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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral set for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey
Queen Elizabeth II's funeral set for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey
All right. All right. She's an iconic woman. She's such *** legacy. She reigned for over 70 years, so she started at such young age and yeah, it's just heartbreaking.
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Queen Elizabeth II's funeral set for Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey
Palace officials say the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey in London after the public gets an opportunity to pay their last respects to the monarch.Elizabeth, the nation’s longest-reigning sovereign, died Thursday at her summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands.Details on the 96-year-old queen’s funeral will be released later, but organizers on Saturday described the ceremony as a “fitting farewell to one of the defining figures of our times.’’Palace officials said there would be opportunities to see the late sovereign’s oak coffin as it journeys from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to Edinburgh and again in London, where her body will lie in state for four days starting Wednesday.
Palace officials say the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey in London after the public gets an opportunity to pay their last respects to the monarch.
Elizabeth, the nation’s longest-reigning sovereign, died Thursday at her summer retreat in the Scottish Highlands.
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Details on the 96-year-old queen’s funeral will be released later, but organizers on Saturday described the ceremony as a “fitting farewell to one of the defining figures of our times.’’
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Russia announces troop pullback from Ukraine's Kharkiv area
Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday that it is pulling back forces from two areas in Ukraine's Kharkiv region where a Ukrainian counter-offensive has made significant advances in the past week.
Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the troops would be regrouped from the Balakliya and Izyum areas to the Donetsk region. Izyum was a major base for Russian forces in the Kharkiv region.
Konashenkov said the move is being made "in order to achieve the stated goals of the special military operation to liberate Donbas,'" one of the eastern Ukraine regions that Russia has declared sovereign.
The claim of pullback to concentrate on Donetsk is similar to the justification Russia gave for pulling back its forces from the Kyiv region earlier this year.
Ukrainian officials on Saturday claimed major gains in a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country's northeast, saying Ukrainian troops had cut off vital supplies to front-line hotspot.
The reports followed several days of apparent advances by Ukraine south of Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, in what could become the biggest battlefield success for Ukrainian forces since they thwarted a Russian attempt to seize the capital of Kyiv at the start of the nearly seven-month war.
Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko suggested the Ukrainian troops had retaken Kupiansk, a town along the main supply route to Izyum, long a focus on the Russian front line and the site of heavy artillery and other fighting. Nikolenko tweeted a photo showing soldiers of the 92nd Separate Mechanized Battalion of Ukraine in front of what he said was a government building in Kupiansk, 73 kilometers (45 miles) north of Izyum.
The Security Service of Ukraine, known as the SBU, hours later posted a message which it said showed its forces in Kupiansk, further suggesting it had been seized by Ukrainian troops. The Ukrainian military didn't immediately confirm entering the town, a railway hub that Russia seized in February, when its mayor surrendered to avoid civilian casualties.
Later Saturday, videos on social media began to circulate also appearing to show Ukrainian forces on the rural outskirts of Izyum at a roadside checkpoint. A large statue bearing the city's name could be seen in the footage. Ukrainian forces did not acknowledge holding the city.
Earlier Saturday, the British Defense Ministry told reporters it believed the Ukrainians had advanced as much as 30 miles south of Kharkiv, and described Russian forces around Izyum as "increasingly isolated."
"Russian forces were likely taken by surprise. The sector was only lightly held and Ukrainian units have captured or surrounded several towns," the British military said, adding that the loss of Kupiansk would greatly affect Russian supply lines in the area.
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, likewise referenced sweeping Ukrainian gains, estimating that Kyiv has seized around 965 square miles in its northeastern breakthrough. The institute said it appeared that "disorganized Russian forces (were) caught in the rapid Ukrainian advance." They cited social media images of apparent Russian prisoners seized in the advance around Izyum and surrounding towns.
The same report said Ukrainian forces "may collapse Russian positions around Izyum if they sever Russian ground lines of communication" north and south of the town.
Moscow did not immediately acknowledge or comment on the claims by Ukraine and its Western allies. However, Vladislav Sokolov, the head of the Russian-appointed local administration, said on social media that authorities in Izyum have started evacuating residents to Russia.
The fighting in eastern Ukraine comes amid an ongoing offensive around Kherson in the south. Analysts suggest Russia may have taken soldiers from the east to reinforce around Kherson, offering the Ukrainians the opportunity to strike a weakened front line.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told the television channel Ukraina that the Russians had no food or fuel for their troops in the area as Kyiv had cut off their supply lines.
"It will be like an avalanche," he said, predicting a Russian fallback. "One line of defense will shake and it will fall."
The Ukrainian military was more circumspect about the reported gains, claiming in its regular update Saturday to have taken "more than 1,000 square kilometers" (386 square miles) from pro-Kremlin forces this week. It said "in some areas, units of the Defense Forces have penetrated the enemy's defenses to a depth of 50 kilometers," matching the British assessment, but did not disclose geographical details.
Officials in Kyiv have for weeks been tight-lipped about plans for a counteroffensive to retake territory overrun by Russia early in the war, calling on residents to refrain from sharing information on social media.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a nightly video address Friday that Ukrainian troops had reclaimed more than 30 settlements in the Kharkiv region since the start of the counter-offensive.
"We are gradually taking control over more settlements, returning the Ukrainian flag and protection for our people," Zelenskyy said.
He spoke after the Ukrainian governor of Kharkiv reported that the national flag had been raised over Balakliia, a town recaptured by Ukrainian troops on Thursday following six months of Russian occupation.
"Balakliia is Ukraine! Today, together with the military, led by the commander of the Ground Forces Oleksandr Syrskyy, we raised the Ukrainian flag," governor Oleh Syniehubov wrote on Telegram.
Elsewhere, Ukrainian emergency services reported that a 62-year-old woman was killed in a Russian missile strike in the Kharkiv region overnight. It said her body was found buried in the rubble of her home, which was flattened by the strike.
Syniehubov also accused Moscow of pummeling settlements retaken by Kyiv in its recent advances, along with other residential areas in the region. He said in a Telegram post that five civilians were hospitalized in the Izyum district, while nine others suffered injuries elsewhere in the region.
In the embattled Donbas region south of Kharkiv, the Ukrainian governor said civilians were killed and wounded overnight by Russian shelling near the city of Bakhmut, a key target of the stalled Russian offensive there. Pavlo Kyrylenko said on Telegram that two people died and two more suffered injuries in Bakhmut and the neighboring village of Yahidne.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit Saturday, saying that Europe would not tire of helping Ukraine despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to raise the pressure by withholding energy supplies from European Union nations.
Baerbock said Germany will assist Ukraine in finding and removing mines and other unexploded ordnance left by Russian troops in areas where they have been pushed back by Ukrainian forces.
Despite the gains made by Ukraine's armed forces, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the head of NATO warned Friday that Ukraine's fight against Russia appears set to drag on for months. Blinken said the war was entering a critical period and he urged Ukraine's Western backers to keep up their support through what could be a difficult winter.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area.
Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade was identified in July in Rockland County, which is north of the city. The latest detection involved a wastewater sample collected last month in Nassau County on Long Island, directly east of the city.
