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Astronomers have captured the first direct image of an exoplanet with the James Webb Space Telescope.
The exoplanet, or planet outside of our solar system, is a gas giant about six to 12 times the mass of Jupiter. The planet, called HIP 65426 b, is about 15 to 20 million years old -- just a baby planet when compared to Earth, which is 4.5 billion years old.
It's located about 385 light-years away from Earth.
The planet can be seen in four different bands of infrared light as taken by Webb's different instruments. Webb sees the universe in infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye -- and makes it the perfect space observatory to reveal details about distant worlds.
"This is a transformative moment, not only for Webb but also for astronomy generally," said Sasha Hinkley, associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, in a statement.
Hinkley led the observations within an international collaboration.
The exoplanet was first discovered in 2017 using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope and its SPHERE instrument, located in Chile. The instrument took images of the planet then through short infrared wavelengths, but Webb's ability to see longer infrared wavelengths can shed light on new details.
Scientists are analyzing Webb's data of HIP 65426 b and a forthcoming study will be submitted to journals for peer review.
The exoplanet is about 100 times farther from its host star than Earth is from the sun, which allowed Webb and its instruments to separate the planet from its star. Some of Webb's instruments are armed with coronagraphs, or masks that can block starlight, enabling the telescope to capture direct images of exoplanets.
Stars are much brighter than planets and in this case, HIP 65426 b is more than 10,000 times fainter than its host star in near-infrared light.
"Obtaining this image felt like digging for space treasure," said Aarynn Carter, analysis lead for the images and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in a statement. "At first all I could see was light from the star, but with careful image processing I was able to remove that light and uncover the planet."
While the Hubble Space Telescope was the first to capture direct images of exoplanets, Webb's infrared exploration of exoplanets is just beginning. The telescope has already shared the first spectrum of an exoplanet by detecting a water signature in its atmosphere and found the first clear evidence of carbon dioxide in an exoplanet's atmosphere.
And the space observatory only began making scientific observations this summer.
"I think what's most exciting is that we've only just begun," Carter said. "There are many more images of exoplanets to come that will shape our overall understanding of their physics, chemistry, and formation. We may even discover previously unknown planets, too."
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Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018, after a jury deadlocked on all but one count following a trial earlier this month.
Prosecutors had said they intended to retry Gillum after the trial concluded on May 4, but reversed course in a one-paragraph motion that also seeks dismissal of the case against his co-defendant, Sharon Lettman-Hicks.
Jurors acquitted Gillum of lying to the FBI but could not reach a verdict on more than a dozen fraud and conspiracy charges contending Gillum and Lettman-Hicks diverted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions for his personal use.
Gillum’s defense team, led by Miami attorney David O. Markus, said in an email that he can now “resume his life and public service.”
“Andrew Gillum had the courage to stand up and say ‘I am innocent.’ And that is finally being recognized. We want to thank the hard working jury who did their job and explained to the government why it should drop the case,” the statement said.
U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, who presided over the trial, did not immediately rule Monday on the motion but generally judges give deference to prosecutorial discretion. There was no comment from the U.S. attorney’s office beyond the court filing.
Gillum, 43, is a former Tallahassee mayor who sought to become the first Black governor in Florida history when he ran in 2018. He lost to Republican Ron DeSantis by less than 34,000 votes, which triggered an automatic recount.
Prosecutors had claimed Gillum committed fraud because he was struggling financially after quitting his $120,000-a-year job with the progressive People for the American Way group when he decided to run for governor. Lettman-Hicks, a longtime political adviser to Gillum and former executive with the group, was accused of conspiring with Gillum to divert the contributions to his personal accounts. Jurors also deadlocked on those counts.
The jury found Gillum not guilty of charges that he lied about his interactions with undercover FBI agents posing as developers who paid for a 2016 trip he and his brother took to New York, which included a ticket to the hit Broadway show “Hamilton.” Gillum contended his brother provided the ticket.
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Brewers vs. Orioles Probable Starting Pitchers Today - June 6
The Milwaukee Brewers (32-28) host the Baltimore Orioles (37-22) to open a three-game series at American Family Field, with first pitch at 7:40 PM ET on Tuesday. The Brewers are coming off a series victory over the Reds, and the Orioles a series win over the Giants.
The probable pitchers are Freddy Peralta (5-5) for the Brewers and Kyle Gibson (7-3) for the Orioles.
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Brewers vs. Orioles Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023
- Time: 7:40 PM ET
- TV: BSWI
- Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Venue: American Family Field
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- Probable Pitchers: Peralta - MIL (5-5, 4.48 ERA) vs Gibson - BAL (7-3, 3.89 ERA)
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Brewers Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Freddy Peralta
- Peralta (5-5) will take to the mound for the Brewers and make his 12th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed six hits in six innings against the Toronto Blue Jays.
- The 27-year-old has pitched in 11 games this season with a 4.48 ERA and 9.1 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .250.
- He has started 11 games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in seven of them.
- Peralta has 10 starts of five or more innings this season in 11 chances. He averages 5.5 innings per outing.
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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Kyle Gibson
- Gibson makes the start for the Orioles, his 13th of the season. He is 7-3 with a 3.89 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 71 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty's last time out was on Tuesday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- In 12 games this season, the 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.89, with 5.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .265 against him.
- Gibson has six quality starts under his belt this year.
- Gibson is seeking his seventh straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.9 innings per start.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 35-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.89), 45th in WHIP (1.312), and 65th in K/9 (5.9).
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Recognition for the seventh consecutive year demonstrates Genpact's continued focus on cyber resilience
NEW YORK, July 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform businesses, today announced that it has been honored with the 2023 CSO50 Award from Foundry's CSO, a premier content and community resource for security decision-makers leading business risk management efforts. This year's award recognizes Genpact for its efforts to enhance cyber resilience through a robust Threat Modelling Program.
Genpact's Threat Modelling Program provides comprehensive, risk-based strategic guidance for complete cyber security. By implementing threat modelling principles, Genpact was able to proactively identify and address potential cyber risks, including the ever-growing threat of ransomware attacks that helped protect its business operations and valuable assets including employee and client data. This helped the company not only improve its security posture and ensure data compliance, but also minimize financial losses, safeguard reputation, and deepen trust with its more than 800 clients across the world.
"Recent advancements in AI have put greater impetus on cybersecurity, as businesses look to survive this tech disruption," said Vidya Srinivasan, Global Leader - Enterprise Risk, Infrastructure, and Logistics, Genpact. "At Genpact, we continue to drive meaningful impact for clients, by combining our expertise in data, technology, and AI, while maintaining high standards of data privacy and security. This award is a testament to our unwavering commitment to cyber resilience and the end-to-end value we are delivering."
This is the seventh consecutive year Genpact has received a CSO50 award for demonstrating exceptional business value and thought leadership through its leading security projects and initiatives.
"It is a privilege for us to honor the outstanding accomplishments of the winners at the CSO50 conference, and to bring together the information security community for great learning, networking, and problem-solving," said Stephen Corrick, SVP, Events, IDG, Inc. "The powerful expertise and experience of our winners and partners make this a can't-miss opportunity for everyone in the field."
Genpact will accept its award at the CSO50 Conference + Awards to be held October 2-4, 2023 at the We-Ko-Pa Resort & Casino in Fort McDowell, AZ.
See the full list of the 2023 CSO50 Award winners, here.
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm delivering the outcomes that transform our clients' businesses and shape their future. We're guided by our real-world experience redesigning and running thousands of processes for hundreds of global companies. Our clients – including many in the Global Fortune 500 – partner with us for our unique ability to combine deep industry and functional expertise, leading talent, and proven methodologies to drive collaborative innovation that turns insights into action and delivers outcomes at scale. We create lasting competitive advantages for our clients and their customers, running digitally enabled operations and applying our Data-Tech-AI services to design, build, and transform their businesses. And we do it all with purpose. From New York to New Delhi and more than 30 countries in between, our 115,000+ team is passionate in its relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people. Get to know us at Genpact.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
About the CSO50 Awards
The CSO50 Awards recognizes 50 organizations for security projects and initiatives that demonstrate outstanding business value and thought leadership. The CSO50 Awards are scored according to a uniform set of criteria by a panel of judges that includes security leaders, industry experts and academics. The 2023 awards will be presented at the CSO50 Conference + Awards, to be held October 2-4, 2023 at the We-Ko-Pa Casino & Resort, Fort McDowell, AZ.
Past winners include Adobe, Allstate, American Express, City of Raleigh, The Clorox Company, Comcast, Delta Dental, Genpact, HBO Latin America, Home Depot, Microsoft, University of Pennsylvania, Verizon and many more. A complete list of the 2022 winners can be viewed on www.idg.com.
About CSO
CSO is the premier content and community resource for security decision-makers leading business risk management efforts within their organizations. For more than a decade, CSO's award-winning website (CSOonline.com), executive conferences, strategic marketing services and research have equipped security decision-makers to mitigate both IT and corporate/physical risk for their organizations and provided opportunities for security vendors looking to reach this audience.
CSO is published by Foundry (formerly IDG Communications, Inc.) Company information is available at www.foundryco.com
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HONG KONG, April 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
XT.COM and Infinity Labs organized the Texas Hold'em Yacht Party, a Crypto Night Extravaganza, in collaboration with TraderX, Crust, 7 O'Clock Capital, and Blocklike, all of whom are leading players in the crypto industry. The event took place on April 13th from 19:00 to 00:30 (UTC+8) at an oriented invitation-only address. The Texas Hold'em Yacht Party was the hottest ticket in town during the Hong Kong Web3 Festival with an exclusive guest list including top industry players, investors, and influencers.
The event provides an excellent opportunity for blockchain and crypto enthusiasts to connect with like-minded individuals and explore the latest trends in the industry. As part of the festival's commitment to the Web3 spirit of openness and cooperation, partners have been invited to plan and organize some of the activities together for mutual development, which is why XT.COM has decided to organize the yacht party. "We are incredibly excited to be part of the Web3 Festival in Hong Kong, working with our partners to provide an unforgettable experience," said Albin Warin, CEO of XT.COM. XT.COM also held a signing ceremony for @Traderxiaoxia, a well-known cryptocurrency trader on Twitter with a solid following. The signing ceremony solidified the partnership between @Traderxiaoxia and XT.COM, showcasing the platform's commitment to providing competent traders with top-notch tools and resources.
Hong Kong Web3 Festivities
Hong Kong is hosting the inaugural Web3 Festival, organized by W3ME and co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group from April 12 to 15 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). This four-day event, spread across an area of about 9,000㎡, has over 10,000 attendees, 300 industry leaders, about 100 Web3 projects, community partners, and media partners around the world gather to network, share, and learn through high-level content and panel discussions.
This year, the Web3 Festival is bringing together the world's brightest minds, top Web3 projects, and leading venture capitalists presenting content-rich discussions and topics centered around Web3. Hong Kong regulatory representatives are also diving into and interpreting the latest digital asset regulation policies. The festival features five center stages where attendees can engage with industry thought leaders and learn about the latest trends in Web3.
Bringing Industry-Leading Value to Hong Kong
As the co-host of the Texas Hold'em Yacht Party, XT.COM brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the event so that attendees will have an unforgettable experience. Being a leading platform in the cryptocurrency space with high visibility and strength abroad with the majority of staff being foreign workers and Chinese investors, XT.COM boasts a team of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences, bringing a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Hong Kong web3 industry. With five years of zero risk in its operation as a cryptocurrency exchange, XT.COM has established itself as a safe and reliable platform for investors looking to engage in the world of cryptocurrency.
The partnership with Infinity Labs is a significant milestone for XT.COM. Infinity Labs is a private equity fund that specializes in blockchain investments and incubation of start-up projects. The firm was established in December 2020 and is backed by Crust Network, a decentralized storage project. Infinity Labs is committed to building web3 infrastructure and advancing the development of decentralized storage. The partnership with Infinity Labs will provide XT.COM with an edge in blockchain technology and enable the platform to offer its users cutting-edge products and services.
In addition to the partnership with Infinity Labs, attendees were able to enjoy premium food and drinks throughout the night. There was also a raffle event for XT.COM event participants. The event offered attractive rewards to winners, including 100XT tokens for the first prize, 3 Ballet hardware wallets for the second prize, and five third prize awards of 50$ CRU. The event was an opportunity for XT.COM to express its appreciation to its loyal users participating in the event and encourage them to engage further with the platform.
TraderX is another proud sponsor of the Texas Hold'em Yacht Party. As a leading provider of white label crypto exchange solutions, TraderX enables individuals and businesses to easily start and customize their own crypto trading platform. With their user-friendly interface, advanced trading features, and robust security measures, traderX has helped numerous clients around the world launch successful crypto exchanges.
As part of XT.COM's marketing strategy, the company sees Hong Kong as a crucial hub for web3 businesses due to its openness and inclusivity. XT.COM is committed to providing quality services and products, embracing opportunities and changes, and constantly developing global markets. Hong Kong plays an essential role in XT.COM's vision to expand and lead the development of the global blockchain industry. Be sure to follow XT.COM on social media to learn more about our vision for a web3-friendly future.
About XT.COM
Founded in 2018, XT.COM serves more than 6 million registered users, over 1,000,000+ monthly active users, 40+ million users in the ecosystem, and 800+ trading pairs. Since then, XT.COM crypto exchange has expanded its offerings by covering a rich variety of trading categories to provide a secure, trusted, and intuitive trading experience for its large user base. One such addition is Crypto Futures Trading which includes USDT-M Futures and coin-M futures perpetual contracts, as well as prediction markets where users can conduct transactions by predicting the results of future events. Additionally, the Futures Grid allows users to automate the buying and selling of futures contracts to make profits.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ask any coach or player around the NFL and they are bound to tell you that the speed of the game picks up when the playoffs arrive. There is no longer time to think on the field; decisions more often are made by in-the-moment instincts rather than carefully crafted game plans.
Perhaps that is why Patrick Mahomes thrives in the postseason.
Whether it be his preponderance of no-look passes, crazy side-arm slings or the myriad other ways that the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback sparks creativity on the field, there is arguably no better player in the NFL when it comes to playing sandlot football. His ability to make something out of nothing leaves teammates and foes alike shaking their heads.
“My family or friends are like, ‘Oh my God, how’s Patrick Mahomes?’ And I’m like, ’He’s just a special individual,” said Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, whose career has been rejuvenated during his first season playing with him.
"It's just like playing ‘Madden’ back when you had Michael Vick, who can just run all over the field and then launch it 80 yards down the field," Smith-Schuster explained. “It's kind of like that but for more it's ILR — in real life.”
What has become known simply as Mahomes Magic around Kansas City tends to shine brightest this time of year, and the results are downright incredible: He has never failed to reach the AFC championship game in four years as a starter, twice going to the Super Bowl and once winning its MVP award while ending the franchise's 50-year title drought.
He will try to improve to 5-0 in the divisional round on Saturday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
“I think all the guys understood that whenever they signed with this team that we want to win the Super Bowl. And if we don't, we feel like it's not where we should be,” Mahomes said. “But you can't look ahead. We have a great team that we're playing this week, that's playing great football, so how can we practice today so that we're better by the end of the week? And I think you have to have that mindset — and I think the guys do — and I think we're in a good spot.”
Rarely are the Chiefs, winners of the last seven AFC West titles, in a bad spot with Mahomes on the field. In all, he is 8-3 in the postseason. He is averaging 307 yards passing per game, a number driven up by a 404-yard effort in last year's wild-card win over the Steelers. And he has thrown 28 touchdown passes against seven interceptions while adding five TD runs, including one in last year's divisional-round win over the Bills.
That night at Arrowhead Stadium may have best encapsulated Mahomes in the playoffs.
The Chiefs trailed 29-26 with less than 2 minutes left when he threw since-departed Tyreek Hill a 64-yard touchdown pass to regain the lead. And when the Bills raced the other way and scored with 13 seconds to go, Mahomes answered with two long completions to Hill and Travis Kelce to set up Harrison Butker's tying field goal as time expired.
In overtime, Mahomes completed all six of his passes, with the last the winning TD toss to Kelce in a 42-36 victory.
“Pat's a very competitive person,” Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said, “and on top of that, obviously, he's a great football player. He's going to do whatever he can to make sure that he can help us be successful.”
That means tirelessly working on his craft, and the results are evident: Mahomes shattered his own franchise record with 5,250 yards passing this season, to go with a league-leading 41 touchdown passes and four touchdown runs.
“With me being there with him for his rookie year to where he's at now, it's so far advanced,” said quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy, who spent time as the head coach of the Bears before returning to Kansas City this season.
“Sometimes the hardest thing for some quarterbacks to do is to call a play. For him, that’s like second nature. It’s simple,” Nagy said. “It wasn’t like that as a rookie. Sometimes we take that for granted because we have some unique formations, motion shifts, plays, etc. Well, that’s just the beginning of the play. You’ve got to get up and do everything else at the line of scrimmage then, oh, by the way, you’ve got to make a play.”
Mahomes has been making them for years. And making them look easy.
Most of the time.
The last time he stepped on the field in the playoffs, against the Bengals in last year's AFC championship, he produced perhaps the worst performance of his career. Mahomes still threw for 275 and three touchdowns, but he also threw a pair of interceptions, and they gave Cincinnati a chance to rally from a 21-3 deficit for a 27-24 overtime victory.
It's a loss that has fueled Mahomes through the offseason, the regular season and right into this year's postseason.
“You build up for this all season,” he said. “The regular season, you take it week by week, but you want to be here in the playoffs, and you know you're going to be playing the best football teams in the league, and that's what you want to do as a competitor. And so I'm excited to go up against a great football team at Arrowhead Stadium. That's always a good time.”
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Prototypes for the 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV have been hitting public roads for the past six months, and Chevy has a video out that shows some of the testing that’s taking place.
The video shows a prototype for the standard Work Truck commercial version aimed at businesses conducting a towing test with a 7,700-pound trailer. The Work Truck’s maximum towing rating is 8,000 pounds, but a range-topping RST grade will offer up to 10,000 pounds of towing. The two versions will have 1,200- and 1,300-pound payload ratings, respectively.
Chevy said it has more than 170,000 reservations for the Silverado EV, though that number will likely drop once the ordering process starts later this year. The automaker said around 87% of reservation holders have indicated they plan to tow with their electric trucks.
In the video, Silverado EV Chief Engineer Nichole Kraatz talks about the importance of towing and also praises the truck’s driving dynamics.
Towing can be a major drain on an EV’s range, and Chevy hasn’t said what distance the Silverado EV will cover when it’s near its max towing capacity. The RST will have a 200-kwh battery and an estimated range of about 400 miles without a load. Chevy has yet to confirm a battery and range estimate for the Work Truck.
We do know the Work Truck will come with a dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain good for 510 hp and 625 lb-ft of torque. The RST will have a similar powertrain but with 664 hp and 780 lb-ft.
Underpinning the Silverado EV is General Motors’ Ultium EV platform and battery set found in vehicles like the GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Lyriq. At 233 inches in length, the truck is about an inch longer than a Silverado 1500 with a crew cab and short bed. A trunk will be featured up front, while opting for a Multi-Flex tailgate will let owners fit items as long as 10 feet in the bed.
Pricing starts at $39,900 for the Work Truck. Chevy hasn’t announced pricing for the RST but a special RST First Edition launch model that will be available from the fall will start at $105,000. Both prices exclude destination.
The Silverado EV and a related GMC Sierra EV Denali will be built at GM’s Orion Assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, which is currently undergoing a $4 billion upgrade to support production of the electric trucks and other future EVs.
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Haiti looks to have scored a rare win in its battle against the gangs that control much of the country — and which are driving thousands of Haitian migrants to the U.S. and South Florida.
But some Haitians caution the victory may also reflect more business as usual.
Government security sources tell Haitian media the National Police have regained control of the country’s main fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. Gangs — led by ex-police officer Jimmy Cherizier, aka "Barbecue" — have held the Varreux facility for two months, all but paralyzing Haiti’s already wrecked economy.
A U.S. State Department official told WLRN new tactical police units led the operation. They were trained and equipped largely as a result of the almost $90 million the Biden Administration allocated to Haiti’s feeble security forces this past fiscal year, which provided hardware like armored vehicles reportedly used in the Varreux offensive.
The news is welcome relief for Haitians, who in recent years have watched violent gangs terrorize the country and seize half the territory of Port-au-Prince.
The gangs are demanding the resignation of interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Their brutality, including a wave of ransom kidnappings and the hijacking of food and other desperately needed goods, has prompted thousands of Haitian migrants to leave Haiti, often in dangerously unseaworthy boats.
But sources in Haiti who often use the Varreux terminal and asked not to be identified for security reasons, also tell WLRN it so far does not appear any gang arrests were made in the police operation. They say that raises fears that rather than subdue the criminals, the Henry government simply made a deal with them that won’t do much to improve Haiti’s security.
"We find it strange that no gangsters seem to have been killed or captured," one Haitian export business owner in Port-au-Prince said. "We just hope this doesn't mean something under the table was done."
Perhaps because of those concerns, the U.S. announced it’s issued sanctions against two high-ranking Haitian politicians — Senate President Joseph Lambert and former Senator Youri Latortue — for their alleged ties to the gangs. | https://www.wlrn.org/latin-america/2022-11-04/haiti-scores-a-rare-win-against-its-powerful-gangs-as-the-u-s-sanctions-their-alleged-sponsors | 2022-11-04 23:01:47 | 0 | https://www.wlrn.org/latin-america/2022-11-04/haiti-scores-a-rare-win-against-its-powerful-gangs-as-the-u-s-sanctions-their-alleged-sponsors |
Maryland resident finds squatters in her bedroom, $49K in belongings cleaned out
Suspects told resident they 'took all of their property'
A woman returning home from vacation found a couple laying in her bed and property worth tens of thousands of dollars gone.
A woman in Greenbelt, Maryland, returned home from vacation April 5 to discover her front door damaged and her possessions cleared out of the apartment. Next, she found a couple laying on her bed together.
"[The resident] located two suspects, a black male adult and a white female adult lying on one bed, the only piece of furniture still in the home," Greenbelt police said.
FLORIDA SHERIFF DEFENDS HOMEOWNER WHO SHOT AT BURGLAR: 'WE PREFER THAT YOU DO, ACTUALLY'
As the panicked resident began to ask how they got in and what they wanted, the suspects told her they "took all of their property." According to police, they then "became aggressive with the victims before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction."
"Not only were they in my home, but everything in my home was gone except for my bed because he details how he loved my bed so much," the victim told local outlet Fox 5. "And I’m like who are you? And he says my name. He’s like you didn’t pay your rent. I’m like what are you talking about? I paid my rent."
The suspects are still on the run and Greenbelt Police request anyone with information on their identities to come forward.
The stolen belongings amounted to more than $49,000, police said.
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Elsewhere, some police departments have begun encouraging residents to utilize their right to self-defense against burglars.
Florida Sheriff Bob Johnson defended a local homeowner who shot at a burglar entering their home. While the identity of the homeowner who fired the weapon is unknown, Sheriff Johnson assured residents that they would not be in trouble for defending their homes.
Johnson clarified that the homeowner did not hit the intruder and did nothing wrong in the process.
"If someone is breaking into your house, you're more than welcome to shoot them in Santa Rosa County. We prefer that you do, actually," Johnson said in a press conference following the break-in. | https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-resident-squatters-bedroom-belongings-sold | 2022-04-30 17:52:22 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/us/maryland-resident-squatters-bedroom-belongings-sold |
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program, also known as the P-EBT, was issued as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but did you know 92% of states continued to send money to those cards?
The P-EBT was part of the U.S. government’s solution to help families pay for food while their children were home due to school closures during the pandemic. If your child received free lunches at school, you may have received an EBT card to purchase food while they were home.
The funding for the P-EBT program comes from federal COVID-19 relief packages, but the distribution and management has been handled by individual states with the approval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Most of the states — 46 out of 50 — implemented this program during the 2021-2022 school year, and the majority were scheduled to receive benefits from the previous school year sometime between July and December.
Some states, however, have yet to allocate benefits to residents with P-EBT cards, and qualifying residents may still have funds coming their way.
States that should’ve received benefits for the 2021-2022 school year:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California (Final benefits coming in from October to December)
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Indiana (Additional benefit in December)
- Louisiana
- Maine (Additional benefit in October)
- Maryland (Additional benefit in October)
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota (Additional benefit in October/November)
- Missouri
- Nebraska (Additional benefit in December)
- Nevada (Additional benefits until November)
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York (Additional benefit in November)
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio (Additional benefit in November)
- Oklahoma (Rolling basis)
- Oregon (Additional benefit in October)
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina (Additional benefit on October 26)
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia (Additional benefits until January 2023)
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin (Additional benefit in October)
States that should expect P-EBT benefits in the future:
- Arizona (By the end of October)
- Georgia (By the end of October)
- Kentucky (By the end of October)
- Mississippi (By the end of October)
- Montana (By the end of October)
- New Jersey (By the end of October)
- Wyoming (Multiple benefits from December to February 23)
States that don’t plan on sending out P-EBT services according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
- Alaska
- Idaho
- South Dakota
- Kansas
It’s important to note that states may have amended their benefit schedules from what was originally listed on their proposals, so the lists above might reflect exact dates. However, if states managed to stay on schedule, they’re expected to issue benefits by the dates indicated.
Check with your state’s website linked above for more detailed payment information. You can also call the phone number on your existing P-EBT card to check the balance. | https://www.cenlanow.com/health-2/check-your-pandemic-ebt-cards-you-might-have-money-waiting-for-you/ | 2022-10-14 21:33:18 | 1 | https://www.cenlanow.com/health-2/check-your-pandemic-ebt-cards-you-might-have-money-waiting-for-you/ |
BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Staypineapple Hotels will donate $1 for every room night sold during November to wear blue: run to remember, to honor veterans active military, and their families.
Staypineapple is once again partnering with wear blue: run to remember to support their mission to honor the service and sacrifice of the American military through active remembrance.
Staypineapple is supporting the nonprofit by encouraging room bookings in November for any future date, with $1 being donated for every room night sold.
Both Staypineapple and wear blue: run to remember were founded by women in the Puget Sound Region and have expanded across the country over the past 10+ years. It is no accident the two organizations found each other.
"We are proud to once again support this wonderful organization. Their work in the community and commitment to honoring Veterans, active military, and their families is commendable. We hope to surpass our previous donation amount of $25K with the help of our loyal Staypineapple guests," says Steve Allison, Chief Revenue Officer.
In 2009 wear blue's co-founder, Lisa Hallet's husband - CPT John Hallet - was killed during an attack while deployed in Afghanistan. During that deployment, a small group of wives and battalion support staff met weekly to run, seeking to create a support network for one another. This small group became a nationwide vision that now helps thousands heal from and work through the more challenging aspects of military life during a time of war. Today, this group runs to honor all military members killed in combat and has evolved into a robust network of active duty and retired service members, military families, Wounded Warriors, Gold Star families, and community members.
