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BELMONT, Calif. (AP) _ RingCentral Inc. (RNG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $159.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Belmont, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.68. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 45 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share.
The cloud-based phone system provider for small businesses posted revenue of $486.9 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $479 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, RingCentral expects its per-share earnings to range from 50 cents to 51 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $500 million to $504 million for the fiscal third quarter.
RingCentral expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.91 to $1.95 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.99 billion to $2.02 billion.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ New York Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYMT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $71.9 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 8 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust posted revenue of $68 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $26.1 million.
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Uber’s effort to meld its pioneering ride-hailing service with food and freight delivery showed progress during the past quarter even though the company sustained a huge loss stemming from a sharp decline in its outside investments.
Looking past Uber’s second-quarter loss of $2.6 billion announced Tuesday, Wall Street celebrated a significant milestone that raised hopes that Uber is on the verge of becoming a self-sustaining business.
The good news arrived Tuesday in the form of a key metric known as free cash flow. Uber generated $382 million in cash during the April-June period, the first quarter in the company’s 13-year history that it didn’t hemorrhage money.
Uber has now been profitable for four consecutive quarters under a financial yardstick called EBIDTA, or “adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.”
By that measure, Uber earned $364 million during the second quarter, breezing past industry analyst projections of $277 million, according to FactSet Research.
Uber still sustained a massive loss that translated into $1.33 per share primarily caused by declines in Uber’s stake in Aurora, a self-driving car company, and a Singapore transportation service called Grab.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Tuesday that he is confident the company will build upon its momentum and possibly surpass a previously set goal of generating $1 billion in free cash flow annually.
Khosrowshahi said he now believes Uber is in its strongest position since he was hired as the company’s top executive nearly five years ago. Khosrowshahi took over after co-founder Travis Kalanick was pushed out amid a series of scandals, from sexual harassment claims and cover-ups, to allegations of stealing self-driving car technology.
Shares of Uber Technologies Inc., based in San Francisco, jumped nearly 19% to close Tuesday at $29.25. The stock is still down by 30% this year, and far below its peak of about $64 reached early last year.
The downturn largely reflects ongoing skepticism about whether Uber will be able to keep charging high enough prices for rides and food delivery to consistently make money over the long term. Through most of its history, Uber had been able to lure customers to its services with low prices that were subsidized by the billions of dollars that it raised from venture capitalists and other investors before becoming a publicly traded company in 2019.
Less than a year later, the pandemic hit and demand evaporated as government lockdowns corralled millions at home and people stopped driving.
Uber’s ride-hailing service has now surpassed its pre-pandemic levels, even though Khosrowshahi told analysts Tuesday that demand remains suppressed in several major U.S. cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle where large numbers of people continue to work remotely.
Elsewhere, passengers are returning to Uber in droves and appear willing to pay for the higher fares that the service is charging even in the face of soaring inflation.
Passengers took a total of 1.87 billion trips on Uber during the spring and early summer, a 24% increase compared with the same time last year. That’s about 21 million trips per day, on average. The volume also surpassed the 1.68 billion passenger trips that Uber provided during the second quarter of 2019 before the pandemic upended everything.
Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said the second quarter suggests Uber can “produce profits while navigating inflationary pressures and pockets of driver shortages that still linger in some cities.”
The surge in ridership helped Uber more than double its revenue from the same time last year to nearly $8.1 billion.
Uber’s higher fares and other incentives are making driving for the service a more attractive option, too. Drivers who work exclusively for the ride-hailing service are now making about $37 per hour while those that also spend some of the time on the food delivery side. | https://cw39.com/news/business/ap-business/uber-gains-momentum-in-2nd-quarter-investors-look-past-loss/ | 2022-08-02T21:55:09 | en | 0.969771 |
NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Rocky Brands Inc. (RCKY) on Tuesday reported profit of $920,000 in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Nelsonville, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 34 cents per share.
The footwear company posted revenue of $162 million in the period.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) _ Newpark Resources Inc. (NR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $7.8 million in its second quarter.
The The Woodlands, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 1 cent per share.
The oil and gas industry supplier posted revenue of $194.1 million in the period.
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TOKYO (AP) — The United States is working with Japan and other likeminded countries to counter China’s efforts to use its economic might to force political change around the world, the U.S. ambassador to Japan said Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press.
Rahm Emanuel, who was previously mayor of Chicago and chief of staff for President Barack Obama, is pushing what he calls “commercial diplomacy,” the idea that the United States and Japan will be more eager to do business with each other and with similar secure and stable countries amid worries caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and Chinese economic coercion.
“From intellectual property theft to coercion to debt dependency that China creates, the idea that they could actually honestly say, ‘We don’t coerce,’ and then you have not one, not two, not three – many worldwide examples where they use their economic market access to force a political change in a country … I think everybody’s woken up to that,” Emanuel said in the interview at his residence in the heart of downtown Tokyo.
Emanuel, who arrived in Japan in January, laid out a number of examples of Chinese coercion, including with Japan, which saw Chinese shipments of rare earth metals blocked over a territorial dispute; South Korea, which suffered Chinese business boycotts when it installed a U.S. missile defense system; Australia; and countries in Europe and Southeast Asia.
China’s growing economic importance and spending abroad have rattled those countries, which worry that Beijing is increasing its strategic and political influence in their traditional spheres of influence.
China has become one of the biggest lenders to developing countries through its “Belt and Road Initiative” to expand trade by building ports, railways and other infrastructure across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to Europe. This has prompted accusations Beijing is using debt to gain political leverage, but Chinese officials deny that.
China has been more assertive about pressing other governments to embrace Chinese-led initiatives including a trade group, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Emanuel said that finding ways for Japan and the United States to stand up to Chinese economic coercion was one of the first issues he raised with Japan’s foreign minister.
Japan has expressed deep worry about increased Chinese activities in regional seas, including near a Japanese-controlled island claimed by Beijing, and has pushed for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
Emanuel praised Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s pledge of a “significant increase” in both the country’s defense budget and its military capabilities.
Kishida’s attempts to revise Japan’s national security strategy and basic defense guidelines are a legacy of his hawkish mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July.
Kishida has also said he is open to the development of possible preemptive strike capabilities, which opponents say would go far beyond Japan’s war-renouncing constitution, which restricts the use of force to self-defense. Kishida also has proposed significantly increasing Japan’s defense budget — possibly doubling to 2% of GDP, a NATO standard — over the next five years.
“Much to the prime minister’s credit, he looked around the corner and realized what was happening in this region and the world — Japan needed to step up in ways it hadn’t in the past,” Emanuel said.
Emanuel also mentioned economic opportunities for Japan and the United States in electric vehicle batteries, energy, new research and technology in small modular nuclear reactors, aviation technology and semiconductors.
The business leaders whom he has met with as ambassador to Japan would have evaluated a capital expenditure decision in the past purely by considering cost, logistics and efficiency, he said, but they are now willing to pay more to avoid sanctions and instability.
“That is a major change in thinking,” he said.
For “the last 20 or 30 years, cost and efficiency were the driving factors. They drove public policy, and they drove corporate decisions. Today cost and efficiency are being replaced, supplanted by stability and sustainability,” Emanuel said.
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NEW YORK (AP) _ SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 37 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 34 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $42.8 million in the period.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Glover warned his fellow writers from the first day on “Atlanta” that the show would get canceled for what it was going to attempt.
He was wrong.
The buzzy FX series won Emmys and drew praise for its social commentary and experimentation that pushed boundaries when it debuted in 2016. The show begins its fourth and final season on Sept. 15. The premiere includes two episodes of the 10-episode season.
“I feel like this is probably the most grounded season. It explores people more than we have before,” Glover told a TV critics’ meeting Tuesday. “We’re right now kind of living in a time where you just don’t give people the benefit of the doubt so I feel like this is a good time to kind of explore that more.”
Glover writes, directs, executive produces and stars as Earn Marks, a Princeton dropout who manages his rapper cousin as they navigate the Atlanta rap scene.
The show’s run has been spread out, with FX citing scheduling conflicts for creating a wide gap between seasons two and three. The sophomore episodes concluded in May 2018, and season three debuted this past March.
“Our show started kind of punk, like no one cares about a lot of stuff,” Glover said. “That was my mindset anyway, but by the end we cared about a lot of stuff. A lot of our lives changed in a lot of ways so we kind of grew up. We ended up being a show about people and before it was about do people matter.”
The show has been criticized by some Black viewers, including those who claim it’s inauthentic about the Black experience, and Glover has been singled out for his depiction of Black female characters.
“I listen to the criticisms, but I’m also like the conversation isn’t as elevated as it should be,” Glover said. “This is such a Black show on a lot of levels. To say that it’s for white people is like we’re cutting ourselves down. It’s just sad to me mostly.”
Stephen Glover, who co-writes the show with his older brother, is bolstered by Black viewers he runs into telling him they’re inspired to “do cooler and weirder stuff” because of the show.
“For me that is the real kind of conversation that’s happening out there that I listen to,” he said. “I kind of get my feelings from the streets.”
Last season took place almost entirely in Europe and included four installments that focused on one-off characters, which drew mixed opinions from viewers. Some of that stand-alone element is back this fall, although the show returns to its home city.
“It felt for a lot of people like a step out of the way we do things, but for me it’s kind of like we’ve always done stuff like that,” Stephen Glover said. “Maybe people won’t hate us so much this time.”
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PERRYSBURG, Ohio (AP) _ O-I Glass, Inc. (OI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $252 million.
On a per-share basis, the Perrysburg, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.59. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 73 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 67 cents per share.
The glass container manufacturer posted revenue of $1.78 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.74 billion.
For the current quarter ending in October, O-I Glass expects its per-share earnings to range from 55 cents to 60 cents.
The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.05 to $2.20 per share.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (SRPT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $231.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $2.65.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.07 per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $233.5 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $220.1 million.
Sarepta Therapeutics expects full-year revenue in the range of $905 million to $920 million.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros. Records’ rise to a sprawling, billion-dollar empire and helped discover and nurture artists from Jimi Hendrix to Green Day, has died. He was 95.
Warner Records said Ostin, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, died Sunday “peacefully in his sleep.” In a statement, the company called him “one of the greatest record men of all time.”
“He remained a tireless champion of creative freedom, both for the talent he nurtured and the people who worked for him. Mo lived an extraordinary life doing what he loved, and he will be deeply missed throughout the industry he helped create, and by the countless artists and colleagues whom he inspired to be their best selves,” said Tom Corson, co-chairman and COO, and Aaron Bay-Schuck, co-chairman and CEO, in the statement.
Short and bald and mild in demeanor, “Chairman Mo” was never as famous as such rival moguls as Clive Davis or Walter Yetnikoff, but few equaled his power or prestige as rock music officially became big business. For decades, Ostin thrived on the simple, underused idea of taking on talented and original performers and letting them remain talented and original, whether Hendrix and Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Paul Simon, or R.E.M. and Green Day.
“Mo Ostin was one of a kind,” Davis tweeted. “The company he chaired was truly unique in its very special management of artists and the extraordinary depth and range of talent on its roster. Mo’s artists deeply impacted contemporary music and culture profoundly and historically.”
Under Ostin’s leadership, Warner signed Hendrix when the guitarist was hardly known beyond the London club scene, Fleetwood Mac when they were a blues act and the Grateful Dead when their legend was confined to the Bay Area. John Lennon and Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Nirvana, Madonna, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, Prince, R.E.M. and Guns N’ Roses were among the other performers who joined Warner during his reign.
“Intimidation is not the answer,” Ostin, in a rare interview, told The Los Angeles Times in 1994. “I don’t know why, but corporate people have a tendency to think in terms of immediate gratification. Sure, you can squeeze another dollar out of anything, but that’s not what makes a record company run profitably.”
He also assembled an elite and trusted team of executives, including producer-Warner president Lenny Waronker and advertising-marketing head Stan Cronyn. David Geffen, whose Geffen label was distributed by Warner, would eventually hire Ostin to run the DreamWorks music division.
Ostin started at Warner in 1963, became president in 1970, chairman soon after and rarely faltered over the next quarter century as the once-marginal label eventually included Elektra, Atlantic, Sire, Geffen’s Asylum and Madonna’s Maverick Records among others. With corporations finally embracing the music they once disdained, Warner competed fiercely with CBS Records — and its leader, Yetnikoff — for industry leadership. Ostin’s prime was an era of high-level bidding and poaching, whether Warner’s taking Simon from Columbia or Columbia’s convincing Taylor to leave Warner.
