
Paolo Zanini, Founder and CEO at TBD Media Group says:
"The real power in the world is not in the hands of politicians: it belongs to those who actually get things done and use the levers at their disposal to make a difference. In Global Thought Leaders we have built a campaign around highlighting these individuals. We find out what their vision is, how they will achieve it and what benefits we will see as a result."
The Global Thought Leaders documentary series will provide valuable insights into how today's businesses are taking action to shape the future of the planet.
Companies featured in this launch:
More information on the Global Thought Leaders Campaign may be found here: https://www.globalthoughtleaders.org/
About TBD Media Group:
TBD Media Group is an international, purpose-driven, media developer that helps companies, organizations and governments tell their brand stories in a human and direct way. Learn more at https://www.tbdmediagroup.com/
Media Contact:
Anna Berkman
Chief Marketing Officer
a.berkman@tbdmediagroup.com
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SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- J INTS BIO announced the poster presentation of its novel, orally administered 4th generation EGFR-TKI 'JIN-A02' at the 2022 edition of the European Society for Medical Oncology Congress (ESMO 2022) held in Paris, France from 9th to 13th September.
Even though EGFR-TKI have improved treatment outcomes of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC, resistance inevitably emerges with disease progression and often with CNS metastasis. C797S mutation is one of the most common on-target resistance mutation after the use of 3rd generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. 'JIN-A02' is a novel 4th generation EGFR-TKI, which is highly selective and potent against C797S double and triple mutations, with high BBB penetrance and intracranial efficacy.
Key data highlighted during this poster event was the high potency of JIN-A02 against both cis and trans isomers of C797S mutation. This allelic context in which C797S is acquired, the cis and trans isomers, have grave implications for treatment. This is especially so when C797S positive cells are in cis form together with T790M mutation, because in such situations, there are no available treatments.
Also highlighted is the inhibition of EGFR autophosphorylation by JIN-A02, in a time- and dose-dependent manner in in-vivo xenograft models with both double and triple C797S mutations.
J INTS BIO believes that JIN-A02 will be a game changer in the treatment of patients with EGFR mutant NSCLC harboring C797S double or triple mutations, both in cis and trans forms, and it remains on track to begin the Phase I/IIa clinical study for JIN-A02 before the end of this year.
About J INTS BIO
J INTS BIO is a bio company specialized in developing innovative anti-cancer and orphan drugs to realize the goal of changing lives and improving health for patients around the world. J INTS BIO's teams have prior multi-year experience in multinational pharmaceutical companies and CROs and track records in medical, regulatory affairs, drug discovery and development.
About 'JIN-A02'
'JIN-A02' is a novel orally administered 4th Generation EGFR TKI targeting C797S mutations in NSCLC. Although 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs have been used with some success, recurrence occurs in most patients including 3rd Generation TKIs such as Osimertinib. Currently, there are no approved therapies for patients who developed EGFR C797S mutations due to the use of 3rd Generation EGFR TKIs and with the high propensity of these cancers to metastasize to the brain, there is an urgent need to develop an effective drug with high blood-brain barrier permeability. 'JIN-A02', a novel oral EGFR TKI, which is effective against C797S double and triple mutations and have a high brain penetrance, is therefore expected to become the most promising Best-in-Class 4th-generation EGFR TKI in NSCLC patients with limited or no viable treatment options.
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BEERSHEBA, Israel (AP) — Props are a familiar part of Benjamin Netanyahu's repertoire when delivering public speeches — from cartoon bombs at the United Nations to a wall of CDs and binders supposedly seized from Iran by Mossad agents.
Now, the former prime minister — famed for his flair for the dramatic — is hitting the campaign trail with a new shtick. Behold: the Bibibus.
The bizarre bulletproof vehicle is part popemobile, part movie set and 100% vintage Netanyahu. As Israel heads to the polls for the fifth time in under four years, the veteran politician is using the Bibibus to attract passionate crowds of supporters and once again make himself the focus of attention among a weary electorate.
At a rally in the southern city of Beersheba on Tuesday, Netanyahu addressed a crowd of around 200 people in a mall parking lot. Flanked by his former finance minister, he spoke at a podium from the back of the modified delivery truck. Its side wall had been replaced with bulletproof glass, and its air-conditioned interior was backlit with an enormous LED screen projecting the logo of his Likud party over a fluttering Israeli flag.
Netanyahu does not actually ride in the vehicle. Instead, it serves as a mobile stage that is moved from city to city to serve as the backdrop for his campaign appearances.
Commentators have variously dubbed it the “aquarium truck," the “Bibimobile” and the “Bibibus” — riffing on Netanyahu's nickname. The Likud promotes the mobile rallies as “Bibiba,” or “Bibi is coming,” and says the truck is a necessary security precaution.
“I have to stand here, unfortunately,” he told the crowd, tapping his hand against the glass separating him from the throngs of cheering supporters before delivering pledges to combat rising costs of living and inflation.
The Likud says the vehicle and its bulletproof glass were adopted to comply with safety measures required by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security agency.
But there may be more to the story. No other politicians have adopted similar protocols, and the bus is not entirely fortified. The bulletproof glass appears to cover only part of the vehicle, and when he spoke at the podium, a window was open and Netanyahu was exposed to the crowd. Netanyahu has also in the past repeatedly appeared at crowded markets and malls with no such protection. The agency did not respond to a request for comment.
Israel is holding parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, the fifth since the beginning of a protracted political crisis in early 2019. Like the other four, the upcoming vote will largely be a referendum on Netanyahu’s fitness to rule, and he could once again fail to form a durable coalition even if his party gets the most votes.
Netanyahu, who led the country from 2009 until last year, has been charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three different cases, and his high-profile trial has been dragging on for over two years. He has denied any wrongdoing and has lashed out against law enforcement and the courts, accusing them of conducting a politically motivated witch-hunt.
Netanyahu remains the country's most popular politician, and his supporters adore him with cult-like reverence. But the corruption allegations have deeply divided Israelis, and last year he was driven from office for the first time in 12 years by an unwieldy coalition united in large part by its opposition to his continued rule.
That coalition collapsed in June, triggering new elections and raising the possibility of Netanyahu's return to power after a year in the wilderness as opposition leader.
