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Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar appears before ED in Delhi for questioning in National Herald money laundering case.
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Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar appears before ED in Delhi for questioning in National Herald money laundering case.
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Delhi HC asks NIA to respond to plea for copy of FIR lodged against alleged Popular Front of India members arrested under UAPA.
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Delhi HC asks NIA to respond to plea for copy of FIR lodged against alleged Popular Front of India members arrested under UAPA.
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Rupee falls to record low against US dollar, slips past 82-mark
With increasing oil prices weighing on traders' sentiments, the rupee plunged to an all-time time low of 82.22 against the US dollar in morning trade on Friday.
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With increasing oil prices weighing on traders' sentiments, the rupee plunged to an all-time time low of 82.22 against the US dollar in morning trade on Friday. The traders are also monitoring US payrolls report which is expected today.
Depending on this, the US Federal Reserve's stance on monetary policy could also be influenced. The rupee had closed at 81.88 in the previous session. Government bond yields are expected to open higher on Monday, as concerns over debt supplies may resurface after weaker-than-expected demand at a debt auction on Friday. Bond prices and yields are inversely related.
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback versus a basket of six major peers, was little changed at 112.032 following a rally from a two-week low. Oil prices rose on the back of a "deep" supply cut by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies, and are set for more volatility. Crude prices are headed for the biggest weekly gain since early of Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year.
A weak rupee has driven dollar selling by the Reserve Bank of India to support the currency. But this has raised concerns over India's dwindling foreign exchange reserves. Last week, RBI also raised its repo rate last week in order to rein in the depreciation of the local currency against dollar.
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Marlabs announces launch of new digital development center in Pune
Marlabs is looking forward to tapping into the wealth of software and development talent available in the region.Marlabs new Digital Development center in Pune will train, upskill, and reskill employees in the technologies needed to help Smart Manufacturing and Digital Supply Chain businesses accelerate and innovate.
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Marlabs LLC., a leading digital solutions company, announced the grand opening of its new Digital Development center in Pune. Marlabs is looking forward to tapping into the wealth of software and development talent available in the region.
Marlabs' new Digital Development center in Pune will train, upskill, and reskill employees in the technologies needed to help Smart Manufacturing and Digital Supply Chain businesses accelerate and innovate. The center will also serve as the backbone for the company to provide rewarding career opportunities to technology professionals in the ever-expanding solutions industry. In addition, the new office intends to leverage partnerships with leading Cloud-first ERP providers, such as Infor, to deliver Cloud-first Innovation to clients.
''This new center supports our growth plans by adding modern skill sets to execute a more comprehensive digital journey for our customers. The Pune metropolitan area possesses some of the most ideal talents we were seeking for delivering Manufacturing and Supply Chain technologies. By leveraging the right technical and functional skills, we hope to strengthen our industry presence and facilitate the region's growth and innovation,'' noted Siby Vadakekkara, CEO of Marlabs.
''We are committed to fostering a hybrid workplace and bringing our offices closer to our employees. Our brand-new offices are state-of-the-art facilities with a strong focus on promoting collaboration, co-creation, and mental wellness for our employees. We intend to create an inspiring work culture that drives innovation and joy at work,'' said Manish Singhvi, CFO of Marlabs.
About Marlabs Marlabs helps leading companies around the world make operations sleeker, keep customers closer, transform data into decisions, de-risk cyberspace, boost legacy systems, and capture novel opportunities and digital-led revenues. It provides digital-first strategy and advisory services, rapid solution incubation and prototyping, and agile digital solution engineering. Marlabs is headquartered in New Jersey, with offices in the US, Germany, and India. Its 2,500+ global workforce includes highly experienced technology, platform, and industry specialists from the world's leading technical universities.
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Cash crunch for British funds puts regulators under pensions lens
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A scramble for cash by Britain's pension funds after last week's bond market crash has raised questions about oversight of a 1.6 trillion pound ($1.8 trillion) business that has grown rapidly in recent years. Pension funds had to post emergency collateral in liability-driven investments (LDI), which deploy a mix of both leveraged and unleveraged derivatives to safeguard against shortfalls in pension pots, after British government bond yields rocketed.
To halt freefalling prices, the Bank of England was forced to pledge to buy as much as 65 billion pounds ($73.63 billion) of long-dated government bonds, known as gilts. Many pension funds struggled to find the extra cash at short notice. Some had to sell gilts in a firesale that put further upward pressure on yields and threatened a wider meltdown.
"Pension regulation is not the direct remit of Bank of England but stability of the financial system is," said Ian Tonks, professor of finance at the University of Bristol Business School. After the global financial crisis of more than a decade ago, regulators tightened rules on banks. But pension funds, insurers and asset managers remain more loosely regulated, prompting warnings of even greater threats to financial stability.
LDI is a regulatory "grey area", one pensions industry source said. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has day-to-day oversight of pension schemes to ensure they were well hedged, but it is not a financial regulator, meaning it is less focused on the risk behind the schemes' use of financial instruments. Pension trustees decide on whether to use LDI, often based on advice from consultants which are not required to be regulated, and TPR guided in 2019 that it was common practice to use LDI to improve the matching of assets and liabilities.
LDI funds used by British pension schemes are largely listed in Luxembourg and Dublin, but their managers are based in Britain and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, while the BoE regulates banks, some of which act as counterparties. RISING LEVERAGE
LDI was born out of a need to plug shortfalls in defined benefit pension schemes, especially as central banks slashed interest rates after the global financial crisis. Its popularity has boomed in recent years, helping many pension funds to not only meet those long-dated obligations but also generate a surplus.
But leverage in many LDI products was still rising in 2022 as central banks started hiking rates. That turned positions once largely designed to be defensive and protect from falling interest rates into riskier ones much more exposed to movements in rates and inflation as bond prices fell and yields rose. Insight Investment, one of the largest LDI providers, said in a May 5 note that clients should top up collateral pools sooner to reduce risks of being "a forced seller of assets at potentially inopportune times".
It estimated then that a scheme with 3 times leverage at the start of 2022 would have seen it rise to 4.5 times as bond prices fell. "Given recent market events we are working with some UK pension fund clients to reduce leverage in their LDI strategies," a spokesperson from Insight said.
"This aims to ensure that their liability hedges remain resilient." TPR and the FCA have been talking with LDI funds since the Spring on their ability to cope with higher collateral demands as central banks began raising interest rates, people familiar with the situation and a source close to the regulators said.
But last week, yields on gilts rose 160 basis points in just days, above a maximum 100 basis points swing in a 2018 assessment of the sector's capacity to cover margin calls on interest rate derivatives, the Bank of England said. Industry officials say some LDI funds required collateral for up to 150 basis point moves, but last week's moves blew past that too.
"The scale and speed of the recent repricing far exceeds historical moves," the BoE said. The FCA and TPR declined to comment on whether there was more they could have done. Luxembourg regulators had no immediate comment.
The Central Bank of Ireland said it was "aware of developments in the UK Gilt markets and has been monitoring the potential impact on Irish and international markets". Pension schemes are building pools of cash in case they receive fresh margin calls from LDI managers when the Bank of England intervention ends on Oct. 14.
The Bank has been working with the FCA and TPR in recent years on enhanced monitoring of the risks in LDI funds, deputy governor Jon Cunliffe said on Thursday, adding that lessons need to be learned, and the appropriate level of resilience ensured. LDI funds are not required to hold capital buffers, but must show the FCA they have systems in place to manage risks.
David Blake, a finance professor at the University of London, said TPR may have to set leverage limits. But imposing more restrictions will have to be weighed up against how often such events are likely to happen and radically changing a mechanism that has largely served the sector well.
Meanwhile, pension funds are likely to be more cautious and LDI providers are cutting the allowed leverage. "There is a significant aversion to illiquidity because obviously of the problems that we have just witnessed in raising money for collateral calls in these conditions of extreme market moves," David Lloyd, head of institutional fund management at M&G, said.
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Damaged after hitting cattle, nose cone of Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat train replaced
The nose of the newly-launched Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train had suffered damage after it hit a herd of buffaloes around 11.15 am on Thursday near Ahmedabad, when the train was on its way to Gandhinagar. The damaged nose cone was replaced at the Coach Care Centre in Mumbai Central, Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of the Western Railway said.
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The front portion of the Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train, which was damaged after hitting some buffaloes in Gujarat, has been replaced here by the railway authorities, an official said on Friday. The nose of the newly-launched Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train had suffered damage after it hit a herd of buffaloes around 11.15 am on Thursday near Ahmedabad, when the train was on its way to Gandhinagar. ''The nose cone cover of the train's driver coach along with its mounting brackets was damaged in the cattle-hit incident. However, the vital parts of the train remained unaffected. The damaged nose cone was replaced at the Coach Care Centre in Mumbai Central,'' Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of the Western Railway said. The nose cone was made up of FRP (fibre-reinforced plastic). The incident had occurred between Vatva and Maninagar areas of Ahmedabad, but the train had covered the distance to Gandhinagar Capital station and back to Mumbai Central without the panel on Thursday.
''The nose cover is designed to absorb the impact without transmitting the same to the functional parts of the train. Therefore, it is sacrificial by design and hence replaceable,'' Thakur said.
He said that a sufficient quantity of nose cones is kept as a spare. ''The damaged nose cone was replaced with a new one at the Mumbai Central depot in no time during the maintenance and the train was put back to service without any extra down time. The train departed from Mumbai today without any inconvenience to the passengers,'' he added. The Western Railway is taking all necessary action to prevent such incidents in future, he said. The indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high speed train, the third service under the Vande Bharat series, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 30 from Gandhinagar Capital and it started the commercial run from the next day.
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MORNING BID-Get the munchies, pass on the chips
Stock markets are down, oil prices are higher and the dollar is steady as the Fed makes it abundantly clear it has no intention of slowing down rate hikes. Investors will now take direction from non-farm payrolls data due later on Friday, to analyse if the Fed's move so far this year has affected wage inflation and hiring.
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Samsung and AMD became the latest to flag a steep downturn in chip demand as people and companies tighten their belts some more. The alarm bells have been ringing for a while and the latest warning from the two giants will likely dent Asian and European chip stocks.
The week that started with a whole lot of hope has fizzled out. Stock markets are down, oil prices are higher and the dollar is steady as the Fed makes it abundantly clear it has no intention of slowing down rate hikes.
Investors will now take direction from non-farm payrolls data due later on Friday, to analyse if the Fed's move so far this year has affected wage inflation and hiring. A Reuters poll predicts 250,000 jobs were created in September after rising 315,000 in August, while the unemployment rate is expected to remain at 3.7%.
Oil prices extended their rise after OPEC+ decided on its largest production target cut since 2020, with U.S. President Joe Biden saying the country was looking at all options to keep prices down. Meanwhile, Belarus has taken a different route, with President Lukashenko imposing a ban on consumer price rises. "From today, any price increase is prohibited. Prohibited!"
On the corporate front, Moody's Investors Service told Reuters it expects losses for Credit Suisse to swell to $3 billion by year-end, potentially bringing its core capital below the key 13% level. The embattled Swiss bank, which is racing through a restructuring plan, reported 1.9 billion francs ($1.9 billion) in losses in the first half.
And finally, cannabis stocks are on a ... erm roll after POTUS took major steps to overhaul the country's policy on marijuana that could potentially open the door for major stock exchanges to list some of these companies in the sector. Key developments that could influence markets on Friday:
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BUFFALO, United States - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams participates in fireside chat - 1400 GMT. Economic data – Germany industrial production, UK house prices, France & Switzerland reserve assets, Brazil retail sales, U.S. non-farm payrolls, Mexico inflation, Canada employment.
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Global economy is moving from a world of relative predictability to one of greater uncertainty: IMF MD
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The global economy is moving from a world of relative predictability to one of greater uncertainty, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has said, warning that countries accounting for about one-third of the world economy will experience at least two consecutive quarters of contraction this or next year.
In a major policy speech here ahead of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, IMF Managing Director Georgieva on Thursday said the World Economic Outlook to be released next week would further downgrade the global growth projections.
"We have downgraded our growth projections three times already, to only 3.2 per cent for 2022 and 2.9 per cent for 2023. And as you will see in our updated World Economic Outlook next week, we will downgrade growth for next year," she said.
"We will flag that the risks of recession are rising. We estimate that countries accounting for about one-third of the world economy will experience at least two consecutive quarters of contraction this or next year. And, even when growth is positive, it will feel like a recession because of shrinking real incomes and rising prices," she said.
"Overall, we expect a global output loss of about USD 4 trillion between now and 2026. This is the size of the German economy — a massive setback for the world economy. And it is more likely to get worse than to get better," she said.
Observing that uncertainty remains extremely high in the context of war and pandemic, she said there could be even more economic shocks. "Financial stability risks are growing: rapid and disorderly repricing of assets could be amplified by pre-existing vulnerabilities, including high sovereign debt and concerns over liquidity in key segments of the financial market," she said.
"We are experiencing a fundamental shift in the global economy: From a world of relative predictability — with a rules-based framework for international economic cooperation, low-interest rates, and low inflation... to a world with more fragility — greater uncertainty, higher economic volatility, geopolitical confrontations, and more frequent and devastating natural disasters — a world in which any country can be thrown off course more easily and more often," Georgieva said.
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Indian markets flat in morning trade
The Indian markets on Friday were trading flat during morning trade amid weak global cues and rising crude prices. The S&P BSE Sensex index was down 196 points to 58,025.17 level whereas Nifty50 dipped 51 points to 17,280 at 9.51 IST on Friday.
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The Indian markets on Friday were trading flat during morning trade amid weak global cues and rising crude prices. The S&P BSE Sensex index was down 196 points to 58,025.17 level whereas Nifty50 dipped 51 points to 17,280 at 9.51 IST on Friday. Some of the stocks trading in the green were Titan, Maruti, Reliance, HCLTech, Bharti Airtel and Kotak Bank. The laggards were Infosys, HUL, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank and SBI Bank on the 30-share index. BSE Bankex was down 0.63 per cent to 44,567 whereas BSE IT was 40 points. In the broader market, BSE Midcap was down 68 points whereas BSE Smallcap rose 60 points to 29,156. Nifty Bank was down 1 per cent and Nifty Financial Services dropped 0.73 per cent in morning trade.
Shares of Titan rallied more 5% to Rs2,744 apiece on the BSE, trading near its all-time high level. The company announced that its overall sales rose 18% year-on-year in July-September and added 105 stores in its retail network in the second quarter of the current financial year. Crude prices are headed for the biggest weekly gain since Russia's invasion of Ukraine this year. Rising crude oil prices and US payroll data weigh on the sentiment of investors as these factors might influence Federal Reserve's stance on monetary policy. If Fed raises the rate, all the central banks across economies will follow suit.
Asian stocks had a mixed day on Thursday as investors waited for the US jobs data expected today. On Thursday European shares rallied higher as investors awaited minutes of the European Central Bank's meeting with anticipation over the pace and path of rate hikes. The 30-share index -- Sensex -- closed 157 points higher yesterday, led by strong-buying support in metal and technology stocks amid strong cues from global equities. The index ended the day at 58,222.10 points, a 156.63 points or 0.27 per cent higher than its previous session's close at 58,065.47 points.
Tracking the rally in the global equities markets, the Sensex started the day sharply higher at 58,314.05 points and soared to a high of 58,578.76 points. Thursday was the second consecutive day of a strong rally in the markets. Metal, realty and media stocks shined in Thursday's trading, while FMCG and pharma/healthcare remained under pressure. IT index also made reasonable gains. (ANI)
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AP's revenue collection around Rs 26,000 crore in first half of 2022-23: CMO
Andhra Pradesh government's revenue has touched Rs 25,928 crore in the first half of financial year 2022-23, the Chief Minister's Office said.
This was 94.47 per cent of the targeted Rs 27,445 crore for the first half of the year, the CMO said in a release on Thursday, citing officials who took part in a review by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on revenue earning departments.
The release said Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the state was 28.79 per cent in the April-September period as against the national average of 27.8 per cent.
It also quoted the officials as informing the Chief Minister that the state's revenue was ''on track'' and that they were taking steps to ''plug the leaks''.
A couple of days ago, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) released the state accounts for the first five months of 2022-23, putting AP's tax revenue at Rs 43,499.73 crore.
This was Rs 6,448.94 crore excess as compared to the first five months in the previous fiscal.
Between April and August 2022, the state earned Rs 15,608 crore as GST revenue, Rs 3,473 crore as stamps and registration fee, Rs 7,592 crore as sales tax, Rs 6,594 crore as state excise duties and Rs 2,016 crore as other taxes. Another Rs 8,209 crore came as the state share in Union taxes, according to the CAG accounts.
Besides, the state has borrowed Rs 44,582 crore in the first five months alone, against the annual target of Rs 48,724 crore.
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Japan bans export of chemical weapons goods to Russia | https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/2205179-aps-revenue-collection-around-rs-26000-crore-in-first-half-of-2022-23-cmo | 2022-10-07T05:57:14 | en | 0.966324 |
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (KFOR) — Oklahoma City police have identified a man accused of a reported sexual assault at a metro Halloween store in late September. He was identified after a Facebook post by the Oklahoma City Police Department was shared over 2,000 times.
He’s accused of the crime that reportedly occurred inside a Halloween store in the Oklahoma City Outlets mall. According to a police report, the man was wearing a long-haired black wig, a pearl necklace, a red corset, and black pantyhose when the incident happened.
KFOR went to the business to get details but were pointed to their regional manager.
“I will tell you that we are investigating it ourselves. I know the police are, as well,” the regional manager told KFOR over the phone. “We’re trying to cooperate as much as we can.”
Other than that, the business declined to comment.
In a Facebook post, a family member of the victim claimed the man lured their disabled family member to a back corner of the store and sexually assaulted her.
Several details of the incident are unclear at this time. It should be emphasized that these are currently only allegations. No one has been arrested. | https://cw39.com/cw39/man-accused-of-sexual-assault-in-ok-halloween-store/ | 2022-10-07T05:57:23 | en | 0.98136 |
New Jersey is Expected to Collect a Record $51 Billion in Tax Revenue in 2022
According to an email acquired by NJ Advance Media, New Jersey's Office of Legislative Services anticipates the state will receive roughly $4 billion more than it predicted last month for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
OLS's updated revenue predictions, which were provided to the state Senate Budget Committee on May 16, and the state Assembly Budget Committee on May 18, were provided to policymakers in advance by David Drescher, section head for revenue, finance, and appropriations at OLS.
The OLS expectations for total State revenues for the two fiscal years combined are nearly $3.7 billion above the projections in April, according to information provided by Drescher in an email to legislators. This rise is mostly the result of an April gross income tax payment spike that was historically large.
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration predicted it would likely receive about $5 billion more in taxes than it had anticipated at the start of the FY in July 2021 when it announced its $48.9 billion state budget plan in early March.
OLS predicted the state would bring in around $48 billion at budget hearings in April, which was nearly $2.5 billion more than Murphy's projections.
By the end of June, analysts at OLS now forecast that New Jersey would bring in roughly $51 billion, according to the information that NJ Advance Media was able to acquire on May 13.
Thomas Koenig, OLS Budget and Finance Officer, told legislators during his testimony in April that Murphy's budget proposal may not be supported in the long term by tax dollars since it depends on surplus income in order to be balanced.
When the surplus reaches $4.6 billion, according to Koenig, a budget that counts on a $1.7 billion surplus cannot be maintained over the long term and remain balanced.
Although experts on tax and budget have frequently advised state officials to exercise care as they work out the state budget in 2022, the most recent increase in income predictions may allay some of those worries.
According to Lucy Dadayan, senior research associate at the UBTPC and director of the State Tax and Economic Review Project, the majority of states nationwide are seeing double-digit revenue increases that won't sustain.
According to Dadayan, a variety of temporary stimulants, such as an uncommon federal stimulus program and skyrocketing consumer goods prices, seem to have created an increase in state tax collections during the previous several years.
New Jersey's State Revenue and Economic Trends
State and local general revenues in New Jersey totaled $109.4 billion in FY 2020 or $11,792 per person. General national revenues per person were $10,933. New Jersey collects all significant municipal and state taxes. Property taxes ($3,431) and federal transfers ($2,158) made up the majority of New Jersey's per-person income. In 2020, 29% of the state and municipal general revenue of New Jersey as a whole was made up of property taxes. NJ was the second-most property-dependent state. The state has been unable to come to a compromise on property tax reform despite ongoing discussions. One of the most profitable industries of the past decade was the online gambling market, with 29 legal casino sites in New Jersey contributing $144.51 million in state tax revenue in FY 2020.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The number of children swallowing batteries rose significantly during the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Increased hospital visits appear to mirror the increase in devices in our homes using button or disc batteries.
And the batteries babies may be ingesting are more dangerous than ever.
As with many other toddlers, everything 19 month-old Remi touches goes right in the mouth. In July, mom Megan Hulleman and dad RJ Hulleman of Alton, Iowa, could not have imagined the next chapter of their lives when Remi found the remote control for the ceiling fan.
