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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 7, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
257 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern
Dutchess, Columbia and southeastern Greene Counties through 330 PM
EDT...
At 257 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Catskill to near Saugerties South.
Movement was east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Heavy rains could cause ponding of water
on roadways and in poor drainage areas.
Locations impacted include...
Hudson, Catskill, Claverack, Livingston, Copake, Pine Plains,
Clermont, Athens, Austerlitz, Ancram, Philmont, Lorenz Park,
Claverack-Red Mills, Ghent, Germantown, Hillsdale, Taghkanic, Tivoli,
Pachin Mills and Ancramdale.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4202 7393 4202 7394 4226 7387 4237 7341
4209 7351 4205 7350 4205 7349 4196 7349
TIME...MOT...LOC 1857Z 256DEG 21KT 4221 7382 4205 7388
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR HUDSON...NORTHEASTERN UNION...
SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX...RICHMOND AND KINGS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300
PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 7, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
212 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Hudson, Union, Essex
and Richmond Counties through 300 PM EDT...
At 212 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Plainfield, moving northeast at 25 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...
Newark, Jersey City, Elizabeth, Passaic, Bayonne, Plainfield,
Bloomfield, Linden, Orange, Summit, Millburn, Secaucus, Harrison,
Port Richmond and Kearny.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
LAT...LON 4057 7421 4059 7421 4060 7422 4059 7429
4061 7431 4059 7445 4062 7442 4066 7440
4067 7440 4066 7445 4068 7445 4073 7438
4076 7436 4076 7437 4091 7418 4085 7412
4079 7415 4076 7409 4080 7406 4071 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1812Z 231DEG 22KT 4058 7444
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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The New York Mets (69-39) made a massive statement against the Atlanta Braves (64-45) on Saturday. A doubleheader sweep ensured the Mets will secure a series victory over their National League East rivals by claiming three of the first four games in the five-game set. The Mets will now look to make a statement by picking up a fourth win over the Braves today. First pitch for the finale is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
Right-hander Jacob deGrom (0-0, 1.80 ERA) is set to take the mound for the Mets at Citi Field for the first time since July 7, 2021. deGrom fared well in his season debut on Tuesday, allowing one run in five innings against the Washington Nationals, but was not a factor in the decision as the Mets ended up losing the game 5-1. The Braves will counter with rookie righty Spencer Strider (6-3, 2.79 ERA). Strider earned his sixth win of the season on Tuesday, allowing one run in 6.2 innings to top the Philadelphia Phillies.
Local Coverage:
Television: SNY
Radio: WCBS
New York Mets Lineup:
Jake takes the hill. #LGM
🆚: Atlanta
💪: Jacob deGrom
📍: @CitiField
🕕: 4:10 p.m.
📺: @SNYtv
📻: @wcbs880
🔗: https://t.co/o426FQby3R pic.twitter.com/zo7FY3RV0E— New York Mets (@Mets) August 7, 2022
Pre-Game Notes:
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deGrom is 9-7 with a 1.96 ERA in 25 career starts against the Braves.
Strider faced the Mets in Atlanta on July 12, allowing one run in 4.2 innings of work, but was not a factor in the decision of a game the Braves ended up winning 4-1.
Jeff McNeil is back in the Mets’ starting lineup after getting the night cap of the doubleheader off. He will start at second base and bat sixth.
Daniel Vogelbach is back in the Mets’ lineup after sitting out last night with a lefty on the mound. He will serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth.
Ronald Acuna Jr is 8 for 27 (.296) with a double and two RBIs in his career against deGrom.
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 7, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
The National Weather Service in Upton NY has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Hudson County in northeastern New Jersey...
Eastern Union County in northeastern New Jersey...
Southeastern Essex County in northeastern New Jersey...
Richmond County in southeastern New York...
Kings County in southeastern New York...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Linden,
moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
Todt Hill and Port Richmond around 235 PM EDT.
Newark and Bayonne around 240 PM EDT.
Harrison and The Verrazano Narrows Bridge around 245 PM EDT.
Jersey City and Kearny around 250 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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Robert F. Kennedy once said, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can achieve greatly.” Founded in 1971 by Dennis Murphy and Gary Davidson, the World Hockey Association was an upstart challenger to the National Hockey League’s dominance of professional hockey in North America. Twelve teams made up the original clubs of this new league, which included the Minnesota Fighting Saints which played at the newly built St. Paul Civic Center (current site of the Xcel Energy Center) and it’s unique clear boards.
Bold and brash, the new league was the first to offer a contract that would pay players multi-million contracts to play when it lured away Chicago Blackhawks superstar Bobby Hull to play for the Winnipeg Jets and the Boston Bruins’ Derek Sanderson to play for the Philadelphia Blazers.
In a day and age when there was no CapFriendly, players had no idea how much or how little their teammates were making it perhaps paved the way for our modern day understanding of professional contracts. Even though the NHL may not care to admit it, the WHA forced them expand their league to non traditional hockey markets like San Diego and Birmingham, Alabama. The league itself may have failed, but it certainly helped advance professional hockey and even gave the NHL a few teams in the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers.
And it all began in Minnesota.
Dan Gaisbauer, known as Dan Whenesota (@Whenesota on Twitter), an author who had a best selling book called History of Heartbreak: a 100 events that tortured Minnesota sports fans decided to write about the state’s WHA team when he realized very few books had been written about the subject.
Thus, A Slap Shot in Time: the wild but true history of the Minnesota Fighting Saints was born. Their existence was brief but eventful and the personalities on the club were just as colorful and brash as the WHA itself. From their General Manager, Glen Sonmor to their feisty coach Harry Neale the Fighting Saints fought as hard on the ice as their management fought in disputes off the ice keep the team afloat.
The book does a terrific job of encapsulating each of the Fighting Saints’ 5 seasons, taking note of important games and events both on and off the ice. As mercurial as the team was, worthy of its ‘fighting’ moniker, they played an exciting brand of hockey that embraced speed as much as they did toughness.
Perhaps it was this blend of off-ice drama, colorful on-ice personalities that helped inspire Ned and Nancy Dowd to write the screen play for the cult classic hockey movie Slap Shot. The film’s story has been told before by people like Dave Hanson in his book Slap Shot Original: the Man, the Foil and the Legend, but this time you get to read about the team that inspired so much of it.
No matter what, the story of the Fighting Saints deserved to be told and now they get their chance to shine a bit after being kind of a forgotten chapter of Minnesota hockey history. Fun facts help break up the linear narrative of the Fighting Saints’ story, and give you additional nuggets of information to add flavor to the content. But like the fictional Charlestown Chiefs, the Minnesota Fighting Saints played their hearts out until the very end when the franchise finally folded for good in 1977.
Like a lot of you who may be reading this, I wasn’t alive when the Minnesota Fighting Saints played. The team had folded before I was born but I had heard stories about them. My dad remembers telling me that going to games at the St. Paul Civic Center, where the tickets and the beer were fairly cheap meant that there were as nearly as many fights in the stands as their were on the ice.
When people go to Minnesota Wild games today, you will certainly see quite a few people wearing Minnesota North Stars apparel but you might see a few sporting Minnesota Fighting Saints jerseys too. Want some Minnesota Fighting Saints swag of your own? Check out Minnesota Vintage Hockey for jerseys, SotaStick for T-shirts, and The Minnesotan & Northern Lids for hats.
Just in case you are looking for something to do and if you want to meet some of those responsible for the book and the history behind the Minnesota Fighting Saints, there is a book release party being held at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub in St. Paul on Saturday, August 20th from noon to 4PM Central Time.
If you were old enough to remember the Minnesota Fighting Saints or went to their games what were your memories of them? Tell us on Twitter at @CreaseAndAssist!
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WFO NEW YORK CITY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, August 7, 2022
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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service New York NY
245 PM EDT Sun Aug 7 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR HUDSON...NORTHEASTERN UNION...SOUTHEASTERN ESSEX...RICHMOND AND
KINGS COUNTIES...
At 244 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bayonne, moving
northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
This severe storm will be near...
Bensonhurst around 250 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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The Predator prequel Prey hit Hulu this weekend, and it’s revitalized a sometimes troubled franchise. It’s scored the best reviews of the series and it’s even got a great (if sometimes pesky) movie dog. Among the fans is one of the actors from the 1987 original who went on to become a governor. No, not Schwarzenegger. The other thespian-turned-politician (who was also a wrestler).
#PreyMovie Great, great, film. @AmberMidthunder you definitely ain't got time to bleed. Welcome to the Predator family. @DannyTRS Thank you for making a such a thoughtful, creative, and wonderful film.
— Jesse Ventura (@GovJVentura) August 7, 2022
On Saturday, Jesse Ventura — the WWF star who played one of the original film’s victims and went on to become the governor of Minnesota — took to Twitter to offer fulsome praise of the latest addition to the Predator franchise.
“Great, great, film,” Ventura wrote, saying that star Amber Midthunder, who plays a Comanche warrior who battles the well-armed alien hunter, “definitely ain’t got time to bleed.” He also welcomed director Dan Trachtenberg “to the Predator family,” adding, “Thank you for making a such a thoughtful, creative, and wonderful film.”
Ventura can be a hard moviegoer to please. He once slammed American Sniper, Clint Eastwood’s biopic about Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, albeit without seeing it. But he didn’t exactly have to: He’d known the real Kyle and he disputed claims made about him in the book that inspired the movie, which ended with him winning a defamation suit. In a statement, Ventura implied that Kyle was a man without honor.
Prey now streams on Hulu.
(Via THR)
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While it may be a while until we get new music from Frank Ocean, the Blonde singer is tiding us over with some interesting new merch. Through his luxury brand, Homer, which he launched last year, Ocean is selling a c*ck ring.
The XXXL H-Bone Ring is comprised of 60 “lab-grown” princess cut diamonds, according to the Homer website, and rings in at $25,570.
In addition to the c*ck ring, Ocean is selling other luxury items, including a $3,100 A-OK Keychain and a $9,825 Dolly Llama keychain.
In an Instagram post announcing the collection, Ocean revealed he had plans to go on tour in 2020, however, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic quickly put a damper on those plans. “Wigging w/ multiple fans blowing thru my hair + hoodie from tour that Covid cancelled back in 2020..plus some sketches from my desk a couple months ago and a buss down Homer bday cake. Love u see u.”
At the time of writing, Ocean has yet to announce a new project, however, we’re certain new music is imminent. In an interview with Los Angeles Times, Coachella festival co-founder Paul Tollett revealed Ocean will headline Coachella next year.
“Right now, it’s the Wild West. I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually, they get to see everyone that we talked about.”
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During a much-anticipated Young Money reunion last night (August 6) at Drake’s October World Festival in Toronto, Drake, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj reunited to perform together for the first time in years. Toward the end of the show, Wayne revealed he has a new project in the works.
“I’m working on Carter VI, coming soon!” he said to the crowd.
Shortly after, a sign reading “Tha Carter VI” displayed on a large screen.
Wayne first hinted at Tha Carter VI in a 2020 interview with Variety, when he said “My favorite Carter album is the next one.
During an appearance on ESPN which took place the following month, he said “Carter VI is coming soon, but I got No Ceilings coming first. No Ceilings 3.”
JUST IN: Lil Wayne announces that Tha Carter 6 and No Cielings 3 are on the way 👀🔥🔥pic.twitter.com/alv4wV72uQ
— XXL Magazine (@XXL) August 15, 2020
Last month, Weezy took to Instagram to honor a police officer who saved his life when he was 12 years old, after he attempted suicide.
“Everything happens for a reason,” Weezy said in a caption. “I was dying when I met u at this very spot. U refused to let me die. Everything that doesn’t happen, doesn’t happen for a reason. That reason being you and faith. RIP uncle Bob. Aunt Kathie been waiting for u. I’ll love & miss u both and live for us all.”
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In the latest remix of Beyoncé‘s “Break My Soul,” the Renaissance hitmaker mashes up the hit single with another classic, Madonna’s “Vogue.” On the bridge of “Break My Soul (Queens Remix), Beyoncé updates Madonna’s iconic tribute to the icons of the past, shouting out the people who have inspired her in the past and continue to inspire her today.
“Queen mother Madonna, Aaliyah / Rosetta Tharpe / Santigold / Bessie Smith / Nina Simone / Betty Davis / Solange Knowles / Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Rowl’/ Lauryn Hill / Roberta Flack / Toni, Janet, Tierra Whack / Missy, Diana, Grace Jones / Aretha, Anita, Grace Jones / Helen Folasade Adu / Jilly from Philly, I love you, boo / Don’t just stand there, get into it / Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it,” she says on the Bridge
She later shouts out Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Michelle Williams, Chlöe and Halle Bailey, Alicia Keys, and Whitney Houston, saying, “Michelle, Chlöe, Halle, Aaliyah / Alicia, Whitney, Riri, Nicki.”
Since the remix’s release on Friday, several of the women have reacted to their name checks with glee.
“I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME NOW BEYONCÉ BELIEVE IN ME TOO,” said Lizzo in a tweet, with a video embedded of her sharing a story, saying, “I remember when I was telling my friend’s mom what my major in college was going to be, and I told her I was going to major in music performance, and she laughed in my face, she said, ‘Music performance? Like Beyoncé?’ and she laughed in my face. I only have one thing to say.” Lizzo then proceeded to play a portion of the bridge.
I ALWAYS BELIEVED IN ME NOW BEYONCÉ BELIEVE IN ME TOO🤘🏾😫 pic.twitter.com/58785OOHAT
— FOLLOW @YITTY (@lizzo) August 6, 2022
Santigold also took to Twitter, saying, “Thanks to @beyonce Queen Bey for shouting me out amongst these greats, and even more for takin’ it back! Letting the people KNOW about all these Black women, powerful powerful spirits, many of whom never received the acknowledgment they deserved!”
Thanks to @beyonce Queen Bey for shouting me out amongst these greats, and even more for takin’ it back! Letting the people KNOW about all these Black women, powerful powerful spirits, many of whom never received the acknowledgment they deserved! ✊🏾 pic.twitter.com/6wtKHNg3VZ
— Santigold (@Santigold) August 6, 2022
Jill Scott, to whom Bey refers as “Jilly From Philly,” reacted saying, “In a fast ass world, I register greatness gently, deliberately slower than admittedly most. I FEEL a thing & I can wholeheartedly say THIS IS MY FAVORITE LIFE. I LOVE YOU @Beyonce.”
On Instagram, Tierra Whack, who previously collaborated with Bey on The Gift companion album for the 2019 remake of Disney’s The Lion King, shared a clip of the song, captioning the video, “MY GOOD SIS @beyonce GON ALWAYS SHOW LOVE!”
Check out “Break My Soul (Queens Remix)” above.
Some of the artists mentioned are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
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After a year-long hiatus as a group, Blackpink is gearing up for a comeback soon. Ahead of their upcoming album, Born Pink, the K-Pop group has announced the project’s “pre-release single.” Their new song, “Pink Venom,” will arrive later this month.
The group announced the single on social media this morning, with a poster revealing drop dates and times for both Korea and the United States.
#BLACKPINK Pre-Release Single ‘Pink Venom’ Release Poster
"Pink Venom" is available for Pre-Save now!
✔ https://t.co/WM0YOPNg9s#BLACKPINK #블랙핑크 #PreReleaseSingle #PinkVenom #20220819_12amEST #20220819_1pmKST #Release #YG pic.twitter.com/OWwGvJtey1— BLACKPINKOFFICIAL (@BLACKPINK) August 7, 2022
Blackpink has remained rather mum with details on Born Pink, however, songwriter and OneRepublic lead vocalist Ryan Tedder revealed he contributed to the album during an interview with Good Morning America.
“I can’t tell you what’s coming out. I think one or two of my songs have made the album… From what I’ve been told, and the stuff that I did with them, I can just say is very true to their sound.” He later revealed that he’s a big fan of the girl group, admitting, “I’ve got their posters all over my wall, my wife thinks it’s weird.”
“Pink Venom” is out 8/19 via YG Entertainment and Interscope. You can pre-save it here.
Born Pink is currently planned to drop at a yet-to-be-announced date in September via YG Entertainment and Interscope.
Check out the trailer above.
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Earlier this week, Britney Spears‘ ex-husband Kevin Federline spoke with Daily Mail and discussed where he and their two sons stand. He explained that their sons have supposedly decided to distance themselves from Spears following her recent nude posts on Instagram.
“The boys have decided they are not seeing her right now. It’s been a few months since they’ve seen her. They made the decision not to go to her wedding.”
Spears caught wind of these comments, and later took to her Instagram story, and slammed Federline’s comments, noting that she was hurt by the fact that her sons’ supposed choice to stay with their father was due to her posts.
“It saddens me to hear that my ex-husband has decided to discuss the relationship between me and my children …” said Britney. “As we all know, raising teenage boys is never easy for anyone .. It concerns me the fact that the reason is based on my Instagram … it was LONG before Instagram … I gave them everything. Only one word: HURTFUL … l’Il say it … My mother told me ‘You should GIVE them to their dad.’ I’m sharing this because I can. Have a good day folks!!!”
Spears husband, Sam Asghari, also expressed his disappointment on his Instagram story, saying that Federline’s claims are untrue.
“There is not validity to his statement regarding the kids distancing themselves and it is irresponsible to make that statement publicly,” Asghari said. “The boys are very smart and will be 18 soon to make their own decisions and may eventually realize the ‘tough’ part was having a father who hasn’t worked much in over 15 years as a role model.”
He continued, saying, “Kevin’s gravy train will end soon wich probably explains the timing of these hurtful statements. I do not know him personally and have nothing against him aside him chosing to vilify my wife. His character is revealed by approval of the cruel 13 year (conservatorship) and his loyalty to Jaimie indicates his approval at time of its conception as well.”
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Ahead of her performance at Sunny Hill Festival in Kosovo, Dua Lipa shared some exciting news. The “Levitating” singer has been named an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo. She was awarded the honor this past Friday by the president of Kosovo, who praised her humanitarian work during a special ceremony. This news arrives just a week after Lipa headlined at Lollapalooza.
Lipa shared the news in an Instagram post, where she is photographed alongside Kosovo president.
“Yesterday afternoon I was awarded the title of Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo by our Madame President [Vjosa Osmani],” said Lipa in a caption. “It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to represent my country all over the world and to continue my work and efforts globally to see that we leave our mark and make a difference. The youth of Kosovo deserves the right to visa liberalization, freedom to travel, and to dream big.”
Lipa was raised in London, however, was born to Kosovan Albanian parents. However, she is often vocal about social justice issues pertaining to Kosovo. In a letter from Osmani, which Lipa also shared, The Kosovan president said of Lipa,
“Aside from being a world-class and a once-in-a-generation musician, you are also a role model for many girls and women across the world as a forthright and conscientious activist. But above all, what you have done for the people of Kosovo, in raising awareness of the Republic of Kosovo is unmatched and truly invaluable.”
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It’s not a good time to be Alex Jones right now. The noted conspiracy theorist lost a high-profile court case and now owes nearly $50 million to the parents of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook school massacre, which he has long claimed was fake. He’s desperately looking for someone to blame for his legal headaches, and has already floated the idea of suing some of his previous lawyers in other failed cases. But one of his fellow MAGA insiders thinks he should also target his most recent attorney.
As per The Daily Beast, Roger Stone — who’s already gone to bat for him, begging InfoWars viewers to give him money — is advising Jones to go after F. Andino Reynal, his lawyer in the recent Sandy Hook case. Along with not winning his client’s case, Reynal also accomplished an incredible feat: He accidentally sent the entire contents of Jones’ phone to his opposing attorney. Not only did that include incriminating evidence about that case, but it’s also been sought by the Jan. 6 committee.
Stone even aired his own conspiracy theory. “Note the first line in the bio of the lawyer representing Alex Jones,” Stone wrote on Telegram, referring to the fact that Reynal was appointed to a federal prosecutor post by former Obama attorney general Eric Holder. “Now do you think his release of Jones text messages was ‘inadvertent’ or a mistake? If I were Jones I would sue this guy for the exact same amount that the jury finds against him.”
Well, at least it appears Stone doesn’t bear Jones any ill will for crashing one of his InfoWars appearances with a shirtless cameo.
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As the ongoing students’ protest against a fee hike at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay entered its second day, the administration has issued a statement justifying the hike. Students, who are on a relay hunger strike to press for a rollback, however, said their protest will continue.
“Higher educational institutes now need to take a loan to pay the cost of all new hostel and academic building construction, which is to be repaid in 10 installments, with interest paid by the Union Ministry of Education. Given the sharp increase in the number of students, we need to build more hostels and academic buildings. The increase in hostel fee is essential to cover actual expenses, allowing our other sources of income to be used to provide better academic facilities for all our students and to take loans which we badly require for expanding our infrastructure rather than subsidising operational expenses of hostels,” read a statement issued by the administration.
Meanwhile, the Students Against Fee Hike at IIT Bombay, a students’ collective, issued a statement on Sunday evening saying, “IIT Bombay is viewed as one of the most important public education institutions in India. It has a rich legacy of facilitating economic and social mobility for students coming from diverse backgrounds. By making its students ‘understand’ that they cannot expect the government to bear even some burden of their educational expenses from public money, does the IIT Bombay administration wish to become one of the public education institutions attempting to legitimise privatisation of public education amongst its students?”
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Minutes after a wireless message was sent out on July 18 informing police stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of the arrest of a 62-year-old man, booked in over 74 cases of alleged cheating, inquiries began to seek his custody. A police official from Govandi then came up with a WhatsApp group to avoid confusion in seeking custody of Asif Sayyad Irani.
Named ‘Asif Sayyed Irani TABA’, denoting who has the taba or custody of the accused, the WhatsApp group was formed by sub-inspector Amar Chede of Govandi police station after he began receiving calls from various police stations within minutes of putting out a wireless message about Irani’s arrest. The group comprises police officials from 11 different police stations of Mumbai and surrounding districts and was created to avoid chaos while seeking custody of the senior citizen who has been booked in over 74 cases in the state. So far, the police team have ascertained that the accused is currently wanted in 16 cases.
Chede and his team arrested Irani from Ambivli railway station on July 16 in a cheating case. Since then, officials had been awaiting their turn to seek his custody. So far, his custody has been taken by VB Nagar and Agripada police, an officer said. “Currently, he is with Pant Nagar police station and after they are done, the Nehru Nagar police station will be taking his custody,” Chede added. Apart from these, the accused is also wanted in cases registered at Vakola, Antop Hill, Azad Maidan, Ghatkopar, Kalachowkie, Nalasopara and Powai police stations. The investigating officers of these police stations are in the group.
“The benefit of having such a group is that we are aware under whose custody our arrested person is. Otherwise, usually the police team directly approaches the court and then takes the accused away without informing us,” Chede said.
