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Flint Township, Mich. (WJRT) - Flint Township will soon be home to a new Michigan location of Chick-fil-A.
Flint Township Economic Enhancement Director, Tracey Tucker confirms to ABC12 News that Chick-fil-A is coming to Flint Twp. and will be going into the current SONIC location at 3140 Miller Rd.
Their site plan was approved last Thursday.
SONIC’s lease runs through the end of 2022, and Tucker said Chick fil-A will open sometime in 2023.
Tucker also noted that Gabe’s will open soon in the former VG’s Grocery site on Corunna Rd. They are a retailer similar to TJ MAXX.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. (PNFP) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $145.1 million.
The Nashville, Tennessee-based bank said it had earnings of $1.86 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.68 per share.
The regional bank operator posted revenue of $417.9 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $390.1 million, which also topped Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $361.5 million.
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Netflix Q2 subscriber loss widens, but not as much as feared
Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation thats squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming services effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as part of Netflixs second-quarter earnings report, is by far the largest quarterly subscriber loss in the companys 25-year history.
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Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that's squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service's effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.
The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as part of Netflix's second-quarter earnings report, is by far the largest quarterly subscriber loss in the company's 25-year history. It could have been far worse, though, considering Netflix management released an April forecast calling for a loss of 2 million subscribers during the second quarter. The less severe loss in subscribers, combined with an outlook calling for a return to growth in the July-September period. helped lift Netflix's battered stock by 7% in extended trading after the numbers came out.
Netflix's April-June regression follows a loss of 200,000 subscribers during the first three months of the year, marking the first time Netflix's subscriber totals have shrunk in consecutive quarters since its transition from offering DVD-by-mail rentals to video streaming began 15 years ago.
The loss of nearly 1.2 million subscribers during first half of this year also provides a start contrast to the pandemic-driven growth that Netflix enjoyed during the first half of 2020 when its streaming service picked up nearly 26 million subscribers.
Despite the downturn, Netflix still earned USD 1.4 billion, or USD 3.20 per share during the quarter, a 6% increase from the same time last year. Revenue rose 9% from the same time last year to nearly USD 8 billion. Netflix ended June with 220.7 million worldwide subscribers. far more than any of its new competitors such as Walt Disney Co. and Apple. And in a hopeful sign, Netflix management predicted its service will add about 1 million subscribers during the July-September period, signalling the worst of its slump may be over.
Although Netflix's springtime subscriber losses weren't as bad as investors and management feared, the downturn served as a grim reminder of the challenges now facing the Los Gatos, California, company after a decade of unbridled growth. Netflix's stock price has plunged by nearly 70% so far this year, wiping out about $180 billion in shareholder wealth. Since then, other video streaming services have made big strides in attracting viewers, with Apple winning accolades for its award-winning line-up of TV series and films while Disney's popular line-up of family-friendly titles continues to gain traction. At the same time, Netflix has been raising its prices to help pay for its own original programming, just as the highest inflation rates in 40 years have led consumers to curb spending on discretionary items such as entertainment.
Such factors help explain Netflix's April announcement that it will crack down on the rampant sharing of subscriber passwords and take another step it once scorned by offering a less expensive tier of its service that will include commercial interruptions. Without providing further specifics, Netflix said Tuesday that both the ad-supported plan and the crackdown on password sharing will begin early next year. The company didn't say how much the streaming option with commercials will cost.
Netflix took another step toward putting together the ad=supported option last week when it announced it will team up with Microsoft to deliver the commercials.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days.
The first lady's office says the purpose is to highlight summer learning programs that are helping children who fell behind on their studies during the pandemic.
The tour also gives the first lady and Cardona a chance to highlight summer learning programs that are paid for by President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief program.
The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan set aside $122 billion to help schools safely reopen and address students' academic and mental health needs.
Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will visit Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan this week to examine summer learning programs that are helping children who fell behind during the pandemic catch up on reading, writing and arithmetic before the new school year begins.
The two-day tour, which the first lady's office announced Tuesday, also gives her and Cardona a chance to highlight programs that are paid for by President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief program. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan set aside $122 billion to help schools safely reopen and stay open during the pandemic, and address students' academic and mental health needs.
Many schools across the United States saw large numbers of students fall under the radar after schools shut their doors because of the pandemic and learning went online. Many students skipped class, tests and homework. Record numbers of families opted out of annual standardized tests, leaving some districts with little evidence of how students were doing in reading and math.
Now that most schools have reopened, many have been racing to make up for lost time and gaps in learning. They are budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days and trying to figure out which students need the most help after two years of disruptions.
Biden, a professor at Northern Virginia Community College, and Cardona, were opening the tour Wednesday by visiting a Horizons National summer learning program held at the private Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, for local public elementary school students.
Horizons National is a nonprofit providing summer learning programs in 20 states, according to the first lady's office.
Cardona is also a career educator and a Connecticut native who was that state's education commissioner when President Biden nominated him for the federal post.
Cardona and the first lady also plan stops Thursday at a Detroit Public Schools Community District summer learning program, held at Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts in Detroit that serves kindergarten through eighth grade students from the district.
From Michigan, they will head to Athens, Georgia, to visit another Horizons National program, this one at the University of Georgia and serving students from Barnett Shoals Elementary School.
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| 2022-07-19T22:28:22
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – Inflation has taken a toll on households with a historical increase to 9.1% last month marking the rise at the fastest pace since 1981 and affecting items ranging from groceries and gas to clothes and cars.
The reality of those costs are starting to hit middle class households with a new study from the LendingClub revealing over half of the American population is living paycheck to paycheck and the most vulnerable to the effects of a recession.
“I think if you've been through a recession it is probably scarier than if you haven't been in one because you don't know what to expect,” Brice Carter, Chief Investment Officer at Financial Strategies Group in Flint says.
Experts say the U.S will know if a recession hits when there are two consecutive quarters of declining economic activity.
“The first quarter was negative, barely negative, but it was negative” Carter said. “So if this quarter ends up negative, then by definition, we're in a recession.”
Recession or not, Carter said that to ease the risk of being blindsided, it’s important to start a budget practically.
“If we're facing a recession, do what's called a budget calendar,” he said. “Budgets your expenses that you have on a month to month basis. It's really honing in on knowing the differences between needs and wants.”
Needs like groceries have been affected by skyrocketing inflation, but experts say looking at every store option can save pennies that add up.
“You can coupon clip easily online, you can compare the cost of maybe your home goods online and even get free shipping on almost everything,” he said.
For younger generations, experts say budgeting can be more difficult with the rise of influencers pushing “boujee culture”.
“You just have to have confidence in yourself in order to not chase those ridiculous wants because at the end of the day, the type of shoes that you're wearing doesn't really matter, right and the type of clothes that you're wearing don't really matter,” Carter said.
Other financial experts said that the other key factor to preparing for a recession goes beyond your wallet.
“The issue is, will they become unemployed or not? That's a big question,” Professor of Finance at Michigan State University Andrei Simonov said.
Rising unemployment rate is another sign of a recession. However, so far, U.S employment is still looking strong and if a recession were to hit–layoffs may not happen quickly.
But Simonov said that it’s important to prepare for the possibility.
“Try to build your network, try to network with people and see, is there anyone else who is looking for a job and things like that just to be prepared,” he said.
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| 2022-07-19T22:28:28
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U.N. agency says Belarus responsible for hoax that grounded dissident's flight
The U.N.'s aviation agency on Tuesday said it had received new information making it clear that senior Belarus officials were behind a hoax that led to the grounding of a Ryanair Holdings PLC flight last year after which dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was detained in Minsk.
The International Civil Aviation Organization, which previously said it did not know who was responsible, issued a statement condemning Minsk for "committing an act of unlawful interference."
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| 2022-07-19T22:28:27
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HARPER WOODS, Mich. (AP) — A third person has died, days after a Detroit-area man released on bond in a domestic violence case was accused of attacking his girlfriend and family, authorities said.
Flossie Bray, who was repeatedly stabbed on June 10, died over the weekend, family members said.
Her son, Jonathan Welch, is in custody on murder and other charges, which are likely to be changed after Bray's death.
Welch's girlfriend, Zlayiah Frazier, 22, and stepfather, Robert Bray Jr., 70, were also killed at Welch’s Harper Woods home.
A standoff with police lasted seven hours.
Welch, 23, was charged in June with assaulting Frazier and committing other crimes. He was eventually released after posting 10% of a $100,000 bond.
Welch has another court hearing Wednesday.
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It's another good year for Copenhagen as, for the second year in a row, a restaurant in the Danish capital has been named the best on the planet at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards.
Geranium serves a meat-free, seasonally based Scandi menu in the unusual environs of the eighth floor of Denmark's national soccer stadium. It's open just four days a week, a choice made by head chef Rasmus Kofoed and co-owner Søren Ledet in order to keep to an ethos of work-life balance.
The two friends hugged joyfully as they celebrated winning their award at a lavish ceremony held Monday night in London's Old Billingsgate, a Victorian building that was once the world's largest fish market. Hollywood actor and CNN presenter Stanley Tucci hosted the ceremony, resplendent in a white tuxedo jacket on what was the UK's hottest day of the year.
Restaurants are only permitted to scoop the awards' top prize once, after which they're entered into a separate "Best of the Best" program. Members of that elite group include Geranium's Copenhagen neighbor Noma, as well as New York's Eleven Madison Park, The Fat Duck near London, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy, and Mirazur in Menton, France.
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South American restaurants also fared well. In Lima, chefs Virgilio Martínez and Pía León's Central climbed two places to the second spot, while Maido, which serves Japanese-Peruvian fusion, slipped down to No. 11.
Brazil's A Casa do Porco -- a celebration of all things porcine -- climbed 10 places to No.7.
Spain's showing this year was also solid. Barcelona's Disfrutar was at No. 3, Madrid's Diverxo shot up to fourth place, while Larrabetzu's Asador Etxebarri -- where all dishes, even dessert, are flame-grilled -- slipped down to No. 6.
Mexico City was represented by fifth place winner Pujol -- this year's Best Restaurant in North America -- and Quintonil, which climbed all the way from last year's No.27 to land in the No. 9 spot.
Italy's Lido 84 and Le Calandre also moved up the rankings this year. Uliassi, in Italy's Senigallia region, was -- at No. 12 -- this year's Highest New Entry.
It's not until No.20 that an Asia-based restaurant makes an appearance, with Den in Tokyo earning the highest place on this year's list.
In the 20 years the awards have been running, no restaurant outside Europe or North America has ever won the World's 50 Best prize. All winners so far have come from Spain, the United States, the UK, Denmark, Italy and France.
World's 50 Best Restaurants
1. Geranium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2. Central (Lima, Peru) *Best Restaurant in South America*
3. Disfrutar (Barcelona, Spain)
4. Diverxo (Madrid, Spain)
5. Pujol (Mexico City, Mexico) *Best Restaurant in North America*
6. Asador Etxebarri (Axpe, Spain)
7. A Casa do Porco (São Paulo, Brazil)
8. Lido 84 (Gardone Riviera, Italy)
9. Quintonil (Mexico City, Mexico)
10. Le Calandre (Rubano, Italy)
11. Maido (Lima, Peru)
12. Uliassi (Senigallia, Italy)
13. Steirereck (Vienna, Austria)
14. Don Julio (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
15. Reale (Castel di Sangro, Italy)
16. Elkano (Getaria, Spain)
17. Nobelhart & Schmutzig (Berlin, Germany)
18. Alchemist (Copenhagen, Denmark)
19. Piazza Duomo (Alba, Italy)
20. Den (Tokyo, Japan) *Best Restaurant in Asia*
21. Mugaritz (San Sebastian, Spain)
22. Septime (Paris, France)
23. The Jane (Antwerp, Belgium)
24. The Chairman (Hong Kong)
25. Frantzén (Stockholm, Sweden)
26. Restaurant Tim Raue (Berlin, Germany)
27. Hof van Cleve (Kruishoutem, Belgium)
28. The Clarence (Paris, France)
29. St. Hubertus (San Cassiano, Italy)
30. Florilege (Tokyo, Japan)
31. Arpège (Paris, France)
32. Mayta (Lima, Peru)
33. Atomix (New York City)
34. Hiša Franko (Kobarid, Slovenia)
35. The Clove Club (London, UK)
36. Odette (Singapore)
37. Fyn (Cape Town, South Africa)
38. Jordnær (Copenhagen, Denmark)
39. Sorn (Bangkok, Thailand)
40. Schloss Schauenstein (Fürstenau, Switzerland)
41. La Cime (Osaka, Japan)
42. Quique Dacosta (Dénia, Spain)
43. Boragó (Santiago, Chile)
44. Le Bernardin (New York City)
45. Narisawa (Tokyo, Japan)
46. Belcanto (Lisbon, Portugal)
47. Oteque (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
48. Leo (Bogotá, Colombia)
49. Ikoyi (London, England)
50. SingleThread (Healdsburg, California)
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Entertainment News Roundup: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas, reports say; Brad Pitt battles assassins in action thriller 'Bullet Train' and more
Netflix Inc and the movie's directors hope the film, which starts streaming on Friday, will launch the company's own long-running spy series. Brad Pitt battles assassins in action thriller 'Bullet Train' Hollywood star Brad Pitt fights off assassins on a high speed train travelling across Japan in action thriller "Bullet Train", reuniting with his former stuntman turned director David Leitch.
Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas, reports say
Singer Jennifer Lopez and actor Ben Affleck have married in Las Vegas, media reported on Sunday, after the celebrity couple rekindled a romance almost 20 years after they first got together. The couple announced their matrimony in a newsletter from Lopez revealing that they flew to the desert city in Nevada to gain a marriage license and wed at a chapel late Saturday, according to People Magazine.
Has Netflix found its Bond? Ryan Gosling stars in spy movie 'The Gray Man'
In the new Netflix movie "The Gray Man," Ryan Gosling's character jokes that he goes by the name Six because 007 was taken. The film is a big-budget, effects-filled thriller in the spirit of a James Bond adventure. Netflix Inc and the movie's directors hope the film, which starts streaming on Friday, will launch the company's own long-running spy series.
Brad Pitt battles assassins in action thriller 'Bullet Train'
Hollywood star Brad Pitt fights off assassins on a high speed train travelling across Japan in action thriller "Bullet Train" , reuniting with his former stuntman turned director David Leitch. Pitt plays Ladybug, an unlucky assassin who wants to get a job done well before he finds himself battling a range of dangerous opponents, all with missions connected to his, on board the bullet train.
Iran: Award-winning film director Panahi to serve decade-old jail term
Award-winning Iranian film director Jafar Panahi will serve a six-year prison sentence originally issued by a Tehran court in 2010, a judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, amid a stepped-up crackdown on dissent in the Islamic Republic. Panahi was detained on July 11 while visiting the Tehran prosecutor's office to follow up the cases of two Iranian filmmakers, Mohammad Rasoulof and Mostafa Aleahmad, who were arrested on security-related charges earlier this month.
How Netflix plans to find its inner 'Star Wars'
Netflix broke Hollywood's rules to create a $82 billion global streaming colossus that the rest of the entertainment industry rushed to copy. But as growth slows, it is looking backwards for a way forward, borrowing a page from Walt Disney's playbook. The company that changed the way we watch television and movies aims to emulate the success of Mickey Mouse and "Star Wars," by trying to build brands that traverse film, television, games and consumer products, executives told Reuters in recent interviews.
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After a year of living publicly as his true self, Carl Nassib is looking to his future with optimism.
Nassib, who until March was a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders, made history in June 2021 as the first active NFL player to come out as gay. He acknowledged the one-year anniversary of that life-changing moment in a “Good Morning America” interview that aired Tuesday.
“I came out to my close friends and family years ago. And I wanted to do it publicly because I wanted to stay ahead of the narrative,” he told “GMA” co-host Michael Strahan. “I just wanted to own the story and make sure I did it on my terms. One of my biggest fears was that I would only be remembered for being gay.”
Prior to his 2021 announcement, Nassib said he spent 15 years considering how to open up about his sexuality with the public. Eventually, he decided to do so in a short Instagram video released in June to coincide with LGBTQ Pride Month. Given the national attention that his words would attract, however, he experienced a fair amount of last-minute jitters.
“I stared at the phone for, like, an hour just looking at it, trying to hype myself up,” he recalled. “The last thing I said was like: ‘You know what ― for the kids.’ And I pressed post.”
Watch Carl Nassib’s “Good Morning America” appearance below.
Nassib’s video drew praise from President Joe Biden and a host of celebrities, including actor Billy Eichner and Olympian Adam Rippon.
Since then, the football player has become an outspoken LGBTQ rights advocate, and has donated to advocacy groups including the Trevor Project.
“When people come out, they’re coming out of the closet because they’re afraid,” Nassib told Strahan. “They have fear that they’re gonna have negative impact on their life, on their relationships, on their job. I just hoped that one day we don’t have those fears ― that’s the society I hope for one day. And I hope I can be a positive push in that direction.”
Nassib faces an uncertain future in the NFL after being released by the Raiders in March. Though he’s now a free agent, he said he wasn’t surprised by his release, and shrugged off the implication that the Raiders’ decision was somehow rooted in homophobia.
“I had a great relationship with my teammates,” Nassib explained. “I have so much love for Las Vegas. It allowed me to do a lot of great things. I think that there’ll be better opportunities in the future ... [I’ve] got a lot in the tank.”
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The local economic development agency that worked with Georgia officials in recruiting Hyundai Motor Group to build a $5.5 billion electric car plant near Savannah approved its portions of the deal Tuesday, though details of tax breaks and other incentives have yet to be disclosed.
The joint development authority that voted to enter the deal represents four southeast Georgia counties that will give up hundreds of millions in taxes in exchange for at least 8,100 jobs Hyundai has promised to create. Officials said they won't release details of the incentives package until the state and Hyundai finalize the deal, possibly later this week.
“I think it's very fair, I think it's very equitable,” Trip Tollison, who heads the Savannah Economic Development Authority, said of the deal. “I think it represents what the region needs to make the company — the folks moving here with all the jobs — successful.”
Republican Gov. Bryan Kemp called the project the largest economic development deal in Georgia's history when it was announced two months ago in Bryan County, where Hyundai plans to build the company's first U.S. plant dedicated to electric vehicles. The automaker plans to start construction next year and begin producing up to 300,000 vehicles per year in 2025.
State officials have said that the incentive package would be similar to the $1.5 billion in tax breaks and spending given to Rivian Automotive, which is planning an electric vehicle factory east of Atlanta.
The top item in that Rivian package was $700 million in property taxes waived by local governments over 25 years. The company agreed to make $300 million in payments in lieu of taxes starting in 2023. The Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority voted Tuesday on how money from Hyundai's payments in lieu of taxes would be shared, but did not release how much projected tax revenues are being waived or how much Hyundai will pay.