About wear blue: run to remember
wear blue: run to remember is a national nonprofit running community that honors the service and sacrifice of the American military. wear blue: run to remember creates a support network for military members and their families; it bridges the gap between military and civilian communities, and it creates a living memorial for our country's fallen military members. wear blue: run to remember exists for the fallen, for the fighting, and for the families.
About Staypineapple
Staypineapple is a brand of upscale, out of the ordinary boutique hotels in urban markets nationwide, owned and managed by Pineapple Hospitality, based in Bellevue, WA. Focused on thoughtful service and design, with an uncanny knack for anticipating needs, the dog-friendly hotels wholeheartedly embrace the pineapple's symbol of hospitality and joy. For more information, visit http://www.staypineapple.com
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Leading academic cancer research network led by Aster Insights accelerates oncology discovery and therapeutic development
TAMPA, Fla. and KANSAS CITY, Kan., June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aster Insights, the leading provider of technology-enabled data and analytics solutions for oncology discovery, today announced The University of Kansas Cancer Center will join its Oncology Research Information Exchange Network (ORIEN). The KU Cancer Center will be the latest NCI-designated cancer center to join ORIEN, which is comprised of 18 cancer centers across the U.S. dedicated to collaborative research to accelerate cancer discovery and development.
"We are thrilled to welcome Kansas to ORIEN," said Dr. George Weiner, Chairman of the ORIEN Steering Committee, and Cancer Center Director Emeritus at University of Iowa Holden Cancer Center. "I am familiar with the remarkable strengths at The University of Kansas Cancer Center, including its cancer bioinformatics research capabilities. The University of Kansas Cancer Center brings incredible expertise that will have an immediate impact on our work at ORIEN. We look forward to launching new research collaborations with and between KUCC, ORIEN members, Aster Insights, and our life sciences industry partners to accelerate cancer cures."
"The KU Cancer Center is proud to join ORIEN and work alongside this outstanding network of academic cancer centers," said Dr. Roy Jensen, vice chancellor and director of The University of Kansas Cancer Center. "Collaboration in cancer research leads to critical breakthroughs that are changing the lives of patients with cancer worldwide. ORIEN offers us a unique opportunity to partner with key stakeholders in academia, industry, and most importantly, patients, to change the way we treat, and cure, cancer."
Launched in 2014, ORIEN is the largest and longest-running academic cancer research consortium of its kind in the United States. ORIEN members participate in the Total Cancer Care (TCC) protocol, the largest lifetime-consented patient research program in oncology, utilizing deep clinical and genomic data to best support patient care, research, and discovery. Aster Insights is the only company offering ongoing data and specimen collection from cancer patients across ORIEN, creating one of the most diverse data sets of patients treated in academic cancer centers across the U.S. To date, more than 380,000 patients representing dozens of different types of cancer have enrolled in the TCC protocol, giving ORIEN members, Aster Insights, and its partners access to this remarkable and powerful resource.
"The KU Cancer Center is an important addition as ORIEN grows its national footprint, and expands into new lanes of scientific expertise," said Dr. Anand Shah, CEO of Aster Insights. "Through ORIEN, we are able to generate unmatched scientific and clinical intelligence that is changing oncology in real-time."
The KU Cancer Center officially joined ORIEN on May 21, 2023. For more information, visit: https://asterinsights.com.
About Aster Insights
Aster Insights is a leading oncology-focused bioinformatics solutions company advancing precision medicine and transforming cancer care through clinical and molecular data and analytics tools. The company's innovative dataset accelerates the discovery, development, and delivery of personalized therapies. Aster Insights is the only bioinformatics company that has lifetime, patient-consented longitudinal clinical data, coupled with whole exome (WES) and whole transcriptome (WTS) sequencing, for both tumor and germline data. Aster Insight's Oncology Research Information Exchange Network® (ORIEN), an alliance of NCI-Designated cancer centers that gather de-identified and lifetime-consented clinical and genomic patient data for research purposes, enables a collaborative approach to medical product discovery. Learn more at www.AsterInsights.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
About The University of Kansas Cancer Center:
The University of Kansas Cancer Center is transforming cancer research and clinical care by linking an innovative approach to drug discovery, delivery and development to a nationally-accredited patient care program. Our consortium center includes cancer research and health care professionals associated with the University of Kansas Medical Center and The University of Kansas Health System; the University of Kansas, Lawrence; The Stowers Institute for Medical Research; Children's Mercy; and in partnership with members of the Masonic Cancer Alliance.
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Slightly warmer ahead of the rain
COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI)- Temperatures will get just a little bit warmer ahead of our next cold front. Rain returns for the end of the week. Cooler temperatures come back for the weekend and next week.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: The sky will stay mostly clear for most of the night, a few light clouds may try to sneak into northern Mississippi. Overnight temperatures will stay above freezing tonight, only falling into the middle 30s. It is still going to be plenty cold tonight!
THURSDAY: Cloud coverage will stay light through the first half of the day. This will allow our temperatures to warm a little more than the past couple of days into the upper 60s and lower 70s. By the late afternoon, the cloud coverage will increase ahead of the cold front moving in from the NW. Into the evening hours, rain showers will move across northern MS. Overnight, a few rumbles of thunder may be heard and temperatures will be mild in the middle 50s.
FRIDAY: Going into the last day of the week, rain showers and a few thunderstorms will start the day. The front will continue to move the rain and cloud coverage along to the East and SE. By the afternoon, cold air will move in behind the front. This will drop those afternoon temperatures into the 40s! As the rain and cloud coverage continues to clear, the temperatures will keep dropping into the middle 30s. | https://www.wcbi.com/slightly-warmer-ahead-of-the-rain/ | 2023-03-16 01:41:10 | 0 | https://www.wcbi.com/slightly-warmer-ahead-of-the-rain/ |
Indianapolis to host 2028 Women's Final Four
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis has been selected to host the 2028 Women’s Final Four at Gainbridge Fieldhouse the NCAA announced Monday. It is scheduled for March 31 and April 2 and is the fourth time Indianapolis has hosted the event.
NDIANAPOLIS SELECTED TO HOST 2028 WOMEN'S FINAL FOUR
2028 will mark the fourth time Indy has hosted this premier event
“Indiana Sports Corp is thrilled that the city of Indianapolis has been awarded the opportunity to host the 2028 Women’s Final Four,” said Patrick Talty, Indiana Sports Corp President, in a news release. “We would like to thank the NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Committee for trusting us with their event and we look forward to working with them to elevate the sport of women’s basketball throughout our state and beyond.”
The Horizon League and IUPUI will serve as the host institutions, with Indiana Sports Corp managing the host committee.
“This is fantastic news for our community as we deliver on Indy’s vision to host what will be the epicenter of women’s sports," said Julie Roe Lach, Horizon League Commissioner and Indiana Sports Corp Board Chair. "Thanks to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee for the opportunity to showcase our city and the sport of women’s basketball as we organize and operate this remarkable event.”Indianapolis hosted the Women’s Final Four in 2005, 2011, and 2016. Columbus, Ohio (2027), San Antonio (2029), Portland, Oregon (2030) and Dallas (2031) have also been awarded Final Fours. | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/21/indianapolis-to-host-2028-womens-final-four/69667873007/ | 2022-11-21 20:18:39 | 1 | https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/2022/11/21/indianapolis-to-host-2028-womens-final-four/69667873007/ |
New Brand to Unite Marketplace Brands and Simplify Customer Experience
CARMEL, Ind., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KAR Auction Services, Inc. d/b/a KAR Global (NYSE: KAR) announces it is rebranding to OPENLANE. The change reflects the company's transformation to a more asset-light, digital marketplace company and signals a new simplified, customer-first approach to used vehicle remarketing. OPENLANE will serve as both the parent company brand and the go-to-market brand for the company's digital marketplaces in the US, Canada and Europe. Consolidating platforms, offerings and operations into OPENLANE will help focus the company's strategy and investments, accelerate innovation and simplify the overall customer experience. The company's corporate name will change to OPENLANE, Inc. effective May 15, 2023. The company's common stock will continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "KAR."
"Our vision is to build the world's greatest digital marketplace for used vehicles, and we are advancing that vision by bringing together all of our sellers, buyers and vehicles under OPENLANE," said Peter Kelly, CEO. "Over the past decade, we've built and acquired some of the leading digital platforms in our industry. Combining the best features and functionality from this technology and unifying our supporting operations will help us create the fastest, easiest and most active digital marketplace available. With flexible sale formats and thousands of cars offered each day—including exclusive, first access to a significant majority of North America's off-lease inventory—customers will be able to list, bid and buy anytime, anywhere."
In 2022, the company's marketplaces facilitated the sale of approximately 1.3 million vehicles, with a gross merchandise value of over $23 billion, across a network of more than 50,000 franchise and independent dealers, OEMs, financial institutions, rental and recovery companies and fleet operators.
The first OPENLANE branded marketplace will be launched in Canada where the company will combine the existing ADESA and TradeRev platforms beginning in June 2023. In the US, the company successfully integrated CARWAVE into BacklotCars in 2022 and is currently rolling out the new live-auction format on a national scale. Once completed, the company will focus on integrating its US dealer-to-dealer and off-lease platforms into a new, combined marketplace branded OPENLANE. And in Europe, the company has completed its consolidation of the ADESA Europe, ADESA UK and GWListe dealer-to-dealer technology into a single, consolidated marketplace that is expected to also adopt the OPENLANE brand.
"KAR catalyzed the digital transformation of remarketing through our acquisition of OPENLANE in 2011. So it is fitting to anchor the next era of our company—and our industry—on the OPENLANE brand," said Kelly. "From CPO-ready off-lease cars to higher-mileage older vehicles, to fleet, rentals, recoveries and everything in between, OPENLANE will have the right car for every lot in every geography. And with thousands of unique users engaging on our marketplaces each day, sellers can have confidence they're receiving the best, most competitive market price available."
Concurrent with this announcement, the company has launched a new corporate website at corporate.openlane.com. The site contains investor information, additional details on the full portfolio of OPENLANE's product and services, and a new employer brand page highlighting life at OPENLANE and more than 150 current job openings.
The new "wheel and key" OPENLANE logo was designed by the company's in-house marketing team and represents a nod to both the company's automotive heritage and the circle of data, technology and people that will power the future of digital remarketing.
Today's brand announcement does not impact AFC, the company's financing company servicing independent dealers across North America.
About Us
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (to be renamed OPENLANE, Inc.) (NYSE: KAR), provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. The company's unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. Our integrated marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers around the globe. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, the company has employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, Uruguay and the Philippines. For more information and the latest company news, visit corporate.openlane.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements made that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Words such as "should," "may," "will," "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, assumptions and/or beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our annual and quarterly periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
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By AAMER MADHANI
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it is barring anti-satellite missile testing by the United States, a move that White House officials say is meant to underscore its hopes of establishing new norms for military action in space.
The U.S. has sharply criticized Russia and China for conducting anti-satellite missile tests, although it also used an interceptor missile fired from a U.S. Navy warship more than 14 years ago to destroy a malfunctioning spy satellite.
The issue is one that’s taken on greater urgency after Russia in November launched a missile to destroy a defunct Soviet-era satellite.
Vice President Kamala Harris, in a speech Monday at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the central coast of California to highlight the administration’s move, criticized the Russian action as “reckless” and “irresponsible.”
The strike created more than 1,500 pieces of space debris that increased risk to U.S. and Russian astronauts aboard the International Space Station and China’s Tiangong space station, according to U.S. Space Command.
“Simply put, these tests are dangerous,” Harris said. “And we will not conduct them.”
The Russian test occurred as it was massing troops ahead of its latest invasion of Ukraine. The more than seven-week-old war has left thousands dead and has caused to U.S. and its allies to hit Russia with massive economic sanctions.
A similar weapons test by China in 2007 also resulted in widespread debris.
Harris stressed that the debris created by the missile tests threatens not only astronauts and U.S. military interests but also could impact commercial satellites that the world relies on for weather forecasts, GPS systems that help drivers navigate streets, television broadcasts and critical infrastructure.
“A piece of space debris the size of a basketball, which travels at thousands of miles per hour, would destroy a satellite. Even a piece of debris as small as a grain of sand could cause serious damage,” Harris said.
The announcement of the anti-satellite missile testing ban comes months after Harris announced at a meeting in December that White House National Security Council officials would work with officials at the Pentagon, State Department, and other U.S. national security agencies to develop proposals for national security space norms.
The U.S. is the first country to announce such a ban. Harris said she hoped other nations would quickly follow.
The kind of direct-ascent weapon that the Biden administration is committing not to fire relies on interceptor missiles that travel from the Earth’s surface to strike a satellite target hundreds of miles into space.
Since the 1960s, the United States, China, India and Russia have conducted more than a dozen anti-satellite tests in space that destroyed satellites and created more than 6,300 pieces of orbital debris, according to the Secure World Foundation, a nongovernmental group that advocates for sustainable and peaceful uses of outer space.
At least 4,300 pieces of that debris are still in orbit today and pose long-term threats to human spaceflight, science and national security missions, and the future economic development of space, according to the foundation.
Anti-satellite missile tests by the U.S. in 2008 as well as one by India in 2019 targeted satellites at much lower altitudes, well below the space station at about 260 miles (420 kilometers).
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the destruction of a satellite in low-earth orbit by missile was meant to demonstrate India’s capacity as a “space power” alongside the U.S., Russia and China. He ordered the launch weeks before national elections.
The defunct Russian satellite Cosmos 1408 was orbiting about 40 miles (65 kilometers) higher when it was destroyed in November by a missile fired from northern Russia.
Brian Weeden, director of program planning at the Secure World Foundation, called the Biden administration’s move a significant one that puts pressure on China and Russia to take similar action.
“They have made a lot of diplomatic noise the last decade about preventing a space arms race, while also testing their own (anti-satellite) weapons and creating orbital debris,” Weeden said of Russia and China.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed two militant commanders Thursday, while a 70-year-old man was killed by Palestinian rocket fire in the first fatality inside Israel amid the current wave of fighting. The continuing bloodshed, which has left 30 Palestinians dead, came despite Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire.
It has been the worst bout of fighting between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza in months, with at least 10 civilians — mostly women and children — among the dead. The conflagration, now in its fourth day, comes at a time of soaring tensions and spiking violence over the past year in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian militants launched unrelenting rocket barrages into Israel throughout the day. One rocket struck an apartment block in the central Israeli city of Rehovot, killing a 70-year-old man, the MADA rescue service said. It said four others were moderately wounded.
Earlier Thursday, Israeli military pressed ahead with its strikes against the Islamic Jihad militant group and said a senior commander in charge of the group’s rocket launching force, Ali Ghali, was killed when his apartment was hit.
Later in the day, Israel said it killed another Islamic Jihad commander who was meant to replace Ghali in southern Gaza. Islamic Jihad confirmed the man, Ahmed Abu Daqqa, was one of its commanders.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said at total of 30 people had have been killed since the fighting erupted. An Associated Press tally showed that among the dead were 14 militants, including at least five Islamic Jihad commanders; 10 civilians; and six others, including four who Israel says were killed in failed rocket launches, whose affiliation remained uncertain.
Late Thursday, the Gaza-based Palestinian Center for Human Rights said its preliminary investigations indicated that three Palestinians, including two children aged 8 and 16, died when “homemade rockets had fallen short” inside Gaza in three incidents. It said 26 other people were wounded in these cases.
Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told Israeli Army Radio that two other militants were also killed in the early morning strike, although no group immediately claimed them as members, and that the rest of the building remained intact.
“The apartment was targeted in a very precise way,” Hagari said. “I hope this leads to a reduction, a blow and a disruption of the Islamic Jihad rocket abilities.”
The strikes targeted the top floor of a building in a residential, Qatari-built complex in southern Gaza Strip. The pre-dawn airstrike in the city of Khan Younis caused damage to three surrounding buildings. The complex, known as Hamad City, consists of several tall buildings and thousands of housing units. The strike created panic among residents, with falling debris and shattered glass littering the streets.
“My children started crying. I did not see anything because of the dust, broken glasses, and debris,” said Abdullah Hemaid, who lives across from the targeted building.
Islamic Jihad said Ghali was a commander in charge of its rocket squad and a member of its armed group’s decision-making body. The group has said it will only cease fire if Israel agrees to halt targeted killings of its fighters.
The current round of fighting erupted overnight Tuesday when Israel killed three senior Islamic Jihad commanders in near-simultaneous airstrikes.
On Wednesday, a state-run Egyptian TV station announced that Egypt, a frequent mediator between the sides, had brokered a cease-fire. But with the violence continuing late Thursday, there was still no breakthrough.
The Israeli military says that in its strikes on some 150 targets, it has zeroed in on militants with what it says are precision strikes. But children, among them a 4-year-old, were also killed.
Hagari, the military spokesman, told Army Radio that a quarter of the rockets launched have fallen in Gaza, killing at least four, including a 10-year-old girl, two 16-year-olds and a 51-year-old man. That claim could not immediately be independently confirmed.
Efforts to mediate a cease-fire were still underway Thursday with top Islamic Jihad political bureau member Mohamad al-Hindi arriving to Cairo to discuss details. A delegation of Egyptian mediators also was traveling to Israel, according to Israeli press reports.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that “despite our strenuous efforts, these efforts still have not yielded the desired fruits and results.”
Israeli officials declined to comment.
The initial Israeli airstrikes set off a burst of rocket fire on Wednesday that triggered air-raid sirens throughout southern and central Israel.
The military said more than 500 rockets have been fired toward Israel. It said most were intercepted by Israel’s missile defense system or fell in open areas.
Damage was reported when rockets slammed into buildings that were empty because residents had fled the area. Three buildings in the southern town of Sderot were struck Thursday, officials said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Israel says the airstrikes are a response to a barrage of rocket fire launched last week by Islamic Jihad in response to the death of one of its West Bank members from a hunger strike while in Israeli custody.
Israel has come under international criticism for the high civilian toll. In past conflicts, rights groups have accused Israel of committing war crimes due to high civilian deaths. Israel says it does its utmost to avoid civilian casualties and holds militant groups responsible because they operate in heavily populated residential areas. It also says militants fire rockets indiscriminately at Israeli communities.
Hagari said Israel does its best to avoid harming civilians and that under international norms, there was a “proportionate ratio” of combatants to noncombatants among the dead in Gaza.
In signs that both sides were trying to show restraint, Israel has avoided attacks on the ruling Hamas militant group, targeting only the smaller and more militant Islamic Jihad. Hamas, which has much more to lose than Islamic Jihad, also has remained on the sidelines.
Israel and Hamas have fought four wars and numerous smaller engagements since the Islamic militant group took control of Gaza in 2007.
The army said that schools would remain closed and restrictions on large gatherings would remain in place in southern Israel until at least Friday. Residents were instructed to stay near bomb shelters.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, where Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged over the past year, the Palestinian Health Ministry said a 30-year-old man died after he was shot by Israeli troops in a raid on Wednesday, and that a 66-year-old Palestinian man died after he was shot during a gun battle between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants in a refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday.
The Israeli army said it has arrested 25 suspected Islamic Jihad members in West Bank raids in recent days.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VantageScore released today the December 2022 CreditGauge, a monthly analysis designed to track consumer credit health in the United States. Overall consumer credit health remains stable with an average national VantageScore® credit score of 696 (a minor decline from 697, where it had been steady since March of this year).
CreditGauge data also suggests that while inflation pressure has eased, there are indicators that some consumers are struggling with their auto loans and credit card accounts. Moreover, as of the end of November, new credit card originations have slowed compared to last year during the important holiday shopping season.
Key findings from the most recent CreditGauge analysis include:
RISING MISSED AUTO LOAN PAYMENTS: Delinquencies on auto loans in the 30-59 days past due category demonstrated an increase of .51% versus the same period last year. This is still in line with pre-pandemic levels but an area to watch as consumers with lower credit scores could be more vulnerable to rising interest rates.
INCREASED LEVERAGE: Overall average total balances increased 6.0% compared to November 2021 and increased 0.4% compared to October 2022. Overall credit card balances in November 2022 increased to $5,600 with average utilization rates of 30.2% compared to $5,000 and 27.9% respectively 12 months prior (November 2021).
HOLIDAY SHOPPING CHECK-IN: Month-over-month, 3.46% of consumers opened a new credit card, a slight increase after a brief slowdown in October. Year-over-year, however, new credit card account activity is still below November 2021 levels of 3.70%.
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Live Updates | Russia-Ukraine-War
By The Associated Press
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has rejected Russia’s warnings that Ukraine might be preparing to use a radiological “dirty bomb.” Stoltenberg called the unsubstantiated claim “absurd” and “blatantly false.” He said, “Russia must not use false pretexts to escalate the war further.” Russian President Vladimir Putin himself repeated the claim on Wednesday., saying “We know about the plans to use the so-called dirty bomb for provocations.” Moscow’s claims followed Putin expressing his readiness last month to use “all means available” to fend off attacks on Russia’s territory. NATO’s Stoltenberg says the 30-nation military organization “will not be intimidated or deterred from supporting Ukraine’s right to self-defense for as long as it takes.” | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/26/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-10/ | 2022-10-26 15:31:33 | 0 | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/10/26/live-updates-russia-ukraine-war-10/ |
The floor of the House was paralyzed for a second day on Wednesday amid an uproar from conservatives blocking party-line Republican measures, amounting to the biggest blockade since the Speaker’s election five months ago.
In an effort to break the impasse, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his top deputies huddled in the Speaker’s office for long meetings throughout the day. A group of conservatives — including several of those who had orchestrated the blockade — also met with McCarthy.
Discussions did not yield any breakthroughs, and leaders kept the House in recess for the bulk of the day before canceling floor votes for the rest of the week altogether.
“What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna come back on Monday, work through it and be back working for the American public,” McCarthy told reporters Wednesday evening.
Though no member made a move to try to oust McCarthy, he faces the most serious threat yet to his leadership as he appeared to lack the votes within the slim GOP majority to regain control of the House floor.
The dynamics created an extraordinary predicament for the new Speaker, whose victory lap following last week’s crucial debt ceiling win was cut short by a small but dogged group of conservatives who have essentially taken the House floor hostage to their still-undefined demands.
McCarthy, though, dismissed any threat to his Speakership, and insisted on Wednesday morning that the House GOP will work through its latest dispute and emerge stronger – and that it adds to the narrative that he has been underestimated.
“If I would shy away from this, I wouldn’t want to do this job. I enjoy this work. I enjoy this job. I enjoy this conflict,” McCarthy said.
The dramatic episode began on Tuesday, when 11 conservatives voted down a rule on the House floor in an expression of frustration over the debt limit deal negotiated between McCarthy and President Biden, which was signed into law over the weekend. The critics said the agreement, in both substance and process, violated the promises McCarthy made to conservatives during the Speakership vote in January.
The opposition has prevented votes on four GOP bills slated to hit the floor this week — relating to gas stoves and regulatory reforms — stalling the party’s messaging agenda in the near term.
But it’s the longer-term implications that might prove more significant, raising new questions about how McCarthy and GOP leaders can build up enough trust to unite the restive conference — before more consequential items need addressing, including the extension of government funding to prevent a shutdown.
As the standoff grew longer, the frustrations began bubbling up among rank-and-file Republicans, who lashed out at leaders, for a lack of communication, and at conservative holdouts, for sapping the party’s momentum following McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal.
“I’ve gone all day today, and I’ve not had any communication at all from leadership,” Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) told reporters.
“You’ve got the tail wagging the dog. You got a small group of people who are pissed off, that are keeping the House of Representatives from functioning today. And I think the American people are not gonna take too kindly to that,” Womack said.
Rule votes are typically without drama, with the majority party voting in favor of a rule and a minority voting against it — even if members buck their leadership on the underlying bill. The last failed rule vote on the House floor was in 2002.
But as of Wednesday evening, it was unclear how the two sides could reach a resolution to allow party-line measures to proceed.
During the historic, four-day, 15-ballot Speaker’s fight in January, conservatives had proposed specific rules changes and process requests of McCarthy, many of which he eventually granted in order to secure the gavel.
But this week, the conservative rebels have not named any specific demands of McCarthy to allow business to continue on the House floor.
A group of 20 “concerned” conservatives met among themselves Wednesday morning to discuss their issues with leadership, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) told The Hill.
“I don’t know,” Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said when asked what he is looking for in order to break the impasse and move legislation on the floor again. “The Speaker formed a coalition with Democrats to get us a $4 trillion national debt. And I continued to be concerned because he hasn’t repudiated that coalition. And my guess is he’s prepared to do that again on the next three must-pass bills: Farm Bill, NDAA, and the budget.”
“We’re looking for concrete things that are going to be done,” Norman said. When asked to elaborate, he responded: “Well, that’s in process now.”
Norman said the group knows “a couple of things” they are requesting, but could not detail them because they have not been agreed to by the group.
Part of the fury from conservatives stemmed from Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) alleging that GOP leadership threatened to keep his bill from coming to the floor if he voted against the rule for the debt limit bill last week. Scalise said Tuesday morning before the failed rule vote that he had discussed with Clyde that his bill to repeal a federal rule banning pistol braces did not yet have the support to pass in the House.
The two men met later on Tuesday, and Clyde said his bill is scheduled for a vote next Tuesday.
McCarthy addressed the dispute to reporters on Wednesday, appearing to subtly put blame on Scalise.
“The Majority Leader runs the floor. And yesterday was started on something else,” McCarthy said. “It was a conversation that the majority leader had with Clyde, and I think it was a miscalculation or misinterpretation of what one said to the other. And that’s what started this, and then something else bellowed into it.”
Tuesday’s failed rule vote appeared to be a spur-of-the-moment decision. Biggs said it was “rather organic,” and Norman said it was a “spontaneous group” who voted against the rule on the floor.
In a stunning display on the House floor, a confrontation that started between Scalise and Clyde later grew to include House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) and other members of the House Freedom Caucus and their allies.
Also unlike the Speaker battle in January that prevented the House from adopting rules of the chamber or establishing committees, things in the lower chamber have not come to a complete halt. Members are still able to conduct committee business and file legislation.
If the conservatives keep up their blockade, leaders will only be able to bring floor votes on non-controversial bills under suspension of the rules that require two-thirds majority for passage.
McCarthy, through it all, remained optimistic, framing the revolt as a temporary hiccup that will eventually make the Republican conference — and his leadership spot — stronger.
“We’ve been through this before. We’re the small majority,” he told reporters in the Capitol. “You work through this and you’re going to be stronger.”
Mychael Schnell contributed. | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/house-floor-paralyzed-by-conservative-revolt/ | 2023-06-08 00:45:45 | 1 | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/house-floor-paralyzed-by-conservative-revolt/ |
Vigil, rally planned for 2nd anniversary of Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A candlelight vigil to honor George Floyd’s memory at the intersection where he died was among the remembrances scheduled for Wednesday’s second anniversary of the Black man’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
Activists planned the vigil, along with a rally at the governor’s residence in St. Paul, for the two-year anniversary of Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, which ignited protests in Minneapolis and around the world as bystander video quickly spread.
