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MIAMI (AP) — Long-battered shares of Carnival Corp. jumped more than 12% Friday as the cruise line owner reported a big increase in revenue, occupancy levels, and bookings for future trips.
However, the company posted a $1.83 billion second-quarter loss and said the effects of the pandemic and higher fuel prices will lead to another loss in the third quarter.
The cruise industry was shut down by the pandemic and chafed under regulations that were only recently eased by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Even now, a nascent recovery in cruising is uneven, with more demand in the U.S. for nearby cruises, such as Carnival trips to the Caribbean, than more far-flung itineraries.
Carnival, which operates nine cruise brands, said 91% of its fleet is sailing again. Ship occupancy in the quarter that ended last month rose to 69%, compared with 54% in the previous quarter. Bookings nearly doubled from the first quarter and were the strongest since the beginning of the pandemic, the company said.
CEO Arnold Donald said some of the increase in bookings came from people who put off decisions during a surge in COVID-19 earlier in the year, and some reflected pent-up demand after more than two years of the pandemic.
“People are getting more comfortable living with this virus. They are anxious to travel,” Donald said in an interview. “We are well-positioned because people still take vacations, and we are a much better value than a land-based vacation.”
The Miami-based company said the loss equaled $1.64 per share after non-recurring items. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.14 per share.
Revenue was $2.4 billion, falling short of the $2.83 billion average Zacks forecast.
Even with Friday’s gains, Carnival shares are still down 46% since the start of the year.
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The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity.
Orlando Museum of Art spokeswoman Emilia Bourmas-Fry said in a statement that they were complying with a warrant from the FBI for access to the ‘Heroes and Monsters’ exhibit, which is now in the government’s possession. She added that no one on the museum’s staff has been arrested.
“It is important to note that we still have not been led to believe the Museum has been or is the subject of any investigation,” Bourmas-Fry said. “We continue to see our involvement purely as a fact witness.”
According to a search warrant, federal art crimes investigators have been looking into the 25 paintings since shortly after their discovery in 2012. The controversy gained more attention shortly after the Orlando exhibit opened in February.
Basquiat, who lived and worked in New York City, found success in the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. The Orlando Museum of Art was the first institution to display pieces said to have been found in an old storage locker years after Basquiat’s 1988 death from a drug overdose at age 27.
Questions about the artworks’ authenticity arose almost immediately after their discovery. The artwork was purportedly made in 1982, but experts have pointed out that the cardboard used in at least one of the pieces included FedEx typeface that wasn’t used until 1994, about six years after Basquiat died, according to the warrant. Also, television writer Thad Mumford, the owner of the storage locker where the art was eventually found, told investigators that he had never owned any Basquiat art and that the pieces were not in the unit the last time he had visited. Mumford died in 2018.
Orlando Museum of Art director Aaron De Groft has repeatedly insisted that the art is legitimate.
The exhibit was originally publicized to run through June 2023 in Orlando, the museum later announced it was ending next week. Bourmas-Fry said the art’s owners declined to extend the museum’s contract and were planning to send the works to Italy for exhibition.
“Based on my training and experience, I believe that the significantly advanced date of the international departure of the Mumford Collection from OMA is to avoid further scrutiny of the provenance and authenticity of the works by the public and law enforcement,” an FBI special agent wrote in the warrant request.
No criminal charges have been filed.
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Mishael Morgan of “The Young and the Restless” won as lead drama actress, becoming the first Black actor to win in a lead category at the Daytime Emmys on Friday night.
Morgan was previously nominated in the supporting category. The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap.
“I am being honored regardless of the color of my skin, regardless of my passport, for being the best at what I do,” Morgan said. “Now there are little girls all around the world and they’re seeing another step forward and they know that no matter their industry, no matter their vocation, no matter what, they can strive to be the best at what they do. Not only can they achieve it, but they will be celebrated.”
John McCook earned lead actor honors for his role as Eric Forrester on CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful.” It was the 78-year-old’s first win in four nominations.
“I am so glad to get this Emmy, any Emmy actually,” he said.
“General Hospital” won daytime drama honors, the ABC show’s 15th triumph in the category. It was the fifth trophy earned by the show Friday.
Morgan is in her second stint on “Y&R.” She first joined the soap in 2013 and stayed until 2018. She returned in 2019 as a different character.
“I am so immensely proud of our generation. We are breaking glass ceilings left, right and center, and I am so honored to be a vessel and experience this moment,” she said. “It’s because of everybody who is out there today who is proving to the world that we can and we will do this thing called equality and unity together.”
Three “General Hospital” stars won honors and the soap’s directing team won for the third consecutive year.
Kelly Thiebaud was chosen supporting actress for playing Dr. Britt Westbourne and Jeff Kober scored as supporting actor for his role as Cyrus Renault. Nicholas Chavez won as younger performer in the soap.
“Wow!” Chavez said. “Just a little over a year ago I was selling cars in a little beach town in Florida. I always had the love and support of my family, but none of us had ever dreamed I’d be up on this stage.”
A gleeful Thiebaud won on her first nomination.
“I cannot believe this. I am so shocked,” she said. “My brother, when I first started acting, he followed my work and he’s like, ’You’re not that good.’ So thank you for giving me something to rub in his face.”
Kober is known for his extensive film and primetime work on such shows as “Sons of Anarchy” and “The Walking Dead.”
“Wow, thank you for making me feel so welcome in daytime. What a trip,” he said. “I love what we get to do for a living, it’s play.”
NBC’s “Days of Our Lives” won for writing team.
Kelly Clarkson earned her third consecutive trophy as entertainment talk show host. Her eponymous show also won its second straight trophy for entertainment talk show. The singer is spending the summer with her children and didn’t attend.
Tamron Hall picked up her second straight trophy as informative talk show host.
Steve Harvey of “Family Feud” won as game show host.
“Jeopardy!” won game show honors.
“’Jeopardy!’ is a show about facts,” executive producer Michael Davies said. “Facts, with everything going on in the world, are more important than ever. ‘Jeopardy!’ is the last place where everyone agrees about facts.”
Daytime doyenne Susan Lucci, who starred on “All My Children” during the show’s entire 41-year network run, received a standing ovation. She introduced the In Memoriam segment, which included a photo of her husband, Helmet Huber, who died in March. Michael Bolton crooned his hit “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.”
John Aniston of “Days of Our Lives” was honored with a lifetime achievement award for his 37-year role as Victor Kiriakis. The 88-year-old actor wasn’t present.
He was introduced via video by his daughter, Jennifer Aniston, who said, “His career is literally the definition of lifetime achievement.” She noted he began acting in 1962 in primetime and also appeared in such defunct soaps as “Love of Life” and “Search For Tomorrow” before joining “Days” in 1985.
After two years of pre-taped presentations because of the coronavirus pandemic, daytime returned to honoring its own at nighttime with an in-person ceremony. In 2020, the show went virtual for the first time and last year the audience was limited.
Still, the specter of COVID-19 was felt.
Two nominees from “The Young and the Restless” were forced to bow out. Lead actor nominee Jason Thompson, who plays Billy Abbott, and supporting actress nominee Melissa Ordway, who plays Abby Newman, both said on social media they had tested positive for COVID-19 and would miss the show.
Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner of “Entertainment Tonight” co-hosted the 49th annual awards held at the Pasadena Convention Center, where many of the nominees sat at socially distanced cocktail tables and others sat in rows next to each other.
Frazier and Turner found themselves accepting a Daytime Emmy when “ET” won for entertainment news series.
Turner opened the show with a reference to the Supreme Court overturning women’s constitutional protections for abortions earlier Friday. She emphatically told Frazier it was “her choice” to wear her blue gown. The crowd cheered and some women stood up.
Supporting actress nominee Nancy Lee Grahn of “General Hospital” walked the indoor red carpet wearing references to the day’s news. She had a temporary tattoo reading “reproductive freedom” on her chest, the word “choice” on her disc earrings and she carried a black purse with “ban off our bodies” spelled out in rhinestones.
“I dare not go through this process without speaking out about the devastation that I have for what happened today and what a dark day it is for women in this country,” the 66-year-old actor said. “We’re not going to allow this, we’re not going to stand for it.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country — or about 13% of the force — have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service.
Guard soldiers have until Thursday to get the vaccine. And according to data obtained by The Associated Press, between 20% to 30% of the Guard soldiers in six states are not vaccinated, and more than 10% in 43 other states still need shots.
Guard leaders say states are doing all they can to encourage soldiers to get vaccinated by the time limit. And they said they will work with the roughly 7,000 who have sought exemptions, which are almost all for religious reasons.
“We’re going to give every soldier every opportunity to get vaccinated and continue their military career. Every soldier that is pending an exemption, we will continue to support them through their process,” said Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, in an Associated Press interview. “We’re not giving up on anybody until the separation paperwork is signed and completed. There’s still time.”
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last year ordered all service members — active-duty, National Guard and Reserves — to get the vaccine, saying it is critical to maintaining the health and readiness of the force. The military services had varying deadlines for their forces, and the Army National Guard was given the longest amount of time to get the shots, mainly because it’s a large force of about 330,000 soldiers who are widely scattered around the country, many in remote locations.
The Army Guard’s vaccine percentage is the lowest among the U.S. military — with all the active duty Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps at 97% or greater and the Air Guard at about 94%. The Army reported Friday that 90% of Army Reserve forces were partially or completely vaccinated.
The Pentagon has said that after June 30, Guard members won’t be paid by the federal government when they are activated on federal status, which includes their monthly drill weekends and their two-week annual training period. Guard troops mobilized on federal status and assigned to the southern border or on COVID-19 missions in various states also would have to be vaccinated or they would not be allowed to participate or be paid.
To make it more complicated, however, Guard soldiers on state activate duty may not have to be vaccinated — based on the requirements in their states. As long as they remain in state duty status, they can be paid by the state and used for state missions.
At least seven governors formally asked Austin to reconsider or not enforce the vaccine mandate for National Guard members, and some filed or signed on to lawsuits. In letters to the governors, Austin declined, and said that the coronavirus “takes our service members out of the fight, temporarily or permanently, and jeopardizes our ability to meet mission requirements.” He said Guard troops must either get the vaccine or lose their Guard status.
Jensen and Maj. Gen. Jill Faris, director of the Guard’s office of the Joint Surgeon General, said they are working with states adjutants general to get progress updates, including on the nearly 20,000 troops who are not flat refusals and haven’t submitted any type of exemption request. Some, they said, may just be a lag in self-reporting, while others may still be undecided.
“Part of those undefined are our soldiers who say, well, I have until 30 June and so I’ll take till 30 June,” said Jensen.
Others may have promised to bring in vaccine paperwork, and haven’t done it yet. Still others are on the books, but haven’t yet reported to basic training, so don’t have to be vaccinated until they get there. It’s not clear how many are in each category.
Jensen acknowledged that if the current numbers hold, there are concerns about possible impact on Guard readiness in the states, including whether it will affect any Guard units preparing to deploy.
“When you’re looking at, 40,000 soldiers that potentially are in that unvaccinated category, absolutely there’s readiness implications on that and concerns associated with that,” said Jensen. “That’s a significant chunk.”
Overall, according to the data obtained by the AP, about 85% of all Army Guard soldiers are fully vaccinated. Officials said that if those with one shot are counted, 87% are at least partially vaccinated.
Across the country, in all but one case, Guard soldiers are vaccinated at a higher rate that the general population in their state. Only in New Jersey is the percentage of vaccinated Guard solders very slightly lower than the state’s overall population, as of earlier this month when the data was collected.
The three U.S. territories — Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico — and the District of Columbia, all have more than 90% of their soldiers fully vaccinated. The highest percentage is in Hawaii, with nearly 97%, while the lowest is Oklahoma, at just under 70%.
Guard leaders in the states have run special shot programs, and provided as much information as possible to their forces in order to keep them on the job.
In Tennessee, they set up small teams in the east, west and central regions and did monthly events providing vaccines to troops who wanted them. And every Wednesday, Guard members could make appointments for shots in the middle Tennessee region, in Smyrna. In addition, in early June they called in all soldiers who have so far refused the vaccine.
“We held a big, mass event,” said Army Guard Col. Keith Evans. “We had all of our medical providers here. So if there were any questions to clear up, any misconceptions, any misinformation, we had all of our our data and were able to provide them all the information.”
Evans, who is commander of his Army Guard’s medical readiness command, said they also had recruiting and other leaders there who could explain what would happen if soldiers chose to not get the shot and ended up leaving the Guard.
“We wanted to let them know what benefits they had earned because these are soldiers that had had done their time, served their country,” said Evans.
Officials say they believe the information campaign has been working. Jensen said that about 1,500 soldiers a week around the country are moving into the vaccinated category. “We expect, as we approach the deadline, that we’ll see some some larger growth.”
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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong to celebrate next week’s 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China following a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement that has inflamed tension with Washington and Europe.
Xi will attend an anniversary gathering and the first meeting of the new government of Chief Executive John Lee, the official Xinhua News Agency announced Saturday. It gave no indication how long Xi, who is president and general secretary of the ruling Communist Party, might stay or other details.
Xi has avoided trips outside the Chinese mainland since the start of the coronavirus pandemic 2 1/2 years ago. His decision to go to Hong Kong, which struggled to contain a surge in infections this year, reflects the anniversary’s importance to Xi, who wants to be seen as leading a “national rejuvenation” amid a military buildup and more assertive Chinese policy abroad.
The anniversary follows a crackdown led in part by Lee, a former Hong Kong security chief, to crush pro-democracy sentiment. Activists have been sentenced to prison, scores of others arrested and Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy newspaper shut down.
The tighter controls under a national security law imposed in 2020 have prompted some people to leave for Taiwan, Britain and other countries.
That has prompted warnings the ruling party is ruining Hong Kong’s status as a global business and financial center.
Hong Kong, one of Asia’s richest cities and a global business center with thriving film, publishing and other creative industries, returned to China on July 1, 1997 under an agreement that promised a “high degree of autonomy” for 50 years.
Activists and foreign governments say Beijing has reneged on that commitment. The United States suspended agreements that treated Hong Kong as a separate territory for trade, saying the city no longer had enough autonomy from control by Beijing.
Two years later, the neighboring Portuguese territory of Macao returned to China in 1999, allowing the ruling party to say it had ended foreign colonialism.
Since the Hong Kong handover, ordinary people in the territory have struggled with soaring living costs that inflamed political tension.
Beijing imposed the National Security Law in 2020 following protests that erupted over a proposed extradition law and spread to include demands for more democracy. The territory has banned commemorations of the ruling party’s violent 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement.
Those sentenced to prison include Jimmy Lai, former publisher of the defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and Hong Kong’s 90-year-old former Roman Catholic bishop, Joseph Zen.
The crackdown adds to tension between Beijing and the United States, Europe, Japan and other Asian governments over human rights, Taiwan and conflicts with its neighbors over Chinese territorial claims in the South China and East China seas.
Hong Kong’s final British colonial governor, Chris Patten, expressed heartbreak this month over the crackdown.
“I thought there was a prospect that (China) would keep its word, and I’m sorry that it hasn’t,” Patten told The Associated Press on June 20 in London. “I just find it intensely difficult. I do believe that Hong Kong is a great city, I hope it will be a great city again.”
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district early Saturday, killing two people and leaving more than 20 wounded in what the Norwegian security service called an “Islamist terror act” during the capital’s annual LGBTQ Pride festival.
Investigators said the suspect, identified as a 42-year-old Norwegian citizen originally from Iran, was arrested after opening fire at three locations in downtown Oslo.
Police said two men, one in his 50s and and the other his 60s, died in the shootings. Ten people were treated for serious injuries, but none of them was believed to be in life-threatening condition. Eleven others had minor injuries.
The Norwegian Police Security Service raised its terror alert level from “moderate” to “extraordinary” — the highest level — after the attack, which sent panicked revelers fleeing into the streets or trying to hide from the gunman.
The service’s acting chief, Roger Berg, called the attack an “extreme Islamist terror act” and said the suspect had a “long history of violence and threats,” as well as mental health issues.
He said the agency, known by its Norwegian acronym PST, first became aware of the suspect in 2015 and later grew concerned he had become radicalized and was part of an unspecified Islamist network.
Norwegian media named the suspect as Zaniar Matapour, an Oslo resident who arrived in Norway with his family from a Kurdish part of Iran in the 1990s.
The suspect’s defense lawyer, John Christian Elden, said his client “hasn’t denied” carrying out the attack, but he cautioned against speculation on the motive.
“He has not given any reason. It is too early to conclude whether this is hate crime or terrorism,” Elden said in an email to The Associated Press.
Upon the advice of police, organizers canceled a Pride parade that was set for Saturday as the highlight of a weeklong festival. Scores of people marched through the capital anyway, waving rainbow flags.
Police attorney Christian Hatlo said it was too early to say whether the gunman specifically targeted members of the LGBTQ community.
“We have to look closer at that, we don’t know yet,” he said.
Police said civilians assisted them in detaining the man in custody, who was being held on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and terrorism, based on the number of people targeted at multiple locations.
Investigators seized two weapons after the attack: a handgun and an automatic weapon. Hatlo described both as “not modern” but did not give details.
Not far from Oslo’s cathedral, crime scene tape cordoned off the bars where the shootings took place, including the London Pub, which is popular with the city’s LGBTQ community.
Crowds gathered outside and dropped off cards and flowers at impromptu memorials.
Martin Ebbestad, 29, had walked by earlier, seen the memorials and returned with flowers.
London Pub “is our go-to place. My boyfriend left 20 minutes before (it happened). He was sitting outside in the smoking area,” Ebbestad said. “We know this place so well. It doesn’t feel unsafe, but it does feel very close.”
Norwegian television channel TV2 showed footage of people running down Oslo streets in panic as shots rang out in the background. Olav Roenneberg, a journalist from Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, said he witnessed the shooting.
“I saw a man arrive at the site with a bag. He picked up a weapon and started shooting,” Roenneberg told NRK. “First I thought it was an air gun. Then the glass of the bar next door was shattered and I understood I had to run for cover.”
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere called the shooting a “cruel and deeply shocking attack on innocent people.”
He said that while the motive was unclear, the shooting had caused fear and grief in the LGBTQ community.
“We all stand by you,” Gahr Stoere wrote on Facebook.
Christian Bredeli, who was at the London Pub, told Norwegian newspaper VG that he hid on the fourth floor with a group of about 10 people until he was told it was safe to come out.
“Many were fearing for their lives,” he said. “On our way out we saw several injured people, so we understood that something serious had happened.”
Desta G. Selassie, a co-owner of the London Pub, told AP that employees who witnessed the shooting were in shock and receiving psychological counseling.
Police said the suspect had a criminal record that included a narcotics offense and a weapons offense for carrying a knife.
PST said it spoke to him in May this year “because he had shown a certain interest in statements that were interpreted as insults to Islam.”
“In these conversations, it was assessed that he had no intention of violence, but PST is aware that he has had challenges related to mental health,” the agency said in a statement.
Organizers of Oslo Pride canceled the parade and other scheduled events, and encouraged “people all over Norway to show solidarity” in their homes, neighborhoods and on social media instead.
“We’ll be back later, proud, visible, but right now it’s not the time for that,” Inge Alexander Gjestvang, leader of FRI, a Norwegian organization for sexual and gender diversity, told TV2.
Like its Scandinavian neighbors, Norway is considered progressive on LGBTQ rights. There is widespread support for same-sex marriage, which was legalized in 2009. In 2016, Norway became one of the world’s first countries to allow transgender people to legally change their gender without a doctor’s agreement or intervention.
Norway’s King Harald V offered condolences to the relatives of victims and said the royal family was “horrified” by the attack.
“We must stand together to defend our values: freedom, diversity and respect for each other. We must continue to stand up for all people to feel safe,” the monarch said.
World leaders condemned the attack on their way to a Group of Seven summit in Germany. The summit’s host, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, tweeted, “The Norwegian people can be sure of our sympathy. The fight against terror unites us.” French President Emmanuel Macron offered his condolences in a tweet in Norwegian.
John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, told reporters while flying with U.S. President Joe Biden to the G-7 summit, “Our hearts obviously go out to all the families there of the victims, the people of Norway, which is a tremendous ally, and of course the LGBTQI+ community, there and around the world, quite frankly.”
Norway has a relatively low crime rate but has experienced a series of so-called lone wolf attacks in recent decades, including one of the worst mass shootings in Europe. In 2011, a right-wing extremist killed 69 people on the island of Utoya after setting off a bomb in Oslo that left eight dead.
In 2019, another right-wing extremist killed his stepsister and then opened fire in a mosque but was overpowered before anyone there was injured.
Last year, a Norwegian man armed with knives and a bow and arrow killed five people in a town in southern Norway. The attacker, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, was sentenced Friday to compulsory psychiatric care.
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Ritter reported from Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Jari Tanner in Helsinki and Sarah Hambro in Oslo contributed to this report.
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YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — The shock quickly turned to sadness for Victoria Lowe.
The 37-year-old lawyer, working outside a cafe in suburban Bucks County, Pennsylvania, said she couldn’t believe the Supreme Court stripped away the constitutional right to abortion that women have had her entire life. She started to cry.
“I don’t understand how they could reach this conclusion,” she said.
In the immediate aftermath of one of the Supreme Court’s most consequential rulings, it was too soon to know how deeply the political landscape had shifted. But in this politically competitive corner of one of the most important swing states in the U.S., embattled Democrats hope to harness the emotion from women like Lowe to reset what has been an otherwise brutal election year environment.
For much of the year, the threat to abortion rights has seemed somewhat theoretical, overshadowed by more tangible economic challenges, particularly inflation and rising gas prices. But the Supreme Court’s decision ensures that abortion will be a central issue in U.S. politics for the foreseeable future.
That’s especially true as restrictions begin to take effect. Pregnant women considering abortions already had been dealing with a near-complete ban in Oklahoma and a prohibition after roughly six weeks in Texas. Clinics in at least eight other states — Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin and West Virginia — stopped performing abortions after Friday’s decision.
In Pennsylvania, the future of the procedure could hinge on November’s elections. For now, women here will continue to have access to abortion up to 24 weeks. Republicans are poised to change state law, however, should they maintain control of the legislature and seize the governorship in November. Doug Mastriano, the GOP nominee for governor, opposes abortion with no exceptions for rape, incest or the life of the mother.
Democrats in Pennsylvania and beyond initially appeared to unite behind their collective outrage, fear and sadness.
They planned widespread protests. From the White House on Friday, President Joe Biden urged protesters to keep the peace, even as he described the court ruling as “wrong, extreme and out of touch.”
The Democratic president also called on voters to make their voices heard this fall: “Roe is on the ballot.”
At the same time, members of the Democratic National Committee raised the prospect of a silver lining within the high court’s historic gut punch.
“Democrats have a real opportunity right now to harness this anger, to harness the sadness,” Democratic strategist Mo Elleithee said during a meeting of a DNC subcommittee. “We are setting the foundation to ensure that Democrats stay in the White House, so that the next time, there’s an opening on the bench, on the federal bench anywhere, that we’ve got a Democratic president making that appointment.”
Democratic-aligned groups moved to deploy the resources to warn of what’s at stake in this year’s midterms. NARAL Freedom Fund and Priorities USA Action immediately spent $300,000 on digital advertising.
Republicans, for their part, sought to downplay their excitement about winning the decades-long fight against abortion rights, aware that the ruling could energize the Democratic base, particularly suburban women. Before Friday’s ruling, Democrats close to the White House were increasingly pessimistic about the party’s chances of holding either the House or Senate in November.
Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life, said she expected abortion opponents to turn out in huge numbers this fall, even if Democrats might be motivated by Friday’s ruling.
She called it “a great day for unborn children and mothers.” “Because it’s been a so-called right for 50 years doesn’t mean it was right,” Tobias said.
Polling shows that relatively few Americans wanted to see Roe overturned.
In 2020, AP VoteCast found that 69% of voters in the presidential election said the Supreme Court should leave the Roe v. Wade decision as is. Still, recent surveys tend to show other issues rising above abortion as the most important problems facing the country.
Thirteen percent of Democrats mentioned abortion or reproductive rights as one of the issues they want the federal government to address in 2022, according to a December poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That’s up from less than 1% of Democrats who named it as a priority for 2021 and 3% who listed it in 2020.
Other issues like the economy, COVID-19, health care and gun control ranked as higher priorities for Democrats in the poll. But the exponential rise in the percentage citing reproductive rights as a key concern suggests the issue was resonating with Democrats as the Supreme Court considered overturning Roe.
The fight for abortion rights — and the related political fallout — now shifts to the states.
Thirteen deep-red states have so-called “trigger laws” that will now ban abortion almost immediately, but the future of abortion access is less certain across several other more moderate states with Republican-controlled legislatures: Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin, among them.
In many cases, GOP legislatures have already approved restrictive abortion laws, including so-called “heartbeat” bills that would outlaw abortions before most women know they’re pregnant. Some legislation is tied up in the courts, while others have yet to move through Republican legislatures. Now that Roe has fallen, such laws — or more restrictive bans — could only be stopped by a veto from a Democratic governor or Democrat-backed court challenge, if at all.
Some states, including Michigan, Wisconsin and Texas, have decades-old abortion bans predating Roe that would now presumably take effect absent another challenge in their state courts.
Despite initial hope among Democrats that the upheaval would motivate their base, some on the front lines of the party’s uphill midterm fight aren’t so sure.
Jamie Perrapato, executive director of the pro-Democratic group Turn PA Blue, notes that Democrats produced record turnout across Pennsylvania in last year’s off-year elections. But so did Republicans, who ultimately dominated down-ballot races across the state.
“I feel sick. I hope this wakes people up. I hope they realize, even though it’s terrible, you can’t put your head in the sand,” Perrapato said. “But I don’t know. It’s a really bleak time.”
