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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — From New York to Hollywood and beyond, prayers are being offered for veteran actor and director Denise Dowse.
According to her sister Tracey, the 1981 graduate of Norfolk State University is fighting for her life in Los Angeles after contracting viral meningitis. Tracey shared the diagnosis on Facebook over the weekend.
Tracey tells Nexstar’s WAVY that her sister’s illness started in July as a headache; she slipped into a coma on July 18, and doctors confirmed the diagnosis on July 21.
Actor and director Joe James of Norfolk, who starred with Dowse in the Southeastern Virginia Arts Association & Stage Norfolk production “Hiram and Nettie” in 2005, was stunned to read the update on Facebook.
“I stopped in my tracks, I had to sit down and I said to myself ‘I just saw her picture come across my thread and this can’t be, this cannot be’,” lamented James from his home in New York.
“Denise is just one of those spirits and when she walks into a room she just lights it up,” said James.
Terrance Afer-Anderson directed the play “Hiram and Nettie,” and now he’s leading the online plea for prayers.
“People all over the country are praying for Denise,” said Afer-Anderson.
Dowse was the talk of the town at Norfolk State. Under the direction of the late Robert Wynn-Jackson, Dowse played the lead role in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.”
“I remember that like it was yesterday; it was one of her favorite roles,” said sister Tracey Dowse from the home she shares with Denise in Los Angeles.
More than 100 other roles have made Dowse a constant on the big screen, on the small screen, and on Broadway.
Notable roles include appearing as the principal of a high school in the movie “Coach Carter,” a judge in the television show “Law and Order,” and two roles in the television show “Beverly Hills, 90210.” She recently completed a director role in the film “Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.”
As the prayers continue, Nexstar’s WAVY asked Tracey what advice Denise would offer to aspiring actors and directors.
“If this is your dream, keep going to what you have to do to live, but keep at it and it will eventually pay off,” said Tracey who is a life coach.
Tracey says her family believes in prayer and they pray Denise will return for another act in show business. | https://cw39.com/cw39/denise-dowse-of-90210-and-more-in-coma-after-contracting-viral-meningitis/ | 2022-08-11T01:30:54 | en | 0.976885 |
WASHINGTON — Disney+ is expanding its subscription plans and bundles to include cheaper ad-supported memberships and raising its current prices, the media giant announced Wednesday.
The cheapest plan for the streaming service comes to $7.99 a month and includes ads. The regular ad-free plan is $10.99 a month or $109.99 annually, an increase from the current $7.99 per month. Disney+ also announced an array of bundles that mix and match memberships for Hulu and ESPN+.
Consumers will have the option to bundle all three services for $12.99 a month with ads included.
“With our new ad-supported Disney+ offering and an expanded lineup of plans across our entire streaming portfolio, we will be providing greater consumer choice at a variety of price points to cater to the diverse needs of our viewers and appeal to an even broader audience,” said Kareem Daniel, Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution in the press release.
Disney+ announced plans for an ad-supported membership in March as part of a push to build an audience of 230-260 million subscribers by 2024.
Hulu, which Disney owns, already features ad-supported plans. Other platforms, such as Netflix, have announced a shift towards an ad-supported model.
Last month, Netflix paired up with Microsoft for its global ad sales and expected its ad-tier to launch in early 2023. Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.
HBO Max announced plans to merge its HBO Max and Discovery+ streaming services early this month, with a U.S. rollout anticipated for next year.
Subscription Plans for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+:
- Disney+Basic (With Ads) --$7.99 a month
- Disney+Premium (No Ads) --$10.99 a month or $109.99 annual
- HuluBasic (With Ads) -- $7.99 a month or $79.99 annual
- HuluPremium (No Ads) -- $14.99 a month
- ESPN+With Ads -- $9.99 a month or $99.99 annual
- ESPN+UFC PPV -- $74.99 (Per Event)
- ESPN+UFC PPV -- $124.98 annual
Disney Bundle Plans:
- Basic -- (With Ads) Disney+, Hulu -- $9.99
- Basic -- (With Ads) Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ -- $12.99
- Legacy -- Disney+ (No Ads), Hulu (With Ads), ESPN+ (With Ads) -- $14.99
- Premium -- Disney+ (No Ads), Hulu (No Ads), ESPN+ (With Ads) --$19.99 | https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/nation-world/disney-plus-cheaper-ad-supported-plan-to-launch-dec-8/507-8e0ca2db-e37f-4d71-b78a-c4c456918b8f | 2022-08-11T01:30:55 | en | 0.899003 |
(NEXSTAR) – More streaming services are hiking their subscription prices this year. Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+, all owned by Disney, will become more expensive in the coming weeks, executives announced Wednesday.
These price hikes come as Disney rolls out an ad-supported Disney+ subscription that it announced earlier this year.
The ad-supported plan will be available starting on Dec. 8, the same day the prices on most plans on Disney’s three streaming services will increase.
According to a Wednesday release, Disney+ with ads will cost $7.99 a month, the current monthly price of the standard no-ad Disney+ plan. If you prefer your Disney+ without ads, that plan will cost $10.99 a month starting in early December, or $109.99 annually.
Here is a breakdown of how much each Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ plan currently costs and how much it will cost starting on Dec. 8.
The subscription price hike for ESPN+ will take effect on Aug. 23. Disney announced this change earlier this year. Both Hulu subscription price jumps will be effective starting on Oct. 10.
Disney also allows users to bundle these streaming services. Here’s how those plans will change come December:
And here is how Hulu + Live TV plans will change:
Disney hasn’t announced if the cost for student discounted plans will change.
This isn’t the first price hike we’ve seen to streaming services this year. Netflix raised its monthly costs in January, with prices rising by about $1 to $2, depending on the plan. In February, Amazon Prime’s annual cost jumped – this also impacts streaming through Amazon.
Netflix will add a lower-priced, ad-supported plan soon but an official date hasn’t yet been announced. Disney+ was largely the last ad-free platform – in addition to ESPN+ and Hulu, Peacock already offered an ad-supported plan. While Apple’s streaming service is ad-free, it does have promotions for its own content. | https://cw39.com/cw39/disney-hulu-espn-prices-to-increase-here-are-the-new-costs-and-when-theyll-change/ | 2022-08-11T01:31:00 | en | 0.941718 |
ORANGEFIELD, Texas — Coming off back-to-back playoff appearances in Class 4A, Orangefield is making their return to 3A.
And while some have declared the bobcats a district favorite, Coach Josh Smalley knows things won't get any easier.
"It never does. We learned that in 2018. We dropped to 3A for the first time, went five and five and missed the playoffs. We learned that year that you can't take anything for granted. There's great coaching at this level. There's great players at this level. They're just as competitive about it as we are. They want to win a district title just like we do, so you're all competing for the same things. The football doesn't get any easier just cause you drop a classification."
The Bobcats have reached the postseason eight of the last nine years, but with a large senior class moving on, new players will have to step up to continue that trend.
"We lost eighteen seniors off last year's team including the whole starting offensive line. So there are some holes that have to be filled. Hopefully with our scrimmages we'll be able to fill some of those holes and get those guys ready. We've got some good skill guys back. Some running backs, quarterbacks, tight ends. Those kind of guys are back, but offensive line is a major concern for us right now. We got bodies that feel like they can do the job, they just haven't had the reps."
Even with their losses, Orangefield is ready to compete for a district crown.
"Yeah we haven't had one since 1988 around here. You know when you're in a district with west orange a lot it kind of goes one direction. But that's the goal. Every time we compete whether it be 4A, 3A, 2A, 6A, whatever. We want to compete for a district title."
ORANGEFIELD BOBCATS
2021 Record: 7-4, 4-2
District Finish: Tied for 2nd
Playoffs: Bi-District (Bellville, L 62-14)
State Championships: None
State Championship Appearances: None
Playoff Appearances: 19 (3 straight)
2022 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 26 - vs Bridge City
Sept. 2 - vs Legacy School of Sports Sciences
Sept. 9 - vs Shepherd
Sept. 16 - at Woodville
*Sept. 23 - vs Buna
*Sept. 30 - at Anahuac
*Oct. 7 - vs Tarkington
*Oct. 14 - at Hardin
*Oct. 28 - vs Kirbyville
*Nov. 4 - at East Chambers
(*) District | https://www.12newsnow.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/409sports-2022-two-a-days-orangefield-bobcats/502-b1d6983e-f119-42ea-9fea-6031065e96d6 | 2022-08-11T01:31:01 | en | 0.970854 |
(NEXSTAR) – Ever wonder why that amazing video you tried to send to friends or relatives showed up minuscule and pixelated? It’s just one of several texting issues that Google blamed Apple for in a blunt message posted on its website Tuesday.
