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DALLAS (KDAF) — The Dallas Mavericks and the Mavs Foundation will unveil a fully renovated court at For Oak Cliff on March 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in celebration of the NBA’s 75th season.
“We are so excited to celebrate the NBA’s 75th anniversary with our partners, Chime, Coca-Cola and For Oak Cliff,” Cynt Marshall, Dallas Mavericks CEO, said. “This one-of-a-kind court symbolizes our commitment to the community and serves as an inspiration for future generations.”
The following people will be present to dedicate the new gym.
- Tim Hardaway Jr. – Dallas Mavericks player
- Jalen Brunson, Dallas Mavericks player, and his father Rick Brunson
- Derek Harper – Dallas Mavericks legend
- Rolando Blackman – Dallas Mavericks legend
- Cynt Marshall – Dallas Mavericks CEO
- Taylor Toynes – For Oak Cliff Executive Director
- Jackie Murchison – Chime Brand Partnerships Lead
Officials say the court represents the Dallas Mavericks’ long-standing support of For Oak Cliff’s mission to end systemic oppression by reinforcing education, advocacy, arts and community.
There will be official remarks from Mavs In-Arena Host Chris Arnold and a mini basketball clinic led by Mavs Academy.
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FORT WORTH, (KDAF) — A teenage tornado survivor is getting a new truck after a viral video showed him surviving an EF-2 tornado in his Chevrolet Silverado pickup.
Officials say Austin resident Riley Leon, 16, was on his way home from a job interview at Elgin when his truck was intercepted and flipped by an EF-2 tornado with winds of 130 mph.
Our sister station KXAN were the first to get official photos of his red truck first, which was caught on video getting tossed in a tornado near Rio Rancho Monday, flipping over and then finally landing upright.
Though he managed to drive away from the incident, Riley sustained injuries to his spine and his truck was totaled.
Saturday, March 26, Riley will receive his new truck at Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet, located at 711 SW Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76134.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Despite news from Governor Greg Abbott of more than 77,000 new jobs being in Texas added in February, a new study is saying that Texas’s unemployment rate recovery is still slacking compared to much of the country.
A new WalletHub study has ranked the states based on which states’ employment rates are bouncing back the most, with Texas getting left behind.
WalletHub compared all 50 states, including Washington D.C., based on six key metrics to identify which states’ unemployment rates are bouncing back the quickest.
According to the study, Texas has earned the ranking of the state with the 7th worst unemployment rate recovery in the country, currently sitting at 4.7%.
The top 10 states doing the best are listed below:
- Indiana
- Utah
- Nebraska
- Kansas
- Montana
- Oklahoma
- Minnesota
- Alabama
- New Hampshire
- Arizona
Here are some key findings from the study regarding Texas:
- 34.57% Change in Unemployment (February 2022 vs February 2019)
- 675,341 unemployed people in February 2022 vs 501,844 in February 2019;
- 8th worst recovery in the U.S.
- 40.48% Change in Unemployment (February 2022 vs January 2020)
- 675,341 unemployed people in February 2022 vs 480,724 in January 2020;
- 4th worst recovery in the U.S.
- 39.82% Change in Unemployment (February 2022 vs February 2020)
- 675,341 unemployed people in February 2022 vs 483,015 in February 2020;
- 4th worst recovery in the U.S.
- -27.36% Change in Unemployment (February 2022 vs February 2021)
- 675,341 unemployed people in February 2022 vs 929,683 in February 2021;
- 17th worst recovery in the U.S.
- -11.27% Change in Not Seasonally Adjusted Continued Claims (February 2022 vs February 2019)
- 104,556 continued claims in February 2022 vs 117,832 in February 2019;
- 14th worst recovery in the U.S.
- 4.7% Unemployment Rate (February 2022)
- 13th highest unemployment rate in the U.S.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — This year marks 25 years since the release of the classic film Selena, starring Jennifer Lopez, which came out in 1997, and it will be re-released in theaters to celebrate.
According to the official Facebook page for Selena, the film will be available in theaters nationwide on April 7 for fans to get the chance to experience the wonder of seeing the film in theaters again.
The film details the life and tragic death of Texas icon, often referred to as the “Queen of Tejano”, Selena, played by Jennifer Lopez. Selena was tragically killed by Yolanda Saldívar in 1995, who fatally shot the singer in Corpus Christi on the morning of March 31.
Saldívar was the president of Selena’s fan club and was confronted by Selena’s family just before she murdered her for allegedly embezzling money from Selena’s fans.
Shortly after her death, her birthday, April 12, was dedicated as Selena Day in Texas.
Jennifer Lopez commemorated the film’s 25th anniversary on Twitter, saying, “What a very special day … we’re celebrating 25 years of SELENA! 🌹 Today we celebrate and honor Selena’s legacy and music. This movie means so much to me … Selena and her family mean so much to me, and I was so lucky to be chosen to play her.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-icon-selena-biopic-rereleasing-in-theaters-on-april-7/ | 2022-03-25T21:31:13 | en | 0.965919 |
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Alexandria’s first homicide of the year under investigation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Nearly four months into 2022, Alexandria police have reported the first homicide of the year in the city.
Just before 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning, authorities received a call for a man lying unresponsive in the bushes in the 4500 block of Raleigh Avenue.
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Upon arriving on the scene, officers found 25-year-old Elijah Williams on the sidewalk next to an apartment complex.
The Medical Examiner ruled the Alexandria resident’s death a homicide due to upper body trauma.
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US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends higher; financials gain with Treasury yields
Investors are assessing how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be as it tightens policy after Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week said that the central bank needed to move "expeditiously" to combat high inflation and raised the possibility of a 50-basis-point hike in rates in May. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose above 2.5%.
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The S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Friday as financial shares rose after the benchmark Treasury yield jumped to its highest in nearly three years while tech and other big growth names declined. The S&P 500 financials sector gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost, while technology was its biggest drag.
For the week, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq registered gains and the Dow was close to flat. Investors are assessing how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be as it tightens policy after Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week said that the central bank needed to move "expeditiously" to combat high inflation and raised the possibility of a 50-basis-point hike in rates in May.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose above 2.5%. The equity market is pricing in a higher rate environment, said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at Globalt Investments in Atlanta.
That is causing bank stocks to outperform, while "adding more pressure to the riskier elements of the market," such as growth shares, he said. Higher rates tend to be a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows.
The defensive S&P 500 utilities index, which is considered a bond proxy, hit a record high. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 gained 23.78 points, or 0.53%, to end at 4,543.94 points, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 21.86 points, or 0.15%, to 14,173.22. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153.40 points, or 0.44%, to 34,861.34.
Shares of growth companies like Microsoft Corp and Nvidia Corp eased after leading a Wall Street rebound this week. Shares of Wells Fargo & Co gained. "The market's really macro driven," said Steve DeSanctis, small- and mid-capitalization equity strategist at Jefferies in New York. "Company fundamentals haven't really mattered."
Economists at Citibank are expecting four 50 basis points interest rate hikes from the Fed this year, joining other Wall Street banks in forecasting an aggressive tightening path against the backdrop of soaring inflation. The U.S. central bank last week raised interest rates for the first time since 2018.
The Ukraine-Russia conflict will keep investors on edge over the weekend. Moscow signaled it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists. (Additional reporting by Devik Jain and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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Body of missing Fairfax County woman believed to have been found in Maryland
Fairfax County Police believe a body found in a wooded area in Piscataway Park is Hannah Choi, a woman who went missing on March 5 and who is believed to have been killed by her ex-boyfriend.
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Detectives were notified by the Charles County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday after a body was found in Piscataway Park. Officers had previously searched more than 800 acres of this wooded area.
Charles County Sheriff's Office said a passerby found the body yesterday on the 1100 block of Overlook Dr in Accokeek, MD and called 911.
Police say they had planned to return to the park and expand the search Friday, prior to the discovery. Tentatively, detectives believe the body found is Choi.
Choi, 35, was last seen on March 5 at 7 a.m. in the 5300 block of Jesmond Street in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County.
Police believe Joel Merino killed Choi inside the Alexandria home they shared and have charged him with second-degree murder and felony disposal of a body. Police served the murder warrant without the recovery of the victim, and they are actively searching for Merino.
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Ukraine says 7,331 people were evacuated from cities on Friday
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A total of 7,331 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities through humanitarian corridors on Friday, a senior official said, more than double the 3,343 who managed to escape the previous day.
Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said in an online post that 2,800 people had left the besieged city of Mariupol using private transport.
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Harmony Montgomery case update: Father, stepmom formally indicted
The father and stepmother of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 have been formally indicted on the charges they were arrested on earlier this year related to the child's well-being, the attorney general's office said Friday.
Adam and Kayla Montgomery have been jailed since January. Adam Montgomery had custody of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, who vanished sometime in late November or early December of that year. But authorities did not know she was missing until last fall.
The search for Harmony remains active. Police in Manchester, New Hampshire, have received hundreds of tips, and photos of the child have appeared on billboards and social media sites.
"We're at it every day," Manchester Police Chief Allen Aldenberg said in an interview earlier this month.
Adam Montgomery in an undated booking photo. (Photo: Manchester Police)
A Hillsborough County grand jury indicted Adam Montgomery, 30, on March 21 on a charge of second-degree assault, a felony, alleging that hit struck Harmony in the face in July 2019. He also has been arrested on misdemeanor charges of interference with custody and endangering the welfare of a child.
Kayla Montgomery, 31, was indicted by the grand jury on a felony charge of theft by deception, alleging that she told state Health Department workers that Harmony was a member of her household from November 2019 to June 2, 2021, and that she received food stamp benefits for Harmony.
Both have pleaded not guilty, telling police that the child was living with her mother in Massachusetts. Her mother said she last saw her daughter during a phone video conversation around Easter 2019.
Kayla Montgomery, 31, was arrested in Manchester, N.H., and charged with welfare fraud. (Photo: Manchester Police Department) (Manchester Police Department)
Kayla Montgomery, who is estranged from Adam Montgomery, is scheduled for a court appearance on April 7. Adam Montgomery is scheduled for a June 28 court date. Messages seeking comments on the indictments were left with the lawyers.
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US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends higher with financials as Treasury yields jump
Investors are assessing how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be as it tightens policy after Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week said that the central bank needed to move "expeditiously" to combat high inflation and raised the possibility of a 50-basis-point hike in rates in May. U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year note surging to nearly three-year highs, as the market grappled with high inflation and a Federal Reserve that could easily spark a downturn as it aggressively tightens policy.
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The S&P 500 ended higher on Friday as financial shares rose after the benchmark Treasury yield jumped to its highest level in nearly three years.
The Nasdaq ended lower, and tech and other big growth names mostly declined, but they finished off session lows following a late-session rally. For the week, the Nasdaq and S&P 500 registered solid gains of 2% and 1.8%, respectively, and the Dow was nominally higher with a 0.3% rise.
The S&P 500 financials sector gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost on Friday, rising 1.3%, while technology and consumer discretionary sectors were the only two major sectors to end lower on the day. Investors are assessing how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be as it tightens policy after Fed Chair Jerome Powell this week said that the central bank needed to move "expeditiously" to combat high inflation and raised the possibility of a 50-basis-point hike in rates in May.
U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Friday, with the benchmark 10-year note surging to nearly three-year highs, as the market grappled with high inflation and a Federal Reserve that could easily spark a downturn as it aggressively tightens policy. Ten-year Treasury yields were last at 2.492% after earlier rising above 2.50% for the first time since May 2019.
The equity market is pricing in a higher rate environment, said Keith Buchanan, portfolio manager at Globalt Investments in Atlanta. That is causing bank stocks to outperform, while "adding more pressure to the riskier elements of the market," such as growth shares, he said.
Higher borrowing rates benefit banks, while higher rates are a negative for tech and growth stocks, whose valuations rely more heavily on future cash flows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 153.3 points, or 0.44%, to 34,861.24, the S&P 500 gained 22.9 points, or 0.51%, to 4,543.06 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 22.54 points, or 0.16%, to 14,169.30.
Shares of growth companies like Nvidia Corp eased after leading a Wall Street rebound earlier this week. The utilities sector also rose sharply, hitting a record high as investors favored defensive stocks with the Russia-Ukraine war still raging after a month.
The sector ended up 1.5% on the day and up 3.5% for the week, while the energy sector ended up 2.3% on the day and jumped more than 7% for the week following sharp gains in oil prices. Moscow signaled on Friday it was scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists.
Economists at Citibank are expecting four 50 basis points interest rate hikes from the Fed this year, joining other Wall Street banks in forecasting an aggressive tightening path against the backdrop of soaring inflation. The U.S. central bank last week raised interest rates for the first time since 2018.
"The market's really macro driven," said Steve DeSanctis, small- and mid-capitalization equity strategist at Jefferies in New York. "Company fundamentals haven't really mattered." Volume on U.S. exchanges was 11.92 billion shares, compared with the 14.28 billion average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.
Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by a 1.08-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.40-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 57 new 52-week highs and five new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 73 new highs and 79 new lows. (Additional reporting by Sinead Carew in New York, Devik Jain and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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Man arrested after being caught on camera kicking dog in Northwest DC
WASHINGTON - A D.C. man faces an animal cruelty charge after video shows him kicking a small dog in Northwest.
Police say the incident happened on March 5, at the corner of McCarthur Boulevard and 48th street in the Foxhall Crescent neighborhood.
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A business security camera recorded a man, later identified as 43-year-old Andrew Taylor, crossing the street then kicking the one-year-old Havapoo, named Winnie.
Winnie tried to dodge the kick, but was still hit. Her owner says the dog was shaken up, but did not suffer any injuries.
Fox 5’s Stephanie Ramirez spoke with the owner, Ann Freeman, who described the incident as horrific and traumatizing.
She says after the kick, she tried to chase the man down.