Back in Bucks County, Lowe said she votes Democratic and planned to vote in November even before Friday’s decision. Abortion rights are a top issue for her, even as inflation surges.
“I would say it is more important to me than the gas issue,” she said. “This is such a personal, fundamental human right that it’s bigger than the economy.”
Sitting next to Lowe at the cafe, 56-year-old Margaret Pezalla-Granlund also choked up when asked about the Supreme Court decision. Although they were strangers, Lowe offered her a tissue, and the women dried their eyes together.
Pezalla-Granlund was especially worried about her 15-year-old daughter. “She’ll be growing up in a really different situation than I had and I expected she’d have,” she said.
Such concern wasn’t limited to Democrats.
Not far away, 75-year-old Karen Sloan was smoking a cigarette outside a cafe in the Delaware River town of Bristol. A self-described Republican who supports abortion rights, she said Friday’s ruling upset her.
“I just can’t believe it,” Sloan said. “I’m not saying it’s right to take a human life. But there are circumstances it needs to be done.”
She said she would have voted in November even before the ruling, but now she’s planning to support candidates who back abortion rights. For her, the issue outranks high gas prices and inflation.
“You’re taking away someone’s rights and that to me is more important,” Sloan said. “It’s a big thing in the United States for women.”
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AP writers Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Carolina; Marc Levy in Harrisburg; and Hannah Fingerhut in Washington contributed.
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Congress passed a bill Friday that aims to keep up the expanded, pandemic-era distribution of free meals for all students this summer.
Final passage of the Keep Kids Fed Act in the U.S. House came less than a week before rule changes for child nutrition programs were set to expire June 30.
“Our action today staves off a dangerous hunger cliff: ensuring universal free meals for all children throughout this summer, while helping schools keep up supply chain snags and rising costs for the upcoming school year,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, in a statement.
The bill now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature.
The legislation is intended to extend the rules that were adopted soon after COVID-19 disrupted schools nationwide so that summer meal distribution sites could operate in any community with need, rather than just where there’s a high concentration of low-income children, and offer to-go meals.
Rules that have allowed all students to receive meals for free at school, regardless of family income level, are still set to expire before the next academic year.
A bipartisan agreement that had been reached this week in the Senate would have allowed children who are eligible for reduced price lunch to eat for free in the upcoming school year, but that provision was removed from the final agreement.
“I’m disappointed we had to make this change. But without this bill, we would have no support for kids at all,” said Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, of Michigan, chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Advocates said the action in Congress will provide relief for families, but they are disappointed that the reduced-price lunch kids won’t get meals for free while families are struggling with soaring food and gas prices. They also say there will be fewer meal sites this summer because of the late timing of the legislation.
“Everything’s going up, food, gas, housing. Those families that are in that category oftentimes make a little bit too much money so that they can’t get assistance from different programs, now school meals, but they don’t make enough that they can cover basic necessities, so we’re putting those families in an awful position,” said Lisa Davis, senior vice president of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign.
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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Almost 300 high school seniors received their diplomas Friday in Uvalde in the shadow of the massacre of 19 elementary school students and two children 5 1/2 weeks earlier.
The red-gowned Uvalde High School seniors sat in 100-degree heat at the school stadium with 21 “Uvalde Strong” placards arrayed before their ranks as school and student leaders spoke.
Uvalde school Superintendent Hal Harrell and school principal Randy Harris praised the students for their strength and resilience through three COVID-19 pandemic years, three changes of principals and then the May 14 mass shooting at the South Texas town’s Robb Elementary School.
“Love the people in your life while you have them because you don’t know what the future holds for anyone,” class valedictorian Abigail Kone said in her address.
“Our community has definitely learned about the unexpected. Something that should have never happened happened. Our lives have been altered. But we still stand together as a community,” she said.
After reading off the names of the 19 slain children and teachers, Kone said, “These loved ones of families were taken too soon. They won’t be given the opportunity to follow their dreams or watch their families grow up.
“So tonight, I would like to include these children of Robb Elementary as honorary members of the Class of 2022 family,” she said to prolonged applause.
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Which sun shade sail is best?
Any outdoor space equipped with a sun shade sail offers relief from the heat, mild protection from rain and an improved aesthetic. Many sails may prevent harmful UV rays from penetrating, while others may be more decorative.
Finding the best sun shade sail for you means accurately assessing the needs of your space. Quality sun shade sails, like the durable and breathable ColourTree Rectangular Sun Shade Sail Canopy, are relatively easy to set up and last a long time.
What to know before you buy a sun shade sail
Set up
A sun shade sail is affixed to vertical surfaces high off the ground, such as trees, posts or the side of a house. Each sail corner has a D-ring and uses some combination of hooks, ropes or clips to anchor to the surface. The sail is pulled taut to cover as much area as possible.
Since the sail is tightly stretched, it’s recommended to tie it to a sturdy structure; if you must set up posts, you’ll need to dig deep into the ground, at least one-third the length of your post. The sail should slope slightly downward so that rain doesn’t pool.
Shape
Most sails come in one of three shapes: rectangle, square or triangle. A rectangle will offer the most coverage, but triangles tend to be easier to set up. Consider the shape of the space you want to cover, as well as where you can set it up.
Size
Sails may be as small as a few square feet or feature sides that are up to 20 feet each. Remember that larger sails will require stronger support and take more effort to erect since they need to be kept tight.
Note that since the corners hold all the tension, the sail won’t be a perfect shape upon setup: the edges will curve slightly inward.
Material
Most sails are made of high-density polyethylene, which allows the sail to stretch while still maintaining its structure and preventing sunlight from coming through. Heavy-duty nylon and polyester are also available for those seeking more durability.
What to look for in a quality sun shade sail
Waterproofing
Some sails offer an element of protection from the rain. While fully waterproof ones are rare, plenty are water-resistant, which means most rain will roll off if angled properly.
Color
Lots of colors exist, from white and tan to deep blue and green. You may be able to find some with patterns as well. Lighter colors are preferred since they won’t absorb as much heat from the sun as darker shades. The right tone can also enhance the attractiveness of your outdoor space, whether you want a pop of color or to complement existing decor.
UV protection
Most sun shade sails block out at least 90% of UV rays, with the highest-quality ones blocking out up to 98%.
Fixtures
Some sails include hardware to help facilitate setup, including a sturdy D-ring, reinforced rope, or a carabiner. There are various ways to install your sail shade depending on where it’s attached to, so it’s worth investing in what you need and whether you will need to buy it separately.
Cleaning
Seek sails that are machine washable, and be sure to clean them at least once a season. While the sails will block out the weather, they can accumulate leaves, twigs, dirt and bird droppings over time.
How much you can expect to spend on a sun shade sail
Most sails cost $30-$60, with the price increasing along with the size and the quality of the material.
Sun shade sail FAQ
Can I leave my sail out year-round?
A. It’s worth taking down sails during storms and winter weather. Heavy wind can catch a sail and potentially pull it off the fixture or tear it; too much rain or snow accumulation can also pull it down and rip it. You may not need to take it down entirely, though. Unclipping one or two sides will protect the sail; just be sure to tie it up, so it doesn’t whip around in the wind.
How difficult is it to set up?
A. While one person can set up the sail fairly easily, placing it correctly requires some planning. Take into consideration the sun’s angle throughout not just the day but the seasons to make sure you’ll be covered as desired; you may want a significant angle to the sail depending on your location. If you need to install anchors high up on a post or side of a house, ask for assistance.
What’s the best sun shade sail to buy?
Top sun shade sail
ColourTree Rectangular Sun Shade Sail
What you need to know: This high-quality sail is offered in a range of custom sizes to get the exact, reliable coverage you want.
What you’ll love: You’ve a choice of a square or rectangular sail providing coverage from 36 square feet up to 576 square feet. It offers 95% UV protection and is made in 10 colors. Each corner features heavy-duty stitching and includes a stainless steel D-ring.
What you should consider: It’s fairly pricey for the size.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top sun shade sail for the money
What you need to know: This light, inexpensive sail shade is easy to set up and offers airy outdoor coverage.
What you’ll love: Made of HDPE, this blocks 90% of UV rays while allowing hot air to escape up and out. It includes pre-attached nylon ropes to make setting it up quick and simple. It also comes at a low price.
What you should consider: The material will let some rainwater through and cannot be machine washed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Worth checking out
Shade & Beyond Right Angle Canopy
What you need to know: This heavy-duty shade features double-stitched seams and stainless steel D-rings for reliable and long-term use.
What you’ll love: For a midrange price, this sail offers cool shade while protecting against 95% of UV rays. Made of HDPE, it’s light, airy and comes with a five-year warranty.
What you should consider: The curved edges mean it won’t provide perfect triangular coverage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which swimsuit cover-up is best?
The best swimsuit cover-up lets you go from the pool or ocean to local shops or diners without a complete wardrobe change. That means it should dry quickly while flattering your body. You can also choose one you can throw on over a pair of jeans for layering when you are not using it as a cover-up.
If you are looking for a versatile, cute swimsuit cover-up, the Jeasona Crochet Tunic Dress is a top choice.
What to know before you buy a swimsuit cover-up
Its purpose
A swimsuit cover-up gives you coverage while you are at or around the pool or beach. Cover-ups also let you show off your bikini and body in any way that you see fit, as they are sold in several styles.
Its style and coverage
It’s your swimsuit cover-up, so you get to choose how much or how little of your body it conceals. Here are four typical options, along with the coverage they provide.
- Kimono: Short or long styles usually cover the shoulders and back, with an open front you can sometimes close with a tie at the waist.
- Sarong: Adaptable and typically long, these can be folded and wrapped in several ways to create a long skirt, short skirt or a dress.
- Sundress: Short or long styles let you pick just the right amount of coverage.
- Tunic: These land at the mid to upper thigh, sometimes feature a side slit for a more relaxed fit and can feature short or long sleeves.
When deciding which is best for you, consider your body’s best attributes and pick the one that lets you confidently flaunt those features.
Its material
While swimsuit cover-ups come in many fabrics, ensure that the one you pick is absorbent, durable and easy to care for. While it is tempting to get carried away with an eyecatching style, remember that it will be exposed to sand and water from your wet swimsuit, so it should be durable and dry quickly.
What to look for in a quality swimsuit cover-up
Breathable
Regardless of your preferred length and coverage, your cover-up should be breathable enough to let your swimsuit dry quickly and keep you cool in hot weather. Look for fabrics that feature “quick-dry” technology or lightweight weaves such as chiffon, lace or crochet.
Versatile
While it is common to buy a dedicated beach or pool cover-up, you can also get one that can be worn anywhere by paying attention to its details. The primary benefit here is that you get to use it more often. Here are four styles and how you can wear them in your daily life.
- Kimono: Stick with a shade that complements your existing wardrobe’s color palette and throw it on over your favorite bodysuit or pair of jeans and a tank top.
- Sarong: Twist this into one of the many dress styles, and wear it alone or pair it with your favorite leggings, jeans or bike shorts.
- Sundress: Look for fabrics that are not too transparent so you can go anywhere in it.
- Tunic: Throw this on over your favorite pair of skinny jeans, leggings or bike shorts.
Unfussy
Few wardrobe items are worse than those pesky pieces you need to “fix” or fidget with every time you wear them. For example, an adorable kimono is not worth it if it falls off one shoulder every time you move. Ensure that you can comfortably move around in your selected cover-up without any malfunctions before you decide to keep it.
How much you can expect to spend on a swimsuit cover-up
While you can easily spend upward of $100 on an adorable cover-up, there are many fantastic ones for around $20.
Swimsuit cover-up FAQ
What is the best length for your swimsuit cover-up?
A. Any length between your mid-thigh and knee is great. It lets you comfortably move around without worrying about it dragging on the ground, or being so short that you live in fear of a strong breeze or bending over.
What’s the best way to wash your swimsuit cover-up?
A. It’s always best to follow the instructions on the label. If they allow it, you can rinse and wash it by hand in your sink or tub with a gentle detergent when you wash your swimwear.
What’s the best swimsuit cover-up to buy?
Top swimsuit cover-up
What you need to know: This crochet style can keep you cool in hot weather, and it’s so cute you might even want to wear it out on the town over a bodysuit.
What you’ll love: This is a loose-fitting boho-style tunic that boasts side slits with drawstrings that let you can control how much skin you show. This crocheted cover-up also features a V-neck and should hit most at the mid-thigh. It comes in sizes S-XL.
What you should consider: The loose knitting, side slits and V-neck might be a little too revealing for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top swimsuit cover-up for the money
What you need to know: This versatile wrap is one-size-fits-all and comes in 10 vibrant patterns.
What you’ll love: This sarong is 67 inches long and 45 inches wide so you can use it as a wrap, shawl or dress. It is made from lightweight rayon that dries quickly and keeps you cool in hot weather without being transparent.
What you should consider: The patterns might be a bit too bold for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This is a gorgeous chiffon kimono that you can wear anywhere.
What you’ll love: It is one-size-fits-all and features delicate floral embroidery from top to bottom. It boasts loose three-quarter-length sleeves with an open front and lands at the knee for a relaxed but flattering fit.
What you should consider: Since it is made from sheer fabric, it might be a little too transparent for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Fjallraven products for hiking are best?
Fjallraven is known for two things in the outdoor industry: quality packs and hard to pronounce names. If you want to get outdoors but feel overwhelmed by the number of brands, Fjallraven has high-quality materials that will help you enjoy every mile you hike. If you want a pack that can handle day hikes, overnight camping, and cross-country travel with ease, check out the Fjallraven Abisko Hike 35L Backpack.
What to know before you buy a Fjallraven product for hiking
Size
Hiking backpacks are measured in liters. How many liters you need depends on two main things: what you’re bringing and where you are. For instance, if you plan to throw just a sleeping bag and sleeping pad in your backpack and camp under the stars, you can get away with a smaller pack than usually recommended. The opposite is the case if you enjoy a more comfortable camping experience and cooking full meals on the trail..
If you plan to hike in areas where bears or other animals interested in your food are present, you’ll likely be required to carry a bear canister. These are hard-sided and bulky, taking up a good deal of the available space in your pack. If you often hike in bear country, size up to the larger pack capacity.
Multi-use or just for hiking
If you want a pack that’s good for day hikes and for taking to the office, then a smaller daypack is what you’ll want. A good pack for office and outdoor use is usually between 20-30L. If you plan to do anything more than a day hike, you’ll want to buy a larger backpack that is separate from your everyday use bag.
Weight
There are ultralight backpacking brands on the market and Fjallraven isn’t one of them. If you’ve never bought a hiking backpack before, you may not notice this. Those coming from other, lighter brands may notice that Fjallraven packs tend to be on the heavier side. This is mainly due to its rugged frame and durable materials. These packs are built to last.
What to look for in a quality Fjallraven product for hiking
Durability
Fjallraven has a limited lifetime warranty, but outside of a manufacturing error, it’s unlikely you’ll ever need it. Fjallraven is not a brand that has delved into the ultralight trend like many other brands have. While Fjallraven products take a bit more effort to carry over long distances, they tend to leave their lighter competitors in the dust over the long term.
Rain cover included
One of the biggest headaches when buying a hiking backpack is the lack of included rain cover. While some brands do include one, it’s not the standard. For the money one needs to shell out to get a good, name brand pack, one would hope a rain cover came standard. For Fjallraven, it does. No need to spend $40 to purchase one separately and hope that it fits.
Over-engineered
When it comes to the zippers, pockets, and access points, Fjallraven has almost more than necessary. While there may be a slight learning curve to unlock everything that Fjallraven packs have to offer, the benefit is that you won’t have to upgrade to a more full-featured pack after a season or two of experience.
How much you can expect to spend on Fjallraven products for hiking
This really depends on the size of the pack and its intended use. Expect to spend anywhere from $100-$250, depending on your needs.
Fjallraven product for hiking FAQ
What kind of warranty does Fjallraven offer?
A. Fjallraven offers a limited lifetime warranty on its packs covering manufacturing defects such as split seams or broken zippers. The warranty also covers accidental damage such as rips or abrasions.
What size backpack do I need for weekend trips?
A. This mainly depends on your intended use and what you plan to bring. As a rule of thumb, two- to four-day trips can be packed into an approximately 60L pack. If you have something closer to 40L, that will cover you from day hikes to two days at most. This also depends on how much you pack and how heavy a pack you’re willing to carry, so adjust as you see fit.
What’s the best Fjallraven product for hiking to buy?
Top Fjallraven product for hiking
Fjallraven Abisko Hike 35L Backpack
What you need to know: If you want a good entry-level Fjallraven pack for day hikes, overnight trips and travel, this pack lands in the sweet spot.
What you’ll love: 35L is a great size for a night or two in places where you aren’t required to carry a bear canister. The rugged waxed canvas material allows you to hike without worrying you’ll snag your pack on a branch.
What you should consider: A bear canister will fill up the majority of the available space very quickly. One size only.
Where to buy: Sold by Backcountry and Amazon
Top Fjallraven product for hiking for the money
What you need to know: If you want a Fjallraven pack that can go from the office to the trail and look good on both, this is it.
What you’ll love: This bag is waterproof and abrasion resistant, keeping your things safe on the trail and the road. The laptop sleeve and shoulder straps are both padded, and the pack only weighs about a pound and a half.
What you should consider: If you’re considering an overnight camping trip, this won’t cut it.
Where to buy: Sold by Backcountry and Amazon
Worth checking out
Fjallraven Kaipak 58L Backpack
What you need to know: If you expect to do more than a few overnights a year, especially if you need a bear canister, a larger pack is essential.
What you’ll love: The compression and pad straps allow for an incredible precise fit. The padding on the hip belt and shoulder straps makes carrying heavier loads more comfortable. If you’re looking for a year-round pack, this can do the job in winter and early spring as well.
What you should consider: This is a heavier pack at over four and a half pounds and only comes in one size.
Where to buy: Sold by Backcountry and Amazon
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Which monocular is best?
From bird-watchers to sports fans and concertgoers, monoculars provide people with a simple, no-nonsense way to get up close and personal with distant animals, people or objects. Thanks to their small size and simplicity, monoculars are easy to use, carry and store.
The JLHT 40×60 Monocular comes with a tripod and makes things seem 10 times bigger than they are. It’s an excellent choice for those in need of a high-quality, all-purpose device.
What to consider before you buy a monocular
Why choose a monocular over binoculars?
Many people struggle to use traditional binoculars. The double vision, blurred focus and finicky adjustments associated with using both eyes simultaneously can lead to a frustrating ordeal, especially for nature lovers keen to get a quick look at a bird or animal before it darts out of sight.
Monoculars, however, only require the use of one eye to view subjects under magnification. This makes for a simpler, more immediate experience. They also provide the same magnification power as a pair of equivalent binoculars while being only half the size.
Subject matter
Consider the primary purpose for your monocular to determine the characteristics that will let you fully enjoy using it. Bird-watchers, for example, benefit from a small, compact one that’s light and easy to carry on hikes through brush and rough terrain. Sports fans, who spend most of their time seated or in one place, may find that a larger monocular with a wider field of view will better suit to their needs.
Eye strain
Because you use your dominant eye to look through the device while closing the other, prolonged viewing may lead to eye strain. If you’re prone to headaches or have difficulty keeping one eye closed for long periods of time, you may be better off purchasing a pair of binoculars that let you keep both eyes open.
What to look for in a quality monocular
Magnification
A monocular’s magnification power is listed as a number followed by the letter x. For example, a magnification power of 10x means it will magnify an image to 10 times its natural size.
While it may be tempting to simply select the greatest magnification available, that increase in image size comes with some drawbacks. Higher magnification requires a larger, heavier lens. It also makes it more challenging to keep what you’re seeing steady, as any subtle movement or trembling of your hand is magnified when you look through the scope.
Durability
Select a monocular that can withstand the abuse you may subject it to. Nature lovers should get a waterproof monocular. If you may drop it down stairs or onto the hard concrete floors of sports stadiums or racetracks, prioritize rubberized bumpers or coatings.
Comfort
Choosing a monocular that includes a soft, rubber pad around the eyepiece will go a long way toward making long-term use easy and comfortable. A generously padded eyepiece not only protects the delicate skin around your eye, but also helps seal out light that could result in a less-than-ideal viewing experience.
Easy focus
You can hold and focus some monoculars with only one hand. This lets you keep your other hand free to hold guidebooks, a walking stick or a beverage.
Size
The best size monocular for you will depend on your preferences and use. For those who want to quickly view subjects or carry their monocular discreetly in a pocket, a smaller, lighter device is superior. However, larger models allow bigger lenses, and therefore greater magnification.
Smartphone compatibility
Some binoculars feature a smartphone mount that lets you view the image via your phone’s display and snap photos or video using its camera. This is especially good if photography interests you or you find it uncomfortable to hold a monocular up against your eye.
How much you can expect to spend on a monocular
They come in a wide range of configurations and styles, with some basic models costing as little as $20-$30. Fully featured professional models that include night vision can cost $300 or more, but most people will find one to suit their needs at $80-$100.
Monocular FAQ
Can I use a monocular to observe the stars?
A. Monoculars generally do not feature the magnification required to get a satisfactory look at the stars or planets. While you can check out the moon with a steady hand, observing the night sky is best left to telescopes.
Aren’t monoculars just tiny telescopes?
A. In some ways, yes. While both binoculars and telescopes let you look with only one eye, telescopes provide a greater degree of magnification and adjustability. They are best suited for stationary use with a tripod or stand, while monoculars are designed to be used in the field or while on the move.
How can I best care for my monocular?
A. Use a neck or wrist strap to keep it accessible and prevent accidental drops. Monocular lenses can be wiped clean with special lens cloths. Store your monocular in a dry case with its lens caps on to avoid debris and grime.
What’s the best monocular to buy?
Top monocular
What you need to know: Loaded with features, this 10x monocular is an excellent choice due to its robust construction and high-quality image.
What you’ll love: Its included smartphone mount lets you snap photos while using it, and its small size and wrist strap make it a snap to keep at the ready. With an included tripod and hand strap, it has everything you need to view or photograph anything, from birds to the craters on the moon.
What you should consider: It gets bulky once connected to both a smartphone and its tripod. The tripod is a bit on the flimsy side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top monocular for the money
Aurosports 10-30×40 Zoom Monocular
What you need to know: Light and simple with adjustable magnification, this is an excellent all-purpose monocular for those on a budget.
What you’ll love: Its zoom feature lets you transition from 10x to 30x magnification. It has a wide field of view, and people who wear glasses are satisfied with its performance and comfort.
What you should consider: A sadly absent smartphone mount would have made it a must-buy compared to similarly priced competitors.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Leica Monovid 8×20 Monocular with Leather Case
What you need to know: Best known for cameras and lenses, Leica delivers with this premium-quality monocular.
What you’ll love: Rugged, stylish and capable of magnification up to 8x, this lightweight monocular is designed for the discriminating user. Its macro configuration can magnify small objects such as leaves or insects, and it’s available in three colors.
What you should consider: It prioritizes quality over features and is expensive for what it includes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which USB headset for zoom meetings is best?
If you take large numbers of Zoom calls then you know the importance of having a quality headset. Purchasing a professional-grade USB headset is a great way to hear your colleagues clearly and improve your own microphone quality as well.
Always take your operating system and comfort preferences into account when purchasing a USB headset. If you’re looking for the best USB headset for both sound quality and comfort, consider the Plantronics Voyager 4210.
What to know before you buy a USB headset for Zoom meetings
How long (and why) you’re wearing a USB headset
While you want a comfortable pair of headphones, the length of time you can expect to wear them will determine how plush they need to be. If you need them for an 8-hour school day, you’ll want to prioritize comfort. If you’re in a work setting where you constantly hop on and off of calls, you may want to prioritize sound quality. Consider a USB headset with an integrated microphone and only one ear cup. Wearers of glasses may also want to opt for a headset with only one ear cup for increased comfort.
On-ear vs. over-ear
Over-ear USB headsets can give you maximum comfort and block more ambient noise than on-ear headphones. However, their bulkiness and tendency to leak noise to those around you can be a downside. If you’re alone in a home office for long periods of time, this is probably your best option.
On-ear headsets are lighter than over-ear and tend to leak less sound. They are also more compact if you like to move around during your calls. The downside is they don’t isolate you from ambient noise as well as over-ear headsets.
Integrated microphone
USB headsets often have built-in microphones, whether it’s via a moveable microphone attached to the headset itself or a smaller interior microphone. If you aren’t worried about getting the highest quality sound out of your microphone, whatever is integrated into your headset should be fine. If you plan on using a microphone for more than just Zoom meetings and sound quality is of the utmost importance, get a separate microphone.
What to look for in a quality USB headset for Zoom meetings
Compatibility with your system
Almost all USB headsets will be compatible with Windows systems. However, if you have a Mac, compatibility isn’t a guarantee, so be sure to confirm beforehand that the headset you choose will work with Apple products.
Noise dampening
The environment you plan to take your calls in will dictate your noise cancellation needs. If you work in a noisy setting or need a quiet space to focus, look for over-ear headsets that offer noise cancellation technology. If you work in a quieter area, on-ear headphones provide some sound isolation and should be enough for your needs.
Portability
Unless you know you’ll be taking your Zoom calls in the same place consistently, consider portability. While you can carry around bulky, over-ear headphones, a compact on-ear pair is much more convenient to throw in your backpack or bag.
How much you can expect to spend on a USB headset for Zoom meetings
There is a wide variety of headsets depending on what you need. Generally, you can spend anywhere from $25-$200.
USB headset for Zoom meetings FAQ
Should I buy a wired or wireless USB headset?
A. Wired headsets are more reliable than wireless ones, although the difference depends mainly on the price point. If you’re looking at a budget option, wired will likely give you better sound quality and dependability. At the higher end, wireless headsets are less likely to cut out or cause you to miss something in a call, and are very similar to wired.