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Irani was arrested as he, along with his accomplice, had allegedly duped a 70-year-old woman in Chembur. The woman was walking to her son’s office when the accused allegedly approached her claiming that an incident had taken place further ahead. They then asked her to remove her gold ornaments. “He offered her a bag in which she could keep her ornaments safely but later when she checked, the valuables were missing. She then approached the police station and a case was registered,” said an officer.
During the course of investigation, the police checked the CCTV footage during which the accused was identified as Irani.
“Our informers told us that he comes to a tea shop daily. Accordingly, we laid a trap there and arrested him,” said Chede.
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Mumbai rain made a comeback on Sunday and the city is likely to experience rainfall for the next five days, with an orange alert issued for the next three days, stated the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday, adding that an ‘orange alert’ has also been issued for neighbouring districts of Thane and Palghar.
The IMD has also issued a ‘red alert’ predicting “extremely heavy rainfall” at isolated places in Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Kolhapur and Satara districts on Monday. These regions experienced heavy rainfall on Sunday.
According to the IMD, till 6pm on Sunday, 5.55mm rainfall was recorded in Mumbai city, while its easter and western suburbs logged 24.17mm and 23.27mm of rainfall. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said there were seven tree falling incidents in the city with no casualties. The city had seen a dry spell over the past few weeks, with only sporadic light showers. IMD scientist KS Hosalikar said areas in Navi Mumbai received ‘extremely intense’ spells of rainfall on Sunday evening, with a number of stations reporting about 80-90mm rainfall. IMD officials said among the reasons for the heavy rain forecast is a cyclonic circulation which has formed over east central and adjoining north eastern Arabian sea and an off-shore trough at mean sea level from south Maharashtra coast to north Kerala.
The IMD also issued a warning for fishermen till August 11 to not venture out along and off coast due to likely strong wind speeds of upto 65kmph in North and South Maharashtra.
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An active monsoon will cause extremely heavy rainfall and lead to squally winds off the eastern India coast during the next three days.
On Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced the formation of a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.
This system, in the coming days, will bring heavy to extremely heavy rain (up to 204.4mm in 24 hours) over central India regions between Odisha and Gujarat this week.
The IMD has placed Odisha, western Maharashtra and Telangana on ‘red’ alert. In Maharashtra, Pune, Satara, Ratnagiri and Raigad will be on ‘red’ alert till Monday.
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Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, southern Karnataka and Gujarat will be on ‘orange’ alert till August 11.
On Monday, Odisha, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Gangetic West Bengal are expected to receive intense rain.
In the week ahead, the Bay of Bengal will remain rough and produce squally winds with speeds ranging between 45 – 65 km/hour, which will mainly sweep along Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Fishermen have been advised to not venture into northwest Bay of Bengal till August 11.
Between June 1 and August 7, the cumulative all-India rainfall has been 534 mm, which is 6 per cent above normal.
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As the evening wore on, a sense of tedium crawled into the venue. The alleys and aisles were still crammed, the courtyard was full, but an eerie emptiness had draped the arena. Tired shoulders crashed into tired shoulders, sunken eyes met sunken eyes. The players, spectators, volunteers — the entire mass of people who had gathered here — seemed fatigued, bereft of their voice and spirit, wishing that the humid Sunday would end fast.
The ninth round had all the ingredients to be thrilling, more so after the India B team’s thrilling victory over the United States on Saturday. D Gukesh, the inarguable star of the tournament, could stretch his winning run to nine games, which would be an Olympiad record. Should Armenia end up losing or drawing to Uzbekistan, Gukesh and Co could parachute to the helm. There was the crowd favourite R Praggnanandhaa and perhaps a sight of chess-divine Magnus Carlsen.
But as it unfurled, as it often unfurls towards the end of long tournaments, teams and players suddenly embraced risk-free, gamble-reduced approaches, before they go full-throttle in the last two rounds – the recoil before the last leap. It’s like the lull just before a furious endgame, when players turn circumspect, even a fraction cagey.
When the day began, Armenia topped the chart with 15 points, trailed by India and Uzbekistan, both pegged at 14, with a 13-point pile of the Netherlands, Azerbaijan and Iran behind. The instant reaction would be to term this edition as one for the underdogs, a quicksand for the top rung — top seed USA, shackled by inhibitions, were languishing in ninth spot, India A were seventh, and Carlsen’s Norway not anywhere in the top 10.
Uzbekistan defeats Armenia 3-1 and jumps to the top of the standings in the Open section of the #ChessOlympiad.
In Round 10 tomorrow, they will clash with another young and aspiring team, India B. pic.twitter.com/WNsCyU4EJv
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 7, 2022
When the day ended, the lead had changed hands. Uzbekistan had leapt to the top with 16 points, with India B and Armenia locked on 15. Azerbaijan, the Netherlands, India A and USA were all tagged at 14 points, keeping the finish hazy and open. All these teams could make a final push in what could be a chaotic last two days.
In the women’s section, four teams share the lead at 15 points apiece – Poland, India, Kazakhstan and Georgia. It’s like the pile before the last bend of a 1500 metre race.
The gap was tricky — neither too huge for the trailing teams to go all out nor for the leaders to sit back and relax. So, even the often-aggressive India B adopted a slightly defensive approach against a nuggety Azerbaijan, spearheaded by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. His father was a boxer and trained him to be a boxer too. But after he fell in love with chess, he swapped the gloves for the board and went onto become the country’s finest chess player yet. On the board, he is more of a counterpuncher, weaving and ducking away from the punches with his impregnable technique and waiting for the perfect opportunity to unleash his precise punches.
One would expect Gukesh to trade blows. But he was unusually watchful, playing a waiting game, building an impregnable fort around him. Mamedyarov too was hesitant to attack, even when an opportunity presented itself with a terrifically-placed bishop for a diagonal attack. But he hesitated, maybe he was slightly wary of Gukesh’s pawn on a4. Towards the endgame, both were left without any clear shot at glory. The match was more like arm-wrestling, the advantage tilting this was and that without a clear winner.
So was Nihal Sarin’s game against Rauf Mamedov, a turgid affair that never turned dynamic. Raunak Sadhwani’s game against Nijat Abasov too flowed at a similar tempo before the former dug deep and frustrated the Indian into a semi-blunder when he moved his pawn to b4 on the 45th turn, slitting an opening for Mamedov to launch a relatively straightforward attack. A dicey movement of Sadhwani’s rook to a2 left him with no alternatives to claw back and manage a draw.
A defeat would have practically ended their gold medal hopes, but the ever-smiling Praggnanandhaa spread smiles on the faces of his teammates and spectators with a tenacious win. Vasif Durarbayil had him staring at a defeat by the 56th turn, when he pocketed his pawn on f6, a move that could have potentially unlocked Praggnanandhaa’s defences at the end of another attritional game. But when pushed to a corner, Praggnanandhaa shed caution, reclaimed his vision and made a series of audacious moves. He took out a couple of pawns, destabilising the opponent’s pawn structure, at the expense of exposing his backline. A little scared, Durarbayil began to fret over the health of his king. He blundered by moving the king to h7, hiding it behind a pawn, without realising the heavy artillery at Praggnanandhaa’s disposal. He then serenely wrapped up the game to procure a vital point and ensure that his team remained in the hunt for the gold.
The top-three would have remained as it is but for Uzbekistan, seeded 14th, gunning down Armenia, in an instance of the Goliaths beaten by the hobbits. The top boards of heavyweights drew against each other, and those on the third and fourth seemed draw-bound but for Javokhir Sindarov and Jakhongir Vakhidov upsetting Ter-Sahakyan and Robert Hovhannisyan. There was late drama and the audience would believe that there would be some more drama in store for the last two days as the tournament curls into the final bend.
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I just flew 11 hours to get into Germany so that I can bring you the latest from Mercedes Benz. I was one of the elite that got to drive the all-new all-electric Mercedes Benz Vision EQXX. And I will tell you it is the most anticipated Drive of the Year.
This is probably the most efficient car I have ever seen and is certainly the most efficient car that Mercedes has ever produced. This vehicle is all-electric, and it will do approximately 747 miles on a single charge of electricity, and it’s pretty amazing.
The plan was to have zero impact on the planet. The result was the Mercedes Vision EQXX Mercedes-Benz gave me unprecedented access to the car at the high-security testing facility, 90 minutes from Stuttgart, Germany.
Mercedes started with the idea of creating a vehicle that would do over 1,000 kilometers on a single charge, and they started 18 months before it was first revealed at CES, with a blank sheet of paper, and had to create a vehicle that would do that. And the first time it hit the road was on April 5th. 2022. They drove it from the Stuttgart area all the way to Cassis, and they did it for the first time on public roads ever, with a thousand and eight kilometers in trial number one; they repeated it and got better numbers the second time that they did it. Because we’re not all familiar with Kilometers, the transition of one thousand and eight kilometers into miles is six hundred and twenty-three point three miles.
I spoke with Dr. Julian Pilas, one of the lead engineers on the project. I asked him if he was sad that this was a one-off project, and he replied, “yeah, me personally, I’m in love with the car. From the first moment I drove it with them and Proving Ground, it’s the foundation for product development.”
What Julian and his team have done with the EQXX can be equated to what wireless charging did for electrical devices.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stylized action romp “Bullet Train,” starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the last big movie of Hollywood’s summer recovery landed in theaters.
The “Bullet Train” debut for Sony Pictures was solid but unspectacular for a movie that cost $90 million to make and was propelled by Pitt’s substantial star power. Even if it holds well in coming weeks, movie theaters have no major studio releases on the horizon for the rest of August, and few sure things to look forward to in early fall.
While late summer is always a quiet period in theaters, it will be especially so this year — and likely to sap some of the momentum stirred by “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and others. After a comeback season that pushed the box office close to pre-pandemic levels, it’s about to get pretty quiet in cinemas.
“It’s definitely going to be quieter, like the calm after the storm,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “But that doesn’t mean there’s not going to be great movies out there and perhaps the good will generated by some of those films might be enough to buoy the box office until we get into the blockbuster corridor with ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Avatar 2’ down the road. We have to expect that we’re not going to be able to keep up the pace we had this summer.”
As the last big summer movie to leave the station, “Bullet Train” hopes to keep riding for the coming weeks. That would be in line with the playbook of some other original, August-released summer movies like “Free Guy” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Directed by David Leitch (“Atomic Blonde,” “Deadpool 2”), “Bullet Train” gathers a number of assassins (co-stars include Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry) together on a speeding train running from Tokyo to Kyoto.
As one of the few original would-be summer blockbusters without big-name intellectual property behind it, the R-rated “Bullet Train” might have come into the weekend with more momentum if reviews had been stronger. With a low 54% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, “Bullet Train” was only slightly better received by audiences, who gave the film a B+ CinemaScore. The film added $32.4 million in overseas box office.
The weekend’s other new wide release, “Easter Sunday,” struggled to catch on. The Universal Pictures comedy, starring comic Jo Koy as an actor attending his family’s Easter Sunday celebration, won praise for its Filipino representation but drew even worse reviews than “Bullet Train.” It opened with $5.3 million in ticket sales.
Instead, “Bullet Train” was trailed by a number of holdovers, including Warner Bros.’ “DC League of Pets.” The animated release grossed $11.2 million in its second week of release.
Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” the Universal sci-fi horror release, continued to perform well, earning $8.5 million in its third weekend. With $98 million in tickets sold, “Nope” will soon surpass $100 million at the domestic box office.
Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” for the Walt Disney Co., came in fourth with $7.6 million in its fifth weekend. It’s now up to $316.1 million, making it the highest grossing Thor movie domestically. With $699 million globally, “Love and Thunder” is less likely to catch the $854 million worldwide haul of 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok.”
In limited release, A24’s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” launched on six screens in New York and Los Angeles with $226,525 in ticket sales, good for a per-screen average of $37,754. The horror comedy about rich 20-somethings at a remote house party, with a cast including Amandla Sternberg, Maria Bakalova and Pete Davidson, expands nationwide on Friday.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.
1. “Bullet Train,” $30.1 million.
2. “DC League of Super Pets,” $11.2 million.
3. “Nope,” $8.5 million.
4. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $7.6 million.
5. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $7.1 million.
6. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $7 million.
7. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” $5.7 million.
8. “Easter Sunday,” $5.3 million.
9. “Elvis,” $4 million.
10. “The Black Phone,” $1.5 million.
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PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (AP) — Beach crews have found the first sea turtle nest on the Mississippi mainland in four years.
A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what appeared to be turtle tracks just east of the Pass Christian Harbor, officials said.
They protected the area and called the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, which followed the tracks to a nesting site that is now marked off with stakes and tape.
The eggs likely belong to a protected loggerhead sea turtle or an even rarer Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, which is the most critically endangered species of sea turtle, said Moby Solangi, president of the marine studies group.
The exact species of turtle won’t be known until the eggs hatch in 50 to 60 days. Only about 1 in 10,000 sea turtle eggs reach adulthood. Turtles lay between 60 to 100 eggs in a nest and have multiple nests during a season, Solangi told The Sun Herald in Biloxi.
This is the first sea turtle nest on mainland Mississippi since 2018, although there have been unofficial reports of nests on uninhabited barrier islands, officials said.
The Mississippi Sound and Gulf of Mexico are important sea turtle habitats, but the 2010 oil spill and the 2019 opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway hurt the turtle population, Solangi said.
“After all the environmental disasters we’ve had, this is a good sign. When (turtle populations) have gone down, it means the ecosystem that supports them is having difficulty. When animals start breeding, it means things have started to get better,” Solangi said.
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BEIJING (AP) — China’s export growth continued to rise in July, sending trade surplus to a record high, according to government data.
China’s exports grew 18% to $333 billion compared to the same period last year, and were up from 17.9% in June, according to data from China’s customs.
Imports, however, remained soft, growing 2.3% in July compared to a year ago. That was lower that economists’ estimates of 4%, and suggests weak domestic demand amid lockdowns across the country as China attempts to stem the outbreak of COVID-19.
China’s total trade surplus reached an all-time high of $101.3 billion in July, breaking the record set in June.
The country’s economy has rebounded from earlier in the year, when tough COVID-19 restrictions including a two-month lockdown in Shanghai and other measures across China disrupted manufacturing and logistics.
While manufacturing and supply chain issues have eased, recovery may be affected by fresh COVID-19 outbreaks, weak domestic demand and external uncertainties such as rising inflation in developed countries including Britain and the U.S.
The International Monetary Fund in July predicted that China’s economy would grow 3.3% this year, below the ruling Communist Party’s target of 5.5% set in April.
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HAVANA (AP) — Cuban firefighters were joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela on Sunday as they battled for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm in the western province of Matanzas.
The blaze began Friday night when lightning struck a storage tank during a thunder storm, and the fire spread to a second tank early Saturday, triggering a series of explosions, officials have said.
“The mission of the day is to keep the third tank cold,” in hopes of preventing the flames from spreading into more of the site, provincial Gov. Mario Sabines said.
Most of the fuel held in the tank where the fire initially started was believed to have been consumed, officials said.
Authorities said a body found at the site Saturday had been identified as firefighter Juan Carlos Santana, 60. Officials previously said a group of 17 firefighters had gone missing while trying to quell flames, but there was no word if he was one of those.
Conditions were still too dangerous to mount a search for the missing firefighters, officials said.
A total of 122 people were treated for injuries, including five that officials said were in critical condition.
The governor said 4,946 people had been evacuated, mostly from the Dubrocq neighborhood, which is next to the Matanzas Supertanker Base in Matanzas city. The facility’s eight huge storage tanks hold oil used to fuel electricity generation.
Dense black smoke billowed up from the tank farm and spread westward more than 100 kilometers (62 miles) to Havana. The Ministry of Science and Technology said Sunday that the cloud contained sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide and other toxic substances.
The disaster comes as Cuba struggles with a severe economic and energy crisis, with frequent power blackouts hitting during a torrid summer. It was unknown how much fuel had been lost to the flames.
Cuba’s government had appealed for help Saturday from oil nations, and specialized firefighting teams began arriving with their equipment from Mexico and Venezuela late Saturday. They brought helicopters and specialized chemicals for fighting oil fire.
“The support (is) in the prevention of risks and also help to quell the fire by means of cooling based on water and foam,” Mexican Brig. Gen. Juan Bravo said upon arrival. “We hope that more support will arrive soon, such as chemical material.”
President Miguel Díaz-Canel met with the heads of the teams from Mexico and Venezuela to coordinate efforts for controlling the blaze. He later told Cuban media he appreciated the help, since Cuba doesn’t have experience or resources for dealing with fires of such magnitude.
Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío said Saturday evening that the U.S. government had offered technical help. On his Twitter account, he said the “proposal is in the hands of specialists for the due coordination.”
Minutes later, the president thanked Mexico, Venezuela, Russia, Nicaragua, Argentina and Chile for their offers of help.
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BEIJING (AP) — China said Sunday it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions.
The People’s Liberation Army said the exercises focused on testing its long-range air and ground strikes. It did not say if it will continue the drills after Sunday.
Taiwan said that it continued to detect several batches of Chinese aircraft, ships and drones operating around the Taiwan Strait, which separates the island and mainland China, and “simulating attacks on the island of Taiwan and our ships at sea.” Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected a total of 66 Chinese aircraft and 14 Chinese warships conducting joint naval and air exercises around the Taiwan Strait. In response, Taiwan deployed air reconnaissance patrols, naval ships, and shore-based missiles, and said that it will continue to closely monitor the situation.
Taiwan’s official Central News Agency meanwhile reported that Taiwan’s army will conduct live-fire artillery drills in southern Pingtung County on Tuesday and Thursday, in response to the Chinese exercises.
The drills will include snipers, combat vehicles, armored vehicles as well as attack helicopters, said the report, which cited an anonymous source.
China set up no-go areas around Taiwan for the four-day drills it announced immediately after Pelosi’s trip to Taipei on Tuesday and Wednesday that infuriated Beijing, which saw it as a violation of the “one-China” policy. China claims Taiwan and has threatened to annex it by force if necessary. The two sides split in 1949 after a civil war, but Beijing considers visits to Taiwan by foreign officials as recognizing its sovereignty.
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense emphasized that its military was surveilling the situation and had dispatched aircraft and ships to respond accordingly.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has called on the international community to “support democratic Taiwan” and “halt any escalation of the regional security situation.”
China has so far conducted missiles strikes on targets in the seas around Taiwan, and sent warships across the Taiwan Straits median line. It has also cut off defense and climate talks with the U.S. and imposed sanctions on Pelosi in retaliation for her visit.
The Biden administration and Pelosi say the U.S. remains committed to the “one-China” policy that recognizes Beijing as the legitimate government but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei.
The U.S. however criticized Beijing’s actions in the Taiwan Strait, with White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre calling them “fundamentally irresponsible.”
“There’s no need and no reason for this escalation,” Jean-Pierre said.
Singapore’s coordinating minister for national security Teo Chee Hean said in a Facebook post Saturday that the U.S.-China tensions over Taiwan is “an issue that can lead to conflict and war to the detriment of all parties involved, especially the people in Taiwan.”
The tensions have a negative impact on Southeast Asia, Teo said, adding: “We hope that wisdom will prevail.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
The estimated $740 billion package heads next to the House, where lawmakers are poised to deliver on Biden’s priorities, a stunning turnaround of what had seemed a lost and doomed effort that suddenly roared back to political life. Democrats held united, 51-50, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote.
“It’s been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., ahead of final votes.
“The Senate is making history. I am confident the Inflation Reduction Act will endure as one of the defining legislative measures of the 21st century.”
Senators engaged in a round-the-clock marathon of voting that began Saturday and stretched late into Sunday afternoon. Democrats swatted down some three dozen Republican amendments designed to torpedo the legislation. Confronting unanimous GOP opposition, Democratic unity in the 50-50 chamber held, keeping the party on track for a morale-boosting victory three months from elections when congressional control is at stake.
“I think it’s gonna pass,” Biden told reporters as he left the White House early Sunday to go to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, ending his COVID-19 isolation. The House seemed likely to provide final congressional approval when it returns briefly from summer recess on Friday.
The bill ran into trouble midday over objections to the new 15% corporate minimum tax that private equity firms and other industries disliked, forcing last-minute changes.
Despite the momentary setback, the “Inflation Reduction Act” gives Democrats a c ampaign-season showcase for action on coveted goals. It includes the largest-ever federal effort on climate change — close to $400 billion — caps out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare to $2,000 a year and extends expiring subsidies that help 13 million people afford health insurance. By raising corporate taxes, the whole package is paid for, with some $300 billion extra revenue for deficit reduction.
Barely more than one-tenth the size of Biden’s initial 10-year, $3.5 trillion rainbow of progressive aspirations in his Build Back Better initiative, the new package abandons earlier proposals for universal preschool, paid family leave and expanded child care aid. That plan collapsed after conservative Sen. Joe. Manchin, D-W.Va., opposed it, saying it was too costly and would fuel inflation.
Nonpartisan analysts have said the “Inflation Reduction Act” would have a minor effect on surging consumer prices.
Republicans said the measure would undermine an economy that policymakers are struggling to keep from plummeting into recession. They said the bill’s business taxes would hurt job creation and force prices skyward, making it harder for people to cope with the nation’s worst inflation since the 1980s.
“Democrats have already robbed American families once through inflation, and now their solution is to rob American families a second time,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., argued. He said spending and tax increases in the legislation would eliminate jobs while having insignificant impact on inflation and climate change.
In an ordeal imposed on all budget bills like this one, the Senate had to endure an overnight “vote-a-rama” of rapid-fire amendments. Each tested Democrats’ ability to hold together a compromise negotiated by Schumer, progressives, Manchin and the inscrutable centrist Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz.
Progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., offered amendments to further expand the legislation’s health benefits, and those efforts were defeated. Most votes were forced by Republicans and many were designed to make Democrats look soft on U.S.-Mexico border security and gasoline and energy costs, and like bullies for wanting to strengthen IRS tax law enforcement.
Before debate began Saturday, the bill’s prescription drug price curbs were diluted by the Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian. Elizabeth MacDonough, who referees questions about the chamber’s procedures, said a provision should fall that would impose costly penalties on drug makers whose price increases for private insurers exceed inflation.
It was the bill’s chief protection for the 180 million people with private health coverage they get through work or purchase themselves. Under special procedures that will let Democrats pass their bill by simple majority without the usual 60-vote margin, its provisions must be focused more on dollar-and-cents budget numbers than policy changes.
But the thrust of their pharmaceutical price language remained. That included letting Medicare negotiate what it pays for drugs for its 64 million elderly recipients, penalizing manufacturers for exceeding inflation for pharmaceuticals sold to Medicare and limiting beneficiaries out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 annually.
The bill also caps Medicare patients’ costs for insulin, the expensive diabetes medication, at $35 monthly. Democrats wanted to extend the $35 cap to private insurers but it ran afoul of Senate rules. Most Republicans voted to strip it from the package, though in a sign of the political potency of health costs seven GOP senators joined Democrats trying to preserve it.