Ostin was praised for his judgment and for his patience, sticking with artists such as Simon and Van Morrison even when their albums didn’t sell. He even inspired some songs, including Young’s “Surfer Joe” and Harrison’s playful ballad “Mo,” featured on a six-CD compilation of music that Ostin had helped release.
His ouster in 1994 led to new tributes. “Mo, Mo, why do you have to go?/You’re the first record company guy/That looked me in the eye,” the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea wrote. Numerous artists and executives left Warner after his departure.
Ostin did have occasional conflicts with artists. Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac would recall his unhappiness when the group followed its mega-selling “Rumours” album with the experimental double record, “Tusk.” Some of Prince’s greatest hits, including his “Purple Rain” and “1999” albums, came out through Warner. But Prince fought with the company over control of his master tapes and how much music he could release. For a time he changed his name, and was called The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. He appeared in public with the word “slave” written on his cheek.
“It bugged me, but I understood where he was coming from,” Ostin told Billboard in 2016, adding that he remained in awe of the late musician. “The guy was so unbelievably talented it was overwhelming.”
Born Morris Meyer Ostrofsky in New York City in 1927, Ostin was the able and lucky son of Jewish immigrants. The family moved to Los Angeles when he was 13 and ended up next door to the brother of jazz impresario Norman Granz, whose Verve label included Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Charlie Parker. While an undergraduate at UCLA, Ostin helped Granz sell concert programs and he dropped out of UCLA law school in the mid-1950s to manage the finances at Verve (called Clef at the time).
Ostin fit well into Verve’s sympathetic environment and was noticed by a superstar who in the late ’50s had attempted to buy the label: Frank Sinatra. When Sinatra instead formed his own company, Reprise, he brought in Ostin to run it.
“Frank’s whole idea was to create an environment which both artistically and economically would be more attractive for the artist than anybody else had to offer,” Ostin, who shortened his name soon after entering the record business, told the LA Times. “That wasn’t how it was anywhere else. You had financial guys, lawyers, marketing guys.”
But Ostin became frustrated by Sinatra’s aversion to rock music and moved over to Warner, which had purchased Reprise. He signed up one of Britain’s hot new bands, the Kinks, and followed over the next few years with Hendrix, the Dead, Morrison and others. He took on heavy metal acts (Black Sabbath), light pop (The Association), country rock (the Allman Brothers), comedians (Steve Martin) and novelty performers (Tiny Tim).
His good name and deeds helped him again and again. When Gene Simmons of Kiss learned of an upcoming band from the Los Angeles area, he alerted Ostin and Van Halen soon had a record deal. In 1990, Ostin was outbid for the Chili Peppers by Sony/Epic, but still called singer-writer Anthony Kiedis to wish him well. Kiedis was so surprised that the band ended up dropping Sony and moving to Warner.
Ostin had a close relationship with corporate boss Steve Ross, president of Kinney National Services when the former parking company purchased Warner in 1969. But Ross died of cancer in 1992 and Ostin clashed with Warner Music Group Chairman Bob Morgado, who believed that the company needed to cut expenses.
A breaking point was rapper Ice-T’s single “Cop Killer,” which led to widespread demands that it be pulled, the critics including law enforcement agencies, actor-conservative activist Charlton Heston and then-President George H.W. Bush. Ice-T left Warner in 1993 after agreeing not to put the song on his most recent album and the fallout was widely believed to have weakened Ostin’s standing.
In 1995, Geffen convinced Ostin and Waronker to head the music division of the newly-formed DreamWorks company. George Michael, Nelly Furtado and comedian Chris Rock were among the artists signed before DreamWorks was purchased by Universal Music in 2003.
In recent years, Ostin was a consultant at Warners and donated $10 million to UCLA to help establish the Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center, named in part for his wife of 55 years, Evelyn, who died in 2005. Their three sons — Michael, Kenny and Randy — all have been Warner executives. Randy died of cancer at age 60 in 2013.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) _ SeaSpine Holdings Corp. (SPNE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $13.9 million in its second quarter.
The Carlsbad, California-based company said it had a loss of 38 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 35 cents per share.
The medical technology company posted revenue of $56.3 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $54.3 million.
SeaSpine expects full-year revenue in the range of $234 million to $236 million.
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NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to opening this month’s Venice Film Festival, Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s “White Noise” will also kick off the 60th New York Film Festival.
Film at Lincoln Center, which puts on the annual New York festival, announced Tuesday that “White Noise” will launch this year’s edition on Sept. 30 at Alice Tully Hall. Baumbach’s film, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, adapts DeLillo’s classic 1985 novel about a toxic event in a suburban college town.
The Netflix release is already slated to open the 79th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31. But Baumbach, a New York native, has a long history with the New York Film Festival, which he regularly attended as a kid. Six of his previous films have played in NYFF’s main slate, from 1995’s “Kicking and Screaming” to 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which was the festival’s centerpiece selection that year.
“In 1985 my father and I drove from Brooklyn to see Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ open the 23rd NYFF, the same year that he brought home the hardback of Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise,’” said Baumbach in a statement. “Opening the 60th NYFF with ‘White Noise’ is truly special for me. This festival was part of my film education and has been a home for me and many of my movies over the years.”
Dennis Lim, the festival’s artistic director, called Baumbach’s adaptation “an unequivocal triumph: a wildly entertaining and morbidly funny meditation on the way we live now that is also the director’s most ambitious and expansive film.”
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $3.76 billion.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of $3.47 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $3.16 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.93 per share.
The oil and gas exploration and production company posted revenue of $10.74 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $9.74 billion.
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MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) _ Seaboard Corp. (SEB) on Tuesday reported profit of $108 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Merriam, Kansas-based company said it had net income of $92.53.
The pork production, processing and ocean transportation company posted revenue of $2.97 billion in the period.
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NEW YORK (AP) — State and local poets laureate from Alabama to Hawaii will each receive $50,000 grants from the Academy of American Poets, awards given for “positive contributions to their communities.”
The academy announced Tuesday that it will distribute $1.1 million to 22 laureates through its Poets Laureate Fellowship program. Since 2019, a total of $4.35 million has been given to 81 poets. The money is used for poetry programs, as submitted to the Academy of American Poets.
“Poets laureate at state and local levels promote the art of poetry and the position is an important way to recognize the place and possibilities that poets and poetry have in civic life, including in helping communities address issues of importance,” the academy’s statement reads in part.
Recipients include Emanuelee Outspoken Bean of Houston, Nebraska’s state laureate Matt Mason and Kealoha Wong of Hawaii. Other Laureate Fellows include Ashley M. Jones of Alabama, Lynne Thompson of Los Angeles and Gwen Nell Westerman of Minnesota.
On Tuesday, the Academy of American Poets also announced that it would give a total of $72,200 to eight local non-profit organizations that support the Fellows’ proposed projects.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Service Corp. International (SCI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $132.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of 82 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 84 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 82 cents per share.
The funeral home and cemetery operator posted revenue of $990.9 million in the period.
Service Corp. expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.30 to $3.70 per share.
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LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors have charged a man with intending to “injure or alarm” Queen Elizabeth II after he was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.
Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, has been charged under the Treason Act after allegedly being caught with a crossbow on the palace grounds.
Chail, from Southampton, has been charged with “discharging or aiming firearms, or throwing or using any offensive matter or weapon, with intent to injure or alarm her Majesty.” That is an offense under section 2 of the Treason Act of 1842. He has also been charged with threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon.
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CHICAGO (AP) _ OneSpan Inc. (OSPN) on Tuesday reported a loss of $9.4 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents. Losses, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 10 cents per share.
The internet security company posted revenue of $52.8 million in the period.
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DALLAS (AP) _ Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $13.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were 51 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 48 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $63.9 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $69.9 million.
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Cyprus Health Ministry said Tuesday that a 40-year-old man is the east Mediterranean island nation’s first confirmed monkeypox case.
The ministry said the case was detected after the man underwent a laboratory test at the Cypriot capital’s General Hospital. It said the individual has a history of travel abroad and has exhibited “clinical symptoms compatible the monkeypox disease.”
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ Paycom Software Inc. (PAYC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $57.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Oklahoma City-based company said it had profit of 99 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.26 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.
The maker of human-resources and payroll software posted revenue of $316.9 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $309.2 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, Paycom said it expects revenue in the range of $327 million to $329 million.
The company expects full-year revenue in the range of $1.35 billion to $1.36 billion.
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HERZILIYA PITUACH, Israel (AP) _ SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (SEDG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $15.1 million.
The Herziliya Pituach, Israel-based company said it had net income of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 95 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.40 per share.
The photovoltaic products maker posted revenue of $727.8 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $725.7 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, SolarEdge said it expects revenue in the range of $810 million to $840 million.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) _ Paypal Holdings Inc. (PYPL) on Tuesday reported a loss of $341 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the San Jose, California-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 93 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 15 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 85 cents per share.
The technology platform and digital payments company posted revenue of $6.81 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Thirteen analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.76 billion.
For the current quarter ending in October, Paypal expects its per-share earnings to range from 94 cents to 96 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $6.8 billion for the fiscal third quarter.
Paypal expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.87 to $3.97 per share, with revenue expected to be $27.85 billion.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s “loose cough” has returned as he faces a rebound case of COVID-19, his doctor said Tuesday, though he “continues to feel well.”
White House physician Kevin O’Connor provided the update on the president’s condition as he continues to test positive for the virus. He said Biden “remains fever-free,” and that his temperature, pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation “remain entirely normal.”
Still, Biden is required to remain in isolation through at least Thursday under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines — and perhaps longer under tougher White House protocols if he continues to test positive.
Biden’s rebound case — labeled such because he tested positive on Saturday just three days after being cleared from isolation during his initial bout of the virus with two negative tests last Tuesday and Wednesday — has left him eager to return to a normal schedule.
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CHICAGO (AP) _ Sprout Social Inc. (SPT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $14.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense, were 4 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 6 cents per share.
The developer of cloud software posted revenue of $61.4 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $60.3 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, Sprout Social expects its results to range from a loss of 4 cents per share to a loss of 3 cents per share.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $64.9 million to $65 million for the fiscal third quarter.
Sprout Social expects full-year results to range from a loss of 11 cents per share to a loss of 10 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $253.9 million to $254 million.
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CEDARHURST, N.Y. (AP) _ Postal Realty Trust, Inc. (PSTL) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results met Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Cedarhurst, New York, said it had funds from operations of $5.5 million, or 24 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 24 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $953,000, or 4 cents per share.
Postal Realty Trust, based in Cedarhurst, New York, posted revenue of $12.7 million in the period, also matching Street forecasts.
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A Minneapolis woman just got her hands on the Guinness World Record for having the longest fingernails of any woman ever.
Diana Armstrong has been declared the world record holder in the categories of ”longest fingernails on a pair of hands (female)” and ”longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female),” Guinness announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Armstrong’s nails are a whopping 42 feet, 10.4 inches long. That’s the equivalent of Lebron James’ height six times over, with a little more than 2 feet to spare. The NBA star is 6 feet, 9 inches tall.
“I’ve always had long nails, but not to this extent,” Armstrong said in a Guinness release sent to HuffPost via email. “Even when I was little, I always had longer fingernails. My mom always grew her nails, so I always had nails like my mom.”
But it was a family tragedy that set her on the road to the world record. In 1997, she stopped cutting her nails after her daughter, Latisha, died at the age of 16 from an asthma attack.
One day before her death, Latisha had polished her mom’s nails. Armstrong just couldn’t bear to cut them anymore.
“[My kids] never knew why I was growing them. I didn’t tell anybody. I kept it to myself until I finally told [my kids] why I was growing them,” Armstrong added. “And they were like, ‘Why didn’t you tell us that?’ because everybody was getting embarrassed about what people were saying. It made them feel bad, so I felt bad, so I just told them: ‘Y’all can tell me to cut my nails but I just can’t do it.’”
Armstrong’s grandchildren now do her nail maintenance, often spending five hours filing and polishing the nails ― using as much as 20 bottles of nail polish at a time.
She has had to adapt in other ways as well. Armstrong has to avoid clothes with zippers and has given up driving since her nails make it too difficult.
Her nails beat the previous record of 18 feet, 9.7 inches previously held by Texas woman Ayanna Williams.