How do I clean a USB headset?
A. Remove the ear pads and dampen a cloth with sanitizer or rubbing alcohol. Make sure to only use a little bit or you risk damaging the headphone cups. If you need to get into the crevices of your headset, try using a Q-tip dipped in sanitizer or rubbing alcohol.
A bit of soap and warm water is all you need for the outside of the headset. Afterward, wipe the headset with a paper towel and leave it to air dry.
What are the best USB headsets for Zoom meetings to buy?
Top USB headset for Zoom meetings
What you need to know: This single-cup, an on-ear headphone is made for those taking longer calls and looking for comfort.
What you’ll love: With a USB dongle, you can move around on your calls without worrying about losing connection. The earpad is plush and utilizes noise-canceling technology. The microphone quality is on par with the headset’s sound quality.
What you should consider: There is no wired option, so you’ll have to remember to charge it. It is not compatible with desk phones.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Staples
Top USB headset for Zoom meetings for money
What you need to know: If you’re just looking for something simple that gets the job done, this Logitech headset is comfortable, binaural, and has a noise-canceling integrated microphone.
What you’ll love: This is a no-fuss plug and play option from a name-brand tech company, so you don’t have to worry about downloading software. Simple, in-line controls make changing the volume and muting the microphone seamless. For those in noisier environments, over-ear construction will be welcome.
What you should consider: While this is compatible with Mac OS, newer Macbooks will need an adapter for this USB-A headset. There is no wireless option, but a 7.6-foot cable is available.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Staples
Worth checking out
What you need to know: If you want a quality headset that you don’t have to remember to charge, the Evolve 40 is a great middle ground.
What you’ll love: You have the option of USB or 3.5-millimeter jack connections. Jabra added an automatic busy light if you’re working around others and don’t want to be interrupted on a call. The on-ear design leaks less sound.
What you should consider: There is no wireless option or active noise cancellation. You can only use the in-line controls with the USB adapter attached.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which massage pillows are best?
A soothing and relaxing massage is always great for relieving back pain and muscle aches, but you can’t always go see a massage therapist or spa at any time of day. When you have a massage pillow, you can get the effects of a massage in the comfort of your office, home or car without seeing a massage therapist in person. It’s important to know what to look for in a massage pillow, as well as the best massage pillows on the market.
What to know before you buy a massage pillow
Choose the right size for you
Size is a crucial factor to consider when choosing a massage pillow. You need to select a massage pillow that’s big enough to target your area of concern, including the lower back, the shoulders or the neck.
Select the correct type of pillow for your needs
There are multiple kinds of massage pillows out there for a variety of different needs including massage pillows with nodes, pillows with airbags, pillows that provide a percussion-style massage, pillows that offer a kneading style massage, shiatsu style massage pillows and vibration pillows.
Find a massage pillow with a memory or recall feature
It’s important to find a massage pillow with recall or memory feature, especially if you want to treat a chronic condition or pain. This memory feature stores the type of massage you prefer, as well as the speed and the intensity, so that you can quickly and easily turn the massage pillow on and treat the problem without having to choose all of your settings.
What to look for in a quality massage pillow
Straps
It can be helpful to choose a massage pillow with straps to hold the pillow in place on a chair if you don’t want the pillow to slide around. These straps are usually composed of a stretchable material, so they can fit around almost any kind of chair back.
Power
Some massage pillows need to be plugged into a wall outlet, which can limit where you are able to use the massage pillow. But many massage pillows use rechargeable batteries, which enable you to use the pillow almost anywhere you want.
Intensity, speed and heat
You should seek out massage pillows that have multiple options when it comes to the intensity, speed and heat. Multiple intensity levels enable you to select how deeply you want the pillow to knead your muscles, depending on the amount of pain you’re experiencing or how tight your muscles are.
Different speed levels allow you to choose if you want a vigorous and intense massage or a gentle massage. And the heat settings can be helpful, especially if you suffer from back, shoulder or neck pain.
How much you can expect to spend on a massage pillow
Most massage pillows range in price from $20-130, based on the features. Basic massage pillows with a single massage style, speed option and intensity level cost $20-40, while mid-range massage pillows with a couple of options vary in price from $40-90 and high-end massage pillows with a diverse range of different features go for $90-130.
Massage pillow FAQ
Do massage pillows come with any warranty protection?
A. Most massage pillows come with some kind of warranty protection. Basic, affordable massage pillows might only provide six months to a year of warranty coverage, while high-end massage pillows usually offer up to two years of warranty protection.
Can you use a massage pillow on your lower body?
A. Most massage pillows can be used to treat and relieve muscle pain in your feet, calves and thighs, but you should check the manufacturer’s instructions for recommended use. Unless you are using the pillow in a recliner, you should lie down on a couch or bed to keep the massage pillow pressed against the correct part of your leg.
Is it safe to use a massage pillow?
A. Massage pillows are safe to use in most cases to loosen up your muscles or to treat minor pain or aches. That being said, you should speak to a doctor before using the pillow if you have recently suffered a serious injury. People who are pregnant or have serious illnesses or cardiac problems should also seek advice from a doctor before using a massage pillow.
What are the best massage pillows to buy?
Top massage pillow
Zyllion Shiatsu Pillow Massager with Heat
What you need to know: This versatile massage pillow is a customer favorite that mixes heat and firm pressure for an incredibly relaxing experience.
What you’ll love: This amazing massage pillow features a car adapter and built-in overheat protection. The compact pillow massages deep into your neck and other difficult-to-reach places.
What you should consider: The pressure of this massage pillow might be too intense for some people.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top massage pillow for the money
HoMedics Shiatsu and Vibration Massage Pillow with Heat
What you need to know: This affordable yet powerful massage pillow adds vibration and heat to loosen any tight muscles.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly, portable and small massage pillow features a user manual, a 6-inch cord, a two-year warranty and vibration and heat settings to help relax your muscles.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that this pillow is fairly loud and the massage might be too intense for some customers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Papillon Back Massager with Heat
What you need to know: This Papillon massage pillow is simple to use and uses heat and a shiatsu-style massage to help relieve muscle tension and pain.
What you’ll love: This massage pillow features three adjustable speeds, a three-year warranty, auto shutoff after 15 minutes and four three-dimensional massage modules that switch directions every minute. The pillow also uses infrared heat to relieve pain and loosen muscles.
What you should consider: This massage pillow needs to be plugged into an outlet to operate it.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which portable massage tables are best?
Other than electric or hydraulic tables, the vast majority of massage tables are designed to be collapsible and easily stored. However, there are key differences between a portable massage table designed for mobile massage therapists and tables that are designed for therapists who work in a single location. The top choice for an ultra-light table that is easy to carry is the Artechworks Portable Lightweight Massage Table.
What to know before you buy a portable massage table
Portable massage table benefits
Chair massage is a popular modality for mobile massage therapists, but a lightweight and easy-to-carry portable table will come in handy when a client requires a technique that cannot be performed in a massage chair. A portable massage table is also useful for therapists who need to store their table when it is not in use.
Portable massage tables vs. stationary massage tables
A stationary massage table tends to provide a sturdier surface than a portable massage table. Stationary massage tables frequently include hydraulics or electric power lift pedals. Portable massage tables are much lighter than stationary tables. The key features of a portable massage table are their folding hinges in the middle of the table and collapsable legs. A portable massage table will generally include a carrying handle on the side.
Carrying a portable massage table
A massage table carrying case is designed with an adjustable strap, and some are also designed with wheels. When deciding the best method to transport a portable massage table, consider the terrain you’ll be navigating. Rolling a table down a dry and smooth surface is very convenient. However, stairs, wet and bumpy surfaces make a carrying strap the better option. Adjust the carrying strap so the weight of the table is evenly distributed across the shoulders, and grab the side handle for extra support.
Portable massage table maintenance
Resist the urge to store a portable massage table in an area that is not temperature-controlled. Extreme heat or cold can damage the upholstery of a massage table. One of the most common causes of massage table damage is leaving the table in a car, exposing it to extreme temperatures. It is also a good idea to store a massage table in a carrying case while transporting or whenever it is not in use.
What to look for in a quality portable massage table
Portable massage table weight
Ideally, a portable massage table for a mobile therapist will weigh 15 pounds or less. A standard table weighing 22-46 pounds is easy enough to fold and move from room to room but is likely too heavy for the needs of a mobile therapist.
Accessories for portable massage tables
Some portable massage tables include accessories such as table and face cradle coverings, bolsters, a carrying case, arm and leg rests, pregnancy supports or even a table warmer. Consider if the included accessories are cost-effective or necessary to your individual massage practice.
Portable massage table warranties
Every massage table manufacturer and retailer offers their own unique warranty; a manufacturer’s warranty might even vary depending on which model of massage table you buy. Read the fine print closely, and save all purchase paperwork in case a warranty claim needs to be made.
How much you can expect to spend on a portable massage table
Expect to spend at least $150 all the way up to $550 for a lightweight, portable massage table.
Portable massage table FAQ
Is aluminum a sturdy enough material for massage table legs?
A. Aluminum frames are much lighter than wood frames, making them ideal for lightweight portable massage tables. However, some therapists worry that an aluminum frame is less sturdy than wood. But an aluminum frame is actually stronger than wood and is more durable. The upper limit for working weight is higher for aluminum frames, and there is a decreased risk of aluminum buckling under pressure.
What is a good working weight for a portable massage table?
A. When shopping for a portable massage table, manufacturer specs will list the table’s working weight as SWL (safe working load) or NWL (normal working load). A good working weight for a lightweight, portable massage table is anywhere between 250-350 pounds. Even better are tables with a working weight of 500 pounds or more.
What’s the best portable massage table to buy?
Top portable massage table
Artechworks Portable Lightweight Massage Table
What you need to know: A 27.6-pound table with sturdy aluminium legs and 2.5-inch, high-density padding.
What you’ll love: Includes a carrying bag for easy transportation.
What you should consider: As the table starts to wear out, creaking noises can be heard, which some clients find distracting.
Where to buy: Amazon
Top portable massage table for the money
Earthlite Portable Massage Table LUNA
What you need to know: This lightweight table is 29 pounds, with a working weight of 750 pounds. Its features include memory foam cushion, T6 quality aluminum legs and a carrying case.
What you’ll love: This table comes with Earthlite’s three-year warranty on upholstery and construction materials.
What you should consider: Slightly heavier and more difficult to carry than other lightweight tables.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Yaheetech Massage Table Portable Massage
What you need to know: The aluminum, alloy and plastic construction is lightweight, and the PVC leather is durable.
What you’ll love: This low-priced table includes a pair of armrests and a hand pallet.
What you should consider: A carrying bag is not included.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which face shield is best?
Washing your hands frequently, maintaining a safe social distance from other people and wearing a face mask are all excellent ways to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus and other illnesses. If you want an extra layer of protection, a face shield is another great piece of personal protective equipment or PPE. It’s important to understand why face shields are necessary, which features to look for and the best face shields on the market today.
What to know before you buy a face shield
Choose the right type of face shield for you
Face shields are usually either attached to a headband or glasses. If you already wear glasses on a daily basis, you need to make sure that your face shield is compatible with your glasses. If you choose a headband-style face shield, then you should make sure that the shield doesn’t sit too close to your face, to ensure there will be enough room for your glasses to fit under the shield.
Find the correct fit for you
Face shields can typically be adjusted by loosening or tightening the elastic straps or adjusting the notch like you would on a baseball cap.
Look for proper coverage
Your face shield should start about 1 inch above your eyebrows and come well past your chin to offer the most protection. The shield should also wrap around the side of your head and stop just in front of your ears.
What to look for in a quality face shield
Rigidity
The rigidity and thickness of the plastic face shield should not be an issue for most people. A lightweight or thin piece of plastic should be acceptable for most people. That being said, you might need a more rigid face shield that meets particular specifications for your work environment. In that case, you should look for a rigid face shield model.
Coating
You can treat the plastic on a face shield with a coating to improve safety and durability. Some face shields are coated to be glare-resistant or scratch-resistant, while other face shields are tinted or provide UV protection.
Comfort
Many face shields provide a small piece of foam that rests on your forehead for extra comfort. Look for a face shield with softer foam or hypoallergenic foam, especially if you have any sensitivities.
How much you can expect to spend on a face shield
You can typically spend anywhere from $3-6 for an individual face shield, but the price per face shield decreases when you buy them in bulk. If you want a more stylish face shield or something more durable, you might spend $15-20 for each face shield.
Face shield FAQ
What is the purpose of a face shield?
A. A face shield is meant to protect the face and eyes of the person wearing it from infection and other possible hazards. Face shields are mainly worn by healthcare professionals, including dental hygienists, who are prone to splatters and splashes on the job. Many painting and cleaning professionals also wear face shields to protect their faces and eyes from hazardous substances.
Can a face shield be worn in place of a mask to protect you from COVID-19?
A. No, a face shield should not be worn in place of a mask to protect you from COVID-19. A face mask is meant to help decrease the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, since saying just a short phrase aloud can release hundreds of viral droplets into the air to infect other people. Wearing a face mask can dramatically decrease the number of viral droplets released into the air.
On the other hand, a face shield is mainly used to protect the wearer from splatters. Viral droplets can easily get around the face shield no matter which direction they’re traveling, out or in, since there is no seal around the nose and mouth. That being said, a face shield should not be worn in place of a face mask to protect against the COVID-19 virus. Instead, a face shield should be worn in addition to a face mask for additional protection.
Are there any disadvantages to wearing a face shield?
A. The advantages of wearing a face shield outweigh the disadvantages for many people, but there are a few problems to consider. Face shields are bulkier and larger than safety goggles. Some face shields don’t provide enough clearance if you need to wear one over a respirator. Some face shields also have a glare or fog, which makes it harder to see clearly through the face shield.
What are the best face shields to buy?
Top face shield
TCP Global Salon World Safety Face Shields with Glasses Frames
What you need to know: Considered the best of the best, this professional reusable face shield offers full-face shields to protect eyes, nose, mouth with a lifetime guarantee.
What you’ll love: This superior face shield is composed of a top-quality 25 pack of face shields with glasses frames. The shield is also made of ultra-clear thick plastic and anti-fog coatings and covers a large protection area from the chin to the eyebrows.
What you should consider: They come with a glasses frame and avoid a Headband, so wearing any other regular goggles with this face shield may not be possible.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top face shield for the money
What you need to know: This budget-friendly face shield option provides amazing visibility and is made of high-quality plastic.
What you’ll love: This crystal clear face shield is perfect for virus protection and use in most work environments. The product comes with a pack of 10 lightweights, yet durable, protective face shields, and the PET plastic is anti-fogging with excellent optics.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that the fit of this face shield is not customizable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This reusable, custom-fit face shield comes with adjustable materials to fit both adults and children.
What you’ll love: This pack of six full-face shields are composed of PET plastic with anti-fog coating and hypoallergenic foam that can be trimmed to the length you prefer. The wrap-around elastic band can be adjusted as well to fit smaller heads.
What you should consider: It’s important to consider that this face shield can leave marks and scratch easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which foam rollers for sciatica are best?
Shooting pain that radiates down the legs from the lower back is associated with sciatica and can be debilitating. One way to naturally relieve sciatica pain is to stretch the affected area with a foam roller. There are a wide variety of foam rollers on the market that can be used to manage sciatica. The top choice for an inclusive foam rolling kit that can be used to target the pain from sciatica is the Odoland Foam Roller Set. However, there are other foam roller options that effectively prevent the onset of sciatica pain.
What to know before you buy a foam roller for sciatica
What is sciatica?
Sciatica is a medical condition that occurs when the sciatic nerve becomes impinged due to injury or postural imbalances. The sciatic nerve begins in the lower back (lumbar spine) and runs down the legs. The radiating pain that is associated with sciatic travels down the path of the sciatic nerve. Usually sciatic pain only occurs on one side of the body and is accompanied by numbness, tingling and muscle weakness.
According to MedlinePlus, causes of sciatica include:
- Poor posture that leads to a spinal compression of the sciatic nerve.
- Ruptured intervertebral disk.
- Spinal stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spinal canal that puts pressure on the sciatic nerve.
- Injuries that affect the sciatic nerve, such as a pelvic fracture.
Foam roller benefits
The top benefit associated with foam rollers for sciatica is the self-myofascial release technique. Myofascial release therapy is the process of increasing blood flow to tight muscle tissue. Fascia is a type of connective tissue that surrounds muscles and bones. Myofascial release is a massage technique that manipulates the fascial tissues that are causing muscle tension by increasing blood flow and circulation. Myofascial pain typically happens because of muscle injury, overuse and postural imbalances. Foam rolling can also increase range of motion, decrease inflammation and relieve muscle soreness. Finally, foam rolling is an effective tool to stretch muscles before and after physical activity.
How to manage sciatica with a foam roller
To manage sciatica, all of the muscle groups that contribute to postural imbalance will need to be addressed. Start by situating the foam roller under one muscle group at a time, then rolling the area for about a minute. If an especially tender area is found, maintain pressure with the roller in that area for an additional minute or so until the tenderness has significantly decreased.
Spending prolonged periods sitting is a common source of postural imbalance, so don’t ignore the benefits of an ergonomic chair in helping to alleviate sciatica pain.
What to look for in a quality foam roller for sciatica
Foam roller construction
Foam rollers come in one of three construction types: open-cell, EPP and EVA.
Open-cell
The most inexpensive foam rollers on the market are produced with open-cell construction. Open-cell foam rollers are suitable for self-myofascial release to manage sciatica pain. However, they tend to break down much faster than closed-cell rollers such as EPP and EVA rollers.
EPP
An EPP foam roller is a closed-cell roller that is made from EPP foam beads. They are still relatively inexpensive and are generally more durable than open-cell rollers.
EVA
The professional-grade foam rollers on the market are EVA rollers. Frequently found at gyms or rehab clinics, EVA rollers are known for their durability.
Foam roller size
Foam rollers are usually 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Some prefer to use 3- to 4-inch foam rollers for a targeted approach that works deeper into a muscle group. Choose whichever diameter offers the most stability and control while being moved under the body.
Foam roller kits
A foam roller kit includes tools that can be used to target sciatica nerve compression. Here are the best foam roller kit tools to consider for sciatica:
Muscle roller stick
The key difference between a foam roller and a muscle roller stick is the method in which pressure is applied for self-myofascial release. A muscle roller stick can be used for areas that are harder to roll with a foam roller, such as the inner thigh, shins and quads.
Stretching strap
A stretching strap can be used to gradually increase the depth of a stretch without needing the aid of another person. Wrap one end of a stretch strap around the foot and grab the handle to stretch the hamstrings and quads.
Massage balls
Massage balls can be used to work deeper into muscles and reach areas that foam rollers can’t. There are various sizes and textures of massage balls that can be used for trigger point work and myofascial release in the arms, neck, shoulders, glutes and feet.
How much you can expect to spend on a foam roller for sciatica
A foam roller that comes with a kit to target sciatica pain will run between $20-$60, depending upon the construction materials and number of additional tools that are included.
Foam roller for sciatica FAQ
Is pain relief cream helpful for sciatica?
A. Pain relief creams contain numbing agents meant to relieve nerve pain and increase blood flow. Applying a pain relief cream to address sciatica may offer short-term relief.
What is the difference between sciatica and piriformis syndrome?
A. In both sciatica and piriformis syndrome, the sciatic nerve is impinged, causing pain. However, in piriformis syndrome, the piriformis muscle located in the glutes becomes tight and presses on the sciatic nerve, causing pain. Massaging the piriformis muscle will effectively relieve pain from piriformis syndrome.
What’s the best foam roller for sciatica to buy?
Top foam roller for sciatica
What you need to know: A large 18-inch EVA foam roller that offers full-body coverage with a high-density PVC core for durability.
What you’ll love: In addition to a roller, the price includes a muscle roller stick, massage balls and a portable bag.
What you should consider: The foam roller is slightly shorter than preferred for rolling the back.
Where to buy: Amazon
Top foam roller for sciatica for the money
321 Strong 5 in 1 Foam Roller Set
What you need to know: This textured triple-zone massage roller has end caps that open to store the included accessories (massage stick, stretch strap and massage balls).
What you’ll love: The roller comes with a lifetime manufacturer’s warranty and money-back guarantee.
What you should consider: The end caps may become loose over time.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Designed by a chiropractor to enhance spinal flexibility, this roller looks like a wheel with a gap and has four rows of large bumps, which decreases pressure on the spine.
What you’ll love: Constructed with EVA foam, this roller can withstand weights of up to 1,000 pounds.
What you should consider: Some find the design of this roller painful to use compared to traditional-shaped rollers.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which lancing devices are best?
Daily blood glucose testing is a crucial part of the daily routine for many type 1 and type 2 diabetics. Your blood glucose levels determine the effectiveness of blood sugar control routines and how many units of insulin to inject before meals.
That’s why it’s so important to find the right lancing device to gather your blood samples without causing unnecessary pain or skin damage. It’s also crucial to know the features to look for in a lancing device, as well as the best options on the market today.
What to know before you buy a lancing device
Lancet depth selection
Some people have callused or thick skin, while other people have very thin skin, but the best lancing devices enable you to adjust the depth and power of the stick to meet your particular needs. It’s important to find a model that provides at least 6 degrees of depth selection.
Barrel design
There is a noticeable difference between the lengths of the barrels on different lancing devices. Some barrels are fairly large, while other barrels are small enough to be concealed in your palm. Installing a new multi-click barrel or changing out a single lancet should be fairly straightforward.
Lancet compatibility
Some lancing devices are not compatible with a diverse assortment of different lancets. It’s important to look for a universal lancing device that accepts lancets from multiple different manufacturers, as long as they meet a particular industry standard.
What to look for in a quality lancing device
Alternative blood sampling
The fingertips are typically the best location for a blood glucose sample collection, but some people say that the process gets more painful over long periods of time. You can try alternating fingers or hands to address the problem, but this does not always work. It can help to find an alternative collection site, like the thigh, the upper arm, the forearm or the palm.
Keep in mind that not all lancing devices provide the option of alternative site blood sample collection, but the feature should be mentioned in the packaging or the product description if it is an option. A lancing device meant for alternative sites typically features a special transparent cap that fits over the end of the barrel. The cap offers extra pressure and a slight vacuum when using an alternative site and enables you to see when you have obtained the sample.
Vacuum-powered extraction
Another common issue that many people see is an insufficient blood sample, since the lancet sometimes doesn’t penetrate the skin deeply enough. Some high-end lancing devices feature powered vacuum caps to address this issue. The vacuum seal allows the blood to flow without a second lancing or painful squeezing.
Ergonomic design
There are many mid-range and high-end lancing devices out there with ergonomic designs for optimized comfort in the hand. These devices are typically easier to control than the more basic devices.
How much you can expect to spend on a lancing device
Inexpensive lancing devices usually go for less than $10, while mid-range lancing devices vary in price from $10-35 and high-end lancing devices cost over $35.
Lancing device FAQ
Can you and your partner share the same lancing device if you are both type 2 diabetics?
A. Yes, you can share the same lancing device to get your blood samples, but keep in mind that you should not use the same lancets. It’s important to make sure that the lancing device includes a fresh and sterile lancet each and every time you or your partner uses it to draw blood.
How do you tell which setting is right for you on a lancing device with multiple settings?
A. There are multiple different ways you can figure out the best setting for your fingertips. Some people automatically set their new lancing device to a standard, medium level and adjust either up or down after their first test with the device.
Other users begin at the lowest setting and work their way up to higher settings until they find a setting that punctures the skin without causing unnecessary pain or penetrating too deeply.
What’s the best lancing device to buy?
Top lancing device
What you need to know: This comprehensive lancing device may be a little pricey, but it provides versatility and a nearly pain-free operation.
What you’ll love: This Genteel lancing device features a vacuum pump, nearly painless lancet sticks and six depth levels. The lancing device is also suitable for use on animals and enables users to draw various amounts of blood.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that the vacuum pump on this lancing device doesn’t always draw blood, so squeezing some blood out may be needed.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top lancing device for the money
Active Forward Microlet Lancing Device with 100 Active Forward 30-Gauge Lancets
What you need to know: This affordable, entry-level lancing device is an excellent option for people who are new to diabetic blood glucose testing.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly lancing device features 100 ultra-thin lancets and fits most travel-size test kits. It also works on alternative sites, like the forearm, and the quick deployment reduces any anxiety.
What you should consider: The lancets might be too wide to fit the device correctly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Care Touch Microlet with 300 Twist-Top Lancets, 30-Gauge
What you need to know: This budget-friendly and reliably sharp lancing device is a great option to replace a higher end brand.
What you’ll love: This affordable lancing device features super sharp, color-coded lancets for simpler identification and a long shelf life. The lancing device also accommodates multiple brands of lancets.
What you should consider: It’s important to consider that the spring can wear out after some time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which light therapy lamp is best?
A light therapy lamp can help boost your mood, whether you are experiencing depression or your mood is simply worse than normal. Light therapy lamps impact the chemicals in your brain linked to sleep and mood, and they can help decrease the signs and symptoms of seasonal depression. It’s important to understand what to look for when purchasing a light therapy lamp, as well as the best options on the market.
What to know before you buy a light therapy lamp
Consider your budget
Think about your budget when you are deciding which type of light therapy lamp to buy. These lamps vary in price, depending on their size and intensity, but you can typically expect to pay anywhere from $30-200.
Use your light therapy lamp in the morning
It’s important to use a light therapy lamp in the morning, starting with 20-30 minutes at a time to see if the light therapy boosts your mood. If you don’t feel any effects from that 20- to 30-minute session, then you can increase your time to an hour each day.
Find the right size for you
Light therapy lamps come in a wide range of different sizes, from larger, box style lamps to small, tabletop lamps. It’s important to choose the right size for you, but keep in mind that smaller lamps might be less effective.