The measure’s final costs were being recalculated to reflect late changes, but overall it would raise more than $700 billion over a decade. The money would come from a 15% minimum tax on a handful of corporations with yearly profits above $1 billion, a 1% tax on companies that repurchase their own stock, bolstered IRS tax collections and government savings from lower drug costs.
Sinema forced Democrats to drop a plan to prevent wealthy hedge fund managers from paying less than individual income tax rates for their earnings. She also joined with other Western senators to win $4 billion to combat the region’s drought.
Several Democratic senators joined the GOP-led effort to exclude some firms from the new corporate minimum tax.
The package keeps to Biden’s pledge not to raise taxes on those earning less than $400,000 a year.
It was on the energy and environment side that compromise was most evident between progressives and Manchin, a champion of fossil fuels and his state’s coal industry.
Clean energy would be fostered with tax credits for buying electric vehicles and manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines. There would be home energy rebates, funds for constructing factories building clean energy technology and money to promote climate-friendly farm practices and reduce pollution in minority communities.
Manchin won billions to help power plants lower carbon emissions plus language requiring more government auctions for oil drilling on federal land and waters. Party leaders also promised to push separate legislation this fall to accelerate permits for energy projects, which Manchin wants to include a nearly completed natural gas pipeline in his state.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Facing critical races for governor and U.S. Senate, Democratic hopefuls in Wisconsin are hoping that their support for abortion rights in the face of a Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade can overcome the headwinds of a midterm election long expected to favor Republicans. But there’s one key group their strategies might fail to mobilize: Black voters.
An issue with strong support from white Democrats is more complicated in the Black community, especially among churchgoers who hold more conservative views on abortion. The topic is so fraught that most community organizers avoid bringing it up.
“Among the Black Baptist church alone, that would split us in half,” said David Liners, executive director of WISDOM, a faith-based organizing group with a statewide presence, when asked why his group isn’t organizing around abortion. Karen Royster, spokeswoman for Milwaukee-based Souls to the Polls, called abortion “taboo” in church circles, making it difficult for faith leaders to do any sort of work around it.
Other groups, like Black Leaders Organizing Communities, “won’t proactively bring up the issue” while doing voter outreach, but will discuss it if it comes up, said Angela Lang, BLOC’s executive director.
It’s an issue bound to get even more focus after a decisive statewide vote in heavily Republican Kansas last week in favor of protecting abortion access, buoying Democratic hopes the issue could galvanize voters elsewhere.
AP VoteCast shows that overall, Black voters in the 2020 presidential election were more likely than white or Hispanic voters to say abortion should usually be legal. But among those identifying with or leaning toward the Democratic Party, things looked different: White Democrats were more likely than either Black or Hispanic Democrats to say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, 88% to 77% to 76%.
Valerie Langston, a 64-year-old Milwaukee woman who is Black, backs Democrats and supports abortion rights. She said she’s afraid to bring up the issue with friends because she has occasionally been surprised to learn that some of them are anti-abortion.
“They’re still going to vote Democrat even if they don’t agree with abortion,” she said.
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who won election four years ago by just over 1 percentage point, said he isn’t worried about voter enthusiasm. He has noted that he has vetoed nine bills from the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have restricted abortion access. At a news conference, he projected confidence that the issue will carry him to reelection.
“I don’t think there’s going to be any trouble,” Evers said when asked if he thought voters with varied views on abortion might not be motivated to support him.
Doctors in Wisconsin have stopped providing abortions after the Supreme Court’s ruling due to an 1849 ban that Republican lawmakers have said they want to update. Anti-abortion groups have said they’ll work to clarify the law to defend against challenges.
State Sen. La Tonya Johnson, a Black Democrat who represents a majority-Black district in Milwaukee, noted many voters are focused on economic concerns. She said she hasn’t seen groups going door-to-door to talk about abortion rights, even though Black women are more likely than any other group to obtain an abortion, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Wisconsin Democratic Party’s engagement teams that work directly with voters of color year-round prefer to take conversations where voters lead them, spokeswoman Iris Riis said. When it comes to abortion, “It’s not the only thing we’re talking to voters about, but we are talking about it,” she said.
Shakya Cherry-Donaldson, executive director of 1000 Women Strong, a national political organizing group focused on issues that matter to Black women, favors a more direct approach. The key is to focus on the idea that “we have to have autonomy from the state,” she said — a message that resonates enough with a historically marginalized community to overcome personal and religious views on the morality of abortion.
“The framing of our messaging is that we cannot go back, only forward. Civil rights were won for all of us,” Cherry-Donaldson said.
But her group is not in Wisconsin this year, focusing its efforts in seven other states where they were able to staff and fund their work.
Paru Shah, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee whose work focuses on race, ethnicity and politics, said Democrats would do well to make sure they are messaging on issues like crime and voting rights rather than focus on one particular issue like abortion.
“There isn’t a lot of single-issue voting happening among Democrats in general, but especially among Black women who have kind of been the backbone of Democratic turnout for at least the last 10 years,” said Shah.
The GOP’s strategy and messaging to reach Black voters on abortion will be the same in the midterm as it’s been for decades.
“What we will do is explain the inordinate – I would say even lopsided – access to abortion that’s being pushed on African American women,” said Gerard Randall, chair of the Wisconsin Republican Party’s African American Council.
“They will hear certainly from the pulpits in many of their churches a similar message of restraint when it comes to accessing abortions,” he said.
Still, Wisconsin Democrats see the issue as key to winning both the governor’s race and the U.S. Senate race this fall.
Polling by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has found most people in the United States want Congress to pass legislation guaranteeing access to legal abortion nationwide and that overwhelming majorities also think states should allow abortion in specific cases, including for a woman’s health and for rape.
The Democratic front-runner in Wisconsin’s Senate race, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, who is Black, emphasizes abortion access as a civil right. In his latest television ad, Barnes, who grew up in Milwaukee, and his mother talk about her decision to end a complicated pregnancy. LaJuan Barnes highlights that she was able to choose: “It was my decision, not some politicians’.”
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Harm Venhuizen is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Harm on Twitter.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s secretary of state has no role in elections, but that could change if Republicans are able to flip the seat this year and pass a law that would empower the office with far more responsibilities.
All three GOP candidates competing for the nomination in Tuesday’s primary support the shift and echo former President Donald Trump’s false claims that fraud cost him the 2020 election.
If successful, the move would be a bold attempt to shift power to an office Republicans hope to control going into the 2024 presidential election and would represent a reversal from just six years ago when Republicans established the Wisconsin Elections Commission with bipartisan support. In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won Wisconsin by about 21,000 votes in the presidential race.
“This is not about policy,” said David Becker, a former U.S. Justice Department attorney who heads the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research. “It’s about election outcomes and only election outcomes.”
Once an under-the-radar contest overshadowed by campaigns for governor and state attorney general, races for secretary of state are drawing tremendous interest and money this year, driven largely by the 2020 election, when voting systems and processes came under attack by Trump and his supporters. There is no evidence of widespread fraud or manipulation of voting systems occurring in the 2020 election.
There are also primaries Tuesday in secretary of state races in Minnesota, Connecticut and Vermont. In Minnesota, the leading Republican candidate has called the 2020 election “rigged” and has faced criticism for a video attacking three prominent Jewish Democrats, including the current secretary of state, Democrat Steve Simon, who is seeking reelection.
Although the stakes are high, the Wisconsin primary for secretary of state has been mostly quietly. The incumbent, Democrat Doug La Follette, has barely been campaigning. In June, the 81-year-old, who was first elected to the position in 1974, opted to take a two-week trip to Africa.
La Follette has raised about $21,000, according to the most recent campaign finance reports. That’s not unusual because the office’s only duties are to sit on a state timber board and to verify certain travel documents.
La Follette has said he decided to run again to stop Republicans from meddling with elections, citing Trump’s call to Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, after the 2020 election asking him to “find” enough votes to overturn Biden’s win in the state. La Follette’s primary opponent, Dane County Democratic Party Executive Board Chair Alexia Sabor, has raised about $24,000.
The Republican candidates argue that dismantling the elections commission and empowering the secretary of state to oversee elections would allow voters to hold someone accountable for important election-related decisions. They have all sharply criticized decisions made by the commission heading into the 2020 election, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought major challenges to running elections.
To accomplish their goal, Republicans also would need to defeat Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who would block such a move, in November.
The leading fundraiser among the GOP secretary of state candidates is state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, who has reported about $94,000 in contributions. The other two Republicans are businessman Jay Schroeder and Justin Schmidtka, who hosts a political podcast. Also on the ballot is Libertarian candidate Neil Harmon.
In Minnesota, the leading Republican candidate for secretary of state, Kim Crockett, has called the 2020 election a “train wreck” and accused state election officials of using the pandemic as “cover to change how we vote, but also how the vote is counted.”
While Crockett does not typically claim in public that the election was stolen from Trump, she has associated with those who do and has campaigned at events with them.
At the state party convention in May, in which Crockett was endorsed by convention delegates, she showed a video depicting billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros as a puppet master, pulling the strings of Simon, the current secretary of state, and prominent election lawyer Marc Elias, with a caption that said, “Let’s wreck elections forever and ever and ever.”
All three men are Jewish. The GOP state chairman soon apologized, claiming Crockett did not intend for it to be anti-Semitic. Crockett did not apologize, and a day after the chairman’s apology, sent a fundraising letter with the title “Media smears and communist tears” and claiming she was the victim of “contrived and bogus political attacks.”
In their respective primaries, Crockett and Simon face lesser-known opponents — Republican Erik van Mechelen and Democrat Steve Carlson.
Races in Connecticut and Vermont have drawn a lot of interest after two longtime Democratic secretaries of state said they would not seek reelection.
Much of the debate in both the Democratic and Republican primaries in Connecticut has centered on voter ID requirements. A voter in Connecticut can sign an affidavit instead of presenting an ID, and there are multiple forms of ID that are accepted, including a bank statement or current utility bill.
Republican candidate Dominic Rapini, who is a former board chairman of a group called Fight Voter Fraud Inc., has called for tightening ID requirements and cleaning the state’s voter rolls. While Rapini says he is suspicious about voter fraud in Connecticut and believes reforms are necessary, he hasn’t echoed Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was stolen.
Rapini faces state Rep. Terrie Wood, R-Darien, who has also called for tighter voter ID rules and cleaning voter lists.
On the Democratic side, both candidates oppose the GOP proposals on voter ID. State Rep. Stephanie Thomas of Norwalk, who won the party’s endorsement at the state convention this spring, faces Maritza Bond, health director for the city of New Haven.
In Vermont, the Democratic primary has drawn the most attention. For the first time since 2010, Secretary of State Jim Condos, a Democrat, will not be on the ballot after announcing plans to retire.
All three Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s primary promise to continue efforts to make elections in the state as accessible and secure as possible. Last year, the Legislature passed a law that requires general election ballots be mailed to all registered voters, although people can still opt to vote in person on Election Day.
The candidates are Deputy Secretary of State Chris Winters, who has worked in the office for 25 years; state Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, who co-sponsored last year’s voting law; and Montpelier City Clerk John Odum, who has overseen elections in Vermont’s capital city for the past decade.
A perennial candidate for office, H. Brooke Paige, is the lone person running in the GOP primary. He also appears on the ballot for three other statewide offices.
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Cassidy reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Steve Karnowski in Minneapolis, Susan Haigh in Hartford, Connecticut, and Wilson Ring in Montpelier, Vermont, contributed to this report.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The National Weather Service extended a flood watch through Sunday evening for areas of eastern Kentucky ravaged by high water more than a week ago and said there’s a threat of thunderstorms in the region for much of the coming week.
There’s a “persistent threat of thunderstorms” through Thursday that could produce heavy rain and cause flash flooding “especially if multiple storms pass over the same area,” the weather service in Jackson said.
The forecast includes Monday, when President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to join Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and his wife, Britainy, at a Federal Emergency Management Agency State Disaster Recovery Center in eastern Kentucky to survey the damage and meet with those affected.
The biggest concern is the possibility of slow-moving storms on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could dump heavy rain on already saturated soil, National Weather Service meteorologist Philomon Geertson said.
“It is a wet and juicy pattern that could cause at least some more isolated to scattered instances of flash flooding and further complicate the recovery efforts that are ongoing at this time,” he said.
Some relief is expected toward the end of the week, Geertson said.
“It does look like high pressure will finally build in and we’ll get a reprieve from this really wet and muggy air mass that we’ve been dealing with for a couple of weeks now,” he said.
Meanwhile, the federal government on Saturday promised more aid for flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky. Biden authorized an increase in the level of federal funding for emergency work and FEMA added five counties to those eligible for individual assistance for a total of 12.
“This is good news and will be a big help,” Beshear said in a tweet Sunday after visiting the day before with some displaced residents who are staying at state parks since the catastrophic flooding.
“These Kentuckians have been through the unimaginable. My priority is being there for them,” he said.
At least 37 people lost their lives in the flooding after 8 to 10 1/2 inches (20 to 27 centimeters) of rain fell in just 48 hours in the Appalachian mountain region. The flooding also hit areas just across the state line in Virginia and West Virginia.
The National Weather Service said radar-based rainfall estimates suggesting that 14 to 16 inches of rain fell from July 26-29, totals that are “historically unheard of.”
More than 1,300 people were rescued in the days after the storm as teams searched in boats and combed debris-clogged creekbanks. Work crews were still trying to restore power and water connections as residents look to repair their homes and lives after the floods.
Power outages were down to 300 on Sunday, Beshear tweeted. The number of fatalities stood at 37, but Kentucky State Police reported at least two people were still missing.
“The devastation is enormous. We will be there for our Eastern Kentucky neighbors in the weeks, months and years ahead,” Beshear said.
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VIENNA (AP) — Top negotiators in renewed talks to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal indicated Sunday that they are optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement to impose limits on Tehran’s uranium enrichment.
“We stand 5 minutes or 5 seconds from the finish line,” Russian Ambassador Mikhail Ulyanov told reporters outside Vienna’s Palais Coburg, four days into the talks. He said there are “3 or 4 issues” left to be resolved.
“They are sensitive, especially for Iranians and Americans,” Ulyanov said. “I cannot guarantee, but the impression is that we are moving in the right direction.”
Enrique Mora, the European Union’s top negotiator, also said he is “absolutely” optimistic about the talks’ progress so far.
“We are advancing, and I expect we will close the negotiations soon,” he told Iranian media.
Negotiators from Iran, the U.S. and the European Union resumed indirect talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal Thursday after a months-long standstill in negotiations.
Since the deal’s de facto collapse, Iran has been running advanced centrifuges and rapidly growing its stockpile of enriched uranium.
Iran struck the nuclear deal in 2015 with the U.S., France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China. The deal saw Iran agree to limit its enrichment of uranium under the watch of U.N. inspectors in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions.
Then U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled the U.S. out of the accord in 2018, saying he would negotiate a stronger deal, but that didn’t happen. Iran began breaking the deal’s terms a year later.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The prosecutor seeking to sentence Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to death let the facts speak for themselves as he presented his case: terrifying witness accounts; heartrending statements from parents and spouses; chilling surveillance videos; gruesome autopsy and crime scene photos; and, as a capstone, Thursday’s jury walk-through of the three-story building where it happened, bloodstains and Valentine’s Day cards still clinging to the floors.
Lead prosecutor Mike Satz, the 80-year-old former Broward County state attorney, then rested his case against the defendant who murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
Cruz’s attorneys repeatedly objected that Satz’s case went beyond what was legally allowable or necessary and was aimed primarily at inflaming the jurors’ emotions — objections that were denied by Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.
There was never any doubt Satz would be able to prove the killings were “cold, calculated and premeditated,” that Cruz’s actions were “heinous, atrocious or cruel” and “created a great risk to many persons ” and four other aggravating circumstances listed in Florida law that make him eligible for a possible death sentence. But Satz also had to give them heft as they must, in the jurors’ unanimous opinion, “outweigh” the mitigating factors the defense will soon present.
“I didn’t think there were any surprises, but what surprises could there have been?” said Bob Jarvis, a law professor at Nova Southeastern University in suburban Fort Lauderdale. “The jurors knew walking in what Cruz had done. … The question that kept running through my mind was, ‘Was it too much?’”
“He did a fantastic job,” said David S. Weinstein, a Miami criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor. “He has built a case that I think has given the jury more than enough to find these aggravating factors and was not over-the-top at all.”
After a one-week break, the sides will spend a week without the jury arguing before Judge Scherer over what evidence Cruz’s defense can present about how his birth mother’s drinking and drug abuse during pregnancy affected his brain and whether defects can be seen on scans.
Jennifer Zedalis, a University of Florida law professor, said such arguments over fetal alcohol syndrome scans go back 20 years.
“Brain scans, MRIs, we can learn from them — the argument will be over whether the evidence reaches a the standard of relevance and reliability to be permitted,” Zedalis said. She said if the evidence’s admissibility is borderline, she would expect the judge to side with Cruz’s lawyers as appellate courts have said “a defendant on trial for his life deserves wide latitude.”
Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder; the trial is only to decide whether the former Stoneman Douglas student is sentenced to death or life without parole. Once they begin deliberating, likely several weeks from now, the jury will take separate votes for each victim. For each death sentence, the jury must be unanimous or the sentence for that victim is life.
After Scherer rules, lead defense attorney Melisa McNeill is expected to give her opening statement Aug. 22 and then she and her team will present their case.
“That’s when the trial really begins,” Jarvis said.
Instead, they are expected to focus on his life, starting with his birth mother’s addictions; his severe emotional and behavioral problems that began in preschool and the holes in his treatment; his adoptive father’s death when he was 5; his adoptive mother’s death three months before the shootings; his alleged sexual abuse at the hands of a “trusted peer”; that he was an immature 19-year-old; and the bullying he endured from his brother and his brother’s friends.
McNeill and her team are unlikely to downplay the severity of Cruz’s actions — they have conceded in court several times that the murders were horrible and wiped away tears during some parents’ statements about their dead child.
The defense will argue, “If you send him to death, you are ignoring all of that and that is just wrong,” Jarvis said.
Weinstein said the defense has a tough task. The jurors all swore they could vote for either death or life, based on the evidence. Even if the defense can prove some mitigating factors, he said, it will be difficult for those to outweigh 17 people murdered in cold blood.
“I don’t think you can paint a picture of Cruz as sympathetic, that he’s not as bad as what the prosecution has said,” Jarvis said. “Instead, they have to show that he is a victim, that he fell through the cracks, that society failed him from the outset. …Society created this monster and failed to stop this monster.”
Weinstein said the prosecution will argue if the death penalty “is not appropriate in this circumstance, why do we have it? What could happen that’s possibly any more egregious than this?”
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(NEXSTAR) – While President Biden has said he is preparing to make a decision on student loans any day now, a new bill proposed by Republican lawmakers could upend any moves Biden may make.
Calling it a “responsible alternative to Biden’s blanket student loan scheme,” three Representatives – House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), and Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks (R-Ind.) – introduced a bill last week to reform the country’s federal student loan system.
“America’s student loan system is broken,” lawmakers said in a joint release. “This bill addresses critical flaws in that system, so institutions of higher education no longer have an incentive to saddle students with excessive debt for degrees that don’t pay off.”
The Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act, or REAL Reforms Act, has five main focuses.
Among notable aspects is the proposed end of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program for new borrowers. Commonly known as PSLF, the program is intended to erase student loan debt of certain public service workers that meet multiple requirements.
The lawmakers are also calling for the protection of students, borrowers, and taxpayers. They recommend ending the student loan repayment pause, which was initially started by former President Donald Trump at the start of the COVID pandemic and has since been extended multiple times.
The bill would overhaul the income-driven repayment (IDR) plan and the elimination of interest capitalization that causes a borrower’s loan balance to “balloon.” Loan limits for borrowing and an end to uncapped borrowing for graduate students through the Grad PLUS program are also proposed.
The legislation does include targeted student debt relief “for the borrowers most in need.” This includes borrowers who have made payments for multiple years but “saw their balances explode due to Demcrats’ poorly designed repayment policies.”
Additionally, it aims at changing how Pell Grants can be used, specifically for “short-term, career-focused programs that provide valuable credentials for in-demand jobs.” The new Workforce Pell Grant would have to be used for programs that allow graduates to advance “up the economic ladder quickly and at a fraction of the cost” of a traditional college bachelor’s degree. Programs deemed less valuable would be restricted from having tuition and fees exceed the earnings increase students get from attending.
Justin Draeger, president and CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said in a release that the organization was “pleased to see thoughtful proposals in [the House Republicans’] legislation” but was “alarmed” to see PSLF on the chopping block.
According to the NASFAA, this bill takes some aspects from the PROSPER Act, which Foxx introduced in 2017.
The Biden administration has proposed changes to the federal student loan system that include measures to discharge loans for certain borrowers, limit interest capitalization rates, and help borrowers working as public service employees to earn forgiveness on their loans.
Other Democratic lawmakers have recently introduced bills tackling student loans, specifically the PSLF program.
Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) proposed legislation that would cut the amount of time it takes to get relief through the PSLF program in half. Later, a pair of Democratic lawmakers from New Jersey introduced a proposal that would make it easier for some previously ineligible public workers to qualify for loan relief under the same program.
While there are some signs the student loan payment pause could be extended again, and that some could see debt relief, the Biden administration’s plan remains mostly a mystery. Biden is expected to make a decision before the end of the month.
The Hill’s Brad Dress contributed to this report.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the southern port cities to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive.
Ukraine and Russia also accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant.
The loaded vessels were cleared to depart from Chornomorsk and Odesa, according to the Joint Coordination Center, which oversees an international deal intended to get some 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine to feed millions going hungry in Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia.
Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations signed the agreements last month to create a 111-nautical-mile sea corridor that would allow cargo ships to travel safely out of ports that Russia’s military had blockaded and through waters that Ukraine’s military had mined. Implementation of the deal, which is in effect for four months, has proceeded slowly since the first ship embarked on Aug. 1.
Four of the carriers cleared Sunday to leave Ukraine were transporting more than 219,000 tons of corn. The fifth was carrying more than 6,600 tons of sunflower oil and the sixth 11,000 tons of soya, the Joint Coordination Center said.
Three other cargo ships that left Friday passed their inspections and received clearance Sunday to pass through Turkey’s Bosporus Strait on the way to their final destinations, the Center said.
However, the vessel that left Ukraine last Monday with great fanfare as the first under the grain exports deal had its scheduled arrival in Lebanon delayed Sunday, according to a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy. The cause of the delay was not immediately clear.
Ukrainian officials were initially skeptical of a grain export deal, citing suspicions that Moscow would try to exploit shipping activity to mass troops offshore or send long-range missiles from the Black Sea, as it has done multiple times during the war.
The agreements call for ships to leave Ukraine under military escort and to undergo inspections to make sure they carry only grain, fertilizer or food and not any other commodities. Inbound cargo vessels are checked to ensure they are not carrying weapons.