"I comforted Winnie for a minute and then I gave the leash to my husband and I went after him. You know, started to run after him. And my husband said please don’t do that. You know you shouldn’t do that. So I came back," Freeman tells Fox 5.
Freeman says she had no idea there was actual video of the incident, until this past weekend, when someone posted it on the Nextdoor app trying to get this man captured.
Police arrested Taylor in Northwest D.C. earlier this week. MPD officers say they recognized Taylor from prior interactions with him.
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Taylor is charged with Second Degree Cruelty to Animals.
Court documents reveal that Taylor has been arrested 3 times this year for unrelated crimes. In January, Taylor was accused of an unprovoked assault on a jogger and destroying property at a Wawa store in Northwest D.C. Then, last week he was arrested by U.S. Secret Service members for smearing feces outside of an embassy.
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Spanish truckers to continue strike after rejecting new government aid package
Truck drivers on Friday said they will continue a 12-day strike "indefinitely" after a meeting with Spain's transport minister ended in them rejecting a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing the walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages.
Truck drivers on Friday said they will continue a 12-day strike "indefinitely" after a meeting with Spain's transport minister ended in them rejecting a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing the walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages. Minister Raquel Sanchez announced the measures, which include a rebate of 0.20 euros per litre of fuel and a 1,200 euro bonus, after all-night talks with transport associations.
But within hours, the Platform for the Defence of Transport, the unofficial truckers' group that launched the strike on March 14, and which was excluded from talks with government, rejected the proposal and began blocking Madrid's central La Castellana avenue. "Unfortunately we will continue with the strike," Manuel Hernandez, who was leading the protest, told reporters after meeting with Sanchez on Friday evening.
He said the strike would continue "indefinitely" if government aid was not immediately implemented. "We don't have money to work because we don't cover our costs," he said.
TVE reported that, according to Hernandez, the transport minister told him the aid truckers are demanding will be provided through a "draft law" in the coming months and that until then she cannot approve transitory measures to guarantee payment above costs. Minister Sanchez had agreed to meet the strike leaders, who she had initially dismissed as unrepresentative of truckers overall and linked to the far-right.
"I have never had any problem meeting with them, but what we must celebrate today is this agreement...and that is what I am going to try to explain to them this afternoon," she told state broadcaster TVE. Sanchez said all the truckers' demands were included in the deal, so there was no reason to maintain the strike.
Earlier on Friday, many of the protesters wore high-visibility jackets reminiscent of France's gilets jaunes protests. Demonstrators also blocked Barcelona's coastal ring road and burned tires at a border crossing with Portugal. The rebate on fuel prices, a quarter of which will be paid by oil companies, will also apply to other transport companies, Sanchez said. Bus, light truck, ambulance and taxi drivers will also receive - albeit smaller - bonuses.
As part of the package, the government will approve a new yet unspecified line of state-backed credit lines with a 12 month-freeze on loan repayments, or so-called grace periods where companies are just required to pay interest and not the principal on a loan. To help companies and households cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish government approved up to 140 billion euros ($154.1 billion) in ICO credit lines in 2020.
On those existing lines, it will extend on a general basis maturities by between eight to 10 years and automatically extend grace periods by six months, the Transport Ministry said on Friday. ($1 = 0.9083 euros) (Additional reporting by Marco Trujillo, Nathan Allen, Belén Carreño, Jesús Aguado, Emma Pinedo, Christina Thykjaer and Jessica Jones; Editing by Angus MacSwan, Raissa Kasolowsky and Aurora Ellis)
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S&P revises Saudi Arabia's outlook to positive
Ratings agency S&P on Friday revised Saudi Arabia's outlook to positive from stable, on improving GDP growth and fiscal dynamics over the medium term.
"Higher global oil prices and rising production volumes, alongside a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, are supporting Saudi Arabia's fiscal and GDP growth dynamics," the ratings agency said in a statement.
The agency affirmed Saudi Arabia's rating at 'A-/A-2'.
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Police: 2 killed in fiery helicopter crash near Dallas
Two people aboard a helicopter were killed on Friday when the aircraft crashed and burned near Dallas, police said.
The helicopter crashed about 11:30 am on Friday into a vacant lot in a commercial strip on Texas 66 in Rowlett.
Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter's tail rotor break midair, sending the aircraft into an uncontrollable spin before it crashed and burst into flames, said Rowlett police Detective Cruz Hernandez. No one else was reported injured.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
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Chilean students protest in capital in early test for President Boric
Thousands of students marched through the Chilean capital on Friday demanding higher food stipends, the first organized demonstration under former protest leader President Gabriel Boric. The government confirmed that three air force officials were injured and treated in a hospital. The demonstration was smaller than the violent protests that gripped the capital in 2019 and led to the drafting of a new constitution.
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Thousands of students marched through the Chilean capital on Friday demanding higher food stipends, the first organized demonstration under former protest leader President Gabriel Boric. Police shot one student who was stable after being treated in a hospital, Manuel Monsalves, subsecretary of the interior, told a news conference. Monsalves said there would be an investigation into the shooting.
Around 640,000 students who receive 32,000 Chilean pesos ($41) a month to subsidize food want that raised. Although the protest was mostly peaceful, police fired water cannons, and hooded agitators clad in black set street fires and vandalized bus stops. They also attacked a Chilean Air Force pick-up truck stuck in traffic with rocks and metal pipes. The government confirmed that three air force officials were injured and treated in a hospital.
The demonstration was smaller than the violent protests that gripped the capital in 2019 and led to the drafting of a new constitution. With a former student protest leader at the helm of the government, protesters said there was more restraint from both police and students despite sparks of violence.
"Deep down the citizenry acted differently, most of all towards police," said Andres Calfuqueo, a 21-year-old political science student at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile who also protested in 2019. Calfuqueo said police kept their distance and only responded to attacks.
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Entertainment News Roundup: Spotify says it will suspend service in Russia; Five things to watch at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony and more
"Envolver" had 6.4 million streams on Friday and 71.6 million since its release in November. Oscars ceremony to feature 'respectful' moment about Ukraine As Hollywood's A-list celebrities gather for their annual celebration of the movies at Sunday's Academy Awards, the live telecast also will recognize the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
Rio pop star Anitta becomes first Brazilian to top Spotify's global chart
Rio de Janeiro pop star Anitta on Friday became the first Brazilian to top Spotify's daily global chart with her song "Envolver." The song rose to No. 1 on the daily global top 50 chart after an online campaign by the singer and other Brazilian celebrities. "Envolver" had 6.4 million streams on Friday and 71.6 million since its release in November.
Oscars ceremony to feature 'respectful' moment about Ukraine
As Hollywood's A-list celebrities gather for their annual celebration of the movies at Sunday's Academy Awards, the live telecast also will recognize the effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Organizers provided few details on Thursday but said there would be a moment during the Oscars ceremony that would acknowledge the invasion, which has killed thousands and driven a quarter of Ukraine's 44 million people from their homes.
Spotify says it will suspend service in Russia
Spotify Technology SA said on Friday it will suspend its streaming service in Russia in response to the country's new media law. The audio streaming platform closed its office in Russia indefinitely earlier this month, citing what it described as Moscow's "unprovoked attack on Ukraine."
Earning an Oscar nomination can earn you praise, love and tons of gifts
For the 20th year, marketing firm Distinctive Assets is independently presenting the top acting and directing Oscar nominees with a gift bag -- this year worth $138,000. Although each star could probably afford the items, Lash Fary, the firm's founder, said that's not the point. It's an acknowledgment of an amazing performance and it's about business. And after two decades of gifting, Fary said the process of obtaining items has become easier.
Five things to watch at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony
The Academy Awards, Hollywood's annual red-carpet celebration of the movies, takes place on Sunday. Here are five things to watch during the ceremony, which will be broadcast live in the United States on ABC. SHOW SHAKEUP
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A young Queen Elizabeth appears on the front cover of British Vogue for its April issue, in what the fashion magazine said was a tribute to the monarch's Platinum Jubilee this year. The picture in black and white was taken by photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in the early years of Elizabeth's 70-year reign. Armstrong-Jones, who died in 2017, was married to Elizabeth's late sister, Princess Margaret, between 1960 and 1978.
Keanu Reeves axed by Chinese video platforms after Tibet concert
Chinese streaming platforms including Tencent Video and iQiyi have taken down films and video content starring Canadian actor Keanu Reeves after he participated in a Tibet-related concert organised by a non-profit founded by the Dalai Lama. Checks by Reuters showed his acclaimed works, the Matrix and John Wick franchises, as well as Speed, were among the films that have been removed. Reuters could not determine when the films were taken down.
Talent behind recent K-pop hit moves is a 20-year-old Japanese dancer
South Korea's distinctive K-pop music genre has swept the world in recent years, its catchy tunes and flashy dance videos making international stars of its top performers. But not every element of the global phenomenon is made in Korea.
Oscars face a make-or-break moment to build audience
Three female comedians will share hosting duties, fans will choose two awards, and some acceptance speeches will be recorded before the live broadcast. That is part of the plan to shake up this year's Academy Awards telecast, which faces a pivotal test on Sunday to try and rebound from last year's record-low ratings.
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Stylist previews what to expect in Oscar fashion this year
Everyone's body type can't carry maybe a really big gown, and some people look really good in sleek silhouettes showing off their figure but still being covered and still being tasteful,” he said. Kalu expects bold hues to rule on the carpet this year.
Celebrity stylist and creative director Apuje Kalu is working with several A-list celebrities attending this year's Academy Awards and after-parties. So what goes into a successful Oscars look? Part of the key to pulling it off is making sure attendees are comfortable and confident.
"When styling my clients I’m very collaborative. We have meetings, we talk strategy, we exchange images, but ultimately they're the ones that are facing the cameras, so I want to ensure that ... I’m not forcing a vision or look onto them," he said Friday. "But I’m also not afraid to push them." As for what to look for this year?
"There's going to be a lot of volume, like really big gowns on the carpet this year. We're coming back at the Oscars and people are looking forward to making statements and to be being seen. "Also, you'll see a lot of sleek silhouettes. Everyone's body type can't carry maybe a really big gown, and some people look really good in sleek silhouettes showing off their figure but still being covered and still being tasteful,” he said.
Kalu expects bold hues to rule on the carpet this year. "You're going to see color on the carpet this year, whether it be primary colors or jewel tones. So, look forward to people (making) statements because we've been locked down for so long and it's been kind of an absence of their opulence.”
The 94th annual Oscars will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday evening.
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France's Macron: European Commission to have mandate to make common energy purchases
The European Commission will now start working on making common energy purchases in order to allow the European Union to get a better grip on its energy supplies and on tackling energy prices, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday. "We've seen some countries going towards other countries to negotiate their own contracts, that, and I told colleagues, it's not the best way as we are pushing prices up," Macron told a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels.
The European Commission will now start working on making common energy purchases in order to allow the European Union to get a better grip on its energy supplies and on tackling energy prices, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
"We've seen some countries going towards other countries to negotiate their own contracts, that, and I told colleagues, it's not the best way as we are pushing prices up," Macron told a news conference after an EU summit in Brussels. "As we need to go towards a European diversification, it's much more pertinent that the discussions for new contracts like Norway, Qatar or the United States, can negotiate en masse and volume. It's much better for us. "
Macron also said there was a need to improve the disconnection between the price of electricity from the price of gas. "This is a start because the Commission until now wasn't able to, secondly, there is no limit (on the capacity of purchases), thirdly it's on a voluntary basis for companies that already have contracts and fourthly there are two types of grouped purchases - put the existing contracts to negotiate and consolidate and then new markets," he said.
Energy prices have risen sharply in the wake of the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Wall Street pauses stock comeback, keeps Treasury yields climbing
Yields on benchmark 2- and 10-year U.S. Treasury notes jumped to almost three-year highs on Friday as the market anticipates inflation will spiral higher, forcing the Fed to aggressively hike interest rates. Ten-year Treasury yields rose 14.3 basis points to 2.484%, a rate last seen in early May 2019.
Shares on Wall Street took a breather on Friday after a tech-driven rally and U.S. Treasury yields rose to fresh heights as markets evaluated a world of elevated interest rates and the effects of Russia's war in Ukraine. The Nasdaq fell about 0.16% as technology and healthcare stocks pulled back, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 edged up about 0.5%, with energy and financial shares rising on oil price gains and bets on interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.
MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe was up 0.11%, adding a second consecutive week of gains for the first time in 2022. The pan-European STOXX 600 index also inched up 0.11%, but was down on the week. Share prices have been supported by global flash Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) data for March this week showing the world economy was broadly resilient, but the longer-term economic outlook is making investors cautious. Barclays, for example, cut its 2022 world economic growth forecast this week to 3.3% while traders have ramped up short bets.
Global bond markets continued to see a weeks-long sell-off. Yields on benchmark 2- and 10-year U.S. Treasury notes jumped to almost three-year highs on Friday as the market anticipates inflation will spiral higher, forcing the Fed to aggressively hike interest rates.
Ten-year Treasury yields rose 14.3 basis points to 2.484%, a rate last seen in early May 2019. The 2-year yield, which typically moves in step with interest rate expectations, was up 16.2 basis points at 2.287% - a rate also last seen in early May 2019. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans was the latest U.S. policymaker to sound more hawkish, saying on Thursday the Fed needs to raise interest rates "in a timely fashion" this year and in 2023 to curb high inflation before it is embedded in U.S. psychology and becomes even harder to get rid of.
Bank of America (BofA) joined a small but growing number of top investment banks calling for more aggressive interest rate increases from the Fed against a backdrop of soaring inflation data. The bank now expects two hikes of 50 basis points (bps) each at its June and July meetings with "risks" of those expectations being pulled forward into May and June respectively. Markets expect U.S. interest rates to rise by as much as 190 bps in total over the rest of this year, after a 25-bps hike last week. Investors are assigning an approximately 77% probability of a 50-bps rate hike in March.