What to look for in a quality light therapy lamp
Intensity
The intensity of the light therapy lamp is the primary factor in predicting the effectiveness of the lamp. The intensity of the light from the lamp is measured in a unit known as lux. The lux describes how brightly your eyes perceive the light.
Light therapy lamps typically fall into a range of 2,500-10,000 lux. In comparison, the average rating for home lighting is about 50 lux. Light therapy lamps with 10,000 lux are recommended for the fastest treatment.
Full-spectrum vs. broad-spectrum
Some light therapy lamps feature broad-spectrum light, while other lamps use full-spectrum light. Broad-spectrum light is usually whitish in color and does not contain any UV rays, while full-spectrum light has a bluish color and features wavelengths from infrared to near-ultraviolet. You should make sure that the UV light is filtered out if you use a full-spectrum bulb, since the UV rays can damage and burn your skin.
Timer
Having a built-in timer on your light therapy lamp is important, since the timer can automatically keep track of how long your light therapy sessions are. These timers make it easier to offer accurate records, particularly if your doctor wants you to track the amount of time you spend with the light therapy lamp.
How much you can expect to spend on a light therapy lamp
Most light therapy lamps vary in price between $30 and $200. You can usually expect to spend $30-40 for small, 2,500 lux lamps, $45-65 for small, 7,500-8,000 lux lamps, $70-90 for larger lamps with 7,500-8,000 lux, $75-100 for small, 10,000 lux lamps and $100-200 for larger 10,000 lux lamps.
Light therapy lamp FAQ
Are there side effects to using a light therapy lamp?
A. There are some side effects from using light therapy lamps, but they are typically minor. Some light therapy lamp users report getting jitters, anxiety and headaches when they first start using the lamps.
These side effects typically go away after just a few days, but you can also decrease the chance of experiencing these side effects by beginning your light therapy lamp usage with shorter sessions. Keep in mind that you should speak to an eye doctor before using a light therapy lamp if you have any eye disease or vision problems.
Do you need to stare into the lamp to get the benefits?
A. No, you should actually not stare directly into the light of the lamp, since it can lead to retina or cornea damage. The light therapy lamp should instead be positioned so that it shines down at you from an elevated position.
What are the best light therapy lamps to buy?
Top light therapy lamp
Verilux HappyLight VT22 Bright White Therapy Light
What you need to know: This best-in-class light therapy lamp offers highly effective light therapy and is considered an industry leader.
What you’ll love: This incredibly light therapy lamp features a spacious light surface, a sleek design, bright light and a fairly compact size. It can be positioned either vertically or horizontally.
What you should consider: Keep in mind that some customers have reported faulty units.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top light therapy lamp for the money
Verilux HappyLight V10 Compact Light Therapy Lamp
What you need to know: This effective and portable light therapy lamp from Verilux provides light therapy at an accessible price.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly yet well-made light therapy lamp features a small and durable design that is meant for travel and use in small spaces. The lamp emits bright light and is an excellent option for prolonged use.
What you should consider: It’s important to consider that this lamp gets fairly hot, particularly when you use it for extended periods of time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Circadian Optics Lumos 2.0 Light Therapy Lamp
What you need to know: This budget-friendly light therapy lamp is effective, small and discreet and is an excellent option for personal use.
What you’ll love: This affordable light therapy lamp is meant for people who live in regions with dark and long winters. The lamp is easy to adjust, features a trim design and emits bright, full-spectrum light.
What you should consider: The power cord on this light therapy lamp is not very long.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which N95 carbon filter masks are best?
When contaminants from the environment get into your lungs, they can do damage. A proper respirator mask can filter out these undesirable elements and help to ensure you’re breathing clean air.
To be the most effective, a mask must have different types of filtering material. An N95 carbon filter mask not only filters out extremely small particles, it can remove some gases and odors from the air as well. 3M’s Aura Particulate Respirator 9205 is a highly desirable mask because it can block up to 95 percent of particles that are as small as 0.3 microns in diameter, and it was designed to accommodate safety eyewear.
What to know before you buy an N95 carbon filter mask
What does N95 mean?
The N95 designation indicates two ratings. The N means that the mask is rated for use with non-oil-based particles. In short, these are dust particles that are related to materials such as coal, flour, metal, wood and pollen. By comparison, oil-based particles come from products such as solvents or pesticides. The 95 means the mask is capable of blocking 95 percent of those non-oil-based particles that are as small as 0.3 microns.
What does a carbon filter do?
A carbon filter traps gases and odors through adsorption. Unlike absorption, where particles are absorbed into a material, with adsorption, molecules attach to the outer surface, much like a magnet will attract and hold iron filings. Typically, a carbon filter works with the gases found in smoke or ones that are given off by drying paint or cleaning products.
What to look for in a quality N95 carbon filter mask
Adjustable elastic straps
The best N95 carbon filter mask will have adjustable elastic straps that allow the wearer to attach the mask securely and comfortably to the face and head. If the mask isn’t secure, it will allow air to seep in around the edges of the mask instead of traveling through the filtering material.
Soft, metallic nose piece
You will want a mask that has a soft, metallic nose piece that can be gently molded (not bent) around the nose. This helps ensure a better fit, allowing for no gaps around the edge of the mask as it crosses over the bridge of your nose.
Cool air filter
Some of the best N95 carbon filter masks feature a small, one-way valve that allows you to keep the mask clear of the warm, moist air that you exhale. This feature helps keep heat and moisture from building up inside the mask and allows it to be worn for longer periods in hotter, more humid environments.
How much you can expect to spend on an N95 carbon filter mask
N95 carbon filter masks are frequently sold in packs of five or more, with the price per mask ranging anywhere from $1 to $5 each.
N95 carbon filter mask FAQ
What is the difference between an N95 mask and a KN95 mask?
A. They are very similar. An N95 mask must meet standards that are set in the U.S., while the KN95 mask must meet standards that are set in China. Both are rated to capture 95 percent of particles that are as small as 0.3 microns. However, the China standards require a fit test on humans, while the U.S. standards do not call for this. On the other hand, N95 masks have stricter standards for breathability. Be aware that according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 60 percent of KN95 respirators sold in the U.S. are counterfeit.
What is NIOSH?
A. NIOSH stands for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. It is the U.S. agency that is responsible for conducting research and providing testing, approval and certification that assure respirators used in the workplace perform up to standards.
What’s the best N95 carbon filter mask to buy?
Top N95 carbon filter mask
3M Aura Particulate Respirator 9205
What you need to know: If you are looking for an N95 mask that can offer a snug fit for a wide range of faces, this is the one you’ll want to get.
What you’ll love: With its curved, low profile, this mask was designed to prevent your eyewear from fogging up.
What you should consider: Some users report that the mask itself has an odor like burnt rubber.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top N95 carbon filter mask for the money
Activated Carbon 6-Layer KN95 Masks
What you need to know: This KN95 mask offers the wearer six layers of protection to help ensure your safety.
What you’ll love: The six layers in this affordable face mask help keep undesirable particles from entering your respiratory system. This mask features latex-free straps and an adjustable nose piece with a pad to offer a better fit. The built-in breathing vent helps improve airflow.
What you should consider: Breathing while wearing this mask may be slightly more restrictive when compared to wearing an N95 mask.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
3M Particulate Respirator 8576 with Nuisance Level Acid Gas Relief
What you need to know: This N95 mask features a carbon filter that is designed to help provide relief against nuisance levels of acid gases.
What you’ll love: The cool flow exhalation valve in this mask makes it suitable for use in hot or humid environments or for long periods of wear. The highly charged microfibers in this mask help enhance its ability to capture airborne particles. It is best for use when grinding, sanding, sweeping or bagging.
What you should consider: This respirator may be a little large for individuals with smaller faces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which blanket basket is best?
Having a selection of cozy throws on hand is a great way to add warmth and comfort to an afternoon on the couch or an evening of watching your favorite television show. But throw blankets can easily add visual clutter when they’re not in use. Enter the blanket basket: folding your throws for neat storage out of sight is a great way to make your space look neat while adding all the style and panache of a great basket.
If you’re looking for a quality, inexpensive blanket basket, the Superior Wicker Basket by Dovecote is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a blanket basket
The decor of the room
Baskets are not all alike. They come in styles ranging from boho to elegant. Baskets made of wicker and other grass-like materials look great in more casual decor, whereas woolen or fabric-based baskets are a good choice for more modern rooms.
Adaptability to pets
Wicker baskets look great but can provide an irresistible scratching post for cats. If you’ve got cats, you may want to opt for a blanket basket that’s smooth and less enticing for them. On the other hand, woolen baskets can sometimes prove a temptation for dogs, particularly younger ones who like to chew. So consider your pets and their behavior when deciding on your basket.
Covered vs. open
A covered basket keeps its contents neat and out of sight. An open basket helps you create a tableau, with beautifully-arranged baskets and pillows adding visual interest to a room. For example, consider using a blanket basket with neatly-rolled quilts you can easily pull out for baby’s tummy time, or even to hold easily-accessible towels in a guest bedroom.
What to look for in a quality blanket basket
Size
Consider how many blankets you want to keep handy and shop accordingly. Take into account the amount of floor space available. Buy a blanket basket that’s roomy enough to hold all the blankets you’ll reasonably need without creating too big of a footprint for the room.
Recycled materials
If protecting the environment is high up on your list of values, look for a basket made of recycled material, such as rubber, plastic, rope or felt from reused items. You can also shop for wicker made of easily-renewed materials, such as bamboo.
Washability
Homes with small children or pets will benefit from buying a basket that’s easily tossed in the washing machine for a quick spruce-up. Look for fabric baskets that hold their shape and are clearly labeled as machine washable. Be sure to look at the care instructions for drying, as it is often in the dryer that baskets lose their shape. If the basket has any wool in it, err on the side of caution and air dry it.
How much you can expect to spend on a blanket basket
Blanket baskets range from $20 to around $70. Larger baskets containing pricier materials, like wooden handles, will lean to the higher end of the range, while simple, woven baskets can be found for less.
Blanket basket FAQ
What’s the best way to style a blanket basket?
A. There are as many ways to style your basket as there are rooms with blanket baskets. You can start with a simple stack of two or three neatly-folded throws. If you want to add more pizazz to the look, fold the blankets lengthwise into fours, then carefully wrap them from one end to the other to create a tube (it should be no taller than a foot and a half to maintain its stability). Tie it with a ribbon or a piece of twine to keep it wrapped, then stand it up with one or two other similar-wrapped blankets. Add a small pillow up front to complete the look. You can substitute holiday-appropriate pillows as the seasons change.
What are the best materials for blanket baskets?
A. Consider the room’s natural activity, as well as its humidity level. If you want to place a blanket basket in a humid area, such as a screened-in porch or a leaky basement, consider a material that won’t mold or mildew, like wire. For homes where there is a lot of dust, pet dander or pet hair floating about, a basket with a detachable, easily washed liner can be a real lifesaver.
What’s the best blanket basket to buy?
Top blanket basket
Superior Wicker Basket by Dovecote
What you need to know: This extra-large natural hyacinth wicker basket has a rectangular yet rounded shape and is deep enough to hold all your favorite throws.
What you’ll love: The round silver handles add a stylish, modern vibe to this beautifully constructed basket. The textured design looks great in modern or casual decor.
What you should consider: More classic or traditional decor may benefit from a less textured basket to maintain the look.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Top blanket basket for the money
Wicker Basket by Andover Mills
What you need to know: Classic and understated, this basket keeps throws neat without drawing a lot of attention to itself.
What you’ll love: The liner detaches, making it a breeze to toss in the wash to keep your basket clean.
What you should consider: At just 12 inches wide, this compact basket will only hold one throw or two thinner ones.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Worth checking out
Best Choice Products Vintage Multipurpose Hyacinth Storage Basket
What you need to know: The gorgeous, durable design of this basket will make it a favorite for a long time to come.
What you’ll love: This comes in two colors, natural and brown, allowing you to match your decor perfectly. The cover is stylish and keeps contents out of sight for a neat, polished look.
What you should consider: If you like the look of a throw draped casually over the edge of a basket, the cover may prevent you from achieving it. Consider propping the cover up on its side if you want to keep the basket open.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Maytag range is best?
The most important appliances in any kitchen are the stovetop and the oven. With these two appliances, frequently combined into one for convenience, you can create almost any dish you’d like. These are high-cost, long-term investments, however, so you should love, trust and care for your appliance.
The best Maytag range is the Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Slide-In Gas Range. This top-of-the-line range has strong and consistent burners with an excellent conventional/convection oven that makes it more than worth its admittedly high price.
What to know before you buy a Maytag range
Gas vs. electric
Gas: Gas is both more affordable and more precise to cook with. These ranges heat up much faster and cool down quicker as well. They do require access to a gas line to operate, which some homes don’t have access to. They also need to be installed by a professional due to the hazards an improperly installed gas range poses.
Electric: While electric ranges still heat up quite quickly, they take much longer to cool down as the heat remains trapped in the heating surface. This can also lead to accidents as you may not know if the stove is still hot or not. They are a bit safer in the long run and don’t wear out your cooking equipment quite as fast. They’re also easier to install and clean.
Freestanding vs. slide-in
Freestanding: Freestanding Maytag ranges are designed to be placed anywhere, a boon for those who like to rearrange a room. They are rarely flush against a wall or counter, however.
Slide-in: Slide-ins have no finished side other than the front. They are designed to be slid flush against a wall and counter or cabinets, and are not intended to be moved once placed.
What to look for in a quality Maytag range
Power Preheat
Maytag ovens can potentially employ their trademarked Power Preheat system to rapidly heat an oven to the desired temperature, much faster than a standard oven could achieve.
Dual Choice Element
Exclusive to some electric Maytag ranges, Dual-Choice Elements allow you to change the size of a given burner to better fit the size of a given pot or pan.
Third element
Certain ovens in Maytag’s ranges feature a third heating element that allows for convection cooking, which is essentially the use of a fan to circulate heated air around the food for reduced cooking times and a more balanced baking and broiling experience.
How much you can expect to spend on a Maytag range
Maytag is an excellent brand for many different appliances, including their ranges, and because of that they can be pricier than other options. Their low-end ranges typically start lower than $800, although these options are limited in many ways. The average Maytag range can be $800-$1,200 although the highest-quality Maytags can stretch to $2,000 or more.
Maytag range FAQ
Which is the safest: a Maytag gas range or Maytag electric range?
A. There’s no such thing as a perfectly safe range of any kind; it’s still a device that can reach incredibly high temperatures with the press of a button. That said, gas ranges get hotter and cool down faster thanks to the use of an open flame. They are also easier to tell at a glance if the stove is off. Electric ranges are much easier and safer to install, however, as gas ranges are strongly recommended to be installed by a professional.
What’s the best way to clean a Maytag range?
A. Regarding the oven, you should remove and soak the racks before scrubbing them clean in a mix of warm water and soap, and then drying them. The interior should be coated with a mix of baking soda and water which should sit for 20 minutes before being wiped down and sprayed with a mix of water and vinegar.
The exterior should be cleaned with a cleaner appropriate to its material, i.e. ceramic cleaners or stainless steel cleaners for matching ranges. Gas ranges can have their burner grates removed and cleaned like the racks of the oven.
What’s the best Maytag range to buy?
Top Maytag range
Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Slide-In Gas Range
What you need to know: While the price tag may be high, the excellent quality of both the cooktop and the oven are easily worth it.
What you’ll love: Simple control knobs and a detailed control panel make fine tuning this Maytag range for your recipes a breeze.
What you should consider: The grates are made of cast iron, making them quite difficult to move when cleaning.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Top Maytag range for the money
Maytag 30 in. 6.4 cu. Ft. Electric Range
What you need to know: A solid and affordable electric range option, it isn’t without a few flaws.
What you’ll love: The stainless steel is smudge resistant while the burners and oven admirably perform their duties.
What you should consider: The glass cooktop scratches quite easily and the oven can take a while to preheat.
Where to buy: Home Depot
Worth checking out
Maytag 30 in. 5.8 cu. Ft. Gas Range
What you need to know: This is an excellent gas option for those who cook often.
What you’ll love: An included griddle plate adds variety to what you can cook, and it’s very easy to keep the unit clean.
What you should consider: Even on the lowest settings, the burners heat up very quickly. This can affect dishes that need to be made over low heat.
Where to buy: Home Depot
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Which Instant Pot accessory is best?
When it comes to pressure cookers, it’s tough to find a more reliable brand than Instant Pot. You probably understand just how powerful the appliance can be, but if you add a few Instant Pot accessories to your kitchen, you’ll be impressed by your new culinary options.
The best Instant Pot accessories are made directly by Instant Pot with the Instant Pot Offical Cook/Bake Set. This collection is perfect for anything from pressure cooking eggs to baking and they are made to fit both 6- and 8-quart sizes. This set is made of BPA-free silicone and/or stainless steel.
What to know before you buy an Instant Pot accessory
Your Instant Pot
Instant Pot makes quite a variety of models, all of which have different features, settings and sizes to take into consideration before you buy an accessory for them. If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet or you aren’t sure what model you have, do some research before buying any accessories.
Your goals
You can potentially buy a huge accessory pack and only use three of those items. Don’t unnecessarily waste your money. Think about your specific cooking needs and only buy the accessories you know you’ll use; for example, yogurt-making gear or egg-related items if you’re a breakfast fan.
First vs. third party
Just as there are more brands of pressure cooker than Instant Pot, there are more brands of pressure cooker accessories. While Instant Pot brand accessories are guaranteed to work with an Instant Pot and have better warranties because of it, they also cost more when alternate brand (third-party) accessories are frequently just as reliable while maintaining a cheaper price point.
What to look for in a quality Instant Pot accessory
Accessory options
Egg accessories: Egg racks are an excellent option for breaking out of your Instant Pot shell. Some racks are even stackable so you can make enough to feed a large group of people, or just cook in bulk.
Steaming inserts: You can turn your pressure cooker into a steamer with these inserts, perfect for things like dumplings, vegetables and fish.
Extra sealing rings: The sealing ring around the lid is what keeps the pressure during the pressure cooking. They can break over time and also tend to absorb odors which make many people prefer to use different rings for different foods.
How much you can expect to spend on an Instant Pot accessory
Instant Pot accessories can greatly vary in cost depending on the material, brand and if they are sold individually or as part of a collection. Individual accessories can cost $5-20, while packs of various sizes and brands can go for $20-50.
Instant Pot accessory FAQ
How can you tell if an accessory is compatible with your Instant Pot?
A. The easiest way to tell is if the product description mentions compatibility with your appliance. If the description fails to mention anything explicitly, you should obtain the dimensions and specifications of the accessory to ensure it will fit and that it’s oven-safe.
Are there any accessories you should obtain first?
A. Not necessarily. First make sure you’re completely comfortable with your standard Instant Pot. After that, you should have a good idea of what else you want to be making and can choose the right accessory or set for that purpose.
What should you do if the accessory you bought gets damaged after use in the Instant Pot?
A. If you have a damaged Instant Pot branded accessory, contact Instant Pot with the details of the damage and include pictures for a clearer description. If it’s a third-party accessory, contact that accessory’s manufacturer with the same information. Ensure your damaged accessory was designed for use in a pressure cooker, as the damage may not be covered in its warranty if not.
What’s the best Instant Pot accessory to buy?
Top Instant Pot accessory
Instant Pot Offical Cook/Bake Set
What you need to know: When you want to ensure your accessories will be compatible with your Instant Pot, stick to the Instant Pot brand.
What you’ll love: This particular set is designed to work in either 6- or 8-quart sized Instant Pots.
What you should consider: They aren’t designed for use in anything except an Instant Pot and the racks don’t fold for easy storage.
Top Instant Pot accessory for the money
MIBOTE 27-Piece Accessories Set for Instant Pot
What you need to know: A huge collection of accessories, they are made to fit most sizes of Instant Pot.
What you’ll love: All of the included accessories are made of either food-grade silicone and/or stainless steel, plus are all dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: In very rare instances, some of the accessories arrived broken.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Aiduy 18-Piece Pressure Cooker Accessories Set
What you need to know: A smaller collection of accessories than the MIBOTE option, this set is still an excellent offering.
What you’ll love: The springform pan is nonstick and the assortment is BPA-free and dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: The grippers can become quite hot and there were rare reports of missing accessories.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which Instant Pot springform pan is best?
You may or may not be surprised to find out that your Instant Pot can be used to bake. You’ll need some accessories, though, sold separately from the Instant Pot. If cake is your main goal, you’ll need a springform pan. You can also use the pan in the oven if you find you prefer the oven over your Instant Pot, so this option gives you flexibility in the kitchen.
The best Instant Pot springform pan is the Nordic Ware 7-Inch Leakproof Springform Pan. This is the tallest available springform pan, and while you can purchase a 9-inch option, only the 7-inch will fit in an Instant Pot.
What to know before you buy an Instant Pot springform pan
Why springform over traditional cake pans?
It’s true that a standard cake pan can be used in your Instant Pot, but the benefits of a springform make baking much easier. To start, getting your baked goods out of a springform pan is now much easier. Now there’s no need to invert the pan or try to cut, scoop or otherwise scrape it out, with a springform you just release the latch and boom, it’s out. It also results in smoother edges and makes layering easier.
What you can and can’t cook
Instant Pots use a combination of steam and pressure to cook food instead of the dry heat of an oven. This alters the way recipes react when cooked; for example, you’ll never get a golden top crust in a pressure cooker. Anything too watery or thin won’t cook properly, so stick to thicker foods such as brownies, cakes or even pizza.
What to look for in a quality Instant Pot springform pan
Measurements
There are three key measurements to consider when purchasing a springform pan: diameter, depth and thickness of the material. For example, you can’t use a pan larger than 7 inches or it won’t fit in any Instant Pot.
Material
Typically, you’ll find springform pans made of either stainless steel, food-grade silicone or anodized aluminum. They all generally perform the same, although aluminum does heat and cool faster for a slightly more even bake. Make sure the pan is BPA-free and has a nonstick coating, if possible.
Leakproof
The two-piece construction of a springform pan does mean that leaks are an issue. To best avoid leaks, double-check the security of the latch, avoid using it for watery foods and line the pan with foil before use.
How much you can expect to spend on an Instant Pot springform pan
Springform pans usually don’t cost too much money. You can purchase a single springform pan for $5-15 depending on size, method of construction and brand. You can also buy multiple-pan packs that include various sizes for $20-30 if you need to make tiered cakes, for example.
Instant Pot springform pan FAQ
My springform pan is nonstick but my cakes are still sticking. Why is that and how can I prevent it?
A. Nonstick coatings are just that: coatings. They can wear away over time from heavy use or if they’re run through the dishwasher regularly instead of hand-washed, even if they’re dishwasher-safe. You can help preserve the coating by applying oils, fats and other greases to the sides and bottom, or by using parchment paper to line the pan before adding your batter.
How can you get rid of the baked-on food on your springform pan?
A. Usually, a good soak before scrubbing the pan will do the trick, especially for baked-on batters. If it’s really cooked onto it you can also use a knife to gently scrape it away or a toothbrush to gently scrub. If it’s dishwasher-safe, give it a simple rinse before you toss it in.
Can you make cheesecake in an Instant Pot with a springform pan?
A. Absolutely. There isn’t a setting specifically for that, just like all baking done with Instant Pots, but you can very well program the manual settings for that purpose. You might encounter some trial and error to get it just right, but the outcome is worth it.
What’s the best Instant Pot springform pan to buy?
Top Instant Pot springform pan
Nordic Ware 7-Inch Leakproof Springform Pan
What you need to know: The height of this springform pan is slightly taller than any other available option; note that only the 7-inch option fits in an Instant Pot.
What you’ll love: A 4-cup capacity, nonstick coating and a leak-proof seal round out the features of this top-quality contender.
What you should consider: This option is not dishwasher-safe.
Where to buy: Amazon, Sur La Table and Wayfair
Top Instant Pot springform pan for the money
Fat Daddio’s 6-Inch Springform Cake Pan
What you need to know: The anodized aluminum construction of this pan gives you the ability to heat and cool foods faster than with other metals, making it an ideal choice for cakes.
What you’ll love: It can fit in either 6- or 8-quart Instant Pots and it’s safe for use with citrusy ingredients.
What you should consider: This option occasionally leaks, especially if a solid crust isn’t put down first.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Instant Pot Genuine Instant Pot Springform Cake Pan
What you need to know: This is a silicone option made by Instant Pot, for Instant Pot.
What you’ll love: This springform cake pan is both dishwasher- and freezer-safe thanks to its BPA-free food-grade silicone construction.
What you should consider: The clip can be difficult to pop open but can be opened easier when the pan is still hot.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which Instant Pot steamer basket is best?
There’s a tremendous amount of recipes that you can try out in your Instant Pot, but some of them require extra pieces of equipment, like steaming with a steamer basket. Anything from fish to dumplings to vegetables can be perfectly steamed in almost no time. You can even steam different types of food simultaneously with certain stackable steamer basket configurations.
The best Instant Pot steamer basket is actually made by Instant Pot: the Instant Pot Official Large Mesh Steamer Basket. It fits 6 and 8-quart Instant Pots with no mess or fuss and can even act as a strainer for extra versatility.
What to know before you buy an Instant Pot steamer basket
Types of steamer baskets
Standard: Your everyday steamer basket. It has one chamber and fits comfortably in most pressure cookers.
Stacked: A set of steamer baskets designed to fit tightly together with one on top of the other, allowing you to cook two different foods at once.
Sectional: A single steamer basket with two, three or four individual walled-off chambers that allow you to cook small portions of multiple different foods at once.
Materials
Instant Pot steamer baskets are most commonly made of stainless steel, though silicone does get used often too. There are also other materials available, like wood and bamboo, but these other materials run the risk of damaging both the accessory and the Instant Pot. If you’re unsure if a steamer basket is compatible with your Instant Pot, check the owner’s manual of the accessory and your Instant Pot.