The former prime minister, who turns 73 next month, remains a tireless campaigner and has near-daily whistle stops, holding campaign rallies from the back of the Bibibus.
The bulletproof glass hasn't protected Netanyahu from critics, who regard the Bibibus as another symbol of his disconnection from ordinary Israelis. Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported that the truck rental for two months of campaigning cost the Likud party 700,000 shekels ($200,000), a massive expense at a time when many are tightening their belts.
One of Likud's main rivals, the Machane Mamlachti party, released a video mocking Netanyahu, contrasting his appearance behind glass with a clip of its leader, Defense Minister Benny Gantz, surrounded by a crowd of supporters. Ben Caspit, an Israeli columnist and longtime Netanyahu critic, has called the Bibibus “grotesque” and “a strange mistake."
In the face of criticism, Netanyahu has doubled down and embraced the Bibibus. Likud released a campaign video with the former leader stepping dramatically out of the truck cab and wiping clean its enormous glass panes.
“No bulletproof glass will separate my heart from yours,” the beaming former leader says.
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HELSINKI, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moody's has affirmed the Ba3 corporate family rating of Outokumpu Oyj and changed the outlook to positive from stable.
"We are pleased that Moody's recognizes that Outokumpu is now better positioned financially in a more challenging environment," says Outokumpu CFO Pia Aaltonen-Forsell. "We have significantly reduced our net debt and improved our profitability, while at the same maintaining a sufficient liquidity. Outokumpu is now financially stronger than ever and more resilient to withstand also more challenging economic environments."
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WASHINGTON, DC — Senators James Lankford and Jim Inhofe introduced the Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act Monday to provide oversight and transparency of purchases of U.S. agricultural land that they say threaten national security.
Lankford said he continues to respond to concerns from Oklahomans about the multiple recent purchases of Oklahoma agricultural land by foreign entities.
“The state’s ‘legal’ marijuana trade has also predictably attracted transnational criminal organizations to Oklahoma that are trafficking drugs and people,” said Lankford. “The transnational criminal organizations have partnered with Chinese nationals to buy land and businesses throughout Oklahoma. This is a national security issue and a human rights issue. We need to know who is buying our land, how they are using it, and if any criminal activity is occurring.”
Inhofe also has concerns.
“Over time, foreign investors, including international criminal entities who are trafficking illegal drugs, have bought up large amounts of United States agricultural farmland – putting Oklahomans and Americans across the US at risk,” said Inhofe. “There is no question that caution must be taken when we consider who buys American land and what they plan to do with it. We need to be vigilant in implementing safeguards, like the Security and Oversight of International Landholdings (SOIL) Act, in order for our nation to maintain security, uphold human rights and increase transparency.”
Following Lankford’s most recent trip to the border, he was briefed by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) on the rise of drug trafficking and drug overdoses in Oklahoma. OBN supports the SOIL Act, he said.
“The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is extremely grateful to Sen. Lankford for his continued support of our agency’s efforts to target and dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating inside Oklahoma’s medical marijuana program,” said OBN Director Donnie Anderson. “This legislation includes critical elements essential for identifying domestic and international criminals who are fraudulently obtaining Oklahoma licenses to appear legitimate on the surface while trafficking their marijuana to black markets throughout the United States. My agency is committed to working closely with Oklahoma’s Congressional Delegation, as well as our federal law enforcement partners to combat these drug trafficking organizations that are attempting to gain a foothold in our state.”
Lankford also introduced an amendment to the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act that would end federal subsidies for farmland held by certain foreign entities. Lankford filed and spoke about an amendment during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing that would give Homeland Security Investigations within the Department of Homeland Security Title 21 authority to investigate drug crimes.
The SOIL Act is supported by Heritage Action for America and the America First Policy Institute.
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Officials have warned of potential danger to aircraft and ships of debris from a new Chinese rocket launch that may fall in northern Philippine waters, authorities said Thursday, adding no debris has been sighted so far.
The Philippine Space Agency said China’s Long March 7A rocket was launched on Tuesday night from the Wenchang Space Launch Center on Hainan island. That prompted the agency to notify Philippine authorities before China’s rocket launch of potential danger in two offshore areas, where the debris could crash down based on estimates.
The possible “drop zones” were 71 kilometers (44 miles) off Burgos town in Ilocos Norte province and 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Santa Ana town in Cagayan province, the space agency said, citing information from a notice to pilots released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Rocket parts that detach before reaching space should by design fall back offshore less than an hour after a rocket launch, Philippine Space Agency spokesperson Tricia Zafra said.
“So far, no sighting. We continue to seek out reports,” Zafra told The Associated Press. “Hopefully, no injuries or damages related to it.”
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines warned on Wednesday in a notice issued to pilots about the possible danger posed by the debris in the two northern Philippine offshore areas.
“While debris from CZ-7A is unlikely to fall on land features or inhabited areas in the Philippine territory, falling debris still poses a considerable threat to ships, aircraft, fishing boats, and other vessels that will pass through the drop zones,” the Philippine Space Agency said in a statement Tuesday.
In July, the core stage debris of the Long March 5B rocket that was launched in China landed in Philippine waters in an uncontrolled reentry, the agency said. No damage or injuries were reported.
Fishermen at the time found a torn metal sheet showing part of the Chinese flag and a marking of the Long March 5B rocket in the West Philippine Sea about 160 kilometers (100 miles) off Mamburao town in Occidental Mindoro province, according to the space agency, using the Philippine name for a part of the South China Sea closer to its western coast.
The agency asked the public on Tuesday to immediately inform local authorities if suspected floating debris is sighted at sea and warned people against retrieving or coming in close contact with such materials.
China has faced criticism for allowing rocket stages to fall to Earth uncontrolled at least twice before. NASA accused Beijing last year of “failing to meet responsible standards regarding their space debris” after parts of a Chinese rocket landed in the Indian Ocean.
The country’s first space station, Tiangong-1, crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2016 after Beijing confirmed it lost control. An 18-ton rocket fell uncontrolled in May 2020.
China also faced criticism after using a missile to destroy one of its defunct weather satellites in 2007, creating a field of debris that other governments said might jeopardize other satellites.
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Prada CEO says no decision yet on dual listing in Milan -report
MILAN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-listed Italian luxury group Prada SpA has not decided whether to list in Milan as well, Chief Executive Patrizio Bertelli was quoted as saying on Thursday.