In a weekend analysis, Britain’s Defense Ministry said the Russian invasion that started Feb. 24 “is about to enter a new phase” in which the fighting would shift to a roughly 350-kilometer (217-mile) front line extending from near the city of Zaporizhzhia to Russian-occupied Kherson.
That area includes the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station which came under fire late Saturday. Each side accused the other of the attack.
Ukraine’s nuclear power plant operator, Energoatom, said Russian shelling damaged three radiation monitors around the storage facility for spent nuclear fuels and that one worker was injured. Russian news agencies, citing the separatist-run administration of the plant, said Ukrainian forces fired those shells.
Russian forces have occupied the power station for months. Russian soldiers there took shelter in bunkers before Saturday’s attack, according to Energoatom.
Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, recently warned that the way the plant was being run and the fighting going on around it posed grave health and environmental threats.
For the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. Russian forces have made gradual headway in the region while launching missile and rocket attacks to curtail the movements of Ukrainian fighters elsewhere.
The Russians “are continuing to accumulate large quantities of military equipment” in a town across the Dnieper River from Russian-held Kherson, according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank. Citing local Ukrainian officials, it said the preparations appeared designed to defend logistics routes to the city and establish defensive positions on the river’s left bank.
Kherson came under Russian control early in the war and Ukrainian officials have vowed to retake it. It is just 227 kilometers (141 miles) from Odesa, home to Ukraine’s biggest port, so the conflict escalating there could have repercussions for the international grain deal.
The city of Mykolaiv, a shipbuilding center that Russian forces bombard daily, is even closer to Odesa. The Mykolaiv region’s governor, Vitaliy Kim, said an industrial facility on the regional capital’s outskirts came under fire early Sunday.
Over the past day, five civilians were killed by Russian and separatist firing on cities in the Donetsk region, the part of Donbas still under Ukrainian control, the regional governor, Serhiy Haidai, reported.
He and Ukrainian government officials have repeatedly urged civilians to evacuate.
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Andrew Wilks contributed reporting from Istanbul.
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(WGHP) — The sun has been very active lately, which could cause a few problems for us here on Earth, according to NASA.
While the solar cycle is not yet at its peak, the space agency said activity has already surpassed predictions. Solar flares and eruptions will likely increase from now until 2025, as we reach “solar maximum,” writes Nicola Fox, the director of NASA’s heliophysics division.
“During the Sun’s natural 11-year cycle, the Sun shifts from relatively calm to stormy, then back again,” says Fox. “At its most active, called solar maximum, the Sun is freckled with sunspots and its magnetic poles reverse.”
That sort of solar activity has impacts here on Earth. It could disrupt navigational tools like GPS, cause blackouts and problems with power grids, and cause radio communications issues. Strong solar flares, which are basically intense bursts of radiation, could also create health risks for astronauts, issues for spacecraft, and potentially create concerns about the health of flight crews and passengers on airplanes.
At 7:09 p.m. last Sunday, satellites detected an explosion on the sun and a “long-lasting eruption of a C9.3-class solar flare,” according to professional astronomer and science writer Tony Phillips‘s website Spaceweather.com, which monitors solar activity.
“The intensity is probably an underestimate because it was partially eclipsed by the edge of the Sun. Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory saw hot debris flying away from the blast site,” the site reported on Monday. “Earth is not in the line of fire. The explosion is significant because it may herald an active region set to emerge over the sun’s northeastern limb later this week. A new sunspot group could bring an end to weeks of relative quiet.”
While we’ll likely see more solar flares – and resulting complications – as we approach to 2025, there’s no need to fear a doomsday scenario.
“Some people worry that a gigantic ‘killer solar flare’ could hurl enough energy to destroy Earth, but this is not actually possible,” NASA explains.
Plus, solar cycles repeat every 11 years. That means anyone over the age of 11 has already lived through a solar maximum (and probably didn’t notice its occurrence).
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BUTHA-BUTHE, Lesotho (AP) — While millions across Europe sweat through a summer of record-breaking heat, they’re skiing in Africa.
Don’t worry. This isn’t another sign of climate change but rather the fascinating anomaly of Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho has an obscure geographical claim to fame: It’s the only country on Earth where every inch of its territory sits more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) above sea level.
That gives Lesotho snow in the southern hemisphere’s winters. And while cold winters aren’t rare in southern Africa, snow is and ski resorts are even rarer. At an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,842 feet), Afriski in Lesotho’s Maluti Mountains is Africa’s only operating ski resort south of the equator.
“I’ve never seen snow in my life,” said Kafi Mojapelo, who traveled the short distance from South Africa for a skiing vacation she never thought she’d take. “So, this is a great experience.”
Bafana Nadida, who comes from the sprawling urban township of Soweto in Johannesburg, was delighted with putting ski boots on for the first time. He planned a day of ski lessons, taking pictures and just playing about in the snow.
Skiers and snowboarders lined up to rent the proper gear. Some were given pointers by Hope Ramokotjo, who is from Lesotho and has worked as a self-taught ski and snowboard instructor for 12 years. His wide smile and deep, reassuring voice puts beginners at ease.
“Push your heels out. Don’t pull your shoulders,” Ramokotjo called out to his class of keen yet inexperienced African skiers as they wobbled along on the snow. “Here you go! Nice!”
Afriski’s Kapoko Snow Park is the only freestyle snow park on the continent. Competitors lined up last month for the annual Winter Whip Slopestyle snowboard and ski competition. Sekholo Ramonotsi, a 13-year-old from the Lesotho city of Butha-Buthe who practices regularly at Afriski, won the junior snowboard and ski divisions.
“I would really like to ski in Europe,” he said.
London-born Meka Lebohang Ejindu said he has taught skiing and snowboarding in Austria for more than a decade and this is his first season in the southern hemisphere. He has family roots in Lesotho.
“For a competition like this to happen in southern Africa is so heartwarming,” he said.
Afriski may not be at the level of Europe’s vast Alpine resorts but a love of winter sports is catching.
At Afriski’s Sky Restaurant and Gondola Cafe, happy hour starts at 10 a.m. and skiers and boarders show off their winter fashions and party to house music, beers in hand. Some claim the bar is the highest in Africa, although that’s challenged by the Sani Mountain Lodge, 130 kilometers (80 miles) to the east on the Lesotho-South Africa border.
What no one can dispute is this crowd went skiing in Africa.
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BOSTON (AP) — For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe.
Runaway trains. Subway cars belching smoke and fire. Fatal accidents. Malfunctioning station escalators. Rush hour trains running on weekend schedules. Brand-new subway cars pulled from service. Derailed construction vehicles.
The repeated chaos of the nation’s oldest subway system has stretched the nerves of riders, prompted a probe by the Federal Transit Administration and worried political leaders.
“It’s enraging. Everything that we’re doing trying to build more affordable housing, or empower our schools, bring jobs to Boston — it all relies on people being able to get around,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, a Democrat who promised to “Free the T,” said in a radio appearance on GBH News, referring to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
Wu’s comments came less than a month before a 43-year-old Orange Line subway train caught fire as it was crossing a bridge north of Boston on July 21, prompting one passenger to jump into the Mystic River and others to scramble out of windows.
And Aug. 3, transit officials announced what they called an “unprecedented” step of shuttering the Orange Line entirely for 30 days to allow for extensive track and signal work.
Two days later, MBTA officials unveiled another four-week shutdown — this time for a recently opened section of the Green Line to allow for additional construction work.
Gov. Charlie Baker, whose legacy is tied to the performance of the T, called the Orange Line fire “a colossal failure” and welcomed the FTA investigation.
But Baker said things aren’t all bad. The Republican said more than 85% of daily rapid transit trips are on time, with a somewhat lower rate for bus rides and slightly higher rate for commuter rail trains.
“That’s what the experience most riders every single day have,” he said. “That’s no excuse for the screws up and the incidents that we’re talking about, there’s no excuse for that, but there are 600,000 trips every day that, for the most part, work out like they’re supposed to.”
For beleaguered riders, however, each new mishap seems to add insult to injury.
Paulina Casasola, 24, relies on buses and the Red Line to commute to her job in Boston. Once, the bus was so late that she took an Uber costing more than $20. Another time, a late bus forced her to borrow a car, saddling her with a $90 parking ticket.
“There are a lot of neighbors who are upset and have started knocking on doors to see how we can stop the service cuts,” she said, also lamenting high fares.
“I can’t afford the monthly pass,” she said. “I just put some money in my account and hope it lasts.”
One of the more maddening failures came in June when the MBTA temporarily sidelined all its new Orange and Red Line cars, manufactured by the Chinese-owned company CRRC, after one car experienced a battery compartment failure.
The new cars — which were returned to service 10 days later — were built at a plant in Springfield, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of Boston.
The new subway cars are supposed to be part of the solution.
So far, 78 new Orange Line cars have been delivered, about half of the 152 ordered. Twelve Red Line cars have been delivered of the 252 ordered.
“We’ve had delays due to COVID and supply chains issues, but we have turned that corner,” said Lydia Rivera, a spokesperson for CRRC MA, adding that the balance of Orange Line cars should be delivered by 2023 with the remaining Red Line cars coming in 2025.
At times, the transit troubles — some of which have even resulted in injury or death — have seemed relentless.
In September, a 40-year-old Boston University professor plunged to his death through a rusted subway staircase, and nine people were injured when an escalator at a station malfunctioned later that month. In April, a 39-year-old man died when his arm got stuck in a malfunctioning subway car door. More than two dozen people went to the hospital last July when a Green Line train rear-ended another trolley.
In June, a collision involving two trains sent four employees to the hospital. And in May, the MBTA notched three derailments of construction vehicles in three separate incidents on the system’s Blue Line. No injuries were reported.
The FTA has also documented reports of runaway trains in yards or during maintenance. No injuries have been reported, but the agency ordered a “safety standdown” at the end of July requiring safety briefings for employees who operate out-of-service trains.
Further angering riders, the MBTA has begun running trains on a schedule similar to Saturdays on three of its four main subway lines at least through the summer.
The MBTA blamed staffing challenges and said it was exploring “an aggressive recruitment campaign.” The move came after the FTA issued a series of directives addressing the system’s “overall safety program and safety culture.”
Among the issues were subway dispatchers working excessively long hours — including some 20-hour shifts.
A more complete report is expected by the end of the summer.
The region’s commuter rail service, run by the French company Keolis Commuter Services, has also had its share of troubles. In one incident, smoke billowed from a commuter rail train near Boston’s South Station, rising up to an elevated section of Interstate 93. Keolis blamed a mechanical failure.
More recently, a commuter rail train stalled out for two hours without air conditioning, leading some riders to force open the train doors and clamber over a chain link fence to escape.
The region’s relationship with the T dates to the early morning hours of Sept. 1, 1897, when Bostonians lined up to take the first subway ride in U.S. history, beating out New York City.
“People were still uncomfortable and nervous about going underground. The only reason you go underground is when you’re dead,” said Doug Most, author of “The Race Underground,” a history of the Boston and New York subway rivalry. “They viewed it as a place where the devil lived, where rats lived.”
For longtime riders, today’s transit woes call to mind the MBTA’s unofficial anthem, informally known as “Charlie on the M.T.A.” and popularized by The Kingston Trio, which tells the story of an unlucky passenger doomed to “ride forever ’neath the streets of Boston.”
“There’s always going to be a love-hate relationship with the T because it’s an old system that’s really hard to modernize,” Most said. “For a city that is so advanced in so many ways, it’s ironic that we have this system that seems like it comes from another century.”
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his three-nation tour of Africa Sunday by visiting a museum in South Africa commemorating how the country’s Black youths helped to end white racist rule.
Blinken’s visit to Africa is seen as part of a competition between Russia and Western powers for support from African countries over the war in Ukraine. His trip to Africa follows recent tours by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and French President Emmanuel Macron.
South Africa is one of many African countries that have maintained a neutral stance on the war and have not publicly criticized Russia.
After an early morning arrival, Blinken visited the Hector Pieterson memorial in Soweto township, on the outskirts of Johannesburg, which honors a student killed in 1976 when protesting South Africa’s regime of racial oppression, apartheid, which ended in 1994.
Blinken laid a wreath at the memorial accompanied by Pieterson’s sister, Antoinette Sithole. He also toured the museum, which contains artifacts, photographs and videos of South Africa’s struggle against apartheid.
“Hector’s story is one that really resonates because we have our own struggle for freedom and equality in the United States and South Africa’s story is unique but there are also so many common elements, and that resonates powerfully,” said Blinken.
Sithole, who also participated in the 1976 student protests, said the museum is a highlights the role played by South Africa’s youth in bringing an end to white minority rule in the country.
“The museum is a reminder for generations to come. We must know where we come from and where we are going, and don’t forget that the youth took a stand for us to be better today,” said Sithole.
On Monday, Blinken will describe the United States’ strategies for sub-Saharan Africa in a major policy speech at the University of Pretoria. Africa has been hard-hit by the effect of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the rising food and oil prices caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Blinken and Pandor will also hold a press conference Monday in which the two countries’ different positions on the Ukraine war are expected to be visible.
Blinken will go on to visit Congo and Rwanda this week to end his international tour which also took him to Cambodia and the Philippines.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Ending his most recent COVID-19 isolation, President Joe Biden on Sunday left the White House for the first time since becoming infected with the coronavirus last month, settling in for a reunion with first lady Jill Biden in their home state of Delaware.
The president tested negative Saturday and Sunday, according to his doctor, clearing the way for him to emerge from an isolation that lasted longer than expected because of a rebound case of the virus. “He will safety return to public engagement and presidential travel,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote.
“I’m feeling good,” Biden said before boarding Marine One outside the White House.
The Bidens were expected to spend the day in Rehoboth Beach, a popular vacation destination.
Biden originally tested positive on July 21, and he began taking the anti-viral medication Paxlovid, which is intended to decrease the likelihood of serious illness from the virus. According to his doctor, Biden’s vital signs remained normal throughout his infection, but he his symptoms included a runny nose, cough, sore throat and body aches.
After isolating for several days, Biden tested negative on July 26 and July 27, when he gave a speech in the Rose Garden, telling Americans they can “live without fear” of the virus if they get booster shots, test themselves for the virus if they become sick and seek out treatments.
But Biden caught a rare rebound case of COVID-19 on July 30, forcing him to isolate again. He occasionally gave speeches from a White House balcony, such as when he marked the killing of an al-Qaida leader or a strong jobs report.
He continued to test positive until Saturday, when he received his first negative result. While the president was isolating in the White House residence, the first lady remained in Delaware.
The Bidens are scheduled to visit Kentucky on Monday to view flood damage and meet with families.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Over five decades in Washington, Joe Biden knew that the way to influence was to be in the room where it happens. But in the second year of his presidency, some of Biden’s most striking, legacy-defining legislative victories came about by staying out of it.
A summer lawmaking blitz has sent bipartisan bills addressing gun violence and boosting the nation’s high-tech manufacturing sector to Biden’s desk, and the president is now on the cusp of securing what he called the “final piece” of his economic agenda with the sudden resurrection of a Democrats-only climate and prescription drug deal. And in a counterintuitive turn for the president who has long promoted his decades of Capitol Hill experience, Biden’s aides chalk up his victories to the fact that he’s been publicly playing the role of cheerleader rather than legislative quarterback.
“In a 50-50 Senate, it’s just true that when the White House takes ownership over a topic, it scares off a lot of Republicans,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. “I think all of this is purposeful. When you step back and let Congress lead, and then apply pressure and help at the right times, it can be a much more effective strategy to get things done.”
Democrats and the White House hope the run of legislative victories, both bipartisan and not, just four months before the November elections will help resuscitate their political fortunes by showing voters what they can accomplish with even the slimmest of majorities.
Biden opened 2022 with his legislative agenda at a standstill, poll numbers on the decline and a candid admission that he had made a “mistake” in how he carried himself in the role.
“The public doesn’t want me to be the ‘President-Senator,’” he said. “They want me to be the president and let senators be senators.”
Letting the senators be senators was no easy task for Biden, whose political and personal identities are rooted in his formative years spent in that chamber. He spent 36 years as a senator from Delaware, and eight more as the Senate’s president when he was valued for his Capitol Hill relationships and insights as Barack Obama’s vice president.
As Biden took a step back, he left it to aides to do much of the direct negotiating. His legislative strategy, instead, focused more on using his role as president to provide strategic jolts of urgency for his agenda both with lawmakers and voters.
In the estimation of many of his aides and advisers, leaving the Senate behind was key to his subsequent success. The heightened expectations for Democrats, who hold precarious majorities in Congress but nonetheless have unified control of Washington, were dragging Biden down among his supporters who wanted more ambitious action.
The sometimes unsavory horse-trading required to win consensus often put the president deep in the weeds and short on inspiration. And the dramatic negotiating breakdowns on the way to an ultimate deal proved to be all the more tantalizing because Biden himself was a party to the talks.
In the spring of 2021, Biden made a big show of negotiating directly with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on an infrastructure bill, only to have the talks collapse over the scope of the package and how to finance it. At the same time, a separate bipartisan group had been quietly meeting on its own, discussing how to overhaul the nation’s transportation, water and broadband systems. After the White House gave initial approval and then settled the final details with senators, that became the version that was shepherded into law.
The president next tried to strike a deal on a sweeping social spending and climate package with Sen. Joe Manchin, going as far as inviting the West Virginia lawmaker to his home in Wilmington, Delaware, until the conservative Democrat abruptly pulled the plug on the talks in a Fox News interview. Manchin would later pick up the negotiations again, this time with just Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the two would eventually reach an agreement that is now on the verge of Senate approval after more than a year of legislative wrangling.
In late 2021, White House aides persuaded the president to clam up about his conversations with the Hill, as part of a deliberate shift to move negotiations on his legislative agenda out of the public eye. The West Wing, once swift with the news that Biden had called this lawmaker or invited that caucus to the White House for a meeting, kept silent.
The new approach drew criticism from the press, but the White House wagered that the public was not invested in the details and would reward the outcomes.
Biden and his team “have been using the bully pulpit and closely working with Congress to fight for policies that lower costs for families and fight inflation, strengthen our competitiveness versus China, act against gun violence” and help veterans, said White House spokesman Andrew Bates. “He also directed his Cabinet, senior staff and legislative team to engage constantly with key lawmakers as we work together to achieve what could soon be the most productive legislative record of any president” since Lyndon Johnson.
Some of the shift, White House aides said, also reflected the changing dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, which kept Biden in Washington for most of 2021; his meetings with lawmakers amounted to one of the few ways to show he was working. As the pandemic eased and Biden was able to return to holding more in-person events with voters and interest groups, he was able to use those settings to drive his message directly to people.
The subtle transformation did not immediately pay dividends: Biden’s approval rating only continued to slide amid legislative inertia and soaring inflation.
Yet in time, Biden’s decision to embrace a facilitating role rather than being negotiator in chief — which had achieved mixed success — began to pay off: the first substantive gun restrictions in nearly three decades, a measure to boost domestic production of semiconductor computer chips, and care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
White House officials credit Biden’s emotional speech after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, with helping to galvanize lawmakers to act on gun violence — and even his push for more extensive measures than made it into the bill with giving the GOP space to reach a compromise. And they point to a steady cadence of speeches over months emphasizing the need to lower prescription drug costs or to act on climate with keeping those issues in the national conversation amid the legislative fits and starts.
In turn, both Democratic and GOP lawmakers say that Biden removing himself directly from the negotiations empowered senators to reach consensus among themselves, without the distraction of a White House that may have repeatedly pushed for something that would be unattainable with Republicans or could be viewed as compromising by some Democrats.
“The president kind of had said that we’re staying out,” Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said, referring to the gun talks earlier this year. “I think that was helpful.”
Being hands off, however, by no means meant the administration was absent.
Rather than be in the room as a gun deal was coming together, White House aides stayed by the phone, explaining how the administration would likely interpret and regulate the law that senators were drafting. Murphy spoke with White House officials every day, and when the Connecticut senator met personally with Biden in early June to offer an update, the president never gave him an ultimatum on what he was or was not willing to sign — continuing to defer to lawmakers.
At another point during the gun negotiations, rumors flew that the administration was considering barring the Pentagon from selling certain types of surplus ammunition to gun dealers, who then sell the ammunition commercially, according to two people familiar with the deliberations. But Republicans, chiefly Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, urged the White House to scrap those plans because it would run counter to the parameters of what the gun negotiators had discussed, said the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details of private negotiations.
The White House eventually did so, issuing a statement to a conservative publication that no such executive order on ammunition was under consideration.
On the semiconductor package that Biden plans to sign into law Tuesday, the administration organized classified briefings for lawmakers that emphasized how China is gaining influence in the computer chip sector and the national security implications. Republicans were regularly in touch with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, one Biden Cabinet official who has developed warm relationships across the aisle.
And on the Democrats’ party-line climate and health care package, Manchin has emphasized that it is impossible to craft legislation of this magnitude without White House input, although he did not deal with Biden directly until near the end, when the president called to let Manchin know the White House would support his agreement with Schumer, according to an official with knowledge of the call.
Biden also stayed out of the last-minute deliberations involving Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and she and the president did not speak even as Democrats finalized an agreement that accommodated her demands.
“In his heart, Joe is a U.S. senator,” said Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., the chief Democratic author of the burn pits legislation who also helped hash out the infrastructure law last year. “So he understands allowing this to work is how you get it done.”
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ST. PETERSURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor vowed Sunday to fight his suspension from office by Gov. Ron DeSantis over his promise not to enforce the state’s 15-week abortion ban and support for gender transition treatments for minors.
Andrew Warren, a Democrat suspended last week from his twice-elected post as state attorney in Hillsborough County, which includes Tampa, said in a Facebook video message and news release Sunday he plans a “vigorous defense” by his legal team but did not give specifics.
“I’m not going down without a fight,” Warren said on the video. “I refuse to let this man trample on your freedoms to speak your mind, to make your own health care decisions, and to have your vote count.”
Warren was suspended Thursday by DeSantis, a Republican seeking re-election in November and potential 2024 presidential candidate, who cited neglect of duty and other alleged violations. The governor contended that’s because Warren signed statements with dozens of other prosecutors nationwide vowing not to pursue criminal cases against people who seek or provide abortions or gender transition treatments.
Warren contended Sunday the governor was essentially seeking to nullify the will of voters in the Tampa area who elected him in 2016 and 2020.
“I was elected because the people of this county share my vision for criminal justice, trust my judgment, and have seen your success,” Warren said in the video. “I swore to uphold the Constitution, and that’s exactly what I’ve done. DeSantis is trying to take away my job for doing my job.”
Under Florida law, the Republican-controlled state Senate has authority to reinstate Warren or uphold his removal from office. Warren could also take his case to court.
The governor’s office did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment Sunday. DeSantis said Thursday, however, that Warren was acting “above the law” and “displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform” the duties of his office.
“I don’t think the people of Hillsborough County want to have an agenda that is basically woke, where you’re deciding that your view of social justice means certain laws shouldn’t be enforced,” said the governor.