Tollison, who works with the joint development authority, said Bryan, Bulloch, Chatham and Effingham counties must still approve the revenue-sharing agreement. He said Bryan County would get the majority of the money, but that other counties would share in revenue because they are putting up money to buy land and build roads, and also will see growth from the deal.
One major benefit for Hyundai will be an income tax credit worth an estimated $213 million. That's based on the credit of $5,250 per job over five years that Georgia offers for its largest development projects. If Hyundai didn’t owe that much state corporate income tax, Georgia would instead give the company personal income taxes collected from Hyundai workers.
Hyundai is also likely to save hundreds of millions of dollars from sales tax exemptions on machinery and construction materials.
State and local officials already spent $61 million to buy 2,200 acres (890 hectares) for the project site in Bryan County. The partners later bought another 700 acres (283 hectares) but haven’t disclosed how much the additional land cost. The authority approved a $65.7 million contract Tuesday to clear the land. It also approved a contract to design an entrance road.
Kia, another subsidiary of the Hyundai Motor Group, got more than $450 million in incentives for its plant in West Point, southwest of Atlanta. Georgia has promised SK Innovation $300 million in incentives for a $2.6 billion, 2,600-worker battery plant that the Korean company is building northeast of Atlanta.
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Amy reported from Atlanta.
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Putin: Gazprom ready to stick to its gas export obligations
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom was ready to fulfil its obligations on gas exports.
Speaking to reporters after his visit to Tehran, Putin also said that Gazprom is not to blame for the reduction of gas transit capacity, including shutting down one of the routes via Ukraine to Europe by Kyiv.
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In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision overturning Roe v. Wade, protecting abortion rights has become a central ― and often emotional ― theme of Democratic primary elections.
And Dan Goldman, a former federal prosecutor and candidate in New York’s new 10th Congressional District, just learned that the hard way.
Goldman, who led congressional Democrats’ 2019 impeachment of then-President Donald Trump, provoked outrage on Tuesday for an exchange he had about abortion rights with the Orthodox Jewish news outlet Hamodia. (Hamodia’s readership overlaps with the portion of voters in New York’s 10th who live in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave of Borough Park.)
Asked whether he supports restrictions on abortion rights of any kind, Goldman said he “would not object” to a state barring the procedure after the point of fetal viability, which is usually 24 to 28 weeks into the pregnancy. He made it clear that he would only support such a law if it included exceptions for certain cases, such as when the health of the mother is at risk.
“The health of the mother is always an exception,” he said.
In the transcript of the interview that Hamodia published, the interviewer, Reuvain Borchardt, noted that after providing that response, Goldman consulted privately with an aide. Following the consultation, he changed his answer to clarify that he supported abortion rights without any restrictions, including after the point of fetal viability.
Goldman then implied that his opposition to abortion after viability was a personal view rather than one he would endorse becoming law.
“I believe that a woman’s right to choose is a woman’s individual decision,” he said, “and that, frankly, a reason why I believe so strongly in the right to choose is because I don’t think anyone’s beliefs, religious or otherwise, should overrule a woman’s decision about her own health care.”
By some measures, Goldman’s initial answer was not that out of the ordinary. Even before the 1973 Roe decision was struck down, states were free to restrict abortion after the point of fetal viability.
Currently, just six states allow abortion after fetal viability. New York is among the liberal states that do not allow it unless there is a medical risk to the mother or the fetus.
But many progressives are not satisfied with the status quo in New York, arguing that gestational limits fail to account for, among other things, the obstacles that motivate a very small fraction of women to seek abortions later in pregnancy.
“There are people who need an abortion after viability,” Elizabeth Nash, a state policy analyst for the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-choice policy think tank, told HuffPost. “The law shouldn’t interfere with medical practice or medical care. That’s what abortion restrictions do.”
Medical exceptions that states offer “end up being too limiting” to accommodate people who need abortions at that late stage, Nash added.
Goldman apologized for his initial remarks in a statement after the article came out on Tuesday.
“I misspoke in an interview yesterday, and, as I subsequently clarified later in the interview, the decision to have an abortion is a healthcare decision that needs to be made between a woman and her doctor. Period.”
“I misspoke in an interview yesterday, and, as I subsequently clarified later in the interview, the decision to have an abortion is a healthcare decision that needs to be made between a woman and her doctor. Period,” he said. “I unequivocally support a woman’s right to choose. There is no room for government involvement at any point in time, for any reason.”
That was not enough to stave off a wave of criticism.
Rival candidates in New York’s 10th District, which encompasses lower Manhattan and a cluster of mostly affluent, liberal neighborhoods in Brooklyn, pounced on Goldman’s interview exchange as an opportunity to contrast themselves favorably.
“By supporting extreme ‘viability’ abortion bans, Dan Goldman has told New Yorkers that if he succeeds in buying this congressional seat, he will not be an ally in the fight to protect abortion rights,” Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said in a statement.
New York Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou (D) suggested that it spoke to Goldman’s ignorance as a man incapable of becoming pregnant.
“I do not need an aide to tell me that more than half the country is suffering one of the worst human rights catastrophes of our lifetime because lawyers like Goldman think they can tell us what to do with our bodies,” Niou said in a statement. “And we do not need more arrogant men running for office in the midst of this crisis ― who clearly don’t know or care enough about it to get their story straight ― just because they think they deserve it.”
New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera (D), who helped found one of the country’s first municipal funds to assist women traveling to other states to obtain abortions, also seized on the remarks as “disqualifying.”
“There are candidates in this race, including myself, who don’t triangulate on issues of fundamental rights and don’t have to confer with an aide to know where we stand on abortion: we’ve been fighting for it from day one and have a record to prove it,” she said in a statement.
New York Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon tweeted that Goldman’s comments were “abhorrent,” adding that a “[D]emocrat who won’t defend the right to an abortion is no better than Justice [Clarence] Thomas or [Samuel] Alito.”
Elizabeth Holtzman, a former prosecutor and lawmaker, who was first elected to Congress a year before the Roe decision enshrining abortion rights, went a step further in her criticism. She called on Goldman to drop out of the race.
“It’s bad enough for the Supreme Court to tell us we can’t control our bodies and now we have Dan Goldman joining in,” she tweeted. “Congress has enough lukewarm Democrats who won’t fight like hell to codify #RoeVWade into federal law.”
Goldman is one of 12 candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the Aug. 23 primary.
A recent poll showed him in a competitive third place with 12% support.
Goldman is second only to Jones in fundraising, having bought in over $1.2 million as of the end of June. With independent wealth, however, he has not ruled out supplementing his campaign funds with his own money.
In an interview with HuffPost in July, Goldman argued that the Biden administration should be acting more aggressively to safeguard abortion rights. He proposed using the Veterans Affairs hospital system to perform abortions for people in states that have prohibited the practice.
“We have to attack this on multiple fronts,” he said.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two months after voters in Oregon denied Democrat Kurt Schrader an eighth term in Congress, he endorsed an unaffiliated candidate for governor on Tuesday instead of the Democratic nominee.
“People are concerned with the far-right and they’re exhausted with the extremism on the left,” Schrader said in a statement put out by the gubernatorial campaign of Betsy Johnson.
Johnson, a former veteran state lawmaker and who once belonged to — and then quit — both the Republican and Democratic parties, is trying to gather enough signatures to get on the November ballot in the governor race.
In Oregon’s May 17 Democratic primary, Schrader lost to Jamie McLeod-Skinner, a progressive challenger. Republican voters selected Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon, as their candidate in the state’s 5th Congressional District.
After Schrader lost by some 13 percentage points, he told Portland’s KATU television station that an influx of voters from liberal regions to the town of Bend, which was newly included in the redrawn district and is famed for its outdoor recreation and microbreweries, had contributed to his defeat.
“Bend’s extremely liberal -- a lot of folks there from Seattle and California in the last 10 years, and I think that made a huge difference,” Schrader said. “I think the Democratic Party has moved quite a bit to the left, moving out from underneath me.”
In the race for governor, Johnson would face Democratic nominee Tina Kotek, a former long-time speaker of the Oregon House, and GOP nominee Christine Drazan, a former leader of the minority Republicans in the House. Current Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, could not run again because of term limits.
Johnson said on Twitter that she's pleased with Schrader's endorsement. Her campaign must deliver at least 23,744 registered voters’ signatures to the secretary of state’s office by Aug. 16 to get on the ballot.
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Now that’s a good boy.
A dog named Saul is being credited with leading rescuers to his owner after the 53-year-old man fell 70 feet down a ridge in California’s Tahoe National Forest last week.
“At first we didn’t believe it because it sounded like a movie,” Sgt. Dennis Haack of Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue told local news station KCRA.
The dog’s owner, whose name has not been released, fell from the ridge in a remote area of the forest on Tuesday. But he wasn’t able to call 911 for help until around noon the next day, when he managed to drag himself to a place where he could use his cell phone, despite having a broken hip and ribs.
Twenty-five volunteers set out to find the man, but “the true credit” for locating him went to Saul, according to a Facebook post from Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue.
Saul, described in the Facebook post as a border collie, was able to “flag down two searchers” in “true ‘LASSIE’ fashion” and lead them about 200 yards to where the man was lying on the ground covered in a camouflage tarp.
The dog got the volunteers’ attention by approaching them, then jumping around, spinning in circles, and running about 20 feet ahead before turning and looking back them, according to the New York Times. Haack told the Times that a volunteer said over the radio, “Hey, I think this dog is trying to lead us somewhere.”
The man, who suffered non life-threatening injuries, was transported via helicopter to a hospital. He was reunited with Saul, who had received plenty of accolades and treats, the next day.
Haack told the Times that he believes the search team would have eventually found the man on its own. But he recognized the major assist Saul gave them.
″[The man] was very lucky the dog directed our rescue personnel to him,” Haack told local news station KTVU. “Great work and skill by all involved.”
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CHICAGO (AP) — Emmett Till left his mother’s house on Chicago’s South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.
A cultural preservation organization announced Tuesday that the house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.
Some of the grant money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will go to rehabilitate buildings, such as a bank in Mississippi founded by businessman Charles Banks, who won praise from Booker T. Washington; the first Black masonic lodge in North Carolina; and a school in rural Florida for the children of Black farm workers and laborers.
The money will also help restore the Virginia home where tennis coach Dr. Robert Walter “Whirlwind” Johnson helped turn Black athletes such as Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson into champions, rehabilitate the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit that is considered the birthplace of bebop jazz, and protect and preserve African American cemeteries in Pennsylvania and a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina.
Brent Leggs, executive director of the organization that is in its fifth year of awarding the grants, said the effort is intended to fill “some gaps in the nation’s understanding of the civil rights movement.”
Till’s brutal slaying helped galvanize the civil rights movement. The Chicago home where Mamie Till Mobley and her son lived will receive funding for a project director to oversee restoration efforts, including renovating the second floor to what it looked like when the Tills lived there.
“This house is a sacred treasure from our perspective and our goal is to restore it and reinvent it as an international heritage pilgrimage destination,” said Naomi Davis, executive director of Blacks in Green, a local nonprofit group that bought the house in 2020. She said the plan is to time the 2025 opening with that of the Obama Presidential Library a few miles away.
Leggs said it is particularly important to do something that shines a light on Mamie Till Mobley. After her 14-year-old son’s lynching, Till Mobley insisted that his body be displayed in an open casket as it looked when it was pulled from a river, to show the world what racism looked like.
It was a display that influenced thousands of mourners who filed by the casket and the millions more who saw the photographs in Jet Magazine — one of whom was Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man about three months later remains one of the pivotal acts of defiance in American history.
“It was a catalytic moment in the civil rights movement and through this we lift and honor Black women in civil rights,” Leggs said.
And the news follows a recent revelation about the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant of the woman whose accusation put in motion the chain of events that led to the teen’s lynching.
The house and the story of the casket highlight the risks that the remnants of such history can vanish if not protected. As recently as 2019, when it was sold to a developer, the red brick Victorian house built more than a century earlier was falling into disrepair before it was granted landmark status by the city of Chicago. And the glass-topped casket that held Till’s remains was only donated to the Smithsonian Institution because it was discovered in 2009 rusting in a shed at a suburban Chicago cemetery where it was discarded after the teen’s body was exhumed years earlier.
That discovery of the casket, which only happened because of a scandal at the cemetery, underscores how easily significant pieces of history can simply vanish, said Annie Wright, whose late husband, Simeon, was sleeping with his cousin, Emmett, the night he was abducted.
“We got to remember what happened and if we don’t tell it, if people don’t see (the house) they’ll forget and we don’t want to forget tragedy in these United States,” said Wright, 76.
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The story has been updated to correct that the school building being rehabilitated is in Florida, not Oklahoma.
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Bill to protect gay marriage rights gets enough votes to pass U.S. House
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A bill to protect gay marriage rights secured enough votes to pass in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, garnering some bipartisan support.
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DRAFI, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes late Tuesday as a wildfire threatened mountainside suburbs northeast of Athens. Firefighters battled through the night, struggling to contain the blaze which was being intensified by strong gusts of wind.
The Fire Service said 15 planes and nine helicopters were involved in the firefighting effort on the slopes of Mount Penteli, 25 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of Athens before being grounded at nightfall.
Police officers and firefighters carried elderly residents out of their homes to safety as the flames approached.
Huge clouds of smoke from the blaze was visible in central Athens.
Local officials said homes had been burned or damaged but there were no reports of injuries or stranded people. A children’s hospital in the area was also evacuated, officials said.
Greece has been spared the heat wave conditions currently plaguing countries in western Europe, but fire officials say that hot and dry conditions persisting for weeks as well as longer term temperature rises have increased the overall risk of forest fires.
More than 1,300 square kilometers (500 square miles) of land was damaged by wildfires in Greece last year, the worst damage recorded since 2007.
Fire Service spokesman Yiannis Artopios said four separate evacuation orders had been issued Tuesday, with push alerts sent to mobile phones in the affected areas.
“Its’s been a tough day,” the spokesman said, adding that more than 400 firefighters had been deployed. Some 300 police officers were also on duty to enforce traffic bans and patrol evacuated areas to prevent looting, officials said.
Evangelos Bournous, mayor of Rafina, a town near the fire, said firefighters were trying to protect property until planes and helicopters could again be used at first light.
“The flames get between the hills and form a tunnel of fire. That’s very difficult to stop and it’s not affected by the wind,” Bournous told state-run television. “At night time, it’s essentially an uncontrollable situation.” ___ Gatopoulos reported from Athens, Greece
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When you are hiring and want to connect with someone during a job interview, it can be easy to chat as if you are friends. Don’t.
An interview is not a friendly meet-cute, it’s a time to decide who is best able to do the job your company is hiring for.
And when you haven’t done your homework before the meeting, the first five or 10 minutes of getting to know a job candidate can carry the greatest legal risk, according to Domenique Camacho Moran, a New York-based employment lawyer who represents employers.
“The biggest risk in an interview is a lack of preparedness because when you are not prepared for an interview, questions can be asked that are not intended to be inappropriately probing, but... the shortcut question can in fact be inappropriate,” Moran said.
Here are some of the questions you should be very careful not to ask, because you could land yourself and your company in legal hot water.
1. Are you married? Do you have any children? How old are they?
When you are trying to make conversation with someone you don’t know, you may point out the engagement ring on their finger, or ask if they have children.
California-based labor and employment attorney Ryan Stygar said that unintentional or not, questions related to marriage and kids can send a message that you are screening for candidates who could become pregnant or may have have child care issues.
“Overwhelmingly, women get asked these questions more than men. There is also a sort of implicit bias happening there,” he said.
“If you’re worried about ‘Oh you might become pregnant later’ and you’re asking these questions, that is going to be a Title VII violation, it’s going to be a Fair Employment and Housing Act violation, and you could get sued. Especially if it leads to you hiring a disproportionate amount of nonpregnant people or a disproportionate amount of men,” Stygar added.
He noted that when these kind of suits happen against employers, plaintiffs have to prove there is a pattern of discriminatory hiring practices. So instead of asking about someone’s personal life to figure out if they are going to stick around for a big project, you can simply ask if they’re able to fulfill the job duties.
2. When did you graduate?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 is a U.S. labor law that protects job applicants who are 40 and older from being discriminated against on the basis of age.
Asking when someone graduated makes it all too easy for an employer to figure out the likely ages of job candidates and can lead to future discrimination claims against the employer.
“If [the] answer is in the ’80s, ’70s or earlier, you can almost hear [the hiring manager] doing math in their heads,” said Donna Ballman, a Florida-based employment attorney and author of “Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards.”
3. What school did you go to?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from discriminating against job candidates on the basis of national origin or race.
Moran said asking about schooling may be intended to be totally benign but can carry legal risk, because where you went to school can give an interviewer insights into where you were born and your racial demographic.
“A better way to ask that question is ‘I see you graduated from Notre Dame. What did you like about Notre Dame? How was your experience?’” Moran suggested. That way, you can connect with a candidate while staying away from asking questions that could potentially violate a protected federal category.
4. Are you planning to retire soon? Do you have grandchildren? Can you handle working around Gen Z?
Moran said the most frequent missteps employers make are around age-related interview questions.
A better way to learn about a potential employee’s career expectations is to ask something like, “‘We expect that this job is going to take three years. Are you willing to commit to three years, assuming all goes well?’” Moran said. “That’s an appropriate way to ask that question, as opposed to asking ‘Do you plan to retire in the next three years?’”
Stygar said questions like “Can you handle working around Millennials?” that stereotype people based on their age can suggest you are screening out people from previous generations.
“It’s not catching up with a friend, it’s not a date, it’s not an opportunity to make a new friendship.”
5. What are your beliefs about abortion/vaccination/religion, etc.?
Asking someone how they feel about the latest political headline can be a conversation starter, but it can also be legally treacherous. If you start asking job candidates about their political beliefs, it can open the door to discriminatory illegal conduct.
“It sounds so outrageous, but a lot of smaller companies will do it, because they think ‘I just want like-minded people,’ but it’s work,” Stygar said. “You don’t need to be screening people based on their beliefs on abortion, their beliefs on gun control.”
With vaccination in particular, though, you can frame questions around the business requirements necessary for the job instead of making it about political beliefs with a simple yes-or-no question like “Are you able to meet all of our vaccination requirements?” Stygar said.
6. Where are you from? Are you a U.S. citizen?
Title VII protects people against employment discrimination on the basis of national origin. Job candidates are under no legal obligation to disclose their immigration status or where they grew up during a job interview.
Stygar said asking about a candidate’s citizenship during a job interview is discriminatory and can screen out people who are from other countries outside of the U.S.
“A lot of employers say ‘Well, wait a minute, I have to do an I-9 [Employment Eligibility Verification form]. I know I’m not allowed to hire people who aren’t legally authorized to work in the U.S., so what do I do?’ You ask ‘Are you legally authorized to work here?’ You can be legally authorized to work here without being a U.S. citizen. There’s no need to ask if someone is a U.S. citizen.”