A dual listing in Europe would help Prada widen its investor base, as some investment funds can only put money in European or U.S. stocks.
"No decision has been taken" on a secondary listing in Milan, Bertelli said in an interview with Italian daily newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.
Last month Bloomberg News reported that Prada was considering seeking at least $1 billion from a secondary listing in Milan and was working with Goldman Sachs on early preparations.
Italian daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore reported on Tuesday that Prada aimed to list in Milan stock exchange next year.
The luxury group's Chairman Paolo Zannoni said in July a secondary listing in Milan was a possibility, but not a priority for Prada. (Reporting by Gianluca Semeraro; editing by Maria Pia Quaglia and Alexander Smith)
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TOM EATON | Beware: Dali doesn’t threaten, he makes promises
And when you’re defending Busisiwe Mkhwebane, those promises don’t come cheap
14 September 2022 - 21:24
When Dali Mpofu threatens that you will “pay one day”, you’d best take him very seriously: Mpofu has been making people pay for years, usually taxpayers paying him to lose another case...
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing liquidity and greater access to crypto trading, global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), has announced a partnership with Coinbase, offering interoperability between Coinbase Prime and Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions' NYFIX order-routing network.
"Despite short-term cycles, momentum in institutional adoption is trending one way – toward more exploration and more interest," said Greg Tusar, Vice President of Institutional Products at Coinbase. "Utilizing the NYFIX order-routing network, this partnership puts deep, multi-venue crypto liquidity on more buy-side traders' desks, lowering barriers for participation in this growing asset class."
Coinbase Prime is a comprehensive solution that provides an advanced trading platform, secure custody and prime services to manage crypto assets in one place. Coinbase Prime not only offers aggregated access to the majority of the market's crypto liquidity via a market-leading smart order router, but also provides full prime brokerage capabilities to the buy-side.
This integrated solution allows NYFIX clients to route order flow to Coinbase Prime via FIX, an industry standard protocol. It also allows buy-side traders to source crypto liquidity from Coinbase and trade right from their OMS. The solution is now offered to US domestic clients and will roll out to additional regions as regulations allow.
"Institutions are increasingly interested in the crypto space but trading assets has remained a challenge because messaging is only available through proprietary API interfaces," said Ray Tierney, President of Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions. "Now, through Coinbase's deep access to liquidity and NYFIX's extensive market reach, we can integrate more than two thousand clients to bring crypto trading to the institutional market."
Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader with $5 billion in revenues, provides the critical infrastructure that powers investing, corporate governance, and communications to enable better financial lives. We deliver technology-driven solutions that drive business transformation for banks, broker-dealers, asset and wealth managers and public companies. Broadridge's infrastructure serves as a global communications hub enabling corporate governance by linking thousands of public companies and mutual funds to tens of millions of individual and institutional investors around the world. Our technology and operations platforms underpin the daily trading of more than U.S. $9 trillion of equities, fixed income and other securities globally. A certified Great Place to Work®, Broadridge is part of the S&P 500® Index, employing over 14,000 associates in 21 countries.
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Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts this weekend:
MUSIC: Season opener
The River City Men's Chorus opens its 2022-23 season with a program titled "How Firm a Foundation," featuring orchestrations of hymn tunes and inspirational songs, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday and Sept. 22 in the sanctuary of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive, Little Rock. David A. Glaze conducts.
Doors open one hour ahead of performance times. Admission is free. Call (501) 377-1080 or visit rivercitymenschorus.com or facebook.com/River-City-Mens-Chorus-35531191118.
Award-winning pianist
Pianist Michelle Cann, recipient of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, gives a recital, under the auspices of the Chamber Music Society of Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. today in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock.
Cann, a champion of the works of Little Rock native Florence Price, will play two of her pieces — "Sonata" and "Fantasie Negre No. 1," both in e minor. Also on the program: "Ballade No. 3" in A-flat major, op.47, by Frederic Chopin; "Ballade" in D major, op.10, No. 2, by Johannes Brahms; "Four Pieces fugitives," op.15, by Clara Schumann; and "Troubled Water" by Margaret Bonds. Tickets are $25, free for students. Visit chambermusicLR.com.
Spa City 'Fledermaus'
The Muses Project performs Johann Strauss' operetta "Die Fledermaus" ("The Bat"), in English and German (with subtitles), 6 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Muses Cultural Art Center, 428 Orange St., Hot Springs. The cast includes soprano Elizabeth Novella as Adele, soprano Hanna Brammer as Rosalinda, mezzo-soprano Anna Hashizume as Prince Orlofsky, tenors Timothy Stoddard as Eisenstein and Nicholas Huff as Alfredo, bass-baritone Alex Boyd as Frank, actor Thomas Cooper as Frosch, soprano Deleen Davidson (also the Muses general director) as Ida and baritone Stacey Murdock as Dr. Falke. Tickets are $35. Call (501) 609-9811 or visit themusesproject.org.
Piano duo
The husband-and-wife Cai-Juhn Piano Duo — Lei Cai and Hee-Kyung Juhn — will give a recital at 3 p.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 199 Barcelona Road, Hot Springs Village. The program includes piano-four-hand versions of the Overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin. Cai will play four pieces by Frederic Chopin — two "Etudes," in A-flat major, op. 25, No. 1, and in f minor, op. 25, No. 2; and two "Waltzes," in A-flat major, op.69, No. 1, and in G-flat major, op. 70, No. 1; and the "Toccata," op. 11, by Sergei Prokofiev. Juhn will play "Variations on a Theme of Corelli," op. 42, by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Admission is free. Call (501) 922-0299.
THEATER: Studio's 'Kinky Boots'
A young man (Ethan Patterson) trying to save the shoe factory he inherited finds inspiration and help from "a fabulous entertainer [Brian Earles] in need of some sturdy stilettos" in "Kinky Boots," (music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the 2005 British film "and mostly inspired by true events"), 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 22-24 and Sept. 29-Oct. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 at the Studio Theatre, 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock. Tickets are $25 in advance, via CentralArkansasTickets.com; $35 at the door. For more information, call (501) 374-2615 or visit studiotheatrelr.com.