Florida’s new abortion restriction became effective July 1 and remains under court challenge by abortion providers and allies. It prohibits abortions after 15 weeks, with exceptions if the procedure is necessary to save the pregnant woman’s life, prevent serious injury or if the fetus has a fatal abnormality. It does not allow exemptions in cases where pregnancies were caused by rape, incest or human trafficking.
Violators could face up to five years in prison. Physicians and other medical professionals could lose their licenses and face administrative fines of $10,000 for each violation.
Florida has not enacted laws criminalizing gender transition treatments for minors.
DeSantis appointed Hillsborough County Judge Susan Lopez to serve in Warren’s place during his suspension.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Not as robust as the $4 trillion proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats’ compromise of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies is still a substantial undertaking, and on track for Senate passage Sunday.
The estimated $740 billion package is full of party priorities — including capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 out of pocket for seniors, helping Americans pay for private health insurance and what Democrats are calling the most substantial investment in history to fight climate change.
Almost half the money, $300 billion, will go toward paying down federal deficits.
It’s all paid for largely with new corporate taxes, including a 15% minimum tax on big corporations to ensure they don’t skip out on paying any taxes at all.
Called the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” it’s not at all clear the 755-page bill will substantially ease inflationary pressures, though millions of Americans are expected to see some relief in health care and other costs.
Votes are expected to fall along party lines, with all Senate Democrats in favor, and all Republicans opposed. Once the bill clears the Senate, the House is expected to vote next week. Here’s a look at what’s in and out of the final package.
LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.
Those new revenues would be put back into lower costs for seniors on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.
The money would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.
Seniors would also have insulin prices capped at $35 a dose, though a provision to extend that price cap on insulin to Americans with private health insurances was out of line with Senate budget rules and Republicans stripped it from the final bill.
HELP PAY FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.
Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year. But the bill would allow the assistance to keep going for three more years, lowering insurance premiums for people who are purchasing their own health care policies.
‘SINGLE BIGGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE CHANGE IN U.S. HISTORY’
The bill would invest nearly $375 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies including investments in renewable energy production and tax rebates for consumers to buy new or used electric vehicles.
It’s broken down to include $60 billion for a clean energy manufacturing tax credit and $30 billion for a production tax credit for wind and solar, seen as ways to boost and support the industries that can help curb the country’s dependence on fossil fuels. The bill also gives tax credits for nuclear power and carbon capture technology that oil companies such as Exxon Mobil have invested millions of dollars to advance.
The bill would impose a new fee on excess methane emissions from oil and gas drilling while giving fossil fuel companies access to more leases on federal lands and waters.
A late addition pushed by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and other Democrats in Arizona, Nevada and Colorado would designate $4 billion to combat a mega-drought in the West, including conservation efforts in the Colorado River Basin, which nearly 40 million Americans rely on for drinking water.
For consumers, there are tax breaks as incentives to go green. One is a 10-year consumer tax credit for renewable energy investments in wind and solar. There are tax breaks for buying electric vehicles, including a $4,000 tax credit for purchase of used electric vehicles and $7,500 for new ones.
In all, Democrats believe the strategy could put the country on a path to cut greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, and “would represent the single biggest climate investment in U.S. history, by far.”
HOW TO PAY FOR ALL OF THIS?
The biggest revenue-raiser in the bill is a new 15% minimum tax on corporations that earn more than $1 billion in annual profits.
It’s a way to clamp down on some 200 U.S. companies that avoid paying the standard 21% corporate tax rate, including some that end up paying no taxes at all.
The new corporate minimum tax would kick in after the 2022 tax year and raise some $258 billion over the decade.
The revenue would have been $313 billion, but Sinema insisted on one change to the 15% corporate minimum, allowing a depreciation deduction used by manufacturing industries. That shaves about $55 billion off the total revenue.
To win over Sinema, Democrats dropped plans to close a tax loophole long enjoyed by wealthier Americans — the so-called “carried interest,” which under current law taxes wealthy hedge fund managers and others at a 20% rate.
The left has for years sought to boost the carried interest tax rate, hiked to 37% in the original bill, more in line with upper-income earners. Sinema wouldn’t allow it.
Keeping the tax break for the wealthy deprives the party of $14 billion in revenue they were counting on to help pay for the package.
In its place, Democrats, with Sinema’s nod, will impose a 1% excise tax on stock buybacks, raising some $74 billion over the decade.
Money is also raised by boosting the Internal Revenue Service to go after tax cheats. The bill proposes an $80 billion investment in taxpayer services, enforcement and modernization, which is projected to raise $203 billion in new revenue — a net gain of $124 billion over the decade.
The bill sticks with Biden’s original pledge not to raise taxes on families or businesses making less than $400,000 a year.
The lower drug prices for seniors are paid for with savings from Medicare’s negotiations with the drug companies.
EXTRA MONEY TO PAY DOWN DEFICITS
With some $740 billion in new revenue and around $440 billion in new investments, the bill promises to put the difference of about $300 billion toward deficit reduction.
Federal deficits spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic when federal spending soared and tax revenues fell as the nation’s economy churned through shutdowns, closed offices and other massive changes.
The nation has seen deficits rise and fall in recent years. But overall federal budgeting is on an unsustainable path, according to the Congressional Budget Office, which put out a new report this week on long-term projections.
WHAT’S LEFT BEHIND?
This latest package emerged suddenly at the end of July after 18 months of start-stop negotiations leaves behind many of Biden’s more ambitious goals.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., struck a deal with Sen. Joe Manchin to revive Biden’s package, slimming it down to bring the West Virginia Democrat back to the negotiating table. Next, they drew Sinema, the remaining party holdout, with additional changes.
The package remains robust, by typical standards, but nowhere near the sweeping Build Back Better program Biden once envisioned.
While Congress did pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill for highways, broadband and other investments that Biden signed into law last year, the president’s and the party’s other key priorities have slipped away.
Among them is a continuation of a $300 monthly child tax credit that was sending money directly to families during the pandemic and is believed to have widely reduced child poverty.
Also gone, for now, are plans for free pre-kindergarten and community college, as well as the nation’s first paid family leave program that would have provided up to $4,000 a month for births, deaths and other pivotal needs.
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Associated Press writer Matthew Daly contributed to this report.
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BEIRUT (AP) — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said.
The cause of the delay was not immediately clear and Marine Traffic, which monitors vessel traffic and the locations of ships at sea, showed the Sierra Leone-flagged Razoni at anchor in the Mediterranean Sea near Turkey.
Lebanon’s transportation minister, Ali Hamie, tweeted the ship “that was supposed, according to what was rumored, to reach Tripoli port in Lebanon” changed its status. Hamie refused to comment further when contacted by The Associated Press.
The ship left Odesa last Monday carrying Ukrainian corn and later passed inspection in Turkey. It was supposed to arrive in the northern port of Tripoli at about 10 a.m. Sunday. According to Marine Traffic, the ship Saturday changed its status to “order” meaning the ship was waiting for someone to buy the corn.
The Ukrainian embassy in Beirut said the arrival of the ship has been postponed adding that an “update for the ceremony will be sent later when we get information about exact day and time of the arrival of the ship.”
The shipment that was supposed to arrive in Lebanon comes at a time when the tiny Mediterranean nation is suffering from a food security crisis, with soaring food inflation, wheat shortages and bread lines. The ship is carrying some 26,000 tons of corn for chicken feed.
The passage of the vessel was the first under a breakthrough deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations with Russia and Ukraine. The four sides signed deals last month to create safe Black Sea shipping corridors to export Ukraine’s desperately needed agricultural products as Russia’s war upon its neighbor grinds on.
Lebanon’s worst economic crisis in its modern history that began in late 2019 has left three-quarters of its population living in poverty while the Lebanese pound has lost more than 90% of its value.
The economic meltdown rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement was made worse by a massive blast in August 2020 that destroyed Beirut’s port and the country’s main grain silos inside the sprawling facility. Large parts of the silos collapsed in recent days after fire caused by remnants of grain that started fermenting and ignited in the summer heat last month.
Lebanese officials said last week that the Razoni was supposed to leave Ukraine and head to Lebanon on Feb. 24 but the departure was delayed by the war that broke out days later.
On Friday, three more ships carrying thousands of tons of corn left Ukrainian ports and traveled through mined waters toward inspection of their delayed cargo, a sign that the international deal to export grain held up since Russia invaded Ukraine was slowly progressing.
Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea ports.
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These pants are just as comfortable and versatile as classic leggings with some added flare
Whether you loved sporting flare leggings in the early 2010s or have admired the look from afar, you’ll be thrilled to know that these comfortable pants with flowing legs are back in fashion. Forgotten by some fashionistas, Jennifer Lopez was recently seen out and about in flare leggings with an eye-catching pattern, which got the look trending again.
If you’d like to sport J.Lo’s look, you’ll need a pair of high-waisted leggings with vivid colors, wide flares and dramatic prints. However, even if you prefer solid colors and subtle flares, there’s a stylish pair available to suit your personality and fashion sense.
What to look for in flare leggings
If you love the comfort and versatility of classic leggings, chances are those with flare legs will also fit your style. These casual pants are made of stretchy material with a comfortable, flexible fit, just like leggings with straight legs. They are versatile for everyday wear and look great with t-shirts, tunic tops, and blouses. Additionally, flare leggings go well with numerous types of shoes, from fancy high heels to casual sneakers. There are a few considerations to keep in mind as you shop for the perfect pair of flare leggings.
Fit
If you love the way leggings fit, chances are that you’ll also love the fit of those with flare legs. They offer the same body-hugging style that’s form-fitting and flattering. However, the difference is the flare. While they fit snug throughout the leg, flare leggings have extra material at the ankles that produces a loose, flowing fit. The look is both edgy and vintage. What’s more, it creates a classy silhouette and makes legs look a bit longer.
Flare
Not all flare leggings are the same. Some have legs that flare just a little, while others have wide flares reminiscent of 1970s bell bottoms. In fact, some of today’s modern flare leggings are referred to as bell-bottom leggings. Regardless of the width of the flare, it looks great with different types of footwear, including sandals, sneakers, boots, pumps and wedge heels.
Material
When it comes to leggings, it’s all about comfort that’s due to the stretch. Most pairs are made of polyester or nylon blended with either Spandex or elastane, giving them a stretchy, flexible fit. Because the material conforms to the body, it’s ideal to wear when relaxing or working out.
Colors and prints
If you want a style inspired by J.Lo, you’ll be able to choose from a nice selection of flare leggings with patterns that pop. Geometric designs, swirls, strips, florals and more are sure to get you noticed. However, if you prefer a more subdued look, flare leggings are also available in solid hues, including neutral shades and bold jewel tones.
Sizes
In addition to being available in a large selection of colors and prints, flare leggings also come in numerous sizes. Most pairs range from extra-small to extra-large, but some come in sizes from XX-small to XX-large.
Best flare leggings
Calvin Klein Crossover Waist Flare Leggings
These leggings feature a high-rise V-waist that gives them a modern look. The soft material is available in several appealing neutral shades. The flare is subtle yet stylish.
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SOLY HUX Print Flared Elastic Pants
Swirls, florals, animal prints and more — you have a choice of numerous gorgeous patterns when you choose these flare leggings. The material is a soft blend of polyester and elastane for a comfortable and attractive fit. The high waist is on-trend for today’s styles.
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DSG Momentum Momentum Wrap Waist Flare Leggings
If you are looking for flare leggings that are ideal for active lifestyles, this pair is a good option. The wrap waist, moisture-wicking fabric and silky soft finish make them look as good as they feel. You can choose from a wide range of sizes from XX-small to XX-large.
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Leggings Depot Flared Wide-Leg Pants
A large selection of fashionable colors makes these flare leggings ideal for anyone who loves the design but prefers solid colors over prints. The flowing flares give them a classy look that’s great for casual and special occasions.
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Cotton On Contouring Yoga Flare Pants
We love the contemporary zebra-print style of these flare leggings that gives them a unique appearance. They are made of a blend of polyester and elastane that wicks moisture. What’s more, they look fabulous with modern shirts in bold, solid colors.
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These lightweight leggings are ideal for warm-weather wear. The high waist is in style. They come in a nice selection of prints and colors and are available in sizes up to XX-large.
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Sonoma Goods For Life Plus-Size High Waisted Flare Leggings
These stylish high-waist flare leggings are available in plus sizes from 0X to 5X. They come in a choice of attractive colors that pair nicely with printed shirts.
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SWEETKIE Boho Stretchy Flare Pants
Wide flares and unique, vivid prints make these leggings ideal for those who love edgy styles. The material is soft, stretchy and comfortable. The button closure on the high waist is a stylish touch.
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Daisy Del Sol High Waist Bell Bottom Yoga Pants
If you love wide, exaggerated flares, these yoga pants are for you. They have a bell-bottom design that is a throwback to 1970 styles. However, they come in flashy patterns that are on-trend in 2022.
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TOPYOGAS V Crossover High-Waisted Flare Leggings
The nylon material of these leggings is breathable and wicks moisture, making them ideal for wearing when working out or doing yoga. They feature a V-waist that gives them modern styling. You can choose from several neutral colors, including black, navy and khaki.
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adidas Originals Adicolor Classics Flared Leggings
If you want flare leggings with a sporty appearance, this is the pair to choose. Made by a top brand in athletic wear, they feature the classic trio of stripes on the leg that the company is known for. The material is flexible and wicks moisture.
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FASHIONOMICS Stretchy Bell-Bottom Pants
From solid colors to bold stripes to tie dye patterns, there are a lot of options to choose from with these flare leggings. In addition to the large selection of colors and prints, they have wide, bell-like flares so you can sport the trendy look like a rock star.
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How to copy the pin up-inspired trend that’s all over your feed
The latest social-media-driven makeup trend, siren eyes, is here to add sultry glamor to the end of summer. At first glance, siren eyes look like the classic cat-eye wing, but a sharp inner corner and a pitch-black waterline add retro-Hollywood allure. Siren eyes elongate the eye, flattering almost any eye shape, and it’s easy to replicate this runway-ready look at home.
What is “siren eyes” makeup?
The siren eyes look is inspired by classic Hollywood bombshells such as Sophia Loren and the always-fashionable cat-eye look. Siren eyes combine dark, smoky eyeliner with a long, sharp outer wing and a smaller wing in the inner corner of the eye. You’ll usually see the waterline lined with black, too.
How to do siren eyes
Start by applying a brown eyeshadow that’s just a couple shades darker than your skin tone along the lash line, blending it up and out past your crease into a soft wing shape. Follow with a smaller amount of a darker brown or gray shadow to add depth along the outer corner of your eye.
Next, use a black or dark brown eyeliner to create an upward-tilting wing that extends past your crease. You can smudge a pencil eyeliner for a diffused, smoky look or get more drama with precise liquid eyeliner — or try both to add a sharp point to a smoky eye look.
With the same eyeliner, create a shorter wing on your inner corner. Use a waterproof eyeliner to darken your waterline. Complete the look with your favorite mascara.
What you need for siren eyes
Top liquid eyeliner
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner
What you need to know: Create a precise, richly pigmented eyeliner wing with this user-friendly, quick-drying pen.
What you’ll love: The marker-like tip glides on smoothly so you can apply a cat eye without worrying about skipping or smudging. It comes in seven neutral shades to experiment with.
What you should consider: Some users found the formula wasn’t as waterproof as advertised.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty, Sephora and Amazon
Top liquid eyeliner for the money
Eyeko Black Magic Liquid Eyeliner
What you need to know: Silky and precise, this eyeliner pen features an extra-smooth tip inspired by calligraphy pens.
What you’ll love: The flexible pen tip is made of individual bristles like a paintbrush. The ultra-black formula is smudge- and fade-resistant for up to 12 hours. It’s formulated with vitamins B5 and E and peptides to nourish lashes and promote growth.
What you should consider: The liquid formula can bleed if too much is applied. The tip is much smoother than a typical felt tip eyeliner, so it has a bit of a learning curve.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
Top eye pencil
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil
What you need to know: With more than 30 waterproof shades and finishes to choose from, this pencil is a great pick for your waterline.
What you’ll love: This best-selling eye pencil features smooth, creamy application and bold color. Vitamin E, jojoba oil, and cottonseed oil help nourish the eye area and make the formula soft and easy to blend.
What you should consider: It can be hard to get a sharp point with this pencil, so it’s better suited to smudged-out looks. Some colors aren’t as smudge-proof as others.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora, Ulta Beauty and Amazon
Top eye pencil for the money
L’Oreal Paris Infallible Never Fail Mechanical Pencil Eyeliner
What you need to know: The built-in smudger and sharpener in this mechanical pencil makes it a great pick for vacation or touch-ups.
What you’ll love: Since it’s a mechanical pencil with an included sharpener, you’ll always be able to create a sharp point for precise lines. It comes in seven colors, including white to brighten or highlight parts of your lash line.
What you should consider: Despite claiming to last 16 hours, some users found the eyeliner fades and smudges within a few hours.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Top eyeshadow smudge brush
Sephora Collection Makeup Match Smudge Eyeshadow Brush
What you need to know: For soft, grungy, or diffused eyeliner, this synthetic short-bristled brush can work with cream or powder products.
What you’ll love: You can use the brush to pick up and apply eyeshadow over to smudge out already-applied eyeliner. It makes creating a smokey eye smooth and simple.
What you should consider: It may be too soft to blend out some eyeliner formulas.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top eyeshadow smudge brush for the money
Elf Cosmetics Small Smudge Brush
What you need to know: Use this soft synthetic brush to apply and smudge eye shadow along your lash line.
What you’ll love: This small brush helps for finely detailed looks as well as smudging. It can even be used as a lip brush or to fill in brows.
What you should consider: Some users found the brush bristles too scratchy for the delicate eye area.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty
Top mascara for siren eyes
Lancome Hypnose Drama Instant Volumizing Mascara
What you need to know: This mascara’s unique brush shape helps give lashes intense volume.
What you’ll love: It enhances lashes’ length and adds dramatic volume without flaking. The formula stays on well through sweat or humidity.
What you should consider: The wand doesn’t work well for everyone. The formula can be difficult to remove without a quality eye makeup remover.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora
Top mascara for the money
L’Oreal Paris Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
What you need to know: One coat of this mascara gives lashes impressive volume and separation.
What you’ll love: The buildable formula glides on smoothly with minimal flaking or clumping. It comes in four shades of black or black-brown.
What you should consider: Application can be messy due to the amount of product that comes out on the brush. Some users found this mascara dries up too quickly in the tube.
Where to buy: Sold by Ulta Beauty and Amazon
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ON HOW TO GET A BETTER NIGHTS EESLP. AS--K >> HE SHOWED JUST HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP WE SHOULD BE GETTING >> THE AVERAGE ADULT SHOULD GET ABOUT SEVEN HOURS OF SLEEP. THAT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT WITH AGING PROCESSES. 20’S AND 30’S MAY BE CLOSER TO A. THE AVERAGE ADULT, THE PERFECT NUMBER IS SEVEN. >> CAN YOU CATCH UP ON YOUR SLEEP? >> NOT REALLY. IF YOU SAY I’M GOING TO WORK FIVE DAYS A WEEK, I WILL SLEEP FIVE HOURS AND WEEKENDS I WILL TRYO T SLEEP 12, IT DOESN’T WORK THAT WAY. YOU CAN’T REALLY MAKE UP THE SLEEP YOU’VE LOST. >> SO WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO GETTGIN UP GOOD NIGHTS REST? TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME. THEY RECOMMEND TURNING YOUR PHONE OFF AN HOUR BEFORE D.BE DON’T EXERCISE TOO CLOSE TO YOUR BEDTIME. STUDYING OR WORKING WILL KEEP YOUR MIND RACING. YOU SHOULD ALLOW YROU MDIN TO UNWIND AND RELAX PRIOR TO GOING TO BED. AVOID SHOWERING RIGHT BEFORE BED. AND AVOID DRINKING ALCOHOL. WHAT ABOUT ALL TSEHO SLEEP PRODUCTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE MARKET. DO THEY LPHE YOU GET TO SLEEP? >> ALMOST ANYTHING THAT SAYS PM OR SEE SOMETHING IS BENADRYL. THAT’S GOOD TO HELP YOU GO TO SLEEP BUITT CONTRIBUTES TO A POOR NIGHT’S SLEEP SO IT’S NOT SOMETHING YOU SHOULDE B USING ESPECIALLY ON A REGULAR BASIS. >> MAKE SURE YOUR ROOM IS COOL, DARK AND COMFORTABLE. NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES TO AN HOUR NAP. AVOID FALLING INTO
Casper is hiring professional nappers with 'exceptional sleeping ability'
Updated: 12:36 PM CDT Aug 7, 2022
Related video above: Feeling tired? Here's how to get a good night's sleepA mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted -- it's mandatory.Casper, a New York-based company founded in 2014, is hiring "Casper Sleepers" to sleep for a living.Casper Sleepers will sleep "in our stores, and in unexpected settings out in the world," according to Casper's job posting.Unfortunately, there will be some work required when employees are awake. Namely, they'll have to create social media content sharing their experience as a professional sleeper.The job application is open until August 11, says the listing. The ideal candidate should have an "exceptional sleeping ability," a "desire to sleep as much as possible," and of course, the "ability to sleep through anything."In addition to being paid to sleep, successful candidates will enjoy being able to wear pajamas to work, limited free Casper products and the flexibility of a part-time schedule.Aspiring sleepers are encouraged to show off their sleep skills on TikTok as part of their application, says Casper.
Related video above: Feeling tired? Here's how to get a good night's sleep
A mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted -- it's mandatory.
Casper, a New York-based company founded in 2014, is hiring "Casper Sleepers" to sleep for a living.
Casper Sleepers will sleep "in our stores, and in unexpected settings out in the world," according to Casper's job posting.
Unfortunately, there will be some work required when employees are awake. Namely, they'll have to create social media content sharing their experience as a professional sleeper.
The job application is open until August 11, says the listing. The ideal candidate should have an "exceptional sleeping ability," a "desire to sleep as much as possible," and of course, the "ability to sleep through anything."
In addition to being paid to sleep, successful candidates will enjoy being able to wear pajamas to work, limited free Casper products and the flexibility of a part-time schedule.
Aspiring sleepers are encouraged to show off their sleep skills on TikTok as part of their application, says Casper.
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The San Francisco 49ers announced on Wednesday that they have released OL Garry Gilliam.
"We would like to thank Garry for his contributions to the team the last two seasons," said 49ers General Manager John Lynch. "He filled in admirably when called upon and was a consummate teammate. We wish him and his family all the best."
Gilliam (6-5, 305) originally signed with San Francisco as a free agent on April 19, 2017. He appeared in 24 games (one start) over the past two seasons, including each of the team's 16 games in 2018.