The intersection of 38th and Chicago streets became known informally as George Floyd Square in the wake of his death, with a large sculpture of a clenched fist as the centerpiece of memorials. The city planned to unveil a street sign officially dubbing the corner George Perry Floyd Square just ahead of the vigil, with Floyd’s brother Terrence among those attending.
Later events include a Thursday gathering of families of loved ones who have died in interactions with police and a fundraising gala Friday aimed at raising money to preserve offerings left by protesters and mourners at the intersection where Floyd was killed.
An all-day festival and a concert at the intersection were also planned for Saturday.
Floyd, 46, died after Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, pinned his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as Floyd was handcuffed and pleaded that he couldn’t breathe.
Chauvin is serving 22 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of state charges of murder and manslaughter last year. The ex-officer also pleaded guilty to violating Floyd’s civil rights in a federal case, where he now faces a sentence ranging from 20 to 25 years.
Former officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are scheduled to stand trial on state charges in June. Thomas Lane pleaded guilty last week to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s killing, months after all three former Officers were convicted in February of federal charges of willfully violating Floyd’s rights.
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Mohamed Ibrahim is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.
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Lost or forgotten? Nebraska searches for missing Native children.
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Bodies of dozens of children who died at a Native American boarding school have been lost for decades, a mystery that archeologists aim to unravel as they begin digging in a central Nebraska field that a century ago was part of the sprawling campus.
Crews toting shovels, trowels, and even smaller tools planned to start searching Monday at the site experts suspect is the Genoa Indian Industrial School cemetery. Genoa was part of a national system of more than 400 Native American boarding schools that attempted to integrate Indigenous people into white culture by separating children from their families and cutting them off from their heritage.
The school, about 90 miles west of Omaha, opened in 1884 and at its height was home to nearly 600 students from more than 40 tribes across the country. It closed in 1931 and most buildings were long ago demolished.
For decades, residents of the tiny community of Genoa, with help from Native Americans, researchers, and state officials, have sought the location of a forgotten cemetery where the bodies of up to 80 students are believed to be buried.
Judi Gaiashkibos, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs, whose mother attended the school in the late 1920s, has been involved in the cemetery effort for years and was set Monday to travel to Genoa. She said it’s difficult to spend time in the community where many Native Americans suffered, but the vital search can help with healing and bringing the children’s voices to the surface.
“It’s an honor to go on behalf of my ancestors and those who lost their lives there and I feel entrusted with a huge responsibility,” Ms. Gaiashkibos said.
Newspaper clippings, records, and a student’s letter indicate at least 86 students died at the school, usually due to diseases such as tuberculosis and typhoid, but at least one death was blamed on an accidental shooting.
Researchers identified 49 of the children killed but have not been able to find names for 37 students. The bodies of some of those children were returned to their homes but others are believed to have been buried on the school grounds at a location long ago forgotten.
As part of an effort to find the cemetery, last summer dogs trained to detect the faint odor of decaying remains searched the area and signaled they had found a burial site in a narrow piece of land bordered by a farm field, railroad tracks, and a canal.
A team using ground-penetrating radar last November also showed an area that was consistent with graves, but there will be no guarantees until researchers can dig into the ground, said Dave Williams, Nebraska’s state archeologist.
The process is expected to take several days.
“We’re going to take the soil down and first see if what’s showing up in the ground-penetrating radar are in fact grave-like features,” Mr. Williams said. “And once we get that figured out, taking the feature down and determining if there are any human remains still contained within that area.”
If the dig reveals human remains, the State Archeology Office will continue to work with the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs in deciding what’s next. They could rebury the remains in the field and create a memorial or exhume and return the bodies to tribes, Mr. Williams said.
DNA could indicate the region of the country each child was from but narrowing that to individual tribes would be challenging, Mr. Williams said.
The federal government is taking a closer examination at the boarding school system. The U.S. Interior Department, led by Secretary Deb Haaland, a member of Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico and the first Native American Cabinet secretary, released an initial report in 2022 and is working on a second report with additional details.
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3.5 Million More Recruits Are Needed to Fill Cyber Vacancies
BOSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in cybersecurity, a striking gap compared to 39% participation in the general workforce. At the same time, the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80% to meet current demand, according to a joint study by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF). The report, titled "Empowering Women to Work in Cybersecurity Is a Win-Win," is being released today. It is based on a global survey of 2,000 female science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) undergraduate students in 26 countries across six regions, as well as interviews with 20 international experts in the field.
The report highlights key actions that need to be taken to meet this growing gender divide in cybersecurity. Engaging women with STEM subjects at an early stage is key to their participation in cybersecurity: 78% of the survey respondents developed an interest in STEM in middle school or high school. However, access to STEM education, although an issue, is not the main stumbling block: 58% of respondents had access to cybersecurity education, and 68% had already taken a cybersecurity-related course. Around 82% of survey respondents said they had some or a lot of knowledge about cybersecurity. Challenges include social or cultural norms constraining what women study, home and care responsibilities that affect their ability to enter or succeed in a cybersecurity career, and negative perceptions of cybersecurity as a career choice. About 37% of respondents think cybersecurity does not offer work-life balance, which is one of the top three factors for women choosing a job, along with good compensation and meaningful work.
"The results of this report have shown that women are ready and prepared to fill the talent gap in the cybersecurity workforce," said Alaa M. Alfaadhel, Initiatives & Partnerships Lead at GCF. "With the right encouragement from a young age, women can not only begin to enter the industry, but can also become leaders in their field. By bringing together the leading voices and minds of the cyberworld at the GCF, we are confident that we can bridge this gap and action impactful change for women in cybersecurity."
"Closing the gender gap in cybersecurity would fulfill an urgent demand in the field that is only going to get bigger," said Leila Hoteit, a BCG managing director and senior partner; global lead of the firm's education, employment, and welfare sector; and coauthor of the study. "It would also strengthen cyber resilience by bringing in diverse perspectives and would improve business performance. But at the current pace, it will take 130 years to achieve gender parity in the industry. The escalation in cybersecurity threats and their economic impact make it imperative that urgent action is taken to address this mismatch."
The magnitude of the challenge differs from region to region: 94% of respondents in the Middle East and North Africa, 89% in Europe, 84% in Africa, and 82% in Asia-Pacific were interested in pursuing a cybersecurity degree, compared to 77% in Latin America and only 61% in North America. Similarly, 45% of North American respondents were likely to participate in targeted STEM programming in their school education, compared to 72% in Europe and 79% in the Middle East and North Africa.
The report recommends a holistic approach, addressing the pipeline, recruitment, retention, and advancement for women in the field. Key initiatives would include targeted STEM engagement of school-age girls; openness to training or reskilling candidates with aptitude; gender- and family-friendly policies; ensuring a good work-life balance; and providing access to mentors, sponsors, and women's networks dedicated to advancing women into senior leadership roles.
Download a copy of the report here:
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/empowering-women-to-work-in-cybersecurity-is-a-win-win
To arrange an interview with one of the authors, please contact Eric Gregoire at +1 617 850 3783 or gregoire.eric@bcg.com.
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BURTON, Mich. (WJRT) - Parents raised safety concerns and pulled their students from Atherton Junior Senior High School after more threats were transmitted on Thursday.
The latest disturbance comes after the district canceled classes for three days last week following similar threats. The new threats have students and parents on high alert.
Thursday's threats again came to students on the AirDrop feature on cell phones around 11:10 a.m. Atherton Community Schools Superintendent John Ploof says administrators immediately contacted police and the school was placed in lockdown.
Students received a second AirDrop threat around 11:45 a.m. while the Burton Police Department was at the school investigating the first threat.
Ploof said the second threat contained a list of first names, including students and staff members, as targets of violence. The list did not contain any last names.
Parents say they were worried and wondering whether their kids really were in danger. Many of them learned about the threats from their children rather than a communication from school administrators.
"My kids will never be back to this school again. I'm done," said Tricia Lambert.
Thursday's threats come nearly two weeks after band and choir teacher Jerry Cutting was arrested and charged with six counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a female student.
Prosecutors announced the charges against Cutting on Oct. 24 and the first AirDrop threats were reported the following day on Oct. 25. Administrators decided to cancel classes for Oct. 26 to 28 due to the ongoing trauma.
Atherton Community Schools reopened on Monday with new security measures, including metal detectors, armed security guards and mandated clear backpacks for all students to use in the building. | https://www.abc12.com/news/education/parents-pull-students-from-atherton-schools-after-more-threats/article_06edcc42-5bc6-11ed-91be-ef26258e1cda.html | 2022-11-03 23:41:16 | 0 | https://www.abc12.com/news/education/parents-pull-students-from-atherton-schools-after-more-threats/article_06edcc42-5bc6-11ed-91be-ef26258e1cda.html |
Sunday's traditional Concours d'Elegance features a selection of the world's best classic luxury and sports cars while the new Saturday Concours de Sport will host later model sports and supercars
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenwich Concours returns to Roger Sherman Baldwin Park June 3 and 4, 2023 for a two-day celebration of automobiles of all types. The Saturday Concours de Sport will feature classes such as Racing Legends of Lime Rock, RADwood Street Cars Built for the Track, Cars of Greenwich Avenue and a two-day supercar celebration. Sunday's Concours d'Elegance will host classes such as Pre- and Post-War Alfa Romeo, East Coast Coachbuilder's Classics, Class of '63 and the Cars of Wayne Carini, this year's Grand Marshal.
"The Greenwich Concours has deep roots in this community, and we are looking forward to honoring that again in 2023 as we return to a 2-day format," said Vice Chairman, Concours Group Matt Orendac. "Some of the region's best automobiles will be on display, brought out by enthusiasts of all types. If you like cars, we'll have something for you."
During Saturday's Concours de Sport, guests will see iconic cars such as the 2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4, 1991 Mercedes-Benz 190E 16V-2.5 Evolution II, 1970 Nissan Fairlady 432 and 1961 Porsche 356B (T5) outlaw among the 150 vehicles on display from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The 15 judged classes will be featured next to the waters of Greenwich Harbor. Children 12 and under will be admitted to the event free while younger enthusiasts and adults can purchase tickets here.
Sunday's Concours d'Elegance will continue in its traditional format featuring 150 vehicles among 18 judged classes. Guests will find cars like the 1950 Ferrari 195 Inter, 1965 Lamborghini 350GT, 1995 McLaren F1 and an incredible line up of pre-and post-war Alfa Romeo. Sunday's Concours d'Elegance runs 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and children 12 and under are again free to enter. Tickets for younger enthusiasts and adults can be found here.
Hagerty will also host the Waterfront Party Saturday at Club Greenwich in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. The event runs from 7:00: pm to 9:30 pm with tickets available here.
For more details or to enter a vehicle, visit GreenwichConcours.com.
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One of the tactics that Donald Trump has long used to bolster his public support has been to throw out specious claims at a blistering pace, understanding that only one needs to be convincing to win people over to his side.
For those skeptical of Trump, this doesn’t work. His record of falsehoods means that many Americans are inclined not to give him the benefit of the doubt, preferring to assume his assertions are untrue until proven not to be. Throwing lots of things against the wall doesn’t work if people ignore what you’re throwing.
In this moment, though, the dynamic is reversed. Donald Trump is currently the subject of a number of wide-ranging investigations into possible or alleged criminal activity, a galaxy of probes that cover his private business, his 2016 and 2020 elections and his post-presidency.
And many of his supporters simply reject all of them, wave all of them off as invalid given the source, just as Trump critics do of the former president’s claims. This response has itself been cultivated by Trump, stoked by his years of insisting that investigators have been targeting him unfairly, looking for any excuse to take him down. (How has he built up that belief among his supporters? By making incessant, often misleading claims about malfeasance by investigators and enjoying the fact that some of them have stuck.)
The result is that, while three Americans think Trump has likely committed a serious crime at some point in his life for every two who say he hasn’t, Republicans are four times as likely to say he’s never committed a serious crime as they are to say that he has. In Yahoo News polling conducted by YouGov, 6 in 10 Republicans said Trump has never committed a serious crime.
Even when the pollsters offered specific examples, Republicans rejected the idea. Did Trump break the law in trying to overturn the election results? Four in 10 Americans say yes; seven in 10 Republicans say no. Did he break the law in inciting the Capitol riot? Four in 10 overall say yes; three-quarters of Republicans say no. Did he take classified documents after leaving office? Four in 10 overall say yes; two-thirds of Republicans say no. And so on.
It is unlikely that Republican respondents were considering each of those questions in isolation. Instead, it all gets waved away: Trump’s not a criminal, so of course he didn’t do those things.
If need be, explanations can be conjured up. Trump recently shared a list from writer Paul Sperry dismissing various probes into Trump, like claiming that Trump was, for example, being investigated for “a speech on the Ellipse” — as though that speech was the entirety of Trump’s culpability for the Capitol riot, as though that crowd simply showed up that day for no reason and were infuriated about alleged voter fraud for no discernible reason. But this is how it works: Find one thing that sticks.
But let’s now take a step back and consider what is required to reject out-of-hand the possibility that Trump violated the law. It’s probably easier to go by jurisdiction.
The federal probe
We start here in part because special counsel Jack Smith, leading the federal investigation, is not a political actor. Trump likes to suggest that other investigations are a function of left-leaning prosecutors looking for the political benefits of securing an indictment against the former president. Trump’s thrown a lot against the wall in an effort to pigeonhole Smith that way, without much success.
So what is Smith investigating? As with other investigations, a shroud of secrecy surrounds his work. But reporting from The Washington Post and others offers some insight.
On Wednesday, for example, The Post reported that Smith’s team was investigating whether Trump’s robust post-election fundraising effort criminally “scammed donors by using false claims about voter fraud to raise money.” The New York Times, meanwhile, reported that Smith’s team had been asking witnesses whether Trump had shown them a classified map after leaving office that included “sensitive intelligence information.”
That improper use of classified material overlaps with the special counsel’s broader consideration of whether Trump violated the law by retaining presidential records after leaving office, including some that might have been classified. This probe is complicated by the possibility that Trump obstructed efforts to collect the documents illegally, a possibility reinforced by a Trump attorney’s having attested last June that no documents with classification markings were still in his possession. They were.
Prior reporting by The Post has indicated that Smith’s team is also looking at Trump’s efforts to retain the presidency despite his 2020 loss. In addition to possible questions about the effort to stand up alternate slates of electors on invalid grounds. It may include consideration of Trump’s role in the riot itself. The House select committee probing Jan. 6 built an argument that Trump engaged in obstruction of an official proceeding or conspiracy to defraud the United States, for example.
Local investigations
The most obvious starting point here is Manhattan, where District Attorney Alvin Bragg already obtained an indictment against Trump on 34 felony charges of falsifying business records. Those charges were felonies because the alleged falsification was in service to another crime, possibly violations of state or federal election law centered on Trump’s efforts to bury a story of an alleged affair before the 2016 election. (The Federal Election Commission declined to recommend federal charges against Trump, splitting a 2-2 decision on partisan lines. Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to such charges in 2018.)
(Trump was in New York again on Thursday as part of a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James, but that is a civil inquiry about alleged Trump Organization fraud, not a criminal one.)
It’s likely that there will soon be criminal charges filed against Trump in Georgia, as well. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis empaneled a special grand jury that released an initial report hinting that indictments would follow.
Those would likely focus on Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results in that state, an effort that included pressuring state officials to “find” enough votes for him to be declared the winner, as recorded in a phone call obtained by The Washington Post. CNN reported that Trump might be indicted on conspiracy or racketeering charges.
To assert flatly that Trump never committed a serious crime is to assert confidence in his never having violated the law in any of the ways shown in bold above. It’s to assert that he didn’t do any of the crimes that multiple investigators at the federal and local level reportedly believe he might have committed. Many Republicans, though, just wave it all away.
There’s a natural response that this will trigger: why shouldn’t these allegations be waved away when so many people are willing to categorically wave away those claims Trump’s chucking against the wall? The first response is that elected district attorneys and Smith, former head of the Justice Department’s Public Integrity Section, have not repeatedly demonstrated their willingness to embrace falsehood or deception as readily as Trump has. And the second response is that they shouldn’t, that non-facially-ridiculous questions raised by Trump and his allies deserve adjudication, which is why the media has filed so many fact-checks in the past eight years.
That question can also be countered with another question.
What if — just consider the possibility! — Trump did violate one of the aforementioned laws? What should follow? | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/13/trump-criminal-charges-investigations/ | 2023-04-13 18:36:51 | 0 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/13/trump-criminal-charges-investigations/ |
- The reserves-to-production or average reserves life of the Ecopetrol Group remained at over 8 years (8.4 years).
- The Reserve-Replacement Ratio (RRR) was 104%, fully replacing production with an additional 4%.
- The Ecopetrol Group incorporated 249 million barrels of oil equivalent (MBOE) of proven reserves, of which 215 MBOE was due to the management of the development fields, reflecting the optimized and timely maturation of new projects, better execution capacity and implementation of improved recovery enhancement projects.
- 89% of the reserves originate from fields in Colombia.
BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol SA (BVC: ECOPETROL, NYSE: EC) reported today its proven crude oil, condensate, and natural gas reserves (1P reserves according to the standard international denomination), which include the results of Ecopetrol S.A. and its subsidiaries, as of December 31, 2022.
Reserves were estimated based on the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) standards and methodology. 99.8% of these reserves were audited by three recognized independent specialized firms (Ryder Scott Company, DeGolyer and MacNaughton, and Gaffney, Cline & Associates). The 2022 reserves were valued based on the Brent reference price of 97.9 USD/barrel versus 69.2 USD/barrel used in 2021.
At year-end 2022, the net proven reserves of the Ecopetrol Group amounted to 2,011 MBOE. The Reserve-Replacement Ratio was 104% and the average reserve life was equivalent to 8.4 years. The Ecopetrol Group incorporated 249 MBOE of proven reserves, and the total accumulated production for the year was 240 MBOE. Of the total balance of reserves, 75% are liquid reserves and 25% are gas reserves.
The management of the development fields, reflected in an optimized and timely maturation of new projects, better execution capacity, and implementation of improved recovery enhancement projects in fields such as Chichimene, Castilla, and Akacias, among others, provided 215 MBOE of the reserves.
Additional reserves were incorporated through the acquisition and qualitative selection in areas of the Permian basin in the United States (48 MBOE).
The increase in reserves achieved in 2022 reflects a pillar of the Ecopetrol Group's strategy seeking to achieve the Company's long-term energy sustainability.
Ecopetrol Group Proven Reserves 2022
(Millions of Barrels of Oil Equivalent – MBOE)
For more information on the Ecopetrol Group's reserves, please refer to our website.
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.
This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company's prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company's business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration, and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company's competitiveness and the performance of Colombia's economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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BEIRUT — The United Nations has procured tens of millions of dollars in contracts with companies linked to Syrian government-backed individuals sanctioned for human rights abuses, a report published Tuesday revealed.
Syrian President Bashar Assad, with military support from Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has since been able to reclaim much of the country. But Syria continues to spiral from a crippling economic crisis and a recent cholera outbreak that has infected some 20,000 people.
A report analyzing the U.N.’s top 100 suppliers in Syria in 2019 and 2020 by the non-profit Observatory of Political and Economic Networks and the non-governmental organization Syrian Legal Development Program revealed that almost half of the procured contracts those two years were with suppliers that were involved in human rights abuses, or may have profited from them.
Almost a quarter of contracts the U.N. procured those two years went to companies owned or partially owned by individuals sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom or European Union for human rights abuses, worth a total of around $68 million. Among them is Fadi Saqr, who is close to Assad and heads the National Defense Forces in Damascus, a pro-government militia that notably executed dozens of blindfolded prisoners in 2013 and buried them in a mass grave near the Syrian capital.
“U.N. agencies’ processes fall short of full due diligence,” Eyad Hamid, a senior researcher at the SLDP, told The Associated Press. ”They also rely on cross checking the legal ownership of a company instead of the ultimate beneficiary ownership of the company.”
Advocacy groups have accused the Syrian government and affiliates of withholding or siphoning off aid from families in opposition-held areas or manipulating exchange rates to boost state coffers.
“We understand that aid cannot be delivered in Syria cost-free. ... The question to me is about how we can minimize that cost,” Karam Shaar, Syria program manager at the Observatory of Political and Economic Networks told the AP. “I think it’s now well-established that the cost of doing business through the U.N. in regime-held Syria is by far the highest compared to aid provided by other organizations in other controlled areas.”
Shaar says that while aid in some cases can only be channeled through U.N. agencies, donor states ought to divert funding to international NGOs that abide by unilateral sanctions, notably by the U.S. and U.K.
“While the U.N. says they don’t abide by unilateral sanctions, NGOs are accountable to the countries they’re based in,” Shaar explained.
The AP last week published the results of an investigation showing that the U.N. World Health Organization's Syria representative in Damascus mismanaged millions of dollars and plied government officials with gifts, including computers, gold coins and cars. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/report-finds-sanctioned-syrians-benefit-from-un-contracts/2022/10/25/4c2124a4-548b-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html | 2022-10-25 18:27:04 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/report-finds-sanctioned-syrians-benefit-from-un-contracts/2022/10/25/4c2124a4-548b-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html |
Gino Mader, a Swiss cyclist participating in the Tour de Suisse, died on Friday, one day after crashing in the race, his team Bahrain Victorious announced.
According to a statement from his team, the high-speed incident occurred on the final descent of Thursday's stage. Bahrain Victorious said Mader was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to a hospital.
American cyclist Magnus Sheffield was also involved in Thursday's crash. Tour de Suisse said he was responsive after suffering bruises and a concussion.
"We are devastated by the loss of our exceptional cyclist, Gino Mader. His talent, dedication, and enthusiasm were an inspiration to us all," Bahrain Victorious managing director Milan Erzen said in a statement. "Not only was he an extremely talented cyclist, but a great person off the bike. We extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, and our thoughts are with them during this difficult time. Bahrain Victorious will race in his honour, keeping his memory on every road we race."
Officials said the group of cyclists will ride the final 20 kilometers of Friday's stage neutralized in Mader's honor.
The 26-year-old's best finish came at the 2021 Vuelta a Espana, where he finished fifth.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her centrist coalition have been broadly lambasted by the opposition, trade unions, the country’s bishops and many rank-and-file members of their own parties for proposing to abolish a springtime public holiday.
The three-party government wants to scrap the holiday that falls on the fourth Friday after Easter and that is known as Store Bededag, or Great Prayer Day. They say the money saved will be used to boost defense funding; an official estimate says it would strengthen the structural public balance by around 3 billion kroner ($439 million) per year.
Workers in Denmark currently have up to 11 public holidays; the figure is lower in years where Christmas and New Year fall on weekends. A bill proposing the abolition of the Store Bededag holiday was presented to parliament on Tuesday.
The government of the Social Democrats, the center-right Liberals and the center Moderates have only been in office since Dec. 15 and the coalition is aiming to reach a NATO target of spending 2% of GDP on military budgets by 2030, in part as a response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
However, the loss of the holiday — created more than 300 years ago when a Danish bishop merged several minor holidays — has sparked harsh reaction throughout Denmark, a country of nearly 6 million where more than 73% of the population belong to the State Lutheran Church, although fewer than 3% of people are regular churchgoers.
The trade unions, which traditionally are close to Frederiksen’s Social Democrats, have launched an online petition with more than 405,000 signatures to “send a clear signal to the government: Abandon the plans to scrap Store Bededag.”
Denmark’s 10 Lutheran bishops have spoken of a “breach of trust,” saying they weren’t even consulted ahead of the move.
In Denmark where political consensus is the norm, the opposition — to the right and the left of the centrist coalition — united in a rare move to criticize the government.
“The government is shutting the rest of us out,” said Pia Olsen Dyhr, leader of the left-leaning Social People’s Party that used to be an ally of Frederiksen’s Social Democrats.
Søren Pape Poulsen, head of the center-right Conservatives, said “it is important to me to protect our culture, history and the values and deep roots our society stands on,” and called the abolition “a mistake.”
Some employers who approve of the government’s plan are worried that it will be raised in talks about wages and working conditions between themselves and trade unions. In Denmark, the government traditionally stays away from these matters.
“It is not right for the government to abolish public holidays or days off over the heads of all of us,” the unions said. They have floated the idea of a referendum on the issue.
The government controls 89 seats in the 179-seat parliament and is supported by the four lawmakers representing the semi-independent Danish territories of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.
The first reading of a law to make the change is set for Feb. 2. A date for the third and final reading has not been announced yet. If passed, Store Bededag will no longer be a public holiday from 2024. | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-broad-protest-for-danish-governments-plans-to-scrap-holiday/ | 2023-01-25 02:48:38 | 0 | https://www.wivb.com/news/world/ap-broad-protest-for-danish-governments-plans-to-scrap-holiday/ |
Partnership drives commercial excellence through precision engagement to benefit patients in need of options
BAUDETTE, Minn. and PLEASANTON, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANIP) and Veeva Systems (NYSE: VEEV) today announced a collaboration to define and operationalize data-driven commercial strategies for ANI's new Rare Disease Business Unit. ANI is using software, data, and services from Veeva to establish the digital foundation for the launch of the business unit's first commercially available product in the U.S.
"To serve rare disease patients with high unmet medical needs, we need to be agile, data-driven, and efficient," said Christopher Mutz, head of rare disease at ANI. "With Veeva as our trusted partner, we accelerated launch readiness and equipped new sales, medical, and marketing teams with the digital tools they need — all with the speed and precision warranted by such an important milestone."
ANI recently announced the U.S. commercial availability of Purified Cortrophin® Gel (Repository Corticotropin Injection USP) 80 U/mL. To prepare for this launch, ANI adopted the complete suite of Veeva Commercial Cloud solutions across its business, including software for multichannel engagement and content management, along with longitudinal patient data for customer segmentation.
"ANI now has a digital foundation that supports its patient-centric approach to commercialization," said Paul Shawah, executive vice president of commercial strategy at Veeva. "The company is advancing its mission by leveraging data to uncover key patient groups as well as the providers who care for them and empowering its field teams to create meaningful connections."
Veeva Business Consulting also helps the company use advanced analytics to continuously optimize for the most precise and impactful sales and medical interactions. This allows ANI's field force to identify new healthcare professionals, while delivering actionable insights so they can best engage with them. Learn more about how ANI launched at speed and scale in an upcoming fireside chat webinar on July 19.
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Veeva is the global leader in cloud software for the life sciences industry. Committed to innovation, product excellence, and customer success, Veeva serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. As a Public Benefit Corporation, Veeva is committed to balancing the interests of all stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, and the industries it serves. For more information, visit veeva.com.
ANI Pharmaceuticals is a diversified biopharmaceutical company serving patients in need by developing, manufacturing, and marketing high quality branded and generic prescription pharmaceutical products, including for diseases with high unmet medical need. Our team is focused on delivering sustainable growth by building a successful Purified Cortrophin® Gel franchise, strengthening our generics business with enhanced development capability, innovation in established brands and leveraging our North American manufacturing capabilities. For more information, please visit www.anipharmaceuticals.com.