'Radium Girls'
The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock, stages "Radium Girls" by D.W. Gregory, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24 and Sept. 30-Oct. 1 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2. Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens and students; visit centralarkansastickets.com/organizations/the-weekend-theater. For more information, call (501) 374-3761.
'Spamilton' at UCA
A touring cast performs "Spamilton: An American Parody," a musical theater spoof of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" created by Gerard Alessandrini, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Tickets are $30-$40, $10 for children and students. Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit uca.edu/Reynolds.
'Outer Space' extended
TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville, has extended by a week the run of the world-premiere production of "It Came From Outer Space" (music and book by Joe Kinosian, lyrics and book by Kellen Blair, based on the 1953 Universal Pictures cult favorite science fiction film), with additional shows 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 Saturday 2 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 25. The show is a co-production with Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Tickets are $20-$54. Call (479) 777-7477 or visit theatre2.org.
ART: Fiber art
"The Nature of Things," mixed-media fiber works by Little Rock artist Lisa Thorpe, opens with a reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Acansa Gallery, 413A Main St., North Little Rock. The exhibit, a partnership between the gallery and Pinnacle Fine Arts of North Little Rock, will be on display through Oct. 14. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission to the gallery and the reception are free. Call (501) 416-0973.
Watercolor exhibition
The 30th annual Open Exhibition of the Mid-Southern Watercolorists opens with an Argenta Third Friday Art Walk reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock. Artworks on display through Oct. 7 will be for sale. Admission to the reception and the gallery is free. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call (501) 687-1061.
DANCE: 'Dance Day'
Creative Mindz Inc., Arkansas Rock Squad and United Streets of Dance and Hip Hop of KABF 88.5 FM host Arkansas National Dance Day, 4-8 p.m. Saturday in Capitol Plaza, Main Street and Capitol Avenue, Little Rock. Gather in person or watch via livestreamed performances of ballet, hip hop, Latin folklore, clogging, tap, line dancing, majorette and Jazzlesque. Admission is free. call (501) 658-3114 or visit facebook.com/ArkansasNationalDanceDay.
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BASEBALL
Minor leaguers form union
More than 5,500 minor league baseball players formed a union on Wednesday, completing a lightning-fast organization campaign that launched just 17 days earlier in an effort to boost annual salaries as low as $10,400. Martin Scheinman, the sport's independent arbitrator, notified Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association that a majority of the 5,567 players in the minor league bargaining unit had signed union authorization cards since the drive started Aug. 28. He did not provide the sides a specific number. MLB had agreed Saturday that it would voluntarily accept a union if there was majority support and would not force players to petition the National Labor Relations Board to hold a representation election. Minor leaguers form a separate bargaining unit within the MLBPA, which negotiated its first collective bargaining agreement for big leaguers in 1968 but had until now been uninterested in representing players with minor league deals.
FOOTBALL
Safety's streak to end
Justin Simmons' 66-game starting streak will end this weekend after the Denver Broncos' captain and star safety sustained a thigh injury in the season opener at Seattle. Coach Nathaniel Hackett revealed the injury Wednesday, when Simmons was placed on injured reserve, sidelining him at least a month. The Broncos promoted cornerback Essang Bassey from their practice squad to take his roster spot. Hackett said Simmons finished the game after getting hurt in the second half of Denver's 17-16 loss to the Seahawks on Monday night. He had nine tackles and his second career fumble recovery. Simmons has been a workhorse over his seven-year career in Denver. He played every snap from 2018-19 and hasn't missed a game since sitting out the final three weeks of the 2017 season with an ankle injury.
Giants CB out vs. Panthers
Giants starting cornerback Aaron Robinson had his appendix removed on Wednesday and he will miss New York's home opener this weekend against the Carolina Panthers. Giants Coach Brian Daboll informed reporters of the surgery before practice. He would not say who will start for Robinson, noting there will be a competition at practice this week and a decision will be made Friday. Robinson had four tackles and defended a pass in the season-opening 21-20 win over the Tennessee Titans. The second-year pro moved into the starting lineup this season after New York cut James Bradberry in a spring salary cap move.
TENNIS
Spain downs Serbia
No Carlos Alcaraz, no problem for Spain. In front of a partisan home crown at Valencia, Spain cruised to a 3-0 win over Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals on Wednesday to move to the top of its group. The top-ranked Alcaraz had arrived in Valencia the previous day but skipped the opening round, which was taking place only three days after the Spanish teenager won the U.S. Open. He did appear during the national anthems, much to the crowd's delight. Sunday's victory over Casper Ruud saw the 19-year-old Alcaraz become the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973. But Albert Ramos Vinolas rallied to beat Laslo Đere 2-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the opening rubber that lasted just under three hours. And Roberto Bautista Agut prevailed 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) over Miomir Kecmanovic to secure victory.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
MWC boss resigns
Craig Thompson, the only commissioner the Mountain West Conference has known, is stepping down after nearly 24 years in charge. The league announced Wednesday that Thompson's last day will be Dec. 31. He was on board when the conference began operations in January 1999. With the 66-year-old Thompson at the helm, Mountain West teams took part in five bowl games affiliated with the Bowl Championship Series or College Football Playoff. He also helped bolster the league's portfolio on the football field by adding Boise State -- officially joining in 2011 -- when Utah left for the Pac-12 and BYU became an independent.
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The Europe Dental Veneers Market would witness market growth of 7.9% CAGR during the forecast period (2022-2028).
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Europe Dental Veneers Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report By End-Use (Dental Clinics and Hospitals), By Product Type (Porcelain, Composite and Others), By Country and Growth Forecast, 2022 ? 2028
A strong enamel layer on a tooth can be microscopically roughened by applying an acid gel to it. A very strong bond would be formed between the roughened surface and special resin glues or bonding agents. This enables a dentist to apply a porcelain veneer or tooth-colored filling for modest color alterations as well as form, position, and length adjustments. When completely bonded to enamel, veneers have a very long lifespan, lasting up to 20 years or even more for durable porcelain veneers and 7?10 years for composite veneers.
Laminate veneers are indeed a conservative method of treating unsightly front teeth. Dental ceramics’ ongoing development gives practitioners a wide range of possibilities for producing porcelain veneers that are both extremely attractive and practical. The aesthetics of the smile as well as the patient’s self-esteem can both be improved due to the advancements in ceramics, materials, and adhesive solutions. Clinicians need to be informed about the most recent ceramic materials in order to recommend them, as well as their uses and methods, and to ensure the completion of the clinical case.