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Make your road trip comfortable and stress-free with these must-have items
When gas prices seemed to increase by the hour earlier this summer, a getaway in the car was too big a splurge for most people. Now that prices are finally starting to come down, it’s the perfect time to hit the road.
But you need more than a suitcase and a full gas tank for a successful road trip. If you want to make sure that everyone is comfortable and entertained during those long hours in the car, you’ll need to have a few key essentials for your vacation.
Here are some last-minute road trip must-haves you’ll definitely want in your car when you hit the highway this summer.
Road trip essentials
Car organization items
Lusso Gear Front Seat Car Organizer
Prevent the backseat of your car from getting messy with this convenient organizer that attaches to the back of the front seat. It can fit nearly any vehicle and offers pockets for a laptop, tablet, phone, water bottle and more. It also has a security flap that hides the items inside to discourage theft.
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WixGear Universal Air Vent Magnetic Phone Holder
Use your phone hands-free on your road trip with this magnetic phone holder. It easily attaches to most vents and swivels, so your phone’s display is easier to see. It’s compatible with most smartphones, too.
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This sturdy trash bag keeps your car neat and clean, even on long rides. It offers a 2.5-gallon capacity and is waterproof and leakproof. The adjustable strap can fit around multiple areas in your car, including the headrest or gearshift.
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FOVAL 200W Car Power Converter with USB Charging Ports
Make sure your smartphone, tablet and other devices stay charged on your trip with this handy car converter. It’s as small as a credit card and offers two standard AC outlets and four USB charging ports. The cigarette lighter adapter works in most cars, too.
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Car comfort items
Everlasting Comfort Car and Truck Seat Cushion
Made of premium memory foam, this car seat cushion can keep you comfortable no matter how long your road trip is. The support it offers can even help alleviate pain in your back, hips and legs. It also has a non-slip bottom to keep it from shifting around.
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Your car will stay smelling fresh even after hours on the road with this car essential oil diffuser. It’s lightweight and compact, fitting in most car cup holders. The control buttons are also positioned on top to make operation easier. Best of all, it offers both a continuous and an intermittent mist and can double as a humidifier.
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Safety items
Top Gear Premium Roadside Assistance Kit
This roadside assistance kit can give you peace of mind if you have car issues on your road trip. It comes in a convenient carrying bag and features items you might need on the side of the road like an LED flashlight, reflective safety vest and battery booster cables. It fits easily in most trunks, too.
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Coleman All Purpose Basic First Aid Kit for Minor Emergencies
Be prepared for minor accidents and injuries on your road trip with this first aid kit. It contains over 200 pieces, including bandages, antibiotic ointment, medical tape and a cold pack. The kit is also compact and lightweight, so it’s easy to pack in your car.
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Food and drink items
Stay stocked with fresh food and cold drinks on your road trip with this generously-sized hard cooler. With extra-thick walls and PermaFrost insulation, it can hold ice for four to five days. It also has a heavy-duty rubber latch to keep the items inside secure and offers excellent durability for camping or picnicking off-road.
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Klean Kanteen Classic Stainless Steel Water Bottle
This durable stainless steel water bottle ensures you stay hydrated on your car trip. It has a slim, lightweight design that fits most car cup holders. Its wide mouth also allows you to add ice, while the spill-proof lid prevents leaks. It’s available in several fun colors, too.
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Rubbermaid 14-Piece Brilliance Food Storage Containers with Lids
With this food storage container set, you can protect all your road trip snacks and meals. The containers are made of BPA-free plastic and entirely clear to let you see the contents. The included lids are air-tight, too, so they keep your food fresh.
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Stasher Silicone Reusable Storage Bag, 4-Pack
For food items that aren’t too delicate, these reusable silicone bags are an ideal way to pack snacks for your road trip. The bags are BPA-, PVC- and latex-free and dishwasher- and microwave-safe. This set includes bags in various sizes, too.
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AeroPress Go Portable Travel Coffee Press
If you’re not a fan of drive-thru or gas station coffee, you can enjoy a flavorful cup every morning on your road trip with this travel coffee press. It makes up to three cups at a time and can brew hot coffee or espresso in just a minute. It can also make cold brew and has 350 micro-filters to keep grounds out of your coffee.
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Kids’ items
Tryone Car Headrest Tablet Mount
Make sure the kids are entertained in the backseat with this tablet mount. It connects to the front seat’s headrest, positioning it right where passengers can watch their favorite movies and TV shows. It takes only seconds to install and adjusts to work with most tablets and smartphones.
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This foldable travel tray makes it easy for kids to color, draw, do puzzles and more in the backseat. The surface has a dry erase board that kids can write on, and the built-in tablet holder has a touch-sensitive cover to protect the screen from damage.
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Highlights Hidden Pictures 20220 Special Edition Activity Books
This set of four activity books can keep kids ages 6 and up busy in the backseat on your road trip. Each book contains 32 pages of Highlights’ famous hidden picture puzzles, but the pages are black-and-white, so kids also can color them in.
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Briarpatch I SPY Travel Card Game for Kids
Keep children busy on your road trip with this game that helps them appreciate the scenery. It calls for kids to identify items with a certain shape or color and find specific words or letters. It can be played by one or more players and is perfect for kids ages 4 and up.
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Pet items
This seat belt tether keeps your dog safe and secure on road trips. It connects to existing seat belts and prevents pets who can’t stay still from moving around too much. It even works well for large breed dogs.
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This travel pet bag is made of durable polyester material and EPE foam, so it’s tear- and abrasion-resistant. It can hold up to 30 pounds and is available in several colors. It even comes with two collapsible pet bowls and pet food storage containers.
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China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan on fourth day of military exercises
Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese military said on Sunday around noon local time that it conducted live-fire drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan "as planned."
"The drills focused on joint fire land strikes and long-range air strike capabilities," the command said in a statement posted to its official account on the social media platform Weibo, without specifying whether the drills have ended.
The exercises, planned to take place in six zones around the island, began Thursday and were scheduled to last until Sunday at noon local time in Beijing, Chinese state media reported.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Sunday said it detected multiple Chinese aircraft, naval vessels and drones operating around the Taiwan Strait that morning, in what it called a "simulated attack against the main island of Taiwan and Taiwan's naval vessels" -- a slight dial-up of language from Saturday when it said that Chinese military drills around the island could be a "possible simulated attack."
Taiwan's military "closely monitored" the situation and deployed aircraft and vessels to "appropriately" react to Chinese military drills around the island, the Defense Ministry added. It also said drones "intruded" into outlying islands controlled by Taiwan.
The ministry did not immediately provide an exact number for the Chinese aircraft, vessels or drones that were detected on Sunday morning or say whether they crossed the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the Chinese mainland.
Video above: View of Taiwan strait after Chinese military exercises
China announced the drills -- whose scale marks a significant escalation from past activities -- within an hour of the arrival of Pelosi and a congressional delegation in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. The stop, which was expected but not announced beforehand, was part of a larger Asia tour.
Chinese officials had repeatedly warned Washington of unspecified repercussions in the lead-up to the expected trip. In addition to the drills, Beijing also launched a raft of diplomatic penalties, including canceling future phone calls between Chinese and U.S. defense leaders and suspending bilateral climate talks.
The Chinese Communist Party views self-governing Taiwan as its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has long vowed to "reunify" the island with the Chinese mainland -- by force if necessary.
Video above: Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, angers China
The previous days' drills had seen a number of air and maritime operations around the island, including the launch of 11 ballistic missiles on Thursday -- some of which flew over the island of Taiwan and landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone. That marked the first time China had sent missiles over the island.
On Saturday, 14 vessels and 20 planes operated by the Chinese military were detected around the strait, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. Of the 20 aircraft, 14 crossed the median line, it added.
On Friday, 68 Chinese warplanes were reported in the Taiwan Strait, according to the ministry. Of those, 49 entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone -- a buffer of airspace commonly referred to as an ADIZ. That was just a few planes short of the record set last year when 56 Chinese warplanes entered the ADIZ on the same day.
Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang on Sunday reiterated Taiwan's condemnation of the drills.
"Not only Taiwan but other countries in the region, as well as freedom-loving countries like the U.S. and so on, have vehemently protested and condemned China's arrogant military operations disrupting regional peace and stability," he said during a press engagement.
"We call on the Chinese government to not flex its military muscles and disrupt regional peace."
A U.S. National Security Council spokesperson on Saturday called China's recent military activities around Taiwan a "significant escalation in China's efforts to change the status quo."
"They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation," the spokesperson said. "They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which is what the world expects."
U.S. allies have also come forward to condemn China's actions, including in a joint statement issued Friday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa following their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Cambodia.
The diplomats "condemned (China's) launch of ballistic missiles," including those the Japanese government said landed in its exclusive economic zone, for "raising tension and destabilizing the region," and called on China "to immediately cease the military exercises," according to the statement released by the US State Department.
China hit back on Saturday evening, with its embassy in Australia calling the US "the biggest saboteur and destabilizer of peace in the Taiwan Strait" and disputing the "legal basis" for Japan's claims regarding the missile landings.
"China is the victim of political provocation from the US. The actions taken by the Chinese government to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity and curb the separatist activities are legitimate and justified," a statement from the embassy read.
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt has stayed out of team drills during practice the past two days in protest because he’s asking the team for a long-term contract extension.
Hunt is the final year of a two-year, $12 million deal he signed two years ago. The 27-year-old has been productive during his three seasons for Cleveland, but he missed nine games last season with calf and ankle injuries.
Hunt’s situation adds more drama for the Browns, who are waiting to see how long quarterback Deshaun Watson will be suspended for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is expected to address Hunt’s situation before Sunday’s practice.
There’s no doubt the Browns value Hunt — who led the league in rushing as a rookie for Kansas City in 2017 — but he wasn’t healthy a year ago and the team has better depth now at that position.
The Browns signed Hunt, who is from the Cleveland area, as a free agent in 2019. He came with his own baggage: suspended by the league for the first eight games of 2019 for off-field behavior, which included him shoving and kicking a woman while he played for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Running ferociously every time he touched the ball, Hunt rushed for 841 yards in 2020 and added 304 yards receiving. He led the team with 11 touchdowns and was a perfect complementary piece for Pro Bowl back Nick Chubb.
There’s been speculation about Hunt’s future because the Browns have Chubb (1,259 yards in 2021) as their primary back and another solid backup in D’Ernest Johnson, who had 534 yards while filling in last season.
Cleveland also drafted Jerome Ford in the fifth round from Cincinnati.
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LONDON (AP) — Erik ten Hag pleaded for time after starting his Manchester United reign with a disappointing loss. Erling Haaland didn’t need much time at all to show what kind of impact he will have at Manchester City.
The two biggest offseason arrivals in Manchester had starkly different starts to the Premier League season on Sunday.
Ten Hag looked grim-faced on the sideline as the Dutch coach watched United slump to a 2-1 loss to Brighton at Old Trafford, with his side being outplayed in the first half before a second-half rally came up short.
Haaland scored twice to lead Man City to a 2-0 win at West Ham, netting from the penalty spot in the first half then adding a clinical finish in the second.
Ten Hag was brought in by United to help close the gap to its crosstown rival, having finished 35 points behind champion Man City in the league last season.
If anything, the gap seems to have only grown — thanks largely to Haaland.
The Norway striker was recruited by City to provide a clear focal point to the team’s attack, with Pep Guardiola having spent much of last season playing without a recognized striker. And the towering Haaland, who scored 86 goals in 89 games during his three seasons at Borussia Dortmund to establish himself as one of the most-wanted players in Europe, will clearly add yet another dimension to a team that still led the league in scoring last season with 99 goals.
“We didn’t have any doubt. When a guy has scored goals since he was born, why should he not score here?” Guardiola said of Haaland’s debut performance.
United fans, meanwhile, are still waiting to see what kind of impact Ten Hag will have after a dispiriting performance against Brighton that showed that many of the team’s old weaknesses still remain.
“Definitely a setback, a real disappointment,” Ten Hag said. “I knew from the start it will not be easy. And it’s a process, it takes time. But you don’t have time, we have to win games. We should have done better.”
Pascal Gross scored twice in the first half to put Brighton in control and United looked toothless and short of ideas until Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench early in the second half. With Ronaldo giving the attack a spark, United pulled one back through an own-goal by Alexis Mac Allister after goalkeeper Robert Sanchez failed to punch away a corner.
United’s players were booed off the field by the home fans after a performance that dispelled any notion that Ten Hag could provide an instant fix to the many issues that plagued the team last season.
If there was an issue that City needed to fix, Haaland seems to have provided the answer.
Haaland showed his speed to accelerate away from two defenders as he ran onto a pass into the box from Ilkay Gundogan and was brought down by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola as they vied for the ball.
He calmly dispatched the penalty by sidefooting into the left corner in the 36th minute and then sat down cross-legged in a meditative pose — his trademark goal celebration that could become a frequent sight in the Premier League.
The second goal came in the 65th, when the Norwegian timed his run perfectly to meet a through ball from Kevin de Bruyne and then used his left foot to slot the ball inside the far corner.
Haaland, whose father Alfie is also a former Man City player and was in the stands Sunday, is already looking right at home in the Premier League — although he still has a bit to learn about which words he can use on TV in Britain. His post-game interview on Sky Sports had to be bleeped twice because of expletives.
“It’s a big moment for me, debuting in this competition,” Haaland said.
After Liverpool was held to a draw by Fulham on Saturday, City sent an early warning that it remains the team to beat in England. And with Haaland up front, it will be even more difficult to wrest the title away from Guardiola’s team.
“The way we are going to play is not going to change much (because of Haaland),” Guardiola said. “We are going to adapt. We know now we have a threat there. He is an incredible deep runner and especially is a good finisher. … And we are going to find him more and more and more. And hopefully we can give him the opportunity to score goals.”
BRENTFORD RALLIES
Brentford came from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw at Leicester after substitute Josh Dasilva equalized with a curling strike in the 86th minute.
Leicester had dominated much of the game and took a well-deserved 2-0 lead after goals in each half from Timothy Castagne and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall before Ivan Toney pulled one back in the 62nd minute.
And in the closing stages, Dasilva slammed home a shot from the edge of the penalty area to equalize after cutting inside on to his left foot.
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Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
Video above: How to cut the grocery bill down
Karen Raschke, a retired attorney in New York, started getting her groceries delivered early in the pandemic. Each delivery cost $30 in fees and tips, but it was worth it to avoid the store.
Then earlier this spring, Raschke learned her rent was increasing by $617 per month. Delivery was one of the first things she cut from her budget. Now, the 75-year-old walks four blocks to the grocery several times a week. She only uses delivery on rare occasions, like a recent heat wave.
"To do it every week is not sustainable," she said.
Raschke isn't alone. U.S. demand for grocery delivery is cooling as prices for food and other necessities rise. Some are shifting to pickup — a less expensive alternative where shoppers pull up curbside or go into the store to collect their already-bagged groceries — while others say they're comfortable doing the shopping themselves.
Grocery delivery saw tremendous growth during the first year of the pandemic. In August 2019 — a typical pre-pandemic month — Americans spent $500 million on grocery delivery. By June 2020, it had ballooned to a $3.4 billion business, according to Brick Meets Click, a market research company.
Companies rushed to fill that demand. DoorDash and Uber Eats began offering grocery delivery. Kroger — the nation's largest grocer — opened automated warehouses to fulfill delivery orders. Amazon opened a handful of Amazon Fresh groceries, which provide free delivery to Prime members. Hyper-fast grocery delivery companies like Jokr and Buyk expanded into U.S. cities.
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But as the pandemic eased, demand softened. In June 2022, Americans spent $2.5 billion on grocery delivery — down 26% from 2020. For comparison, they spent $3.4 billion on grocery pickup, which saw demand drop 10.5% from its pandemic highs.
That's causing some turmoil in the industry. Buyk filed for bankruptcy in March; Jokr pulled out of the U.S. in June. Instacart — the U.S. market leader in grocery delivery — slashed its own valuation by 40% to $24 billion in March ahead of a potential IPO. Kroger said its digital sales — which include pickup and delivery — dropped 6% in the first quarter of this year.
Some think delivery demand could drop further. Chase Design, a consulting firm, says its surveys show the number of U.S. shoppers who plan to use grocery delivery "all the time" has fallen by half since 2021.
Cost is the biggest reason. Peter Cloutier, the growth and commercial strategy lead at Chase Design, said it's difficult to get groceries to a customer's door for less than a $10 premium, which covers labor and transportation. Often, that cost is higher.
Consider a basket of eight staples from Target, including a gallon of milk, a dozen eggs and a pound of ground beef. In store, the order would ring up at $35.12. Target offers curbside pickup for free. Delivery costs $9.99, not including a tip.
DoorDash also offers delivery from Target, but it charges more for each item on its website. The cart rings up at $39.90 from DoorDash, which then adds $12.18 in taxes and delivery fees. If the consumer adds a $10 tip, that totals $62.08.
Both DoorDash and Target offer free delivery through subscriptions, but those come with a monthly or yearly fee.
The premiums are tough to swallow on top of skyrocketing food prices. In June, U.S. grocery food prices were up 12.2% over the last 12 months, the largest increase since April 1979, according to government data.
Cynthia Carrasco White, an attorney for a nonprofit in Los Angeles, got accustomed to grocery delivery during the pandemic. She still prefers it, since her youngest child isn't fully vaccinated and it saves time.
But earlier this summer, as gas prices approached $7 and a box of strawberries neared $9, she got serious about cutting costs.
White now toggles between Instacart, Uber Eats, Walmart and others, using whichever has the best offers and coupons. She will sometimes spend two hours filling a delivery cart and then wait to see if more promotions are posted before she finishes her order. And she has cut back on the amount she tips drivers.
"The economy has definitely taken the wind out of our sails," she said. "It's just this endless pressure."
Retailers are responding by varying delivery prices by time of day. On a recent morning, Walmart offered to deliver a $35 order within two hours for $17.95; that dropped to $7.95 if the order could be delivered between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
But cost isn't the only reason some consumers are moving away from delivery. Cloutier says many customers are wary of the quality of items selected by workers.
"There's a trust gap between what the shopper wants to get and what the retailer fulfills," Cloutier said.
Delivery companies are trying to improve that. Last month, Uber Eats announced upgrades to its online grocery offering, including the ability for consumers to see the products as workers scan them.
But even that may not entice some shoppers.
Diane Kovacs, a college lecturer in Brunswick, Ohio, has been using curbside pickup for nearly a decade. It saves her money, she says, because she doesn't get sucked into impulse buys inside the grocery.
She got her groceries delivered briefly during the pandemic and she didn't mind paying $10 or $15 a week for the service. But she still prefers pickup. She likes driving her dogs to the store and chatting with the employees.
"I think that people are not using delivery because they want to get the heck out of the house," she said.
True demand for grocery delivery is tough to calculate. Usage can swing wildly when COVID cases rise or companies offer discounts, said David Bishop, a partner at Brick Meets Click.
But he sees some patterns emerging. Households with young children and people with mobility issues are sticking with delivery. People over 60 have generally gone back to shopping in person.
Bishop says delivery saw five years of growth in the first three months of the pandemic, and demand is probably still elevated. Eventually, he expects delivery sales to settle into more regular growth of about 10% per year. But delivery won't go away, he said.
"I don't see it moving all the way back to pre-COVID levels. That can has been opened up," he said.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Rose dismissed questions Sunday about his first appearance on the field in Philadelphia since the franchise scrapped 2017 plans to honor him because of a woman’s claim she had a sexual relationship with baseball’s hit king when she was a minor.
“It was 55 years ago, babe,” Rose told a female baseball writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Rose, though, had no trouble reminiscing about the 1980 World Series champion Phillies team — it was 42 years ago, Pete — that was honored before Sunday’s game.
The 81-year-old Rose received a standing ovation from Phillies fans — many not even born or too young to remember baseball’s hit king in his prime — when he walked onto the Citizens Bank Park field for the first time since he received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball in August 1989.
“They made me feel real good today,” Rose said of the cheers. “I don’t want to say I expected it. I guess I did expect it from Philly fans. That’s the way they are. They love their sports heroes.”
Rose’s already stained reputation suffered another blow in 2017 when the Phillies called off a planned induction into the team’s Wall of Fame because of the sexual misconduct accusations levied against him. Rose brusquely responded to the reporter’s question before the game — and later apologized to her following Sunday’s ceremony after initially saying, “ will you forgive me if I sign 1,000 baseballs for you?” — and was just as combative on the topic after the pregame celebration.
“I’m going to tell you one more time: I’m here for the Philly fans, I’m here for my teammates, OK,” Rose said. “I’m here for the Philly organization and who cares what happened 50 years ago.”
The woman, identified as Jane Doe in 2017, said Rose called her in 1973, when she was 14 or 15, and they began a sexual relationship in Cincinnati that lasted several years. She also alleged Rose met her in locations outside Ohio for sex.
Rose’s lawyer had said the woman’s claims were unverified.
Rose acknowledged in 2017 that he did have a relationship with the woman, but he said it started when she was 16. He also said they never had sex outside Ohio.
At the time, Rose was in his mid-30s and was married with two kids.
Rose was among many former great Phillies — including Hall of Famer Steve Carlton, and fellow World Series champions Bob Boone, Greg Luzinski and Larry Bowa — honored for the 1980 team. Mike Schmidt sent a videotaped message and missed the alumni day festivities because he tested positive for COVID-19.
“We’ve been doing it for a while, coming back every year, and to mix Pete in, I thought, was very special,” Boone said. “When I go to (Cooperstown), I always thought he should be there. You can write anything there, but he was the greatest hitter in the league. Put his name up and put he did this, got punished for whatever.”
Last month, the Phillies defended the decision to invite Rose to participate in the ceremony.
“In planning the 1980 reunion, we consulted with Pete’s teammates about his inclusion,” the Phillies said in a statement. “Everyone wants Pete to be part of the festivities since there would be no trophy in 1980 without him. In addition, the club received permission from the Commissioner’s Office to invite Pete as a member of the championship team.”
The original 1980 anniversary celebration was postponed for two seasons because of the pandemic.
A 17-time All-Star, Rose got 826 of his 4,256 hits during his five years playing for the Phillies from 1979-83. There are no immediate plans for Rose to get inducted in Philadelphia’s Wall of Fame.
“Anybody would like to be on the Wall of Fame,” Rose said. “I don’t know who made that decision, but God bless them. They made it for a reason. I’m still here today for the biggest event in a long time here in Philadelphia. I’m sitting right here to talking to you guys. Everything evens out.”
Rose agreed to the lifetime ban after an investigation for MLB by lawyer John Dowd found that Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team.
Rose has asked MLB to end his lifetime ban.
“He also did some things wrong and got in trouble for it,” Boone said, “but there he is.”
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson had his suspension for making contact with an umpire late last month cut from three to two games.
Anderson sat out the afternoon game at the Texas Rangers to begin the suspension, which will end with the first game of a doubleheader at Kansas City on Tuesday. Leury Garcia, primarily a second baseman, was in Sunday’s starting lineup at shortstop.