Armstrong’s right thumbnail is the longest, measuring 4 feet, 6.7 inches, while the nail of shortest finger ― her left pinkie ― measures a comparatively paltry 3 feet, 7 inches.
Armstrong was overcome with emotion when she officially received the certificate recognizing her achievement.
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SEATTLE (AP) _ Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $912.9 million.
On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of 79 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 84 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.
The coffee chain posted revenue of $8.15 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.22 billion.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Powell Industries Inc. (POWL) on Tuesday reported earnings of $9.1 million in its fiscal third quarter.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of 76 cents per share.
The energy equipment company posted revenue of $135.5 million in the period.
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to prevent a hospital withdrawing life support from a 12-year-old boy with catastrophic brain damage, rejecting a bid by his parents to extend his treatment.
The parents of Archie Battersbee had aske Supreme Court justices to block a lower court’s ruling that the Royal London Hospital can turn off the boy’s ventilator and stop other interventions that are keeping him alive.
Archie’s treatment had been due to end at noon Tuesday, but the hospital said it would await the decision of the Supreme Court.
Justices at the U.K.’s top court said Archie had “no prospect of any meaningful recovery,” and even with continued treatment would die in the next few weeks from organ and heart failure. The judges agreed with a lower court that continuing treatment “serves only to protract his death.”
Archie’s mother, Hollie Dance, said the family would “fight until the end,” but it was unclear what legal options they have left.
Archie was found unconscious at home with a ligature over his head on April 7. His parents believe he may have been taking part in an online challenge that went wrong.
Doctors believe Archie is brain-stem dead and say continued life-support treatment is not in his best interests. Several British courts have agreed.
The family appealed to the U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and wanted the withdrawal of treatment put on hold while the committee examines the case.
“We do not understand what the rush is and why all of our wishes are being denied,” Dance said.
The case is the latest in the U.K. that has pitted the judgment of doctors against the wishes of families. In several cases, including this one, the families have been backed by a religious pressure group, Christian Concern.
Under British law, it is common for courts to intervene when parents and doctors disagree on the treatment of a child. In such cases, the rights of the child take primacy over the parents’ right to decide what’s best for their offspring.
On Monday, the Court of Appeal said that “every day that (Archie) continues to be given life-sustaining treatment is contrary to his best interests and, so, a stay, even for a short time, is against his best interests.”
A panel of three Supreme Court judges said it could only overturn that ruling “if it is satisfied that the Court of Appeal has made an error of law or principle.” It said it “is not persuaded that there is an arguable case that the Court of Appeal has so erred.”
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Red, white and boo.
Candace Cameron Bure went full-on ’Merica during a July 4 TikTok last month. In the video, Bure sports an ensemble brimming with nods to the American flag, complete with a headband topped with stars.
As she shows off her over-the-top outfit, she laughs and says, “I mean, c’mon, did you expect anything less from me? Happy Fourth of July!”
Well, it seems not everyone was a fan of Bure’s post — but not because she looked like a cartoonish embodiment of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Musician Mathew Koma, who is married to actor Hilary Duff, took issue with Bure’s choice of background music.
Presumably Bure thought the song she chose to play — Bruce Springsteen’s 1986 hit “Born in the U.S.A.” — was an uncomplicated celebration of patriotism and would lend itself to the campiness of her post.
But Koma pointed out in his own TikTok that the upbeat tune has a darker meaning than most suspect.
“Yeah, that song you’re playing,” he says in a side-by-side duet post that features Bure’s July 4 video. “It’s about veterans coming home from Vietnam and being treated like shit. It’s not about the Fourth of July.”
In his 2016 memoir “Born to Run,” Springsteen called “Born in the U.S.A.” a “protest song.” He was inspired to write it after going to a 1981 benefit concert in Los Angeles for Vietnam veterans, per NPR. The lyrics of the verses describe a man who feels lost, enlists, and returns home to a nation that could care less about his service to the country. The song’s upbeat chorus is meaningful as well.
“The pride was in the chorus,” Springsteen said to host Terry Gross in a 2005 interview. “In my songs, the spiritual part, the hope part, is in the choruses. The blues and your daily realities are in the details of the verses.”
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Starbucks reported record revenue in the April-June period, benefitting from hundreds of new stores and higher prices.
The Seattle-based coffee giant said its revenue rose 9% to $8.2 billion, a quarterly record. That surpassed Wall Street’s forecast of $8.1 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose 3%, which was just shy of Wall Street’s expectations. Starbucks said traffic was slower, mostly due to continuing closures in China. But customers spent more when they visited.
New stores, including many more focused on drive-thru and curbside service, are helping sales. The company has opened 298 net new stores in its North America region since June 2021 and 1,355 new stores in international markets.
Starbucks said its net income fell 21% to $912.9 million as the company spent more on labor, worker training and supply chain costs.
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) _ Prudential Financial Inc. (PRU) on Tuesday reported a loss of $565 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Newark, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of $1.53. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.74 per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.62 per share.
The financial services company posted revenue of $13.77 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $12.56 billion.
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HAYNEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — When there’s heavy rain, human waste from the pond of sewage across the street from Charlie Mae Holcomb’s home covers her front yard in rural Alabama. She can’t remember how many times she’s had to rip the flooring out of her small brick house because raw sewage backed up out the pipes.
Holcomb lives in Hayneville, a community in Lowndes County of fewer than 1,000, where roughly one-third of people live in poverty and about 85% are Black. The 73-year-old has become an unofficial spokeswoman for people living with poor drainage and disgusting sewage problems that go back generations.
“It’s not just mine, it’s almost all the people. They just won’t talk,” said Holcomb.
The heads of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Agriculture came to Lowndes County to announce Tuesday a pilot program to help rural communities that face serious sewage problems like those here. Inferior sewage systems allow waste to back up and pool, threatening public health and degrading basic dignity.
Federal officials said the new pilot will help 11 communities assess their sewage problems, plan improvements and receive the financial and technical help to make those plans real. In addition to Lowndes County, the effort will help two West Virginia counties and the San Carlos Apache Tribe in Arizona, among other areas.
“The America that we all believe in is a land of opportunity. But for historically marginalized communities from Alabama to Alaska, that opportunity is stolen when basic sanitation doesn’t work – exposing adults and children to backyard sewage and disease,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.
More than 2 million people in the U.S. don’t have indoor plumbing and even more live with inadequate systems for carrying away human waste and stormwater, the agency said. The EPA said places that have been “left behind for far too long” will be the program’s focus. The Biden administration said billions of dollars from the infrastructure law will help provide grants and loans for water improvements and it wants to expand this help.
President Joe Biden said the infrastructure law will help communities that face unacceptable sewage conditions.
“This is the United States of America: no one should have raw sewage in their backyards or seeping into their homes,” Biden said.
Lowndes County was lush cotton country where plantation owners got rich off the labor of enslaved Black people before the Civil War; sharecropping ensnared the descendants of the freed slaves in the decades after. The county, where old plantation homes still dot the landscape, became a center of the struggle for voting rights and civil rights in the 1960s.
Now, Lowndes is a poor place in a poor state. The same sewage problems have been cropping up ever since Holcomb moved to Pine Street in 1987, and she’s sick of the government’s inaction.
“I want them to fix it. I would love to see them move that lagoon. Find somewhere else to put it,” she said. “If you have all the windows down sometimes it’s just like the sewage system is in your house.”
Many residents in the county aren’t connected to a centralized sewer system. Regular septic systems often don’t function properly because the soil is so dense. In some places, sewage stands outside of homes, and the smell of waste permeates the air at times.
Native Americans and people of color are particularly likely to live without proper sanitation services, according to a 2019 report by the nonprofit DigDeep. The head of the EPA’s office of water, Radhika Fox, was previously CEO of the US Water Alliance, which worked on the report. She has long focused on inadequate infrastructure. The report said many communities didn’t benefit from the infrastructure investments the U.S. made previously, creating a “hidden water and sanitation crisis.” The problem is a multi-billon dollar burden, the group says.
Catherine Flowers, founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, who has focused on how sewage issues disproportionately impact poor, rural areas, said the new pilot program is a big step for people who live in places like Lowndes County.
“Hopefully out of what is getting ready to happen we’re going to find remedies so these things will not continue to happen,” she said.
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Matthew Daly reported from Washington D.C. Phillis reported from St. Louis.
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DUBLIN (AP) _ Steris Corp. (STE) on Tuesday reported net income of $111.3 million in its fiscal first quarter.
The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.90 per share.
The medical products maker posted revenue of $1.16 billion in the period.
Steris expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.40 to $8.60 per share.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Ranger Oil Corporation (ROCC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $71.2 million.
The Houston-based company said it had net income of $3.33 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $5.62 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.62 per share.
The company posted revenue of $314.5 million in the period.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Doctors fear they could face criminal charges when they provide emergency treatment for pregnant women if a proposal aimed at banning nearly all abortions in Indiana becomes law, several physicians told state lawmakers Tuesday.
That testimony came after an Indiana House committee changed the abortion ban proposal narrowly approved over the weekend by the Republican-dominated state Senate. The committee broadened the language to include an exception allowing abortions to protect the health of the mother and adjusted the time frame when abortions would be permitted in cases of rape and incest.
Republican Rep. Wendy McNamara of Evansville, who is sponsoring the bill, outlined the exceptions to protect the physical health and life of the mother, a frequent request among doctors and others testifying before a Senate committee last week. The amendment also would allow abortions if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly.
It additionally removes the Senate-approved time frames based on age for abortions in cases of rape or incest — up to 12 weeks for those under 16 and eight weeks for those 16 and older. The House version, instead, would create a blanket ban after 10 weeks post-fertilization on abortions in cases of rape and incest. Victims would also no longer be required to sign a notarized affidavit attesting to an attack.
Several dozen people on both sides of the abortion debate filled a Statehouse corridor outside the six-hour-plus committee meeting, where chants such as “safe and legal” from abortion-rights supporters could be heard inside.
The House committee was expected to vote later Tuesday on whether to advance the bill to the full House for action later this week.
Dr. Daniel Elliott, representing the Indiana chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, told the committee that the group worried that a broad abortion ban could allow prosecutors to second-guess the emergency decisions of doctors, leaving them exposed to criminal charges.
The House proposal would require the state medical board to revoke the licenses of doctors found to have performed illegal abortions.
“In emergency situations, physicians often work with a lack of complete information and must make quick decisions in the best interests of our patients,” Elliott said. “Overall, we feel like licensure and going to the medical licensing board is where the gray areas within medicine should lie.”
The Indiana proposal followed a political firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled to the state from neighboring Ohio to end a pregnancy. The case gained wide attention when an Indianapolis doctor said the child had to travel to Indiana because a new Ohio law bans abortions if cardiac activity can be detected in an embryo or fetus, usually around six weeks of pregnancy.
Anti-abortion activists said they were offended that women from Ohio and Kentucky were coming to Indiana for abortions after strict laws took effect in those states following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade. They said Indiana shouldn’t allow any exceptions, arguing all abortions are “murder” and “evil” and that the state law declaring life begins at fertilization should be strictly enforced.
Jodi Smith, a lobbyist for the anti-abortion group Indiana Right to Life, said the organization remained opposed to the proposal because it is too lax. Smith said a signed affidavit should still be required for rape or incest exceptions and criticized the proposal’s language allowing abortions to protect the mother’s health as “very vague and poorly defined.”
“The concern is that will either open carte blanche of opportunity for abortion-minded doctors, or it could ensure that good doctors that need more clarity don’t know what the allowable procedures are, and they will hesitate,” Smith said. “Either option, it ends poorly for women.”
Republicans who control the Indiana House are facing similar disagreements over how strict the abortion ban should be after the bill cleared the Senate on Saturday in a 26-20 vote, the minimum number of votes needed to pass. A few Republican senators said they opposed the bill as written but wanted the bill to stay alive for consideration during the special legislative session, which must adjourn by Aug. 14.
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Arleigh Rodgers is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/arleighrodgers
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Summit Hotel Properties Inc. (INN) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Austin, Texas, said it had funds from operations of $32.6 million, or 27 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 29 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $7.9 million, or 7 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust specializing in higher end hotels posted revenue of $183.2 million in the period.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) _ Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RIGL) on Tuesday reported a loss of $13.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the South San Francisco, California-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 12 cents per share.