“It’s time for Apple to fix texting,” Google wrote, calling out the Cupertino, California-based company for a variety of user headaches it says are related to Apple’s “outdated” choice of messaging service resulting in a “broken experience.”
Texts among Apple device owners using iMessage are encrypted and show up in blue bubbles; they can be sent via cellular data networks or over Wi-Fi. When an Android device, for instance, that can’t use iMessage enters the conversation, texts are sent via SMS/MMS and show up in green bubbles, without many of the features offered by iMessage.
SMS, which stands for Short Message Service, refers to basic texts, while messages with photos or video are sent via MMS, or Multimedia Messaging Service.
Google uses Rich Communication Services (RCS) for messaging on its Android devices, and is calling on Apple to adopt the same communication protocol to improve the texting experience between Apple and Android devices.
The SMS concept dates back to the 1980s and is the most widely used type of mobile message around the world. On Tuesday, Google called it “out-of-date” and to blame for a number of issues when it comes to Android-iPhone text snafus: Blurry, tiny photos and videos; lack of encryption, no typing indicators, no read receipts and an inability to leave group texts.
While personal frustrations are one thing, some young Android users have reported being ostracized and left out of group texts because their messages “turned the thread green,” leaving white text on a light-colored green background and eliminating some iMessage features.
Analyst Ben Bajarin told Fast Company that his teenage son explained, “we would start a new group chat, and the group would realize I was the reason it was green, and they would start another group chat without me.”
Distaste for green text messages has become fodder for memes and tweets about the social and even romantic stigma some attach to green text bubbles.
“If I give you my number and a green bubble pops up when you text me, I’m (at minimum) already questioning your taste level,” one person quipped.
“can’t believe I kissed a boy w green texts I am so nice that was my act of charity for the year,” another tweeted.
Now, Google hopes to leverage its “Get The Message” campaign – along with videos from from stars such as Vanessa Hudgens and Madelaine Petsch – to pressure Apple into adopting RCS.
“The bad experience you get when texting Android users is created by Apple,” Google claims.
Judging from evidence that surfaced in last year’s court battle with “Fortnite” maker Epic Games Inc., it may prove difficult to shame the Silicon Valley giant into ditching SMS/MMS.
Among the thousands of pages of internal documents revealed during the trial were emails among Apple executives discussing iMessage and Android, according to a January report in the Wall Street Journal.
“In the absence of a strategy to become the primary messaging service for [the] bulk of cell phone users, I am concerned the iMessage on Android would simply serve to remove [an] obstacle to iPhone families giving their kids Android phones,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s chief software executive, wrote in an email in 2013.
In a 2016 email, Phil Schiller, then-head of marketing, told CEO Tim Cook that “moving iMessage to Android will hurt us,” with another executive equating iMessage to “serious lock-in.”
It’s not clear what role the blue-green bubble divide may have played in Apple’s success in the U.S. market, but when it comes to young consumers, the iPhone is the clear sales winner.
In 2021, a study by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners found that over 70 percent of people between 18-24 bought an iPhone, according to the Journal.
Nexstar reached out to Apple for comment on Google’s campaign but did not receive a response. | https://cw39.com/cw39/green-vs-blue-google-blasts-apple-for-broken-texting-between-iphone-android/ | 2022-08-11T01:31:06 | en | 0.936985 |
(WFLA) — The tropics have remained quiet ahead of hurricane season and one of the reasons is Saharan dust plumes moving off the coast of Africa. Those plumes are also helping limit formation chances for the tropical wave being monitored.
“The National Hurricane Center is really limiting this chance of development because that Saharan dust is keeping it at bay — it’s not allowing it to organize,” said meteorologist Amanda Holly, of WFLA in Tampa. “So we’re not worried about that for now.”
The dry dust that originates from the Sahara Desert helps keep the tropics quiet because tropical systems need moisture to form and strengthen. The winds that push the dust across the Atlantic also help limit organization of tropical systems.
Saharan dust plumes are typically seen in May, June and into July. An uptick in tropical activity is usually seen after — as the statistical peak of hurricane season on Sept. 10 approaches.
But this year, Saharan dust is still blowing into August.
“The Saharan dust has been very thick for us for this time of the year. This looks more like a June Saharan dust plume than an August Saharan dust plume,” said WFLA Meteorologist Rebecca Barry.
So is it uncommon to see plumes this late in the season and is it something we should expect every year?
Barry says so much Saharan dust in the Atlantic right now is unusual, but not impossible.
“It’s certainly late in the season compared to our normal patterns,” she said. “I would not expect this to be considered standard moving forward, but more likely an anomaly.” | https://cw39.com/cw39/saharan-dust-is-it-normal-to-see-plumes-this-late/ | 2022-08-11T01:31:12 | en | 0.969278 |
DALLAS (AP) — Travelers got some welcome news in Wednesday’s inflation report from the government: Airfares are coming down, and at a faster clip.
The price of the average airline ticket dropped 7.8% in July, to $311, after a 1.8% dip in June, the government said Wednesday.
Lower prices for gasoline and travel were big reasons that overall inflation slowed a bit in July, although consumer prices were still up 8.5% from a year ago.
But before celebrating by splurging on a fancy trip, travelers should be aware that July’s average ticket was still 27.7% higher than in July of last year.
Airlines have been able to push fares higher because demand — at least among leisure travelers — is matching or beating pre-pandemic levels at a time when airlines are operating fewer flights. The airlines also cite fuel prices, which have roughly doubled since 2019.
Fares peaked in May, when sales for summer vacations were in full swing.
Prices usually fall in late summer and early autumn as vacations end and kids return to school. The drop is expected to be more dramatic than usual this year, however. That is partly because summer prices were so high, and also the cost of jet fuel has dropped about one-fourth since late April.
Travel-data researcher Hopper expects domestic U.S. fares to average $286 in August and remain at or below $300 until October, when many people book Thanksgiving and Christmas travel, and demand begins to push prices back up.
It’s unclear whether inflation and a possible recession will have any effect on people’s willingness to travel.
Matthew Klein, the chief commercial officer of Spirit Airlines, said Wednesday that bookings remain strong, and any decline in fares will follow the normal seasonal pattern, which he called good news for airline revenue.
Klein said Spirit executives wondered whether demand “would just fall off a cliff after we hit Labor Day and beyond, and we are not seeing that right now. We are continuing to be pretty impressed with the volumes that are coming through.”
That echoed similar recent comments by officials at other carriers. | https://cw39.com/cw39/travelers-are-getting-a-break-on-flight-prices-but-will-they-keep-going-down/ | 2022-08-11T01:31:19 | en | 0.975309 |
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed the PACT Act, a bill expanding health care access for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
Survivors and the loved ones of victims were at the White House for the emotional ceremony.
Veteran Ken Brownell said the day was “a great emotional release.”
“I’ve been fighting for this for years,” veteran Brandi Benson said.
Before Wednesday, many veterans say they suffered in the shadows.
“This is the most significant law our nation has ever passed to help millions of veterans,” Biden said.
Veteran John Baenen said he and his entire troop returned home with invisible wounds and conditions the VA refused to treat.
“I was 28 years old and did a cat scan … they told me I had the bone structure of a 58-year-old man,” he said. “We’re recognized now. We couldn’t even get the government to recognize us.”
The president said starting immediately, veterans can get coverage for 23 health care conditions that were previously denied.
For Danielle Robinson and many other families, the coverage comes too late. Danielle Robinson is the widow of Heath Robinson, who the bill is named after.
“It’s just bittersweet,” Danielle Robinson said. “He was around a burn pit for three months in Iraq.”
Their daughter was by the president’s side during the signing.
“I didn’t see this coming at all when we were fighting our battle, but I’m grateful for it happening. And I’m grateful for being the face of this if I had to be,” Danielle Robinson said.
VA Secretary Denis McDonough said his administration is already hiring thousands to handle an influx of patients no longer in the shadows.
“The VA is ready to take this on,” McDonough said. | https://cw39.com/politics/dc-bureau/bittersweet-biden-signs-bill-for-veterans-exposed-to-toxic-burn-pits/ | 2022-08-11T01:31:25 | en | 0.979299 |
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A vaccine for Lyme disease would send a wave of relief across the U.S. and Europe—the two regions of the world suffering most from the disease.