Major League Baseball suspended the All-Star shortstop Anderson for three games initially (and fined him an undisclosed amount) for making contact on July 29 with plate umpire Nick Mahrley during an argument.
Anderson appealed, and his suspension was reduced.
“We just picked a day … seemed to make the most sense,” manager Tony La Russa said of starting the suspension.
Anderson is hitting .301 this season, but hasn’t had a hit in his last 15 at-bats.
In other roster moves, the White Sox recalled infielder Lenyn Sosa from Triple-A Charlotte and optioned RHP reliever Tanner Banks.
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More human remains discovered in Lake Mead's receding waters
Video above: Bodies keep turning up at Nevada's Lake Mead
More human remains have been found in the receding waters of Lake Mead, authorities announced Saturday.
This is the fourth time human remains have been found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area since May.
In the latest incident, park rangers got a call Saturday morning about skeletal remains at Swim Beach area, National Park Service officials said in a statement.
Rangers set up a perimeter at the beach to recover the remains with help from divers from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, according to the Park Service. A coroner was also called to determine the cause of death.
At least three different sets have previously been found at the lake, where water levels have plunged to unprecedented lows amid an unrelenting water crisis in the West.
The previous remains discovered, including a body that was found in a corroding barrel with a gunshot wound, were in advanced stages of decomposition and thus difficult to extract DNA from, officials said.
It's unclear how long the latest remains found have been in the lake. The homicide division of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police is not currently handling the investigation, Lt. Jason Johansson told CNN.
The police department is, however, leading the investigation into a different body, one found in the barrel on the lake's Hemenway Harbor on May 1. The body had an obvious gunshot wound and investigators immediately treated it as a homicide investigation, Johansson previously told CNN.
"Anytime you have a body in a barrel, clearly there was somebody else involved," he said.
Since then, Clark County Coroner Melanie Rouse has preliminarily ruled the cause and manner of death a homicide by gunshot. The remains, dubbed Hemenway Harbor Doe by the coroner's office, belonged to someone who died in the mid-'70s to early '80s, according to police.
A second set of remains -- found on May 7 at Calville Bay -- are believed to belong to someone who was approximately between ages 23 and 37, according to Rouse.
It's unclear how that person died. The Calville Bay remains are more skeletal than the other two sets, which both still have organ tissue available for examination, Rouse said.
A third set of remains -- found at the lake's Swim Beach on July 25 -- are only partial and are still at early stages of examination, according to Rouse.
The lake straddles the border of Nevada and Arizona.
While the grim discoveries in the shrinking lake quickly generated theories of mob involvement, Johansson said those ideas are "mere speculation" at this point in the investigation.
A National Park Service spokesperson told CNN one possible explanation for the remains could be that they belong to people who previously drowned at the lake when water levels used to be high.
At its height in '80s, Lake Mead -- the largest manmade reservoir in the country -- was 1,225 feet above sea level. But as the mega-drought persists, water levels have plunged this year to the lowest level since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s.
Lake Mead was filled to just 27% of capacity as of July 18, 2022, according to NASA.
Water levels have plummeted so much that, in addition to several bodies, they have exposed a sunken World War II-era vessel, the Park Service announced in early July.
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Lawmakers head to Arkansas Special Session
Governor Asa Hutchinson has called a special session for Tuesday August 9th. The governor tells 40/29 News, the special session will focus largely on the $1.6 Billion surplus and how to provide relief for Arkansans during current inflation.
The governor joined 40/29 News this Sunday on 40/29 News On the Record. He says the hope is to come up with tax cuts to impact Arkansans as soon as possible.,"that way, people can immediately see a change in their take home pay if they make the adjustments and so we want to accelerate our individual tax cut so that we reduce it to 4.9%. Effective immediately this year, and we would lower also the corporate income tax that would help businesses. We would accelerate these tax cuts. And And we'd also as part of this, we want to make sure everybody gets some benefit, so we would have a $150 individual tax credit for those that are making $87,000 and below."
We asked about the hesitancy over a possible upcoming recession. He tells us, "legislators or anyone else that's concerned about next year and if we have a recession, we have with these tax cuts even with those we'll be budgeting a surplus. And we have $1.6 billion in reserve that will be spent down some but we're going into next year with the largest surplus in the history of Arkansas. No governor has turned over the next administration $2 billion in reserve funds."
He says he hopes "the general assembly set aside $50 million of this surplus funds for a grant program that our schools can tap into to help them cover some of the one time expenses for some of these school safety and security needs that they have. There's going to be other costs that will be involved if you have more school resource officers if you have more armed personnel in the schools that cost money. These are ongoing expenses and that will have to be a jet address next January in the regular session."
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NEW YORK — The stylized action romp “Bullet Train,” starring Brad Pitt, arrived with a $30.1 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, as the last big movie of Hollywood’s summer recovery landed in theaters.
The “Bullet Train” debut for Sony Pictures was solid but unspectacular for a movie that cost $90 million to make and was propelled by Pitt’s substantial star power. Even if it holds well in coming weeks, movie theaters have no major studio releases on the horizon for the rest of August, and few sure things to look forward to in early fall.
While late summer is always a quiet period in theaters, it will be especially so this year — and likely to sap some of the momentum stirred by “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Minions: The Rise of Gru” and others. After a comeback season that pushed the box office close to pre-pandemic levels, it’s about to get pretty quiet in cinemas.
“It’s definitely going to be quieter, like the calm after the storm,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “But that doesn’t mean there’s not going to be great movies out there and perhaps the good will generated by some of those films might be enough to buoy the box office until we get into the blockbuster corridor with ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ and ‘Avatar 2′ down the road. We have to expect that we’re not going to be able to keep up the pace we had this summer.”
As the last big summer movie to leave the station, “Bullet Train” hopes to keep riding for the coming weeks. That would be in line with the playbook of some other original, August-released summer movies like “Free Guy” and “Crazy Rich Asians.” Directed by David Leitch (“Atomic Blonde,” “Deadpool 2″), “Bullet Train” gathers a number of assassins (co-stars include Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Brian Tyree Henry) together on a speeding train running from Tokyo to Kyoto.
As one of the few original would-be summer blockbusters without big-name intellectual property behind it, the R-rated “Bullet Train” might have come into the weekend with more momentum if reviews had been stronger. With a low 54% fresh rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, “Bullet Train” was only slightly better received by audiences, who gave the film a B+ CinemaScore. The film added $32.4 million in overseas box office.
The weekend’s other new wide release, “Easter Sunday,” struggled to catch on. The Universal Pictures comedy, starring comic Jo Koy as an actor attending his family’s Easter Sunday celebration, won praise for its Filipino representation but drew even worse reviews than “Bullet Train.” It opened with $5.3 million in ticket sales.
Instead, “Bullet Train” was trailed by a number of holdovers, including Warner Bros.’ “DC League of Pets.” The animated release grossed $11.2 million in its second week of release.
Jordan Peele’s “Nope,” the Universal sci-fi horror release, continued to perform well, earning $8.5 million in its third weekend. With $98 million in tickets sold, “Nope” will soon surpass $100 million at the domestic box office.
Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” for the Walt Disney Co., came in fourth with $7.6 million in its fifth weekend. It’s now up to $316.1 million, making it the highest grossing Thor movie domestically. With $699 million globally, “Love and Thunder” is less likely to catch the $854 million worldwide haul of 2017′s “Thor: Ragnarok.”
In limited release, A24′s “Bodies Bodies Bodies” launched on six screens in New York and Los Angeles with $226,525 in ticket sales, good for a per-screen average of $37,754. The horror comedy about rich 20-somethings at a remote house party, with a cast including Amandla Sternberg, Maria Bakalova and Pete Davidson, expands nationwide on Friday.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.
1. “Bullet Train,” $30.1 million.
2. “DC League of Super Pets,” $11.2 million.
3. “Nope,” $8.5 million.
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4. “Thor: Love and Thunder,” $7.6 million.
5. “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” $7.1 million.
6. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $7 million.
7. “Where the Crawdads Sing,” $5.7 million.
8. “Easter Sunday,” $5.3 million.
9. “Elvis,” $4 million.
10. “The Black Phone,” $1.5 million.
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WILMINGTON, Del. — Most spaces left open in shopping malls across the country are empty boxes, a few light fixtures and maybe shelves left for its next proprietor to reimagine.
But to step in one vacancy at the Concord Mall in Brandywine Hundred is to step back in time. Specifically to 1987, when Burger King opened shop in the middle of Delaware’s oldest shopping mall.
Wooden booths with sky blue tables and mauve cushions. White wallpaper with light blue, red and purple strokes, reminiscent of the classic disposable cup design. A few frames with anonymous art. The BK Joe coffee machine. It’s all still there.
The forgotten Burger King went viral recently after one of the mall’s vendors posted a photo from behind the false wall that blocks it from public view. Concord Mall General Manager Tom Dahlke has been showing the space to prospective tenants. A restauranteur could find its layout and kitchen ventilation useful.
But for now, it’s the latest small wonder fascination.
“I never thought we’d be doing this,” Dahlke said as he guided a reporter through the Burger King.
The Burger King has been encased behind a wall since it closed in 2009. Dahlke first set foot in the restaurant in 2020 when Namdar Realty Group bought the mall from Allied Properties and he became general manager. At the time, Dahlke didn’t think much of it. The cost of ripping out the built-in booths was probably too high, he theorized before moving on to the rest of the mall.
Now, he’s fielding calls from magazine reporters across the country. He broadcasted live from the Burger King with New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer. The retro spot was featured on Philadelphia’s Action News.
As the prominence of malls and shopping centers has diminished, a cottage industry has emerged of people who walk dead or “zombie” malls remembering old hangout spots and exploring abandoned spaces. The former Burger King seems to hold a similar appeal.
You can imagine customers lining up in the wooden queue gazing up at the backlit menu boards, receiving a Whopper and fries and turning to their left to fill up a soda. They slide into one of more than a dozen booths below trapezoid paneling and next to fraying wallpaper.
When they’re done eating, the trash bins bear a friendly request, “TOSS IT IN. DROP IT IN. SLIDE IT IN OFF THE TRAY. JUST GET YOUR TRASH IN HERE SOME WAY.”
At about 5,000 square feet, the Burger King is about double the size of a modern fast-food restaurant. Most wouldn’t dare open today without a drive-thru.
But 1987, of course, was a much different time. Burger King advertised job openings starting at $4.50 an hour. The mall’s Pomeroy’s department store was being turned into a Boscov’s. Almart, the mall’s first store, had just been changed to a Jefferson Ward. The other main draws were Strawbridge & Clothier and F.W. Woolworth 5 & 10.
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Burger King had a 22-year run. “Not too bad,” says Dahlke. When it closed in 2009, its neighbors included Claire’s, Disney, FYE, GNC, Hot Topic, Journeys Shoes, KB Toys, Limited Too, Pacific Sunwear, Radio Shack and Sprint.
Strawbridge’s and its home furniture store were converted to Macy’s in 2006. The original Almart store was demolished in the early 1990s to make way for Sears, which remains vacant having closed in 2020.
Dahlke is hoping to parlay the attention into a renaissance. He feels the momentum has already been building. He has signed a dozen tenants since the beginning of the year. At least six of them came from the Tri-State Mall, which is slated to be demolished this year and replaced with a logistics warehouse.
His focus has been on attracting local businesses, Dahlke said.
“Adapt or die,” Dahlke said. “You have to adapt. Adapting means finding new ways to move forward.”
The Burger King didn’t adapt, but it’s also not completely dead. At least not yet.
“We’re doing our best to get it occupied,” Dahlke said.
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DAYTON, Ohio — A suspect wanted in Ohio in the shooting deaths of four people, including a teenage girl, has been arrested in Kansas, authorities said.
Police in Montgomery County’s Butler Township said late Saturday night that 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings.
Court documents don’t list an attorney representing Marlow; a message seeking comment was left Saturday at a number listed in his name.
Officers were called to the Ohio neighborhood shortly before noon Friday on a report of shots fired and found four victims with gunshot wounds at multiple crime scenes, police said. The Dayton Daily News reported that the victims were found in two separate homes where they lived, near the home owned by Marlow’s parents.
The Montgomery County coroner’s office on Saturday identified the victims as 82-year-old Clyde Knox, 78-year-old Eva Knox, 41-year-old Sarah Anderson and a 15-year-old girl whose name wasn’t released. All were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police had warned anyone seeing Marlow, who had fled, to “not approach him as he is still likely to be armed and dangerous.”
Lawrence police said they “had reason to believe” Marlow might be in the city and began searching for him. An officer spotted his vehicle, and after it turned into a parking lot and the suspect emerged he was “safely taken into custody” just before 9 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Porter called the shootings “the first violent crime in this neighborhood in recent memory” and said investigators were trying to determine a motive and whether “mental illness played any role.” He expressed gratitude to residents for their support and tips and also thanked other law enforcement agencies involved in the case.
The Dayton Daily News reported that Marlow had gotten off probation in February on aggravated burglary and aggravated menacing charges stemming from a July 2019 incident in the Dayton suburb of Vandalia, according to Montgomery County court records. Vandalia closed a number of public areas Saturday as a precaution.
Vandalia school superintendent Robert O’Leary said the district provided counselors and therapists for students and their families following the teenager’s death and would continue to do so through the following week. He called her a “ray of light” who was “as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside.”
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PETERSBURG — A Petersburg police officer has been acquitted of assault charges stemming from his use of a Taser on a man who reportedly was seen walking the streets carrying guns.
The RIchmond Times-Dispatch reports that retired Judge James Yoffy on Thursday found Lt. Jason Sharp, 50, not guilty of two misdemeanor assault charges and one count of making false statements in a police report.
Yoffy ruled that Sharp’s use of his police-issued Taser on William Antonio Scott was “reasonable and appropriate” under the circumstances.
Sharp and Petersburg Officer Jonai Jackson went to Scott’s home on Oct. 4 to investigate a 911 call about an armed man walking the streets with several weapons.
Before arriving, the officers were informed that Scott had previously been violent and resisted arrest, that he was a two-time convicted felon and was mentally unstable, said defense attorney Doug Ramseur.
Upon arrival, Jackson ordered Scott to come out with his hands up, according to police body-cam footage.
Scott began walking down the porch steps toward Sharp, telling him to “Get the f- —” off his property. Sharp then fired his Taser at Scott, striking him, according to the footage.
After Scott appeared to have recovered from the Taser shock, and when he began to move around, Sharp fired his Taser again, hitting Scott a second time.
Scott then complied and put his hands behind his back to be handcuffed. He received minor injuries.
Powhatan Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Robert Cerullo, who was appointed special prosecutor in the case, argued that Sharp’s use of the Taser was unnecessary and excessive.
Ramseur said Sharp was suspended without pay after he was indicted in November, and is looking forward to returning to work.
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Every two weeks, Keara Smith collects her son’s three children from their mothers. She spends the weekends spoiling them, ordering McDonald’s happy meals from DoorDash and having cookouts and pool parties.
Smith’s son is no longer around to care for the children. Tahjaquan Littlejohn, 24, was shot and killed March 9 at a Hampton townhome.
While Smith’s time with her grandchildren is a blessing, it can also be a painful reminder. Littlejohn’s youngest, TJ, will celebrate his first birthday this month. He’s learning to talk, crawling around on Smith’s carpet and chanting “dada.” When he says it too often, Smith has to step outside to collect herself.
“I’m still grieving,” Smith said. “It isn’t gonna go away.”
Littlejohn’s killing is one of 115 homicides recorded in the region’s seven largest cities from January through June, up from 88 in the same time last year. That’s a 30% increase. While Newport News and Hampton saw declines in the first half of the year, every other city had a rise in homicides.
Continuing at this pace, Hampton Roads’ cities are on track to collectively record more homicides than the 207 killings recorded in 2021.
But the increases don’t affect each community equally.
“Murder is sticky,” said Jeff Asher, a national criminal justice data analyst at AH Datalytics. “Murder tends to happen in the same places and to the same people. ... If one of your buddies has been the victim of gun violence, it dramatically increases your likelihood.”
Whether cities saw an increase or decrease this year, the homicide statistics don’t encompass the lives of gun violence victims or the loved ones left behind. For this story, The Virginian-Pilot sought out family members of gun violence victims and spoke with residents of neighborhoods affected to understand the toll this year’s killings have taken.
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“At 9 o’clock, I’m in the house.”
Residents on Maple Avenue in Portsmouth used to sit on their porches in the evenings, trading laughter with neighbors across the street. Mostly older folks and families live on that stretch in the Prentis Park neighborhood — a block punctuated by rooming houses on either end of the street.
When four people were killed in one of those houses, those on the block started keeping to themselves, said one resident.
“At 9 o’clock, I’m in the house,” said Lynn, 61.
Lynn, who asked not to share his last name, has lived in his house for 22 years. He was visiting a son in Georgia when gunfire erupted inside a home at the intersection of Randolph Street and Maple Avenue. Three people were found dead at the scene: one man — Davonta Georgio Lee, 30; and two women — Oleisha Deanna Mears, 37, and Ashley Merricks, 34. A fourth victim, Samuel Jones, 66, died from his injuries days later.
The death toll — abnormally high in Portsmouth — made national headlines as the country grappled with a rash of mass shootings. A nearby resident told The Virginian-Pilot at the time that “it seemed like the whole police force was on Maple Street.”
The quadruple homicide contributed to a 75% increase in homicides in the city. From January through June, 21 people have been killed, compared with 12 in the same time period last year.
Portsmouth police returned en masse the next day to knock on doors, offer advice and take information. Though a suspect vehicle was identified, police have not announced an arrest.
In the days and weeks afterward, the whole thing “seems like it died,” Lynn said. “Everything died back down to what it was.”
Tre Heys, who lives in Chesapeake but regularly visits his mother in Prentis Park, expressed a similar sentiment: it happened, now it’s over. Still, he said, he sees police cars drive through the neighborhood regularly.
Portsmouth police, first responders and city officials planned a visit to the neighborhood Thursday to chat with residents about ways to bring down crime. A torrential downpour postponed the event, now tentatively rescheduled for this Thursday. A city-sponsored neighborhood cleanup is slated for Aug. 20.
City officials have started on various solutions to tackle the uptick, including welcoming a Harvard University fellow to address youth violence and distributing free doorbell cameras.
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Cities work to find solutions
Across the region, police departments have different theories as to what’s behind the violence and how best to address it.
Hampton is using data to identify trends in who is perpetuating and becoming the victim of gun violence and homicides in the city, according to police spokesperson Sgt. R.C. Williams. The city is collaborating with Harvard/Bloomberg and Johns Hopkins University for data-driven solutions, Williams wrote in an email.
“There has been speculation that increases may have been caused by the lockdown and reopening from COVID, easy access to weapons, and a wide variety of social and economic factors,” Williams said.
In Chesapeake, four of the city’s 14 homicides were determined to be justifiable, said police spokesperson Leo Kosinski. Another four were domestic in nature, prompting police to focus on domestic violence awareness.
“This is the bulk of the increase of homicides that we have experienced,” Kosinski wrote in an email. “We plan to continue to partner with members of the community to bring awareness to the dangers of domestic violence, and develop solutions.”
Of 11 homicides reported in Newport News during the first six months of 2022, six were domestic in nature, Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said.
“Those are very, very hard to proactively deter,” Drew said. “We don’t know what’s going on inside someone’s mind or what those issues might be inside four walls of a location or residence.”
The city is focusing on combating domestic violence through educating on signs of abusive intimate partners.
Suffolk had Hampton Roads’ largest homicide percentage increase. By the end of June last year, the city recorded one homicide. This year, it had six.
“Homicides, first off, are sporadic,” Suffolk Police Chief Al Chandler said. “You have to consider the pandemic as being a factor.”
As the city reopened following the COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020, people returned to public spaces to socialize and homicides become more frequent, Chandler said.
The Norfolk Police Department is focusing on gun safety and community intervention. The city recorded 31 homicides in the first six months of this year — the most killings of the seven cities and a 13% increase over the same time last year.
“Most homicides are crimes of passion,” police spokesperson Sgt. William Pickering wrote in an email. “When this conflict is exacerbated by the easy access to illegally obtained guns, tragedies occur that lead to death and terrible losses for the families involved.”
Through theft, under-the-table sales and irresponsible gun ownership, guns end up in the wrong hands.
“We ask that residents responsibly secure their firearms, and not leave them unsecured inside of a vehicle, home, or business,” Pickering wrote.
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‘If I walk around sad, he wins.’
Sheri Johnson marks time by Tuesdays.
Her nephew, 19-year-old Jawan Johnson, was fatally shot on a Tuesday nine weeks ago, outside a Virginia Beach gas station. On each Tuesday, Johnson heads to his grave site in Colonial Grove Memorial Park to host an Instagram live video and chat with Jawan’s friends.
“I tell them, ‘This is not the life that you want. He can’t get up here and do what you are doing — so honor him,’” Johnson said.
Jawan was one of 14 people killed in Virginia Beach in the year’s first six months. The tally is double last year’s total in the same time period. That’s the second biggest uptick in homicides in Hampton Roads.
Johnson hasn’t had much time to grieve. She’s been busy making sure her nephew isn’t forgotten, setting plans into motion for a school supply drive, a gala for families of gun violence victims and a scholarship — all in her nephew’s name. Her Virginia Beach home overflows with regular visitors, including Jawan’s friends and former teammates who stop by daily to make TikTok videos and reminisce with Sheri’s daughters.
Johnson has since found herself buying items in threes — Jawan’s football jersey number — and always wearing red and black, his favorite colors. Her fingernails are painted red, too, with “JAWAN” spelled out on either ring finger.
At a Virginia Beach City Council meeting last month, Johnson was joined by other families of gun violence victims to speak about their loss and the handling of Jawan’s case by Virginia Beach police. She plans to show up again at the council meeting Tuesday — and to keep appearing after that.
“It is hard, but if I walk around sad, (the gunman) wins. If I be quiet, he wins. If I don’t fight for my nephew, he wins,” Johnson said. “He’s not going to win on my watch.”
The advocacy work is familiar to Johnson. She founded a nonprofit organization with an office in Virginia Beach two years ago, called Giving with A Golden Hand, to provide free resources, such as food and diapers, to people who need them.
Jawan would help around the office, often perched at the front desk to check people in. When Jawan was killed, Johnson didn’t return to the office until late June. Her nephew’s tabs were still open on the front desk computer.
“That broke me,” she said.
No one has been arrested in connection with the killing, though police said in the initial aftermath that the shooter was “known.”
Virginia Beach police chief Paul Neudigate attributes the increase in homicides to a series of related killings in March and a spike in domestic-related homicides at the beginning of the year. Despite more deaths, there’s been a decrease in violent crime in Virginia Beach, Neudigate said, citing a decrease in nonfatal shootings and aggravated assault this year.