The drug developer posted revenue of $29.8 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $23.6 million.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from the suburban county near New York City where an unvaccinated adult recently contracted the life-threatening disease, but health officials said Tuesday they have not identified any additional cases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the presence of the virus was detected in wastewater samples collected in early June from Rockland County, where officials on July 21 announced the first case of polio in the United States in nearly a decade.
The unidentified young adult had a strain of the virus that has since been genetically linked to samples found in Rockland County wastewater, as well to samples in London and the Jerusalem area.
The CDC said in a prepared statement said that the New York wastewater sample shows there may be more people in the community shedding the virus.
“However, it’s important to note that we don’t have enough information at this time to determine if the virus is actively spreading in New York or elsewhere in the U.S., and no additional cases have been identified,” according to the CDC.
Health officials have said the patient had acquired a “vaccine-derived” strain of the virus, meaning it probably originated in someone who had been inoculated with a live vaccine — available in other countries, but not the U.S. In rare instances, people given the live virus can spread it to other people who haven’t been vaccinated.
New York health officials said they could not conclusively say whether the Rockland County samples came from the patient, who developed symptoms in June.
As to the wider implications, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative said in a statement Friday that genetic and epidemiological investigations are attempting “to determine possible spread of the virus and potential risk associated with these various isolates detected from different locations around the world.”
Polio, once one of the nation’s most feared diseases, was declared eliminated in the United States in 1979, more than two decades after vaccines became available.
Its discovery in the populous suburbs north of New York City prompted a local vaccination drive.
“Given how quickly polio can spread, now is the time for every adult, parent, and guardian to get themselves and their children vaccinated as soon as possible,” said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary T. Bassett. | https://cw39.com/news/health/ap-health/polio-virus-found-in-new-york-wastewater-but-no-new-cases/ | 2022-08-02T21:56:36 | en | 0.968111 |
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) _ Talis Biomedical Corp. (TLIS) on Tuesday reported a loss of $27 million in its second quarter.
The Menlo Park, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.01 per share.
The infectious disease diagnostics company posted revenue of $572,000 in the period.
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BELMONT, Calif. (AP) _ RingCentral Inc. (RNG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $159.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Belmont, California-based company said it had a loss of $1.68. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 45 cents per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 40 cents per share.
The cloud-based phone system provider for small businesses posted revenue of $486.9 million in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $479 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, RingCentral expects its per-share earnings to range from 50 cents to 51 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $500 million to $504 million for the fiscal third quarter.
RingCentral expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.91 to $1.95 per share, with revenue ranging from $1.99 billion to $2.02 billion.
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NORWALK, Conn. (AP) _ Terex Corp. (TEX) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $74.1 million.
The Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $1.07 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 87 cents per share.
The machinery products maker posted revenue of $1.08 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.07 billion.
Terex expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.80 to $4.20 per share, with revenue in the range of $4.1 billion to $4.3 billion.
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(The Hill) – Senate Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement to pass legislation expanding benefits for veterans who are suffering illnesses due to toxic exposures, with a vote on the measure expected Tuesday evening.
“We expect to have an agreement on the PACT Act with amendments,” Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. “I believe it will pass and pass this evening. So, that’s very good news.”
Schumer said that the Senate will vote on three amendments to the bill, with 60 votes being needed to pass those bills. The upper chamber will then move to finally pass the bill.
The deal will also allow the upper chamber to vote on Finland and Sweden joining NATO on Friday.
The agreement comes as Republicans have been trying to find a way to end a standoff over the bill after blocking the measure by a vote of 55-42 last Wednesday.
Twenty-five Republicans who initially voted to advance the bill in June changed their votes.
Veterans have been camped outside the Capitol since last Thursday in a bid to pressure Senators to change their minds on the measure.
The upper chamber passed the bill by a vote of 84-14 in June, and the House last month passed the bill by a 342-88 vote.
Republicans have said they are not opposed to the original substance of the bill, but rather a “budgetary gimmick” that would designate $400 billion spent by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs as mandatory spending. This spending would not be subject to annual appropriations process like discretionary spending.
Earlier on Tuesday, Rep. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), the top Republican on the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, told reporters that Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) had been offered amendments on the bill. But 60 votes are needed to pass them. | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/senate-reaches-deal-on-bill-for-veterans-with-toxic-exposure-illnesses/ | 2022-08-02T21:56:42 | en | 0.970216 |
A holidaymaker was left reeling after a handbrake fail sent their car rolling into a lake in Cornwall.
An unfortunate turn of events saw the tourist's Ford Focus enter the water at a Parkdean Resort in Newquay earlier today, August 2. Pictures reveal the car almost fully submerged in water with only the roof of the vehicle visible.
The incident took place at Whiteacres Holiday Park in the popular coastal resort. Mechanics from a local car repair shop, Fourwinds Garage, headed to the scene to "fish the car out of the lake" - but by that time nearly all of the car was under the water.
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Speaking to Cornwall Live, an employee at the Mitchell-based garage said: "An unfortunate holidaymaker experienced an electronic handbrake fail. Fourwinds Garage were sent on behalf of the AA to fish the car out of the lake at Whiteacres Holiday Park with our Eastrac."
Images show rescuers looking into the waters at the Parkdean Resort ahead of the rescue as well as during the vehicle retrieval. The aftermath shows the dripping car now rescued from the lake.
The employee added: "A faulty electronic handbrake caused the vehicle to roll. The owners were very good and calm about the situation and were grateful that no one was hurt".
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (AP) _ Rocky Brands Inc. (RCKY) on Tuesday reported profit of $920,000 in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Nelsonville, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 34 cents per share.
The footwear company posted revenue of $162 million in the period.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) _ TuSimple Holdings Inc. (TSP) on Tuesday reported a loss of $108.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 49 cents.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 60 cents per share.
The self-driving technology company posted revenue of $2.6 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.1 million.
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WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – A family in Connecticut got quite a scare after a bear broke into their house and helped itself to some treats over the weekend.
“I wasn’t scared. I was just mad,” said Bill Priest, the West Hartford homeowner. “I don’t know why I was mad, I was just really mad he was there.”
The bear had first entered Priest’s garage on July 25, opening a refrigerator and emptying its contents across the floor, Priest said. On that occasion, an animal control officer told the homeowners to contact Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and to keep the house’s main doors closed for the next week.
On Sunday afternoon, the bear returned, coming face-to-face with Priest inside his home.
“He was on the floor chowing down after finding things on the counter,” said Priest, who told Nexstar’s WTNH that he had just finished working in the yard when he found the bear eating sweets in the kitchen.
Priest also filmed himself yelling at the bear, telling it to “get out of here.”
“Go on! Go! Take off, bud!” Priest can be heard yelling as the bear meanders out of the front door.
In the same video, after Priest successfully shoos the bear from the front door, he heads to the garage to find the bear waiting by his open garage door.
“Go on! Time to leave!” he yells.
“I had to get a little more aggressive … I could have yelled at him all day, and we would have just, both just stood there,” Priest told WTNH.
This same bear paid the family a visit once again on Monday morning, trying to get in through the front but only managing to damage the screen door.
DEEP has since set up a bear trap next to Priest’s home, using a box of stale doughnuts as bait. If successful, DEEP will return to tranquilize the bear and work to condition the animal against returning to Priest’s residence.
DEEP’s guidelines also note that Priest did the right thing in this particular situation by raising his voice.
“If you see a bear on your property you can either leave the bear alone and wait for it to leave or make loud noises from a safe distance to attempt to scare the bear away,” Connecticut’s DEEP writes of black bears. “After the bear leaves the property, remove anything that may have attracted it to the area.”
There have been more than 7,000 bear sightings across Connecticut since the beginning of the year, according to DEEP. The department’s official site has more information on how to avoid attracting bears, as well as tips for staying safe during bear encounters. | https://cw39.com/news/nationworld/video-connecticut-man-yells-at-bear-until-it-leaves-his-kitchen/ | 2022-08-02T21:56:49 | en | 0.981582 |
NEW YORK (AP) _ SLR Investment Corp. (SLRC) on Tuesday reported a loss of $15.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had a loss of 29 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 37 cents per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 34 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $42.8 million in the period.
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Devon and the surrounding area have so much to offer, from rolling countryside to stunning seaside towns. Exploring the south of England is always a joy - and you don't need to travel far to do it.
Within two hours of Exeter, you can be in any number of quaint seaside towns, ready to explore the coast and local delights. From fresh-caught fish to independent shops, seaside towns are some of the best places that England has to offer.
So to give you a helping hand, we've narrowed the many incredible hotspots down to seven of the best seaside towns and villages just a car journey away, perfect for a family day out or a couple's day trip.
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Scroll down below to see just a few seaside towns you can visit in less than two hours by car from Exeter.
1. Exmouth
- Distance from Exeter: 11.5 miles
- Driving time: Approximately 25 minutes
The historical port town of Exmouth is just a 25-minute drive from Exeter towards the sea. Located on the eastern back of the River Exe, there's plenty of delicious restaurants with fresh produce and charming pubs full of local charm.
The streets are lined with independent shops, if you can drag your eyes away from the stunning views of the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. Stroll along the sandy beaches and enjoy some of the best views of the British coastline.
Click here for Google Map directions.
2. Torquay
Torquay is one of England's most well-known seaside resort towns, but it's got much more to it than meets the eye. Just 38 minutes by car from Exeter, you'll find yourself in one of the main attractions of the English Seafood Coast.
Tuck into some of the freshest produce, paired with local beers at virtually any pub. To walk off the food, enjoy the sights of the town's waterfront, with quaint English architecture and charming harbour areas.
Click here for Google Map directions.
3. Sidmouth
This Regency town has stunning views of clay cliffs, dropping down into the crashing waves of the Channel. Sidmouth is just a half hour east of Exeter, making it the perfect spot for a day trip from the city.
The town shows off immaculate gardens and buildings with Royal connections, while the coastal paths offer various options for seaside walks, perfect for families or dogwalkers.
Click here for Google Map directions.
4. Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe has some of the most famous beaches in England, making it one of the most popular seaside resort towns in Devon. It's a popular haunt for various local artists of all kinds, so you can browse some impressive talents, ranging from stunning paintings to sculptures made from local materials.
The town itself has an impressive outlook, surrounded by towering cliffs and crashing waves. All of this is less than an hour and a half drive away from Exeter.
Click here for Google Map directions.
5. Lynton and Lynmouth
Known as the walking capitals of Exmoor, Lynton & Lynmouth are perfect for an active excursion from Exeter. After the 80-minute drive, you'll be keen to get your boots on and walk through the spectacular countryside.
As well as the gorgeous coastline, there's plenty of inland natural attractions to see, from enormous waterfalls to rolling woods and hills.
Click here for Google Map directions.
6. Bude
Just over an hour's drive from Exeter, enjoy a northern Cornish holiday in Bude, perfect for family holidays and day trips. Its remote location provides tons of countryside and coastal activities for the whole family to enjoy.
What's more, it's got plenty of history to it, as one of the oldest towns in Cornwall, so even if the weather isn't agreeable, there's always something fascinating to get into.
Click here for Google Map directions.
7. Salcombe
Where better to head out to on a day trip than a town nestled in the South Devon Area of Oustanding Natural Beauty? Within 75 minutes, you could already be strolling down the narrow streets of Salcombe, diving into whatever independent shops take your fancy.
Once you're tired, enjoy an ice cream or delicious meal with a view of the town's sandy beaches looking out onto the Kingsbridge Estuary.
Click here for Google Map directions.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) _ Unum Group (UNM) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $370.4 million.
On a per-share basis, the Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company said it had profit of $1.83. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were $1.91 per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 11 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.23 per share.
The insurance company posted revenue of $3.04 billion in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $3.05 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.99 billion.
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MADRID (AP) — Spain’s leading scientific research body was targeted by a cyberattack that national authorities suspect had its origin in Russia, the country’s science ministry said Tuesday.
Spain’s science ministry said the Spanish National Research Council was targeted by the ransomware attack on July 16-17.
A preliminary analysis by Spain’s cybersecurity authorities said that it appears that no sensitive or confidential information was extracted.
In a statement, the ministry said that the cyberattack was similar to others carried out against NASA in the United States and the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
Even though it appears the attack failed, the security protocols activated to ensure that it was unsuccessful have left several of the council’s research centers off-line. | https://cw39.com/news/technology/ap-technology/spanish-research-center-suffers-cyberattack-linked-to-russia/ | 2022-08-02T21:56:57 | en | 0.980319 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) _ Sarepta Therapeutics Inc. (SRPT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $231.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $2.65.