Parts of a steamer basket
The steamer basket is made of several pieces and parts that combine to provide you with the cooking power you desire.
What to look for in a quality Instant Pot steamer basket
Size
Just as there are different sizes for Instant Pots, there are also different sizes of steamer baskets. Make sure you’re double-checking your prospective steamer basket’s intended Instant Pot size because if it’s too small of a basket, your food won’t cook properly. If the basket is too large, it either won’t fit or could greatly damage your Instant Pot.
Durability
Most mid- to high-quality steamer baskets are resistant to corrosion and can withstand the moisture saturated environments of an Instant Pot. Low-quality steamer baskets can also use corrosive screws and/or rivets to hold the basket together in addition to being corrosive. Double-check that you don’t have any of these items to ensure a long-lasting option.
Ease of cleaning
Certain steamer baskets can be much harder to clean than others, like mesh steamer baskets, which can quickly be jammed by gummier foods. Most are, at least, dishwasher-safe, but ensure that they are before tossing yours into your dishwasher.
How much you can expect to spend on an Instant Pot steamer basket
Instant Pot steamer baskets are very affordable no matter the brand or what materials are used. You can find a low-cost, but solid, option for $10 or less. Sturdier options, better materials or well-known brands could bump that cost to roughly $15. There are also top-tier options that can cost up to $25, but these aren’t necessary in your average kitchen.
Instant Pot steamer basket FAQ
Can I use a steamer basket as a rack for “pot-in-pot” cooking methods?
A. Pot-in-pot cooking, or PIP, is the technique of using a steamer rack or basket as a stand to hold a second pot above a layer of water in your pressure cooker. When in use, the pressure cooker uses that water to generate steam and pressure to cook your dish. So yes, you can absolutely use a basket as the stand to hold up your second pot.
How does a set of stackable steamer baskets work?
A. Stackable steamer baskets work by placing one basket on top of the other within your Instant Pot. It allows you to cook more than one food at a time, for example rice in one basket and vegetables in the other. Take note that the top basket will cook slower than the bottom basket and it will also drip some of its contents into the bottom basket, as well.
What’s the best Instant Pot steamer basket to buy?
Top Instant Pot steamer basket
Instant Pot Official Large Mesh Steamer Basket
What you need to know: No one understands the product better than Instant Pot themselves, making this steamer basket the top choice.
What you’ll love: This steamer basket is dishwasher-safe and can also serve as a strainer.
What you should consider: When used in an 8-quart Instant Pot, the cooking space isn’t utilized as well as it could be.
Where to buy: Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s
Top Instant Pot steamer basket for the money
Salbree The Original Salbree Instant Pot Steamer Basket Accessories
What you need to know: A strong and stable steamer basket option that can save you a few dollars.
What you’ll love: The removable handle can withstand holding weights of 20 pounds or more and the materials are dishwasher-safe.
What you should consider: The removable handle can sometimes detach from the basket when you don’t intend for it to.
Where to buy: Amazon
Worth checking out
Aozita Stackable Steamer Insert Pans with Sling for Instant Pot Accessories 6/8 qt.
What you need to know: A two-tiered steamer basket option for steaming more than one item at once.
What you’ll love: You can cook more than just rice or vegetables with these steamer baskets, for example, you can have lasagna or cheesecake.
What you should consider: The bottom pan, being closer to the source of steam, will cook slightly faster than the top.
Where to buy: Amazon
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Which Oster knife sets are best?
Anthony Bourdain once said that the only knife you need in a kitchen is a good, sharp chef’s knife. Bourdain, though, was a culinary graduate and knew how to get the most out of a single blade. He knew how to mimic the effects of all the excellent knives contained in a given Oster knife set. Oster is a brand that’s well-known for providing quality knives at an affordable price, so once you find a set with blades that you like, you can feel confident in your purchase.
A good place to start is with the Oster Baldwyn 22-Piece Cutlery Set, one of the best Oster has to offer. This complete set has every type of knife you’ll need, plus a pair of scissors and a sharpener to keep your knives in good shape.
What to know before you buy an Oster knife set
Types of Oster knife sets
Small: Small Oster knife sets usually include pieces anywhere from two to eight pieces. They specialize in the basics like utility and chef’s knives. One of Oster’s top sets includes just those two options, plus a paring knife and vegetable peeler. There are also steak knife sets in this category.
Deluxe: The deluxe Oster knife sets include either 14 or 22 pieces with the 14-piece sets being the more common of the two. They include nearly everything you’d need in a home kitchen and always come with a storage block to make access and display easier.
Piece types in Oster knife sets
Aside from the aforementioned knives, Oster knife sets can include options like santoku knives, bread knives and even an electric knife.
What to look for in a quality Oster knife set
Materials used in Oster knife sets
The most common materials used in Oster knife sets include ceramic and stainless steel for the blades and plastic or wood for the handles.
Ceramic: The top-of-the-line Oster knives use ceramic blades. They hold their edge much longer thus requiring less sharpening.
Stainless steel: The most common material used in Oster blades is stainless steel. These blades are rust-proof and very durable. Some sets use stainless steel for the handle as well as the blade.
Plastic: Most Oster handles are plastic, though they come in a wide range of shapes and colors. They’re the most affordable handle option as well.
Wood: Oster will occasionally use wood for their handles, typically walnut. It’s a traditional look, but the wood can become rough over time and wear down with use.
How much you can expect to spend on an Oster knife set
Oster knives are known as much for their affordability as they are for their solid build quality. You can find small sets for just $20, and spending up to $50 can net you larger, higher-quality sets. Oster also has top-tier collections that cost $70 or more, and these options tend to either include several medium-quality knives or a small number of higher-quality knives.
Oster knife set FAQ
How long do Oster knives usually last?
A. It depends on a couple of factors: blade and handle material, and maintenance of the knives. Stainless steel and ceramic blades are the most durable, and if they have wooden or plastic handles it will likely decrease their lifespan. Proper care of the blade includes regular sharpening plus washing and drying by hand to avoid any unsightly rust. Follow all of these suggestions and your Oster knives should last for at least a few years.
Is it better to sharpen my Oster knives myself or take them to a professional sharpener?
A. Oster knife sets usually come with sharpening steel, which encourages you to sharpen them yourself regularly. That said, you can absolutely take your Oster knives to a professional sharpener if you haven’t been consistently sharpening them, or if they get damaged and you’d like to try and have the blade salvaged.
What’s the best Oster knife set to buy?
Top Oster knife set
Oster Baldwyn 22-Piece Cutlery Set
What you need to know: Not only does this Oster knife set include every possible knife you could need, it also includes a sharpener and scissors.
What you’ll love: The handles are made of thermoplastic while the blades are precision-stamped stainless steel.
What you should consider: The knives are technically dishwasher safe, but the handles are hollow and can collect water, so it’s best to wash by hand.
Where to buy: Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Wayfair
Top Oster knife set for the money
Oster Evansville 14-Piece Cutlery Set
What you need to know: A smaller set of blades and various accessories for the chef who doesn’t need full 22-piece sets.
What you’ll love: The blades have a full tang plus are made of rust-resistant stainless steel.
What you should consider: These knives can rust very easily if put through the dishwasher, so it’s best to wash by hand and immediately dry.
Where to buy: Amazon, Home Depot, Wayfair
Worth checking out
Oster Winsted Cutlery Swivel Block Set
What you need to know: Another excellent 22-piece set from Oster for those who prefer a different kind of look than the Baldwyn set.
What you’ll love: Includes all of the same items as the Baldwyn set with similar blade and handle construction as well.
What you should consider: These also are dishwasher safe but to avoid rust and water collection should be washed by hand and immediately dried.
Where to buy: Amazon, Home Depot, Wayfair
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Which gluten-free pretzels are best?
Before gluten-free diets were widely accepted, most people avoiding gluten were stuck with boring snack options, like a handful of nuts or a piece of fruit. Today, those avoiding gluten have various choices, including a perennial snack-time favorite: pretzels.
For a nearly perfect replica of traditionally made pretzels, Snyder’s of Hanover Gluten-Free Pretzel Sticks is the best choice.
What to know before you buy gluten-free pretzels
Soft gluten-free pretzels vs. hard pretzels
Pretzel lovers usually fall into one of two camps: those who prefer the delicious, chewy texture of a salt-crusted soft pretzel and those who crave the crunch and snap of a hard pretzel.
- Soft pretzels: A perfect gluten-free soft pretzel is difficult to find. The ingredient that gives them their toothsome texture is the same ingredient that those with gluten sensitivities need to avoid. Still, gluten-free soft pretzels are available, but they are hard to locate in stores and online.
- Hard pretzels: Hard pretzels are easier to replicate in gluten-free form. They don’t require any special care and are a perfect snack. They also make a good base for creating your own confections, such as chocolate-dipped pretzel rods and pretzel-coated truffles.
Pretzel flavors
The best gluten-free snacks come in different flavors, and pretzels are no different. Many brands are now offering a range of savory and sweet pretzels, including:
- Buffalo
- Honey mustard
- Sour cream and onion
- Garlic parmesan
You can even find yogurt- and chocolate-covered gluten-free pretzels.
Pretzel shape
Some snackers swear that the shape makes a difference. Even if you don’t mind the shape yourself, the pretzel’s shape does determine its best use. For example, for chocolate-covered pretzels, thick pretzel rods and twisted pretzels carry more chocolate coating. However, pretzel sticks are a good choice if you’re just looking for a quick snack.
For dips, try a pretzel crisp. These thin crunchy shapes are perfect for scooping.
What to look for in quality gluten-free pretzels
Certified gluten-free
It is not enough to simply put “gluten-free” on the package. There are governmental standards that must be met in order for a package to be labeled gluten-free. Some manufacturers go even farther, partnering with organizations that specifically serve those with celiac or other gluten sensitivities. This should be noted on the packaging.
Free from other allergens
Many people following strict gluten-free diets are also operating with other food restrictions. If this sounds like you, look for pretzels that are also free from:
- Dairy
- Soy
- Eggs
- Tree nuts
Keep in mind that even if a product is free of these ingredients, it may be processed in a facility with other snacks that have them included. Check the labels carefully.
Packaging options
When you find a brand you love, the last thing you want to do is keep switching around when you need different sizes. Many pretzel makers offer everything from large 1-pound bags to mini grab-and-go snack packs.
How much you can expect to spend on gluten-free pretzels
Anything gluten-free will have a higher price, and pretzels are no exception. The price varies among brands and depends on the size, but expect to spend $7-$11.
Gluten-free pretzels FAQ
What is gluten, and how is it harmful?
A. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. It gives bread its stretchy texture and springy feel.
Unfortunately, gluten can trigger an overactive immune response for people who suffer from certain autoimmune conditions. Even trace amounts, such as a light dusting of flour left on a cutting board, can trigger a serious physical reaction.
What conditions would cause someone to need a gluten-free diet?
A. The most common condition is celiac disease. This chronic immune system and digestive disorder can lead to damage to the small intestine. It’s triggered when an affected person eats even a trace amount of gluten, causing the body to essentially attack itself.
Other conditions where avoiding gluten is part of the treatment include:
- Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
- Gluten ataxia
- Wheat allergies
What are the best gluten-free pretzels to buy?
Top gluten-free pretzels
Snyder’s of Hanover Gluten-Free Pretzel Sticks
What you need to know: This large bag is great for sharing, even for those not following a gluten-free diet.
What you’ll love: This 14-ounce bag of pretzel sticks is perfect for larger households or entertaining when you want just one type of pretzel. They are also made without dairy, milk or eggs and processed in a facility that does not process peanuts. This makes it a safe snack for school, too. Look for other Snyder’s shapes in other flavors, too.
What you should consider: Snyder’s is a partner of the Celiac Disease Foundation. There are no real cons to this pick. But make sure the bag you select is clearly labeled gluten-free, as Snyder’s is also well-known for its regular pretzel varieties.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top gluten-free pretzels for the money
Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps Original Flavor
What you need to know: This pack of four 5-ounce bags is perfect for on-the-go snacking.
What you’ll love: This thin, baked snack perfectly replicates the flavorful outside of a pretzel. It’s made of non-GMO ingredients and comes in a resealable pouch.
What you should consider: They are minis, so although they have the perfect texture for dipping, it might be challenging.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Glutino Gluten-free Pretzel Variety Pack
What you need to know: Check out three different flavors with this variety pack of pretzels.
What you’ll love: This includes one 8-ounce bag of gluten-free pretzel sticks, a 5.5-ounce bag of gluten-free yogurt-covered pretzels and a 5.5-ounce bag of chocolate-covered pretzels. They have a delicious snap and a not-too-sweet taste. It is a great way to try this brand to see which flavors you like best.
What you should consider: Some buyers wanted more chocolate flavor, but these are universally enjoyed otherwise.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Mega Bloks toys are best?
Every kid likes to build, but not all kids are old enough or coordinated enough for intricate builds or tiny pieces. Mega Bloks has been making large, stackable building blocks for over 35 years. For many parents, it is a top choice for building sets for younger kids.
The Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag, for instance, is an 80-piece set of child-friendly blocks that kids can use to build a wide variety of projects. This Mega Bloks set is even safe for kids as young as age 1.
What to know before you buy a Mega Bloks toy
Mega Bloks vs. other building sets
According to the company, Mega Bloks toys were originally designed and created for the “youngest builders’ little hands.” Every aspect, from the materials used in the manufacturing and how easily they go together and come apart, to the shape and size of the blocks, was considered. Even the cost was a factor as Mega Bloks are priced lower than the offerings from other competing brands. All of these elements combine to make Mega Bloks stand out. However, if you’d like some in-depth information on other building blocks sets, you can check out BestReview’s buying guide for LEGO DUPLO toys.
Mega Bloks has sets available for children of all ages
Although the company’s original focus was on the youngest children, the Mega Bloks line has expanded to include builders of all ages.
First Builders: These sets are easy-to-grip, easy-to-stack blocks that help a child develop fine motor skills. They are for children 12 months old and up.
Junior Builders: Junior Builders sets introduce step-by-step instructions and are recommended for ages 3 and up.
Wonder Builders: The sets in the Wonder Builders series are designed to help kids begin to develop their problem-solving skills. The recommended age for this series is 5 and up.
Pro Builders: For everyone else, there are Mega Bloks Pro Builders sets. Since these can include adult themes such as Mega Bloks Call of Duty or Mega Bloks Game of Thrones, some of these sets are not suitable for individuals under 16. However, there are other sets, such as Mega Bloks Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Mega Bloks Masters of the Universe, that are good for kids who are ages 8 and up.
What to look for in a quality Mega Bloks toy
Appropriate age range
For safety, the most important aspect of finding the best Mega Blok set is locating one that is age-appropriate for your child. As the recommended age goes up, the sets get more complex, the themes become more mature and the pieces get smaller. If your child is younger than the recommended age, not only will Mega Bloks be frustrating, but the tiny pieces can also be a choking hazard.
Appropriate theme
Mega Bloks sets feature a wide variety of themes ranging from animals and the alphabet to television shows and video games. Look for a Mega Bloks toy that closely matches your child’s interests. If your child loves Halo, for instance, Mega Bloks Halo may be the perfect set to buy.
Special features
Some Mega Bloks toys have special features that help them stand apart from all the other options. These features could be moving parts, sound effects, music, collectible figures, unique shapes or something else. There is even a set that comes with its own Mega Bloks table.
How much you can expect to spend on a Mega Bloks toy
If you are interested in purchasing a Mega Bloks toy for a younger child, you can expect to spend $7-$50. Licensed Mega Construx sets (for Wonder Builders and Pro Builders) may cost $200 or more.
Mega Bloks toy FAQ
Will Mega Bloks and LEGO bricks fit together?
A. The similarities between Mega Bloks and LEGO bricks go beyond how they look. While it might not be a perfect fit, it is possible to connect most blocks from a Mega Construx set to LEGO bricks. However, it is important to note that there are some oddly shaped exceptions, so it is not always a perfect match.
Why do some Mega Bloks not fit or hold together very well?
A. Unlike other building sets, Mega Bloks are slightly pliable. This makes them a little safer to play with and it also means that accidentally stepping on a stray block in bare feet may be a little more bearable. However, the downside to this manufacturing choice is the individual blocks are not as rigid, so some may become slightly deformed with extended use. These damaged blocks are the ones that may cause problems in your set.
What’s the best Mega Bloks toy to buy?
Top Mega Bloks toy
Mega Bloks First Builders Big Building Bag
What you need to know: If you are looking for the best starter set for your child, this varied assortment of building blocks is the way to go.
What you’ll love: You get a total of 80 building blocks in this set that can be used to create a wide variety of objects and structures. The blocks are large enough for small hands and feature beveled edges, making them safe for children as young as 12 months old.
What you should consider: While most parents give this toy a five-star rating, rarely, a set may contain a block or two that doesn’t offer a tight fit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and Macy’s
Top Mega Bloks toy for the money
Mega Bloks First Builders ABC Musical Train
What you need to know: This set of building blocks is best for a toddler who loves trains and is in the process of learning their alphabet.
What you’ll love: The 50 pieces in this set allow your child to build a train that has an engine and two cars. The letters of the alphabet are printed on 26 of the blocks. When you press the smokestack, the train toots and plays music.
What you should consider: Occasionally, there is a problem with quality control and not all of the letters in the alphabet are included in the set.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Mega Construx Halo Skiff Intercept Vehicle
What you need to know: This is a more complex set of building blocks that is designed for a child who is at least 8 years old.
What you’ll love: This 452-piece playset was inspired by the banished skiff from Halo Infinite. It features a missile launcher, a rotating turret and more pieces. Alternatively, the kit can be used to build a walker vehicle, and it comes with four micro action figures.
What you should consider: The fit and holding power of all of the pieces may not be impressive to all fans.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Steve Clifford is heading back to Charlotte.
Clifford has agreed to a multiyear contract to return as head coach of the NBA’s Hornets four years after being fired by team owner Michael Jordan, the team announced Friday night.
Charlotte previously agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson to become head coach, but Atkinson later informed the team he was not taking the job citing family reasons.
“I’m happy to be returning to Charlotte, and I want to thank Michael Jordan, Mitch Kupchak and Buzz Peterson for this opportunity,” Clifford said in a release. “This is an exciting young team with a lot of talented pieces. Charlotte is a great city and I know first-hand the passion that Hornets fans have for this franchise. I can’t wait to get back to town and start working with our players.”
The 60-year-old Clifford spent five seasons coaching the Hornets from 2013-18, compiling a 196-214 record with a team that included Kemba Walker.
He led the Hornets to two playoff appearances prior to being dismissed in 2018 when Kupchak arrived as general manager. Clifford coached the Orlando Magic from 2018-21, reaching the playoffs twice. He spent last season as a coaching consultant for the Brooklyn Nets.
Clifford is 292-345 in eight seasons as an NBA coach.
His best season in Charlotte came in 2015-16 when the Hornets went 48-34 and lost in seven games to the Miami Heat in the first round the playoffs.
Team owner Michael Jordan met Wednesday with Clifford, who left the team on good terms in 2018.
Clifford, known as a defensive-minded coach, inherits a team that eighth on offense last season but 22nd on defense. The Hornets gave up 132 points in a 29-point loss to the Hawks in the play-in elimination game last season, which didn’t sit well with Jordan.
The Hornets finished sixth, 10th, ninth, 17th and 17th in defensive rating during Clifford’s five seasons.
During his eight seasons as an NBA head coach, Clifford’s teams have never finished outside the top five in the league in fewest turnovers committed, and in seven of his eight campaigns his team finished in the top two in offensive rebounds allowed and the top five in defensive rebound percentage.
Kupchak said he expects the Hornets to continue to play at a high pace.
“Steve is committed to playing with the same offensive pace that our fans are accustomed to seeing the last few years,” Kupchak said. “We are confident that he will be able to help our young players continue to grow as we look to take the next step as a team.”
Clifford inherits a team that is arguably more talented than any of his previous Charlotte teams with All-Star point guard LaMelo Ball, Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges anchoring the squad.
Atkinson’s decision to the renege on his contract on Saturday shocked the Hornets and sent them scrambling for a replacement.
Kupchak said that it was “disappointing,” but that in some ways he’s grateful it happened when it did.
“I think he would have been a good pick, but if he’s not comfortable here I would rather find out now than a year from now,” Kupchak said Thursday night during the NBA draft.
Mike D’Antoni and Terry Stotts were also in consideration for the job.
Kupchak orchestrated the team’s draft this year without a head coach in place, but said it was not a big deal and that in the pas years he’s worked with coaches who aren’t even in the draft room.
Charlotte team traded its 13th overall pick to the New York Knicks for a future first round pick and four second round picks and then took Duke center Mark Williams at No. 15. Charlotte added Nebraska guard Bryce McGowens in the second round after Kupchak made another trade.
“The roster is really what wins games,” Kupchak said. ”A good coach is going to help with the roster, but the most important thing is to get the roster together.”
The general manager said Atkinson’s decision reminded him of when Steve Kerr turned down the Knicks coaching job, only to go to Golden State where he’s won four NBA titles.
“It looks like (Kerr) make a good decision to take the job at Golden State,” Kupchak said with a laugh. “So maybe Kenny spoke to Steve, and Steve said, ‘Hey, maybe things will work out this way for you.’ I don’t know.”
Kupchak also pointed out NFL coach Bill Belichick abruptly resigning before his introductory news conference with the New York Jets in 2000. Belichick went on to coach the New England Patriots and win six Super bowls.
“That was a good decision, too. So maybe Kenny is on to something,” Kupchak quipped.
Atkinson has not responded to interview requests from the AP seeking comment about his decision to back out of the agreement. However, Kerr told NBC Sports that Atkinson turned down the job because he didn’t want to uproot his family again.
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U.S. national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe expressed her anger Friday over the Supreme Court’s decision to strip the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion, decrying an erosion of rights that women have had for a generation.
“I think the cruelty is the point because this is not pro life by any means,” said Rapinoe, who was close to tears at times as she expressed her outrage.
The always outspoken Rapinoe was joined by some of the country’s leading sports figures in publicly sharing their dismay, anger and concern after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to abortion.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James tweeted that the ruling was about “ power and control,” and he retweeted a couple posts about the effect of the decision on Black women.
In a joint statement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the leagues “believe that women should be able to make their own decisions concerning their health and future, and we believe that freedom should be protected.”
“We will continue to advocate for gender and health equity, including ensuring our employees have access to reproductive health care, regardless of their location,” they said.
Rapinoe is in Colorado as the two-time defending World Cup champions prepare for a game Saturday against Colombia. As a gay woman, she also spoke about fears that the conservative court would come for her rights next.
“We live in country that forever tries to chip away what you have innately, what you have been privileged enough to feel your entire life,” she said.
The high court’s decision will directly impact women who play for teams in states that could ban abortions outright in the wake of the ruling.
That is the situation in Kentucky, home of Racing Louisville of the National Women’s Soccer League, where access to abortion ended abruptly with Friday’s ruling.
Kentucky had a trigger law enacted in 2019, that now ends nearly all abortions in that state.
“Kentuckians requiring an abortion will be forced to drive an average of 245 miles for proper health care in the wake of today’s Supreme Court decision. This development leaves us especially concerned about marginalized members of our community and future Supreme Court decisions that could impact them,” Racing Louisville said in a statement.
In Florida, a new law goes into effect on July 1 that will ban all abortions after 15 weeks. The NWSL’s Orlando Pride put out a joint statement with Orlando City of Major League Soccer.
“Access to safe reproductive health care and having autonomy over one’s body are basic, nonnegotiable human rights, and our club deeply objects to today’s Supreme Court decision,” it said.
Texas, home to the NWSL’s Houston Dash and the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, is among 13 states that have trigger laws similar to Kentucky. Two other WNBA teams, the Indiana Fever and the Atlanta Dream, are in states where abortion restrictions are possible.
Just a day before the ruling, Billie Jean King celebrated the anniversary of Title IX and it’s impact on women and sports.
“This decision will not end abortion. What it will end is safe and legal access to this vital medical procedure. It is a sad day in the United States,” King said in a statement.
In her 2021 autobiography “All In,” King said she had an abortion in 1971 in California, where it was legal. Her name also appeared on a petition to legalize abortion in a 1972 edition of Ms. Magazine, joining several prominent women stating they’d had an abortion.
The criticism of the court’s decision came cascading down from women coaches, players, teams and unions.
Tennis player Coco Gauff found it hard to believe.
“Incredibly disappointed by the decision made today. The sad part is this will not stop abortions from happening … this will only increase illegal and unsafe abortions. Today is a very sad day for our country and I cannot believe once again history is repeating itself,” tweeted the 18-year-old Gauff, runner-up at the French Open earlier this month.
The WNBA players association did not mince words: “This ruling provides a treacherous pathway to abortion bans that reinforce economic, social and political inequalities and could lead to higher rates of maternal mortality while eviscerating rights to reproductive freedom for everyone.”
Michigan’s Carol Hutchins, the winningest coach in college softball history, said she was informed of the decision by news alerts on her phone Friday.
“I totally expected it to happen because it’s been talked about and it was clear this was coming,” Hutchins said. “Women’s rights are human rights and in general, human rights in this country are under siege in my opinion. I’m concerned for people’s rights to life, liberty and happiness.”
But women weren’t the only athletes speaking out.
Stefan Frei, goalkeeper for the Seattle Sounders, went to Twitter soon after the decision was handed down.
“Impose a constitutional right to concealed carry of firearms, and following day end the fundamental constitutional protection of reproductive rights!? Our country is actively moving in the wrong direction,” Frei said, referencing the Supreme Court’s decision striking down New York’s “proper cause” requirement limiting who can carry a gun.