Morgan Stanley market analysts wrote in a note late Thursday that fast Fed action was not overly concerning for the economy. "While a disorderly tightening of financial conditions remains a risk to the outlook, particularly in areas like credit, our baseline growth outlook remains constructive," they wrote. "We think (it) helps contain risks that financial conditions become too dislocated in response to the Fed's actions."
OIL REVERSAL Oil prices turned positive on Friday after reports of a missile strike and a fire at Saudi Arabia's state-run oil company Aramco's facility.
U.S. crude rose 0.63% to $113.05 per barrel and Brent was at $119.78, also up 0.63% after dropping more than $3 earlier in the session. Both benchmarks were heading for their first weekly gains in three weeks. The U.S. dollar edged higher against a basket of major currencies on Friday, a third straight day of gains. The euro was slightly lower.
"The one thing everyone can agree upon is inflation is going to be longer-lasting and a lot of that will be sticky and that will complicate what central banks do," said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda in New York. "You will probably see the dollar lead the charge with rate hikes, Europe will lag and that interest rate differential should provide some support for the dollar." Demand for safe-haven assets including gold and the Swiss franc remained resilient as the conflict in Ukraine continued. Moscow on Friday signaled scaling back its ambitions in Ukraine to focus on territory claimed by Russian-backed separatists as Ukrainian forces went on the offensive, recapturing land on the outskirts of the capital Kyiv.
Spot gold remained elevated at $1,955 an ounce, down about 0.10% for the day.
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EU leaders present united front after row over fix for energy crunch
At one point Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez left the summit meeting room for "a technical stop, so that the negotiations could get back on track," a Spanish official said. The war in Ukraine has pushed energy prices to fresh record highs and prompted the European Union to pledge to cut Russian gas use by two-thirds this year, by hiking imports from other countries and boosting renewable energy.
EU leaders bickered on Friday over steps to ease the energy market crunch exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but managed to present a united front amid mounting concern over the impact on hard-hit consumers of soaring gas and oil prices.
An intense debate on whether to cap energy prices, which pitted some of the European Union's southern countries against Germany and the Netherlands, spun the second day of an EU summit well into the evening and ended with a trade-off deal. At one point Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez left the summit meeting room for "a technical stop, so that the negotiations could get back on track," a Spanish official said.
The war in Ukraine has pushed energy prices to fresh record highs and prompted the European Union to pledge to cut Russian gas use by two-thirds this year, by hiking imports from other countries and boosting renewable energy. While the Mediterranean rim states pressed for a cap on gas prices to shield poorer households, opponents say this effectively uses public cash to subsidise fossil fuel generation.
Sanchez said after the summit that Spain and Portugal would be allowed to implement temporary measures to cut energy prices. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made clear that an exception had been agreed for these countries, describing it as "special treatment for the Iberian peninsula."
Earlier on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden - who joined the first day of the summit - committed to helping Europe with more LNG deliveries as it grapples with the need to reduce dependency on Russia for its energy needs. Russia supplies 40% of the gas the EU needs for heating and power generation and more than a quarter of its oil imports.
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, who backed southern European countries' push for market intervention, said governments across the EU faced mounting public pressure. "The EU is not only about big principles, big meetings and American presidents," he said.
"Today is about the everyday issues of the people and that is the electricity and gas invoice of the people, and that's the impact we see today of that war in Ukraine," he said. "We are at war and in a war you need to take extraordinary measures." DEPENDENT ON RUSSIA
There was agreement among the 27 member states on a plan for joint purchases of gas to tame prices. The European Commission has said it is ready to lead negotiations on pooling demand and seeking gas before next winter, following a similar model through which the bloc bought COVID-19 vaccines on behalf of member states.
However, the EU remained divided over whether to ban Russian oil and gas imports in addition to the slew of sanctions it has imposed on Moscow since the invasion a month ago. Moscow calls its actions in Ukraine a "special military operation" to demilitarise and "denazify" Ukraine. Kyiv and the West say Putin launched an unprovoked war.
Europe's dependency on energy from Russia means the question of whether to impose an embargo, as the United States has done, is economically risky, and no decision was taken on Friday. Germany, Hungary and Austria were among the most reticent about imposing a ban on Russian oil and gas.
No common position emerged either on Russia's demand this week that "unfriendly" countries must use roubles to pay for its oil and gas, and whether the Commission would get a mandate to tackle that. The Kremlin's demand poses a dilemma for countries reliant on Russian energy because, by agreeing to it, they would be shoring up the rouble and channelling hard currency into Moscow - but refusal could mean their energy supplies dry up.
(Additional reporting by Philip Blenkinsop, Jan Strupczewski in Brussels, Belen Carreno in Madrid, Bart Meijer in Amsterdam and Benoit Van Overstraeten in Paris Writing by Ingrid Melander and John Chalmers Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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France's Macron: no reason to accept Russia demands for gas payments in roubles
Russia's demands to switch gas contract payments to roubles have raised concerns of an energy supply squeeze and even higher prices. In order to counter this, the United States and the European Union said on Friday that the U.S. will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union this year to help it wean off Russian energy supplies.
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday there was no reason to accept a demand from Russia to pay up in roubles for Russian gas.
"All the texts that have been signed are clear. This is forbidden," Macron told a news conference after a European Union summit in Brussels. "European firms that buy gas and which are operating on European territory have to do so in euros. Therefore it is not possible today to do what is being demanded, it is not contractual," added Macron, referring to the Russian demands to be paid in roubles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had said earlier this week that Russia will seek payment in roubles for gas sold to "unfriendly" countries, raising alarm about a possible gas crunch in Europe. He said he did not believe that Russia wanted to break its contracts, but if that was the case, then Moscow should say it explicitly.
"The objective of this announcement, I think, is to find a way around sanctions, but it does not respect what was signed so why should we apply it?" he said. Russia's demands to switch gas contract payments to roubles have raised concerns of an energy supply squeeze and even higher prices.
In order to counter this, the United States and the European Union said on Friday that the U.S. will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union this year to help it wean off Russian energy supplies. The EU is aiming to cut its dependency on Russian gas by two-thirds this year and end all Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027 due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia supplies around 40% of Europe's gas needs.
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Health News Roundup: Italy reports 75,616 coronavirus cases on Friday, 146 deaths; Japan's Shionogi signs govt supply pact for pill to fight COVID and more
COVID-19 infections have been on the rise again since early March - with the seven-day moving average of new cases at a six-week high of 110,874 - and, generally, this trend inversion translates into hospital figures with a two-week delay. Drugmakers, scientists begin the hunt for long COVID treatments After producing vaccines and treatments for acute COVID-19 in record time, researchers and drugmakers are turning to finding a cure for long COVID, a more elusive target marked by hundreds of different symptoms afflicting millions of people.
Following is a summary of current health news briefs.
France's COVID-19 hospitalisations up week-on-week for second day
French health authorities said the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 were down by 38 over 24 hours, at 20,616, but on a week-on-week basis, that figure was up for the second day running, after declining by that measure since early February. COVID-19 infections have been on the rise again since early March - with the seven-day moving average of new cases at a six-week high of 110,874 - and, generally, this trend inversion translates into hospital figures with a two-week delay.
Drugmakers, scientists begin the hunt for long COVID treatments
After producing vaccines and treatments for acute COVID-19 in record time, researchers and drugmakers are turning to finding a cure for long COVID, a more elusive target marked by hundreds of different symptoms afflicting millions of people. Leading drugmakers, including those who have launched antiviral pills and monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19, are having early discussions with researchers about how to target the disease, five scientists in the United States and UK told Reuters. Companies including GlaxoSmithKline, Vir Biotechnology and Humanigen confirmed they had spoken to researchers on trials using their current treatments against long COVID. Others including Pfizer and Roche said they are interested but would not elaborate on plans. Researchers, biotech companies and public health experts say major pharmaceutical companies are integral to getting a proven treatment for the disease, which currently afflicts more than 100 million people, according to the World Health Organization. "When you look at the numbers for heart failure, for diabetes, etc, that is the ballpark we are talking about," said Amitava Banerjee, a leading researcher on a long COVID trial.
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Hong Kong govt to resume services on April 1 as city logs lowest infections in a month
Hong Kong will gradually resume public services from April 1, the government said on Friday, with the global financial hub posting its lowest number of daily infections in about a month. Government departments will return to normal service by April 21, it said in a statement, part of a broader easing of strict coronavirus measures which have created widespread frustration for residents and businesses.
Italy reports 75,616 coronavirus cases on Friday, 146 deaths
Italy reported 75,616 COVID-19 related cases on Friday, against 81,811 the day before, the health ministry said, while the number of deaths fell to 146 from 182. Italy has registered 158,582 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February 2020, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the eighth highest in the world. The country has reported 14.23 million cases to date.
German health minister urges people at risk to get second COVID booster
Germany's health minister on Friday urged people over age 60 with risk factors such as high blood pressure or a weak heart to get a second booster shot against COVID-19 to reduce their risk of getting seriously ill. Karl Lauterbach said he had asked the STIKO vaccine authority to adjust its current recommendation for a second booster to include a bigger group of people.
Japan's Shionogi signs govt supply pact for pill to fight COVID
Japan's Shionogi & Co has signed a basic agreement with the government to supply an oral COVID-19 treatment it is now developing, the firm said on Friday. The government is considering buying a million doses of the drug pending regulatory approval, the company added in a statement.
FDA says current dose of GSK-Vir COVID therapy likely not effective against BA.2 variant
The U.S. health regulator said on Friday the current authorized dose of GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment is unlikely to be effective against the Omicron BA.2 variant. The agency pulled its authorization for the therapy in much of the U.S. northeast where the subvariant is dominant.
Shanghai's COVID 'slice and grid' model comes under pressure as cases surge
Shanghai's bespoke approach to tackling coronavirus outbreaks is coming under strain as new cases rise in the Chinese metropolis, with authorities reluctant to impose a comprehensive lockdown as other cities have done. The city of 26 million has become a testing ground for China's ability to control flare-ups of the more contagious but less deadly Omicron variant while keeping the economy steady in an approach it describes as "slicing and gridding", which involves screening neighbourhoods one by one.
Costs of going unvaccinated in America are mounting for workers and companies
Nearly a year after COVID vaccines became freely available in the U.S., one fourth of American adults remain unvaccinated, and a picture of the economic cost of vaccine hesitancy is emerging. It points to financial risk for individuals, companies and publicly funded programs. Vaccine hesitancy likely already accounts for tens of billions of dollars in preventable U.S. hospitalization costs and up to hundreds of thousands of preventable deaths, say public health experts.
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FACTBOX-Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
* New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was lifting the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for professional athletes and performers. EUROPE * Germany's health minister urged people over 60 years with risk factors such as high blood pressure or a weak heart to get a second booster shot to reduce their risk of getting seriously ill. * French health authorities said the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 were down by 38 over 24 hours, at 20,616, but on a week-on-week basis, that figure was up for the second day running, after declining by that measure since early February.
After producing vaccines and treatments for acute COVID-19 in record time, researchers and drugmakers are turning to finding a cure for long COVID, a more elusive target marked by hundreds of different symptoms afflicting millions of people. DEATHS AND INFECTIONS
* Eikon users, see COVID-19: MacroVitals https://apac1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/cms/?navid=1592404098 for a case tracker and summary of news. AMERICAS
* The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request by President Joe Biden's administration to let the Navy decline to deploy SEALs and other special operations forces personnel who refused mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to religious objections. * New York Mayor Eric Adams said he was lifting the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for professional athletes and performers.
EUROPE * Germany's health minister urged people over 60 years with risk factors such as high blood pressure or a weak heart to get a second booster shot to reduce their risk of getting seriously ill.
* French health authorities said the number of patients hospitalised for COVID-19 were down by 38 over 24 hours, at 20,616, but on a week-on-week basis, that figure was up for the second day running, after declining by that measure since early February. ASIA-PACIFIC
* Shanghai's approach to tackling coronavirus outbreaks is coming under strain as new cases rise in the Chinese metropolis, with authorities reluctant to impose a comprehensive lockdown as other cities have done. * Australia will roll out a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to its most vulnerable population starting next month, as the country looks to limit fresh outbreaks ahead of winter.
* Hong Kong will gradually resume public services from April 1, with the city posting its lowest number of daily infections in about a month. MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS
* A year after infection with the coronavirus, when antibodies in the blood are barely detectable, the immune system continues to "remember" the virus and should respond to some extent upon re-encountering it, a study from China suggests. * The U.S. health regulator said on Friday the current authorised dose of GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology's antibody-based COVID-19 treatment is unlikely to be effective against the Omicron BA.2 variant.
ECONOMIC IMPACT * The economic impact of the war in Ukraine and the ongoing pandemic on the U.S. and global economies remains unclear, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said.
* British consumer confidence sank to levels last seen in late 2020 this month due to worries about galloping inflation, higher interest rates and the war in Ukraine, a survey showed. (Compiled by Devika Syamnath; Edited by Shounak Dasgupta)
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U.S. Supreme Court backs Navy in fight with anti-vaccine SEALs
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by President Joe Biden's administration to let the Navy decline to deploy SEALs and other special forces personnel who refused mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to religious objections.
The court put on hold part of a federal judge's ruling stating that 26 members of the elite Navy SEALs and nine other special forces personnel were entitled to a religious exemption to the vaccine requirement under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, which protects the free exercise of religion, as well as a law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
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Nicaragua expels Red Cross representative without giving reason
The expulsion comes days after a similar decision in which Nicaragua ordered Vatican ambassador Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag to leave, which the Holy See called "incomprehensible." The ICRC said it received a letter from the Nicaraguan government informing the organization that it had withdrawn its approval for representative Thomas Ess' stay in the country.
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Nicaragua has expelled a top representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) without giving any reasoning, the humanitarian group said on Friday. The expulsion comes days after a similar decision in which Nicaragua ordered Vatican ambassador Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag to leave, which the Holy See called "incomprehensible."