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A larger trend
Hampton Roads isn’t unique in experiencing a spike in homicides. Reported killings have been rising across the state and country following a decades-long drop-off in crime across the board. The nationwide homicide rate peaked most recently in the 1990s, according to crime data published by the FBI, before falling through the 2010s.
The number of homicides rose by 30% nationally in 2020, to 21,570 slayings — the largest one-year jump since the FBI began keeping records. From 2020 to 2021, homicides in Virginia rose by 6.4%, according to crime data released annually by Virginia State Police. From 2019 to 2020, the number of reported homicides was 528, up 23% from the prior year’s 428 homicides.
The unprecedented national uptick in 2020 might have been due to a decrease in police legitimacy following George Floyd’s murder and increased firearm sales early in the pandemic, said Asher, noting both factors are still at play. Factors such as lack of education and employment opportunities, as well as mass incarceration, also contribute to the “disease” of gun violence, Asher said.
For residents in communities with very few resources, possessing a gun offers a way to feel empowered, said Cassandra Newby-Alexander, a history professor and dean at Norfolk State University.
“In so many ways, we’ve created a system that gives people very few choices, and then we blame them for not choosing another path that wasn’t even available to them,” Newby-Alexander said.
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A constant reminder
The first and last thing on Smith’s mind every day is her son.
A shrine of childhood and graduation photos, Army certifications and a DVD of his first wrestling match are nestled in the closet across from Smith’s bed. In the center is a purple metal urn, small enough to fit in Smith’s hands. She could only bare to open the seal once, to spread her son’s ashes at Buckroe Beach — a favorite spot of his.
Littlejohn’s shooting has torn some parts of the family apart. The townhome where he was killed was owned by his father’s wife. Smith doesn’t speak with the townhouse owners anymore. She has tried to keep the rest of the family close.
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In the her worst moments of grief, Smith says she’s contemplated suicide. But the idea that Littlejohn’s killer is free haunts Smith and she said that keeps her here.
“I would be gone, and my son’s killer would still be up and moving like he’s doing today,” Smith said.
After the shooting, Smith called the Hampton Police Department every week looking for updates. She last heard from the police three months ago. Smith believes the only way someone will be arrested for the homicide of her son is if the perpetrator turns themself in.
“You can’t forget stuff like that, never,” she said. “Close your eyes, that’s what you dream about. What you could have done or what you could have said. I would have jumped in front of the bullet for him.”
Lianna Hubbard, lianna.hubbard@virginiamedia.com
Lauren Girgis, lauren.girgis@virginiamedia.com
Ali Sullivan, ali.sullivan@virginiamedia.com
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RICHMOND — Two Richmond-area historically Black universities are planning to build college partnership laboratory schools.
Details on plans by Virginia State University in Ettrick and Virginia Union University in Richmond are scant. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that leaders at the two universities can’t say where the schools will be built, how many students they will serve or who will teach the classes.
A spokesperson for Virginia Union declined to speak in detail about the university’s plan.
But a VSU dean said opening a lab school brings the university closer to its community, delivers real-life experience and innovation to K-12 students, and helps education leaders learn more about what works and what doesn’t between a teacher and the classroom.
“We’re definitely interested in partnering with our surrounding community to effect change in education,” Willis Walter, dean of the College of Education at Virginia State, told the newspaper.
The two universities are among the first in the state to seize an opportunity introduced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin this year. In June, the General Assembly allocated $100 million toward seed funding for lab schools.
The law allows for colleges and universities with teacher education programs to open lab schools.
Lab schools can have specific focuses, such as STEM, at-risk students, special education or career and technical education, according to Virginia law. The schools, which can offer alternative instruction, scheduling, management and structure, award spots through a lottery based on availability. Students pay no tuition.
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GREEN HILL, N.C. — DNA, dental and other analyses have confirmed the identity of remains buried in Belgium as a 27-year-old World War II soldier from North Carolina who died during battle in a German forest.
The Charlotte Observer reports that officials with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said in a news release Friday that Army Pfc. David Owens, of Green Hill in Watauga County, died while his unit battled German forces in a forest near Hürtgen, Germany.
Owens was among the first soldiers to land on the French coast on D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied troops invaded Nazi-occupied France, according to newspaper clippings when Owens was reported missing in action on Nov. 22, 1944.
Owens was assigned to Company E, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, DPAA officials said.
Thanks to a DPAA historian, remains believed to be Owens were disinterred in August 2018 from Ardennes American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, officials said. Agency investigators sent the remains to a DPAA lab at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
DPAA scientists at the military base identified Owens through “dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence,” according to the news release.
Owens’ family couldn’t immediately be reached by the newspaper.
Owens will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a date to be determined, DPAA officials said.
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This summer has been a strangely delightful season in the life of Williamsburg Baptist Church. As we emerge from the throes of the pandemic, we are finding that we see new faces in worship each week. Guests often come back the next week, and sometimes bring friends. Our sanctuary is starting to feel “full” again.
It feels very much like we are experiencing a rebirth — or perhaps a resurrection, if you will. Energy, enthusiasm and excitement fill the halls of our building, and when we gather on Sunday mornings for worship, there is a very palpable sense of joy. For me, as pastor, and for the church as a whole, it is a delightful season in which we find ourselves.
The challenge, however, is that after two full years of disconnection caused by the pandemic, and now having a whole host of new or new-ish people in our congregation, we are finding that we just don’t know each other as well as we’d like. And it’s hard to get to know one another in a deep way during the one or two hours we are at church on Sunday mornings. And so, each week my congregation has been hearing me say the same thing from the pulpit and in small group gatherings repeatedly: connection, connection, connection. I am sure I sound like a broken record player at times: connection, connection, connection.
What I mean is that we need to be intentional about fostering connection amongst ourselves as a community of faith. The friendships and relationships we have in our community become the glue that binds us together. Brené Brown says that we humans are wired for connection and can’t thrive without it. And so, we’ve had some lovely cookouts and potlucks. Folks linger in the aisles and at our coffee bar after worship to talk, introduce themselves and catch up. We try to dismantle obstacles to connection in as many ways as we can: for example, I’ll often remind folks that it’s okay to go up to someone and say, “I know I should know your name, but will you remind me one more time?” Or, “I don’t know if you are new here or not because we’ve all been wearing masks … but would love to get to know you better!” We go out for coffee, have lunch or dinner together, and are trying to find all sorts of creative ways to connect with one another in deep and meaningful ways. When babies are born, we rally around the new parents to support them as best as we know how. When a loved one dies, the relationships we have with one another carry us through hard days of grief and loss. Relationships and connection are at the heart of what it means to move through this life together.
There is a deeper idea at work here, too, because the spiritual life is all about connection. Of course, I am referring primarily to our deep and abiding connection to the divine presence in our lives. Fostering a deep and meaningful connection and relationship with God requires intentionality and attention to God’s presence in our lives. While I believe strongly that God is always and ever present, we must be intentional about cultivating our awareness of this spiritual connection and relationship to God. And so we seek to nurture this through worship, spiritual formation classes, study, and individual practices of spirituality (prayer, journaling, meditation, and so forth).
Spiritual greats throughout the Christian tradition (and in other traditions, too) also point us toward other important dimensions of spirituality: our connection to others, our true selves, and the natural world (what I tend to call Creation). Spiritual connection entails more than getting to know someone at a superficial level: it encompasses all of the ways vital ways we relate to others in this world: meaningful and steadfast friendships, loving relationships, respect for the inherent dignity and worth of all people, and compassion for those who are less fortunate. It also entails an ongoing desire to know who we ourselves truly are at the core of our being: accepted, beloved by God, and bearing divine purpose in the world. Finally, spirituality also involves our sacred connection to the rest of the natural world; I suspect that anyone who has ever watched a sunrise on the beach while enjoying a steaming cup of coffee will know what I am talking about. But it is much more than that, and also asks us to consider our responsibility as stewards of the natural world: are we stripping the earth of all of its resources and piling our waste sky high? Or are we intentional in our care for this planet that all of us call home so that it will be sustainable for innumerable generations to come?
I am wondering: in what ways are you being intentional and creative about fostering connection in your life these days? How can you nurture your connection to the divine presence that lies at the heart of all things? How are you finding ways to fostering rich, meaningful friendships and relationships in your life, recognizing your deep interdependence with nature, and living as your authentic and true self? It has been a hard couple of years of disconnection. Many of us have struggled with mental health and feelings of isolation and depression. It is going to require intentionality to reconnect.
I think that is one of the reasons why there seems to be so much joy in our particular community of faith right now: we are just really excited to be together, to eat together, and to get to know one another better. I really do believe that the acceptance and connection we find in our church leads to our own transformation as individuals, and ultimately the transformation of our families, communities and world. My hope is that you can find creative ways to connect in the week ahead.
And by all means, if you need support in doing so, you are welcome to join us at Williamsburg Baptist Church! We would love to have you.
The Rev. Art Wright is pastor of Williamsburg Baptist Church.
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Law is no place for religion
The whole abortion matter is largely misplaced. What politician can say when a fetus acquires a soul? Are there humans without souls? These are all questions in the realm of religion.
No politician or lawyer can properly deal with such matters. Probably no woman in the world likes abortion, but millions can be found who object to politicians telling them what is right or wrong and what they may or may not do with their own bodies.
Of course the word “abortion” does not appear in the Constitution because the US government was never intended to mix religion with US law.
Richard Dunn, Williamsburg
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Dealing with emotions in Supreme Court decisions
In issues of the Gazette, Prof. Filko, to his credit, mentions he finds responses to his opinion pieces, even those that are critical, are mainly informative. In addition, on July 13, he laid out a well thought-out explanation of recent Supreme Court decisions on abortion, gun laws and environmental protection.
He mentions emotional reactions to the decisions, and we find a recommendation “to understand the reasoning used by the justices in both in the majority and dissenting opinion,” opposed to “partisan diatribes” from “politicians, activists and biased media sources.”
The recommendation: to avoid “emotional outbursts” and judgmental comments,” “listen to the 2 hour ‘consolidated oral argument’” instead of reading the “entire Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision.”
While the comments are true in the classroom, they miss the mark. For the pro-choice, it’s visceral, more about a woman’s right to choose rather than whether the Constitution contains a right to privacy. On the pro-life side, the issue is not some constitutional nicety, it is an abhorrence of destruction of human life.
His formula above, while well thought out, works on Mr. Spock’s planet where emotions don’t exist. The same could be said of gun laws and environmental issues. On Earth, one must deal with the emotional right side of the human brain.
The result: demagoguery profits, chaos reigns, extremist views triumph, septic abortions.
Direct your emotions: Less heat, recognize both sides suffer, attention to adverse maternal issues, respect common humanity.
Ronald J. Ruszkowski, M.D., Williamsburg
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See through the smokescreens
I could not agree more with Joseph Filko’s recent column in the Gazette wherein he warned that a subversion of our language threatens us all.
We all remember the presentation of “alternative facts,” the blatant lies from our former president and of course the characterization of a violent coup attempt as “legitimate political discourse.” The laughably false assertions of a rigged election and fraudulent voting continue even to this day, and the Republican congressional representatives who supported that coup are desperately twisting the language to avert attention from their complicity.
Mr. Filko’s warnings ring true: we must see through the smokescreens, the manipulative half-truths and cherry-picked history to fully appreciate the truth of what the right is doing to our country.
Ken Blakely, Williamsburg
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Deciding who is fit to hold public office
I’ll keep this simple. No one who continues to insist that Democrats stole the 2020 election, and uses this lie as a basis to enact voter suppression measures, is fit to hold public office. Drop the mic.
Douglas Wood, Williamsburg
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Feeling optimistic about life today
For the first time in far too long, I’m feeling optimistic about all our futures.
Joe Biden is doing the best he can for all of us, even with the too heavy burdens he has to carry. More people everyday are feeling better about each other, many have become kinder and are helping their neighbors more with meals, child care, acts of quiet caring for the elderly and infirm, the hungry and those in physical and emotional pain. Fewer, it seems, are being racist or bigoted, and others are simply minding their own business.
I’m just happy to be alive and relatively healthy and feeling loved by my family. I hope and pray that what I feel will spread to others. It’s as good a time to be alive and well as any other. I hope you and yours are too.
Toni Beacham, Williamsburg
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Adding to the Supreme Court will achieve political balance
The only way to repair our damaged judicial branch is to add more justices to the Supreme Court. For at least 20 years, it has ventured into politics, and now is heavily leaning to conservative positions with its opinions on guns, the environment and abortion.
Apparently, it has abandoned the doctrine of separation of church and state, pulling the religious matter of reproductivity into law; it has ignored the preamble to the U.S. Constitution (“insure domestic Tranquillity” and “promote the general Welfare”) by ignoring the majority of citizens and causing massive unrest, and it has set the scene for many more American deaths by gun violence and atmospheric pollution.
We can achieve political balance by adding justices, then only hope that a refreshed SCOTUS will reorient itself.
Richard Dunn, James City County
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Jade Ranger’s book offers help in coping with life
Dr. Jade Ranger is a busy Williamsburg citizen. She and her husband, Henry, are pharmacists and owners of the popular local mom-and-pop drug store, The Prescription Shoppe. They have two young children.
Jade participates in a number of community activities, is a member of the New Zion Baptist Church, and writes a monthly newspaper column. Like many women, she could easily be overwhelmed by her humming schedule, but she has been enabled by these words of Jesus: “I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
And now, Dr. Ranger has published a book — “Mustard Seed Mentality” — in which she offers examples from her own life to detail ways that mustard seed mentality can help women, and all of us, cope with life’s stressors. (She signed a copy for me at Barnes & Noble. “Mustard Seed Mentality” is also available from Palmetto Publishing and from amazon.com.)
Sandy Breuer, Williamsburg
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Baltimore police say a 9-year-old boy is responsible for fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl Saturday night.City police said officers were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street near Edmondson Avenue for a report of a shooting.Police on Sunday identified the girl as Nykayia Strawder and said homicide detectives identified a 9-year-old boy as the suspect after speaking with witnesses.Witnesses told police the boy was playing with a loaded handgun when it accidentally fired, hitting Nykayia in the head. The boy then dropped the gun and fled.Police said they obtained a search-and-seizure warrant, found the gun and ran the serial number. Officers learned that the weapon is registered to a woman, who is a relative of the boy and is an armed security guard.In accordance with state law, and due to the age of the boy, he cannot be charged with a crime, police said.An investigation continues, and police are working with the state's attorney's office. Potential charges are pending.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police say a 9-year-old boy is responsible for fatally shooting a 14-year-old girl Saturday night.
City police said officers were called to the 600 block of Linnard Street near Edmondson Avenue for a report of a shooting.
Police on Sunday identified the girl as Nykayia Strawder and said homicide detectives identified a 9-year-old boy as the suspect after speaking with witnesses.
Witnesses told police the boy was playing with a loaded handgun when it accidentally fired, hitting Nykayia in the head. The boy then dropped the gun and fled.
Police said they obtained a search-and-seizure warrant, found the gun and ran the serial number. Officers learned that the weapon is registered to a woman, who is a relative of the boy and is an armed security guard.
In accordance with state law, and due to the age of the boy, he cannot be charged with a crime, police said.
An investigation continues, and police are working with the state's attorney's office. Potential charges are pending.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 410-396-2100 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 866-7LOCKUP.
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Casper is hiring professional nappers with 'exceptional sleeping ability'
Updated: 1:36 PM EDT Aug 7, 2022
Related video above: Feeling tired? Here's how to get a good night's sleepA mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted -- it's mandatory.Casper, a New York-based company founded in 2014, is hiring "Casper Sleepers" to sleep for a living.Casper Sleepers will sleep "in our stores, and in unexpected settings out in the world," according to Casper's job posting.Unfortunately, there will be some work required when employees are awake. Namely, they'll have to create social media content sharing their experience as a professional sleeper.The job application is open until August 11, says the listing. The ideal candidate should have an "exceptional sleeping ability," a "desire to sleep as much as possible," and of course, the "ability to sleep through anything."In addition to being paid to sleep, successful candidates will enjoy being able to wear pajamas to work, limited free Casper products and the flexibility of a part-time schedule.Aspiring sleepers are encouraged to show off their sleep skills on TikTok as part of their application, says Casper.
Related video above: Feeling tired? Here's how to get a good night's sleep
A mattress brand is hiring for a position where sleeping on the job is not just accepted -- it's mandatory.
Casper, a New York-based company founded in 2014, is hiring "Casper Sleepers" to sleep for a living.
Casper Sleepers will sleep "in our stores, and in unexpected settings out in the world," according to Casper's job posting.
Unfortunately, there will be some work required when employees are awake. Namely, they'll have to create social media content sharing their experience as a professional sleeper.
The job application is open until August 11, says the listing. The ideal candidate should have an "exceptional sleeping ability," a "desire to sleep as much as possible," and of course, the "ability to sleep through anything."
In addition to being paid to sleep, successful candidates will enjoy being able to wear pajamas to work, limited free Casper products and the flexibility of a part-time schedule.
Aspiring sleepers are encouraged to show off their sleep skills on TikTok as part of their application, says Casper.
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A London museum will return its stolen Benin bronzes to Nigeria
A London museum has agreed to return 72 objects looted from Benin City in 1897 to the Nigerian government.
The Horniman Museum and Gardens, located in south London, announced the transfer in a news release Sunday. All of the objects were taken from the Kingdom of Benin, in what is now the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria, during a British military operation in February 1897, the museum said.
The artifacts include 12 brass plaques that are part of a genre known as the "Benin bronzes." These bronze sculptures were created from at least the 16th century to decorate the royal court in Benin, according to the British Museum.
In 1897, British forces launched a "bloody and devastating" military occupation of the Benin Kingdom and thousands of artworks were stolen and taken to the United Kingdom as "spoils of war," the museum said.
The Horniman's Benin collection also includes other brass objects looted during the occupation, such as an altar piece, bells, fans and baskets.
"We very much welcome this decision by the Trustees of the Horniman Museum and Gardens," said Abba Tijani, director general of Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments, in the release.
"Following the endorsement by the Charity Commission, we look forward to a productive discussion on loan agreements and collaborations between the National Commission for Museums and Monuments and the Horniman," Tijani said.
The decision comes as a victory for Nigeria and other African countries that have fought to recover cultural artifacts seized during military occupation and held in museums, mostly in Europe, but also in the United States and Australia.
Nigeria's national commission requested the return of the items in January, the Horniman said. Some of the objects may still be lent to the Horniman for display and research, according to the release.
Eve Salomon, chair of the museum's trustees, called the transfer "moral and appropriate."
"The evidence is very clear that these objects were acquired through force, and external consultation supported our view that it is both moral and appropriate to return their ownership to Nigeria," Salomon said in the release. "The Horniman is pleased to be able to take this step and we look forward to working with the NCMM to secure longer term care for these precious artefacts."
The Horniman follows in the footsteps of several other museums that have returned their looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria.
In February, the University of Aberdeen and Cambridge University's Jesus College returned two Benin bronzes. Last year, the French government returned 26 artworks seized from Benin in 1892.
And in November of 2021, the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC, removed all of its Benin bronzes from display and announced plans to repatriate them.
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China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan on fourth day of military exercises
Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese military said on Sunday around noon local time that it conducted live-fire drills in the waters and airspace around Taiwan "as planned."
"The drills focused on joint fire land strikes and long-range air strike capabilities," the command said in a statement posted to its official account on the social media platform Weibo, without specifying whether the drills have ended.
The exercises, planned to take place in six zones around the island, began Thursday and were scheduled to last until Sunday at noon local time in Beijing, Chinese state media reported.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry on Sunday said it detected multiple Chinese aircraft, naval vessels and drones operating around the Taiwan Strait that morning, in what it called a "simulated attack against the main island of Taiwan and Taiwan's naval vessels" -- a slight dial-up of language from Saturday when it said that Chinese military drills around the island could be a "possible simulated attack."
Taiwan's military "closely monitored" the situation and deployed aircraft and vessels to "appropriately" react to Chinese military drills around the island, the Defense Ministry added. It also said drones "intruded" into outlying islands controlled by Taiwan.
The ministry did not immediately provide an exact number for the Chinese aircraft, vessels or drones that were detected on Sunday morning or say whether they crossed the sensitive median line in the Taiwan Strait that separates the island from the Chinese mainland.
Video above: View of Taiwan strait after Chinese military exercises
China announced the drills -- whose scale marks a significant escalation from past activities -- within an hour of the arrival of Pelosi and a congressional delegation in Taiwan on Tuesday evening. The stop, which was expected but not announced beforehand, was part of a larger Asia tour.
Chinese officials had repeatedly warned Washington of unspecified repercussions in the lead-up to the expected trip. In addition to the drills, Beijing also launched a raft of diplomatic penalties, including canceling future phone calls between Chinese and U.S. defense leaders and suspending bilateral climate talks.
The Chinese Communist Party views self-governing Taiwan as its territory, despite never having controlled it, and has long vowed to "reunify" the island with the Chinese mainland -- by force if necessary.
Video above: Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan, angers China
The previous days' drills had seen a number of air and maritime operations around the island, including the launch of 11 ballistic missiles on Thursday -- some of which flew over the island of Taiwan and landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone. That marked the first time China had sent missiles over the island.
On Saturday, 14 vessels and 20 planes operated by the Chinese military were detected around the strait, according to Taiwan's Defense Ministry. Of the 20 aircraft, 14 crossed the median line, it added.
On Friday, 68 Chinese warplanes were reported in the Taiwan Strait, according to the ministry. Of those, 49 entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone -- a buffer of airspace commonly referred to as an ADIZ. That was just a few planes short of the record set last year when 56 Chinese warplanes entered the ADIZ on the same day.
Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang on Sunday reiterated Taiwan's condemnation of the drills.
"Not only Taiwan but other countries in the region, as well as freedom-loving countries like the U.S. and so on, have vehemently protested and condemned China's arrogant military operations disrupting regional peace and stability," he said during a press engagement.
"We call on the Chinese government to not flex its military muscles and disrupt regional peace."
A U.S. National Security Council spokesperson on Saturday called China's recent military activities around Taiwan a "significant escalation in China's efforts to change the status quo."
"They are provocative, irresponsible, and raise the risk of miscalculation," the spokesperson said. "They are also at odds with our long-standing goal of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, which is what the world expects."
U.S. allies have also come forward to condemn China's actions, including in a joint statement issued Friday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa following their meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Cambodia.
The diplomats "condemned (China's) launch of ballistic missiles," including those the Japanese government said landed in its exclusive economic zone, for "raising tension and destabilizing the region," and called on China "to immediately cease the military exercises," according to the statement released by the US State Department.
China hit back on Saturday evening, with its embassy in Australia calling the US "the biggest saboteur and destabilizer of peace in the Taiwan Strait" and disputing the "legal basis" for Japan's claims regarding the missile landings.
"China is the victim of political provocation from the US. The actions taken by the Chinese government to safeguard state sovereignty and territorial integrity and curb the separatist activities are legitimate and justified," a statement from the embassy read.
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