To the extent any statements made in this release relate to information that is not historical, these are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipates," "will," "expects," "plans," "potential," "future," "believes," "intends," "continue," other words of similar meaning, derivations of such words, and the use of future dates. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the commercial launch of Cortrophin Gel. Risks and uncertainties that may cause ANI's actual results to be materially different than those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the costs involved in commercializing Cortrophin Gel, general business and economic conditions, increased competition and strategies employed by competitors, uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, market trends for our products, regulatory environment and changes, and other risks and uncertainties that are described in ANI's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other periodic reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission.
Any forward-looking statements in this news release speak only as of the date of this news release and are based on ANI's current beliefs, assumptions, and expectations. Except as required by law, ANI undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
This release contains forward-looking statements regarding Veeva's products and services and the expected results or benefits from use of our products and services. These statements are based on our current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those provided in this release and we have no obligation to update such statements. There are numerous risks that have the potential to negatively impact our results, including the risks and uncertainties disclosed in our filing on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 30, 2022, which you can find here (a summary of risks which may impact our business can be found on pages 37 and 38), and in our subsequent SEC filings, which you can access at sec.gov.
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Navajo Code Talker Samuel Sandoval dies; 3 left from group
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Samuel Sandoval, one of the last remaining Navajo Code Talkers who transmitted messages in World War II using a code based on their native language, has died.
Sandoval died late Friday at a hospital in Shiprock, New Mexico, his wife, Malula told The Associated Press on Saturday. He was 98.
Hundreds of Navajos were recruited from the vast Navajo Nation to serve as Code Talkers with the U.S. Marine Corps. Only three are still alive today: Peter MacDonald, John Kinsel Sr. and Thomas H. Begay.
The code, based on the then-unwritten Navajo language, confounded Japanese military cryptologists. The Code Talkers are celebrated annually on Aug. 14, the day the Japanese surrendered.
Malula Sandoval said her husband had been looking forward to participating in the celebration this year and seeing a museum built in honor of the Code Talkers.
“Sam always said, ‘I wanted my Navajo youngsters to learn, they need to know what we did and how this code was used and how it contributed to the world,’” she said Saturday. “That the Navajo language was powerful and always to continue carrying our legacy.”
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The next 10 years will see a significant shift towards adoption of AI and automation to improve enterprise agility, driven by inefficiencies in legacy technologies
LAS VEGAS, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The majority of global decision makers say they plan to fully embrace the autonomous enterprise within the next 10 years, according to new research from Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider empowering the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change®. The study, conducted by research firm Savanta and unveiled at PegaWorld® iNspire, the company's annual conference in Las Vegas, surveyed 600 business decision makers worldwide on their understanding of the autonomous enterprise, their plans for implementation, and some of its drivers.
The autonomous enterprise is an organization which comprehensively applies AI and automation to engagement, servicing, and operations across the organization to operationalize agility and create a business that can become self-optimizing. The study found that 58% of respondents expect to define themselves as an autonomous enterprise within the next 10 years. With just 15% saying they feel they are already at this stage today, and 36% projecting they will reach this point five years from now, the upward curve of autonomous enterprise adoption is clear. Tellingly, three quarters (73%) of respondents said they already have some sort of plan to start becoming an autonomous enterprise. When asked what they expected their position to be 10 years from now, an overwhelming 96% said the same.
One of the leading drivers of this new age of self-optimizing technology is a growing understanding of issues caused by old, inefficient ways of using technology to solve one-off problems. These include:
- No such thing as a 'quick fix': When asked what their primary technology investment strategy was, almost half (46%) of respondents pointed to either 'quick fix' technology solutions to resolve specific issues, or off-the-shelf software solutions that provide pre-packaged capabilities for specific applications. Forty percent admitted that such 'quick fixes' had resulted in operational inefficiencies within their organization, with more than one third (35%) saying it has increased risk. Forty percent also cited their belief that such 'band-aid' solutions were quicker to implement as their rationale for using them, with 31% saying their options were limited because they must stick to an approved list of vendors. Only 4% of respondents said they do not invest in one-off, disconnected 'band aid' technology solutions at all.
- Increased costs: One quarter of all respondents say they spend between 51 and 100% of their annual IT spend on maintaining solutions that are no longer fit for purpose. Forty-one percent say that investments in disconnected legacy systems have resulted in increased costs.
- Where are our customers going?: More than one in three (36%) respondents say they are kept awake at night worrying that customers aren't getting a good enough experience and that they risk losing them to a competitor. One quarter of respondents also pointed to concerns that siloed legacy technology, systems, and channels had already led to disjointed customer experiences (30%), poor customer service (26%), or loss of customers and revenue (26%).
Eighty-four percent of respondents agreed that unified platforms that connect systems and channels to automate, self-optimize, and align workflows and decisions to business strategy will be either 'extremely' or 'very' important to improve their operational efficiencies. With the vast majority (75%) also agreeing that AI will have a role to play in their business over the next five years – 40% say it will be 'pivotal' – the rise of the autonomous enterprise looks set to gather pace in the years ahead.
Quotes & Commentary:
"This study tells us unequivocally that the age of autonomous is not only coming – in many respects, it's already here," said Don Schuerman, chief technology officer, Pega. "Applying AI and automation to decisioning, operations, and servicing across the organization will create a major change in the mindset of how organizations operate and drive the rise of the autonomous enterprise in the coming years.
"In a new world that moves at the speed of AI, manual work, static decisioning, and band-aid solutions are holding back the legacy enterprises of today. The successful organizations of tomorrow will be autonomous enterprises that operationalize agility and focus, bringing people together to deliver hyper-personalized engagement, hyper-efficient operations, and seamless customer experiences. This requires a change in technology but also a change in mindset. As the speed of change increases, a self-optimizing autonomous business will be able to deliver the best-in-class experiences customers and employees demand and deserve."
Notes
Pega surveyed 600 business decision makers worldwide on their views, understanding and plans for the autonomous enterprise. The results included responses from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany.
Resources
Read more about the Autonomous Enterprise here:
https://www.pega.com/technology/autonomous-enterprise
About Pegasystems
Pega provides a powerful low-code platform that empowers the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change. Clients use our AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we've built our scalable and flexible architecture to help enterprises meet today's customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. For more information on Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA), visit www.pega.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ninth atmospheric river in a three-week series of major winter storms was churning through California on Monday, leaving mountain driving dangerous and the flooding risk high near swollen rivers even as the sun came out in some areas.
Heavy snow fell across the Sierra Nevada and the National Weather Service discouraged travel. Interstate 80, a key highway from the San Francisco Bay Area to Lake Tahoe ski resorts, reopened with chain requirements after periodic weekend closures because of whiteout conditions.
“If you must travel, be prepared for dangerous travel conditions, significant travel delays and road closures,” the weather service office in Sacramento said on Twitter.
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The University of California Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Monday morning that it had recorded 49.6 inches (126 cm) of new snow since Friday.
A backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Tahoe area.
A barrage of atmospheric river storms has dumped rain and snow on California since late December, cutting power to thousands, swamping roads, toppling trees, unleashing debris flows and triggering landslides. Monday's system was relatively weak compared with earlier storms, but flooding and mudslide risks remained because the state was so saturated, forecasters said.
President Joe Biden will travel to California’s central coast Thursday to visit areas that have been impacted by the extreme weather. The White House said in a statement Monday that the president would visit with first responders and state and local officials, survey recovery efforts and assess what additional federal support is needed.
Mostly dry days were in the week’s forecast, though some parts of Northern California could see more rain at midweek.
The sun came out Monday in San Francisco, where 20.3 inches (51.5 cm) of rain has fallen at the city's airport since Oct. 1, when California typically begins recording rainfall for the year. The average for the “water year” is 19.6 inches (49.8 cm), "so we’ve surpassed the yearly total with 8 more months to go,” the San Francisco weather service office tweeted.
Across the bay in Berkeley, 10 homes were evacuated Monday when a sodden hillside collapsed, sending mud onto properties. No injuries were reported.
Up to 2 more inches (5 cm) of rain fell Sunday in the soaked Sacramento Valley, where residents of Wilton and surrounding communities were warned to prepare to leave if the Cosumnes River rose further.
In Monterey County, the swollen Salinas River swamped farmland over the weekend and officials said Monday that it was still rising. To the east, flood warnings were still in effect for Merced County in the agricultural Central Valley, where Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Saturday.
Newsom on Monday signed an executive order to further bolster the state’s emergency storm response and help communities that suffered damage. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in the state and ordered federal aid to supplement local recovery efforts.
In Southern California, the sun shone in Los Angeles, but winter storm warnings and advisories were still in place for mountain areas, where many roads remained impassable because of mud and rock slides. Two northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Castaic in northern LA County were closed indefinitely after a hillside collapsed.
Downtown Los Angeles set a rainfall record Saturday with 1.82 inches (4.6 cm), the weather service said.
At least 20 storm-related deaths have occurred, and a 5-year-old boy remained missing after being swept out of his mother’s car by floodwaters in San Luis Obispo County.
Forecasters were keeping their eyes on a storm forming in the Pacific to see if it gains enough strength to become the state’s 10th atmospheric river of the season. Either way it is likely to only bring light rain and will be confined mostly to Northern California when it makes landfall Wednesday, state climatologist Dr. Mike Anderson said Monday during a state weather briefing.
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WHITE HALL, Ark. — After an accomplished career as quarterback at Arkansas and at three stops in the NFL, Ryan Mallett is kicking off a new era at White Hall.
“I was always going to coach,” Mallett said. “My dad was a coach, my uncle was a coach, I’ve been around it my whole life. I’ve grown up in a fieldhouse so I love being around it.”
After the Pro Hog’s first stint in high school coaching as an assistant at Mountain Home, the Texarkana native now takes over as head coach of a Bulldogs program that’s coming off a state championship appearance. Taking over for Bobby Bolding after the well-respected resigned, Mallett looks to bring White Hall over the top and earn the school’s first-ever football state championship.
“The standard has been set, now it’s time to go win one,” Mallett said. “Hopefully by the time we’re done here we’ll have one.”
Setting new school records behind center for the Razorbacks from 2009-2010, Mallett was drafted in the third round by the New England Patriots in 2011. He’d go on to also play for the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.
Nick Walters caught up with the newly-named White Hall head coach as his team begins spring practice, finding out what’s in store for the former Hog taking on Arkansas high school football.
“I’m an Arkansan through and through,” Mallett said. “I’ve always lived in Arkansas expect when I was in the pros. There’s just something special about this state.”
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$450,000 worth of cocaine seized from wheelchair wheels at JFK airport, customs officials say
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
A traveler at New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was arrested after $450,000 worth of cocaine was discovered hidden in the wheels of her wheelchair.
The traveler arrived in New York City from the Dominican Republic on November 10, according to a news release from US Customs and Border Protection. Officers noticed the wheels on her wheelchair were not turning and X-rayed the wheelchair.
They discovered a white powder, which later tested positive for cocaine in all four wheels, the news release stated. It amounted to a total of 28 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of around $450,000.
The traveler was arrested for the importation of a controlled substance and turned over to Homeland Security Investigations, according to the news release. She is now facing federal narcotics smuggling charges.
“CBP stands steadfast and determined in working with our partners to identify the trans-national criminal networks responsible for importing these deadly drugs into our neighborhoods.” said Francis J. Russo, Director of Customs and Border Protection’s New York Field Operations, in the news release.
“CBP’s mission is to guard the borders and ports of entry 24/7, 365 days a year to prevent these dangerous drugs from potentially killing our family, friends, and neighbors.”
A total of 24,538 overdose deaths were attributed to cocaine in 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A new ad from the Maine Republican Party stretches to pin high costs on Gov. Janet Mills, making false claims about her record on the gas tax and her link to high fuel prices.
Republicans in Maine and across the country are working hard to push economic issues after consistent polling this year finding it to be the top issue on the minds of voters, even after a surge of Democratic momentum around abortion rights has helped their standing ahead of a midterm election for the unpopular President Joe Biden.
Here’s a breakdown of the ad and its claims.
“Mills wants to raise the gas tax even higher.”
No. To bolster this claim, Republicans cite a 2021 report for the Democratic governor’s administration by saying the state could fund electric vehicle initiatives by raising the gas tax.
That is not something Mills has supported to date and the tax has remained flat at 30 cents per gallon since 2011, when former Gov. Paul LePage, the governor’s chief opponent in the November election, signed a bill from fellow Republicans that eliminated indexing.
Many business and transportation groups would like the state to raise the gas tax or find some other way to ensure regular transportation funding. A legislative effort deadlocked precisely over that issue in 2019, with Republicans indicating opposition to a tax hike.
There have been differences between Mills and LePage on the tax. Earlier this year, she and business groups opposed his proposal to suspend the gas tax, something he suggested as an alternative to the $850 relief checks that came from the governor and Legislature.
“Thanks to Janet Mills, we’re paying more to heat our homes.”
This is attributed to a Maine Public article on skyrocketing heating costs. Prices spiked worldwide earlier this year and went up again recently after a production cut by oil exporters. The price of No. 2 oil nearly doubled between June 2021 and June 2022, hammering us in the most oil-dependent state. While the pain is unique here, the problem is not.
In Republican-led New Hampshire, average No. 2 oil prices crested above $5 per gallon this week, in line with reported prices here. This is a global problem and there are things states can do to help prices on the margins, but it is not Mills’ fault overall. Nevertheless, it is always bad to be the governor stuck with it.
“Mills created a costly new grocery tax [that] could cost us almost $60 more per month.”
This claim is backed up, though it is not a direct “grocery tax.” It refers to a first-in-the-nation bill signed by Mills in 2021 aiming to shift recycling and disposal costs from consumers and municipalities to big packaging producers. The governor embraced it after winning changes, including an increase in the number of companies that were exempt from the measure.
It was backed by environmental groups and opposed by business interests who cited a Canadian university’s study that it could raise monthly grocery bills by between $32 and $59, though one Oregon study found no such correlation between similar programs and prices. | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/10/14/politics/janet-mills-gas-tax-ad/ | 2022-10-15 22:29:01 | 1 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/10/14/politics/janet-mills-gas-tax-ad/ |
Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that increases the penalties for business owners who fail to post required notices about resources for human trafficking victims.
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill that increases the penalties for business owners who fail to post required notices about resources for human trafficking victims.
Kemp was joined by his wife, Marty Kemp, who has used her time as first lady to work on stopping human trafficking in Georgia and assisting victims of the crime.
The new law increases the penalty for business owners who fail to post notices that explain how victims of human trafficking can reach national and state hotlines to get help.
“This commonsense measure imposes minimum fines for failing to post required notices by public entrances, where they will be easily seen by the public, and in restrooms where victims of trafficking may be able to see the notice while away from their trafficker,” Marty Kemp said at a bill signing ceremony at the Governor’s Mansion. “It may not sound like much, but the reality is this simple step could save lives if the notice reaches the right person. This is especially critical in busy areas where traffickers often hide in plain sight.”
Business owners who fail to post the notices in both English and Spanish can be fined $500 to $1,000 for a first conviction and from $1,000 to $5,000 for a second conviction. The law allows business owners up to 30 days to post the notices after being notified by law enforcement that they are in violation of the law.
Georgia law requires the notices to be posted in certain types of businesses, including truck stops, bars, adult entertainment businesses, hospitals, airports, rail and bus stations, hotels and government buildings.
State Sen. Mike Hodges, R-Brunswick, sponsored the bill, and it was carried in the House of Representatives by Rep. Will Wade, R-Dawsonville. Both served as floor leaders for Kemp during the 2023 legislative session and attended the bill-signing along with other GOP legislators.
The measure passed with only one “no” vote in the state Senate and carried unanimously in the House of Representatives.
The bill-signing ceremony was preceded by a meeting of the GRACE Commission, which is chaired by Marty Kemp. The commission is made up of government and business leaders as well as representatives of nonprofit and faith groups that work to end human trafficking and help victims of the crime.
Attorney General Chris Carr is a member of the commission and has made fighting human trafficking a priority. His office assisted 116 victims, led or assisted 33 investigations, and secured six convictions in 2022, Carr said during the meeting. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/kemp-signs-bill-increasing-penalties-for-failing-to-post-human-trafficking-notices/article_60a97112-d94f-11ed-be84-0fde86bd47b0.html | 2023-04-12 17:18:04 | 0 | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/kemp-signs-bill-increasing-penalties-for-failing-to-post-human-trafficking-notices/article_60a97112-d94f-11ed-be84-0fde86bd47b0.html |
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
For the past 35 years, Cooper Green Mercy has been a home for Meritta Brooks, special imaging tech, at the South Ave. Sixth facility.
“This is really my life … Cooper Green has been good to me and that’s one thing I don’t lose sight of,” Brooks said. “I am here to do a job. I enjoy doing my job and I enjoy meeting people … I love my patients and that’s one thing that keeps me going.”
Brooks, who does diagnostic x-rays, cat scans, MRIs, mammograms, said her work with patients is “personal. I had never run into so many people that were so appreciative of the things you did for them … they didn’t have much, but they would bring us little gifts,” she said.
Clifford Hopson, a clinical data analyst, who has been a Cooper Green for nearly two decades, said employees have always been able to work in the community and bring health care to those in need.
“Most employees that come to Cooper Green are long term,” he said. “When I tell people I’ve been here 19 years they say that’s a long time [but] we got people here 30 years, 35 years. Most of the time when an employee comes to Cooper Green, it’s family so they never leave.”
Brooks and Hopson were part of last week’s celebration as Cooper Green observed 50 years of taking care of an underserved population
Construction on a new state-of-the-art medical clinic should begin this winter on the site of the former Cooper Green parking deck, which was demolished earlier this year. The new five-story building will be 207,000 square feet with an overall estimated cost of $120 million.
David Randall, chief strategy officer for the UAB Health System and board president and CEO of the Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority, said employees have been key to the hospital’s success and that will be important as Cooper Green moves forward.
“We have such a dedicated group of employees,” he said. “Obviously, health care is a difficult environment to work with. Cooper Green is focused on a key patient population that are somewhat underserved and so it really is a passion for our employees to help these patients.”
Along with the employees the new clinic will also bring “some of the history of the past, whether it’s pictures, bricks from the patio, we want to make sure that we actually honor the past and the history that is Cooper Green in the new clinic. I think that’s important because it’s been just an institutional legacy for the community and has really provided care for those who perhaps had very few or any other options. I think that’s critically important that we continue that.”
Raegan Durant, M.D., medical director for Cooper Green, said the new building, will provide an opportunity to provide care and a customized space to meet needs.
“We will be offering services to our patients in the new facility in a more patient-centered manner than we have previously been able to offer in our current building,” said Durant. “But patients will also continue to see familiar faces among our staff. We will blend the best of the past 50 years of service with the benefits the new facility will bring, as we look forward to the next 50 years of caring for our patients.”
He added, “We recognize that we are outliving the utility of our current space. So, we’re dedicated and committed and investing in their care by building a new building, which I hope that patients enjoy the practical aspects of being in that building. But I hope they also understand that it is also a sign of our commitment to ensure that there will be another 50 years and more of care provided to similar populations here and services.”
Those services have increased because of Cooper Green’s partnership with University of Alabama at Birmingham. Since becoming a Healthcare Authority in 2020, an affiliate of The University of Alabama of Birmingham Medicine, Cooper Green can leverage the resources at UAB to improve care, Durant said, “But then I think also increasingly, there are lessons to be learned at Cooper Greene that may inform the perspective on care of the underserved at UAB … And I think that there are some things that we can contribute to the broader care to serve not only at UAB, but quite frankly, in the broader community in Birmingham and beyond.
Cooper Green’s 50th anniversary is a feat in of itself, Durant said. “Think about how tenuous health care organization sometimes can be. We’ve seen health care organizations come and go. Some are subsumed by larger organizations. But Cooper Green has managed to continue to provide care and to thrive for 50 years … there’s been a dramatic evolution in that landscape of health care, not just locally, but globally. And the fact that Cooper Green has been able to adapt at each juncture, along that timeframe, I think is remarkable.”
Cooper Green will continue to operate as normal as an outpatient clinic at 1515 6th Avenue South. Urgent care is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and clinics are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. To get connected with Cooper Green, call 205-930-3377. | http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2022/09/how-cooper-green-mercy-became-a-home-for-employees-and-patients/ | 2022-09-29 08:14:35 | 0 | http://www.birminghamtimes.com/2022/09/how-cooper-green-mercy-became-a-home-for-employees-and-patients/ |
WASHINGTON — Members of the Senate intelligence committee said Wednesday that they should have access to classified documents that were discovered in the homes of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, arguing that Biden’s administration is stonewalling them over the matter.
“It is our responsibility to make sure that we, in the role of the intelligence oversight, know if there’s been any intelligence compromised,” said Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat. Warner and the panel’s vice chairman, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, held a joint news conference after they walked out of the meeting.
Members of Congress have sought access to the materials, or at least a risk assessment detailing what was within them, since the discovery of documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last summer. But they say the administration has objected, arguing they can’t provide that access as two special counsels at the Justice Department are investigating Trump and Biden’s mishandlings of the documents.
Senators argued that this doesn’t follow precedent. In the Justice Department’s Russia investigation, for example, committees had access to classified materials that were also part of then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe.
The administration’s position is “untenable,” Rubio said. “The information we’re asking for has no bearing whatsoever or would interfere in no way with a criminal investigation.”
The senators didn’t say how they might retaliate if the administration isn’t more forthcoming. But Rubio hinted earlier this week that they could withhold dollars from the intelligence community if Congress isn’t given special access to the materials.
“I’m not in the business of threats right now,” Rubio said. “But I’m just saying every year this committee has to authorize how money is spent in (Biden’s) agencies.”
Rubio noted that he and Warner also have responsibilities to authorize and move money around within the intelligence community. “I think there’ll be a keen interest in looking at that if in fact we can’t get the answers that we need,” he said.
Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican member of the committee, said he and others may move to block quick consideration of some of Biden’s nominees in the meantime.
“Congress will impose pain on the administration until they provide these documents,” Cotton said after Wednesday’s meeting.
The frustration in Congress comes after months of waiting for a briefing on the documents seized at Trump’s estate. According to the government, those documents seized at Mar-a-Lago and papers the Republican former president had turned over previously included highly sensitive “Special Access Program” designations as well as markings for intelligence derived from secret human sources and electronic signals programs. Those forms of intelligence are often produced by the CIA or the National Security Agency, and the underlying sources can take years to develop.
A review by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence was meant to determine the possible damage if the secrets in those documents were exposed. In a letter last year to Congress, Haines said the ODNI would lead a “classification review of relevant materials, including those recovered during the search.”
But lawmakers are still waiting on the details from that assessment, and they say they want access to the documents themselves as well.
Lawyers for Pence said this week that an apparently small number of papers were inadvertently boxed and transported to his Indiana home at the end of the Trump administration. That revelation came after Biden’s lawyers said they had discovered documents from his time as vice president in his Delaware home and his pre-presidential think-tank offices.
Special counsels are investigating the Trump and Biden episodes. In all three matters, the significance of the classified material and whether its mishandling breaches national security are not publicly known.
Warner said the Senate may try to find a way to put more safeguards around presidential transitions and the handling of documents. It’s unclear how they would do that, and those talks have just begun amid the Biden and Pence revelations.
Some members have long talked about putting new parameters about what is classified, reacting to concerns that some documents are kept secret when they don’t need to be.
“We’ve got a broken system,” Warner said. “And we got to fix this for all folks leaving government.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senators-officials-blocking-access-to-mishandled-documents/2023/01/25/fe448e32-9d0b-11ed-93e0-38551e88239c_story.html | 2023-01-26 00:22:15 | 1 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senators-officials-blocking-access-to-mishandled-documents/2023/01/25/fe448e32-9d0b-11ed-93e0-38551e88239c_story.html |
NEW YORK , May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. ("Lilium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: LILM; QELL). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Lilium and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On March 14, 2022, Iceberg Research published a short report entitled "Lilium NV – The Losing Horse in the eVTOL [electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft] Race" (the "Iceberg Report"). The Iceberg Report asserted, among other issues, that "[m]any experts have raised serious doubts about" the viability of the Company's Lilium Jet reaching its objective of "fly[ing] up to 155 miles[,]" citing "its configuration of 36 ducted fans (recently reduced to 30) that devour power during takeoff and landing (hovering), and leaves little power for actual flight." The Iceberg Report also noted that while "Lilium promises its Jet has ready access to battery cells with energy density of 320-330 Wh/kg[,]" "[o]ne of the sources it relies on to show these batteries are within reach is . . . a 34.8% Lilium-owned associated company whose CEO Sujeet Kumar was accused by General Motors of misrepresenting battery performance, while at his previous company Envia Systems." The Iceberg Report further noted that Lilium's Chief Executive Officer "had no meaningful professional aerospace experience before starting Lilium in 2015" and "estimate[d] that Lilium has about 18 months before its cash runs dry."
On this news, Lilium's stock price fell $1.25 per share, or 33.88%, to close at $2.44 per share on March 14, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
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A welding company in another state reported Wednesday they believe a person in Denton stole $434,000 worth of welding supplies, according to a police report.
At about 4:03 p.m., police took a theft report over the phone. The caller works for a welding company in Maryland. Someone called the company to purchase several hundred thousand dollars worth of supplies, the caller said. They told the caller they were calling from Denton.
The company shipped out the supplies and someone picked up the order from the delivery truck. The report does not specify where the supplies were picked up, police spokesperson Allison Beckwith said, but the address listed in the report is the 2800 block of Airport Road.
The caller said the invoices to pay for the supplies were somehow intercepted and the company never received payment. The report states the company believes the Denton-area purchaser received the supplies and never paid for them.
Police are still investigating the offense, which is a second-degree felony.
Other reports
1100 block of East McKinney Street — A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on five felony warrants after he allegedly stole at least $60,000 worth of vehicles and evaded police, according to a police report.
At about 4:10 p.m. on April 26, a detective was driving northbound on North Wood Street when they saw two men standing in the roadway next to a muddy truck.
The detective recognized one of the men by his distinctive tattoo as a suspect in a vehicle theft. The detective believed the man had stolen four vehicles, according to the report.
The men got into the truck and took off at a high rate of speed, according to the report. On a two-lane road, the detective made a u-turn to get behind the truck. But the truck also turned and started driving toward the detective.
Despite the detective activating their emergency lights, the report states the truck continued driving past. As it passed, the detective allegedly observed the tattooed man in the driver’s seat.
The detective called out to additional officers to set up a perimeter in the area; however, they found the truck abandoned with the tattooed man nowhere to be found. The report states they were able to confirm the truck had been stolen and the man was not authorized to operate it.
The detective applied for warrants for evading arrest detention with vehicle and unauthorized use of vehicle. There were also warrants for the other three stolen vehicles: one warrant for theft of property between $2,500 and $30,000 and two for theft of property between $30,000 and $150,000.
At about 3:33 p.m. on Wednesday, the detective learned the man was staying at a residence near the 1100 block of East McKinney Street. Task force officers observed him walking out of the residence and moved to arrest him on the five felony warrants.