“She dropped the fan remote, and the two batteries had popped out. I [said], ‘Remi bring them here,’ so she brought them over, and I had put the two batteries up here on our couch,” said Megan.
Before she knew it, Remi had swallowed both of the button batteries. They rushed her to the hospital by ambulance: Remi’s esophagus was starting to swell because the batteries were already corroded and stuck to one another.
“They had to push them back down into the stomach because they could not pull them out, and in doing that, the acid burned her throat,” said RJ.
Pediatric Surgeon Adam Gorra was called in. He says he knew they had to act quickly because acid isn’t the only danger these batteries pose.
“…The electrical charge can cause kind of an electrical burn in the esophagus,” said Dr. Gorra. “This electrical burn extends through the wall of the esophagus over time and within about four hours, you can have permanent damage.”
Dr. Gorra was eventually able to move the batteries into Remi’s stomach where he could surgically remove them.
“It was a total of seven and a half hours she was in surgery,” said RJ. “It was the scariest time I’ve ever had.”
Megan says despite how terrifying the situation was, she’d originally figured they’d be in-and-out of the hospital that day.
But it would be eight days before Megan and RJ would get to hold Remi again. She spent weeks in the hospital.
Megan says as a parent, there’s a certain amount of guilt that goes with seeing your child go through something like this. She wants other parents to understand how dangerous button batteries can be for kids.
“It was a freak accident, and I’m thankful we have our daughter, and she is doing amazing, but it is still really hard as a parent to wonder if we could have done something different,” said Megan. “I kind of replay: ‘Maybe we should have put it up higher. Maybe I shouldn’t have picked her up.’ But I can’t go back. But I can try to prevent it from happening again or prevent another family from going through what we had to go through.”
Remmy’s prognosis is good. She’s undergoing procedures to stretch her esophagus so she can eat normal food.
Dr. Gorra says it’s much safer if the battery makes it all the way to the stomach. A single battery can usually be passed through the body without surgery. | https://cw39.com/cw39/toddler-hospitalized-for-8-days-after-swallowing-button-batteries/ | 2022-10-07T05:57:30 | en | 0.97904 |
NAREDCO Maharashtra’s HOMETHON Property Expo 2022 Was a Grand Success with 45000 Quality Walk-Ins and a Total of over 100 Units Sold
The RERA-designated pavilion added value by allowing discerning homebuyers to conduct timely due diligence on the project registration details provided by the developer.Commenting on the same, Shri Sandeep Runwal, President NAREDCO Maharashtra said, Customers and exhibitors responded enthusiastically to the HOMETHON Property Expo, thus contributing to the immense success of the event.
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Both exhibitors and customers responded enthusiastically to the 3-day property expo Mumbai, Maharashtra, India – Business Wire India NAREDCO Maharashtra’s HOMETHON Property Expo 2022 was exceptional in many ways. The three-day property exhibition, which was held at the Jio World Convention Centre in BKC from 30th September 2022 to 2nd October 2022, saw a stupendous response from the visitors with as many as over 45,000 quality walk-ins visiting the expo. HOMETHON provided over 500 leads to each participating exhibitor. With a total of over 100 units sold & the anticipated revenue generated from the sales post the exhibition is to the tune of over 1000 crores.
The exhibition was very well received by the visitors and the exhibitors both, as it provided immersive experiences with various leading developers, top-tier properties, housing finances, sales, knowledge sessions, and much more. Acknowledging the high demand, the developers came up with a plethora of offers, better pricing, spot benefits and other festive discounts that added to the glory to the event. The RERA-designated pavilion added value by allowing discerning homebuyers to conduct timely due diligence on the project registration details provided by the developer.
Commenting on the same, Shri Sandeep Runwal, President NAREDCO Maharashtra said, “Customers and exhibitors responded enthusiastically to the HOMETHON Property Expo, thus contributing to the immense success of the event. After two years of pandemic, this on-site expo provided the attendees with a wide range of properties from luxury to premium to affordable categories, all under one roof. With mesmerizing experiences, the expo had been an excellent opportunity for the potential homebuyers which helped them finalize and choose their dream home in no time.” HOMETHON Property Expo 2022 also offered various knowledge sharing sessions for the attendees and exhibitors wherein prominent personalities from the industry such as Shri Ajoy Mehta, Hon. Chairperson, Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) and Shri Gurmit Singh Arora, Chairman, Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) addressed the forum.
A special stall featured masterpieces from 'The Art of India 2022 - Ganeshotsav’ exhibiting over 200 different art forms of Lord Ganesha in various moods and postures.
The mega exhibition was inaugurated by brand ambassadors, popular star-couple Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh. Chief Minister of Maharashtra – Shri Eknath Shinde ji & Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra - Shri Devendra Fadnavis ji also graced the expo.
At the Expo, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Eknath Shinde ji asserted that construction, as an important sector, should be able to provide housing for all. It is everyone's dream to own a high-quality home at a reasonable price. As a result, expos such as NAREDCO Maharashtra's HOMETHON become an important platform to make people aware of options available to them. The CM was particularly pleased with the availability of e-registration at the Expo venue, which sped up the registration process. In response to Shri Sandeep Runwal’s suggestion for a reduction of stamp duty once again so that the benefits could be passed on to the home buyers, the Chief Minister urged the builders' body to give a proper chart of what they would like to have in the form of stamp duty. Thereafter, in consultation with the finance department, a viable golden mean could be reached.
At the expo Shri Devendra Fadnavis ji, Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced that the government has completed the process of giving approvals to the long-stalled Dharavi Redevelopment project and the tendering process required to commence the redevelopment work will be done in three months. He also explained that the Navi Mumbai Airport Influence Notified Area (NAINA) project will have a huge impact on property prices in Mumbai. Real estate development at NAINA would moderate prices around Mumbai and also give a lot of opportunity to developers to provide quality construction there, he further added.
In presence of the Deputy Chief Minister the NAREDCO-Knight Frank Report titled - The Grand Revival of Mumbai’s Residential Market was launched. Shri Fadnavis also unveiled the cover of the latest magazine of The Guardians Real Estate Advisory titled - Open Acres on the occasion.
The three-day event concluded with a session on fusion entertainment followed by an award ceremony for the exhibitors by the hands of Social Activist & Singer Smt. Amruta Fadnavis. To View the Image, Click on the Link Below: HOMETHON Property Expo 2022
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Acepodia Congratulates Laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Shares the Excitement to Translate Click Chemistry into a New Class of Investigational Therapies
Acepodia team is proud to congratulate Professor Carolyn Bertozzi who won the 2022 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, along with Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless, for their work pioneering the development of biorthogonal chemistry.
ALAMEDA, Calif. and TAIPEI, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acepodia, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class cell therapies with its unique antibody-cell conjugation (ACC) platform technology to address gaps in cancer care, today joins the academic community in congratulating laureates of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Acepodia's core technology, ACC, is inherited from Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi's pioneering work in the development of biorthogonal chemistry which moves click chemistry into living organisms. The creation of Acepodia's technology platform and its intellectual properties were one of the few companies spun from Bertozzi's lab when our CEO, Sonny Hsiao, Ph.D., worked at Professor Bertozzi's lab when she was a faculty member at UC Berkeley.
"We are honored to see Dr. Bertozzi being recognized for her work by the Nobel Prize selection committee, and we are extremely grateful for her scientific contribution which has led to the creation of Acepodia's technology platform. Acepodia has used "click'' chemistry to click things onto live cells.
"I am honored to have been a part of Team Bertozzi and I'm excited to help expand the use of click chemistry into the field of cell therapy at Acepodia," said Sonny Hsiao, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Acepodia.
Currently, Acepodia is advancing its robust pipeline of antibody–conjugated effector (ACE) cell therapies with the potential to bring innovative, effective, and affordable cell therapies to a broad population of patients across a variety of solid tumors and hematologic cancers that impact millions of worldwide. Acepodia's two leading candidates, ACE1702 and ACE1831, are in Phase 1 clinical trials where their safety is being assessed for as next-generation off-the-shelf allogenic cell therapies. These therapies are being developed with Acepodia's antibody-cell conjugation (ACC) platform. ACE1702 conjugates natural killer cells with anti-HER2 antibody and ACE1831 conjugates gamma delta T cells with anti–CD20 antibody – using complementary DNA aptamer linkers.
About Acepodia
Acepodia is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class cell therapies with its unique Antibody-Cell Conjugation (ACC) platform technology to address gaps in cancer care. Leveraging its ACC technology, the company links tumor-targeting antibodies to its proprietary immune cells, such as natural killer and gamma delta T cells to create novel ACE therapies, which have increased binding strength against tumors that express low levels of tumor antigens.
Acepodia is made up of seasoned leaders and scientific experts dedicated to advancing its robust pipeline of ACE therapies with the potential to bring innovative, effective, and affordable cell therapies to a broad population of patients across a variety of solid tumors and hematologic cancers. For more information, visit https://www.acepodia.com and follow Acepodia on Twitter and LinkedIn
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Veteran actor Arun Bali no more
Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last in the wee hours at 4
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Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last in the wee hours at 4:30 am on Friday. He was 79. While more details are awaited in this regard, it's important to mention that some reports suggest Bali hadn't been keeping well for quite some time.
He has two daughters who reside in the US. Both of them will be landing in Mumbai on Saturday, and only after that will the last rites be done. Bali was known for his work in many films including 3 Idiots, Kedarnath, Panipat, Hey Ram, Dand Nayak, Ready, Zameen, Policewala Gunda, Phool Aur Angaar, and Ram Jaane.
He also worked in many TV serials. He portrayed King Porus in the 1991 historical drama 'Chanakya', Kunwar Singh in the Doordarshan soap opera 'Swabhimaan', and Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, in the contentious and critically praised 2000 movie 'Hey Ram'. He was also a National Award-winning producer. (ANI)
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Designed for productivity on-the-go and hybrid working models, the Swift Edge is a perfect blend of performance, security and durability
- The Acer Swift Edge (SFA16-41) supports the work demands of on-the-go professionals, combining performance and durability in a 16-inch lightweight laptop
- Secured-core PC powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000[1] Series processors, Microsoft Pluton, and biometric authentication to help safeguard sensitive user data
- Showcases sublime visuals on its 16-inch 4K OLED display with 100% DCI-P3 color gamut support and 500 nits[2] peak brightness
TAIPEI , Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Acer today introduced the Acer Swift Edge (SFA16-41), the world's lightest[3] 16-inch OLED laptop. Designed to help maximize the productivity and creativity demands of the present-day hybrid workforce, the 16-inch laptop is powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series and AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors and incorporates the Microsoft Pluton security processor, shipped on by default, to help defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks. The Acer Swift Edge also features a 4K OLED display supporting 100% of the DCI-P3 color gamut and 500 nits peak brightness for cinema-grade visuals.
For its outstanding product design, the Acer Swift Edge has received both a Red Dot 2022 award and a 2022 Good Design award.
Sleek, Bold, and Ultralight Design
The 16-inch lightweight laptop boasts a simple yet sleek design. Weighing only 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) and measuring 12.95 mm (0.51 inches) in height, the Acer Swift Edge sports an ultra-slim magnesium-aluminum (Mg-Al alloy) chassis, making it significantly more portable and durable. The design concept showcases precise linear structural details, a sharp rear edge, and a simple aesthetic that inherits the Swift series' stylish and premium feel. Coupled with its stunning display, well-thought hinge design, and sharp-cut front recess, the Acer Swift Edge is an excellent and stylish choice for mobile professionals with active and fast-paced lifestyles.
Cutting-edge Performance and Security Features
Powered by AMD Ryzen™ PRO 6000 Series and AMD Ryzen 6000 Series processors, the Acer Swift Edge is equipped to support the performance demands of go-to applications and business needs. Power users get exceptional processing speed and smooth responsiveness that accelerate their productivity and collaboration with up to 8 high performance "Zen 3+" cores built on advanced 6 nm process technology. For IT administrators, AMD PRO technologies deliver multilayered security features[4] to help keep threats at bay, and comprehensive manageability options that scale for long-term stability and reliability.
The processors integrate Microsoft Pluton, a security processor designed by Microsoft, that hardens new Windows 11 PCs with additional protection for sensitive assets like credentials and encryption keys. To further keep users at ease, the addition of biometric authentication and a Noble Wedge Lock slot provides an added layer of security protection to help safeguard user and company data.
Sensational Display and Connectivity
The Acer Swift Edge showcases a standout 4K OLED (3840x2400) display, with cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 color gamut support, brilliant 500 nits peak brightness, and less than 0.2ms response time, providing a sensational range of lifelike colors and sublime image clarity. The 16-inch laptop also features a narrow bezel with a 92% screen-to body-ratio and has VESA DisplayHDR™ True Black 500 and TÜV Rheinland Eyesafe® display certifications for an extended and comfortable viewing experience.
The all-new Acer Swift Edge also supports the next generation in advanced connectivity needs. It offers Wi-Fi 6E[5] for high-speed wireless connections and file sharing, and a smooth 4K streaming experience. It also includes a generous offer of essential ports such as HDMI 2.1, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C ports with fast charging capabilities, two USB Type-A ports, and an audio jack, taking portable productivity and convenience to a whole new level.
Pricing and Availability
The Acer Swift Edge (SFA16-41) will be available in October in North America starting at USD 1,499.99; in EMEA starting at EUR 1,499; and in China starting at RMB 7,999.
Exact specifications, prices, and availability will vary by region. To learn more about availability, product specifications and prices in specific markets, please contact your nearest Acer office via www.acer.com.
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Founded in 1976, Acer is one of the world's top ICT companies with a presence in more than 160 countries. As Acer evolves with the industry and changing lifestyles, it is focused on enabling a world where hardware, software and services will fuse with one another, creating ecosystems and opening up new possibilities for consumers and businesses alike. Acer's 7,700 employees are dedicated to the research, design, marketing, sale, and support of products and solutions that break barriers between people and technology. Please visit www.acer.com for more information.
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Check out Prabhas's birthday wishes for his 'Adupurush' co-star Sunny Singh
On the occasion of Sunny Singh's birthday, actor Prabhas, extended warm birthday wishes to his 'Adupurush' co-star on social media.
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On the occasion of Sunny Singh's birthday, actor Prabhas, extended warm birthday wishes to his 'Adupurush' co-star on social media. Taking to his Instagram stories, the 'Bahubali: The Beginning' actor dropped a picture featuring Sunny in ethnic attire.
Sharing the picture, he wrote, "Wishing you a very happy birthday @mesunnysingh ! Been great fun working with you brother. See you soon! #Adipurush." The film 'Adipurush' is based on the epic Ramayana, showcasing the triumph of good over evil.
Prabhas as Raghava in the movie will be portraying the role of Lord Ram and Sunny will be seen as Lakshman. Kriti is set to essay the role of Sita in the forthcoming film and Saif will portray the role of Raavan. The birthday boy Sunny Singh made his debut in acting with a short role 'Toh Baccha Hai Ji' in 2011. He also did 'Akaash Vani', 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2', also romantic comedy 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety' and many more.
On Wednesday, Prabhas attended Delhi's largest Ramlila, organised annually at the historic Red Fort grounds for its iconic celebrations where he was given the honour to perform the Raavan Dahan. For the festivities, which the Luv Kush Ramlila Committee arranged, Prabhas was present along with his 'Adipurush' director Om Raut and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.
Meanwhile, ever since the teaser of Prabhas starrer 'Adupurush' has been unveiled, the film and its depiction of Ramayan has been a hot topic of discussion. The mythological movie has been slammed widely for its poor VFX and the "misrepresentation" of characters. Earlier, while speaking to ANI about Ramayana, BJP spokesperson Malavika Avinash had said, "It represents this nation, its civilisation and its people. So no one can take it for granted, let alone a film director. I am angry and this misrepresentation saddens me". 'Adipurush' has been produced by T Series and Retrophiles. It is slated to hit the theatres on January 12, 2023, in IMAX and 3D. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Om, Prasad Sutar, and Rajesh Nair, the film will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. (ANI)
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson // Becker, PLLC is a nationwide products liability law firm with experience representing victims of pressure cooker explosions. The firm has represented over 500 clients who have been severely burned by exploding pressure cookers designed and sold by numerous manufacturers.
Johnson//Becker filed this Complaint on behalf of Dana Salas, a resident of Lake Elsinore, California, alleging that she was severely injured by a defective Crock-Pot multicooker manufactured by Sunbeam Products, Inc.
Ms. Salas was burned in a pressure cooker explosion in October 2020, about two years after she received the Crock-Pot multicooker as a gift. Despite Crock-Pot's claim of "safety measures" to prevent accidents, the pressure cooker lid opened while still under pressure, releasing its contents at high temperature. According to the Complaint, Sunbeam "knew or should have known" its product suffered from potentially dangerous "defects but nevertheless put profit ahead of safety by continuing to sell its Pressure Cookers to consumers."
In November 2020, one month after Ms. Salas was injured in a pressure cooker explosion, Crock-Pot recalled 900,000 pressure cookers, citing 119 reports of unexpected lid detachments resulting in 99 burn injuries.
This suit is filed by Lisa A. Gorshe and Anna R. Rick of Johnson // Becker, PLLC.
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If you or a loved one has been injured by a defective Crock-Pot pressure cooker, you may want to speak with the lawyers at Johnson//Becker. We are actively filing new Crock-Pot pressure cooker lawsuits across the country, and you may be entitled to financial compensation for your defective pressure cooker injuries.
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One Piece Chapter 1062 will start unveiling Void Century mystery! Read additional spoilers
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One Piece Chapter 1062 is going to be one of the vital chapters of the manga. There are several spoilers for One Piece 1062 circulating on the internet.
Meanwhile, the editor teases that chapter 1062 of Eiichiro Oda's bestselling manga will finally start revealing the truth of Void Century, one of the biggest mysteries in the manga series. Readers are waiting for a long time to get answers about the world's past.
In a conversation with Gosho Aoyama, the author of Detective Conan, Oda says that the Void Century will be the upcoming topic to be highlighted in One Piece Chapter 1062. The Twitter user @OP_NEWS2022 wrote, EDITOR'S NOTE for Chapter 1062: "Luffy and his crew are shocked! At that time the world was…!?"
Learning about the past time of the world, fans are speculating, One Piece Chapter 1062 will show the story of the Void Century.
The Void Century is a century-long gap in recorded and archaeological history, the study of which is forbidden by the World Government. The events of this period are so important and relevant that by learning them, one is said to become aware of the "true history" of the world. These events occurred 800 to 900 years before the current storyline.
Furthermore, the highly sought-after mystery of the One Piece world is revealed. Dr. Vegapunk has finally appeared in the long-awaited series. He is known as a great scientist but his appearance is yet to be disclosed. As we all expected that he might be fully introduced in Chapter 1062 however, according to the recently revealed spoilers World Government wants Vegapunk dead.
One Piece Chapter 1062 is titled, "Adventure in the land of Science" confirmed @Orojapan1. The cover page will highlight Chocolat Town covered in Ice. Read the additional spoilers below.
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One Piece Chapter 1062 might also showcase CP0 agents coming to kill Vegapunk. Three specific agents will be sent to kill him and they are none other than Stussy, alongside familiar faces Kaku and Rob Lucci.
Read the full One Piece Chapter 1062 Spoilers here:
Bonney reveals that her father(Kuma) was made into a weapon by Vegapunk-there're 6 different Vegapunk because of how occupied he is with research-CP0 agents are coming to kill Vegapunk, they have Seraphim Kuma with them.
· Lucci And kaku and stussy sent to kill vegapunk
· Seraph kuma has no devil fruit power, which meens serphs cannot copy kuma devil fruit
· The other punks have there own free will and traits
· VegaPunk 02 is kinda of evil
· Cp0 after VegaPunk because World Government and higher up there, thinks he knows too much
· Lucci, and kaku and stussy new mission is to kill vegapunk
· Cp0 and seraph kuma are hidding in egg head island
· Cover story bit of coco island being an iced
· VegaPunk character similar to Pain from naruto
One Piece Chapter 1062 will be officially released on October 9, 2022. You can read the manga chapters online for free from Shonen Jump, Viz Media and Manga Plus apps and websites. Stay tuned to Devdiscourse for more updates on the Japanese manga series.
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Credit Suisse International Announces Tender Offers for Certain Securities
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR INTO OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS DOCUMENT (SEE "OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS" BELOW)
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Suisse International (the Offeror*) announced today invitations to holders of the outstanding securities described in the table below to tender such securities for purchase by the Offeror for cash for aggregate consideration of up to U.S.$ 2,000,000,000, subject to increase as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum, (each such invitation an Offer and together, the Offers).
This announcement does not contain the full terms and conditions of the Offers which are contained in the tender offer memorandum dated 7 October 2022 (the Tender Offer Memorandum) prepared by the Offeror, and are subject to the offer restrictions set out below and as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Holders of the securities (together the Securities and each series of the Securities a Series) described in the table below are advised to read carefully the Tender Offer Memorandum, copies of which are (subject to distribution restrictions) available from the Dealer Manager and the Information and Tender Agent as set out below. Capitalised terms used in this announcement but not defined have the meanings given to them in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
* Together with the issuer of the Securities, as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Details of the Offers
Rationale for the Offers
The Offers are consistent with the Group's proactive approach to managing overall liability composition and optimising interest expense and allow us to take advantage of market conditions to repurchase debt at attractive prices.