The ICRC said it received a letter from the Nicaraguan government informing the organization that it had withdrawn its approval for representative Thomas Ess' stay in the country. "We don't know the reasoning behind this decision, which took us by surprise," the ICRC said in a statement.
The Nicaraguan government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Ess was based in the capital of Managua since January 2021, and another ICRC representative, Jordi Raich, was recently awarded Nicaragua's highest civil honor.
The humanitarian organization was key in checking on the health of political prisoners who opposed President Daniel Ortega since April 2018, when protests broke out across the country, according to a statement from the Association of Family Members of Political Prisoners (AFPP). "Despite the situation, the ICRC affirms its commitment to continue its humanitarian work in Nicaragua, adhering to its principles of neutrality, impartiality and independence," the ICRC said.
In a report on Thursday, the ICRC said violence in Central America and Mexico would spur more migration in 2022. (Reporting Ismael Lopez in Managua, Additional reporting by Lizbeth Diaz and Kylie Madry in Mexico City Editing by Marguerita Choy)
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U.S. Supreme Court backs Navy in fight with anti-vaccine SEALs
The court -- which has a 6-3 conservative majority -- was divided, with three conservative justices saying they would have denied the request. In a dissenting opinion, conservative Justice Samuel Alito said that the court "does a great injustice" to the Navy personnel who "appear to have been treated shabbily." Under another part of Texas-based U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor's ruling not affected by the Supreme Court action, the service members cannot be disciplined or discharged as a result of refusing the vaccine. Besides the SEALs, the other nine plaintiffs include specialist naval craft crewmen, divers and a bomb disposal expert.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday granted a request by President Joe Biden's administration to let the Navy decline to deploy SEALs and other special operations forces personnel who refused mandatory COVID-19 vaccination due to religious objections. The court put on hold part of a federal judge's ruling stating that 26 members of the elite Navy SEALs and nine other special operations forces personnel were entitled to a religious exemption to the vaccine requirement under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, which protects the free exercise of religion, as well as a law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
"In this case, the district court, while no doubt well-intentioned, in effect inserted itself into the Navy’s chain of command, overriding military commanders’ professional military judgments," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a concurring opinion. The court -- which has a 6-3 conservative majority -- was divided, with three conservative justices saying they would have denied the request.
In a dissenting opinion, conservative Justice Samuel Alito said that the court "does a great injustice" to the Navy personnel who "appear to have been treated shabbily." Under another part of Texas-based U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor's ruling not affected by the Supreme Court action, the service members cannot be disciplined or discharged as a result of refusing the vaccine.
Besides the SEALs, the other nine plaintiffs include specialist naval craft crewmen, divers and a bomb disposal expert. On Feb. 28, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a similar request from Biden's administration.
The administration is contesting O'Connor's Jan. 3 decision in favor of the servicemembers, in which the judge wrote that their "loss of religious liberties outweighs any forthcoming harm to the Navy."
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ANALYSIS-Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia moves war goalposts
Russia attacked its neighbour by land, air and sea on Feb. 24 and pushed as far as the capital Kyiv - where its forces have been stalled for weeks - in what Ukraine and the West said was a bid to topple the democratic government of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. On Friday, however, a senior military official said the real objective was to "liberate" the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian army for the past eight years.
Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for President Vladimir Putin to claim a face-saving victory despite a woeful campaign in which his army has suffered humiliating setbacks, military analysts say. Russia attacked its neighbour by land, air and sea on Feb. 24 and pushed as far as the capital Kyiv - where its forces have been stalled for weeks - in what Ukraine and the West said was a bid to topple the democratic government of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
On Friday, however, a senior military official said the real objective was to "liberate" the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting the Ukrainian army for the past eight years. "The main objectives of the first stage of the operation have generally been accomplished," said Sergei Rudskoi, head of the Russian General Staff's Main Operational Directorate.
"The combat potential of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has been considerably reduced, which ... makes it possible to focus our core efforts on achieving the main goal, the liberation of Donbass." Donbass, where Putin has accused Ukraine without evidence of waging "genocide" against ethnic Russians - has long occupied a prominent place in Moscow's litany of grievances against Ukraine.
But if capturing the whole of Donbass had been the objective from the start, Moscow could have mounted a much more limited offensive and spared itself the effort and losses involved in invading Ukraine from the north, east and south. "Obviously they have completely failed in everything they've set out to do and so now they are redefining what the purpose is so they can declare victory," said Ben Hodges, a former commander of U.S. army forces in Europe who now works for the Center for European Policy Analysis.
"Clearly they do not have the ability to continue sustained large-scale offensive operations... Their logistics problems have been apparent to everybody, they've got serious manpower issues and the resistance has been way beyond anything they could have possibly imagined." HIGH COSTS
The costs of Russia's "special military operation" have been steep. Rudskoi, the General Staff official, on Friday acknowledged 1,351 deaths among Russian soldiers. Ukraine claims the real figure is more than 10 times as high. Oryx, a Dutch military blog that records both sides' equipment losses based on verifiable photos and video, says Russia has lost 1,864 pieces of hardware including 295 tanks, 16 planes, 35 helicopters, three ships and two fuel trains. It has verified Ukrainian losses of 540 items, including 77 tanks.
Each side makes regular claims of the amount of enemy equipment it is destroying, but neither confirms its own losses. Thwarted in its offensive, Russia has resorted to pounding cities to rubble with rockets and artillery.
"The advance is stalled or at best very slow at this stage," said Nick Reynolds, a land warfare analyst at the RUSI think-tank in London. "Its original strategy is now completely unachievable. Its original strategy was to decapitate the Ukrainian government or cause it to collapse by just moving the military into the country... Obviously that didn't happen; quite the opposite."
Russia has more work ahead to achieve even the more modest goal of driving Ukraine's forces out of the east. Of the two regions that make up the Donbass, its defence ministry says Russian-backed forces control 93% of Luhansk but only 54% of Donetsk. Meanwhile Ukraine is sounding increasingly confident.
Deputy Chief of Staff of Ground Forces Oleksandr Gruzevich said on Friday that Russia would need three to five times more forces to take Kyiv, and was being blocked in its efforts to establish a land corridor across the south coast to link up annexed Crimea with Donbass. Hodges, the retired U.S. general, said the question now was whether the West would be bold enough to overcome its fears of a Russian escalation using chemical or nuclear weapons - which he said would offer no tactical advantage to Moscow - and step up support to Ukraine even further.
He said more equipment such as long-range rockets, artillery and drones, coupled with provision of Western intelligence, could enable Kyiv to move from defence to attack. "We're only parcelling out support to Ukraine instead of flooding them," he said. "It feels like we want to keep them from being defeated but we're not willing to let them win." (Additional reporting by Natalia Zinets; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
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US official: Russians rethink advance on Kyiv
A senior US defense official says Russia's military advance on Ukraine's capital of Kyiv appears to have halted as it turns its focus to fighting elsewhere in the country.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe an internal US military assessment of the war, said Friday that Russia appears to be concentrating more on fighting for control of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region rather than its ground offensive aimed at capturing Kyiv, at least for now.
The Kremlin seemed to confirm the shift Friday. Col.-Gen Sergei Rudskoi, deputy chief of the Russian general staff, said that the main objective of the first stage of the operation — reducing Ukraine's fighting capacity — has “generally been accomplished,” allowing Russian forces to focus on “the main goal, liberation of Donbas.” The Donbas is the largely Russian-speaking eastern industrial heartland of Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces since 2014.
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West Africa bloc willing to accept another 12 to 16 months transition in Mali
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Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are willing to accept a transitional military government in Mali for another 12 to 16 months, the President of the ECOWAS Commission said after a summit on Friday.
The bloc also set a deadline of April 25 for Guinea's junta to provide an democratic transition time table and asked Burkina Faso's interim leaders to reduce a proposed transition of 36 months to a "more acceptable timeline", Jean Claude Kassi Brou told a news conference in Accra.
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France summons Russian envoy over embassy Twitter cartoon that mocked Europe
The Russian Embassy in Paris on Thursday had posted a picture depicting a body lying on a table called "Europe" with characters representing the United States and European Union jabbing needles into it. "We made that clear today to the Russian Ambassador," the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters.
Russia's ambassador to France was summoned on Friday to the French Foreign Ministry over an earlier embassy Twitter post that Paris deemed unacceptable, the foreign ministry said. The Russian Embassy in Paris on Thursday had posted a picture depicting a body lying on a table called "Europe" with characters representing the United States and European Union jabbing needles into it.
"We made that clear today to the Russian Ambassador," the ministry said in a statement sent to Reuters. "We are trying to maintain a demanding channel of dialogue with Russia and these actions are completely inappropriate." Speaking to reporters in Brussels, President Emmanuel Macron dismissed the cartoons as false propaganda.
"It's unacceptable. We believe in a respectful dialogue and will continue it and that means respect on all sides. It's a mistake. It's been corrected and I hope it won't happen again. We demanded it." France's European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune had slammed the cartoon post on Thursday calling it "a disgrace" in response to the drawing which had been posted earlier in the afternoon by the Twitter account of the Russia Embassy in France (@AmbRusFrance).
The picture has since been removed from the embassy's feed. The drawing implied that the European continent was being destroyed by policies undertaken by the United States and the EU.
The needles, seen being jabbed into the body illustrating Europe, contained words such as "NATO" , "COVID-19", "Cancel Culture" and "Sanctions" . The Russian Embassy in Paris had timed its publication of the cartoon to coincide with Thursday's unprecedented triple summit in Brussels of NATO, the G7 and the European Union to discuss how to tackle Russia's war in Ukraine.
Western leaders met in Brussels to strengthen their forces in Eastern Europe, increase military aid to Ukraine and tighten their sanctions on Russia as Moscow's assault on its neighbour entered its second month. French President Emmanuel Macron has sought to keep dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin and continues to speak regularly with him as part of efforts to get a ceasefire and begin a credible negotiation between Kyiv and Moscow.
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‘Sharp rise’ in Nicaraguans fleeing to Costa Rica, strains asylum system
Around three per cent of Costa Rica’s population is now made up of Nicaraguan refugees and asylum seekers, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Doubling in number over the last eight months, the agency now estimates that there are more than 150,000 Nicaraguans who have crossed over the southern border, seeking refuge in Costa Rica.
“These figures, as of February 2022, confirm more Nicaraguans are currently seeking protection in Costa Rica than all the refugees and asylum seekers combined, during Central America’s civil wars in the 1980s, when Costa Rica was a sanctuary for those fleeing violence,” UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov, told a press conference in Geneva.
Troubling trend
UNHCR is concerned that this trend could seriously strain Costa Rica’s already stretched asylum system and overwhelm support networks in the country.
“The sharp rise in the number of asylum seekers from Nicaragua corresponds with major socio-political events in the country,” explained Mr. Cheshirkov.
Moreover, Nicaraguans are also increasingly seeking protection further afield.
During the first two months of 2022, the number seeking asylum in Mexico, represented nearly a third of the total, for all of 2021.
UN Costa Rica/Danilo MoraLilith, not her real name, was trafficked from Nicaragua as a teenager and now lives in Costa Rica.Open borders
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Costa Rica has kept its doors open for those seeking international protection.
According to UNHCR’s border monitoring in Costa Rica, many of the new asylum seekers are finding employment through the seasonal coffee harvest.
“However, their economic security could be compromised once the harvest is over, increasing the pressure on response institutions and UNHCR programmes,” warned the UNHCR spokesperson.
He noted that due to the pandemic-induced economic crisis, which has weakened individual support networks that provide shelter and economic opportunities to Nicaraguans, Costa Rica is experiencing a high level of unemployment.
This adds to the need for support from UNHCR and its partners.
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UNHCR assists Costa Rica and its host communities in welcoming asylum seekers and refugees through registration, legal aid, cash assistance, and donations of hygiene and cleaning kits, food and mattresses, Mr. Cheshirkov said.
The agency also provides psychosocial support, emergency shelter, vocational training, and activities to promote peaceful coexistence between refugees and the communities that host them.
“At a moment when the crisis in Ukraine is making daily headlines, these figures highlight the importance of remembering other less visible situations of displacement that persist and grow around the world,” said the UNHCR spokesperson.
“We urge the international community to continue supporting Costa Rica and other countries hosting Nicaraguans in their efforts to receive and provide international protection to those who are forced to flee their country”.
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U.S. pushes to 'update, strengthen' U.N. sanctions on North Korea
The United States will push the U.N. Security Council to "update and strengthen" international sanctions on North Korea over its "increasingly dangerous provocations," the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.
The United States will push the U.N. Security Council to "update and strengthen" international sanctions on North Korea over its "increasingly dangerous provocations," the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday. She made the announcement during a meeting of the 15-member council to discuss the latest in a string of missile launches by Pyongyang this year. North Korea launched what it called a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday.
Nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches by North Korea have long been banned by the Security Council. Pyongyang has been subjected to U.N. sanctions since 2006, which the Security Council has strengthened over the years. "Now is not the time to end our sanctions, now is the time to enforce them," Thomas-Greenfield said. "Offering sanctions relief, without substantive diplomatic progress, would only funnel more revenue to the regime and accelerate the realization of its WMD (weapons of mass destruction) and ballistic weapons goals."
She did not give any details on the planned U.S. proposal to strengthen U.N. sanctions, which aim to cut off funding for Pyongyang's banned programs. North Korean allies China and Russia are likely to oppose such a move. They have instead long been pushing for an easing of U.N. sanctions to improve North Korea's humanitarian situation and to encourage Pyongyang to return to denuclearization negotiations with the United States and others.
"No party should take any action that would lead to greater tensions," China's U.N. Ambassador Zhang Jun told the council on Friday. "The U.S. must not continue to brush aside the DPRK's justified demands. It should offer an attractive proposal to pave the way for early resumed dialogue." North Korea's formal name is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday's ICBM test was designed to demonstrate the might of its nuclear force and deter any U.S. military moves.