The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.07 per share.
The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $233.5 million in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $220.1 million.
Sarepta Therapeutics expects full-year revenue in the range of $905 million to $920 million.
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CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) _ SeaSpine Holdings Corp. (SPNE) on Tuesday reported a loss of $13.9 million in its second quarter.
The Carlsbad, California-based company said it had a loss of 38 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 35 cents per share.
The medical technology company posted revenue of $56.3 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $54.3 million.
SeaSpine expects full-year revenue in the range of $234 million to $236 million.
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) _ Veracyte Inc. (VCYT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $9.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the South San Francisco, California-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 21 cents per share.
The molecular diagnostic company posted revenue of $72.9 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $67.4 million.
Veracyte expects full-year revenue in the range of $272 million to $280 million.
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(NEXSTAR) – As other social media networks make changes to their algorithms to compete with TikTok or combat misinformation, a completely new app is quickly gaining users. I became one of those new users when I downloaded the app last week.
BeReal calls itself “the simplest photo sharing app.” The French-developed social media platform promises to ward off influencer content and embrace authenticity. The app doesn’t have any appearance-enhancing filters, and its developer warns it “won’t make you famous.”
“If you want to become an influencer you can stay on TikTok and Instagram,” the description reads.
BeReal ranked No. 1 on Apple’s App Store for free apps Tuesday morning – ahead of TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
Here’s how it works: Once a day, you get a notification prompting you to open the app. Then, you have exactly two minutes to snap a photo. The app simultaneously captures pictures from your phone’s front and back cameras, and creates a split image showing both views.
Once the timer is up, you can see your friend’s daily posts and comment on them – but only if you have uploaded a picture yourself.
If you miss the notification and the two-minute window, you can still post late, but your photo will bear a clear timestamp showing you did so.
The result? The BeReal website shows people snowboarding down mountains, camping in forests and eating towering cones of soft-serve ice cream. But my personal feed, filled with only a few of my friends who have downloaded the app, is consistently filled with pictures of us working at our desks – given that the app alerts you one time during the day, and we all work day jobs.
You can also scroll the app’s “Discovery” tab, which when I opened it Tuesday morning showed me someone boating off Cape Cod, a guy drinking coffee in Tijuana and a woman waiting to go through security at an Italian airport. All those are more varied and visually appealing than my friends’ mix of content (no offense to my friends), but the app also shows all the photos are posted late. They may have waited to post the picture until they were doing something more interesting than typing away at work or sitting on the toilet. But not my friends – they’re keeping it real (for better or worse). | https://cw39.com/news/technology/what-is-bereal-new-anti-influencer-social-media-app-gains-popularity/ | 2022-08-02T21:57:03 | en | 0.950975 |
HOUSTON (AP) _ Service Corp. International (SCI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $132.7 million.
On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had net income of 82 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 84 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 82 cents per share.
The funeral home and cemetery operator posted revenue of $990.9 million in the period.
Service Corp. expects full-year earnings in the range of $3.30 to $3.70 per share.
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Verisk Analytics Inc. (VRSK) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $197.8 million.
The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of $1.24 per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.53 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.42 per share.
The insurance data provider posted revenue of $746.3 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $745.3 million.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Withering heat was descending on a region of eastern Kentucky already reeling from massive flooding, forcing residents laboring to clean up after the deluge to cope with an oppressive new threat.
The grim task of cleaning up from massive flooding continued, but rising heat and humidity prompted officials to open cooling centers Tuesday as forecasters warned of the risk of heat-related illnesses and some residents remained without power.
“Extreme heat, extreme humidity, that’s stressful in itself,” said Jerry Stacy, the emergency management director in hard-hit Perry County, Kentucky. “We’re just fighting through this and hoping that this weather don’t make it too stressful. It don’t get a lot worse than what it is.”
A heat advisory was issued for flood-ravaged regions of eastern Kentucky from midday Wednesday until Thursday evening, with heat index readings expected to approach triple digits, the National Weather Service said.
“We’ve got to make sure that those that are vulnerable either have a cool place with family … or that we get them to cooling stations,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday. “We didn’t make it through the worst flooding that we have ever seen in our lifetime to lose somebody now in the heat.”
The death toll stood at 37 on Tuesday after more bodies were found Monday in the devastated landscape, and while more than 1,300 people have been rescued, crews were still trying to reach some people who remain cut off by floods or mudslides.
“It is absolutely devastating out there,” Beshear said. “It’s going to take years to rebuild. People left with absolutely nothing. Homes that we don’t know where they are, just entirely gone. And we continue to find bodies of our brothers and sisters that we have lost.”
On a positive note, Beshear said most of the people reported as missing to Kentucky State Police had been found and that cellphone service had been restored though much of the region.
In Perry County, Kentucky, search and rescue teams scouring debris-littered creek banks were expected to wind up their work by Wednesday, Stacy said.
The historic flooding that inundated communities in eastern Kentucky also hit areas just across the state line in Virginia and West Virginia, where some people also remained without power.
Beshear said about 7,500 customers remained without electricity in eastern Kentucky as of Tuesday afternoon.
“I know you may be out there working to salvage whatever you can. But be really careful Wednesday and Thursday when it gets hot,” he said. “We’re bringing in water by the truckloads. We’re going to make sure we have enough for you. But you’re going to need a cool place at least to take a break.”
For hundreds of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, that place was an emergency shelter. As of Tuesday, nearly 430 people were staying at 11 such shelters, and 191 more were being housed temporarily in state parks, Beshear said.
Meanwhile, the flooding has forced some eastern Kentucky districts to delay the start of school. Several schools in the region were damaged, officials said, and the focus now is on helping families whose homes were damaged or destroyed.
“Just that in and of itself is going to take time before we can even start the conversation with the community about where kids are going to go to school,” said John Jett, superintendent in Perry County, where classes were supposed to start Aug. 11 but have been delayed.
Two of the Perry County district’s nine schools suffered severe damage and one will likely have to be rebuilt because of a partial collapse, he said.
In Knott County, Superintendent Brent Hoover said classes would be delayed until the district can assess damage at the high school, an elementary school and the technology center. In Letcher County, Superintendent Denise Yonts said six of the district’s 10 schools were damaged by flooding and two staff members died. The district is committed to getting students back into classrooms as soon as possible to restore some sense of normalcy, she said.
“Our community as a whole is devastated,” Yonts said.
President Joe Biden declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to counties flooded after 8 to 10 1/2 inches (20 to 27 centimeters) of rain fell in just 48 hours in parts of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and western Virginia.
The disaster was the latest in a string of catastrophic deluges that have pounded parts of the U.S. this summer, including St. Louis. Scientists warn that climate change is making such events more common.
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DALLAS (AP) _ Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) on Tuesday reported a loss of $13.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Dallas-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, were 51 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 48 cents per share.
The business development company posted revenue of $63.9 million in the period, which did not meet Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $69.9 million.
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OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) _ ViewRay Inc. (VRAY) on Tuesday reported a loss of $27.6 million in its second quarter.
The Oakwood Village, Ohio-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents per share.
The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for a loss of 15 cents per share.
The radiation therapy systems maker posted revenue of $22.1 million in the period, surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $19.6 million.
ViewRay expects full-year revenue in the range of $84 million to $90 million.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fighting back tears and finally given the chance to confront conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, the parents of a 6-year-old killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting described being put through a “living hell” of death threats, harassment and ongoing trauma over the last decade caused by Jones using his media platforms to push claims that it was all a hoax.
Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, whose son Jesse was killed at Sandy Hook, took the witness stand Tuesday on the final day of testimony in the two-week defamation damages trial against Jones and his media company Free Speech Systems. They are seeking at least $150 million damages.
In a gripping exchange, Lewis spoke directly to Jones, who was sitting about 10 feet away. Earlier that day, Jones was on his broadcast program telling his audience that Heslin is “slow” and being manipulated by bad people.
“I am a mother first and foremost and I know you are a father. My son existed,” Lewis said to Jones. “I am not deep state… I know you know that… And yet you’re going to leave this courthouse and say it again on your show.”
At one point, Lewis asked Jones: “Do you think I’m an actor?”
“No, I don’t think you’re an actor,” Jones responded before the judge admonished him to be quiet until called to testify.
Lewis continued trying to impress on Jones that the Sandy Hook shooting and trauma inflicted in the decade since then was real.
“It seems so incredible to me that we have to do this — that we have to implore you, to punish you — to get you to stop lying,” Lewis said. “I am so glad this day is here. I’m actually relieved. And grateful… that I got to say all this to you.”
Jones visibly shook his head several times while Scarlett Lewis was addressing him.
Heslin and Lewis are among several Sandy Hook families who have filed several lawsuits alleging that Sandy Hook hoax claims pushed by Jones have led to years of abuse by Jones and his followers.
Heslin and Lewis both said they fear for their lives and have been confronted by strangers at home and on the street. Heslin said his home and car have been shot at. The jury heard a death threat sent via telephone message to another Sandy Hook family.
“I can’t even describe the last nine and a half years, the living hell that I and others have had to endure because of the recklessness and negligence of Alex Jones,” Heslin said.
Scarlett Lewis also described threatening emails that seemed to have uncovered deep details of her personal life.
“It’s fear for your life,” Scarlett Lewis said. “You don’t know what they were going to do.”
Heslin said he didn’t know if the Sandy Hook hoax conspiracy theory originated with Jones, but it was Jones who “lit the match and started the fire” with an online platform and broadcast that reached millions worldwide.
“What was said about me and Sandy Hook itself resonates around the world,” Heslin said. “As time went on, I truly realized how dangerous it was.”
Jones skipped Heslin’s morning testimony while he was on his show — a move Heslin dismissed as “cowardly” — but arrived in the courtroom for part of Scarlett Lewis’ testimony. He was accompanied by several private security guards.
“Today is very important to me and it’s been a long time coming… to face Alex Jones for what he said and did to me. To restore the honor and legacy of my son,” Heslin said when Jones wasn’t there.
Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body. A key segment of the case is a 2017 Infowars broadcast that said Heslin didn’t hold his son.
The jury was shown a school picture of a smiling Jesse taken two weeks before he was killed. The parents didn’t receive the photo until after the shooting. They described how Jesse was known for telling classmates to “run!” which likely saved lives.
An apology from Jones wouldn’t be good enough, the parents said.
“Alex started this fight,” Heslin said, “and I’ll finish this fight.”
Jones later took the stand himself, initially being combative with the judge who had asked him to answer his own attorney’s question. Jones testified he had long wanted to apologize to the plaintiffs.
“I never intentionally tried to hurt you. I never said your name until this came to court,” Jones said. “The internet had questions, I had questions.”
Heslin and Lewis suffer from a form of post-traumatic stress disorder that comes from constant trauma, similar to that endured by soldiers in war zones or child abuse victims, a forensic psychologist who studied their cases and met with them testified Monday.
Jones has portrayed the lawsuit against him as an attack on his First Amendment rights.
At stake in the trial is how much Jones will pay. The parents have asked the jury to award $150 million in compensation for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury will then consider whether Jones and his company will pay punitive damages.
The trial is just one of several Jones faces.
Courts in Texas and Connecticut have already found Jones liable for defamation for his portrayal of the Sandy Hook massacre as a hoax. In both states, judges issued default judgements against Jones without trials because he failed to respond to court orders and turn over documents.
Jones has already tried to protect Free Speech Systems financially. The company filed for federal bankruptcy protection last week. Sandy Hook families have separately sued Jones over his financial claims, arguing that the company is trying to protect millions owned by Jones and his family through shell entities.
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HERZILIYA PITUACH, Israel (AP) _ SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (SEDG) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $15.1 million.
The Herziliya Pituach, Israel-based company said it had net income of 26 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, were 95 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.40 per share.
The photovoltaic products maker posted revenue of $727.8 million in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Eight analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $725.7 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, SolarEdge said it expects revenue in the range of $810 million to $840 million.
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ONTARIO, Ontario (AP) _ Waste Connections Inc. (WCN) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $224.1 million.
The Ontario, Ontario-based company said it had net income of 87 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 95 cents per share.
The solid waste services provider posted revenue of $1.82 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $1.8 billion.
Waste Connections expects full-year revenue of $7.13 billion.
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In recent months, common foods like Jif peanut butter and strawberries have been recalled. Now, some people are wondering if oat milk is the latest product they need to toss.