VLA15, developed by Pfizer and Europe-based vaccine company Valneva, is in the third stage of clinical trials. Pfizer reports positive results from the initial stages.
The study involves 6,000 participants, 5 years of age and older, from both the U.S. and Europe.
Research is being conducted at a total of 50 sites where Lyme disease is "highly endemic," according to a statement from Pfizer.
Upon successful completion of Phase 3, Pfizer would then submit the vaccine for FDA approval.
VLA15 is the only Lyme disease vaccine currently in clinical stages of development. The development program was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA in July 2017. | https://www.northcentralpa.com/life/lyme-disease-vaccine-reaches-third-stage-of-development/article_04711c38-18d9-11ed-bd21-4317f5e553fa.html | 2022-08-11T01:33:28 | en | 0.969353 |
During a panel at the Summer TCA press tour on Wednesday, the cast of AMC’s adaptation of “Interview With the Vampire” discussed how (and why) they’re not trying to “compete” with the 1994 film adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. In fact, series leads Jacob Anderson (who plays Louis) and Sam Reid (who plays Lestat) were enthusiastic that the two versions can coexist as the new interpretation has the privilege of drawing from the complete series of books.
“I love that movie. And I’ve always loved the work of Anne Rice, so I was very excited to be a part of reigniting it,” Reid said during the panel. “As a fan of the books, I was excited about the fact that it was going to be made at all, and what we do in this adaptation, in this version of the ‘Interview with the Vampire’ is look at an entire series of books because when that film came out, she was still writing them so they didn’t have perspective of the entire work.”
He continued, “And so when we’re looking at character arcs, we’re looking at a much broader scale. So yeah, it’s valid and I love what Tom Cruise did as Lestat, and I think he should be loved and remembered for that role. And so I’m never trying to touch that. It’s a huge honor to take on this extraordinary part created by Anne, but we are doing a different show. We are actually looking at all of her books. So it is a different feeling than what that 1994 film did.”
Anderson, best known for his performance as Grey Worm in “Game of Thrones,” echoed his costar’s sentiments, saying, “It’s a great movie — Brad Pitt’s Brad Pitt. We’re not gonna try and compete with that. I think he’s a brilliant Louis. This is a third thing. There are things about Louis in this interpretation, like contextual things, that are reflective of the time and lots of things that bring like something else to Louis. Why compete? How amazing that all of these Anne Rice interpretations and the books can all exist at the same time?”
The show, based on Rice’s seminal gothic work, follows Louis de Pointe du Lac, Lestat de Lioncourt and Claudia’s (Bailey Bass) epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). Chafing at the limitations of life as a Black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist the rakish Lestat’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion. But Louis’s intoxicating new powers come with a violent price, and the introduction of Lestat’s newest fledgling, the child vampire Claudia, soon sets them on a decades-long path of revenge and atonement,” per the network. | https://www.thewrap.com/interview-with-the-vampire-series-cast-original-film/ | 2022-08-11T01:33:32 | en | 0.961671 |
Williamsport, Pa. — A teary-eyed man left the Lycoming County Courtroom Monday in handcuffs after Judge Eric Linhardt granted a request to revoke bail.
Christopher Lawrence Nelson violated the conditions of his release in April when he was arrested and charged with DUI, Matthew Welickovitch wrote in an amended motion to revoke bail. The 34-year-old Nelson admitted to EMS during the April 20 incident he had drank five to six shots before causing a single-vehicle crash.
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Nelson ducked his head several times during Monday’s hearing, crying into his hands as Linhardt ruled his bail would be revoked. Linhardt changed his bail to $100,000 good bail. Nelson previously posted $50,000 unsecured bail for his release.
Nelson was charged with third-degree felony indecent assault, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of children, and unlawful contact with a minor along with a second-degree misdemeanor indecent assault without the consent of others.
Related reading: Man accused of indecent assault with juvenile out on $50,000 unsecured bail
An accuser came forward in 2021, speaking with an employee at Keystone Central Middle School about the alleged abuse. The child told authorities Nelson rubbed her genitals and chest after he snuck into her bedroom.
The abuse allegedly started when Nelson was released from prison and stayed with one of the child’s relatives. According to an affidavit, Nelson assaulted the child at various locations. | https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/bail-revoked-for-jersey-shore-man-accused-of-indecent-assault/article_987b0bca-17f1-11ed-9dcb-83b09bd93864.html | 2022-08-11T01:33:34 | en | 0.974651 |
Kayleigh McEnany’s sister, Ryann McEnany, kicked off the marketing for conservative dating app “The Right Stuff” on Wednesday, and the comments — including “conspiracy theory tinder” — are almost as good as the app’s promo.
“‘Will you have a cousins dating filter?’ ‘How is this different from a klan meeting?’ Don’t wait! Download it and swipe white!” one user tweeted.
The app, co-founded by former Trump staffers John McEntee and Daniel Huff, aims to get conservatives in “the right dating pool, with people who share the same values and beliefs.”
“We’re sorry that you’ve had to endure years of bad dates and wasted time with people who don’t see the world our way — the right way,” McEnany says in the app’s promotional video aimed at “young conservative[s] looking to amp up [their] dating [lives]”
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal, invested $1.5 million into the app that was “created for conservatives to connect in authentic, meaningful ways,” according to The Hill.
Launching in September, the app will only accept two genders: “ladies and gentlemen,” with “no pronouns necessary.” “Ladies” will get a free premium subscription for inviting friends to join the app and “gentlemen” will have to pay if they want premium access.
“Wait, this isn’t an SNL skit?” one user asked, while another joked that McEnany was “leaning hard into culture war tropes in this promo”
Check out the funniest reactions to “The Right Stuff” from Twitter users below: | https://www.thewrap.com/kayleigh-mcenany-sister-dating-app-conspiracy-theory-tinder/ | 2022-08-11T01:33:38 | en | 0.947652 |
HBO Max’s ”Original Sin“ debuts alongside Amazon’s ”Paper Girls“ and Netflix’s ”Uncoupled“ and ”Keep Breathing“ in this week’s rankings
In this weekly data series powered by Parrot Analytics we look at the top breakout shows of the past week. Breakout shows are the most in-demand series that have premiered in the past 100 days.
Four new series with recent premieres shook up the breakout shows ranking this week.
Leading the pack is HBO Max’s “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin,” the fourth series in the “Pretty Little Liars” universe and the first to debut on streaming rather than on ABC Family or Freeform. The spin-off premiered on July 28 and had 18.5 times the demand of the average series, according to Parrot Analytics‘ data, which takes into account consumer research, streaming, downloads and social media, among other engagement.
The fact that “Original Sin” is part of a well-established franchise helped the show to be an immediate hit. It ranked as the fifth most in-demand breakout series this week while other new series saw large jumps in demand but haven’t yet reached the same level of audience attention as the most recent “Pretty Little Liars” show.
“Paper Girls,” the sci-fi show based on a comic book series from Amazon Prime Video, had 16.8 times the average series demand last week, its first full week since premiering on July 29. Prime Video dropped all the season’s episodes at once, so this week may well be the peak demand for this show.
Two new shows from Netflix ranked among the most in-demand new series this week. “Uncoupled,” a rom-com starring Neil Patrick Harris, reached 16.6 times the average series demand for the week. “Keep Breathing,” a wilderness survival drama, just made it into the top 10 with 14.8 times the average series demand.
Demand forFX’s “The Old Man,” which streams on Hulu, saw the biggest decrease last week after its finale on July 21. After topping the ranking last week, its demand fell below two series belonging to two of the most popular franchises: “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” and “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” This is another good example of how belonging to a well developed and interconnected franchise with a devoted fan base, like “Star Trek” or “Star Wars,” can help a show to remain in demand for an extended period of time.
“Black Bird” from Apple TV+ continued to grow in demand last week, moving up to fourth place this week from sixth place last week. Its finale was released on August 5, so it may see a further increase in demand this week as the results from the episode come in.
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West Milton, Pa. — A Milton man is accused of assaulting a woman after she reportedly turned him down for sex.
The accuser went to the hospital early the morning of July 13 after Mickail R. Henriquez, 20, allegedly assaulted her at a party at a West Milton apartment, according to state police at Milton.