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The prevalence of dental disorders is rising in the region at a very rapid pace. According to the World Health Organization, nearly half of Europe’s population suffers from one of the most common disorders, which is now widely recognized as oral disease. Despite their widespread use, dental services only get limited statutory coverage in many European nations, as shown by the constrained service offerings and substantial private funding when compared to other health services. This Health Systems in Transition assessment looks into a variety of issues related to oral health care in Europe, including coverage gaps, unmet needs, financial protection, preventive community care, the workforce, corporate dentistry, and cross-border care.
The Germany market dominated the Europe Dental Veneers Market by Country in 2021, and would continue to be a dominant market till 2028; thereby, achieving a market value of $226.4 million by 2028. The UK market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 7% during (2022 – 2028). Additionally, The France market would exhibit a CAGR of 8.8% during (2022 – 2028).
Based on End-Use, the market is segmented into Dental Clinics and Hospitals. Based on Product Type, the market is segmented into Porcelain, Composite and Others. Based on countries, the market is segmented into Germany, UK, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, and Rest of Europe.
The market research report covers the analysis of key stake holders of the market. Key companies profiled in the report include Planmeca Oy, Dentsply Sirona, Inc., James R. Glidewell, Dental Ceramics, Inc., COLTENE Group, Den-Mat Holdings, LLC, Ultradent Products Inc., Amann Girrbach AG, Lion Dental Care, and Biolase, Inc.
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Market Segments covered in the Report:
By End-Use
Dental Clinics
Hospitals
By Product Type
Porcelain
Composite
Others
By Country
Germany
UK
France
Russia
Spain
Italy
Rest of Europe
Companies Profiled
Planmeca Oy
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.
James R. Glidewell, Dental Ceramics, Inc.
COLTENE Group
Den-Mat Holdings, LLC
Ultradent Products Inc.
Amann Girrbach AG
Lion Dental Care
Biolase, Inc.
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Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT today. After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You will make headway in your job. Relations with co-workers will be friendly and supportive. Even your health is great! Ex-partners and old friends are back in your world. It is what it is. Tonight: Upbeat conversations.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH This is a playful day! Romance is favored. Accept invitations to party and socialize. Enjoy the arts, the entertainment world, sports events and playful times with children. You look good to others, and you’re happy! Tonight: Moneymaking ideas?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH This is a lovely day to entertain at home. Some of you will run into old flames and past lovers, which makes life interesting. This is a favorable day for real-estate negotiations, but avoid doing so from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. Tonight: You win!
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH This is an upbeat, interesting day! You’re eager to act on new ideas and begin new things and entrepreneurial endeavors. (Check the Moon Alert.) Enjoy socializing with siblings, relatives and neighbors, especially because people from your past are popping up everywhere. Tonight: Enjoy solitude.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH This is an excellent day for shopping or negotiating business deals, but avoid doing so during the Moon Alert. You will enjoy shopping for beautiful things. People notice you today. Tonight: You’re popular!
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH This continues to be a powerful time for you with both the Sun and fair Venus in your sign. Plus, with Mars at the top of your chart, you’re pumped! If shopping, check the Moon Alert. You make a great impression on everyone, which is why you will run the meeting. Tonight: You’re admired.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Don’t worry about silly mistakes and forgetfulness, which is par for the course while Mercury retrograde is in your sign. On the upside, Mercury will now help you finish old projects, including any kind of research or the study of the past. Your sense of adventure is strong! Tonight: Broaden your horizons.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH This is a marvelous day to schmooze with others, especially creative, artistic people. You might feel attracted to someone. Perhaps a friend will become a lover. Hopefully, disputes about shared property and inheritances will go in your favor, especially late in the day. Tonight: Favorable finances.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You look wonderful to others. People are so impressed with you. Some of you might begin a romance with a boss or someone in authority. Could this be the source of tension that you feel with a friend or partner? Later today, be ready to compromise. Tonight: Cooperate.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Travel for pleasure will please you, especially if you can get a super early start on your weekend! However, you are also busting your buns at work to achieve as much as possible because parents and bosses from the past might be on the scene. Tonight: Get organized.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH This is an excellent day for negotiations about shared property, inheritances and wills because you will come out smelling like a rose. Meanwhile, social plans appeal to you! Sports events and competitive athletics are fine choices. You intend to do exactly what you want. Tonight: Party!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Increased activity and chaos on the homefront will continue to keep you busy. Fortunately, with Venus opposite your sign, relations with others are cordial and mutually supportive. Enjoy working with others to get the best results. Tonight: Happy home.
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Shares of CBRE Group Inc. Cl A
CBRE,
-0.45%
sank 0.45% to $78.14 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.34%
rising 0.34% to 3,946.01 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.10%
rising 0.10% to 31,135.09. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. CBRE Group Inc. Cl A closed $32.86 below its 52-week high ($111.00), which the company achieved on January 4th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as General Electric Co.
GE,
-1.14%
fell 1.14% to $70.03, Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
JLL,
-0.86%
fell 0.86% to $166.81, and Colliers International Group Inc.
CIGI,
-0.85%
fell 0.85% to $113.82.true Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Editor's Note: This story was auto-generated by Automated Insights, an automation technology provider, using data from Dow Jones and FactSet. See our market data terms of use.
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WATCH: Chick-Fil-A worker helps mom with baby avoid carjacking
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (CNN) - Chick-Fil-A employees are known for their willingness to help, and apparently that even extends to stopping a carjacking.
Authorities in Florida say 43-year-old William Branch approached a woman Wednesday afternoon as she was getting her baby out of her car near a Chick-Fil-A in Fort Walton Beach.
Wielding a stick, Branch first demanded her keys then grabbed them from the waistband of her pants, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman began screaming for help, and Chick-Fil-A employee Mykel Gordon ran over. He was punched in the face by Branch then fought the suspect on the ground, authorities say, as other people ran over to help.
Gordon was not seriously injured in the incident, part of which was captured on video by a witness.
“A major shout-out to this young man for his courage!” posted the sheriff’s office on social media alongside the video.