Similarly, asking a candidate a question like “You have a lovely last name. Where are you from?” can seem innocuous, but it’s a “lovely stroll that leads to a minefield,” Stygar said.
“It starts off complimentary, but you can’t discriminate on candidates based on national origin, so if someone has a name that is unusual to you that you haven’t seen before and you suspect they are from another country, you need to keep that to yourself,” he said. “You have no business poking around and saying ‘Hey, where are you from?’”
7. What was your salary at your previous job?
In at least 21 states, including Illinois, Connecticut, California, Delaware and Massachusetts, and several cities including New York City, Philadelphia and Kansas City, there are salary history bans in place as an effort to stop racial and gendered pay inequities. They make it illegal to ask what a candidate previously earned.
However, you are typically within your rights to ask a broad question like “What are your salary expectations?”
8. Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime?
Employment attorneys said it’s more likely for this kind of question to come up in a job application than in the interview stage.
Fifteen states have mandated the removal of conviction history questions from job applications for private employers, and more than 30 states have adopted a “ban the box” policy that makes it illegal to ask job candidates conviction and arrest history questions on job applications.
If you do ask about someone’s conviction record and it has nothing to do with their ability to do the job, the job candidate might have potential discrimination claims, Ballman said.
9. Do you need medical accommodations?
One of the most common mistakes is asking job interview questions about disabilities, Ballman said.
“A potential employer can’t ask any questions about any medical issues or require a physical examination before making a job offer,” she said. “Prohibited questions would be things like, ‘Will you need any accommodations to perform this job?’ ‘Do you have any medical conditions that would limit your ability to perform this job?’ ‘How long will it take for your broken arm to heal?’ or ‘What medications are you currently taking?’”
The reason it’s risky to ask this is because the Americans With Disabilities Act prohibits job discrimination based on disability and grants candidates the right to seek reasonable accommodations for those that qualify. When you directly ask candidates if they need accommodations before you offer them the job, it can come off as if you are purposefully screening out candidates who need them.
If you find out about someone’s disability through your interview questions and you then don’t end up hiring them, they could have a disability discrimination case, Ballman said.
Instead, frame your interview questions strictly around whether a candidate is able to perform the job. For instance, questions like, “Are you able to perform all the duties of this job with or without accommodations?” and “Can you meet our attendance requirements?” are better ways to ask.
The biggest takeaway of all? When in doubt, don’t go off script and wing it.
“Don’t be afraid to be mechanical,” Stygar said. “The purpose of the interview is to determine ‘Is this candidate going to successfully complete the job duties you want to hire them for?’ It’s not catching up with a friend, it’s not a date, it’s not an opportunity to make a new friendship. That might happen later in the employment process, but you need to make sure your process is mechanical, it’s uniform, and it’s designed in a way that everyone gets a fair shot.”
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Putin warns of Nord Stream 1 gas capacity cuts over equipment repairs
Sources told Reuters that Nord Stream is expected to resume gas exports as scheduled but at reduced capacity. Speaking to reporters after his visit to Tehran, Putin said there were five gas pumping units, operated by Siemens Energy at Nord Stream 1, while one more unit was out of order due to "crumbling of inside lining." "There are two functioning machines there, they pump 60 million cubic metres per day ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that capacity of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, the single largest link for Russian gas supplies to Europe, could be further reduced due to slow progress in equipment maintenance.
Nord Stream 1, which runs on the bed of the Baltic Sea to Germany, has been in focus since Russia sent troops to Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what Moscow describes as a "special military operation." The pipeline is staying idle for annual maintenance from July 11 to July 21. Sources told Reuters that Nord Stream is expected to resume gas exports as scheduled but at reduced capacity.
Speaking to reporters after his visit to Tehran, Putin said there were five gas pumping units, operated by Siemens Energy at Nord Stream 1, while one more unit was out of order due to "crumbling of inside lining." "There are two functioning machines there, they pump 60 million cubic metres per day ... If one is not returned, there will be one, which is 30 million cubic metres. Has Gazprom something to do with that?" Putin said, adding that one more of the gas pumping turbines is due to be sent for maintenance on July 26.
Nord Stream 1 has capacity to pump more than 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) a year to the European Union, which last year imported about 140 bcm of gas from Russia via pipelines. Kremlin-controlled energy giant Gazprom cut gas exports through the route to 40% capacity last month, citing delays in the return of a turbine Siemens Energy was servicing in Canada, which had initially banned the equipment return, citing sanctions.
The Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the situation, that Canada had eventually sent the turbine needed for Nord Stream 1 to Germany by plane on July 17 after repair work had been completed. Putin also said that Gazprom was not to blame for the reduction of gas transit capacity, including shutting down one of the routes via Ukraine to Europe by Kyiv.
He added that Gazprom was ready to fulfil its obligations on gas exports.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The trial of a Virginia man with alleged neo-Nazi sympathies accused of murdering his girlfriend's parents has been delayed after incriminating statements he made were tossed out by a judge.
Prosecutors are appealing a ruling issued earlier this month by a judge presiding over the murder trial of Nicholas Giampa. He was just 17 when he was arrested in December 2017 and charged with the murder of Scott Fricker, 48, and Buckley Kuhn-Fricker, 43, in their Herndon, Virginia, home.
The case attracted national attention because of evidence Giampa espoused neo-Nazi philosophies. Neighbors said the teen mowed a huge swastika into a community field. Family members have said the killings occurred after Fricker and Kuhn-Fricker intervened to try to stop their daughter from dating Giampa.
But the case has been shrouded in secrecy, at first because Giampa was a juvenile. Now, though, Giampa is an adult and is being tried as one.
Still, the judge in the case has ordered the overwhelming bulk of the court file sealed from the public. A July 8 order was made public in which the judge, Brett Kassabian, said he was granting a motion from Giampa's lawyers to suppress statements he made “based upon the Commonwealth not providing a knowing intelligent waiver of his Miranda Rights,” which guarantee his right to remain silent and his right to speak to an attorney before he speaks to police.
But Kassabian's order does not explain how officers failed to grant Giampa his rights. And prosecutors' arguments as to why they believe Giampa's statements were lawfully obtained are not public.
A spokeswoman for Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano confirmed that prosecutors are appealing the judge's ruling to the state Court of Appeals, but the office declined further comment. Public Defender Dawn Butorac also declined comment.
Kassabian took the unusual step of sealing the case file, despite Virginia law presuming court records should be open except under extraordinary circumstances. On Tuesday, in response to multiple calls and a hand-delivered letter from The Associated Press requesting reconsideration and clarification of his reasons for sealing the court file, his office said he would respond only to a formal court motion.
The case has involved significant mental health issues. At a 2018 hearing, psychologists testified that brain damage from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the attacks rendered Giampa unable to fully understand trial proceedings. But at least one psychologist testified that Giampa would eventually be able to recover his faculties sufficiently to participate in his defense.
The trial has now been delayed for years for multiple reasons. The most recent appeal is likely to delay the trial at least another year.
A status hearing in the case is scheduled for Friday.
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Zoo Knoxville is mourning the loss of an African lion cub just weeks after announcing its birth.
The 4-week-old cub — named Zuri, meaning “beautiful” in Swahili — died last week after an accident. The cub’s mother, Amara, was recovering from a medical procedure to treat acute renal deficiency, according to the zoo. The mother lion was sedated for the procedure, and “sadly, while coming out of anesthesia, Amara inadvertently injured her cub,” the zoo wrote with a video sharing the news of Zuri’s death.
“Despite immediate intervention by the veterinary team, the cub succumbed to her injuries,” the non-profit Tennessee zoo said in a press release sent to HuffPost.
It is unclear what kind of fatal injury was inflicted on Zuri or why she was with her mother when the lion was coming out of a sedated state. A zoo spokesperson was unable to provide further detail on the injury.
Lisa New, Zoo Knoxville’s president and CEO, called the accident a “devastating and heartbreaking loss.”
“Life can be fragile and fleeting, and while this is a reality of our profession, it doesn’t make us immune from the pain of losing an animal. We are grateful for the sympathy and support of our community and colleagues,” New said in the press release.
Zoo Knoxville said Amara is being “closely monitored for signs of distress or grief” while continuing to receive treatment for her ongoing kidney issues. She is currently “resting comfortably with no noticeable signs of agitation.” If she remains stable, she will be reunited with her mate, Upepo, the zoo said.
Zuri was Amara’s third offspring with Upepo, after 6-month-olds Maji and Anga, according to a July 5 Facebook post by Zoo Knoxville announcing Zuri’s birth, which took place June 16. At the time, the zoo said the newborn was “healthy and thriving” but that “Amara experienced complications with the delivery.”
The zoo added that Amara showed signs of labor after the cub was born. Zookeepers performed an ultrasound on the lioness and discovered she had a stillborn cub stuck in her birth canal, and performed emergency surgery on her.
Although the surgery was successful, Amara had a slow recovery, “and further tests diagnosed acute renal insufficiency,” for which she was being treated with medication.
“Amara and Upepo’s cubs are extremely important to the population of lions in the care of zoos accredited by The Association of Zoos and Aquariums, who work collaboratively as part of the African Lion SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Program to ensure a future for the species,” the zoo’s July 5 Facebook post reads.
Although Zoo Knoxville describes African lions as “endangered” on Facebook, the World Wildlife Fund lists them as “vulnerable,” with about 23,000 left in the wild. The site also notes that “three-quarters of their populations are in decline.”
The main threats to African lions are human-wildlife conflict and natural prey decline, as well as habitat loss, climate change and wildlife trade, according to WWF.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions.
The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as part of Netflix’s second-quarter earnings report, is by far the largest quarterly subscriber loss in the company’s 25-year history. It could have been far worse, though, considering Netflix management released an April forecast calling for a loss of 2 million subscribers during the second quarter.
Netflix was probably spared from deeper losses by the ongoing popularity of “Stranger Things," its science fiction/horror series that debuted in 2016. Following the release of the series' fourth season in late May, Netflix said, viewers watched a total of 1.3 billion hours of it over the next four weeks — more than any other English-language series in the service's history.
The less severe loss in subscribers, combined with an outlook calling for a return to growth in the July-September period. helped lift Netflix's battered stock by 7% in extended trading after the numbers came out.
Netflix's April-June regression follows a loss of 200,000 subscribers during the first three months of the year, marking the first time Netflix’s subscriber totals have shrunk in consecutive quarters since its transition from offering DVD-by-mail rentals to video streaming began 15 years ago.
The loss of nearly 1.2 million subscribers during first half of this year also provides a start contrast to the pandemic-driven growth that Netflix enjoyed during the first half of 2020 when its streaming service picked up nearly 26 million subscribers.
Despite the downturn, Netflix still earned $1.4 billion, or $3.20 per share during the quarter, a 6% increase from the same time last year. Revenue rose 9% from the same time last year to nearly $8 billion.
Netflix ended June with 220.7 million worldwide subscribers. far more than any of its new competitors such as Walt Disney Co. and Apple. And in a hopeful sign, Netflix management predicted its service will add about 1 million subscribers during the July-September period, signaling the worst of its slump may be over.
Although Netflix’s springtime subscriber losses weren't as bad as investors and management feared, the downturn served as a grim reminder of the challenges now facing the Los Gatos, California, company after a decade of unbridled growth.
Netflix’s stock price has plunged by nearly 70% so far this year, wiping out about $180 billion in shareholder wealth. Since then, other video streaming services have made big strides in attracting viewers, with Apple winning accolades for its award-winning line-up of TV series and films while Disney’s popular line-up of family-friendly titles continues to gain traction.
At the same time, Netflix has been raising its prices to help pay for its own original programming, just as the highest inflation rates in 40 years have led consumers to curb spending on discretionary items such as entertainment.
“Netflix is still the leader in video streaming but unless it finds more franchises that resonate widely, it will eventually struggle to stay ahead of competitors that are after its crown," said Insider Intelligence analyst Ross Benes.
Sensing potential trouble brewing, Netflix began branching out last year by adding free video games to its streaming service.
But that obviously hasn't been enough to propel subscriber growth, prompting Netflix's April announcement that it will crack down on the rampant sharing of subscriber passwords and take another step it once scorned by offering a less expensive tier of its service that will include commercial interruptions. Without providing further specifics, Netflix said Tuesday that both the ad-supported plan and the crackdown on password sharing will begin early next year. The company didn't say how much the streaming option with commercials will cost.
Netflix took another step toward putting together the ad=supported option last week when it announced it will team up with Microsoft to deliver the commercials.
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Health News Roundup: Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe; Novavax says U.S. FDA clears COVID vaccine doses for release and more
- CDC The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron was estimated to make up 77.9% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States for the week ended July 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday.
Following is a summary of current health news briefs.
Europe must act now or risk tougher COVID measures later - WHO official
European nations must accelerate vaccine uptake and bring back mask wearing to tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by an Omicron offshoot and avoid stricter measures later in the year, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday. In an interview with Reuters, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge urged countries to take action now to avoid overwhelming health systems in the autumn and winter as the Omicron subvariant, BA.5, continues to spread rapidly.
Air pollution surges as heatwave sweeps across Europe
Air pollution is spiking across Britain, France, and southern Europe amid record-breaking temperatures and scorching wildfires. Scientists with the EU Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) warned on Tuesday of unhealthy levels of ozone pollution across southern and western Europe which could soon affect northwestern regions.
Democrats' policy package to include prescription drug cost controls and Obamacare fix
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday that prescription drug cost controls and an Obamacare fix are the components Democrats will seek for now in a fast-track domestic policy bill. "The two things we want to do in reconciliation, that we're going to do in reconciliation, are prescription drugs and a two-year extension of ACA," Schumer told reporters.
Novavax says U.S. FDA clears COVID vaccine doses for release
Vaccine maker Novavax on Tuesday said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared a lot of its COVID vaccine for release in the United States, and it plans to ship doses to be distributed by the U.S. government in the coming days. The FDA authorized the vaccine last week, but the manufactured doses were still awaiting quality testing before they could be released.
Portugal reports more than 1,000 heat-related deaths
Portugal has reported more than 1,000 deaths due to the current heat wave, with the health chief warning on Tuesday that the country must gear up to cope with the effects of climate change as temperatures continue to rise. "Portugal ... is among one of the areas of the globe that could be (more) affected by extreme heat," Graça Freitas, head of health authority DGS, told Reuters. "We have to be more and more prepared for periods of high temperatures."
J&J's cancer drug sales help weather hit from stronger dollar
Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday reported quarterly results that beat analysts' estimates on strong demand for cancer drug Darzalex and its COVID-19 vaccine, even as the company cut its full-year adjusted profit forecast due to a stronger dollar. J&J joins other major U.S. multinationals with sizeable international operations, including Microsoft Corp and IBM, in warning that a stronger dollar would hurt overseas sales.
Omicron BA.5 makes up nearly 78% of COVID variants circulating in U.S. - CDC
The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron was estimated to make up 77.9% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States for the week ended July 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. BA.5, which has shown to be particularly good at evading the immune protection afforded either by vaccination or prior infection, have been driving a surge of new infections globally.
As COVID patent war rages on, pharma group seeks fairer future access
An alliance of companies has pledged to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatments for pandemics, as the friction around intellectual property rights for COVID-19 interventions between the pharmaceutical industry and developing nations endures. At the heart of the plan is a commitment to set aside part of the production of vaccines and treatments upfront for vulnerable populations in low-income countries when the next pandemic arises, given how fragmented access to COVID tools has left many populations unprotected.
U.S. CDC advisers back Novavax COVID vaccine for adults
Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend use of Novavax Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 18 and above. The shot has been endorsed by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). CDC Director Rochelle Walensky still needs to sign off on the recommendations before the vaccine can be made available in the United States.
EU signs COVID-19 drug procurement deal with Gilead
The European Commission has signed a joint procurement contract for an antiviral treatment for patients with COVID-19 with Gilead Sciences Inc, it said on Tuesday. This is the second contract for the drug, branded as Veklury, which is approved in Europe to treat COVID patients who are at high risk of experiencing a severe case of the disease, as well as patients who have pneumonia and require supplemental oxygen.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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In September 2018, as credible allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh threatened to sink his Supreme Court nomination, Senate Republicans hired career prosecutor Rachel Mitchell to turn things around. Mitchell eagerly obliged.
After publicly interrogating Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, Mitchell wrote in a report that no “reasonable prosecutor would bring this case based on the evidence.” This wasn’t a criminal case, but having a special victims division prosecutor treat it as a potential one — only to discount it as lacking evidence — was apparently enough for several fence-sitting senators. Kavanaugh was confirmed 50-48.
Kavanaugh’s ascension to the Supreme Court, followed by that of anti-abortion judge Amy Coney Barrett, allowed the conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, ending the constitutional right to abortion. As a result, abortion is now illegal or will soon be illegal in about half of all states — including in Arizona, where Mitchell is now the interim top prosecutor in the state’s most populous county.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed Mitchell as interim county attorney in April after her predecessor resigned, which triggered a special election to fill the role for the remainder of her term. The outcome of the race will determine whether abortion will be prosecuted as a crime in Maricopa County, home to the third-largest public prosecutorial agency in the country and half of Arizona residents. Mitchell is up against one other candidate for the Republican nomination in August, the winner of which will face Democrat Julie Gunnigle in November. Gunnigle is the only candidate in the race who has pledged not to enforce abortion bans.
“I have been crystal clear since day one that I will never prosecute doctors or pregnant people for abortion. End of story,” Gunnigle said last month.
Arizona has an abortion ban dating back to at least 1901 — 11 years before Arizona became a state — that has been blocked by an injunction for nearly 50 years. State Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) has asked a Pima County judge to lift the injunction, now that the Roe decision no longer stands in the way. Arizona passed a separate law in March banning most abortions after 15 weeks, which is set to go into effect in September. Yet another law, passed in 2021, that grants “personhood” rights to fetuses, embryos and fertilized eggs was blocked by a federal judge earlier this month. Both Mitchell and her Republican primary challenger, Gina Godbehere, have suggested they would enforce abortion bans that go into effect.
Prosecutors cannot protect abortion access in states where it’s banned, as health care workers will be increasingly unwilling to provide services in states where abortion is outlawed. But they can use their prosecutorial discretion to decline to pursue charges, protecting abortion providers, facilitators and recipients from criminal prosecution.
Gunnigle has been warning about the threat to abortion rights long before the Supreme Court overturned the Roe decision, because Arizona had never repealed its antiquated abortion ban. “If Roe v. Wade were to fall overnight, we would have criminalization of our most basic reproductive rights, and the county attorney would be the person who has the most control over everyone’s reproductive destiny,” Gunnigle noted in July 2020, when she first ran for Maricopa County attorney.
Gunnigle narrowly lost the 2020 election and began working as the legal director for Arizona NORML, a marijuana legalization organization. She represented a woman who was placed on the Department of Child Safety’s child abuse and neglect registry for 25 years for using legal medical marijuana while pregnant to treat hyperemesis gravidarum, which causes severe, prolonged vomiting. Gunnigle and her client fought DCS’s decision in court and won. Gunnigle is also the legal director for the Arizona Poor People’s campaign, working on eviction cases.