The report states he was taken into custody without injury or incident. As of Thursday afternoon, he remained in the Denton County Jail with his bond set at $90,000.
North Locust Street and East Windsor Drive — Police are investigating another theft at a construction site after a company reported Wednesday its excavator was stolen, according to a police report.
At about 11:25 a.m., police were dispatched to a construction site for a theft. The caller said their company’s excavator was stolen from the site.
The caller said they last saw the excavator around 9 p.m. on Tuesday and returned at about 6 a.m. on Wednesday to find the equipment missing.
The report does not mention if the site had security cameras that captured the incident, Beckwith said. The report also does not include an estimated value of the excavator, she said. But it is between $30,000 and $150,000.
As the weather has become warmer and construction projects pick up pace, there have been several burglaries and thefts at Denton construction sites over the past few months. Along with excavators, bulldozers, electrical wiring, generators and tools have been the targets of thefts.
Roundup
From 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, the Denton Police Department handled 392 service and officer-initiated calls and made eight arrests.
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FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Socket Mobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCKT), a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity, today announced that it will release its 2022 third quarter financial results at the close of the market on Thursday, October 27, 2022. Management will also host a conference call to discuss these results that will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2 p.m. Pacific Time).
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Socket Mobile is a leading provider of data capture and delivery solutions for enhanced productivity in workforce mobilization. Socket Mobile's revenue is primarily driven by the deployment of third-party barcode enabled mobile applications that integrate Socket Mobile's cordless barcode scanners and contactless reader/writers. Mobile Applications servicing the specialty retailer, field service, transportation, and manufacturing markets are the primary revenue drivers. Socket Mobile has a network of thousands of developers who use its software developer tools to add sophisticated data capture to their mobile applications. Socket Mobile is headquartered in Fremont, Calif. and can be reached at +1-510-933-3000 or www.socketmobile.com. Follow Socket Mobile on Facebook , Twitter @socketmobile, LinkedIn, and keep up with the latest News and Updates.
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What music means to those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile By John Otis Published October 10, 2022 at 1:19 PM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:17 Music has brought solace and companionship for some of those who were blinded in the 2019 mass protests in Chile. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kcbx.org/2022-10-10/what-music-means-to-those-who-were-blinded-in-the-2019-mass-protests-in-chile | 2022-10-10 21:19:04 | 0 | https://www.kcbx.org/2022-10-10/what-music-means-to-those-who-were-blinded-in-the-2019-mass-protests-in-chile |
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Through May 29 1. Austin Cindric, 294. 2. Harrison Burton, 211. 3. Todd Gilliland, 206. More NewsSouth Bend Cubs beat Great Lakes Loons on SundayIncredible career: Comets' Pnacek has left her mark | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Cup-Series-Rookie-Standings-17208028.php | 2022-05-30 19:22:36 | 1 | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Cup-Series-Rookie-Standings-17208028.php |
TAIPEI, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With World Press Freedom Day coming up on May 3, TaiwanPlus, the global news and infotainment streaming platform based in Taipei, looks at the state of press freedom in "Connected with Divya Gopalan", the flagship news program launched in March. The two feature episodes will stream on April 29 and May 5 on the TaiwanPlus News YouTube channel (@TaiwanPlusNews).
Hosted by Emmy-nominated journalist Divya Gopalan, "Connected" covers contemporary issues impacting people's lives across borders and generations. The first episode on press freedom highlights the risks for journalists, with guests Peter Greste, imprisoned in Egypt for 13 months, and Dhanya Rajendran, whose social critiques led to online threats. The second episode examines the free press climate in Asia, notably Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, with guest Tsou Tzung-han, Deutsche Welle's Taipei bureau chief.
Gopalan's experience covering major news stories, from the Hong Kong protests to Myanmar's Rohingya refugees has brought her up close with efforts to stifle press freedom. She has reported for top global outlets from nearly 20 countries and regions, and worked as a news anchor in Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Doha and London.
"Media freedom is not just about the working conditions of journalists and reporters, it's a barometer of a democracy which holds governments and powers to account," says "Connected" host Divya Gopalan. "By shining the light on press freedom, TaiwanPlus aims to speak out for those who are being silenced and empower the public to make the decisions that will help societies here in Taiwan and around the world."
A total of 566 journalists and media workers are in prison globally – including the Wall Street Journal's Evan Gershkovich – and six others have been killed this year. According to Reporters Without Borders, Taiwan ranks 38th overall and 2nd in Asia in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index, although the organization warned that even in Taiwan, the media environment is deteriorating.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A looming Supreme Court decision on abortion, an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border and the midterm elections are potential triggers for extremist violence over the next six months, the Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
The U.S. was in a “heightened threat environment" already, and these factors may worsen the situation, DHS said in the latest National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.
“In the coming months, we expect the threat environment to become more dynamic as several high-profile events could be exploited to justify acts of violence against a range of possible targets,” DHS said.
It's the latest attempt by Homeland Security to draw attention to the threat posed by domestic violent extremism, a shift from alerts about international terrorism that were a hallmark of the agency following its creation after the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Indeed, the threats from overseas rate only passing mentions in this bulletin. It notes that al-Qaida supporters celebrated the January standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. And it mentions that the Islamic State group called on supporters to carry out attacks in the United States to avenge the killings of the group's leader and spokesman.
DHS also warns that China, Russia, Iran and other nations seek to foment divisions within the U.S. to weaken the country and its standing in the world. In part, they do this by amplifying conspiracy theories and false reports that proliferate in American society.
Domestic violent extremists, however, present the most pressing and potentially violent threat, the agency said, citing, for example, the racist attack in which a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in May.
The bulletin, which is scheduled to expire Nov. 30, said calls for violence by domestic extremists directed at democratic institutions, candidates and election workers will likely increase through the fall.
A senior DHS official, speaking to reporters ahead of the release of the bulletin, said it describes the situation as “dynamic” because authorities are seeing a wider variety of people motivated by a broader range of grievances and incidents than in the past.
The upcoming decision from the Supreme Court, which could overturn Roe v. Wade, could lead to violence from either extremist supporters or opponents of abortion rights depending on the outcome, said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss some factors that went into the preparation of the bulletin.
Racial extremists may be motivated by immigration enforcement or whether the government continues to rely on Title 42, the public health order that has been used since the start of the coronavirus pandemic to prevent people from seeking asylum at the southwest border, DHS said.
The agency and the FBI are working with state and local law enforcement to raise awareness of the threat, and DHS has increased grant funding to local governments and religious organizations to improve security, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas said in a statement released with the bulletin. | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-sees-heightened-extremist-threat-heading-into-17224505.php | 2022-06-07 14:34:15 | 0 | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/US-sees-heightened-extremist-threat-heading-into-17224505.php |
A fatal shooting occurred inside a residence in Everett shortly after 7 a.m. Sunday, police say.
Everett police were called to the scene, located between the 3200 and 3300 blocks of Wetmore Avenue, by a man living there who said he had heard what sounded like gunshots, according to police spokesperson Ora Hamel.
Hamel said the caller went to check on another man with whom he shares the residence and found him shot. A third person was present in the residence, Hamel said. No one else was harmed.
Medics pronounced the gunshot victim dead at the scene. He was in his mid-20s. Police are not releasing any further information at this time, Hamel said. | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/1-dead-in-everett-shooting/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all | 2022-09-18 21:50:56 | 0 | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/1-dead-in-everett-shooting/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Water-based vaping technology developed by Aquios Labs and Innokin continues to impress the vaping industry
LONDON, Nov. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vaping Industry Forum and Awards Dinner, organised by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA), is a significant date in the vaping industry's calendar. On Friday 18th November 2022, some 300 delegates, including policymakers, tobacco harm reduction experts and representatives from vaping industry met to discuss the event's theme, "Vaping for a Better Future".
The vaping industry seeks to disrupt the combustible tobacco industry with less harmful products. Leading brands are developing new technologies to make next generation nicotine a more effective platform for adult smokers.
Vaping industry veterans Innokin have a long history of Innovation. Recent awards include "Best Overall Vape Brand" at the Ecigclick Awards 2021, "best sustainable initiative" at the Vapouround Awards 2022, and "Biggest Breakthrough Innovation" at the Golden Leaf Awards 2022, the latter of which were earned for the introduction of water-based vaping technology, developed in partnership with Aquios Labs.
Innokin says water-based vaping was developed to deliver smoother vapour, faster satisfaction and more accurate flavours, while enhancing the potential for harm reduction. These benefits are achieved using a proprietary e-liquid formulation with 30% water content and new vaping hardware tailored to thinner liquids. Independent testing by TCT Lab has demonstrated that water-based vaping reduces acetaldehyde and formaldehyde emissions by 91% and 81% respectively compared to traditional vapes.
Now, Innokin and Aquios Labs have added another water-based vape to their portfolio with the INNOBAR C1, unveiled to harm reduction and industry experts at the UKVIA Forum.
The INNOBAR C1 is the world's first pre-filled pod system to take advantage of water-based vaping technology. Innokin says this allows the device to "deliver next-generation performance, at a more affordable price and with less waste compared to disposable vaping devices". Unlike disposable devices, The INNOBAR C1 uses a rechargeable battery, combined with pre-filled "pods" to allow for enhanced performance and greatly reduced waste.
Water-based vaping technology is now set to gain momentum in the global vaping industry, as major brands and harm reduction experts seek to find new ways to improve the efficacy of vaping products.
Speaking at the UKVIA Forum "Innovating in the vaping sector" panel, Innokin UK Branding Manager, Benedict Jones said: "The process of listening to customers and trying to understand their challenges is central to our product strategy. Our goal is always to reduce the number of barriers between a transitioning smoker and a less harmful alternative.
By integrating water-based vaping technology, INNOBAR C1 delivers smoother vapour, greater nicotine satisfaction and reduced dehydration, at a lower vaping temperature with improved chemical stability. We are excited to continue development of this technology with our partner Aquios Labs."
Innokin and Aquios Labs have already launched several disposable vaping devices with water-based vaping technology, alongside their latest pre-filled pod device, the INNOBAR C1. Innokin are now developing refillable vaping devices which can make use of water-based e-liquids, such as pods and tanks.
In the run up to the Ecigclick Awards 2022 and the next Vaper Expo UK in May 2023, Innokin and Aquios Labs plan to expand their unique water-based vaping portfolio to reach all segments of the growing vaping market.
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Pepsi to bring Peeps-flavored soda to store shelves this spring
(CNN) – Fans of Peeps can now drink the Easter holiday treats thanks to Pepsi.
The soft drink manufacturer is bringing a soda flavored like the marshmallow candies to store shelves.
The “pillowy-soft marshmallow cola flavor” will be paired with the iconic Peeps-inspired design in vibrant yellow packaging as a true celebration of the upcoming spring season.
Pepsi X Peeps originally came out two years ago, but only a few cans were given away in a contest.
Marketers at Pepsi noticed some of those cans ended up reselling for thousands of dollars.
This year, they’re rereleasing the soda in 7.5 ounce mini cans and 20 ounce bottles, but only for a limited time.
To find out if stores near you will be selling the Pepsi X Peeps soda, visit Pepsi’s product locator.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Recently, heavy rainfall and a dilapidated water treatment system have wreaked havoc in Jackson, Mississippi, a city with a population of 160,000.
Here in Central Arkansas, officials have explained that they're prepared to handle whatever comes their way.
"Water is important, water is life," Doug Shackelford, spokesperson for Central Arkansas Water, said. "It's definitely a nightmare scenario, because, again, people sometimes take it for granted until it's not there."
What has happened in Jackson has been referred to as "a nightmare."
With Central Arkansas having a population that is about three times as large, we could only imagine how drastic the problems would be if nearly half a million customers were to be faced with the same problems as Jackson.
"It's always in the back of your mind, you know, are we doing everything we can to be prepared for the worst," Shackelford said.
Shackleford explained that Central Arkansas Water sits in the middle of Knoop Park, and has had nearly $30 million in upgrades.
"We can get that planned to go ahead and begin that process of upgrading that entire stretch of pipe versus just coming in and throwing a band-aid on it," he said.
The original plant is from the 1930s— and though the facility has shown some signs of the area's age, when it comes to the plant's capabilities it is decked out with state-of-the-art equipment.
Shackelford added that they're also prepared for any severe weather, which is a huge factor in what has happened in Jackson.
"Everyone remembers the giant snowstorm that we had in February a couple of years ago," he said. "At no point during that snow event did we ever have to put our customers under a boil notice. That's resiliency."
While nothing is ever guaranteed, Shackelford said they are confident in what they would be able to do, and they're prepared for whatever comes their way. | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/central-arkansas-water-prepared-handle-issues/91-2d5bdbec-d260-45e1-9952-c2e25ccf95c0 | 2022-09-07 23:56:54 | 1 | https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/central-arkansas-water-prepared-handle-issues/91-2d5bdbec-d260-45e1-9952-c2e25ccf95c0 |
Crucial days ahead as debt ceiling deal goes for vote and Biden calls lawmakers for support
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden says he “feels good” about the debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure its passage this week in time to lift the nation’s borrowing limit and prevent a disastrous U.S. default.
Biden spent part of the Memorial Day holiday working the phones, calling lawmakers in both parties, as the president does his part to deliver the votes. A number of hard right conservatives are criticizing the deal as falling short of the deep spending cuts they wanted, while liberals decry policy changes such as new work requirements for older Americans in the food aid program.
A key test will come Tuesday afternoon when the House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the package and vote on sending it to the full House for a vote expected Wednesday.
“I feel very good about it,” Biden told reporters Monday as he left Washington for his home in Delaware.
“I’ve spoken to a number of the members,” he said, among them Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a past partner in big bipartisan deals who largely sat this one out.
“I spoke to a whole bunch of people, and it feels good,” Biden said.
To those progressive Democrats raising concerns about the package, the president had a simple message: “Talk to me.”
As lawmakers size up the 99-page bill, few are expected to be fully satisfied with the final product. But Biden, a Democrat, and McCarthy, a Republican, are counting on pulling majority support from the political center, a rarity in divided Washington, to join in voting to prevent a catastrophic federal default.
Wall Street will open early Tuesday morning delivering its own assessment, as the U.S. financial markets that had been closed when the deal was struck over the weekend show their reaction to the outcome.
McCarthy acknowledged the hard-fought compromise with Biden will not be “100% of what everybody wants” as he leads a slim House majority powered by hard-right conservatives.
Facing potential blowback from his conservative ranks, the Republican speaker will have to rely on upwards of half the House Democrats and half the House Republicans to push the debt ceiling package to passage.
Overall, the package is a tradeoff that would impose some spending reductions for the next two years along with a suspension of the debt limit into January 2025, pushing the volatile political issue past the next presidential election. Raising the debt limit, now $31 trillion, would allow Treasury to continue borrowing to pay the nation’s already incurred bills.
Additionally, policy issues are raising the most objections from lawmakers.
Liberal lawmakers fought hard but were unable to stop new work requirements for people 50 to 54 who receive government food assistance and are otherwise able-bodied without dependents. The Republicans demanded the bolstered work requirements as part of the deal, but some say the changes to the food stamp program are not enough.
The Republicans were also pushing to beef up work requirements for health care and other aid; Biden refused to go along on those.
Questions are also being raised about an unexpected provision that essentially gives congressional approval to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas project important to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that many Democrats and others oppose.
At the same time, conservative Republicans including those from the House Freedom Caucus say the budget slashing does not go nearly far enough to have their support.
“No one claiming to be a conservative could justify a YES vote,” tweeted Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
This “deal” is insanity,” said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. “Not gonna vote to bankrupt our country.”
All told the package would hold spending essentially flat for the coming year, while allowing increases for military and veterans accounts. It would cap growth at 1% for 2025.
The House Rules Committee has three members from the influential Freedom Caucus who may very well try to block the package from advancing, forcing McCarthy to rely on the Democrats on the panel to ensure the bill can be sent to the House floor.
The House aims to vote Wednesday and send the bill to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer along with McConnell are working for a quick passage by week’s end.
Senators, who have remained largely on the sidelines during much of the negotiations between the president and the House speaker, began inserting themselves more forcefully into the debate.
Some senators are insisting on amendments to reshape the package from both the left and right flanks. That could require time-consuming debates that delay final approval of the deal.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is “extremely disappointed” by the provision greenlighting the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, his office said in a statement. He plans to file an amendment to remove the provision from the package.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina complained that the military spending increases are not enough. “I will use all powers available to me in the Senate to have amendment votes to undo this catastrophe for defense,” he tweeted.
But making any changes to the package at this stage seems highly unlikely with so little time to spare. Congress and the White House are racing to meet the Monday deadline now less than a week away. That’s when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. would run short of cash and face an unprecedented debt default without action.
A default would almost certainly crush the U.S. economy and spill over around the globe, as the world’s reliance on the stability of the American dollar and the country’s leadership fall into question.
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Associated Press writers Darlene Superville, Mary Clare Jalonick and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Debevoise & Plimpton LLP announced today the release of its Spring 2023 Private Equity Report, a useful guide to managing risk and seizing opportunities in the private equity space.
Like much of the economy, the private equity industry has shifted into a lower gear in the face of high interest rates, market uncertainty and ongoing geopolitical turbulence. Even so, the work of structuring deals, tapping into capital markets, and managing regulatory and technological change continues—and is arguably even more important to the bottom line in a lower-growth environment.
The Spring 2023 Private Equity Report probes important trends unfolding on all of these fronts, including new approaches to Carve-Out deals, the impact of crucial U.S. regulatory developments, best practices for "Up-C" transactions, and a comprehensive article on the regulatory, quality control and third-party management risks of generative AI tools in private equity.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams traded fist bumps or palm slaps and chatted between points. They smiled while conversing in their seats at changeovers.
When their first doubles match together in 4 1/2 years ended with a loss at the U.S Open on Thursday night, the siblings hugged each other, then left the court to a standing ovation.
The Williams sisters were eliminated by the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Flushing Meadows.
“I was speechless when I found out I’m going to face these two. I mean, they’re legends. And I was always such a big fan of them, especially Serena. She has been my idol since ever, probably,” said Noskova, a 17-year-old making her Grand Slam debut in doubles. “So I was really happy, excited, but kind of scared, to face them.”
Arthur Ashe Stadium had never hosted a first-round doubles match — for women or men, during the night or day — until this one featuring two members of one family who have combined to claim 14 Grand Slam titles in doubles.
“It’s something incredible, because playing first round in a huge stadium, with 23,000 people, is something amazing,” said the 37-year-old Hradecka, who won major doubles trophies with Andrea Hlavackova at the 2013 U.S. Open and 2011 French Open. “I don’t think (when) we played the final here, it was packed like this.”
The Williams sisters, who did not do interviews after the match, were partnering up for the first time since the 2018 French Open. According to the WTA, this was just their second first-round doubles defeat at a Slam; the only other one came all the way back at the 1997 U.S. Open.
“I’m still in shock that we won,” Hradecka said in an on-court interview right after the match’s conclusion.
Speaking to the sellout crowd of 23,859, she said: “I’m so sorry for you that we beat them, but we are so happy that we did it.”
The fans were not nearly as boisterous as they were for each of the two victories in singles this week for Serena, who has hinted that this will be the final event of her career.
Serena plays Ajla Tomljanovic on Friday night in the third round of singles; Venus was bounced from that bracket in the first round.
After a rather subdued entrance from the locker room by Hradecka and Noskova, who were competing as a team for the first time, a video tribute to the Williams-Williams pairing played on the Ashe videoboards, with a narrator introducing “two of the greatest athletes on Planet Earth” and, in a reference to Serena’s looming retirement, saying, “It’s not too late to change your mind.”
There was footage of them through the years, including as kids with white beads in their hair (like Serena’s daughter, Olympia, wore on opening night) and, later, winning titles.
Olympia, who turned 5 on Thursday, was not there for this one, Serena’s husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian was, as were the sisters’ mother, Oracene Price, and their sister, Isha.
During the pre-match warmup, the announcer noted that the sisters are 14-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals and declared: “They’ve transformed and elevated the sport as we know it.”
The spectators saved their biggest cheers for some of Serena’s best efforts, whether aces or putaways or an on-the-run forehand winner. The sisters went up 5-4 early and held two set points there on Noskova’s serve, but could not convert either.
The loudest moment probably arrived after a 19-stroke point won by the sisters during the first-set tiebreaker, featuring three swinging volleys by Serena. That put them ahead 4-3, and soon it was 5-3.
But Hradecka and Noskova grabbed the next four points to claim that set. They then jumped ahead 3-0 in the second, and after the Williams sisters made it 4-all, the Czech team pulled away.
The Williams siblings received a wild-card entry into this year’s doubles field. Serena, who turns 41 next month, and Venus, who turned 42 in June, won doubles trophies at the U.S. Open in 1999 — the year Serena won her first major singles trophy at age 17 in New York — and 2009.
They have a total of 30 major trophies in singles: 23 for Serena, seven for Venus.
“Playing against the Williams sisters,” Noskova said, “is a special moment for everybody.”
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Chaves County experiences job growth in Roswell
CHAVES COUNTY, N.M. – Earlier this month, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced New Mexico’s unemployment rate was 3.5% – the lowest we’ve seen in a long time, even pre-pandemic.
“What’s really important is that our city in our county are working so well together,” said Lujan Grisham.
Mike Espiritu is the executive director of the Roswell-Chaves County Economic Development Corporation. He says job growth has been taking off there lately.
“We are seeing a lot of great activity, we’re going to continue to see the retail sector, the service sector, continue to grow as well to support those companies,” said Espiritu.
Lujan Grisham also announced the state has the highest number of jobs in history right now, and that job growth is in rural areas too, like Chaves County.
“They received some JTIP funding from the state to pay for reimbursement for training. They’re up to about 140 employees, when I first got here in Roswell, they’re down, like around 70,” Espiritu said.
He says the aviation sector has seen the most growth with new companies moving to, or considering Roswell for a new shop.
The relationship between area schools has been a close one, getting people trained for the jobs moving in.
“We’re very, very happy about our relationship because with them doing that we can be supportive, attractive to a company with some type of workforce plan in place to help create that talent for tomorrow,” said Espiritu.
His office has more planned, but Espiritu says he hopes Roswell will soon be known in the aviation world for more than just UFO’s. | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/chaves-county-experiences-job-growth-in-roswell/ | 2023-06-28 01:29:58 | 1 | https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/chaves-county-experiences-job-growth-in-roswell/ |
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
1054 AM PST Thu Feb 9 2023
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
* WHERE...Los Banos-Dos Palos, Merced-Madera-Mendota, Planada
-Le Grand-Snelling, Caruthers-San Joaquin- Selma, Fresno-
Clovis, Delano-Wasco-Shafter, Hanford-Corcoran-Lemoore and
Visalia-Porterville-Reedley.
* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highways affected include, but are not
limited to Highway 41, Highway 43, Highway 99 from Tipton to
Selma, and Highway 198 from Visalia to Lemoore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
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Officials at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming are asking the public for information about two men it said were seen approaching and touching a bison calf on Sunday.
The incident reportedly happened at the southern end of Elk Ranch Flats.
Park officials are asking anyone who may have been in the area on Sunday afternoon and has information that could help in the investigation, or if you know who these individuals are, to call the park Tip Line at 307-739-3367. Anyone who sees harassment of wildlife happening in the park may also call the Teton Interagency Dispatch Center at 307-739-3301 to report the incident.
"Interference by people can cause wildlife to reject their offspring," park officials said in a Facebook post. "In this case, fortunately, the calf was successfully reunited with its herd, but often these interactions result in euthanizing the animal. Approaching wildlife can drastically affect their well-being and survival."
Yellowstone National Park officials recently put out a plea to the public to protect wildlife inside the park after several incidents, including the death of a bison calf that was pulled out of a river. In another incident, an elk calf was placed inside a vehicle and taken to a police station outside the park where the animal ran off.
RELATED: Yellowstone Park officials issue call for visitors to "protect, respect" wildlife
Grand Teton National Park issued these safety guidelines for park visitors:
- Be alert for wildlife and keep a safe distance. Always maintain a distance of at least 100 yards from bears and wolves, and 25 yards from other wildlife. Use binoculars, a spotting scope, or a telephoto lens for a good view. Never position yourself between a female and offspring—mothers are very protective. Let wildlife thrive undisturbed. If your actions cause an animal to change their behavior, you are too close. The National Park Service has provided 7 tips on how to watch wildlife safely.
- Do not tease, touch, frighten or intentionally disturb wildlife.
- Roadside viewing is popular, but please keep the road clear. Use pullouts or pull completely off the roadway with all four wheels to the right of the white line.
- It is illegal to feed any wildlife—birds, ground squirrels, bears, foxes, etc. Wildlife will depend on people for food, resulting in poor nutrition and aggressive behavior. If fed, any animal may become unhealthy, bite you, expose you to rabies, or need to be killed.
- To protect wildlife and visitors, the park may close key habitat areas to all travel. Some areas are temporarily closed and others have seasonal closures. For the latest closures, check nps.gov/tetonclosures. | https://www.kbzk.com/news/grand-teton-officials-seek-information-on-visitors-who-harassed-bison-calf | 2023-06-09 12:52:51 | 0 | https://www.kbzk.com/news/grand-teton-officials-seek-information-on-visitors-who-harassed-bison-calf |
TX Corpus Christi TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, August 20, 2022
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298 FPUS54 KCRP 210759
ZFPCRP
Zone Forecast Product for South Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
TXZ343-212145-
Coastal Nueces-
Including the cities of Corpus Christi and Flour Bluff
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ443-212145-
Nueces Islands-
Including the city of Port Aransas
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this morning. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South
winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper
80s. South winds around 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper
80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ243-212145-
Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Robstown, Tuloso, and Bishop
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ234-212145-
Victoria-
Including the cities of Victoria and Bloomington
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index
values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ239-212145-
Webb-
Including the cities of Laredo, Bruni, and Orvil
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 101.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to east 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ242-212145-
Inland Kleberg-
Including the cities of Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo,
and Riviera
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Heat index values up to 111.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ342-212145-
Coastal Kleberg-
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this morning. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to
110.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 111.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ442-212145-
Kleberg Islands-
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this morning. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs around 90. South winds
15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 80. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 80. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows around 80. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ344-212145-
Coastal San Patricio-
Including the cities of Portland and Ingleside
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to southeast 15 to 20 mph in the
afternoon. Heat index values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
30 percent.
$$
TXZ244-212145-
Inland San Patricio-
Including the cities of Sinton, Mathis, Taft, and Odem
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, increasing to
southeast 15 to 20 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ245-212145-
Coastal Aransas-
Including the cities of Rockport and Fulton
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 110.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ345-212145-
Aransas Islands-
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this morning. Highs around 90. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the lower 80s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 80. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ346-212145-
Coastal Refugio-
Including the cities of Bayside and Austwell
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower
90s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ246-212145-
Inland Refugio-
Including the cities of Refugio and Woodsboro
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
$$
TXZ247-212145-
Inland Calhoun-
Including the city of Long Mott
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows around 80.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the
upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. South winds 5 to
10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ347-212145-
Coastal Calhoun-
Including the cities of Seadrift, Port Lavaca, and Port O Connor
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 90. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 110.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper
80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ447-212145-
Calhoun Islands-
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly this morning. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. South winds
around 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Humid with lows in the lower 80s. South winds 15 to 20 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper
80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 80. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ233-212145-
Goliad-
Including the city of Goliad
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny this morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 5 to 10 mph
after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the
mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Chance of rain
20 percent.
$$
TXZ232-212145-
Bee-
Including the cities of Beeville, Skidmore, Pettus, and Pawnee
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph,
becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South
winds around 5 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ241-212145-
Jim Wells-
Including the cities of Alice, Orange Grove, and Premont
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 5 to 10 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ231-212145-
Live Oak-
Including the cities of George West and Three Rivers
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ240-212145-
Duval-
Including the cities of Freer, Benavides, and San Diego
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after
midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 15 to 20 mph,
diminishing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly clear
with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
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TXZ229-212145-
La Salle-
Including the cities of Cotulla and Encinal
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs around 100.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to east 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
TXZ230-212145-
McMullen-
Including the cities of Calliham, Cross, Loma Alta, and Tilden
259 AM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy after midnight.
Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the upper 90s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot with highs in the mid 90s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 30 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
$$
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Jordan River Foundation Added to List of Beneficiary Organizations
NEW YORK, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Kering Foundation announced Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan as an event Co-Chair for the first-ever Caring For Women Dinner taking place on September 15 in New York City. She will join previously announced Co-Chairs Salma Hayek Pinault, François-Henri Pinault, Gisele Bündchen, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Julie Mehretu, and Gloria Steinem.