The accuser told police that a man she knew as "Machia," who police later found was Henriquez, came up to her and wanted sex. When the woman told Henriquez no, she had to push him away. Henriquez then punched her in the face.
The accuser told Trooper Kyle Drick she punched Henriquez back in self- defense, according to the affidavit. Henriquez then allegedly picked the woman up and threw her down on the concrete. She was treated at the hospital for a concussion, bruising to her face, and a laceration that required two stitches.
Police interviewed Henriquez, who told them the woman punched him in the face after the two began arguing. Henriquez admitted to pushing the accuser, causing her to fall and hit her head on the concrete, Drick said.
Two witnesses interviewed by police also stated that the accuser punched Henriquez during an argument, which led to him pushing her hard enough to fall on the concrete.
Henriquez was charged with a third-degree misdemeanor of simple assault due to the fight being "mutual combat," Drick noted. Henriquez also was cited with summary harassment through the office of Mifflinburg District Judge Jeffrey C. Mensch. | https://www.northcentralpa.com/news/crime/man-charged-for-pushing-woman-to-ground-causing-head-injuries/article_6cb40194-174d-11ed-807a-67cda8e7aaf0.html | 2022-08-11T01:33:40 | en | 0.986602 |
Earlier in Group B, Daniel Torgersson scored twice in Sweden's 3-2 victory over Switzerland.
Isak Rosen also scored for Sweden, and Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves. Attilio Biasca and Dario Allenspach scored for Switzerland.
In the late game, Germany faced Austria in Group B.
The United States, a 5-1 winner over Germany on Tuesday, will face Switzerland on Thursday night.
Canada goalie Sebastian Cossa (1) makes the save on Latvia's Darels Dukurs (19) during the third period of an IIHF junior world hockey championships game Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Edmonton, Alberta. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
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Sweden's goalie Jesper Wallstedt (1) makes the save on Switzerland's Fabian Ritzmann (19) during the third period of an IIHF world junior hockey championships game in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sweden players celebrate a goal against Switzerland during the third period of an IIHF world junior hockey championships game in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Sweden's Simon Edvinsson (7) and Switzerland's Jonas Taibel (25) battle for the puck during the third period of an IIHF world junior hockey championships game in Edmonton, Alberta on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man pleaded guilty Wednesday to attacking police officers while storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection.
Matthew Council, 50, of Riverview, Florida, pleaded guilty in District of Columbia federal court to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement officers, one felony count of interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder and four misdemeanor offenses, according to court records.
He faces up to 16 years in prison at a scheduled Nov. 1 sentencing hearing.
Council was arrested at the Capitol during the riot.
According to court documents, Council joined with others objecting to Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory over then-President Donald Trump. A mob attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying election results for Biden over the Republican Trump, authorities said. Five people died in the violence.
According to the criminal complaint, Council and others gathered illegally at the west side of the Capitol. A police officer sprayed him with a chemical irritant, but he continued up the stairs to the Northwest Plaza, officials said. As police were struggling to keep the mob outside, Council entered the Parliamentarian Door. Prosecutors said Council barged into a line of Capitol Police officers, trying to push them back and create an opening for others to get through.
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TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams has lost her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.
No one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before walking away, and the 23-time Grand Slam champion exited the National Bank Open on Wednesday night with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic.
The second-round match at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open came a day after the 40-year-old Williams announced "the countdown has begun" on her playing career, saying she wants to have another child and pursue business interests.
She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final goodbyes could come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York.
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TORONTO (AP) — Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.
Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn't smile. She didn't wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft handrawn signs — oh, so many signs — with messsages such as "Queen" or "Thank you."
No one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before she puts her rackets away for good, and the 40-year-old American exited the National Bank Open on Wednesday night with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic.
While there were some familiar fist pumps and yells of “Come on!” during competition, it was only afterward that Williams really allowed her feelings to show, her voice shaking and her eyes welling during an on-court interview when Bencic ceded the spotlight.
“A lot of emotions, obviously,” Williams told spectators who offered her encouragement throughout the clear, 75-degree evening.
The second-round match at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open came a day after she announced "the countdown has begun" on her playing career, saying she wants to have another child and pursue business interests.
She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell will come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York. Williams has won the singles title at Flushing Meadows a half-dozen times — first in 1999; most recently in 2014 — to go along with seven championships apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open.
“It’s been a pretty interesting 24 hours,” Williams said after Wednesday’s match.
“I’m terrible at goodbyes,” she added, her hand on her chest, “but goodbye, Toronto!”
Next up on her schedule is the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati next week, another event that serves as preparation for the year's last Grand Slam tournament.
Williams, a three-time champion in Canada, started this match, fittingly enough, with an ace. Delivered another later in that game, too, showing off the superb serve that helped her to so many match victories, so many tournament titles, so many weeks at No. 1 in the rankings.
That elite ability showed up occasionally against Bencic, whether the trio of unreturnable serves to close out that opening game or a later putaway swinging volley accented with a shout and a tug on the brim of her white visor.
But because of a leg injury that sidelined her for the last half of 2021 and first half of 2022, she was playing for only the third time in the past 12 months. There were signs of that, as well, and of why Williams is no longer the dominant force she was for so long.
The breaks of her serve that were never quite so frequent when she was younger and at the height of her powers. The not-quite-on-target groundstrokes. The inability to offer up too much resistance while receiving serve; she only earned one break point in the first set, missing a return long to fritter away that chance, and none in the second.
“I wish I could have played better,” Williams said, “but Belinda played so well today.”
It did not help Williams that she was facing an opponent 15 years her junior and quite talented, to boot: Bencic is ranked 12th, won a gold medal for Switzerland at the Tokyo Olympics last year and has been a Grand Slam semifinalist.
“It's always an honor to be on the court with her,” Bencic said, “and that's why I think tonight is about her.”
Bencic took home the Toronto trophy at age 18 in 2015, when she eliminated Williams in the semifinals to earn the distinction of being the youngest woman to beat a player many consider, as one homemade poster in the stands declared Wednesday, the “GOAT” — the greatest of all-time.
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Fairfield City Council appointed Adam Kraft to represent the city’s Fourth Ward through the end of 2023.
Kraft was one of nine people who applied to succeed Tim Abbott, who resigned on July 1 ahead of his retirement from Duke Energy and relocation to Florida. He was one of five that was interviewed for the appointment to the term.
“We’ve really just taken an appreciation of the community,” said Kraft. “I just wanted to use the opportunity to put myself in a situation to continue the efforts of council and the city.”
He wants to expand on his volunteerism with the city.
A Fairfield resident since 2003, Kraft said he chose to build and raise his family in the city. He and his wife, Tracy, have two daughters, Becca, 15, a sophomore at Badin High School, and Haylee, 9, a fourth-grader at Sacred Heart.
Kraft is a College of Mount St. Joseph graduate and earned a degree in nursing, but he later transitioned into sales. He is a volunteer with Sacred Heart Parish’s festival and is on the board of directors with Give Back to Kenya.
“I really appreciate it,” he said after taking the oath of office administered by Fairfield Municipal Court Judge Joyce Campbell. “It was a fantastic process. I look forward to being a part of council.”
Kraft has been assigned to chair City Council’s Public Utilities subcommittee, and he plans to work with the department’s director, Adam Sackenheim, and build the relationship with the department.
He also plans to dive into the Fairfield Forward Comprehensive Plan.
“Also, I want to learn and try to take some of the Fairfield Forward projects and volunteer to help out as much as possible,” he said.
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FAIRFIELD — In less than two years, a longtime bottleneck on South Gilmore Road will be unclogged.
The $3.86 million project, which will receive $2.2 million from the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments, and hopefully $900,000 from the Ohio Public Works Commission, is scheduled to start construction in the spring of 2024 and could take as many as nine months to complete. But before that can happen, the required right-of-way along South Gilmore Road needed for the project will take until this fall to secure.
City Engineer Nick Dill said Fairfield contracted a consultant in early 2021, and they delivered a first draft of the plans late last year. Once the city received those plans, the city started to seek public input, including the four most-impacted property owners, three of whom are at Resor and South Gilmore roads intersection. The fourth property owner is the Villages of Wildwood apartment complex.
They also set up an in-person public meeting in April, and a website design to provide information and accept public input, did not indicate anyone was against the fix, which will widen the road and add a southbound thru lane, wider sidewalks, and medians.