Tender Offer Consideration, Early Tender Payment and Total Consideration for the Offers
Total Consideration for the Offers
In respect of any Securities validly tendered at or prior to the applicable Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer, the Offeror will pay a cash purchase price per U.S.$1,000, in principal amount equal to the Total Consideration for the relevant Series, which includes the Early Tender Payment for such Series as set out in the table above. The Total Consideration for each Series will be:
(a) in respect of the Floating Rate Notes due August 2023 (ISIN: US22550UAD37 / CUSIP:22550UAD3), Floating Rate Notes due February 2025 (ISIN: US22550UAF84 / CUSIP: 22550UAF8), the Floating Rate Notes due February 2024 (ISIN: US22550UAB70 / CUSIP: 22550UAB7) and the, as set out in the table above; and
(b) in respect of the 1.00 per cent. Notes due May 2023 (ISIN: US22550L2D25 / CUSIP: 22550L2D2), the 0.52 per cent. Notes due August 2023 (ISIN: US22550L2F72 / CUSIP: 22550L2F7), 1.25 per cent. Notes due August 2026 (ISIN: US22550L2G55 / CUSIP: 22550L2G5), the 5.00 per cent. Notes due July 2027 (ISIN: US22550L2K67 / CUSIP: 22550L2K6), the 3.70 per cent. Notes due February 2025 (ISIN: US22550L2H39 / CUSIP: 22550L2H3), the 4.75 per cent. Notes due August 2024 (ISIN: US22550L2J94 / CUSIP: 22550L2J9), the 0.495 per cent. Notes due February 2024 (ISIN: US22550L2E08 / CUSIP: 22550L2E0), the 3.625 per cent. Notes due September 2024 (ISIN: US22546QAP28 / CUSIP: 22546QAP2) and the 2.95 per cent. Notes due April 2025 (ISIN: US22550L2C42 / CUSIP: 22550L2C4) (together the Fixed Spread Securities), an amount determined in the manner described under "Determination of Total Consideration for Fixed Spread Securities" below by reference to the Purchase Yield for the relevant Series being the sum of (i) the Fixed Spread specified for the relevant Series in the table above and (ii) the Reference Yield based on the bid side price of the Reference Treasury Security specified for the relevant Series in the table above as reported on Bloomberg Reference Page PX1 at 9.30 a.m. (New York City time) on 4 November 2022.
Tender Offer Consideration for the Offers
For Securities of the relevant Series validly tendered after the applicable Early Tender Deadline and accepted for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offer, the Offeror will pay only the applicable Tender Offer Consideration. The Tender Offer Consideration for each Series will be the Total Consideration less the Early Tender Payment for the relevant Series as set out in the table above.
Accrued Interest
The Offeror will also pay an Accrued Interest Payment in respect of Securities accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers.
Settlement of the Offers
The Total Consideration and Accrued Interest Payment for Securities of the relevant Series validly tendered pursuant to an Offer at or prior to the applicable Early Tender Deadline, and accepted for purchase, will be paid to Holders on the applicable Early Settlement Date. Each Early Settlement Date will be promptly after the applicable Early Tender Deadline, and is currently expected to be 7 November 2022.
The Tender Offer Consideration and Accrued Interest Payment for Securities validly tendered pursuant to an Offer at or prior to the applicable Expiration Deadline but after the applicable Early Tender Deadline, and accepted for purchase, will be paid to Holders on the applicable Final Settlement Date. Each Final Settlement Date will be promptly after the applicable Expiration Deadline, and is currently expected to be 15 November 2022.
Total Purchase Funds Available and Priority of Acceptance
The Offeror proposes to accept for purchase pursuant to the Offers an aggregate principal amount of Securities such that the total amount payable by the Offeror for all of the Securities accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers (excluding all Accrued Interest Payments payable in respect of such Securities) is no greater than U.S.$2,000,000,000, subject to increase by the Offeror as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum (such amount, as the same may be increased, the Total Purchase Funds Available). In respect of any Securities that have been validly tendered for purchase pursuant to the Offers, the total amount that would be payable by the Offeror for all such Securities if they were accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers (excluding all Accrued Interest Payments payable in respect of such Securities) is referred to as the Total Amount Payable in respect of such Securities.
Accordingly on each Settlement Date, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offers, the Offeror will accept for purchase Securities validly tendered in the Offers in the order of the related Acceptance Priority Level set out in the table above (each an Acceptance Priority Level), beginning with the lowest numerical value, and all Securities validly tendered for purchase having a higher Acceptance Priority Level (being a lower numerical value) will be accepted for purchase before any Securities having a lower Acceptance Priority Level (being a higher numerical value).
If, on the relevant Settlement Date, the Total Amount Payable in respect of the Securities (validly tendered for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offers would exceed the Total Purchase Funds Available, the Offeror intends, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offers, to accept certain Securities for purchase pursuant to the relevant Offers on a pro rata basis, as more fully described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Tender Instructions
In order to participate in an Offer, and be eligible to receive the relevant Tender Offer Consideration and Accrued Interest Payment pursuant to the relevant Offer, Holders must validly tender their Securities by delivering, or arranging to have delivered on their behalf, a valid Tender Instruction that is received by the Information and Tender Agent by the applicable Expiration Deadline. In order for the relevant Holder to be eligible to receive the relevant Total Consideration pursuant to the relevant Offer, such Tender Instruction must be received by the Information and Tender Agent at or prior to the applicable Early Tender Deadline.
Tender Instructions in respect of the Offers may be withdrawn at any time from the time of their submission until 5.00 p.m. (New York City time) on 3 November 2022 (such time and date with respect to each Series, as the same may be extended, the Withdrawal Deadline). Tender Instructions will be irrevocable following the applicable Withdrawal Deadline (and Tender Instructions submitted after the Withdrawal Deadline will be irrevocable from the time of their submission), except in the limited circumstances described in the Tender Offer Memorandum. Tender Instructions must be submitted in respect of a minimum principal amount of Securities of the relevant Series of no less than the minimum denomination for such Series, as set out in the table below, and may thereafter be submitted in integral multiples of the relevant amount set out in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Recent Developments
The Offeror has launched, contemporaneously with the launch of the Offers, invitations to holders of certain series of euro- and pounds sterling-denominated debt securities to tender a capped amount of such securities for purchase by the Offeror for cash (the Capped Offers). The Capped Offers are (i) not open to any person located or resident in the United States, its territories and possessions (including Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Wake Island and the Northern Mariana Islands) and such persons are not eligible to participate in or tender any securities pursuant to the Capped Offers. The Capped Offers are described in a separate offer document, and are not the subject of, and shall not be deemed to be offered by, the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Credit Suisse Group AG's third quarter 2022 earnings release, is expected to be published at or around 6.45 a.m. (Central European Summer Time) on 27 October 2022. As previously disclosed, Credit Suisse Group AG will update the market further on its comprehensive strategic review on 27 October 2022. Holders are urged to review the earnings release and the update when they become available as such information may be relevant to a decision whether to tender Securities pursuant to an Offer. That information will be made available on Credit Suisse Group AG's website at https://www.credit-suisse.com/about-us/en/investor-relations.html and shall, from its time and date of publication, be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Following the publication of such earnings release and update Holders may continue to submit, or to revoke previously submitted, Tender Instructions at any time prior to the Withdrawal Deadline (in each case subject to the earlier deadlines required by DTC and any intermediary through which Holders hold their Securities).
Indicative Timetable for the Offers
The above times and dates are subject to the right of the Offeror to extend, re-open, amend and/or terminate the Offers (subject to applicable law and as provided in the Tender Offer Memorandum) as described in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Holders are advised to check with any bank, securities broker or other intermediary through which they hold Securities when such intermediary would need to receive instructions from a Holder in order for that Holder to be able to participate in, or (in the circumstances in which withdrawal is permitted) withdraw their instruction to participate in, an Offer before the deadlines set out above. The deadlines set by any such intermediary and DTC for the submission and withdrawal of Tender Instructions may be earlier than the relevant deadlines set out above and in the Tender Offer Memorandum.
Unless stated otherwise, the Offeror may choose to make announcements in connection with the Offers in any reasonable manner (including on the relevant Reuters Insider Screen), but it will have no obligation to make announcements in any particular manner other than by issuing a press release to a Notifying News Service. Copies of all such announcements, press releases and notices can also be obtained from the Information and Tender Agent, the contact details for which are below. Significant delays may be experienced where notices are delivered to DTC and Holders are urged to contact the Information and Tender Agent for the relevant announcements during the course of the Offers. In addition, Holders may contact the Dealer Manager for information using the contact details below.
Holders are advised to read carefully the Tender Offer Memorandum for full details of, and information on the procedures for participating in, any Offer.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC is acting as Dealer Manager and D.F. King & Co., Inc. is acting as Information and Tender Agent.
Questions and requests for assistance in connection with the Offers may be directed to the Dealer Manager:
The Dealer Manager
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10010
United States
Telephone:
Within the United States:
(800) 820-1653 (U.S. toll free)
(212) 538-2147 (Collect)
Outside the United States:
+44 20 7883 8763
Attention: Liability Management Group
Email: [email protected]
Questions and requests for assistance in connection with the delivery of Tender Instructions may be directed to the Information and Tender Agent.
The Information and Tender Agent
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
United States
Banks and Brokers (Collect):
+1 (212) 269 5550
All others (U.S. toll free):
+1 (800) 714 3311
Attention: Michael Horthman
Email: [email protected]
DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Tender Offer Memorandum. The Tender Offer Memorandum contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to any Offer. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the action it should take, it is recommended to seek its own financial advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, from its broker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Securities are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Securities pursuant to the Offers. None of the Offeror, the Dealer Manager, the Information and Tender Agent or the Issuer makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender Securities pursuant to the Offers.
OFFER AND DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS
The distribution of this announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons into whose possession this announcement and/or the Tender Offer Memorandum comes are required by each of the Offeror, the Dealer Manager, the Issuer and the Information and Tender Agent to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions. Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum constitutes an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell Securities (and tenders of Securities in any Offer will not be accepted from Holders) in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. In any jurisdiction where the securities, blue sky or other laws require an Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer and any of the Offeror's affiliates is such a licensed broker or dealer in such jurisdiction, such Offer shall be deemed to be made by such affiliate on behalf of the Offeror in such jurisdiction.
Italy. None of the Offers, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum or any other document or materials relating to the Offers have been or will be submitted to the clearance procedures of the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) pursuant to Italian laws and regulations. The Offers are being carried out in the Republic of Italy (Italy) as exempted offers pursuant to article 101-bis, paragraph 3-bis of the Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the Financial Services Act) and article 35-bis, paragraph 4 of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended. Holders or beneficial owners of the Securities that are resident and/or located in Italy can tender the Securities for purchase in the Offers through authorised persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with the Financial Services Act, CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 201816190 of 29 October 2007, as amended from time to time, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of 1 September 1993, as amended from time to time) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations and with requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority. Each intermediary must comply with applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis-à-vis its clients in connection with the Securities or the Offers.
United Kingdom. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum have been issued by Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited (the Offeror) of One Cabot Square, London E14 4QJ, United Kingdom, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) of 12 Endeavour Square, London E20 1JN, United Kingdom. This announcement and the Tender Offer Memorandum are being distributed only to existing holders of the Securities, and are only addressed to such existing Holders in the United Kingdom where they would (if they were clients of the Offeror) be per se professional clients or per se eligible counterparties of the Offeror within the meaning of the FCA rules. Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum is addressed to or directed at any persons who would be retail clients within the meaning of the FCA rules and any such persons should not act or rely on this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum. Recipients of this announcement or the Tender Offer Memorandum should note that the Offeror is acting on its own account in relation to the Offers and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections which would be afforded to clients of the Offeror or for providing advice in relation to the Offers.
The communication of this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other documents or materials relating to the Offers are not being made and such documents and/or materials have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Accordingly, this announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and such other documents and/or materials are not being distributed to, and must not be passed on to the general public in the United Kingdom, and the communication of such documents and/or materials as a financial promotion is only being made to (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the Financial Promotion Order), (iii) persons falling within Article 43(2) of the Financial Promotion Order, or (iv) other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated.
France. The Offers are not being made, directly or indirectly, to the public in the Republic of France (France). This announcement, the Tender Offer Memorandum and any other document or material relating to the Offers have only been and shall only be distributed in France to qualified investors as defined in Article 2(e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Neither this announcement nor the Tender Offer Memorandum have been or will be submitted for clearance to or approved by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
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Get Set for a Musical and Visual Experience of Japanese Culture
The dates and the venues for the festival will be as follows City Venue Dates Delhi PVR Cinemas, Select CITYWALK November 4-6 Mumbai PVR ICON Infiniti Andheri W November 11-13 Chennai SPI Escape November 25-27 Bengaluru PVR Orion Mall December 9-11 About the Japan Foundation The Japan Foundation is Japans only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programmes throughout the world.
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Japan Foundation to host the Japan Film & Music Festival in India New Delhi, Delhi, India (NewsVoir) To commemorate the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and India, the Japan Foundation, in association with the Embassy of Japan in India and PVR Cinemas (Venue Partner), will be organising the Japan Film & Music Festival across the four metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. The festival will kickstart in Delhi from November 4-6, followed by Mumbai from November 11-13, Chennai from November 25-27 and Bengaluru from December 9-11. The tickets can be booked through PVR Cinemas, October 19 onwards. The Japanese Film Festival (JFF), which was first held in 2016 across ASEAN countries and Australia, debuted in India in 2017 and returns this year after a three-year hiatus. This year’s festival is special edition and will feature ’The World of RADWIMPS and Makoto Shinkai’. RADWIMPS is a famous Japanese rock band formed in 2001 and has been awarded the Japanese Academy Award for Best Original Score, for composing the soundtracks for record-breaking animated feature films like “Your Name.” and “Weathering With You,” Directed by world-renowned animator and filmmaker Makoto Shinkai. RADWIMPS is also composing the music for Makoto Shinkai's upcoming movie ''Suzume'', which is scheduled for release in Japan, on November 11. Speaking about the festival, Mr. Koji Sato, Director General, Japan Foundation, New Delhi said, “India-Japan ties go back to the 6th century when Buddhism was first introduced in Japan and since then, the two countries have shared a close relationship, encompassing not just trade and economic ties but also cultural exchange. In our contemporary culture, both music and films are shared and enjoyed by the wider public, making us feel much closer. In this memorable year of friendship, we are bringing India a true slice of Japanese entertainment; helping friends make happy moments and memories across the country.” The festival will feature a recorded concert of RADWIMPS from their world premiere of “FOREVER IN THE DAZE TOUR 2021-2022” along with the “Your Name. Orchestra Concert”. The Japan Film & Music Festival will also showcase Makoto Shinkai’s animation movies, including “Weathering With You,” “Your Name.”, “The Garden of Words”, “Children Who Chase Lost Voices”, “5 Centimeters per Second” and “The Place Promised in Our Early Days”. “Your Name.” was not only a critical success but became the third highest grossing animated movie of all time, worldwide, with international box office collections in excess of $330 million. “Weathering With You,” the last film by Makoto Shinkai received critical and commercial success across the globe. It was Japan’s official entry to the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It is also the first anime film to be commercially released in India. A large petition and a major twitter trend got Makoto Shinkai’s attention which subsequently led to the release of the film in India. The dates and the venues for the festival will be as follows: City Venue Dates Delhi PVR Cinemas, Select CITYWALK November 4-6 Mumbai PVR ICON: Infiniti Andheri (W) November 11-13 Chennai SPI Escape November 25-27 Bengaluru PVR Orion Mall December 9-11 About the Japan Foundation The Japan Foundation is Japan’s only institution dedicated to carrying out comprehensive international cultural exchange programmes throughout the world. With the objective of deepening mutual understanding between the people of Japan and other countries/regions, our various activities and information services create opportunities for interpersonal interactions. The Japan Foundation develops programmes in three different fields - arts and cultural exchange, Japanese Language education overseas and Japanese studies and intellectual exchange. The Japan Foundation has a global network consisting of the Tokyo headquarters, the Kyoto Office, 2 Japanese-language institutes, and 25 overseas offices in 24 countries. The Japan Foundation New Delhi was officially established in January 1994 and has been carrying out the Foundation’s programmes since then.
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Empire State Building Hosts Annual Run-Up, Presented by Turkish Airlines and Powered by the Challenged Athletes Foundation
Photos/videos from the race can be downloaded here.
Notable runners in this year's race included TV Host Nev Schulman and Iraq War Veteran Anthony Smith
NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Empire State Building (ESB) today hosted the 44th annual Run-Up, presented by Turkish Airlines and powered by Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). In several designated heats, 374 runners from around the world raced up the 1,576 stairs to reach the finish line on the building's iconic 86th Floor Observatory.
"We are inspired each year by the athletes from all over the world who train and take part in this ultimate test of endurance," said Jean-Yves Ghazi, president of the Empire State Building Observatory. "A big congratulations to all who came to the "World's Most Famous Building" to participate in the Empire State Building Run-Up."
Soh Wai Ching of Malaysia took the top spot in the Men's Elite category with a time of 10:44, finishing before Ryoji Watanabe of Japan and Fabio Ruga of Italy. This is the 28-year-old's second consecutive ESBRU win.
"I'm so happy to be here to compete again. This is my second win, and I improved my time," said Wai Ching. "I hope to be back again next year and to improve my time [again]."
Cindy Harris of Indianapolis, In. finished first in the Women's Elite heat with a time of 13:56, ahead of Shari Klarfeld of Plainview, NY and Maria Elisa La Pez Pimentel of Mexico. This was Harris' 24th Run-Up and sixth win. She beat her 2021 time of 14:01.
"I feel really good and very fortunate to be doing this so long," said Harris. "[Running this race] means a lot, especially this competition because this one was very close."
"Catfish" host Nev Schulman ran in this year's Celebrity heat. Other heats in the race featured commercial real estate brokers, Empire State Building tenants, and members of the media.
Challenged Athletes Foundation was the ESBRU official charity partner with a designated heat for challenged athletes and CAF supporters to raise funds in support of people with physical challenges and their access to sports. CAF athlete Anthony Smith, an Iraq war veteran with an arm amputation, finished the race with a time of 56:05.
Turkish Airlines, Turkey's national flag carrier and airline that flies to more countries and international destinations than any other, returned for its fourth year as the Run-Up's presenting sponsor. The event was produced by NYCRUNS, the largest running event management company in the New York Metropolitan area.
Tonight, the Empire State Building's world-famous tower lights shined in red and white to celebrate the 44th annual Run-Up.
Hi-res imagery and video can be downloaded here.
More information about the Empire State Building Run-Up can be found online.
The Empire State Building, the "World's Most Famous Building," owned by Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (ESRT: NYSE), soars 1,454 feet above Midtown Manhattan from base to antenna. The $165 million reimagination of the Empire State Building Observatory Experience creates an all-new experience with a dedicated guest entrance, an interactive museum with nine galleries, and a redesigned 102nd Floor Observatory with floor-to-ceiling windows. The journey to the world-famous 86th Floor Observatory, the only 360-degree, open-air observatory with views of New York and beyond, orients visitors for their entire New York City experience and covers everything from the building's iconic history to its current place in pop culture. Learn more at www.esbnyc.com. Declared "America's Favorite Building" by the American Institute of Architects, the world's most popular travel destination by Uber, the #1 Attraction in the United States in Tripadvisor's 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best, and the #1 New York City attraction by Lonely Planet, it welcomes more than 4 million annual visitors from around the world.
Since 2011, the building has been fully powered by renewable wind electricity, and its many floors primarily house a diverse array of office tenants such as LinkedIn and Shutterstock, as well as retail options like STATE Grill and Bar, Tacombi, and Starbucks. For more information and Observatory Experience tickets visit esbnyc.com or follow the building's Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Weibo, YouTube, or TikTok.
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Entertainment News Roundup: Cate Blanchett on film 'TÁR': 'We were standing on the edge of a cliff every day'; Who will be the next James Bond? Producers mull choice as film franchise turns 60 and more
We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period," the company said. Alec Baldwin settles with slain 'Rust' cinematographer's family Actor Alec Baldwin and the producers of the Western movie "Rust" have reached a settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who Baldwin shot dead during filming last year, the parties said on Wednesday.
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
Cate Blanchett on film 'TÁR': 'We were standing on the edge of a cliff every day'
Acclaimed Australian actor Cate Blanchett says the themes of her new drama "TÁR" galvanised its cast and crew, making the film shoot "the most stimulating" she had ever been on. Blanchett plays Lydia Tár, a world-renowned gay conductor of a Berlin orchestra whose high-flying career comes tumbling down with an abuse scandal.
Who will be the next James Bond? Producers mull choice as film franchise turns 60
James Bond, the martini-drinking, tuxedo-wearing British secret agent, celebrates 60 years on the silver screen on Wednesday -- but who will be the next actor to take on the iconic role? According to sibling Bond producers, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the search for a new actor has not even begun following Daniel Craig's final outing as the suave superspy in 2021 film "No Time to Die."