Branch was charged with carjacking with a weapon and battery. He had been involved in another incident shortly before the carjacking attempt, according to Gordon.
Chick-Fil-A says it is relieved everyone is safe and proud of Gordon’s courage.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. Gray News contributed to this report.
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NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Thursday, September 15, 2022
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Out of all the crime alerts we receive through NC State’s WolfAlert system, the majority seem to be occurring at or around Avent Ferry Road. This area houses numerous NC State undergrads, graduates and even non-student residents. So why are we now seeing an increase in alerts for this location?
I moved to Raleigh to attend classes at NC State for the fall semester of 2021. Never having been to Raleigh before, I didn’t know too much about the area. I was concerned with where the safer areas to live were as well as being relatively close to campus. Coming from a small town in Florida, I was irrevocably nervous.
I lucked out and ended up right off of Hillsborough Street. I was thankful to be so close to campus, but the price for convenience was well on its way to being over budget. During fall 2021 and spring 2022 I started noticing the crime alerts happening more so by Avent Ferry Road. While looking for a budget-friendly apartment for the current semester, I was adamant about steering clear of the Avent Ferry area. The prices seemed enticing, but the alerts were concerning.
With every alert popping up on my screen, I began to worry about the safety of the residents. If I lived in the area and were seeing the alerts, I would be extremely paranoid and probably gearing up to move out as soon as possible. So naturally, I wanted to know more about the situation of this area and the crimes.
Emergency Notification and Crisis Communications for campus and nearby have been active since Sept. 1, 2001. Initially, alerts were sent out in regard to on-campus crimes or crises. In the past year or two, the NC State University Police Department has upped the amount of notifications to be sent out, keeping students, parents, faculty and staff in the know. Not only are we receiving more alerts than before, they are covering a wider area around campus as well.
Comparing the amount of alerts we are receiving now versus in the past, it made me question why Avent Ferry Road is a target area and if anything is being done to improve the safety of residents. These questions led me to Daniel House, NC State’s Chief of Police.
In speaking with Chief House, it became quite clear that crimes in this area have always been around. Logically, crimes are happening in all parts of the city. Avent Ferry is no stranger to crimes, we are just seeing more reported through our crime alerts because of its proximity to campus and the increased utilization of WolfAlerts.
“All of a sudden you’re getting these alerts, so [people] are calling up and saying ‘what’s going on with the crime rate?’ — ‘the crime rate is going through the roof.’ If you actually look at the statistics, it’s gone down, if anything, which is incredible for being in a major city,” House said. “Sometimes we are a little bit more sensitive, so if we know we have an area that a lot of students live, even if it's a little bit off campus, we’re more likely to send that alert.”
On a positive note, House added that there is an increase in patrol of the area from both NC State Police and the Raleigh PD due to the crime level.
There are numerous ways to ensure safety, but the most important way is to become more self aware of your surroundings. It’s simple and obvious, but it is your best bet when trying to protect yourself. More importantly, if you have to walk at night, try to walk near groups of people or have some friends tag along with you — the more the merrier. If you’re out late, don’t have your headphones in. This shows you are most likely distracted and makes you an ideal target.
For concerned parents, there is an On Campus app where you can receive notifications about crimes at or around campus. There’s also a Facebook page where notifications are shared via NC State Police. For residents and students, the department offers a general safety program to learn what to look out for and ways to keep yourself out of harm's way. Fun fact, they also offer a pepper spray class which might come in handy sooner or later.
Whatever path you take in becoming better prepared, NC State Police and Raleigh PD are working to protect and ensure the safety of students and residents, aiming for a safer campus and city.
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Police’s bizarre ‘pigs in shoes’ plan to find missing Melissa Caddick’s body
Police considered tossing pig carcasses wearing running shoes into the ocean in an effort to unravel the mystery surrounding Melissa Caddick’s disappearance, a court has heard.
The fraudster’s disappearance is being examined by an inquest after she disappeared in November 2020, just hours after ASIC and the AFP raided her mansion in Sydney’s eastern suburbs over a Ponzi scheme which she used to steal $20m-$30m.
She has been believed dead since a running shoe containing a foot, later DNA matched to Ms Caddick, washed up on a NSW South Coast beach, more than 400kms south of Sydney.
The NSW Coroner’s Court heard on Thursday that police at one stage considered conducting an experiment involving pig carcasses being thrown into the ocean, fitted with running shoes and tracking devices.
The court heard it was supposed to test ocean currents and how sharks would react.
Detective Sergeant Steven Morgan told the court on Thursday that he did not know if they ever followed through with the experiment.
“I don’t know,” he said when asked if it ever took place.
Meanwhile, Ms Caddick’s mother has asked a coroner to allow her to give evidence at the inquest into the fraudster’s disappearance and suspected death.
The court heard on Thursday that Ms Caddick’s mother Barbara Grimley and brother Adam Grimley had both asked to give evidence, despite not being on the witness list.
Mr Koletti’s solicitor Judy Swan on Thursday told the inquest that Barbara Grimley and Adam Grimley wished to give evidence because they were concerned their voices “weren’t being heard”.
The court has heard Mr Koletti, a hairdresser and part-time DJ, did not make a missing person’s report for 30 hours after his wife was heard walking out the door of their home.
And when he did speak to police, he told officers that he was “too busy” working from home that day to come into the station to make a statement.
Mr Koletti told officers that at that stage he didn’t consider that his wife was “missing”, the court was told.
However, that was contradicted by his statements about becoming worried when he discovered her phone was left behind and that he had searched the cliff tops around their home.
As well, Mr Koletti made conflicting statements about the time his wife was last seen early on November 12.
Sergeant Trent Riley previously told the court that he was concerned by Mr Koletti’s initial statements to police.
And on the afternoon of November 13, he and two other officers went to Mr Koletti’s Dover Heights mansion to interview him for the second time in several hours.
Police body-worn camera footage shows that after Mr Koletti greeted the officers with a smile, Sergeant Riley told him that he was “just a bit” concerned.
“I’m just a bit worried about where your wife might be and I really need you to give me the full info,” Sergeant Riley said as he told Mr Koletti that he needed to clarify some of his statements.
Detective Inspector Gretchen Atkins, the crime manager at the NSW Police eastern suburbs command, told the court that the circumstances of Ms Caddick’s disappearance “raised alarms” during early investigations.