U.N. political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told the council on Friday that the last time North Korea conducted an ICBM test was Nov. 29, 2017. "The DPRK also appears to be actively pursuing its nuclear programme," she said.
DiCarlo stressed that "the unity of the Security Council in this matter is essential to ease tensions, overcome the diplomatic impasse and avoid a negative action-reaction cycle."
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Solomons confirms security talks with China; Australia and NZ concerned
A security pact with the Pacific island nation would be a major inroad for China in a region that U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand have for decades seen as their "backyard." Both have expressed concern about the impact on regional security of military cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands after a draft document outlining the proposed cooperation was leaked this week.
The Solomon Islands confirmed on Friday it was creating a partnership with China to tackle security threats and ensure a safe environment for investment as it diversifies security relations. A security pact with the Pacific island nation would be a major inroad for China in a region that U.S. allies Australia and New Zealand have for decades seen as their "backyard."
Both have expressed concern about the impact on regional security of military cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands after a draft document outlining the proposed cooperation was leaked this week. The United States expressed similar concerns on Friday. In its first public comment on the matter, the Solomon Islands government said it was "diversifying the country’s security partnership, including with China" and was working to sign a number of agreements with it "to further create a secure and safe environment for local and foreign investments."
"Broadening partnerships is needed to improve the quality of lives of our people and address soft and hard security threats facing the country," it said in a statement. On Thursday, a Solomon Islands official told Reuters a security agreement with China covering the military would be sent to its cabinet for consideration. The Solomons has already signed a policing deal with China.
The arrangement would cover humanitarian needs besides maintaining the rule of law, the Solomon Islands said, adding that it needed to rebuild its economy after recent riots and would sign an air services pact with China and increase trade. A security agreement with Australia, signed in 2017, would be preserved, it added.
Australian Minister for Pacific Zed Seselja said the prime minister of the Solomon Islands, Manasseh Sogavare, had been told of Australia's concern over the discussions with China and Canberra expected "significant pushback in the region." Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, commenting earlier on Friday, said Australia and New Zealand were part of the "Pacific family" and had a history of providing security support and responding to crises.
"There are others who may seek to pretend to influence and may seek to get some sort of hold in the region and we are very conscious of that," he said. A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said the draft security agreement and the police deal did not address the underlying issues that contributed to the unrest in November.
"We do not believe PRC security forces and their methods need to be exported," the spokesperson added, referring to the People's Republic of China. "This would only fuel local, regional and international concerns over Beijing’s unilateral expansion of its internal security apparatus to the Pacific."
Last month, Washington said it would open an embassy in Honiara amid fears China was seeking to strengthen military relations there. 'UNSETTLING INFLUENCES'
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told ABC Radio the proposed pact was "one of the most significant security developments that we have seen in decades and it's one that is adverse to Australia's national security interests." The Pacific Island nation of fewer than a million people, 2,000 km (1,240 miles) northeast of Australia, switched diplomatic recognition to Beijing from Taiwan in 2019, signalling China's growing influence in the Pacific.
New Zealand’s foreign minister, Nanaia Mahuta, said Pacific partners should be transparent in their actions. "Such agreements will always be the right of any sovereign country to enter into," she said. "However, developments within this purported agreement could destabilise the current institutions and arrangements that have long underpinned the Pacific region's security."
Australia and New Zealand have police in the Solomon Islands, part of a multinational contingent invited by Sogavare to restore order after the riots. The Solomon Islands resident who published online the leaked draft of the security agreement told Reuters it had come from a police source.
It covers Chinese police and military assisting with social order, disaster response and protecting the safety of Chinese personnel and major projects. Australia's defence minister, Peter Dutton, said any move to establish a Chinese military base in Solomon Islands would be a matter of concern.
"We want peace and stability in the region," Dutton told Channel Nine. "We don't want unsettling influences and we don't want pressure and coercion that we are seeing from China." Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin called on relevant parties to look at security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands "objectively and calmly and not over-interpret it."
"Some politicians on the Australian side have published some fallacies of so-called Chinese coercion and deliberately created an atmosphere of tension, which is extremely irresponsible and does not help regional stability and development," Wang told a regular news briefing.
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U.S. General Services Administration backs sale of Trump Org.'s Old Post Office lease
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The U.S. General Services Administration said on Friday it had approved the sale of former U.S. President Donald Trump's lease of the Old Post Office Building in Washington, D.C.
The agency's decision allows the Trump Organization to transfer its lease of the downtown landmark to CGI Hospitality Group with Hilton as operator.
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Russians who spread fake news about officials abroad face jail -Interfax
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday formally approved a law which says people found guilty of spreading fake news about the work of officials abroad can be sentenced to up to 15 years in jail, Interfax news agency said.
The penalties are similar to those allowed under a law adopted earlier this month which aims to punish those who spread false information about the Russian armed forces, the agency said. The law was enacted after the invasion of Ukraine.
Interfax cited a senior legislator as saying the new law was needed because people were spreading false news about Russia's embassies and other organizations operating abroad.
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ANALYSIS-Trudeau political deal offers Canada stability in raucous times
A message of stability is not a bad thing," said Darrell Bricker, chief executive officer of pollster Ipsos Public Affairs. The deal with the left-leaning New Democrats on Tuesday means the Trudeau government is likely to remain in power for years to come.
After a raucous start to the year and on the heels of a pandemic election that most voters did not want, a deal between Trudeau's ruling Liberals and their leftist rivals to keep power until 2025 may offer a measure of political stability for Canadians, analysts said. Already this year a trucker protest brought gridlock to Canada's capital and blocked trade at a vital border crossing, prompting Trudeau to invoke rare emergency powers just after the main opposition Conservatives ousted their leader.
With Canada the home to the biggest Ukrainian diaspora outside of Russia, war in Ukraine and hitting the two-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic is further fueling anxiety. "Canadians are feeling very uncomfortable right now. A message of stability is not a bad thing," said Darrell Bricker, chief executive officer of pollster Ipsos Public Affairs.
The deal with the left-leaning New Democrats on Tuesday means the Trudeau government is likely to remain in power for years to come. Minority governments like the current one normally last only a couple years. "With everything that we've gone through over the past few years, to see more bipartisanship emerge I think will be welcomed by a lot of voters," said Karl Belanger, the former national director of the New Democrats.
Stability is also good for a tarnished Trudeau, who has been in power seven years but has failed to win a majority in the past two elections, including last September. He can now try to get his top agenda items - like spurring green technologies and cutting emissions - off the ground without worrying his government will suddenly collapse.
As one government source put it, the Liberal-NDP deal "is a good way to give up nothing and get stability and predictability. ... It means I have job security". Garry Keller, a Conservative strategist at public affairs consultancy StrategyCorp, said the Liberals "get the stability that they wanted."
While Trudeau may be the immediate benefactor, it also gives the Conservatives more time to imbed a new leader after their convention in September. Whoever becomes the fourth Conservative leader in seven years can "not only get ready for an election, but introduce themselves and build a narrative with Canadian voters," Keller said.
For the New Democrats, who have never held federal power, the move may allow leader Jagmeet Singh to convert policies he has long promoted into reality, including dental care for low earners and a national prescription drug coverage program. But as Belanger pointed out, the true winner from the deal "we'll see only when we when we have an election," and now that could be in 2025.
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Motor racing-Leclerc leads practice as Houthi attacks overshadow Saudi GP
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc ended the opening day of practice leading from Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix schedule went ahead despite attacks by Yemen's Houthis on a facility owned by Aramco near the track. The Monegasque driver, who was also fastest in the opening session of practice, during which a huge plume of black smoke rose over the Red Sea city, lapped the 6.1km Jeddah Corniche track in one minute 30.074 seconds under the floodlights.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc ended the opening day of practice leading from Red Bull's world champion Max Verstappen as the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix schedule went ahead despite attacks by Yemen's Houthis on a facility owned by Aramco near the track.
The Monegasque driver, who was also fastest in the opening session of practice, during which a huge plume of black smoke rose over the Red Sea city, lapped the 6.1km Jeddah Corniche track in one minute 30.074 seconds under the floodlights. Verstappen was second, 0.140 seconds slower than Leclerc with Carlos Sainz, who completed a one-two for Ferrari at last week's season-opener in Bahrain third.
Both Ferrari's ended their session early after touching the wall. Events on the track were overshadowed by the attacks on the Saudi energy facilities owned by state-run energy giant Aramco, a major Formula One sponsor.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis said they launched the attacks and the Saudi-led coalition said Aramco's petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah was hit, causing a fire in two tanks but no casualties. The second practice session was delayed by 15 minutes after Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali called the drivers and teams into a meeting.
Organisers said the weekend, with final practice and qualifying on Saturday and the race on Sunday, would go ahead as planned with fans in attendance. Formula One said it was closely monitoring the situation.
Once-dominant Mercedes, who have been caught out by F1's radical rules overhaul, made progress in the second session. Lewis Hamilton, ninth in the first session, ended the day fifth. New team mate George Russell, 15th in the opening hour, was sixth.
The first session was briefly halted when a corner distance marker came loose. McLaren's Lando Norris clipped the board, showering debris across the track.
Friday's opening hour of practice also allowed drivers to familiarise themselves with the changes to the Jeddah track, a challenging layout made up mainly of blind, high-speed sweeps and flat-out blasts along the city's Red Sea waterfront. Organisers have made changes to give drivers a better line of sight around the corners after safety concerns last year.
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Soccer-Algeria win 1-0 away to Cameroon in World Cup playoff first leg
Algeria's Islam Slimani headed home for a 1-0 away victory over Cameroon in their World Cup playoff first leg in Douala on Friday to take a giant step towards a place at this year's finals in Qatar. The tall striker extended his goal tally in the African qualifiers to eight with a powerful header from a 40th minute free kick for the winner in a cagey game at the Japoma Stadium.
Algeria's Islam Slimani headed home for a 1-0 away victory over Cameroon in their World Cup playoff first leg in Douala on Friday to take a giant step towards a place at this year's finals in Qatar.
The tall striker extended his goal tally in the African qualifiers to eight with a powerful header from a 40th minute free kick for the winner in a cagey game at the Japoma Stadium. Algeria host the return tie in Blida on Tuesday, well placed to qualify for their fifth appearance at the World Cup.
Friday's victory marked a successful return to Douala for Algeria, who flopped horribly in the coastal city in January in the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title, going home early after an embarrassing defeat by tiny Equatorial Guinea. But coach Djamel Belmadi refused to push the panic button and kept faith with his side as they returned to Cameroon to forge a much better result.
Slimani rose above the defence to head the only goal with keeper Andre Onana pushing the ball up against the underside of the bar but unable to stop it from nestling in the net. Slimani had an earlier chance to put Algeria ahead but his 13th minute shot, on a breakaway after a defensive error, was well stopped by Onana.
Cameroon, with former captain Rigobert Song making his debut as coach, were unable to break down a resolute Algeria defence and lost captain Vincent Aboubakar, the top scorer at the Cup of Nations finals, to injury at halftime. Their best chance came late in the game when Karl Toko Ekambi was on target but Algeria keeper Rais Mbolhi saved.
The match was interrupted for six minutes early in the second half as the lights went out in the newly-built stadium but were quickly restored. It meant there were 11 minutes of added time, with Cameroon furiously trying to attack but Algeria getting all their players behind the ball as they held out for the victory. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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Tennis-Kyrgios fined $25,000 by ATP for Indian Wells outbursts
Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined $25,000 for nearly hitting a ball boy after smashing his racket and yelling an audible obscenity during his Indian Wells loss to Rafa Nadal earlier this month, the governing body ATP said on Friday.
Australian Nick Kyrgios has been fined $25,000 for nearly hitting a ball boy after smashing his racket and yelling an audible obscenity during his Indian Wells loss to Rafa Nadal earlier this month, the governing body ATP said on Friday. Following his 7-6(0) 5-7 6-4 defeat, Kyrgios smashed his racket into the ground and it bounced and nearly struck a ball boy. The 28-year-old also swore at a fan during the match as he repeatedly clashed with the crowd and the chair umpire.
Kyrgios was fined $20,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct and $5,000 for an audible obscenity, an ATP spokesperson said in a statement. Nadal said after the match that the ATP needed to review things and make decisions to avoid a repeat of similar incidents and a number of players have called for stiffer penalties to curb outbursts after a series of incidents in recent matches.
American Jenson Brooksby threw his racket in frustration and accidentally hit a ball boy during his first-round win over Federico Coria at this week's Miami Open, for which he received a point penalty instead of a default. Last month, world number four Alexander Zverev received a one-year probation following an expletive-filled tantrum at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco, where he smashed his racket against the umpire's chair and verbally abused him.
Zverev, who was expelled from the tournament, was fined $40,000 and forfeited more than $31,000 in prize money before being handed a suspended eight-week ban and being fined an extra $25,000 by the ATP following a review.
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NFL-Watson denies assault allegations in first news conference with Browns
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson denied sexually assaulting or acting in an inappropriate manner towards any of the 22 women who have made complaints against him as he held his first news conference on Friday since being traded. Watson's move from the Houston Texans to the Browns last week stunned many Cleveland fans but the organization has emphasized that it did its due diligence into the 26-year-old and said they were comfortable with him.
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson denied sexually assaulting or acting in an inappropriate manner towards any of the 22 women who have made complaints against him as he held his first news conference on Friday since being traded.
Watson's move from the Houston Texans to the Browns last week stunned many Cleveland fans but the organization has emphasized that it did its due diligence into the 26-year-old and said they were comfortable with him. "I understand the whole circumstances are very difficult, especially for the women side of the fans in this community," Watson said.
"I'm not naive to that. I know these allegations are very, very serious. "But, like I've mentioned before, I've never assaulted any woman. I've never disrespected any woman. I was raised by a single parent mom.