Musical 'Matilda' opens London Film Festival
A musical version of childhood classic "Matilda" opened the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with actors Emma Thompson and Lashana Lynch the first of many stars expected to walk the event's red carpets over the next 12 days. The movie, called "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical", is an adaptation of the London West End and Broadway stage show based on Roald Dahl's 1988 book about a young girl who discovers she has a special power while dealing with cruel parents and nasty headmistress Miss Trunchbull.
Country music star Loretta Lynn dies at age 90
Loretta Lynn, the coal miner's daughter and moonshiner's wife who became one of American country music's biggest stars and a leading feminist in the genre, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, her family said on Twitter. Lynn died at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, the family said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Adidas puts partnership with Kanye West under review
German sporting goods maker Adidas on Thursday said it has put under review its business partnership with rapper and fashion designer Kanye West. "After repeated efforts to privately resolve the situation, we have taken the decision to place the partnership under review. We will continue to co-manage the current product during this period," the company said.
Alec Baldwin settles with slain 'Rust' cinematographer's family
Actor Alec Baldwin and the producers of the Western movie "Rust" have reached a settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who Baldwin shot dead during filming last year, the parties said on Wednesday. As part of the settlement, production on the low-budget film will resume in January with the late cinematographer's husband, Matthew Hutchins, serving as executive producer. Joel Souza, who was wounded in the shooting, will continue as a director and the same actors, including Baldwin, will play principal roles.
Kevin Spacey, accuser trade dueling accounts at sexual misconduct trial
Lawyers for the actor Kevin Spacey and Anthony Rapp, the man whose accusations of sexual misconduct upended the Oscar winner's career, traded dueling accounts on Thursday about the men's encounters more than 30 years ago as a civil trial over Rapp's claims began in New York. A lawyer for Rapp, who is seeking $40 million in damages, said in his opening statement that Spacey, then 26, drunkenly lifted Rapp onto a bed and climbed on top of him at a party at Spacey's New York apartment in 1986. Rapp was a 14-year-old actor just starting his own Broadway career at the time.
French actresses cut hair in protest over Mahsa Amini's death
Leading French actresses including Juliette Binoche and Isabelle Huppert have cut locks of hair in protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman who died while in the custody of Iran's morality police. Amini, 22, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "inappropriate attire" and died three days later in a hospital, sparking waves of protest in which over 130 people have died, according to rights groups.
'Jaw dropping' real-life drama inspired post-World War One movie 'Amsterdam'
In the new movie "Amsterdam," Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie play friends who are reunited years later and accused of murder. The film from Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell, which debuts in theaters on Friday, is inspired by the real-life story of a little-known plot to overthrow U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s.
Angelina Jolie accuses ex-husband, Brad Pitt of abuse in court filing,
Angelina Jolie detailed what she described as abusive behavior by ex-husband Brad Pitt in a court filing on Tuesday, escalating a legal battle over a French winery the former couple once shared and revealing new details about the dissolution of their marriage. The filing in a Los Angeles court alleges that Pitt sought to condition Jolie's sale of her stake in the winery on a nondisclosure agreement that would have barred her from publicly discussing "Pitt's physical and emotional abuse of her and their children."
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Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy: Death toll goes up to 19 now
A total of 19 bodies have so far been recovered in rescue operations at the Draupadi ka Danda mountain peak, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, where an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers on October 4 morning, according to officials.
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A total of 19 bodies have so far been recovered in rescue operations at the Draupadi ka Danda mountain peak, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, where an avalanche hit a team of mountaineers on October 4 morning, according to officials. "A total of 19 bodies have been recovered from the crevice. Efforts are being made to bring the bodies to Matli helipad by Advanced Light Helicopter today," Uttarakhand DGP Ashok Kumar told ANI.
Out of the 19 bodies, four bodies were brought to the summit camp by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team deployed for the rescue operation, while 15 bodies were recovered at the place of the incident. "From the summit camp, according to SDRF constable, Sunil four bodies have been brought to the summit camp by the team," said DGP Ashok Kumar.
Personnel from various teams of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), the Air Force, the Army and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), and the High Altitude War School in Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir have been deployed in the rescue operations, the official said. Mountaineers from the NIM participating in a training course were trapped in a glacier crevice on Tuesday morning after an avalanche hit the peak. The team was returning after summiting. NIM's advanced training course team included trainees and instructors. On Thursday 12 more bodies were recovered.
Of the bodies recovered 14 were of trainees and two were instructors, Uttarakhand Police said. Earlier, Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said condoled the deaths of mountaineers.
Speaking to ANI. "The rescue teams are working continuously and I am monitoring the situation", the chief minister said. On Tuesday, about 41 trainees and instructors of the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were hit by an avalanche. The institute said that the Advanced Mountaineering Course commenced on September 14 at NIM Uttarkashi
The course moved to the mountain on September 23 with 41 people- 34 trainees and 7 instructors and one nursing assistant and arrived at the Base Camp on September 25. As per the training programme, the course went on for high altitude training from October 2-October 4. After summiting the 5670 metre altitude Mt Draupadi ka Danda II the team was on its way back when the avalanche struck at around 8; 45 am above camp 1 in which 34 trainees and 7 instructors got caught in it, according to a release by the NIM on October 4. On Wednesday, the survivors of the avalanche in Uttarkashi narrated their horrific experiences.
Deep Thakur, a trainee from Gujarat, who survived the accident while undergoing treatment at the district hospital, said that the avalanche came all of a sudden while he was climbing to Draupadi's Danda Peak for a summit at around 9.45 am, due to which he along with his companions fell into the crevasses about 60 feet deep, where he struggled between death and life for about 3 hours. Another survivor, Akash Lalvani, a trainee from Mumbai, told that he was only about 100 meters below the summit of Draupadi's Danda and the only plan was to summit the peak and get down after being photographed there, because the weather was also clear. But the sudden avalanche has left them with unforgettable sorrow. (ANI)
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Delhi Excise Policy case: ED raids nearly 3 dozen locations in Delhi, Punjab
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at nearly three dozen locations in Delhi and Punjab in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches at nearly three dozen locations in Delhi and Punjab in connection with the Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22 case. The raids were conducted days after the Central agency arrested Sameer Mahendru, Managing Director of Delhi's Jor Bagh-based liquor distributor Indospirit Group, in the case.
Among the accused in the case are Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the then Excise Commissioner Arva Gopi Krishna, Deputy Commissioner Anand Tiwari and Assistant Commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar. Other accused are Manoj Rai, a former employee of Pernod Ricard; Amandeep Dhal, director of Brindco Sales; director of Buddy Retail Amit Arora, and Dinesh Arora; authorised signatories of Mahadev Liquors Sunny Marwah, Arun Ramchandra Pillai and Arjun Pandey.
The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had alleged that irregularities were committed while modifying the Excise Policy, undue favours were extended to licence holders, the licence fee was waived or reduced and the L-1 licence was extended without the competent authority's approval. The beneficiaries diverted "illegal" gains to the accused officials and made false entries in their books of account to evade detection. As alleged, the Excise Department had decided to refund the Earnest Money Deposit of about Rs 30 crore to a successful tenderer against the set rules. Even though there was no enabling provision, a waiver on tendered licence fees was allowed from December 28, 2021, to January 27, 2022, due to COVID-19.
This allegedly caused a loss of Rs 144.36 crore to the exchequer, said the FIR, which has been instituted on a reference from the Union Home Ministry following a recommendation from Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. (ANI)
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Target: ₹1,696
CMP: ₹1,466
Endurance Technologies’ strong business growth momentum continues. Despite industry volumes declining, demand was strong across product categories. Semiconductor challenges are a near- to medium-term headwind. In the quarter, the company continued to win significant orders, started supplies to major OEMs, incl. electric, and added a new high-margin product for three- and four-wheeler applications. This augurs well for long-term growth. Accordingly, we upgrade our rating to a Buy, with a higher target price of ₹1,696 (28x FY24).
In 9M-FY22, the company won automotive orders of ₹585 crore from top domestic OEMs (TVS, HMSI, Hero, Royal Enfield, Ather Energy) and received RFQs of ₹1,890 crore. Of the new orders, about ₹130 crore from electric OEMs like Ather were for brakes (₹53 crore) and Polarity smart bikes (₹70 crore). Non-auto orders were for castings (₹100 crore), for gensets and 5G telecom applications.
High RM prices squeezed Q3 margins 302 bps q-o-q to 10.8 per cent. We expect margins to expand on expected volume growth (domestic, international) and the greater proportion of high-margin and value-added products. Hence, we expect margins of 15.8 per cent in FY23 and 16.3 per cent in FY24.
We expect 15 per cent revenue CAGR over FY21-24, and 17 per cent earnings growth, leading to ₹61 EPS.
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Two years into the pandemic Jackie Hansen still left home only for doctor visits, her immune system so wrecked by cancer and lupus that COVID-19 vaccinations couldn’t take hold.
Then Hansen got a reprieve — scarce doses of the first drug that promises six months of protection for people with no other way to fend off the virus.
“This is a shot of life," Hansen said after getting injections of Evusheld at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center clinic. She can't wait to “hug my grandkids without fear.”
Up to 7 million immune-compromised Americans have been left behind in the nation’s wobbly efforts to get back to normal. A weak immune system simply can't rev up to fight the virus after vaccination like a healthy one does. Not only do these fragile patients remain at high risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19, they can harbor lengthy infections that can help spark still more variants.
With more of the country now abandoning masks and other precautions as the omicron wave ebbs, how to keep this forgotten group protected is taking on new urgency.
This is “quickly transitioning into an epidemic of the vulnerable,” said Dr. Jacob Lemieux, an infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital. While healthy vaccinated people may return to pre-pandemic activities with little worry about severe consequences, “the immunocompromised -- despite vaccination, despite taking all precautions -- cannot, and remain at risk.”
“We’re going to have to navigate this as a society and it’s going to be a really difficult societal conversation,” he added.
Indeed, amid all the talk about omicron being less severe for many people, the most contagious variant so far laid bare how the immune-compromised need more defenses.
“The pandemic has not spared them yet,” said Dr. Ghady Haidar, an infectious disease specialist at UPMC, where people hospitalized with serious COVID-19 over the past month have been a mix of the immune-compromised and the unvaccinated.
Hansen, a retired nurse, has had to have tough conversations about why she can't be around anyone who's not vaccinated.
“Other people’s behaviors really affect and jeopardize the lives of people like myself,” said Hansen, who nearly died from the flu shortly before the pandemic began.
“We’re all tired of wearing a mask, everybody just wants to put it behind us,” Hansen said. But while for most people "'it’s an annoyance to put a mask on to go to the grocery store,” she’s had to fight to get her cancer care scheduled during COVID-19 surges.
There aren't many options for the immune-compromised as community-wide COVID-19 precautions wane. Health authorities are pushing a fourth vaccine dose for these vulnerable patients, since some get at least a little protection from repeat vaccinations. The immune-compromised are supposed to get three up-front doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines followed by a booster, one more shot than the U.S. recommends for everyone else.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also is considering if the immune-compromised need their booster a little sooner -- three months after their last shot rather than five months.
But many patients are anxiously awaiting AstraZeneca's Evusheld, the first set of antibodies grown in a lab to prevent COVID-19 -- rather than treat it -- in people who can’t make their own virus-fighters. Evusheld contains two types of antibodies, given in two shots at the same appointment, that are expected to last for six months.
The problem: There’s not nearly enough to go around. A federal database shows nearly 500,000 of the 1.2 million doses the government has purchased have been distributed, and an AstraZeneca spokesperson says the rest should arrive before April.
Without enough for everyone deemed immune-compromised, many hospitals used a lottery system to dispense doses to their highest-risk patients -- and no one knows what will happen later in the year when those people need another dose.
A study found Evusheld cut by 77% the chances of a COVID-19 infection, although that was before omicron appeared.
While that's not perfect protection, one organ transplant recipient credits his Evusheld dose with preventing him from becoming seriously ill.
Just getting to the Evusheld appointment at a University of Washington clinic in Seattle, over an hour from his home, made Ray Hoffman nervous. He takes strong immune-suppressing drugs after recent liver and kidney transplants and never ventures out without his mask — but wound up with a masked but coughing cab driver. The next day Hoffman developed cold-like symptoms that turned out to be mild COVID-19, and his worried doctors told him the protective antibody injections likely made the difference.
“I’m just really happy that, fortunately for me, it was just a couple of days of feeling pretty bad and then that was the worst of it,” he said.
As long as Evusheld helps weakened patients avoid a severe infection, “that is definitely a win,” said UPMC's Haidar. “I’m cautiously optimistic.”
Hansen, the suburban Pittsburgh patient, knows she can’t completely let down her guard but says Evusheld has eased her crippling fear.
“Maybe I can go out for lunch, maybe my husband and I can go do something instead of just sitting here in the house,” she said. “This drug needs to be made more available. It’s a great victory for me but until everybody else that’s compromised gets it, it’s hard for me to celebrate.”
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Spot rubber continued to rule weak on Thursday. RSS4 dropped to ₹165.00 (165.50) per kg according to traders and the Rubber Board.
A leading tyre-maker bought the grade at the prevailing levels during early trading hours but the overall volumes were low due to a decline in arrivals.
"We are almost at the fag end of the peak production season and the arrivals are likely to fall further unless we get some rains for a few more days," an observer said.
The trend continued to remain mixed as ISNR20 improved further on sustained demand and Latex closed unchanged amidst scattered transactions.
"Despite the global economy was hit badly by Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the natural rubber (NR) industry posted a strong recovery in demand with an 8.7 per cent growth in 2021, while the production of NR recorded at 1.7 per cent growth as compared to the previous year. The NR prices have also improved and averaged around $1.68 perkg for TSR-20 grades and $2.17 per kg for RSS-grades during 2021," said the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).
In futures, the most active February contracts were down 1.26 percent from Wednesday's settlement price to close at ₹164.12 per kg with a volume of 15 lots on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).
RSS3 (spot) firmed up to ₹157.78 (155.74) per kg in Bangkok. SMR20 improved to ₹135.76 (134.22) and Latex to ₹114.02 (112.98) per kg in Kualalumpur.
The natural rubber contract for the May 2022 delivery was up 1.12 percent from previous day's settlement price to close at 14.78 Yuan (₹174.28) per kg with a volume of 244,534 lots in daytime trading on Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE).
Spot rubber rates (Rs/kg) were: RSS4: 165.00 (165.50), RSS5: 162.50 (163.00), ISNR20: 160.00 (159.00) and Latex (60% drc): 129.50 (129.50).
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WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — A northeast Louisiana city has improved and created 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) of walking and bicycle trails around wetlands at a former golf course, and the lieutenant governor is scheduled to be there this weekend for the official opening.
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s office said he will join West Monroe Mayor Staci Mitchell and other city officials for the Highland Park Wetlands Trails ribbon-cutting Saturday afternoon.
The $729,000 project is part of a plan to link trails from Kiroli Park to downtown. The Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism contributed $280,000.
The Trenton Street golf course closed in 2014.
Mitchell said city officials want everyone to have the chance to get outside, for health and transportation.
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Bond market gave a thumbs up to the monetary policy review as there was no rate hike, accommodative policy stance being maintained and projection for retail inflation benign.
Price of the widely traded 10-year Government Security (G-Sec/GS) jumped to close 50 paise higher at ₹95.53 (previous close ₹95.03).
Yield of the aforementioned paper thawed about 7 basis points to close lower at 6.7480 per cent (previous close: 6.8227 per cent).
Bond prices and yields are inversely co-related and move in opposite directions.
RK Gurumurthy, Treasurer, Dhanlaxmi Bank, said: “If the reverse repo rate had been hiked or the policy stance had been changed to neutral, the 10-year G-Sec yield would jumped to 7 per cent or higher. But neither happened.
“On the contrary, the RBI has made a benign inflation projection of 4.0 per cent and 4.2 per cent for the third and fourth quarters of FY23, respectively. So, the current real rate will be positive. So, there will be no need to hike rates. ”
He observed that any rate hike now will be pre-emptive. The RBI does not want to do pre-emptive rate hike now when the economy is just recovering.
Meanwhile, in the backdrop of the huge ₹14.95-lakh crore government borrowing programme in FY23, the RBI said it proposes to enhance the limit for investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in debt securities under the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) scheme by ₹1.0-lakh crore from ₹1.5-lakh crore at present to ₹2.5-lakh crore with effect from April 1, 2022.
This will provide access to additional sources of capital for the domestic debt market including G-secs, said Governor Shaktikanta Das.
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ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A plea deal has been reached for a former sheriff's deputy accused of soliciting sex and nude photos from women in exchange for money that prosecutors say they used to buy drugs.
Stephen Bunnell, the former chief deputy of the Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department, pleaded not guilty last fall to two counts of misdemeanor prohibited acts and two counts of prohibited conduct on suspicion of paying women for sex and nude photos.
A plea agreement filed in court on Monday calls for Bunnell to plead guilty to one count of prohibited conduct and an amended charge of disturbing the peace by telephone in exchange for a two-year deferred sentence, a $100 fine and $162 in court surcharges, the Caledonian-Record reported. The other two charges would be dismissed.
Under the plea deal, Bunnell must comply with the standard conditions of probation and participate and complete “a program or treatment for sex offenders” through the Department of Corrections. He also would be banned from engaging in any work or volunteer position in which he has direct supervisory authority over females, the newspaper reported.
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RBI leaves reverse repo rate unchanged; policy stance continues to be accommodative; optimistic on inflation outlook
10In a surprise move, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) persisted with its dovish stance, keeping policy rates unchanged in the backdrop of some loss of momentum in economic activity, the comfort provided by the improving inflation outlook, and the uncertainties related to Omicron and global spillovers.
The central bank gave a conservative real GDP growth projection of 7.8 per cent for FY23 against the Economic Survey’s projection of 8-8.5 per cent. CPI inflation for FY23 has been projected lower at 4.5 per cent( vis-a-vis FY22 forecast of 5.3 per cent) despite geopolitical tensions, elevated crude oil prices and persistent supply bottlenecks.
Inflation & outlook
Market experts were expecting a change in the policy stance given thatglobally central banks have turned hawkish,embarking on a tightening cycle, which could have implications for India in terms of capital outflows.
Explaining the rationale for the status quo, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Dassaid taking into consideration the outlook for inflation and growth, the MPC was of the view that continued policy support is warranted for a durable and broad-based recovery.
“We are living in a world ofKnightian uncertainty (which is lack of any quantifiable knowledge about some possible occurrence, as opposed to quantifiable risk)in the absence of determinate knowledge about the next mutation of Covid-19.
“The ability to forecast the future course of the economy is so contingent on the evolution of the virus that one prognosis is as good or as bad as the other and as ephemeral.”
The bond market gave the thumbs up to the monetary policy review with the bull-steepening of the yield curve on Thursday. Long-term bond yields are back towards pre-Budget levels. Intraday, price of the widely traded 6.10 per cent G-Sec maturing in 2031 jumped about 70 paise, with its yield declining sharply by about 10 basis points after Das read out his speech. Price of this paper closed 50 paise higher at ₹95.53 (previous close: ₹95.03). Its yield thawed about 7 basis points to close lower at 6.7480 per cent (previous close: 6.8227 per cent).
According to Aurodeep Nandi, India Economist and Vice-President atNomura, the RBI is likely to remain behind the curve, until macro circumstances warrant a shift of gears. “Sometimes markets expect dessert, but then realise that the main course is still not over. The RBI surprised by not only doubling down on its now familiar orthodoxy of keeping rates and stance unchanged, but also expressed a very dovish outlook for inflation for FY23.”
Das, however, refuted beingbehind the curve. “Global central banks are following a different path because of their various domestic factors... Our domestic factors are different,”he said.
Needlessly dovish
Arvind Chari, CIO, Quantum Advisors,said the RBI was being needlessly dovish. “The RBI should be preparing the markets on the change in policy. The backdrop has changed. We are no longer in crisis and hence do not need crisis time rates and monetary support.”
The six-member MPC voted unanimously to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent. The MPC decided by a majority of 5 to 1 to continue with the accommodative stance.The RBI, on its part, left the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35 per cent despite the rising short-term rates. Market players were expecting the reverse repo rate to be hiked by 20-25 basis points so that the policy corridor between the repo rate and reverse repo rate is narrowed in sync with the increase in short-term rates. This corridor was widened in three stages to 65 basis points in the March-May 2020 period amid the pandemic.
With the policy stance continuing to be accommodative, the RBI did not announce any measures to roll-back surplus liquidity from the banking system. Das observed that, overall, there is some loss of momentum of near-term growth while global factors are turning adverse. However, looking ahead, domestic growth drivers are gradually improving.
“The CPI inflation trajectory has moved in close alignment with our projections. In particular, the softening of food prices is providing welcome relief… The hardening of crude oil prices, however, presents a major upside risk to the inflation outlook,” Das said.