The sample is genetically linked to the polio case from Rockland and provides further evidence of expanding community spread, state health officials said. The poliovirus had previously been detected in wastewater in New York City and three counties to its north: Rockland, Orange and Sullivan.
Hochul declared a state disaster emergency that allows EMS workers, midwives and pharmacists to administer polio vaccines and allows doctors to issue standing orders for the vaccine. Data on immunizations will be used to focus vaccination efforts where they’re needed the most.
“On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice,” state Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a prepared statement. “If you or your child are unvaccinated or not up to date with vaccinations, the risk of paralytic disease is real. I urge New Yorkers to not accept any risk at all.”
Health officials said all unvaccinated New York residents — including children by 2 months of age, pregnant people and those who haven’t completed their vaccine series — should get immunized immediately. They also urged boosters for certain people, such as healthcare workers in affected areas who treat patients who might have polio.
The statewide polio vaccination rate is 79%, but the counties of Rockland, Orange and Sullivan had lower rates.
Officials have said that it is possible that hundreds of people in the state have gotten polio and don’t know it. Most people infected with polio have no symptoms but can still give the virus to others for days or weeks.
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DENVER (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts defended the authority of the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution, saying its role should not be called into question just because people disagree with its decisions.
When asked to reflect on the last year at the court in his first public appearance since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Roberts said Friday he was concerned that lately some critics of the court’s controversial decisions have questioned the legitimacy of the court, which he said was a mistake. He did not mention any specific cases or critics by name.
“If the court doesn’t retain its legitimate function of interpreting the constitution, I’m not sure who would take up that mantle. You don’t want the political branches telling you what the law is, and you don’t want public opinion to be the guide about what the appropriate decision is,” Roberts said while being interviewed by two judges from the Denver-based 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at its conference in Colorado Springs.
Roberts described the last year as an unusual and difficult one, pointing to the public not be allowed inside the court, closed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, as one hardship. He also said it was “gut wrenching” to drive into the Supreme Court that was surrounded by barricades every day.
The barriers were installed in May when protests erupted outside the court and outside the homes of some Supreme Court justices after there was an unprecedented leak of a draft opinion indicating the justices were planning to overturn Roe v. Wade, which provided women constitutional protections for abortion for nearly 50 years. The barriers are gone and the public will be allowed back inside when the court’s new session begins in October but an investigation ordered by Roberts into the leak continues.
Speaking at the same conference Thursday, Justice Neil Gorsuch said it is “terribly important” to identify the leaker and said he is expecting a report on the progress of the investigation, “I hope soon.”
Gorsuch condemned the leak, as have other justices who have addressed it publicly.
“Improper efforts to influence judicial decision-making, from whatever side, from whomever, are a threat to the judicial decision-making process,” Gorsuch said. Reporters from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg attended the talk.
The leaked draft was largely incorporated into Justice Samuel Alito’s final opinion in June that overturned Roe v. Wade in a case upholding Mississippi’s law banning abortion after 15 weeks. The ruling paved the way for severe abortion restrictions or bans in nearly half of U.S. states.
In June’s ruling, Roberts, appointed to the court in 2005 by former President George W. Bush, voted to uphold Mississippi’s law but he did not join the conservative justices in also overturning Roe v. Wade, as well as Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to end a pregnancy. He wrote that there was no need to overturn the broad precedents to uphold the state law, saying he would take “a more measured course.”
Roberts has spoken out repeatedly about the importance of the judiciary’s independence and to rebut perceptions of the court as a political institution not much different than Congress or the presidency.
Opinion polls since the leak and the release of the final abortion decision, though, have shown a sharp drop in approval of the court and confidence in the institution.
When asked what the public might not know about how the court work, Roberts emphasized the collegiality among the justices and the court’s tradition of shaking hands before starting conferences or taking the bench. After the justices might disagree about a decision, everyone eats together in the court’s dining room where they talk about everything but work, he said. He said it’s not borne out of “fake affection” but a respect that comes from the push and pull of explaining ideas and listening to the responses to them.
“We have a common calling and we act like it,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Mark Sherman contributed to this report from Washington.
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Disney’s first trailer for its live-action “The Little Mermaid” reboot is making waves thanks to its eerily beautiful visuals and the stunning voice of Halle Bailey as Ariel.
The teaser opens with shots of a churning wave and an underwater world teeming with fish and turtles. It then features Bailey singing part of one of the original movie’s most famous songs, “Part of Your World,” as she gazes up into the light from the shadowy ocean floor.
The preview debuted at Disney’s D23 Expo this week, where Bailey called the role a “dream come true” while speaking onstage to fans.
“Being a little girl, swimming in the pool, imagining I was a mermaid ― I never thought one day I could actually see that come to life,” she said.
Bailey has previously spoken about how she’s faced racist backlash to being cast as the iconic Disney princess but took heart in her grandparents’ reassurance of how meaningful her casting would be for many Black and brown girls.
“It was an inspiring and beautiful thing to hear their words of encouragement, telling me, ‘You don’t understand what this is doing for us, for our community, for all the little Black and brown girls who are going to see themselves in you,’” Bailey told Variety in an interview published last month.
After the trailer was released Friday, many people on social media were sharing their excitement over the new movie.
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Prince William paid tribute to his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, on Saturday, remembering her as “an extraordinary leader” and also as his beloved “Grannie.”
“On Thursday, the world lost an extraordinary leader, whose commitment to the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth was absolute,” the new Prince of Wales said in a statement. “So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign.
“I, however, have lost a grandmother. And while I grieve her loss, I also feel incredibly grateful. I have had the benefit of The Queen’s wisdom and reassurance into my fifth decade. My wife has had twenty years of her guidance and support. My three children have got to spend holidays with her and create memories that will last their whole lives,” he added.
“She was by my side at my happiest moments. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life. I knew this day would come, but it will be some time before the reality of life without Grannie will truly feel real. I thank her for the kindness she showed my family and me,” he continued.
“My grandmother famously said that grief was the price we pay for love. All of the sadness we will feel in the coming weeks will be testament to the love we felt for our extraordinary Queen. I will honour her memory by supporting my father, The King, in every way I can.”
Elizabeth died Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She was 96.
Immediately following her death, the now-former Prince Charles became king, a role he has waited a lifetime to attain. King Charles III addressed the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth for the first time as monarch Friday.
In his speech, Charles paid tribute to his late mother and promised to uphold her commitment to a life of service.
“As the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, I too now solemnly pledge myself, throughout the remaining time God grants me, to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation,” he said, adding that he “shall endeavor to serve you with loyalty, respect and love, as I have throughout my life.”
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Two members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group pleaded guilty Friday to obstructing the certification of a presidential election when they participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Nicholas Ochs ― a 36-year-old self-described “elder” of the Proud Boys who founded the group’s Hawaii network ― and his accomplice, 32-year-old Nicholas DeCarlo, wrote “Murder the Media” on a door leading into the Washington building, the Department of Justice said. “Murder the Media” was the name of the men’s social media channel.
“We’re not supposed to be here, this is beyond the fence,” Ochs told DeCarlo at one point, according to court documents.
“We’re all felons, yeah!” DeCarlo replied.