Hosted by Anderson Cooper, the Caring for Women Dinner will also benefit HM Queen Rania's organization, the Jordan River Foundation (JRF), which was established in 1995 with a focus on child safety and community empowerment. JRF joins other Caring for Women Dinner beneficiaries: the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), Ms. Foundation For Women and Global Fund For Women. One hundred percent of proceeds from the event will benefit these four organizations.
JRF continues to build a Jordan for safer children, equal opportunities, and sustainable growth as it marks the transformation of hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries reached under its Community Empowerment and Child Safety Programs. Proceeds from the event will help JRF provide case management and counseling services for women and children who are at-risk or survivors of abuse; as well as a toll-free Family & Child Helpline which offers support, guidance and referral services to women, children and parents.
An active humanitarian and mother of four, Queen Rania of Jordan's work has focused on empowering local communities and women, improving education, driving innovation and entrepreneurship through society, and finding innovative solutions to the world's greatest challenges. She is an influential voice in fighting stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims, and fostering greater understanding between people of different faiths. Her Majesty serves on the boards of United Nations Foundation (UNF) and the World Economic Forum (WEF). She is also UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children, a member of the International Rescue Committee's (IRC) Board of Advisors, and a member of Prince William's Earthshot Prize Council.
In recognition of her work, the Queen has received numerous prestigious awards including the Foreign Press Association's Humanitarian Award, the World Childhood Award, the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award, the Walther Rathenau Prize, the Vital Voices Global Trailblazer Award, and the Zayed Award for Human Fraternity.
About Kering
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, as well as Kering Eyewear. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: "Empowering Imagination". In 2021, Kering had over 42,000 employees and revenue of €17.6 billion.
For more information please visit kering.com
About the Kering Foundation
Worldwide, 1 in 3 women is or will be a victim of violence during her lifetime. Since 2008, the Kering Foundation combats this violence that affects all cultures and all social classes. To maximize its impact, the Foundation works with a limited number of local partners in six countries: China, France, Italy, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Foundation supports local organizations that provide comprehensive and tailored services to women survivors, and works to change behaviors and attitudes by engaging youth, in particular young boys, to promote gender equality.
The Foundation also seeks to create safe and supportive workplaces for survivors, both at Kering and through mobilizing other companies. In 2018, with the FACE Foundation, the Kering Foundation founded "One in Three Women", the first European network of companies engaged against gender-based violence.
For more information please visit keringfoundation.org
For additional information, please contact:
The Kering Foundationdomes
CaringforWomen@Kering.com
For tables and donations, please contact:
JWP
kering@joshwoodproductions.com
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Golf Tournament Proceeds to Benefit Orange Bowl Cares and Extra Yard for Teachers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GA Telesis, LLC ("The Company") announced today that the GA Telesis Orange Bowl Golf Tournament is a sellout and is projected to break its charitable record for a single event. Teeing off on Monday, April 3, 2023, at 8:00 AM, the tournament, which benefits Orange Bowl Cares and Extra Yard for Teachers, will begin with a shotgun start in Doral, Florida. Participants will enjoy a full day of golf, entertainment, refreshments, prize giveaways, celebrity athletes, and more. Both The Company and The Orange Bowl Committee are beyond pleased with the support from the global aviation industry, and the Orange Bowl Committee membership towards this event and both charities it benefits.
"The GA Telesis Orange Bowl Golf Tournament has built quite the reputation as the premier charity golf event in South Florida," said Abdol Moabery, President & CEO of GA Telesis. "We have golfers flying in from around the world to play in what amounts to be a spectacular day focused on raising money for our communities' underserved children and our teachers that work tirelessly to educate them," he added.
The 2023 GA Telesis Orange Bowl Golf Tournament benefits two remarkable charitable beneficiaries: Orange Bowl Cares and the College Football Playoff Foundation's Extra Yard for Teachers. The Orange Bowl Cares initiative seeks to continually improve our South Florida home through four pillar areas of focus: youth sports, education, community engagement, and legacy program revitalizations of sports facilities and school media centers. The Extra Yard for Teachers platform elevates the teaching profession by inspiring and empowering teachers through the implementation of programs in four focus areas: resources, recognition, recruitment, and professional development.
About GA Telesis
GA Telesis is the leading provider of integrated services in the commercial aviation industry. Through the GA Telesis Ecosystem™, the Company is distinctly positioned, across six continents, to leverage its resources to create innovative solutions for its customers. Consisting of global operations encompassing Component Solutions, Leasing/Financing, Logistics Solutions, and MRO Services business units for landing gear, component/composite, and turbine engine repair, as well as digital solutions, the GA Telesis Ecosystem™ provides an unparalleled resource to airlines. The Company's core business is its mission to ensure "Customer Success," built from a reputation for unsurpassed excellence and integrity.
About Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl is a 380-member, primarily volunteer non-profit sports organization that promotes and serves the South Florida community. With its primary mission since being created in 1935 to bring tourism to South Florida through an annual football game and events, it has also maintained a legacy of charitable contributions and community outreach. Orange Bowl community outreach efforts are comprised of four pillars through its Orange Bowl Cares program: Youth Sports, Education, Community Engagement, and Legacy Programs.
For further information, please contact Cathy Moabery at marketing@gatelesis.com.
GA Telesis, LLC
1850 NW 49th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Tel: (954) 676-3111
Fax: (954) 676-9998
Web: www.gatelesis.com
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SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – A new pumpkin farm is set to open in Nickelsville, Virginia on Saturday, complete with all the fall activities that accompany them.
According to a Facebook post from Pungo Farms, the business opens its fields Saturday at 209 Pungo Drive.
“Pungo Farms started in 2018 with a few chickens and a small pumpkin patch,” the business’s website says. “After our first year of pumpkins, we got a tractor and even more chickens. We’ve continued to raise pumpkins and have gotten three goats and sheep since. We are now completely expanding our farm and are opening up to where you and your family can visit us! The lessons we’ve learned and the memories we’ve made this far are precious and priceless.”
A variety of experiences are available for all ages:
- Corn Mazes
- Farm Animal Petting Areas
- Picnic Areas
- Farm Photo Sets
- Pumpkin Patches
- Scarecrow Building
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180-Day World Cruise and Seven Epic Grand Voyages Open for Sale on September 14th
MIAMI, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oceania Cruises, the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line, announced its most extensive, expansive, and immersive series of World and Grand Voyages for 2025. The line reprised its perennially popular Around the World in 180 Days voyage for 2025, albeit in a very unique east-to-west navigation. Underscoring the increasing popularity of the brand's demand for longer, languid, destination-immersive voyages, Oceania Cruises also introduced a series of seven Grand Voyages ranging in length from 50 to 111 days.
"This new collection of globe-spanning itineraries includes both iconic and off the beaten path ports of call and offers a wealth of opportunities for our guests to explore the farthest corners of the globe, making the journey just as rewarding as the destination," stated Howard Sherman, President and CEO of Oceania Cruises.
Each of these Grand Voyages takes advantage of one of life's greatest luxuries: time. The journeys range from a spectacular 111-day expedition of wonders across the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean to an extraordinary journey that is the first of its kind – combining fascinating explorations of three continents aboard two small, luxurious ships with an incredible multi-day Land Program in between. Above all else, these itineraries were designed for the intrepid explorer, the traveler with an endless wanderlust and a penchant for enjoying the finer things in life.
First Of Its Kind – Far and Wide: The Ultimate Odyssey
74 Days, Two Ships, Five Countries, Three Continents – December 22, 2024 - March 6, 2025
This ultimate odyssey transcends the imagination as it explores three continents on two small, luxurious ships linked by an amazing, immersive Mid-Cruise Overland Program. Kicking off with a 50-day circumnavigation of Australia, Indonesia, and New Zealand sailing roundtrip from Sydney, guests are then flown via business class air service to South America for explorations of Patagonia, Antarctica, and the Chilean Fjords. Linking these two extraordinary cruises are two enthralling overland tours that guests will get to choose from – six days in the extraordinary Blue Mountains of Australia or six days in the Andean Lakes District of Chile and Argentina. Truly the ultimate odyssey, this eclectic journey stretches from great cities Down Under to Ushuaia, the city at the end of the world, and staggeringly beautiful lands of Patagonia and Antarctica.
Ultimate Odyssey Highlights
- Explorations of 3 awe-inspiring continents and 5 countries
- 5 overnights offering a blend of cultural and free-spirited Australian destinations and spellbinding Patagonian outposts, plus an overnight in the paradise of Bali
- A south-of-the-equator masterpiece that reveals boundless adventure on an itinerary spanning from the Tasman Sea to the Chilean Fjords
- A sought-after circumnavigation of multifaceted Australia, spending about a month visiting 18 destinations, along with a week-long exploration of incredible New Zealand
- A stunning multi-week tour of legendary Patagonian landscapes and surreal Antarctic seascapes
- Choice of an included 6-day Overland Program in either the Blue Mountains of Australia or northern Patagonia
The Gold Standard of World Cruises – Around the World in 180 Days
180 Days, Five Continents, 32 Countries, 89 Ports – January 5, 2025 – July 3, 2025
Setting sail on a rare east-to-west journey, the 2025 Around the World in 180 Days cruise is filled with exotic horizons and illuminating experiences. From Miami, the 656-guest Insignia heads south for explorations in vibrant Brazil and the wilds of the Amazon before crossing the great Atlantic Ocean for adventures in the villages and majestic landscapes of Africa. En route to South Africa, this crossing features a call on the most remote inhabited island on the planet: the volcanic isle of Tristan da Cunha. Insignia then continues east, to the great cities and untold wonders of Asia, with explorations of some of the most exclusive islands lining the Indian Ocean along the way. The French Comoros, Maldives and Seychelles give way to captivating destinations in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia and beyond. As Insignia heads south along the less explored coast of Western Australia, you will have the opportunity to discover some of this continent's most unsung treasures. During our navigation of the South Pacific, we'll make a rare call on Champagne Bay on Vanuatu along with some of French Polynesia's most stunning islands before heading north to visit the lush Hawaiian Islands to conclude this global journey.
The full 180-day Around the World cruise is made even more exceptional with our Exclusive Prestige Package, which includes a collection of generous amenities such as Free Pre-Paid Gratuities, Free Laundry Services and immersive Shoreside Events.
Around The World Highlights
- Exclusive Shoreside Events:
- Overnight Port Stays:
- Mid-Cruise Overland Programs
Additional Grand Voyage Offerings
Ultimate Pacific Traveler – Los Angeles to Sydney – 79 Days, October 3 – December 22, 2024
- 11 countries, 7 overnight port stays
- Nearly two weeks in Japan and three weeks exploring Australia and New Zealand
- A literal tapestry of destinations including Alaska, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia
South America Kaleidoscope – Miami to Rio de Janeiro – 50 Days, December 7, 2024 – January 26, 2025
- 11 countries, 6 overnight port stays
- A comprehensive exploration of South America that includes Chile, Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Uruguay
- Three days cruising in Antarctica and a crossing of the Panama Canal
Grand Eastern Reflections – Abu Dhabi to Singapore – 78 Days, December 22, 2024 – March 10, 2025
- 16 countries, 15 overnight port stays
- One week in India, 3 days in Myanmar, one week in Vietnam, one week in China, two weeks in Japan, three days in the Philippines, and one week in Indonesia
- A unique melding of exotic, ancient cultures with glittering, modern metropolises
Epic Continental Explorer – Papeete to Barcelona – 111 Days, February 25 – June 17, 2025
- 28 countries and 12 overnight port stays
- A multi-month sojourn that spans the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond
- Multiple weeks spent exploring the Indian Ocean and Africa, including the continent's exotic and mysterious western shores
Patagonia to Iberia Mosaic – Santiago de Chile to Barcelona – 63 Days, March 6 – May 8, 2025
- 10 countries and overnight stays in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Lisbon
- In-depth explorations of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil
- Off-the-beaten path immersion of Spain including Almeria, Málaga, Huelva, Melilla, and Alicante
Asia & Oceania Odyssey – Tokyo to Honolulu – 72 Days, May 22 – August 1, 2025
- 12 countries and 11 overnight port stays
- An intriguing blend of culture and history throughout Japan, China, and Southeast Asia mixed with the enchantment of the South Pacific and Hawaiian Islands
- Some of the world's greatest wonders – Ha Long Bay, Great Barrier Reef and Bora Bora
For additional information on Oceania Cruises' small-ship luxury product, exquisitely crafted cuisine, and expertly curated travel experiences, visit OceaniaCruises.com, call 855-OCEANIA, or speak with a professional travel advisor.
Oceania Cruises is the world's leading culinary- and destination-focused cruise line. The line's seven small, luxurious ships carry a maximum of 1,238 guests and feature the finest cuisine at sea and destination-rich itineraries that span the globe. Expertly curated travel experiences aboard the designer-inspired, small ships call on more than 450 marquee and boutique ports across Europe, Alaska, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, New England-Canada, Bermuda, the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Tahiti and the South Pacific in addition to the epic 180-day Around the World Voyages. The brand has a second 1,200-guest Allura Class ship on order for delivery in 2025. With headquarters in Miami, Oceania Cruises is owned by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a diversified cruise operator of leading global cruise brands which include Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a leading global cruise company which operates the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. With a combined fleet of 28 ships with nearly 60,000 berths, these brands offer itineraries to more than 490 destinations worldwide. The Company has nine additional ships scheduled for delivery through 2027, comprising of approximately 24,000 berths.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At its annual life settlement conference in October, LISA announced that its annual leadership award will be named the Alan H. Buerger Leadership Award. Last year, Mr. Buerger received the inaugural leadership award.
Mr. Buerger co-founded Coventry in 1982 with Constance Buerger and is currently its Executive Chairman. Under Mr. Buerger's visionary leadership, Coventry created the secondary market for life insurance, giving life insurance a fair market value, and coined the term "life settlement." In creating a secondary market for life insurance, Coventry, as market leader, has changed the face of financial services by making insurance more powerful, more flexible, and more valuable. In 2015, the company launched Coventry Direct to expand Coventry's educational initiatives to policyowners and their families.
"I could not think of a more appropriate way to acknowledge your leadership and your efforts to grow this industry," said Bryan Nicholson, Executive Director of LISA.
The Life Insurance Settlement Association (LISA) is the nation's oldest and largest organization representing participants in the life settlement Industry, with a current membership of more than fifty companies doing business in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. LISA's mission is to promote the development, integrity, and reputation of the life settlement industry, to advance the highest standards of practice and professional development for the industry, and to educate consumers and advisors about a life settlement as an alternative to lapse or surrender of a life insurance policy.
For more information, please visit www.lisa.org.
Media Contact:
Bryan Nicholson
bnicholson@lisa.org
202.580-6188
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SHANGHAI, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a company focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors, announces that a poster presentation highlighting the Phase 1 preliminary results of a recombinant humanized anti-claudin18.2 monoclonal antibody (AB011), as monotherapy and combination therapy, for patients with advanced solid tumors was presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium ("ASCO GI"), in San Francisco, California, during January 19-21, 2023.
Details for the presentation are as follows:
Poster Presentation: A Multicenter, Phase 1 Study of AB011, a Recombinant Humanized Anti-CLDN18.2 Monoclonal Antibody, as Monotherapy and Combined with Capecitabine and Oxaliplatin (CAPOX) in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors (Abstract #391, Poster #G13)
Presenter: Jin Li MD
Session Title: Poster Session A: Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach and Other GI Cancers
About AB011
AB011 is a humanized Claudin18.2 monoclonal antibody (mAb) product that has received an investigational new drug (IND) approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of Claudin18.2 positive solid tumors. CARsgen is conducting a Phase I clinical trial of AB011 for the treatment of Claudin18.2 positive solid tumors in China to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of AB011 infusion.
About CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited
CARsgen is a biopharmaceutical company with operations in China and the U.S. and is focused on innovative CAR T-cell therapies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. The Company has built an integrated cell therapy platform with in-house capabilities that span target discovery, antibody development, clinical trials, and commercial-scale manufacturing. CARsgen has internally developed novel technologies and a product pipeline with global rights to address major challenges of CAR T-cell therapies, such as improving the safety profile, enhancing the efficacy in treating solid tumors, and reducing treatment costs. The Company's vision is to become a global biopharmaceutical leader that brings innovative and differentiated cell therapies to cancer patients worldwide and makes cancer curable.
Cautionary Statement required by Rule 18A.05 of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited: The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to develop, or ultimately market, AB011 successfully. Shareholders and potential investors of the Company are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this announcement that are not historical fact or that do not relate to present facts or current conditions are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements express the Company's current views, projections, beliefs and expectations with respect to future events as of the date of this announcement. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and factors beyond the Company's control. As a result, they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and actual events or results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements and the forward-looking events discussed in this announcement might not occur. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those detailed under the heading "Principal Risks and Uncertainties" in our most recent annual report and interim report and other announcements and reports made available on our corporate website, https://www.carsgen.com. No representation or warranty is given as to the achievement or reasonableness of, and no reliance should be placed on, any projections, targets, estimates or forecasts contained in this announcement.
Contact Us
For more information, please visit https://www.carsgen.com/
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Breathtaking contemporary art coffee table book celebrates exciting talents on the global digital platform
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Artrepreneur, a certified B Corp and global digital marketplace serving both creators and buyers, announces the publication of "Orange Book," a beautifully designed contemporary art coffee table book that showcases nearly 100 rising star artists on the Artrepreneur platform.
From the abstract mixed-media cover art by artist Shawn Marshall through a parade of gorgeously rendered reproductions that span every medium and genre, the limited edition lookbook celebrates next-wave creatives. In addition to being eminently giftable this holiday season, "Orange Book" serves as a catalog for art buyers, blue-chip companies and art-world luminaries seeking artists for private collections, commercial opportunities, exhibitions and more.
"'We carefully curated the 99 artists in 'Orange Book' from thousands of creatives to showcase the breadth, depth, and diversity of talent from all over the world and at various levels of their careers who gather on Artrepreneur," says Grace Cho, Founder and CEO of Artrepreneur.
Across 200 pages, readers discover artists who are redefining the contemporary art landscape, including the cover art competition winners Marie Gagne Perez, Marsha Klein, Karen Harkema, Geza Brunow, Akira Satake, Lisa Fernández Karlsson and Denise Murphy.
A piece of art in itself, "Orange Book" is designed by indie art publisher Aint-Bad, printed on high-bulk matte paper, and features contrast orange stitching and smyth-sewn binding. The monograph is the first in a series, with the next volume slated for release in 2023.
Artrepreneur is a global digital marketplace and membership platform that empowers artists to succeed and connects art buyers with curated works.
Artrepreneur is the first platform of its kind for the arts to earn Certified B corporation status. Certified B Corps are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
As a public benefit corporation for artists, Artrepreneur is dedicated to supporting working artists through their entire career lifecycle and to creating an inclusive community of creative talent from around the world.
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The power grid is being tested by record-breaking heat this summer. Mark Dyson is a managing director at Rocky Mountain Institute. The nonprofit works across the global energy industry.
"We're seeing that coal and gas fired power plants are tripping offline either in extreme heat or extreme cold over the past couple of years, and that they also depend on fuel infrastructure, gas pipelines, coal trains that are themselves very vulnerable to extreme weather," Dyson said.
While he says coal, natural gas and nuclear power plants are decades old, renewable energy is stepping up to the plate.
"For example, in Texas, we saw an early season heat wave in June where wind and solar at times produced almost 40% of the electricity in the state," Dyson said. He said it happened "During those hot afternoons when people were running their air conditioners the hardest."
According to a grid reliability report from North American Electric Reliability Corporation, the Midwest is the most at risk for power outages this summer – especially in states like Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri. The western U.S. is also under threat.
John Moura with NERC says decarbonization efforts are important, but there are times when the sun is not shining and the wind not blowing.
"So far, the grid is bending," Moura said. "It's acting the way it's designed. It hasn't broken."
Moura says he's afraid we're trying to let go of coal and natural gas too soon.
"We really need to make sure we have a diverse fleet of different types of fuel sources, greatest resilience and making sure we're not retiring our generation prematurely," Moura said.
However, Dyson says he's very hopeful as the renewable energy infrastructure grows that wind and solar can prevent power outages in the future.
"We know from some of the most detailed technical modeling available that we can easily get to 90% carbon free electricity across the country by the middle of the next decade, by 2035, and even 100%, with anticipated innovation in technologies like hydrogen and long duration storage that can smooth out the remaining variability and help balance wind and solar to arrive at a 100% carbon free electricity system," Dyson said.
Dyson says investing in solar panels for your home or community would be worth it if you're concerned about blackouts.
"Solar panels on homes and businesses actually reduce the likelihood of an outage because they reduce the strain on the rest of the grid," Dyson said. "And then if there is an outage, a home or a business with both a solar system and a battery system is able to disconnect from the grid and power most of their home or sometimes all of their home or business on that stored solar energy."
Dyson says solar panels are already much more affordable for the average household since the boom of the renewable energy sector. He says the cost will lower even more if the U.S. follows after other countries.
"Solar systems in Germany and Australia cost a fraction of what they do here in the United States and it's because of standardization and the elimination of some of the bureaucracy that we have in this country," Dyson said.
Moura says we may be more reliant on electricity than we ever have been, but he says Americans can rest easy knowing that our grid is one of the most reliable in the world. | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/renewable-energy-tries-to-fill-a-gap-as-record-breaking-heat-causes-concern-for-power-outages | 2022-08-03 23:22:20 | 0 | https://www.lex18.com/news/national/renewable-energy-tries-to-fill-a-gap-as-record-breaking-heat-causes-concern-for-power-outages |
PARKER COUNTY, Texas — One person has died from a crash on Dec. 9 along Interstate 20 near the Parker County and Palo Pinto County line, Texas DPS said.
DPS told WFAA that deputies responded to the crash, which happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 9, involving four 18-wheelers and one passenger car.
According to DPS, a 2004 Freightliner 18-wheeler slowed down due to traffic conditions that had resulted from a previous crash in the area.
The first crash was a two-vehicle crash that happened at approximately 2 p.m. on Interstate 20 approximately three miles south of Santo. A Volvo truck-tractor towing a semi-trailer hit a Vantool charter passenger bus, DPS said. Thirty-two passengers from Gunter ISD were traveling to a playoff game in Abilene. None of those passengers were injured. The driver of the passenger bus was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth with undisclosed injuries.
The second, fatal crash occurred when a passenger vehicle and a second 18-wheeler slowed down behind the Freightliner and were struck by a third 18-wheeler. This caused a domino of crashes between the second 18-wheeler, the passenger vehicle and the Freightliner. A fourth 18-wheeler also struck some of the vehicles involved, DPS said.
All vehicles but the Freightliner caught fire and burned. The driver of the third 18-wheeler died at the scene, according to DPS.
The driver of the second 18-wheeler was transported to Weatherford Region Hospital. The driver of the passenger vehicle and a 36-year-old passenger in the vehicle were transported to a Fort Worth area hospital. Their conditions were unknown as of Saturday, DPS said.
The drivers of the Freightliner and the fourth 18-wheeler were uninjured, according to DPS.
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With the NBA Draft Combine starting Monday and the draft lottery on Tuesday, greater external attention will shift toward the Orlando Magic’s offseason.
Between June’s draft and free agency that starts in July, the Magic will have multiple opportunities to bolster their roster and improve on their 34-48 record from 2022-23 — a 12-win increase from the previous season.
“We have a lot of needs,” president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman said. “We want to play clean basketball. Fewer fouls. Fewer turnovers. Right spots defensively. Understanding how each player’s role moves our team forward. A level of consistency, maturity, shooting. All of those things are going to lift us up.
“We have a lot of talent on this team. We have a lot of togetherness. We have a lot of character. It’s going to be more of what we did this year next year. We’re going to bring it forward. There are a whole lot of things we need to get better at. I wouldn’t say I have one thing in mind.”
Here are the areas the Magic should prioritize addressing the most over the next couple of months
Shooting
The Magic have been one of the league’s worst-shooting teams over the past few years.
Their 34.6% 3-point accuracy and 31.1 3-point attempts per game this past season were both bottom-six marks in the league. Orlando also finished in the bottom four of 3-point accuracy compared to the rest of the league in the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.
The Magic understand they’ll need to improve their perimeter shooting.
There will be multiple options in the draft and free agency to address this need. They also understand internal growth will be required to make the most significant growth.
“Every team is looking at shooting these days — it’s just become too important part of the game,” Weltman said. “For sure, we need to get better [at] shooting the ball. But that can come from a lot of different avenues. That can come from internal growth over the summer, working individually with our players. It could come from the draft. It could come from discussions with other teams. It could come from shot selection. These are all parts of a growing team.
“The real challenge of winning with a young team has a lot to do with role orientation and knowing the difference of time/score. These are the kind of things you need reps, experience and togetherness to gain a full understanding of. That feeds into the types of shots you’re getting, what’s your objective and all of these numbers all of a sudden start to look a little better. We have a lot of capable shooters on this team who will be good shooters. But we’re young. It doesn’t always happen right out of the gate.”
Asked Jeff Weltman about the Magic's need for improved shooting during his exit interview Monday.