Core inflation (excluding highly volatile elements such as food and fuel) remains elevated at tolerance testing levels, although the continuing pass through of tax cuts relating to petrol and diesel last November would help to moderate input cost pressures to some extent, he added. On balance, headline inflation is expected to peak in Q4 within the tolerance band and then moderate closer to target in H2 (October 2022 to March 2023), providing room for monetary policy to remain accommodative, per MPC’s assessment.Going by the inflation assessment, the MPC may stand pat on rates for the better part of FY23, say experts.
Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Group Chief Economic Adviser, State Bank of India,said the RBI has indicated to the market that it is comfortable with making a clear distinction between policy strategy and policy stance and these can coexist simultaneously. “While a policy strategy may indicate RBI calibrating the liquidity normalization to ensure that government borrowings face no disruption, the policy stance may still indicate rate adjustment to quell inflation expectations, should inflation surprise on the upside beyond tolerance. These two mutually complement each other as RBI has several non-conventional policy tools to adjust Government borrowings,” Ghosh said.
According to Ghosh, “While crude price increase may have bottomed out, the US yields might soften today on the back of lower-than-expected inflation print. The third and the largest elephant in the room is the size of the government borrowing programme. We expect for FY23, the government has budgeted a net market borrowing of ₹11.2-lakh crore, but that could be lower by at least ₹2.5-lakh crore.”
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HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — Two people were killed in a crash in Hooksett after their pickup truck slid on black ice, spun out and struck a telephone pole, police said.
The crash happened on West River Road on Wednesday night, WMUR-TV reported.
In a separate crash, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in Littleton, the Caledonian-Record reported. The crash happened happened on Main Street. The street was closed for part of Wednesday afternoon.
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The monetary policy committee left the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent and maintained accommodative policy stance due to some loss of momentum in economic activity as reflected in high frequency indicators. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on its part, too, left the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35 per cent. The market was expecting a 20-40 basis points hike in this rates. RBI top brass, including Governor Shaktikanta Das, Deputy Governors MD Patra, M Rajeshwar Rao and T Rabi Sankar, answered media queries on the bi-monthly monetary policy review.
Why did the RBI not hike reverse repo rate? What gives you the comfort that inflation will come down to 4 per cent next year?
Shaktikanta Das: You see the rates, whether it is the repo rate or the reverse repo rate, they represent a particular stance. They are reflecting the stance that the Reserve Bank has adopted with regard to Monetary Policy...So, when the (accommodative) stance continues, we did not see any reason to make any changes or tamper with the rates. But having said that...in a very non-disruptive and in a very seamless manner, the effective reverse repo rate (has moved to) is at 3.87 per cent. And with regard to the inflation and what the other central banks are doing, let me say that on inflation, we have done our homework and based on our homework and very detailed analysis...we have given the projection of 4.5 per cent as the overall inflation in FY23 and that is based on a lot of detailed analysis internally. In fact all uncomfortable questions or all uncomfortable risks have been duly assessed and we have arrived at these numbers. And with regard to what the other central banks are doing, well the character of inflation is somewhat different in those economies compared to India. I would request Deputy Governor Michael Patra to sort of give out the details on that particular aspect.
Michael Patra: The character of inflation is very different in the US, for instance, than ours. For instance, one thing that is driving up US inflation is used cars. Now, that is not a basis for our inflation and nor are we importing used cars from the US. Like in Europe the issue is truck drivers and that is also something we don’t import. To give you a granular example, food inflation, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation is rolling at 29-30 per cent, but our food inflation is between 2.5-3.5 per cent. Even in the US, food inflation is 6.5 per cent. So, there is a material difference in the way in which our inflation is evolving. Also, in the core inflation, the usual drivers of core inflation such as wage growth or rental growth is not there in India. So, we have to respond to an entirely different inflation evolution.
Given the uneven recovery, is the fiscal policy better attuned to deal with it rather than monetary policy?
Das: Fiscal policy and monetary policy, you cannot see it as either/or. And it has to be a coordinated approach, especially during this kind of difficult/ turbulent times that we have gone through in the last two years. The growth momentum is definitely positive, but in my statement, I have clearly spelt out that private investment, the private demand, consumption demand, are still lagging and it’s not a question of either/or. I mean, the fiscal action is calibrated, they have expanded capital expenditure and at the same time as far as I see, there is an effort towards fiscal consolidation so as to reach the target which the Finance Minister gave out in her speech last year...So, they are on a particular roadmap. So far as the RBI is concerned, we are also on a particular roadmap. And there is a coordinated policy action. Definitely the fiscal has an important role at the current juncture and we feel that the RBI also, the monetary policy also has to be supportive to make the growth sustainable and durable. I think we have spelt it out and that’s how I would like to reply
Crude oil prices, gas prices still higher. Are we underestimating inflation?
Das: As I have mentioned at the start of the press meet, all scenarios – energy price, crude oil prices, downside and upside have been considered. We believe the projections are realistic. As a central bank, we have our credibility and will not give a wrong projection deliberately. We have done our homework and detailed analysis has been done internally. All scenarios have been considered, all cross currents, uncomfortable developments have been factored and then we have come with the projection
What is the update on Central Bank Digital Currency be introduced?
T Rabi Shankar: We have been working on CBDC and digital rupee for the last 1.5-2 years. The Budget has proposed that the RBI Act will be amended to enable issue of CBDC. Once that is done, the pilots and proofs of concept will be tried. Going ahead a lot of designs and technological features, the proof of concept will be tested.
Das: I do not want to give a timeline for CBDC. We are working very carefully, we do not want to be hasty. Very carefully and cautiously we are examining and moving ahead. The biggest risk is of cybersecurity and counterfeiting, which must be prevented. This is a new product. All central banks world over that are working on it are working cautiously. We are also proceeding with due care and caution. We will keep the Budget timeline of 2022-23 in mind and moving ahead
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Marijuana was involved in a deadly South Carolina crash in which a former “American Idol” contestant has been charged with driving under the influence, according to an arrest warrant.
Caleb Kennedy, 17, ran over a man with his pickup truck Tuesday after driving up a residential driveway, authorities said. Kennedy told deputies after the crash that he had taken a “deep draw” from a vaping device and then felt its effects while driving, a prosecutor said in court Wednesday.
Kennedy’s lawyer, Ryan Beasley, said no alcohol was involved.
The warrant is the first indication that marijuana is part of the prosecution's felony charge, which carries a sentence of up to 25 years in prison.
The crash was a “terrible accident,” and Kennedy is deeply sorry, Beasley told The Associated Press. Beasley said he believes that something caused a reaction with prescription medication that Kennedy was taking.
The country music singer is accused of driving his truck into Larry Duane Parris, 54, who was standing just outside his shop where he fixes boats in Spartanburg County, authorities said. The impact of Tuesday's crash drove Parris inside the shop, where he was found by his daughter, Solicitor Barry Barnette said.
In a 911 call, Parris’ daughter can be heard screaming for help, and Kennedy can be heard on the tape saying he was sorry as he held the dying man inside the shop, the solicitor said. Parris was later pronounced dead at a hospital.
“He was holding the victim in his arms when the police got there,” Beasley told the AP.
“This was obviously a terrible, terrible accident,” Beasley said. Kennedy, a high school junior, “by all indications is a great student, never been in trouble.”
Kennedy is being charged as an adult and remains jailed after a judge denied any bond for now. Beasley said he planned to request bond at a court hearing later this month.
Kennedy advanced into the Top 5 of the ABC talent show last year, but dropped out after a video circulated of him sitting next to someone wearing what appeared to be a Ku Klux Klan hood.
Kennedy apologized at the time for the video, saying on social media that “it displayed actions that were not meant to be taken in that way.”
Kennedy’s mother, Anita Guy, told news outlets that the video was filmed when Kennedy was 12 and had been taken out of context. She said Kennedy had been imitating characters from a movie. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Police-Ex-American-Idol-star-took-marijuana-16847494.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:15 | en | 0.987307 |
Paytm, which got listed in bourses in November last year, continues to lead digital payments iith over 45 per cent penetration in Fintech, reveals a Comscore report.
Paytm is closely followed by Google Pay (mobile App) at 43 per cent penetration (reach as percentage of total digital population), the report showed.
The Comscore report revealed that financial services was among the top online content categories, accounting for 80 per cent of the total internet audience in the country.
Subcategories
It further highlighted that payments was the largest subcategory within the fintech domain last year with over 372 million unique visitors.
Banking, investments were some of the other subcategories that saw high unique visitors, added the report.
Paytm has leveraged this dominant reach to grow its businesses, and build a two-sided ecosystem of consumers and merchants, according to a company spokesperson. This was seen in its recently released Q3 FY22 earnings report, revealing how the company has witnessed strong growth, with steadily rising revenues, the spokesperson added.
Paytm’s revenue from operations grew 89 per cent Y-o-Y in Q3FY22 to ₹ 1,456 crore, while financial services and payments contributed to a significant amount of revenue generated in the third quarter. Revenue from financial services and payments grew 98 per cent Y-o-Y in Q3FY22 to ₹1,116.8 crore.
Meanwhile, Paytm continues to steadily build on the number of consumers on its platform while ensuring greater consumer retention and engagement. As per the Q3FY22 earnings report, Paytm’s monthly transacting users (MTU) grew consistently to 64.4 million, up by 37 per cent Y-o-Y and 12 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q).
Paytm, which has scaled up its financial services, saw its digital lending business grow strongly in the third quarter with 4.4 million loans disbursed through partners on the platform, marking a 401 per cent growth. The total value of loans disbursed in Q3FY22 stood at ₹2,181 crore.
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BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. (AP) — The remains of a West Virginia pilot killed behind enemy lines during World War II have been identified, officials said.
Scientists used dental, anthropological and DNA analysis to confirm the identity of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Richard W. Horrigan, 24, of Chester, news outlets reported, citing a statement Wednesday from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.
Horrigan was a pilot with the 22nd Fighter Squadron, 36th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, serving in Germany and was part of an armed reconnaissance mission in April 1945 to the Alt Lönnewitz Airfield. He crashed while shooting at enemy planes parked at the airfield, likely due to anti-aircraft fire, the statement said.
Horrigan could not be recovered because the airfield was behind enemy lines, the statement said.
Officials investigating the site in 2017 located Horrigan's plane. The site was excavated in 2019 and remains found were sent for identification.
A rosette will be placed next to Horrigan’s name on the Tablets of the Missing at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery to show his remains have been found and identified. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Remains-of-West-Virginia-pilot-killed-in-WWII-16847683.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:21 | en | 0.966253 |
The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to maintain the status quo rates will help boost growth prospects, said bankers.
“The RBI has once again focussed on giving a push for growth in this policy. Over all aim of ‘continuation of accommodative stance as long as necessary to revive and sustain growth on a durable basis’ was on the expected line, as several segments of the economy are still in the nascent stage of recovery,” said AK Goel, Chairman, Indian Banks’ Association.
GDP growth for 2022-23 is projected at 7.8 per cent, which is slightly lower than the Economic Survey projection of 8 per cent to 8.5 per cent, he said.
“RBI projections on inflation for 2021-22 is retained at 5.3 per cent and all quarter wise projections on inflation for 2022-23 are within the comfort zone of the central bank,” Goel said, adding that this gives comfort to the market as well as public.
State Bank of India Chairman Dinesh Khara said the RBI policy statement is an affirmation to keep the rate structure at reasonable levels to support an incipient growth recovery.
“Amid global uncertainties, the policy has provided admirable support to market sentiments and has rightfully indicated it has enough non-conventional measures to keep the demand supply of G-secs in reasonable balance,” he noted.
Atanu Kumar Das, Managing Director and CEO, Bank of India, said the continued policy support commits to durable and broad based recovery across real segments.
Zarin Daruwala, Cluster CEO, India and South Asia markets (Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka), Standard Chartered Bank, said: “Coupled with last week’s expansionary Union Budget, the RBI’s decision to remain accommodative for as long as needed, augurs well for India’s economic recovery and also for its journey towards becoming a $5-trillion economy.”
The decision to hold rates will cap borrowing costs and will also aid credit delivery, she further said.
Shanti Lal Jain, Managing Director and CEO, Indian Bank, said that by conducting VRRR and other measures, the RBI will look to control liquidity in the system.
“Increasing the cap for FPIs to invest in domestic bond market will help the government borrowing plan,” he further said.
Rajiv Sabharwal, MD and CEO, Tata Capital, noted that the RBI continues to offer assurance to the markets that there will be a rebalance in the overall systemic liquidity on a dynamic basis and aims for a smooth evolution of the yield curve.
“The bonds market should draw comfort from this measure and alleviate any price volatility concerns,” he said.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Thursday approved a law prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel land mines to implement an international treaty the nation acceded to five years ago.
The law was passed without a vote after being introduced by Justice Minister Ali Sabry on Wednesday.
Both government forces and separatist Tamil Tiger rebels were accused of widely using anti-personnel and anti-tank mines during Sri Lanka’s quarter-century civil war, which ended in 2009.
The rebels were able to produce their own mines before their defeat.
In 2017, Sri Lanka became a party to the Ottawa Convention of 1997, which bans anti-personnel mines.
The new law outlaws the production, use or transfer of land mines, except for training military and police personnel in mine detection, clearance, deactivation and destruction.
Violations can be penalized by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of approximately $2,500.
According to initial U.N estimates, some 100, 000 people were killed in the civil war. The government said in 2016 that 22,100 people were killed or injured by land mines or explosive remnants of the war. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Sri-Lanka-approves-law-implementing-anti-land-16847493.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:27 | en | 0.971581 |
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It’s trade deadline day in the NBA, and one question looms larger than any other: Will the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers agree to a trade that would see James Harden and Ben Simmons switch teams? It’s the kind of high-profile move that we rarely see mid-season, but after Brooklyn originally signaled that it had no interest in discussing a Harden trade, reports have indicated that the team is open to figuring something out.
Despite this, one major domino that has not yet fallen is Harden formally requesting a trade. While he’s been out in recent days due to a hamstring injury, Harden has not gone to Nets management and said he wants a change in scenery. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, while Harden wants to do this, there’s a reason he’s been hesitant to straight up say he wants out.
Although Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden wants a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers, he has resisted making that formal request out of fear of the public backlash that would come with asking out of a second franchise in consecutive seasons, sources told ESPN.
Wojnarowski went on to report that while the top basketball executives for the two teams — Daryl Morey and Sean Marks — have yet to talk, the two sides are expected to converse with one another on Thursday. The trade deadline is at 3 p.m. EST on Thursday. | https://uproxx.com/dimemag/james-harden-trade-request-sixers-public-backlash-rumors/ | 2022-02-10T15:57:33 | en | 0.965902 |
FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis man faces felony charges in the death earlier this month of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son.
Dajuan Louden, 25, of Florissant, has been charged with abuse and neglect of a child resulting in death, television station KMOV reported.
Police say first responders were called to a home on Feb. 1 and found the toddler dead inside. The boy’s body showed signs of abuse, and Louden told investigators during questioning that he grabbed and repeatedly punched the boy, police said.
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More than 60 per cent votes were polled in the first phase of elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Thursday. The polling was held in 58 Assembly seats in 11 districts.
The Election Commission said the voting was held till 6 pm with strict Covid protocol and the final percentage will be released later. “Poll ended peacefully. No untoward incidents were reported. Polling parties have started reaching the collection centres. Polling percentage is 60.17 per cent,” an official release said. The panel said the polling was held with no major law and order issues or technical problems of voting machines.
“Till 5 pm, Agra recorded 56.61 per cent polling, Aligarh 57.25 per cent, Baghpat 61.35 per cent, Bulandshahr 60,52 per cent, Gautam Buddh Nagar 54.77 per cent, Ghaziabad 54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50 per cent, Mathura 58.51 per cent, Meerut 58.52 cent, Muzaffarnagar 62.14 per cent and Shamli 61.78 per cent,” the ECI statement said.
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EarthBound wasn’t a huge success when the game was released to the Super Nintendo. In particular, the game did poorly in the United States because of a bad marketing campaign where they literally said “This game stinks.” It didn’t even review that well, with a common criticism being it was too behind the times. The year EarthBound came out, 1994, featured cutting edge games like Super Metroid, Final Fantasy VI, and Donkey Kong Country. In comparison, a game with pixel graphics, combat with limited animations, and a contemporary setting just didn’t compare.
EarthBound is also a timeless classic, oozes charm, and is a game that anyone who calls themself an RPG fan should at least attempt to play. While most of the criticisms levied against EarthBound at the time of its release weren’t exactly wrong, in retrospect, it feels like they were missing what the game was actually going for. As time has gone on, there’s been newfound respect for EarthBound. It ranked second on our ranking of the top-100 games on the Super Nintendo and has received a cult classic status.
Is EarthBound really that good, or is it a game that people felt was unjustly criticized and swung too far aggressively in the other direction? That debate can be had forever, and we don’t feel like contributing to it, but instead, we want to make the case for why it’s considered timeless, why you should play it, and how you can play it.
Every video game gets old and develops flaws that would be considered unforgivable by today’s standards. Cutting edge mechanics become commonplace, graphics improve, and video games continue to evolve. This doesn’t make old games bad — far from it — but they can be harder to go back to as a result. EarthBound escapes this aging process by being a game less about its mechanics and more about the experience of playing the game. It’s easier to look past its age and flaws because that’s not really what we’re here for.
Playing EarthBound is about going on an adventure as a little boy with three friends destined to save the world. Your attacks are named after your favorite thing and food. Its contemporary setting helps everything feel very grounded, with the player using weapons like baseball bats, yo-yos, and bottle rockets. Enemies include possessed cars, magical tents, and corrupt police officers. EarthBound is a game that you play because the writing is just that funny — there is a moment early in the game where someone from the future is sent back to the past to assist you along your journey, but they take the form of a buzzing bee, which happens to scare another character, so they swat this supposed hero of the future to death. A random cameraman takes pictures of you throughout your journey, seemingly out of nowhere. You are a child saving the world from an alien invasion.
The game does, of course, have flaws. The storage system is way too small. The main character will randomly get homesick during fights and not perform attacks. The story, while memorable, is not exactly a driving force for playing the game. This game is just as flawed as its contemporaries, but what’s special about EarthBound is how it overcomes those flaws through its charm.
The way the game has aged really doesn’t matter when the game is about the experience. Those graphics don’t matter when you spend the entire journey with a smile on your face. Everyone should get the opportunity to experience a game like EarthBound, and fortunately, there are many ways to do that.
On Wednesday, Nintendo had a Direct where it announced that EarthBound would be available to Nintendo Switch Online members through their collection of Super Nintendo games on the console. Anyone that doesn’t have a Switch, or a Nintendo Switch Online membership, does have other options, but they aren’t nearly as easy. They can always go find a cart of the Super Nintendo game itself, but the price and quality on the cartridges can vary. The game used to be available on the Wii U e-shop, but Nintendo has essentially discontinued the service. The only way to really play the game on the Wii U at this point would be to find a console that already has the game downloaded to it. | https://uproxx.com/edge/earthbound-nintendo-switch-online/ | 2022-02-10T15:57:39 | en | 0.973026 |
CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese activists have taken to social media to appeal for help for a neglected, government-run orphanage in the capital, Khartoum, where local authorities said 54 children have died over the past three months.
The high death toll, reported earlier this week, has caused outrage in this African country wracked by turmoil and economic downslide since an October military coup upended its transition to democratic rule.
The orphanage in Khartoum had housed more than 320 children, including 80 with disabilities, who a government statement described as living in “tragic conditions,” sometimes with up to 26 children in a single room.
The orphanage authorities have not given any cause of death. Volunteer Afkar Omar Moustafa said most of the children had suffered from malnutrition but also various diseases amid shortages in staff and medical services.
“Children need special medical care and other services, which are currently unavailable,” she said. “The orphanage needs a quick assistance ... to prevent a catastrophe.”
An official with the Ministry of Social Affairs, which oversees orphanage facilities, said that sustained funding is also urgently needed because donations have drastically declined in recent months amid dire economic condition across the county.
The official said prosecutors have opened a probe and ordered autopsies of the deceased. She spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to talk to the media.
A military statement on Wednesday said the army has provided food aid and other assistance to the orphanage, without elaborating.
Sudan has for years struggled with an array of economic woes, including widespread shortages of essential goods and soaring prices of bread and other staples. Since 2020, Sudan embarked on a reform program meant to transform the economy and have the nation rejoin the international community after over two decades of isolation during the rule of autocrat Omar al-Bashir.
The economic hardships accelerated since the military takeover in October, removing the transitional government of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Western governments have halted their economic assistance over the coup while unabated street protests against the military rulers have paralyzed the county. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Sudan-activists-appeal-for-help-for-orphanage-16847583.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:39 | en | 0.97131 |
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) and other airport developers have targeted a capital outlay of ₹91,000 crore in the sector over the next five years, Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, said in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
The outlay will be towards expansion and modification of existing terminals, setting up of new terminals and strengthening of runways, among other activities.