She planned to continue that work, but when then-County Attorney Allister Adel announced her resignation in March, Gunnigle’s phone immediately started ringing, constantly, for hours.
“Everybody was like, ‘Hey, we still have faith we can do this — do you?’” Gunnigle told HuffPost. “So, we got on the ballot in 21 hours.”
Gunnigle estimates that her campaign’s volunteer list doubled in size in the weeks after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, as the stakes with regard to abortion prosecutions became clear. “I’ve been communicating to voters, ‘Listen, I don’t want to wait for the federal government to do anything. We know they’re not going to do anything,’” she said. “We have our senator holding up national progress,” she added, referring to Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema refusing to eliminate the filibuster to allow Democrats to codify abortion rights in federal law.
“But if we have a backstop here,” Gunnigle said, “this is one thing that can really make a difference.”
Gunnigle grew up in Phoenix and returned to the area after prosecuting financial crime and public corruption cases. “Coming back and seeing what had happened to my state over that period I was gone and watching the decimation in our public schools and all this money going to private prisons instead of being invested in our communities — that’s why I ran the first time,” Gunnigle said in an interview.
Shortly before the November 2020 election, Phoenix police arrested more than a dozen people protesting police violence. The Maricopa County attorney’s office, then led by Adel, charged the protesters with assisting a criminal street gang. The case fell apart after the local ABC affiliate revealed that police and prosecutors had lied to members of the grand jury to convince them that the protesters were part of a fictitious gang as dangerous as the Bloods.
By then, Adel was working part-time due to emergency brain surgery and claimed she was not fully briefed on the case — which its lead prosecutor disputed. Adel sought treatment for an eating disorder and alcohol use later that year, before resigning in March. Allister died the following month from “health complications,” according to a family spokesperson.
Likely mindful of the purple state she is running in, Gunnigle doesn’t refer to herself as a progressive prosecutor, but her policy positions are largely in line with some of the most visible figures in the progressive prosecutor movement.
She has committed to making expungement for eligible weed offenses “universal and automatic,” rather than requiring individuals to navigate the bureaucratic process on their own. She opposes money bail, or “wealth-based detention,” as she describes it, noting that a task force commissioned by Arizona’s Supreme Court has recommended eliminating the practice. She thinks prosecutors should heed calls from the community for a public health response to addiction and mental illness and is critical of how prosecutors use gang and weapon enhancements to elongate prison sentences. She now opposes the death penalty, a shift from her previous position that it should be used sparingly for the “worst of the worst” cases. Her position evolved, she said, because of concerns about executing innocent people and conversations with victim family members who opposed the death penalty.
“The things that I’ve been advocating for I don’t view as particularly progressive. A lot of these stances are Eisenhower-era criminal legal reform issues,” Gunnigle said. “I don’t know where I fit within a broader movement, but I do know what the community is calling for — and they are calling for evidence-based reforms.”
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‘I will never stop telling my story’: Confronting victim-blaming for sexual assault
Imagine enduring a terrifying sexual attack. Bruised and shaken, you recount what happened to the police only for them to turn the tables on you, by asking: what were you wearing?
“A blue dress, black tights and boots. That's what I was wearing,” said Jessica Long, a sexual violence survivor who has been campaigning for the rights of survivors, for the past six years. “That's what I was wearing the night I was drugged. I was raped. And I was left alone to die”.
This and other offensive questions are consistently put to traumatized victims around the world – placing blame on their shoulders for a crime perpetrated against them.
UN News/Elizabeth ScaffidiTo highlight the victim-blaming that underpins these kind of questions, US civil rights organization Rise partnered with the UN Spotlight Initiative to stage an exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York, that confirms the pervasiveness of sexual violence across all cultures and underscores that what a victim is wearing, should have no bearing in the investigation of a heinous crime.
Search for justice
Sexual violence is a universal issue that demands greater international recognition.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 35 per cent of women globally, or more than one-third of the world’s population, have survived sexual violence.
This is equivalent to the combined populations of North America and Europe. Rape is an epidemic.
Clothing is irrelevant, it is never an invitation for violence, and does not cause attacks. Perpetrators do.
“What I was wearing should not matter,” said survivor Samantha McCoy, an attorney and activist from Texas.
She stressed that her geographical location should not determine “whether I received proper care”, reminding that consent cannot be given, if a person is “not responsive”.
Since 2018, through her tireless advocacy work Samantha has been successful in advocating for new legislation on the issue, in Indiana and Texas. And she continues to seek legal reform, on behalf of all survivors.
Shifting the narrative
In the fashion world, the question “what were you wearing?” can empower, celebrate creativity and mark influence. But for survivors of sexual violence, it becomes a ritualistic blame tactic.
Spotlight InitiativeDuring the launch, Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed observed that “by asking the question What Were You Wearing?, this exhibition flips the narrative on victim-shaming and blaming”.
“They mirror the diversity of people who experience violence from every region of the world, including a two-year-old child...[and] demonstrate more clearly than any legal argument could, that women and girls are attacked regardless of what they are wearing,” she said.
General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said the exhibit “underscored the reality that the threat of rape looms over the lives of all women, regardless of their station in life...their occupation, [or] their clothing choices”.
“This exhibition should be a catalyst to spur important conversations about our collective responsibility to eliminate violence against women and girls”.
Setting the stage
Representing each of the five UN Regional Groups, mannequins were clothed in the outfits worn by women as they were being sexually assaulted – 103 in all, symbolizing the 1.3 billion survivors of sexual violence across the globe.
“They were worn by women and girls just going about their daily lives – until they were attacked,” said the deputy UN chief. “No one should be assaulted based on their choice of clothing. No one should be abused. Full stop”.
No one should be abused. Full stop – UN deputy chief
Survivor Amanda Nguyen, CEO and Founder of Rise, underscored that “what we were wearing at the time of our attack was not an invitation for violence...did not cause the attack...[and] is irrelevant”.
“By boldly answering the question and showing the world what we were wearing, we see an opportunity to open minds and shift attitudes about what sexual assault looks like,” she explained.
Shifting mindsets
The project highlights the bravery and resilience of survivors. And displaying inside UN Headquarters the visceral and mundane reality of sexual assault, adds a powerful layer of international symbolism.
Survivor Kadijatu Grace described herself as a “lucky one” who gets to speak for those who cannot, “like young Khadija, my namesake, that was raped and killed two years ago”.
She recalled that when civil war broke out in Sierra Leone, rebels abducted and raped girls. Then 13-years-old, the young teenager’s mother bought her a boat ticket and in desperation, entrusted Kadijatu’s escape to a stranger.
“He took me to where the engines were, so nobody would hear, strangled me, put my hands behind my back, stuffed my mouth with his shirt, warned he would throw me over if I spoke out and threatened to go back and kill my mother,” she recounted.
It took time, but Kadijatu was finally able to acknowledge that she was raped through no fault of her own.
“You thought you broke me, but you gave me a platform,” she said triumphantly. Now, “I will never stop telling my story”.
Spotlight IniativeSexual assault survivor Kadijatu Grace recounts her harrowing story at a reception for the “What were you wearing?” exhibit at UN Headquarters in New York.Changing the system
Back in 2019, Britney Lane was sexually assaulted by a coworker during a night out with friends.
“I repeated my story numerous times that day, starting with local police and ending with staff from two different hospitals. The first question I was asked by almost every police officer and doctor was: what were you wearing?”
At the time of the attack, the officer who took her statement advised Britney against pressing charges, saying that there did not seem to be enough evidence.
“Like many other survivors, I was filled with embarrassment, shame and guilt,” she said. “I can't change what happened to me that night, but I can work to change the system to ensure no one is failed again”.
I can work to change the system to ensure no one is failed again – Survivor-turned-activist
Advocating for justice
Amanda still remembers spending six hours in the hospital the night after she was raped.
“I felt so alone”.
The first time she told her story to public officials, the woman who later founded Rise, went home and cried.
“They didn't care. But the next morning, I got back up and I did it again”.
En route to speak to Congress, Amanda’s stoic Uber driver asked where she was going. After being told, he began to cry, opening up that his daughter was also raped.
“Can I shake your hand?” he asked upon their arrival. “Thank you so much for fighting for my daughter”.
Spotlight IniativeSexual assault survivor Amanda Nguyen, CEO and Founder of Rise, speaks during exhibit reception in the Sputnik Lobby of UN Headquarters in New York.Resolution
Although protesters march worldwide demanding justice for survivors, and hashtags, such as #MeTo, have become massive on social media, the UN General Assembly has yet to pass a resolution focused solely on protection of sexual violence survivors.
It did however, unanimously adopt a new agenda item that enshrines access to justice for sexual assault survivors and permanently places it on the Assembly’s docket to be the discussed annually by UN Member States.
At the same time, a resolution has been drafted, which would provide universal jurisdiction to prosecute offences, the ability to terminate legal ties with the assailant, and the ability to report the crime without financial cost to the survivor.
Paris Hilton, granddaughter of the US hotel magnet, was at age 16, woken up by two men with handcuffs and transported across state lines to a residential treatment facility.
“For two years, I endured physical, psychological and sexual abuse by staff. I felt so powerless. I'm here today because this abuse is still happening,” she said in support of the proposed draft.
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Russia’s parliament moved Monday to tighten already stringent restrictions on the discussion of LGBTQ rights and relationships.
A draft bill calling for the broadening of a 2013 ban on the “promotion of non-traditional sexual relations” to minors, widely referred to as the “gay propaganda” bill, was announced on the website of the parliament, or Duma.
Introduced by a cross-party group of six Communist and socially conservative deputies, the bill would ban public discussion of LGBTQ relationships in a positive or neutral light, and any LGBTQ content in cinemas.
Vyacheslav Volodin, the parliament speaker and an ally of President Vladimir Putin, proposed similar measures earlier this month. On July 8, he spoke in favor of a broad ban on disseminating information on LGBTQ relationships after Russia had withdrawn from the Council of Europe, a human rights watchdog, in March.
“With the exit from the Council of Europe, demands to legalize same-sex marriages in Russia have become a thing of the past. Attempts to impose alien values on our society have failed,” Volodin wrote on Telegram.
Pro-Kremlin figures have repeatedly pitched the ongoing war in Ukraine as a battle against “Western values,” which they say include LGBTQ visibility and rights.
On the same day the bill was submitted for consideration, Putin formally recalled Russia’s representative at the European Court of Human Rights, or ECHR, via a decree published Monday on the Russian government portal for legal information.
Last month, Putin signed into law a bill releasing Russia from its responsibility to enforce ECHR judgments issued after March 15, when Russia withdrew from the Council of Europe. The ECHR was established by a 1953 convention drafted by the then-newly formed council, which all member states are expected to ratify.
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For Games of Wednesday, July 20
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TEAM REC-Team's Record in games started by today's pitcher.
CAR-Career record versus this opponent.
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Lawmakers on Tuesday pushed a bill through the House of Representatives to protect same-sex marriage, amid worries that it may be in danger after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade abortion precedent.
The vote on the bill, authored by House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), was 267 to 157. The bill drew significant Republican support, with 47 of the 211 House GOP members voting in favor, while no Democrats voted against it. The bipartisan support for the legislation suggests how much political momentum the issue has gained since the 2015 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
The bill’s fate in the Senate is uncertain. Republicans have derided the bill ― as they did a similar one last week intended to protect travel between states for abortions ― as Democratic fearmongering.
Asked about the bill, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would withhold comment until legislation was scheduled for the Senate floor. At least one member of his conference, Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, has voiced support for the House bill. Senate Democrats would need the assent of at least 10 Republicans to bring it to the floor there if it were filibustered.
“Congress should provide additional assurance marriage equality is a matter of settled law.”
And with the annual August break looming, the same-sex marriage bill would compete for precious floor time with other Democratic priorities, like a drug pricing bill and a semiconductor production bill.
Democrats have been keen to show they are reacting not only to the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe, but also to possible threats to same-sex marriage and contraception, as suggested by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Dobbs.
“In a concurring opinion in Dobbs, Justice Clarence Thomas explicitly called on the court to reconsider its decisions protecting other fundamental rights, including the right to same-sex marriage,” Nadler said.
While the majority opinion in Dobbs specifically said the ruling did not apply to other, similar precedents, Nadler said that “Congress should provide additional assurance marriage equality is a matter of settled law.”
Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, scoffed at Nadler’s explanation.
“It is for this unfounded fear that brings us here today. We are here for a charade. We’re here for political messaging,” Jordan said. “This bill is simply the latest installment of the Democrats’ campaign to delegitimize and attempt to intimidate the United States Supreme Court.”
The bill would formally repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law against same-sex marriage that was overturned in Obergefell. It would require states to reciprocally recognize marriages that are legal in other states as valid, and would prohibit discrimination under state law in public acts against married couples based on their race, sex, ethnicity or national origin.
Later in the week, the House is set to take up a similar bill to protect access to contraception, the legal basis of which relies on the same foundation Thomas criticized in his opinion.
“Imagine telling the next generation of Americans, my generation, that we no longer have the right to marry who we love? Congress can’t allow that to happen.”
In the debate on the marriage bill, several gay Democrats spoke about their personal experiences as same-sex marriage became legal on a state-by-state basis and then nationally, and their fears of what overturning Obergefell would mean.
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) said he was still closeted and living with friends when New York ratified same-sex marriage. When he learned it had been ratified, he said, he went into his room and closed the door so he could cry tears of joy alone.
“Imagine telling the next generation of Americans, my generation, that we no longer have the right to marry who we love?” said Jones, who is 35. “Congress can’t allow that to happen.”
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Bidens welcome Ukraine's first lady to White House, Zelenskiy expects major results
Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, embraced Jill Biden and received the flowers from the president, who met her vehicle outside. Afterwards, the two women and delegations from both countries sat down for a meeting in the White House Blue Room.
U.S. President Joe Biden, with flowers in hand, and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Ukraine's first lady, Olena Zelenska, to the White House on Tuesday for a visit ahead of her address to Congress on Wednesday. Zelenska, the wife of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, embraced Jill Biden and received the flowers from the president, who met her vehicle outside.
Afterwards, the two women and delegations from both countries sat down for a meeting in the White House Blue Room. Jill Biden had made a surprise visit to Ukraine, which Russia invaded on Feb. 24, in May, visiting her counterpart and a school that was sheltering displaced Ukrainians.
Zelenskiy later said he expected "significant results" from his wife's meetings in Washington. Her tasks include increasing U.S. support for Ukraine, obtaining additional support to "protect people from Russian terror" and boosting humanitarian assistance, he said in a late-night video address.
He said the address to Congress would be important, adding "I strongly believe it will be heard by those people responsible for making decisions in the United States". Russia calls its action in Ukraine a "special military operation" to ensure its own security. Zelenskiy has led his country in standing up to Moscow.
"When I came back, one of the things that I said was, you cannot go into a war zone and come back and not feel the sorrow and the pain of the people," Jill Biden said at the beginning of their meeting. She said she had spoken to her team about helping address mental health issues for mothers and children who have suffered atrocities.
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WRAPUP 6-Russia deepens Iran ties against West, hits Ukraine with more missiles
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, stressing closer ties in the face of Western pressure over the war in Ukraine, where Russian forces struck more targets across the country. During his Iran visit Putin also met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss a deal that would resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, now blockaded by Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Tuesday, stressing closer ties in the face of Western pressure over the war in Ukraine, where Russian forces struck more targets across the country.
During his Iran visit Putin also met Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss a deal that would resume Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports, now blockaded by Russia. Putin said that not all the issues had been resolved yet on grain shipments, "but the fact that there is movement is already good." It was Putin's first in-person meeting with a NATO leader since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 and was a pointed message to the West about Russian plans to forge closer strategic ties with Iran, China and India to help offset Western sanctions imposed over the invasion.
The trip shows how isolated Russia has become, said White House national security spokesman John Kirby. Kirby also said the United States was preparing to unveil another weapons package for Ukraine. Citing U.S. intelligence, he accused Russia of laying the groundwork to annex Ukrainian territory.
In Moscow, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said that any peace in Ukraine would be the way Moscow wanted it. "Russia will achieve all its goals. There will be peace - on our terms," said Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the Kremlin's Security Council.
The Kremlin has said there is no time limit to a conflict it calls a "special military operation" to ensure its own security. Ukraine and the West condemn it as an unprovoked aggressive war meant to grab territory and erase the identity of a nation that was under Moscow's thumb in the former Soviet Union until 1991. Russia was trying to "drag" Ukraine into a protracted conflict into the winter, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's chief of staff Andriy Yermak said in a magazine interview.
"It is very important for us not to enter the winter. After winter, when the Russians will have more time to dig in, it will certainly be more difficult," for any Ukrainian counter-offensive, Yermak said. FAMILIAR PATTERN
More than two weeks have passed since Russia's last major territorial gain - capturing the eastern Ukrainian city of Lysychansk. Ukraine's General Army Staff said on Tuesday that Moscow's forces were busy shoring up their positions in recently-seized territory and mounting limited but unsuccessful ground assaults in numerous different locations. Ukraine's air force said it had shot down a Russian fighter jet with a missile on Tuesday over Nova Kakhovka, to the east of the city of Kherson, which is occupied by Moscow's forces. In a Facebook post, the air force said the plane was most likely a Sukhoi Su-35.
Reuters could not immediately verify the Ukrainian account. But in a now familiar pattern, Russian missiles slammed into targets across Ukraine. At least one person was killed in a missile strike on the centre of the eastern city of Kramatorsk, the regional governor said.
Buildings in a town in the Kharkiv region were also hit, with footage showing piles of rubble being cleared by excavators. Putin's talks with Turkey's Erdogan will focus on a plan to get Ukrainian grain exports moving again, unblocking supplies that are vital to feed millions of people in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere.
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are expected to sign a deal later this week aimed at resuming the shipping of grain from Ukraine across the Black Sea. 'NEITHER BREAK NOR GIVE UP'
Footage from Ukraine's Odesa region showed badly-damaged buildings smouldering from Russian barrages. Oleksii Matsulevych, a spokesman for the regional administration, said on Telegram the Russian strike had injured at least four people, burned houses to the ground, and set other homes on fire.
Presidential adviser Yermak wrote on Twitter that the houses had been struck by seven Russian Kalibr cruise missiles. "A terrorist state is longing to defeat those (who are) fearless with fear," he said. "We will neither break nor give up."
Russia's defence ministry said its forces had destroyed ammunition depots in the area that were storing weapons supplied to Kyiv by the United States and European countries. Reuters could not immediately verify that assertion.
Russia says it does not deliberately target civilians or civilian infrastructure and only uses precision weapons to degrade Ukraine's military. Kyiv says the ruins of numerous residential buildings hit by Russian forces across Ukraine belie Moscow's narrative.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the sport’s treatment of minor leaguers, prompting immediate criticism from the players’ advocacy group.