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AP Sports Writers Larry Lage, Melissa Murphy, Tim Reynolds and Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.
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DENVER (AP) — Keep the champagne chilled. It’s back to the slushy ice of Amalie Arena for the Colorado Avalanche after they failed to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final.
“It’s not supposed to be easy, and it’s not going to be easy,” Avs captain Gabriel Landeskog said after Colorado’s 3-2 loss in Game 5 sent this sensational series back to Tampa, where the Lightning can even things up Sunday night.
The Avalanche are 8-1 on the road in these playoffs, including an overtime victory in Game 4, and they’ll try to bring home Lord Stanley’s Cup this weekend.
The Lightning overpowered Colorado with tougher physicality, clogged the neutral zone and once again relied on goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy’s firebolt reflexes to counter Colorado’s superior speed and star-studded roster.
Coach Jon Cooper found a way for the Lightning to finally bottle up Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen to cut Colorado’s lead in the series to 3-2.
Ondrej Palat sent the puck through Darcy Kuemper’s legs with 6:22 remaining in the third period to break a 2-2 tie and the Avalanche were whistled for too many men on the ice with 2:38 remaining as they were trying for the equalizer.
Cooper had complained 48 hours earlier that Colorado’s game-winner in overtime came with six skaters on the ice, and the Avs didn’t get away with it this time.
The breaks just didn’t go Colorado’s way in Game 5. Neither did the calls as the Lightning knocked the Avalanche around, with or without the puck on their sticks.
Tampa Bay went with four forwards when Avalanche star Cale Makar was whistled for tripping on a disputed call in the second period during a 4-on-4 skate. Nikita Kucherov capitalized moments later by scoring just the second goal in 17 power play chances by the Lighting in the final.
The Avalanche and their frenzied crowd disagreed with the call, but coach Jared Bednar didn’t do like Cooper had the previous game when he walked off after taking just one question while lamenting the Lightning’s tough luck.
“I didn’t love that call because there was no intent there,” Bednar said. “It looked to me like he kind of tripped over his stick. It’s a tough one. They got their only power play goal on that one, so that hurt. It stung a little bit. But it is what it is, you’ve got to roll with the punches.”
And they took plenty of those.
Still, the Avs rallied for the second straight game and Makar atoned for his costly penalty with a goal early in the third period that tied it at 2 and sent Ball Arena into a frenzy.
Palat’s goal quieted the crowd, and now the Lightning are in position to knot the series this weekend back in Florida, where Avalanche center Nazim Kadri complained about the bad ice in Game 4 before scoring the game-winner in overtime.
Landeskog declined to rip the officiating: “Some of those calls we could probably have done without but at the end of the day we’re focusing on what we got to do.”
Added Makar: “I’m not here to talk about the refs. We have to battle through that. It’s playoffs. There’s going to be discrepancies game to game with different people and it is what it is.”
Playing in their 67th postseason game since the first round of the 2020 playoffs, the Lightning kept alive their hopes of becoming the first team to win three consecutive Stanley Cups in the salary cap era.
To do that, they’ll also have to become the first team since the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs to bounce back from a 3-1 deficit to win the Cup.
One down, two to go.
“Obviously they have a lot of experience in moments like this, not necessarily being down in the final but at the end of the day we had a great opportunity tonight,” Makar said. “Unfortunately that one’s on me for losing that one and not at least getting to OT. So, onward, upward.”
Makar said it’ll be even harder to uncrown the back-to-back champs now but he said the Avalanche have some pedigree to rely on, too. They’re 15-4 in the playoffs and haven’t lost back-to-back games since April 28-29.
“It’s the toughest challenge in sports to knock a team out,” Makar said. “So, for us it’s just refocusing and moving on. We have another great opportunity in Tampa.”
“It’s a fight every time,” said Avs defenseman Devon Towes. “I don’t think there’s ever been an easy game to close a team out, through our playoff run, through any playoff run. It’s the hardest thing, to close a team out. So, we’ve just go to bring our best.”
If they do that, they just might bring the Stanley Cup home with them.
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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — After another sparkling start, In Gee Chun finally hit a wayward tee shot — into the thick rough on the eighth hole at Congressional Country Club.
It was the closest she’s come to a shaky stretch through the first two days of the Women’s PGA Championship.
Chun recovered from a couple bogeys on the front nine and shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to increase her lead to six strokes at the tournament’s halfway point. Chun led by five after the first round, equaling the biggest 18-hole advantage in the history of women’s major championships.
Bogeys at Nos. 7 and 8 in the second round prevented her from pulling even further ahead, but she was still impressive in following up Thursday’s stellar performance.
“I really don’t want to think about yesterday. It was almost a perfect game I had,” said Chun, who is 11 under par through two rounds. “If I can think about yesterday, then I feel like I couldn’t make good focus on my game today.”
Lydia Ko (67) and Jennifer Kupcho (68) were second. Kupcho took the first major of the season in early April at the Chevron Championship and won a playoff Sunday in Michigan for her second LPGA Tour title.
Kupcho sounds comfortable having to chase down Chun.
“I think being behind and trying to catch up is better,” she said. “I mean, I had the lead at Chevron by a few strokes, so I know how it feels to be in her position. Being behind is at least my preferred way.”
Caroline Inglis (68) was another stroke back at 4 under, along with Brooke Henderson (69), Hannah Green (69), Sei Young Kim (69) and Jennifer Chang (70).
After wet conditions for the first round brought the course’s length into focus, it was a clear, warm day Friday, and Congressional was a bit more forgiving. Ko’s impressive performance set the tone early on. Like Chun, Ko is trying for her third major title and first since 2016.
Chun began with three birdies in the first five holes. Then she missed the green on the par-3 seventh and took a bogey. On No. 8, a 245-yard par 4, her tee shot went into the rough on the edge of a greenside bunker — the first fairway she’d missed all tournament.
Chun punched out of it backwards, then failed to get up and down for par.
Still, those were her only two bogeys of the round, and she’s kept the field at arm’s length. She finished with a birdie on the 433-yard 18th, hitting a 7-iron at a pin positioned toward the back of the green, just in front of the water.
She made the 10-foot putt for her fifth birdie of the day.
“I really want to make the finish with birdie, so I try and make really good focus. I did everything on that putt,” she said. “That’s why I say I’m so happy I made it.”
Hye-Jin Choi and Pornanong Phatlum both shot 72 after first-round 69s. They now trail by eight.
Lexi Thompson matched Ko with a 67, highlighted by an eagle when she holed out a wedge from 102 yards on the par-4 17th.
“I took one more club extra to control the spin,” Thompson said. “I had spun back a good amount of shots. So I tried to take one more and chip it, and I ended up spinning it back. It was still really going fast with the spin, but ended up going in. I just went off the crowd because we can’t see anything from down there.”
U.S. Women’s Open champ Minjee Lee (68) was with Thompson at 3 under. Defending Women’s PGA champ Nelly Korda (74) was at 1 over.
NOTES: Gerina Mendoza, who shot 79 in the first round, rebounded with a bogey-free 68 to make the cut. … On the wrong side of the cut were Angela Stanford (73), Christina Kim (73), Cristie Kerr (71), Brittany Lincicome (74) and Lizette Salas (72).
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ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman expected to be emotional during his anticipated return to Atlanta.
He wasn’t prepared for the flood of feelings — and tears — that came before his first game back as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.
A rush of them forced him to walk out of his pregame news conference before it began. Freeman had to gather himself several times when discussing his continued love for the Braves and Atlanta. He then questioned how he would make it through the three-game series.
“I don’t even know how I’m going to get through this weekend,” Freeman said.
He was surprised how well he fared in the series opener. He reached base three times, on two walks and a single, and scored twice in the Dodgers’ 4-1 win.
“I did all right,” he said. “I’ll take three times on base and two runs scored. … The best thing that happened was walking in that first at-bat.”
Receiving his 2021 World Series championship ring, presented by Braves manager Brian Snitker in a pregame ceremony, produced more emotions from Freeman. Following a tribute video to Freeman, he made a slow walk to the field to join Snitker, who stood beside the World Series trophy in front of the mound.
Braves fans stood and cheered, some chanting “Freddie! Freddie!” Freeman answered by removing his cap and raising both arms to the fans. Freeman hugged Snitker twice, including once after putting on his ring. He grinned and gave the ring a kiss.
Minutes later, Freeman held up his batting helmet to the fans following another ovation before his first-inning at-bat. Braves right-hander Ian Anderson walked Freeman, who later scored on a sacrifice fly by Justin Turner for a 2-0 lead. Freeman struck out in the second inning.
Freeman hit a homer in his first reunion game, a 7-4 win over the Braves in Los Angeles on April 18.
Freeman, the 2020 NL MVP, led the Braves to their first World Series title since 1995 last season. He was widely expected to re-sign with Atlanta but instead signed a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers after he was unable to reach an agreement with the Braves.
After 15 years in the Braves’ organization, including 12 years with Atlanta, the 32-year-old has enjoyed a productive first half with the Dodgers. He was hitting .303 with eight homers and 45 RBIs entering Friday and is third in the NL All-Star voting among first basemen.
Atlanta’s Matt Olson, acquired from the Oakland Athletics two days after losing Freeman, is fourth in the voting.
Freeman constantly fought his emotions and didn’t make eye contact with Braves reporters through the opening minutes of his news conference.
“I can’t even look at you guys because I don’t know how I’m going to get through it,” he said.
Even starting the news conference was difficult. When first entering the interview room, Freeman said “give me a second” and then turned and left the room for several minutes.
After returning, Freeman said, “Man, I love the Braves organization with all my heart. That will never change.”
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he wasn’t surprised by Freeman’s declaration of his continued love for the Braves.
“I think it’s something that Freddie long awaited,” Roberts said. “Everyone here adores him. I still know he’ll be ready to play a baseball game.”
When he saw the large group of reporters before the game, Snitker joked, “is something going on?”
Snitker has had other ring ceremonies for returning players, including San Francisco’s Joc Pederson earlier this week.
“I’m happy just like I’m happy for all the guys we’ve given them to,” Snitker said of Freeman.
One of Freeman’s friends, Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, said Thursday, “it’s always good to see old friends, but I’m still looking forward to beating him.”
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Fred Kerley flashed a peace sign at the crowd after winning the 100 meters at the U.S. outdoor track and field championships Friday night.
Kerley crossed the line in 9.77 seconds, followed by Marvin Bracy-Williams and Trayvon Bromell. All three earned spots on the U.S. team for the world outdoor championships in Eugene next month.
“It’s all about patience and training, and doing what I’ve got to do,” Kerley said after taking selfies with fans.
Melissa Jefferson of Coastal Carolina, who finished eighth in the 100 at this year’s NCAA outdoor championships, edged Aleia Hobbs for the national title in the women’s event.
Ryan Crouser, the world-record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, won the shot put at 75 feet, 10 1/4 inches (23.12 meters). Joe Kovaks, already guaranteed a spot at worlds as the defending champion, was second.
Allyson Felix, the most decorated woman in track history, surged the final 40 meters of her semifinal in the 400, but did not finish among the top three and had to wait to see how her time held up. In the end, she made it to the final Sunday.
“I just appreciate all the support and all the love,” she said.
Athletes were greeted by temperatures in the low 80s and breezy conditions at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus. The top three finishers in each event will be part of the U.S. team at worlds, track and field’s most prestigious international event outside of the Olympics.
Earlier in the evening, Kerley ran the 100 semifinals in a world-leading and personal-best 9.76 seconds. It also was a meet record. Bromell had the second-best time in the semis, at 9.81.
Bromell won the 100 at the U.S. Olympic trials at Hayward last summer. He was widely expected to do well in Tokyo but failed to advance to the Olympic final.
Christian Coleman was a late scratch in the race but he already has a spot at worlds as the defending champion at Doha in 2019.
Hobbs, who won the 2018 NCAA outdoor 100 title as well as that year’s national championship, had the fastest time in the semifinals earlier in the day with a personal-best 10.81.
But Jefferson, who just wrapped up her junior year at Coastal Carolina, pushed at the finish to win the final in 10.69 (2.9 wind), in front of Hobbs in 10.72. Twanisha Terry finished third to round out the world team.
“I did the job that I needed to do at the NCAAs. And I realized that one had to be sacrificed for the other. Had I done good at the NCAAs, I might not have been standing here right now,” Jefferson said. “So grateful.”
The field for the 100 was narrowed on Thursday night in the first round when Sha’Carri Richardson failed to qualify.
Richardson was considered a favorite in 100 after winning the event at last year’s Olympic Trials. But she wasn’t on the team sent to Tokyo because she tested positive for marijuana. She had run some promising times leading into nationals, but couldn’t get out of the heats.
Richardson is also entered in the 200, so she still has a chance to make the team for worlds. The heats for that event are on Saturday, with the final set for Sunday.
Sydney McLaughlin, the world record holder and Olympic gold medalist in the 400 hurdles, easily advanced to Saturday’s final in the event. Her husband, former NFL player Andre Levrone Jr., was on hand to cheer her on.
“It’s been a great season, feeling good and looking forward to tomorrow,” she said after finishing first in the semifinal by a wide margin.
Vashti Cunningham, daughter of former NFL star Randall Cunningham, won the high jump, while world record holder Sandi Morris won the pole vault. Valarie Allman, who won gold at the Tokyo Games, won the discus. On the men’s side, LSU’s Rayvon Gray won the long jump.
The world championships will also be held at Hayward Field, starting July 15.
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DENVER (AP) — The Stanley Cup was in the building and just waiting to be paraded around the ice.
Pack it up. It’s heading back to Florida.
The resilient Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Colorado’s party to stay in the hunt for a third straight Stanley Cup title, beating the Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night in Game 5.
Ondrej Palat scored with 6:22 remaining and Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots in front of a raucous crowd hoping to celebrate the Avalanche’s first championship in 21 years.
“That’s what good teams do — you find a way,” Lightning forward Corey Perry said. “Keep plugging along. This is fun. This is what hockey’s all about, different guys stepping up at different times.”
Game 6 is Sunday night in Tampa. The Lightning trail the best-of-seven series 3-2.
“Listen, this is a huge challenge for us,” Lightning forward Pat Maroon said. “An exciting challenge, too. You’ve got to be excited for this challenge and embrace it.”
The Cup was all shined up and ready for the moment — almost beckoning to the Avalanche from the side. It’s back on the road for the Avalanche, where they’re 8-1 so far in their playoff run.
“We have belief in our room that we can win every game we go out and play,” defenseman Devon Toews said. “We feel like we had a decent game tonight, pretty good game. Obviously it wasn’t enough tonight.”
Nikita Kucherov and defenseman Jan Rutta also scored for the Lightning. Valeri Nichushkin and Cale Makar had goals for Colorado. Makar’s third-period tally bounced off the skate of Erik Cernak and through the pads of Vasilevskiy to tie it at 2.
That set the stage for Palat, whose shot slipped through the pads of Darcy Kuemper. It was Palat’s 16th career go-ahead playoff goal, which trails only Brayden Point (18) in franchise history.
“I thought I played it well, slid over,” Kuemper said. “It just found a little hole.”
Tampa Bay regrouped after an emotional Game 4 loss at home on a overtime goal from Colorado forward Nazem Kadri. The Lightning felt the Avalanche might have had too many players on the ice on the winner.
A similar too-many-players-on-the-ice scenario unfolded Friday — and this time it was called. With 2:43 remaining, the Lightning went on the power play and made it so that Colorado couldn’t pull Kuemper until the final moments. They weathered the Avalanche’s late barrage.
Just the Lightning showing their championship mettle. They’ve already rallied back from a 3-2 deficit to Toronto in the first round, and climbed out of a 2-0 hole against the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference finals.
Completing this comeback series win would put them in an entirely different category. Only one team has rallied to capture a Game 7 in the final after trailing 3-1 in a series — the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs.
This is a gritty Lightning squad that’s showing no signs of slowing down against a speedy Avalanche team and even after all the contests they’ve logged. Tampa Bay has played in 67 postseason games since the start of the first round in 2020, nearly an entire extra season.
Their resolve has impressed Lightning coach Jon Cooper. His team improved to 3-0 this season when facing potential elimination games.
“The mental fortitude you have to have to not buckle in the environment we were just in and play the type of game they did, there’s a reason they’ve got a couple rings on their fingers,” Cooper said.
The Avalanche are trying to capture their first title since 2001. The Avalanche fans were out in full force — both inside the building (an upper-level ticket on game day was going for around $1,500) and outside at a nearby watch party.
“It’s not supposed to be easy and it’s not going to be easy,” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “We knew that coming into this. We knew that coming into tonight. … Short memory in the playoffs and that’s what we’re going to do.”
The Avalanche are 2 for 2 in their visits to the Stanley Cup Final. They also won in 1996, which was their inaugural season in Denver after relocating from Quebec.
Soon after Nichushkin tied it at 1-apiece in the second, Kucherov knocked in a goal off the post. The power-play goal was with Alex Killorn in the box for holding, along with J.T. Compher (holding the stick) and Makar (tripping), making for a 4-on-3 situation.
Bednar wasn’t exactly thrilled with the call on Makar.
“There was no intent there. I don’t even think he was checking that guy,” Bednar said. “Look to me like he kind of tripped over a stick. It’s a tough one.”
Kuemper finished with 26 saves.
“He was OK,” Bednar said. “I’d like to see him get the first one, obviously.”
That first one would be Rutta’s score less than five minutes into the game that zapped some of the energy from the crowd. It was his first goal of these playoffs.
“We’ve been here. Have we been down 3-1? No,” Cooper said. “But we’ve been in these situations where we know the feeling of being in an elimination game.”
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Austin Nola lofted an opposite-field RBI single to right off his younger brother Aaron, turned toward the San Diego Padres’ dugout and raised his right fist.
That was the extent of the emotion in the brotherly showdown.
Aaron Nola went right back to work and retired the next two batters, and Austin Nola’s Padres went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.
“Glad we got the win, but then your brother gets the loss,” said Austin Nola, the Padres’ catcher. “He pitched an unbelievable game. It’s fun to watch him. There’s no doubt about it. He’s done it twice to us. Threw seven innings; threw eight innings last year. What a performance by him.
“It was weird. I got the hit and I was like, ‘Ah, I feel great,’ and then I look at him and he’s locked back in, going after the next hitter. Credit to him. Nothing ever fazes him,” he added.
It’s the first time a player had an RBI against his brother in a 1-0 victory since RBIs became an official stat in 1920, according to STATS.
“The storyline’s there, right?” Padres manager Bob Melvin said. “Baseball can be a great game in instances like that. It can break your heart other times. That’s just great theater. The only RBI of the game against his brother, that’s pretty cool stuff.”
San Diego rookie left-hander MacKenzie Gore and three relievers combined on a five-hitter. Closer Taylor Rogers loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth before getting Kyle Schwarber to fly out to center field.
Austin Nola had been 0 for 4 against his brother in two seasons until delivering an opposite-field single to right with one out in the sixth to bring in Eric Hosmer, who was aboard on a one-out double.
Aaron Nola, 29, kept the Padres off balance through the first five innings, including retiring his 32-year-old brother on a grounder in the second and a punchout in the fourth.
’’I was behind 0-2 the whole game against him,” Austin said. “The past two years I’ve been 0-2 to him. It’s nothing new. That’s what he does. You see the competitive side of him. It’s what makes him elite.”
The Nolas first faced each other as professionals on Aug. 21. They grew up in Baton Rouge and both played at LSU.
Other than getting one-upped by his brother, Aaron Nola (4-5) pitched well. He allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings while striking out 10 and walking two.
“Facing him is exhausting because from the catching standpoint, you have your pitcher and getting your pitcher through it, and then you have to switch over to the fact that now I’m facing my brother in a major league game and he’s not letting up,” Austin Nola said. “So you have to like mentally jump from one to another of, ‘All right, I’ve got to help MacKenzie work through this,’ and then, boom, he’s coming right after you.”
Gore struck out four and walked four. He struggled with his control in the third inning and loaded the bases on two walks and a single before getting Bryce Harper to fly out to left to end the inning.
Nabil Crismatt (4-0) pitched two perfect innings for the win. Luis Garcia struck out the heart of the order in the eighth. Rogers loaded the bases with two outs by allowing consecutive one-out singles and then walking pinch-hitter Yairo Munoz with two outs before retiring Schwarber for his 22nd save.
The Padres had retired 12 straight batters until Alec Bohm singled with one out in the ninth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Padres: 3B Manny Machado missed his fifth straight game with a sprained ankle. He did agility drills in the outfield for a second straight day and manager Bob Melvin said the slugger was probably going to hit in the indoor batting cage.
UP NEXT
Phillies RHP Zach Eflin (2-5, 4.43 ERA) and Padres LHP Blake Snell (0-4, 5.46) are scheduled to start Saturday.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Padraig Harrington and Steve Stricker are going at it again on a big stage, and this time they have more say over the outcome at the U.S. Senior Open.
The two Ryder Cup captains from Whistling Straits last September will be in the final group going into the weekend at Saucon Valley after Harrington birdied three of his last six holes for a 6-under 65 to take a one-shot lead.
Stricker, whose U.S. team of stars throttled Europe in the Ryder Cup, did some nifty work of his own to overcome a sloppy start. He birdied his last three holes for a 69.
Harrington was at 6-under 136 going into a weekend that will not include Bernhard Langer for the first time since the German great was still in his 40s.
The 64-year-old Langer needed a birdie on his final hole to have any chance of making the cut. He made bogey for a 75 and missed by two shots. It was the first time in 65 senior majors that Langer failed to qualify for the weekend.
Jay Haas, the 68-year-old who on Thursday became the fifth player in U.S. Senior Open history to shoot his age with a 67, had to settle for Tom Watson’s age Friday. That was a 72, and it was good enough to keep him in the mix at Saucon Valley.
Rob Labritz, the longtime club professional who earned a PGA Tour Champions card this season, had another 69 and was two shots behind Harrington.
The group at 3-under 139 featured Haas, Rocco Mediate and Steven Alker, the top PGA Tour Champions player this year who recovered from a rough opening round with a 67.
Even as sunshine replaced rain, only 12 players remained under par. Defending champion Jim Furyk stumbled to a 76 and made the cut on the number.
Harrington who turned 50 last August, is playing his first U.S. Senior Open and still has plenty of speed in his swing to handle the thick rough still wet from Thursday’s rain.
He kept bogeys off his card even when he strayed from the fairway, and he broke out of a tie with Stricker with a wedge to 4 feet on the par-4 eighth hole toward the end of his round.
“It’s a much stronger test than I expected. This is way, way tougher than our regular Champions Tour events,” Harrington said. “I knew this was a big advantage to me starting the week, both length-wise and being able to play from the rough if I am in the rough.”
Stricker didn’t do much wrong except for the par-5 sixth hole, where he tried to take on too much out of the rough and it led to a double bogey. That stalled his round, and then he made up for it at the end.
“I was just trying to right the ship there. It can get going sideways in a U.S. Open pretty quickly. So just try to hit the fairways, good amount of greens,” Stricker said.
Stricker said he told his brother-in-law who is his caddie for the week, Mario Tiziani, that he wanted to try to get a few shots back over the closing hole.
“I wasn’t thinking three. Maybe I should have,” Stricker said. “I just wanted to get back to even really for the day and ended up birdieing the last three. It was a good way to finish the day.”
Harrington and Stricker remain good friends. They were captains of two vastly different teams at Whistling Straits — the Americans were young and finally played to their potential, while Europe had aging veterans and had virtually no fans because of pandemic travel restrictions.
The result was a 19-9 victory for the Americans.
And now they will be together hitting shots of their own. This is the second time in a major the Ryder Cup captains play together. They also were paired in the third round of the Regions Traditions last month.
The only concern for Harrington was his driver cracking while on the range. He hits a lot of drivers on the range at home to work on his speed work, so it’s not the first time that has happened. His replacement had a little bit more spin and flew higher.
“Outside of that, just a couple of holes where I just felt I was trying to do it rather than letting it happen,” Harrington said. “I definitely got back into it later on in the round. More of that for the weekend.”
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ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman was smiling after his long, emotional day.
At the end of a night that included a lot of tears, Freeman was happy because he felt good about showing his appreciation to Atlanta fans — and playing well for his new Los Angeles team.
Trea Turner had three hits, including a home run, Freeman reached base three times in his return to Atlanta and the Dodgers beat the Braves 4-1 on Friday in a rematch of the past two NL Championship Series.
“I’m exhausted, emotionally exhausted, but what a wonderful evening for my family,” Freeman said.
Dodgers reliever Daniel Hudson exited in the eighth with what manager Dave Roberts said is a season-ending left knee injury. Roberts said Hudson tore his anterior cruciate ligament.
The loss of Hudson takes away a top setup man. Hudson, who has five saves and a 2.22 ERA, fell to the ground while attempting to react to a dribbler hit by Ronald Acuña Jr., who reached on the infield hit.
The Dodgers got more bad news before the game when left-hander Andrew Heaney was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation.
Freeman received standing ovations from the sellout crowd of 42,105 before the game and before his first at-bat. The longtime Braves star had one hit, a sixth-inning single. He walked twice and scored two runs.
“It’s hard to describe how I felt in that moment,” Freeman said of receiving his first ovation. “Just a lot of love.”
Freeman was presented his 2021 World Series ring by Braves manager Brian Snitker in a pregame ceremony. The slugger tipped his cap and raised his arms to the crowd and said he was also careful to spend as much time as possible signing autographs before the game.
Julio Urías (5-6) handed the Braves just their fourth loss in June, allowing one run on three hits with nine strikeouts in six innings.
“We know how good they are,” Urías said through a translator. “We know how potent their offense can be. We went out with a plan and executed it.”
Snitker said he was impressed Urías “never quit pitching” even when he began to tire in the sixth.
The Braves, who remained four games behind the first-place New York Mets in the NL East, fell to 18-4 this month.