Under the Greenfield Airports Policy, 2008, the Government of India has so far, accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up of 21 greenfield airports across the country. The new airports will come up at Mopa in Goa; Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra; Kalaburagi, Bijapur, Hassan and Shimoga in Karnataka; Datia (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh; Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh; Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat; Karaikal in Puducherry; Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Oravakal in Andhra Pradesh; Durgapur in West Bengal; Pakyong in Sikkim; Kannur in Kerala and Hollongi (Itanagar) in Arunachal Pradesh.
Out of these, eight airports — Durgapur, Shirdi, Sindhudurg, Pakyong, Kannur, Kalaburagi, Oravakal and Kushinagar — have been operationalised.
In Bihar, the AAI had projected a land requirement of 108 acres for the development of a Civil Enclave at Bihta Airport. While the land was handed over, an additional land requirement of 191.5 acres for runway extension and installation of approach light and eight acres for city side development to accommodate wide-bodied aircrafts for international operations at the airport is required. The additional land is yet to be handed over. “In case of non availability of land, the State government needs to identify an alternate site for construction of a greenfield airport meeting the requirements for operation of international flights,” Scindia said.
Jewar airport
In case of Jewar, the Uttar Pradesh government has appointed the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (Yeida) as the implementing agency for the project under public private partnership mode. Zurich Airport International AG has been awarded the project.
Scindia said the UP government has informed that the acquisition and possession of 1,334 hectares of land for phase-I of the project – estimated to come up at a cost of ₹8,914 crore — has been completed. Initial year traffic is pegged at four million passengers per annum against an initial capacity of 12 million passenger per annum. The scheduled completion date of airport is September 29, 2024.
Krishi Udan
The Union Minister further added that the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 was announced on October 27 last year with a focus on transporting perishable food products from the hilly areas, northeastern States and tribal areas. At present, 29 States have been covered under the scheme, which include all the airports in the north-east.
“The main objective of the Krishi Udan Scheme 2.0 is to increase the share of air carriage in the modal mix for transportation of agri-produce,” the response by the minister said.
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The classic West Coast IPA is what many drinkers imagine all IPAs taste like. There’s full of crisp, dry, over-the-top hop bitterness with citrusy, resinous, piney, and downright dank flavor. They get this iconic flavor profile because they’re brewed with a ton of hops including the likes of Cascade, Simcoe, Centennial, Citra, Chinook, Amarillo, and many others.
While the traditional IPA can be traced back to England in the 1700s, the West Coast version began in the 1970s when Anchor’s Fritz Maytag began dry-hopping his Liberty Ale. In the 80s, Sierra Nevada’s Ken Grossman created the continuously popular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale featuring a healthy dose of Cascade hops. As the 90s began, more and more brewers began to push the boundaries of just how hoppy an IPA could get, and the style exploded in popularity.
Today, there are more West Coast IPAs on the market than any of us could ever drink. Instead of trying and drinking nothing but piney, bitter IPAs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for years on end until we pickle ourselves, we decided to pick eight of our favorites and rank them on overall piney, resinous, bitter, dankness. Keep reading to see the rankings.
8) Beachwood Amalgamator
ABV: 7.1%
Average Price: $4 for a 16-ounce can
The Beer:
With a name like Amalgamator, you know you’re in for something totally unique. This 7.1 pefcent ABV West Coast IPA is brewed with 2-row and Honey malt and is hopped with Mosaic, Columbus, Amarillo, and Warrior hops. It gets added bold flavor from being dry-hopped with a ridiculous amount of Mosaic hops.
Tasting Notes:
A fruity nose awaits you with some berries, citrus rind, and grapefruit in there. The palate is a swirl of citrus, floral, and dank hops along with wet grass, mango, pineapple, and a slight herbal quality. Not a bad beer by any means, but we would prefer a little more resinous pine in the flavor and less fruit.
Bottom Line:
This is a great beer if you like your West Coast IPAs to have a nice mix of fruitiness and bitter hops. If you’re looking for all pine, you won’t find it.
7) Hopworks Powell IPA
ABV: 6.4%
Average Price: $12 for a six-pack
The Beer:
This owl-adorned beer is Hopworks’ flagship beer and for good reason. This 6.4 percent ABV crushable West Coast IPA was created to be enjoyed often. With its fruity, piney, slightly bitter flavor profile, it’s the type of beer you can use to ease your way into the style but continue drinking for years.
Tasting Notes:
Your nose is met by aromas of tangerine, pineapple, grapefruit, caramel-like malts, and resinous pine. The palate is loaded with biscuit-like malt, tropical fruit flavors, more citrus zest, and a fair amount of bitter pine at the finish. Those are classic West Coast flavors.
Bottom Line:
This is a decent version of the classic West Coast IPA. The only thing missing is the massive kick of dank hops at the finish. Otherwise, it’s perfect.
6) Lagunitas Super Cluster
ABV: 8%
Average Price: $12 for a six-pack
The Beer:
Lagunitas is one of those brands that has made a name for itself by cranking out dank, piney, bitter IPAs. You can pick almost any of its beers and be happy with your choice. One of its best is Super Cluster, what the folks at Lagunitas refer to as “a Citra-hopped mega IPA of intergalactic proportions.”
Tasting Notes:
This bold banger is filled with caramel malts, citrus zest, grapefruit, wet grass, and pine needles on the nose. Drinking it reveals notes of honey sweetness, orange pulp, pineapple, a slight herbal quality, and a ton of dank, piney, bitter hops. The finish is dry and fruit.
Bottom Line:
This beer definitely lives up to its name. It’s a bold kick of Citra hops. But, because of this, it leans a little too into the citrus flavor than we’d prefer in a West Coast IPA.
5) Ballast Point Sculpin
ABV: 7%
Average Price: $14 for a six-pack
The Beer:
Often ranked as the best West Coast IPA ever created, Ballast Point Sculpin was named for the stinging Sculpin fish and its hoppy bite lives up to that moniker. This year-round beer gets most of its piney, resinous, bitter flavor from being hopped five different times during the brewing process.
Tasting Notes:
Strong aromas of a forest of pine trees, candied orange peel, sweet malts, and light floral notes hit your nose right away. On the palate, you’ll find flavors of ripe grapefruit, citrus zest, wildflowers, caramelized pineapple, and a ridiculous amount of dank, bitter spruce.
Bottom Line:
This is a really in-your-face beer. The dank, pine flavor is so overwhelming that it’s a challenge to find any of the other flavors.
4) Port Brewing Wipeout IPA
ABV: 7%
Average Price: $5 for a 22-ounce bottle
The Beer:
San Diego might be the heart of the West Coast IPA world and Port Brewing’s Wipeout is one of the best. This seven percent ABV year-round offering gets its bold, piney flavor from the addition of CTZ, Cascade, Centennial, and Amarillo hops.
Tasting Notes:
Grapefruit juice, lemon zest, mango, caramel malts, a slightly herbal flavor, and resinous hops greet your nose before your first sip. Drinking it brings forth notes of tangerine, bready malts, pineapple, lemon curd, and a crazy amount of resinous, piney, dank, bitter hops at the finish.
Bottom Line:
This is a great, highly memorable West Coast IPA. It’s filled with fruity, citrus, and malt flavors, but the dank, bitter pine is still the star of the show.
3) Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion
ABV: 5.9%
Average Price: $10 for a six-pack
The Beer:
The coolest thing about Firestone Walker Luponic Distortion is the fact that it’s continually changing based on when you buy it. The version we tried was brewed with a dry-hopped wallop of Talus, El Dorado, Blanc, Vic Secret, Comet, and Cashmere hops.
Tasting Notes:
Complex aromas of tangerine, citrus peels, slight tropical fruits, and a ton of piney, resinous hops meet your nose. The palate is swirling with slight caramel malts, grapefruit, tangerine, but mostly dank, slightly bitter, very piney hops. The finish is dry, bitter, and refreshing.
Bottom Line:
This beer tastes the way we imagine West Coast-style IPAs taste. It has a nice malt backbone and some other fruit flavors, but it’s clear the dank pine and slightly bitter hop flavor as all the brewers care about.
2) Sierra Nevada Dankful
ABV: 7.4%
Average Price: $11 for a six-pack
The Beer:
Few beers are so on the nose as Sierra Nevada Dankful. You know exactly what you’re in for when you crack open a can of this beer. This 7.4 percent ABV “generously hopped” IPA was brewed with Columbus, Chinook, Mosaic, Ekuanot, Nelson Sauvin, Zappa, and Idaho 7 hops.
Tasting Notes:
On the nose, you’ll find scents of dry hay, slight herbal notes, citrus zest, and floral, piney hops. Drinking it reveals hints of wet grass, lemon zest, grapefruit, light malts, and a kick of super dank, piney, pleasingly bitter hops throughout.
Bottom Line:
This is the epitome of a dank, piney, West Coat IPA that showcases everything a giant pile of hops can bring to a beer.
1) La Cumbre Elevated
ABV: 7.2%
Average Price: $10.50 for a four-pack of 16-ounce cans
The Beer:
There’s a good chance that when you think of West Coast-style IPAs you don’t think of New Mexico. The folks at La Cumbre are hoping to change that with their Elevated IPA. Brewed with Hallertauer Herkules (CO2 extract), CTZ, Centennial, Chinook, Simcoe, Mosaic, Citra, Nelson Sauvin, it almost feels like they just threw every hop into the brew kettle.
Tasting Notes:
Spruce tips, tangerine, caramel malts, citrus zest, this beer’s nose makes you want to take a sip. If you do, you’ll be treated to flavors of orange peels, toffee, ripe grapefruit, tangerine, slight tropical fruit notes, but mostly dank, resinous, bitter, flavorful hops.
Bottom Line:
This beer has a malt presence, but it doesn’t take away from the overall bitter, piney, resinous, and supremely dank flavor that makes this beer memorable. | https://uproxx.com/life/west-coast-ipa-craft-beers-ranked-by-dankness/ | 2022-02-10T15:57:45 | en | 0.920678 |
HOLIDAY, Fla. (AP) — A teacher at a Tampa Bay area high school was struck by a vehicle and trapped underneath it on Thursday morning, officials said.
The Anclote High School teacher was taken to a hospital with critical injuries, according to Pasco County Fire Rescue officials.
“Right now, all we can do is pray for the teacher who was injured and do our best to take care of the students and staff at Anclote High School,’’ Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kurt Browning said in a statement. “This is a traumatic event for everyone involved."
A crisis team has responded to the school to offer assistance to students and staff at the school, district officials said.
The school is in Holiday, which is northwest of Tampa.
No additional details have been released. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Teacher-hit-critically-hurt-by-car-outside-16847437.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:46 | en | 0.982952 |
Swedish furniture maker IKEA has infused ₹850 crore in its India entity. The company plans to use it to support its omnichannel expansion plans here.
Ingka Pro Holding BV and Ingka Holding Overseas BV, IKEA’s parent company and its controlled entities have bought 85 crore shares in Ikea India Private Limited for ₹10 each, financial data accessed by business intelligence platform Tofler showed.
In response to BusinessLine’s query to understand what the money would be used for, an IKEA spokesperson said, “India is identified as a future growth market for Ingka group. The fund infusion received is part of the ₹10,500 crore announced initially. This new infusion will support our omnichannel expansion plans in India to enable us to reach many more people in India for their life at home needs with our affordable and sustainable products.”
IKEA has been on a spree of expanding its presence in India through both online, and offline presence.
Exactly two months ago, IKEA opened its first store in Mumbai. The first-of-a-kind Worli City Store is spread over 80,000 sq. ft. Speaking to BusinessLine earlier, Per Hornell, Expansion Manager for IKEA India, had said that from a 2030 perspective, India is in its top 10 markets.
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Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish movies available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.
10. (tie) Tick, Tick… Boom (Netflix)
Andrew Garfield is giving theater-kids everywhere a musical-thirst-trap performance in this Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed biopic that pays tribute to Jonathan Larson, the artistic genius who changed Broadway with his seminal musical Rent. This film examines Larson’s life before fans were belting out Season of Love though, with Garfield giving an award-worthy turn as a restless visionary who feels the suffocating deadline of turning 30 without having produced a great show. The supporting cast is terrific, Garfield is doing his best work, and Miranda infuses everything with a genuine sense of love and admiration that makes it hard not to root for this one. Watch it on Netflix.
10. (tie) Bruised (Netflix)
Halle Berry’s MMA movie made a deal with Netflix and now Halle Berry’s MMA movie is on Netflix. Yes, that sentence said “Halle Berry’s MMA movie twice but, to be fair, it’s a phrase it takes a little bit of time to wrap your head around. Berry makes her directorial debut and stars as a disgraced fighter named Jackie Justice (Jackie Justice!) who is back in the cage to deal with various personal demons. It’s Halle Berry’s MMA movie! The reviews are pretty good! Watch it on Netflix.
10. (tie) King Richard (HBO Max)
As odd as it is to have a movie about two of the greatest athletes of all time told centered on, not the women winning Grand Slams and Olympic gold medals, but their determined, driven father – King Richard works. It works because Will Smith exudes charisma and charm but he also brings a believable grit and weary defiance to the role of Richard Williams, the man who gave tennis not one, but two female legends. This is Serena and Venus’ story, told from the perspective of the man who believed in them when no one else did so, yeah, grab a box of tissues before you sit down to watch. Watch it on HBO Max.
10. (tie) The Power of the Dog (Netflix)
Benedict Cumberbatch gives a villainous performance for the ages in The Power of the Dog, the first film in 12 years from director Jane Campion. The western is expected (and deserves) to be an Oscars frontrunner, so hop on the horse-drawn bandwagon now. Watch it on Netflix.
9. Don’t Look Up (Netflix)
Jennifer Lawrence is back in Don’t Look Up, Adam McKay’s apocalyptic satire about two low-level astronomers (J-Law and Leonardo DiCaprio) who try to warn everyone on Earth about an approaching comet — but no one seems to care. The ensemble cast also includes Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, Ariana Grande, Timothée Chalamet, Cate Blanchett, and Tyler Perry. Maybe that’s why no one cares about the comet. They’re too busy looking at all those stars. Watch it on Netflix.
8. The Tender Bar (Amazon Prime)
What we have here: George Clooney directing Ben Affleck in a film adaptation of a best-selling memoir about a writer who learns a number of life lessons while working as a bartender. The star power here is undeniable and makes it worth at least a snoop at some point, but it does make us wish — at least a little bit — that Clooney and Affleck had teamed up to make a movie about two handsome guys in tuxedos who team up to steal… oh, let’s say the Liberty Bell. This is probably fine, too, though. Watch it on Amazon Prime.
7. The Matrix Resurrections (HBO Max)
The gang is all back. Mostly. They’re mostly all back. Keanu is there as Neo, with the John Wick beard. Carrie Ann Moss is back as Trinity even though Trinity kind of… died. It’s a whole thing. And it’s fun. This all could have gone a lot worse, really, which isn’t exactly the highest praise but is still important. Let’s do it all again in another 20 years. Let’s make it a thing. Watch it on HBO Max.
6. The Tragedy of Macbeth (Apple TV+)
The Tragedy of Macbeth is the first time Joel Coen has made a movie with no involvement from his brother, Ethan. But even without his sibling, this black-and-white adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s bloodiest plays is typically excellent, with stellar performances from Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Corey Hawkins, Stephen Root, and Kathryn Hunter. Something wicked good this way comes… to streaming. Watch it on Apple TV+.
5. The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild (Disney Plus)
Did you know Ice Age is one of the highest-grossing movie franchises ever? According to one estimate, it’s made nearly as much money as the DC Extended Universe. Superman has nothing on Ray Romano as an extinct hairy elephant. No wonder Disney (which purchased Blue Sky Studios) wants to keep the money train rolling with The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild. The spin-off is less about the central foursome of Manny, Ellie, Sid, and Diego, and more focused on some adventurous possums and a weasel known as Buck Wild, which is a terrific name. Watch it on Disney Plus.
4. The Tinder Swindler (Netflix)
A man poses as a diamond mogul to lure in women online and bamboozle them out of millions of dollars, and then women get wise to the scam and try to figure out how to exact revenge. This is somehow both the best-possible description for an episode of SVU or a movie starring Charlize Theron as a vengeance-seeking assassin and the actual plot of Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary. Which will probably become an episode of SVU soon enough. It’s a whole ecosystem, really. Watch it on Netflix.
3. Encanto (Disney Plus)
The standout cut from the Encanto soundtrack, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” is the latest addition to the Maddeningly Catchy Disney Song canon, along with recent inductees “Let It Go” and “You’re Welcome.” (Lin-Manuel Miranda apparently knows a thing or two about songwriting, who knew?) The rest of the movie is fun, colorful, and teaches an important lesson about family and community, and you get to hear Rosa from Brooklyn Nine-Nine belt it out. But the best reason to watch Encanto is to learn firsthand why “Bruno” is one of the most popular songs in the country right now. Should you skip Encanto? Bruno-no-no-no. Watch it on Disney Plus.
2. Marry Me (Peacock)
Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson star as a preposterously attractive couple who get together after her character — one half of a global sensation pop duo — discovers her lover and music partner has been stepping out. That’s right, it is rom-com time over here. Will they? Won’t they? Whose hair will look better in the pivotal scene that will probably take place in the driving rain? There’s one way to find out: Grab some popcorn and comfy pajamas and set up shop on the couch.Watch it on Peacock.
1. Kimi (HBO Max)
Zoe Kravitz plays a stay-at-home digital detective in this latest thriller from Steven Soderbergh who — with the help of her friendly A.I. sidekick Kimi — uncovers a string of murders she traces back to the company she works for. She then must venture out into a pandemic-ridden Seattle in search of the reason why. Honestly, we can’t relate. But, Kravitz is quickly becoming a bonafide action star and a Soderbergh script rarely disappoints. Watch it on HBO Max. | https://uproxx.com/movies/best-new-movies-to-stream-february-kimi/ | 2022-02-10T15:57:51 | en | 0.932145 |
TORONTO (AP) — The truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border.
The bumper-to-bumper demonstration entered its fourth day Thursday at the Ambassador Bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, disrupting the flow of auto parts and other products back and forth across the border.
Meanwhile, U.S. authorities braced for the possibility of similar truck-convoy protests in the United States, and authorities in Paris and Belgium banned road blockades to head off disruptions there too.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a bulletin to local and state law enforcement agencies that it has received reports that truckers are planning to “potentially block roads in major metropolitan cities” in a protest against vaccine mandates and other issues.
DHS said the convoy could begin in Southern California as early as this weekend, possibly disrupting traffic around the Super Bowl, and reach Washington in March in time for the State of the Union, according to a copy of Tuesday’s bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. It said that the protest could be disruptive and tie up traffic but that there have been no calls for violence.
The ban on road blockades in Europe and the threat of prison time and heavy fines were likewise prompted by online chat groups in France that have been calling for drivers to converge on Paris starting Friday night, and to continue on to Brussels on Monday.
The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing, carrying 25% of all trade between the two countries, and the effects of the blockade there were felt rapidly.
Ford said its Windsor, Ontario, engine plant reopened Thursday after being shut down on Wednesday because of a lack of parts. But the factory and the company’s assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario, near Toronto, are operating at reduced capacity, the automaker said.
“This interruption on the Detroit-Windsor bridge hurts customers, auto workers, suppliers, communities and companies on both sides of the border,” Ford said in a statement. “We hope this situation is resolved quickly because it could have widespread impact on all automakers in the U.S. and Canada.”
On the U.S. side, GM canceled the second shift on Wednesday and the first shift Thursday at its midsize SUV factory outside Lansing, Michigan.
Toyota said it will not be able to manufacture anything at three Canadian plants for the rest of the week because of parts shortages. In a statement, the automaker blamed supply chain disruptions, weather and pandemic-related problems, but the shutdowns came just days after the blockade began Monday.
Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, said all of its North American factories were running Thursday, but shortages because of the blockade forced it to shorten shifts at several plants.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the Biden administration is watching the bridge blockade closely, noting the risk to the U.S. auto industry.
Hundreds of demonstrators in trucks have also paralyzed the streets of downtown Ottawa for almost two weeks, and dozens more have been blocking the border crossing at Coutts, Alberta, decrying vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers and other COVID-19 restrictions and railing against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The Freedom Truck Convoy has been promoted and cheered on by many Fox News personalities and attracted support from the likes of former President Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said Wednesday that police had not removed protesters there for fear of inflaming the situation. But he added: “We’re not going to let this happen for a prolonged period of time.”
As of Wednesday, the demonstration involved 50 to 74 vehicles and about 100 protesters, police said. Ottawa police said Thursday they were “able to negotiate for a dozen more trucks to leave” downtown and said 10 others left, but the city warned about traffic disruptions because of a new demonstration at the Ottawa airport.
To avoid the blockade and get into Canada, truckers in the Detroit area have had to drive 70 miles north to Port Huron, Michigan, and cross the Blue Water Bridge, where there was a 4½-hour delay leaving the U.S.
While protesters have been calling for Trudeau’s removal, most of the restrictive measures around the country have been put in place by provincial governments. Those include requirements that people show proof-of-vaccination “passports” to enter restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and sporting events.
Many provinces announced plans this week to remove or relax those restrictions after the surge in omicron cases crested in the country.