Once inside the Capitol, the two discussed finding House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
“Where’s Nancy?” DeCarlo shouted in the building. “Nancy’s office!” both men yelled on video, according to court documents.
The two also went through a Capitol police officer’s duffel bag, and DeCarlo took a pair of plastic handcuffs.
“Sorry we couldn’t go live when we stormed the fuckin’ U.S. Capitol and made Congress flee,” Ochs said on video, according to the Justice Department.
The guilty pleas come as additional Proud Boys face trial for their role in the Jan. 6 attack. Five others, including group leader Enrique Tarrio, are charged with seditious conspiracy for allegedly plotting to use violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which was won by Joe Biden.
At the end of August, Proud Boys member Joshua Pruitt was sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in the riot.
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Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral will take place Monday, Sept. 19, at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace said Saturday.
The palace confirmed that the queen will lie in state at Westminster, where members of the public will be able to pay their respects over four days.
The queen’s coffin, which is at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, will travel to Edinburgh on Sunday, the palace said, staying at the Palace of Holyroodhouse until Monday. The following day, the coffin ― accompanied by Princess Anne, the queen’s daughter, will travel by Royal Air Force plane to make the journey to Buckingham Palace.
On Wednesday, the coffin will be moved from the palace to Westminster. Next, it will head to Westminster Abbey, where a funeral will be conducted Sept. 19.
The palace said the queen’s coffin will then travel to its ultimate resting place, the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
Prince Philip, who is currently buried at the Royal Vault at St. George’s Chapel, will be moved to the King George VI Memorial Chapel to be with the queen.
Elizabeth died peacefully Thursday at Balmoral, the palace said. She was 96. Anne, as well as Charles and Camilla — now the king and queen consort — were reportedly by the queen’s side when she died, as royal family members rushed to be there.
Charles, who immediately became king after his mother’s death, released a moving statement about Elizabeth on Thursday.
“The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family,” he said in the statement. “We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.”
He added, “During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.” | https://www.huffpost.com/entry/queen-elizabeth-funeral-date_n_631cb441e4b046aa02356e78 | 2022-09-10T18:18:49 | en | 0.968821 |
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Prince William and Prince Harry have gathered at Windsor Castle with their partners in an unexpected show of unity following the death of their grandmother, the Queen.
The new Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, greeted mourners and well-wishers together late Saturday afternoon, and looked at the many floral tributes left by the public.
ll four royals were dressed in all black as they walked along the gates of Windsor Castle. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex held hands as they looked at the tributes, with Harry at one point affectionately putting his hand on Meghan’s back.
They were seen pointing at different tributes and discussing them as members of the crowd waved at them.
It is the Cambridges’ first public appearance since they were announced as Prince and Princess of Wales by King Charles III on Friday afternoon. Earlier on Saturday, Prince William issued a deeply personal statement speaking of the loss of his “Grannie” and what the Queen meant to his family.
“So much will be said in the days ahead about the meaning of her historic reign. I, however, have lost a grandmother,” he said. “She was by my side at my happiest moment. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life.”
He added: “She was by my side at my happiest moment. And she was by my side during the saddest days of my life.”
Well wishers and the media were surprised to see Meghan and Harry with William and Kate as they viewed floral tributes to the late Queen.
But a royal source said the new Prince of Wales asked his brother and his wife to join them in viewing the tributes.
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Hattiesburg man struck by train
Published: Sep. 10, 2022 at 12:02 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Hattiesburg, Miss. (WDAM) - On Saturday, September 10, 2022, emergency personnel responded to a report of a man struck by a train, around 7:15 a.m. near West Pine Street and Highway 49.
The pedestrian has been identified as 37-year-old, Antonio Fisher, of Hattiesburg. Forrest County Deputy Coroner Lisa Klem said that Fisher was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident will remain under investigation.
The rail crossing on McInnis Loop will be blocked from both sides for thru traffic due to the train blocking the crossing, which will last for several hours according to railway officials.
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Margaritaville at Sea offers free paradise cruise for military, first responders and educators
(Gray News) - A popular cruise line says it’s honoring frontline workers by helping cover their select cruise fare to the Bahamas.
The Margaritaville at Sea cruise line recently announced a “Heroes Sail Free” program.
According to a news release, the program provides one free cruise to the Bahamas for U.S. military service members, police, emergency medical service workers and educators.
“Welcome aboard, heroes, with a big thank you for your service,” said singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. “Now, we feel honored to serve you at sea.”
The cruise line said the three-day, two-night getaway starts from the Port of Palm Beach and sails to Freeport in the Bahamas aboard its Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship.
According to the company, its flagship vessel features several gourmet foods and beverage options, spa treatments and much more.
“To show our sincere gratitude for their ongoing service, we wanted to offer these frontline heroes a chance to kick off their boots and work shoes and flip flop into a relaxing getaway,” said Kevin Sheehan, Jr., CEO of Margaritaville at Sea.
The cruise program is a partnership between Margaritaville at Sea and GovX.com, the largest military and government e-commerce site.
The cruise line said the program is running through Dec. 29, 2023.
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Puerto Rico star Ricky Martin faces sexual assault complaint
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A sexual assault complaint has been filed against Puerto Rico pop star Ricky Martin, who recently sued his nephew over what he said were false allegations of sexual abuse.
The complaint was filed Friday at a police precinct in the capital of San Juan, police spokesman Edward Ramírez told The Associated Press on Saturday. Information including who filed the complaint and details of the allegations are not public, given the nature of the complaint.
A person who was not authorized to speak about the case confirmed that Martin’s nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, filed the complaint. The person said the complaint does not automatically trigger an arrest because the alleged incident is not recent, adding that police will investigate and determine whether charges are warranted.
Sánchez previously requested a restraining order against Martin in July, but a judge later archived the case after Sánchez admitted under oath that he had never been sexually assaulted by the singer.
Flavia Fernández, a spokeswoman for Martin, told the AP that his legal team is evaluating the situation and not issuing public comment for now.
On Thursday, the artist’s attorneys filed a lawsuit against his nephew, whom they described as “troubled.” They accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages.
They said Sánchez’s allegations cost Martin at least $10 million worth of canceled contracts and projects, plus another $20 million in damages to his reputation.
The lawsuit states that Sánchez would send up to 10 messages a day to Martin, the majority “meaningless diatribes without any particular purpose.” It also accuses him of publishing Martin’s private number, forcing him to change it.
In addition, the lawsuit said Sánchez falsely claimed he had a romantic relationship with Martin for seven months and that the singer didn’t want it to end and would call Sánchez with frequency.
“Nothing further from the truth,” the lawsuit stated.
Attorneys also noted that a judge previously issued Sánchez two restraining orders in an unrelated stalking case.
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Ministry Marks the Successful Start of Global Sales and Marketing Missions
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) this week, 7 September, hosted the first in a series of Global Sales and Marketing Missions at venues across Fort Lauderdale designed to further promote The Bahamas as a leading tourism destination and paved a path towards continued tourism recovery.