O the nearly 2,500 pageviews, only 15 responded on the website, and only a handful of people attended the in-person meeting. Mailers were about the project, as well as the meeting and website, were sent to impacted property owners, and information was posted on the city’s social media accounts.
With the little response, and no negative responses, Dill said, “I have taken that to mean people think we’re more or less on track and don’t seem to have any substantial objections.”
Dill said traffic congestion and roadway safety were among the top concerns of the public, which will be addressed with the project.
One concern, Dill said, was some worried the improvements will appear like a truck route. Though the corridor will be wider, the lanes will be narrower and there will be a median.
In addition to signage, said Public Works Director Ben Mann said trucks will be “discouraged” as it will also “look less like a truck route.”
This project that’s planned for 2024 was recommended as needed 14 years ago, but Mann said, “There’s a reason that short-term recommendation didn’t get done until now.”
Actually, there were several reasons that were identified from the June 2006 Burgess and Niple South Gilmore/Winton roads corridor study, which highlighted the congestion of South Gilmore between Mack and Resor roads. City Council was presented the recommendations, along with others, in 2008.
But the study highlighted necessary recommendations along the corridor that came first, including improvements at the Mack and South Gilmore intersection, the South Gilmore Road widening to fix the bottleneck south of Mack Road to the Interstate 275 interchange, and several improvements to the I-275 interchange, including widening the overpass and various on and off ramps to the interstate.
With mostly outside funding supporting the projects, nearly $13.5 million have been invested into the corridor to help move traffic.
Mann said the plans for the South Gilmore Road widening project is about 60% complete, and at this point, the city’s bill for the $3.86 million project is around $228,000. However, Mann said that could increase based on supply chain issues, construction delays or some other unknown cost.
The city could receive additional OKI funds, as the organization has a history of granting justifiable additional requests. There is also the city’s share of the county motor vehicle funds, but Fairfield needs to apply in order to receive it.
Regardless of how much the city will need to put in ― the city already paid nearly $400,000 for engineering costs ― Mann said this project “will be a good bang for the buck” as the city will not need to take on more debt for the project.
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NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor scored three runs, tying a franchise record by crossing the plate in 13 consecutive games, and the New York Mets breezed to their sixth straight win, 10-2 over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.
Lindor finished 2 for 3 with a walk and a two-run single in the second inning that increased his RBI total to 82, matching Jose Reyes in 2006 for the most by a Mets shortstop.
“I’ve got to soak that in, that’s pretty cool,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “The team’s been around a long time. When you start saying that, that gets your attention.”
Lindor reached the mark in his 111th game, 42 fewer than Reyes played in 2006.
“Whenever you can do something cool, it’s a blessing,” Lindor said. “Being next to Reyes, someone I grew up watching, it’s great. But I’m here to try to win a World Series. That’s all I have in mind.”
Lindor walked and scored the Mets’ second run in the first. His single in the second made it 4-0. His run-scoring streak is the longest in the majors this season and matched David Wright (July 2008) for the longest in Mets history.
Trade-deadline addition Daniel Vogelbach drove in three runs, fellow July acquisition Tyler Naquin homered and Pete Alonso had three hits for the NL East-leading Mets.
“The guys that came in are helping us win ballgames,” Lindor said. “The front office did an amazing job of bringing the right group of guys that are going to fit in (and) are going to help us win.”
Taijuan Walker (10-3) pitched six solid innings to reach double-digit wins for the first time since he went 11-8 for Seattle in 2015. Walker allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
New York has the second-best record in the majors (73-39) and outscored Cincinnati 21-5 in the three-game sweep. The Mets have not trailed during their six-game run, winning every game by three runs or more.
Mason native T.J. Zeuch (0-1) lost his Reds debut, allowing six runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings. Zeuch, who grew up about half an hour from Cincinnati, is the 57th player to appear in a game for the Reds this season, tying the team record set in 2003. He appeared in 13 games for Toronto from 2019-21.
“Getting back in the big leagues and pitching in the big leagues again is obviously great,” Zeuch said. “But I wish, obviously, I would have given the team a better chance to win out there.”
Joey Votto had an RBI double for Cincinnati in the fourth and scored on a sacrifice fly by Jake Fraley.
“We really ran into a good team — a really hot team as well,” manager David Bell said after the Reds lost a series for the first time since the All-Star Break.
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With the Reds set to face the Chicago Cubs in Thursday’s “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa, manager David Bell rewatched the 1989 movie the field was built for. He said his favorite part was the sparseness of the game between the ghostly legends.
“It’s kind of like the modern-day version of it where it’s just about the game,” Bell said. “That’s kind of the goal as a player, to go out there and imagine that it’s just you and the ball and your teammates and kind of trying to win a baseball game and there’s nothing going on around you. I wonder if it’ll feel like that a little bit.”
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia’s RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang, is facing six new felony charges along with four others linked to the case.
A new indictment was filed in Fulton County Superior Court last week against the artist, whose real name is Jeffery Williams. He now faces additional charges of participation in criminal street gang activity, violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of a machine gun and drug charges, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The new charges stem from what investigators found during Williams’ arrest on the original May 9 indictment at his home in Atlanta’s upscale Buckhead neighborhood, authorities said.
The initial indictment contained 56 counts against 28 people for alleged involvement in crimes committed on behalf of the Young Slime Life street gang. The updated indictment now contains 65 counts, six of which apply to Williams.
At the time of Williams’ arrest, there was a question of whether the new charges would be folded into the RICO case. Court records now indicate that is what has been done.
Williams’ attorney, Brian Steel, said his client is innocent and looks forward to fighting the charges in court.
“Mr. Williams has committed absolutely no crimes,” Steel told the newspaper on Wednesday. “We cannot wait for a trial date.”
Williams, along with rapper Gunna, whose real name is Sergio Kitchens, remain in jail after bond was denied for both earlier this year. Steel said a new bond hearing for Williams has been scheduled for next week. A tentative trial date has been set for Jan. 9, 2023.
Martinez Arnold, also known as Duke, and Deamonte Kendrick, also known as Yak Gotti, face additional charges including participation in criminal street gang activity, violation of the Georgia controlled substances act, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and possession of a machine gun. Kendrick also has been indicted on a charge of possession of a firearm by convicted felon.
Shannon Stillwell and Quamarvious Nichols were charged with one additional count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon related to the death of Shymel Drinks on March 18.
Arnold’s attorney, Ashleigh Merchant, told WSB-TV that she is confident her client won’t be convicted. She said he will plead not guilty to the new charges as he already has to the original charges.
The indictments center around Young Slime Life, an alleged gang prosecutors say was founded by Williams and two others in Atlanta with ties to the national Bloods gang.
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Educator arrested for distributing porn involving kids under 13, authorities say
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - An investigation has led to the arrest of an educator in Louisiana who is accused of distributing child pornography.
According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, 23-year-old Brandon John Short was arrested on Tuesday and charged with 45 counts of distributing pornography involving juveniles under the age of 13.
WAFB reports Short allegedly distributed images/videos that authorities said are believed to be child pornography on social media.
According to Short’s arrest warrant, the images/videos depicted young girls being sexually abused and assaulted by adult men, which were privately messaged to KIK users on the app.
Officials booked Short into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School System confirmed that Short was hired in August 2021. School officials said his background check and fingerprints were cleared upon that employment.
According to the school system, Short was assigned as an itinerant teacher at Ryan Elementary School.
The 23-year-old has since been placed on administrative leave.
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With an eye on the Capital Classic of day eight of Opening 2022 of Liga MXlos Pumas from the National University are already in Mexican territory to prepare for their next commitment. However, the ravages of the win that Barcelona gave them in the frame of the game for the trophy John Gamper they continue.
This time it was the goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez, who defended the auriazul arch during the defeat, the one who spoke about it. Without make-up in his words, the footballer assured that he feels ashamed of being the goalkeeper to whom they scored six goals last Sunday on the grass of the Camp Nou.
“The reality is that we were passed over, Barcelona showed all the potential it has for this season. We were not fine, that is very clear. It is one of the best teams in the world and we were not at our level”, said the 31-year-old goalkeeper in an interview for ESPN.
The Joan Gamper trophy It is a title that is played as a friendly and that takes place annually prior to the start of the Spanish league championship with the Catalan team as the host. The rival of each edition is invited by the directive culé. For 2022, the chosen one was Pumas who became the second Mexican club to play it (and the second to lose by half a dozen goals after León in 2014).