For context, Orlando's 3P% the last few seasons:
– 2022-23: 34.6% (24th in the NBA)
– 2021-22: 33.1% (28th)
– 2020-21: 34.3% (27th)His full response: https://t.co/g8wChAAWwV pic.twitter.com/FXNjVw6JoZ
— Khobi Price (@khobi_price) April 14, 2023
Frontcourt depth
The Magic seem to have their starting frontcourt of the future with Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr.
But most of the reserves behind them bring their own set of questions regarding whether they’ll be part of the team’s long-term plans.
Among Jonathan Isaac, Bol Bol, Chuma Okeke, Moe Wagner, Admiral Schofield and Goga Bitadze, there’s uncertainty about who’ll play prominent roles for Orlando in the next phases of this team’s development.
This summer could be an opportunity for the Magic to answer some of those questions.
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Khobi Price at khprice@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @khobi_price. | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/14/orlando-magic-offseason-needs/ | 2023-05-19 03:19:35 | 0 | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/05/14/orlando-magic-offseason-needs/ |
EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that a young man died after falling and hitting his head near Triangle Lake west of Eugene. He was later identified as University of Oregon football player Spencer Webb.
According to the agency, deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. to a report of an injured person in that area. When they arrived, deputies found that the 22-year-old Webb had been out on an area of rock slides just west of Triangle Lake when he fell and hit his head.
People on the scene and paramedics tried to revive Webb but to no avail. Sheriff's office search-and-rescue staff went out to help with bringing him back to the roadway, as he was roughly 100 yards down a steep trail.
"There is no evidence of foul play and his death appears to be accidental," LCSO said in a brief statement.
The sheriff's office declined to identify the man pending notification of his next of kin, but multiple people close to Webb responded to the news of his passing on social media. Sources at the U of O also confirmed his identity to KEZI in Eugene.
Ducks football coach Dan Lanning tweeted about Webb's death, saying how much he will be missed.
Webb hailed from Sacramento, attending Christian Brothers High School, and was a junior at University of Oregon.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details as they emerge. | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/ducks-football-player-spencer-webb-dies-fall/283-d53260e2-d753-4e30-a975-fcff73e06fca | 2022-07-14 20:36:54 | 1 | https://www.wtsp.com/article/sports/ducks-football-player-spencer-webb-dies-fall/283-d53260e2-d753-4e30-a975-fcff73e06fca |
LONDON (AP) — Matt Hancock, the U.K’s scandal-prone former health secretary, is seeking an unlikely form of redemption Sunday: attempting to win “I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here” — a grueling, often gruesome reality show set in the Australian jungle.
Hancock led Britain’s response to COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic, telling people to stay away from others to protect the health service — then got caught breaking his government’s own rules when video emerged of him kissing and groping an aide he was having an affair with.
He was forced to resign when The Sun newspaper published the CCTV images. This time, though, he knows that camera is on, and is behaving in ways many will find even more distasteful: eating the raw nether parts of camels, cows and sheep, among other things.
Yet the British public apparently does not agree.
The show sends a group of famous people, often C-list celebrities, to the Australian rainforest, subjects them to trials involving spiders and snakes, and allows the public to vote them out one by one. While many Britons have been disgusted by Hancock's appearance, blaming him for apparent failings in the government’s early response to the pandemic, viewers have upended expectations by voting Hancock through to Sunday evening’s final.
The former health chief has already seen the back of Culture Club singer Boy George and former rugby player Mike Tindall, whose wife, Zara, is the niece of King Charles III. Tindall body tackled Hancock in another of the show’s tasks, and has been poking fun at the former health secretary's politicking.
“He clearly wants to win,” said Tindall, adding that Hancock was constantly aiming his t-shirt with voting number at the camera. “Once a politician, always a politician. Always polling for votes.”
Fellow politicians have been less enthusiastic than the show-voting public. When it was announced that Hancock would appear, he was slated by fellow lawmakers, including many from his own party, and he was suspended as a Conservative member of parliament.
His success seems to have done nothing to ease their ire. Speaking to Sky News Sunday, Cabinet minister Mark Harper said: “I don’t think serving members of Parliament should be taking part in reality television programs.
“However well they do on them, I still think they should be doing the job for which they are paid a good salary — which is representing their constituents.”
Announcing that he was going to “step up," Australian comedian Adam Hills, host of comedy current affairs show “The Last Leg," went to Hancock's constituency in eastern England last weekend and met with locals to hear their problems.
“I reckon I can do a better job in a week than he has done thus far,” Hills said on the show.
Still, a political comeback for Hancock is not out of the question. Conservative lawmaker Nadine Dorries was suspended in 2012 for appearing on the same show. Nine years later, then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed her to his Cabinet. | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Disgraced-former-UK-Minister-seeks-jungle-17613449.php | 2022-11-27 13:21:46 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Disgraced-former-UK-Minister-seeks-jungle-17613449.php |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
5-2-9-0, FIREBALL: 8
(five, two, nine, zero; FIREBALL: eight)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Night" game were:
5-2-9-0, FIREBALL: 8
(five, two, nine, zero; FIREBALL: eight) | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Night-game-17220331.php | 2022-06-05 04:53:40 | 1 | https://www.mrt.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Night-game-17220331.php |
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Las Vegas Metro police search at a Henderson home involves documents and personal items belonging to Duane “Keffe D” Davis who publicly said he was in the car with the gunman who killed Tupac Shakur in 1996, sources told Nexstar’s KLAS.
In his book and in several interviews, Davis, 60, has said he was in the car with a person who fired into the BMW carrying Shakur and record executive Suge Knight. Shakur died six days later from his injuries.
Davis said the car pulled up side-by-side to the BMW at the intersection of Flamingo Road and Koval Lane before someone in the backseat fired a gun.
“When we pulled up, I was in the front seat,” Davis said in a 2018 BET interview. “Happen to see my friend, Suge.”
“You said the shots came from the back,” the interviewer said to Davis in the BET video. “Who shot Tupac?”
“Going to keep it for the code of the streets,” Davis said. “It just came from the backseat, bro.”
Davis made similar statements in a book titled “Compton Street Legend: Notorious Keffe D’s Street-Level Accounts of Tupac and Biggie Murders, Death Row Origins, Suge Knight, Puffy Combs, and Crooked Cops.
“Tupac made an erratic move and began to reach down beneath his seat,” Davis writes in the book. “It was the first and only time in my life that I could relate to the police command, ‘Keep your hands where I can see them.’ Instead, Pac pulled out a strap, and that’s when the fireworks started. One of my guys from the back seat grabbed the Glock and started bustin’ back.”
In the hours before his murder, Shakur’s group reportedly attacked Orlando Anderson, a member of a rival gang. Anderson died in a shooting in 1998.
Detectives served the search warrant at the home in Henderson near Interstate 11 and Wagon Wheel Drive on Monday, sources told KLAS. It was unclear how Davis was connected to the address.
“He had confessed to our task force back in 2009 about his involvement in the murder,” former Los Angeles Police Department detective Greg Kading said about Davis. “It’s pretty clear that this individual, Duane Davis, is the focus of the investigation in Las Vegas, and he’s the last man standing of the four individuals that were in the Cadillac that pulled up and shot Tupac. He’s the last man alive in that group.”
Police were searching for personal items and documents that Davis may have kept in connection to the writing of his book and Shakur’s murder, sources said.
People at the home declined to comment Tuesday.
Charges have never been filed in connection with Shakur’s murder.
KLAS has filed a records request for a copy of the warrant. It was unclear if police took any items from the home Monday night. | https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/tupac-search-involves-documents-at-las-vegas-home-of-murder-witness-sources/ | 2023-07-20 00:07:03 | 1 | https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/tupac-search-involves-documents-at-las-vegas-home-of-murder-witness-sources/ |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Tim Michels has put in another $5 million of his own money in the race for governor against Democratic incumbent Gov. Tony Evers, bringing the total he's spent on the race to nearly $16 million.
Evers raised $4.6 million over the same 37-day reporting period that ran from late July through the end of August, reports filed Tuesday with the state Ethics Commission showed. Evers has raised more than $26 million since last year, and about $15.7 million in 2022, on the race.
Michels co-owns Michels Corporation, the state's largest construction company. He's almost entirely self-financed his run for governor, raising only about $490,000 in donations.
Of the $4.6 million Evers reported raising, about $1.6 million came from the Wisconsin Democratic Party and more than $2.9 million came from individual donors.
Evers had nearly $6.2 million cash on hand entering September while Michels had almost $1.2 million.
The election is Nov. 8 and polls have shown it to be a tight contest. | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Republican-Michels-puts-5-million-more-into-17473014.php | 2022-09-28 17:35:25 | 0 | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Republican-Michels-puts-5-million-more-into-17473014.php |
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 19, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in 17EdTech you have until September 19, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
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WASHINGTON — Even as the House GOP leadership keeps silent, a veteran Republican lawmaker said Sunday that George Santos should consider resigning after the congressman-elect from New York admitted to lying about his heritage, education and professional career.
Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, a former House Ways and Means chairman who has served in Congress for 25 years, told “Fox News Sunday” that Santos would have “to take some huge steps” to regain trust and respect in his district. Santos is set to be sworn in Tuesday when the new Congress begins.
“This is troubling in so many ways. Certainly, he’s lied repeatedly,” said Brady, who is retiring from the House. “He certainly is going to have to consider resigning.” Brady said a decision about whether Santos steps down is one “to be made between he and the voters who elected him.”
In November, Santos, 34, was elected in the 3rd Congressional District, which includes some Long Island suburbs and a small part of the New York City borough of Queens. He became the first non-incumbent, openly gay Republican to win a seat to Congress. But weeks after helping Republicans secure their razor-thin House majority, Santos is now under investigation for fabricating large swaths of his biography. His campaign spending is also being scrutinized.
He has shown no signs of stepping aside. Last week, Santos was asked on Fox News about the “blatant lies” and responded that he had “made a mistake.”
The top House Republican, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California, who is running to become House speaker now that the GOP will hold the majority, has not said what action, if any, he might take against Santos.
Brady said if he headed a committee that Santos was set to serve on, “right now, he would not be on the committee.”
The congressman also said that “we’re a country of second chances. And when people are willing to turn their life around and own up to this and do what it takes and earn respect and trust again, you know, we’re willing to do that.” Brady said he was hopeful that Santos “chooses the right path here.”
Questions were raised about Santos last month when The New York Times published an investigation into his resume and found a number of major discrepancies. Since then, Santos has admitted lying about having Jewish ancestry, lying about working for Wall Street banks and lying about obtaining a college degree.
Democrats are expected to pursue several avenues against Santos, including a potential complaint with the Federal Election Commission and introducing a resolution to expel him once he’s a sitting member of Congress.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – A little more than a month after police say a 6-year-old shot his first grade teacher, 10 On Your Side has obtained Superintendent Dr. George Parker III’s final letter to Newport News Public Schools.
The letter, dated Jan. 25, was written immediately after the school board voted to terminate Parker as superintendent. It is addressed to everyone in the school division.
The one-page letter starts off by thanking the school board and all employees of Newport News Public Schools. Dr. Parker was fired in a 5-1 vote during a specially-called meeting Jan. 25 five days after a trespassing and assault incident at Menchville High School and less than three weeks after the shooting at Richneck Elementary.
Parker states “this decision was made without cause and after careful consideration of the future of NNPS.”
In the letter, he extends best wishes to the school division, and in particular, to Abby Zwerner, the Richneck Elementary School first-grade teacher who was shot, and the school’s staff “in their recovery from this unfortunate and tragic incident.”
“I am truly indebted to you for the hard work that has been on display throughout my tenure,” Parker said. “I will truly miss you all.”
The remainder of the letter focused on the progress Parker said the district made during his five years as superintendent, in which teacher pay increased by 19.6% and bus drivers saw a 14% pay increase.
Parker also cited the district’s mental health services and mental health therapy, in which Newport News Public Schools received national recognition for its clinical psychological services.
Parker ended his final address by saying he would continue to root for the entire NNPS team and future leadership, wishing the district a bright future.
Parker was officially relieved as superintendent this month, walking away with a $502,000 severance. Zwerner continues her recovery from the shooting and has hired an attorney, with plans to sue the school district. | https://www.wric.com/news/tidewater/superintendent-dr-george-parker-offers-final-letter-to-newport-news-publics-schools/ | 2023-02-16 23:07:42 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/tidewater/superintendent-dr-george-parker-offers-final-letter-to-newport-news-publics-schools/ |
Ford late on Thursday revealed the new Mustang Dark Horse R race car together with an associated one-make series known as the Mustang Challenge. The series starts in 2024 and will be sanctioned by IMSA.
Pricing for the turnkey race car starts at $145,000 and deliveries will begin in time for the first season of the Mustang Challenge. Ford hasn’t said how much a season of the Mustang Challenge will cost.
Ford said it designed the Mustang Dark Horse R to also be eligible for competition in “numerous” grassroots racing series, making the car ideal for up-and-coming drivers.
As the name suggests, the Mustang Dark Horse R is based on the Mustang Dark Horse, a track-focused but road-legal sports car that will join the rest of the redesigned 2024 Mustang range in showrooms this summer. A Mustang Dark Horse S track car is also planned at some point.
The Dark Horse R shares most of its parts with the regular Dark Horse, including a 500-plus-hp version of the Coyote 5.0-liter V-8. Also borrowed from the road car is the 6-speed manual transmission, Torsen limited-slip differential with a 3.73 final drive ratio, and aerodynamics package.
Key upgrades for racing include tow hooks and reinforced jacking points, improving cooling for the drivetrain, a Borla high-flow exhaust system, Multimatic DSSV dampers, adjustable front camber plates, adjustable anti-roll bars, Brembo racing brakes up front (stock Brembos remain at the rear), and custom 19-inch wheels wrapped in slick tires from Michelin.
The Dark Horse R’s cabin also comes stripped of features not required for track use. In place of these are an FIA-certified roll cage, safety nets, a race seat with safety belts (front passenger seat available), and a steering wheel with quick disconnect. A Motec data display and logging system also replaces the stock dash displays.
Ford hasn’t published a calendar for the first season of the Mustang Challenge but said the season will last 10-12 rounds, with some rounds coinciding with race weekends of other series. Each round will feature two practice sessions, one qualifying session, and two sprint races, with cash prizes awarded to top finishers.
The Dark Horse R is one of several racing versions of the latest Mustang. Others include the Mustang GT3, Mustang GT4, and Mustang GT Supercar. That last one is designed for Australia’s Supercars touring car series. Still coming is a new Mustang NASCAR race car that will compete starting in 2024.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved a bill Thursday aimed at easing the baby formula shortage for families participating in a government assistance program that accounts for about half of all formula purchased in the United States.
The House passed the bill the day before, so it now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
Participants in a program known as WIC get vouchers that are redeemed for specific foods to supplement their diets. The vouchers usually can only be used to purchase one brand of infant formula, which encourages the manufacturer to offer big discounts to secure a state’s business.
The bill makes it possible in extenuating circumstances for the Department of Agriculture to waive certain requirements so that WIC participants can purchase whatever brand is available.
“Now, millions of parents will have an easier time finding the baby formula that they need,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said after the bill was passed.
Lawmakers are also considering boosting staffing at the Food and Drug Administration with a $28 emergency spending bill. That legislation also passed the House this week, but faces uncertain prospects in the Senate.
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DENTON (KFDX/KJTL) — The list of Grammy-nominated artists from Wichita Falls is a short one, but it includes four men who used to walk the halls of Rider, Old High, and Henrietta.
Nearly 30 years after they started in 1994, the boys in Bowling For Soup are still making music, releasing their eleventh studio album in March 2022.
KFDX Digital Reporter Josh Hoggard spoke with Bowling For Soup’s frontman, Jaret Reddick, on Thursday, October 13, 2022. They started all the way at the beginning of Bowling For Soup’s story when they were just four Wichita Falls area high school kids starting a band.
“Honestly, it was just something to do for us,” Reddick said. “Wichita Falls is a nice sized town, but there’s not a lot to do, and there’s a lot of trouble to get into, and this is the 90s.”
Reddick and his buddies, Chris Burney, Lance Morrill, and Erik Chandler are the founding members of Bowling for Soup, but they all started out in different bands.
“Chris used to run a little coffee house over on Grant Street,” Reddick said. “It was called the Refuge. He could get really great bands to come through, but he also gave local bands a place to play.”
Reddick and Morrill were in a band. Morrill also had a band with Burney and Chandler. When both bands broke up, the four remaining members of those two bands started a new one.
“Bowling for Soup started in 1994 in a little shopping center there on Beverly Drive by Stanley’s #2,” Reddick said. “July 3, 1994, we played out at Memorial Stadium at the big fireworks display thing, and that was our very first show.”
A few years later, the guys moved to Denton, signed a record deal, and decided to go for it.
“We got signed to Jive Records,” Reddick said. “And our first… First major record label album did not do all that great.”
Despite a lack of commercial success, the band’s fan base kept growing. They started touring in Texas and Oklahoma. They kept writing and playing music.
And then, in 2002, one of their songs got picked up by a pop radio station. That song is called, “Girl All The Bad Guys Want”, Bowling For Soup’s first major hit.
“All of a sudden it was on pop radio everywhere,” Reddick said. “So in 2004, things definitely started changing. We had been in a van for nine years, then all of a sudden, we were in a tour bus, we were flying everywhere.”
That wasn’t all that changed in 2004. That’s the same year the band’s biggest hit to date was released, “1985”.
“1985 has had, I mean, it’s just… Release after release of people updating it to 1999, or 2005, or 2009,” Reddick said. “There’s two more that I know of that are coming out because I’m guesting on both of them, so that’s a really cool testament to that song, that people love it so much that they’re just like, ‘We need updated versions of this!'”
They’ve been rolling ever since, releasing their eleventh studio album just months ago. Reddick said they’re doing more now than they ever have.
“We’re doing more business now than ever,” Reddick said. “Our shows are bigger than they’ve ever been, and again I just think that’s a testament to the loyalty of the fans.”
That’s not all Reddick has been up to, though. He recently released his first solo album as Jaret Ray Reddick, called “Just Woke Up”. And, it’s not punk. It’s not even rock. It’s a country album.
“I grew up in Wichita Falls,” Reddick said. “Country is king there.”
Reddick said it was an idea he’s always had, but the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic really set things in motion.
“I always knew I wanted to do a country record,” Reddick said. “And so, the pandemic happened. I was just like, yeah, let’s just do it, and that’s literally how it happened. We wrote the entire album in three weeks, over text message.”
But, what makes a decorated punk rock veteran decide they want to go country?
“Country’s just always been there,” Reddick said. “A huge influence in my songwriting, Bowling for Soup, if you really break it down, songs are stories, and that’s all from country.”
Believe it or not, Reddick’s upbringing in a small Texas town played a role in the record.
“Despite some of the hate I got for the song, ‘My Hometown’, I’m glad I grew up in Wichita Falls,” Reddick said. “I draw most of my inspiration for songs and all of that from my childhood, and it was a big part of it. Ya know, playing in the marching band at Rider or playing sports at McNiel.”
They’ve come a long way since 1994, but Reddick said he’s proud of where he came from.
“I grew up listening to 99.9 KLUR every day to hear what the lunch menu was,” Reddick said. “Big Jim Russell would tell us who had the lunch of the day… That’s my childhood.”
Reddick said the other guys in Bowling for Soup have the same fond memories of Wichita Falls.
“Wichita Falls is near and dear to all of our hearts. We talk about it all the time,” Reddick said. “Everybody’s got memories of all the different practice places we had.”
Reddick said they all miss the food, and talk about local restaurants more than anything else.
“P2 and that you can drink beer in your car. Then, we get into the hamburger argument,” Reddick said. “Whether Gene’s Tasty Burger is better than Pat’s, and Pat’s is better than Ronnies, and then it’s like, where were the original red tacos? No, that’s not right!”
So, are they ever coming back to Wichita Falls?
“Man, the Wichita Falls conversation comes back up all the time,” Reddick said. “We actually just had an opportunity right before lockdown… That was gonna happen. I feel sure I’m going to come through there, at least as a country artist.”
Hoggard and Reddick’s conversation can be found in its entirety below:
Of course, Reddick couldn’t leave without answering the age-old question, exclusively on KFDX, for the first time on TV.
Are they bowling to earn soup, or are they bowling on behalf of soup?
“We are bowling to earn soup because it is what we do for a living,” Reddick said. “I imagine soup would be food, money, life. So we are bowling to earn it. However, I have made it very clear that if soup ever needs us, we will be there on its behalf.” | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/jaret-reddick-punk-rock-goes-country/ | 2022-10-14 01:12:35 | 0 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/jaret-reddick-punk-rock-goes-country/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Step into a U.S. military recreation hall at a base almost anywhere in the world and you’re bound to see it: young troops immersed in the world of online games, using government-funded gaming machines or their own consoles.
The enthusiasm military personnel have for gaming — and the risk that carries — is in the spotlight after Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, was charged with illegally taking and posting highly classified material in a geopolitical chat room on Discord, a social media platform that started as a hangout for gamers.
State secrets can be illegally shared in countless different ways, from whispered conversations and dead drops to myriad social media platforms. But online gaming forums have long been a particular worry of the military because of their lure for young service members. And U.S. officials are limited in how closely they can monitor those forums to make sure nothing on them threatens national security.
“The social media world and gaming sites in particular have been identified as a counterintelligence concern for about a decade,” said Dan Meyer, a partner at the Tully Rinckey law firm, which specializes in military and security clearance issues.
Foreign intelligence agents could use an avatar in a gaming room to connect with “18 to 23-year-old sailors gaming from the rec center at Norfolk Naval Base, win their confidence over for months, and then, through that process, start to connect with them on other social media platforms,” Meyer said, noting that U.S. spy agencies have also created avatars to conduct surveillance in the online games World of Warcraft and Second Life.
The military doesn’t have the authority to conduct surveillance of U.S. citizens on U.S. soil — that’s the role of domestic law enforcement agencies like the FBI. Even when monitoring members of the armed forces, there are privacy issues, something the Defense Department ran into head-on as it tried to establish social media policies to counter extremism in the ranks.
The military does, however, have a presence in the online game community. Both the Army and the Navy have service members whose full-time job is to compete in video game tournaments as part of military esports teams. The teams are seen as an effective way to reach and potentially recruit youth who have grown up with online gaming since early childhood. But none of the services said they had any sort of similar team playing online to monitor for potential threats or leaks.
Pentagon spokeswoman Sue Gough said its intelligence activities are primarily focused internationally. In collecting any information on Americans, the Defense Department does so “in accordance with law and policy and in a manner that protects privacy and civil liberties,” she said in a statement to The Associated Press. She said the procedures must be approved by the attorney general.
Instead, the military has focused on training service members never to reveal classified information in the first place. In wake of the online leaks, the department is reviewing its processes to protect classified information, reducing the number of people who have access, and reminding the force that “the responsibility to safeguard classified information is a lifetime requirement for each individual granted a security clearance,” Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said in a memo issued Thursday following Teixeira’s arrest.
But that may not be enough.
“These various gaming channels are just another form of social networks,” said Peter W. Singer, whose novel “Burn In” centered on attacks on the U.S. that are plotted in a private chamber of an online war game — and where all the plotters use avatars of historical figures to disguise themselves.
Singer, who has advised the Pentagon on future warfare, expects that future espionage and plotting will likely find haven in some of these private online worlds.
“There’s a shift from it being viewed as niche, and for kids to adults using it for everything from marketing and entertainment to criminality,” Singer said. “Is this the future? Most definitely.”
But besides the legal limitations on monitoring these games, the vast number of sites and private chats would be virtually impossible for the Pentagon to manage, Singer said.
“Your answer to this can’t be ‘How do I find it on video game channels?’” Singer said. “Your answer has to be, ‘How do I keep it from getting out in the first place?’” | https://who13.com/technology/ap-technology/online-gaming-chats-have-long-been-spy-risk-for-us-military/ | 2023-04-15 02:32:38 | 0 | https://who13.com/technology/ap-technology/online-gaming-chats-have-long-been-spy-risk-for-us-military/ |
LEBANON, Maine — Around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, the state fire marshal's office was called to a fire on Depot Road in Lebanon, a release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said Thursday.
Investigators responded to the scene where they determined a storage shed had burned, according to Moss.
Following the investigation, Marisa Shane, 47, who lived at the property where the shed burned, was arrested and charged with arson, the release stated.
Shane was taken to York County Jail, Moss said.
The York County Sheriff's Office assisted the state fire marshal's office with the investigation, and fire departments from Lebanon and Shapleigh responded to the fire.
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DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertical Capital Income Fund (NYSE: VCIF) today announced a distribution of $0.0710 per share pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"), payable as follows:
Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund pays a minimum monthly distribution to shareholders at a stated annual rate as a percentage of the 3-month average net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund's shares prior to the month of distribution. The distribution is calculated as 8% of the previous three-month average NAV, divided by 12. The primary purpose of the Plan is to provide investors with consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic distributions from the Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned or capital gains are realized. Distributions under the Plan may consist of (i) net investment income, (ii) net realized short-term capital gains, (iii) net realized long-term capital gains and, to the extent necessary, (iv) return of capital (or other capital sources). With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release that will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution, as well as certain other related information. The Fund expects to issue any such notice and press release on or about the distribution payment date.
The Fund had approximately $1.9 million in cash as of August 31, 2022. A new monthly net asset value per share of $10.56 was produced on August 31, 2022. For information on the Fund's current net asset value per share, please visit the Fund's website at vcif.us.
The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan including amending the annual rate of payment or may terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The Fund's distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance, and other factors. There can be no assurance that an unanticipated change in market conditions or other unforeseen factors will not result in a change in the Fund's distribution rate at a future time. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares. The public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks to which the Fund is exposed. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and an exemptive order received by the Fund from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund will provide its shareholders of record on each distribution date with a 19(a) Notice and issue an accompanying press release disclosing the sources of its distribution payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income. This information will be forthcoming later this month.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in 19(a) Notices are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Information on the Fund's 19(a) Notices, if any, can be found at www.vcif.us. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount from their net asset value. The market price of Fund shares may vary from net asset value based on factors affecting the supply and demand for shares, such as Fund distribution rates relative to similar investments, investors' expectations for future distribution changes, the clarity of the Fund's investment strategy and future return expectations, and investors' confidence in the underlying markets in which the Fund invests. Fund shares are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal invested. No Fund is a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in a Fund. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. Before investing, prospective investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. For further details, please visit Vertical Capital Income Fund's website at vcif.us.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business and financial outlook of Vertical Capital Income Fund that are based on the Fund's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Vertical Capital Income Fund (VCIF) is an NYSE-listed closed-end fund that seeks monthly income by investing primarily in performing non-agency residential whole loans secured by real estate. As a secondary strategy the Fund aims to provide total return by acquiring performing residential loans at a discount to the unpaid principal balance (UPB). VCIF realizes capital gains as loans are paid off before maturity. For more information visit VCIF.us and connect with the Fund on Twitter.