A delegation led by the Honourable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, participated in a lineup of productive meetings with key stakeholders from across the tourism industry, culminating in a culturally-inspired evening event at the Broward Center for The Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
During a tour of the newly named Little Bahamas of Coconut Grove, DPM Cooper was presented with a key to the City of Miami by Congresswoman Fredricka Wilson — a Bahamian descendent leading the charge to preserve the history and contribution of Bahamians, who were the city's first settlers.
Joined by destination representatives, hotel partners and BMOTIA executives, DPM Cooper and Acting Director General, Latia Duncombe, hosted 150 sales representatives and industry partners and some 20 media and influencers at the evening event. Guests were transported to The Bahamas via picturesque digital displays of the beautiful Bahama islands, promotional videos highlighting the offerings of the 16 island destinations, a three-course sit down dinner featuring a Bahamian inspired menu, and an electrifying Junkanoo performance. A live Q+A panel highlighted The Bahamas' steadily growing tourism numbers for key industry leaders, sales and trade representatives, stakeholders and media in attendance.
"All of our markets are critical to our success as we strive to reach pre-pandemic tourism arrivals," said Duncombe.
"We have daily airlift coming from Florida and it's extremely important for us to show how easy it is to get to and through the islands of The Bahamas. Whether it's boating fishing, diving, or the MICE market, there are significant opportunities here in Florida — just 50 miles away. We are reengaging our trade and media partners as part of our strategy to double stopover visitors across our 16 island destinations.
"We know it's not always possible for key industry sales and media representatives to visit our beautiful islands -- so it is important for us to bring a taste of The Bahamas directly to them to ensure the destination remains top of mind in a very competitive landscape."
The series of events will continue onto Orlando, Florida, 8 Sept., followed by New York City, New York, later this month. Further stops in North America include Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Los Angeles, California, followed by cities across Canada.
In addition to major travel hubs throughout the U.S. and Canada, the delegation will be heading to Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates to bring a taste of Bahamian culture directly to key international markets across the globe to inspire travel to the destination.
ABOUT THE BAHAMAS
The Bahamas has over 700 islands and cays, as well as 16 unique island destinations. Located only 50 miles off the coast of Florida, it offers a quick and easy way for travellers to escape their everyday. The island nation also boasts world-class fishing, diving, boating and thousands of miles of the Earth's most spectacular beaches for families, couples and adventurers to explore. See why It's Better in The Bahamas at www.bahamas.com or on Facebook, YouTube or Instagram.
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Anita Johnson-Patty
Director, Global Communications
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism & Aviation
ajohnson@bahamas.com
Weber Shandwick
Public Relations
Bahamas@webershandwick.com
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Whether you love the white-knuckle thrill of a roller coaster as it loops through the air or you want to get a bird’s-eye view at a more leisurely pace from a gigantic Ferris wheel, the amusement parks in Houston have you covered.
Houston's amusement parks run the gamut from indoor palaces with wall-to-wall fun to classic boardwalk experiences that offer a heavy dose of nostalgia. No matter what type of thrills you like and whatever the season, there’s sure to be a Houston amusement park that will give you and your family an unforgettable day.
Keep reading to discover five of our favorite amusement parks around Houston—or within a short drive of the city—and what makes them worth the price of admission.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
The folks at Six Flags know you can have just as great an adrenaline rush in the water as you can on dry land, and they’ve got rides that have the thrill of roller coasters—only wetter. Located just a few miles north of Houston, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a water park where all ages can have a blast while staying cool during the city's hottest days, whether they want death-defying plunges or a gentle float.
If rides like the RipQurl (where you move 26 feet per second in a giant bowl) or Paradise Plunge (a seven-story free fall) aren’t your cup of tea, they have a lazy river and a 500,000-gallon wave pool. Even the littlest mermaids can enjoy Coconut Bay or the Treehouse, designed for kids. If that isn't enough, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor also hosts concerts and other live events, too—check their calendar to catch your favorite stars on stage.
Find it: 21300 Interstate 45, Spring, Texas 77373; 281-355-3300
Kemah Boardwalk
A Texas family destination since the late 1990s, the Kemah Boardwalk spans 60 acres along Galveston Bay and Clear Lake and is owned and operated by Landry’s, a mega hospitality and entertainment corporation. It's about a 30-minute drive out of town and well worth a day trip. The Boardwalk is home to 15 rides, an aquarium, shops and 10 restaurants.
Among the rides, the Boardwalk Bullet is a unique wooden coaster that’s almost 100 feet tall and reaches speeds of 51 miles per hour. Naturally, there are classics like a 65-foot Ferris wheel, a carousel and a 140-foot drop tower, plus swing and pendulum rides. There's even a speedboat ride that will take you on a 25-minute trip around Galveston Bay hitting speeds of 40 miles per hour. The boardwalk also features an arcade, Midway games, playground and splash pad.
Kemah has a marina with 400 slips and a charter yacht, the FantaSea, offering dinner cruises around the Gulf. With an on-site boutique hotel and plenty of dining and entertainment options, you can easily make a weekend staycation out of it.
Find it: 215 Kipp Ave., Kemah, Texas 77565; 281-535-8100
Houston Funplex
Where can you find more than 200 arcade games, bowling and rides all under one roof within the city limits? At Houston Funplex—and no matter the weather, it's a unique amusement park the whole family will enjoy. Houston Funplex has its own esports arena, where groups of five or more gamers can gather and play multiplayer favorites like Fortnite and Apex Legends. And younger gamers can enjoy Minecraft and Roblox, too. For gamers who prefer to be unhooked from a PC, there are nearly 200 arcade games to enjoy, from retro classics like Pac Man and Skee-Ball to modern picks like Injustice and Pump-It-Up, and they all earn you tickets to exchange for prizes at the end of the day. The park also has virtual reality car simulators and roller coasters, but there's even more to do outside of looking at screens.
Houston Funplex has a 40-lane bowling alley complete with a restaurant, an indoor go-kart track and a roller rink (where Beyonce filmed the video for “Blow,” NBD). When mom and dad are worn out, they can turn the kids loose in a two-story, Texas-sized playground complete with a treehouse, arcade games, ball and foam pits, inflatables, slides, and trampolines. No amusement park would be complete without rides, and Funplex has some impressive ones—despite being totally indoors—including bumper cars, a drop tower and a Ferris wheel.
Find it: 13700 Beechnut St., Houston, Texas 77083; 281-530-7777
Big Rivers Water Park & Adventures
Part of the planned Grand Texas Amusement Park, a mammoth 645-acre entertainment complex being built just northeast of Houston, Big Rivers Water Park & Adventures is open and full of family fun. It's home to Houston's biggest lazy river, a massive wave pool and a slew of slides that cater to all ages. That's not even to mention GatorSplash, a kid-friendly area loaded with slides and more than 300 water-play elements that the park has claimed is the largest interactive play structure in all of Texas. More wet fun can be found at Wild Isle, a challenge course loaded with inflatables right in the middle of a lake on the park's campus.
If you want to stay dry, you will find plenty of rides at the Big Rivers Fairgrounds area, including an intense pendulum ride, a pair of flying rides and a unique roller coaster called Rolling Thunder that spins and flips riders in their car as they go along the track. Meanwhile, the Dry Adventures zone has a huge maze you can navigate, archery, axe-throwing, sluice “mining,” a petting zoo (where you can actually handle baby alligators) and a stocked fishing hole. There are two zip lines in the Aerial Adventures area as well, along with a pair of ninja courses, a bungee jump and a rock climbing wall.