"I was raised to be genuine and respect everyone and everything around me. I've always defended that and will continue to stand on that. "I just want the opportunity to be able to show who I am in the community and be hands on and serve other people."
This month two Texas grand juries declined to indict Watson. He also faces 22 civil lawsuits and remains under NFL investigation for violating the league's personal conduct policy, which could lead to a suspension.
The Browns said they did not reach out to any of his accusers directly because the team's lawyers said that would be considered interfering with the criminal investigation. Instead the team relied on private investigators during what it called a "five-month odyssey" and in the end said they were comfortable with Watson, who signed a five-year, $230 million contract with the Browns.
"Once we got comfortable with Deshaun the person it became pretty straightforward from a football perspective," Browns General Manager Andrew Berry said. "We think he's one of the best players at the position in the sport. He's obviously in his prime, and we think it's the most important position in the sport."
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U.S. FAA extends environmental review of SpaceX program in Texas
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The FAA's previous target date was March 28. The FAA noted that completing the environmental review does not guarantee a vehicle operator license will be issued, which must also meet FAA safety, risk and financial responsibility requirements.
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Science News Roundup: U.S. FAA extends environmental review of SpaceX program in Texas; New bed nets that 'ground' mosquitoes could boost malaria fight and more
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. U.S. FAA extends environmental review of SpaceX program in Texas The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was again extending its target date to complete an environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica, Texas, to April 29.
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U.S. FAA extends environmental review of SpaceX program in Texas
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was again extending its target date to complete an environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica, Texas, to April 29. The FAA's previous target date was March 28. The FAA noted that completing the environmental review does not guarantee a vehicle operator license will be issued, which must also meet FAA safety, risk and financial responsibility requirements.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it was again extending its target date to complete an environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket program in Boca Chica, Texas, to April 29. The FAA's previous target date was March 28. The FAA noted that completing the environmental review does not guarantee a vehicle operator license will be issued, which must also meet FAA safety, risk and financial responsibility requirements.
The FAA said it "is currently reviewing the Final (Programmatic Environmental Assessment) and completing consultation and coordination with agencies at the local, state, and federal level." SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month he was "highly confident" his new SpaceX Starship, designed for voyages to the moon and Mars, will reach Earth orbit for the first time this year.
The FAA is deciding whether the planned build-out in Texas poses a significant environmental impact to the area - including an adjacent wildlife reserve - and must therefore undergo a far more extensive study before expanded operations at SpaceX's rocket production facility and spaceport in Boca Chica can be licensed. Even in a "worst-case" scenario, in which a full environmental impact statement were required or legal wrangling over the issue threatened to drag on, Musk said SpaceX has a fall-back plan.
The company would shift its entire Starship program to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where SpaceX already has received the environmental approval it needs, Musk said. Such a move would cause a setback of six to eight months, he added. In any case, SpaceX is still shooting for a 2023 launch of what it calls the world's first private lunar mission, flying aboard a Starship to loop around the moon and return to Earth.
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No damages or injuries from 4.4 magnitude earthquake felt in Eddy County
A quiet Thursday night at home for Carlsbad resident Sarah Griffith was interrupted by shaking from an earthquake whose epicenter was in west Texas.
Griffith said she and her husband felt the shaking begin around 9:10 p.m. at their home near the Carlsbad Water Park.
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“We called our friends who live over by the (Carlsbad) High School, but they said they didn’t feel anything. Then I started keeping an eye out on Facebook and sure enough some posts started going up about it,” she said.
Griffith’s property did not suffer any damage from the 4.4 magnitude earthquake.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) noted the quake also impacted an isolated area some 30 miles south of Whites City around 9 p.m. Thursday.
City of Carlsbad Fire Chief Richard Lopez said his department did not receive any reports of injuries or damage within the city limits. No damage was reported in Eddy County, said Eddy County Fire and Rescue Chief Joshua Mack.
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A second 2.6 magnitude earthquake was reported by the USGS around 12:44 a.m. Friday near La Huerta. No damage or injuries were reported by emergency officials.
Thursday night’s earthquake was the strongest of 2022 in West Texas and Southeast New Mexico, read USGS data.
A 4.3 magnitude earthquake was reported March 4 and a 4.2 magnitude earthquake was reported Feb. 14, according to USGS activity.
Between Jan. 4 and March 24, six earthquakes with magnitudes from 3.6 to 3.9 were reported south of Whites City, per USGS.
So far in 2022, 115 earthquakes of various magnitudes were reported across southeast New Mexico and West Texas.
Some Texas and New Mexico government officials pointed to wastewater injections as the cause of increased seismic activity in the Permian Basin, an oil and gas production area. Oil and gas regulators in New Mexico and Texas developed guidelines for saltwater disposal wells (SWD’s) used to pump produced water, a liquid byproduct back underground as a means of disposal.
The New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources (EMNRD) Oil Conservation Division (OCD) published guidelines in response to increased earthquake activity along the New Mexico-Texas border in 2021.
Requirements for reporting seismic activity, potential impact of permitted wells, their location, volume, and established protocols for potentially reducing volumes of growing seismicity were tied to water injection.
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The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) implemented a response plan to reduce injection volumes for magnitude earthquakes greater than 3.5 during an 18-month period in 2021 after suspending disposal well permits in northwest Midland County four earthquakes above a 3.0 magnitude were cited in the middle of December.
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Permian Basin oil and gas pollution could boom amid Russia conflict
Kayley Shoup of Carlsbad fears that when oil is at a premium, so too are breathing and reproductive problems, along with cancer.
She’s an organizer with Citizens Caring for the Future, a local group of environmentalists that recently began attempting to piece together the correlation between high fossil fuel development and health issues.
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Data shows that air-polluting emissions like methane and volatile organic compounds spike when oil and gas production grows, and with the Permian Basin leading the U.S.' production of fossil fuels, the problem could get worse after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The world’s second-largest producer of oil, after the U.S., Russia’s actions led to almost unanimous condemnation from world leaders and the eastern European nation’s removal from the global market.
The price of oil climbed into triple digits in the weeks since, and gasoline prices shot up above $4 a gallon throughout New Mexico and the country.
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Prices go up when demand is high, and that higher demand could mean more extraction in Shoup's native Permian Basin region – and more air pollution.
“It’s harrowing living here in this region,” she said. “I find it quite depressing. It seems like the region is taken advantage of. These big corporations are coming into our community and are taking way more away from us than they are giving.
“They are creating systemic issues.”
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Shoup said her concerns, albeit troubling, were vindicated by a recent study from Stanford University showing almost 10 percent of gas produced through fossil fuel development on the New Mexico side of the Permian is emitted into the atmosphere, polluting the air locals breathe.
“You know that they’re astronomical and it’s nice to see it in a concrete form,” she said of the emissions. “It’s good we’re getting a more accurate picture.”
'A more accurate' picture of oil and gas' environmental impact
The study published Wednesday used several aircraft equipped with monitoring technology that flew over the area in 2018 and 2019, a year of record-breaking growth in production.
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They flew over oil and gas operations throughout the basin, calculating emissions from 90 percent of well sites, pipelines and other infrastructure throughout the region,
Evan Sherwin, a post-doctoral research fellow in energy resource engineering and co-author of the research, said the results were surprising.
He said the planes, used through a partnership with Kairos Aerospace, flew over each location about four times, tracking about 2,000 emissions from about 1,000 sources.
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Calculations showed an about 9.4 percent loss rate, meaning that fraction of natural gas produced in the region was released into the air.
The gas’ main component methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, with about 25 to 30 times the global warming impact as carbon dioxide in a 100-year timeline, Sherwin said, or 80 percent higher in a 20-year scale.
Some of the locations surveyed in the study emitted up to 10 tons of methane per hour, he said.
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The study did not include names of operators emitting the air pollution, Sherwin said, but revealed energy companies were releasing more pollutants than previously believed.
“It’s very high loss rate compared to other estimates we’ve seen for the Permian Basin. There are several reasons to think this was a particularly high emission time,” Sherwin said. “In 2019, there was rapid growth particularly for oil. The prices were very low. The normal profit incentives to capture that gas was very low.”
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Sherwin said he hoped recently-enacted state regulations would sway operators toward capturing more gas.
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Last year, New Mexico’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD) – through its Oil Conservation Division – enacted new policy requiring operators capture 98 percent of produced gas by 2026.
A separate rulemaking by the New Mexico Environmental Department (NMED) is ongoing to increase leak reporting and repairs, targeting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which create cancer-causing, ground-level ozone.
“The regulation hadn’t gone into effect yet,” Sherwin said of 2019. “The operators are presumably planning for that and have hopefully reduced emissions accordingly.”
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But even though EMNRD’s rulemaking, along with policy to ban routine flaring – the burning off of natural gas – did take effect since the data was gathered, Shoup said she’s seen little difference along U.S. Highway 285, a main oil and gas thoroughfare that connects Carlsbad to Artesia.
The side of the road is still dotted with burning flares, Shoup said, bringing a host of health and social problems to the community.
And emissions from neighboring Texas, unregulated by New Mexico’s new policies, could be even more concerning, Shoup said, as her hometown is only about an hour’s drive to the State line.
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That means the federal government should step in, she said, to enact stronger emission controls that apply to all states through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
“I don’t feel like there’s been a ton of change as far as the flaring going on. It underscores the EPA needs to take action and ban routine flaring federally,” Shoup said. “We’re right on the border with Texas and we’re suffering their emissions as well.
"It’s a whole different ball game over there. It’s important the federal government steps up for states like New Mexico.”
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An economic incentive to capture oil and gas emissions
Aside from the regulatory push for more gas capture, he said investors are also trending toward a greater emphasis on environmental performance as calls from the scientific community to reduce climate change became increasingly dire in recent years.
“There is also interest in the investment community that companies have higher environment, social and governance (ESG) ratings,” Sherwin said. “They really want to know that these companies have their emissions under control.”
Capturing gas as a marketable product could also prove lucrative, he said, even for smaller operators many industry leaders worried would be priced out of the industry by new regulations as the cost of compliance rose.
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“If operators take steps now, they’ll be able to reduce costs in the future,” Sherwin said. “The small operators could be in better shape than they would be if they didn’t take these actions.
“I hope operators will take these results as a sign they have these very powerful tools at their disposal. There are many ways that industry can find these very large emissions and flag them for repair. These repairs can really pay off even just for revenue.”
Yuanlei Chen, a Stanford doctoral student and co-author of the study, said the research should encourage operators to quickly repair leaks, retrofitting valves and doing what they can to curb air pollution.
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“The aerially-detectable point sources, including a surprisingly large number of point sources from pipelines, account for the vast majority of total methane emissions in the study area,” Chen said. “These point sources are from a small fraction of the facilities in the area and present large methane mitigation opportunities.”
Chen said cutting methane emissions is one of the most “cost-effective” paths for oil companies to reduce their environmental impact, and the use of aircraft – which could be shared by small operators – will ensure better accuracy.
“Rapidly finding and fixing the large emission sources is important for cutting methane emissions,” Chen said. “Regular aerial screening presents an inexpensive and accurate approach for pinpointing the high-consequence sources, although the current ground-based monitoring approaches are still important for smaller emissions.
“Reducing methane emissions is often one of the most cost-effective ways for oil and gas companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
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The economics of air pollution could become even more important as the U.S. is poised for another increase in its oil and gas production in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The conflict exacerbated the need for stronger regulations, Shoup said, and a potential shift away from the world’s reliance on fossil fuel.
“There has to be a managed downturn at some point,” Shoup said. “We know that this development brings more emissions. I worry a lot of new development is going to be justified by what is going on in the world.
"With the newfound demand for oil with the Russia situation, I worry the Permian might become the sacrificial lamb for the energy needs of the world.”
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Museum featuring Carlsbad schools annual art show
Some incredible works of art are on display at the Carlsbad Museum, and they were all created right here in Carlsbad.
The Carlsbad Municipal Schools Annual Art show opened this week. Hundreds of pieces from local youth artists, ages K-12, are on display. Hours at the museum are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
The exhibit includes a special showing of work by senior Ashely Carey, an artist who works with acrylic paints, oil paints, graphite, charcoal, ink and clay. Ashley’s inspiration includes personal experiences with injuries and sickness. Many of the pieces also feature movement and color. After graduating, Ashley plans to continue to pursue an interest in art by attending Colorado Mesa University as a Studio Arts major. Please check out all of the works by our local students at this outstanding exhibit.
The Carlsbad Museum is also mourning the passing of community member Tiger Lilly, who operated the museum gift shop for many years and operated the museum on Saturday. Tiger was well known and well liked across Carlsbad. We offer our condolences to her family and friends, especially her husband, Willi Junge.
Now that we are (hopefully) finally moving past COVID-19 issues, one of the biggest concerns is getting all of our students to return to school. A significant number of high school students stopped attending during the COVID-19 pandemic and simply haven’t returned to school.
On the other end of the spectrum, a large number of kindergarteners and first graders never started school. This is a problem across the country, as many families had to make changes to their schedule due to changes in their work situation, etc. It’s going to be a long time before everything completely returns to normal, but we hope that we can start getting as many children as possible re-enrolled in their education.
Please don’t forget to visit us at 11 a.m. April 8 at the “Janell Whitlock Municipal Annex,” 114 S. Halagueno St., where we will be dedicating the building to former judge, city councilor and county commissioner Janell Whitlock. Janell’s close friend, hall of famer Becky Thompson, will be providing food at the event, so please tell us if you plan to attend, so we know how much food to prepare.
Two other Carlsbad legends – Jeanne Beeson and Ann Halford (the $2 Bill Lady), will be celebrating their 98th and 93rd birthdays, respectively, with a party on Saturday. Happy birthday to Jeanne and Ann, and we hope you have a great celebration. | https://www.currentargus.com/story/opinion/columnists/2022/03/25/museum-featuring-carlsbad-schools-annual-art-show/7151951001/ | 2022-03-25T21:39:19 | en | 0.97016 |
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The 49ers quarterback discussion has dominated Niners Nation for quite some time, as many of you in the comments love to remind us. However, most of that discussion has been from the team’s perspective. What’s best for the team? How should the team handle it, etc.? I thought it might be beneficial to see how an agent would approach the situation, and I was lucky enough to get the chance to talk with one of the best in the business, Leigh Steinberg, earlier this week.