The court was told that under police policy the homicide squad should be notified if, during a police investigation, “suspicious circumstances” were found.
However, Inspector Atkins said in the Caddick investigation, there was nothing to support the theory that Ms Caddick had been murdered.
On November 20, officers took part in a 14-minute search of the three-storey home but only because they suspected that Ms Caddick might have been hiding out there.
The police footage played to the court also showed that on November 13, Mr Koletti allowed police to do a brief search of the five-bedroom house.
Sergeant Riley previously told the court that at the time, he suspected that Ms Caddick was “safe and well”, but Mr Koletti was withholding information.
Mr Koletti has never been charged with anything in respect of Ms Caddick’s disappearance.
Police bodyworn video footage of officers speaking to Melissa Caddick's husband a day after her disappearance.
Inspector Atkins told the court that in the early stages of the investigation, police were working off the theories that Ms Caddick had taken her own life or was on the run of her own volition.
Counsel assisting the coroner Jason Downing questioned whether a crime scene investigation should have been carried out sooner.
“I’m very comfortable with what we did, the searches that were conducted,” Inspector Atkins said.
“Later, there was a forensic search undertaken, but I was happy with the progress we were making.”
The inquest also heard on Thursday that Ms Caddick had taken out a life insurance policy which also included cover in the event she took her own life.
The inquest continues.
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Suspected gunman stalks Philadelphia teen girl moments before deadly shooting in new video
Philadelphia police released video that shows the suspected gunman watching the 17-year-old victim before opening fire
Philadelphia authorities have released a video showing the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a teen who was out walking her dog with another person over the weekend.
The surveillance video shows a hooded suspect stalking around, looking through and around parked vehicles to watch 17-year-old Teryn Johnson, who was shot just before 9 p.m. Sunday night in what investigators believe was a targeted attack.
The Philadelphia Police Department has not yet made an arrest and is requesting public assistance for any information that could lead to an arrest.
On Sunday, Philadelphia police officers responded to the 5300 block of Harrock Street, after reports of gunfire.
FATHER OF 7 'AMBUSHED AND EXECUTED' ON PHILADELPHIA HOME'S FRONT LAWN, POLICE SAY
Once on scene, the officers found a severely wounded victim and transported her to Temple University Hospital. She was pronounced dead at 9:16 p.m., police said.
The new surveillance video leading up to the deadly shooting provides additional details surrounding the attack, including that at least two people were involved in carrying out the attack as well as a general description of the suspect and the identification of the getaway vehicle.
Investigators say the suspect watched the victims for several minutes before carrying out the attack and the video montage appears to confirm this information.
PHILADELPHIA SHOOTING LEAVES 2 DEAD AND 4 INJURED
In the video, authorities said the suspect and at least one other person were in a dark-colored Dodge Challenger parked on the road next to the victims before it is seen parking further down the street.
Once the victim and the other individual pass the Challenger, the suspect, dressed in all-black clothing, exits and runs across the street towards them. The suspect appears to continue watching the victim from behind a utility van for several moments before re-entering the Challenger. The sportscar then drives up close to the victims, the suspect exits and fires a gun at least three times.
Witnesses at the scene Sunday night claimed the victim had several gunshot wounds, Fox 29 reported.
On Monday, Captain Jason Smith from the Philadelphia Police Department said at a press conference that the victim was "specifically targeted."
The Homicide Detectives Division is continuing to investigate the incident and the city of Philadelphia is offering a cash reward of $20,000 for information that results in an arrest and conviction.
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Tips can be submitted via telephone, at 215.686.TIPS (8477) or texted to 215.686.TIPS (8477).
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IMCAS Asia will enable Lightfective to showcase its innovative offering and strengthen its presence in the highly strategic Asia-Pacific market.
"We are excited to be participating in IMCAS Asia, which will help us introduce ReBorn, our non-invasive, fat reduction technology to the Asian market. Lightfective looks forward to using IMCAS as a springboard to expand potential collaborations and further extend our activities in this very important region," said Tsvi Bahat, CEO of Lightfective.
TEL-AVIV, Israel, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightfective, the aesthetic industry leader behind the ReBorn non-invasive fat reduction system, announced today that it would participate in the IMCAS Asia 2022 conference, taking place on September 29 – October 1, 2022, in Bangkok.
This announcement follows the company's recent recognition, having been rewarded the Honourable Mentions in the 2022 European Product Design Awards event. This award honours the work of talented, internationally minded product designers who strive to enhance our daily lives through their practical, well-thought-out designs.
The 15th IMCAS Asia will be attended by prominent international dermatology, plastic surgery, and aesthetic science specialists who will share their experience and the latest academic and industry findings in the aesthetic field. As the conference's primary objective is building a bridge between aesthetic plastic surgery and dermatology, speakers will address such issues as ethics, new technologies, trend benchmarking, practice management, and scientific society relations.
Lightfective's management team and experts, led by CEO Tsvi Bahat, will attend the conference, and showcase the company's ReBorn non-invasive fat reduction system, powered by its proprietary and innovative Power LED technology. ReBorn is rapidly emerging as a true revolution in non-invasive fat reduction, as it delivers highly effective, safe, and consistent clinical results.
The best-engineered device on the market, ReBorn was ingeniously designed and constructed, to allow a wide range of surfaces, shapes, and sizes to be integrated into its applicators. This enables practitioners to treat all areas of a patient's body: arms, legs, inner thighs, buttocks, and the abdominal area. Another advantage of the device is that it utilizes military-grade Power LEDs, which are much more potent and efficacious than regular LEDs. The end result is a highly effective non-invasive fat-reduction method. ReBorn's is easy to use and has no consumables, offering both physicians and clinics rapid Return on Investment with a simple integration process.
Presenting ReBorn at the IMCAS Asia congress in Thailand will mark a significant milestone in the company's development. Lightfective already demonstrated the innovative features of the ReBorn technology in IMCAS Paris earlier this year, gaining strong enthusiasm and successfully forging collaborations with prominent physicians and scientists. The company has also signed numerous agreements with companies in Japan, France, Italy, Belgium and Mexico, opening the door to global distribution and broader acceptance for ReBorn. Lightfective's participation in IMCAS Asia this autumn will strengthen its penetration in the Asia-Pacific market and further accelerate its rapid international growth rate
ReBorn's increasing popularity worldwide amply demonstrates the growing confidence in the company and recognition of ReBorn as a unique fat reduction device.