Beverage company Lyons-Magnus, whose products include Oatly oat milk and Premier protein shakes, announced a recall of some of its products on July 29 due to a "potential microbial contamination." After the announcement, Google searches about oat milk recalls and symptoms of possible contamination spiked.
VERIFY viewer Melanie emailed asking whether there’s been an oat milk recall, and if so, which brand or brands have been recalled.
Here’s what to know and how to check if you have any impacted products.
THE QUESTION
Is there an oat milk recall?
THE SOURCES
- Lyons-Magnus, contract-manufacturing company of Oatly
- Oatly
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
THE ANSWER
Yes, there is a recall for one type of Oatly brand oat milk. Oatly’s contract-manufacturing partner, Lyons-Magnus, has recalled over 50 products, including protein shakes, coffee drinks and creamers.
WHAT WE FOUND
Lyons-Magnus, a contract-manufacturing partner of Oatly, recalled 53 products on July 29 “due to the potential for microbial contamination.” That includes the Barista Edition of Oatly brand oat milk, which is sold both to professional baristas and everyday consumers at the grocery store.
While none of Oatly’s other oat milk products were recalled, some other products from Lyons-Magnus were recalled. The recalled products' best-by dates range from November 2022 to September 2023. For specific expiration dates and lot numbers, check here.
As of August 2, no illnesses or complaints about the products have been reported, according to the FDA. But recalled products should still be thrown out.
In a statement to VERIFY, Oatly said the company requested retailers dispose of potentially affected products “out of an abundance of caution,” saying the batch was produced at the Lyons-Magnus Beloit, WI facility in April 2022.
“Lyons-Magnus, one of our contract manufacturing partners, has initiated a voluntary recall of certain products in cooperation with the FDA that involves several brands, including ours,” it read. “It is important to note that for our brand, this voluntary recall is very specific: it is limited to a single SKU, manufactured in April 2022, and primarily distributed to food service partners.”
Here are the symptoms to look out for
According to the press release, which has since been reposted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Oatly’s oat milk barista edition was among the 53 products potentially contaminated with an organism called Cronobacter sakazakii.
Cronobacter sakazakii is a bacteria that can be deadly for infants, older people and immunocompromised people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In infants, it can cause sepsis, a severe bloodstream infection, and meningitis as well as even an infection of protective membranes around the brain in infants.
While infection from Cronobacter sakazakii is believed to be rare, doctors and labs are not required to report cases to the state, making case outbreaks difficult to track nationally.
The CDC advises people to look for the following symptoms:
- Worsening of wounds where you may have had surgeries
- Fever
- Vomiting
- Urinary tract infections
- For those over the age of 65, and those who are immunocompromised, potential bloodstream infection symptoms such as fatigue, body aches, high heart rate and rapid breathing
Lyons-Magnus noted in its press release that none of its recalled products are intended for infants, and no illnesses or complaints related to the recalled products have been reported. Lyons-Magnus said the products did not meet commercial sterility specifications, which prompted their recall.
Here are the items affected by the recall:
- Premier Protein shakes in chocolate, vanilla and café latte flavors (330ml. carton)
- Oatly Oat-Milk Barista Edition, (12 ct. 32 oz. in “Slim Packaging”)
- Aloha plant-based protein shakes in coconut, chocolate sea salt, vanilla and iced coffee flavors (330ml. carton)
- Intelligentsia Cold Coffee and Oat Latte in multiple flavors (330ml. carton)
- Glucerna Original in chocolate, strawberry and vanilla (24 ct. club case, 237ml. carton)
- Pirq Plant Protein in multiple flavors (4 and 12 ct., 325 ml. carton)
- Lyons Barista Style non-dairy beverages in oat, coconut and almond (32oz carton)
- Lyons Ready Care Thickened Dairy Drink and Lyons Ready Care 2.0 High Calorie High Protein Nutritional Drink in multiple flavors (32oz cartons)
- Stumptown Cold Brew Coffee with Oat Milk in original, chocolate, horchata (325 ml.cartons) as well as Stumptown’s Cold Brew Coffee with Cream & Sugar in original and chocolate (325ml. carton)
- Kate Farms Pediatric Standard 1.2 in Vanilla (250ml. carton)
- MRE Protein Shakes in milk chocolate, cookies and cream, salted caramel,and vanilla milkshake flavors (330ml carton)
- Imperial Med Plus 2.0 Vanilla Nutritional Drink (12 ct.,32oz carton) Thickened Dairy Drink in various flavors, and MedPlus Nutritional Drink in various flavors
To read the full list of products, lot numbers and expiration dates, as well as photos of brands included in the recall from the FDA, click here.
Consumers can identify the recalled products by locating the lot code and best by date at the top of the carton for individual beverages or the side of the case for multi-carton cases. If you do have a recalled product in your possession, you should dispose of it immediately or return it to the place of purchase for a refund.
If you have questions about the recall, call Lyons' 24-hour Recall Support Center line at 1-800-627-0557. | https://www.kens5.com/article/life/food/oatly-barista-oatmilk-recall-mre-protein-oatly-lyons-magnus-cronobacter-sakazaii-symptoms/536-53341cb0-531a-4311-b08c-1edae2ed259c | 2022-08-02T21:57:20 | en | 0.935302 |
CHICAGO (AP) _ Sprout Social Inc. (SPT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $14.6 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 27 cents. Losses, adjusted for stock option expense, were 4 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 6 cents per share.
The developer of cloud software posted revenue of $61.4 million in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $60.3 million.
For the current quarter ending in October, Sprout Social expects its results to range from a loss of 4 cents per share to a loss of 3 cents per share.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $64.9 million to $65 million for the fiscal third quarter.
Sprout Social expects full-year results to range from a loss of 11 cents per share to a loss of 10 cents per share, with revenue ranging from $253.9 million to $254 million.
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CHICAGO (AP) — An 8-year-old boy whose spine was severed in the shooting at a parade on July 4 has moved to a rehabilitation-focused hospital after spending nearly a month in a Chicago pediatric intensive care unit.
Cooper Roberts’ family said the boy was moved Sunday to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab from the University of Chicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital. The family’s statement released Monday said Cooper’s medical team will focus on physical and occupational therapy along with other rehabilitation and mental health services.
Cooper was among the 48 people wounded when a gunman opened fire on the Highland Park Independence Day parade. His twin brother, Luke, was hit by shrapnel, and his mother was wounded in the leg.
Seven people were killed.
Since the shooting, Cooper has undergone at least seven surgeries and is paralyzed from the waist down. In previous statements, his family said he required time on a ventilator and breathing tube after some of those procedures, and he experienced high fevers and other complications.
Each sign of progress has been celebrated in the family’s public updates: Cooper’s first time consuming liquids, the first trip outside the hospital doors in a wheelchair, trips to the hospital’s play room and a reunion with the family’s French bulldog, George.
Word of Cooper’s move to the rehabilitation hospital this week sparked another burst of financial support for the Roberts family. An online fundraiser reported more than $1.7 million has been raised toward Cooper’s care.
In a statement last week, their mother Keely asked people to continue praying for Cooper and Luke.
“Their lives are so much more and better than this terrible thing than was done to them,” she said. “Their lives are not a tragedy, they are a triumph.”
Lake Country prosecutors have charged Robert E. Crimo III with 21 counts of murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the seven people killed and dozens wounded in the attack. | https://cw39.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-news/boy-wounded-in-parade-attack-moves-to-rehab-focused-hospital/ | 2022-08-02T21:57:23 | en | 0.975039 |
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Weyco Group Inc. (WEYS) on Tuesday reported net income of $4.5 million in its second quarter.
On a per-share basis, the Milwaukee-based company said it had net income of 47 cents.
The footwear distributor posted revenue of $74.4 million in the period.
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SAN ANTONIO — A San Antonio man has received a 25-year prison sentence, one of the longest ever handed down in the state of Texas, for abusing a dog in 2019, the City of San Antonio said.
Frank Javier Fonseca, 56, was caught on camera punching and kicking his Rottweiler on his front porch at his home in the 1200 block of Fenfield in Feb. 2019, the city said.
Fonseca was seen hitting his dog with a closed fist and a piece of wood, choking and kicking the dog. The city says Animal Care Services investigators reported that Fonseca was punishing the dog for getting out of the yard.
Fonseca's sentence is one of the longest punishments for animal cruelty ever recorded in Texas, the city said. The city adds that past felony convictions allowed for the heavier sentence. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/crime/san-antonio-man-gets-25-year-prison-sentence-animal-abuse-caught-on-camera/273-3c8fd9df-ed1a-422b-b5cb-709252dc2c43 | 2022-08-02T21:57:26 | en | 0.979727 |
SEATTLE (AP) _ Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $912.9 million.
On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of 79 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 84 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 77 cents per share.
The coffee chain posted revenue of $8.15 billion in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $8.22 billion.
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A federal judge on Tuesday tossed out a public records lawsuit on the 2020 census based on a Webster’s dictionary definition of one obscure word: “whereby.”
The lawsuit was over an even more obscure concept: how a statistical method was used to fill in details when information was lacking about people residing in dorms, nursing homes, prisons and other group living spaces.
A Republican-leaning redistricting advocacy group had sued the Census Bureau and the Commerce Department, which oversees the statistical agency, in an effort to get records showing by state the number of times the statistical method was used for group quarters. Fair Lines America Foundation had said it had “significant implications for our nation’s redistricting and electoral process” and demanded transparency in how the method was implemented.
In group quarters, the method known as imputation involves using already available information about the facility, such as its maximum capacity, to fill in missing details.
People living in group quarters were particularly difficult to count during the 2020 census because the coronavirus pandemic sent college students fleeing campuses and put nursing homes and prisons in lockdown. In response, the Census Bureau unexpectedly decided to use the statistical technique for group housing, where about 3% of the U.S. population lives. Because of concerns over the group quarters count during the pandemic, the Census Bureau set up a separate program for governments to appeal that count in their jurisdictions.
The census determines how many congressional seats each state gets, as well as the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year.
The Census Bureau had argued that releasing the records to Fair Lines would violate a law protecting census participants’ privacy and confidentiality. Bad actors could reconstruct the larger data set and identify people’s private information if the information was released, the statistical agency argued.
In her order, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson conceded that releasing the aggregated data itself wouldn’t jeopardize participants’ privacy or confidentiality. But the law prohibits “‘any publication whereby the data furnished by any particular establishment or individual under this title can be identified,'” she wrote, quoting from the law.
“The interpretation of this sentence hinges on the word ‘whereby,'” she wrote.
Citing a Webster’s dictionary definition from 1953, a year before the law was enacted, the judge said the meaning of ‘whereby’ led her to believe that publication of the data was prohibited. An attorney for Fair Lines didn’t respond to an email and text seeking comment.
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HOUSTON (AP) _ Whitestone Reit (WSR) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter.
The real estate investment trust, based in Houston, said it had funds from operations of $12.6 million, or 25 cents per share, in the period.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $4.3 million, or 9 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust, based in Houston, posted revenue of $35 million in the period.
Whitestone expects full-year funds from operations to be 98 cents to $1.02 per share.
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HONDO, Texas — The Hondo City Council voted in a tense meeting Monday night to revoke the rental agreement for an upcoming NRA fundraiser.
The Associated Press reports the council vote was 4-1 to revoke the agreement for the August 6 event, which was to be held at Medina County Fair Hall.
A flyer circulating on Facebook advertised the upcoming fundraiser, which was to be hosted by the Medina Area Friends of NRA. The fundraiser was going to include a chance to win an AR-15 rifle, the same type of weapon used in the Uvalde massacre. Hondo is a small town about 40 miles away from Uvalde.
The Facebook page for Medina Area Friends of NRA read that "all net proceeds from Friends of NRA events are allocated to The NRA Foundation, the leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports." The plan for the fundraiser struck a nerve with people affected by the recent school school shooting.
One of the groups that opposed the fundraiser was Uvalde Strong for Gun Safety. The organization's Facebook group has more than 2,000 members and meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Southwest Texas Junior College. The group was founded by pediatrician Dr. Roy A. Guerrero.
"I think the overall feeling from our community is that if this would have happened in Hondo, you wouldn't be having this meeting at this point in time," Guerrero said in an interview last week, before Monday's city council meeting. "Just because it wasn't in your community, doesn't make you immune to it being disrespectful."