Oakline Advisors, LLC is the adviser to Vertical Capital Income Fund. Founded in 2013, Oakline Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that specializes in the residential whole loan market. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas, TX-based Behringer. Since its inception in 1989, Behringer, together with its affiliates, has raised equity of more than $6 billion in assets through public and private fund structures. For more information about Oakline and Behringer please visit their respective websites at oaklineadvisors.com and behringerinvestments.com.
Fund shares are identified by CUSIP 92535C104
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BOSTON, May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To enhance the patient experience throughout a clinical trial journey, Alcanza Clinical Research, a mission-driven investigator site network, announces a partnership with Climb, a provider of digital clinical trial solutions. Climb's modular software connects every step of the participant journey from the point of initial outreach through study completion, by automating the end-to-end operations workflow. Workflow automation minimizes the manual work required of study teams and allows the participant to drive their own forward progress in a clinical study.
As more people seek clinical trial participation as a healthcare alternative, the enrollment and screening process are critical decision points for potential participants considering a clinical trial. Climb is focused on dramatically improving the patient experience from a clunky and disjointed process to a consumer-grade user experience.
"Digital transformation offers scores of opportunities for improvements to clinical trial operations and patient engagement," said Jay Holley, Climb founder. "The patient experience is more important than ever, as a flourishing pipeline of next-generation medicines depend on patient volunteers to advance therapies that can significantly improve and extend quality of life. Through this partnership, we're excited about growth opportunities enabled by Alcanza's expanding site network."
"Partnering with Climb will help deliver on a critical component of our commitment to inclusive research," said Carlos Orantes, CEO of Alcanza. "Recruitment and retention among traditionally underrepresented populations relies on patient-friendly experiences and convenience to lower the burden of clinical trial participation."
About Alcanza Clinical Research
Alcanza Clinical Research is a mission-driven site network established to support the most significant demands in our industry: diverse patient access, efficient enrollment performance and clinical quality. It practices inclusive clinical research that delivers education and a range of clinical trial opportunities to all people on their terms. Located in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Virginia, Alcanza specializes in conditions across psychiatry, neurology, dermatology and infectious disease therapeutic areas.
The Alcanza network includes six multi-specialty organizations in eight locations.
ActivMed Practices and Research and Allcutis Research conduct Phase I-IV research across multiple locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Boston Clinical Trials serves the Boston, MA metro area with Phase II-IV studies.
Charlottesville Medical Research serves central Virginia patients with Phase II-IV studies.
Coastal Carolina Research Center offers Phase I-IV studies from the largest multi-therapeutic research site in the Southeast United States.
Quest Research Institute provides Phase I-IV studies in Southeastern Michigan.
Vertex Clinical Research specializes in Phase II-IV studies involving neurological indications.
About Climb
Founded in 2019, Climb is a clinical study operations platform designed to allow patients to drive their own forward progress throughout the research journey. Study teams are busier than ever but some of the best patients simply won't wait for a phone call from a recruiter or coordinator. By allowing participants to take control of the process, Climb facilitates faster enrollment of a more representative study population followed by better engagement throughout the study itself. Study teams can focus on the patients who truly need their attention while allowing the rest to connect on their own terms via Climb.
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The World's Most Awarded Tequila Line Brings the Best Taste in Tequila to Guaranteed Rate Field and Helps White Sox Fans Celebrate Game Day at Home
CHICAGO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1800® Tequila, the world's most awarded tequila line, today announces its designation as the Official Tequila of the Chicago White Sox and the Official Margarita of the Chicago White Sox. The announcement marks 1800 Tequila's first Major League Baseball endeavor and the brand's continued support of professional sports teams.
Two brands with historical roots, the Chicago White Sox, a team that was established in 1900, and 1800 Tequila, a brand founded on a recipe that dates back over 220 years, unite to bring fans the best taste in tequila with an 1800 Tequila Bar installed in Guaranteed Rate Field.
On game days, fans can visit the new 1800 Tequila Bar to purchase 1800 cocktails, including the Official Margarita of the White Sox, the 1800 Blanco Margarita, the 1800 Reposado Paloma, the 1800 Blanco Mule and the 1800 Blanco Aguas Frescas.
Fans cheering on the White Sox at home can create the South Sider Margarita, a similar version to the Official Margarita of the White Sox by purchasing a bottle of 1800 Blanco, lime juice, agave syrup and fresh squeezed orange juice and by following the recipe at www.1800tequila.com.
"We're thrilled to bring 1800 Tequila to Chicago White Sox fans on game days, and we look forward to creating unforgettable ballpark experiences for the fans," says Lander Otegui, Chief Marketing Officer of Proximo Spirits. "We raise a South Siders Margarita to the team and wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season."
In addition to the official designation and naming rights of the 100-level bar, the deal includes signage throughout the ballpark, including LED video boards, in-ballpark advertising and promotional features, as well as promotions in market.
White Sox fans also can purchase the 1800 Tequila x White Sox value pack at select Chicago retailers, which includes a bottle of 1800 Blanco and two White Sox x 1800 Tequila shot glasses available for a SRP of $24.99.
Additionally, 1800 Tequila is offering one lucky fan and three friends the chance to attend a White Sox game on September 3, 2022 against long-time division rival, the Minnesota Twins, at 6:10 pm CT, via the Game Ball Delivery Sweepstakes. The winner receives the exclusive opportunity to deliver the game ball to the pitcher's mound to start the game. For complete rules and to enter the sweepstakes, please visit 1800whitesoxsweeps2022.com.
"Our organization is passionate about offering the best possible fan experience and our partnership with the world's most awarded tequila strengthens our effort toward that commitment," said Brooks Boyer, White Sox Chief Revenue and Marketing. "With a partner like 1800 Tequila, we are positioned to deliver not only best in class tequila drink options, but also a high energy and quality experience for all fans at the ballpark."
1800 Tequila is available at select retailers in Chicago and nationwide. For more information, please visit 1800tequila.com.
No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes. Limit one entry per person. Must be documented resident of the US, age 21+. Registration ends August 14, 2022, at 11:59pm ET. See official rules at 1800whitesoxsweeps2022.com. Void wherever prohibited.
1800 Tequila, the world's most awarded tequila and the #1 premium tequila brand in the U.S., is made with 100% blue Weber agave harvested at its peak in Tequila, Mexico. Named after the year of origin, 1800 Tequila has never wavered from its original formula and distillation process. Now, as the best taste in tequila, 1800 Tequila has reached category leadership through its liquid superiority, deep-rooted Mexican heritage and culture-driving collaborations with musicians and artists. The iconic bottle is also recognized for its trapezoidal shape, reminiscent of the centuries-old Mayan stone pyramids found throughout Mexico. Please visit 1800Tequila.com to learn more about the 1800 Tequila portfolio: Blanco, Coconut, Reposado, Añejo, Cristalino, Milenio, Colección and The Ultimate Margarita.
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LIL UZI VERT, JAZMINE SULLIVAN, BURNA BOY, SNOH AALEGRA, KODAK BLACK, PUSHA T, LIL TJAY, TATE MCRAE, FUERZA REGIDA, TORO Y MOI, BABYFACE RAY, KEY GLOCK, LARRY JUNE, RELS B, VICTORIA MONÉT, CHIMBALA, RYAN CASTRO ALSO HITTING THE STAGES ON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY, LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2022
NEW YORK, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
The highly anticipated MADE IN AMERICA Festival returns this year for the 10th year of performances, boasting an incredible lineup. Since its inception, the can't-miss festival has brought the biggest names in music and up-and-coming superstars to the City of Brotherly Love as a staple of Labor Day weekend.
With community central to the Made In America experience, the event has generated over $150 million in economic impact for the city of Philadelphia since the inaugural two-day concert in 2012. This year Cause Village will be returning, highlighting groups like Black Voters Matter, HeadCount, ACCT Philly Animal Welfare, United in Community, and more to showcase the incredible work and support these organizations provide.
The full festival lineup includes headliners Bad Bunny and Tyler, The Creator and performances from Lil Uzi Vert, Jazmine Sullivan, Burna Boy, Snoh Aalegra, Kodak Black, Pusha T, Lil Tjay, Tate McRae, Fuerza Regida, Toro Y Moi, Babyface Ray, Key Glock, Larry June, Rels B, Victoria Monét, Chimbala, Ryan Castro
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA
To purchase tickets for Made In America visit https://madeinamerica.frontgatetickets.com/event/2j8jwpr3sonyytsj
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WASHINGTON (Nexstar)– Senators from both parties are teaming up against Tiktok.
South Dakota republican John Thune says the Chinese-owned social media app won’t be the last similar threat to our national security.
On Tuesday, Thune and Virginia democrat Mark Warner introduced the “Restrict act,” which would give the president and the secretary of commerce, the authority to prohibit any foreign technology posing a security risk.
Warner said that includes software, hardware and social media platforms.
It’s genuinely risk-based.
The senators say their bill is different from the one house republicans introduced last week, because it doesn’t single out Tiktok. Opponents of that bill argued it would violate the First Amendment.
The idea of having a rules-based process that identifies types of technologies, we think will stand up better in court, one senator said.
This is trying to stop a foreign adversary from spying on Americans private lives, but Missouri republican Josh Hawley says targeting Tiktok is exactly what Congress should do.
“Tiktok, we know, is a backdoor for Beijing. So let’s just ban it outright,” Hawley said.
The White House supports the bipartisan bill and is urging Congress to act quickly and send it to the president’s desk. | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/washington-dc/us-senators-from-both-parties-teaming-up-against-tiktok/ | 2023-03-08 21:26:26 | 1 | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/washington-dc/us-senators-from-both-parties-teaming-up-against-tiktok/ |
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CFP Board today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a Resolution encouraging CFP® professionals to participate in pro bono financial planning. In the Resolution, which passed unanimously at the July Board of Directors meeting, CFP Board recommends that CFP® professionals commit to a minimum of 20 hours per year of pro bono service. CFP Board recognizes that pro bono financial planning not only benefits those served but also enhances the profession and helps build the financial planning workforce of the future.
CFP Board also urges financial planning firms to make pro bono activities part of their workplace culture. Regular opportunities to volunteer can attract service-minded young professionals while boosting a culture of giving back in the financial services industry.
CFP Board Chair Dan Moisand, CFP® led the development of the Resolution. "CFP Board exists to advance the financial planning profession to benefit the public," says Moisand. "Pro bono financial planning does just that — it can strengthen our profession and positively impact individuals and communities for years to come."
The support for pro bono service within the financial planning community is evident — 76% of respondents to CFP Board's 2021 Survey of CFP® Professionals believe it's important for CFP® professionals to provide pro bono services to people in need.
"Encouraging pro bono service among CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals is part of our commitment to expanding access to competent and ethical financial planners," said CFP Board CEO Kevin R. Keller, CAE. "In today's challenging economic environment, where 63% of Americans express concerns about purchasing necessities, CFP® professionals have the expertise to deliver essential financial planning services to underserved and at-risk Americans."
CFP Board is proud to partner with the Foundation for Financial Planning (FFP) — an independent charitable organization solely focused on expanding pro bono service in the financial planning profession — to help make pro bono opportunities, training and resources available to all CFP® professionals. FFP will help CFP® professionals match with nonprofit organizations seeking pro bono assistance for their constituents through its national volunteer opportunity clearinghouse: www.ProBonoPlannerMatch.Org. More than 115 nonprofit organizations use the website to post volunteer opportunities for CFP® professionals, with 45 different types of pro bono activities currently available.
"We are excited that CFP Board's leadership is making this recommendation to formally encourage CFP® professionals to provide pro bono financial planning to people in need," said FFP CEO Jon Dauphiné. "CFP® professional volunteers are the driving force helping so many underserved families navigate their financial challenges, and we think this Resolution will help persuade even more certificants to get involved. We value our partnership with CFP Board, working every day to connect nonprofits and their underserved constituents with CFP® professionals while providing resources to grow the scale and impact of this work."
In recognition of the remarkable dedication of CFP® professionals who provide pro bono services, CFP Board will soon introduce digital pro bono badges. The digital badges will be awarded to individuals who have completed 20+, 60+, or 100+ hours of pro bono financial planning.
ABOUT CFP BOARD
CFP Board is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board consists of two affiliated organizations focused on advancing the financial planning profession for the public's benefit. CFP Board of Standards sets and upholds standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification — widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planners — so that the public has access to the benefits of competent and ethical financial planning. CFP® certification is held by more than 95,000 people in the U.S. CFP Board Center for Financial Planning addresses diversity and workforce development challenges and conducts and publishes research that adds to the financial planning profession's body of knowledge.
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Starting the summer on a delicious note, Rocky Road is now available to ship nationwide and in all Levain Bakery locations through August.
NEW YORK, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levain Bakery has made its name as the purveyor of crispy-outside, ooey-gooey-inside cookies in five classic flavors: Chocolate Chip Walnut, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip, Oatmeal Raisin, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip, and Two Chip Chocolate Chip. Now, after more than 26 years, Levain Bakery is thrilled to introduce a brand-new seasonal cookie just in time for summer. Starting today, Rocky Road will be available in all Levain bakeries and online at www.levainbakery.com through the end of summer.
Levain founders Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald created this cookie from their nostalgia of all things summer: roasting marshmallows in the backyard, road trips, campfires, and of course, a melty cone of rocky road ice cream on a warm summer day. Rocky Road starts with dark chocolate cookie dough mixed with rich semisweet chocolate chips, pillowy marshmallows and loads of roasted cashews. And since it's a Levain cookie, it has that signature ooey gooey center customers have come to expect.
"We only make cookies we truly love," said the founders. "It is fitting that our first seasonal cookie features chocolate and marshmallow, a classic combination we've loved since we were kids. As for the cashews, in our opinion, they simply don't get as much attention as they deserve! But with a rich depth of flavor, they balance the sweetness of the chocolate and marshmallows."
Rocky Road will also be available in a brand-new summer cookie assortment in 4, 8 and 12 packs that also feature Oatmeal Raisin, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip, and Chocolate Chip Walnut cookies. All Levain Bakery cookies are baked fresh daily and available to ship nationwide via www.levainbakery.com. In addition to the current ten bakeries in New York, Washington, DC, and Boston, Levain is expanding beyond the east coast to Chicago and LA this year. While Rocky Road is the first seasonal cookie to debut, customers can expect new flavors from Pam and Connie in the seasons to come.
Pam Weekes and Connie McDonald founded Levain Bakery in 1995 as a small bread shop on the Upper West Side of NYC. The tireless pair, who had trained for triathlons and still keep a robust fitness regimen, started making mammoth 6-ounce cookies with simple high-quality ingredients as the ultimate post-race treat. After finalizing the recipe, they quietly offered the cookies for sale, and they flew out of the stores. Nearly 26 years later with ten bakeries and plans to expand later this year, Levain is often lauded as the home of the world's best cookie. For more information on Levain Bakery, visit www.levainbakery.com or follow the brand on social media @levainbakery.
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Third Epson Digital Label Press Provides A-Flex Label with Flexibility and Increased Efficiency
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson today announced A-Flex Label Corporation has installed the Epson SurePress® L-6534VW UV digital label press in its Willowbrook, Ill. facility. A-Flex Label, owned and operated by The Labeltape Group in Caledonia, Mich., is using the SurePress UV press for producing labels for larger volume industrial, medical and cosmetic/personal care markets.
"We've continued to see rapid growth in digital printing as it supports and complements traditional flexography," said Tom Carroll, president, A-Flex Label. "We needed to invest in technology that was able to run at higher speeds and deliver higher capabilities. Based on our extensive work and trust in Epson's SurePress water-based resin ink digital label presses, we decided the SurePress L-6534VW UV press was the right choice for us, and we haven't been disappointed."
The SurePress L-6534VW is designed to be reliable and easy to use, enabling high-speed printing ideal for producing labels and packaging with outstanding durability. The compact design integrates all the functions required for label production, including a Corona Treater, White ink, Digital Varnish, and an additional UV curing unit.
"We are using the Epson UV press for a higher volume of labels that have a lot of versioning to them – runs that we would have traditionally run on flexo because of the higher volume, but now can run digitally with the L-6534VW and not require printing plates. This has allowed us to modify copy on the fly," continued Carroll.
Carroll notes they trust the quality and reliability they've come to expect from Epson. "The print quality is pretty amazing," said Carroll. "The SurePress has taken quality to an even higher level. It looks and feels almost like offset, lithography print quality."
"The SurePress L-6534VW was designed for shops like A-Flex that are looking to move work away from flexo machines and onto digital presses, which can provide more flexibility with the ability to print high-quality labels in one pass without the use of plates," said Mike Pruitt, senior product manager, Epson America, Inc.
As a small/mid-size printer, A-Flex relies on comprehensive service and support. This was critical to their decision since Epson is able support them on-site. "Epson has done an excellent job for many years servicing our SurePress digital label presses. As we evaluated other UV technologies, we ultimately went with Epson because they have both the technology solutions we need and the service and support we know we can rely on," said Carroll.
"Overall, we're so impressed with how well thought out this machine is," concluded Carroll. "It's an incredibly sophisticated piece of equipment that prevents mistakes from being made and it is a great addition to augment production capabilities."
The SurePress L-6534VW is available with Digital Varnish or Orange Ink. The print heads, inks, LED pinning and curing lamp units, media feeding, and control system are all developed, serviced and manufactured by Epson. For additional information, visit www.epson.com/surepress. For inquiries in North America, contact:
- Western Region: Mark Elsbernd, 818-620-2730 or mark.elsbernd@ea.epson.com
- Central Region: Bob Ochalla, 630-710-6005 or bob.ochalla@ea.epson.com
- Eastern Region and Canada: Frank Connelly, 615-585-9058 or frank.connelly@ea.epson.com
About Epson
Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson's goal is to become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko Epson Corporation, the worldwide Epson Group generates annual sales of around JPY 1 trillion. global.epson.com/
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Woman gets 18-60 years in prison for repeated rape of 6-year-old boy, DA says
LOCK HAVEN, Penn. (Gray News) – A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to 18 to 60 years in prison for the repeated rape of a 6-year-old boy.
According to the Clinton County District Attorney’s Office, 38-year-old Tonya Krout was sentenced this week following her arrest in 2021.
The DA’s office said Krout admitted to Judge J. Michael Salisbury that she repeatedly raped the victim between 2010 and 2015, starting when the boy was 6 years old.
Salisbury sentenced Krout to a minimum of 18 years in prison to a maximum of 60 years. Krout will be eligible for parole after serving the first 18 years when she is 56 years old.
Salisbury said he believes Krout is “absolutely likely to re-offend if given the opportunity to abuse another child” and insisted that she stay in prison for a long time in order to protect other children who she might otherwise encounter.
According to the DA’s office, Krout was previously convicted in New York in 2016 for a separate sexual abuse case involving a 4-year-old child.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wbtv.com/2022/09/16/woman-gets-18-60-years-prison-repeated-rape-6-year-old-boy-da-says/ | 2022-09-16 21:21:46 | 1 | https://www.wbtv.com/2022/09/16/woman-gets-18-60-years-prison-repeated-rape-6-year-old-boy-da-says/ |
MONTREAL, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Worximity, a technology company that maximizes manufacturing productivity and profitability, today announced the release of its newest solution. Worximity's Insights platform is designed to make extracting value from production data easier than ever.
Yannick Desmarais, CEO and founder of Worximity, explains that as the industry continues to grapple with crippling labor shortages and skyrocketing costs, leveraging innovative technology to optimize existing resources is critical.
"The fact is, real-time production monitoring and tracking overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) alone isn't enough," says Desmarais. "Manufacturers who can offset unstable production costs with internal efficiencies are the ones who stay ahead of the competition, and we're in a position to help them quickly uncover and capitalize on those efficiencies."
Insights completes Worximity's existing manufacturing software suite by closing the loop between acquiring and measuring production data, then using that information to drive improvement. It does this by leveraging the power of data intelligence to transform key metrics from the shop floor into concrete improvement opportunities prioritized according to the highest impact on the bottom line. This means supporting businesses with a solution that doesn't just provide data but connects it to real insight.
"While others in the industry continue to describe actionable insights as Pareto charts, graphs, and reports, we're putting data into action by giving users clear priorities with corresponding measurable gains," concluded Desmarais.
According to the Director of Planning at Mondoux Confectionary, Lilia Abderrahman, Worximity helped the company achieve in three months what typically takes three years. "The results speak for themselves. Thanks to Worximity, we were able to boost production by 25% with the same number of employees and equipment."
Insights is used in tandem with Worximity's data acquisition ecosystem and real-time production monitoring software. Together they provide a comprehensive manufacturing performance solution, arming every level of the organization with the tools needed to work at their best. With Worximity, manufacturers can focus on what's important - running their business productively and profitably.
Since its founding in 2011, Worximity Technologies Inc. has helped improve the performance of more than 3,000 projects in North America thanks to its innovative technologies that enable automated data collection, real-time operations monitoring, automated analytical reports, and preventive and predictive advice. The company also plays a leading role in promoting the Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0.
To learn more visit www.worximity.com or check out our launch video.
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WAVERLY — Matt Johnson, Waverly Health Center CEO, has “unexpectedly” stepped down after less than a year on the job.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve Waverly Health Center and the community,” said Johnson in his resignation notice submitted last week. “I wish the very best to the employees, volunteers, medical staff, management team, and board of trustees as you continue to take care of the community. It has been a privilege and honor to serve as your CEO.”
Jodi Gerst, chief nursing officer, was named acting CEO on Tuesday, the same day employees were notified of her appointment and Johnson’s departure, according to Phil Jones, chair of the board of trustees.
“With her knowledge and experience, she was the best option to ensure critical projects and programs continue to move forward,” said Jones.
At its meeting Nov. 7, the elected officials will consider the proposition to cover the cost for the final phase of the project at the new Cedar River Park.
Her online biography states she’s been with the health center since August 2018.
Johnson began his tenure as CEO in January. Before Waverly, he had served as the president of MercyOne Centerville Medical Center since April 2019, according to his LinkedIn page.
He previously had been CEO of Cherokee Regional Medical Center since February 2016. He’d held other positions with Cherokee since 2008.
The locally elected board of trustees appointed him as the successor to Jim Atty, who left in March after having led the health center since 2014.
The board made the decision on the interim appointment at its regular meeting Monday.
Johnson's resignation was immediately effective upon its submission to the board in the middle of last week, Jones said. But the terms of his contract have him receiving benefits as an employee through January.
“Matt always had the best interest of the patients, staff and providers in mind, and was always dedicated to improving patient outcome and staff culture,” said Jones.
The county receives $1 to $1.2 million each year from the larger pool of sales tax revenue collected from almost all cities and counties across the state.
Jones said Johnson’s departure was “unexpected” and came with no reason.
“We’ll continue to evaluate our options, and are not immediately entering into a search process,” said Jones.
Waverly Health Center, 312 Ninth St. S.W., has about 500 employees.
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Located at 205 West Fourth Street, in the Best Western, is Bryan Sink’s newest creation: a restaurant featuring a changing, inexpensive special, or blue plate.
Court documents show how a record amount of lethal opioid and meth traveled from Mexico and ended up packed into the walls of a Waterloo home, where police found the drugs in 2021.
Councilor Daryl Kruse opposed the reappointment of commissioner to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday. He previously raised concern about the process. | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/waverly-health-center-ceo-resigns-after-less-than-a-year-on-the-job/article_af9cc102-1338-5fae-addb-e5753e85ed49.html | 2022-10-26 11:43:05 | 1 | https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/waverly-health-center-ceo-resigns-after-less-than-a-year-on-the-job/article_af9cc102-1338-5fae-addb-e5753e85ed49.html |
COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — An attacker opened fire in a gay nightclub late Saturday, killing five people and wounding 18, officials said. The club said the suspect was subdued by patrons.
Authorities received a report of a shooting at Club Q at 11:57 p.m. and responded within minutes, said Lt. Pamela Castro of the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Police said early Sunday morning the suspect was also being treated at the hospital.
“The hospitals are helping us to notify families of the injured… we do have officers at every hospital with all the victims,” said Lt. Pamela Castro.
Castro had few details beyond the number of dead and wounded. She confirmed the suspect was injured but didn’t know how and that the FBI was on the scene and assisting.
Club Q is a gay and lesbian nightclub that features a “Drag Diva Drag Show” on Saturdays, according to its website. In addition to the drag show, Club Q’s Facebook page said planned entertainment included a “punk and alternative show” preceding a birthday dance party, with a Sunday “all ages brunch.”
The latest incident occurred as anti-gay rhetoric has intensified by extremists. In a statement, Club Q termed the shooting a hate attack.
“Club Q is devastated by the senseless attack on our community,” the business said. “We thank the quick reactions of heroic customers that subdued the gunman and ended this hate attack.”
Colorado Springs is a city of about 480,000 located about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Denver that is home to the U.S. Air Force Academy, as well as Focus on the Family, a prominent evangelical Christian ministry.
A spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Fire department (CSFD) said that 34 firefighters were called and 11 ambulances, some of which had to transport two or three victims at once.
“Unfortunately these are events we do train for, as far as what we call a ‘mass casualty,’ so that is why we had such a big response,” said Capt. Mike Smaldino, with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. “Working with the police, we were able to get everybody transported out of here in a pretty quick manner and get them to the hospital, where they have a better chance for their injuries.”
Police are asking anyone with cell phone or dashcam video of the shooting to please contact CSPD at (719) 444-7000. Police also ask that any additional witnesses, that were not interviewed by an officer to also contact the department.
The motive behind Saturday’s shooting was not immediately known but it brought back memories of the 2016 massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people. And it occurred in a state that has experienced several notorious mass killings, including at Columbine High School in 1999, a movie theater in suburban Denver in 2012 and at a Boulder supermarket last year.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/5-dead-18-injured-in-shooting-at-colorado-gay-nightclub-police-say/ | 2022-11-20 15:24:55 | 1 | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/5-dead-18-injured-in-shooting-at-colorado-gay-nightclub-police-say/ |
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A father is accused of entering a school bus in Luzerne County and threatening to hurt the driver for yelling at his daughter.
According to the Pittston City Police Department, on March 7 around 4:00 p.m., officers were called for a reported dispute between a father and a bus driver.
Through further investigation police said, Raymond Bartiromo, 39, of Pittston, walked onto a Pittston Area school bus when it stopped on South Main Street and East Columbus.
Surveillance video on the bus showed Bartiromo going onto the bus and screaming at the driver to get off. Bartiromo continued screaming, “I don’t give a (expletive). If you say anything to my kid besides good afternoon, ima smack the (expletive) out of you. Say something to my kid again or any of these kids again,” as stated in the affidavit.
Police say Bartiromo told them his daughter had issues with the bus driver for some time and came home crying, claiming she got yelled at the day before.
Officers noted there were around 10 children on the bus during the incident with Bartiromo and the bus driver.
Bartiromo is charged with terroristic threats, unauthorized school bus entry, harassment, and disorderly conduct. | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/father-accused-of-assault-threats-to-bus-driver-in-luzerne-county/ | 2023-03-24 15:11:25 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/crime-courts/father-accused-of-assault-threats-to-bus-driver-in-luzerne-county/ |
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