Find it: 23065 Texas State Highway 242, New Caney, TX 77357
Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier
Stretching out over 1,100 feet into the Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier is on the site of the original amusement park in the area, which operated from the early 1940s until 1961, when it was demolished by Hurricane Carla. The contemporary iteration of the park opened in 2012 but was designed with a heavy dose of nostalgia for its original days. Like you’d expect in a place that once billed itself as “The Coney Island of the South,” there are plenty of places to eat, from ice cream and an old-fashioned candy shop to pizza by the slice and foot-long dogs.
When it comes to rides, you’ll find the requisite Ferris wheel—this one with a sky-high view of the ocean and the city from 100 feet up—a two-story carousel, a Viking ship, spinning tea cups, bumper cars and other boardwalk icons. The park also has some unique thrills. The Iron Shark is a 1,200-foot steel coaster that hits 52 miles per hour after a 100-foot lift and Cyclone launches riders through a 60-foot loop forward and backward, while the Pirate's Plunge log flume will cool you off with a pair of drops into major splashdowns. But the best ride might be the Texas Star Flyer, which lifts you more than 200 feet above the Gulf for a swing ride with incredible views.
Find it: 1501 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, Texas 77550; 855-789-7437
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The Exhibition, which celebrates Disney 100 Years of Wonder, launches a World Tour at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute on February 18, 2023, with next stops announced, including Chicago, IL, Kansas City, MO, and Munich, Germany
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at D23 Expo: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event in Anaheim, CA, exciting new details and stops were announced for the upcoming world premiere of Disney100: The Exhibition. Created for the 100-year celebration of The Walt Disney Company, the exhibition will immerse guests in the beloved stories that have been dazzling guests since 1923, when Walt Disney set his company on a path that would revolutionize the entertainment industry. The world premiere of the exhibit opens on February 18, 2023, at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA, with Chicago, IL, and Kansas City, MO, set as the next two stops on the North American tour. The international unit of the exhibit will open on April 18, 2023, in Munich, Germany, with more cities to be announced in the coming months.
The official exhibition poster and trailer were also revealed today.
Disney100: The Exhibition Poster
Disney100: The Exhibition Trailer
"As we prepare to kick off Disney 100 Years of Wonder, we are incredibly excited to bring this fantastic exhibition to life," said Becky Cline, director, Walt Disney Archives. "We can't wait for guests to experience their favorite Disney stories, characters, and attractions in new and immersive ways as we celebrate all the wonderful worlds of Disney."
President and CEO of The Franklin Institute Larry Dubinski added, "The Franklin Institute is thrilled to host Disney100: The Exhibition, the first major event to mark the global celebration of Disney's 100 years, allowing fans throughout the Philadelphia region and beyond the very first opportunity to see these crown jewels come to life in beautifully crafted galleries reflecting the creative empire synonymous with imaginative storytelling, innovation, discovery, and wonder."
Over the past 100 years, Disney has brought its iconic stories and characters to life in new and innovative ways, becoming part of the global culture and creating generations of memories for billions. Disney100: The Exhibition invites guests to step into their favorite stories using innovation and immersive technology throughout ten galleries in the 15,000-square-foot exhibit.
The Walt Disney Archives opens its vault of treasures, showcasing hundreds of extraordinary objects, including many of Disney's "Crown Jewels" - more than 250 rarely seen original artworks and artifacts, costumes and props, and other memorabilia. Disney has curated special behind-the-scenes glimpses into the creation of the most popular characters, films, shows, and attractions – from Disneyland to Walt Disney World® Resort and beyond. The ten magnificent and imaginatively themed galleries, with moving stories, unique interactive installations, and exciting background information, will take visitors on a journey through 100 years of The Walt Disney Company, celebrating the classics from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Strange World, as well as the latest members of the Disney family – Pixar, Star Wars, Marvel, and National Geographic.
Disney100: The Exhibition Facts:
-Ten large, themed galleries with numerous cutting-edge interactive installations covering 15,000 square feet
-February 18, 2023: World Premiere at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, launching the U.S. tour
-April 18, 2023: European Premiere in Munich
-Created and curated by the Walt Disney Archives and Semmel Exhibitions
The Franklin Institute is proud to present and play host to the world premiere of Disney100: The Exhibition in the Nicholas and Athena Karabots Pavilion and the Mandell Center. PECO, the premier corporate partner of The Franklin Institute, is the Local Presenting Sponsor of the exhibition.
About The Franklin Institute
Located in the heart of Philadelphia, The Franklin Institute is a renowned and innovative leader in science and technology learning and a dynamic center of activity. As Pennsylvania's most visited museum, it is dedicated to creating a passion for learning about science by offering access to hands-on science education. For more information, visit www.fi.edu.
About the Walt Disney Archives
For more than 50 years, the Walt Disney Archives has carefully safeguarded the most treasured items from The Walt Disney Company's history, including original scripts, movie props and costumes, Walt Disney's correspondence and script notes, theme park artifacts, merchandise, millions of archival photographs, and many of Walt's personal effects. Founded by Disney Legend Dave Smith in 1970, the Walt Disney Archives is a vital resource for every part of Disney, as well as an important research center for Disney scholars, researchers, and writers. The Archives also shares its countless pieces with Disney fans everywhere through its exhibitions and close association with D23: The Official Disney Fan Club.
For the Walt Disney Archives:
Jeffrey R. Epstein
The Walt Disney Company
Jeffrey.R.Epstein@Disney.com
About Semmel Exhibitions
Semmel Exhibitions creates exhibitions, which travel worldwide, and hosts international exhibitions in Germany, Austria, and German-speaking Switzerland. Semmel Exhibitions is a division of Semmel Concerts Entertainment, the large German live entertainment producer. Since Semmel Exhibitions started touring its exhibitions TUTANKHAMUN – HIS TOMB AND HIS TREASURES; THE DISCOVERY OF KING TUT; and most recently MARVEL: UNIVERSE OF SUPER HEROES and SPIDER-MAN: BEYOND AMAZING – THE EXHIBITION, they have reached an audience of more than seven million people worldwide, and built a strong international network within museums, science centers, cultural venues and the creative industries. More information at semmel-exhibitions.com.
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The Franklin Institute
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Multicultural OBGYN advocates amplifying stories to keep reproductive justice in the forefront
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's been almost three months since Roe v. Wade has been overturned. While many in states with restrictive abortion are adjusting to their "new normal," multicultural OBGYNs Drs. Jenn Conti, Heather Irobunda and Jennifer Lincoln are just getting started, and they're not giving up the fight.
Today, they announce the launch of their organization Obstetricians for Reproductive Justice (ORJ), an organization that works to share the stories of the real-time harm happening to patients and providers in post-Roe America. ORJ will travel to communities where their presence is needed to bring financial and logistical support as well as education, and by amplifying stories in traditional and social media keeping reproductive justice in the forefront. ORJ's pilot trip is taking place this weekend in San Antonio and Austin, Texas, a location with some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country.