KENS 5 reached out to Medina Area Friends of NRA on Facebook and over the phone, as well as the NRA, for a response. We're waiting to hear back.
To learn more about Uvalde Strong for Gun Safety, and how their victim advocates can help families of Robb Elementary, visit their Facebook page. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/draft-do-not-publish-hondo-votes-to-revoke-rental-agreement-for-nra-fundraiser-uvalde-school-shooting/273-ee0dc2da-75f7-4df2-8f97-fc0d768f0922 | 2022-08-02T21:57:33 | en | 0.975385 |
Starbucks on Tuesday reported record revenue in the April-June period, benefitting from higher prices and hundreds of new store openings over the last year.
The Seattle-based coffee giant exceeded sales expectations despite continuing store closures and reduced hours in China due to coronavirus measures. Starbucks said its same-store sales in China __ its second-largest market after the U.S. __ were down 44% in its fiscal third quarter.
Starbucks' revenue rose 9% to $8.2 billion, a quarterly record. That surpassed Wall Street’s forecast of $8.1 billion, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Global same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose 3%, which was just shy of Wall Street’s expectations. Store traffic was down but customers spent more when they visited.
New stores, including many more focused on drive-thru and curbside service, are helping sales. The company said it has opened 298 net new stores in its North America region since June 2021 and 1,355 new stores in international markets.
Starbucks said its net income fell 21% to $912.9 million as it spent more on labor, worker training and supply chain costs. Last fall, the company announced a $1 billion investment in employee wages and benefits in an effort to lift U.S. workers’ pay to at least $15 per hour by this summer.
Adjusted for one-time items, Starbucks earned 84 cents per share. That was higher than the 77-cent profit Wall Street forecast.
Starbucks shares rose nearly 2% in after-hours trading. | https://www.myjournalcourier.com/business/article/Starbucks-reports-record-revenue-as-store-count-17346417.php | 2022-08-02T21:57:33 | en | 0.968861 |
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GARRETT, Ky. (AP) — This tiny sliver of a town off a state highway in eastern Kentucky has been home to Brenda Francis and her husband, Paul, for decades.
Paul Francis was born 73 years ago in this house, a yellow and brown one-story, which like many dwellings in Garrett is nestled in a valley between tall, forested hills. The retired school teacher loves it here, and the couple was gifted the house by his parents about 40 years ago.
But after another flood — this one maybe the worst they’ve seen — Brenda Francis said she is done. She joins many others in this corner of Appalachia who see this latest disaster as a devastating blow to their lifestyle. Some say they’re considering moving away, despite their deep roots.
Francis, 66, said her husband wants to stay: “But not me. I don’t want to live here no more, and he knows it. So we’re going to be getting out of here.”
Kentucky’s Appalachian region has known hardship. The coal economy withered away and took the good-paying jobs with it. The opioid crisis flooded towns with millions of pain pills. Prospects were so bleak that many people left, cutting the population in many counties by double-digit percentages in the past two decades. In the Francises’ home county of Floyd, the population has declined by 15% since 2000. And household annual income in many of the counties hit hardest by last week’s flooding is a little more than half the national average of about $65,000.
But many stayed, held by ties to their communities, families and their history here. The flooding that hit the area last week is making even some of those stalwarts reconsider, especially in and around Garrett, a community of about 1,300 people that was founded by a coal company in the early 1900s.
The region’s strong social fabric and familial connections give pause to people considering moving away from home, said Ann Kingsolver, director of the Appalachian Studies Program at the University of Kentucky.
“Social capital is really important,” Kingsolver said in an email message. “Those are the resources that people have through investing in social networks of kin and neighbors over many years — a kind of wealth beyond monetary value.”
When the 2008 financial crisis hit, she said, many young people moved back to rural communities in Appalachia because they had a place to live and child care options.
Kingsolver said there is little available rental or motel space in those rural areas, but flooding victims often get help and shelter from relatives and neighbors nearby.
Pam Caudill lives on the same street as her son, who’s been a big help since the floodwaters reached 4 feet (1.2 meters) high in her home in Wayland, just a few minutes from Garrett. Her husband died of a heart attack in May, and the flooding has tested her resolve to remain in her small town.
“I have thought about it, but here’s the thing: It took everything that me and my husband could do to buy a house,” she said, weeping. “It’s hard to let go of something that you worked so hard for.”
So she and her son will instead see what can be salvaged in her home and hope the foundation remains solid.
“It was my husband’s home; it’s my children’s home,” said Caudill, who temporarily relocated to a state park shelter over the weekend. “Wayland the town has always been their home.”
Two miles outside Garrett, 104-year-old Annis Clark rode out the storm on her own as she lost electricity and her basement flooded. She and her husband built their house in the ’50s, and she’s stayed long after he died in the ’80s, said Michael Clark, her son.
“She’s a survivor. I don’t know of any other way to put it,” said Clark, who attended Garrett High School and then moved away to Lexington, where he worked in television production and operations. “I have no doubt she will stay here until she’s done.”
Clark was buying supplies for her Monday in nearby Prestonsburg. He graduated from high school in 1964, and said many of his classmates moved away like he did to seek jobs. In many parts of eastern Kentucky, he said, “unless you wanted to be a (coal) miner, your options would typically be teacher.”
In Garrett, Brenda Francis despaired at the inches of mud that had flowed into the area under their home, which was raised after a flood in the 1950s, when her husband’s parents lived there.
“When you get older, you’re not able to clean all this up. We’re just totally exhausted,” Francis said. “How are we going to get this mud out of here?”
Despite his wife’s frustrations, Paul Francis was cheerfully cleaning up the family homestead, stacking toys in a ’70s pickup truck his father bought brand new. Sloshing around in rubber boots, he smiled as he prepared to hook up a pressure washer to spray mud from his grandchildren’s toys.
Their grandchildren are one of the reasons Brenda Francis wants to move away, to higher ground in Prestonsburg, where the kids live. She said they, like many in town, have no flood insurance on their house — but they do have a possible buyer. She’s hoping the fact that the house’s living spaces stayed dry will make it a desirable property.
Her adult sons love the town of Garrett, but “they’re all grown and got their own families now. They don’t want to come back here,” she said as her husband’s pressure washer hummed in the background.
“Who would want to come?” she said. “It still floods here.” | https://cw39.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-news/despite-dangers-deep-roots-make-appalachia-hard-to-leave/ | 2022-08-02T21:57:36 | en | 0.985048 |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Glover warned his fellow writers from the first day on “Atlanta” that the show would get canceled for what it was going to attempt.
He was wrong.
The buzzy FX series won Emmys and drew praise for its social commentary and experimentation that pushed boundaries when it debuted in 2016. The show begins its fourth and final season on Sept. 15. The premiere includes two episodes of the 10-episode season.
"I feel like this is probably the most grounded season. It explores people more than we have before," Glover told a TV critics' meeting Tuesday. “We're right now kind of living in a time where you just don’t give people the benefit of the doubt so I feel like this is a good time to kind of explore that more.”
Glover writes, directs, executive produces and stars as Earn Marks, a Princeton dropout who manages his rapper cousin as they navigate the Atlanta rap scene.
The show’s run has been spread out, with FX citing scheduling conflicts for creating a wide gap between seasons two and three. The sophomore episodes concluded in May 2018, and season three debuted this past March.
“Our show started kind of punk, like no one cares about a lot of stuff,” Glover said. “That was my mindset anyway, but by the end we cared about a lot of stuff. A lot of our lives changed in a lot of ways so we kind of grew up. We ended up being a show about people and before it was about do people matter."
The show has been criticized by some Black viewers, including those who claim it’s inauthentic about the Black experience, and Glover has been singled out for his depiction of Black female characters.
“I listen to the criticisms, but I’m also like the conversation isn’t as elevated as it should be,” Glover said. “This is such a Black show on a lot of levels. To say that it’s for white people is like we’re cutting ourselves down. It’s just sad to me mostly.”
Stephen Glover, who co-writes the show with his older brother, is bolstered by Black viewers he runs into telling him they're inspired to “do cooler and weirder stuff” because of the show.
“For me that is the real kind of conversation that's happening out there that I listen to," he said. "I kind of get my feelings from the streets.”
Last season took place almost entirely in Europe and included four installments that focused on one-off characters, which drew mixed opinions from viewers. Some of that stand-alone element is back this fall, although the show returns to its home city.
“It felt for a lot of people like a step out of the way we do things, but for me it’s kind of like we’ve always done stuff like that,” Stephen Glover said. “Maybe people won’t hate us so much this time.”
A laughing Donald Glover added, “If the question is did we learn our lesson, the answer is no.” | https://www.lakecountystar.com/entertainment/article/Donald-Glover-gets-grounded-on-final-season-of-17346345.php | 2022-08-02T21:57:38 | en | 0.985629 |
WASHINGTON — A bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is expected to win final approval in the Senate on Tuesday, ending a brief stalemate over the measure that had infuriated advocates and inspired some to camp outside the Capitol.
President Joe Biden has pushed for the legislation, saying the measure “makes good on our sacred obligation" to care for veterans and their families.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved the legislation once before, but it required a do-over for a technical fix. But the process derailed when Republicans made a late attempt to change another aspect of the bill last week and blocked it from advancing. The abrupt delay outraged veterans groups and advocates, including comedian Jon Stewart. It also placed GOP senators in the uncomfortable position of delaying the top legislative priority of service organizations this session of Congress.
A group of veterans and their families have been camping out at the Capitol since that vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he had good news for them, announcing a final vote for Tuesday evening.
“Veterans who were exposed to the toxic fumes of burn pits will be treated by the VA like they should have been from the beginning," Schumer said.
Some Democrats have questioned whether Republicans blocked the bill for spite, after an announcement just hours earlier that key Democrats had agreed on a way forward on a health, energy and tax bill that Republicans oppose and may be unable to stop.
“Wait a minute. You’re not going to help our veterans because we want to lower the cost of prescription drugs, because we want to lower the cost of health care, because we want to protect the planet? Of course you don’t agree with any of those things, but would you use that to vote against our veterans?” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said at a press conference last week. “It’s really immoral, almost criminal.”
Republican senators rejected that charge and said the changes they seek would not affect spending for veterans in the bill.
The bill contains two major components for veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans who served near burn pits will get 10 years — rather than five — of enhanced health care coverage through the Department of Veterans Affairs upon their separation from the military.
Second, the legislation directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service.
Roughly 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.
The military used burn pits to dispose of such things as chemicals, cans, tires, plastics and medical and human waste.
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War era veterans and survivors also stand to benefit from the legislation. The bill adds hypertension, or high blood pressure, as a presumptive disease associated with Agent Orange exposure. The Congressional Budget Office projected that about 600,000 of 1.6 million living Vietnam vets would be eligible for increased compensation, though only about half would have a severe enough diagnoses to warrant more compensation.
Also, veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa and Johnston Atoll will be presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange. That's another 50,000 veterans and survivors of deceased veterans who would get compensation for illnesses presumed to have been caused by their exposure to the herbicide, the CBO projected.
The bill is projected to increase federal deficits by about $277 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it.
When the CBO scored the bill, it projected that nearly $400 billion spent on VA services would take place as mandatory spending rather than discretionary spending. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonpartisan fiscal watchdog, said a reclassification to mandatory would “both reduce the pressure to keep those costs under control and make it easier for appropriators to spend more elsewhere in the budget without offsets.”
Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., is seeking a vote for an amendment that he said would not change the spending slated for veterans programs, but how the government accounts for that spending.
However, the dynamics Toomey has spoken about also applied to the bill when the Senate voted on it in June. Senators then voted for the measure by a resounding vote of 84-14, raising questions about why Republicans voted against advancing the do-over effort last week.
Advocacy groups for veterans, a key voting bloc in the upcoming midterm elections, were furious and ramped up the political pressure on lawmakers to act.
At a Capitol Hill news conference the day after last week’s procedural vote, speakers used terms such as “villains” and “reprehensible” to describe the Republican senators who voted against advancing the measure last week but voted for almost the exact same bill in June.
“Veterans are angry and confused at the sudden change from those they thought had their backs,” said Cory Titus of the group Military Officers Association of America.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said the veterans camped out at the Capitol are exhausted and want to go home.