Pandemic restrictions have been far stricter in Canada than in the U.S., but Canadians have largely supported them. Canada’s COVID-19 death rate is one-third that of the U.S.
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Krisher contributed from Detroit and Ben Fox contributed from Washington. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/Truck-blockade-at-U-S-Canadian-border-shuts-auto-16847492.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:52 | en | 0.961429 |
Ahead of the Super Bowl, Universal has released the first full-length trailer for Jurassic World Dominion. You can watch it above. The trailer begins where the second film in the trilogy, 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, left off, with humans and dinosaurs being forced to coexist. Or as Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm dramatically put it, “We’ve entered a new era. Welcome to Jurassic World.”
What could go wrong? Sure, you have to deal with the occasional T-rex attack, and a Dilophosaurus might spit black goo in your face, as Newman f*cked around and found out. But it gives Chris Pratt the opportunity to look like a character from Yellowstone (but with dinosaurs, which is the only way to make that show’s ratings go even higher), and Blue’s baby raptor is pretty darn cute. All in all, I’d say the pros outweigh the…
Never mind. Here’s the official plot synopsis:
From Jurassic World architect and director Colin Trevorrow, Dominion takes place four years after Isla Nublar has been destroyed. Dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the future and determine, once and for all, whether human beings are to remain the apex predators on a planet they now share with history’s most fearsome creatures.
Jurassic World Dominion opens on June 10 and stars Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, BD Wong, DeWanda Wise, Mamoudou Athie, Dichen Lachman, Scott Haze, Campbell Scott, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, Omar Sy, and the original Jurassic Park trio of Goldblum, Laura Dern, and Sam Neill. Also, dinosaurs. Lots and lots of dinosaurs. | https://uproxx.com/movies/jurassic-world-dominion-trailer-chris-pratt/ | 2022-02-10T15:57:57 | en | 0.89096 |
Citing a recent order of Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposing penalty on tyre manufacturers for violating the provisions of Competition Act, the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the companies “looted and plundered” rubber farmers and to compensate the rubber cultivators. The AIKS demanded that the penalty amount of ₹1,788 crore must be passed on to the rubber producers.
The CCI had imposed penalty of ₹622.09 crore on MRF, ₹425.53 crore on Apollo Tyres, ₹252.16 crore on CEAT Ltd, ₹309.95 crore on JK Tyre and ₹178.33 crore on Birla Tyres and the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) for violating the provisions of Section 3 of the Competition Act. The section prohibits anti-competitive agreements including cartels. AIKS general secretary Hannan Mollah said the tyre manufacturers had exchanged price sensitive data amongst them through ATMA and had taken collective decisions on the tyre prices. “This is a gross violation with the intention of amassing profit by cheating both the rubber producers and consumers,” Mollah said.
He added that grant of ₹1,788 crore, equal to the sum of monetary penalty imposed by CCI, should be provided to producer cooperatives of rubber farmers to establish a world class tyre manufacturing unit under associated ownership. Mollah said several trade agreements in the past paved the way for large scale import of natural rubber.
Price crash
“The slashing of import duty resulted in the biggest ever crash of rubber prices in the domestic market from ₹245 per kg to ₹65-70 per kg in 2010. As per the estimate the huge crash of price of natural rubber resulted in loss of ₹ 11600 crore to the rubber farmers in Kerala alone in a single year 2010-11,” Mollah added.
He said though the natural rubber price had fallen, the price of automotive tyre did not decline. “This helped the tyre manufacturers to amass huge profits by plundering both the farmers and the consumers by forming cartels with the active help of ATMA. It was in this background, in August 2018, the watchdog imposed a total fine of ₹1,788 crore on five tyre manufacturing companies and ATMA,” he claimed. “This is a classic example of how the corporate companies under the Free Trade Agreements and neo-liberal policies being actively pursued by your government are looting and plundering the farmers and the consumers. We want to point out that supporting the farmers to develop farmer’s producer cooperatives to establish crop based agro-processing industries and marketing networks under their associated ownership is the only possible alternative to this corporate loot,” Mollah said in the letter.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Senate has voted to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
The Seattle Times reports if the bill passes the House and becomes law, the ban would limit not just magazines for rifles that hold 20 or 30 rounds, but for a host of semiautomatic pistols, which often carry more than 10 rounds.
The late Wednesday vote on Senate Bill 5078 by the Senate’s Democratic majority marks the first time such a bill has passed a floor vote at the Legislature.
For years, restrictions on firearm magazines have been a top priority for many Democrats and advocates of stricter gun regulations. Conservatives and gun-rights advocates have meanwhile assailed such laws as not effective and an infringement on the Second Amendment.
The legislation — which passed 28-20 — was requested by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
Whether Democrats can get the proposal through the House by the end of the legislative session — which concludes March 10 — remains unclear.
In a regularly-scheduled meeting with reporters hours before the bill passed, House Speaker Laurie Jinkins, D-Tacoma, didn’t commit to giving SB 5078 a floor vote in that chamber. | https://www.theheraldreview.com/news/article/WA-Senate-OKs-ban-on-sales-of-high-capacity-gun-16847553.php | 2022-02-10T15:57:58 | en | 0.954265 |
Billie Eilish kicked off her tour behind Happier Than Ever earlier this month, and last night, she found herself in Washington, DC. Of course, the city is our nation’s capitol, and while there, Eilish and Finneas met up with Joe Biden.
The president shared a photo of himself and the sibling pair in the White House and wrote, “When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House. Great to see you and your family — and I’m glad you got to meet Commander [the new presidential dog].”
Bloomberg White House Correspondent Justin Sink notes Eilish, Finneas, and their parents were all at the White House yesterday, and that White House Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz told him the Biden family “have been long time fans of their music.”
Both Eilish and Finneas have been vocal in their support of the POTUS. Finneas frequently praises him on Twitter, and Eilish lent her time and musical talent to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, where she also said of Biden, “We need leaders who will solve problems like climate change and COVID, not deny them. Leaders who will fight against systemic racism and inequality and that starts by voting for someone who understands how much is at stake… It starts with voting against Donald Trump and for Joe Biden.” | https://uproxx.com/pop/billie-eilish-finneas-joe-biden-white-house/ | 2022-02-10T15:58:03 | en | 0.974132 |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state lawmaker who has won praise from former President Donald Trump for his attempts to illegally reverse President Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin filed paperwork Thursday to run for governor, a move that would shake up the Republican primary.
State Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a conspiracy theorist who was also disciplined last month by Republican leadership over false election claims, filed paperwork with the state creating a gubernatorial campaign committee on Thursday. The move came after his campaign website was up briefly on Wednesday before being taken down after he was contacted by news outlets.
Ramthun did not immediately return a message seeking comment Thursday. He planned an event Saturday to officially launch his campaign.
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, also a purveyor of false claims that Trump won the 2020 election, is endorsing Ramthun in the race.
“He’s going to win — 100%. It’s not even going to be close,” Lindell told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We’re going to get rid of the (voting) machines. In Wisconsin, and nationwide, we’re going county by county. And when you do that, now you’re going to have elections that people get one person one vote.”
Ramthun attended a symposium last year in South Dakota hosted by Lindell where election conspiracy theories were discussed. Michael Gableman, a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who is leading an ongoing investigation into the 2020 election, was at the same meeting.
Ramthun has called on the Legislature to rescind Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes that were awarded to Biden, a move that Republican leaders and nonpartisan attorneys for the Legislature have repeatedly said is illegal.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos last month removed Ramthun of his only full-time staffer after Vos said Ramthun falsely accused Vos of signing a deal with attorneys for former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to authorize absentee ballot drop boxes.
Ramthun joins former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and former U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson in the GOP primary. Nicholson is running as an outsider candidate, much like Ramthun who has been the leading Republican voice in the Statehouse in trying to overturn Biden's win.
Kleefisch and Nicholson's campaigns did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The winner of the Aug. 9 primary will advance to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. The race is a top priority for both parties given swing state Wisconsin's importance in the 2024 presidential race.
Republicans who control the Legislature are fast-tracking a host of bills changing election administration and voting rules, all of which Evers is all-but certain to veto but that other Republican candidates for governor support.
Evers has been running as a defender of democracy and the only thing standing between Republicans and an overhaul of the state's election system before the next presidential election.
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The discussion on budget continued in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. More than 40 MPs participated in the debate so far. While the Opposition blamed the Centre for issues such as unemployment and price rise, BJP members listed the development initiatives of the Government.
Congress MP from Karnataka Syed Nasir Hussain said the new sector where BJP is providing jobs is “vigilante sector”. He said sections such as cow vigilante, love-jihad vigilante, new year disruption vigilante, valentine day disruptions vigilante, anti-conversion vigilante and the hijab vigilante are employing cadre of the BJP.
Hussain asked the Centre to stop blaming the Congress and start working for the people. “If the Congress is telling lies, why were students and farmers on roads,” he asked. Another Congress MP Rajmani Patel said the BJP has been promising that farmers’ income will be doubled by 2022, but the farmers instead have become poor.
BJP MP KJ Alphons asked the Opposition to recognise the contribution of industrialists and corporate houses in creating jobs and making large investments. He claimed that key economic indicators have shown that the Modi-government had steered the country to the path of growth even amid a pandemic.
BJP’s Mahesh Poddar said the Budget provides a vision for the next 25 years. “Be it foreign exchange reserves, building of national highways, opening of bank accounts, access to tap water for households, housing, the government has delivered on all accounts,” he said.
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BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson shocked herself by making the U.S. Olympic speedskating team four years ago. She’d only been on the ice four months. Now she’s the favorite to win the 500 meters in Beijing.
The former inline and roller derby skater from sunny Florida has made huge strides since 2018.
Jackson is the first Black woman to win a World Cup race. She dominated this season by winning four of the Erieight races and medaling in two others.
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Gorillaz leader Damon Albarn found himself on the business end of collective internet ire recently when he claimed Taylor Swift, who famously writes her own songs, doesn’t write her own songs. Shortly after, Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff responded to Albarn, and now he has again addressed the situation.
At 37 minutes into the latest episode of The What podcast, the conversation found its way to the Albarn/Swift spat and Antonoff said (as Billboard notes):
“I think the Damon thing, what it says to me — because obviously, it’s completely absurd and everyone knows that — you’re talking about one of the greatest songwriters of our generation who has her name as the only name on many songs. You don’t need me to explain it, it’s just fact.
The problem I had with the Damon thing beyond what he actually said is […] I don’t mind talking sh*t, this or that, but I don’t like it when artists take almost this Trumpian approach of just making things up. I don’t care if Damon Albarn or anyone likes or doesn’t like something. But to unequivocally make a statement that isn’t true, that you actually have no idea about, and not to get too deep on it, but isn’t that kind of everything that’s wrong with our world at the moment? Is just people talking about sh*t at they have no clue about?”
In his initial response, Antonoff tweeted, “i’ve never met damon albarn and he’s never been to my studio but apparently he knows more than the rest of us about all those songs taylor writes and brings in. herb.”
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BEIJING (AP) — Here is one measure of just how out-of-favor the Alpine combined, contested Thursday at the Beijing Olympics, has become in ski racing: A total of only 27 athletes took part.
That's less than half as many as the 65 at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, and quite a bit fewer than the 43 for the downhill and 47 for the super-G earlier this week.
Here's another: For the first time in Olympic history, no American men entered the event.
And one more: It is not being held even once during the current World Cup season.
All of which helps explain why there is talk of saying goodbye to the combined at the Winter Games, even though back when ski racing made its Olympic debut in 1936, it was the only event on the schedule. Only later were the downhill, slalom, giant slalom and super-G added.
“We don’t know for sure whether it’ll be around next year,” said Christof Innerhofer, a 37-year-old Italian who won a bronze in the combined at the 2014 Sochi Games and was 10th on Thursday. “It would be nice if I got to participate in the last one.”
That sort of sentiment was common among those competing Thursday on the manufactured snow at the Yanqing Alpine Skiing Center (which hosts what perhaps will be the last Olympic women’s combined next Thursday).
“I kept saying it would be pretty cool to win the last ever one,” said Jack Crawford, the Canadian whose combined times — see how they came up with the event's name? — from a downhill run in the morning and a slalom run in the afternoon left him in third place behind Austrian skier Johannes Strolz and needing to settle for possibly being the last man with a bronze.
One person unwilling to concede outright that this will be it for the discipline was Johan Eliasch, president of the International Ski Federation (FIS) since June. He was not definitive about anything, saying the issues still need to be studied and decisions need to be considered.
Asked after watching the slalom run whether that was the last combined at a Winter Olympics, Eliasch responded: “I hope not.”
“It goes without saying,” he acknowledged, “that things must be improved.”
It turns out the combined’s greatest appeal is also its biggest problem.
Because it requires one speed run and one technical run, some praise the event as the best test of versatility in the sport.
That sort of widespread skill set is also rarer and rarer, so there just are not many skiers left who are capable of performing well in both a downhill and a slalom. One example: Silver medalist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway said he hadn’t even practiced, let alone raced, a slalom in two years before Thursday.
“I mean, the combined was the core of what it meant to be a ski racer before me. And honestly, through a lot of my career, it was important to me. So it would be a shame to see it go away,” said Bode Miller, who won a silver in the combined at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and a gold at the Vancouver Games in 2010, four years after Ted Ligety gave the U.S. gold, too. “We’ve seen specialization dominate every sport over the last, whatever, 20-30 years, so it’s not shocking. There’s not really four-event skiers anymore in a serious way, the way there was prior to my career and the way that I did it.”
Miller made the point that FIS needs to do whatever it can to better promote Alpine skiing and attract new fans, and so if for some reason that means getting rid of combined, well, so be it.
Neither FIS nor any of its athletes wants give up medal events at the Olympics, of course.
So one school of thought is that the combined could be replaced by a parallel event in which two skiers race each other head-to-head, instead of going down the hill one at a time. That would be another addition to the Winter Games; a mixed team event joined in 2018 and is back in 2022.
“I like the combined better than a team race,” Innerhofer said. “A team race makes no sense.”
OK, well, how about the parallel format?
“Eh, I don’t like that one, either,” he said. “How many parallels have you seen that were really fair? None.”
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AP Sports Writers Andrew Dampf and Pat Graham contributed to this report.
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Popular Samsung TVs that are $500+ off right now
With America’s most popular football game right around the corner, now’s a great time to upgrade your home theater. To commemorate the occasion, there are some excellent Samsung TVs available at heavy discounts right now. They range from Samsung’s best budget-friendly models to ultra-premium, 75-inch 4K TVs. Some of Samsung’s top overall QLED TVs are massively discounted, but it’s important to act fast because these sales only last until Sunday.
Why pick a Samsung TV?
Samsung is one of the most well-known electronics manufacturers in the world, responsible for a huge range of effective and reliable devices including premium smartphones and high-tech kitchen appliances. Their TVs are among the best on the market and many are equipped with cutting-edge technology such as quantum dot filtration and local dimming.
The best high-end Samsung 4K TVs are excellent for fancy home theaters. Most are outfitted with impressive features and specs such as high contrast ratios, full-featured HDMI 2.1 ports, 120Hz refresh rates and advanced gaming functions like low latency mode and automatic HDR configuration.
But Samsung offers more than just top-of-the-line electronics. Even their affordable TVs are excellent choices, most using panel technology that delivers good cinematic performance in dark rooms as well as good image quality in moderately lit spaces. No matter what you’re watching this Sunday, you’re going to get a great picture.
Samsung TVs currently on sale
This is basically the cream of the crop as far as 4K TVs go. It boasts not only refined QLED filtering but also a Mini LED backlight and industry-leading dimming algorithm, which combine to deliver just about the best HDR performance on the market.
This is one of the best TVs ever for watching sports thanks to a panel technology that maximizes viewing angle and uniformity across the display without sacrificing much in terms of color volume and contrast.
One way to find a great deal on a premium 4K TV is by looking at the releases from 1-2 years ago. This one hit the market in 2020 and performs nearly as well as the most recent models. In fact, unless you have it side by side with its direct replacement, you probably won’t notice that it’s an older model.
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Easily one of the company’s most aesthetically refined models, The Frame is designed to accentuate your home’s decor while also providing high-resolution entertainment. It’s even equipped with an ambient artwork mode that lets it simulate a variety of some of the most famous pieces in art history.
For an impressive performance at a surprisingly low cost, it’s hard to beat the Q60A, one of Samsung’s newest and most budget-friendly offerings. An optimized dual-backlight system helps deliver above-average contrast and color volume for such an affordable TV.
If you want something huge for large groups to enjoy games, sports and movies together, there aren’t many choices as affordable as the 85-inch version of the AU8000. It doesn’t have a ton of high-end features, but its black levels and static contrast ratio are excellent for its price range.
Those in the market for truly cutting-edge technology should consider this heavily discounted 8K TV. If you have the advanced equipment needed to drive it, you can get better visual fidelity with this model than almost any other TV in the world.
Samsung’s The Terrace, 55 inches
Quite a bit different from most, this one boasts an IP55 rating for protection from dust and water damage and is specifically designed for durability and brightness in a partly sunny outdoor space. As the name directly implies, it’s perfect for a terrace or patio.
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A meeting of the Employees State Insurance Corporation governing body, scheduled to meet in Gurugram on Friday and Saturday will take a decision on extending the Covid Relief Scheme of the ESIC. Under the scheme 90 per cent of the average daily wages of the deceased insured person is distributed amongst the eligible dependants.
To avail the benefit of the scheme, the deceased worker must have been in employment on the date of diagnosis of the Covid-19 and contribution for at least 35 days should have been paid during a period of maximum one year.
Financial assistance
Till January 18, around 6,006 claims have been received by the ESIC out of which 4,750 claims have been approved and ₹28.44 crore has been disbursed to 11,253 beneficiaries under the scheme till date, the governing body has been informed by the ESIC. “In order to provide financial assistance to the dependants of the IPs who may unfortunately lose their life due to Covid-19, it is proposed that the ESI Covid Relief Scheme with revised eligibility conditions may be extended for another year i.e. up to March 23, 2023,” the agenda of the meeting said.
The meeting will also discuss the Revised Estimates of the ESIC for 2021-2022 and Budget Estimates for 2022-2023. The performance budget for 2022-2023 of ESIC and renewal of service agreement between ESIC and UTI-ITSL as a bill processing agency (BPA) for one year, investment of ESI fund through Portfolio Managers UTI Asset Management Ltd. and SBI Funds Management Private Ltd for next six months from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022 will also be taken up during the meeting.
Prudent exit policy
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Finance Investment and Audit Committee (FIAC) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) decided to make a “prudent exit policy”. “There are several complaints after the EPFO invested the workers’ money in bonds which had collapsed creating a loss. We discussed the necessity for a prudent exit policy so that the money deposited could be withdrawn if a fund’s rating comes down. The exit policy will be finalised when the EPFO Board of Trustees will meet in Assam in the first week of March,” a member in the FIAC told BusinessLine.
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Jeff Bezos once reportedly said that he really wanted Amazon to have its own Game of Thrones, and the streaming service took a shot at this with Wheel of Time, but the show that’s really intended to go there is the long-gestating Lord of the Rings series. It’s finally all happening (apparently on September 2, 2022), so let the previews begin.
Vanity Fair got that ball rolling with a feature chock full of exclusive images and tidbits including discussion of the show’s budget, which Reuters previously reported at $465 million, and Vanity Fair did some more leg work. Amazon wouldn’t explicitly confirm any number, but apparently, the government of New Zealand says the first-season budget came in slightly cheaper at $462 million, as opposed to Wheel of Time‘s $80 million per season and Game of Thrones‘ $90 million for the final (underwhelming) season.
With a show of this scale, one can imagine that the pandemic reality created a lot of wallet-related concerns, and co-showrunner Patrick McKay confirmed that this was the case. And yep, that big Tom Hanks moment sparked a great deal of anxiety:
…the show’s crew were glued to their phones: Within 45 minutes, word spread that in nearby Australia Tom Hanks had contracted COVID, the NBA had canceled its season, and the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. “We’re all just going, ‘Oh, my God, what are we going to do? We’re going to have to shut everything down,'” says Payne. The panic metastasized, setting off other anxieties, big and small. “It was terrifying. ‘Oh, my God, is anyone going to understand what we’re trying to do here? Is this way too ambitious? We have no idea what’s going to happen tomorrow.'”
Yep, that’s one of those historic moments where you’ll always remember where you were when you heard about the Saving Private Ryan star contracting Covid. For McKay and fellow showrunner JD Payne, they were juggling hundreds of millions of dollars and navigating through a Galadriel water scene, whereas for myself I’d just left a yoga class and felt all relaxation evaporate. That’s not exactly comparable, but hey, we’re all living through this thing.
McKay also did let everyone know that Lord of the Rings will not be full of sex and violence like GoT. In his words, Amazon set out “to make a show for everyone, for kids who are 11, 12, and 13, even though sometimes they might have to pull the blanket up over their eyes if it’s a little too scary.” The tone might sometimes be intense and scary, but ultimately, optimism and and themes of friendship and vanquishing the darkness will prevail. In 2022, that could hit just right.