Turner led off the game with a single and scored on Will Smith’s single. Freeman walked and scored on Justin Turner’s sacrifice fly.
Trea Turner hit his 10th homer in the fifth, giving him three hits for the second consecutive game.
Freeman, the 2020 NL MVP, was overcome with emotion in a pregame news conference as he said, “I love the Braves organization with all my heart. That will never change.”
The first baseman signed a $162 million, six-year deal with the Dodgers in the offseason after he was unable to reach an agreement with the Braves.
The Braves loaded the bases against Urías in the sixth. Acuña reached on an infield hit, moved to third on Dansby Swanson’s bloop single and scored on Matt Olson’s sacrifice fly. Urías struck out Marcell Ozuna to end the inning.
Right-hander Brusdar Graterol, who replaced Hudson in the eighth, stranded Acuña on third base when Austin Riley hit into a double play.
WALKS LEAD TO LOSS
Braves right-hander Ian Anderson (6-4) struggled with his control as he allowed four runs in four-plus innings and was handed his first loss since May 22. Anderson had six strikeouts with four walks, and 40 of his 88 pitches were balls.
Snitker said Anderson was “just a little scattered” while giving up two runs on two hits and two walks in the first. “I was just hoping to get another inning out of him,” Snitker said.
NO COMEBACK
Olson, Atlanta’s replacement for Freeman, led off the ninth with his second hit, a single. Dodgers closer Craig Kimbrel recovered with three quick outs to earn his 13th save in 14 chances.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Reyes Moronta was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City after Heaney was placed on the injured list. RHP Mitch White will be recalled to start Saturday night’s game. Roberts said Heaney felt soreness in his shoulder while throwing in the bullpen Thursday and will be shut down for a few days. “I don’t foresee it being long,” Roberts said.
UP NEXT
Braves LHP Max Fried (7-2, 2.77 ERA) will start against White (1-1, 3.86). White has appeared in nine games, including four starts, for Los Angeles. Fried is 2-2 with a 3.30 ERA in six career regular-season starts against the Dodgers.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Verlander was amped up, throwing nine of his 20 fastest pitches this season.
“Maybe it was the adrenaline,” he said.
Looking as strong as ever in his return season from Tommy John surgery, Verlander pitched four-hit ball over seven innings against the major league-leading Yankees. Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, powering the Houston Astros’ 3-1 victory Friday night that stopped New York’s 15-game home winning streak.
Exactly what the Astros needed, given their worn-down bullpen after Thursday’s late meltdown in the series-opening 7-6 loss. Asked during batting practice how he would navigate through his relievers, Astros manager Dusty Baker quipped: “My navigation system is Verlander.”
Verlander positioned Houston well.
With wife Kate Upton watching from a first-row seat behind the plate in the Yankees’ season-high crowd of 47,528, Verlander (9-3) averaged 95.5 mph with his fastball, up from 94.8 mph coming in. The 39-year-old right-hander, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, struck out three and walked one, lowering his ERA to 2.22.
“That’s why he’s going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer,” Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said after going 0 for 3 against Verlander. “He continues to bring it every single start.”
Verlander mixed 64 fastballs, 24 sliders, 11 curveballs and three changeups.
“I thought the fastball was really good,” he said. “I thought the slider was kind of hit and miss, and the curveball got me some big outs when I needed it.”
New York (52-19), which lost for just the fourth time in its last 23 games overall, got its run on a fastball in the sixth. Giancarlo Stanton hit an opposite-field drive into the right field second deck for the second night in a row, his 16th home run this season.
Phil Maton pitched out of trouble in the eighth, striking out Judge on a curveball with one on, and Stanton and Josh Donaldson, both on sliders, to strand two runners.
Rafael Montero, pitching for a third straight day for the first time this season, walked Aaron Hicks with one out and pinch-hitter Matt Carpenter with two outs. Montero retired DJ LeMahieu on a groundout for his fifth save.
Luis Severino (4-2) escaped two-on jams in the fourth and fifth — shouting demonstrably both times — then allowed Alex Bregman’s one-out double in the sixth. Pitching carefully, Severino walked Yordan Alvarez and threw a first-pitch fastball that Tucker drove into the right-field seats.
“Against a team like this and against a pitcher like Verlander,” Severino said, “you have to minimize those mistakes.”
Tucker’s home run was his 14th.
“He threw it down and in,” Tucker said, “but I was able to get to it.”
JUDGE-MENT
Judge agreed to a $19 million, one-year contract with the Yankees that avoided an arbitration hearing.
DONALDSON WATCH
Donaldson got into a verbal confrontation with another opponent after he didn’t run hard out of the box on his second-inning double that hopped the right-center wall and flipped his bat into catcher Jason Castro. At the end of the inning, Donaldson cupped a hand to an ear while looking at the Astros dugout, then shrugged shoulders.
Donaldson referred to White Sox star Tim Anderson as “Jackie” on May 21 — a reference to Jackie Robinson — earning the third baseman a one-game suspension.
WEB GEM
Hicks, moved to left field from center for much of this season, sprinted 66 feet to make a leaping, sprawling backhand catch in the left-field corner to rob Jose Altuve of an extra-base hit leading off the fourth. In the middle of the infield, Severino raised both arms and screamed.
HE’S BACK
Jake Meyers started in center and went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts from the No. 9 slot in his first major league action since Game 4 of last year’s AL Division Series against the Chicago White Sox, when he injured his left shoulder Meyers hit .250 with three homers and four RBIs during a 14-game injury rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Sugar Land.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: To make room for Meyers, outfielder Jose Siri was optioned to Sugar Land and outfielder Dillon Thomas was designated for assignment. … RHP Jake Ordorizzi to Sugar Land (PCL) on a rehab assignment. … SS Jeremy Peña, sidelined since June 13 by an injured left thumb, could be actvated Saturday.
Yankees: LHP Aroldis Chapman (left Achilles tendinitis) struck out one in an eight-pitch seventh inning for Double-A Somerset, his first game action since May 22.
UP NEXT
RHP Gerritt Cole (6-1, 3.14) starts for the Yankees on Saturday after taking a no-hit bid into the eighth inning at Tampa Bay. RHP Cristian Javier (4-3, 3.07) starts for the Astros.
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A decision regarding discipline for Deshaun Watson is still expected before training camp, though the league has yet to conclude its investigation and turn it over to a disciplinary officer, according to two people with knowledge of the case.
Both people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the investigation is ongoing. The Cleveland Browns open training camp on July 22 for rookies with veterans due on July 26.
Once the NFL completes its investigation, former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who was jointly appointed by the league and the players’ union, will review the findings to decide whether Watson violated the NFL’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline.
The Cleveland quarterback reached an agreement to settle 20 of 24 civil lawsuits for sexual misconduct earlier this week. A league official told the AP the settlement won’t dissuade the NFL from seeking a lengthy suspension.
The league and the NFL Players’ Association can recommend a potential length of suspension. If either the union or league appeals Robinson’s decision, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell or his designee “will issue a written decision that will constitute full, final and complete disposition of the dispute,” per terms of Article 46 in the CBA.
It’s unlikely Watson’s legal team will be able to negotiate terms of a suspension to avoid having the disciplinary officer make the decision.
The Browns acquired Watson from Houston for a slew of draft picks and signed the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to a fully guaranteed, five-year, $230 million contract in March.
Watson has denied any wrongdoing and vowed to clear his name.
In March, two separate Texas grand juries declined to indict him on criminal complaints stemming from the allegations.
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Biden’s mission in Europe: Shore up alliance against Russia
MUNICH (AP) — President Joe Biden is out to sustain the global alliance punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine as he embarks on a five-day trip to Europe as the 4-month-old war shows no sign of abating and its aftershocks to global food and energy supplies are deepening.
Biden first joins a meeting of the Group of Seven leading economic powers in the Bavarian Alps of Germany and later travels to Madrid for a summit with leaders of the 30 NATO countries. The visit comes as the global coalition to bolster Ukraine and punish Russia for its aggression has showed signs of fraying amid skyrocketing inflation in food and energy prices caused by the conflict.
Biden, who arrived in Germany on Saturday, and the G-7 leaders intend to announce a ban on importing gold from Russia, according to a person familiar with White House planning who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Gold is Moscow’s second largest export after energy.
The Ukraine war has entered a more attritional phase since Biden’s last trip to Europe in March, just weeks after Russia launched its assault. At that time, he met with allies in Brussels as Ukraine was under regular bombardment and he tried to reassure Eastern Europe partners in Poland that they would not be the next to face an incursion by Moscow.
Russian’s subsequent retreat from western Ukraine and regrouping in the east has shifted the conflict to one of artillery battles and bloody house-to-house fighting in the country’s industrial heartland, the Donbas region.
While U.S. officials see broad consensus for maintaining the pressure on Russia and sustaining support for Ukraine in the near term, they view Biden’s trip as an opportunity to align strategy for both the conflict and its global ramifications heading into the winter and beyond.
Allies differ over whether their goals are merely to restore peace or to force Russia to pay a deeper price for the conflict to prevent its repetition.
John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said the summit will address problems such as inflation and other “challenges in the global economy as a result of Mr. Putin’s war — but also how to continue to hold Mr. Putin accountable” and subject to “constant consequences.”
“There will be some announcements, there will be some muscle movements,” Kirby said from Air Force One as Biden flew to Germany.
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is set to address both summits by video. The U.S. and allies have shipped his country billions of dollars in military assistance and imposed ever stricter sanctions on Russia over the invasion.
Kirby said previously that allies would be making new “commitments” during the summits to further sever Russia from the global economy. The aim is to make it more difficult for Moscow to acquire technology to rebuild the arsenal it has depleted in Ukraine and to crack down on sanctions evasion by Russia and its oligarchs.
G-7 summits have traditionally put global finance issues front and center, but amid soaring inflation in the U.S. and Europe, few concrete actions are expected.
“There are different drivers of inflation in these various economies, different things that can be used to address it,” said Josh Lipsky, director of the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center. He foresees “a lack of an ability to do something coordinated on inflation, other than really talk about the problem.”
Biden has blamed much of the rise in prices on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, especially in the energy markets, as U.S. and allied sanctions have limited Moscow’s ability to sell its oil and gas supplies. Sustaining the Western resolve will only get more challenging as the war drags on and cost-of-living issues pose political headaches for leaders at home, U.S. and European officials said.
Finding ways to transition from Russian energy to other sources — without setting back longstanding goals to combat climate change — is set to be a key discussion point.
“There’s no watering down of climate commitments,” Kirby said.
Russia was once a member of what was then the G-8. It was expelled in 2014 after it invaded Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, a move that foreshadowed the current crisis.
A top priority of Western officials heading into the summit is finding a way to get Ukraine’s vast grain harvest out onto the world market, as the United Nations and others warn of tens of millions of people being cast into hunger because of tight supplies. The most impactful changes would require an agreement from Russia to stop targeting food and food infrastructure as well as agreeing to the establishment of a sea corridor to allow exports of grain from Ukraine.
In Madrid, Biden will help promote NATO’s effort to welcome Finland and Sweden into the alliance after the Russian invasion of Ukraine led the two historically neutral democracies to seek the protection of the mutual-defense association.
Kirby declined to say on the flight whether Biden will meet with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has indicated he plans to block the two countries’ accession into NATO unless he receives concessions. Adding new members requires unanimous support from existing NATO members.
U.S. officials have maintained optimism that the two countries will be welcomed into the alliance, but have played down expectations for a breakthrough in Madrid.
Biden speaks often of the world being in a generational struggle between democracies and autocracies that will set the global agenda for the coming decades. He aims to use the trip to show that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has “firmed up” democracies on the threats from autocracies in both Moscow and Beijing.
The president is also securing a significant step by NATO to recognize China as an emerging challenge to the alliance. The formal reference of China in NATO’s new “Strategic Concept,” the first update to its guiding principles since 2010, fulfills efforts under multiple presidents to expand the alliance’s focus to China, even in the face an increasingly bellicose Russia.
In a symbolic step, NATO has invited Pacific leaders from Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia to the summit. Kirby said China “will be a significant focus” for the G-7 and he cited Beijing’s “coercive economic practices.”
Biden is also set to relaunch his idea for a global infrastructure investment program meant to counter China’s influence in the developing world, which he previously had called “Build Back Better World” and had introduced at the 2021 G-7 summit.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin accused NATO of trying to “start a new Cold War” and warned against the alliance “drawing ideological lines which may induce confrontation.”
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The fate of hard-nosed technology executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani is now in the hands of a jury that will weigh criminal charges alleging he joined disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, his former partner, in an elaborate fraud that jarred Silicon Valley.
U.S. District Judge Edward Davila handed the case to the jury Friday afternoon after federal prosecutors in San Jose, California, finished a rebuttal to more than 11 hours of closing arguments methodically laid out by one of Balwani’s lawyers, Jeffrey Coopersmith.
The jury will pore over testimony, emails, salacious texts, and other evidence submitted during a three-month trial as they sort through the 12 counts of fraud and conspiracy filed against Balwani for his role at Theranos, a blood-testing company founded by Holmes when she was just 19.
Balwani, 57, began dating Holmes, now 38, around the same time she dropped out of Stanford University in 2003 to found her startup. He helped Holmes behind the scenes until 2010 when he became Theranos’ chief operating officer while he was living with Holmes. The couple broke up in 2016 as Theranos began to collapse amid revelations about serious problems with Theranos’ technology that they had concealed from investors and patients.
A separate jury spent seven days deliberating over the evidence in Holmes’ trial before convicting her on four counts of investor fraud and conspiracy and acquitting her on four counts of patient fraud and conspiracy earlier this year. She could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison by Davila in a hearing scheduled for late September. The jury in Balwani’s trial is aware of Holmes’ conviction but has been ordered not to consider that in their deliberations.
The case revolves around allegations that Holmes and Balwani duped investors and patients about a Theranos blood-testing technology that they bragged would revolutionize health care and generate huge profits.
But the blood tests never consistently worked as Holmes and Balwani had promised, even as prominent investors such as Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison and media mogul Rupert Murdoch poured nearly $1 billion into Theranos. Meanwhile, Theranos was running tests of its technology as part of a partnership with Walgreens that were delivering inaccurate results to patients that threatened to jeopardize their health.
By 2014, the Theranos stakes of Holmes and Balwani were worth a combined $5 billion. Holmes, who served as Theranos’ star attraction and chief visionary, owned $4.5 billion of that amount, with the rest belonging to Balwani, who oversaw the company’s day-to-day operations with a sometimes-abrasive management style.
All that wealth evaporated once it became known Theranos’ technology wasn’t living up to Holmes’ brash promises. The downfall transformed Theranos — and the couple that once ran it — from a Silicon Valley sensation into a cautionary tale about how horribly things can spiral out of control when ambitious entrepreneurs exaggerate the capabilities of a nascent technology.
Federal prosecutors provided evidence showing Balwani grossly exaggerated Theranos revenue projections that helped Holmes woo investors while also overseeing the company lab and covering up flawed tests of patients’ blood.
“The plan here was not to get caught,” federal prosecutor John Bostic told the jury Friday. “The plan was not for the company to fail. The plan was to get away with it.”
To underscore Balwani’s influential role, prosecutors used their closing arguments to highlight a July 2015 text that he sent to Holmes. “I am responsible for everything at Theranos,” Balwani reminded Holmes. “All have been my decisions too.”
Balwani’s lawyers countered by depicting him as a loyal soldier who not only pledged about $15 million of his own money to help prop up Theranos from 2009 to 2011, but also a tireless worker focused on doing everything to help Holmes achieve her goals. They also insisted Balwani fell under the same spell that Holmes cast while wooing investors and convincing powerful men such as former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz and former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis to join the Theranos board of directors.
Holmes “certainly has to be as charismatic a person as you can possibly be,” Coopersmith, Balwani’s lawyer, told the jury at one point during a closing argument that unfolded over the course of three days this week.
In his rebuttal, Bostic argued Holmes leaned heavily on Balwani’s advice because he was older and more experienced than her, having previously sold a startup that made him rich.
“They were partners in every sense of the word,” Bostic said of Holmes and Balwani.
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Protests continue outside the Supreme Court and nationwide following abortion rights ruling
Protestors express fear and concern for American women
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Across the nation, protests continue outside the U.S. Supreme Court and in cities large and small following the court’s controversial decision to strike down the nearly 50-year-old ruling which protected a woman’s right to obtain an abortion under the constitution. Individual states will now decide laws on the right to choose.
Read the court’s full opinion here.
High fences and barricades surround the court as the crowd continues to demonstrate. Anti-abortion advocates were among the protestors Friday. However, the overwhelming majority of demonstrators in the Washington, D.C. crowd show support for abortion rights.
One woman, who did not want to be named, attended the rally in an outfit to reflect the popular fictional television series “The Handmaid’s Tale.” She compares the plot of the show to modern-day America.
“They’ve taken away all of women’s rights (in the show) and they have forced them to become essentially baby factories. Fertile women have been corralled and forced to be impregnated by rape so that they can have babies and increase the population. And, I honestly believe that’s where this country is headed. This is another step in that direction” she said. She later added, “I’ve seen this coming. I’ve been talking about it coming and I was told I was crazy and that I was hysterical and that this wouldn’t happen. And, it just happened anyway.”
Daryl Northrop of Virginia was among the men supporting women’s rights at the protest.
“We’re here to support women’s right to choose. And, women’s rights to have control over their own body. Because, that’s what true freedom is. And, that’s what white men have taken for granted - complete control over our own bodies. Women should have the same and the Supreme Court is taking that away. We’re not going to stand for it,” he said.
Northrop said, “the GOP and the right wing have been working for decades to roll back women’s rights. This is part of a process for them. They’ll keep going. They will not stop.”
Northrop believes the majority opinions opens the door for same-sex marriage to also be overturned, adding “they’re going to be coming after the right to contraception next and they’ll be coming after interracial marriage eventually.”
As for Democrats role in protecting women’s rights, he said, “all the Democrats do is fundraise off this. They failed women.”
Other protestors are concerned about the near-term impacts of the ruling.
“I’m mostly scared for the women who don’t have the privilege to be able to leave the state or have the financial access to abortions that they need to,” said Maya Sjoberg, a college student.
President Biden called the decision, quote, a “sad day for the court and for the country.”
The anti-abortion group National Right To Life called it a “glorious day.”
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Select supermarkets pulling gun-themed koozies from shelves following controversy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - Harris Teeter supermarkets are pulling what some are calling controversial koozies from their store shelves.
WBTV reports one of the koozies had a bald eagle holding a rifle with the phrase “Give me liberty or give me death,” with another showing Thomas Jefferson holding a scroll with the Second Amendment on it and a gun.
Former North Carolina representative Christy Clark shared her disappointment on Twitter regarding the koozies, and a Harris Teeter representative has since said the items would be removed from stores.
“I think they recognize that as we face mass shootings and gun violence in our communities, we have to look closely at our culture and make changes,” Clark said.
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WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency ‘at this stage’
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in nearly 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox — which is endemic in some African countries — has been neglected for years.
“While a few members expressed differing views, the committee resolved by consensus to advise the WHO director-general that at this stage the outbreak should be determined to not constitute” a global health emergency, WHO said in a statement.
WHO nevertheless pointed to the “emergency nature” of the outbreak and said controlling its spread requires an “intense” response.
The committee said the outbreak should be “closely monitored and reviewed after a few weeks.” But it would recommend a re-assessment before then if certain new developments emerge — such as cases among sex workers; spread to other countries or within countries that have already had cases; increased severity of cases; or an increasing rate of spread.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus convened the emergency committee on Thursday after describing the epidemic of monkeypox in countries that haven’t previously reported the disease as “unusual and concerning.”
Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa, but until last month, the disease had not been known to cause significant outbreaks in multiple countries at the same time and involving people with no travel links to the continent.
Declaring a global health emergency means that a health crisis is an “extraordinary” event requiring a globally-managed response and that a disease is at high risk of spilling across borders. WHO previously made similar declarations for diseases including COVID-19, Ebola in Congo and West Africa, Zika in Brazil and the ongoing effort to wipe out polio.
The emergency declaration mostly serves as a plea to draw more global resources and attention to an outbreak. Past announcements have had mixed impact, given that WHO is largely powerless when trying to convince countries to act.
WHO said this week it has confirmed more than 3,200 monkeypox infections in about 40 countries that haven’t previously reported the disease. The vast majority of cases are in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men and more than 80% of the cases are in Europe.
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U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California orders immediate re-start of EB-5 regional center program; enjoins USCIS from deauthorization of EB-5 regional centers, enabling Behring to accept new EB-5 investors
BLACKHAWK, Calif., June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Behring Co., a vertically integrated real estate developer and the operator of Behring Regional Center ("BRC"), praised the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California's decision to issue a preliminary injunction, setting aside the deauthorization of EB-5 regional centers by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS"). Today's decision by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria held that USCIS almost certainly committed legal error when it unilaterally deauthorized designated EB-5 regional centers existing at the time that the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 ("RIA") was enacted into law and required regional centers to apply and receive approval for new designation before allowing them to operate and accept new EB-5 investors. Read the decision here.
The court's decision means that EB-5 investors can file new I-526 petitions now. The court's order enables Behring Regional Center, and all pre-authorized Regional Centers, to sponsor EB-5 projects. USCIS is required to accept I-526 petitions filed by new EB-5 investors that make qualified EB-5 investments through BRC. BRC attorneys at Greenberg Traurig welcomed the decision: "We are so pleased that the court recognized the true congressional intent," said Laura Reiff, shareholder at GT. "Existing regional centers can now operate and accept new investors. This is a program that should be embraced by the agency and the country as it brings much-needed revenue into the US and helps with job creation."
Behring will be hosting a webinar discussing the EB-5 program and the current updates in detail on June 27, 2022 at 4:00 PM PST. View Webinar Registration
When challenging USCIS's unilateral cancelation of EB-5 regional centers in April, BRC asserted that USCIS actions were contrary to the plain meaning of the RIA. BRC further asserted that USCIS's creation of new Forms I-956 and redesignation requirements violated the Administrative Procedure Act because USCIS did not go through notice-and-comment rulemaking. In granting BRC's preliminary injunction, the court stated that "Behring has made an exceedingly strong showing that the agency violated the APA. USCIS was almost certainly wrong in assuming that the Integrity Act affirmatively deauthorized existing regional centers, so the agency was almost certainly wrong to announce that the centers are no longer authorized." It agreed that BRC was likely to succeed on the merits of its case and that USCIS was wrong to assume that the RIA de-authorized existing regional centers. In recent weeks, Congress also had signaled its support when sending letters informing USCIS that its actions were against Congress's intent to restart the EB-5 Regional Center Program as quickly as possible after a 9-month lapse.
"It is an amazing victory for EB-5 investors, and we look forward to having the opportunity to go back to work creating jobs and promoting economic growth," said Colin Behring, CEO of Behring Regional Center LLC. With an active EB-5 project that is already I-924 exemplar approved, Behring investors will have the first opportunity to be eligible for the new 2,000 visas set aside for high unemployment (Target Employment Area) investments. Behring's EB-5 investment options include lower risk debt-style investments and higher earning preferred equity and common equity, all of which are open to investors immediately.
About Behring Co.
Behring Co. is a vertically integrated real estate developer, private equity fund manager, and EB-5 regional center serving the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. Behring owns and operates the Behring Regional Center, a USCIS accredited EB-5 regional center with 100-percent investor approval history serving hundreds of investors since 2013. For more information, please visit www.behringEB5.com.
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LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronnie C. Wright, former award-winning writer for the Bleacher Report, announced today a launch of a new sports podcast network, THE BOAT (Best Of All Time). The network will include a host of world-class sports-talk podcasts that will be co-produced by Wright and Amblacks Media (www.amblacks.com).
Wright who studied at Florida, Harvard & Stanford and, authored 28 books said, "Today is the right time to shine in the world of sports with relevant content. Podcasts takes the game to another level."
The BOAT Sports Podcast Network will "sail" September 1 with seven: podcasts: "The Ronnie C. Wright Podcast" – "NFL Intro," "The Lunch Bunch," "Platemate Club" "The Really," "Brand New Bag" and "7AJoe."(www.theboat.network ).
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WASHINGTON -- People massed in front of the Supreme Court for a second straight day - venting their anger at Friday's bombshell from the heavily fortified temple of American law.
"Sam Alito is from New Jersey, he wrote this opinion - he's a radical extremist who's out of touch with 90 percent of this country, and I think it's to mock him a little bit, but also to make the point of how dangerous he is for the country," said Mark Greenbaum of South Orange, New Jersey.
The first of two opinions upheld restrictive abortion law in Mississippi. The second went even further, overturning Roe v Wade - which fifty years ago clarified abortion as a constitutional right.
Now, each state can devise its own abortion law - 13 of them have already passed so-called 'trigger laws,' designed to take effect if this day ever came. Of them, seven activated their trigger laws in the past 24 hours.
"Oklahoma is the most pro-life state in the nation, and we hope other states follow our lead" said Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor.
"I don't want to live in a country where in one state I'm free and in another state I'm being held hostage. That's unacceptable, and every American should believe that," said Planned Parenthood Federation President Alexis McGill Johnson.
In Jackson, Mississippi, the abortion clinic at the center of Friday's ruling was still open - but it won't be for long.
"These people have given their time and energy selflessly for all these years to do this, and now we're going to say goodbye very soon," said abortion clinic worker, Dorenda Hancock.
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The World Health Organization decided on Saturday not to declare the ongoing monkeypox outbreak as a "public health emergency of international concern" following an emergency committee meeting.
The World Health Organization said cases of monkeypox have been reported in 50 countries. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he is deeply concerned about the spread of monkeypox.