“I kind of reject the premise of the question that minor league players are not paid a living wage,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America before Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
“I think that we’ve made real strides in the last few years in terms of what minor league players are paid, even putting to one side the signing bonuses that many of them have already received. They receive housing, which obviously is another form of compensation.”
MLB raised minimum salaries in 2021, increasing Class A pay from $290 to $500 per week, Double-A from $350 to $600, and Triple-A from $502 to $700 over the roughly five-month season. Players are only paid in-season.
Amateur players residing in the United States and Canada who are selected in this week's amateur draft have slot values for their signing bonuses, which clubs use as guidelines, ranging from $8.8 million for the first pick to just under $150,000 for the last selections of the 10th and final round.
Last November, MLB announced it was requiring teams to provide furnished accommodations, with a single bed per player and no more than two players per bedroom. Teams are responsible for basic utility bills.
“Most minor league baseball players work second jobs because their annual salaries are insufficient to make ends meet,” Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers, said in a statement responding to Manfred. “His suggestion that minor league pay is acceptable is both callous and false.”
Papers filed Friday in federal court revealed MLB agreed to pay $185 million to settle a lawsuit by minor leaguers. MLB agreed in the deal to rescind any prohibitions against teams paying wages to minor league players outside of the season.
An early estimate is that perhaps 23,000 players could share the money with an average payment of $5,000 to $5,500, with $55.5 million going to the players’ lawyers.
Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee have asked Manfred to explain by next Tuesday the impact of potential legislation stripping the sport’s antitrust exemption from covering the sport’s relationship with minor league players.
While players with major league contracts are unionized, players with minor league contracts are not. The Major League Baseball Players Association gave Advocates for Minor Leaguers $50,000 last November, according to a federal disclosure statement.
“It is exciting to see players recognizing and appreciating the power of their collective voice in effecting positive change in things that they live day to day,” union head Tony Clark, a former first baseman, told the BBWAA in a question-and-answer session prior to Manfred's. “Harry Marino and the Advocates for Minor Leaguers have done a tremendous job in engaging and educating the the minor leaguers and helping them to find their voice. ... We are watching. We are providing support when and where possible.”
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WASHINGTON — U.S. adults who haven’t gotten any COVID-19 shots yet should consider a new option from Novavax — a more traditional kind of vaccine, influential government advisers said Tuesday.
Regulators authorized the nation’s first so-called protein vaccine against COVID-19 last week, but Novavax shots cannot begin until the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends how to use them.
Most Americans have gotten at least their primary COVID-19 vaccinations by now, but CDC officials said between 26 million and 37 million adults haven’t had a single dose -- the population that Novavax, for now, will be targeting.
“We really need to focus on that population,” said CDC adviser Dr. Oliver Brooks, past president of the National Medical Association. Hopefully, the vaccine "will change them over from being unvaccinated to vaccinated.”
While it’s unclear how many will be persuaded by a more conventional option, “I'm really positive about this vaccine,” agreed fellow adviser Dr. Pablo Sanchez of Ohio State University.
The Novavax difference
All of the vaccines used in the U.S. train the body to fight the coronavirus by recognizing its outer coating, the spike protein -- and the first three options essentially turn people’s cells into a temporary vaccine factory. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines deliver genetic instructions for the body to make copies of the spike protein. The lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option uses a cold virus to deliver those instructions.
In contrast, the Novavax vaccine injects copies of the spike protein that are grown in a lab and packaged into nanoparticles that to the immune system resemble a virus. Another difference: An ingredient called an adjuvant, that’s made from the bark of a South American tree, is added to help rev up that immune response.
Protein vaccines have been used for years to prevent other diseases including hepatitis B and shingles.
How well it works
Large studies in the U.S., Mexico and Britain found two doses of the Novavax vaccine were safe and about 90% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19. When the delta variant emerged last summer, Novavax reported a booster dose revved up virus-fighting antibodies that could tackle that mutant.
Typical vaccine reactions were mild, including arm pain and fatigue, but regulators did warn about the possibility of a rare risk, heart inflammation, that also has been seen with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, mostly in teen boys or young men.
But early on, manufacturing problems delayed the Novavax vaccine — meaning the shots were studied long before the omicron variant hit, so it's not clear how well they hold up against the immune-evading mutant.
Still, Novavax points to lab testing that shows the first two shots do spur production of virus-fighting antibodies that are cross-protective against omicron, including the BA.5 subtype that’s currently the nation’s top threat. A booster dose further revved up cross-protective antibodies.
How to use Novavax shots
The CDC’s advisers unanimously endorsed the two-shot primary series. But several noted that it was important for regulators to clear a booster by the time, five or so months after their last dose, that Novavax recipients will need one.
Also, the two doses typically are given three weeks apart. But CDC officials said that like with other COVID-19 vaccines, it's possible to wait up to eight weeks for the second dose — except for people at the highest risk, who need protection quickly.
What happens next
CDC’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, must sign off on the advisory panel’s recommendations for adults to get the first two Novavax doses. In its first purchase, the U.S. government bought 3.2 million doses.
The Novavax vaccine also is used in Europe, Canada, Australia, South Korea and other countries. Many allow booster doses, and European regulators recently cleared the shots to given as young as age 12.
The Maryland-based company likewise expects U.S. authorization of a booster dose and teen vaccinations to follow fairly soon.
And like other vaccine makers, Novavax is testing shots updated to better match the newest omicron subtypes -- in anticipation of another round of boosters this fall and winter.
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Putin: Remaining curbs on Russia grain exports should be removed
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia was ready to facilitate Ukrainian grain exports by the Black Sea, but also wanted the remaining curbs on Russian grain exports to be removed.
Putin said the United States had basically removed curbs for Russian fertiliser exports. Rossiya state TV showed him answering to questions from media at the end of his visit to Iran.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Move over, corn dogs: there are 53 new foods to try at the Iowa State Fair this year.
Several of the new confections were entered into the 2022 new food contest, in which members of the "Good Morning Iowa" team and other community members were asked to rank their favorite foods.
The three top-ranked finalists will now move on to compete for the coveted 2022 Iowa State Fair People's Choice Best New Food. Don't worry, though: all 53 of the new foods will still be available at this summer's fair.
The three finalists include spins on classic dishes, revamped fair foods and over-the-top savory treats.
The finalists for the 2022 Iowa State Fair People's Choice Best New Food contest are:
- "OMG" Chicken Sandwich: Chicken City
- Pork Picnic in a Cup: Iowa Pork Tent
- The Finisher: The Rib Shack
Fairgoers can sample the top three finalists and cast their vote starting Thursday, Aug. 11. Voting ends Monday, Aug. 15.
The winner will be announced on Wednesday, Aug. 17 during the fair.
To find all your favorite foods, visit iowastatefair.org or download the official Iowa State Fair App.
2022 New Food List:
- "OMG" Chicken Sandwich
- 5 Dino Nuggets W/ Fries Kids Meal
- Alligator Corn Dog
- Apple Bacon Waffle
- Bayou Fries
- Berkshire Pork Loin
- BLT Roll
- Blue Ribbon Cobbler
- Burger De Burgo
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Waffle On A Stick
- Chocolate Chip Cookie Wonder Bars
- Chuckie's Tenderloin Wrap
- Dawghouse Reuben Sandwich
- Deep Fried Meatballs On A Stick
- Deep Fried Queso Burger
- Dino Bites Party Tray
- Dog Bites Party Tray
- Egg-O-Fuego Eggs
- Elk Corn Dog
- Fried Green Beans Party Tray
- Fried Olives On A Stick
- Froyo, Cone Single
- Gluten Free Corn Dog
- Iowa's Best Burger
- Island Cole Slaw
- Lamb Phillycheese Sandwich
- Mac N Cheese Party Tray
- Minty Moo Parfait*
- Nana's Gooey Butter Funnel Cake
- N'awlins Cajun Waffle Dog
- Pog Drink
- Pork Belly Bao Buns
- Pork Picnic In A Cup
- Puff Sundae
- Seasoned Fries Party Tray
- Shrimp Tacos
- Sidewinder French Fries
- Smokey's Clubhouse
- Snake Bite Nachos
- Sno Big Dill Sno Cone
- Spam Bacon And Egg Breakfast
- Spam Curds
- Spam Deluxe Cheese Burger
- Stacks Breakfast Sandwich
- Sweet Potato Tater Tots
- Texas Toothpicks Party Tray
- The Finisher
- The Mardi Gras
- The Ripper
- The Sombrero
- Waffle Bombs
- Warm Brownie A La Mode Waffle Bowl
- Wild Alaskan Salmon Sandwich
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ATLANTA (AP) — Nick Saban has been vocal about his issues with the status quo in name, image and likeness deals and their use in recruiting.
But it's not like Alabama's coach and his players haven't benefited, too. Saban said Crimson Tide players have made more than $3 million in NIL money.
“The biggest concern is how does this impact and affect recruiting?” he said Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference Media Days. "On the recruiting trail right now, there’s a lot of people using this as inducements to go to their school by making promises they may or may not be able to keep in terms of what players are doing.
“I think that is what can create a competitive balance issue between the haves and have-nots. We’re one of the haves. Don’t think that what I’m saying is a concern that we have at Alabama because we’re one of the haves.”
The $3 million figure stands out for another reason: Very few schools have shared details about how much their athletes make on NIL deals, but the number is growing since it could be seen as a way to show recruits another benefit to signing. Earlier this year, Ohio State said its athletes had earned $2.98 million over the first six months of the NIL era.
The touchy topic boiled over in the offseason after Saban singled out Texas A&M and other schools for using the NIL deals in recruiting. Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher fired back at his former boss and denied any wrongdoing in his program, which landed the No. 1 recruiting class in the country.
“I think they both kind of illustrate the frustration of how things are right now,” Mississippi State coach Mike Leach said. “It’s not sustainable, so something’s going to change.”
Leach says as things stand “college athletes have more privileges than anybody at any other professional level.”
“Go up to your next favorite NFL guy, say: ‘Hey, I heard in the NFL they’re going to have unmitigated free agency, 365, 24/7. And, by the way, there’s not going to be any salary cap or draft, you’re just going to have bidding wars,’” Leach said. “Just watch the expression on their face. Don’t look at anything else or write down any notes because the expression on their face will be well worth it.”
YOUNG'S APPROACH
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says he can't afford to rest coming off his Heisman Trophy-winning season. That is, after all, old news.
“I don't feel like I'm a finished product by any means," Young said. “I have a lot of stuff I want to keep getting better at.
“The way I look at it, it’s an award that celebrates the past, which is an honor, but it doesn’t entitle me to anything in the future."
Young is trying to join Archie Griffin (1964 and 1965) as the only two-time Heisman winner.
SHANE'S STYLE
Shane Beamer didn’t let any of his fellow SEC coaches upstage him at media days, not even Alabama’s Saban.
South Carolina released a hype video on social media of Beamer ahead of his appearance at the podium. It showed Beamer swaggering into a team meeting room to Soulja Boy’s “Turn My Swag On" earlier Tuesday in Columbia. Players wiped his brow, handed him a Gamecocks cap (which he placed on backward) and some shades.
Beamer showed off a few moves while players held up lights in the background.
“Walked in, changed clothes, knocked it out in three takes,” he said later in Atlanta. “Had a lot of fun doing it as well. I was a little bit taken aback because one of our players thought I needed to hear the song so I knew what the song was and I knew what the words were. I’m not that old. I know who Soulja Boy is. I know some of the words to that song. It was an easy ask.”
VANDY’S WRIGHT MOVE
Mike Wright enters preseason camp as Vanderbilt’s starting quarterback.
Coach Clark Lea said he informed Wright and former starter Ken Seals of that decision after spring practices.
“It’s all about moving the ball,” Lea said. “One way to do that is with a mobile quarterback. Mike Wright is one of the best in the country in that respect.
“We want him to develop as a total quarterback, which he is. He’s demonstrated leadership abilities, too. We’re excited for him to enter the fall as our starting quarterback. He knows that he has to earn that every day. That’s part of our covenant.”
Wright flashed his personality and sartorial style, enthusiastically discussing his suit purchased in Atlanta and sporting a red carnation.
“I’m a big fashion guy,” he said, giving a shout-out to his suit guy.
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Putin: We don't see Ukrainian desire to stick to preliminary peace deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Moscow did see not see any desire from Ukraine to stick to the terms of what he said had been a preliminary peace deal agreed to in March.
Putin, speaking to reporters in televised comments after a summit in Tehran, also said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were offering to mediate.
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CHICAGO — Emmett Till left his mother's house on Chicago's South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.
A cultural preservation organization announced Tuesday that the house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.
Some of the grant money from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund will go to rehabilitate buildings, such as a bank in Mississippi founded by a man described by Booker T. Washington as the “most influential business man in the United States,” the first Black masonic lodge in North Carolina, and a school in rural Oklahoma for the children of Black farm workers and laborers.
The money will also help restore the Virginia home where a tennis coach helped turn Black athletes such as Arthur Ashe and Althea Gibson into champions, rehabilitate the Blue Bird Inn in Detroit that is considered the birthplace of bebop jazz, and protect and preserve African American cemeteries in Pennsylvania and a tiny island off the coast of South Carolina.
Brent Leggs, executive director of the organization that is in its fifth year of awarding the grants, said the effort is intended to fill “some gaps in the nation’s understanding of the civil rights movement."
Till's brutal slaying helped galvanize the civil rights movement. The Chicago home where Mamie Till Mobley and her son lived will receive funding for a project director to oversee restoration efforts, including renovating the second floor to what it looked like when the Tills lived there.
“This house is a sacred treasure from our perspective and our goal is to restore it and reinvent it as an international heritage pilgrimage destination,” said Naomi Davis, executive director of Blacks in Green, a local nonprofit group that bought the house in 2020. She said the plan is to time the 2025 opening with that of the Obama Presidential Library a few miles away.
Leggs said it is is particularly important to do something that shines a light on Mamie Till Mobley. After her 14-year-old son's lynching, Till Mobley insisted that his body be displayed in an open casket as it looked when it was pulled from a river, to show the world what racism looked like.
It was a display that influenced thousands of mourners who filed by the casket and the millions more who saw the photographs in Jet Magazine — one of whom was Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to a white man about three months later remains one of the pivotal acts of defiance in American history.
“It was a catalytic moment in the civil rights movement and through this we lift and honor Black women in civil rights,” Leggs said.
And the news follows a recent revelation about the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant of the woman whose accusation put in motion the chain of events that led to the teen's lynching.
The house and the story of the casket highlight the risks that the remnants of such history can vanish if not protected. As recently as 2019 when it was sold to a developer, the red brick Victorian house built more than a century earlier was falling into disrepair before it was granted landmark status by the city of Chicago. And the glass-topped casket that held Till’s remains was only donated to the Smithsonian Institution because it was discovered in 2009 rusting in a shed at a suburban Chicago cemetery where it was discarded after the teen’s body was exhumed years earlier.
That discovery of the casket, which only happened because of a scandal at the cemetery, underscores how easily significant pieces of history can simply vanish, said Annie Wright, whose late husband, Simeon, was sleeping with his cousin, Emmett, the night he was abducted.
“We got to remember what happened and if we don’t tell it, if people don’t see (the house) they’ll forget and we don’t want to forget tragedy in these United States,” said Wright, 76.
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Andrej Sekera announced his retirement on Tuesday after almost two decades in the NHL.
The Slovak defenseman played the past 15 full seasons since making his debut in 2006. Sekera played 888 regular-season and playoff games for the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars.
He was a key member of the Stars during their run to the Stanley Cup Final in the playoff bubble in 2020, blocking 38 shots in 27 games.
Sekera skated in the Olympics twice and played for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. He represented Slovakia eight times at the world championships, helping his country come away with the silver medal in 2012 and wearing the “C” as national team captain in 2019.
Now 36, Sekera played the past two seasons with Dallas after Edmonton bought out the remainder of his previous contract. He played almost 14 minutes a game for the Stars, helping them reach the playoffs for the third time in four years.
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Romanian man extradited to U.S. on hacking charges over virus that hit NASA
A Romanian man accused of helping distribute a computer virus that infected more than 1 million computers and caused big financial losses worldwide has been extradited to the United States, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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A Romanian man accused of helping distribute a computer virus that infected more than 1 million computers and caused big financial losses worldwide has been extradited to the United States, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. Mihai Paunescu, 37, is accused of running a hosting service that helped distribute the Gozi virus, which stole personal bank account information while remaining virtually undetectable. He made an initial appearance on Monday in federal court in Manhattan, where he was ordered detained.
Prosecutors said the virus is among the most financially destructive in history, causing tens of millions of dollars in losses for victims. The virus was first discovered in 2007 and infected at least 40,000 computers in the United States, including more than 160 belonging to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Paunescu was extradited from Colombia following his arrest last year, and charged with conspiring to commit computer intrusion and conspiring to commit bank and wire fraud. A lawyer for Paunescu did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Paunescu had previously been arrested in Romania in 2012 and released on bail. U.S. prosecutors announced charges the following year against Paunescu and Nikita Kuzmin, the virus' Russian creator, who secretly pleaded guilty in 2011 as part of a cooperation agreement.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. House overwhelmingly approved legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex and interracial marriages amid concerns that the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade abortion access could jeopardize other rights criticized by many conservative Americans.
In a robust but lopsided debate, Democrats argued intensely in favor of enshrining marriage equality in federal law, while Republicans steered clear of openly rejecting gay marriage. Instead leading Republicans portrayed the bill as unnecessary amid other issues facing the nation.
Tuesday's election-year roll call, 267-157, was partly political strategy, forcing all House members, Republicans and Democrats, to go on the record with their views. It also reflected the legislative branch pushing back against an aggressive court that has sparked fears it may revisit apparently settled U.S. laws.
“For me, this is personal,” said Rep. Mondaire Jones, D-N.Y., who said he was among the openly gay members of the House.
“Imagine telling the next generation of Americans, my generation, we no longer have the right to marry,” he said. “Congress can't allow that to happen.”
Wary of political fallout, GOP leaders did not direct their lawmakers to hold the party line against the bill, aides said. Dozens of Republicans joined Democrats in voting for passage.
The Respect for Marriage Act is almost certain to stall in the evenly split Senate, where most Republicans would likely join a filibuster to block it. It's one of several bills, including those enshrining abortion access, that Democrats are proposing to confront the court's conservative majority. Another bill, guaranteeing access to contraceptive services, is set for a vote later this week.
The Biden administration issued a statement of support for the marriage bill.
Polling shows a majority of Americans favor preserving rights to marry whom one wishes, regardless of the person's sex, gender, race or ethnicity, a long-building shift in modern mores toward inclusion.