Drs. Conti, Irobunda and Lincoln are nimble, bold, and in positions of power as reproductive health experts in protected states – and they are ready to act.
"We're hearing from our colleagues and from people all over the country who have been harmed by the assault on our reproductive freedoms. We're now entering the fight – because who else better to do it than a group of pissed off OBGYNs?" says Drs. Conti, Irobunda and Lincoln.
ORJ has three goals:
- To amplify (with permission) stories of patients who have been harmed by these changes, with a focus on communities that are most vulnerable
- To educate the general public on the actual harm occurring by sharing stories as they happen in real-time, and
- To advocate for the provision of direct services and funding to communities that are most vulnerable in a post-Roe world.
Drs. Jenn Conti, Heather Irobunda and Jennifer Lincoln are trusted OBGYNs active in advocacy with a combined 3.5 million followers on social media, and a track record of going viral and making change happen. Dr. Conti, of Stanford, Calif, is a complex family planning physician, author and medical journalist; Dr. Irobunda is a Bronx, NY-based OBGYN medical advisor and writer; and Dr. Lincoln, from Portland, Ore., is a OB Hospitalist, author, and founder of ThreeForFreedom.com, a hub for education on simple steps folks can take to control their reproductive freedom.
To join the fight and learn more, visit https://obstetriciansforreprojustice.org and follow them on Twitter: @OBs4RJ.
Media contact:
Shelby Janner
Zilker Media
shelby@zilkermedia.com
512.298.4081 x702
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HOUSTON (AP) — A visit to Houston on Friday by the Dutch queen highlighted a long friendship between Texas and the Netherlands that grew from their fight against a mutual enemy: flooding.
While meeting with Houston’s mayor, Queen Maxima learned how the Netherlands has worked with local officials on efforts to mitigate the impact of flooding following the deadly destruction that Hurricane Harvey wreaked on the city in 2017. Harvey dumped more than 50 inches (127 centimeters) of rain on parts of the Houston area. The storm caused $125 billion in damage in Texas.
The queen also met with state and federal officials and heard about how Dutch engineers and academics have been helping Texas in the development of what could be the largest storm surge barrier in the world. The coastal barrier system in nearby Galveston, which has been in discussion since Hurricane Ike in 2008 battered the Texas Gulf Coast, was inspired by structures in the Netherlands.
Queen Maxima, who also visited the San Francisco Bay Area and Austin, Texas, this week, said she was impressed that the two countries' strategies for flood mitigation could preserve the economy and the environment, “but also (produce) knowledge to actually help the rest of the world.”
“We need you, so thank you very much and I hope you continue this fantastic cooperation,” she said.
Texas and the Netherlands are natural partners in the fight against flooding.
Houston, the nation’s fourth-largest city, floods frequently because it doesn’t have sufficient infrastructure to handle heavy rain. Development of the area has sharply reduced the natural wetlands that previously soaked up storm water runoff. Every hurricane season, the Texas Gulf Coast faces potentially devastating storms. Hurricane-fueled storm surges can pose a flooding danger to the Houston Ship Channel, which is home to 40% of the nation’s petrochemical industry.
The Netherlands is a global leader in flood-management design and initiatives. About 26% of its 17 million people live below sea level and the country has spent billions of dollars to build a system of dams, levees and storm surge barriers.
Michael Braden, chief of the mega-project division with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, said his agency’s efforts to build the barrier system along the Texas Gulf Coast would not be where they are today without help from the Dutch.
The barrier system, which borrows from a similar project nicknamed the “Ike Dike” and was first proposed by a Galveston professor, is expected to soon get final approval by Congress before being forwarded to President Joe Biden for his signature. Funding for the nearly $31 billion project, which could take up to 20 years to build, would have to be approved separately.
“We’re addressing a regional issue here with the coastal project, but the things we learn in the design and the construction will eventually be needed by coastal communities all around the world,” Braden said.
Dutch and U.S. officials said Friday that their efforts to tackle flooding have become more important because global warming has made torrential rainfall and stronger hurricanes more common.
A United Nations report released in March warned that states along the Gulf of Mexico, including Texas, are under serious threat from rising seas, collapsing fisheries and toxic tides due to climate change.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said many of the flood mitigation strategies that have been developed with the help of the city’s Dutch partners, including prairie conservation efforts that will help reduce water runoff and neighborhood resilience plans, will soon be implemented.
“But we want our community not only to respond and to recover but to grow and to thrive, to build forward from recovery. We don’t want to build back. Building back is building for failure. We want to build forward,” Turner said.
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Advertising and Digital Campaign Educates the Public on the Essential Role of Truck Drivers as Highway Heroes; Promotes Recruitment
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trucking Moves America Forward (TMAF), the industry-wide education and image movement, is thanking America's professional truck drivers during their annual #ThankATrucker campaign during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, September 11-17, 2022.
The campaign, which encompasses outdoor, broadcast and digital advertising, educates the motoring public on the essential job of the truck driver as a highway hero, and trucking's overall contributions to American communities and the nation's economy. It also shines a light on the jobs available within trucking as the industry faces a projected annual driver shortage of 60,000-80,000 drivers over the next decade.
"TMAF is proud to host our annual #ThankATrucker campaign to thank America's truck drivers for their continuous work – not just during NTDAW, but every day," said Kevin Burch, co-chairman of TMAF and Vice President of Government Affairs and Sales at MTS. "America's trucking industry has navigated many challenges this past year, including a bottleneck supply chain and increased consumer demand. Despite challenges, truck drivers remain on the front lines, delivering all the essential goods that our communities rely on to keep the country supplied and the economy moving forward."
As part of the annual billboard advertisement campaign, TMAF partnered with state trucking associations and organizations to display personalized billboards along highways and freeways in a couple dozen markets across the country. The state trucking associations and organizations selected from multiple designs or customized their own message to display on the billboards. Themes included: "Essential (before it was cool)," "Heroes," and "Want to Make an Impact? Consider a Career in Trucking." All billboard themes called on Americans to #ThankATrucker.
The billboards can be seen on highways in Bentonville, Clarksville, Forrest City and North Little Rock, Ark.; Northern Idaho; Ft. Wayne, Indianapolis and Terre Haute, Ind.; Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa; Louisville, Ky.; Alexandria, Houma – Thibodaux, Lafayette, Monroe and Shreveport, La.; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn.; Buffalo and Latham, N.Y.; Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Dayton, Ohio; Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn.; Houston, Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Texas, and Blackstone and Keysville, Va.
As part of the education campaign, TMAF will be thanking truck drivers and sharing need-to-know industry facts on the radio airwaves on Red Eye Radio, Westwood One Sports and Westwood One talk radio programs. TMAF's social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok will display educational graphics and messages as part of the campaign.
To view all advertisements from this year's #ThankATrucker campaign, click here.
About Trucking Moves America Forward
Trucking Moves America Forward aims to establish a long-term industry-wide movement to create a positive image for the industry, to ensure that policymakers and the public understand the importance of the trucking industry to the nation's economy, and to build the political and grassroots support necessary to strengthen and grow the industry in the future. To learn more, visit http://www.truckingmovesamerica.com/. Also join and follow TMAF through social media, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn and Medium.