“It’s a game that every goalkeeper wants to play because you know you’re going to have a lot of work. I got six goals, I’m ashamed. No goalkeeper likes to be scored six goals, but I tried to do my job as best as possible”, added González.
The meeting was a party for the local team because, in addition to the victory, it served to introduce the new elements to their fans and to say goodbye to one of their legends: Dani Alves, now defending the jacket of the university students. Precisely from the Brazilian, the goalkeeper rescued words that, in part, explained the result.
“Dani Alves commented: ‘these players have been preparing for this for years and all are selected nationals of their countries, It is a reflection of what world top football isl, if one day they want to be at that level, we must run at least what they run and train what they train’”, the goalkeeper recalled.
Now focused on the local tournament, with no more friendly matches ahead, Pumas will seek to focus on the objectives of the semester and will begin by facing their greatest rival, América. “On Saturday we have a rematch against the hated rival, it is the ideal match. The game against America is perfect to get our thorns out, “González launched.
The Capital Classic will take place next August 13 at 7:05 p.m. at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City, where both teams appear in need of a win given the poor start to the tournament.
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The community had charged against SEGA for several very annoying errors in this compilation of classics.
Sonic Origins landed in June in the homes of the staunch blue hedgehog of SEGA, but unfortunately many of them found that the compilation of classics had many more errors than they expected. To solve them, those responsible for the game commented that they were working on a patch that has finally been added to the title.
Patch 1.04 is now availableThis update to version 1.04 is available on all platforms (PC and PlayStation consoles, Xbox and Switch) and fixes several bugs, including a highly criticized one that caused Tails to disappear in Sonic The Hedgehog 2. It’s one of two specific adjustments mentioned, along with correcting music tracks that were wrong in the Museum.
Regarding the rest, they simply talk about additional bugs that have been corrected, although fans of the game have been able to know that they also added new cheat codes for Sonic 3 & Knuckles that can be activated from the soundtest menu. You can check them out below, courtesy of TailsChannel:
It’s worth remembering that Sonic Origins is a remastered compilation featuring several classic video games from SEGA’s action-platform series (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD) bringing alternate game modes and previously unreleased content.
Despite being already available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X | S and Nintendo Switch, the authors have charged against SEGA ensuring that much of the errors do not come from their workalthough if you want to know what we thought of the gaming experience, we invite you to read the analysis of Sonic Origins that our colleague Toni Piedrabuena prepared.
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The lieutenant of the São Paulo Militarized Police (PM), Henrique Otávio Oliveira Velozo He remains in prison after last Sunday the City Court of Justice requested that he be provisionally arrested for 30 days while he is being investigated as the main suspect in the murder of Jiu Jitsu world champion Leandro Lo.
The case, which shocked Brazil and transcended borders, continues to add unpleasant episodes in which the officer in question participated. In addition to confronting and dismissing a colleague of a lower hierarchical level, it was recently learned that he also He was accused of beating a woman two years ago.
the local newspaper Folha de S.Pablo revealed the details of that February 1, 2020 in which Velozo was aboard a speedboat on the north coast of the city of São Paulo.
According to the information, registered in the Ministry of Public Security (SSP), it was confirmed that a woman filed a police complaint after suffering bodily assaults on February 2 of that year, while the following day the PM filed a complaint for slander Against her.
In the report that the media in question had access to, it was detailed that on the first day of February the officer, who is now detained in the Area 5 Police Command, was part of a boat trip and that had carried a firearm that he unholstered to show it to the passengers and that he even shot.
On that trip, in which the policeman would also have lent his pistol for other people to use, Velozo approached one of the women who was on the boat, lowered his pants and asked her: “This is what you want?”, as cited in the document. Immediately the woman pushed him and he punched her in the face.
Once they reached the mainland, each one went their own way, leaving the incident behind. However, the next day the woman went to the Caraguatatuba police station to file a complaint for bodily assault. Upon learning of the accusation, the Velozo approached the San Sabastian police station (on February 3) and filed a defamation complaint.
Posteriorly none of those involved continued to follow up on the case.
The report also detailed that the lieutenant had starred an argument with the captain of the boat after he, after detecting the altercation with the woman, tried to touch port immediately: “You can rule here, but when you get to the beach, we’ll see who’s in charge,” Velozo would have warned him.
When asked about this episode, the lawyer Joao Carlos Campaniniwho now represents Henrique Velozo, commented that I was not aware of the recorded event.
The officer, who was 28 years old at the time, was the promoter and creator of a project called Second Force, whose objective was to prevent cases of violence against women. “Due to the contradictory facts between a possible attack on a woman and the image of the officer in charge of a women’s self-defense project, it could generate an institutional image crisis,” was the document issued by the PM announcing the departure of Lieutenant of the program.
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Andrew Koji (Bullet Train) campaigns to play Jin Sakai: “I’ve played the video game twice.”
With the success of Uncharted still fresh, and a widespread public desire to see the first The Last of Us trailer for HBO Max, the team at PlayStation Productions can boast of having started his career in film and TV on the right foot. But there is still a lot of work ahead, with adaptations to the big screen of video games like Ghost of Tsushima, which also generates interest not only among fans of the action title, but also among actors from Hollywood itself.
I can make a very good Jin Sakai. I can put my own touch on itAndrew WhoThat is the case of Andrew Koji, whom we have recently been able to see in Bullet Train alongside Brad Pitt as well as in other action movies such as Snake Eyes: Origin. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the also British martial artist of Japanese descent declared that he was looking for the leading role in Ghost of Tsushima: “I would love it. I can do a very good Jin Sakai. I can put my own touch on it“. Now it only remains for Sony Pictures to think of him.
But it will not be for not being a great admirer of the work done by Sucker Punch Productions with this open world stealth action adventure. “I have played [al videojuego] twice“, assures Koji in his talk with the American portal”. However, Koji, who is currently shooting the third season of Warriors for HBO Max in South Africa, hopes that those responsible for the feature film know how to make Ghost of Tsushima know how to exist on its own beyond a mere adaptation.
Ghost of Tsushima is underway at the hands of the director of John Wick, Chad Stalheski, although at the moment no details have been shared of when it could start filming or reach theaters around the world. Beyond the video game, Ghost of Tsushima has become a tourist attraction for the island where the adventure takes place. On the other hand, and leaving this development behind, PlayStation Productions is also working on other projects such as God of War for Prime Video.
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Chandigarh on Wednesday witnessed over three-hour long power outages in many parts due to instant faults in two supply lines.
The electricity supply went out around 10.30 am and was restored only around 2 pm in certain parts. The areas that faced problems include Sectors 17, 18 C, 19, 20 C, 21, 22, 33, Kaimbwala, among others.
Chief Engineer, CB Ojha, said, “There was an instant fault in both the supply lines due to which residents suffered those pesky power cuts. Power has been restored in one of the two lines and electricians are working on the second one. The power demand in Chandigarh had gone to 400 MW, which is lower than the previous year. While the average demand remained around 350 MW in peak summer, the supply to the UT last year was 424 MW. The reason behind the reduction in power demand is early monsoon.”
The impact of power cut was visible at UT Secretariat, Chandigarh Police headquarters, Punjab Police headquarters, Chandigarh Housing Board, DC office, MC office, etc.
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Kanika, resident of Sector 22 said, “From morning, the short power cuts were troubling us. As the festive season is
around, we are unable to complete our household chores and visit markets for the shopping”.
Vishal, a student and resident of Kaimbwala said, “Around 10.30 am, the first power cut happened, after that constant power cuts caused disruption in studies. When you complain to the electricity authorities, either the call is unanswered or you get excuses”.
A shopkeeper from Sector 20 C, requesting anonymity said, “These power outages in the town make shopkeepers suffer.
In the peak time of the festival, customers avoid entering the shop that does not have an inverter which directly affects our sale”.
A local resident of Sector 18 C expressed their agitation towards the frequent power outages, “Kids and senior citizens suffer a lot due to power cuts as they need rest in the afternoon”.
“Around 12 pm, I called the electricity complaint office to discuss the matter and they said it might take some time. Nearly half of Chandigarh is without electricity. They took around four hours to restore electricity,” said Sanjay Handa, a resident of Sector 22.