“This is clearly an evolving health threat that my colleagues and I in the WHO Secretariat are following extremely closely,” he wrote in a statement. “It requires our collective attention and coordinated action now to stop the further spread of monkeypox virus using public health measures including surveillance, contact tracing, isolation and care of patients, and ensuring health tools like vaccines and treatments are available to at-risk populations and shared fairly.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the risk of monkeypox in the United States to the public is low, but you should avoid contact with others if you develop an unexplained skin rash.
Typical symptoms of monkeypox include a rash, fever, malaise, headache and muscle aches.
The CDC said there have been 200 monkeypox cases reported in the United States in 2022. The United Kingdom leads the world with 910 reported cases.
While monkeypox has been spreading through Africa for some time, Dr. Tedros said his concerns are due to the virus circulating in areas that generally don’t have cases.
“What makes the current outbreak especially concerning is the rapid, continuing spread into new countries and regions and the risk of further, sustained transmission into vulnerable populations including people that are immunocompromised, pregnant women and children,” he said.
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
9-1-2
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SACRAMENTO (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday afternoon's drawing of the California Lottery's "Daily 3 Midday" game were:
9-1-2
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Police in Eugene say 10 people were arrested during a Friday night protest following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade.
The arrests were mostly for disorderly conduct, Portland television station KOIN reported. The protest started as a gathering near an anti-abortion-focused pregnancy center and grew to about 75 people, the Eugene Police Department said. It drew a heavy response from local law enforcement.
Eugene Police said in a press release Saturday that the protesters began gathering around 9:20 p.m., all wearing black clothing with masks and hoods.
Police said some of the protesters blocked Ferry Street Bridge and threw smoke bombs at officers. The police department used a truck equipped with an LRAD or Long-Range Acoustic Device — a powerful device sometimes used to disperse crowds with loud sounds — and began arresting people who were in the roadway.
After the first arrest, the situation escalated, police said, with members of the crowd becoming “verbally hostile” to officers. The police department said some people fought with officers, and the police then fired non-lethal “pepper balls” at the crowd. The crowd eventually left, the police department said.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, one of several protests across California decrying the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights.
Marchers gathered near LA City Hall starting around 10 a.m. carrying signs that said, “my body, my choice” and “abort the court.” A concert and rally called “Rock for Abortion Rights” was scheduled for the afternoon outside a nearby U.S. courthouse.
A separate protest was also planned outside the Federal Building on the city's west side.
Large demonstrations opposed to the overturning of Roe v. Wade were also expected Saturday in San Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento.
The Los Angeles Police Department declared an unlawful assembly late Friday after protestors filled downtown streets and some briefly blocked traffic on two freeways.
At least one person was arrested Friday after people threw fireworks and other objects at officers, said Los Angeles police Chief Michel Moore.
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MUNICH (AP) — Biden arrives in Europe for pair of summits meant to shore up alliances against Russia, address food, energy prices.
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NEW YORK (AP) — An Army private charged with plotting to murder members of his unit overseas with help from a secretive violent anarchist group was planning a defense calling it all an internet fantasy before pleading guilty just before trial, court records show.
Plans for the defense of Ethan Phelan Melzer was revealed in court papers in the months before the Kentucky man abruptly pleaded guilty to charges Friday, eliminating the need for his July 5 trial in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing is set for Jan. 6. He could face up to 45 years in prison rather than the life sentence that a jury conviction could have brought.
Melzer, 24, was in Italy in October 2019 with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team when he communicated online with others prior to plotting an attack against his Army unit once it was redeployed in 2020 to guard an isolated and sensitive military installation, prosecutors said.
But court papers reveal the individuals he was communicating with online weren't members of the Order of Nine Angles — or 09A — as he believed, but rather, government informants who helped build the case against him, defense lawyers said.
The Washington Post quoted a European security official in a June 2020 article as saying that the Nazi-Satanist group was established in Britain in the 1970s and has promoted extreme violence for decades.
The official who spoke on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue told the newspaper that 09A membership ranges from a few dozen to about 2,000, targeting young people and sending supporters into groups to influence and recruit.
Prosecutors said the white-supremacist group espouses neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic and Satanic beliefs and encourages members to infiltrate the military to gain training, commit acts of violence and identify like-minded individuals intent on subverting the military from within.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Friday that Melzer sought to “orchestrate a murderous ambush on his own unit by unlawfully disclosing its location, strength and armaments to 09A members online.”
“The defendant believed he could force the U.S. into prolonged armed conflict while causing the deaths of as many soldiers as possible. Melzer’s traitorous conduct was a betrayal of his storied unit and nothing short of an attack against the most essential American values,” he said in a news release.
Before Friday's plea, Melzer's lawyers were building a defense asserting he was merely indulging in fantasy chats similar to a New York City police officer dubbed the “cannibal cop” by tabloids when he was convicted in 2013 of kidnapping conspiracy in a plot to rape, kill and eat women. They said it was a case with “similar facts” as those facing Melzer.
Online, Officer Gilberto Valle had discussed the cannibalistic plot with others in grisly detail. But in throwing out the jury verdict, a judge wrote that while Valle's “misogynistic sexual fantasies” reflected a diseased mind, prosecutors failed to prove he'd taken steps to carry out any gruesome deeds.
As Melzer's lawyers wrote: “The charges in this case are sensational, the facts less so: No ‘jihadist ambush’ on Melzer’s unit happened, none was close to happening, and Melzer had no intention of seeing one happen. In post-arrest interviews with law enforcement he made clear that he never intended to see an attack occur and that he believed that his interlocutors were ‘jokers’ who similarly had no intentions or capabilities of orchestrating one.”
They said his online prose was “bluster — falsities designed to impress the people he was communicating with online.” And the lawyers wrote that while Melzer was curious about 09A, he thought it was “weird” and “pretty much a cult” and its beliefs were “polar opposite” of his own.
They said one government cooperator posing as an 09A sympathizer online claimed to be a former Canadian paratrooper injured in Iraq, but he was actually a mentally ill 15-year-old who had been hospitalized for psychiatric care months before he began communicating with Melzer.
“The government’s efforts to paint Melzer as an O9A-devotee committed to murdering his fellow soldiers are overblown,” defense lawyers wrote. They said three post-arrest interviews in 2020 with law enforcement “amounted to full-throated denials of the most serious charges against him.”
The guilty plea came after prosecutors clarified they'd built a case against Melzer that included evidence from his electronic devices and barracks — photographs, videos and documents — that could be characterized as “jihadist” and “09A” materials.
Also recovered were books titled “The Sinister Tradition” and “The Anarchist's Cookbook,” which prosecutors maintained had detailed instructions on how to manufacture and use explosives and weapons.
But the most potentially damaging evidence prosecutors said they planned to show the jury was proof Melzer sought to earn a self-initiation into 09A through violence as a street-level drug dealer after shooting a marijuana dealer in the arm in January 2017 near his Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. He joined the Army the following year.
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MÚNICH (AP) — Biden llega a Europa, donde sostendrá par de cumbres sobre alianzas contra Rusia y precios de alimentos y energía.
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ROME (AP) — Congo’s Catholic bishops, coping with disappointment over a scrubbed visit by Pope Francis, said Saturday that his decision to go ahead with a trip to Canada was an “encouraging sign” that his knee treatment was working, as they held out hope for a rescheduled date.
In the meantime, Francis is sending the Vatican secretary of state to Congo to celebrate a special Mass for peace and reconciliation next weekend, when Francis was due to have arrived, said Bishop Donatien Nshole, secretary general of the Congolese bishops conference.
Nshole stressed that Cardinal Pietro Parolin wasn't replacing Francis and that Congo was awaiting word from the Vatican for a new date for a papal visit. But in a video statement, he said Parolin’s visit was further sign of the “great consideration he (Francis) has for our country.”
The Vatican announced June 10 that Francis had to postpone the planned July 2-7 visit to Congo and South Sudan because doctors said it could jeopardize the therapy he is receiving for strained ligaments in his right knee. The problem has forced him to use a wheelchair for over a month, and he uses a cane when walking or standing.
At the same time, the Vatican on Thursday indicated Francis was going ahead with a planned July 24-30 visit to Canada by releasing the trip itinerary. The Vatican hasn’t said why the Canada visit could go ahead but not the Africa one.
“For us, this is an encouraging sign of the positive evolution of the care he is taking,” Nshole said. “Without a doubt, the trip to Canada will also be a test for the pope and his doctors of the effectiveness of his care and will serve as an evaluation for the future and the activities of the pontiff.”
Nshole said Parolin will celebrate the Mass in Kinshasa on July 3, on the same day that similar Masses are held across Congo and Francis celebrates a special Mass for Rome’s Congoloese community at the Vatican.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man and woman were found fatally shot Saturday at a hotel resort in central Florida's tourist corridor in what authorities are describing as a murder-suicide that started as a domestic dispute.
The middle-aged man and woman were found at The Fountains Resort on International Drive, which is a primary tourist corridor in Orlando.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office told local news outlets that it appears the man shot the woman and then shot himself.
No further details were released Saturday afternoon.
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PHOENIX (AP) — Protests outside the Arizona Capitol over the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that ended with a volley of tear gas were variously described Saturday as either peaceful or driven by anarchists intent on destruction.
Republican Senate President Karen Fann issued a news release describing it as a thwarted insurrection, while protesters called it a violent overreaction by police who they said acted without warning or justification.
Arizona Department of Public Safety statements said state troopers launched the gas as some in a group of 7,000 to 8,000 people that rallied at the Capitol on Friday night were trying to break into the state Senate. Lawmakers were working to finish their yearly session.
The vast majority of people were peaceful and state police said there were no arrests or injuries. While both abortion opponents and abortion rights backers were there, most of the crowd opposed the high court's decision.
Police fired tear gas at about 8:30 p.m. as dozens of people pressed up against the glass wall at the front of the Senate building, chanting and waving signs backing the right to abortion. While most were peaceful, a handful of people were banging on the windows, and one person forcefully tried to kick in a sliding glass door.
That's when SWAT team members with the Department of Public Safety stationed on the second floor of the old Capitol building fired the tear gas.
Video taken from inside the Senate lobby by Republican Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita showed the scene. Another she took moments later showed state police in riot gear forming a line inside the building, facing protesters on the other side of the glass.
She said in an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday morning that the protesters were clearly trying to enter the locked building.
"They were aggressively banging on the windows in a way that at any moment it could break," Ugenti-Rita said. “This wasn’t a knock on a window. I mean, they were trying to break the windows.”
Hundreds of protesters could been seen in her videos milling about the plaza between the House and Senate buildings, while about a hundred were closer, near the glass wall at the front of the Senate building.
“There was no other conclusion than they were interested in being violent,” she added. "I have no other takeaway than that. I’ve seen many protests over my years, in many different sizes and forms. I’ve never seen that ever.”
Democratic state Rep. Athena Salman of Tempe, however, said those gassed were peaceful.
“A bunch of House and Senate Democrats voted to give these cops a huge pay raise,” said said on Twitter in a post showing police firing tear gas. “Some even called it historic. Remember that every time the cops gas peaceful protesters.”
State police said in a statement that what “began as a peaceful protest evolved into anarchical and criminal actions by masses of splinter group.” And they said they had issued multiple warnings for people to leave.
Police said gas was deployed “after protesters attempted to break the glass" and was later deployed again in a plaza across the street. Police said some memorials at the plaza were defaced.
No broken glass was visible at the Senate building after the crowd dispersed.
Republicans lawmakers had enacted a 15-week abortion ban in March over the objection of minority Democrats. It mirrors a Mississippi law that the Supreme Court upheld on Friday while also striking down Roe. A law dating from before Arizona became a state in 1912 that bans all abortions remains on the books, and providers across the state stopped providing abortions earlier Friday out of fear of prosecution.
The protester incident forced Senate lawmakers to flee to the basement for about 20 minutes, said Democratic Sen. Martin Quezada. Stinging tear gas wafted through the building afterward, and the proceedings were moved to a hearing room instead of the Senate chamber.
Fann was presiding over a vote for a contentious school vouchers expansion bill when she abruptly halted proceedings. Speeches backing or supporting the bill expanding the state's school voucher program to all 1.1 million public school students were cut off, and the bill passed.
“We're going into recess right now, OK?” Fann announced. “We have a security problem outside.”
The building was never breached, said Kim Quintero, a spokesperson for the Senate GOP leadership.
After the tear gas sent protesters fleeing, the Senate reconvened to vote on its final bills before adjourning for the year shortly after midnight. A faint smell of tear gas hung in the air.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s junta leader, Col. Assimi Goita, signed a new law Friday paving the way for elections and a return of the country to constitutional rule. Col. Goita’ has been president of the transitional government since seizing power in a coup two years ago.
The law would also allow him and other military members of the transitional government to run in 2024, when the next presidential election is scheduled, according to a copy of the new legislation seen by The Associated Press.
West Africa's regional bloc, the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS), imposed stiff sanctions on Mali earlier this year after military rulers refused to hold elections in February as planned.
The new law creates a single election management body to replace a contested three-party system, and details the steps that would lead to elections. It’s meant to signal the junta’s willingness to return to constitutional rule and convince ECOWAS to ease sanctions, according to state media.
However, the fact that junta leaders would be able to run for office could derail the democratic process and cast doubt on the country’s future return to stability, said Abdrahmane Diarra, youth president for the Union for the Republic and Democracy, a political party.
But conflict analysts say the concern is not about who is running or not, but finding a leader who is going to unite the country and help it emerge from its current security and political crises.
“Goita or another leader wouldn’t matter as long as tangible results are there and signs of stability start to be apparent,” said Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a Moroccan based organization focused on economics and policy.
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s junta leader signed a new law paving the way for elections and a return of the West African country to constitutional rule. Col. Assimi Goita has been president of the transitional government since seizing power in a coup two years ago.
The law signed Friday would also allow him and other military members of the transitional government to run in 2024, when the next presidential election is scheduled, according to a copy of the new legislation seen by the Associated Press.
The West Africa regional bloc, the Economic Community of West Africa States, imposed stiff sanctions on Mali earlier this year after military rulers refused to organize elections in February as planned.
The law creates a single election management body to replace a contested three-party system, and would detail the steps that would lead to elections. It’s meant to signal the junta’s willingness to return to constitutional rule and convince the bloc to ease sanctions, according to state media.
However, the fact that junta leaders will be able to run in the election could derail the democratic process casting doubt on the country’s return to stability, said Abdrahmane Diarra, youth president for the Union for the Republic and Democracy.
But conflict analysts say the concern is not about who is running or not, but about finding a leader who is going to unite the country and help it emerge from its current security and political disaster.
“Goita or another leader wouldn’t matter as long as tangible results are there and signs of stability start to be apparent,” said Rida Lyammouri, a senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a Moroccan based organization focused on economics and policy.
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) — Aurora police say a man is in custody after two people were shot, one fatally, Friday night.
Police found the first man who had been shot in a vehicle about 9:25 p.m., The Denver Post reported. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Aurora Police Department said in a news release that the officers determined the man had been shot near a home roughly a mile away. A second man who had been shot was found inside the home, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said another man at the home was taken into custody and is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder.
The Arapahoe County Coroner's Office has not yet released the identity of the man who died.
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LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.
In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox — which is endemic in some African countries — has been neglected for years.
“While a few members expressed differing views, the committee resolved by consensus to advise the WHO director-general that at this stage the outbreak should be determined to not constitute” a global health emergency, WHO said in a statement.
WHO nevertheless pointed to the “emergency nature” of the outbreak and said controlling its spread requires an "intense" response.
The committee said the outbreak should be “closely monitored and reviewed after a few weeks." But it would recommend a re-assessment before then if certain new developments emerge — such as cases among sex workers; spread to other countries or within countries that have already had cases; increased severity of cases; or an increasing rate of spread.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus convened the emergency committee on Thursday after expressing concern about the epidemic of monkeypox in countries that haven't previously reported the disease.
“What makes the current outbreak especially concerning is the rapid, continuing spread into new countries and regions and the risk of further, sustained transmission into vulnerable populations including people that are immunocompromised, pregnant women and children,” the WHO chief said.
Monkeypox has sickened people for decades in central and west Africa, but until last month, the disease had not been known to cause significant outbreaks in multiple countries at the same time and involving people with no travel links to the continent.
Declaring a global health emergency means that a health crisis is an “extraordinary” event requiring a globally-managed response and that a disease is at high risk of spilling across borders. WHO previously made similar declarations for diseases including COVID-19, Ebola in Congo and West Africa, Zika in Brazil and the ongoing effort to wipe out polio.
The emergency declaration mostly serves as a plea to draw more global resources and attention to an outbreak. Past announcements have had mixed impact, given that WHO is largely powerless when trying to convince countries to act.
WHO said this week it has confirmed more than 3,200 monkeypox infections in about 40 countries that haven’t previously reported the disease. The vast majority of cases are in men who are gay, bisexual or have sex with other men and more than 80% of the cases are in Europe.
A leading WHO adviser said last month the spike in cases in Europe was likely tied to sexual activity by men at two raves in Spain and Belgium, speculating that its appearance in the gay and bisexual community was a “random event.” British officials have said most cases in the U.K. involve men who reported having sex with other men in venues such as saunas and sex clubs.
Scientists warn that anyone in close, physical contact with someone infected with monkeypox or their clothing or bedsheets is at risk of catching the disease, regardless of their sexual orientation.
People with monkeypox often experience symptoms like fever, body aches and a rash; most recover within weeks without needing medical care.
Monkeypox in Africa mostly affects people who come into contact with infected wild animals, like rodents or primates. There has been about 1,500 reported cases of monkeypox, including 70 deaths, in Congo, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
To date, scientists haven’t found any mutations in the monkeypox virus that suggest it’s more transmissible or lethal, although the number of changes detected show the virus has likely been spreading undetected for years.
The version of the disease transmitting beyond Africa typically has a fatality rate of less than 1%, while the version seen in Africa can kill up to 10% of people affected.
WHO is also creating a vaccine-sharing mechanism for monkeypox, which could see vaccines go to rich countries like Britain, which currently has the biggest outbreak beyond Africa.
Some experts warned that could entrench the deep inequities seen between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.
“France, Germany, the U.S. and U.K. already have a lot of resources and plenty of vaccines to deal with this and they don’t need vaccines from WHO,” said Dr. Irwin Redlener, an expert in disaster preparedness and response at Columbia University.
“What we should be doing is trying to help the countries in Africa where monkeypox has been endemic and largely neglected,” he said. “Monkeypox is not COVID, but our attention should not be so distorted that it only becomes a problem when it is seen in rich countries.”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides.
The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual reunion for helicopter enthusiasts in Logan County. All six people aboard were killed.
The state's chief medical examiner released the names of the victims on Saturday. They are: John Nagle, 53, of Austin, Texas; Donald Sandhoff, 69, of Durham, North Carolina; Kevin Warren, 51, of Franklin, Tennessee; Carolyn O’Connor, 73, of Winter Garden, Florida; and Marvin Bledsoe, 64, and Jack Collins, 65, both of Chapmanville, West Virginia.
Rides on the Vietnam-era Bell UH-1B “Huey” helicopter were offered by the organizer of the reunion, MARPAT Aviation, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The flight crashed about 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) northeast of the Logan County Airport. Much of the wreckage was consumed in a fire that followed the crash, the agency said.
During the reunion event, visitors could sign up to ride or fly the historic helicopter, described by organizers as one of the last of its kind still flying.
The helicopter was flown by the 114th Assault Helicopter Company, “The Knights of the Sky,” in Vinh Long, Vietnam, throughout much of the 1960s, according to MARPAT. After the Huey returned to the U.S., it was featured in movies like “Die Hard, “The Rock” and “Under Siege: Dark Territory.”
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NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier, two relievers combine to no-hit major league-leading New York Yankees.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Cristian Javier, Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly combined on the first no-hitter against the New York Yankees in 19 years, shutting down the best team in baseball and pitching the Houston Astros to a 3-0 victory on Saturday.
Javier (5-3), a 25-year-old right-hander without a complete game in 84 professional starts, was clearly tired when manager Dusty Baker brought in a reliever to start the eighth. Javier set career highs for strikeouts (13) and pitches (115), and he matched his longest start with seven innings.
Pressly, who gave up a tying three-run homer to Aaron Hicks in a 7-6 loss Thursday night, retired three straight batters in the ninth for his 15th save in 18 chances. After Giancarlo Stanton hit into a game-ending groundout, the Astros walked onto the field and gathered near the mound for a brief celebration.
“To do it in New York, it’s the best feeling in the world,” Pressly said.
Rookie J.J. Matijevic gave Javier a lead in the seventh when he hit his second big league homer, driving a fastball from Gerrit Cole (6-2) into the right-field second deck. Jose Altuve homered into the left-field second deck in the eighth against Michael King, and pinch-hitter Yuli Gurriel added an RBI single off Lucas Luetge in the ninth.
In a matchup of the teams with the top two records in the American League, New York didn’t come close to a hit before a silenced crowd of 45,076. The major league-best Yankees lost consecutive games for the first time since May 28-29 against Tampa Bay, getting their only runners on three walks and an error.
Javier, who lowered his ERA to 2.73, was starting because Jake Odorizzi is hurt. Javier began 12 of his first 18 batters with a strike but started his last five with a ball. His 50.9% first-strike percentage entering was 155th among 157 pitchers who faced 150 or more plate appearances this season.
“I feel really happy, really proud right now for this moment that God has given me,” Javier said via interpreter.
He walked Josh Donaldson on a full-count fastball with two outs in the first, then retired 17 in a row until Donaldson reached when third baseman Alex Bregman threw past first for an error on a one-out grounder in the seventh. Stanton took a called third strike and Gleyber Torres struck out swinging.
Neris walked two in the eighth, then retired Joey Gallo on a flyout to the right-field warning track and got Aaron Judge to ground into an inning-ending forceout.
“I said, ‘I have to get it for my team, I have to get it for Javy,’” said Neris, who had never pitched in a no-hitter before.
The no-hitter was the third in the major leagues this year after five New York Mets combined against Philadelphia on April 29 and Reid Detmers of the Los Angeles Angels accomplished the feat against Tampa Bay on May 10.
Houston’s no-hitter was its 14th, the first since Justin Verlander against Toronto on Sept. 1, 2019.
Martín Maldonado caught his second combined no-hitter with Houston — he also guided four pitchers through a gem against Seattle on Aug. 3, 2019.
“Trust Maldy,” Pressly said. "A lot of people don’t get to see the preparation that Maldy and (back up Jason) Castro put in. It’s bar-none to anybody out there.”
New York was no-hit for just the eighth time. Houston had been the previous team to do it, across the street at the old stadium on June 11, 2003. Roy Oswalt strained his right groin after his second pitch of the second inning, and Pete Munro (2 2/3 innings), Kirk Saarloos (1 1/3), Brad Lidge (two), Octavio Dotel (one) and Billy Wagner (one) followed in an 8-0 win.
Matijevic, a 26-year-old taken by Houston in the second round of the 2017 amateur draft, debuted April 22. He is 2 for 14 and both hits are solo home runs; he went deep against Michael Kopech of the Chicago White Sox on June 19.
Cole didn’t allow a hit until Jake Meyers grounded a slider into right field with two outs in the fifth. In his previous start, Cole held Tampa Bay hitless until Isaac Paredes’ single leading off the eighth on June 20. The 31-year-old right-hander took a perfect game into the seventh against Detroit on June 3 before Jonathan Schoop’s two-out single.
DONALDSON’S BAT FLIP
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he addressed Donaldson flipping his bat into Castro and not running immediately on a ball that went for a ground-rule double Friday.
“We kind of looked at each other,” Boone said. “JD plays his butt off. So yeah, anytime a guy hits a ball and does something, it doesn’t go out, yeah, you kind of look at that and address it. But my biggest thing is, are my guys playing their butt off? And JD is a guy I have no issue with.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Astros: RHP Lance McCullers Jr. threw about 25 pitches to Jeremy Peña and Chas McCormick in his first batting practice. McCullers has been sidelined since spring training with a strained right forearm. ... Odorizzi (lower left leg discomfort) threw 59 pitches over three innings for Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday night, allowing two runs, two hits and two walks. ... Peña (left thumb) could be activated Sunday.
Yankees: After throwing an eight-pitch inning for Double-A Somerset on Friday in his first game action since May 22, LHP Aroldis Chapman (left Achilles tendinitis) expects to pitch again Sunday and then come off the IL. ... RHP Jonathan Loaisiga, sidelined since May 22 by right shoulder inflammation, threw his first bullpen since getting hurt. He will need another bullpen and then batting practice before he goes on a rehab assignment, Boone said. ... Domingo Germán (right shoulder impingement) is to make his second minor league rehab start on Tuesday.
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Astros seventh. Kyle Tucker grounds out to shallow right field, Gleyber Torres to Anthony Rizzo. Aledmys Diaz strikes out swinging. J.J. Matijevic homers to right field. Jake Meyers called out on strikes.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 1, Yankees 0.
Astros eighth. Martin Maldonado called out on strikes. Jose Altuve homers to left field. Michael Brantley grounds out to shallow infield, Michael King to Marwin Gonzalez to Anthony Rizzo. Alex Bregman walks. Yordan Alvarez grounds out to shallow infield, Michael King to Anthony Rizzo.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Astros 2, Yankees 0.
Astros ninth. Kyle Tucker walks. Aledmys Diaz doubles to left field. Kyle Tucker to third. Yuli Gurriel pinch-hitting for J.J. Matijevic. Yuli Gurriel singles to shallow center field, advances to 2nd. Aledmys Diaz out at home. Kyle Tucker scores. Jake Meyers singles to shallow left field. Yuli Gurriel to third. Martin Maldonado called out on strikes. Jose Altuve walks. Jake Meyers to second. Michael Brantley grounds out to shortstop, Gleyber Torres to Anthony Rizzo.
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