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Finding the perfect gift is a challenge during any holiday, especially Valentine’s Day. To cut down on headaches caused by last-minute shopping and maybe even save a few bucks, you’ll want to get a head start on your Valentine’s Day shopping. Luckily, there’s still time left before this heartfelt occasion.
Valentine’s Day is a holiday designed to show loved ones your appreciation, which may seem nearly impossible. However, before picking up the conventional bouquet or box of chocolates, here are seven Valentine’s Day gifts that will be the most popular in 2022.
How to choose the perfect Valentine’s Day gift
Finding a way to showcase how much you care about a person is no easy feat. Fortunately, with a few tips, you’ll be able to figure out the ideal Valentine’s Day gift for every person in your life.
Remind yourself what you love about that person
All gifts should be somewhat personal, but more so on Valentine’s Day. When searching for a Valentine’s Day gift, start by thinking of all the characteristics, quirks and traits you love about a person. For example, if you love that your daughter is creative, you might get her a bracelet-making kit. If you enjoy watching your boyfriend shave, a quality shaving kit is an ideal gift.
Choose a problem-solving gift
While choosing a problem-solving gift doesn’t sound romantic or sweet, remember that a practical or useful item is more appreciated than something that will sit untouched on a shelf. Here are a few problem-solving gift ideas.
- A robe or heated blanket for the person who always complains about being cold.
- A massage gun for the person who is always sore after their workouts.
- A watch for someone who always asks the time.
- An essential oil diffuser or candle for the person who likes their house to smell good.
Remember it’s not about you
We often make gift-giving about us rather than the recipient. It’s important to remember that giving a Valentine’s Day gift is not about you. For example, don’t give someone your favorite tool because you think everyone should have one. You also don’t need to spend a lot of money to make yourself feel proud. When you take yourself out of the equation, you’re sure to find a gift your recipient will love.
Most popular Valentine’s Day gifts in 2022
Harry’s Razors for Men Truman Shaving Kit
This kit includes a high-quality razor handle, three razor blade refills, a razor blade cover and four-ounce shave gel, allowing the man in your life to experience their smoothest shave ever.
Fossil Men’s Chronograph Leather Strap Watch
With a light brown leather strap, blue chronograph dial and round stainless steel case, this watch will look stylish on any man. It’s also water-resistant up to 50 meters.
Sold by Amazon
Lego Dots Creative Picture Frames
Both kids and adults will be able to showcase their creative side with these build your own picture frames. This set comes with enough pieces for three frames that can be rebuilt and changed as often as you want.
Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium Eau de Parfum Spray
Perfume is the quintessential Valentine’s Day gift, and this perfume will smell intoxicating on any person. The fragrance is warm and spicy with notes of vanilla, jasmine, white flowers, orange and vanilla.
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UGG Women’s Fluff Yeah Slide Slippers
For the person who always has to be cozy, these fluff slide slippers with an elastic heel strap will make the perfect gift. The UGGpure wool wicks away moisture, so your feet are always dry and warm.
Kendra Scott Elisa Pendant Necklace
Jewelry is likely to be one of the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts in 2022, and this 14-karat gold-plated pendant necklace is ideal for everyday wear. It also comes in a branded gift box and jewelry bag.
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Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones
These noise-canceling headphones feature a microphone to answer phone calls and activate your voice assistant. You’ll also get up to 30 hours of battery life with quick charging.
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BEIJING (AP) — Irene Schouten of the Netherlands completed a speedskating sweep of the women’s distance events at the Beijing Games, setting another Olympic record Thursday with a victory in the 5,000 meters.
Schouten won the 3,000 on Saturday, also setting an Olympic mark on the opening day of speedskating at the Ice Ribbon oval.
She was even more dominant in the longest women’s race with a winning time of 6 minutes, 43.51 seconds. That took down the 20-year-old Olympic mark held by Germany’s Claudia Pechstein (6:46.91).
No one else was even close. Schouten finished 4.67 seconds ahead of silver medalist Isabelle Weidemann of Canada, while the bronze went to Martina Sáblíková of the Czech Republic (6:50.09).
It was the seventh career medal for Sáblíková, making her the most decorated Czech Olympic athlete. She had been tied with cross-country skier Katerina Neumannova.
Sáblíková was the most recent skater to pull off the 3,000-5,000 double at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Schouten is now the sixth skater to win both events.
Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy, silver medalist in the 3,000, faded to fourth in 6:51.76.
The same skaters finished in the top four of the 3,000, but the order was juggled a bit.
Weidemann moved up one place from bronze medalist in the previous distance race, while Sáblíková improved from fourth to third to claim a place on the podium.
The top spot was the same.
Schouten gave the Netherlands its fourth gold medal in five speedskating events at the Beijing Games.
It looks like another rout for the Big Orange Machine, which also dominated at the oval in the last two Olympics.
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The share of natural gas in the country’s primary energy mix has risen from 6.3 per cent in 2020 to 6.7 per cent last year, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli, said on Thursday adding that the government has set a target to raise the share of natural gas in energy mix to 15 per cent by 2030.
In a written response to a query in Lok Sabha, the Minister added that as part of the initiative to make natural gas available to more consumers, the government has approved partial capital grant of ₹5,176 crore for the Jagdishpur-Haldia-Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL) project and ₹5,559 crore for North-East Gas Grid. So far, ₹4,549.204 crore has been utilised in the JHBDPL project and ₹1,030 crore has been utilised in the North-East Gas Grid.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) grants authorisation to the entities for development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Geographical Areas (GAs) as per the PNGRB Act, 2006, Teli said.
“Investment for the development of CGD network and natural gas pipeline infrastructure is done by the authorised entities, both private and public as per the techno commercial requirements. The authorised entities have done an investment for approximately ₹14,556 crore this year. Further, PNGRB has received bids for 61 GAs in the 11th round which entail investment of more than ₹80,000 crore,” he said.
In a separate query in Lok Sabha, Teli said that 3,628 CNG stations have been commissioned across the county as of December 31, 2021.
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Each week our staff of film and TV experts surveys the entertainment landscape to select the ten best new/newish shows available for you to stream at home. We put a lot of thought into our selections, and our debates on what to include and what not to include can sometimes get a little heated and feelings may get hurt, but so be it, this is an important service for you, our readers. With that said, here are our selections for this week.
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10. (tie) Reacher (Amazon)
Jack Reacher is back once again, this time not on the page or in a feature film starring Tom Cruise (yes, it was weird that Jack Reacher, a character whose defining characteristic is his massive size, was played by… Tom Cruise), but on the small screen. Or your laptop. Or your phone. This time the role is filled by Alan Ritchson, who takes the character to hell and back trying to clear his name after a wrongful murder accusation. Does he break some limbs and smash some heads in the process? Well, let’s just say that is a pretty safe assumption. Watch it on Amazon.
10. (tie) We Need To Talk About Cosby (Showtime)
W. Kamau Bell dives into the rise and steep, steep fall of Bill Cosby in this four-part docuseries. He interviews comedians and cultural figures and women who had encounters with him over the years to map out his faults and his cultural impact, in an attempt to paint a fuller picture of a man who has been at both ends of the hero-villain spectrum over the last few decades. It’s a lot. As it kind of has to be. Watch it on Showtime.
10. (tie) Murderville (Netflix)
The premise is beyond silly with Will Arnett overplaying a too serious homicide detective who inexplicably keeps getting paired with random celebrities (Conan O’Brien, Marshawn Lynch) to solve murders. Oh, and the celebrities aren’t given a script, they’re just tasked with riffing off Arnett’s constant exasperation with them and everything that’s unfolding. But what seems like an odd cross between a Castle episode and a Jimmy Fallon bit magically works, finding giggles within the stock moments of a procedural thanks to guests who are incredibly game and Arnett’s dedication to the bit and to getting the most out of them. Watch it on Netflix.
10. (tie) Raised by Wolves (HBO Max)
If you’re fond of the brand of android-generated confusion inspired by Westworld, then you’ll want to give this Ridley Scott show a chance. Mother’s still doing everything she can to reboot humanity on an unfriendly planet, but as it turns out, her bloodletting strategy isn’t so friendly either. Don’t expect this show to make total sense, but sci-fi fans will love the questions that the show poses with sweeping, sometimes trippy visuals to go along with the intellectual ride. Watched it on HBO Max.
9. South Park (Comedy Central)
Back in the early 1990s, it’d be hard to envision a world where the South Park dudes would be cranking out the social satire like no one’s business for 25 seasons. Not only are they taking over Casa Bonita and inspiring an orchestra, but there’s a whole heaping helping of Paramount+ specials coming our way in addition to a full-on season of f-bombs and rightful torching of Cartman. Trey Parker and Matt Stone are still crushing the adult animation game like no other. Watch it on the South Park website.
8. Peacemaker (HBO Max)
One of The Suicide Squad‘s characters who seemed least likely (well, there actually were a lot of them, including poor Boomerang) to make it out alive has his own spinoff series. That would be John Cena’s horribly patriotic bro, and it’s still hellaciously funny that this is happening because James Gunn got bored during quarantine and decided to write this TV show. Never fear, though. He Of the Butthole Jokes is still as worthy of contempt as always. There’s no telling whether we’ll see another Squad movie, so soak up as much of this end of the DCEU while it’s hot. Watch it on HBO Max.
7. Ozark (Netflix)
The bad news is that Marty Byrde and fam will only be with us for one more season. The good news is that this is a supersized season that will arrive in two halves, so let’s pretend that it’s two more seasons. Jason Bateman’s baby has been good to us all, even if it’s been bad for Marty, Wendy, and the kids, and so-so for Ruth (Julia Garner’s set to rule the world). This season, we’ll see what happened after the blood-spattered tarmac happenings in Mexico. One can bet that this new beginning won’t be any more relaxing than the Byrdes’ money-laundering U.S. life. Watch it on Netflix.
6. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Righteous Gemstones is back, building on its God-squaded Succession vibes with more in-fighting, corruption, and largesse. Simply put, the Gemstones are in the dynasty business, looking to upsize, let loose, and steer clear of the claw of consequences that keeps grabbing at them. As hilarious as it is compelling, the show has somehow found a way to bring the thunder yet again with its stand-out cast, adding Eric Andre, Jason Schwartzman, and a spectacular Eric Roberts to the mix beside Danny McBride, John Goodman, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, and company. Dream Team ’92 level comedy casting, folks. Watch it on HBO.
5. Bel-Air (Peacock)
IN West Philadelphia… things get real real quick for young Will Smith, a promising baller with a ticket to Bel Air to wait out the neighborhood rival who just might want to put him in the ground. You know the story of The Fresh Prince, a ’90s staple that launched the real Will Smith (who just got his third Oscar nomination) and the Carlton dance into pop culture. But this show promises and delivers something a little different thanks to a very talented cast and a willingness to push past nostalgia preciousness and remake this in a way that should hit. Watch it on Peacock.
4. The Afterparty (Apple TV Plus)
Look at this. We’ve got a murder mystery from a genius (Christopher Miller of Lord and Miller) that stars all your favorite comedic scene stealers (Sam Richardson, Ben Schwartz, Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, John Early, Ike Barinholz, Dave Franco, and more) as suspects/victims/detectives, with each episode told from a different characters’ perspective in a different film style (rom-com, action, musical, psychological thriller, etc.). It is… really good. It’s really good. And really fun. You are probably going to love it. Get in there and check it out. Watch it on Apple TV Plus.
3. Pam & Tommy (Hulu)
What starts as a weirdly quirky caper story mixed with the reckless abandon of Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee’s courtship soon transforms into a needed indictment on the wild west nature of the internet and the way Anderson was packaged, sold, and diminished regardless of her feelings on the matter. But with the actress not signing off on this very intimate look at a painful period of her life, is she still being turned into a product and where is the line when it comes to a public figure and events that largely happened in front our eyes… because we couldn’t help but invade her privacy in the first place? Entertaining, shocking, thought-provoking — there is more to meets the eye in this show that is about a lot more than a stolen sex tape. Watch it on Hulu.
2. Euphoria (HBO)
Euphoria’s first season was a glitter bomb of teenage angst, drug-fueled spirals, and social media-splattered heartbreak. It’s been two years since Jules left Rue on that train platform and the show’s return promises some kind of resolution to their romance, the return of some familiar faces, and new additions that pressure the group to get their sh*t figured out. They won’t, of course, but the mayhem, bathroom fights, drug busts, and masterclass in acting Zendaya will surely give us will still be worth it. Watch it on HBO.
1. Inventing Anna (Netflix)
As if Julia Garner didn’t already rule the small screen in Ozark, we’re getting another heaping helping of her. This time, though, the tight corkscrew curls are hidden while Garner portrays Anna Delvey, a real-life Instagram “legend” and fake German heiress. In reality, Delvey was a master con artist who captivated New York’s social elite and ended up dragging the hell out of the American dream in the process. This Shondaland limited series follows the investigation into Anna’s misdeeds, along with how she stares down trial and keeps those lies alive, all as inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article that will get you primed. Watch it on Netflix. | https://uproxx.com/tv/best-new-tv-shows-to-stream-february-inventing-anna/ | 2022-02-10T15:58:21 | en | 0.936544 |
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Ashley Caldwell thinks of Christopher Lillis as family, and Justin Schoenefeld as something even more.
Together, they're Olympic gold medalists.
The trio of Americans won gold in the Olympics’ first mixed team aerials event Thursday, giving the United States its first medals in the freestyle skiing discipline since Jeret “Speedy” Peterson in 2010.
Caldwell was a precocious, breakout star when she made her Olympic debut as a 16-year-old at the 2010 Vancouver Games. The 2017 world champion is now in her fourth Olympics but had never finished higher than 10th.
The 28-year-old Caldwell and Schoenefeld have been dating for about three years, making her breakthrough to an Olympic podium all the sweeter.
“I’ve been in the hunt for a gold medal my entire career,” Caldwell said. “To do it with these guys is incredible. Chris has been like a brother to me forever, and Justin is the love of my life, so that really helps.”
It’s the first American medal in aerials since Peterson won silver at Vancouver. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot a year later.
The last Americans to win gold were Eric Bergoust and Nikki Stone in 1998.
Lillis’ back double full-full-double full was given the highest score of any trick in the finals, and the U.S. gold was assured when Schoenefeld followed with a clean back double full-full-full.
“This has been a three-year process for us, for me getting ready for this Olympic Games and being able to throw those quintuple twisting triples," Lillis said. "I was just happy to get the opportunity to throw one and to put it down.”
Two-time medalist Jia Zongyang cost China a chance at gold when he flipped forward on his landing, and the host country settled for silver. Canada won bronze.
The mixed team event made its debut at the Beijing Games. Each country gets three jumpers and can’t use more than two per gender. All six countries in the finals went with two men and one woman.
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LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — Ahead of Sunday’s big game, the crew at SoFi Stadium gave us a look at some of the food and drinks they’ll be serving up for football’s biggest fans.
You can click on the video player above for an inside look!
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LOS ANGELES (NEXSTAR) — Ahead of Sunday’s big game, the crew at SoFi Stadium gave us a look at some of the food and drinks they’ll be serving up for football’s biggest fans.
You can click on the video player above for an inside look! | https://www.krqe.com/sports/the-big-game/watch-see-what-sofi-stadium-is-serving-for-the-super-bowl/ | 2022-02-10T15:58:22 | en | 0.921255 |
Paradise Food Courts, the makers of the popular biryani in Hyderabad, is on an expansion mode. The firm, which runs 50 restaurants in 13 cities, is planning to have an ambitious target of setting up 450 more restaurants in the next five years.
It is also planning to expand its footprint overseas at a later stage.
“The first 100 restaurants will come up in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other Southern States. After that we will expand to other cities,” Gautam Gupta, Chief Executive Officer of Paradise Food Court, has said.
The 70-year-old brand, which raised funds from private equity firm Samara Capital, said it would cost about ₹ 1.2-1.4 crore to set up one restaurant. “The bulk of the investments would come from internal accruals. We might need about 25 per cent from external players,” he said.
He said the firm would soon infuse funds to support the expansion plan. He, however, has not divulged the quantum of funds that would be infused.
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In 2007, while in a custody battle with his ex-wife Kim Basinger, Alec Baldwin left a message on his 11-year-old daughter Ireland‘s voicemail calling her a “thoughtless little pig.” He also said that she didn’t “have the brains or the decency [of] a human being” and described her mother as a “thoughtless pain in the ass who doesn’t care about what you do as far as I’m concerned.”
The two have since made up (she roasted her dad on Comedy Central and defended him after the shooting on the set of Rust), but Ireland holds a grudge against the “garbage dump” media for calling her the nickname that her father gave her.
Using the Ting Tings’ song “That’s Not My Name,” the 26-year-old model and writer joined in on the latest TikTok trend on Wednesday, Feb. 9, and shared some of the hurtful names she’s been called throughout her lifetime in the public eye, including a “thoughtless little pig” by her father Alec Baldwin in 2007.
“My name is Ireland… but the media likes to call me… fat, thoughtless little pig, attention seeking, voluptuous, promiscuous, well-off, silver spoon fed brat w/ no real job,” she wrote in the video, adding, “My name is Ireland. I’m a writer. And I think pigs are cute so jokes on you.” In the Instagram caption, Ireland also called the media “one giant garbage dump and I could give less of a shit what they call me… I know who I am for the first time in a long time and I’m excited to show you what I’ve been working on.”
You can watch the video below.
(Via E! Online) | https://uproxx.com/viral/ireland-baldwin-thoughtless-little-pig/ | 2022-02-10T15:58:27 | en | 0.97632 |
Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Duvvuri Subbarao, on Thursday, said that low interest rates and surplus liquidity in the system could potentially disrupt the financial stability, as people with surplus money are looking for higher yields and investing in riskier assets.
“The RBI has made extraordinarily easy policy in the last two years since the Covid pandemic affected the country. It was very necessary and the RBI took the right stance and has been instrumental in keeping the economy going,” said Subbarao, adding, “but the concern today is that the low interest rates and the enormous liquidity could potentially disrupt financial stability”.
“Because there is too much money going around in the system. Since people don’t have opportunities to get appropriate returns, they start searching for higher yields. They are going into riskier and riskier assets and that could destabilise financial stability,” he added.
He was delivering the keynote address titled, ‘Policy-making Dilemmas During Turbulent Times’, at the 12th annual Great Lakes-Union Bank Finance Conference, organised by Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI unanimously voted to keep the policy rates repo and reverse repo rates unchanged at 4 per cent and 3.35 per cent, respectively.
Referring to today’s policy move, the former RBI Governor said that the central bank has kept a pause on the policy stance, thereby trying to maintain the balance between growth and inflation. “This was always a challenge for any central bank even in normal times and even a big challenge during a crisis like the current situation,” he added.
Subbarao said the challenge for central banks and the RBI is to juggle between maintaining price stability, supporting growth and employment and also to preserve financial stability.
“The dilemma for the RBI today, as it was all through my time, was how to support growth and maintain low steady inflation. Because the mandate of the RBI is to deliver price stability as well as to support growth. So, with one instrument (overnight repo rate), the RBI serves two objectives of combating inflation and also supporting growth,” he added.
‘RBI on right track’
To a question on what he would have done if he was the RBI Governor today, Subbarao replied that what the RBI is doing now is the right thing to do and he would have done exactly the same thing.
The former central bank Governor said managing the global financial crisis, managing monetary policy, managing communication, managing the exchange rate and managing regulation are the five major dilemmas he faced as Governor.
Subbarao said markets pay very close attention to what the central bank says and look at every phrase, every nuance of them. “They notice both verbal language as well as body language,” he added.
“Communication is a very potent tool. Until recently, central banks have been reticent about using communication as a policy tool. But over the last 15 years there has been a shift in that orthodox approach,” he added.
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As Donald Trump continues to face increased scrutiny from the January 6 House committee over his administration’s alleged practice of shredding documents (and/or taking them to Mar-a-Lago) a new excerpt from New York reporter Maggie Haberman‘s upcoming book, Confidence Man, takes the situation to a whole level.
According to Haberman, the former president not only personally ripped government documents into pieces, violating policies on preserving records, but he allegedly attempted to flush his handiwork down the toilet and not very successfully. Via Axios:
While President Trump was in office, staff in the White House residence periodically discovered wads of printed paper clogging a toilet — and believed the president had flushed pieces of paper, Maggie Haberman scoops in her forthcoming book, “Confidence Man.”
Haberman provided the excerpt on Thursday morning on the heels of reports that the National Archive has contacted the Department of Justice after discovering possible classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. If the documents are indeed classified, the former president could be in even more legal trouble.
According to Axios, Haberman’s book is causing alarm amongst Trump’s advisers. Just like the Bob Woodward situation where Trump flat-out admitted to lying about the pandemic, the former president sat down for “marathon conversations” with Haberman, so there’s no telling what he inadvertently revealed during those sessions. It’s not like he can flush every copy of the book when it arrives later this year.
(Via Axios) | https://uproxx.com/viral/trump-clogged-toilet-documents-shredding-maggie-haberman/ | 2022-02-10T15:58:33 | en | 0.951001 |
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