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Liquor contractors under the banner of the Chandigarh Wine Contractors’ Association shut their vends till 5 pm on Wednesday to protest the UT excise policy 2022-23, and demanded considerable changes in the existing excise policy. Since the implementation of the Punjab Excise policy 2022-23 in July, liquor prices in Punjab have gone down compared to Chandigarh, causing a significant decline in sales in UT. Chandigarh liquor contractors claimed they have been facing a loss of around Rs 2 to 2.50 lakh every day, in the last one month, and liquor sale has reduced by almost 50 per cent.
They met senior excise officers in the office of the deputy commissioner, Sector 17, on Wednesday. Later, a six-member committee under the supervision of Assistant Excise Taxation Officer (AETC), Randhir Singh, was constituted for reviewing their demands and suggestions.
AETC Randhir Singh said, “Indeed, the liquor business in Chandigarh has been at loss due to lower prices in Punjab.
We will examine the suggestions of the city liquor contractors. A solution will be found.”
The prime feature of the Punjab excise policy is the opening of the quota, which means there is no capping on liquor sale for contractors, while ones in Chandigarh cannot sell liquor beyond a permissible limit. Experts said that Chandigarh implemented its excise policy in April and Punjab introduced it in July, making many changes which have adversely affected liquor business in Chandigarh.
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Contractor Kulbir Singh, who paid the highest bid of Rs 11.55 core for a vend in Dhanas, says, “There are many structural differences between the excise policy of Chandigarh and Punjab. The ex-distillery price (EDP) and ex-brewery price (EBP) are the same for Chandigarh and Punjab but many taxes, duties, and VAT make huge differences in the landing costs. For instance, the landing cost of Imperial Blue (IB) in Chandigarh is Rs 2,527 and in Punjab it is Rs 1,344. The cost of one IB bottle is Rs 440 in Chandigarh and the same is Rs 280 in Mohali (Punjab). In Chandigarh, we paid 12.50 percent VAT, Rs 13.5 export fee for each carton, and Rs 175.5 import fee each carton, while all of this is nil in Punjab”.
“More than 60 per cent area of Chandigarh touches the boundaries of Punjab from Mohali side. Our liquor business has gone drastically down. We have been urging the administration that they can increase the monthly tax but reduce the excise duty, import, permit fee, cow cess, etc., so we could survive,” Nishant Tangri, another liquor contractor, said.
The association suggested that excise duty, import fee, permit fee, assessment fee, cow cess and VAT combined should be less than Punjab. They also demanded no charges on additional quota lifting along with license fee waiver for vends based on excise survey as sale dropped from 30-60 per cent.
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The Chandigarh Housing Board is going to sell 154 vacant units through e-tender. Of the total units, there are about 53 residential units on freehold basis, two commercial units on freehold basis and 99 commercial units on leasehold basis. The bids will start from August 16 and will close on September 6 (10 am). The e-Tender process is open for all the citizens of India as well as NRIs/PIOs above 18 years of age. Those already possessing property (residential or commercial) can also participate in the e-tender.
According to the board, the reserve price of 17 residential units in Indira Colony, Mani Majra, has been reduced by 15 per cent in comparison with last tender details. The reserve prices of as many as 98 commercial units on leasehold basis have been reduced by 15 per cent as well.
The built-up dwelling units will be allotted to the highest eligible bidder, quoting above the reserve price of the unit. GST will not be applicable on the consideration/premium of the unit.
“All willing participants may visit the official website of the Chandigarh Housing Board http://www.chbonline.in to understand the detailed procedure for submission of earnest money deposit (EMD) and e-bids. The terms and conditions and the detailed list mentioning localities/sectors of the built-up units and reserve price can be downloaded from the official website of the Chandigarh Housing Board,” a statement issued said.
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In order to submit the e-bids, one is required to get themselves registered at https://etenders.chd.nic.in. A valid e-mail id, mobile number and digital signature are the basic requirements to participate in the e-tender process.
“Bidders are free to revise their bid amount (increase or decrease) for any number of times, till closure of the e-tender process. The whole process is transparent and fair. The number of e-bids submitted and the identity of bidder remain confidential till the opening of e-bids. Even officers of the CHB and National Informatics Centre (NIC) cannot find out such details prior to opening of e-bids,” it was added.
Stickers have been put up at the built-up units for better identification and site offices have been provided at different sectors/location to facilitate inspection by prospective
bidders.
The location of each unit is available on Google Maps, and addresses of site offices and contact details of officials are available on http://www.chbonline.in.
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The Punjab and Haryana High Court issued notice and ordered status quo regarding possession of a land in Mohali, over a petition filed by a company belonging to the Quark Group.
The petitioner, Fauja Singh Infrastructure Private Limited, a company belonging to Quark Group, approached the high court against the State of Punjab for taking possession of their 1,047 acres in village Chotti Badi Naggal on July 29, 2022. Fauja Singh alleged that they are involved in a 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in Punjab and are the only surviving super mega project in Punjab. They said they invested Rs 10,000 crore in Punjab and provided 35,000 jobs in 51 acres of development, besides undertaking various philanthropic and humanitarian initiatives including construction of schools, building village infrastructure, etc.
Fauja Singh claimed they purchased the land under an memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop the project in two phases between 1999 and 2005, after verification of the revenue record, in which proprietors were recorded as owners in possession. No objections were raised by any authorities at that time and they were recorded owners as well. The properties were paid market value and Punjab earned huge revenue from the stamp duty. However, the state authorities have now suddenly begun taking forcible possession without intimation.
Appearing for the petitioner, Senior Advocate Chetan Mittal, Advocates Kunal Mulwani, Udit Garg, Himanshu Gupta, alleged that the petitioner is under a valid agreement and they cannot be penalised for no fault on their part, particularly in the manner the state authorities are acting.
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The bench of Justices Augustine George Masih and Sandeep Moudgil, after hearing the matter, issued notice to the State of Punjab and also ordered status quo regarding possession on the spot. The next date of hearing is August 22, 2022.
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Online fraudsters duped a senior woman radiologist of Rs 1,48,999 on the pretext of disconnecting her electricity connection if she would not update her electricity bill from the previous month. The radiologist, Dr Raman Nijhwan, a resident of Sector 15, had received a call on her cell phone and subsequently, she was told by the caller to install an application named Quick Support on August 6. Police said as she installed the application, she got another call asking to pay a fee of Rs 10 from her State Bank of India (SBI) account to a particular account. As the victim made a payment of Rs 10, she received a text message from her bank informing that Rs 1,48,999 was debited from her account.
The initial probe revealed that the mobile application which was downloaded by Dr Nijhwan on her phone was AnyDesk, through which the smartphone of a person can be accessed by someone else. Dr Nijhwan has been posted in GMSH-16 for a long time.
Dr Nijhwan approached the UT police cyber cell and a probe was ordered. Sources said that the concerned bank in which the account of the fraudster exists was informed.
A police officer privy to the investigation said, “We registered an FIR and started the investigation. Efforts are being made to ascertain the identity of the account holder who received the money. People are requested to not entertain dubious phone calls.”
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A case was registered at Cyber Cell police station. The city has witnessed a surge of cyber cheating cases in the recent past. Many people were duped on the pretext of non-payment of their electricity bills. The victims were threatened that their supply will be disconnected if they did not pay the bill. A case was registered on Wednesday.
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A 13-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide after some people scolded her for allegedly stealing their cell phone. Police registered a case against four persons including two women and launched an investigation. The complainant in the case, Akhilesh Kumar, stated to the police that his wife works in a factory near Dera Bassi and that she had bought a cell phone from her co-worker Lalita. He stated that they had given the cell phone to his daughter.
“On Monday my daughter was at home while we were at work, and called me that some people had come to our home and were threatening her. She said they alleged that the cell phone she was using was stolen. She was very scared and crying. I consoled her but when we reached home, we found that my daughter had died by suicide by hanging herself,” alleged Akhilesh.
Acting on the complaint, the Dera Bassi police registered a case against four persons identified as Sarbjeet Kaur, Mamta, Angrez Singh and Barinder Singh under sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 306 (abetment to suicide) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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With the Indian women’s cricket team returning with a silver medal from Birmingham Commonwealth Games, it was time for the families of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, all-rounder Harleen Deol and wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia to give a rousing welcome to their daughters at the Mohali International Airport on Wednesday evening. While pacer Renuka Singh’s family from Parsa village near Rohru in Himachal Pradesh could not come to Chandigarh, the families of the other three cricketers welcomed Renuka at Mohali.