A Gallup poll in June showed broad and increasing support for same-sex marriage, with 70% of U.S. adults saying they think such unions should be recognized by law as valid. The poll showed majority support among both Democrats (83%) and Republicans (55%).
Approval of interracial marriage in the U.S. hit a six-decade high at 94% in September, according to Gallup.
“The extremist right-wing majority on the Supreme Court has put our country down a perilous path,” said Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pa., in a floor speech setting Tuesday’s process in motion.
“It’s time for our colleagues across the aisle to stand up and be counted. Will they vote to protect these fundamental freedoms? Or will they vote to let states take those freedoms away?”
But Republicans insisted Tuesday that the court was only focused on abortion access in June when it struck down the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade ruling, and they argued that same-sex marriage and other rights were not threatened.
In fact, of all the Republicans who rose to speak during the morning debate, almost none directly broached the subject of same-sex or interracial marriage.
"We are here for a political charade, we are here for political messaging,” said Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee.
As several Democrats spoke of inequalities they said that they or their loved ones had faced in same-sex marriages, the Republicans talked about rising gas prices, inflation and crime, including recent threats to justices in connection with the abortion ruling.
Even as it passed the House with Republican votes, the outcome in the Senate is uncertain.
“I’m probably not inclined to support it,” said Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. “The predicate of this is just wrong. I don’t think the Supreme Court is going to overturn any of that stuff.”
For Republicans in Congress the Trump-era confirmation of conservative justices to the Supreme Court fulfilled a long-term GOP goal of revisiting many social, environmental and regulatory issues the party has been unable to tackle on its own by passing bills that could be signed into law.
But in a notable silence, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell declined to express his view on the bill, leaving an open question over how strongly his party would fight it, if it even comes up for a vote in the upper chamber.
“I don’t see anything behind this right now other than, you know, election year politics,” said the GOP whip, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota.
The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal a law from the Clinton era that defines marriage as a heterogeneous relationship between a man and a woman. It would also provide legal protections for interracial marriages by prohibiting any state from denying out-of-state marriage licenses and benefits on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity or national origin.
The 1996 law, the Defense of Marriage Act, had basically been sidelined by Obama-era court rulings, including Obergefell v. Hodges, which established the rights of same-sex couples to marry nationwide, a landmark case for gay rights.
But last month, writing for the majority in overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito argued for a more narrow interpretation of the rights guaranteed to Americans, noting that the right to an abortion was not spelled out in the Constitution.
In a concurring opinion, Justice Clarence Thomas went further, saying other rulings similar to Roe, including those around same-sex marriage and the right for couples to use contraception, should be reconsidered.
While Alito insisted in the majority opinion that “this decision concerns the constitutional right to abortion and no other right,” others have taken notice.
“The MAGA radicals that are taking over the Republican Party have made it abundantly clear they are not satisfied with repealing Roe,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., referring to Trump's backers.
He pointed to comments from Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who said over the weekend that the Supreme Court’s decision protecting marriage equality was “clearly wrong” and state legislatures should visit the issue.
But Schumer did not commit to holding a vote on the bill.
Jim Obergefell, the plaintiff in the landmark ruling legalizing same-sex marriage and now running as a Democrat for the Ohio House, said after the court's ruling on abortion, "When we lose one right that we have relied on and enjoyed, other rights are at risk.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Clark appears likely to stay on as head of the baseball players’ association.
"There’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and I am more than committed to continue to do it,” the former All-Star first baseman told the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Tuesday.
Now 50, Clark took over as union head in late 2013 following the death of Michael Weiner. Clark led the union during labor negotiations in 2016 and during the deal in March that followed a 99-day lockout. The new agreement expires in December 2026.
Bruce Meyer headed the day-to-day bargaining during the most recent talks and was promoted last week to deputy executive director from senior director of collective bargaining and legal.
The union’s key decisions are made by a 38-man executive committee, which includes an eight-man executive subcommittee. Seven of the eight members of the executive subcommittee made $12 million or more in 2021 and the other made $3.5 million.
While the executive subcommittee voted 8-0 against approving the five-year contract, team player representatives voted 26-4 in favor, leaving the overall ballot at 26-12 for ratification.
Clark said voices are heard from lower-paid members of the union.
“The veteran players were the most vocal players about improving the system for the younger players,” Clark said. “They recognize the changes that were happening in the game and they recognize because they are in the clubhouse with the young players and wanting to let them know that they had their back when sitting down to negotiate.”
The agreement included a $50 million annual bonus pool for players not yet eligible for arbitration.
Clark said players pushed for “the acknowledgment that younger players were delivering more value and needed to realize more of that value.” ___
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Indiana doctor threatens to sue state prosecutor for defamation in 10-year-old's abortion case
The case prompted a national outcry and scrutiny after the Indianapolis Star newspaper published a story, based on Indiana Dr. Caitlin Bernard's account, of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion because an Ohio law banned the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, said last week that he was investigating whether Bernard had abided by state laws requiring doctors to report the termination of a pregnancy and suspected cases of child abuse, and whether she had violated federal patient privacy laws.
An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim threatened to sue Indiana's attorney general for defamation on Tuesday, filing a claim alleging that he made "false and misleading" statements about her handling of the case. The case prompted a national outcry and scrutiny after the Indianapolis Star newspaper published a story, based on Indiana Dr. Caitlin Bernard's account, of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion because an Ohio law banned the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, said last week that he was investigating whether Bernard had abided by state laws requiring doctors to report the termination of a pregnancy and suspected cases of child abuse, and whether she had violated federal patient privacy laws. Rokita in a statement posted online along with a letter addressed to Indiana's governor said Bernard could face "criminal prosecution and licensing repercussions" if she failed to file the required reports on time.
The Indianapolis Star reported that it had obtained documents through a public records request showing that Bernard had, indeed, met the disclosure requirements in a form she filed with the Indiana Department of Health and the Indiana Department of Child Services. Lawyers for Bernard filed a claim against Rokita on Tuesday, seeking unspecified damages for security costs, legal fees, reputational harm, and emotional distress, and giving the state 90 days to respond before potentially filing a defamation suit.
“Mr. Rokita’s false and misleading statements about alleged misconduct by Dr. Bernard in her profession constitute defamation per se," the claim said. In a statement, a spokesperson for Rokita's office called the claim "an attempt to distract from the important work of the office, including the duty to determine whether practitioners have violated the standards of practice in his or her profession, as well as federal and state laws."
The 10-year-old girl was referred to Bernard for an abortion three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. After Roe's fall, an Ohio law took effect banning abortion before most women know they are pregnant and barred the girl from getting an abortion in-state. The story went viral, with abortion rights activists and even U.S. President Joe Biden, holding up the case as an example of the consequences of Roe v. Wade's reversal, while abortion opponents cast doubt on the truth of the Indianapolis Star's report.
On July 13, an Ohio man was charged with raping the 10-year-old girl who traveled to Indiana for an abortion, corroborating the story.
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WASHINGTON — More than half a billion dollars will be up for grabs in Tuesday night's Mega Millions jackpot.
Just hours before Tuesday's drawing, the lottery announced that due to strong ticket sales the top prize had grown to an estimated $555 million. If won at that level, it would be the fifth-largest prize in the game's 20-year history. The lump sum cash option is $316.9 million.
No one won last Friday's jackpot, which was an estimated $480 million.
The Mega Millions jackpot has steadily grown since someone last won in mid-April.
While the prize money is certainly life changing, it's far from breaking lottery records. Last year, a Mega Millions jackpot cracked the $1 billion mark for just the second time. A four-member suburban Detroit lottery club won that $1.05 billion jackpot and chose the lump sump, receiving $557 million after taxes.
The Mega Millions drawing is on Tuesday, July 19 at 11 p.m. ET.
What are the top 10 biggest Mega Millions jackpots?
1. $1.537 billion - 10/23/2018
2. $1.050 billion - 1/22/2021
3. $656 million - 3/30/2012
4. $648 million - 12/17/2013
5. $555 million - - (est.) 7/19/2022
6. $543 million - 7/24/2018
7. $536 million - 7/8/2016
8. $533 million - 3/30/2018
9. $522 million -6/7/2019
10. $516 million - 5/21//2021
Mega Millions is played on Tuesdays and Fridays in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Earlier this month, someone in Vermont won a $366 million Powerball jackpot after purchasing a ticket at a Jolley Short Stop convenience store, according to the Vermont Lottery. It was the first time in Powerball history that a jackpot-winning ticket had been sold in the state. The Vermont winner, who has yet to come forward to claim their prize, can either take the full sum in increments or opt for the lump sum of $208.4 million.
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WFO RENO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Reno NV
215 PM PDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of Mono, Churchill,
Mineral, Storey, southern Washoe, Pershing, Douglas and Lyon
Counties through 345 PM PDT...
At 208 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorms moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 20 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible. Also expect periods of brief heavy rainfall with
some of these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Fallon, Lovelock, Bodie, Chalfant, Crowley Lake, Benton, Pyramid
Lake, Bridgeport, Lahontan Reservoir, Toms Place, Mono Lake, Fernley,
Hawthorne, Yerington, Virginia Peak, Middlegate, Wellington, Silver
Springs, Derby Dam and Smith.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is possible with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3868 11955 3908 11947 3963 11949 4019 11977
4086 11879 4086 11765 4068 11764 4068 11730
4000 11754 3988 11746 3955 11749 3938 11776
3910 11778 3900 11819 3889 11817 3847 11770
3789 11842 3747 11783 3746 11784 3746 11867
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 241DEG 33KT 3883 11828
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month.
Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them.
“Methanol has been detected in all the 21 individuals that were there, however there is still progressive analysis of the quantitative levels of methanol and whether it could have been the final cause of death,” Dr. Litha Matiwane, Eastern Cape provincial deputy director for clinical service, said at press conference in East London Tuesday.
Authorities are still awaiting the conclusive results which are being conducted at a laboratory in the city of Cape Town, he said.
Methanol is a toxic form of alcohol that is used industrially as a solvent, pesticide or an alternative source of fuel. It is not used in the production of alcohol sold for human consumption.
It is yet not known how the youngsters ingested the methanol.
Alcohol poisoning and inhalation of carbon monoxide have both been ruled out as possible causes of death although traces of both were detected in the bodies of all 21 victims, said Matiwane.
The teenagers died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London's Scenery Park township in the early hours of June 26, shocking the country and resulting in several investigations by the police and liquor license authorities.
Many of the teens, ranging in age between 13 and 17, were found dead in the tavern, with their bodies strewn across tables and couches. Others died after they were rushed to nearby health facilities.
South Africa's police will be guided by the final results of the toxicology analysis to determine whether anyone will face criminal charges for the 21 deaths, national police minister Bheki Cele has said.
The owner of Enyobeni tavern and some employees were arrested and are currently out on bail as they face charges related to the violation of liquor trading laws, including the sale of liquor to children.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke at a mass funeral for the teens and vowed his government would take action to prevent alcohol from being served to children under the legal drinking age of 18.
The deaths of the young people at the bar in East London are separate from the shootings at three bars in South Africa earlier this month in which a total of 22 people were killed. In all three incidents, the suspects opened fire on patrons before speeding off in their vehicles and notably the attackers did not rob the victims. In the worst incident, gunmen burst into a bar in Johannesburg's Soweto township and opened fire, killing 16 people.
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WFO SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service San Francisco CA
221 PM PDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...SNEAKER WAVES AND ENHANCED RIP CURRENTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
.A long period southerly swell will continue to impact the
coastal waters through Wednesday. The long period swell will
result in increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents
for south-facing beaches. Strong currents also possible for west-
facing beaches. Individuals going to the coast should use caution
and are advised to remain off of exposed coastal rocks and
jetties.
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Increased risk of sneaker waves and strong rip currents
along the coast for south facing beaches.
* WHERE...Coastal North Bay Including Point Reyes National
Seashore, Southern Monterey Bay and Big Sur Coast, San
Fransisco Peninsula Coast, San Francisco and Northern Monterey
Bay.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
localized beach erosion.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest risk of sneaker waves and strong
rip currents this afternoon through Wednesday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.
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Jury finds Tesla 1% negligent in fatal Model S crash
They also said a design defect in Tesla's lithium-ion battery cells and battery pack contributed to the fire. Tesla said Barrett Riley's recklessness caused the crash, and his parents should have taken away the keys after his March 2018 speeding ticket for driving at 112 mph (180 kph).
A Florida jury found Tesla Inc 1% negligent in the death of an 18-year-old man whose Model S sedan slammed into a concrete wall, with the teenager and his father 99% at fault. Monday's verdict by a Fort Lauderdale federal jury came in what lawyers for the teenager's parents James and Jenny Riley called the first trial against Elon Musk's company over an accident involving its vehicles.
Jurors found Tesla negligent for deactivating a "speed limiter" that the parents had installed to keep their son Barrett from driving too fast. Barrett Riley was driving at 116 miles per hour (187 kph), on a curve with a posted 25 mph speed limit, on May 8, 2018, when he lost control of his 2014 Model S while trying to pass another vehicle, causing a fire.
Another passenger also died while a third occupant survived. The jury found Tesla 1% negligent, Barrett Riley 90% negligent, James Riley 9% negligent and Jenny Riley not negligent in Barrett Riley's death.
It said James and Jenny Riley suffered a respective $4.5 million and $6 million of damages for pain and suffering, which the judge can reduce based on the negligence findings. Tesla's lawyers did not immediately respond on Tuesday to requests for comment.
Riley's parents said the crash occurred after Tesla, without their knowledge, disabled a device capping the Model S's speed at 85 mph (137 kph). They also said a design defect in Tesla's lithium-ion battery cells and battery pack contributed to the fire.
Tesla said Barrett Riley's recklessness caused the crash, and his parents should have taken away the keys after his March 2018 speeding ticket for driving at 112 mph (180 kph). It also said Barrett Riley tricked its technician into disabling the speed limiter, that the battery design was not defective.
In a statement, the Rileys' lawyer Curtis Miner said they were pleased with the negligence finding, and hoped the case would help prevent other accidents and save lives. Tesla has faced a variety of lawsuits and regulatory probes over crashes tied to its Autopilot feature. That feature was not at issue in Barrett Riley's crash, court records show.
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DELAWARE, USA — Elon Musk lost a fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it.
“Delay threatens irreparable harm,” said Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick, the head judge of Delaware’s Court of Chancery, which handles many high-profile business disputes. “The longer the delay, the greater the risk.”
Twitter had asked for an expedited trial in September, while Musk’s team called for waiting until early next year because of the complexity of the case. McCormick said Musk’s team underestimated the Delaware court’s ability to “quickly process complex litigation.”
Twitter is trying to force the billionaire to make good on his April promise to buy the social media giant for $44 billion — and the company wants it to happen quickly because it says the ongoing dispute is harming its business.
Musk, the world’s richest man, pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, but now wants to back out of the agreement.
“It’s attempted sabotage. He’s doing his best to run Twitter down,” said attorney William Savitt, representing Twitter in Delaware’s Court of Chancery before the court’s Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick. The hearing was held virtually after McCormick said she tested positive for COVID-19.
Musk has claimed the company has failed to provide adequate information about the number of fake, or “spam bot,” Twitter accounts, and that it has breached its obligations under the deal by firing top managers and laying off a significant number of employees.
Savitt said the contested merger agreement and Musk’s tweets disparaging the company were inflicting harm on the business and questioned Musk’s request for a delayed trial, asking “whether the real plan is to run out the clock.”
“He’s banking on wriggling out of the deal he signed,” Savitt said.
But the idea the Tesla CEO is trying to damage Twitter is “preposterous. He has no interest in damaging the company,” said Musk's attorney Andrew Rossman, noting he is Twitter’s second largest shareholder with a far larger stake than the entire board.
Savitt emphasized the importance of an expedited trial starting in September for Twitter to be able to make important business decisions affecting everything from employee retention to relationships with suppliers and customers.
Rossman said more time is needed because it is “one of the largest take-private deals in history” involving a “company that has a massive amount of data that has to be analyzed. Billions of actions on their platform have to be analyzed.”
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WFO BURLINGTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Burlington VT
511 PM EDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Franklin and northeastern St. Lawrence Counties through 615 PM EDT...
At 510 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Waddington, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Potsdam, Norfolk, Louisville, Moira, Parishville, Norwood, Brasher
Falls, Waddington, Madrid, Lawrenceville, Chipman, Dickinson,
Hopkinton, North Stockholm, Dickinson Center, West Stockholm, Coles
Creek State Park, Nicholville, Winthrop and St. Regis Falls.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4481 7447 4444 7467 4483 7527 4485 7527
4484 7528 4484 7529 4488 7522 4487 7519
4489 7517 4487 7516 4489 7515 4490 7512
4489 7512 4491 7511 4492 7508
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 293DEG 25KT 4486 7517
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, said the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD on Tuesday.
UNCTAD’s analysis shows that a 10 per cent increase in food prices will trigger a five per cent decrease in the incomes of the poorest families, roughly equivalent to the amount those families would normally spend on healthcare.
Unsafe products have long been a threat across borders.
— UNCTAD (@UNCTAD) July 19, 2022
But 60% of countries – many in the developing world – lack experience in enforcing transnational consumer protection.
A key @UNCTAD meeting has renewed calls for stronger international cooperation. https://t.co/16MtHJEo54
As consumers try to reduce their spending, they will pay a high price if they buy cheaper, but unsafe products. The United States reports 43,000 deaths and 40 million injuries per year associated with consumer products, with yearly costs of over $3,000 per capita.
“Governments must strive to continue and succeed in their long-term mission of protecting their consumers, a mission of renewed relevance today,” said UNCTAD Secretary General Rebeca Grynspan at the organization’s intergovernmental meeting on consumer protection held on 18 and 19 July.
Cross-border threat
Keeping consumers safe is generally a top priority for governments around the world. UNCTAD research shows , with a developed network of laws and standards promoting product safety.
While more developed countries have put in place product safety frameworks, including laws, enforcement institutions, recall mechanisms and communication campaigns, developing countries with weaker systems, UNCTAD said, are less able to regulate the scourge of unsafe products.
International cooperation is therefore needed to improve product safety for all.
In 2020 UNCTAD adopted its first recommendation on product safety. It aims to curb the flow of unsafe products being traded internationally, by strengthening ties among consumer product safety authorities and sensitizing businesses and consumers.
'Huge potential'
“UNCTAD’s recommendation offers a huge potential for protecting consumers in my country and in yours, if implemented on a broad scale,” said Alexander Hoehn-Saric, chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. “By working together, we can improve product safety for all our consumers.”
UNCTAD says consumers’ vulnerability is heightened since they may be unaware that health or safety requirements vary from country to country and may assume that all products on sale online are safe.
As consumers often underestimate risk and may decide to purchase the cheapest products out of financial necessity.
“Product safety is one of the key pillars or drivers of consumer trust,” said Helena Leurent, director general of Consumers International, “the lack of consumer understanding is a substantive challenge,” she added.