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LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has been depicted on British banknotes and coins for decades. Her portrait also has been featured on currencies in dozens of other places around the world, in a reminder of the British empire's colonial reach.
So what happens next after her death this week? It will take time for the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries to swap out the monarchs on their money.
Here's a look at what is next for the paper cash featuring the late queen:
SWITCHING MONARCHS
The queen’s portrait on British notes and coins is expected to be replaced by a likeness of the new King Charles III, but it won’t be immediate.
“Current banknotes featuring the image of Her Majesty The Queen will continue to be legal tender,” the Bank of England said. An announcement on existing paper money issued by the U.K.’s central bank will be made after the official 10-day mourning period has ended, it said.
The Royal Mint, which is the official maker of British coins, said all coins with her portrait “remain legal tender and in circulation,” with more information to come later.
“As we respect this period of respectful mourning, we continue to strike coins as usual,” the Royal Mint said on its website.
With 4.7 billion U.K. banknotes worth 82 billion pounds ($95 billion) in circulation and about 29 billion coins, British money bearing the queen’s image will likely be in circulation for years.
“Rather than all of the current coins and notes being handed in, the process will be a gradual one and many of the coins featuring portraits of Queen Elizabeth II will remain in circulation for many years to come,” according to Coin Expert, a British coin research website.
After Charles takes the crown at his coronation, a new portrait will need to be taken to use on redesigned notes and coins, the website said.
Coins featuring him will show him facing to the left, replacing the queen’s rightward gaze in line with tradition dating to the 17th century. It dictates monarchs be shown in profile and in opposite direction to their predecessors.
WHAT ABOUT OTHER COUNTRIES?
Other nations' currencies that feature the queen — from Australian, Canadian and Belizean dollars — also will be updated with the new monarch, but the process could take longer, because “it is much easier to enforce a new design in the country where it originates, rather than in other countries where different jurisdiction may take place,” the Coin Expert website said.
The Bank of Canada said its current $20 banknote, made of synthetic polymer, is designed “to circulate for years to come.”
“There is no legislative requirement to change the design within a prescribed period when the Monarch changes,” the Bank of Canada said.
In general, when a new portrait subject is chosen for Canadian money, the process begins with drawing up a fresh design, and a new note is ready to be issued “a few years later,” the bank said.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand said it will issue all of its stock of coins depicting the queen before new ones go out with Charles' image. The queen also is featured on the $20 bill, which is made “infrequently" and there is no “plan to destroy stock or shorten the life of existing banknotes just because they show the Queen," the bank said.
“It will be several years before we need to introduce coins featuring King Charles the Third, and longer until stocks of $20 notes are exhausted," it added.
THE QUEEN'S CURRENCY
She first appeared on money when she was still a princess. That was in 1935, when Canada's $20 bill featured 8-year-old Princess Elizabeth, whose grandfather King George V was then the monarch, as part of a new series of notes.
Canadian $20 bills were updated with a new portrait of the queen in 1954, a year after her coronation, and her portrait also started appearing on other currencies around the world, mainly British colonies and Commonwealth countries.
British bills didn't get her image until 1960 — seven years after her coronation. That's when the Bank of England was granted permission to use her likeness on paper money, starting with the 1-pound note, though the formal and regal image was criticized for being too severe and unrealistic.
She became the first monarch to be depicted on British banknotes. British coins, meanwhile, have featured kings and queens for more than 1,000 years.
CURRENCIES OUTSIDE THE U.K.
At one time, Queen Elizabeth II appeared on at least 33 different currencies, more than any other monarch, an achievement noted by Guinness World Records.
Her image is still featured on money in places where she remains a beloved figure, such as Canada, and continue to incorporate the Union Jack into their flags, like Australia and New Zealand.
She's also found on notes and coins issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the monetary authority for a group of small nations including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Other places have long stopped putting her face on their currency. After Jamaica gained independence from Britain in 1962, its central bank replaced the queen on paper notes with portraits of national heroes such as Marcus Garvey.
Notes in the Seychelles now feature local wildlife instead of the queen. Bermuda did a similar revamp, though the queen retains a minor position on bills. Trinidad and Tobago swapped in a coat of arms after it became a republic.
Hong Kong dollars issued after Britain handed its colony back to Beijing in 1997 feature Chinese dragons and skyscrapers on the Asian financial center's skyline.
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Nearly 1 in 3 Republican candidates for statewide offices that play a role in overseeing, certifying or defending elections supported overturning the results of the 2020 presidential race, according to an Associated Press review.
They include contenders from one end of the country to the other, often in pivotal swing states, for positions that are the linchpins of democracy.
In Michigan, Kristina Karamo, a community college professor who signed an affidavit to a lawsuit seeking to throw out President Joe Biden's win, is running to be the state's top elections official. In Arizona, GOP candidates for the three top statewide offices all backed setting aside Biden’s victory in their state.
The breadth of election denial among Republicans is a reminder of the grip that Donald Trump has on the party. As the midterm primary season reaches its conclusion next week, Trump has wielded the power of his endorsement with great effect, lifting candidates who parrot his conspiracy theories while largely sidelining those who accepted the legitimacy of Biden's election.
That's raising the stakes for the November vote, particularly for contests that play a vital role in validating election results and ensuring peaceful transfers of power. Governors, for instance, often confirm the results of presidential elections. Most secretaries of state oversee their state's election system. Attorneys general have the power to defend their state's elections or investigate claims of wrongdoing.
Of the 86 Republican candidates vying for those positions in 37 states in the fall, one-third have echoed Trump's lies about widespread fraud costing him reelection, according to the AP review. Only 40% would directly say Biden was legitimately elected.
“The ball is still in the voters’ court,” said Tammy Patrick, a former Arizona election official who works at Democracy Fund, which advocates for election access. “Depending on who they vote for in November, that may not be the case in the future.”
There is no evidence of any widespread fraud or manipulation of voting machines in the 2020 election, underscored by repeated audits, court cases and the conclusions of Trump’s own Department of Justice.
The prevalence of candidates who insist otherwise has fueled fears of state officials in 2024 trying to award presidential electors to a candidate who did not win them. But it could also cause disruption and distrust in thousands of other down-ballot races across the country.
Trump’s falsehoods propelled the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Many of the most aggressive candidates see themselves as part of a movement to uncover a grand election conspiracy they blame for Trump's loss.
“We have a fight on our hands," Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, the GOP nominee for secretary of state who was at the Jan. 6 protests, told a gathering of several dozen election skeptics in Omaha, Nebraska late last month. "The establishment and the Democrats want to do everything they can to subvert our elections.”
That's become an article of faith with much of the Republican electorate. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research from 2021 showed that 2 out of every 3 GOP voters believe Biden was not legitimately elected president.
Now, in all but one of the battleground states that decided the 2020 race, there is a Republican candidate on the ticket who, like Finchem, has suggested overturning the Democrat's win. The exception is Georgia, where the GOP incumbents beat back a slate of challengers Trump supported to punish them for not awarding the state to him rather than Biden, the actual winner.
In Pennsylvania, state Sen. Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor, attended the Jan. 6 rally near the White House shortly before the riot and arranged for buses to bring others from his state who wanted to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.