“It feels special to see the silver medal around Harmanpreet’s neck and it’s a special feeling for all her team-mates too. We were a bit disappointed to see them lose against Australia in the final but then this silver medal is a historic medal too for India. The Indian women’s cricket team competed in the Commonwealth Games for the first time and to see the Indian flag rise made us emotional,” said Harmander Bhullar, father of Harmanpreet Kaur, who was also accompanied by wife Satwinder Kaur.
While Harmanpreet was the sixth highest scorer in the Games, with a total of 137 runs including a fighting knock of 65 runs in the final against Australia, the 33-year-old Moga cricketer also picked up one wicket in the tournament.
Though the Indian women’s team lost the final by nine runs, it was only the second time that an Indian cricket team was competing in the Games, with the first time being in 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games.
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“It feels good to see everyone welcome us here. I am disappointed too because we could have won the final match. But unfortunately, luck was not in our favour. We got a chance to meet players from other sports and also met the Indian hockey team members. I am sure that more parents will motivate their daughters to play the game,” said Harmanpreet.
Himachal pacer Renuka Singh Thakur, who claimed 11 wickets including two four-wicket hauls, rued the missed chances
in the final but was glad the team won the silver medal. “We feel proud to return with a medal. It was a good experience and we played well as a unit. I would like to extend my thanks to Anurag Singh Thakur sir, who opened the HPCA Women’s Academy,” said Thakur.
24-year-old wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia, who played in three matches in Birmingham, accounted for one stumped chance in the final apart from contributing with other players in three-run outs in the tournament. “Right from her childhood, Taniya only dreamt about being a wicket-keeper and it was heartening to see her play the specialised wicket-keeper role. It was unfortunate that she faced concussion in the final and could not bat. I will be welcoming her with aarti at our home along with my elder daughter Sanjana and my husband Sanjay Bhatia and son Sehaj, “said Sapna Bhatia, mother of Taniya.
Mohali all-rounder 24-year-old Harleen Deol, an alumnus of Yadavindra Public School, Mohali, and MCM DAV College, Chandigarh, played in India’s opening match against Australia. While mother Charanjit Kaur Deol was waiting for her daughter to come, she also hugged pacer Renuka Singh. “Whenever Harleen comes back from tour or the Indian camp, she likes to spend time at home having her favourite food. It will be the same for her for the next few days as she would like to celebrate the medal with home cooked food,” said Deol.
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Now that the country has relaxed arrival rules for international travelers, visitors are beginning to return.
The hospitality industry is beginning to return, too.
Although Covid put the construction or opening of many hotels on hold, there are now a wide range of new or newly reopened properties to choose from.
From the historic and atmospheric capital of Hanoi in the north, down to the sun-kissed tropical beaches of Phú Quốc in the south, here are eight places to lay your head at a range of prices and styles.
Regent Phú Quốc
An island off southwest Vietnam, much of Phú Quốc is a UNESCO-designated World Biosphere Reserve -- and also home to the first resort in Southeast Asia from luxury brand Regent Hotels & Resorts. Regent Phú Quốc sits on Long Beach and offers 176 suites and 126 villas in tranquil, tropical surroundings with views over the ocean and resort's lagoons. They range in size from intimate one-bedrooms to seven-bedroom "ultra villas," meaning that everyone from couples to large extended families and friends can kick back in style.
On the food front, take your pick from six restaurants and bars, including Rice Market, which celebrates the local cuisine of Southern Vietnam; Oku which joins Japan and France in an homage to wagyu beef; or the cheekily named Fu Bar for gin-focused cocktails around a pool terrace.
Wink Hotel Saigon Centre
Wink Hotel is walking distance from attractions like Book Street and the Saigon Zoo.
Wink Hotel Saigon Centre
Opened in 2021, Wink Hotel Saigon targets a young, local Vietnamese demographic for whom authenticity is everything.
The offer of affordable luxury means that while the hotel's rooms may admittedly be "space-efficient," no expense has been spared inside them.
Designed by a Paris-based agency, they feature luxury mattresses, fine linens and a power shower.
Wink honors Vietnam's famous street food culture in the form of "Wink Carts" for easy breakfasts and lunches, while guests are guaranteed a 24-hour stay regardless of check-in time, unlimited à la carte breakfast and free passes to a co-working space.
Maia Resort Quy Nhơn
The southern Vietnamese coastal resort city of Quy Nhơn may be largely unfamiliar to international travelers, but that looks set to change with the opening of places like Maia Resort, a destination which is especially keen to attract foodies.
The 94-villa property sits on a beautiful wide and long sandy beach, where colorful local fishing boats bob in Phuong Mai Bay. They bring in a catch that the resort's chefs at restaurant Vi turn into excellent renditions of local dishes, as well as familiar global comfort food.
Wellness is another big play in the elegant sunlit Vela spa, complete with its own pool, while guests can choose packages inclusive of treatments instead of breakfast or lunch.
Anantara Quy Nhơn Villas
Anantara Quy Nhon has a spa with a tea lounge and three cliffside treatment pavilions.
Anantara Quy Nhon Villas
Privacy is front and center at Anantara Quy Nhơn Villas as the resort offers just 26 sleek one- and two-bedroom villas dotted across seven hectares of tropical gardens. All of them overlook the white sand beach and emerald waves beyond.
Their signature restaurant is Sea.Fire.Salt, where Chef Wayan oversees menus celebrating seafood cooked over open flame, while a swim-up bar crafts cocktails in front of you and an "in-room delicatessen" means you're never far from a bite.
The quiet surrounding province of Bình Định inspires an impressive selection of cultural experiences, from ancient pagodas to remarkable Champa Towers which dot the landscape and date from the 12th century. They even offer a hat-weaving workshop, as guests see how Non La conical hats are crafted by hand.
Capella Hanoi
Capella Hanoi's design was inspired by the Roaring '20s.
Capella Hanoi
Beguiling and historic, the Vietnamese capital is home to Capella Hanoi, a boutique hotel with 47 bedrooms designed by American architect Bill Bensley to celebrate the world of opera. That's because the property sits adjacent to Hanoi's beautiful early 20th-century Opera House, meaning that Bensley has crafted the flamboyant suites to reflect and reveal tales of artists, singers and composers. In doing so, more than a thousand pieces of opera memorabilia and art now grace the building in the city's prestigious Hoàn Kiếm quarter.
Even the hotel's restaurants follow the theme, with the signature restaurant Backstage and a salon called Diva's Lounge boasting appropriately glamorous tableware, set designs and costumes.
"Capella Culturists" act as guides for guests to ensure that they get the most out of the hotel and the city, including immersive experiences featuring landmarks including the Temple of the Jade Mound and the French Quarter.
Azerai Ke Ga Bay
Sitting 180 km (112 miles) east of Ho Chi Minh City, Azerai Ke Ga Bay resort is a popular destination for weekend escapes. The secluded oceanfront property is enviably located on a white sand beach that stretches for five kilometers, overlooking Ke Ga Island and its lighthouse dating from French colonial times.
Just 46 minimalist suites and private pool suites overlook tropical gardens or the ocean. If you can pull yourself away from them, their Azerai Spa on the ocean offers 10 private treatment rooms, hydrotherapy, a beauty studio, gym and more, while there are four pools to get your laps in.
Once you've worked out, three dining options let you indulge in local and global cuisine with a particular focus on seafood.
Alma Resort Cam Ranh
Alma Resort is in the up-and-coming Cam Ranh area, near Dalat.
Alma Resort
Cam Ranh is another emerging city on Vietnam's central coast which is rapidly becoming a popular hub for domestic and international travelers. The expansive Alma resort sits amid 30 hectares and offers a wide range of amenities for guests staying in its 580 suites and pavilions, all of which face Long Beach.
No fewer than twelve swimming pools, a 70-seat cinema, science museum, karaoke rooms and waterpark are just some of the ways to get your vacation on.
On the food front, 14 dining outlets range from Japanese to Italian, a noodle house and fried chicken specialist. But every accommodation also comes with a kitchen, in case you want to craft your own meal with groceries from the on-site supermarket.
Radisson Hotel Danang
Da Nang is Vietnam's fifth largest city and sits on the central coast, from where it's a popular departure point for a number of Vietnam's UNESCO World Heritage sites, including the charming old merchant town of Hoi An, south of the city. The road to get there is dotted with hotels, including Radisson Hotel Danang on My Khe Beach with 182 rooms and suites which feature views over the city, peninsula and sea.
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