Regional is safer
According to UNCTAD’s World Consumer Protection Map, 60 per cent of countries lack experience in cross-border enforcement when it comes to consumer protection.
“Most countries in Africa do not have the capacity or experience to deal with the distribution of unsafe products,” said Willard Mwemba, CEO of the COMESA Competition Commission, “but regional efforts can build those capacities and benefit all participating countries.”
High-level officials participating in the UNCTAD meeting agreed that preventing cross-border distribution of known unsafe consumer products is a priority for countries, as it can improve consumer confidence and boost sustainable economic development.
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AUSTIN, Texas — On Sunday, July 17, the Texas House committee investigating the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School released a 77-page report detailing what happened the day of the shooting, including how law enforcement responded.
The report states that more than 300 law enforcement officers from 23 agencies responded to the scene. Hallway and body camera video has depicted a slow, uncoordinated response that went on for more than 70 minutes.
The report provided the following breakdown of agency response to the shooting:
- United States Border Patrol - 149
- Texas Department of Public Safety - 91
- Uvalde Police Department - 25
- San Antonio Police Department SWAT - 16
- Uvalde County Sheriff's Office - 16
- Department of Homeland Security - 14
- United States Marshals - 13
- Drug Enforcement Agency - 8
- Frio County Sheriff's Office - 7
- Kinney County Sheriff's Office - 5
- Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District - 5
- Dilley Police Department - 4
- Zavala County Sheriff's Office - 4
- Medina County Sheriff's Office - 3
- Sabinal Police Department - 3
- City of Uvalde Fire Marshals - 2
- Pearsall Police Department - 2
- Texas Parks and Wildlife - 2
- Uvalde County Constables - 2
- Val Verde County Sheriff's Office - 2
- Frio County Constables - 1
- Southwest Texas Junior College - 1
- Zavala County Constables - 1
What we don't know is how many of those law enforcement officers are on administrative leave, are no longer on their forces or are currently still serving their communities.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced Monday that it is investigating its 91 responding officers. The agency told ABC that it has been "examining the actions" of its officers "from the very beginning," though DPS previously told KVUE it formed an internal committee to review the department's response just last week.
We don't know how many of the other agencies are conducting investigations of their own.
KVUE has reached out to all 23 responding agencies to try to find out more. These are the six questions sent to state and local agencies:
- Please confirm the number of officers, deputies, troopers or agents who responded to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
- How many of them are still actively working in the same role they had at the time of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas?
- How many of them have been placed on administrative leave or suspended from duty due to reasons related to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas?
- How many of them have been terminated due to reasons related to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas?
- How many of them have resigned since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas?
- How many of them have sought and/or received mental health counseling since the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas?
Below are the responses we have received so far:
United States Border Patrol
A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spokesperson sent KVUE the following statement:
"CBP’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) is still conducting its comprehensive review of the agency’s response to the tragic events that took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. OPR has not reached any final conclusions and is working with other investigative agencies and the Department of Justice to review the entirety of this incident. When OPR concludes its review, it will submit findings to CBP’s National Use of Force Review Board, along with CBP and DHS leadership. Like with other investigative reports, CBP will share its findings with the public when appropriate. We are committed to identifying any improvements to training or tactics that could applied to future incidents. CBP will continue to work with our federal, state, and local partners to answer the difficult questions on what went wrong and how we can improve our responses. We owe this to the Uvalde community, and the nation."
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Texas DPS sent KVUE the following statement on Monday:
"Last week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) formed an internal committee to review the department’s response to the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. DPS’ Deputy Director of Law Enforcement Services is leading the committee which includes members from the department’s Training Operations Division, Office of Inspector General, Office of General Counsel and Special Operations Group. Members are currently reviewing and examining the actions of every DPS Trooper, Officer, Agent and Ranger that responded to Robb Elementary to determine if any violations of policy, law, or doctrine occurred and where the department can make necessary improvements for future mass casualty responses. No additional information will be available until the committee has completed its full review of the department’s response."
However, the DPS sent ABC News the following statement on Tuesday:
"From Texas DPS Regarding Uvalde Response: The ongoing criminal investigation by the Texas Rangers has included examining the actions of every member of law enforcement agency that day, so we’ve been in the process of doing this from the very beginning. The criminal investigation always takes precedent but is typically followed by a comprehensive administrative review of this nature."
On Tuesday, Sen. Roland Gutierrez sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick requesting that the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice review the DPS's internal investigation to "ensure that it has thoroughly and aggressively reviewed the actions of its employees in response to the attack on Uvalde."
Uvalde Police Department
The UPD said 28 officers responded to the incident on May 24, three more than what the Sunday report claimed. Out of those, 27 officers are still actively working in the same role they had at the time of the incident.
Police noted that only one officer was placed on administrative leave and zero were terminated. Two UPD officers have resigned since May 24, but police could not confirm if it was related to the shooting. Police said 28 officers have received counseling.
We can confirm that the officer who was Uvalde's acting police chief on the day of the shooting, Lt. Mariano Pargas, was placed on administrative leave.
San Antonio Police Department SWAT
The SAPD said its first team did not respond to the location until 1:15 p.m., which was after the shooter was killed at 12:50 p.m.
Uvalde County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security told KVUE that it would not comment.
United States Marshals
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Drug Enforcement Agency
The DEA told KVUE that it would not comment.
Frio County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Kinney County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Uvalde CISD
Requested that an open records request be filed. We are awaiting a response.
However, we do know that Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo was placed on administrative leave in June.
Dilley Police Department
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Zavala County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Medina County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Sabinal Police Department
No response as of Tuesday morning.
City of Uvalde Fire Marshals
Did not send questions because this is not a law enforcement agency.
Pearsall Police Department
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Texas Parks and Wildlife
TPWD provided the following:
- Two Texas Game Wardens responded. One arrived after the shooter was incapacitated. Both Game Wardens remain employed by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
- Texas Rangers retained the Game Warden’s body camera for evidentiary purposes at the scene of the incident. Texas Parks and Wildlife has not had possession of either the camera or the footage at any point since then.
- The Texas Rangers, U.S. Department of Justice and FBI are investigating the incident. TPWD will determine if an internal investigation into the actions of our wardens is warranted at the conclusion of the investigation by these lead agencies.
- While we can’t release employee mental health information, we have a crisis intervention team trained to provide mental health support for peace officers as well as civilians who request it.
Uvalde County Constables
The Precinct 6 constable provided the following:
- Office of Constable Pct. 6 holds only one active peace officer, which is myself (elected official). This office currently has no deputies. Still active and current in my position. Elected Constable Pct. 6 - Uvalde County. I, Constable [Emmanuel] Zamora have attended counseling since May 24. I will respectfully answer any questions that will not interfere with any investigation.
Val Verde County Sheriff's Office
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Frio County Constables
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Southwest Texas Junior College
No response as of Tuesday morning.
Zavala County Constables
No response as of Tuesday morning.
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TX Marine Warnings and Forecast for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
348 PM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Southeast winds around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
* WHERE...Laguna Madre between the Port of Brownsville and
Baffin Bay.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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POLL-Biden approval rating falls to 36%, matching record low-Reuters/Ipsos
Biden's rating fell three percentage points from 39% a week earlier. Biden's popularity has suffered from a surge in inflation, which rose to a 40-year high in June at 9.1%.
U.S. President Joe Biden's public approval rating fell to 36% this week to tie the lowest rating of his 19 months in the White House as inflation takes its toll on American life, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll completed on Tuesday.
The two-day national poll found that 59% of Americans disapprove of Biden's job performance. Biden's approval rating has been below 50% since August 2021 and has hovered around its record-low since first hitting it in May, raising alarms his Democratic Party is on track to lose control of at least one chamber of Congress in the Nov. 8 midterm election. Biden's rating fell three percentage points from 39% a week earlier.
Biden's popularity has suffered from a surge in inflation, which rose to a 40-year high in June at 9.1%. Russia's invasion of Ukraine helped drive fuel prices higher. The COVID-19 pandemic has hindered global supply chains.
Biden's approval rating within his own party fell to 69% this week from 74% a week earlier. Only 11% of Republicans approve of his performance in office. Biden's lowest ratings have rivaled the lows of his predecessor, Donald Trump, whose popularity bottomed out at 33% in December 2017.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll is conducted online in English throughout the United States. The latest poll gathered responses from a total of 1,003 adults, including 437 Democrats and 377 Republicans. It has a credibility interval - a measure of precision - of four percentage points.
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President Joe Biden’s administration has recently faced criticism from some U.S. lawmakers for allegedly selling oil from the nation’s emergency reserves to foreign countries, including China.
"While Americans are paying record gasoline and diesel fuel prices, the Biden administration appears to have been letting our strategic oil stockpiles flow to foreign countries and entities," Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) wrote in a letter to Department of Energy Inspector General Teri Donaldson. "Critically, the American people deserve answers as to how exactly the Department justified sending oil from the SPR to China. DOE’s recent transfer of nearly one million barrels of oil to UNIPEC is just one concerning example."
Hawley and others have cited a news report from Reuters published on July 6 that said more than 5 million barrels of oil from U.S. reserves were exported to Asia and Europe in June.
Dozens of VERIFY readers have asked whether it’s true that millions of barrels of oil from U.S. reserves were sent overseas.
THE QUESTION
Has oil from U.S. reserves been sent to countries overseas?
THE SOURCES
- The U.S. Department of Energy
- Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy
- Ed Hirs, University of Houston Energy Fellow
- Hugh Daigle, Ph.D., associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering
THE ANSWER
Yes, oil from U.S. reserves has been sent to countries overseas. Foreign companies can bid on oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) that’s sold in a competitive auction.
WHAT WE FOUND
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is the world’s largest supply of emergency crude oil, with stocks stored in underground salt caverns at four sites located in Louisiana and Texas. The president can decide to sell oil from the reserves in accordance with conditions outlined by federal law, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
If the president approves a public sale of crude oil from the SPR, it will be sold to the highest bidders in a competitive auction. Companies that bid on oil from the reserves are often based in the U.S., though those based in other countries can bid, too.
Domestic companies can also export oil to buyers in other countries, University of Houston Energy Fellow Ed Hirs told VERIFY.
“It’s kind of like an eBay auction for oil,” Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis for GasBuddy, said.
According to the DOE, the money from these sales is then placed into account and later used to purchase crude oil that will go back into the SPR.
Kpler, a trade analytics firm, estimated that 5.35 million out of 30 million total barrels of oil sold from the SPR in June 2022 were shipped overseas, according to Hugh Daigle, associate professor at University of Texas at Austin’s Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering.
“As with oil and gas producers, the federal government seeks to obtain the best price for SPR crude, and sometimes this involves sales to foreign companies. High commodity prices at home reflect high commodity prices globally,” Haigle told VERIFY. “Because of this global market, you could think about shipments of SPR oil abroad taking the place of other domestic oil being shipped abroad: if the SPR oil were forced to stay in the U.S., then the overseas demand would simply be met by a different producer willing to ship their oil overseas.”
Daigle also explained how the SPR auction and bidding process works.
First, when the U.S. government determines it will make a sale from the SPR, the DOE posts a notice inviting companies to bid on specific quantities of oil. The companies have to be registered with the Crude Oil Sales Program.
The U.S. government then accepts the highest bids and publicly announces the companies that have won sales.
“There is no restriction that registered companies be based in the United States, and many times foreign companies will submit bids through U.S. subsidiaries. There are no laws prohibiting this,” Daigle told VERIFY in an email.
The DOE most recently announced contracts awarded for the purchase of crude oil from the SPR on July 11.
Nearly 1 million barrels of oil from the most recent sale, which was announced on June 14, went to Unipec America, Inc. Unipec is a Houston-based subsidiary of Sinopec, an oil company owned by the Chinese government.
Equinor Marketing & Trading, which received 3.65 million barrels of oil in the most recent sale, is a Norwegian company, Daigle said. The company could ship the oil to Norway, though they may decide to keep it in the U.S., he added.
“Oil is a commodity traded on the global market, and while we can’t explain the decisions of the selected bidders nor control oil and gas companies, the commodity the industry sells or the market, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains a critical energy security tool to address global crude oil supply disruptions,” a spokesperson for the DOE wrote in an email to VERIFY.
Some critics have said the export of oil from U.S. reserves to foreign countries will continue to drive up gas prices at home. But experts told VERIFY that isn’t true.
“Absolutely not,” Hirs said.
When oil is released from the SPR, that means there is greater supply available on the global market, which “helps to restrain prices,” according to DeHaan.
“[The SPR] supplies oil to a country that needs it, so it doesn’t really matter where it goes. It does not negatively impact prices at home,” he said.
The U.S used to have a ban on exporting crude oil worldwide, but in 2015 Congress lifted that ban after U.S. crude oil production nearly doubled from 2009 to 2015.
VERIFY digital journalist Erin Jones and researcher Mauricio Chamberlin contributed to this report.
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WFO EL PASO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, July 20, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
255 PM MDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
* WHAT...Daytime high temperatures of 104 to 106 degrees with
nighttime low temperatures 73 to 78 degrees.
* WHERE...Parts of far west Texas and south-central New Mexico.
* WHEN...Through midnight MDT Tuesday night.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
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Senate panel OKs NATO expansion, rushing to full Senate vote
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave easy bipartisan approval Tuesday to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO, as lawmakers aimed for quick Senate passage and a show of congressional support for expansion of the U.S. and European defense alliance in the face of Russias war in Ukraine.Committee members approved the expansion by voice vote.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee gave easy bipartisan approval Tuesday to admitting Finland and Sweden into NATO, as lawmakers aimed for quick Senate passage and a show of congressional support for expansion of the U.S. and European defense alliance in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine.
Committee members approved the expansion by voice vote. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican and frequent critic of U.S. policy abroad, voted a neutral “present” rather than yes or no.
The vote sets the expansion up for a decision by the full Senate as soon as next week.
“We obviously want to see Finland and Sweden brought into the alliance as soon as possible,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House after Tuesday's vote. “These are modern militaries, militaries that we know well,” Kirby said, stressing the strength that supporters say the two countries would bring to the military bloc.
NATO's 30 members are considering the admission of the two northern European countries against a backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia's five-month-old offensive against a pro-West Ukraine government has led European and U.S. allies to tighten ranks and strengthen defenses against any further aggression by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“As U.S. foreign policy priorities evolve to account for a changing world, what is self-evident is the future of the transatlantic partnership will be even more intertwined and integrated thanks to Putin's recklessness,'' Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., said in a joint statement with ranking Republican committee member Jim Risch of Idaho after his panel's endorsement.
“Today's vote is further proof that the answer to aggression is not isolation, but deeper engagement with likeminded democracies,” Menendez said.
Putin's invasion led Finland and Sweden to abandon longstanding policies of military nonalignment and seek to join forces with NATO, with its joint conventional and nuclear forces. President Joe Biden encouraged the move behind the scenes and welcomed leaders of the two countries to the White House in May to signal U.S. support. The NATO expansion proposal marks a rare moment of Republican and Democratic agreement on a substantive issue before Congress. Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in May that lawmakers were moving the membership applications at a faster pace than is usual for NATO expansion bids. He said he expected full Senate approval this month.
Lawmakers are rushing to approve the matter before the long August break.
The applications by Finland and Sweden initially had been expected to win easy approval from other NATO members as well. NATO member Turkey has rescinded an unexpected early announcement that it would block the two nations' admission. But President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned this week that Turkey could still move to deny the expansion, if Finland and Sweden fail to crack down on members of banned Turkish Kurdish groups in exile there and meet other Turkish demands.
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LOS ANGELES — We are inside 50 days away from the start of the 2022-23 NFL season and with that, the Locked On Podcast Network is rolling out a unique NFL Top 50 this during the week of July 18-22.
Locked On teamed up with bookmaker BetOnline to gauge and rank the top 50 NFL players based on how they affect the spread or betting line for their team, if they weren’t playing.
BetOnline took the 50 top players who most move those lines. To further explain, Cowboys CB Trevon Diggs comes in at No. 50 on the list, because BetOnline said his absence would move the betting line for the Cowboys by .5 points. Meaning if Dallas was hypothetically favored over another team by 3 points and Diggs was announced out, BetOnline says right now, they would move that line .5 points, meaning the Cowboys would now be favored by 2.5 points.
So, they took the top 50 players who would move the lines, and ranked them out. We’ll roll them out throughout the week.
Checkout the second episode of the Locked On NFL Top 50 on the Locked On NFL podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts, or on Locked On NFL’s YouTube for video!
Check out the episode for reaction from all the local team experts over at Locked On.
40. Justin Jefferson, WR, Minnesota Vikings | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (17 games) 108 receptions, 1,616 yards, 10 TDs
39. Stefon Diggs, WR, Buffalo Bills | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (17 games) 103 receptions, 1,225 yards, 10 TDs
38. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, Cincinnati Bengals | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (17 games) 81 receptions, 1,455 yards, 13 TDs
37. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (13 games) 240 carries, 898 yards, 4 rush TDs
36. Nick Chubb, RB, Cleveland Browns | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (14 games) 228 carries, 1,259 yards, 8 TDs
35. Najee Harris, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (17 games) 307 carries, 1,200 yards, 7 TDs
34. Dalvin Cook, RB, Minnesota Vikings | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (13 games) 249 carries, 1,159 yards, 6 TDs
33. Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions | Spread value: 1 point
2021-22 stats: (14 games) 67.2% COMP%, 3,245 pass yards, 19 TD, 8 INT
32. Marcus Mariota, QB, Atlanta Falcons | Spread value: 1.5 points
Career stats: (74 games) 62.8% COMP%, 12,437 pass yards, 77 TD, 45 INT
31. Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders | Spread value: 1.5 points
2021-22 stats: (16 games) 123 receptions, 1,553 yards, 11 TDs,
Be sure to check back on the Locked On NFL podcast feed or YouTube channel throughout the week as we reveal the rest of the list each morning!
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WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
411 PM CDT Tue Jul 19 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the first Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot
conditions with heat index values up to 111. For the second
Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot conditions with heat
index values up to 109 expected.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Grady, McClain, Cleveland, Pottawatomie,
Comanche and Cotton Counties. In Texas, Wichita and Archer
Counties.
* WHEN...For the first Excessive Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT
this evening. For the second Excessive Heat Warning, from 1 PM
to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly increase
the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those
working or participating in outdoor activities.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
conditions with heat index values up to 112. For the second
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Logan, Payne, Oklahoma, Lincoln and
Tillman Counties. In Texas, Wilbarger and Baylor Counties.
* IMPACTS...Extreme heat and humidity will significantly
increase the potential for heat related illnesses,
particularly for those working or participating in outdoor
activities.
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT
index values up to 112 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central, southeast and southern
Oklahoma and northern Texas.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Excessive Heat Warning, dangerously hot
conditions with heat index values up to 111. For the Heat
Advisory, heat index values up to 106 expected.