In Wisconsin, Trump-endorsed businessman Tim Michels, who is running for governor, said he is open to exploring how to decertify Biden's win in the state — something lawyers say is legally impossible.
In Michigan, the Republican candidates for governor, secretary of state and attorney general have all repeated Trump's election lies.
“If even one or two of these people win, we're in a full-blown constitutional crisis,” said Ellen Kurz, a Democrat whose group, iVote, is involved in the swing state secretary of state races.
Other experts on voting are alarmed but warn against panic.
“I don’t want to give them more power than they actually have to undermine us and our faith in the election process,” said Sylvia Albert, director of voting and elections for Common Cause, a nonpartisan organization that advocates for expanded voter access. “We have a huge infrastructure with thousands of election officials and checks and balance. In places where there are bad intentions to harm voters, we are all working to ensure those don’t happen.”
The candidates' views are important in the key presidential states because a governor or secretary of state with a record of not respecting the actual vote count could introduce chaos into the selection of the next president. Some of the statewide candidates are likely to win in November because they are running in overwhelmingly Republican states.
That includes former U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, the GOP nominee for attorney general in Idaho, and Alabama state Rep. Wes Allen, the nominee for secretary of state. Both candidates said they would have signed onto a 2020 Texas lawsuit to overturn Biden's win. That case was swiftly thrown out by the U.S. Supreme Court.
In Wyoming, state Rep. Chuck Gray, who won last month's GOP primary for secretary of state, faces no opponent from the Democratic Party or any other group in November in a state that Trump won by 43 percentage points. Gray has repeated Trump's lies about 2020 being “rigged,” traveled to Arizona to watch a partisan review of ballots that was derided as deeply flawed and proposed additional regular election audits in Wyoming.
In response to Gray's likely ascension, a committee of the Wyoming Legislature late last month voted to draft a bill that would remove the secretary of state from overseeing the state's elections. Dan Zwonitzer, the Republican co-chairman of the committee, said in an interview that it's likely the Legislature cannot finish the effort this year, but may be forced to consider it in the future.
“It's a little bit of a reaction to the gut punch the state took,” Zwonitzer said, noting that the government has been holding numerous open forums and demonstrations of its vote counting to assure the public it's secure.
The pushback in Wyoming is a reminder of that, as Trump has tried to make denial of the 2020 election results a litmus test in his party, many Republican elected officials have refused to go along.
“Democracy is not a partisan issue,” said Thania Sanchez of States United Action, an organization tracking candidates who deny the 2020 outcome and are running for statewide office. “A lot of Republicans have been consistent about not spreading the lies about the 2020 election.”
Sanchez noted that most statewide GOP incumbents did not outright deny the 2020 outcome or use their positions to try to overturn the election. Many faced primary challengers this year, as in Georgia, but Trump's movement knocked out incumbents in only two races — the Idaho attorney general primary and in Indiana's secretary of state race, where Diego Morales won the nomination at the state Republican Party convention after repeating Trump's fraud claims.
The movement had its greatest success in races for open seats, such as Gray in Wyoming or the race for secretary of state in Nevada. A Republican who defended the 2020 election result was prevented by term limits from seeking reelection, and GOP voters then nominated Jim Marchant, who says he would not have certified Biden's win in Nevada.
Rory McShane is a political strategist who advised both candidates and worked for a coalition of like-minded skeptics of the 2020 result who are running for secretary of state; Marchant founded that group.
McShane said candidates such as Gray and Marchant are being maligned.
“If you criticize or talk about election security, they ostracize you and try to throw you out of the mainstream conversation,” McShane said. “That leaves Republicans two choices — to run milquetoast candidates or run candidates willing to stand up to the mainstream media.”
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros have plugged in several different players at center field this season hoping one of them would get going at the plate and show they can contribute as the team looks toward another deep playoff run.
On Friday night, Chas McCormick showed signs that he could fill that role with one of his best games of the season with a two-run homer and three RBIs to lead Houston to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
Jeremy Peña hit a solo homer and McCormick's shot in the seventh put the Astros on top.
Manager Dusty Baker was asked about the importance of McCormick stepping up offensively.
“That’s mandatory," he said. “That's necessary. So that’s about how I match them up to try to have them in the position to succeed. And that was was good to see tonight."
The Astros trailed by one entering the seventh when Trey Mancini led off with a single. McCormick then connected on his homer off Andrew Wantz (2-1) to put Houston ahead 3-2.
“We kind of came out a little slow offensively, but that’s why you get the full nine innings to get the bats going," McCormick said. “The home run felt really good, swing felt really good and I was happy about the win."
The Astros added an insurance run in the eighth when McCormick drew a bases-loaded walk off José Marte.
Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. (3-1) gave up four hits and two runs with six strikeouts in a season-high seven innings for his second straight win.
It was just he fifth start of the season for McCullers, who missed the first four months of the season with a forearm injury.
“I’ve been looking forward to being a little more efficient and to be able to dip into that 100-plus (pitch) range," he said. “And they gave me the opportunity tonight. So I’m glad that I executed when I needed to and finished strong."
Closer Ryan Pressly allowed a solo homer to Taylor Ward with one out in the ninth before striking out the next two batters to get his 26th save in his return from the injured list after being out since August 22 with a neck strain.
The only damage Los Angeles did against McCullers was a two-run homer by Mike Trout that made it 2-0 in the sixth. It was the fifth straight game in which Trout has homered, for the longest streak of his career and tying a franchise record.
“He hasn't hit well in this park," interim manager Phil Nevin said. “So to see him get one out of here was nice."
Trout tied Bobby Bonds, who did it from Aug. 2-7, 1977, for the longest streak in Angels' history. It was Trout’s 33rd homer to tie him with teammate Shohei Ohtani for second-most home runs in the American League behind Aaron Judge, who has 55 for the New York Yankees.
The Astros had managed just one hit off Michael Lorenzen when Peña homered into the seats in right field to cut the lead to 2-1 with one out in the sixth
Lorenzen allowed three hits and one run with four walks in his return after missing 56 games with a strained right shoulder.
“I thought his stuff was good," Nevin said. “He made some really good pitches tonight against a really good lineup and that was good to see."
He struggled with control early and his third walk of the second inning loaded the bases with two outs. But Martín Maldonado grounded into a force out to allow Lorenzen to escape the jam. He walked Bregman to start the fourth, but still faced the minimum in that inning when Bregman was caught stealing for the third out.
The Astros didn’t get a hit until McCormick singled to start the fifth inning. He was erased when David Hensley grounded into a double play before Lorenzen retired Maldonado to end the inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Angels: OF Mickey Moniak was reinstated from the injured list before Friday’s game. He had missed 29 games with a fractured middle finger on his left hand. ... RHP Touki Toussaint was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake City and OF Ryan Aguilar was designated for assignment to make room for Moniak and Lorenzen on the roster. ... C Max Stassi was removed from the game in the seventh inning as a precaution after taking a foul tip off his mask.
Astros: RHP Brandon Bielak was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land to free up a roster spot for Pressly.
UP NEXT
Ohtani (11-8, 2.58) starts for Los Angeles against Jose Urquidy (13-5, 3.51) when the series continues Saturday night.
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