“But they will not. They will not go home until the job is done," Gillibrand said. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/senate-voting-tuesday-on-bill-to-aid-veterans-exposed-to-burn-pits/507-2a776369-7210-4ba8-94c7-ec34d5928b7f | 2022-08-02T21:57:39 | en | 0.965693 |
DUBLIN (AP) _ Steris Corp. (STE) on Tuesday reported net income of $111.3 million in its fiscal first quarter.
The Dublin-based company said it had profit of $1.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.90 per share.
The medical products maker posted revenue of $1.16 billion in the period.
Steris expects full-year earnings in the range of $8.40 to $8.60 per share.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Summit Hotel Properties Inc. (INN) on Tuesday reported a key measure of profitability in its second quarter. The results did not meet Wall Street expectations.
The real estate investment trust, based in Austin, Texas, said it had funds from operations of $32.6 million, or 27 cents per share, in the period.
The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 29 cents per share.
Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The company said it had net income of $7.9 million, or 7 cents per share.
The real estate investment trust specializing in higher end hotels posted revenue of $183.2 million in the period.
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EUTAW, Ala. (AP) — There’s not much in Greene County, a place that stands out even in impoverished west Alabama for its neediness. So the tornado that settled down upon one of its most densely populated areas, a housing community full of seniors and low-income families, felt like a particularly cruel blow.
Swirling winds ripped roofs off apartments, toppled walls and shattered windows. Eula Dell Lanier, 64, cried out to God as her home came apart. “I was calling Jesus as the walls were coming down,” she said.
Yet the tornado wasn’t one of the memorable monsters that devastates so many in places the South or Midwest; no one was killed or even badly injured. While about 40 homes in the 200-unit development were damaged, only a handful were as bad as Lanier’s house.
Still, the recovery seems tough to some residents nearly four months later because of what housing officials say are shortages of workers and supplies, geographic isolation and lethargy caused by generational poverty. And with what is typically the worst part of hurricane season ahead for the U.S. Gulf Coast, the experience at William McKinley Branch Heights — named for an area civil rights leader — shows just how hard it can be to move on from even a small disaster when life was a struggle beforehand.
Lanier’s home was heavily damaged in the twister on April 13 and now she lives in a small replacement apartment nearby. She’s so sad about the lingering damage and debris that she doesn’t drive by her old place, where crumbled brick walls still lie in the yard and a hole in the roof lets in rain. The inside reeks of mold and mildew.
“You come into Branch Heights and see all that stuff and it’s like they’re not even trying to clean it up. It’s depressing, and it just seems so slow,” she said. In a community of both privately owned homes and government subsidized apartments, Lanier owned her home and has insurance, but repairs have yet to begin.
While the area didn’t qualify for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency because the damage wasn’t bad enough, officials say they are trying hard to repair the community, and plenty of progress has been made.
The Alabama Rural Coalition for the Homeless provided $30,000 for temporary housing for dozens of residents, who settled in a small motel for as long as two months because nowhere else was available in the rural county. School buses were rerouted to the EconoLodge, and donors provided clothes, shoes, food, gift cards and more to the victims. Contractors are still repairing apartments in sweltering summer temperatures. About 125 residents displaced by the storm are back at Branch Heights, albeit in temporary homes.
Still, Anita Lewis, executive director of the Greene County Housing Authority, has heard the complaints about what feels like a slow-motion recovery to some.
“It was not a major storm, but because of the size of the development it was major to us,” said Lewis. “It was devastating to the families and the community.”
The head of a group that provides assistance in some of the poorest parts of Alabama worries what the recovery at Branch Heights could portend for other underprivileged parts of the Gulf Coast region that might get hit this summer.
“I think one major disaster like a hurricane could be devastating for our area,” said Cynthia Burton, executive director of Community Service Programs of West Alabama, which assisted in Eutaw and operates in 10 counties.
Weak in terms of a tornado, the twister’s winds peaked at 90 mph (145 kph) as it traveled about 18 miles (29 kilometers) across an area almost 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of Birmingham. The entire county has only 7,600 residents, 80% of whom are Black, and it typically has one of the worst jobless rates in the state. Nearly 30% of its residents live in poverty.
The lack of an organized disaster volunteer group in Greene County complicated the recovery in Eutaw because coordinating needs and solutions was more difficult, according to Melinda Stallworth of the Governor’s Office of Volunteer Services, which is still assisting with the work. The agency hopes to get a group organized within a matter of weeks, before hurricane season has a chance to intensify, she said.
“Recovery takes a while in the first place,” she said. “With these additional struggles it takes longer.”
Most homes are OK in Branch Heights, but blue tarps, fractured walls and debris piles are still visible on some streets. The mix of government housing and privately owned homes complicates the recovery, said the housing director.
But Branch Heights is hardly the only place to struggle after a natural disaster.
In coastal Louisiana, some members of Native American communities live in the wreckage of Category 4 Hurricane Ida nearly a year later, and residents of rural Mayfield, Kentucky, are still rebuilding after much of the town was shattered during a tornado outbreak that killed about 90 people in the Midwest and South in December.
Poorer communities often have a harder time recovering from natural disasters than richer places because they get less aid, have less insurance, less credit and lack the resources to seek aid, according to the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the University of Pennsylvania. More aid, better preparation and simpler application processes are needed, it found.
Lewis said it’s hard to repair a residence when the nearest big-box home supply store is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) away in Tuscaloosa. The damage wasn’t enough to result in a disaster declaration, she said, so only limited outside aid was available.
Private groups and the state helped, she said, but the community center at the middle of Branch Heights is still cracked open months later. A gym full of donated items can only be opened now and then because of the structural damage and a lack of manpower, she said.
Just down the street from the community center, Jacqueline Allen wonders what might be living in a huge pile of debris near her home months after the twister. A child rode a hoverboard under the scorching summer sun just a few feet away from the mess.
“We worry that snakes and things will be coming in there,” she said. “It’s hot and they’re moving, and there’s children who live right next door to that.” | https://cw39.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-news/frustrating-recovery-could-be-hurricane-harbinger-for-south/ | 2022-08-02T21:57:42 | en | 0.969031 |
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Aboard the speeding locomotive of “Bullet Train” ride at least five assassins, one venomous reptile (a snake on the train), countless glib Guy Ritchie-esque slo-mo action sequences, and one bucket-hat wearing Brad Pitt.
It's a lot of ingredients that go into this candy-colored, battle royale of a movie. But the only one that really matters is that last one. At 58, Pitt's star power has never seemed so easy and so natural. Radiant in “Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood,” delicious in “The Lost City," Pitt glides into “Bullet Train” in an rarified state of cruise control. Seldom has a movie star seemed to be having so much fun.
In “Bullet Train,” which opens in theaters Friday, Pitt plays a hired gun by profession but little else. His code name is Ladybug. He doesn't like guns. And in his first job back after a hiatus of self-reflection and therapy, he goes into lethal fights with great reluctance, spouting self-help slogans like “Hurt people hurt people" in the midst of hand-to-hand combat. Pitt, a maximum movie star with a minimalist bent, is a hitman with no taste for hitting.
Ladybug, tasked to grab a very particular briefcase off a train headed from Tokyo to Kyoto, might not be up for the job, but the bigger question is whether “Bullet Train" is a good enough vehicle for its biggest star. Director David Leitch, the stuntman-turned-director of “Atomic Blonde” and “Deadpool 2,” has brought the style and energy of a “John Wick” film (he co-directed the first) to a setting that has traditionally been associated with more subtle methods of killing.
But with films like Bong Joon Ho's “Snowpiercer” and the Liam Neeson-led “The Commuter" greasing the wheels, train movies have chugged along since the original “Murder on the Orient Express.” Adapted from Kōtarō Isaka’s pulpy novel, “MariaBeetle," “Bullet Train” amps the carnage further and shifts the action to Japan.
But the location here is mostly just a neon-lit stage for a high-speed melee with an international ensemble, including Brian Tyree Henry (best of the bunch) and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as bickering British “twins"; Andrew Koji as a Japanese assassin; a Mexican cartel veteran named the Wolf (Benito A. Martinez Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny); a dangerous young woman called Prince who fake cries her way out of nearly everything (Joey King); and Zazie Beetz's killer known as the Hornet.
All are on the train for various criminal reasons ultimately connected to a Russian kingpin named the White Death. The actor playing this most fearsome character is best left to the third-act reveal, but that's just one way “Bullet Train” plays around with star persona. There's a cameo that answers Pitt's in “The Lost City.” Another “Lost City” star, Sandra Bullock, is mostly only heard on the other end of a phone line, as Ladybug's handler.
The copious flashbacks and quirky banter (Henry's character has an outlook based around Thomas the Tank Engine) that accompany the juggling of all these characters in between bloody encounters is a familiar kind of framework recalling a long line of Quentin Tarantino knockoffs. In “Bullet Train,” a movie that proudly opts for style over substance, characters are introduced like videogame fighters, running gags get run into the ground and a winking irreverence lands somewhere in between playful and exhausting.
It's no train wreck. Leitch's film is colorful, cartoonish and well-choreographed. But the more-is-more manic energy of “Bullet Train" eventually peters out, since that's all the movie was ever running on. Well, that and Pitt. His charm alone does wonders for the movie, raising it at least to the level of watchable. When, in the finale, Ladybug sails comically unharmed through the wreckage, it captures the situation exactly. “Bullet Train” might go off the rails but Pitt remains bulletproof.
"Bullet Train,” a Columbia Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong and bloody violence, pervasive language, and brief sexuality. Running time: 126 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.
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On July 23, the World Health Organization declared the current monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. As of August 2, cases of monkeypox have been detected in at least 80 countries, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
VERIFY has been fact-checking claims about the monkeypox virus since the first case was detected in the U.S. in May.
One VERIFY viewer messaged us to ask if there have been any monkeypox deaths in the United States since the outbreak first began.
THE QUESTION
Have there been any monkeypox deaths in the U.S.?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, there haven’t been any monkeypox deaths reported in the U.S. as of Aug. 2.
WHAT WE FOUND
The World Health Organization publishes situation reports every week on the current monkeypox outbreak. The latest report included data from WHO member countries up to July 22, and was published on July 25.
So far there have been zero confirmed monkeypox deaths in the U.S., according to WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Data from the CDC shows that as of August 1, there have been 5,811 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.S. Each state, with the exception of Montana and Wyoming, has detected cases of monkeypox.
According to WHO data, as of July 22, there have been 16,016 confirmed monkeypox cases worldwide and five confirmed monkeypox deaths in the African region.
There have been additional monkeypox deaths reported in other regions of the world. Spain has reported two deaths from monkeypox. Brazilian health officials said one man had died, and said that man also suffered from lymphoma and was immunocompromised. In India, health officials confirmed one person died who had contracted the virus while traveling abroad.
Previous monkeypox outbreaks in recent times have had a case fatality rate of about 3-6%, the WHO says. A death rate for the current outbreak worldwide has not been established.
According to WHO, with the exception of areas in Africa where monkeypox has a history of transmission, the current monkeypox outbreak is largely being reported among men who have sex with men, who have had recent sex with one or multiple partners. The CDC says transmission in the United States is being seen among the same community.
According to Mark Slifka, Ph.D., so far the virus has not spread significantly among populations in the U.S. that are more susceptible to severe monkeypox disease.
“Kids are more susceptible to a lethal infection, as well as people who are immunocompromised, for instance, a person with cancer or taking chemotherapy or immunosuppressive drugs or have untreated HIV,” Slifka, who studied infectious diseases and vaccine development during the 2003 monkeypox outbreak that happened in the U.S., told VERIFY.
“The good news is, if there is good news, is that young, healthy adults have a lower risk of mortality. But that doesn't mean this is a disease that you want to ignore. It's very important to reduce these transmissions because it can spread to other household contents, to other family members, including these more susceptible and vulnerable populations,” he said.
If you have a new or unexplained rash or other symptoms, the CDC says it is important to avoid close contact with others, including sex or being intimate with anyone, until you have been checked out by a healthcare provider.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a vaccine that would prevent monkeypox and smallpox in 2019. The Jynneos vaccine is administered in two doses and is recommended for individuals 18 and older that are at high risk for monkeypox. The CDC has a list of current eligibility for the vaccine:
1. Known contacts who are identified by public health via case investigation, contact tracing, and risk exposure assessments
2. Presumed contacts who may meet the following criteria:
- Know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox
- Had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days in a jurisdiction with known monkeypox
Some states have expanded their eligibility criteria beyond what the CDC has recommended. If you have questions about your state’s vaccine eligibility criteria, contact your local health department.
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