Leigh is the founder of Steinberg Sports and Entertainment and is one of the most accomplished agents anywhere. His life inspired the movie Jerry McGuire with Tom Cruise, and he also used to represent a quarterback you might have heard of back in the day.
I started the conversation with a straightforward question. In the case of Jimmy Garoppolo, what is the agent’s responsibility?
“Your responsibility is to anticipate, far ahead of the actual event happening, what would be the best result for the player? You could see that when they drafted Trey Lance, they obviously were taking him that high to be their quarterback...The minute that that draft comes across, you know you’re going to eventually find another place for that quarterback.”
When the news that Garoppolo needed surgery broke at the Combine, my initial reaction was that Team Jimmy intentionally waited to have the surgery in order to hurt his trade value and increase the chances he got released. Many of you thought I was being a crazy conspiracy theorist. So, I asked Steinberg about that as well.
“I don’t know the individual facts of that situation at all,” Steinberg said, “But the impediment to trading a player like that is the size of the contract. Unless he’s going to start, I doubt that a team is going to pick up that much salary against the cap. So ultimately, the only question is, ‘Is it desirable from a player’s standpoint to be waived, and then take your own look at the free-agent market?’”
Make of that answer what you will.
Once the decision to move on is made, however, how does an agent proceed from that point?
“You come to this juncture in a quarterback’s career where the team’s made the decision to go a different direction. Then you have to make a decision, especially when you’re perspectively going to get a large amount of money if you would stay there, you have to make a decision on how to restart a quarterback’s career. In other words, what is the right place?
You might look at somewhere where he can’t start immediately, but there’s an aging quarterback there who maybe has another one or two years left. Or a situation where there’s not an established starter, and they’re still are some of those situations around.”
Steinberg also vouched for the word of John Lynch when it came to the promise he made to work with Garoppolo to find a new destination. He actually represented Lynch for part of his career, so he knows him well. He also expressed confidence in Garoppoo’s agent, Don Yee, to find a suitable destination for him.
“Don Yee is a veteran agent. He’s represented Tom Brady for years. He’s very smart. He has good judgment. I’m sure he’ll handle the situation really well. He’s been around a long time, he’s bright, and he has connections. I’m sure he’ll do a good job.”
Ultimately it was an illuminating conversation on how the sausage gets made, so to speak. I also got Leigh to tell a couple of stories about Steve Young back in the day, including what Young said to him on the field after winning Super Bowl XXIX and how close he was to playing for Mike Shanahan’s Denver Broncos after John Elway retired.
Here are the time codes if you’d like to skip ahead in the interview:
- What do you do when you know your client is going to be traded? (:42)
- How do you help facilitate a deal (2:28)
- The problem with Jimmy G. is the contract (3:45)
- Did Garoppolo wait to have surgery? (4:54)
- What is Don Yee like as an agent (11:15)
- Did John Lynch overplay his hand with Deebo and Bosa's comments? (11:53)
- What’s the first thing you think of when you hear the name Steve Young (14:45)
- What Young told him after winning the Super Bowl (16:28)
- How did Young deal with waiting behind Joe Montana? (17:38)
- Why Leigh wanted Steve Young traded from San Francisco (18:10)
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(NEXSTAR) – The world was first mesmerized by the stellar view of cosmic pillars in 1995 thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope. Now, almost three decades later, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is giving us an even more stunning view.
Known as the Pillars of Creation, the dusty towers some 6,500 light-years away are regarded as a birthplace of stars.
According to NASA, the Pillars of Creation are just a fraction of a star-forming region within the Eagle Nebula, which was discovered in 1745 by Swiss astronomer Jean-Philippe Loys de Chéseaux.
Hidden within the columns are newborn stars, some of which can be seen in the newest image from the James Webb telescope.
Side-by-side images of the Pillars of Creation, as seen by Hubble (on the left) and Webb (on the right), can be viewed below. Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera was able to capture an even more detailed view than Hubble, offering a better glimpse of the newborn stars.
The red orbs seen in Webb’s version will, eventually, collapse under their own gravity, heat up, and form new stars, NASA explains. Stars that are still forming create the lava-like lines on the edges of the columns.
When new stars are forming, NASA explains that they can sometimes shoot out supersonic jets that collide with other material. This can lead to bow shocks, leaving wavy patterns. This also creates energetic hydrogen molecules, causing the crimson glow.
The young stars pictured above are estimated to be a few hundred thousand years old — relatively young in the lifespan of stars. NASA will use Webb’s newest image to better understand star formation.
You don’t need an expensive space telescope to view the Eagle Nebula, either. According to NASA, the nebula can be best viewed in July with even a small telescope. A larger telescope and even better viewing conditions can offer a glimpse at the Pillars of Creation. | https://www.krqe.com/news/space-news/james-webb-telescope-captures-stunning-image-of-pillars-of-creation-what-to-look-for/ | 2022-10-20T16:26:40 | en | 0.943427 |
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A full house is expected at the Springboro City Council meeting tonight as residents are expected to voice their objections to a court-ordered settlement agreement concerning the development of the 103-acre Easton Farm.
The council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. today at the Springboro City Building, 320 W. Central Ave. Council will give residents and businesses the opportunity to comment on the matter.
After nearly a year of litigation and mediation, Springboro and the property owner and developers of a proposed $265 million housing, retail and commercial development along Ohio 741 reached a settlement agreement to avoid a trial. If council rejects the settlement, the lawsuit will continue, reaching a trial date that has been set by the court for March 20, 2023.
Council will consider the settlement agreement, which would grant Planned Unit Development/Mixed Use Zone status, and a general preliminary development plan, to the owners and developers of the Easton Farm project at 605 N. Main St. However, the developer will be required to submit new development plans to the city Planning Commission.
Springboro City Council in September 2021 unanimously rejected a development proposal and rezoning for the Easton Farm.
In November 2021, the owners of the property and the development team controlled by the Borror Group and Dillin Development, Inc., filed suit against the city in Warren County Common Pleas Court, alleging an unconstitutional taking of the property and a request for considerable financial damages in excess of more than $7 million. The city then filed a motion to dismiss and the judge summarily rejected all the city’s arguments for dismissal, according to city officials.
Eventually, the city entered into a mediation process through the court, and after considerable back and forth, a rezoning plan with no financial damages assessed against the city was proposed.
The proposed settlement agreement has been posted on the city’s website at www.ci.springboro.oh.us.
The property at 605 N. Main St. was the focus of a contentious rezoning process that was opposed by residents. Some residents in neighboring subdivisions and elsewhere in the city objected to the the number of homes proposed.
This is not the first time plans for a development on the property have been presented to the city. In 2008 and 2017, plans to develop the same land were brought forward by other developers, but either were rejected by the city or dropped.
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Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point and Kings Island, did not have to give a refund to 2020 season pass holders for the season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cedar Fair did not open Cedar Point or Kings Island in May 2020 after state issued health orders in March kept amusement parks closed. In April, Cedar Fair announced that it was extending all 2020 passes through the 2021 season, and the parks were opened in July with an array of safety precautions.
One Cedar Point season pass holder filed a class-action lawsuit, seeking refunds on behalf of those who purchased season passes for the 2020 season.
The Supreme Court determined that Cedar Fair reserved its right in the season pass terms to adjust the dates of operation in its parks without notice and to close its rides and attractions “for weather and other conditions.”
“There is no question that Ohio’s government-mandated shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic was a condition that required Cedar Fair to close its parks for approximately two months,” the opinion stated.
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TORONTO (AP) — A judge sentenced Jacob Hoggard, the front man for the Canadian band Hedley, to five years in prison for the sexual assault of an Ottawa woman, in what the presiding judge called a “particularly degrading rape.”
Ontario Superior Court Justice Gillian Roberts said she accepted the woman’s testimony in its entirety and said it involved “gratuitous degradation” and “gratuitous violence.”
The 2016 sexual assault took place in a Toronto hotel room and the Ottawa woman told Hoggard’s sentencing hearing that what happened will haunt her for the rest of her life.
The woman, who was in her early 20s at the time, said Hoggard choked her so hard she thought she was going to die. She testified the sexual assault lasted for hours.
Hoggard had also been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm in the case of a teenage fan, as well as sexual interference involving that complainant, but was found not guilty.
The 38-year-old had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
A jury deliberated for six days and twice found itself deadlocked on “some counts” before finding Hoggard guilty in June of sexual assault causing bodily harm in the Ottawa woman’s case.
Hoggard said at trial that he had consensual, “passionate” sex with both complainants.
He denied choking the Ottawa woman, but said the other elements described, such as spitting and slapping were among his sexual preferences – and could have happened.
At a sentencing hearing earlier this month, the Ottawa woman told court the incident left her paralyzed with fear and despair for months.
The woman, who cannot be named due to a standard publication ban, said the sexual assault robbed her of her confidence, her dreams and altered her life.
“I was never the same after that day,” she said. “A part of me died that day that I will never get back.”
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ADA, Okla. (AP) — Many of the 39 Native American tribes based in Oklahoma have played roles in state politics for decades, often behind the scenes. They became bigger, more outspoken players when voters approved Las Vegas-style gambling in 2004. The budgets of several major tribes ballooned with casino revenue.
This year, in their most forceful political move yet, they are wielding their considerable influence to oppose a second term for Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, himself a Cherokee citizen, who is facing a tough reelection challenge after feuding with the tribes for nearly his entire first term.
With the election just weeks away, five of the state's most powerful tribes jointly endorsed Stitt's Democratic opponent, Joy Hofmeister, the state’s public schools superintendent who has promised a more cooperative relationship with the tribal nations. It's the first time in modern history that the tribes, which often have unique or competing interests, have weighed in on a governor's race in such a public way.
“I don’t know that I’ve ever seen (the tribes) more active than they are today,” said Pat McFerron, a longtime Oklahoma GOP political consultant and pollster. “I think they might have flown under the radar a little bit more before.”
The effect is an unexpectedly tight race in a deep-red state that is typically an afterthought in national politics. Reflecting concerns about Stitt's vulnerability, the super PAC for the Republican Governors Association released an ad late in the campaign tying Hofmeister to President Joe Biden and rising gas prices.
Stitt's feud with the tribes began during his first year in office when he unsuccessfully attempted to renegotiate the state's gambling compact with the tribes. His administration then sought to overturn a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on tribal sovereignty in 2020 and drew the ire of the tribes again last year when he terminated hunting and fishing compacts between the state and tribes.
“He seems to have enjoyed this fight, relishes it and points to it as a badge of honor,” McFerron said. “It’s almost like he’s taunting them.”
The animosity between Stitt and the tribes has spilled into public view as the midterm elections draw closer. Tribal leaders have publicly assailed the governor, public meetings about law enforcement in Indian Country have turned ugly and Stitt has faced an onslaught of dark-money attack ads.
“Any governor that postures and attempts dominion of tribes is detrimental to the tribes and the state,” said Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill.
Stitt, a multimillionaire mortgage company owner and political newcomer when he ran four years ago, has been dogged by scandals in his administration, including a sweetheart deal given to a barbecue restaurant owner that resulted in a criminal probe, improper spending of coronavirus relief funds intended for education and $2 million spent on malaria drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic that doctors had warned shouldn't be used to treat the virus without more testing.
Stitt also has touted new laws outlawing abortion, even in cases of rape or incest, and targeting medical treatment for transgender children, both of which have turned away some moderate Republicans and independents.
For his part, Stitt says he hopes that if he’s elected to a second term, he will have improved relations with Native American tribes. Yet he insists that the Supreme Court ruling expanding tribal sovereignty has been detrimental to the state.
“I’ve told people I will not go down in history as the governor that gives my state away,” Stitt said. “A lot of people want to paint this as an anti-Indian thing. This is not. This is a pro-Oklahoma thing.”
In the leadup to the election, several nonprofit groups that focus on registering and engaging Native American voters say they've never seen this level of enthusiasm among Indian voters in statewide politics.
At a recent voter registration event at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, home of the Chickasaw Nation, a steady stream of students, many of them Native American, signed up to register to vote at an event hosted in part by Rock the Native Vote. That's a nonprofit sponsored by the Indian Methodist Church of Oklahoma that was formed in 2002. In the parking lot were cars with tribal license plates from Cherokee, Chickasaw, Comanche, Kiowa and Otoe-Missouria tribes.
“Our goal is to get people registered, and more importantly, the Native voters within our state," said 19-year-old Devon Rain Potter, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation who was helping run a registration booth. “Once we get Native voters to show up to the polls, we can get a lot of things done."
According to the most recent U.S. Census data, Oklahoma has one of the highest percentages of Native American citizens at nearly 10% of the state's population. An additional 6.6% identify as being two or more races. That's easily enough to tip the scales in a closely contested statewide race.
And it's not just Oklahoma where Native voters are being courted and urged to turn out. The Native Organizers Alliance is targeting Indigenous voters in states across the country, including swing states with large Native American populations like Arizona, said Judith LeBlanc, the group's executive director.
Even in deep-red Texas, which has seen an increase in the American Indian population over the past 10 years, the group Democracy is Indigenous DFW drew dozens to a meet-and-greet with candidates, including Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, who is challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The goal of the nonpartisan group is to increase voter engagement in the American Indian and Indigenous population in Texas.
“We are doing a wholehearted voter registration campaign,” LeBlanc said. “I believe in Oklahoma we can make a difference.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — One of the music world's most articulate and introspective performers, Lucinda Williams, has a memoir coming out next spring.