* WHERE...Portions of central, northern, northwest and southwest
* WHEN...For the Excessive Heat Warning, until 9 PM CDT this
evening. For the Heat Advisory, from 1 PM to 8 PM CDT
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JOHNSTON, Iowa — Upkeep of the Saylorville Lake Dam continues this summer, as two projects have started to make sure its structure stays intact.
Dayne Magneson, the lake manager, said the project to deal with erosion and debris removal hasn't been done in nearly 15 years.
The project will consist of workers placing large rocks around the dam to help protect it from high water events.
The freeze and melting in Iowa wear down existing rocks, which need to be replaced. According to Magneson, the project helps make sure the dam is protected and performs how it's supposed to.
"To make sure the integrity of the dam stays to the designs it was originally specced to," Magneson said. "That rock just protects that embankment from erosion."
The second project is debris removal.
Magneson said between 700 and 1,000 cubic yards of debris at the bottom of Saylorville Lake will be removed in a project that's 40 years in the making. A bathymetric survey image is how they estimated how much debris was underneath the water.
Most of the debris is driftwood and stuck in what's called the trash rack.
Magneson said removing the debris is important because it restricts some water flow and can cause damage.
To remove what's in the trash rack, the day water will be restricted during the day from flowing into the Des Moines River so divers can remove what they need to.
That can impact some recreational activities on that river
"It will be important to watch boating, especially at those levels because sand bars will start to be exposed. So there is a safety factor there and will limit the access of the river a little bit," Magneson said.
The debris removal project is expected to take three to four weeks to complete, while the erosion project is expected to take a year and a half.
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Odd News Roundup: Italy's oldest student graduates again aged 98; Water hazard! Wild boar rescued from Spanish golfing pond amid heatwave
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Water hazard! Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in the same subjects he earned there two years ago.
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.
Water hazard! Wild boar rescued from Spanish golfing pond amid heatwave
Spanish firefighters and forest rangers rescued a large wild boar on Monday from a pond at a golf course near Madrid after the animal went for a refreshing splash amid a scorching heatwave and found itself trapped. Video footage showed four people chasing the boar in an inflatable boat and then using catchpoles to bring it to the shore where they and half a dozen other rescuers finally pulled it out up the artificial pond shore's slippery plastic lining.
Italy's oldest student graduates again aged 98
Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy's oldest graduate - again. Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of Palermo to an initial degree in the same subjects he earned there two years ago.
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Chipotle permanently closed a restaurant in Augusta, Maine that filed to form a union last month.
“We have been unable to adequately staff this remote restaurant with crew and continue to be plagued with excessive call-outs and lack of availability from existing staff,” Laurie Schalow, chief corporate affairs officer at Chipotle (CMG), said in a statement Tuesday, adding that it’s been even harder to find managers to lead the restaurant.
“Because of these ongoing staffing challenges, there is no probability of reopening in the foreseeable future, so we’ve made the decision to permanently close the restaurant,” she said.
The restaurant had been closed to the public since June 17, Schalow noted, and was open only for staff trainings. Workers at the location will get severance pay, she said.
The closure has raised alarm bells among union organizers, who accused the chain of trying to stifle workers.
A hearing on whether to proceed with the representation vote was scheduled for Tuesday, according to Jeffrey Young, attorney for Chipotle United, the independent union attempting to organize the Augusta location, but workers learned on Tuesday morning that the store will be shut down for good. The hearing has been postponed indefinitely, Young said.
Young described the closure as “union busting 101,” adding “it’s meant to discourage not just the workers here, but … other Chipotle organizing efforts elsewhere.”
Workers at a Chipotle in Lansing, Michigan also have filed for a vote, And there are similar efforts underway in Flushing, Queens as well as several other “nascent” efforts, Young said. The closure “sends a message — if you try to organize, we’ll close your store,” he said.
Brandi McNease, who was employed at the Augusta location and has been leading the unionization efforts, said “we’re not done” trying to unionize. “We really want to … tell Chipotle that this isn’t going to stand,” she said. In June, a letter signed by 10 Augusta employees charged that understaffing and unsafe equipment potentially put the crew and customers at risk, the Kennebec Journal reported at the time.
Chipotle’s Schalow said the Augusta store closure had “nothing to do with union activity,” and said that the company reviewed the location as it would any other location that had staffing challenges. “Chipotle respects our employees’ rights to organize,” she said.
The battle comes at a time when a growing number of Starbucks workers have formed unions. Organizers there have also accused the chain of trying to intimidate workers by shuttering locations.
In June, Starbucks workers at an Ithaca, New York, store claimed their location was being shut down in retaliation for their union activism. The worker committee said at the time that it was filing an Unfair Labor Practice charge with the NLRB, alleging that Starbucks was making a “clear attempt to scare workers across the country.” A company spokesperson said at the time that Starbucks opens and closes stores as part of its regular operations, without offering specific reasons.
“Our goal is to ensure that every partner is supported in their individual situation and we have immediate opportunities available in the market,” the Starbucks spokesperson said in June. Starbucks has also closed a number of stores over safety concerns and will likely continue to do so. Labor organizers have questioned whether these moves were being made in good faith.
Chipotle workers in Augusta filed an unfair labor charge with the NLRB Tuesday.
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Science News Roundup: Scientists find an exotic black hole deemed a 'needle in a haystack'; Scientists uncover history of 'ridiculously charming' penguins and more
Researchers on Tuesday offered the most thorough examination to date of the history of penguins dating back to their origins more than 60 million years ago, including identifying a suite of genes crucial in adaptations related to underwater vision, long dives, body temperature regulation, diet and body size. High blood thickness ups death risk; few problems with flu-COVID shots together The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19.
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Scientists uncover history of 'ridiculously charming' penguins
The evolution of penguins from their flying seabird ancestors into the flightless denizens of marine environments from frigid Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos Islands is among the wonders of the animal kingdom. Researchers on Tuesday offered the most thorough examination to date of the history of penguins dating back to their origins more than 60 million years ago, including identifying a suite of genes crucial in adaptations related to underwater vision, long dives, body temperature regulation, diet and body size.
High blood thickness ups death risk; few problems with flu-COVID shots together
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Blood thickness linked with death risk in severe COVID-19
Scientists find an exotic black hole deemed a 'needle in a haystack'
Astronomers have spotted in a galaxy adjacent to our Milky Way what they are calling a cosmic "needle in a haystack" - a black hole that not only is classified as dormant but appears to have been born without the explosion of a dying star.
Researchers said on Monday this one differs from all other known black holes in that it is "X-ray quiet" - not emitting powerful X-ray radiation indicative of gobbling up nearby material with its strong gravitational pull - and that it was not born in a stellar blast called a supernova.
Northrop wins Space Development Agency's contract to build 14 satellite
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. The satellites are part of the agency's plan to build the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer for detecting, identifying and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced missiles from their earliest stages of launch through interception.
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Greek wildfire rages near Athens; homes, hospital evacuated
A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and a hospital. There were no reports of injuries, the fire brigade said. About 420 firefighters assisted by 85 engines were trying to tame the blaze, which was burning on several fronts by late afternoon.
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A Greek wildfire fuelled by gale-force winds raged in the mountainous region of Penteli near Athens on Tuesday, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of at least four areas and a hospital. Heavy clouds of smoke were rising into the sky billowing over Mount Penteli where the fire broke out at 1430 GMT, some 27 km (16 miles) north of central Athens.
Images showed the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis hill covered in red light due to the fire burning in the background. By nightfall, the flames were visible from the island of Evia, about 50 km away, according to witnesses. Local media reported the fire had burned at least one house but the fire brigade would not confirm the information. There were no reports of injuries, the fire brigade said.
About 420 firefighters assisted by 85 engines were trying to tame the blaze, which was burning on several fronts by late afternoon. More than 24 helicopters and planes earlier dumped water on the flames but had to halt operations at night for safety reasons. Authorities ordered the evacuation of four areas, Drafi, Anthousa, Dioni and Dasamari. They also advised residents in more areas to prepare to evacuate.
One hospital and the National Observatory of Athens were evacuated as a precaution. Traffic was halted on roads leading to Penteli and police were helping residents find their way out of the fire-stricken areas. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a teleconference with civil protection authorities on the fire.
"Today is a difficult day. We are at the peak of the fire season and the current conditions make it easier for fires to break out and spread," said Fire Department spokesperson Yiannis Artopios in a statement. Artopios earlier told state TV ERT that the fire was a "difficult" case and that 28 firefighters from Romania were assisting local firefighters.
"We are fighting it, we are trying to circle the fire," said Artopios. Winds were forecast to persist until Wednesday afternoon.
More than 200 firefighters and equipment from Bulgaria, France, Germany, Romania, Norway and Finland will be on standby during the hottest months of July and August in Greece. Last year, wildfires ravaged about 300,000 acres (121,000 hectares) of forest and bushland in different parts of Greece as the country experienced its worst heat wave in 30 years. (Additional reporting by Angeliki Koutantou, Karolina Tagaris and Alkis Konstantinidis; Writing by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Sandra Maler and Richard Pullin)
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Americans endure 'dragon's breath' heat wave, set to last into next week
They're planning days around air conditioning in Oklahoma, monitoring the grid in Texas and keeping an eye out for sharks as they try to cool off in New York. Across the United States, Americans have been enduring in some cases dangerously high heat that meteorologists say will last into next week.
They're planning days around air conditioning in Oklahoma, monitoring the grid in Texas and keeping an eye out for sharks as they try to cool off in New York.
Across the United States, Americans have been enduring in some cases dangerously high heat that meteorologists say will last into next week. More than 100 million people are living under excessive warnings or heat advisories this week, according to the National Weather Service.
In Oklahoma City, where a high of 110 Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) was predicted Tuesday, Colin Newman, 40, said it hits like "dragon's breath" when he steps outside, even in the early hours. "We plan our days around getting from one air-conditioned place to another," he said.
New Yorkers, meanwhile, are expected to venture to the beaches to cool off. New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered additional shark monitoring off Long Island, where sharks injured three people this month. Rockaway beaches in Queens were closed to swimmers Tuesday afternoon after a reported shark sighting, according to a New York Police Department tweet. The excessive heat in the United States comes hot on the heels of a heat wave in Europe this week, which has seen wildfires and record temperatures in the kind of weather event that scientists say will become more frequent with climate change.
At least - unlike in Europe - many American homes have air conditioning. Power use in Texas is expected to break records again this week as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners, the state's power grid operator projected on Monday.
For those without easy access to air conditioning in New York, the New York City Fire Department said cooling centers have opened in libraries, community centers and other city buildings and that it on request is installing spray caps on fire hydrants. In the city, transportation workers were taking precautions such as drinking plenty of water, said Celeste Kirkland, a Transport Workers Union Local 100 subway safety team lead.
"We're working in some of the hottest places you can think of," she said. In Florida's Port St. Lucie, 52-year-old resident Lisa Kessler was avoiding all outdoor activity until the sun goes down.
"Florida is like getting a hug from a hot bowl of soup," she said. Inside Death Valley National Park in California the village of Stovepipe Wells is expected to hit 119 degrees Fahrenheit (48°C) on Tuesday.
But Death Valley is one of the hottest places on Earth and Park Ranger Nico Ramirez said that temperature is normal for this time of year. He likened the local way of coping to how people handle the extreme cold in cooler climes. "We hibernate in the heat," he said. "I have a PlayStation and Wi-Fi. If I'm not working, I'm home with my Wi-Fi and music and games."
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Cricket-Van der Dussen leads South Africa to victory on Stokes' ODI farewell
Rassie van der Dussen scored a classy century as South Africa secured a 62-run victory in sweltering heat in the first one day international to spoil England all-rounder Ben Stokes' farewell party at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. After electing to bat, the tourists amassed 333 for five in their 50 overs, boosted by a career-best 134 from Van der Dussen as he put on 151 with Aiden Markram (77).
Rassie van der Dussen scored a classy century as South Africa secured a 62-run victory in sweltering heat in the first one day international to spoil England all-rounder Ben Stokes' farewell party at Chester-le-Street on Tuesday.
After electing to bat, the tourists amassed 333 for five in their 50 overs, boosted by a career-best 134 from Van der Dussen as he put on 151 with Aiden Markram (77). The home side made a strong start to their reply but South Africa kept chipping away at the wickets through the middle overs. Despite an eye-catching 86 from 77 balls from Joe Root, England fell well short of their target as they were bowled out for 271.
It was not the send-off Stokes would have wanted on his retirement from ODIs, returning bowling figures of 0-44 in five overs and scoring just five with the bat at what is his home county venue. "We are used to the heat but it was quite dry and windy as well today," Van der Dussen said at the post-match presentation.
"We batted well and our bowlers executed beautifully. We knew we had to play smart cricket, we are happy with the performance but we will see where we can improve." Van der Dussen was the anchor for South Africa’s innings as he read the conditions perfectly on a wicket that became harder to bat on as sun baked it.
England made a strong start to their reply as Jason Roy (43) and Jonny Bairstow (63) put on 102 for the first wicket but the tourists’ spinners put on the brakes on the wearing pitch and fast bowler Anrich Nortje (4-53) returned late in the innings to remove Root in the 45th over, signalling the game was up. Stokes could not perform the heroics that have been his trademark through a glittering career as he was trapped leg before wicket by part-time spinner Markram (2-25).
The second of three matches in the series will be played at Old Trafford on Friday. "It was a tough day, but the effort from the guys was outstanding to field in that heat. It was a good toss (for South Africa) to win," England captain Joss Buttler said.
"You need to take wickets to stem the flow of runs in this format. We never managed to impose ourselves with the bat as the wicket got lower and slower. South Africa read the conditions well." There was more bad news for England on Tuesday as fast bowler Mark Wood told Sky Sports he will need another surgery on his injured elbow, raising doubts about his participation in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia that begins in October.
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Motor racing-NASCAR to hold race on the streets of Chicago next year
NASCAR will hold its first-ever Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago in July 2023, the stock car racing circuit said on Tuesday, as it continues to make inroads into major U.S. metropolitan markets.
NASCAR will hold its first-ever Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago in July 2023, the stock car racing circuit said on Tuesday, as it continues to make inroads into major U.S. metropolitan markets. Cars will race Chicago's 2.2-mile course against the backdrop of Lake Michigan, Grant Park and the city's celebrated skyline.
It comes after NASCAR held a first-of-its-kind event in Los Angeles earlier this year on a temporary track installed inside Memorial Coliseum. "Like the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum, we seized an incredible opportunity to add an unprecedented element to our schedule and take center stage in the heart of another major metropolitan market," said Ben Kennedy, a NASCAR senior vice president.
The NASCAR race will be held on July 2, 2023 and will be preceded by an IMSA sanctioned series race on July 1. "Chicago's streets are as iconic as our skyline and our reputation as a world class sports city is indisputable," said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
"I am thrilled to welcome our partners at NASCAR to Chicago for an event that will attract thousands of people to our city. "Chicago's world class entertainment and hospitality industries, coupled with our city's history as a conduit for sports talent, make us the perfect hosts for this unique event."
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Soccer-Barcelona complete signing of Lewandowski
Lewandowski will sign a four-year contract with a release clause set at 500 million euros ($511.35 million), Barcelona said in a statement https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2683853/agreement-with-bayern-munich-for-the-transfer-of-robert-lewandowski. Lewandowski, who had 12 months remaining on his Bayern contract, moved to Barcelona for 45 million euros with five million euros in add-ons, the 26-times Spanish champions confirmed.
Barcelona have signed Poland striker Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich for up to 50 million euros ($51.14 million), the two clubs said on Tuesday. Lewandowski will sign a four-year contract with a release clause set at 500 million euros ($511.35 million), Barcelona said in a statement https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2683853/agreement-with-bayern-munich-for-the-transfer-of-robert-lewandowski.
Lewandowski, who had 12 months remaining on his Bayern contract, moved to Barcelona for 45 million euros with five million euros in add-ons, the 26-times Spanish champions confirmed. The 33-year-old has joined the team on their U.S. pre-season tour where he completed his medical.
Lewandowski scored 344 goals for Bayern in 375 appearances, winning the league title every year and the Champions League in 2020. The club will present their new signing on Wednesday at noon (EDT) in Miami, Spanish media have reported. ($1 = 0.9778 euros) ($1 = 0.9777 euros)
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U.S. Senate tries again on computer chip bill to compete with China
The current bill is a pared-down version of rival bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that stalled before becoming law, even though support for improved competition with China is one of the few areas of agreement between Biden's Democrats and Republicans. The Senate approved a bipartisan $250 billion bill boosting spending on technology research and development in June 2021, one of the first major pieces of legislation passed after Democrats gained their slim control of the chamber.
The U.S. Senate is due to vote later on Tuesday on a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide $52 billion in subsidies and tax credits for the computer chip industry, over a year after passing its first version of a bill boosting semiconductor competition with China. The bill is part of U.S. efforts to address an industry-wide chip shortage that has disrupted production in the automotive and electronics industries, forcing some firms to scale back production.
Senate aides said the bill would include a new, four-year 25% tax credit to encourage companies to build plants in the United States in response to growing calls to decrease reliance on other countries for semiconductors. The Senate's Democratic majority leader, Chuck Schumer, announced that a first procedural vote would take place on Tuesday, calling U.S. semiconductor manufacturing a matter of national security as well as a source of jobs.
Senate aides said the goal is to pass the bill early next week. They would then send the bill to the House of Representatives, whose approval would then send it to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law. "The message is not subtle: If companies do not think it is profitable to make chips here in America, they are going to go somewhere else," Schumer said as he opened the Senate on Monday.
Many major weapons also require sophisticated computer chips. Javelin missile systems made by Raytheon Technologies and Lockheed Martin Corp each contain 250 microprocessors. These systems have been in high demand by Ukrainian soldiers as they work to repel the Russian invasion of Ukraine. INTEL EXPANSION PLANS
Intel Corp said in January it would spend $20 billion on a factory in Ohio after breaking ground on two new plants in Arizona last year. That could grow to $100 billion with eight total fabrication plants and would be the largest investment on record in Ohio, Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said in January. However, he added that without government funding, "it's just not going to happen as fast and it's not going to grow as big as quickly."
Administration officials urged lawmakers last week to pass the bill, citing among other issues concerns about national security. The current bill is a pared-down version of rival bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that stalled before becoming law, even though support for improved competition with China is one of the few areas of agreement between Biden's Democrats and Republicans.
The Senate approved a bipartisan $250 billion bill boosting spending on technology research and development in June 2021, one of the first major pieces of legislation passed after Democrats gained their slim control of the chamber. However, the legislation was never taken up in the Democratic-controlled House, which earlier this year passed its own bill with almost no Republican support. That measure included provisions to boost chipmakers, but also billions of dollars for other supply chains and the Global Climate Change Initiative, which Republicans oppose.
Urged by the administration to do something, lawmakers recently began working more urgently on the slimmed-down legislation focused on semiconductors.
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