As Asia has always played a crucial role in medical and aesthetic technologies, Lightfective is looking forward to taking the floor during the congress in Thailand. The company's VP of Sales, Eyal Revivo, expressed confidence that the conference will serve as a staging ground for the exposure of the innovative device and thus facilitate its acceptance in the region.
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- The company announces a major upgrade to its digitalized energy management platform Q.OMMAND, incorporating Samsung Electronics' heat pumps into solar panels (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS).
- With soaring gas prices in Europe increasing demand for non- fossil fuel-based heating systems, Qcells' smart energy solutions is expected to provide a cleaner, more affordable way to heat their houses.
SEOUL, South Korea and BERLIN, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qcells, a completely clean energy solution provider owned by Hanwha Solutions, today introduced a comprehensive energy management solution that can help to reduce electricity and heating bills for European households.
Connecting Qcells' solar modules (PV) and energy storage systems (ESS) to Samsung Electronics' heat pumps (Eco Heating System, EHS), Q. OMMAND mobile apps enable customers to optimize their power consumption by controlling the alternative heating system run by affordable, clean electricity.
Consumers can install Qcells solar modules to generate clean PV electricity, and store it with smart battery system Q. HOME CORE. The electricity produced with this Qcells PV+ESS solution is then used to power heat pumps and Q. OMMAND provides the best way to consume electricity with real-time monitoring and year-to-year analysis.
The consumers can also reduce electricity bills for other home appliances with Samsung's Smart Things Energy Iot platform. Using its "Net Zero Home" solutions, households can automatically switch home appliances to energy-saving mode at night or on cloudy days. The solar-powered heat pumps and energy management platform were unveiled at 2022 IFA.
Amid soaring gas prices in Europe, solar-powered heat pumps are fast emerging as an alternative to fossil fuel-based heating systems. Incorporating this technology into Qcells' smart energy management system can offer households a viable solution to tackling energy security at a time of global challenges.
The worsening energy crisis in Europe is accelerating demand for renewable-based heat pumps to reduce reliance on fossil gas for heating homes. According to the REPower EU Plan, the European Commission aims to install 20 million heat pumps by 2026 and nearly 60 million by 2030.
"Heating bills are poised to soar for this winter, and powering heat pumps with solar energy can reduce the burden," said a Qcells spokesperson. "With our innovative PV and ESS technology, we will continue to work with our partners to provide comprehensive clean energy solutions."
About Qcells
Qcells is one of the world's leading clean energy companies, recognized for its established reputation as a manufacturer of high-performance, high-quality solar cells and modules, portfolio of intelligent storage systems, and growing international pipeline of large-scale renewable energy projects. Qcells also provides renewable electricity retail services and packages to end customers the world over. The company is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ) with its diverse international manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Malaysia, China, and South Korea. Qcells offers Completely Clean Energy through the full spectrum of photovoltaic products, storage solutions, renewable electricity contracting and large-scale solar power plants. Through its growing global business network spanning Europe, North America, Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East, Qcells provides excellent services and long-term partnerships to its customers in the utility, commercial, governmental and residential markets. For more information, visit: https://www.q-cells.us/en/main.html
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nike released the United States’ World Cup jerseys Thursday, including a mostly white design for home matches that was criticized in advance by a pair of American players and some fans.
The home jerseys have red and blue stripes on each sleeve, somewhat similar to the stripes down each side of the Americans’ 2002 World Cup uniforms.
“We just as angry as y’all !!!” forward Tim Weah wrote last month after a version of the home jersey was posted online.
“Tried to tell them,” midfielder Weston McKennie wrote.
The bright blue away jersey has an ice-dying technique somewhat akin to a tie-dye pattern.
More than 100 people signed a change.org online petition calling for different designs.
“I rate it in the middle,” American midfielder Yunus Musah said during an Aug. 25 conference call. putting his right thumb sideways. “It’s not there,” he said with a thumbs up, then flipping to a thumbs down, “or there. It’s the middle.”
Donald Wine, a national board member of the American Outlaws supporters group, said he likely will purchase one of the new jerseys but hoped Nike and the U.S. Soccer Federation would take criticism into account in future designs. Wine said fans prefer a more distinctive look the team could become known for, such as Croatia’s adoption of a checkerboard pattern.
As an example, Wine cited the red and white horizontal stripes of the 2012-13 U.S. jersey that became known as Waldo, after the character’s attire in a children’s book.
“The outcry is not necessarily over the design of the jersey, or at least lack of design on the home, but it’s about the fact that I think a lot of people are looking for a jersey identity to call their own,” Wine said. “I am one of those people who have been long in the team Waldo camp for it being a permanent national team jersey. I think in the end people just want a jersey identity and these don’t do that. ”
Aaron Barnett, senior product director of Nike global football apparel, said Rolando Cruz, the apparel product line manager, coordinated with the USSF on the design.
“We know that our products always will elicit response,” Barnett said. “We’ve been doing products for multiple sports, not just soccer. And so we’re going to have some athletes that are super-excited about it and some they’re not excited about. And that’s just the balance that you always have in the process.”
The U.S. is back in the World Cup for this year’s tournament in Qatar after failing to qualify for 2018. The Americans open Nov. 21 against Wales
Barnett said most of the jersey manufacturing takes place in Asia. He said he did not know whether the workers who manufactured the kits were unionized.
Nike took over as the USSF equipment supplier in 1995 from Adidas, which had provided uniforms since 1973. The USSF announced a longterm extension with Nike last November without specifying a length.
Nike released the jerseys of 12 of its 13 World Cup teams Thursday: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, France, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and South Korea. The company delayed announcing England’s designs until Sept. 21 following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Adidas supplies seven — Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Wales — and Puma six — Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Serbia, Switzerland and Uruguay.
New Balance has Costa Rica and Panama, while four brands have one each Errea (Iceland), Hummel (Denmark), Marathon (Ecuador) and Majid (Iran).
Defending champion France has jerseys inspired by Toile de Jouy fabric that includes subtle prints of famous landmarks, such as the Arc de Triomphe, the Old Mill of Vernon, a Romanesque tower
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