The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter has a deal with Crown for "Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You," scheduled for April 23. Williams, 69, will look back to her wandering childhood, when she lived in 12 different places by age 18, and trace her rise in the music business. Her albums include “Sweet Old World,” “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” and “Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone.”
“For decades now, I’ve shared my innermost thoughts and experiences via my songs,“ Williams said in a statement released Thursday by Crown. “After years spent toying with the idea, I’ve decided to finally tell my stories more fully. But this won’t be a sugar-coated memoir; I want people to really see the truth of my life.”
According to Crown, Williams “reveals the inspirations for her unforgettable lyrics, including the doomed love affairs with ‘poets on motorcycles’ and the gothic Southern landscapes of the many different towns of her youth, including Macon, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans.”
Williams previously had a deal, in 2018, to write a memoir for Henry Holt and Company. The editor at Holt, Gillian Blake, has since moved to Crown, for which she acquired Williams' book. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/lucinda-williams-memoir-of-childhood-career-out-april-23/WGQW3VY37FDUZCZJQSLWS3V27U/ | 2022-10-20T16:28:41 | en | 0.966265 |
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed inmate Benjamin Cole on Thursday morning despite claims from his attorneys that he had been severely mentally ill.
Cole was pronounced dead at 10:22 a.m. at Oklahoma’s state penitentiary in McAlester. He was the sixth Oklahoma inmate to be executed since the state resumed carrying them out in October 2021.
Attorneys for Cole did not dispute that he killed his infant daughter, 9-month-old Brianna Cole, by forcibly bending her backward, breaking her spine and tearing her aorta. But they argued that Cole was severely mentally ill and that he had a growing lesion on his brain that had worsened in recent years.
Cole refused medical attention and ignored his personal hygiene, hoarding food and living in a darkened cell with little to no communication with staff or fellow prisoners, his attorneys told the state's Pardon and Parole Board last month during a clemency hearing.
“His condition has continued to decline over the course of this year,” Cole’s attorney Katrina Conrad-Legler said.
The panel voted 4-1 to deny clemency, and a district judge earlier this month determined Cole was competent to be executed. Two last-minute appeals filed with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt his execution were rejected, one on Wednesday and another Thursday morning.
In a separate case Wednesday, a federal appeals court panel upheld a lower court's ruling earlier this year deeming Oklahoma's execution protocol constitutional. Cole was among more than two dozen death row inmates who filed suit, citing, among other things, a series of problems in the death chamber, including a botched execution in 2014.
“Oklahoma’s earlier problems in the execution chamber are not enough to show that future similar problems are imminent,” the opinion from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said.
Cole had a lesion on his brain, which was separate from his diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia, that had grown in size in recent years and affected the part of his brain that deals with problem solving, movement and social interaction, Conrad-Legler said.
Attorneys for the state and members of the victim’s family told the board that Cole’s symptoms of mental illness were exaggerated and that the brutal nature of his daughter’s killing merited his execution.
Assistant Attorney General Tessa Henry said Cole killed his daughter because he was infuriated that her crying from her crib interrupted his playing of a video game.
“He is not severely mentally ill,” said another prosecutor, Assistant Attorney General Ashley Willis. “There is nothing in the constitution or jurisprudence that prevents his execution.”
Prosecutors noted that the infant had numerous injuries consistent with a history of abuse and that Cole had previously served time in prison in California for abusing another child.
Board members also heard emotional testimony from family members of the slain child’s mother, who urged the board to reject clemency.
“The first time I got to see Brianna in person was lying in a casket,” said Donna Daniel, the victim’s aunt. “Do you know how horrible it is to see a 9-month-old baby in a casket?
“This baby deserves justice. Our family deserves justice.”
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said in a statement before the execution that he was confident Cole was sufficiently competent to be executed.
“Although his attorneys claim Cole is mentally ill to the point of catatonia, the fact is that Cole fully cooperated with a mental evaluation in July of this year,” O’Connor said. “The evaluator, who was not hired by Cole or the State, found Cole to be competent to be executed and that ‘Mr. Cole does not currently evidence any substantial, overt signs of mental illness, intellectual impairment, and/or neurocognitive impairment.’” | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/oklahoma-executes-man-convicted-of-killing-infant-daughter/V2XTGJUQWJGX5J5UEXSTAZERLM/ | 2022-10-20T16:28:48 | en | 0.984892 |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike.
The railroads took the unusual step of issuing a statement late Wednesday rejecting the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union’s latest request to add paid sick time on top of the 24% raises and $5,000 in bonuses they received in the first five-year deal.
Union Pacific CEO Lance Fritz said Thursday that he thinks the main reason the BMWED rejected its initial contract last week was that the details of improved expense reimbursement in the deal were still being negotiated at UP while workers were voting. So it wasn't clear exactly what those workers would receive for their travel expenses when they go on the road to repair tracks.
Six of the 12 railroad unions that represent 115,000 workers nationwide have approved their tentative agreements with the railroads so far, but all of them have to ratify their contracts to avoid a strike. The unions have agreed to put any strike on hold until at least mid-November while the BMWED negotiates a new deal and the other unions vote on their proposed contracts, so there's no immediate threat the the trains most businesses rely on to deliver their raw materials and finished products will stop moving. A railroad strike could devastate the economy.
“Ultimately, I remain confident that we’re going to get our temporary agreements ratified and be able to avoid a strike. That’s still a possibility but I don’t think it’s a probability,” Fritz told investors after his railroad released its earnings report.
The group that negotiations on behalf of the major railroads, including UP, BNSF, Norfolk Southern, CSX and Kansas City Southern, said the new contracts should closely follow the recommendations of the special board of arbitrators that President Joe Biden appointed this summer. The railroads said that board rejected union demands for paid sick time.
“Now is not the time to introduce new demands that rekindle the prospect of a railroad strike,” the railroads said.
Officials at the BMWED union didn't immediately respond to the railroads Thursday. Concerns about quality of life and the ability for workers — particularly the engineers and conductors who drive the trains — to take time off without being penalized have weighed heavily on the negotiations.
But the railroads say workers do have significant short-term disability benefits that kick in after four or seven days and last up to 52 weeks that the unions have negotiated for over the years. The railroads said the unions have repeatedly agreed that short-term absences would be unpaid in favor of higher wages and more generous benefits for long-term illnesses.
If both sides can't agree on contracts, Congress could step in to block a strike and impose terms on the workers. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/railroads-reject-sick-time-demands-raising-chance-of-strike/XRV7GV7M4VEEXGTCKOYYHVAUHM/ | 2022-10-20T16:28:55 | en | 0.973946 |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery — forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes.
None of the proposals would force immediate changes inside the states' prisons, though they could lead to legal challenges related to how they use prison labor, a lasting imprint of slavery’s legacy on the entire United States.
The effort is part of a national push to amend the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that banned enslavement or involuntary servitude except as a form of criminal punishment. That exception has long permitted the exploitation of labor by convicted felons.
“The idea that you could ever finish the sentence ‘slavery’s okay when ... ’ has to rip out your soul, and I think it’s what makes this a fight that ignores political lines and brings us together, because it feels so clear,” said Bianca Tylek, executive director of Worth Rises, a criminal justice advocacy group pushing to remove the amendment's convict labor clause.
Nearly 20 states have constitutions that include language permitting slavery and involuntary servitude as criminal punishments. In 2018, Colorado was the first to remove the language from its founding frameworks by ballot measure, followed by Nebraska and Utah two years later.
This November, versions of the question go before voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont.
Sen. Raumesh Akbari, a Democrat from Memphis, was shocked when a fellow lawmaker told her about the slavery exception in the Tennessee Constitution and immediately began working to replace the language.
“When I found out that this exception existed, I thought, 'We have got to fix this and we've got to fix this right away,'” she said. "Our constitution should reflect the values and the beliefs of our state.”
Constitutions require lengthy and technically tricky steps before they can be tweaked. Akbari first proposed changes in 2019; the GOP-dominant General Assembly then had to pass the changes by a majority vote in one two-year legislative period and then pass it again with at least two-thirds approval in the next. The amendment could then go on the ballot in the year of the next gubernatorial election.
Akbari also had to work with the state Department of Correction to ensure that inmate labor wouldn't be prohibited under her proposal.
The proposed language going before Tennessean voters more clearly distinguishes between the two: “Slavery and involuntary servitude are forever prohibited. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an inmate from working when the inmate has been duly convicted of a crime.”
“We understand that those who are incarcerated cannot be forced to work without pay, but we should not create a situation where they won’t be able to work at all,” Akbari said.
Similar concerns over the financial impact of prison labor led California's Democratic-led Legislature to reject an amendment eliminating indentured servitude as a possible punishment for crime after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration predicted it could require the state to pay billions of dollars at minimum wage to prison inmates.
Scrutiny over prison labor has existed for decades, but the 13th Amendment's loophole in particular encouraged former Confederate states after the Civil War to devise new ways to maintain the dynamics of slavery. They used restrictive measures, known as the "Black codes" because they nearly always targeted Black people, to criminalize benign interactions such as talking too loudly or not yielding on the sidewalk. Those targeted would end up in custody for minor actions, effectively enslaving them again.
Fast-forward to today: Many incarcerated workers make pennies on the dollar, which isn't expected to change if the proposals succeed. Inmates who refuse to work may be denied phone calls or visits with family, punished with solitary confinement and even be denied parole.
Alabama is asking voters to delete all racist language from its constitution and to remove and replace a section on convict labor that's similar to what Tennessee has had in its constitution.
Vermont often boasts of being the first state in the nation to ban slavery in 1777, but its constitution still allows involuntary servitude in a handful of circumstances. Its proposed change would replace the current exception clause with language saying "slavery and involuntary servitude are forever prohibited in this State.”
Oregon's proposed change repeals its exception clause while adding language allowing a court or probation or parole agency to order alternatives to incarceration as part of sentencing.
Louisiana is the only state so far to have its proposed amendment draw organized opposition, over concerns that the replacement language may make matters worse. Even one of its original sponsors has second thoughts — Democratic Rep. Edmond Jordan told The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate last week that he's urging voters to reject it.
The nonprofit Council for a Better Louisiana warned that the wording could technically permit slavery again, as well as continue involuntary servitude.
Louisiana's Constitution now says: “Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited, except in the latter case as punishment for a crime.” The amendment would change that to: "Slavery and involuntary servitude are prohibited, (but this) does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice.”
“This amendment is an example of why it is so important to get the language right when presenting constitutional amendments to voters,” the nonprofit group said in a statement urging voters to choose “No” and lawmakers to try again, pointing to Tennessee's ballot language as a possible template.
Supporters of the amendment say such criticisms are part of a campaign to keep exception clauses in place.
“If this doesn't pass, it will be used as a weapon against us,” said Max Parthas, state operations director for the Abolish Slavery National Network.
The question stands as a reminder of how slavery continues to bedevil Americans, and Parthas says that's reason enough to vote yes.
“We’ve never seen a single day in the United States where slavery was not legal,” he said. “We want to see what that looks like and I think that’s worth it."
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite
Credit: J. Scott Applewhite | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/slavery-is-on-the-ballot-for-voters-in-5-us-states/TCTBF4ZGHJD6RCJQTOURRSE3GI/ | 2022-10-20T16:29:02 | en | 0.961862 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday as markets continue an unsteady search for direction amid more mixed news on company earnings.
The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 11:29 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 197 points, or 0.7%, to 30,626 and the Nasdaq rose 0.9%.
Treasury yields were relatively stable and remained at multiyear highs, which has helped push up rates on mortgages and other loans. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed to 4.16 from 4.14% late Wednesday and is at its highest levels in 14 years. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for future Federal Reserve action, fell to 4.55% from 4.56%.
Earnings have been the big focus for Wall Street all week as investors try to get a better picture of how companies are faring amid the hottest inflation in four decades and how they see the economy moving forward.
The results have been mixed so far. Several big companies released encouraging financial results, while others have disappointed investors with weak or worrisome warnings.
IBM rose 3.7% after its third-quarter earnings and revenue topped analysts' forecasts. AT&T jumped 9% after also reporting strong results.
Tesla fell 3.9% after saying it will miss its target for vehicle deliveries this year. Railroad Union Pacific slipped 4.1% after predicting slower growth, suggesting that the economy may be slowing down. CSX, which reports its results later Thursday, fell 0.5%. American Airlines fell 3.4% after reporting its latest results.
Technology stocks made strong gains. Microsoft rose 1.4%. Energy stocks gained ground as U.S. oil prices rose 1.4%. Chevron rose 1.1%.
Markets in Europe were mostly higher. British Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned following financial market turmoil caused by multiple policy U-turns.
Investors remain concerned about inflation and the potential for recessions throughout world. Wall Street is particularly worried about the Fed's ongoing plan to raise interest rates in order to slow economic growth and tame high prices. The U.S. economy is already showing signs of a slowdown and the Fed's plan risks stalling the economy and causing a recession.
The employment market has remained a strong area of the economy, along with consumer spending. The latest government data showed that the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week and remains historically low.
The healthy jobs market has been a tricky sticking point for the broader economy. While positive, it also signals that the Fed will have to remain aggressive in raising interest rates. Fed officials have warned that the unemployment rate will likely have to rise as part of their fight against rising prices.
The central bank has raised its key interest rate to a range of 3% to 3.25%. A little more than six months ago, that rate was near zero. The rate increases have been putting pressure on other areas of the economy, including the housing market.
The sharp rate increases have pushed mortgage rates up to 15-year highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate ticked up this week to 6.94% from 6.92% last week. Last year at this time, the rate was 3.09%.
Higher mortgage rates are helping stall a housing sector that has been hot for years. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in September for the eighth month in a row.
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Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott contributed to this report. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/us-stocks-rise-as-big-earnings-week-continues-tesla-slides/BGVN7LEO6REXZKYE4AOJ46MQEY/ | 2022-10-20T16:29:08 | en | 0.970448 |
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